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choice says all state and territory governments should put an end excessive taxi surcharges
CHOICE says all state and territory Governments should put an end to excessive taxi surcharges
NSW and Victoria set to crack down on fees
CHOICE has welcomed the news that the NSW government will follow Victoria's lead and slash excessive taxi surcharges, and is calling for other state and territory governments to follow suit.
The move follows research released last month by MasterCard showing Australians are paying an estimated $800 million in surcharges annually as industry continues to ignore the Reserve Bank rules designed to limit excessive surcharging.1
"We congratulate the NSW government on taking this step to drive down excessive surcharges on taxi fares and we call upon other state and territory governments to do the same," says CHOICE CEO Alan Kirkland.
"Surcharges should be reduced to the reasonable cost of processing cards, which RBA data shows on average to be less than 1% for merchants processing transactions through Visa and MasterCard."
"Hopefully this will mean one less industry taking advantage of consumers and flouting the RBA's rules, which unfortunately have no regulator enforcing them."
"In the 12 months since they came into place, the surcharging limits have been ignored by all of the worst surcharging offenders, in particular the nation's airlines," Mr Kirkland says.
In 2012, CHOICE awarded Cabcharge a Shonky for its 10% credit card fee, which the company bizarrely claimed was not a surcharge but "fees on financial services rather than as a surcharge on the underlying transaction."2
The NSW government's decision to act on excessive taxi surcharges comes after the Victorian Taxi Services Commission began enforcing a maximum 5% surcharge on February 1 this year.
A survey commissioned by CHOICE last year found that close to half of Australians who reported paying a credit card surcharge say they were not offered or made aware of an alternative, surcharge-free payment method.3
1. Under the Reserve Bank's reforms, surcharges that retailers can charge consumers for paying by credit card are supposed to be limited to the "reasonable cost of card acceptance". On average, the Merchant Service Fee charged by banks to retailers for each transaction is less than 1% for Visa and MasterCard and about 2% for American Express and Diners Club. Responsibility to keep retailers in line currently lies with card companies. No government agency has responsibility for enforcing these rules.
2. Read more about Cabcharge's Shonky.
3. CHOICE commissioned a nationally representative survey of 1,045 online Australians between 23 and 26 May 2013. The survey questions were part of a weekly omnibus conducted by Essential Research. When the 79% of respondents who reported using a credit card in the last 3 months were asked "At the time you last paid a credit card surcharge, were you offered or made aware of an alternative payment method that did not attract a surcharge?", 44% answered "No".
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rba bans fixed dollar surcharges
Fixed-dollar surcharges
CHOICE welcomes fixed-dollar surcharge ban and calls for consumers to dob in corporate profiteers
Consumer group CHOICE has welcomed the RBA's decision to ban fixed-dollar surcharges from 1 September after nearly a decade of campaigning against the rip-off that took off with airlines and ticketing companies.
The RBA's decision follows the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2015 that was passed by the Senate in February 2016 giving the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) the power to crack down on companies charging excessive surcharges for card payments.
"The RBA's decision means businesses with revenue in excess of $25 million or 50 or more employees such as airlines and ticketing companies will have until September to end their flat fee frenzy," says CHOICE spokesperson Tom Godfrey.
"Under the new rules, surcharges will be limited to the direct costs of providing the payment method for you. This will simply include bank fees and terminal costs, not a hefty profit margin.
"For years some of Australia's biggest businesses have been slugging consumers with excessive flat fees up to 1000% above the cost of processing payments.
"Even though the writing has been on the wall since February, the airlines are still punishing consumers with sky-high fixed surcharges that don't reflect the costs of accepting cards.
"We think they should have already acted in their customers' interests and reduced their surcharges. They know they are in the wrong," Mr Godfrey says.
CHOICE analysed airline surcharges again this week and found excessive booking fees that don't reflect the actual cost of processing a credit card. The consumer group found that the Qantas $7 card surcharge on a cheap flight is 348% higher than it should be, and Jetstar's $8.50 surcharge landed a whopping 1182% mark-up.[1]
"It is now time for consumers to call these corporate profiteers to account - if you make a purchase and the business slugs you with an excessive flat fee surcharge we want you to report it," Mr Godfrey says.
From today consumers can report a sky-high surcharge at Consumer Advocacy
"The great news for consumers is that the ACCC has recently been given the power to investigate whether a surcharge is unfair and issue infringement notices of up to $108,000 for companies that don't play by the rules," says Mr Godfrey.
"With the ACCC's new powers and the RBA standards in place, it couldn't be clearer that the age of sky-high surcharging is over."
Airlines the worst offenders:
A CHOICE investigation shows that airlines are some of the worst offenders, vastly marking up the cost of credit card booking fees, in some cases by over 1000%:
Ticket cost[2]
Card payment fee
Likely average fee
incurred by merchant[3]
Percentage mark-up
QANTAS $200 $7 $1.54 354.55%
Virgin $135 $7.70 $1.19 545.16%
Jetstar $85 $8.50 $0.65 1198.70%
Tiger $95 $8.50 $0.73 1062.00%td>
More information about the standards is available at rba.gov.au
The standards will be mandatory for big businesses from 01 September 2016 and for small businesses from 01 September 2017.
[1] choice.com.au/money/credit-cards-and-loans/credit-cards/articles/credit-card-surcharge-crackdown
[2] Flights selected were SYD to MEL morning commuter flight on Monday 29 February. Cheapest flight before 9am selected. Flights costs and booking costs reviewed between 11:00 and 11:15 on Tuesday 02 February 2016.
[3] Percentage mark-up calculated on the RBA March 2016 average merchant service fee and other merchant fees for MasterCard and VISA of 0.77%.
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Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of huge fire at Wallsend tyre yard 'likely to have been malicious'
The blaze at Metro Tyres near the Metro station led to families being evacuated from their homes in the middle of the night
Alex McIntyre
The cause of a huge fire at a Wallsend tyre yard that led to families being evacuated from their homes was likely to have been deliberate.
An investigation was launched after the blaze at Metro Tyres off Atkinson Terrace broke out at just before 2am on Sunday.
The single-storey building was severely damaged in the fire as gas cylinders exploded and six vehicles inside burnt out.
A spokesperson for Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said today that the cause of the fire was thought to have been malicious.
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Firefighters and emergency services attending a fire at Metro Tyres in Wallsend (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
They said: "On Saturday January 5, fire crews from Wallsend, Tynemouth, South Shields, Newcastle Central, West Denton, Byker, Gosforth, Hebburn and Marley Park were all involved in fighting the tyre fire on Hugh Street, Wallsend. We were on scene at 1.44am (only five minutes from the 999 call) and left at 2.14pm.
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"The fire affected a 23m x 20m compound containing a 18m x 5m brick building used as workshop garage.
"The compound contained a large quantity of tyres, six vehicles, diesel tank and various workshop items all 100% severely damaged by fire. A garage block sustained 100% severe heat damage both to the internal and external structure.
Firefighters and emergency services attending a fire at Metro Tyres Wallsend (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
"The cause of the fire is likely to have been malicious. We are undertaking further investigations with Northumbria Police and the insurance company."
Nobody was injured as a result of the fire but more than 100 people were asked to evacuate their homes during the night.
They stayed at The Anson pub in the town centre until around 8.30am.
Tyne and Wear Metro
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High-flier Bjarne Pedersen's got grand plan
REVITALISED Bjarne Pedersen has set his sights on a Grand Prix return after his best-ever start to a season.
The Denmark rider was chucked out of the series at the end of 2008 and has been ignored ever since.
Pedersen, 32, spent the whole of his top-flight British career at Poole, leading them to three Elite League titles.
But he was released during the winter and is now inspiring top-of-the-table Eastbourne with a string of big-scoring efforts.
He said: “I think it was the right move and the right time, well for me anyway.
“It was nine fantastic seasons at Poole but I am enjoying this season at Eastbourne.
“Now I want to get into the GPs again but I’m not putting too much pressure on my own shoulders.”
RUTHLESS Swindon boss Ronnie Russell has admitted he feels guilty at axing Pole Tomasz Chrzanowski after only four Elite League appearances.
Russell said: “I feel sorry for him. In an ideal world we would have liked to have given him more time.”
New signings Nicolai Klindt and Jesper Monberg make their Swindon debuts at Poole tonight.
Marcus RashfordMan Utd manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer provides Marcus Rashford injury updateManchester United forward Marcus Rashford is unavailable for the Premier League trip to Anfield to face Liverpool
Liverpool FCRoy Keane and Graeme Souness in angry clash discussing Liverpool in Sky Sports studioThe Manchester United legend and Liverpool icon were discussing whether or not Jurgen Klopp's side can be considered one of the great Premier League teams
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Joe Jackson Looks Sharp at The National
By Bob Adamek / February 14, 2019
Joe Jackson greeted The National in Richmond on February 10, 2019 - the forth stop on his Four Decade Tour that tours North America before crisscrossing Europe before returning back to North America for in the spring.
The band entered slowly, first Doug Yowell took up the drum set, and then Teddy Kumpel slipped out and added some guitar. The lights were set to a dim red, Graham Maby grabbed his bass, then finally Joe Jackson took up his seat at the keyboards. The band worked through the moody number called Alchemy, the final track on Joe Jackson’s latest studio album Fool,the 21stof his 40-year career. The crowd at The National in Richmond, VA was drawn in; the last notes slowly faded, and suddenly the show exploded. Strong white light bathed the band and beautiful stage set, and the punk rock opening track, One More Timefrom Jackson’s iconic first album, Look Sharp leapt to life. The stinging, edgy guitar was a shot of adrenaline, and when the bass and drums dropped in the night was already in full swing.
This was the fourth show of Joe Jackson’s Four Decade Tour, a two-hour, twenty-two song journey through a diverse career, which started in the transition from punk to new wave, then moved through pop, jazz and classical music, landing him a dedicated following. Joe played these songs with joy; happy his well-crafted tales were still finding sold out audiences that loved them like he did. His voice hasn’t seemed to change very much, powerful, big and booming. The band of veteran musicians seamlessly turned on a dime to play whatever style the songs demanded. A special treat was that Graham Maby, who has been on 19 of Jackson’s albums, was manning the bass chair.
After "One More Time" the band worked through another Look Sharp song, "Is She Really Going Out With Him", followed by 1982’s "Another World" from Night and Day. Jackson’s new album played a prominent role with four more songs including "Big Black Cloud", "Fabulously Absolute", "Friend Better", and the title track "Fool", in which Jackson played a crushing keyboard solo.
Among the night’s highlights were a couple of cover songs, The Beatles "Rain", and Steely Dan’s "King of the World." Jackson played an absolutely burning piano solo on "Cancer", also from Night and Day. And Teddy Kumpel played a fabulous solo on "What You Want" from Body and Soul.
Jackson graciously thanked the crowd, saying that at this stage of his career he takes nothing for granted, and it was a thrill to play to a sold out crowd in a city he may only have played once before. He did his best to engage with the audience and his band in a way that presented this show as special, something I’m sure he puts his mind to every night.
Drummer Doug Yowell was a monster behind the kit, and he also added a couple of tasty solos as did bassist Maby, who played brilliantly all night long. Everyone in the band also added background vocals, adding another level of depth.
Perhaps the night’s biggest highlight was the first of three encore songs. Jackson explained that he has a reputation for playing varied arrangements of his classic songs, but wanted to try to do one exactly as recorded. For this he chose "Stepping Out" from Night and Day.
Jackson told the crowd that "Stepping Out" was a track he played all the instruments on himself in the original recording. He brought along the original drum machine, something that looked like a giant old tape recorder. They plugged it in, used the original bass loop, and had Maby play the glockenspiel while Kumpel played the second keyboard track. Yowell played the doubled snare drum track, the only thing Jackson hadn’t originally played himself. It came off flawlessly.
The night ended much like it had started, playing a song from Look Sharp, "Got The Time", then a reprise of "Alchemy", once again under dim red lighting. It made for a nice full statement. Don’t miss your chance to see this tour if it comes near you, it is a great night of a great career of music.
Click here to see the setlist for <Joe Jackson's performance at The National on February 10, 2019
1. Alchemy
2. One More Time
3. Is She Really Going Out With Him?
4. Another World
5. Big Black Cloud
6. Fabulously Absolute
7. Stranger Than Fiction
8. Drowning
9. Breaking Us in Two
10. Rain (The Beatles cover)
11. Invisible Man
13. Friend Better
14. Fool
15. Sunday Papers
16. King of the World (Steely Dan cover)
17. You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
18. Ode to Joy
19. I'm the Man
1. Steppin' Out
2. Got the Time
Enjoy photos by our photographer Bob Adamek.
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Bob Adamek is a full-time photographer working for Harrisonburg City Public Schools and the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts at James Madison University. He has been writing about and shooting music since 2006 and spends his summers covering music festivals and concerts from New Orleans to New Jersey. Bob also played bass in bands for 30 years and attended the Manhattan School of Music in the mid 1980’s.
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13th annual Western History Symposium focuses on Arizona's past
Courtesy photo/Sharlot Hall Museum
Reba Grandrud, left, presents the Sharlot Hall Award to Sylvia Neely during the 2015 Western History Symposium. This year’s symposium will feature presentation of the annual award to Winifred “Winn” Bundy, owner of the Singing Wind Bookshop in Benson, for her wide-ranging work as a historian and literary preservationist.
By Cindy Barks | Cindy_Barks
Originally Published: August 4, 2016 8:06 p.m.
Arizona’s past – in all its western glory – will be on display this weekend at the 13th annual Western History Symposium.
The all-day event is set to kick off at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 6, with a look into the life and legacy of Montana copper baron William Andrew Clark (whose namesake is the Town of Clarkdale), and continue through the 7:15 p.m. keynote talk on the entertainment offered at Arizona’s honky tonks, brothels, and mining camps.
In between, attendees at the free event will be treated to insights into topics such as: West-central Arizona’s native people; an international hostess and resort owner of Cherokee and black heritage whose Oracle resort was known as the “epitome of western opulence”; the history of baseball in the Arizona Territory; and Arizona’s history with the Medal of Honor.
The symposium dates back to 2004, when Fred Veil – then the sheriff for the Prescott Corral of Westerners and currently the executive director of Sharlot Hall Museum – approached former museum director Richard Sims to propose a day focusing on Arizona’s western history.
“He liked the idea,” Veil said of Sims, and from there, the first symposium was born.
In the early years, the presentations took place on the Sharlot Hall grounds, but Veil said the event soon grew to the point that that was no longer practical.
After trying various venues, including the Hassayampa Inn, the symposium moved last year to the city’s Prescott Centennial Center. This year’s symposium will also take place at the Centennial Center, 1989 Clubhouse Drive, located near the Prescott Airport and Antelope Hills Golf Course.
Veil noted that organizers typically set up for about 150 attendees, and he estimates that as many as 300 people come and go throughout the day.
Along with the various presentations, the day also will include presentation of the 2015 Sharlot Hall Award to Winifred “Winn” Bundy of Benson, owner of the Singing Wind Bookshop in Benson, for her wide-ranging work as a historian and literary preservationist.
Admission is free, open to the public, and reservations are not necessary, according to information from Sharlot Hall. (The evening dinner requires reservations, for which the deadline has passed).
Sharlot Hall Museum and The Prescott Corral of Westerners are co-sponsors of the symposium, and Arizona Humanities is co-sponsor of some of the presenters.
The symposium presentation schedule includes:
• 9:30 a.m. – “The Far-Reaching Legacy of William Andrew Clark” by Sheila Roe, an accomplished writer and public speaker.
• 10:30 a.m. – “Pursuing the Black-on-Gray: West-Central Arizona’s Ancient People” by Sandra Lynch, curator of anthropology for Sharlot Hall Museum.
• 1 p.m. – “Annie Neal: Black Cherokee Princess, International Hostess, and One Tough Lady” by Barbara Marriott, author of more than a dozen books, with an interest in the historic southwest from about 1850 to 1910.
• 2 p.m. – “Play Ball! The History of Baseball in Arizona Territory” by John Tenney, an insurance professional in Mesa and author of a book on Arizona territorial baseball, who has presented several lectures on early baseball in Tombstone, Tempe, and Phoenix.
• 3 p.m. – “Arizona and the Medal of Honor – from the Indian Wars to Vietnam” by Fred Veil, executive director of Sharlot Hall Museum and past sheriff of the Prescott Corral of Westerners.
• 7:15 p.m. – “Honky Tonks, Brothels, and Mining Camps: Entertainment in Old Arizona” by Jay Cravath, a composer, musician, writer, and scholar in the field of music and indigenous studies, who currently serves as the cultural director for the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe.
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Christmas at Crown
Written by Dan Smith on Nov 15th 2018
We've got a lot of exciting things happening in December, here it is all in one article! You are warmly invited to Christmas at Crown.
We have a great group of people who regularly contribute to our blog. You can find out a little more about them below.
James Hunting
Lead Elder
After moving to West London in 1996, James started to lay the foundations for church leadership by finding a fantastic wife in Lucy and developing a robust humour and steadfast smile. They have four children and one God.
If a wordsmith means being skilled in the use of words, what is a Dan Smith? Dan is married to Anna and has been on staff at Crown Church since Jan 2011. Dan serves as an elder at Crown, and among other things, he leads our worship band and writes songs.
Ben Waite
Worship Band & Life Group Leader
Ben is a former student of Sport Science at Brunel and currently works as an outstanding teacher in Watford. He leads worship and a Life Group and serves on our Living Roots youth team.
Stefan Brown
The University Lecturer who is universally loved. If you've not been to Crown Church yet, it's worth it just to meet Stefan and his wife, Jackie. Maybe one day you too can enjoy their cooking, a fusion of South Africa and Jamaica, as you hear stories of DJ-ing in the 'old days'.
James is more driven than a London bus, (and he will never leave you waiting in the rain). He leads our student ministry with incredible passion and vision and also works as a Technology Risk Consultant in central London.
Femi Anifalaje
Femi exercises his fine creative instincts as a free-lance musician, producer and photographer.
Prince Laryea
Both Prince and his wife Laura have a huge passion for and impact on the local youth culture. They have two kids.
Isabelle Howarth
Izzy is a supporter of the church and fulfills that in many roles such as networking with families, couples and single members of the congregation through prayer, socialising, encouraging words and practical means.
Tope Koleoso
Tope Koleoso is the lead pastor of Jubilee Church. In 1995 he moved to Enfield to help plant Jubilee. From 2004, Tope has led the team of elders. He is responsible for preaching and vision. Tope is also involved in planting and supporting other churches internationally.
Originally from Upstate New York (think farmland more than pavement), Liz moved to Hillingdon in 2005 to work as a youth worker with an international school. Fast forward many years and stories later, she found herself a lovely English husband, Phil, and is now a stay at home mom of two. She enjoys writing about it all.
Hannah Hunter
Ben Leaman
As our 'Support Manager', Ben has a big remit though he won't scream it. Overseeing the finances and administration of the church, Ben is also a key part of our strategic leadership. Married to Emma and with two daughters, he is a uniquely gifted and enjoyed man.
James Harland
James and Zoe were married when he was still capable of a ‘flock of seagulls’ hair style. James serves as an Elder at Crown and works as a Senior manager, leading process, quality and compliance teams. Zoe educates their four children and manages the busy home life and serves in the church Kids Work. They also lead a thriving Life Group together
Zach David
Zach and Lois David have been an integral part of Crown Church since 2005.
Michael McGowan
Michael and his wife Miriam hail from New Zealand but they can't get enough of the English weather. Michael & Miriam are RAF musicians, they have two young daughters and they lead one of our Life Groups.
With roots in Hillingdon, Anna was part of a church plant in Oxford while studying at Oxford Brookes. She returned to Crown in 2006, got married to Dan, and currently works as an Occupational Therapist.
Asher Stephens-Haddow
Will Batchellor
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Charlie Harland
Abbie is our Children's Support Worker, responsible for overseeing the 0-11's at Crown. She is married to Sam and they have been a part of Crown since early 2016. She is a big fan of tea, and has enough tea pots to open a small cafe.
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Heartbreak: Coachella Valley falls to Nogales on penalty kicks in CIF playoffs
The 1-1(4-2) overtime loss to the Nobles marks the third time in three years that the Arabs have ended their season on penalty kicks.
Heartbreak: Coachella Valley falls to Nogales on penalty kicks in CIF playoffs The 1-1(4-2) overtime loss to the Nobles marks the third time in three years that the Arabs have ended their season on penalty kicks. Check out this story on desertsun.com: https://www.desertsun.com/story/sports/high-school/soccer/2019/02/09/coachella-valley-falls-nogales-after-first-cif-playoff-win-eight-years/2828348002/
Andrew L. John, Palm Springs Desert Sun Published 8:32 p.m. PT Feb. 9, 2019
Adrian Barragan said he got the monkey off his back when his boys’ soccer team at Coachella Valley High School won a CIF-SS playoff game this year for the first time since 2012. But after Saturday’s Division 5 loss to Nogales, there may be a new weight on the coach’s shoulders.
The 1-1(4-2) overtime loss to the Nobles marks the third time in three years that the Arabs have ended their season on penalty kicks. It’s a form of defeat they’re all too familiar with, and the disappointment, Barragan said, doesn’t get easier.
“It was a huge accomplishment to get to the second round for our boys,” Barragan said. “A huge accomplishment. But we had our chances, so this one hurts.”
Coachella Valley was the aggressor for much of Saturday’s game, though Nogales took advantage when it counted. The Nobles struck first to break a scoreless tie just before halftime, then hung in the game even after Coachella Valley’s Bryan Torres evened the score at a goal apiece on a free kick from 20 yards out just after halftime.
With the goal, the Arabs had new life, and controlled the ball and the tempo for much of the second half yet could not find that second goal to end the game in regulation.
“We had plenty of opportunities throughout the game,” Barragan said. “We just couldn’t put it away. We had every opportunity to do that.”
Coachella Valley (12-9-3) scored 64 goals this season, more than any Arabs’ team since 2010-11. But Barragan said that the tally could have been significantly more had his squad just finished open looks a bit better.
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A soccer ball sits by the net during a high school soccer game. (Photo: The Desert Sun file photo)
Barragan said that the inability to finish cost his team a few games this year, and again when it counted most. One would-be goal hit the crossbar. Another was tipped by the Nogales goalkeeper to send it into overtime, where the futility continued.
“That’s been our season,” Barragan said. “We haven’t been able to put them all away. That’s our season. Every single game.”
By the time the first overtime ended, Nogales seemed to have found new life. The Nobles scored on their first kick and stopped the Arabs on theirs. They had the momentum and were loud and energetic while Coachella Valley players were stoic and on their heels.
Coachella Valley evened the score after both teams had kicked twice, but Nogales made the remainder of their kicks to capture the victory. Coachella Valley, behind by two goals in the final round, did not attempt its fifth kick.
The two shots the Arabs converted on were kicked by Diego Gonzalez and Jose Becerra.
Barragan spoke candidly about the heart of his team and about the frustration that accompanies what could have been for such a talented group. Fortunately, he said, six of his starters return to take a shot at making a run next year.
“Next year looks good,” he said. “We have some key players coming back, so now we just have to turn the page and start preparing for next year.”
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Iowans need Legislature to do its part to preserve history
More than 600 students from across Iowa gathered in our capital city on Monday to compete in National History Day with an array of exhibits, papers and interactive websites they developed over the last few months.
Iowans need Legislature to do its part to preserve history More than 600 students from across Iowa gathered in our capital city on Monday to compete in National History Day with an array of exhibits, papers and interactive websites they developed over the last few months. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: https://dmreg.co/1TCZjYL
Mary Cownie Published 1:00 a.m. CT May 1, 2016
State Historical Museum of Iowa Curator Leo Landis shows visitors part of the ethnography collection in the museum's basement vault.(Photo: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs/Special to the Register)
More than 600 students from across Iowa gathered in our capital city on Monday to compete in National History Day with an array of exhibits, papers and interactive websites they developed during the last few months. These kids were eager to show off what they had learned through diligent research and were excited about the chance to represent Iowa at this summer’s national championships near Washington, D.C.
But that excitement shouldn’t surprise you. Iowans have always shared a passion for our state’s rich and proud history. Wise pioneers founded the State Historical Society of Iowa in 1857, just 11 years after Iowa joined the Union, and had the foresight to collect and safeguard artifacts and documents that tell our history in ways that nothing else can.
Here at the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, which oversees the State Historical Society, we are proud to be the caretakers of that legacy. Last week we were disappointed the Legislature did not support Gov. Terry Branstad's recommendation — for the second year in a row — to invest $65 million to renovate the State Historical Building.
State building renovations get priority next year, lawmakers say
We understand that’s a lot of money. But frankly, the deferred maintenance bills are stacking up and will inevitably cost more in the future. As the landlord of a state-owned asset, the Legislature is responsible for oversight of our state’s collective property. Much like the beautiful Iowa State Capitol, the state’s historical museum and collection deserve not only to be maintained for posterity but to be upgraded in ways that educate and connect Iowans in all 99 counties.
Forty-one other states have flagship museums. Eight of them have recently been rebuilt or expanded with state funding ranging from $47 to $200 million.
Here at the Department of Cultural Affairs, our mission to help Iowans build and sustain culturally vibrant communities extends far beyond the granite walls of the museum at the foot of the Capitol. But the building’s fix-it list has become too long to ignore: a leaky roof, a faulty internal drainage system, and exposed pipes above exhibits and stored collections. The building also needs a new heating and cooling system to protect the museum’s collection of more than 209 artifacts, photos and historic documents.
The Legislature asked us to offer a solution based on extensive planning, which is exactly what my colleagues and I have done. There have been concerns that my decision to use infrastructure funds from the last two years to shore up department salaries was either unusual or inappropriate. It was neither. Since we have always covered salaries with the department’s various parts of the general fund, it makes sense to pay for our staff’s planning work with money set aside for planning.
In this case, using that infrastructure funding for salaries freed up other money for regular services and programs, such as our History Alive! initiative for K-12 students and our popular Iowa Culture mobile app, which features more than 3,500 arts and history landmarks statewide.
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As stewards of Iowa’s history, we will continue to search for ways to fix the building’s worrisome infrastructure, open new exhibits, preserve the collection and provide greater access to it — both at the museum and online, through an expanding array of digital tools.
All that “stuff” is important. But really, it’s the stories that matter most. Meskwaki beadwork, Civil War diaries, handwritten records of births and marriages and deaths — these are the things that tell the story of who we are as Iowans. They connect us not only to each other, right now, but also to the generations who came before and those who will follow.
Ultimately, that is what guided the historical society’s pioneer founders. It’s what inspired those National History Day students. And it’s what should motivate the Legislature to do their part to preserve our history for the future.
Mary Cownie (Photo: Special to the Register)
MARY COWNIE is the director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, which oversees the State Historical Society of Iowa, the Iowa Arts Council, and the state office of film and media production, known as Produce Iowa. Contact: mary.cownie@iowa.gov
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13 others were injured due to the lightning storm on Sunday
As many as 32 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh due to lightning on Sunday, said officials.
A day earlier, lightning had claimed one life in the state, in Deoria, reports OneIndia.
Around 13 others were injured due to lightning, the statement said.
Sunday's lightning victims included seven each in Kanpur and Fatehpur, five in Jhansi, four in Jalaun, three in Hamirpur, two in Ghazipur and one each in Jaunpur, Pratapgarh, Kanpur Dehat and Chitrakoot, the statement added.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the state, and has issued orders to the respective district magistrates to give compensation of Rs4 lakh to each of the victims' families.
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What Carson's surge doesn't mean
We don’t know whether Iowa social conservatives have settled on Carson – it’s still early
What Carson's surge doesn't mean We don’t know whether Iowa social conservatives have settled on Carson – it’s still early Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/1NcebMl
Published 12:07 a.m. ET Oct. 30, 2015
Ben Carson Pulls Ahead of Donald Trump(Photo: Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com)
Donald Trump is no longer winning everywhere. The new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register poll has Ben Carson on top in Iowa, with a 9-percentage-point lead over Trump. Combined with another national survey released yesterday, the HuffPollster estimate now has Carson at 26 percent to Trump’s 20 percent in the Hawkeye State.
Yes, it’s still very early. We’re a bit more than three months from the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, and it would be a lot more surprising if today’s polls match the eventual results than if there are still plenty more major swings to come.
Carson is, above all, a traditional Iowa social-conservative factional candidate. He follows in the footsteps of Pat Robertson (second place in the 1988 caucuses), Pat Buchanan (second in 1996), Gary Bauer (fourth in 2000), and current candidates Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, who won in Iowa in 2008 and 2012.
We don’t know whether Iowa social conservatives have really settled on Carson – again, it’s early, so his strong poll showing could be temporary. What does seem likely is that they’ll settle on a single candidate, and as long as the field remains relatively large that candidate will probably win, or at least come in a strong second.
None of these factional candidates has won the Republican nomination, but Huckabee (and, to a lesser extent, Santorum) – the two with conventional credentials for the presidency – sustained serious efforts in other states after winning Iowa. It would be fair to expect Carson, should he prevail, to have a lot less chance of building on an Iowa victory than Huckabee, Santorum, Ted Cruz or Bobby Jindal would.
That’s a good reminder that it’s far from clear how influential Iowa and New Hampshire actually are. Certainly, losers in those two states tend to drop out. But in many cases, the reason candidates do poorly in Iowa isn’t about voters there; it’s a consequence of failure in the invisible primary. Candidates who fail to win support from party actors – politicians, campaign and governing professionals, donors and activists, formal campaign staff and officials, party-aligned interest groups and the partisan press – have limited resources to compete in early states. That includes an often-decisive resource: Favorable publicity generated by party leaders.
Moreover, the results in Iowa are interpreted by those party actors (and, to a large extent, by the press) through what they know about the voters who are likely to attend caucuses. So if Carson wins, it will be discounted heavily because of Iowa’s history. Similarly, Jon Huntsman’s third-place finish in New Hampshire in 2012 was a campaign-ending defeat precisely because party actors know that a larger-than-usual percentage of New Hampshire Republicans are moderates or even liberals. If, say, Rick Perry had moved up to third in that primary (instead of actually finishing a poor sixth) he might well have been treated as a “winner.”
That’s not to say that Iowa and New Hampshire have no clout. (New Hampshire's primaries, the nation's first, come eight days after the Iowa caucuses.) Iowa social conservatives will be influenced by what happens in the invisible primary, but they still have the capacity to act independently as they choose among Carson, Huckabee, Santorum, Cruz and others. Other Republican party actors may wait to see what happens in Iowa before choosing between Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush (who had his own splash of bad campaign news today), or possibly John Kasich or some other coalition-style candidate, looking particularly to whether any of them resonates with voters better than expected – given the resources they bring and the electorate they’re working with.
Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg View columnist covering U.S. politics.
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Since 1963 Delta Fire Systems, Inc. has aimed to be the best in all things fire and life safety, with special attention to the safety of our employees and work environments.
Over the last decade, we’ve been honored with a number of awards, including the Award of Merit from the Utah Safety Council for the last nine consecutive years.
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2011 - Award of Merit from the Utah Safety Council; APi X-Cup Safety Award winner
2009 - Safety Excellence Award from Utah Associated General Contractors (AGC); Award of Merit from the Utah Safety Council; APi Life Safety Feature Company
2008 - Safety Excellence Award from Utah Associated General Contractors (AGC); Award of Merit from the Utah Safety Council
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2005 - Subcontractor of the Year Award from American Society Of Professional Estimators - CH51
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Does a general dentist need to use a disclaimer if he/she lists services performed in an advertisement?
No. However, when a dentist notes any services rendered, the dentist must note in the advertisement that he/she is a "general dentist." The word "family" may be substituted for "general." Also, ALL advertisements MUST include the full name and degree of the dentist who will be providing services. Refer to Board Regulation 43 and the ADA Code of Ethics.
Does a licensed specialist need a disclaimer when listing services provided?
No. However, a licensed specialist must indicate the ADA-recognized specialty in any advertisement wherein services provided are included. Refer to Board Regulation 43.
Can I include fees charged and/or services for "free" in my advertising?
Advertising that references a fee or fees, or a service for no fee, must clearly define the professional service being offered in the advertisement. Such advertised offers shall be presumed to include everything ordinarily required for such a service. No additional fees may be charged unless the advertisement includes the following disclaimer: "Additional fees may be incurred in individual cases". Refer to Board Regulation 43.
Can I include in my advertising certain words and/or phrases which I feel describe my office, staff, and services rendered?
No advertisement by a licensed dentist shall contain any false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive statement or claim. Certain acts or omissions in the context of advertising by any licensee shall constitute unprofessional conduct as set forth in Miss. Code Ann. § 73-9-61(1)(l), and subject the licensee to disciplinary action. Refer to Board Regulation 43 for a detailed description of these acts and/or omissions.
What is a "corporate/trade" name?
A dental facility is considered as utilizing a "corporate/trade" name when that name is not the full name and degree of the dentist owning or working in the facility (e.g., Mize Family Dentistry, Family Dentistry, South Mississippi Dental Facility, etc.). All corporate/trade names must be registered with and approved by the Board, and the Board must be provided the full names of all dentists employed by or owning the facility, as well as any alternate locations of the facility. Refer to Board Regulation 55.
I have been using a "corporate/trade" name for my dental clinic for many years. Do I still need to register that name with the Board?
Yes. It is immaterial whether you have used a "corporate/trade" name for one (1) or twenty (20) years -- you still must register that name with the Board; otherwise, you are in violation of the laws and regulations pertaining to advertising. Refer to Board Regulation 55.
Is the word “affordable” allowed in dental advertisements?
Yes. At its 09/13/2002 Board meeting, the Board made the following determination with respect to use of the word “affordable” in advertising:
The Mississippi State Board of Dental Examiners has recently re-evaluated its position as to use of the word “affordable” in dental advertising and signage, and whether use of such a term would be in violation of Board Regulation 43, prohibiting any advertisement deemed to be misleading to the public. Although, previously, the Board determined that use of the term “affordable” may be misleading, i.e., what is affordable to one person may not be to another, the Board has determined, based on advice of legal counsel, not to prohibit use of the word “affordable” in advertising and signage, provided all other aspects of the advertisement and/or signage comply with Board Regulation 43.
Are Mississippi dentists allowed to advertise that they utilize the OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV ½ Antibody Test?
No. Although the Board determined that it is within the scope of practice for licensed Mississippi dentists to utilize the OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV ½ Antibody Test, it is not an appropriate mechanism for advertising. Refer to Board Regulation 43.
Are Mississippi dentists allowed to utilize Groupon and Groupon-like advertising strategies?
At its 08/10/2012 meeting, the Board discussed Groupon and Groupon-like advertising strategies and whether such would violate the Board's laws and regulations. At that meeting, the Board voted unanimously to issue the following ADVISORY NOTICE to all licensed Mississippi dentists who currently may be utilizing, or considering utilizing, these types of advertising strategies:
ADVISORY FROM THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS TO ALL DENTAL LICENSEES:
At its 08/10/2012 meeting, the Board discussed Groupon and similar advertising strategies and whether such strategies constitute a violation of the Board’s laws and regulations. At that meeting, the Board opined that dentists utilizing Groupon or similar services should be aware that offering discounts through Groupon-like services wherein fees are paid to the service constitutes fee-splitting when the payment is based upon a percentage of the fees collected or the number of referrals made. Dentists engaging in such a practice are deemed to be in violation of the American Dental Association’s (ADA) "Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct," as well as Board Regulation 1, which formally adopts the Code. The Board also opined that no violation of its laws and regulations occurs if the fee paid to the Groupon-like service is a pre-set amount which does not vary based upon a percentage of the fees collected or the number of referrals made.
Are Mississippi dentists allowed to advertise earned non-health credentials such as masters’ degrees or doctoral degrees, and earned diplomate status in dental organizations such as the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS), e.g., FDOCS and DDOCS diplomate status?
No. At its 10/18/2013 meeting, the Board determined that advertisement of earned non-health credentials and earned diplomate status, such as FDOCS and DDOCS, was NOT ALLOWED pursuant to the American Dental Association’s (ADA) "Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct," Section 5.F.3. Refer to Board Regulation 43 and the ADA Code of Ethics.
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The summer solstice will arrive this week on June 21. For the longest day of the year, we are sharing books that you can read from sunrise to sunset without interruption.
Churchill: Walking with Destiny by Andrew Roberts. This comprehensive look at the legendary leader starts from when Churchill is a baby, examining his roots to track his path as a man sure of his beliefs despite the doubters. The author had access to new material, such as War Cabinet transcripts, letters, and even the notes from the diary of King George VI. Pick a comfortable chair because this book clocks in at more than 1,000 pages.
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami. Murakami is no stranger to long novels and his newest doesn’t disappoint at more than 650 pages. The narrator, never named, moves into the house of a famous painter after his marriage falls apart. His reality is disrupted when he finds a violent painting by the famous artist hidden in the attic and at night hears a mysterious ringing bell.
The Nix by Nathan Hill is more than 600 pages. Samuel is shocked when his mother makes the nightly news for throwing rocks at a radical presidential candidate. He hadn’t seen her since she abandoned him at 11. Is his mother the woman he remembers, the small-town girl who married her childhood sweeheart or is she the woman portrayed by the media, a hippie forever changed during the violence of the 1968 Democratic Convention?
The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Genes have entered our culture, with offers of finding out your ancestry, tailoring vitamins and diets to your specific needs, and who better to give you an overview of genes than the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of Maladies, which covered the history of cancer. In almost 600 pages, Mukherjee gives details on genetic research but weaves in a story about the personal impact by inspecting his family, including differences between his mother and her twin sister.
Year One by Nora Roberts. This start of dystopian fantasy series will take you on a journey more than 400 pages long. A magical epidemic begins on a farm in Scotland and ends up killing more than 2 billion people within a year. The survivors discover unleashed powers that divide the world into those who want to destroy and those that want to start over.
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Vancouver-based Native Shoes launches biodegradable sneaker
The Vancouver-based brand is looking to reduce the footprint of footwear waste in landfills.
