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The Comeback And Getting On To Return To HBO In November
Jul. 10. 2014 4:12 PM
The Comeback's big comeback now has a premiere month set. While HBO hasn't release the exact date for Valerie Cherish's official return, the premium cable channel has announced that The Comeback will return as a limited comedy series this November, along with the second season of the Laurie Metcalf comedy Getting On.
HBO didn't give up many details about the plot of The Comeback. Created by Lisa Kudrow and Michael Patrick King, the original series ran for one season back in 2006 and starred Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, a former TV star who sees reality TV as an opportunity to return to the spotlight. The series is presented as the raw footage for a reality show Valerie was starring in, which documented her efforts to make a big comeback with a new starring role in a TV sitcom. The new 6-episode limited series will bring Valerie back, and HBO's vague description says " Valerie thinks she has it all figured out this time. She doesn’t."
It's maddeningly vague. I don't need to see that. But I do need to see The Comeback, so November really can't get here soon enough!
The Comeback is currently in production in Los Angeles. Not only has Lisa Kudrow returned to reprise her role as the lovable and self-unaware Valerie Cherish, but it sounds like we'll see a lot of familiar faces when The Comeback comes back, including Malin Akerman and Kellan Lutz, both of whom played two of Valerie's sitcom co-stars in the original series. And we've already gotten a glimpse of returner Robert Michael Morris, who played Valerie's friend and hairdresser Mickey. It's impossible to imagine Valerie around without Mickey offering advise and occasionally fixing Valerie's hair.
Also confirmed to return are Lance Barber, Dan Bucatinsky, Laura Silverman and Damian Young.
Moving on to Getting On, HBO says the comedy will be back for its six-episode second season in November as well. Created by Mark V. Olsen and Will Scheffer, Getting On is based on a BBC series and stars Laurie Metcalf, Alex Borstein, Niecy Nash and Mel Rodriguez and takes place at the Billy Barnes Extended Care Unit of Mt. Palms Hospital in Long Beach, Cal, where the staff looks after female patients, many of whom are "getting on" in years. Metcalf plays Jenna James, a doctor whose aspirations of becoming a medical-research star haven't exactly panned out.
With November months off from now, those who haven't seen The Comeback or Getting On's first seasons have plenty of time to get caught up. Both series are available streaming on HBO Go.
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Asheville's new chief and the troublesome question of gangs
Chris Bailey takes the helm of the Asheville Police Department only weeks after strong criticism of information the department released on gangs.
Asheville's new chief and the troublesome question of gangs Chris Bailey takes the helm of the Asheville Police Department only weeks after strong criticism of information the department released on gangs. Check out this story on citizen-times.com: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2019/08/05/asheville-new-police-chief-chris-bailey-gangs-related-crime/1702429001/
Joel Burgess, Asheville Citizen Times Published 5:00 a.m. ET Aug. 5, 2019
ASHEVILLE - Rising gun violence, a problem highlighted by city's top municipal staffer, is being caused in part by gangs, police said recently.
The topic is a minefield that includes deep-seated distrust, with some African American residents saying a focus on gangs misses core problems and leads to biased policing.
It's into this difficult territory the Asheville Police Department's new chief, Chris Bailey, has stepped. Bailey, who started July 29, must try to stop shootings while also building bridges to black residents who have faced years of disproportionate policing.
Bailey will draw on experience combating record-high homicide rates in Indianapolis, where he served for two decades.
The former deputy chief with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said he used a dual approach: working with state and federal law enforcement as well as neighborhoods. Bailey, who is white, said he gave communities access to police data and tried to empower their own efforts to stop gun violence.
Asheville's incoming police chief Chris Bailey, left, was an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department district commander in 2015 when 10-year-old Deshaun Swanson was gunned down in what many believe was a gang-related shooting. Bailey who will take the helm of the Asheville Police Department on July 29 will inherit a city with rising gun violence as well as resistance from black residents over links drawn by APD between shootings and gangs. (Photo: Michelle Pemberton)
"We have to explain to people why we are are doing it and show them the data and ask them to be involved in the solution," he said.
In terms of gangs or criminal groups, Bailey said IMPD concentrated both on individuals and groups.
Asheville officers, as recently as July 16, have done gang-related enforcement, according to APD records obtained from the magistrate's office.
That comes despite a warning from one nationally recognized neighborhood policing expert that focusing on gangs can be counterproductive. It also feeds long-term distrust, some residents say.
"In a perfect world, it would be ideal if our community could partner with law enforcement in order to keep our streets a little safer," said Maria Young, a resident of the historically black Shiloh neighborhood. "But our reality with law enforcement will not allow that to happen, historically or presently."
Maria Young (Photo: Courtesy of Maria Young)
A rise in violence
Since 2016, the city's gun violence (homicides, robberies and aggravated assaults) has risen 55%, according to a June 25 APD presentation to the City Council.
Debra Campbell, the city's first black city manager, highlighted the problem, calling it "disturbing."
Police said that from Jan. 1-June 23, seven of the top 10 places for calls about a person with a gun, shots fired or a gunshot wound were from these neighborhoods and surrounding areas: Pisgah View, Deaverview, Hillcrest, Shiloh, Livingston, Burton Street and Klondyke. Those neighborhoods also are home to some of the highest numbers of Asheville's poor and minority residents.
And two of Asheville's three homicides this year have happened there: the June 18 shooting of a pregnant woman, Tiyquasha Antwonique Simuel, 24, in Deaverview; and the July 11 killing of Justin "Marshall" Spry, 37, who was shot seven times at his Shiloh home.
In another high-profile firearm death, Derrick Lee Jr., 12, was gunned down July 1, 2018, at Lee Walker Heights, a subsidized housing complex that is now empty and scheduled for demolition.
Tiyquesha Antwonique Simuel, 24, of Asheville (Photo: Special to the Citizen Times.)
Along with homicides, Asheville has seen a large number of nonfatal shootings. Here are some notable ones from 2019 police records:
March 10 in Klondyke. Residents report 5-12 shots in the evening while children played outside. A 28-year-old man wielding a gun survived a bullet wound in the head.
May 23 in Burton Street. A 17-year-old shot into an occupied apartment in an attempt to kill two adults, whom he seriously injured..
June 9 in Hillcrest. An early morning gun battle breaks out involving at least six men. At least two are wounded.
July 14 at Ascot Point Apartments near Shiloh. One man is shot multiple times. The incident happens just outside the time frame of APD's data compilation.
In response, police formed a new gun violence task force with state and federal agents and said they will deploy more resources to areas with the most shootings. Working closely with residents and business will be important, APD officials said, but lack of people willing to talk to police continues to be a major hurdle.
Annual gun violence dropped in 2016, but has climbed since then, according to police. (Photo: Asheville Police Department)
Pushback as police link guns to gangs
In the June presentation to the council requested by Campbell, Deputy Police Chief Jim Baumstark linked the gun violence in part to gangs.
It was an unexpected statement about a city best known for a laid-back bohemian vibe and craft breweries.
The Citizen Times sought more information. Police responded with striking numbers, saying there were 65 gangs in and around Asheville and 1,100 gang members. Gangs were growing, police said, with the six most prominent in Livingston, Lee Walker Heights, Shiloh, Pisgah View, Deaverview and South Asheville. Most of the locations correlated to areas with high gun violence, as well as high poverty and and larger minority populations.
Criticism came swiftly from African American residents and civil rights advocates who said the numbers vilified all the neighborhoods' residents and could lead to a general crackdown on young black people. Critics pointed to racial disparities found recently in APD traffic stops and arrests for resisting an officer, as well as the 2017 beating of a black pedestrian that came to light after a leaked police body camera video.
In a July 20 op-ed in the Citizen Times, Councilman Keith Young said the root issue wasn't gangs, but poverty.
"People who see hope for a better future rarely pick up a gun and turn it on others or themselves," Young said.
Keith Young (Photo: Courtesy Keith Young)
APD spokeswoman Jerri Jameson offered a sweeping apology for the way in which the gang numbers were presented — but did not retract or back down on the data. APD declined further Citizen Times public records requests, with Jameson saying state law allows police to withhold material that is considered criminal intelligence or part of a criminal investigation.
Unanswered Citizen Times public records requests include:
the full police gang and gang member lists;
the reasons the six gangs were considered the most prominent;
documentation of gangs' involvement in gun violence;
and the numbers behind the growth police say they've seen in the groups.
APD has continued anti-gang enforcement, according to a July 16 search warrant obtained by the Citizen Times for an apartment just east of Pisgah View. Officers in the warrant said they wanted to stop drug trafficking and other criminal activities disrupting a West Asheville neighborhood of formerly homeless people housed through the nonprofit Homeward Bound.
One man, police said, didn't have the "mental capacity to prevent individuals from using his apartment."
Along with multiple calls about criminal activities, police said they saw several "validated gang members" in and near the apartment.
In the warrant, officers said they were seeking evidence including guns, drugs and items indicating the presence of the "Insane Gangster Disciples/Folk Nation" gang, a group not among what APD called the six most prominent gangs.
In the end, police seized two guns, drug paraphernalia and a cellphone from Travis Jerell Jordan, who was charged with three counts of felony breaking and entering and five misdemeanors. The warrant did not name Jordan as a gang member.
A Feb. 3, 2017 shows APD Lt. Michael Lamb patrolling Pisgah View Apartments. (Photo: Angeli Wright/awright@citizen-times.com)
Should police focus on gangs?
The large majority of violent crime is committed by a very small demographic, said nationally recognized neighborhood policing expert David Kennedy — "one half of 1%" of most cities.
And the targets are people in the same demographic, according to Kennedy, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York whose field work sites include Asheville.
The groups committing the crimes look nothing like what most people would think of as gangs — they generally marginalized, he said, and don't see the police as helpful or a legitimate authority. Violence for them is a means of protection or vengeance, Kennedy said.
"It’s true that when a neighborhood is having a homicide and gun violence problem that it’s very likely that these groups are there and connected to the issue. It’s also overwhelmingly true that virtually everyone in the neighborhood is not connected to the group."
But people outside those neighborhoods, including law enforcement, he said, often treat everyone inside the same.
Michael Hayes, founder of Urban Arts Institute of WNC, works in many of Asheville's poorest communities and said he fears that will happen with increased talk of gangs. Hayes said he worries police may apply "zero-tolerance" policies.
"Now because we have so many so-called gang members, does that give them the right to shoot first and ask questions later?"
Michael Hayes leads students in a break dance class at the W.N.C. Urban Arts Institute, an after-school that involves kids in dance and performance activities. (Photo: Citizen Times)
Indianapolis approach
Bailey said he's acutely aware of negative consequences from aggressive police sweeps and similar tactics, having performed them as a young officer.
As a higher raking officer in Indianapolis, Bailey said he changed direction, using data to track "trigger pullers." He shared that information with residents in areas suffering from high crime, he said. Gang or group affiliations could be important, Bailey said, but not necessarily.
"Not all gang members are trigger pullers and not all trigger pullers are gang members."
In 2015, when the Midwestern city was reeling from homicides, the violence hit the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood particularly hard. Deshaun Swanson, 10, was attending a Sept. 19 memorial service at a home with his mother and older brother when he was killed in a spray of bullets. Three other people were wounded.
Bailey said he believes the shooting was related to two opposing groups whom he didn't think of as gangs. The case was never solved, but the chief said he believes those responsible were arrested for other crimes.
The Rev. Charles Harrison, of Indianapolis, said that in the wake of Swanson's killing, Bailey came to residents.
"He connected with churches, the neighborhood association and other community stakeholders and together we came up with a strategy to really address the problem," Harrison said. "So, it didn’t come off as just a law enforcement initiative."
The Rev. Charles Harrison, organizer of the Ten Point Coalition in Indianapolis. (Photo: Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar)
Residents started neighborhood walks and zeroed in on young men, the most likely to be involved in crime. Harrison said they tried to help them stay in school or get work and find other ways feel invested in the community. For the next four years, while killings continued around the city, Butler-Tarkington went years without a homicide.
The Ten Point Coalition Model started in Butler-Tarkington spread to other parts of Indianapolis. Harrison now is invited to other cities to talk about the approach.
He said one important aspect of getting residents involved is "de-racializing" the issue of violence.
"If I'm standing out front and we are giving the OK, then it doesn’t become police vs. the black community."
Hired for his approach
In picking Bailey, Campbell said he stood out from other "high-caliber" candidates for reasons including an his work with residents most affected by gun violence.
"His passion for understanding and working with the community to break cycles and prevent crime were evident," the city manager said.
Debra Campbell addresses a the crowd after City Council unanimously approved her hiring Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. She will begin her role as the city manager of Asheville on Dec. 3. (Photo: Angela Wilhelm/awilhelm@citizentimes.com)
But it remains to be seen if Bailey's approach to policing a population of 800,000 will translate to a city just over one-tenth that size that is split by growing wealth and racial disparities.
Asheville police have tried neighborhood-centered efforts before. Officers worked with residents in Deaverview after a 2016 spike of firearm-related calls, resulting in a marked drop in shootings. But just a few years later, the West Asheville community is again beset by violence with Deaverview second on the list for gun calls and the site of one of the year's three homicides.
Asheville City Council members don't hire or directly supervise the chief, and have generally withheld their opinions on Bailey. But Keith Young offered a brief comment, saying he didn't like the way APD presented the gang information, but liked what he had heard so far from department's new head.
"At first glace, based on some of his responses, it appears someone might finally understand it all," the councilman said.
But Maria Young, the Shiloh resident, said Bailey will have to work hard to make inroads.
"The distrust of law enforcement transcends generations with valid reasoning, and our local law enforcement is not exempt from that."
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Brilliant and Tormented
A new novel gets inside the mind of Virginia Woolf.
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Adeline: A Novel of Virginia Woolf, by Norah Vincent (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 288 pp., $23)
In late March, 1941, Virginia Woolf went for a walk near her Sussex home. Her body was pulled out of the River Ouse three weeks later. She had struggled with mental illness for years, but protected by her husband, publisher Leonard Woolf, and her sister Vanessa, she had managed to produce some of the most original novels of the twentieth century. So what led her to the river’s banks with a heavy stone in her pocket?
In her new novel, Adeline, Norah Vincent attempts an answer. Her fictional Woolf is alternately light and dark, laughing with friends and brooding over her prose. Through it all, she grapples with the voices in her head and the personification of her adolescent self, Adeline (Woolf’s given name). In conversation, Woolf and Adeline conjure up painful memories. They also hash out the images that become some of Woolf’s most enduring. This Adeline is “the girl that she once was, the bright Victorian girl shut behind dark paneled doors . . . . She is the girl stopped in time who could not speak or feel at the side of her dead mother’s bed. She keeps the cold, clear information of those days, unclouded by revision or the lies of age. She is there still, communicating, conjured by this strange Virginia, who is the woman she did not become.”
Through various episodes in Woolf’s life, Vincent explores the wonder and terror of this version of the creative process, experienced by someone with a tenuous grip on reality. The fictional Leonard recalls of his wife: “She’d said that perhaps every writer is meant to express only one idea, one mood, one version of what this strange human experience is about, and that he spends his life and work repeating it over and over again. If he is fortunate, once or twice he gets it absolutely right. He delivers his single given message more purely, more uniquely than any other writer ever has or ever will. But the once or twice is usually all he gets.” Over the years, Woolf comes to see that she had this clarity in the middle of her career, the crest of her genius coming with Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves, and that the rest was “just an echo, the congenital compulsion wearing itself out.”
She battles to keep her mental illness in check enough to work, but over time she comes to see her own artistic limitations and wearies of the fight. The larger world starts to fall apart, too. Vincent vividly recreates the dark days of 1941. France had fallen to the Nazis, and London was being bombed nightly. Like many people, the Woolfs assumed a German invasion was imminent. Leonard was Jewish; he and Virginia had discussed plans to commit suicide rather than go to concentration camps.
Of course, discussing suicide with a mentally ill person is a questionable strategy. Woolf elected to go ahead and make her own plans. Vincent imagines what Woolf was thinking in those final moments: that in her late years she was “not a craftsman anymore, but a tradesman,” and that “she had churned out the riskless product in her later years, varnished, hidebound and safe as bloody houses.” Heeding the voice of Adeline, she stuffs the stone in her pocket and wades into the river.
Though Vincent’s prose is sometimes ornate as she tries to imitate Woolf (“She looks up at the facing wall where a lozenge of nacreous light displays the shadow of a breeze-blown branch trembling”), it can also be lyrical. Some moments hit home because they reflect an understanding that one author has for another: Woolf, Vincent writes, likes to pull To the Lighthouse off the shelf, simply to read those magical words and know that she wrote them. Vincent depicts the characters of the Bloomsbury Group with all their bizarre rivalries and behaviors. The drunken Vivienne Eliot sends Woolf into a tailspin with her insults. Woolf and Lytton Strachey parry back and forth about her dysfunctional sex life. She is deeply in love with Leonard and yet never quite consummates the marriage, though her affair with noblewoman Vita Sackville-West doesn’t come to much, either. She is always betwixt and between, not quite comfortable in this world, which explains her desire to leave it.
Vincent’s desire to hew to the biographical facts of Woolf’s life results in some puzzling choices. Woolf is a compelling character, but she is also a real person, and Adeline, like Michael Cunningham’s The Hours, tries to borrow some of her literary prestige in paying her homage. It’s not an achievement quite on par with coming up with an original character.
Yet Adeline is a moving novel all the same, a portrait of what it means to be brilliant and tormented. Understanding Woolf’s darkness is as difficult as understanding some of her work, but Vincent rises to the challenge, creating something beautiful in the process.
Laura Vanderkam is the author of the forthcoming I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time. She blogs for Fast Company and is a member of USA Today’s board of contributors.
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The presentation of the Cornwall Business Awards 2018 took place on Thursday 19th April 2018 at St Mellion International Resort.
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Our 2018 Celebrity Speaker
Gregg Wallace is known for co-presenting MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef and MasterChef: The Professionals on BBC One and BBC Two. He is also a writer, media personality and former baker, costermonger and farmer. He has jokingly referred to himself as “just the fat, bald bloke on MasterChef who likes pudding”.
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Daphne Skinnard is Assistant Editor at BBC Radio Cornwall working on the day to day running of the station, programming and staffing issues and coordinating the BBC Cornwall Appeal Fund.
She is involved in many aspects of Cornish life including being Deputy Lieutenant, a trustee of the Cornwall Community Foundation, a governor of Truro and Penwith College and County Patron for Cancer Research UK.
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Laurie Embree speaking outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver (Protect The Inlet/Flickr)
B.C. grandma, 70, gets 7 days in jail for pipeline protest
Laurie Embree called the law ‘unjust’ in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver
A 70-year-old grandmother from 108 Mile was sentenced Tuesday to seven days behind bars in relation to a string of protests outside the Kinder Morgan Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby.
Laurie Embree received her sentence from a B.C. Supreme Court judge after pleading guilty in Vancouver.
Embree was arrested on June 19 after she broke a court injunction to stay out of terminal area.
Activist group Protect the Inlet said Crown had argued for 14 days in custody, but questioned the “drive to punish those standing for climate justice and Indigenous rights.”
In her statement before sentencing, Embree said she has lived 70 years obeying the law, but that laws have historically supported injustices that others need to stand up to.
“This law sir, that you have created, and that I, and many others are peacefully challenging, is unjust,” she said.
READ MORE: Elizabeth May pleads guilty, fined $1,500 in pipeline protests
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Embree was one of nine people arrested who appeared in court Tuesday. The eight others, including former president of the BC Teachers’ Federation Susan Lambert, each made their first appearance.
The eight are set to be sentenced on Aug. 15, and face a maximum of seven days in custody and $5,000 in fines.
Kinder Morgan is set to ramp up its construction of the now-federally owned Trans Mountain expansion in August, which will twin the current pipeline between Alberta and B.C.
Update: One driver killed, Coquihalla partially reopens northbound
Gangster involved in international hit found dead in B.C. blueberry field in 2016
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Prepared by: Michael Roeger, Clearinghouse for Sport, Sport Australia
Provides a list of selected upcoming sport and recreation related events held in Australia and overseas. Please contact us should you wish to submit an event for inclusion.
Men's Domain Test Series v New Zealand 3rd Test, 3-7 January 2020, Sydney (NSW)
ATP Tennis Cup, 3-12 January 2020, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney
Under 16 boys and girls National Softball Championships, 4-10 January, Waverley, (VIC)
Australian Indoor Hockey Festival, 4-26 January 2020, Wollongong (NSW)
Federation University Australian Road Cycling Championships, 8-12 January 2020, Ballarat (VIC)
Indoor Archery World Series: Sydney Indoor Festival, 10-12 January 2020, Sydney (NSW)
Santos Tour Downunder, 16-20 January 2020, South Australia
Adelaide International Tennis, 11-18 January 2020, Adelaide (SA)
Australian Youth Water Polo Championships, 11-23 January 2020, Brisbane (QLD)
Australian Tennis Open, 20 January-2 February 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
FIH Pro League - Kookaburras & Hockeyroos v Belgium, 25-26 January 2020, Sydney (NSW)
2020 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships, 25-27 January 2020, Adelaide (SA)
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Race, 30 January-2 February 2020, Torquay (VIC)
Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Tokyo Olympic Men's Qualifying Tournament, 7-12 January 2020, Jiangmen, China
2020 AFC U-23 Championship (Olympic Qualifying Tournament), 8-23 January 2020 (Thailand)
Winter Youth Olympics, 9-22 January 2020, Lausanne (Switzerland)
Under 19 Cricket World Cup, 17 January-9 February 2020 (South Africa)
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, 30 January-2 February 2020, Milton (Canada)
Equestrian Australia National Safety Conference, 1 February 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
HSBC Rugby Sevens, 1-2 February 2020, Sydney (NSW)
FIH Pro League - Kookaburras & Hockeyroos v Great Britain, 1-2 February 2020, Perth (WA)
Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians Annual Conference, 5-9 February 2020, Canberra (ACT)
KFC Men's Big Bash League (BBL) Final, 8 February 2020, TBA
49er/49er FX/Nacra 17 World Championships, 8-15 February 2020
2019 Sport Australia Media Awards, 13 February 2020, Sydney (NSW)
ISPS Handa Women´s Australian Open, 13-16 February 2020, Adelaide (SA)
World Cup Gymnastics, 13-16 February 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
Canoe Sprint Oceania Championships (Olympic Qualifier), 14-16 February 2020, Penrith (NSW)
NRL Nines, 14-15 February 2020, Perth (WA)
National Safety Conference for Horse Sporting Organisations, 20 February 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
ICC Women's World T20, 21 February-8 March 2020, Australia
140 years of Deaf Sports Celebration, 22 February 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
Superbike World Championship Round, 28 February - 1 March 2020, Phillip Island (VIC)
2020 Canoe Slalom Oceania Championships (Olympic Qualifier), 1-3 February 2020, Auckland (New Zealand)
AFC Women's Olympic Qualification Series, 3-9 February 2020, China (Matildas v Chinese Tapei 3 Feb ; v Thailand 6 Feb ; v China 9 Feb)
Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament: Asia & Oceania, 3-14 February 2020, Wuhan (China)
FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 6-9 February 2020, Belgium (Ostend), China (Foshan), France (Bourges) and Serbia (Belgrade).
UCI World Track Cycling Championships, 22 February-1 March 2020,Berlin (Germany)
Australian Diamonds v Suncorp Super Netball All Stars match to headline bushfire plan, 1 March 2020, Sydney (NSW)
FIH Pro League - Kookaburras & Hockeyroos v Argentina, 6-7 March 2020, Perth (WA)
Sydney Surf Pro, 8-14 March 2020, Manly (NSW)
Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, 12-15 March 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
UniSport Australia Nationals - Triathlon, 15 March 2020, Moolooba (QLS)
Aon Sydney International Rowing Regatta, 23-29 March 2020, Penrith (NSW)
Australian Track and Field Championships, 21-29 March 2020, Sydney (NSW)
Australian Track Cycling Nationals - Elite, 25-29 March 2020, Brisbane (QLD)
Marsh Sheffield Shield 2019-20 Final, 27-30 March 2020, TBA
IOC World Conference Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport, 12-14 March 2020 (Monaco)
IAAF World Indoor Championships, 13-15 March 2020, Nanjing (China)
FIBA 3X3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 18-22 March 2020 (India)
Research to Practice 2020, the Exercise & Sports Science Australia Biennial Conference, 2–4 April 2020, Perth (WA)
UniSport Australia Nationals - Athletics, 3-5 April 2020, Brisbane (QLD)
Rip Curl Pro Surfing, 3-13 2020, Bells Beach, Victoria
2020 Hancock Prospecting Australian Age Swimming Championships, 6-14 April 2020, Perth (WA)
Stawell Gift, 10-13 April 2020, Stawell (VIC)
Easter 2020 Australian 3 Days Orienteering Championships, 10-13 April 2020 (NSW)
Business of Sport Summit, 15-16 April 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
UniSport Australia Nationals - 3x3 Basketball, 16-17 April 2020, Canberra (ACT)
U18 Australian Hockey Championships, 16-24 April 2020, Launceston (TAS)
U15 Australian Hockey Championships, 17-23 April 2020, Bathurst (NSW)
Australian Surf Life Saving Championships, 18-26 April 2020, Broadbeach SLSC and North Burleigh SLSC (QLD)
ASCTA Convention, 30 April-3 May 2020, Broadbeach, Gold Coast (QLD)
United States Masters Golf, 9-12 April 2020, Augusta (United States)
Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, 17-19 April 2020, Tauranga (New Zealand)
UniSport Australia Nationals - Swimming, 14-17 May 2020, Sydney (NSW)
FIH Pro League - Kookaburras & Hockeyroos v New Zealand, 16-17 May 2020, Perth (WA)
Australian Gymnastics Championships, 18-31 May 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
Football Writer's Festival, 23-24 May 2020, Jamberoo (NSW)
World Athletics Walking World Cup, 2-3 May 2020, Minsk (Belarus)
Invictus Games, 9-16 May 2020, The Hague (Netherlands)
Giro d'Italia, 11 May-2 June 2020 (Italy)
French Open, 24 May-7 June 2020, Paris (France)
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, 26-30 May, San Francisco (United States)
UCI BMX World Championships, 26-31 May 2020, Houston (United States)
Rugby League State of Origin - Game 1, 3 June 2020, Adelaide (SA)
Judo Australia Nationals, 5th - 8th June 2020, Carrara (QLD)
2020 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships, 14-19 June 2020, Adelaide (SA)
Unisport Australia Nationals - Indigenous, 28 June-2 July 2020, Newcastle (NSW)
Rugby League State of Origin - Game 2, 21 June 2020, Sydney (NSW)
UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships, 4-7 June 2020, Ostend (Belgium)
UCI World Mountain Bike Championships, 25-28 June 2020, Albstadt (Germany)
Tour de France, 27 June-19 July 2020 (France)
Wimbledon, 29 June-12 July 20120, London (England)
Gold Coast Marathon, 4-5 July 2020, Gold Coast (QLD)
Rugby League State of Origin - Game 3, 8 July 2020, Brisbane (NSW)
U21 Australian Hockey Championships, 8-15 July 2020, Sydney (NSW)
Closing the Gap Indigenous Health Conferences, 27-29 July 2020, Sydney (NSW)
IAAF World U20 Championships, 7-12 July 2020 (Nairobi, Kenya)
ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship, 11-12 July, Hamburg (Germany)
British Open Golf, 16-19 July 2020, Royal St George (England)
2020 Asia-Singapore Conference on Sport Science (ACSS 2020), 16-17 July 2020, Singapore
Summer Olympic Games, 25 July-9 August 2020, Tokyo (Japan)
UniSport Australia Nationals - Cheer & Dance, 6 August 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
Australian Country Hockey Championships, 8-15 August 2020, Albany (WA)
Women in Sport Summit 2020, 11-13 August 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, 17-23 August 2020, Edmonton (Canada)
Summer Paralympic Games, 25 August-6 September 2020, Tokyo (Japan)
United States Tennis Open, 31 August-13 September 2020, New York (United States)
Australian Taekwondo National Championships, 4-6 September 2020, Cararra (QLD)
UniSport Australia Nationals - Snow Sports, 6-10 September 2020, Mount Buller (VIC)
UniSport Australia Nationals - Div 1 & 2, 26 September-2 October 2020, Perth (WA)
AFL Grand Final, 26 September 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
Australian Transplant Games, 27 September-3 October 2020, Launceston (TAS)
U13 Australian Hockey Carnival, 29 September-5 October 2020, Hobart (TAS)
NRL Grand Final, 4 October 2019, Sydney Cricket Ground (NSW)
ICC Men’s World T20, 18 October-15 November 2020, Australia
Special Olympics Australia Junior National Games, 19-21 October 2020, Launceston (TAS)
2020Hancock Prospecting Australian Short Course Swimming Championships, 22-24October 2020, Melbourne (VIC)
FINA Diving Grand Prix, 6-8 November 2020, Gold Coast (QLD)
Asian Beach Games, 28 November-5 December 2020, Sanya, China
Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual Conference, 2-4 December 2020, Canberra (ACT)
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Clevest has won the 2019 BC Export Award for Clean Technology. The award is presented to a BC company that exports technology that lowers costs while reducing environmental footprints, and makes more efficient use of natural resources. The award was presented to Clevest President and CEO Thomas Ligocki by a representative from Export Development Canada.
The BC Export Awards pay tribute to the success and innovative approaches of BC export companies. The awards program annually seeks out top exporters and honors them for their achievements in nine categories. The awards are presented by Business in Vancouver, the Ministry of Jobs, Trade and Technology, and the BC Division of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters.
By implementing a Clevest workforce automation solution to fundamentally improve the efficiency and effectiveness of field operations, utilities eliminate paper and paper-based processes, reduce fuel consumption and vehicle emissions, and lower the consumption of water, electric, and gas resources.
“We are very proud to be recognized for our clean tech solutions, and to be part of the great tech community in BC,” stated Ligocki. “Our innovative solutions are helping utilities worldwide reduce the environmental impact of traditional field operations by promoting the efficient delivery of electricity, gas and water resources by utility companies and – in doing so – the efficient use of these resources by consumers.”
To date, 230 utilities have selected Clevest to manage their field workers, crews and contractors. Combined, the Clevest solution serves 100M+ consumers through 12,000+ mobile workers and 1,200+ dispatchers.
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XMA Named to Cloudtango’s Global100 award
January 12, 2020. Each year, Cloudtango honors MSPs who are leading the sector by offering premium IT and Cloud services that will help their customers drive innovation. Now in its sixth year, the Cloudtango awards serve as an important industry reference by providing a fully-independent ranking of the top performing Managed Service Providers across the globe. For the 2020 MSP awards, the entire selection process has been redesigned in order to better spotlight those MSPs who excel over several critical areas, such as support services, customer satisfaction, market growth, certifications, and innovation. As part of the new selection process, a brand-new index has been developed in order to set the highest inclusion criteria, accounting for up to 12 different performance indicators.
After completing a comprehensive screening process among thousands of MSPs, XMA was pre-selected and ultimately named to Cloudtango’s Global100 list for 2020. Their track record of successfully delivering premium IT services, and their willingness to put service at the heart of their offerings, helped XMA to stand out from the crowd and become one of the winners of this year's award.
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The XMA team’s communication was excellent. They consulted about what we wanted, looked at our printing needs and put forward what they thought was the best solution.“Our printing processes have significantly changed the approach to thinking about how we print and what we print. Thanks to SafeCom – the print management software - we can access reports on which documents are being printed and make decisions based on that.
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Fitness Club CEOs, Augie Nieto Are On a Media Blitz
Stuart Goldman 1 | Jul 24, 2013
CEOs and presidents in the fitness industry are both in the news and making news this week.
On Tuesday, we broke the story that Gold's Gym CEO Jim Snow had been let go, along with COO Todd Scartozzi. This news comes a couple of months after we reported another industry shakeup: the resignation of CEO Carl Liebert at 24 Hour Fitness.
Some of Snow's former CEO colleagues in the fitness club world have had a much more favorable spotlight this week. First, there was the New York Times Q and A with Equinox President Sarah Robb O'Hagan. Then there was an interview with Snap Fitness founder and CEO Peter Taunton by Fox Business. After that, Anytime Fitness co-founder and CEO Chuck Runyon taped an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Not to be outdone was Big Ass Fans founder Carey Smith, who sat down recently with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." Here's my favorite exchange in the interview:
Pimm Fox: "What is the technology behind these fans? What makes them different?"
Carey Smith: "The big thing is, the fact that they're large."
Last but certainly not least is our good friend, Chief Inspirational Officer of Augie's Quest and apparent media darling Augie Nieto, who recently was featured on the Science channel's "Through the Wormhole," narrated by Morgan Freeman. This segment on the "iBrain," a brain monitor, is a must-see, plus, as Augie said in an email, "It was fun to hear Morgan Freeman say your name."
Augie's not done in the media spotlight. At 1:30 p.m. Eastern on Friday (provided there is no breaking news), he will be featured in CNN's special series "Fighting ALS," hosted by Suzanne Malveaux, who also hosted the Bash for Augie's Quest in March.
And those are just the secondary highlights for Augie of late. He and Lynne just became first-time grandparents to Scarlett Rose, born to daughter Nicole and son-in-law Tony Marchant. (Augie posted this photo of Lynne and Scarlett last week.) I'm sure Augie and Lynne no doubt are thrilled with their first grandchild and to be mentioned in the same breath as Big Ass Fans.
A couple of other CEO notes: Happy 83rd birthday today (July 24) to East Bank Club founder and CEO Dan Levin, who will receive our Lifetime Achievement Award at the Club Industry show in October. I can't wait to meet Mr. Levin in person next month in Chicago.
And besides being the 30th anniversary of the Pine Tar Game, today also is the birthday of the CEO of my household growing up, Thomas Goldman. Dad would have been 68 today and no doubt would have been thrilled to also be mentioned in the same breath as Big Ass Fans.
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Cooking fries until brown could increase cancer risk, Food Standards Agency says
Published Mon, Jan 23 20178:31 AM EST
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Food such as potatoes and bread should be cooked until golden rather than brown to reduce exposure to a possible carcinogen, the U.K.'s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said.
The FSA launched a campaign on Monday advising people to 'go for gold' when cooking to cut their consumption of the chemical acrylamide.
Acrylamide, the FSA said, is generated when foods – especially those high in starch – are cooked at high temperatures for a long time, usually via baking, roasting, frying, grilling or toasting. Its occurrence is a natural by-product of cooking.
Lab tests have shown that acrylamide in the diet caused cancer in animals and the FSA said that the scientific consensus was that acrylamide had "the potential to cause cancer in humans."
It advised the public to cook starchy foods until golden yellow or lighter, follow cooking instructions if cooking packaged products and to eat a balanced diet.
In addition, raw potatoes should not be kept in the fridge if they are to be roasted or fried, as this could increase acrylamide levels.
The guidance comes on the same day the FSA published its Total Diet Study, which found that people in the U.K. were ingesting greater levels of acrylamide "than is desirable."
"Our research indicates that the majority of people are not aware that acrylamide exists, or that they might be able to reduce their personal intake," Steve Wearne, the FSA's director of policy, said in a statement.
"We want our 'Go for Gold' campaign to highlight the issue so that consumers know how to make the small changes that may reduce their acrylamide consumption whilst still eating plenty of starchy carbohydrates and vegetables as recommended in government healthy eating advice," Wearne added.
In response to the FSA's campaign, the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) said that it was "supportive" and welcomed the chance it brought to "raise awareness of steps which consumers can take to reduce acrylamide when preparing foods at home."
Food and drink companies had been "working for years" to cut acrylamide levels in products and also provide consumers with clear instructions for cooking foods, the FDF added.
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Indiana Senate committee dials back Pre-K fund proposal
Republicans in the Indiana Senate again took a knife to a key plank of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s agenda, this time slicing a proposed funding increase for pre-kindergarten programs.
Indiana Senate committee dials back Pre-K fund proposal Republicans in the Indiana Senate again took a knife to a key plank of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s agenda, this time slicing a proposed funding increase for pre-kindergarten programs. Check out this story on courierpress.com: https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/23/indiana-senate-committee-dials-back-pre-k-fund-proposal/98304320/
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Evelyn Darku,4,left, and her sister Sonia,6,right, hold a sign in support Pre-Kadvoacy Day. The 2017 Pre-K Statehouse Advocacy Day rally was held Wednesday, January 25, 2017, afternoon at the Indiana Statehouse to let legislators know how important pre-k is for Indiana children and parents. Matt Kryger/IndyStar
Vanessa Phillips, of All IN For Pre-K, gets the crowd rallied up during Pre-K Statehouse Advocacy Day. The 2017 Pre-K Statehouse Advocacy Day rally was held Wednesday, January 25, 2017, afternoon at the Indiana Statehouse to let legislators know how important pre-k is for Indiana children and parents. Matt Kryger/IndyStar
Mary Chandler, CEO of The Cummins Foundations, points out the children who are the main reason for their rally. The 2017 Pre-K Statehouse Advocacy Day rally was held Wednesday, January 25, 2017, afternoon at the Indiana Statehouse to let legislators know how important pre-k is for Indiana children and parents. Matt Kryger/IndyStar
Ted Maple, of Early Learning Indiana, delivers his speech during the Pre-K rally. The 2017 Pre-K Statehouse Advocacy Day rally was held Wednesday, January 25, 2017, afternoon at the Indiana Statehouse to let legislators know how important pre-k is for Indiana children and parents. Matt Kryger/IndyStar
The 2017 Pre-K Statehouse Advocacy Day rally was held Wednesday, January 25, 2017, afternoon at the Indiana Statehouse to let legislators know how important pre-K is for Indiana children and parents. Matt Kryger/IndyStar
David Nicole,right, of the United Way, talks to the Pre-K supporters. The 2017 Pre-K Statehouse Advocacy Day rally was held Wednesday, January 25, 2017, afternoon at the Indiana Statehouse to let legislators know how important pre-k is for Indiana children and parents. Matt Kryger/IndyStar
Holcomb, also a Republican, is pushing to double On My Way Pre-K funding to $20 million a year. But the Senate’s Appropriations Committee, led by powerful chairman Luke Kenley, R-Noblesville, cut the amount to $13 million, just $3 million above current funding.
The measure also includes an additional $3 million for other pre-k funds, $1 million of which would go towards a new pilot program for parents to teach their children at home using software. An additional $2 million would continue the Early Education Matching Grant funding that was set to expire.
Earlier this week, the GOP-dominated Senate also voted to defeat a Senate bill to make the superintendent of public Instruction an appointed position rather than an elected one. That legislation also was one of Holcomb's priorities. The House passed similar legislation the same day, but it's fate is unclear.
Holcomb championed both the state superintendent change and the doubling of pre-K funds in his State of the State address.
Stephanie Wilson, a spokeswoman for Holcomb, called Holcomb's funding proposal a "key component of the governor’s legislative agenda."
"... We’re pleased to see both chambers are engaging on the issue this session," Wilson said in a statement. "As we approach the halfway mark of this legislative session, the governor looks forward to working closely with lawmakers in the Senate to advance a responsible expansion of the state’s pre-K program that benefits more children from low-income families. "
The biennial budget the House passed Thursday dedicated $20 million to the pilot program. While the budget can still be amended in the Senate, House Speaker Brian Bosma said the budget is where the final discussion on pre-K funding will happen, not in a Senate bill.
"We preferred doubling the current fund to $20 million per year, so that's where the discussion will start when the budget comes over, and Senator Kenley and others will work their magic on that, and we'll continue to have that discussion," Bosma said. "I'm an advocate (for more pre-K funds), actually advocated for more than $20 million."
The current pilot program, passed under former Gov. Mike Pence, is serving around 2,4000 low-income students in five counties this school year.
Advocates say even Holcomb's proposed $10 million boost wouldn't be enough to expand the program. Ann Murtlow, the CEO of United Way of Central Indiana, and other advocates are recommending the state dedicate $50 million each year.
In a statement Murtlow said she was "pleased" that the committee pushed forward legislation regarding pre-K funding.
"This is one of a series of strong votes that reiterates the legislature’s agreement with our coalition that we need to grow this program," Murtlow said.
She added that United Way of Central Indiana is committed to their initially proposed dollar amount.
But Kenley said Indiana is not lagging behind in providing pre-K funding and support, because the state provides more programs than just On My Way Pre-K. He also said it's "inaccurate" to look at the updated Senate bill as only a $3 million increase.
"We spend $427 million per year on all kinds of services to children under the age of 5," Kenley said. "There are 37 school corporations that have pre-K programs of their own using Title I moneys. We're serving almost 20,000 people."
He also said that the state shouldn't provide money to programs they don't know for sure works. However, earlier in the legislative session, Murtlow maintained that the pilot program has been successful thus far, and lawmakers shouldn't wait longer to increase funding.
"Kids are only 4 once," Murtlow said. "Once they turn 5, the opportunity is lost."
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Services Fundani
We welcome all first years.
A big part of the First Year Experience (FYE) is a series of videos and workshops that will address many of your concerns about starting your university studies and help to put you on a path towards success.
Our aim is to make you feel part of the CPUT community and to make sure that your learning experience is a very positive one. The videos and workshops will build the basic skills you need for success at university.
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Proposal for an integrated First Year Experience (FYE) at CPUT
Background and rationale
Alongside the rapid expansion of student enrolments in Higher Education institutions (HEI) we have also seen high attrition rates, particularly of first year students – both nationally and internationally (Gill, Ramjan, Koch, Dlugon, Andrew & Salamonson, 2011; Krause &Coates, 2008; CHE/Scott 2013). University staff are thus under pressure to retain their first year students as the first year of university has come to be regarded as the most critical for the retention of students into subsequent years of study. First year students, many of whom are underprepared for higher education, need to adapt to new learning environments, unfamiliar pedagogies and new and challenging assessment requirements.
The adjustment from school to university is difficult; a third of first year students withdraw – and even more consider withdrawing – during their first year at university. Many of these students do not return to higher education and their potential contribution to South Africa’s development is lost. In addition, many have to bear the burden of costs incurred during their time at university and the loss of their confidence and self-esteem is considerable. There are numerous, complex reasons why students fail or withdraw from their studies, including financial difficulties, poor accommodation, health issues, a lack of clearly defined goals or a mismatch between the student and the course or the university culture – with resultant feelings of isolation (Tinto, 1995). Tinto (1987, 139-140) identifies six principles that enhance first year student access and progression at university:
Students need opportunities to acquire the skills needed for academic success (if they do not enter universities with these skills).
Students need personal networks that extend beyond the university.
Students respond to systematic retention actions.
Students respond best to early interventions that address their needs.
Students respond well to retention programmes that are student-centred.
These principles should guide CPUT FYE interventions and enable an integrated approach to students’ academic and social well-being. FYE programmes should ensure that all students acquire the skills for effective learning at university (Tinto, 1987, 1993, 1995).
Understanding the FYE is critical in managing the transition from school to university, in retaining students, and in putting into place systems for academic success (Krause & Coates, 2008). High student attrition and unmotivated first years waste institutional resources and can damage the reputation of the institution (Hillman, 2005). Most universities have set up systems to support their first year students – but the more successful FYE programmes tend to be guided by Tinto’s principles*.
This proposal is for CPUT to undertake a university-wide project focusing on the FYE in order to improve student retention and success. In so doing the steps outlined below will be taken.
1. Establishing a FYE reference group and team (FYET)
Between February – March 2014 a FYE reference group and a FYET will be established. The reference group will consist of representatives from faculties who work at first year level (e.g., faculty ECP coordinators and academic staff with a strong interest in first year success), representatives from the Strategic Units (Student Affairs, Fundani CHED, Library Services, E-learning). This group will be consulted on all matters related to proposed development of the FYE. As part of the FYE reference group, it is proposed to appoint ‘Retention officers’ (also known as ‘Student Experience Officers’ or ‘First Year Advisors’ whose responsibilities will be to follow up on early warning systems (where they exist in faculties) or to use other means to identify students who are potentially ‘at risk’ of failing or withdrawing. Through the Teaching Development Grant each faculty will receive funds to appoint retention officers, who are likely to be senior (preferably post-graduate) students. It would also be important to include the student voice via the SRC, the student participants in pilot interventions, and student feedback on first year subjects (particularly the ‘at risk’ subjects). The FYET will be a smaller working group, who will take responsibility for gathering data, conducting research and evaluation activities and for reporting. The aim is to provide ‘an integrated, coordinated and intentional’ (Kift, 2008: 1) approach to our first year support.
2. Duties of the FYE reference group and FYET
In broad terms, the FYET will conduct the activities, and the reference group will provide guidance, input and feedback.
The FYET will collect data on support programmes at the university (what is being done, where and by whom?)
The FYET will pilot and evaluate limited FYE interventions.
The FYET will facilitate the orientation of first year students;
The FYET will assist students to settle into the first year of study at university;
The FYET will support students to take ownership of their studies and career;
The FYET will engage in the scholarship of learning and teaching, focusing on first year experience (e.g., by hosting a FYE conference and/or bringing out a special edition of a scholarly journal).
More specifically, the FYET will undertake the following:
2.1 A ‘snapshot’ of the problem at CPUT
The FYET will overview the student throughput data, in order to develop a strong evidence-base understanding of student success and failure at CPUT. This evidence-base will be used as a ‘reality-check’ for the proposed audit, benchmarking study and interventions. This will be completed by the end of Term 1 (28 March 2014) and reported on at the next Senate Teaching and Learning Committee.
2.2 An audit of CPUT first year interventions
The FYE will conduct an audit on the first year intervention strategies that staff members are employing in the faculties and departments, and that Student Affairs divisions and the strategic units are employing, in order to highlight examples of successful strategies that already in place at the university, and which could be enhanced or built-on. The deadline for the audit report is the end of Term 1 (28 March 2014). The audit report will be presented at the next Senate Teaching and Learning Committee.
