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Elvis Fan, Don Lance, tells how he managed to film Elvis at Madison Square Garden
Source: John Onda
Elvis Interviews, Elvis Articles, Elvis CD News, Elvis DVD News
Don Lance, a fan, surreptitiously filmed the afternoon performance on the new 'Prince From Another Planet: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition' set's DVD. 'A well-connected friend got a bunch of us tickets in the fourth row, center', said Mr. Lance, who was 24 at the time. 'My girlfriend snuck my camera into the Garden in her shoulder bag along with six rolls of film. To steady the camera during the show, I put it on a tripod I had brought in strapped to my leg. Each time I went to film, friends on either side blocked security's view'. 'I only had six rolls of film and each roll (cartridge) lasted a bit over 3 minutes, so that's why there is about 20 minutes in total of film. It was not that it took a long time to change film [as claimed], I just spaced out what I shot'.
Elvis Australia suspected and indeed suggested the reason must have been at least partly to do with the need to preserve tape in our review of the 'Prince From Another Planet: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.
Okay so for anyone wondering why the film is as it is now you know.
For those asking about the blank spots ...
As I write in my review, 'The 'blank' spots are explained in the booklet as being caused by when the camera operator has had to change tape cartridge - which clearly took some time to do - however I think as there is only 20 minutes in total and the length of the blank spots vary that the camera operator has needed also to preserve tape ... indeed he succeeded [In spacing out the film he had] as he managed not only to film Elvis opening his cape at the end of the concert but then his leaving the stage which is kind of important, somehow it just seems to make it 'compete', certainly better'. [So] 'Despite the film only being 20 minutes in total, you will not likely be disappointed! This film is not something that comes along very often and is indeed very special'.
Sony have quite amazingly synced up the audio to the film, and to make it more so, there is only 20 minutes of actual film recorded and it is in bits and pieces starting from outside the auditorium and the opening That's All Right [in full] to the closing with Elvis leaving the stage. In between when there is no film the screen goes blank but the audio continues and keeps in sync when the next piece of film comes along, this must have taken some work! So by doing this you can in fact listen the same way as a CD but with 20 minutes of film as a bonus.
But you do need to know this and once accepted view it as a unique find, which it is.
You can read my review via the link below, and from there send in your feedback. David Troedson.
From the Super Deluxe Box Set Review ...
But the actual concert footage itself is the big highlight. It's synced to the new remixed audio and the beginning sequence is fantastic, with the fan (Don Lance) filming outside Madison Square Garden before going inside to capture the splendid opening sequence in full, with Elvis coming on to the Theme From 2001: A Space Odyssey before a frenzy of drums segues into opener That's All Right Mama. There is only 20 minutes of footage, and lots of gaps where Mr Lance would have been frantically trying to change spools on his video camera to continue his filming. It seems rather churlish to complain about these gaps - filming a concert in those days was rather harder than holding up your iPhone. Rather it adds to the authenticity of the film and you do get the full audio on the DVD, so you can just sit back and listen to the music and enjoy the bonus of the video coming (and going) when it does! What is obvious is that Elvis was having a blast on stage, continually punctuating his performance with karate kicks and punching the air with his arms - fantastic to watch.
Buy 'Prince From Another Planet' Madison Square Garden Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Set in 8" x 8" packaging.
Back in June 1972, Elvis Presley played four hotly anticipated shows at Madison Square Garden. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the concerts, RCA/Legacy is releasing Prince From Another Planet: 40th Anniversary Edition, including two CDs and a DVD. In this clip from 'Prince', previously unseen fan-filmed footage of Elvis performing Suspicious Minds as captured on a hand-held camera by a tenacious fan with a knockout view, the footage is part of hour-long performances, it gives a different sheen to the massive gigs, documenting the experience as from a fan's direct perspective. Elvis shakes, rattles and rolls through his 1969 Mark James-penned hit, and of course, his sparkly blue outfit looks as good as ever.
Review : Prince From Another Planet : 40th Anniversary Madison Square Garden 2 CD + DVD Set
Super Deluxe Edition Review : Elvis / Prince From Another Planet
Jerry Schilling Shares Memories from Madison Square Garden
Disc 1:
The Afternoon Show : Recorded June 10, 1972
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey)
That's All Right
Never Been To Spain
Until It's Time For You To Go
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Polk Salad Annie
Medley: (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear/ Don't Be Cruel
Reconsider Baby
I'll Remember You
Introductions by Elvis
For The Good Times
American Trilogy
Funny How Time Slips Away
End Theme (Orchestra)
[Originally issued as An Afternoon In the Garden]
The Evening Show : Recorded June 10, 1972
The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
[Originally as Elvis As Recorded At Madison Square Garden]
Disc 3 (DVD):
Afternoon show filmed June 10, 1972 (approx. 1 hour)
The Deluxe Edition also comes with an extra DVD that presents unseen footage of the Saturday afternoon show, captured on hand-held camera by a fan, and now acquired by Legacy from that fan decades later for this package. Rarely is unseen footage of Elvis in concert discovered, so this footage lends historical importance to the package. The film is a revealing portrait of a physically commanding Elvis and his powerhouse TCB Band, background vocalists, and orchestra. And with the video meticulously synced to the audio ... it will be a gem!
Afternoon press conference held June 9, 1972 (approx. 20 minutes)
Along with the concert film on the DVD is another video document, the press conference that took place on Friday afternoon before the big weekend. Attended by Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis' father, Vernon Presley, Elvis disarms and wins over the New York press corps with his good-natured demeanor. For example, When asked, for example, 'Which kind of song do you like doing the best?' - Elvis answers, 'I like to mix 'em up. In other words, I like to do a song like 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' or 'American Trilogy', or something. Then mix it up and do some rock and roll, some of the hard rock stuff. I'm not the least bit ashamed of 'Hound Dog' or 'Heartbreak Hotel' ...' Rarely is unseen footage of Elvis in concert discovered, so this footage lends historical importance to the package. The film is a revealing portrait of a physically commanding Elvis and his powerhouse TCB Band, background vocalists, and orchestra. This is an historically important discovery.
James Burton : First Call For The Royalty Of Rockabilly
Andreas van Kuijk : Colonel Tom Parker
https://www.elvis.com.au/presley/elvis-fan-don-lance-tells-how-he-managed-to-film-elvis-at-madison-square-garden.shtml
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BarneyD
From League of Legends Wiki
Laurent Baiverlin
September 30, 1994 (1994-09-30) (age 25)
E2G 10/2012 -
TCM 7/2013 1/2014
RG 1/2014 4/2014
SKP 11/2014 1/2015
Gamers2 7/2015 10/2015
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"BarneyD" (Real Name: Laurent Baiverlin) is a Belgian League of Legends player, formerly a Support for Gamers2.
BarneyD started playing League of Legends in Early Season 1, after he got introduced by a friend to this game. At first he wasn't convinced that this game was fun, but after he tried once, he just kept on playing it. He's living in the parent's house with his family. To become a Pro Player he stopped going to school. At that the when TCM-Gaming had to find a new player for the Online Qualifier for the LCS Season 3 Tenerife Spring Promotion Qualifier, they chose BarneyD as a substitute for the support position. After they won this Tournament, he stayed with the Team. TCM-Gaming was his first eSports Team.
In November 2014, after leaving Reason Gaming, BarneyD joined SK Gaming Prime for the EU Expansion Tournament. SK Prime were knocked out in Round 1 of the online phase after being beaten by former team Reason Gaming.
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Favorite champion to play is Thresh
Wanted to call himself "Barney Stinson" first, but then he chosed to call himself "BarneyDStinson" because he didn't want to simply copy this name (The "D" in his name is an hommage to "Monkey D Ruffy" from One Piece). After adding the TCM-Tag to "BarneyDStinson", the name was too long, that's why he called himself "TCM BarneyD" in the end
Watches a lot of Anime, his current favourite one is "Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan)"
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Morena Baccarin Is Competitive
An in-game interview with a Homeland Cinderella as Esquire's third-annual Ladies' Tournament enters the Sweet 16CLICK TO VOTE NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE >>
By Matt Goulet
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ESQUIRE.COM: First off, how are things back home? Until you tweeted about it, we had no clue that you and Jessica Pare — from Mad Men, whom you defeated in the first round — were roommates.
MORENA BACCARIN: It may have caused a rift in our relationship. But, you know, there's a little tension when we run into each other doing laundry. So we'll get over it, I guess.
ESQ: So she's been a good sport about it?
MB: She's been a great sport. She's actually my tenant — it's a duplex, and she rents one of the units from me, so we share a wall. And I haven't heard any crying or anything going on over there.
ESQ: Well as a consolation, maybe you could knock off a month's rent.
MB: Yeah, I thought about it.
ESQ: Are you surprised that, as a No. 10 seed, you've made it to the Sweet 16?
MB: It feels pretty amazing, I must say. I've faced some stiff competition. First of all, Jessica Pare is one of the hottest women I know. So I feel really lucky. I don't know what I did right — if it was showing my boobs to the public or what.
ESQ: And now you've just taken out Maria Menounos. I don't know how familiar you are with her — she's on Dancing with the Stars now.
MB: Who? Nah, I'm kidding.
ESQ: So Homeland just got picked up for another season by Showtime. How's it feel going into your next matchup with Amber Heard? Her show, The Playboy Club, isn't even on TV anymore.
MB: Look, I get nervous for any competition. I also get really competitive. So what do I got to do to take her down? Tell me.
ESQ: What's been working seems to be a little bit of trash-talking. We talked with Sara Jean Underwood, who had some strong words for Kristen Bell and then blew her out. So you want to send a clear message.
MB: Well, you know, it's tough to go up against a Playboy bunny, but I guess that Playboy bunny's been canceled. And I'm still standing.
ESQ: Do you think it's advantageous having a coach like Sergeant Brody? The military experience seems to work for Coach K and Bob Knight.
MB: I definitely don't think it hurts. You've got to bring your A-game when you're in the same household as a military guy. We have very strict orders around the house, so I think I know how to put up with that.
ESQ: Any other strategy going into the rest of the tourney? You've been pretty active on the Twitter.
MB: I have to say, I'm going to try and keep up the trash-talking, which seems to be working. Really, it's all in good jest, which I think everybody knows. I'm just lucky to be a part of it.
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Former Jamie's Trattoria in Chelmsford could become another restaurant, owners say
The building on Chelmsford High Street is being marketed to potential businesses next week
Alasdair Hooper
Jamie Oliver's problems could be about to get worse (Image: Tristan Fewings)
Owners of the building that housed Jamie’s Trattoria in Chelmsford have spoken about what the unit should become.
Aquila, which developed and runs Bond Street, purchased the building that housed Jamie Oliver’s Chelmsford restaurant for just under £5.4million.
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Opened by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver in 2014, the restaurant was the first Jamie’s in Essex.
However, the brand announced in January this year that it would close 12 of its 37 restaurants, including the Chelmsford branch.
Now, according to the property’s owners, it would suit becoming another restaurant.
Jamie Oliver at the restaurant in Chelmsford
It closed for good on March 15 and in February it was reported that Jamie’s Italian Staff were owed £2.2m and that the company owes debt of around £71.5m.
Despite the demise of Jamie’s, Neil Ridley, development and investment consultant of building owners Aquila, is confident the space will suit another restaurant.
“We are just about to start marketing it,” he said.
“It is a substantial fitted restaurant and it will suit a restauranteur.
A shop is finally opening in the old BHS building in The Meadows
“It’s unfortunate that Jamie’s Italian didn’t work out but people will have their own opinions on why it didn’t."
Following on from the success of the Bond Street development a number of restaurants, bars and businesses are said to be keen in coming to the city.
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“It’s clear to see Chelmsford is re-establishing itself as a retail and lifestyle destination,” added Mr Ridley.
“The fact is you look around at restaurants now they are really busy and it can be very hard to book a seat.
“We have come from a point five years ago when there was practically nothing at all.
“Now when people are going out they have choice.”
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Another Trailer for Documentary on 'Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami'
"Been around the block too many times…" A brand new, full-length trailer has debuted for Sophie Fiennes' documentary Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami, which is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival this weekend. Originally titled Grace Jones - The Musical of My Life, the film tells the life story of artist/dancer/actor Grace Jones, who some may recognize as May Day from A View to a Kill, though her career is much more diverse ranging from dance to art to music and much more. Described as an "observational portrait" and "cinema verité-style film", the doc film combines intimate personal footage with unique staged musical sequences to give us a look at both her public and private life. This trailer shows more than the first teaser trailer, but it's still very short and ends rather abruptly. I'm still curious to see this film! Take a look below.
Here's the full trailer (+ poster) for Sophie Fiennes' doc Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami, on YouTube:
Larger than life, wild, scary and androgynous - Grace Jones plays all these parts. Yet here we also discover her as a lover, daughter, mother, sister and even grandmother, as she submits herself to our gaze and allows us to understand what constitutes her mask. The stage is where her most extreme embodiments are realised and her theatrical imagination lets loose: this is where the musical of her life is played out. The film includes Grace's unique performances singing iconic hits such as Slave To The Rhythm, Pull Up To The Bumper, as well as the more recent autobiographical tracks Williams' Bloods and Hurricane. These personal songs also link to Grace's family life, as the film takes us on a holiday road trip across Jamaica, where her family roots and the story of her traumatic childhood are uncovered. Grace Jones: Bloodlight & Bami is directed by filmmaker Sophie Fiennes, of the films Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow and The Pervert's Guide to Ideology previously. The film is premiering at the Toronto Film Festival this month. No release has been announced for the US yet, only opening in the UK this October. Anyone excited to see this?
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Yeah, one of the kind. Star of 1980s. She had a concert around here lately. Didn't know about it until I saw it in the news. Must've been a crazy performance ...
shiboleth on Sep 10, 2017
I never took Grace Jones seriously as a younger person, but looking back she was and is, pretty amazing.
Carpola on Sep 10, 2017
I guess most folks think of View to a Kill when they see her, but I think about the club scene in Frantic.
RPD on Sep 11, 2017
Have you ever watched Vamp? She's great in that as the queen vampire.
I won't be seeing this, but I know it will strike a chord with many people out there.
DAVIDPD on Sep 11, 2017
I defintely curious about this. She really is one of a kind. true rock n roll artist in many ways and larger than life personality
Derek NOLA on Sep 13, 2017
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Super-finale in Sepang: 2019 FIA WTCR OSCARO heads to Malaysia for day and night spectacular
Richard Rodgers2018-12-05T19:51:57+01:00December 5th, 2018|2018|
The 2019 WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO is set for a showdown in Sepang after Malaysia was added to the 10-event, 30-race schedule for the upcoming season.
Home of the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix from 1999-2017, the Sepang International Circuit will host the WTCR OSCARO season two super-finale in 2019 as part of an exciting double-header with the FIM Endurance World Championship for motorbikes.
Given the seal of approval by the FIA Touring Car Commission at a meeting in Paris on 6 November, the calendar was ratified by the FIA World Motor Sport Council, which sat in St Petersburg today (5 December). It offers an exciting blend of high- and medium-speed permanent circuits, plus challenging street tracks.
Kicking off in Morocco, WTCR OSCARO season two then features stops in Hungary, Slovakia, Netherlands, Germany, Portugal, China, Japan and Macau with Malaysia hosting the season finale.
Destination Malaysia for WTCR night racers
The all-new WTCR Race of Malaysia will form a fitting climax to what promises to be another all-action season of the WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO. It will also run to a unique format with one of the three races taking place under floodlights at night.
With the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on its doorstep, the Sepang International Circuit will represent a new challenge for the bulk of the WTCR OSCARO racers, while its 5.54-kilometre lap, two long straights to enable more overtaking and a variety of medium and high-speed corners is sure to create an impressive and memorable spectacle.
“We are delighted to include Sepang on the WTCR OSCARO calendar for 2019,” said François Ribeiro, Head of Eurosport Events. “Forming the deciding rounds of season two, the inaugural WTCR Race of Malaysia promises to be a very exciting addition to the schedule with the prospect of some great racing, including at night, at a venue untried by most WTCR drivers.
“As at WTCR Race of Slovakia, the FIM Endurance World Championship for motorbikes will also form part of the timetable in Malaysia. And as promoter of both the WTCR and EWC, Eurosport Events will offer a festival of entertainment for fans of two- and four-wheeled motorsport, which is almost unique on the international calendar. It’s also a great opportunity to gather categories from the FIA and FIM under the same umbrella.”
The date of WTCR Race of Malaysia will be communicated shortly.
Why change a winning formula? WTCR’s 10-event, 30-race format remains
Malaysia’s inclusion on the 2019 schedule means WTCR OSCARO will continue to be contested over 10 weekends for a total of 30 races. “Once again we’ve included events in Africa, Asia and Europe,” said François Ribeiro. “We’ve also focused on variety with all tracks offering a different driving challenge, whether it’s high-speed, medium-speed or tight and twisty layouts. The venues also offer a different character and fan appeal and we’ve built on a very successful first season with a similar 10-event, 30-race calendar, the wish of all WTCR teams.”
Marrakech continues as the curtain-raiser: The Moroccan city of Marrakech will continue to host the season opener at the semi-permanent Circuit Moulay El Hassan from 5-7 April 2019. The home event of WTCR race winner Mehdi Bennani has a long history of spectacular action.
Classic venues provide exciting challenge: Several classic venues feature on the 2019 WTCR OSCARO calendar. Circuit Zandvoort, which sweeps through the sand dunes of the North Sea coastal town west of Amsterdam, welcomed 110,000 fans to the first WTCR Race of Netherlands last May and returns from 17-19 May.
The Nürburgring Nordschelife, the world’s longest and toughest race track at 25.378 kilometres, follows during Germany’s biggest motorsport event, ADAC 24h-Rennen week in June, with Vila Real’s ultimate street course next up from 5-7 July, a week later than in 2018.
Following the trip to Portugal, Japanese Grand Prix venue Suzuka (25-27 October) and Macau (14-17 November) complete the list of classics. Suzuka will also stage the Super Formula finale – Japan’s premier single-seater series, while Macau was the setting of the thrilling 2018 season showdown and is ranked as the most challenging street track on the planet.
And there’s more… The Hungaroring, close to Hungary’s capital Budapest, brings WTCR racing to the masses from 26-28 April with thousands expected to fill the grandstands to watch home hero Norbert Michelisz in action. WTCR Race of Slovakia is next from 10-12 May when fans will get treated to action on four wheels as well as two via the FIM Endurance World Championship.
China time: WTCR OSCARO will once again visit China, the world’s largest car market. Ningbo, which is owned by the Geely Group – the parent company of new WTCR customer racing brand Lynk & Co – gets the honour of hosting the action from 13-15 September. Despite the low spectator attendance in 2018 due to race day being declared a working day ahead of the Golden Week celebrations at short notice, the venue proved to be a great track for touring car racing.