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Published on: July 12, 2019 | Last Updated: July 12, 2019 2:53 PM EDT
The Plant Shoe from Native Shoes. Native Shoes
You go to slip on your favourite pair of old sneakers, only to realize that they are finished. Sporting holes in the toe and cracked soles, your beloved sneaks have paid their dues. The time has come for you to get rid of them.
But where do they go from here?
It’s reported that, in the U.S. alone, 300 million pairs of shoes are thrown in the garbage each year. While several brands and retailers have introduced programs for disposing of shoes that are too worn for donation but can be torn apart and reused in other ways, many people still toss their old sneakers in the trash.
“The industry has made a lot of great strides toward better practices over the past few years,” Michael Belgue, the creative director and vice-president of creative at Native Shoes, says.
Aware of this trend toward tossing, the Vancouver-based brand is looking to lessen the footprint of footwear waste in landfills.
Sad shoe fact: Rubber soles can take more than 80 years to break down, if they do at all.
To kick off its bid to become more sustainable, the company introduced its Remix Project program in 2018.
“As part of the program, we collect and recycle worn-out Native Shoes,” Belgue says. “The unique composition of our shoes can be reground into a versatile material that is useful in the creation of seating and playground flooring.”
Customers can drop their shoes off at any Native Shoes store, or at several of the brand’s retail partners. Online, Zappos For Good also accepts shoes back, free of shipping charges.
And the Native Shoes team has taken their program one big step further with the release of a unisex footwear style that’s biodegradable, vegan friendly and can even go in your compost bin. It’s called The Plant Shoe.
The Plant Shoe by Native shoes is designed to be composted. PNG
“The Plant Shoe was inspired by Native Shoes’ mission to become 100 per cent life cycle managed by 2023,” Belgue says. “Sneakers are a complex product made with dozens of components, many being energy intensive to produce and do not break down in the environment. It was important for us to look at how we could design a shoe that would produce zero waste, looking at the shoe’s entire life cycle from start to finish.
“We were inspired to create something that wouldn’t need to be reused or recycled, but instead, generates zero waste. Something that was born from the earth and could go back into it.”
Belgue says the Native Shoes team went through two years of “extensive research and testing” of materials that ended up making The Plant Shoe come together.
It’s “the first 100 per cent biodegradable, entirely animal-free, plant-based sneaker,” Belgue says of the simple style.
The Plant Shoe retails for $250 (while supplies last) and is available in one colour, a soft natural off-white, with sizes ranging from men’s 8-13 and women’s 5-10. The sleek silhouette is crafted using a host of interesting natural materials including cork, sisal, organic linen, eucalyptus and pineapple husk.
The entire shoe is held together by olive oil-soaked jute thread and natural latex-based glue. The unique mix of materials helps to make the footwear fully biodegradable, Belgue says.
“The shoe has a consumer compostable end-life meaning that customers can put it in their green bin where it will break down at a faster rate via aerobic or commercial composting, due to pure Hevea latex’s ability to be completely broken down by the naturally occurring micro-organisms that actively replicate in a compost environment,” he says.
So, now you can feel a little bit better — and more green — when you go to replace those old, worn-out sneakers you’re wearing.
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28 February 2018 — smoke bar wins best new bar
Smoke Bar, located on the top level of our new building in Barangaroo has been awarded Sydney’s Best New Bar at the 2018 Time Out Bar Awards. Read more about the building here and peruse the delicious and refined cocktail menu at Smoke Bar here.
13 February 2018 — emerging fast: squire’s landing
Construction for our project for LionCo and Mantle Group at the Overseas Passenger Terminal is well underway. The microbrewery pod formwork has been finalised and ready for a concrete pour this week.
05 January 2018 — opening: barangaroo house
Barangaroo House opened to the public just before Christmas. House Bar on the ground floor and Smoke rooftop bar are great spots to watch the sunset over the harbour. Bea fine dining restaurant on the middle floor includes a diverse menu utilising native Australian ingredients designed by chefs Cory Campbell and executive chef Matt Moran. Our favourite dish is simply called chocolate and caramel, and it is shaped like a miniature version of the building.
Read more about the project here
01 November 2017 — Garden City
Waterloo Youth Centre is included in Anna Yudina’s beautiful new book Garden City Super Green Buildings, Urban Skyscrapers and New Planted Space, published this month by Thames and Hudson.
05 October 2017 — Ornament is crime: Generations
Ian and Rosanne Collins’ Mosman house is featured along with our Bombala Farmhouse in this fantastic new Phaidon publication edited by Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill of The Modern House.
The projects are featured amongst an international roll-call of unique and innovative residential works from the earliest days of the modern movement through to the present day.
20 August 2017 — denman memorial hall
Watch this space: We are delighted to have been appointed by Muswellbrook Shire Council as architects for the restoration of the historic Denman Memorial Hall. Destroyed by fire in 1928 and again in 2015, the building will be rebuilt as an arts centre and social space, serving Denman and the Upper Hunter community.
18 August 2017 — Better Placed
Waterloo Youth Family and Community Centre is one of 7 case study projects identified in the new design policy for the built environment in NSW, launched today by Planning NSW and the NSW Government Architect. C+T and Sam Carroll our City of Sydney client attended today’s launch with NSW Minister for Planning Anthony Roberts, Government Architect Peter Poulet, GOA director Oliva Hyde and executives from Canterbury Bankstown council at FJMT’s Bankstown library.
10 July 2017 — opening : Guardian ELC barangaroo
Guardian Early Learning Centre Barangaroo has opened its doors. The NSW flagship centre for Guardian Early Learning sits within the podium of International Towers Northern T1 building. An exciting collaboration with Aspect Studio, the design brings landscape into the heart of the 1250sqm centre.
08 May 2017 — Praxis: National Architecture Conference
Penny and Huw joined a list of inspiring local and international architects to speak at this year’s National Architecture Conference, Praxis. The diverse collection of talks were woven together with themes of process, propositions and production. They were also invited to be part of a discussion panel on the second day, joined by Emma Williamson from CODA, John Wardle from John Wardle Architects and Neil Durbach from Durbach Block Jaggers.
04 May 2017 — embracing the dark side
The Collins House, Penny’s childhood home, was recently featured again in the Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Weekend. Designed and built by her parents, Rosanne and Ian Collins in 1976, the fibreglass house above Mosman Wharf made a strong contemporary statement amongst its Federation style neighbours. In the article written by Karen McCartney, Penny discusses the home’s strong and unusual black interiors and how they would later influence her design philosophy. You can read more here.
02 May 2017 — Balmoral House in Houses Magazine
Our Balmoral House features in this month’s Houses Magazine. “In Balmoral House by Collins and Turner a choreographed and artful sequence of layered internal and external spaces is contained within a building form that belies its size.” Read the full article by Genevieve Lilly here.
01 May 2017 — Adaptation: Weave
Completed in 2012 for City of Sydney, our Weave building at Waterloo in NSW is included in Graeme Brookers new publication for Bloomsbury Publishing, Adaptation. The publication includes a range of innovative international examples of adaptive reuse.
13 February 2017 — STEEL: Art Design Architecture
STEEL: Art Design Architecture is opening this week at Jam Factory in Adelaide, SA until the 7th of May. We are thrilled that our Weave Waterloo Youth Centre has been selected as one of the 29 projects which explore how the material is being used in innovative ways, and at a range of scales, in contemporary Australian design and architecture. The exhibition will tour urban and regional galleries until 2020 and will be in Sydney at the Australian Design Centre from February 2019. You can learn more here. Photograph by Richard Glover.
12 February 2017 — Progress at Bondi house
Facade construction on our five bedroom family house in Bondi, being built by Mardini Constructions, is nearing completion.
A mixture of recycled and weathered Australian hardwood profiles is used in various sizes and spacings to form a veil of fixed walling, with integrated operable screens and shutters. The varying positions of these screens creates a continually changeable facade, at times revealing the building form and the home beneath.
On completion, the striking sculptural weathered building form will be softened by a lush new native coastal garden being designed by Beth Pickworth.
09 February 2017 — Progress on site at Sam Sing St
Facade works are nearing completion on the Sam Sing Street residential tower for developer JQZ, designed in collaboration with Environa Studio.
Seeking to establish a new typology for high density living, this tower, accompanied by two smaller 4 storey buildings, is conceived as a garden tower, incorporating greenery throughout the design, from large 12m high open air outdoor gardens to green roof treatments including recreational spaces, as well as a communal vegetable garden that will eventually allow for residents to grow their own food. The facade is characterised by a full height garden voids, and a multi-toned external shading system of perforated aluminium fins in a variety of variegated shades and subtly different angle adjustments.
The project is due for completion in Q2, 2017.
11 January 2017 — Start on site at Guardian Barangaroo
Construction works for Guardian Early Learning’s flagship new CBD centre within the heart of Barangaroo recently started on site with Jeckra and Wade Constructions.
On completion, the centre within the podium of the International Towers Northern T1 building will provide 108 childcare spaces within a playful and vibrant learning landscape, designed in collaboration with Aspect Studios.
22 November 2016 — Topping out Barangaroo R1
After 250 cubic meters of concrete, 50 trucks, and 6 hours, the upper slab pour of Building R1 was completed in mid December, topping out the buildings concrete super-structure. On completion, the stand-alone building being delivered by Lend Lease at the southern end of the waterfront will create a significant entry into the Barangaroo precinct, and be a flagship venue for Matt Moran, one of Australia’s most acclaimed chefs.
With a building form resembling a trio of stacked wooden bowls, the soft organic form of the building will overflow with greenery at its perimeters, with integrated landscape that will include fresh ingredients to be used by chefs on site.
20 November 2016 — State Significant DA lodged for the Squire’s Landing
A State Significant Development Application has been lodged with the NSW Department of Planning, on behalf of Mantle Group Hospitality and LionCo.
The proposal seeks approval for a flagship James Squire restaurant and bar within Tenancy 5 at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, along with associated landscape and external works. The design includes a freestanding fully glazed working microbrewery which will brew limited release beers for sale exclusively at the venue. Elevated to maintain public access and views toward the world heritage listed Opera House, the microbrewery pod will provide a new visual focus at the site and celebrate the art of the master brewers in the heart of one of Australia’s most significant historic precincts.
11 November 2016 — Topping out Point Piper house
Collins and Turner’s three storey residence in Point Piper has recently been topped out with a slender steel roof frame engineered by Partridge Partners. When complete, this gently vaulted roof will be internally finished with a seamless woven copper lattice ceiling, creating a space that will frame sweeping views of the harbour from Blackburn Cove to the south through to the Sydney CBD skyline. At completion, the building will be characterised by a palette of warm natural materials including Wandabyne sandstone, reclaimed Western Australian Karri, copper, brass and European limestone.
21 June 2016 — News Ltd, Parramatta
Collins and Turner, working in close collaboration with PTW Architects and McGregor Coxall landscape designers, have been confirmed as joint winners of the design excellence competition conducted by Dyldam Pty Ltd, on the former News Ltd Cumberland Media site, in the heart of Parramatta.
The prominent site faces the Parramatta river at the location of the first landing in 1788, and contains towers of 60, 35, and 25 stories, grouped around a major new public plaza. Collins and Turner’s proposal for the middle height, 35 story mixed-use building contains apartments, commercial, and retail uses along with a spectacular pool club and restaurant, located at roof level.
The tower’s facade is designed to appear as an assembly of woven shimmering tapestries with a perforated, gold-toned shading system that responds to climate, orientation and context. You can read more about our proposal here.
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Tennessee football's Jeremy Banks arrested for active warrant following traffic stop
A Tennessee football player who starred in Saturday's 45-0 victory against Chattanooga was arrested less than 13 hours after the game ended.
Tennessee football's Jeremy Banks arrested for active warrant following traffic stop A Tennessee football player who starred in Saturday's 45-0 victory against Chattanooga was arrested less than 13 hours after the game ended. Check out this story on commercialappeal.com: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/football/2019/09/16/tennessee-football-jeremy-banks-arrested-ut-vols-chattanooga-florida/2338802001/
Blake Toppmeyer, Knoxville News Sentinel Published 2:22 p.m. CT Sept. 16, 2019 | Updated 2:39 p.m. CT Sept. 16, 2019
A Tennessee football player who starred in Saturday's 45-0 victory against Chattanooga was arrested about 13 hours after the game ended.
University of Tennessee police arrested linebacker Jeremy Banks around 4:15 a.m. Sunday after a traffic stop revealed he had an active warrant for failure to appear in court for a July misdemeanor citation for driving while his license was suspended. He was booked and released on $500 bond Sunday morning.
"We are aware of the situation," UT football spokesman Zach Stipe said. "It was related to an unresolved traffic violation, which he has now resolved."
Banks is a reserve inside linebacker. He intercepted two passes during Saturday's victory.
A University of Tennessee police officer stopped Banks around 3:45 a.m. Sunday after he made an illegal U-turn at Volunteer Boulevard and Lake Loudoun Boulevard, according to the arrest report. Banks received a written warning for the traffic violation and was arrested after a records check showed an active warrant.
UTPD cited Banks on July 17 on Kingston Pike for driving on a suspended license. He missed an Aug. 21 court date, and a warrant was issued for his arrest later that day.
Tennessee Vols football vs. Chattanooga game action in pictures
Tennessee linebacker Darrell Taylor (19) sings Rocky Top with the fans after Tennessee's 45-0 victory against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt heads back to the locker room after Tennessee's 45-0 victory against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) after Tennessee's 45-0 victory against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee players celebrate their 45-0 victory against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee players sing Rocky Top after their 45-0 victory against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Romello Edwards (7) celebrates Tennessee's 45-0 victory against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive lineman John Mincey (99) chases down on Chattanooga quarterback NickÊTiano (7) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee and Chattanooga fans react to a play during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back/linebacker Jeremy Banks (33) makes the interception during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Tim Jordan (9) runs the ball during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Chattanooga offensive lineman Chris Barnes (62) defends against Tennessee linebacker Quavaris Crouch (27) during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Tim Jordan (9) fights for extra yardage during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Chattanooga wide receiver Reginald Henderson (12) makes a catch during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee fans cheer during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Chip Omer (42) fights for extra yardage during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Shanon Reid (21) closes in on Chattanooga running back AilymÊFord (32) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer (18) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back/linebacker Jeremy Banks (33) celebrates his interception with his teammates during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee fans celebrate Tennessee's 45-0 win over Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback J.T. Shrout (12) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (2) throws a pass during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Chattanooga quarterback Nick Tiano (7) and Tennessee linebacker Darrell Taylor (19) scramble for the ball during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Kenneth George Jr. (41) celebrates a play during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee fans react to a touchdown during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Darrell Taylor (19) attempts to tackle Chattanooga running back Ailym Ford (32) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt watches the game from the sideline during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee fans cheer during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Nigel Warrior (18) returns an interception during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Fans sit in the stands during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer (18) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
The Tennessee student section sings "Rocky Top" during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Eric Gray (3) runs the ball during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer (18) runs the ball during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee tight end Princeton Fant (88) is tackled by Chattanooga defensive back Jordan Jones (14) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee tight end Dominick Wood-Anderson (4) and Tennessee wide receiver Marquez Callaway (1) celebrate a touchdown by Callway during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee fans sing Rocky Top during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Nigel Warrior (18) gestures to fans during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Daniel Bituli (35) tackles Chattanooga running back Ailym Ford (32) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Eric Gray (3) runs with the ball during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Chattanooga quarterback Nick Tiano (7) hands the ball off to Chattanooga running back Ailym Ford (32) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee wide receiver Tyler Byrd (10) celebrates making a play during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
The Tennessee student section sings Rocky Top during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Eric Gray (3) is swarmed by Chattanooga defenders as he runs the ball during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
The Pride of the Southland Band during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Trevon Flowers (25) celebrates with Tennessee defensive back Nigel Warrior (18) after Warrior's interception during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Nigel Warrior (18) intercepts the ball during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Ty Chandler (8) runs the ball during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (2) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Ty Chandler (8) scores a touchdown during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Theo Jackson (26) celebrates making a play during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Henry To'o To'o (11) tries to take Chattanooga running back Ailym Ford (32) down during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
A dragonfly lands on a referee's shoe during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Tim Jordan (9) stiff arms Chattanooga defensive back Jerrell Lawson (27) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee fans during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Smokey runs out through the Power T during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee wide receiver Brandon Johnson (7) scores a touchdown during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
The Tennessee football team runs through the Power T before the Vols' home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Quavaris Crouch (27) celebrates a play during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Trevon Flowers (25) fails to tackle Chattanooga quarterback NickÊTiano (7) during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Chattanooga running back Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks (24) runs down the field as Tennessee linebacker Henry To'o To'o (11) defends during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Ty Chandler (8) runs with the ball during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Deandre Johnson (13) during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
A fan waves a string of pom poms during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Tennessee defeated Chattanooga 45-0. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee place kicker Brent Cimaglia (42) celebrates during Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (2) warms up before a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
A Tennessee assistant yells to players before a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Chattanooga quarterback Nick Tiano (7) throws the ball during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Baylen Buchanan (28) walks on the field as teammates warm up before a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee wide receiver Marquez Callaway (1) makes a catch in the end zone for a touchdown during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Theo Jackson (26) celebrates a play during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Fans take their seats right before kickoff for Tennessee's home game against Chattanooga in Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive lineman LaTrell Bumphus (88) warms up before a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive lineman Ja'Quain Blakely (48) walks to the locker room before a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano (2) looks to pass during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman (85) makes a touch down as Chattanooga defensive back D.J. Jackson (21) attempts to block him during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee wide receiver Ramel Keyton (80) celebrates Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman's (85) touchdown during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Henry To'o To'o (11) takes down Chattanooga running back Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks (24) during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
A Tennessee fan cheers from the sideline during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt takes the field during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Nigel Warrior (18) celebrates with Tennessee defensive back Trevon Flowers (25) after a play during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee wide receiver Jauan Jennings (15) makes a touchdown during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
UT Chancellor Donde Plowman and interim president Randy Boyd wave on the field during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Alontae Taylor (2) defends against Chattanooga quarterback Nick Tiano (7) during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer (18) looks to pass down the field during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Quavaris Crouch (27) defends against Chattanooga offensive lineman Harrison Moon (75) and Chattanooga offensive lineman McClendon Curtis (52) during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee linebacker Will Ignont (23) speaks with loved ones following Tennessee's 45-0 win over Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer (18) celebrates Tennessee's 45-0 win over Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
A Tennessee fan celebrates Tennessee's 45-0 win over Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
A Tennessee cheerleader smiles during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee running back Fred Orr (40) runs the ball during a game between Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on Saturday, September 14, 2019. Calvin Mattheis/News Sentinel
Tennessee quarterback J.T. Shrout (12) throws the ball during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Jaylen McCollough (22) defends Chattanooga wide receiver Andrew Manning (81) as Tennessee defensive back Theo Jackson (26) avoids them during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Tennessee defeated Chattanooga 45-0. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee defensive back Jaylen McCollough (22) keeps Chattanooga wide receiver Andrew Manning (81) from catching a ball during a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Tennessee defeated Chattanooga 45-0. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Tennessee players listen to their alma mater after a game between University of Tennessee and Chattanooga at Neyland Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Tennessee defeated Chattanooga 45-0. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
Banks signed with Tennessee as a three-star running back out of Cordova, and he spent most of his freshman season at that position, rushing for 185 yards.
Banks was moved to linebacker for a few weeks last season to help with depth before he returned to running back. The staff moved him back to linebacker during the preseason, and he quickly climbed the depth chart.
Banks has seven tackles this season.
Coach Jeremy Pruitt has been complimentary of Banks' potential on defense.
“I think if he played linebacker full-time, he could be as good as any linebacker I’ve ever coached,” Pruitt said Wednesday on the "Vol Calls" radio show. “That’s a decision that we’ve got to make moving forward.”
The News Sentinel's Hayes Hickman contributed to this story.
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Marvel Legends Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Action Figures
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We build an ultimate Avengers line-up as we look back on the history of Marvel Legends action figures
The Marvel Legends series of action figures have served up outstanding figures for years beginning life as an offshoot of the Toy Biz Corporation’s Spider-Man Classics line in 2002. In 2007, Hasbro took over the licensing of the series and in 2013, they changed their line to reflect only those figures coming out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The line is known for its attention to detail and a high number of articulations. Several characters been seen a number of different figures including Iron Man, Spider-Man, Captain America and others. With so many lines and so many figures in each, an article like this would have to be a mini-series to cover all of Marvel Legends so we sought out a fun way to funnel the choices down for this story. For our purposes here, we are centering on the World’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers! Just like Nick Fury in Avengers film (or Henry Peter Gyrich in Avengers #181), I am building a team limited to seven of my favorites.
Why the Avengers? The Avengers are the premier super team of the Marvel Universe. They were brought together when Loki attempted to draw Thor into battling the Hulk, but a radio call sent out by the Hulk’s friend, Rick Jones brought in Ant-Man, Wasp and Iron Man for an assist. The five banded together to defeat the trickster god and decided to stay together to defeat those menaces that one hero could not best alone. The roster has changed repeatedly over the years (including times when the group even become a bi-coastal team), but no matter the line-up the Avengers have always been stronger together.
Released by Toy Biz in May 2006
Steve Rogers is a hero of two eras, World War Two and the Modern Age. Since the time when the Avengers found him after surviving suspended animation in a block of ice, Captain America has been a mainstay of the Avengers team. He was even given founders status and as such, has the ability to form a team of heroes whenever he sees fit if there is no Avengers roster currently in place. He is often deferred to as the field leader, no matter whom the current overall team leader may be. He is the ultimate warrior and while not actually having super-powers, he is at the peak of human perfection and a master of many fighting skills.
Here, his Marvel Legends figure serves up the classic uniform with chain mail covering the upper part of his uniform while the rest sports the classic red, white, and blue color scheme we know so well. He also has his classic round red, white and blue shield.
Released by Toy Biz in June 2003
Hank McCoy, the bombastic Beast, was one of the original X-Men but petitioned to join the Avengers after his mutation evolved covering him with blue-fur and a more animalistic version of himself. Starting as a probationary member, he quickly gained full status proving an integral part of the Avengers for several reasons. While not the inventive genius of Iron Man or Black Panther, Hank has six PHDs and an overall scientific acumen that makes him a talented technical backbone for the team. Also, his agility, strength and acrobatic skills make him a powerful and unexpected fighter. Lastly, Hank is a fun-loving and happy guy who elevates the mood and morale in difficult times.
His figure presents the hero in that blue fur form wearing classic X-Men shorts. This highly articulated figure also has some incredibly detailed, sculpted fur spikes and textures. Both his hands and feet possess sharp claws making it a formidable looking representation of the character.
Released by Hasbro in 2015
The Avengers movies were right to portray Hawkeye as the emotional center of the team. Clint Barton has been a mainstay of the Avengers since the days of “Cap’s Kooky Quartet”. He has held his own next to gods and monsters and his unerring aim and acrobatic skills have saved the day on more than one occasion. He also works equally well in a street level setting just trying to save the building in which he lives from Russian enforcers (as we’ve seen in more recent representations of the character in comics). He has led several teams, being the head of the West Coast Avengers for many years and making the Great Lakes Avengers, the Secret Avengers and the Thunderbolts better for his presence. He’s even proven too good a character to stay dead, having died and been resurrected twice. It’s just not the Avengers without Hawkeye out-front with his bow drawn.
His figure is a blend of both the classic and new. His bow arm is covered to provide safety for the incredible speed at which he shoots while his tunic contains multiple pockets for various arrowheads. The costume follows the dark and light purple color scheme right down to the quiver and arrows. He has the iconic purple “H” displayed on his headpiece which has become iconic to the comic book version of the character though the years.
Wanda Maximoff has to be the Avenger with the most ups and downs in her career, making her life as unpredictable as her Hex powers. That said, it is that unpredictability that makes her such a powerful and integral part of the team. Originally able to affect probabilities with her hex bolts, she now wields incalculable chaos magic and is able to affect reality on a quantum level. At one time, she removed the mutant genome from hundreds of mutants, leaving them powerless and even altered reality to make mutants the dominant species at one point. She has been possessed or brainwashed on numerous occasions and is responsible for the death and resurrection of Hawkeye along with Scott Lang and The Vision at different points in the continuity. In addition to her vast powers, she is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant and strategist, having been trained by Captain America himself. Despite being the cause of much heartache for the Avengers, she is a highly valued member of the team who we even tip a hat to with regular teammate Vision in the cover image to this story.
Her Marvel Legends outfit represents her classic “swimsuit’ costume with the thigh high boots, opera length gloves, cape and “M” shaped head piece, all in brilliant red. Her hair is also a tousled mane of deeper red serving up a solid representation of the character.
Released by Hasbro in April 2007
She-Hulk (aka Jennifer Walters) came to her powers following a blood transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner, better known as the Hulk. His gamma irradiated blood caused a change in her body that vastly increased her height, mass and strength but unlike the Hulk, she usually retains her intelligence and personality. She is more uninhibited in her She-Hulk form, which has led to many fun stories over the years. She is considered to have “Class 100” strength, the highest level possible in the Marvel Universe, but she is known to have less strength than a fully enraged Hulk. She also has massively muscled legs that allow her to jump great distances and she is highly resistant to injury. Over the year she has proven to be the ultimate team player, having been both a member of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four and that attitude scores her a spot on my roster.
The She-Hulk figure shows Jen in her workout style outfit with tennis shoes. The white outfit with purple trim accentuates Jen’s emerald skin and hair perfectly. Most importantly, she is smiling as she greatly loves being the She-Hulk and all that this form entails. There is no angst to Jennifer Walters… being the She-Hulk is one of the best things that ever happened to her.
Thor is quite literally a god among men. Banished to Earth in the form of the lame Dr. Donald Blake to learn humility by Odin the All-Father, Blake was compelled to find a stick that, when struck against the ground, became the mystic hammer Mjolnir turning him into Thor. Thor would continue to use his immense power to aid the people of Midgard, the Norse name for Earth. Loki followed Thor and in one of his schemes, accidentally created of the Avengers, in whose company Thor has been a mainstay. He has died, been reborn and changed in various ways throughout his history but he has been the powerhouse of the Avengers in every one of those versions of the Norse god. Thor is an immensely powerful warrior, having centuries of practice. He also has the powers, through Mjolnir, of flight, weather manipulation, lightning discharge and the ability to open portals. Also when attached to Blake, Thor has a great deal of medical knowledge and skill.
His Legends figure represents the classic costume. Six small shields adorn the front of his tunic. His knee-high boots have two triangular cards at each knee. He has a long and regal red cape on his back and a silver feathered helmet on his head. His massive arms are bare except for red and blue wrist cuffs and in his right hand he wields Mjolnir, the war hammer and symbol of his worthiness to the power of Thor.
It is easy to discount the Wasp for her diminutive size and perceived flighty personality but Janet Van Dyne is one of the most capable Avengers ever to assemble as part of the the team. She is an incredible stealth fighter and one of the most capable chairpersons in Avengers history. Initially the occasional ally of Ant-Man and a bored socialite, Janet grew literally and figuratively during her time as an Avenger and stepped far outside the shadow of her domineering and mentally unstable partner. Her bioelectric “Wasp Sting” is a powerful charge that has felled several extremely powerful beings. She has considerable strength in her shrunken form and super-human strength when she grows that increases exponentially with her height. She has wings that grow from her back and allow her to fly at incredible speeds even up to four feet tall. Her unique fighting style was taught to her by Hank Pym and Captain America and she lead the team through some of its most trying times gaining the respect and loyalty of the entire team, even Hercules who balked at being ordered around by a woman.
Of the hundreds of costumes that the Wasp designed and wore throughout her Avengers career, the version represented by this figure was a clear standout and a departure of sorts. A standout because of its striking black and gold design makes a strong statement whether she is in wasp size or giant size. It is a departure because this is much more super-hero and less fashion runway than anything she has ever worn before.
The Marvel Legends line is amazing but not perfect. One of the Avengers who I very much wanted to include on my team was Monica Rambeau, known by multiple names including Captain Marvel, Photon, Pulsar and Spectrum. Also, even though there is a Misty Knight figure, her Daughters of the Dragon partner Colleen Wing seems to be absent from the line. Also notably missing is Echo as herself or Ronin, a modern Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and a variety of the newer Avengers which due to the changes in how they are choosing these figures, won’t be seen within the line until they arrive in Cinematic Universe. Despite these absences, Marvel Legends is an incredible series of figures that brings to life the long and storied history of many incarnations of Marvel’s premier super team.
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First USB-C hub for iPad Pro boasts ports for video, headphones, more
By Ed Hardy • 6:20 am, November 5, 2018
Hyper's iPad Pro USB-C hub boasts no less than 6 ports.
Photo: Hyper
Accessory-maker Hyper just unveiled a six-port USB-C hub for the new iPad Pro. The HyperDrive for iPad Pro allows every type of wired accessory supported by the new tablets to be plugged in.
Ports of the HyperDrive iPad Pro USB-C hub are…
HyperDrive for iPad Pro has HDMI, a 3.5mm headphone jack and more.
The USB-C port is one of several standout features in the 2018 iPad Pro. It’s the first time USB-C has shown up in any iOS device.
The new iPad Pros don’t support every feature of USB-C, but external monitors made the cut. That’s why the HyperDrive includes a 4K HDMI port.
The lack of a headset jack in the 2018 iPad Pro has drawn some criticism, but this hub includes a replacement 3.5mm audio jack.
The HyperDrive’s USB-A 3.0 port can be used to connect to wired keyboards or thumbdrives. There’s also a pair of SD and microSD card readers. But be aware that, at this point, iOS only supports using external storage to import images and video.
Finally — but not least importantly — the HyperDrive for iPad Pro has its own USB-C port so the tablet can charge with all the other accessories connected.
Hyper is touting a C-shaped clamp that “holds the USB-C hub securely in place. Users can safely leave the HyperDrive connected to the iPad Pro to have access to all the ports they need, without worrying about dangling cabled dongles.”
This accessory will be available in silver and space gray to match the iPads.
HyperDrive: First iPad Pro USB-C hub out of the gate
A C-shaped clamp holds this iPad Pro USB-C hub securely.
This is the first USB-C hub unveiled specifically for the iPad Pro. Hyper beat its competitors to the punch by announcing the product well before it’s actually available. The HyperDrive release is scheduled for December.
Still, those among the first to buy this version of the HyperDrive can get one at 50 percent off the regular $99.99 price. Sign up on the Hyper website to be notified when the iPad Pro accessory becomes available.
There will certainly be other USB-C hubs designed for the 2018 iPad Pro. Hyper is just the first company to make an announcement. And hubs designed for MacBooks should work as well, though some of their ports might not be supported by the current version of iOS.
Posted in: News Tagged: 11-inch iPad Pro, 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 2018 iPad Pro, iPad accessories, USB-C accessories, USB-C hubs
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11 Institutions That Are Getting It Right in Diversity and Equity in Leadership Positions
While higher education is still struggling to get to parity when it comes to women and minorities in senior leadership positions, some institutions are ahead of the curve.
CUPA-HR’s latest research, which compared institutions’ performance over several years in terms of representation and pay equity for women and minority administrators, found that although many institutions did well in at least one diversity/equity area, relatively few did so for representation and pay for both women and minority administrators.
However, 11 institutions were top performers in all areas, sustaining equitable pay and representation for both minorities and women over the past 16 years:
In addition to identifying the top institutions, the brief also highlights some general findings around pay equity and representation of women and minorities in higher ed administration:
Public institutions generally are outperforming private ones in pay equity and representation of women and minorities. The exception is in women’s representation, where private independent institutions were ranked the highest. Minority representation and pay has been strongest at larger institutions and at public ones.
Associate’s institutions are far exceeding other institution types when it comes to women’s pay equity.
Doctoral institutions excel in representing minorities in their administrative positions.
Women’s representation tends to be highest at institutions with smaller numbers of administrators. The reverse is true for minorities, where pay equity and representation increase markedly with the number of administrators.
Read the full brief to learn more and to find out how the top-rated institutions approach diversity and equity.
About CUPA-HR
CUPA-HR is higher ed HR. We serve higher education by providing the knowledge, resources, advocacy and connections to achieve organizational and workforce excellence. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, and serving nearly 23,000 HR professionals and other campus leaders at more than 1,900 member institutions and organizations around the country and abroad, the association offers learning and professional development programs, higher education salary and benefits data, extensive online resources and just-in-time regulatory and legislative information.
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Orlando takes us on a journey of one life, across four centuries.
Orlando is a young man in Elizabethan England starting to write... and a woman in 1920s London trying to finish. What has changed and what remains? Told by torchlight and actor-led effects, this physical and playful production is devised by the ensemble, inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel. The story is about the changes and constants in history, and in ourselves.
Supported by: Barbican Open Lab, Nuffield Southampton Theatres, Anvil Arts and Wiltshire Creative.
"a strong and close-knit ensemble" A Younger Theatre
"an incredibly enjoyable two hours" Wandsworth Radio
When Pip discovers he has an unnamed benefactor, his life is turned upside down. Thrust into the cut-throat world of Victorian London, he finds himself at the heart of an epic thriller of love, loss and friendship. Join Pip as he remembers the characters and events that shaped his life – for better and for worse.
Cyphers (Northanger Abbey, Three Musketeers) return with their gripping adaptation of Dickens’ timeless novel. Brought to life through their characteristic style of multi-roling casts and fast-paced action.
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No. 1 Cal women’s tennis heads to semifinals with wins against Texas Tech, Pepperdine
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There is nothing more exciting than facing a new team. Up until the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament, the Cal women’s tennis team knocked down each of its unfamiliar opponents, bagel-ing its way past the round of 16. On Thursday, the No. 1-seeded Bears cruised by 16th-seeded Texas Tech, 4-0,
No.1 Cal women’s tennis squares off against Oregon, No.18 Stanford
Magic versus Bird, Red Sox versus Yankees, Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier, Federer versus Nadal, Michigan versus Ohio State. The sports world is made up of historic rivalries, pushing both sides to their limits, each knowing that there will be no greater satisfaction than besting “the enemy.” This weekend will
Cal women’s tennis continues undefeated run with wins over ASU, Wildcats
Cal women’s head tennis coach Amanda Augustus made history in 1999 when she played for the 10-0 Bears, which, at that time, was Cal’s best start to the season. And now, she is once again making history by coaching the 12-0 Bears in 2016, who have surpassed her team’s old
No. 1 Cal women’s tennis defeats No. 7 Florida, 4-3, in a nail-biting encounter
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No. 1 Cal women’s tennis posts big wins over USC, UCLA
Mental toughness is a recurring theme among champions. In tennis, it will make or break a match. Tennis is a completely mental game and Cal displayed its perseverance this weekend, winning matches that went to three sets with multiple players who fought back from being down a set. The No.
Cal women’s tennis crowned ITA National Women’s Team Indoor champions
The decade and a half wait is finally over for the No. 6 Cal women’s tennis team. After narrowly missing out on the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championships final last year, the Bears reached the championship round Monday in Madison, Wisconsin, where they defeated North Carolina, 4-3, to be
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A passenger asks a UCAT bus driver for route information outside the Hannaford supermarket at Kingston Plaza on July 1, 2019 — the first day UCAT buses operated on former Citibus routes.
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LETTER: Bus service in Kingston has gotten worse since UCAT-Citibus merger
The previous Citibus routes in Kingston should be restored to what they were before the merger with Ulster County Area Transit..
Under the new system, I have to walk a mile to Kingston Plaza for a bus. I now am more homebound; because of the changes, I cannot get out as much as I used to.
Even with the "demand response," which has a fee, the planning is insurmountable.
Now, if any hearings are to be scheduled, they should not be at the UCAT site, which is difficult to get to. These hearings should be during the day at different areas of the city of Kingston, to which people can walk or easily reach by bus.
Public transportation is a right, especially for older persons and persons who have disabilities.
Also, the buses don't run on Martin Luther King Day. They should.
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UCAT extends free bus rides in Kingston until March 31
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UCAT takes over Citibus routes in Kingston on July 1
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Miralda, the brand-new Prize Velázquez: "The art always has lacked humor"
Miralda claimed the art as a bridge of dialogue with the political conflict: "should be more present and alert to what is happening," Married to the Statue
26 October 2018 Friday 20:01
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Miralda claimed the art as a bridge of dialogue with the political conflict: "should be more present and alert to what is happening,"
Married to the Statue of Liberty with the Columbus monument to la Rambla of Barcelona, rode a paella with sangria-like performance in the New York of 1971 and opened one of the best restaurants in cools Tribeca, The International, by which they engaged Jane Fonda, Claudia Cardinale or Liz Taylor. Antoni Miralda is not a conventional artist, for example, in his major retrospective at Macba served a cocktail blue the public to the rhythm of the caribbean and psychedelic Voodoo Dreams Les Baxter, as it was 30 years before in The International. Miralda makes the life and art of a fun, even from the most conservative sectors -both political and artistic - are not always understood. "Art has always lacked humor", reinvindica the artist, the heir of that spirit warholiano thug and a transgressor.
"Not only am I interested in the slope of playful art, I want to get people to live together and share access to certain representations of the human expression:to laugh, to react to a critical, living the work," says Miralda. Its 76 years, the brightness of madness creative has not disappeared in those blue eyes always alert, tellers, looking for new projects. And today the Ministry of Culture and Sport, has been distinguished with the Prize Velázquez of Plastic Arts, which is endowed with 100,000 euros, for his "originality" and a long history that dates back to the 60s, when he began to create his first works, the montages Soldats Soldés, a accumulation of soldiers of plastic that was a plea for anti-war film in the middle of the War in Vietnam. Because after the apparent divertimentos always underlies a critical, more or less veiled, more or less ironic, as in the Honey Moon Project of Columbus, and the Statue of Liberty, one of his performances most famous. "A wedding is something very nice that excites people, but if the couple represents symbols of opposites, as the icon of the conquest and of freedom, it a mess! What will happen here?" points Miralda laughing. And today, with the mess that political is mounted, could it be married to Columbus with the Cibeles? Or do you join the Holy Family with The Almudena? "Madrid - Barcelona... [sighs] The art should be more present and alert to the political situation and everything that is going on. Because the art can establish bridges of dialogue," says Miralda, who promises to think of any performance of twinning, when you go to collect the Prize Velázquez.