2.3 Benchmarking good practice in the FYE
The FYET will benchmark FYEs nationally (universities in SA) and internationally (Australia, UK, US) for the purpose of highlighting best practices. This will take the form of a literature review and might include study visits or attendance at a FYE conference. The deadline for the benchmarking report is the end of Term 2 (27 June 2014). This report will be tabled at the third Senate Teaching and Learning Committee.
3. Implementation Plan for the CPUT FYE 2015
In the second half of 2014, it is proposed that the reference group and the FYET develop an implementation plan for the FYE 2015.
3.1 Extended orientation for first years
Building on the reports above, the FYET will, in close consultation with the FYE reference group and using student input, develop an implementation plan for an extended orientation programme in 2015.
3.2 Faculty-based early warning systems
The FYET will develop/adapt/consolidate systems for early identification of student disengagement (e.g. monitoring class attendance, assignment submission, assessment results) and the early identification of academic issues to track and monitor student progress.
3.3 Integrated skills support teams
The FYET will develop and build capacity for an integrated support team which includes: faculty-based staff (e.g., retention officers, advisors) as well as appropriate support staff and facilities (e.g., the Writing Centres, Library facilities, First year Tutors, Mentors, Student Counselling, the Clinic, the Disability Unit, social media and E-Learning resources) as part of an integrated response to student needs.
The items above will result in a detailed implementation plan with dedicated Teaching Development Grant funding for the CPUT FYE. It is proposed that a draft implementation plan be prepared by the end of Term 3 (5 September 2015) and presented at the final Senate Teaching and Learning Committee for feedback, before the final implementation plan is prepared, and arrangements are made for the implementation and evaluation of the CPUT FYE 2015.
Dr Nosisana Mkonto
Head of Department: Student Learning
Fundani CHED
*It was for this reason that Tinto was invited by the CHE to address universities at the launch of the CHE’s Quality Enhancement Project.
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The Bizarre, Terrifying Effects Of Sleep Deprivation
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Question: Why do humans -- or any animal, for that matter -- need to sleep? And what would happen if somebody just decided they weren't going to do it? The answer, as it turns out, is fucking terrifying. We know because people have tried it. And what happens is that your brain and body quickly turn on you in surreal, nightmarish ways.
Sleep Deprivation Is Literal Torture
For starters, sleep deprivation is used as a torture technique, and it's so horrific that the United Nations had to step in and specifically tell the U.S. government to stop doing it. To put it in clinical terms, staying awake even a little too long will fuck you up. A mere day of constant consciousness leads to the equivalent of being shitfaced drunk. The results of staying awake even longer than that -- for days on end -- we only know about due to publicity-seeking daredevils, mostly. That's because scientists aren't crazy enough to keep human subjects awake that long.
Arguably the most famous person to force himself awake indefinitely is Randy Gardner. In 1963, Gardner stayed awake for 11 days for a high school science project. (Couldn't he have just made a potato battery or something?) He netted himself first place, got a Guinness World Record, and most incredulously, claimed to suffer no ill effects from the stunt. But that was a big lie. He's since openly admitted that he felt nauseous the entire time, and was forgetful to the point that he later likened the experience to an "early Alzheimer's thing."
And then there were the hallucinations. There were reports that Gardner deluded himself an imaginary hat, claiming to have felt the pressure of it around his head. He often saw fog around street lights for the duration of the endeavor, regardless of weather. As early as the fourth day of not sleeping, he thought a street sign was a person, and then straight up believed that he, a lanky white teenager, was a large black professional football player.
This, it turns out, is pretty much what anyone can expect. After about three days of not sleeping, you absolutely will start hallucinating, and rarely in a fun way. Going long enough without sleep means your nightmares will simply come out to find you in the real world.
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People Keep Trying It For Fun (To Devastating Results)
Take, for instance, the contestants of Shattered, a reality TV show from the UK's liability-less stone age of 2004. In it, ten people were locked in a house and given mind-numbingly boring tasks, like potato peeling and watching paint dry, while they vied to stay awake as long as possible for a huge cash prize.
I bet that sounds like harmless stuff that you'd probably create a drinking game around. (Take a shot for every yawn!) Then you hear a runner-up say that sometimes "you felt like your life was going to end."
Did we mention that he also thought he was someone else at one point? No? Well, apparently, in between seeing nonexistent projectiles flying by his head and shadows crawling toward him along the floor, Chris Wandel began arguing with people, telling them that he was the Australian prime minister making a guest appearance on a long-running Australian soap opera. Another runner-up thought he was being hunted by a giant mouse.
But that just brings us to the granddaddy of all sleep deprivation freakouts: Peter Tripp. In 1959, the radio DJ attempted a 200-hour "wakathon" to raise money for the March of Dimes. He set up a booth in Times Square and was beset by press, doctors, and medical researchers, all eager to see "the kind of temporary psychosis that can be induced with sleep starvation."
Tripp did not disappoint. Things started well enough, but only two days in, he thought one of the scientists tending to him was wearing a blazer made of writhing, furry worms. He began seeing cobwebs and mice and kittens everywhere. He accused a technician of slipping an electrode into his shoe, which he thought, of course, was made of spiders. He forgot the alphabet. Then things got really weird.
Tripp opened a desk drawer to get something and immediately began panicking and calling for help. He thought the drawer was full of fire. He became combative and began accusing the doctors of setting the fire deliberately as a way to fuck with him. The DJ also claimed that the clock was, in fact, the face of a friend of his, and he was trying to figure out if he himself was Peter Tripp or that imaginary clock-faced friend.
Throughout the 200 hours, he remained convinced that his doctors were conspiring to send him to jail. Granted, he did go to jail later, but until sleep studies deem that a side effect of insomnia is accepting bribes under the table from record companies, the two events seem to be unrelated.
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Eventually, You'll Just Die
As you might have noticed about all of the above, as well as every attempt afterward, these bouts of sleeplessness usually top out at around 11 days -- the upper limits of human endurance, it would seem. But what happens when you really, truly can't sleep?
You die.
Fatal familial insomnia is an extremely rare disease -- there are only about 40 families globally with any genetic predisposition for it -- which causes a person to stop sleeping forever. Which, in practice, ends up being about a year.
In addition to the aforementioned hallucinations and belligerence, victims of FFI can also look forward to "drenching sweats" and double vision. They all but lose control of their motor functions, and their muscles jerk about abnormally. Delirium and an inability to talk follows, then death. Basically, you slip into a delusional nightmare realm where you can't trust anything you see or hear, or even the actions of your own body.
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Gay Life for baritone and piano
a cycle of six songs for baritone and piano (transcription of orchestral original)
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Voice & Piano
Elebash Hall, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY
Dennis Tobenski, baritone / Robert Frankenberry, baritone / David Del Tredici, piano
for Colin Brown and Ken Oakley at a glorious time / for Stephen Fisher / for Jody Dalton / for Aaron Del Tredici / In memoriam: Paul Arcomano / In memoriam: Mother (October 3, 1910 - May 19, 2000)
Allen Ginsberg, Paul Monette, Thom Gunn, W. H. Kidde, Michael D. Calhoun
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Gay Life for amplified solo baritone and orchestra (2001)
Gay Song Cycle
1.Ode to Wildwood
2.In the Temple
3.Personals Ad
4.After the Big Parade
5.Here
6.Memory Unsettled
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Gay Life was initially envisioned as a cycle of eight songs, each touching on the "gay experience" from a different angle. The music came to me in a burst — a burst, really, of gay pride. It began in august 1996 as s result of my experience at The Body Electric School's weeklong retreat called "The Dear Love of Comrades." As well, I encountered the poetry serendipitously. The first two songs are settings of poetry created spontaneously by two comrades during the excitement and joy of the retreat. After a Lincoln Center concert where both Allen Ginsberg and I performed, I asked the iconoclastic poet to recommend some of his favorite erotic poetry. In his simple, Buddhist way, he responded by handing me a copy of his own poetry, dog-eared to his favorites. Paul Monette's mourning of his lover, Rog, in "Here," touched on my own loss of a lover. The brief Thom Gunn poem, fueled by my mother's sudden death, spun itself out into a fifteen-minute farewell. To bind the songs more closely, I composed interludes connecting each to the next. (Alternate endings, however, permit individual songs to be extracted as stand-alone pieces.)
The cycle begins with Michael Calhoun's "Ode to Wildwood." Wildwood is the Body Electric School's retreat center, and the ode's "Julie Andrews" allusion takes us to Julie Andrews point, a scenic overlook there that to many is reminiscent of the alpine setting of The Sound of Music. With major and minor tonalities rubbing elbows, "Ode to Wildwood" is a rag reminiscent of the sinewy rags of Scott Joplin. The spirited music evokes the unalloyed joy of gay men exulting in a safe environment. Near the end, a line of the poem is deconstructed: through fragmented repetitions, the words "the spirit in my being and the animal in my soul" are chanted, mantra-like, over and over. The song's final phrases are ecstatic, and a brief interlude follows.
"In the Temple," a poem by Wilson Hand Kidde, describes a contemplative setting in which the poet welds spirituality to eroticism. The temple in question is a beautiful sacred space at Wildwood where ritual work is taught and practiced. "In the Temple" is a him (ahem, a hymn! —editor's note) to sensual awareness. In fact, it ends with my own prayerful addition — 'Ah! Men!' The text is declaimed at a moderate tempo (allegretto) to a rather stately melody. Beginning stepwise after the fashion of a chat, the melody turns into a less soothing progression of intervals as the singer acknowledges "the sweet fire in my veins, so hard to tame." The interlude — a touch of counterpoint, a thinning of the instrumental texture, a sudden fortissimo outburst — leads to the two Allen Ginsberg settings.
Throughout the world, the "personal" advertisement provides a time-honored method for potential lovers to meet each other. In the United States, such advertisements enjoyed a vogue a century ago; when they in recent years re-emerged in popularity, the gay community embraced the "personals" with enthusiasm. In "Personals Ad," a businesslike, almost comical, setting is given to what is ultimately a touching poem, full of tenderness and the advertiser's manifest sincerity. The subsequent interlude builds from near-stasis, heating up (incalzando) to the festive outburst of the fourth song.
Gay Pride Weekend gets marked on the calendars of gay men and lesbians long before it occurs, late each spring. For many, the Gay Pride parades held in many cities serve as the year's most dramatic outward expression of social and political solidarity. "After the Parade" is a fast, lively song unfolding over a moto perpetuo accompaniment. The interludes evoke a brass band, and rowdiness seems always near. But of course, in the age of AIDS, the celebrations are necessarily bittersweet. The ebullience of the opening march music is tempered by recollection of 'the Corridors of Death" (subito piano — "suddenly quiet"), sung to the pained interval of the tritone. After that, the accompaniment returns jubilantly to descending scales, passed from register to register, until the energy is finally spent.
The tragedy grows still more personal with Paul Monette's "Here," as open fifths provide a stark accompaniment to a man's shell-shocked soliloquy, intoned on a single pitch: He lies beside his lover's grave, remembering the horror of the final weeks. Emptiness is the hallmark of this quiet piece, but ultimately anger, sorrow and despair well up and are released in a final wail. "Here" is written in memory of my lover, Paul Arcomano, who died of AIDS in 1993, at thirty-four. Six-foot-three, devastatingly handsome, twenty years my junior, we were together for seven years. This song was written in one day, and I cried the whole time — the first, and only, time this has happened. The subsequent interlude's long decrescendo brings emotional respite.
Despite our respite, we remain in the world of sober thoughts. The cycle's finale, Thom Gunn's "Memory Unsettled (A Farewell)," is a further meditation on death, suggesting that its imminence can inspire acts of potent charity. Though "Memory Unsettled" is but four short verses, me setting is in excess of fifteen minutes — by far the longest song of Gay Life. It is, in fact, a farewell — to my mother, to lost lovers and friends, to all that must eventually fall away. As the song winds down, however, I allow memory to settle into ecstatic reverie...of beauty...of fragility...of the sweetness of life...of the embrace of love. The words "Remember me — We will remember you" are repeated, litany-like, throughout the piece. In fact, the singer at one point is in dialogue with himself, taking two roles — the rememberer and the remembering. Because the words, "Remember me" evoke the text of Dido's famous Lament (from Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas), I quote, in very special moments, Purcell's own setting of these words. Towards the end, a gloss on the Lament shades into a quote of the concluding measures of Wagner's Liebestod, under which the song's main theme returns in a communion of grief spanning three centuries and as many musical styles. At length, in a glowing haze of B-major tremolos, the song serenely dies away.
– David Del Tredici
Song That Comes From the Words of Friends
The composer David Del Tredici has written of three times during his career when he felt compelled to reject all he had been taught and rely on instincts — three times he had to, in a sense, come out.
The first was during his mid-20s when, feeling creatively blocked, he dared to compose for pleasure. The second came when he re-embraced tonality, becoming a trailblazer for the Neo-Romantic movement. The third involved integrating his complete personality into his work and celebrating his identity as a gay man.
The signature piece of this latest phase is "Gay Life," a 45-minute cycle of six songs for baritone and orchestra, commissioned and given its premiere in 2001 by the San Francisco Symphony. On Tuesday night at The Graduate Center at CUNY in Midtown, the work received its New York premiere in a new arrangement for two tenors and piano, here the dynamic vocalists Rob Frankenberry and Dennis Tobenski, with Mr. Del Tredici, an accomplished pianist, at the keyboard. The free event, which included engaging and distinctive song cycles by Chester Biscardi, Darien Shulman, Roger Zahab and Mr. Tobenski, part of the Tobenski-Algera Concert Series, also acknowledged Mr. Del Tredici's 70th birthday.
In 1996 Mr. Del Tredici received poems from Michael D. Calhoun and W. H. Kidde about an experience the three had shared in an empowering body-focused workshop in Wildwood, Calif. Mr. Del Tredici began setting them immediately, the first texts he had set in 20 years that were not drawn from Lewis Carroll's "Alice" books.
These songs, "Ode to Wildwood" and "In the Temple," open the "Gay Life" cycle. In each the music pulsates with plush tonal harmonies and Straussian lyrical extravagance. Still, an obsessive element makes the music seem disorienting and modern. The piano writing is thick with clashing dissonances and unhinged harmonic outbursts. The third song, a setting of Allen Ginsberg's "Personals Ad," which gently riffs the entries in gay newspapers, is a compact and punchy work that eventually bursts into cascades of chords. "After the Big Parade," a setting of another Ginsberg poem, describes the specter of disease and hostility that impeded the joy of the 1991 Gay Pride Day parade. The music has a crazed Ives-like energy, teetering between exuberance and terror.
Mr. Del Tredici dedicates the fifth song, his moody setting of Paul Monette's "Here," a graveside eulogy, to Paul Arcomano, his partner, who died of AIDS in 1993. The final song turns the shortest poem, Thom Gunn's "Memory Unsettled," into a 15-minute rumination. In the final episode, Mr. Frankenberry and Mr. Tobenski traded the phrase "We remember you" over and over. Though the music is emotionally indulgent, the unflinching excess captivates you.
Though the piano part, adapted from the orchestral score, is awkwardly difficult, Mr. Del Tredici handled it ably to create swirling sonorities. Surely one of New York's orchestras should present this major work by a significant New York composer as it was originally conceived.
-Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times (Thursday, June 21, 2007)
Recent & Upcoming Performances (1)
Jan 27, 2019 7:30 pme2159
Moe and Frankenberry perform works of DDT
Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center, 330 7th Avenue, New York
Robert Frankenberry, vocals
Eric Moe, piano
Robert Frankenberry and Eric Moe perform selections from Gay Life, My Favorite Penis Poems, Three Baritone Songs
Recordings (1)
And He'll Be Mine: Love Songs by Gay American Composers
2015, Perfect Enemy Records (PER-1)
Dennis Tobenski, tenor
Marc Peloquin, piano
Contains the fifth song from GAY LIFE, Here.
Four Songs on Poems of James Joyce (1958-60)
Two Songs on Poems of James Joyce (1959, revised 1978)
Acrostic Song (1974-75, arr. 1982)
Chana's Story (1996)
Brother (1997)
Ballad in Yellow (baritone version) (1997)
Ballad in Yellow c1062 (1998) piano
Miz Inez Sez (1996/98)
Three Baritone Songs (1999)
Gay Life (2001)
Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter (1998/2001)
My Favorite Penis Poems (1998/2002)
On Wings of Song (2004)
What Lips My Lips Have Kissed c1060 (2001) baritone and piano
The Soprano's Highest Note (2006)
Love Addiction (1997/2007)
Poem & the Master, The (2009)
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Posted on September 10, 2015 by Daily Advocate
Survey: Conventional housing for hens yields more eggs, fewer deaths
Agriculture, Top Stories
By Rachel Lloyd - rlloyd@aimmedianetwork.com
DARKE COUNTY – The Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply has worked with egg farmers and retailers over the past three years to study several factors involved in egg production, with an emphasis on ensuring food safety and affordability, and the results showed that the lowest cost and highest producing method of egg production also had the lowest hen mortality.
“Consumer interest in how hens are housed has been growing, “said Darrin Karcher, Extension Specialist in the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University and CSES Project Director, in a release about the study. “However, good science-based information about the sustainability of various hen housing systems and egg production has not been available on a commercial scale.”
Flocks of hens were studied at Michigan State University, the University of California-Davis and other locations in three different types of housing environments: conventional, enriched colony and cage-free.
Conventional cage housing is the method used in 95 percent of egg production in the United States. In this system, six to nine laying hens share space. Hens are housed indoors in barns with multi-level rows of cages with wire mesh floors. The cages are equipped with waterers and a feed belt for a constant supply of fresh food and water, and waste is automatically removed via manure belt management system, which keeps the manure away from the birds.
Enriched colony housing also keeps birds indoors in barns with multi-level, mesh floored cages. In this system, there is more space to ensure birds have room to turn around, sit, stand and extend their wings. The colonies also provide hens with access to areas that allow for specific bird behaviors, including perching, scratching, dust bathing and nesting. This system also includes the food, water and manure management of a conventional system.
In a cage-free aviary, hens have access to multiple levels with areas conducive to natural bird behaviors, such as perching, scratching, dust bathing, foraging and nesting. The hens are housed indoors but are able to move about the barn within defined areas, including floor space bedded with wood shavings. They have constant access to fresh food and water, and the belt manure management system is located beneath the mesh floor.
Hen housing of all three types varies from farm to farm. In the test cases, conventional systems offered 80 square inches of space per bird. Enriched has 116 square inches per bird, and aviary had 144 square inches.
Over the three-year study, researchers measured and compared five different sustainability factors in each housing system: animal health and well-being, food safety and quality, the environment, worker health and safety, and food affordability.
Researchers found positives and negatives with every system, but overall, eggs produced in conventional cage housing had the lowest cost of production, the lowest hen mortality and required the least labor to maintain.
“With these science-based research results, we have a better understanding of hen housing sustainability,” Karcher said. “Consumers can use this information to make informed purchasing decisions that best align not only with their values about how hens should be housed, but also their grocery budgets.”
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s monthly Chicken and Eggs Reports, United States shell egg production was down 9 percent from last year in June and down 10 percent from last year in July.
The table egg flock size on May 1, 2015, was 296 million layers, but by July 1, the flock had dropped to 269 million layers because of avian flu outbreaks. That number rose to 271 million by Aug. 1.
Iowa remains the top egg-producing state, with Ohio in second place, but the impact of avian flu has been heavy in Iowa, while Ohio has remained largely untouched. According to the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report, in June, Iowa had approximately 43,007,000 laying hens but in July, that number was down to 33,236,000. In Ohio, the population of layers actually rose from June to July by almost 300,000 birds.
The Coalition for Sustainable Egg Supply includes leading experts in animal welfare, academic institutions, non-government organizations, egg suppliers, restaurants and food retailers.
To view the complete results of the study, visit www.sustainableeggcoalition.org.
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The struggle to get my son help in ice addiction battle
BLINDSIDED: Julie Hutchings eventually found help for her son Courtney (inset) at the Hope clinic in Thailand. Photos: SBS Dateline
by cmorton
Clair Morton Journalist Although I’ve moved around a bit, I’m a Queensland girl at heart with a love of the ocean and the mighty maroons. Since moving to Grafton earlier this year I have fallen in love with the Valley lifestyle. The best part of my job here is getting to know the locals and putting their stories on paper; there is always something going on and so many people with interesting tales to tell.
29th Sep 2015 5:00 AM
GRAFTON mother Julie Hutchings was blindsided when she found out her son was addicted to ice.
Eighteen months on, her family has travelled down roads she never anticipated, and discovered just how hard it can be to access rehabilitation services in Australia.
It was a struggle that saw her son go as far as Thailand in an effort to get help.
Prior to seeking rehabilitation, former fly-in, fly-out worker Courtney had been using methamphetamines for up to seven years.
He was injecting daily by the time his wife found his box of needles about 18 months ago, bringing his addiction to light.
"When it first infiltrated my life I didn't know anything about it," Mrs Hutchings said. "That stuff was not part of my life ever. I didn't see it coming.
"Addicts are very, very clever, and good at hiding things."
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Being a FIFO worker, and living away from home, Courtney's contact with his family was often limited to phone calls at the height of his addiction.
But as it all unravelled, the 30-year-old returned to the family home to live with his parents.
"He was ashamed of himself but I think he was relieved that it was out in the open," she said.
"And that's when I first thought thank god I've got someone here who wants help.
"That's when I started making numerous phone calls, and found out it was an absolute nightmare."
Mrs Hutchings said she assumed getting her son into rehab would be just "like getting him into hospital", but exorbitant costs and lengthy waiting periods proved the reality was much harsher.
In the six months she searched Australia-wide for a program, waiting lists went from three or four months to 7-12 months.
At times it felt as though she was fighting a losing battle, which drove her to consider handing her own son into police as a way to get him into rehab.
"As with any other addiction, you have a window of opportunity with that person where they are ready and seeking help and that's when you've got to get them in," she said.
"There's just not enough rehabs out there. They're underfunded.
"I could see what was going to happen when I found out how bad this stuff is and how easily it gets you and how accessible this is."
Finally. someone suggested that Mrs Hutchings google places in Thailand.
Almost instantly, Courtney found a place in Hope, a rehab centre attended by musician Pete Doherty, for around $8000-10,000.
During his month-long stay in June, he spoke to SBS show Dateline, which documented his journey as part of a wider story on the number of Australians turning to overseas rehabilitation.
He returned in July for the birth of his first son.
While it has been a difficult journey, Mrs Hutchings said he and the rest of the family were taking each day as it came.
"He had to do that, and I know I have to do that with my way of thinking," she said.
"He's got a really strong family network and some very good friends trying to help him, but it's all very hard. He's had to pick up the pieces of his life."
Through it all, Mrs Hutchings has found support in her art studio and through Al Anon meetings, which also offers support for families. "It is very important that people need to know there are other people out there going through the same thing or something similar," she said.
"We're just average people with this huge problem."
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Justin Bieber shows off his skating skills... but his stunning rumoured girlfriend Jayde Pierce steals the spotlight as they appear in London together
By Jj Nattrass For Mailonline
They've been repeatedly linked this year, although rumours of a romance have been denied.
But as he jetted into London on the next leg of his promotional tour on Thursday, Justin Bieber couldn't resist spending some quality time with British model Jayde Pierce.
Taking to the streets of Shepherd's Bush on his trusty skateboard, the 21-year-old Boyfriend hit-maker looked to be enjoying showing off his street technique to the 20-year-old English beauty.
Thrash and romance? As he jetted into London on the next leg of his promotional tour, on Thursday, Justin Bieber couldn't resist spending some quality time with British model Jayde Pierce
The pair sparked romance rumours earlier on in the year when they were seen getting cosy in LA, and looked to be enjoying some time hanging out among the myriad of Justin's security and crew.
With the pretty make-up artist and model close to his side - while others were kept at distance by two burly bodyguards - Justin looked to be in the zone when it came to skating.
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With his head firmly fixed forward and pushing off, Justin looked as if he meant business when it came to showing Jayde his thrashing skills.
Dressed in some skating staples, the Believe chart-topper looked the composite shredder in a black hoodie over a white T-shirt which he paired with black skinny jeans and a pair of skate shoes.
He's got skills: Taking to the streets of Shepherd's Bush on his trusty skateboards, the 21-year-old Boyfriend hit maker looked to be enjoying showing of his street technique to the 20-year-old beauty
Glad he's back? The pair who sparked romance rumours earlier on in the year, when they were seen getting cosy in LA, were enjoying some time hanging out amongst the myriad of Justin's security and documenters
But it was the stunning beauty who stole the show, with Jayde dressed up for her day out with the pop superstar, flashing her taut tummy and enviable figure in a pair of high-waisted skinny jeans and a rolled-up black T-shirt.
Finishing her all-black rock 'n' roll ensemble off with a leather biker jacket and a pair stiletto heel boots, the stunning make-up artist and model made quite the impression.
With her long raven tresses pinned back off of her face, the Vlogger showcased her pretty features with a light application of make-up and flash of lip-gloss and mascara.
Obviously relishing the chance to hit London's street on a day off from his promotional duties, Justin was keen to document his skate odyssey through the capital's streets, and had one of his crew taking pictures.
Skater boy chic: Donning some skating staples, the Believe chart-topper looked the composite shredder in a black hoodie over a white T-shirt which he paired with black skinny jeans and a pair of skate shoes
Dressed to impress: Jayde meanwhile dressed up for her day out with the pop superstar, and flashed her taut tummy and enviable figure in a pair of high-waisted skinny jeans and a rolled-up black T-shirt
Keen skater: Relishing the chance to hit London's street on a day off from his promotional duties, Justin was keen to document his skate odyssey through the capital's streets, and had one of his crew taking pictures
Jayde meanwhile seemed a little less than impressed with the group's rolling journey through London, and kept her feelings hidden behind an indifferent expression.
The Canadian superstar and the English beauty were thought to have been seeing each other earlier this year, but they both downplayed the reports.
MailOnline has contacted representatives for both Justin and Jayde but has yet to receive comment.
Justin's skating session came hours after he touched down in London, just one day after performing in Paris on the street at the NRJ radio station to a packed-out crowd.
The reformed bad boy has been busy promoting his latest single, What Do You Mean, in Europe; taking in stops in Germany and France before hitting England.
Another board: Justin, who has been seen with an number of boards this trip, appears to favour his trusty, battered red-rimmed deck
Shredding skills: leaving his entourage and Jayde behind in the distance, Justin looked as though his mind was focused solely on skating
Not so impressed: Jayde meanwhile seemed a little less than impressed with the groups rolling journey through London, and kept her feelings hidden behind an indifferent expression
A packed schedule: Justin's skating session came hours after he touched down in London, just one day after performing in Paris on the street at the NRJ radio station to a packed-out crowd
Happy and free: Skating is obviously one of the ways the singer deals with the stresses of tour, and he could be seen grinning widely as he rolled down the street
Prior to his appearance in France, during which he received beefed up security in the form of 10 bodyguards, the singer had been seen showing off his shredding skills at a Berlin skate park.
And it seems that the Never Say Never chart-topper has found the perfect sport to keep him occupied on his long touring schedules, as he has rarely been spotted without a skateboard in recent months.
Meanwhile Justin appears to have taken his image in a more mature direction, and the video for What Do You Mean has banished the last remains of his squeaky clean tween image.
Dealing with a more adult theme to the tale of love and loss, the music video see Justin appearing shirtless as he climbs on top of model Xenia Deli for a steamy romp.
The pair meet in a hotel room, roll around in bed and then make a run from it in the video to Bieber's comeback single, which has become his first Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit.
A new image: Meanwhile Justin appears to have taken his image in a more mature direction, and the video for What Do You Mean has banished the last remains of his squeaky clean tween image
Raunchy: Dealing with a more adult theme to the tale of love and loss, the music video see Justin appearing shirtless as he climbs on top of model Xenia Deli for a steamy romp
Justin Bieber shows off his skating skills in London with Jayde Pierce
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Keri Keith
Advertising and Marketing Instructor
keri.keith@dakotacollege.edu
About Keri
Keri graduated from Bottineau High School, attended NDSU Bottineau for generals and as a member of the volleyball team before transferring to UND to pursue her degrees. Keri advises the Small Business Management, Advertising and Marketing, Marketing and Management and Business Administration programs.
Master of Arts Communication - December 1998 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Bachelor of Arts Communication - December 1996 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
On Campus:
COMM 110 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
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Advisor of the Year 2014-2015 Awarded the Advisor of the Year Award at Dakota College at Bottineau
Faculty of the Year 2013-2014 Awarded the Faculty of the Year Award at Dakota College at Bottineau
Collegiate DECA Advisor of the Year 2012-2013 Awarded the Collegiate DECA Advisor of the Year Award for the state of North Dakota.
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Stage 13 at Dakar 2010 - Press Release from Dakar.com
By Lindsey Lovell
**Ullevalsteter Nails One; Al-Attiyah Not Letting Go
Norwegian rider Pal-Anders Ullevalseter wins the Santa Rosa stage; it is his first Dakar stage victory in any Dakar. He also gets to second place in the general standings. In cars, the day's stage goes to Stéphane Peterhansel but it mainly allowed Nasser Al Attiyah to get closer to Carlos Sainz in the general standings. Sainz's lead is not a short 2'48''.
Finishing second is the story of his life. Pal-Anders Ullevalseter is one of the pillars of the rally raid and has been so for many years. A collector of honorable second or third places, often the foil or the arbiter of famous Despres/Coma duels, the Norwegian has finished eight times second of a Dakar stage. He will have had to wait for his eighth Dakar to prove that he can be the fastest as well. In this penultimate Dakar stage in the 2010 edition, Ullevalseter started by crossing the first 50 km of sand dunes before pushing its KTM bike to the max on ultra-fast tracks that were the bulk of today's route. In the end, he beat Cyril Despres for the first time in a stage... by 43". The event could be a trigger for more.
To get out of hiding, Ullevalseter waited till he was in an immediate challenge situation. Pushed back in the standings yesterday by Francisco "Chaleco" Lopez, he had to hit hard to get back to ... second place in the standings! Along the way, he passed the Chilean rider who finished the day's stage 5'35'' behind the day's winner. This is more than enough for Pal to keep his second position up to Buenos Aires. Cyril Despres as solid leader in the raid only has 666 km to ride before getting his third Dakar title with only 202 km as a special stage. This distance seems way to short for anyone including second place Ullevalseter to compensate the 1h04'12'' lead Despres now has in the standings.
As for the car category, the race is far from being won: both leaders of the Volkswagen team are still fiercely battling for final victory. If race orders have often been given to freeze - sometimes too early - the positions of contenders in the general standings, no one will now suspect Kriss Nissen of having done so and influencing the rivalry between Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al Attiyah. Obviously, the Qatari had a free hand this morning to go tickle the back of the leader in the general standings. And it is exactly what he did as soon as they crossed the first sandy section of the stage where he was 1'22" faster than Sainz. In the dust of the "Matador", Nasser kept on pushing to make the leader doubt and win second after second. In the end, his mission was half accomplished: Al Attiyah, who arrived second of the day's stage wins 2'32'' over Sainz. Before the last stage, the gap between the two Race Touareg drivers is minute: a short 2'48''. The margin of Sainz has never been this small since he took command of the standings on stage 5.
The penultimate stage also reassured the BMW X-Raid clan on its abilities to defy Volkswagen in the following editions of the Dakar and in other rally raids. Stéphane Peterhansel gets the day's best time whilst Guerlain Chicherit squeezes in between Al Attiyah and Sainz in the stage rankings. In total "Peter" wins here his fourth stage in this year's Dakar.
For more information on the Dakar race, follow your favorite riders and view past stage highlights, check out dakar.com
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Hostel Part II: Ugh
Watched Hostel Part II the other night on DVD. Nasty is not quite the right word to describe that movie. Frankly, nasty does not do it justice. Crude, brutal, misogynistic, misanthropic - but well made enough to make you want to watch to the end.
For those of you who do not know the ever so slightly racist Hostel films, the premise is quite simple (oh, yeah, and spoilers ahead). A group of American tourist head out to the edge of nowhere (actually Eastern Europe) where they are abducted by a group calling themselves Elite Hunting. Elite Hunting are wealthy individuals who pay money to torture and kill other people. And that is pretty much the way the first Hostel film worked – a group of male young Americans being tortured and killed. The second film pretty much follows the same plot, but this time the victims are female. To give you an idea of the extreme imagery of the film – probably the most memorable scene occurs when one of the three female protagonists is hung up, naked, by her feet and pulled into the centre of a room over a bath. Another woman comes in, strips, lies in the bath and slashes at the back of the hanging girl and bathing in her blood. The scene ends with the woman in the bath slashing the throat of the hanging girl. It is probably the very definition of a horror movie. It is fucking horrific.
I’ve heard this sort of film – and other similar torture based productions – referred to as Gorno – a curious (and more than slightly unpleasant) hybrid of gore films and porno flicks. Of course, films that mix death and titillation are nothing new. Cannibal Holocaust sees the “heroes” killing a rainforest dweller in horrific style, before the female in their group is attacked, raped, and then beheaded. The Devils was all about a rather ghastly mix of sex, sadism and death. Crash (the Cronenberg version rather than the Oscar winning one) was all about fucking and dying, albeit in car crashes. And all the slasher movies of the eighties – particularly the Friday the 13th series – sought more and more elaborate ways for an unconvincing masked psychopath to despatch scantily clad teenagers. Gorno may be a new term, but it is nothing new. It refers to a disturbing style of film that mixes death and sex – and that mix has been around in some form or other since motion pictures came into being. And I enjoy the odd slasher movie, and think Cannibal Holocaust is much more intelligent than the title or a brief plot synopsis would indicate. However, Hostel Part II is something very different.
Joss Wheedon, of Buffy and Serenity fame, recently wrote an article condemning a Gorno flick. And part of me wants to agree with his ranting complaints, and part of me wants to find a way to ban this sort of nasty, shitty little film. I don’t think the Hostel films would make someone kill (unless they were already deeply disturbed) but I really wonder about what sort of person would make this sort of film, and what sort of person would enjoy it.
But then I remember that, politically, I am a Libertarian. I advocate freedom of choice So the fact that I find something deeply unpleasant does not mean that everyone else will find it deeply unpleasant. Hell, I find Strictly Come Dancing deeply unpleasant. But the viewing figures would suggest that others do not agree. Let’s not ban this sort of film, let it stand. Some people – judging by the Box Office returns – love this sort of thing. And who the fuck am I to say that what they find entertaining is in wrong and should not be seen?
And another aspect to freedom of choice is that people have a freedom to choose – not just to make the film and to watch the film, but also not to watch the film. So I will never watch Hostel Part II again. My choice. And if you want to watch the film again, well, fuck it, your choice. Eli Roth will get (more) rich off your choice, so fairplay to him for finding a gap in the marketplace that is making a fucking fortune.
The fascinating – and most difficult – part of being a Libertarian is accepting that your view allows other to make both bad (and totally fucking awful) choices. If you start to believe you know what it is the correct choice for other people then you are no better than a multitude of shite politicians, including the total cunt who claims to be our PM.
So Hostel Part II – let anyone who wants to watch it, well, watch it. Can’t understand where you are coming from, but hope you enjoy it.
‘Cos I certainly fucking didn’t.
By The Nameless Libertarian at October 30, 2007
Labels: films, libertarianism, musings
Fidothedog said...
Not seen Part 2 as yet.
Thought the first was rather bland to be fair, although the feral children were amusing in a (this is happening in Britain - according to the Daily Mail) way.
I think the key here is to not allow the watching of such movies by an individual be used as an excuse for any acts of violence that they commit.
mark gardner said...
Absolutely agree with roger thornhill. Just as punishment of criminal acts should not admit of mitigation because they were committed under the influence of drugs (whether recreational or otherwise).
Thomas Gordon said...
Interesting DK
I'm a fan of both Horror and Sci-Fi but this torture-porn shit leaves me cold.
I've always thought the mark of a good horror film has sutble psycological elements to it-Look at Alien,Psyco,,The Birds,The Omen,Blair Witch Project.....they are not too graphic but leave everything to the imagination.
There again I like Poe,HP Lovecraft (he was right you know),M R James,Ramsey Campbell,Dunnsay,Bloch all full of terror that goes into a good story without resorting to cliches.
These 'films' are more in the vain of Cannibal Holocaust,Texas Chainsaw Massacre,We Spit on your Grave,Last House on the Left,Cannibal Ferox and the infamous Sado (which actually made me sick)all needed shock but with poor production values and little plot.I suspect it appeals tom those with very little imagination really.
Would I ban it-no but I would certainly put a parental advice on it.
BTW:Alien and Threads are THE most terrifying films ever.
IA! IA! SHUB NIGGERATH-BLACK GOAT OF THE WOODS WITH A THOUSAND YOUNG!
ENGLISHMAN said...
Devil, why did you want such a thing in your head in the first place?
Wrinkled Weasel said...
The Nameless One says:
..The fascinating – and most difficult – part of being a Libertarian is accepting that your view allows other to make both bad (and totally fucking awful) choices. If you start to believe you know what it is the correct choice for other people then you are no better than a multitude of shite politicians.."
Absolutely the essence of being a Libertarian, I would say.
On a lighter note, how about this zombie/sex/techno vid from those wacky Scandis?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAQez6n48u0
Antipholus Papps said...
Like Thomas Gordon above, I call these films torture porn. I think that they are blatant propaganda aimed at normalising torture. Equally, I may be a political obsessive being paranoid. Either way, having turned off the first one half way through, I have no desire to subject myself to the sequel. Watched Return of the Living Dead last night though, and that's a hoot.
I haven’t seen this film so it is difficult for me to comment but being a libertarian doesn't preclude one from putting limits on the freedom of speech for others. No one has the right to cry fire in a crowded theatre and if this film can be said to have influenced some individuals making it more likely that they will act out their fantasies then there would be an argument for banning it.
That would be true, except that all research shows that film violence and porn act as substitutes for such behaviour, not inspiration.
Rory Meakin said...
I enjoyed both the hostel films. They are a bit crappy, but that's what adds to the... 'charm'. The fact that the business cards in the first one listed standard prices for an American at $20k, a European at $10k and Asian at $5k made me laugh. Presumably, the club managers do not believe the market will clear for others not listed! I especially enjoyed the skinny little German man's nervous eyes as he became overwhelmed with the realisation that he was about to torture an American. His patheticness was, to me, high amusing. In the second film, the grotesque make-up artist was similarly repulsively exciting.
I wouldn't want to watch them alone as they are pretty vicious and sick. But I would be quite surprised if they were "aimed" at promoting torture. I suspect their main, perhaps only, "aim" is to make people hand over money to watch them.
Travis Bickle said...
If you replace "a group of American Tourists" with "a group of MPs on a fully expensed taxpayer junket" or "Gordons Brown's Cabinet" then I could see some entertainment value.
Other than that seems pretty damn sick.
Richard Allen said...
Haven't seen part 2 and I can't say I really want to. The first one was okay (if only because the wussy guy who I expected to survive as the "hero" got killed while the jerk who I expected to die survived) but I wouldn't watch it again.
I respect a man who tries to live by his principles, but this posting leaves me dissatisfied on two levels.
You are a libertarian, which presumably means you believe in free speech, and yet you seem to be preventing yourself from speaking freely about this film. I would summarise the content of this post thus: "I think this evil film should be banned, but I believe in free speech so I will keep my opinions to myself".
The second problem I have with this posting is the implicit assumption that it is not films that depict the depraved slaughter of human beings that could lead to people engaging in the depraved slaughter of human beings, rather it is the attempt to ban such films that leads to the depraved slaughter of human beings (e.g. Auschwitz). On a simple analysis of like begets like, I don't follow that reasoning.
"all research shows that film violence and porn act as substitutes for such behaviour, not inspiration."
All research?? I am sure there is as much research that says the opposite it just depends what research you refer to. All I know is that television advertising is designed to change our behaviour so if adverts can influence me to buy one product as apposed to another then a film like this might influence a weak willed individual to act out his or her fantasies.
Also I read somewhere that the incidence of violence skyrocketed in Bhutan after the king there allowed satellite TV in the country.
The Nameless One said...
You've completely missed the point of the post if you think I was saying "I think this evil film should be banned, but I believe in free speech so I will keep my opinions to myself". What I was actually saying was "I find this film unpleasant, others don't, so if they want to watch it and if Roth can make money from it, good luck to them." Let me be very clear - I do not want this film to be banned. And I don't think it is evil - just unpleasant.
Likewise, I have not seen any evidence to suggest that this sort of film makes people kill and do other unpleasant things to each other. However, if you do remove the right to the freedom of speech, then you find yourself on a slippery slope towards those who allow no dissension from seizing power and oppressing others.
Hostel Part II is a nasty little film, but the choice to watch it or not watch it is a personal one. There is no need for a ban.
Talking of evidence, I have not seen any to suggest that, during the period of (moral) film censorship in Britain in the last century, our liberties were in any worse state than they are now - other than the liberty to trade in certain types of film, obviously.
What kind of evidence would you consider acceptable as demonstrating that such films can influence people (for the worse)? It seems possible that by your current standards it could be argued, for example, that education does not influence people; nor incitement to violence.
Also, your doctrine of free speech would seem to permit someone to say that they wanted to ban a film, but not to lawfully act on that thought. Isn't that a kind of oppression? What I mean is that the absolute free speech argument is articulated in a manner that suggests a mutually satisfactory resolution to the dispute when in fact one side is actually imposing itself on the other, since the latter does believe that evil films can influence people for the worse.
"Also, your doctrine of free speech would seem to permit someone to say that they wanted to ban a film, but not to lawfully act on that thought. Isn't that a kind of oppression? What I mean is that the absolute free speech argument is articulated in a manner that suggests a mutually satisfactory resolution to the dispute when in fact one side is actually imposing itself on the other, since the latter does believe that evil films can influence people for the worse."
I think that you misunderstand what libertarianism is. Libertarianism holds that a person is sovereign over their own life and they must take respnsibility for their actions.
If someone murders another person after seeing a film like Hostel 2, the film is not responsible for the murder: the murderer is reponsible for that murder.
It is demonstrably true that violence in movies does not cause violent actions in every person who sees such movies. Only the person committing the violence is responsible. End of argument.
To argue otherwise is to say that humans are not able to think for themselves and therefore must be controlled. And you are not, therefore, a libertarian.
Oh, and free speech is irrelevent. Someone can call for a film to be banned as much as they like, and I can call for it not to be banned; the default free position is that it is not banned.
"Libertarianism holds that a person is sovereign over their own life and they must take responsibility for their actions."
Aren't these incompatible notions? If someone who is sovereign has to "take responsibility" - presumably by being punished - for his actions isn't he subjecting himself to someone else's sovereignty?
"the film is not responsible for the murder: the murderer is responsible for that murder"
Correct - but the inciter is responsible for the incitement. From Wikipedia (not the best resource I know):
"There must be actual communication so that the other person has the opportunity to agree, but the actus reus is complete whether the incitement actually persuades another to commit an offence."
"It is demonstrably true that violence in movies does not cause violent actions in every person who sees such movies."
Of course, but it is also axiomatic that people are capable of influencing each other through communication. That presumably underlies your desire to construct a Web site.
"To argue otherwise is to say that humans are not able to think for themselves and therefore must be controlled."
So would you say that an inciter should not be controlled? How about the man who cries "Fire!" in a crowded theatre? (At least some members of the audience will not react in panic.)
"the default free position is that it is not banned.... End of argument."
Only from your perspective. As I say, those of us who accept that it is inherent to human communication that it has the capacity to persuade are not, under the strict rule of libertarianism, allowed to protect ourselves from the dissemination of material that exhorts to sadistic violence.
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.hack//G.U. Volume 2
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Post by Tolby » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:12 pm
The novel, not the game. What is wrong with the editors or publishers of this? There are so many mistakes its hurting my eyes. I'm not the best English student, but even I find all the mistakes annoying. I don't remember volume 1 being this bad.
Quotes without opening quotations marks, or ones without closing quotations marks. Various inconsistencies. Nala is Nala and Nara. First Haseo is the Fear of Death, then hes the Terror of Death. At first I think it was suppose to be that way, but judging by the way it was alternated didn't make it seem that way. Kuhn was once a "Lose One". Oh what the hell, random forward slash. Even just the writing style itself, it didn't seem to be that well written. Well at first, once I submerged myself it got better, but maybe that was just because I'm a .hack fan and my attention was on the story. I finished the book in one sitting and really enjoyed the story being told, but wow.. so many errors.
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Post by Master ZED » Fri Feb 05, 2010 1:44 pm
You forgot the best one, right at the very beginning of the prologue; the entire book takes place in the summer of 2007! Normally I'd let that go, but since that's the very first page of the story itself....
Oh, and Matsu gets mistaken for Hiiragi several times when he's first introduced. When Sakaki said "Yes, Hiiragi" after one of Matsu's lines, I couldn't help but think of the Metalocalypse episode where the band burned music to water, and the possibilities of the exchange that could have taken place just killed me.
The whole thing looks painfully rushed. When Nala comes up as "Nara," it shows up in such a way as to imply there's a completely separate character by the latter name. "Reiko" is spelled correctly exactly once, then it's "Rieko" from that point on. There are also several instances where the formatting is incorrect, fonts getting enlarged and apparently bolded for no good reason. Honestly, it looks like the novel was translated and written in one shot, no going back, no revisions. I got quite the laughs out of this book even though I didn't want them, but the formatting errors were actually pretty annoying, *almost* to the point that I'd be willing to buy a corrected reprint to go with by bastard copy.
Oh, and Kuhn somehow became a Steam Gunner near the end.
Even though Magus is still a lance.
At least we know the translator did their research. -_-
Exactly! I had to read the Matsu and Hiiragi paragraphs several times. I couldn't tell if it was an error or if Matsu was being his abrasive self and interrupting/answering for him.