WTCR – FIA World Touring Car Cup presented by OSCARO calendar 2019
Rounds 1-3: WTCR Race of Morocco, Circuit Moulay El Hassan, Marrakech (5-7 April)
Rounds 4-6: WTCR Race of Hungary, Hungaroring (26-28 April)
Rounds 7-9: WTCR Race of Slovakia, Slovakia Ring (10-12 May)
Rounds 10-12: WTCR Race of Netherlands, Zandvoort (17-19 May)
Rounds 13-15: WTCR Race of Germany, Nürburgring Nordschleife (20-22 June)
Rounds 16-18: WTCR Race of Portugal, Vila Real (5-7 July)
Rounds 19-21: WTCR Race of China, Ningbo (13-15 September)
Rounds 22-24: WTCR Race of Japan, Suzuka (25-27 October)
Rounds 25-27: WTCR Race of Macau, Circuito da Guia (14-17 November)
Rounds 28-30: WTCR Race of Malaysia, Sepang (TBA)
Numbers of the first WTCR year
Statistics of the first WTCR year
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In 2016 I was roped into a mad venture by my pal Phil Brown. Phil is one of those sickeningly impressive people who seems to excel at everything whilst having the charm and modesty to make it all seem effortless. Of course - it isn't.
On Christmas Eve 2015 he called me out of the blue and asked if I would be interested in acting as Crew Chief for a four man team he was putting together to compete in the annual cycle race across America known as RAAM.
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Six months later we had recruited 13 volunteers, raised tens of thousands of pounds in sponsorship, largely from the efforts of the rider's partners and Phil's excellent contact book and we were flying out to California . Our task was to compete in the annual 'Race Across America'. A 3,070 mile, non-stop race from Oceanside, California on the Pacific Coast to Annapolis, Maryland on the Atlantic. In between were 170,000 feet of mountain ranges, hundreds of miles of baking hot deserts and great plains and the vastness of the USA.
The riders had a focus. They wanted to win in a British record-breaking time. . The team, a hodge-podge of friends and enthusiasts, were all rookies - as were the riders. Not one of us had done this before. We were all very aware that whilst we couldn't win RAAM, we could very easily screw it up and lose it for the guys. The pressure was on.
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After just over 6 days, we crossed the finish line in Annapolis numbed by tiredness and smelling like... well, smelling like we'd spent 6 days and nights driving non-stop across America in mid-summer I suppose.
We finished second in the four man class and second overall - setting a new British record. The riders also raised tens of thousands of pounds for the Aplastic Anaemia Trust and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
Not bad for 6 months work and a bunch of rookies. We were sponsored by a whole bunch of generous sponsors !
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Home › Blog › Digital Marketing › Content Marketing › How To Create Your Company’s Tone of Voice
How To Create Your Company’s Tone of Voice
September 4, 2017 - fifteen
We all speak differently, right? We each have a different tone of voice. Though we all use the Queen’s English (most of the time), there are different dialects, little quirks and phrases unique to us – or given to us by our parents or friends. And there are accents, too, though that’s a little harder to capture as text (without things turning into an Irvine Welsh novel).
We might not realise it at the time, but these little quirks help to define our character. Our friends and relatives get an understanding of our personality by, among other things, the way we speak – how and what we say. The same thing applies to companies in the modern world. A fancy billboard sign pimping some new ad slogan just doesn’t cut through the clutter today. Our communications are everywhere, from email signatures and Twitter posts to above-the-line marketing messages and campaign taglines.
But if you’re about to embark upon a big digital marketing campaign or look to reinvigorate your brand, establishing how you speak is one of the fundamental considerations. There’s nothing weirder than seeing someone suddenly change how they act and speak – such as becoming the joker of the pack – as it can create a real dissonance for consumers.
Why is a company’s tone of voice important?
Your tone of voice is an essential aspect of communicating your company’s personality. But for many, your tone of voice probably isn’t a consideration. It’s an after-thought. The way a company presents itself becomes simply the amalgamation of its staff writing in different ways on different platforms, with individual personalities defining how that company sounds.
And herein lies the problem.
You are, in a manner of speaking, all over the place. Flip this around to imagine what your customers are experiencing. Different styles of writing, different ways of being, different answers. It can muddy the waters of who you are and the experience you give to consumers.
Having a good tone of voice in place gives you:
• Consistency in how you speak – offering customers the same experience with your company.
• Character for your company – something that gets you noticed.
• Confidence for your staff – when they’re writing brochures or blogs, they know the rules.
Tone of voice in action: Tatler vs BBC
Tone of voice is a lot easier to establish in the world of media publishing. Magazines, for example, will have a particular house style, a list of dos and don’ts. A style guide, perhaps, in which the laws of language are laid down. They’re inherently editorial organisations who live and breathe this world of language and often have a long pedigree of establishing a strong and consistent tone of voice across all of its communications. A fun game (well, to me) is to stand in a newsagent and just look at the way magazines present themselves. Look at the headlines or first lines of copy. You’ll start to get an eye for how they each have a different way of expressing themselves.
I want to highlight good tone today by looking at the world of media, and examine how a different tone changes the approach and emphasis on a generic subject such as holidays.
One of my favourite examples of a stand-out tone of voice is Tatler magazine. Let’s contrast one of their recent travel articles with something similar on the BBC website. One magazine behaves like it’s glamorous and carefree, the other is a more rudimentary news site that eschews any flair in sacrifice for providing easily accessible information.
Tatler’s Guide to the best family holidays in 2017 vs BBC’s Where’s hot? This summer’s most popular family hotspots.
Let’s glance past the headlines – those are mostly going to be fine-tuned for SEO benefits. We’ll roll into the phrases used throughout.
Here’s Tatler’s way of speaking in the intro:
“Tired of looking for a holiday? Our guide to the best family holidays for summer 2017 is here to help. You will drink cold rosé while the kids don’t really bother you very much but are nonetheless having a wonderful time.” [Emphasis mine.]
And the BBC:
“For some of us, holidays are becoming more than just a chance to relax in the sun but the chance to experience something different – and this growth in out-of-the-way travel is playing a vital role in many countries’ economic development.” [Emphasis mine.]
Key Tatler examples:
“It’s family-run and smart as a pin, with armfuls of bushy-tailed staff, a cracking kids’ club (courtesy of Scott Dunn), various pools and a don’t-care- if-they-throw-a-wobbler attitude that’s supremely relaxing.”
“There’s a barbecue, a party tent with its own bar and dressing-up box, and a firepit, around which you can sit late at night, looking at the sky (come in August for the incredible shooting stars), drinking wine and smoking joints (although that’s illegal, so don’t). Plus wooden kitchen cabins with every amenity you might need, and a shower block to wash the smell of wood smoke and wildflowers from your hair.”
Key BBC examples:
“The travel agency’s customers are predominantly 20-somethings, many of whom are taking a gap year, after finishing school or university.”
“Reflecting their customers’ demands, the firm which started out as a publisher, producing a guidebook on the top UK boutique hotels, now organises tailor-made travel itineraries for its travel club members.”
“The pound’s fall, which is still down around 15% against the dollar since last year’s EU referendum, has had a clear impact on holidaymakers’ choices with trips to Mexico and South Africa boosted by the relative weakness of their currencies.”
Some key differences in these two examples of a tone of voice include:
• Tatler is endlessly more fun and emotive.
• The magazine uses adverbs and adjectives in a more exciting and evocative manner – things are incredible, bushy-tailed or wonderful.
• In fact, Tatler uses longer, more complex sentences with plenty of clauses.
• Tatler uses plenty of humour, whereas the BBC limits itself.
• The BBC uses lots of one-sentence paragraphs, making it easier for most people to read on a screen.
• The BBC is drier and more factual – the audience is here for news, after all, and not entertainment.
• The BBC is minimalistic – few adjectives and adverbs in comparison to Tatler’s sassiness.
It’s also worth dwelling on how much the subject matter is essential to the tone of voice as well. Tatler has deliberately selected locations that fit in with the Tatler lifestyle, which differentiates it from any ordinary publication, and uses decadent imagery to accompany the article. The concept of glamour and luxury cut through the whole piece.
Switching channels
I’m going to run with Tatler just that little bit more because tone of voice isn’t limited to one channel. It goes across all of them – including Twitter.
It turns out dogs like road-tripping around France as much as we do. PHEWhttps://t.co/imRunTRa2I pic.twitter.com/GthzRJuoHM
— Tatler (@TatlerUK) August 22, 2017
You still think a carat is something you eat, don’t you? Don’t panichttps://t.co/7kop3jM8a2
So you’re talking and suddenly… violent buttock clench & a small, terrible sound comes out. WHAT TO DO?https://t.co/w77NMV6Vrc
The important thing to add here is how headlines on social media can contribute massively to your online personality. If you have one thing to get people’s attention, it’s headline copy. If you have one thing to get across your personality, it’s in all those snippets on social media. (Innocent smoothies is the often-quoted example of a company that uses social in a highly characterful manner.)
Here, Tatler gets slightly clickbaity but dials up its humour and cheekiness. It also plays to the medium, dropping in all-caps or the occasional emoji. But essentially, what it’s talking about is still going to appeal to the audience.
In fact, this is the great thing about Tatler. Their tone of voice directly appeals to a glamourous, educated, wannabe-hedonistic and predominantly female audience who want to escape busy lives to inhabit something more luxurious. Tatler is an inspirational friend to that target audience. It writes for them.
What should I consider when creating my company’s tone of voice?
We’ve spent many a workshop helping companies to polish how they should speak (we can help you too, let us know), but here are a few things to think long and hard about when constructing your tone of voice:
• Who is your audience? Who are you talking to and what would they want to hear at the different stages in their online journey?
• What content should I be creating to appeal to this audience’s desires (desire, over need – needs are basic things that presumably you already address, but it’s the extra stuff, the nice things, that lead to the character with respect to tone).
• What type of person is my company? Perhaps this is the biggest consideration of all. If your company was a person, who would that person be? How would this character dress? Would they travel first class, Tatler style, or slum it with the hoi polloi like the rest of us?
• What words correspond with that type of company character you’ve created – what adjectives would that person (your company) use to speak to its friends (your audience)?
• Would your company character use long sentences or short and snappy sentences? Would you be informal and use word contractions? (So, would you say “we’ll or you’re” instead of the more formal “we will or you are”?)
• Would your company use slang?
All of this helps build up a picture, which is the first step into formalising your tone of voice.
Do it with style (guides)
Everything we’ve looked at above is something to record in an internal document. List the dos and don’ts. Get some rules down – some guidelines for anyone writing copy. What this does is give staff a blueprint for how to speak in your company’s tone of voice. They’re not stifling rules, and can be as in-depth as you want them; but what they do is provide your customers with a consistent, characterful experience for your company.
We can create simple guides – reference sheets for clients – but we can also create much more in-depth style guides, which are perfect to bolster your existing brand guidelines.
Get in touch with us if you’d like to know more about how to work on your tone of voice and develop your brand’s online style.
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DLC fighters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate were a reality from the moment the game was announced, but originally, Nintendo and Sora Ltd. only planned to release five DLC characters for the game. These characters comprise the Fighters Pass, which will be complete once Byleth is released at the end of the this month. That Fighters Pass was all the extra content that was initially planned for the game, but then Ultimate became one of Switch’s best-selling titles.
That, of course, led Nintendo and Sora Ltd. to re-evaluate their DLC plans, with Sakurai recently announcing that there will be more DLC characters beyond this initial batch of five. When he made that announcement, he didn’t go into any detail, but today we learned a little more about Sora’s future DLC plans.
At the tail-end of his presentation about Byleth today, Sakurai announced that there will be a second Fighters Pass for Smash Ultimate. Unlike the first Fighters Pass, which included five characters, the second Fighters Pass will include six. That means by the time everything is said and done, Smash Ultimate will have received 12 DLC fighters (counting Piranha Plant) for a grand total of 86 characters.
Unfortunately, Sakurai didn’t tell us which characters would make an appearance in Fighters Pass vol. 2 – as it’s officially called – but he did say that the group has already been determined and development is underway. A footnote in his presentation said that all six fighters will be available by December 31st, 2021, so it sounds like we’ve got quite the wait before the second Fighters Pass is complete.
Fighters Pass vol. 2 is up for pre-order on January 28th for $29.99. Those who pre-purchase it will get an Ancient Soldier costume from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Mii Swordfighter. That costume will only be obtainable by purchasing the Fighters Pass, so for Mii Fighter fans, that may be an incentive to buy the Fighters Pass before all of the characters have been revealed.
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According to the Frisco police report, Woods admitted to having a little bit of marijuana in his car. Police found there was more in a backpack and hidden inside the console.
FRISCO, Texas - Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Antwuan Woods is facing felony charges for tampering with evidence during a traffic stop in Frisco Tuesday night.
According to the Frisco police report, Woods admitted to having "a little bit" of marijuana in his car. Police found there was more in a backpack and hidden inside the console.
The Cowboys have yet to comment on the arrest. The NFL says it is investigating.
In his brief Cowboys career, Woods has struggled with injuries that have limited his playing time. Now, he’s in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
The 26-year-old was pulled over in his Cadillac SUV Tuesday night in Frisco for speeding 20 miles over the speed limit. Frisco police released video of the arrest.
According to the arrest report, a Frisco officer said Woods had "glassy eyes and delayed responses to simple questions.” The officer noticed a “strong odor of marijuana” coming from his car.
Woods told the officer he is a professional athlete and was having dinner at the Cowboys Club. He admitted to having marijuana.
"We're going to find it, so you might as well tell me,” the officer said. “How much you got?"
"Not much,” Woods said.
As soon as Woods gets out of the SUV, officers start searching. Woods consented to a search of the car where the report says officers found a small marijuana cigarette with smoke still emitting from the bottle hidden in the center console.
In a backpack, officers found two glass mason jars full of marijuana and “multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia.”
Woods was charged with misdemeanor drug possession and felony tampering with evidence for allegedly putting the marijuana cigarette in a water bottle to dispose of it.
Antwuan Woods told the officer he is a professional athlete and was having dinner at the Cowboys Club. He admitted to having marijuana.
Walter Musgrove is an NFL agent and attorney not associated with this case. He believes Woods likely won't face any jail time.
“For that if it's his first offense, he's likely to face probation and some type of fine,” he said.
But Woods, who is currently out with a knee injury and nearing the end of his contract, could face additional consequences from the NFL for violating the league's code of conduct.
“Anytime a player is involved in any type of criminal offense, it's going to affect his career — especially at a time when a player is injured or not producing,” Musgrove said.
In September, Woods spoke to kids with the Boys and Girls Club about being a positive influence.
“To be someone that they can see as motivation and be an inspiration to them,” Woods said in a September interview.
Woods isn’t the only Cowboy in trouble with Frisco police. Last month, officers there arrested another player for marijuana possession.
TMZ Sports obtained dashcam video from Frisco PD showing defensive lineman Daniel Ross being put into handcuffs. Officers also found a 9 mm handgun under his seat. It is legal in Texas to possess in your own car. Ross was on the Cowboys injured reserve list.
Both Cowboys are out on bond. However, their futures — on and off the field — remain uncertain.
Woods has started eight games for the Cowboys this season but was not expected to play against the Bears Thursday night because of a knee injury.
Woods is out on bond. An attorney was not listed for him.
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NERW 2/26/2018: Sinclair’s Tribune TV Strategy
In this week’s issue… Sinclair sends WPIX to “third party” – iHeart’s Boston Rush shuffle – Cichon joins WECK – Public broadcaster fights cable company – Bell adds in central Ontario
By SCOTT FYBUSH
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*Tribune Broadcasting’s exit from the television landscape is getting closer, at least if purchaser Sinclair Broadcast Group gets its way with the FCC.
Sinclair filed a plan last week that will put several big-market Tribune stations, including NEW YORK‘s WPIX (Channel 11), into a divestiture trust – but while that sparked a few hours of intense speculation about who’d be buying the city’s oldest independent station, it quickly became clear that Sinclair isn’t really giving up its shot at the nation’s biggest market at all.
Pushed up against the FCC’s cap that limits any individual owner to covering no more than 39% of the nation’s TV households (adjusted for the obsolete and now meaningless, but still in force, “UHF discount”), Sinclair had to demonstrate that it wouldn’t take on the 6.39% of US population reached by WPIX. And so the CW affiliate, along with stations in several other markets, will go into a divestiture trust if the FCC approves.
Sinclair, however, tells the FCC “an agreement to sell WPIX(TV) to a third [party] has been executed” – and, in a footnote, that “upon closing of the sale of this station, Sinclair
will enter into an option and master services agreement with the buyer of this station.”
And that, as anyone who’s followed Sinclair knows well, means that WPIX’s license is headed to one of the shell companies (Cunningham, Deercliff or Howard Stirk Holdings) that are controlled by Smith family members or close friends of the company, which means the only thing that won’t actually be Sinclair on WPIX will be the name on the license and the copyright at the end of the newscast. (We see this here in our hometown market of Rochester, where ABC affiliate WHAM-TV is licensed to Deerfield but is operated entirely as a Sinclair property in tandem with Fox affiliate WUHF.)
In another NERW-land market, Sinclair doesn’t even want to bother with the Deerfield/Cunningham/Howard Stirk shell game, as subscribers will read just over the fold…
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From the NERW Archives
Yup, we’ve been doing this a long time now, and so we’re digging back into the vaults for a look at what NERW was covering one, five, ten, fifteen and twenty years ago this week, or thereabouts.
Note that the column appeared on an erratic schedule in its earliest years as “New England Radio Watch,” and didn’t go to a regular weekly schedule until 1997.
One Year Ago: February 27, 2017
*When news broke from NEW YORK about the death of Alan Colmes Thursday morning, the headlines were predictable – “Liberal half of Hannity and Colmes dies,” and the like. But in the extended universe of radio people, Colmes enjoyed a much longer and larger legacy in a five-decade career that included multiple stops in Boston, New York City and elsewhere. The Long Island native worked at WRHU (88.7) while attending Hofstra, then started his professional career at WERI (1230/103.7) in Westerly, RHODE ISLAND in the early 1970s. He did mornings at Boston’s WEZE (1260) from 1972-1975 as the station went through a brief spurt as an oldies/top-40 mix, later working at WACQ (1150), New Haven’s WNHC (1340), New York’s WHN (1050) and back in Boston at WZLX (100.7) in the early 1980s.
Moving from music to talk (and making use of his skills as a stand-up comic), Colmes joined New York talker WABC (770) in 1984 as morning host (“W-Alan-B.-Colmes”), then segued over to WNBC (660), where he became the last voice heard on the station when it signed off in October 1988. Colmes also worked at WMCA (570) for a brief time before the station was sold to Salem and went religious, and he signed off WEVD (1050) after it was leased to Radio Disney.
By the early 1990s, Colmes was a successful second-tier syndicated talker, which led to “Hannity and Colmes,” which ran on Fox News Channel from 1996 until 2009. Colmes remained with Fox News as a commentator right up until his death Feb. 23. Ironically enough for the last voice heard on “66 WNBC,” Colmes was 66 years old.
*Along MAINE‘s Mid-Coast, Binnie Media has realigned its radio properties. The end of classical “W-Bach” on WBQX (106.9 Thomaston) last Monday moved classic hits “Frank” from the lesser signal of WBYA (105.5 Islesboro) up the dial to the bigger 106.9 signal. And after a week of simulcasting and stunting, Binnie flipped 105.5 on Friday to country as “The Wolf,” sharing talent with sister “Wolf” WTHT (99.9 Auburn) in the Portland market. WTHT also resumed its downtown Portland simulcast on translator W245AA (96.9), which had been carrying “W-Bach” via WTHT’s HD2.