The artist, who lives between Miami and Barcelona ("now I'm a little more situated here, but I go and I come"), always liked the twin cities. I already did it with Barcelona and Shanghai in the biennial art exhibition of the asian country in 2012, but in a far from obvious:through the stomach. "With the food not jokes. It is something that facilitates that link, that direct connection with the viewer," says Miralda, who from the beginning adopted the cuisine as an artistic tool more. Literally, the public ate their works, and built altars of the aesthetics of mexican-kitsch, as in the Holy Meal. Miralda is a type with whom one would go for drinks.And that is the feeling that emanate from his art, an invitation to experiment, to taste, to touch (ignoring the labels of the museums).
"It's about the possibility of doing anything, of playing... I've Never wanted to mark lines", says the artist, less interested in the labels catalog. If a sculptor, video artist, performer, artist, transmedia, blah blah blah. Basically, Miralda does what he wants, without caring too much support. "Sometimes, perhaps I have not made the effort of explaining my work. But this kind of awards help to understand the things in a way more real," he admits.
so soon is going back to New York, where he participated in an homage to Christo and his late partner Jeanne-Claude. Yel 14 November opens an exhibition in barcelona's Senda Gallery in the framework of the festival of video art Loop: "Are projects about public space and participation. There are collages, videos, drawings...". And more things in the portfolio. In a moment, Miralda is manages a happening, though not all are vox populi:in February of 2017 organized a dinner to which only you were invited twins, a recreation of the night Face to Face that took place in The International 14 February 1986. Greeted the guests dress which a priest of his own religion, with a tunic of leopard, together with his wife Montse Guillén, his other half. Since he says so, that art you have to put humor.
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Far East Movement Second Single “If I Was You (OMG)” Features Snoop Dogg
It seems that the guys from Far East Movement are having a prosperous 2011. Collaborations is the new way for artists to get more attention and popularity. A month ago, Far East Movement made an amazing video with Natalia Kills called “2 Is Better” , and their next big collaboration comes together with Snoop Dogg, who recently got his single “Sweat” remixed by David Guetta. The band have finished filming the music video at a local bar of Downtown Los Angeles. Here you can stream their new song, which is going to be released in May.
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Londoner electronic musician Esotera has spent many days and nights in the studio producing the upcoming ‘Old As Time’ EP and obtaining outstanding results. This work represents his perfectionism and daily dedication to music. Here, he delivers Progressive House tunes that also integrate Techno in a different direction. After mixing both styles, Esotera got the secret formula for one of the best atmospheric and deliciously dreamy EPs of the year! Can’t wait to download this great material in February via Flemcy Music. In conclusion, I will definitely use these three tracks on my next DJ set. Meanwhile, you can read my track-by-track review below.
1 – Old As Time WOW what an opener! Such a masterpiece tune that will take you on an audio journey. Lovely soft harmonies and progressive sounds made it quite enjoyable and relaxing at the same time.
2 – High MomentsThe second track is pretty original. It features eerie/dark music elements and pulsing beats on repeat. Esotera also adds male vocal snippets that sound like being taken from a speech. Certainly, a creative effort, don’t you think?
3 – LIGOHey Techno lovers, this is definitely for the clubs! I like it because it possesses dynamism and energy. The most uplifting song and probably never will go out of day as it sounds futuristic.
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In Review: Whitedrives – Deepest Joy
Whitedrives, a music production duo from London formed in the 90s by Martin James and Wadcutter have just released a great EP called ‘Deepest Joy’. This release has caught my attention because it offers 100% pure Electronica music that is not common to hear nowadays among the worldwide DJs. There are also two outstanding remixes by Ettica and Alan Cross who put their own personal touch to the original. The EP features 3 tracks in total, and each one comes with a distinctive rhythm which is beneficial for your music collection. It’s diverse in sound and YES I like it!
Let’s dive in with a track-by-track review:
1 – Deepest Joy (Original Mix) Keep your eyes closed while listening to this beautiful track and you will be transported into a mystical world. If I’m not wrong, you will listen clearly to a Mantra on repeat and also continuous traditional drums. All these melodic ingredients were mixed of course with Whitedrives’ Electronica music. A very relaxing experience.
2 – Deepest Joy (Ettica Remix) The second track is a remix by Ettica and obviously it was intended for the clubs. Techno fans will love how creatively a hi-hat pattern was added to the original. The spiritual vocals were not removed from this version, and they match perfectly with the upbeat kick. An interesting subtle/minimal approach.
3 – Deepest Joy (Alan Cross) Here DJ Alan Cross goes much further with this remix. I think he uses a more elaborate technique by implementing more progressive and rich sounds to the mix. My favorite from the EP!
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Billboard Chart Topping Artist DROZE Returns With Solo EP To Get You Back On The Dance Floor
Gonna Be Music singer and songwriter, DROZE released this month a brilliant EP that is sure to dominate the dance floors. With his innate talent in House music, ‘The Droze Project’ EP proves that any of the new songs can reach the Billboard Dance Charts as he did in the past with the single “Running (Out Of Time)”. His new material features a total of 4 tracks, where DROZE showcase nice vocals and catchy House beats. Important music producers such as Giuseppe D, KC Anderson, Oba Frank Lords and Michael M were also part of this project. Sincerely, this is an EP that can be on repeat forever… and you’ll never get bored!
Check out my track-by-track review below:
1 – Right Here In my opinion, this is a strong EP opener. As a fan of male vocals in dance music, I would dare to say DROZE has a unique soulful style and a big voice that will make your jaw drop. This track is a clear example of that, and I like it.
2 – No Time The second track starts off with a notable hi-hat pattern. Here the rhythm sounds dark and simple but it matches perfectly with the serious lyrics of the song. He takes an interesting direction on this track, I think it’s different than the other three tracks, which are more danceable.
3 – Tell Me After listening to this tune a couple of times, now I understand why it’s my favorite track on this EP. The main reason: IT’S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. His voice sounds clear, and there’s a wonderful blend of styles from soulful to upbeat.
4 – Carry On The DROZE Project EP ends with fantastically fun music! It features the Gonna Be All-Stars and somehow it reminds me of the Classic House era of the 90s. Get ready to jump, sing and shake your booty, this song could be the next hit in 2017. 🙂
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In Review: Sunterra – Reborn (Industrial Metal)
Sunterra is an Industrial Metal band from Austria. According to their Facebook fan page, their music is influenced by mystic vibes of the interaction between Earth and Sun. So, today I wanted to try something different and decided to give a try to their new album ‘Reborn’. I must confess, this was the first time I ever heard of them, and what I liked from the beginning was the perfect amount of energy they put in each track. We should be open to everything, and I’m sure most of you have varied music tastes. It’s probably that you will end up loving this album if you are a fan of Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein or Metallica. Some tracks are especially electronic music oriented, while others are 100% hard rock tunes.
1 – Regin Supreme The intro features a nice guitar piece mixed with Electronica synths, adding color to the track, which is, of course, dark music. Additionally, I like the singing female voice provided by Lilly in the background because it gives certain balance to the growl of Carlos, who is the main vocalist of the band.
2 – Shadow In The Dark The track starts as a beautiful short ballad with a nice piano melody. YES! that’s correct a ballad… However, as the song is progressing you’ll clearly hear again heavy metal riffs and growls. Very interesting in my opinion!
3 – Lord of Lies Now, I see myself nodding my head up and down with the third track. I think the lyrics here are deep and meaningful. And I think there’s nothing wrong to question your faith.
4 – This Is W.A.R. Get ready to jump! Here’s my favorite track on this album! Sunterra goes Industrial Techno with a unique combination of synths, bass, metal drums and guitars. Besides that, it’s catchy and melodic. It talks about the current times of war and the fear caused by its consequences.
5 – Ministry of Thoughts A song that creates a dark atmosphere with its heavy chugging guitar riffs. This is the kind of masterful heavyrock music that keeps the genre alive in my opinion.
6 – Shut Up!!! There’s a sense of mystery on the last track of the ‘Reborn’ album. Somehow, I found a lot of creativity in the process of making this tune + a contagious chorus that you can’t get out of your mind.
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Lokus & The Chef Present Their Debut EP, The Adventures Of Lokus & The Chef
Lokus & The Chef join forces for their debut EP – ‘The Adventures Of Lokus & The Chef’. These artists have an interesting music background that in one way or another allowed them to create their own music style. Lokus is a rapper with a wide experience in terms of music. He has been part of different prestigious Hip-Hop groups, where he developed his talent. On the other hand, DJ Swedish Chef, previously known as T-Dub stands out for his ability to produce electronic dance music (Dubstep, Trap, Electro) and has gained considerable popularity for his dancefloor bangers. After reading this short intro of both artists, I’m sure you might have a clear idea now of how great is their new project…
Check out my track-by-track review below and enjoy the music!
1 – Bass Bangin’ Beats Nowadays, most opening tracks are quick and short. However, this one is unique, catchy, and was probably made to keep you attentive on the next songs…
2 – Knock ‘Em Dead I’m addicted to the Dubstep wobble bass sound on this track. I like how Lokus goes with the flow very clear along with a fast paced beat. This is pretty impressive, and my favorite one!
3 – Interlude Let’s take a break with a 32-second version of “Knock ‘Em Dead” before listening to the fourth track.
4 – Monster Party The song starts with a dark instrumental and continues with a horror-themed Hip-Hop groove. They add the distinctiveness that enriches them as a duo. I think there’s a lot of originality here.
5 – Dark Soul Marks the fifth track and it brings you on a ride with fast rapping and interesting electronic beats. This tune discusses inner suffering in first-person perspective.
6 – Party! Party! Party! Here’s an upbeat track that makes DJ Swedish Chef shine with an incredible EDM rhythm pattern. This song should be enough to keep you moving through the bedroom or at the club.
7 – Holla At Me Another great song with more commercial potential than some of the other tracks. I think it could become their next single if they decide to make a longer version of it. This tune serves as the outro on this EP. It has a very danceable and cool sound in my opinion.
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Home ministry issues clarification on ‘Naga settlement’ issue
Before any settlement is arrived at with Naga groups, all stakeholders including Assam, Manipur & Arunachal Pradesh will be duly consulted, says ministry of home affairs
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Kohima: Amid speculations on the 'conclusion' of Naga peace talks, the Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) has issued a clarification saying that all "stakeholders including states of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh will be duly consulted and their concerns will be taken into consideration" before any settlement is arrived at with Naga groups.
A statement from the ministry said: "It has come to notice of the Government that lots of rumours and misinformation is being spread in media including social media that final Naga settlement has been arrived at and will be announced soon. This is creating anxiety and concern in some parts of the country [sic]."
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Naga talks to end after taking inputs from all states: Khandu told
After a long, 22-year wait, the Naga peace talks, it seems, have reached a conclusive stage, with the Centre reportedly deciding to accept the demands of the NSCN-IM, but with certain pre-conditions. However, there has been no official announcement or confirmation in this regard till the filing of this report.
At a crucial close-door meeting held in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon, representatives from the Centre agreed to accept the crucial demands of the NSCN-IM keeping the greater interest of maintaining peace and harmony in the entire region in mind, sources in the Union home ministry told EastMojo.
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Economic Dynamics Newsletter
Volume 12, Issue 1 (November 2010)
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The Research Agenda: Ariel Burstein on International Trade and Macroeconomics
Ariel Burstein on International Trade and Macroeconomics
Ariel Burstein is Associate Professor of Economics at UCLA. His research interests lie in exchange rates, trade and business cycles. Burstein’s RePEc/IDEAS entry.
My research examines a variety of central questions in international macroeconomics and trade, such as: Does international trade improve welfare by stimulating innovation? To what extent can the increase in globalization account for the observed rise in wage inequality in developed and developing countries? What are the aggregate consequences of reallocating firm-embedded know-how across countries in the form of FDI? Why are relative prices across countries so volatile over time? A unifying theme of my research is to develop quantitative models and bring in new data to shed light on these classic questions. In this article I take the opportunity to report on the progress of some of my recent and ongoing work in addressing some of these questions.
2. General Equilibrium Perspectives on Innovation by Firms
In this work, Andrew Atkeson and I explore a commonly held view that international trade has extra benefits because it stimulates innovation by firms. According to this idea, reductions in trade costs make large firms that export face a bigger global market, which increases their incentives to innovate to reduce costs. Hence, the larger exposure to trade leads to an increase in productivity by some firms, which contributes to raising aggregate productivity and welfare.To assess this view, Andy and I (Atkeson and Burstein 2010a) develop a general equilibrium model that captures the dynamic decisions of heterogeneous firms to exit, export, and invest in innovation to both improve existing products (process innovation) and create new products (product innovation). This model can then be used to aggregate-up from firm-level decisions to obtain a deeper understanding of how aggregate productivity should be expected to respond in general equilibrium to changes in the economic environment such as international trade costs. Our model extends Hopenhayn’s (1992) and Luttmer’s (2007) model of firm dynamics with exit and entry of new firms to include a R&D decision by incumbent firms following Griliches’ (1979) model of knowledge capital. We consider an open economy version of these models with fixed and marginal international trade costs, as in Melitz (2003).
We propose a simple algorithm to assess the impact of a change in the cost of international trade on aggregate productivity and welfare in the long run. A striking feature of our results is that, across a range of model specifications that we can solve analytically, consideration of the endogeneity of firms’ decisions to exit, export, and invest in process innovation have no impact, to a first-order approximation, on our models’ implications for the long-run impact in general equilibrium of a change in international trade costs on aggregate productivity. In fact, to a first-order approximation, one would obtain the same results for the long run change in aggregate productivity in a simple model in which firms’ exit, export, and process innovation decisions were held fixed (completely inelastic) and only firms’ entry decisions responded to changes in the economic environment.
This is not to say that there are no important changes in firm dynamics that result from a change in international trade costs. In fact, for certain assumptions about the elasticity of incumbent firms’ investments in process innovation with regard to changes in the costs or benefits of such innovation, our model predicts dramatic changes in these firms’ innovative efforts and productivity growth rates. Cutting trade costs stimulates process innovation for exporting firms, as these firms seek to grow their profits by selling to a larger market at lower costs. Hence, a reduction in trade costs leads to a reallocation of production, export status, and investments in process innovation from smaller, less-productive, non-exporting firms to larger, more-productive, exporting firms and this reallocation leads to an increase in the productivity of the average firm and in the share of exports in output (some of these implications are further described in Burstein and Melitz 2010).
Yet, in general equilibrium, this reallocation does not have a first-order effect for the model’s implications for long run aggregate productivity. The rise in the productivity of the average firm stemming from the improvements in process innovation and entry into export markets is offset by a reduction in product innovation. Why is that? If other firms in the economy become more productive as they innovate more, this drives down the profitability of entering firms that tend to be small non-exporters competing with globalized firms. This is the self-limiting nature of innovation: the stimulating effect of process innovation and entry into exporting is largely offset by a reduction in product innovation.
We evaluate the strength of this offset in a version of the model that relaxes some of the assumptions that give rise to our stark analytic result described above. In particular, we consider a parameterized version of our model that accounts for some salient features on the share of exporters in output and employment and the firm size distribution in the U.S. economy. In one of our experiments, we consider a reduction in trade costs that more than doubles the share of exports in output. This greatly stimulates the innovative activity of exporters, causing a surge in average productivity: long run average productivity rises by 7.5 times the percentage change in trade costs. But this increase in average productivity is almost entirely offset by a reduction in product innovation, which falls by a factor of 7.4 times the percentage change in trade costs. Moreover, this long run rise in aggregate productivity stemming from the increase in innovation intensity turns out not to make a big difference for welfare of the representative consumer. This is due to the fact that after firms increase their process innovation, it takes a long time to materialize and impact aggregate productivity.
Andy and I (Atkeson and Burstein 2010b) are currently using our framework to more generally assess the aggregate implications of changes in economic policies that affect the costs and benefits to firms of innovative activity. In order to allow a role for welfare-enhancing policies in our model, we include spillovers from R&D. Our model nests widely-used models of semi-endogenous and endogenous growth (see e.g. Acemoglu 2009) based on the value of a key parameter determining to what extent the productivity increase in some firms crowds-out profits of other firms. In the knife-edge case in which a firm’s profits are independent of other firms’ productivities, business R&D is the engine of endogenous growth. In contrast, if productivity increase in incumbent firms crowds-out profits of other firms, business R&D is not the engine of growth, as in semi-endogenous growth models.
When business R&D is not the engine of growth, we show that the calculation of the impact of a wide array of policies directed at inducing innovation by firms on aggregate productivity in the long run can be boiled down to a relatively simple accounting procedure that is straightforward to implement. Namely, to a first-order approximation, the aggregate effects of a subsidy on innovation are the same as the effects of a subsidy on variable profits, keeping innovation decisions of incumbent firms unchanged. This procedure can be understood as follows. First, subsidies on innovation are equivalent to subsidies on firms’ variable profits because subsidizing the return to innovation is equivalent to subsidizing the cost of innovation. Second, an increase in innovation by incumbents lowers profits of entrants, keeping aggregate productivity unchanged. Once again, macroeconomic forces limit the aggregate impact of a change in incumbents’ innovation decisions.
We identify the key parameters in our model that shape the effects of innovation policies, and revisit previous empirical approaches to estimating these effects through the lens of our model. As suggested above, data on the response of R&D of incumbent firms to changes in innovation subsidies is not informative on the aggregate effects of innovation policies. Moreover, because the crowding out effects we identify arise in general equilibrium, data on the response of output of individual industries to changes in innovation policies is informative only as long as the comprehensiveness of these policy changes across industries is known. This is because, in our model, the effects on output in an industry from an innovation subsidy that affects only this industry are very different from those of a subsidy to a large number of industries.
Finally we ask, as does Griliches (1998), whether R&D policies and R&D spillovers can account for a significant proportion of differences in per capita income and measured TFP. As discussed in Prescott (1997) and Klenow and Rodriguez-Clare (2005), in constructing a theory of R&D or other unmeasured capital that can account for large differences in income per capita across countries, two important challenges for such a theory are that (1) it does not require implausibly large differences in R&D or unmeasured capital investment rates across time or countries, and (2) it does not require implausibly long transition dynamics from one steady-state to another.
3. Globalization and the skill premium
To what extent can the growth of trade and multinational production (MP) account for the rise in the skill premium in developed and developing countries? What are the different implications for the skill premium in developed countries of globalization with developing countries versus globalization with developed countries?The classic model to study the link between international trade and inequality is the Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) model. According to this theory, trade liberalizations shift factors of production between sectors towards a country’s comparative advantage sector and raise the relative return to the factor that is used intensively in this sector — the between effect. International trade increases the skill premium in countries that have a comparative advantage in skill-intensive sectors, and lowers the skill premium in countries that have a comparative advantage in unskill-intensive sectors. Previous empirical work (see e.g. Goldberg and Pavnick 2007), however, has cast doubt on the importance of trade in accounting for the skill premium because (i) inequality has increased both in countries abundant in unskilled labor and in countries abundant in skilled labor, and (ii) most factor reallocation occurs within rather than across sectors. An alternative interpretation of this evidence, however, is that the standard H-O model abstracts from other potentially important channels beyond the between effect through which globalization affects the skill premium.
To allow for such additional channels, Jonathan Vogel and I (Burstein and Vogel 2010a) extend the H-O model in three dimensions. First, motivated by the large heterogeneity in size and export status within sectors, we introduce productivity heterogeneity across producers within sectors. Second, motivated by the observation that, within sectors, exporters tend to be more skill-intensive than non-exporters, we allow for skill-biased technology at the producer level. Third, we allow for producers to use their technologies to produce in foreign countries, engaging in multinational production (MP). MP is an important form by which producers supply foreign countries beyond international trade (for example, sales of U.S. foreign affiliates are more than twice as large as the value of U.S. exports).
Following a reduction in trade and MP costs, our extended model predicts within sector factor reallocation from less productive non-exporters to more productive exporters, as in recent international trade models with producer heterogeneity. If a producer’s productivity is positively correlated with its skill intensity, then this reallocation of labor across producers within sectors raises the demand for skilled labor and the skill premium — the within effect. In contrast to the standard Hecksher-Ohlin model, the within effect implies that the skill premium may rise in all countries. Hence, our extended model gives globalization (both trade and MP) a better chance to account for the rise in the skill premium in developed and developing countries. Which force dominates and by how much is a quantitative question that we address in our quantitative analysis.
We consider a parameterized four-country version of our model (matching U.S. trade and MP volumes in 2006 with skill-abundant and scarce countries) to conduct a series of counterfactuals. To isolate the role of international trade in shaping the skill premium, we first consider a reduction in trade costs moving from autarky to the level of trade in 2006, holding all other exogenous variables fixed (including factor endowments) and abstracting from MP. This is a “but for” analysis: What would the skill premium be, but for the availability of international trade opportunities? The rise in the skill premium caused by trade is 1.8% in the U.S. and 2.9% in skill-scarce countries.
The two central messages from these results are as follows. First, in contrast to the standard H-O model, our parameterized model is consistent with a rising skill premium in all countries. The skill premium rises in all countries because the within effect is relatively strong compared to the between effect. The between effect is weak because, in our parameterization as in the data, the factor content of trade in the U.S. is not very high (in fact, under some assumptions of our model, the between effect is fully determined by the factor content of trade — see also Burstein and Vogel 2010b). Given that the between effect is weaker than the within effect, how much the U.S. trades matters more for its skill premium than with whom the U.S. trades (i.e. whether it trades with Europe or China). Second, the magnitudes of the changes in the skill premium of moving from autarky to 2006 levels of trade are quite small relative to, for example, the 24% rise in the (composition-adjusted) U.S. college-high school wage gap between 1966 and 2006 (see, e.g., Acemoglu and Autor 2010).
The relatively small trade share in the U.S. plays a critical role in explaining the relatively small impact of trade on the U.S. skill premium in our model. The share of MP in output, however, is at least twice as high. When we simulate a reduction in both trade and MP costs moving from autarky to the levels of trade and MP in 2006, the rise in the skill premium is much larger: 4.8% in the U.S. and 6.5% in the skill-scarce countries. MP is at least as important as international trade for determining the impact of globalization on the skill premium.
In order to assess the extent to which the growth of trade and MP can account for the rise in the skill premium between 1966 and 2006 in the U.S., we consider a second counterfactual in which we choose parameters to match the growth of trade and MP between these years. In this counterfactual we do not hold endowments or technologies fixed, but instead we target the increase in the supply of skilled labor and the greater growth of the skill-scarce countries between 1966 and 2006 and we allow for exogenous skill-biased technology growth to match the 24% increase in the U.S. skill premium. In our preferred, baseline parameterization, we show that in the absence of globalization, the rise in the skill premium in the U.S. would have been 1/9th smaller than the observed rise in the skill premium over this time period (in a less conservative parameterization in which we choose parameter values so that, given trade and MP shares, the between and within effects are strengthened, we find that in the absence of globalization the rise in the skill premium in the US would have been 1/5th smaller than the observed rise over this time period).
Whereas we use a structural, parameterized model to quantify the impact of international trade and MP on the skill premium, the empirical literature has mostly focused on three alternative approaches that emphasize: the factor content of trade, the extent of between-sector factor reallocation, and the mandated wage equation. We show that while each of these alternative approaches may provide estimates of the impact of international trade on the skill premium via the between effect, they do not capture the impact of the within effect of trade and MP. Using data generated by our model, in which the within effect is relatively strong, we show that these approaches underestimate the rise in the skill premium stemming from the increase in globalization.
Whereas in our current work we capture two important forces in the debate on globalization and the skill premium—the between and within effects—and incorporate both trade and MP, we abstract from other interesting and potentially important considerations discussed in the literature, such as endogenous skill-biased innovation or capital accumulation with capital-skill complementarity. We think that providing a framework that allows for such additional considerations is a fruitful area for future research to more fully assess the quantitative effects of globalization on inequality.
4. Understanding fluctuations in international relative prices
Why are relative prices across countries, as measured by real exchange rates (RERs), so volatile over time, and why do they so closely track movements in nominal exchange rates? These questions are at the heart of the discussions on optimal exchange rate policy (i.e.: by depreciating the exchange rate, countries may be able to reduce the relative price and raise the output of the goods they produce) and on the role of the border in creating frictions to the international trade of goods (i.e.: if trade costs were small, international trade should arbitrage large differences in relative prices across locations). The high correlation between RER and nominal exchange rate movements has been widely suggestive of nominal macroeconomic non-neutralities (see e.g. Mussa 1986).As a starting point to understand these movements in international relative prices, consider simple models of price setting with perfect competition or imperfect competition and constant markups, in which prices change one-to-one with movements in marginal production costs. According to these models, the relative price of a traded good produced in a common location and sold in two countries (subject to a linear transportation technology) should remain constant over time. This is the hypothesis of relative purchasing power parity (relative PPP). However, a large body of empirical work suggests that relative PPP does not provide an accurate representation for movements in relative prices of many goods (see e.g. the survey in Goldberg and Knetter 1995). Another implication of models with constant markups is that, if all goods can be traded at no cost across countries, consumer-price-based RERs should be constant over time. However, RERs are very volatile, even for tradeable goods (see e.g. Engel 1999).
In order to account for the observed deviations of relative PPP and the large movements of RERs for tradeable goods, researchers have considered two key sources of departure from the constant markup costless-trade benchmark. First, many goods are not traded (see e.g. Burstein, Eichenbaum, and Rebelo 2005), and even traded goods include a substantial non-traded distribution component (see e.g. Burstein, Neves, and Rebelo 2003). Changes in relative prices across countries for these goods may simply reflect movements in relative production or distribution costs across locations. Second, movements in international relative prices may be explained by the decision of individual firms to engage in pricing-to-market — that is, to systematically vary over time the markup at which they sell their output in different locations (see e.g. Dornbusch 1987 and Krugman 1987). These movements in relative markups can stem from nominal rigidities that leave prices in the buyer’s currency unchanged to exchange rate movements, or from some feature of demand or competition that gives rise to movements in demand elasticities (and hence markups) across destinations.
Identifying whether movements in relative prices across countries reflect movements in relative markups or in relative costs is a key ingredient for the design of optimal exchange rate policy. Movements in relative prices of individual goods across countries that reflect changes in relative costs across locations are typically efficient, while movements in relative prices that reflect changes in relative markups across locations are typically inefficient (see e.g. Engel 2010). Hence, changes in exchange rates have very different normative implications in both models.
Nir Jaimovich and I (Burstein and Jaimovich 2009) take the challenge of documenting the role of pricing-to-market in accounting for the observed movements in international relative prices. We do so using detailed information on prices in Canada and the U.S. at the level of individual products. In particular, we use scanner data for the period 2004-2006 from a major retailer that sells primarily nondurable goods in multiple locations in Canada and the U.S. For each product, we observe the retailer’s purchase cost from the vendor, i.e. the wholesale price, in each location and over time. We also identify the country of production of individual products that are sold in Canada and the U.S. Under the assumption that goods produced in a common location and sold in multiple locations are subject to common percentage changes in the marginal cost, movements in relative prices across locations for these goods must arise from changes in relative markups. With this information, we can thus assess the extent to which movements in relative prices of individual products across locations reflect the practice of pricing-to-market by producers and wholesalers.
Our findings demonstrate that pricing-to-market plays an important role in accounting for movements in international relative prices. We show that movements in aggregate RERs, constructed by averaging changes in relative prices across countries (expressed in a common currency) over a large set of products sold in both Canada and the U.S., closely track the large rise in Canada-U.S. relative unit labor costs over our sample period (which are mainly accounted for by the appreciation of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar). For nontraded goods that are produced in each country and sold in both countries, these movements in aggregate RERs can simply reflect changes in relative costs across countries. However, the fact that this pattern holds as well for traded goods produced in a common location and sold in both countries implies that in response to the appreciation of Canada-U.S. labor costs, markups in Canada increase systematically relative to markups in the U.S.
Pricing-to-market does not stem, in a pure accounting sense, from large movements in nominal exchange rates and small movements in nominal prices in each country. Instead, nominal prices of individual products change frequently and by large magnitudes. Moreover, changes in international relative prices at the level of individual products, product-level RERs, are very large, roughly four times as volatile (at quarterly frequencies, excluding temporary price changes in each location) as the Canada-U.S. nominal exchange rate, even for traded goods. Hence, while cross-country differences in markups on average track movements in nominal exchange rates and relative labor costs, the idiosyncratic product-specific component of pricing-to-market is significant. We also show that the idiosyncratic and aggregate components of pricing-to-market are much more prevalent across countries than across regions within countries.
Our empirical findings relate to a recent and rapidly growing literature documenting the behavior of international relative prices for tradeable (but not necessarily traded) goods using detailed product-level information (see e.g. Crucini and Shintani 2008, Broda and Weinstein 2008, and Gopinath, Gourinchas, Hsieh, and Li 2010). Our empirical contribution is to measure the extent to which movements in relative prices of matched individual products across locations reflect pricing-to-market by producers and wholesalers, which can do because of two unique features of our data. First, by observing wholesale prices, we can more accurately measure movements in relative markups at the producer level than if we used retail prices, which contain a significant non-traded distribution component. Second, by using information on the country of production of individual products, we can identify goods that are actually traded, and infer changes in relative markups for these goods from observed movements in relative prices across locations. Fitzgerald and Haller (2008), like us, also find evidence of pricing-to-market by exporters in response to exchange rate movements using detailed firm-level data.
Our empirical findings raise some important questions: Why do relative markups systematically track movements in relative costs across countries, even if nominal prices of individual products change frequently and by large amounts? Why is pricing-to-market more prevalent across countries than within countries? Nir and I address these questions using a simple model of pricing-to-market and international trade with flexible prices (that extends my previous work, Atkeson and Burstein 2007, 2008). The international border plays an important role in our model by segmenting competitors across countries (more so than within countries), leading to the practice of pricing-to-market by exporters that optimally change their markup across locations (more so across countries than within countries) in response to idiosyncratic shocks and changes in aggregate relative labor costs.
Our model is highly stylized in order to gain analytical tractability and to help us identify key forces that can account for the observed movements in product-level and aggregate RERs. In doing so, we abstract from important industrial organization considerations (for models of incomplete pass-through that incorporate some of these considerations, see e.g. Goldberg and Hellerstein 2007 and Nakamura and Zerom 2010). An important question for future research is whether richer models of demand and market structure can give rise to idiosyncratic and aggregate movements in relative markups across locations (i.e. differences in pass-through across locations) like the ones observed in the data.
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Interview: Steven Davis on Labor Market Dynamics
Q&A Steven Davis on Labor Market Dynamics
Steven J. Davis is the William H. Abbott Professor of International Business and Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His interests cover employment outcomes, worker mobility, job loss, business dynamics, economic fluctuations, and national economic performance. He is also the editor of the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics. Davis’s RePEc/IDEAS entry.
EconomicDynamics: You have studied labor markets flows in the US extensively for a long time. In particular, you have identified regularities in job loss and job finding rates in recessions and recoveries. Is the recent recession looking similar to previous ones?
Steven Davis: In terms of labor market flows, the recent recession began much like previous US downturns: sharp spikes in job destruction, layoffs and the flow of job losers into unemployment plus a slow down in job creation, a drop in quits and a decline in the job-finding rate for unemployed workers. An important distinguishing feature of the recent downturn — apart from its severity — is the long, deep slide in the job-finding rate and its failure to rebound.As measured by the unemployment escape rate in the Current Population Survey, the job-finding rate has ranged from 19-23% per month since the middle of 2009. This is about half the rate from 2004 to 2007, and much lower than job-finding rates in previous US recessions. Quit rates also dropped dramatically relative to pre-recession levels. By these metrics, the US labor market has become much less fluid since the onset of the recent recession.
Employer-side measures of labor market flows tell a consistent story. They also suggest that recent developments have accentuated a secular decline in the fluidity of U.S. labor markets. Gross job creation rates in the BLS Business Employment Dynamics data are about 25% smaller in recent quarters than in the early 1990s. A similar downward drift since the early 1990s shows up in the rate at which businesses hire new employees. See my working paper with Jason Faberman and John Haltiwanger on “Labor Market Flows in the Cross Section and over Time.” Some of my other papers show that the rate of job reallocation across employers has been drifting down since the early 1980s, and since the late 1960s in the manufacturing sector.
ED: The unemployment rate in the US has doubled during the last recession, while the change has been much smaller in Europe. How can such a difference be explained?
SD: This is a great question but not one that I have studied carefully. An obvious point is that the United States entered the recession with a lower unemployment rate than most European countries. Still, even in terms of the additive change in the unemployment rate since 2007 or 2008, the United States fares poorly in comparison to many European countries.The contrast to Germany is particularly striking. According to OECD statistics, the German unemployment rate fell from 8.4% in 2007 to 6.8% in the six months through September 2010. The US unemployment rate rose by 5 percentage points over the same period. Several factors are in play here, but it is worth stressing that Germany and the United States experienced similar output growth over this period, with a somewhat deeper contraction in Germany followed by a somewhat stronger recovery in 2010. So the main source of the contrasting unemployment experiences does not rest on differences in output growth.
Public subsidies for short-time working arrangements muted German job losses in response to the recession. To my mind, these subsidy programs raise several important questions: First, how large a role did they play in stemming the rise of unemployment in Germany (and several other countries)? Second, under what circumstances are subsidies for short-time arrangements preferable to a US-style unemployment insurance program? Third, to what extent do short-time arrangements retard the productivity-enhancing reallocation of jobs, workers and capital? Fourth, will short-time subsidies be unwound in a timely manner, or will they evolve into a semi-permanent subsidy to employment and production in weak and declining sectors? The answer to the last question may turn on institutional and political factors that differ across countries.
While the role of short-time arrangements in US-European unemployment comparisons warrants careful study, there remains the big question of why job creation and hiring have failed to rebound more strongly in the United States. I have not seen a convincing analysis of this question. I suspect that many factors are working in the same direction: a diminished capacity and appetite for risk bearing as continuing legacies of the financial crisis; high levels of uncertainty about future taxes, business regulations, and the implementation of recent health care legislation; an expensive fiscal stimulus program that was not well designed to promote employment; and a monetary authority that has exhausted its capacity to push down short-term interest rates.
ED: Over the last decades, the volatility of GDP and the probability of job loss both decreased. They both increased significantly in this recession. Is there a link?
SD: Yes, I think there is a strong and rather straightforward link. To see why, consider a simple model in which individual employers are hit by common and idiosyncratic shocks to employment growth rates. The common shocks include technology shifts, tax code changes, monetary policy innovations, commodity supply disruptions, and so on. For simplicity, suppose the shocks are mutually uncorrelated. Now make two key assumptions: First, employers differ in their loadings on the common shocks, i.e., in their response coefficients. Second, the average cross-product of the employer-specific loadings is positive for each common shock. The first assumption has abundant empirical support. The second captures the well-known fact that aggregate fluctuations exhibit much positive co-movement across sectors, regions and firms.Now calculate the time-series variance of the aggregate employment growth rate and the cross-sectional mean of the employer-specific growth rate variances. These and related measures appear in empirical studies of aggregate and firm-level volatility. Given my two key assumptions, it is easy to show that the aggregate and firm-level volatility measures move in the same direction in response to a change in any one of the shock variances, provided that the employment shares and loadings are reasonably stable over time. Thus, for example, fewer commodity supply disruptions (“good luck”) or smaller monetary policy innovations (“better policy”) lead to declines in both aggregate and firm-level volatility.
My paper with several collaborators in the 2006 NBER Macroeconomics Annual sets forth this argument. We also show that the firm-level volatility of employment growth rates trended down from the early 1980s to 2001, in line with the declines in aggregate volatility stressed by the Great Moderation literature. The trend declines in firm volatility hold in every major industry sector of the US economy. My short paper on “The Decline of Job Loss and Why It Matters” considers several measures of job loss and shows that all of them trended downward during the Great Moderation period.
Getting back to the recent recession, high job-loss rates are one manifestation of high aggregate and firm-level volatility. When big negative shocks hit the economy, there is an increase in the volatility and cross-sectional dispersion of firm-level outcomes, and in job destruction and layoff rates. Big positive shocks can also raise volatility and dispersion, but they seem to occur less frequently or abruptly than big negative shocks. More important, it is much easier for workers to move between jobs with no intervening unemployment spell, or a relatively short one, in a booming economy.
ED: Labor market flow research has focused on the study of worker transitions. Only recently have flows on the establishment side been analyzed. Can we look at vacancies in a symmetric way to unemployment?
SD: Actually, research on employer-side flows goes back a long ways. Sumner Schlichter’s 1921 book on The Turnover of Factory Labor and Wladimir Woytinsky’s 1942 report on Three Aspects of Labor Market Dynamics are major early contributions. They remain well worth reading today. Katharine Abraham and others did important early work on job vacancies. And there is my work with Haltiwanger and Scott Schuh on job flows and much related work by others. There is also a great deal of interesting research on labor market flows in other countries, some of which exploits data on job vacancies.Still, it is true that employer-side measures of vacancies and worker flows have received comparatively little attention. That has begun to change, partly because of new data on job vacancies and establishment-side measures of hires, layoffs and quits in the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The JOLTS has been in production mode since December 2000, and it has been an eventful decade.
Faberman, Haltiwanger and I have begun to explore the relationship between job vacancies and new hires using JOLTS micro data. Our paper on “The Establishment-Level Behavior of Vacancies and Hiring” uses a simple model of daily hiring dynamics to identify the job-filling rate for vacant positions. The job-filling rate is the employer counterpart to the much-studied job-finding rate for unemployed workers. Textbook search and matching theories and standard matching function have strong implications for the behavior of the job-filling rate. These implications have not received much attention in previous research.
ED: This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics was attributed to pioneers of search theory, in particular in how it applies to the labor market. How has this theory helped us in understanding labor market flows?
