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Via DA, rawstory, the Beeb reports Alaska mulls extra oil drilling to cope with climate change:
Expanding the search for oil is necessary to pay for the damage caused by climate change, the Governor of Alaska has told the BBC. The state is suffering significant climate impacts from rising seas forcing the relocation of remote villages. Governor Bill Walker says that coping with these changes is hugely expensive. He wants to “urgently” drill in the protected lands of the Arctic National Wilderness Refuge to fund them.
And so on. This kind of stupidity is, sadly, inevitable, though I am surprised by the lack of reflection from the Alaskan governor. I’d kind of at least expect a bit of “this may seem self defeating but…”. In this case there appears to be an obvious alternative: just let the seas wash higher; as is being done in East Anglia where the coastline is sinking due to isostatic rebound (can’t find a good link; perhaps this). But in summer people will turn the A/C up…
* Mitigating Climate Change–$1 Million Relocation Per Family
Author wmconnolleyPosted on October 13, 2015 Categories climate science
28 thoughts on “And so it begins…”
crandles says:
“This isolated community of 400 … Evacuation seems like the long term solution but it will likely cost $100m.”
$250,000 per person. But who pays what under different scenarios?
Is it reasonable for Government to do nothing except perhaps says town should be abandoned for safety reasons at an appropriate time?
If it is decided to relocate the town, government no doubt has to build schools and other public buildings. Not negligible, but for 400 people that is nowhere near $100m. Is government obliged to build homes for these people? Even if so obliged, they then own the homes and can obtain rent or sell the homes to occupiers or investor?
Thomas Fuller says:
Almost Iowa posted this comment on my blog on a related subject:
“The very name of the town reeks of government boondoggle. Tok is the Yupik name for place, thus NewTok is a “new” place.
In 1959, the government decided that the Yupik, who were nomadic, needed a permanent place to live. The town site was then selected, not by the Yupik people but by bureaucrats who needed barge access on Ninglick River to haul in westernized building materials. At the time, the English speaking southerners failed to understand that heated structures quickly fail by melting into the permafrost (which is why the pipeline and all buildings in the arctic are elevated). They also had little experience in building roads, landing strips and garbage pits in the delicate arctic environment. The people of Newtok are now paying the wages of all of these sins.
If it is climate change….. it is only ten acres of warming.
The Army Corps of Engineers, the State of Alaska and Bureau of Indian Affairs has all written extensively on what caused the problems at Newtok and all have concluded it was poor siting and inappropriate construction techniques. The New York Times knows this, The Atlantic knows this. The Guardian know this but they all continue to flog the climate change angle despite the facts.”
[https://thelukewarmersway.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/mitigating-climate-change-1-million-relocation-per-family/, which you are too modest to link to. I’ll add it as a ref.
I think you’re right to mention competition. I strongly suspect that were the inhabitants left to get on with it themselves, and allowed to keep 10% of the difference, they’d move for far less -W]
Alaskan governor Bill Walker is merely following the fine old Murkan tradition of doing the bidding of his most important constituents…. the oil companies.
“I’d kind of at least expect a bit of “this may seem self defeating but…”.
Oh gosh. In the alternate reality created by the GOP hive mind, there is just no need to hide outright corruption or stupidity any more. The GOP or Gods of Petroleum party have, since the time before Ronald Raygun, successfully managed to nurture and exploit a rich streak of stupidity in the Murkan public. It was no accident that Ronald Raygun waved the usual rules and helped tabloid media genius Rupert Murdoch to become a Murkan citizen in near record time.
Please don’t expect GOP polluticians to feel the slightest need to defend their illogical actions here in Murka. They would only have to do that if their core constituents were capable of anything more than reflexive knee-jerk feelings. We are talking about a population containing a large percentage of highly trained monkeys here, my friend. We are in real danger here from them and from their malignant stupidity and indifference to corruption.
But this does make for a very interesting and exciting place to live!
Ned W says:
“This kind of stupidity is, sadly, inevitable, though I am surprised by the lack of reflection from the Alaskan governor. I’d kind of at least expect a bit of ‘this may seem self defeating but…’. In this case there appears to be an obvious alternative:”
The problem is that you’re taking the statement at face value. Gov Walker is not actually interested in doing anything about climate change. He wants to increase oil production in Alaska. The suggestion that increased oil revenues will help pay for the negative effects of climate change is just window-dressing.
Eric Lund says:
Not negligible, but for 400 people that is nowhere near $100m.
In the lower 48 or the UK that would be an outrageous price. In remote Alaska, the materials have to be shipped in at great expense, and building on tundra is difficult to do right. Road construction on tundra is also a difficult and expensive proposition. There is a reason only one road to the North Slope exists, and why it ends at Prudhoe Bay/Deadhorse rather than continuing to Barrow. For the same reason, the North American road network doesn’t extend very far west of the Anchorage-Fairbanks corridor. And on top of that you need an airstrip and all of the other infrastructure that a town like this would need (because they can’t get it by going to the next town over). You can legitimately question whether it’s worth spending that kind of money, but as a ballpark estimate for what it would actually cost, it’s not absurd.
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David Jones says:
This proves that is actually is possible to screw yourself! And all this time, I thought it was just an expression.
I used to live in Alaska. Politics are crazy there. Sarah Palin was less corrupt than the state average.
Note when the guv says he wants to drill in a “small part” of the wildlife refuge, he’s not referring to a confined geographic area, he’s referring to the total footprint of the drilling (roads and pads) spread over a larger area.
Another factor: friend of mine works in Prudhoe Bay and tells me the Alaska pipeline is running at such a low level that it’s encountering physical problems with the pumping, on top of the issue of fixed costs from maintenance being spread over much less revenue. They desperately want to increase the amount of oil going through the pipeline. Or else they’ll be forced to leave some of it in the ground.
Chase Stoudt says:
I voted for him because it was either that or the oil company shill Parnell. ANWR has long been a goal for the AK republican party and recently Walker’s been a little too progressive for the hardliners on social issues.
The state absolutely refuses to diversify from resource extraction since in the past it’s how these republicans got elected re VECO scandal. Despite it’s abundant renewable energy sources, even mentioning such a project is political suicide. That combined with the cost of keeping TAPS running means the state has backed itself into a corner.
Like Brian said, AK politics are crazy. The state could wean itself almost completely off of fossil fuels if they built the Susitna-Watana dam (think Grand Coulee of the north), but ironically the people blocking it are conservationists who want to preserve salmon runs in it’s lower reaches.
I agree with them, but like I pointed out to a long-time environmental consultant friend it doesn’t matter if the dam destroys one salmon run when Ocean Acidification wipes out the base of the food web. There won’t be any habitat left for juvenile salmon in the entire state.
Vinny Burgoo says:
Kivalina is also in the wrong place. Its inhabitants recognised this in 1953, which was when they first considered moving the village (back) to the mainland. (It moved from the mainland in 1905 when the government built a school at the current site.) They didn’t blame climate change in the 1950s. They probably didn’t blame it in 1992, either, when the village voted unanimously for relocation. But like several Pacific communities that have been mooting relocation for many decades, they now blame all of their woes on climate change. It makes for a simpler story, one that activists can’t resist: blameless indigeous peoples threatened once more by the white man’s greed and selfishness.
Russell Seitz says:
Brian, I suspect Governor Palin would argue that losing land means increased Alaskan king crab habitat , fishing revenue and distance from Russia.
@#10 Vinny Burgoo
If you really think that the loss of permafrost and rising sea levels due to climate change has no effect on land loss in Alaska, then I would guess that you are probably a proud right wing, truther, birther, tea party flocker, gun lover, and that no amount of scientific evidence will ever convince you that there is not a global commie pinko liberal conspiracy to deprive you of your huge Dodge Ram/Hummer/SUV/ATV/snow mobile/boat/sea plane/gun loving life style, a life style perfectly suited to someone who is afraid of the dark, (or any of the non-white.)
Governor Bill Walker is dressing up as the Red Queen for Halloween.
Paul S says:
On the cost, when the village/city itself tried to fund relocation by suing energy companies in 2008 they suggested a figure of $400m: http://business-humanrights.org/en/kivalina-lawsuit-re-global-warming
Looking at a 2006 US Army Corps of Engineers report they provide varying estimates, not including engineering and administration costs, ranging from $150m-$250 in 2006 dollars depending on choice of relocation site. Including their rough estimates for engineering and administration, plus adjustment for inflation for present day dollars that becomes $200-350m.
It appears the Kivalina residents’ preferred siting is at the high of that range, and would incur greater than average engineering costs to make viable, hence $400m in 2008.
Not sure where the $100m figure comes from? This brief USACE document suggests an approximate $100m cost for moving the residents to an existing settlement rather than a completely new one. I suspect that wouldn’t be appreciated by either population though.
[Ah, but the money you ask for when some one says “how much would you like me to spend on building you a new home?” is very different from the money you’d put up if the question was “I need to move home; how much of my own money shall I spend?” -W]
OTesque: Here’s a properly sourced but surely bogus claim in a Wikipedia article about a daft plan to use nuclear explosions to excavate a harbour a few miles up the coast from Kivalina:
After a customer for the harbor project could not be discovered, the researchers decided to turn the project into a study on the economic impacts of nuclear fallout on the indigenous communities of Point Hope, Noatak, and Kivalina, in particular “to measure the size of bomb necessary to render a population dependent” after local food sources have become too dangerous to eat due to extreme levels of radiation.
The source? A 1973 book written by leftie anarchists and published by a leftie anarchist imprint. Not available online. It probably misrepresented the (botched and perhaps illegal) groundwater experiments described in the currently previous paragraph of the Wiki article, which was added after the currently last paragraph quoted above.
Definitely OT (or perhaps should be beneath Stoat’s latest blogpost): The currently last paragraph of the Project Chariot article was added by a Wiki admin calling himself StevePOwen. Here’s his somewhat confused and self-congratulatory interpretation of NPOV:
I take a radical approach to Wikipedia that acknowledges that this site is being developed in the context of oppressive systems of power, that manifests in systemic bias on the site. For instance, I do not believe that “neutral point of view” means “least controversial point of view”. Neutrality is not a synonym for “moderate”. Taking a neutral point of view means taking the most evenhanded view even if nine out of ten Wikipedians find that view distasteful or offensive. There are clear biases on Wikipedia. Among members, there is a bias against women, a bias against the poor, a bias against people of color, a bias against indigenous people, a political bias towards liberalism in the broadest sense, a bias towards the young and youthful, a bias in favor of science and technology. So too there are biases in what information we present: biases linked in culture, in nationality, in language, in who controls the “respectable” media. We can’t hope to overcome these biases by ignoring their existence, and defaulting to the “moderate” point of view. Much of my work here involves combatting these pervasive biases.
Right-on wrongness is right because the right are wrong! Io Evo Morales! My virtue burns so bright, it blinds me!
(Ah, Wikipedia! The best first resource and the last you’d ever rely on.)
I seem to have cocked up the links. The Wiki article is here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Chariot
The Wiki admin is here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Owen
@Vinny Burgoo #15. Did you ever play the game of battleships? You just figuratively shot into an empty piece of ocean, as I am not now, nor have I ever been associated with Wikipedia. But nice try!
BTW, when you picture an infrared photon hitting a carbon dioxide molecule what do you see? Quick! Go to your CRC Handbook of Right Wing Analysis and see what the proper response is!
Geez, I hope that you have a sense of humor. I’ve nearly lost mine, so I don’t find much humor in someone analyzing the plight of people who are having their homesteads washed away and coming up with insulting explanations for their reaction to these events. Are you doing a similar analysis for all the folks in South Carolina who lost loved ones and property and livelihood in the recent global warming enhanced flooding there?
Maybe you are suggesting that their representatives in Congress refrain from asking for a federal bailout. Ha ha . Steve make joke..
What next, prostitution to protect virginity, slavery to protect freedom, guns to prevent mass shootings?
turboblocke says:
I believe that Alaska has neither an income tax nor sales taxes. Perhaps those might provide some income if introduced… However in the real world, it’s probably politically easier to create more pollution.
In related news: http://alterslash.org/#article-8175169
Because why not build oil storage on top of faults that are being activated by drilling? What could possibly go wrong?
The NYT reported on October 14, 2015 that a magnitude 4.5 quake struck Saturday afternoon about three miles northwest of the Cushing Hub, a sprawling tank farm that is among the largest oil storage facilities in the world, now holding 53 million barrels of crude with a capacity for 85 million barrels. The Cushing oil hub stores oil piped from across North America until it is dispatched to refineries. The Department of Homeland Security has gauged potential earthquake dangers to the hub and concluded that a quake equivalent to the record magnitude 5.7 could significantly damage the tanks and a study by Dr. Daniel McNamara study concludes that recent earthquakes have increased stresses along two stretches of fault that could lead to quakes of that size. “It’s the eye of the storm,” says Dana Murphy, vice chairman of the state’s oil and gas regulatory body, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
“When we see these fault systems producing multiple magnitude 4s, we start to get concerned that it could knock into higher magnitudes,” says Daniel McNamara, author of a paper published online that a large earthquake near the storage hub “could seriously damage storage tanks and pipelines.” “Given the number of magnitude 4s here, it’s a high concern.”
Meta: Who the hell scripted this show? It’s not believable.
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/index.html
TestName [P S] says:
My main point was that the $100m figure going around appears not to have any firm basis.
Doing some digging its use seems to stem from this Washington Post article by Chris Mooney, which asks ‘…and who would pay upwards of a hundred million dollars to do it’ while linking to the same report I cited above. That seems to have been picked up by other outlets and transmogrified in the process.
For example, this Independent article, published the following day, cites the Washington Post as its source but then states that the cost of relocation ‘could be be [sic] as high as $100m’, erroneously suggesting $100m is a high-end estimate.
And then we have this BBC article which says it ‘will likely cost $100m’, without a reference. All the while the report from which this number actually stems is really talking about a minimum cost in 2015 dollars of $200m.
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SteveP, I was wrong, The people of Kivalina first talked about moving their village to a less erodible site in 1911, not 1953.
Kivalina is situated on an island in front of Corwin Lagoon, and is very beautifully situated when the weather is nice and calm, but when the wind blows from the south it raises the water in the ocean until it sometimes almost comes over the banks … and the natives are beginning to talk of moving. We believe that to move would be the wiser if not the safer plan. We experienced some uneasiness last fall, as the beach is only about one hundred feet from the school house and comes closer every year. The water was splashing up over the bank in places for we had a heavy south wind and it lasted for three or four days causing the rise. We believe that if it could be satisfactorily arranged, to consolidate Kivalina and Noatak [not to be confused with Neotok] villages some where on the Noatak river, would be a great place. Some of the people of our village have already spoken to some of the Noatak people and there seems to be a general feeling that this could be done and we believe it ould be a wise move.
And yet when they sued Exxon et al. in 2008 they blamed all of their erosion problems on global warming. Not a peep about their having been worried about being washed away since shortly after the village was founded. Nope, erosion was a recent problem and their island was being nibbled at by global warming and nothing else. A clever move, no doubt, but not exactly honest.
So, Vinny, you are still casting aspersions on those folks at Kavalina… but you don’t seem to be doing the same for people in South Carolina who are asking for far more money from the federal government for disaster relief. Why is that, Vin?
I really must point out how noble it is of you to stick up for Exxon et al. Gosh, they would be totally vulnerable without upstanding heroes like you to defend them in public. If there weren’t people like you spreading disparaging remarks about people who are being flooded by rising sea levels, there is no telling what might happen to those poor defenseless Exxon investors who work so hard to make money by investing in 19th century technologies.
But I was being sarcastic there.
Actually, it is my belief that only ignorant people think that carbon dioxide from Exxon Mobile’s fossil fuel products doesn’t warm the lower atmosphere. Similarly, it is my belief that only ignorant people think that the warming of the lower atmosphere won’t increase sea level. Moreover, it is my belief that only ignorant people think that a rising sea level poses no risk to boundary communities that are already suffering from marine erosion. It is also my belief that anyone who cannot then see that Exxon has some, albeit currently un-quantifiable responsibility for flooding or erosion of seaside communities is, basically, a not-see. .
But additionally, I think that most of us have some responsibility for sea level rise, as well as ocean acidification, and climate disruption, because most of us who have enjoyed the benefits of a society powered by wasteful fossil fuel driven processes of various sorts. And finally, I think that those of us with any sort of empathy and social biological awareness need to work to divest ourselves and our culture of our fossil fuel addiction if we want to be more than simple self indulgent, anti-social, self-centered narcissists.
And yes, I have changed my own lifestyle to reduce my fossil fuel footprint to the point where it is only about a quarter or less of what it used to be. And my lifestyle is still quite enjoyable thank you very much. Of course, if not enough people make similar changes, the next centuries will see many serious problems for the human race because of climate disruption caused by all of the fossil fuel carbon dioxide being added to the atmosphere and ocean
PaulS says:
Vinny,
Thanks for the link to that historical source, really interesting stuff. There’s a 1913 letter from someone who seems to be some kind of US Government regional overseer of Alaskan native villages in which he essentially describes how Kivalina is his favourite village because their complete dependence on the government makes them easy to manage.
1911 relocation talk is interesting because it seems this was a seasonal rather than permanent settlement at that time. The teacher talks about the place being practically deserted in the Spring months, and about 100 people at peak. My understanding is that these were people used to regular relocation, being semi-nomadic (when the teacher talks about housing she mentions igloos not permanent structures). Permanent settlement seems to have been something encouraged by the US government, solidified by building an airport there.
The wikipedia page says a new school was built during the 1970s along with other infrastructure projects so it could well be the case that land engineering work was done to protect the settlement, which would have worked if it hadn’t been for that pesky climate change.
#18: “prostitution to protect virginity, slavery to protect freedom, guns to prevent mass shootings”
Well, we’ve tried two out of three. Still testing that last one.
Turbo: IIRC, some local areas in Alaska impose sales taxes, preferably on things like hotels that are paid by tourists from Outside. Declining oil revenues is going to have to force a change, though, it’s just a matter of when.
PaulS, a couple of those early 20C letters (and a traveller’s tale somewhere on GooBoo, but I can’t refind it) talk about an ‘Indian scare’, with the villagers (‘Indians’ themselves) panicking because ‘hostiles’ were thought to be lurking nearby. Another world.
I think the first serious attempts at erosion protection were in the 1940s, when the US army deployed some short-lived sandbags. Later efforts with concrete were equally ineffective, either because of incompetence (as another unrefindable GooBoo claimed) or because you’re never going to stop a sandbar from changing shape and location short of encasing the whole thing in concrete.
If it hadn’t been for that pesky climate change? No way of knowing for sure but, like Syria’s civil war, the main determinants seem to lie overwhelmingly elsewhere.
Brian Schmidt, Kivalina gets a share of huge payments made by a nearby zinc mine, Red Dog, which claims to have paid billions of dollars to indigenous setllements in northwest Alaska in the last 25 years. Might be worth an audit. See NANA.
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Poster Award 2003 Physics; National Dutch Research School PTN (Macromolecules meeting)
Poster Award NRSC-Catalysis 2003; Netherlands' Research School Combination – Catalysis (Top Research School in The Netherlands)
Lecture Prize NRSC-Catalysis 2003; Netherlands' Research School Combination – Catalysis, at the Fourth Netherlands Catalysis and Chemistry Conference, NCCCIV, the largest National Catalysis Conference in The Netherlands
Lectures, Membership in scientific bodies, Professorship, Refereeing
Teaching; Student support; Improving the image of chemistry; Networking, especially those aiming at the advancement of women
Dutch, English, French, German
2005: Catalytic Porphyrin Nano-Assemblies
Short CV/Education and training
Bachelor and Master of Science degrees, Wageningen University, Netherlands
Doctoral studies, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands; Supramolecular Chemistry
Postdoc, DWI at RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Macromolecular chemistry
Head of a junior research group, DWI at RWTH Aachen University
Head of a junior research group in the Department of Chemistry, TU Berlin, Germany
Junior professor in the Department of Chemistry, TU Berlin
Schulte, V.A. et al.: A hydrophobic perfluoropolyether elastomer as a patternable biomaterial for cell culture and tissue engineering. In: Biomaterials 31(33), 2010. S. 8583–8595.
Schulte, V.A. et al.: Induction of specific macrophage subtypes by defined micro-patterned structures. In: Acta Biomater 6(10), 2010. S. 3864-3872.
Gilles, S. et al.: Deformation of nanostructures on polymer stamps during soft UV nanoimprint lithography. In: Nanotechnology 21, 2010. 245307 (7pp).
Chen, J. et al.: Micro-contact deprinting: a technique to pattern gold nanoparticles. In: ACS Nano 3(6), 2009. S. 1451-1456.
Diez, M. et al.: Nanomolding of PEG-based hydrogels with sub-10 nm resolution. In: Small 5(23), 2009. S. 2756-2760.
Schulte, V.A. et al.: Surface Topography induces Fibroblast Adhesion on intrinsically non-adhesive Poly(ethylene Glycol) Substrates. In: Biomacromolecules 10(10), 2009. S. 2795-2801.
Lensen, M.C. et al.: Micro- and Nanopatterned Star Poly(Ethylene Glycol) (PEG) Materials Prepared by UV-Based Imprint Lithography. In: Langmuir 23(14), 2007. S. 7841-7846.
Lensen, M.C. et al.: Giant Porphyrin Disks: Control of Their Self-Assembly at Liquid-Solid Interfaces through Metal-Ligand Interactions. In: Chem.-Eur.J. 13, 2007. S. 7948-7956.
Jeukens, C.R.L.P.N. et al.: Polarized absorption and emission of ordered self-assembled porphyrin rings. In: Nano Lett. 4, 2004. S. 1401-1406.
Lensen, M.C. et al.: Synthesis and self-assembly of giant porphyrin discs. In: Chem. Commun. 2004. S. 762-763.
Complete list of publications
Cluster of Excellence "Unifying Concepts in Catalysis", "Nanostrukturierte Biomaterialien", Junior research group leader, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, Institute of Chemistry, 2009 – 2010
"Nano- and micropatterned biomaterials for specific biointeraction", Junior research group leader, DWI, RWTH Aachen e. V., Germany, 2006 – 2009
"Anchoring molecular wires via templated self-assembly", Postdoc, DWI, RWTH Aachen e. V., Germany
Macromolecular chemistry (Prof. Möller), 2005 – 2006
Nominated for Junior Research Award from the Mayor of Berlin "Berliner Wissenschaftspreis des Regierenden Bürgermeisters von Berlin", 2009
Nominated for the DSM Award for the best PhD thesis of The Netherlands, 2006
Selected for participation in the Lindau Nobel Prize Winner's Meeting, 2006
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Dennis M. Cunningham, also known as Muhamad.
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New Jersey murder suspect could be hiding in metro Atlanta
Raisa Habersham, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A man accused of fatally shooting a victim at a New Jersey home in May could be hiding out in the metro Atlanta area, FBI officials said.
Dennis M. Cunningham, also known as Muhamad, faces murder and an unlawful flight to avoid prosecution charges, FBI Special Agent Stephen Emmett said Wednesday in a news release.
Officials said Cunningham, 48, shot and killed Dino Bermudez, 34, on May 12 on the front porch of an Irvington, New Jersey, home. Bermudez was shot in the left thigh and was taken to the hospital, where he died.
Cunningham was described as 6 feet 2 inches tall and 215 pounds. Emmett said Cunningham has family in Douglasville and has ties to Jesup.
Officials are asking anyone with information to contact them with tips. Tipsters can also remain anonymous, and be eligible for rewards of up to $2,000, by contacting Crime Stoppers Atlanta at 404-577-8477, texting information to 274637 or visiting crimestoppersatlanta.org.
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Freeze Tag Celebrates MedZEEval Times and Munzee for MHQ Bash 2019
TUSTIN, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 6, 2019 / Freeze Tag (OTC PINK:FRZT), a leading creator of location-based mobile social games, is excited to welcome players from around the world to its Texas offices for the 6th annual Munzee Headquarters (MHQ) Bash festival. Although the official event kicks off Friday September 27, the company will also celebrate worldwide in the weeks leading up with a number of in-game specials.
The theme for this year's festivities is "MedZEEval Times" in connection with Munzee's competitive co-op challenge Clan Wars. Players in attendance will be treated to a number of classical sword and shield themed activities including special event game pieces, interactive photo ops, and more. Players worldwide will also be able to earn double points throughout the weekend for capturing and deploying Clan Weapon Munzees like the Battle Axe and Mace Munzees.
"MHQ Bash has always been about highlighting the greatest aspects of our games with our most dedicated players," said Rob Vardeman, President of Freeze Tag. "Clan Wars is pivotal to Munzee and the MedZEEval Times theme allows us to celebrate with the rest of our worldwide warriors."
Clan Weapon Munzees are physical and virtual game pieces that were originally released as exclusive rewards for reaching certain levels in Clan Wars. Clan Wars is a competitive gameplay feature of Munzee that allows players to join worldwide groups of ten to complete specific tasks each month. Munzee Clans can choose to compete in five different difficulty levels for the month and earn prizes for hitting milestones. Since launching six and a half years ago, Clan Wars is in its 78th monthly battle and nearly 750,000 Clan Weapon Munzees have been deployed worldwide.
Although MHQ Bash is primarily focused on Munzee, other Freeze Tag games will also feature heavily throughout the weekend as well. Friday evening kicks off with registration, but players in attendance will also have the opportunity to win a variety of prizes including a 15 minute caricature session with WallaBee artist Andrew Cameron. Saturday morning will feature an Eventzee scavenger hunt where players will be tasked to find and photograph hidden Clan Weapon props throughout the area. Saturday afternoon the WallaBee team is hosting a player meetup called WallaBash. MedZEEval Times weekend will then wrap up Sunday morning with a "Storm The Castle" fun run, in which players will capture special Munzee game pieces along the way.
For the latest news about Munzee visit the blog: https://www.munzeeblog.com/
About Freeze Tag, Inc.
Freeze Tag, Inc. is a leading creator of mobile location-based games for consumers and businesses. Our portfolio includes hits such as Munzee, a social platform with over 8 million locations worldwide and hundreds of thousands of players that blends gamification and geolocation into an experience that rewards players for going places in the physical world, Garfield Go, a Pokemon Go style augmented reality game based on the iconic cat Garfield, WallaBee, an addictive collecting game with over 2,200 beautifully drawn digital cards, as well as many social mobile games that provide endless hours of family-friendly fun. We also offer our technology and services to businesses that want to leverage mobile gaming in their marketing and branding programs. For example, our Eventzee solution allows businesses to create private scavenger hunts in physical places such as malls, tradeshows, company events or campuses to create immersive brand experiences. For more information about Freeze Tag, go to: https://www.freezetag.com
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Developing on Android sucks a lot less with Kotlin
Thanks to new programming language Kotlin, developing on Android is starting to suck less and be more fun.
While Android development has improved tremendously in the past few years, many think that it still sucks when compared to iOS. A lot of folks are working hard to make it better, maybe even enjoyable. And Kotlin, a new programming language, seems to be headed in that direction. Having been brought onboard by a global company in Food & Beverage to work on their mobile apps, we’ve been experimenting with Kotlin as a viable option to improving the UX of the Android app and making it overall more maintainable.
What is Kotlin?
Kotlin is a new language from the guys at JetBrain, the team behind Intellij, Android Studio, and some of the best IDE in the industry. Essentially, Kotlin is an evolution of the Java syntax. Its source code can be compiled to JVM bytecode and it has 100% interoperability with Java. JetBrain even recently added the ability to compile Kotlin code to JavaScript, potentially broadening its reach.
Who should use Kotlin?
So, who is Kotlin for? Newbies or experts?
I would argue both.
Newbies can enjoy a cleaner and more concise syntax and avoid a lot of beginner’s mistakes people usually run into with Java. Experts will also most likely enjoy the cleaner syntax, and most likely find themselves more productive for it.
What makes Kotlin different?
If you hate Java, Kotlin may be your solution. In many ways, it “fixes” Java, especially for Android. While the next major release of Java (8) looks pretty promising and brings a lot of modern language features (e.g. lambda and functional programming), there’s no official schedule yet for when it will be made available for the Android platform. Kotlin is available right now.
Let’s have a what it brings:
1. Cleaner syntax
Here’s a “Hello world” in Kotlin:
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
println("Hello, World!")
Compared to Java:
//Prints "Hello, World" to the terminal window.System.out.println("Hello, World");
I think you’ll agree that Kotlin is much cleaner and way more concise.
2. Null safety
How many times did you run into a Null Pointer Exception while developing or testing? Kotlin takes all null value checks from runtime to compile time. By doing so, it ensures null safety for any code that passes compilation.
For example, the Java code below can be compiled, but will throw a Null Pointer Exception at runtime.
String a = null;
System.out.println(a.length());
With Kotlin, variables are not nullable by default. For example, this piece of Kotlin code won’t compile:
val a:String = null
But if you really want to allow some variable to have null value, you can add a question mark:
val a: String? = null
println(a?.length())
In the example above, the first ? is used to make the variable a nullable, the second ? is just to check if the value of a is null.
3. Functional programming
One of the most important changes in Java 8 is lambda. While we’re waiting for this to come to the Android platform, Kotlin can already add a lot of high-order functional programming features on top of Java 6.
By “high-order,” I mean a function that can take another function as a parameter or return a function. For example, many programming languages have the filter function, which can take a Collection-like data structure and a function to filter the elements in the Collection that doesn’t meet certain criteria. Then return a subset of the original Collection.
This is how you might implement a filter function in Kotlin:
fun <T> filter(items: Collection<T>, f: (T) -> Boolean): List<T> {
val newItems = arrayListOf<T>()
for (item in items) if (f(item)) newItems.add(item)
return newItems
Then you can use it on a Collection data structure:
filter(numbers, { value ->
value >= 5
Pretty clean implementation right? Wait, it can be even cleaner by using the special it keyword that represents each item inside the collection:
filter(numbers) { it >= 5 }
Minimum overhead
Beyond adding features, the Kotlin language is actually pretty small. For the latest version to this day (1.0.0-beta-4584), runtime and standard library are a few kilobytes in size. It won’t add much weight to your project.
The features we mentioned previously are just a few things that Kotlin brings to the table. For more, I suggest checking out the official reference page.
Using Kotlin on Android Studio
The author of Kotlin is also the author of some of the most popular IDE out there. There are official plugins for Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, and standalone command line compiler as well. Since we’re focusing on Android, here are a few tips for Android Studio:
Download and install Intellij IDEA/Android Studio plugin. You can install it through the IDE preference panel or download if from JetBrain site.
Once you have the plugin installed, you can start using it. If you’re trying to convert an existing Java project, simply click Code → Convert Java File to Kotlin File in the menu bar. Kotlin will convert the source Java code to Kotlin code. Alternatively, if you’re starting a project from scratch, you can create a new Java project and then convert all .java files into .kt files. Not the best, but hopefully Google and JetBrain will learn to play nice with each other in the future.
Kotlin probably isn’t as hot in the Android community as Swift is for the iOS world, but the number of libraries is growing. Being interoperable with Java 6 and backed up by JetBrain should put you at ease with investing in it; it will be around for a long time.
Kotlin fixed a lot of the issues we had with developing for Android. There’s still room for improvement, but I encourage all of you out there who shared the frustrations of building Android apps to give it a try on your next project.
And finally, if you’re looking for a rock-solid team of nerds and creatives in NYC, Berlin, or Shanghai to work on your next Android or iOS project, reach out on Twitter or shoot us an email either on our site or at [email protected].
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Be first, stay clean: Aussie karting title in Alice
It’s the opposite to how it often is in life: In karting if you stay in front, you stay clean. FULL STORY »
Posted: October 4, 2013 – 3:49 pm⋅Comments (0)
Booth resigns from the Town Council
Former Cr Booth’s empty seat at this evening’s council meeting.
Councillor Geoff Booth embroiled in a scandal over an escort agency application, resigned from the town council at 4.58pm today and no further action is being taken by the council. KIERAN FINNANE reports. UPDATED 8.58pm. See FULL STORY for further UPDATE, October 1, 2013, 9.32 am: Full text of Cr Booth’s resignation and CEO’s intentions on register of councillors’ and executive officers’ business and property interests.
Posted: September 30, 2013 – 6:12 pm⋅Comments (8)
Let’s not waste a good scandal
So, it’s business as usual, as if the Councillor Geoff Booth scandal never happened? At 4.57pm yesterday the Town Council was getting ready to discuss, among other issues, whether Cr Booth’s proposed profiting from prostitution had put the council into disrepute. At 4.58pm Cr Booth emailed his resignation and that was it. The carpet was lifted and the dirt, swept under it. ERWIN CHLANDA comments.
Posted: October 1, 2013 – 10:49 am⋅Comments (10)
Onshore gas bonanza: what role fracking?
Onshore gas is a potential game-changer in the Northern Territory with potential reserves of unconventional gas totaling about 240 trillion cubic feet spread across six basins, write Chief Minister Adam Giles (at left) and Mines Minister Willem Westra Van Holthe (at right). We asked them what role they expect fracking to have in this development process. FULL STORY »
Posted: October 2, 2013 – 6:28 am⋅Comments (2)
Wanted: sites for relocating the landfill
Councillor Steve Brown (pictured) has inched further in his pursuit of eventual relocation of the Alice Springs landfill from its present site just south of the Gap. KIERAN FINNANE reports.
Posted: October 1, 2013 – 10:01 am⋅Comments (0)
A little interruption of the ordinary
Rogue bureaucrats were at it again in Todd Mall today, in their pencil skirts and pin-striped blouses, markers and whiteboard in tow. They were collecting ideas, any ideas for an agenda … a meeting would be held soon … a meeting of important people … Kieran Finnane happened to be passing by. FULL STORY »
Booth ‘terminates’ escort agency application
UPDATE 03:15pm Monday:
Karen Avery, of the Department of Business, says the application by the group including Cr Booth for an escort agency licence has now been withdrawn.
Cr Booth, who was expected to be attending tonight’s council meeting by telephone hook-up, has this morning notified the council that he will not be attending in any form.
UPDATE 10:20am Monday:
Karen Avery, of the Department of Business, said this morning: “There has been some indication that the licence application may be withdrawn. However, the Department of Business or the NT Licensing Commission have not received any formal withdrawal yet.”
Town Council CEO Rex Mooney (pictured) was told by Councillor Geoff Cr Booth that he had “terminated” his application for an escort agency operator’s licence. But in a written report to tomorrow’s council meeting Mr Mooney says: “Cr Booth’s withdrawal of this application does not in any real way satisfy or even deal with the concerns raised” by council solicitor Chris Turner, whom he instructed to provide legal advice following “media attention” focusing on Cr Booth’s place of residence and escort agency plans. ERWIN CHLANDA reports. FULL STORY »
Posted: September 29, 2013 – 5:45 pm⋅Comments (10)
Young men get 15 years for gang rapes of European tourists
UPDATED 5.22PM: See FULL STORY for what the court heard about the convicted men.
Eighteen year olds Norman Kernan and Ginger Green were this afternoon each sentenced to 15 years in prison for the armed robbery and multiple rapes of two European tourists in May last year. Justice Dean Mildren described their crimes as “not in the worst category” of offending but “at the high end”, as “outrageous” and with “devastating consequences” for their victims. KIERAN FINNANE reports.
Pictured: Alice Springs Courthouse.
Four assaults on women in last three weeks
The lengthy sentences handed down today for the gang rapes of two European tourists in May last year come in the wake of four assaults on women in Alice Springs in the last three weeks.
Terrifying ordeal at gunpoint: multiple rapes of European tourists, one suspect still unidentified
MODIFIED September 26, 2013, 11.05am: Earlier suppression orders in this case were formally lifted today. The names of two of the three offenders are now part of this report. A photo has been added and minor details updated.
WARNING: Some readers may find the article distressing.
“I told her she would be safe.” This was all AN could think about when she was woken in the early hours of May 2, 2012, to the sound of banging on her car and male voices shouting, “Come out, you pussy.” She wanted to protect her friend but she had no chance. One of the men was armed and he pointed the rifle straight at her head. The Australian holiday of two young women, from Germany and Finland, was about to turn into a nightmare. KIERAN FINNANE reports.
Pictured: The cul-de-sac at the end of Maconochie Road where the tourists had parked their car to sleep overnight. FULL STORY »
Has councillor brought Town Council into disrepute?
Questions of bringing the town council into disrepute and residency requirements of the Electoral Act will be raised in the public part of the meeting of the Town Council on Monday. This follows the disclosure by the Alice Springs News Online that Councillor Geoff Booth is the director of a new escort agency in Alice Springs. ERWIN CHLANDA reports. FULL STORY »
Councillors have open mind on landfill relocation
Coucillor Jade Kudrenko (pictured) says discussion about relocating the landfill is an example of “strategic forethought” which is a responsibility of the town council. And Cr Chansey Paech (pictured) says he is “open to discussion with other elected members” should another site be identified. ERWIN CHLANDA reports. FULL STORY »
Posted: September 30, 2013 – 12:02 pm⋅Comments (1)
Frampton New Homes: the dream breaker
People under the illusion that our regulatory authorities would finally provide justice in the Frampton New Homes scandal, now have their answer. As no further legal action is under way – so far as we know – the story can be told. ERWIN CHLANDA reports. PHOTO: The Alice Springs News front page photo on March 18, 2010. Mrs Abboot was pregnant at the time and they now have six children. They were forced to sell the house.
UPDATED 4:05 pm – see bottom of the report. FULL STORY »
What partner in Alice escort agency has to offer
A glimpse at the website of Maxine’s Gentlemen’s Club may offer a hint of what Councillor Geoff Booth’s escort agency has in store for the town. ERWIN CHLANDA reports. FULL STORY »
Recycled water scheme ready for testing
New water recycling facilities have been commissioned in Alice Springs this week and will undergo three months of testing before the water is supplied to businesses and institutions south of Heavitree Gap, writes Les Seddon, of Alice Water Smart. Photo: Part of the plant now being tested, early in its construction phase. FULL STORY »
Posted: September 30, 2013 – 10:08 am⋅Comments (1)
Let’s think globally and act locally on climate change
In this week when a climate report urges governments to redouble there efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions it seems fair to ask, what if anything does the new government policy mean for Central Australia, writes Richard Bentley, from Alice Springs.
Posted: September 29, 2013 – 8:57 am⋅Comments (0)
Expensive by-election, date set
The date has been set for the by-election to replace former Alice Springs Town Councillor Geoff Booth. FULL STORY »
Reforms aimed at students in their early years
I urge parents and teachers to arm themselves with the facts about the NT Government’s education reforms which are squarely aimed at improving student outcomes. It is crucial that these reforms are put in perspective, writes Education Minister Peter Chandler.
Spirit is fine but there needs to be fun
The 10 year slide in tourism numbers has been stopped and the Do The NT campaign will add fun and adventure to the mix. PHOTO from new TV commercial, at Ayers Rock (Uluru). ERWIN CHLANDA reports. FULL STORY »
Syrians really need a hand
Sir – Imagine houses in your street bombed and your neighbours left homeless. Imagine that every 17 seconds a fellow Australian is forced to flee in fear of their lives. This is all happening to the people of Syria, most of whom just wish to go to school, work and live a normal life, writes Robert Tickner, CEO, Australian Red Cross. FULL STORY »
Crime drops as super sleuth car hits beat
Sir – Figures from the June quarter this year show a 40% reduction in house break-ins, a 50% drop in commercial break-ins and a 43% fall in motor vehicle thefts, compared to the same quarter in 2012 as Alice gets police vehicle fitted with an in-car computer and video system, a next G and satellite connection, and an Automated Number Plate Recognition system, writes Chief Minister Adam Giles. FULL STORY »
Car from rainy Holland heads up sun powered race
The Dutch Nuon Solar Team from the Delft University of Technology was the first through Kulgera today at 12:53pm, 20 minutes ahead of the Tokai University entrant, from Japan. Late yesterday afternoon entrants made camp at Traeger Park in Alice Springs (pictured), doing some urgent repairs and soaking up the day’s last sunrays to top up their batteries. FULL STORY »
Dirt kart nationals big win for Alice
Alice Springs now has two Australian dirt kart champions, but the big winner at the national titles was clearly the town. ERWIN CHLANDA reports. FULL STORY »
Young men plead guilty to multiple rapes of international tourists
MODIFIED 5.10pm: Although no suppression order was sought today, the Alice Springs News Online has just been informed that an earlier order with respect to the offenders’ names may still be in force. Until this is clarified we are removing their names from our report.
Two young men this morning pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Alice Springs to eight counts of sexual intercourse without consent with two international tourists on May 2 last year, as well as one count of robbery. The young women, one from Germany, the other from Finland, were asleep in their car in a suburban street in Alice when the assaults began shortly before 3am. A third Aboriginal male was involved but has never been arrested for want of evidence against him. The victims have been unable to identify him; there was no DNA evidence related to him; and the perpetrators have not assisted the police to identify him. KIERAN FINNANE reports, with more to follow later today.
PHOTO: The location of the rapes in Maconochie Road, near the casino. FULL STORY »
‘Have you got Bruce yet?’
The search for the third offender in the gang rapes of the European tourists
“I was only in the front seat. Have you got Bruce yet?” These were among the very few words said by convicted rapist Norman Kernan to police after his arrest. They may contain a clue as to the identity of the third offender in the gang rapes of two European tourists in May last year. KIERAN FINNANE reports. FULL STORY »
Landfill shift ‘inevitable’ but costs, timing are issues
Costs and timing are the major issues for the relocation of the dump which several town councillors see as inevitable. ERWIN CHLANDA reports.
Pictured: View from the range, with sewage ponds and landfill in the middle ground of this beautiful valley. FULL STORY »
The social value of art in desert communities
Desert Mob, now in its 23rd consecutive year, is Central Australia’s leading art exhibition claiming national and even international attention. But if you were been looking for an exploration of the work on its walls, of formal practice and aesthetic choices, then the Desert Mob Symposium (last September 6), was not the place to find it. Titled Faces, Places, Spaces it was not immediately concerned with the exhibition, but with art production as a socially valuable activity. ANNA GEORGIA MACKAY reflects upon the day. Pictured: Ngamaru Bidu, Nola Taylor, Muuki Taylor and Gabrielle Sullivan during the Martumili Artists presentation. FULL STORY »
A pool that’s not in deep water
The Mutitjulu community at Uluru (Ayers Rock) has a community pool with a difference, namely secure operational funding, says David Ross, director of the Central Land Council. FULL STORY »
Open speed limit: more ‘secret’ reports
The public deserves to know the contents of secret reports the open speed limit, writes Gerry McCarthy, Shadow Minister for Transport. FULL STORY »
Taxi disgrace: $24 fare Trucking Yards to CBD
Come on, taxi drivers, a review of your personal and professional ethics is in order, writes Jodie Clarkson of Alice Springs.
Cr Kudrenko puts poverty and disadvantage on council agenda
Far from addressing matters to do with the recent activities of Geoff Booth, the only question from the public put to councillors last Monday was about how council could address “the underlying causes of poverty and disadvantage in our community”. The questioner said it would be a “win-win” way of tackling anti-social behaviour and wanted to know what vision Councillor Jade Kudrenko (pictured) had for council’s role. KIERAN FINNANE reports.
Moving the dump will be discussed by council …
Councillor Steve Brown has taken the first step to get discussion on the table of an alternative to future expansion of the landfill west into the beautiful Ilparpa Valley. Officers will provide a report but will it be discussed in open? KIERAN FINNANE reports.
Visit to Alice Springs by Bushtracker Owners Group
During September more than 100 Bushtracker Caravans converging on Alice Springs and District. FULL STORY »
The Boys who made the Big Time
Some of The Boys who came from the bush and made their mark in the nation, with TLC from Father Percy Smith and Mrs Smith: Bill “Buckshot” Espie (2nd from left). Middle row: Vince Copley, Charlie Perkins, Ernie Perkins (the other two unidentified). Front row: Brian Butler, John Smith (unsure). Help us fill in the gaps! Report by ERWIN CHLANDA.
PHOTOS UPDATE: Readers have now provided more names! See comments.
Ambush of delightful silliness
Most days after 5pm Todd Mall is largely deserted. Not yesterday though … FULL STORY »
Being away from Alice: the scream
I’m studying Buddhism & meditation in Melbourne. It’s awfully interesting. But man, do I miss Alice. FULL STORY »
Imparja board gets legal advice on CEO after escort agency bid
The Aboriginal owned TV station Imparja in Alice Springs is seeking legal advice on “the personal business activities” of Imparja CEO Alistair Feehan (pictured) according Chairman Michael Griffin. ERWIN CHLANDA reports. FULL STORY »
Black jobs: are we really just starting to ask the questions?
Su McCluskey (pictured) heads up a think tank that rates Central Australia amongst the least competitive regions in Australia, on a scale of five (see map FULL STORY). Last week she spoke to a forum at Desert Knowledge Australia, the organisation which has been charged, for the past 15 years, to find ways for arid inland of Australia to be a better and more productive place: so far the results are slim. Editor ERWIN CHLANDA put to Ms McCluskey that The Center has a million square kilometers of land, lots of water we know of, and doubtlessly more that we don’t, lots of idle labour, as well as backloading freight opportunities, both on road and rail, which could take produce to Alice Springs or south. How come we’re not rolling in money? FULL STORY »
Alice builders still livid about insurance for home buyers
The government has replaced a home buyers’ insurance with no home buyers’ insurance. This is the main beef of more than 50 small builders and “subbies” in Alice Springs who are still at loggerheads with their representative body, the Master Builders NT, over the new fidelity scheme, set up to protect consumers.
PHOTO: Painter Kodie Bennett working on the extensions to the Old Timers Village yesterday. FULL STORY »
Dancers take over after dark
FULL STORY MODIFIED to include more photos, September 16, 2013, 10.15am.
