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Jordan Peele's 'Us' is scary, smart and blood-curdling
Joe Gross, Austin American-Statesman
Jordan Peele just can’t help himself. After the horror movie roots of his debut “Get Out” ended up being overtaken by its brilliant socio-political themes, Peele swore his next one would be a straight-up horror movie.
Which, no question, the excellent “Us” is -- your blood will curdle, there will be yelling at the screen.
But, like “Get Out,” it’s a lot more. Also like “Get Out,” it demands to be seen more than once.
It is 1986 in Santa Cruz, Calif. A young girl named Adelaide (Madison Curry) is at a beach front amusement park with her parents when she wanders off into an abandoned-looking house of mirrors. And then...something happens.
Whatever that something was, it haunts Adelaide to this day. This is where the movie picks up about 30 years later. Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) is driving with her husband Gabe (Winston Duke) and young children Jason (Evan Alex) and Zora (Shahadi Wright-Joseph) to her childhood beach house. Gabe wants to go to the local amusement park, Adelaide most definitely does not -- she is still traumatized by whatever happened there. They meet old friends (Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker) and have a decent time. (Whomever cut the film’s trailers did a bang-up job both revealing and mixing up information.)
That night, however, the family is menaced by a family of doppelgangers, all dressed in red jumpsuits. Each actor plays the horrifying “shadow” version of themselves. Nyong’o, talking in a genuinely chilling croak, speaks for the four invaders, noting that they have lived “tethered” to their counterparts and, well, it’s payback time. “Us” then shifts into a home invasion movie, yes, but as we move further from the house itself, everything gets weirder and weirder. This is not a safe ride.
Everyone is rock solid as his or her counterpart, but Nyong’o does a dazzling job with both parts -- her Adelaide is scared and tough, her tethered counterpart is here for holy vengeance.
Mixing Cronenberg, Hitchcock and yes, a lot of “Twilight Zone” (a reboot of which Peele is helming), “Us” mixes rather direct allegories (“Us and “U.S.” do look awfully similar) with a mess of images that seems designed to provoke vigorous post-view debate. (I am still trying to figure out all the stuff with the rabbits.)
And yes, it’s absolutely as smart as “Get Out.” Peele has said he knows exactly what, for him, the movie is about, but he tried hard to construct a film that folks could project their own meanings upon. It’s hard to escape the “we have met the enemy and he is us” of it all, but the film offers a few paths to getting there.
Oh, and just to save you the time, because it does come up in “Us,” Jeremiah 11:11 (King James Version) says, ” Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.”
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Samson Mine
Harzer-Roller-Museum
Catharina Neufang
World Cultural Heritage Site
You can visit the mine just in a guided tour.
Public guided tours in German:
02. Jan bis 23. Mar: tuesday- sunday 11:00 & 14:30
24. Mar bis 07. Nov: monday- sunday 11:00 & 14:30
Please contact us for English guided tours!
The Samson Mine, located in Sankt Andreasberg, is counted among the most significant mining monuments in Europe. From 1521 until 1910, silver ore in particular was mined here. For many years, the Samson Mine was one of the world’s deepest. It is also home to the man engine known as the Fahrkunst, which is still in operation and is now recognized as an international machine monument. Equally impressive are the two water wheels - the reversible overshot wheel from 1820, which is 9 m high, and the pump wheel, which stands 12 metres tall and is driven by water during the tour, just as it was centuries ago.
The building complex as we know it today is the last completely preserved mine from the historical mining of the Upper Harz region. Since 2010, the Samson Mine has formed part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing the mine at Rammelsberg, the Old Town of Goslar and the Upper Harz Water Management System.
Virtual 360-Degree-Tour of the Mine
To start, simply click on the picture.
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For security reasons you can visit the Samson Mine only in a guided tour. The tour takes 60-75 min. Tickets are sold 5 min in advance at the information desk (plan).
Start of public guided tours in German:
02. Jan - 23. Mar: tue - sun 11:00 & 14:30
24. Mar - 07. Nov: mon - sun 11:00 & 14:30
08. Nov - 03. Dec: closed
We are open on bank holidays.
fon +49 (0)5582 1249
mail info@grube-samson.de
You can also book an individual guided tour in English, please ask for our conditions.
Prices for entrance fee and guided tour Samson Mine and museum:
Adults without guest card per person 8,00 €
Adults with guest card per person 7,00 €
Group of adults from 10 pers. per person 7,00 €
Reduced* per person 6,00 €
Children (6–16 years) without guest card per person 4,50 €
Children (6–16 years)
with guest card
per person 4,00 €
Groups of children from 10 pers. per person 4,00 €
School classes per person 3,00 €
* Students, handicapped persons
Kids under 6 years und Harz-Card-owners are free.
The Samson Mine is considered the Upper Harz mine that is the easiest to experience, making it particularly suitable for children’s visits. As a rule, even people who do not like confined spaces do not experience any problems in the Samson Mine. Furthermore, visitors are not required to wear hardhats.
Above ground, your tour will visit the shaft house, the cable shaft and the wheel rooms. A comfortable descent of approx. 88 steps leads deeper into the mine until we meet up with the shaft again.
The further Befahrung or traversal (on foot) of the 88-metre long adit will occasionally require people taller than approx. 175 cm to stoop while walking. It is possible to omit the visit to this subterranean area without compromising your overall experience.
The temperature in the mine is no warmer than 8 degrees Celsius year-round; please bring warm clothing even in the summertime. As it can be a bit wet underground, we recommend bringing along a (rainproof) jacket and sturdy shoes. The mine is cold on the feet, so please wear thick socks and warm shoes, especially in winter, when the temperature in the mine is the same as the temperature outdoors.
For orientation, please look at our plan plan of the site.
If you are interested in having a longer or more adventurous subterranean tour, please let us know. With our partner mines, we can offer you the complete range of programs, including a more extreme experience.
A tour of the Samson Mine always ends with a visit to the adjacent museum. Here you will gain additional insight into historical mining and ore dressing, as well as the working and living conditions of miners and their families in the Bergstaat or state of mines. Our models, some of which are more than 100 years old, are true gems. They impressively demonstrate the technical installations and functional principles at work in the Samson Mine.
The minerals that comprise the world-famous “treasure chest” of St. Andreasberg are particularly remarkable. Further rock samples, information on the geology of the Harz and a landscape model round out the visit. We may be an historical museum, but our visitors enjoy concepts and objects, for there is much to discover.
The museum is opened from 10:00 unteil 16:00. The guided Samson mining tour always ends in the museum.
02. Jan - 26. Jan: tue - sun
27. Jan - 28. Mar: closed due to renovation works
29. Mar - 07. Nov: mon - sun
We are open on bank holidays. Last entry: 15:30
fon: +49 (0) 5582 1249
email: info@grube-samson.de.
Price only museum:
Adults per person
Children 6-16 years per Person 2,00 €
The Samson Mine is also home to the Harz Roller Museum, the only one of its kind internationally. Here, you will see and hear how these canaries are taught to sing and the important role they have played throughout the world as warning birds in the mining industry. You will learn about the breeding of these birds, the production of cages and the sale of the canaries as far away as North America. The museum illustrates the great significance of bird breeding for Harz mining families in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Moreover, we have an exhibition room with extensive information about the breeding and keeping of chaffinches. These birds perform in the famous Finch Manoeuvres. Did you know that in 2014, UNESCO declared the tradition of the Harz Finch Manoeuvres an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
The museum is opened:
02. Jan - 29. Mar: tue - sat
30. Mar - 07. Nov: mon - sat
fon: 05582 1249
In 1485, Spanish monks discovered that the small, trusting finch could be bred in captivity. Extensive merchant shipping brought the bird to Italy, England and France. Italian carters brought the canary to the Alpine region. In the Tyrolean town of Imst, canary breeding became an economic sector in its own right.
The canary reached the Harz as well, travelling with migrating miners. The best birds were bred in St. Andreasberg, the Harz Roller name became an attribute of quality and thousands of the birds were sold all over the world.
For the population of Sankt Andreasberg, canary breeding was a vital part of the economy. Canary breeding, among other activities, could soften the financial blow of rationalization measures in the mining industry.
Click here to download a list of currently active Harz Roller breeders.
This mine, which is located opposite the Samson Mine, was in operation well before 1575; its narrow, crooked extraction area makes it particularly authentic.
Today, a visit to the Catharina-Neufang mine is an exciting trip through time. Along with the historical mining techniques featuring hammer and pick work, a modern hammer drill driven by compressed air is shown in operation. The highlight is an open, completely mined ore crevice that is around 240 m deep.
Due to maintenance the Catharina-Neufang Mine is not opened for visitors at the moment!
fon: +49 (0)5582 1249
Prices entrance fee and guided tour Catharina-Neufang Mine
Adults per person 3,00 €
Chrildren 6–16 years
The Samson Mine is part of the Upper Harz Water Management System, which was declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2010. The Upper Harz Water Management System is also called "Water Regale". It is the third component of the Cultural Heritage Site which has existed since 1992, encompassing the Rammelsberg mine and the Old Town of Goslar.
This system of ponds, ditches, mines and adits forms the world’s largest energy system from pre-industrial times. Water was used to load water wheels, drive pumps, move ore bins and transport miners. Today, you can experience this Cultural Heritage Site both above and below ground on various tours and walks.
More information is available here.
The TRAFO program is an initiative of the German Federal Cultural Foundation. From 2016 until 2023, the Foundation will provide long-term support to regional cultural sites and programs and accompany them on their first steps towards the future.
In the regions of Oderbruch, South Lower Saxony, Saarpfalz and the Swabian Jura, all of which are participating in the initiative, models and approaches are being tested in order to make smaller institutions in rural areas more attractive and viable for the future. One of the most important questions to emerge is: how can cultural institutions open themselves up to new tasks, content and cooperative efforts at the local level?
Finding answers to this question is taking place in conjunction with citizens and schools, as well as local associations and companies, who as experts concerning their respective home regions can take part in decision-making about what they expect from their cultural institutions and what should happen there in the future.
Further information about all TRAFO projects currently underway in Germany is available on the TRAFO-Homepage.
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En Garde! Samurai Shodown Comes to Puzzle & Dragons
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – Nov. 11, 2019 - Players better get their blades sharpened, because today GungHo Online Entertainment has announced that Samurai Shodown is coming to the mobile gaming phenomenon Puzzle & Dragons in a brand new collab! Running from Nov. 11 through Nov. 24, the Samurai Shodown Collab will bring 13 new Egg Machine Characters to the roster, including some classic Samurai Shodown favorites.
Joining the ever-growing lineup of available characters in Puzzle & Dragons come a slew of sword fighters and brawlers from Samurai Shodown, including Haohmaru, Hanzo Hattori, Genjuro Kibagami, and many more. Players will have to unsheathe their abilities to complete three brand new dungeons available during the collab period. They are the Samurai Shodown Quest Dungeon, the Multiplayer! Samurai Shodown! Dungeon, and the Skill Leveling Dungeon Samurai Shodown.
Alongside all the new Egg Machine Characters, 13 new Assist Evolutions will also be available, based on the iconic weaponry of the Samurai Shodown characters, including The Famous Sword, Fugudoku; Treasured Sword, Chichi-ushi; and many others.
Of course, anyone who logs on during the duration of the collab will receive a free pull from the Samurai Shodown Memorial Egg Machine. Plus, anyone who completes the tenth floor of the Samurai Shodown Quest Dungeon will receive yet another free pull!
For those looking for great deals on pulls, bundles are making their returns! For $19.99, players can get their hands on the 20 Magic Stones + ★6 Samurai Shodown Egg Machine bundle, while $9.99 nabs them the 10 Magic Stones + Samurai Shodown Rimururu Egg Machine bundle, which guarantees a Rimururu pull!
Players can download Puzzles & Dragons on the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon Appstore to get their hands on all the new and exciting brawlers from Samurai Shodown!
Additional details on the Samurai Shodown Collab include:
Egg Machine Characters
Haohmaru
Nakoruru
Ukyo Tachibana
Genjuro Kibagami
Yashamaru Kurama
Hanzo Hattori (Samurai Shodown)
Galford
Rimururu
Jubei Yagyu
Yoshitora Tokugawa
Monster Exchange
Neo Geo ROM Cartridge Style Samurai Shodown
Puzzle & Dragons is a mobile gaming phenomenon that continues to see tremendous growth, featuring an addictive combination of puzzle, dungeon-crawling, and monster-collecting gameplay. In the game, players capture, collect and evolve thousands of elemental monsters while incorporating quick thinking to chain combos and maximize the abilities and skills of their monsters. To date, Puzzle & Dragons has surpassed 80 million downloads worldwide and can be downloaded from the App Store, Google Play, and Amazon Appstore.
For information on GungHo Online Entertainment America, visit www.gunghoonline.com. Fans can also follow the latest Puzzle & Dragons news on Facebook and Twitter.
©SNK CORPORATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ABOUT GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA
GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc. (GOEA) is a multiplatform publisher dedicated to delivering the best titles, content, and support for the online gaming community. Established in 2012 and led by former Square Enix U.S.A. and XSEED Games executive Jun Iwasaki, GOEA is the US division of GungHo Online Entertainment (GOE), an established Japanese publisher. GOEA’s content partners include leading developers Grasshopper Manufacture, SUPERTRICK GAMES, Game Arts, Acquire, and Gravity, all of which are subsidiaries of GOE. GOEA publishes and distributes network-oriented games for console, handheld, mobile, tablet, and MMO-style games for PC. GOEA is located in El Segundo, CA. For more information, visit www.gunghoonline.com.
GUNGHO ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA
Dakota Grabowski
Director of Marketing and Business Relations
Dakota@gunghoonline.com
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No. 14 men’s lacrosse tripped up in NESCAC quarterfinal at No. 6 Amherst
Bates (10-5) 3 2 2 2 9
Amherst (14-2) 5 8 5 5 23
A: Colin Minicus - 5
Sv: Gib Versfeld - 20
A: Matt Chlastawa - 3
Sv: Rob Strain - 19
Otis Klingbeil had three goals and an assist, but the No. 5 seed in the NESCAC tournament and No. 14 in the nation Bates men's lacrosse team was tripped up 23-9 in its NESCAC tournament quarterfinal at No. 4 seed and No. 6 in the nation Amherst on April 27, 2019. (Phyllis Graber Jensen/Bates College)
AMHERST, Mass.—The No. 4 seed in the NESCAC tournament and nationally-ranked No. 6 Amherst College men's lacrosse team topped No. 5 seed and No. 14 in the nation Bates College 23-9 today in a NESCAC quarterfinal played on the Mammoth's Pratt Field.
The Bobcats fall to 10-5 overall, while Amherst improves to 14-2 this season. The Mammoths advance to the NESCAC semifinals which will be played on Saturday, May 4.
Bates and Amherst met for the second time this week, but the Mammoths came out on top for the second time. Amherst led 5-3 at the end of the first quarter and never relinquished the lead from there. The Mammoths out-scored Bates 8-2 in the second quarter to build a 13-5 halftime lead, and the Bobcats were unable to battle back.
Colin Minicus led Amherst with seven points on two goals and five assists. Matt Solberg and Evan Wolf each added five goals and an assist. Jon Coffey chipped in two goals and an assist. Dylan Finazzo and Juan Gonzalez each grabbed a game-high eight ground balls. Finazzo won 12 of the 15 faceoffs he took, while Gonzalez won 15-of-20 tries. Tamer Sullivan caused three turnovers for the Mammoths. Gib Versfeld played all 60 minutes in goal for Amherst and made 20 saves.
Junior Matt Chlastawa (Westfield, Mass.) led Bates with three goals and three assists, and broke Bates' 24-year-old career points record along the way. The former record of 269 was set by Shane Kokoruda in 1995; Chlastawa is now up to 274 career points.
Junior Otis Klingbeil (Powell, Ohio) contributed three goals and an assist. Junior Brendan Mullally (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Jack Scribner (Falmouth, Maine) each added a goal and an assist. Senior Eli Cooper (Glastonbury, Conn.) and senior Stephen Bull (Baltimore, Md.) shared a team-high with six ground balls apiece. Cooper went 8-for-29 at the faceoff X. Scribner, senior Rocco Fantoni (Hauppage, N.Y.) and Chlastawa each logged two caused turnovers. Junior Rob Strain (Montclair, N.J.) played all 60 minutes in goal for the Bobcats and finished with 19 saves, two shy of his season high.
Senior Andrew Small (Deerfield, Ill.) scored first for Bates 1:15 in off an assist from Chlastawa. Amherst responded with three straight goals. Just 1:15 later, James Crovatta tied the game up at 1-1 off a feed from Chase Yager. With 10:06 on the clock, Minicus gave the Mammoths their first lead, and Wolf followed with a goal at 9:37 to make it 3-1. Back-to-back goals from Bates knotted things up at 3-3 with 8:08 left in the first. Chlastawa scored his first of the game followed by a man-up goal by Mullally. Chlastawa earned an assist on the play. Amherst logged two more goals both by Matt Solberg, the second on a man-up opportunity, to close out the first quarter with a 5-3 advantage.
Just 16 seconds into the second quarter, Klingbeil scored on a man-up chance for Bates to get the Bobcats within one. The Mammoths then took over the momentum going on a six-goal run to build an 11-4 lead. The run featured two man-up goals, and Wolf led the way with two goals and an assist. With 4:18 left in the second quarter, Chlastawa scored his second goal of the day off an assist from first-year Dillon McManus (Dix Hills, N.Y.) to make it 11-5, but Amherst closed out the quarter with goals from Wolf and Jack Norton for a 13-5 lead.
The Mammoths opened the third quarter with goals by Solberg and Minicus. Chlastawa tallied his third goal of the afternoon off an assist from Mullally, and Klingbeil scored off a pass from Scribner to make the score 15-7 with 7:01 left in the third. Amherst put together a three-goal run to close out the third quarter for an 18-7 advantage.
Luke Mallette and Solberg opened the fourth quarter with two more goals for the Mammoths. Klingbeil earned his hat trick off a feed from junior Curtis Knapton (Westbrook, Maine), and then Klingbeil set up Scribner with 11:32 remaining to make the score 20-9. The Mammoths closed out the game with goals from Jon Coffey, Jack Wolff and Gonzalez.
Amherst held a 58-44 advantage in shots, a 61-34 lead in ground balls, and finished with a 27-8 advantage in faceoffs. Bates finished 2-for-6 on man-up opportunities, while the Amherst went 3-for-5. The Bobcats were successful on 22-of-24 clear attempts, while the Mammoths finished 18-for-23 on clears.
June 27, 2019 Fantoni named USILA Division III Scholar All-American
May 23, 2019 Trio of men's lacrosse players earn USILA All-America honors
May 22, 2019 Fantoni, Small selected to play in USILA Senior Division III All-Star Game
May 14, 2019 NEILA names Chlastawa, Fantoni, Knapton to All-New England squad
May 2, 2019 All-NESCAC recognition goes to men's lax captains Chlastawa, Fantoni, Knapton
April 27, 2019 No. 14 men’s lacrosse tripped up in NESCAC quarterfinal at No. 6 Amherst
April 24, 2019 No. 14 men's lacrosse tops Colby 14-12 in regular-season finale
April 20, 2019 No. 6 Amherst spoils No. 12 men's lacrosse's senior day
April 16, 2019 No. 12 men's lacrosse falls 19-14 on the road to No. 4 Tufts
April 8, 2019 Chlastawa wins his second NESCAC Player of the Week award
April 6, 2019 No. 12 men's lacrosse wins 15-10 at Connecticut College
April 3, 2019 No. 12 men's lacrosse wins at Bowdoin for third straight time, defeats Polar Bears 14-12
March 30, 2019 No. 12 men's lacrosse rolls to 17-9 win over Hamilton
March 23, 2019 In tale of two halves, No. 11 men's lacrosse falls 16-14 at Williams
March 19, 2019 No. 11 men's lacrosse wins 12-9 at Keene State
March 16, 2019 No. 13 men's lacrosse wins 20-19 thriller at Trinity
March 12, 2019 Chlastawa on USILA Team of the Week, named NESCAC Player of the Week
March 12, 2019 No. 13 men's lacrosse rolls 20-8 past Western New England
March 9, 2019 No. 20 men's lacrosse takes down defending national champion No. 1 Wesleyan 15-12
March 3, 2019 Men's lacrosse opens NESCAC play with 17-10 win over Middlebury
March 1, 2019 Men's lacrosse game vs. Middlebury postponed to Sunday
February 27, 2019 Chlastawa scores game-winner, men's lacrosse tops Babson 10-9 in overtime
February 23, 2019 Men’s lacrosse edged 14-12 by No. 3 RIT in season opener at UMass
February 22, 2019 Men's lacrosse preview: Optimistic Bobcats open against No. 3 RIT at UMass
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*A total of 572 patients were enrolled in the SOLAR-1 trial but 571 patients were included in safety assessments. Two hundred thirty-one of these patients did not have a PIK3CA mutation and were included as a separate cohort as a proof of concept, but the proof of concept criteria were not met for this cohort. No PFS benefit was observed in patients whose tumors did not have a PIK3CA tissue mutation (HR=0.85; 95% CI, 0.58-1.25).
†Fulvestrant given on day 1 and day 15 of the first 28-day cycle, then day 1 of subsequent 28-day cycles.
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Severe Hypersensitivity: Severe hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock, were reported in patients treated with PIQRAY. Severe hypersensitivity reactions were manifested by symptoms including, but not limited to, dyspnea, flushing, rash, fever, or tachycardia. The incidence of grade 3 and 4 hypersensitivity reactions was 0.7%. Advise patients of the signs and symptoms of severe hypersensitivity reactions. Permanently discontinue PIQRAY in the event of severe hypersensitivity.
Please see additional Important Safety Information below.
Patients with a broad range of characteristics were represented1
Characteristica
PIQRAY + fulvestrant (n=169)b
PLACEBO + fulvestrant (n=172)c
Median age, years (range)
ECOG Performance Status
Metastatic sites
Visceral disease
Lung metastasis
Bone-only disease
Line of advanced anticancer treatmentd
117 (69.2)
aCharacteristics are given as n (%) unless otherwise stated.
bOne man was enrolled in the PIQRAY + fulvestrant arm. All other study participants were postmenopausal women.
cOne patient randomized to placebo was not treated.
dIn the SOLAR-1 study, first line was defined as patients whose disease progressed ≤1 year after (neo)adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) or whose disease progressed >1 year after (neo)adjuvant ET, and who did not receive prior treatment for aBC. Second line was defined as patients whose disease progressed >1 year after (neo)adjuvant ET and while on or after one line of ET for aBC or patients with newly diagnosed aBC whose disease progressed while on or after one line of ET.
Nearly doubled mPFS in patients with a PIK3CA mutation1
Results reported at 2 months were not prespecified and are observational in nature; as such, there was no prespecified statistical procedure controlling for type 1 error
mPFS, median PFS.
Important Safety Information (cont)
Severe Cutaneous Reactions: Severe cutaneous reactions, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and erythema multiforme (EM) were reported in patients treated with PIQRAY. SJS and EM were reported in 0.4% and 1.1% of patients, respectively. Do not initiate PIQRAY treatment in patients with a history of SJS, EM, or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN). If signs or symptoms of severe cutaneous reactions occur, interrupt PIQRAY until the etiology of the reaction has been determined. Consultation with a dermatologist is recommended.
If SJS, TEN, or EM is confirmed, permanently discontinue PIQRAY. Do not reintroduce PIQRAY in patients who have experienced previous severe cutaneous reactions during PIQRAY treatment. If it is not confirmed, PIQRAY may require dose modifications, topical corticosteroids, or oral antihistamine treatment.
Advise patients of the signs and symptoms of severe cutaneous reactions (eg, a prodrome of fever, flu-like symptoms, mucosal lesions, or progressive skin rash).
Consistent PFS results across subgroups1
The data are from prespecified subgroup analyses of the primary endpoint (mPFS) in SOLAR-1 and are not powered to detect statistical significance
a In the SOLAR-1 study, first line was defined as patients whose disease progressed ≤1 year after (neo)adjuvant ET or whose disease progressed >1 year after (neo)adjuvant ET, and who did not receive prior treatment for aBC. Second line was defined as patients whose disease progressed >1 year after (neo)adjuvant ET and while on or after one line of ET for aBC or patients with newly diagnosed aBC whose disease progressed while on or after one line of ET.
b In the SOLAR-1 study, primary endocrine resistance was defined as relapse within 24 months on adjuvant ET or progression within 6 months on ET for advanced disease. Secondary endocrine resistance was defined as relapse after 24 months on adjuvant ET, relapse within 12 months of the end of adjuvant ET, or progression after 6 months on ET for advanced disease. Endocrine sensitive was defined as relapse ≥12 months after completion of ET in the adjuvant setting.
Hyperglycemia: Severe hyperglycemia, including ketoacidosis, has been reported in patients treated with PIQRAY. Hyperglycemia was reported in 65% of patients treated with PIQRAY. Grade 3 (FPG >250-500 mg/dL) and Grade 4 (FPG >500 mg/dL) hyperglycemia was reported in 33% and 3.9% of patients, respectively. Ketoacidosis was reported in 0.7% of patients (n=2) treated with PIQRAY.
Before initiating treatment with PIQRAY, test FPG, HbA1c, and optimize blood glucose. After initiating treatment with PIQRAY, monitor blood glucose and/or FPG at least once every week for the first 2 weeks, then at least once every 4 weeks, and as clinically indicated. Monitor HbA1c every 3 months and as clinically indicated. If a patient experiences hyperglycemia after initiating treatment with PIQRAY, monitor blood glucose and/or FPG as clinically indicated, and at least twice weekly until blood glucose or FPG decreases to normal levels. During treatment with antidiabetic medication, continue monitoring blood glucose or FPG at least once a week for 8 weeks, followed by once every 2 weeks and as clinically indicated. Consider consultation with a health care practitioner with expertise in the treatment of hyperglycemia and counsel patients on lifestyle changes.
The safety of PIQRAY in patients with type 1 and uncontrolled type 2 diabetes has not been established as these patients were excluded from the SOLAR-1 trial. Patients with a medical history of type 2 diabetes were included. Patients with a history of diabetes mellitus may require intensified diabetic treatment. Closely monitor patients with diabetes.
Based on the severity of the hyperglycemia, PIQRAY may require dose interruption, reduction, or discontinuation. Advise patients of the signs and symptoms of hyperglycemia (eg, excessive thirst, urinating more often than usual or higher amount of urine than usual, or increased appetite with weight loss).
More than doubled the response rate1
ORR was defined as the percentage of subjects with confirmed complete response or partial response. Measurable disease was defined as the presence of at least one measurable nodal or non-nodal lesion as per RECIST v1.1 criteria.
References: 1. Piqray [prescribing information]. East Hanover, NJ: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp; 2019. 2. Data on file. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp; 2018. 3. Andre F, Ciruelos EM, Rubovszky G, et al. Alpelisib + fulvestrant for HR+, HER2– advanced breast cancer: results of the phase III SOLAR-1 trial. Presented at: 2018 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress; October 19-23, 2018; Munich, Germany.
PIQRAY® (alpelisib) tablets is indicated in combination with fulvestrant for the treatment of postmenopausal women, and men, with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative, PIK3CA-mutated, advanced or metastatic breast cancer as detected by an FDA-approved test following progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen.
PIQRAY is contraindicated in patients with severe hypersensitivity to it or any of its components.
Pneumonitis: Severe pneumonitis, including acute interstitial pneumonitis and interstitial lung disease, has been reported in patients treated with PIQRAY. Pneumonitis was reported in 1.8% of patients treated with PIQRAY.
In patients who have new or worsening respiratory symptoms or are suspected to have developed pneumonitis, interrupt PIQRAY immediately and evaluate the patient for pneumonitis. Consider a diagnosis of non-infectious pneumonitis in patients presenting with non-specific respiratory signs and symptoms such as hypoxia, cough, dyspnea, or interstitial infiltrates on radiologic exams and in whom infectious, neoplastic, and other causes have been excluded by means of appropriate investigations.
Permanently discontinue PIQRAY in all patients with confirmed pneumonitis. Advise patients to immediately report new or worsening respiratory symptoms.
Diarrhea: Severe diarrhea, including dehydration and acute kidney injury, occurred in patients treated with PIQRAY. Most patients (58%) experienced diarrhea during treatment with PIQRAY. Grade 3 diarrhea occurred in 7% (n=19) of patients. Based on the severity of the diarrhea, PIQRAY may require dose interruption, reduction, or discontinuation. Advise patients to start antidiarrheal treatment, increase oral fluids, and notify their health care provider if diarrhea occurs while taking PIQRAY.
Embryo-Fetal Toxicity: Based on findings in animals and its mechanism of action, PIQRAY can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. Advise pregnant women and females of reproductive potential of the potential risk to a fetus. Advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with PIQRAY and for 1 week after the last dose. Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use condoms and effective contraception during treatment with PIQRAY and for 1 week after the last dose. Refer to the Full Prescribing Information of fulvestrant for pregnancy and contraception information.
The most common adverse reactions (all grades, incidence ≥20%) were diarrhea (58%), rash (52%), nausea (45%), fatigue (42%), decreased appetite (36%), stomatitis (30%), vomiting (27%), weight decreased (27%), and alopecia (20%). The most common grade 3/4 adverse reactions (incidence ≥2%) were rash (20%), diarrhea (7%), fatigue (5%), weight decreased (3.9%), nausea (2.5%), stomatitis (2.5%), and mucosal inflammation (2.1%).
The most common laboratory abnormalities (all grades, incidence ≥20%) were glucose increased (79%), creatinine increased (67%), lymphocyte count decreased (52%), gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) increased (52%), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) increased (44%), hemoglobin decreased (42%), lipase increased (42%), calcium decreased (27%), glucose decreased (26%), and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) prolonged (21%). The most common grade 3/4 laboratory abnormalities (incidence ≥5%) were glucose increased (39%), GGT increased (11%), lymphocyte count decreased (8%), and lipase increased (7%), and potassium decreased (6%).
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Lee Cook (left), mother of murder victim Jay Cook, hugs Laura Baanstra, Jay Cook’s sister, after the guilty verdict of William Talbott II Friday at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Man guilty of 1987 murders solved with genetic genealogy
In an unprecedented trial, a jury convicted William Talbott in the slayings of a young Canadian couple.
by Caleb Hutton
Saturday, June 29, 2019 7:24am
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EVERETT — For three decades, the families of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg had only questions and fleeting memories.
On Friday morning, one long-awaited answer arrived.
A jury found William Talbott II guilty of two counts of aggravated murder in a trial that was the first of its kind.
The truck driver, 56, of SeaTac, had been identified in a pioneering investigation led by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
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A genealogist used a public DNA site, GEDMatch, to help build a family tree for the suspect based on DNA from a crime scene. Her research pointed to Talbott.
Since then, dozens of arrests have been made in cold-case crimes nationwide through a forensic method known as genetic genealogy, stirring a heated debate over police use of public ancestry databases.
Many suspects, including the former cop accused of being the Golden State Killer, await trial.
Talbott’s case marked the first time that the technique had gone before a jury.
Other than semen at two crime scenes, little else tied the defendant to the killings. His defense argued the semen was the result of a consensual act.
He grew up seven miles from a third crime scene south of Monroe, where Jay Cook had been bludgeoned with rocks, strangled with twine and left dead under a bridge in 1987.
Talbott did not testify.
He walked into the courtroom Friday dressed in dark gray. After a law clerk read the jury’s verdict — guilty as charged — he flinched and gasped.
“No,” he said, quietly. “I didn’t do it.”
Moments later his head lolled back and forth, as his attorneys put their hands on his neck and back.
Jail guards pushed him out of the room in a wheelchair.
William Talbott II is helped to a wheel chair by Snohomish County Sheriffs after being found guilty Friday morning at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett on June 28, 2019. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Family and friends of the victims embraced.
Judge Linda Krese set sentencing for July 24. There is only one possible sentence: life in prison.
“While the main interest on this case has been focused on the use of genetic genealogy, we’ve been trying to find a killer,” said Capt. Rob Palmer, head of investigations for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, after the verdict. “It’s an amazing tool, and we’ll be using it again.”
Added Laura Baanstra, the sister of victim Jay Cook: “This would not have been solved if it had not been for the DNA evidence. The use of GEDMatch — I hope more and more people will be willing to allow their DNA on these sites so that this world can be safer.”
“Our family is very grateful for all the people that helped bring this to fruition,” said John Van Cuylenborg, brother of Tanya Van Cuylenborg. He thanked the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office and its cold case team, as well as those involved in the genetic genealogy analysis that led to Talbott’s arrest.
Jay and Tanya
Cook stood a stalky 6-foot-4.
At age 20, he hadn’t beefed out.
He’d learned to play rock ’n’ roll bass guitar with friends in his hometown on Vancouver Island.
He worked at a pizza parlor for a while. One night after a shift, he rode his bike three hours through rain and darkness to a cabin where friends were staying for a weekend, balancing a pizza the whole way to bring them food, recalled his sister.
The family of 1987 murder victim Jay Cook talked about their feelings after the trial of William Talbott II during an interview Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at The Daily Herald in Everett. (Chuck Taylor / The Herald)
He had a bizarre habit of losing his clothes, she said. Sometimes after school he’d come home without his jacket, with no idea where it ended up. One day the family packed for a ski trip, about a four-hour drive.
“We get there — snow on the ground, right? — and Jay only had one shoe,” Baanstra said.
He had a sweetness about him, taking his younger sister out for dinner and, once, for high tea with the good money he’d earned on a fishing boat.
One uncle coined a phrase about his nephew: “Jay had no rough edges.”
“It’s really no wonder that Jay ended up with someone like Tanya,” Baanstra said. “Tanya was very sweet and caring, and they looked up to each other.”
She was 18.
Much like the Cooks, her family loved long boating trips around the Salish Sea. Van Cuylenborg played tennis at her family’s home on an acre, and led a student push for a girls’ basketball team at her high school, her brother said.
For years she lobbied her parents, too, to get a dog. Her mother gave in around 1982. The Golden Retriever, Tessa, became first and foremost Tanya’s pet.
She hoped to work with animals one day, maybe as a veterinarian. Cook’s dream was to be a marine biologist. Neither had concrete plans. They were young. They started dating in the summer of 1987.
Tanya Van Cuylenborg with her Golden Retriever, Tessa.
Cook’s father ran a furnace business with a man named Spud, whose last name, Talbot, ended in one T. Jay Cook didn’t have a job at the time. So his father asked him to run an overnight errand to pick up about $750 in parts from a company called Gensco, in south Seattle. He had cash for a hotel but planned to sleep in the van outside the business.
His girlfriend was invited to come along. They set out on Nov. 18, 1987, in a bronze Ford Club Wagon van. Their ferry from Vancouver Island docked in Port Angeles around 4 p.m., a half-hour before sunset. Perhaps an hour later on Highway 101, they missed the exit to the Hood Canal Bridge. They stopped in Hoodsport for snacks.
William Talbott II (center) in escorted to his seat Friday morning at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett. Talbott was found guilty of the murder of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Store clerk Judith Stone testified that they wanted to know how close they were to the bridge.
“Oh, you’re a little past that,” Stone recalled saying. “A long way past that.”
She told them how to reroute to Seattle.
A deli clerk spoke with them in Allyn. They did not seem distressed, and it didn’t seem like anyone else was traveling with them.
Exactly how they encountered the killer remained a mystery, even through the trial.
Prosecutors suggested they may have pulled over for directions again.
Days later police found a ticket for the Bremerton-Seattle ferry inside the abandoned Ford van. The ferry docked in Seattle around 11:35 p.m.
That’s where the couple’s path went cold.
Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook. (Family photos)
Almost a week later, a passerby collecting cans found Van Cuylenborg dead against a rusty culvert, on Nov. 24, 1987, off Parson Creek Road in Skagit County.
She was nude from the waist down. She’d been shot in the back of the head with a .380-caliber bullet.
The next day, police learned her wallet, ID, a box of .380-caliber ammo and surgical gloves had been picked up 20 miles north in downtown Bellingham under a tavern’s back porch. The bronze van sat parked around the corner, next to a Greyhound station.
The money order was still inside, unused. There was blood on a comforter, a used tampon on the floor and orange Camel cigarette butts in an ash tray.
Pheasant hunters stumbled on Cook’s body on Thanksgiving Day under the High Bridge over the Snoqualmie River, south of Monroe.
A blue blanket covered his head and torso. Investigators peeled it back to find he’d had been beaten around the head and strangled with twine tied to two red dog collars. Tissues and a pack of Camel Lights had been shoved down his throat. Days later police seized bloody rocks from the grass nearby.
The crime scenes were scattered over three counties. At each site, police found interlocked zip ties. Neither of the victims had obvious marks on their wrists or ankles.
Family members of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg watch as William Talbott II is wheeled from the courthouse Friday morning at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett on June 28, 2019. Talbott was found guilty of all charges. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
A generation passed.
For Cook’s parents and sisters, the gaping wound began to heal. They talked often about Jay, but in happy, friendly, joking terms.
“For us, I think we put Jay’s tragic death behind us a long time ago,” Laura Baanstra said in an interview. “We all assumed that whoever did it was either dead or in jail. I don’t think I ever thought the guy had gotten away with it, because I just assumed he would’ve done something else.”
John Van Cuylenborg, Tanya’s brother, said his parents were never the same after her death. When his father died in the 1990s, John became the one who kept in touch with the sheriff’s office in Snohomish County.
“What I’ve had to live with for 31 years was just no answers to anything, in this case, other than you had a couple of dead bodies,” he said.
John, his sister’s only sibling, is now a civil attorney in Victoria. He was forced to accept that there was a good chance the murders would never be solved.
“You kind of had to,” he said. “You needed to have some perspective on it, and be able to focus on other things in life, rather than continuing to wait day after day, week after week, for a resolution.”
He never gave up hope, though. He knew there was evidence that could, someday, implicate somebody. His sister’s Minolta camera body had gone missing from the van, and detectives had the serial number.
A jacket and a backpack had gone missing, too.
He knew the sheriff’s office had a suspect’s DNA.
He couldn’t have predicted how police ended up using it.
May Robson (left-right) Kelly Cook and Lee Cook share a hug after William Talbott II is found guilty of all charges Friday morning at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett on June 28, 2019. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Detectives had built a list of hundreds of potential suspects. Many were ruled out through DNA tests.
Semen was found both on Van Cuylenborg’s body and in the van, on the hem of her pants. The sample was sent to Parabon NanoLabs, a private lab offering a new service to help police to build a rough digital sketch of a suspect’s face, through DNA.
Behind the scenes Parabon was working on another project, using public genealogy databases to identify suspects through their family ties. Quietly, the lab uploaded the genetic profile to GEDMatch.
By chance, second cousins on both sides of Talbott’s family had uploaded genetic profiles to the database.
Laura Baanstra, sister of Jay Cook, and her husband, Gary Baanstra, hug during the press conference after the trial of William Talbott II Friday morning at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett. Talbott was found guilty of all charges. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
A genealogist, CeCe Moore, traced the family lines to Talbott’s mother and father. He had sisters. But he was the only son. The data report returned to the lab on a Friday in late April 2018. By that Monday, the genealogist had identified who it belonged to.
Until then, police had no reason to suspect Talbott.
He was a short-haul trucker with no felony record. In his spare time, he rode motorcycles, and he was well liked in his circle of friends.
Plainclothes officers put Talbott under surveillance on his driving routes for days. A paper cup fell from his work truck on May 8, in south Seattle. It was tested by a state crime lab. His DNA matched the semen. Talbott was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder.
John Van Cuylenborg had been in touch with Snohomish County cold case detective Jim Scharf over the preceding months about the work Parabon was doing. Scharf called him in May 2018 with news of the arrest. Van Cuylenborg had many questions.
“And I said, ‘Well, where is he?’ And he said, ‘In the back seat.’ A shiver went down my spine, thinking Jim’s riding in the same vehicle as this guy, after 31 years, you know?” he said. “It’s just phenomenal.”
Later, detectives took a swab from Talbott’s cheek.
Again, the DNA matched.
Jay Cook, about a year before he was killed. (Cook family)
Defense attorneys did not challenge the legality of police using genetic databases to identify a suspect.
Instead, at least in this trial, the genealogy work was treated like any tip that police might follow.
Jurors listened to 1½ weeks of witness testimony: retired police officers who uncovered evidence in 1987; the bird hunter who found Cook’s body; the Bellingham bartender who gave Van Cuylenborg’s ID to the cops; the store clerks, the last people known to have seen the couple alive; and detective Scharf, who fought tears on the witness stand as he recalled receiving word of a DNA match.
According to Talbott’s defense, the detectives had tunnel vision.
“They never stopped to consider that perhaps the person who left the DNA was not the murderer,” defense attorney Rachel Forde said during the trial.
In her closing argument, Forde said semen could’ve been the result of a consensual act. It only showed, she said, that Talbott had sexual contact with her. It didn’t prove Talbott was guilty of murder, Forde said.
The deputy prosecutor, Matt Baldock, fired back in his rebuttal.
He asked the jury if it was plausible that a teen girl would have sex with a stranger — on an overnight trip with her boyfriend? In the midst of the AIDS crisis? When she was on her period?
Attorneys clashed over the credibility of a witness who found further evidence that seemed to link Talbott to the van: a palm print, on a back door.
At first, a Washington State Patrol crime lab investigator had ruled out Talbott as a match.
A colleague told forensic scientist Angela Hilliard to look again. Hilliard realized she’d been examining the sample upside down. She changed her conclusion: The print matched Talbott.
The defense pointed out how convenient that seemed for the police but did not call an expert witness to challenge the final conclusion of the lab, nor did the lawyers dispute it was Talbott’s semen in the van.
Defense witness testimony lasted about 10 minutes — a brief discussion of an address on Talbott’s driver’s license in Okanogan County, where he owned land.
Talbott grew up near Woodinville, in a house that’s no longer there. At the time of his arrest, he lived in SeaTac.
None of his relatives recalled ever seeing him with a blue blanket, a Minolta camera, dog collars or guns.
The jury began deliberating around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
As they awaited a verdict, Cook’s family spoke with The Daily Herald.
“Regardless of how this case comes out, I know they’ll survive,” said Cook’s brother-in-law, Gary Baanstra. “I’ve seen them do it. Their closure is just going back to that place where they can say, ‘Jay,’ and there’s just no baggage against it anymore.”
To Cook’s sister, it has seemed mind-boggling that a killer could do this once. Never before. Never again.
Tanya’s brother has thought about that, too.
“We’re trying to logically understand an illogical act,” John Van Cuylenborg said. “Or acts, in this case. You’re starting off to do the impossible.”
Sitting outside the courthouse on a sunny evening this week, he said he believed Talbott was guilty.
He’d seen what the jury had seen. He could come up with no other explanation for the evidence.
Jurors returned a verdict around 11 a.m. Friday. Defense attorneys did not stay to talk with the 12 Snohomish County residents who had convicted Talbott.
After over an hour of discussion with prosecutors in a closed room, most of the group trickled out of a back exit of the courtroom. At least one juror was wiping away tears. None were willing to talk with media right away.
A national spotlight has followed the trial this month, because it is uncharted legal and ethical territory.
Snohomish County Prosecutor Adam Cornell spoke to a wall of television news cameras outside the courtroom.
“Justice arrived late for Jay and Tanya, but it arrived today,” he began.
Genealogy research had been critical in cracking the case, he said, but it was dogged detective work at the sheriff’s office — running down leads, using every strategy at their disposal — that brought justice for the families.
“Folks aren’t going to be able to get away with murder anymore, when we have this information,” Cornell said. “And if you’re a killer and you’re out there, then this office and other law enforcement offices around the country may be coming for you.”
Caleb Hutton: 425-339-3454; chutton@heraldnet.com. Twitter: @snocaleb.
Detective Jim Scharf hugs Lee Cook, mother of Jay Cook, after a jury found William Talbott II guilty of two counts of aggravated murder in a trial that was the first of its kind. (Caleb Hutton / The Herald)
The only known photo of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg together. (Cook family)
Defense attorneys Jon Scott (left) and Rachel Forde talk with William Talbott II Friday morning at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett on Friday. Talbott was found guilty of all charges. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
May Robson gets a hug from Kelly Cook with Lee Cook (right) after the guilty verdict of William Talbott II Friday morning at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett on June 28, 2019. Talbott was found guilty of all charges. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Defense attorneys Jon Scott (left) and Rachel Forde (right) stand as the jury is dismissed with William Talbott II seated Friday morning at the Snohomish County Court House in Everett on June 28, 2019. Talbott was found guilty of all charges. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
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Michigan Wolverines 1940
Nola McConnan
Product Type Watercolor Painting
Artist Nola McConnan
This beautifully framed NCAA football piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 28” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece...
$695.00 USD - Price includes framing as well as fast, free shipping with UPS
This beautifully framed NCAA football piece features an original piece of watercolor artwork glass-framed in an attractive two inch wide black resin frame with a double mat. The outer dimensions of the framed piece are approximately 17” wide x 28” high, although the exact size will vary according to the size of the original piece of art.
At the core of the framed piece is the actual piece of original artwork as painted by the artist on textured 100% rag, water-marked watercolor paper. In many cases the original artwork has handwritten notes in pencil from the artist (be sure to “See the actual artwork without the frame” elsewhere in this website). Simply put, this is beautiful, one-of-a-kind artwork.