Same thing with Nala. I know the whole Japanese R and L thing, but the way it was talking I was thinking maybe there is a character called Nara that I just somehow never really pay attention to/is new to the novelization telling of the story.
I think what gets me the most is the timeframe involved. They had a full year, and this is what TP shits out. For $11, I'd have expected someone to use a spellchecker at some point, but noOOo; the damn thing's written worse than one of my travesties! -_-
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Post by Anime Monkey » Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:23 am
... Well, I was kind of excited about getting this soon, but now I'm just shaking my head at Tokyopop. It's just like the good ol' days; AI Buster 2 anyone?
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Post by AuraTwilight » Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:44 am
Ah well. Give it some time, eventually they fix this in later editions. Thanks for letting me know not to go buy it yet.
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Baby SUV comparison: Holden Trax v Honda HR-V v Mazda CX-3 v Renault Captur
The latest batch of small SUVs are the height of fashion.
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When it comes to cars changing the new-car landscape, the latest batch of small SUVs are the height of fashion. Building from almost nothing a decade ago, there are now at least 10 serious players in what is the fastest growing segment of the market. A trio of new entrants early in 2015 – the Honda HR-V, Renault Captur and Mazda CX-3 – heralds the boom of an already steadily growing segment.
And there's more to come, with Jeep and Fiat set to bring their small SUV rivals to a segment most believe buyers can't get enough of.
We've thrown one of the former class leaders, Holden's Trax, into the mix as well for a four-way compact SUV shootout to determine where best to spend $30,000.
First launched in 2013, the Trax is already one of the elder statesman of the small SUV category. And despite being something of a pioneer – giving Holden a recent rare sniff of sales success – it's looking decidedly less fresh in the face of newer competition.
The Holden Trax, Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3 and Renault Captur. Photo: Thomas Wielecki
That age means Holden's smallest SUV misses out on some of the latest fare, such as seatbelt reminders in the rear (it and the Renault are the only ones missing them) and the option of the latest active safety features, such as auto braking.
You don't have to look far around the cabin to spot cheap-looking trim, whether it's some silver-look plastics or the fake leather trim that is more sticky-under-thigh than supple.
However, the Trax makes points with its spacious interior. Rear headroom is above average, while legroom isn't bad for what is a small car.
Storage is also brilliant. You'll be inundated with hidey-holes for phones, coins, glasses – whatever, whether it's the four cupholders in the centre console or the smaller pockets high on the dash. There are even two small gloveboxes, as well as a covered binnacle in the centre of the dash and a sliding tray under the front passenger's seat.
On the road, the Trax is mixed. The 1.4-litre engine doesn't have much power but has decent mid-rev flexibility, so can easily build pace, albeit with some associated noise. It's helped by the six-speed auto, which has fairly close gear ratios, meaning it will shift up into second, third and fourth gears sooner than may be expected.
But the engine lacks spark when first called on, with some lag as its turbocharger spins to its optimal operating speed. It's less of an issue on the move but can be frustrating in stop-start traffic.
Fuel use also doesn't help the Trax's cause. It's claimed figure of 6.9 litres per 100km is the equal highest but blew out to 11.1L/100km on our test. That it calls for premium unleaded raises the bowser pain.
But the tiny Holden has excellent road manners. Grip from the 18-inch Continental tyres is excellent and the SUV responds faithfully to steering inputs. It's deceptively capable and inspires confidence, dealing admirably with lumps and bumps.
But there's some associated tyre roar, something that further detracts from the cabin ambience.
The Trax's value also wanes against its competitors. At $29,990 it's the second dearest here, yet it's the only one without auto airconditioning and a smart key entry system.
Heated front seats are part of the deal, though.
There's a freshness and modernity to the HR-V from the moment you approach it, whether it's the concealed rear door handles (designed to make it look like a three-door) or the elegant, upmarket interior.
Indeed, that cabin is a big part of the sales pitch – big being the key word. While most small SUVs hold little hope of making adults comfortable in the stern, the HR-V gives it a crack. Headroom is generous, as is legroom. Like its rivals, the prospect of three wide waists across the back isn't appealing, but as a four-seater it is the most spacious of our quartet.
Luggage space, too, is above average, with a pram-welcoming cavity. As with its rivals there's a 60/40 split-fold function, as well as Honda's clever "Magic Seats", which allow the seat bases to be folded up independently. It's a fantastic setup and one that makes it easy to fit bikes, TVs or other bulky items.
But the HR-V stumbles with its flimsy luggage cover. The stocking-like material (with a harder frame) needs to be slotted in (rather than extending and contracting) and is so delicate it can't easily support everyday items such as an iPad or purse/wallet.
On the road there's a woolliness to the steering that doesn't do much to its moderate dynamic flair. That continues to its cornering prowess, which lacks the bite and poise of the Mazda and doesn't respond as calmly to mid-corner steering adjustments.
The 1.8-litre engine falls tantalising close to matching the bigger Mazda's peak power, but it's short on torque, with the least of our contenders, at just 175Nm. Thankfully the CVT (continuously variable transmission) does its best to make up for the shortfall, spinning the engine up above 6000rpm to tap into Honda's trademark high-revving peaks.
But from a standstill there's less enthusiasm and the CVT takes its time winding up, underlining the engine's lack of low-rev muscle and adding to an initial feeling of lethargy. It also struggles to maintain a set speed on cruise control, which is frustrating on undulating roads.
With claimed fuel use of 6.9L/100km the HR-V is towards the thirstier end of the small SUV scale; during our drive it used 9.9L/100km.
In terms of model options, the HR-V is only available as a narrow model range, compromising VTi, VTi-S and VTi-L variants, all of which share the same 1.8-litre engine and auto transmission. Despite its looks there's no four-wheel-drive option for now.
For this test we drove a VTi-L, but for comparative purposes we're imagining it's the more affordable VTi-S (heated front seats, a sunroof and leather trim are the prime differences), which sells for $27,990.
Much of the Honda's value has gone into the extra millimetres. But it's also generously appointed, with the requisite camera, large colour touchscreen and rear parking sensors.
It's also the only one here with dual-zone ventilation, which balances it being the only one to miss out on sat-nav.
If making an impact counts, then Mazda's all-new arrival scores early points. The CX-3 is not only one of the most affordable SUVs on the market, it has one of the broadest model ranges, with prices ranging from $19,990 all the way to $37,690.
In between are four trim levels, the choice of diesel and petrol engines, manuals and autos, and the option of front- or four-wheel-drive.
Not every permutation is filled, but the 10 models on offer outstrip any competitor and positions the CX-3 for almost everyone. Or so Mazda seems to hope. The CX-3 is also the only small SUV to offer a Safety Pack across its range, bringing blind-spot warning and auto braking below 30km/h (it's $1030 extra on all but the flagship Akari).
Our Touring sits one from the top of the range and is priced at $28,990, bringing with it faux leather highlights, sat-nav and – unique to the class – a heads-up display, which uses a small piece of glass on top of the instrument cowling to project a digital speedo close to the driver's line of sight.
And Mazda has nailed the styling, with flowing lines and a long snout signalling its performance intent.
It's reaffirmed with the driving package, which begins with the largest, most powerful engine here. Its 109kW only just outguns the Trax and HR-V (the Trax has fractionally more torque) but it's delivered with a feistiness that makes it the quickest of our quartet, sprinting to 100km/h in 8.9 seconds. The six-speed auto, too, mates well to the engine and shifts cleanly; there's a sports mode that shifts down more aggressively and holds gears for longer.
The downside is noise once you're revving the engine out, something that can create quite a din in the cabin. Combined with a thruminess to the way it revs, it lets you know it's working.
Despite all the activity, the CX-3 has claimed fuel use of 6.1L/100km, a figure that blew out to 9.3L/100km on our test. Still, the Mazda is also the only one with a stop-start system to save fuel when stationary.
It also steers accurately, something that makes it feel agile, utilising the grip from the 18-inch tyres nicely. It's a shame the nose isn't always in sync when it comes to recovering from a bump, something more noticeable at high speeds.
Where the Mazda loses marks is in the back seat. Headroom is OK, but legroom is very tight, making it a kids-only affair for most journeys. Even then the prominently rising window line reduces side vision for the littlies.
And extracting yourself from the back seat is more of a challenge than it should be. Granted, these cars are predominantly for singles or couples with no kids, but the back doors suggest it will sometimes accommodate more, and the Mazda is least set up for the task in this group.
French car makers have traditionally done things differently. And it's no different with the Captur, which is clearly trying to capitalise on its European heritage with the swoopy, distinctive design.
Inside, too, there are interesting touches, such as the bright fluoro angled elastic nets on the backs of the front seats. The dash continues the theme with some orange splashes and an instrument cluster dominated by a legible digital speedo. Throw in various dimpled patterns on the different plastic textures and it makes for an interior that can't be labelled as a copycat.
But the central touchscreen feels like an afterthought, with an LG logo that pops up on start-up and built-in USB point. There are other quirks, such as the removable binnacle at the back of the centre console, something that can foul the front seat rake adjuster knobs.
Like the Holden, the Captur misses out on seatbelt reminders for the rear seats and can't be optioned with modern active safety features. But there's a more serious omission on the safety front – no airbags in the rear; the Renault is the only one to omit the potentially life-saving rear curtain airbags.
But its $27,990 price tag is tempting, especially as it brings smart key entry, sat-nav and a reversing camera.
There's added cleverness inside with the Captur's rear seats, which can slide forward or back by up to 16cm. It allows you to trade off between boot space and legroom, with each heavily compromised in the most extreme respective positions.
Favour seat space, though, and the rears dish up decent legroom, something that goes well with the generous headroom. But the deep floor well makes it difficult to quickly rotate your legs and get out.
On the road the Renault is the quietest of our quartet, subduing unwanted road noise impressively. It's also well behaved, sumptuously dealing with higher speed bumps and offering a good blend of control and comfort at city speeds.
It's the only one with drum brakes at the rear (something still common in city cars) but its stopping ability is still reassuring.
Going is not as convincing. The tiny 1.2-litre four-cylinder benefits from a turbo, but teamed to the twin-clutch automatic transmission (marketed as EDC, or Efficient Dual Clutch) it's a frustrating combination. Accelerating from a standstill is leisurely at best, and often frustrating in the time it takes to get moving.
Combined with a modest 88kW of power, the situation doesn't improve much on the run. Even around town you're often flat out on the accelerator, and on the open road it's an exercise in maintaining momentum.
At least it's frugal. Claimed consumption of 5.4L/100km makes it the most efficient of the lot, and even after our occasionally spirited drive the returned 8.8L/100km led the field. That it calls for premium unleaded removes some of the shine, though.
Holden's Trax puts up a stellar fight, with good driving dynamics and a spacious cabin. But its interior lacks flair and the 1.4-litre engine suffers from some lag, detracting from its value appeal.
Renault's Captur has a clever and funky interior and drives with a maturity few in this category do. But its tiny engine is regularly frustrating, except when refuelling. Combined with inferior rear seat safety it's enough to relegate the Renault to third place in this shootout.
Two to go, and the battle for the top spot could flip either way depending on your priorities.
If it's space and flexibility, then the Honda carves a confident route to the top of the podium. It's got a clever and classy interior and is well specified.
However, most people aren't buying small SUVs for space. They want them for lean running costs, easy manoeuvreability, all while being fun and easy to live with.
For that the less-than-perfect CX-3 is closest to nailing the brief, emerging as a compact champion thanks to its fun-to-drive demeanour, good economy and excellent value.
Holden Trax 1.4 LTZ
Engine: 1.4-litre
Power: 103kW at 4900rpm
Torque: 200Nm at 1850rpm
0-100km/h: 9.3 seconds
Claimed fuel use: 6.9L/100km (premium unleaded recommended)
Fuel use on test: 11.1L/100km
Honda HR-V VTi-S*
Engine: 1.8-litre 4-cylinder petrol
Transmission: CVT auto
0-100km/h: 10.2 seconds
Claimed fuel use: 6.9L/100km
Fuel use on test: 9.9L/100km
* VTi-L model tested ($32,990) but VTi-S used for comparative purposes.
Mazda CX-3 sTouring FWD petrol
Renault Captur Dynamique
Engine: 1.2-litre 4-cylinder turbo petrol
Power: 88kW at 4900rpm
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Sun, 2014-06-29 10:11 - DriveSmartBC
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Fifteen year old Wiael Hmaied was crossing diagonally across Clarke Road in Port Moody near the Barnett Highway. He was walking against the red light displayed at the nearby intersection, not using a crosswalk, when he dropped his cell phone. He stopped and turned without looking to pick up the cell phone and was struck by a truck driven by Brian Wilkinson.
Mr. Wilkinson had approached at a speed slightly over the speed limit and did not take any action when Hmaied stepped into the roadway. A driver following behind Wilkinson anticipated possible problems and began to slow. He watched as Wilkinson finally did act and brake heavily just before striking Hmaied.
At issue is the liability for the collision and the judgment contains a discussion of the duties of both pedestrians and drivers as they interact with each other in traffic.
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CompetentDrivingBC - 2014/06/29 - 18:00
After reading the initial determination of how this pedestrian/vehicle collision occurred, I figured that a 50/50 judgment in terms of fault was probable, so in the academic sense was delighted to find that this was the conclusion.
The pedestrian acted as though he had total right of way, without responsibility for the consequences of his actions; but the driver acted in a very similar manner, only attempting to prevent the collision at the last moment, when it was already too late.
It's well worth reading through the whole transcript. At the end of the day, damages to the pedestrian were assessed at $73k, but because he was as much at fault as the driver, they were reduced to half of that. At risk of sounding cynical, I would guess that he doesn't jaywalk any more. As for the driver? Well he, or his estate, are the poorer for the same amount, because he didn't make the effort to prevent the collision soon enough.
What's really absurd is that they both had sufficient visibility of each other and the potential for collision to easily ensure that it wouldn't ever happen in the first place. But when they ran out of space between them, there was no time left to react in a way that could prevent their colliding with each other.
The one thing that I would wish to argue with the judge is her assertion that the driver should have changed lanes to avoid the collision. This seems to presume that he had the time to ensure there was no vehicle in the adjacent lane, yet only seconds elapsed from when the driver (and the guy following him down that hill) were able to see the pedestrian to when they hit each other. I only mention this because if the driver did change lanes without checking (as required by law) that it could be done safely, then he could have triggered a much more serious crash by shoving the car beside him into the oncoming lanes.
Oh, and she's also incorrect about right-of-way. Nobody ever has that - under law. But there are certainly many times when they don't.
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Author Biography Stephen Greenblatt (Ph.D. Yale) is Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University. Also General Editor of The Norton Anthology of English Literature, he is the author of eleven books, including The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (winner of the 2011 National Book Award and the 2012 Pulitzer Prize); Shakespeare's Freedom; Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare; Hamlet in Purgatory; Marvelous Possessions: The Wonder of the New World; Learning to Curse: Essays in Early Modern Culture; and Renaissance Self-Fashioning: From More to Shakespeare. He has edited seven collections of criticism, including Cultural Mobility: A Manifesto, and is a founding coeditor of the journal Representations. His honors include the MLA's James Russell Lowell Prize, for both Shakespearean Negotiations: The Circulation of Social Energy in Renaissance England and The Swerve, the Sapegno Prize, the Distinguished Humanist Award from the Mellon Foundation, the Wilbur Cross Medal from the Yale University Graduate School, the William Shakespeare Award for Classical Theatre, the Erasmus Institute Prize, two Guggenheim Fellowships, and the Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of California, Berkeley. He was president of the Modern Language Association of America and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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5 Cool Ways to Make Urban Biking Safer
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Remember when you were a kid, and all you needed to go bicycling was a clunky old bike handed down from your brother and a basic helmet from the local chain store? And maybe you are old enough to remember when bicycling was for kids and Tour de France racers—and chances are pretty good you are neither.
Now of course, that has changed, with everyone from hipsters to yuppies to old folks using bicycles for transportation, exercise and tourism and even social activities, like the Critical Mass bike rides that have swept the country. (Needless to say, they started in cutting-edge California). All kinds of companies making all kinds of equipment and products have sprung up to take advantage of this burgeoning market. Here are some we found particularly intriguing.
1. The Zackees Turn Signal glove is a bicycling glove equipped with LED lights activated by a built-in switch located between the thumb and index finger. You stretch out your arm as you normally would, but the lights make your intention to turn even clearer. Obviously, this is a great product for those who ride at night and inclement weather, when seeing your outstretched arm might be difficult. The glove is battery-operated and the rechargeable batteries can be removed so the durable glove can be tossed in the washing machine. The company is also working on an innovation that would allow you to signal without taking your hands off your bike handle. The gloves retail for $85-$100.
The Zackees Turn Signal glove makes it clear which way you'll be going. Photo credit: Zackees
2. Helmets with lights have been around a while, and they're almost essential at night. Some companies are now offering attachments for your helmet based on the increasingly popular fiber optic technology, giving riders options to customize colors and light designs to fit their personal style. Ohio-based LightMyLid makes LED-equipped Lid Lights that come in pink, red, orange, yellow, green, blue and white, in both blinking and static versions. They come in strips to apply to any hard-shelled helmet to increase your nighttime visibility and run $25-$35 for two strips and a battery case.
Lid Lights let you customize your helmet and increase your visibility at the same time. Photo Credit: LightMyLid
3. The Loud Bicycle Horn beats the pants off that tinkly little bicycle bell you had as a kid. It sounds just like a car horn and it's just as loud too—sure to get the attention of other vehicles on the road. It fits a variety of frame sizes and shapes and requires a special tool to be removed so it's hard to steal. It's water-resistant and runs on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. Oddly, the company says "The Loud Bicycle horn is legal everywhere in the U.S. except for libraries." We hope you weren't going to ride your bike there! it sells for about $100.
Be heard as well as seen with the Loud Bicycle horn. Photo credit: Loud Bicycle
4. You've got front and back lights on your bicycle, but that's not much help if someone is coming from your side. A company called Fibre Flare makes side lights that attach to tube of your bike's frame to create side visibility as well. Coming in a variety of colors, it uses fiber optic technology to create a high-intensity light that can be seen almost 1,000 feet away. The flexible tubes come in three lengths and can also be attached to clothing, backpacks and outdoor/camping gear. They sell for $35-$50.
Attach these lights to the side of your frame so people can see you from all directions. Photo credit: Fibre Flair
5. Theft is always a concern for bicyclists; even if a bike locked, parts and attachments (like horns) can be taken. An Israeli company called Cardboard Technology thinks it has a solution: a bike not valuable enough to steal. It isn't in full production yet but it's been rolling out prototypes to show to potential investors. The bike made of recycled cardboard (along with some recycled plastics and automobile tires) folded origami-style to make it strong and treated with chemicals to make it waterproof and fireproof. It can carry up to 300 pounds. The company has plans to expand into wheelchairs, strollers and shopping carts. Stay tuned!
It's not on the market yet, but you could soon be riding a bike made mostly from recycled cardboard. Photo credit: Cardboard Technologies
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<p>A double-barreled flu season occurs when two flu outbreaks overlap one another, a pattern which is very unusual, according to flu experts.</p><p>Last year, for example, we saw A/H1N1 infections peak early, followed by another wave of A/H3N2 infections.</p><p>Though the predominant strains are different this year, we're seeing the same pattern play out: Activity took off with B/Victoria and now that second wave of A/H1N1 is coming for us, according to Schaffner.</p><p>"Around the country, my colleagues and I are seeing H1N1 come up strong, and it's now about 50-50 [with B/Victoria]," Schaffner told Healthline.</p><p>The most worrisome part of a double-barreled flu season is that you can get sick twice.</p><p>Just because you caught a B-strain flu doesn't mean that you're immune from the A strains.</p><p>"There will be the rare person who gets two flu infections in the same season — one with B and one with H1N1," Schaffner said.</p><p>Though there will be some protection within each strain — in that contracting an A strain will protect you against other A strains, and B strains will protect against other B's — there's not much cross protection.</p><p>A double-barreled season also means we're more likely to see a prolonged influenza season.</p>
What to Know About B and A Strains
<p>The fact that B strains are predominating this year isn't just confusing, it's concerning as well.</p><p>B strains haven't hit this hard for nearly 30 years, since during the 1992–1993 season, the CDC told Healthline.</p><p>Additionally, we didn't see much of the B strain in the past couple of years, according to <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/norman-moore-908577a/" target="_blank">Dr. Norman Moore</a>, the director of infectious diseases for <a href="https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/healthy-communities/your-kids-got-the-flu.html" target="_blank">Abbott</a>.</p><p>This means that many people — especially kids — have never been exposed to the strain, and consequently, don't have residual immunity against it.</p><p>"When there's a rarity, it actually sets you up for another bigger push to get it, because at that point, we really don't have anybody with any strong immunity going around, so we're all potential vessels for getting exposed and transmitting it," Moore said.</p><p>This is one of the reasons kids are being hit harder this year. They've never been exposed to this type of the flu — it's their first go around.</p><p>"These kids are just brand new to getting flu B," Moore said.</p><p>And because we haven't seen much of the B/Victoria strain in the past few years, this year's vaccine missed the mark.</p><p>"We thought initially the match was perfect, but it's not. It's off a little bit, and that means in many populations the vaccine is not going to function optimally," Schaffner explained.</p><p>Fortunately, the vaccine covers H1N1 well. According to Schaffner, the match to H1N1 is right on.</p><p>And because A strains circulate every year, most people have built up at least some "immune memory" to it — despite the fact these strains change and mutate each year.</p><p>"Our past experience with influenza viruses does give us some residual protection that lasts," Schaffner said.</p>
There’s Still Time to Get Vaccinated
<p>"It's not too late," Moore said about the vaccine, noting that we still don't know for sure what's going to happen next.</p><p>If flu A continues to get worse, as predicted, the flu shot will protect you through the rest of the season.</p><p>And even though the vaccine isn't a perfect match to B strains, it can still help lessen the severity of the flu.</p><p>"If you've been vaccinated, and even if there is a mismatch, you are likely to have a less severe infection when you get it," Schaffner said.</p><p>Remember: By getting immunized, you're not only protecting yourself, but others as well who may be more at risk for developing severe complications — like the elderly, pregnant women, children under 2, and immunosuppressed people.</p><p>"When we protect ourselves, we are really protecting those around us," Moore said.</p>
<p>Health experts say this has been an extremely unusual flu season. It started very early with a strain that we typically don't see much of. Now, another strain is building momentum and creating a path for what's known as a double-barreled flu season, in which two types of flu strike back to back. With a second wave coming, flu experts say it's not too late to get vaccinated before things pick up again.</p>
<p> <em>Reposted with permission from </em><a href="https://www.healthline.com/" target="_blank"><em>Healthline</em></a><em>. For detailed source information, please view the original article on </em><em><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health-news/get-the-flu-twice-this-year" target="_blank">Healthline</a></em><em>.</em><br/><em></em></p>
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By Andrew Joseph Pegoda
At least 40 percent to 90 percent of American voters stay home during elections, evidence that low voter turnout for both national and local elections is a serious problem throughout the U.S.
<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/10/23/659784277/republican-voter-suppression-efforts-are-targeting-minorities-journalist-says" target="_blank">Republican-led efforts</a> to diminish participation in voting and voter registration have greatly contributed to the number of nonvoters.</p><p>Since 2010, <a href="https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id.aspx" target="_blank">25 states</a> have adopted measures specifically aimed at making voting more difficult. Such measures include additional <a href="https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-id.aspx" target="_blank">voter identification</a> requirements.</p><p>Sometimes lawmakers said these were necessary to curb illegal voting, which research shows is an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/18/us/voter-fraud.html" target="_blank">all-but-nonexistent</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/04/22/714950127/after-democrats-surged-in-2018-republican-run-states-eye-new-curbs-on-voting" target="_blank">problem</a>.</p><p>Some counties and states have also created confusion and uncertainty about <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2020/01/06/texas-and-national-democrats-suing-state-over-voter-registration/" target="_blank">how to initially register</a> or <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voter-id-election-confusion" target="_blank">re-register</a> after a voter has moved.</p><p>In other cases, people might not know where to vote, due to the distribution of <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/us/politics/misinformation-election-day.html" target="_blank">deliberately false information</a>.</p><p>Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in <a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/shelby-county-v-holder/" target="_blank">Shelby County v. Holder</a> in 2013 that key aspects of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were unconstitutional, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-locations/southern-us-states-have-closed-1200-polling-places-in-recent-years-rights-group-idUSKCN1VV09J" target="_blank">states have closed</a> more than 1,000 polling locations, half of these in <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Texas-has-closed-more-polling-places-than-any-14429443.php#" target="_blank">Texas</a>.</p>
2. Personal Choice
<p>Some people decide to forgo voting.</p><p>I hear again and again that sometimes people make such choices because they were intimidated by friends, by family members or by people at <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/reports-of-voter-intimidation-at-polling-places-in-texas" target="_blank">polling places</a>.</p><p>When facing the complexities of races with dozens of candidates and complicated issues, <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/11/05/in-their-own-words-why-some-people-find-voting-difficult/" target="_blank">others say they don't feel</a> they know enough to make informed decisions.</p><p>People have also told me they worry about feeling personally responsible if they vote for a candidate or position and there are unforeseen consequences, such as cuts to important aid programs. Members of any group, but especially those of <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/01/why-are-the-poor-and-minorities-less-likely-to-vote/282896/" target="_blank">underrepresented</a> <a href="https://medium.com/s/story/an-open-letter-to-everyone-who-wont-stop-telling-me-to-vote-21b75e28546b" target="_blank">groups</a>, may long to vote for desirable candidates but not feel that current candidates offer the possibility that anything will really change.</p><p>Individuals have shared with me that they have not voted because they do not trust a nation that they feel has lied and perpetuated systemic abuse against minorities, aggravated further by <a href="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/03/jn" target="_blank">widespread</a> <a href="https://harvardpress.typepad.com/hup_publicity/2018/07/why-gerrymandering-matters-allan-lichtman.html" target="_blank">gerrymandering</a> and for presidential elections, by an <a href="https://theconversation.com/whose-votes-count-the-least-in-the-electoral-college-74280" target="_blank">Electoral College</a> system that doesn't weigh each vote the same.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/08/europe/french-voters-spoiled-ballots-abstained/index.html" target="_blank">France</a> and <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/nota-none-of-the-above-assembly-elections-2016-west-bengal-assam-kerala-311814-2016-03-04" target="_blank">India</a>, for example, people who dislike all of the candidates can formally "vote" without endorsing any candidate by selecting "none of the above." Not having this option in the U.S. might affect turnout, too.</p>
3. Obstacles to Access
<p>For others, voting may simply be too difficult.</p><p>I often hear of people who — even with early voting or absentee options — cannot vote because they <a href="https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/05/news/economy/poor-people-voting-rights/index.html" target="_blank">lack transportation</a>. They are homeless. They lack child care. They are <a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/02/01/how-voters-with-disabilities-are-blocked-from-the-ballot-box" target="_blank">disabled</a>. They <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/11/12/a-ton-of-people-didnt-vote-because-they-couldnt-get-time-off-from-work/" target="_blank">work, go to school and live in different cities</a>.</p><p>This is even more applicable for the <a href="https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2019/demo/P70BR-163.pdf" target="_blank">7 to 8 million</a> in the U.S. who hold multiple jobs. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/can-i-leave-work-early-to-vote-2016-11" target="_blank">Laws guarantee</a> <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/1/18016220/2018-midterm-elections-time-off-work-vote" target="_blank">time off</a> <a href="https://aflcio.org/2016/11/5/know-your-rights-state-laws-employee-time-vote" target="_blank">for voting</a> but <a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/11/1/18016220/2018-midterm-elections-time-off-work-vote" target="_blank">aren't enforceable and aren't always workable</a>.</p><p>Such people are effectively disenfranchised.</p>
4. Lack of Rights
<p><span>Only non-incarcerated, mentally competent, registered citizens of age can vote.</span></p><p>Based on 2015 data, the right to vote was not extended to a more than <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/lpr_population_estimates_january_2015.pdf" target="_blank">13 million</a> people with green cards, work visas or refugee status. Given the total population of people 18 and older exceeded <a href="https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=bkmk" target="_blank">248 million</a> in 2015, one out of every 20 adults living, working and spending money in the U.S. was not eligible to vote.</p><p>Using <a href="https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.003780-18" target="_blank">vague and inconsistent</a> language, states have also worked to <a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/03/21/thousands-lose-right-to-vote-under-incompetence-laws" target="_blank">deny</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2016/09/04/492430780/disabled-and-fighting-for-the-right-to-vote" target="_blank">disabled</a> or <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/disabled-people-denied-voting-rights-group-says" target="_blank">mentally</a> <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/keeping-the-mentally-incompetent-from-voting/263748/" target="_blank">ill</a> people a political voice. This affects <a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/03/21/thousands-lose-right-to-vote-under-incompetence-laws" target="_blank">potentially over a million people nationwide</a>.</p><p>As discussed in the books <a href="http://newjimcrow.com/" target="_blank"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">The New Jim Crow</em></a> and in <a href="https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/race-incarceration-and-american-values" target="_blank"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Race, Incarceration and American Values</em>,</a> an additional 6 million Americans <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/21/us/felony-voting-rights-law.html" target="_blank">cannot vote</a> because of felony convictions, an issue that disproportionately affects <a href="https://news.uga.edu/total-us-population-with-felony-convictions/" target="_blank">black people</a>. In some states, this disenfranchisement remains <a href="https://apnews.com/07409d1e264549f093a554b38ccd82f3" target="_blank">in effect for life</a>.</p>
<p>Given the legitimacy of reasons why they don't participate, nonvoters certainly shouldn't be scolded with, "If you <a href="http://www.msnbc.com/martin-bashir/memo-americans-if-you-dont-vote-you-can/amp" target="_blank">don't</a> <a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-do-people-say-if-you-dont-vote-you-cant-complain" target="_blank">vote</a>, you <a href="https://link.medium.com/jtQbGeVE32" target="_blank">can't</a> <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dont-vote-dont-complain_b_12254884" target="_blank">complain</a>." Or with even harsher words, as one friend on Facebook put it: "If you don't vote, everything wrong in the world is your fault."</p><p>People long to be heard and deserve fair representation. Instead of bashing nonvoters, I recommend taking some deep breaths and initiating friendly conversations. Listen and learn. At a time when public trust in government is at <a href="https://www.people-press.org/2019/04/11/public-trust-in-government-1958-2019/" target="_blank">historic lows</a>, such conversations might even encourage someone to demand a voice.</p>
<p> <em>Reposted with permission from </em><em><a href="https://theconversation.com/i-asked-people-why-they-dont-vote-and-this-is-what-they-told-me-129421" target="_blank">The Conversation</a></em><em>.</em> </p><script async="async" data-counter="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/129421/count?distributor=republish-lightbox-advanced" id="theconversation_tracker_hook" src="https://theconversation.com/javascripts/lib/content_tracker_hook.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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Vitamin D, also known as the sunshine vitamin, is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for optimal health.
<p>Your skin can produce vitamin D when exposed to the sun's ultraviolet B (UVB) rays. Most people get at least some of their vitamin D this way.</p><p>According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), exposing your face, arms, legs, or back to sunlight for 5–30 minutes twice a week — without sunscreen — is usually sufficient to generate optimal vitamin D levels.<a href="https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/" target="_blank"></a></p><p>However, depending on your geographical location or climate, it may not be practical to achieve this degree of <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-from-sun" target="_blank">direct sun exposure</a>.</p><p>Additional factors, such as the season, time of day, and degree of pollution or smog, as well as your age, skin color, and sunscreen use, also affect your skin's ability to produce enough vitamin D.<a href="https://www.nap.edu/read/13050/chapter/7" target="_blank"></a></p><p>For instance, smog or an overcast day may reduce the strength of UV rays by up to 60%. Moreover, older adults and those with darker skin tones may require significantly longer than 30 minutes of sun exposure to produce sufficient vitamin D.<a href="https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/" target="_blank"></a></p><p>That said, excess sun exposure can increase your risk of <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/skin-cancer" target="_blank">skin cancer</a>. Hence, the American Academy of Dermatology urges people not to rely on the sun as their main source of vitamin D.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Your skin produces vitamin D following direct exposure to the sun. However, several factors can reduce your body's vitamin D generation, and excess sun exposure isn't recommended, as it may raise your risk of skin cancer.<br></p>
2. Certain Mushrooms
<p>Mushrooms have the unique ability to make vitamin D when exposed to UV light. This makes them the only edible plant source of vitamin D.<span></span></p><p>For instance, wild mushrooms and those artificially exposed to UV light may boast anywhere between 154 and 1,136 IU (3.8 and 28 mcg) of vitamin D per 3.5-ounce (100-gram) serving.</p><p>What's more, their vitamin D content remains high for the duration of their shelf life and appears to be as effective at raising levels of this vitamin in your body as vitamin D supplements.</p><p>That said, most commercial mushrooms are grown in the dark and aren't exposed to UV light, which means that they likely contain very little vitamin D.<a href="https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/342623/nutrients" target="_blank"></a></p><p>When shopping, look for a note on the label mentioning vitamin D content. If you're having trouble finding mushrooms exposed to UV light, you may have better luck at your local health food store or farmers market — which often carry <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/edible-mushrooms" target="_blank">wild mushrooms</a>.</p><p>Keep in mind that not all wild mushrooms are edible. Eating poisonous ones can cause symptoms ranging from <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/heartburn-acid-reflux-remedies" target="_blank">mild indigestion</a> to organ failure and even death. As such, you shouldn't forage for your own wild mushrooms unless you're expertly trained.<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2882543/" target="_blank"></a></p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p><strong></strong>UV-exposed mushrooms contain varying levels of vitamin D and appear to be as effective at raising vitamin D levels as supplements. However, most conventionally grown mushrooms aren't exposed to UV rays and harbor very little of this vitamin.</p>
3. Egg Yolks
<p><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/are-egg-yolks-bad" target="_blank"><br>Egg yolks</a> provide vitamin D, though their specific amounts rely greatly on the chicken's diet and access to the outdoors.</p><p>For instance, eggs sourced from chickens fed vitamin-D-enriched feed can pack up to 6,000 IU (150 mcg) per yolk, whereas eggs from chickens given conventional feed contain only 18–39 IU (0.4–1 mcg).</p><p>Similarly, chickens allowed to roam outdoors are exposed to sunlight and typically lay eggs that boast 3–4 times more vitamin D than those of chickens raised indoors.</p><p>Free-range or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-is-organic-food" target="_blank">organic</a> eggs tend to have more vitamin D. The label may also indicate that the eggs are enriched with this nutrient.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong>Egg yolks can provide significant amounts of vitamin D, especially if the eggs are sourced from chicken given enriched feed or allowed to roam outdoors.</p>
4. Cheese
<p>Cheese is a natural source of vitamin D, albeit in very small amounts.</p><p><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/healthiest-cheese" target="_blank">Most varieties</a> contain 8–24 IU (0.2–0.6 mcg) of vitamin D per 2-ounce (50-gram) serving. Levels vary based on the way the cheese is manufactured.</p><p>Fontina, Monterey, and Cheddar cheeses boast more, while mozzarella has less. Soft types like <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cottage-cheese-is-super-healthy" target="_blank">cottage</a>, ricotta, or cream cheeses offer almost no vitamin D.<a href="https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/336752/nutrients" target="_blank"></a></p><p>Some kinds can also be fortified with vitamin D, and this will be indicated on the label or ingredient list.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Cheese is a natural source of vitamin D, albeit in very small amounts. Cheddar, Fontina, and Monterey boast a little more.</p>
5. Fortified Foods
<p>Although some foods naturally contain small amounts of vitamin D, a variety of products are fortified with this nutrient. Although fortification standards vary by country, a few of these foods include:</p><ul> <li><strong>Cow's milk.</strong> Depending on the country you live in, you can expect 1 cup (240 ml) of milk to contain up to 120 IU (3 mcg) of vitamin D.</li></ul><ul> <li><strong>Nondairy beverages.</strong> <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/best-milk-substitutes" target="_blank">Plant milks</a> like soy, rice, hemp, oat, or almond milk — plus orange juice — are often fortified with similar amounts of vitamin D as cow's milk. They may provide up to 100 IU (2.5 mcg) of vitamin D per 1 cup (240 ml).</li></ul><ul> <li><strong>Yogurt. </strong>Some dairy and nondairy yogurts are fortified in vitamin D, giving around 52 IU (1.3 mcg) of this vitamin per 3.5 ounces (100 grams).</li></ul><ul> <li><strong>Tofu. </strong>Not all tofus are fortified, but those that are offer around 100 IU (2.5 mcg) per 3.5 ounces (100 grams).</li></ul><ul> <li><strong>Hot and cold cereals. </strong><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-benefits-oats-oatmeal" target="_blank">Oatmeal</a> and ready-to-eat cereals are often fortified with vitamin D, with 1/2 cup (120 grams) providing up to 120 IU (3 mcg), depending on the variety.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Margarine. </strong>Unlike butter, which is not typically fortified with vitamin D, many brands of margarine add this nutrient. One tablespoon (14 grams) usually provides around 20 IU (0.5 mcg).<a href="https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/343822/nutrients" target="_blank"></a></li></ul><p>Due to inconsistent fortification standards between countries, checking a food's ingredient list or nutrition label remain the best way to verify whether it's fortified in vitamin D and how much it contains.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Numerous common foods and beverages, including dairy and nondairy milks, as well as some cereals, are fortified with vitamin D. Because standards vary between countries, it's best to read the label carefully.</p>
6. Supplements
<p>If you're concerned you may not be getting enough vitamin D from your diet, supplements can act as a reliable and consistent source. These come in two forms:</p><ul> <li><strong>Vitamin D2: </strong>typically harvested from yeast or mushrooms exposed to UV rays</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Vitamin D3: </strong>usually derived from fish oil or sheep's wool, with vegan forms more recently developed from lichen</li></ul><p>When taken in large doses of 50,000 IU (1,250 mcg) or more, vitamin D3 appears to be more effective at raising and maintaining high blood levels of vitamin D than D2.</p><p>Yet, when taken in smaller, daily doses, the advantage of D3 over D2 appears to be much smaller.</p><p>You can tell which type your supplement contains by reading the label. Most lichen-derived D3 supplements also add vegan certification.</p><p>Because vitamin D is fat-soluble, eating it with <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-super-healthy-high-fat-foods" target="_blank">fatty foods</a> may help increase its absorption.</p><p>Keep in mind that the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is 400–800 IU (10–20 mcg), depending on factors like age and pregnancy. Exceeding this dosage for extended periods is not recommended, as it may cause toxicity.</p><p>Symptoms of <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-side-effects" target="_blank">vitamin D toxicity</a> may include confusion, difficulty concentrating, depression, abdominal pain, vomiting, high blood pressure, hearing loss, psychosis, and —in extreme cases — kidney failure and coma.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Supplements are a reliable and consistent source of vitamin D. They're best consumed in combination with fatty foods and shouldn't be taken in amounts exceeding the RDI for extended periods.</p>
<p>Although <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/benefits-vitamin-d" target="_blank">vitamin D</a> plays several crucial roles in your body, few foods naturally contain it — and vegetarian or vegan sources are especially sparse.</p><p>Spending time in the sunshine is a great way to boost your levels, but this isn't possible for everyone.</p><p>As such, you can try foods like wild mushrooms, egg yolks, or items <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/fortified-and-enriched-foods" target="_blank">enriched</a> with vitamin D. Supplements are another option.</p><p>If you're concerned that you may have low levels of this vitamin, speak with your healthcare provider.</p>
<p> <em>Reposted with permission from </em><a href="https://www.healthline.com/" target="_blank"><em>Healthline</em></a><em>. For detailed source information, please view the original article on </em><em><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-d-foods-for-vegetarians" target="_blank">Healthline</a></em><em>.</em></p>
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Countries around the world throw away millions of tons of plastic trash every year. Finding ways to manage plastic waste is daunting even for wealthy nations, but for smaller and less-developed countries it can be overwhelming.
<p>The first step to solving any problem is to measure it. This is often challenging for plastics, due to lack of data on <a href="https://theconversation.com/tons-of-plastic-trash-enter-the-great-lakes-every-year-where-does-it-go-100423" target="_blank">where they come from and end up</a>. A major part of our analysis was repurposing trade statistics to make up for limited data.</p><p>Material flow analysis helps quantify the flow of products and wastes. This process was developed in the late 1990s by <a href="https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/program/Graedel-Industrial-Ecology-and-Sustainable-Engineering/PGM121237.html" target="_blank">industrial ecologists</a> for waste management. They have applied it to track materials like metals and products like <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.07.008" target="_blank">computers</a> at national and <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-1625(02)00201-9" target="_blank">international</a> scales.</p><p>The analysis combines different kinds of data. It tracks imported or newly manufactured products entering economies to their use and reuse, including recycling, export or disposal in landfills. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7610-3_7" target="_blank">Academics and government agencies</a> conduct material flow analysis to inform environmental management.</p><p>The most surprising finding from our study was that most of the plastic entering the country's landfills — a total of 49,000 tons per year — was not produced or imported. Rather, it entered the country as packaging around imported products. In other words, the largest amount of landfilled plastic "came along for the ride" with other things.</p><iframe src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-plastic-fate" style="width: 100%; height: 600px; border: 0px none;"></iframe>
Recycle, Burn or Ban
<p>Much plastic waste ends up in landfills (or the <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03104-3" target="_blank">ocean</a>), but there are better solutions. One is recycling.</p><p>One promising finding from our study is that people in Trinidad and Tobago throw away 26,000 tons of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/science/polyethylene-terephthalate" target="_blank">PET plastic bottles</a> every year — enough to make building a domestic recycling facility economically efficient. There is also enough domestic demand for PET bottles to use the plastic that would come from a recycling facility to make more bottles.</p><p>A second solution is finding an alternative use for plastic waste. Plastic can be burned for energy, with proper scrubbing and cleaning, as is done in Sweden, where <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/climate/sweden-garbage-used-for-fuel.html" target="_blank">about half of all garbage is burned for energy</a>.</p><p>Some companies elsewhere, such as Lehigh Northeast Cement Co. in Glens Falls, New York, are starting to burn plastic as a <a href="https://poststar.com/news/local/lehigh-cement-gets-state-ok-to-burn-paper-and-plastic/article_a6b97aeb-3a4e-58c4-a789-6188b82e13ae.html" target="_blank">fuel in cement plants</a>. Cement production is energy intensive, and plastic can substitute for a large portion of the fossil fuels used. Trinidad and Tobago has a cement plant of sufficient size to burn around 29,000 tons of plastic waste.</p><p>Whether this option would work depends on whether there are other uses for the plastic and <a href="https://www.stalberttoday.ca/local-news/landfill-mulls-cement-solution-for-plastic-waste-1300974" target="_blank">how much plastic the cement plant there would take</a>. There are economic motivations to find out: Using waste plastic can increase profits at cement plants while reducing the amount of plastic going into landfills by roughly 30 percent.</p><p>A third solution is banning some plastic items. We determined that a ban on ubiquitous polystyrene shopping bags could reduce plastic waste in Trinidad and Tobago by 2,000 tons per year. Along with several other Caricom countries, Trinidad and Tobago has <a href="https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2019/12/caribbean-countries-that-will-ban-the-use-of-plastics-in-the-year-2020/" target="_blank">banned the use of these bags and other single-use plastics</a> starting Jan. 1.</p><iframe width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" id="twitter-embed-1176130736748998656" src="/res/community/twitter_embed/?iframe_id=twitter-embed-1176130736748998656&created_ts=1569246393.0&screen_name=duragsenpaii&text=Why+aren%E2%80%99t+single+use+plastics+banned+in+Trinidad+and+Tobago+as+yet+%3F%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2Fw6Ak6cHIHs&id=1176130736748998656&name=New+year+...+who+dis+%3F" frameborder="0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="469MMB1579381927"></iframe>
Measuring the Flow of Plastic: A Universal Solution
<p>While these results are specific to Trinidad and Tobago, material flow analysis can be used in any country. This approach clarifies the real outcome of efforts to manage plastic. For example, it showed us that banning single-use plastic bags and plastic straws could be worthwhile, but should be part of a larger strategy that identifies and manages larger sources of waste plastic.</p><p>This kind of analysis does not have to be be expensive. Our study was based on publicly available data on imports and exports, manufacturing, and waste flows into landfills. Our results, although incomplete, were sufficient to spotlight workable solutions.</p><p>The main barriers to using material flow analysis are awareness and expertise. The method is not yet widely known, and relatively few people have been trained to do it. But in a globalized world, where huge quantities of goods and materials are constantly moving across borders, it is a valuable tool for tackling urgent waste management challenges.</p>
<p> <em>Reposted with permission from </em><em><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-first-step-in-managing-plastic-waste-is-measuring-it-heres-how-we-did-it-for-one-caribbean-country-125547" target="_blank">The Conversation</a></em><em>.</em> </p><script async="async" data-counter="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/125547/count?distributor=republish-lightbox-advanced" id="theconversation_tracker_hook" src="https://theconversation.com/javascripts/lib/content_tracker_hook.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
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What Are Functional Foods? All You Need to Know
By Katherine Marengo, LDN, RD
In recent years, functional foods have gained popularity within health and wellness circles.