It must rank among the best things the Alice Desert Festival has put on in its 13 years, for its key idea of enlivening our central public spaces after dark, erasing their normally anxious, shuttered and desolate state with sensual exuberance, open-hearted humour and welcome. The event was Dance Jam After Dark. It began at the entrance to the Fan Arcade where at the start of the 7pm performance last night a crowd of 50 or so spectators gathered round. By the end they’d been joined by hundreds. KIERAN FINNANE reviews. Video (click FULL STORY) by ERWIN CHLANDA. FULL STORY »
Circus of madness and magic
“Running away to the circus” – the image is of escape, overthrow of the strictures of the adult-governed world. But what if the adults are completely on side? If they’re convinced that here lies the path to “truth, wisdom and knowledge”? This is the delightful prospect of joining Circus Dust. Story by KIERAN FINNANE. Photos and Video by ERWIN CHLANDA. FULL STORY »
Mbantua Festival’s time has come
The core inspiration for the Mbantua Festival arose from its site at the Old Telegraph Station. The ideas flowed as soon as it was chosen, says Rachel Perkins. One story to tell was immediately obvious – that of children of mixed Aboriginal descent removed from their families, most of them forcibly, who lived on the site. The theatrical production, Bungalow Song, will be one of the festival highlights later this week. KIERAN FINNANE speaks to Rachel Perkins. Pictured: Perkins with some of the cast on site. Photo by Alexandra Hullah. FULL STORY »
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Internet television to offer wide choice
A new push is being made to deliver television over an internet platform, with the potential to transform the medium into a new technology that offers more competition and programme choice.
Viewers may choose not only what they watch but when
The long-awaited convergence of television and the internet is being pushed by the major regional US phone companies SBC Communications and Verizon, which plan to roll out their first systems later this year in the US market.
BellSouth, another major phone carrier, is also testing Internet protocol television (IPTV), and trials are underway in Britain, Switzerland and elsewhere.
Delivering television via internet technology would give viewers access to virtually unlimited channels and programmes, because instead of "pushing" video through a cable with limited capacity, the viewer would access servers that store the content.
IPTV would also make the TV set and computer interchangeable and allow consumers to schedule or record programmes via other devices, such as mobile phones.
"While cable companies are constrained by the size of their pipe, we have virtually unlimited content potential," said SBC spokesman Larry Solomon.
That means a local high school lacrosse match or cricket game on the other side of the world might be available to viewers.
Using IPTV, viewers would have a much wider option of so-called video on demand, which would allow consumers to watch programmes or films at their convenience instead of at the time of broadcast.
"We think, because we'll have more programming choices, it would be of great appeal to people," said Solomon. "People have become accustomed to searching the Internet and watching streaming video.
Surfing the web for news may
change to viewing news broadcasts
So if you want to watch movies or documentaries on the Civil War, you could do that. It would put more control in the hands of customers."
Globally, about 15 million households will have IPTV services by the end of 2007, up from the current level of 600,000 homes, according to a report from the consulting firm Research and Markets.
Global revenues from the sector will exceed $7.5 billion in 2007, it said.
SBC and Verizon plan to launch their first pilot programme late this year in the regions where they are the dominant phone providers, with wider rollout expected in 2006. BellSouth has only announced it is testing the Microsoft IPTV platform.
SBC chief executive Edward Whitacre has said this could help transform his firm from a traditional phone company into a TV-oriented communications competitor.
He said earlier this year he hopes to offer a package of video, Internet, voice and wireless for about $100 a month, although no prices have been set.
"In addition to the channels you would expect to see, there will be a lot of channels that speak to specific interests, perhaps for certain ethnic groups."
Sharon Cohen-Hagar,
Verizon spokeswoman
Solomon said the service will be "competitive" with cable and added that "people are tired of annual rate increases from their cable company."
Verizon, meanwhile, is pitching its service as closer to the current type of cable TV offering, with additional capabilities, and also sees potential in a "bundle" of telecommunications services, giving customers a choice of phone, video and Internet.
"When we go to market, we'll be offering a digital broadband TV service, which will mean hundreds of channels and include video on demand," said Verizon spokeswoman Sharon Cohen-Hagar.
"In addition to the channels you would expect to see, there will be a lot of channels that speak to specific interests, perhaps for certain ethnic groups. Everyone will have video on demand, and it will be easy to navigate."
Package product
Yankee Group analyst Adi Kishore said phone companies are pushing for this because their traditional services like phone and Internet are now open to competition.
"They realise they are taking a beating on the broadband side and they need to make investment in video, because there are no other substantial growth opportunities," he said.
Kishore said the new technology may not mean growth in television but simply more competition between the cable and telecom firms.
"SBC is saying this is a different service, that it is not like cable," he said. "They have a rich, full-featured offering, but it is also more risky."
The telecom firms, however, face considerable regulatory hurdles, including the daunting task of getting approval in thousands of municipalities. But they are pressing for measures to get statewide or nationwide approval to deliver the service.
"If you have to go hamlet by hamlet, city by city, to negotiate hundreds or thousands of franchises, it clearly would take an inordinate amount of time and deny the benefits of competition and investment," said SBC's Dave Pacholczyk.
"We're optimistic that policymakers recognise that competition leads to benefits and more investment."
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IRDAI restores 100 pc shareholding in RGICL to Reliance Capital
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has held that the pledge of transfer of shares of Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd (RGICL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Reliance Capital, was in violation of the applicab
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New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has approved Max India's divestment of 51 per cent stake in Max Bupa Health Insurance Company to private equity firm True North.
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New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday chaired a meeting with members of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC).
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 29 (ANI): Asia's oldest exchange BSE and its joint venture partner Ebix, the global leader in insurance exchanges, have received in-principle approval for a certificate of registration to act as a direct insurance broker under the IRDAI (Insurers Brokers) Re
InstantPay granted Corporate Agency license by IRDA
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Buldhana (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 8 (ANI): In a shocking incident, more than 60 dogs were found dead with their legs tied with strings in the forest of Girda here.
Housing loans insurance has been launched: Sitharaman
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has informed that the public sector insurer -- LIC of India -- and a few of the private sector insurers have launched housing loans insurance, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
Hyderabad: 24th meeting of CIRDAP held in Telangana
Hyderabad (Telangana)[India], June 26 (ANI): The National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (NIRDPR) on Wednesday inaugurated the 24th meeting of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) here.
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Hero receives broking license from IRDAI
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Home Featured News Archbishop Eamon Martin encourages the faithful to #LiveLent 2019
Archbishop Eamon Martin encourages the faithful to #LiveLent 2019
“I encourage the faithful to reflect during this Lenten season on how to grow closer to God by our daily actions, thoughts, words and to consider what sacrifice might be made to achieve this.” – Archbishop Eamon
See catholicbishops.ie for the Lenten resources and for links to the #LiveLent initiative on Instagram and Twitter
Archbishop Eamon Martin has launched a special web resource, and a Twitter and Instagram #LiveLent initiative, for Lent 2019, which begins on Ash Wednesday 6 March.
Ash Wednesday is a day of fast and abstinence. Lent is traditionally described as lasting for forty days, in commemoration of the forty days which, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus spent fasting in the desert before the beginning of His public ministry where He endured temptation.
Archbishop Martin said, “In his message for Lent 2019, which I encourage everyone to read, Pope Francis is inviting the faithful to return to God with all their hearts and to observe the three pillars of the Lenten season: Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving. The theme for the Pope’s message for Lent 2019 is ‘For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God (Rm 8:19)’.
“Appealing to the faithful to not allow this season of grace to pass in vain, Pope Francis says that if, ‘the Lent of the Son of God ‘was an entry into the desert of creation to make it become again that garden of communion with God that it was before the original sin, Christians today are invited to embody the paschal mystery more deeply and concretely in their personal, family and social lives, above all by fasting, prayer and almsgiving.’
“Fasting, the Pope says, means turning away from the temptation to ‘devour’ everything to satisfy our voracity; Prayer teaches us to abandon idolatry and the self-sufficiency of our ego; Almsgiving or charity, whereby we escape from the insanity of hoarding everything for ourselves in the illusory belief that we can secure a future that does not belong to us.
“Pope Francis tells us that if we follow this journey it ‘is possible to rediscover the joy of God’s plan for creation and for each of us, which is to love him, our brothers and sisters, and the entire world, and to find in this love our true happiness.’
“The path to Easter, therefore, demands that ‘we renew our faces and hearts as Christians through repentance, conversion and forgiveness’ the Pope said pointing out that it is a call that involves the whole of creation.
“I encourage the faithful to reflect during this Lenten season on how to grow closer to God by our daily actions, thoughts, words and to consider what sacrifice might be made to achieve this. I also encourage the faithful to support this year’s Trócaire Lenten campaign which focuses on their work with communities in Guatemala, Lebanon and Uganda.
“For Lent 2019 we are providing online resources, including the message of Pope Francis for Lent 2019, to assist our spiritual preparations for the joy and hope which comes with the Easter season. I encourage everyone to avail of our online resources and to take part in our #LiveLent initiative”, Archbishop Martin said.
The #LiveLent initiative will involve short daily suggestions shared on Twitter and Instagram based on the theme of the Holy Father’s Lenten message on how to best #LiveLent 2019. These will include suggestions on fasting, prayer and almsgiving, which are the three pillars of the Lenten season; prayer and scripture suggestions; opportunities for penance and fasting in our daily lives (e.g. fasting from gossip, fasting from negativity online, giving up certain foods for Lent, availing of the Sacrament of Reconciliation); suggestions of charitable acts (e.g. donating to Trócaire and other charities; donating your time by volunteering or helping out within your own family, school, parish; and behaving in a charitable way towards all those we meet).
Everyone is invited to take part using the hashtag #LiveLent and are encouraged to share with their own followers how they are putting the themes of prayer, fasting and almsgiving into practice during Lent.
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Axiom Managed Solutions Becomes ‘Factor’, Looks At AI Contract Negotiation Tools
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A year on from its spin out, Axiom Managed Solutions, which provides clients with contract negotiation support, has rebranded as Factor. But perhaps of most interest is that the 500-strong managed legal services company has been exploring the use of AI tools, including for faster and more efficient contract negotiation.
The company’s original investors, including Benchmark Capital and Carrick Capital are also ‘doubling down’ on the newly branded organisation, the company said, and will remain long-term investors. Although the company would not say what ‘doubling down’ meant in exact financial terms.
Chris DeConti, Head of Strategy for the now newly re-branded Factor, told Artificial Lawyer that the company had looked at a range of tech tools in the market for speeding up contract negotiation.
This matters, as the ALSP is one of the largest players in this particular area. As DeConti explained: ‘If you look at other LPOs and ALSPs in the market, they do a small percentage of this [contract negotiation work], but this is all we do.’
He wouldn’t name the companies they have tested so far, but we have seen a growing range of startups and more established legal tech players developing tools that allow primarily inhouse counsel to rapidly analyse an individual contract they are in the process of working on.
These tools can help with areas such as highlighting unusual clauses and what deviates from what is ‘market’ for a certain contract type, or giving risk scores via a ‘traffic light system’ to certain aspects of a proposed agreement, and also providing the lawyer with pre-approved legal language to insert into the contract from a company’s playbook.
That in turn allows inhouse lawyers to rapidly move through the negotiation phase, at least for the less bespoke types of contract.
Companies working in this area, or with software that closely connects to it include, among others: BlackBoiler, Scissero, Seal Software, ThoughtRiver, LawGeex, and LegalSifter – and now also TermScout, although this startup uses a high level of human input as well.
Using such technology at scale – if it were to happen at some point – in a business that primarily handles contract negotiation would therefore be an important step. However, DeConti told Artificial Lawyer: ‘We would like to use contract negotiation tools, but we have not found the sweet spot yet.’
He added that the ALSP wanted a tool that was very flexible and dynamic and would fit their broad range of contract negotiation needs – and that despite their continued interest they had not found exactly what they wanted.
Name Change And The Future
But, back to the name change. Why do this? DeConti explained it was a simple need to not carry over a brand name from the old Axiom group that they had spun out of.
And, as to the future, he added that the way he viewed innovation in legal services is that where new approaches have been applied to more commoditised matters it’s worked well. But, on more complex, bespoke processes or matters, there has not been as much progress.
This is because, he underlined: ‘Most legal work is not commoditised.’
He also pointed out that what Factor does is not basic work either, even if they are not a law firm, nor provide legal services.
‘This is not sitting in a back room just reading through a bunch of documents,’ he stated, adding that the group of 500 lawyers, legal specialists, technologists, and process consultants with offices in New York, Chicago, London, Belfast and Poland, are really adding value to the clients’ contracting needs.
Overall then, DeConti is open to tech helping the company, but he is also adamant that what Factor does is not simple and easy to commoditise work that tech can be easily applied to. They may be an outsourced support group, but it’s one that uses a lot of experienced lawyers. If tech can help, it looks like they are open to that, but they are still looking for the right solution.
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01.04 Morphometric Parameters Vary with Age in the Adolescent and Adult Murine Small Intestine
C. J. Park1, M. P. Shaughnessy1, R. A. Cowles1 1Yale University School Of Medicine,Pediatric Surgery,New Haven, CT, USA
Introduction: Animal models allow researchers to study the effects of pharmacological and surgical interventions on the gastrointestinal (GI) mucosa. The benefits of using mice in the laboratory include low cost, ease of maintenance, and the applicability of a wide range of molecular tools. While the typical laboratory mouse reaches sexual maturity at 6-8 weeks, maturation ensues and mice are considered mature adults at 12-24 weeks. Meanwhile, the ages and genders of mice used for experiments reported in the literature vary drastically. We hypothesized that there is age-, but no gender-related variation in intestinal morphometric parameters, necessitating thoughtful experimental design.
Methods: With IACUC approval, C56Bl/6J mice of varying ages (6, 12, 18, 24 weeks; n=4/group) were euthanized and the small intestine was isolated from the ligament of Treitz to the ileocecal valve. 2 cm segments of proximal, middle and distal small intestine were harvested and morphometric parameters assessed with microscopy. The distal segments were also stained for Ki67 to determine the crypt proliferation index (CPI). Secondary analysis comparing males and females (n=4/group) of matched ages was performed. Means were compared with Student’s t-test and variance of proportions was assessed with the Chi-squared test to a significance of p<0.05.
Results: There was variation in the measured morphometric parameters (Figure). In the proximal small intestine, 18-week old mice had taller villi compared to 6- and 12-week old mice and 24-week old mice had taller villi compared to 12-week old mice. In the middle segments, 12-week old mice had taller villi compared to 18- and 24-week old mice. In the distal segments, 6-week old mice had taller villi compared to all other age groups. When comparing crypt depth, 6-week old mice had shallower crypts compared to all other groups in the proximal region and 12-week old mice had deeper crypts compared to 6- and 18-week old mice in the middle segments. CPI was statistically lower only in 12-week old mice compared to all other age groups. When comparing age-matched males and females, there was no difference in villus height or crypt depth except for the middle small intestine where villus height was greater in females compared to males. There was no difference in CPI between genders.
Conclusion: Small, but statistically significant, differences in villus height, crypt depth and crypt proliferation are present in mice of different ages, while fewer differences exist between male and female mice of the same age. Investigators studying the GI mucosa should be aware of these differences and aim for consistent age-matching of experimental animals in order to avoid errors and allow direct comparison between studies.
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Monday, 5 February 2018 Michael Tlusty, Ph.D. Rick Barrows, Ph.D. Kevin Fitzsimmons, Ph.D.
F3-led effort aims to accelerate adoption of alternative ingredients and feeds
This is fishmeal created from the processing waste of tilapia in Ecuador. To continue to grow, aquaculture will need to further feed solution innovation. Photo by Mike Mussig.
Fact: The earth’s population is increasing – we need to increase the production of nutritious food.
Fact: Many aquatic proteins are efficient and supply critical nutrients for humans – fed aquaculture will continue to be important moving forward.
Fact: Fed aquaculture technologies today depend on wild caught fishmeal and fish oil, which are in limited supply and constrain the ability for aquaculture to grow – we need to find alternative ingredients.
To position aquaculture for future growth, it needs tools to evaluate a growing spectrum of alternative ingredients and formulated diets designed to optimize fish health and enable efficient production.
We face an uncertain future regarding global food security. We have more people than Earth can support without mitigating human impacts on the environment with new technological solutions. Climate change may significantly impact where and how we produce food. Aquaculture is one of the fastest-growing areas of food production globally, and it is one of the tools that will ensure our ability to quickly adapt to an uncertain future.
Aquaculture is in a good place to meet current demands. Fishmeal and fish oil, the drivers of fed aquaculture, are efficient and nutritionally complete sources of nutrients, and the industry has been learning to stretch a relatively consistent supply. But fishmeal and fish oil are ultimately a limited resource, and a potential future bottleneck (physical or economic) for aquaculture. Without alternatives, future growth of aquaculture will be kept in check. To date, aquaculture has met these challenges. Between 2008 and 2018, global aquaculture increased 62 percent while the global supply of fishmeal decreased 12 percent. Aquaculture must continue to innovate and not be satisfied with the status quo.
The need for solutions has been driving innovation in aquaculture, and the advances in aquafeed sustainability and overall nutrition is testament to this. Reflecting the growing interest in alternative feed ingredients for aquaculture, Tlusty et al.’s paper “A transdisciplinary approach to the initial validation of a single cell protein as an alternative protein source for use in aquafeeds” published in the journal PeerJ in 2017 was one of the top five papers in the fields of Agricultural Science, Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science, Biotechnology and Food Science and Technology, with 1,648 views.
This paper was an initial validation of the applicability of the KnipBio product Methylobacterium extorquens, for use in feeds over a range of species, including Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) growth and consumer taste preference; smallmouth grunt (Haemulon chrysargyreum) growth, survival, health and gut microbiota; and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) digestibility. Essentially, using a variety of species and methods, this study demonstrated broad applicability of a single-cell protein. This is exciting, given that this bacterium could still undergo fine-scale tuning to increase its utility in aquaculture.
Innovative solutions for aquaculture has also been the goal behind The Future of Fish Feed (F3), a collaborative effort between NGOs, researchers and private partnerships to accelerate and support the scaling of innovative, alternative aquaculture feed ingredients such as bacterial meals, plant-based proteins, algae and yeast to replace wild-caught ingredients. Its overarching goal is to ensure that our shared future becomes more sustainable. In order to encourage alternative feed development, the F3 team is developing the Feed Innovation Network (FIN), dedicated to accelerating the adoption of innovative ingredients and feeds by the industry.
Interacting with ingredient providers, feed companies and academic researchers, the F3 team identified that many alternative ingredient providers were unfamiliar with the information that feed companies needed when deciding to adopt a new ingredient. To assist in the timely development of quality data, the F3 team developed ingredient evaluation protocols presented as a workflow diagram that identifies eight types of experiments needed to fully evaluate an ingredient (green boxes in Fig. 1), This draft protocol is based on procedures of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) and Glencross et al. (2007), and the contribution of the F3 team was to standardize this workflow, and present it pictorially.
Fig. 1: The draft of the FIN ingredient evaluation protocol.
Within each of the eight experiments, a panel of experts will develop protocols that detail recommended procedures and data presentation. The improved communication of standardized testing procedures is the first step in the process to streamline the information flow for new alternative ingredients. In the future, we will detail further efforts to improve and streamline data management and distribution.
This workflow may look complicated and onerous, but the steps are fairly straightforward from a research perspective. Many of the first steps are a basic part of any type of feed trial conducted in aquaculture (proximate analysis, ensuring feed is functional, palatable, digestible and leads to good growth). Often, the results of the separate steps of the protocol are conducted separately in multiple trials reported in different publications. The diagram (Fig. 1) was being developed over the same time period as when one of us (Tlusty) was conducting the study of “A transdisciplinary approach to the initial validation of a single-cell protein as an alternative protein source for use in aquafeeds.”
In a post-hoc overlay of our study with the FIN ingredient evaluation protocol, we completed nearly all of the evaluative steps in the tool. The only missing steps included a traditional histological analysis (we actually conducted a gut microbiome evaluation to ensure that we were not significantly altering normal function), a study of solid waste management and full-scale field trials. Moreover, we were able to conduct this work in an extremely cost-efficient manner at Roger Williams University by utilizing small tank grow-out of shrimp to examine final product quality (taste and texture). Students at the University of Massachusetts Boston provided assistance data analysis of the fish gut microbiome.
Aquaculture is poised to provide a growing global population with access to nutritious food. To overcome limitations, the industry needs to support innovation. Creating solutions for feed is a necessary step. The results and data of this work must be made available for adoption by feed manufacturers, which will help position aquaculture to meet the future demands. We encourage those creating novel feed solutions to use the ingredient evaluation protocol as means to standardize results and make innovative solutions more accessible to the aquaculture industry.
Acknowledgements: The work on the PeerJ paper was a team effort including L. Feinberg of KnipBio; Dr. A. Rhyne; J. Szczebak and B. Bourque of Roger Williams University; Dr. J. Bowen now with Northeastern University; and Dr. G. Burr of National Cold Water Marine Aquaculture Center, USDA/ARS. We would also like to thank the F3 team for its hard work on the ingredient evaluation workflow.
Michael Tlusty, Ph.D.
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By James Jayasundera on May 16, 2017 in Asia, Books, India, Regions, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature
At Ampersand we feel that to really make the most of your holiday it pays off to swot up and do a bit of homework before you fly. Indians are avid readers and throughout the country, as well as at airports and hotels, you will find excellent bookshops, stocking titles on everything from art and religion to food and natural history – and, of course, novels. We have compiled our top list of guides and books, all of which are personal recommendations, but it is by no means definitive!
A Traveller’s History of India by Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda
This pocket-sized book covers India’s history from 1500BC to the present day with short, manageable chapters on, amongst other things, the Aryan and Mughal dynasties and the Raj period, accompanied by maps and sketches. It can be difficult to obtain so is worth ordering as early as possible.
A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara and Thomas Metcalf
Reprinted in 2006, the Metcalfs’ popular work manages to encompass the sprawl of India’s history, culture and religions in a single, relatively slender volume. The updated version includes the Hindu Nationalist Party’s loss of control of Congress and the extraordinary impact of modern technology.
A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur by Devi Gayatri
A highly personal and detailed memoir by one of India’s most famous Maharanis, with descriptions of parties, hunting and everyday life prior to Independence, as well as the changes that came afterwards. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs from her childhood in the 1920s up until the 1990s.
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi by William Dalrymple
Dalrymple lived in Delhi in the 1990s while working as a journalist, and this book describes his encounters, with its residents as well as his exploration of the city, from its earliest origins to its modern incarnation. Dalrymple’s other books on India include The Age of Kali, The White Mughals and The Last Mughal.
The Royal palace of India by George Michell and Antonio Martinelli
This sumptuous coffee table book not only has gorgeous photographs of India’s numerous palaces – including many far lesser known examples, as well as the greats such as the Umaid Bhawan and Jaipur’s Pink Palace – but architectural diagrams, floor plans and erudite, well-researched text by Michell.
Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India by Amin Jaffer
Former curator of the V&A’s Asian Art department, now International Director of Asian Art at Christie’s, Jaffer has an eye for detail and social history. The sheer opulence of the jewellery – stones and settings – is breathtaking, but the book also encompasses ornaments, costume, cars, furniture and tableware.
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The Indian Mutiny by Julian Spilsbury
An examination of the bloody events of 1857, when the Indian sepoys rose against the East India Company, culminating in May attacks on several settlements, most notoriously Cawnpore. Also known as the ‘First War of Indian Independence’, the Mutiny resulted in 90 years of direct rule from Britain.
Around India in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh
Rajesh returns to India as an English native, keen to explore her Indian roots. A charming, funny and compassionate story unfolds as she learns what it feels like to be a foreigner in her mother country. The book celebrates the great aspects of India; its people and its railways and is an excellent account of the ever-changing, mad and modern country.
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
The best-selling story of two children and their divorced mother in Kerala during the 1960s. With compelling characters and fine insight into the Syrian Christians of the region, it is an ideal holiday read especially for those travelling to South India.
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Already a modern classic, Seth’s Indian epic saga charts the lives of four families in post-independent India. At the centre of the story lies Lata, with her mother’s strong desire to find her a husband, or a ‘suitable boy’.
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Set in the 1970s when India was governed by Indira Gandhi and locked in the Emergency, the story follows four characters whose lives become interwoven as they try to survive the dramatic changes, both personally and socially. It is warm and deeply moving and will stay with you long afterwards.
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Winner of the 2008 Booker Prize, ‘The White Tiger’ is a dark tale of class divide in modern India. Balram Halwai, the novel’s protagonist and son of a poor rickshaw-puller, stumbles across an opportunity and becomes the chauffeur of a rich businessman. However, he soon discovers that climbing the social ladder comes at a steep price.
Kim by Rudyard Kipling
This coming-of-age story follows Kim, a quicksilver-bright Irish orphan born in Lahore, who joins an elderly Lama making a pilgrimage across India. In doing so, he encounters the whole colourful gamut of Indian life, becomes involved in the ‘Great Game’ and reaches manhood.
Passage to India by E M Forster
A novel reflecting the uneasy relationship between India and its colonisers, and the resistance of the latter to the perceived sensuality of the East. Adela Quested comes out to India to join her fiancé and is shown around by the eager local doctor, Aziz. Their interracial friendship results in accusations of rape.
James Jayasundera is Founder and Managing Director of Ampersand Travel.
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AMMO Books is honored to present this beautiful, large-format title as the definitive monograph of artist Charley Harper’s six-decades-long career. Renowned, New York-based designer Todd Oldham rediscovered Charley’s work in 2001 and collaborated closely with him, combing through his extensive archive to edit and design this stunning AMMO Books release.
Charley Harper is an American original who created his art from his home studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, until his death on June 10, 2007, at the age of 84. He is beloved for his delightful, graphic, and often humorous illustrations of nature, animals, insects, and people alike. Charley liked to say that when he paints a bird, he doesn’t count all the feathers in the wings—he just counts the wings. Minimal realism, he called it, and his unique and precise style continues to resonate and inspire his admirers.
CHARLEY HARPER—AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE showcases his illustrations that appeared from 1950-1975 in the Ford Times magazines, as well as in books such as the beloved, “The Giant Golden Book of Biology” in 1961, “Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two” in 1961, and “The Animal Kingdom” in 1968, among many others. His well-loved book, “Birds and Words,” first published in 1974, is considered a classic. Remarkably, however, Charley’s work had never before been published in one complete retrospective. Accordingly, this massive volume is the definitive Charley Harper book to have on your bookshelf!
Each numbered, limited edition book was personally signed by Charley Harper and Todd Oldham. Each edition comes in an elegant cloth slipcase, with a silkscreen edition print stamped by the Charley Harper estate.
LIMITED EDITION 1:
With silkscreen print, Grand Canyon, 1952
250 numbered copies available
Each book signed by Todd Oldham and Charley Harper
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CHARLEY HARPER: AN ILLUSTRATED LIFE by Todd Oldham
Illustrations by Charley Harper
Hardcover with Cloth-Wrapped Slipcase | 17.3 x 12.2 inches | 420 pages
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Niek de Groot Bio English Dutch double bassist Niek de Groot is one of today's leading soloists. Originally a trumpet-player he started playing the double-bass at 18. Within an unusually short time he became principal bass with several European
Niek de Groot Bio English
Dutch double bassist Niek de Groot is one of today's leading soloists. Originally a trumpet-player he started playing the double-bass at 18. Within an unusually short time he became principal bass with several European ensembles, including a 10-year tenure as principal Solo-Bass with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
After his formal studies he further developed his skills at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada. Niek's playing has benefited a great deal also from attending masterclasses with eminent cellists Frans Helmerson, Lluìs Claret, Laurence Lesser and in collaborations with Leonard Bernstein, György Sebök and Mstislav Rostropovich.
Over the last years Niek de Groot has dedicated himself entirely to chamber music and solo performances. He performs regularly as a soloist and chamber musician at the best known concerthalls and music festivals. His repertoire includes a great deal of contemporary music and he has worked closely with composers such as Kurtág, Stockhausen, Saariaho, Vasks and Gubaidulina.
A well received solo CD for NIMBUS, with sonatas of Brahms, Hindemith, Vasks and Gubaidulina was released in 2015. A production with the integral Hoffmeister solo-quartets and Rossini sonatas for BIS-records came out in 2017/18. A new highly acclaimed recording with contemporary Violin/Bass Duos for AUDITE is on the market since February 2018.
Upcoming projects include the recording of Kurtág’s chambermusic for AUDITE and the world-premiere of several new Double Bass concertos.
Since 1996 Niek is Senior Professor for Double Bass at the Folkwang University of Arts, Essen, being the only french Bow playing bassist ever to teach in such a position in Germany. He also taught at institutions in Norway, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and regularly gives master classes worldwide. Many of his former and current students play in Europe's foremost orchestras and ensembles.
Through his career, Niek de Groot has played on rare double basses by Cerutti, Bajoni and Amati. Since 2016 he got the lifelong privilege to play the world famous Domenico Montagnana double bass from 1747. His bows are especially made for him by Jochen Schmidt. His baroque and classical bows are by Gerhard Landwehr.
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2013 etching 8-3/4 x 8-3/4 inches
Born in 1951 in eastern Washington, Wood began college as a student of chemistry before studying fine art, completing his degree at Fairhaven College. In 1976 he purchased a Hunter Penrose etching press and since then has lived and worked in Bellingham, Washington. In 2000 he was a visiting instructor at Il Bisonte School of Graphic Arts in Florence, Italy, and returned there in 2006 with a group of Pacific Northwest he had organized for a special cultural exchange. The artist has also been invited to speak or conduct workshops through such organizations as The Whatcom Museum, Gage Academy and North Cascades Institute.
1980 B.A., Fairhaven College, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
1974 Cornish Institute, Seattle, WA
1970-72 Washington State University, Pullman, WA
2015 Recent Prints and Paintings, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2014 Under the Inspiration Tree, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2013 Northwest Land, Sea, and Sky, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 Thomas Wood : A Print Retrospective, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2012 Thomas Wood: Intaglio Prints 1998–2012, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 Myth and Metaphor: Intaglio Prints of Thoams Wood, Meridian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Northwest Landscapes, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2010 Boulevard Park Studies and New Work, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2009 Cypress Island to Harts Pass, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 Installation of Mural for the Porch, Boulevard Park, Bellingham, WA
2008 Thomas Wood – Prints – Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Venezia, Paintings, Prfints, and Glass, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 New Prints and Paintings, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Recent Allegorical Paintings, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 Paintings, Monotypes and Prints, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 Harvest: Paintings and Prints, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 New Paintings and Prints, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002 Thomas Wood – Prints, B. Beamesderfer Gallery, Highland Park, New Jersey
2002 Night Paintings and Other Works, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2001 Paintings and Prints, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2000 Etchings, IL Bisonte Gallery, Florence, Italy
1999 New Work, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
1999 Thomas Wood: 25 Years of Printmaking, Museum of Northwest Art, LaConner, WA
1998 25 Years of Printmaking, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
1998 New Pastels and Oils, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998 Paintings and Prints, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1997 New Prints, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1996 Prints and Paintings, B. Beamesderfer Gallery, Highland Park, NJ
1996 Recent Pastels, Oils and Etchings, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996 New Etchings and Monoprints, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1995 Recent Work, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
1994 Oil Paintings from Holland, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1994 Monotypes and Drawings, Fine Impressions Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993 Etchings, Vermeer Gallery, Nantes, France
1993 Etchings, B. Beamesderfer Gallery, Highland Park, NJ
1992 Pastels, Oils, and Prints, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2018 NW Prints from the l980s and l990s, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2018 Group Exhibition of Gallery Artists, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2017 Winter Group Exhibition, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2015 Boston Printmakers 2015 Print Biennial, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2014 Ink This! Contemporary Print Arts in the Northwest, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2014 Summer School: Recognizing Teaching Artists, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 Loenardo Sciascia Prize d’Estampes, Fondazione Federica Galli, Milan, Venues in Palermo, Formello, Fabriano, Florence and Venice, Italy
2011 A Paper Trail – Prints from the Collection, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
2011 Fate of the Forest, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
2011 Prints USA, 2011, Award, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO
2009 Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial, Award, Boston University, Boston, MA
2009 83rd Annual International Print Competition, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
2009 John Cole – Estate Paintings and Artists in His Circle, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008 Thomas Wood – Prints, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2006 – Across the Water, Pacific Northwest Printmakers, Fondazione II Bisonte, Florence, Italy
2006 Ten Expressions of the Night Sky, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2005 – 58th National Open Print Exhibition, Hutton award – American Color Print Society, Cheltenham Art Center, PA
2005 Pacific Northwest Printmakers in Florence, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2003 – Cornish College Alumni Exhibition, WA State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA
2001 75th Annual International Competition: Printmaking, The Print Center, The Jacqueline and Jay Zemel Purchase Award, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2000 Northwest Portraiture, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
2000 Northwest Printmaking, Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA
1999 From Here to the Horizon: Artists of the Rural Landscape, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
1997 Boston Printmakers Member’s Show, Boston, MA
1997 Northwest Print Council Show, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA
1997 Beyond Seattle, Artspace Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996 A Collective Endeavor: Art Fair/Seattle 1992 to 1995, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA
1995 Alumni Exhibition, Cornish Institute of Art, Seattle, WA
1995 New Paintings – Joseph Goldberg and Thomas Wood, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham WA
1994 Stone and Press Galleries, New Orleans, LA
1994 Languages of Landscape, Washington Center for the Performing Arts, Olympia, WA
1988 40th North American Print Exhibition, Brockton Art Museum, Brockton, MA
1987 39th North American Print Exhibition, Danforth Museum of Art, Framington, MA
1987 Landscapes – Thomas Wood, Susan Bennerstrom, John Cole, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
Ackerley Communications, Inc., Seattle, WA
Archille Bertarelli Collection of Prints, Castello Sforzesco, Milan, Italy
Bellevue Club Hotel, Bellevue, WA
Bonneville Power Administration, City of Portland, OR
IL Bisonte School of Graphic Arts, Florence, Italy
Museum of Northwest Art, LaConner, WA
New York Public Library, New York, NY
Northwest Building Corporation abd Laird Norton Corporation, Seattle, WA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers, Bellingham, WA
Service Graphics, Indianapolis, IN
Sara Lee Corporation, Chicago, IL
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Washington Trust Bank, Seattle, WA
Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
Westin Hotel, Seattle, WA
Thomas Wood: Intaglio Prints 1998–2012, Exhibition Catalog, Bellingham: Tadpole Press, 2012
100 Artists of the West Coast II, Tina Skinner, Schiffer Publishing, 2009
Il Bisonte sono io — Due Mostre Per Ricordare Maria Luigia Guaita E 50 Anni Del Bisonte, published by Galleria Il Bisonte, Florence, 2009
Howard Junker, ZYZZYVA, Spring 2007, XXIII, 1, p.130 (illustration)
Bonnie Gangelhoff, “Beauty and Truth,” Southwest Art , March, pp. 100-103
John Witte, “Thomas Wood Ten Prints,” Northwest Review, Volume 40, Number 2, 2002 pp. 67-76
Kitty Harmon, The Pacific Northwest Landscape: A Painted History, Sasquatch Books, 2001, p.119
Fiona Cohen, “Artist finds kindred spirits at Italian school”, The Bellingham Herald, May 1, 2000 (illustrated)
Gianni Caverni, “Le inquietanti creature di Wood,” il Cerriere de Firenze, April 15, 2000 (illustrated)
Pino Di Blasio, “Il mondo mitologico di Thomas Wood”, La Nazione, April 7, 2000
“Thomas Wood al Bisonte,”Cartellone, April 7, 2000 (illustrated)
Regina Hackett, “Bellingham artist’s exhibits display his diversity”, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 22, 1999 (illustrated)
Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Thomas Wood 25 Years of Printmaking, catalog, 1998
Lois Allan, Contemporary Printmaking in the Northwest, Sidney: Craftsmen House, 1997
Lois Allan, Artweek, review, April 1997 (illustrated)
Tom McTaggart, “The Power of Light”, Seattle Weekly, March 8, 1995 (illustrated)
Matther Kangas, Seattle Times, review, February 3, 1994
Eileen Watkin, “Printmaker cross-breeds species to poke fun at human race”, New Jersey Star-Ledger, May 2, 1993 (Illustrated)
Lee Goss, Journal of the Print World, review, Fall, 1991 (illustrated)
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In addition to our standard transcription, closed captioning, and translation services, AST offers a service called Production Transcripts. This service is a bit different than our transcription and captioning services, so we wanted to take some time to describe when and why you would want to use production transcripts.
What are Production Transcripts?
One way to look at production transcripts is to think of them as something in between standard transcripts and closed captions. Transcription files contain the entire verbatim dialog of a video or audio, but they do not contain any time stamp information. Closed captions, on the other hand, contain very frequent time stamps. The time stamps in caption files indicate when a caption should pop on the screen when playing the video with closed captions turned on, so it’s not uncommon to have closed caption time stamps every few seconds, even mid-sentence. Production transcripts contain some time stamps, but the frequency is a happy medium between ordinary transcripts (nothing) and the frequent time stamps of closed caption files.
Use Cases for Production Transcripts
When would you use production transcripts? Frequent use cases include interview footage for documentary films, focus group recordings, legal depositions, and daily footage for reality TV or other unscripted television shows. In cases like depositions or focus group recordings you may not need full caption files if the video or audio will not be used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing, but occasional time stamps are useful for finding the right spot when you need to go back and review parts of long segments. Similarly for interview footage or dailies, you need an accurate record of who said what, and roughly when they said it, but you do not need full captions until you have the final cut of your show or film.
Because closed caption files are not generated, the cost of production transcripts is generally somewhere in between that of transcription only and transcription and captioning.
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When you consider the value of your video production team’s time, and the amount of time saved by having a high quality production transcript available during editing, it’s really no contest; it’s worth making a modest investment early in the production process to get accurate production transcripts.
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La Paz campuses to offer Grant Mini-Series Workshops
By Sarah Womer January 09, 2020 Parker Learning Center, Quartzsite Learning Center, Grant Mini-Series Workshops, grant writing
Parker, AZ (January 9, 2020) – Arizona Western College will have grant workshops for the community to take advantage of at the Parker and Quartzsite campuses in January and February.
The Grant Mini-Series Workshops will guide participants through the basic steps of grant writing. Participants will learn how to locate and use funding source directories, develop an idea from abstraction to a well-articulated written proposal requesting financial support, organize and write a proposal or grant application eligible for submission, and develop a budget consistent with proposal objectives.
For more information, contact the AWC Parker Learning Center at (928) 669-2214 or the AWC Quartzsite Learning Center at (928) 927-8299.
Grant Mini-Series Workshop schedule:
Let’s Talk Non-Profits Grants, Jan. 27, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Quartzsite Learning Center, 695 N. Kofa Avenue at Quail
Phrasing Your Ask and Outlining Your Objectives, Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Quartzsite Learning Center
Phrasing Your Ask and Outlining Your Objectives, Jan. 29, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Parker Learning Center, 1109 Geronimo Avenue
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We’re thrilled to have been appointed by Satsuma Loans to activate its new partnership with Sunderland AFC ahead of the 2016/17 Premier League Season.
We will deliver the Sunderland sponsorship activity on behalf of Satsuma Loans across physical and online platforms, including Fan Zone activities on home match days, and dedicated social media channels.
On match days, The Satsuma Arena – an inflatable gazebo – will feature games including Football Pool and a ‘Keepy Uppy’ Challenge, while there will be the opportunity to compete head-to-head on the latest football video games and enjoy performances from some of the UK’s top football freestylers.
The action in the Arena will be complemented by activities on the field at half-time and around the stadium, including giveaways and branded photo boards.
Online, exclusive content and competitions will also be delivered through a new dedicated website for Sunderland supporters, SAFCfanhub.com, and across Facebook and Twitter under the newly established ‘Wear on the Ball’ brand.
Throughout the partnership, Satsuma Loans will be working with local organisations towards helping them better serve the communities around them.
The announcement marks a growth in partnership between us and parent brand Provident, following our work on behalf of Satsuma Loans’ sponsorship of Greene King IPA Championship rugby union team Yorkshire Carnegie, and Provident’s sponsorship of Kingstone Press Championship rugby league team Bradford Bulls.
Satsuma Loans Sponsorship Manager Paul Mitchell said: “We are delighted to be once again working with Banana Kick towards maximising the mutual potential of this partnership.
“Satsuma Loans understands that supporters are the lifeblood of any club and that clubs are often the hubs of their communities, which is why we believe we are the perfect fit as a partner of Sunderland AFC.
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Our Head of Sponsorship Rob Singleton said: “We are thrilled to be building on our already fantastic partnership with Provident and Satsuma Loans by activating their partnership with Sunderland AFC.
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The Idea of Prose
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by Michael Munro
Any inquiry into prose inevitably meets the perplexing example of an illustrious predecessor,
M. Jourdain, the famous bourgeois gentilhomme from Molière’s play of the same name. Moved to write an amorous epistle to an unattainable lady, the bourgeois hires a master of philosophy to instruct him in this arcane skill. The master first asks him whether the letter is to be written in verse. Bourgeois that he is, Jourdain rejects that out of hand. ‘You want only prose?’ asks the master. ‘No, I want neither prose nor verse,’ answers the bourgeois, who merely wants a seductive note to be casually dropped at the feet of the lady. But the master is less concerned with the pragmatics or effects of the note than with taxonomic distinctions. ‘It must be one or the other,’ he insists. Expression admits of no other possible forms. Asked why, the master provides the following rule: ‘Tout ce qui n’est point prose est vers; et tout ce qui n’est point vers est prose’ (Everything that is not prose is verse, and everything that is not verse is prose). M. Jourdain then wonders what it is that he is speaking. ‘Prose’ is the reply. ‘And when I say: “Nicole, bring me my slippers, and give me my nightcap”, is that prose?’ At the master’s affirmative answer, Jourdain marvels at a competence he did not know he had: ‘For over forty years I have been speaking prose without suspecting it in the least.’ He returns, however, to his primary concern, the composition of the note. He suggests its content, a simple cliché, and asks the master to change it around, to couch it in a more gallant manner. The master essays various permutations on the original suggestion but winds up admitting that Jourdain’s initial version was the best, which leads Jourdain to say: ‘And yet I did not study, and I’ve done this on the first try’ (Act 2, scene 4).
Even by the master’s lights (dim as they are), M. Jourdain intuitively arrives at correct expression for his purposes. So what has he learned by learning that he was speaking in prose? No insight was gained here, only a label to be applied to an activity that had not called attention to itself and showed no need of doing so. Yet once the label is available, it becomes a weapon in the arsenal of knowledge that M. Jourdain can now wield to affirm his superiority over those from whom he seeks to differentiate himself. Thus, when his wife reprimands him for his foolishness, he retorts by beginning to quiz her (Act 3, scene 3): ‘Do you know what you are talking at this moment?’ Madame Jourdain clearly has no idea what her husband is talking about. To his now more refined linguistic sensibility, she appears to be obtusely concerned with matters of content, of evaluation, of pragmatics. ‘What is that called?’ M. Jourdain insists. ‘That is called whatever one wants to call it,’ she replies. Clearly, she fails to understand the value of a label, subscribing to a theory that sees naming as arbitrary. She knows there is no knowledge to be gained here, just some verbal posturing. ‘C’est de la prose, ignorante’ (It is prose, stupid), says the gentleman in triumph, who then goes on to restate for her the opposition proffered by the master that divides the expression of the world into two universes. But whereas the master had offered two mutually exclusive possibilities, M. Jourdain, whose intuitive powers have been ratified by the correctness of his own version of the love letters, now unwittingly deconstructs this opposition by showing that verse and prose are not in a relation of opposition and territorial dominion. He delivers the rule to his wife as follows: ‘Tout ce qui est prose n’est point vers; et tout ce qui n’est point vers n’est point prose’ (Everything that is prose is not verse; and everything that is not verse is not prose).[1]
“We may laugh at the bourgeois’s inability to parrot his master’s lesson,” concludes this compelling account of our “illustrious,” inescapable precursor, “but we may well wonder whether, just as he has been speaking prose unwittingly, he may unwittingly state a truth about it.”[2] Indeed, what might that truth be, and how might that statement, in its peculiar inconsistency, be said to be of a piece with it?
If verse can be identified with poetry, prose cannot be so easily identified with philosophy. “Poetry possesses its object without knowing it while philosophy knows its object without possessing it,” Agamben writes, so that “every authentic poetic project is directed toward knowledge, just as every authentic act of philosophy is always directed toward joy.”[3]
Perhaps prose could be said to consist in what’s ventured by the proposition: everything that is philosophy is not poetry, and everything that is not poetry is not philosophy.
[1] Wlad Godzich and Jeffrey Kittay, The Emergence of Prose: An Essay in Prosaics (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1987), ix–x.
[2] Godzich and Kittay, The Emergence of Prose, x.
[3] Giorgio Agamben, Stanzas: Word and Phantasm in Western Culture, trans. Ronald L. Martinez (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1993), xvii.
Michael Munro is author of the open access chapbook, The Communism of Thought (Punctum Books, 2014).
Michael Munro, Philosophy, Poems, Prose
Poem:
‘Inversnaid’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins
“Buy me yesterday” by Gertrude Stein
Poems:
‘eating girls backwards’, ‘Soko Sucking…’, and ‘A little lighter’ by Eva Griffin
‘dear women who are not embarrassed when their nipples get hard in public,’ and ‘my anxiety is a yard sale of dead people’s stuff’ by Jax NTP
‘Apologia’ by Alina Stefanescu
‘The Eyelid’ by S.D. Chrostowska
Michael Munro: Clarity
Essays Literature
“If reading is not to be simply synonymous with deciphering, commentary or even interpretation,” Geoffrey Bennington has written, “then it must inevitably encounter the question of the unreadable”
Michael Munro on Spinoza
Immanence is not philosophy, nor philosophy immanence. But there is in the passage from one to the other a modification of sense that is not without significance. It is perhaps for that reason that the two formulas are best read together. At the point of vertigo.
Flat-Packs and Prose
A Quotation and Provocation by Michael Munro
Michael Munro Philosophy
The teleology of the Universe is directed to the production of Beauty.[1] That is the opening line of the text, its first thesis. It’s also a quotation — a quotation and provocation from the late work of Alfred North Whitehead that sets the stage for everything to follow. And yet, Oglesby is measured. She immediately acknowledges that Steven Shaviro — another guiding light of the study — “doubtless speaks for many” when he calls Whitehead’s claim “outrageously hyperbolic.”