SD: Theories of search and matching provide an explicit, coherent framework for analyzing labor market flows and their relationship to frictional unemployment. There are many excellent contributions in this area, and I will mention only a few.In their 1989 article on “The Beveridge Curve,” Olivier Blanchard and Peter Diamond use concepts from search and matching theory to organize their influential study of job flows, worker flows, unemployment and vacancies. Dale Mortensen and Chris Pissarides develop an equilibrium search theory of frictional unemployment in their famous 1994 paper on “Job Creation and Job Destruction in the Theory of Unemployment.” They use the theory to analyze the effects of aggregate and idiosyncratic shocks on job flows, vacancies and unemployment. In his 2005 AER paper, Rob Shimer shows that a closely related theory cannot readily account for the observed magnitudes of fluctuations in unemployment, vacancies and job-finding rates when wages are determined by a generalized Nash bargain. Shimer, Bob Hall and others have followed up on this observation in an active line of research on how wage-setting behavior affects hiring incentives and unemployment dynamics. In contrast to the focus on job creation and hiring incentives in the recent work by Hall and Shimer, Lars Ljungqvist and Tom Sargent put the spotlight on the incentives and skill evolution process of unemployed workers. See, for example, their 1998 JPE paper on “The European Unemployment Dilemma.” Michael Pries and Richard Rogerson use search theory to analyze the role of firing costs and wage compression in persistent US-European differences in unemployment durations, hiring incentives and labor market flows. See their 2005 JPE paper.
ED: And can our recent understanding of the labor market dynamics data fashion theory?
SD: Yes, definitely. Let me give you some examples drawn from my recent research. In our 2010 AEJ-Macro article, my coauthors and I show that secular declines in business volatility (measured various ways) account for much of the large decline in US unemployment flows and unemployment rates in the period from the early 1980s to the mid 2000s. A natural way to explain this finding with search models is to allow for a decline over time in the variance of idiosyncratic match-specific shocks. The evidence in our AEJ-Macro paper should encourage researchers to model the idiosyncratic shock variance as a time-varying object, especially in quantitative studies of labor market flows and frictional unemployment.My second example draws on recent work with Faberman and Haltiwanger. As I mentioned above, we use JOLTS data to recover the job-filling rate for vacant positions. We proceed to show that the job-filling rate rises very strongly with the gross hires rate in the cross section. As we discuss, the textbook equilibrium search theory of unemployment cannot replicate this finding. Surprisingly, this statement holds even when one extends the theory to incorporate variable recruiting intensity by employers with vacancies.
One way to reconcile the theory with the behavior of job-filling rates is to allow for variable recruiting intensity AND to drop the standard free-entry condition for job creation. The standard entry condition ensures that vacancies have zero asset value in equilibrium. Most search theories adopt this assumption because it simplifies the analysis of equilibrium. Our evidence indicates that the simplification comes at a fairly high cost. Another way to reconcile theory and evidence is to drop the random matching assumption in favor of directed search with wage posting. Directed search models can readily produce a positive relationship between job-filling rates and gross hires rates, as shown by Leo Kaas and Philipp Kircher in a recent working paper titled “Efficient Firm Dynamics in a Frictional Labor Market.”
My third example also draws on work with Faberman and Haltiwanger. We consider a generalized matching function with three arguments: unemployed workers, vacant job positions, and recruiting intensity per vacancy. When interpreted through the lens of this function, our evidence on job-filling rates implies that the standard matching function under predicts hires in a weak labor market and over predicts hires in a strong labor market. That is exactly the pattern we see in the ten-year period covered by JOLTS data. We proceed to use our micro-based evidence to put structure on the generalized matching function and to develop an index for recruiting intensity per vacancy. We think these objects will be useful in helping to guide future theoretical developments.
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SED: Letter from the President
Dear SED Members and Friends:
Our 2010 summer meeting in Montréal, Canada, was a big success and the Society is grateful to the many individuals whose hard work helped to ensure this success. Our thanks go out specifically to the program chairs, Mark Aguiar and Michèle Tertilt, and the local organizers, Rui Castro and Francisco Ruge-Murcia.
The 2011 meeting of the SED will be held in Ghent, Belgium, from July 7-9. Cristina Arellano and Philipp Kircher have agreed to serve as program chairs, and have already arranged for an outstanding slate of speakers plenary–Robert Barro from Harvard University, Douglas Gale from New York University, and John Kennan from the University of Wisconsin. The local coordinators for the conference are Gert Peersman, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh and Robert Kollmann. They are working hard to bring about another very successful meeting.
The 2012 meetings will be held in Cyprus. The team of local organizers includes Sofronis Clerides, Andros Kourtellos, Alex Michaelides, Chris Pissarides and Marios Zachariadis.
I would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate two long-time members of the Society–Dale Mortensen and Chris Pissarides–two of this year’s recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics. Both have been very active in the Society over the years, with each having been plenary speakers at earlier annual meetings, Dale having previously served as President and being one of the founding members of the Society, and as just noted above, Chris being one of the local organizers for the 2012 meetings in Cyprus. The research agenda that they initiated has long figured very prominently in the research presented at the annual meetings.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to thank some additional individuals for their service to the Society. First, I would like to thank Robert Lucas and Ed Prescott for their repeated willingness to participate in pre-conference events that play a large role in ensuring adequate funding for the annual meetings. Second, I would like to thank Gianluca Violante for his service as editor of RED. Finally, I would like to thank Ellen McGrattan and Christian Zimmermann, for their years of hard work as Treasurer and Secretary of the Society, respectively.
See you all in Ghent!
Richard Rogerson, President
Society for Economic Dynamics
Call for Papers, 2011 Meeting
Society for Economic Dynamics: Call for Papers, 2011 Meeting
The next annual meeting of the Society of Economic Dynamics will take place in Ghent, Belgium, from 7-9 July 2011. We are glad to announce keynote speeches by
Robert Barro, Harvard University
Douglas Gale, New York University
John Kennan, University of Wisconsin
You can now submit your paper for the conference using ConferenceMaker until February 15th, 2011. We are looking forward to many exciting submissions for the academic program!
Local information on Ghent including ease of transportation and local recreation have been compiled by the local organizers. All information on the conference can be accessed from the SED homepage.
We hope to see you next year in Ghent. Best wishes,
Cristina Arellano and Philipp Kircher
2011 SED Program Chairs
RED Mini-Conference Call for Papers
Mini-Conference Call for Papers: Misallocation and Productivity
The Review of Economic Dynamics is organizing a mini-conference on misallocation and productivity within the 2011 SED Meetings which will take place in Gent (Belgium) from 7 – 9 July 2011. Papers for the mini-conference are selected by Diego Restuccia of the University of Toronto and Richard Rogerson of Arizona State University. Submissions to the miniconference must be submitted simultaneously to the Review of Economic Dynamics for possible publication in a special issue of the journal. The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2011.
The organizers welcome submissions on the general theme of Misallocation and Productivity. Recent work in many different settings has suggested that productive resources are often not efficiently allocated across establishments. Moreover, the extent of this misallocation varies significantly across countries, and its effects on various aggregate outcomes and welfare can be substantial. Contexts of interest include, but are not limited to: macro, development, trade, labor, finance, and industrial organization. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: (1) Measuring the degree of misallocation. (2) Isolating the underlying sources of misallocation. (3) Assessing the consequences of misallocation for allocations and welfare.
Submissions to the mini-conference will be handled through the general submission process for the 2011 SED conference in Gent. To submit a paper to the mini-conference, please log into ConferenceMaker conference submission website, upload your paper and abstract and make sure to select the area RED Mini-conference. Next, proceed to the Review of Economic Dynamics submission website to submit the paper there as well. When you submit to the Review of Economic Dynamics, you must enclose a cover letter stating that the submission is intended for the RED Special Issue on “Misallocation and Productivity” and that your paper is not already submitted anywhere else.
Remark: Papers submitted to the mini-conference that do not make it onto the miniconference program will automatically be reconsidered for the overall SED program. It is therefore not necessary (and it is not possible) to submit the same paper twice in ConferenceMaker.
Book Review: Kocherlakota's New Dynamic Public Finance
The New Dynamic Public Finance
Narayana Kocherlakota
“New Dynamic Public Finance” is a term Narayana Kocherlakota coined for a plenary talk given at the 2004 Society for Economic Dynamics meeting, and the term stuck. It describes a theory of taxation that takes minimal restrictions on the instruments available for tax design and takes explicitly into account various uncertainties people face. It is therefore inherently forward-looking. Also, this theory is normative as it does not seek to understand why our current tax system is like it is.
The book is based on a series of lectures given in Toulouse that can be thought of as a graduate course on the topic. Thus, this supposes knowledge of dynamic methods in macroeconomics and is really appropriate as a second year PhD course or beyond. Beyond theory, it covers also some numerical applications of the theory. The research agenda is ambitious, and so are the implementations that sooner or later have to get down to concrete numbers.
The material is rather technical, but the reader who wants to just explore the topic should not be put off by this. Kocherlakota is careful to offer plenty of intuition along the way. The book starts with the classic Ramsey approach and shows how it may become problematic. Before expanding on it, some dynamic social contract theory is introduced. The core of the book is about dynamic optimal taxation and its various applications, in particular how the reciprocal Euler equation is important to characterize equilibria with private information where the standard Euler equation fails. The theory is then applied to two-period, infinitively-lived and overlapping-generation econonomies. The latter has become quite relevant as it allows to study intergenerational transfers and bequests and how taxes influences them. The book concludes with suggestions for further research.
The New Dynamic Public Finance was published in July 2010 by Princeton University Press.
Christian Zimmermann and Giovanni Luca Violante, Editors.
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Consider Toxicity Issues When Fall Grazing
With forage production abundant in most areas of North Dakota, producers may be using options to extend the grazing season, including stockpiled pasture, hay regrowth and warm- or cool-season annuals.
“It is important to consider grazing management and potential plant and animal health implications when evaluating options for fall grazing,” cautions Janna Block, Extension livestock systems specialist at North Dakota State University’s Hettinger Research Extension Center.
Bloat With Highly Digestible Forages
Bloat can occur any time that cattle are grazing large quantities of highly digestible forage. Gases produced through the fermentation of forage are trapped in the rumen, putting pressure on the lungs and nerves, which affects the animals’ breathing. Pastures that contain 50% or more legumes such as alfalfa or clover present a bloat risk, as do volunteer canola and small grains.
The incidence of bloat tends to be greater early in the day, following a rain or after a frost. The risk is greatest in the first three to five days after a killing frost, but the best option is to avoid grazing for at least a week. This risk will decrease after the top half of the plant has dried down. Best management practices include:
Ensuring that cattle are full of dry hay before allowing them to graze.
Delaying turnout until pastures are dry after dew or rain.
Monitoring animals every couple of hours after turnout.
If possible, provide cattle with access to other grazing, such as a permanent pasture. Providing a poloxalene block prior to and during grazing and placing hay bales in the field for grazing are additional management considerations.
Bloat also is a risk for cattle grazing crop aftermath or standing grain crops. High grain intake by cattle that have not been adapted properly can lead to bloat, founder or death. If volunteer grains matured to seed formation or mature grain is present in a field, grain overload from selective grazing could be a problem.
Block suggests producers scout fields before turning cattle out to determine how much grain is present, or consider using strip grazing to limit access and/or adapt cattle to grain a week or so prior to grazing to help manage this issue.
Grass Tetany
Grass tetany is a potentially fatal condition in beef cattle caused by a magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) deficiency combined with high levels of potassium (K). Although most producers associate grass tetany with grazing immature cool-season grasses in the early spring, cattle can be affected by tetany when consuming lush fall regrowth in grass pastures or annual cereal forages. This situation is less common in North Dakota because the mineral profile of fall regrowth is not exactly like new spring growth; however, being aware of the possibility of a problem in the fall is important.
Tetany also may occur during the winter, when cattle are consuming a diet based on grass, alfalfa or annual forages harvested for hay. Forages that contain less than 0.2% Mg and greater than 3% K represent a potential tetany risk.
Block recommends testing a representative sample (about 10% of the bales from each lot of forage) using a hay probe and submitting the samples for forage analysis.
“Challenging weather conditions during harvest could have a variety of negative implications on hay quality this year,” she notes. “Producers should consider laboratory analysis for crude protein, neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF) and mineral content at a minimum.”
To prevent tetany, producers should consider supplementing their cattle’s feed with a mineral containing 8% to 12% magnesium. Most mineral supplements contain magnesium oxide, which is unpalatable and may need to be mixed with grain or molasses to encourage consumption. If available, magnesium sulfate also is a good source and may be more palatable.
Other potential issues that can occur in cover crops and small grains include prussic acid poisoning, nitrate toxicity and sulfur toxicity (polioencephalomalacia or PEM). Brassicas in particular carry a high risk of multiple toxicities and should not constitute more than 70% of the diet. For more information about grazing cover crops, check out https://tinyurl.com/FallGrazingCoverCrops.
“It is important to understand that nitrates and prussic acid are two separate issues and are not directly related to each other,” Block says.
Prussic acid (also known as hydrogen cyanide or HCN) mainly is a concern with sorghums and sudangrass, while pearl and foxtail millet typically do not cause issues. Toxic levels most commonly are associated with frost because freezing ruptures the plant cells and releases cyanide gas.
After a killing frost, released HCN will dissipate within a week to 10 days. New growth from frosted or drought-stressed plants is palatable but also will be dangerously high in cyanide. Leave a stubble height of at least 6 inches and do not graze regrowth until it is 18 inches tall.
Nitrate-accumulating crops include small grains, millet, brassicas, corn, sorghum and sudangrass. Rangeland or pasture weeds such as pigweed, Russian thistle, lambsquarter and kochia also are nitrate accumulators. Reduced growth in annuals during the fall may slow conversion of soil nitrogen to protein and amino acids in the plant, causing high levels of nitrate to accumulate.
Dangerous levels of nitrate occur several days after a light frost but typically decrease within 10 to 14 days if conditions improve and the plant starts actively growing again. However, unlike prussic acid, nitrate levels do not decrease after a killing freeze. When plants die off, nitrogen uptake by roots will cease, but nitrate that is in the plant at that time will remain because no further photosynthesis will take place.
Most NDSU Extension offices offer a “Nitrate QuikTest” that can be used to determine presence or absence of nitrate prior to grazing or haying. For baled hay, the best option is to use a hay probe to collect samples and analyze them for nitrate content.
“A variety of options are available for extending the grazing season into the fall and making efficient use of available resources,” Block says. “Awareness of potential issues and attention to grazing management will minimize losses and optimize success. Contact your local NDSU Extension agent for more information about potential toxicity issues and grazing management strategies.”
Source: North Dakota State University
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NABDA enumerates advantages of Bt Cotton to Nigeria
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) has said that Biotech Cotton (Bt cotton) will impact Nigeria’s economy by increasing the growth of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The GM Bt Cotton is said to have failed in Burkina Faso, with farmers making claims from Monsanto Dr Rose Gidado, the Deputy Director, NABDA, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on ...
Scientific innovation may turn Australia’s arid land into green pasture
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Why farmers can’t access loans to boost agriculture – NIRSAL
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says that, despite agriculture loan opportunities, lack of structure along the value chain has remained a major challenge to farmers needing finance. Youths involved in farming. Photo credit: smeonline.biz Aliyu Abdulhameed, Managing Director of NIRSAL, made this made known at end of the 2019 Agriculture Summit Africa, organised by Sterling Bank ...
China to introduce environment friendly agrochemicals in Kenya
China plans to roll out environmental-friendly agrochemicals into the Kenyan market, an official said on Thursday, September 5, 2019. Use of agrochemical Dong Qingli, with China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), told a regional agricultural forum in Nairobi that China had developed new solutions that could effectively tackle local pests. This, he said, would go a long ...
Activists commend Museveni for second rejection of GMO bill
The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has commended Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, for his assertive stand on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, Museveni for the second time declined to sign a controversial genetic engineering regulatory bill into law, citing safety and security concerns. Museveni sent the bill back to parliament ...
Nigeria becomes first country to approve biotech cowpea, says report
Nigeria has made history by becoming the first country in the world to approve biotech cowpea, thereby adding a new biotech crop to the global biotech basket. Cowpea This is according to the Global Status of Commercialised Biotech/GM (Genetically Modified) Crops in 2018 (ISAAA Brief 54) and disclosed in a news release by the International Service for the Acquisition of ...
Biotechnology crops have contributed to global food security – Expert
Project Manager, African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), Dr Sylvester Oikeh, says biotechnology crops have great contribution to global food security, sustainability and climate change. WEMA Project Manager Dr. Sylvester Oikeh, evaluates the performance of conventional, drought-tolerant maize at a field demonstration plot Oikeh made this known in Ibadan on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the 32nd Annual International Conference of Biotechnology ...
Kenya to promote use of technology to boost food security
Kenya plans to promote the use of technology in agriculture in order to boost the country’s food security, a government official on Wednesday, August 15, 2019 said. A Kenyan farmer Jerome Ochieng, Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology, said this at a region forum in Nairobi. The African Policy Road Show forum was organised by the ...
Buhari assents to biosafety amendment bill amid commendation
Nigeria has expanded its biological technology space to accommodate evolving trends, thanks to a piece of legislation that recently received Presidential approval. President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019 Bill, which is essentially a modification to an existing regulation. The new law, according to the National Biosafety Management Agency ...
Nigeria’s progress in biotech gets accolades at New York event
Speakers at a science communication forum in New York have lauded Nigeria’s steady but significant progress in agricultural biotechnology especially the development of BT cowpea. Nigeria’s Patience Koku, Chief Executive of Replenish Farms, speaking at the event The event was hosted by the Cornell Alliance for Science (CAS), an advocacy group championing genetically engineered crops or GMOs around the world. ...
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Teach First Norway is a two-year development programme for newly-educated talents holding a science degree. The programme was established 10 years ago as a partnership between Oslo Education Agency, the University of Oslo and Equinor.
Our society is facing great challenges within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Teach First Norway will meet these challenges by working with talented M.Sc. graduates to become effective and inspiring teachers and leaders. Teach First candidates will be teaching STEM subjects at selected schools in Oslo. At the same time, they will receive formal teaching education (PPU) and leadership training.
(Norwegian language qualifications required)
Check out Teach First Norway's openings here
Finding tomorrow’s heroes, today
Since 2006, Equinor has supported talent development within sports, culture and education under the programme Heroes of Tomorrow. For years, we have been cheering on young people with the passion, will and capability to perform beyond the ordinary – on football fields, skiing arenas and cultural stages. With the energy challenges we continue to face, now and in the future, it is just as important to cheer on talents found in classrooms and study halls.
More than ever, we need bright minds who dare to think bigger, smarter and more innovatively about the future. We need to give the heroes of tomorrow the opportunity to learn and discover that math, science and technology forms the basis for solving many of the exciting challenges ahead of us.
At Equinor, we’re all about increasing interest in STEM subjects, so that more young people choose this branch of study later in life. Through our partnerships with Oslo Education Agency and the University of Oslo, we contribute to educate and develop courageous, confident and inspiring STEM teachers – because we believe in good role models and teachers to stir up interest in STEM amongst young people.
The Teach First Norway programme recruits new candidates every autumn from Equinor’s career pages. Please note that Norwegian language qualifications are required to be considered as candidate.
Oslo Education Agency is responsible for the programme, and all candidates are employed by Oslo municipality.
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The Trailer for It: Chapter 2 Is Still Scary As Hell
Just because you grow up doesn't mean that you stop getting scared.
By Justin Kirkland
Growing up comes with a lot of perks—unfortunately, being immune to the things that have scared you all your life isn't one of them. And that means Pennywise and all his terrifying iterations are coming back for seconds in the new trailer for It: Chapter 2. Bill Skarsgård returns as Pennywise, the horrifying, shape shifting entity that preys on your deepest fears.
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The trailer starts with Beverly (Jessica Chastain) returning to her childhood home in Derry, and naturally, Pennywise isn't far behind. As Mrs. Kersh, the creepy old woman inhabiting the house, says, "No one who dies here, ever really dies." Oh, good, thanks. The three-minute-long trailer sticks to basically one scene with Mrs. Kersh and Beverly, but it becomes pretty clear that Mrs. Kersh isn't someone worth trusting either, especially when Beverly clocks that her father worked for the circus... again, good, great, thanks.
The Losers Club reunites for a kickass reunion set in 2016 with a few more notches in their belts. Yeah, you don't stop being scared, but you find better ways to deal with it. In addition to Chastain, the film stars James McAvoy, Bill Hader, Jay Ryan, Isaiah Mustafa, James Ransone, and Andy Bean as the adult version of the Losers Club from back when. Don't worry about the kids though—the film will bounce back and forth between 2016 and 1989 because you're always a little bit like the person you were as a kid.
It: Chapter Two drops in theaters on September 6, but in the meantime, it's probably a good idea to keep a safe distance from sewer grates, just in case.
Justin Kirkland Justin Kirkland is a writer for Esquire, where he focuses on entertainment, television, and pop culture.
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Polyvore Drives More Social Traffic Than Pinterest and Twitter
“Discover, shop, and express your style” is the slogan for Polyvore, an online global community that has created over 80 million collage-like “sets,” designed to give everyone a voice in shaping trends and influencing purchases. While it may not be a household name yet, the social network drives disproportionate amounts of social revenue. At 20 percent, it drives more social traffic than Pinterest (15 percent) and four times that of Twitter (5 percent).
The only platform Polyvore has yet to beat is Facebook, which currently serves as a launching pad for 60 percent of social shopping, according to VentureBeat.
“Facebook’s audience is huge, so it’s not surprising that they drive a mass audience, with somewhat lower average spend, on retailer sites,” explains Diane Kegley, chief marketing officer of RichRelevance. “Pinterest and Polyvore attract a different shopper — in large part because of the user experience: those sites are very visual and engaging — and in many ways mimic a curated catalog experience with ensemble shopping.”
Polyvore is essentially like Pinterest, but is specifically focused on products that its community members may want to purchase. “Our savvy community is ahead of the curve, predicting trends before they hit the mainstream,” claims the About page.
“While Twitter-initiated social shopping sessions convert only .49 percent of the time, and Pinterest and Polyvore both convert around one percent of the time, Facebook converts social looky-loos to buyers 2.69 percent of the time, according to RichRelevance,” notes the article.
However, Polyvore’s average order value (AOV) is impressive: “While the AOV for Twitter is just under $60, and Facebook is just over $90, the average order value for a Pinterest shopping session is almost $200. Even that, however, pales before Polyvore, which drives average shopping carts with an astounding $383 value.”
“Brands and retailers tend to focus on the big three social networks — Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest, but we can’t overlook a site like Polyvore, [which] is driving double the average order value of Facebook,” said Kegley. “The consumers on Polyvore are in buying mode, and there is real value to retailers and brands when social consumers are in that mindset.”
For more information, check out the Polyvore site or download the iOS app.
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No justice for Toowoomba's shepherd
In John's gospel chapter 10 verses 1–10 , Jesus tells us who are the loved and protected sheep of his flock that there is a gate, a gatekeeper and a shepherd — and they are all there for our protection. We need to be suspicious about those who enter our lives in ways other than through the gate. Those who jump the fence may be coming to do us harm or to draw us away from the flock and from the one true shepherd.
As members of the Church we are blessed with gatekeepers who keep out false shepherds. We Christians are blessed to be led and guided by Jesus the one true shepherd who also describes himself as the gate — the gate through which we pass on our way to life with the Father. He is the way to truth, freedom, love and life.
As Catholics, we count ourselves blessed that we are part of the flock which has those especially commissioned to act as gatekeepers and shepherds in their roles as pope, bishop and priest. But none of these is any substitute for Jesus — the gate, gatekeeper and shepherd.
We Australian Catholics have just come through a very difficult couple of weeks as our bishops reflected on the forced retirement of one of their number, Bill Morris, the bishop of Toowoomba. Due to a lack of transparency in the Roman processes, we don't know the full truth about his removal from office. We probably never will. I have known Bill as priest and bishop for 30 years. He is a good man — no flash academic but the most down to earth pastoral guy you could meet.
His forced departure from Toowoomba has been some years in the coming. On Thursday, our bishops told us: 'The decision came at the end of a complex process which began 13 years ago and which ended in deadlock.'
You would think someone in the Church could have done something to resolve the deadlock in that time. Every social institution is of course fallible; so too is the Catholic Church. Our Church is not a democracy, and it does not pretend to be. Neither is it egalitarian. It is very hierarchical. And it usually does its dirty washing behind closed doors.
The Church is made up of members many of whom come from nations like ours where there are laws and processes which ensure transparency and natural justice. If someone is to be sacked, they expect to get a fair hearing. If a complaint against a citizen is to be upheld by someone in authority, the citizen has a right to know the case against them and a right to be heard. These expectations don't always translate readily to an ancient institution like the Catholic Church.
Morris was a popular bishop, but he nonetheless upset a minority of parishioners and a handful of priests some of whom sent regular complaints to Rome. US bishop Charles Chaput visited the diocese and submitted a report to Vatican authorities who then alleged that Morris's 18 years of pastoral leadership was flawed and defective.
That may have been Chaput's assessment. But we just don't know. Nor do we know the basis or evidence on which the assessment was made. Morris has never seen the report. Morris rightly claims to have been denied natural justice.
After Chaput's visit, all but three priests of the diocese wrote to Rome in support of Morris's pastoral leadership. So too did all the Pastoral Leaders and all members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council. Morris was told that he could not see the report and that he could meet with Pope Benedict only if he were first to submit his resignation. That surely put Benedict as well as Morris in an invidious position.
Overseeing a Queensland country diocese stretching from the Great Divide to the Northern Territory border, Morris knew he needed to provide for the day when there would be not enough priests to celebrate mass.
He wrote to the diocese in 2006 indicating that several responses 'have been discussed internationally, nationally and locally' including the ordination of women and the recognition of other churches' orders. He invited discussion while remaining 'committed to actively promoting vocations to the current celibate male priesthood and open to inviting priests from overseas'.
When quizzed by the media, he said he 'would ordain single or married women and married men if church policy changed'. So he was sacked, not for ordaining a woman or a married man — but for inviting a conversation about it!
On the day of his sacking, his consultors, the most senior priests of the diocese, said, 'In our view, Bishop Morris has not been treated fairly or respectfully. We find his removal profoundly disheartening. This judgment on his pastoral leadership stands in stark contrast to our lived experience of his ministry.'
This is a tragedy for anyone committed to the Church except for those like the chap who wrote on my Facebook: 'The guy was a cowboy, not a shepherd'. It's that sort of chap who probably started it all with complaints to Rome, behind closed doors. We need more shepherds in the light and fewer cowboys in the dark. Morris was a good shepherd even to those who acted as cowboys.
The bishops have told us that 'Bishop Morris's human qualities were never in question; nor is there any doubt about the contribution he has made to the life of the Church in Toowoomba and beyond.' They say, 'The Pope's decision was not a denial of the personal and pastoral gifts that Bishop Morris has brought to the episcopal ministry. Rather, it was judged that there were problems of doctrine and discipline, and we regret that these could not be resolved.'
They intend to raise questions with the Roman authorities when they make their ad limina visit to the Vatican in October this year. After 13 years, most of our bishops are still in the dark about key details of the Vatican's treatment of Bishop Morris.
The Executive of the Catholic Religious of Australia attended the recent meeting of the Australian Catholic Bishops. They have put the following questions to assist the bishops in their ongoing inquiries in Rome during their forthcoming ad limina visit. They have asked:
How can all in our Church be heard and empowered by our ecclesiastical leaders and processes when private and confidential opinions are given such importance?
How is the decreasing availability of Eucharist, 'the source and summit' of our lives' to be addressed into the future?
What do we say to the people who have lost an inspirational shepherd and pastor in a time of great need?
Having heard from their members working in the Toowoomba diocese, they have said, 'The majority of the Diocese saw Bishop Morris as outstanding in encouraging lay people to take up appropriate leadership in the local church and vigorous in promoting prayer and ecumenical dialogue. He has been tireless in moving our church and society forward in the difficult and sensitive area of professional standards in ministry.
'At a time when many good people in our country are feeling disengaged from the Church we so need Bishops who are first and foremost Pastors who like the Good Shepherd care for their people.'
Let's pray for the flock of Toowoomba and for their erstwhile shepherd Bill Morris. Let's pray for the gatekeepers in the Vatican and for our ultimate earthly shepherd Pope Benedict. Let's pray that the gate is kept open and that cowboys can be intercepted before they do further harm to the flock.
Let's pray for ourselves that we can maintain hope that our Church is the privileged place where we can expect to find gate, gatekeeper and shepherd working together in truth for our freedom, love and life to the full.
Fr Frank Brennan SJ is professor of law at the Public Policy Institute, Australian Catholic University and adjunct professor at the College of Law and the National Centre for Indigenous Studies, Australian National University.This text is from his homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter at Holy Trinity Parish, Curtin, ACT.
Topic tags: Frank Brennan, Bishop Bill Morris, Toowoomba, Charles Chaput
Helena Sweeney | 18 May 2011
Thank you for writing this article. You have been very insightful into how you worded this article.
Have the Bishop's and clergy of Australia thought of a way to 'take a stand' on this matter in active way that may get attention from the 'cowboys'?
Julia Trimboli | 18 May 2011
Thanks, Frank, for a clear articulation of the disappointment this event has triggered in so many of us who love the Church. Thanks, also, for words that encourage our continuing hope. It is not the first instance where natural justice has been denied within the Church; nor will it be the last: being both human and divine, the Church's brokenness is often all too evident. The challenge to our faith is not to be surprised into despair when it happens. As pilgrim people, we sometimes wander around and cross-over old tracks.
Anne Benjamin | 18 May 2011
Thank you Father Brennan. I wonder if Bishop Morris had been removed if he had served elsewhere in Australia? The Darling Downs is a very conservative area with 'ecclesiastical cowboys' thick on the ground, not only in the Roman Church, but throughout the denominations. It's the 'flat earth' approach to faith that has ended up 'burning' many clergy of many different denominations in the Darling Downs.
I'm a resident of the Downs and a clergyman (not Roman) and have seen it again and again. We hang our heads in shame. Bishop Morris did more for ecumenism in the Darling Downs than anyone. A wonderful pastoral man. I hope the best for him. He deserves it.
Keke | 18 May 2011
Thanks Frank. Courageous and correct.
Jim Fitzgerald - Franciscan | 18 May 2011
Thanks for a balanced non judgmental account of the resignation of Bishop Morris Natural justice appears to have been denied in the eyes of the laity{the church}With so much emphais on Human rights today it does seem that a more open approach to the situation would hvae been wiser and more in the interests of the Church and the Bishop Without the facts being released it leads to much misinformation being circulated re the media on a sometimes gullible society including Catholics
One positive appears to be the Australian Bishops statement and their resolve to address the situation on their visit to Rome Once again thanks for your words on the sad situation of Bishop Morris and look forward to hearing some answers to the Questions to be presented
pamela byrnes | 18 May 2011
Than you Frank. To an Australian Catholic lawyer, the denial of natural justice is clear. But there are two other breaches of principle in what the Vatican has done.
Bishop Morris was told, "Canon Law does not make provision for a process regarding bishops". Is there not implicit in that statement the proposition that the Vatican is not bound by any other than positive enacted law?. How ironic for the Catholic church, most of whose moral doctrines are founded on principles derived from the Natural Law! Is it suggested that they do not bind the Vatican? They are the more important precisely because of the absence of explicit Canon Law on the subject.
You advert to another fundamental defect in the way that the Vatican has dealt with Bishop Morris. That is that there is no official statement of reasons. How are our bishops, or indeed we ourselves, to know what not to do if there is no statement of precisely what Bishop Morris did or said that amounted to "problems of doctrine or discipline"?
Alan Hogan | 18 May 2011
Frank, as always there is a lot of wonderfully valuable stuff in your homily. But there's also, and, pardon me, because I say from my heart that I would never want to speak insultingly to you, too much of the traditional pussyfooting around the rule by fear that the "gatekeepers in the Vatican" maintain in order to control the minds of the faithful and to enforce obedience to an institution seen as they, and not the Church proclaimed in Vatican 2, sees it.
Intellectually, their reliance on a priori argument as against Bill Morris's argument from induction, is totally discredited. It comes down(and they must know it deep down) to a ruthless, if disguised, form of self interest. And as for our "ultimate earthly shepherd, Pope Benedict", he's still behaving like the "Wolf of Woytijla" that he was for so long. Until they are all forced to realise that invoking the worldly traditions of an institution to justify injustice and dishonesty is beneath contempt they won't change.
Joe Castley | 18 May 2011
i] All Australia knows why + Morris was sacked except Mr Allan Hogan and + mORRIS!!!! ii]+ Morris had 13 years of dialogue with 3 dicasteries and the Pope to catch on iii] I am sure he can watch tv and read media TELL + Morris reasons for dismissal are written on the pagellum- iv] Tell + Morris to read the rescript v] failing that all USA/UK knows!!! vi] finally a safe bet is to phone apostolic nuncio or president of ACBC or even Toowoomba branch of Hari Rrishna and of course if all that fails the local kindergarten can update him [resourcemento]
FATHER JOHN GEORGE | 18 May 2011
Vale Fr. Frank Brennan. The case is beautifully stated.
Trevor Fogarty | 18 May 2011
Thank you Frank and to those wonderful Shepherd’s who love Our Church. Yesterday I received a beautiful response from the Diocese of Toowoomba in response to an email of support which I sent to Bishop Bill Morris and the community of the Diocese of Toowoomba on 4th May. More importantly they made a request and I quote ...“He really appreciates your support and asks that you keep our diocese in your thoughts and prayers as we struggle through this very trying time”. In the past 24 hours I have been inspired to ask others to prayerfully support Bishop Morris and the communities of the Diocese of Toowoomba. Might I make one simple yet powerful suggestion? My simple idea is to place a permanent prayer, in the Prayers of the Faithful to be said at every Sunday Mass in every Church, Australia wide, on a permanent and ongoing basis in support of Bishop Bill Morris and the communities of the Diocese of Toowoomba. Imagine how powerful our combined prayers would be. It would be Our Prayer, the Prayer of the Faithful God Bless
Bernadette McPhee | 18 May 2011
I was in the congregation and was pleased to participate in the applause that followed this homily. This was something that I had never heard in an Australian Catholic Church. My only regret was that I was not the first to start clapping!
Peter Evans | 18 May 2011
Following your final two paragraphs, let us pray also for Archbishop Philip Wilson, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, who will have the delicate task of conveying adequately to the Pope and the Vatican officials, on the Bishops' ad limina visit to Rome later this year, just how dismayed and angry their actions in this affair have made us.
Since when is the Catholic Church a democracy.
And, does everyone think Jesus is asleep in the boat??
Michael | 18 May 2011
Alan Hogan your gratuitous assumption that 'we all' are upset at l'affaire Morris is badly in need of scientific research.
"off-the-cuff" surveys are on par with tea leaves reading[now passe with tea bags].
Frankly I am ecstatic at Rome's interventionism
p.s.[Being hemiplegic stroke paiient I am not even a "temple guard"]
Thank you again Frank for an insightful argument. Those who suport the Bishop's dismissal offend against charity.Would Jesus have done this act I wonder?
Gavin O'Brien | 18 May 2011
I said elsewhere, and I repeat it here; Jesus said: "You know that among the pagans their rulers lord it over them and their great men make their authority felt. THIS IS NOT TO HAPPEN AMONG YOU" (Matt., Mk. & Lk)
In the light of what has happened in Toowoomba, the idea that anyone in the Vatican can claim to represent the speaker of these words is ludicrous!
I deeply respect everything you have said here, Frank; but why do we as Catholics continue to co-operate with this great denial of the Christ by colluding with such power abuse from the Vatican. Surely the whole story of Jesus' struggle with the High Priests and other power brokers, and his words quoted above, are every bit as important as his expressed desire for unity. Rome needs to be confronted, not placated!
Karin | 18 May 2011
Thank you for speaking up . . not only are we left in the dark, we're been issued with ear plugs too. The days of denying adult Catholics the right to discuss and question should be well and truly over. For some reason, it seems the cowboys get a very good hearing with the hierarchy ... WHY?
Glen Avard | 19 May 2011
Your comment 'I have known Bill as priest and bishop for 30 years. He is a good man — no flash academic but the most down to earth pastoral guy you could meet.'
Funny you know Peter was a fisherman, Christ a carpenter. Theologians are like the definition of experts. X... an unknown quantity! There is a quote in management areas, "Never appoint an assistant who has skills over yours!"
Bills skills on the ground would far outweigh those of an ordinary man in a far off country who listens to advisors with aspirations of their own. Did not Christ tell Peter that he would find himself (the church) being led where he did not want to go???
Maat | 22 May 2011
I fully support Pope and Rome. Seems to a big issue in Australia that Bishop that trying to raise dicussion about topics there are officially against Church Magiterium has been asked to retired earlier. This process took several years (since 2006 as per this article) to complete so I belive all pros and cons of this decision hs benn taken into consideration. There was also visitation of the parish which give Bihop a possibly to prove his good work. Thanks God there is no demoracy in the Church and there is someone taking control of it even in far Queensland. Its been like this for long time and hopefully it will be like this for many more years. This Article is saying about "some people wrote to pope" I am gald for those people who notice unpropers Bishop teachings and report it to Rome. God Bless the Pope!
Matt | 29 May 2011
Dear Father. Thank you for a wonderful letter,but,I like most Catholics remain so confused and so irritated by an apparent "lack of fair play"...The end never justifies the means,I believe is an old Jesuit saying.
john m costigan | 30 May 2011
Thank you Frank! An honest look at the facts.
Will the Church implode before we have transparency?
Perhaps that is the only way the Holy Spirit has left,working with Rome
leo kane | 30 May 2011
Thank you Frank! An honest look at the facts. Will the Church implode before we have transparency? Perhaps that is the only way the Holy Spirit has left,working with Rome
The Catholic Church's administration is again shown to be too much about preserving its own power rather living up to the principles of Christianity. The hierarchical, non- transparent processes need to go - but unfortunately those presently in power are unwilling to depart from them. It wd thus appear that those who care about the Church being relevant can only reform it from the outside. I wd therefore suggest we need to set up something along the lines of a Democratic Catholic Church based on the first principles of Christianity. Given the digital age, perhaps an electronic forum on this subject may be a good place to start?
Frank Ross | 30 May 2011
Fr Frank Brennan's S.J. article is by far the fairest,most honest and accurate assessment of only the facts that have been revealed on the forced retirement, in place of the resignation, of Most Rev.Bishop William Morris D.D. One would expect only this from a highly experiences and respected trained lawyer and Jesuit Priest.