The outer mat is a rich textured black acid-free mat with a decorative inset white v-groove, while the inner mat is a complimentary colored acid-free mat reflecting one of the team’s primary colors. The website image of this framed piece shows the mat color that we suggest (Medium Blue), but since each piece is custom framed, we are happy to use whatever color mat you wish (depending on availability) – our standard mat colors are:
Light Blue / Dark Blue / Brown / Maroon (close to brown) / White / Silver / Gold / Yellow (bright yellow) / Green (dark green) / Orange / Purple / Red (bright red, somewhat close to PMS 186)
Beneath the artwork is a silver plate with black text describing the original artwork. The text for this piece will read:
This is an original, one-of-a-kind watercolor painting of the 1940 Michigan Wolverines uniform worn by 1940 Heisman Trophy winner #98 Tom Harmon and was used in the creation of this Michigan Wolverines uniform evolution print and thousands of Michigan products that have been sold across North America. This original piece of art was painted by artist Nola McConnan for Maple Leaf Productions Ltd.
Beneath the silver plate is a 6.5” x 7” reproduction of a uniform evolution print that celebrates the history of the team. The print beautifully illustrates the chronological evolution of the team’s uniform and shows you how the original art was used in the creation of this print. If you look closely, you will see that the print features the actual artwork being offered for sale. The 6.5” x 7” print looks like this:
The piece is framed with an extremely high quality framing glass. We have used this glass style for many years with excellent results. We package every piece very carefully in a double layer of bubble wrap and a rigid double-wall cardboard package to avoid breakage at any point during the shipping process, but if damage does occur, we will gladly repair, replace or refund. Please note that all of our products come with a 90 day 100% satisfaction guarantee.
Each framed piece also comes with a two page letter signed by Scott Sillcox describing the history behind the art. If there was an extra-special story about your piece of art, that story will be included in the letter. When you receive your framed piece, you should find the letter lightly attached to the front of the framed piece.
If you have any questions, at any time, about the actual artwork or about any of the artist’s handwritten notes on the artwork, I would love to tell you about them. Simply email me, Scott Sillcox, at scott@heritagesportsart.com and I will tell you everything I can about your original piece of art. The artists and I spent well over ten years of our lives creating these pieces of original artwork, and in many cases there are stories I can tell you about your actual piece of artwork that might add an extra element of interest in your one-of-a-kind purchase.
Please note that all reproduction rights for this original work are retained in perpetuity by the University or the designated licensing body unless specifically stated otherwise in writing by the University or their designate. For further information, please contact Heritage Sports Art at questions@heritagesportsart.com .
This painting depicts the #98 uniform of University of Michigan star, Half-Back Tom Harmon. Old 98 led the nation in scoring in 1939 and 1940, was All-America both years and won the Heisman Trophy in 1940:http://www.heisman.com/winners/t-harmon40.html.Harmon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954http://www.collegefootball.org/famersearch.php?id=30101.Tom's last college game was in Michigan's 40-0 victory at Ohio State. He ran for three touchdowns, passed for two, kicked four extra points, returned three kickoffs for 81 yards, intercepted three passes and punted three times for an average of 50 yards. As a WWII fighter pilot, he received the Silver Star and Purple Heart.Tom played with the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL from 1946-1947:http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HARMOTOM01Harmon was inducted into the State of Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1962:http://www.michigansportshof.org/inductees/archive.htmlHeres what our friends at Wikipedia have to say about Tom Harmon:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_HarmonIn 2000-01, Harmon was ranked as the 77th greatest college football player of all-time by the College Football News:http://cfn.scout.com/The 1940 Wolverines posted a 7-1-0 record under Head Coach Herbert Fritz Crisler and finished the campaign ranked number two in the nation.Michigan sported blue, long sleeve jerseys with maize uniform numbers on the front and back. Players wore maize pants and blue helmets with maize wing and stripes.
Georgia Bulldogs 1941
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All of our prices include UPS Ground Shipping to 50 US States and Canada.
After you have placed your order, please allow 10 - 15 business days for your purchase to be custom-framed and securely packaged for shipping. Your piece will then be shipped to you by UPS Ground - shipping generally takes 3-6 days.
All products come with a 90-day 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied, for whatever reason, your purchase can be returned within 90 days of the delivery date for a full refund.
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How To Manage Multiple Google Accounts
Google is the account which has made the user’s life easier. With a lot of unique options apart from sending or receiving an email, this email has received a special place in the hearts of users from every part of the world. It is a known fact that people from different parts of the world use this email and are fond of using the same. And this email has also turned up with a lot of new services and options like saving images, videos etc. With these people are also so fond that users have multiple accounts with Google. But it can become hectic and confusing sometimes by using different accounts at the same time. And if you want to know How To Manage Multiple Google Accounts on your device then you can follow the steps below.
Simple Steps to Learn How To Manage Multiple Google Accounts!
Unlock your device and go to Google account application from the application centre.
When the inbox is displayed, tap on three horizontal lines in the top left corner.
Scroll down to find the “Settings” option and tap on it.
Now select the option of “Manage Accounts” and you will find various options.
Pick the option “Add Account” and then select the type of account you want to add.
Choose “Google” from the top and select “Existing” option if you want to add your existing account.
Enter the username and password when asked on the new screen and tap “Next”.
Gmail will take some time to set up the account and then will ask whether to make this account as your default account.
You can select the option and save settings.
Your account will be set up and you can choose to switch from the inbox you like to use. Another way to know How To Manage Google Accounts you can follow the steps below.
Another Way to Use Multiple Google Accounts!
Unlock your device and go to the settings of it either from notifications or by simply tapping on the gear option.
When the settings screen is displayed in front of you, scroll down to select “Add Account” option.
Select the email which you want to add and then enter the username in the space.
Proceeding on, you can enter your password and wait for a few minutes.
Your account will be ready and you can choose which account will you make as the default.
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Hence, with the help of the above information, you can easily know How To Manage Multiple Google Accounts in two ways. And in case you are stuck then you are free to contact the Google Customer Service which is 24/7 active on different platforms.
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\r\nStudent by day and a blogger by night, she is currently a PhD student in Religious Studies at The University of California Riverside focusing on women in Islam.","url":"https://www.huffpost.com/author/hassanah-elyacoubi"},"creator":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Person","name":"Hassanah El-Yacoubi","jobTitle":"PhD student in Religious Studies at University of California, Riverside","description":"Hassanah was born and raised in Northern Virginia to an American-Muslim mother and an Arab Muslim father. She has always been in a unique position where she straddled both identities with great pride.
\r\nSince college she realized the extent to which Muslim women were lacking confidence in their religious identity, especially with regard to wearing the hijab. She felt a tremendous sense of obligation to do her part in representing what it meant to be both Muslim and modern.
\r\nShe decided to combine her love for hijab and fashion by starting a blog (www.getPFH.com) that promoted faith, fashions, fancies, and foodie adventures of a modern Muslim woman living in California.
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PhD student in Religious Studies at University of California, Riverside
D&G Is Doing More Than Just Releasing a Hijab and Abaya Collection
01/11/2016 04:42 pm ET Updated Jan 11, 2017
It is thrilling to know that the biggest news hitting the fashion world at the start of 2016 is the release of Italian luxury brand Dolce and Gabanna's hijab (head cover) and abaya (outer garments) line entitled, The Abaya Collection: The Allure of the Middle East.
It's a no brainer; a brand that typically offers tight, sexy, and revealing clothing has linked up with the modest fashion trend sparked by the underserved yet lucrative Muslim market, and seeks to claim its piece of the pie.
But that's not all D&G is doing by releasing this line. It is setting precedence by disregarding the influence of bigotry inundating media outlets that is geared toward Muslims, by releasing a collection intended for a highly-scrutinized community during a very sensitive time.
[D&G's] effort to adorn fashion conscious Muslim women with stylish outer garments is commendable.
Some Muslims argue that D&G is exploiting the hijab by reducing it to a fashion statement in order to financially benefit from the profitable market. In my opinion, that perspective completely undercuts the bigger picture which needs to be brought to the forefront.
The hijab has repeatedly been politicized in the public domain, and is often misinterpreted as being oppressive and misogynistic. In addition, Muslims in America and around the world are living in a time when their faith is constantly being portrayed as threatening and at odds with American norms and values. In light of both of these things, we should greatly appreciate any efforts by mainstream corporations catering to our underserved religious community.
By releasing a line that aims to serve Muslim women during a time when many businesses are afraid to publicly affiliate with Muslims due to raging Islamophobic sentiments, D&G is inadvertently aligning itself against the prejudices that plague the general public, whether they are aware of it or not. It is an audacious move for the brand, and as a result their efforts should be lauded.
By releasing a line that aims to serve Muslim women...D&G is inadvertently aligning itself against prejudices that plague the general public."
Other Muslims have argued that the line is inherently exclusivist and reductionist, in that it reduces Muslim women to the stereotypical, and often orientalist, image of the traditional Muslim woman garbed in a black cloak and headscarf. I could appreciate that argument had the line catered to only Muslim women of the West, but that is not the case. The title of the collection clearly outlines the targeted customers, who are women of the Middle East, specifically Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries. The abaya has been, and continues to be, a quintessential sartorial piece of the region. Everyday new designers release abaya lines with a unique twist to them. Why can't D&G do the same?
The other troubling claim is in regard to the European/American models who were cast to show the collection rather than models of Middle Eastern origin, which some claim would have been more authentic. I can say, as a proud product of an American Muslim mother and an Arab American father, it was refreshing to see Caucasian models wearing Middle Eastern garb, as I couldn't help but see myself in them. One does not have to be olive toned in order to pass as an Arab or even as a Muslim. That is a common stereotype that I am all too familiar with, so I very much appreciated the diversity.
It was refreshing to see Caucasian models wearing Middle Eastern garb, as I couldn't help but see myself in them.
According to data released by Fortune Magazine, the Muslim market is viewed as increasingly profitable as it spent $266 billion dollars on apparel in 2013, which is estimated to reach $484 billion by 2019. Considering that Muslims in the Middle East are the main consumers of luxury goods, D&G has made a smart financial move by releasing this line.
The collection is primarily made out of sheer georgettes and charmeuse fabrics that are mainly black and nude hues. The intricate lace detailing is absolutely beautiful. Hints of the designer's Sicilian origins are evident throughout the collection with the incorporation of unique floral patterns. The line is currently available at stores in the Middle East and at select stores in London, Paris, Milan, and Munich.
While this type of collection may be the first of its kind for D&G, they are not the first brand to do this. Similar efforts have been taken by other fashion brands in the industry such as DKNY, MANGO, and Tommy Hilfiger with the release of exclusive Ramadan collections. Just a few months ago H&M featured a hijabi (scarf-wearing) model in their collection campaign ad for the first time. In addition, online retailers such as Net-a-Porter, Moda Operandi, and Gilt offered Ramadan boutiques as well. The ripple effect will only continue.
It is a reality that women who don the hijab come in different shapes and sizes, and embrace different styles. We cannot expect D&G to be able to cater to them all, especially on their first shot. Nonetheless, their effort to adorn fashion conscious Muslim women with stylish outer garments is commendable. So let's appreciate what they offer at the moment by showing our support. Their releasing of a hijab and abaya collection is a big enough stride in the right direction.
It's incredible to think that just a few years ago Muslim women barely had modest options that met their religious guidelines. A trip to the mall entailed hours of scouring stores with the rare hope of finding even one dress that had long sleeves, a high neck, and a floor length hem.
Nowadays, however, Muslim women have much more luck in mainstream markets. The days of shamefully layering the sleeveless gown or blouse with an un-matching long sleeve shirt are numbered! But more importantly, finding fashion-forward modest options increases a woman's confidence in her religious attire and purpose. I look forward to the time when every store has a section for modest clothing, just as they have for petite and plus size divisions. D&G is making the effort to bring that day closer.
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Do you ever find that yourself repeating the same patterns? Have you got stuck in a rut, or just wish you didn't feel the way you did? Do you spend alone-time with your head down and just ploughing on to the perceived future? Perhaps you know something's deeply wrong inside; you've lost you sparkle for life but you just don't know where to start.
Well, like any journey, it starts with a single step. This can be initially recognising that you require change in your life; the question is, how does this change come about? How do we rectify the problems when you seem at a loss to start? Or maybe you know the cause of the problem, and it's too traumatic to face. This is where Secret therapy (Content free regression) can be the answer. It starts once you've discussed the case history with your therapist and built up resources to allow regression to take place. Then, the therapist may regress you to the initial sensitising event (ISE). This can be the primary event, that still has negative emotion attached to it that is unprocessed (the therapist may allow your mind to choose were it takes you back to).
If there are many events you may be taken back to secondary sensitising events (SSE) and work backwards. Now, imagine that your stress/anxiety level is the surface of lake, and just below the surface are these structures (ISE,SSE). The slightest bit of stress allows these to break through the surface of the lake (Conscious mind awareness). Now, imagine going back to each one in turn and removing the scaffold supporting the crumbling structures; this will allow them to fall under their own weight and disappear into a pile of rubble on the bed of the lake. Now, the scaffold is the emotion attached to the event and the structure is the event itself; once you've processed the emotion, it will have less effect on your conscious mind awareness.
The premise of Secret therapy is to achieve this, but unlike conventional regression you don't have to verbalise or externalise the traumatic event. Hence the process is done internally, and is less traumatic to the client. It means that you don't have to share your darkest traumas and give them more strength in doing so.
The key things with Secret therapy are the powerful changes it can bring. Once it has be done on one event it can be like a domino effect and weaken or loosen the scaffold on the other events. It can allow issues that have been carried for years to fade away, and the negative effect they had to go.
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Ariana Grande Set to Perform at 2020 Grammy Awards
12:43 PM PST 1/11/2020 by Mitchell Peters, Billboard
The Grammy-winning artist is nominated in five categories this year, including album of the year for 'Thank You, Next.'
Ariana Grande has been added to the lineup of A-list performers at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.
The announcement was made Saturday by the superstar singer and The Recording Academy.
"See you jan 26 #GRAMMYs @cbs @recordingacademy," Grande revealed in a tweet.
The Grammy-winning artist is nominated in five categories this year, including album of the year for Thank You, Next.
Other performers include Billie Eilish and Lizzo, who will make their debut on the Grammy stage, and a first-time collaborative performance by couple Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani.
Check out the full list of 2020 Grammy nominations here, and tune in on Sunday, Jan. 26, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT to watch the biggest night in music.
see you jan 26 #GRAMMYs @cbs @recordingacad pic.twitter.com/ILWtSpdSHw
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) January 11, 2020
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Are you looking for a new event horse? Take a look at this great selection…
Gemma Redrup 4 January, 2020 08:24
Buying horses
Take a look at this selection of event horses for sale on the Horse & Hound website this week.
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Height: 16.2hh
Age: eight
Selling points: “This super all-rounder has a brilliant temperament — he is genuine, honest and has proved to be sane and sensible with everything we’ve asked from him. He has three super paces and a fabulous jump. He has super feet, moves straight and has clean legs. He has been there and done it all including all riding club activities and affiliated showjumping where he’s competed upto 1.10m. Dino is always snaffle mouthed both showjumping and cross-country — he doesn’t get strong or het up but has never said no. He is easily schooling BE100/novice with no issues with ditches, water, steps or fillers. He isn’t bothered by rider error, doesn’t need a perfect stride and doesn’t need a professional rider. He is a total pleasure to have on the yard — straightforward and easy to have around, doesn’t need daily work to keep him sane, lovely to handle on the floor, no vices, great to box (trailer/lorry), shoe and clip. He is perfect to hack alone and in company.”
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Height: 15hh
Age: six
Selling points: “This fun, talented little horse that thinks he is more like a 16hh is extremely scopey! He would suit a compeititon home that will continue his education.”
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I was unfortunate enough to move to Wootton Bassett as a 16 year old. Don’t be fooled by the Tudor library on the high street, or the word “Royal” that has been put in front of the name of this toilet town. A few posters have already commented about the people that represent 99% of the population of this soulless town and they were not wrong at all.
The local Yokels
In-breeding is rife. It is not just an insult aimed at Bassettonians, but it’s factually confirmed by the numerous cases of abuse reported by the poor doctors and teachers who have the misfortune to work in such a violent and intolerant environment and come into contact with these unfortunates every working day of their lives.
Small time thugs
Bassett is an incubator for small time thugs not brave enough to visit places like Swindon or Chippenham who have genuinely violent thugs, but who, like most playground bullies, feast on a younger more naive audience, who foolishly come to live in a place with the word “Royal” in front of it, mistaking it for Middleton frequenting places like [one we cannot name], they can **** up kids and helpless vulnerable adults to their hearts’ content.
The Pubs
The pubs, are full of unemployed squaddies from Lyneham who; due to the lack of drinking holes in their own town; typically drive to the pub, then 12 pints later drive back. The welcome in most pubs is very much like the scene in American Werewolf in London “NOT LOCAL… YOU MADE ME MISS” so if you want to fit in, it’s best to look like Phil or Grant Mitchel.
I’ve bored myself with memories of this hovel of a place, so I am going to stop wasting my energy. To conclude, don’t go there. The only place I have been that is worse, is Alsager… Now that’s a sh!thole.
Pewsey: see the townies in their kevved-up Fiat Puntos by the Co-op
Wootton Bassett – 99.9% ****
Trowbridge – An Unpolished Turdtown
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You Can Sell Controversial Ideas to Conservative Clients With These 5 Techniques
Having a bold idea means nothing if you can't sell it. These 5 tips will help you pitch your most creative ideas to your most conservative clients and colleagues.
By Sally HogsheadFounder and CEO, How to Fascinate@SallyHogshead
In the first half of my career, I worked in advertising, creating and pitching ideas to clients such as Mini Cooper and Godiva. I learned that it's easy to get buy-in for boring ideas, because they're not new or "risky." But fascinating ideas are a whole different game.
Why? Most people (especially conservative clients) fear creative ideas. By definition, new ideas feel unfamiliar -- even risky. Most people fear risk and work hard to avoid it. On the surface, it makes sense to avoid risk.
The problem is that today, in a disrupted market, risk doesn't work like that. Business isn't a coin with risk on one side and security on the other; it's a two-headed coin with risk on both sides. Not taking a risk is risky. And if you take a risk, well, that's risky too.
(Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore.)
To combat the inevitable skeptics and naysayers, I'm sharing five go-to strategies to help your biggest, baddest ideas succeed.
1. Paint a Very Clear Picture in Your Audience's Mind
If your goal is to land a major account with a long-term relationship, how can you help everyone else visualize that specific goal? For instance, instead of promising an improvement in growth or profits, can you spell it out more explicitly? Can you create a clear image of what the future could look like a year from now? What does the company look like? What does the staffing and customer list look like? How about showing what your sales figures might look like in the year 2020?
2. Build the Most Rational Argument Possible
The biggest mistake I see is selling an untraditional idea with intangible evidence and ephemeral claims. Abstractions like "word of mouth" aren't enough by themselves. By removing as many variables as possible, and eliminating unknowns, you demonstrate control. Surround your idea with as much information as possible, including timelines, anticipated costs, potential partners. Hypothetical is OK at this stage, but be as specific as possible. However, "look how cool it is" isn't a strategy.
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Today, the opposite of risk isn't security. The opposite of risk is getting run over by a big truck filled with the shipment of status quo while you dawdle in the middle of the road. But with a little tactical prep, you'll turbocharge your ideas--and growth.
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The former teen heartthrob stars as Marine Logan in his latest movie, which is adapted from a novel by Nicholas Sparks, author of Dear John and The Notebook.
He underwent intense training to gain muscle and make his character more authentic.
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Dirk Bezemer - Debt: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Jun 26, 2013 | Finance | Macroeconomics
The last five years after the financial crisis have made clear that the workings of money, credit, and debt have profound consequences for the functioning of our economic system.
But for many, the fundamental principles that make money work remain opaque.
Is it possible to create an economic system that does not produce bubbles and crises? And is it possible to solve our current debt crisis?
In this four-part series of short videos, Institute for New Economic Thinking grantee Dirk Bezemer tackles these important questions and offers a straightforward explanation of how money works.
He describes money as a means by which members of a society can settle their debts to one another. He then uses this understanding of money to explain the mechanics of the housing market and how bubbles grow and lead to economic crises. And he explains what can be done after the 2008 crisis to build a more effective and stable financial system that can once again serve the real economy.
Economics should pay much closer attention to debt - one of the key variables in the economy. And Bezemer’s work is an important step in the right direction.
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We were leaping into the dark
The birth of BBH
'They told us to fuck off. So we did'
Messrs Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty put their houses on the line when they broke from TBWA to go it alone and vowed not to do creative pitches. Then came 'Vorsprung durch technik'
In our quest to reference all things creative, we often look at alternative sectors for inspiration. Here's a great story from Campaign about the beginnings of one of the most creative agencies in the world, including my hero John Hegarty. Inspiring!
Smiling nervously at the Campaign cameraman gazing down on them from above, John Bartle, Nigel Bogle and John Hegarty were pictured in a 1982 shot amid what, at that time, looked more like the detritus from a builder’s yard than what would soon become their start-up’s first home.
Their apprehensiveness was understandable. The notion that setting up shop during the high summer of British advertising was – in Robin Wight’s words – "like mugging old ladies" belied the reality. For every success story of the period, there were numerous casualties.
Bartle was certainly under no illusions about the attendant risks. "We were leaping into the dark," he was later to recall. "We had no business, we’d vowed that we wouldn’t do creative pitches and our houses were on the line. A lot of people forget that."
So how did Bartle Bogle Hegarty defy the odds to become one of Britain’s most successful and creatively potent agencies, with resultant knighthoods for two of the founders (Bogle and Hegarty) and a CBE for Bartle? How did it manage to produce a slew of award-winning work from Levi’s to Audi ("Vorsprung durch technik"); from Tesco to Barclays?
It was partly down to serendipity. Thrown together by circumstance, the trio turned out to be a triumvirate of equals, who not only got on well but effectively melded their different but complementary skills – Hegarty’s iconic creativity, Bartle’s planning insightfulness and Bogle’s strategic brilliance.
Probably more by luck than judgment, it was TBWA that first harnessed the team’s talents. Formed in 1970 by Bill Tragos, Claude Bonnage, Uli Wiesendanger and Paulo Ajroldi, who had worked together at Young & Rubicam France, TBWA’s plan was to establish itself as the first European agency network.
In need of a London agency but short of the cash needed to acquire one, they hired a launch team with the offer of small personal shareholdings. With Hegarty as creative director and Bartle and Bogle as joint managing directors, the shop blossomed, becoming Campaign’s Agency of the Year in 1981.
However, the trio’s harmonious relationship also led to agreement that they were getting a raw deal from TBWA. "It was a pan-European agency and was run along the same lines as socialism. Like socialism, it didn’t work," Hegarty says.
"Partners of each of their European offices would get a share of profits, regardless of their own personal performances. So offices in Frankfurt would be under-performing but earning money because we were doing well. By the early 1980s, me and a couple of the other London partners went to the board and said: ‘This isn’t working – we want a bigger share of our own office’s profits.’ But they told us to fuck off. So we did."
B, B and H’s decision to launch out of a one-room office in Soho was challenging but timely. Industry consolidation – as well as big client mergers – had yet to happen so there was more business around. What’s more, advertisers were less scared to hire start-ups because, in many cases, they could make a seamless switch to agency principals who were already experienced on their accounts. Unusually, Bartle, Bogle and Hegarty did not poach any TBWA clients, but it proved no disadvantage. The Audi, Whitbread and Levi’s accounts were all landed within 12 weeks of BBH’s opening.
This was testament to the synergy between the trio that transcended their different backgrounds and personalities. The avuncular Bartle, the son of a Leeds bus inspector and the first member of his family to go to university, was fascinated by market research. He learned to analyse marketing data with insight and originality at Cadbury, which he joined as a marketing trainee. At the same time, he was being beguiled by Boase Massimi Pollitt, then a Cadbury roster agency, where he encountered Stanley Pollitt, one of the founding fathers of planning.
Bogle was an altogether more enigmatic figure. A one-time wannabe lawyer who learned his trade at Leo Burnett, he was shy and diffident – almost taciturn – in his demeanour. Those who took him at face value, though, seriously underestimated Bogle and the way he drove BBH in his unflamboyant fashion.
Like Bartle, Hegarty also had humble roots. Small, lean and extremely likeable, Hegarty was a labourer’s son from Edgware. His passion for advertising went back to his first art-directing job at Benton & Bowles ("I was one of the first to ask my employers why the ads had to be so shit"). It was there that he worked with a tyro copywriter called Charles Saatchi – and Hegarty went on to join him at what became Saatchi & Saatchi.
It’s curious that such a seminal agency never claimed to have a unique approach to advertising. Instead, its founders promised themselves that they would be the best they could be. What did set them apart was their refusal to present speculative creative work at pitches. Their experience at TBWA had convinced them that such work was a huge waste of time and money and almost never used.
BBH, however, was the embodiment of 1980s cool. So cool, in fact, that some wags suggested everyone in the place wore black and there was hair gel in the loos. Nevertheless, BBH did build a reputation as a lifestyle agency, an approach greatly influenced by what Hegarty saw as the cultural shift Thatcherism represented.
"Whether you liked it or not, it gave people confidence to show their wealth: to wear that suit, to drive that car, to drink that drink," he remembers. "I think there was an ethos developing in Britain of ‘it’s not only what you are but how you look that matters’."
Today, BBH looks at ease with itself. Once an agency that yo-yoed up and down the billings rankings because of its habit of losing accounts soon after winning them, it now sits comfortably in fourth spot. And as a settled member of the Publicis Groupe family, it has a credible hub-and-spoke international structure that defies the sceptics.
Comfortable but never overwhelmingly so. BBH’s self-depiction as a black sheep in a white flock is symbolic of its sustained maverick credentials.
'My pinboard' by John Hegarty
1 A rocket pencil sharpener bought in Japan. The top slides back and you sharpen your pencil, and then at the bottom it turns into a mini vacuum cleaner that sucks up any leftover sharpenings. That’s the Japanese for you.
2 My Clio Lifetime Achievement Award. Someone else telling me my career is over!
3 A miniature Mies van der Rohe chair. An example of brilliant Bauhaus design. Designed in the 1920s and still looking amazing.
4 A Coke bottle. That’s a radio. A reminder, things aren’t always as they appear.
5 An invitation to the Vitra Campus in Germany. A brilliant example of how a manufacturer of office furniture creates a vision of how the world should work. Brilliant.
6 A pack of coloured pencils. I’ve got an obsession about colour – I love it. Probably a result of being brought up in grey Britain.
7 I remember saying to one of our art directors: "Great ideas sometimes look mad at first." They came back and gave me a pencil with Mickey Mouse ears.
8 A bill for the most expensive lunch at The Wolseley, £620,000. When I pointed out this error to Jeremy King – a decimal point in the wrong place – he said not to worry, the lunch was on him. Stylish.
9 A mailer from Paul Smith – a rubber duck in an inflatable paddling pool! Why not? It got pinned up on my wall.
10 A picture of me with two beautiful Brazilian models at our opening of BBH in São Paulo. And people keep asking why we opened an office in Brazil!
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5 of the most Awe-Inspiring Islamic Artists
iDEZ Jul 23, 2017
“The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke”
-Jerzy Kosinski
Through our faith we learn the importance and magnificence of self-expression.
Islamic art throughout history has always been this unique blend of simplicity and richness, which has left its everlasting impact and has inspired millions of brilliant minds in our societies today.
Here are simply a handful of jaw-dropping Islamic artists that have been inspired by traditional Islamic art and have something special to show the world.
1- Hassan Mossoudy
Iraqi artist Hassan Mossoudy has made stunning pieces that are a mix of traditional and contemporary calligraphy.
He portrays traditional calligraphy but with a bold and modern twist that make the letters transform into swift figures with effortless movement that dance on paper. All his work is heavily inspired by simplistic human interest. The emotion evoked through the simple movement of lines, the balance of composition and the contrast between vivid colors and white background, all contribute to the beautiful wholeness of his work.
The phrases that he paints come from popular proverbs, poets and philosophers throughout the centuries, which makes his work not only pleasing on the eyes but also full of meaning.
2- Ruh Al-Alam
Ruh is a London born-British artist, who studied fine arts and calligraphy and uses these influences to create bold pieces of art. His style turns simple Arabic words into a vault of expressive forms.
His brand concept is called Visual Dhikr, which uses the Arabic word “Dhikr” meaning to remember and reflect, in order to infuse spiritual reminders in a visually striking form. The words often used in his pieces are Islamic terms that help people remember and be reminded of their religion and spirituality, and his execution of these pieces give a rushing depth of feeling which makes his work something truly enchanting.
3- Nadia Janjua
Nadia Janjua is an artist, architect and art educator based in Washington D.C. her bright and vivid paintings combined with religious inspirations help make her pieces a standout inspiration.
Her art style is extremely vibrant, lively and colorful, which brings out a very positive and light-hearted mood, in each of her pieces.
“All of my art work is very personal to me, and essentially it is my soul coming through. I learned how to express myself with colors and forms before I did with words, so painting and drawing have really been a natural extension of my hands and inner workings,” Nadia mentioned. Not only do her paintings have meaning, but that merged with her bright and colorful style, helps lift the mood of any viewer, making her style truly extraordinary.
4- Ahmed Mustafa
Ahmed Mustafa is an Egyptian artist who finds inspiration in both his inner experiences and external realities. His style is a fusion of classical European techniques combined with Arabic calligraphy.
Most of his the words in his work are derived from the Quran and represent his attachment to his faith. This fused with his painting technique and color choice creates a very classical, colorful, yet sentimental mood. He combined two classical and old traditions to make a powerful visual impact that is both modern and picturesque.
5- eL Seed
eL Seed is a French/Tunisian ‘calligriffiti’ artist who combines Arabic calligraphy with modern day graffiti to create colorful pieces that are absolute showstoppers.
His intricate designs and compositions focus on the movement of the words and colors in a way, which allows him to completely lure in his viewers. His massive pieces of graffiti can be seen worldwide in almost every continent, from the streets of Paris to the slums of Cape Town.
His pieces all try to portray a powerful message that promote peace and humanist values. His work is something not only grand in terms of scale, but grand in the depths of its meaning as well, which makes it almost impossible to ignore.
These artists are all brightly leading the world to a richer place with their talent. No doubt, their inspiration ignites the light of life, which shines on a bright future for the Ummah in’shaa Allah. Appreciate them, love them, and support them; for they are a gift that must not be overlooked.
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Written by WorldSBK on Wednesday, 21 February 2018 09:07
Short, fast, sweeping, unpredictable, undulating, breath-taking, 4.4km of pure adrenaline. Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit is the perfect backdrop for the opening round of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, and it’s set to be a season to remember. Everything restarts here, and if previous experience is anything to go by, we will be treated to a weekend of stunning racing action to keep fans on the edge of their seats.
The man with the target on his back is reigning world champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team), who has won five out of the last six races around Phillip Island. Already impressing with his pace throughout the two day Official test in Australia, it is difficult to look past Rea as a podium finisher this weekend. Despite suffering from three crashes over the two days, he heads into the first round of the season working through all of testing regime and ready for the battle. British team-mate Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) could be the dark horse this season, as he prepares for his ninth season with the Provec squad. Heading into 2018 with a clear mind and determined attitude, he explains he feels stronger than last season and had some strong pre-season tests on the green machine. Never winning around the circuit, Sykes was on pole in 2016 and has only taken three podiums here – but with a strong two days at the Official test you would be a fool to rule him out.
Over in the red corner, Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) has been spending his winter nursing an injury sustained in the Jerez test back in November. Struggling slightly with the set up of his Panigale R throughout the winter, the newly wed is hoping to find some magic ahead of the weekend. Finishing on the podium on half of his appearances around the 4.4km circuit, Davies is yet to win despite being involved in some sensational battles – most notably the one to the line last season. Whilst Marco Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had a stronger official test to start the week, and with positive memories of the circuit with victories in 125cc and 250cc World Championships, he will np doubt go into the race with a positive outlook. Making his return to the series here last season in which he took a podium finish, he clearly has the pace and a positive outlook should help ahead of the weekend.
With podium finishes to his name in both WorldSSP and WorldSBK, Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) has been building a strong pace with his YZF-R1 throughout the two day test, with a good pace the first and final sectors of the track. One of seven circuits he has taken a WorldSBK podium around, he will be hoping to make a big impact for the start of 2018. Whilst Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) is working to continue with the podium pace he acquired last season, and despite being locked in a stunning top three battle last season, he is yet to take home a trophy from Australia.
An all new line up welcomes all new challenges for the Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team, as Leon Camier and Jake Gagne will prepare to battle on the Fireblade CBR1000RR SP2 machines. Impressing with a strong pre-season pace so far since first swinging his leg over the bike, Camier may not be confident of having the race pace yet, but he is showing positive signs on the machine. Taking a best result of fifth position around the circuit, the British rider will have a challenging weekend ahead whilst team-mate Gagne will be hoping to make a solid and steady start to his first full time WorldSBK appearance.
Returning to the WorldSBK paddock for the first time since 2014, Loris Baz (GULF Althea BMW Racing Team) is ready for a challenging but enjoyable season. Starting to understand the German machine, he had a strong two day test in Australia and will be eager to quickly adjust to the Pirelli tyres and be fighting for some strong positions. Positive memories from 2014 will surely follow the 25 year old, after he secured a podium with Kawasaki Down Under.
After a difficult two day test, Jordi Torres (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) will be wanting to put the opening day behind him which saw the Spanish rider crash at 190kph, he will continue to work with his new team as they try to develop the Italian machine. Taking a fourth position here back in 2015, Torres has plenty of experience Down Under to help his adjust to his new machine.
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2019 6th New York Invasive Species Awareness Week -- July 7-13, 2019
New York Invasive Species Awareness Week.
The mission of the New York Invasive Species Awareness Week (ISAW) is to promote knowledge and understanding of invasive species and the harm they can cause by engaging citizens in a wide range of activities across the state, and empowering them to take action to help stop the spread. This annual education campaign is comprised of various outreach initiatives and events led by partner organizations statewide. Activities include interpretive hikes, invasive plant removal, and restoration projects, displays, webinars, radio and television programming, and more.
Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach and Education Materials
Outreach and education is the most effective way to combat the spread of aquatic invasive species. The more people are made aware of the necessity of cleaning and drying boating and fishing equipment before using it in another waterbody, the less likely the aquatic invasive species will be spread to new waters. The following guidance/reminder sign templates are provided for you to download and use at private access points.
Be Plant Wise
Great Britain Non-Native Species Secretariat.
The Be Plant Wise campaign, launched by Defra and the Scottish Government, is designed to raise awareness among gardeners, pond owners and retailers of the damage caused by invasive aquatic plants and to encourage the public to dispose of these plants correctly. We have developed resources with advice for gardeners and pond owners and are working closely with retailers of aquatic plants to provide information in stores. These pages contain the detailed information you need to Be Plant Wise.
DEC and DAM Announce Confirmed Finding of Spotted Lanternfly in Albany and Yates Counties: State Agencies Encourage Public to Report Findings of Invasive Pest (Sep 11, 2018)
The New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Agriculture and Markets (DAM) today confirmed that spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive pest from Asia, has been found in Albany and Yates counties. A single adult insect was discovered in a vehicle in the Capital District. In addition, a single adult insect was reported on a private Keuka Lake property in Penn Yan, Yates County. Anyone that suspects they have found SLF is encouraged to send a photo to spottedlanternfly@dec.ny.gov. Please note the location of where the insect was found, egg masses, and/or infestation signs. DEC and DAM also encourage the public to inspect outdoor items such as vehicles, furniture, and firewood for egg masses. Anyone that visits the Pennsylvania or New Jersey Quarantine Areas should thoroughly inspect their vehicle, luggage and gear for SLF and egg masses before leaving and scrape off all egg masses.
Don't Spread the STD of the Sea
Utah Department of Natural Resources.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Nebraska Invasive Species Program.
Each category includes relevant educational materials such as powerpoints, videos, and lesson plans that are helpful to educators in any classroom setting.
GloBallast Partnerships Programme
GloBallast Partnerships Programme.
Building Partnerships to Assist Developing Countries to Reduce the Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms in Ships’ Ballast Water, simply referred to as GloBallast Partnerships (GBP), was initiated in late 2007 and is intended to build on the progress made in the original project. This was initially planned as a five-year project, from October 2007 to October 2012, but was extended until June 2017.
Habitattitude: Protect Our Environment (Canada)
Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council of Canada; Environment Canada.
Welcome to Habitattitude, a web site dedicated to invasive alien species for aquarium hobbyists, backyard pond owners, water gardeners and others who are concerned about conserving our natural aquatic environment. Introduction and spread of harmful plants and animals in our waterways as a result of these activities, is a growing concern. While most aquatic invasive species do not survive when released into the environment, some may, and if left unchecked, can cause irreversible damage to the environment by degrading our aquatic resources and making waters unusable for recreation. If you are an aquarium hobbyist or enjoy backyard pond and water gardening, you can learn more on this website.
InvadingSpecies.com
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.
Invasive Lionfish Web Portal
Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.
The Invasive Lionfish Web Portal, developed by the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute in partnership with NOAA, supports the management and control of lionfish in conservation areas along the Southeast coast of the U.S. and Caribbean.
Louisiana Marine Education Resources - Invasive Species
Louisiana Sea Grant.
Nebraska Invasive Species Program
University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
New Awareness Campaign Promotes Simple Steps Anyone Can Take to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species While Recreating in the Adirondacks (May 23, 2018) (PDF | 98 KB)
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program.
The Nature Conservancy's Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) is celebrating its 20th anniversary by launching a new public awareness campaign focused on the simple steps Adirondack residents and visitors can take to prevent invasive species from spreading into the places they love. The "Keep Invasive Species Out" campaign is centered around a new website, KeepInvasiveSpeciesOut.com, that provides an overview of the problem and offers simple, preventive solutions for limiting the likelihood of unintentionally spreading an invasive. Tips are given for specific outdoor activities, including hiking, camping, boating, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, horseback riding, gardening/landscaping, and farming.
NY's Great Lakes Ecosystem Education Exchange - Aquatic Invasive Species Activities
New York Sea Grant.
Pacific Invasive Ant Toolkit
Pacific Biosecurity; Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme; Pacific Community.
Plants for a Livable Delaware (PDF | 5 MB)
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension.
Plants for a Livable Delaware is a campaign to identify and promote superior plants that thrive without becoming invasive. Visit the University of Delaware's Extension Program for more information on sustainable landscaping.
Ontario's Invading Species Awareness Program (Canada).
Provides free DVDs, watch cards, magnets, brochures, and other outreach materials.
Resources - Education
Invasive Species Council of British Columbia.
There are many great resources available for educators and youth to learn about invasive species in British Columbia.
South Dakota Least Wanted
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks.
Stop Arctic Aliens: Have You Checked Your Baggage for Alien Species? (Apr 11, 2019)
Nordic Council of Ministers. Nordregio.
One of the projects supported by the Arctic Co-operation programme of the Nordic Council of Ministers is launching a major campaign to raise public awareness of the threat posed to the Arctic by alien species travelling with tourists and other visitors. Nordregio takes part in the campaign in its capacity as secretariat for the Nordic-Arctic programme. “Are you travelling alone?” asks an animated polar bear in a new campaign video as he examines some clothes, shoes and equipment belonging to the travellers that step off boats and airplanes that bring them to the Arctic. The video is launched together with travel operators, airline companies, travel agencies and tourist offices that have the Arctic as a travel destination, as well as national and regional authorities to make sure it reaches as far as possible – hopefully unlike the alien species it aims to warn against.
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<p><img src="/media/uploads/events/saison 2016-2017/sonosphere/timeline_sonosphere_en.jpg" alt="" width="957" height="91" /></p> <h3>For Symphony Orchestra and Live</h3> <p>Shatter the concert format! This is the goal declared by the composer Elzbieta Sikora in her <em>Sonosphères III </em>&<em> IV</em>. Erase the ceremony that encapsulates the beginning of each classical musical performance, destroy the bows, get rid of the weight of the decorum that the history of music conveys without knowing why.</p> <p><em>Sonosphère</em> – literally a sphere of sound. The dictionary teaches us that the term was born in 1974, and at the time, designated "a round loudspeaker with a magnetic base enabling its orientation". For Elzbieta Sikora, the term is not only poetic, but also a veritable compositional aspiration: that of inhabiting and dressing an acoustic space in its entirety to expand it. The third and fourth chapters of this series should be played successively. <em>Sonosphères III</em> invades not only the concert hall, but the entire building: the music resonates in the foyer via brass instruments in the balconies. The buzz of the audience also becomes a part of the musical discourse until the audience enters the room itself, where the orchestra is playing, welcoming them. <em>Sonosphères IV</em> then takes over, limited to the concert hall, but­—with the brass and percussion instruments hidden in stereo throughout the seats—always working with the space between the orchestra’s sounds, the space between the sounds and the public; the sonosphere, constantly in motion.</p> <h3>The Technologies</h3> <p>Beyond the spatialization and plotting the trajectories of the sounds in space, the live electronics contribute here to giving birth to a type of ambiguity to perception, notably via the variety of the timbres created. A manner of highlighting the hidden secrets of a simple violin, a piano chord, or the trill of a flute.</p> <h3>Past Experiences at IRCAM</h3> <p><em><a href="http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/12052/" target="_blank">La tête d’Orphée II</a></em> for flute and electronics (1982)</p>
For Symphony Orchestra and Live
Shatter the concert format! This is the goal declared by the composer Elzbieta Sikora in her Sonosphères III & IV. Erase the ceremony that encapsulates the beginning of each classical musical performance, destroy the bows, get rid of the weight of the decorum that the history of music conveys without knowing why.
Sonosphère – literally a sphere of sound. The dictionary teaches us that the term was born in 1974, and at the time, designated "a round loudspeaker with a magnetic base enabling its orientation". For Elzbieta Sikora, the term is not only poetic, but also a veritable compositional aspiration: that of inhabiting and dressing an acoustic space in its entirety to expand it. The third and fourth chapters of this series should be played successively. Sonosphères III invades not only the concert hall, but the entire building: the music resonates in the foyer via brass instruments in the balconies. The buzz of the audience also becomes a part of the musical discourse until the audience enters the room itself, where the orchestra is playing, welcoming them. Sonosphères IV then takes over, limited to the concert hall, but—with the brass and percussion instruments hidden in stereo throughout the seats—always working with the space between the orchestra’s sounds, the space between the sounds and the public; the sonosphere, constantly in motion.
The Technologies
Beyond the spatialization and plotting the trajectories of the sounds in space, the live electronics contribute here to giving birth to a type of ambiguity to perception, notably via the variety of the timbres created. A manner of highlighting the hidden secrets of a simple violin, a piano chord, or the trill of a flute.
Past Experiences at IRCAM
La tête d’Orphée II for flute and electronics (1982)
Elzbieta Sikora
Composer (b. 1943)
Polish composer Elzbieta Sikora has lived in Paris since 1981. She studied composition in Warsaw with Tadeus Baird and Zbigniew Rudzinski. In Paris, she studied electroacoustic music with Pierre Schaeffer and François Bayle, co...
Friday 19 May
National Forum of Music, Wroclaw
d'Elżbieta Sikora
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GraS-Model (Grassland-Succession-Model)
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The intensification of agriculture causes a high loss of species-rich grasslands. In Central Europe, these semi-natural grasslands belong to the landscapes with the highest biodiversity. Only a well-directed management will maintain these valuable areas. The GraS-Model (Grassland-Succession-Model) was developed as decision support system for the grassland areas of the Eifel National Park. This dynamic, process based, spatially-explicit (raster-based) simulation model predicts the development of grassland areas over 100 years.
A highly detailed spatial resolution is necessary to ensure a realistic simulation, as even small landscape elements are often crucial for the development. Due to its high complexity and the large-scale landscape modeled, the GraS-Model already exceeds the available computer main memory when applied to the Eifel National Park. The Parallelization of the model allows running simulations on a cluster. This high-performance-computing is essential to ensure realistic simulations with a high predictive power, thus allowing the application and refinement of the GraS-Model as decision support system for the landscape management. more.
Performance dynamics of massively parallel codes
The time-dependent behavior of parallel simulation codes -- in particular when adaptive algorithms are employed -- is often irregular, making the understanding of performance dynamics an essential prerequisite for program optimization. While existing performance analysis tools typically provide detailed information along spatial dimensions like processes and nodes, performance dynamics has so far been a neglected aspect.
To support developers of parallel simulation codes with optimizing their codes, the LMAC project aims to extend the established performance analysis tools Vampir, Scalasca and Periscope with new functionality to automatically examine performance dynamics. In addition, the University of Oregon, associated partner, complements the project with corresponding extensions to the performance tool TAU. more
Parallelization of microstructure simulations based on the phase-field method
The continuous simulation of process chains on a macroscopic and microscopic scale enables the optimization of production processes for the manufacture of metallic components and the fast adaptation of processes to changing framework conditions. The interdisciplinary cooperation of the research center Access e.V., the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) and the IT Center of RWTH Aachen University in the framework of the Excellence Cluster "Integrative Production Technology for High-Wage Countries" aims at reducing the time that is needed to simulate the microscopic structure within a process chain based on the phase-field method. For this purpose, the software MICRESS®, developed by Access e.V., is parallelized for shared-memory systems by employing the OpenMP programming paradigm. We attach particular importance to the acceleration of the used numerical solvers for partial differential equations and to the handling of dynamic data structures for the description of moving boundary surfaces. more
Towards Accurate Simulation of the Microstructure in Injection Moulding Processes on Tomorrow’s Supercomputers
The mechanical behavior of semi-crystalline thermoplastic parts is greatly influenced by the microstructure. Therefore the accurate prediction of microstructure is important for part design. Today, simulation programs like the microstructure simulation software SphäroSim which has been developed at the RWTH Institute of Plastics Processing (IKV) restrict the simulation to small areas of the part. In order to develop algorithms that can predict finer structures and to simulate the microstructure in an entire injection moulded part, it is necessary to make use of the compute power from supercomputers.