Animal Spirits at the Nueva Burdalesa Bakery by Jessica Sequeira
A few years ago all I had was a certain ambition and an understanding, more or less, of how things work in this world. I lived in the tiny room of a pension on B----- street. Funds were running low.
Hannah Hughes: My Gray City
I was eighteen years old when I was introduced to the fascinating world of Alasdair Gray. I read Poor Things (1992) in the second year of my undergraduate degree at the University of Glasgow,
Aria Dean: #WanderingWILDING
It’s easiest to start from the impulse to problematize the position of the flâneur. The ugly word privilege hovers around it, and we turn to questions that we know the answer to, “Who, exactly, is allowed to wander, like so?”
‘Poem of Philosophical and Parental Conundrums Written In An Election Year’
From the backseat, Jude saying, Mama, I HATE Republicans, and the way he says HATE, saying it the way only a seven-year-old can.
Joseph Spece on Wonder Woman
That Diana and the Amazons speak ‘hundreds’ of languages is believable, given their situation and seeming enlightenment; that English becomes their go-to choice for daily chats off the Greek coast, less so.
Lital Khaikin: To Justify Land
On the ancient river, seagull rock crests out of the waters. An outcrop within its sight is thorned by a few young silhouettes, taking turns plunging into the river some feet below. Riverboats and water taxis, white river cruise-ships weave short and cyclical tours between the two shores.
Colin Raff: Variations on a Brandenburg Salamander
In the spring of 1793, the entomologist Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst, as a means to supplement his lectures at the newly founded Berliner Tierarzneischule
‘Relentless’ by Jeff Bezos
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January 13th 2020, 21:30
Thread: BMW Z8 20 Year Anniversary Art Prints
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Got an email back saying that the print run has...
Got an email back saying that the print run has already fully sold out.
Wow, they're really cool! I just shot an email...
Wow, they're really cool!
I just shot an email off to them to see if they'll consider making them available here.
Thread: Z8 KEYS ON EBAY? WILL THESE WORK?
It could be so long as you can get it cut and...
It could be so long as you can get it cut and programmed.
January 7th 2020, 04:05
Thread: 2003 Alpina (#62080) Silver/Black - two owner car with 16,500 miles
Sticky: That's so great to hear, I have always thought so!
That's so great to hear, I have always thought so!
Sticky: 2003 Alpina (#62080) Silver/Black - two owner car with 16,500 miles
This beautiful and very well maintained two owner Alpina will be coming to market very soon.
Full service history, all the correct original parts, no accidents or stories, always garaged and...
January 1st 2020, 16:49
Thread: Help! I've locked my only key in the truk and the doors are locked? Anything I can do?
So sorry to hear, what an annoying way to start...
So sorry to hear, what an annoying way to start the year!
You'll need to open the little flip bin lid behind the passenger seat and get to the manual release, so the locksmith will need to help...
Thread: BAT Thread
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It's certainly a car I'd love to spend some time in, Ian, how would it compare to a GT3 or a GT4?
December 27th 2019, 15:21
Thread: Happy Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year to all our members!
So fun, never seen one in those colors!
Thread: Rare Lightweight HRE wheels with new 255/19 and 285/19 Tires
Sticky: Did these sell yet?
Did these sell yet?
Thread: Black Z8 Alipna Hard Top & Stand For Sale
Sticky: If they don't respond in the next few days I'll...
If they don't respond in the next few days I'll delete it, just doing my end of year house cleaning on the site, and getting rid of things that have sold, or are not responding like these guys.
Thread: Z8 Alpina Windscreen, Boot Cover, and Hardtop Trolley For Sale
Sticky: Seems there's been a lot of interest, have all...
Seems there's been a lot of interest, have all these items been sold now?
Thread: 2002 Z8 (#61274) Topaz/Crema with just 7500 miles - $270,000
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This stunning car is still available for a serious collector.
Thread: FS: Great Holiday Z8 Gift
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Did you sell this one yet?
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Thread: 2003 Z8 (#62144) Silver/black '03 Z8 with only 413 miles is available, contact me for details
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This stunning car is still available.
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Did your car sell yet?
Thread: 2000 Z8 (#60217) Silver/Crema 1 of 16 ever made - 20,000 miles $230K
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Just checking, did this car sell?
Sticky: Sounds like these items have been sold, if so can...
Sounds like these items have been sold, if so can you let me know so I can remove them.
Thread: Z8 Tech Training Manual
That's a totally awesome book, and it's in our...
That's a totally awesome book, and it's in our PDF section for all those who wonder what it is. It's the third one down here
Thread: YouTube film about my Z8 and M3 CSL ownership and mods
Wonderful film, bravo! Makes me miss both my...
Wonderful film, bravo!
Makes me miss both my e46 M3 and my Z8!
December 23rd 2019, 21:26
Happy Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year to all our members!
Wishing everyone the very best for the holidays and a wonderful new year!!
Enjoy it to the fullest and look forward to catching up in 2020!
Thread: What's My Color?
Sticky: Poll: I know that Mario Theisen had a Z8, but I don't...
I know that Mario Theisen had a Z8, but I don't remember the rest of the story, but I also don't remember what I had for lunch yesterday, so I'd say if it's in your memory then it made enough of an...
Sticky: Poll: Thanks Ton, that's fun to know, and Ian,...
Thanks Ton, that's fun to know, and Ian, absolutely, I remember seeing that gorgeous early racing Aston with you at the Historics at Laguna Seca. That color with a faded camel-nut brown interior...
Sticky: Poll: Ian, yes, that's the same as Evie's car, which as...
Ian, yes, that's the same as Evie's car, which as you remember really wasn't that attractive in the flesh. The Blue was too dark and the Arizona Sun too diarrhea.
2112, five of them were made in...
Thread: BMW Carbon Ceramic Brakes
That's going to fascinating to hear what you...
That's going to fascinating to hear what you discover.
December 9th 2019, 21:04
Thread: Doug's pictures.....
Doug's pictures.....
Our member Doug sent these over, and asked me to help him format and post them, so he'll fill in the story on them below.
Thread: Is the Z8 rear suspension from the E39? E39 rear control arm upgrades possible?
They do indeed require the proper bushing removal...
They do indeed require the proper bushing removal and replacement tools, it's not a job for those without a serious workshop & specialist tool set up at home.
Thread: Looking for a Z8
That's a seriously good deal for someone looking...
That's a seriously good deal for someone looking for a driver. https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/786065356/overview/
December 3rd 2019, 18:32
I used Poweflex polyurethane bushings which...
I used Poweflex polyurethane bushings which worked a treat and really crisped everything up.
I don't think we share any suspension components as the M5 is a very different chassis.
Sticky: I think that the full set of goodies that came...
I think that the full set of goodies that came with the car, and the super low miles are in his favor.
December 2nd 2019, 20:48
Sticky: I just realized that I'd forgotten to put the...
I just realized that I'd forgotten to put the price in, and somehow missed the posts asking me!
The owner has been very set on his price, which is $270,000 and has also shown by his three year...
November 29th 2019, 17:42
Thread: Happy Thanksgiving to All Z8'ers Past, Present and Future
Thanks so much, I hope you had a wonderful one...
Thanks so much, I hope you had a wonderful one too!!
Sticky: It's just the filter-effect of the photography,...
It's just the filter-effect of the photography, it's Topaz, which if you look at your paint tag under the hood, is officially called Topaz Blue Metallic.
Here's a white point corrected version of...
Thread: Soft Top Headliner
It is the glue, and honestly a good body shop...
It is the glue, and honestly a good body shop should be able to just clean and refix yours.
Thread: Books on eBay thread
Sticky: It's sooooo easy with an iPhone, that's why I'm...
It's sooooo easy with an iPhone, that's why I'm out of a job!
Sticky: That's the official color name, but we all call...
That's the official color name, but we all call it just Topaz. It's a gorgeous combo for sure, and it'll be fascinating to see what this one fetches.
Thread: Import a US VIN Z8 to Europe
That's great to know, we'll set up a network then...
That's great to know, we'll set up a network then if there's enough demand.
Thread: Somebody buy this thing quick!
That's still a great price for the miles!
November 23rd 2019, 16:31
Sticky: Thanks for letting me know Ton, the book is also...
Thanks for letting me know Ton, the book is also sold.
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Rhyl promenade £30m redevelopment plans revealed
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Image caption The proposed development could "transform" Rhyl town centre, according to the county council
Plans have been unveiled for a £30m redevelopment of a seaside promenade.
The Queen's Buildings, Rhyl, could be turned into a mix of retail and food outlets, a contemporary market, offices and flats.
The project, including the former Savoy Hotel and Queen's Market buildings, would also give better access from the waterfront and promenade to the town centre.
Denbighshire County Council said it could "transform" the town centre.
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Graham Boase, the council's corporate director for the economy and public realm, said: "We see the Queen's Buildings as key in the regeneration of Rhyl.
"This site will be pivotal in linking the regeneration on the waterfront to the town centre and providing a fantastic offer in its own right. This project can transform the town centre."
Image caption The development would include retail and food outlets, a contemporary market, offices and flats
The authority has spent the last 12 months working with businesses, residents and visitors to gather feedback on the town's needs.
Mr Boase added: "Parts of the buildings are in very poor condition and whilst we will try and retain as much of the original architecture as possible, there will inevitably be areas that will need to be demolished."
A planning application is set to be submitted later this year for the project, funded by Denbighshire council, the Welsh Government and the European Regional Development Fund.
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Luminis Health CEO: Rebranding of merged hospitals honors legacies, looks toward future
Kelly Gooch - Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 Print | Email
Last month, Anne Arundel Medical Center and Doctors Community Health System revealed they have merged under the name Luminis Health.
AAMC is a regional system with a nonprofit hospital in Annapolis, Md., as well as various care centers, and Doctors Community Health System is a single-hospital system in Lanham, Md.
The two entities, which together employ 6,400 staff and operate 635 licensed beds, announced their merger plans in May and closed the deal July 1. Victoria (Tori) Bayless, president of AAMC and CEO of Luminis Health, said full integration of the hospitals is ongoing, and more details about the Luminis brand and logo will be disclosed in the spring.
Here, Ms. Bayless discusses the reasoning behind the merger, integration plans and rebranding efforts.
Editor's note: Responses were lightly edited for length and clarity.
Question: What prompted the hospitals to consider a merger?
Tori Bayless: On a national scale, we've seen a number of mergers, acquisitions, and system consolidation. Systems do that for a variety of reasons. But here in this market, Doctors Community Hospital conducted a process about a year and a half ago seeking a partner, understanding that they wanted to get a size and scale to ensure their continued relevance in the market and meet community need. They wanted to improve care and access and keep care close to home. And that lined up with Anne Arundel Medical Center and what our experience has been. Our service areas are [also] immediately overlapping, so it forms the broader, contiguous market in terms of the people we're serving. We will be focused on taking the best of both organizations to create what is Luminis Health and focusing on quality service and improving access close to home.
Q: What will this integration look like?
TB: We formed 14 integration teams to start thinking about how clinical, support service and corporate functions can work together and become one system. We're working on deploying the Epic [EHR system] across the entire organization. We're looking to have a single supply chain as well as accounting and finance system. We’re looking to have a single human resources system and function. So when you think about what I would call the corporate service functions of finance, IT, HR, supply chain, PR, marketing and communications, all of these areas need to function for the benefit of the entire system, rather than discretely in what were the prior separate organizations.
We also have clinical teams that are working [on] integration in acute care medicine services, acute care surgery services and obstetrics. We are focused on growth and expansion. While we may be able to achieve certain economies of scale in corporate service functions, we also are going to be able to add additional clinical programs and services. As we do the integration planning, we are going to be hosting several town hall meetings across the region with the community as well as with our own staff, volunteers, employees and medical staffs to get their input.
Q: Luminis Health will also launch its new brand and logo in the spring. What will these rebranding efforts look like?
TB: What we announced in mid-September is the name of the new system — Luminis Health. That [name] is about light and energy and igniting new possibilities, lighting a way to better health in our communities. But the full brand launch with the [brand] architecture, logo, colors and the entire story behind it will be revealed in the springtime. We started with the name, and we're doing a lot of work over these several months thinking about our culture, what is our brand promise, and how can we deliver on that promise. We haven't completed all the brand architecture yet, it's underway. The brand and the name are based on research done in the marketplace, not only with the community but also with employees, medical staff, volunteers who are internal to the organization. The research is helping to inform the name and the branding process. We want to honor the past and the legacies of the organizations, but also be aspirational about the future and make sure we can deliver on our brand promise.
Q: What factored into the hospitals' decision to rebrand and what should other hospitals consider before doing so?
TB: It's a creation of a master brand to tie our clinical service lines and multiple sites of service together. We do expect that the hospitals within the system will retain their local names because they're known and certainly respected and well-regarded. We're not eliminating the legacy names, rather, we are creating a master brand that will tie the whole system together. We have a strong history. AAMC has been in operations for 117 years, and Doctors Community Hospital has been operating since 1975. Collectively, there's a lot of history across the market. So, we want to honor that and be respectful of our legacies, and also be aspirational about what we can create together for the future.
I think organizations rebrand for different reasons, but clearly with us coming together to form a new system in Maryland, it didn't make sense to overlay one of the entity's name on the other. Luminis Health will serve as a master brand that can continue to grow with us into the future.
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“O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
O ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock; and be like the dove that maketh her nest over the mouth of the abyss.
“You inhabitants of Moab, Leave the cities and live among the rocks, And be like the dove that makes her nest In the walls of the yawning ravine.
O you inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities and dwell among the rocks, and be like the dove that makes her nest in the walls of the yawning ravine.
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
Abandon the towns! Live in the cliffs, residents of Moab! Be like a dove that nests inside the mouth of a cave.
Leave your towns, head for the cliffs, you people of Moab. Hide like a dove that nests in the mouth of a cave.
You who live in Mo’av, leave the cities, and live on the rocks; be like the dove who makes her nest in a hole in the rock at the mouth of a cave.
Now you must leave your towns and live like doves in the shelter of cliffs and canyons.
Leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks, ye inhabitants of Moab, and be like the dove, that maketh her nest in the sides of the cave's mouth.
Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye like the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place.
People in Moab, leave your towns. Go live among the rocks; be like a dove that makes its nest at the opening of a cave.”
You who live in Moab, abandon the cities and dwell in the rocks. Be like a dove that makes her nest over the mouth of a chasm.
“Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
People in Moab, ·leave your towns empty [L abandon; forsake] and go live among the ·rocks [crags]. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the entrance of a cave.
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
People of Moab, abandon your cities. Live among the cliffs. Be like doves that make their nests at the entrance of a cave.
“You people who live in Moab, leave your towns! Go and live on the cliffs! Be like the dove that makes its nest in the sides of a ravine.
People in Moab, leave your towns empty. Go live among the rocks. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the entrance of a cave!
Abandon the cities, and live on the cliffs, you inhabitants of Moab. Be like a dove that builds a nest by the mouth of a cave.
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities and dwell in the rock and be like the dove that makes her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
Leave the towns and dwell on the rock, O inhabitants of Moab, and be like the dove, it nests on the sides of the mouth of a ravine.
O people of Moab, flee from your cities and live in the caves like doves that nest in the clefts of the rocks.
“Leave town! Leave! Look for a home in the cliffs, you who grew up in Moab. Try living like a dove who nests high in the river gorge.
O you who dwell in Moab, leave the cities and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that makes her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
Abandon the cities, take shelter in the crags, inhabitants of Moab. Be like the dove that nests in the walls of a gorge.
“Leave the cities and dwell among the crags, O inhabitants of Moab, And be like a dove that nests Beyond the mouth of the chasm.
People in Moab, leave your towns empty and go live among the rocks. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the entrance of a cave.
Leave your towns, you inhabitants of Moab. Go and live in the cliffs. Be like a dove that makes its nest high on the sides of a ravine.
Leave your towns, you who live in Moab. Go and live among the rocks. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the entrance of a cave.
Abandon your towns and dwell among the rocks, you who live in Moab. Be like a dove that makes its nest at the mouth of a cave.
You who dwell in Moab, Leave the cities and dwell in the rock, And be like the dove which makes her nest In the sides of the cave’s mouth.
Leave the cities and live among the rocks, O people of Moab. Be like a dove that has its nest in a hole in the side of the rock.
“You people of Moab, flee from your towns and live in the caves. Hide like doves that nest in the clefts of the rocks.
Leave the towns, and live on the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests on the sides of the mouth of a gorge.
O ye that dwell in Moav, leave the towns, and dwell in the rock, and be like the yonah that maketh her nest in the sides of the cave’s mouth.
Inhabitants of Moab, leave the towns and dwell in crags— like a dove nesting in a cave’s mouth.
Eternal One: Run from your towns and live in the wilderness, you citizens of Moab; Hide among the rocks like doves who nest among the cliffs.
You inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock. Be like the dove that makes her nest over the mouth of the abyss.
Ye dwellers of Moab, forsake cities, and dwell in the stone, and be ye as a culver making nest in the highest mouth of an hole. (Ye inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and live among the stones, and be ye like a dove making her nest in the highest mouth of a hole in the wall of the cliff.)
Forsake cities, and dwell in a rock, Ye inhabitants of Moab, And be as a dove making a nest in the passages of a pit's mouth.
Jeremiah 48:27Jeremiah 48:29
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'Mrs Dalloway' Author Virginia Woolf's Letter of Encouragement to Friend Now on Auction
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English novelist and critic Virginia Woolf (1882 - 1941), 1902.
(Photo : George C. Beresford/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
In a freshly unearthed poignant three-page letter, renowned novelist Virginia Woolf showed her support to her good friend Philip Morrell with sincere and articulate words of encouragement to help him get through his dilemma. This same letter will soon be on auction.
During their correspondence back in July 1940, the literary laureate hailing from Kensington in London learned about Philip's illness and urged him not to let himself be devoured by it but instead advised him to be strong as he goes through it.
"My dear Philip, I was so glad to get your letter. Indirectly I'd heard of your illness, and was wanting more news," Woolf wrote as quoted by The Guardian. "You must take up your lodging on the ground floor, and go on living. Far too many of my friends have given that up lately," she added.
Woolf also put her friend up to speed about what she was up to and that she was staying in Sussex during the time of writing, which coincidentally the same time the Battle of Britain was picking up steam.
The "Mrs. Dalloway" novelist also made it a point to request a memoir of sketch of her pal's wife Lady Ottoline Morrell. According to The Guardian, before Philip ended up marrying her, he was once smitten by Woolf.
Philip visited her and wrote her "tentative" love-letters, but the "To the Lighthouse" author dodged him "without much difficulty." Philip's wife also admired Woolf, describing the novelist as a "strange, lovely, furtive creature."
Woolf's letter is now on auction at Dominic Winter for £1000 to £1500. Senior valuer and auctioneer Chris Albury particularly loves the literary steal because of Woolf's natural talent to say so much colorful and inspiring things within just few lines.
"In three short pages she conveys her genuine compassion for Philip and interest in his literary projects, her desire that everyone should live their lives, insights into her choice of candidates for biographies, and a thumbnail description of her current country life against the backdrop of the Battle of Britain," Albury explained.
Albury added that any writing by Woolf always tends to be exciting "and there is always a mystique concerning any that might illuminate the tangled relationships of any of the Bloomsbury group and [former Morrel residence] Garsington Manor set."
To know more about the Virginia Woolf letter auction down at Dominic Winter, check the item's listing at The Saleroom.
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Bartons Candy and Chocolate
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Tagged: Candy
Once an institution in New York, Bartons Confections candy is still around.
Founded in 1898, their site says that it was in 1938 that the company was started by Viennese chocolatier Stephen Klein. He started Bartons Salon De Chocolat Shops in the New York area.
We are fans of their peppermint bark. Sort of. Well it depends.
Sadly, they no longer have any of their own retail stores, though their products are sold in retail stores across the country and online including Amazon. Read below for many comments on the history and brand.
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I recently purchased 3 Barton Candy molds. Each is about 2 ft long, 1 ft wide…They make from 50 to 75 of so of candies. The antique shop I purchassed them from had written on each tag “made 1913″…Can you tell me more about them (how to use them in a home environment)…..they appear to be made of heavy gauge aluminum…Thanks.
Beverly Brady
Interested in the history of the Bartons candy company. We carried the Bartons line of kosher for passover candies for many years in our Kosher establishment..as I recall the original company changed ownership sometime in the early 1980’s? We were unable to purchase the kosher candy for awhile. Can you suggest where I might be able to learn more about their history since that time? Thank you so much. Still think there is nothing equal to the “almond Kisses” made at Passover time.
Gert Epstein
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I just purchased a Happy Elf from a garage sale that was still in the package, could you tell me what it is worth or do you still sell these? They are adorable.
Debbie Pasinski
I’m curious as to why there was a small piece of plastic in my candy? Is this a new ingredient?
Your info about Barton’s Candy is not quite correct. They had MANY of their own retail stores. Over 3,000! See below:
The company, which began as a one-room factory with door-to-door sales, expanded quickly through the establishment of retail outlets, initially known as Barton’s Bonbonniere. The company, which became a public corporation in 1960, now has annual sales of $17 million and serves 3000 stores throughout the United States.
Gerda Albert
I miss Barton’s Candies. I use to live in Los Angeles and for a long time there were places you could purchase Barton’s Candies. Fairfax District, etc. Also, during the Chanukah and Christmas Holidays sometimes the Union Markets like Safeway or Pavilions would carry the Barton’s Candies in colorful tin boxes. I would buy several for gifts. If Barton’s original recipe candies no longer exist, I beseech ALL descendants of King David to rise to the effort of bringing back delicious quality of Kosher Candies back to the public! But made in the U.S. Todah .
Deborah Ware
Bartons was started by Saul Klein and Isak and Mancie Weingarten. My grandmother, Mancie, made most of the recipes for the candy much of which is still in use. I remember as a very small child sitting on the floor behind the counter reaching into a bin of candy like M&Ms until I was too full. Also after Thanksgiving and Easter getting broken chocolate turkeys and rabbits. The store was on Broadway in NYC between 95 and 96 st. In the late 40’s or early 50’s my grandparents sold their half of the business to Mr. Klein and then he expanded the business. But if you like the truffles thank my grandmother.
Joe Weingarten
Joe..thank you for this history of Bartons, joe…..
Garland Pollard
4yrs ago I purchased a great peppermint bark candy bar from Trader Joe’s after two years they quit carrying them, then the next year I saw Barton’s peppermint bark candy bars at Raleys. I purchased a years supply! I think TJ’s had Barton’s make theirs. This year, I found their products at the Grocery Outlet chain. Unfortunately no single peppermint bark bars. But they had the Tin’s and the 8oz boxes. Enjoy everyone!
Can’t find the peppermint bark any place.
Last year it was at The Christmas Tree Shops.
In Indianapolis, IN.
My friends will be disappointed for sure this
Hi, I just purchased a box of Bartons Peppermint Bark at our local Dollar General Store.
Just bought the kosher almond kisses. Have been a customer for years, but had not seen them around here in South Fla until now. I was so excited to find the,. Bought them and I am thoroughly disappointed. The taste was awful, almost spoiled and the form is totally different than the old almond soft ones I used to get years ago. Appreciate your comments. Thank u. Ruth
Ruth Padorr
A nephew of my grandmother, his name was Robert (Rubin) Levine, owned a few Barton’s Candy outlets in New York in the 1930s and 1940s. His main location was in the garment district of Manhattan. As part of my genealogy research, I would like to find out how many retail Barton’s Candy outlets Mr. Levine owned. How would I go about this research? My email address is weinstein1250@comcast.net
Michael Weinstein
Good luck on the search Michael…
I’d be Leary of Barton’s. I worked there a few years ago. It was part of cherrydale farms in Allentown pa. The family 2-3 generation ran Cherrydale into the ground and acquired Barton’s. They ran Barton’s into the ground and bought Bazzini Nuts. They run the Barton’s name and Cherrydale through this company. Before Bazzini they were bankrupt and selling off all their machinery. Its a ?????!! Organization now….
I was interested to see these posts. We’ve carried Bartons candy for 50 some years. My store was named after Bartons candy in the beginning. I don’t know how many other original Bartons candy stores there are in the US anymore. We’re expecting our first shipment of candy in February (next month) and another shipment in March in time for Passover. We’ll have the almond kisses and we’re taking pre-orders now. Like everything, tastes change, ingredients change and candy changes. But the Bartons name is still around and they’re still producing candy under the name. And we’ll continue to carry it. Check us out on: http://www.bartonstoys.com
Way cool glad you all lasted — what a treasure
I bought 6 tinsd of almond kisses….why are they NOT Carmel soft like a flaky fudge not at all what I have bought in the past 20 years..what’s going on this was no a cheap price and I am very disappointed…..
Suzanne Bullard
I just bought the Passover Carmel Almond Kisses…they are terrible. the only thing the same is the tin. Bartons started the almond kisses in 1938, the year I was born. I grew up eating them. I haven’t had them for a number of years…..this Passover I bought a few cans..couldn’t wait to open and eat. the packaging is different, the candy is flat, its not chewy like it used to be. I know the company
was sold, but what happen to the recipes. These tins are expensive….I am very disappointed.
Audrey Leffel
The new Almond Kisses are terrible. I have bought them for many years during Passover and looked forward to them this year.
They are not carmel like previous years. Very disappointed
Sandra Mell
I purchased the Almond Kisses in Boca . They do not taste anything like
they used to.
I would like to know how the tin is sealed? My tin had 4 round clear stickers. The kisses are sealed in plastic. One was slit.
Very disappointed .
Rochelle Kevelson
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I am now 83years old.I worked at two Barton’s Sites in Manhattan in the 50’s one was on west 34th st ,one in Grand Central station. We rang up each others sales (to keep us honest). We were permitted to eat as much candy as we we wanted except for the marzipan, and only in the area that could not be seen by the customers. We mailed a great deal of candy as gifts. I sent peanut butter brittle to my aunt Grace in London. I had no favorite, I liked them all.
sarah massameno
I worked for Barton’s Candy as a Sales Rep for a few years….I started by visiting the factory on DeKalb Avenue in Brooklyn. I worked with Izzy Stendig until he retired, then took over the area. I serviced all of New England, and New York State…but not NYC. They had LOTS of people doing that!! When Stephen Klein died, they tried to make a go of it, but failed. The company was sold to American Safety Razor, Staunton, VA, somewhere around 1983. They then combined their candy making with Schrafft’s Candies, which were made in Charlestown, MA….and moved the Corporate Headquarters there. I worked for them until the middle of 1984, the last year there, making over 1 million dollars in sales. They laid me off, because the company was sinking fast. I loved my job, I loved Bartons….I am trying to remember where in Charlestown the factory was….and I remember going there every day, but I moved to the West Coast 33 years ago, and no longer remember the address. Anyone know?? I loved that Company….it’s heartbreaking to see what they did to it.
Diane Hottle-Falk
Hi. Schrafts Candy was located at 529 Main St in Charlestown Mass. Candy production ended in the 80’s but the Schraft Building is an office park and a Boston Landmark. I had the pleasure of discovering Barton’s Peppermint Bark at the local Christmas Tree Shop and it is the best I have ever had!
PLEASE BRING BACK my ALMOND KISSES!!! It’s not Passover without them!!!!!
Karen Hoffberger
Many years ago, I purchased a very large Barton’s Bonbonierre candy mold that would leave and imprint of a leaf in each square bar. The large metal (stainless steel) sheet is 22″ x 9 3/4″ and makes 84 square candies. Is there anyone out there with any information on how old this mold might be? Thanks!!
Paulette M Green
When did the Brooklyn factory close down?
I can find Barton’s almond butter toffee only sporadically, at Christmas time. I hate to say it, but I bought three tins before Christmas in 2015. Since the last time I’d found it in a store, I’d had gastric bypass surgery, and so it took several months to eat. One day, when I removed the lid, I saw something move. I Googled it, and found that the bug and larvae were larder beetles. I then looked at the tin date, and saw that it was sold to me by TJ Maxx after the best buy date, the previous July. Because of chronic depression, and accompanying tiredness, I never got around to taking the empty tin back to the store to complain (I’d flushed the remainder of the contents, grossed out). Your toffee is wonderful, but I’d prefer it without bugs. I’m not that willing to experiment with “exotic” foods, ha, ha.
You’ve kept your sense of humor; God bless you. I love kisses, and wish I could taste an almond one from back in the day.
Diane Baker Baker
Who currently owns the Barton’s Candy Copyrights from back in 1955 of their Passover Molds?
Ashima Malakita
I got a Barton’s Pumpkin Spice bark at a Christmas gift exchange. Three delightful pieces; my gifter told me it came from Cracker Barrel. Oh, my! Yummy! I’m having a hard time saving pieces for my cousin over the holidays. She always gets so much candy, all of it delicious. I then found Barton’s Peppermint Bark at Ollie’s. (Must check out Dollar General!) I’m glad you can get them at inexpensive places. The dark chocolate is very special.
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Brembo: the 6 challenging in the most demanding circuit for the brakes
BremboCompanyNewsbrembo 6 challenging turns demanding circuit brakes
The global leader in braking systems is the unique supplier to Spark Racing Technology and equips all the 11 Teams in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship with bespoke calipers, carbon discs, pads & pump
New York will be the home of the ABB FIA Formula E Season 5 finale with a double-header on July 13 and 14. With the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty, the 2.373 km Brooklyn street circuit has 14 turns and some of the longest straights of the Season, which make it one of the toughest for the drivers.
Given its features, the New York E-Prix is also one of the most demanding for the single-seaters’ brakes. Brembo, a global leader in braking systems and unique supplier of the Formula E brakes through Spark Racing Technology, expects the track to be an important test bench and sees 6 corners particularly challenging for the drivers.
The first severe section is in Turn 1, where the brakes will be under pressure slowing down the cars after the grid straight. Here the drivers could take advantage of the wide space for an overtaking.
After the following series of turns, the Gen2 single-seaters will speed into the longest straight of the circuit reaching maximum velocity. At the end, control going into the Turn 6 will be key: arriving too fast means the drivers will have to sacrifice speed in Turn 7 and consequently lose ground entering into the straight coming next.
Watch out also for the hairpin Turn 10, one of the tightest of the season and a possible scene for some tough racing action. The brakes will be already overheated due to the effort in Turn 9 and their soaring temperatures could make the carbon discs glow.
Lastly, another 90 degrees corner in Turn 11, not to be underestimated: an excellent feeling with the brakes will make the difference to prepare the following chicane and close the last sector successfully.
THE BREMBO FORMULA E BRAKING SYSTEM
All the Formula E single-seaters are equipped with the same complete Brembo bespoke braking system: calipers, carbon discs and pads, bells and tandem pump.
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Front: Thickness of 24 mm, diameter 278x24 mm, ventilated disk with 70 holes (diameter of single hole of 6.2 mm);
Rear: Thickness of 20 mm, diameter 263x20 mm, ventilated disk with 90 holes (diameter of the single hole of 4.2 mm).
The monoblock machined 4-piston caliper is made of an oxidized aluminum alloy and weighs less than 1 kg at the rear (with piston diameter of 26-28 mm) and about 1.2 kg at the front (with piston diameter 30-36 mm).
The design of the caliper has been pushed to the limit: it has been considerably lightened in the less stressed areas in order to maximize weight reduction without compromising its stiffness. This has led to a dynamic and sporty aesthetic identity, in line with the features of the cars that equips.
The pads are carbon made: the front ones are 18 mm thick, while the rear ones are 16 mm. The bell is made of aluminum with bobbin mounting. The system is completed by the tandem master cylinder.
In terms of temperatures, the data measured at the very beginning of the braking action have shown that the discs can reach temperatures of 400-500 degrees, with peaks of 800 degrees in the most rough situations.
Brembo Formula E brakes have been developed considering the main challenge represented by the design of competition braking systems: by their very nature they must always represent the best possible balance between performance, safety, lightweight, durability, constant efficiency and low costs.
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Brighton striker Aaron Connolly thought his Ireland senior call-up was a 'wind-up'
Brighton and Hove Albion striker Aaron Connolly will hope to make his debut for Ireland against Georgia in the European Qualifiers
Derren Howard
Aaron Connolly's progression to the Republic of Ireland senior squad has been so rapid - it caught even him by surprise.
Connolly, 19, touched down in Tbilisi this week for Ireland's European qualifier against Georgia, just days after his two-goals helped Brighton to a 3-0 victory against Tottenham in the Premier League.
That match was Connolly’s fifth Premier League appearance this season but his first top flight start. The call-up from Ireland manager Mick McCarthy came shortly after the Spurs win and was such a shock, he thought it was a prank.
"I’d literally just dropped my dad to Gatwick," said Connolly, whose father flew in from Ireland in the hope he would start against Spurs at the Amex Stadium last Saturday. "I got to my girlfriend’s house and one of the boys from Brighton texted me saying the gaffer is looking for my number.
"I thought it was a wind up but then after a few minutes I realised it definitely was the gaffer calling. I rang my parents straight away. My dad was still at the airport and they were both shocked. I’d been named in the provisional squad but they didn’t expect me to be called in. They were very proud and so was my girlfriend and her family."
Connolly added: “It’s the proudest thing anyone can ask for as a 19-year-old Irish kid that wants to play for his country. It was just mad when I got the call, I was speechless for a couple of minutes."
McCarthy, who said earlier this week he would have been "potty not to select Connolly", refused to rule out playing the Galway born striker against Georgia tomorrow. The Albion teenager has previously played on the left in an attacking three for Ireland under-21s but so far at Brighton he has played more of a central striker for Graham Potter's team.
“I don't mind wherever I play,” Connolly told FAI TV. “I'm more comfortable as a nine but I'll play wherever if it gets me into the starting XI.”
Brighton transfer news round-up: Chelsea eye HUGE move for Albion defender, Glenn Murray latest, Ian Holloway targets James Tilley
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CAIR: Viewing Muslims with Suspicion Won’t Help
Posted by Cair Webmaster 23sc on April 14, 2007
SHOCK TALK WITHOUT APOLOGIES
[Robert Wright, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation, runs the Web site Bloggingheads.tv.]
There has to be an Imus event every once in a while. Ethnicity being the volatile thing it is, gratuitously inflammatory remarks have to be discouraged, so bounds of acceptable speech have to be clarified. Clarity comes when, inevitably, someone oversteps and gets slapped down.
Maybe this particular boundary could have been clarified with less punishment, given how abjectly Don Imus has apologized. Still, there had to be a price, and, compared with the prices paid in some multiethnic societies (remember Yugoslavia?), this is a bargain.
But is America's machinery for stigmatizing bigotry really working coherently?
If social harmony is the goal, sanctions should be focused along the ethnic fault lines that are most precarious.
The black-white boundary is such a line, given both the history of oppression and ongoing economic disparities between blacks and whites. But what about the line between Muslim America and Judeo-Christian America?
Here, economics isn't the issue. American Muslims are better educated and wealthier than Muslims in Western Europe -- one reason homegrown terrorism has been a problem in Europe and not here. Still, given that jihadist leaders around the world would love to ignite American strife, and given how few radically aggrieved Americans it takes to commit terrorism, this ethnic boundary is dicey, and worth minding.
Which brings us to Ann Coulter. Full disclosure: Ms. Coulter once cited an Op-Ed essay I wrote for this newspaper about the Danish cartoon controversy as evidence that people like me had ''affection'' for terrorists. Thus ended any claim I might have to evaluate her work objectively. If you want a subject on which I report and you decide, today's not your day.
In a speech last year before the Conservative Political Action Conference, Ms. Coulter used the word “raghead.” This is a dual-use slur, applied to both Arabs and Muslims, but she was talking about an Iranian, so presumably she was focusing on the religious dimension (consistent with her post-9/11 advice that we ''invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.'') The word raghead -- whose only function is to denigrate -- seems as legitimately offensive to Muslims as Mr. Imus's utterance was to blacks. The difference is that Ms. Coulter didn't apologize.
Brace yourself for the seismic damage done to her career. The leaders of CPAC reassessed their relationship with her and invited her back to speak this year, an occasion she used to trot out the word ''faggot.'' And Ms. Coulter continued to be interviewed respectfully on CNN and (again and again) on Fox News -- treatment that presumably wouldn't be accorded a pundit who used the ''n-word'' without apology.
Why the Imus-Coulter disparity? Maybe part of it is that Ms. Coulter isn't as structurally susceptible to sanction as Mr. Imus. She doesn't have her own radio or TV show, so advertisers on CNN and Fox have two degrees of separation from bigotry. Still, there are pressure points big enough for an Al Sharpton to find. Ms. Coulter's column appears in newspapers with major advertisers.
Maybe the problem is that Muslims don't have an Al Sharpton. And, truthfully, I wouldn't wish one on them. But couldn't they at least have an NAACP?
Actually, they have something like that: the Council on American-Islamic Relations. But CAIR is tarred by such people as Daniel Pipes for alleged sympathy to terrorists. I don't personally trust Mr. Pipes's judgment in Muslim-related matters, but I haven't done the dissertation it would take to get to the bottom of his indictment. What I do know is that if Muslims never achieve the kind of political organization that gets mainstream respect, and indeed feel that all attempts at political organization draw special scrutiny because Muslims are viewed with special suspicion ---- well, that won't help matters.
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Panto News: June 2012
Reporter: Simon Sladen
Just like those buxom Dames, June is busting out all over and it's time for another pantomime news update. Last month I commented on the number of theatres and production companies embracing Twitter and indeed technology will be at the forefront of this year's season with Qdos announcing Skype as the official sponsor of their 23 pantomimes. Skype enables people to connect across countries and continents through computers and the Birmingham Hippodrome have also been reaching out technology wise this month when they became the first theatre to live stream their pantomime launch photo shoot to the rest of the world.
This year's Hippodrome pantomime has been announced as Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates and will star Brian Conley in the title role alongside Lesley Joseph as the Enchantress of the Ocean. In her third consecutive pantomime at the Hippodrome, Kathryn Rooney plays Principal Girl Polly with Andrew Ryan donning many a dress as Dame Mrs Crusoe. The production will be co-written by Conley and Qdos's Managing Director Michael Harrison and is set to feature a serpentine sea monster.
Giant creatures appear in many pantomime tales, but perhaps the biggest of them all is Giant Blunderbore in Jack and the Beanstalk. Having originally announced Sleeping Beauty as their title, and then Robin Hood, Glasgow's SECC have finally settled for magic beans and secured John Barrowman as Principal Boy Jack. Barrowman will be re-united with the Krankies at the venue for the third year in a row, thus repeating a quasi-residency not too dissimilar to his time at the Birmingham Hippodrome during panto seasons 2007 and 2008.
But whereas Glasgow's Giant Blunderbore will probably be animatronic in nature, Croydon's Fairfield Halls will boast the world's tallest actor as 7ft 7" tall Neil Fingleton takes on the role in Evolution Productions' Jack and the Beanstalk. The title has also been announced as Chesterfield Pomegranate's 2012 festive show to be produced by Paul Holman Associates, whilst over at the Woodville Halls, Gravesham, Mike James makes a triumphant return for his second year at the venue as Simple Simon.
There may only be one tale of Jack and the Beanstalk, but there are many ways to tell it and in Liverpool Mark Chatterton and Sarah Nixon will present their rock ‘n' roll version at the Playhouse. The production will be one of a five pantomimes in the area, with Sleeping Beauty starring Andrew Lancel (Coronation Street / The Bill), Jonathon Morris (Bread) and Fifi the Flower Tot a first for the region in that it will be staged in a 3,000 seater big top at the Echo Arena. Also producing a female led narrative this season are the Liverpool Empire, St. Helens Theatre Royal and the Epstein, who will each stage Cinderella. At the Epstein Theatre, Liverpool, ‘80s and ‘90s pop star Sonia takes on the role of Baroness Hardup, whilst Philip Olivier plays Buttons. Big Brother's Nikki Grahame will play the Fairy Godmother, with DJ Simon Greening as Dandini and Alison Crawford completing the cast as Cinderella herself. Remaining in Merseyside, the St. Helens Theatre Royal's cast will include Leanne Campbell, Richard De Vere, Si Foster, Marc Lawlor and Charlie Griffiths and Shameless's Tina Malone.
Cinderella is always the most popular of pantomime titles. In Maidstone Chloe Madeley (Dancing on Ice) will play Cinderella to Danny Young's (Coronation Street) Dandini, whilst in Catford Floella Benjamin plays Fairy Godmother to John Lyon's (Touch of Frost)Baron Hardup. In Redhill Andrea McLean will make Cinderella's wishes come true, whilst Shane Ritchie returns to the Cliffs Pavilion, Southend to play best friend Buttons. The Broadway Theatre, Barking have also announced Cinderella as their Christmas production, with the Corn Exchange Newbury announcing a cast comprising Joe Wicks, Matthew Grace and Richard Foster-King. In Sheffield, Jonathan Ansell, Ben Faulks, Sue Devaney, Kate Quinell, Michael Batchelor and Ian Smith join panto regular Damian Williams in the title and in Malvern Hi-de-Hi's Ruth Madoc will share the stage with Jamie Rickers and Emma Nowell.
Across the sea in Ireland, Limerick's University Concert Hall will stage its first ever fully professional panto, with Twink (Adèle King) as the Fairy Godmother alongside the Irish Voice's Richie Hayes. In Ayr, Scotland, The Gaiety too will be staging Cinderella as their first ever pantomime when the theatre re-opens this December. The pantomime will star Gary Lamont as Prince Charming, Leah MacRae as Fairy Godmother and Michael Courtney as Buttons, a role Liam Mellor will play in Swansea with Gemma James as his Cinderella, Chico as her Prince Charming and Mike Doyle and Kevin Johns as the Ugly Sisters. In Milton Keynes, Anna Williamson marks her tenth year of panto playing Cinderella alongside Kev Orkian's Buttons and Louie Spence's Dandini, as reported in March's Panto News.
The rags to riches tale of Cinderella is, of course, echoed in the story of Dick Whittington, which will be staged at the Harpenden Halls this season and star Cerrie Burnell (CBeebies), Peter Purves and Richard Aucott for twelve performances only. In Loughborough, Charlie Guest returns to the Town Hall to play Idle Jack alongside Sion Lloyd and Anna Mitcham, whilst in Peterborough Ricky Groves (EastEnders), Andy Scott-Lee, Zach Vanderfelt and George Dee take to the stage in possibly the only pantomime to focus on a real person. Joining Biggins, Ben Nickless and Basil Brush's Alderman Foxwarren in Plymouth, Hilary O'Neil continues to spread her magic as Spirit of the Bells, whilst over at Woking, panto favourite Stephen Mulhern is set to appear as Idle Jack after the theatre announced a change in title to Dick Whittington from Sleeping Beauty earlier this month.
Playing Sleeping Beauty's Villain, the wicked Carabosse, Lorraine Chase is looking forward to a wicked season in Weston-Super-Mare, whilst Sue Holderness gets ready to summon boos galore at the Grove Theatre, Dunstable in Snow White. Fellow Wicked Queen Nichola McAuliffe will play the role in Bath, where, along with Laura Clements and Ben Harlow, she joins Chris Harris and Jon Monie for the theatre's first ever production of the title. Just as Harris and Monie have become resident panto performers in Bath, Alan McHugh and Jordan Young return to Aberdeen with Elaine C Smith in Snow White for what will be their fourth season together at His Majesty's. David Rumelle is set to play Dame in the title at the Deco Theatre, Northampton and over at the Bolton Albert Halls, Stu Francis returns for another year to play Muddles in Duggie Chapman's production at the venue.
Duggie Chapman is producing three pantomimes this year, one of which is the rarely staged title Red Riding Hood in Barrow in Furness. Another title infrequently seen these days is Mother Goose in which Helen McDermott and Paul Lavers will appear in at the Gorleston Pavilion, whilst Claire Waugh returns to Eden Court to play Jack Goose for Imagine Theatre. Imagine Theatre are producing ten pantomimes this season, including two Beauty and the Beasts, one of which will be at the Reading Hexagon and star Vicki Michelle, Nigel Nevinson, Justin Fletcher and Jolyon Dixon. The Shaw Theatre, London have also chosen the title as their 2012 panto, which will see Rodney Ward take to the stage in his second Dame for the venue alongside Alison Hammond's Fairy.
Most pantomime titles have a Fairy to wave their wand and spread panto magic, but in Aladdin the Immortals are replaced with spirits and genies. For the first time ever, Philadelphia's People's Light and Theatre will stage their very own version of Aladdin, whilst Dartford looks set to welcome the 3D Genie and Matt Slack's Wishee Washee. In St. Albans, Evolution Productions present their third pantomime at the venue with Sam Rabone giving his Widow Twankey in a cast comprising Shaun Williamson (Extras / EastEnders), Jemma Carlisle, Bob Golding, Nathaniel Morrison, Kelly Chinery and Mister Maker himself Phil Gallagher. Rabone will also be giving his Twankey alongside panto regular Nigel Harvey's Abanazar this summer at Haven Holiday parks.
Darren Johnson returns to Scunthorpe for his seventh year as Dame Annie Fanny in the title, whilst Abanazar extraordinaire Granville Saxton takes the stage at the Hall for Cornwall, Truro alongside Dean Nolan. Jon Clegg returns to Crawley for yet another season as Wishee Washee and in Norwich the role goes to long standing Comic André Vincent, who will be brother to Waterloo Road and Hollyoaks Lucy Dixon's Aladdin in the Theatre Royal's production. After a year of absence, Richmond Theatre have announced that Tim Vine will return for what will be his fourth pantomime at the theatre and the venue's first male led narrative in three years when he too plays Wishee Washee this year for First Family Entertainment.