*In CANADA, TVOntario did an about-face on its plan to shut down all but one of its remaining over-the-air transmitters. The provincially-funded public TV network said it could save C$1 million annually by turning off eight transmitters in markets as big as Ottawa, London and Windsor, leaving only its Toronto signal on the air; predictably, that prompted an outcry from viewers that in turn prodded the provincial government to allocate an additional C$1 million to keep those signals on the air.
Five Years Ago: February 25, 2013
*Once you’ve launched the first country format on a full-market NEW YORK signal in almost two decades, how do you follow up your initial splash? If you’re Cumulus’ WNSH (94.7 Newark NJ), you give away enough tickets to pack the Roseland Ballroom for three nights of the “NASH Bash” with headliners including Kix Brooks, Lady Antebellum, Blake Shelton and Sara Evans – and then as soon as that’s over, you announce the first pieces of your inaugural airstaff.
As seems to be typical these days, “Nash” isn’t naming a morning show right away, instead launching with a midday and afternoon show, drawing from two very different sources of talent.
For middays, WNSH has picked a jock from outside the company with plenty of country experience. Kelly Ford signs on today in the 10 AM-3 PM slot, fresh from a speedy cross-country move that plucked her from Denver, where she’d spent 20 years in morning drive at Lincoln Financial Media country powerhouse KYGO-FM (98.5). Ford left KYGO last summer in what she described as a “mutual decision.”
She’ll be followed at 3 by Jesse Addy, who moves within Cumulus but outside the format where he’s been working: Addy comes to New York from hot AC WDVD (96.3) in Detroit, where he was doing afternoons.
*Around this time last year, we reported on the pending sale of a pair of MAINE TV stations for what appeared to be absurdly low prices. In the end, New Age Media was unable to close on its attempted sale of Portland’s CW affiliate, WPXT (Channel 51) and its MyNetworkTV sister station, Lewiston-licensed WPME (Channel 35), but now it’s back with a new deal for 2013. Last year, it looked as though New Age was selling WPXT to Tyche Broadcasting, while sister company MPS Media was selling WPME to Triumph Broadcasting, both for $75,000 each.
That seemed like quite the bargain price at the time, and the deals filed last week for WPXT and WPME tell a somewhat different tale: New Age now proposes to sell WPXT to Arizona-based Ironwood Communications for $1,525,000 – still a low price for a station that was once Portland’s Fox affiliate, but at least a reasonable figure – while WPME would go from MPS Media to Cottonwood Communications for just $75.000. That low price reflects what Cottonwood is really buying, which amounts to the WPME license and programming. Just as MPS has done, Cottonwood will enter into a deal with WPXT under which Ironwood will operate the My affiliate, selling air time and providing operational services for WPME for a fee of $30,000 a month. But wait, there’s more: the deal also includes a spinoff of WPXT’s real estate in Westbrook, for which Ironwood will assign purchase rights to Admiralty Properties, LLC for $1.3 million.
*It’s the end of an era in CANADA, even if nobody much noticed: last Sunday (February 17) was the end of the line for CKOT (1510 Tillsonburg ON). Tillsonburg Broadcasting put the station on the air in 1955 as a 250-watt daytimer, and it signed the station off 58 years later as a 10,000-watt daytimer, the very last daytime-only AM operation in all of Canada.
In 1965, CKOT spawned an FM sister, CKOT-FM (initially on 100.5 and later on 101.3), and the two simulcast for a few years before the FM went its own way in 1970. The AM side of CKOT tried several times to move to better AM frequencies (including 1600, which instead went to CHNR in nearby Simcoe, and later 1200) and to move to FM, but without success until 2007. That’s when Tillsonburg Broadcasting was finally granted a second FM signal, CJDL (107.3) – and since then, CKOT’s AM side has functioned only as a sunrise-to-sunset relay of “Country 107.3.”
Ten Years Ago: February 25, 2008
*It’s all too common at the moment to hear about radio stations firing veteran air talents as they seek to cut costs. It’s much more unusual to hear about one of those veteran jocks getting a new job – and all but unheard of to see that jock go right back to his old shift at his old station. But then there’s nothing normal about the soap opera that’s surrounded upstate NEW YORK‘s classic rocker, WCMF (96.5 Rochester), in the year and a half since Entercom announced plans to acquire it and several sister stations from CBS Radio.
No, Brother Wease isn’t back on the air at WCMF (though we hear he’s now working behind the scenes, doing sales across town at Clear Channel) – but the station is returning ousted midday host Dave Kane to its airwaves today, not quite three months after he did his “last show” under the old CBS ownership before the station changed hands to Entercom.
Since Kane’s departure from WCMF, he had been freelancing at WHAM-TV (Channel 13), contributing bits to the station’s morning newscast. For much of that time, though, Kane had apparently been negotiating with Entercom about a return to WCMF, which has been lacking in personalities since the start of the contract dispute that pulled Wease off the air just before Christmas. (In addition to releasing Kane, Entercom also chose not to keep night jock Dino Kay or weekender/production director Marc Cronin, leaving WCMF with only the Wease-less morning crew and with afternoon jock Big Marc.
With Kane’s return to the station, he’ll have a slightly different shift for his “Midday Mambo” (10 AM-3 PM, rather than his 11:15 AM-4 PM shift that followed Wease’s extended morning show), and he’ll have a new title, adding PD stripes. (And, we hope, restoring some stability to a station that’s desperately needed some after the turmoil of the last few months.)
*In MASSACHUSETTS, there’s an unfortunate budget cut at Entercom’s WRKO (680 Boston): the talk station axed veteran weekender Moe Lauzier, and the Herald says Lauzier learned of his dismissal from a producer 15 minutes in to what turned out to be his last show Saturday morning. Lauzier, 66, tells the paper he hopes to be working somewhere else (crosstown WTKK?) within a few weeks – and WRKO will reportedly fill Lauzier’s slot with…infomercials. Lauzier would have celebrated his 25th anniversary at WRKO this June.
*EMF Broadcasting just keeps buying stations for its “K-Love” network, and the latest acquisition is in MAINE, where EMF is buying WCYI (93.9 Lewiston) from the Last Bastion Station Trust, which is holding the signal in trust for Citadel.
Since Citadel spun off WCYI (and former sister station WCLZ, now in Saga’s hands) last June, the station has flipped from a modern-rock simulcast of WCYY (94.3 Biddeford, still with Citadel) to a simulcast of WCLZ’s AAA format to a temporary all-blues format.
No purchase price has been announced for the deal, which will give K-Love its first full-power signal in Maine. (EMF has translators in Bangor and Orono, and it’s in the process of acquiring WMEX in neighboring Farmington, New Hampshire, with a signal that reaches portions of southern Maine.)
Fifteen Years Ago: February 24, 2003
The nightclub fire in West Warwick, RHODE ISLAND that killed nearly 100 people last Thursday night would certainly have been a big enough story for the area’s media outlets on its own — and will continue to be so for weeks and months to come. But this tragedy turned out to have an unusual amount of resonance within the media community, beginning of course with the club’s ownership. Jeff Derderian is a familiar name and face to TV viewers in eastern New England. Your editor remembers him from his early-nineties days behind the scenes at WBZ-TV (Channel 4) in Boston (when yours truly was toiling, equally behind the scenes, across the building at WBZ radio); later, he would work for WLNE (Channel 6) in the Providence market and then for five years as a reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV (Channel 7).
And, as the whole world knows by now, Jeff had just departed WHDH for a job closer to his Rhode Island home, starting just weeks ago at WPRI (Channel 12) in Providence. He’s been off the air there since Thursday night (when, ironically, he was working on a WPRI story about nightclub safety, using his own club as a source of B-roll video), and we wonder whether he’ll ever be able to work in the region again — assuming, of course, that he and his brother don’t end up facing criminal charges for the fire. More on this in the next few weeks, we’re sure. As we go to press Monday afternoon, meanwhile, among the dozens of people missing and presumed dead is Michael Gonsalves, the WHJY (94.1 Providence) overnight jock known on air as “The Doctor.”
The rest of the week’s news: in NEW HAMPSHIRE, WPKQ (103.7 North Conway) finally made it back on the air last Friday (Feb. 21), nearly two weeks after the fire atop Mount Washington that destroyed the power generators and the transmitter of sister station WHOM (94.9 Mount Washington). NERW hears that WPKQ is running at about 80% of licensed power while awaiting a more powerful replacement generator; its studio-transmitter link was damaged during the fire, so the signal from parent station WOKQ (97.5 Dover) is going by ISDN to the North Conway studios and then by analog microwave to the mountaintop. As for WHOM, we’re told the station’s main antenna suffered little damage; a replacement transmitter and STL could make it to the mountaintop later this week.
NEW YORK City has never been good territory for syndicated morning shows — just ask Tom Joyner. His show disappeared from Emmis’ WRKS (98.7 New York) this morning, replaced by a revived “Wakeup Club” with Jeff Foxx and Shaila, about a year after Joyner was brought in to replace the Isaac Hayes morning show.
Twenty Years Ago: February 26, 1998
The folks at Sinclair Broadcasting have been busy this week, as they prepare to sell off their Rochester radio group — while adding TV properties in Rochester and Buffalo. Entercom officially takes control of the former Heritage Media group in Rochester Saturday night, when Sinclair closes on its purchase of WBBF (950), WBEE-FM (92.5), WQRV (93.3 Avon), and WKLX (98.9) from Heritage, then immediately LMAs the stations to Entercom in preparation for sale. The official word is the standard “no immediate changes,” but NERW’s heard that one often enough…
On the TV side, Sinclair is buying 14 TV stations from Sullivan Broadcasting (owned by Boston-based ABRY), including Fox affiliates WUHF-TV (Channel 31) in Rochester and WUTV (Channel 29) in Buffalo. Sinclair is already a dominant radio player in Buffalo, with WGR (550), WBEN (930), WWWS (1400), WWKB (1520), WKSE (98.5 Niagara Falls), and WMJQ (102.5) under its corporate belt — and it’s planning to apply for a waiver to keep all six plus the TV.
More from upstate NEW YORK: The third shoe dropped this week in the Jacor format shuffle in Rochester, as WMAX-FM (106.7 Irondequoit) and WMHX (102.3 Canandaigua) put their all-Delilah stunt format to bed in favor of very soft, gold-based AC as “Sunny 106.” NERW notes that Jacor’s new gold-based soft AC in Des Moines, also “Sunny 106,” has taken the calls KYSY; could the WYSY calls (last seen on 107.9 in suburban Chicago) be in the Flower City’s future? Jerry Reo’s handling mornings on Sunny; Delilah remains on the station from 7 till midnight.
Majac already owns the largest group of Binghamton market stations — WENE (1430 Endicott), WKGB (92.5 Susquehanna), WMXW (103.3 Vestal), and WMRV (105.7 Endicott) — and now it’s adding one more, with the granting of a new CP for 107.5 in Endwell, transmitting from the WMRV site above Endicott. An earlier 107.5 CP, with the calls WRGG, was never built, and the frequency has been in use by a pirate running right-wing talk programming. Down the road in Owego, we hear WEBO (1330) is splitting from its simulcast with soft-rock WGRG (101.7) to go modern rock. Yep, modern rock on AM. We’ll be passing through the area next month to bring you a complete report on this one.
Big doings in RHODE ISLAND this week, as Portuguese gets punted for public in Providence. Boston’s WBUR-FM (90.9) is paying just under $2 million for Neto Communications’ WRCP (1290) in Providence, and (as NERW first reported earlier this month) the station will become a WBUR simulcast serving northern Rhode Island. 1290 may not be the first public radio outlet in the Ocean State, though — Rhode Island Public Radio has applied for a license to cover for its WBLQ (88.1 Westerly), and NERW can’t wait to hear from our readers in the area about that station’s on-air status.
If that’s not enough, Howard Stern is entering the Providence market next week. Stern’s newest affiliate is rhythmic CHR WWKX (106.3 Woonsocket)/WAKX (102.7 Narragansett Pier). He’s already heard in much of the market via Boston’s WBCN (104.1).
Moving north: Cumulus Broadcasting continues to gather strength in MAINE, buying Tryon-Seacoast’s Central Maine group. Cumulus already has WQCB (106.5 Brewer) and WBZN (107.3 Old Town) in the Bangor market and WTOS (105.1 Skowhegan) in the Augusta market. Now it’s adding WABK (104.3 Gardiner), WKCG (101.3 Augusta), WFAU (1280 Gardiner), WIGY (97.5 Madison), and WCME (96.7 Boothbay Harbor) to the group. Tryon-Seacoast owner Jeff Fisher keeps his New Hampshire properties in Franklin and Moultonborough.
In NEW HAMPSHIRE, there’s a new format at WGXL (92.3 Hanover); “XL92” is moving from hot AC to full-out CHR.
Across the Connecticut River in VERMONT, Bruce James’ Vermont Broadcasting Associates is locking up the Northeast Kingdom with the $630,000 purchase of WSTJ (1340) and WNKV (105.5) in St. Johnsbury from Northeast Kingdom Broadcasting. James already owns WGMT (97.7) in Lyndon.
On the TV side, no sooner is Hicks, Muse’s Sunrise Television Corp. taking control of WPTZ (Channel 5) Plattsburgh and WNNE (Channel 31) White River Junction than it’s trading them away. Hearst Argyle gets WPTZ, WNNE, and KSBW (Channel 8) Salinas CA, and Sunrise gets WNAC (Channel 64) Rehoboth-Providence along with WDTN (Channel 2) in Dayton, Ohio.
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Isha Education
14, C.A. Thevar Layout, Kannapiran Mills Road, Udayampalayam, Coimbatore 641028 Tamilnadu
Isha Education was established at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu as a conglomerate of Isha Vidya, Isha Home School and Isha Insight. Isha Vidya was formed to provide high-quality school education to underprivileged rural children who cannot otherwise access or afford it.
With 9 schools and over 7000 students, the members of Isha Vidya actively support and promote education among female children in the villages as a result of which their schools have seen an increased enrolment of girl children. Isha Home School adopts an unconventional schooling method which strives to provide a nourishing space for learning devoid of pressures. Isha Insight is the brainchild of the Isha Leadership Academy which aims at providing the highest quality of leadership education in India and explores the science of scaling up one's business as well as one's own self.
All these initiatives have contributed to a wide range of social achievements from educated rural population to instilling the youth with leadership skills. These achievements accelerate the founder's vision of enhancing the boundaries of one's perception through education.
Native Medicare Charitable Trust
5;39 Kalappanaickenpalayam, Somayampalayam Post, Coimbatore 641108 Tamilnadu
NMCT implements sustainable livelihood development program for remote tribes, care and support for the people and children infected/affected by HIV/AIDS, prevention of HIV/AIDS among industrial migrants, and childhood development through health and nutrition education. Around one thousand families infected by HIV/AIDS have been provided with care and support for treatment services, nutritional food supplements and health care activities in 8 blocks of Coimbatore district.
The health and nutrition education in Anamalai block covering school and community children, adolescents & women has impacted thousands of children, adolescents and women in practicing healthy lifestyle through regular nutritious food. The mission of the organisation is to have sustainable holistic development among the underserved.
During 1986-87 the founder of the organization was a student in the Bharathiar University doing studies on Ethnic Tribes and their traditional practices. The needs of the underserved community and desire to support them as a part of the society was his reason for joining the voluntary sector.
Mr. A. S. Sankaranayaranan, Director of NMCT, formerly a Professor at an Ayurvedic college, met tribal people during his research in the forest area. He found that the Tribes were selling their lands for meager amounts and so he decided to dissuade them by making them economically viable. NMCT also felt the necessity for empowering women and run programmes on childcare, health and hygiene for the needy.
In 2017, Native Medicare Charitable Trust was awarded the Credibility Assurance Team by the Credibility Assurance Team Certificate of Appreciation for Awesomeness and the Guide Star India by the Guide Star India Commitment to Transparency.
Sankara Eye Foundation India
16A, Sankara Eye Hospital, Sathy Road, Sivanandapuram, Sarvanapatti, Coimbatore 641035 Tamilnadu
The Mantra behind Shankara is 'Thamasoma Jyothir Gamaya '- Lead us from darkness to Light
Sankara Eye Foundation is a US-based non-profit organization that works toward eliminating curable blindness in India. Sankara brings quality timely eye care to the doorsteps of rural India through its award-winning Gift of Vision rural outreach program.
Equipped with most modern facilities & knowledgeable dedicated specialists and highly motivated staff, the SEF is committed to clinical excellence, personalized patient care, and best eye care services at all times to all our patients.One of the unique features of the Sankara Eye Hospitals is the self-sustainability model. The hospitals work on 80:20 model where 20% of the paid surgeries fund 80% of the free surgeries. This model ensures that hospitals fund themselves once the self-sufficiency is reached.
Today, Sankara is the largest free eye care provider in the world and has performed over 1.5 million free eye surgeries. SEF's mission is to realize the goal of "Vision 20/20 by the year 2020." - perform 1 million free eye surgeries annually by the year 2010.
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Google RCS Messaging Might Be Better, But Is Prone To Vulnerabilities
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By Sharmishte Datti
| Published: Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 12:43 [IST]
Android users now have access to the Google RCS messaging service. RCS messaging -- the Rich Communications Services is an upgrade to the standard SMS messages and is an internet-based messaging service. It allows the user to send images, videos, and other multimedia files similar to WhatsApp and other messaging services. However, now it's found to be unsafe.
Google RCS Messaging Unsafe
The RCS messaging is meant to replace SMS and MMS services. It first surfaced at the GSM Association back in 2008. But it was only a decade later in 2018 that Google began integrating the service in its Allo messaging application. The Google RCS messaging service is based on SIP and HTTP and enables group chats, filters, and other features.
A new report by the Security Research Labs shows that the RCS functionality isn't fully protected. The report shows that the platform allows for a range of different hacking attacks.
The research has found that hackers can gain access to the RCS configuration along with SIP and HTTP credentials. The report states that the lack of proper implementation of RCS functionality in many networks allows hackers to gain complete control over the user account. The improper implementation means a lack of certificate and domain validation, allowing attackers to manipulate the communication. It leads to ID spoofing, says GBHackers.
Google RCS Messaging Easy To Hack
The report shows a hacker can track users, impersonate them with ID spoofing, and conduct malicious activities like intercepting texts. Hackers can also start a website DDoS. The researchers said that the attacks "make current RCS deployments as vulnerable to hacking as legacy mobile technologies, such as 2G and SS7."
Recent reports say that there are nearly 310 million active RCS messaging users. There are 84 operators worldwide who support the messaging service and another 21will extend support in 2020. With so many users and operators on the platform, it's high time that Google enhances the security levels on the platform.
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Lourdes Closes Out Late To Beat Eagles
Lourdes 25 37 62
Ashland 28 31 59
Pts: Bruce, Mike - 23
Reb: Welch, Nick - 11
Pts: Drew Noble - 20
Reb: 2 Players (#5, #15) - 8
Ast: 3 Players (#4, #15, #40) - 2
The Ashland University men's basketball team lost to visiting Lourdes, 62-59, on Friday (Dec. 20) night at Kates Gymnasium as the Eagles dropped their fourth straight game.