<p>Functional foods are ingredients that offer health benefits that extend beyond their nutritional value. Some types contain supplements or other additional ingredients designed to improve health.</p><p>The concept originated in Japan in the 1980s when government agencies started approving foods with proven benefits in an effort to better the health of the general population.</p><p>Some examples include foods <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/fortified-and-enriched-foods" target="_blank">fortified</a> with vitamins, minerals, probiotics, or fiber. Nutrient-rich ingredients like fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and grains are often considered functional foods as well.</p><p>Oats, for instance, contain a type of fiber called <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/beta-glucan-heart-healthy" target="_blank">beta glucan</a>, which has been shown to reduce inflammation, enhance immune function, and improve heart health.</p><p>Similarly, fruits and vegetables are packed with <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/antioxidants-explained" target="_blank">antioxidants</a>, which are beneficial compounds that help protect against disease.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Functional foods are foods that offer health benefits beyond their nutritional value. In addition to nutrient-rich ingredients like fruits and veggies, the category also includes foods fortified with vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and fiber.</p>
Examples of Functional Foods
<p>Functional foods are generally separated into two categories: conventional and modified.<a href="https://www.eatright.org/food/nutrition/healthy-eating/functional-foods" target="_blank"></a></p><p>Conventional foods are natural, <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/50-super-healthy-foods" target="_blank">whole-food ingredients</a> that are rich in important nutrients like vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and heart-healthy fats.</p><p>Meanwhile, modified foods have been fortified with additional ingredients, such as vitamins, minerals, probiotics, or fiber, to increase a food's health benefits.</p><p>Here are some examples of conventional functional foods:</p><ul><li><strong>Fruits:</strong> berries, kiwi, pears, peaches, apples, oranges, bananas</li><li><strong>Vegetables:</strong> broccoli, cauliflower, kale, <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/foods/spinach" target="_blank">spinach</a>, zucchini</li><li><strong>Nuts:</strong> <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-proven-benefits-of-almonds" target="_blank">almonds</a>, cashews, pistachios, macadamia nuts, Brazil nuts</li><li><strong>Seeds:</strong> chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds</li><li><strong>Legumes: </strong>black beans, chickpeas, navy beans, lentils</li><li><strong>Whole grains:</strong> oats, barley, buckwheat, <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/brown-vs-white-rice" target="_blank">brown rice</a>, couscous</li><li><strong>Seafood: </strong>salmon, sardines, anchovies, mackerel, cod</li><li><strong>Fermented foods:</strong> tempeh, kombucha, kimchi, kefir, sauerkraut</li><li><strong>Herbs and spices:</strong> turmeric, cinnamon, <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-benefits-of-ginger" target="_blank">ginger</a>, cayenne pepper</li><li><strong>Beverages: </strong>coffee, green tea, black tea</li></ul><p>Here are some examples of modified functional foods:</p><ul><li>fortified juices</li><li>fortified dairy products, such as <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fortified-milk" target="_blank">milk</a> and yogurt</li><li>fortified milk alternatives, such as almond, rice, coconut, and cashew milk</li><li>fortified grains, such as bread and pasta</li><li><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fortified-cereal" target="_blank">fortified cereal</a> and granola</li><li>fortified eggs</li></ul><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>Nutrient-rich foods like fruits, veggies, and legumes are often considered functional foods, along with fortified foods like juice, eggs, and cereal.</p>
<p>Functional foods are associated with several potential health benefits.</p><p><strong>May Prevent Nutrient Deficiencies</strong></p><p>Functional foods are typically high in important nutrients, including vitamins, minerals, <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease/good-fats-vs-bad-fats" target="_blank">healthy fats</a>, and fiber.</p><p>Filling your diet with a variety of functional foods — including both conventional and fortified foods — can help ensure you get the nutrients you need and protect against nutrient deficiencies.</p><p>In fact, since the introduction of fortified foods, the prevalence of <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/7-common-nutrient-deficiencies" target="_blank">nutrient deficiencies</a> has significantly decreased around the globe.</p><p>For instance, after iron-fortified wheat flour was introduced in Jordan, rates of <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/iron-deficiency-signs-symptoms" target="_blank">iron deficiency</a> anemia among children were nearly cut in half.</p><p>Fortification has also been used to prevent other conditions caused by nutrient deficiencies, including rickets, goiter, and birth defects.</p><p><strong>May Protect Against Disease</strong></p><p>Functional foods provide important nutrients that can help protect against disease.</p><p>Many are especially rich in antioxidants. These molecules help neutralize harmful compounds known as free radicals, helping prevent cell damage and certain chronic conditions, including heart disease, cancer, and <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes" target="_blank">diabetes</a>.</p><p>Some functional foods are also high in <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/17-health-benefits-of-omega-3" target="_blank">omega-3 fatty acids</a>, a healthy type of fat shown to reduce inflammation, boost brain function, and promote heart health.</p><p>Other types are rich in <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/why-is-fiber-good-for-you" target="_blank">fiber</a>, which can promote better blood sugar control and protect against conditions like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and stroke. Fiber may also help prevent digestive disorders, including diverticulitis, stomach ulcers, hemorrhoids, and acid reflux.</p><p><strong>May Promote Proper Growth and Development</strong></p><p>Certain nutrients are essential to proper growth and development in infants and children.</p><p>Enjoying a wide range of nutrient-rich functional foods as part of a healthy diet can help ensure that nutritional needs are met. In addition, it can be beneficial to include foods that are fortified with specific nutrients that are important for growth and development.</p><p>For example, cereals, grains, and flours are often fortified with B vitamins like <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/folic-acid" target="_blank">folic acid</a>, which is essential for fetal health.</p><p>Low levels of folic acid can increase the risk of neural tube defects, which can affect the brain, spinal cord, or spine. It's estimated that increasing the consumption of folic acid could decrease the prevalence of neural tube defects by 50–70%.</p><p>Other nutrients commonly found in functional foods also play key roles in growth and development, including omega-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, calcium, and <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/vitamin-b12-foods" target="_blank">vitamin B12</a>.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Functional foods may help prevent nutrient deficiencies, protect against disease, and promote proper growth and development.</p>
<p>A well-rounded, healthy diet should be rich in a variety of functional foods, including nutrient-rich whole foods like fruits, vegetables, <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-benefits-of-whole-grains" target="_blank">whole grains</a>, and legumes.</p><p>These foods not only supply your body with the vitamins and minerals it needs but also support overall health.</p><p>Modified, fortified functional foods can also fit into a balanced diet. In fact, they can help fill any gaps in your diet to prevent nutrient deficiencies, as well as enhance health by boosting your intake of important nutrients like vitamins, minerals, fiber, heart-healthy fats, or <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-super-healthy-probiotic-foods" target="_blank">probiotics</a>.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p><strong></strong>Functional foods can be used to boost your intake of important nutrients, fill any gaps in your diet, and support overall health.</p>
<p>Functional foods are a category of food associated with several powerful health benefits.</p><p>They can not only prevent nutrient deficiencies but also protect against disease and promote proper growth and development.</p><p>In addition to enjoying a variety of healthy whole foods, you can include more fortified foods in your diet to fill any nutritional gaps and support better health.</p>
<em>Reposted with permission from </em><a href="https://www.healthline.com/" target="_blank"><em>Healthline</em></a><em>. For detailed source information, please view the original article on </em><em><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/functional-foods" target="_blank">Healthline</a></em><em>.</em>
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Tod Wicks
Issue 04 (January 2005)
n the 1980s my work in the international division a manufacturer of telecommunications switching equipment had seen me travel to numerous countries around the world, often for months at a time. In those years I was sent to the People's Republic of China for two three-month tours. The first tour, in March through May of 1986, saw me in Hangzhou for five weeks, then Fuzhou and Jinan for five weeks. Now, Fuzhou and Jinan by no means resemble the New York-Washington or San Francisco-Los Angeles axes here in the US. In fact, air travel between these two cities is practically nonexistent. Our options were reduced to one: Take a train from Fuzhou to Jinan, a trip that we originally understood would take 16 hours. Much to our surprise, we soon found out from our car porter that it would be a 36-hour trip!
This particular rail journey was thrust upon us by rather extraordinary travel conditions that existed in China at that time. China was experiencing a rather unprecedented year in tourism, and hotels in Beijing1 were overflowing. To get to Jinan, which is closer to Beijing than to Fuzhou, we would have to take a plane to Beijing, then take a train to Jinan. But the airplane would arrive in Beijing after the train left for Jinan, and we would have to find a (non-existent) hotel room for the night, so we could take the train the next day. Since there were no hotel rooms, our only option was to take the train from Fuzhou.
To get to Fuzhou, we were to fly from Hong Kong. This was supposed to be a 2-hour trip. As we approached Fuzhou, I saw the flaps extend2 and we descended into a fog bank. The pilot moved the plane this way and that as it seemed like he was feeling his way down. After an interminable time (actually nearly an hour), the plane sped up and began climbing, and the flaps retracted. We were told that the fog was too heavy for a safe landing. We later discovered that only two or three airports in China were blessed with ground navigation facilities, and Fuzhou wasn't one of them, which meant that the pilot had to fly by visual rules, rather than instruments! And he just didn't trust the fog, especially with mountains ringing part of the city! Lucky us!
So, we landed in Xiamen (also known as Amoy -- on the straits of Quemoy, off Taiwan). We were herded into the terminal building to go through customs. Now, our party had some 20 boxes of electronic parts and related high-tech matter, and the Fuzhou customs were ready for us with the proper forms. Here in Xiamen, though, customs didn't quite know how to handle this situation. After much negotiation (and our having to give up several packs of valuable cigarettes3), we convinced the customs officials to just leave our goods aboard the plane.
Then we were bussed into town, arriving at the local hotel tired and dusty. Oops! The hotel was already fully booked and there were no rooms! Well, Leo (our colleague from the Hong Kong office, also our translator), Daunna (my wife), and I trudged outside to think things over. A young man was standing nearby chatting with a taxi driver, and noticed that we looked lost (a vegetable could have deduced that!). He walked up to Leo and a long discussion ensued. Leo came over to Daunna and me, and explained that this guy would help us. Not only would he find us a hotel room, but also he would take us to a restaurant. Then the next morning he would arrive in a taxi and get us out to the airport. Well, that sounded absolutely splendid! And how many cartons of cigs would this cost? Leo said that cigarettes hadn't even figured into the deal.
The local guy would pay for everything and we would reimburse him straight across the board. To understand how he would stand to gain, you need to know that there were [at that time] two currencies in China. Renminbi is the currency that locals use. When a foreigner cashes money or traveler's checks, the currency given is called FECs (foreign exchange certificates), and they are supposed to have a 1:1 ratio to renminbi. Not so. With FECs a local can go into stores that sell foreign goods and appliances, and buy such for himself. Generally these items are prized over locally manufactured items, and Chinese will give foreigners good black-market exchange rates. Sounds good? Yeah, but many places will not accept renminbi from foreigners, so it really doesn't buy you much. Sometimes you can buy dinner or pay a taxi driver, but mostly you have to get rid of it at free markets, where vendors aren't so particular.
So, we agreed to the deal proposed by our host. He found a "hotel"4 for us, and got us checked in. We then found a restaurant situated at the top of winding stairs, the width of which was about two feet. Hardly a comfortable margin when winding your way upwards. After a filling and tasty meal our host took us to a school, which featured a rotunda whose walls were decorated with paintings of a variety of famous intellectuals. We were quite surprised to find two westerners among the group: Ben Franklin and Albert Einstein. Each of the paintings was accompanied by a description. These were written in pinyin5 as well as in Chinese characters. The Chinese phonetic spelling of these two familiar names was Fa-len-ka-lin and Ai-en-stai-en (as written in pinyin).
After a good night's rest and a breakfast of Chinese porridge, we took the taxi back to the airport to wait for the call to board our plane. After several hours, we all boarded and took off for what we hoped was Fuzhou. We actually landed in yet another city! The fog hadn't cleared and we couldn't keep circling the mountains. We were treated to a lunch at the Nanchang airport, and we were all nearly finished when the crew came running in and gathered us up. The fog had lifted and we needed to hustle into the aircraft! So, we finally landed in Fuzhou 25 hours later than planned. All this so we could catch our train to get to our ultimate destination of Jinan!
Well, I dearly love to ride trains most anywhere in the world. The train we rode on for this trip was pulled by an honest-to-goodness steam locomotive. Our trip began at noon and ended the following midnight. Our route took us through many switching yards and we had ample opportunity to visit the past as we observed numerous steam-powered switch engines moving cars to and fro.
As foreign travelers we were billetted in what amounted to a first-class compartment: room for six to sit during the day, with four beds (two upper and two lower) for the sleeping arrangements. We didn't have much freedom of movement through the train during our journey so it was spent almost exclusively in our compartment. Our activities included lots of reading and a large amount of time at the window watching the landscape zip past as we sped across the eastern Chinese countryside. These activities were punctuated by the occasional trip to the restroom, the porter refilling our large thermos bottle with hot water for tea, and trips to the dining car.
On one such trip we saw another passenger with what appeared to be a crispy fried fish. We ordered one and all three of us dug in with high expectations. One bite was all each of us took as it turned out to be one of the most rotten fish any of us had ever tasted. The other passenger noticed our uneaten fish on his way out and made some comment that Leo told us mirrored our own sentiments about the fish.
At one point I pulled out a Playboy magazine and proceeded to catch up on some reading. Upon seeing this Leo had a fit. He explained that magazines such as Playboy were banned in China. Well, what could I do for now? I finished reading it and was about to put it away when Leo asked to read it. I never saw it again and as we neared our destination I asked about it. Leo said that he had tossed it out the window some time back into a field. I can just imagine the delight of the field hands as they came across this example of decadent western culture!
As we ended our ride I reflected a bit on our journey: In many ways it resembled European train travel in the 60s, and in other ways it was completely foreign.
A day late we arrived in Jinan and were met by our hosts; we got down to work the next day...but that's anothr story. All in all, a most entertaining travel adventure!
1 That's pronounced bay-jing! If the Chinese wanted you to pronounce the "j" like zh (as in Brezhnev), they would have spelled it Beizhing!
2 This is done to add surface area on the wings to increase lift while the aircraft is flying slower than usual.
3 No, we don't smoke, and I don't condone smoking. However, the realities of business in certain countries dictate that you bring a good supply for bargaining purposes.
4 Actually a guest house. There are differences in standards and services, and rarely do you find English-speaking staff at a guest house. However, any port in a storm...
5 Pinyin is the currently popular system used for romanized representation of Chinese ideographs. The other system, popularized in the 19th century by the British, is known as Wade-Giles notation. You can spot the differences: Beijing is pinyin, Wade-Giles spells it Peking; similarly Hangzhou = Hangchow and Mao Zedong = Mao Tse-Tung. Nixon = Nixon.
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Volvo's 100% electric garbage truck
One of the noisiest, biggest and dirtiest vehicles that have been created is undergoing a hopeful transformation. And is that more and more companies are aiming to develop electric garbage trucks, and even autonomous as Volvo has done.
Mack Trucks, part of the Volvo Group, has presented its first 100% electric garbage truck, the Mack Electric LR, which will start testing in New York City next year.
A truck that must collect efficiently 12,000 tons of garbage a day
Mack Electric LR - 100% electric garbage truck
Introducing the Mack Electric LR. The fully electric powertrain lets you navigate your route with the same dependability as the Mack LR – while reducing carbon emissions to nearly zero.
Since you won't have to worry about oil changes and aftertreatment systems, you can save on operational costs and increase uptime and with the electric truck's quieter operation, you can even run your city route at night.
The Mack Electric LR uses four lithium-ion batteries (composed of cobalt and manganese oxide, nickel and lithium) that charge at a power of up to 150 kW. The two AC motors generate 260 kW of continuous power, while they allow a maximum total power of 370 kW to be developed. The two-speed Mack Powershift transmission sends power to the truck's rear axles. bloomberg.com/press-releases
“The Mack LR BEV is the latest example of Mack’s leadership within the refuse and recycling industry,” said Jonathan Randall, Mack Trucks senior vice president, North American sales and marketing. “Built on our decades of experience in powertrain innovation, the electric LR delivers a powerful yet quiet, zero-emission solution designed to tackle one of the most demanding applications in one of the largest cities in the world.”
Fully electric trucks like the Mack LR BEV give a number of privileges, including zero emissions and the potential for augmented environmental sustainability. In addition, fully electric trucks generate significantly less noise, enabling nighttime service, a especially engaging option for refuse operators in urban surroundings.
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What are the odds on Mayweather v McGregor fight? And has Ely's own 'mystic moggy' got the answer?
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Virgin Holidays staff at the Ely store have placed bets on the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight in Las Vegas…. off the predictions of a cat!
Local celebrity cat ‘Garfield’, who boasts 5,000 Facebook followers, has a reputation of a fighter; leading staff to seek his advice before placing a bet on the match
Garfield (aka Mr Sainsbury’s) has been asked to predict the outcome of the highly anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight in Las Vegas – and four lucky holidaymakers will be the cats that get the cream if he’s right.
A year ago Garfield -was famously knocked out of the Virgin Holidays store after foul play with a customer. The ginger moggie has since been let back in for good behaviour, and his reputation as a scrapper led store staff to seek his advice before placing a bet on the match.
Mayweather vs. McGregor is touted as the most expensive sporting event in history and is the first time a world champion boxer and a world champion cage-fighter have gone head-to-head in the ring. Virgin Holidays have seen a surge of interest in Las Vegas breaks as hundreds of Brits head to the T-Mobile arena on the Las Vegas strip to watch it live, and thousands more get ready to watch from home.
Virgin Holidays staff gave Garfield signs of cage-fighter McGregor and boxer Mayweather and watched as he scratched Mayweather four times. They’ve now placed a £50 bet on McGregor winning in the fourth round, and are so confident of Garfield’s prediction; they’ve agreed to surprise four of their customers with free holidays to Las Vegas if his prophecy is right.
Laura Beresford, Virgin Holiday’s Ely store manager, said: “We’ve had a lot of customers coming into the store asking about Las Vegas holidays in the build up to the McGregor clash so we thought it would be fun to put on a bet - unfortunately we don’t know much about boxing.
“Garfield has always been a scrapper so we’re hoping he can do a ‘Paul the Octopus’ and predict the outcome of the match. He’s always quick off the mark to cuddle up to customers that book big holidays so we’re confident he’s got our back – and might even turn out to Ely’s very own mystic mog!”
Garfield has been visiting the Virgin Holidays store for the last three years; his favourite spot is on the Virgin Holiday’s red couch where he observes hundreds of customers booking their holidays to Las Vegas, Florida, and beyond each week.
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Ed Satell
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2014 Hero of Liberty Award
“You exemplify the American dream and the values we
teach young people every day, such as hard work, fairness,
good citizenship, and caring for others.
It is our pleasure to present you with the 2014 Heroes of
Liberty Award. You are outstanding community leaders
who exemplify the highest standard of generosity and civic
engagement. “
With these words, Gwen Borowsky, President and CEO of the National Liberty Museum, presented Ed Satell and his wife, Cyma, with a stunning, one-of-kind glass bowl to commemorate the occasion during the Heroes of Liberty Event on October 18th.
The National Liberty Museum, located just steps from Independence Mall, celebrates the importance of freedom, positive American values and promotes mutual respect, understanding, civic responsibility and leadership. Each year the Museum recognizes remarkable individuals whose actions have made a lasting impact on the community.
Pennsylvania’s Governor, Tom Corbett, saluted the Satells in a special letter, stating:” The Satells deserved to be recognized for their commitment to community service and many philanthropic contributions throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. I commend the Satells for their leadership, compassion and unwavering dedication to serving others. It is my hope that their example of service will continue to inspire others now and in the future.”
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National Liberty Museum says
Ed – It was our pleasure to honor you and Cyma for your incredible work. Thank you for all you do for your community and for the Museum.
"Think long-term."
Caron Foundation Announces First Named Chair at Caron and the First among Free Standing Treatment Centers in the Nation — The Ed Satell Family Endowed Chair for Children and Adolescent Education.
Technion Confers Honorary Doctorate on Ed Satell
Major New Initiative Announced — Establishment of Vital Think Tank
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Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium 2013
CRIS: A new method in isomeric beam production
K.M. Lynch1,2a, J. Billowes1, M.L. Bissell3, I. Budincevic3, T.E. Cocolios1, R.P. De Groote3, S. De Schepper3, V.N. Fedosseev4, K.T. Flanagan1, S. Franchoo5, R.F. Garcia Ruiz3, H. Heylen3, B.A. Marsh4, P.J.R. Mason6, G. Neyens3, T.J. Procter1, R.E. Rossel4,7, S. Rothe4,7, G.S. Simpson8, A.J. Smith1, I. Strashnov1, H.H. Stroke9, P.M. Walker6, K.D.A. Wendt7 and R.T. Wood6
1 School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
2 ISOLDE, PH Department, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva-23, Switzerland
3 Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, KU Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
4 EN Department, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
5 Institut de Physique Nucléaire d’Orsay, F-91406 Orsay, France
6 Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
7 Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
8 LPSC, F-38026 Grenoble, France
9 Department of Physics, New York University, NY, New York 10003, USA
a e-mail: kara.marie.lynch@cern.ch
The Collinear Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (CRIS) experiment at ISOLDE, CERN, uses laser radiation to stepwise excite and ionize an atomic beam for the purpose of ultra-sensitive detection of rare isotopes, and hyperfine-structure measurements. The technique also offers the ability to purify an ion beam that is heavily contaminated with radioactive isobars, including the ground state of an isotope from its isomer, allowing decay spectroscopy on nuclear isomeric states to be performed. The isomeric ion beam is selected by resonantly exciting one of its hyperfine structure levels, and subsequently ionizing it. This selectively ionized beam is deflected to a decay spectroscopy station (DSS). This consists of a rotating wheel implantation system for alpha- and beta-decay spectroscopy, and up to three germanium detectors around the implantation site for gamma-ray detection. Resonance ionization spectroscopy and the new technique of laser assisted nuclear decay spectroscopy have recently been performed at the CRIS beam line on the neutron-deficient francium isotopes. Here an overview of the two techniques will be presented, alongside a description of the CRIS beam line and DSS.
Secondary Beams of Radioactive Ions: The Isolde Experiments at CERN
Europhysics News Vol. 12, No. 4, 1981, pp. 1–5
Recent high-precision mass measurements with the Penning trap spectrometer ISOLTRAP
Atomic probes of electromagnetic and weak interactions with trapped radioactive atoms
Charge radii and magnetic moments of odd- A 183-189Pb isotopes
Weak interaction symmetries with atom traps
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ANQUETIL Gilles
Escales (Grasset, 2007)
Gilles ANQUETIL
© Lea Crespi
Gilles Anquetil is the chief editor of the prestigious French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur. He has written a sort of essay-report on the Iranian Revolution and a novel entitled "Tout va se jouer", which explores the mysterious aspects of Jazz and improvisation.
A brief summary of Escales :
Escales is a kind of novel-cum-travel notebook and also an original fictional report, as the reporter made the decision from the outset never to talk nor interview his "characters". A man called Sébastien watches, and observes the stage that is the world and some of its actors. On a Venetian campo, on a small Greek island, on Yemeni roads, but also in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Iran or Bueno-Aires, he follows his chosen characters, rare and precious. But the randomness of memory plays tricks on him because English explorers like Thessigner, musicians like Duke Ellington or even the Ethiopian Negus invite themselves in his thoughts. Not to mention the real episodes taken from his sightseeing tours of the abodes of famous people
(Beckett, Boulevard du Montparnasse, Breton rue de Furstenberg) or from his own memories as an extremely younger sibling, of the likes of Georges Dumézil or Vladimir Jankélévitch.
The important events of the world also resonate in this book : 9/11, the Iran-Iraq war, without forgetting Afghanistan, starvation and exodus in Ethiopia.
Escales is a travel notebook where the author is not seeking exoticism, where he is roving without nostalgia in worlds that are quickly fading away. This is a solemn novel, but it never lacks in joy.
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After EU defeat, Poland announces ‘negative’ policy towards Brussels
EURACTIV.com with AFP
Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło arrives in Brussels for an EU summit. 9 March, 2017. [European Union]
Poland, which lost a diplomatic campaign to oust its former premier Donald Tusk from his post as European Council president, has now accused the EU of “cheating” and announced a “negative” policy towards Brussels.
“It turned out that EU policy is one of double standards and cheating,” Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski in the weekend edition of the Super Express newspaper.
Waszczykowski was referring to last week’s clash at a Brussels summit of EU leaders, when Poland cast the sole vote against Tusk’s re-election.
Warsaw’s far-right and eurosceptic government had campaigned hard against the centrist Tusk, 59, who was prime minister from 2007 to 2014 and in the top EU job since then, arguing he should not be elected against the wishes of his home country.
But bloc leaders voted by 27 to one to give Tusk a fresh two-and-a-half-year mandate – with only Poland’s current Prime Minister Beata Szydło voting against.
“We must be conscious that at any moment we may be deceived,” Waszczykowski wrote.
“We must adapt our policies and adjust our behaviour concerning the EU. Certainly, we must lower our level of confidence in the EU. We will have to start following a negative policy,” he continued, saying that could include “blocking” various European initiatives.
Council slaps down Poland, reappoints Tusk as president
The leaders of the European Union delivered a withering snub to Poland’s right-wing government on Thursday (9 March) by disregarding its objections and reappointing former Polish premier Donald Tusk to chair their summits.
The minister pointed to the refusal of the European Council to consider the last-minute alternate candidate Warsaw had put forward to replace Tusk with MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski.
“Why was it decided that the candidacy of eurodeputy Jacek Saryusz Wolski had to be decided by a consensus vote? And that for Donald Tusk, it was going to be a simple majority vote?” he said.
But Waszczykowski said Poland’s need for a “very firm” stance on the EU did not mean the country would balk on obligations to participate in the European Council of bloc leaders and EU activities in general.
The diplomatic clash underscored a deepening rift with the largest of the eastern post-Soviet EU states, just weeks before the bloc had hoped to make a show of unity at its 60th birthday and as Britain moves forward with plans to exit the EU.
EU unity in ruins after Poland's tussle over Tusk
European Union plans to present a united front in the face of Brexit were thrown into disarray tonight (9 March), after Poland was overruled in its opposition to the reappointment of Donald Tusk as European Council President.
Moreover, the clash rattled an alliance struck between ex-communist states Poland and Hungary, which are both led by eurosceptic rightwingers.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who had initially supported the Polish stance, ended up siding with the rest of the EU, leaving Szydło out in the cold.
After the vote, Jaroslaw Kaczyński, the powerful head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, voiced disappointment with Orbán. Poland’s deputy foreign minister postponed a trip to Budapest planned the day after the vote.
But Warsaw said both sides would pursue their cooperation, including a visit by Hungary’s President Janos Áder to Warsaw later in March to celebrate “days of Polish-Hungarian friendship”.
“I am sure Presidents Andrzej Duda and Janos Áder will speak about Europe and what happened in Brussels,” Marek Magierowski, spokesman for the Polish presidency, said.
Polish PM Szydło fights back after EU summit defeat
Poland will not be blackmailed by Western Europeans threatening to take away millions in European Union funds for standing up for its interests, Prime Minister Beata Szydło said on Friday (10 March), a day after Warsaw was badly defeated over who chairs EU summits.
Witold Waszczykowski
17 Dec, 08:53 // France: Mr ‘pension reform’ resigns
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6 Dec, 08:55 // Labour accuses BBC of bias over election coverage
20 Nov, 08:35 // Twitter says UK PM Johnson's party misled public with 'factcheck' account
14 Nov, 10:35 // Tusk: Brexit will make Britain 'second-rate player'
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Brussels cuts Iberia and Aer Lingus’s wings to fly in EU after Brexit
By Jorge Valero | EURACTIV.com
European Commission's contingency plans for a disorderly Brexit only cover direct flights between the UK and the EU. [Roel Hemkes/Flickr]
Languages: Français
European flag carriers Iberia and Aer Lingus will no longer be permitted to fly within Spain and Ireland, their member states’ territories, or to any other EU airport if the UK leaves the EU without an agreement in less than 100 days.
After Brexit, International Airlines Group, their parent company, may fail to reach a majority EU-ownership, a requirement needed in order to maintain operating licenses.
The European Commission proposed on Wednesday (19 December) to grant special rights to air transport after UK’s departure on 29 March, as part of the contingency plans in case of a no-deal divorce.
But special permissions would be limited to ensuring basic connectivity between the EU and the UK. This would imply flights “point to point” between the UK territory and an EU airport.
These exceptional rights would be granted only for one year. However, the Commission could decide unilaterally to prolong them.
Ryanair CEO warns hard Brexit will ground flights
Ryanair’s chief executive stepped up his warning about the risk of flights between Britain and Europe being grounded for days in the wake of Britain’s exit from the European Union next March, saying there had been no assurances on the issue.
As a result, Iberia and Aer Lingus, the flag carriers of Spain and Ireland, will not be allowed to fly within their territory after Brexit, or to any other airport in the EU.
These two member states’ longstanding companies would not be the only ones impacted. Vueling, also part of IAG, would be also affected.
Other firms, including Easyjet, could also see its flights limited to direct connections between the UK and the EU.
In documents published on Wednesday, the Commission stressed that “in order to maintain the validity of an operating license, and the freedom to provide intra-EU air services, all the conditions for the operating license need to be respected, including being majority EU-owned and controlled.”
“If the conditions are no longer fulfilled as a consequence of the United Kingdom’ withdrawal from the EU, the operating license will no longer be valid,” the EU executive added.
The Commission argued that the special permissions could not cover more connections because “contingency measures cannot replicate the benefits of membership of the Union” or the terms of the transition period included in the withdrawal treaty.
Branson: You can’t prepare for a hard Brexit
British entrepreneur Richard Branson warned on Thursday (13 December) companies would be left reeling like boxers if Britain left the European Union without a deal to smooth its exit, and cast doubt on the effectiveness of drawing up contingency plans.
EU officials did not want to speculate on the situation of specific companies. They instead insisted that everything would depend on the airline’s ability to demonstrate compliance with ownership rules under EU law.
The only exception would be if an international agreement was reached between the UK and the EU, which is still not the case.
The Commission explained that air carrier stakeholders had been warned since the beginning of the Brexit talks more than a year and a half ago, and they could take “all measure required” to reach the 51% threshold of EU ownership “for the sake of business continuity”.
UK underestimating 'serious disruption' risk to flights post-Brexit, warns Ryanair
The United Kingdom is underestimating the risk of “serious disruption” to flights when it leaves the European Union, Irish airline Ryanair has warned as it announced that its quarterly net profit had risen by 12% despite a cancellations crisis in 2017.
That would imply that IAG would have to make room for EU-based stakeholders. However, the company will face an uphill battle to convince its owners.
Qatar Airways, IAG’s largest stakeholder, had signalled that would like to expand its ownership in the group.
Still, the company hopes that it would maintain its operating license after Brexit date.
“We are confident that we will comply with the EU and the UK ownership and control rules post-Brexit,” a spokesperson told EURACTIV.com.
The situation could worsen for these air carriers if the UK does not reciprocate. EU officials said that special permission for “point to point” flights between the UK and the EU would only happen if Downing Street spells out the landing rights for EU air carriers.
In order to ensure reciprocity, the Commission is ready to adjust the availability for UK air carriers in EU territory.
The Commission’s contingency plans aims to avoid “very disruptive consequences” following the UK’s departure from the bloc without agreement.
To that end, the executive also issued guidelines to the member states to ensure that the 1.5 million British citizens living in the EU can remain through speedy processes, avoiding too much bureaucracy.
But these permissions would be conditional on the UK taking similar measures for the 3.5 million EU citizens living in its territory.
Europe speeds up plans for no-deal scenario as Brexit chaos grows
EU leaders will discuss late on Thursday (13 December) how to address the UK’s concerns about its withdrawal agreement from the EU, but discussions on contingency plans are gathering pace as the chances of an orderly divorce continue to wane.
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One response to “Brussels cuts Iberia and Aer Lingus’s wings to fly in EU after Brexit”
Mike Parr says:
I have long said – socialist parties such as labour, when in government often make mistakes – & cause small-scale problems “cock-ups” in the vernacular.
If on the other hand you want 24 carat solid gold disasters, the tories deliver time after time after time. Incompetence on a heroic scale thy name is tory.
As for the numb-skulls that vote for this crew – one can only conclude that each day on getting up they run, head-down at full speed at the nearest wall.
I suggest that Hollywood considered a new movie “Dumb, Dumber & Tory” – the problem is that nobody would find it credible – the UK, the cretinous led by the incompetent.
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Lewis, David K.
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], x, [1], 2-150 pp. Bound in textured blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Slater 572. One of the most important philosophers of the twentieth-century, Lewis made outstanding contributions in numerous branches of the subject including (but not limited to) metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophcal logic, and philosophy of mind. In this book, Lewis develops and defends a theory of counterfactuals relying upon the notion of possible worlds. This theory has been widely inluential and is still required reading for anyone interested in conditionals or conditional logic. An attractive copy of Lewis' second book, quite difficult to find in collectible condition. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #00008364
A Near Fine book with a previous owner's name and institution (Cambridge) stamped on the front endpaper in a Very Good dust jacket with some light foxing and traces of rubbing.
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Martha Mooke: Notating Effects in Musical Scores
When composing the title track of my new solo electric viola CD, "No Ordinary Window," I considered the Eventide H9 to be a member of my ensemble, a collaborating player/instrument. Although technically written for a solo instrument, the work is essentially chamber music. On the recording, and perhaps better illustrated when played live, the music on the page takes on a multidimensionality, incorporating harmonization, rhythmic complexity, as well as expanding and enhancing the natural sound of the viola.
Read more about Martha Mooke: Notating Effects in Musical Scores
Eventide Guest Blogger's blog
Josh Sklair, Etta James & the Eventide H3000SE
As Etta James' Musical Director and Guitar Player for 25 years, I've won Grammys for co-producing two of her Blues albums. Working on Etta's album, "All the Way" in 2006, we had an unfinished version of "I Believe I Can Fly." Normally I left the "rack gear" at home when working with Etta—she was the Real Deal and we kept everything pretty raw—but this album was an exception because we were doing more contemporary material.
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5 Gluten-Free Baking Tips From a Celebrated Chef
By Alice Medrich, Special to Everyday Health
If you are living with celiac disease or a gluten sensitivity, you may have given up on ever having your favorite desserts again.
All kinds of delicious and distinctive cakes, cookies, tarts, and other desserts can be made with non-wheat flours (including whole grain flours).
Rest assured, they all taste good enough to please the most demanding palates, whether that means a foodie, a child, or a spouse who grumbles at the idea of a new approach to making brownies.
As I explain in my book Flavor Flours, the key to baking with non-wheat flours is to treat the flours as hero ingredients rather than mere substitutes for wheat. It’s true that non-wheat flours taste and feel different on the palate than wheat flour. Working with those special flavors and textures, rather than trying to hide them, can make the difference between sad substitutes for classic baked goods and wonderful new treats that you will want to make and serve again.
Here are some tips that will help you get started with these flours:
1. You Don't Have to Blend a Bunch of Different Flours
And you don’t have to settle for the mushy, gritty, or starchy results that are often associated with the words “gluten free.” A single flavorful flour — such as oat, corn, buckwheat, teff, sorghum, or chestnut — can be the starring ingredient and main flavor in dozens of brand new desserts; none of which will taste like health food, punishment, or a poor substitute for what you really want. Regardless of whether or not you eat wheat, these flours are new and delicious ingredients that belong in every curious baker’s pantry.
2. Start Off Simply
The easiest way to get acquainted with the flavor and texture of a new flour is to simply make your favorite pancake or waffle recipe! Use a new flour instead of the all-purpose flour you would normally use. Some of the most delicious flours to start with are oat flour, sorghum flour, brown rice flour, or corn flour. Adjust the consistency of the batter by adding a bit more liquid if it is too thick, or a bit more flour if too thin. You can even whisk the ingredients together vigorously. There is no need to stir gently or briefly because there is no gluten in the flour that would toughen the pancakes. If your family is adamant about white pancakes or wary of new flavors, start with white rice flour — it’s the most neutral of all. Arguably it is also the least interesting and has fewest nutrients, but if your family is wary of change, white rice is a good start! Brown rice flour is still quite pale in color, but has a much more interesting, delicate, almost caramel flavor.
3. 'Binders' Aren't Always Necessary
Baking with non-wheat flours does not necessarily require using unfamiliar binder ingredients such as xanthan, guar gum, psyillium powder, or strongly flavored flaxseeds. Nor do you have to use ingredients that have flavors that you don’t like. You can start with flavors that you already know and love. Take corn, for example: Most of us love popcorn, cornbread, and corn on the cob. Now imagine a light, fluffy, delicate and flavorful chiffon cake (plain or with a lemony glaze), or a buttery crunchy tart crust, or topping for a fruit crisp — all with the sweet flavor of corn. If you love oatmeal cookies, you are likely to love oat-flour sables (shortbread cookies) or a soft and tender oat-flour sponge cake with strawberries and cream. If you don’t care for the assertive flavor of buckwheat, you don’t have to use it — but you can take a chance and find out that buckwheat has some unexpected and delicate flavors when you use it to make a sponge cake, sour cream soufflé, or linzer cookie. Regrettably, some flours don’t sound nearly as good as they taste. Brown rice flour might sound like health food, so you wouldn't know — that is, until you taste it: What a flavorful and tender cake it can make!
4. Baking With New Flours Doesn't Have to Be Hard
In fact, it can be easier than baking with wheat. Baking with non-wheat flours (sans gluten) usually requires fewer, less fussy, steps than traditional wheat-based baking! That's because old-fashioned baking techniques often involve finicky mixing steps designed to work with (or around) the gluten in wheat flour (either by kneading it for chewy delicious breads or out-foxing it to prevent hard cookies and cakes). Hello new flours, goodbye fussy mixing steps!
5. Always Follow the Recipe
Baking with non-wheat flours is not intuitive, even for a seasoned baker. Different flours have different characteristics and perform differently from one another. For this reason it’s best to follow a good recipe, exactly as written, the first time you make a certain item. Don't make substitutions or changes, regardless of how harmless they may seem. Accurate flour measurements get the best results. Use a scale for any recipes that give measurements in weights, especially if the author makes point of having weighed ingredients while developing the recipes.
Alice Medrich has been honored with two James Beard Foundation Cookbook of the Year Awards and the 2011 IACP Best Baking Book Award for Chewy Gooey Crispy Crunchy Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies. She received her formal training at the prestigious École Lenôtre in France and is widely credited with introducing the chocolate truffle to America. Medrich shares her latest culinary breakthrough in her 10th book, Flavor Flours. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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Dharanikosa of Dharanidasa (An Old and Rare Book)
Foreword On the 15th of October 1964 the Deccan College celebrate the centenary of its main Building and curiously enough this period coincides with the Silver Jubilee of the Postgraduate and Research Institute which, as successor to the Deccan College, started functioning from 17th August 1939 when members of the teaching faculty reported on duty. When I suggested to members of our faculty the novel idea that centenary should be celebrated by the publication of a hundred monographs repre...
On the 15th of October 1964 the Deccan College celebrate the centenary of its main Building and curiously enough this period coincides with the Silver Jubilee of the Postgraduate and Research Institute which, as successor to the Deccan College, started functioning from 17th August 1939 when members of the teaching faculty reported on duty. When I suggested to members of our faculty the novel idea that centenary should be celebrated by the publication of a hundred monographs representing the research carried on under the auspices of the Deccan College in its several departments they readily accepted the suggestion. These contributions are from present and past faculty members and research scholars of the Deccan College, giving a cross-section of the manifold research that it has sponsored during the past twentyfive years. From small beginning in 1939 the Deccan College has now grown into a well developed and developing Research Institute and become a national centre in so far as Linguistics, Archaeology and Ancient Indian History, and Anthropology and Sociology are concerned. Its international status is attested by the location of the Indian Institute of German Studies (jointly sponsored by Deccan College and the Goethe Institute of Munich), the American Institute of Indian Studies and a branch of the Ecole Francaise d’ Extreme-Orient in the campus of the Deccan College. The century of monographs not only symbolises the centenary of the original building and the silver jubilee of the Research Institute, but also the new spirit of critical enquiry and the promise of more to come.
The present edition is based on a single Manuscript belonging to the India Office library, London. The Ms is well bound in a book form with fine cloth bears the library number 1511E. It contains five other Mss. numbered as 1019, 1046, 1040, 1022 and 2740. The second folio bears the stamp of local and Municipal Secretariat and the date as 1st August 1911. The third folio bears the stamps of the India Office Library and the East India Company Library. On the same folio are written the titles of Mss. contained in the book viz. Dharanikosa, Varnabhidhana, Haravali-Purusottamakrta, Haravali-Candanabhattacarya-krta, Ratnamalakosa-Vaidyasastra and Aksaravali. The Text of Dharanikosa begins on folio la and ends on folio 114b.
The Ms. is written on a white thick paper. It contains 201 folios and at the end of Ms. an index of words from Paryayaratnamala is given and the folios on which the index is given, are numbered separately as 1-3. Each contains 10-11 lines, each line containing 16-23 lines on an average. Each line ends with a double danda in red ink. The Ms. is written in a big, bold and readable hand-writing. The main vocables are underlined with red ink and yellow pigment is used to cancel the wrong letters. The corrections are made either in the margin or just above the wrong vocable with black pencil by some different hand, probably by some scholar who had read the text rather critically.
Dharanikosa is a dictionary of homonymous world arranged after the final consonants and the in which are further arranged according to the number of syllables. The work is divided into three sections the exant of meanings through quarter verses, half verses and full verses as in Haravadi of Purusottama, Anekarthadhvanimanjari of Mahaksapanaka and Anekarthasamuccaya of Sasvata. It agrees with Nanarthasamgraha of Ajaya, Visvaprakasa of Mahesvara and Anekarthakosa of Mankha in considering the conjunct ks as a letter of the alphabet coming after h and palcing the indeclinables at the end. The indeclinables also are arranged respectively in quarter, half and full verses as in Sasvata.
The title of the work is recorded at the end of the text as Anekarthasara with an alternative title as Dharanikosa. But another title viz. Anekarthasamuccaya is hinted at in one of the preliminary verses. It is suggested in the following lines-
devadevam pranamyadau sarvajnam jagato gurum |
Samahrtyanyatantrani kriyate sarasamgrahah |
padaih padadvayaih slokair anekarthasamuccayah |
But it is popularly known by the title of Dharanikosa or more commonly as Dharani.
The author of the work is Dharanidasa as he himself states in the concluding verse of the work, which runs as follows:
Puvrvacaryabhidhanebhyah saram akrsya yatnatah| krto dharani-dasena varnanukramasamgrahah|| Except this we have no other information about him. H.H. Wilson in his Essaya (Vol. III, page 11) states that Dharanidasa was considered as a Brahman of Kanouj and the author of a poetical work, denominated the Kasi Virudavali. But we are not in a position to verify the statements made by Wilson regardiag the identification of our author with the author of Kasi Virudavali for want of sufficient evidence. A critical examination of the internal evidence enables us to conclude only that our author probably belonged to Eastern India, where v and b are similarly pronounced and where little distinction is made in the pronunciation of the three sibilants s, s and s; e. g. the vocables kharva (line 1655), carvi (1674), garva (1676), purva (1677), sruva (1678), gajahva (1682), dhruva (1686-89) and gandharva (1690-91) are all brought together in the section of vocables ending in b. Similarly the morphological forms sita and sitam are given as belonging to the same basic form (1051-54).
The date of the compilation of the present work is also not known. Though it is clear from the above- quoted passages that the author had utilized the works of older lexicographers in the compilation of his dictionary, he does not mention any authorities specifically. He is himself of some antiquity, as besides the place he holds in the Medini’s list of authorities, he is often cited by Sarvananda, Rayamukuta Bhanuji Diksita, Bhattoji Diksita, Ujjvaladatta and others. As he is quoted by Sarvananda, (1159 A.D.) he cannot be later than the beginning of 12th century A.D.
As stated above, Dharanikosa exists only in a single Ms. This Ms. is unfortunately very corrupt. As a result of it, the task of editing the work became very difficult. We had to take resort to available printed lexical material in deciding the readings in the text. Another valuable source, drawn upon in editing the work consisted of a number of quotations from Dharanikosa, cited by the commentators of repute in their respective commentaries in support of their interpretations of certain passages. For our purposes, we collected all the quotations from Dharanikosa as cited in the commentaries on works belonging to the various branches of Sanskrit Literature. A list of commentaries consulted is given below:
Item Code: NAM139 Author: E. D. Kulkarni Cover: Paperback Edition: 1968 Publisher: Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute Language: Sanskrit Only Size: 8.5 inch x 5.5 inch Pages: 250 Other Details: Weight of the Book: 285 gms
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2019 Texas Folklife Festival keeps tradition lively
Polly Anna Rocha June 6, 2019 Updated: June 6, 2019 11:06 a.m.
1of4Texas Folklife Festival: Since 1972, the Folklife Festival has taken over the grounds of the institute with cultural groups, performance stages, food and drink vendors, craftspeople and artisans, the majority of which hail from Texas and represent the wide range of ethnicities and nationalities at home in the state. Some groups, like Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio, have been there since the beginning. But 27, including a Polish dance troupe from Candad, will make their debut this year. 5-11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday, UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. César E. Chávez Blvd. $15; $5 ages 6-12; free for kids 5 and younger. texancultures.com. — Polly Anna RochaPhoto: Matthew Busch /for The San Antonio Express News
2of4Mazovia Polish Mazovia Polish Song and Dance Association is coming from Canada to take part in the Folklife Festival.Photo: Mazovia Polish Song and Dance Association
3of4Southern Wildlife Rehab will introduce festivalgoers to nine species of critters.Photo: Michelle Una Camara
4of4First-time participant Charlie Rehfeld is bringing his cigar box guitars to the festival grounds.Photo: Ronald Cortes / Contributor
Even if you go to the Texas Folklife Festival year after year, there’s always something new to see.
This year’s festival, which kicks off today at the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures, features 27 new groups — musicians, dancers, artisans, food vendors and more.