But as Aladdin sets to soar through the skies on his magic carpet, Peter Pan looks set to fly into Sunderland, where UK Productions are bringing pantomime back to the Empire after an absence of three years with Tom Lister (Emmerdale) and Katy Ashworth (CBeebies). George Sampson will play the boy who never grew up in Derby, whilst Andrew Agnew takes on the role of Smee at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley. Ben Watson will also play Smee at the White Rock Hastings, with Alex Young as Liza and Paul Nicholas as Hook. Jack McMullen (Waterloo Road) is set to search for his shadow at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton as he tries to evade capture by Gary Turner's Hook and Derek Moran's Smee and over in Aylesbury Holly Brewer will take to the skies as Pan, with Russell Grant announced as Roger the Cabin Boy; a role previously played by Louie Spence and TOWIE's Harry Derbidge. For Camberley's Pan, making a Wendy House will be child's play for Art Attack's Jassa Ahluwalia with Emmerdale's Freya Copeland sharing the stage as Mrs Darling. In Llandudno Barney Harwood is joined by Isobel Hathway as Tinkerbell and John Evans returns to the venue as Smee, demonstrating the popularity of the newest pantomime title which, if we consider companies First Family Entertainment, Qdos and UK Productions, equates to 18% of the season.
Further casting has been announced for North Devon's Queen's Theatre, where Jonathan Wadey and Richard Alan will play the Sheriff of Nottingham and Dame respectively, whilst Richard Elis, Lee Mengo, Keiron Self, Jamie Anderson have been announced for Newport's Robin Hood.
However, as we reach a state where most pantomimes have announced their headliners, it seems Hackney Empire's Olivier award nominated Dame Clive Rowe may miss yet another year of pantomime, having been announced in the Old Vic transfer of Kiss Me Kate, where he is currently playing the role of Gangster 2 in Chichester.
And as we near the end of another panto news update, we have some sad news to announce. Earlier this month on the 18th June, two pantomime stalwarts passed away. Brian Hibbard, who starred as the Riverfront, Newport's Villain between 2006 and 2009, died aged 65 and King Rat extraordinaire Victor Spinetti lost his battle against cancer aged 82. Our thoughts are with their friends and family.
Don't forget, if you want to appear in pantomime this season, then make sure you visit our Panto Auditions and Technical Positions 2012 page, which includes full listings of panto babes and juvenile ensemble auditions, as well as performing and back stage opportunities.
Photos: Kathryn Rooney, Lesley Joseph, Brian Conley and Andrew Ryan in 'Robinson Crusoe and the Caribbean Pirates' at the Birmingham Hippodrome; Floella Benjamin in 'Cinderella' at the Broadway Theatre, Catford; Vicki Michelle, Justin Fletcher and Jolyon Dixon in 'Beauty and the Beast' at the Hexagon, Reading (credit: Philip Tull); Tim Vine in 'Aladdin' at the Richmond Theatre.
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BWW Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at Lyric Stage
by Samuel Weber
BroadwayWorld.com Jun. 11, 2018
Oh, Guys and Dolls. We've all heard of or know Loesser's retelling 1930's gangster stories, and let's admit it, we've all either performed or know someone who has performed Adelaide's Lament or Luck be a Lady. Lyric Stage closes their 25th Season with the classic directed and choreographed by Penny Ann Maas, and if the sold-out opening night is any indication, Lyric's audience is going to welcome the throwback - rough spots and all.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love a good revival. In a theatrical landscape of bright pop musicals and experimental art pieces, there is something paradoxically refreshing about revisiting and re-exploring more classic shows. That said, reviving classic shows like Guys and Dolls or Seven Brides or The King and I (to name a few) demands a hard look at the source material to question dated textual approaches to gender, race, and class. When this is done well, a revival can be profound and stunning, celebrating the source material while empowering audiences and understanding that historical references are indeed bound in the past. Guys in Dolls in particular has so many opportunities that beg for a second look, especially with the relationships of Adelaide and Sarah who are respectively trapped in an abusive relationship (yes, Nathan's manipulation of Adelaide is a form of abuse) and the victim of more than predatory alcohol abuse (yes, lying to a woman about what's in her drink is a problem). A show that examined this, questioned it, and staged the show in a way that tells a more rounded story would be a revelation. Lyric's Guys and Dolls is, unfortunately, not that show.
That is not to say that this production is without its merits. In fact, the cast seems ready and rearing to take the show to a place it hasn't been before. Christopher J. Deaton's Sky reminds us why Deaton's name and voice deserve to be all over the city - and optioning up the final note of "Luck Be a Lady" was more than the right choice. Janelle Lutz (rhymes with "boots") as Sarah is interesting: if only because in the Havana scenes when she lets go and belts - yes belts - all of "If I Were a Bell," she is a revelation, with her earlier and later scenes paling in comparison to the joy she exudes when allowed to goof around a bit. Seriously, I cannot write enough good things about the voices on these two.
Continuing on with the trend of exceptional voices, Mike Gallagher's Nicely-Nicely throws out every note with perfect clarity in a role that is written in the stratosphere. Andy Baldwin and Catherine Carpenter Cox's respective Nathan and Adelaide give each role a ton of energy and exude charisma, but again, fight a bit of an uphill battle with characters that are not innately likable. I can't say that I was drawn into the world of Nathan and Sky, but whether that was the almost-concert-like presentation of the solos or the pings in my head every time dialogue appeared to be paraphrased (or the text was just plain misogynist) is anyone's guess. The cast is indeed, however, beyond talented and musically stellar; I can only imagine what they might have been able to do to lift the show into 2018.
And before you protest: no, "Marry the Man Today" does not invert the power structure nor does it make up for the red flags in Act 1.
Lyric's Guys and Dolls is rounded out with a polished female ensemble of Hot Box girls and an ambitiously energetic swarm of young Gangsters. Lighting Design by Julie N. Simmons and Set Design by Randel Travis complete the backdrop of our Runyonland, with costuming by Brenda Lewis finishing the period piece. I'm sure by now the few audio kinks there were in Act 1 have worked themselves out, but the gorgeous space that is the majestic more than makes up for a few static bursts.
Guys and Dolls at Lyric will provide a wonderful aural experience, and honestly hearing Deaton's modified "Luck Be a Lady" is worth the ticket price alone. Sinatra wishes he had that upper range. Yet, with the haze lifted on eras gone by, Guys and Dolls falls a bit flat.
Lyric Stage's Guys and Dolls runs through June 10th at the Majestic Theatre. Check out http://lyricstage.org for more details.
Photos: Michael C. Foster
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National Youth Theatre’s Playing Up Company present
written by Yolanda Mercy
directed by Lakesha Arie-Angelo
Wednesday to Saturday, 7.30pm
Saturday, 3.00pm
Friday 12 July - Post-show Q+A
Join writer Yolanda Mercy, director Lakesha Arie-Angelo and members of the 2019 National Youth Theatre Playing Up Company for a short post show Q+A, discussing the story behind Summer Fest, and the experience of being part of NYT’s Playing Up course.
Free to ticket holders.
Concession: £8.00 (inc. NYT members & under 25s)
How far would you go to fit in?
Performed by young talent from National Youth Theatre’s Playing Up Company, Summer Fest is a brand new commission from NYT Alumna and award-winning writer Yolanda Mercy (whose recent credits include Quarter Life Crisis, recently broadcast on BBC Radio 1Xtra) exploring the dramatic highs and lows of the highlight of the social calendar: Summer Fest. With dynamic direction from Lakesha Arie-Angelo, Resident Director at Soho Theatre, whose recent work includes soft animals (Soho Theatre), and The Hoes (Hampstead Theatre).
Now in its eleventh year, Playing Up is free, accredited nine-month drama training course from National Youth Theatre for 19-24s, offering a second chance to young people who have fallen out of education and help gaining access to further training or employment.
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Rising from the ashes of an era when tobacco ruled the local economy, Burning Kiln Winery has repurposed and architecturally reconfigured an original tobacco pack barn to pay homage to that fact. We stand as tribute to the resiliency and resolute determination of a region that is determined to make its mark in new frontiers of farming.
Situated on a former tobacco tract, the picturesque winery has been built to preserve the historic charm of its original wooden structure while allowing visitors to view much of the operation from behind giant, contemporary glass walls. Inside, a wonderfully functional, modern working winery shares its secrets of the complete winemaking process while maintaining the warmth of the original wood structure. Tours offer a chronological step through the winemaking practice including the steps of pressing, fermentation, barrel ageing and bottling and speaks to what makes us truly unique.
The winery boasts a most striking of settings perched atop the escarpment overlooking the UNESCO-designated Long Point Bay World Biosphere Reserve. The property is adorned with a comfortable patio, hiking and biking trails and other award-winning activities to be experienced at Long Point Eco-Adventures, adjacent to the property on Front Road in St. Williams, Ontario.
This favourable location affords inspiring views from the winery both over the lush countryside, the vineyards stretching out to adjoining forests and towards the magical sweep of Long Point in sparkling Lake Erie. All in all, an idyllic picture to behold.
Our vineyards use the nutrients and exceptional drainage of this Wattford soil base to produce equally exceptional fruit from our 26 acres of planted French, VQA Vinifera grapes including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Savagnin and Petit Verdot.
Though there are 85 acres in total and adequate room to grow, our goal is to remain at a size which allows us to sustain our focus on quality practices which in turn reflect in every bottle we make. Our size allows for rigorous vigilance by our vineyard management crew led by our Vineyard Manager and Partner, Frank DeLeebeeck. He and his crew actively tend each vine by hand for all aspects of quality control in the vineyard: pruning, tying, training, cropping, netting and finally, hand harvesting. This is the luxury of the scale of our operation that truly does translate from the field to each glass of wine poured from bottles with our label on them.
From the moment we opened our doors in 2011 and presented our first vintage of wines, we used repurposed bulk tobacco kilns to perfect the ancient art of “appassimento” or drying of grapes to enhance flavours and create new taste sensations, a style found in Italy hundreds of years ago. Our Wines immediately began turning the heads of critics of all credentials, professional, amateur and armchair. We won awards in our first vintage for both our reds and whites and in our second vintage, our Strip Room 2011 was selected by the Ontario Legislature as their official wine, a feat unheard of in the industry to date. Since then Strip Room 2013 was also selected for the Ontario Legislature, making this wine one of our most popular in the collection.
Our philosophy is all about respect for the fruit. Respect for the way it is hand picked at harvest, hand-sorted twice over and ultimately, meticulously coaxed to liquid form.
Each year our vines are a little older, their roots a little deeper and our wines seem to always end up a little better than the previous year which always seems to be a tough act to follow.
Lydia Tomek
Head Winemaker
Lydia Tomek (BSc ’04) began her winemaking career named at the time as Canada’s youngest winemaker. Lydia spent the early days of her career with Hillebrand and Jackson-Triggs Wineries. Lydia became Head Winemaker at Hernder where she spent the last decade.
A graduate of Brock University, Lydia has spent years perfecting her trade and falling in love with wine and the winemaking process all over again. Lydia, an alumna of the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture program, loves the connection she has as a winemaker to the celebrations and memories that people create while drinking her wines.
“It is an incredible feeling and honour to start my new wine adventure with Burning Kiln Winery. Being able to intimately work with grapes grown on Burning Kiln`s rich soils and unique landscape, along with utilizing tobacco kilns in parts of the winemaking process, is an exciting opportunity not only for myself but also for the Ontario South Coast. I look forward to working with so many incredible people to help build the Ontario South Coast as one of Canada’s great wine regions,” says Lydia Tomek, Head Winemaker.
Take a memorable, relaxing drive through small town Ontario in the near southwest part of the province (90 minutes from London, 2 hours from Toronto) and discover our winery and the newest emerging wine region, Ontario’s South Coast.
Norfolk County is a region that has had a love affair with agriculture for hundreds of years and refers to itself as ‘Ontario’s Garden.’ It is steeped in history with the first recorded discovery of grapes by the French Explorers Dollier and Gallinée in 1670.
Today, you can experience the unforgettable Long Point Eco-Adventures with its wilderness tents, bike trails, observatory and fabulous ziplines skirting the escarpment and old-growth Carolinian forest. Or, you can spend time on the many world-class beaches and resort areas, eat at the many culinary stops across the region and shop in the unique, one-of-a-kind merchant shops in any of the quaint villages found here. But maybe, in the wonderfully calm, against-the-grain cruise down here, you’ll simply find solace in the excursion itself.
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As Google turns 15, here’s the garage where it all began
Situated approximately 1 mile off of US route 101 lies a quiet and unassuming Californian neighbourhood. The properties are simple and largely unassuming, siting nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley, where the lots are small and the gardens neat and tidy. Many of the properties lies ostensibly within the world-famous Stanford University campus, and most are single story homes rented by unassuming and low-key new graduates from the neighbouring University. In this Santa Margarita avenue lies a property with a garage that formed the first office space of the interest most symbolic company. It’s the garage where Google was built.
Rewind 15 years to the winter of 1998. The internet was far less ordered and structured, largely because of a search engine war that was ensuing. The market featured such relic names as Dogpile, Altavista and Ask Jeeves, as well as some of the internet 1.0 companies that are still fighting their corner today, like Yahoo. It was into this environment that larry Page and Sergey Brin started developing a search engine that would be so game changing that it would quickly win 90 percent market share in leading markets.
In order to develop their fledgling business, Brin and Page needed some space. They stumbled across Susan Wojcicki, a bright woman who had just completed her Stanford degree and who’d just purchased her first home. Wojcicki was tight on cash and with mortgage payments to be made, was quick to accept Brin and Page’s offer of renting out her garage over the winter.
15 years later, and the two co-founders remain at the helm. Larry Page has succeeded Eric Schmidt, who had himself succeeded Page in the companies early days, as CEO. The company orders the world’s information, bids on billions of ad impressions, powers one of the worlds leading email platforms and works on innovative projects such as cars that drive themselves. The company turns over double-digit billions and employs hundreds of thousands of people all around the world. Google is the phenomenon of its age, a colossal of a company that came to define what could be achieved by start-up companies, armed with little funds but huge ambitions.
Today the property is owned by Google, as a reminder of the companies roots. As the internet’s most successful story turns 15, below is the garage that spawned the Internets first all-consuming mega-giant.
This is the small garage in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley where Larry Page and Sergy Brin built Google. Picture credit: Mashable
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Russia says a US Navy spy plane led a drone swarm to attack its base in Syria
Alex Lockie
a US Navy P-8A Poseidon.
A Russian defense official said a January drone swarm attack on a Russian military base in Syria had been commanded from a US Navy P-8A Poseidon.
A swarm of 13 drones on January 5 and January 6 targeted Hmeymim air base and Tartus Naval Facility, but Russia repelled the attacks, it said at the time.
The US's P-8 can communicate with drones, but Russia provided no evidence to back its claims that the US Navy tried to attack and kill its servicemen in a thwarted strike.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said a January drone swarm attack on a Russian military base in Syria had been commanded from a US Navy P-8A Poseideon, Russian media reported.
Russia's Ministry of Defense released photos of fixed-wing, unsophisticated drones that the US doesn't acknowledge as part of its inventory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, described the allegation as "very alarming," Radio Free Europe reported.
"Any suggestion that U.S. or coalition forces played a role in an attack on a Russian base is without any basis in fact and is utterly irresponsible," the Pentagon responded at the time.
The Poseidon P-8A does have the capability to communicate with drones, but it's entirely unclear if it can command a fleet of 13 drones. Russia initially displayed the drones after the attack, but did not produce any hard evidence that they communicated with the US Navy.
Images fo the drones that allegedly took part in the attack.
Russia has some of the world's best air defenses around its bases in Syria, which Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of Russia's National Defense journal, told Russian media contributed to the attack.
The US "pursued several goals," with the alleged attack, said Korotchenko.
"There were three such goals: uncovering the Russian air defense system in Syria, carrying out radio-electronic reconnaissance and inflicting actual harm to our servicemen in Syria," he said.
Without citing evidence or sources, Korotechenko alleged the US carried out the attack to uncover "the strong and weak points in our air defense system in Syria."
In April, the US would attack targets in Syria suspected of participating in chemical weapons attacks on civilians, but Russian air defenses stood down.
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Stories? You’re standing on a gold mine.
Get inspired by the story ideas below, then start planning your visit by contacting Julie Hinson at 704-456-7967 or Julie@VisitCabarrus.com.
CHRISTMAS IN CABARRUS
From a superspeedway illuminated with 3.5 million lights to a dazzling nighttime parade through the hometown of a NASCAR legend, you’re invited to put a “Where Racing Lives” twist on traditions this year. Discover the magical world of Snowland at Great Wolf Lodge, and experience some of the area’s signature holiday events including A Golden Christmas, a candlelit underground mine tour during the day at the site of America’s first discovery of gold–Reed Gold Mine.
Visitors drive their vehicles through over 3 million lights along the 3.75-mile course at Speedway Christmas. Photo: Charlotte Motor Speedway (HHP/Christa L Turski)
The Kannapolis Christmas Parade will celebrate 80 years in 2018! This nighttime parade of lights will be held on December 8th and runs along Main Street through the hometown of legendary NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Guests enjoy Snowland inside the lobby of Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, NC.
Tour underground mine tunnels by candlelight at 'A Golden Christmas' on December 1. Located in Midland, NC, Reed Gold Mine State Historic Site is the location of America's first gold discovery.
ONLY IN CABARRUS
Known as the “Bellagio of Drag Strips,” zMAX Dragway is the first four-lane, all-concrete drag strip in the world. At the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in April each year, the thunderous roar of 40,000 horsepower causes the grandstands to rumble and fans from around the world to travel to Concord, North Carolina. In 2018, fans came from all 50 states and 11 foreign countries. Each year, the greatest spectacle in drag racing brings stories of success for drivers, memories for fans, advancements on the track and much more.
The first documented discovery of gold in the continental United States happened in Cabarrus County in 1799 when 12-year-old Conrad Reed found a 17-pound golden nugget on the family’s property—that they used as a doorstop! Today, Reed Gold Mine is the only underground mine in North Carolina open to the public. Visitors can follow Conrad Reed’s journey through several hundred feet of mine tunnels and can even strike gold for themselves! Stake you claim with just $3, and keep what you find.
Kannapolis is the hometown of NASCAR Hall of Famer and racing legend Dale Earnhardt, Sr. The city is also a cornerstone of The Dale Trail, a 19-stop self-guided tour that features points of interest from Dale’s childhood and racing legacy. While on The Dale Trail, fans can pay tribute to the Intimidator and get a glimpse into his life as a man, not just a race car driver. The Dale Earnhardt Tribute Plaza is one of the tour’s most significant locations featuring a nine-foot, 900-pound bronze statue of Dale as his friends and family remember him—in Justin boots and Wrangler jeans. Dale’s mother Martha still resides in his childhood home and visits the Plaza often. Look closely and you’ll find features that relate to Earnhardt numerology all throughout the Plaza.
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MOONSHINE MEMORIES
The roots of NASCAR racing go back to the Prohibition Era during the national ban on the sale, manufacture, and transportation of alcohol in the United States. Those who made and delivered illegal whiskey did so by the light of the moon and became known as “Moonshine Runners.”
With supped up cars and reputations for outsmarting and outdriving the law, these drivers began racing each other. By the end of the 1940s, those contests evolved into a spectator sport after Bill France Sr. organized owners, drivers, mechanics and promoters who worked together to draft race rules and regulations. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing or NASCAR was born.
Today, Cabarrus County is home to an unequaled concentration of motorsports attractions. From racing legend Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s hometown to where each of Jimmie Johnson’s six Sprint Cup Championships were built, much of the sports storied history began and continues to grow within our county lines.
Midnight Moon’s 1940 Ford Photo credit: Piedmont Distillers and Midnight Moon
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ANGLES OF THE OVAL
You may know Charlotte Motor Speedway as the legendary 1.5 mile super speedway where drivers have taken home millions from the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, where the Chase for the Sprint Cup heats up under the lights at the Bank of America 500 and where only true fans remain in the grandstands after 400 laps of NASCAR’s longest race, the Coca-Cola 600.
But have you met Harry and Judy Wiley, Mayor and First Lady of Hellman’s Campground? Stop by their site and you’re likely to be invited in for potluck dinner along with the rest of the campers at Charlotte Motor Speedway. These gatherings have become a tradition so special to the Wiley’s that they were remarried during their 2009 cookout!
Did you get a chance to taste the burger made with Krispy Kreme buns or dive into a deep-fried cupcake? Each year, Charlotte Motor Speedway and its food provider, Levy Restaurants partner to dream up never-before-tasted menus to add a little extra flavor to race weekend. Other concoctions created in the past include chocolate-covered bacon and a five-pound behemoth burger or mega grilled cheese big enough to feed an entire pit crew.
Have you seen the CMS Wall of Honor that recognizes fans of 50 years? Granite plaques along the concourse of the General Motors Grandstand honor dedicated fans including Concord Mayor Scott Padgett.
With some of the most dedicated and colorful fans in all of sports and new announcements coming almost every week between now and race time, no matter the niche, the story ideas are limitless at Charlotte Motor Speedway. What will yours be?
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Lotus Evora S review video
Autocar has reviewed the Lotus Evora S recently, testing it on public roads and on track, and it seems like the results are impressive.
Even though on the outside the Lotus Evora S differentiates itself from the regular Evora through the newly designed 18 inch alloys and the rear diffuser, underneath its metal skin is where the real differences are.
The Lotus Evora S is powered by a 3,5-litre V6 engine producing 350 bhp and 295 lb-ft of torque, figures that are enough to make it accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in 4.6 seconds and onto a top speed of 170 mph. The car’s interior is starting to resemble with those seen on German models, the transmission and gear shifting have been tweaked and improved greatly compared to the Evora, plus we’re talking about the fact that the Lotus Evora S costs 58,500 GBP.
Even though it might sound like alot, Autocar’s journalists think it well worth it, considering the Lotus Evora S is somewhere in the Porsche 911 Turbo league in terms of performance.
Watch the Lotus Evora S review video after the jump.
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BMW X6 M on the Madras Motor Race track Photo Gallery
October 18, 2015, 05:40 PM IST by Ninad Ambre
BMW launched the X6 M in India as a part of the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) range. We put it to the test on the Madras Motor Race track. Here are the pictures of the experience.
-Inspired by motorsport, M is one of the most coveted badges of all, raising the bar for high-performance sports cars all over. The new X6 M is a part of this segment.
-The big burly performance SUV looks sportier than the standard X6. The larger air dam on the sporty bumpers up front, looks good and also makes way for a better air flow.
-The coupe-like roof line is the most appealing feature of the X6 M, which sets it apart from the standard SUVs from BMW.
-The cabin boasts of the M leather steering wheel with gearshift paddles, Head-Up display, door sill plates with M logo, an M gearshift lever and aluminium interior strips.
- The interior boasts of sporty adjustable seats that are adorned in fine-grain Merino leather, come with contrast stitching and sport an M badge embossed in the back rests.
-The 4.4-litre twin turbo V8 petrol engine is the most powerful engine ever developed by BMW for its all-wheel-drive range. It is the same mill that powers the M5 sedan and M6 Gran Coupe.
-This powerplant in the X6M belts out 567bhp of power at 6,000-6,500rpm and 750Nm of torque from 2,200-5000rpm. This humongous amount of power is sent to all four wheels lunging the car forward.
-The zero to 100kmph sprint is completed in a startling 4.2 seconds, despite the fact that the car weighs more than two tonnes. Though doing donuts was a bit of a task, the car can be drifted sideways.
-The engine comes mated to an eight-speed M Steptronic transmission that works in coordination with an M-specific version of BMW's xDrive all-wheel drive system.
- The X6 M can manage high cornering speeds as the car rides much lower than the regular X6, gets an independent rear suspension and features stiffened and lowered front control arm.
-The braking power comes from the huge M-spec brakes and this high-performance braking system puts the two tonne vehicle to a stop quickly.
-BMW's Active Roll Stabilization system apart from front, side and head airbags will vouch for your safety. So you can push the vehicle to do all the driving antics and yet keep you safe.
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Welcome to the City of Casey’s Annual Report 2018-19.
The Annual Report is the primary means of updating the community about Council’s performance during the financial year.
In the past twelve months we have celebrated many achievements. We’re excited to seize new opportunities, evolve and transform to achieve even more for our community.
The City of Casey is an exciting place to be as we strive to create Australia’s most liveable city.
Autumn Place Community Hub
Casey Stadium
Casey Fields
Endeavour Hills Precinct
Doveton welcomed a new and improved family and community facility when the Autumn Place Community Hub opened in May 2019.
The $5.27 million project included the revitalisation and expansion of the facility. Updates include:
Updating and expanding the former kindergarten
Two new Maternal and Child Health consulting rooms
A new large multipurpose community room with adjoining kitchen and courtyard
This project is one of the priorities outlined in the Autumn Place Masterplan. Council consulted with the community to develop the masterplan.
Council also collaborated with local children to write a storybook called The Fantastic World of Autumn Place. The children’s book is about the community hub. Residents can find characters from the book in the upgraded park in the precinct.
State Government Growing Suburbs Fund grant ($3.6 million) and the City of Casey ($1.6 million) funded the project.
Casey Stadium stage 2 complete
In June 2019, Casey celebrated the completion of the major redevelopment of Casey Stadium. It delivered a much-needed boost for indoor sports in the city.
Features of the $7.3 million Stage 2 project include:
New and upgraded multipurpose courts for basketball, netball, badminton and volleyball. It also includes a mini-show court
1,300 sqm gymnastics hall to cater for recreation, competition and all abilities
Five dual-use cricket/soccer courts and six cricket training lanes
Refurbished café and lounge space
Upgraded bathrooms as well as male, female and accessible change rooms
Casey Stadium is now a premier, year-round venue for indoor sport and recreation. The stadium will create new opportunities for the community.
City of Casey ($5.815 million), Victorian Government ($650,000), YMCA and Cricket Victoria funded this project.
Casey Fields Regional Community Soccer Precinct
In February 2019, works began on the new soccer facilities at Casey Fields.
The $18 million project makes it possible for more people to play soccer. It will create opportunities to bring professional sport to our city. The project will also deliver further social, economic and environmental benefits.
This exciting project will deliver:
Four soccer pitches, including three synthetic and one natural turf
Floodlighting, fencing, coaches boxes and goals
A regional pavilion with a community room, unisex player and referee changing rooms. It will also have public toilets, storerooms, kitchen and canteen
Paths, landscaping and public art entrance
Approximately 200 extra car parks
The Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution Fund ($5 million) and the City of Casey ($13 million) funded this project.
Endeavour Hills Community Precinct
After completing Stage 1 in 2016, Stage 2 works began to improve the Endeavour Hills Community Precinct.
With completion expected in 2020, the $3.36 million project will deliver:
A regional skate park with over 865m2 of skate-able terrain. This includes a street course and various bowls. It caters for beginners through to experienced skaters and scooter riders
Playground, terraced landscaping, lawn area for events
Installation of gymnastics and parkour equipment
Late in 2019, Council invited the community to help name the precinct through an online poll. The final name will be announced in the new financial year.
The City of Casey ($1.68 million) and a grant from the State Government through the Growing Suburbs Fund ($1.68 million) funded this project.
Chalcot Lodge Family and Community Centre
The Chalcot Lodge Family and Community Centre’s $782,000 makeover included:
The redevelopment of the Maternal and Child Health area. This includes an open plan, multipurpose community room with a new kitchen, amenities and storage area
A new community outdoor play area
Renewal of the existing kindergarten space. This included upgrades to existing fittings, furnishings and equipment
A refresh of the facade and surrounding front landscape, with new signage also on the way
Livingston Family and Community Centre
The growing Cranbourne East community welcomed the opening of the new Livingston Family and Community Centre during August 2018.
The $5.71 million integrated community facility now features:
Three kindergarten rooms
Two Maternal and Child Health consulting rooms
Intergenerational community spaces for hire. This includes a meeting room and large, flexible community room with an outdoor yard, barbeque and a community kitchen
Marriott Waters Family and Community Centre redevelopment
Lyndhurst residents now have greater access to playgroups, community activities, social groups and cultural programs at the Marriott Waters Family and Community Centre thanks to a $1.18 million redevelopment.
In June 2019, the centre was reopened with the following upgrades:
An additional 150sqm multipurpose community room
Large indoor/outdoor storage space
Family changeroom
Secure outdoor courtyard
Strathaird Children’s Centre
In March 2019, Strathaird Family and Community Centre celebrated the completion of its $2.8 million redevelopment project. It delivered more community facilities and upgrades for the Narre Warren South community.
The redevelopments included:
An extra consulting room for Maternal and Child Health services
An extra four-year-old kindergarten room
An outdoor play area
Upgrades to the existing large multipurpose community room. These include modern audiovisual technology, a kitchen, courtyard and an extra community meeting room.
Commit to Casey
The INNovation Crowd
Child Safe Strategy
Casey undertook an advocacy campaign in the lead up to the 2018 Victorian state election and the 2019 federal election. The campaign focused on securing investment in road and rail projects across the municipality.
In partnership with the community, Council identified priority road projects. These projects represented some of Victoria’s worst bottlenecks that urgently needed fixing.
In the lead up the Victorian state election, more than 3,000 residents signed Commit to Casey petitions. They also emailed their local MPs, calling on them to fix our roads and extend Cranbourne Rail.
By harnessing the community’s people power Commit to Casey grew into one of the most successful campaigns in Victorian history. From this, our community is reaping the benefits of numerous funding commitments.
Understanding our customers experience
Our customers connect with us through various channels for different requests, services and information.
Council values each interaction with our community. It may be a quick question for our customer service team, delivery of a service or applying for a permit. Each enquiry requires time and effort to resolve.
Council’s customer experience tells us how our customers feel when they interact with us. It’s the sum of all experiences, both good and bad, that a customer has with any of our 66 services.
During 2018-19, extensive customer research was undertaken to better understand our customer experience. This research informed Council on what we need to deliver improved experiences. This research will guide the development of a Customer Experience Strategy in 2019-20.
Smart Parking sensors provide real-time information on parking through a cloud-based service. It sends data to smartphone apps and traffic signs to help visitors find parking spaces.
A total of 895 sensors are now installed across Bunjil Place precinct car parks. Visitors can use the Smart Parking app to find available parking spaces at Bunjil Place, Casey ARC and part of Fountain Gate’s parking.
The Smart Parking App also provides information on time restrictions on available spaces. This helps users find a space that best suits their visit.
The INNCrowd Program started in August 2018 to encourage innovators and entrepreneurs in the City of Casey. Council recognised that local businesses needed better support and launched the INNovation Crowd. It was a new initiative designed to support local start-ups in the Casey Cardinia Region.
The INNCrowd aims to drive Casey and Cardinia Shire’s entrepreneurial culture. It also aims to grow the region’s reputation as the start-up capital of Melbourne’s south east. It provides support to local entrepreneurs at all stages of their business development.
As part of the collaborative program, Council hosted an INNovation Summit in April 2019. The summit brought people together to discuss community needs, entrepreneurship and economic development.
Bunjil Place also held the inaugural TEDxCasey event on April 2019. Local speakers took to the stage to share their tales of achievement on a local, national or global scale.
In response to the Victorian Betrayal of Trust Inquiry, the Victorian Government mandated seven Child Safe Standards. These standards apply to organisations that offer services to children and young people up to the age of 18 years.
The City of Casey is one of the largest providers of children services. Council commits to creating and maintaining a child-safe organisation. We embed child protection and abuse prevention in the everyday thinking and practice of all staff. This includes councillors, employees, contractors and volunteers.
The City of Casey’s Child Safe Policy was first developed and adopted in 2016. Council revised the policy in 2019. Community members, community groups and service providers gave feedback on the policy via an online survey.
The survey showed the three most important aspects of child safety to the community are:
Strong relationships with police, child protection and the Commission for Children and Young People
Empowering the voices of children to speak about safety
Having a clear statement of commitment to Child Safety
In June 2019, Council endorsed its revised Child Safe Policy.
The Annual Report 2018-19 outlines Council’s performance in relation to the Council Plan 2018-21. It sets out the city’s vision to be ‘Australia’s Most Liveable City’ as well as the eight Strategic Objectives.
Council’s performance for 2018-19 reports against each Strategic Objective to show what Council accomplished.
Strategic Objective 1
Strategic Objective 1 – A Leader in Applying Technology and Innovation
Utilising technology available in the City of Casey, Council will take opportunities to be innovative in their service delivery and operations, and empower community members to also utilise the available technology.
In 2018/19:
Council delivered a Casey-wide data communications (LoRaWAN) network. The network enables growth of smart device usage and sensing across Casey. It will also support the local community, businesses and academia. It will provide a simpler path for piloting and experimenting with these technologies.
Council delivered several other key projects including an artificial intelligence image recognition project with Federation University. Council also delivered a Smart Connected Seat at the Aboriginal Gathering Place.
Council provided ongoing support to the Minta Farm Innovation Precinct Project.
A new project that aims at enhancing customer service through a Cognitive Virtual Assistant commenced.
Casey continued to focus on increasing services and transactions available through digital channels. Council added three new digital transactions. These include reporting a bin collection issue, applying for an asset protection final inspection and changing extra recycling bin services.
Strategic Objective 2 – An Inclusive, Safe and Connected Community
All services and facilities that Council provides, funds and coordinates will be safe and inclusive for all City of Casey community members.
The number of active library members increased by 3.2% during 2018-19 (those who borrowed a library resource).
There were 59 Maternal and Child Health (MCH) programs conducted during the year. The proportion of children who participated in the MCH service during 2018-19 was 70.3%. This is a slight decrease from 72.93% in 2017-18.
Gymnastics and aquatics memberships increased by 8% with health club memberships bringing the overall increase to 7%.
Community sport saw a 27% increase in the amount of allocated Cricket Clubs from 44 across up to 56. This was across Summer 2018-19 and Winter 2019.
Neighbourhood houses and community centres also saw an overall increase in programs of 25%.
Strategic Objective 3 – A Council Whose Services and Facilities are Driven by Community Needs
As the community continues to grow, it is important that Council has a robust understanding of community needs through research and ongoing dialogue, to help ensure that services and facilities are effectively delivered and maintained.
The 2018/19 review program included five service reviews. Working groups are now in place and the initial information collection complete.
The Community Taskforce met twice during the financial year. First in September 2018 and again in March 2019. The workshop measured satisfaction of participants in September 2018. 100% of participants agree or strongly agree that they were satisfied with the level of engagement. This increased from 83% at a prior workshop held in June 2018.
Strategic Objective 4 – The destination for arts, culture, sport and leisure that attracts visitors and brings communities together
The City of Casey is already a popular destination, particularly for sports and leisure, with many high-quality facilities that are loved by residents and visitors. Council will continue to focus on enhancing and growing these facilities, providing more opportunities that help bring communities together.
Bunjil Place hosted a variety of arts and community events. These included shows in the theatre, exhibitions in the gallery, installations in the plaza, live music, films and studio shows.
The Bunjil Place Gallery delivered three special projects. It also produced four nation-leading exhibitions and 118 audience engagement activities.
The Bunjil Place Theatre hosted four internationally significant theatre shows. It also hosted seven nationally significant shows and five regionally significant shows.
‘We Are, We Can, We Will’ provided three physical activity programs. These involved 49 women and girls, with cross promotional activities with the Melbourne Football Club.
Casey Stadium hosted two Victorian Netball League games. It also hosted the National Indoor Cricket Championships.
Female-friendly upgrades were completed on the Sweeney Recreation Reserve pavilion and Waratah Recreation Reserve. This improved facilities for the community.
Strategic Objective 5 – A city that sustainably plans and manages growth while protecting its diverse landscape
The City of Casey’s ‘city living, country feel’ is important to community members, and as the municipality rapidly grows and changes it is important that green and natural spaces are protected and enhanced, and that all environments are kept clean and healthy.
The community planted 14,600 trees and shrubs across four reserves.
Contractors planted 6,000 trees and shrubs across eight sites. The total trees planted for 2018-19 were 20,600, exceeding the target of 15,000 trees planted per year.
10,000 plants were also given away as part of Council’s annual plant giveaway held in May 2019.
The community established three new Environmental Volunteer groups. This includes our first heritage-based Friends Group.
Council officers reviewed the delivery of Council delivered grants programs. This includes the Environmental Sustainability, Heritage and Biodiversity grant programs. During this time Council began promotion of its community planting programs. It also started engagement with local schools, community groups and individuals to support the planting of 20,000 trees.
Strategic Objective 6 – A thriving economy with local jobs, investment, and new industries
Through partnerships and city planning, Council will continue to prioritise facilitating and supporting job creation, particularly in new and emerging industries.
The INNCrowd Program commenced in August 2018. Its goal was to provide support to innovators and entrepreneurs in the City of Casey. Throughout the year, Council held several programs. These include the Innovation Summit and TEDxCasey with 1,070 attendees. There were also over 30 events including mentor sessions, masterclasses, ‘Humble Hustles’ and discussion groups.
A total of 3,881 participants were involved in business development programs.
Council undertook several initiatives to attract investment and drive new industries in Casey. These included:
Delivering the first Chinese Culture Festival, which attracted over 2,000 visitors
An art appreciation workshop attended by over 100 people
Storytelling and craft making events attracting over 250 people
Facilitating a local beverage business to build its distribution channel in Sichuan, China
Promoting Casey to six major Australian Chinese provincial business associations
Businesses in Casey
The number of businesses in Casey at 30 June 2019 was 22,349. This is an impressive 11.42% growth from the 20,058 registered businesses at 1 July 2018. It exceeded the target of a 5% growth.
Council also delivered several programs including the South East Careers Expo with 4,183 attendees. It also delivered a Successful Migrant Information Session with 13 attendees, the FedUni Casey Challenge, and three Industry Forums featuring Health and Nursing, Apprenticeships and Defence, with a total of 4,308 attendees.
Strategic Objective 7 – A city with an accessible and well-connected transport network
Council will plan, maintain and deliver within its capacity, and advocate when necessary, for a transport system that provides the City of Casey’s community with safe, accessible and efficient transport choices.
The Victorian and Australian Government responded to our push to address rapid population growth and liveability. They also responded to our calls for a fair share in road and rail funding.
The duplication of the rail line between Cranbourne and Dandenong construction should start in 2021 and finish by 2023. The Victorian Government are investigating the feasibility of an extension to Clyde.
It’s estimated that there’s more than $3 billion worth of investment in transport projects across the City of Casey.
There are currently over 20 major projects earmarked for the City of Casey.
Council constructed up to 29 kilometres of shared path and trail networks. We achieved a 4.7% increase, bringing the total to 619 kilometres of path greater than 1.5 meters in width.
Strategic Objective 8 – An efficient and effective, customer focussed council with sufficient resources to meet priorities
Council will responsibly manage resources to deliver services that meet community needs.
In 2018/19 the 2019 Community Satisfaction Survey demonstrated:
A score of 74 out of 100 for the City of Casey's customer service. It’s the same score from the 2018 survey, but is still well ahead of the average interface council score of 69. It’s also ahead of the state average of 71.
An 'overall performance' score of 63 out of 100. This is a two-point increase from the 2018 survey. It puts the City of Casey above the average for interface councils at 61, and the state average of 60.
In September 2018, we welcomed our new CEO, Glenn Patterson, to the City of Casey. Glenn brought new enthusiasm and a wealth of experience to the City of Casey staff. He plans to build the organisation’s capabilities, cementing Council as a leader in the region and sector.
A new CEO was timely for Council as we began reviewing the Council Plan 2017-2021 and developed the Council Action Plan 2019/20. While these are annual projects, we approached them with fresh ideas and perspective.
We reshaped the Council Plan 2017-2021 through a robust community engagement program. It now better defines the strategic objectives and aligns more with related strategic plans. This clarity further enables Council to deliver on priority projects. These are the projects that matter most to the community, through the Council Action Plan 2019/20.
Council reviewed the Council Plan in early 2019. We made the decision to refine the eight objectives into three; people driven, a place to prosper and a high performing organisation.
These new strategic objectives reflect Council’s desire to better align its strategic direction and plans. Council also hopes to help the community and stakeholders better understand what our priorities are for the years ahead.
The structure of the strategic objectives and strategies in the Council Plan 17-21 from 1 July 2019 is:
Strategic objective Strategies
People driven
An inclusive, safe and connected community
A council whose services and facilities are driven by community needs
A city with an accessible and well-connected transport network
A place to prosper
The destination for arts, culture, sport and leisure that attracts visitors and brings communities together
A thriving economy with local jobs, investment and new industries
A city that sustainably plans and manages growth while protecting its diverse landscape
A high performing organisation
A leader in applying technology and innovation
An efficient and effective customer focussed Council with sufficient resources to meet priorities
The operating surplus reinforces the continued delivery of services and necessary community infrastructure. In 2019-19 Council achieved a surplus of $277.4 million. This surplus is higher than the prior year’s surplus of $239.1 million. This is due to higher levels of contributed assets from:
Subdivision ($189.7 million) and new estates transferring to Council. This is due to recent surges in the level of development activity across Casey.
Developer contributions from Development Contribution Plans that fund future approved projects ($53.3 million).
Capital grants for some projects ($19.5 million) and supplementary rates in line with development activity.
Short-term cash and other current financial assets at 30 June 2019 of $358.8 million increased from $353.7 million over the year. The profile of the capital works program affected these figures. This led to a slight improvement in the working capital ratio (current assets as a percentage of current liabilities) with 428% providing a satisfactory financial position above the target band of 120% to 200%.
Council’s debt ratio is measured by comparing interest-bearing loans and borrowings to rate revenue. At the end of 2018-19, this ratio was 26.5%, which was within the target band of up to 60%, and below Council’s preferred maximum of 40%. Council will progressively repay all existing loans over the following long-term financial plan period.
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Currency market on hold awaiting U.S.-China trade details
Hideyuki Sano
By Kate Duguid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The foreign exchange market held steady on Monday, with the U.S. dollar slightly lower, in anticipation of further details on the U.S.-China trade agreement.
The "phase one" trade deal between Washington and Beijing has been "absolutely completed," National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told Fox News Channel on Monday, adding that U.S. exports to China will double under the agreement.
The deal, announced on Friday after more than two and a half years of on-off negotiations between Washington and Beijing, will reduce some U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural, manufactured and energy products by some $200 billion over the next two years.
But although China's trade delegation expressed optimism about the deal, some government officials were cautious. The deal "is a phased achievement, and does not mean that the trade dispute is settled once and for all," said a Reuters source in Beijing with knowledge of the situation.
Caution over the future of trade talks pushed the dollar index <.DXY> down 0.15%, last at 97.030. The trade-sensitive Chinese yuan and Australian dollar were both off last week's four-month peaks.
"FX investors took one look at the semi-conclusion of a 'phase one' deal on Dec. 12 and were overjoyed, but came back to the table on Dec. 13 with the feeling of having more questions than real answers," said Stephen Gallo, European head of foreign exchange strategy at BMO Capital Markets.
The euro , which had spiked on Friday to a four-month high of $1.1199 against the dollar, retraced most of those gains, last at $1.1146, nevertheless up modestly over the course of Monday's trade. The yen , a safe-haven asset which benefits from market uncertainty, reached a two-week low on Friday. It was fractionally stronger on Monday to last trade at 109.57 yen per dollar.
Monday's muted moves may be evidence of investor caution, of "nobody really wanting to take too much of a large position going into the end of the year given the lack of liquidity. So you're seeing just some continuation as well as some position squaring," said Charles Tomes, portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management
Elsewhere, sterling remained bolstered by expectations that last week's resounding electoral win for British Prime Boris Johnson's Conservative Party will end near-term Brexit uncertainty. The pound was last trading at $1.335 , 0.19% firmer on the day.
(Reporting by Kate Duguid and Dhara Ranasinghe; Editing by Nick Macfie and David Gregorio)
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OP_ED Part 2 – Cadillac #DAREGREATLY Campaign Previews 2016 CT6 Limo + de Nysschen Progress Report
February 17, 2019, 7 pm February 25, 2015, 3 pm by Tom Burkart
It is so irritating when writers quote themselves. Drives me nuts. But this one is very, very relevant.
On July 3rd, 2014 – we jotted out the below Editor’s Opinion article attempting to diagnose what was making Cadillac feel so ill. We scathed…
This really is not an old-man brand anymore. But sadly, it is definitely run by losers. Not losers in life, mind you. They must be smart and successful – but they are definitely, definitely not cool people. They live in Michigan and are sheltered C- and D-county (aka, rural) people who have never even stood on Broadway, let alone alphabet city.
We landed on really boring style and trim choices, a lack of cultural relevance for high-net-worth individuals, and a overwhelming managerial malaise.
Finally, the cars are awesome, we thought. Dealers are posh too, like a St. Regis hotel throughout. But the last 5-percent of the marketing and product rollouts were so miserable as to sink the cars’ sales potentials.
Fail Scenario 1: 2013 ATS? Cool Youtube videos around the world of car driving hard. BUT! They are all the same red ATS. The same red that plastered every media outlet for 2 years and 200-million-dollars when the 2009 Malibu launched.
Fail Scenario 2: 2014 CTS launch: Comically high prices, extremely tired wheel and trim choices, and lack of back-seat emphasis. Comfy? Sporty? Young-person-car? Old-person-car? Fast car? Slow car?
No one knows, and many still do not. Aside from the Vsport and new CTS-V, obviously, the CTS has almost zero sporty appeal, despite it being an excellent machine even as a turbo four-cylinder.
SKEPTIC’S SOLUTION
New boss. New ad agency. New office location. New flagship luxury limo.
That is a lot of newness, basically trying to correct something that, one might assume, could be fixed in a 3-hour meeting.
Our quick suggestions:
— All Cadillac’s should ship looking gangster and mean and fast, even if they are the base CTS and ATS.
— Chrome is BANNED, as are multi-spoke, old-lady wheels
— Poach buyers more aggressively. Drive comparison events for shoppers.
— Far superior standard equipment tallies, plus underwritten leases to match 535i BMW, etc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ SOLUTION
Luckily, Cadillac is very aware of all this stuff. Since that article went out, Cadillac has created a new President position and lured Johan de Nysschen away from Infiniti with a clean-sheet assignment and huge pay raise. Reporting directly to the General Motors Board of Directors and Mary Barra herself, Mr. de Nysschen has almost carte blanche to do one thing:
— Sell more Cadillacs
Sounds simple, right? It really isn’t.