Nearly all other comments I have read seem to be full of personal bias and inaccurate half statements of facts, or half-truths as critics wish to see them.
Lots of people seem to be "casting the first stone", so many of these same people must think they are "without sin." themselves. Didn't Jesus teach us something about that? and removing the "log in one's own eye."
Thank God for Bishop Morris who had the courage of his own convictions to live by his own conscience and to pastorally lead his diocese given him by Pope (Blessed) John Paul11 as honestly as he could for eighteen years.
May he blossom in retirement.
Fr Tyrone Deere
(retired Priest of Toowoomba and Cairns Diocese.)1972-
Fr Tyrone Deere | 30 May 2011
Thank you for your very insightful article on Bishop Morris. It is acts like this by the Vatican that that create division, and point the finger of non Catholic. I love my church at a grassroots/parish level. I’m afraid I take little or no notice of the hierarchy, they have very little meaning or relevance for me. So often they seem to be teaching the opposite to what Christ taught! Or so it seems to me.
Judy | 31 May 2011
In an article on Cath News dated 30 May I was surprised to read that the article stated that Bishop Morris is not a team player. I have worked as his secretary for 13 years and I would dispute this as he is a team player, a team builder and community builder. If you are part of our diocese you would know the many and varied organisations and agencies that he has woven in the tapestry that forms the Diocese of Toowoomba. The article also states that we are a divided diocese. Such rot! The huge majority of the people in our diocese are united and are still grieving together. The small majority that aren’t united unfortunately have the voice.
Josephine Rice | 31 May 2011
"'The decision came at the end of a complex process which began 13 years ago and which ended in deadlock.' You would think someone in the Church could have done something to resolve the deadlock in that time."
Yes, indeed - Bishop Morris could have done something to resolve it. For instance, issuing a pastoral letter correcting his earlier reported comments and upholding the teaching of the Church.
"The Church is made up of members many of whom come from nations like ours where there are laws and processes which ensure transparency and natural justice. ... These expectations don't always translate readily to an ancient institution like the Catholic Church."
Ever heard of Cabinet secrecy?
"...he said he 'would ordain single or married women and married men if church policy changed'. So he was sacked, not for ordaining a woman or a married man — but for inviting a conversation about it!"
The comments quoted are not inviting a conversation. These are at best a scandalous prevarication suggesting that the impossibility of female ordination is merely a changeable Church policy. It is not. It is infallible teaching. It is not 'pastoral' to publicly flirt with error and potentially mislead souls.
Mark P | 01 June 2011
Thank you. However I am horrified by Cardinal George Pell's comments in Cath News May 29 2011. Article titled "Bishop Morris sacking 'a tragedy' but Rome was patient" Clearly the Australian Bishops do not the appetite to challenge Rome on this. Just for the record Pell does not speak for me or the people of Toowoomba.
Tim Ford | 02 June 2011
Very sad to note Bishop Bill’s comment about Archbishop Chaput’s visit on the ABC Compass program: “It was very a personable relationship. He asked me certain questions, I responded to that. But overall the 3½ days he was there I drove him around a certain section of the diocese. I was going to take him right out to Quilpie but he said it was too far to go. And basically he was more interested in seeing kangaroos and emus than he was anything else. So I got him to see kangaroos and emus too.” Sad, because it was from the pastoral perspective of remote places like Quilpie that Bill was raising the acute pastoral and ecclesiological questions.
Frank Brennan SJ | 07 June 2011
Yes Frank , despite his access to 747 jets etc ,Chaput did not have the time to go to the likes of Quilpie or Thargamindah .It is not time he lacks but Wisdom to know he should be a present day Paul (who did not hesitate to slowly travel to the most remote regions of their known world ) Most of all he gave much teaching & even more encouragement to the community leaders there regardless of gender .Priscilla comes to mind as one outstanding example of this.Sadly Chaput is more intent on spreading the word of Ratzinger rather than the Word Of God .
John Kersh | 13 June 2011
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The Parsnip Ship presents THE FLORA AND FAUNA by Alyson Mead
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Mon, September 30, 2019
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
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Directed by: Blayze Teicher
Musical Guest: Diana DiCostanzo
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About THE FLORA AND FAUNA:
Ginnie and Adele have been friends for decades, helping each other navigate through life’s twists and turns. But when an inescapable event arises, they’re forced to confront the dark secret of how they met, and deal with forces trying to separate them in a way they never thought possible. The Flora and Fauna is a modern, #MeToo-inflected drama about unconditional love, loss, and the lengths we’d go to for one another. In order to move forward, sometimes you’ve got to go back.
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Alyson Mead studied at Yale, the Slade School of Art in London, NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and with iO West, UCB and Tectonic Theatre Project. Her plays include THE FLORA AND FAUNA (Princess Grace Award finalist, Henley-Rose Award winner, Bridge Initiative New Work winner, American Stage’s 21st Century Voices winner, Apollo Theater Chicago, The Tank, WAM Theatre, Magnolia Theatre, Cherry Lane Theatre, Capital Rep NEXT ACT! New Play Summit, Project Playwright semi-finalist), THE PULSE PROJECT (Steppenwolf, Emerald Theatre, Stage Q), THE QUALITY OF MERCY (Urban Stages Emerging Playwright Award finalist, Bay Area Playwrights Festival semi-finalist, Elephant Theatre, Skylight Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Winterfest), THE HONOR SYSTEM (Cimientos/IATI Theater finalist, Manhattan Theatre Works’ Newborn Festival semi-finalist, Pasadena Playhouse), THE FLOWER (Kenneth Branagh Award for New Dramatic Writing finalist, NEWvember New Plays Festival finalist, Rough Writers New Play Fest), STORIES WE TELL AROUND THE FIRE (National Winter Playwrights Retreat workshop) and PUNK ROCK MOM (Venus Theatre), among others. Alyson was awarded residencies and fellowships through Ragdale, Marble House Project, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland, La Porte Peinte, Can Serrat and the Women’s International Study Center, among others, and her work has been developed and commissioned by Kenyon Playwrights Conference, Playwrights Center San Francisco, 360repco, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the 365 Women a Year Playwriting Project. She’s published by Original Works Publishing and Smith & Kraus, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Ammunition Theatre’s Writing Workshop, the Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Playwriting Unit and the Los Angeles Female Playwrights Initiative.
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Carol Kirkwood’s disappearing act reveals perils of green screen
Carol Kirkwood
BBC Breakfast star Carol Kirkwood demonstrated the perils of a green screen when her green dress caused her body to disappear from view.
The weather presenter appeared as a floating head and hands as her body vanished into a map of the UK shown behind her.
In a video shared on Twitter, she said: “And this is why we don’t wear green against a green screen, you look like you’ve just got hands, it’s very Halloween.
This is why we don’t wear green in front of the green screen 😂😂😂xxx @BBCBreakfast pic.twitter.com/LJNQ4LKkPs
— Carol Kirkwood (@carolkirkwood) October 23, 2019
“But watch what happens when I change the background.”
Kirkwood then changed the projection to show herself in a green dress standing in front of a green screen.
Fans were tickled by the trick, with one replying: “That looks like a Halloween weather report in the making!”
Another said: “That may come in handy one day.”
Another joked: “Carolflage instead of camouflage!”
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International Ex-Muslim Coalition
Join 17 March rally for free expression on Campus and 30 April conference on Sharia Law, Legal Pluralism and Access to Justice
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As you know, Islamists are often free to speak at universities whilst those of us providing a progressive counter-narrative are repeatedly denied or restricted from speaking. We are wrongly accused of Islamophobia and “incitement to hatred” when we are in fact challenging the Islamists’ hatred of apostates, women, Muslim dissenters and others. Warwick University Student Union, for example, initially barred our spokesperson, Maryam Namazie, from speaking to the Atheist Society using these very accusations.
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Clearly, the National Union of Students’ no platforming and safe space policies are being used to restrict the free expression of an increasing number of feminists and rights campaigners, including Julie Bindel, Peter Tatchell and Kate Smurthwaite.
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Crosland Moor
Baby had brain haemorrhage and fractured ribs after being shaken by mum
Beata Krafczyk was under 'immense pressure' and could not cope, a court heard
Stephanie FinneganCourt reporter
Former couple David Malek and Beata Krafczyk leave Kirklees Magistrates' Court
A stay-at-home mum who shook one of her two crying babies as she was struggling to cope with them has avoided jail.
Beata Krafczyk, of Church Avenue in Crosland Moor , Huddersfield, shook her seven-month-old son twice in one day while her then-partner was at work.
The baby, who cannot be named for legal reasons , suffered a brain haemorrhage , a haemorrhage to an eye, three fractures to his ribs and a fracture to his wrist.
The incident happened sometime between December 5, 2017 and January 18 last year.
Alisha Kaye, prosecuting, said the baby's parents were concerned about his head being disproportionate to his body in December 2017 and a health visitor became concerned at their next appointment on January 18, 2018.
During two appointments at Calderdale Royal Hospital in February 2018, a scan showed that the baby had a bleed on the brain and another examination showed a single hemorrhage in his left eye.
He was kept in hospital and further tests showed a fracture to his left wrist and three fractured ribs, the latter of which were healing.
Leeds Crown Court heard the injuries indicated a 'severe, repetitive, rotational acceleration and deceleration movement or severe impact to his head'.
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The 25-year-old said she had no idea what caused the head injuries and was arrested on February 21, 2018.
In her first police interview, she said the baby's father Dawid Malek said he fell out of a swing while he was in his care.
In her next interview, she made no comment when asked about the rib injuries.
In September 2018, Krafczyk told police she wanted to tell the truth.
She said the baby had been 'crying and crying', possibly due to teething, when she shook him and put him in the cot.
Krafczyk said she spent the next hour or so going up and downstairs between her son and her 16-month-old daughter who was also crying.
Around an hour later she shook her son again and let him go several inches above the mattress.
This time, she said she 'immediately realised what she had done was wrong' and left the room to calm down.
She said she then cuddled the baby to sleep and he seemed fine.
She claimed she did not realise his injuries could be from that incident and did not think she was responsible for the fractures.
Speaking about the child's head being disproportionate to his body, Judge Tom Bayliss QC said: "The child had a problem anyway. She then delayed having that treated in order to hide this."
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The children were fostered by Krafczyk's sister but were returned to their father on December 21 last year and Krafczyk currently has three hours of supervised contact with her children per day.
The boy is still under the care of the medical team but is now walking and making progress.
Krafczyk, who has no previous convictions, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm last month.
In a victim personal statement, Mr Malek, 33, said he had been in a relationship with Krafczyk for four years and was happy.
But he said she was suffering from depression due to having to cope with two small children on her own while he was at work and worrying about her mother who is ill in Poland.
He also said the children miss their mother and he is very hopeful that the family will be reunited.
Charlotte Rimmer, mitigating, said: "She was under immense pressure with very young children who she was having to tend to for long hours for six days a week with limited support from her partner and she simply could not cope.
"What she should have done was ask for help.
"It's a cruel irony that she now has all the help in the world but does not have unsupervised access to her children."
She added that Krafczyk's sister previously lived with the family and their mother is sick in Poland.
Sentencing, the judge said: "Little children are not easy to deal with and as a parent your love should make any difficulties go away.
"It is clear to me that the pressure of two little children was too much for you to bear.
"It was a terrible thing that you did."
Krafczyk was sentenced to one year and eight months' imprisonment, suspended for two years, and ordered to complete a 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
She cried in the dock throughout the hearing.
The judge formally entered a not guilty verdict in respect of a child cruelty charge in relation to the same incident.
Leeds Crown Court
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Global search ends! Meet the English dairy farmer heading to Sark Island
News15 Oct 2019
By Chris McCullough
An English dairy farmer and his family have been chosen to be the new dairy farmers on the island of Sark, which is located just off the north west coast of France.
English dairy farmer heading to island of Sark as global search ends
A global hunt for a new dairy farmer was launched earlier this year as the resident dairy farmer was retiring and the island’s 500 residents plus thousands of annual visitors needed a new supply of fresh milk and cream.
Interest in taking up the post came from as far away as the United States, Cyprus and New Zealand to more locally from the Isle of Lewis off Scotland.
That adventurous farmer taking up the post is Jason Salisbury and his wife Katharine who currently run a herd of pedigree Guernsey cows on Whitegate Farm near Suffolk.
The couple and their children have a wealth of experience in producing dairy products as they already make their own award winning Suffolk cheeses from their own top quality Guernsey cow milk.
As the existing dairy farm on Sark needed extensive modernisation, plans are afoot to construct a new state of the art dairy on a green field site on the island.
Sark Island is one of the Channel Islands measuring only 3.5 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. It relies on tourism and agriculture to support its economy. It has no cars, no paved roads, no street lighting and almost no pollution but does attract over 50,000 visitors each year fed by a number of eateries that need milk.
It is anticipated that the new dairy will be in operation by early 2021 when the residents will be able to sample home produced milk, via a vending machine, and cream again. Initial plans are to start the groundwork this Autumn.
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A trust has been set up to project manage the building of the new dairy which will include an education section where the local and visiting children can learn about milk production.
Back in 2017 existing dairy farmer Chris Nightingale decided to retire and sold his herd as continuing to farm on that site was impossible due to problems with land tenure and old equipment.
Now the newly formed Sark Community Dairy Trust has been set up and 40 acres of land has been donated by the island’s Seigneur Christopher Beaumont on which to build the new dairy.
The trust will fund and own the dairy and lease it to the new farmers who will operate it as tenants. The Salisburys will also import 16 in calf Guernsey cows and heifers from Guernsey to Sark in early 2021 to calve around April or May. Neighbouring farmers will also grow feed crops for the dairy herd.
Katharine said: “We will continue to manage our Suffolk farm and cheese making enterprise from Sark and have hired a farm manager from Northern Ireland to look after the daily running of the farm and the existing staff and customers.”
Future plans for the dairy on Sark include the construction of an abattoir to produce meat and a facility to produce cheese.
Half of the £400,000 that the trust intends to raise by appeal for the project has already been pledged.
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Vaccination helps kick-start drastic lameness reduction
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Lameness has always been a focus for Welsh sheep producer Rhidian Glyn since starting out in 2008 with just under three hectares (7.5 acres) and 15 ewes.
Rhidian Gyln slowly built up his sheep business until 2014, when he and wife Elen secured the opportunity to take on a 212-hectare (530-acre) hill farm at Talywern, near Machynlleth, on a 10-year tenancy.
Rhiwgriafol Farm now carries 900 improved Welsh ewes and 280 replacement ewe lambs on what is 93ha (230 acres) of improved grassland, plus 117ha (290 acres) of unimproved rough grazing and 6ha (15 acres) of woodland. The Glyns also contract rear about 220 dairy heifers each year.
Rhidian says: “We took on the tenancy and bought the sheep which were on-farm, but also inherited some flock lameness issues. The previous shepherd had been trying hard to get on top of the problem, including footbathing weekly.
“As soon as we arrived, my first step was to turn every sheep over and, after consulting our vet, immediately treated any which were lame, appropriately with antibiotics.”
Initially, the aggressive treatment policy seemed to keep lameness in check, but every three months or so, the problem would flare up again.
Rhidian says: “We were literally limping along, then in September 2016 we experienced a major outbreak of lameness, with footrot and CODD both being diagnosed.
“It was then I knew we had to take drastic action and put a plan in place to eradicate the problem once and for all.”
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It was through involvement as a Farming Connect demonstration farm and reading the farming press that Rhidian first became more aware of the five-point sheep lameness reduction plan.
He says: “I had heard about the five-point plan, but I hadn’t implemented it. Frankly, the crisis situation we faced really meant it was time to give it a go.”
Rhidian started by gathering all the sheep and anything which was even slightly lame was split off into an isolation group.
He says: “They were all diagnosed by the vet and treated appropriately immediately before being sent back out to grass, albeit still in isolation.
“Two weeks later, they were brought back in and any which were still lame were retreated. After another two weeks, those which had recovered were returned to the main flock and those which were still lame were earmarked for culling.”
This helped break the re-infection cycle, but to help build immunity, Rhidian also vaccinated all ewes against footrot.
He says: “After vaccination, the improvement was quite startling.
“Before we vaccinated, about 13 per cent of ewes were lame, but shortly after the first injection when I gathered sheep again just before tupping, incidence was down to only 3 per cent.
“It seems the initial vaccination really did boost their immunity. I was pretty impressed. We now vaccinate routinely about four weeks before peak disease risk periods, such as housing for lambing.”
Rhidian says culling has been the hardest element of the fivepoint plan to implement. He says: “Any sheep which is a repeat offender will go. You can cope with it when a ewe is quite old, but if it is a ewe lamb or relatively young ewe, it is much harder to make the call, but you have to if you want to eradicate the problem.
“Fortunately, as we are a closed flock – apart from buying-in the occasional tup, which are quarantined – the chance of re-introducing foot infections is being minimised.
“I am now optimistic we will be fine as long as we keep vaccinating. Our pens and handling area are very good too, with plenty of sound hard standing area, which is very easy to keep clean.”
Rhidian says he is delighted to have found a sustainable solution to his flock lameness problem: “Fortunately, the ewes are looking great this year, which is down to good condition scoring, better feeding management and sound feet.”
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_The state of Alaska sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Monday, seeking to reverse his decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
Gov. Sarah Palin and other state officials fear a listing will cripple offshore oil and gas development in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in Alaska's northern waters, which provide prime habitat for the only polar bears under U.S. jurisdiction.
"We believe that the Service's decision to list the polar bear was not based on the best scientific and commercial data available," Palin said in announcing the lawsuit.
Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity, the lead author of the petition that led to the listing . . . called the lawsuit "completely ridiculous and a waste of the court's time."_
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Argentina blocks Telecom Italia sale, Fintech to appeal
Argentina's telecoms regulator AFTIC has blocked plans by Telecom Italia to sell its indirect stake in Telecom Argentina to Fintech for a total of $960 million (€846 million), saying the investment firm had demonstrated neither "experience nor expertise" to run the local operator.
Telecom Italia said it acknowledged the decision taken by the regulator, and noted that Fintech had indicated that it planned to appeal against the decision.
Before the start of the process, Telecom Italia held 68 per cent stake of Sofora, which in turn has a 51 per cent stake in Nortel Inversora, the investment vehicle holding 55 per cent in Telecom Argentina.
It signed the original sale agreement with Fintech in November 2013, but was forced to amend the deal after the Argentine regulator consistently failed to approve it. Under the amended terms, Telecom Italia agreed to transfer just 17 per cent of Sofora to Fintech in October 2014, with the remainder to be sold once it had received regulatory approval for the full sale.
If they fail to close the transaction by April 2017, Telecom Italia has a six-month option to buy back the 17 per cent already sold and attempt to sell the remaining 51 per cent to a third party. Fintech had guaranteed that the Italian operator must receive at least $630.6 million for the deal.
If a sale to a different investor is not completed by the end of October 2019, Fintech will have to pay $175 million to Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia will still have six months to buy back the minority stake.
The sale of the stake in Telecom Argentina forms part of a €4 billion ($4.5 billion) plan outlined by CEO Marco Patuano to help the company cut debt and improve its domestic network assets. The operator is under pressure to improve its financial standing after its credit rating was reduced to junk status in 2013. Its net debt stood at €27 billion at the mid-year point.
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Rampant Real bury 10-man Spurs
Emmanuel Adebayor of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his second goal during the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Tottenham Hotspur at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday in Spain. (GETTY)
Published Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Real Madrid returned to their ruthless best on Tuesday when Emmanuel Adebayor struck twice in a 4-0 drubbing of 10-man Tottenham Hotspur as the Spanish giants seized control of their Champions League quarter-final.
Real, making their first appearance in the last eight since 2004, strolled past debutants Spurs after the 15th-minute dismissal of England striker Peter Crouch gave the home side’s quest for a 10th European Cup crown a major boost.
Jose Mourinho’s side were already 1-0 up when Crouch earned a second booking after Adebayor had outjumped his marker at a fourth-minute corner and sent a downward header goalwards that neither keeper Heurelho Gomes nor Luka Modric on the line could keep out.
The Togo striker, on loan from Manchester City, added a second header in the 57th minute before Angel Di Maria scored the best goal of the night with a powerful shot into the top corner in the 72nd.
Cristiano Ronaldo completed the rout in the closing stages with a fine volley from a Kaka cross as Real bounced back in style after Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat by La Liga strugglers Sporting Gijon.
“Eleven against 10 at this level is mission impossible,” said Mourinho who won the Champions League with Inter Milan last season and with Porto in 2004.
“I think Spurs will try everything in the second leg,” the Portuguese told reporters. “They have belief and White Hart Lane is not an easy place to play.
“They will fight for sure. I know the mentality of English teams and their fans. We haven’t lost yet in this season’s Champions League so we’ll try to get a positive result in London.”
Adebayor, who had a spell with Tottenham’s north London rivals Arsenal before joining City, has now scored 10 times against Spurs and was given a rapturous ovation when he was replaced by Gonzalo Higuain in the 75th minute.
A giant flag reading “To the final, let’s go Madrid” and covering almost the entire first tier of the stands on one side of the stadium was unfurled before kickoff at the Bernabeu and Real began the game at a blistering tempo.
Around 3,000 Spurs fans high up in the stands were initially in excellent voice but their hopes of a surprise result in the Spanish capital were effectively dashed within a quarter of an hour.
After Adebayor had opened the scoring, Crouch lunged at Sergio Ramos in the eighth minute and was sent off after a similar challenge on Marcelo seven minutes later.
“I am disappointed. That was all we needed, going down to 10 men so early,” said Spurs manager Harry Redknapp. “He (Crouch) shouldn’t take that chance to make it a red card.”
Redknapp’s plans were disrupted moments before kickoff when winger Aaron Lennon was forced to withdraw due to illness.
On the other flank Welsh international Gareth Bale, returning from injury, was the only real threat for the visitors.
He dashed on to a long ball on the half hour and left Ramos in his wake before sending an angled shot into the side netting in what was Tottenham’s best chance of the game.
After Crouch’s dismissal former Real favourite Rafael van der Vaart laboured alone up front until halftime and substitute Jermain Defoe performed the same thankless task in the second period.
The hosts laid siege to the Spurs goal for most of the second half and Adebayor forced a fine save from Gomes with another header in the 66th minute as Real produced a slew of chances.
“We have a very good advantage and I am sure we can progress,” said Ronaldo after making his comeback from injury. “But we can’t underestimate them because anything can happen in football.”
Redknapp said his players would do all they could to try to turn the tie around on April 13.
“We’re at home so we’ll give it a go,” he said. “It’s not over until it’s over but we’ve got a mountain to climb.”
The winners will play 2009 champions Barcelona or Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine in the semifinals.
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Enigmatic US director claims Cannes glory
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Example-driven Insecurity Illustrates Need for WAF
Learning online is big. Especially for those who self-identify as a developer. If you take a peek at Stack Overflow’s annual developer survey (in which they get tens of thousands of responses) you’ll find a good portion of developers that are not formally trained:
Among current professional developers globally, 76.5% of respondents said they had a bachelor’s degree or higher, such as a Master’s degree or equivalent.
20.9% said they had majored in other fields such as business, the social sciences, natural sciences, non-computer engineering, or the arts.
Of current professional developers, 32% said their formal education was not very important or not important at all to their career success. This is not entirely surprising given that 90% of developers overall consider themselves at least somewhat self-taught: a formal degree is only one aspect of their education, and so much of their practical day-to-day work depends on their company’s individual tech stack decisions.
Note the highlighted portion from the survey results. I could write a thesis on why this is true, but suffice to say that when I was studying for my bachelor’s, I wrote in Pascal, C++, and LISP. My first real dev job required C/C++, so I was good there. But later I was required to learn Java. And SQL. I didn’t go back to school to do that. I turned to books and help files and whatever other documentation I could get my hands on. Self-taught is the norm whether you’re formally educated or not, because technology changes and professionals don’t have the time to go back to school just to learn a new language or framework.
This is not uncommon at all, for any of us, I suspect. We don’t go back to school to learn a new CLI or API. We don’t sign up for a new degree just to learn Python or Node.js. We turn to books and content on the Internet, to communities, and we rely heavily on “example code.”
I still rely on blogs and documentation, not just from our own engineers and architects, but other folks, too. Because signing up for a Ph.D now isn’t really going to help learn me* the ins and outs of the Express framework or JQuery.
It’s no surprise then that network engineers and operations (who, being the party of the first part of the second wave of DevOps, shall henceforth be known as NetOps) are also likely to turn to the same types of materials to obtain those skills they need to be proficient with the tools and technologies required. That’s scripting languages and APIs, for those just tuning in. And they, too, will no doubt copy and paste their hearts out as they become familiar with the language and systems beginning to automate the production pipeline.
And so we come to the reason I write today. Example code.
There’s a lot of it. And it’s good code, don’t walk away thinking I am unappreciative or don’t value example code. It’s an invaluable resource for anyone trying to learn new languages and APIs. What I am going to growl about is that there’s a disconnect between the example code and security that needs to be addressed. Because as we’re teaching new folks to code, we should also be instilling in them at least an awareness of security, rather than blatantly ignoring it.
I say this because app security is not – repeat NOT – optional. I could throw stat after stat after stat but I hope at this point I’m preaching to the choir. App security is not optional, and it is important to promulgate that attitude until it’s viewed as part and parcel to development. Not just apps, mind you, but the scripts and systems driving automation at the fingertips of DevOps and NetOps.
I present as the source of my angst this example.
The code itself is beautiful. Really. Well formatted, nice spacing. Readable. I love this code. Except the part that completely violates Security Rule Zero.
THOU SHALT NOT TRUST USER INPUT. EVER.
I’m disappointed that there’s not even a head nod to the need to sanitize the input. Not in the comments nor in the article’s text. The code just passes on “username” to another function with nary a concern that it might contain malicious content.
But Lori, obviously this code is meant to illustrate implementation of some thing that isn’t designed to actually go into production. It’s not a risk.
That is not the point. The point is that if we continue to teach folks to code we ought to at least make an attempt to teach them to do it securely. To mention it as routinely as one points out to developers new to C/C++ that if you don’t allocate memory to a pointer before accessing it, it’s going to crash.
I could fill blog after blog with examples of how security and the SDLC is given lip-service but when it comes down to brass-tacks and teaching folks to code, it’s suddenly alone in a corner with an SEP (somebody else’s problem) field around it.
This is just another reason why web application firewalls are a critical component to any app security strategy. Organizations need a fire break between user input and the apps that blindly accept it as legitimate to avoid becoming the latest victim of a lengthy list of app security holes.
Because as much as we like to talk about securing code, when we actually teach it to others we don’t walk the walk. We need to be more aware of this lack of attention to security – even in example code, because that’s where developers (and increasingly NetOps) learn – but until we start doing it, we need security solutions like WAF to fill in the gaps left by insecure code.
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“I think he will be much stronger at 35,” Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe told Boxing Scene. “I think he is at a point where he can make 35 and he can still make 30. Tank is in the driver’s seat with anything that he is doing. Each and every one of his fights are events. It kind of reminds me of back in the late 80’s – Mike Tyson – where you just line the guys up and it doesn’t matter who he fought. Again, Tank is of the mindset that he wants to fight the top guys out there and I think all that happens.”
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Toronto Review/Video Blog: Frédéric Jardin's Amazing 'Sleepless Night'
Holy crap the Midnight Madness line-up this year at the Toronto Film Festival is incredible (for the most part)! The other midnight film, besides The Raid, that I caught without knowing what I was about to even see and ended up loving is a French action-thriller called Sleepless Night (or Nuit Blanche in French). It's directed by a filmmaker named Frédéric Jardin and stars up-and-coming actor Tomer Sisley as a cop, but it's one of those surprising "that was AMAZING" discoveries that I cannot wait to tell everyone about. It's an intense, edge-of-your-seat film that mostly takes place inside/around one massive Parisian nightclub.
Sleepless Night pulls from Taken, with a story about a cop named Vincent (played by Sisley), whose son gets taken by a drug lord that runs a huge nightclub in Paris called Le Tarmac. It starts out with a car chase action scene on the streets of Paris, as Vincent and another cop are trying to steal drugs to make some extra money, but things go wrong and the mobster they stole from wants his drugs back, so he takes his son. So Vincent takes the bag of cocaine to the club, but is pursued by an internal investigator, other mobsters, and the drug lord who wants his stash. The plot keeps twisting as it moves on and the story progress in and out of the club, while Vincent tries to stay alive and save his son, whom he loves dearly. And that's just the start.
I have so much to say about this film, but if you're interested in hearing our reactions first-hand, Peter from SlashFilm and Jordan from The Film Stage and I recorded a video blog immediately after our screening because we loved it so much and wanted to express our thoughts right away. Watch our full video blog here:
Different from The Raid, Sleepless Night isn't exactly an all-out action film, it's a contained thriller that uses genius storytelling and screenwriting, as well intimate cinematography, to ramp up the intensity and keep the audience guessing. Vincent, the cop, is even smarter than the audience, setting up moments that tie in later, while the plot takes unexpected turns, meaning he has to keep thinking as well. It's one of those great films that will energize viewers, ramped up by the edge-of-your-seat excitement. And to make things even more riveting, Vincent is injured by a knife early on, and is running around with a deep wound that's getting worse every minute. It's such an awesome setup and execution, all around, I totally loved every minute of it.
Not only is Frédéric Jardin a name to watch for, but actor Tomer Sisley is the real stand out, delivering a performance that reminded me of how impressed I was with Tahar Rahim in Un Prophete, another French film that blew me away when I first saw it. I highly suggest seeking out Sleepless Night as soon as possible, even if you're not normally a fan of French films, it's that amazing. I already want to watch it again and I've been telling everyone at TIFF about it already. It's incredibly intense, exciting, extremely well-made, well shot, stars a cast of fantastic actors, and is an exciting French gem I didn't see coming, but have fallen in love with since. I couldn't be happier to have stumbled across it and will be mentioning it as much as I can.
Alex's Toronto Rating: 9 out of 10
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Finally Fiesta-time!
January 15th, 2013 March 16, 2012 by The Flying Dutchman
If you want a small hot hatch, a fast supermini, the outstanding offer on the market has been steadily growing in the last decade. It seems like the Renault Clio RS – and its predecessors tracing back to the Williams edition of the early and mid-nineties model – has always been there. But nowadays there’s also the option to pick a Polo GTI (who’s forefather is really the Golf GTI of old) and its brothers the Fabia RS and Ibiza FR, Abarth Punto Evo, MiTo QV, Vauxhall Corsa VXR (or Opel Corsa OPC if you’re on the European side of the pond), Audi A1 Quattro, DS3 Racing and Mini John Cooper Works. I might have missed one or two. And in addition there’s a bunch of “warm hatches” that include the Suzuki Swift Sport and, not long ago, the 207 GTI that will be followed up next year by a successor that’s once again properly hot, the 208 GTI. But wait, where’s Ford?!
Been wondering that for so long now. Before the introduction of the current model, the Mark VI, Ford used to sell an ST version of the Mark V. Did about 150 bhp standard and some obscure upgrade sold through dealers could bring that up to over 180 bhp. All they are currently offering is a luke-warm 120 bhp gasoline edition. There have been reports about it having been overtaken by snails with ADHD.
Then came the Geneva Car Show of 2012 and Ford pulled a much-expected rabbit out of its top hat: a new Fiesta ST, finally! Some 180 bhp, lowered suspension and a nifty piece of engineering called Torque Vectoring Control (TVC) to keep the individual wheels from slipping while accelerating out of a corner. The big fiesta isn’t starting straight away though, as those interested in this bottom-feeding piece of shout-y aggression will have to wait until 2013 to be able to place their orders. But man is this good news! For Ford too, to be honest, as they were looking a bit like a kid being pushed around.
Their retaliation definitely isn’t mild. They run right over most of the competition when it comes to making a statement about the car’s potential with its looks. Large, razor-bladed alloy wheels, a big mouth that would be feeding on Mercs and Bimmers of lesser potential had the car been a bit bigger and lipstick red – the type that screams for male attention – upholstery.
There’s no reason to doubt this will be a regularly spotted hooligan on the roads from 2013.
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Lesotho first lady wanted by police in death probe of prime minister's former wife
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Police in Lesotho on Tuesday were searching for the country's first lady for questioning in the 2017 killing of the prime minister's former wife, while the police commissioner said the "noose" was tightening around the prime minister and those close to him as an investigation continues.
The killing of Lipolelo Thabane occurred two days before Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s inauguration for a second term in the tiny southern African nation, and two years after a court ruled that Lipolelo was the lawful first lady and entitled to benefits.
Thomas Thabane married his current wife some two months after Lipolelo was killed. Neither the prime minister nor his wife, Maesaiah, have commented publicly on allegations of their involvement in the murder.
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Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Motsoahae Thabane's wife Maesaiah Thabane is in hiding from the police, who want to question her over the June 14, 2017 killing of Thabane's former wife Lipolelo. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Police on Friday obtained an arrest warrant for the first lady after she didn't report to them. Police Superintendent Mpiti Mopeli on Tuesday said officers had no idea where she might be.
More details were expected later Tuesday when the High Court was set to hear her application seeking the cancellation of the arrest warrant.
On Wednesday, the High Court is expected to hear Police Commissioner Holomo Molibeli's application to stop the prime minister from advising Lesotho's King Letsie III from sending the police official into early retirement.
Molibeli said the prime minister wants him out in a bid to stop the murder investigation and recommend a new commissioner “to immunise himself from criminal investigations and prosecution, thus thwarting the rule of law.”
The police commissioner in recent weeks successfully challenged efforts by the prime minister to send him into suspension and forced leave.
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52 Ancestors - Week 243: #368 Jonathan Oatley (1689-1755) of Washington County, Rhode Island
Jonathan Oatley (1689 - 1755) is #368 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandfather, who married #369 Deliverance --?-- (about 1700-1734) in about 1726 in Rhode Island.
I am descended through:
* their son, #184 Benedict Oatley (1732-1821) who married #185 Elizabeth Ladd (1735-1814) in 1755.
* their son #92 Joseph Oatley (1756 - 1815) who married #93 Mary Hazard (1765-1857) in 1781.
* their son #46 Jonathan Oatley (1791-1872), who married #47 Amy Champlin (1798-1865) in 1813.
* their daughter #23 Amy Oatley (1826-1864), who married #22 Henry Arnold White (1824-1885) in 1844.
* their daughter #11 Julia E. White (1848-1913) who married #10 Thomas Richmond (1848-1917) in 1868.
* their daughter #5 Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962) who married #4 Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942) in 1900.
* their son #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) married #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) in 1942.
* their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)
1) PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Name: Jonathan Oatley[1]
* Alternate Name: Jonathan Otley[2]
* Alternate Name: Jonathan Oatly[3]
* Sex: Male
* Father: Jonathan Otley (1660- )
* Mother: Rebecca Salmon (1663- )
2) INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Birth: before 19 January 1689, Holborn, Middlesex, England[1–2]
* Christening: 19 January 1689 (after age 0), St. Andrew's, Holborn, Middlesex, England[1–2]
* Death: before 8 September 1755 (before age 66), South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1,3]
* Probate: 8 September 1755 (after age 66), will proved, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1,3]
3) SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
* Spouse 1. Deliverance --?-- (1700-1734)
* Marriage 1: before 1726 (before about age 37), Rhode Island, United States[1]
** Child 1: Samuel Oatley (1726-1794)
** Child 2: Rebecca Oatley (1728-1806)
** Child 3: Rhoda Oatley (1730-1757)
** Child 4: Benedict Oatley (1732-1821)
* Spouse 2: Mary --?-- (1702-1786)
* Marriage 2: before 1737 (before about age 48), probably South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States[1]
** Child 5: Jonathan Oatley (1737- )
** Child 6: Joseph Oatley (1739- )
4) NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
The Oatley Family Association of Providence, Rhode Island published The Oatley Family in
America and their Descendants in 1969-70[1]. The sketch for Jonathan Oatley includes: Jonathan "Otley" was baptized on 6 January 1689 in the Parish of Holborn, Middlesex, England,
probably the son of Jonathan and Rebecca Otley [Oatley] of London. The Oatley family tradition is
that Jonathan came from London[1].