In this project that was carried out in the period of May 2012 to April 2013, the software
SphäroSim was parallelized with the Message Passing Interface (MPI) and an additional multithreading layer in order to leverage the compute power of a compute cluster for the first time. As Intel’s Xeon Phi architecture was promising
with respect to further performance gain, the parallel application was further ported to this Many Integrated Core (MIC) processor. Overall, this project enables the improvement in scaling from original few threads of a desktop computer to over 1000 cores of today’s supercomputers. This allows calculating almost the entire morphology of complex parts.
Scalable Infrastructure for the Automated Performance Analysis of Parallel Codes
SILC - Scalable Infrastructure for the Automated Performance Analysis Nowadays applications in the field of high performance computing have to utilize hundreds or thousands of compute cores to make efficient use of modern compute architectures. A variety of performance analysis tools can be used to assist programmers in the process of application tuning to utilize the cores in a good way. These different analysis tools all collect performance data which is then analyzed and presented to the programmer in a different way. For a programmer this means that similar data is collected with different tools using different options. Within the SILC project a uniform measurement infrastructure (Score-P) was developed to support multiple different performance tools. This eliminates the need to measure performance data several times with different tools, but it still allows using all different analysis tools to interpret the data. Tools which can use the data generated by Score-P are Vampir , Scalasca, Periscope and TAU.
Partners of the SILC project, which was funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF), are the RWTH Aachen University, TU Dresden, TU Munich, GNS Gesellschaft für numerische Simmulation mbH, Forschungszentrum Jülich and the associated partners University of Oregon and German Research School for Simulation Science. more
Windows High Performance Cluster Competence Center
RWTH Aachen University has entered into a cooperation treaty with Microsoft with the intention of developing here in the IT Center the application of Windows operating system in the range of High Performance Computing (HPC). Engineering should be supported by the use of a highly productive infrastructure under Windows HPC server 2008, as well as by the know-how under OpenMP or with MPI. Microsoft has established the IT Center of the RWTH Aachen University as a european Cluster Competence Center with the focus on Windows High Performance Server 2008. The achieved results should be opened to the public.
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More cryostat base pieces take to the sea
Dilshad Sulaiman, ITER India
Following the delivery of the tier-1 segments of the cryostat base in December, three of the six tier-2 base segments left India on 26 May aboard the "BBC Oregon."
Tier-2 of the cryostat base is composed of six curved stainless-steel segments weighing approximately 120 tonnes each. Three of them are now in the cargo hold of the BBC Oregon for the long journey to France along with the corresponding transport frames.
Following inspection and packing activities at the Larsen & Toubro factory in Hazira, India, the components were loaded on 10-axle trailers on 21 May. The gigantic trailers then transported the cargo to Hazira Port. It is expected that the BBC Oregon will reach France in mid-June, for transport along the ITER Itinerary to the site.
The cryostat, when fully built, will be the largest vessel of its kind in the world.
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Sam Fender shares new track "The Border"
Sam Fender has shared the final track before the release of his debut album, "The Borders" is said song and is arguably his most hard-hitting in a record that’s littered with them.
"Hypersonic Missiles" is released on the 13th September through Polydor Records. Listen to The Borders below!
Indie-Rock Newcastle Sam Fender Singer-Songwriter
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4 November 2016 at 10:44pm
Donald Trump's bombastic talk finds an eager audience in Youngstown, Ohio
Martin Geissler Former ITV News Correspondent
Donald Trump's simple promises are playing well in Youngstown, Ohio.
His pledge to "make America great again" may not have much substance behind it, but it's what many people in this once booming rust belt community have been waiting to hear.
Youngstown has struggled since its steel mills closed down. Cheap, foreign imported metal did for them and the jobs they provided.
Now, they lie derelict and forlorn. In their shadows, the sprawling housing estates, once home to a vast workforce, are eerily quiet.
Many people here feel forgotten and neglected by the Washington establishment. There's a real anger at a political elite which has done little to ease the community's pain.
Donald Trump supporter Ken Calhoun believes the Republican is the 'working man's billionaire'. Credit: ITV News
Trump tells fans: 'We are on the cusp of historic change'
So it's easy to see why Trump's bombastic talk of building big and helping the little guy finds an eager audience here.
This place used to be a Democrat heartland - not any more. They ran out of ballots for the Republican nomination here, such was the volume of new party members eager to have a say.
Ken Calhoun was among them. A Democrat all his life, he became disillusioned with politics altogether until Trump came along. His new, explosive brand of politics brought an energy that Ken bought into.
"He cares about the American people", Ken told me. "He'll fight for us and he'll get this country out of the mess it's in. He's proved in his business life that he has the skills to do it," he added, describing Trump as "the blue collar billionaire".
Republican Connie Spagnola said Hillary Clinton makes her 'sick'. Credit: ITV News
Voices from the US election campaign: Pennsylvania
Just as evident as the support for Trump is the distaste for his presidential rival, Hillary Clinton. Many here see her as the very embodiment of the political elite which turned its back on this place.
Connie Spagnola, receptionist at the Republican party headquarters in Youngstown, made her feelings graphically clear when I asked her about Hillary: "I'm sick in my mouth when I think about her," she told me.
In truth, many (perhaps most) voters here have no real love for either candidate, and that could play a big part in the outcome of this race.
In a swing state like Ohio, turnout can make all the difference, so the people who simply don't bother to vote next Tuesday could have just as much of an impact as those who do.
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“No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance…” 20 U.S.C. § 1681
Title IX and IWP
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits discrimination based on gender in educational programs which receive federal financial assistance. Programs and activities which may be included are: admissions, recruitment, financial aid, academic programs, athletics, housing and employment. Title IX also protects male and female students from unlawful sexual harassment in school programs and activities.
The Institute is committed to equal opportunity, respect, fairness and nondiscrimination, and to taking steps to end any harassment, prevent its recurrence, and, where appropriate, remedy its effects. If a student believes that they have experienced sexual or gender-based discrimination or harassment, he/she may file a written grievance with the Title IX Coordinator. The grievance statement should be as specific as possible and include the action(s) that precipitated the grievance — e.g. the date, place, and people involved; the efforts made to settle the matter informally; and the remedy sought.
The Title IX Coordinator will investigate the matters expressed in the written grievance, and may forward a copy to the person whose actions were the subject of the grievance. The Title IX Coordinator may also interview witnesses, meet with the parties that are the subject of the grievance, and make other appropriate independent inquiries. The Title IX Coordinator will submit the results of their investigation to a Title IX Committee. No more than thirty days after receiving this submission, the Title IX Committee will make a decision as to the appropriate resolution of the situation. Copies of the decision will be sent to the student, the Title IX Coordinator, the Vice President of Student Affairs, and the person whose actions are the subject of the grievance.
Anonymous Reports – Persons may wish to report violations anonymously. If a person reporting self-identifies but asks to remain anonymous, the Title IX Committee will decide how to proceed, taking into account the person’s wishes, the Institute’s commitment to providing a safe and non-discriminatory environment, and the right of any person accused of a violation to have notice of the allegations if any action may be taken that would affected the accused. It may not be possible to guarantee the reporting party anonymity in certain circumstances.
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What to do if you have a concern
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Title IX Coordinator at IWP
Ms. Hasanna Tyus, IWP’s Title IX Coordinator, oversees and provides leadership for the Institute’s Title IX activities. Ms. Tyus conducts investigations of Title IX complaints filed by faculty, staff and students. She also oversees the Institute’s education and training activities related to sex discrimination (including sexual violence). Individuals with questions, concerns or a complaint related to Title IX are encouraged to contact the Institute’s Title IX Coordinator:
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Melanomas and other solid tumors do not readily bind Pr20, but treatment with IFN-γ induces immunoproteasome expression and dramatically increases Pr20 binding.
(A) HLA-A2+ melanomas and a colon adenocarcinoma that expressed PRAME by qPCR (Table 1) were either left untreated (blue) or treated with 10 ng/ml of IFN-γ for 72 hours (red) and stained with Pr20 compared with untreated cells stained with an isotype control Ab (gray). HLA-A2 staining was performed in parallel. Data represent 3 independent experiments. (B) Melanomas were pretreated with 10 ng/ml IFN-γ for 72 hours or left untreated before 51Cr-ADCC assay was used to determine specific lysis by Pr20M. Samples were assayed in 3 technical replicates, and data are representative of 3 experiments per cell line. (C) PRAME expression after 72 hours of IFN-γ treatment was also measured by qPCR and Western blot analysis. qPCR data were analyzed by unpaired t test and are representative of 3 experiments with 3 technical replicates per experiment where mean ± SEM are plotted. Western blot data are representative of 3 experiments. (D) The expression of each immunoproteasome subunit was also determined after IFN-γ treatment by Western blot analysis. Blots were derived from replicate samples run on parallel gels with the GAPDH loading control shown from the β2i blot. Data are representative of 3 experiments.
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Published on 19.06.15 in Vol 17, No 6 (2015): June
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Characterizing the Discussion of Antibiotics in the Twittersphere: What is the Bigger Picture?
Rachel Lynn Kendra ;
Suman Karki, MS ;
Jesse Lee Eickholt, PhD ;
Lisa Gandy, PhD
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Background: User content posted through Twitter has been used for biosurveillance, to characterize public perception of health-related topics, and as a means of distributing information to the general public. Most of the existing work surrounding Twitter and health care has shown Twitter to be an effective medium for these problems but more could be done to provide finer and more efficient access to all pertinent data. Given the diversity of user-generated content, small samples or summary presentations of the data arguably omit a large part of the virtual discussion taking place in the Twittersphere. Still, managing, processing, and querying large amounts of Twitter data is not a trivial task. This work describes tools and techniques capable of handling larger sets of Twitter data and demonstrates their use with the issue of antibiotics.
Objective: This work has two principle objectives: (1) to provide an open-source means to efficiently explore all collected tweets and query health-related topics on Twitter, specifically, questions such as what users are saying and how messages are spread, and (2) to characterize the larger discourse taking place on Twitter with respect to antibiotics.
Methods: Open-source software suites Hadoop, Flume, and Hive were used to collect and query a large number of Twitter posts. To classify tweets by topic, a deep network classifier was trained using a limited number of manually classified tweets. The particular machine learning approach used also allowed the use of a large number of unclassified tweets to increase performance.
Results: Query-based analysis of the collected tweets revealed that a large number of users contributed to the online discussion and that a frequent topic mentioned was resistance. A number of prominent events related to antibiotics led to a number of spikes in activity but these were short in duration. The category-based classifier developed was able to correctly classify 70% of manually labeled tweets (using a 10-fold cross validation procedure and 9 classes). The classifier also performed well when evaluated on a per category basis.
Conclusions: Using existing tools such as Hive, Flume, Hadoop, and machine learning techniques, it is possible to construct tools and workflows to collect and query large amounts of Twitter data to characterize the larger discussion taking place on Twitter with respect to a particular health-related topic. Furthermore, using newer machine learning techniques and a limited number of manually labeled tweets, an entire body of collected tweets can be classified to indicate what topics are driving the virtual, online discussion. The resulting classifier can also be used to efficiently explore collected tweets by category and search for messages of interest or exemplary content.
J Med Internet Res 2015;17(6):e154
doi:10.2196/jmir.4220
Twitter messaging;
social media;
Internet;
Web mining;
semi-supervised learning;
The development and proliferation of social media and social media networks have transformed how information is generated and shared. Participants in social media are actively engaged and are both consumers and producers of information. Toffler et al label these users “prosumers” [1]. The Pew Research Center reported in January 2014 that 74% of online adults use social networking sites. They also report that 46% of adult Internet users post original photos or videos online that they have created [2]. This content posted by users is of great utility, and several studies have demonstrated how social media and networks can be a valuable source of data. Furthermore, the nature and ubiquity of social media and how it is so interwoven in daily life means that the topics covered span the spectrum. For example, trending topics on Twitter in December 2014 were the Siege in Sydney, Australia, the antics of Rubius Gunderson, a popular prankster on YouTube, and news regarding Ross Barkley, who is a popular soccer player from the English National Team.
Twitter is a social media platform through which users post status updates called tweets [3]. A tweet can contain up to 140 characters and can be public (ie, any visitor can access and view the tweet) or protected (ie, only approved visitors can view the tweet). As of October 2012, approximately 88% of Twitter accounts were public [4]. Users can “follow” other users and thus be apprised of any new tweets that the followed users post, and a user may be followed by any number of other users. Users can also repost tweets pushed out by users they follow. This action is known as retweeting and can lead to a message “going viral”, a phenomenon that quickly spreads the reach of a message [5]. Another way that users can increase the reach of their message is through hashtags (a continuous string of characters that begin with a #). Hashtags are often used to hint at the content of a tweet and provide an additional means to tie related tweets together.
Twitter users tweet about a variety of subjects including health-related topics. Such tweets may share information about health articles or describe personal health issues. A number of approaches have been developed to extract useful health-related information from the tweets, evaluate the effectiveness of Twitter for disseminating health-related information, and determine public sentiment towards health-related topics [6-12]. Love et al did an extensive study on 6827 tweets related to vaccinations to determine the source of the information and the medical claims made [10]. They found that no particular source or medical claim dominated the content shared regarding vaccinations and that 87% of user posts were positive or neutral. Scanfeld et al manually inspected and determined a number of topic-based categories present in tweets related to antibiotics. In doing, so several examples of misunderstanding or misuse were detected based on keyword combinations (eg, “antibiotics” and “flu”) [11]. Furthermore, Vance et al explored the concept of using social media to disseminate public health information to young adults [12]. Advantages to such an approach included rapid communication and low cost. The drawbacks cited were opinions often being represented as facts, the use of blind authorship, and a lack of citations.
An additional use of Twitter data is biosurveillance [13,14]. Self-reported behaviors can be monitored and used to detect epidemics or break-outs in real time through crowd sourcing. For example, Google Flu Trends tracks the influenza rates by tracking user queries on a daily basis, and their system is usually 7-10 days faster than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [15]. Lampos and Cristianini found a correlation between tweets about the flu and historical data from the same time period, further strengthening the claims that Twitter can be used for biosurveillance [16].
In this work, we focused on accessing and mining topics in the Twittersphere with open source tools. In doing so, we had two objectives in mind. First, we wanted to characterize the exchange currently taking place on Twitter with respect to a particular topic. Of particular interest was examining what was dominating the virtual discussion and if it was being dominated by a small set of users. In answering these questions, we wanted to leverage as much of the virtual discussion as possible. As a result, the second objective of this work was to develop tools and workflows to access the larger Twittersphere. To this end, we developed a classifier that can be used to identify and draw out tweets pertaining to several categories. The classifier was trained using a semisupervised approach that allows it to make use of all of the collected tweets during the learning process. We also describe a number of tools and techniques for handling the larger amounts of data. In particular, Hadoop and Hive were used to query and characterize the large number of tweets that were collected. The resulting pipeline could be used as a tool for infodemiology and infoveillance, providing a means of ferreting out sources of information or specific types of messages shared through Twitter. Given the ease at which Hadoop scales and the availability of cloud computing platforms, this approach could easily be applied to much larger datasets and other topics.
As a case study, the pipeline and tools developed in this work were applied to the topic of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. By querying 591,091 tweets with the workflow, the current discussion surrounding antibiotics could be characterized and types of misuse examined. This revealed that there were a large number of unique participants in the online discussion and that the discussion was not being dominated by a set of users but rather by a large number of users who were sharing national news stories. The topic of antibiotics was chosen given the potential economic costs associated antibiotic resistance in bacteria [17,18] and its dominance in the media (eg, Longitude Prize). Additionally, with the number of existing studies on Twitter and antibiotics, this topic provided a context in which our tools, methodology, and findings could be compared and contrasted.
To collect tweets related to antibiotics, the Twitter Application Programming Interface (API) was used in conjunction with a list of 89 antibiotic-related terms and Apache Flume [19]. These terms included expected keywords such as antibiotic(s) as well as common abbreviations (eg, abx), names of specific antibiotics (eg, amoxicillin, penicillin), and common misspellings (eg, antiboitic). Collection of the tweets began on May 27, 2014, and ended September 11, 2014. These dates were selected to provide a minimum collection period of 3 months. Additionally, the number of tweets collected was periodically checked and an aim of collecting over 500,000 tweets was also taken into account when determining the date to stop collection. Note that the content of the tweets was not examined during the collection period and consequently did not affect the collection dates. Over this period, 591,091 tweets were collected and then subjected to a post-collection filtering process. This was needed to remove a large number of unrelated tweets that were received due to the keyword “abx”, which also referred to an active stock symbol.
Data Analysis and Associated Tools
Hadoop [20] and Apache Hive [21] were used to handle the large number of tweets. Hive is a software tool that allows for query-based processing of large amounts of data through Hadoop and accessible through HiveQL, a language similar to SQL (structured query language). All of the tweets collected were saved on a local, distributed file system in their native JSON format as provided through the Twitter API. From the tweets, a table was constructed in Hive with the columns of the table based on the properties of a tweet, such as the tweet text, user information, location information, and so forth. From there, queries were run pulling selected data from the table using HiveQL. With Hive, the queries were automatically converted to run as MapReduce tasks within Hadoop. With Hadoop and the distributed file system, it was possible to process the roughly 600,000 tweets collected in a timely matter (ie, seconds to minutes depending on the complexity of the query) on a modest Hadoop cluster (eg, 4 computing nodes containing 64 computing cores and 132 GB of RAM).
To illustrate the relative ease by which the data can be queried, two sample queries are provided. Figure 1 is an example of a simple HiveQL query. This query finds the number of total tweets within the table of filtered antibiotics tweets. Figure 2 is a more complex query and finds the number of tweets that contain the hashtag “#antibioticresistance”. It then sorts the tweets by day to get a count of the number of tweets that contained the hashtag on each day in our collection period. This query required a nested select statement, which, when converted as a MapReduce, requires two passes through the data. With Hive, large amounts of data can be efficiently queried by anyone familiar with an SQL style database.
Figure 1. HiveQL query to count the total number of tweets.
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Figure 2. HiveQL query to determine the number of tweets containing "#antibioticresistance", sorted by date.
Manual Classification Procedure for Tweets
An explicit aim of this work was to develop a means to classify tweets and thus provide efficient and finer-grain access to the larger pool of tweet data. Manual classification is impractical as well as inefficient for processing and categorizing a large number of tweets. As a result, a deep network was trained and used to classify antibiotic-related tweet data collected from Twitter into 9 classes. The first step in developing a topic-based classifier was to manually label a portion of the tweets. This was done by randomly sampling 1000 tweets and then manually classifying them. The categories used were inspired by Scanfeld et al [11]. The manual classification task was undertaken by 3 individuals and done independently. Fleiss’ kappa was calculated to measure the agreement between the 3 manual coders and the value was .47. After the individual classification, a tweet was added to the labeled set if at least two of manual classifications agreed. This process led to a labeled dataset of 416 tweets with an uneven distribution over the classes. Table 1 lists the categories considered and an example of each from the labeled dataset. An additional evaluation set was also constructed by randomly sampling 300 tweets and performing the same manual classification. This resulted in a set of 246 tweets and the distribution of tweets by category was similar to that of the principle training set.
Category Count Example
Advertisement 21 #celebrex: Amoxicillian Antibiotic: Generic Amoxil – Antidepressant Celebrex OMITTED_URL
Advice/Information 88 Big pharma not interested in risk and low return of developing new antibiotics
Animals 28 RT @USERID: 80% of all antibiotics in the US are used on farm animals. OMITTED_URLS
General use 38 Bronchitis has got the best of me, Dr’s orders to stay home rest and lots of liquids with the antibiotics.
Other 72 How to know you’re in the medical field: Seeing the work ‘piper’ and thinking of piperacillin #nurse
Resistance 132 Antibiotic-resistant superbugs threaten return to ‘dark ages’.
Side effects 16 Being put on these antibiotics did way more harm than good.. My stomach has never hurt so bad. Never again. ?
Wanting/Needing 15 Cant wait to get some antibiotics tomorrow from the doctors, can finally get back to normal!!
Misuse 7 Idk if im allowed to mix this Vicodin and this antibiotic. I forgot to ask my dr… oh well.
Table 1. Categories considered for antibiotic-related tweets, quantities of each in the labeled dataset, and examples.
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Construction of a Topic-Based Classifier
To classify all of the tweets, an in-house software package was used to train a deep network. In recent years, deep neural networks have become one of the most popular and powerful techniques in machine learning for classification tasks. Compared with other techniques such as support vector machines and neural networks, deep neural networks typically perform better [22,23] due to their ability to learn high-level abstractions and correlations present in labeled and unlabeled datasets (ie, labeled datasets are those in which each example has a known category/class). In particular, DNs are able to learn patterns present in unlabeled datasets through a layer-by-layer initialization task. This ability to use unlabeled data is particularly advantageous in this setting given the large amount of unlabeled tweets. To date, deep networks and deep learning architectures have been successfully applied in several areas such as speech recognition [24], image classification [23], protein structure prediction [25], and natural language processing [26]. In the health and medical fields, deep networks and deep learning are also gaining traction with applications in computer-aided diagnosis (eg, Alzheimer’s Disease) [27], automatic segmentation of diagnostic images (eg, neurological structures in electromagnetic scans) [28,29], lymph node detection from computerized tomography scans [30], and clustering descriptions of adverse drug reactions [31].
In selecting features used to characterize a tweet, a bag-of-words approach was used along with a few global properties such as tweet length or the presence of a URL. Specifically, the text of each tweet was stemmed using a Snowball stemmer included in the Natural Language Toolkit [32] and the presence or absence of several common stems was encoded. To identify the stems used, the most common stems contained in each class (and in general) were determined using HiveQL. Up to the top 50 stems per class and the top 1000 stems overall were used to generate the bag-of-words. Additionally, 10 features were used to encode the length of the tweet (ie, one feature represented bins of 0-9, 10-19, 20-29, etc, respectively) and one binary feature was used to encode the presence of a uniform resource locator (URL) in the tweet. In total, the number of features was 1383.
The full training dataset contained 412 manually labeled examples and 150,000 randomly sampled tweets as unlabeled training examples. Again, a principle advantage of deep networks is the ability to use large amounts of unlabeled data in a semisupervised manner. The overall architecture of the deep network used consisted of 5 layers (ie, an input layer, 3 hidden layers, and an output layer of 11 nodes). The input layer consisted of 1383 features, and the three hidden nodes contained 700, 700, and 300 sigmoid nodes.
Training, Evaluation, and Application of the Classifier
To train and evaluate the deep network model, stratified 10-fold cross validation or so called rotation estimation was used. The labeled dataset was split into 10 sets using stratified sampling techniques, and 9 folds were used for training and the other held out for evaluation. In the training phase, the model was first pre-initialized using the unlabeled data and a layer-by-layer training procedure making use of Restricted Boltzmann Machines [23]. After initialization, the model was fine-tuned using standard back propagation and the labeled data. This process was repeated 10 times in order to make predictions over all the labeled dataset (ie, a prediction for each labeled example was made using 9/10 of the labeled data, which excluded the examples being evaluated). For fine-tuning of the model, a batch size of 10 was used and the refinement took place over 200 epochs. To increase the robustness of the classifier and guard against over-fitting, a dropout procedure was used [33].
To apply a classifier to all collected tweets, a final model was created using all 10 labeled datasets and the aforementioned training procedure (ie, layer-by-layer initialization with 150,000 unlabeled data followed by fine-tuning). Features were generated for all 591,091 tweets and then run through the deep network classifier. The result was a score for each tweet and each category. The total sum for the scores of a tweet across categories was 1.0 (ie, the last layer in the deep network was a multinomial node with 9 classes). For each category, a higher score corresponded to a more confident prediction for that particular category. To classify all tweets, a tweet can be assigned to the highest scoring category. To search the full dataset for tweets pertaining to a particular category, a variable threshold can be chosen (the higher the threshold, the more confident the predictions for the recovered tweets) and all the text for all tweets meeting a particular threshold can be recovered.
Characterizations of Collected Tweets via Hive Queries
To begin to characterize the exchange currently taking place on Twitter with respect to antibiotics, a number of HiveQL queries were performed. First, all collected tweets were collated and counted by date posted to determine a baseline for tweet activity. There was an average of 4654.3 tweets per day. The day with the most activity had 11,365 tweets, and activity usually ranged between 3055 and 6253 (ie, mean +/- standard deviation). Figure 3 illustrates the number of tweets per day during the collection period. There were 8 days with an unusually high number of antibiotic-related tweets (ie, the Z score for the number of tweets >2.0). For each of these days, the tweets posted were collected, sorted, and inspected to determine what may have driven the spike in activity. A summary of these dates is contained in Table 2. By examining the most occurring words and retweeted messages by day, it was possible to describe the general cause for the increased activity. On July 2, the day with the most activity, many tweets focused on a speech given by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The second and fifth most active days, September 19 and 18, had tweets related to actions made by US President Obama to battle against antibiotic resistance. On August 19, activity was inflated by an advertisement that was retweeted over 2600 times. In general, it was a news story that led to the increased amounts of tweeting but advertisements did contribute to higher than normal activity on more than one occasion. Note that the general topic for a day was determined by the contents of the tweets on these days of high activity and not by determining a specific source (eg, a particular URL or online news outlet).
Date Tweet count General topic Sample of most frequent words Sample tweet
July 2 11365 Comments made by British PM regarding resistance resistance (3411), pm (1610), cameron (1264), warns (1330), dark (965), ages (916) Antibiotic resistance: Cameron warns of medical ‘dark ages’ URL #health #antibioticresistance #evolution
Sept 19 9489 Executive action from US president on antibiotics resistance (2342), obama (1394), bacteria (1112), order(946), plan(780), president (747) RT @PublicHealth: New national strategy, presidential executive order take aim at antibiotic resistance: URL
Aug 19 9188 Advertisement antibiotics (4718), celphalexin (2657) RT @...: Buy cephalexin URL
Sept 11 8589 News about a bee-based alternative to antibiotics antibiotics (5093), bacteria (830), honey (713), alternative (603) RT @Independent: Bacteria found in honeybee stomachs could be used as alternative to antibiotics
Sept 18 8412 Executive action from US president on antibiotics resistance (2347), combat (1294), Obama (1070), bacteria (940), strategy (1050) New Executive Actions to Combat Antibiotic Resistance and Protect Public Health: Today, the Obama admin … URL #obama
July 14 8340 Advertisements doxycycline (2229), health (1459), treating (1360), bronchitis (1358), RT @...: Treating Acute Bronchitis and the Use of Antibiotics URL
Sept 30 8147 Report that antibiotics increases risk for obesity antibiotics (4394), obesity (2827), childhood (1356), study (946) Antibiotics in infancy may be linked to childhood obesity: study URL
June 25 7871 News breaks that the focus of the Longitude Prize will be antibiotic resistance antibiotic (2242), resistance (1619), prize (1615), longitudeprize (1089) RT @longitude_prize: The votes have been counted and the results are in – the challenge of Longitude Prize 2014 will be …antibiotics! #longi…
Table 2. Dates with unusually high tweet count along with rationale for activity.
To further characterize the content of the tweets collected, data on the hashtags used as well as their relative usage and distribution over time was calculated. Table 3 shows the top hashtags by usage. In total, there were roughly 27,458 distinct hashtags used a total of 228,451 times. The vast majority of hashtags (98.94%, 27,166/27,458) were used less than 100 times. Figure 4 depicts the usage of these top hashtags by day over the course of the collection period. As expected, many days that showed spikes in the overall number of antibiotic-related tweets also showed spikes in hashtag usage for #antibiotic or #antibiotics.
Rank Hashtag Count (Relative frequency)
1 antibiotics 20706 (9.0%)
2 antibiotic 9329 (4.1%)
3 health 7224 (3.2%)
4 longitudeprize 2693 (1.2%)
5 penicillin 2537 (1.1%)
6 antibioticresistance 2168 (0.9%)
7 news 1942 (0.8%)
8 saveabx 1495 (0.7%)
Table 3. Usage of the most common hashtags from collected set of antibiotic-related tweets.
The final query-based analysis that was performed on the entire collection of tweets was with respect to specific messages and users. In particular, the interest was in what, if any, specific messages were being shared (via retweets) and if the overall exchange taking place in the Twittersphere was being dominated by a set of users. The number of retweeted messages was substantial (27.90% of all tweets were retweets [164,973/591,091]), but most retweets had a limited reach (ie, only 11 tweets had more than 500 retweets). Many of the most retweeted messages were advertisements or concerns about mixing antibiotics and agriculture. None of the tweets went “viral”. As for the source of the tweets, the collection included 327,930 different Twitter users. This value was determined through a HiveQL query to collate the tweets by screen name (ie, a unique identifier for a Twitter account) and count the number of tweets per name. Only 0.01% of these users (4255/327,930) contributed 10 or more tweets, yet this small number of users was responsible for 22.68% (134,081/591,091) of all collected tweets.
Figure 3. Number of antibiotic-related tweets collected per day.
Figure 4. Usage of top overall antibiotic-related hashtags by day.
Characterizations of Tweets Through Classification
By applying the classifier to the entire dataset and assigning each tweet to the highest scoring category, it is possible to estimate the overall frequency of each category. In particular, it was determined that “Advice/Information” and “Other” were the most predicted categories, accounting for 24.47% (144,627/591,091) and 41.00% (242,318/591,091) of all tweets, respectively. “General Use” and “Resistance” each garnered about 12% (70,253/591,091 for General Use and 72,486/591,091 for resistance) of the overall number of tweets with the remaining categories each receiving less than 5%.
Evaluation of Classification
The tweet classifier was evaluated on a per-class and all-classes level using the labeled data and the previously described 10-fold cross validation. On the all-class level, a tweet was assigned to the highest scoring category. The percentage of labeled tweets that were correctly classified was 70.4% (293/416). This value is well above what would be expected by chance by a random predictor (eg, ~11% on a balanced dataset) or by a naïve predictor that always predicted the most common class (ie, a classifier that predicted every example as “resistance” would achieve ~30.5%). On a per-class level, the score for each example was used to evaluate the model with respect to a binary classification task. In this setting, the predicted score for a class (eg, “resistance”) was used in conjunction with a threshold to classify the tweet as “resistance”-related or not “resistance”-related. The recall (ie, percentage of tweets pertaining to a class recovered), precision (ie, percentage of tweets correctly predicted to be in a class), and fall-out (ie, percentage of tweets not pertaining to a class that were incorrectly predicted as pertaining to the class) were calculated for each class at varying thresholds and used to calculate the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC). The AUC is used to characterize the effectiveness of a binary classifier regardless of threshold. Table 4 lists the AUC for each class. Note that the AUC of a random predictor would be 0.5. The break-even point (ie, precision=recall) was also calculated for several classes and shown in Table 4. A break-even point of 67, for example, would indicate that it would be expected to recover 67% of the tweets pertaining to the class “Advice/Information” and of those predicted as “Advice/Information”, 67% of the tweets would be correctly classified. Note that due to the small number of labeled examples for some of the categories (eg, “Misuse”, “Side Effects”), it was difficult determine the break-even point.
Category AUC Break-even point (%)
Advertisement 0.78 ~45
Advice/Information 0.87 ~67
Animals 0.96 ~70
General use 0.95 58
Other 0.89 64
Resistance 0.96 92
Side effects 0.92 -
Wanting/Needing 0.88 29
Misuse 0.80 14
Table 4. The AUC and break-even values for per-class evaluation.
When we applied our classifier to the additional evaluation data of 246 tweets, it correctly classified 68.4% of tweets (76/111) when using a threshold of 0.75 (ie, only those predictions with a score of 0.75 or more for a particular class were considered). When considering all 246 tweets, the accuracy on this set was 48.0% (118/246). This value is lower than the 70% obtained through the 10-fold cross validation. On closer inspection of the tweets contained in the evaluation sample, it was determined that several of the tweets could not be confidently placed in one class. When considering the top 2 predicted classes, the accuracy (ie, percentage of tweets whose top 2 predicted categories corresponded to the manual classification) was 64.2% (158/246).
Common Source and Content of Collected Tweets
Over the 3-month period during which data were collected, users posted a number of opinions, feelings, and information on many antibiotic-associated topics. Nevertheless, when considering the questions of what particular messages dominated the virtual discussion and who were the primary participants, a few trends are distinguishable. First, a commonly occurring topic during this time period was “resistance”. This is evident by the large number of overall tweets classified as relating to “resistance” (ie, ~10%) and the relative frequency and distribution of the hashtag “#antibioticresistance”. Another trend that shows through is the dominance of several news stories as an origination point for posts. Many of the days with high post counts coincide with national news events related to antibiotics. These tweets often contained a short lead-in and then a URL, indicating that they were generated by embedded Web-links aimed to help users share content through Twitter. This activity, as well as the fact that only a small number of tweets were retweeted more than 500 times and that more than 75% of all tweets collected came from users who generated fewer than 10 tweets from those collected, indicates that this discussion is not being driven by a few individuals but is more organic in nature. It is also clear that specific topics (eg, an announcement from a national leader) have a relatively short duration and with each spike in activity, the amplified number of posts greatly decreases just as quickly as it increased; most spikes lasted only one day.
Efficient Mining of Tweets
Given the performance of the constructed classifier (ie, 70% percent of the multi-class predictions were correct and reasonable values for the AUC values for the binary classification tasks), it is possible to effectively access larger amounts of tweets in a manageable fashion. In particular, it is possible to more efficiently peruse tweets by category by varying the decision threshold. Taking advantage of the classic trade-off between precision and recall, one can retrieve a small number of confident predictions or sift through a larger number of less confident predictions. Table 5 contains a sample of tweets, their predicted category, and score.
Category (score) Tweet text
Need (0.85) I’ve never been so excited to go to the doctor to get antibiotics
Need (0.83) I hate doctors so much, I shouldn’t have to demand antibiotics ffs
Need (0.70) Any of my local friends have antibiotics laying around they haven’t finished? Don’t have ins & can’t afford to go to the docr
Misuse (0.85) Ive had stepthroat for a month and I will throw the biggest …… fit this doctors office has ever seen if they don’t give me antibiotics
Misuse (0.77) I’m on antibiotics for this sinus infection which means no drinking. Guess what I’m doing?
Side Effects (0.70) Common antibiotic may increase heart death risk URL
Side Effects (0.70) I’ll never take an antibiotic before I go to sleep again, my body was itching all ……. night?
Side Effects (0.85) @.... I am now. We found out that the antibiotic I was on causes sever motion sickness. Lol. I just can’t drive while I’m taking them.
Side Effects (0.95) So sick I think I’ve turned green, never take antibiotics on an empty stomach. Learned my lesson. ??
Advice/Information (0.70) Bacteria can evolve a biological timer to survive antibiotic treatments – Medical News Today URL
Advice/Information (0.80) UK says …… recalls batches of Indian-made antibiotic ????
Advice/Information (0.91) U.S. Congress urged to pass bill to speed development of antibiotics #Health care
Table 5. Sample tweets that were discovered through the trained classifier: tweet text, predicted category, and score.
To further investigate the use of the classifier, it was used to identify and visually inspect tweets classified as pertaining to “Misuse”. Tweets classified as pertaining to “Misuse” were collected using thresholds of 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, and 0.8 which yielded 2623, 1152, 510, 205, 42, and 8 tweets respectively. Given the relatively short nature of the tweets, all tweets with a score of over 0.3 were read. In examining these tweets, a number of user messages mentioned mixing alcohol and antibiotics, missing and/or recuperating missed doses, taking antibiotics without a meal, and taking and/or looking for antibiotics for influenza.
Comparison With Existing Tools and Approaches for Mining the Twittersphere
Given the value of user-generated content, a number of enterprises have developed proprietary tools to collect, process, and provide access to Twitter data (eg, Topsy and Talkwalker). Access is typically provided through a Web interface or API and may come at a cost. A comprehensive comparison between these commercial options and the methods developed in this work is difficult due to limited access and the speed at which these tools evolve to meet market needs. Nevertheless, there are clear advantages and disadvantages to each approach that can be discussed in general terms. Commercial tools often provide access to historical Twitter data and can be used to perform retrospective studies. The Web interfaces provided make some tweets and data derived from the tweets easy to access and visualize in a manner that does not involve extensive technical knowledge (eg, to manage or query the data). The drawbacks to these tools include the monetary cost of gaining access to the tool and/or data and restricted access to the data. The open-source solution described here does provide finer-grain access to the data since all data pertaining to a tweet are stored locally. There is also no cost associated with software tools used as they are open source and liberally licensed. The principle drawback is the added technical knowledge needed to manage the data and use the tools.
Apart from the cost, the level of access to the data is perhaps the most important distinction between the two approaches. As an example, consider some of the data mining and analysis tasks performed in this study. These included counting the number of relevant tweets per day, determining the source of spikes in related traffic, and determining common contributors to the virtual discussion. These tasks could have readily been accomplished with commercial tools. By having direct access to the data and software to perform queries, it was possible to also determine what specific words and word pairings were also common in tweets relating to antibiotics. This information was used to build the classifier and also identify topics of discussion on days of peak activity. It was also possible to drill down on hashtags and hashtag usage among tweets about antibiotics. Thus, more control and more complex queries could be executed.
With regards to findings, this work confirms and complements existing approaches for mining content related to antibiotics from the Twittersphere. In a study of Twitter and antibiotics, Scanfeld et al derived categories and manually classified 1000 tweets [11]. The relative frequencies of tweets from several categories (eg, misuse, needing/wanting) were similar to those obtained in this study with the exception of resistance, which had increased since 2010. Furthermore, Scanfeld et al used several keyword pairs (eg, “extra” and “antibiotics”) to search for specific instances or details of misuse. Using the tools and approaches presented in this work, it is possible to extend the discovery process by identifying common keyword pairs (ie, query to determine what words commonly co-occur, possibly identifying new types of misuse) or searching through tweets by predicted category (ie, the tweet may lack the suspected keywords associated with misuse but be predicted as pertaining to misuse through the learned patterns). Dyar et al used a commercial tool (ie, Topsy) to study spikes in Twitter activity surrounding tweets that mentioned “antibiotics” [9]. These spikes were found to be short-lived and driven by media coverage of governmental action. This phenomenon was also seen in the aggregate collection of tweets (ie, not only those with the keyword “antibiotic” but all tweets collected for this study) and also present in hashtag usage.
This study, and indeed analyses of large amounts of Twitter data, is not without its limitations. First, the data are very noisy. In this study for example, additional post filtering was needed to remove tweets that were related to the stock ticker “ABX”. Collecting tweets by keywords is difficult as miscellaneous or tangential data can easily be selected (eg, a joke mentioning antibiotics). These extraneous tweets can easily skew the dataset if they become popular and are retweeted several times. Additionally, the tweets are by their nature quite short and full of abbreviations, and this can make their interpretation ambiguous and difficult to interpret without the benefit of additional text to give context. In some cases, qualitative judgments had to be made as to which category a tweet belongs since the categories chosen were not mutually exclusive. This was a limitation of the machine learning approach we employed. Future works could break all needed categorizations into mutually exclusive sets and train a classifier for each set.
Another limiting factor to this study and approach is its specialization. While the approach is general enough to be applied to a number of topics and domains in the Twittersphere, a new model would need to be trained and a new feature set selected. This is because the data collected would have to be analyzed to determine what words would be useful for the bag-of-words characterization.
This study developed and implemented means to characterize the larger discussion taking place on Twitter with respect to a particular health-related topic (eg, antibiotics). Using tools such as Hive, Flume, Hadoop, and machine learning techniques, it is possible to collect and query large amounts of Twitter data to determine what words, phrases, or contributors were dominating the online discussion. It is also possible to identify and characterize of periods of high activity. In this study in particular, it was determined that several national actions with respect to antibiotics led to several spikes in activity. Furthermore, using newer machine learning techniques and a limited number of manually labeled tweets, the entire body of collected tweets can be classified to indicate what topics are driving the discussion. The classifier can also be used to efficiently explore collected tweets by category and search for messages of interest or exemplary content.
JE and RK conceived of the study, and JE, RK, and SK developed and implemented the algorithms. All authors analyzed the data, wrote, edited, and approved the manuscript.
None declared.
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API: application programming interface
AUC: area under the ROC curve
ROC: receiver operating characteristic
SQL: structured query language
URL: uniform resource locator
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Seahawks could play the Cowboys or Bears in the wild-card round.
Seattle to Dallas, and how other NFC playoff scenarios shake out Seahawks could play the Cowboys or Bears in the wild-card round. Check out this story on kitsapsun.com: https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2018/12/26/seattle-dallas-and-other-nfc-playoff-scenarios/2416481002/
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We're approaching Week 17, the final week of the NFL season, and the current state of the NFC playoff picture is summed up best as “the thinning of the herd.”
Both Washington and Carolina had a chance to keep their playoff hopes alive with a win Sunday and even couldn’t do that. So here's what's been settled and what's left to determine.
New Orleans Saints (13-2, South)
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Seattle Seahawks (Record: 9-6)
Seattle is in the playoffs after their win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The only question is where will they go for their first-round matchup. With a win they travel to Dallas for a wild card game Jan. 5 or 6. The other possibility is a a trip to Chicago, which would occur if Seattle loses at home to Arizona and Minnesota wins at the Bears.
Minnesota Vikings (Record: 8-6-1)
The good news for the Vikings is that they would be in the playoffs as the second wild card and No. 6 seed if the season were to end today. The bad news is that their season doesn’t end until Sunday afternoon, when they'll need a win there to seal up a playoff spot. They’ll have to do it at home against a Chicago Bears team that still has a lot to play for themselves.
Minnesota's fortunes may also include Philadelphia's result, and both games will be happening at the same time. I’m sure folks at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis will be scoreboard watching in late afternoon.
Depending how the final games shake out, the Vikings could be the No. 5 seed, the No. 6 seed or out of the playoffs altogether.
Philadelphia Eagles (Record: 8-7)
The “Nick Foles magic” appears to be real once again in Philadelphia. First, the Eagles take down the Rams in a must-win game on Sunday Night Football on Dec. 16. Then this past Sunday they defeat the playoff-bound Houston Texans. While not in the playoffs, the Eagles are knocking on the door — all they have to do is beat Washington (7-8) and hope Chicago defeats Minnesota.
Playoff scenarios
The easy scenario: All the favorites win on Sunday
This scenario would put Minnesota in over Philadelphia, as the Vikings are five-and a half point favorites over Chicago, according to Vegas Insider. Nothing would change as far as Dallas and Seattle would go. They would meet in the wild card round and Minnesota and Chicago would actually have a third game this season, but this week with the Bears hosting the second wild card game.
No. 1 New Orleans Saints (Bye)
No. 2 Los Angeles Rams (Bye)
No. 6 Minnesota Vikings at No. 3 Chicago Bears
No. 5 Seattle Seahawks at No. 4 Dallas Cowboys
The “Philly Special” scenario: Philadelphia reaches playoffs
The Eagles keep riding the hot hand of Nick Foles, win at Washington paired with a Minnesota loss, and they get a chance to defend their title in the playoffs. Nothing really changes here, just swap out Minnesota and put in Philadelphia in the number six spot. Seattle vs. Dallas remains as is with the No. 4 vs. No. 5 game.
No. 6 Philadelphia at No. 3 Chicago
No. 5 Seattle at No. 4 Dallas
The crazy scenario: Seattle loses and Minnesota wins
While Seattle is the odds-on favorite to win this Sunday vs. Arizona, a loss makes things very interesting. A Vikings win coupled with a Seattle loss means the Vikings would pass the Seahawks for the No. 5 seed, and would head to Dallas to face the Cowboys. Then Seattle goes back to Chicago for the second time this season. The first trip to the Windy City ended in a 24-17 loss.
No. 6 Seattle at No. 3 Chicago
No. 5 Minnesota at No. 4 Dallas Cowboys
The lose, lose, lose scenario: Seattle, Minnesota and Philly fall
What if all three teams seeking wild-card positioning lose on Sunday? This one's easy. Philly's out at 8-8, Seattle holds the No. 5 at 9-7, the Vikings get the last berth at 8-7-1, and the matchups from scenario No. 1 stay intact.
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NASA astronaut to speak at Pellissippi State Community College on Thursday at free event
Mark Vande Hei, who spent five months on the International Space Station from 2017 to 2018, will speak to students and the public on Thursday.
NASA astronaut to speak at Pellissippi State Community College on Thursday at free event Mark Vande Hei, who spent five months on the International Space Station from 2017 to 2018, will speak to students and the public on Thursday. Check out this story on knoxnews.com: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2019/04/03/nasa-astronaut-mark-vande-hei-speak-pellissippi-state/3351729002/
Monica Kast, Knoxville News Sentinel Published 4:08 p.m. ET April 3, 2019
For Mark Vande Hei, one of the best parts about participating in a spacewalk as an astronaut is the view of the Earth.
"It’s incredible," Vande Hei said. "It’s a life-changing view. It’s just really hard to get your head wrapped around the scale of things you’re able to see."
Vande Hei said his best view came on his third spacewalk, when he stepped out of the International Space Station face-first.
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will speak at Pellissippi State Community College on Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Hardin Valley campus. (Photo: Monica Kast/News Sentinel)
"Even after having a lot of training to do space walks, the thing that surprised me was the psychological impact of having a face full of the Earth, where there’s nothing between me and the Earth 240 miles below me but the visor on my helmet," Vande Hei said.