First steps for Cadillac under de Nysschen are decisive and promising. He is relocating 50 critical decision-makers to lower Manhattan, where their new desks will be. This will help.
Detroit, even fancy Renaissance Center GM HQ or posh Grosse Point suburbs, is a total ghetto. It warps the mind.
Second, changes to the CT6. Crisper, and more youthful, we presume — thanks to de Nysschen’s taste. This is the Q50 Eau Rouge guy, so we know he likes it fast and sexy when it comes to cars.
Third: try to convince skeptical Mercedes and Audi and Porsche owners that Cadillac is any good, at all desirable, or projects any sense of culture.
PROGRESS SO FAR?
Going fairly well. We saw a gloss-black pair of rims on a base ATS at the Houston Auto Show. The CTS-V and ATS-V look extremely fast and cool, both offering dark-exterior-trim packs.
New ad campaign is not an instant hit. It barely shows the cars, and the theme of brave entreprenuers is so tired as to almost be cliche. The Dare-Greatly.com website would work for any vaporware, product or service. Literally anything. One wonders if this was in the Publicis agency hopper before being re-edited “just for” Cadillac.
The CT6?
The name is awful. It makes me think of a below-average-sized male organ, does not align with the A8 or 750 limo’s, and is needlessly confusing.
Cadillac is still a basketcase. The Escalade rebadge for 2015.5 was not well-handled, the SRX is so old and crappy you might not know it is actually still for sale in 2015. ATS/CTS inventories keep rising. Non-Escalade Caddys are not selling well. At all.
Will this wider, longer and bigger-inside CT6 flagship be a cure-all or a production Elmiraj?
Noooo, it will not. It is more of a CTS-L or a nouveau STS.
Is this spot any good from Publicis? Not really. Aside from making me want to watch Amelie or listen to St. Germain on Pandora? No.
But give it time.
A CTS-V on New York license plates is a very strong signal of upward progress.
We know first-hand that the ‘boring’ ATS — as griped below — is actually an incredible sports-car we would LOVE to drive every day. Its fantastic. And the Escalade? So much attention everywhere while piloting one, we were terrified of being robbed or killed while at the wheel.
That would be a big sign of achievement for the new CT6, and might be the ultimate metric for knowing if your Cadillac is ‘gangster’ enough to appeal to BMW people. Who wouldn’t want to be so cool they’re almost in danger?!
But if Cadillac can only do one thing to make the CT6 stick?
Ditch the chrome wheels and polished brightwork.
Prontito.
Or, as Amelie Poulan might say…. Tout de suite.
Cadillac #DAREGREATLY
Letter from President of Cadillac Johan de Nysschen
Message to Cadillac enthusiasts and the odd skeptical observer:
Cadillac is embarking upon a bold new journey, and the Cadillac organization is invigorated. It’s not often that a 112-year-old icon with such a legacy reinvents itself, and it’s awesome for all of us to be part of it.
Of course, those of you who follow our industry know that, over the last few months, we have already begun to disturb the status quo. In the process, we have unavoidably ruffled some feathers: moving part of our operations from Detroit to New York City; placing Cadillac in charge of its own operational destiny; outlining a plan to dramatically expand the product portfolio; creating a consistent nomenclature for our cars. And yes, as far as the car names go, I know it appears as if we are changing one set of “alphabet soup” names for another, but as they say in the classics, there is “method in the madness.” Have faith, it will all fall precisely and logically into place over time.
Furthermore, if you’ve been following our new product launches, you will know that the latest generation of Cadillac vehicles are among the very best available on the market today. Not only have we impressed every industry expert, the cars have received award after award.
Cadillac is back. The fact is that Cadillac’s resurgence as an automaker of exceptional prowess and producer of superlative automobiles is well underway, and this is reflected in many of the strong gains achieved around the world last year. Cadillac has never produced better product than is available today — and we have only just begun our product offensive—with a single-minded focus to stun friends and foes alike, with one fascinating new Cadillac after another.
While product fascination provides substance for our ambitions, we must also embark on a philosophical shift to match these ambitions.
To once again become the standard for excellence around the globe, we cannot follow any of the examples set by the luxury market “establishment”, nor meekly succumb to preconceived notions about this great brand, or even, perceptions about our rivals. We respect each and every one of our competitors, but Cadillac will chart its own course, and we will speak our own truth.
Cadillac is on a mission to shatter the status quo. Cadillac will lead with highly aspirational products packed with advanced technology, superlative craftsmanship and distinctive design. And a brand character that symbolizes quality and respect. We don’t aim to be the biggest. We aim to be the best, the highly aspirational domain of the few.
In the words of one of the great American presidents, Theodore Roosevelt: “It is not the critic who counts.” Only those who are willing to accept risk, who have the courage to dare greatly, shape the future.
At Cadillac, we are about shaping our future, and with it, the future of the luxury automobile industry.
The presentation of the ATS-V in Los Angeles late 2014, followed by the CTS-V in Detroit in January this year, was the first salvo directly into what constitutes the very essence of the luxury segment. The next reveal under our bold philosophy of excellence will be in New York, on the 31st of March. The unveiling of the CT6 Sedan will be the latest, most daring expression of Cadillac’s ambition.
But that’s not where it ends—as I stated, we have only just begun.
Advanced plans are underway to introduce 8 all-new vehicles before the end of the decade. The transformation of Cadillac is happening all around us. And it has been a while since our industry has witnessed change of this magnitude.
The auto industry is a long-cycle business, and we cannot execute all our plans nor reach all our goals overnight, but Cadillac is now firmly on course to reclaim its rightful place as the iconic, global luxury brand, made in America.
As we have our supporters, so too we will have our detractors—those who express their discomfort about this bold challenge to the status quo, through criticism and skepticism. We accept these loud protests at the disruption to the established order and understand it means we simply have to work harder and to convey the truth of today to those whose perceptions are still rooted in yesterday.
We know for some it may be a long and arduous journey.
But we are ready.
Johan de Nysschen
Original OP_ED Article 7.3.14
Cadillac churns through chief executives and ad agencies like you would not believe. Every one is tasked with increasing sales and lowering the demo.
Every one for the last ten years has failed to deliver on these goals for any meaningful amount of time.
The 2015 ATS Coupe has all the right stuff to be popular, but it looks like the entire “Cool Coupe” mission is lost on Cadillac.
These are people without culture. Trying to fake cultural relevance and fashion appeal. It is not working.
My evidence for this is how much the new ATS makes me want to take a nap instead of write this article. Two wheel styles. One nasty, other boring. Upgraded wheel option!?
A Chrome version of the base wheels.
What a joke!
We could compare this with the BMW 320i configurator, which offers 100X more exterior customizations via Standard, Luxury and M Sport trim packs that transform the appearance in many ways. It also offers wheels and styling upgrades that will help bring in the cash.
The irony is that Cadillac wants — needs — to be cool sooooo badly. And they are *thisclose.*
But they cannot achieve that last 20-percent of the trims and options they need to achieve it. Because they are lazy? Insular with no competitive benchmarks? That is what some people say.
Bummer for them, quizzically reading this and saying, “I have an idea: let’s hire a new CMO, new ad agency and new cool consultants!!!”
Will it work? Based on the failing-already Cadillac ATS sedan — the answer is a big ‘Negative.’
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Slovakia: developments in human resource planning, career guidance and counselling
Sponsored by public employment services and the ESF, two new tools ‘odborogram’ and ‘profesiometer’ focusing on human resource planning and career guidance and counselling were developed.
‘Odborogram’ presents current job prospects for secondary and tertiary graduates. The following example describes prospects of graduates from the secondary VET programme ‘plant and equipment mechanic’.
Source: www.trendyprace.sk
The overall rating 97 out of 100 points means that prospects for graduates of this programme are excellent, as it belongs to the top 3% secondary programmes, while 97% of them offer less favourable chances. Graduates of this programme have comparably very high current employment chances; graduates of 94% of secondary programmes have lower employment chances. Their future job prospects are excellent (100 out of 100), meaning that within the next five years, no other programme offers better chances of access to the labour market. Graduates of this programme tend to find a job in their field of expertise (77 out of 100); graduates of 23% of programmes have higher chances to find a job in their field of expertise. Salaries of these graduates are very good, as 94% of secondary graduates have lower salaries.
‘Profesiometer’ presents current prospects of occupations; the following example describes the prospects of the occupation ‘commercial sales representative’.
The overall rating of this occupation (96 out of 100 points) is excellent; it belongs to the top 4% occupations, as 96% of occupations offer less favourable chances. 93% of occupations offer lower salaries and job stability; 79% offer fewer job opportunities/ vacancies. This occupation is however vulnerable, as only 20% of occupations are at a higher risk due to future availability of working positions and automation and digitalisation.
New legislation, adopted in April 2019, has defined a new role for the position of career counsellor in schools and has reduced the teaching workload of education counsellors, who are currently also dealing with career guidance. Nevertheless, the Association for career guidance and career development criticised the reduction of the teaching workload of education counsellors as insufficient, adding that the career guidance definition underestimates the importance of developing students’ own career management skills. However the association is very positive about ‘odborogram’ and ‘profesiometer’, which can be useful tools in career guidance and counselling services.
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In scoring at the weekend James Forrest became the first Celtic player to score in 11 consecutive seasons since Paul McStay. 👏.
Leon bhoy 10
Now that's a legend! We're very lucky to have him. A true one club man.
TheBhoyWander
He has really developed into a true Celtic-star and scorer of so many important goals in big games.
Strange how fickle we all are! I can remember a few seasons back many on here would have taken the time to drive Forrest to another club if we could have sold him. I like to remember this when the temptation is to slate existing players. I am happy when Lenny says he does not have an automatic first eleven as each position needs at least two interchangeable players not one good and one average. I think the backup needs to be just as good otherwisw the team is weakened when first choice not available.
donjim
There's no denying JF was inconsistent for a time, when he would only produce what we know he can in say - one game in four or five? However, his consistency has improved very much - as has his fitness and he no longer has so many injury problems like before as well.
More selective memories.
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Sint Maarten has been removed from the Federal Aviation Administration's list of countries with International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) certification, The Daily Herald has reported.
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Stuart Johnson said that the territory's Department of Civil Aviation was "diligently working" to take corrective measures by the end of 2019 and restore its IASA Category 1 rating.
The country was already downgraded from Category 1 to Category 2 after a 2011 audit which revealed deficiencies in Curacao, which shares parts of the civil aviation oversight with Sint Maarten.
When Sint Maarten was downgraded to Category 2, locally based airlines could no longer launch services to the United States or codeshare with American carriers. The country was removed from the listing due to the fact that there are currently no airlines based out of Sint Maarten which serve the United States.
According to the ch-aviation capacity module, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, jetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, and United Airlines currently fly from the US to Sint Maarten.
The only scheduled airlines based out of Sint Maarten, Winair (WM, St. Maarten), exclusively operates regionally.
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According to The Daily Herald newspaper, the prospective aircraft would be used to more effectively ply the Caribbean carrier's longer routes. As such, the proposal will be presented to its shareholder - the St. Maarten government - once ready.
Winair currently operates four DHC-6-300s that average almost 38 years of age alongside one wet-leased ATR42-500 on islandhopper flights that connect St. Maarten with Antigua, Aruba, St Kitts & Nevis, Bonaire, Curacao, Haiti, Sint Eustatius & Saba, Saint Barthélemy, the British Virgin Islands, and the Dominican Republic.
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Working in cooperation with local lawyers and corporate service providers Charltons advises on the winding up and de-registration of business operations in Myanmar. Our professionals are responsive, outcome-oriented, and understand what action is required to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients doing business in Myanmar.
We advise on compulsory and voluntary winding ups, winding ups which are subject to the supervision of the court, schemes of arrangement, restructuring and reorganisations. We advise on risk management, contingency planning, and filing requirements. We also advise on the sale and acquisition of distressed assets.
We advise companies, company members’, creditors (petitioners), debtors, liquidators and contributories.
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Part V of the Myanmar Companies Act (1914) (as amended) sets out the methods by which companies may be wound-up. The Companies Winding-up Rules (1940) set out the procedures for the liquidation of a company.
Please refer to our guide “Doing Business in Myanmar” for more information.
According to the Myanmar Companies Act 1914 (Companies Act), there are three methods of winding up a company in Myanmar:
Compulsory winding up by court;
Voluntary winding up; or
A winding up subject to the supervision of the court.
A. Compulsory winding up by the court
A company may be wound up by the court in the following circumstances:
if the company has by special resolution resolved that the company be wound up by the court;
if default is made in filing the statutory report or in holding the statutory meeting;
if the company does not commence its business within a year from its incorporation or suspends its business for a whole year;
if the minimum number of members is not met (2 for private companies, 7 for any other company);
if the company is unable to pay its debts;
if its licence is withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of s.55 of the Union Bank of Myanmar Act 1952; or
if the court is of the opinion that it is just and equitable that the company should be wound up.
A company is deemed to be unable to pay its debts in 3 circumstances:
if a creditor serves a demand on the company to pay a sum due, exceeding 500 kyats (or as stipulated in the Myanmar Companies Act from time to time) and the company fails to pay the sum within 3 weeks, or fails to secure or compound for it to the reasonable satisfaction of the creditor;
if execution or other process issued on a decree or order of any court in favour of a creditor of the company is returned unsatisfied in whole or in part; or
if it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the company is unable to pay its debts and, in determining whether a company is unable to pay its debts, the court shall take into account the contingent and prospective liabilities of the company.
Petition to apply to court for winding up a company
A petition to apply to court for winding up a company is usually made by the company or a creditor (or creditors). In some circumstances, the petition may be made by a contributory (or contributories) or by the registrar of companies of Myanmar (Registrar). Any one of these parties could make the petition separately, or together with the other parties.
An order for winding up shall operate in favour of all creditors and of all contributories of the company as if made on the joint petition of a creditor and of a contributory. The winding up is deemed to commence at the time of the presentation of the petition.
When either a winding up order has been made or a provisional liquidator has been appointed, no other proceedings can be commenced against the company without the leave of court.
On the making of a winding up order, it is the duty of the company and the petitioner in the winding up proceedings to file a copy of the order to the Registrar within one month of the date that the order is made. The Registrar will then place a notification in the Gazette that such an order has been made.
The court may have regard to the wishes of the creditors or contributories in relation to all matters, which they can prove with sufficient evidence. For example, the court may at any time after an order for winding up and on the application of any creditor or contributory make an order staying the proceedings on any terms that the court sees fit.
Official Liquidators
For the purpose of conducting the proceedings in winding up a company and performing such duties as the court may impose, the court may appoint a person or persons other than the official receiver to be called an official liquidator. The appointment can be made at any time after a petition has been presented and before the making of an order for winding up. The liquidator will receive a salary or remuneration as the court directs. The liquidator shall be described by the style of the official liquidator of the particular company in respect of which he is appointed and not by his individual name.
Statement of the affairs of the company
Where the court has made a winding up order or appointed an official liquidator, the company will provide to the official liquidator a statement as to the affairs of the company verified by an affidavit and containing the following information:
the assets of the company;
the debts and liabilities;
the names, residences and occupations of the creditors, stating separately the amount of secured debts and unsecured debts (and details of securities if applicable); and
the debts due to the company and the amount likely to be realised from them.
The statement needs to be submitted and verified by one or more of the directors and the secretary, manager or chief officer of the company within 21 days of the appointment of the provisional liquidator or the date that the court order was made. If any person, without reasonable excuse, knowingly and willfully makes default in complying with any of these requirements, he shall be liable to a fine. Any creditor shall be entitled to inspect and obtain a copy of the statement.
Dissolution of company
When the affairs of the company have been completely wound up, the court shall make an order that the company be dissolved from the date of the order and the company shall be dissolved accordingly. The official liquidator must report this to the Registrar within 15 days of the date of the order.
B. Voluntary winding up
A company may be wound up voluntarily in 3 ways:
when the period (if any) fixed for the duration of the company by the articles expires, or the event (if any) occurs on the occurrence of which the articles provide that the company is to be dissolved and the company in general meeting has passed a resolution requiring the company be wound up voluntarily;
if the company resolves by special resolution that the company be wound up voluntarily; or
if the company resolves by extraordinary resolution that the company cannot continue its business due to its liabilities .
A voluntary winding up is deemed to commence at the time of the passing of the resolution for voluntarily winding up and the company shall cease to carry on its business. The company shall give notice of the resolution within 10 days of the passing of the resolution by advertisement in the Gazette and also in newspapers (if any) circulating in the district where the registered office of the company is located. If there is any default in compliance, the company and every officer who knowingly and willfully authorises or permits the default shall be liable to a fine.
Members’ voluntary winding up
A members’ voluntary winding up is one in which the directors make a declaration verified by an affidavit to the effect that they have made a full inquiry into the affairs of the company and that, having done so, they have formed the opinion that the company will be able to pay its debts in full within a period, not exceeding three years, from the commencement of the winding up. The declaration shall be supported by a report of the company’s auditors on the company’s affairs but has no effect, unless it is delivered to the Registrar for registration before the date of a resolution for winding up being passed.
The directors appoint a liquidator, at which point, the powers of the directors shall cease. As soon as the affairs of the company are wound up, the liquidator makes up an account of the winding up and then calls a general meeting for the purpose of laying before it the account. Within one week after the meeting, the liquidator shall send to the Registrar a copy of the account and shall make a return to him of the holding of the meeting. After three months of receiving this notice, the Registrar shall deem the company to be dissolved.
Creditors’ voluntary winding up
The company calls a meeting of the creditors (either on the same day as the members meeting, or the following day). The creditors nominate a liquidator. As soon as the affairs of the company are wound up, the liquidator makes up an account of the winding up and then calls a general meeting in a similar way to a members’ voluntary winding up. Within one week after the meetings, the liquidator shall send to the Registrar a copy of the account and shall make a return to him of the holding of the meeting. Three months from the receipt of this notice, the Registrar shall deem the company to be dissolved.
C. Winding up subject to the supervision of the court
When a company has by special or extraordinary resolution resolved to wind up voluntarily, the court may make an order that the voluntary winding up shall continue, but subject to such supervision of the court, and with such liberty for creditors, contributories or others to apply to the court and generally on such terms and conditions as the court thinks just.
Contributories
On a winding up, every present and past member (who left within the year prior to the winding up) shall be liable to contribute to the assets of the company, however, a past member shall not be liable to contribute in respect of any debt, or liability contracted after he ceased to be a member and unless it appears to the court that the existing members are unable to satisfy the contributions required. For companies limited by shares, members are only liable up to the amount of any unpaid shares.
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Modern-day bank robbing: How hackers are becoming public enemy No. 1
The internet is the getaway car and malware is the firearm.
Elizabeth Regan
Somewhere between lighting a cigarette and robbing a few banks, John Dillinger became Public Enemy Number One in 1934.
But walking through the front door of a bank with guns blazing is not the same tactic used to rob banks and steal in 2018.
For hackers, the internet is the getaway car and malware is the firearm. Stealing money or data is easier than it was in the 1930s thanks to technology.
Financial institutes are under attack from hackers just as much as any industry. The difference, however, is the immediate access to cash. For hackers, profit comes in many forms: Data is a currency that's worth stealing too.
While hackers don't quite resemble the 1930s aesthetic of Dillinger or Willie Sutton, Jr, they do showcase a certain je ne sais quoi for their ruthless pursuit of profit; it's easier to rob someone using a computer than it is walking into a bank wearing a mask.
Why banks?
Banks and financial institutes are the number one target on the dark web, according to Itay Kozuch, director of threat research at IntSights, in an interview with CIO Dive. Banks are easier to scheme because "you don't always have to rob the bank itself."
There are three modes of attacks for dark web inhabitants:
Launch an attack directly against a bank
Steal from the banks' customers through phishing schemes and fraudulent emails
Exploit suppliers on the bank's supply chain
Each method comes with pros and cons. Directly targeting the bank is the hardest campaign to drive, but major cyber groups have succeeded, according to Kozuch. Spear phishing individual customers is an easier tactic and still indirectly robs the bank.
If a hacker can unlawfully gain a bank customer's credentials and commit fraud, through insurance the customer is entitled to reimbursement of stolen funds from the bank.
Using the supply chain is a popular method because the targets are often smaller and more vulnerable. Hackers will typically look at marketing or law firms a bank is partnered with, according to Kozuch.
Because that's where the money is
In 2018, nearly three-quarters of breaches in financial firms were the result of hacking and malware, according to a Bitglass report. Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Investments, JPMorganChase and RBC Royal Bank were among the financial institutions that suffered a breach this year.
And these are the major banking organizations with government-scale defensive resources. But regional banks, hedge funds and private investment entities are easier targets, Mark Sangster, VP and industry security strategist at eSentire, told CIO Dive. Hackers can perform a fake redemption if the investment firm isn't paying attention.
For example, a manufacturing company was "duped" out of about $1.3 million through falsified invoices, said Sangster. The last fake bill sent from the bad actor was for $650,000 and they paid it. After the fact, the company's bank flagged the wire transfer account as suspicious and asked the company if it still wished to complete the transfer.
The manufacturer said yes.
Fortunately, for this particular company, the FBI had flagged a number of suspicious accounts and the money was returned.
Most criminals looking for a quick cyber robbery actually get too much credit for pulling off their feats. Everyone is "watching for an 'Ocean's 11' type of event," said Sangster, "and they're not."
Criminals are using simple tools, akin to putting on a mask and walking through the front door, by using companies' tools against them. Remote administration tools, which allow access to internal system for remote employees, is a trusted gateway that no one's really watching.
Sangster said when those types of functions are manipulated, it boils down to a perception of trusted identity. It's like "dressing up as the security who works for the bank" and nonchalantly slipping in through the backdoor.
Whether a robbery is done by a low or high brow criminal, there is always a victim. Banks were robbed because "that's where the money is," but Sutton's adage is dated now.
Bad actors motivated by money don't need to rob banks anymore. Anything with a vulnerability can become "cash terminals" now, Christine Meyers, director of product marketing at Alert Logic, told CIO Dive.
Modernizing robberies
Hackers' immediacy to secure a profit is also changing. They are able to do this by evolving the killchain to run more efficiently and automatically and this also involves cutting out the dark web marketplace — enter coin mining and cryptocurrency. "Coin mining in aggregate, you're targeting the whole internet," said Matt Downing, principal threat researcher at Alert Logic, in an interview with CIO Dive.
The move away from stealing traditional forms of money, in favor of cryptocurrencies, is changing the risk picture. If you're able to bypass the step of extracting data, "you're able to just go straight from attack to profit," said Meyers.
Bitcoin and cryptomining are enabling hackers to directly monetize heists. Cryptominers are the poster children for moral ambiguity because they can play it off as a victimless crime since they're stealing resources, according to Downing. They are also able to work in a fairly undetectable manner.
Traditional bank robbing has declined over the years because the risk is not worth the payout … like a deadly shootout with law enforcement in Dillinger's case.
Fraudulent wire transfers, credit card exfiltration or "a series of mule accounts to hide funds transferred to empty a dormant account," are pretty common types of bank theft, according to Meyers. In digital heists, revered skill sets are not always a prerequisite.
The new model of killchain has condensed several steps, making it harder for companies to fully mitigate a threat and easier for attackers to exploit a vulnerability. Cryptominers can use attack scripts found in chat rooms.
The last couple of years hackers have moved into more mainstream channels, like chat rooms. Messaging platforms are used for transactional deals and manipulation because they are encrypted.
Who unlocks the safe
Because nearly every organization in every industry owns data, hackers are inclined to find the best return on investment. Sometimes stolen data is just "juicy information," lending itself for blackmail, said Kozuch.
A breach can lead to "data dumps" that includes personally identifiable information, credentials, and so forth, said Rich Bolstridge, chief financial strategist for Akamai, in an interview with CIO Dive.
The dumps can then be put in plain text, compiled in dictionaries and sold on the dark web. The hottest product on the dark web is stolen credit cards, according to Kozuch. But nearly everything is related to money, therefore putting a price tag on data of any sort.
Though profit is the shared goal among thieves, their modus operandi are different. The "smash and grab" criminal is focused on a quick return even if it is of low value, said Sangster. The second type of criminal hails from more organized crime groups that are "just like the mob" and the last type of criminal are nation-state actors, according to Sangster.
Nation-state actors tend to have more horsepower behind them, enabling a more impressive outcome.
In 2013, nation-state hackers were involved in a roundabout way of stealing from another country's economy. It was reported Chinese hackers stole the design of metal detectors from Australian-based communications and mining technology manufacturer Codan. "Cheap imitations" were sold in Africa after the heist, causing the company's sales to drop.
Attribution isn't always obvious in digital robbing, though calling cards still exist. Hackers can leave tags in the code to make their presence known, even if it can't be directly traced back to them, according to Sangster.
Similar to old robbers, some hackers crave notoriety. During his reign as one of the great bank robbers of all time, Dillinger professed "You're being robbed by the John Dillinger Gang, that's the best there is!"
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Grayling stands by no-deal ferry procurement despite £33m hit
Written by Beckie Smith on 9 April 2019 in News
Transport secretary admits government can't recover Eurotunnel payout if no-deal Brexit is avoided
Chris Grayling in Downing Street Credit: PA
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has insisted his department’s use of emergency powers to procure additional no-deal Brexit ferry capacity was “justified” despite the decision resulting in an agreement to pay £33m to rail operator Eurotunnel following a legal challenge.
In a letter to MPs on parliament's Transport Select Committee nearly a month after DfT announced the payout, Grayling said he stood by the decision not to hold an open tender process for contracts to transport goods such as food and medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
The department settled with Eurotunnel out of court in March, after the Channel Tunnel operator took legal action because it was not invited to bid for the contracts. As part of the £33m deal, Eurotunnel agreed to improve security and traffic flow on its services, which the government said would help ensure the flow of goods in a no-deal scenario.
No-deal contingency ferries set sail despite Brexit delay
Department for Transport pays £33m to Eurotunnel over Brexit ferry fiasco
DfT was warned of 'significant risks' before signing Seaborne Freight ferry contract
DfT invited only a handful of companies to participate in a closed bidding round, before awarding contracts totalling more than £100m to three companies: Brittany Ferries, DFDS and Seaborne Freight.
Seaborne later lost its £13.8m contract when it became apparent that the company, which notoriously owned no ferries, could not deliver. As a consequence, the settlement agreed with Eurotunnel as a result of its challenge to the procurement process has come at a cost of well over one-third of the price of the capacity the government succeeded in securing.
“We continue to believe, and our defence would have argued [had the case gone to court], that the procurement process was lawful… [and] justified in these specific circumstances and that the contracts were otherwise legally sound,” Grayling said in a letter to Transport Committee chair Lilian Greenwood.
“We were always clear that there were legal risks associated with the procurement,” he added.
“We considered that these were appropriate to take given the critical importance of these contracts in securing the unhindered supply of medicines, which are critical to human life, health and welfare, in a no-deal Brexit.”
Grayling was responding to a series of questions from the committee about how the settlement was reached and how the money would be spent.
He said the size of the settlement was partly determined by an estimate of how much it would cost to secure extra capacity to move goods between the UK and France through a separate procurement process.
“These options would, necessarily, have been at a higher cost than the critical capacity secured from Brittany and DFDS, reflecting the significantly shorter time to put them into place and the more limited options that would then have been available,” he said.
Grayling confirmed that the government will not be able to recover any of the £33m if the UK reaches a withdrawal agreement with the EU. He added that the government could seek to recover any underspend in court if Eurotunnel fails to spend the money as agreed, to improve the security, infrastructure and “border preparedness” of its cross-Channel train line.
However, he argued that the settlement will “provide benefits to UK security and resilience” whether or not a Brexit deal is agreed.
A document detailing the settlement agreement, published alongside Grayling’s letter, says Eurotunnel must use the funds to “implement projects to develop, enhance and upgrade the Channel Tunnel site’s infrastructure for improving the resilience of the UK terminal of the fixed link and the immediate surrounding environment”.
Within these parameters, it is up to Eurotunnel to decide exactly how to spend the settlement funds.
Grayling said it was “impossible” to say how much of the money would be spent on making improvements to infrastructure in France rather than the UK. However, he noted that the settlement meant any money invested in France must be spent on counter-terrorism measures.
“Such spending should result in increased security on UK-bound traffic, thereby providing broader benefits to the UK,” he said.
The agreement also requires Eurotunnel to provide the government with regular audited project reports setting out how it is spending the money, Grayling added.
The settlement document notes that the agreement is “is not, and shall not be represented or construed” as, an admission of liability or wrongdoing by either DfT or Eurotunnel.
It says DfT will pay the sum to Eurotunnel in three April instalments of £11m in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
It confirms that DfT will bear its own legal costs for the dispute, while Eurotunnel would in turn pay its own costs.
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Chicago Auto Show: 2014 Ram ProMaster
By William Maley • February 8, 2013
Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com
The old cargo van guards are being replaced with a new flock of new commercial vehicles from Europe, like the Ford Transit, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and now Ram. At the Chicago Auto Show, Ram introduced the new 2014 ProMaster.
The ProMaster is the North American version of the Fiat Ducato van which means it has a unibody construction with a front-wheel-drive layout. Not quite the recipe you would expect for a commercial van.
Chrysler has made numerous changes to the ProMaster to make it more friendly to the North American market. For starters you have the choice of two different engines. The base is Chrysler's 3.6L Pentastar V6 producing 280 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque that's paired with a six-speed automatic transmission. There is also a 3.0L inline-four EcoDiesel producing 174 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque that's paired with a six-speed electronically controlled automated manual gearbox.
Under the skin, the ProMaster has re-engineered chassis, a more robust suspension setup, and two-piston Brembo calipers at each wheel.
Ram has made sure to make the ProMaster very versatile. To that end, Ram will be offering the ProMaster two roof heights, three wheelbases and four body lengths. You'll also have the choice between cargo, chassis cab, and cutaway body styles.
Other versatility tricks the ProMaster has include hinged rear doors open up 260 degrees, cargo space that measures up to 530 cubic feet, tie down rings built into the floor of the cargo area, and the option of dual sliding side doors.
Production of the ProMaster will begin in the third quarter.
Source: Ram
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William Maley is a staff writer for Cheers & Gears. He can be reached at william.maley@cheersandgears.comor you can follow him on twitter at @realmudmonster.
Press Release is on Page 2
2014 Ram ProMaster
New 2014 Ram ProMaster Expands Ram Commercial Offerings with New Full-size Van Featuring Best-in-class Fuel Economy, Cargo Capacity and Payload
• 2014 Ram ProMaster puts Ram Truck back into the expanding, purpose-built, full-size van segment with best-in-class features focused on the commercial customer
• New 2014 Ram ProMaster van developed from the successful, long-standing Fiat Ducato: 30-plus years of reliable service and more than 4.5 million units sold
• Exceptional cargo capability, durability, a unique front-wheel-drive system and outstanding uptime
• Ram ProMaster is a purpose-built, highly customizable van designed to exceed the demands of commercial customers
• ProMaster best-in-class features:
♣ Fuel economy
♣ Cargo capacity
♣ Payload
♣ Total cost of ownership
♣ Turning radius
♣ Interior ceiling height
♣ Step-in height
• North American debut of world-class, torque-rich 3.0-liter I-4 EcoDiesel promises best-in-class fuel efficiency, robust capability and long service intervals
• 280-horsepower output from award-winning 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 unmatched among Ram ProMaster competitors
• Proven 62TE six-speed automatic transmission enhanced to suit unique ProMaster application
• North American-first automated six-speed manual controlled by software that responds to road conditions
• Best-in-class powertrain warranty – 5 years/100,000 miles
• New Ram ProMaster combines functionality and versatility with modern styling and professional appeal
• Ram ProMaster offers more than 35 safety and security features, including six air bags standard and electronic stability control technologies
The new 2014 Ram ProMaster is Ram Commercial's latest addition to its popular commercial vehicle lineup. ProMaster takes its place in the expanding, purpose-built, full-size van segment with a number of best-in-class features focused on the commercial customer. Coming from a strong background of commercial vehicles produced by Fiat Professional, the ProMaster is based on the Fiat Ducato, which has been in production for more than 30 years. ProMaster boasts numerous best-in-class features that are appreciated by the hard-working customers of Ram's new van. Best-in-class fuel efficiency, cargo capacity, usability and of course total cost of ownership all combine to deliver a proven solution for businesses and fleets.
"As Ram takes a larger presence in the commercial truck market, the 2014 Ram ProMaster is a great addition, contributing to a one-stop shop of commercial-duty Ram trucks and vans," said Fred Diaz, President and CEO - Ram Truck Brand and Chrysler de Mexico, Chrysler Group LLC. "The ProMaster answers to key segment demands with best-in-class features, quality, durability, capability and low total cost of ownership."
Ram Truck is tapping into Fiat Professional, one of the largest producers of commercial vehicles in the entire world, offering more than 110 years of experience. That knowledge will help Ram Truck enter new segments and expand its product line. The new 2014 Ram ProMaster is based on the front-wheel-drive Fiat Ducato, which is the most popular full-size van in Europe. The 2013 Ram ProMaster is the Company's first shared truck collaboration with Fiat Professional.
The Fiat Ducato is now in its third generation with more than 4.5 million sold worldwide. The Ducato platform offers Ram a proven, award-winning workhorse with an incredible combination of durability, value, efficiency, and capability like no other in its class. Additionally, the ProMaster is the only offering in its competitive set to provide both a chassis cab and cutaway from the factory.
Engineered for the North American market
Conceived and developed in Italy, Ram's new van also spent quality time proving itself on this side of the Atlantic undergoing extensive, extreme-duty testing to prepare for its North American debut as the Ram ProMaster. Engineering the new ProMaster for the Ram Truck brand required a number of changes for new capabilities, powertrains, environments, duty cycles and customers.
The 2014 ProMaster is available in two roof heights, three wheelbases, and four body lengths. Additionally, the ProMaster offers both a chassis cab and cutaway from the factory. Its unibody frame architecture makes it significantly lighter than the competition. As a result, the ProMaster boasts an impressive best-in-class payload capacity up to 5,145 pounds and a maximum towing capacity up to 5,100 pounds. The gross combined weight rating (GCWR) for the 3.6-liter V-6 is 11,500 pounds and 12,500 pounds for the 3.0-liter I-4 EcoDiesel. A unibody structural has additional advantages, including stability and strength from front to rear, a reinforced plenum area for optimized engine packaging, and "truer" tuning of chassis systems and related hardware when compared to more common body-on-frame applications.
The unibody system under the cab is an enabler for the ProMaster's segment exclusive front-wheel-drive system. The body-integral construction and multiple configurations allow Ram's new 2014 ProMaster to be up-fitted for virtually every conceivable job. Without rear driveshafts or rear differentials, the proven drive system creates a number of advantages:
• Best-in-class fuel economy
• Best-in-class cargo capacity
• Best-in-class step-in height and lowest load floor
• Best-in-class ceiling height
• Overall weight reduction and lower maintenance costs
Thanks to its unique front-drive system, body-integral construction and the multiple of configurations offered, Ram's new 2014 ProMaster can be upfit for virtually every conceivable commercial need. Proportionally, the ProMaster brings a new standard to the large commercial van-based segment. The ProMaster is available in two roof heights, 90 or 101 inches with best-in-class standard roof height and the most vertically oriented side walls in the cargo van category (nearly 90 degrees in relation to the cargo compartment floor).
The ProMaster features a standard sliding door on the passenger side with an optional sliding door on the driver's side. The sliding door openings are based on roof height – 49 inch x 60 inch for the low roof model and 49 inch x 70 inch for high roof models. In the rear, an available two-position rear clamshell door swings open up to 260-degrees, folding almost flat to the side of the van. All three door openings enable fork lift pallet loading and unloading, and spaciousness that leads the competitive set.
Upfitter friendliness
Ram Truck is well known for being the most upfitter-friendly brand in the truck market. The Ram ProMaster continues the tradition and features an integrated cab configuration for unmatched up-fitter/conversion solutions. Adding to the ProMaster's design for adaptability, virtually all primary vehicle systems are packaged forward of the cargo area.
The standard electronic stability control (ESC) system on the new Ram ProMaster is a sophisticated four-channel (independent control to all four corners of the vehicle) active handling system that links the vehicle's dynamic control systems to assist the driver in maintaining control under demanding or adverse conditions such as wet, snow-covered or icy roads, tight turns, and evasive maneuvers. In effect, the ESC determines the driver's intentions and optimizes overall vehicle control to keep the dynamic forces within select limits in any driving situation – nearly transparent so control seems almost intuitive.
The 2014 Ram ProMaster van's powertrain lineup features the award-winning standard-equipment, gasoline-fueled V-6 and a torque-laden, I-4 EcoDiesel engine. The engines are paired, respectively, with a proven six-speed automatic transmission and an electronically controlled six-speed automated manual.
The 2014 Ram ProMaster marks the North American introduction of the potent 174-horsepower 3.0-liter inline 4-cylinder EcoDiesel engine that generates peak torque of 295 lb.-ft. at just 1,400 rpm. The engine features a number of refinements, including internal engine components, turbo and emission controls. Helping to reduced total cost of ownership, an oil-level sensor contributes to an oil-change schedule of up to 18,500 miles.
Pentastar
The standard-equipment 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 is rated at 280 horsepower with peak torque of 260 lb.-ft., the dual overhead cam, 24-valve Pentastar delivers the capability required of a commercial van without compromising refinement – hallmarks that have contributed to its ranking among Ward's 10 Best Engines for three years running. Reducing vehicle operating costs was paramount in the minds of the powertrain engineers who contributed to Ram ProMaster's development. Recommended oil-change intervals range up to 10,000 miles. But an intelligent oil-servicing system that monitors vehicle usage will trigger an alert when service is most appropriate.
The smooth-shifting 62TE automatic transmission is upgraded to accommodate the Ram ProMaster's prodigious weight ratings. Specifically, its 3.86 final-drive ratio enables comfortable grade transit under full freight. The transmission more readily adopts the most appropriate ratio for a given driving situation. The numerically lower overall top gear ratio delivers a more economical highway operation.
The trailer/tow program comes standard with 62TE and the new M40 automated manual, which is not only exclusive to the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel, it stands alone in the Ram ProMaster's competitive set.
The unique M40 gearbox delivers the efficiency of a manual transmission with the functionality of an automatic. At its core, it is a manual, but gear shifts and clutch functions are accomplished with electro-hydraulic actuation system. However, the driver can opt for manual shift-lever inputs when desired. But the driver needn't do all the work. Gearbox software delivers a unique response to driving conditions.
Shift logic is adjusted according to grade steepness. The result is a well-connected driving experience that delivers the fuel economy required of a commercial van such as the Ram ProMaster.
The Ram design team started with a functional exterior and interior, adding distinct Ram styling while adapting the new full-size van for North America.
The front of the new ProMaster is identified by visually durable bodylines, a broad wraparound bumper and twin-reflector headlamp clusters. True to the Ram Truck brand, the ProMaster leads with a bold, hexagon-shaped crosshair grille, featuring the Ram's head logo proudly displayed as the focal point of the crosshair. The cab-forward, short dash to front axle design pushes the nose inward and the headlamps upward. This design provides higher passenger seating positions and better visibility – obviously important for commercial users – thanks to a more confident vantage point from which to operate the vehicle.
The front bumper is a three-piece styled modular design, resulting in reduced repair costs and downtime. Durable front-wheel arches are styled with the bumper to protect the doors. A unique step is designed into both front bumper corners, making it easy to clean the windscreen from either side.
The new full-size van features plenty of real estate on all four sides. This space allows for businesses to post signage and graphics, making the van a rolling billboard to help promote the owner, trade or vocation.
The functional and innovative features continue inside the Ram ProMaster. Although much was borrowed from the Fiat version, Ram designers made alterations for U.S. customers. Interior design and function is of primary importance for a light commercial vehicle in which the driver normally spends long hours at the wheel, often under demanding conditions. The cabin of the ProMaster was therefore designed with comfortable driving ergonomics, important because the ProMaster is a place of work.
Because goods always need to be transported in total safety, the new Ram ProMaster van is fitted with accommodations to hold down goods on the floor. Up to 17 tie-down rings with 1,000-lb. rating fold away to maintain a flat floor, easing loading and unloading operations. Available partitions also offer passengers excellent protection against the possibility of load shift the cabin.
Safety and security were two of the guiding principles followed by engineers throughout the development of the new 2014 Ram ProMaster van. Ram's new full-size van offers more than 35 active and passive safety and security features. The ProMaster also includes standard ESC, hosting a number of technologies such as trailer-sway control. Security also means notification of the traffic around you. Ram ProMaster features ParkView backup camera and ParkSense with audible warning, all of which are useful when maneuvering a large van.
ProMaster customers can make the best use of their valuable time by leveraging Uconnect's easy-to-learn, easy-to-use interface – acclaimed for its convenience and sensible design. Handsfree calling in the all-new 2014 Ram ProMaster is made convenient via reliable Bluetooth technology. Similarly, the truck's handsfree text-reply feature enables customers to quickly deliver messages. A full-color, five-inch touchscreen is available with global positioning satellite (GPS) navigation, providing Ram ProMaster customers the ability to chart time-saving routes to their destinations. Uconnect Web, powered by Autonet Mobile, is available to U.S. customers. This system delivers continuous Internet connectivity, creating an efficient workspace and real-time information access on the go.
In total, the Ram ProMaster test fleet accumulated millions of miles enabling Ram and Fiat teams access to real-world data. This includes testing done in laboratories in Turin, Italy and Auburn Hills, Mich., at Fiat and Chrysler Group proving grounds, as well as reliability testing on public roads in many different climates in Europe and the United States.
The 3/36 Reliability Testing, appropriately named as each test car accumulates 36,000 miles (equivalent to three years of use) in about three months, is conducted day and night by teams of drivers. To reflect typical daily driver scenarios, the test drivers do not originate from the engineering ranks and are intentionally chosen from diverse backgrounds to represent customers of different ages, sizes and ethnicities. The test drivers scrutinize all the customer functional aspects of each vehicle as well as overall driving evaluations. This includes radio and navigation system checks, seat-belt buckling, heating and ventilation operation and opening and closing storage compartments and windows.
The 2014 Ram ProMaster offers 13 different configurations:
ProMaster 1500 Cargo Van 118-inch wheelbase low roof
ProMaster 1500 Cargo Van 136-inch wheelbase high roof
ProMaster 3500 Cargo Van 159-inch wheelbase high roof extended body
ProMaster 3500 Chassis Cab 136-inch wheelbase
ProMaster 3500 Chassis Cab 159-inch wheelbase extended body
ProMaster 3500 Chassis Cab Cutaway 136-inch wheelbase
ProMaster 3500 Chassis Cab Cutaway 159-inch wheelbase extended frame
ProMaster competitors are: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Ford Transit, Ford Econoline, Chevrolet Express, GMC Savanna and Nissan NV Cargo.
Start of production for the 2014 Ram ProMaster is scheduled for third quarter of 2013. All configurations will be produced at the Saltillo Van Assembly Plant in Saltillo, Mexico.
Q4 2019: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
By Drew Dowdell
FCA US LLC Sales Summary Q4 2019
Q4 Sales
Vol %
CYTD Sales
Curr Yr Pr Yr Change
Compass Patriot Wrangler Gladiator Cherokee
JEEP BRAND
33,263 38,493 -14%
6 22 -73%
52,012 49,081 6%
16,663 0 New
57,929 58,255 -1%
221,536 227,033 -2%
143,934 171,167 -16%
27 621 -96%
242,969 224,908 8%
Ram P/U ProMaster Van ProMaster City
2,968 4,301 -31%
56,409 46,600 21%
CHRYSLER BRAND
5,520 12,038 -54%
48 1,043 -95%
5 6 -17%
97,705 118,322 -17%
Dart Avenger Charger Challenger Viper Journey Caravan Durango
DODGE BRAND
0 0 100%
0 4 -100%
500X Spider
FIAT BRAND
699 1,653 -58%
166 182 -9%
430 600 -28%
Giulia Alfa 4C Stelvio
17 55 -69%
FCA US LLC
2,203,663 2,235,204 -1%
Ram News: Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Pricing Announced
Ram has announced the pricing on the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel. The lowest priced model will be a Quad Cab 2wd Tradesman model, starting at $38,585 including destination charges. The EcoDiesel is a $4,995 option, making it about $3,000 more expensive than a V8 Hemi-eTorque.
The EcoDiesel takes the crown as the half-ton diesel with the highest amount of torque, 480 lb-ft at 1,600 rpm, and highest towing capacity in the class at 12,560 lbs. Horsepower is rated at 260 at 3,600 rpm, an 8 percent increase over the previous version. Fuel economy ratings will be announced closer to release in Q4 this year.
The new EcoDiesel will be available in all trims and configurations including the Ram Classic and the Ram Rebel.
Here is how the Ram EcoDiesel stacks up to the completion from GM and Ford.
RAM - 260 horsepower / 480 lb-ft at 1,600 rpm
GM - 277 horsepower / 460 lb-ft at 1,500 rpm
Ford - 250 horsepower / 440 lb-ft at 1,750 rpm
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Ram Press Release on Page 2
Pricing Announced for New 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel
2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel pricing starts at $36,890, plus $1,695 destination New Ram 1500 EcoDiesel produces the highest half-ton diesel torque at 480 lb.-ft. and highest half-ton diesel towing capacity at 12,560 pounds Ram 1500 Rebel now available with EcoDiesel option for the first time Ram focused on establishing powertrain technology leadership in the truck segment Class-exclusive air suspension enhances fuel economy, improves ride control, off-road capability, ease of entry and exit, cargo-loading effort and features automatic load leveling August 16, 2019 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Ram Truck today announced pricing for the 2020 Ram 1500 powered by the new 3.0-liter V-6 EcoDiesel engine with a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starting at $36,890 for the Tradesman Quad Cab 2WD, plus $1,695 destination.
The EcoDiesel is a $4,995 option, or $3,000 premium over the 5.7-liter HEMI® V-8 eTorque ($3,300 on Tradesman, Big Horn/Lone Star, Rebel and Laramie base models).