Nothing is known about Jonathan's immigration to Rhode Island. Jonathan was a tailor by trade[1]. On 2 August 1729, Jonathan Oatley received a deed from Jeremiah Wilson of South Kingstown,
Rhode Island for "one acre of land bounded on the north by a highway and bounded on the east,
south and west by property of Jeremiah Wilson", for thirty pounds. The property is now on the
corner of Broad Rock and Saugatucket Roads in South Kingstown. The Oatley homestead was
built there, and a broken foundation measuring 18 by 20 feet with a pile of bricks was visible in
1970[1]. The mother of the children of Jonathan Oatley is not positively known. One record indicates that
he married a Deliverance Cleveland, who apparently died in 1734. It is assumed that she was the
mother of the first four children[1], all recorded in South Kingstown: * Samuel Oatley (1726-1794), married 1771 Abigail Nichols (1737-1787). * Rebecca Oatley (1728-1806), married 1745 Michael Champlin (1723-1786). * Rhoda Oatley (1730-1757), married 1750 Ephraim Drake (1730-????). * Benedict Oatley (1732-1821), married 1755 Elizabeth Ladd (1735-1814). Jonathan Oatley married his second wife, Mary --?-- (1702-1786), and she was probably the mother
of the last two children[1], both recorded in South Kingstown: * Jonathan Oatley (1737-????). * Joseph Oatley (1739-????). Jonathan Oatley was admitted a freeman of South Kingstown on 5 May 1747(1). He was active in
civic affairs in South Kingstown, serving as a juror of an early murder trial on the first Tuesday of
April, 1751[1]. Jonathan Oatley died before 8 September 1755, when his will was proved in the South Kingstown
Town Council. He died testate, having written a will on 25 July 1755, less than two months before
his death[1,3]. The will reads: "In the Name of God amen, I, Jonathan Oatly of South Kingstown in the County of Kings County in
the Colony of Rhode Island &c. yeoman being sick & weak of Body but of a sound mind & in perfect
memory Do make & ordain this my last Will & Testament That is to say principally & first of all I
commend my soul into the Hand of God who gave & my Body to the Earth to buried in decent
Christian manner according to the Discretion of my Executor herein after named my just Debts &
funeral charges being first paid by my said Executor, I give devise and bequeath of my Worldly
Estate in the following manner & Form. "Imprimis - I give & bequeath unto my well beloved wife Mary Oatly, my large black chest and all
that part of my Household Stuff which she brought with her to me together with all my stock without
Doors & any part of my House she shall incline to Improve for & During the Time of her
widowhood. I likewise give her the sum of Fifty Pounds in Bills of publick Credit to be paid her
by my sd Executor in Two years after my decease. "Item - I give & devise unto my beloved son Samuel Oatley the sum of Five Pounds in Bills of
Credit to be paid by my said Executor within two years after my decease. "Item - I give & Devise unto my beloved son Benedict Oatly all my Housing & Homestead
Bounded Northerly on an Highway Easterly & Southerly on land of Joseph Torry & Westerly
on land of James Willson. To him his heirs and assigns forever, He paying to his mother in law
& his Brother Samuel the legacies before mentioned and given, and all my Just Debts also I
bequeath to him my great Bible. "Item - I give & bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Rebecca Champlin the one half of all my
Household goods not herein disposed of to her mother, to her, Her Heirs and assigns for ever I
likewise give her the use & improvement of the other half Solong as Ephraim Drake (my
daughter Rhoda's Husband) shall live at whose decease the one Half as aforesaid I give &
bequeath unto my beloved daughter Rhoda Drake her Heirs & assigns. But it is to be understood
& my will is that my daughter Rebecca (before any division is to be made) shall have one
Feather Bed & Beding. "Item - I give and bequeath unto my two sons Samuel and Benedict all my wearing apparel and
what Cloath is in the House not made into any garment to be Equally divided Between Them --
and my Will is that all my Books not herein before disposed of be equally divided between my
said Wife and my said son Benedict. "Lastly, I do hereby constitute, ordain & appoint my Beloved son Benedict Oatly Sole Executor
of this my Last Will and Testament Revoking & disanulling all former Wills and Testaments by
me heretofore made Ratifying and Confirming this and this only to be my Last. In witness
Whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Twentyeth Day of July Anno the Domini
one Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty five. Jonathan Oatly {seal} "Signed, sealed, published, pronounced, & declared by the said Jonathan Oatly to be his Last Will & Testament in presence of us the subscribers. Latham Clarke Martha Clarke William Steward." On 8 September 1755, Latham Clarke and Martha Clarke personally appeared before the Town
Council and declared under oath that they witnessed Jonathan Oatley of South Kingstown deceased
sign, seal and declare the above to be his last will and testament and signed as witnesses to the act[3].
An inventory of the personal estate of Jonathan Oatly, late of South Kingstown, deceased, was
taken by Latham Clarke and Benjamin Rodman, as shown by his executor Benedict Oatly and
his widow Mary Oatly. The inventory of the personal estate, in two columns over two pages of
the records, totalled 559 pounds, 12 shillings, 1 pence. The inventory was approved by the Town
Council on 12 January 1756, and recorded by the clerk on 15 January 1756[3]. The mention of Benedict Oatly's mother-in-law refers to Benedict's step-mother, the present wife
of Jonathan Oatley. The burial place of Jonathan and his two wives are not known - they may have been buried on the
family farm in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
5) SOURCES
1. Harry J. Oatley, The Oatley Family in America and Their Descendants (Providence, R.I. : The Oatley Family Association, 1970), Pages 19-24, Jonathan Oatley sketch.
2. "English Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," indexed database, FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org), St. Andrew's, Holborn, England, Jonathan Otley entry.
3. South Kingston (R.I.) Town Clerk, "Town Council Records, 1704-1943," (South Kingston, R.I.), Family History Library (Salt Lake City, Utah), on 8 microfilm reels, Volume 5, Pages 25-27, will of Jonathan Oatley, accessed on FHL Microfilm 0,931,834.
NOTE: In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog. I have extended this theme in 2018 to 260 Ancestors in 260 Weeks.
The URL for this post is: https://www.geneamusings.com/2018/09/52-ancestors-week-243-368-jonathan.html
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Labels: 52 Ancestors, Biographies, My genealogy research, New England, Oatley Family, Richmond/White Research
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Osu is located at about 3km east of the Central Business District, Accra. The Cantonments road from Lakko road to the Danquah roundabout is popularly known as the Osu Oxford Street in its likeness to UK’s hotspot, the Oxford Street. And as many as people frequent the place, the streets’ popularity grew.
The Osu Oxford Street is one of the busiest streets in Accra, especially at night. Osu, though small, houses a lot of people from various parts of the country and the world. Osu never sleeps, from dusk to the break of dawn, there are so many activities that satisfies whatever need and reason you visit with.
There is something at Osu for everyone, regardless of your age hence, as busy as it sounds so it is. From the various shopping centers, business centers, banks, cafés, salons for your hair and beauty needs, hospitals, boutiques, local pubs and chopbars (local name for places where Ghanaian dishes are sold), restaurants and many more… for your maximum pleasure.
Do you love music, from slow jazz to the Ghanaian highlife or you like to get your dancing shoes on to groove to some hiplife or hip-hop then the place to be is Osu. Are you reserved and like to be indoors, or all out for the outdoors and roof tops, then in Osu there are loads of places you can choose from. Places like Lizzy’s, Monsoon lounge, Hemingway Bar Casino and Lounge and the attention grabbing spot with loud music Eyes Right and many more to satisfy your special need.
Where are all the food lovers, do not feel left out at all, try taking a walk from Danquah circle along the street to have a feel of variety this place offers. This street makes you hungry and practically leaves you indecisive as to what you want.
Are you looking for good food, then search no more, the streets in Osu have got it all, from every junction to intersection, on both ends of the roads or even side by side each other there is a food outlet to choose from, is it Thai food, Chinese, French dishes, Italian and our very own Ghanaian dishes. Do you love BBQ, mouthwatering burgers and sandwiches, pizza, ice creams and smoothies, salads you name it, then try places like Planet Kebab, Cedars Restaurant, Rina’s, Heritage Indian Restaurant, Smoothys, Papaye, Frankies, Tiptop Chinese Restaurants and many many more.
It is also worth mentioning that Osu has various hotels and apartments for people who would love to lodge in the center of it all such as Urbano Hotel, Central Hotel, Frankies Hotel, Blue Royal Hotel Casino Gold Hotel and many more, therefore, visiting expats do not have to worry about lodging problems.
The Oxford Street Mall stands tall right in the heart of the Oxford Street and draws a lot of attention to it. The Mall has restaurants, anchor shops, cinemas, banks, casinos etc. Some of its leading tenants include, MTN, Shoprite, and Unibank among others. The Mall also has a 24/7 underground car park and is yet to be fully completed with a 132 room hotel currently still under construction.
You cannot talk about Osu and leave out the most remarkable thing about it. What is this thing, it is the number of Kiosks along the streets where proudly made-in Ghana African wears and artifacts are showcased on sale both day and night. So regardless the time you are at Osu, if you leave without purchasing anything to serve as a return souvenir then you really were not at Osu.
When all is said and done, it begins all over again the next day. Osu never sleeps, and most definitely has something for everyone and every lifestyle. Step out today for your pleasure, leisure and relax
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Accueil > Actualités & Publications > Turkey | Crowdfunding 101 for Turkish capital markets: a brief introduction to the crowdfunding communiqué
Arpat Şenocak
Turkey | Crowdfunding 101 for Turkish capital markets: a brief introduction to the crowdfunding communiqué
Client Alert | Banking & Finance | Turkey
In 2017, the amendments made to the Capital Markets Code No. 6362 formed the statutory basis of crowdfunding, creating an alternative funding method for start-ups. The Communiqué on Equity-Based Crowdfunding (the "Communiqué") prepared by the Capital Markets Board (“CMB”) took effect following its publication in the Official Gazette dated 3 October 2019.
This Client Alert summerises key points introduced by the new Communiqué on equity-based crowdfunding (donations/grant-based or reward-based crowdfunding are not regulated).
INCORPORATION OF PLATFORMS
Only those platforms authorised and listed by the CMB may carry out crowdfunding activities. To be listed by CMB, crowdfunding platforms are required to meet a certain number of conditions:
Platforms shall be incorporated as joint stock companies (participating banks and broadly authorised intermediary institutions may also be able to mediate crowdfunding if they meet the conditions set forth in the Communiqué), with a paid-in share capital (issued as registered shares) of at least TRY 1,000,000.
The platform's trade name shall contain the wording "Crowdfunding Platform", and its articles of association shall indicate that the company solely engages in crowdfunding activities, consisting in the collection of funds from the public through an equity crowdfunding platform; and monitoring and auditing whether the collected funds have been used in line with the announced purposes of funding a project or a venture capital company. This being said, platforms are also allowed to provide consultancy services to "Individual Entrepreneurs" or "Start-up Companies" (both terms are defined below; throughout the remainder of this client alert, "Start-ups" will be the only term used for both).
The members of board of directors (at least 3 members) and shareholders must meet a number of eligibility conditions set further under the Communiqué. The board of directors shall prepare and approve the platform's conflict of interest policy.
The platform's board shall establish an investment committee to review and approve the applications. In order to ensure transparency and fairness, the investment committee shall determine an assessment policy.
Moreover, internal audit, risk management, accounting, operational units and IT infrastructure must be established and relevant personnel must be employed by the platform. The platform shall conclude an agreement with Central Registry Agency ("MKK") and the custodian firm (Emanet Yetkilisi, in Turkish) (either Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank (Takasbank) or any other licensed portfolio depository entities), and its IT infrastructure shall be aligned with the IT systems of the same. Potential investors and entrepreneurs will be able to communicate with each other by way of such IT infrastructure.
Save for the activities which shall be exclusively performed by the board of directors and investment committee, platforms shall be allowed to obtain support services from third party experts. Such outsourcing shall not, however, exonerate the platform from its liabilities as regards capital markets legislation.
Any share transfer shall be notified to the CMB, together with the documents evidencing that new shareholders also meet the requirements set forth under the Communiqué within 5 business days from the completion of the share transfer. Any share transfer not made in accordance with the Communiqué shall not be registered in the share ledger (otherwise such registration would be deemed invalid).
It is also worth mentioning that crowdfunding platforms established abroad have been left outside the scope of the Communiqué. However, if (i) such foreign platforms establish a workplace in Turkey; (ii) launch a website in Turkish; or (iii) conduct direct or indirect advertising and marketing activities in Turkey; their activities shall be deemed as targeting Turkish residents (as defined in Decree No.32 on the Protection of the Value of Turkish Currency) and the provisions of this Communiqué shall be applicable to such crowdfunding platforms established abroad.
Please click on the PDF file below to read the full Client Alert.
In compliance with Turkish bar regulations, opinions relating to Turkish law matters that are included in this client alert have been issued by Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Avukatlık Ortaklığı, a Turkish law firm acting as correspondent firm of Gide Loyrette Nouel in Turkey.
This client alert is not intended to constitute legal advice and should not be taken as a recommendation to take action or withhold from taking action.
Gide-ODS Turkey Client Alert | Banking & Finance | Crowdfunding | October 2019
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Joseph Ganci, Award Winning Author And Keynote Speaker, Transforms Old Testament Revelations Into Entertaining And Enlightening Modern-Day Revelations
Posted on October 8, 2018 October 8, 2018 by Don Mccauley
Ganci combines Old Testament revelations with modern-day revelation to provide audiences with a unique, emotionally charged experience.
In Joseph Ganci’s innovative and highly praised novel, ‘Gideon The Sound and the Glory,’ book lovers find themselves in the very midst of ancient conflicts, only to be swept away with an entirely fresh perspective on mystical teachings found in scripture – now living lessons – filled with action and adventure.
Ganci brings this innovative approach to his keynote speaking engagements. His stage performance is equally captivating when presenting to groups and organizations via Skype, audio or video. In these appearances, he demonstrates that the Bible is much more than just dry history; it can also be riveting and widely entertaining. In both his book and in his speaking engagements, he manages to bring the Bible to life in ways that are both vivid and inspiring. His goal is to entertain, motivate and enlighten.
Ganci pierces the veil with a penetrating vision of long-held Bible mysteries that are far and away daring and unusual. He works within a framework of an engaging and dramatized fiction that, while exceedingly rich in detail, remains faithful to uphold spiritual principles. He bases his work on three primary pillars:
* The rock-solid cornerstone is historical biblical geography.
* The creative arch is revelatory in its timing and issues.
* The research is concrete, firmly rooted in customs, languages, and traditions.
Mysteries long hidden in ancient shadows now leap to life blazing unto the pages of revelations. Details that link passages, peoples, and places are the most exciting part of the storytelling process. Details give possibilities a firm foundation as bones give form and strength to living flesh. Details long since lost or misunderstood, now ring out, giving texture, breath, and color to long-forgotten gems of perception resurrected from ruins, dust, and ashes.
Ganci believes that Old Testament revelations are the Word of God. At the same time, that many needful details remained buried until the information age of discovery made them obvious and visible to the naked eye. These insights create a middle ground of understanding. As a dedicated and highly motivated researcher, he proposes there are many undiscovered nuggets of spiritual gold in the original manuscripts. He shines a new light on ancient texts and removes the black or white argument of the all-or-nothing question of modern-day revelations. He is adept at untangling the philosophical and theological human-made knots. And he gives us an opportunity to take a fresh look at what some consider to be foregone conclusions.
Readers of ‘Gideon The Sound And The Glory’ will learn about the Jewish Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, the mysterious Golden Ephod, how, and why, David found himself at his battle with Goliath, and much, much more. This work illuminates the dark corners of scripture while engaging readers in a gripping narrative.
Joseph Ganci was recently chosen as one of ’50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading’ in the 2017 Book Awards. ‘Gideon: The Sound and the Glory’ has received rave reviews from readers and reviewers alike. A recent reviewer stated, “Joseph Ganci’s prose is arresting, peppered with fantastic imagery and succinct descriptions of plot, characters, and setting. The themes are masterfully created, and they are woven into the story in a way that allows the reader to enjoy both the inspiration the story offers and the accompanying action. The book explores powerful spiritual and political themes, capturing the conflicts and the dynamics of life within the community of God’s chosen people. Gideon: The Sound and the Glory will appeal to fans of political thrillers, adventure, and conflict-driven stories laced with intense action.” Other reviewers have used phrases such as “riveting,” “amazing” “deftly crafted” and “highly recommended.”
Ganci has also announced he will make his book available as a fundraising tool for like-minded associations and charities. Donors can receive an eBook version of ‘Gideon’ in exchange for a donation to a worthy cause. For more details, contact Joseph via email.
Joseph Ganci is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at joseph@gideonsglory.com. ‘Gideon: The Sound and the Glory’ is available in both print, eBook, and a superb, ethnically correct audio narration, all from online retailers.
More information regarding speaking engagements, including sample video interviews, is available at Ganci’s website at https://www.gideonsglory.com/speaking/.
About Joseph Ganci:
Joseph Ganci is a Levite and a high priest and remains a passionate Italian. He is a Vietnam combat veteran and is the father of five daughters and five grandchildren. He resides in Texas.
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Award Winning Author And Keynote Speaker Joseph Ganci Uses Modern-Day Revelations Redefining Old Testament Revelations To Entertain, Motivate, And Enlighten
In Ganci’s innovative and highly praised novel, ‘Gideon The Sound and the Glory,’ book lovers find themselves in the very midst of ancient conflicts, only to be swept away with an entirely fresh perspective on mystical teachings found in scripture – now living lessons – filled with action and adventure.
People dismiss the Church’s ancient teachings for many reasons. Some people believe that the Old Testament has little or no relevance in this fast-paced digital age. Others believe everything that could be said has been said. For some those old, well-worn stories from the Bible have lost their appeal. Many stories are viewed as supernatural tales told children.
Award-winning author and keynote speaker Joseph Ganci believes that Biblical accounts can be more than just dusty history – it can be passionately entertaining. He brings the Bible to life and rekindles the fires of ancient storytelling. He offers practical application of revelatory insights of faith, visions, and spiritual determination for modern-day living. He does it all in ways that will entertain, motivate and enlighten.
* The rock-solid cornerstone is biblical history geography.
“I wrote my book,” Ganci stated, “as one day I was reading the Bible. It was my fifth pass from cover to cover. I had just reached Judges Six when a phrase leaped off the page – And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, come down against the Midianites, and take before them ‘the waters unto Bethbarah’ and Jordan.”
“I started digging down and found it meant the shallow waters and the only fording place of the entire Jordan River. It was in effect a military dispatch – directing the army of Ephriam to cut off the desperate flight of the remaining Midian camel cavalry. Gideon would drive the enemy like hounds to the hunter. A long-held mystery started to unravel, and with that, I was off to the races.”
“Fresh insights are unearthed when discovering hidden connecting details found in ancient scripture. These viewpoints are only revealed when man’s ability has sufficiently grown, and that he is now ready to receive them. My speaking goals are to entertain, motivate and to have the audience leave enlightened and satisfied.”
Joseph Ganci is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at joseph@gideonsglory.com. ‘Gideon: The Sound and the Glory’ is available in both print, eBook, and a superb, ethnically correct audio narration. All from online retailers.
Joseph can appear in live speaking engagements or can speak to groups and organizations via Skype, audio or video. More information regarding speaking engagements, including sample video interviews, is available at Ganci’s website at https://www.gideonsglory.com/speaking/.
Surprising Modern-Day Revelations Redefine Old Testament Revelations In ‘Gideon The Sound And The Glory’ By Award-Winning Author Joseph Ganci
In Ganci’s innovative and highly praised novel, book lovers find themselves in the very midst of ancient conflicts, only to be swept away with an entirely fresh perspective on mystical teachings found in scripture – now living lessons – filled with action and adventure.
Regarding the possibility of modern-day revelation, there are but two conflicting schools of thought. Catholics and Protestants hold that no modern-day revelations are possible. The Jewish faith, along with the Quakers, the Pentecostals, Charismatics and Latter-day Saints hold fast to the opposing opinion, trusting that modern-day revelation is a certainty. The arguments have been going on for centuries. Both groups remain grounded in their deeply rooted positions.
So, did God give men everything they needed to know such a long time ago? Or does revelation and the prophetic process continue into our modern day? It is a troublesome question, for both camps have millions of followers. But the question is not “Which BELIEF is correct?” The real question is instead, “What is TRUE, and what is God’s will?”
Joseph Ganci, the award-winning author of ‘Gideon The Sound And the Glory,’ believes that Old Testament revelations are the Word of God. At the same time, that many needful details remained buried until the information age of discovery made them obvious and visible to the naked eye. These insights create a middle ground of understanding. As a dedicated and highly motivated researcher, he proposes there are many undiscovered nuggets of spiritual gold in the original manuscripts. Shining a new light on ancient texts and removing the black or white argument of the all-or-nothing question of modern-day revelations. Untangling the philosophical and theological human-made knots. And it gives us an opportunity to take a fresh look at what some consider to be traditional forgone conclusions.
“My goal was to make Gideon come alive, now and for all time,” Ganci stated. “To accomplish this feat, it had to be entertaining, inspiring, and enlightening. Mysteries long since hidden came alive, line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, until ancient puzzle pieces began to fit together. It was like going to the top of a mountain every day where no one had ever gone before. The more I pressed on to the rocky summit more and more was uncovered. Eventually, the work was accompanied by visions and dreams. Scripture study was essential as my understanding kept expanding. Serendipity and synchronicity went beyond normal coincidence. Seemingly unrelated incidents became timely in the opening of new horizons and in the very moment when required. The commentaries of noted scholars were made available and I could cherry pick the wisdom of the ages. Gideon’s saga is about unsung heroes and murderous villains that leap to life and blaze onto the pages of revelation. I press to give this work wings, but my timing and God’s timing does not always agree. This work is a classic and will remain so through future generations. This work was 101% collaboration with God. God did 101%, and I did all the rest. I have dedicated the novel to God, and by doing so, it remains a labor of love.”
Joseph Ganci is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at joseph@gideonsglory.com. ‘Gideon: The Sound and the Glory’ is available in both print, eBook, and a superb, ethnically correct audio narration. All from online retailers. More information is available at Ganci’s website at https://www.gideonsglory.com.
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Saudia on Modern Day Revelations Long Hidden In The Bible Revealed In Striking Detail And Published By Award-Winning Author Joseph Ganci in ‘Gideon: The Sound And The Glory’
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"Last night’s session was a delightful time for me. IT WAS ALL ABOUT ME!!! You are so articulate and caring, and I thoroughly enjoyed the time, all the nu- ances you brought to it and your obviously experienced, long- time expertise."
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Monday 3/19/2018: Happy New Moon in Pisces; Mars in Capricorn, Mercury Retrograde & Much, Much More!
…and happy Monday, too!
The work week begins with the Moon in me-me-me Aries, challenging you to arise, go forth and conquer. If you were born halfway through Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn — or if you have a planet or angle around 16 degrees of Aries, how are you being inspired by the fierce idealism suggested by a meet-up between Venus and Mercury at 16 Aries, exact two minutes past midnight tonight? Meanwhile, power plays and upsets are anticipated today, as the Moon makes its weekly clash with Pluto and Uranus, at 5:05 AM ET and 3:29 PM ET, respectively. Moon then goes void until 9:07 PM ET. That would be a time to roll with the twists and flakes, stick to routine concerns and refrain from impulse purchases and making mountains out of molehills. Chill!
Once the Moon enters Taurus, see if you notice the shift from me-me-me impulse to “hey, let’s consolidate, organize and keep things as they ARE — especially with respect to material comfort and security.” The Taurus Moon goes void on WEDNESDAY at 1:21 PM ET for 12 hours. It buzzes into info junkie Gemini at 1:30 AM ET on THURSDAY, driving Friday afternoon’s news dump with a dose of likely emotional overkill, courtesy of an exact square between Venus in Amazon woman/virago Aries and potent Pluto. “If I be waspish, best beware my sting.” Ruthless much? Perhaps, and also exceptionally assertive (for better or for worse), given a square between two high-functioning planets: Aries Sun and Capricorn Mars. Bottom line: a busy, busy week. Do something good with all of this potential, won’t you?
Mars finally exited loud-mouthed, boundary-pushing Sagittarius for a two-month stay in Capricorn. That happened over the weekend — on Saturday at 12:41 PM ET. Until May 15th, action and assertion seek practical, enterprising, status-improving expression. The goal is achievement — as in taking care of business, period. Got that? The end of March and early April have potential for an exacting discipline — militant, perhaps — as Mars meets up with Saturn. A rush of action to seize power may be seen around the third week in April, as Mars meets up with Pluto. Twists, shocks and tech advances are likely to disrupt headlines around May 15th, when Mars will square Uranus at the verrry end of Aries and beginning of Taurus. You’re affected by these Mars patterns if you have points or planets around 8 degrees, 21 degrees and 29 degrees of Aries, Cancer, Libra or Capricorn, respectively. When was the last time you consulted with your astrologer? What’s your strategy for managing all of this can-do potential?
Other shifts this week: on TUESDAY at 12:16 PM ET, the Sun leaves Pisces for Aries, marking the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere; winter in the Southern Hemisphere. It is also the first day of the astrological New Year. Looking at a chart set for Washington, D.C., we immediately see Neptune right on the Midheaven, yet otherwise unaspected. Potential: all themes Neptune — fog, lies, oil, drugs, spirits of all kinds, wipe-out, scandal, etc. — running wild with respect to leaders, government and corporations. Ya think? We also see Mars and Saturn on the cusp of the 7th House, opposing a 5 degree Cancer Ascendant. Control, cuts and conflict — affecting the need of this Cancer Ascendant to establish emotional/family/home/homeland security. What drives this chart? A high-functioning Taurus Moon, seeking to preserve the status quo, material comfort and security; otherwise resisting change. Hmm. Moon is in an obsessive quindecile pattern with Jupiter retrograde in Scorpio, suggesting a compulsive fixation of those juicy Jupiter in Scorpio scandalous themes of wretched excess in sex, death and money. #MeToo isn’t going anywhere, suggested by the Moon’s meet-up with the Fixed Stars Hamal and Schedir. Looking at the upside potential, Hamal suggests issues involving following one’s path; Schedir refers to power…of a Queen. Should we be surprised that ancient astrological texts gave short shrift to the constellation containing a star referring to power expressed through the feminine? Time’s up, already! And while we’re speaking of Fixed Stars, let the record show that the Sun at 0 Aries is conjunct the Fixed Star Scheat, affectionately pronounced by some astrologers as “sh*t.” Just remember, there is always an upside potential!
On THURSDAY, Mercury turns retrograde at 8:19 PM ET. It backs up through Aries until April 15th, when it will turn direct. You may notice this pattern more personally if you have a planet or angle around 16 degrees or 4 degrees of Aries, Cancer, Capricorn or Libra. Wherever Aries falls in your horoscope is where you may apply yourself to a REview of those affairs. NO WHINGING about Mercury retrograde — here’s your survival guide, if you’ve forgotten the essentials. And yes, I still have a number of my world-famous Mercury Retrograde Bookmarks, so you’ll always know when Mercury is retrograde and how to react to the tech and communication snafus that are sure to be dominating the headlines. Email me for details on how to get bookmarks for you and your friends.
But wait — there’s more! We have to talk about the New Moon in Pisces, exact at 9:12 AM ET on Saturday (last weekend). Set in Washington D.C. (the better to see what’s likely coming down the pike for the U.S.), we immediately note six planets: Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Chiron — buried behind the scenes, in the 12th House. This is a focus on self-undoing, hidden enemies and social institutions where we might house the otherwise invisible (e.g., refugees, inmates, hospital patients, etc). Upsets to the status quo (again!) are suggested by Uranus squaring the Midheaven. As with the chart for the Vernal Equinox, Neptune is unaspected — running amok in a fog of dreams and/or lies, aided and abetted by the idealism suggested by the meet-up between Mercury and Venus. Mars is at the verrrrry end of Sagittarius, suggesting boundaries pushed…and the potential for conflict and righteous action is suggested by its square to Sun and Moon.
The Sabian Symbol for the New Moon in Pisces is a curious reinforcement of the Sabian Symbol for February’s New Moon in Aquarius. For February: “a tree felled and sawed.” For this month: “a harvest moon.” Sabian Symbol Guru Blain Bovee notes this as a time of reaping and gathering…cutting down crops and paying a portion in tribute to the Designated Authority Figures. In financial matters, Bovee advises us to pay attention to hidden costs and misappropriated funds. Hmm…like that helicopter Jared and Ivanka took from DC-NY today — instead of flying coach? Or Ben Carson’s $31K dining set for his office at HUD? Or EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s $25K sound-proof booth that actually cost $43K? Probably…and much more. Bovee’s bottom line with respect to this Sabian Symbol is this:
The question is: “How is the pie divided up?”
The operational rule could be this: anything that chips away at what you actually have… such as your own financial reserves… is bogus. Anything that nickel and dimes you is vestige of an old system that will drain your life-blood and wallet as sure as harvest time.
What you need to understand through Pisces 27, is ‘where are you in this process?’ If you do not pay attention, you are going to go broke… and be charged interest on that as well.
Well, OK! Let’s watch and see how this Symbol plays out in the headlines. You are more personally affected by the activating potential of this New Moon if you have a planet or angle around 27 degrees of Pisces, Virgo, Gemini or Sagittarius.
Here’s the 411 on personal consultations. We will have an excellent discussion together.
Any planet at the end of Pisces — at the very end of the zodiac — is subject to a bit of despair, thinking it’s the end of the world. The Sunday NYT obliged, with feature and front page stories about the end of Easter Island and whether we should allow some species facing extinction to just die out. NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof hit it out of the park again with “A Parable of Self-Destruction.”
In the days leading up to the New Moon last week, we had the dark of the Moon adding a sense of listlessness and restlessness to the mix. We may see some prominent exits between now and the Sun’s ingress into Aries. One that qualified bigly was Friday’s late-evening news dump that former deputy director of the FBI Andrew McCabe was fired — just 26 hours before his 50th birthday, the day he would have been eligible to retire with full benefits. That means that his pension — for 21 years of public service — is in jeopardy. And isn’t is just fascinating that the firing would come as transiting Mars in Sagittarius squared his 28 Pisces Sun. And that his Pisces Sun is conjunct Fixed Star Scheat — suggesting shipwrecks? With transiting Pluto supercharging his high-functioning Mars in Aries this year and into 2020, I anticipate persuasive action from Mr. McCabe during this time. For starters.
“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” Spring is coming!
Meanwhile, this NYT headline sums up two of the major patterns now active in P45’s horoscope: Newly Emboldened, Trump Says What He Really Feels. The patterns are (as noted in prior forecasts): 1) a solar arc between the Moon and the Ascendant, suggesting that — hello — his emotional needs and expressions are right on the surface for all to see; and 2) a solar arc between Uranus and Mars, suggesting a need for risk and daring in action. Right. Emboldened. The Moon-ASC arc will be exact on April 23; the Uranus-Mars arc will be exact June 14th. On August 19th we’ll be seeing the expression of another high-tension arc between Mercury (how he needs to think and communicate) and tech-savvy rebel Uranus. Alert the media. Meanwhile, major transits in P45’s horoscope include transiting Saturn (control, authority, heaviness) squaring his natal Mercury-Neptune square. This is the part of his horoscope suggesting an intuitive, fanciful, idealistic or bald-faced lying need in the areas of thinking and communicating. It’s in heavy focus for the rest of the year, with significant developments around Feb 11, Mar 30, May 6, Jun 27, Nov 11 and Dec 10. I’d argue this activation is being reflected by his recent demand that drug dealers (Neptune) be dealt with harshly (Saturn), calling for them to be executed.
Last week, with Mars at the end of Sagittarius, pulling focus as it approaches the Aries Point (o degrees of the cardinal sign Capricorn), we anticipated an increase in headlines of violence, aggression, assertion and accidents, as well as anyone with planets triggered by the Mars making headlines. For example:
Vanessa P45 Jr., the wife of P45 Jr., filed for divorce and hired a criminal attorney. In P45 Jr.’s horoscope, last updated here, we noted that 2017 was a year of heavy thinking. Now that Saturn has moved on to conjoin his Venus and will soon be sitting on his 9 degree Capricorn Sun. We see potential cuts in love, money and social expression; it’s quite a potential squeeze. The news of the filing came as transiting Mars squared his natal Mercury at 28 Virgo. In her case, her 27 Sag Sun was triggered, soon to be followed by her Mercury at 3 Capricorn. We do not have a birth time; but if her Moon is in the early degrees of me-me-me Aries, the sobering and separating influence of Saturn squaring that Moon would apply.
Austin, Texas has a horoscope — as does everything under the sun. Birth time for Austin is unknown, so we do not know if it is late Capricorn or early Aquarius. Feels like Aquarius, given Austin’s reputation for quirkiness, humanitarianism and tolerance. Its Capricorn Sun was hit by a third square from disruptive Uranus, and last week its 28 Virgo Mars was triggered by transiting Mars. Since then, the fourth in a series of package bombs has exploded, killing two and seriously wounding others.
Last June it was reported that the Russians had developed a cyberweapon that could disrupt power grids of other countries. Last week, with transiting Mars almost exactly opposite where it was last June, comes an update. Not only do they have these weapons, they have actually infiltrated said power grids, etc. How many times will this story need to be reported before people start paying attention?
Do you think Mark Zuckerberg’s horoscope was affected by transiting Mars last week? Yes, and so was the horoscope for the launch of Facebook . In Zuckerberg’s case it was his Neptune at 0 Capricorn. Mars-Neptune patterns suggest infection, scandal, irritability. In the horoscope of Facebook (launched on Feb 4 2004 in Cambridge — if anyone knows the exact time, let me know), we see Venus squared by transiting Mars…and transiting Saturn opposing its natal Saturn, with transiting Uranus squaring Mercury. We see the potential of an attack on social expression, money and values; a critical point in Facebook’s development with challenges/illumination on the success of its original mission statement; a disruption to the status quo in matters related to communication. The big headline over the weekend was that it banned data mining/research company Cambridge Analytica for using the personal info of 50 million Facebook users in its effort to win support for P45 on social media platforms. With transiting Uranus about to meet up with Facebook’s natal Mars this summer, I wonder what disruptive/daring initiative we might see…
Fascinating read: “I made Steve Bannon’s psychological warfare tool.” This is by the data-mining whistleblower re: the above.
Stormy Daniels, whose 26 degree Pisces Sun was activated by transiting Mars and Saturday’s New Moon. She was hit with a $20 million lawsuit by P45 for allegedly breaching an agreement to not talk about an affair P45 says never happened. Meanwhile, her attorney hit back with a no-holds-barred “YES” when asked if Ms. Daniels was ever threatened with physical harm (he did not say by whom). Her attorney is Michael Avenatti. His natal Pluto at 29 Virgo was spiked by transiting Mars. Translation “no holds barred.” Meanwhile, CBS says it will air Ms. Daniels tell-all interview on 60 Minutes…on March 25th. That’s when she’ll have a measurement between Pluto and Moon, suggesting an emotional catharsis.
Also triggered — Martin Shkreli — once the most hated man in America. He’s was sentenced to prison ten days ago, when transiting Mercury and Venus squared his natal Neptune at 29 Sag. Bewildering for him, to be sure. Over the weekend he had transiting Mars squaring his 26 Pisces Sun and conjoining Neptune. Provocative
Other headlines reflecting a prominent, boundary-pushing Mars:
Prominent energetic release: the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge in Florida.
Just in: a woman is killed by a self-driving Uber. Mars = cars.
Male pill could be on the horizon as trial yields positive results.
I am struggling mightily to find a feel-good piece reflecting planetary patterns. So let’s end on a random quirky one. Those weird purple lights in the sky over Alberta, Canada finally have a name. Meet Steve.
If you’re near a computer around 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM TONIGHT, tune in to HeyZ Radio. The most excellent host of Cosmic Tuesdays — Anthony S. Picco — has invited me back for another fun 90 minutes of dishing about the astonishing synchronicity of planetary patterns and headline news. Otherwise known as Astrology For News Junkies. Here is the link to tune in. Join the chat room and you can ask questions!
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Church in the UK evicts Nigerian family of 5 from its property where they lived rent-free since 2016
by Linda Ikeji Blog on May 24th, 2019
A family of Nigerian asylum seekers have been evicted from a Christian church after living in one of its properties since 2016. All Nations Church in Hemlington, Middlesbrough, won a legal battle to remove the family of five from a four bedroom house it owns after they spent the last two years living in the property rent-free. The churh was started by Albert Cole, a medical doctor from Ghana. The family, who had been living in the house since 2006, originally paid rent but because of their asylum seeker status they are not permitted to. The church only learned of the family’s asylum seeker status two years ago after receiving a letter from Middlesbrough Council and since then were not able to charge the tenants rent or for utilities. Following the discovery, the church said it tried to reach a compromise with the family but was unable to."I ask what wrong did we do?" the family told Teeside Live . "But we won't give up. We know that God will deliver."The church’s actions have split the congregation. One All Nations Church member told Teeside Live that the decision had “saddened and sickened” her and said the church was “turning its back” on the family."We have bent over backwards to help them and this is the last resort,” pastor Ian Rowland told Teeside Live."We wanted to help and support them but two and a half years is a long time." Critics of the church have said the eviction will leave the family homeless but Rowland maintains that they can access help from other sources. "It's been two and a half years we have been doing this. There has been an incredible amount of generosity and compassion. It's difficult for them. They are a family with children. It's difficult for us as a church because churches are here to bless."But we can't keep doing this. There are other agencies they can access."The post Church in the UK evicts Nigerian family of 5 from its property where they lived rent-free since 2016 appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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"Despite the limitations, the ECPs managed to provide efficient and often life-saving care to patients with conditions ranging from advanced pulmonary tuberculosis to multiple traumas from a road traffic accident."
By: Dr. Elizabeth Wolpaw, GEC Curriculum Team
I spent a month working with Global Emergency Care (GEC) in Masaka, Uganda. GEC runs a two-year emergency medicine training program for non-physician clinicians at several sites throughout Uganda. This program trains advanced nurses and clinical officers to become Emergency Care Practitioners (ECPs). In a country that currently lacks emergency physicians, ECPs provide much-needed care to patients with serious but treatable medical conditions; since 2009, GEC-trained ECPs have treated more than 80,000 patients who otherwise would not have received care
During my time in Uganda, I helped to develop and refine various aspects of the ECP curriculum. This curriculum – the result of a collaborative effort involving ECPs, local consultants, and a network of emergency physicians throughout the US – includes symptom-based lectures, simulations, and procedure labs tailored to the needs and resources available in rural Uganda. The ECP program has a train-the-trainer design, with qualified ECPs teaching incoming classes of ECP students. GEC is currently collaborating with the Ugandan Ministry of Health to expand this model to other sites, with the goal of having ECP graduates ultimately teaching courses across the country.
I worked primarily alongside qualified ECPs, who were assuming the roles of supervisor and teacher for the first time. During my first week, the ECPs went through a bootcamp in which they practiced teaching and giving feedback and also reviewed clinical skills. The first new class of ECP students then arrived in Masaka and the remainder of my time was spent supervising in the ED, developing and revising didactic materials, and helping to coach the qualified ECPs in their new supervisory role.
I was incredibly impressed with the amazing work that the ECPs do despite profound resource limitations. For much of my time in Masaka, the entire hospital was out of supplemental oxygen. Patients routinely had to send family members into town to buy necessary supplies for procedures as well as medications that the hospital did not stock. X-ray was rarely available and usually prohibitively expensive. Despite these limitations, the ECPs managed to provide efficient and often life-saving care to patients with conditions ranging from advanced pulmonary tuberculosis to multiple traumas from a road traffic accident. In fact, because of these resource limitations, their procedural and physical exam skills were quite advanced and I learned a lot [how to remove a bronchial foreign body from a child using a foley (and no ketamine!), how to repair a complex tendon laceration caused by a machete attack, etc] from them. I will continue to work with GEC as a member of their curriculum development team and hope to go back to Uganda sometime soon!