Vande Hei will give a presentation and answer questions about his time as an astronaut at Pellissippi State Community College's Hardin Valley campus Thursday. The event will take place at 12:25 p.m. at the Clayton Performing Arts Center and will be open to the public.
Pellissippi State Community College through the years
Pellissippi State Community College student Kristy Hilliard studies inside the J.L. Goins Administration building at the college's Hardin Valley campus on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Governor Bill Haslam proposed the "Tennessee Promise", a program that will provide two free years of community college or trade school for high school graduates. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL) Saul Young, Knoxville News Sentinel
President Barack Obama greets people on stage as he arrive to speaks at Pellissippi State Community College, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn., about new initiatives to help more Americans go to college and get the skills they need to succeed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Carolyn Kaster, AP
Pellissippi State Community College Culinary Arts student Alexis Meneese prepares signature desserts for a community event. The college’s Culinary Arts Institute gained accreditation through the American Culinary Federation Accrediting Commission. It prepares students to earn an Associate of Applied Science degree in Business with a concentration in Culinary Arts. Submitted
Members of Pellissippi State Community College. The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Parade starts at 10am at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 2137 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. and ended at Greater Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church, 3800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Hundreds of people and groups including local elected officials marched the one and a half miles from start to finish. After the parade the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Service was held at the Warner Tabernacle AME Zion Church with Rev. Dr. Charles E. Goodman, Jr., senior pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga., is the guest speaker. Music by the Martin Luther King Holiday Celebration Choir directed Aaron Staple. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL ) J. Miles Cary, J. Miles Cary/News Sentinel
Brittany Mosby, assistant math professor, lectures on statistics during her class at Pellissippi State Community College's Division Street Campus on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. Instead of enrolling students who need extra math and English help into non-credit prerequisite classes before an intro class, the school is using a new approach of having students take both at once. (ADAM LAU/NEWS SENTINEL) Adam Lau, Knoxville News Sentinel
Jill Biden waves to the audience as she arrives to speak at Pellissippi State Community College, Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Knoxville, Tenn., about new initiatives to help more Americans go to college and get the skills they need to succeed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Carolyn Kaster, AP
A delegation of 13 visitors from Russia joined Toni McDaniel's history class last month at Pellissippi State Community College. News Sentinel archives
Pellissippi State Community College students Haley Ann Candela, left, and Ashley Lawhorn work in the college's financial aid office at the Hardin Valley campus on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. The two are also Student Ambassadors, who provide help to incoming students with issues such as financial aid. Governor Bill Haslam proposed the "Tennessee Promise", a program that will provide two free years of community college or trade school for high school graduates. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL) Saul Young, Knoxville News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College student Ashley Albritton stops for lunch at the college's Hardin Valley Campus on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Albritton is a nursing student and single mother who is returned to college after more than a decade after her first attempt. Governor Bill Haslam proposed the "Tennessee Promise", a program that will provide two free years of community college or trade school for high school graduates. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL) Saul Young, Knoxville News Sentinel
Kyla McClellan, left, Lara Nuchols and Hillary Wilson, right, participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut earthquake drill during geology class at Pellissippi State's Blount campus Feb. 7, 2012. Amy Smotherman Burgess/Knoxville News Sentinel
Science club president Lee Beckner, left, talks to students participating in the during the Young Inventors Fair in the Goins Building College Center at Pellissippi State Community College Saturday, March 3, 2012. Six students participated in the event which was hosted by Dr. Terry Burns and Lee Buckner, president of the college's science club. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL) Adam Brimer, Knoxville News Sentinel
Matthew Donahue, left, and Dr. Terry Burns, right, perform an experiment that simulates the chemical reaction that occurs in lightning bugs during the Young Inventors Fair at Pellissippi State Community College Saturday, March 3, 2012. Six students participated in the event which was hosted by Dr. Burns and Lee Buckner, president of the college's science club. (ADAM BRIMER/NEWS SENTINEL) Adam Brimer, Knoxville News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College student Mike Zaczyk of Knoxville walks to class on Thursday, March 22, 2012. Zaczyk is a longtime allergy sufferer. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL) Amy Smotherman Burgess, Knoxville News Sentinel
0407computing biz.jd.tech-Pellissippi State Community College instructor Laxman Nathawat explains how a cluster of computers (right) strung together act as a supercomputer to assistant professor Cindy Arnold. Pellissippi State will be offering a new high performance computing program this coming fall semester. News Sentinel archives
Eighty-three-year-old professor Robert Boyd is retiring from Pellissippi State Community College and teaching one of his last classes Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Tanisha Baker with Project Grad makes a power point presentation to leaders from Emerald Youth, Knox Area Urban League, Knox County Schools, and Project GRAD Knoxville and others during a round table discussion at Pellissippi State Community College Thursday, April 7, 2016. The event was a follow up to the Stop the Violence community conversation held at Fulton High School. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS /NEWS SENTINEL) Amy Smotherman Burgess, AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENT
Former Pellissippie State Community College president Dr. Allen Edwards gives his congratulations to the school's new president, Dr. L. Anthony Wise on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. A celebration and the presentation of the the badge of office was held in Wise's honor at the school's main campus. (SAUL YOUNG/NEWS SENTINEL) Saul Young, Saul Young/News Sentinel
Visitors crowd the lobby during an open house Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Pellissippi State Community College's new Strawberry Plains campus. Prospective students got a first look at the facility and learned about the school's dual enrollment, financial aid and academic programs. Austin Webb, Austin Webb/Special
Nicky and Vinny Alfieri, from left, pose for a portrait in the Bagwell Center video studio at Pellissippi State Community College on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. The twin brothers are currently enrolled in the video production program at Pellissippi. Adam Lau, Knoxville News Sentinel
A supporter listens to the guests speakers during an observance of solidarity for for the Orlando community at Pellissippi State Community College Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Students, faculty and staff were invited to show their support, and to write messages on a banner to be carried in the PrideFest parade on Saturday. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL) Amy Smotherman Burgess, AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENT
Rosalyn Tillman, the former Board Chair of United Way of Greater Knoxville and current Dean of Pellissippi State Community College's Magnolia Campus, inscribes copies of books donated to students Friday, June 21, 2013, at the Milton Roberts Recreation Center. The donation is completed through the United Way's worldwide Day of Action initiative. Over 500 books were distributed at over 13 area park and recreation centers. (Gage Arnold/News Sentinel) Gage Arnold, Gage Arnold/News Sentinel
Wynton Phillips receives his certificate from Dr. Rebecca Ashford during the Project GRAD ceremony at Pellissippi State Community College Firday, June 22, 2012 in Knoxville, Tenn. (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News Sentinel) WADE PAYNE, Knoxville News Sentinel
Theresa Keller from Karns Middle School gets ready to print a 3-D object during the Pellissippi State academic camp for young women. John Shearer/News Sentinel
Two Pellissippi State Community College students, Jack Little and Chris Summerville, received scholarships to study in China during the 2011-12 academic year. They will return to Knoxville in the spring. The experience gives them the chance to pursue their studies of Chinese language and culture while immersed in the country’s daily life. From left, are, instructor Qiao Gui-qiang, Little, Summerville and Milton Grimes, now-retired executive director of Tennessee Consortium for International Studies News Sentinel archives
Madelyn Fox, left and Jamar Howell watch their robot maneuver during a Manufacturing and Coding Academy summer camp at the Strawberry Plains campus of Pellissippi State Thursday July 14, 2016. The students are from Project GRAD, the Boys & Girls Club, Great Schools Partnership and the Emerald Youth Foundation. (J. Miles Cary/Special to the News Sentinel) J. Miles Cary, J. Miles Cary
Pellissippi State Community College teacher Tamela Wheeler teaches a recovery client at Knox Area Rescue Ministry what she needs to know to earn her GED. Wheeler routinely comes to the ministry to tutor clients. Submitted
John Derek Faulconer, principal of the new Knox County Schools Career Magnet Academy at Pellissippi State, addresses students, parents and community leaders at the ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, August, 7, 2014. Knox County Schools opened the Career and Technical Education Magnet high school located on the Pellissippi State Community College campus at Strawberry Plains, Friday, August 8, 2014. The opening comes on the heels of a state and national push toward increasing these type of programs for students. The new CTE magnet high school, a partnership with Pellissippi State Community College and the Knoxville Chamber, as well as academic and business leaders, will offer students courses in advanced manufacturing, sustainable living, homeland security and teacher preparation. Students were on campus for freshman orientation. John Faulconer is the principal of the new high school. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL) J. Miles Cary, J. Miles Cary/News Sentinel
John Derek Faulconer, center, principal of the new Knox County Schools Career Magnet Academy at Pellissippi State, talks with Lea Ann Stanford, left and her son Connor Peak, before the start of orientation, Friday, August 8, 2014. Knox County Schools opened the Career and Technical Education Magnet high school located on the Pellissippi State Community College campus at Strawberry Plains, Friday, August 8, 2014. The opening comes on the heels of a state and national push toward increasing these type of programs for students. The new CTE magnet high school, a partnership with Pellissippi State Community College and the Knoxville Chamber, as well as academic and business leaders, will offer students courses in advanced manufacturing, sustainable living, homeland security and teacher preparation. Students were on campus for freshman orientation. John Faulconer is the principal of the new high school. J. Miles Cary, J. Miles Cary/News Sentinel
US Education Secretary John King, center, is greeted at Pellissippi State Community College to talk with students about the American Promise proposal Tuesday Sept. 13, 2016. Amy Smotherman Burgess, AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENT
US Education Secretary John King and PSCC president Dr. Anthony Wise, center, lead a countable discussion at Pellissippi State Community College about the American Promise proposal Tuesday Sept. 13, 2016. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL) Amy Smotherman Burgess, AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENT
Student Makayla Edwards, left, talks about her experience at Pellissippi State Community College with US Education Secretary John King on Tuesday Sept. 13, 2016. (AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENTINEL) Amy Smotherman Burgess, AMY SMOTHERMAN BURGESS/NEWS SENT
PSCC professor, Pat Riddle, right, shows Pellissippi's Director of Solutions Management, Rick Heath classes that Heath's involvement is needed during a CNC Milling class at PSCC's Hardin Valley Campus on Thursday, November 7, 2013. Heath works in the Business and Community Services department for Pellissippi State Community College. Shawn Millsaps, Shawn Millsaps
Benny Hicks works in the online support department at Pellissippi State Community College. Wade Payne
Student Matthew Moats works in the chemistry lab at Pellissippi State Community College. Wade Payne
Contributed photo From left, Tyra Tipton of The Preserve at Hardin Valley, presents Leigh Anne Touzeau of Enrollment Services at Pellissippi State Community College with a $2,500 check for international student scholarships. Contributed photo
Contributed photo Pellissippi State Community College President L. Anthony Wise Jr. signed a proclamation naming September as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month on all Pellissippi State campuses. Joining him, from left, are College counselors Lisa Orient, Elizabeth Firestone and Kathleen Douthat. Contributed photo
Robert Boyd talking to a student at the end of one of his last classes Wednesday, April 25, 2018. The eighty-three-year-old professor is retiring from Pellissippi State Community College. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Contributed photo Pellissippi State Community College honored longtime supporters Joe and Judy Johnson at a National Philanthropy Day celebration by the Great Smoky Mountain Chapter of the Associate of Fundraising Professionals in November. From left are Peggy Wilson, vice president of College Advancement and executive director of the Pellissippi State Foundation; Joe and Judy Johnson; and L. Anthony Wise Jr., Pellissippi State president. Contributed photo
Pellissippi State Community College dedicated the Jenny and Randy Boyd building at its Strawberry Plains Campus. From left are Jenny and Randy Boyd, Pellissippi State nursing student Chisa Huffman and Pellissippi State President L. Anthony Wise Jr. Submitted
Contributed photo Pellissippi State Community College president L. Anthony Wise Jr., left, accepted a check from Mike Brackett, DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee’s senior vice president of corporate services and DENSO International America Inc.’s vice president of North American corporate planning and human resources, on behalf of the College and the Pellissippi State Foundation. At right is Peggy Wilson, vice president of College Advancement and executive director of the Pellissippi State Foundation. Submitted
Contributed Photo Stage-fighting students at Pellissippi State Community College took their unique combat skills to the next level when they performed for the East Tennessee Renaissance Festival. Steve Trigg, left, engages in a mock sword fight with Thomas Crout. Crout plays character Captain Pickle and Trigg plays Beryl Plectrum Codpiece Knackberry Folderol. Submitted
Keurig Green Mountain Inc. employees Kevin Anderson, Marshall Boyd, Stanley Burgin, Robert Coleman, John Fronczak, Damien Kerr, John LaForge, Tim Mabry, Daniel North, Teddy Phillips, Rodney Reynolds, Josh Sicotte, Stephen Strader and Jeremiah Williams completed an industry-specific workforce development program at Pellissippi State Community College. The short-term certificate program was designed to train Keurig Green Mountain Inc. employees to install, troubleshoot and maintain industrial electrical systems. The curriculum was built through partnerships between Pellissippi State’s Engineering and Media Technologies department and Business and Community Services division with Keurig Green Mountain’s continuous learning department. Submitted
David Key, an assistant professor at Pellissippi State Community College, represented the college in the 2010 Winter Chinese Bridge program. 2011 Submitted
Dual enrollment student Brian Poore (CQ) is seen Thursday, March 17, 2010 at Pellissippi State Community College. The Karns High School senior is earning credits in sociology and English at Pellissippi State before enrolling for the summer school program at the University of Tennessee. Paul Efird, Paul Efird/News Sentinel
Professor Robert Boyd teaching one of his last classes Wednesday, April 25, 2018 before retiring from Pellissippi State Community College. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Anthony Wise, vice president for the division of learning at Pellissippi State, answers questions as part of the interview process for the President position at Pellissippi State Community College on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The three finalists are internal candidate Anthony Wise, vice president for the division of learning at Pellissippi State; James Barrott, vice president of technology at Chattanooga State Community College; and David Devier, vice president of academic and student affairs at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio. Amy Smotherman Burgess, Knoxville News Sentinel
Mike Dheohary, left, and Kevin Forester, right, with the American Piano Gallery deliver a Steinway grand piano to a classroom at Pellissippi State Community College Thursday, May 5, 2011. Adam Brimer, Adam Brimer / News Sentinel
Mike Dheohary attaches the leg to a Steinway grand piano at Pellissippi State Community College Thursday, May 5, 2011. Dheohary works with the American Piano Gallery and helped deliver 10 Steinway pianos to the college as a part of their all-Steinway status. Adam Brimer, Adam Brimer / News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College president Dr. Allen Edwards is retiring after 17 years as the College's president. Saul Young, Saul Young/News Sentinel
Dr. Anthony Wise at Pellissippi State Community College on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. He will succeed the College's president, Dr. Allan Edwards. Saul Young, Saul Young/News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College advisor Tracy Rees (cq), right, helps incoming student Crystal Daw (cq), left, register as a chemistry major in the school's Educational Resource Center Monday, August 24, 2009. Adam Brimer, Knoxville News Sentinel
New students wait to enroll in classes inside Pellissippi State Community College's Educational Resource Center Monday, August 24, 2009. Enrollment is up 25 percent this year. Adam Brimer, Knoxville News Sentinel
Carolyn Carson (cq), Pellissippi State Community College director of placement, directs Juan Almeida (cq) to an academic advisor Monday, August 24, 2009 in the Educational Resource Center. Despite the sagging economy, enrollment at Pellissippi State is up 25 percent this year. Adam Brimer, Knoxville News Sentinel
Students Victoria Love, left, and Tiffany Simpson take part in the 'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' disability awareness program Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 at Pellissippi State Community College. Students, faculty, staff and community members were invited to 'try on' a disability and go about the routine of work and school as part of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. J. Miles Cary, J. Miles Cary/News Sentinel
Ed Francisco, English professor at Pellissippi State Community College, has been inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame. Submitted
Pellissippi State Community College President Allen Edwards speaks at the opening of the college's new Blount County campus Aug. 18, 2010. Pellissippi State /Special
bagwellcenter.ASB#8370.jpg--METRO-- Professor Mike Rose helps student Luke Obanion during a sculpture class at the new Bagwell Center for Media and Art at Pellissippi State Community College. Photo by Amy Smotherman-Burgess, Knoxville News Sentinel staff Amy Smotherman-Burgess, Knoxville News Sentinel
bagwellcenter.ASB#8370.jpg--METRO-- An intermediate design and color class meets at the new Bagwell Center for Media and Art at Pellissippi State Community College. Photo by Amy Smotherman-Burgess, Knoxville News Sentinel staff Amy Smotherman-Burgess, Knoxville News Sentinel
Professor Robert Boyd, 83, teaching one of his last classes Wednesday, April 25, 2018 before retiring from Pellissippi State Community College. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College director of facilities, safety and security David Walton walks through the lobby of the former Phillips Consumer Electronics building in Strawberry Plains, Tenn., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. The college is waiting for state approval of funds before purchasing the 220,000 square foot property that will be used for educational purposes. Adam Brimer / News Sentinel, Knoxville News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Michael Patrick/News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College "Variations" chorus performs at the 17th Rossini Festival benefitting the Knoxville Opera in downtown Knoxville Saturday, April 14, 2018. Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel
reader-submitted photo Twelve area colleges came to Carter High School to meet prospective students. Senior Adam Lyons, left, talks to Priscilla Gitschlag from Pellissippi State Community College about possibilities for him at that school. Submitted
reader-submitted photo From left, Mike Walden, owner of Walden Security, Allen Edwards, president of Pellissippi State Community College, and Bory Cain attend a ceremony at Pellissippi State Community College to honor Cain, a Walden employee who serves as a security officer for the college. Cain was named Walden's Officer of the Year and received a $1,000 award. 2011 Submitted
American Piano Company owner Bill Metcalfe helps unwrap a Steinway piano after it was delivered at Pellissippi State Community College Thursday, May 5, 2011. The college recently became an "all-Steinway" school boasting 13 of the maker's pianos. News Sentinel archives
State Rep. W. Townsend Anderson, left, Blount County Executive Bill Crisp, lawyer Keith McCord and Gov. Ned McWherter share a laugh April 2, 1993 at Pellissippi State Community College. The governor is holding a box of vanilla wafers - one of his favorite deserts - that was left at his place at the head table. The occasion was a ceremony for the naming of Pellissippi's Ned R. McWherter Technology Building. McWherter, who was governor from 1987 to 1995, died April 4, 2011 in Nashville at 80. (News Sentinel Archive) KNS archive, KNS archive
President Allen Edwards follows mace bearer Brenda Ammons during the opening ceremony for the new $22 million Pellissippi State Community College Blount County campus Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 in Friendsville. Michael Patrick, Knoxville News Sentinel
Sen. Bob Corker talks with Doug Colclasure of Oak Ridge after a town hall summit at Pellissippi State Community College on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Corker presented what he calls, "The Fact's About America's Debt Crisis" and took questions from the audience. Amy Smotherman Burgess, Knoxville News Sentinel
Pellissippi State Community College President Allen Edwards congratulates student Steven McLaurin on his achievements with Student Activities April 30, 2010. Pellissippi State /Special
Sen. Lamar Alexander demonstrated the difference between the current free application for federal student aid, or FASFA, and his proposed shortened version during a roundtable discussion at Pellissippi State Community College Tuesday, Oct. 21. Megan Boehnke
Space is 'a really fun environment'
Vande Hei currently works as the assistant to the chief astronaut for extravehicular activity and robotics, assisting with spacewalks. From September 2017 to February 2018, however, Vande Hei was part of the Expedition 53/54 crew that was on the International Space Station.
Vande Hei said there are several things about being in space that make it "a really fun environment."
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei rests in a chair. (Photo: BILL INGALLS, NASA via AP)
"The first three weeks were surprisingly challenging for me because so many habits that I have that worked really well on the ground suddenly didn’t work in space, because if you’re living in existence and trying to work when everything’s in a free fall and everything’s floating around you, it’s really easy to lose stuff," Vande Hei said.
Simple things, like the pressure of your fingers while typing on a keyboard without securing your feet, "will send you up to the ceiling," Vande Hei said.
Other parts of life without gravity are more entertaining, Vande Hei said.
NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle answer questions from St. John's University students from the International Space Station on Feb. 20, 2018. (Photo: Jason Wachter, jwachter@stcloudtimes.com)
"I really enjoyed standing in the middle of the module and seeing how many flips I could get in before I smacked into a wall," Vande Hei said. "It was really fun going around corners like Spider-Man."
Vande Hei said being in space is like "a very long free fall."
"The only difference between being in space and being on the ground is your contact with the ground ... it's basically the same feeling as if the room you're in right now suddenly started falling," Vande Hei said.
All-female spacewalk changed last week
In his current role, Vande Hei works with astronauts who are currently doing space walks, including the astronauts who were set to perform the first all-female spacewalk last week.
Vande Hei said the call to change the astronauts on the spacewalk came down to Anne McClain, one of the astronauts, and was "for all the right reasons."
NASA astronaut Anne McClain takes a "space selfie" with her helmet visor up 260 miles above the Earth's surface during a six-hour, 39-minute spacewalk March 22, 2019. (Photo: NASA)
McClain and astronaut Nick Hague had performed their first spacewalks on March 22 and realized the difficulty of the mission, which would be similar to the one McClain and Christina Koch would be conducting.
McClain and Hague realized they needed an astronaut with a taller reach than McClain and Koch would have. Additionally, there was only one medium-sized space suit and one large-sized space suit, meaning McClain would be wearing a size larger than normal.
"Anne had demonstrated the ability to wear a large ... but she had concerns about not only having this lack of reach, but also putting herself in her non-ideal suit," Vande Hei said. "Recognizing that was kind of a stacking of additional challenges that were really not necessary if we just changed who was doing the spacewalk when, it was not a hard decision for us to make based on (Anne's) decision."
Col. Mark Vande Hei, an astronaut on the Expedition 53/54 crew that launched to the International Space Station in September 2017, will speak at Pellissippi State Community College on Thursday. (Photo: Courtesy Photo/NMMSH)
Outer space is closer than you think
Since returning from the International Space Station, Vande Hei said he's realized how close we are to outer space, even while still on Earth.
Vande Hei compared Earth to a "very spherical boulder that someone has put a coat of varnish on."
"When I go outside, I don't feel like we're separate from space," Vande Hei said. "People don't realize that we're only a few miles from what is considered outer space."
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李荘窯
Riso Porcelain, Ltd.
Arita, Saga Prefecture
1-4-20, Shirakawa, Arita-cho, Nishimatsuuta-gun, Saga, 844-0007, JAPAN
Shinji Terauchi
Shinichi Terauchi
www.risogama.jp
In the late Meiji era, a ceramics artisan was invited to lead a craft school in the Arita area. His name was Mr. Shinichi Terauchi, the founder of Riso Porcelain and the great-grandfather of the current president, Mr. Shinji Terauchi. The company’s name originated from the area of residence of Yi Sam-pyeong who was the founding father of Arita porcelain. Arita is known as one of the most famous areas for porcelain in Japan. The street where Riso Porcelain is located is called “Tokkuri Dori” or “Sake Bottle Street” as there were many porcelain manufacturers producing tableware such as sake bottle, sake cup and chopstick rest during the olden days. Through periods of mass-production, mass-consumption and the bubble economy caused by the rapid economic growth in Japan, Mr. Shinji Terauchi continues his pursuit to create beautiful forms independent of trends with the belief that “beauty is forever”, designing and making products by himself.
Mr. Shinji Terauchi is devoted to pottery. However, Arita porcelain did not interest him initially. It was through a chance encounter with a beautiful Imari ware plate (Imari ware is the origin of Arita ware) that peaked his interest and he began to study the tradition of Arita ware. Subsequently, he thoroughly studied the Sometsuke style which is his family’s traditional technique and he also improved on the techniques of wheel throwing and glazing. As a result, he was able to develop his own technique. Always thinking whether he can move people with what he makes, Mr. Terauchi works hard on his creation every day.
The traditional Sometsuke style products which are white porcelain painted in blue with a cobalt pigment called gosu serve as the main items of Riso Porcelain. Inherited traditional styles such as Ko-imari are made by skilled artisans one by one. On the other hand, for the “Shinogi” series which was designed for daily use, the company adopted the latest digital technology while referencing a traditional scraping technique called shinogite which creates ridge lines on the surface making it easy to hold in hand. Having a small and highly capable set up which is a structure that they have maintained since the founding, Riso Porcelain is continuing to produce a wide range of tableware in the traditional Sometsuke style, as well as creating modern and innovative designs. Their products are acknowledged as being well-designed and made with highly skilled techniques and this has led to collaborations with famous chefs and restaurants. Riso Porcelain is always thinking about the relationship between porcelain and food and they constantly challenge themselves to attain higher standards.
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CINCINNATI(AP) — Xavier had made only two 3-pointers all game, none in the second half. Down by three in the closing seconds, the 21st-ranked Musketeers desperately needed somebody to finally hit from long range.
Naji Marshall swished one from the top of the key , and Xavier was finally on its way.
Marshall’s clutch 3 tied it in regulation, and he made a pair of free throws in overtime Tuesday night as Xavier overcame poor shooting and rallied for a 63-58 victory over Missouri.
The Musketeers (3-0) let a 15-point lead slip away because they couldn’t hit an outside shot, going only 3 of 21 from beyond the arc. Marshall’s 3-pointer — Xavier’s only one in the second half — tied it 51-all with 27.1 seconds left.
When they absolutely had to have a 3, Xavier let its best player shoot away.
“I knew it was going in,” guard Paul Scruggs said. “That’s all I’ve got to say.”
Missouri (2-1) missed a 3 at the end of regulation and never led in overtime, losing to a ranked team for the seventh time in a row. Dru Smith led the Tigers with 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
Scruggs hit a pair of baskets in overtime as Xavier built a seven-point lead and held on. Quentin Goodin made three free throws in the final 20 seconds to close it out.
Marshall’s big shot made it possible. He finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and a team-high three assists.
“He’s talented, he’s skilled, he has size, he made the big shot at the end of regulation,” Missouri coach Cuonzo Martin said. “Any time you have a guy with that skill package that you can run your offense through, he’s tough to guard.”
Missouri had a setback in the opening minutes. Top scorer Jeremiah Tilmon picked up two fouls in the first 2:56 and spent the rest of the half on the bench. He finished with six points.
“It was depressing,” said Xavier Pinson, who had nine points.
Xavier led by as many as 15 in a ragged first half. Missouri went eight minutes between field goals and had 13 turnovers, but Xavier couldn’t take full advantage because of its woeful outside shooting. Goodin’s steal and dunk capped an 11-2 spurt that gave Xavier its biggest lead, 27-12.
Tilmon had a layup and Smith scored twice off drives to the basket during a 14-point run that gave Missouri a 38-34 lead, its first since the opening minutes. Xavier went more than seven minutes without scoring while the Tigers rallied .
“That’s what we call a rock fight,” Xavier coach Travis Steele said. “I knew it wasn’t going to be pretty, it was going to be ugly at times, but I was really proud of our guys for handling the adversity we went through.”
Missouri: The Tigers’ tough times against ranked teams continue. They haven’t beaten a Top 25 team since Feb. 13, 2018, when they defeated No. 21 Texas A&M 62-58.
Xavier: The Musketeers have struggled to hit 3s — an issue last season as well. They are only 13 of 63 on 3-pointers this season.
“We had some wide-open looks,” Steele said. “We’ll take those shots.”
POINTS TOUGH TO COME BY
Last season, Xavier lost at Missouri 71-56, the Musketeers’ second-fewest points of the season. They managed 51 in regulation Tuesday.
SCRUGGS BACK
Scruggs sat out the previous game with a sprained knee, costing the Musketeers one of their top guards. He started Tuesday, played 40 minutes and scored 12 points.
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Xavier transfer forward Jason Carter played 38 minutes and had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
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We are still reading fiends over here at Ladies of Horror Fiction! Here’s a little peek at some of what we’ve been reading and loving.
Zombieville by C.V. Hunt
Chris is your friendly neighborhood zombie. He has desires and hungers just like the rest of the undead, which is convenient since his brother, Spencer, is the village mortician. There’s just one problem: Spencer has met a girl. There’s no winning for Chris. If things go well with the girl, Spencer is going to neglect him. If things go poorly, the consequences could be very far reaching. What’s a zombie to do?
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Emily’s Review Teaser
This definitely isn’t your standard zombie book, and it’s a very intriguing (short) character study. I’ve still been thinking about it a bit since I finished, and I recommend picking this one up!
Click here to see Emily’s full review at Goodreads
Lilyn’s Review Teaser
The best part of the novella was how the zombies moved. I could totally see some weird awkward soundtracked scenes as they tried to perform basic functions to the beat of whatever they were forced to listen to.
Click here to see Lilyn’s full review at Goodreads
Toni’s Review Teaser
I really appreciated the twist in the Zombie genre. It didn’t follow the normally formulaic story lines. The love story within the story was sweet in a twisted way and I really appreciated that. It wasn’t over done. I find that a romance in a book can really mess up the flow for me. But Hunt handled the romance just perfectly for me.
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Tracy’s Review Teaser
I loved the quirkiness of the tale and because I read this with a group of friends who had different experiences with this book, I think I liked it all the more.
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The Carrow Haunt by Darcy Coates
“The dead are restless here…”
Remy is a tour guide for Carrow House, a notoriously haunted building. When she’s asked to host seven guests for a week-long stay to research Carrow’s phenomena, she hopes to finally experience some of the sightings that made the house famous.
At first, it’s everything they hoped for. Then a storm moves in, cutting off their contact with the outside world, and things quickly become twisted. Doors open on their own. Seances go disastrously wrong. Red liquid seeps from behind the wallpaper. Their spirit medium wanders through the house during the night, seemingly in a trance.
Then one of the guests dies under strange circumstances, and Remy is forced to consider the possibility that the ghost of the house’s original owner, a twisted serial killer, still walks the halls.
But by then it’s too late to escape.
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I can always be drawn in with a haunted house story. The Carrow Haunt has such a fun set-up – it’s kind of similar to Hell House, except it doesn’t suck (sorry, not sorry).
Emily’s full review can be read at Goodreads
Garden of Eldritch Delights by Lucy A. Snyder
Master short story author Lucy A. Snyder is back with a dozen chilling, thought-provoking tales of Lovecraftian horror, dark science fiction, and weird fantasy. Her previous two collections received Bram Stoker Awards and this one offers the same high-caliber, trope-twisting prose. Snyder effortlessly creates memorable monsters, richly imagined worlds and diverse, unforgettable characters.
Open this book and you’ll find a garden of stories as dark and heady as black roses that will delight fans of complex, intelligent speculative fiction.
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Lucy Snyder is an author I will definitely seek out more from. This collection houses a wide array of horror/dark fantasy sub genres and I’m confident that a wide array of people will be able to find something to enjoy within these 12 tales.
Tracy’s full review can be read at Goodreads
Garden of Eldritch Delights is a collection of 12 stories by Lucy A. Snyder, and this was my introduction to her work. I was a little bit concerned about this one going in because I’m not a huge Lovecraft person, but it’s still easy to grasp what’s going on. I was happy about that.
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How to tap into the group fitness boom
Who’s driving the growth of group workouts? And what do they want from a club? New research reveals the key to tapping into the group fitness boom to boost your club's bottom line.
What makes for the ideal health club member? Someone who attends regularly, stays with you for years, and often recommends your facility to friends?
If this is the kind of clientele you’re after, it might be time to help more of your current members get sweaty in your studio through group workouts.
Members who attend group fitness classes visit their facility 4 times per week (compared to IHRSA’s industry average figure of 1.9 member visits per week). Meanwhile, those who do 3+ Les Mills classes per week stay members of their club 50% longer than those who don’t do classes – that’s an extra 9.8 months of dues per member. Furthermore, group fitness attendees recommend their gym to 18% more people than gym-only members, while 10% of group fitness attendees recommend to 10+ non-members.
Put simply, group fitness members are among the most valuable type of customer you can have. By staying longer and pulling in more new members, group fitness members form the bedrock of a successful club’s bottom line. So how do you identify these people and what can you do to add more of them to your club’s membership?
Who’s doing group fitness?
The answers can be found in the 2019 Les Mills Global Consumer Fitness Survey – the largest ever of its kind – which asked more than 12,000 people in 22 countries about their workout habits.
One of the standout findings was that Millennials and Gen Z are already the overwhelming majority in the group fitness market, representing 81% of all participants doing fitness class activities (such as yoga/pilates, dance, group workouts to music and small group training).
Dubbed ‘Generation Active’, Millennials and Gen Z have become a major market force
As well as highlighting Millennials and Gen Z as a key battleground for clubs, the report offers further insight into the make-up of the modern group fitness market. It shows that among people who regularly exercise, either at a fitness facility or at home:
46% are doing fitness class activities
59% of gym members do fitness class activities.
53% of casual members do fitness class activities.
56% of females do fitness class activities.
Given that fitness classes only really got going in the 1980s and for a long time were perceived as a niche element of the health club, the fact that 46% of today’s fitness market now does some form of class activity highlights the extent of the group fitness boom in recent decades. Meanwhile, the recent rise of boutique studios – which in 2017 held the greatest share of fitness memberships in the US for the first time ever (2018 IHRSA Health Club Consumer Report) – suggests this growth is set to continue.
So how can clubs encourage the group fitness behaviours that result in major retention benefits?
According to Ish Cheyne – Head of Fitness at the 12-strong Les Mills New Zealand (LMNZ) chain of clubs, where group fitness accounts for 50 per cent of overall gym attendances – helping new members build social connections at the start of their membership is the key.
“Nobody ever left a gym because they had too many friends,” says Ish. “So whether it’s allowing new members to bring a friend for free for a week, encouraging people to join as a group, or steering new members towards the ready-made community of the group exercise studio, do everything you can to help members develop friendships within the club.”
“This not only makes the experience more fun – and therefore something they’re more likely to repeat – but it also creates multiple points of contact for them in the club, meaning they’ll be missed if they don’t attend.”
WHAT’S DRIVING GROUP FITNESS ATTENDANCES?
So we know that more people are doing group fitness than ever before, with Millennials and Gen Z leading the charge, but what’s motivating members to seek strength in numbers over more solitary ways to sweat?
One thing that’s clear: group fitness members are fiercely committed to their mode of training. Aside from their longer average membership tenure, 57% of group fitness users say they’re likely to cancel their membership or stop attending their gym if their preferred class is cancelled.
On the flip side, maintaining a consistent timetable can pay dividends, with longstanding members naming group fitness as one of the key factors keeping them at their club. While 36% of new club members (tenure = < 6 months) cite group fitness as a primary reason for attending their club, this figure rises to 51% among members who have been at their club 3+ years.
INSTRUCTORS ARE ESSENTIAL
One of the most significant factors pulling people into group fitness classes remains the quality of the Instructor. Given the heightened value Millennials and Gen Z place on the social experience when choosing where to train, the ability of your frontline staff to inspire and motivate are a major dealbreaker.
Live Instructors can still make or break the success of your clubs’ group fitness offering
The quality of the Instructor is the biggest single influence on where Millennials and Gen Z choose to do group workouts, with 37% listing this as their top reason for attending a class.
But they don’t just want flash. Substance over style is their preference for Instructors – with the most important quality (listed by 40% of respondents) being someone who coaches intelligently. This is even more significant for indoor cycle classes, with 79% of riders deeming the quality of the Instructor ‘extremely important’ when deciding which class to attend, and crucial to their overall enjoyment of a cycle class.
For Michael Steenhouwer, co-owner of a small chain of clubs near Stockholm in Sweden, focusing on raising the quality of group fitness Instructors has been integral to his success, with a staggering 68% of all club visits now attributable to group fitness.
“At our gyms, our top priority has always been to deliver high-quality group fitness and to be the absolute first choice in our area,” says Michael, who is also a Les Mills Trainer and Presenter.
“Having great Instructors at our clubs has inspired many members to themselves become Instructors, which in turn helps the growth of our business. I really believe in the philosophy of ‘surround yourself with good people” and ‘study the greats and become greater’.
“My sister and I mentor the next generation of Instructors ourselves, and the high value we place on group fitness – plus how seriously we take our responsibilities as Instructors – informs their attitude and development.”
HOW ARE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN GROUP FITNESS?
While rockstar Instructors are more important than ever for driving footfall through a fitness facility and keeping members engaged, advances in technology are opening up new ways for people to enjoy group fitness beyond the traditional live class setting.
The 2019 Les Mills Global Consumer Fitness Survey reveals that today’s fitness consumer – particularly Millennials and Gen Z – demand a seamless, connected fitness experience which suits their lifestyle and enables them to work-out on their terms.
Home workouts are becoming a major opportunity for clubs to expand their reach
The numbers show that Millennials and Gen Z account for over 65% of virtual fitness participants in clubs. Meanwhile, 85% of all gym members also now do workouts at home, illustrating the importance of catering for all types of fitness experiences if your club is to inspire loyalty among modern members.
From a group workout perspective, this means a fully-integrated live, virtual, and at-home solution that can truly take your club’s reach beyond the four walls and into every aspect of a member’s fitness journey.
“Without a doubt, technology is going to power the next great growth in fitness – ‘Fitness 2.0’ if you like,” says fitness and technology expert David Minton.
“The interplay between the club and on-demand fitness will no doubt increase, and this will mix very well for clubs which can provide high-quality content and 360-degree fitness offerings for their members.
“Those who fail to adapt could find their members turning to influencers and fitness streaming services, so operators have to stay very aware of consumer preferences and what’s coming.”
The Fitness Survey unearthed several key insights on the types of group workouts consumers are leaning towards.
Among the 46% of today’s fitness market who regularly do some form of class activity, the majority (60%) prefer working out in large groups, versus the smaller groups of 6-8 people you might find in small group training type sessions.
Les Mills workouts continue to account for a significant chunk of group workouts to music globally, with 45% of these participants saying they regularly do Les Mills group workouts. 86% of this group are ‘extremely satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’ with the classes they attend.
In terms of genre, there’s a fairly even split between the types of group workouts people are doing at a global level, despite regional preferences. With fitness becoming more diffuse as a greater number of options help bring more people into the fitness market, yoga/pilates, dance, group workouts to music, indoor workouts, functional group workouts and small group training are all tracking within a couple of percentage points of each other when it comes to market share.
Consumers are engaging in a broad range of training styles to add variety to their workouts
What the research did show was that martial arts-themed classes are great for boosting member loyalty – more effective than any other class type. 87% of members who do martial arts-focused group workouts attend their gym 3+ times per week – way above the IHRSA industry average of 1.9 visits per week.
This is particularly true at Holmer Park Spa and Health Club in the UK, where star Instructor Hazel Davies’ BODYCOMBAT™ classes are consistently the most popular on the timetable, translating into big wins for her club’s bottom line, and life-changing experiences for her participants.
“I wasn’t surprised at all to hear that you wanted to profile Hazel,“ says Assistant Manager Dan Phillips. “Her attendances for BODYCOMBAT this week alone are 100 per cent capacity, with a further five people on the waiting list. Hazel’s next classes are typically fully booked straight after her class has just finished and in future, we will look to build another studio to keep up with demand.
“We currently have over 60 classes here at Holmer Park and BODYCOMBAT is the best performing class annually – which is a real credit to Hazel. Her next classes are typically fully-booked straight after her class has just finished, and in future, we will look to build another studio to keep up with demand.
Dan adds: “From a club point of view, we had 112 new joiners in September alone, resulting in our highest direct debit of memberships in the club’s history. I know this has a huge amount to do with our instructors and classes as evidenced by the feedback we have from our suggestion box at reception.
“The returns on full classes speak from themselves – we have 60 classes a week all full, which means we are clearly doing something right. Each member is precious to us, so if you put that as your highest priority, with each member paying nearly £70 a month, that’s a huge revenue driver for us.”
GENERATION ACTIVE ARE CHANGING THE GAME – AND THEY NOW MAKE UP 80% OF GYM USERS
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Leaving your jewelry for repair can be unnerving. Most companies send your pieces away so you have to part with your valued possessions. Seeing an opportunity to make consumers happier, Mark Goldstein founded Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repair, where customers meet the technicians who work onsite. What started as a simple idea 30 years ago is now a major franchise with over 150 U.S. locations.
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With ambitious expansion goals, Fast-Fix CFO Paul Price needed to have the company’s global sales accessible in one place. Without knowing how each store was performing, it was impossible to know which franchisee needed extra support. It was also challenging for franchisees to set goals with no reference point. "What we’ve been looking forward to is having great analytical data on a daily basis from all of our franchisees,” says Paul.
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Fall Back Down When I Die
by Joe Wilkins
Read by MacLeod Andrews
For readers of My Absolute Darling and Fourth of July Creek, a “riveting and timely” Montana story about the unbreakable bond between a young man and the abandoned boy put in his care (Jess Walter), as old grievances of land and blood are visited upon them.
Wendell Newman, a young ranch hand in Montana, has recently lost his mother, leaving him an orphan. His bank account holds less than a hundred dollars, and he owes back taxes on what remains of the land his parents owned, as well as money for the surgeries that failed to save his mother’s life.
An unexpected deliverance arrives in the form of seven-year-old Rowdy Burns, the mute and traumatized son of Wendell’s incarcerated cousin. When Rowdy is put under his care, what begins as an ordeal for Wendell turns into a powerful bond, as he comes to love the boy more than he ever thought possible. That bond will be stretched to the breaking point during the first legal wolf hunt in Montana in more than thirty years, when a murder ignites a desperate chase.
Caught on the wrong side of a disaffected fringe group, Wendell is determined both to protect Rowdy and to avoid the same violent fate that claimed his own father. A gripping story set in a fractured and misunderstood community, Fall Back Down When I Die is a haunting and unforgettable tale of sacrificial love.
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Genre: Fiction / Fiction / Small Town & Rural
On Sale: March 12th 2019
"Wilkins delivers a Shakespearean mix of drama and mortal danger in crisp and beautiful language...He renders the effects of violence and trauma on the daily machinations of human lives...The world of the novel, rural Montana, is presented with the native realism of someone familiar with the people, language, landscape, and controversies of the 'way out here'...He captures the social dynamic of communities of few people spread over many swaths of land...This novel instills hope. Wilkins has produced a remarkable book filled with characters who, despite their inherent differences over how to exist on the land, remind us of the myriad reasons that every person might be loved."—Jason Hess, The Oregonian
"A tense story delivered in sharp, evocative sentences, Fall Back Down When I Die captures what feel like eternal tensions of land, loyalty, and vengeance. . .Wilkins is also a talented poet, and his sense of sound and line seeps into his prose. . .He has a fine sense of pacing, imbuing the book's final quarter with an almost dizzying suspense. He's at his most poetic when setting the scene with descriptions that create a palpable atmosphere. . .These are melodies of pain and penance -- the right song for a novel about a riven land."—Nick Ripatrazone, National Review
"To read Joe Wilkins's first novel is to spend time in eastern Montana, to feel the sharp wind cutting across the cedar ridges, through the sagebrush and bunchgrass, kicking up dust that gathers into grit at the corner of your eyes. It is to hear the sweet, languid whistles of the meadowlarks in the fields. It is to feel "the gravel and the ruts and the old cracked tires" beneath you and to see, above you, always, the wide sky, its "whole box of colors" and its "extravagant stars," that pull of the sublime to lift your gaze from the intractable earth. And it is to know how hard-earned the beauty is. Wilkins achieves a rich evocation of place through seasoned language, tough and tender like the steak the characters are always eating. It is a landscape where they chew on their trouble, pick old bones, are gnawed at by their losses."—Holly Haworth, Orion Magazine
"Wilkins's novel feels insightful amid the ongoing debate over public land and legal rights, but it's also timeless, and it treads the same kind of territory as writers like Kent Haruf and Ivan Doig, digging into quiet stories of people living close to the land."—Heather Hansman, Outside
"There isn't a wrong note in Wilkins's novel. He manages to pull off the development of characters simultaneous with a growing sense of unease; the storm is becoming visible on the horizon...Wilkins is evolving into one of our best American writers."—Chris La Tray, The Missoulian
"Gorgeous...Spellbinding...The land itself is almost a living character in the book, rendered both beautiful and ominous in Wilkins's poetic prose...A gripping debut."—Sarah Gilman, High Country News
"Powerful...This is a story of realistic, complex characters whose lives intersect on a big canvas -- as big as eastern Montana...Joe Wilkins infuses his novel with a sense of personal attachment to both the history and current realities of life and conflict across the vast landscape."—Mindy Cameron, Lewiston Tribune
"Nuanced and textured...Fall Back Down When I Die seeks to point a way forward toward community and compassion, toward understanding."—Rachel Hergett, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
"The lurking menaces in the lives of each character in Fall Back Down When I Die are shadowy, elusive, and always just out of reach, complicated by a set of decades-old, interrelated conflicts...the oppressive poverty and hardship that lingers in the atmosphere is palpable."—Erin H. Turner, Big Sky Journal
"Stunning, haunting, and complex...Wilkins's combination of vibrant language and characterization elevates the novel...he forces readers to see beyond the stereotypes of rural America and embrace the characters as sophisticated and dynamic individuals...Wilkins's gifts as a seasoned poet and memoirist shine through in his use of figurative language, imagery, sentence fragments, and the way he builds up and tears down the threads of family. Fall Back Down When I Die is a timely addition to the literature of the West. It is a direct and unflinching representation of the way people, land, politics, and myth tangle with each other at the beginning of the twenty-first century."—Andrew Jones, Split Rock Review
"Joe Wilkins has risen to a very special peak with this heartrending novel of hard living and lonesome hope in the vast American landscape. I cannot praise it enough."—Luis Alberto Urrea, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of the national bestsellers The House of Broken Angels and The Hummingbird's Daughter
"The poetry of this beautiful novel isn't only in the language--and it's certainly in that--but also in Joe Wilkins's keen understanding of the Bull Mountains in eastern Montana, of the people who have left their mark on the land there, or tried to erase it, and of the mysterious complexities of the human heart that drive us to one side of the law or the other."—Elizabeth Crook, author of The Which Way Tree
"Joe Wilkins is a writer of great power and heart, and Fall Back Down When I Die is a riveting and timely novel."—Jess Walter, National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins
"Fall Back Down When I Die is a masterpiece. Lean and authentic, this twenty-first century western captures what so many rural Americans on the margins are feeling: righteous anger and bitter disconnection, powerlessness and flinty pride. And yet Joe Wilkins has endowed his unforgettable cast of characters with humanity, gentleness, grace, and hard-won poetry. In prose as rugged and beautiful as the story's Montana setting, Wilkins has written one of the best novels I've read in years. An absolutely stunning book in every way."—Nickolas Butler, author of the national bestseller Shotgun Lovesongs
"With a passion matched only by his compassion, Joe Wilkins has crafted a novel that perfectly explicates the clash between the cowboys and ranchers of the old West and the environmentalists and seekers of the new. No polemic, Fall Back Down When I Die is populated by vibrant characters drawn with fairness and deep heart, boys and men, girls and women who will get under your skin and stay there, and is full of vivid descriptions of the Montana landscape that are spot-on and swoon-worthy. Finally, this is a book about America: its violence, its traumas, its entitlements, and its stultifying rage."—Pam Houston, author of the national bestsellers Cowboys Are My Weakness and Sight Hound
"In an electric narrative that busts out in a rare rural poetry when you least expect it, this brilliant novel places red state zeitgeist and gray wolves squarely in its sights and, in the end, shoots both, to my grateful amazement, with deep understanding and compassion. What a balm, Joe Wilkins's eloquent voice of mercy calling out in the post-Western night."—David James Duncan, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of The Brothers K and The River Why
"A heart-rending tale of family, love and violence...Through these characters, in a prose that can hum gently, then spark like a fire, Wilkins fashions a Western fable which spirals down to a tragic end. Following in the literary roots of Montanans Jim Harrison and Rick Bass, Wilkins packs a lot of story and stylistic wallop into this gripping, outstanding novel."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"In his first novel, shorty story writer, poet, and memoirist Wilkins writes of hardscrabble life on the northern Great Plains with mesmerizing power, creating characters with rich if troubled interior lives who are desperate for agency and haunted by absent fathers. Wendell and Rowdy's slowly blossoming relationship is as lovely and breathtaking as the book's tragic ending is inevitable and devastating. Suffused with a sense of longing, loss, and the desire for change -- asking deep questions about our place in the landscape and what, if anything, we are owed -- this is a remarkable and unforgettable first novel."—Booklist (starred review)
"Montana's rugged beauty is poetically evoked in Wilkins's fine debut. This is an accomplished first novel, notable in particular for its strong depiction of the timeless landscape of Montana's big sky country."—Publishers Weekly
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As sea levels rise, low-lying land areas and small islands could shrink due to flooding and coastal erosion, forcing large-scale migration inland. Photo: PTI
Coastal flooding: Another threat to Kerala and global growth
1 min read . Updated: 27 Aug 2018, 09:55 AM IST Nikita Kwatra
The rising temperatures in the Arabian sea has made states such as Kerala and Karnataka increasingly vulnerable to cyclones
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Mumbai: Excess rains triggered the tragic floods in Kerala but there could be another threat: coastal flooding. Across the world, climate change is causing sea levels to rise which makes coastal areas such as Kerala vulnerable to flooding and other extreme events.