Since 1972, the festival has taken over the grounds of the institute with cultural groups, performance stages, food and drink vendors, craftspeople and artisans, the majority of which hail from Texas and represent the wide range of ethnicities and nationalities at home in the state.
Jo Ann Andera, who has been the festival’s director for 39 years, has seen participants come and go over the years.
“We add anywhere from 20 to 30 new groups annually, and of course we lose some due to aging, some move, etc. We do have a higher number this year,” Andera said.
The Mazovia Polish Song and Dance Association, one of the festival rookies, stands out because the youth dance group is based in Calgary. Though the Canadian city is known for its rodeo, it’s a long, long way from the Lone Star State.
When: 5-11 p.m. today, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday.
Where: The University of Texas at San Antonio Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 E. César E. Chávez Blvd.
Tickets: $15; $5 ages 6-12; free for kids 5 and younger. Tickets available at texancultures.com.
Some of the new participants at this year’s festival:
Caporales San Simon Houston: A Bolivian dance group from Houston featuring dancers of all ages.
Grupo Lumbre: A Tejano band from Houston
The Milburn’s & Mountain Grass: An old-timey string band from South Texas
Newa Paper Boutique: Nepali paper crafting from Austin
Tejas Cigar Box Guitar Co.: San Antonion Charlie Rehfeld creates one-of-a-kind, custom stringed instruments made from cigar boxes.
Santitos Salsa: A San Antonio-based salsa company inspired by regional flavors.
“We don’t normally include organizations from outside of Texas, but they were so excited about coming, and I just thought, ‘Why not?’” Andera said. “It’s something different, and it’ll be great experience for the young dancers in the group.”
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Majka Kowalczyk, Mazovia’s founder and artistic director, started the group five years ago.
“Texas Folklife Festival give us the opportunity to share our culture with others through dance and also gain a knowledge about other countries, traditions and cultures,” Kowalczyk said. “We are excited to meet new friends, get united with other groups and learn more about beautiful San Antonio.”
This year’s festival also will be revisiting some classic attractions that have been left out in recent years, including live animal presentations and musical jam sessions in the barn on the festival grounds.
“It’s been about 10 years since we’ve had animals, so we’re excited about that,” Andera said.
Southern Wildlife Rehab, another group new to the festival, will bring representatives from nine species, including striped skunks, Virginia opossums, vinegaroons, Texas tortoises, ornate box turtles and Mexican free-tailed bats.
“All these animals are USDA educational ambassadors and are not pets,” said Michelle Una Camara, owner of Southern Wildlife Rehab. “They cannot be released into the wild for various reasons but are thriving in captivity and happily provide human education,”
Last year, the nonprofit facility took in more 250 animals, successfully returning most to the wild, and provided 52 educational programs. At the Folklife Festival, it will have exhibit tables and a portable bat cave.
While many groups will be joining the festivities for the first time, 12 will be returning for the 48th time, having been with the Folklife Festival since the beginning.
They include the Scottish Society of San Antonio, St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church, San Antonio Pipes and Drums, the Belgian American Club of Texas, Ballet Folklorico de San Antonio and the Texas Wendish Heritage Society.
“I think it’s a real tribute to what we do that we are still here and people still keep coming,” Andera said.
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NFA Type III
Type III NFA Weapons/Title II Firearms
Type III NFA Weapons/Title 2 firearms aren’t as straight forward nor as commonly known as the Title 1 firearms. All type III/title 2 weapons fall under 1 of 6 different types.
1) Destructive Devices
2) Any Other Weapon (AOWs)
3) Suppressors
4) Short Barreled Shotguns (SBSs)
5) Short Barreled Rifles (SBRs)
6) Machineguns,
All title 2 firearms are controlled by what is called the National Firearm Act or NFA. One might spend many months studying about NFA but I will hit the main misunderstandings … which are, against the suppositions by numerous people AND even law implementation, that NFA arsenal …
1) Is lawful in nearly every state. The majority of all 6 types above are permitted in practically all states in the United States of America. Some states limit machinegun possession, others might restrict suppressors or short barreled shotguns (SBSs), and so on.
2) You do not require to get a “Class III” weapons license to have. Actually, there is really nothing like a class III NFA weapons license. Once a Title 1 FFL trader pays what’s called a Special Occupation Tax, after that she/he becomes a SOT that can trade in NFA/Title 2 arms. SOTs have also many classes and they depend on the type of FFL license you presently have. The word Class 3 comes when a normal Type 1 (standard trader) FFL possessor pays his SOT tax. He turns into a Type 3 SOT that’s why the term Class 3.
3) Transferring title of an NFA weapon – All NFA weapons irrespective of category (silencers, machineguns, and so on) are monitored during their handover from one entity/person to another. These weapons handover to another entity on what’s known as ATF tax forms. Each title handover SHOULD be accepted by the ATF prior to the transfer happens. Sometimes this approval takes several months. Usually, individual transfer is accepted in 3-4 months, dealer to dealer within 3-4 weeks. As soon as the ATF accepts the handover, they annul a tax stamp and that’s why you occasionally hear a few speak class 3 stamp. Transfers to/from persons need a one-time $200 tax stamp to pay for EACH transfer (AOWs need only a $5 stamp). These are believed tax paid transfers and typically are on an ATF form 4. Traders can transfer to other traders using a tax-free Form 3.
In case a person purchases NFA weapon(s) or item from somebody outside her/his home state, the weapon should be transferred first to a SOT holder in the purchaser’s state, like a Title 1 firearm deal. It should go to an FFL/SOT trader in the purchaser’s state prior to going to the purchaser.
4) Production of NFA weapons. President Ronald Reagan endorsed a bill in 1986 that essentially banned the production of any additional machineguns. The Firearm Owners Protection Law, which would relax limitations on gun possession with the reviving of regional sales of lengthy guns on a restricted basis, authorization of ammunition consignments by the U.S. Postal Service (a fractional reverse of the Gun Control Law), elimination of the condition for data keeping on trades of non-armor-piercing ammo, and national security of moving of firearms by states where ownership of those firearms would otherwise be unlawful, also included an alteration, The Hughes Amendment, which forbidden citizens from possessing any machinegun made after 1986. All the other 5 types (Destructive Devices, AOWs, Silencers, SBSs, and SBRs) nevertheless can still be manufactured, even by a person, if she/he first applies for and gets approval to do so. They will pay a $200 make tax fee and register an ATF Form 1 (maker form). Citizens can still lawfully possess any machinegun that was made BEFORE May, 1986 as long as they obtain an endorsement on the ATF form 4 mentioned above. Keep in mind that no citizen can own a machinegun produced AFTER May, 1986 except for military and law implementation so there is a limited quantity obtainable.
5) Tennessee is a different state with regard to Class III NFA weapons. A portion of Form 4 or Form 1 or approval procedure needs that you require getting local Chief Law Enforcement Official (Chief of City Police or Sheriff) to sign on your form. Okay, many years ago, a law was passed in TN that meant the Chief or Sheriff MUST sign an endorsement for your transfer unless there’s something in your NCIS background investigation which would otherwise avert it. This is not done by any other state. Some officers have mistakenly related their approval with an obligation on their part. When in all reality, the signoff in the ATFs eyes is JUST to declare that the person has nothing bad in her or his NCIS check. Trusts (Revocable) and Organizations (INC, LLC, and so on) do NOT require fingerprints or LEO signoff (however require ATF endorsement) but they may have tax repercussions.
6) A widely and interesting strange fact, since the NFA became effective in 1934, there has only been ONE single crime committed in the United States of America since 1934 which implicated a lawfully listed NFA firearm. And it was performed unluckily by a corrupt police officer who went to a drug store and shot somebody on the site. He used his lawfully obtained UZI sub machinegun to execute the crime. You hear all the time of sawed-off shotguns and machineguns. In the news, however, these have all been by persons possessing an unlawful, non-registered weapon. There are lots of records of lawfully possessed entries on the NFA office also, therefore it is not like we are talking only a few hundred or thousand probable people.
The (6) different kinds of Class III NFA weapons are …
1) Machineguns – Frequently mentioned as automatics, full-autos, etc… any firearm which fires over 1 bullet for each separate pull of the trigger.
2) Short Barreled Rifles – Rifles having barrels not more than 16 inches.
3) Short Barreled Shotguns – Shotguns having barrels not more than 18 inches.
4) Silencers (Suppressors). In the movies, Silencers/Suppressors are never shown correctly. If the speed of the bullet breaks the sound obstacle, you WILL hear an explosion. Suppressors are intended to change the mark of a weapon so that it appears like something different and/or the sound perceived does not indicate the shooter’s location as a non-suppressed firearm. .22 cal weapons can be repressed very well, however. You can make them so silent that the action cycling generates more sound compared to the fired bullet does. With other calibers, sub-sonic ammunition can be used to lessen the signature as the bullet leaves the barrel. The finest similarity I can provide is an ordinary suppressed 5.56/223 from an AR15 will appear more like a .22 cal. rifle being shot.
5) Any Other Weapon (AOW) – usually these are items that do not meet the other standards above. Set a front grip on a pistol, suppose what? You SIMPLY made an AOW weapon and if the correct authorization and paperwork were not gotten earlier, you have disobeyed NFA rules and have an illegal weapon that carries harsh punishments and fines. Other familiar AOW categories are these wallet holsters you see which are intended to be/could be shot even though the weapon is still in the holster. Pen guns are one more instance.
AOWs are a bit unusual in that the transfer tax for them is just $5.00. Unluckily, the “producer” of the AOW still needs to pay a $200 maker Form 1 fee as she/he would produce an SBS, SBR or Silencer.
6) Destructive Devices (DDs) – these are self-explanatory, however, the ATF has categorized many types of shotguns nowadays as destructive devices. The notorious ‘Street Sweeper’ shotgun is believed a DD by the ATF and falls under the heading 2/NFA realm.
Usually, the ATF forms used in trading with these weapons are …
1) ATF Form 1 – Maker Form – utilized by non-producers to make NFA weapons – for only Short Barrel Rifles, noncombatants, Short Barreled Shotguns, AOWs and Silencers can still be produced (after May 1986). The ‘just the once’ tax stamp for this form is $200. The producer will receive an official form back from ATF and after that she/he can produce the item subject to question. When produced, if the transfer of possession is ever required, this would be simplified on Form 4 below.
2) ATF Form 2 – Producer Registration Form – utilized only by producers.
3) ATF Form 3 – Trader to Trader tax-free form. Any SOT may pass on to any SOT tax-free NFA arms she/he has in their ownership/possession. Typically this is done when somebody purchases a thing and it’s passed on from a trader in one state to a trader in the purchaser’s state to help the filing/approval procedure.
4) ATF Form 4 – Tax paid from/to individual form – utilized when an NFA item is passed on FROM or TO a person. Even though the person handovers the said piece to a SOT dealer/holder, there still is a $200 transfer tax. When the SOT has it, they can handover it back out to a different SOT holder tax-free (Form 3) or straight to a different person in their state on a tax paid (Form 4).
5) ATF Form 5 – Utilized to handover NFA objects to police divisions for authorized use – tax fee handover. Trader use only.
6) ATF Form 5320 – Utilized in the National Shipping of all Title II firearms. In case you are journeying between states, you WILL have to fill this form out some weeks beforehand.
NFA weapons should remain in the ownership of the recorded proprietor thus short of just some exclusions; you might disallow anybody to possess your weapon without your close presence.
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Leading figure in UK/China pork export deal recognised with award
News07 Nov 2018 Olivia Midgley
One of the driving forces behind the UK securing market access to China to export pork products has been honoured with a major award.
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Mick Sloyan, who began his career with the Meat and Livestock Commission in 1977, has helped steer the industry through some tumultuous times, including the sow stall ban, the 1998 price crash and the loss of export markets after classical swine fever hit in 2000 and foot and mouth disease a year later.
He is perhaps best known for his role as senior director of AHDB Pork, formerly BPEX, which he retired from earlier this year.
Collecting the AHDB David Black Award at a special breakfast ceremony in the House of Lords this morning (November 6), Mr Sloyan said: “If I have learned anything in my career, it has been to keep things simple. If people get it, the industry will continue to succeed.”
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Looking back on how the pig industry has changed over the years, he added: “Those in the sector who survived had a clear vision about what they wanted to do and how they wanted to succeed.
"We marketed aggressively, telling the story about high welfare and our highly professional industry. There was a real story to tell. We kept it simple, helped increase industry efficiency and helped people in the sector become more resilient."
Finding alternative markets was an important factor in the industry’s success, with Mr Sloyan working closely with his former colleague Stewart Houston, chairman of BPEX at the time, to open up opportunities in China.
“We decided to focus on China in 2004 where we achieved market access in 2011 – a real success story which continues to bear fruit,” said Mr Sloyan.
“From a standing start the market was worth £70 million a year by 2017 – almost twice the value of Scotch whisky exports to China.
"One of the things I love most about the industry is it looks to get on and find solutions."
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Why I Love Articulated Streamers When It's Cold
By Joe Cermele
Articulated streamers aren't exactly a new concept. If you grew up anywhere steelhead abound, you've probably been fishing them for quite a while. However, in the last few years these streamers--with bendable, flowing bodies and hooks seated at the tail--have grown in popularity with trout hunters across the U.S.A. Growing up fishing the streams of New Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania, and Southern New York, the only streamers I could bank on finding were wooly buggers, Muddler Minnows, Mickey Finns, and Black Ghosts. Today I can find Voodoo Leeches, Willie Nelsons, and several other articulated creations that have hit the scene recently in the same shop trays.
I discovered articulateds during my first visit to Alaska a few years ago, even before my local fly shops carried them. There I learned they were a must for big Alaskan rainbows that have a nasty habit of short-striking a fly or hitting and spitting. They worked incredibly well, and it dawned on me that the habits of those rainbows during Alaska's summer were exactly the same as those of my local trout in late fall and winter. My success rate at home during cold season increased so much, I can't remember the last time I cast a non-articulated streamer this time of year.
The brown trout above fell to the Sculpzilla variation at left last weekend. What I like about these flies when it's cold is that it takes very little stripping to get them dancing, which is important when trout are hunkered down and not in the mood to chase. I can slowly tick this fly across the bottom and let the current impart most of the shimmy, of which it has plenty because there's no hook shank running down the center to make the fly stiff. But most importantly, when that trout gave a subtle nip, the rear-swinging hook made the play. Think about how many times you've missed a trout that's pecked the tail of a wooly bugger. It was enough motivation for me to fall in love with articulateds.
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Today's tip is about a relatively new type of code facility managers may be hearing about much more frequently soon.
Let’s start with the traditional code model. Say a building needs to comply with the ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007. The building team will choose a prescriptive or performance-based path to compliance and the engineer will create a model based on the building’s design and systems. If the model meets the code, engineers will get it approved and voila, the building is in compliance. But there’s almost never any follow-up to see if a building actually performs even remotely close to its predicted model.
As David Hewitt, executive director of the New Buildings Institute analogizes, it's like telling a runner what shoes and shorts to wear, and approximately how fast s/he should run to meet a goal, but then never measuring the time at the end.
Outcome-based codes, however, are based on design, construction, commissioning AND operations, instead of just the first three. They force building owners to measure and monitor the ongoing performance of a building. In other words, they actually clock the time it took for the runner to run a race to see how all the other pre-race strategies worked.
Outcome-based codes, especially within the context of net-zero energy buildings, are the future of codes, according to Hewitt. California, as one example, has set a target of 100 percent of new buildings and 50 percent of existing buildings be net-zero energy by 2030. The only way to effectively regulate that is with an outcome-based code. Currently, the City of Seattle is working with the Preservation Green Lab and the New Buildings Institute on a pilot outcome-based code for existing and historic buildings.
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FWO discontinues legal action against Foodora
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Prince - Piano & A Microphone, 1983 (LP - 180 Gram Vinyl)
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The announcement was made today, June 7, 2018, a day which marks the singer’s 60th birthday. Piano & A Microphone 1983 is set to feature a previously unreleased cassette recording of Prince at the piano at his home studio in Minnesota captured in 1983 and will be released on September 21, 2018. It will be a nine track, 35-minute album.
“This raw, intimate recording, which took place at the start of Prince’s career right before he achieved international stardom, is similar in format to the Piano & A Microphone Tour that he ended his career with in 2016,” said Prince Estate entertainment adviser Troy Carter. “The Estate is excited to be able to give fans a glimpse of his evolution and show how his career ultimately came full circle with just him and his piano.”
The private rehearsal provides a rare, intimate glimpse into Prince’s creative process as he worked through songs which include ’17 Days‘ and ‘Purple Rain’ (neither of which would be released until 1984), a cover of Joni Mitchell’s ‘A Case Of You‘, ‘Strange Relationship‘ (not released until 1987 on his critically acclaimed Sign O’ The Times album), and ‘International Lover’.
The album also includes a rare recording of the 19th Century spiritual ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’, which will be featured during the end credits of Spike Lee’s BlacKKKlansman in cinemas August 2018. For fans of Prince’s spontaneous live medleys, tracks 1-7 of the album are presented in that same format as they were originally recorded.
Mary Don’t You Weep
Strange Relationship
International Lover
Cold Coffee & Cocaine (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)
Why The Butterflies (Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version)
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An Email to Jesus
Luke 15:2—And the Pharisees and scribes were complaining, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them!”
Our pastor recently received an anonymous email that was highly critical of himself and his executive pastor. As an elder, I can honestly share that this kind of message serves only to discourage leaders. The person criticizing picks apart whatever he or she disagrees with, is not part of a solution and hides behind a cloak of anonymity rather than come and personally share what is misunderstood. It is too easy to be critical. It is also immature to lob rocks from the other side of the hill.
I heard an excellent message from a pastor recently about not defending ourselves when we are betrayed or attacked. His point was that no matter what we say in defense we cannot undo the damage and we may actually make things worse. If we have done what is right and are slandered, lied about, or smeared unfairly, the best course of action is to continue to live our lives righteously and trust God for the results. If close friends ask what is happening, we may share with them . . . The point is: don’t retaliate, defend, or excuse ourselves.
This is not easy. To hold our peace when warred against is like watching mosquitoes take blood and not swatting them. Why would we do that?
Be Careful What You Say
Coach Lou Holtzwas quoted as saying, “Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them.” Holtz has a great sense of humor; let’s just hope his findings are inaccurate! Most people don’t want to spend their time listening to others complain. As I write this, I recall a person I used to avoid taking phone calls from because his pattern was to grumble at great lengths about his circumstances. By the end of the call I was irritated. This person never seemed to be happy feeling only bad things were afoot.
Frink Wrote an Email
1 Peter 4:9—Be hospitable to one another without complaining.
Frink* wrote an email and sent it to the CEO, CFO and HRO of a major corporation. He complained that his wife Delilah worked in a toxic environment, that her supervisors were incompetent and mean-spirited and that the section was basically a clique that considered his wife a racist. Concerned with the possibility of unfavorable press and a lawsuit, even though Frink’s wife worked four departments below his level, the CEO directed Jeff the boss of Delilah’s boss to personally call Frink and listen to whatever he had to say.
Philippians 2:14,15—Do everything without grumbling and arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.
Harry is a phenomenal Command Sergeant Major. His dedication and his uncompromising zeal are inspiring. When I think of him I am reminded of Paul’s challenge to the Philippians in the passage above.
Have you ever tried to help someone only to be second guessed, accused of manipulating, or of having some hidden, evil agenda? I once had a leader who was quick to complain about his higher headquarters. Despite the faults he found in others, his performance was consistently weak. For his own betterment I removed him from his position. I shared with him my intentions and then explained why his behavior was detrimental to our organization.
Numbers 13:33—“We even saw the Nephilim there.” (The offspring of Anak were descended from the Nephilim.) “To ourselves we seemed like grasshoppers, and we must have seemed the same to them.”
Mote worked in the building for years. As I got to know him I was amazed at his disdain for women—particularly his own wife. He would ridicule her at every chance and belittle her publicly. He made her seem stupid. He complained of her shortcomings yet seemed clueless to his own failings. In fact, the more I got to know him the more I could appreciate the pain his wife must have endured. Perhaps most grievous, was knowing that he was unfaithful to her and completely uncaring.
Insubordination is the oldest recorded sin. Lucifer resisted God’s authority. He then contaminated humanity through his seditious lies to Eve. Today the planet the Lord God made for His glory is pockmarked with contumacious, (obstinately disobedient), disregard for His rule.
Moses fled Egypt after murdering an Egyptian. He married a Midianite priest’s daughter and lived a simple life for decades tending his father-in-law’s sheep. One day God appeared to him out of a burning bush to appoint him as rescuer of his enslaved countrymen. God informed Moses that He was sending him to Pharaoh to win the release of the Israelites from Egypt. What an assignment! One would think that Moses, raised in a royal family and gifted with a great education, would have leaped at the opportunity to be a hero! Alas, he had other ideas. Whenever, the first word uttered is “But,” grab an umbrella because it’s about to rain excuses!
{Scene: Outside the tent on a hot day in the desert Miriam and Aaron are engaged in an intense discussion. I wonder if Numbers 12:1,2 sounded something like this.
Miriam: “I’ve never liked his wife.”
Aaron: “I know. She’s not one of us. She’s a Cushite. And God said we weren’t to take foreign wives.”
Miriam: “And how come Moses is always in charge? God speaks through us. Moses has too much authority . . .”
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Numbers 14:1-4--Then the whole community broke into loud cries, and the people wept that night. All the Israelites complained about Moses and Aaron, and the whole community told them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness! Why is the Lord bringing us into this land to die by the sword? Our wives and little children will become plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” So they said to one another, “Let’s appoint a leader and go back to Egypt.
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New Android Warning: 40M Users Installed Video App Hiding Devious Malware—Delete Now
Zak Doffman Contributor
I write about security and surveillance.
Here we go again—another popular Android app caught defrauding users on a huge scale. This is familiar territory now, although the numbers get bigger and more onerous. The app this time is SnapTube, a video downloader that lets users select YouTube and Facebook videos to play offline. The app’s developers claim more than 40 million users, and it has been installed many more times that that. The problem, it seems, is that while users are enjoying those videos, the app’s software is busy doing other things in the background—essentially defrauding both users and advertisers to generate material financial returns.
The disclosure against SnapTube has been made by researchers at Upstream, who say that their Secure-D platform detected and blocked “more than 70 million suspicious mobile transaction requests” from SnapTube installs on 4.4 million devices. And this was all inside a six-month period. Such fraud tends to run in bursts, and the team seems to have been monitoring the app at the right time.
According to Upstream, “SnapTube has been delivering invisible ads, generating non-human clicks and purchases... The ads are hidden from users as they do not appear on-screen.” Generating returns from adware or click fraud is one thing, but the report claims that SnapTube has gone further, to the triggering of premium calls and texts, and subscribing users to paid services. Upstream has calculated that this fraudulent purchase of “premium digital services” would have cost users up to $91 million.
SnapTube was developed by China-based Mobiuspace—which has pushed various apps onto Google’s Play Store. SnapTube, though, hasn’t made the Play Store grade. YouTube’s parent Google doesn’t appear too keen on video downloader apps for obvious reasons. But Mobiuspace still claims 40 million active users who have installed the app from third-party stores.
Update: On October 21, Mobiuspace confirmed the issue and the remedial actions it has taken—including the removal of third-party SDKs. The statement is included at the end of this article.
Upstream’s CEO Guy Krief described SnapTube as “literally a screen for the suspicious background activity. Under test conditions we found not just background advertising click fraud, but also countless examples of users being signed up for premium digital services or subscriptions even when the phone is not in use. No notifications appear on the screen whatsoever and the user has absolutely zero control.”
Upstream says it discovered SnapTube’s activities when the team observed “extremely huge volumes of suspicious transactions originating in multiple countries coming from the same Android application.” The team intercepted “subscription verification SMS messages” being sent to the devices infected with the SnapTube malware—part of the process to fraudulently purchase new subscriptions without any user knowledge.
With suspicions aroused, the team isolated the infected devices and monitored inbound and outbound network traffic. The analysis showed that SnapTube “was communicating with a command and control server to identify subscription services, then attempting to subscribe the end-user to those services.”
SnapTube has attributed the malicious activity to the Mango SDK buried within its app, software that was implicated in a previous malware campaign centred on the video app, Vidmate. In a statement published by TechCrunch, a SnapTube spokesperson claimed the malware had operated without SnapTube’s knowledge. “We didn’t realize the Mango SDK was exercising advertising fraud activities, which brought us major loss in brand reputation—we quickly responded and terminated all cooperations with them. The versions on our official site as well as our maintained distribution channels are free of this issue already.”
There were other patterns linking the two campaigns, and when Vidmate was exposed much of the SnapTube activity ceased. But only for a time. SnapTube has been implicated before in these kinds of activities. The team at Sophos disclosed fraudulent installs, ads and clicks in a report published in February. “When running SnapTube,” Sophos explained, “it generated more than 200 network connections in fewer than 120 seconds, with no user interaction whatsoever. The network traffic shows the app downloads additional ad plugins, sends device info and personal info to remote websites, and generates sneaky redirects.”
The advice from Upstream’s Krief is for users “to carefully watch phone bills and report to their operator any subscriptions or charges they did not authorize. Upstream advises users to delete an app from their phones if they see signs of irregular activity pointing to a suspicious application consuming data in the background.”
My advice would be to go a step further, if you have SnapTube installed on your device and assuming those offline YouTube or Facebook videos are not something you cannot live without, then delete the app. History shows that once an app turns bad, the genie rarely jumps back into the bottle.
Update: Statement from Mobiuspace, October 21, 2019:
Recently, news broke out about suspicious activity in Snaptube, related to our collaboration with a third party known as Mango SDK, which allowed fraudulent ad practices that run against our beliefs and commitment with our users.
Since August 16, the date we noticed the issue directly related to this third party SDK, we took immediate action and released an update which took Mango SDK off subsequent versions, as well as sending out notifications to all users to update to the latest version through in-app pushes and notifications.
In addition, there are many small channels & developers promote old versions of our apk or even counterfeit versions of Snaptube, which we could not regulate or control. We re-emphasized through various social media channels that the current versions downloaded from our official site (https://snaptube.com, https://snaptubeapp.com) and a few other main third party app stores (such as UptoDown & Aptoide) in which we personally maintained are covered in the upgrade.
While we regret that the epidemic of the fraud activity may not get down to an absolute zero after multiple actions took to dissociate the SDK’s influence over existing users, partly may due to that SDK is running in the background of those users who haven't yet upgraded.
We firmly believe in our core value of “create value for users”, and having SDKs that endanger our users are something we couldn’t tolerate ourselves. We’ve decided to take our step furthermore to offline all third party advertising SDKs to avoid further complications, we are also looking to take initiative to achieve potential collaboration with security monitoring company like Upstream to constantly monitor our app to prevent similar issues.
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Toshiba Develops Next-Generation Lithium-ion Battery with New Anode Material
published: 2017-10-03 11:37 | editor: et_editor | category: News Edit
Toshiba Corporation, an industry leader in lithium-ion battery technology, has announced the development of its next-generation SCiB™, which uses a new material to double the capacity of the battery anode. The new battery offers high- energy density and the ultra-rapid recharging required for automotive applications, and will give a compact electric vehicle (EV) with a drive range of 320km*1 after only six minutes of ultra-rapid recharging—three times the distance possible with current lithium-ion batteries.
Toshiba launched the SCiB™ as a safe, long-life, fast charging lithium-ion battery in 2008. Since then, the company has constantly refined the technology and improved real-world performance. For its next-generation SCiB™, Toshiba has developed a titanium niobium oxide anode material that has double the lithium storage capacity by volume of the graphite-based anodes generally used in lithium-ion batteries.
The new battery also offers high energy density and ultra-rapid recharging characteristics, and its titanium niobium oxide anode is much less likely to experience lithium metal deposition during ultra-rapid recharging or recharging in cold conditions—a cause of battery degradation and internal short circuiting.
Toshiba’s current SCiB™ employs a lithium titanium oxide anode, and is known for excellent operating characteristics in respect of safety, long life and rapid charging. It has found wide use in vehicles and industrial and infrastructure applications, including automobiles, buses, railroad cars, elevators and power plants. The high energy density of the battery, and its rapid recharging, have made important contributions to enhancing the convenience and promoting the spread of EV.
Building on this heritage, Toshiba has developed a proprietary method for synthesizing and disarranging crystals of titanium niobium oxide and storing lithium ions more efficiently in the crystal structure. The anode of the next-generation SCiB™ realized through this approach has double times the capacity of the anode of current lithium-ion batteries.
“We are very excited by the potential of the new titanium niobium oxide anode and the next-generation SCiB™,” said Dr. Osamu Hori, Director of Corporate Research & Development Center at Toshiba Corporation. “Rather than an incremental improvement, this is a game changing advance that will make a significant difference to the range and performance of EV. We will continue to improve the battery’s performance and aim to put the next-generation SCiB™ into practical application in fiscal year 2019.”
Rigorous testing of a 50Ah prototype of the new battery has confirmed that it retains the long life cycle, low-temperature operation, excellent safety and rapid recharging characteristics of the current SCiB™. The energy density by volume of battery is twice that of the current SCiB™. The next-generation SCiB™ maintains over 90% of its initial capacity after being put through 5,000 charge/discharge cycles, and ultra-rapid recharging can be done in cold conditions, with temperatures as low as minus 10oC, in only ten minutes.
Toshiba will continue to develop higher energy density batteries that extend the range of EVs and support ultra-rapid recharging, and aims to commercialize the next-generation SCiB™ in fiscal year 2019.
Part of the research work on the next-generation SCiBTM was subsidized by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO).
*1 A compact EV with a 32kWh next generation SCiB™ in JC08 test cycle
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EnQuest shift pattern move could see headcount reduction of up to 146
by Niamh Burns
06/04/2015, 9:57 am Updated: 08/04/2015, 4:44 pm
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A consultation by EnQuest into changes in shift patterns for offshore workers could mean a reduction in headcount of more than 100 contracted employees.
The oil firm, had previously announced to staff it was considering a move to a three on, three off shift pattern, in line with a number of companies including Shell and Chevron.
A consultation period is currently being carried out and is expected to last around 30 days.
The move could see companies including KCA Deutag, Petrofac and Sodexo see a reduction in headcount of up t0 146 staff in total used by the operator .
This total includes nine EnQuest jobs previously announced.
Neil McCulloch, president, North Sea, EnQuest, said: “The review of our offshore operations to address our unsustainably high operating costs has been ongoing since last year and EnQuest is proposing these changes to ensure the long-term sustainability of our business.
“While no one wishes to be in this position, these changes are in line with what’s happening across the industry and we are seeking to follow industry best practice throughout this process.
“The review across our established North Sea assets could result in a potential overall reduction in the core and drilling crews from 681 to 535 – a potential reduction of 146 positions in total.
“This includes nine EnQuest offshore staff positions, and a reduction in positions in a number of contracting companies including Petrofac, Sodexo and KCA Deutag across the Thistle, Heather, Northern Producer and Kittiwake platforms.”
A number of companies have made reductions in staff since the decline in oil price last year.
Last month, Shell said it would be reducing the number of staff and agency contractors working on its North Sea operations by 250.
The move by Enquest could see a reduction of around 79 positions from Petrofac.
A spokesman for Petrofac Offshore Projects & Operations said: “We are supporting our customer EnQuest regarding the implementation of proposed offshore rota changes.
“If, as seems likely, this leads to a reduction in numbers employed, we will look to redeploy personnel elsewhere where possible.”
In February, Enquest revealed it had made a pre-tax £392m loss in 2014.
But the firm pledged to increase investment on Kraken, one of the largest North Sea developments, which Enquest said was on budget and on track for first oil in 2017.
It is understood around 15 KCA Deutag positions could be at risk.
A spokeswoman for KCA Deutag said: “KCA Deutag is currently the drilling contractor on the Thistle and Heather Platforms.
“As a result of Enquest’s proposal to implement changes to offshore rotas on these platforms, we are currently in consultation with our crew and will make every effort to redeploy them, should there be a reduction in the number of crew required.”
A spokeswoman for Sodexo declined to comment on the matter.
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How to Turn Your Hobby Into Your Job (Without Losing Your Passion)
All it requires is following three crucial guidelines.
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Jennifer Spencer
CEO of Energent Media
It’s the dream, isn’t it? We all want to wake up excited on Monday, enjoy the work we do and come home invigorated to do it all again tomorrow. The obvious answer is to turn your hobby -- the passion you already have -- into a career or a business, into your main source of income. If you did that, then work and play would become one and the same. You’d enjoy your Monday-Friday just as much as the weekend and your entire life would revolve around doing the things that you naturally love doing.
At least, that’s the idea. The only problem is, as one naysaying contributor over at YourStory concludes, “When that hobby becomes a job, it becomes too tedious and you will not enjoy it as much as you did when it was just a hobby.” But I disagree. I believe you can turn your hobby into a career or business without losing your passion. Here’s how.
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1. Pursue every lead you have.
There’s no such thing as a bad lead, especially when you’re just getting started. Beggars can’t be choosers, and the best way -- the only way -- to turn your passion into your job is to follow up with every lead that comes your way.
Consider Sarah Riccio, a writer and team member for Sleepopolis, an online review site for sleep tech that helps their audience “catch better Zzz’s.” “When I found the job listing to be a writer for Sleepopolis,” Sarah explained to me over the phone, “I was working as a bartender with a bunch of other English majors struggling to find their place in the big city.”
When she discovered the opening, she thought it might be too good to be true. In her words: “I was certain that the call for a ‘charismatic sleep-lover’ who wants to personally test pillows on camera was Craigslist-code for, ‘Looking for young lady to pose suggestively on mattress.’” But she threw caution to the wind and decided to apply anyway. "What do I have to lose?" she thought to herself. Sure, her lead was a little weird and unclear to begin with, but she followed up with it regardless, and now, Sarah explains, “I'm a bonafide bedding expert who gets to explore my two favorite hobbies every day: writing and sleep.”
2. Never stop innovating.
When your hobby becomes your career, perhaps the easiest way to maintain your passionate attitude is to keep learning, keep mastering and keep innovating. That is, after all, what typically keeps a person interested in their hobbies -- the fact that there’s an endless amount to learn and to master.
Jeff Bezos, a strong advocate for following and monetizing your passions, believes that your passions, if harnessed, can drive innovation in the workplace. He explains: “Invention comes in many forms and at many scales. The most radical and transformative of inventions are often those that empower others to unleash their creativity -- to pursue their dreams.”
In other words, constantly innovating will not only keep you impassioned regarding the hobby that you’ve monetized, it will make you a more effective and forward-thinking worker.
Related: 7 Hobbies That Can Make You a Better Entrepreneur
3. Put your own projects first.
When a hobby is just a hobby, it’s all fun and games. You do it because you love doing it, not because you have to do it. But when that hobby becomes a job, you have to work on it regardless of how you feel. The good news is, you can maintain your inner passion for your monetized hobby with just a little bit of intentionality.
Mike Blankenship, freelance writer and owner of Get Your Gusto Back -- a blog that aims to help people reclaim their childlike joy -- has a passion for writing and for self-development. And he told me that making sure his own projects come before client work helps him maintain his passion for his hobby-based career.
“To make sure that I keep engaging with my passions, I start every day by working on my own projects, whatever that is at the time," he elaborates. "I don’t work on client projects until the afternoon each day so that I make sure I’m prioritizing my own projects and passions before anything else. Ironically, when I do this, I also usually do a better job for my clients because I’ve started the day with something that excites me.”
Sounds like a dream come true.
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See Brie Larson Nail the Ultimate Jimmy Kimmel Impression
by emily belfiore | Wed., Dec. 18, 2019 7:04 AM
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If one thing is for sure, it's that Brie Larson takes her roles very seriously—including guest hosting.
On Tuesday, the Captain Marvel star crashed Jimmy Kimmel's monologue to study the late night host ahead of her Jimmy Kimmel Live guest host gig on Wednesday night. Sneakily making her way onto the stage, Brie mimicked Jimmy's hand gestures and mannerisms while he taped his opening. But alas, her cover was blown once she started copying the cadence and delivery of his script from the teleprompter.
"Oh, I just—I'm researching. I take my roles very seriously," she told Jimmy after he noticed her mirroring his gestures. "Like for Captain Marvel, I actually had myself blasted with massive amounts of cosmic radiation from a magic rock."
She added, "So, I just want to understand the physicality of what it means to be a talk-show host. So, I want to stand like you, move like you."
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To really commit to the role, Brie even rocked the same suit and tie as him. She joked, "I'm even wearing your Spanx right now."
Understandably freaked out by Brie's commitment, Jimmy expressed his concerns over her approach, to which the Avengers: Endgame star quipped, "Don't judge my process, Jimmy."
Moving on, Jimmy continued with his monologue but found Brie's "process" to be too distracting for the audience. "I know it's fun but, I'm sorry but this is making it a little hard for me to do this," he told Brie before asking her to exit the stage.
Much to his surprise, she stuck around in the background while he finished his joke. After being asked to leave again, Brie said, "You're really being a real baby about this."
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But nevertheless, Brie persisted. Giving Jimmy his space to announce the new Bachelor contestants and introduce the cast of Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times Christmas special, she patiently waited in the wings for another opportunity to join him on stage.
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3 dead in Channelview after attempted home invasion
By Damali Keith
Three men dead after attempted home invasion
HCSO deputies say three men were shot and killed by a resident after they entered his Channelview home. He was also shot in the process, and taken to a local hospital.
CHANNELVIEW, Texas - Four people were shot, and three of them are dead after a shootout inside a Channelview home during an apparent home break-in.
Investigators say the three people who were shot to death broke into the house on Amie Michele Lane around 10 a.m. but before they were killed, the homeowner was also shot.
3 killed, 1 injured in alleged home invasion robbery attempt
Four people were shot, three of them are dead after a shootout inside a Channelview home during an apparent home break-in.
Just before bullets started flying inside the house where two 19-year-old men live, investigators say one of the teens saw several men drive up to their house and get out with a gun.
"He witnessed a pistol in their hand and dressed in dark clothing. He was able to hide,” says Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The other young man who lives in the house grabbed his shotgun and Sheriff Gonzalez says the homeowner and the three intruders opened fire on one another.
Gonzalez says the three guys who broke in were shot to death. The homeowner, who was shot, was taken to the hospital in serious condition and rushed into surgery.
"This is too much for me. It’s close to home. My daughter lives literally right across the street,” one woman told me as she took her daughter away from the chaos.
"I’m worried about my kids. Crazy people come here and try to get in your house and steal,” says resident Joe Lopez.
"This never happens around here. This is the first time,” adds resident Gabriel Salazar.
The car the homeowner saw the men get out of was found running by detectives in front of the home.
“It appeared they arrived and they were planning to break in and make a quick getaway,” says Sheriff Gonzalez, but that didn’t happen. Instead, three families are planning funerals just before Christmas.
"Crime doesn’t pay. Eventually, you’re going to end up dead or you're going to end up in jail” adds Gonzalez.
The mother of one of the 19-year-old roommates says her son and his longtime friend just moved into the house a few months ago. She says she has no idea who would target them or why. Investigators are looking into that same thing.
Che car the three men arrived in is registered to someone who lives just one street over.
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82-year old man cuddles NICU babies
By Beth Galvin
ATLANTA - Lights are low and all is quiet inside Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite's neonatal intensive care unit. In a large, plush, green chair sits 82-year old David Deutschman snuggling the tiny triplet against his chest.
"I know it brings comfort to the baby because you can see the way she's reacting, that she loves being in someone's arms," says Deutschman. "And, of course, the younger they are, the more they need that sense of touch, and the security of being snuggled."
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That's what this retired Atlanta marketing executive has done for the last few years, snuggling babies here in the dark hush of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite's neonatal ICU.
"It's very peaceful. Very rewarding to me," he says.
Back in the early days, he says, they'd wait until babies cried to pick them up.
"But there have been so many studies done in the last decade showing how much babies thrive being held, how important it is to them," says the senior citizen.
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Babies like Angel, who can't take her eyes off the man they call the ICU Grandpa.
"Maybe she hears my voice, or she feels the rumbling of my chest when she puts her head on my chest. They hear your heartbeat," says Deutschman.
Most of these babies were born early, and, because of complications that require around-the-clock, intensive nursing care. So, they're parents can't bring them home, and can't be here all the time. So, Deutschman fills in the gaps -- looking for newborns who need him.
"My guy friends can't believe that I do this," notes Deutschman. "They say, why do you do that? And I tell them, 'It's great because sometimes I get puked on, I get peed on! It's, I mean, why wouldn't I love it."
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And, some days, the babies aren't the ones who need to be held. The parents are.
"Some guys don't understand that, holding a man in your arms. But hang around this ICU for a few years, and you'll see how easily you can do that," says Deutschman.
In their corner of the NICU, Phillip and Tiffany Guthrie understand. Their first child Paxton was born at 23 weeks, weighing just 1 pound 10 ounces, back in April. Every day since, they've savored every moment here, then go home, without Paxton.
"Honestly, I can't even describe and put into words, (what it's like) to leave our son every single day. It's been six months," says Tiffany Guthrie.
That need keeps the ICU Grandpa coming back.
"He has a good heart. And babies feel that I believe. I know that Paxton, he feels different people's spirits," adds Paxton's dad, Phillip Guthrie.
And when it's time for him to head home, David Deutschman, will leave Children's "gratified, that I did something worthwhile today. It was a good day, I held a baby, I held a parent in my arms. It was a good day."
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Malibu bans single-use plastic straws, cutlery
MALIBU (FOX 11 / CNS) - The Malibu City Council gave final approval Monday night to an ordinance prohibiting the sale, distribution and use of single-use plastic utensils, such as cutlery and straws, within city limits.
The ordinance will take effect June 1.
The move is another part of Malibu's long-term campaign to eliminate the use of single-use plastic items that have a negative affect on the environment, Malibu Mayor Rick Mullen said.
"Malibu is a leader in environmental protections, and we've made great progress in addressing plastic pollution, including bans on plastic bags, plastic sandbags and polystyrene foam,'' Mullen said.
"We are now adding plastic straws, plastic stirrers and plastic cutlery to the list of plastic ... that we will (ban) at the source so it doesn't reach our beaches and the open ocean,'' he said. "The ocean, beaches and natural surroundings are a central part of life in Malibu. We are absolutely committed to keeping them clean for ourselves, our children and their children in the future.''
To raise awareness among the business community, city officials plan to provide a box of environmentally safe paper straws to each Malibu food service business. The straws will carry the city's "Keep it Clean Malibu'' slogan, and the city will promote the fact that sustainable, reusable straws and cutlery are available in metal, wood, glass, bamboo and other materials.
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Tractor-trailers on fire in Westminster
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (FOX 11/CNS) - Two tractor-trailer big rigs were on fire Tuesday night in Westminster.
The Orange County Fire Authority received reports of a big rig fire at 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a vehicle storage area in the 7000 block of Garden Grove Boulevard, according to Capt. Larry Kurtz.
Responding crews found one well-involved tractor trailer rig in a parking lot of about 40 trucks, Kurtz said. The fire spread to a second rig but firefighters were able to achieve knockdown in about 15 minutes, he said.
No one was injured and an investigation team was on its way to the scene to determine a cause, Kurtz said.
A hazmat team also was en route because Kurtz said there was some fuel on the ground.
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'Fasting diet' fad could be unhealthy, nutritionists say
By Rachael Rettner, | MyHealthNewsDaily
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The latest diet craze claims to help people lose weight through intermittent fasting, but some nutritionists say it's a bad idea.
People on the so-called "5:2 diet" can eat whatever they want for five days a week, but must then fast for two. On the fasting days, dieters must eat one-fourth of their typical daily calories, about 500 calories for women and 600 for men.
A book about the diet, called "The Fast Diet," is already a hit in England, and was released last week in the United States. The book's author, Dr. Michael Mosley, says he lost 20 pounds on the diet last year, and others are singing its praises. One of the diet's followers told ABC News she lost 36 pounds and now has a smaller appetite on the days when she doesn't have to fast.
While it's true that consuming fewer calories than you burn will result in weight loss, nutritionists have concerns that the diet will lead to unhealthy eating.
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Fasting can cause people to think too much about food, and possibly overeat on the days when they're allowed to eat freely, said Heather Mangieri, a nutrition consultant and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. If people eat lots of cake and cookies on their "normal eating" days and don't think about their overall diet, "it can potentially lead to nutrient deficiencies and poor eating habits," Mangieri said.
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Studies also show that people tend not to stick with diets that require fasting, said Katherine Tallmadge, a dietitian and the author of "Diet Simple" (LifeLine Press, 2011). "It's not something I would advocate, because I don’t think it's sustainable."
In her practice, Tallmadge has observed that clients who restrict their calories for five days a week still won't lose weight if they splurge on the other two days.
"My experience has been that [this] way of eating does not produce weight loss even in the short term," Tallmadge said.
Tallmadge also said that some susceptible people might develop eating disorders while on the diet, and engage in starvation, binging or both.
Mosley told ABC News that there's no proof the diet causes eating disorders. But he says the diet is not for people who already have an eating disorder, who have Type 1 diabetes, are pregnant or are younger than 18.
On the plus side, the diet may help people pay more attention to what they eat on a normal day, Mangieri said. Whether they're dieting or not, people should try to eat healthfully and incorporate a variety of foods into their diet, including fruits, vegetables, lean protein, whole grains and low-fat dairy, Mangieri said.
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Last Update May 7, 2015
What's the message behind school suspensions for toy guns, hand gestures?
By Jedediah Bila, | Fox News
As a former high school academic dean, student adviser and teacher of grades seven through college, I certainly dealt with my fair share of behavioral and academic student issues.
There were instances of cheating on exams, real and imagined bullying, a lack of parental involvement, student/teacher conflicts, teacher/parent clashes and more.
One thing I luckily never had to face was the potential suspension of a child for making a toy gun out of materials in art class, or using his or her hand as a pretend gun during recess. Regardless, it is a suspension trend that is lately all too common.