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It is so exciting to announce that in September 2017 GEC finally started the first class of Emergency Care Practitioners that will receive Diplomas upon completion of their training program from our partner university, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST)! This is a landmark accomplishment that will greatly improve the sustainability of our programming as it truly integrates our training program into the local educational system.
Imagine if you went to nursing or medical school, and at the end, you didn’t receive an actual diploma and a nationally recognized degree. You wouldn’t be able to use your life saving clinical skills because employers would not recognize your expertise without that piece of paper. So after many years of fine-tuning our curriculum and working with our Ugandan partners including Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, MUST, and the Uganda Ministry of Health, this roll-out is a big step in the creation of a workforce of Ugandan emergency practitioners that will have the skills to treat acutely sick and injured patients.
We are thrilled to welcome our first class of Emergency Care Practitioner Diploma trainees:
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Written by: Rashidah Nambaziira, Masaka Program Director, GEC
Recently, Global Emergency Care (GEC) was honored to collaborate with Imaging The World (ITW) on a 2-day emergency care training. Imaging The World’s mission is to bring accessible, affordable, high quality ultrasound imaging to remote and underserved communities. ITW has been doing similar work to GEC - seeking to create a sustainable educational intervention and incorporating it into the Uganda medical education system. In addition to research and outreach programs, ITW offers a Point-of-Care (POC) ultrasound curriculum that focuses on OBGYN ultrasound diagnostics, and maternal/fetal care. Partnering with GEC, the ITW providers wished to expand their knowledge of general topics in emergency medicine in order to use POC Testing for acutely ill and injured patients.
POC ultrasound has served to be one of the best additions to emergency rooms at hospitals where we operate because it is a fast, convenient, and inexpensive way to make an accurate diagnosis. These factors go a long way in resource-limited settings, like Masaka Hospital and rural health centers, where patients often can’t afford the cost (including travel) to town for a formal ultrasound. Additionally, acutely ill patients often need intensive resuscitation and monitoring. Thus, leaving the hospital to get an ultrasound at a clinic not only delays their care, but also can be dangerous as well. By identifying intra-abdominal bleeding from trauma or a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, a POC Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam in the Emergency Department can mean the difference between life and death in Uganda. For these reasons, and evidence in improved patient care, POC ultrasound is a big part of the Global Emergency Care (GEC) curriculum.
GEC-trained Emergency Care Practitioners (ECPs) conducted the training with the purpose of expanding the ultrasound skills of the ITW-trained staff to include applications of POC ultrasound in trauma (eFAST); assessment of fluid status in shock patients using IVC ultrasound; lung ultrasound to diagnose pneumonia; and pelvic ultrasound in suspected ectopic pregnancy.
It was a very successful training to both organizations, as both teams learned a lot from each other. “It was really fun, and helped boost my confidence,” said Elizabeth, one of the GEC trainers. ITW brought a diverse team composed of doctors, sonographers, nurses, and clinical officers. Our ECPs are used to teaching nurses, so, training mixed cadres presented a new exciting challenge for them, which boosted their confidence.
“It’s inspirational to work with people doing similar work, and really inspiring that they were actually taking the effort to learn, engage, and ask questions,” said Alfunsi, an ECP trainer from GEC. The ECPs felt that the ITW team was humble and a delight to teach, which made the training a success, and left them eager to work with ITW again in the future.
In addition to the dissemination of clinical knowledge and ultrasound skills, the GEC team enjoyed the sessions. “We loved having them here,” Elizabeth exclaimed. The ITW team was very outgoing; the after-training meals were full of intellectual and inspirational conversations that left us exhilarated from interacting with similarly minded people with a similar goal of expanding quality patient care to Uganda. There was also a noticeable comradery between the two teams during and after the training sessions, and I believe the 2-day GEC-ITW training collaboration will have a positive lasting impact on us all.
This collaboration was the first of many, and we hope for many more with other similar NGOs, as we continue in our mission to reduce disparities in global health by collaborating to create access to quality emergency care in resource limited settings.
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This neighborhood, born in Colonial times, was destroyed in several occasions by the fires that assailed the city. The fact that the neighborhood was rebuilt in times of the Republic alienated its colonial style.
Distinguish personalities from the spheres of politics, business and culture lived in the neighborhood, among them, eleven Presidents of the country like Carlos Arroyo del Rio, Francisco Robles, Jose Luis Tamayo, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno and Eloy Alfaro; writers like Enrique Gil Gilbert; historians like Rafael Pino Roca; artists like Manuel Rendon Seminario and Alfredo Espinoza Tamayo; the educator Rita Lecumberry and the musician Antonio Neumane, author of the lyrics of the National Anthem. It is also said that the revolutionary Che Guevara lived there for a while, giving free pediatric assistance to the inhabitants of the place; that the neighborhood was visited by American writer Ernest Hemingway and Chilean poet Neftali Reyes, better knows as Pablo Neruda.
It has a unique architectonic style and is a spectacular place for being located at the hill and in front of the river, also for its colorful and romantic appearance of narrow and cobbled streets with a bohemian ambiance.
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Yngwie Malmsteen Lesson: Cracking the Code, Season 2, Episode 1
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Discover the power of Yngwie Malmsteen's fascinating and genre-defining asymmetrical approach to picking.
Guitarist Troy Grady hosts a web series called "Cracking the Code."
In each episode, he breaks down a phrase—or something particularly awesome he has learned or figured out—and then explains it in a detail-packed way that includes an information- and graphics-packed video.
Below, we present Season 2, Episode 1 of "Cracking the Code." It's an Yngwie Malmsteen-themed lesson called "Get Down for the Upstroke."
From Grady:
"Season 2 of 'Cracking the Code' launches a new chapter in the understanding of advanced picking technique. With the discovery of downward pickslanting and its companion technique, chunking, a window opens on a world of speed and clarity we've only dreamed was possible.
"Over the course of the first two episodes of Season 2, we'll discover the power of Yngwie's fascinating and genre-defining asymmetrical approach to picking and come to understand the vast importance of downward pickslanting as a cornerstone of some of the greatest techniques in guitar history."
So yes—get ready to learn about pickslanting, chunking and lots more in the video below!
For more about Grady and his instructional videos, visit troygrady.com.
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When someone is killed due to the wrongful conduct of another, this is typically called a wrongful death and gives rise to a particular cause of action of the same name. In California, each of the heirs of the deceased have a right to bring a wrongful death lawsuit (called a ‘survival action’) against the person (or persons) who committed the wrongful acts. (Code of Civ. Procedure, § 377.60.) If you are in the unfortunate position of having a loved one pass away Haffner Law can help.
WHAT IF ALL THE HEIRS DO NOT WANT TO FILE A LAWSUIT?
Even if other ‘heirs’ (generally speaking: spouses, brothers/sisters, children) do not want to file a lawsuit, you can still hold bad actors responsible for the death of a beloved family member. As filing a lawsuit is a significant decision it is a good idea to talk it over with your family, but in the end, it is your decision whether to file a lawsuit over your loss of a loved one. If any other known heirs do not want to participate in the lawsuit, then those heirs should become what is called a nominal defendant. (See Watkins v. Nutting (1941) 17 Cal.2d 490, 498 [as long as the heirs are somehow made a party to the lawsuit, the defendant does not have grounds to object to the procedure in which the heirs were joined].)
WHAT IS A NOMINAL DEFENDANT?
Calling the heirs that do not want to participate in a wrongful death lawsuit “nominal defendants” is a bit of a misnomer. Indeed, a nominal defendant is “in reality and in legal effect” a plaintiff. (Ferraro v. Camarlinghi (2008) 161 Cal.App.4th 509, 556, as modified on denial of reh’g (Apr. 24, 2008) [internal citations omitted]; see Watkins, supra, at p. 498.)
WHAT DOES BEING A NOMINAL DEFENDANT MEAN?
The procedural device for allowing a party to bring in a nominal defendant is Code of Civil Procedure section 382. “The statute’s purpose is to protect the active parties to a lawsuit by effecting the involuntary joinder of a recalcitrant plaintiff. This ensures that the party so joined will be bound by any resulting adjudication.” (Ferraro, supra, at p. 536 [emphasis in original].) As California’s wrongful death statute gives all heirs the right to bring the lawsuit, each of the known heirs should be made a part of the lawsuit so that all parties and the jury know of each heir’s existence and relationship to deceased family member. (Watkins, supra, at p. 499.) Generally speaking, a nominal defendant cannot subsequently sue the wrongdoer because of the ‘one action rule’ – a wrongful death cause of action must be brought in a single lawsuit. (Romero v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 211, 216; Smith v. Premier Alliance Ins. Co. (1995) 41 Cal.App.4th 691, 697 [a defendant cannot be subjected to another lawsuit by an omitted heir of whom the defendant had no knowledge].) Thus, while there are exceptions (e.g., unknown heir, lack of proper service on nominal defendant), once all heirs are made nominal defendants the wrongful death lawsuit would be complete and precluded from being later asserted.
WHAT IF AN HEIR IS NOT MADE A NOMINAL DEFENDANT?
The crux of being able to appropriately make an heir a nominal defendant is whether that heir is known to either the plaintiff(s) or the defendant(s). (See Smith, supra, at p. 697; Romero, supra, at pp. 217-219.) Should a known heir (or heirs) be omitted from a lawsuit, the plaintiff(s) would be liable to the omitted heir(s) for any damages that resulted. (Watkins, supra, at p. 499; Romero, supra, at p. 217.) However, if the defendant(s) had knowledge of any heirs that were not made a part of the wrongful death lawsuit, then the defendant(s) would have waived the ‘one action rule’; meaning that those unnamed heirs may be able to bring a separate wrongful death lawsuit. (Smith, supra, at p. 697; Romero, supra, at pp. 217-219.) Further, even where the heirs are named as nominal defendants, the actual defendants have an obligation to ensure that those nominal defendants were properly made a part of the lawsuit; failing to do so may waive the ‘one action rule.’ (Romero, supra, at p. 219 [holding a separate wrongful death lawsuit was allowed as the defendant failed to ensure that the previously-named nominal defendant was properly served with process].)
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The Chrysler New Yorker remained the company's mainstream upscale luxury model for 1960. Cosmetically, the car gained a handsome new recessed grille and a dipped front bumper, while still retaining Virgil Exner’s tall fins. The car received unibody construction for the first time in 1960, and dramatically improved rustproofing was introduced. A range of body styles were available to buyers, including two- and four-door hardtops, a convertible, and six- and nine-passenger station wagons. Rear fender trim bars continued to identify the New Yorker models. Under the hood, a unique 350-hp, 413-cid V-8 powered the car. An optional trunk lid with an integrated spare wheel cover was popular.
For 1961, a completely new front end with slanted headlights adorned the Chrysler New Yorker, and taillight placement moved to be above the bumper. The trunk lid became ribbed, and more rear fender trim bars appeared. Exner's tail fins were trimmed from the 1962 New Yorker, as with the rest of Chrysler's line. The front of the car was unchanged, with slanting headlights alongside an "open mouth" grille, but the slow-selling New Yorker two-door hardtop and convertible were canceled. Station wagons saw a different rear fender treatment that was more reminiscent of Plymouths. Horsepower dipped to 340.
The influence of Elwood Engel, Chrysler's head of design beginning in 1961, became apparent on the 1963 New Yorker, as bodies became slab-sided and square. A bold trim line ran around the car at the top of the fenders and four headlights sat level instead of being tilted. Trim bar count changed from ten to six, and placement moved from the rear to the front. The cars used the same 122-inch wheelbase as the rest of the Chrysler line. Of 27,960 New Yorkers sold, only 593 were the deluxe four-door Salon hardtop.
The cars carried forward to 1964 with only small changes to the grille and the shape of the taillights (going to square from round). A two-door hardtop rejoined the line, though only 300 were purchased. The deluxe Salon hardtop continued at the top of the New Yorker line at $5,860, which was almost $2,000 more than the four-door sedan.
The 1960 and 1961 Chrysler New Yorkers have historically been the most popular choices among collectors due to their iconic fins, but the more restrained and modern styling of the 1962-1964 models are gaining a following. Unique trim parts for the 1963 models can be harder to locate due to much lower production numbers, so the 1964 New Yorker is a slightly more practical choice, all other considerations being equal.
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Not even Kim Kardashian and Kanye West could resist a cliché camera pose in front of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil when they visited in February 2013. You’ve seen these kinds of photos before — travelers who’ve lined up shots to push against the Leaning Tower of Pisa or touch the top of the Taj Mahal, and it turns out, when celebrities are taking an escape, they, too, can’t escape these Kodak moments at famous landmarks around the world. Sometimes, an awesome snapshot is the best souvenir, so here’s some inspiration for your next vacation image:
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Beyoncé in March 2014 — The singer and husband Jay Z spent more than an hour inside the hiding place turned museum for famous Holocaust victim Anne Frank and made sure to sign the guest book to mark their visit.
Justin Bieber in April 2013 — In town for his own tour, Justin and friends took a tour of the Anne Frank House and left these words in its guest book: “Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber.”
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Beyoncé in March 2014 — Queen Bey had the City of Light’s crown jewel in the palm of her hand while in the country for her Mrs. Carter World Tour.
Jessica Alba in March 2014 — It’s tough to get a full-length shot of the tower and still see your subjects’ faces, so Jess and friends opted for a bit of both and managed to get this pretty good shot.
Hugh Jackman in October 2013 — Hugh hit up the “awesome” Great Wall on the first day of his promotional trip to the “incredible” Beijing for his film, The Wolverine.
Justin Bieber in October 2013 — Propped up on the shoulders of his bodyguards, the Biebs toured this historical border like a true pop star.
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Katy Perry posed a cheeky photo with the Leaning Tower of Pisa in February 2015 and said she “nailed it.”
Heidi Klum in March 2014 — I’ll assume Ms. Klum exhibited model behavior by not using a flash when she snapped this pic of the one and only Mona Lisa and captioned it with, “looking at you . . . looking at me!”
Beyoncé and Jay Z in March 2014 — The couple cozied up for a picture perfect enough to be on display inside the very museum they’re standing in front of.
Jessica Alba with her make-up artist and The Honest Company coworkers in July 2013 — The group gathered for a fun photo at one of the country’s oldest continuously operated public farmers’ markets.
WESTERN WALL
In September 2015, Bar Refaeli put her hands on the Western Wall — also known as the Wailing Wall — and said, “Make a wish.”
Mariah Carey and both her kids were “at The Wall” in June 2015 — the singer called the site “#amazing.”
Mayim Bialik spotted a bird during her “Western Wall moment” in June 2015.
“From the window…to the wall” is what Chelsea Handler captioned her selfie at the Western Wall in January 2015. She added, “Jerusalem is for lovers. Are you there Oprah? It’s me, chesty.”
Justin Timberlake was here in May 2014 — The dividing line between Israel and Palestine gave the pop star pause. He reflected, “what an experience. I will never forget this day.”
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by Joe Juba on Jul 10, 2019 at 11:40 AM
Donkey Kong 3 and Wrecking Crew are coming to Nintendo Switch Online on July 17, but this month's update to the service doesn't just add new NES games. Nintendo has announced that a new rewind feature will be debuting on the same day.
This function allows players to rewind and retry a section of gameplay, similar to the capability of the SNES Classic Edition – though SNES games are not available on the Nintendo Switch Online service.
The rewind feature is compatible with the full Nintendo Switch Online library of retro games (not with modern Switch titles).
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Benjamin Bekker: one of the first traveling ministers <em>([[Reiseprediger|Reiseprediger]]) </em>of the [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]] in [[Russia|Russia]]; born 30 November 1833 in [[Volhynia (Ukraine)|Volhynia]]. He was the son of Peter Becker (ca. 1764 - 1 March 1842, Pastwa, [[Molotschna Mennonite Settlement (Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Molotschna Mennonite Settlement]], South Russia) and Helena Schmidt (15 April 1805 - 5 December 1872, [[Kuban Mennonite Settlement (Northern Caucasus, Russia)|Kuban Mennonite Settlement]], South Russia). Benjamin married Anna Neufeld (6 January 1846, [[Einlage (Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Einlage]], Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, South Russia - 28 December 1924, Isabella, [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]], USA), daughter of Heinrich Neufeld (1818-1890) and Maria (Isaak) Neufeld (1811-1861), on 7 June 1864. Benjamin and Anna had 12 children: Heinrich, Anna, Helena, Maria, Benjamin (died young), Katharina, Agatha, Jakob (died young), Sarah, Abraham, and Aganetha. Benjamin died on 20 June 1920 in Homestead, Oklahoma. Benjamin was an infant when he and his family migrated from Volhynia to South Russia in 1834. Benjamin took an active part in the founding of the Mennonite Brethren Church. He was one of the signatories of the declaration to the Orlov and Halbstadt church leaders on 19 March 1860, and the petition of 30 December to the government. Ordained as traveling evangelist by Elder [[Hübert, Heinrich Klaas (1810-1895)|Heinrich Hübert]], he was very successful in this service in 1861 and 1862. At Easter of 1862 he performed in [[Einlage (Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Einlage]] the first wedding in the Mennonite Brethren Church. He soon joined the extreme ''Fröhliche Richtung'' (over-joyful) wing, and as their apostle (as he called himself) he exercised a dictatorial authority and banned his fellow preachers who did not share his views, such as J. Reimer and [[Wieler, Gerhard (1833-1911)|Gerhard Wieler]]. His influence soon waned. Benjamin and his family moved to the Kuban Mennonite Settlement in the 1860s and immigrated to the United States in August 1877. = Bibliography = Friesen, Peter M. <em>Die Alt-Evangelische Mennonitische Brüderschaft in Russland (1789-1910) im Rahmen der mennonitischen Gesamtgeschichte</em>. Halbstadt: Verlagsgesellschaft "Raduga", 1911: 199 et passim. GRANDMA (The Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry) Database, 7.03 ed. Fresno, CA: California Mennonite Historical Society, 2013: #2504. Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon, </em><span class="gameo_bibliography">4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 161.</span> {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 268|date=September 2013|a1_last=Neff|a1_first=Christian|a2_last=Thiessen|a2_first=Richard D.}} [[Category:Persons]]
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Yesterday, Co-operation Ireland launched its Dublin/Belfast Youth Leadership Programme in Gas Networks Ireland’s premises in Finglas, the programme’s main sponsor.
13 young people from the Finglas Youth Resource Centre working with a similar cross community group from Belfast will take part in a youth leadership programme focusing on sports leadership and social action. Now in its third year, previous projects have included promoting positive mental health among young people and addressing the negative perceptions of their communities.
Participants, aged between 14 and 17, will meet and work with peers from different backgrounds, locally and cross-border, to develop positive relationships and deepen their respect and understanding for cultural diversity. With links between youth groups in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The cross-border partnership involves reciprocal exchanges, with the young people visiting each other’s communities, learning from and about each other, with the opportunity to share learning in relation to their leadership courses.
Speaking at the launch event, Anne Anderson Porter, Director of Operations for Co-operation Ireland said, “Over the years we have seen the positive impact participating in this programme has made. We are very grateful to Gas Networks Ireland for their continued support of our programme. Along with funding support, Gas Networks Ireland’s employees also get involved in the project teams and act as mentors. It was great to hear Meath Senior Footballer and Gas Networks Ireland engineer, Adam Flanagan, speak at the launch today helping to inspire the young people taking part.”
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SC upholds death to man for raping girl, killing brother
Justices RF Nariman and Surya Kant confirmed Manoharan’s death sentence while justice Sanjiv Khanna dissented saying the case did not fall under the rarest of the rare category to warrant capital punishment.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death penalty of a Tamil Nadu man convicted of gang raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl and also killing her seven-year-old brother.
According to the Tamil Nadu police, Manoharan and his accomplice, Mohanakrishnan, kidnapped the two children on October 29, 2010 from outside a temple in Coimbatore while they were on way to their school.
They were taken to a remote area where the two raped the girl. Later, they forced the children to have poisonous milk and threw them in a nearby canal. Mohanakrishnan was arrested on the same day but was shot dead when he allegedly snatched a policeman’s pistol on November 9, 2010. Manoharan was arrested on October 31, 2010.
“On the facts of the present case there is no doubt that aggravated penetrative sexual assault was committed on a 10-year-old girl by more than one person. There can be no doubt that today’s judgement is in keeping with the legislature’s realisation that such crimes are on the rise and must be dealt severely,” Justices Nariman and Suryakant said.
Justice Khanna held that the case fell under a special category, where the convict should be directed to suffer sentence for life, which is till his death, without any remission.
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The Selected Papers of Partha Dasgupta brings together the works of one of the most distinguished economists working today.
Professor Dasgupta was Knighted in 2002 for services to economics and his research interests have covered welfare and development economics, the economics of technological change, population, environmental and resource economics, the theory of games, and the economics of undernutrition.
This two-volume collection represents a body of work spanning 40 years and contains a selection of Dasgupta's most original papers on six key themes.
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The articles reflect inter-disciplinary scholarship in the author's search for a unifying way to analyse the problems people face in trying to allocate resources over time, among groups, and across uncertain contingencies.
Each volume opens with an extended essayexplaining the motivation underlying economics; the concept of what economics is about and how modern economists move within it.
The author makes essential use of findings in anthropology, demography, ecology, geography, moral philosophy, and the environmental and nutritional sciences, but studies social phenomena through the lens of economics, to unravel the pathways by which scarce resources are produced, exchanged, and disseminated.
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Lights, Camera, Action! Joey and I have survived our first day at the Sundance Film Festival and lived to tell you about it! In this first episode of The Park City Dispatch, we talk about our press scheduling conundrums, being at a party with celebrities and give you our review[...]
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HollywoodNews.com: It’s pretty clear that ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ stars Melissa Gorga and Teresa Giudice don’t get along, but apparently things have gotten physical. Gorga recently revealed to Wendy Williams that Giudice once attacked her at a birthday party while she was holding her young son Joey, states RadarOnline. “At[...]
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By Beck/Smith While some other ex-boy band members might not have much career action these days, Joey Fatone couldn’t be busier. Maybe that’s because the one-time *NSYNC singer’s professional life is diversification personified. He’s a man on the move, crisscrossing the country as he juggles multiple demands. [...]
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hollywoodnews.com: Showtime’s new series Episodes brings Matt LeBlanc back to TV for the first time since the Friends spin-off Joey ended five years ago. He plays himself, Matt LeBlanc from the hit series Friends. Only on the show, this Matt LeBlanc talks about his enormous penis and makes vulgar remarks.[...]
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Rascal Flatts announced Tuesday they are marking their 20th anniversary with one final tour – and it takes its name from a song by a Canadian artist.
So far, Toronto will host the only Canadian stop on the Rascal Flatts Farewell: Life Is A Highway Tour. The band will hit the Budweiser Stage on Sept. 3. (In 2006, Rascall Flatts famously covered Tom Cochrane’s 1990 smash “Life is a Highway.”)
“When we started out 20 years ago, we could not imagine all of the people, places and gifts we would encounter,” Gary LeVox said, in a release. “The greatest feeling ever, is being told that our music has been the soundtrack to their lives.
“That’s why we create music and the reason we can’t wait to celebrate this incredible 20 year journey all year, with our fans who we love dearly.”
Flatts mate Jay DeMarcus added: “We’re really looking forward to getting to spend this entire year loving on our fans and thanking them for allowing us to have the most amazing career over the last 20 years.
“While it is of course bittersweet, it is so important to us to celebrate what our music has meant to their lives, as well as what the fans have meant to us. There is no sadness here, just new chapters, new journeys, and new beginnings.”
Joe Don Rooney agreed. “Dreams do come true...and we are three walking examples of this truth. I’m most proud of the fact that we’ve pursued our dreams together and with courage, hard-work and dedication we’ve been able to cultivate our dreams into reality, it’s simply incredible!
"There’s no doubt we have been blessed way beyond belief and we can’t wait to spend the rest of 2020 expressing our love and appreciation to all of our devoted fans, music industry friends and our families for believing in us and playing a major role in our path to here.”
Fans at the concerts can expect to hear Rascall Flatts hits like “Bless The Broken Road,” “My Wish” and “What Hurts The Most.” The band has sold more than 23 million albums since 2000 and has collected dozens of awards – including a record seven consecutive wins for Vocal Group of the Year at the ACMs.
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The next phase of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy-efficiency lighting legislation went into effect on July 14, 2012 and requires all impacted lighting to be manufactured to be more energy-efficient. Most recently, the DOE has granted a deadline extension for some lighting categories until July 14, 2014, leaving some businesses uncertain on how to best move forward in adopting energy efficient lighting . . .
Grainger Asks Businesses, “Are You Ready?” and Presents a Test-Your-Readiness Questionnaire
The next phase of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy-efficiency lighting legislation went into effect on July 14, 2012 and requires all impacted lighting to be manufactured to be more energy-efficient. Most recently, the DOE has granted a deadline extension for some lighting categories until July 14, 2014, leaving some businesses uncertain on how to best move forward in adopting energy efficient lighting. Grainger (NYSE: GWW), North America's leading broad line distributor of facilities maintenance products, provides a “Test-Your-Readiness” questionnaire to help businesses better understand how well they are prepared to adapt to the legislation.
“Grainger has been following the legislation closely in partnership with our lighting suppliers to ensure we’re helping our customers prepare for the changes,” said, Meeta Kratz, Senior Director, Customer Business Issues, Grainger. “Even with the recent deadline extensions, the second phase of the legislation is still a very important milestone for efficient lighting and presents a huge opportunity for businesses to improve their energy management practices.”
Grainger provides a “Test-Your-Readiness” questionnaire, which features seven simple questions that aim to help businesses understand where they may stand on meeting the requirements of the lighting legislation:
Did you know that the DOE granted a deadline extension on T8 products of some manufacturers? While T12 and halogen PAR lamps will be impacted by the July 14, 2012 deadline, the DOE has granted extension requests of some manufacturers on the manufacturing of T8 products, with a new stop-manufacture date of July 14, 2014.
Did you know that there is a cost to waiting to make the switch to efficient lighting? Many lighting categories were impacted by the legislation effective July 14, 2012 and by 2014, most standard medium screw-base incandescent light bulbs will no longer be manufactured and most general service lamps will need to meet minimum energy efficiency standards. The value of moving forward with retrofits and lighting programs in the near term is that businesses and organizations can take full and immediate advantage of the financial opportunities associated with more energy efficient lighting ranging from actual energy savings to participating in government incentive programs.
Do you know what lumen equivalent to look for when replacing inefficient lamps? Lumens are now the key to finding replacement lamps using the new energy efficient standards. Lumens measure lamp brightness while watts refer to how much energy it uses. For example, a CFL producing 800 – 850 lumens is generally the equivalent of a 60 watt incandescent lamp.
Do you know the lifespan of LED vs. CFL vs. halogen and incandescent bulbs? Depending on usage, LEDs can last up to 25 years and some CFLs can last over ten years, while many halogen and incandescent bulbs last generally about one year.
Did you know that switching out old incandescent exit signs can be a quick and easy way to start saving on energy costs for your facility? LED signs have an average life of 11 years, which not only saves energy costs, but also the costs to maintain the sign. This is just one of many ways businesses can start making changes on a small scale.
Did you know that facilities can significantly save on long-term costs when inefficient lighting is replaced with energy efficient alternatives? Even though initial replacement costs may be high if a facility needs to do a full retrofit, facilities can realize a substantial savings on long-term energy costs and reduce the labor required to change out lamps.
Have you explored your lighting retrofit options? Some lighting found in commercial buildings will require full retrofits to accommodate the new ballasts and energy efficient lamps. It is important to understand what lighting within a facility will require a retrofit so advanced planning and budgeting can be put in place to ease into the transition.
Answering “no” to any of these questions presents an opportunity for a facility to better understand the upcoming legislation and determine what energy efficient lighting plan would be the best fit for their organization.
“To ensure that businesses take advantage of the significant time and money savings that can come with energy efficient lighting, it is important to understand the implications of the upcoming legislation and what lighting options are available to fit the unique needs of any size business,” said Kratz. “Whether you’re looking to start slow with simple lighting upgrades or if you’re ready to do a full facility retrofit, Grainger is committed to helping keep its customers aware of the ongoing changes in lighting and what that means to operations and the bottom line.”
To find more information on the lighting legislation, visit www.grainger.com/legislation. Also view Grainger’s “lighting language” dictionary for a list of commonly used lighting terms.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. with 2011 sales of $8.1 billion is North America’s leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products, with expanding global operations. For more information, visit grainger.com.
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‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ Writing/Directing Duo Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow Team For ‘The Ambassador’
'Safety Not Guaranteed' Writing/Directing Duo Derek Connolly & Colin Trevorrow Team For 'The Ambassador'
Kevin Jagernauth
On paper, an indie comedy about someone who puts an ad in the classifieds, searching for a partner to go time traveling with seems pretty obvious and predictable. But writing and directing team Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow delivered something sharp, smart and surprising with “Safety Not Guaranteed.” A low-key charmer that worms its way into your heart, the pair used the set up to explore (with a lot of laughs) the realities we construct for ourselves to make it through life, and what happens when they’re broken. Anyway, it was a great feature debut for the filmmakers, and we’re glad we don’t have to wait long to hear what they’re up to next.
Deadline reports that Connolly and Trevorrow will reunite on “The Ambassador,” a movie that has an even higher concept than “Safety Not Guaranteed.” The duo will write the script that tells the story of a low-level worker at the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs who accidentally makes first contact with a beautiful woman from another world, and risks his job and more when they are threatened from things at home and beyond.
We’re pretty excited that the pair are raising the bar for their next effort and, seeing how deftly they handled both sci-fi and dramatic elements in ‘SNG,’ we have faith they’ll be able to conjure up something special here. Trevorrow already made our list of directors to watch and this next effort should help boost his profile even more. For now, go see “Safety Not Guaranteed.”
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By: Bolles, Richard
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout, not an ex-lib: For three decades Richard Nelson Bolles's annually updated and revised Para chute has been cheerfully advising people that the best way to find a job o r make a career change isn't to answer a job ad and/or send in a CV. That w ay, the statistical odds are heavily stacked against success. Instead he ad vocates a creative three-pronged approach. You are in charge so be proactiv e and sell yourself. First identify your talents (and of course you've got lots). Then work out where you would like to apply these transferable skill s. Lastly, decide how you will pursue organisations which interest you. The reafter it's down to your efforts: "Successful job hunting is a learned ski ll. You have to study it. You have to practice it. You have to master it, j ust like any new skill. And master it thoroughly because you'll need it all the rest of your life", says Bolles. An ordained Episcopal priest, Bolles was canon pastor of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. Made redundant in 1968, he created another career by publishing the first edition of Parachute in 1971--then little more than a newsletter. Today it is published in 10 languages world-wide and bought by 20,000 people a month. It's an immensely detailed, friendly book whose attractive layout includes coloured fonts, nice historical sketches and lots of easy-to-read grids, charts and even the odd poem. Useful Internet site addresses abound. And although Parachute is American, most of Bolles's advice is just as applicable in Britain as in the US. Bolles evidently means to be inspirational and is. He's also down to earth. Once.
Title: WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE
Author Name: Bolles, Richard
Categories: Education & Careers,
Publisher: Ten Speed: 2002
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Shock, despair, euphoria: Election outcomes stir student emotion
Julia Rosier '18, Features Editor
By Julia Rosier ’18
Republican candidate Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States over Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton on Nov. 8, 2016. Trump won 279 electoral votes compared to Clinton’s 228 electoral votes. The outcome of the election, both local and presidential, have stirred up debates and shock for Staples students.
Theo Koskoff ’18 supported Clinton in the Primaries because of her knowledge and experience as a politician. “Her loss last night was a surprising and heavy blow, and I’m still having trouble coming to terms with the fact that our nation elected an Assad sympathizer,” Koskoff said. “I was angry as much as I was afraid and saddened; tears were shed.”
Koskoff strongly believes that although his life will not drastically change, he worries for those around the world who may lose their lives.
Spencer Daniels ’17 claims that he is not a Trump supporter, but he is anti-Clinton. “Last night, I was certainly excited to see how Trump changes our country,” Daniels said. “I believe he can make an actual difference being an outsider, instead of just another four years of Obama.”
Zoe Hulina ’18 agrees with Koskoff and Clinton’s policies. “As a woman, I am having trouble coming to terms with the fact that I need to survive four years of Trump’s presidency; he has openly admitted and bragged about sexually assaulting women, called women he doesn’t like fat, ugly pigs, and believes that women who have abortions should be punished,” Hulina said.
Katie Lucas ’18 is happy with the outcome of the election as she is a strong supporter of Trump due to what she saw as his honesty throughout his campaign. “I support Trump because I believe he has what it takes to make America great again. We need a strong, trustworthy leader to do right by us,” Lucas said.
Along with the Presidential Election, Daniels has strong opinions towards the local Connecticut elections. “I support both Himes and Blumenthal because they were kind enough to give me nominations to both USMMA and USMA. Basically they supported me, so I support them, regardless of the party,” Daniels said.
Clinton won the popular vote against Trump by 202,340 votes and Clinton won in Connecticut with 54 percent.
“I’m confident that we will get through this–that the voice of love will be stronger than that of hatred and of violence,” Koskoff said.
Photo used under the Creative Commons license
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Entering her first year in the Advanced Journalism class, Samantha Felner ’22 arrives with a confident attitude and strength in voicing her opinions through writing. Felner finds her interest in writing...
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According to the MarketsandMarkets report "Pouches Market by Type (Stand-Up, Flat, Rollstock), Material (Plastic Films, Aluminum Foil, Paper, Bioplastics), Treatment Type (Standard, Aseptic, Retort, Hot-Filled), Pouch Weight, Sealer, Application, and Region - Global Forecast to 2024," the global pouches market is estimated to account for $36.4 billion in 2019 and is projected to reach $46.1 billion by 2024, recording a CAGR of 4.8%.
The rising demand for packaged food and the cost-effectiveness of flexible packaging solutions is projected to drive the demand for pouches. Furthermore, the increase in demand from end-user industries due to the aesthetic appeal of pouches is projected to drive its market growth during the forecast period.
The stand-up pouches segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period, in terms of value. This is mainly attributed to the high demand in the food and beverage industry and the growing need for compact and lightweight packaging solutions. Stand-up pouches are durable and render high stability to the products, which further contributes to its high growth rate. This form of packaging is commonly used for lightweight products such as coffee, tea, sauces, and candies. Furthermore, they are also considered an ideal form of packaging for products that weigh less than a pound.
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Pouches are made of highly sterilized materials. These materials help in protecting the product from contamination, making them ideal for food, beverages, and healthcare packaging. These pouches are manufactured using multiple layered films that protect the contents from moisture, light, and odor, and preserve the freshness of food and beverages items. The key factors driving the growth of the pouches market include the increase in demand for compact & lightweight packaging solutions for baby food. In the food industry, pouches are widely used in the packaging of sauces, pet food, ready-to-eat/frozen meal, candies, chocolates, snacks, dried fruits & nuts, and confectionery products. Factors that are projected to drive the demand for these pouches in the beverage industry include protection from contamination, aesthetic appeal, and tailor-made packaging solutions, in terms of unique shapes, styles, and designs.
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Irked brokers slam forced MLS membership rule
MLS & Associations
Real estate leaders consider 'MLS of Choice' as debate gains traction
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According to the brokers pushing for change, the policy as-is hurts agent recruiting and retention; forces brokers or their agents to pay for MLS services they do not want or find valuable; and discriminates against newer, tech-enabled business models.
NAR wants your thoughts on an MLS policy that allows Realtor-affiliated MLSs to force all associates in a broker's office to subscribe to the MLS.
Should real estate agents be forced to subscribe to an MLS because their broker does?
An advisory board of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) wants to know your thoughts on that question, preferably by July 1, at mls@realtors.org.
The NAR MLS policy up for debate allows Realtor-affiliated MLSs to require that all of the licensed salespersons affiliated with a broker’s office subscribe to the MLS — if a broker is a member of the MLS and that broker’s office lies within the territorial jurisdiction of the association that owns and operates the MLS.
On the other hand, any changes to the policy may have to contend with some MLSs’ worries regarding “free riding” by agents who don’t pay for the MLS as well as impacts on MLS budgets if agents were no longer forced to join the MLS.
MLS and broker leaders debated whether and how the policy should be changed at last month’s NAR midyear conference in Washington, D.C. At that point no decision was made, but the leaders set the table for discussion in the next few months for possible changes to the policy at NAR’s annual conference in November.
In August, the trade group’s MLS Technology and Emerging Issues Advisory Board will consider the feedback and decide whether to propose a change.
“This has to do with who is required to buy service from an MLS,” Rick Harris, chair of the MLS advisory board, told MLS executives at the midyear conference.
“Really what it’s about is the relationship between the MLS and the brokers within its jurisdiction. [We’re] anticipating that perhaps by November there will be a policy for consideration. I encourage you not to wait to participate in the discussion. Be a part of the creative solution — if there is one to be had — rather than waiting to see [what happens].”
While the impetus to change the policy came from the owner of a small Florida brokerage, the debate has gained steam. Harris told Inman that a handful of brokerages of all sizes — including large virtual brokerage eXp Realty — have sent letters to the advisory board about the policy and he expects to receive more.
A ‘nimble’ service structure
The policy is a “local option,” meaning that NAR does not mandate that it be adopted, but allows local MLSs to adopt it in their marketplace. NAR has 1.2 million agent, broker and appraiser members and more than 700 MLSs under its aegis.
The “guiding principle” of the policy change discussion will be “to empower Realtor MLSs, brokers, and agents with a modern service structure that recognizes evolving business needs in the real estate industry, provides flexibility in light of emerging technology and workplace trends, and encourages value-driven competition among MLSs,” NAR said on its website.
While no definitive policy changes have been made, or specific language discussed, suggestions for amendments include establishing an “MLS of Choice” policy and requiring agents to subscribe to at least one MLS to which their broker subscribes.
“The idea is to empower brokers and agents with a nimble MLS service structure that allows for innovation and competition amongst MLSs. The new concept would allow agents a choice in subscribing to any MLS in which their broker is a participant, and it would require MLSs to only assess brokers a fee based on their affiliated licensees who chose to subscribe to the MLS,” according to NAR’s site.