Madhavan Rajeevan, secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, warned recently that the rising temperatures in the Arabian sea has made states such as Kerala and Karnataka increasingly vulnerable to cyclones, and he is not alone in expressing such concerns. A new National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper by Klaus Desmet and others suggests that coastal flooding will disrupt the global economy, causing huge shifts in economic activity. As sea levels rise, low-lying land areas and small islands could shrink due to flooding and coastal erosion, forcing large-scale migration inland.
The authors estimate that by 2200, 1.46% of the world population will be displaced and move to inland regions. This shift will be difficult and costly, given the significant institutional, economic and natural barriers. As per the study, under a scenario of moderate greenhouse gas emissions, permanent flooding could reduce global real GDP by an average of 0.19% in present value terms and economic welfare by 0.24% as people move to places with less attractive amenities. Unsurprisingly, losses in many coastal localities will be of a greater magnitude, with large coastal cities such as Amsterdam, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City hit the hardest. In fact, some of these costs have already emerged. A report by the non-profit First Street Foundation says housing values in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut dropped $6.7 billion from 2005 to 2017 due to flooding related to rise in sea level. For India, the study simply reiterates the need for better flood management and improved flood-resilient infrastructure.
Also read: Evaluating the economic cost of coastal flooding
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Transfer market recession hits players
AS THE summer transfer window opened last Sunday, 486 professional football players were unceremoniously shoved out.
Nearly 17% of the football industry's workforce failed to have their contracts renewed and have thus become the latest unwanted statistic measuring the extent of the game's overspending.
We've become accustomed to analysing markets - from housing to shares; but to say that the transfer market is depressed is an understatement of the high-est order.
"It's an incredible buyer's market," former Crystal Palace star-turned successful player's agent Barry Silkman told me at the weekend.
"The vast majority of Premiership clubs are conscious of the fact that there is no post-2004 television deal yet in place and this is depressing expenditure across the board.
Clubs are reluctant to spend unless it's absolutely essential, but even clubs that are reportedly heavily in debt can raise the money for quality players."
Merseyside's Premiership giants were two of just six clubs to report profits in 2002 on a combined turnover of nearly £140m. Each will be prudent during the summer and will probably sell before they buy.
The key to the resurrection of the transfer market will be the successful conclusion of a new Premier-ship broadcast deal for season 2004/05 onwards. No deal has yet been struck as the European Commission maintain that the contractual process whereby the rights to live games are sold to one broadcaster is anti-competitive.
Shorn of the certainty of long term broadcas t receipts, Premiership clubs are reluctant to commit to buying players.
This has a knock-on effect in the Nationwide League where the fallout from the collapse of ITV Digital continues to wreak financial havoc.
"The only clubs with the really big money - I mean those who could spend over £10m on a player - are Manchester United and Liverpool" maintained Silk-man. "Everyone else has overspent and they're having to rein things in."
According to mos t agents, player contracts are becoming "more realistic" with performance-related clauses now the norm.
But Jon Smith, chief executive at First Artist Corporation, a listed company which manages 400 players worldwide, doesn't subscribe fully to the gloomy prognosis.
"What we're witnessing is not a doom and gloom scenario. The Premier League and the Football League turnstiles are turning as never before, reporting excellent attendance figures. The problem for the Premiership is that the clubs have spent three years-worth of revenue inside 18 months and will clearly have to spend it more sensibly next time."
Meanwhile, 486 players are feeling the harsh reality of unemployment following life on what Smith calls "Planet Football". It has not been a soft landing and promises to be a tough summer before the transfer window closes in August.
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Everton news and transfer rumours RECAP - Reaction as Blues unveil 2018/19 home kit, Koeman on Klaassen, Lookman future
All the latest news, transfers, opinion from Goodison
Sam Carroll
Sam Carroll and the rest of the team will be with you today from 7am to ensure constant coverage of all things EFC, including news, great photos, nostalgia, live interviews and much, much more.
The ECHO will also provide you with the very latest transfer news as it happens throughout the week, with every rumour and story digested and analysed each day with updates from full-time EFC reporter Phil Kirkbride, as well as Head of Sport David Prentice and more.
There will be all the latest team news before games, plus every one of Sam Allardyce's press conferences covered live and with video.
We want you to get involved too - tell us your thoughts on what's happening at Goodison by tweeting @LivEchoEFC or @SamCarroll0. Join the debate!
New Home Kit Revealed 10:53
Koeman Disappointed with Davy 09:24
Lookman Coy on Future 07:54
Right, that’s all from us for today.
But Sam Carroll will be back first thing tomorrow to keep you posted with all the latest Everton news.
Ta ra!
How fans reacted to the new kit
I’m taking over from Sam for a little bit before we rap this up at the end of the day.
What are we saying about this kit, then? I’m a fan.
Here’s a round-up of what a lot of you have been saying. It’s definitely smarter than last year, that’s for sure..
15:57 Sam Carroll
Fonseca Rejects Blues
Guillem Balague has been discussing candidates for the Arsenal job post-Wenger over on his YouTube channel today, and Paulo Fonseca’s name cropped up.
The Spanish football expert reckon Premier League clubs have been eyeing the Portuguese boss - and believes he’s already rejected Everton in the past.
“Fonseca for two years since (former Shakhtar boss Mircea) Lucescu moved on,” Balague said.
“He actually took charge from the legend that he was and in those two years, especially at the beginning with not much investment, he made the players better.
“Fred certainly, Marlos, a lot of players at Shakhtar Donetsk had got stuck and he made them better.
“Even though his time at Shakhtar Donetsk didn’t start very well, I think he was knocked out of the qualifiers of the Champions League, you’ve seen a different Shakhtar Donetsk since.
It’s something that has been observed by Premier League clubs, including Everton. Everton approached him and he said no to Everton.
“Why? Because he is thinking of Arsenal. He has been told Arsenal are interested in him.”
Has Paulo been swayed by Arsenal's interest? (Image: STANISLAS VEDMID/AFP/Getty Images)
New Jurors Wanted
We’re on the lookout for a new set of jurors to conduct our weekly Jury Duty for Everton ahead of next season.
Don’t know what I’m talking about?
Click HERE and HERE for examples - but it’s basically your own platform to have a say on the week’s big Blue talking points.
To be considered, you must have a season ticket at Goodison Park or regularly attend home and away matches.
Send me 125-300 words of your own thoughts on Everton’s season to sam.carroll@trinitymirror.com by the end of the campaign and the best ones will be selected to be featured both online and in print ahead of next year!
You’re usually expected to submit a few words every two weeks, so it’s not too stressful.
If you - or someone you know - would like the opportunity, be sure to give them a shout.
Thanks Blues!
Be on our Jury next season!
Tavernier Linked
Swansea are leading the chase for 26-year-old Rangers full-back James Tavernier - according to the Mirror’s transfer live blog - with Burnley and Everton also interested in the former Newcastle man.
He’s been a big hit at Ibrox since arriving from Wigan in 2015, showing an eye for goal - he’s scored 22 goals in 123 appearances - alongside some solid defensive work.
Tavernier began his career at St. James’ Park, but made just 11 first-team appearances in five years as he conducted a tour of Britain with six separate loan spells before he eventually moved on to Wigan.
James is a right-back, though.
Isn’t that one of the only positions Everton are well covered in?
Tavernier up against Jordan Ibe in his Wigan days.
Loan Round-Up
Everton’s loan contingent are winding down the season in the Football League.
Here’s how the young Blues fared this weekend.
Mo Besic continued his good form for Middlesbrough with controlling performance in the 2-0 win over Millwall. He made more successful passes than any of his team-mates and had a 100% tackle success rate. Boro have now confirmed their place in the play-offs.
Callum Connolly netted his third of the season for Ipswich. They beat Reading 4-0 away from home, with Callum notching the fourth with a tidy finish.
Matthew Pennington played right-back once more for Leeds United, but they lost 2-1 to Norwich City.
Tyias Browning missed out through injury for relegated Sunderland while Brendan Galloway continues to be ommitted.
Antonee Robinson was left out as Bolton lost 2-0 to Burton. They’re now in serious danger of being relegated.
Kieran Dowell was left on the bench for Nottingham Forest in their 0-0 draw with Bristol City. Dowell hasn’t started for seven games in succession now, despite netting nine goals this season.
Kevin Mirallas played 72 minutes for Olympiakos as they demolished Panathinaikos 4-0, while Sandro played the final 30 minutes of a 2-1 defeat to Levante as he searches for his first Sevilla goal.
Ademola Lookman retained his starting spot for RB Leipzig, but they were beaten 3-0 at Mainz.
Not the best week for the on-loan Blues, was it?
I’m sure they’ll all return to the club better players, though.
Brilliant Besic. (Image: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
Fonseca on Future
Paulo Fonseca - perma-linked with Sam Allardyce’s Everton throne - has been chatting with Shakhtar’s club website over in Ukraine recently, and they took the unusual step of pressing him on his future.
The club are rumoured to be in talks with their manager about extending his deal, which expires at the end of the current campaign.
Predictably, he didn’t commit neither here nor there - but did confirm that a decision is imminent.
“Exciting question,” the Donetsk press team asked. “Are you more inclined to prolong the contract with Shakhtar?”
“I do not know, at the moment there are different possibilities,” he replied. “The club made me an offer for an extension, we conduct a dialogue and study certain moments. Soon we will make a decision and declare it to you.”
“But would you like to stay?”
“I really like Shakhtar. And at the same time, there are different aspects of the contract, where we have to come to an agreement. I think it’s completely noticeable that I’m glad to be in this club in Ukraine. People respect me, and I’m happy here.”
He's happy - or so he claims! (Image: GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images)
Holgate Excited
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Favourite Jersey?
Let me know what your favourite Everton home jersey of all-time is @SamCarroll0 to start the debate!
Personally, I really liked last seasons effort.
Love an Everton kit with a bit of yellow on.
Last seasons kit was a winner for me.
Kit Reaction
The new Everton strip for next season - which the Blues will model for the first time on Saturday against Southampton - dropped this morning, and it’s fair to say the decision is near-unanimous.
You Blues online are loving the new shirt!
Here’s the pick of the reaction today.
Roll on August....
Unreal....
Big fan....
Cenk looking good....
Loving it....
Although you can’t please everybody....
New Strip
CLICK HERE for all the images and video regarding the 2018/19 home kit - and official confirmation that the Blues will wear the lovely new strip on Saturday evening against Southampton.
New Home Kit Revealed
This is absolutely gorgeous.
My new favourite Everton kit right here. Look at that sleeve detail!
Absolutely lovely - great work by Umbro!
Sardar Azmoun
Sardar Azmoun - aka the Iranian Messi, who was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool in 2016 - is on Everton’s radar, according to this Teamtalk exclusive.
They report that newly promoted Championship champions Wolves are currently leading the race for the 23-year-old, who has scored four and created five for Rubin Kazan this season.
It’s on the international stage where Azmoun really shines, however.
He’s bagged 23 goals in 31 games for Iran, with the youngster netting eleven goals in the qualifying process to fire them into this summer’s World Cup. They face Morocco, Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal in the finals.
According to Teamtalk, the Blues were interested in the summer and retain their interest. Leicester, Fulham and Celtic are also eyeing the player, but Nuno Esprito Santo apparently heads the chase.
Iranian Messi?
Gerard Omitted
Barcelona had t-shirts printed to commemorate their 2017/18 title romp in La Liga, but forgot one tiny little detail.
The shirts had the names of each player embroidered onto the back - but the Catalan club didn’t feature anybody who left the club in January.
This included club legend Javier Mascherano, who departed for China, and Rafinha, who joined Inter Milan on loan.
Gerard Deulofeu - who made ten appearances for Barca after joining from Everton in the summer - was also omitted following his mid-season switch to Watford, and he displayed his annoyance on Twitter, writing: “It’s also mine, no?”
Gueye in Garth's XI
Idrissa Gana Gueye has made madcap pundit Garth Crook’s BBC team of the week!
Garth, who, er, endeared himself to Evertonians with these comments recently, has came out with some cracking lines during his punditry career, but he hasn’t had many reasons to include a Toffee in his squad selections this year.
After netting at Huddersfield on the weekend, however, Gueye forced himself into Crooks’ thinking alongside Fernandinho and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in a pretty nifty midfield.
“Gueye has only ever made my TOTW on one previous occasion, when I said he was the nearest thing I had seen to N’Golo Kante.
His performance against a Huddersfield side who are rapidly running out of gas was full of endeavour as usual. However, it was his goal that really impressed me.
Along with scoring Everton’s second goal, Gueye had the best passing accuracy of any Toffees player (85.2%).”
No place for Morgan Schneiderlin or Cenk Tosun though - do you think they deserved including?
Goalscorer. (Image: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Koeman Disappointed with Davy
Ronald Koeman was appointed Holland manager back in February just months after being sacked by Everton.
Part of Koeman’s problem was his summer spending spree, with several signings struggling to adapt to the Premier League.
None of the new arrivals epitomised this more than Davy Klaassen, and Koeman was asked about the former Ajax captain back in his homeland this weekend.
The manager wasn’t known to mince his words at Goodison, and he admitted he was “disappointed” with the midfielder - but revealed he has been in contact with him recently.
“I called him a few weeks ago and spoke out of curiosity. He was in the picture again at Everton [featuring as a substitute in the win over Brighton last month], but now again not. I do not know why. He had a difficult start at Everton, that was disappointing. But you can not say that he does not train hard and works hard.
He had trouble with the aggressiveness and the tempo. You do not get time on the midfield. I was disappointed with Davy. What did not help him was that we did not have a striker.
Romelu Lukaku left and the arrival of Olivier Giroud did not go through at the last moment.
“I really expected him to adapt more easily. That’s why I had also met him. Nobody in the club had doubts about him. Not in the Netherlands either. Klaassen was someone we spent a lot of money for and who could have really played a role in the midfield. In retrospect, you may have to doubt whether the step was not too big.”
It hasn't quite worked out for Davy Klaassen at Everton.
Vlasic Eyes New Campaign
Nikola Vlasic returned to Everton’s starting line-up for the first time since January on Saturday as he produced a good performance against David Wagner’s Huddersfield.
And the Croat has now vowed to make next campaign “his season” after a stop-start beginning to life at Goodison Park.
“I enjoyed it,” Nikola said of his comeback to the first eleven. “It was a hard game. In the first half it was so tough but when we scored it gave confidence to the whole team.
“If you are not in the team, it is up to you to work hard and wait for your chance. Of course you expect that competition for places. With so many good players, you need to fight for your position. I expected that and I knew it would be hard. But I think better days are coming for me.
“I was always training hard, waiting for my chance. When I played before I thought I played well and I think I have adapted well enough to English football. Of course I can be better but this is my first season here and it was always going to be hard coming into the Premier League.
“But I hope next season will be my season.”
Vlasic also told the Everton club website that the Blues want to finish the season strongly.
Let’s hope that’s with Vlasic in the team - because he looks a real talent, doesn’t he?
“We want to finish the season strongly by winning the next two games. We feel our confidence is much bigger than before.
“Even when we have difficult moments – like the first half against Huddersfield when they pressed us – we know we can create chances and score goals.”
Vlasic will have added motivation to stay in the starting line-up.
He was promoted to the Croatia senior squad under Ronald Koeman after a succession of impressive performances, but has since been demoted to the U21s after falling out of favour at Goodison.
Can he make a late push for the World Cup?
I’d love to see him there.
He's back in favour, it seems.
Redknapp on Allardyce Future
Sam Allardyce should walk away from Everton at the end of the season - but he can leave Goodison with his head held high, according to Jamie Redknapp.
He has also urged the club to begin looking for Allardyce’s successor.
Kristian Walsh has more below.
Lookman Coy on Future
Well this isn’t the best way to start your week.
Sorry about this, Blues.
Ademola Lookman played the entire 90 minutes for RB Leipzig after their 3-0 defeat to Mainz yesterday - the youngster has now completed two successive games losing by an aggregate scoreline of 8-2 - and was quizzed on his future at the final whistle.
The England U21 international refused to rule out a move and insisted any possible transfer would be “out of his control.”
“I’ve been asked this question so many times,” Ademola told the official Bundesliga website.
My loan is until the end of the season and I’m focused until the end of the season. Whatever happens, happens. It’s out of my control.
This comes just a week after Sam Allardyce stated the club would be open to offers for the former Charlton winger.
Surely the Blues aren’t going to lose one of their brightest young assets are they?
Lookman’s comments seem to suggest it will be Everton who have the final say on his future - but Leipzig are certainly interested.
Ralf Rangnick, Leipzig sporting director, said recently: “I think he has huge potential and he’s done really well for us since he came.
“It was a really important transfer and I hope the last word hasn’t been spoken on the matter just yet.
“If [signing Lookman permanently] were only up to us, then I would already know the answer.
“But it’s not only up to us – there’s no option in his contract. We’ll have to see what happens in the summer, and it also depends on what happens at Everton.”
Let’s hope Lookman is strutting his stuff at Goodison Park next season.
Please don't go. (Image: ROBERT MICHAEL/AFP/Getty Images)
Rooney Poll
Wayne Rooney has called for “stability” at Everton this summer.
He says the club are moving in the right direction under Sam Allardyce, and when asked about a summer of solidity at Goodison Park after a season which has seen three managers utilised, the player replied:
“I think that’s what everybody wants.
“Obviously it’s tough having three managers in one season, that’s not the normal situation that you face.
I think the club, we all want stability and I’m sure the owners will do that.
You can read the full interview with Wayne HERE.
Rooney’s own future has been the subject of speculation recently though, too.
Yesterday the striker-turned-midfielder-turned-plays-everywhere was linked with a move to the MLS or China in the close-season after breaking the Everton record for most times substituted in a single league campaign.
Reports suggest he’s struggled to impress coaching staff at the Blues since arriving back from Manchester United, but England’s record scorer has still turned in some impressive performances this season and is the Toffees’ top scorer.
So it’s a bit of a conundrum, isn’t it?
I want to hear your thoughts on this one, so send me your views to @SamCarroll0.
While you’re here though, vote on my poll below and I’ll reveal the results later today.
What should Everton do with Wayne?
Gibson Linked
You may have seen this one over the weekend, but with the excitement of a win over Huddersfield making transfer rumours slip under the radar a little, I’d missed out on this one.
Sky Sports report that Middlesbrough’s Ben Gibson - who hasn’t missed a minute of football for the Riverside club this season - is being eyed by West Ham, Leicester and yep, you’ve guessed it - Everton.
Gibson has scored one goal and assisted three this year - not bad for a defender - and the 25-year-old can operate at both centre-half and left-back.
A left-footed defender?
It’s thought that the Blues would have to part ways with a sizeable fee - around £20m - to land their man, and the transfer could be further complicated if Boro win promotion.
Mo Besic and Co. have secured their place in the play-offs with one game to spare, and barring a final day swing look set to face Aston Villa in the semi-finals.
Should they instantly return to the Premier League, Gibson could look to spend another season with his boyhood club in an attempt to keep them in the Premier League.
The defender was also ever-present last season, despite Boro’s eventual relegation.
Everton are eyeing the highly-rated Boro man.
Ah, the beginning of another working week.
How’s everyone feeling this morning?
I’m in good spirits after another Everton victory on Saturday - two in the space of six days! - so hopefully we can keep the ball rolling today.
I’ll be bringing you all your latest Everton news, views and opinions until 3pm this afternoon, and we’ll also have some audacious transfer tittle-tattle thrown in there too.
As ever, I’d love it if you got in touch with me @SamCarroll0.
It always makes my day that little bit brighter.
Right then.
That’s enough from me - let’s get going!
Hey Cenk, we're having a party! (Image: Nigel French/PA Wire)
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Friendship, martial arts and Reality TV
By Laura Bloom July 25, 2016 December 13th, 2018 Friendship
“Adults don’t want to watch other people having sex. They want to see someone getting told off in a store!”
So said Ronnie from Watch What Crappens, the podcast I listen to after I’ve watched the latest episode of The Real Housewives of New York. Ben had just been theorising about why we love to watch them so:
“Because they’re a big part of the population who are otherwise absent from popular culture, maybe?” He said. “Women from 40 – 60 of age with real and interesting lives?”
Or, as my friend, the late, great Demetrius Graves said, women who are finally coming into their own power, with slammin’ hot bods, families, businesses and friendships, taking on the world!
“Nah,” said Ronnie. “We watch it because these women’s services are going cheap, and they’re so desperate they’ll do it, because they can’t get any other jobs on TV”.
Part of why I enjoy this podcast is because it reminds me of the conversations I used to have with Demetrius, who I met on a secret Facebook forum devoted to discussing the Real Housewives reality TV franchise from Bravo. ‘We’re here to judge other people, not ourselves,’ is its motto. Being judgey is like a muscle I need to work out regularly, and divert onto impersonal targets, like celebrities – and Housewives – or else it starts twitching all the time.
So what is it about the housewives that for so many women, particularly, is so entertaining? What I find most compelling about them is the conversations I have with other people – women mostly – afterwards. We’re all reminded of things that have happened to us, and it’s a kind of shorthand to refer to what we’ve all just seen on TV. It’s gossip, but would gossip have such a bad reputation if it was something men did more often than women? If men lived in a world where relationships were a matter of survival, they wouldn’t call it gossip, they’d call it sports, or a martial art, because women don’t usually have the license to attack and defend head on. Women need to go about expressing their aggression and ambition covertly usually, using implication, and social exclusion, to achieve their ends. You can only think this kind of thing doesn’t matter if you’re at the top of the food chain. For everyone else in the hierarchy, relationships are about status. They are about who gets what. They are about survival. It was true for the chimps Jane Goodall studied and wrote about, and it’s true for us now.
So I adore watching these women coping with one another. Their rivalries, emotions, and the group dynamics. Their jostling for position on a very slippery pole. And because they’re bound by their contracts to film together, they can’t just walk away from one another – they’re like a family. No matter how much they struggle, they are ‘committed’. Again, it’s about survival. Seeing all the shades and complexities of female ambition, anger, friendship and rivalry all laid out before us, and then the conversations we have together afterwards on social media, makes for sometimes healing, and always entertaining TV.
“On the other hand,” said Ronnie , after Ben had said all kinds of thoughtful things about why women in particular love to watch the Real Housewives. “Maybe I watch because I just wanna see bitches fight.”
I think he’s right.
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Stephen Powter on The Female Face of War
Melita on Of pearls, beautiful young men and fine linen: an appreciation of Cheri.
Melita on The Female Face of War
Wildnfree on Of pearls, beautiful young men and fine linen: an appreciation of Cheri.
Krista Thorkelson says:
Very nicely written Laura! I love it! Demetrius would be thrilled to be quoted!
jobewley says:
I like this. Thoughtful but still fun!
Laura Bloom says:
Thanks, Jo! I will keep writing on this topic as it’s such a rich seam … and a big part of my friday nights!
Melita says:
Hahahaha – it IS a safe way to watch a bitch fight! I love the martial arts comparison – maybe this is why I keep thinking I should do martial arts; to channel some kind of unexpressed aggression/emotion? I got as far as visiting and observing an Aikido class. I’d rather watch The Housewives! You can watch some of them as young actresses on Little House on The Prairie – interesting career trajectories…
VERY ‘interesting’ to watch the career trajectories. I am thinking of Kim, the Judo Victim in the article. She must stand as a warning to every parent of a talented child actor. It does seem like Hollywood chews ’em up and spits ’em out. Very hard, despite being so talented and successful so young. As for martial arts – I am being trained by a martial artist (to be fit!), and there’s something very stirring about it. When I’m there there are sometimes women training for fights, and they look so strong and in their physical power. One woman had a black eye the other day, and she was beaming. ‘I won the fight’ she said – her first, against another woman. My reaction was ambivalent.
I was shocked to find out how much Demitrius loved the Bravo channel and enjoyed the reality programming. I would often ask him ” how can you watch that nonsense? ” After he passed away I was shocked to find out about all these friendships that he had made with others that were fans of the programs he loved. This experience has taught me a great deal. We more often than not tend to have a great deal in common. My son found joy and comfort in these friendships. The biggest lesson of all is that even though I detest this format. The people who enjoy it are intelligent, warm and caring just like my son.
Dear Bridget, it is incomprehensible if you’re not ‘into’ it, isn’t it? I feel that way about the reality TV shows that aren’t my thing. ‘How can you watch that?’ I wonder. And yet I really like a lot of the people who are. The people who invented this (talked about in the link in the article) are either geniuses or very lucky. Demetrius was so talented and special, and his humour and warmth really came through in how he talked about the Housewives.
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Coffee: a Value to Cultivate
Published on 09 May 17
Before being served, coffee passes through forty pairs of hands in its journey from sowing to an espresso cup. Behind every one of these exchanges, there is a different culture, a face, a story to be told.
40 Hands is a journey to discover the people who have decided to dedicate their lives to their passion for coffee. The coffee journey follows a path that unfolds through generations and latitudes, united by the same values: “Respect, dedication and responsibility, especially towards nature,” says Enrique Mancilla Oyos, a Peruvian farmer who has been working with Lavazza for years.
His ancestors processed coffee at Nagazú, but at the time there were no roads, so production was limited to the needs of the family.
“Then I arrived,” his son Abel tells us, “and Lavazza arrived too, almost at the same time, with its community support project that improved our manufacturing process, by providing the equipment and knowledge we needed.”
Harmony between farmers and their land is essential.
Do Thanh Dinh – Vice President of the “Farmer Cooperative Quang Tien Buôn Ma Thuôt” – Vietnam
Since 1895, Lavazza’s passion for coffee has been shared with the families who cultivated it. Respecting the history and values of these defenders of the earth is, without a doubt, vital, as it is to helps new generations fully express their skills and traditions.
"Fondazione Lavazza has provided us with infrastructure, it helps us, it has found solutions to coffee problems, climate change and diseases that affect coffee plants.
Fondazione Lavazza also contributes to the development of new villages."
Sri H.M. Lokesh
Coffee has always been the social drink for excellence. It has the power to unite people, allowing us to share stories and dreams, like that of Father Peter Kilsara, director of the Mese Ring School of Kirua, Tanzania.
“Throughout most of Africa, giving the youngest a chance to study and educate themselves means giving them an opportunity for life as well as growth, and for me personally, it has also meant being able to realize my dream.”
We met Father Peter during the production of ¡Tierra!, a sustainability project undertaken in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance NGO, which aims to produce coffee that is 100% sourced from sustainable agriculture. He contacted us: “We introduced ourselves to Lavazza as a community of small coffee producers. From that moment onwards, we became part of ¡Tierra!: a project that enhances both the quality of the coffee and its production. Production plants have been developed, in order to improve and simplify processing. At the same time, houses, an infirmary and a school have also been built. So now, farmers receive support for the education of their children in addition to being able to work autonomously and create a higher quality coffee."
Coffee farming goes beyond being a mere step of the manufacturing process: It is a ritual, a craft, a cultural essence and a source of sustenance for countless people all over the world. Behind every espresso cup served, there is passion that is handed down from generation to generation.
"It’s thanks to my father that I love coffee. Its cultivation is an act of love: watching the seeds grow, flourish and make fruits. I hope, in turn, to be able to pass this tradition on to my children."
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The Ultimate QROPS Advice Guide For Expats
Looking For QROPS Advice?
The following QROPS advice guide for Expats is produced by Lawsons Equity, a fully regulated, independent financial advisory company that specialises in UK Pension Transfers & QROPS advisory services. We offer independent advice if you are located in the UK, Malta, Italy, Spain & Portugal or if you are thinking of moving to any of these countries.
When Retirement Is Imminent...
When we are working throughout the majority of our adult life, it’s important that when we reach an age at which we want to or have to retire, and our work levels reduce or cease either because we want to work less and enjoy our ‘free’ time, or perhaps we have to reduce our work for health reasons or under unfortunate circumstances where we are forced to retire.
It is at this point in our lives that our retirement savings must "go to work" to sustain our efforts (rather than us) to support the retirement fund!
However, the key here is that we planned in advance for that particular juncture in our lives in order that the degree of change we want in our lifestyle and work effort, and the cost to support these can be adequately financed by your pension savings for you life expectancy (current people reaching 65 have a 50% chance to live to 85 and 10% chance to live to 95).
So it is important that the retirement money is already in the correct type of structure to perform as you need it to and for as long as you expect to need it.
Pension funds are created in the UK through a number of routes such as an occupational pension, personal pension, SERPS pension and many more.
In the following article we will cover everything you need to know about Qualifying Retirement Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS):
2006 UK Pension Tax Simplification
QROPS Explained
How Can You Benefit From The 2006 Pension Reform
Is QROPS Right For You?
Who Is Eligible For QROPS?
Overseas QROPS Transfer Charges
Benefits Of QROPS
Do You Need To Leave UK Forever To Qualify For QROPS?
Current QROPS Provider List
2006 Pension Tax Simplification
Since April 2006 ‘A Day Simplification’ (not particularly simple) the pension industry in the UK has gone through a continuous process of evolution and change.
Lawsons Equity has the personnel with extensive knowledge, including the latest UK pension qualifications, and with many years of experience both in the UK, Malta and other European jurisdictions.
With this in mind, our clients have been able to take advantage of the depth of knowledge available at Lawsons Equity Limited in order to plan accordingly in a precise manner in terms of retirement provisions.
This includes the current condition of the existing UK pension plan or plans, what options are available to them and the benefits that will come hand in hand with a potential transfer.
QROPS Explained (Qualified Retirement Overseas Pension Scheme)
Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme, QROPS , in simple terms is a scheme in a tax jurisdiction outside of the UK, into which you can transfer your current pension plans.
In 2006 there were numerous jurisdictions around the globe with QROPS schemes available, however due to a number of them abusing the ‘ spirit of pension law’ the UK HMRC have consistently updated their register and deleted some of the schemes in certain jurisdictions who were abusing the spirit.
We track the various QROPS providers to ensure we know the ‘best’ providers, but also those that are legal and will be around for the long haul.
At this stage I think it’s worth noting why an individual might look at potential pros and cons to keeping your pension funds in the UK:
Having your pension in a currency where most of your day to day expenses are. So if you live in Malta better to have a pension in Euros to reduce risk of an adverse change in the Sterling - Euro exchange rate.
It may enable you to access some of your funds earlier to meet immediate cash requirements, such as pay off a mortgage or fund a home in the sun!
You might have more choice of funds in which you can invest, you may be able to change your risk level, but you should expect higher rewards if risks are higher. The key is to find the right balance for your personal circumstance.
When you die with some UK pensions only half your pension fund goes to your spouse or nominated beneficiary. With most QROPS all your remaining funds can be passed on to your choice of beneficiary and the choice is much wider that just spouse of dependent.
In the case of a couple, when they have both died, generally 100 % of the pension fund and income ceases.
With many UK pensions there may be inheritance tax (IHT) payable on your pension as it could form part of your estate when you die, depending on the country of residence. With better tax planning and QROPS as part of that, the level of IHT can be better optimized.
Lawsons Equity have built strong and solid relationships with QROPS scheme providers in Malta, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Guernsey, each one with a good understanding of clients’ needs and aspirations when it comes to pension provisions.
It’s also important to note that it’s extremely important to use those who are robust in terms of pension rules and legislation. One other point on jurisdictions and that choice is based on current legislation, but as best as we can we need to look ahead.
First to look ahead at life expectancy to look how much can be withdraw and still have enough to last as long as you live. Also it is key to have an idea of you future requirements and therefore income drawdown since this will impact you tax rate.
So draw a pension at a rate that means it will last for your life expectancy and drawing tax efficiently will help make it last.
Ultimately each transfer has to be taken on its own merit with regards to the type of scheme to be transferred, how many years until the client is looking to draw down, the personal tax situation of the client now and at retirement, the level of charges applied to establish and maintain the future QROPS structure and current value and type of assets held by the client, and even where the money is likely to be spent.
All these factors can and will dictate the potential jurisdiction recommended for the client.
How Can You Benefit From The 2006 Pension Reform Legislation?
If you have a private/pension, SIPP, government pension, works pension or other UK based pension other than a “state old age pension” you may be able to benefit from this new legislation.
To do so you may be able transfer your pension benefit from some of the above mentioned advantages and avoid the limitations of some of the UK based schemes.
The transfer must be made to a Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (QROPS for short) that is approved by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of which Lawsons Equity has access to.
Such a transfer (if possible) could mean significant benefits for you:
Extract a lump sum even before retirement age (up to 30% of your pension), taken from the fund, tax free.
More efficient tax planning regarding Inheritance Tax duties
Take control of the investment of your pension fund, choose your investment strategy
Receive the pension income in Euros or Sterling, or a combination and so avoid currency fluctuation from GBP to Euros. The balance can be changed annually as the proportion of expenses in each currency changes as your family and life circumstances change (i.e. children leave home, children go to university in the UK, UK home sold so no more mortgage payments etc)
Potentially receive a greater monthly/ quarterly income
The clients nominated beneficiaries receive the full pension fund on death rather than a reduced spouses pension
QROPS Advice: Is QROPS Right For You?
The answer to this question cannot be applied until a full fact finding exercise is undertaken. The scenario often used is you cannot expect to go to a doctor and simply request medication.
In reality and to receive the most suitable medication and course of tablets your doctor will as you know go through a series of questions.
Possible pension transfers have to follow the same course in that an in depth view of clients current financial circumstances a jurisdiction outside of the UK just your pension but other savings, debts, normal expenditures, and his expectation for the future in terms of phased income required (pay off a house, pay university fees, pay for a wedding etc) will need to be obtained.
With this information a set of appropriate and suitable recommendations can then be made.
Any individual of any nationality who has created a UK based pension fund (excluding the UK old age pension).
A pension fund may be in existence due to payments or contributions made from a non-contributory scheme, i.e. the employer funded the employees’ pension pot.
Lawsons Equity has a number UK expat (in various EU countries and even Maltese, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese clients who have worked in the UK at some point in their lives and either personally paid into a pension fund via their salary through their employer or paid into a personal pension scheme from their bank account.
In summary, if a UK pension fund exists we can give guidance to the individual regardless of his or her nationality.
The Overseas Transfer Charge, OTC, was introduced in the recent UK budget 9th March 2017 and is equal to 25% of the transfer value.
The charge will apply if you are not tax resident in the EEA (European Economic Area) and the transfer is made from the UK to a country other than where you reside, i.e, you are a tax resident in Canada and the transfer is into Malta.
Alternatively if you are a tax resident in the EEA and the transfer of your pension is to a country outside of the EEA the charge will still apply.
Take control of the investment of your pension fund, choose your investment strategy. Conversely and generally speaking in the UK your pension will be invested regardless of your age and risk profile. Utilising a QROPS you will have far greater control and input on how your pension is invested.
Receive the pension income in Euros or Sterling, or a combination and so avoid currency fluctuation from GBP to Euros. The balance can be changed annually as the proportion of expenses in each currency changes as your family and life circumstances change (i.e. children leave home, children go to university in the UK, UK home sold so no more mortgage payments etc
The clients nominated beneficiaries receive the full pension fund on death rather than a reduced spouses pension.
There is a wider choice of beneficiaries than in some of the UK schemes.
Do You Need To Leave UK Forever To Benefit From QROPS?
There are a number of alternative structures (to QROPS) with the above benefits that can be utilised regardless of whether or not an individual remains in the UK. Please contact us for free consultation to discuss in full.
Where To Find Current QROPS Provider List ?
The registered list of QROPS providers can be found at the following link.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-qualifying-recognised-overseas-pension-schemes-qrops/list-of-recognised-overseas-pension-schemes-notifications
The receiving scheme will often ask for evidence that the scheme accepting the transfer is stated on the UK HMRC list.
Why It Makes Sense To Take Specialist QROPS Advice?
Lawsons Equity can offer a confidential, no cost initial consultation whereby and as stated above a complete picture gathering exercise is conducted.
This means that we can then use one of the many QROPS providers we have relationships with, in the most robust jurisdictions to suit you and your proposed transfer or find an alternative solution if more appropriate to a particular set of circumstances.
We are able to combine this with a wealth of experience and expertise offered by fully qualified consultants.
It must be emphasised that there is no obligation whatsoever and in fact after an initial meeting it may be recommended that no changes should be made to your existing pension plans and provisions.
Contact us today to book your free consultation call.
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Your professional, yet friendly approach with simple explanations of the products available together with the benefits and risks and detailing the various processes, potential charges, fees etc. greatly assisted our decision regarding the suitability of the product for our circumstances.
The follow up you then provided in assisting with establishing other necessary contacts e.g.lawyers and your continuing availability for consultation, enabled us to achieve a satisfactory conclusion. "
— RETIRED CHARTERED CIVIL ENGINEER
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"Lawsons Equity were able to firstly find out the exact value of my UK pension which I must admit I had almost forgotten about and then helped me to take a lump sum from it earlier than I expected which I was very grateful for and helped me to restart with my business here in Malta"
— DAVID, ST. PAUL'S BAY, MALTA
"I have been worried about my UK pension for some time because the value of it seemed to be going down and down and it was extremely difficult when attempting to contact the correct department and transferred from one to another. Lawsons were able to make contact and apply for a transfer which means I can have an input over where it will now be invested and avoid many telephone calls to the UK"
— MARION, MARSASCALA, MALTA
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"I was impressed with the continual communication with Lawsons from the outset. My questions were always answered in a prompt manner and I found them to be extremely efficient throughout my transfer"
— DENNIS, QAWRA, MALTA
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I-City's second phase draws foreign interest
INTELLIGENT CONCEPT: Artist's impression of part of the I-City Development
I-BERHAD, which is developing the I-City intelligent township in Shah Alam, Selangor, has received offers from interested foreign parties to buy office suites in the second phase of its project.
Targeted for completion in March next year, the second phase consists of 33 office suites. The total value of the project is RM2 billion.
"We received a lot of enquiries during the WCIT (World Congress on Information Technology) and we are in talks with a few parties right now," I-Berhad deputy chief executive officer Lim Boon Siong said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The first phase of the five-year project has been taken up and will be in operation by August.
I-City is being developed on a 22.8ha freehold site in Section 7.
The intelligent township will feature eight corporate towers, two luxury hotels, two blocks of 24-storey branded residences, three- to five-storey shop-offices and retail suites. It will also house a one million sq ft shopping mall and data and innovation centres.
I-City's technology partner is the Australia-based ServCorp Ltd.
ServCorp chief information officer Marcus Moufarrige said that complete mobility for the network offered at the site is possible through the 10Gps fibre-optic network linking all office network and world-class data centre facilities provided by both ServCorp and Cisco Systems.
"This makes I-City stand out more prominently as an intelligent township against others in the world," he said.
By New Straits Times (by Zurinna Raja Adam)
Posted by Kimberg at 7:15 PM 0 comments
Labels: Commercial Property, i-City, Malaysia Property Listing / New Development, Shah Alam
Boustead Weld Quay buying land for RM90m
BOUSTEAD Holdings Bhd’s wholly-owned unit Boustead Weld Quay Sdn Bhd is buying two pieces of land in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, for RM90 million from Azrahi Hotels Sdn Bhd.
In a filing to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, it said the acquisition is intended to increase its landbank.
The acquisition is expected to contribute to the long-term future earnings of the group.
Boustead said the acquisition will be financed by bank borrowing and internally generated funds. It is expected to be completed by the first quarter of next year.
By Bernama
Labels: Land
Malaysia to scrap cement import curbs, price controls
The Malaysian government said it will scrap import curbs on cement and allow manufacturers to set their own prices after removing similar controls on steel.
"It didn't seem right that controls should be set at a level that is not reflective of costs and market price," Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today.
The trade ministry will announce the timing of the cement measures, he said.
The move comes about a week after the government lifted the ceiling price on steel bars and billets and eased import and export rules to curb a supply shortage. International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said on May 8 Malaysia may ease restrictions on its cement and steel industries to bring down prices.
Removing the controls will help shrink the price disparity between domestic and overseas prices in Malaysia that resulted in steel hoarding and shortages for builders and property developers, Aseambankers Malaysia Bhd said in a note to clients on May 12.
By Bloomberg
Labels: Building Material Cost
Selangor secures RM5b investment
SELANGOR has locked in RM5 billion investment from a European company for its Science Park 2, Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said.
"It is a 25.2-hectare development and construction of the (manufacturing plant) started last week,” he said at the last day of World Congress on Information Technology 2008 in Kuala Lumpur today.
He, however, declined to disclose the company’s name but said it was related to information and communications technology and manufacturing.
Last year, Science Park-2 received a total of RM6 billion investment from American, Japanese and European companies.
Besides the latest investment, he said, Selangor is confident of attracting more investors.
"In June, I will meet international investors to promote the benefits of investing in the state,” he said.
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Vikings show passing depth, versatility in win over Seahawks
Updated: Aug. 19, 2019, 12:28 a.m.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie tight end Irv Smith Jr. and backup wide receiver Brandon Zylstra each had touchdown receptions for Minnesota and the Vikings displayed depth and versatility in their passing game in a 25-19 exhibition victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
Kirk Cousins led the starters for two drives, the last one yielding a chip-shot field goal by Dan Bailey, and finished 6 for 8 for 68 yards without a turnover. Second-string quarterback Sean Mannion made up for an interception that safety DeShawn Shead returned 88 yards for a score by finding Smith with a short throw into the end zone just before halftime.
Then Kyle Sloter delivered the touchdown pass to Zylstra in the third quarter, polishing off a decent night for an offense that underwent an offseason scheme change after an underwhelming first year with Cousins at the helm.
The first team took two turns for the Seahawks, too, and Russell Wilson went 6 for 9 for 82 yards without a turnover after sitting out the preseason opener. He had a 33-yard completion to Jaron Brown, who has a starting wide receiver spot for now following the retirement of Doug Baldwin. First-round draft pick D.K. Metcalf did not play because of a leg injury. Brown’s catch set up the first of four field goals by Jason Myers.
Seattle’s pass rush was strong in the first half, with Barkevious Mingo pressuring Mannion as he threw before Chad Beebe was expecting the ball after his turn on a hitch route. The blocking for Minnesota will continue to be the most scrutinized aspect of the team, and the starting offensive line, missing injured right tackle Brian O’Neill, was vulnerable in spots. Cousins and rookie center Garrett Bradbury shared a botched under-center snap resulting in a fumble the Vikings recovered.