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The most recent incident occurred in Chicago on Jan. 31 and has been making headlines since. Fredrick Funston Elementary School suspended a sixth-grader, Caden Cook, during a random, in-school manual “pat-down” after the boy voluntarily handed over a toy gun he had accidentally left in his pocket the night before.
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The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit organization that defines itself as "deeply committed to protecting the constitutional freedoms of every American and the integral human rights of all people," has come to the boy's defense.
The Institute cites that Cook "was suspended for allegedly violating the school’s weapons policy against dangerous objects, in addition to being ordered to undergo counseling, and subjected to intimidation tactics, interrogation, and dire threats by school officials — all without his mother being present."
I'm still stuck on the fact that a non-firing toy gun somehow violates a school's weapons policy.
2013 featured many similar suspensions. A 5-year-old boy at Pinewood Elementary School in Mount Holly, N.C., received an in-school suspension for turning his hand into the shape of a gun and gesturing while playing on the playground.
Eight-year-old Jordan Bennett got a one-day suspension from Harmony Community School in St. Cloud, Fla., when he made a similar gesture with his hand while playing cops and robbers.
Seventh-grader Joseph Lyssikatos received a three-day suspension from Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School in Coventry, R.I., after a key chain with a toy gun roughly two inches long fell out of his schoolbag while in class.
And second-grader Josh Welch was suspended for two days from Park Elementary School in Baltimore when the strawberry tart he was trying to turn into the shape of a mountain looked like a gun.
What in heaven's name is happening in our schools? Innocent plastic toy guns, gun gestures during games of cops and robbers and gun key chains have somehow become "dangerous"?
How so? What harm are they inflicting? How is a child's pastry taking the shape of a gun suspension-worthy?
As a kid, I played plenty of games of cops and robbers during school recess.
In middle school, I rarely went anywhere without my water gun in hand or belt. I had a charm key chain in high school; one of those many charms happened to be a gun.
For many years growing up, I had a "Terminator" T-shirt with a big, fat gun logo right in the middle of it.
Guess what? I've never shot a real gun in my life. Playing with water guns didn't somehow pique my interest in real guns, nor did playing cops and robbers inspire me to rob a bank.
I was just a kid, playing a game, having a good time with friends, wearing clothes or jewelry I liked. I didn't have an agenda, nor did my parents. And I'm very lucky that the schools I went to didn't assume that we did.
Good school administrators and teachers today have plenty of real difficulties on their hands. Be they students with learning challenges, packed classrooms, kids with absentee parents or imposed federal standards that limit teacher in-class flexibility – these problems are real and require attention, discipline and problem-solving. Whether a student fashions a gun out of spaghetti and meatballs at lunch shouldn't be on that list.
Also, exactly what message are we sending to kids with these suspensions? That toy guns and guns made out of food or hand gestures are somehow dangerous?
That all real-life guns are bad and the mere thought of them is worthy of punishment?
What about the guns those children’s parents may be using to defend their homes?
I strongly support responsible conversations about guns between children and their parents or guardians. I also fully support school administrators tackling real violence and real threats of violence on school grounds very seriously. These are not matters to be taken lightly. But suspending children for innocent games of cops and robbers sends the wrong message on a topic where the right message is so important.
After being suspended because the gun key chain he won at an arcade fell out during class, Joseph Lyssikatos told NBC 10 News, "I didn't know that [there] was anything wrong with it."
This former administrator and teacher couldn't agree with him more.
Jedediah Bila currently serves as co-host of FOX News Channel's (FNC) FOX & Friends Weekend (Saturdays and Sundays 6-10AM/ET). A veteran to the network, Bila originally joined as a contributor in 2013.
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Ben Lamb a True Baaaaaad Ass at World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event
Ace King
Ben Lamb has led the World Series of Poker 2011 Main Event through a good portion of play so far and, at press time, was still hanging around the top 10.
Lamb has basically been overshadowed by the great one, Phil Hellmuth, at this year’s WSOP but, in many respects, his achievements are on the same grand scale.
Hellmuth managed to cash out in three of this year’s World Series of Poker events in second place. One 2nd place finish at the prestigious Players Championship earned Hellmuth over a million dollars.
Lamb has cashed out in four of this year’s events including a 1st and 2nd place finish. So far, the American player based out of Las Vegas has managed to win just over $1.2 million. To date he has won over $2.5 million in live tournaments.
Andrew Feldman of ESPN.com writes:
On Day 1B the story was all about Ben Lamb. Three days later and thousands more players added to the mix, the story didn't change. Lamb was among the first players to eclipse the 300,000-, 400,000- and 500,000-chip marks, and with a simple smirk to the rest of his table, the great wall of Lamb's chips continued to grow. His lead became comical at times as opponents at his table (and from other tables) glimpsed and laughed with jealousy as they passed by his castle. His level-headed nature shines through at the tables and on Twitter as well, where his end of the day post was simple: "551,600 to end the day :)"
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During Lamb's run in 2009 he was in 60th place after Day 2 with 178,900 in chips. He finished that event in 14th with more than three times that stack and, with two more years of experience, his incredible 2011 run may reach new heights.
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Marvin Pohlmann
Melvin J. Pohlmann, 79, Hermann, passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, at home.
He was born May 6, 1940, to Chris and Adela (Kopp) Pohlmann, in Bay.
He was the husband of Edna Mae (Haeffner) Pohlmann. They were united in marriage on June 10, 1961, at St. Paul’s Church, Bay.
Melvin was a member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, Stolpe, where he also served on the church board. He was also a member of the carpenters union.
Melvin was a commercial carpenter in St. Louis for Allied Builders for 29 years. He later went to work for his son-in-law with Grotewiel Construction for 19 years. He helped build many houses in the Swiss area for no charge.
In his free time Melvin enjoyed going hunting, especially for deer and squirrels. He also loved farming and tending to his cows.
Melvin is survived by his wife Edna Mae, of the home; a daughter, Brenda Grotewiel and husband Mike of Rhineland; a son, Kevin Pohlmann and wife Theresa of Swiss; by five sisters, Darlene D’Angelo of Hazelwood, Evelyn Plegge and husband Eugene of Linn, Marilyn Hofstetter and husband Dale of Jefferson City, Janet McHale and husband John of Brideton and Mary Ann Warmann and husband Roland of Jefferson City; by three brothers, Kenneth Pohlmann of Hazelwood, James Pohlmann of Bay and Larry Pohlmann and wife Lisa of Lampasas, Texas; by 13 grandchildren, Lauren Salzman, Evan Grotewiel, Michael Pohlmann, Micaela Plumb, Angela Frank, Gregory and William Pohlmann, Anne Howdeshell and Sarah, Joseph, Maria, Andrew and Mara Pohlmann; by 10 great grandchildren, Everett, Adaline and Collette Pohlmann, Ryder, Sonny and Johanna Salzman, Hunter, Levi and Jeremiah Plumb and Brooks Frank, and by many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Chris and Adela; and brothers, Kermit, Kleo and Darwin Pohlmann.
Funeral services were Thursday, Jan. 2, at Toedtmann and Grosse Funeral Home, Hermann, with Pastor Darrel Deeker officiating. Burial was in St. Paul’s Cemetery, Bay. Memorial contributions suggested to St. Paul’s Cemetery.
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Employee of the month - November
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The winner of GCB Recruitment’s ‘Employee of the Month’ for the month of November is……the property department’s, Essex, London & Hertfordshire area manager, Olivia Wallace.
This is the first time Olivia has won the title of employee of the month which has come swiftly, considering Olivia joined the GCB team only in October of this year.
She was awarded the title for her continuous positive manner both with her colleagues and towards her work. She has also been recognized for continuously working outside of work hours which showed her willingness to be a successful member of the team. This was shown when she achieved her first placements extremely quickly
Olivia’s performance throughout the month was extremely successful. Her hard-work and integration into the team is what won her ‘Employee of the Month’ in November 2019.
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Lakes of Mars by Merritt Graves ~ a Review
Aaron Sheridan had hoped to die in the Rim War after his entire family died in the shuttle crash he was piloting. Instead, he wound up at Corinth Station, the command school for the Fleet. Though he was detached from the brutality and posturing of the students and instructors, he did make one friend. Standing up for that friend made Aaron a target, but learning that officer training isn't the Station's only purpose made it clear that he couldn't keep himself isolated any longer.
A free book was provided for an honest review.
This is the first book in the Lakes of Mars series, and there is a Soundcloud soundtrack inspired by the book. It's a very haunting kind of listen, and fitting for a gritty, potentially violent hard scifi novel. The bullying isn't just some name calling; Aaron is marked to be killed when he defends Sebastian, and the fights he gets into are vicious and bloody. The treatment is tacitly approved by instructors, who make no move to stop it from happening, and have a more sinister kind of role early on in the novel. There is a lot of technical speak and little tidbits of information here and there, mixed in with the tragedy, paranoia and grandstanding. There's a lot of suspense from that aspect, as well as the tragedy of deaths among the students. Some of that pulls together about three quarters of the way through the novel, and then we discover why Mars is really all that important.
Even with the knowledge of the real reason the Station exists, and the danger it poses to the Fleet, Aaron doesn't want to take action. It's the same hesitation that built up in the tension in the first two-thirds of the book, but here it feels almost annoying. I've gone through how much of this paranoia and technobabble, and then nothing is going to happen? When it finally does, it happens rapidly. That part is fascinating and suspenseful, with cinematic quality sequences. My biggest complaint about this entire novel is that it seems to take so long to get there, and then we end on a cliffhanger. A little tighter editing might minimize the dragging in some places early in the novel.
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The tea is HOT. - by Milly Haddrick
Remember back in 2015 when One Direction was feuding with Justin Bieber? Well, it turns out that amid all the shady posts on social media Liam Payne actually had to confront the Biebs in his trailer, in a bid to end the feud.
WATCH: Liam Payne says he and Louis Tomlinson hated each other during 1D
For those who need a gentle reminder of one of the biggest pop culture feuds of our time (no, we are not being dramatic) here is a quick summary of what went down.
Four years ago, Justin Bieber released his Purpose album on the exact same day as One Direction released their Made In the A.M. album on November 13.
In the weeks leading up to their release, the fandom were losing their damn minds with One Directioners and Beliebers engulfed in an all-out war on social media, arguing over who was the better artists.
Not to mention all the red hot rumours that Selena Gomez cheated on Justin with Zayn Malik.
We about to find out what went down.
Then Justin well and truly lit the feud on fire when he shaded One Direction on Snapchat, filming a video of himself saying: "That face you make when you come out with an album on the same day as Justin Bieber," before making a "scared" face.
What a time to be alive.
At the time, One Direction was insisting there was no feud, with a source telling HollywoodLife that the 1D boys found the video pretty funny.
"It’s kind of like an inside joke they have and will continue to play off of each other. The guys didn’t take it as a diss."
Despite their best efforts to squash feud rumours, it turns out the boys and Justin were definitely at war at one time, and Liam felt like he had to step in and end it.
The boys ❤️
Speaking with MirrorOnline, Liam revealed that he had to confront Justin in his trailer in order to end the feud.
"Me and Justin had a really long chat once in his trailer," Liam said.
"I went in to say to him: 'It's all good. You don't need to do whatever.' And then we had a really long chat, and he's a really nice kid."
Bring back One Direction NOW. Ok, thanks.
In the same interview with MirrorOnline, Liam admitted that he doesn't really speak to his ex-bandmates, except for Louis Tomlinson.
"I speak to Louis all the time. Louis is great. He’s doing really well.
"We’ve always had a good connection in the way that we were both trying to manage the band together. And that’s followed into life, and obviously he has been through a hell of a lot. So I’ve tried to be there for him as much as possible, and so does he me."
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FRIENDS OF VOLO BOG
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From the Bog Log:
Site Superintendent Reflections
By Greg Kelly, Site Superintendent
In the Summer Edition of The Bog Log, the Friends of Volo Bog reported on its concerns that about two-thirds of the Interpretive Boardwalk has been closed indefinitely as various sections into the bog have become impassable due to high water, failing walkways and generally unsafe conditions. The Friends of Volo Bog had posted a Call to Action and sample letters on its website www.friendsofvolobog.org/ to get more interested voices to convey these concerns to State of Illinois legislators so that funding of repairs/replacement could be made as soon as possible.
There was a tremendous response to this request by interested and concerned supporters of Volo Bog SNA who want to protect the bog and Interpretive Boardwalk. The Illinois DNR Director was quite impressed with this response. We learned that the FOVB was the most vocal group within the State! As a result of this immense response, the boardwalk project has been elevated on the Statewide Capital Projects list to a fast track project and the project was sent to the Capital Development Board (CDB) for further consideration and processing. I and other Volo Bog SNA staff wish to greatly thank those supporters responsible for helping this project to finally move along.
Although no definite dates have yet been established for commencement or completion, the project seems to be quickly moving forward. I recently met with the CDB in Springfield. CDB is performing a cost analysis for identifying the necessary State funding. Then CDB will: prepare a Request for Qualifications to solicit architectural/ engineering (A/E) firms to submit their Statements of Qualification to design the necessary repair/replacement work; award the contract to the selected A/E firm; and the A/E firm will then design the project and prepare a final, detailed opinion of probable construction cost. Once this A/E work has been completed, the project will go out for construction bids, be awarded to the successful and qualified bidder, and then constructed. In discussing the project with the CDB, I anticipate that award to an A/E firm would be made by mid-summer 2020 but this is subject to finalization of the schedule by the CDB.
At this time, since your communications have been heard by the Illinois DNR Director and the State, no further communications are necessary as we now need to give the CDB time to develop the project.
Status of Wastewater Contamination Issue: The Illinois DNR continues to work with the Attorney General’s Office, the Illinois EPA, the Lake County Department of Public Health, the Village of Lakemoor, and other State agencies to resolve the issue of continuing periodic contamination from the privately-owned Rockwell Utilities wastewater treatment plant lagoons serving The Meadows development and the Lakemoor Golf Club. In September, the Attorney General’s Office issued a six-count civil lawsuit against Rockwell Utilities and this lawsuit is initially making its way through the courts. The Illinois DNR, representatives from the Attorney General’s Office, and State Water Survey staff recently met with Rockwell Utilities to discuss the six-count lawsuit filed. The Illinois DNR and the Attorney General’s Office have a follow-up meeting scheduled later in November to discuss the details of resolution with Rockwell Utilities. The DNR has several demands required of Rockwell. Local Illinois DNR staff have also been engaged with the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and State Water Resources divisions of DNR for their advice and assistance.
Recently, the Illinois DNR had a press release that was covered by a couple of media regarding the lawsuit and its concerns that the Illinois EPA has not been very interested in pursuing this legal dispute with Rockwell Utilities so we are asking concerned citizens to express their concerns to the Illinois EPA’s Regional Office at 9511 W. Harrison Street, Des Plaines IL 60016; telephone number (847) 294-4000. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Greg Kelly, Site Superintendent
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Pakistani jet carrying 127 people crashes amid storm near Islamabad; all feared dead
Photo courtesy of The Canadian Press
Emergency workers with flashlights searched the smouldering wreckage of a passenger jet carrying 127 people that crashed into a muddy wheat field Friday while trying to land in a violent thunderstorm at Islamabad's main airport.
The government said there appeared to be no survivors in the crash of the Boeing 737-200 near Benazir Bhutto International Airport — the second major air disaster in the Pakistani capital in less than two years.
Sobbing relatives of those aboard the Bhoja Air flight from Karachi to Islamabad rushed to airports in both cities for news of their loved ones.
One rescue official asked residents to bring sheets to cover the remains of the dead, and smashed seats and other wreckage was spread over a wide area near the airport, along with clothing and jewelry belonging to passengers.
Bhoja Air, a domestic carrier that has just four planes, only resumed operations last month after suspending them in 2001 due to financial difficulties.
Bhoja administrative director Javed Ishaq told reporters and relatives of those on board that the jet was in good condition and was brought down by "heavy winds."
"The aircraft was in good shape. This came from God," said Ishaq, speaking at the airport in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city. As he spoke, relatives of those aboard who had come to the airport jeered him and demanded to be flown to Islamabad to collect the bodies of their loved ones.
The plane had been given clearance to land, said an air traffic controller who did not give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the media. A violent thunderstorm was lashing Islamabad at the time of the crash, about 6:40 p.m. local time.
"It was really bad weather for a flight," said navy Capt. Arshad Mahmood, who lives near the crash site. "The pilot was forced to move down to avoid clouds that were generating the lightning and thunder."
Islamabad police chief Bani Yameen said nobody on the ground was reported killed, "but apparently all on board perished." Civil aviation officials also said survivors were highly unlikely, according to Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar.
"My brother's wife was on board this flight," said Naveed Khan. "We pray for the departed souls. What else can we do now?"
TV footage showed wreckage that included parts of what looked like an engine and a wing against the wall of a small building. Rescuers worked in the dark, with many using flashlights as they combed the area. Fleets of ambulances arrived later, their lights flashing in the gloom.
Several farmers threshing wheat in the field nearby said they saw the aircraft burst into flames when it hit the ground.
"The flames leapt up like they were touching the sky," said Mohammad Zubair.
The army declared an emergency and cordoned off the crash site.
"I saw nothing but body parts and twisted metal on the ground when I reached the scene," said resident named Mustafa, who did not identify himself further.
He said residents collected the remains of the dead "and bundled them in cloth sheets like we collect grain."
In a statement, the Boeing Co. extended its condolences to the families of the victims and offered technical assistance to Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority in investigating the crash.
The last major plane crash in the country — and Pakistan's worst — occurred in July 2010 when an Airbus A321 aircraft operated by domestic carrier Airblue crashed into the hills overlooking Islamabad, killing all 152 people aboard. A government investigation blamed the pilot for veering off course amid stormy weather.
Bhoja Air started domestic operations in Pakistan in 1993 and eventually expanded to international flights to the United Arab Emirates in 1998. The company suspended operations in 2001 due to financial difficulties but resumed them in 2012.
News story courtesy of
Zarar Khan
Labels: Bhoja Air, feared dead, Islamabad, Karachi, pakistani jet crashes, rescue operation
Location: Toronto CANADA Islamabad, Pakistan
cerita anak kost 21 April 2012 at 03:14
i really sorry accident, i think that is serious accident.
but in my opinion, the weather now on its not friendly.
Freddie Miranda 21 April 2012 at 07:58
It was horrible ~ To think that Bhoja Air had just resumed their operations this year. Bad weather must be the main reason for this terrible accident.
Thanks Drieant (Cerita Anak Kost blog) for dropping by and leaving a comment.
♥●• İzdihër •●♥ 22 April 2012 at 00:09
That was really really horrible. may all dead ones rest in peace.
But our airlines are not updating this system.This specific air craft are said to be some more than 20 year old and banned in the west .
It really is an old aircraft. I remember I read that this company owns only four aircraft, therefore the authorities should be able to monitor its operations.
Thanks Izdiher for your comments.
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Campaign Spotlight: A campaign that’s worth talking about.
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When Ant and Dec interrupted Saturday night’s final of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent to launch ‘Britain Get Talking’, a campaign promoting a new mental wellness campaign, their appeal really made an impact. What could have been just another ad in a commercial break became a hard-hitting part of the prime time TV show.
Dec told viewers: “Right now, we’re going to do something that’s never been done before. We’re going to pause this show to make time for everyone there at home to get together and talk. Whatever you need to do – grab the kids, wake dad up, or just turn and talk to a mate. We’re pausing BGT for a minute so you can talk.”
The programme was then silent for a full minute while clips aired of the crew backstage holding up cards that read: “Use our silence to talk to each other.”
The two presenters told the show’s audience that “It’s so important for our wellbeing to get together with people we care about and talk.” As they reminded us, there are more distractions then ever these days. If we’re not watching TV, we’re looking at our phones. It was effectively an acknowledgement that TV and social media prevent kids from talking to their family when they need help.
The ‘Britain Get Talking’ campaign, supported by YoungMinds and Mind, brings together some of ITV’s favourite stars including Corrie’s Alexandra Mardell, Jonathan Ross, Robert Peston, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, to raise awareness of the fact that levels of anxiety and depression among British children have risen by 48% since 2004.
According to the charity Mind, one in four people in the UK will be affected by a mental health problem this year, while one in six will experience a common mental health problem in any given week. The campaign aims to combat this by encouraging everyone to ‘tune back into the story in your living room.’
Also featured within the campaign is a ‘silent ad break’ where, in a continuous one-take silent sequence, five sponsoring brands appear and hold up cards supporting the Britain Get Talking campaign. Simple and effective.
There’s a lot to like about this campaign, not least of which is that nobody involved is just jumping on the mental health bandwagon merely to promote themselves.
Beginning with Ant and Dec’s surprise intro, through its highly relevant message, the concept and execution work hard for this important issue from start to finish. It should get a lot of people talking.
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Company offer support to Jessica-Jane after funding cut
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Jessica-Jane Applegate. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY
Paralympic swimmer Jessica-Jane Applegate has been given a boost by the support of a local business.
Miss Applegate, of Burgh Castle near Great Yarmouth, has found her sporting career in jeopardy, after the funding of her training was slashed.
Now, Nwes Enterprise Agency has pledged to support the 20-year-old as she looks to raise the necessary funds to keep her career alive.
Miss Applegate recently launched a crowdfunding campaign, after learning her funding was to drop from £21,000 to £11,000, as well as losing the use of a £5,000 grant.
Nwes has now promised to step in and provide the Applegate family with marketing and awareness, in hopes of boosting her campaign.
Her mother, Dawn, said: “We are so grateful to Nwes for assisting us – it is going to take a huge amount of pressure away from us.
“Just knowing that there is a team behind us every step of the way is an incredible feeling.
“Nwes are a local business with similar views and aspirations as us, and we are really looking forward to working together. The future is looking brighter.”
This year, Miss Applegate came home from the Paralympics in Rio with three medals, having previously brought gold back to Norfolk from the London Games in 2012.
She also acts as an ambassador for the Norfolk Community Sports Foundation and Mencap and holds coaching sessions with fellow swimmers across the county,
Kevin Horne, Nwes chief executive said: “Nwes is proud to support Paralympic champion Jessica-Jane. She is an inspiring young person and a superb role model. We will ensure she competes at Tokyo 2020.
“My team will provide Jess and her family with all the support they
need to drive their campaign
forward to reach their fundraising goal.
“This will allow Jessica-Jane to concentrate on swimming, at which she excels.”
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Should You Be Drinking Beyonce’s Watermelon Water?
It’s the only thing we’ll be drinking on National Watermelon Day tomorrow (thanks, Beyonce).
By Jessica Migala
Alex Sandoval
Beyoncé could partner up with a plywood company and woodworking would suddenly be the newest health craze. But that said, you may have just found your favorite new juice thanks to Bey. In 2017, the pop superstar announced that she bought a stake in WTRMLN WTR ($35; amazon.com), a cold-pressed, bottled watermelon juice that's available on Amazon.
“I invested in WTRMLN WTR because it’s the future of clean, natural hydration,” Beyoncé said in a press release. It’s also “your new sexy workout partner,” according to the company’s website, because the juice packs electrolytes and an amino acid called L-Citrulline that's thought to reduce muscle soreness and boost performance.
While there’s no doubt WTRMLN WTR is delicious—sweet and refreshing, it’s like sticking a straw into a melon and sipping—is it as healthy as it is tasty? We tapped Molly Kimball, RD, a sports dietitian in New Orleans, to get the scoop.
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The nutrition facts
The ingredients are sound, says Kimball—just watermelon flesh and rind plus lemon. The juice is light: One 12-ounce bottle has 90 calories. And it’s loaded with lycopene, a powerful disease-busting antioxidant.
But the drawback is the sugar. While there’s no sugar added—it all comes naturally from the fruit—one cup of juice still contains 12 grams of the sweet stuff. “And there’s not a lot of fiber in here to balance that out,” says Kimball.
Is it a good recovery drink?
Like most sports drinks, WTRMLN WTR contains sugar and calories, which your muscles need during long bouts of exercise. It’s also an excellent source of potassium, an electrolyte that helps prevent muscle cramping, says Kimball. One bottle will net you nearly a third of the potassium you need in a day. That’s more than you get from sports drinks (popular brands supply about 1% of your daily value in 12 ounces) and coconut water (about 20% of your daily value), and about twice as much potassium found in a banana. Another benefit of the mineral: A high potassium diet is linked to lower blood pressure, says Kimball.
But WTRMLN WTR is missing salt. “The main electrolyte you’re losing during a sweaty workout is sodium,” explains Kimball. “If you’re losing a large volume of sweat during exercise, this [drink] won’t give you the sodium you need.”
As for the drink’s 520mg of L-Citrulline, studies do indicate that the amino acid may boost workout performance. But, as Kimball points out, the research suggests you need a good deal of Citrulline to reap the benefit: “The amount in this drink may fall short,” says Kimball.
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“This drink is a great natural option if you crave something sweet, or use it as a replacement for a soda,” says Kimball. Afternoon might be an ideal time to sip, if that’s when the vending machine tends to beckon. Pair the WTRMLN WTR with some protein—like a hardboiled egg, cottage cheese, string cheese, or a handful of nuts—to make the juice part of a balanced snack that satisfies your sweet tooth and leaves you feeling energized.
So there you have it: This Beyonce-approved hydration drink was also given the nutrition stamp of approval by Kimball, and with that knowledge in mind, we're stocking up on the naturally-sweet recovery aid to enjoy in honor of National Watermelon Day tomorrow.
To buy: WTRMLN WTR Original Cold Pressed Juiced Watermelon, $35 for a 6-pack; amazon.com
By Chelsey Hamilton
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Device engineering studio takes shape at Texas Medical Center
November 14, 2017, 7:29 a.m. EST
A new joint effort between a medical device manufacturer and a large provider organization is operating an engineering studio to focus on development and commercialization of breakthrough medical device technologies.
Johnson & Johnson Medical Device Companies (JJMDC) recently launched the Center for Device Innovation at Texas Medical Center, aiming to bring together innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, clinicians, staff members, patients and other stakeholders to develop new tools for healthcare.
“We wanted a new place to do early high-risk projects that can’t get traction elsewhere,” says Billy Cohn, MD, a cardiothoracic surgeon, vice president of JJMDC and director of the Center for Device Innovation. “We want to maintain and keep innovation moving. We need a Tiger Team to sit and come up with crazy things to try. Innovation is a team sport.”
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Texas Medical Center, which bills itself as the largest medical complex in the world, has the resources to host an ambitious innovation program. The facility handles 10 million patient encounters and 750,000 emergency department visits annually, and performs 180,000 surgeries each year.
The engineering studio, appointed with any tools staff may need to translate ideas into products, includes a machine shop, mechanical testing laboratory, an electronic workspace with a component lab, a 3D printing lab and a virtual reality demonstration lab.
The medical center further has “preclinical resources,” which researchers, clinicians, developers and others can use to test new innovations to make sure they are safe and work before using them on patients.
While innovation is the core mission of the engineering studio, the speed of innovation isn’t far behind, says Sandi Peterson, Group Worldwide Chair of Johnson & Johnson. “With all these resources in one ZIP Code, medical devices may be developed, tested, moved to clinical trials and regulatory approval, and then provided to the doctors and patients around the world who need them faster than ever before.”
For example, one innovation being worked on is a needle that will know if it is going to hit a nerve and makes adjustments to avoid it.
“It’s amazing to look around at all the incredible science out there,” Cohn marvels. “Our world has changed so much in the past 10 years, and now we’re looking around to come up with the next generation of technology.”
Joseph Goedert
Senior Editor, Health Data Management
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Report: Foreclosures rose again in January
Feb 22, 2008 at 12:01 AM Feb 22, 2008 at 9:16 PM
Foreclosure activity remains at high levels in Massachusetts and should continue to affect the real estate market through the summer, according to a report by The Warren Group.
The number of foreclosures in Massachusetts hit their highest level since August in another discouraging sign for the state's housing market.
There were 799 foreclosures statewide in January, South Boston-based real estate researchers The Warren Group reported on Thursday. That represents more than double the 350 foreclosure deeds that were filed in January of last year.
Another key indicator of future foreclosure activity also increased in December, The Warren Group reported. Lenders filed 2,729 petitions to foreclose in December, up 28 percent from 2,133 in December 2006. However, the figure was only a slight increase from the 2,723 initial petitions filed in November 2007. Petitions to foreclosure are the first step in the foreclosure process and some properties are sold before an auction, or
borrowers are able to refinance their loans.
No-down payment loans and so-called ``stated income'' loans that didn't require borrowers to document their earnings are contributing to foreclosure activity, Warren Group CEO Timothy Warren Jr. said. Many of those borrowers now have negative equity, with the size of the loan exceeding the value of the house.
``It was all predicated on the housing market continuing to go up,'' Warren said.
Given the volume of new petitions to foreclose that were filed in December, Warren predicted foreclosure activity will continue to be busy through the summer.
Published foreclosure auction announcements totaled 1,792 in January.
That was a 78 percent increase over January 2007.
The bulk of foreclosure activity locally is being triggered by resets of adjustable rate mortgages, said Jonathan Ostroff, managing partner of Ocean Real Estate Investments in Hull.
``Now they're seeing the (interest rates) increase and it's almost doubling their mortgage,'' said Ostroff, whose firm specializes in acquiring properties that are threatened with foreclosure. ``A lot of people are in foreclosure because they're falling four to six months behind on their payments and they're unsure what their options are.''
Steve Adams may be reached at sadams@ledger.com.
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Police Pay A Visit To A 94-Year-Old Grandma, And Her Reaction Is Priceless
Parents Honor Late Son In Heartbreakingly Beautiful Photo With Newborn
By Mel Johnson on September 25, 2017
family • photography • tribute • viral
Welcoming their baby girl, Claire, was a bittersweet moment for one Indiana couple. While overjoyed at their daughter’s arrival, her birth reminded them of the anguish they’d felt just two years earlier after losing their 14-month-old son. So, they posed for a touching newborn photo honoring their late son, while celebrating the birth of their daughter at the same time.
Gloria and Steve Kimmel were so excited when their son, Isaac, was born. Sadly, though, doctors diagnosed the baby boy with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA type 1), also known as Werdnig-Hoffmann disease. The disease affects 1 in 10,000 infants worldwide, and a majority do not live past two years of age because of respiratory failure.
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Infants with SMA type 1 experience a host of problems. They have muscle weakness, breathing distress and a weak cry due to loss of lower motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem. They also have trouble swallowing and sucking, and never reach the point of being able to sit up or stand by themselves.
Cherished Time
Doctors told Gloria and Steve to take Isaac home and love him for as long as they could. And with no other options, it’s exactly what the stunned parents did.
"The helpless feeling that you know your child is on borrowed time and there isn't anything you can do about it is paralyzing," she says. "Every moment becomes so precious, we never took anything for granted, and lived our lives with our baby boy filled with as much love and happiness that we could."
Credit: Facebook/Isaac’s Strength
At 14 months old, Isaac’s disease got the better of him. He went home to be with the Lord, leaving his parents to grieve deeply. As a tribute to their baby boy, the two went out and got a single angel's wing tattooed on each of their backs.
"He was half of each of us, so we each had one of his wings to hold us," Gloria explained. "He was the angel that was holding us together when we were so lost without him. The tattoos are a reminder that he is always with us in spirit."
Newborn Photo Honoring Their Late Son
Two years later, little Claire came into the world. And the couple told photographer Megan Miles they wanted to incorporate their angel wing tattoos as a way to create a newborn photo honoring their late son.
"I just thought it would be so wonderful to have our memorial for our son be part of her photo shoot welcoming her into the world, since Isaac couldn't physically be there with us," Gloria says.
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Photographer Megan Miles came up with the perfect way to do just that. She laid newborn Claire on her parent’s backs between the two wings.
"When I saw it for the first time, I saw our entire family," Gloria says. "Like Isaac was there with us."
And the heartbreakingly beautiful image became a social media sensation after Gloria’s sister shared the photo on Twitter.
My sister & her husband got tattoos of angel wings after their son died 2 yrs ago. They had a baby girl in June. This moves me to tears. pic.twitter.com/2sVwxkfuBG
- Grass (@Grace_Arend_13) August 9, 2017
Bringing Comfort
The social media attention generated an outpouring of support, with many Twitter users sharing how they too have lost a child to SMA.
And God used the unexpected response to bring comfort and peace to Gloria and Steve.
"The heartfelt compassion of everyone who has heard our story, shared their own stories, offered condolences, and shared in joy of the birth of our daughter is a beautiful reminder of how much good there is in this world," Gloria said.
In our broken world, joy and sadness will always mix together. But we can take comfort in the assurance that a day is coming when there will be no more tears. It’s a day when we will reunite with our Savior, and with the loved ones who left before us. Thanks to Jesus, we can grieve with hope!
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“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:4
h/t: People
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Little Women 11/2
Parasite 6/1
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November 20, 2019 at 5:46 am #1203190880
Lil Nas X in Album of the Year…
Can’t believe it’s been a year since this album was released, it was the first Mariah project I actually listened to in full and turned me into a fan of hers!
One factor I think we’re underestimating is the music industry’s shift towards more urban-leaning songs. The fact that 5/8 artists nominated for AOTY last year were Hip-Hop/ R&B artists can be correlated with this. I wonder if this may play out in the nominations for this year since The Recording Academy have always historically snubbed more urban-sounding records in the GF
This reply was modified 2 months ago by cheyenne lee.
November 3, 2019 at 9:21 am #1203164153
kenboi99 wrote:
“Last Christmas” is better
deshunfenty wrote:
I really want Jamila Woods to win Best UC over Lizzo
Based just on the music I’d agree, but Lizzo’s win would be so symbolic and a great way to reward her success this year!
Either way, the women in R&B have really been killing it this year!
Just over 2 weeks till nominations are announced
Get real! Mariah Carey will NOT ever hit #1 again. Her time been up.
She reached #3 last year with 2 days of tracking after December 25th and when Thank U Next and Without Me were at their commercial peaks. She was barely, if ever at all, promoting the song beyond her European tour.
She’s doing a heavy promotional campaign this year (which has already gone viral 2 days in). The song’s sales and streaming figures have hit an all-time high based on past numbers at this time of year. She definitely has a strong chance of going #1 this year and extending her record!
If she does end up going #1 this year: it’d be a monumental statement against sexism, ageism (and even racism) in the music industry – she’d be the oldest female artist since Cher (and the oldest black female artist) to top the Hot 100.It could potentially pave a way for older “legacy” artists to to retain chart longevity beyond their commercial heyday. Expect a lot of think-pieces on her!
October 29, 2019 at 8:18 pm #1203158383
Janelle definitely deserved to win Urban Contemporary Album last year. I’m hoping that NF has enough crossover appeal and critical backing to be a critic’s choice win like Golden Hour, despite Lana’s past track record with the Grammys.
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“Giving Me Life” is the best song on Caution. The Grammys would be petty to overlook Mariah’s best work in over a decade.
I think so but it depends how receptive the committee are to Caution as a whole. She could potentially walk away with 3-4 nominations or she could walk away with nothing.
The featuring artists on “Giving Me Life” potentially make it somewhat of a contender (Slick Rick – a hip hop pioneer/ veteran and Blood Orange – an up and coming avant garde alt-R&B artist/producer). It’s like a blend of traditional, contemporary and futuristic R&B – so it could appeal to different segments of the committee.
Deemy wrote:
You klnow I wanted to predict Mariah lol. I want to say Giving ME Life though over With You. But I just think that the Grammys wont embrace her and R&B ALbum is her best shot. If this was based on my personal taste then half of these wouldn’t be “contenders”. If it were up to me Snoh Aaalegra would sweep the R&B field this year.
In an ideal world Mariah would sweep 🥴 but that ain’t happening (unless the academy decide to give her reparations) and yeah Best R&B Album is her best shot, if she gets nominated I can actually see her winning. I’m still holding out hope that they’ll give her at least one song nomination to go with the album nomination. I still think Monica has a HUGE shot at Best R&B Performance because Commitment was all over Urban AC radio!
October 28, 2019 at 10:02 am #1203156032
Urban Contemporary Album: Lizzo – Cuz I Love You (Deluxe) Steve Lacy – Apollo XXI Chris Brown – Indigo Beyoncé – Homecoming: The Live Album Khalid – Free Spirit Best R&B Performance: Girls Need Love – Summer Walker & Drake Shea Butter Baby – Ari Lennox & J. Cole Love Again – Daniel Caesar & Brandy Before I Let Go – Beyoncé Trip – Ella Mai Best R&B Song : Trip – Ella Mai Raise A Man – Alicia Keys No Guidance – Chris Brown f/ Drake Make It Better – Anderson .Paak f/ Smokey Robinson Talk – Khalid Best R&B Album: PAUL – PJ Morton Caution – Mariah Carey I Used to Know Her – H.E.R Ella Mai – Ella Mai Shea Butter Baby – Ari Lennox Traditional R&B: *Need to see all the submissions under this category.
I agree with everything except Alicia Keys in Best R&B Song and Daniel Caesar in Best R&B Performance. Raise A Man was cute but had no commercial impact/ Urban AC airplay (she was also snubbed for her last studio album). Daniel Caesar’s career and image has taken a huge hit since he won last time and whilst I’m a huge fan of Brandy, “Love Again” just feels too reminiscent of “Best Part”, albeit without the impact. I’d be more inclined to pick a song that had heavy Urban AC rotation (e.g. Monica – Commitment, Mariah Carey – With You)
October 27, 2019 at 12:05 pm #1203155004
Kai wrote:
Solange is not getting nominated in the slightest. Her album, if you can call it anything else besides white noise, was left on release day.
I think she’ll get an Urban Contemporary nomination and lose it, deservedly, to Lizzo.
October 26, 2019 at 7:08 am #1203153600
Honey, you bitches kill me! I can’t wait to see the meltdown here when Goddess Taylor becomes the first artist to win AOTY 3 times!
If anyone is gonna have a meltdown come November 20th, it’s you…
Chris Brown is the biggest music vulture in the industry at the moment – the only reason Indigo was a success was because it was powered by a Drake-assisted lead single (No Guidance) and because it had 52 TRACKS.
It does NOT deserve a nomination AT ALL. There are so many other artists deserving of a nomination.
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No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine.
Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she’s thinking. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy.
But everything changes when No one’s ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine.
But everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living. And it is Raymond’s big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one.
Soon to be a major motion picture produced by Reese Witherspoon, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is the smart, warm, and uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes. . .
The only way to survive is to open your heart.
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Melody Rule As someone who has a professional diagnosis of autism which I finally received in my 40s I have been most upset by some comments. Every single…moreAs someone who has a professional diagnosis of autism which I finally received in my 40s I have been most upset by some comments. Every single autistic person is as different and individual as neurotypicals. I would never assume that all neurotypicals are good at social skills or enjoy physical contact just because they aren't Autistic. To suggest Eleanor cant be autistic because she likes holding hands is innacurate. I love to hold my husband's hand or my daughter's hand (Yes, shock horror, I am autistic, married and have a non autistic child!!) However, if a stranger were to touch me or even stand slightly close to me it would cause me huge anxiety. If my husband took my hand unexpectedly I would flinch. All behaviours can vary from day to day as with any human being. External factors as well as the autism itself have a bearing on how my traits present themselves. Also, Austism and it's huge range of traits and behaviours are measured on a spectrum and not a linear scale from severe to high functioning.
To suggest its used as an excuse is incredibly insulting. Getting a proffessional diagnosis is an extremely difficult process (especially as an adult) often taking years so to suggest there is some kind of bandwagon is extremely ignorant and ill informed. It took months of interviews with various teams of professionals, my whole family had to be interviewed so they could be sure my issues had been since infancy and I had to get all my old school whixh was almost impossible.
My experience is that autism is not over diagnosed but in fact under diagnosed especially in women The diagnostic criteria they use is based on males who often present as having more classic signs than girls.
Many autistic people have been victims of abuse and suffer ptsd as a result of being bullied, lonely and living their whole lives feeling disconnected and confused by the world. PtSD and autism are far from being mutually exclusive. IF YOU'VE MET ONE PERSON WITH AUTISM YOU ONLY HAVE ONE EXPERIENCE OF AUTISM.
It makes me so sad (Yes, I feel emotions very deeply as many autistic people do) that in an age of so-called autism awareness that there is still so much misinformation and ignorance. I hope my post goes some way to dispell some very damaging myths
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May 10, 2017 Deanna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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ALL THE STARS !!!
I won an advanced copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway. Thank you!
To be honest, I'm not sure if this book would have been on my radar if I hadn't won it. Although the great reviews may have pulled me in. At any rate, I am so happy I read it.
I LOVED THIS BOOK !!
Just like it says in the title of the book, Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine....well she thinks she is. She is honestly not worried that My reviews can also be seen at: https://deesradreadsandreviews.wordpr...
Just like it says in the title of the book, Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine....well she thinks she is. She is honestly not worried that she may be missing out on anything. She is content with her life.
Eleanor is a little bit....odd. She's very intelligent and well-spoken with impeccable grammar (thanks to Mummy) but she lacks the ability to filter what she says and therefore she will tell you exactly what she's thinking. This can lead to very awkward situations.
Eleanor is comfortable with her routines. She's worked at the same job for nine years. She starts work at 8:30, at lunch she buys a newspaper which she reads from cover to cover and then does the crossword. She finishes out her day, leaving work at 5:30. Eleanor listens to the Archers as she makes a simple dinner (usually pasta and salad - one pan one plate), watches TV or reads for a little while then off to bed at ten. Her weekday routine only changes on Wednesday when she talks with "Mummy" for ten minutes.
Weekends are a bit different. After work Friday she picks up pizza, wine and two big bottles of Vodka for the weekend. She drinks the vodka over the weekend.....in a state where she's neither drunk nor sober, waiting for Monday to come. No one comes over and she doesn't go anywhere to visit. She sometimes wonders if she's a figment of her own imagination.
But she's fine with it. She's fine. There's nothing missing, she doesn't need anyone else. Well that was what she told herself. But then it happens...
"He was light and heat. He blazed. Everything he came into contact with would be changed. I sat forward on my seat, edged closer. At last. I found him"
Now Eleanor is on a mission. First she decides a make-over is in order....and where she starts is both shocking and hilarious. I really want to write about what happened but I think I would spoil a very funny moment for many readers.
Things don't go exactly as planned.
When her computer at work stops working she meets Raymond from IT. An easy-going guy, Raymond is intrigued by Eleanor, but she's just not interested. She's busy trying to re-create herself for the man of her dreams. But after work one day Eleanor and Raymond come across a man who has fallen on the sidewalk. Together they help the man, Sammy and so begins a friendship along with the start of many changes in Eleanor's life.
The story is told from Eleanor's point of view. We go along for the ride as she navigates her way through her life, learning to stand up for herself. But it won't be easy. Secrets and memories that have been tucked away for many years can be painful to remember.
When you have trouble with social skills I can see how it would be easier to refrain from situations where things could go wrong so fast..... It would be easier being alone. As I mentioned there are many funny moments throughout the book. I really like how the author wrote these parts. I never felt like I was laughing AT Eleanor but at the things she said or the situations she ended up in. However, there are also many sad and painful moments. Times where I felt terrible for Eleanor.
Some of the funniest parts came out of nowhere - the phone doesn't ring often but if telemarketers call Eleanor whispers "I know where you live" and hangs up. Often it was what she would be saying to herself that was funny.
An incredible read that had me bouncing from one emotion to the next. The author did a tremendous job bringing these wonderfully unique characters to life.
It's hard to believe this is the author's debut novel.
There are so many words that can be used to describe this novel - hilarious , unique, heartwarming, heartbreaking, charming, hopeful, inspiring, and COMPLETELY unforgettable.
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Jun 26, 2017 Susanne Strong rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: 2017-five-star-books, must-read, audiobooks, favorites
“Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine” but after finishing this novel, I am not.
I was completely unprepared for the life of Eleanor Oliphant and that of her ‘Mummy.” To be frank, I was ill-equipped to deal with it, much like Eleanor. And it wrecked me.
At thirty years-old, Eleanor Oliphant is alone in this world. She always has been, actually. In and out of foster care since she was a little girl, she has never been touched by anyone in a loving way and doesn’t even know what that would 5 Stars.
At thirty years-old, Eleanor Oliphant is alone in this world. She always has been, actually. In and out of foster care since she was a little girl, she has never been touched by anyone in a loving way and doesn’t even know what that would feel like, but that’s ok. All of her physical needs are met, you see and she has never had any emotional needs.
Seeing as she doesn’t have any friends, Eleanor is quiet and socially awkward. Everyone thinks she is fairly strange, if you must to know. Not that she minds since people’s behavior makes absolutely no sense to her. She is good at being alone and she does not feel sorry for herself. Not even when ‘Mummy’ calls and viciously tells her daughter off and berates her for being being “naughty.” Eleanor, however wears a coat of armor and does her best to let her mother’s words bounce off of her.
Eleanor has no aspirations though she has done accounting at an office for the last 9 years. Every day of her life is the same and she would be nothing without routine. One night, all of that changes rather abruptly. After work, she and a coworker named Raymond whom she just met and who happens to be leaving the office at the same time as her, find themselves in the exact right place at the right time. Both Eleanor and Raymond see a man (named Samuel), go down on the sidewalk and they go have a look see and discover that he needs an ambulance. This incident ends up tying the three together and becomes one of the most significant in Eleanor Oliphant’s life. It forges a bond of friendship between them, which is something Eleanor has never experienced before in all her thirty years.
During this time, Eleanor also ends up finding him. The man she has been waiting for all of her life. The man she is meant to be with. Now she just has to get him to notice her. In trying to do so, Eleanor grows bolder and more confident. She also learns to lean on and open herself up to her new friends.