Lourdes came in as the No. 14-ranked team in NAIA Division II.
Lourdes reserve Mike Bruce, playing in his first game of the season, scored 17 of his game-high 23 points in the second half as he hit three straight 3-pointers to give the visitors a 44-40 lead with 10:40 to play.
The teams then traded the lead multiple times in the next few minutes and an off-balance 3-pointer by senior guard Rodrick Caldwell tied the game at 53 with four minutes to play.
Kenny Coleman responded on the Gray Wolves' next possession with his own 3-pointer to give them a 56-53 lead.
The Eagles (6-4) had it down to one point on three occasions, including after a bucket by senior center Drew Noble with 12 seconds remaining.
Clif Snow hit two free throws on the other end and Noble's 3-pointer at the buzzer was off target to send Lourdes (11-3) out with the win.
Noble led the Eagles with 20 point and eight rebounds while freshman guard Brandon Haraway scored a career-best 18 points, going 9-for-9 from the line. Redshirt-junior wing Aaron Thompson finished with 10 points and eight boards as the third AU player in double figures.
The Gray Wolves shot 46 percent (22-for-48) from the field while holding the hosts to just 39 percent (20-for-52) shooting. Ashland was 16-for-17 from the free throw line.
The Eagles will return to action on Sunday (Dec. 22) for their final game before Christmas break. They will battle Penn State Shenango at 3 p.m. at Kates Gymnasium.
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He advanced in his sales career to multiple chain retailers and soon was responsible for corporate clients such as Handelman, Wal-Mart and K-Mart.He landed promotional responsibilities with the legendary Casablanca Records. His mentors Jeryl Busby, Ernie Singleton, Rubin Rodriguez and Cecil Homes encouraged him to expand his knowledge of other areas and relocated to the southwest region of Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. His artist roster has included:Inez Andrews, The Five Blind Boys, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Jackson Southernaires, Michael Henderson, Phyllis Hyman, Gladys Knight, Norman Connors, John & Alice Coltrain, Pharaoh Sanders, Donna Summer, Village People , Bobby Blue Bland, B.B King George Clinton and Parliament Funkdelics, Curtis Blow, Steeley Dan, The Bee Gees, The Fat Back Band, Joe Simon, Con-Funk-Shun, Kurtis Blow, The Goon Squad, The Ohio Players, Platypus, Kool & The Gang, The Gap Band, Cameo, The Bar-Kays, Loretta Lynn, Pavarotti, Steely Dan, Three Dog Night, Kiss and helped most of them to sell in excess of one million records each!
He returned to Detroit and was appointed National Director of Promotion and Marketing for Crystal Rose Records a Detroit based gospel label founded by Detroit Attorney Benjamin Whitfield, Producers Michael Powell, Donald Lawrence and Brian Spears. They have recorded such artists as Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers, Ricky Dillard and New Generation, The Thomas Whitfield Company, Chris & Kyle, Gabriel Hardeman, Rodney Posey, Twinkie Clark & The Florida A & M Gospel Choir and Brenda Waters. Bruces’ expertise and network abilities have enabled him to work with the most influential people in the entertainment industry today. His collaboration with other record industry moguls has opened the doors for many up and coming recording artist in areas of promotion and sales in various markets. He identified the need for Independent Gospel Artists to market themselves though his internet marketing and promotions firm, formerly known as Push-It Marketing & Promotions!
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Time to take sex seriously
Dr Phil Hammond, GP and broadcaster
The British are notoriously prudish about sex. Public discussions of sexual health rarely rise above seaside postcard level, and serious attempts to demystify sex in the media are often heavily censored or banished to midnight.
When I demonstrated injection techniques for male impotence using a rubber penis on BBC2's Trust Me, I'm a Doctor, it was cut because the penis 'wobbled offensively'.
Similarly, I doubt any programme will have the balls (if you'll excuse the pun) to demystify what's involved in a visit to a sexual health clinic. Sadistic fisherman's tales abound of metal umbrellas thrust deep inside and ripped outwards.
There's no smoke without fire and some of yesterday's instruments could indeed make your eyes water for months. But these days, nothing larger than a half-size cotton bud is dipped in. It's not the most fun in the world but it's hardly torture.
How do I know all this? Because I'm a swab king, me. In my latest job, working as a clinical assistant in a GUM clinic in Bristol, I've yet to make a grown man cry. It helps that these days Chlamydia testing is done on a urine sample so you don't need to go down deep and twist. Often the biggest barrier to attendance isn't umbrella phobia but the fear and guilt of admitting what you've been up to.
It doesn't help that sexual health clinics used to be anonymously named and tucked away shamefully at the back of the hospital or down in the basement. This was no fault of the staff, but rather another example of our inability to take sex seriously.
Many of the key decision makers in the NHS are white, middle-class men who don't like talking about infections 'down below' and feel that those who get them are not 'people like us' and only have themselves to blame.
After the arrival of HIV, sexually transmitted infections suddenly appeared on the political agenda, and many departments used the opportunity to press for more funds and revamp the service.
In Bristol, alas, the requests fell on deaf ears and the service still operates out of hugely cramped temporary accommodation built on top of an old typhoid pit. Many of the consulting rooms are windowless and the absence of natural light and ventilation can make the job heavy going on a hot day.
The staff, however, are incredibly committed and enthusiastic, which is just as well considering that infection levels across the UK are at their highest for a decade. Since 1995, Chlamydia infections have risen by 76%, gonorrhoea by 55%, syphilis by 54% and genital warts by 20%.
Not that you'd know it. HIV aside, sexually transmitted infection tends to be poorly represented in self-help groups, and precious few patients self-disclose their ailments. I doubt if anyone's ever penned a letter to The Times about the treatment of his genital warts, and if he has, I bet they wouldn't print it.
Some of the doctors I've met are a trifle more candid, with several even admitting to patients: "I've had that – how d'you think I got interested in the job in the first place?"
Recently I chaired a meeting of GUM physicians and drug reps and asked them, via keypads, how many had experienced at least one STI. The answer – 40% of the doctors and 30% of the reps. No wonder most of them carry a 'conference pack' full of the best drugs and condoms.
Most patients have something that needs treating, most can be sorted out and most are effusively grateful – a real change from general practice. And you hear some great stories.
But there's still a huge amount of ignorance and most people still believe that if you have a sexually transmitted infection, you'll know about it. But those with symptoms are just the tip of a very nasty iceberg – a fact not lost on the Swedes, who started Chlamydia screening and education two decades ago.
With typical British irony, we pioneer hugely expensive IVF in this country and then lament the fact that it isn't freely available to all. But had we spent just a fraction of those IVF resources preventing the infections that cause infertility in the first place, far fewer couples would have need for it.
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OnePlus Android 10 Update Details (2020)
If you’re wondering “when will my OnePlus phone get Android 10?” or another Android 10 beta here’s what you need to know. The Android Q beta got tested by over 15 phones, including several from OnePlus. As a result, they had plenty of time to prepare this new software and the first OnePlus Android 10 update hit the OnePlus 7 back in September, followed by the OnePlus 6 and 6T in December.
Right after Google debuted Android 10, OnePlus released its first few Oxygen OS 10 betas then quickly official updates for its latest phone. The new software is officially known as Oxygen OS 10, based on Android 10.
A few OnePlus devices already have it, not to mention plenty of early beta builds, so here’s what we know about all OnePlus Android 10 updates.
They released Android 10 just two weeks after Google did
Will My OnePlus Phone Get Android 10?
Android 10 officially arrived on September 3rd for Google devices, but other manufacturers aren’t quite as fast as Google. That said, OnePlus already confirmed the update for the aging OnePlus 5 and 5T, not to mention they delivered it to the 6 and 7 series of phones before the end of the year.
Basically, the company confirmed that most of its new features that debuted on the OnePlus 7 Pro will make its way down to older smartphones. Then, after that announcement, they gave older device owners a sigh of relief by confirming Android 10 for the OnePlus 5 and 5T. You’ll be waiting a few months into 2020 for it, but better late than never, right?
OnePlus is wasting no time getting you Android 10
Right on time, as you can see above, the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T Android 10 update is available as of Monday, November 4th, which is a lot faster than most expected. This is great news and we’re glad to see manufacturers working so quickly. However, it looks like the 6/6T faced a delay or too, and the company completely stopped the rollout.
Update: OnePlus stopped the rollout and delivery of Android 10 to the OnePlus 6 and 6T in November, then again in early December, then finally released a stable version of Android 10 back on December 26th. If you have a 6 or 7 series phone, you should have Android 10. Furthermore, if you’re still having problems with the update on your OnePlus 6 you can try the latest Android 10 Oxygen OS beta from January 14th.
We did see the 3-year old OnePlus 3 from 2016 get Android 9 Pie recently, which was impressive, but most likely that’s the last update for those phones. In fact, it looks like the November Android Pie update is the final software for the 3 and 3T. They will not get Android 10. Everything else will though. If you’re wondering about the latest OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, we have some bad news. The EE model won’t see Android 10 until sometime in Q1 2020, and we have no clue about the T-Mobile model. Basically, the regular OnePlus 7 Pro already has Android 10, but the better, faster, more expensive 5G model won’t get it for several more months and potentially will be 6-7 months behind in updates. That makes no sense, but whatever.
OnePlus Android 10 Betas
Impressively enough, three smartphones from OnePlus had access to the Android Q beta. However, now that the update is officially here we’ve ditched those Android Q builds in favor of official Android 10 beta programs. As in, you’ll have the next update to Android 10 ahead of regular users, as you help the company test future software upgrades.
We’re not sure when the company will start the Android 10 beta for the OnePlus 5 and 5T, but we know it’s coming. Likely sometime in December or early January.
For now, if you have a supported device and want to try, enjoy and test the next version of Android early, click here. Keep in mind this is early software that’s unfinished and you may run into problems. Here’s a thread with more information about the OnePlus 6 Android 10 beta.
OnePlus 6/6T Android 10 Official Release
OnePlus 7 & 7 Pro Android 10 Official Release
And while Android 10 stable is available for several of their phones, OnePlus is still releasing betas with changes, improvements and bug fixes. In fact, the latest OnePlus 7 Pro Oxygen OS 10 beta 5 just arrived with a slew of stuff. Most notably they fixed the navigation bar issue people keep complaining about. There’s also a new OnePlus 6T Android 10 Open Beta 18/29.
OnePlus Android 10 Release Date
Keep in mind that manufacturers like OnePlus can’t deliver it the same day as Google. Well, aside from Essential. Not to mention they typically don’t announce dates or even share an ETA. That said, Google released Android 10 on September 3rd, and surprisingly it took OnePlus less than three weeks to deliver the first official version.
Yes, the first official and “stable” Android 10 update for a OnePlus device hit the OnePlus 7 on September 19th. Other devices have a little bit longer to wait. This was faster than expected and awesome news for fans.
OnePlus 7 series Android 10 release date – September 19th, 2019
OnePlus 7 Pro 5G series Android 10 release date – Q1 2020
OnePlus 6 series Android 10 release date – November 4th, 18th, and early December 2019 (6T Delayed again)
OnePlus 5 series Android 10 release date – Q2 2020
The OnePlus 6 update started on November 4th, but then got canceled and stopped multiple times over a few small issues. It’s now November 25th, and we’re still waiting for the update to resume. Furthermore, OnePlus already released several updates to Oxygen OS 10 in October, and those versions have several improvements and bug fixes for Android 10 on OnePlus devices.
Remember, don’t expect all OnePlus phones to get the update right away. While they run a pretty clean stock Android experience, there are lots of features and controls that must be added from OnePlus to complete the experience. That takes time, often several months. Then, they’ll have to improve that experience for older devices, which often means they’re waiting on other vendors to complete the update — like Qualcomm.
What’s New in Android 10
Google revealed tons of exciting snippets about the improvements, faster Assistant, live actions, caption controls, a system-wide dark theme mode and more. Here’s our detailed Android 10 What’s New coverage. Start with that or read our list below. Keep in mind that some of these may be Pixel-specific until 2020.
Improved Privacy Protection & Controls
Expanded Location Controls
Multi-Tasking Bubbles
Support for Foldable Displays
Sharing Shortcuts
Smart Reply, Suggested Actions
Live Caption
Settings Panels
Gestural Navigation
Theme Controls
Notification Assistant
Improved Peer-to-Peer and Internet Connectivity
Wi-Fi Performance Mode
Dynamic Depth Formats for Photos
New Audio and Video Codecs
Native MIDI APIs
Improved Vulkan Graphics & Neural Network APIs
Dark Mode thanks to Android 10 — on the OnePlus 7 Pro
A lot of the fancy features of the OnePlus 7 Pro will get added to the Android 10 release, then dispersed to all capable smartphones from the company. Every year they make changes, tweaks, improvements or further refine the experience to suit their devices. We’ll see that again with Android 10. Keep in mind that the new OnePlus 7T and 7T Pro have Android 10 out of the box.
Final Thoughts & What’s Next
In closing, we want to remind OnePlus owners that while we’re already seeing several updates arrive, don’t expect older devices to get it quite as fast, even if OnePlus is one of the best in the industry. Google pushes the software out, then manufacturers have to get it ready for multiple devices. OxygenOS 10 is a big update for the company and will take time to develop, test, tweak for each device, then get delivered.
We knew Android 10 could arrive earlier than older updates thanks to all the work Google did to make it easier for manufacturers, and so far we’re seeing exactly that.
You can help speed up and improve this process by joining the beta. Just know that your phone may experience a few bugs or problems as they fix things over time.
What’s actually next, then, are updates to the Android 10 release to improve the experience and fix any early bugs. Then, throughout 2020 we’ll probably start seeing and hearing more about Android 11. And yes, the Android R developer preview will likely arrive in late March.
Watch for OnePlus to share more information in the near future, and when they do we’ll have all the details. If you have the OnePlus 6 or 7 enjoy Android 10, and for everyone else, sit tight and it’ll be here soon enough.
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Dr Abdelmageed Abdelrahman discusses long-acting reversible contraception and sterilisation.
LARC options include the IUD, IUS, injectables and subdermal implants (SPL)
Barrier contraception and the combined oral contraceptive pill (COC) depend on correct and consistent use by the patient, but long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) does not depend on everyday concordance.
Sterilisation is a permanent method of contraception, so it can be indicated for those women who do not wish to have any more children.
LARC options include the copper IUD, progestogen-only intrauterine system (IUS), progestogen-only injectable contraceptives and progestogen-only subdermal implants.1
It is important to take the patient's preferences and needs into account when discussing LARC. Effective communication is essential and should be supplemented by good quality written material.
Information should be culturally appropriate, and accessible to those with physical or sensory needs and those who do not speak English.
Copper IUD
The pregnancy rate associated with the copper IUD is very low (less than 20 per 1,000 in five years). However, heavey or painful bleeding is likely. The IUD may expelled in less than 1 in 20 women in five years.
Progestogen-only IUS
The pregnancy rate associated with the progestogen-only IUS is very low (less than 10 per 1,000 in five years).
The licensed duration of IUS use as a contraceptive is five years.
Irregular bleeding is common during the first six months and oligomenorrhoea or amenorrhoea are likely by the end of the first year.
The IUS may be expelled in less than 1 in 20 women five years. A new system, with a lower dose of progestogen, and a three-year licence is now available.
Progestogen-only injectable contraceptives
The pregnancy rate associated with injectable contraceptives, when given at the recommended intervals, is very low (less than 4 per 1, 000 in two years) and the pregnancy rate with depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is lower than that norithesterone enantate (NET-EN).
DMPA should be repeated every 12 weeks, NET-EN every eight weeks.
It is important to note that there could be a delay of up to a year in return of fertility after stopping the use of injectable contraceptives.
Amenorrhoea is likely during the use of injectable contraceptives.
This is more likely with DMPA than NET-EN. DMPA use may also be associated with weight gain of up to 2-3kg over one year.
Progestogen-only subdermal implants
Nexplanon has replaced the previously used Implanon.
Ideally, the implant should be inserted in the non-dominant arm.
This provides up to three years of highly effective contraception. It is generally well tolerated and well accepted. There is a rapid return of fertility following removal.
Sterilisation for men and women2 is a permanent procedure. Female sterilisation is usually no longer done on the NHS as an elective procedure.
What is tubal occlusion?
This procedure blocks or cuts the fallopian tubes, so eggs can no longer be fertilised by sperm.
What does it involve?
Tubal occlusion is usually performed as a day case in hospital. The laparoscopy route is the most common and is carried out under general anaesthesia.
Hysteroscopic sterilisation is a new approach. This involves inserting a titanium coil into the fallopian tubes through the vagina and uterus.
The woman must use contraception for at least three months after this procedure. A test is performed to ensure the tubes are blocked.
Most risks in tubal occlusion are minor and can be dealt with at the time of the procedure. Other complications, for example, bowel, bladder or blood vessel injury, are uncommon but more serious and may require a laparotomy.
What is a vasectomy?
This procedure blocks or cuts the vas deferens. The man will still be able to ejaculate, but his semen will no longer contain any sperm.
Vasectomy is usually performed under local anaesthetic. One or two small cuts are made in the scrotum to reach the vas deferens.
A semen sample should be given at least eight weeks after the procedure to check it has been successful.
Vasectomy carries less risk than tubal occlusion. Complications include pain in one or both testicles, which can be immediate or delayed. In most cases, any pain is usually mild and no further action is required.
How well do they work?
Vasectomy carries a better success rate than tubal occlusion. The failure risks are 1:2,000 and 1:200 respectively.
Can they be reversed?
Sterilisation is permanent and there is no assurance of successful reversal. The best chance of reversing tubal occlusion seems to be when clips or rings are used and the reversal is done by microsurgery.
Dr Abdelrahman is an ST4 in obstetrics and gynaecology, Antrim Area Hospital, Northern Ireland Deanery
1. NICE. CG30. Long-acting reversible contraception. London, NICE, October 2005. www.nice.org.uk/CG30
2. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Male and female sterilisation. London, RCOG, 2004.
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Nissan Bringing All-Electric Compact SUV Concept To Paris Motor Show
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield August 6, 2012 Comment Now!
For some time, we’ve known that Nissan’s long-term electric car strategy includes developing several more electric models over the next few years, including commercial vehicles and luxury cars.
Now it appears that an all-electric SUV may feature in Nissan’s future, with the news that it plans to unveil an electric compact SUV concept car at this year’s Paris Motor Show.
“At Paris...[Nissan will] have an SUV concept, with zero emissions; so an electric SUV concept vehicle,” Jeff Fisher, Nissan Australia’s General Manager of Media Enquiries told motoring.com.au last week.
Although unconfirmed, it could be based on Nissan’s Hi-Cross hybrid concept car we saw in Geneva this year.
Designed as a replacement for the X-trail -- a compact SUV similar in size to the current Nissan Rogue and popular in Europe and Japan but not sold in the U.S. -- the Hi-Cross was powered by a 2.0-liter supercharged, direct-injected four-cylinder engine and Nissan's new hybrid CVT drivetrain.