Mannion went 11 for 14 for 88 yards. Sloter finished 11 for 13 for 116 yards.
SAINTS 19, CHARGERS 17
CARSON (AP) — Taysom Hill had 191 yards of offense and directed three second-half scoring drives to help New Orleans past Los Angeles.
In a game where Philip Rivers and Drew Brees were sideline observers, Hill supplied most of the quarterback highlights. The third-year, all-purpose player was 11 of 15 for 136 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for 55 yards. New Orleans trailed 17-3 at halftime.
Hill threw a 27-yard TD pass to Austin Carr with 3:10 remaining in the third quarter to bring the Saints (1-1) to 17-10.
Hill then directed an 11-play, 69-yard drive midway through the fourth quarter that culminated in a 1-yard TD pass to Devine Ozigbo. The Saints went for 2, but Hill was sacked by Anthony Lanier II.
Following a Chargers punt, Hill drove the Saints into field goal range, where Will Lutz made a 28-yarder with 1:08 remaining.
Troymaine Pope returned a punt 81 yards for a TD for the Chargers (0-2). Andre Patton had five receptions for 62 yards.
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Airbus Parent Reports Higher H1 Profit
European aerospace group EADS is to change its name to Airbus and shake up its corporate structure as part of push to give its civil aviation division more prominence.
Greg Keller, Associated Press
PARIS (AP) -- European aerospace group EADS is to change its name to Airbus and shake up its corporate structure as part of push to give its civil aviation division more prominence.
As well as the name change next year, European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. will reshuffle its space and military units into one division, the company said Wednesday. It also unveiled a 31 percent increase in first-half net profits on the same time last year to 759 million euros ($1 billion).
EADS says the changes will "enhance integration and cohesion" of the 13-year-old group formed from the French, German and Spanish aerospace companies.
In the first half, the Airbus unit took in 722 net orders in the first half, up from 230 a year earlier. The civil aircraft business still accounts for almost 70 percent of EADS' group sales.
EADS had once sought to become less dependent on its civil aircraft business with a goal of growing its defense business, maker of the A400M European freighter, to around half of total revenue. Those plans were shelved with the global economic downturn and government belt-tightening.
Under its new organization, a new defense entity will be created dubbed Airbus Defense & Space, housing the existing military business along with satellite maker Astrium and drone and electronics business Cassidian.
The Eurocopter civil and military helicopter business remains separate in the new organization but is renamed Airbus Helicopters.
EADS chief executive Tom Enders called the changes "an evolution, not a revolution."
"We affirm the predominance of commercial aeronautics in our group and we restructure and focus our defense and space activities to take costs out, increase profitability and improve our market position," Enders said in the statement.
Airbus delivered 295 civilian planes in the first half, just less than the 306 record by arch-rival Boeing. At last month's Paris Air Show, Airbus took in firm orders for 241 aircraft including 65 for its A350 widebody.
The A350 is still undergoing testing, but is expected to enter into service in the first half of next year. It made its first fly-by over Le Bourget air field during the air show last month. On Wednesday EADS said the program "is now entering the most critical phase" and that it "remains challenging."
"Any schedule change could lead to an increasingly higher impact on provisions," EADS said.
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Home » Composite applications » Products » Thermoplastic materials for aerospace
Thermoplastic materials for aerospace
Sabic says that it plans to showcase its range of thermoplastic materials for the aerospace industry at the Aircraft Interiors Expo, taking place in in Hamburg, Germany, from 2-4 April 2019. The materials are key constituents of composite materials, including resin, sheet, film, filament and foam, the company says, adding that they help produce high strength aircraft that are regulatory compliant and lightweight. Sabic’s thermoplastics are also reportedly fully compliant with all stringent international flame, smoke and toxicity regulations.
‘As air travel continues along its ever more competitive journey, many customers are seeking design and manufacturing solutions which enable them to not only reduce costs in manufacturing and fuel consumption, but to offer passengers inflight experiences which evoke a more golden age of travel – through more comfort, more luxury, more options for personalization,’ said Paul DiSciullo, global segment leader, mass transportation, Sabic.
This story uses material from Sabic, with editorial changes made by Materials Today. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of Elsevier.
Solvay and Fokker join forces to develop aircraft composites
Solvay and GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business have formed a partnership to promote the use of thermoplastic composite materials on aircraft.
Hexcel to acquire aerospace business
Hexcel Corporation it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Aerospace & Defense (A&D) business of Oxford Performance Materials (OPM).
Composite helicopter components
GKN Aerospace says that it has produced four thermoplastic composite components for its Bell V-280 Valor craft.
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Final cheers and accolades for Cub athletes as they commit to college teams
In celebration of their skill, leadership, and sportsmanship, four Mayfield athletes announced they have committed to playing sports at the collegiate level during a signing ceremony marked by one last round of raucous cheers from their Cub friends and family.
Three Volleyball Cubs—Maeve Davitt ’19, Catie Sanchez ’19 and Charlotte Pizante ’19—all instrumental in leading Mayfield to our first Prep League Championship in five years, will continue playing on a college court. Sophia Alvarez ’19, a member of the Prep League Championship Track & Field team, will also continue on in college as a shot putter.
“These athletes all exemplify what it means to be a Mayfield Cub,” said Athletic Director Steve Bergen. “Their athleticism, determination and spirit will be missed here at Mayfield, but certainly be a credit to their new college teams.”
Congratulations and high-fives to:
Maeve Davitt ’19: Volleyball, Santa Clara University, California
Maeve distinguished herself not only on the court in the key libero position, but as a leader serving as Varsity team captain and co-chair of the Athletic Leadership Council. In the most tension-packed moments of games, Maeve remains cool, focused and skilled, said Athletic Director Steve Bergen.
A few of her extensive accolades include:
Varsity Volleyball Best Defensive Player
Varsity Volleyball Coaches’ Award
Varsity Volleyball First Team All League
What has Cubs Athletics meant to you?
“Mayfield athletics has been an integral part of my high school experience and has played a large role in shaping who I am today. I have truly learned how to work together as a team. The friendships I have made playing sports at Mayfield will forever have an impact on my life. From Soccer Sleepovers and Alumnae games to Volleyball tournaments in Arizona, these teams have become like families to me...The athletic department is truly amazing, encouraging us to the best we can be on and off the court.”
Why do you want to pursue this sport in college:
“The fact that I have had such an amazing athletic experience the last four years makes me want to continue at a higher level...I am so grateful that I have the opportunity continue my passion! What better setting than on the beach playing beach volleyball!”
Catie Sanchez ’19: Volleyball, Bates College, Maine
Catie epitomizes the definition of team player and her skills on the court as an outside hitter were vital to the strength of the Cubs Varsity team. Mr. Bergen described her as “the heart of the team,” a player whose infectious energy fueled team spirit and energized teammates to perform at their highest level. Catie’s leadership off the court extended to her role as co-chair of the Athletic Leadership Council. Eager to improve her athleticism and competitive spirit, Catie also played on Cub Varsity Water Polo and Swim team.
Several of her many sports accolades include:
Varsity Coaches’ Award
Varsity Captain
“Mayfield Athletics has helped me form some of the greatest friendships I have today. As an underclassman, I loved looking up to and meeting older girls. As a junior and senior, I loved moving into a leadership position and setting an example for younger girls. I absolutely love being a part of such a large program like volleyball that is consistently growing and doing better in league each year! Cubs Athletics forms strong bonds that will always have a special place in my heart!”
Why do you want to pursue volleyball in college?
“Having the opportunity to study and meet people at an amazing place like Bates is great, but having the chance to also play volleyball makes it all that much more of a perfect dream! I couldn't be more excited to go to Bates and meet my teammates in the fall. I love the balance of Division 3 Athletics that allows me to focus on my academics, pursue my sport competitively, and also have time to do the other things I love!”
Charlotte Pizante ’19: Volleyball, Emerson College
Charlotte joined the Varsity team her Junior year and her quiet power and dedication to practice and strengthen her game and jump high contributed mightily to the success of the team. She improved exponentially between her junior and senior year and was a player that could be counted on, Mr. Bergen said.
Accolades include:
Second Team, All League
Team MVP
“Athletics has been a part of my life for the past three years and I feel like the gym is my second home. It has given me another family in a way, with all of my teammates and coaches.”
“I have been playing volleyball since seventh grade and I honestly can't picture myself not playing anymore. I am also so excited to meet new teammates and play other colleges that my friends attend near me!”
Sophia Alvarez ’19: shot put, Lewis and Clark University
Sophia discovered she had impressive skills with the shot put when she joined the Track & Field Cubs her junior year. Her concentration, discipline and powerful “put,” pushing not throwing a spherical weight from the shoulder, added depth to a Cub team mainly know for distance running. Sophia was a strong contributor and part of our field event athletes who are making significant stride is the specialities. Mr. Bergen noted that she is typically the first player at practice and is always willing to lend a hand to others. Sophia is a true scholar-athlete and her passion for writing and reading, her intellect and critical thinking skills will take her far in college and beyond!
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Athletic Director Steve Bergen with four college-bound Cub athletes
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Assessing Time Series Reversibility through Permutation Patterns
Cross-Sectoral Information Transfer in the Chinese Stock Market around Its Crash in 2015
10.3390/e20090664
Alsabery, A. I.
Ismael, M. A.
Chamkha, A. J.
Hashim, I.
Numerical Investigation of Mixed Convection and Entropy Generation in a Wavy-Walled Cavity Filled with Nanofluid and Involving a Rotating Cylinder
by Ammar I. Alsabery 1,2, Muneer A. Ismael 3, Ali J. Chamkha 4,5 and Ishak Hashim 2,*
Department of Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Technical Engineering, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf 54001, Iraq
School of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering College, University of Basrah, Basrah 61004, Iraq
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Sultan Endowment for Energy and the Environment, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
RAK Research and Innovation Center, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, P.O. Box 10021, Ras Al Khaimah 86416, UAE
Entropy 2018, 20(9), 664; https://doi.org/10.3390/e20090664
Received: 1 August 2018 / Revised: 28 August 2018 / Accepted: 31 August 2018 / Published: 3 September 2018
This numerical study considers the mixed convection and the inherent entropy generated in Al 2 O 3 –water nanofluid filling a cavity containing a rotating conductive cylinder. The vertical walls of the cavity are wavy and are cooled isothermally. The horizontal walls are thermally insulated, except for a heat source segment located at the bottom wall. The dimensionless governing equations subject to the selected boundary conditions are solved numerically using the Galerkin finite-element method. The study is accomplished by inspecting different ranges of the physical and geometrical parameters, namely, the Rayleigh number ( 10 3 ≤ R a ≤ 10 6 ), angular rotational velocity ( 0 ≤ Ω ≤ 750 ), number of undulations ( 0 ≤ N ≤ 4 ), volume fraction of Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles ( 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 0.04 ), and the length of the heat source ( 0.2 ≤ H ≤ 0.8 ) . The results show that the rotation of the cylinder boosts the rate of heat exchange when the Rayleigh number is less than 5 × 10 5 . The number of undulations affects the average Nusselt number for a still cylinder. The rate of heat exchange increases with the volume fraction of the Al 2 O 3 nanoparticles and the length of the heater segment. View Full-Text
Keywords: entropy generation; mixed convection; wavy cavity; rotating solid cylinder; heat source entropy generation; mixed convection; wavy cavity; rotating solid cylinder; heat source
Alsabery, A.I.; Ismael, M.A.; Chamkha, A.J.; Hashim, I. Numerical Investigation of Mixed Convection and Entropy Generation in a Wavy-Walled Cavity Filled with Nanofluid and Involving a Rotating Cylinder. Entropy 2018, 20, 664.
Alsabery AI, Ismael MA, Chamkha AJ, Hashim I. Numerical Investigation of Mixed Convection and Entropy Generation in a Wavy-Walled Cavity Filled with Nanofluid and Involving a Rotating Cylinder. Entropy. 2018; 20(9):664.
Alsabery, Ammar I.; Ismael, Muneer A.; Chamkha, Ali J.; Hashim, Ishak. 2018. "Numerical Investigation of Mixed Convection and Entropy Generation in a Wavy-Walled Cavity Filled with Nanofluid and Involving a Rotating Cylinder." Entropy 20, no. 9: 664.
Entropy, EISSN 1099-4300, Published by MDPI AG
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Public Health & Policy > Medicaid
House Members Talk Higher Medicaid Pay
by David Pittman David Pittman, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today June 12, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats agree on little about Medicaid reform but are in concert that provider reimbursements need to be higher, judging from a hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
The problem is that states control provider payment rates and not much can be done from Washington.
However, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, suggested Wednesday that Congress do one thing that can be done from Washington: extend the temporary payment increase Medicaid primary care providers are seeing, bringing their reimbursements on par with those of Medicare. The change impacts general pediatricians, general internists, and family physicians.
The Affordable Care Act allowed for this bump in pay for 2013 and 2014 with the federal government paying the difference, but Waxman suggested it be extended beyond next year. "Any member concerned about access to doctors for Medicaid beneficiaries should surely embrace that," he said.
Medicaid on average pays 66% of Medicare rates, Seema Verma, MPH, a health policy consultant with Strategic Health Policy Solutions in Carmel, Ind., told lawmakers at the committee hearing, entitled "The Need for Medicaid Reform."
In 2012, 45 states froze or reduced provider reimbursement rates. "Many providers lose money seeing Medicaid patients," she said. "Medicaid beneficiaries struggle to schedule appointments, face longer wait times, and have difficulty obtaining specialty care."
The Medicaid payment parity has been slow to take effect as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services was late to release rules on the pay increase, and states and provider organizations have been scrambling to help primary care physicians attest to their specialty in order to receive the pay bump.
Payment -- which is retroactive to Jan. 1 -- is starting to flow in at least four states: Florida, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Nevada, the American Academy of Pediatrics told MedPage Today.
Rep. Mike Burgess, MD (R-Texas), called reimbursement rates "already embarrassingly low."
In his home state of Texas, only 31% of doctors accept new Medicaid patients. "This trend only foreshadows a threat to access for millions of new Medicaid beneficiaries beginning next year," he said.
Burgess -- like everyone else at Wednesday's hearing -- didn't comment directly on Waxman's call for extending the Medicaid pay parity.
Instead, Wednesday's hearing provided a chance to discuss Medicaid reforms. The ACA will expand Medicaid to all those effectively making up to 138% of the federal poverty level in states that agree to the expansion. So far, 23 states have agreed to expand their Medicaid programs, 20 have said they won't, and eight are still weighing various options, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The popular Republican plan has been to transform Medicaid into a block grant program, whereby the federal government gives states a set amount of money per beneficiary and allows them to run the program as they see fit.
"The program needs true reform, and we can no longer tinker around edges with policies that add on to the bureaucratic layers that decrease access, prohibit innovation, and fail to provide better healthcare to the poor," Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said.
Democrats have opposed such a measure, saying the low-income elderly and disabled will be most at risk.
"Block grants, per capita caps, and increases in beneficiary premiums and copays do not reduce healthcare costs, but simply shift costs to beneficiaries, providers, and states," Waxman said. "And they make it less likely that people will be able to access care when they need it."
Arkansas' efforts in Medicaid reform received a great deal of attention Wednesday, as the state's surgeon general, Joe Thompson, MD, MPH, testified before the lawmakers.
The state started a cost-sharing program in October that will determine if a provider reaches quality and cost targets based on historical models for certain episodes. Providers who manage care and costs well compared to historical cost levels receive rewards. Those who don't face losing payments.
Thompson said the program appears to be working; providers are starting to change their habits, and the rate of spending growth in the state is the lowest it has been in 25 years.
"We have had -- I would not say endorsement -- I would say very positive engagement from our clinical community," he said. "They recognize the system is going to change. They would rather be in control of that change as opposed to putting managed care on top of them."
Thompson told MedPage Today that the program would expand to 14 conditions later this year after starting with five.
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Ajit Pawar: Petitioner can't be settling his personal grievances
Updated: Jan 15, 2020, 07:37 IST | Faizan Khan | Mumbai
On the petitioner's claim that police is not filing an FIR against him, Pawar said that the petitioner did not exhaust all legal remedies available to him before approaching the court
Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar filed an affidavit in court in reply to PILs against him in the alleged Rs 70,000 crore irrigation scam, saying the petitioner does not have a locus to file such pleas and that he can't be using the court to settle personal grievances.
The affidavit was filed in Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench on Tuesday. Asserting his right to remain silent, Pawar denied all allegations, saying he is cooperating with the investigating agency but cannot be called upon to answer every allegation of the petitioner.
He also said that despite not being named in any FIR, the investigating agency has handed him questionnaires and the PIL was filed against him when there was another government in the state and he was a prominent leader of the opposition.
On the petitioner's claim that police is not filing an FIR against him, Pawar said that the petitioner did not exhaust all legal remedies available to him before approaching the court.
In addition, he mentioned an affidavit submitted on November 26, 2018, by the then ACB chief Sanjay Barve, who is now the commissioner of Mumbai police. Pawar said that Barve didn't have all the required information with him at that time.
Barve's affidavit had said, "It is observed that the minister in charge of the water resources department shoves the responsibility on to the officers. In the Gosikhurd and Jigaon projects, Ajit Pawar had signed an extension of tenders himself."
Last year, three affidavits were filed by the state Anti-Corruption Bureau — including one by its current chief Param Bir Singh, who is a top contender for the post of Mumbai police commissioner — giving a clean chit to Pawar.
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Mumbai: Woman runner who was stabbed in SoBo seven years ago gets back on track
Updated: Jan 11, 2020, 08:06 IST | Hemal Ashar | Mumbai
Knifed in SoBo on practice run seven years ago, Tardeo resident to participate in Mumbai marathon; never give up says braveheart.
Meher Lamberaj took to team games like basket ball after the attack so she would not be alone
It has been seven years since Meher Lamberaj was stabbed by two bike borne men at Marine Drive. Lamberaj was on a morning training run on September 13, 2013, for the Mumbai marathon which was a few months away, when she was stabbed on her right arm, as she tried to resist mobile phone thieves. Her assailants escaped on bike but her right arm was slit from elbow to shoulder, besides many slashes.
On Sunday January 19, Lamberaj a Tardeo resident, is set to notch up one more milestone in her journey to psychological recovery when she runs in the 10-km event in the Tata Mumbai Marathon. The 10-km is a recently introduced distance by Procam, organisers of the Tata Mumbai Marathon.
Lamberaj, 38, said of her 2013 attack, "I was recently divorced then. I am a working mother of two daughters. I decided to run the 42-km (the full marathon) Mumbai marathon that year, going out of my comfort zone, and was training for six months. I was on a long, training run and taking a breather near the Air India Building, Marine Drive. I had my mobile phone in my back pocket. It was 5.30 am and quite dark. I had noticed two bike borne men riding close by. Then I felt a hand on my back. To my shock, it was one of the bike riders trying to take my mobile."
"I held on to his hand and started shouting. I was determined not to let him escape. I have two daughters myself, I want this city to be safe. He started punching me, but the adrenaline was so high that I was not letting him go," she added.
What she thought were punches were not so, he had slashed her many times with a knife. "It was dark and I could not see the blood. Then I felt a sharp pain in my right arm. It had been cut from the elbow to just below the shoulder. I felt blood gushing out. I loosened my hold, the assailant fled. By that time, other runners were rushing towards me," she recalled.
After the attack
Lamberaj was rushed to Bombay Hospital. "Mumbai has a golden heart," she stressed. "The cabbie took me without hesitation. I remember slipping in and out of consciousness. The good Samaritan runners coerced the hospital to take me. I had no money, no identification. I remember shouting, 'I am B positive I have no allergies.' I had not informed my mother immediately because she is a cancer patient. My friends told my family that I will be staying with them for a day, something has happened. My friend had to sign a consent form for the operation and there was a risk clearly cited that I may lose my arm," she said.
Courage speaks
Lamberaj doffed her hat to Dr Vinay Jacob, who treated her. The aesthetic, plastic and re-constructive micro-surgeon said, "She is a wonderful person and such a fighter. She held her composure in the face of the attack and then, never gave up through treatment. There is a message in such courage for all."
Meher said she was psychologically affected by the attack. "I started playing team games like basketball and football, so that I was not alone. For years afterwards, I would see bikers and tremble, even breaking down into tears," she said.
Now, Lamberaj is running again. "My right hand has regained some strength but it is swollen. I cannot write more than a page and cannot lift weight with that hand. My mother is critically ill, I have lost my job recently. Running is proving my anchor, like it was all those years ago, before my attack. Once again it is pulling me out of an abyss. I am going to run the 10-km, which may not be much for some, but is certainly a big deal for me. I am hugely overweight now, but determined to conquer that distance," said the warrior who will celebrate her 39th birthday on January 18. "I will spend my birthday, on a short training run. It will be a brand new beginning again. We cannot capitulate the blows life has in store for us. Dust off the mud, get up and run, that is my message to myself and to Mumbai," said Lamberaj who has already won the gold medal for inspirational spirit and resilience.
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Milton Fisk
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Indiana University
Writings in Print
Writings in Progress
Highlights of Model Bill for Universal Publicly Paid Health Care in Indiana
The Indiana General Assembly would establish the Health Care Finance Plan that would pay providers for comprehensive health services to all residents of Indiana.
A board, with both appointed and publicly elected members, would administer the Plan with the aim of enhancing health education, primary and preventive care, provider accountability, and administrative efficiency.
The Board would divide the state into regional health planning and policy districts whose councils would advise the Board in drawing up a comprehensive budget.
A Board managed trust fund would be the only payer compensating claims for services covered by the plan. Private insurers and individual patients would no longer compensate doctors and hospitals.
The Trust Fund would finance Board approved capital expenditures for participating individual and institutional providers.
The Trust Fund would pay for training/retraining health-care sector employees who the change from a multi-payer to a single-payer system has displaced.
The Trust Fund would use waivers to capture monies now dedicated to other public programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Employers would pay a progressive payroll tax into the Trust Fund. Individuals subject to income tax would pay a progressive income tax into the Fund. The law would set the upper and lower percentages for these taxes.
When the law takes effect, individuals and employers would continue paying for health plans for which they have contracted until those contracts expire while also making payments to the Trust Fund, for which they would then get a tax credit.
The Health Plan would cover participants for, among other things, preventive services, inpatient and outpatient services, services by individual practitioners, dental care, prescription drugs, mental health services, and long-term care.
For an individual receiving health care under the Plan, there would be no co-payments and no charges beyond what the Plan pays. Patients would be free to choose their doctors and hospitals.
The Board would negotiate fees and rates with both individual and institutional providers, any of whom would be free to choose whether to be compensated either as a fee-for-service provider or as a capitated (fee-for-client) provider.
Hoosiers for a Commonsense Health Plan, PO Box 2632, Bloomington IN 47402; www.HCHP.info
“Right to Work”: Menace to Labor
Derechos humanos, metas sociales, y universalidad
Global Public Goods and Self-Interest
Human Rights and Living Wages
Living-wage ordinance opponents ignore the harm of poverty wages
Multiculturalism and Neoliberalism
Social Feeling and the Morality of Socialism
Social Feelings and the Morality of Socialism
The Presidential Candidates’ Health Plans: Why We Deserve Better!
The Roots of Poverty
Unaffordable Health Insurance and Presidential Politics
Why Wars for High Principles Are Just as Bad as the Rest
On Changing the Liberal Ideology among Academics
Republicanism and Social Goals: Going beyond Habermas and Rawls
Rethinking Community: Jobs, Poverty, and Solidarity
Social Viability as the Goal of Ethical Life
Society and Right in the Morality of the Communist Manifesto:
The Coordinated Attack on Public Goods and Public Sector Unions
The Influence of Philosophical Currents on Labor Unions
The New Altruists
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Kids & Classes
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In Cooperation with the Chad Clifton Foundation | Rated R
They Shall Not Grow Old Film Screening
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Special Film Screening in Honor of Veterans Day. FREE for Veterans & Active Military in cooperation with the Chad Clifton Foundation.
They Shall Not Grow Old | Rated R
Peter Jackson directs this homage to the British troops of the First World War with never-before-seen-footage of soldiers as they faced the fear and uncertainty of frontline battle in Belgium. Digitally remastered and now in color, the footage has been studied by lip reading experts whose transcripts were recorded and used as audio for the film. Overlayed by a narrative of those who partook in the war from interviews made in the 1960s and 1970s, this historic revisiting marks one hundred years since the end of the Great War.
A documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
Through ground breaking computer restoration technology, filmmaker Peter Jackson's team creates a moving real-to-life depiction of the WWI, as never seen before in restored, vivid colorizing & retiming of the film frames, in order to honor those who fought and more accurately depict this historical moment in world history. Written by Curtis Medina
About the Chad Clifton Foundation
The Chad Clifton Foundation is a Non-Profit Organization founded in honor of Richard Chad Clifton. Chad was KIA in Iraq in 2005. In his honor we remember the Fallen, aid the wounded, and support those in harm's way.
We Will Not Forget.
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The historic Milton Theatre is a uniquely diverse venue where you will find the best local, regional, national, and international talent. Free municipal and on-street parking are available. Full bar and light food options available. This facility is fully accessible.
Milton Theatre Art House Film Series
The "Milton Theatre Art House Film Series" celebrates some of the very best award-winning films that you may not have heard of! This is the chance for film lovers to appreciate these great works in a physical space where cinema truly comes alive! Now, more than ever, the world needs thought-provoking, meaningful and life-changing art, and the venues in which to experience it. The Milton Theatre Art House Film Series acknowledges the vibrant and multifaceted independent film culture that exists outside of the mainstream cinema while simultaneously celebrating some of Hollywood's greatest releases!
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Hit Factory Criteria At 50
Hit Factory Criteria Studios (Miami) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and recent upgrades show how the studio continues to thrive in this
By Barbara Schultz ⋅ Jul 1, 2008
At Hit Factory Criteria’s new SSL Duality console are (from left) studio manager Trevor Fletcher, general
manager Bob Lanier and chief technician Simon Soong
Photo: Les Stone
Hit Factory Criteria Studios (Miami) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and recent upgrades show how the studio continues to thrive in this tricky business. With help from SSL, the studio’s older Sony Oxford console has been replaced with an SSL Duality. In addition, with assistance from Guitar Center Pro, five Pro Tools systems were upgraded to HD5s with Apple 30-inch Cinema displays.
Bob Lanier, general manager of Hit Factory Criteria Entertainment says that the new console, with its flexible control surface, allows the studio to accommodate diverse projects. “One thing about this studio and where [late owner] Eddie Germano and Janice Germano, owner/CEO, always wanted it to be was to be on target as far as the versatility of the rooms,” says Lanier. “With the variety of clientele we have, we’ve got to have that versatility.”
“A lot of our clients have established a comfort level with SSL products,” says studio manager Trevor Fletcher. “We’ve bought our share of them over the years, and this is the next cutting edge. It’s got the analog control surface and the integration of DAW control. While we’ve got lots of established, large-format consoles here, we keep an eye to the future.”
During his 25-plus years with the studio — dating to long before Hit Factory acquired the facility in 1999 — Fletcher has seen the clientele change, from primarily soul and R&B to rock to disco to today’s mix of urban, Latin, rock ‘n’ roll, pop and more.
“Just in the past couple of months,” Lanier says, “we’ve had the Australian group Jet with Iggy Pop, Chris Cornell with Timbaland, Madonna mixes, Mariah Carey mixes.”
Fletcher and Lanier acknowledge that the proliferation of project rooms, low-budget gear and lower label budgets have changed the way they work over the years, but Fletcher says the studio will simply “grow with it. It’s just another day and another way you have to be creative to give your clients the best service for the money.”
“Would I prefer it was 1977?” Lanier asks with a laugh. “Yeah. That would be great. The business model for record companies then was essentially, ‘Here’s a starting budget. Let us know when you need more.’ Now it’s oriented to the business side and costs and control. But people recognize what we provide here — the service and acoustic spaces — and people are willing to pay for that when the best matters.”
On the Cover: Hit Factory Criteria—50 Years of Musical Milestones
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Hit Factory Criteria at 50: Studio Marks Golden Anniversary with Upgrades
THE MERGER OF TWO CLASSIC FACILITIES: The Hit Factory Criteria Miami
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Mix Regional Florida: Trevor Fletcher, Hit Factory Criteria
Remote Recording, Skywalker Sound, Hit Factory Team Up
Native Instruments Rise & Hit: Explosive Cinematic Sound Library and Virtual Instrument
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Great American Country Chooses SSL C100 HD Console
Mix Staff ⋅ Dec 17, 2007
Great American Country (GAC), a Nashville-based country music television network, has acquired a Solid State Logic C100 HD Digital Broadcast Console. The C132 will be housed in the network’s new production studio on Nashville’s Music Row and used to produce shows including GAC Top 20 Country Countdown, GAC Nights and On the Streets. The studio will be complete in the fourth quarter of 2007.
A critical factor in selecting the C132 was GAC’s future direction, notes Kevin Kritch, VP of production operations. “We anticipate more performance-based production in the facility, so it was important for us to have a good quality sound board that provides a lot of flexibility, as well as having multitracking capabilities,” he says. “Our quality and production demands are as strenuous as any network’s. Premier programs require exceptional production, and Solid State Logic’s C100 HD ensures that we will provide viewers at home with the cleanest and sharpest audio quality possible.”
GAC, a property of Scripps Networks, offers a wide variety of country music. In addition to country music videos, GAC features original programming, special musical performances and live concerts, and is the exclusive television home of the Grand Ole Opry. GAC is available in approximately 50 million households.
“We looked at other consoles, but SSL has a proven track record among numerous Scripps owned properties, including Food Network and broadcast stations, that are extremely pleased with the results,” Kritch concludes. “After reviewing the alternatives, it was an easy choice.”
Scripps Networks is a leading developer of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet, including Food Network, which has also employed the Solid State Logic C100 Digital Broadcast Console.
For more information, visit www.solid-state-logic.com and www.gactv.com.
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Deeper Than Grime: Calibar Interview
After receiving the privilege to witness the magic behind the scenes a couple weeks ago at a video shoot for the soon to be released track ‘Come over’ featuring Wizzy Wow and GF ...
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After receiving the privilege to witness the magic behind the scenes a couple weeks ago at a video shoot for the soon to be released track ‘Come over’ featuring Wizzy Wow and GFrsh; it was only right I organised an interview with the ‘Cali-Bunga’ star himself. In a quite dainty location that was Pizza Hut Calibar and I enjoyed a couple of slices as we sat down to discuss his music career thus far…
As a child what could you see yourself doing when you were older? Did you always want to go down the music route?
Does listening to Michael Jackson and doing moon walker in the mirror count? When I was younger I wanted to be a wrestler, I wanted to be in WWF and fight Hulk Hogan (laughs), but nah definitely music would have been part of my dreams as well. I’ve always liked music people like ‘Puff Daddy’ and ‘Mase’ have inspired me, so from those days I have always been into music. I have always recited other rappers lyrics and mimicked them growing up so music was definitely a big part of me when I was younger.
Who would you say has been your role model or mentor?
I don’t really have any role models or mentors you know but don’t get me wrong I do look at others and I do see them as inspiration like my pal Wretch 32. He’s doing big things at the moment and I do see him as a big inspiration.
Out of the two, Ambition or Talent what matters to you the most for success?
You need both you can’t have one without the other, you could have talent but if you don’t get your stuff out there and heard no one will ever hear them, so you could just be ‘bedroom talent’. You just can’t have one without the other…
– So you wouldn’t pick one attribute and just place it a little bit higher than the other then?
Hmm ok, maybe ambition because to tell you the truth there are a lot of ambitious spitters out there and not to put anyone down but not everyone is as talented as the next artist. Although with ambition and drive a lot of people have made it so ambition and hard work pays off.
What don’t you own that you would love to possess at this moment in time?
A pizza I’m waiting for, she said it would be 15 minutes, we have only been here for 1so we have 14 more minutes to go (laughs).
Could you tell us about your biggest expense or extravagance that you have?
I would say it was a note from my grandma because she passed away, that means more to me than anything. I never got to meet her so it’s priceless.
In your opinion what would you say was the difference between a mixtape and an actual album?
What I would call a mixtape now a days, is just showcasing what you can do with bars, delivery and just experimenting with stuff. Whilst with an actual album that would probably be like your best work ever, some people take years to make an album. A mixtape you could probably just do within a month or even in a couple of weeks but it’s just beats and bars. You may use an American beat to flow over or any instrumental but an album is your full body of work you get the instrumental from scratch and you put together the bars. The album is just the proper material.
Tell us about your career progression right from your 1st mixtape down to your most recent?
I had a mixtape in 2006 which was my first one it was called ‘They’re not in my Calibar’. I basically just did that, to be quite frank I haven’t really taken music that seriously up until this year so other mixtapes that I have done from before I have just done them just for the sake of it. I would say from when I did my F64, (shouts out to SB.TV) I got the incentive to take music more seriously. Before then I was never consistent with it, it was more fun but now as well as it being fun I treat it as a business.
Give us an insight into your thought process behind ‘Cold World’?
Ahh you like that one yeah (laughs), a lot of people don’t know about that video because I didn’t put it on YouTube, I did afterwards though. Basically the thought process behind it was that we do live in a cold world whether it be summer, spring or autumn it’s always going to be harsh out there. No one is going to walk you to your house and give you an opportunity; you have to go get it yourself.
Now tell us a bit about the video you were shooting a couple weeks ago and how you came up with the concept for it?
With the video ‘Come Over’ featuring Wizzy Wow and GFrsh I have to give full credit to ‘Kalvadour’ he’s the producer and he came up with the concept video wise with all the girls and the location. He also shot the video I did with Dot Rotten which was called ‘Hard Work’ and he also done ‘Calibunga’ so shouts out to Kal.
What current projects are you working on?
At the moment I have been doing a few bits and bobs with Slix from ‘Ruff Squad’. We did an ‘Otis’ freestyle recently, it received a good reception so I’m just going to get cracking on and do some more stuff. I’m not going to do any mixtapes for this year, ‘Lost and Found’ was my mixtape for 2011 so I’m just going to focus on the visuals for now and next year possibly get an EP and more videos, just a lot of TV work.
What is your greatest achievement in life so far?
Actually sticking to what I said I was going to do at the beginning of this year, I said I was going to create a mixtape and three videos this year and I’ve done that. For the whole of my career I’ve always said ‘I’m going do this, I’m going to do that with music but I didn’t really do it ever so I’m proud of that.
On a ‘Madness Scale’ – with sadness being a 1 and madness being a 10 where would you say your life is at so far?
With sadness being number 1 and madness being number 10 I would say 6, even 7 or even 10 (laughs). No, let’s just say 7 because I hardly ever get enough sleep, until I get my sleep back then I’ll be as sane as I use to be, it’s just mad, I need my sleep back.
Lastly tell your fans where they will be able to catch you in the following weeks/months?
Check me out on the YouTube there will be plenty of stuff coming on there, subscribe to CalibarArtist that’s my YouTube as there will be a lot more freestyles I’ll be putting out. Should be weekly or fortnightly; also get me on the twitter which is @Calibars
Any last words……
Cali-Bunga!…
Originally hailing from the Combination Camp, which also introduced the likes of Wretch 32; Tottenham lyricist Calibar is back with his latest mixtape Lost & Found; following the seriously slept on debut ‘Their Not In My Calibar’ and the more recent SK Vibemaker hosted Capricorn mixtape.
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The painting draws upon Gokalp’s earlier years, which featured a focus on classical training. To symbolise the significance of this time in his life and his enduring idolisation of Caravaggio, Gokalp even has The Entombment of Christ tattooed on his arm. However, Gokalp’s rendition is not just a replica or a copy, it is a referral to today’s art-scene and a criticism of all the artists, including Gokalp himself, on how much really is sacrificed…
The model being worshipped in this painting by a collection of renowned figurative artists has no name, as sacrifice is nameless. While some artists fear the death of the model in the composition, one is only concerned with her modern day narcissism. The true figure with true sadness is the mother, or from a Caravaggio-point-of-view Virgin/Holy Mary, embodied by the artist’s wife in Gokalp’s painting. Perhaps this is a tribute to her wife, as only she knows the true extent of the dedication, precision, perfection and ultimately sacrifice that the work of an artist like Gokalp requires. .
With ‘The Sacrifice of the Model’, Gokalp is seeking the viewer’s attention to look behind the canvas, to think about all the models, artists, artist’s wives, all who sacrificed sometimes an ear [Van Gogh], vision [Monet], or the ability to hear [Beethoven] for the sake of art and recognition. Clearly, art is dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty, beyond what can be valued, rich or rare, no less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour*...
*Section taken from Shakespeare’s King Lear
The Sacrifice of the Model by Mertim Gokalp - Doug Moran Portrait Prize Finalist 2016
Oil on Linen | 200 x 150 cm
Featuring: Project [504] artists Nick Stathopoulos, Marcus Callum, Kathrin Longhurst,
Lucy West-Sooby, a 'no name' model (Aimee Fitzgerald) & Mertim's wife (Melodi Gokalp).
The Sacrifice of the Model on Media:
Sydney Morning Herald & The Age via FairFax Media
SBS Evening news on June, 22nd & Online
Channel 9 Evening news June 22nd
Doug Moran Portrait Prize 2015 the Sacrifice of the Model
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Howe-Orme: Forgotten Voices Remembered
May 13, 2006 - April 30, 2007
The Howe-Orme instruments were manufactured for a relatively short time from 1897 until about 1910 but many have survived to this day and are becoming highly valued. The secret to the sustained appreciation of these instruments is in the high quality of their craftsmanship and construction, and in their very impressive visual appearance expressed through the beautiful work of pearl inlays and engravings and graceful forms of their body design. The Howe-Orme instrument family comprises several models of guitar and an entire mandolin family including mandolin, tenor mandola, octave mandola, and cello mandola. The multiple sizes of mandolins were analogous to the members of the violin family and were very innovative for the United States market of the time. The mandolin and tenor mandola are tuned to the same pitch as a violin and viola, while the octave mandola is tuned an octave below the mandolin and the cello mandola is tuned like a violoncello.
Howe-Orme instruments were awarded a series of patents for the uniqueness of their functional design features and style. The hallmark of the Howe-Orme instruments was the “raised longitudinal belly ridge” that appeared on both mandolins and guitars. The geometry of these cylindrical arches made the instruments stronger in the direction of the string pull, and thus made it possible for the top to be significantly thinner. The arch was probably created through some sort of steam pressing process after the rosette and pickguard were attached, but before the bracing (carved to match the arch) was attached. Both mandolins and guitars incorporated horizontal “ladder bracing” as opposed to “x-bracing,” a system which gained favor over the years and now has become the preferred system for bracing steel string guitars.
Another unique feature of the Howe-Orme design is the patented adjustable and detachable guitar neck. One of the patents describes it as “a ready means of adjusting detachable necks of guitars, banjos, mandolins and other stringed instruments of a similar nature.” As a Howe-Orme sales catalogue advertised, this design enabled the guitar player to adjust the strings the proper distance from the fingerboard to suit any particular style of playing and thus to obtain the best effects. We have found this design used in only two situations: in the Orme and Howe-Orme guitars, and in the modern guitars of luthier Rick Turner here exemplified by his guitar “Ms. Antartica” designed and built for Henry Kaiser to take to Antarctica on a National Science Foundation Artist in Residence Grant in 2002. Also of a special interest is a the incredible size of the largest of the Howe-Orme guitars which was far beyond the size of the parlor guitars of the era, and which predated the size of a Martin 000, 12-fret guitar.
In addition to visible unique features of the Howe-Orme design, we have also uncovered the hidden patented experimental system of construction that enhanced the quality of the guitar tone. The body of the guitar displayed at right may be the prototype guitar described in U.S. Patent No. 508 858 from 1893 filed by James S. Back. It features the highly unusual inner floating resonating construction that is a cross between a folded horn and a second top. Among Howe-Orme aficionados, no other guitars have been found with this inner resonating chamber. This guitar does feature the carved "ladder" cross bracing of the top found in all other Howe Orme instruments, and so we can only speculate that while the cylinder top and bracing proved successful, the inner parts were not worth the trouble for a production instrument.
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Mayor's vision for Heathrow with no airport "madcap" - John McDonnell MP
Mr McDonnell has also accused Hillingdon Council leader Ray Puddifoot of being in "dereliction of duty" by putting jobs at risk.
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The Mayor of London's and Hillingdon council's radical visions for a new town in Heathrow Airport's place have been branded a "madcap scheme."
Labour MP John McDonnell, whose Hayes and Harlington constituency covers the airport, has accused Mayor Boris Johnson and Hillingdon Council leader Ray Puddifoot of "taking leave of their senses", after a press conference at the Hillingdon civic centre today (Monday) where they each painted a picture of life after Heathrow, should a new hub airport be built elsewhere on the advice of the Airports Commission, and Heathrow eventually close.
Mr Johnson, who is in favour of a new airport in the Isle of Grain to the east of London, said that the demise of Heathrow would create a "unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to build a new town from scratch, offering thousands of much-needed homes and jobs. He suggested three ways that the land could be redeveloped.
Hillingdon Council has drawn up plans for two "garden city" regeneration projects called Heathrow Park on the 1,239 hectares of land. One of the options includes a small regional airport.
Mr McDonnell, who has represented the area since 1997, criticised Cllr Puddifoot for supporting these plans, and said that as many as 200,000 local jobs would be at stake.
"We want a better, not bigger Heathrow. For the leader of the local council to put at risk so many local jobs is a dereliction of his duty to represent our local community.
"If he gets his way, our local economy will collapse.
"This madcap scheme threatens local jobs. Whilst we don’t want another runway, we certainly don’t want to put at risk the livelihoods of so many local families."
Mr McDonnell has previously said the pro-expansion "threats to jobs" campaign being lead by the Heathrow-funded Back Heathrow group would need to be counteracted, and Cllr Puddifoot has said he agrees with this.
A spokesperson from Heathrow said the economic impacts would be "devastating at both a national and regional level."
"The Mayor of London is proposing to spend billions of pounds of public money to forcibly buy and then close Heathrow, immediately putting 114,000 people out of work. He would do this to build an expensive new hub airport at a further cost of £112bn to the taxpayer."
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Storytellers drop into Royal Brompton Hospital to entertain kids
A charity is touring 96 kids' wards around the country to tell tales and amuse young patients
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Storytellers entertained young patients when they visited Royal Brompton Hospital.
The charity Starlight’s Storytellers Tour visited the kids on Thursday (April 23) as part of a national tour which will see them 96 children’s wards across the country.
Actors from The Panto Company performed Beauty and The Beast, The Jungle Book and The Wizard of Oz the Rose Ward, which is the Sydney Street hospital’s children’s ward.
Lizzie Biggart, senior nurse in children’s services, said: “At Royal Brompton we provide specialist, complex care for children who may need to stay here for long periods of time, or who require regular visits to have various procedures.
"Providing entertainment such as the Starlight Storytellers is a wonderful way of distracting them and giving them a well-earned break from tests and medical procedures. The children had a brilliant time watching and joining in with the colourful performances.”
Kingston Upon ThamesSchool children 'missing out' because of funding 'crisis' in West London schools says head teacherThere's just not enough money to go round according to school leaders
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Tips on How to Stay Top of Mind
Tips on How to Stay Top of Mind written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing
Marketing Podcast with John Hall
Podcast Transcript
My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is John Hall. John is the CEO and co-founder of Influence & Co. and the author of Top of Mind: Use Content to Unleash Your Influence and Engage Those Who Matter To You. He and I discuss the world of content and how it is still the future of marketing.
In five years, Hall has grown Influence & Co. into one of the largest providers of high-quality expert content to more than 1,000 of the world’s top publications. Under John’s leadership, Influence & Co. was ranked No. 72 on Forbes’ “Most Promising Companies in America” list in 2014 and was named Empact’s “Best Marketing and Advertising Company of 2014” at the United Nations. Influence & Co. was also recently mentioned in Inc. as the No. 1 company dominating content marketing. Hall was recently recognized as a “must-see” and one of the most authentic speakers in Forbes.
Questions I ask John Hall:
How do you think about content for each of the steps of the journey?
How are you seeing people using content to build trust?
What is content triggering?
What you’ll learn if you give a listen:
What the relationship is between content and context
How to get content in front of the right people at the right time
How to use content to boost referrals
Key takeaways from the episode and more about John Hall:
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ZAMBIA URGED TO UTILIZE WALVIS BAY FULLY
By NOEL IYOMBWA
Zambia and other importers should consider using walvis bay to import its products,walvis bay corridor group business development manager james kaposa has advised.
ZAMBIA and other countries should consider using Namibia’s Walvis Bay to transport goods and services, Walvis Bay corridor group business development manager James Kaposa has advised.
Mr Kaposa said Zambia has been using Dar es Salaam, Durban and Beira with Walvis Bay being alternative to import.
He said in an interview at the weekend that Zambia should start looking at the advantages of using Walvis Bay as compared to other ports.
He said his company would soon open up a new port which would be one of the best in terms of facilities.
He said Namibia has one of the best road network in Africa making it a reliable country to use goods coming from the United Kingdom and other European countries.
Mr Kaposa further noted that the port of Walvis Bay was not congested, hence it would only take few days for the goods to reach Zambia.
“The road infrastructure in Namibia is perfect, making it smooth for drivers to use ,” he said. He however observed that for few years now traffic at Walvis Bay had increased, a sign that many importers had started using the port.
Mr Kaposa disclosed that new port will have among other things a dock which will make it easy to offload goods from cargo ships.