Throughout the book, Eleanor slowly experiences a metamorphosis, one that often makes you smile, laugh and of course, cry. She is damaged and quirky but oh so special. I loved her dearly. For more reasons than one. I identified with Eleanor Oliphant you see, and for that, I was unprepared. I did say that this book wrecked me right?! I get why Eleanor is Completely Fine. She had no choice. Unfortunately, Eleanor’s ‘Mummy’ is someone I recognized fairly well. When I heard her voice (in a Scottish accent) on the audiobook, and the way she spoke to her daughter, my chest got tight and my throat closed up and I sobbed. Unlike Eleanor's “Mummy” however, mine happens to be British instead of Scottish - though the accents are close, thus I therefore guess that listening to the audiobook had an even more profound effect on me. I’ve had similar conversations, in case it wasn’t obvious and I felt Eleanor’s pain more deeply as it related to her ‘Mummy’, for at certain times in my life, it mirrored my own. All that aside however, Eleanor does not go quietly into the dark goodnight (and neither did I, for what it’s worth).
Though it affected me greatly, “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” is without a doubt one of the most incredible, profound, and beautifully well written novels I have absorbed in ages. It wrecked me in the best and worst ways possible. In case it’s not obvious, it will stay with me for a long time. I think I came across it on purpose as both Eleanor Oliphant and I needed something from it and I think we were both lucky enough to receive it.
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Jul 15, 2017 Emily May rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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Eleanor Oliphant is completely 100% fine. She goes to her office job five days a week and then treats herself to a frozen pizza and a bottle of vodka on a weekend. She lives alone and doesn't have any friends, but that's okay. She's doing real well, thank you very much.
Except maybe she isn't.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine caught me completely unawares. I'll be honest - I picked it up because it got some buzz and the author is British, but it actually turned out to be one of those Eleanor Oliphant is completely 100% fine. She goes to her office job five days a week and then treats herself to a frozen pizza and a bottle of vodka on a weekend. She lives alone and doesn't have any friends, but that's okay. She's doing real well, thank you very much.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine caught me completely unawares. I'll be honest - I picked it up because it got some buzz and the author is British, but it actually turned out to be one of those perfectly-balanced sad/funny books. Maybe like some combination of The Rosie Project, Me Before You, Finding Audrey and A Man Called Ove. It takes a serious, traumatic issue and weaves it into a warm, funny and, yes, sometimes sad tale.
I read a lot of books and many characters come and go. Some are well-developed and interesting, others less so. But on a rare occasion I find one of those truly memorable characters that will stay with me a long time. Eleanor is one of them. She is socially clueless in a way that puts my teen self to shame. She is literal to a degree that everyone finds odd. It's painful to witness and yet so, so endearing.
I think I like this book so much because it is actually really sad, but never manipulative. On a surface level, it's a very funny novel about a socially-inept twenty-nine year-old woman. Her attempts to become "normal" and integrate into society by having manicures and waxes are sources of hilarity. But it is very sad. It's sad when we see her coworkers talking about her, but Eleanor is oblivious to their scorn. It's sad how alone in life she is. It's sad when she "falls in love" with an idea of a person.
It's not a romantic book and I'm glad. There are hints that the central relationship will eventually develop into romance, but this is really a book about Eleanor. I am thankful that the author didn't cure Eleanor and lead her out of the darkness by having her fall in love. Being happy and achieving greater self-worth should, in my opinion, never be linked to romance.
I really enjoyed it. It's great to find a book so packed full of emotion without seeming overly-sentimental.
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May 14, 2017 Julie rated it it was ok · review of another edition
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No. No. No. No. No. No.
All apologies to my lovely Goodreads friends who have liked (or loved) this book, but it's not for me.
And it's sad. . . because I wanted it, I waited for it, and I was finally able to start it. It's Mother's Day, and my family handed me bath salts and my new book and told me to go for it. They know I'm just crazy enough to read an entire book in one bath, and I was ready to do it.
And I prepared my bath, and I began reading, and I was (very quickly) almost in physical No. No. No. No. No. No.
And I prepared my bath, and I began reading, and I was (very quickly) almost in physical pain. I don't mean to be rude to the author; I know how hard it is to write a novel and get it published, but this would not have made it past my eyes, if she had handed it to me.
Again, ALL APOLOGIES, but this is Mother's Day, and you have one annoyed mother on your hands. You have ruined my bath, and in doing so, you have released the Kraken!!
MUST the reader be invited in to experience every one of Eleanor's bowel movements and meals? MUST we suffer through every not-interesting-in-the-least observation on life?
And, how must we EVER believe that a woman this bizarre would be able to function in the world and/or experience a friendship or a romance?
According to Eleanor, she has "white contours of scar tissue that slither across my right cheek." Here's where I just about threw the book. Explain. No, seriously. Explain how scar tissue slithers across a face. Do you mean as you are speaking or making funny faces? Did you attend Hogwarts? Are you a Slytherin? Help, please!
Also. . . somehow. . . Eleanor hangs up phones quietly. But, it's 2017, and we all just use that little button now. There's no loud, there's no quiet, there's just that one button. Explain.
Oh, and when she hangs up the phone with her Mummy (choke and gag), "It was only when the air went dead that I noticed I'd been crying."
How does the air go dead? No, I'm not kidding. Please, explain what that sounds like, what it looks like. How does the air go dead?
If you want to read about a WAY more adorable person with Asperger's. . . go find Don Tillman. If you want to read about a WAY more delightful curmudgeon, go find Olive Kitteridge.
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Nov 07, 2018 Miranda Reads rated it really liked it · review of another edition
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If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself to sleep last night because you hadn't spoken to another person for two consecutive days. FINE is what you say.
Ohhh, I could not wish for a more perfect book.
Eleanor Oliphant is an office manager at a company. She's worked there for years and yet...she's never fit in.
The other girls at the office like to whisper and giggle - oftentimes at Eleanor - and the rest of them just think
The other girls at the office like to whisper and giggle - oftentimes at Eleanor - and the rest of them just think she's plain weird.
These days, loneliness is the new cancer – a shameful, embarrassing thing, brought upon yourself in some obscure way.
But all that changes when she meets Raymond, an IT guy at the office.
They certainly don't hit it off, but they do have a connection of sorts.
Raymond manages to get a peek at what's underneath Eleanor's shell...and he might just be able to pull her back before she really goes too far.
I have been waiting for death all my life. I do not mean that I actively wish to die, just that I do not really want to be alive.
Whew. After reading this one - I feel like I need to sleep for a week!
Gail Honeyman expertly weaves a story steeped with humor and love.
Eleanor was such an off-the-wall character - never over the top, but always just enough to be an absolute delight.
LOL could go and take a running jump. I wasn’t made for illiteracy; it simply didn’t come naturally.
I adored Raymond's gentle prying and Eleanor's slow acceptance of other people.
This story is just so perfect - everyone needs to pick up their copy - Right. Now.
In the end, what matters is this: I survived.
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Apr 15, 2018 Charlotte May rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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4.5! What an incredible story!
“These days, loneliness is the new cancer - a shameful, embarrassing thing, brought upon yourself in some obscure way. A fearful, incurable thing, so horrifying that you dare not mention it; other people don’t want to hear the word spoken aloud for fear that they might too be afflicted.”
Eleanor’s story hit me so much harder than I expected it to. She is thirty years old, has worked at the same job since she left university, speaks on the phone to mummy once a week 4.5! What an incredible story!
Eleanor’s story hit me so much harder than I expected it to. She is thirty years old, has worked at the same job since she left university, speaks on the phone to mummy once a week and drinks two litres of vodka every weekend. Eleanor Oliphant is fine.
One day, Eleanor and a colleague help assist an elderly man who’d fallen over on the street. From there we follow Eleanor and Raymond’s budding friendship, and we realise just how ‘not fine’ Eleanor truly is.
“I’d tried so hard, but something about me just didn’t fit. There was, it seemed, no Eleanor-shaped social hole for me to slot into.”
Eleanor is painfully relatable, her awkwardness at social encounters, reliance on alcohol and the burying of all feelings and past grievances, is something I feel on a personal level. It’s as if her story came to me at just the right time in my life. It was heartbreaking, honest and powerful.
“I was thirty years old, I realised, and I had never walked hand in hand with anyone. No one had ever rubbed my tired shoulders, or stroked my face.”
All of us have felt alone at some point in our lives, Eleanor’s story serves as a reminder that we are a lot more alike than we realise. A bit of kindness can go such a long way, friendship can truly be life saving. ...more
Nov 03, 2018 Melissa rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: 2018, emotional, unforgettable-reads
As you can deduce from the title, Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine. Or, so she thinks. But, by most people’s standards, I’d say not.
When you first meet her, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmingly sad for Eleanor. Maybe even to pity her a bit. Eleanor is simply existing in a lonely and somber life without friends or family. And let’s be honest, at times her bluntness is sort of off-putting.
Eleanor is just fine living by her own self-imposed routine. The hour-long lunch spent with the same As you can deduce from the title, Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine. Or, so she thinks. But, by most people’s standards, I’d say not.
Eleanor is just fine living by her own self-imposed routine. The hour-long lunch spent with the same sandwich and the daily crossword puzzle. The nightly pesto dinner recipe. The Friday treat of frozen pizza and wine. And the vodka, lots and lots of vodka—her coping mechanism for the long and lonesome weekends.
The epitome of socially awkward, Eleanor is oblivious to social cues and norms, uninhibited by a filter, quite literal, and extremely frugal. At thirty, she’s set with her one and only job—no ambition for anything better or more challenging on the horizon.
Laying eyes on “husband material” sparks her desire for a metamorphosis of sorts. She figures landing her soulmate is going to require some work—new hair, clothes and maybe even a little makeup to hide her facial scarring. After all, being with a musician requires a certain poise.
There are scars on my heart, just as thick, as disfiguring as those on my face. I know they're there. I hope some undamaged tissue remains, a patch through with love can come in and flow out. I hope.
It’s actually a happenstance run-in with one of her coworkers and the ensuing friendship that inspires the most change in Eleanor—her outlook on life and interactions with people. It’s comical that Raymond doesn’t seem fazed by Eleanor’s stunted social skills. In fact, his mellow attitude and companionship go a long way to smooth her edges.
When things don’t go to plan, Eleanor is forced to stare down her truth. To succumb to the reality that everyone has problems and no feeling is insurmountable. That eventually with time—not vodka—things will get better. It's the why behind it all that broke my heart.
Gail Honeyman balances the heavy—and there’s a lot here, so be prepared—with humor and hope; taking readers on a journey right along with Eleanor. My own feelings skewing from odd to charmed. Quirky Eleanor managed to chip off a piece of my heart, stowing it away in her trusty shopper for safekeeping.
With a pair of pom-poms in hand, I stood on the sidelines cheering Eleanor on as she discovered what life is truly about—living. Connecting with others. Taking those much-needed pauses to drink in her surroundings. And the potential for more in each and every aspect of life. From broken soul to a woman on a mission to live life, Eleanor's is an inspiring story, one I know I’m better for reading.
And naturally, the part that squeezed the awww out of me—the healing powers of Glen. =^..^= ...more
Mar 05, 2018 j e w e l s rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Thank you, Eleanor Oliphant. Thank you for picking me up out of my reading slump. Thank you for being so funny, so sad, so smart, so blunt. Thank you for being a literary character that will live forever in the hearts of (most) anyone that reads you.
Oh, and a big thank you for enriching my own personal vocab. My Kindle dictionary has never had such a workout. What a nice perk!! Effortless writing that flows naturally fast, even though Eleanor O prefers to use crossword type clues as 5 STARS
Oh, and a big thank you for enriching my own personal vocab. My Kindle dictionary has never had such a workout. What a nice perk!! Effortless writing that flows naturally fast, even though Eleanor O prefers to use crossword type clues as actual everyday language. She is a piece of work! And I adore her.
I didn’t want this book to end. No, seriously did not want it to end, so why did I devour it as fast as ice cream melting at a picnic? Because it is that good! My black, black heart doesn't always have to read about murders and mysteries. I love a feel good story as much as the next guy. I just need it to be the right kind of writing (GOOD, NOT cheesy). The right kind of character (layered, quirky, UNIQUE). I have to admit, I wasn't a huge fan of A MAN CALLED OVE. Ove did not strike me as a real person. He felt artificial and a bit contrived. Made up. Eleanor O, on the other hand, is real.
This is the right kind of everything. Thank you, Ms. Honeyman, for writing it. I actually feel sad for other books that try so hard to achieve the big feels and don't even come close to Eleanor Oliphant.
I've meant to read this for at least a year now and finally was nudged into it by my bookclub IRL! If this is on your TBR and you haven't read it yet, ahhhhhhh, I envy you. Don't wait a minute longer. Do it now! ...more
Jul 22, 2018 Paul Bryant rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: novels
Here is a novel at the exact room temperature everyone likes, not too cold, not to hot, just right, it’s like Goldilocks finding the right bed, everybody jumps in and goes right off to sleep, no one has a bad word to say, the Guardian loved it, the Irish Times said it “hits the accessible literary sweet spot”, Costa Book Prize, Reece Witherspoon to star in the movie, five stars rain down upon Eleanor Oliphant on Goodreads until she can no longer be seen, buried beneath tons of billowy love. If Here is a novel at the exact room temperature everyone likes, not too cold, not to hot, just right, it’s like Goldilocks finding the right bed, everybody jumps in and goes right off to sleep, no one has a bad word to say, the Guardian loved it, the Irish Times said it “hits the accessible literary sweet spot”, Costa Book Prize, Reece Witherspoon to star in the movie, five stars rain down upon Eleanor Oliphant on Goodreads until she can no longer be seen, buried beneath tons of billowy love. If The Beatles could reform they would issue a single immediately called “All You Need is Eleanor Oliphant”.
Our story is a simple one. Eleanor is the poster girl for loneliness and social isolation caused by having a frightful childhood resulting in a truly traumatic event (no spoiler : a house fire). Eleanor is 30 and has zero friends, less than zero family, a poorly paid job, doesn’t speak to her co-workers, doesn’t even have a cat or a dog or a budgie or a little worm as a pet. Not even a little tiny worm!
Eleanor has a ridiculously pompous conversational style. So unfamiliar with normal human interaction is Eleanor that she has not realised that most people do not want to be spoken to as if they are in a posh drawing room in the 1950s. It’s like she has lived without tv or radio or newspapers or magazines or anything.
Example number one :
“Let us retire to an inn or public house, Raymond – a quiet one – and please, allow me to buy you some beer in recompense for this wasted evening.”
Example two :
“You don’t need to stay long – just show face; have a cup of tea, eat a sausage roll – you know the drill.” Said Raymond.
“Well I hope they’ve at least got a high meat content and friable pastry, “ I said.
Example three: when she gets a cat (oops, spoiler!) she says :
I will assume the mantle of care… This creature will be looked after assiduously.
Example four :
“You’re a good worker, Eleanor,” he said. “How long has it been now – eight years?”
“Nine,” I said.
“Nine years, and you’ve never had a day off sick, never used all your annual leave. That’s dedication, you know. It’s not easy to find these days.”
“It’s not dedication, “ I said. “I simply have a very robust constitution and no one to go on holiday with.”
Yes, it’s quite funny, but now, come on Gail Honeyman, no one is as loopy or brusque or unaware as that. Even Eleanor would know her remark was inappropriate, embarrassing, too much information – even if she meant it to be funny, which she didn’t, because, like any Vulcan, she has no sense of humour. She is the source of the humour but never understands why anyone is laughing. It did occur to me that Eleanor was somewhere on the autism spectrum but that is never alluded to in the novel. Has Gail Honeyman created an Asperger Syndrome character without realising it or is she just playing Eleanor for some pretty easy laughs?
As well as not knowing how real people talk to each other, Eleanor has no knowledge of popular culture. She has not heard of Laurel and Hardy (“the film was about a fat, clever man and a thin, stupid man who’d joined the Foreign Legion. They were patently unsuited to it”) ; and yet she namedrops J D Salinger and the Unabomber. She doesn’t know what parking meters are :
“I’ll need to run, Eleanor – the car’s on the meter and you know what those wardens are like if you go a minute over.”
I had absolutely no idea what she was talking about but I let it pass.
As you see there are some nice comedy moments. Here’s another favourite : we all know about product placement on tv and in movies. How about reverse-product placement? This is where you aggressively badmouth a specific item quite gratuitously. Eleanor is observing someone else’s basket of purchases in a supermarket :
Eggs, bacon, orange juice and Nurofen tablets. I had to stop myself from leaning forward and explaining that he was wasting his money – this branded non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug was in fact ibuprofen 200 mg, the generic version of which was readily available for sale at perhaps one-quarter of the price.
For 70% of the time this novel is gentle comedy, of the sort you can find in sitcoms like Not Going Out or The Vicar of Dibley if the Vicar had a brain injury. But then begins the process of Eleanor thawing out and assuming a more “normal” shape. The great thing about this novel now emerges. This novel believes in ordinary human kindness as the thing which can save us, and not romantic love, and that is a great message which is very rarely heard.
But the normalising of Eleanor has some disturbing aspects. Quite often it’s like a rerun of Georgy Girl, the folksy hit by The Seekers from 1966.
Hey there, Georgy girl
Swingin' down the street so fancy-free
Nobody you meet could ever see the loneliness there - inside you
Look at all the boyfriends you don’t get
Never had a real one yet, just look at the clothes you wear
You're always window shopping but never stopping to buy
Just shed those dowdy feathers and fly - a little bit
And the dowdy feathers are indeed shed – cue humorous sketches involving bikini waxes, new hairdos and new clothes. “But Miss Oliphant… you’re beautiful!” is almost said by at least two characters.
Well. I absolutely don’t want to kick this novel down the cellar steps and have it look back up at me all begrimed with cobwebs and sing "Where is Love?" through big blobby tears. I love the gospel of ordinary human kindness here, even though it’s wrapped up in some fairly disgraceful looksism and evangelical therapyspeak towards the end. I argued myself up down and sideways about Eleanor Oliphant and finally copped out with a rueful three stars. This is a nice novel. I should be nice to it.
Jun 24, 2017 Larry H rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I'd rate this 4.5 stars.
I'll admit, when I started reading Gail Honeyman's debut novel, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine , I thought about issuing a moratorium on quirky characters who can't seem to pick up social cues or are oblivious to how people usually behave when interacting with peers, coworkers, those who provide service, and others. Obviously these are colorful characters to write about—it seems as if the literary world is full of them.
But the more time I spent with Eleanor I'd rate this 4.5 stars.
But the more time I spent with Eleanor Oliphant, I realized that her behavior was more the result of circumstance than will, nurture if you will, rather than nature. And then I thought about how boring the world might be if everyone acted the way they were expected to, said the right things, and never expressed their true feelings. (Lord knows if I couldn't roll my eyes, my head might explode.)
Eleanor lives by her routines. She eats the same meals, wears the same clothes, has her weekly chat with Mummy, and has her weekend rituals, which include frozen pizza and enough vodka to keep her pleasantly drunk all weekend. For the most part, she eschews interactions with her coworkers, whom she mostly thinks are daft and lazy. They make fun of her both behind her back and in front of her, and she doesn't really care.
"I do not light up a room when I walk into it. No one longs to see me or hear my voice. I do not feel sorry for myself, not in the least. These are simply statements of fact."
Two things happen which throw her routines off-kilter. First, while attending a concert with a coworker, she spots a handsome musician and is quickly smitten. She has decided that he is the one for her, and starts to ready herself for their first encounter, during which she knows he'll sweep her off her feet and they'll live happily ever after. She needs a makeover and new clothes, and she starts doing research on her soon-to-be-beloved.
Meanwhile, one afternoon she and Raymond, the IT guy from her office, whom she considers poorly groomed and a bit bumbling, save the life of an elderly man who falls in front of them. Saving Sammy's life suddenly gives Eleanor two unexpected relationships, friendships, that she has never had before. She still acts the way she believes to be appropriate, and says things that most wouldn't, but she begins liking the feeling of belonging, of companionship, which she never realized she wanted.
"Some people, weak people, fear solitude. What they fail to understand is that there's something very liberating about it, once you realize that you don't need anyone, you can take care of yourself. That's the thing: it's best just to take care of yourself. You can't protect other people, however hard you try. You try, and you fail, and your world collapses around you, burns down to ashes."
Eleanor's social awkwardness, her lack of a filter, her inability to grasp exactly how people expect her to behave, actually hides a great deal of secret pain, pain and memories even she has hidden. And when she is forced to start recognizing just what a burden she has carried for so much of her life, and who was responsible, it threatens to break her. Suddenly she realizes she may need to do something she never has—depend on others, and reveal things about herself she's always kept hidden, in order to move forward. If she wants to.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is really a special book. Even if some of Eleanor's behaviors are similar to other quirky characters you might have seen, she is totally unique, and while off-putting, just absolutely wonderful. You both marvel and are saddened by the burdens she has carried, and how she copes with them. I found myself becoming protective of her, worrying there would come an instant where someone made a total fool out of her (with her own help, of course).
Honeyman really did a terrific job with Eleanor. Even as she began letting down her guard, Honeyman kept her character consistent, but never let her become unsympathetic. While this is certainly Eleanor's story, I liked the other characters as well, although they certainly didn't get as much attention. I thought the ending was a little too pat for my taste, but I really enjoyed this overall, and don't think I'll be forgetting Eleanor or her story anytime soon.
God bless the people who challenge our notions of "appropriate" and "normal," because they are what keeps our world interesting!
Jun 04, 2017 Always Pouting rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Eleanor Oliphant lives a fairly secluded life due to her lack of social graces and crippling self esteem and anxiety issues. She works at a graphic design firm in the finance department and spends the rest of her time at home, usually drinking. Her social life consists of a phone call with her mummy every week. Then one day she goes to a concert, for which she won tickets in a raffle, and falls in love at first sight with a musician. Eleanor decides to make some changes to herself as part of a Eleanor Oliphant lives a fairly secluded life due to her lack of social graces and crippling self esteem and anxiety issues. She works at a graphic design firm in the finance department and spends the rest of her time at home, usually drinking. Her social life consists of a phone call with her mummy every week. Then one day she goes to a concert, for which she won tickets in a raffle, and falls in love at first sight with a musician. Eleanor decides to make some changes to herself as part of a plan to get her dream man. Meanwhile a new hire in the IT department of her company, Raymond, strikes up a friendship with Eleanor. As things change for Eleanor she is forced to confront the past and confront the real reason for her recent desire for more.
I really enjoyed this, oh man Eleanor is so quirky and endearing. Her inner monologue was excellent and I could really relate to her. I had an especially visceral reaction when (view spoiler)[ she is at the concert and suddenly feels disgusted with herself when she realizes she's been projecting this whole time and created a fantasy in her head and just feels foolish (hide spoiler)] because come on who hasn't had a moment like that. I've had my fair share of moments when I try really hard and then just feel embarrassed and stupid about everything I've done. Eleanor just felt so real and human. The only thing that annoyed me was the ending when (view spoiler)[ we find out her mother isn't alive she was imagining it (hide spoiler)] because it felt unnecessary and I didn't think we needed a plot twist like it kind of ruined all her conversations with her mom for me a little bit. Everything else was really great though, definitely 4.5 stars. ...more
May 13, 2017 Diane S ☔ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
What an absolutely fantastic character Eleanor is, a character that grew on me the more I read. She has had a scarred childhood, though we don't learn exactly what happened until later in the story, she wears the evidence on her face. She remembers little from that time only knows she was burned in a fire. Raised in a series of group homes, given an apartment by social services who still check on her though she is now thirty. She has few social skills, is very matter of fact, has no friends, few What an absolutely fantastic character Eleanor is, a character that grew on me the more I read. She has had a scarred childhood, though we don't learn exactly what happened until later in the story, she wears the evidence on her face. She remembers little from that time only knows she was burned in a fire. Raised in a series of group homes, given an apartment by social services who still check on her though she is now thirty. She has few social skills, is very matter of fact, has no friends, few filters and has a schedule that she keeps to, a job she likes and insists she is fine. Until a crush with a musician and an IT guy named Raymond derails her schedule and her life.
Why did I give this five stars? It is a first book, with nary a misstep, an assured book with amazing writing and character development. Plus it is difficult to take a book with so few characters, and not only make it interesting enough to keep the reader immersed, but to let us see the way Eleanor changes and grows throughout the story. There is much humor, there is also sadness and I came to embrace this character in all her strangeness, loved when she figured things out and came to terms with her past. There are a few places where the author could have gone overboard on sweetness but she kept true to the character of Eleanor and just managed to stay on the border, without crossing over. This is a book I will remember, it was that good and meaningful, in my opinion.
Looking forward to great things from this new author, she is a true talent.
Thanks to my friend Esil who told me to grab this one.
ARC from publisher. ...more
Apr 30, 2017 Angela M rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
At first it’s easy to think that Eleanor is just a quirky social misfit with no friends and no social life and she is, but I soon found out that there is so much more to Eleanor and so much more to learn about her. It’s a lonely life she leads and she says everything is fine but we learn eventually that it isn’t, and that life hasn’t ever been fine. While hints of what happened to her are slowly divulged, we never really find out everything until the end . It’s heartbreaking to learn why she At first it’s easy to think that Eleanor is just a quirky social misfit with no friends and no social life and she is, but I soon found out that there is so much more to Eleanor and so much more to learn about her. It’s a lonely life she leads and she says everything is fine but we learn eventually that it isn’t, and that life hasn’t ever been fine. While hints of what happened to her are slowly divulged, we never really find out everything until the end . It’s heartbreaking to learn why she drowns herself in alcohol and fantasizes about a guy in a band, wanting a guy to love her, scars and all, the ones on the outside and those in her heart.
Although, there is some humor to be found here, this really is such a profoundly sad story. I found it very difficult to read at times, especially hearing the disturbing things that she tells us her mother says to her in their weekly conversations. She’s ridiculed and laughed at by her coworkers except for the seemingly odd Raymond, the IT guy with whom she becomes friends. Suddenly Eleanor Is living parts of the life that her past had taken away from her. She slowly gets to know a little of the world that she had hidden herself from for so many years behind the walls of her apartment and large quantities of vodka. I’m almost at a loss for anything further to say, except that I’m sorry I waited so long to read this book. I didn’t get to it right away because I really thought it was just another quirky book and I couldn’t have been more wrong. It’s about how people can impact each other’s lives in unbearably awful ways and how others rise to save them. A fantastic debut that is not to be missed. ...more
Nov 04, 2017 Justin rated it really liked it · review of another edition
What an emotional roller coaster, this book! I laughed. I thought about crying. I was angry. I was delighted. I was empathetic. I was completely fine, sometimes.
What started out as a book that could have easily been called A Woman Called Eleanor ended up being far superior to that Ove stuff. There were legit moments that made me laugh, and the book turned in directions that were hard to get through, assuming you have a heart inside your chest that beats about 65bpm as mine does. A heart that What an emotional roller coaster, this book! I laughed. I thought about crying. I was angry. I was delighted. I was empathetic. I was completely fine, sometimes.
What started out as a book that could have easily been called A Woman Called Eleanor ended up being far superior to that Ove stuff. There were legit moments that made me laugh, and the book turned in directions that were hard to get through, assuming you have a heart inside your chest that beats about 65bpm as mine does. A heart that feels emotion and pumps blood at the same time. Have you one of those? Are you human?
This could have easily been just a three-star, that was nice, thanks, see ya later kind of book. It wasn’t. It was a cut above that because it had memorable characters and situations and relationships and conditions and events and circumstances that made it a more powerful book than I anticipated. The last third of the book was heavy.
This thing took me all over the place emotionally... and physically. I mean I guess I physically took this book all over the place since I read it on my phone and also listened to the audiobook. Whatever. I didn’t read the synopsis. I just liked the cover and people I like liked the book so I just went for it. I’m glad I did. I should go for more things in life. Take more risks. That’s what life is all about. Taking risks and reading books without knowing too much about them.
Life is also about other things, too. Some of those other life things can be found in the pages of this book. Others can’t be found in any book because they just have to be experienced in, you know, real life. Experiences are good.
So here’s another book for me to recommend. If I recommend anything, it’s worth your time. I don’t recommend anything unless I’m 100% sure everyone in the entire world will agree with me. So here I am, confidently recommending this book to you all because I know you will thoroughly enjoy it much the same way I did, and perhaps even more, but definitely not less. If that’s the case, don’t blame me. It’s not my fault. ...more
Mariah Roze Our Diversity in All Forms Book Club is reading this for February. We’d love to have you join the discussion on it. :) Our Diversity in All Forms Book Club is reading this for February. We’d love to have you join the discussion on it. :) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... ...more
Marni Agree that it went above and beyond, and that it was better than Ove.
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Mar 23, 2017 Elyse Walters rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: female-author, fiction, contemporary, heartbreaking, mental-health, heartwarming, humor, friendships, quirky, british-authors
Update.....I found a copy in my notes from last year ---
Here is the review I wrote right after I read it. I realize - almost a year later I can still remember so much about this story: ELEANOR is a terrific character ... and this book is great!!! Even GROWS on you!!!
Eleanor Oliphant, almost 30 years old, is one of those odd characters we think we may have seen before in our books --- lonely - awkward - lacking social skills. She doesn't have filters when it comes to saying what she's thinking. Update.....I found a copy in my notes from last year ---
Eleanor Oliphant, almost 30 years old, is one of those odd characters we think we may have seen before in our books --- lonely - awkward - lacking social skills. She doesn't have filters when it comes to saying what she's thinking. Yet....Eleanor Oliphant has a
uniqueness that only she can claim.
Eleanor goes to the same office job - M-F 8:30 to 5:30 every day. She works as a finance clerk. She takes an hour lunch break. We know her weekday supper routines and her weekend menu. Weekends are frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy.
Eleanor's life changes after she meets Raymond, a co-worker IT guy. His sloppy -unkempt style doesn't bother Eleanor-she never had any friends to begin with and she wasn't a fashion queen herself.
Raymond and Eleanor help a man, Sammy, who took a fall -- and the three of them become allies for each other. They begin to unleash from their individual isolated lives
and bond together in a heartwarming friendship.
This story really makes you realize how valuable one friend can be. Eleanor had been stuck in ways she didn't even have the eyes to see - let alone do anything about it.
But it's Raymond -his goodness- that ultimately helps Eleanor mend her broken heart....by helping her face areas of her painful childhood she has avoided.
The story is broken down into three sections:.
Tender- touching - and plenty of heart.
This is another book that I read last year… The book was given to me last summer. I wrote a review but I have no idea where it is.
I do remember enjoying it!! I still have the book in my house. I'm walking now, I can research the review or look through the book later but it was quirky and enjoyable.......NEVER FOUND IT THROUGH GR's .... but I had a copy! ...more
Jun 26, 2017 Debbie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: 2017-best-reads, almost-all-time-faves, omg-twists, debuts, funny, quirky
I dare you not to think Elephant when you hear this title. This writer is so clever! We've got the first part of elephant at the beginning of her first name, and the rest of the elephant in the last name. No, of course this book is not about elephants, but the writer sometimes plays with words--and that alone is a selling point for me. Maybe it's sort of like subliminal advertising, except the author isn't trying to sell us elephants. Eleanor Oliphant. Elephant elephant elephant!
I can get all I dare you not to think Elephant when you hear this title. This writer is so clever! We've got the first part of elephant at the beginning of her first name, and the rest of the elephant in the last name. No, of course this book is not about elephants, but the writer sometimes plays with words--and that alone is a selling point for me. Maybe it's sort of like subliminal advertising, except the author isn't trying to sell us elephants. Eleanor Oliphant. Elephant elephant elephant!
I can get all analytical and talk about how Eleanor--the fact that half of her face is badly scarred and that no one knows (or dares to ask) how she got that way—is the elephant in the room. (In fact, the author makes a pun once, referring to an Oliphant in the room.) And like an elephant, Eleanor Oliphant indeed fills the room, even though she would prefer that no one see her, that everyone leave her alone. The world is too scary to her and she is the poster child for anti-social behavior. In one venture she is completely delusional--she thinks her crush on a famous person will lead to marriage. She is a riot, but she has no idea she is. It's also true that she's sad and feels isolated and unlovable. Formal, literal, awkward, and very very funny in her skewed world view, are also part of her package. Routines, crossword puzzles, and vodka are her mainstays. I usually like oddball characters; Eleanor is definitely one of my favorites. Her character is so well-drawn, I'll remember her I'm sure.
This book sure isn't all laughs and all light by any means. This is also a dark book. Something awful happened to Eleanor when she was a kid, and throughout the book we get hints about what it is. The ending had a very clever surprise that made me shake my head in wonder. I loved it.
The middle of the book dragged a little for me, which made me call it a 4-star read at first. (I just had to change my rating to 5 stars, though--the book is just too damn good and I can't get Eleanor out of my head.) Eleanor has a hilarious adventure in a salon early on (one I just have to reread), and there's a lot of other funny energy. Absurd situations described in language that hopped, gave me the feeling that I was on an amusement ride. The author seemed “on”, jazzed up, and I couldn’t get off the ride even if I wanted to. Of course, I wanted the book to keep up that level of hilarity, and it didn't. Still, Eleanor was relentlessly fascinating, both her public, regular side (that’s a poor choice of words because there is nothing regular about Eleanor) and her private, dark side.
I recommend this book wholeheartedly. I'm shocked that this is a debut--it's so well-written, and the lovable, weird heroine is so so vivid. I'll be in line for the author's next book, although this book will be a hard act to follow. ...more
Jun 16, 2019 Matthew rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Recommended to Matthew by: Constantine
Shelves: general-fiction, library, 2019, audio
Eleanor Oliphant is NOT completely fine!
Well, at least not at first!
This book is a fantastic character study. The journey with quirky Eleanor through the past and present is bizarre at times, thought-provoking at others. But, I found it to be engaging no matter what. And, while it is mainly about Eleanor, there are a few other interesting characters met along the way as well. Such a fun ride!
Also, I thought from the start of the book it was just going to be a general humor-fiction sort of book. Eleanor Oliphant is NOT completely fine!
Also, I thought from the start of the book it was just going to be a general humor-fiction sort of book. But, there are some very dark and twisted elements that are encountered along the way that put this book in a class/genre all by itself. I truly don't think I have ever seen a book that combines dark mystery and humor quite the same way that this book does.
You know, when I sat down to write this, I thought I was going to go 4 stars. But, in writing the paragraphs above and thinking about the uniqueness of the story and how engaged I was with Eleanor's journey, I am going to have to up it to 5 stars.
Give this one a try! While you may recognize some of the elements, I think in the end, as a whole, it is a totally new experience. ...more
May 13, 2018 Jaline rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: x-favourites, xx2018-completed
Eleanor Oliphant is one of the heroines of literature that I am sure I will remember always. She is brilliant, yet socially awkward. At the age of 10 she experienced a trauma that she never received any help with to sort through it. So, she repressed her memories and more importantly, she repressed her emotions. By the age of 30, she was so good at repression that it completely froze parts of her being and the underlying, unacknowledged fear of any of her repressions getting out were the root Eleanor Oliphant is one of the heroines of literature that I am sure I will remember always. She is brilliant, yet socially awkward. At the age of 10 she experienced a trauma that she never received any help with to sort through it. So, she repressed her memories and more importantly, she repressed her emotions. By the age of 30, she was so good at repression that it completely froze parts of her being and the underlying, unacknowledged fear of any of her repressions getting out were the root cause of her lack of social skills.
When dealing with intellectual matters, she is formidable; her vocabulary and the facts at her fingertips are beyond many people’s comprehension. Yet even as she grew and matured, some parts of her remained in the stunted, closed-in world of her 10-year-old self.
Despite everything she had experienced, with both physical scars and those on her psyche, not once does Eleanor feel self-pity or get caught up in, “I am a victim”. She simply does not see herself that way and it is one of the reasons I admire her as a character to be honoured and respected.
At her workplace, she meets the new IT guy Raymond, and her critique of him is definitely offhand and dismissive. Although they do eventually become friends, Eleanor has her sights set on someone else – far more glamourous, exciting, and sophisticated.
When her world takes a nose dive, she is wise enough to know it is because of her own poor decisions based on influences from her past, and she takes brave measures to turn her life around with help from her friend Raymond. Her long and slow recovery is a testament to the human soul’s willingness to strive and thrive against all odds.
I found this book to be a compelling read, funny in places, deadly serious in other places, but always, always buoyed by Eleanor’s determination and resilience. It was rewarding to watch her friendship with Raymond grow, and his support of her is inspiring.
I loved this book; it is yet another amazing debut novel by an author I hope to read more of in the future. This one is going straight to my Favourites shelf, and I know that if ever I need inspiration, all I need do is think about Eleanor Oliphant! ...more
Apr 24, 2017 Fran rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Eleanor Oliphant is a thirty year old accounts receivable clerk who has a humdrum existence. She calls herself a self contained entity, eating lunch alone while doing crossword puzzles and spending every weekend alone with bottles of vodka. She feels freakish and ugly since she has scar tissue across her right cheek, a result of third degree burns suffered during childhood. She speaks to Mummy by phone every Wednesday. Eleanor lives with the only item to have survived her childhood, her parrot Eleanor Oliphant is a thirty year old accounts receivable clerk who has a humdrum existence. She calls herself a self contained entity, eating lunch alone while doing crossword puzzles and spending every weekend alone with bottles of vodka. She feels freakish and ugly since she has scar tissue across her right cheek, a result of third degree burns suffered during childhood. She speaks to Mummy by phone every Wednesday. Eleanor lives with the only item to have survived her childhood, her parrot plant, Polly. Having been raised from age ten in the foster care system, she has no appropriate social skills. Society has kept her fed, clothed and educated, but unloved.
Mummy's phone calls are hurtful and abusive. Mummy tells Eleanor that she's let people down, can't be trusted and that her facial scars show the past living on her face. Despite this criticism, she embarks upon a mission to find a boyfriend or husband. This will keep Mummy happy. Eleanor decides to change her outward appearance to attract dreamy rock musician, Johnnie Lomond.
Raymond,a co-worker from the IT department of her office, starts a budding friendship with Eleanor after both of them assist an accident victim. Through Raymond's kindness and ministrations, Eleanor's inner emotions and feelings slowly start to emerge. She revisits her childhood memories with help from Raymond, her first real friend. Confronting her past will enable her to change the trajectory of her life.
Eleanor Oliphant had a tumultous, mindboggling upbringing. Her journey is one of hope for a better future, a future fought for and won by facing her demons and disassociating herself with the perpetrator(s) of abuse. "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine" by Gail Honeyman is an excellent debut novel.
Thank you Viking-Pamela Dorman Books and First To Read for the opportunity to read and review "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine". ...more
Nov 14, 2017 jessica rated it liked it · review of another edition
eleanor oliphant may be completely fine but i, on the other hand, am not. sigh.
ugh. i feel so bad for not really enjoying this. this was the debut heard around the world, the debut that won numerous awards. and i saw so many people rave about this nonstop. but i think that was where i went wrong to begin with. the book blurb did not sound interesting to me in the least, so i probably shouldnt have picked it up to read just because everyone else was.
next, eleanor drove me up the wall. im talking eleanor oliphant may be completely fine but i, on the other hand, am not. sigh.
next, eleanor drove me up the wall. im talking about driving me absolutely bananas. and i am definitely one of those people who if they dont like the character, then the book will be a massive struggle. which was the case here. especially because this story is almost completely character driven. theres not a whole lot going on the with the plot, so what drives most people to finish the book is desperately wanting to know ‘what happened to eleanor?’ and i did too, but not because i cared about eleanor as a character. only because i have an incessant need to know everything. lol.
overall, i understood the message of the story, and whilst i agree that it was a good one in theory, it didnt personally impact me as much as i would have liked. just too many things got in the way, i suppose. but yay for everyone else who loved this - you all are much more patient and understanding than i am!
↠ 2.5 stars ...more
Oct 11, 2017 Crumb rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: women-s-fiction
Oh, Eleanor! How delightfully quirky you are! This book..well..let's just say was one of the most unusual and gratifying journeys that I have ever been taken on in the literary world. Thank you, Gail Honeyman for creating such a wonderfully, unique character that is Ms. Eleanor Oliphant. And that name? I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E.
I'm not going to attempt a summary of this book because that would seem slightly gratuitous. Therefore, I will simply say, that this novel is a character study of a woman, that Oh, Eleanor! How delightfully quirky you are! This book..well..let's just say was one of the most unusual and gratifying journeys that I have ever been taken on in the literary world. Thank you, Gail Honeyman for creating such a wonderfully, unique character that is Ms. Eleanor Oliphant. And that name? I.N.C.R.E.D.I.B.L.E.
I'm not going to attempt a summary of this book because that would seem slightly gratuitous. Therefore, I will simply say, that this novel is a character study of a woman, that is so unique, that I couldn't properly give a summation of her in words. This book, however, was not just rainbows and lollipops..it was much, much more.
(view spoiler)[There was a MAJOR plot twist at the end that dealt with her relationship with her mother and I was like OH MY ?!?! WHAT!???? I have read a couple books recently about "mother dearest" issues. I just finished Good Me, Bad Me and now this. Pretty interesting coincidence to say the least. (hide spoiler)]
Very, very good book. Definitely worth the read. ...more
Jul 11, 2017 Lindsay - Traveling Sister rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
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4.5 stars! Oh Eleanor, I desperately wanted to reach into this story and hug you (even though a hug would be extremely awkward for you) and welcome your quirky self into my life!
Eleanor’s journey took me on a roller coaster ride of emotions. Eleanor is obliviously socially awkward. She had me laughing out loud on one page and then holding back tears while breaking my heart on the next. Eleanor Oliphant is one of the most remarkable characters I have ever ‘met’! Eleanor’s inner thoughts (and 4.5 stars! Oh Eleanor, I desperately wanted to reach into this story and hug you (even though a hug would be extremely awkward for you) and welcome your quirky self into my life!
Eleanor’s journey took me on a roller coaster ride of emotions. Eleanor is obliviously socially awkward. She had me laughing out loud on one page and then holding back tears while breaking my heart on the next. Eleanor Oliphant is one of the most remarkable characters I have ever ‘met’! Eleanor’s inner thoughts (and often her outspoken words) had me giggling throughout every chapter. Her relationship with her mother and memories of her childhood had me cringing and shaking my head in disbelief.
While reading this book, I couldn’t help comparing it to the quirkiness of The Rosie Project which I absolutely loved. I just couldn’t help but smile and melt at Eleanor’s rationalizations for each of her thoughts and actions. She is quite a woman!
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and would highly recommend it! ...more
Oct 04, 2017 Mary Beth *Traveling Sister* rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
4.5 stars!
I just loved Eleanor! She is a loner and avoids social interactions and lives in isolation. She speaks out without thinking, to whatever pops in her mind. She has never received hugs, or held hands and has never felt loved, she never received anything when she was sad to cheer her up. Never received balloons and received a balloon from Raymond with Sponge Bob on it and it was so special to her. She never heard of Sponge Bob.
She had an awful childhood with a scar on her face and 4.5 stars!
She had an awful childhood with a scar on her face and bruises would show up all over her body. She had an emotional traumatic past. She was bought up in foster homes and then gets herself her own apartment from a social worker.
Eleanor is now thirty years old and works in a office. She drinks a lot of vodka and spends time on the weekends talking to her Mummy on the telephone. She drinks her vodka so she can forget her traumatic past, all what she remembers is a fire. She then goes through counseling and things come together and she remembers everything that
happened in her traumatic past
She then meets Raymond and things start to change for her, she finally meets a friend. She is in love with a famous musician. That is how quirky she is, she actually wants a relationship with him. Her relationship with Raymond builds and it works for her. She then goes through counseling and things come together and she remembers everything that happened in her traumatic past. She is changing and turns out being very brave. She is so humorous. I just loved Eleanor.
This book really made me feel so many emotions!! I laughed, I cried, tears running down my face. I cheered for Eleanor near the end. I loved this book. It really made me feel! I just loved Eleanor.
It was a slow burn but the book started building suspense when I read about her scar on her face and had to find out why. Then it got me turning the pages to find out what happened. I was so surprised when I found out what happened. It was so sad and heartbreaking what she went through. While I was reading this I thought it was a whole different genre in what I usually read, it wasn't a thriller but it was the mystery of what happened that turned this into a page turner. Once all the pieces came together, I fell in love with this book. I can understand why it was a little slow, you needed to really get to know Eleanor. Once I started loving Eleanor that is when it started getting really good. I then couldn't put it down. Eleanor will make you laugh, she will make you cry, and she will have you cheering her on. If you love a book that will make you feel, this is the one for you!! I loved it.
This book was an awesome character driven novel. I just loved Eleanor's character. ...more
Oct 07, 2017 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Tragic comedies with WTF endings with broken characters should be my all time favorite genre.
I read this book 2 years ago and I wanted to reread some parts to make myself remember how ultra amazing read should be so I can make my further choices wiser.
Eleanor has intimacy issues, having hard time to make friends, spending weekends with frozen pizza and vodka to reward herself. The storyline seems like a typical New Yorker’s story but it’s not. She seems all right but she is not. She is in deep Tragic comedies with WTF endings with broken characters should be my all time favorite genre.
Eleanor has intimacy issues, having hard time to make friends, spending weekends with frozen pizza and vodka to reward herself. The storyline seems like a typical New Yorker’s story but it’s not. She seems all right but she is not. She is in deep pain and her weekly talks with her mother doesn’t help to gather her strength and make some changes with her life until one day she meets IT guy from her office named Raymond. Their slow-burn friendship, helping each other in different parts of life, confessing their secrets make them inseparable.
This book is smart, entertaining, heartbreaking, confusing, shocking, twisty, edgy, tragic, funny. It gives you all kinds of different feelings at the same time and with its remarkable but no surprising ending, you just take a long breath and tell yourself: “Wow! This one is special! Really unique and unforgettable!”