Evolving the Hi-Cross into an all-electric concept should be fairly simple, especially with the powerful 80 kilowatt-motors from the 2012 Nissan Leaf available.
Nissan Hi-Cross Concept - 2012 Geneva Motor Show
“[Hi-Cross] was a compact SUV concept; X-Trail is a compact SUV so you can draw your own conclusions,” said Fisher.
With cars like the 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV already in (limited) production, Tesla promising its Model X crossover compact luxury SUV by the end of 2013, and Mitsubishi planning to bring a plug-in hybrid SUV to market in the near future, an all-electric SUV would be a smart move for NIssan.
However, it’s worth noting that unveiling an electric concept car does not necessarily indicate Nissan has production plans for an electric SUV, even if it has already invested over $4 Billion in electric cars,
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How to Score a Free Lush Face Mask By Saving Your Empties
By Sophie Hirsh
If you're a fan of Lush, you'd probably like to know how you can get free products from the cruelty-free cosmetics company. (Other than coyly asking employees for free samples every time you walk into a Lush store, that is.) Luckily, Lush offers a take back program to make sure its packaging gets recycled, and participants even get rewarded with a free face mask. Here's how you can get involved and score a free face mask of your own.
The initiative, called the 5 Pot Program, encourages customers to save the black plastic pots that package Lush products including face masks, moisturizers, shaving soaps, body scrubs, and more. You can bring in five of the pots to your local Lush store, and in return, you'll receive a Fresh Face Mask of your choice, free of charge. Green Matters spoke with Lush spokesperson Eva Cook via email to learn more about how the program works, to find out if Lush accepts any of its other packaging for recycling, and to hear about Lush's other sustainability initiatives.
As Cook tells Green Matters, Lush takes all of the black pots that are returned to stores, and brings them to its manufacturing plant, where they are chipped down and remolded into new black pots. She explains that the take back program only accepts the black pots for a few reasons: at the local level, black plastic can be more difficult to recycle than clear plastic; the black pots are the most-used packaging in Lush stores; and black plastic is a high-quality material that "can be ground down and made into new pots close to our manufacturing facilities."
In 2018, Cook says 1,271,551 black pots were returned to Lush stores, which means 254,310 free face masks were given to cusomers.
That said, if you do not have a way to recycle or compost Lush's other packaging, most stores will let you bring the packaging back to be disposed of (even though it won't count toward a free face mask). "Customers can definitely bring in other Lush packaging, like clear recycled plastic bottles and compostable items like the Natureflex, which is a biodegradable cellophane, used to protect naked items in transit, and our shop staff will recycle or dispose of appropriately," Cook says.
"The only exception is a handful of stores where local recycling or composting infrastructure is not available," Cook continues. "We are working on a program whereby we can collect recycling in those areas and use a third party vendor to ensure those returned materials are recycled or responsibly disposed. For those areas where recycling isn’t possible, we encourage people to reduce and reuse as much as possible: to opt for naked versions of the products they love, choose eco-friendly ways to transport their products home, and reuse any of our recycled packaging (our pots make great plant pots!)."
While plastic is not the perfect packaging option, all of Lush's black pots (as well the plastic bottles) are made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled plastic. Not to mention, Lush offsets its plastic packaging with its "naked" products, which include completely package-free soap bars, shampoo bars, solid lotions, and bath bombs. Nearly 40 percent of Lush's products are available naked, Cook notes.
If you're looking to reduce your impact and waste in your personal hygiene, skincare, or beauty routine, Lush has a slew of sustainability initiatives and zero-waste products. For example, over the past five years, the brand has invested in a series of regenerative agriculture projects that restore damaged forests and support local communities. Lush has rebuilt degraded forests in Guatemala, Uganda, Peru, and Arizona, and the company is using these forests to grow ingredients for cosmetics.
Breakouts, be gone! These face masks help soothe troubled skin with some deep-cleansing goodness thanks to ingredients like kaolin clay, Rhassoul mud, garlic and tea tree oil. 🥰🙌💕
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— Lush North America (@lushcosmetics) March 12, 2019
Additionally, if you're shopping at Lush for gifts or online, you won't find any disposable wrapping paper or Styrofoam packing peanuts. Instead, the shop offers fabric knot-wraps, cardboard boxes, metal tins, paper bags, biodegradable packing peanuts, and compostable bioplastic baggies. And recently, Lush U.K. made headlines for selling a plastic-free refillable lipstick case and plastic-free lipstick refills in its U.K. stores, Plant Based News reported. The refills come packaged in a waxy coating that can simply be peeled off, and then the lipstick can be inserted into any standard lipstick case. Plus, all of the lipstick refills are vegan.
Furthermore, Lush's brand is built on a strict anti-animal testing policy. Every Lush product is cruelty-free (meaning it was not tested on animals) and vegetarian, and more than 80 percent of its products are vegan. Earlier this month, the company announced that it will no longer use eggs in its products, after discovering the cruelty of the egg industry, even on free range farms. "We can no longer, in good conscience, use an ingredient that we are unable to be transparent about because the truth is so unpalatable," Lush said in a statement explaining the decision, Marie Claire reported.
As of today, the Lush website is going completely egg-free! Unconvinced that even the very best egg production is free from suffering, we have removed eggs from all of our products, replacing them with great ingredients such as linseed and aquafaba so you still get the best results. The new Liverpool store is one of the first shops to get these new innovations with many more following in the following months, so check them out in store or go online. #EggFree #LushLiverpool #LushCosmetics
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As Cook writes to Green Matters, "[Lush's] biggest movement right now is towards getting rid of packaging all together." While it may not yet be a completely zero-waste store, Lush definitely makes it easier for customers to reduce their waste by offering cruelty-free cosmetics, naked products, and an incentive for returning black pots.
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Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Dive into the life of Donna Summer, the five-time Grammy Award winner, and legend from the Disco-era of the late 1970s and learn about the artist’s journey in this Broadway musical. Get entranced as Tony Award Winners LaChanze (The Color Purple) and Ariana DeBose (Hamilton) take on the stage with their mesmerizing vocals. Directed by Tony Award-winning, Des McAnuff who previously directed ‘Jersey Boys’, ‘The Who’s Tommy’ and ‘Big River’ the show is choreographed by Laurence Olivier Award winner, Sergio Trujillo. The explosive cast and crew are known to put up performances packed with action, excitement and visual spectacles. This is an experience musical fans just can’t afford to miss!
Why Watch Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
Donna Summer is a legend in the world of music, and the world in general! Creator of 14 top-ten songs, and during the peak of her career had more top songs than any of her peers. The ‘Queen of Disco’ lived a fascinating legacy behind, and her work continues to inspire generations even today. During the show, you’ll get to hear more than 20 of her best songs, and each song is a visual spectacle perfectly capable of being the finale. Songs include, ‘Love to Love You Baby’, ‘Heaven Knows’, ‘Last Dance’ and many more of Donna’s iconic classic and disco songs.
The show was well-received during a previous run at the La Jolla Playhouse, and audiences are already hyped about the show’s first-run on Broadway. Although the show might be a close to a documentary and there are a few of those, the cast of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical show is what sets it a class apart. Featuring a prolific, highly decorated and critically acclaimed cast and crew, the show promises to be a hoot! Feel the energy in the air as you witness this musical tribute to one of the world’s most revolutionary musician/artist unfold before your very eyes.
Famous artists often lead incredible lives, and Donna Summer was no different in this aspect. Explore the dramatic life of the American disco legend through the dramatic lens of her final concert. Discover the secrets of her life and its many complexities as you watch the tale of a girl from Boston rise through the crowd and make a name for herself. Learn how the ‘Queen of Disco’ risked it all, broke through barriers and became the icon of an era whom every diva aspired to be. Through this journey which traces the meteoric rise and descent of the famed songwriter and singer you’ll be listening to her greatest hits.
Musical Enthusiasts | Disco Fans | Couples | Broadway First-Timers
Tues & Thur 7 PM
Wed 2 PM & 7 PM
Fri 8 PM
Sat 2 PM & 8 PM
Sun 3 PM
100 minutes, without intermission
Leading Roles
LaChanzeas Diva Donna
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Des McAnuff
Robert Cary
Suitable for all ages. Children under 5 will not be admitted.
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The theatre has a seating capacity of 1492. For tips on how to choose the best seats, you can refer to our Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Seating Chart Guide.
Smart and casual wear is recommended. Keep in mind, the theater is air conditioned throughout the year and can get a bit chilly.
This experience cannot be cancelled, amended or rescheduled.
Your e-tickets can be exchanged for physical tickets with our uniformed Headout hosts outside the theater.
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"I am in no rush to commit to multiple roles," Reema Khan
The actress is currently enjoying doing various charity work and spending time with her family
Saira Khan Published Jan 16, 2019 03:50pm
If you grew up in the 90s and watched Pakistani movies, then you ought to be a Reema Khan fan. The actress captivated millions of hearts with her beauty and smile and rose to being the best in Pakistani cinema after her debut opposite Shaan in Bulandi.
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Reema Khan appeared in numerous movies and various ads as well as television after that. However, after her marriage to Dr. Tariq, the beauty moved to the States but kept a tab on the industry back home. A mother to a boy now, it was more than a year ago when Reema left everyone in awe of her yet again when she appeared in the Lux Style Awards with an unforgettable performance which reminded the world that Reema still had it in her and if and when she decided to be back to claim her throne, there would be offers.
Read : Reema Khan Is All Set To Don The Director's Cap Once Again
But why haven't we seen her back on television or films was something which had been bothering us for a while. We have seen Reema be show stoppers for designers which means she is very much present in Pakistan too but why not work. So recently when we read her interview in Images we got our answer as she said,
"I had been very excited about a drama that I had been working on opposite Babar Ali as it had an emotional, very interesting storyline, targeting the hypocrisies that prevail in our society."
A post shared by Reema Khan (@reemakhanreal) on Dec 24, 2018 at 9:36am PST
Adding further the much loved actress / director said, "Unfortunately, for various reasons, the drama was discontinued midway during shooting. I hope that shooting resumes but, even if it doesn’t, I’m always very selective about the projects that I sign on to. I am in no rush to commit to multiple roles. If something interesting comes my way, I will consider it."
During my visit to Faisalabad Jail,I distributed books to the female prisoners & their kids. I was glad to have the opportunity to meet & encourage them to become productive citizen in future.
With us hopeful that a role will come along which will make Reema say yes to it, we personally love the fact that she handles her personal as well as professional life with a lot of grace and is busy spending her time with various charities as she said,
"I have been associated with the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital for the past 14 years and work regularly with them in their breast cancer awareness campaign. I also frequently visit the SOS Children’s Village and the old people’s home in Fountain House in Lahore."
Wearing @zainabsalmanfashion at the wedding ceremony of barrister Ali Zafer’s daughter
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Besides that recently we also saw her spending quality time at the jails in Kot Lakhpat and Multan where she met the prisoners, ate with them, visited the prison kitchens and bathrooms as well as distributed books among the inmates. With her hands full at the moment all we can do is sit and wait for that time when we will see Reema shine bright once again on the big as well as the small screen.
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Shock and Guffaw: Top Five Unintentionally Ridiculous Military Vehicles That Never Made It Into Mass Production
War is deadly serious business. But it takes some unconventional thinking and unbuttoned creativity to constantly dream up new ways to carry soldiers into war and annihilate the enemy. Check out this selection of wild wartime vehicles that proved a little too far out.
The Motor Scout
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The last century of warfare has shown us that strapping a big gun to something that flies, dives or drives is not so much invention as a natural human compulsion. In 1898, two years after Henry Ford revealed his quadricyle in Detroit, a British inventor named F.R. Simms mounted an iron shield and a 1,000 round Maxim machine gun on a similar design and created the world’s first armed gas-powered vehicle.
Built to provide cover fire for advancing infantry, the Motor Scout had a 1.5 HP engine and a “petrol” tank capable of carrying enough fuel to travel 120 miles. (Simms is also credited with creating the term “petrol”.) Bicycle tires proved about as practical as a jaunty hat and dapper suit on uneven, crater strewn battlefields. Consequently, the Motor Scout never made it into mass production.
Bazooka Vespa
Ever since France’s quick surrender in World War II, the country has had a reputation for being a pushover, militarily. France probably did little to help their image in the eyes of enemies in Algeria and French Indochina where, in the 1950s, the cash-strapped nation began equipping some of their elite paratroopers with the cartoonish-looking Vespa 150 TAP.
Designed as a bunker buster that could also take on enemy tanks (seriously), the 11hp Vespa carried a 75mm, recoilless anti-armor rifle. It had a three-speed transmission, 8-inch wheels, and could travel at speeds up to 40 mph for over 100 miles before having to refuel.
Airdropped in pairs into enemy territory, a two-man team would unpack each scooter from palettes packed with hay bales (to provide low-budget, impact protection). Ammo was secured to one scooter while the other was strapped with the big gun and the tripod it mounted on for firing; the rifle lacked any aiming device and, thus, could not be fired safely without it. Around 500 “bazooka Vespas” were reportedly produced in the late 1950s and today are considered highly collectible.
Tsar Tank
Presumably, ramming a wooden pole through the spokes of a wheel would work just as well stopping a vehicle at the turn of the century as it would later in any number of Hollywood films depicting the stunt. This didn’t stop early Russian tank designers who, in 1915, began testing a drawing-board concept for a terrifying war machine that could ford shallow rivers, level enemy positions and, if the fight demanded it, flatten entire towns.
Bristling top to bottom with cannons and guns and capable of transporting a 10-man crew, a prototype “tsar tank” weighing in at 60 menacing tons utilized large Ferris-type front wheels nearly three-stories tall and independently driven by 250hp Sunbeam engines. A smaller rear steamroller-type wheel (only five feet off the ground) was intended to provide stability and maneuverability.
Testing began and quickly ended in a series of failed trials that showed how vulnerable the giant wheels were to mortars and artillery fire. There was also the issue of the tank’s enormous weight (and relative lack of power), which caused the machine to bog down in soft ground. In one such exhibition, a tsar tank became so inexorably stuck in a field outside of Moscow that the crew reportedly abandoned the vehicle until it was later salvaged as scrap in 1923.
Walking Truck
In 1968, long before Imperial Walkers lumbered across the snowy planet of Hoth in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, General Electric began working on a strangely similar form of quadruped robot that could be used to help carry infantry equipment over rough terrain.
Controlled by the hand and foot movements of a single human operator, a prototype version of the “walking truck” was delivered to the military for testing in 1970. Weighing over 3,000 pounds, the vehicle utilized a complicated hydraulic system that burned over 190 liters of oil per minute and could only cover around five miles before needing to refuel.
The U.S. Army ultimately decided that helicopters were more practical means of delivering troops and cargo and shipped the “walking truck” to the U.S. Army Transportation Museum in Fort Eustis, Virginia, where it currently remains on display.
The Rotabuggy
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In 1942, the British Army first began experimenting with the idea of a jeep that could leap over chasms and enemy positions because, well, wouldn’t that be totally badass?
The Air Ministry turned to Raoul Hafner, an Australian-born helicopter engineer, who basically combined a Willys MB with a 40-foot “gyro kite” to keep the vehicle aloft after being dropped from an aircraft or released from a tow vehicle.
Operating more like a glider than a real helicopter, the Hafner Rotabuggy reportedly took to the air for the first time in 1943 after being towed skyward behind a supercharged 4.5-liter Bentley. The vehicle was also successfully dropped from a Whitworth-Whitley bomber, with the most successful flight coming in 1944 when a Rotabuggy reportedly flew for 10 minutes at an altitude of 400 feet while hitting a top speed of 65 mph.
The British would continue to experiment with “flying jeep” technology into the 1960s with a prototype version that, instead of an external rotor, used lift fans built into the body of the vehicle. The later “Airgeep II” was surprisingly capable but far too costly to mass produce compared to lower maintenance helicopters that proved more rugged and versatile.
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Frankenstein Reborn!
by Charles Tatum
"Frankenstein Regurgitated!"
Charles Band and David DeCoteau strike again in this monstrously awful tripe.
Cute Anna (Haven Burton) is sent to uncle Victor Frankenstein's (Jaason Simmons) after her parents are killed in a car accident. She meets local boy Thomas (Ben Gould) and they make like the Goonies, exploring Victor's creepy old castle after being admonished otherwise.
Victor and Ludwig (George Calin) spend a lot of time in the laboratory, where funky lighting, smoke, and moaning peak Anna's interest. A gay disco, you might wonder? No, Vic and Lud are putting together a monster (Ethan Wilde) and bringing him to life. The monster escapes, kills a guy, and hides in the woods, only to be discovered by Anna after an initial search that lasts less than a minute onscreen.
Anna teaches the monster to speak (he calls himself "Friend"), but Victor and Ludwig have other plans, capturing the monster and taking him back to the castle for the bored, sudden climax.
Be warned, while the video's running time reads seventy minutes, about twenty of that is a behind-the-scenes documentary, making the film itself less than an hour. Charles Band proclaims this the first of twelve films in his new (1998) Filmonsters series, but only three were made.
You might get the idea that this is cheap and hurried, and you would be right. While hunky Simmons is good as Victor, Burton wonders around the castle repeating others' lines and trying hard to be Nancy Drew. Poor Ben Gould has no reason to be in this film. His part is needless. DeCoteau, directing under one of his many aliases (take the credit, even for a crappy film, Dave!), is saddled with a nice set and a ten dollar budget. This may have been filmed in a week, and written in less time, and too many questions remain unanswered. Anna talks about finding out about the monster's background, but she, and the audience, never discover anything. Thomas works in the garden, cannot read, and dresses like a shoeshine boy from the Great Depression. Simmons' and Calin's costumes look like leftovers from "The Pirate Movie," Burton is wearing the latest from the Fashion Bug, the castle does not seem to have electricity, so when the hell is this supposed to take place?
"Frankenstein Reborn!" was made and marketed as a family film, so blood and nudity are lacking. What's left is yet another half assed Charles Band effort. If he would just stick to one movie a year, instead of one movie a month, he might make something decent.
link directly to this review at https://www.hollywoodbitchslap.com/review.php?movie=5062&reviewer=325
originally posted: 09/08/03 12:23:21
9/08/03 Charles Tatum Insipid mess
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Veterans Affairs Adopts Install Specification for Resilient Sheet
Glassboro, NJ, May 15, 2019--The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), one of the largest sources of construction jobs in the country, has adopted a fourth Install specification into its Master Construction Specifications.
The addition of Resilient Sheet Flooring (SECTION 09 65 16) underscores the VA’s determination that only a flooring contractor who employs an Install certified workforce or equal is qualified enough to perform work for the organization, the single largest government employer in the United States.
Upholding more than 300 Master Construction Specifications for new projects, the VA strives for the highest level of industry standards. The organization first adopted Install certification standards in 2015 when it added specification requirements for the installation of carpeting, resilient tile flooring and athletic carpeting. This effectively directed that every job involving these floorcovering materials must be completed by an Install certified installer or equal. With the addition of resilient sheet flooring, the specification list grows to four of the most popular floorcovering materials in healthcare. The newly adopted VA Master Specifications language also requires potential installers to complete a mockup of each installation, verifying selections made under sample submittals. The mockup is also used to demonstrate aesthetic effects and set quality standards for materials and execution.