Walvis Bay is located at Namibia’s west coast and is the only commercial port of the country.
SOURCE: Daily Nation
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33 minutes ago Jubilee MPs describe Duale, Murkomen as 'untouchable'
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Homa Bay Governor Awiti set to leave Aga Khan Hospital
Monday July 22 2019
Homa Bay County Governor Cyprian Awiti at a past function. The governor is set to be discharged from the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi where he was admitted on June 29, 2019. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Mr Awiti was admitted to the hospital after falling ill at a function in Homa Bay in June.
He fell ill two weeks after he resumed work from medical leave.
He was taken to the Aga Khan Hospital in Kisumu on June 27 from where he was referred to Nairobi on June 29.
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Homa Bay Governor Cyprian Awiti is set to leave the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi where he was admitted three Weeks ago.
His son Michael Awiti told Nation on Monday that he will leave the hospital later in the day after undergoing the discharge process.
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“We are currently undergoing the process of discharge and hopefully before the end of the day the governor will be out of hospital. He is okay,” his son told the Nation.
Businessman Erick Okeyo, who visit the governor in hospital on Sunday, said “he was jovial” and would be discharged.
“I was with him on Sunday and he was upbeat. He assured me he would be discharged soon,” said Mr Okeyo.
But Homa Bay Deputy Governor Hamilton Orata refused to comment on the governor’s health.
“Kindly speak to the doctors on matters of the governor’s health or his family members. I only deputise him at the county level,” said Mr Orata.
There were no elections after it emerged that Mr Oparanya and Prof Kibwana did not have opponents
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Capability display by 134th Air Refueling Wing
Members of the 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base Tennessee, conduct a domestic operation capability display to local military leaders and guardsmen. The demonstration highlighted their ability to assist and lead the way during contingency operations and statewide emergencies and disasters. Video by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Patterson
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marcee Lettinga, a services technician with the 110th Force Support Squadron, Battle Creek, Air National Guard Base, Michigan, discusses her core values and how they shaped her decision to join the Michigan Air National Guard, Jan. 4, 2020. Video by Master Sgt. Scott Thompson
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Notre Dame Celebrates First Mass Since April Fire
Worshippers won't be authorized in the cathedral but can watch the Mass on a Catholic TV station that is broadcasting the service
Published at 11:50 am on June 15, 2019
The archbishop wore a hard-hat helmet, burnt wood debris was still visible and only about 30 people were let inside, but Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday held its first Mass since the devastating April 15th fire that ravaged its roof and toppled its masterpiece spire.
Exactly two months after the blaze engulfed the landmark Gothic building in the French capital, the service was celebrated by Paris Archbishop Michel Aupetit in a chapel behind the choir, a place confirmed by construction experts as safe.
French Culture Minister Franck Riester said this week the cathedral remains in a "fragile" state, especially its vaulted ceiling, which is still at risk of collapsing.
For security reasons, only about 30 people — mainly priests, canons and church employees — were admitted inside the cathedral for the service, while Aupetit and others wore construction worker's helmets. Some of the workers rebuilding the church were also invited.
Other worshippers could watch the Mass live on a Catholic TV station. The video showed some burnt wood still in the church but a famous statue of the Virgin and Child appeared intact behind wooden construction planks.
The annual Dedication Mass commemorated the cathedral's consecration as a place of worship.
"This cathedral is a place of worship, it is its very own and unique purpose," Aupetit said.
One French priest called the service "a true happiness, full of hope."
"We will rebuild this cathedral. It will take time of course — a lot of money, lot of time, lot of work — but we will succeed," Father Pierre Vivares told The Associated Press outside the cathedral. "Today it's a small but a true victory against the disaster we have had."
It is still unclear when the cathedral will reopen to the public.
French President Emmanuel Macron has set a goal of rebuilding it in just five years, which many experts consider unrealistic. In the meantime, the French parliament is debating amendments to a new law that would create a public body to expedite the restoration of the cathedral and circumvent some of France's complex labor laws.
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Penn State vs. Pitt: All-time series history, scores, notable games
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One of college football's most famous rivalries hits a milestone as Penn State and Pitt meet for the 100th time when the two play at 12 p.m. ET Saturday, Sept. 14 on ABC. Check out the all-time series history, scores and notable games below.
This year marks the fourth consecutive season the Nittany Lions and Panthers meet. Penn State has won two in a row.
Penn State vs. Pitt: All-time series history, scores
Though Penn State has the 52-43-4 series edge all-time, Pitt has the longest winning streak. The Panthers won 14 games in a row from 1922 to 1938. Penn State's best winning stretch was 10 consecutive from 1966 to 1975.
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The rivalry heated up in the 1970s and into the early 1980s, as the two met in ranked showdowns in nine consecutive seasons. There was also a stretch from 1981 to 1986 where either the Nittany Lions or the Panthers were ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 four times in six years.
Here's a complete rundown of every game. Ranked teams are in bold.
Nov. 6, 1893 Penn State 32-0 Pitt University Park, PA
Oct. 3, 1896 Penn State 10-4 Pitt University Park, PA
Sept. 30, 1900 Penn State 24-0 Pitt Bellefonte, PA
Sept. 27, 1902 Penn State 27-0 Pitt University Park, PA
Oct. 24, 1903 Penn State 59-0 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 24, 1904 Pitt 22-5 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 30, 1905 Penn State 6-0 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 28, 1907 Pitt 6-0 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 26, 1908 Penn State 12-6 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 25, 1920 Tie 0-0 Tie Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 26, 1930 Pitt 19-12 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Oct. 31, 1931 Pitt 41-6 Penn State University Park, PA
Oct. 26, 1935 Pitt 9-0 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 7, 1936 No. 5 Pitt 34-7 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 20, 1937 No. 1 Pitt 28-7 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 25, 1939 Penn State 10-0 Pitt University Park, PA
Nov. 23, 1940 Pitt 20-7 No. 20 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 22, 1947 No. 5 Penn State 29-0 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 20, 1948 Pitt 7-0 No. 6 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Dec. 3, 1950 Penn State 21-20 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 22, 1952 Penn State 17-0 No. 16 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 19, 1955 No. 15 Pitt 20-0 Penn State University Park, PA
Nov. 27, 1958 Penn State 25-21 No. 19 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 21, 1959 Pitt 22-7 No. 7 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 25, 1961 Penn State 47-26 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Dec. 7, 1963 No. 4 Pitt 22-21 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 21, 1970 No. 20 Penn State 35-15 Pitt University Park, PA
Nov. 20, 1971 No. 6 Penn State 55-18 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 25, 1972 No. 6 Penn State 49-27 Pitt University Park, PA
Nov. 24, 1973 No. 6 Penn State 35-13 No. 20 Pitt University Park, PA
Nov. 28, 1974 No. 10 Penn State 31-10 No. 18 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 22, 1975 No. 10 Penn State 7-6 No. 17 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 26, 1976 No. 1 Pitt 24-7 No. 16 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 26, 1977 No. 9 Penn State 15-13 No. 10 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Dec. 1, 1979 No. 11 Pitt 29-14 No. 19 Penn State University Park, PA
Nov. 28, 1980 No. 4 Pitt 14-9 No. 5 Penn State University Park, PA
Nov. 28, 1981 No. 11 Penn State 48-14 No. 1 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 19, 1983 Tie 24-24 Tie Pittsburgh, PA
Nov. 24, 1984 Pitt 31-11 Penn State University Park, PA
Nov. 12, 1988 Pitt 14-7 Penn State University Park, PA
Sept. 6, 1997 No. 1 Penn State 34-17 Pitt University Park, PA
Sept. 19, 1998 No. 8 Penn State 20-13 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 11, 1999 No. 2 Penn State 20-17 Pitt University Park, PA
Sept. 16, 2000 Pitt 12-0 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 10, 2016 Pitt 42-39 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA
Sept. 8, 2018 No. 13 Penn State 51-6 Pitt Pittsburgh, PA
This season, Penn State comes in undefeated and No. 13 in the AP Poll (No. 11 Coaches Poll) after routing both FCS Idaho and Buffalo. Pitt is unranked at 1-1, rebounding to beat Ohio after falling to fellow ACC foe Virginia.
With Penn State going to the Big Ten and Pitt heading to the Big East in the 1990s (Pitt later moved to the ACC), the two rivals didn't meet from 1993 to 1996 and again from 2001 through 2015. Upon the long-awaited return in 2016, Pitt held off PSU 42-39 early in the season. Though neither team was ranked at the time, it ended up being a huge win that might have kept Penn State out of the College Football Playoff. The 11-2 Nittany Lions were No. 5 in the final College Football Playoff rankings, one spot behind one-loss Washington.
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The Nittany Lions hope to close out four Keystone Classic games since 2016 on a three-game winning streak. The last two seasons, a ranked Penn State team easily beat an unranked Pitt. The roles are the same this year going into the opening kick.
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Penn State vs. Pitt: Notable games in the series
Both PSU and Pitt have had long dominant periods in the series. After Penn State won the first six, Pitt won 14 in a row from 1922 to 1938. But the Nittany Lions have been in control more often since the 1950s, including winning 10 in a row from 1966 to 1975.
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Here are some standout games in the rivalry:
Nov. 26, 1976: No. 1 Pitt 24, No. 16 Penn State 7 (Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA)
Pitt hadn't beaten Penn State since 1965. Yet this year was going to be different. This year, the Panthers were going to win a national title.
RB Tony Dorsett, in his Heisman-winning senior season, rushed for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns. Pitt then clinched its national title by defeating No. 5 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, 27-3.
Nov. 28, 1981: No. 11 Penn State 48, No. 1 Pitt 14 (Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh, PA)
With the Panthers looking to win their second national title in six years, Pitt came in with the No. 1 national ranking and star QB Dan Marino.
The script started out according to the expected narrative, with two first-quarter touchdown passes. At the end of the first quarter, Pitt led 14-0, led in yards 143 to negative-1 and nine first downs to zero.
But PSU picked off Marino in the end zone (one of his four picks) and QB Todd Blackledge passed for 262 yards. This Saturday, Blackledge will be on the call on ABC.
Nov. 26, 1982: No. 2 Penn State 19, No. 5 Pitt 10 (Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA)
Pitt started the season No. 1, but this game ended up being PSU's last catapult to coach Joe Paterno's first national crown. Like Pitt in 1976, Penn State would win the national title after defeating Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, 27-23.
Curt Warner rushed for 118 yards and Nick Gancitano kicked four field goals for the Lions in front of a Beaver Stadium-record crowd of 85,522.
Some other famous games:
Nov. 24, 1978: No. 1 Penn State 17, No. 15 Pitt 10
Dec. 1, 1979: No. 11 Pitt 29, No. 19 Penn State 14
Dec. 7, 1963: No. 4 Pitt 22, Penn State 21 — Game was postponed until two weeks later after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Wayne Staats is a senior interactive producer for NCAA.com. His work has also appeared in the Augusta Chronicle, augusta.com and Land of 10. He is a graduate of Penn State University.
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Blog | Bulletins from the Human Side
Pope Benedict gets the celibacy question backward
by Eugene Cullen Kennedy
I remember the trouble my father and I once had putting the screens up on our house. The last two, like wailing and willful children, fought us and required so much forcing that we splintered an edge off one of them. Only then did we discover that we had roughly manipulated number 10 into number 11's window and vice versa.
As with Pope Benedict's recent remarks on celibacy, we had constructed a misshapen symbol of the hazards of getting things backward. The screens were out of sequence and they bulged ominously as if they might pop out of their frames; we had some laughs as fathers and sons can as we corrected our mistakes.
Pope Benedict, however, does not seem to appreciate that he has pressured his arguments out of logical order and that, like our misaligned screens, they may pop dangerously out of the Vatican windows that he is determined to seal off lest someone remember that Vatican II opened them to the world. Specifically, the pope, according to The Wall Street Journal (October 10, 2010), "defended the church's celibacy prerequisite as a way for priests to attain 'an authentic, pure and mature humanity.' " That is where the pope has things backward.
There is no evidence that celibacy gives seminarians an opportunity to achieve the ideal of "authentic, pure and mature humanity." There is evidence that celibacy can only be lived by candidates who are already authentic and mature when they enter the seminary.
In the psychological study commissioned by the American bishops after Vatican II, it was learned that the celibate life demanded but could not and did not produce maturity in priests who had not already achieved it. Celibacy was experienced as an onerous requirement that few, if any, priests would have chosen as a style of life on their own.
In fact, celibacy might well be investigated as a secular virtue for people like the secretary of state, rock stars, and the many men who, like the George Clooney character in "Up in The Air," are always traveling and are seldom at home. How many memoirs sadly begin with such phrases as "My father was so busy he didn't have much time for us."? If he wants to promote useful celibacy, Benedict should organize these legions of the lonely.
Most good priests observed celibacy by adjusting to it rather than finding it a pathway to transcendence. They kept the stressful rule because they were healthy in the first place and had the personal resources as well as the family and fraternal support that characterized the Catholic culture at that time. The classic clerical culture had some remarkably helpful features, especially the friendship and fellowship it promoted among healthy priests. The latter also enjoyed the support of the intact families from which most of them came and the respect and understanding of a Catholic culture then more tightly bound in its insularity from the general American culture.
That culture also idealized the youth who became a priest as it did the mother who remained, for most, the only woman with whom priests had an enduring relationship. Many priests lived out their celibacy by living without growing out of their earliest nurturing relationships and never achieving the human qualities that the pope claims that life without marriage will produce. Those who came to the vow of celibacy in an immature state did not find it a resource for completing their personal development.
Psycho-sexually under-developed priests were thereby made vulnerable to the unexpected and overwhelming circumstances that tripped off their sexual development again often pitching them into darkness bound struggles to understand their impulses and previously unsuspected human needs. One cannot airily claim that celibacy played no role in creating the sex abuse scandal that arose in this cadre of immature men who accepted it long before they were mature enough to understand marriage, sex, or themselves.
Touching also were the adjustments that healthy priests made to celibacy that many of them experienced as an enforced bachelorhood. In fact, these priests were often criticized for the expensive hobbies, cars, and vacations they took as a way of maintaining their sanity rather than as a celebration of the "pure and mature humanity" that the pope envisions as streaming from the Grail of celibacy.
Holy Father, you have forced the screens onto the wrong windows. In short, you are forcing an abstract ideal of celibacy onto the gritty reality of real-life celibacy and it doesn't fit. Indeed, the only requirement for the priesthood is the mature capacity to form healthy relationships with other human beings. That cuts across all the other screens, such as gender and homosexuality that continue to be hammered into the niches of church requirements for priesthood as if they were stained glass.
[Eugene Cullen Kennedy is emeritus professor of psychology at Loyola University, Chicago.]
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by Michael Sean Winters
I do not agree with much of this article at America by Simcha Fisher. But, I want to commend her for calling out "an astonishing bit of emotional propaganda" put out by the group CatholicVote.org. I had not seen that bit and it is indeed astonishing.
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At the Washington Post, E.J. Dionne on the double curse of Republican sponsored tax cuts: they explode the deficit and they increase income inequality. How is that the GOP keeps getting away with this fiscal gaslighting exercise that they started back in 1981?
Also at the Post, the Democrats' hope for a big blue wave to sweep them into control of Congress is diminishing. They may win control of the House, but by a narrower margin than imagined even this summer as the fallout from the Kavanaugh hearings and President Donald Trump's dogged campaigning have buttressed GOP support in rural districts nationwide. We have two weeks to go, and I think the Kavanaugh effect will lessen too, but the Democrats have done next to nothing to win rural districts and it was always a long shot that many of those districts would flip.
What is the one thing that can often have a greater impact on voting behavior than anger? Disillusionment. And, according to this story in the New York Times, many Latino voters are displaying more apathy than anger as they consider voting in the midterms. This could spell doom for Democratic hopes in some key swing races, especially in states like California, Nevada and Texas.
Also at the Times, Elisabeth Dias reports on some defections from the GOP among white Evangelicals, the president's most stalwart base of support. Turns out some Evangelical women in Texas are pretty fed up and are connecting the dots between their theology and their politics in ways different from the connections drawn by Falwell, Inc.
How not to analyze the church? Grady Means at The Hill shows the way. Is there anything more repulsive than a consultant whose basic diagnosis is that the organization being examined is insufficiently attuned to the insights peddled by — you guessed it — the consultant. Little historical knowledge and less theology, a lot of business and management gobbledygook: why was this published? There is a special place in purgatory for consultants.
Want to get into Harvard University? Make sure you are born to rich parents who went there and give lots of money to the school. Josh Gerstein at Politico has the story.
At Patheos, Mark Shea continues his devastating analysis of the Francis-haters. The money quote:
They have hated him for everything he says and everything he does, for any reason and every reason and no reason. There is not a thing he can do or not do that will not be a reason for them to hate his living guts. So of course they hate him for failing to be guilty of the baseless charges they insist in clinging to.
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Pension Neutrality: North Dakota
2015 Pensions Policy
National Council on Teacher Quality. (2015). Pension Neutrality: North Dakota results. State Teacher Policy Database. [Data set].
Retrieved from: https://www.nctq.org/yearbook/state/ND-Pension-Neutrality-74
Analysis of North Dakota's policies
North Dakota's pension system is based on a benefit formula that is not neutral, meaning that each year of work does not accrue pension wealth in a uniform way until teachers reach conventional retirement age, such as that associated with Social Security.
Teachers' retirement wealth is determined by their monthly payments and the length of time they expect to receive those payments. Monthly payments are usually calculated as final average salary multiplied by years of service multiplied by a set multiplier (such as 1.5 percent). Higher salary, more years of service or a greater multiplier increases monthly payments and results in greater pension wealth. Earlier retirement eligibility with unreduced benefits also increases pension wealth, because more payments will be received.
North Dakota's pension plan is commended for utilizing a constant benefit multiplier of 2 percent; however, teachers may retire before standard retirement age based on years of service without a reduction in benefits. Teachers may retire when they are at least 60 years of age and qualify for the "Rule of 90," meaning age plus years of service equal 90, while other vested teachers may not retire until age 65. Therefore, teachers who begin their careers by age 26 can reach the "Rule of 90" with 34 years of service by age 60, entitling them to five additional years of unreduced retirement benefits beyond what other teachers would receive who may not retire until age 65. These provisions may encourage effective teachers to retire earlier than they might otherwise, and they fail to treat equally those teachers who enter the system at a later age and give the same amount of service.
North Dakota Teachers' Fund for Retirement, TFFR Member Handbook, effective July 1, 2013
Recommendations for North Dakota
North Dakota should change its practice of allowing teachers whose age and years of service equal 90 to retire at age 60 with full benefits. If retirement at an earlier age is offered to some teachers, benefits should be reduced accordingly to compensate for the longer duration they will be awarded.
North Dakota allows all teachers to retire before conventional retirement age, some as young as 60. As life expectancies continue to increase, teachers may draw out of the system for many more years than they contributed. This is not compatible with a financially sustainable system (see pension sustainability goal).
North Dakota was helpful in providing information that enhanced this analysis.
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Pension Neutrality: Supporting Research
For an overview of the current state of teacher pensions, the various incentives they create, and suggested solutions, see Robert Costrell and Michael Podgursky. " Reforming K-12 Educator Pensions: A Labor Market Perspective." TIAA-CREF Institute (2011).
For evidence that retirement incentives do have a statistically significant effect on retirement decisions, see Joshua Furgeson, Robert P. Strauss, and William B. Vogt. " The Effects of Defined Benefit Pension Incentives and Working Conditions on Teacher Retirement Decisions", Education Finance and Policy (Summer, 2006).
For examples of how teacher pension systems inhibit teacher mobility, see Robert Costrell and Michael Podgursky, " Golden Handcuffs," Education Next, (Winter, 2010).
For additional information on state pension systems, see Susanna Loeb, and Luke Miller. " State Teacher Policies: What Are They, What Are Their Effects, and What Are Their Implications for School Finance?" Stanford University: Institute for Research on Education Policy and Practice (2006); and Janet Hansen, "Teacher Pensions: A Background Paper", published through the Committee for Economic Development (May, 2008).
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Jun 20, 2017 · by Nikela Volunteer/Guest blogger · In: Animal Poaching, elephant, Nikela Blog, rhino, wild animals, wildlife conservation Tagged: elephant poaching, Liz Hoyle, Lynn Clifford, Peter Milton, rhino poaching, wildlife poaching
Wildlife poaching is not new, it has taken on many forms over the eons of time, yet today is more destructive than ever before.
Across the whole of Africa, many species are under a serious threat of extinction due to a proliferation of poaching. Having recently written about the wildlife poaching crises for several species, it’s a refreshing change to be able to write about those dedicating their lives to diminishing it and saving the lives of iconic animals like lions, elephants and rhinos.
Wildlife poaching has become more and more sophisticated over time: as poaching cartels are increasingly being funded by terrorist organisations, their poaching strategies have become more erudite, their equipment more high-tech.
There is no single solution to this issue. Each problem these beautiful animals face is a complicated network of issues that has led to a catastrophic loss in numbers due to the greed of monetary gain and notoriety. The growing black market of items for traditional medicines, status symbol ornaments and lucrative trading deals means animals will never be safe.
Whilst their tragic demise grows exponentially, individuals across Africa make daily sacrifices, take daily risks and perform daily miracles to save those most at risk from poaching.
Peter Milton – hero for rhinos
In South Africa, Peter Milton, founder of SPOTS (Strategic Protection of Threatened Species), has made it his mission to protect rhinos. Whilst SPOTS was set up as a broad-based conservation company, the escalation of the increase of rhino poaching – an increase of 5,000% since 2007 – means he now spends 70% of his time on protecting them.
Peter grew up in the Kalahari in South Africa and has a strong affiliation with the wildlife there. He believes dealing with poachers in South Africa needs a “multi-faceted strategy and approach” that begins with “international pressure on the South African, Chines [and] Vietnamese governments and the governments of all other countries [that] are illegally trading in animal parts.’
Rhino could be extinct within 10 years. This impact on the ecosystem also puts at risk other species that interact with rhinos, meaning they too could become endangered and face extinction. So, Peter’s work is about saving all African animals, too.
An aerial view of conservation
Poachers tend to strike at night, when there is plenty of moonlight to use as they are unable to use artificial light without giving their location away. They are most active at dusk and in the early hours of the morning and tracking them on the grounds is a tricky and risky business.
Peter’s approach to combatting poaching is using drones or UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). They have proved far more effective than helicopters as they are quieter. Just one drone, fitted with a thermal imaging camera, can do the work of 40 men on the ground. There is no risk to life and they can fly into areas men can’t easily traverse.
Using GPS, the silent drones ‘eyes’ are able to provide vital intel, such as how many poachers there are, if they’re armed and exactly where they are. Thus, they can be apprehended before a rhino is killed.
More support is needed
Whilst the ‘Air Rangers’, as Peter has named them, remain faithful to supporting anti-poaching, the killing of rhinos continues. This highlights a desperate need for more drones, more rangers and more hi-tech equipment: night vision goggles, DNA kits and FLIR cameras as well as basic camping gear are especially needed and online contributions go towards this but it isn’t enough.
Their methods are effective on a small scale but due to the cost of protecting animals from poaching, the South African government isn’t interested in supporting the funding of, or increasing, these programmes. Rhino continue to be killed by poachers using militia-style strategies, weapons and equipment. Therefore, traditional anti-poaching methods aren’t effective – they put under-armed rangers at risk. Peter and his team need sophisticated systems and equipment to contend with poachers. More training and more equipment can be purchased but they need donations.
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Malawian wildlife poaching
Malawi is said to be the poorest African country with over 8 million living in poverty. It is hardly surprising that poaching is a problem and not just of animals but of trees. Elephants are poached for ivory and bush meat, whilst trees are cut down to make charcoal and sold commercially. It is responsible for much of the deforestation in the country.
Thuma Forest in central Malawi is a relatively unknown area. It is home not only to a variety of animals but plants and trees, making it a hotspot for biodiversity. Human encroachment is a big issue but one woman and her team of scouts work tirelessly to protect the habitat and the animals in this 197km2 area.
Lynn Clifford and WAG (Wildlife Action Group)
WAG manages the Thuma Forest Reserve on behalf of the Malawian Government and Nature Conservation. Lynn and her team of 12 ranger scouts work indefatigably to keep poachers out of the reserve – no mean feat when the forest is surrounded on all sides by villages who all with their own chiefs and leaders. Lynn states double the amount of scouts are needed to be effective.
Dangerous challenges
Poachers in Malawi often use snares to entrap the elephants. Snares are particularly punishing – catching prey which then starves to death in excruciating pain. Some escape but are maimed. For Lynn and her ranger scouts, their job involves chasing and apprehending armed poachers; documenting and detecting poaching activity; removing snares before they hurt animals and coaxing elephants away from human communities. They cover a huge area – far bigger than 12 ranger scouts can cope with. Their pay is low, their dedication high.
Success in the face of challenge
In spite of the challenges, Lynn has been very successful in her anti-poaching methods and most poachers are prosecuted, then imprisoned or fined. For success to be achieved, Lynn has to uphold honesty amongst all those involved: scouts are called in to testify and Lynn remains involved, vocal and visible.
Each year, Lynn raises money to slowly fence the entire forest. This ensures there is no human-wildlife conflict between the small group of elephants there and the villagers in the surrounding communities.
Life in the Thuma Forest Reserve means a very basic living: there’s no running water, solar power to charge electronics by day and nothing but wildlife as far as the eyes can see. The team lives in the bush, deep in the mountainous region. But, this is Lynn’s life… and she loves it!
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Incredible £20k raised to give Old Colwyn Royal Marine 'the very best send off'
More than £20,000 raised in memory of Royal Marine Corporal Ashley Bernard Nickless
By Suzanne Kendrick
Cpl Ashley Bernard. Picture: JustGiving
A FORMER Royal Marine suffering with PTSD was found dead at his home, an inquest heard.
At the opening of his inquest in Ruthin, the senior coroner for North Wales East and central John Gittins said that Corporal Ashley Nickless, 31, was found dead at his home address wearing his military uniform in Pentrgwyddel Road, Old Colwyn, on November 22 following an “apparent act of self-harm”.
A post-mortem examination was carried out and found a provisional cause of death as asphyxia due to suspension.
A full inquest is due to take place in the spring of 2020.
A JustGiving page, in memory of Corporal Nickless to give him 'the very best send off he deserves', has raised an incredible £20,541.
A post on the page states: "As you can imagine it is a heart-breaking time for all.
"I have been informed that [his family] would like a Bootneck contingent at his funeral.
"Unfortunately Ash's family are not in a position to financially facilitate, so let's do right by Ash and get the money together to give him the very best send off he deserves.
"Please share this around to make sure that everyone who knows Ash is informed."
Corporal Nickless was a father to Harry and was married to Katie.
He was the son of Melvin and Amanda (Mandy), step-son of Claire, brother to Amy and Thomas and a step-brother to Leoni and Kylie.
Ross Kemp was among those who paid tribute to corporal Nickless.
Posting on Twitter, the actor, author and investigative journalist wrote: I was so sad to hear of the death of Ashley Nickless.
"I had the honour of meeting Ash in Afghanistan, he was a fine Royal Marine and a fine man. My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.
particularly those with PTSD. We cannot underestimate the help that is needed. If you are suffering or if someone you know is suffering please reach out to charities like @CombatStress who are doing brilliant work
— Ross Kemp (@RossKemp) December 1, 2019
"More needs to done to help ex-service people with mental health issues, particularly those with PTSD.
"We cannot underestimate the help that is needed. If you are suffering or if someone you know is suffering please reach out to charities like @CombatStress who are doing brilliant work."
There will be a service at St John's Church, Old Colwyn, on Friday December 13 at 12.45pm. This will be followed by private committal at Colwyn Bay Crematorium.
Family flowers only. Donations - if desired - will be gratefully received towards the Royal Marines Association.
Visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/martin-stronach-1
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The Nokia 8 receives its stable Pie update but it's quite half-baked
The Nokia 8. (Source: Juho Sarvikas)
HMD Global sent out the Android Pie update to the Nokia 8 a few days ago. This is the second major OS update the device has now received and will likely be the last. The update itself leaves a lot to be desired, however, with a few major Pie features found missing.
by Ricci Rox, 2018/12/21
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Two days ago, HMD Global finally began sending out the stable Pie update to the Nokia 8. The Nokia 8 was launched on Android Nougat last year and has now received both the Oreo and Pie update, which is more than most devices ever get. While that’s commendable, the update itself has come under fire for being lacking in certain departments.
Most notable is the absence of the new Adaptive Battery and App Actions features. The beta update also lacked those features but users likely expected the stable update to remedy that. Those expectations have been dashed in style, although HMD Global Chief Juho Sarvikas has promised that said features will be implemented in future updates.
The Nokia 8’s update was delayed, much to the chagrin of users, as most expected the device’s flagship status to give it priority on HMD’s update schedule. Having essential features ultimately missing could very well be an example of adding salt to injury.
This isn’t the first time HMD has released a less-than-ideal update, as users of the Nokia 7 Plus have had complaints about the phone’s Pie update too. The company has an impressive record with updates but having bragging rights for being the first to the line doesn’t mean much when the updates themselves are lacking.
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Notifier offers Castello di Urio Hotel five star life safety with its wireless fire detection technology
Eton College chooses most up to date fire detection technology to protect ancient buildings
Notifier takes up residence at Elmbridge Village
Notifier is the king of the castle at money.co.uk
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Located on the shore of Italy’s beautiful Lake Como, Castello di Urio is a hotel and conference centre that is steeped in history. When it needed to upgrade its life safety system without affecting the structure of the building, the owners decided to use wireless fire detection technology from Notifier.
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With its spectacular coast, picturesque villages and glorious sunshine, Italy’s Lake Como features a number of architecturally stunning and historically significant buildings along its shoreline. Foremost amongst them is Castello di Urio, which is built on the remains of an ancient fortification. In the eighteenth century it was home to the Della Porta family and has since been lived in by Mary Teresa of Hapsburg Lorraine, the King of Sardinia, Charles Albert’s, wife.
Castello di Urio is now a 150-room hotel and conference centre, and a meeting place for people from all over the world who come to enjoy the surrounding area and walk in the vast English garden that it is famed for. Managed by the Le Magnolie Association, the welfare of staff, guests and visitors at Castello di Urio is taken very seriously and recognising that the existing fire detection system was nearing the end of its life, it decided to invest in a new life safety infrastructure.
Domenico Magnani Quantity Surveyor, Soc. Cooperativa BaSE a r.l, explains: “We needed to avoid any disruption to the day-to-day operation of the business, prevent disturbance to the fabric of the building and, just as importantly, ensure that the new system was both reliable and cost effective. After assessing the available options we decided to implement the Agile wireless fire detection system from Notifier”.
The use of wireless based fire detection technology has grown massively in recent years and has proven to be particularly suitable for use in hotels, where installation flexibility and high levels of business continuity are all prerequisites and access can be an issue.
“Hotels and conference centres like Castello di Urio are usually unfamiliar environments for guests and visitors, who have little awareness of evacuation routes and fire safety regimes,’ comments Alessandro Folli, Product Manager at Honeywell. ‘Therefore, a correctly designed, installed and maintained fire detection system is vital when it comes to effective life safety. Wireless fire detection systems have seen huge improvements over the past 20 years in terms of their reliability, ease of use and cost effectiveness – attributes that make them the ideal life safety solution for hotels.”.
Wireless fire detection systems must comply with EN 54-25, which ensures that they provide the same level of protectionas their hardwired counterparts. This standard specifies the requirements for how wireless systems operate, such as communication, redundancy through dual battery back-up, minimum battery life, improved fault monitoring and defined product testing procedures. Each device must be marked with the number of the standard, the name of the manufacturer, the model, a CE mark and the notified product certification body number.
Even though product quality should be given due consideration, perhaps the most important element of any wireless fire detection system installation is a site survey. This process and must be thorough and comprehensive, as much of the subsequent configuration will depend on the results. Previously, this process was only achievable by visiting a site, however, software tools are now available that allow the user to design and simulate the quality of the wireless network from a remote location. Building plans can be easily imported via the software as images or computer aided design (CAD) files and networks can be easily tested to identify critical communication links.
All survey results should be recorded and data should include signal levels relating to all the radio devices and the background noise level, and confirmation that these signal levels are in compliance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. In the case of a networked system, this should also include the signal levels for the radio links between panels.
Wired systems can be challenging to install, labour intensive and, of course, require the extensive use of cabling. Therefore, at Castello di Urio this type of system was out of the question.
Alessandro Folli, Product Manager at Honeywell states, “Addressing many of the concerns traditionally levelled at wireless based systems, Agile offers unmatched levels of communication reliability and installation flexibility, providing a robust and efficient method of delivering an integrated solution with greater simplicity and scalability”.
Castello di Urio’s walls and general layout would have made it difficult for a typical wireless fire detection system to provide the requisite level of protection. In stark contrast to a star network, where wireless devices are in direct communication with either a central wireless gateway or a repeater, and can be blocked, Agile’s platform is built on powerful, patented mesh technology that uses multiple communication paths to minimise interference and maximise system robustness.
EN 54-25 requires wireless systems to conform to three specific areas – site attenuation, alarm signal integrity and interference immunity. Agile’s multichannel frequency diversity ensures that these requirements are met.
Alessandro Folli says: “Multiple connection paths between each transmitter and receiver allow continuous, bidirectional communication. If a connection path is broken, the mesh network automatically re-routes the signal, providing a secure and uninterrupted network. Each device acts as an independent router, allowing for multiple communication paths and the Agile system is designed so that if one link is broken, all of the devices continue to communicate with each other without any loss of coverage. Furthermore, the ability to switch between as many as 18 radio channels and two antennas per device provides greater tolerance to interference, improving overall system effectiveness”.
Anyone that has had to evacuate a hotel in the middle of the night will understand the negative impact such an event has on customer satisfaction.
In addition to the unnecessary intervention of personnel and high costs of having the fire and rescue services attend, the loss of revenue, wasted food in restaurants and reputational damage should not be underestimated.
Regular maintenance can identify issues in advance and the Agile IQ design software tool has a diagnostic function that provides a real time picture of the network status that can identify any faults at Castello di Urio. Furthermore, Agile’s monitoring technology accurately predicts battery status, reducing unplanned maintenance requirements and eliminating the need to replace batteries on every inspection.
Domenico Magnani, Quantity Surveyor, Soc. Cooperativa BaSE a r.l, says “Castello di Urio required full uptime while the Agile system was being installed, so work was phased so that at no stage were we without fire protection. Configuration of the network infrastructure and the fire detection system components was achieved on schedule, which is even more impressive given that it was the first time that our systems integrator had installed the Agile solution”.
At Castello di Urio more than 250 optical wireless detectors, 30 manual call points and 11 gateways have been installed, networked to the Honeywell control panel situated in the building’s reception area. It now has a fully zoned, addressable system that gives immediate visibility across the estate.
Alessandro Folli concludes: “CAs Castello di Urio demonstrates, wireless fire detection has entered a new era and gone are the days where it could be considered an inferior alternative to wired technology, or only used for heritage buildings or as part of a ‘hybrid’ solution. The fact that Agile can be installed quickly and easily makes it the ultimate flexible, cost effective and reliable solution for hotels”.
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Shaan Rahman
Shaan Rahman is an Indian music composer and singer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema, with films such as Malarvaadi Arts Club, Thattathin Marayathu, Thira, Om Shanthi Oshaana, Ormayundo Ee Mukham, Aadu,Oru Vadakkan Selfie Adi Kapyare Kootamani, Vettah, Jacobinte Swargarajyam, Annmariya Kalippilaanu, Godha, and Velipadinte Pusthakam. His song "Jimikki Kammal" in the film Velipadinte Pusthakam got accepted nationwide with so many alternative versions of it being released online.Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film Ee Pattanathil Bhootham directed by Johny Antony. He got the chance to work in Ee Pattanathil Bhootham after the wide acceptance and popularity of his 2008 music album Coffee at MG Road which he did along with his friend, singer, and director Vineeth Srinivasan. Vineeth Srinivasan invited him to work in his directorial debut film Malarvaadi Arts Club.Shaan's third film as music director was Thattathin Marayathu, directed by Vineeth Srinivasan.
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Nadia Bongelli has been grooming pets since 2009 and competing since 2012. Her accolades include Barkleigh Honors Up and Coming Groomer of the Year in 2016, Best All Around International Groomer at Intergroom 2017, five Rising Star Gold Medals, Rising Star of the Year award at Intergroom 2016, two Canadian BIS awards and had numerous Open Level placements in Canada and several in the United States. Nadia’s proudest moment was being awarded Canadian Groomer of the Year at the very first Canadian Grooming Industry Awards. She is a Nationally Certified Master Groomer with the National Dog Groomers Assoc. of America, Inc. and a certifier with the Intellectual Groomers Association. Her ultimate goal is to represent her country on Groom Team Canada with her peers.
Judi Cantu-Thacker
Judi Cantu-Thacker A successful, retired contest groomer and former Groom Team USA Coordinator for 2005/2006, Judi now enjoys working as part of the Wahl Clipper Extreme Team. She owns a successful mobile grooming business in the city of Sugar Land and caters to the "Who's Who" in the city of Houston. Through mobile grooming, she has found the perfect balance between work and family. The result more time to spend with her husband and the ability to support her three children in their academics, extracurricular activities, and as President of the PTA.
Jonathan David has been the recipient of multiple scissoring awards, multiple Best All Around Groomer awards and Best in Show earning him a position on Groomteam USA in 2008 and 2009. Jonathan was also a contestant on Animal Planets “Groomer Has It” and has been featured as a grooming expert on multiple television shows. Currently, Jonathan owns and operates his salon, Lap of Luxury Dog Spa in Delray Beach Florida and is a board member of multiple dog clubs.
Teri DiMarino
An industry veteran, Teri has owned and operated successful salons and mobiles in Florida and California. A winning grooming contest competitor, Teri was a member of three groomteam USA Gold Medal teams. A multiple Barkleigh Honors and Cardinal Crystal Award winner, Teri is a regular columnist for Groomer to Groomer Magazine as well as a popular speaker and judge at seminars and trade shows across the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Kathryn Dixon
Kathryn Dixon, a Nationally Certified Master Groomer, has been involved in the grooming industry since 2006. She owns and operates The Houndstooth LLC, a mobile pet spa fleet which services the majority of Rhode Island. She is an active competitor in grooming competitions across the country, holding multiple placements in Hand Stripping, Sporting, and All Other Pure-Bred classes. In her free time Kathryn trains in Canine Scent Work and has earned titles on two of her dogs. She is also a Veteran of the United States Marine Corps, having served 6 years as an intelligence analyst and translator of Afghan languages.
Linda Easton, ICMG
Linda is an International Certified Master Groomer and President of International Professional Groomer, Inc. As a competitive groomer, Linda had many wins, including included Best in Show, Best All-Around Groomer, winning the Edemco 'Total Groom Extravaganza'. After putting several obedience titles on her dogs, she worked as a professional handler, finishing and putting championship points on over 60 champions in over 20 breeds and 7 groups. Her grooming career began in 1973, and her current grooming salon and self-wash is in Salem, Oregon. As an educator and certifier for IPG, Linda travels all over the world certifying, giving workshops, and judging grooming contests, and introducing the exciting new Salon Details Certification.
Michell Evans
Michell Evans is a milti-Best in Show and Best All Around winning groomer and a Certified Master Groomer through National Dog Groomers Association of America. She is the proud recipient of the Barkleigh Honors Awards for “Competitive Groomer of the Year” Award 2011, “Up and Coming Judge of the Year” 2013, “Contribution to the Industry” 2014 and “Journalist of the Year” 2016. Michell was a GroomTeam USA member 2009-2013. She was the hand stripping member of the Silver Medal Winning team in Belgium in 2011 and the Gold Medal Winning team in Spain in 2013. Her business “The Grooming Tutor” has been educating groomers since 2000.
Chelsey Hall
It has always been my life goal to one day be an animal cop, just like the show on Animal Planet. As I grew older my vision for myself changed slightly but still had animals in mind. At 26 years old I decided to start my own non-profit animal rescue. Miffy’s Animal Rescue, named after my rescued poodle, was established in March of 2016. In two years’ time I saved 400 sweet souls from high kill shelters and have placed 100% of them into loving FURever homes. I am very excited to be speaking at World Dog Expo this year to share my experience and knowledge on how to open a non-profit animal rescue. There more rescues we have, the more lives we can save.
Blake Hernandez
Blake Hernandez, NCMG, is a passionate and valued industry leader. Blake has worked tirelessly to go from complete novice to nationally ranked competitor in record pace. This certain determination and love for dogs and their care has led him to multiple State-Level Groomer of the Year awards and five Barkleigh Honor Nominations. When he is not managing his own Salon in San Diego, he is most commonly found exhibiting Bichon or Standard Poodles at his nearest Conformation Show. Blake is also a Brand Ambassador for Foxy Roxy Supply Co. with whom he partnered to develop his very own line of shears. He has recently garnered an additional Brand Representative position with iGroom.
Milena Kon
Milena started off in graphic design and direct sales before realizing that she wanted to do more with animals. So, she went into grooming in 2013. She is now the owner of Driving Me Knots (Mobile Grooming), DMK Bowtique (Pet Accessories), and DMK Marketing Solutions (Custom Graphic Designs). She started competing in Extreme Creative Styling & Creative Abstract grooming contests in 2015, and won Up-and-Coming Creative Groomer that same year. Her creative work has also been seen on "The Greatest Showman" with Hugh Jackman and "Orange is the New Black" on Netflix. She was awarded the Barkleigh Honors Creative Groomer of the Year in 2018.
Jessica Moore CMG, IGMS is the owner of Show Stoppers Pet Styling in Waukegan, Illinois. Jessica has been a pet stylist for 18 years and began competing in 2006. After accelerating in the competition ring quickly she moved from entry level to open in a matter of a few shows. In 2007-10 she ended the years in the top 20. Jessica has walked away with multitude of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place wins, including many group placements in every level as well as several Best Groomed Dog Awards and Best in Show.
Mary Oquendo
Owner of Pawsitively Pretty Mobile Grooming Salon in Danbury, Connecticut, Mary is a Certified Master Pet Tech Instructor. Mary takes a holistic approach to handling animals and holds the titles of Reiki Master and Certified Crystal Therapist. The East Coast Chair of the Professional Cat Groomers Association of America, she is also a member of New England Pet Grooming Professionals, and is a Certified Canine Specialist with PIJAC. She was nominated for the Cardinal Crystal Mobile Groomer of the Year in 2011. She is the founder of Pawsitive Educational Training. Mary writes for Groomer to Groomer and Egroomer, as well as a Groomwise Pet First Aid and Care blog.
Jill Pipino
Jill Pipino started grooming in 2000. She bought a turnkey operation, turning it into a successful business offering her clients everything from daycare to spa services and personality trims to show styles. She began regularly attending seminars and trade shows at the beginning of her career, and started competing in 2007. She has been a regular in the competition circuit ever since. In an effort to further her understanding of pet styling, she has trained privately with top stylists and breeders. She also works with breeders and handlers at dog shows and is looking forward to showing her field spaniel, Brucie.
Cheryl Purcell
Cheryl A Purcell Nationally Certified Master Groomer: groomteam USA Member from 2002 to 2007. Cheryl retired in 2010 to become the groomteam USA Coordinator from 2011-2014, She captained the 2013 Gold World Grooming Champion Travel Team. In addition to being a five time Cardinal Crystal nominee and a Barkleigh Honors Awards nominee. Cheryl and her dog River where the 2014 Kerry Blue Terrier BOB at Westminster. Cheryl is a sought after Lecturer, Judge and Mentor. Cheryl owns and operates Pooch Paws Pet Grooming with her husband Ron, in Hanover MA.
Brenda Robinson
Brenda Robinson, a twenty-year veteran of grooming and owner of WanderDog Mobile, has an extensive background of training dogs for obedience & protection training, and horses for ground manners. She has over eighty articles published in magazines covering animals and their care. She’s a lively and engaging speaker who brings her unique perspective of training with a talent for breaking it down so it all makes sense.
Susan Sholar
Susan has been grooming dogs and cats for over forty years and has taught grooming for fifteen years. Her first love of dogs began very young while on the television set of Rin Tin Tin and then in her teens on the set of Hogan’s Heroes. Like many groomers, Susan turned a “hobby” into her life work. Her career began with showing and grooming her own dogs, progressed to showing and grooming for others as a Certified Professional Handler and, in 1997, Susan turned in her show leash for a judge’s book. She now judges breeds in five groups and has judged grooming competitions. Susan is presently an AKC Delegate for the Black Russian Terrier Club of America, where she holds the office of Recording Secretary and serves as Chairman of the Judges Education Committee.
Corina Stammworthy
Corina stumbled into the dog grooming industry by chance, but has brought fresh eyes and new ideas. She opened The Laundromutt, a self-service dog wash and grooming salon, on the concept that washing your own dog should be easy and fun. She believes that your dog should always be in the most educated hands, and in the cleanest and calmest environment possible. Corina is a college biology instructor and is currently in graduate school for Biotechnology.
Joey Villani
Joey had 35 years of experience under industry visionary John Nash. He trained thousands of groomers as an instructor and director of Nash schools. In 1995, he became the owner of the Nash Academy of Animal Arts, New Jersey. Joey is an IJA judge and four-time nominee for Judge of the Year. Joey has appeared on numerous television shows, including Animal Planet's Dogs 101, NBC's The Today Show, and Fox's The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. As a judge on Animal Planet's Groomer Has It, a grooming-based reality TV show, Joey brought a technical insight to the show.