This is not romance and second chance book. This is self-discovery, grief, learning to forgive yourself and trusting people, friendship book which broke my heart but then healed it with its promising, heartwarming and beautiful conclusion. I think this book will keep its place at my top ten best reads that I’ve ever had.
Well done! It’s pleasure to visit my memory lane and read again this incredible book and good to see one of my favorite quirky, weird but also likeable character one more time. ...more
Jul 03, 2018 Candi rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: contemporary-literary, women-s-fiction
"These days, loneliness is the new cancer – a shameful, embarrassing thing, brought upon yourself in some obscure way. A fearful, incurable thing, so horrifying that you dare not mention it; other people don’t want to hear the word spoken aloud for fear that they might too be afflicted, or that it might tempt fate into visiting a similar horror upon them."
I couldn’t help but think that the above presumption somehow rings quite true in this day and age. If we look around and see so many "These days, loneliness is the new cancer – a shameful, embarrassing thing, brought upon yourself in some obscure way. A fearful, incurable thing, so horrifying that you dare not mention it; other people don’t want to hear the word spoken aloud for fear that they might too be afflicted, or that it might tempt fate into visiting a similar horror upon them."
I couldn’t help but think that the above presumption somehow rings quite true in this day and age. If we look around and see so many interacting personally with their cell phones rather than one another, and think about the hordes of people sitting at home in front of the television watching mindless shows or playing video games, and those of us… ahem, sitting at our computers alone but attempting to engage with others online – I am nearly convinced that loneliness could very well be a disease of this technologically advanced century.
Eleanor Oliphant certainly knows something about loneliness. In fact, it was this issue that really stood out for me the most in this novel. I mean, yes, there are a number of other problems to reflect on here as well – alcoholism, mental abuse, and physical abuse for starters. And then it seems we could also touch on Asperger’s. In fact, I think you could open up a copy of a DSM-5 if you had one handy (I didn’t) and slap quite a few official diagnoses under Eleanor’s name. However, I really don’t mean to make light of any of Eleanor’s problems because even just one of these would be enough to make me feel for this quirky and solitary soul. Initially, Eleanor is a bit unlikeable… judgmental, aloof, and not always very nice – she just might tell you exactly what she thinks. She is also quite funny… not purposefully, of course, but I dare you not to laugh about some of her observations! In the very least, you may nod your head. "I do feel that tube tops are best suited to the under twenty-fives, if, indeed, they are suited to anyone." And then she little by little grows on you as you learn her story and you not only sympathize with her, you might actually find yourself caring for her and cheering her on.
There are a number of excellent reviews out there so I won’t dwell more on Eleanor’s personal history or the plot here. The balance seems to be overwhelmingly tipped in favor of this book, but there are some fantastic reviews that also sit on the other side of the scale and are well worth their weight. There were some things that bugged me while reading this - a number of inconsistencies in Eleanor’s character, for example. She would say one thing and then act in an opposing manner. An unbelievable love interest comes to mind immediately. And what about the vodka binge drinking? "Vodka is, for me, merely a household necessity, like a loaf of bread or a packet of tea." Does one quit this without a recovery process? Are there no withdrawal symptoms? Okay, enough said about that.
However, despite several of these inconsistencies, I could not help being entirely charmed by this novel! I seriously adored Raymond! I like to think that there really is that nice guy (or gal) out there that will make a difference in someone’s life – a person who doesn’t necessarily shine when you first glance at him or her, but one with that unassuming presence whose friendship is truly priceless. My personal enjoyment of the book as well as the importance of bringing the issue of loneliness into the forefront are what tipped the scale in the right direction for me.
"There’s no shame, you know, no shame at all in being… depressed, or having a mental illness or whatever..." ...more
Aug 18, 2017 Liz rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: repeat-read, book-clubs
Eleanor makes a great pretense of being fine. She manages her days with the help of vodka and by not engaging with others. Then, a chance event with a co-worker helping a man that has fallen in the street leads to the beginning of social engagement. At the same time, she thinks she has found the love of her life; a good looking rock musician that she doesn't actually know.
This books reads like a mystery. I kept turning pages to see how things would evolve. And to find out what about her past Eleanor makes a great pretense of being fine. She manages her days with the help of vodka and by not engaging with others. Then, a chance event with a co-worker helping a man that has fallen in the street leads to the beginning of social engagement. At the same time, she thinks she has found the love of her life; a good looking rock musician that she doesn't actually know.
This books reads like a mystery. I kept turning pages to see how things would evolve. And to find out what about her past has made her the way she is. How did she get the scar on her cheek? Apparently, Mommy is to blame and is currently locked up.
For some reason, I was expecting something like A Man Called Ove. But unlike that book, there's no dark humor here. Just sadness that someone has obviously been so mistreated. But there is also hope and faith and confirmation in the good of most people. Reading about Eleanor’s awakening is heart warming. I just loved this book. I would give it more than five stars if I could.
Update - I just re-read this for my bookclub. This time around, I picked up more on the subtle humor more. Eleanor reminds me of Doc Martin, totally lacking in social skills. And again, it made me appreciate those people, like Raymond, who can see beyond the superficial to the true person beneath. “I noticed him glance at me, and then he slowed his steps to match mine. I realized that such small gestures...such things could mean so much. I wondered how it would feel to perform such simple deeds for other people.”
This is just such a great book. A keeper for all times. ...more
May 31, 2017 Tucker rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: my-favorites
I’ve heard a lot of good things about “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, “ but I must admit I was somewhat reluctant to read it. I’ve recently read several novels about social misfits like Eleanor and felt like I needed a break from that type of character. Also, Gail Honeyman is a debut author whose work was only discovered through a writing competition. (How good could she be?) I decided to give Eleanor half an hour, but after only ten minutes of reading I was totally hooked and my I’ve heard a lot of good things about “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, “ but I must admit I was somewhat reluctant to read it. I’ve recently read several novels about social misfits like Eleanor and felt like I needed a break from that type of character. Also, Gail Honeyman is a debut author whose work was only discovered through a writing competition. (How good could she be?) I decided to give Eleanor half an hour, but after only ten minutes of reading I was totally hooked and my reluctance and skepticism were thrown out the window. Despite the tremendous amount of pain Eleanor has experienced, the book is funny, poignant, charming, touching, joyful, and an absolute wonder. Finish whatever you’re currently reading and without delay start “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.” All those rave reviews are right - Gail Honeyman is an exceptional author and this is a novel not to be missed.
Thank you to Penguin Viking and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book. ...more
Apr 25, 2017 Cheri rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: arc, scotland, debut-novel, first-to-read, british-authors, 2017
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Approaching 30 years old, Eleanor is a charming, quirky, socially naïve, emotionally awkward young woman who leads a lonely life, she has worked in the same office for eight years now, in the same job, a finance clerk. She has her routine down and no aspirations for the future of rising in the ranks. An hour for lunch, her crossword puzzles, her weekly conversations with Mummy, these are the constants of her life. Variations in routine send her into a momentary tizzy; too many deviations send her reaching for her vodka. She avoids socializing, but will make an appearance as needed for a work related event, but only to avoid more unwanted attention that she would undoubtedly be subjected to should she choose not to attend. Ideally, she would prefer to blend in with the paintings on the walls, the furniture, the woodwork. That is, until she sees him, the man Mummy always told her would be right for her. For him, she might risk being seen.
When she requires IT help at work, she meets Raymond, she does a quick assessment of his grooming and wardrobe shortcomings, while he is new enough not to be put off by her awkwardness, he leaves her feeling as though he views her as normal – which in itself is an oddity in her workplace.
In the awkward getting-to-know-you phase of a work friendly relationship, Raymond and Eleanor happen to be in the right place at the right time, at least for Sammy Thom, when they see him collapse in the street. Suddenly, they are thrust into Sammy’s life, sitting bedside at his hospital bed, hoping for his recovery, meeting his family, and becoming an extended part of Sammy’s family.
Eleanor is prodded into forsaking her routines, stepping outside of her comfort zone once Raymond and Sammy enter the picture. She begins to feel noticed in a good way, and begins to try to believe in life, in goodness. Believe in someone besides Mummy.
Little by little I was charmed by this overwhelmed, damaged woman-child, her odd view of the world, her dislike of proper grammar when texting, her take on “human mating rituals” such as flirting, her incredulity that anyone would want to be her friend, her slow unearthing of her own voice, her discovery that others might enjoy her company. It felt a little bit like that iconic moment in 1984’s Academy Award’s acceptance speech, when Sally Field said: “You like me, right now, you like me!”
” I was getting to quite like my own voice, my own thoughts. I wanted more of them. They made me feel good, calm even. They made me feel like me.”
Although this covers some rather calamitous childhood events, it is done without any sensationalism. It incorporates some of the coping mechanisms, as well as some of the causes of the physical and emotional scars of her childhood.
Eleanor Oliphant shows us the significance of kindness, the consequence of the absence of kindness, and the magnitude of even a small gesture of kindness.
A wonderfully uplifting debut novel!
Pub Date: 9 May 2017
Many thanks for the ARC provided by Penguin Group Viking / Pamela Dorman Books ...more
May 02, 2018 Warda rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I loved this book. It took a while, but I fell in love with it. I finished reading it whilst I was at a cafe and realised how much of a trance I was in when I looked up and noticed my surroundings.
This is the story of Eleanor Oliphant, a 30 year old woman who's suffered a lot. The tone of the book is quiet, steady and slowly reveals her life to the reader. You can sense something traumatic has happened, but you're unsure, because Eleanor is unsure. Slowly, it is uncovered, and thus this is the I loved this book. It took a while, but I fell in love with it. I finished reading it whilst I was at a cafe and realised how much of a trance I was in when I looked up and noticed my surroundings.
This is the story of Eleanor Oliphant, a 30 year old woman who's suffered a lot. The tone of the book is quiet, steady and slowly reveals her life to the reader. You can sense something traumatic has happened, but you're unsure, because Eleanor is unsure. Slowly, it is uncovered, and thus this is the journey we follow.
In between all of that, we look at her life. We're inside her mind and perceive her world the way that she sees it, with humorous and witty observations about pretty much everything that catches her eye. You laugh, but also feel this sense of sadness for her, because she's alone most of the time. But she's fine, or so she thinks.
The story looks at the concept of loneliness extremely well. It hurts to read, but the reality of the matter is, loneliness is not healthy as we all know. This is different to solitude, but the need to connect with another human being is strong and innate in this book, and if not met, can cause damage to ones psyche. It was painful to follow Eleanor on this realisation that she was alone. Has been for most of her life. So how does she fix this? How does she battle the demons that've been buried for so long?
This book is a beautifully, written journey I became fixated on. There's pain, but growth and absolute attachment to Eleanor. I couldn't get enough of it. ...more
May 07, 2019 Barbie rated it really liked it · review of another edition
My thoughts in a nutshell
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is a special book. I rarely find such an interesting storyline like this.
The story is about…
Skip over this point if you don't like the sneak peek.
Eleanor is an ordinary woman who lives alone. She works as a finance assistant, she never talks to anyone. From Friday to Monday, Eleanor sits at home (alone) and drinks Vodka. She never gets visitors, she hates people. Her best friend is an indoor plant, and you know what? Eleanor
Eleanor is an ordinary woman who lives alone. She works as a finance assistant, she never talks to anyone. From Friday to Monday, Eleanor sits at home (alone) and drinks Vodka. She never gets visitors, she hates people. Her best friend is an indoor plant, and you know what? Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine with her life.
What impressed me the most 😊
I can't say enough that it is a unique story, with an unusual protagonist.
Why is Eleanor so specific? Because she is lonely, but she doesn't care about this fact. She lives her life as she wants to live. In vain she drinks too much alcohol, however, on Mondays, she arrives at her workplace in perfect conditions.
I adored her inner voice through the book. It was bittersweet and also funny. She is ironic and I love when a character has a sarcastic style.
At some point, she meets her colleague, Raymond. He is the opposite of Eleanor. He is kind, caring, an amazingly friendly guy. From then on, Eleanor will be changing. It will be a slow process. I've enjoyed the development. It was a pleasure to read that the gloomy protagonist learns how to live. Raymond and Eleanor will experience a few adventures, but I won't tell you that part.
As I say, this book has heavily focused on character development. It doesn't have too much action. In my opinion, it is a slow burn novel.
I see that some readers have an issue with the beginning of the book because it is odd and uninteresting. I say with confidence that you must survive the first half of the book because you have to know Eleanor's life to understand the text.
The ending made me smile.
(view spoiler)[ I'm grateful because the author doesn't force the love interest. Eleanor and Raymond become good friends, and that's it. I adored this — finally, a book where not the love saves the character's life. (hide spoiler)]
What I don't like at all ☹️
One thing really disturbs me.
(view spoiler)[ I don't understand why she falls in love with a random dude. It was super weird. I don't like this part. (hide spoiler)]
Make a conclusion
I gave it 4 stars because of the twist. I knew it from the beginning, but it is still a marvelous read. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves the character-driven story, who wants to read a great contemporary book with some serious topic.
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About Gail Honeyman
Gail Honeyman wrote her debut novel, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, while working a full-time job, and it was shortlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize as a work in progress. She has also been awarded the Scottish Book Trust's Next Chapter Award 2014, was longlisted for BBC Radio 4's Opening Lines, and was shortlisted for the Bridport Prize. She lives in Glasgow.
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Casenote: Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited v Wright Prospecting Pty Limited and Wright Prospecting Pty Limited v Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited
26 November 2015 | Australia, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney
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On 14 October 2015, the High Court in Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited v Wright Prospecting Pty Limited and Wright Prospecting Pty Limited v Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited unanimously held that Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited is liable to pay royalties to Wright Prospecting Pty Limited and Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited (together, Hanwright) in respect of iron ore mined in the Eastern Range and Channar A areas of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
On 14 October 2015, the High Court in Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited v Wright Prospecting Pty Limited and Wright Prospecting Pty Limited v Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited [2015] HCA 37 unanimously held that Mount Bruce Mining Pty Limited (MBM) is liable to pay royalties to Wright Prospecting Pty Limited and Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited (together, Hanwright) in respect of iron ore mined in the ‘Eastern Range’ and ‘Channar A’ areas of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
This case provides useful reminders in relation to:
the importance of clear drafting in private mining royalty agreements, and
the ongoing legal debate regarding the proper construction of a contract where the contract terms are unambiguous.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Hanwright, MBM and Hamersley Iron Pty Limited entered into a range of agreements which concerned, amongst other things, the payment of royalties by MBM to Hanwright on ‘[o]re won by MBM from the MBM area’ in exchange for MBM acquiring from Hanwright the entire rights to the ‘MBM area’. The ‘MBM area’ was defined by reference to certain temporary reserves granted under the Mining Act 1904 (WA). The obligation to pay the royalty extended to ‘all persons or corporations deriving title through or under’ MBM to the MBM area.
In this case, there were two main questions for consideration by the High Court:
whether the ‘Eastern Range’ and ‘Channar A’ areas were within the MBM area, and
if so, was the ore mined at Channar A mined by entities ‘deriving title through or under’ MBM.
MBM contended that the proper construction of the term ‘MBM Area’ referred to the rights it obtained from Hanwright in 1970 and not the actual area of land. MBM also argued for a narrow construction of the phrase ‘through or under’ with respect to the chain of title.
The High Court confirmed the Court of Appeal’s decision to the extent that the term ‘MBM area’ was defined by reference to the physical area of land originally transferred to MBM and encompassed Eastern Range and Channar A. The High Court aslo overturned part of the Court of Appeal's decision and held that iron ore was in fact being won from Channar A by entities ‘deriving title through or under’ MBM on the basis that a broader interpretation of the phrase ‘through or under’ should be preferred. The High Court considered that a ‘close practical or causal connection’ was sufficient and found that this connection did exist between MBM and the entities holding the relevant mining lease.
This article was written by Jay Leary, Partner, Louise Bell, Senior Associate, Brisbane and Mitchell Tatam, Solicitor, Perth.
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Letting the tide go out
12 th September 2018
In his Q4 Economic outlook, Neil Williams, Senior Economic Adviser to Hermes Investment Management, argues that even a decade after the fall of Lehman Brothers - central banks will be slow to lift a tide of liquidity still hiding the rocks beneath.
Letting the tide go out...
Ten years after the fall of Lehman Brothers, major economies have more than recouped their real GDP. Much of this can be accredited to nine years of monetary stimuli - conventional and unorthodox - that was unparalleled since the 1930s.
Therefore, with recoveries now maturing, unemployment rates down and asset prices bloated by a decade of cheap money, central bankers sound more hawkish - suggesting an inflection point. However, the reality is they will be slow to lift the tide of liquidity still hiding the rocks beneath.
As a result of QE, the world’s big four central banks‘ balance sheets have surpassed $15trn. This means about 40% of the world’s $25trn central bank assets has amassed in just nine years. That is, after the last US recession ended in mid-2009.
This injection to the private sector is equivalent to about one half of US GDP or three-quarters of China’s. Furthermore, of the four central banks, three are by their own definition (that it’s the stock that matters) still running QE, with little convincing sign of stopping.
However, QE has only been partially successful. It helped unclog the financial system in 2009, but by inflating asset prices since, later rounds of it could be accused of getting to those that needed it least.
On the premise that QT’s effects will be the corollary of QE’s, a fear is that quantitative tightening (QT) now contributes to an asset-price deflation that throws away the ‘baby’ (recovery) with the bath water. This risk is probably most acute in the long-rate sensitive US and euro-zone.
Yet, the US Fed is the test-case for QT, and could be underestimating its effect. By sustaining it, the Fed could take out as much as 175bps of further rate hikes by 2020. In which case, the Fed will fall easily short of their preferred 3.25-3.50%, ‘Goldilocks’ policy rate (i.e. not too hot, not too cold).
Neil joined Hermes in August 2009 and is responsible for Hermes’ economic research. He has a forward-looking approach to generate investment strategy ideas. Neil adopts top-down methods – macro and market analysis to identify interest rate and credit value, and sovereign default risk. Neil began his career in 1987 at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), becoming its youngest ever Head of Economic Policy. He went on to hold a number of senior positions in investment banks – including Director of Bond Research at UBS, Head of Research at Sumitomo International, Global Head of Emerging Markets Research at PaineWebber International, and, before coming to Hermes, Head of Sovereign Research and Strategy at Mizuho International. Neil has 30 years’ industry experience and earned an MA in Economics in 1986 from Manchester University, having the previous year completed his BSc (Hons), also in Economics, from University College Swansea.
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Donating and delivering Christmas joy to local families!
We would like to signify an indebted thank you to the Metropolitan Police for generously donating Christmas gifts to our community, especially to the families who have benefited from the Heston West area. On Sunday 22nd December 2019, our team of enthusiastic and dedicated young and adult volunteers delivered the gifts to the Redwood Estate, Brabazon Estate and Harlech Gardens Estates. All the families really appreciated the gesture and the gifts.
Our Big Local volunteers also enjoyed the experience and felt really proud delivering the gifts and seeing the reaction from the families.
“You could tell by the look on the parents’ faces that they genuinely appreciated the effort put in and the gifts conveyed the Christmas joy. The smiles on their faces was worth the time we all put in. Thank you so much for donating the gifts, it’s hard to understand how much they mean to some families.”
Baljinder, 19 yrs old
“Just like to say a big thank you to the Metropolitan police for donating the wonderful toys and gifts to our community in Heston West. We appreciate your generosity. Real generosity is doing something special for the community.”
Anjali P, 16 yrs old
“Thank you to the police for the kind gesture and donating so many gifts for the young community!! Being able to take part in such a great cause makes me so happy and proud to live in a community where everyone looks after one another especially during the holiday seasons where times can be rough for people.”
Amrita, 19 yrs old
“A massive thank you to the police officers that have gone above and beyond their duties to provide for our community and enhance the relationships in our tight-knit family. We appreciate your commitment to creating the best backdrop for our youth to prosper in safety and opportunities.”
Twinkle, 16 yrs old
“The best part about being given the opportunity to hand out Christmas presents to local residents was the heart-warming response of sincere gratitude. Seeing the smiles on the faces of children and parents really does remind you how powerful a simple gesture can be. Thank you so being able to provide us with the opportunity to do that.”
Anjali K, 19 yrs old
“Thank you for making our community a better place.”
Samhita, 15 yrs old
“I believe that the Christmas donating gift day was a really good way of making a change in the community as it put a smile on the faces of all the people in the community. This event made me feel that this Christmas was the best putting smiles on people's faces. Thank you so much.”
Sharanjit, 16 yrs old
“It’s very generous for the police to give back to the community and Heston West Big Local is extremely thankful as well as all the residents who received the amazing gifts it’s very heart-warming to know that Heston west big local has the support of the Metropolitan Police thank you!”
Layba, 16 yrs old
Thank you so much for the effort and community spirit the Metropolitan Police have shown in donating these gifts and also Hounslow Council for administrating them. The donation means much more than gifts, in times of great poverty, struggles and division in our communities the support from the Metropolitan Police and Hounslow Council has re-ignited civic pride, love and a sense of community back into our area.
Thank you all and on behalf of the Heston West Big Local, Happy New Year 2020!
Get involved in 2020 with our Big Local Family Cooking Club!
By Sharanjit Kaur
Happy New Year 2020! HWBL Youth Volunteer & Board Member Sharanjit Kaur, 16, pops into our weekly Big Local Family Cooking Club for a quick chat with our chef Manju Malhi and our dedicated participants. This week we were making delicious spaghetti and brownies. Join us on Saturday 18th January 2020 from 11.30 to 2pm at Cranford Community College.
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Let's Rewind 2019 from Heston to Hastings all the way to Vienna!
By MADE in HESTON WEST
Let's rewind 2019! Our story in numbers from 2014 to 19. From Heston to Hastings and all the way to Vienna, we've learned a lot on our travels, meeting many interesting people and also sharing our learning too. It's been a truly humbling experience for our community group. What a great year it's been for us, moving onward and upwards. We thank all our wonderful volunteers, partners and supporters in 2019, bring on 2020!
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London on Heston West Big Local
We were delighted that Sadiq Khan (Mayor of London) attended our Big Local Community Volunteer Awards Ceremony on Friday 6th December 2019 to show his support for our community initiatives focusing on our incredible volunteers, youth engagement and intergenerational work.
Youth Volunteer James Rose on the importance of volunteering!
James Rose, 15 years old, serves as a real example of how anything is possible regardless of your situation or who you are. James has been actively involved with our Big Local Youth Action Team for over 2 years and has been leading the development (alongside young volunteers) our new youth peer-to-peer mental health support programme, due to launch in early 2020.
On Friday 6th December 2019, he spoke at our 4th Big Local Community Volunteer Awards Ceremony in front of over 200 people. He delivered a strong, passionate and compelling speech about his personal volunteering journey and the importance of getting involved with your local community. A future Mayor of London or Prime Minister in the making?
Read more about James Rose and his volunteering journey here.
To get involved with volunteering for Heston West Big Local please click here.
'We've Got Each Other' Check out our latest and greatest song, bringing Christmas joy to our local community!
Let the Christmas countdown commence! Check out our new and original Big Local Community Christmas Song 'We've Got Each Other' involving our local families & volunteers. This song was written, produced and directed by our young people involved with our Big Local Music School and MADE in HESTON WEST Film Club during October and November 2019 in collaboration with Heston West Big Local, Make A Difference Entertainment, Berkeley Academy and Cranford Community College.
Big thank you to Luke Joyce and Rory O'Hare for producing the song with our young people and also thanks to Alan Fraser and producers Taz Virdee, Blaise Singh and Arfhan Razak. We also would like to give a massive thanks to all our fantastic community volunteers and the Heston West Big Local Board for leading and supporting this project.
We hope you enjoy! Please like and share to spread some joy to your friends, family and local community.
Big success at our Ugandan inspired community theatre performance of 'Together We Are Stars' with Bantu Arts!
Friday 29th November 2019 – An incredible community intergenerational performance was delivered by our fantastic volunteers and participants in partnership with Bantu Arts. In our Ugandan inspired performance ‘Together We Are Stars’, we highlighted social concerns and issues surrounding online bullying, body image, Brexit and climate change. The play was written and directed by Big Local youth volunteer Sharanjit Kaur, 16, this was the first time she ventured into the dramatic arts and she did a wonderful job.
In our first story, Juhi Kumra (long-standing volunteer for the Big Local and now a university student studying Theatre and English Literature) was brilliant in her role as the shy but stubborn Tina Rajput. Tina struggling with social anxiety, online bullying and with her body image, suddenly finds herself involved in the dark world of knife crime. The story focused on how through low self-esteem, the pressures of looking good online and peer to peer bullying, can lead someone to take the wrong path with devastating consequences.
Our second story told a tale of the impact of Brexit and how the referendum result had divided our society rather than united. Our final story highlighted the real concerns of climate change and what we can do to help. We heard from giant Tortoises explaining how plastic waste is destroying their habitats, killings innocent animals in the process. The audience were given tips on how to reduce waste, save energy and tools to protect their local environment.
Despite the heavy social topics, the performance was inspiring, captivating, colourful and entertaining. Through the art of Ugandan music and dance, our performers were able to bring the topics to life, wowing the audience during the evening. Overall, all performers and crew did an exceptional job bringing joy and laughter to the audience. Big congratulations to all at Bantu Arts, our talented performers, volunteers and their families for their involvement and also our excellent audience for showing their community support. We look forward to starting our new intergenerational theatre project with Bantu Arts in the New Year, so what for this space.
'Together We Are Stars' Join us this Friday 29th November for our Big Local and Bantu Arts Community Theatre Production!
Come and support us this Friday 29th November at Cranford Community College from 6.30pm for our Big Local and Bantu Arts Community Theatre Production of 'Together We Are Stars' starring our amazing volunteers! It's FREE and open for all in our community including families.😊
HWBL finalist in the Best Community Group Contribution to Community Cohesion National Awards
Thursday 21st November 2019 – Royal Horse Guards Hotel: Heston West Big Local were amongst 30 other nationwide community organisations nominated for the National Community Group Awards, shortlisted from 720 organisations. On the night, we didn’t win the main National Community Group Award for Community Cohesion, however it was a great testament for our Big Local to be even considered for this fantastic award and we're proud of our community achievements to date.
Congratulations to all the other nominated groups and the worthy winners across the UK.
In addition, massive thanks goes to Groundwork UK for organising a brilliant event.
Fingers cross we’ll be back next year!
Big Local Live on BBC Radio London - Robert Elms Show
Heston West Big Local featured live on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms Show in November 2019. Listen to Taz Virdee and youth volunteer Serena Lola, 17, chat about the Big Local with legendary presenter Robert Elms about volunteering, our community projects and our legacy.
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Sicario review: One of the best movies of the year
Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario starring Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin and Emily Blunt is a brutal, violent and moving tale of revenge. It is, in its own way, one of the best films of the year.
movie-reviews Updated: Oct 09, 2015 17:29 IST
Rohan Naahar
Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin and Emily Blunt in Sicario.(Lionsgate)
Cast - Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio del Toro
Director - Denis Villeneuve
Rating - 4.5/5
Howard Hawks was the one who described a great movie as one that had ‘three good scenes and no bad ones.’ Every scene in Sicario, the new film by Denis Villeneuve, is better than the last. And I can’t wait to watch it again. It is, in its own twisted way, one of the best movies of the year.
Emily Blunt plays rookie FBI agent Kate Macer, an idealistic specialist in extraction. We find her as she is just about to drive head-first into a seemingly peaceful home in Phoenix, Arizona. The home belongs to a cartel boss. There are ritualistically murdered dead bodies hidden in the basement and an explosion will soon kill two members of her team. This is the first scene. Events will only escalate.
Macer is approached by Josh Brolin’s Matt Graver, the shadowy man assigned to bring those behind the attack to justice. He enlists her to accompany him on a covert mission to El Paso, Texas where they are joined by an even murkier character, Benicio del Toro’s Alejandro.
The first time we really notice Alejendro is when he drily responds to Macer’s enthusiastic questions about the operation, which, by the way, has turned into an extraction of a high-value target who belongs to the Sonora Cartel from Juarez, Mexico and not El Paso as she was told. ‘You’re trying to know how the watch works,’ Alejandro says. ‘Just keep an eye on the time.’
Which brings us to the first outstanding sequence in the film: The agents enter Mexico in a convoy of indistinguishable black SUV’s, at once stealthy and conspicuous in the vast desert. Villeneuve shoots these scenes with great precision, utilizing the slow-burn approach that Breaking Bad perfected. He builds his scenes with patience and a sense of looming dread. We know the objective. Villeneuve and his writer Taylor Sheridan have already told us everything we need to know about it. We know where and when the enemy can strike. Villeneuve has shown us the bomb Hitchcock spoke about. Now all we can do is wait for it to explode.
And boy, does it explode. The scene is relentlessly brutal and shockingly violent. We understand our characters for the first time. Blunt is our surrogate, Brolin is the unpredictable wildcard and del Toro is the sage guiding them. It is his movie. Together, they are the crusaders charged with bringing the untouchable monster that is the cartel, down.
Macer is tricked into this murky world of shadowy dealings and too many secrets. She is hardly ever given the entire picture. Villeneuve makes the canny decision to not have any subtitles, and a fair portion of the film is in Spanish. But before you recoil in confusion, let me explain. By not being on the same page a lot of the time, the film always stays a few steps ahead of us. We find ourselves always trying to catch up, involved every step of the way. Like Macer, we are stranded, only to be knocked off our feet when the fog finally clears.
Sicario has a tendency to slip under your skin and into your bloodstream as it goes from one morally grey situation to another. Aside from the stray, solemn chords of cello, the score is entirely made up of foreboding guttural growls. Like an addled Pavlovian dog, you tense up at the first sign of the sorrowful rumbling of Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score.
Another one of the film’s highlights is the striking cinematography of the great Roger Deakins. It is perhaps one of the great travesties of cinema that the legendary DP hasn’t won a single Oscar from his 12 nominations. He shoots the desolate Mexican landscape in all its stark beauty and the indoors in gloomily gorgeous fluorescence.
It is curious that Sicario arrives so soon after Johnny Depp’s Black Mass. That film also dealt with internal corruption within the law enforcement agencies of America. But perhaps the film that it resembles the most is Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty, complete with a steely female hero trying to survive in a murky system and a third act showdown shot in night vision and thermal imaging in the kind of labyrinth’s El Chapo must’ve escaped in.
Villeneuve is no stranger to bleak cinema. As great as this is, his best film remains Incendies (2010). He refuses to make a bad movie, and here he takes a machete to the farce that is the United States’ so called War on Drugs. The ‘war’ is a relic of the Raegan era, a senseless bunch of arbitrary laws made up of disproportionate sentencing for non-violent crimes and overt racism.
There are no winners here. Every character, in their own way, is broken. Some, like Alejandro, more than others. Benicio del Toro steals the show here, loudly announcing his return, in what is ironically one of the most subtle performances he has ever delivered. For a man whose name is synonymous with drug movies like Traffic and Savages, it is remarkable that he manages to stand head and shoulders above the rest.
Sicario is part drug thriller, part crime saga, but more than anything else, it is a tale of revenge. But what good is revenge in a ‘land of wolves’? What good is revenge in a world where the innocent are beaten into submission and the only victories are the ones where you turn your enemies against each other? This film isn’t concerned with tender moments, but when it takes a breath and surveys the meaningless chaos in the world, it hits hard. And then you realize it’s only been two days since those hidden bodies, and you take a breath and survey the chaos in the world. That is when Sicario soars. This war will never end, but the battles can.
The author tweets @NaaharRohan
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Written by Georgia Lambert
Retail as we know it is experiencing a seismic shift.
2018 has been recognised as a particularly harsh year for businesses and the future of 2019 looks bleak.
Whilst employment levels are at their highest since ONS records began, the number of retail employees dropped 2.4% year-on-year in the first three months of 2019.
Technology is transforming the retail industry beyond recognition and demographic change continues to have a profound effect. Organisations are making huge adjustments to the way they do business and this includes HR departments too.
Millennials are already the largest segment in the workforce and are expected to make up 50% by 2020.
They’re famously depicted by Simon Sinek as having ‘unrealistic expectations in the workplace by being given everything for nothing growing up’.
When it comes to competing for talent, the needs, desires, and attitudes of this unique generation cannot be ignored.
From getting the right fit of candidate culturally to using emerging technologies to your advantage and all the social and environmental issues in between, this post explores the innovative ideas retailers are implementing to achieve a successful and relevant recruitment strategy.
Millennials 101
Despite having a bad rep, the set of characteristics millennials possess is largely down to the world and culture they grew up in.
With access to laptops and smartphones at a very young age, using technology is second nature to them and its use will increase up to 32% in the workplace from where it is now.
Family is prioritised over work, with a third saying work-life balance was most important when picking a job according to a survey by YouGov.
The same survey found that with a fifth expecting to have up to ten roles during their lifetime which is miles apart from the previous generation’s “job for life” mentality.
They are confident, ambitious and achievement-oriented, seek out challenging and meaningful work and believe business’ have a duty to become involved in improving society.
“These cohorts feel business leaders have placed too high a premium on their companies’ agendas without considering their contributions to society at large. Businesses need to identify ways in which they can positively impact the communities they work in and focus on issues like diversity, inclusion, and flexibility if they want to earn the trust and loyalty of millennial and Gen Z workers.” Punit Renjen, Deloitte Global CEO
Hire the right person.
It seems simple enough, but time and time again companies hire too quickly out of desperation.
They hire based on skill and not on character, and if the person they end up with is not right for the job, they’re likely to either quit or be fired, which costs organisations more time and money (approximately £11,000 to replace each employee) in the long run.
Jeff Bezos, founder, and CEO of the world’s largest retailer Amazon explained “I’d rather interview 50 people and not hire anyone than hire the wrong person,” Inside the Mind of Jeff Bezos
Find someone who is aligned with the mission, vision, and values of the company.
Someone who has a real investment in the company.
More and more retailers are taking a leaf out of the hospitality book and offering ‘test run shifts’ to candidates.
This gives an insight into not only what happens in the head office, on the shop floor but even in the stockroom, so they can get a real sense of working life there, the brand and its culture, rather than the corporately generated view.
Hive’s customers partner River Island offer industrial placements, its own apprenticeship program and work experience in a variety of roles and encourages candidates to ‘join the family’.
This allows employers to see if they are a good fit culturally, which in turn, leads to the most successful hires – Robert Half
Let’s get digital
Millennials do just about everything on their smartphones.
Snagajob’s recent ‘State of the Hourly Worker’ survey found 82% of hourly workers will now actually look for jobs on their mobiles.
Instagram and Snapchat are being used to showcase ‘great places to work’ and companies are using social channels to reach an audience that may not have visited their website.
Employee generated content is becoming more impactful and L’Oreal is now encouraging its staff to use the hashtag #lifeatloreal to showcase the culture of the organisation.
Missguided have also just announced that Channel 4 will be filming Inside Missguided – ‘an unfiltered insight into the madness, hustle, and passion of working for the brand.’
The thinking is that this kind of transparency will help with not only recruiting new people but retaining people too.
Putting all the perks of the job front and centre is an incredibly simple but effective tactic, one that big names like Oracle, Google, Deloitte have also adopted.
AI-enhanced recruiting
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm, especially in retail.
Innovative retailers are beginning to come up with ways to use AI to combat their most prominent HR challenges.
This new technology can be used to streamline and automate repetitive, high-volume tasks within the recruitment process.
Chatbots can keep candidates engaged as they are available 24/7 to answer questions, schedule and perform basic interviews, send out confirmation emails, etc.
According to a study conducted by CARAVAN, about 2 of 5 millennials actually think that chatbots provide better service than humans!
AI-powered writing tools can make sure the language you use in your job ads is attracting the right candidates in the first place.
Unilever, a transnational consumer goods company, has over 400 brands in over 190 countries.
It recruits more than 30,000 people a year, processes around 1.8 million job applications and is using machine learning algorithms to assess a candidate’s suitability for roles.
The algorithm examines the videos of candidates who answer questions for 30 minutes.
Through a mixture of natural language processing and body language analysis, it determines who is likely to be a good fit.
With enough time and the right data, AI can be leveraged in a way that allows retails to be more proactive than ever before with their approach to recruitment.
Battling for Equality
Retailers are making steady progress in the realm of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Diversity refers to the numerical representation of different identities at Warby Parker, whereas inclusion refers to employees feeling supported by company policies and processes that account for those various identities and experiences. (In short: Diversity ensures that you have a seat at the table, and inclusion ensures that your voice is heard.) Warby Parker Sustainability Report 2018
Warby Parker, an online retailer of prescription glasses and sunglasses, is known for being a ‘wonderful place to work’ and began its diversity and inclusion program after realising some employees were being misgendered in their administrative system.
By changing the system to be more inclusive to transgender employees, they realised some customers would have been facing the same problem and have since updated their website accordingly.
They have also removed all bias from the recruitment process by getting rid of names and genders on CV reviews and developed unconscious bias training for managers to enable them to make decisions for their employees with the right mindset.
Successfully attracting a diverse workforce has never been more important for companies. Not only is it profitable, but it also encourages innovation, trust and problem-solving.
“When we do diversity right, we can be innovative and creative and do great things,” said Prof. Stephanie J. Creary
The Sustainable Millennial
Sustainability has been a pretty niche approach in retail, until recently.
Today’s younger talent wants to work for brands that care about driving positive change in the world.
We’re starting to see organisations take on more Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives as a way to reduce their environmental impact and attract an eco-conscious generation.
Shop Direct, Hive’s customer partners, are determined to behave in a responsible way with strong ethical and environmental standards, and ‘to be the best possible citizen we can in the communities where we operate.’ according to its 2017 COP report.
They are continually investing in developing programs to keep CSR at the heart of the business.
According to a 2016 CONE Communications study,
64% of Millennials consider a company’s social and environmental commitments when deciding where to work
83% would be more loyal to a company that helps them contribute to social and environmental issues.
88% say their job is more fulfilling when they are provided opportunities to make a positive impact on social and environmental issues
“There is a war for talent going on right now, we’re all in the middle of it,” said Marissa Pagnani McGowan, senior vice president, corporate responsibility at PVH, one of the largest global apparel companies, which owns brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein
Candidates often want to know where a company stands on environmental issues, an example McGowan gave was one actually asking the interviewer about details of the CSR report before the benefits.
Farfetch has just opened applications for its 2019 technology accelerator program which provides start-ups access to an initiative of mentorship, networking opportunities, and early-stage funding.
This year, they are seeking applications that drive social or environmental benefit with a focus on sustainability.
Both Stella McCartney and Burberry are industry partners, which shows how the Luxury industry can lead the way in supporting sustainability.
So, what does this mean for retailers?
We know that hiring young talent needs special attention, but needn’t be a daunting experience.
Put in the graft upfront and you’ll be greatly rewarded with inspired, engaged, and high performing employees – who provide better customer experiences, encourage customer loyalty and contribute heavily to the success of your company.
I’d love to know more about your retail recruitment strategies –
– What is your current retail recruitment strategy?
– Which is your favourite idea above?
– What are your biggest retail recruitment challenges?
Georgia is Hive’s retail org specialist; helping HR and people managers in this challenging sector understand and implement strategic employee engagement. She’s also Hive’s resident green queen, on a mission to reduce waste and fight office inefficiencies! Connect with Georgia on LinkedIn.
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CHANGES IN THE EXECUTIVE – HOMA BAY COUNTY
Governor Cyprian has today reshuffled his cabinet in a major move meant to enhance efficiency and service delivery to the people of Homa Bay.
The changes are as follows:
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
1. Ms Beatrice A. Oyomo moved from Lands, Housing and Physical Planning to Water and Environment
2. Ms Consolata Yambo moved from Water and Environment to Lands, Housing and Physical Planning.
3. Mr Eliud Otieno Ochieng’ moved from Transport and Infrastructure to Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
4. Mr Nicholas K’Oriko who has been the Executive Member for Finance and Economic Planning is the new Executive Committee Member for Transport and Infrastructure while the New Finance and Economic Planning Executive is Dr David Okeyo, formerly of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
1. Mr. Evans Ochieng Abeka moves from Finance and Economic Planning to Trade, Industrialization, Investments and Cooperatives.
2. Mr. Julius Opala moves from Trade, Industrialization, Investments and Cooperatives to Tourism, Culture and Sports.
3. George Opiata Ogada, former of Tourism, Culture and Sports is the new Chief Officer for Finance and Economic Planning.
4. Ms Eunice Adhiambo Owino moves from Energy and Natural Resources to Education and ICT where he swaps places with Mr Duncan Osodo.
The Changes take effect immediately.
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PHOTO ESSAY: Tamil Nadu Fought Tooth And Nail For The Right To Organise Jallikattu
This isn't over.
By Vinay Aravind
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I shot these pictures during the protests against the Jallikattu ban, on Marina Beach, Chennai. Without going into the merits of the issue, the protest itself was incredible to witness. Tens of thousands of people all gathered at the promenade marching, chanting, drumming, dancing. The crowd included, women, children, people in wheelchairs, people of all ages, from all faiths and communities. The entire gathering was peaceful, friendly and doing their best to minimise the disruption to the general public. Masses of volunteers equipped with gloves and masks were cleaning up garbage. Still other volunteers were distributing bottles of water and biscuits. There were people selling red, LED-lit horns, for 20 rupees each. There were no politicians or political posters (other than the posters of those being lampooned for the ban), and it felt like a genuine mass movement.
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Leading accountancy firm HWB has become one of the first practices in the region to obtain a licence to undertake probate work.
HWB, which is based in Chandler’s Ford and is one of the largest independent firms in the region, has been awarded the licence by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Estates and private client tax specialist Stacey Steele and Tax Director Tracy Jenkins have both qualified to undertake probate work and are now fully accredited with ICAEW.
Probate is the process of administering a person’s estate and possessions after they have died and has traditionally been carried out by solicitors. A change in the law means licensed accountancy practices are now able to carry out non-contentious probate.
Tracy said: “We are delighted to be one of the first accountancy practices in the area to be awarded a licence to undertake probate work.
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“This is a significant addition to our services and puts us in a position to handle virtually all estate administration. Losing a loved one is hard enough and this licence will mean we can offer a seamless service to clients without the need for part of the administration process to be dealt with by a solicitor.”
Tracy and Stacey will be working with the firm’s growing client base across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire.
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IRELAND: Leaked Documents from Biden show Sanctions over Corporate Tax.
As published on thejournal.ie, Thursday December 5, 2019.
US PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Joe Biden reportedly plans to impose sanctions on Ireland for facilitating tax avoidance by multinational companies.
A leaked copy of the Democratic frontrunner’s tax plans is said to propose sanctions on jurisdictions, including Ireland, that “facilitate illegal corporate tax avoidance and engage in harmful tax competition”.
The proposal reportedly appears in a document obtained by the Bloomberg news agency, which says that Biden’s campaign “supports imposing sanctions on places like Ireland, the Netherlands, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda”.
The Department of Finance said that it could not comment on a document that is not in the public domain.
However, the department’s position is that Ireland has taken significant action on aggressive tax arrangements that multinationals used in the past. US changes in 2017 put taxes on the historic profits of companies which had avoided tax in the past.
Biden is well ahead of his Democratic rivals for the nomination to face Donald Trump in November 2020. The former vice president has the support of just over a quarter of Democrats, ahead of Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg. Voting in the primary begins in February.
The wording attributed to the Biden campaign appears muddled, as “tax avoidance” is not “illegal”. Avoidance involves making use of loopholes and complexities in legislation to reduce tax owed, by contrast to tax evasion, which involves breaking the law.
Kevin Timoney, an economist at the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council, said that imposing sanctions could be counterproductive, as it would undermine international efforts to clamp down on tax avoidance led by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The OECD has launched an international process for tackling base erosion and profit shifting, or BEPS, where multinational companies exploit gaps and mismatches between different countries’ tax systems.
Timoney told TheJournal.ie “it’s widely recognised that the best chance of clamping down on multinational tax avoidance is the OECD’s BEPS process, which aims to align profit with substance.
“They have warned that unilateral moves would undermine the relevance and sustainability of the international tax framework. So, imposing sanctions on Ireland and the Netherlands could be an example of a counterproductive action that the OECD process is eager to avoid.”
He added that tax changes brought in under Donald Trump have already limited the extent to which US firms can book profits abroad without being taxed at home.
The Biden campaign has been approached for comment.
Ireland has been accused of being a tax haven by various academics and reports over the years. Last year, the Department of Finance dismissed a study finding that Ireland was the “number one shifting destination” for corporate profits.
In September 2019, an EU court heard an appeal by the Irish government and tech giant Apple against a European Commission ruling that the company owes €14.3 billion in taxes to the State. A ruling is expected next year and can be appealed further.
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‘You’ Renewed at Netflix for Third Season
Hello, you. I see you are slighting faint interest. I like that about you. Can we put the guilty pleasure part of this aside and admit fandom for Netflix’s, You. Especially now that the series is officially renewed for Netflix and set to come back in 2021.
A few weeks back, if you recall, Penn Badgley accidentally slipped up during an interview with ET and dropped the news that there would be more season of You. Well, looks like that was indeed true and Netflix has gone and renewed the hit series for another season.
Say what you will about the series, but you can’t deny that it is intensely addicting. I was pulled in and tried my best to fight it’s trashy charms. I lost. I’ve watched both seasons and while, I like season one far more than two, I have to admit, I’m a fan.
Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti are confirmed to reprise their roles. Additional casting news will be announced at a later date.
Developed by Sera Gamble & Greg Berlanti and based on the books You and Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes, the series is produced by Berlanti Productions, and Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television. Berlanti, Gamble, Sarah Schechter, Leslie Morgenstein, Gina Girolamo, Silver Tree, Michael Foley, and Justin Lo serve as executive producers.
So, are you excited to see You renewed for Netflix?
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