“However, MLSs will have the discretion to assess fees to agents affiliated with a participating office jurisdiction, if those agents have not subscribed to another Realtor MLS.
“This would result in a value-driven service structure that encourages competition amongst MLSs, responds to the evolving business needs and varied structures of brokerage firms, and, therefore, is in the best interest of brokers and their affiliated agents.”
‘MLS of Choice’
The policy the MLS advisory board, which includes brokers and MLS executives, will consider is MLS Policy Statement 7.42, which reads, in part:
“MLS may, as a matter of local determination, require that each of a firm’s offices located within the jurisdiction of the association(s) that own and operate the MLS or that are parties to a multi-association or regional MLS service agreement participate in the MLS if any office of that firm participates in that MLS.”
Jim Weix
Jim Weix, broker-owner of The Real Estate Company, Inc. in Stuart, Florida, would like to see this policy eliminated and replaced with an “MLS of Choice” policy akin to NAR’s Board of Choice policy, adopted in 1994. Before then, Realtors were required to join the local association in whose jurisdiction their office was located.
“Although this territorial jurisdiction policy may have made sense back in the days of MLS books, today it promotes restraint of trade, causes unnecessary expenses to brokers and agents, and hinders the recruitment of new agents,” Weix told Inman via email.
Per the Board of Choice policy, Realtors are allowed to “choose the board to which they want to belong on the basis of the factors they decide are most important rather than being limited by office location or jurisdictional boundaries” so long as their broker is also a member.
Weix would like NAR’s Multiple Listing Issues and Policies Committee, of which the advisory board is a part, to replace “board” with “MLS” and enact that policy.
EXp speaks up
In an April letter to the MLS committee, eXp Realty suggested that, while the committee might ultimately decide to put in a policy similar to Board of Choice, an immediate solution would be to mandate a rule “requiring MLSs to exempt from fees any licensee affiliated with a participant who, together with the participant, signs a certificate in a form approved by the MLS certifying that the licensee (1) neither has direct or indirect access to the MLS nor uses the MLS and (2) pays fees to another MLS. It is that simple.”
This “waiver” approach has been taken by Heartland MLS in the Kansas City, Missouri area and to eXp’s knowledge, “works without problem,” the brokerage added.
EXp has more than 3,000 agents in 43 states and D.C., participates in more than 180 MLSs, and operates virtually.
“[T]he efficiencies of eXp’s operations have been significantly and adversely affected by the application of a nearly ubiquitous MLS rule that requires all licensees affiliated with a participant to be subscribers of an MLS, with fees paid to the MLS accordingly,” eXp counsel Christopher Osborn wrote in the letter.
He gave the example of an eXp designated broker residing in Seattle who also supports and supervises agents operating exclusively in Spokane, 300 miles away.
“Thus, using the same Washington example, a broker participating in the MLS serving Seattle must pay MLS fees for all agents licensed to the broker, including agents operating exclusively in Spokane and not availing themselves of the services of the Seattle MLS,” Osborn wrote.
“Moreover, assuming the Spokane MLS has the same rule (and, again, most MLSs do have the same rule), the participant and all licensees must also pay Spokane MLSs fees for the same reason. The result is, obviously, fundamentally unfair.”
The rule results in “unintended discrimination” against statewide brokers and their agents, according to eXp. This appears to be largely because of the unnecessary costs the rule entails and what that means for the brokerage’s efforts to compete.
“A licensee faced with the prospect of paying MLS fees for two MLSs, one of which the licensee will not use, is not inviting. The prospect of double MLS fees can often, if not more often than not, determine the licensee’s selection of a brokerage firm,” Osborn wrote.
“Thus, in order to stay on a level playing field with its competitors with geographically local operations, eXp must either absorb any superfluous MLS fees without passing them on to its licensees or, establish unnecessary ‘branch’ offices that are not required by state law and that result in additional cost and inconvenience to eXp.”
The “waiver” approach suggested by the brokerage would be “less draconian” than the current rule and “would protect against free riding without unjustly enriching the MLS at the expense of some Realtors because of their business model,” eXp said.
‘This is ridiculous’
Jonathan Edmiston
EXp is not the only brokerage for whom this rule is incompatible with how its business operates. Jonathan Edmiston, a Carrington Real Estate Services area vice president and managing broker for all of North Carolina and South Carolina, also considers the MLS jurisdictional rule “discrimination” and an “unfair policy.”
“[T]his issue has greatly affected our business and recruiting,” Edmiston told Inman via email. Edmiston supervises about 25 agents.
“This policy with many of the smaller MLSs, along with some of [North Carolina’s] quirky real estate laws, have made it impossible for us to bring on agents in different markets. It doesn’t reflect the current structure of the business with the technological advances in the past 15 years.
“[M]y office is in Chapel Hill, [North Carolina], and all of my agents are registered with the state from my office and work from home. I wanted to bring on a couple of agents in the western portion of NC and even though the rest of our agents didn’t work or live in the area that their MLS covered, they still wanted ALL of my agents to join their MLS before allowing us to participate.
“We had to find an additional broker-in-charge and open up a branch office there so that only those agents there could sign up. This is ridiculous!”
The NAR MLS committee debates
Sam DeBord — a broker, Inman contributor and member of the MLS advisory board — started off the MLS committee’s powwow on the MLS jurisdictional rule with this example:
There’s a broker, Betty, with 100 agents. In the center of town, there’s MLS A and 50 of Betty’s agents are happy to join that MLS. In the west of town, 25 agents want to join MLS B. In the east of town, 25 agents want to join both MLC C and MLS A.
Sam DeBord
As the current rule stands, all of Betty’s agents could be forced to join all three MLSs, regardless of whether all three fit their needs.
“So Betty becomes a victim of her own success. It becomes more expensive with every agent she hires,” DeBord said.
He recognized that there was a reason the current rule was put in place — agents were sharing MLS books amongst themselves without paying for the privilege.
But the policy’s lack of flexibility could incentivize brokers to go elsewhere other than that MLS marketplace, he warned.
The policy could be changed to allow MLSs to charge brokers a fee for their agents who choose to participate in the MLS and for agents who don’t belong to another MLS, he noted. “Clearly, this is potentially transformative for some MLSs, so how do we address that?” DeBord asked the committee.
One committee member asked whether the change will mean that there will be cooperation and compensation between the agents of MLS A and MLS B.
An advisory board member responded that there was a form available that would cover that. Another pointed out that the broker would still belong to each MLS and compensation flows through the broker.
Chris Carrillo of Wisconsin’s Metro MLS said change was “a long time coming,” but that, practically-speaking, there was a need to avoid “rampant abuse of MLS services.”
“I think that’s everyone’s fear,” DeBord responded.
Conference attendee Laura Burns of Eastern New York MLS pointed out that there is technology available to thwart those who may want to share logins.
“Yes, there is technology. People cheat now. People will cheat in the future,” DeBord said, noting that this is part of the reason to make sure everyone is joining an MLS.
Still, he added, “we don’t want a policy that holds everybody back because there are some bad actors.”
Another MLS executive in the audience asked: As a small association, how do we go about paying for security products?
DeBord acknowledged that that issue needed to be discussed further because a lot of MLSs are not employing security features.
Committee member Claire Wallace, president of the New England Real Estate Network (NEREN) said the policy change would have a “big impact” on her MLS because of the many “border offices” that are members. She was concerned about the timeline of implementing the policy, given the MLS’s strategic plans for the year and the contracts the MLS is subject to.
“Whether it’s a fair question of implementing it or not, that is the good or bad,” she said.
Local market examples
Some MLS execs offered lessons from their own markets as food for thought.
Cameron Paine
Cameron Paine of SmartMLS in Connecticut noted that MLSs have mandatory listing policies that require brokers to list properties in the MLS unless directed not to by the seller. What if the broker belongs to the MLS, but the listing agent doesn’t?
“In Connecticut, we came up with policies that may work on a national scale. We’re happy to share,” Paine told the committee.
Terry Tolman, chief staff executive of the Realtors Association of Maui, which operates Hawaii’s second-largest MLS, said his association had instituted a policy about a decade ago, also called “MLS of Choice,” through an agreement with two other Hawaiian MLSs, HiCentral MLS and Hawaii Information Service.
Terry Tolman
Under the agreement, brokers and all of their agents must join their primary MLS on the island where their office is located. If the broker wishes to join a secondary MLS, the requirement for all agent membership in that additional MLS is optional.
Even if an agent is not part of the secondary MLS, all three MLSs have agreed that whatever cooperative commission is offered in the MLS will be honored if the non-member agent does a deal with a member agent.
To address any security issues, Maui MLS, which has 1,500-plus subscribers, has deployed login authentication software to identify possible illicit sharing of MLS login information.
The policy has “worked out pretty well in our unique geography — miles of water separating each island market area from the next,” Tolman later told Inman.
“The big deal is taking away the roadblock for brokers and agents reaching out to markets on other islands without enrolling all their agents working back in their primary home market.”
There are some differences between this policy and the proposed changes to the MLS jurisdiction rule. As the current rule allows, the three Hawaiian MLSs require that if an office is located on a particular island within the jurisdiction of the association that owns the MLS and the broker chooses to join the MLS that primarily covers that island, all of his or her agents that belong to that office must also join that MLS.
So if a broker’s office is on Oahu and he or she chooses to join HiCentral MLS, which is owned by the Honolulu Board of Realtors, all of his or her agents that belong to that Oahu office must also join, regardless of whether the bulk of their business is in that jurisdiction.
Reactions from brokers
The MLS committee’s discussion generated mixed reactions from the brokers pushing for change. Weix thought the committee “did a good job of researching the issue and presenting it to those of us in attendance. I was also pleased, but not surprised, that most of those in attendance were in favor of it.”
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But eXp President and General Counsel Russ Cofano thought the committee missed an opportunity to immediately ease broker frustrations.
“While we were pleased to listen to the discussion … and the clear recognition of the inequities that can result from the categorical enforcement of anti-free riding rules, it appears that the Committee may have missed the opportunity of a simple interim solution (as outlined in our letter) while striving for a more perfect permanent solution,” Cofano told Inman via email.
“To the best of our knowledge, there have been no reports of Realtors availing themselves of an exemption from MLS fees after signing a pledge of no access or use of the MLS and then ‘free riding’ those same services. Thus, it was a bit disheartening to hear comments about the potential cost to MLSs to catch the ‘free-riders’ as any potential justification for the status quo.
“Of course, there are instances of Realtors sharing passwords or otherwise not properly paying for MLS services, but those circumstances are far less likely when the individual Realtor practices outside of the jurisdiction of the MLS from which she sought an exemption from fees. We as a company would never tolerate free riding under any circumstances by any of our agents.
“The unfortunate fact remains that the existing policies are causing us to operate less efficiently than our model would otherwise allow and forcing us to pay for MLS services we do not use nor have any intention of using. Ironically, we wonder if it is those MLSs who indiscriminately enforce these rules and policies that are perhaps the real ‘free riders.’
The MLS committee urged agents, brokers and association and MLS executives to send their feedback on this issue to mls@realtors.org.
“After hearing all of that information and feedback, emails will be put together and in August we’ll have a serious discussion about what could that policy look like if it’s determined it’s needed,” Harris told Inman.
He cautioned that he couldn’t be sure there would be a policy for the committee to vote on in November. “It’s a big deal. [With more than 700 MLSs] that’s not the kind of adjustment that you make overnight,” he said.
The Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) will create a white paper about MLS Policy Statement 7.42 and deliver it to the committee by early July, according to CMLS President Lauren Hansen.
“We will outline the impacts of the policy for the committee to consider, but will not take a position on the issue at this time. Our purpose is to provide a deep dive into the policy and potential ripple effects,” she told Inman via email.
“There was quite a bit of discussion during the NAR meetings about the policy and I took notes about the various issues we may address, including verification of MLS participation with another MLS, ‘secondary’ MLS participation, listing submissions based on jurisdiction, and an implementation timeline to allow MLSs and associations to plan accordingly.
“Our hope is that the CMLS white paper will add thoughtful facets to the committee’s discussion and decision-making process.”
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Home Innovation Scientists Mimic Fireflies to Make Brighter LEDs
Scientists Mimic Fireflies to Make Brighter LEDs
The nighttime twinkling of fireflies has inspired scientists to modify a light-emitting diode (LED) so it is more than one and a half times as efficient as the original.
Researchers from Belgium, France, and Canada studied the internal structure of firefly lanterns, the organs on the bioluminescent insects’ abdomens that flash to attract mates. The scientists identified an unexpected pattern of jagged scales that enhanced the lanterns’ glow, and applied that knowledge to LED design to create an LED overlayer that mimicked the natural structure. The overlayer, which increased LED light extraction by up to 55 percent, could be easily tailored to existing diode designs to help humans light up the night while using less energy. The work is published in a pair of papers today in the Optical Society’s (OSA) open-access journalOptics Express.
“The most important aspect of this work is that it shows how much we can learn by carefully observing nature,” says Annick Bay, a Ph.D. student at the University of Namur in Belgium who studies natural photonic structures, including beetle scales and butterfly wings. When her advisor, Jean Pol Vigneron, visited Central America to conduct field work on the Panamanian tortoise beetle (Charidotella egregia), he also noticed clouds of twinkling fireflies and brought some specimens back to the lab to examine in more detail.
Fireflies create light through a chemical reaction that takes place in specialized cells called photocytes. The light is emitted through a part of the insect’s exoskeleton called the cuticle. Light travels through the cuticle more slowly than it travels through air, and the mismatch means a proportion of the light is reflected back into the lantern, dimming the glow. The unique surface geometry of some fireflies’ cuticles, however, can help minimize internal reflections, meaning more light escapes to reach the eyes of potential firefly suitors.
In Optics Express papers, Bay, Vigneron, and colleagues first describe the intricate structures they saw when they examined firefly lanterns and then present how the same features could enhance LED design. Using scanning electron microscopes, the researchers identified structures such as nanoscale ribs and larger, misfit scales, on the fireflies’ cuticles. When the researchers used computer simulations to model how the structures affected light transmission they found that the sharp edges of the jagged, misfit scales let out the most light. The finding was confirmed experimentally when the researchers observed the edges glowing the brightest when the cuticle was illuminated from below.
“We refer to the edge structures as having a factory roof shape,” says Bay. “The tips of the scales protrude and have a tilted slope, like a factory roof.” The protrusions repeat approximately every 10 micrometers, with a height of approximately 3 micrometers. “In the beginning we thought smaller nanoscale structures would be most important, but surprisingly in the end we found the structure that was the most effective in improving light extraction was this big-scale structure,” says Bay.
Human-made light-emitting devices like LEDs face the same internal reflection problems as fireflies’ lanterns and Bay and her colleagues thought a factory roof-shaped coating could make LEDs brighter. In the second Optics Express paper published today, which is included in the Energy Express section of the journal, the researchers describe the method they used to create a jagged overlayer on top of a standard gallium nitride LED. Nicolas André, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Sherbrooke in Canada, deposited a layer of light-sensitive material on top of the LEDs and then exposed sections with a laser to create the triangular factory-roof profile. Since the LEDs were made from a material that slowed light even more than the fireflies’ cuticle, the scientists adjusted the dimensions of the protrusions to a height and width of 5 micrometers to maximize the light extraction.
“What’s nice about our technique is that it’s an easy process and we don’t have to create new LEDs,” says Bay. “With a few more steps we can coat and laser pattern an existing LED.”
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Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 27F. Winds light and variable.
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2019 Year in Review: Idaho County shows strong economic growth
By Lorie Palmer - Idaho County Free Press
Lorie Palmer
After several years of stagnation, Idaho County enjoyed healthy business growth in 2019, according to Kathryn Tacke, regional economist for the Idaho Department of Labor out of Lewiston.
Idaho County's nonfarm payroll jobs hovered around 4,200 between 2012 and 2017, and edged up to 4,280 in 2018. In 2019, they grew an estimated 4.2 percent to 4,460. Lewis County’s estimated growth rate also was 4.2 percent in 2019. That made Idaho and Lewis counties the fastest growing counties in North Central Idaho.
“Despite the recent growth, Idaho County hasn’t fully recovered from the severe recession that began in December 2007. The county’s nonfarm payroll jobs remain below their pre-recession levels. They peaked at 4,584 in 2007,” Tacke said.
The biggest gains in 2019 came from:
*Leisure and hospitality (40 jobs)—restaurants and hotels added jobs to serve tourists, in addition the expansion of The Gym contributed to growth.
*Construction (40 jobs)—because of growth in both residential and industrial construction activity locally and expansion at Advanced Welding & Steel.
*Manufacturing (40 jobs)—from small expansions at several operations.
*Professional and business services (20 jobs)—businesses providing support services to forestry, mill, and agricultural businesses were responsible for most of that growth.
*Transportation (20 jobs)—because increased logging and manufacturing activity created new trucking and warehousing jobs.
Idaho County’s retail sector lost about 10 jobs in 2019.
“The growth of on-line shopping has taken a toll on local retailers, contributing to the closure of Hoene Hardware in Cottonwood this summer,” Tacke explained. “Growth in population and tourists helped other retailers to expand employment in 2019. Most of the new jobs appeared at convenience stores, gift shops oriented to tourists as well as locals, and grocery stores.”
Government employment remained unchanged during the last few years. Government accounts for 27 percent of the nonfarm payroll jobs in Idaho County. Federal jobs average 320—mostly Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. They have lost about 110 jobs in the last 15 years. State government employs 130 people—about half at the correctional facility in Cottonwood. School districts employ 340. Syringa Hospital and Clinics in Grangeville is a government entity because of its taxing district. It employs more than 150 people.
Businesses grew at a healthy rate in 2019, according to Tacke. The number of employers in Idaho County grew 6.2 percent, from 569 in 2018, to 604 in 2019.
Population growth:
One factor contributing to the county’s economic growth is a recent spurt of population growth. After growing very little since 2010, the county started adding significant numbers to its population base three years ago. Data for 2019 won’t be available until April, but, Tacke said, there’s good reason to believe that 2019 showed similar growth to 2018 and 2017. That would mean adding about 140 people to the population base. (About 150 more people moved into the county than moved out in 2018, but deaths exceeded births by 13, offsetting some of the gain from migration. The high level of senior citizens in the county compared to young adults who are having babies explain deaths exceeding births.)
Labor Force: employed and unemployed:
The county’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to a record low of 4.0 percent in April, and has hovered just above it in recent months. In November, the most recent month unemployment rates available, the rate was 4.2 percent. This is far below the historic average. From 1978 to 2008, the county’s rate averaged 10 percent.
The number of employed residents in Idaho County grew 2.1 percent from 6,161 in November 2018 to 6,290 a year later. Employed residents include the self-employed, agricultural workers, and nonfarm payroll workers—including local residents who work outside the county. In 2017, the Census Bureau found that 2,200 workers living in Idaho County worked outside the county. That was more than twice as many who did 15 years earlier. The increase came largely from people who took jobs in Lewis and Nez Perce counties.
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Challenges for employers continue:
“Given the low unemployment rates and the aging of the workforce, employers continue to find it difficult to recruit and retain workers in the tight labor market,” Kathryn Tacke, regional economist for the Idaho Department of Labor out of Lewiston, explained. “One reason is the challenges posed by the retirement of baby boomers.”
*The number of folks who are retirement age has increased dramatically. Today, 31 percent of Idaho County’s payroll jobs are held by people older than the age of 54 years. (This is much higher than the state’s 22 percent). Fifteen years ago, 14 percent of Idaho County payroll jobs were held by people in this age bracket.
*In 2019, about 310 residents of North Central Idaho turned 65—the age when many people retire, while only 200 residents turned 16—the age when many people join the labor force. In 2000, 160 residents turned 65, while 280 turned 16. Now, there are more people turning 65 than16. This translates to fewer youth available to replace retiring workers.
*It helps that many baby boomers are continuing to work after they reach retirement age. Twenty years ago, about 19 percent of Idaho County residents 65 to 69 years of age participated in the labor force. Today, about 25 percent do.
*When long-term employees retire, the employer not only loses a person to fill the position; unless they do an exceptional job preparing for the retirement, they also lose the institutional knowledge of that worker.
“Another challenge is that today’s youth are less interested in participating in the labor force than youth in earlier generations,” Tacke said. In 2000, 50 percent of Idaho County residents 16 to 19 years of age participated in the labor force. Today, about 38 percent do.
A lack of affordable housing in the county also hampers the ability of employers to recruit new workers, Tacke stated, since people won’t move there for jobs if they can’t find a suitable place to live.
The number of people 25 to 64 years participating in the county’s labor force has dropped since 2000.
Tacke said the opioid crisis probably also is contributing to the decrease in labor force participation for workers 25 to 64 years old in Idaho County, as it has nationwide. The opioid crisis means that some workers can’t pass drug tests required to get and keep jobs. It also causes health and behavior problems that make people less likely to participate in the labor force.
More evidence of economic growth:
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released other statistics recently that give insight into Idaho County’s economic conditions.
Between 2017 and 2018, real (adjusted for inflation) personal income grew 5.4 percent to $580 million in Idaho County, while it grew 4.3 percent in Idaho and 3.4 percent in the U.S.
Real earnings of Idaho County residents grew 6.7 percent between 2017 and 2018, compared to 3.5 percent for Idahoans and 2.9 percent for U.S. residents.
It’s likely that personal income continued to grow at a fair clip in 2019. Farm incomes were down (mostly because of much smaller crop yields in 2019 than in 2018), but all other components of personal income should have risen. Wages and salaries, a very large component of personal income, look like they grew about 6.4 percent between 2018 and 2019. The average pay per job in Idaho County increased about 2.2 percent from $36,100 in 2018 to $36,900 in 2019. With population growth, increased tourism activity, and more businesses, nonfarm proprietor’s incomes should have grown significantly. (The Idaho Department of Labor found that the number of private-sector employers in Idaho County grew 6.9 percent, from 505 in 2018, to 540 in 2019.) Retirement income going to Idaho County residents is likely to have grown at the same rate in 2019 as in 2018—about 3.3 percent.
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Headaches can be the result of a number of things, but the most common causes are tightness in the neck, poor circulation and stress.
The combined practice of osteopathy and cranial osteopathy is a highly effective treatment for all types of headaches, even migraines. Osteopaths recognise that the skull is a group of bones, just like the rest of the body, and often by making subtle realignments, osteopathy can relieve pressure and tension.
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Seventies groover Charlotte Casiraghi puts her soul into charity caper
December 05, 2011 - 09:02 GMT hellomagazine.com It's unlikely that this Seventies outfit, complete with Afro and a peace sign, will enhance the royal's reputation as one of the most stylish young fillies in the world.
It's unlikely that this Seventies outfit, complete with Afro, outrageous sunnies and peace sign, will enhance Charlotte Casiraghi's reputation as one of the most stylish young fillies in the World.
Not that the daughter of Monaco's Princess Caroline will care.
Her fancy dress riding costume was for a bit of giggle at a riding competition in Paris.
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In the Gucci Masters, 12 teams consisting of a professional and an amateur battle it out to complete the course in the fastest time.
For fun, competitors were also invited to field jokers.
Other standout teams included one with the riders dressed as Michael Jackson and another for which the film Moulin Rouge was the theme.
Caroline was on hand to catch the fun and would also have been proud to note that the event raised just over £120,000 for charity.
The money will go to AMADE, which the princess supports. It will go towards four projects caring for vulnerable children in the Philippines.
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James Horner Dead? ‘Titanic’ Composer Missing After 2-Seater Plane Crashes
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Did film music composer James Horner die in a plane crash Monday morning?
That is the question that many people are asking as the world waits for the confirmed identity of the pilot killed in a plane crash west of Santa Barbara, California.
TMZ reports that the plane, a two-seater S312 Tucano MK1, went down at 9:30 a.m. The only passenger on-board was the pilot whose identity has not been confirmed yet.
‘Titanic’ Composer — Plane Registered to James Horner Crashes… Pilot Dead http://t.co/BQYTeTb9q5
— TMZ (@TMZ) June 23, 2015
The Associated Press reports that the plane crashed in the Los Padres National Forest, according to Ventura County fire spokesman Mike Lindbery.
TMZ reports that a brush fire was sparked by the plane crash – a fire which took most of the plane wreckage right along with it.
The single-engine turboprop plane was registered to the 61-year-old Oscar-winning composer.
According to the Associated Press, James Horner’s attorney Jay Cooper confirmed that the plane was not the only one owned by Titanic composer. It was apparently one of several different planes.
However, Cooper also claimed that no one has heard from Horner.
“It was his plane and if he wasn’t in it, he would have called.”
For over three decades, James Horner has pulled the heartstrings of movie fans and critics with his emotionally stirring musical scores.
Within his extensive list of film credits are such memorable films as Titanic, Apollo 13, Avatar, Alien, Field of Dreams and Braveheart.
Oh goodness. The Titanic Soundtrack has and always will be my favorite soundtrack. So terribly saddened to hear the news about James Horner.
— Ameena (@ameenamarie) June 23, 2015
James Horner’s themes are tiny miracles. Where would I be without Field of Dreams? Titanic? Apollo 13 was the second score I ever bought.
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It’s hard to express how much a (musical) hero James Horner is to me. Holding out hope the reports are wrong
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In March 1998, James Horner won Oscars for “Best Original Dramatic Score” for the 1997 film Titanic and “Best Original Song” for the Celine Dion hit “My Heart Will Go On.”
James Horner’s plane went down and the pilot was killed. There’s no positive identification yet. If you’ve seen… http://t.co/rGREEWpgCz
— bandtek (@bandtek) June 23, 2015
Along with the many dramatic films on which James Horner left his mark, he also worked on quite a few classic family films – including An American Tail, The Land Before Time, Jumanji and the 2000 Ron Howard-directed film How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey.
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Court orders man to split his $30 million lottery winnings with his ex-wife, even through they were separated when he bought the ticket
Ashley Collman
A New York man holds up two Mega Millions tickets he bought in October 2018.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
A Michigan appeals court ruled last week that Rich Zelasko must split his $30 million lottery winnings with his ex-wife, Mary Beth, even though they were separated when he bought the ticket.
An arbitrator had argued that since lottery "losses throughout the marriage were incurred jointly, so should winning be shared jointly."
A Michigan man has been ordered to split his $30 million lottery payout with his ex-wife, even though he bought the ticket when they were separated.
Rich Zelasko and his estranged wife Mary Beth had been separated for two years when he bought the winning Mega Millions ticket in 2013. However, their divorce wasn't finalized until 2018.
His lawyer had argued in their divorce proceedings that he deserved to keep the full prize since it was "his luck, not Mary's, that produced the lottery proceeds," according to Tribune Media.
But the arbitrator making decisions for the couple in the case argued that since lottery "losses throughout the marriage were incurred jointly, so should winning be shared jointly."
A Michigan appeals court agreed with that argument last week, and ordered the couple to split the winnings 50/50, according to the Associated Press.
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Is Envestnet Inc (ENV) A Good Stock To Buy?
Published on December 13, 2019 at 12:51 pm by Debasis Saha in Hedge Funds,News
At Insider Monkey, we pore over the filings of nearly 750 top investment firms every quarter, a process we have now completed for the latest reporting period. The data we’ve gathered as a result gives us access to a wealth of collective knowledge based on these firms’ portfolio holdings as of September 30. In this article, we will use that wealth of knowledge to determine whether or not Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV) makes for a good investment right now.
Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV) shares haven’t seen a lot of action during the third quarter. Overall, hedge fund sentiment was unchanged. The stock was in 13 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2019. At the end of this article we will also compare ENV to other stocks including Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS), Navient Corp (NASDAQ:NAVI), and Apollo Commercial Real Est. Finance Inc (NYSE:ARI) to get a better sense of its popularity.
Hedge funds’ reputation as shrewd investors has been tarnished in the last decade as their hedged returns couldn’t keep up with the unhedged returns of the market indices. Our research has shown that hedge funds’ large-cap stock picks indeed failed to beat the market between 1999 and 2016. However, we were able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that outperformed the Russell 2000 ETFs by 40 percentage points since May 2014 (see the details here). We were also able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that’ll significantly underperform the market. We have been tracking and sharing the list of these stocks since February 2017 and they lost 27.8% through November 21, 2019. That’s why we believe hedge fund sentiment is an extremely useful indicator that investors should pay attention to.
James Dinan of York Capital Management
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What have hedge funds been doing with Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV)?
At Q3’s end, a total of 13 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were bullish on this stock, a change of 0% from the second quarter of 2019. On the other hand, there were a total of 13 hedge funds with a bullish position in ENV a year ago. With hedge funds’ capital changing hands, there exists an “upper tier” of notable hedge fund managers who were upping their holdings meaningfully (or already accumulated large positions).
Of the funds tracked by Insider Monkey, York Capital Management, managed by James Dinan, holds the largest position in Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV). York Capital Management has a $22.7 million position in the stock, comprising 1.1% of its 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Select Equity Group, led by Robert Joseph Caruso, holding a $13.6 million position; 0.1% of its 13F portfolio is allocated to the company. Other peers that are bullish consist of David Atterbury’s Whetstone Capital Advisors, Greg Poole’s Echo Street Capital Management and Israel Englander’s Millennium Management. In terms of the portfolio weights assigned to each position Whetstone Capital Advisors allocated the biggest weight to Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV), around 2.35% of its 13F portfolio. York Capital Management is also relatively very bullish on the stock, setting aside 1.05 percent of its 13F equity portfolio to ENV.
Since Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV) has witnessed falling interest from the smart money, it’s safe to say that there exists a select few fund managers that elected to cut their entire stakes in the third quarter. Intriguingly, Ram Seshan Venkateswaran’s Vernier Capital dumped the biggest position of the 750 funds followed by Insider Monkey, comprising an estimated $4.7 million in stock, and Dmitry Balyasny’s Balyasny Asset Management was right behind this move, as the fund said goodbye to about $3.9 million worth. These bearish behaviors are important to note, as aggregate hedge fund interest stayed the same (this is a bearish signal in our experience).
Let’s now review hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV). These stocks are Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:TDS), Navient Corp (NASDAQ:NAVI), Apollo Commercial Real Est. Finance Inc (NYSE:ARI), and Washington Federal Inc. (NASDAQ:WAFD). This group of stocks’ market values are similar to ENV’s market value.
TDS 26 301772 1
NAVI 30 448459 4
ARI 9 55577 -4
WAFD 14 74488 5
Average 19.75 220074 1.5
As you can see these stocks had an average of 19.75 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $220 million. That figure was $64 million in ENV’s case. Navient Corp (NASDAQ:NAVI) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Apollo Commercial Real Est. Finance Inc (NYSE:ARI) is the least popular one with only 9 bullish hedge fund positions. Envestnet Inc (NYSE:ENV) is not the least popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still below average. Our calculations showed that top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 37.4% in 2019 through the end of November and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 9.9 percentage points. A small number of hedge funds were also right about betting on ENV as the stock returned 25.6% during the first two months of Q4 and outperformed the market by an even larger margin.
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At a Divisional HQ
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image: Two officers examine a large flat map leaning against the wall. One crouches on the floor looking closely at it. The other stands behind him. There are some other maps lying around them on the floor and on an arm chair.
Ardizzone joined Southern Command at Salisbury on 25 June 1940 and stayed there until 31 July 1940. This work depicts the Headquarters at Wilton House where some officers are examining a large map.
Original caption: Several officers consult a map in a sitting-room in an hotel used as Divisional Headquarters
History note
commission 1940 (War Office Artist)
Second World War (production), Second World War (content)
Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving
Support: paper
medium: Watercolour
Support: Height 276 mm, Width 244 mm
Art.IWM ART LD 652
Great Britain GB
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
Southern Command Headquarters, Wilton House, Salisbury
military manoeuvres
British Home Front 1939-1945
British Army 1939-1945
Packing up to resume the advance against the enemy at a Canadian mobile divisional H.Q.
The 15th Divisional HQ, June 1917
With the 8th Army: HQ in a Wine Cellar at Nettuno, 1944
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Michelle Grabner: I Work From Home
The reference monograph on Michelle Grabner, this volume offers an expansive look at an artist whose body of work and sphere of influence continue to gain recognition. Published on the occasion of the Grabner’s career survey at the MOCA Cleveland, the book documents works from the last 20 years, including paintings, drawings, prints, videos, and sculptures, positioning the studio as core to the artist’s remarkably diverse output. Considering her pursuit of art making, criticism, and curating as inextricably linked, this publication seeks to highlight the distinctive values and ideas that drive Grabner’s practice: working outside of dominant systems, working tirelessly, and working across platforms.
David Norr’s essay provides an in-depth study of Grabner’s evolution as an artist, critic, and curator, and how these practices, together, reflect an ethical engagement with the studio. Rose Bouthillier looks at Grabner’s collaborative video practice and its relationship to suburban life. Molly Zuckerman-Hartung reads Grabner’s practice through the frame of teaching and conceptual practice, while Dan Byers lays out the possible relationships between abstraction and community through the metaphor of architecture. An interview by David Robbins provides great insight into the impetus for building The Suburban, Grabner and Brad Killam’s project space in Oak Park, IL, while Peter Ribic, one of Grabner’s sons, reflects on growing up with contemporary art in his back yard.
Published by: Mousse Publishing and MOCA Cleveland
ISBN: 978-867490950
For more information, please visit MOCA Cleveland.
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Lawmakers Ask President to Help Get Small-Scale Mining in Kachin Approved
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A jade mine in Kachin State’s Hpakant Township. / Myat Pyae Phyo / The Irrawaddy
By Htet Naing Zaw 27 September 2018
NAYPYITAW — Two Lower House lawmakers have asked President U Win Myint to help secure approval for small-scale amber and gold mining in Kachin State’s Tanai and Hpakant townships.
U Lin Lin Oo of Tanai and U Tint Soe of Hpakant sent their request to the president, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation on Sept. 17.
Unlike large-scale mining, the use of heavy machinery is not allowed in small-scale mining.
U Lin Lin Oo said allowing individuals to mine on a small scale would create jobs and that the government could earn tax from them. He said small-scale mining has less impact on the environment and on resources than commercial mining with heavy machinery.
“According to reports from the ground, some individuals are doing small-scale mining. It might be illegal mining. According to locals, small-scale amber mining is allowed in Tanai, but not with machinery,” U Lin Lin Oo said.
Now that the Myanmar Army has wrested control of the amber mining areas in Tanai from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the military is responsible for working with non-governmental organizations to establish the rule of law there, the lawmaker said.
The Myanmar Army launched attacks on unlicensed amber mines in Tanai in June 2017. It is believed that illegal gold and amber mining in Kachin are among the KIA’s main sources of revenue.
Natural Resources Ministry Director General U Ye Myint Swe said the ministry has designated small-scale mining fields in response to the two lawmakers’ request. He said the Kachin State government had the authority to permit small-scale mining fields and that the ministry sent it a list of feasible sites.
Mining bylaws authorize local governments to grant individuals small-scale gold mines but not amber mines, which fall under the law on gemstones, said U Lin Lin Oo.
He said he made a direct appeal to the president because of Tanai’s unusual circumstances, apparently referring to the ongoing armed struggle for control of the area between the KIA and Myanmar Army.
“State governments are authorized to issue licenses for small-scale mining. But our region is different, so they [the Kachin State government] said they have difficulties. This is why I made a request to the president to ask the union government to intervene,” the lawmaker said.
Loi Khen, a resident of Hpakant Township, said the area’s gemstones were become increasingly hard to come by.
“Almost all the gemstones have been mined now. It is not easy for individual miners to mine there. Gemstones can be found only deep in the ground, so it is not easy for us to dig,” he told The Irrawaddy.
He said some prospectors have resorted to the dangerous practice of searching for gemstones in old, abandoned mines.
On Tuesday, four miners were killed when a mining waste pile collapsed on them after a downpour.
In July 2017, the Lower House approved a proposal from U Lin Lin Oo to control illegal gold and amber mining in Tanai and Hpakant.
At the time, Natural Resources Minister U Ohn Win said Kachin State should legitimize small-scale mining to ensure the safety of individual prospectors and to prevent illegal operations.
In 2016, the union government announced that it would stop renewing the licenses of jade mining companies until it completed an environmental management plan for jade mining areas in Kachin. Almost all the jade mining licenses expired earlier this year.
Translated from Burmese by Thet Ko Ko.
Topics: Natural Resources
Htet Naing Zaw The Irrawaddy Htet Naing Zaw is Senior Reporter at the Burmese edition of The Irrawaddy.
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How far are Labour and the Conservatives apart on employment policy?
Amid all the distractions of Brexit, the party conference season has presented an opportunity to assess the employment policies of the main political parties as we approach the next general election. Although there were a number of other announcements (notably Labour’s proposals to enhance workplace rights for women experiencing the menopause) most of them can be grouped under three main policy areas:
In most respects, the Conservatives and Labour are probably as far apart as they have ever been but they do agree one thing: the National Minimum Wage should continue to rise in real terms. The Labour call for an immediate rise to £10 per hour for all workers over 16 is more generous than the Conservative’s promise to raise the hourly rate (for workers aged 21 and over) to two-thirds of median earnings by 2025. But both promises, if implemented, would move the UK to the top of the global minimum wage league table, along with France and New Zealand.
One-sided flexibility
The need to tackle exploitation of vulnerable workers is also an aim shared by both parties, though there is considerable divergence on the means chosen to do this.
The May Government committed to implementing almost all the recommendations of the Taylor review, including most of its proposals to tackle what it termed “one-sided flexibility”. These include introducing a right to reasonable notice of shifts and to compensation if they are cancelled at short notice. It seems reasonable to assume that an incoming Conservative Government would implement these plans, which are currently at consultation stage.
Labour is likely to introduce similar measures, but has also set out some more radical proposals, such as banning zero-hours contracts altogether and giving workers the same level of employment protection as employees from day one.
Collective rights
Not surprisingly, it is in the trade union field that there is the greatest divergence between the two main political parties. Labour has promised to repeal the Trade Union Act 2016 and introduce nation-wide sectoral collective bargaining. This would be supported be a new Ministry for Employment Rights and a Workers Protection Agency. Labour hopes that these new structures will deliver its most memorable commitment of the conference season: a negotiated 32 hour week with no loss of pay within 10 years.
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