Dr. Jim Warner
“Dr. Jim” is a 2nd generation chiropractor, author and speaker. He has trained doctors in 42 states and 13 countries. He has worked with health concerns of elite athletes and grooming professionals, specializing in self-help techniques. Dr. Jim has taught customer service and client control and education for over three decades, winning awards for management consulting, marketing and communication training; teaching skills to succeed and live the life of your dreams.
Annie Williams
Annie Williams has been grooming dogs professionally since 2013, and competing since 2015. She was introduced to the incredible industry of dog grooming through conformation dog shows at a young age, and has never looked back. In just a few short years, she has become an international award winning groomer, Barkleigh Honours Up & Coming Groomer of the Year 2016 nominee, Groom Team Canada 2017 travel team member, a representative and educator with the Andis Company, and the owner of a successful salon in Langley, BC, Canada. She is a multiple first place winner in the Open Level and a Runner Up Best in Show winner in Australia.
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Teqball – An Awesome Combination of Football and Table Tennis
By Sumitra on July 9th, 2014 Category: News
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What do you get when you combine Table Tennis and Football, and throw in a dash of technology? The answer is Teqball, an addictive new sport that’s becoming more popular every day. The sport involves the bouncing of a ball between opponents, off a highly sophisticated table designed to keep things fair.
To play a game of Teqball, all you need are a Teqboard and a ball. According to the official website, the Teqboard is a sporting equipment, very similar to a ping-pong table, that’s been designed keeping in mind the rules of mathematics and physics. So a ball will bounce off any point on the board, making it easy to reach and control. Although you can’t touch the board, it can withstand a great amount of pressure, making it durable and safe to use.
The ‘net’ at the center of the board is made of polycarbonate/plexiglass, ensuring that the ball bounces off it in a fair manner. Thanks to the unique design of the Teqboard, the only thing that matters in the game is talent; there’s no room for luck. The ball used for playing is a regular football, preferably a FIFA size 4.
Okay, so now you have a board and a ball, how do you start playing? Well, the rules are pretty simple – each player gets a maximum of three touches per play, you can’t have the same body part touch the ball twice in a row and you can’t touch your opponent or the equipment.
You could choose to play singles (two players), or doubles (four players), in which case the ball has to be passed between players on the same team in each play. A player can serve using any body part but the serve must always fall behind the serve line. The ball should not hit the corner of the Teqboard, and you cannot cross over to your opponents side, either.
Once you get the basics right, the inventors of Teqball say that you can make up your own rules and play the way you like. There’s other interesting things you can do with the Teqboard as well, like Teqtennis (played with racquets and a smaller ball) and Teqdodge (similar to dodge ball).
Teqball is the brainchild of close Hungarian friends Gabor Borsanyi and Viktor Huszar. While Gabor is a former professional football player, Viktor is a football loving computer scientist. The nuances of the sport were Gabor’s department, and Viktor put in the science behind the project. Together, their dream is to bring real football into people’s homes, played anywhere, anytime.
The main purpose of the Teqball is not to serve as a competitor to football, they say, but to enhance your skills and master air-to-air ball handling. According to the website, it “helps you improve your decisive ‘first touch’ moves and eventually grow you into a more confident, spectacular and skilled player.” Teqball is great for warm-up, cool down, rehabilitation, improving decision making and developing stamina.
“The number of touches in Teqball is incredibly high,” Viktor pointed out. You can get up to 300 within half an hour. This is the fastest training exercise ever created. Teqball is the only equipment which can objectively measure the football skills of a player, but in a fun filled way.”
The board comes along with an optional device called the Teqbox. It makes use of state-of-the-art stereo computer vision to automatically track ball and player movements during a game, so it can enforce rules, evaluate scores and assess player skill development. Using this data, individualized training programs can also be designed and downloaded onto smartphones/tables.
Ever since they introduced Teqball on Kickstarter, the sport has become immensely popular – even celebrities are endorsing it. According to Shane Black, the director of Iron Man 3, Teqball is the future of keeping your kids fit. “I came in to take one look at this and I’m thinking, this is a really innovative and wonderful tool,” he said.
Several football champions are in favor of the sport as well. Like Ronald Koeman, top goal scoring defender in the world, said: “Teqball is a very easy exercise. It’s not difficult, everybody will understand this. And it’s a good exercise to be a more technical player.”
“Without even knowing it, children are developing their skills, especially their basic skills,” said Dutch football manager and former professional player Henk Ten Cate.
Gabor and Viktor have high hopes for their dream project – they hope that Teqball will become an Olympic sport some day. If you’d like to support them, you can pre-order a Teqboard of your own by pledging $300 or more to the project, through their Kickstarter campaign page.
Photos: Teqball/Kickstarter
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Vision Modular Systems - Grand Felda House
Project - Grand Felda House, Wembley
Client - Treax Innovations Ltd
Architect - HTA Design LLP
Structural Engineer - Barrett Mahoney
M&E / Sustainability Engineer - MTT Ltd / HTA Design LLP
Planning Consultant - HTA Design LLP
Project Manager / Cost Consultant - Tide Construction Ltd
Contractor - Tide Construction Ltd
Grand Felda House is a 22,360m2 (16,573m2 of which was delivered in modular form) development in Wembley, North London near to the Wembley Stadium. It consists of 802 student housing units and a two storey leisure centre containing a 25m swimming pool, exercise rooms and changing facilities. The leisure centre and the student amenities are over two floors that cover the entire site housed in a basement and ground floor structure, with the podium roof forming a landscaped recreation area. The student accommodation is arranged in two parallel buildings, one nine storeys on Empire Way and one eighteen storeys at the rear of the site. The ground floor on Empire Way contains the entrance to the leisure centre and to the student housing which will animate the Wembley streetscape.
The building creates a variety of room types and shapes suitable for different students including wheelchair units, and a variety of shared social spaces including a cinema room, a games room, a prayer room, an amenity courtyard with trees and seating areas to allow for relaxation, and common rooms on each floor for social interaction and group study. Laundry rooms are provided in multiple locations.
The project was completed in August 2016 ahead of the student intake in September 2016. The construction programme from site clearance to practical completion was over an elapsed 14 month period. This is at least a year quicker than could be managed using traditional methods of construction and confirms the logistical and financial benefits of offsite construction for building rented developments.
The façade was been applied using mast climbers after the modules were installed, and spanned a variety of rain screen cladding systems from brick slip panels, aluminium cladding infill panels and Glass-Reinforced Concrete with rendered elevations for the ends of the student housing buildings. The facades are primarily dark bricks with a complex pattern of blended types, the rendered end elevations are a light grey and there are brightly coloured aluminium projecting screens to provide variation to the facades and to provide local solar shading.
The scale of the completed Grand Felda building with its range of amenities, external facades, and speed of build provide an excellent example of the power of modular construction allied to collaborative working and integrated teams. Without these 3 foundation blocks the project would not have been delivered successfully in the time available.
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Suspect faces charges after woman stabbed, 2 killed in Orlando accident
Ludmilla Lelis and Sara K. Clarke, Orlando Sentinel
Amanda Taylor, an X-ray technician at Florida Hospital for Children, had just celebrated her 28th birthday Tuesday. The Winter Park woman loved children, loved her work and loved to help people, a friend said.
All that ended suddenly late Saturday when an SUV driven by a suspect in a domestic-violence killing crashed into a car waiting for a stoplight in downtown Orlando. The impact slammed the car into a concrete wall, killing Taylor and an Orlando woman also riding inside, police said Sunday.
"Amanda was such a good person. You don't expect something bad to happen, and when you learn what happened, you say 'Why?'" said Nikki Wolfe Sikora, one of Taylor's friends.
Taylor and Francesca Jeffery, 22, died about 11:10 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Colonial Drive and Garland Avenue — the end point for a pursuit by deputy sheriffs that started with the bloody discovery of a woman lying in a roadway in east Orange County.
The fleeing driver, identified as Jose Antonio Maisonet-Maldonado, 25, was hospitalized after the crash, as was the driver of the vehicle in which the two women were riding.
The woman in the road, identified as Berlitz Alvelo, 35, was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center but died from her injuries, authorities said.
What led to the violence was unclear Sunday. But accounts released by Orlando police and the Sheriff's Office outlined a deadly progression that played out over nearly three hours Saturday night.
About 8:20 p.m. Saturday, Orlando police responded to report of a man covered in blood and a white SUV at a home on Scotchwood Glen Drive, which the Sheriff's Office identified as Alvelo's residence. Police responded but found nothing.
Shortly before 11 p.m., deputies traveled to the intersection of Dean Road and J. Blanchard Trail, east of Orlando, after a 911 caller reported a woman lying in the road. The caller said the woman was able to say that her boyfriend, Maisonet-Maldonado, has stabbed her and struck her with their BMW X3, the Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies located the white BMW at University Boulevard and Goldenrod Road. They attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver kept going. Deputies followed "several minutes at normal speeds," according to a news release issued Sunday, but lost sight of the vehicle at some point in downtown Orlando when it picked up speed.
During the pursuit, according to Orlando police, a caller reported that the Alvelo's mother received a call from Maisonet-Maldonado, stating he had killed her daughter.
Shortly after deputies lost track of the BMW, it crashed into two cars that were stopped for a red light under Interstate 4 on Colonial Drive, according to Orlando police. The SUV struck the side of one vehicle, causing no injuries, then slammed into the other car, a red BMW that traveled through the intersection and crashed into a concrete barrier.
Maisonet-Maldonado's BMW struck a Department of Transportation sign and then a concrete bridge pylon before stopping, police said.
Witnesses told television reporters that the suspect was driving well over 100 mph at the time of the crash.
The women in the red BMW, Jeffery and Taylor, died at the scene, Orlando police said. The driver of that car, 39-year-old James Lecorte of Los Angeles, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to police. His condition could not be determined Sunday.
Maisonet-Maldonado suffered serious injuries and was taken to a hospital. His condition and whereabouts were unclear late Sunday but he appeared to have been trasnferred to the Orange County Jail.
He was charged with fleeing and eluding, resulting in serious injury or death. Charges related to Alvelo's killing and the traffic homicides also are expected to be filed, deputies said.
Taylor's family said she was a native Orlandoan and a graduate of Pine Castle Christian Academy and Florida Hospital College for Health Services. When she attended Palm Beach Atlantic University, she was a member of its volleyball team.
Her death brought new grief to a family that lost Taylor's mother and grandmother last year.
"We'd like Amanda to be remembered for her love of God, her love of life and her precious smile," they said in a statement.
The families of Jeffrey and Alvelo could not be reached for comment Sunday. The spot where Alvelo was found became a shrine, marked by flowers and tearful mourners.
The Sheriff's Office said its investigation found a history of domestic violence involving Maisonet-Maldonado and Alvelo, but no details were available Sunday. A check of records in Broward County disclosed that found that Maisonet-Maldonado had been acquitted of domestic-violence charges there in June 2009.
Ludmilla Lelis can be reached at llelis@orlandosentinel.com or 386-253-0964. Sara K. Clarke can be reached at kclarke@orlandosentinel.com or 407-420-5664.
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Notice of Hearing: In the Matter of Locate Technologies Inc. et al.
LOCATE TECHNOLOGIES INC., TUBTRON CONTROLS CORP., BRADLEY
CORPORATE SERVICES LTD., 706166 ALBERTA LTD., LORNE DREVER,
HARRY NILES, MICHAEL CODY AND DONALD NASON
(Section 127)
TAKE NOTICE THAT the Ontario Securities Commission (the “Commission”) will hold a hearing pursuant to section 127 of the Securities Act, R.S.O., c. S.5., as amended (the “Act”) at the offices of the Commission, 20 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, 17th Floor, commencing on September 13, 2010, at 2:30 pm or as soon thereafter as the hearing can be held;
TO CONSIDER whether it is in the public interest for the Commission:
to make an order pursuant to clause 2 of section 127(1) of the Act that trading in securities by the Respondents cease permanently or for such period as the Commission may determine;
to make an order pursuant to clause 2.1 of section 127(1) of the Act that acquisition of any securities by the Respondents be prohibited permanently or for such period as the Commission may determine;
to make an order pursuant to clause 3 of subsection 127(1) the Act that any exemptions in Ontario securities law do not apply to the Respondents permanently or for such period as the Commission may determine;
to make an order pursuant to clause 7 of section 127(1) the Act that Lorne Drever, Harry Niles, Michael Cody and Donald Nason (collectively, the “Individual Respondents”) resign any position that the Individual Respondents hold as director or officer of an issuer;
to make an order pursuant to clause 8 of section 127(1) of the Act that the Individual Respondents be prohibited from becoming or acting as an officer or director of any issuer permanently or for such period as the Commission may determine;
to make an order pursuant to clause 8.1 of section 127(1) the Act that the Individual Respondents resign any position that the Individual Respondents hold as director or officer of a registrant;
to make an order pursuant to clause 8.2 of section 127(1) of the Act that the Individual Respondents be prohibited from becoming or acting as an officer or director of any registrant permanently or for such period as the Commission may determine;
to make an order pursuant to clause 8.3 of section 127(1) the Act that the Individual Respondents resign any position that the Individual Respondents hold as director or officer of an investment fund manager;
to make an order pursuant to clause 8.4 of section 127(1) of the Act that the Individual Respondents be prohibited from becoming or acting as an officer or director of any investment fund manager permanently or for such period as the Commission may determine;
to make an order pursuant to clause 8.5 of section 127(1) of the Act that the Respondents are prohibited from becoming or acting as a registrant, as an investment fund manager or as a promoter; and
to make such other order or orders as the Commission considers appropriate.
BY REASON of the allegations set out in the Statement of Allegations of Staff dated August 16, 2010 and such additional allegations as counsel may advise and the Commission may permit;
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any party to the proceeding may be represented by counsel if that party attends or submits evidence at the hearing;
AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that upon failure of any party to attend at the time and place, the hearing may proceed in the absence of the party and such party is not entitled to any further notice of the proceeding.
DATED at Toronto this 16th day of August, 2010.
" John Stevenson "
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'SNL' Writer Suspended For Barron Trump Tweet
Denise Recalde
A "Saturday Night Live" writer who posted an offensive joke about Barron Trump, son of President Donald Trump, on Twitter has issued an apology for her "inexcusable" words following a suspension from the show.
On Inauguration Day, Katie Rich tweeted that the 10-year-old boy would become "this country's first homeschool shooter," but eliminated the post three hours later, The Daily Mail reports.
Twitter users severely criticized her for the post, calling her "scum," urging for her account to be blocked, and calling on NBC to fire her.
The writer wasn't fired, but was placed on indefinite suspension after the reaction to the post failed to die down over the weekend, a source said on Jan. 23, Deadline reports.
She recanted her original message in a tweet: "I sincerely apologize for the insensitive tweet. I deeply regret my actions & offensive words. It was inexcusable & I'm so sorry."
Rich did not appear in the credits of the show that aired on Jan. 21, and it is unknown when she will be allowed to come back.
Her tweeted apology triggered a mixed reaction. Some Twitter users did not think the apology was sincere enough:
your conscience kicked in when the backlash started huh?
... This came from somewhere that was contrived by the masses...
These people so quick to accept your insincere apology are the same ones that hold a grudge towards Trump for saying far less
Many could not get over the tastelessness of Rich's remark.
Attacking a 10 year old? Disgusting
insensitive probably isn't the word for it. You should be fired for even thinking that was remotely funny.
I'm not a Trump supporter, quite the opposite, but that was a horrible thing you did. Barron is a kid! Shame on you!
Other users accepted her apology and were willing to move on.
"We all make mistakes," posted on follower. "Let's move on, and I'm a Trump supporter."
Still others stood behind Rich.
So many against your tweet preaching against insensitivity, but showing their own insensitivity in replies. Hang in there!
Love your work [Katie Rich]! It's sad that you're held to a higher standard than the President, but you're also clearly a bigger person.
10-year-old Barron, who shared the limelight with the rest of his family this weekend in Washington D.C., is set to become the first son of a president to inhabit the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr.
He will be finishing the rest of the school year at the Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York. Tuition at the school begins at $44,120 for pre-K students.
Sources: The Daily Mail, Deadline / Photo credit: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune
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Gas permeable contact lenses are rigid lenses made of durable plastic that transmits oxygen. These lenses also are called GP lenses, rigid gas permeable lenses, RGP lenses and oxygen permeable lenses.
GP contact lenses are rigid, but they shouldn't be confused with old-fashioned hard contact lenses, which are now essentially obsolete. Hard contact lenses were made of a type of plastic called poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA). Before 1971, when soft contact lenses were introduced, just about all contact lenses were made from PMMA, which is also called acrylic or acrylic glass, as well being referred to by the trade names Plexiglas, Lucite, Perspex and others.
PMMA has excellent optical properties and was developed as a lightweight and shatter-resistant alternative to glass for many applications. But it is impermeable to oxygen and other gasses, and the clear front surface of the eye (cornea) needs a significant supply of oxygen to stay healthy.
Soft lenses (top): Soft and silicone hydrogel lenses are thin, pliable lenses that cover the entire cornea and a small portion of the sclera.GP lenses (bottom): Gas permeable contacts are rigid lenses that float on a layer of tears and typically cover about 75 percent of the cornea.
Since oxygen cannot pass through a PMMA contact lens, the only way for this vital element to reach the cornea was for tears to wash underneath the lens with each blink. In order for this blink-induced, tear-pumping action to occur, PMMA lenses had to be made relatively small in size. Also, there had to be a significant gap between the edge of the lens and the surface of the cornea.
These design characteristics made many people very aware of PMMA lenses on their eyes or caused discomfort that made wearing the lenses impossible. In some cases, these features also caused problems with PMMA lenses popping off the eye, especially during sports.
What Makes Gas Permeable Lenses Different?
Gas permeable contacts were first introduced in the late 1970s; they are actually a newer technology than soft lenses. Most GP lenses incorporate silicone, which makes them more flexible than PMMA.
And silicone is oxygen permeable, so oxygen can pass directly through GP lenses to keep the cornea healthy without having to rely solely on oxygen-containing tears to be pumped under the lens with each blink.
In fact, modern rigid gas permeable contacts allow more oxygen to reach the cornea than most soft contact lenses (although some silicone hydrogel soft lenses are comparable to GP lenses in oxygen transmission).
Because gas permeable contact lenses allow oxygen to pass through them, GP lenses can be made larger than PMMA hard contact lenses, and the edges of GP lenses can be fitted closer to the surface of the eye. These design changes make modern rigid GP lenses more comfortable and easier to get used to than old-fashioned hard contacts and also keep the lenses more securely on the eye when worn during sports and other activities.
RGP lenses also provide better vision, durability, and deposit resistance than soft contact lenses. And because they last longer than soft lenses, they can be less expensive in the long term.
Adapting To RGP Lenses
So why doesn't everyone wear gas permeable lenses? Primarily because soft lenses are instantly comfortable, and GP lenses require an adaptation period before they are as comfortable as soft contacts.
Some other downsides of RGP lenses are discussed below.
GPs are made from permeable materials that allow oxygen to reach your eye.
The Benefits Of RGP Lenses
Gas permeable contact lenses offer some outstanding benefits over soft lenses. For one, because GP lenses are made from a firm plastic material, they retain their shape when you blink, which tends to provide sharper vision than pliable soft lenses.
GP lenses also are extremely durable. Although you can break them (for instance, if you step on them), you can't tear them easily, like soft lenses.
And they're made of materials that don't contain water (as soft contact lenses do), so protein and lipids from your tears do not adhere to GP lenses as readily as they do to soft lenses.
With a little care, gas permeable contact lenses can last for years, as long as you don't require a prescription change.
Niches Where GP Contact Lenses Excel
Though they are less popular than soft lenses, gas permeable contacts are the best choice for many individuals, including:
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Some eye care practitioners use RGP lenses to perform ortho-k, a nonsurgical procedure intended to produce good vision without glasses or contacts. Learn more about ortho-k.
People who are very discerning and are willing to go through a period of adaptation to contact lens wear to achieve the sharpest vision possible.
Some people with astigmatism for whom soft contacts don't produce the desired visual acuity. [Read about contacts for astigmatism.]
People with presbyopia, because GP lenses come in numerous bifocal and multifocal designs. Different bifocal designs work well for different people, so having many choices is a real plus. Also, many people find that the best combination of near and distance acuity is obtained with GP bifocals.
People who have a condition called keratoconus, where the cornea is cone-shaped and causes extreme visual distortion.
People who need contact lenses after refractive surgery.
Gas permeable contacts also are used for ortho-k, where specially designed GP lenses are worn during sleep to reshape the cornea and improve vision.
Limitations Of Gas Permeable Lenses
Unlike soft lenses, to achieve maximum comfort with gas permeable contacts, you need to wear them regularly (though not necessarily every day).
If you don't wear your soft lenses for a week, they'll still be comfortable when you put them on a week later. But if you don't wear your GP lenses for a week, you'll probably need some time to get comfortable again.
Also, GP lenses are smaller in size than soft lenses, which means there is a greater risk of gas permeable lenses dislodging from the eye during sports or other activities.
And because gas permeable lenses are designed to move on the eye when the wearer blinks, there is a higher risk of dust and debris getting under the lenses, causing discomfort or a possible abrasion to the cornea.
Finally, GP lenses do require care, since they are reused for one year or more.
Hybrid Contacts: The Best Of Both Worlds?
Since comfort is the primary barrier to greater popularity of gas permeable lenses, hybrid contact lenses are an excellent choice for people who want the clarity of a GP lens and wearing comfort that more closely resembles that of soft lenses.
SynergEyes hybrid contact lenses have an RGP center and a soft outer skirt.
Hybrid contact lenses have a central optical zone that is made of a gas permeable lens material, surrounded by a peripheral fitting zone made of silicone hydrogel or regular hydrogel soft lens material.
SynergEyes currently is the sole manufacturer of FDA-approved hybrid contact lenses sold in the United States. The company makes a variety of hybrid lenses sold under the Duette, UltraHealth and SynergEyes brands, including progressive and multifocal hybrid lenses for the correction of presbyopia and designs for the correction of keratoconus and other corneal problems.
For more information about gas permeable lenses, visit the GP contacts educational website provided by the Contact Lens Manufacturers Association.
Also, consult with your eye care practitioner and ask if gas permeable contacts (or perhaps hybrid contact lenses) are the best choice for your lifestyle and visual needs.
GP Contacts vs. Soft Contacts: Weigh the Difference
Unless you already wear GP contact lenses, you may not know about their many advantages over soft contacts — including disposable soft contacts. Here's a comparison chart to help you see how well these lenses perform in a number of key areas:
GP Contacts
Oxygen Delivery
GP contacts are made of special materials that allow your eyes to breathe. Oxygen is absolutely necessary to the health of your eyes.
Some soft contact lenses just don't allow enough oxygen to get through to your eyes. This can lead to corneal problems.
GP contacts have superior optics. Since they're firm, they retain their shape better when you blink, so your eyes don't have to refocus as much. And they are superb for astigmatism or bifocal needs.
When you blink, soft lenses are more likely to distort; your eyes must then refocus, which can be annoying if you're reading, or detrimental to your performance if you're driving or participating in sports.
Initial Comfort
GP contact lenses require a short adaptation period.
Soft lenses are comfortable from just about the moment you put them on.
Long-Term Comfort
GP contacts require almost no water to maintain their shape, so they won't pull the moisture away from your eyes.
After a few hours of wear, water-absorbing soft lenses can dry out your eyes, making them itchy and tired.
GP contacts are made of a firm plastic, so they don't scratch or tear. And they stay clear over time.
Made of a gel-like plastic, soft lenses are easy to tear. And protein deposit buildup clouds the lenses over time.
Deposit Resistance
Their smooth finish and lack of water retention mean they harbor fewer protein deposits from your tear film. This is healthier and more comfortable for your eyes.
Since soft lenses absorb more of your tears, they are more likely to contain protein deposits from your tears and harbor bacteria. More deposits are scratchy, too.
GP contacts are much less expensive to maintain; also, they last longer so you don't have to spend as much on replacements.
Soft lenses require significant spending on cleaning supplies; and they don't last as long, so you buy new lenses more often.
As you can see, initial comfort is the only area where soft lenses excel over GP contacts. But once you get used to them, GP contacts are comfortable, more durable, easier and less expensive to care for, healthier, and provide crisper vision.
Why take the shortcut? By investing a little time and effort in adapting to your GP contacts, you'll be rewarded with a lifetime of healthy and hassle-free contact lens wear.
Next, go to:
What GP wearers say about their lenses
Download brochures about GP lenses
Find an eye doctor who fits GP lenses
What are GP contact lenses?
Contact lenses vs. glasses
GP lenses vs. soft lenses
GP lenses vs. laser surgery
Ortho-k (corneal reshaping)
GP lens care and handling
There are so many different contact lens options available today that the choices can become confusing!
Catagories of contact lenses
There are two broad categories of contact lenses, however: soft contact lenses (SCLs) and rigid gas permeable lenses (RGPs). Each type of lens has advantages and disadvantages.
Soft contact lenses
Advantages of soft contact lenses
Soft contact lenses tend to be very comfortable initially. They drape over the eye, so patients don’t feel them much when blinking. SCLs tend to stay on the eye without becoming dislodged or displaced. Many people find disposable SCLs (lenses are worn for a specific period of time – from one day to several months - and then thrown away) very convenient and like knowing they have back-up lenses in case something happens to a lens.
Disadvantages of soft contact lenses
Disadvantages of soft contact lenses include the risk of tearing a lens and less oxygen getting to the cornea than with RGPs. Some patients experience more dryness with SCLs.
Rigid gas permeable contact lenses
RGPs, on the other hand, allow more oxygen to the cornea by the tears flowing under the lenses. They provide very crisp, clear vision, and often people with mild to moderate dry eye find they can wear RGPs longer and more comfortably than SCLs. Some studies have shown that children fitted with RGPs tend to have a more stable prescription than children do in glasses.
Differences in rigid gas permeable lenses compared to soft contact lenses
Rigid gas permeable lenses are smaller in diameter than SCLs and are felt more initially by the eyelids as you blink over the lenses. This lid sensation decreases quickly with time, and the final comfort of SCLs and RGPs is very similar. RGPs may become dislodged from the eye or pushed off to the side more easily than SCLs.
Find the best lens for you
Telling your eye care provider about your visual needs and the types of activities you enjoy will help him or her select the best lens option for you.
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The Southern Colorado Conservation Awards (SCCA) recognizes individuals and organizations that are dedicated to stewardship, education, and innovation in conservation impacting southern Colorado. Each of the eight years of SCCA, we have had many inspiring and diverse nominations. This year was no exception. Our Blue Ribbon Panel faced the tough task of choosing three winners from nominations submitted by the community at large
"This year's slate of award winners highlights inspiring stories from an incredibly diverse range of people and projects, including ranching in Westcliffe, recreation in Canon City, and water and land conservation on a statewide scale. We are excited to tell these stories."
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The Stuart P. Dodge Award honors a lifetime in achievement in conservation.
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Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces Final Lineup, Set Times and Fun Fun Fun Nites!
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We’re just going to go ahead and say that Fun Fun Fun Fest 6 is going to be the biggest, baddest, boldest balls to the wall music event of this or most any recent year. 3 days, 4 stages and almost 200 artists will be heading out to Auditorium Shores in Austin the first weekend in November to cover every genre of aural entertainment from comedy to hip hop to synth rock to SLAYER! That’s right. Slayer’s playing and so is Hum and Hot Snakes and Public Enemy and Lykke Li and Blonde Redhead and Future Islands and…THAT’S JUST THE FESTIVAL! The good folks of tri-Fun have announced that ticket holders who have an ounce of strength after an all-day excellent adventure have been invited into Austin, proper to enjoy a number of artists performing into the wee hours all around town. Glass Candy, Andre Williams, Russian Circles. Damn, man. We are so THERE! You should be too. Tickets are totally still available but are fading effin’ fast so pony up and come on out for some maximum rock and roll. Full Fun Fun Fun Fest and Fun Fun Fun Nites lineups, set times, stages and locations are detailed below:
OFFICIAL FFFF6 LINEUP 2011
Orange stage:
Passion Pit 8:30-9:45
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 7:25-8:25
Okkervil River 6:30-7:20
Black Joe Lewis 5:35-6:25
The Thermals 4:45-5:30
Heartless Bastards 3:55-4:40
Ocote Soul Sound 3:05-3:50
Cloud Nothings 2:20-3:00
Jim Ward (Sparta/ATDI) 1:40-2:15
Canon Blue 1:05-1:35
TV Torso 12:30-1:00
Black stage:
Danzig Legacy 8:15-9:45
Murder City Devils 7:20-8:10
Russian Circles 6:30-7:15
Thee Oh Sees 5:45-6:25
Ty Segall 5:00-5:40
D Generation 4:10-4:55
Bane 3:25-4:05
From Ashes Rise 2:45-3:20
Doomriders 2:05-2:40
Mindspiders 1:30-2:00
Total Control 12:55-1:25
Defeater 12:20-12:50
Blue stage:
Public Enemy 8:30-9:45
Four Tet 7:35-8:25
Spank Rock 6:45-7:30
Big Freedia 6:05-6:45
Franki Chan 5:30-6:05
Picture Plane 5:00-5:30
YACHT 4:15-5:00
Omar Souleyman 3:30-4:10
Black Milk 2:45-3:25
Autobody 2:00-2:40
Car Stereo Wars 1:15-1:55
Fat Tony 12:40-1:10
DJ iPod Ammo 12:20-12:40
Yellow stage:
Reggie Watts 7:15-8:00
Brett Gelman 6:55-7:15
Matt Bearden 6:35-6:55
Upright Citizens Brigade 5:00-6:30
FFF Dating Game 4:10-4:55
Altercation Comedy Hr 3:05-4:05
Anarchy Championship Wrestling 2:20-3:00
Adira Amiran 1:45-2:20
Jake Flores 1:25-1:40
Best Fwends 12:50-1:20
Maggie May 12:30-12:45
Spoon 8:30-9:45
Lykke Li 7:25-8:25
Girls 6:30-7:20
M83 5:35-6:25
Ra Ra Riot 4:45-5:30
Tune-Yards 4:00-4:40
The Joy Formidable 3:15-3:55
Tinarewin 2:30-3:10
Joe Lally (Fugazi) -1:55-2:25
Future Islands 1:20-1:50
Keep Shelly In Athens 12:45-1:15
Manejo Beto 12:10-12:40
The Damned 8:45-9:45
Hot Snakes 7:50-8:40
Cave In 6:55-7:40
Negative Approach 6:05-6:50
Paint It Black 5:20-6:00
Youth Brigade 4:35-5:15
Dead Horse 3:50-4:30
Trash Talk 3:15-3:45
World Inferno Friendship Society 2:30-3:10
Deathgrips 1:55-2:25
Touche Amore 1:20-1:50
Shapes Have Fangs 12:45-1:15
Thieves 12:15-12:40
Major Lazer 8:45-9:45
Neon Indian 7:50-8:40
Childish Gambino 7:00-7:45
Rakim 6:10-6:55
Cold Cave 5:20-6:05
Dan Deacon 4:30-5:15
Wugazi 3:45-4:25
Cecil Otter 3:20-3:40
Brandt Brauer Fricke 2:40-3:15
T-bird and the Breaks 2:05-2:35
Purity Ring 1:30-2:00
Blackie 1:05-1:25
tba dj 12:30-1
Wham City sketch comedy 6:15-8:15
Neal Brennan 5:45-6:10
Johnny Pemberton 5:20-5:40
Turquoise Jeep 4:45-5:15
Donald Glover 4:10-4:40
Air Sex Contest 3:30-4:05
Captured By Robots 1:50-2:35
Louis Katz 1:25-1:45
Ali Wong 1:05-1:20
Cameron Buchholtz 12:45-1:05
Michael Priest 12:30-12:45
Slayer 8:15-9:45
Brian Posehn 7:40-8:10
Hum 6:45-7:35
Architecture in Helsinki 5:50-6:40
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists 5:00-5:45
Budos Band 4:10-4:55
Mates of State 3:20-4:05
We Were Promised Jetpacks 2:30-4:15
Asobi Seksu 1:55-2:25
Le Butcherettes 1:20-1:50
Lemuria 12:45-1:15
Crooks 12:15-12:40
Blonde Redhead 8:45-9:45
Black Lips 7:50-8:40
Boris 7:00-7:45
Cannibal Corpse 6:10-6:55
Kid Dynamite 5:20-6:05
Eyehategod 4:30-5:15
Zero Boys 3:40-4:25
No Bunny 2:55-3:35
Ceremony 2:20-2:50
Davilla 666 1:40-2:15
OBN III 1:05-1:35
Schmillion 12:30-1:00
Odd Future 8:45-9:45
Diplo 7:50-8:40
Flying Lotus 6:55-7:45
Del the Funky Homosapien 6:00-6:50
BATHS 5:10-5:55
Austra 4:20-5:05
MNDR 3:35-4:15
Grimes 3-3:30
G-Side 2:25-2:55
Bird Peterson 1:40-2:20
Speak 1:05-1:35
Soul Khan 12:30-1
Henry Rollins 7:00-8:00
Master Pancake’s Video Jukebox 6:15-6:55
Veggie Hotdog Eating Contest 5:25-6:10
Brody Stevens 5:00-5:20
K-Strauss (Yo Yo Extravaganza) 4:35-5:00
Doug Mellard 4:15-4:35
Page and Stephen’s FFF Wedding 3:35-4:10
New Movement Sketch Comedy 2:15-2:50
Chris Trew 2:00-2:25
Nick Flanagan 1:40-2:00
Rap Battle Royale 1:05-1:40
What the Hell: Magic Stunt Show 12:45-1:05
Cody Hustak 12:30-12:45
OFFICIAL FFF NITES SCHEDULE 2011
Mohawk (IN)
Underground Railroad to Candyland 12:45-?
Ghost Knife 11:45-12:30
TBA 11-11:30
(OUT)
Ty Segall 10:15-11
The Coathangers 9:15-10
The Young 8:30-9
Doors 7:30
Toxic Holocaust 12:45-1:30
Hull 11:45-1230
The Fucking Wrath 10:45-11:30
Pushmen 10-10:30
Check Yo Ponytail Presents:
Franki Chan 12:30-2
Devlin and Darko of Spank Rock 11:30-12:30
Rusty Lazer 10:30-11:30
Sleepercar (Jim Ward of Sparta/At the Drive In) 12:30-
Jesse Malin (of D Generation) 11:30-12:15
Cowboy and Indian 10:35-11:15
Lights Go Out 9:50-10:20
Learning Secrets & Transmission Presents:
Passion Pit DJ Set 12:30-End
Learning Secrets 11:30-12:30
Special Guest 10:45-11:30
FYF Presents:
Big Freedia 1-1:30
BBF DJ 12:30-1:00
Fat Tony 12-12:30
Brandt Brauer Fricke DJ 11:00-12:00
Glass Candy 11:15-12
DJ 11-11:15
Cold Cave 10:30-11
Brooklyn Vegan &
Transmission Ent. Presents:
Red 7 (IN)
Powertrip 12-12:45
Touche Amore 11-11:45
Pianos Become Teeth 10:15-10:45
Dead End Path 9:30-9:55
Miles Away 9-9:25
Doomriders 12:30-1:15
Inepsy 11:30-12:15
Mammoth Grinder 10:45-11:15
Mindless 10-10:30
Dead Confederate 11-12
TBA 9:15-9:45
TBA DJ 1-2
Andre Williams 12-1
BJL Side Project 11-11:45
DJ sets between acts
Doors 10
Cobra Skulls 12:45-1:30
Nothington 11:45-12:30
Broken Gold 10:45-11:30
The Anchor 10-10:30
Thermals 12:30-1:30
Lemuria 11:40-12:10
Ume 10:55-11:25
David Liebe Hart 10:10-10:40
Kool Keith 12:45-End
Death Grips 11:50-12:30
Blackie 11:25-11:45
Trash Talk 10:50-1120
TBA 10:05-10:35
TBA 1:15-2
TBA 12:20-1
Pat Jordache 11:25-12:05
ANR 10:30-11:10
Felice Brothers 11:10-12:00
Gill Landry (Old Crowe Medicine Show) 10:15-10:55
Old Man Markley 9:30-10
Deafhaven 12-12:30
Eagle Claw 10:45-11:15
Watching the Moon 9:45-10:15
Russian Circles 1:15-2
Tera Melos 12:30-1
Boris 11:15-12:05
Ancient Vvisdom 10:15-10:45
Budos Band 11-12
Hardproof Afrobeat 10:00-10:45
Industry & Artist DJ Sets
DJ Thibault 1:30-3
Future Rock 12-1:30
DJ Thibault 11:15-12
American Royalty 10:15-11
Mates of State 12:30-1:30
Generationals 11:40-12:10
Yellow Ostrich 10:55-11:25
Front Bottoms 10:10-10:40
Gorilla vs. Bear & Transmission Ent. Presents:
Neon Indian DJ set 1:15-3
Purity Ring 12:30-1:15
Memoryhouse 11:30-12:15
Keep Shelly in Athens 10:30-11:15
TBA DJ
Zero Boys 12:15-1
Night Siege 11:15-12
Rituals (Ex You People) 10:30-11
Dom 12:30-1:15
Royal Bangs 11:30-12:15
Pujol 10:45-11:15
Bearhands 10-10:30
Austra DJ Set 12:30-1:30
Dengue fever 11:30-12:30
Thee Oh Sees 12:30-1:30
Total Control 11:30-12:10
Ch 24 10:45-11:15
David Liebe Hart (of Tim & Eric Awesome Show) 10-10:30
SYD THE KID (Odd Future) DJ set 12:30-2
G-Side 12-12:30
DJ Orion & Kid Slyce 11-12
TBA 10:30-11
DJ Set 10-10:30
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Off-beat Circadian Rhythms Might Have SAD Effects During Shorter Winter Daylight Hours
Circadian rhythms influence the timing of much more than just sleep. The body clock regulates everything from coordination, alertness and reaction time to temperature, blood pressure and metabolism — all to varying degrees throughout the 24-hour day.
“If you were to switch the timing of any of those things, or even just shift or disrupt or delay it,” said Kathryn Roecklein, “you could have all kinds of problems.”
Roecklein is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh who studies mood disorders and circadian biology from a behavioral genetics perspective — that is, how genetic makeup and personal experiences interact. Right now, her lab is trying to figure out why only some people end up with seasonal depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, even though all people in colder climates share a winter season with less light. Circadian rhythms, she said, could be a key.
“What I tell students is, if the gears of the watch are made of metal, the gears of the circadian clock are made of genes and proteins,” Roecklein said.
When the “master” clock in the brain receives signals from the eyes about what time of day it is, it signals smaller clocks at the cellular level to kick certain systems into high gear or to tone down activity, she said. But after daylight saving time ends, the winter months bring fewer sunlit hours, which can temporarily throw off these rhythms. For some people, that light adjustment is especially difficult to make.
If the interaction between genes and the environment is what leaves certain individuals differently vulnerable to diseases, Roecklein is trying to pinpoint exactly where things go wrong for people with SAD.
In 2001, she found supporting evidence for the idea that individuals with SAD might be less sensitive to light. Cells in the retina called melanopsin did a poorer job sending signals about the time of day to the master clock in the brain than melanopsin cells in healthy controls. With the circadian rhythms out of sync, the brain started to display risk factors for major depression: changes in hormone secretion, sleep and appetite, among others.
“We think that about 38 percent of it is genetics — maybe genes for processing light, or circadian genes," she said. "And then 62 percent is environmental. We think that includes sunlight as well as some childhood experiences that you get from your environment.”
Gender also plays a role. Women are four times as likely to report having SAD as men are, Roecklein said. She’s also found mounting evidence of an understudied link between disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms and a woman’s risk for breast cancer. At its most basic level, “cancer is uncontrolled cell replication. Cell replication is controlled by clocks in the cell,” Roecklein said. Other long-term health concerns like diabetes and heart disease have been linked to chronic sleep and circadian disruption, as well.
There is, however, an upside.
The good thing about studying SAD, Roecklein said, is that it’s predictable.
“If you were to take a bunch of people with major depression and just wait for them to get better to see what they look like without depression, you’d basically almost never finish that study.”
With SAD, it's much easier to be able to identify risk factors in individuals from across the different stages of depression, she said.
Roecklein said the hope is that a better understanding of the causes behind seasonal affective disorder will ultimately lead to better, more personalized ways to treat both SAD and depression.
Micaela Fox Corn mfc19@pitt.edu 412-624-4065 | 617-997-2289
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Local culture of Nepal
Nepalese people are sometimes referred to as Nepali or Gurkha. They are made up of descendants from China, Tibet, India, Burma and some indigenous peoples. As a result, the country is comprised of different ethnic groups with unique appearances and dialects. Most of the population live in the central highlands, and about 80% of all Nepalese practice Hinduism. Nepalese people are notoriously friendly, so expect to meet plenty of curious locals on your Nepal tour.
Nepal shares borders with China in the north and India on all other sides. Its northern border with China forms part of the Himalayan Mountain range. The central band of the country is highlands, and the southern strip bordering with India is covered in lowland plains (Terai). Nepal experiences tropical climate in its lowlands, but gets progressively colder as the altitude increases, and has an arctic climate at the top of its peaks. In addition to the four typical seasons, Nepal also experiences a monsoon season of gushing rains. Its highest mountain is Mt Everest and its longest river is the Gharghara.
Shopping guide to Nepal
Nepal travel offers plenty of opportunities to buy local goods. Popular items include clothing made from sheep or yak’s wool, as well as cashmere and silk. Traditional clothing is handwoven and made into unique striped patterns. It’s also especially warm, made for the harshest of climates. You may also like to take home some tea produced in the region, incense or jewellery. Singing bowls make for great gifts, as these Nepalese instruments are said to have healing properties when played. Wooden handicrafts include effigies of local deities, animals, and other attractive designs.
Nepal festival calendar
It’s one of the holiest times of year for Hindus and Buddhists, based on the Goddess Durga’s destruction of evil incarnate. Rituals involve folk music and animal sacrifice.
Yenya
This is the ultimate Kathmandu festivity, devoted to the deity Indra. Popular belief has it that the god was briefly incarcerated in Kathmandu before the people realized who he was. The event involves glorious processions, masks and dances.
Tihar
Nepal is at its prettiest during this time of year, when decorations, fairy lights and tinsel are hung up around the country. The event is devoted to Laximi, or the goddess of wealth.
Food & drink in Nepal
Nepalese cuisine varies across the country, but you can expect strong Indian and Chinese influences. Most meals consist of what’s know as dal-bhat-tarkari, a platter of rice, dal (lentil soup) and vegetable curry. Chutney and pickles are often used as condiments. You’ll find dishes such as the Chinese-influenced chow mein (chicken noodles) and Tibetan-style momo (steamed dumplings). In Kathmandu, grilled meat and Nepalese-style barbecue are very popular. Unlike some of their Asian neighbours, the Nepalese have their chai (tea with milk and sugar).
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Nepal travel FAQs
What nationalities need a visa for Nepal?
All foreign nationals (except Indians) require a visa to enter Nepal. Visas are obtainable from embassies abroad on arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport and at some land borders (including borders with India and Tibet).
Getting a visa at the airport can sometimes take time due to long queues. There have been instances when passengers were asked to show return flight tickets. You will also need to provide two passport photos and the following fees in US dollars cash. Other currencies are also accepted although rates may differ. The following costs were correct at time of writing:
- Multi entry visa valid for 15 days - US$25
- Multi entry visa valid for 90 days - US$100
Please note if you are staying in Nepal for less than 24 hours while in transit a transit visa can be issued on presentation of your international flight ticket, there is a nominal charge of US$5 and one photo is required.
Your visa application form may require you to state the dates on which you enter and exit that country. Please note we suggest you list your date of entry a few days before, and date of exit a few days after, your intended dates in case you encounter any delays or problems en route. To help calculate the exact dates of these crossings we have found the website www.timeanddate.com to be very useful.
Is tipping in Nepal customary?
Tipping is common in Nepal, especially for those working in tourism, due to the very low wages of the workers. Add 10% to bills in restaurants, and leave a few extra rupees for porters, drivers, tour guides and the like.
Can I access the internet in Nepal?
You’ll have internet access in Kathmandu but services will be unreliable in small towns and rural areas.
Will my cell phone/mobile work in Nepal?
You’ll be able to use your phone in urban centres but not outside these areas. Remember to activate global roaming with your provider if you wish to use your mobile while traveling.
What are the toilets in Nepal like?
Most toilets in Nepal are squat toilets, however you’re likely to find Western-style toilets in upmarket hotels and restaurant. Soap and toilet paper aren’t always provided so you may like to carry some with you.
How much do things cost in Nepal?
Cup of tea/chai = 70 NPR
Bottle of beer = 200-300 NPR
Simple lunch = 200 NPR
Simple dinner = 400-500 NPR
Is water in Nepal drinkable?
Drinking tap water is not considered safe in Nepal. For environmental reasons, avoid buying bottled water and bring a bottle or canteen with you. Ask your leader where you can access filters to refill your supply, or carry your own purification tablets with you.
Can I use my credit card in Nepal?
You’ll be able to use your credit card in places like hotels and restaurants in Kathmandu, but expect to pay cash when making purchases from most local businesses.
Are there ATMs in Nepal?
Kathmandu and other major cities have ATMs however they are less common in towns and rural areas.
Do I need travel insurance in Nepal?
Yes. All peregrine passengers are required to purchase travel insurance prior to their trip. Your insurance details will be recorded by your leader on the first day.
What public holidays are recognised in Nepal?
For a current list of public holidays go to: http://www.worldtravelguide.net/Nepal/public-holidays
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