“The Ram 1500 EcoDiesel offers the best torque and towing among all half-ton diesel trucks,” said Reid Bigland, Head of Ram Brand. “Now with a 10-year track record, the Ram brand has emerged as a truck powertrain technology leader. Overall, the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel has outstanding pick-up truck capability and is truly in a class of its own.”
The 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is available across all models and configurations, including a first-time offering in the Ram Rebel.
The Ram 1500’s all-new 3.0-liter V-6 EcoDiesel leads the half-ton pickup truck segment in torque with 480 lb.-ft. and diesel towing capability of 12,560 pounds.
The 2019 Ram 1500 Classic is also offered with the second-generation 3.0-liter EcoDiesel. Pricing for the Ram 1500 Classic EcoDiesel (Crew Cab 4x2) starts at $39,140, plus destination.
Fuel economy ratings will be announced closer to when trucks go on sale early in the fourth quarter of this year.
All-new EcoDiesel engine
The third generation of the turbocharged EcoDiesel V-6 delivers increased torque and horsepower, along with superb fuel economy and minimal levels of noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) to meet the needs of Ram 1500 owners.
In the 2020 Ram 1500, the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 is rated at a best-in-class 480 lb.-ft. of torque at 1,600 rpm, a 14 percent increase from the previous-generation EcoDiesel V-6, which peaks 400 rpm earlier. Horsepower increases 8 percent to 260 hp at 3,600 rpm.
Several significant changes contribute to the new EcoDiesel’s improved dynamic and fuel economy performance. A new-generation water-cooled turbocharger with variable geometry is more efficient and provides improved response as engine rpms rise and fall Redesigned intake ports to improve engine performance and fuel economy Introduction of a dual, high-pressure and low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation system, a first for a diesel engine in North America. The EcoDiesel’s existing high-pressure EGR, with cooling exhaust gases drawn from the exhaust manifold, is augmented with a low-pressure EGR system that draws exhaust gases after they exit the diesel particulate filter. The addition of cooler, low-pressure exhaust gas makes a significant contribution to improved fuel economy and lower oxides of nitrogen (NOx) The compression ratio is changed to 16.0:1 from 16.5:1, which helps reduce exhaust emissions, particularly NOx Redesigned high-pressure (29,000 psi/2,000 bar) direct-injection fuel injector nozzles Combustion chamber geometry optimized to improve fuel economy Redesigned aluminum-alloy pistons improve fuel economy. The redesigned pistons use thinner piston rings and coating on the side skits to reduce friction The piston pin is offset 0.3 degrees from the centerline to reduce “piston slap” against the cylinder wall, minimizing NVH The lower portion of the two-piece oil sump uses a sandwiched polymer/metal material to reduce NVH The Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system is 50 percent larger and incorporates a new-generation diesel oxidation catalyst with the Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system to reduce NOx New-generation brake system vacuum pump with low-friction blades contributes to improved fuel economy The upgrades build on the EcoDiesel V-6’s attributes and performance that made it a winner of Wards 10 Best Engines award for three consecutive years.
The 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 uses dual overhead camshafts (DOHC) with four valves per cylinder and a 60-degree angle between the cylinder banks. The block is cast with compacted graphite iron, which provides strength to dampen vibrations, but weighs less than grey cast iron. A compacted graphite iron bedplate adds rigidity to the block.
The EcoDiesel V-6 uses a forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods for strength and durability. The aluminum alloy pistons are cooled on the underside via oil jets. Heat-treated aluminum cylinder heads use individual bearing caps to reduce friction and minimize NVH. The chain-driven overhead camshafts employ roller-finger followers.
The 3.0-liter EcoDiesel V-6 is produced at the FCA Cento facility in Ferrara, Italy.
The 2020 Ram 1500 is the no-compromise benchmark for durability, technology, efficiency and convenience with features never before offered in a pickup. The Ram 1500 features up to 12,750 pounds of towing capability (5.7-liter HEMI V-8) and 2,300 pounds of payload. Ram’s eTorque mild hybrid system delivers improved fuel efficiency in both V-6 (standard) and V-8 configurations. As a segment disrupter, the new Uconnect 4C with a massive 12-inch touchscreen leads the pickup world in technology, featuring split-screen capability, 360-degree camera views and exclusive content from SiriusXM with 360L. Active safety and security systems include adaptive cruise control, Forward Collision Warning, Blind-spot Monitoring and Ready Alert Braking. Class-leading ride and handling is accomplished via a class-exclusive link-coil rear suspension system with optional Active-level four-corner air suspension. The 2020 Ram 1500 also features twice the interior storage capacity versus the competition.
Unsurpassed powertrain warranty – five years/100,000 miles
The 2020 Ram 1500 is backed with a five-year /100,000-mile Powertrain Limited Warranty. The powertrain-limited warranty covers the cost of all parts and labor needed to repair a covered powertrain component – engine, transmission and drive system.
The standard three-year/36,000-mile Basic Limited Warranty provides bumper-to-bumper coverage for the Ram 1500, from the body to the electrical system.
The 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is built at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
About Ram Truck Brand
In 2009, the Ram Truck brand launched as a stand-alone division, focused on meeting the demands of truck buyers and delivering benchmark-quality vehicles.
That focus leads Ram to design the industry’s most innovative, award-winning trucks, emphasizing durability, strength, technology and efficiency.
With a full lineup of trucks, including ProMaster and ProMaster City vans, the Ram brand builds trucks that get the hard work done and families where they need to go. From the no-compromise Ram 1500 that defines the future of pickup trucks with innovative design, the highest quality materials and class-exclusive technology, to the Ram Heavy Duty which combines the ability to out-power, out-tow and out-haul every single competitor with the segment’s most comfortable ride and handling, Ram is committed to product leadership.
Ram continues to outperform the competition and sets the benchmarks for: Most powerful: 1,000 lb.-ft of torque with Cummins Turbo Diesel Highest towing capacity: 35,100 lbs. with Ram 3500 Heaviest payloads: 7,680 lbs. with Ram 3500 Most luxurious: Ram Limited with real wood, real leather and 12-inch Uconnect touchscreen Best ride and handling with exclusive link coil rear and auto-level air suspensions Most interior space with Ram Mega Cab Most capable full-size off-road pickup – Ram Power Wagon Most-awarded light-duty truck in America Highest owner loyalty of any half-ton pickup Over the last 30 years, Ram has the highest percentage of pickups still on the road
Giving maximum effort all day, every day with confidence, the Ram Truck lineup steps forward with the full force of modern capability providing confidence-inspiring features and class-exclusive vehicle safety.
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Ram News: Ram 1500 Classic to Live On
The Ram Classic could live on indefinitely as long as it make business sense says FCA CEO Michael Manley. At an investors meeting, Manley suggested that it might even get an update. Ram recently introduced a new Warlock package on the 1500 Classic, indicating their willingness to invest in the aging platform.
Ram currently doesn't have a mid-size offering in its stable, and without one on the horizon, the Ram 1500 Classic fills the niche of a lower priced truck. The base Tradesman model rings up at $29,340 and can be configured all the way up to a Big Horn with a 5.7 liter Hemi V8 at $46,240. That contrasts with the new Ram 1500 which starts at $35,135.
One thing keeping the Classic around has done is allowed the RAM to creep ahead of the Chevrolet Silverado in the truck sales race, moving to the number two spot in market share for this class of truck.
Ram 1500 Classic to Live On
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Monday, July 01, 2019, 23:57
Iran says it has breached stockpile limit under nuclear deal
Monday, July 01, 2019, 23:57 By Associated Press
This Jan 15, 2011 photo, shows a part of Arak heavy water nuclear facilities, near the central city of Arak, 250 kilometers southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran. (MEHDI MARIZAD / FARS NEWS AGENCY / AP)
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran acknowledged Monday it had broken the limit set on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium by the 2015 nuclear deal, marking its first major departure from the unraveling agreement a year after the US unilaterally withdrew from the accord.
Iran long has insisted its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, despite Western fears about it
Iran had been expected for days to acknowledge it broke the limit after earlier warning it would do so. It held off on publicly making an announcement as European leaders met Friday in Vienna to discuss ways to save the accord. Iran has threatened to increase its enrichment of uranium closer to weapons-grade levels by July 7.
The announcement comes as tensions remain high between Iran and the US. In recent weeks, the wider Persian Gulf has seen Iran shoot down a US military surveillance drone, mysterious attacks on oil tankers and Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen launching bomb-laden drones into Saudi Arabia.
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The state-run IRNA news agency quoted Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as making the uranium announcement. IRNA reported that Zarif, answering a reporter's question whether Iran had broken the limit, said: "Yes."
"If Europeans do what they have to do, our measures are reversible," Zarif said, according to IRNA.
Zarif did not say how much low-enriched uranium had on hand, IRNA said.
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, confirmed Iran had broken through the limit. IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano told the agency's board of governors that it had verified the development.
Breaking the stockpile limit by itself doesn't radically change the one year experts say Iran would need to have enough material for an atomic bomb, if to choose to pursue one. Iran long has insisted its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, despite Western fears about it.
But by coupling an increasing stockpile with higher enrichment, it begins to close that one-year window and hamper any diplomatic efforts at saving the accord.
In this April 9, 2018 photo, released by an official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani listens to explanations on new nuclear achievements at a ceremony to mark "National Nuclear Day," in Tehran, Iran. (IRANIAN PRESIDENCY OFFICE / AP)
Under terms of the nuclear deal, Iran agreed to have less than 300 kilograms of uranium enriched to a maximum of 3.67%. Previously, Iran enriched as high as 20%, which is a short technical step away from reaching weapons-grade levels. It also held up to 10,000 kilograms of the higher-enriched uranium.
At the time of the 2015 deal, which was agreed to by Iran, the United States, China, Russia, Germany, France and Britain, experts believed Iran needed anywhere from several weeks to three months to have enough material for a bomb.
Zarif was quoted as also saying that the country remained on track to raise its enrichment if Europe did not take any additional steps toward saving the accord.
"The next step is about the 3.67% limitation, which we will implement too," he warned.
In Moscow, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov noted that Iran had warned in advance it was going to exceed the limit set by the deal and emphasized that Tehran's move followed "unthinkable" US pressure.
"It didn't come as a surprise, Iran long has warned about it," Ryabkov said Monday.
"Exceeding the 300-kilogram limit causes regret, but shouldn't be overdramatized. It must be seen as a natural result of the preceding events," Ryabkov said. "Iran has faced an unprecedented and unthinkable US sanction pressure, effectively meaning a total oil embargo, an attempt to strangle a sovereign state."
READ MORE: Khamenei: Iran will not retreat in face of US sanctions, 'insults'
"We are calling on all European members of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action not to heat up the situation," he added, using the accord's formal name. "We are urging our Iranian colleagues to be extremely responsible regarding their actions, particularly those that concern Iran's fulfillment of comprehensive guarantees with the IAEA and an additional protocol to the agreement."
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Arab billionaire to Trump: I'm sorry I ever supported you
Published Tue, Dec 8 201511:59 AM EST Updated Wed, Dec 9 20156:41 AM EST
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Khalaf Al Habtoor
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An Arab self-made billionaire said he regretted backing Donald Trump after the Republican frontrunner called for all Muslims to be barred from entering the United States.
"I wrote an article supporting him [in a leading Gulf newspaper in August]," Khalaf Al Habtoor, who has featured on the Forbes rich list, told NBC News on Tuesday. "I said we are fed up with the politicians, they have destroyed the Middle East ... I wrote we need a successful businessman like Mr. Trump."
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Al Habtoor is the chairman of United Arab Emirates-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group, which built Dubai's airport and owns Aston Martin and Bentley dealerships and luxury hotels throughout the region.
He was shocked by Trump's comments, which the American tycoon defended Tuesday as "common sense."
"When he was talking about Muslims, attacking them ... I had to admit I made a mistake in my supporting Mr. Trump," he said. "He is creating a hatred between Muslims and the United States of America."
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Trump said on Monday that he backs "a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on." Trump said this ban was necessary to protect the U.S. from Muslim extremism.
Trump's empire stretches throughout the world, including in predominantly Muslim countries like the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Indonesia, according to his company's corporate website and financial disclosures.
Damac Properties, which partnered with the American property magnate to operate the Trump International Golf Course in Dubai, declined to discuss the issue.
"We would like to stress that our agreement is with the Trump Organization as one of the premium golf course operators in the world and as such we would not comment further on Mr. Trump's personal or political agenda, nor comment on the internal American political debate scene," Damac senior vice-president Niall McLoughlin said in an emailed statement.
The Dar al Ifta, Egypt's official religious body that issues binding decrees, described Trump's comments as "hate rhetoric" that is "totally erroneous."
It added: "Islam exhorts peace and coexistence among all humans and it is unfair to blame all Muslims for the actions of a minority that manipulates fundamentals of the religion."
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Tesla tumbles 5% post-earnings but some analysts are still betting on new highs
Published Thu, Feb 23 201712:14 PM EST Updated Thu, Feb 23 20172:44 PM EST
Robert Ferris@in/robert-ferris-a482061/@RobertoFerris
Tesla revs up production on heels of EPS miss
Tesla shares were recently down about 5 percent Thursday morning, after the company reported Wednesday evening mixed quarterly results and the planned departure of a senior executive.
Still, at least two analysts who follow the stock have raised their price targets.
RBC Capital analyst Joseph Spak, who has the equivalent of a "hold" rating on the stock, raised his target to $314 from $245, while Baird analyst Ben Kallo, who has the equivalent of a "buy" rating on the stock, lifted his target to $368 from $338.
Some of the major themes analysts are discussing are the Model 3 production ramp, whether Tesla will raise capital this year (as many expect it to), and what the company will do with the acquisition of SolarCity.
Both Spak and Kallo noted bears may be concerned over weak gross margin numbers for the automotive business in the fourth quarter, and over Tesla's forecast that it will deliver about the same number of Model S and X cars for the first half of 2017 as it did for the second half of 2016.
Spak expects automotive gross margin to climb back up to roughly 25 percent and beyond through the first and second quarters, before pulling back a bit as Model 3 production begins.
Tesla said in a letter to shareholders that automotive gross margins declined for three reasons. First, it was hurt by some delays in the deployment of premium updates to its autopilot software. Secondly it suffered from unfavorable foreign exchange rates, and third, it had an increase in the sale of fixed assets. Spak said the higher fixed asset sales resulted from Tesla's efforts to prepare for Model 3 production.
Kallo also said that Tesla indicated fourth-quarter net orders for the Model S and X rose 49 percent over the same quarter in 2015, which suggests the demand for the cars is strong.
Both Spak and Kallo cited Tesla's continued progress on the production ramp for the Model 3 as a positive for the stock.
Spak also noted that management is increasingly confident that the Model 3 can deliver profitability on par with the S and X models once it reaches Tesla's expected production rate of 5,000 cars a week. On Wedneday, Tesla said it should hit that pace during the fourth quarter.
Tesla Chairman and CEO Elon Musk said on a conference call Wednesday night that the company does not need to raise capital to complete the Model 3 production ramp, but that it may ask investors for more money anyway to reduce risks to the business.
Analysts still expect the company to raise somewhere between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion at some point, though Spak wrote that could be the last time Tesla needs to raise money at all.
This was also the first quarter Tesla reported results following its merger with SolarCity, which has helped push Tesla from being an automaker to a broader sustainable energy company.
Kallo, a more bullish analyst with an "outperform" rating on the stock, blamed the quarterly loss in part on the acquisition of SolarCity, and said the solar piece of Tesla's business exceeded his expectations for the quarter.
Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch said in a note sent Wednesday that he expects Tesla's solar business to be an "increasingly small portion of the company's narrative." Rusch has no price target on the stock, and maintains the equivalent of a "hold" rating.
Rusch has repeatedly said in the past that he believes Tesla's SolarCity acquisition is a costly distraction for the company.
Both Spak and Kallo's new price targets are well above Tesla's all-time high of $291.42. Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas maintained his price target of $305, in a note sent Thursday morning.
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ICICI Bank to buy stake in BSE subsidiary INX for Rs 31 crore
Updated : May 20, 2019 08:14 PM IST
Post the proposed investment, ICICI Bank would have a shareholding of up to 9.9 percent in INX
During 2017-18, INX had earned revenues of Rs 1.14 crore, while in 2016-17 the exchange earned Rs 3,225
ICICI Bank Monday said it has entered into an agreement with the BSE to buy stake in its subsidiary INX - located at GIFT City Gujarat - for nearly Rs 31 crore. India International Exchange (INX) - a wholly owned subsidiary of the BSE - is India's first international exchange at International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in GIFT City.
The investment is subject to regulatory approvals and comes at a cash consideration of up to Rs 305 million in tranches to acquire up to 9.9 percent shareholding in INX, ICICI Bank said in a regulatory filing.
"Post the proposed investment, ICICI Bank would have a shareholding of up to 9.9 per cent in INX," the filing said.
INX was incorporated in September 2016 and has posted a loss of Rs 31 crore in 2018-19. The total revenue was Rs 2.25 crore.
During 2017-18, INX had earned revenues of Rs 1.14 crore, while in 2016-17 the exchange earned Rs 3,225.
ICICI Bank shares closed 4.48 percent higher at Rs 407.80 on the BSE.
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Phillies' Lee has MRI for elbow pain
When Cliff Lee's mild elbow pain turned into more serious discomfort, the MRI was ordered. The 35-year-old Lee, who has had zero arm problems in his 13-year career, initially fought it.
Phillies' Lee has MRI for elbow pain When Cliff Lee's mild elbow pain turned into more serious discomfort, the MRI was ordered. The 35-year-old Lee, who has had zero arm problems in his 13-year career, initially fought it. Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: http://on.cpsj.com/1gMGR0g
Chris Branch, The News Journal Published 8:18 p.m. ET May 20, 2014 | Updated 12:20 a.m. ET May 21, 2014
Phillies pitcher Cliff Lee is averaging 200 innings per season since 2008. (Photo: AP )
"Cliff hates being hurt," Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr said. "He hates having an issue. We had to kind of convince him."
Lee arrived in Miami early Tuesday evening, after he underwent the MRI earlier in the day in Philadelphia. Lee pitched through pain in his last three starts.
"It didn't prevent me from making pitches, but it definitely was concerning that it was there on every throw," Lee said Tuesday night. "As much season as we have left, I didn't think I could keep pitching like that."
The diagnosis is positive. Lee has a Grade 1 strain of his flexor pronator tendon in his left elbow, and will head to the 15-day disabled list. He will rest for a week, and then the Phillies will re-evaluate him.
"I've never had anything in my elbow like this, ever," Lee said. "I was hoping it would be minor. I don't know if this is minor, but it's definitely not a ligament. So the Tommy John thing is not what it is. So that's good."
It is unclear how much time Lee will ultimately miss. Three weeks seems likely, from what Lee and Amaro said.
"We want to be cautious with him and there's no reason to try to push that," Amaro said. "Hopefully, he'll be ready by the time the DL is over."
In a year that has seen Tommy John surgeries spike throughout baseball, a long-term injury to Lee — the rock of the Phillies' rotation — would be devastating.
It goes without saying how Lee's prolonged absence would affect the Phillies' starters; Lee, however, is also the Phillies' best trade chip should they be in a fire-sale position at the trade deadline.
Amaro and the Phillies are worried.
"It's never good news whenever you lose one of your No.<TH>1 pitchers, but it's pretty mild," Amaro said. "But it's a strain and we want to be careful with him."
Lee has pitched 1,401<AF>2/3<XA> innings since the 2008 season, an average of 200 per season, even with 2014 only a fourth of the way done. Only Justin Verlander, CC Sabathia, James Shields and Felix Hernandez have thrown that many innings in that span.
Should Lee miss significant time, things could spiral downward, fast. Cole Hamels and his massive contract would become the Phillies most desirable trade option, something the Phillies will likely have to consider. A.J. Burnett, who has said he doesn't want to pitch beyond this year, could be attractive for a contender.
"We'll hold the fort down until we get Cliff back," Burnett said after picking up the win in the Phillies' 6-5 victory Tuesday. "I said my prayers last night, I'm sure some other people did too.It wasn't great news, but it was better than the alternative."
Having an injured Lee on the books could also be crippling for the Phils. He is owed at least $37.5 million over the next two seasons. With Hamels and Ryan Howard on the books for at more than $20 million apiece through 2015, Amaro's hands are well tied in trying to create a competitive roster.
And without Lee on the field, the back-end of the rotation would weaken tremendously. It's hard to not think about the wide, relief-filled grin on Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg's face when the team signed Burnett; without one of those top-three pitchers, the rotation was a liability and Sandberg knew it.
Lee was scheduled to pitch Saturday. Amaro said a roster move will be made.
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Highlights of Europe for All
Visit - Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris
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Amsterdam is a living, breathing museum for international art and architecture connoisseurs. Whether you go for storybook canals or laid-back coffeehouses, the Flower Market's springtime blooms or the Van Gogh Museum's sunflowers, it is undoubtedly one of the jewels of Europe.
Bienvenue a Paris! The capital of France - Paris, is the city that has inspired countless poets, singers, writers, fashion designers and tourists. There's an amazing world of art galleries, beautiful architecture and great food waiting to be explored. The city boasts of a rich culture heritage which dates back to hundreds and hundreds of years.
DAY 01 | Arrive Amsterdam
Welcome to Amsterdam!!
On arrival in Amsterdam, you will be welcomed by our local Cox & Kings representative and transferred to your hotel.
The rest of the evening is at leisure.
None (meals on your own).
DAY 02 | Amsterdam
Enjoy an excursion to Zaanse Schans, Volendam, and Marken (Coach).
This morning, explore the amazing city of Amsterdam with the canal bus hop on hop off day pass. This pass takes you to discover the typical Dutch countryside as you drive through a picture-perfect landscape crisscrossed with canals. Marvel at the authentic wooden houses, windmills and fishing villages and witness the traditional crafts. The picturesque village of Zaanse Schans is famous for its original buildings, vividly capturing Dutch life in the 17th and 18th centuries. View the historic shipyard and windmills and pay a visit to a shoemaker who works with wood and watch his clog-making techniques first-hand. Later, travel to the world-famous fishing villages of Volendam and Marken, on the coast of the former Zuiderzee (now called Ijselmeer). The old wooden houses here are built on stilts and locals still wear their colourful traditional outfits.
Travel to city center point and back is own your own.
DAY 03 | Amsterdam - Brussels
Today morning, transfer from hotel to train station in Amsterdam for your train to Brussels.
Note: Transfer from hotel to train station is on your own.
Embark onboard the high speed Thalys train and travel to Brussels.
On arrival in Brussels, proceed and check in to the hotel.
Note: Transfer from train station to hotel is on your own.
Discover the city of Brussels on a hop on hop off tour with a visit to Mini Europe (Coach).
Later, discover the city of Brussels on a hop on hop off tour. The coach passes all the main sights in the city, including St Michael and St Gudula Cathedral, the Congress Column, the Atomium, the Grand Place, Palace of Justice, the Royal Museum of Art and History and the Royal Palace of Brussels. Proceed to Mini Europe and discover reproductions of monuments and live action models such as trains, mills, an erupting Mount Vesuvius, and cable cars with a visit to Mini Europe.
Note: Transfer to and from the hotel is not included.
OTH NA 10:00 AM
DAY 04 | Brussels - Paris
Later, transfer from hotel to train station in Brussels for you train to Paris.
Embark on the train and travel from Brussels to Paris.
On arrival in Paris, proceed and check in at the hotel.
Enjoy a chocolate workshop (On your own).
Post breakfast, experience creating decadent treats in the chocolate capital of the world. Learn to make your own gourmet cocoa treats with this fun and scrumptious chocolate workshop. You will learn to create the two most famous types of Belgian chocolates pralines and mendicants, with the help of a professional instructor. Learn easy and authentic methods which you can try in your own kitchen and finish with more than 30 handcrafted dark chocolate treats to take home in a box or gobble up. Return back to the hotel.
Optionals you can choose on Day 04
Dining Experience At Bustronome
Daily | Duration 03 hrs
Board the high-end double decker bus converte.. more
Board the high-end double decker bus converted into a restaurant and enjoy a friendly welcome and a wide variety of dishes in a fashionable setting. The gourmet chef demonstrates that technique, local products, aesthetics and tradition can all blend together harmoniously to create the perfect meal.
Pick Up Point - Na Pick Up Time - 19:30 Durations - 03:00 hrs
Crazy Horse Show With Half Bottle Of Champagne
Daily | Duration 01:30 hrs
Crazy Horse Show also known as Le Crazy Horse.. more
Crazy Horse Show also known as Le Crazy Horse Saloon or Le Crazy Horse de Paris is a Parisian cabaret famous for its stage shows which are performed by natural female dancers and for the fabulous magic shows that fluctuate between the dance performances. It is walking distance from the Eiffel Tower and the Champs Elysees and has been thrilling audiences since 1951.
Also enjoy half a bottle of champagne during the show.
Bateaux Parisiens Dinner Cruise
Float past the city's famed monuments, su.. more
Float past the city's famed monuments, such as the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, and Notre Dame Cathedral aboard a luxury Bateaux Parisiens riverboat.
Soak up the magic of Paris from an on board dining room while enjoying a gourmet 3-course meal.
DAY 05 | Paris
Discover Paris on a city tour with skip-the-line Eiffel Tower followed by a cruise on River Seine (Seat in coach).
Today, discover the historical landmarks and admire the beautiful architecture of Paris. The highlights of the tour are visits to the Place de la Concorde, Avenue Champs-Elysees and Arc de Triomphe. Proceed to the 2nd level of the Eiffel Tower (skip the line) for a fabulous overview of the city. Later, cruise on the beautiful River Seine and admire the architecture of the historical monuments and cafe lined boulevards.
The Eiffel Tower ticket is subject to availability and can be changed to Montparnasse Tower.
Transfer from hotel to city center point and back, is on your own.
The rest of the day is at leisure to discover this magical city. You can opt to take the Illumination Tour at night or dine at the 'Altitude 95' restaurant.
Illumination Tour Of Paris
Admire the magic of Paris by night on board a.. more
Admire the magic of Paris by night on board a double-decker bus. The monuments and bridges are lit up emphasizing the fantastical atmosphere that reigns in the City of Lights. Discover the Place de l'Opera, the Champs Elysees, Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Saint Germain des Pres lit up after dark.
Pick Up Point - Meeting Point Pick Up Time - 21:00 Durations - 01:45 hrs
Grevin Wax Museum
Meet your role model, favourite pop star or s.. more
Meet your role model, favourite pop star or sporting hero and be amazed by the dramatic and lifelike scenes of historical and modern Paris, depicted by over 300 wax figures of the world's most famous faces. Learn about major events in French for an entertaining educational experience.
Lido Show With Indian Dinner
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Treat yourself to a night of Parisian cabaret and a gourmet dinner and show at the Lido de Paris - one of the city's most iconic nightclubs. Savor a 3-course meal of classically-prepared and sit back and watch as the famous Bluebell Girls, acrobats and other talented performers take the stage for a cabaret extravaganza.
Here, Europe's fastest elevator will take.. more
Here, Europe's fastest elevator will take you to the panoramic observation deck on the 56th floor in 38 seconds! The city's architecture is showcased from a modern and comfortable space that is completely surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows, with displays that help understand its history and dynamism.
Discover the capital from a different perspective!
Segway Tour Of Paris
In a short period of time, zoom around effort.. more
In a short period of time, zoom around effortlessly and see the City of Light's top landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Louvre and Orsay museums, Les Invalides, Napoleon's tomb and more. Learn heaps of unique and fascinating stories from an entertaining guide.
Enjoy the full day at Disneyland Paris with access to 2 parks (On your own).
Enjoy a 1day pass to Disneyland Paris that gives a full day access to 2 parks, namely Disneyland Paris and Walt Disney Studios. Step through the Walt Disney Studios Gates, let your imagination soar and immerse yourself in the never-ending, always fascinating world of movies and television. Have a fun filled day where fairytales and fantasy come to life across 5 lands full of excitement for the family.
Note: Transfers to and from the hotel is not included.
DAY 07 | Depart Paris
Today morning, you will be transferred from hotel to the airport in Paris for your flight back home.
We trust that you enjoyed your Flexihol vacation.
Note: Departure airport transfer from city centre hotels only (Pick up time starts from 0600 hours upto 2300 hours).
Pick Up Point - Na Pick Up Time - 19:30 PM Duration - 03:00 hrs
Pick Up Point - Meeting Point Pick Up Time - 21:00 PM Duration - 01:45 hrs
Pick Up Point - Na Pick Up Time - 09:30 AM Duration - 02:00 hrs
Meals as per itinerary.
Intercity train travel by European train network: Amsterdam to Brussels Brussels to Paris
Overseas travel insurance.
City tax payable at the time of check-out.
STANDARD All 1st April, 2019 - 31st March, 2020 INR 1,13,318
(EUR 1,362) INR 1,09,408
(EUR 1,941) INR 86,778
FIRST CLASS All 1st April, 2019 - 31st March, 2020 INR 1,33,203
- INR 2,74,643
- INR 68,806
It is advisable for all clients to have overseas travel insurance for the entire travel duration of your holiday. Please check details with our travel consultant.
Should the period of travel, the number of participants, the type of accommodation, the type of transport or the duration of the trip, change the quote will be revised accordingly.
Intercity train travel by train using European Train network:
Second Class in 'Standard and First Class' packages.
First Class in 'Deluxe' packages.
Paris: Departure airport transfer from city centre hotels only (Pick up time starts from 0600 hours upto 2300 hours).
PERIOD PAYMENT AT THE TIME OF BOOKING BALANCE PAYMENT AMMENDMENT CHARGES CANCELLATION CHARGES
Amsterdam Corendon Vitality Hotel 02
Brussels Hotel Izan Avenue Louise 01
Paris Hotel Opera Cadet 03
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Mosquito-borne Diseases: Is Typhoid More Dangerous Than Dengue?
Typhoid is endemic and keeps occurring throughout the year, Dengue is mostly seasonal. Both the diseases are curable if diagnosed in time and receive proper treatment
While the vector-borne diseases can prove fatal to life, there are various bacterial diseases, such as typhoid and cholera, which may cause equal worry
Weak systems and funding gaps jeopardize drinking-water and sanitation in the world’s poorest countries
28 August 2019 | STOCKHOLM – The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN-Water today sounded the alarm for an urgent increase in investment in strong drinking-water and sanitation systems
Nineteen countries and one territory reported a funding gap of more than 60% between identified needs and available funding. Less than 15% of countries have the financial or human resources needed to implement their plans
While funding gaps and weak systems are holding many countries back, the report also found that countries have begun to take positive steps towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 on water and sanitation
IVI acquires supplemental funding for Severe Typhoid in Africa Program (SETA Plus)
International Vaccine Institute
The SETA study, launched in 2015, is a continuation and expansion of data collection from the typhoid fever surveillance network established through TSAP, which evaluated the typhoid burden through standardized surveillance at 13 sites in 10 sub-Saharan African countries
SETA Plus surveillance and the studies coordinated with the THECA consortium will be closely aligned with related work being conducted by the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium (TyVAC)
The study will continue to collect standardized data from five sub-Saharan African countries (Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Madagascar and Burkina Faso), including additional information on invasive Salmonella infections, such as severe manifestations of the illness and socio-economic burden.
Punjab CM announces additional relief measures for flood victims
Big News Network
According to the release, amid fear of outbreak of water-borne epidemics in the wake of the floods, the Chief Minister has ordered the Principal Secretary Health to take effective measures to check the outbreak of diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, enteric fever, jaundice etc. as well as vector-borne diseases like malaria, chikungunya, dengue etc.
He has also asked the Health Department to ensure fogging of the flooded areas to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes
Improving Child Health in Nigeria Through Education, Awareness and Quality Water and Sanitation Products
CSRwire
Aimcare, a Nigerian social enterprise focusing in hygiene education, has joined Business Call to Action with a commitment to facilitate access to clean water and sanitation to 200,000 low-income Nigerians in rural areas through its WaterEase platform by 2024
Using a cross-compensation model, profits made from these sales are used to promote Aimcare’s Extensive Hygiene Education programmes in low income rural communities
Aimcare created an online WaterEase platform designed to connect rural communities, schools or health centres in need of clean water in Africa with International and local organizations and individuals willing to provide help. Aimcare collects special data and analysis surveys to identify communities without clean water to enlist them on the platform
30 cases of typhoid fever caused by contaminated water detected in Kamle
At least 30 cases of typhoid fever have reportedly been detected in Tamen and Boasimla areas in Kamle district due to contamination of drinking water sources, the Ziro (Lower Subansiri)-based Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) cell has informed
Dr Subu Habung on 19 August said contamination of the drinking water sources in Boasimla-I and Boasimla-II was the cause behind the alarming number of typhoid fever cases in the two areas
The officials removed encroachment around the water tanks, and issued an order asking the settlers to shift from the vicinity of the water tanks at the earliest
CDC sounds alarm over deadly drug-resistant salmonella
A deadly strain of salmonella that has sickened more than 250 people may not respond to the antibiotics commonly prescribed to treat the foodborne infection, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
In its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published on Thursday, the CDC said that from June 2018 to March 2019, 255 people in 32 states were infected with the strain, with 60 being hospitalized and two dying from the infection
The CDC called the strain “emerging” and said it hadn’t been detected before 2016. The strain didn’t respond to ciprofloxacin and had “decreased susceptibility” to azithromycin — two antibiotic drugs often prescribed to treat Salmonella infections
Microplastics in Drinking Water Don’t Threaten Human Health: WHO
TheScientist
The minuscule bits of plastic invisibly bobbing around in drinking water do not pose a threat to human health, according to a World Health Organization assessment published August 21
“Based on the limited evidence available, chemicals and microbial pathogens associated with microplastics in drinking water pose a low concern for human health. Although there is insufficient information to draw firm conclusions on the toxicity of nanoparticles, no reliable information suggests it is a concern”, the report states
As it calls for more research, the WHO does not recommend investing effort in monitoring for microplastics in drinking water because resources would be better spent removing pathogens, a proven risk, The Guardian reports
Keep cool and carry on: the fridge protecting vaccines from power outages
A fridge designed for vaccines and medicines has “harnessed the power of nature” to keep its contents cold, even with intermittent access to electricity
Vaccines are often temperature sensitive, with inoculations for diseases including hepatitis, typhoid and polio sensitive to both high and low temperatures
When electricity is switched off, the warm water rises while the ice begins to melt, keeping the water at a constant temperature. It can keep the contents chilled for up to four weeks without power
Global Enteric Disease Testing & Treatment Market worth reach USD 4.9 billion by 2025
Indian Columnist
The Global Enteric Disease Testing & Treatment Market research report provides a detailed analysis of the current applications and comparative analysis with more focused on the pros and cons of the competitive market.
The Global Enteric Disease Testing & Treatment Market report provides in-depth qualitative insights, historical data and sustainable projections and assumptions about the market size.
Typhoid Vaccine Market Recent and Future Demand | Sanofi, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline
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The Worldwide Typhoid Vaccine Industry, 2019-2029 Market Research Report is an efficient and detailed study on the present situation of the industry by focusing on the global market.
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18 typhoid fever cases in 3 weeks
The individuals developed symptoms of the bacterial infection between July 13 and Aug 4.
The Ministry Of Health and Singapore Food Agency said that they are interviewing affected individuals to identify common links, and collecting food and water samples for testing.
In cases where the affected individuals are also food handlers, they will not be allowed to work until they have fully recovered.
Sindh govt to launch anti-typhoid vaccination drive
For the very first time in its history, the Sindh government has decided to launch an anti-typhoid vaccination drive across the province, including Karachi.
Typhoid-conjugated vaccine (TCV) will be included in the government’s existing Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI) by the end of November this year.
Austria hit by Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria outbreaks
Food Safety News
Officials in Austria are investigating three different outbreaks caused by Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria
The Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES) reported the source of the Salmonella outbreak has been identified but the vehicle of infection for the E. coli and Listeria outbreaks are still unknown
Investigations into all the foodborne outbreaks were carried out by AGES, the Federal Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection (BMASGK) and state authorities
Hyderabad: In 2 months, 16,000 down with diarrhoea, 1,300 contract typhoid
Enteric fevers, especially typhoid, are on the rise in Hyderabad as also are diarrhoea and Hepatitis A. In the last two months, 1,301 enteric fever cases have been reported in the city, while over 16,178 cases of diarrhoea (including gastroenteritis cases) have been reported.
Open drainage in several parts of the city is making matters worse by causing mixing of rainwater with dirty water. “Waterlogging, poorly fitted manholes and rusting drinking water pipelines contribute to the problem too. We are in touch with the GHMC to identify such areas”, said a senior official from the state health department.
Automatically chlorinating water cuts child diarrhoea by almost a quarter in urban Bangladesh
The Daily Star
A novel water treatment device that delivers chlorine automatically via public taps without the need for electricity, reduced child diarrhoea by 23% compared with controls (156 cases out of 2,073 child measurements [7.5%] vs 216/2,145 [10%]) over 14 months in two urban neighbourhoods of Bangladesh, according to a randomised trial following more than 1,000 children published in The Lancet Global Health journal.
Clean water is still a major problem in poor urban communities in low-income countries, where contamination by bacteria can lead to high rates of diarrhoeal diseases such as cholera and typhoid, harming children’s health and growth.
Worldwide, an estimated one billion people who have access to piped water are drinking water that does not meet international safety standards.
Typhoid eruption gives Zimbabwe a health scare
CAJ News Africa
Zimbabwean civil society organisations have accused the government of violating citizens’ rights following the outbreak of typhoid affecting hundreds of people.
More than 800 cases of the water borne disease have been recorded this year in some high density areas of the capital city, Harare.
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) and Community Water Alliance (CWA) expressed dismay. CWA and ZLHR reported that over the years, they had repeatedly highlighted the key drivers of the outbreak of typhoid and other waterborne diseases to government.
Water, food-borne infections on the rise in Potohar region
Rawalpindi: The incidences of water and food-borne diseases including gastroenteritis, viral hepatitis (A&E), typhoid and paratyphoid fever and dysentery along with a number of other monsoon related health threats are on the rise since the setting-in of hot and humid weather in this region of the country.
Data collected by The News has revealed that not less than 10000 patients with water and food-borne diseases are reporting at the allied hospitals and PIMS every week and experts believe that the burden may increase if effective prevention and control measures are not adopted seriously both at community and individual levels.
According to estimates, almost every fifth patient reaching public sector healthcare facilities is with water or food-borne infection.
Climate change on the agenda at Pacific health ministers’ meeting
ABC RN
The Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt heads to French Polynesia next week, becoming Australia’s first minister to visit the islands in more than 20 years.
He’s travelling to meet other health ministers from across the Pacific, with climate change set to be high on the agenda.
Today, a new report warns global warming is already affecting the health of people living in the Pacific, with an increase in deaths caused by extreme weather events and a growing risk posed by diseases like cholera and typhoid.
Spurt in waterborne diseases
Gurugram: With the arrival of monsoon, the number of patients suffering from gastrointestinal diseases such as diarrhoea, typhoid and hepatitis has witnessed a sudden spurt.
According to doctors, there has been a 30 per cent increase in the number of patients in July.
The doctors said such diseases increase during the monsoon because of warm and humid conditions in which harmful pathogen multiply fast in food.
Avoiding eating food cooked in open and drinking only filtered water or boiled water can prevent catching infections. Experts also recommended having a healthy diet to boost immunity as frequent changes in temperature can make the body susceptible to infections.
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Home > Shows > The Last Battle
Date Sunday - June 9, 2013
Host Ian Punnett
Guests Stephen Harding, Margaret Barker, Howard Bloom
Ian Punnett was joined by journalist specializing in military affairs, Stephen Harding, for a discussion on how U.S. and German soldiers joined forces in the waning hours of World War II. He explained that this unlikely collaboration was forged in an effort to save high value French prisoners that were being held captive by the Nazis in an Austrian castle. Originally to be used as hostages or pawns by the Nazis, by May of 1945 these prisoners were slated to be executed since Germany had lost the war. However, before the orders could be carried out, the plans were thwarted thanks to a sympathetic German army major named Josef Gangl and an American army lieutenant by the name of Jack Lee.
According to Harding, Lee's unit was stationed in Austria awaiting word that the war with Germany had officially ended. During that time, he was approached by a surrendering Gangl, who told Lee about the French prisoners' potentially dire fate and asked him for help in setting them free. Harding speculated that Lee, having thrived as the leader of a tank battalion, was likely saddened that the war was about to end and relished the chance to have one last showdown with the Nazis. He attributed Gangl's heroics to the fact that he was a principled "professional soldier" that had been in the Germany army before the Nazis rose to power and, thus, had no allegiances to their agenda.
After getting the approval of U.S. commanders, Lee's unit combined with Gangl's forces to comprise a group consisting of roughly two dozen soldiers fighting to capture the castle containing the French prisoners. The battle became particularly harrowing as Nazi forces also arrived outside the castle and outnumbered the rescuers by a six to one margin and possessed vastly superior firepower. Ultimately, thanks to reinforcements from the Americans as well as aid from the Austrian resistance movement, the castle was captured and the French prisoners set free. Looking at this unique alliance between German and American soldiers that had previously been battling each other, Harding marveled that it "really shows just how out of the ordinary and downright unusual the reality of warfare can be."
In the first hour, author Howard Bloom talked about the recent government spying revelations as well as a White House petition calling for the release of whistleblower Bradley Manning. While Bloom conceded that he is "extremely aware of the need for national security," he warned that government spying has grown into such a massive industry that it is now nearly impossible to stop it. Regarding Manning, Bloom lamented that his trial will receive far more media coverage than the "most relevant trial of all" which is the debate over how to balance national security with personal privacy.
Jordan Codices Update
Also in the first hour, theology expert Margaret Barker provided an update on the Jordan Codices. She cited metallurgical tests on the lead books suggest that they are "certainly too old to be described as modern fakes" and likely date back to around the early Christian era. That said, Barker was fearful that the Jordan Codices will suffer the same fate as the Dead Sea Scrolls, where scholars' access to the artifacts was severely limited for decades. As such, she stressed patience in proving the veracity of the books and acknowledged that the academic sphere works slower than the expectations of the media and the public.
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After unearthing a WWII bomb from her garden, Carole Longhorn drew the ire of her husband by washing the explosive device off in their kitchen sink. Fortunately for the couple, the unexpected agitation did not cause the bomb to detonate, although experts did declare that it was still 'live' after all these years. More on the story at The Telegraph.
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Phoenix Lights Anniversary/ Mind Principles
Date Monday - March 13, 2017
Host George Noory
Guests Lynne D. Kitei M.D., Mitch Horowitz
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On this, the 20th anniversary of one of the most witnessed and documented mass anomalous aerial events in modern history, known worldwide as the "Phoenix Lights," physician and health educator, Dr. Lynne Kitei, discussed her experience as a key witness and her research that has been at the forefront of this amazing sighting. A variety of craft were seen over a 12-hour period, including a large triangular shape, and some witnesses saw "orbs detach from the main object, go out into the environment, and then re-dock with it," she cited. At one point, Kitei continued, military jets were sent out after a mile-wide object, and as they got closer, the craft's lights dimmed, and then the craft blinked out and disappeared altogether.
According to Kitei, a sense of calmness and connectedness came over many of the 'Phoenix Lights' witnesses, and some even received telepathic messages. The military claimed the Phoenix Lights were nothing more than flares, and on March 8, 2000, the Arizona National Guard staged a series of flares (video) to try and re-enact what people saw in 1997, but this was an utter failure, she said, as it looked nothing like the "Phoenix Lights." Interestingly, she had a UFO sighting in Phoenix around two years before the 1997 incident, in which she and her husband saw three oval orbs hovering in a rock-solid pyramid formation, less than 100 yards from their bedroom window.
In the latter half, editor, author, and voice of occult and esoteric ideas, Mitch Horowitz, discussed positive-mind principles as exemplified by Edgar Cayce, and influential mind control pioneer, Maxwell Maltz, whose 1960s bestseller Psycho-Cybernetics, gained the loyalty of generations of high achievers. While Cayce's ideas about meditation and mental growth were filtered through a biblical perspective, he pointed out that Maltz presented similar notions from a secular, psychological stance. Maltz recommended that people go into a meditative state twice a day. The first meditation is a type of visualization that works to reprogram your psyche by picturing yourself as you'd ideally like to be, Horowitz recounted.
Joseph Murphy, a metaphysical minister, also conveyed some of Cayce's doctrines such as that the mind could shape one's circumstances in part, and have a connection to one's health. In his 1963 book, "The Power of the Subconscious Mind," Murphy suggested that a practical form of prayer is not to make an appeal, but rather to go into a quiet state and picture how you'd like things to be. Horowitz commented that the mind is particularly receptive to visualizations and affirmations when in the hypnagogic state just before falling asleep.
News segment guests: Dr. Peter Breggin, Steve Kates
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Mind as Builder: The Positive-Mind Metaphysics of Edgar Cayce
One Simple Idea: How the Lessons of Positive Thinking Can Transform Your Life
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You Belong to the City
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Engineering - Electrical
Electromagnetics, RF & Microwaves
Advanced Electroporation Techniques in Biology and Medicine
Andrei G. Pakhomov, Damijan Miklavcic, Marko S. Markov
Series: Biological Effects of Electromagnetics
June 2, 2010 by CRC Press
A reflection of the intense study of the effects of electromagnetic fields on living tissues that has taken place during the last decades, Advanced Electroporation Techniques in Biology and Medicine summarizes most recent experimental findings and theories related to permeabilization of biomembranes by pulsed electric fields. Edited by experts and including contributions from pioneers in the field, the book focuses on biophysical mechanisms of electroporation and applications of this phenomenon in biomedical research and medicine.
The field of electroporation is now mature enough to move from journal pages to book covers. The book leads readers from the basics and history of electroporation, through mechanisms of membrane permeabilization in lipid bilayers and living cells, to electrically-mediated gene delivery and cancer therapy in animals and humans. This book is an interdisciplinary compilation intended broadly for biomedical and physical scientists, engineers, and clinicians. It can also be used as a textbook for students in advanced courses in biomedical engineering, molecular and cell biology, as well as in biophysics and clinical medicine.