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About Cathay Pacific Flights
Founded in 1946, Cathay Pacific airlines is headquartered in Hong Kong. The airline’s fleet is made up of Boeing 777, Airbus A350, and Airbus A330. This airline’s logo is a simple green calligraphy-style trademark brushwing, the stroke intended to appear like a bird’s wing.
Cathay Pacific flights cover over 190 destinations across the globe. Some popular destinations include San Francisco, Tokyo, London, Seattle, Manila, Bangalore, Paris, Frankfurt, etc.
Baggage and Other Policies:
Cabin baggage allowance -
Economy and Premium Economy Class passengers are allowed 1 piece, weighing up to 7 kg
Cathay Pacific Business Class passengers are allowed 1 piece, weighing up to 10 kg
First Class passengers are allowed 1 piece, weighing up to 15 kg
Passengers are also permitted a small item such as a small handbag, laptop bag, or briefcase on board the aircraft.
Checked baggage allowance -
Economy Class passengers are allowed 2 pieces, with the total weight not exceeding 30 kg, for most flights. For flights to, from, or via the Americas, 2 pieces, each weighing up to 23 kg, are allowed. For Hong Kong to/from Auckland/Christchurch (direct flights), only 1 piece of luggage, not weighing more than 23 kg, is allowed
Premium Economy Class passengers are allowed 2 pieces, with the total weight not exceeding 35 kg, for most flights. For flights to, from, or via the Americas, 2 pieces, each weighing up to 25 kg, are allowed. For Hong Kong to/from Auckland/Christchurch (direct flights), 2 pieces, each weighing up to 23 kg, are allowed
Business Class passengers are allowed 2 pieces, with the total weight not exceeding 40 kg, for most flights. For flights to, from, or via the Americas, 2 pieces, each weighing up to 32 kg, are allowed. For Hong Kong to/from Auckland/Christchurch (direct flights), 3 pieces, each weighing up to 23 kg, are allowed
Cathay Pacific First Class passengers are allowed 3 pieces, with the total weight not exceeding 50 kg, for most flights. For flights to, from, or via the Americas, 2 pieces, each weighing up to 32 kg, are allowed
Silver or members of the Marco Polo Club qualify for extra allowance on all flight routes.
On CX airline flights, for children between the ages of 6-12, enrollment as an unaccompanied minor is mandatory, unless they are accompanied by an adult passenger. For children between the ages of 12-18, this service is optional. However, some country-specific regulations are also applicable for unaccompanied minors traveling with Cathay airlines.
Only service dogs are accepted in the passenger cabin. All other pets must travel as check-in baggage or in the cargo. The airline doesn’t accept snub-nosed, short snout, or flat face animals to travel either as check-in baggage or in the cargo.
First Class: Passengers enjoy world-class service with a private and spacious suite, padded with soft leather and comfortable fabric. The seat transforms into a wide flat bed. Passengers also get a private working area with an in-seat power outlet and USB port. Also on offer are Asian and international cuisines, fine wines, desserts, fine cheeses, and handmade pralines. Passengers can also enjoy in-flight entertainment with StudioCX® on a 17-inch screen with BOSE® noise-cancellation headphones
Business Class: Cathay Pacific airfare for Business Class includes adaptable seats with two pre-set settings for sitting and sleeping and controls for smaller adjustments. Passengers enjoy generous legroom, an award-winning selection of wines and beverages, and an immersive experience with StudioCX®
Premium Economy Class: Passengers enjoy spacious seats with an 8” recline, leather-padded footrest, and a supported headrest. Also on offer are culinary options and fine wines
Economy Class: Passengers enjoy comfortable seats, delicious food, and a state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system
Web Check-In:
The web check-in facility is available from 48 hours up to 90 minutes prior to the scheduled departure. However, Cathay Pacific check-in online is not allowed for passengers requiring medical assistance, unaccompanied Minors, passengers registered as a group in Cathay Pacific flight booking, or those with tickets requiring additional payment.
Why Fly with Cathay Pacific
The airline is a recipient of several awards. In 2014, it became the first airline to win Skytrax’s World’s Best Airline four times. Other honors include World’s Top 10 Airlines in 2019 and 2018 (AirlineRatings.com), Best Airline Business Class in 2017 and 2018 (Annual TTG Travel Awards), and Best Economy Class in 2018 (IMA Italian Mission Award). Cathay Pacific also partners with Michelin-starred chefs from around the world to develop First Class menus featured on select routes.
The airline’s frequent flyer program, Marco Polo Club, is an exclusive loyalty program that offers a range of privileges and Cathay Pacific deals such as Cathay Pacific Black Friday deals and Cathay Pacific Cyber Monday deals. The airline is also a member of oneworld® alliance, which makes The Marco Polo Club one the most powerful airline loyalty programs in Asia.
Flight policies related to baggage and in-flight amenities are subject to change by the airlines without prior notice. Passengers are advised to check policies before making a booking.
For the best Cathay Pacific Black Friday and Cathay Pacific Thanksgiving sale deals, visit Fly.com.
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Home Insights New Proposed FAA Re-Registration Requirement
New Proposed FAA Re-Registration Requirement
14 May 2010 Publication
Authors: Jeffery R. Atkin Benjamin F. Rikkers Michael A. Gehl Timothy L. Voigtman
Legal News Alert: Aviation & Aircraft Transaction Services
All owners, lessors, and lessees of U.S.-registered aircraft and holders of security interests and aircraft mortgages in such aircraft, should be aware of a new proposed rule that is about to be adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The new rule requires (1) re-registration of all 340,000+ U.S.-registered aircraft at a specified time during the 15-month period after the final rule is published and (2) renewals of these registrations, new registrations filed after the rule becomes effective, on a three-year rolling basis. The final rule is expected to be published in early June 2010.
According to the FAA, the primary purpose of the rule is to improve the accuracy of the FAA’s records and, as a collateral benefit, assist U.S. law enforcement authorities in combating the use of improperly registered aircraft for illegal activities. The FAA estimates that close to one-third of all currently registered aircraft do not qualify for registration, yet under current FAA rules, those registrations do not expire.
The new rule will require each registered owner to submit a manual application for re-registration to the FAA within a three-month period specified in the final rule. The FAA will publish a list of these three-month periods applicable to each currently registered aircraft. It is anticipated that there will be one three-month period for each calendar month in which the current registrations were issued by the FAA. The entire re-registration process will take place over a 36-month period. For example, if the final rule is published in June 2010, it is anticipated that the first re-registration period will be September – November 2010 for all aircraft for which certificates of registration were issued in January of any year.
The FAA will not be providing warning notices to current registered owners for the initial re-registrations, but will do so for subsequent renewals.
The consequences of failing to re-register on a timely basis are potentially severe. The aircraft’s registration would be cancelled at the end of the three-month re-registration period. The cancellation would suspend authority to operate the aircraft until it is properly re-registered and could trigger a default under existing loan and lease documents. In addition, the aircraft’s N-number would be cancelled within a short period after the registration is cancelled and cannot be reissued for five years. When a re-registration application is filed after registration cancellation and N-number cancellation has occurred, a new N-number will be issued and will need to be painted on the aircraft. Cancellation of registration might also result in a loss of insurance coverage.
Registration cancellation also might adversely affect perfection of security interests held by a lender and/or lessor of the aircraft.
Foley’s Aviation & Aircraft Transaction Services attorneys will provide further information once the final rule is published by the FAA.
Legal News Alert is part of our ongoing commitment to providing up-to-the-minute information about pressing concerns or industry issues affecting our clients and colleagues.
If you have any questions about this alert or would like to discuss the topic further, please contact your Foley attorney or:
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After thwarted high-speed train attack, France tightens security on public transit
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FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2015 file photo, French soldiers patrol at Gare du Nord train station in Paris, France. France is tightening security on its vast public transit network after the attack on a high-speed Thalys train thwarted by a group of American friends. (AP Photo/Binta, File) (The Associated Press)
PARIS – France is tightening security on its vast public transit network after an attack on a high-speed train that was thwarted by a group of American friends.
The measures announced Monday by France's interior minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, close security gaps that complicated baggage searches and ID checks. The attacker on the Thalys train boarded with a small arsenal of arms and had been flagged for links with Islamic extremists. Three Americans and a Briton subdued him after he tried to open fire in the Brussels-to-Paris train.
Under the measures, rail security officers will be able to wear plainclothes and deny travel permission to anyone who refuses a luggage search; police will be able to search bags at any time. The new rules must still be made into law.
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FreeWheel Research Finds Line Between Linear TV and Premium Digital Video Is Increasingly Disappearing
In 2018, ad views delivered via connected TVs grew 53% and live content ad views rose 86%, demonstrating this convergence trend, report finds.
FreeWheel’s VMR, formerly known as the Video Monetization Report, now named the Video Marketplace Report to reflect the publication’s heightened focus on consumer and buy-side trends.
NEW YORK – FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, today announces the launch of its fourth quarter VMR. Formerly known as the Video Monetization Report (VMR), this signature research report that is published four times a year will now be known as the Video Marketplace Report beginning with this installment.
The new name underscores a key theme and finding in this quarter’s report: Premium video is evolving and the industry, likewise, is also changing. As such, the report’s new name reflects FreeWheel’s research teams’ commitment and heightened focus on consumer and buy-side trends, as well as the increasing convergence between linear TV and premium digital video. 2018 marked a big year in the coming together of these two worlds, as evidenced by viewership trends, which looked more similar than ever before, and significant industry moves to unify advertising across both sectors.
In 2018, two consumer viewership trends underscored and accelerated this convergence: 40% of all ad views were delivered on a connected TV, which indicates that people are “using this device to watch whatever they want in the comfort of their living rooms,” said David Dworin, who heads FreeWheel’s Advisory Services Team and was one of the report’s lead authors. Live viewing, likewise, grew 86%, as “viewers watched video content in real-time, wherever they wanted and on whatever device they wanted.”
“Watching TV can now mean tuning into a program on linear TV, streaming a favorite series on a connected TV, or following a live event on a smartphone. It’s the content, not the pipes, that viewers see,” he concluded.
Premium video also saw strong overall growth (27%) for full year 2018, continuing a multi-year trend of high growth. The key takeaways from this quarter’s VMR, titled “Growth & Convergence: The Evolution of Premium Video in 2018,” can be found below:
The View From The Buy-Side: Unified Buying is an Imperative*
52% of advertisers and agencies are already combining the buying of digital video and linear TV today and 91% say they will by 2021.
74% of advertisers say it is important or very important to have integrated digital video and linear TV data/technology solutions.
*Note: The data above is based on a FreeWheel / Advertiser Perceptions Thought Leadership Survey of over 200 advertisers and agencies.
FreeWheel Video Marketplace 2018 Convergence Trends
Advertisers shared live moments with audiences using premium video. (2018 was the year of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics and the FIFA World Cup, among other major live, televised events.) As such, live content ad views grew 86% in 2018.
Premium video is both primetime and anytime.
While 23% of viewing occurs in the key 8 to 11 p.m. daypart, over 75% of viewing occurs outside of the traditional TV “primetime.”
18% of desktop ad views come between 12 and 3 p.m. and the ease of click-through makes this an interesting platform for marketers looking to drive direct response outcomes.
Connected TVs offer a lean-back viewing experience.
Connected TV ad views grew 53% in 2018, which represented 40% of all ad views.
The full report can be downloaded here.
About FreeWheel
FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, empowers all segments of The New TV Ecosystem. We are structured to provide the full breadth of solutions the advertising industry needs to achieve their goals. We provide the technology, data enablement, and convergent marketplaces required to ensure buyers and sellers can transact across all screens, across all data types, and all sales channels, in order to ensure the ultimate goal – results for marketers.
With offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, London, Paris, Beijing, and across the globe, FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, stands to advocate for the entire industry through the FreeWheel Council for Premium Video. For more information please visit freewheel.tv, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Eelco van der Stok, Partner
Strawinskylaan 10 1077 XZ
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eelco.vanderstok@freshfields.com
Eelco is a tax partner and heads Freshfields' tax practice in the firm's Amsterdam office.
He is regarded as a leader in the Netherlands tax market and acts regularly for corporates and private equity investors, across many business sectors.
In addition to his advisory work, Eelco leads on a number of investigation and litigation cases, often where tax interacts with other legal or economic issues (including fiscal State aid cases). He is ranked consistently Tier 1 in Chambers.
Eelco speaks German and English as well as his native Dutch.
Advising AB InBev, the world’s largest brewer and owner of the Budweiser, Stella Artois and Corona brands, on the sale of Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime to Asahi Group Holdings for €2.55bn.
Advising BG Group on the £47bn offer by Royal Dutch Shell, making it the largest announced transaction of 2015 and the largest ever takeover of a UK public limited company.
Advising funds managed by Blackstone on the acquisition of Multi Corporation, a leading commercial developer of inner-city retail space in Europe and Turkey, owning or managing 56 malls across 13 European countries and comprising property development, investment, asset management and property management divisions.
Advising Carlson Travel Holdings on its acquisition of the 45 per cent equity interest JPMorgan Chase & Co holds in CWT, a global leader in managing business travel, meetings and events, as a result of which Carlson will own 100 per cent of CWT, including two associated bond transactions.
Advising Carlson Travel on its notes offering worth approximately $1bn and its $150m revolving credit facility. The offering included $415m of 6.75 per cent senior secured notes that are due to mature in 2023, €330m of senior secured floating rate notes that are due to mature in 2023, and $250m of 9.5 per cent senior notes that are due to mature in 2024.
Advising and representing various US multinationals on tax-related state aid procedures initiated by the European Commission, including appeals with the European Courts.
Advising JPMorgan Chase & Co regarding the financing and acquisition of (part of) the loan portfolio of Propertize, the former real estate division of SNS Reaal. Lone Star acquired Propertize together with its consortium partner, JP Morgan for an equity consideration of €895.3m. In addition Lone Star and JP Morgan paid a consideration of €2.35bn for the takeover by the Dutch State of the state-guaranteed medium term notes with an outstanding amount of €2.35bn. This is a very important transaction for the Dutch State.
Leiden University, Netherlands
Emory University, Atlanta, US
Member of the Amsterdam Bar (advocaat)
Member of the Committee on legislative proposals (Commissie wetsvoorstellen) of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisors
Tax advisor (belastingadviseur)
Teaches at the LLM programme of the International Tax Centre at Leiden University and the International Bureau for Fiscal Documentation’s International Tax Academy
Eelco van der Stok is "simply exceptional. He's intellectually robust and incredibly pragmatic - an outstanding individual,"
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Top 100 Figurative Painters Working Right Now, BuzzFeed, Sept. 16th 2017
"The Heroine's Journey" Interview, July 3rd, 2017
"Wallflower" in Huffington Post for "The Male Muse" - Poets and Artists Magazine, January 29th, 2017
Top 100 Oil Painters Working Right Now, Poets and Artists Magazine, Nov. 6th, 2016
Interview with Consumer Guide, June 29, 2016
Playboy Magazine Interview, March 30th, 2016
Ms. Magazine Feature, March 10th, 2016
"Flying Dreams" in Hi-Fructose Magazine for beinArt Collective preview at Copro Gallery, Los Angeles, Feb. 2016
Interview with Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, November 5th, 2015
Online catalog for "American Realism: Past to Present" Cavalier Galleries, New York City
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Interview with Stylabl.com, December 14th, 2015
Feature in Spanish Blog from Barcelona, “Uno de los Nuestros”, April 20th, 2015
Hi-Fructose Magazine, June 17th, 2014
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine - Feature, April 18th, 2014
Combustus Magazine Interview, Dec. 15th, 2012
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Tools Not Rules Interview with Brad MacDonald, March 10th, 2014
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BLOG True Blood 2.06 review
By Dave Golder 2010-04-07T15:29:20.96Z
Things are very very sexy, and bloody, in True Blood , usually at the same time
2.06 “Friend Is a Four Letter Word” (alternatively: “Hard-Hearted Hannah”)
Written by Brian Buckner
Directed by Michael Lehmann
Blogger rating:
THE ONE WHERE Sookie and Hugo infiltrate the Light of Day camp; Lorena (Bill’s maker) surprises him in bed; Terry helps to comfort an emotionally unstable Lafayette; Jessica and Hoyt are just as adorable together as ever. Meanwhile in Bon Temps, everyone else is humping... everyone else.
VERDICT I really can’t think of anything to complain about in this episode. It had everything I require as a True Blood fanatic: lots of blood, lots of sex, some plot surprises, some humour, and Eric. I’m feeling spoilt.
The highlight was the flashback scene of Bill as a much more violent vamp than he is now – Lorena obviously brought out a more dangerous and animalistic side to him when they were together. It was a bit reminiscent of Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Darla and Angel relationship: both couples enjoy feeding on sweet, pretty girls and then like to have sex in front of them while she’s dying. And now with Lorena back and desiring Bill, his relationship with Sookie will no doubt be in for some trouble. It was fiendishly clever of Eric to summon Lorena to Dallas – he really wants a chance to get to Sookie!
The most heartwarming moment was Terry recognising that Lafayette is suffering from post-traumatic stress and comforting him with a hug and by telling Lafayette to “imagine a golden, glowing ball, radiating warmth and safety.” Terry’s empathy and compassion makes him the hero of this episode. Also in this scene was a humorous moment when Lafayette was hallucinating Andy as Eric – Andy’s voice mixed with Eric’s body made me laugh-out-loud.
The wild orgy at the end of the episode and the sex scene between Bill and Lorena is juxtaposed perfectly with the sweet and innocent relationship between Jessica and Hoyt. Every scene these two are together in is utterly adorable and their characters work lovely together.
PIANO MAN It was a pleasant surprise to hear Stephen Moyer playing the piano and singing in such a great tenor voice! Do you think he takes song requests?
MORE SEX PLEASE, WE’RE HBO The orgy scene at the end of this episode was the most graphic scene so far in the series. And there has to be a gag about “careful with those balls” when Sam and Daphne make out on a pool table.
SIN SIN SIN With some smooth-talking from Sarah, Jason is back to his naughty self when he has sex with her inside the church. But Jason shouldn’t feel guilty about doing anything wrong because after all it was God who told Sarah to have sex with him (apparently).
THE PIG GOES “OINK” Probably the biggest shocker of the episode is learning that Daphne’s “go-to shift” is a pig... yes, the pig that Andy has been chasing all over Bon Temps. It also looks like Daphne has been seducing Sam in order to trap him for Maryann to sacrifice in a ritual. Poor Sam – not only has he just had his heart been broken by Daphne but now his heart is about to get cut out of his chest! Ouch.
FLASHBACK! The very violent and hot flashback of Lorena and Bill during prohibition-era Chicago torturing and eating a rich swinger couple was delicious (pun intended); it was refreshing to see Bill as a brutal and merciless vamp. And even though there was a massive orgy at the end of the episode, this flashback was still the hottest scene; Lorena and Bill having wild sex on the bed in a pool of blood while the dying girl watching seemed to really do it for me. There was so... much... blood...