Basics of Electroporation
Physical Chemical Theory of Membrane Electroporation and Electrotransfer of Biogenic Agents, E. Neumann and S. Kakorin
Bioelectric Effect of Intense Nanosecond Pulses, K.H. Schoenbach
Induced Transmembrane Voltage—Theory, Modeling, and Experiments, T. Kotnik and G. Pucihar
Electroporation: A Review of Basic Problems in Theory and Experiment, M.S. Markov
Mechanisms of Electroporation in Lipid Systems
Electrodeformation, Electroporation, and Electrofusion of Cell-Sized Lipid Vesicles, R. Dimova
Fluorescent Methods in Evaluation of Nanopore Conductivity and Their Computational Validation, M. Kotulska, W. Dyrka, and P. Sadowski
Electroporation of Lipid Membranes: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations, M. Tarek and L. Delemotte
Nanoscale Restructuring of Lipid Bilayers in Nanosecond Electric Fields, P.T. Vernier
Mechanisms of Electroporation of Cells
Nanopores: A Distinct Transmembrane Passageway in Electroporated Cells, A.G. Pakhomov and O.N. Pakhomova
Model of Cell Membrane Electroporation and Transmembrane Molecular Transport, D. Miklavčič and L. Towhidi
Kinetics of Pore Formation and Disappearance in the Cell during Electroporation, G. Saulis
The Pulse Intensity-Duration Dependency for Cell Membrane Electroporation, D. Miklavčič, G. Pucihar, A.M. Lebar, J. Krmelj, and L. Towhidi
Mechanisms of Electroporation in Tissues
Drug-Free, Solid Tumor Ablation by Electroporating Pulses: Mechanisms That Couple to Necrotic and Apoptotic Cell Death Pathways, A.T. Esser, K.C. Smith, T.R. Gowrishankar, and J.C. Weaver
Gene Electrotransfer: From Basic Processes to Preclinical Applications, J.-M. Escoffre, A. Paganin-Gioanni, E. Bellard, M. Golzio, M.-P. Rols, and J. Teissié
Modeling Electric Field Distribution In Vivo, N. Pavšelj, A. Županič, and D. Miklavčič
Concepts of Electroporation Pulse Generation and Overview of Electric Pulse Generators for Cell and Tissue Electroporation, M. Reberšek and D. Miklavčič
Generation of Ultrashort Pulses, J.F. Kolb
Nanosecond Pulsed Electric Field Delivery to Biological Samples: Difficulties and Potential Solutions, A. Silve, J. Villemejane, V. Joubert, A. Ivorra, and L.M. Mir
Applications of Electroporation
Translation of Electroporation-Mediated DNA Delivery to the Clinic, L.C. Heller and R. Heller
Clinical Electrochemotherapy: The Italian Experience, C.R. Rossi and L.G. Campana
Tumor Blood Flow–Modifying Effects of Electroporation and Electrochemotherapy—Experimental Evidence and Implications for the Therapy, T. Jarm, M. Cemazar, and G. Sersa
lectrochemotherapy as Part of an Immunotherapy Strategy in the Treatment of Cancer, J. Gehl
ombined Electrical Field and Ultrasound: A Nondrug-Based Method for Tumor Ablation, P.F. Forde, C. Twomey, G.C. O’ Sullivan, and D. M. Soden
Combined Modality Therapy: Electrochemotherapy with Tumor Irradiation, G. Sersa, S. Kranjc, and M. Cemazar
Irreversible Electroporation in Medicine, B. Rubinsky
Food and Biomaterials Processing Assisted by Electroporation, N. Lebovka and E. Vorobiev
In Vivo Electroporation: An Important Injury Mechanism in Electrical Shock Trauma, I. Barakat, J. Gallaher, H. Chen, and R.C. Lee
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Critical Review - Viticulture: The Strategic game of Wine Making
Are you a wine connoisseur? Do you enjoy a good pinot noir, blush, or sparkling wine while gathering with friends for an evening of roundtable discussion? Can you tell the difference between several different grapes just by feeling them between your toes? If so, the game we’re going to take a look at today, may be right up your alley, or in this case, vineyard!
Today we’re going to look at Viticulture, the strategic game of winemaking from Jamey Stegmaier and Alan Stone, founders of Stonemaier Games. What is Viticulture? Why would a board gamer care? Let’s delve into the Wine Cellar and get some answers!
Critical Plays - Descent 2nd Edition - Encounter II of "A Fat Goblin"
We had such good feedback on our first Critical Play series with Descent: Journeys in the Dark, 2nd Edition that we finally got our things together and have filmed Encounter II for your viewing pleasure! Enjoy and let us know what you think!
Critical Un-Boxing - Mage Wars
While at Gen Con, I had the pleasure of meeting the Arcane Wonders team, led by Bryan Pope. They are the makers of Mage Wars, which has been in production for five long years! Why so long? Passion! These guys are working, and have been working, diligently to ensure their game is as best as it can be!
I had the pleasure of meeting with them, talking shop, talking the industry as a whole, and most importantly, talking about Mage Wars! Mage Wars is a customizeable card game of dueling mages! It has unique mechanics (like having an actual spellbook and not a deck!) and beautiful artwork, let alone fun gameplay!
I'm working on a critical review, but in the meantime, since there is SO much in this box, I wanted to take a moment and share it with you! Enjoy!
Critical Review - Evil Baby Orphanage
While at Gen Con 2012 this year, I had the opportunity to end up at a Game Night Session over at the Hyatt on Friday, where a good friend walked in, slapped a deck box on the table and said, "We have to play this thing... now!" We proceeded to laugh about the title, laugh louder at the artwork and concept, and then play the thing for 5 hours straight and have a blast!
That was my introduction to Evil Baby Orphanage!
Sadly, I hadn't known about the success of this project on Kickstarter, but after an evening of ruckus fun and laughter, combined with me seeking out Justin Gibbs, one of the designers the next day, I made sure I left Gen Con, not just with a copy or two for myself, but with full knowledge of the universe they created in this whacky and twisted party game!
Wyrd is the game publisher of Evil Baby Orphanage, and while mostly known for mini games, Wyrd has built something twisted, interesting, comical, and honestly, well designed here. How well? We've got a video review below, as well as an interview from Gen Con with Justin at the Wyrd booth, along with more after the jump...
Win an autographed copy of Food Fight!
As you know, I like to share as much love as possible, so this month, I'm happy to bring another contest to you for someone to own something completely cool!
While at Gen Con, I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Cory Jones, President and Chief Creative Officer for Cryptozoic Entertainment! Cory talked to us about the upcoming DC Deckbuilding game, the Walking Dead Game, Lookouts, and the many other facets that make up Cryptozoic's armory of success! At the end, he promised something cool, and I'm here to help bring that to you!
This month, I have an autographed copy of Food Fight from Cryptozoic, signed by Cory and game designer Matt Hyra and marked as Gen Con 2012! You may remember Matt as the designer of Locke and Key, and the super cool dude who provided us an autographed copy of that for a contest as well previously!
So how do you win? Simple...
All you have to do is answer these 5 questions below! The answers can be found on Cryptozoic's Food Fight site, or in the Cory Jones Interview from Gen Con (linked below as well). Don't forget to click "submit" to submit your answers! For each correct answer, you'll be entered into the drawing once and we'll announce a winner on September 21st! Goodluck!
* Note - 1 Submission per person and the deadline to sumbit is Midnight CST on Thursday the 20th of Septermber 2012!
Critical Review - (The Ultimate) Smash Up!
“Dude, we need to run, the Aliens are coming! Here, let’s hide in this mall! ARGH! There’s Zombies in here, get out! OK, let’s run to the beach, everyone knows aliens hate water!”…. a short run to the beach later… “ARGH! There’s Pirates here!? OK, dude, it’ll be ok… quick, I know, the gardens, now! WHAT!? Ninjas!? Quick, get outta here! OK, no malls, no beaches, no gardens… and the aliens are still coming! OK… to the library! WHAT!? Wizards!? Who let the 2012 class of Hogwarts out!? Ugh, ok, quick, I know… Best Buy! Yeah, we’ll hide there…. NO! Why are all the devices alive!? ROBOTS!?” Then, when the boys thought all was lost, and they had seen everything, they turned and saw… “A Gnome riding a Dinosaur!?!?”
And think, someone sat in a room and said, “Yes, I LOVE IT! Run with it!” And thus, through the design of Paul Peterson, the production of Todd Rowland, and a bevy of great artists, Alderac Entertainment Group brings us Smash Up! The Shufflebuilding game of total awesomeness!
Critical Review - Hoplomachus: The Lost Cities
“Listen to me. Learn from me. I was not the best because I killed quickly. I was the best because the crowd loved me. Win the crowd and you will win your freedom.” – Oliver Reed (Proximo), Gladiator
In ancient Rome, Gladiators, also called a Hoplomachus, were warriors of the arena, who wore bronze helmets and armor, wielding spears and swords, all fighting to the death for the glory and favor of the crowd! The name Hoplomachus means “Armored fighter”, and with spear, sword and shield, these fierce competitors fought for their freedom, they fought for their country, and they fought for the favor of the crowd!
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DML 1/35 IJA Type 95 Light Tank ‘Ha-Go’ Hokuman Version - Smart Kit First Look
IJA Type 95 Light Tank ‘Ha-Go’ Hokuman Version - Smart Kit
292 parts (228 in grey styrene, 56 etched brass, 6 clear styrene, 2 DS Plastic track runs)
New kit of this vehicle in this scale; petite details nicely reproduced; full armament provided
No detail other than weaponry for interior provided, may be based on a prototype
As previously noted, Japanese tank design, like many others, started with examples of the Renault FT from WWI and advanced from there. Their first efforts, the Type 89 Medium and Type 92 Tankette, paralleled Western designs. In 1935 they designed a new three-man light tank armed with a 37mm cannon and two 7,7mm machine guns. Weighting at about 8 metric tons, the little tank underwent four years of testing before entering full production in 1939. But the Japanese did not understand or take into account the results of tank combat with the Soviets in 1938-1939 at the Khasmin Lakes or Khal'kin Gol. As a result, they wound up with tanks with inferior armor and armament to their main enemy in the Pacific, the United States.
While around 2,100 Ha-Go tanks were built with about 900 coming from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, they served in all theaters and for the entire course of the war. But they rarely enjoyed success in combat; tanks which work fine against unarmed peasants in China and Korea are usually not well suited for a mechanized enemy with better tanks and better tactics. Attempts at upgrades, such as modifying the little tank to mount the heavier Type 97 Chi-Ha turret with 57mm gun, provided little relief. Possessed of poor visibility, a large "dead zone" around the tank, and tissue-paper thin armor, it was usually more lethal to its crew than the enemy. Its swan song was during its use by the 2nd Japanese Armored Division as dug-in pillboxes on the island of Luzon.
A prototype was developed for use in China and Manchuria which used an improved suspension, but it apparently did not go into production.
DML has now produced a model of the Type 95 as modified for use in Hokuman – their term for northwest China and Manchuria in the 1930s. But as noted I cannot find any information on this tank and it may in fact only be based on the prototype noted above. The box art has a nice rendition of one passing a knocked-out BT tank, but as even Japanese histories admit the Type 95 had virtually no chance against the 45mm gun armed Soviet tanks and most of the tanks knocked out fell to artillery or "Molotov cocktails".
Be that as it may, the kit is basically their very nice Type 95 kit with a new sprue of parts for the modified suspension bogies. The suspension comes with four brass spacers/washers per road wheel pair and a slide molded center ring for each pair of wheels, so they are quite involved. Here each bogie is fitted with an auxiliary "helper" wheel to provide for better contact with the ground by the tracks.
The suspension is very petite but complete, and happily DML has provided a set of DS Plastic tracks rather than single link ones for this kit. The tracks are about the size of 1/72 Sherman tracks as a comparison so this is a good idea. But unlike their 1/72 scale kits they do not give a required length to the tracks so there is no way to tell if the set provided is too long, too short, or right on the money.
There is no interior per se in the model, but the turret has one and it covers a nicely done replica of the 37mm gun with a choice of two different breeches/catch baskets and moveable ball mounts for the two machine guns. The commander's hatch offers either two styrene flaps or one with an etched brass seal. All hatches are separate and the front glacis ones offer either closed and locked or open with unlocked latches. The driver has an optional closed hatch or one with the viewer flipped up; each comes with its own clear styrene insert.
The vehicle is provided with basic OVM to include three tow cables, pioneer tools, and a four-piece jack.
Technical assistance was provided by Shin Okada.
Two finishing options are offered: 4th Tank Regiment, 2nd Company Command Tank, Khal'kin-Gol 1939(four-color camouflage, no markings, blank registration plate); Koushurei Tank School, North China 1941 (four color camouflage, character, registration number 302). A small sheet of Cartograf decals is provided.
Overall, this offers another option for the Type 95 but as noted there is very little information available about it.
A 39 Glacis, OVM, hatches, details
B 59x2 Road wheels, suspension, machine guns, 10 rivet heads
C 26 Turret base, main gun, hatch, details
D 16 Driver's hatch/viewer, idler wheels, spare track links
E 4 Fenders/mud guards
F 1 Smoke grenade launchers
G 4 Jack
M 16 Modified bogie carriers, auxiliary wheels, machine gun
K 6 Clear styrene
X 2 Upper and lower hull sections
Y 2 Turret, cupola
Z 2 DS Plastic track runs
MA 56 Etched brass
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Weekly Geek! 'Shadow of Night'
This installment of Weekly Geek is a theme continuation from the last time we published one of these: All Souls Trilogy titles. Having already covered A Discovery of Witches, this time we're covering...you guessed it: Shadow of Night!
You can thank none other than George Chapman. It just so happens that one of his best known poems is titled "The Shadow of Night." It was dedicated "To My Deare and Most Worthy friend, Master Matthew Roydon". Coincidence? No. It's a pretty safe bet that Ms. Harkness may have spent more than a little time with good ol' George while she was deep down in the Matthew Roydon rabbit hole in graduate school!*
Click the image to enlarge.
Here's the thing . . . the George Chapman we meet in Shadow of Night (SON) comes across to the reader as meek, mild and approachable compared to the rest of Matthew's raucous posse. In the story that's how we perceive him — sweet, unassuming, George — he's the one who tutors Diana; assists her in gaining her general bearings in the 16th century, dutifully helps with the extensive search for Ashmole 782, and slaves away on his translation of Homer (more on that subject another time. Suffice it to say, we Daemons suspect a certain Gael and/or his moody uncle may have put a bug in George's ear about that one.) What SON doesn't show us is that George is the poetry equivalent to a rock star's rock star! You know who we mean...that old Blues legend that every rock-god cites as source of inspiration and influence. Well friends, our mild-mannered George is essentially the Muddy Waters of poetry. He's part of the reason that the English Romantics, particularly John Keats (who was moved to write "On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer"), and Percy Bysshe Shelley became so "mad, bad and dangerous to know!" Who would've thought?! If you only knew of George Chapman from the novel, Shadow of Night, you'd have no earthly idea how influential he actually was. Harkness has confirmed that this is by design; her writings touch the surfaces of the stories of various historical figures to perhaps tempt the reader to dig a little deeper. In our case, it worked!
Onto "The Shadow of Night!" It's a poem in two parts, modeled on Greek hymns. It's full of allegorical references to the Greek and Roman gods. It's been characterized as a heroic poem which laments the loss of true knowledge and virtue (it seems the same complaints we hear today about the 'dumbing-down' of society are nothing new). The first hymn seems to have a special kinship to the world of AST, and really appeals to our daemon sensibilities! It's a hymn to Night as a primordial goddess. She is praised in part, for the inspired melancholy she brings. This 'inspired melancholy' is a desired state because it allows for deep introspection, self examination, and contemplation of the world. The daylight hours, in contrast, are devoted to trivial distractions. Who better to take full advantage of the night than a scholarly vampire with little need for sleep? In fact, we may know the poster child for Chapman's inspired melancholy! :) Now reading the dedication to Matthew Roydon makes absolute sense - at least in the AST universe! Although the Matthew we know may take issue at the repeated references to 'glitter' — (!) ;)
Alex Ruiz "Starry Night"
We could go on for hours examining the varied themes in this poem — it's one of the many hazards of being a daemon — but we will spare you that, and leave you with some links below for your own exploration, including a biography, an expert's take on the occult themes in "The Shadow of Night" (hello elemental magic!), and a link to a collection of George's poems.
Go forth!
feed your daemons!
Biography: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/george-chapman
Critique: http://www.esoteric.msu.edu/VolumeVI/Chapman.htm
Poetry, including Shadow of Night: https://archive.org/stream/worksofgeorgecha00chapuoft/worksofgeorgecha00chapuoft_djvu.txt
* For those who didn't understand the reference, Deb's mentioned it during the different stops on her tour this year; Matthew Roydon was an elusive man in her research during her graduate studies! Thus, "the rabbit hole" ;)
P.S. If you have something you'd like us to explore on Weekly Geek, contact us! You may find your curiosities addressed on one of our future geekly posts! Do you enjoy our posts and features? Subscribe to Daemons Domain! You can unsubscribe at anytime.
Posted by Daemons Domain at 4:30 AM
Labels: All Souls Trilogy, Geek Post, George Chapman, History, Matthew Roydon, Poetry, Regular Features, Shadow of Night, Weekly Geek
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Grammys 2019: Snubs and surprises
8th December, 2018 08:43:21
More than 21,000 recordings were submitted, and 13,000 people voted.
Now the Recording Academy has revealed the nominees for the 2019 Grammy Awards.
It's a year of upheaval, with several major artists overlooked in favour of fresh, new, agenda-setting talent.
The Grammys aren't exactly known for their brevity; and this year's list of nominees runs to 84 categories across a rainforest-destroying 55 pages.
Matters haven't been helped by the decision to expand the marquee categories - album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist - to eight nominees, instead of the traditional five.
The idea was to improve diversity , following criticism that only one female artist (Lorde) was nominated for best album last year; and that genres like jazz and classical were being overlooked.
Not that you'll actually find any jazz or classical in those categories in 2019 but, hey, it's the thought that counts.
Instead, the extra slots give exposure to some lesser-known artists including R&B star H.E.R; experimental vocal group Chloe x Halle; and retro rock band Greta Van Fleet - who are the only guitar-led act to feature in the main categories.
All hail King Kendrick
He didn't even have an album out this year, but Kendrick Lamar wins eight nominations thanks to the soundtrack for Black Panther, which he curated and produced at the start of 2018.
The single All The Stars, featuring the Compton-born rapper his label-mate SZA, is up for both record and song of the year; while the album itself becomes the first movie soundtrack to be nominated for album of the year since 2002.
Back then, it was the Coen Brothers' O Brother Where Art Thou that secured a nomination - and it went on to win the main prize. Can King Kendrick do the same?
Will there be a Beyonce boycott?
Over the years, Beyonce and Jay-Z have had multiple opportunities to practice their "gracious loser" face at the Grammys - with neither artist winning best album, despite multiple nominations.
"What does Beyonce have to do to win album of the year," asked a mystified Adele at the podium in 2017, having just beaten the star's Lemonade record to the main prize.
This year, though, it got worse: The couple's joint album Everything Is Love failed to secure a nomination in any of the big four categories.
Maybe Jay-Z's attack on the Recording Academy made voters uncomfortable ("please inform the Grammys that the 0-for-8 situation is unacceptable," he says, in slightly more colourful language, on the single Apes***).
The record still gets a couple nods in the urban and video categories - but that raises the question of whether the couple, who've historically been a front-row fixture at the ceremony, will see fit to boycott the event?
Kanye and Drake have done it in the past... but we'd be gutted to miss another moment like this.
Cardi B is making money moves
With Bodak Yellow, Cardi B became the first female rapper to top the US charts without a featured artist since Lauryn Hill in 1998.
That song's success earned her two Grammy nominations last year - putting her out of contention for best new artist this year - but she's cleaned up in five other categories.
Her critically-acclaimed debut album, Invasion of Privacy, is up for best rap album and album of the year; while her Latin-flavoured party anthem I Like It is a strong contender for record of the year.
She might not win them all, but as she summarises on Best Life: "Went from small-ass apartments to walking red carpets / I'm like gold, I'm life goals, man, I'm chosen, I'm floatin', ay?"
Was Ariana Grande robbed?
She's one of pop's biggest stars but Ariana Grande has never won a Grammy. That could change this year, with her cathartic, confessional Sweetener album up for best pop record and the single God Is A Woman up for best pop vocal.
But it's a surprise to see her omitted from the big four categories, given the emotional and cultural impact she's had over the past year.
Even more unusual is the total absence of No Tears Left To Cry, her uplifting response to the Manchester Arena bombings, from the nominations list.
Was Taylor Swift also robbed?
Taylor Swift is a darling of the Grammys, with 10 wins under her belt - including two album of the year awards.
But the Academy has no love for her Reputation album, which gains a single nomination in the pop category.
The signs were there last year, when the record's first single, Look What You Made Me Do, failed to secure a nomination - but after selling two million albums, breaking YouTube records and staging the highest-grossing tour of 2018, many assumed Swift would walk away with a clutch of nominations.
It wasn't to be - but voters beware. Swift buries hatchets, but she keeps maps of where she put 'em.
Who on earth is Kacey Musgraves?
The holder of precisely zero top 40 singles in the UK, Kacey Musgraves is nonetheless one of the biggest stars in her home country.
The Texas native wrote songs for Martina McBride and Miranda Lambert before getting a deal with Mercury Records in 2012 - but her new album, Golden Hour, tweaks the traditions and challenges the conventions of country music.
A leisurely, sensual and emotionally-candid record, it was written with one question in mind: "If Sade made a country album, what would it sound like?"
For the crime of dispensing with tradition, Musgraves was frozen out by the small-minded, conservative world of US country radio, receiving almost no airplay - which made it all the more surprising (and gratifying) when she picked up album of the year at the recent Country Music Awards.
That sets her up for a successful Grammys where voters are likely to respond to Golden Hours' timeless melodies and effortless charm.
Will it get political?
There were plenty of political moments at the 2018 Grammys - Kendrick Lamar rapping about black power, Kesha addressing the #MeToo movement and Camila Cabello's poignant speech about immigration. But the awards themselves played it safe - rewarding Bruno Mars's airbrushed R&B at the expense of Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar.
This year could be different, with Childish Gambino's powerful and singular This Is America nominated for both song and record of the year. The song's brutally compelling video, meanwhile, is surely the only real contender for video of the year.
There could also be recognition for Dirty Computer - a bold and funky album from Janelle Monae that tackles identity politics, gender fluidity, discrimination and the battle for America's soul.
Responding to her nomination on Friday morning, the singer said: "This album is so much bigger than me. It's not about me, it's about marginalised voices.
"Being a young black queer voice in America, there was something I had to say, and people I had to represent. I hope they feel loved and I hope they feel celebrated."
Other facts and trivia
Guns N' Roses could win their first ever Grammy for the deluxe edition of 1987's Appetite for Destruction - an album which didn't receive a single nomination the year it was released.
Post Malone was barred from competing in the rap field because his album doesn't contain enough rapping. He was also ruled out of the best new artist category for being too popular!
Kanye West - one of hip-hop's most innovative and respected producers - receives his first ever nomination in the producer of the year category for the sequence of five albums he worked on this year - including Pusha T's Daytona, Teyana Taylor's KTSE and his own record, Ye.
Drake is back! After withholding his More Life mixtape from consideration last year, he's all over the 2019 nominations list with his attention-sapping double album Scorpion.
Dua Lipa and Jorja Smith are the first British stars to be nominated for Best New Artist since James Bay in 2016.
The soundtrack to A Star Is Born was released after the eligibility period - but one song, Shallow, was released as a single days before the deadline, and earned nominations for both record of the year (recognising everyone who worked on the track) and song of the year (which goes to the writers). It's likely to be a big Oscar contender, too.
Sting and Shaggy get a nomination for best reggae album for their weird-but-not-awful-but-still-what-were-they-thinking collaboration 44/876.
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'Do NOT make this about my weight loss': Woman who reversed her type 2 diabetes shares revealing before and after photos of her body - but insists her illness was about 'health not size'
Natalie McCain, 31, is a photographer based in Rockledge, Florida
She has used her work to enable other women, including mothers and sexual assault survivors, to tell their stories
Now, Natalie has shared a testimony of her own on The Honest Body Project, a body-positive platform she created to bolster self-love among her audience
The mother of two explained that she started having what she thought were panic attacks, but turned out to be dire symptoms of type 2 diabetes
By changing what she eats and taking up walking, she said she managed to reverse the condition in just 14 days
While Natalie lost 'a lot of weight' after changing her lifestyle, she asked people not to compliment her about her weight loss because it's irrelevent
By Clemence Michallon For Dailymail.com
A photographer who reversed her type 2 diabetes has shared powerful before and after photos of herself, while explaining why the most important transformation happened on the inside as she learned to take better care of herself.
Natalie McCain, 31, is a photographer based in Rockledge, Florida, who has used her work to enable other women, including mothers and sexual assault survivors, to tell their stories.
Now, Natalie has shared a testimony of her own on The Honest Body Project, a body-positive platform she created to bolster self-love among her audience, recounting how she learned she had type 2 diabetes and how she managed to reverse the condition in just 14 days.
Process: Natalie McCain, 31, was diagnosed with severe type 2 diabetes and reversed her condition. She has now shared her before (left) and after (right) photos
The mother of two explained that she was 'full of self-love' and 'confident' before her diagnosis, and while she did her best to take care of herself, she tended to put her own health 'on the back burner' while skipping check-ups and follow-ups.
She started experiencing what she thought were severe panic attacks, but ended up being symptoms of her advance type 2 diabetes.
'[The attacks] would strike out of nowhere. I couldn't find a rhyme or reason to them,' Natalie wrote. 'Middle of a store. Driving in the car. Sitting in a restaurant. I'd feel lightheaded, panicked, heart racing…
'I began to have such high anxiety of these attacks happening that I was walking around in constant fear of one hitting. Brain fog began to get worse… what was going on?'
The symptoms worsened. Natalie started to get a tingling sensation in her fingers, which she attributed to a bad position in her sleep, sometimes felt 'off' after having desserts, wrestled with headaches any time she exerted herself, and found herself 'exhausted and needing a nap' by early afternoon.
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What matters: The photographer (pictured before her weight loss) insisted her physical transformation is not relevant and urged others to focus on health instead
Remarks: Natalie (pictured after) has asked others to refrain from commenting on her weight loss, explaining that she doesn't view it as the most powerful aspect of her journey
However, she brushed those symptoms aside until finally, in November last year, she decided to see a doctor and get some lab work done.
'When I returned for the results I sat there in shock as my doctor explained I had raging, out-of-control type 2 diabetes,' she recounted.
Her A1C levels, which measure a person's level of blood glucose, was of 11 per cent, when a non-diabetic level is below 5.7 per cent.
Her blood sugar levels, meanwhile, had gone beyond 300 mg/dl, when the regular range is closer to 100 mg/dl.
'A frequent chart I see refers to my levels as "slow-motion suicide"', Natalie added. 'I was hurting my body by not taking care of my health. I thought I was doing the right things… but I was eating the wrong things and ignoring the signals my body was sending me.'
The photographer received a prescription for insulin, and when her pharmacist told her it would take a few days for the medication to arrive, she decided to do what she could in the meantime.
Natalie ended up reaching out to a friend who told her about diet changes that could help improve her condition, and who advised her to start walking.
Message: The photographer (pictured with her daughter) has used her work to enable other women, including mothers and sexual assault survivors, to tell their stories
'I began the "diet" immediately. The next day when I took my blood sugar it was already much lower than what was on my lab work,' the mother said.
'The following day… even lower. My insulin had come in at this point, but with how much my glucose had dropped in two days, I decided to see what it would be in three. And then four, five, six. To my surprise, it not only dropped, but it continued to drop rapidly.'
Within two weeks, Natalie said, her sugar levels had gone back to the 'normal' range.
'From "slow motion suicide" level to normal in 14 days,' she marveled. 'By the following week, they were completely stabilized in the normal range. No spikes. I felt amazing and like myself again. The brain fog was gone. No more panic attacks. I felt better than I had in years. When I went to see the specialist, he was so happy with my progress. No medication needed… just basically a pat on the back and to continue with what I was doing.'
In the process of reversing her type 2 diabetes, Natalie has lost 'a lot' of weight, but she insisted that this is not an important part of her transformation, focusing instead on how her new lifestyle has made her happier as well as healthier.
Spreading the word: Natalie (pictured) shared her testimony on The Honest Body Project , a body-positive platform she created to bolster self-love among her audience
'There is no after,' she wrote. 'There is only a continuance. I still love my body. I love myself. I take care of my body, as I believed I was before. But I was doing it in the wrong way. When you know better, you do better. I fuel my body with foods that it thrives on and I walk… and I walk… and I walk. I walk with friends. I walk with my kids. I walk alone. I love it.'
The photographer has asked others to refrain from commenting on her weight loss, explaining that she doesn't view it as the most powerful aspect of her journey and she loved herself just fine at her former weight.
'Please do congratulate me on reversing my diabetes. I am proud as hell about that,' she added. 'But don't make this about my weight loss. Please don't tell me I look great. I didn't look bad before. The size of my pants wasn't relevant to my beauty or my happiness.
'My body was sick inside–but that does NOT mean everyone who isn't a size six is developing diabetes. This isn't a before and after of weight loss. This is a before and after being responsible for my health and wellness. I may take up less space in the second photo, but the only thing I'm proud of is reversing my diabetes.'
The mother ended her post with words of advice to other people who might be overlooking their own health, telling them: 'Love your body. Love yourself. But part of self-love is listening to your body and taking care of your health. I didn't do that. Go to your annual appointments. Go to your follow ups. Don't put your health on the back burner like I did. Make YOU a priority. I finally am.'
Focus on HEALTH not size: A Before and “After” | The Honest Body Project
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As discussed before, litigating cases in Federal Court is what an insurance company prefers to do. Ans as discussed before, there are ways to keep this from happening in the right circumstances. The United States 5th Circuit issued an opinion issued an opinion in 1998, that is worth knowing about as it relates to calculating damages and how that calculation effects whether or not a case will be litigated in Federal Court. The opinion is styled, St. Paul Reinsurance Co., LTD. v. Greenberg.
This declaratory judgment action is a case wherein the insurance company won their fight to have the case litigated in Federal Court because the amount in controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C., section 1332, was not satisfied.
Greenberg had a homeowners policy with St. Paul. Greenberg’s home was destroyed by arson. Greenberg filed a sworn proof of loss for $35,000, which was the policy limits. St. Paul denied the claim for three reasons.
On September 20, 1996, Greenberg’s attorney wrote St. Paul demanding coverage and threatening to sue for the damages plus all other damages including penalties that may apply. This was re-stated in an October 10 letter.
St. Paul this this declaratory judgment action a week later.
Greenberg responded by filing a Rule 12(b)(1) motion to dismiss stating his claim was for the policy limits of $35,000 plus a maximum of $10,500 in attorney fees and arguing the case should be dismissed due to the amount in controversy being below the minimum requirements for federal jurisdiction, which was $50,000 at the time.
St. Paul contends that the amount in controversy should also include penalties and treble damages.
In removal practice, when a complaint does not allege a specific amount of damages, the party invoking federal jurisdiction must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeds the jurisdictional amount. The district court must first examine the complaint to determine whether it is “facially apparent” that the claims exceed the jurisdictional amount. If it is not thus apparent, the court may rely on “summary judgment-type” evidence to ascertain the amount in controversy. Importantly, the jurisdictional facts must be judged as of the time the complaint is filed; subsequent events cannot serve to deprive the court of jurisdiction once it has attached.
Applying this test solely to the facts pleaded by St. Paul in its complaint for declaratory relief, we cannot conclude that the amount in controversy will likely exceed $50,000. St. Paul sets out its reasons for denying coverage under the policy, but asserts neither that Greenberg has expressly threatened to seek statutory penalties or punitive damages nor that St. Paul has acted with bad faith or intent. Similarly, St. Paul’s complaint contains no prayer for a declaration of nonliability under the DTPA or the Texas Insurance Code. Conclusional allegations are insufficient to establish jurisdiction.
In addition to the complaint itself, the Court must look as well to other evidence relevant at the time St. Paul filed its complaint for declaratory relief.
The only pre-complaint evidence of Greenberg’s potential claim against St. Paul are the letters from Greenberg’s attorney, demanding coverage under the policy and threatening to seek “all damages available to Greenberg under the various common laws or statutes relative to this case” and “any penalties and interest to which Mr. Greenberg may be entitled.” One such penalty is found in Section 542.060 of the Texas Insurance Code, which provides for statutory “damages” in the amount of “18 percent per annum” for failure timely to pay an insurance claim. The district court and Greenberg summarily concluded that “a statutory penalty that requires no adjudication cannot be used to establish threshold jurisdiction.” But this is simply an incorrect statement of the law in this circuit.
If Greenberg is successful in recovering under the St. Paul policy, he will automatically recover 18 percent per annum damages.
Compared to the highly conjectural element of punitive damages, late settlement damages under the Texas Insurance Code, with no exception for excusable neglect or justifiable delay, is a lay down hand. It would be ludicrous, then, to include something as speculative as punitive damages-which all agree is properly includible, while excluding the automatic penalty provided in the insurance code. Given the policy’s limits of $35,000, attorney’s fees, and the 18 percent per annum statutory damages which have been accruing ever since March 12, 1996, the Court concluded that Greenberg’s claim-and St. Paul’s potential liability under the policy-would likely exceed $50,000, exclusive of costs and interest.
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The seven long years when Pakistan did not sing its national anthem
Akhtar BalouchUpdated August 14, 2015
Left: Hafeez Jallandhri. Right: Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla
For seven long years after the inception of their country, the people of Pakistan could not sing their national anthem. The reason? They simply didn’t have one.
During this period, they got on by playing patriotic songs at various state events. The political leadership was faced with two major dilemmas:
How to chart out a constitution that is acceptable to everyone,
How to compose a national anthem that all regions of the country could sing in unison.
Perhaps, in the case of the national anthem, too, language was a contentious issue; people in East Pakistan spoke Bengali, while those in West Pakistan spoke four different languages, which included Sindhi, Balouchi, Punjabi, and Pashto. Moreover, Quaid-e-Azam had already declared Urdu as the national language.
Aqeel Abbas Jafari writes in Pakistan Ka Qaumi Tarana: Kia Hai Haqiqat Kia Hai Fasaana:
“On 4th August 1954, the cabinet held another meeting and announced that it had approved the anthem written by Mr Hafeez Jallandhri without any changes. The meeting also declared that after the adoption of this anthem, the two national songs – one each in Urdu and Bengali – had been rendered unnecessary.”
The man who had written the musical composition for the national anthem had by then departed. He died on 5th February 1953, whereas the anthem and its music won approval in 1954. The recognition for his service, too, came very late.
On page 21 of Yaad-i-Khazana: Radio Pakistan Mien 25 Saal, veteran broadcaster Jamil Zubairi writes under the heading The National Anthem:
“The musical composition for Pakistan’s national anthem had been prepared by Mohammad Ali Chagla [This may be a proofreading error, as his actual name was Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla]. After that, all poets of the country were invited to write anthems that could be set to Chagla’s composition. The government had appointed a committee tasked with the selection of the best anthem.
“When Z.A. Bukhari, then Director General of Radio Pakistan, heard Chagla’s composition, he teamed up with composer Nihal Abduallh and others and brought it into musical form; he then wrote the lyrics for a national anthem, becoming the first man to do so. Meanwhile, Hafeez Jallandhri and other poets sent in their anthems.
“All of these were put before the National Anthem Committee, which approved the one written by Jallandhri. That irked Bukhari, who insisted that he was the first to write a national anthem. However, the committee maintained its decision was final.
“Mrs Feldberg, the supervisor of English programmes of Radio Pakistan, sent the anthem to London for the orchestrisation [sic] and notation. When the finished product arrived back from London, Z.A. Bukhari and Hameed Nasim, together, recorded the national anthem at Radio Pakistan. The singers included Nihal Abdullah, Daim Hussain, Nazir Begum, Rasheeda Begum, Tanvir Jehan, Kokab Jehan and others. Thus was recorded the national anthem by Radio Pakistan.”
Exactly, when Chagla finalised the music for the national anthem, and which songs served the anthem's function before it was created, I wanted to know. Veteran journalist Naimatullah Bukhari says that soon after Independence, his school adopted Allama Mohammad Iqbal’s poem “Cheen o Arab hamaraa hindostaan hamaara/Muslim hain hum; watan hai saara jahaan hamaara” as the morning assembly song.
Human Rights activists Iqbal Alvi remembers that pupils at his school would sing “Lab pe aati hai dua ban kay tamana meri”.
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Aqeel Abbas Jafari has reproduced an excerpt from an article written by Aminur Raham in 1960. Rahman describes the circumstances around the musical composition of the national anthem:
“In the beginning of the year 1950, the youthful King of Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi, arrived in Pakistan on a state visit. The customs and protocol required that the king be welcomed with an anthem ceremony. Hence, the need for an official anthem was direly felt, but Pakistan had not yet decided on its anthem. The officials were running short of time; they urgently needed a national anthem not only for this particular occasion but also for the future events, because it would have been impossible to change the national anthem once it had been selected and played.
“The decision called for a thorough examination of everything related to the issue; consequently, the National Anthem Committee hesitated, especially when they came across the apparent lack of a suitable person for the job in Pakistan.
“However, the officials demonstrated their acumen by picking up an artist whose selection warrants praise for the selectors. In the West, there are a number of great musicians, competing against each other, and if any one of them were asked to give musical composition for the national anthem of Pakistan, he would have accomplished the job excellently; but it would have attached with it a foreigner’s name to Pakistan’s anthem – something that could have hurt our national prestige. Hence, the selection of a Pakistani musician was apt.
“Ahmed G.A. Chagla was well-known as a skilled musician to the erudite section of our society – people who understood music. Possibly, there were superior experts of classical music in Pakistan at the time, but Chagla had not only developed an insight into the classical music of the subcontinent; he also understood the theory and technique of the Western melodies. He had studied Western music at the famous music academy of England, The Trinity College of Music, under Sir Henry Wood. As someone with intimate knowledge of both eastern and western traditions of music, he was the most suited candidate for composing the music of Pakistan’s national anthem.
“With time slipping away and his health worsening off, Chagla burned the midnight oil to produce a suitable composition for Pakistan’s national anthem. Long before the Iranian King arrived in Pakistan, the anthem had been produced. The entire process took no more than two weeks. Ahmed G. Chagla created a composition that reflects the patriotism and aspirations of our nation perfectly. When the King of Iran arrived in Pakistan, a navy band played the anthem to welcome him; the king was impressed.”
The ongoing debate among journalists and intellectuals over the issue of national anthem has generated another question: Who was the first person to write a national anthem for Pakistan?
See: Who really wrote our first 'official' national anthem?
Over the last decade, one group has claimed that Jagan Nath Azad was the first one to write a national anthem. Proponents of this claim cite one of Azad’s interview, in which he says that Jinnah had instructed him to write a national anthem. Historical facts, however, tell us that Azad had never termed any of his national songs as the ‘national anthem of Pakistan’. The debate rages on.
Senior Journalist Naeem Ahmed writes in one of his columns, “I don't think Mr Jinnah ever asked Jagan Nath Azad to write the national anthem; if that were the case, Azad would have been boasting about it. It's also a fact that Mr Jinnah had no taste for Urdu poetry; besides, he and Azad never lived in the same city.”
At the time, Bengalis living in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) had been demanding that the national anthem must also include words of Bengali language, but their demand was turned down.
Aqeel Abbas Jafari writes on page 37 of Pakistan Ka Qaumi Tarana: Kia Hay Haqiqat Kia Hay Fasana:
“A study of Radio Pakistan's archives and a research undertaken by Dr Safdar Mahmood have confirmed that Radio Pakistan broadcast on the night between 14 and 15 August did not include any song or anthem by Jagan Nath Azad. There remains a possibility that Radio Pakistan later aired a song written by Jagan Nath Azad, who called it a national song, and whose admirers continue to tag it as national anthem. However, that is not very likely, as neither the archives at Radio Pakistan nor any written accounts of the radio veterans confirm such a thing.”
Jamil Zubairi in his preface to Yaad-i-Khazana: Radio Pakistan Mien 25 Saal reveals that on 4th August 1947 then Sindh Government had launched its own radio service.
“The idea for the [regional] radio station was conceived by S.K. Haider, who owned a radio shop in Karachi. He discussed it with Ahmed G.A. Chagla. Subsequently, both of them met with Mr Adnani, an advisor to the Sindh Government. Haider and Chagla were able to set up a makeshift radio station when they successfully repaired some old transmitters. It was named 'Sindh Government Broadcasting Station' and it hit the waves on 10th August 1947.
“When Pakistan came into being on 14th August 1947 and Quaid-e-Azam was sworn in as Governor-General, this same radio station broadcast eyewitness accounts of these historic events. However, the radio station lived for a mere 10-day period, as it was shut down on 20th August, because the Wireless Act did not provide for the provincial governments to run their own radio stations.”
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Renowned historian Gul Hassan Kalmati writes on page 247 of his book Karachi Kay Lafaani Kirdar:
“There is a possibility that the same makeshift radio aired Jagan Nath Azad's anthem, but almost all of the people in a position to confirm it are dead. The issue should be explored by researchers.”
The national anthem that we, Pakistanis, sing today won approval in 1954, seven years after Independence. So did the musical composition, though the latter had already earned a semi-official status in 1950. Chagla had put his heart and soul into the musical composition for the national anthem, and you can feel that by listening to it.
However, he could not see his composition being formally approved during his life time, and successive governments failed to recognise the service he had rendered to the nation. His family, too, had to wait for 43 years before the recognition came (if counted from the date of cabinet approval, it becomes a 43-year period).
Gul Hassan Kalmati writes on page 242 of Karachi Ke Lafaani Kirdaar:
"Finally, after a lapse of 43 years, it was during Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's term in office that the government announced Presidential Award for Mr Ahmed Ali Chagla. His son, Abdul Khaliq Chagla, who lives in Houston, received the award at a ceremony held at Pakistan Embassy in Washington D.C. on 23rd March 1997."
Hafeez Jallandhri died on 21st December 1982. The government pondered over his last wish to be buried next to Allama Mohammed Iqbal. Renowned historian and researcher Mueenuddin Aqeel says that the government failed to fulfill that last wish of Jallandhri. First, he was temporarily buried in the Model Town cemetery, then he was interred in a tomb that had been built for him in the vicinity of Minar-e-Pakistan.
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Translated by Arif Anjum from the original in Urdu here.
Akhtar Balouch is a senior journalist, writer and researcher. He is currently a council member of the HRCP. Sociology is his primary domain of expertise, on which he has published several books.
The views expressed by this writer and commenters below do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Dawn Media Group.
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Amin Ansari
Very informational. Thank you Balouch Sb and Dawn. I am 60 and I did not know that we didnt have a national anthem until 1954.
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Taimoor Khan
The most melodious and patriotic anthem ever composed anywhere in world, without any shadow of doubt.
Thank you for this information dawn. No doubt a masterpiece created by Mr. Ahmed G.A. Chagla and Mr. Hafeez Jalandhri.
Thechange
This was repeated recently when during Zardari Gen Kayani term all such occasions passed listlessly. Gen Raheel revived all and the struggling national spirit reemerged.
KHALID SHAMSI
Akbar Baluch Sb Thank you. Very informative and well written. I am sure lots of people was not aware of this. Jazakallah Khar
Hafeez Jalandhri is the same guy who served as 'Musheer' to Ayub Khan and advised him to use strong-arm tactics to repress opponents.
Reno Malik
Very informative. Our national anthem is truly one of the melodious piece of music and poetry.
Imad
Its is a brilliant composition !! Just listening to it and it gives the chills in the skin and every ounce of pakistani in the body erupts with enthusasim !! The length is also ideal its a perfect anthem !!
Burjor Rustomji
Mr. Behram Rustomji a former Prinicipal of Bai Virbaijee Soparivala Parsi High School (B.V.S.) and very keen musician, who studied music in London, was one of the key figures along with Mr. Ghulam Ali Chagla, was one of the key figures to have helped Mr.Chagla compose the Pakistan National Anthem. The first time the National Anthem was played was on Mr. Behram Rustomji's mother's piano late Tehmina Rustomji by Mr.Chagla. Read more on Mr.Behram Rustomji on Google. Mr. Behram Rustomji was an exceptional person, a institution by himself, he and his wife (Gool) devoted their entire lives for the betterment of education and social well being of fellow beings, irrespective of who they were selflessly throughout their entire lives.
Arisha G
Thank you to each and everyone of these hard-working individuals involved with the creation of the national anthem, in any capacity. We salute you!! Pak Sarzameen Shaad Baad...
Mohammad Arif
Thank you Mr. Akhtar Baloch for this informative article. I now know that pakistan was without national anthem for almost 7 years.
@Reno Malik Not merely that but also so meaning full.
Ijaz
Best information ...first time read sbout national anthem ....very sorry our students does'nt know abt thier Tarana ...
Ghulam Nabi malik
Jagan Nath Azad , a Hindu and a school teacher from Mianwali Punjab was famous & well versed in Urdu Poetry and Urdu prose, was a half Muslim, being expertise in Islamic knowledge, it may be true Quaid's try was and first choice, Hindu and other minority personality who liked to stay in Pakistan give due services to Pakistan. The best proof was Quaid-i-Azam appointed A K Mandal, a Bengali member of nominated constituent assembly as Education Minister, who after Quad's death was removed by Liaquat Ali Khan with the difference of Objective resolution on 9 March 1948 passed by liaquat Ali Khan. With Pakistan's archive, a havoc was played by Gen. Zia's regime. So Pakistan's history which had been seen and observed by live souls should take responsibility to make aware the new generation. Dawn Group of Papers founded by Jinnah of Pakistan in 1944, should have maintained their own archive.
Interesting--indeed very interesting. Balocoh sahib always brings treasure house of information. I always stand up for out qoumi taran, even after staying in foreign countries for very long time.
A very interesting and informative article. Keep it up Mr.Akhtar Balouch.
@Burjor Rustomji Thanks for this information. Please write all of this a book form.
The bitter truth is that till 1954, Pakistan was part of British Dominion, ruled under 1935 Govt of India Act. It was only after adoption of Constitution did we break our links with British Empire and stopped being subjects of the Queen and became citizens of a sovereign country. This was because of intrigues of remnants of Unionists and others who wanted to retain land and titles allotted to them for services to the Raj. Ayub Khan, Daultana, Sikander Mirza, etc were all party to this intrigue
@Malik ; Being Mr.Behram Rustomji's student at the B.V.S. and a nephew, I was duty bound to bring this information about the history of our National Anthem to Dawn readers. You can read about Mr.Behram Rustomji in Google. Mr Rustomji, played the national anthem on the Schools piano nearly every day after assembly. He was a consummate pianist, a man with endless zest for life, he loved life and he loved his fellow human beings. He gave his all to education, he brought people from near and afar, to talk to us students from everything under the sun. He was a person who is most difficult to put into words. He simply a good human being.
In the best national anthems of the world, Pakistan came first.
. Mr. Balouch: Herewith some more details about the National Anthem: Tolly worked at the composition several times. Repeatedly, Chagla wasn't satisfied. He found it too Western in parts and asked for changes. 3. When Chagla rejected the 6th attempt, Tolly was exasperated, "Look, Ahmed," he said, "I'm going to make one last attempt. If you reject it, then don't ask me any more." 4. Tolly worked hard at the 7th attempt which Chagla accepted. 5. Tolly then took all the manuscripts from start to finish and handed them over to Chagla... 6. Beatrice who was a favorite of Uncle Tolly remembers accompanying him to the first rehearsal of the National Anthem by the Navy Band. All were pleased and happy with the effect –
Ammad
I want to say thank you, thank you and thank you for wonderful anthem you wrote for us Mr. Hafeez J. Anthem is so refreshing that since my child hood i am listening it but never had iota of feeling that i am bore in doing so. Regards from San Francisco USA.
There is sufficient information, evidence and conviction among the Goan community that the musical score of the national anthem of Pakistan, officially attributed to the well-known Ahmad G. Chagla, is seemingly the work of the classical/eastern music genius Tollentine Fonseca, born 1880, a master Karachi music composer of very high distinction. Tolly (as he was popularly known) passed away on December 6, 1955, eight years after Pakistan achieved independence.
Moaz Sharif
Great information and salute to Mr. Rustamji and all those who did so much for Pakistan and just for Pakistan, not for themselves. Pakistanis Zindabaad and Pakistan Zindabaad. I am an overseas Pakistani living in Canada for the last 20 years, but Pakistan still and forever lives in me and all of us overseas.
Ahmer Ali
@Burjor Rustomji: Parsis in general have a great contribution in development in the early days of Pakistan, particularly Karachi. Its a pity their contribution is not held in such high spirits as they should have been.
saminabano
@Ahmer Ali written eventually in Farsi
written in farsi with one urdu word
Mr. Balouch: here is some more details of Mr. Chagla's friendship with Tolly Fonseca: Two of his nieces, Beatrice Fernandes 84, and Mona Fonseca 77, reside in Karachi, related this to a friend, who visited them : 1. Uncle Tolly and Ahmed Chagla were great personal friends and as such Ahmed was a frequent visitor of the family and very well known to the girls since childhood. In the early days of Pakistan (when the euphoria was very high at having at last won a homeland...), Ahmed came over on a visit and made the following suggestion: "Tolly, I have a big favor to ask of you, I want you to compose some really stirring music for our National Anthem, b
Abbas Syed
Mr. Baloch thanks for the history of Pakistan's national anthem. But your research has over looked the Contributions of an institution and an individual, although minor. According to a story Mr. Chagla after accepting the task of composing the music for the national anthem stopped by BVS Parsi School on Victoria Road to break the news to his friend Mr. Rustomji, the principal of the school who also was an accomplished pianist. Mr. Rustomji was so excited and suggested to Mr. Chagla to start the work right away. Both of them set down at the school piano and composed the basic tune of the anthem. I am proud to have studied at BVS in early 50's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarana-e-Pakistan
Great piece of researched writing. Very informative!!
Haider Rehman
The only National anthem whose musical composition was done before beautiful words were put in it.
Imran AB
Great research and information Baloch Sahib. Thank you !!!
alfatmi
Till today, most of us had no idea about the the history of our anthem...thanks Mr Balouch & Dawn for such an enlightening article.
Humaira Rahman
thanks S'n Akhtar Baloch This recount of history is fascinating
OMG... I am shocked!
Burjor
Our National Anthem symbolizes the spirit of our Nation. It is what we as a Nation would wish, and what we are. What the comments below indicate is that we as a people can work together no matter what our religion, or where we come from. It also proves that our National Anthem is not the work of only one person but many have contributed in their own way. What can be a better present to Pakistan on its 68th. Birthday than to realize that we really are one nation, and the making, composing, putting it in a musical format has involved the musical talents of so many good people. Thank you Mr.Balouch, thank you Dawn for sharing and giving us your readers a chance to reciprocate.
Talat Haque
Thanks for the information , very enlightening !
A Well Wisher.
They say Music transcends humanities differences, our National Anthem confirms this thought and much much more. We did not have a Mozart, a Beethoven, or Strauss but we had Mr.Chagla, Mr.Rustomji, Mr.Tolentine Fonseca , our very own Navy Band, and perhaps even others whose names have not been mentioned. Man's great works is quite often than not, the works of more than one person, this is the legacy our forefathers have given to us, we have to treasure it and take great pride. A Musical composition is a work of art in the musical sense. In art there is a theme, there are colors, there is composition, there is depth, there is emotion, there is meaning. All these are present in our National Anthem. We are a proud of our National Anthem as we should be.
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Trump May Commute Sentence Of Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich
President Trump is reportedly mulling the idea of commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
Politico reports Trump told a group of reporters on Air Force One that he thought Blagojevich was unfairly penalized and believed the seven years he has already served in prison were enough.
From Politico:
Blagojevich, a Democrat, was impeached then removed from office in 2009 for corruption and was later indicted on multiple corruption charges. He was accused of trying to solicit personal favors and sell the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Barack Obama winning the presidency.
During the case, a tapped phone conversation revealed Blagojevich saying: “I’ve got this thing, and it’s f*****g golden. I’m just not giving it up for f*****g nothing.”
Trump dismissed the governor’s comments from his phone call as “braggadocio” and insufficient for a conviction.
Trump said he's considering commuting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentencehttps://t.co/eA5UJ0NE7J
— POLITICO (@politico) August 8, 2019
The president told the group of reporters that he did not believe Blagojevich’s phone conversation should have been heavily sentenced since he did not follow it up with actions.
“I thought he was treated unbelievably unfairly,” Trump said per the report. “He’s been in jail for seven years over a phone call where nothing happens.”
Trump tells reporters on AF1 he is considering giving disgraced and imprisoned former IL Gov Rod Blagojevich a pardon and commutation for federal corruption conviction. Blago, a “you’re fired” Apprentice guest, tried to extort children’s hospital and sell Obama’s senate seat.
— Rick Pearson (@rap30) August 8, 2019
“I would think that there have been many politicians — I’m not one of them by the way — that have said a lot worse over the phone,” the president added.
And, via Politico:
Patti Blagojevich has fought for her husband’s release for years, and Trump praised her in his comments Wednesday.
“His wife I think is fantastic, and I’m thinking about commuting his sentence very strongly,” Trump said.
Reporters on Air Force One informed by @POTUS he’s again considering commuting the sentence of former #Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. pic.twitter.com/Xq8hBMbzcO
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) August 8, 2019
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Rancho Mirage crash leads to DUI arrest
Lisa Israel, of Moreno Valley, has been arrested on allegations that she she drove drunk in Rancho Mirage on Wednesday.
Rancho Mirage crash leads to DUI arrest Lisa Israel, of Moreno Valley, has been arrested on allegations that she she drove drunk in Rancho Mirage on Wednesday. Check out this story on desertsun.com: https://desert.sn/26xk4Mz
Brett Kelman, The Desert Sun Published 8:16 a.m. PT April 28, 2016 | Updated 8:19 a.m. PT April 28, 2016
Lisa Israel(Photo: Riverside County Sheriff's Department)
A Moreno Valley woman has been arrested on allegations that she drove drunk in Rancho Mirage on Wednesday night, eventually crashing into a curb on Highway 111.
Lisa Israel, 47, was headed west when she struck a curb and suffered a blown tire near the intersection with Parkview Drive, according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Police were called to the scene at about 9:10 p.m.
Israel was treated at a local hospital and later booked at the Indio jail.
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SSX sees slight delay to late February in North America
"Over the course of more than 10 years of making games I have not worked on a single project where our team did not wish, coming down the home stretch, that we could have just a bit more time," writes SSX creative director Todd Batty in announcing the game's delay to February 28 in North America (March 2 everywhere else).
"Time to do all the little things that may not be noticeable during the first hour or two playing the game, but are appreciated over the course of days, weeks, months and beyond."
Batty reminds that "There is a reason why Tricky and SSX3 are still among the highest rated games of all time, and it is because even playing them today they still stand the test of time. Our goal from Day 1 was to re-launch this amazing franchise with a new SSX game that could live up to that legacy."
Have you seen the most recent video? I'm feeling good about this one.
SSX takes path less traveled, delayed two weeks [Joystiq]
Also on Destructoid: SSX (18) From our database:
I should give SSX another shot now that it's playable on Xbox One - Jordan Devore
Go grab SSX for free on Xbox Live if you're a gold member - Chris Carter
Tricky-inspired DLC is coming to SSX next month - Jordan Devore
Review: SSX - Jordan Devore
Preview: SSX is looking totally gnarly - Becca Roberts
EA explains what SSX's online pass will entail - Jordan Devore
Shocker: SSX has an online pass - Jim Sterling
SSX sees slight delay to late February in North America - Jordan Devore
SSX slides to February 14 launch, reveals Deadly Descents - Samit Sarkar
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Controlling the Type and Number of Characters to be Entered in Input Fields (format Attribute)
The format attribute of the <input> element is used to control the type and number of characters that can be entered in an input field. The format attribute takes a number of format characters as its value. Each format character has a certain meaning. The value of the format attribute is called the input mask.
The following table shows the format characters available (Note: format characters are case-sensitive) and their corresponding meanings:
Format characters
It is used to represent any lowercase letter or symbolic character.
It is used to represent any uppercase letter or symbolic character.
It is used to represent any numeric or symbolic character.
It is used to represent any numeric character.
It is used to represent any lowercase letter, numeric or symbolic character.
It is used to represent any uppercase letter, numeric or symbolic character.
It is used to represent any character. The WAP browser will be in the lowercase input mode by default but it can be changed to other input modes manually.
It is used to represent any character. The WAP browser will be in the uppercase input mode by default but it can be changed to other input modes manually.
Here are two WML examples that illustrate the usage of the format attribute:
<input name="name" format="NN"/>
Meaning: You must enter 2 numeric characters in the input field created by the above WML markup.
<input name="name" format="AAAAA"/>
Meaning: You must enter 5 uppercase letters or symbolic characters in the input field created by the above WML markup.
It is a good practice to set an input mask for an input field, since the input mode (alphanumeric mode, numeric mode, etc) of a mobile phone's keypad will be set automatically according to the input mask. It is a very convenient feature for the users of your mobile Internet application. For example, if the input mask is "NN" (it specifies that the text field can only accept 2 numeric characters), a mobile phone's keypad will be set to the numeric mode automatically. If you press a key of the mobile phone, no alphabets or symbols can be outputted.
A single numeric character can be added before a format character in an input mask. For example:
<input name="name" format="2N"/>
It means a user can enter a maximum of 2 numeric characters in the input field. (Notice that the meaning of "2N" is different from that of "NN".)
Also, you can add the * character before a format character in an input mask. For example:
<input name="name" format="*N"/>
It means there is no limit in the number of numeric characters that can be entered.
Another example is:
<input name="name" format="A*a"/>
It means the user must:
Enter one uppercase character (or symbolic character), and then
Enter zero or more lowercase character (or symbolic character)
The input mask "A*a" can be applied to text fields that are used to obtain the name of a user. It ensures that the first character must be in uppercase. For example, a user can only enter "Peter" but not "peter".
The default value of the format attribute is "*M".
The following two rules should be followed when adding a numeric character or the * character before a format character:
You can only use such character combination once in the input mask.
You can only use such character combination at the end of the input mask.
Here are some examples of invalid input mask:
format="9N9N" -- Reason: You can only use 9N once in the input mask.
format="*Naa*N" -- Reason: You can only use *N once in the input mask.
format="9NNNN" -- Reason: You can only use 9N at the end of the input mask. The correct one should be "NNN9N".
format="*NA" -- Reason: You can only use *N at the end of the input mask.
If a value of invalid syntax is assigned to the format attribute, WAP browsers will ignore it.
Escaped characters can be included in an input mask. To escape a character, you put a single backslash (i.e. \) in front of that character.
Why do we need escaped characters in the input mask? Look at this example and you will understand. Let's say you want a user to enter a date of the form MM/DD/YYYY and you specify "NN\/NN\/NNNN" as the input mask. If the user uses the Openwave Mobile Browser, the / character will be inserted automatically at the third and the sixth character position of the input field as he/she types the date. If the user uses the Nokia Mobile Browser, the / character will not be inserted automatically but the browser will forbid the user to enter characters other than / at the third and the sixth character positions. The escaped characters in this example ensure that the third and sixth characters must be /.
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Nation Current Affairs 04 Oct 2018 Job growth not match ...
Nation, Current Affairs
Job growth not matching GDP growth: Azim Premji University
DECCAN CHRONICLE. | RALPH ALEX ARAKAL
Published Oct 4, 2018, 2:56 am IST
Updated Oct 4, 2018, 2:56 am IST
The GDP growth is looked at from various sectors, the biggest contributors being finance, IT services and others.
(From left) Amit Basole, Head Centre for Sustainable Employment, Mallige, Youth for Employment, Madan Padaki, Founder & CEO, Bridge (Moderator), Aseem Shrivatsava, Writer & Economist, Mahesh Vyas, Centre of Monitoring, The Indian Economy at a panel discussion in Bengaluru on Monday
Bengaluru: The Indian economy is growing at a fast pace, but it has not translated into more jobs. According to a recent study by the Azim Premji University (APU), jobs growth is less than one percent, with 92 per cent women and 82 per cent men earning less than Rs 10,000 per month, which is much lower than the minimum wage of Rs 18,000 recommended by the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
The study - State of Working India 2018, prepared by the Centre for Sustainable Employment at APU - also observes that productivity has increasingly diverged from wages and gender and caste disparities continue to exist.
On job growth not matching the GDP growth, report's lead author Amit Basole told Deccan Chronicle that low hiring in labour-intensive sectors, such as health and education, coupled with mechanisation of the manufacturing industry, is the reason behind the disparity.
“The GDP growth is looked at from various sectors, the biggest contributors being finance, IT services and others. At the same time, in the organised manufacturing sector, work has become more precarious for existing employees as labour productivity has increased by six times over the past three decades, but wages have gone up only 1.5 times," he said.
Though gender and caste disparity has reduced over the years, it is still high in some sectors, the report stated. "The caveat is that the paid workforce is still heavily male-dominated in general. Women constitute just 22 per cent of manufacturing and an even lower 16 per cent in the service sector. Female workers remain concentrated in a few industries, such as textiles and garments, tobacco, education, health, and domestic services," the report mentions.
However, government programmes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), anganwadis, ASHA and such have played a crucial role in increasing women's participation in paid workforce. The report said that lack of available work, rather than social restrictions, may be preventing women from entering the labour force.
Caste disparities persist
The report mentions persistence of caste-based segregation and disparities, though it has reduced in some areas over time. "Scheduled Caste (SC) as well as Scheduled Tribe (ST) groups are over-represented in low-paying occupations and severely under-represented in the high-paying occupations, a clear indication of the enduring power of caste-based segregation in India. On the other hand, both SC and ST groups are much better represented in public administration indicating the success of reservation policies over the years," reads the report.
Tags: azim premji university, gdp growth, job growth
Location: India, Karnataka, Bengaluru
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Ethiopian National Defence Force
Total force strength Army: 180 000
Air Force: 3 500
Armour 75: T-62
240: T-54/55
60: T-72 (200 on order to replace T-54/55)
Reconnaissance 70: BRDM-1/2
AIFV 20: BMP-1
APC 90: BTR-40/60/152
110: M-113
Self-propelled artillery 10: 2S1 Carnation 122 mm
10: 2S5 152 mm
10: 2S19 Farm 152 mm
Towed artillery ?: M-1942 76 mm
?: M-1938 122 mm
100: D-30 122 mm
6: M-46 130 mm
18: WA-021/Type 88 155 mm
Multiple Rocket Launcher 50: BM-21 122 mm
25: Type 63 107 mm
Mortar ?: 82 mm
?: 120 mm
Anti-armour ?: AT-3/4 Sagger/Spigot
Recoilless rifle ?: D-44 85 mm
Rocket launcher RPG-7 Knout 73 mm
Air defence gun ?: ZSU-23-4 23 mm
?: ZU-23 23 mm
?: ZU-57
?: S-60 57 mm
?: M-1939 37 mm
Air defence missile ?: SA-2 Guideline
?: SA-3 Goa
?: SA-7 Strela
Combat aircraft 15: MiG-21 Fishbed
10: MiG-23 Flogger
12: Su-27 Flanker
8: Su-25 Frogfoot
Trainer aircraft 7: L-39 Albratros
4: SF-260
Transport aircraft 9: An-12 Cub
2: C-130 Hercules
2: DHC-6 Twin Otter
2: Y-12
8: C-47
1: An-26
1: Yak-40
Combat helicopter 18: Mi-24/35 Hind
12: UH-1H (Ethiopian Army Aviation)
Transport helicopter 8: SA-316 Alouette 3
10: Mi-6 Hook
20: Mi-8/17 Hip
1: SA 330 Puma
2: Mi-14 Haze
Prime Minister and commander-in-chief of the Defence Forces: Hailemariam Desalegn
Defence Minister: Siraj Fegesa
Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces: Lieutenant General Samora Yunus
Commander of the Air Force: Brigadier General Mola Hailemariam
Member of: UN, AU, IAEA, ICAO, AfDB
Ethiopia’s military is structured into four regional commands (Central, Northern, South Eastern and Western). The commanders of these regions report directly to the Prime Minister as commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
Between 1974 and 1990 Ethiopia built up a formidable armed force half a million strong with Soviet help. From 1991, the old army was disbanded, the air force grounded and with the independence of Eritrea in 1993, the Ethiopian Navy ceased to exist. Due to conflict with Eritrea in 1998, the military was rehabilitated, with the army expanded and new equipment procured – in 2001 the Ethiopian armed forces numbered 252 000, the largest in sub-Saharan Africa. During Ethiopia’s intervention in neighbouring Somalia in 2007 to drive out the Islamic Courts Union, troop numbers rose to an estimated 300 000. The Ethiopian military is still dealing with numerous low-key conflicts, notably in Ogaden and along the border with Eritrea.
Due to its combat experienced troops and importance placed on the military by the government, Ethiopia’s military is widely considered to be one of the strongest and most capable on the continent. Numerous peacekeeping operations and military assistance from foreign countries has further bolstered its reputation.
Supporting the military are several defence industrial organisations that manufacture and support weapons and equipment, such as Metals & Engineering Corp. Ethiopian industry has reportedly developed the country’s first unmanned aerial vehicle. In 2011 Ethiopia ordered Spylite and Boomerang UAVs from Israeli company BlueBird. Ethiopia also has a dedicated Defence University that supports the military.
External • Ethiopia’s border with Eritrea remains highly militarised after the country’s war with Eritrea and on and off clashes over the last decade.
• Ethiopia has an active dispute with neighbouring Egypt concerning the use of the Nile River.
Internal • Domestic insurgents are still active in several regions of Ethiopia especially the Ogaden region bordering Somalia.
Regional • Instability within Somalia has on several past occasions affected Ethiopia’s foreign security policy making.
Political • Ethiopia is currently considered to be politically stable.
Economic • Ethiopia economy is largely based on agriculture and it accounts for 46 % of GDP, 80 % of employment, and 60 % of exports. Events such as droughts would have a negative impact on Ethiopia’s economy and social stability.
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Note: The information presented here is as accurate as possible but errors and omissions may occur.
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What does charmed mean?
Definitions for charmed
tʃɑrmdcharmed
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word charmed.
captivated, charmed(adj)
strongly attracted
beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced(adj)
filled with wonder and delight
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charmed(Adjective)
Bewitched, under a magic spell (cast by a charm).
You are very gracious, I am charmed by your personality.
Having nonzero charm.
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Charmed is an American television series created by writer Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with writer/director Brad Kern as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast by The WB Television Network for eight seasons from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows three sisters, known as the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives against evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses individual unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain seemingly normal lives in modern day San Francisco. Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and FBI investigations throughout the series. The first three seasons of Charmed focus on the three Halliwell sisters, Prue, Piper and Phoebe. Following the death of Prue in the third season finale, their long-lost half sister, Paige Matthews, assumes her place within "The Power of Three" from season four onwards.
Anagrams for charmed »
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The numerical value of charmed in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
The numerical value of charmed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of charmed in a Sentence
Jennifer Rhodes:
I'll miss having Charmed to come back to, but I'm hopeful that I'll continue to stay busy.
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Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.
Carlos Urzua:
It was a very affable meeting. ... There was an immediate click between them. They both left the meeting charmed.
Alfred Hitchcock:
She was a great ambassador for Monaco, it was her personality and generosity of heart and spirit that charmed people and made them want to come and visit and engage with Monaco.
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سحرArabic
γοητευμένοςGreek
hechizado, encantadoSpanish
lumottuFinnish
впечатлённый, очарованный, околдованныйRussian
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class warfare in trump's america: "the donald's oligarchy of rich white vultures"
I don't know how we missed it, because it's probably been in the works for decades, at least since the John Birch Society—a plan to allow the white oligarchy to take over the country in a power grab and expunge all rights for the underclasses of color and non Christian religions. Through decimation of voter's rights, a Supreme Court decision (Citizen's United, which should mean oligarchs united) to allow silent right-wing billionaire money to take over campaigns, and the organization by the Koch Brothers and hedge fund titan Robert Mercer to undermine all safety nets and eliminate all pollution and labor/health regulations, the white power structure, with the election of Donald Trump, has hijacked the government and in co-ordination with the Republican party set out to destroy just about everything progressive America has achieved socially and economically, while promising jobs and a boost to our collective nationalistic ego.
And they have succeeded while implementing a brainwashing propaganda tactic akin to what Hitler executed in Nazi Germany—by turning the country against a free press, terrifying the public of foreign terrorists in country and abroad, and preying on a populace of uneducated white out-of-work Midwestern working stiffs steeped in booze, drugs and a feeling of loss and misplacement in America's cornucopia of riches.
Liberals are the enemy. Those in Academia are unfamiliar with the real world. Artists in cinema, literature, music, etc, are out of touch with the common man and have no clue as to the struggle to gouge out a living. Democrats are soft and afraid to fight, to commit troops to fight on foreign soil, where we have the right to prowl and coerce, commit genocide, and comp the fruits of victory, like, as Trump promised, take Iraqi's oil. Democrats are wine sipping tree hugging climate change pussies holding back the economy. And on and on...
But the real enemy is the black man, the brown man, the yellow man, the red man, anybody who does not supposedly believe in American exceptionalism and greatness and does not resemble those glowing white faces and dazzling white waspy smiles in so-called goody-goody Norman Rockwell America, when blacks knew their place, Mexicans were marginalized, the Indians were on reservations after near extermination, and Japanese were placed behind barbwire fences in no man's land.
That old power structure has been lurking below the surface, demonizing Clinton and Obama, waiting like vultures for a license to prey on those unaware of their greed and fanatical drive for power. Money is never enough. Control is power, and that is what now dominates the cabinet of Trump's White House. These are men who, unlike politicians, can hardly belie the hard-heartedness of their souls, their contempt for those inferiors below them, nor their surety that because of their stations in life, and what they have achieved, they are entitled to run a country like a business where those below them are there for a reason: to be exploited and thrown crumbs and be thankful for those crumbs.
They are all non serving men with no experience in the military (let somebody else get their hands dirty) and will depend upon and be bolstered by the generals who are never satisfied unless they are at war, unless they are building the military industrial complex President Eisenhower warned us against, and since Trump's Homeland, NSC and secretary of defense are all ex generals, it makes sense Trump and his behind-the-scenes storm troopers will allow them free reign to build the Pentagon into an even more corrupt, monstrously over-supplied business complex run by bureaucrats and lobbyists feathering their own nests, and carry out wars of civilization against people of all colors and religions beneath a veneer of fighting ISIS.
It would not be a surprise to someday watch the cowardly draft dodger himself, President Trump, emerge at some point in a military uniform draped in self-appointed medals of valor while his ribbon emblazoned generals cheer and those chumps in the hinterlands wave their flags. It all goes hand in hand with a scheme of centralizing power in the hands of one and a few (mostly family), marginalizing the press, the congress, while undermining and eventually eliminating all safeguards against their policies as “against jobs and the economy and the fight against Muslim terrorists.”
These are people who believe the democracy that has held us together for over 200 years is unworthy, and especially so to their desires and aspirations of kingship and creating an authoritarian royalty to govern minions in a stranglehold of white leadership, white power, owning the military, the police, the courts, the power to imprison or crucify those rebelling as they slowly but surely compromise the press until it is but, like in Russia, a bullhorn for a dictatorship of conspiring and conquering oligarchs.
Led by a world class bagman.
These are bitterly cynical people with absolutely no belief in humanity, except to use as fake heart-warming examples of their occasional and expedient use of coerced sob stories, an inside joke and trick against brainwashed, uneducated, hysterically emotional American nincompoops led to the slaughter of every right promised by a once great country dwindling into a world wide disgrace.
Little by little they will chip away at us, with lies about progress and goodness and denials of lies and deeds horrendous and obvious and catastrophic. And, before we know it, it will be essentially all over for us.
Unless we fight every miserable wretched vestige of their agenda and throw them out of office, and place our real criminals in jail.
Dell, great stuff. Glad you're on it. I'll be reading. Lot of great stuff here. Thanks!
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William Dorrit has been a resident of the Marshalsea debtors prison for so many years that he has gained the nickname ‘The Father of the Marshalsea’. However, his suffering is eased by his close bond with youngest daughter Amy, or ‘Little Dorrit’. The dashing Arthur Clennam, returning to London after many years in China, enters their lives and the Dorrits’ fortunes begin to rise and fall. A biting satirical work on the shortcomings of nineteenth-century government and society.
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One of Britain?s leading classical actors, Anton Lesser has worked extensively at the National Theatre, and is an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where, over the years, he has played many of the principal roles, including Romeo, Troilus, Petruchio and Richard III. His many television appearances include roles in The Cherry Orchard, King Lear, The Politician?s Wife, Vanity Fair, Perfect Strangers, and Dickens. Films in which he has appeared include Charlotte Gray, Fairytale - A True Story, Imagining Argentina, River Queen, and most recently, Miss Potter. A familiar voice on radio, he has been involved in countless plays and recordings, and has become particularly associated with his award winning readings of Dickens for Naxos AudioBooks.
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Charles Dickens's tale of debtors' prisons, cheating bankers, inept bureaucracies, and slowly sinking working people will resonate in today's economic meltdown. Dickens always mixes commentary with romance and humor, and the enthusiastic Anton Lesser, a master of timing, character, and accent, understands that. The title character is born in the Marshalsea Prison, and her sense of delicacy and thoughtfulness, as well as her discomfort with sudden wealth, are effectively rendered by Lesser. Arthur Clennam, who cannot see that Little Dorrit loves him, sounds thoroughly decent and likeable. Lesser has fun with the comic characters. The listener will laugh out loud as the unrelentingly silly Flora chatters on and on at great speed and Pancks's dedication to work (with his hair standing straight up) is tested by his grasping capitalist boss.
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Through a global network of 25 subsidiary offices and in excess of 200 distributors, the Domino Group operates in over 120 countries employing over 2,700 people worldwide with manufacturing facilities situated in UK, China, Germany, India, Sweden and USA. On 11 June 2015, Domino became an autonomous division of Brother Industries Limited. Brother Industries Limited is a public company based in Nagoya Japan and is listed on the Japanese Stock Exchange (6448:Tokyo).
Lucozade Energy, one of the most recognised and successful energy drinks brands in the UK, is using Domino’s D320i scribing lasers to produce permanent unique codes directly onto its bottles as part of the ‘YES Project’, an interactive cross media promotional campaign.
The ‘YES Project’ was the brainchild of the marketing team at newly formed company Lucozade Ribena Suntory.
Explains Rick Oakley, Digital Marketing Manager at Lucozade Ribena Suntory, “Our brand is one of the most recognisable in the UK with an 80-year heritage, but as a digitally centric marketing team we are always looking to adopt the latest technology and ensure that our brand has continued consumer appeal. Linking our pack with technology such as mobile and social media is essential to engaging with this group of tech savvy “digital natives.”
With the promotional concept in place, the marketing and operational teams started to review how best to execute the initiative. This required the management, processing and printing of clear, highly visible unique codes directly onto the filled Lucozade Energy bottles at high production speeds.
Central to the success of this operation, was that the application of these unique promotional codes would cause no interruption to production output at its bottling plant in Coleford, Gloucestershire. The company therefore turned to Domino for a solution.
Says Rick, “We’ve worked with Domino for several years and I’ve always been impressed by their expertise in this area. Their team are very knowledgeable and added a lot of value at the solution design stage when we were reviewing the best options available to us. They were also very flexible during implementation and went the extra mile to integrate the solution with our digital marketing agency’s system.”
Following a series of consultations, four Domino D320i scribing lasers and DPX1000 extraction systems were installed onto the out-feed conveyor of the bottling lines. The lasers are connected to a networked software solution which automatically downloads the unique codes to each laser from a centralised server. The lasers then etch the permanent codes directly onto the bottles at speeds of up to 50,000 bottles per hour, before they receive their outer sleeves.
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In light of June being Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, the National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA) is taking the time to reflect on how Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia uniquely impacts the aging Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Working closely with older adults through our programs, we feel the importance of these issues more with each day. After all, one of the greatest known risk factors for Alzheimer’s is age.
AAPI older adults are.... Read More
Spotlighting aging and caregiving in diverse communities at the 2019 Aging in America Conference
By Jenna McDavid
Last week, I traveled to New Orleans for the 2019 Aging in America Conference, hosted by the American Society on Aging (ASA). This annual event brings together thousands of people working in the aging field for a week of workshops, film screenings, events and receptions. It’s a great opportunity for the Diverse Elders Coalition to connect with partners who are normally scattered across the globe but find themselves in the same room for this one week every year!
This year was an especially exciting one because not only were all five of the Diverse Elders Coalition member organizations in attendance, but we have two new leaders in the coalition since the last.... Read More
Let’s Talk Aging, Caregiving and Cultural Competence at This Year’s Aging in America Conference
It’s April, which means that the American Society on Aging’s 2019 Aging in America Conference (AiA19) is right around the corner! The Diverse Elders Coalition and our five member organizations will be on the ground in New Orleans from April 15th through the 18th, talking about issues of aging, caregiving, and cultural competence in our communities. Will we see you there?
For conference attendees, you can find a full list of the panels, workshops, film screenings, and events that the Diverse Elders Coalition and its members will be a part of at AiA19 by.... Read More
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Eco Tech: Sun-powered bacteria convert greenhouse gases into fuel
CO2-eating bacteria produce fuel.
With fossil fuels depleting at a rate much more than predicted, researchers in different parts of the globe are working on means to generate alternative fuel from sources as small as bacteria. A team from researchers from US has genetically modified bacteria to eat carbon dioxide and produce isobutyraldehyde, which can further be used to produce isobutanol.
The modified bacteria are highly efficient in the conversion process and are powered by sunlight. Cyanobacteria and microalgae have been identified to consume CO2 for a long time. However previous researches on using them to produce fuel as an output haven’t been fruitful.
The US research team was successful in genetically modifying bacteria to produce fuel using a process that is around 10 times faster than hydrogen production and about 100 times faster than genetically engineered ethanol production.
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Survey Finds Algal Toxins in Indiana Lakes at Higher Than National rate
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Researchers from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs found detectable levels of microcystin, a toxin produced by several common species of cyanobacteria, in 68 percent of a sample of Indiana lakes and reservoirs.
That’s higher than twice the rate at which microcystin was found in a nationwide survey conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The national survey found microcystins in 32 percent of lakes and reservoirs.
Mats of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) cover Palestine Lake in Kosciusko County, Ind., in this photo from August 2007.
The SPEA team, led by Professor Bill Jones, was contracted by the EPA and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to conduct the sampling of 50 Indiana lakes. Samples were sent to a variety of laboratories around the country for analysis.
The Indiana sampling was conducted in the summer of 2007 as part of the National Lakes Assessment (NLA), a survey of the nation’s lakes undertaken by the EPA. The study sampled more than 1,000 lakes and reservoirs more than 10 acres in size to get an unbiased, statistically relevant snapshot of water quality in lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. The EPA recently released the results. Continue reading →
A New Source of Hydrogen Power
Algae can be converted into a hydrogen source through the method of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a plants ability to convert solar energy and turn it into something else. A scientist by the name of Barry Bruce, who is a professor at UT Knoxville, has discovered when using photosynthesis with a certain type of algae and a catalyst method with platinum, that hydrogen was produced when that algae was exposed to light.
Barry Bruce is head of a team of researchers that work on these findings from UT Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. They are researching this to create a solution for a natural fuel for the possibility of even using it in vehicles. Continue reading →
Health advisory Lifted at Lost Creek Lake
Medford Mail Tribune
MEDFORD — Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, the state Department of Human Services has lifted a health advisory for Lost Creek Lake.
The agency issued the advisory earlier this month because of high algae levels in the popular lake northeast of Medford.
It is the fourth consecutive year an algae bloom has hit Lost Creek Lake, which is owned and managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The lifting of the advisory is good news for businesses that make their money from the swimmers, water-skiers and anglers who use the lake that consistently ranks among the state’s busiest.
— The Associated Press
Ore. lake could have advisory lifted by the 4th
From OPB News
TRAIL, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying to get a health advisory lifted at a popular reservoir before the start of the Fourth of July weekend.
Tests this week on water samples collected Friday could prompt state health officials to quicken the lifting of their advisory against contact with water at Lost Creek Lake, northeast of Medford. Continue reading →
Safety on Devils Lake: Reflections of a Healthcare Professional
Cyanobacteria and other phytoplankton blooms have apparently increased as predicted since introduction of grass carp into Devils Lake. But it is not clear is that these blooms pose serious health risks to lake users. American mythology is full of stories about illness and death from “bad water.” Medical literature repeats warnings about exposure to cyanobacteria toxin. However, in current literature there is a paucity of reports of human illness caused by exposure to these toxins in aquatic recreational venues. This is not because most recreational lakes are free of blue-green algae. More than 15 Oregon aquatic venues, including heavily used Detroit Lake and Clackamas River, posted cyanobacteria advisories in the last couple of years.
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Devils Lake SolarBee Plan on Hold
Kate Rowland
From the Newport News-Times
Water district creates communications committee of volunteers.
After three hours of energetic testimony in opposition to SolarBees from nearly 50 community members in attendance at the Devils Lake Water Improvement District (DLWID) board meeting Thursday , the board voted unanimously to put the project on hold, at least for now.
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Jon Whitney – Fast Zone
Posted by Each Game As It Comes | Oct 11, 2018 | Coaching | 0
Former professional footballer Jon Whitney initially went into physiotherapy after retiring having played around 200 first team appearances. It was via the physiotherapy route that he first found a route into coaching, becoming Walsall physio late in 2003, then stepping up to assist Dean Smith with first-team affairs. He was appointed manager of the midlands club in the summer of 2016 until his dismissal nearly two years later. Whitney put his faith in younger players from the club’s academy, a route which he admits probably cost him his job, but maintains he would follow the same path again. While looking to find a new coaching role, Whitney is completing his UEFA ‘A’ Licence.
In addition, as a qualified physio and sports scientist with a passion for athletic development and human performance, Whitney has developed a training concept called Fast Zone. The idea of Fast Zone (Fast stands for Functional and Sports Specific Strength Training) is to prepare an athlete for the game integrating sports science and modern coaching methods. When presenting the concept to the London Football Coaches Association, Whitney commented that it was like taking the gym out onto the pitch. The progressive sessions incorporate the model used by the English FA of integrating Physical, Technical, Social and Psychological elements, and look to improve performance levels while also reducing the risk of injury. Whitney’s Walsall teams had one of the best injury records in English football.
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As someone focused on sports science, as you might expect for a man in his late 40s, Whitney is in very good shape himself. He believes that the energy a coach puts into a session will be reflected in the level of enthusiasm and performance the players will produce, and this was evident from the start. The former Walsall coach initially got the group of players, from Arsenal’s community programme, to divide themselves into four teams, nominate a captain, and select a team-name based on their values, straight away bringing in the social element of the game.
The session move on to “Preps”, which is Whitney’s name for warm-ups. Whitney believes that players can go straight into exercises like this without any stretches either static or dynamic. Whitney maintains that the best exercises for football players are lunges and squats to build leg strength, but also mentioned afterwards that simple resistance bands and hooks on a wall can be used instead of gym equipment for strength training away from the pitch.
The exercises were in quick bursts – five to seven seconds at a time followed by rest. This is the amount of high intensity time in a player’s muscles naturally. This amount of time was appropriate for the session which moved on to focus on pressing. Whitney believes that pressing should not be over a longer distance than five to ten yards, and otherwise players should look to protect space and cover passing lines. The session focused on timing of the press, and triggers such as the opponent head going down or a poor touch.
In the post-session debrief, like many coaches, Whitney discussed looking at other sports and gave the example of similar types of movement patterns used in NFL training. His coaching method as already discussed is one of high energy and enthusiasm, smiling, constructive feedback not destructive and developing good core values. He continues to look for coaching opportunities in the game while developing the Fast Zone concept, which can be used for adults and children alike.
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Corn Mature 21 Percentage Points Behind Five-Year Average
USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report
9/16/2019 | 3:50 PM CDT
By Anthony Greder , DTN Managing Editor
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(DTN photo illustration by Nick Scalise)
This article was originally posted at 3:05 p.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 16. It was last updated at 3:50 p.m. CDT on Monday, Sept. 16.
OMAHA (DTN) -- U.S. corn and soybean conditions held mostly steady last week, but both crops are still significantly behind the average pace in reaching maturity, according to USDA NASS' latest Crop Progress report released Monday.
NASS estimated that, as of Sunday, Sept. 15, the U.S. corn crop was 55% in good-to-excellent condition, unchanged from the previous week. That's still the lowest good-to-excellent rating for the crop at this time of year since 2013.
Only 18% of corn was estimated mature as of Sunday, according to NASS. Last year at this same time, half of the crop (51%) had reached maturity. The current maturity is also 21 percentage points behind the five-year average of 39%. That's further behind average than in last Monday's report, when maturity was 13 percentage points behind the five-year average.
Corn in the dough stage was estimated at 93%, 5 percentage points behind the five-year average of 98%. Corn dented was 68%, 19 percentage points behind the five-year average of 87%.
"Fifty percent or less of corn is dented in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and South Dakota," said DTN Lead Analyst Todd Hultman.
In its first corn harvest report of the season, NASS estimated that 4% of the crop had been harvested as of Sunday, led by activity in North Carolina and Texas. That compares to last year's 8% harvested and the five-year average of 7%.
While corn condition was unchanged last week, the condition of the nation's soybean crop fell slightly from 55% good to excellent the previous week to 54% as of Sunday. As with corn, that remains the lowest good-to-excellent rating since 2013, Hultman said.
Soybeans setting pods reached 95% as of Sunday, behind both last year's and the average pace of 100%. Soybeans dropping leaves was estimated at 15%, far behind last year when half of the crop had leaves dropping and 23 percentage points behind the five-year average of 38%.
Spring wheat harvest slowed last week, moving ahead only 5 percentage points from the previous week to reach 76% as of Sunday. That is 17 percentage points behind the five-year average of 93%. Montana remains the slowest to harvest, at 69% complete, Hultman noted.
Planting of next year's winter wheat crop was estimated at 8% complete as of Sunday, according to NASS, slightly behind the average pace of 12%.
"The top three states getting early starts to planting winter wheat were Washington, Colorado and Nebraska," Hultman said.
Sorghum coloring was estimated at 79%, behind the average of 84%. Sorghum mature was estimated at 34%, behind the average of 44%. Sorghum harvested was estimated at 24%, behind the five-year average of 27%. Barley harvested reached 87%, behind the average of 96%. Oats were 92% harvested, also behind the average of 97%.
Cotton bolls opening was estimated at 54%, ahead of the average of 47%. Cotton harvested was estimated at 9%, near the five-year average of 8%. Cotton condition -- for the portion of the crop still in fields -- was rated 41% good to excellent, down 2 percentage points from the previous week's 43% good-to-excellent rating. Rice harvested was 46%, slightly behind the average of 48%.
To view weekly crop progress reports issued by National Ag Statistics Service offices in individual states, visit http://www.nass.usda.gov/…. Look for the U.S. map in the "Find Data and Reports by" section and choose the state you wish to view in the drop-down menu. Then look for that state's "Crop Progress & Condition" report.
National Crop Progress Summary
This Last Last 5-Year
Week Week Year Avg.
Corn Dough 93 89 99 98
Corn Dented 68 55 92 87
Corn Mature 18 11 51 39
Corn Harvested 4 NA 8 7
Soybeans Setting Pods 95 92 100 100
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 15 NA 50 38
Spring Wheat Harvested 76 71 96 93
Winter Wheat Planted 8 NA 12 12
Cotton Bolls Opening 54 43 48 47
Cotton Harvested 9 7 13 8
Sorghum Coloring 79 65 87 84
Sorghum Mature 34 27 40 44
Sorghum Harvested 24 22 26 27
Barley Harvested 87 82 95 96
Oats Harvested 92 89 96 97
Rice Harvested 46 30 48 48
National Crop Condition Summary
(VP = Very Poor; P = Poor; F = Fair; G = Good; E = Excellent)
This Week Last Week Last Year
VP P F G E VP P F G E VP P F G E
Corn 4 10 31 44 11 4 10 31 45 10 4 8 20 47 21
Soybeans 4 10 32 45 9 3 9 33 45 10 3 7 23 49 18
Cotton 3 14 42 34 7 3 15 39 37 6 8 24 29 30 9
Sorghum 1 6 28 51 14 1 5 26 53 15 5 12 30 44 9
Rice 1 5 25 47 22 1 5 25 46 23 - 4 22 58 16
National Soil Moisture Condition - 48 States
(VS = Very Short; SH = Short; AD = Adequate; SR = Surplus)
VS SH AD SR VS SH AD SR VS SH AD SR
Topsoil Moisture 11 22 55 12 10 23 61 6 9 19 63 9
Subsoil Moisture 9 22 59 10 8 22 64 6 11 20 61 8
Anthony Greder can be reached at anthony.greder@dtn.com
Follow him on Twitter @AGrederDTN
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More than a third of the iron ore shipped out of the Twin Ports so far this year has left the country. The Duluth-Superior Port Authority reported that through July about 35 percent of all taconite shipments have been taken to Quebec, and spokesw...
Written By: Brooks Johnson | Sep 2nd 2017 - 1pm.
Taconite pellets are conveyed into large stockpiles near the Canadian National Railway Co.’s ore docks in West Duluth on Aug. 8. (Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com)
More than a third of the iron ore shipped out of the Twin Ports so far this year has left the country.
The Duluth-Superior Port Authority reported that through July about 35 percent of all taconite shipments have been taken to Quebec, and spokeswoman Adele Yorde says that is "primarily for export" elsewhere. Typically about 30 percent of taconite shipped locally is bound for Canada.
"Much of that rise is attributable to a surge in U.S. iron ore exports from Minnesota mines to steelmakers in China and Japan," the port wrote in its summer magazine.
It seems U.S. Steel has found customers there for its Keetac mine and processing center, which restarted earlier this year after a shutdown in May 2015.
The company announced in December the plant, which can produce 6 million tons of taconite a year, would reopen after it "reached agreements to supply iron ore pellets to third-party customers. U.S. Steel will adjust its iron ore pellet production in order to take full advantage of these business opportunities."
In an earnings release last month, U.S. Steel said: "We have entered into iron ore pellet supply agreements with both North American and international customers, under various terms and conditions."
CEO David Burritt did not elaborate on these customers or sales when asked by investors during a conference call in July.
The Pittsburgh-based company told the News Tribune on Tuesday: "Outside of the agreement with our former Canadian operations, we do not discuss our commercial relationships related to other third-party pellet sales."
The state Department of Employment and Economic Development said last week that ore, slag and ash exports from Minnesota had quadrupled to $112 million in April through June of this year compared to the same quarter in 2016. DEED said the rise was "driven by major increases in sales to Canada and Japan."
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., the largest taconite producer in the country, said it operates on long-term agreements with mostly domestic and Canadian customers, with some of its ore traveling to Trinidad and Tobago.
"Our core strategy is really focused on the North American steel market," said Cliffs spokeswoman Patricia Persico.
Kelsey Johnson, president of the Iron Mining Association of Minnesota, said international shipments could increase should shipping costs come down.
"Canada is one of our larger export customers," she said. "Because we have a unique market, the Soo Locks has helped us maintain our market share there."
Wherever the ore goes, new customers for U.S. Steel has meant more production and more work for the Iron Range and at the ports this year.
"We've had a lot of Canadian traffic in the Two Harbors dock to load, too," Yorde said. "Iron ore in total is about 20 percent ahead of the five-year average."
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