BEST LINE Jessica: “I'm so happy I could cry, but I won’t cause it's gross when I do.”
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Game music of the day: Grandia II
By Brett Elston 2010-09-10T08:08:09.252Z
GR's ongoing tribute to the beloved world of videogame music
Game: Grandia II
Song: Fight!!
Composer: Noriyuki Iwadare
Above: Fight!! from Grandia II
It's 9-9-10. That makes 11 years since the Dreamcast was brought into this cruel world and doomed to die at the hands of the PlayStation 2 and Sega's ownrepeated follies. Last year we trumpeted the system's 10 year anniversary with a week ofDreamcast remembrance, so this year I'll celebrate simply by calling out my favorite Dreamcast soundtrack of them all - Grandia II.
Several aspects of Grandia II were dated within a few years of its release. The visuals, dialog and general feel of the gamecould be seen asarchaic, but the battle system remains one of the most intense and demanding I've ever played. The battle tune above plays alongside these nail-biting battles, setting a heart-pounding pace for even the most trivial monster encounter. I particularly love how it changes things up instead of directly looping the first half. The guitar slightly shifts and other instruments come and go, making it an honest four minute piece of music.
Above: Fight! ver 3 is special bos music, but every bit as GO GO GO GO!
Above: Commercial Town Liligue, on the other hand, is toe-tapping deliciousness
Grandia II's story is strangely similar to the Dreamcast's tale of woe. It launched to reasonable success and acclaim, earned a strong fan base, then suffered a series of misfortunes that would eventually end the series altogether. First there was the shoddy PS2 port, followed by the awfully named Grandia Xtreme, then a fairly-OK Grandia III that failed to make a splash in the vast JRPG ocean of the PS2. So here we are, merely remembering instead of playing something new. Sigh, better load that town music back up...
Rainbow Road by Kondo, Oka and Bando
Badassss funk from Tim and Geoff Follin
Healing Ground by Inon Zur and Stuart Chatwood
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Horror Shorts
Horror Short Review: Making Faces (2019)
12/01/2020 10/01/2020 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher Andrew J.D. Robinson, horror, Horror Review, Horror Short, Horror Short Review, Making Faces
A slow-burn of a horror with an excellent payoff, Making Faces comes from one of our favourite horror creators out there, Andrew J.D. Robinson. We’ve watched loads of his work and found them all to be of the highest quality. Shorts like Sightings, A Walk Home Alone, Placebo, Candle Cove and We Know You Are Home.
Does Making Faces continue this run?
Cassie is struggling with life, you get that instantly with her trying to force smiles through tears in a mirror. It’s a cold and emotional start, we may not know anything about her at this stage but it is clear she isn’t happy.
She does perk up though when she receives a package at the door. Something she has been expecting and something she can add to her collection. What she gets though is not what she expected.
I’m not going to go into any more detail than that. Simply put, the less said about Making Faces, the better. This is an experience that everyone should have without knowing what to expect in its final moments.
As stated at the start, it’s a slow burn of a horror but one dripping in tension and atmosphere. The expectation of something horrifying never goes away and even the most ardent of horror fans will find themselves feeling quite cold once the credits begin to roll.
Filmed in harsh lighting to emphasis the harshness of Cassie’s world, the message seems to be relating to the fake-ness of social media. Those smiling happily for their profile picture while behind the mask is a world of pain and suffering. It’s subtle but there, revealing a dark truth few will want to face.
It feels all to real and an impressive cast alongside a soundtrack makes this another horror short that Andrew J.D. Robinson has knocked out of the park. Check it out yourself below:
Making Faces (2019)
The Final Score - 9/10
User Rating 5 (1 vote)
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Channel 4 axes race blaming ´inflated media rights costs´
in Horse Racing News 3rd September 2016 214 Views
Golden Horn won the Arc in 2015
PICTURE: EDWARD WHITAKER (racingpost.com/photos)
By Lee Mottershead 7:28AM 3 SEP 2016
VIEWERS without access to At The Races or Racing UK are set to miss out on Postponed’s attempt to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe after Channel 4 took the decision to drop Europe’s most prestigious prize.
As was the case in 2012, when the BBC axed the Arc in its final year of televising British racing, the sport’s latest soon-to-be former broadcaster has opted to shun the French spectacular, insisting a move that will disappoint fans was taken purely owing to costs.
“We are not going to be showing the Arc,” a Channel 4 spokeswoman said yesterday. “As the race is this year being staged at Chantilly there were inflated media rights costs. Channel 4 therefore took the decision not to cover the race and to instead focus on British racing.”
Channel 4 viewers last year watched Golden Horn and Frankie Dettori winning what may turn out to have been the final Arc shown on mainstream television, depending on whether ITV chooses to pay for a contest that, although adored by racing devotees, invariably delivers poor ratings.
That was the case last year when Channel 4’s mammoth five-race programme attracted an average audience of just 288,000 and a peak of 574,000, both down 20 per cent on 2014.
Channel 4, which took over coverage of the Arc in 2013 – having also given it a home between 1986 and 1995 and then again in 2001 – has lost its contract to televise British racing to ITV, which formally unveils its new racing team on September 16.
The Racing Post recently revealed Hayley Turner, Rishi Persad, Mick Fitzgerald, Oli Bell and Sally Ann Grassick have all been offered positions by ITV, whose output will be fronted by Ed Chamberlin, with Francesca Cumani working as his number two during the Flat season.
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Eco Hostal Joshua Vegetarian Restaurant
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Hostal Florencia is located in Copacabana with sun terrace and views of the lake. Breakfast and WiFi are available. This property is also rated for the best value in Copacabana!... More...
La Cupula is a tastefully decorated hotel in Copacabana. Property with great character for an amazing stay in Copacabana.... More...
Flor de mi Tierra
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Europa Brisas del Titicaca
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Hostal Leyenda is located on the shores of Lake Titicaca, with a fantastic view of the landscape of the Andes !!... More...
Hotel Utama
Comfortable rooms, singles, doubles and twins, with private bathroom.
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HI-Inka Pacha
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Hostal Yo-Lin is located in Copacabana, we have all the services to make the stay of our guests comfortable and cheerful!... More...
Hostal Luis
It is a good starting point to explore the island of the Sun and the island of the Moon, which have sacred Inca archaeological sites.... More...
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Sitting at 3,800m above sea level on the shores of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia's Copacabana was once a quiet fishing village known only for its religious fiestas. Today it's an increasingly popular destination for travellers and is surrounded by rugged scenery and rocky paths walked by alpacas and donkeys. You can learn about pre-Incan cultures or simply savour the flavours of freshly cooked trout from a lakeside stall. Traditional Andean beliefs exist side by side with Catholicism here and you'll see offerings to both the Virgin Mary and the Goddess Pachamama.
Most hostels in Copacabana are perched on steep mountain slopes and overlook the lake's gleaming blue waters. You can stay in an eco-friendly cabin, rooms inspired by Arabic domes or in a hostel on Isla del Sol, a holy island on the lake. Reduce your carbon footprint by choosing Copacabana hostels with vegetarian food or solar-powered heating, or indulge in a little luxury with a Jacuzzi suite. The majority have free Wi-Fi and free breakfast.
Copacabana village is small and centred on the main square, Plaza 2 de Febrero. The main street visitors should know is Avenida 6 de Agosto, which has foreigner-friendly restaurants and bars. Head northeast along the coast for 3km and you'll find Kusijata, a small community with an archaeological museum (look out for the chullpa, an Incan mummy). You could also go hiking to Yampupata, a rural village with views out over Lake Titicaca.
One of Copacabana's most striking sights is the Catedral de la Virgen de la Candelaria, home to a 15th-century statue said to be able to work miracles. At the beginning of February, thousands of pilgrims flock to the town from all over Bolivia and nearby Peru for the Festival of the Virgen de la Candelaria. Isla del Sol and Isla de la Luna have sacred Incan sites and a strong traditional culture. For handicrafts to take home, you can browse local textiles at the Museo del Poncho.
To get to Copacabana, you can take a local bus from La Paz. You'll want to stay awake for the spectacular lake views on the 3-hour journey. You can also take a bus from Puno in Peru, a journey of 4 hours, and boats run between Copacabana village and the two islands (del Sol and de la Luna). Walking is the best way to get around the village.
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Lauterbrunnen is an idyllic hideaway from which you can explore the magnificence of the Swiss Alps. Nestled in a valley, it's populated by quaint chalet-style houses and surrounded by green fields and snow-capped mountains. Take a cable car up to the higher ground and admire the views or discover one of the 72 waterfalls – the soothing sounds will be the first thing you hear each morning. A prime spot for winter skiing, you can find adventure all year round with its hiking trails, climbs and BASE jumping opportunities.
At a Lauterbrunnen hostel with a terrace and barbecue, you can make the most of the alpine scenery. Stay somewhere that books tours to make your adventures easier to plan, or snap the perfect picture at an authentic alpine lodge. You can cook dinner yourself at a place with a kitchen and stay within budget, or get well fed at a hostel with a restaurant. Most Lauterbrunnen hostels now offer free Wi-Fi, so you're never offline for long.
Lauterbrunnen is a tiny village with one main street that's lined with restaurants, cafés and shops. Nearby, you'll find a swimming pool, some tennis courts and a mini-golf course. A hiking path will take you from the end of the village's main street to the underbelly of the Stabbauch Falls, which is one of the country's highest waterfalls. The picture-postcard village of Wengen is 400 metres above the Lauterbrunnen Valley, and with blue, red and black runs it's the place to go for skiing.
Within Lauterbrunnen, the Talmuseum is worth a visit to discover the history of the valley. Refuel with a beer at one of the cafés on the main street that overlook the mountains. A little outside of Lauterbrunnen is Trummelbach Falls, which consists of ten glacier waterfalls inside a mountain that you can reach via a tunnel-funicular. For some amazing photo opportunities, head to the viewing platform in Birg, giving you a panorama of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountains.
Bern Airport is the nearest flight hub to Lauterbrunnen, and it takes about 50 minutes to get to the village by taxi. Alternatively, you can take the bus, which will have you at your destination in 3 hours, or you can arrive by train in 2.5 hours. The village is best seen on foot (it's small enough too) or you can hire a car to get between villages, hop on a train or take a cable car.
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Word On The Street: "DAMN." Vs. "More Life"
By Rose Lilah
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We hit the streets of New York to find out which album people are feeling more.
It's safe to say by now you've had enough time to properly digest both Kendrick Lamar's proper album release, the dense-yet-light DAMN. and Drake's lengthy More Life playlist. Although the two albums are starkly different in terms of lyrical content and production, they were released almost exactly a month apart, and inevitably draw comparisons simply because they make up two of the hottest rappers in the game right now-- whether or not you agree.
Even with their differences, ask someone whether or not they prefer DAMN. or More Life, and that person will have an answer for you. It's not really a matter of comparison here, but what your personal taste dictates. Even so, it looks like NYC has Kendrick on their back, with DAMN. winning the majority of the points. It's cold out here for Toronto-born Drizzy.
Watch the new episode of Word on the Street with our new NYC host, Shenae Curry, below. Cast your own vote afterwards.
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Texas A&M football: All-decade team for the 2010s
Brent Zwerneman , Houston Chronicle Dec. 31, 2019 Updated: Dec. 31, 2019 1:23 p.m.
Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel is one of two Heisman winners in A&M history.
Photo: Karen Warren, Staff
As the 2010s come to an end, Houston Chronicle staff writer Brent Zwerneman picks the Texas A&M all-decade football team:
Johnny Manziel, 2012-13
One of two Heisman Trophy winners from A&M, Johnny Football.
Trayveon Williams, 2016-18
Set school’s single season rushing mark with 1,760 yards in 2018.
Brent Zwerneman
Aggies Extra Points: Texas A&M 24, No. 25 Oklahoma State 21
Reid Laymance
Texas football: All-decade team for the 2010s
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UH football's all-decade team for the 2010s
Luke Joeckel, 2010-12
2nd overall selection to Jacksonville in 2013, Outland Trophy winner in 2012.
Jake Matthews, 2010-13
6th overall selection to Atlanta in 2014.
Cedric Ogbuehi, 2011-14
1st round selection of Cincinnati in 2015.
Germain Ifedi, 2013-15
1st round selection of Seattle in 2016.
Erik McCoy, 2016-18
2nd round selection of New Orleans in 2019.
Mike Evans, 2012-13
Set school’s single-season receiving mark with 1,394 yards in 2013.
Ryan Swope, 2009-12
Set school’s single-season receptions mark with 89 in 2011.
Christian Kirk, 2015-17;
Owns three of the school’s top eight single-season receiving yards marks.
Jace Sternberger, 2018
Jimbo Fisher’s first recruit to A&M, one All-American season and multiple A&M tight end records.
Defensive end Myles Garrett is the only player from Texas A&M to be drafted with the No. 1 pick.
Photo: Eric Christian Smith, FRE
Myles Garrett, 2014-16
A&M’s lone No. 1 overall NFL draft selection (2017).
Damontre Moore, 2010-12
Eighth at A&M with 26½ career sacks.
Daeshon Hall, 2013-16
Tied for third at A&M with four sacks in a game.
Justin Madubuike, 2017-19
Top defender of Jimbo Fisher era
Von Miller, 2007-10
Butkus Award winner in 2010.
Sean Porter, 2009-12
All-conference in 2011; defensive leader of 11-2 2012 squad.
Otaro Alaka, 2014-18
Leader of a run defense that finished third nationally in 2018.
Armani Watts, 2014-17
Tied for fifth all-time at A&M with 20 tackles in a game, tied for 11th in school history with 10 interceptions.
Justin Evans, 2015-16
2nd round selection of Tampa Bay in 2017, one of hardest hitters in memory.
Donovan Wilson, 2014-18
Eight interceptions in his career; receivers feared this hard hitter with a knack for targeting.
Terrence Frederick, 2008-2011
Seventh all-time at A&M in pass breakups; 7th round selection of Pittsburgh in 2012.
Punter
Braden Mann, 2016-19
Ray Guy Award winner in 2018.
Randy Bullock, 2008-2011
Lou Groza Award winner in 2011.
Cullen Gillaspia, 2016-18
The current Texan gave Ol’ E. King Gill himself a run for most popular 12th Man.
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Brent Zwerneman is a staff writer for the Houston Chronicle covering Texas A&M athletics. He is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School and Sam Houston State University, where he played baseball.
Brent is the author of four published books about Texas A&M, three related to A&M athletics. He’s a four-time winner of APSE National Top 10 writing awards for the San Antonio Express-News, including a second-place finish for breaking the Dennis Franchione “secret newsletter” scandal in 2007.
His coverage of Texas A&M’s move to the SEC from the Big 12 also netted a third-place finish nationally in 2012. Brent met his wife, KBTX-TV news anchor Crystal Galny, in the Dixie Chicken before an A&M-Texas Tech football game in 2002, and the couple has three children: Will, Zoe and Brady.
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Your Favorite Movie Dance Scenes Synced To 'Uptown Funk' Are Too Hot
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Call the police and the fireman, because this movie mashup is just too damn hot.
In a mashup to end all mashups, YouTube channel What's the Mashup? has synced some of your favorite movie dance scenes with Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk." The video claims to cover 100 different dance scenes in all, including everything from "Dirty Dancing" to "Pulp Fiction" to "Grease." There's even some "Napoleon Dynamite" in there just to make it flippin' sweet.
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PG | 1h 28min | Documentary, Sport | 14 February 1997 (USA)
A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire, "The Rumble in the Jungle," between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.
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The Rumble in the Jungle (1974)
Documentary | Sport
Thirty-Two year-old Muhammad Ali takes on what was at that time, one of the most powerful boxers in the history of the sport, in one last shot at greatness. Ali employs his "rope-a-dope" ... See full summary »
Stars: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Marv Albert
Thrilla in Manila (TV Movie 2008)
A filmed recounting of the final championship boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in 1975.
Director: John Dower
Stars: Joe Frazier, Marvis Frazier, Thomas Hauser
Facing Ali (2009)
Documentary | Biography | Sport
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Director: Pete McCormack
Stars: George Chuvalo, Henry Cooper, George Foreman
Soul Power (2008)
Documentary | Music
A filmed account of the Zaire 74 soul music festival, originally intended to be in concert with the famous Rumble in the Jungle bout in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.
Director: Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte
Stars: Muhammad Ali, James Brown, Don King
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Documentary | Drama | Sport
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
Director: Steve James
Stars: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates
Murderball (2005)
Quadriplegics, who play full-contact rugby in wheelchairs, overcome unimaginable obstacles to compete in the Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Directors: Henry Alex Rubin, Dana Adam Shapiro
Stars: Joe Soares, Keith Cavill, Mark Zupan
The Greatest (1977)
Muhammad Ali stars as himself in this dramatized version of his life story up to the late 1970s. It includes his Olympic triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Gries
Stars: Muhammad Ali, Ernest Borgnine, John Marley
I Am Ali (2014)
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
Director: Clare Lewins
Stars: Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali Jnr, Hana Ali
Matewan (1987)
Drama | History
A labor union organizer comes to an embattled mining community brutally and violently dominated and harassed by the mining company.
Director: John Sayles
Stars: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)
One of the most iconic figures in athletic history, Muhammad Ali's incredible story from world champion boxer to inspiring social activist is explored through his own voice and never-before-seen archival material.
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Jim Brown, Bill Cosby, Diana Ross
Ali (2001)
A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.
Director: Michael Mann
Stars: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
Documentary | Crime | Drama
A film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
Director: Errol Morris
Stars: Randall Adams, David Ray Harris, Gus Rose
Complete credited cast:
Muhammad Ali ... Himself
George Foreman ... Himself
Don King ... Himself
James Brown ... Himself
B.B. King ... Himself
Mobutu Sese Seko ... Himself (President of Zaire)
Spike Lee ... Himself
Norman Mailer ... Himself - Writer
George Plimpton ... Himself - Writer
Thomas Hauser ... Himself
Malick Bowens ... Himself - Artist (as Malik Bowens)
Lloyd Price ... Himself - Concert Promoter
The Spinners ... Themselves
Miriam Makeba ... Herself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Drew Bundini Brown ... Himself - Ali's Ass't Trainer (as Drew 'Bundini' Brown)
It's 1974, Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the Heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a backer in Mobutu Sese Seko, the dictator of Zaire and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set. A musical festival, featuring the America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King, is also planned. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
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Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of Congo
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[Responding to Howard Cosell]
Muhammad Ali: And you're always talking about, "Muhammad, you're not the same man you were 10 years ago." Well, I asked your wife, and she told me you're not the same man you was two years ago!
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Gonna Have A Funky Good Time
Written by James Brown
Fort Knox Music Inc. (BMI) / Trio Music Co. (BMI)
Performed by James Brown
Ignore the anti-"liberal" criticisms of this film
2 February 2000 | by prezike – See all my reviews
This is one of the most inspirational films I have seen in quite some time. I remember when this film was given the Academy award for best documentary, and hearing criticisms from some in the so-called "liberal" press (a reason to knock down this straw-man theory) that the film as undeserving of this title. Well after just seeing the film on video and reading some other comments from IMDb users claiming the same thing, I will have to outright disagree.
The point of this film was not about the fight itself or George Forman, (yes he played a role) as some have argued it should have. It was about the symbolism that this fight possessed, especially revolving around Muhammad Ali' and the causes he fought for. Recently ESPN selected the top 100 Athletes of all time (well they should have said American Athletes, but that's our American arrogance for you) and Ali was picked third behind Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan. The definition of "greatest athlete" is ambiguous, but in my mind Ali, through this film and my recent is truly, "The greatest" as he so claimed.
The film did an excellent job of getting as much footage as possible of all that occurred during the preparation that led to the fight and how it symbolized the joining of black people in America and Africa for a common cause in defeating their oppressors (US - white supremacy, and in Africa - European Colonialism). (which was clearly the main focus of the film) Yes, their were flaws in the film, and it was carried by the narration, Ali's unbelievably charismatic personality, and the numerous intelligent quotes that were made by him.
But those that wish to criticize the "music" as they call it, clearly have NO UNDERSTANDING OF BLACK CULTURE. This film was a celebration of it, focusing on GREAT MUSICIANS such as James Brown and B.B. King. These artists represent a significant part of black American culture, and knowing how important it probably was to all of those black Americans to go to Africa to spite the white American culture (which wanted the fight there), which they felt used them, was something that was revolutionary.
Before seeing this film I knew little about the "Rumble in the Jungle," and little about Ali, but after seeing this film, I have come to realize that he really was "the greatest."
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Virtualization Technology Improves Backup, Recovery
New VMware APIs are making snapshots and backups faster and easier for IT.
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IT teams that have gone big on virtualization can take advantage of advances that simplify the process of backing up virtual machines.
VMs are composed of fixed configuration and disk files, so it's easy to grab a copy of a machine's resource profile, snag the associated disk files, and spin it up anywhere, anytime. And VMware and Microsoft have improved this functionality.
Do you store your VM images on a SAN? Want to back up your machines while they're still running? Snapshot-compatible backup applications that leverage vendor APIs to do the heavy lifting are available for the major hypervisors. They make API calls to take snapshots of VMs prior to starting the backup process. Changes are redirected to a change file instead of the original volume. The machine is backed up, even if clients are using it, and the snapshot is destroyed.
VMware has performed backups this way since ESX 2.0, but it required the use of a VMware Consolidated Backup proxy server. This meant IT had to deal with tedious configuration requirements, and the underlying storage system was saddled with a significant amount of read I/O during backups.
Users griped, so VMware has eliminated VCB in favor of an integrated API called vStorage APIs for Data Protection. VADP is invoked directly by a backup application and is a configuration-free feature of vSphere.
Third-party virtualization backup providers such as Veeam have taken full advantage of VADP and its Microsoft equivalent, Volume Shadow Copy Service, to deliver low-cost, highly effective, VM-level backup at a reasonable price.
Other Capabilities
Virtualization APIs can also grab flat-file backups from guest virtual machines, and products that already excel at flat-file backups can leverage the APIs to do so better and with a smaller footprint. But most exciting is underlying storage's involvement in the backup process.
The latest storage APIs from VMware, and to a lesser extent Microsoft, use the horsepower of the storage arrays to make copies of data to be backed up. This approach works provided the storage array has enough spare capacity to accommodate the I/O. Doing the backup itself requires an API-compatible backup product for VMware. Acronis, CommVault, EMC, Hewlett-Packard, Quest, Symantec, and Syncsort are API certified. Using hardware-assisted copy requires a SAN that's compatible with vStorage API for Array Integration. Three vendors have VAAI-ready SANs, according to the latest VMware hardware compatibility list: FalconStor, LeftHand, and HP.
Other advances are transforming backup. For instance, imagine running traditional network- or agent-based backup over the internal hypervisor instead of across conventional network links. VMware's Virtual Machine Communication Interface allows machines on the same host to read data from one another at the speed of the internal machine bus. It's fast, particularly for large transfers or where the data is in running memory. One example is SQL Server, which is designed to keep as much data as possible in memory for faster reads and queries.
Note that you'll need to upgrade to vSphere 4 or later to take advantage of these APIs.
Jake McTigue is president of McTigue Analytics.
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American University biologist discovers new crab species
Crustacean becomes professor's namesake
Areopaguristes tudgei. That's the name of a new species of hermit crab recently discovered on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize by Christopher Tudge, a biology professor at American University in Washington, D.C.
This is a photo of Areopaguristes tudgei, a new species of crab discovered by and named for American University biologist Christopher Tudge.
Credit: Photo courtesy of Rafael Lemaitre and Darryl L. Felder
Tudge has been interested in biology his whole life, from boyhood trips to the beach collecting crustaceans in his native Australia, to his undergraduate and PhD work in zoology and biology at the University of Queensland. He has collected specimens all over the world, from Australia to Europe to North and South America.
Until now, he has never had a species named after him. He only found out about his namesake after reading an article about it in the journal Zootaxa. Apparently, finding out after-the-fact is standard practice in the highly formalized ritual of naming a new species.
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The two crustacean taxonomists and authors of the paper who named the new crab after Tudge, Rafael Lemaitre of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and Darryl L. Felder of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette's Department of Biology Laboratory for Crustacean Research, have known Tudge since he first came to Washington in 1995 as a postdoc research fellow at the Smithsonian.
Crustecean Elation
Lemaitre and Felder have been collecting specimens on the tiny Belizean island for decades and for more than 10 years, they had asked Tudge—who specializes in the structures of crustacean reproduction and how they relate to the creatures' evolutionary history—to join them on one of their semiannual research outings.
Finally, in February 2010, Tudge joined them on a tiny island covered with hundreds of species of their favorite fauna.
It was crab heaven for a cast of crustacean guys.
"So you can take 40 steps off the island and you're on the edge of the reef, and then the back part of the reef is what they call the lagoon," Tudge recalled. "You slowly walk out into ever-increasing depths of water and it's a mixture of sand and sea grass and bits of coral, and then there's some channels. There's lots of different habitats there. Some islands are covered by mangroves. So we would visit all the different habitats that were there."
"We would collect on the reef crest, go and turn over coral boulders on the reef flat, snorkel over the sea grass beds. We pumped sand and mud to get things out of the ground. We walked into the mangroves and collected crustaceans from under the mangrove roots. We even snorkeled in the channels in the mangrove islands."
But discovering the new species was much less involved: Tudge turned over a coral boulder in an intertidal area, saw 50 or so tiny crabs scrambling around, and stuck a dozen or so specimens in a bottle before going on with his work.
Only later in the lab, under the microscope, was it determined that this isolated little group of hermit crabs might be unique.
As the journal authors write: "Given this cryptic habitat and the relatively minute size of the specimens (shield length range = 1.0-3.0 mm), it is not surprising that these populations have gone unnoticed during extensive sampling programs that have previously taken place along the Barrier Reef of Belize."
Getting the Word
Tudge found out only recently found out that Areopaguristes tudgei—a tiny hermit crab differentiated from others in its genus by such characteristics as the hairs growing on some of its appendages—was joining the list of about 3 million known species.
Lemaitre emailed him a PDF of the finished article. A note said only, "Here's a new species. What do you think?" The note had a smiley emoticon.
That's the way it works, said Tudge's colleague American University's College of Arts and Sciences, biology professor Daniel Fong. There's no warning; one day you just find out. Fong has also had species named after him, and he has discovered new ones as well.
"You go through several emotions when a species has been named after you," Fong said. "It is truly an honor, in the most formal sense of the term, that your colleagues have thought of naming a species after you. It is a very special type of recognition of your contribution to your research field by your colleagues."
Amid their exhaustive taxonomic description, complete with drawings and photographs of Areopaguristes tudgei, the journal article authors explain why they chose its name: "This species is named after our colleague Christopher C. Tudge (American University) who first noticed and collected populations of this diminutive hermit crab living under large dead coral boulders during joint field work in Carrie Bow Cay. The name also acknowledges his unique contributions to knowledge of the reproductive biology of hermit crabs."
Maggie Barrett | EurekAlert!
http://www.american.edu
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What Makes a Great Sports Watch?
From Odell Beckham Jr.’s Richard Mille to Rory McIlroy’s OMEGA Seamaster
Odell Beckham Jr. wore this RM 56-02 Tourbillon Sapphire from Richard Mille during a warmup. It costs over $2M.
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By Nicholas McClelland / October 2, 2019 9:46 am
No matter what sport they play, for today’s athlete, the wrist is everything.
Whether it’s Rory McIlroy sporting an Omega on the course, Serena Williams playing in an Audemars Piguet or Phil Mickelson rocking a Rolex when he tees it up, athletes love showing off their timepieces. And maybe nobody loves to show the world what they’re telling time with quite like Odell Beckham Jr. The star receiver recently made news after he sported two different Richard Mille watches during two different games for the Cleveland Browns.
This all begs the question: what, exactly, makes for the kind of watch the world’s greatest athletes would choose to wear onto the field?
“Originally, sport watches used to be simple but resistant, these days you can measure pretty much anything which makes a sport watch a sophisticated one, more functional and therefore our preference in choosing one changed over time,” Damian Otwinowski, Vice President of Watches of Switzerland USA, tells InsideHook.
Since the rise of the wrist watch in the early 20th century, there have been sport watches. Jaeger-LeCoultre developed the Reverso in the early 1930s to satisfy a polo-playing corps of British Army officers in India who wanted to protect their crystals and movements during rough-and-tumble matches. So, the Swiss maker created a model that flips the face over and displaying the metal caseback outward to protect it from impact.
Today, most brands offer a sports line, using materials like steel, titanium and carbon fiber that are highly water resistant, can sustain modest impacts and endure rapid movements.
If you’re in the market for a luxury mechanical sports watch, “You want something tough and durable, so stay away from precious metals and dress watches,” says Hamilton Powell, CEO and Founder of Crown and Caliber. “Look for stainless steel or titanium cases, with a rubber or NATO straps for ease of cleaning, and a sapphire crystal because it’s more scratch-resistant.”
You also want to consider what needs you have when playing your sport. “Things to consider are exposure to magnetic fields, shock, extreme temperatures, vibrations, need for pressure-absorbing elements,” Otwinowski says. “If you are a runner or tennis player, the lighter the watch the better.”
The gridiron, however, isn’t exactly the best place to wear a watch.
“You should never wear a watch while playing a contact sport,” Powell notes.
“My questions to you is: would you wear a watch to tell time if that’s not a priority in the sport you’re enjoying? Something to think about when playing football,” Otwinowski adds.
Obviously we aren’t all in the same position as OBJ, but Otwinowski says there’s one thing, whether we’re a weekend warrior or an all-pro, that deserves all of the attention.
“Last thing to consider is style — and that is always personal.”
Rafael Nadal wearing his $725,000 Richard Mille watch during Wimbledon, 2019 (Photo by Karwai Tang/Getty Images)
Rafael Nadal’s Richard Mille RM 27-03
This manually-wound tourbillon movement with hours and minutes was built to withstand 10,000 Gs of shock. Made with a carbon TPT base, titanium bridges and a quartz TPT case, this watch can not only take a beating but is also extremely light, weighing in at a scant 31.7 grams.
Rory McIlroy’s OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M ‘Ultra Light’
Omega developed its first titanium movement for this watch to keep the weight down to 55 grams. The company also has customized a telescopic crown that you push into the the case so it wont dig into your wrist as you move during a game or swing a golf club.
Odell Beckham Jr.’s Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren
Created for McLaren owners, this Richard Mille also features a light-weight carbon TPT case. The watch also boasts a countdown counter and a 12-hour chronograph features, which might be useful during a game as well as a date and an annual calendar, though we don’t know why you’d want those on a football field, where it’s usually Sunday.
A “Hublot Big Bang Unico Golf” (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Hublot Big Bang Unico Golf
Not only is this Hublot Big Bang made from lightweight carbon fiber and texalium, but pushers allow you to track your golf game from hole to hole. It also has a 72 hour power reserve for particularly long rounds and it’s water resistant to 100m, in case you need to hop in the pool for a cool down after a hot round
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver
You could play tennis in this Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Piguet Royal Oak like Serena does, but it also makes a sharp watch for swimming. It’s easy to read, features an internal unidirectional bezel and is water resistant to 300m. While it’s a little heavier than some other options, at 166 grams, you won’t feel that weight in the pool or the sea.
Perhaps the gold standard for a sport watch, the Rolex Submariner is, like all watches from the brand, impact-tested to 5,000 Gs, so it can dish what you or your opponent serves up. It’s oyster steel case and sapphire crystal are tough to scratch and on a rubber strap it’s ready for game time.
Omega Seamaster 300M
Another classic dive watch that transitions across sports, the Omega Seamaster 300m is resistant to magnetic fields reaching 15,000 gauss, which is strong enough to stave off any field you might encounter. Of course, as the name implies it’s water resistant to 300m and the hands are rhodium-plated and are filled with white Super-LumiNova so you can read the time even during a nocturnal race.
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Research ArticleOriginal Research
Improving Chronic Kidney Disease Care in Primary Care Practices: An Upstate New York Practice-based Research Network (UNYNET) Study
Chester H. Fox, Andrew Swanson, Linda S. Kahn, Katheryn Glaser and Brian M. Murray
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2008, 21 (6) 522-530; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.080042
Chester H. Fox
Andrew Swanson
Linda S. Kahn
Katheryn Glaser
Brian M. Murray
Background: With the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States rising from 10% to 13%, implementation of the evidence-based Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines, which were developed for the delay of progression of CKD, is of increasing importance in primary care offices. Previous studies have shown limited knowledge and uptake of Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines by primary care physicians. CKD and its complications are still largely under-diagnosed and under-treated. A multifaceted quality improvement study was undertaken to test if these guidelines could be implemented to improve CKD care in underserved practices.
Methods: Using a combination of practice enhancement assistants, computer decision-making support, and academic detailing, we sought to increase physician awareness and care of CKD in 2 inner-city practices. Using these 3 modalities, a rapid-cycle quality improvement process was implemented.
Results: One hundred eighty-one patients met the inclusion criteria of having a glomerular filtration rate <60. This represented a 100% sample of patients with CKD at baseline. Recognition of CKD improved significantly from 30 (21%) to 114 (79%) (P < .001). Diagnosis of anemia also increased significantly from 26 (33%) to 53 (67%) (P < .001). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and aspirin use did not change significantly (P = .31 and P = .233, respectively). Changes in medications that did show significance were metformin use, which decreased 50% from 12 to 6 patients (P < .001), and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use, which decreased 41% from 23 to 14 patients (P < .001). Mean glomerular riltration rate increased significantly from 45.75 to 47.34 (P < .001).
Discussion: Recognition and treatment of CKD and its complications can be markedly improved in primary care offices using a combination of practice enhancement assistants, computer decision-making support, and academic detailing. A significant rise in glomerular riltration rate, although small, was a surprising and encouraging result. Larger studies in a more geographically spread region are needed to confirm these preliminary results.
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the United States has increased over the past 10 years, from 10% during 1988 to 19941 to 13.1% during 1999 to 2004.2 Despite this increasing prevalence, awareness of CKD among the population has been relatively low.1,3 Risk factors for CKD include increased age, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and a family history of kidney disease4–6; thus the number of individuals at risk for CKD will continue to rise.7 CKD disproportionately affects African-Americans and other minority populations.8 Having CKD increases the likelihood of suffering a myocardial infarction and decreases the chance of survival.9,10 Early recognition, proper management, and early referral have the greatest effect on slowing the progression of CKD.11 The best way to diagnose early CKD is through the use of 2 tests: the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR)12 and the urine albumin/creatinine ratio.13
Evidence-based guidelines demonstrate that the following have been effective in slowing the progression of CKD14–18: early recognition of CKD; better treatment of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, anemia, and abnormal bone mineral metabolism laboratory work-ups; discontinuation of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs); the use of aspirin and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs).
The guidelines for slowing the progression of CKD, which are embodied in the National Kidney Foundations Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI),19 have had limited uptake nationally.4,20 A lack of awareness, their relative newness, and the length of the guideline documents14 are possible barriers to physician use of these guidelines. The National Institutes of Health has recognized that implementation of evidence-based research findings has been problematic. Two recent studies of primary care physician's (PCP) offices have demonstrated that a large number of physicians were not aware of the KDOQI guidelines.14,20
To our knowledge, this is the first study to test the implementation of these evidence-based CKD guidelines in PCP practices. A literature search of Medline from 1996 to present using the keywords “KDOQI” and “quality improvement” yielded 43 references, none of which were interventional studies.
Practice facilitation using practice enhancement assistants (PEAs) has been shown to improve care.15,16 A PEA assists primary care practices in research and quality improvement activities, providing a framework for translating research into practice.16,17 PEAs usually have nursing degrees or master's degrees in health sciences or related fields and function as both a research assistant and a quality improvement (QI) agent for clinics that may not have enough practice staff or resources to pursue research initiatives or implement QI projects. As a research assistant, the PEA is responsible for the data collection aspects of a research project and may spend a half a day per week or more at each site within a group of practices. As a quality improvement agent, the PEA develops a relationship with a group of practices over time to help evaluate and improve the quality of care. They will initiate a quality improvement project that the staff can eventually continue. PEAs build relationships, facilitate change, implement national guidelines, and share best practices within a practice-based research network.
Computer decision-making support17,18 and academic detailing21,22 have also been shown to be effective in improving care. Therefore, a multimodal QI study that included PEAs, computer decision-making support, and academic detailing designed to increase implementation of evidence-based CKD guidelines in 2 underserved urban minority practices was completed. This article presents the preliminary improvement data from the 2 practice intervention sites.
Patients and Setting
This QI intervention was accomplished in 2 underserved primary care practices. The first site is a private family medicine practice providing comprehensive medical services to an underserved urban neighborhood with a high proportion of international refugees. There are 3 MDs and 2 nurse practitioners on staff and approximately 5000 active medical records. This center has a fully implemented electronic medical records (EMR) system. The second site is urban and predominantly African-American, with approximately 7000 patients and a paper charting system. This clinic's staff consists of 3 physicians and 2 nurse practitioners.
Practice Enhancement Assistants
Two PEAs were used in this QI project to provide assistance to the practicing physicians and to implement computer-guided support systems. The PEAs had a “business associate's agreement” with each of the practices. The State University of New York at Buffalo Health Sciences Institutional Review Board granted human subjects approval for the study. The initial chart audit selected patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension to identify patients with a GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m2 All patients with GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m2 were included, regardless of diagnosis or disease stage. A CKD patient registry was then created and given to each provider and the office staff. Based on initial chart audit, recommendations promoting the implementation of national guidelines were used to begin the QI cycle.
In accordance with the KDOQI guidelines, PEAs facilitated the use of a computer decision-making support program to create recommendations for each provider on a patient-specific basis. Patient registries were created for intervention sites and were given to office staff and individual providers. For the site using an EMR system, a task reminder was placed in the physician “to do” section and in the patient EMR. The physician completed the task in the medical record. A paper version of the recommendation was also left for providers to accept, reject, or modify. Once approved, reminder notes were put into patient charts to diagnose CKD and/or anemia, discontinue harmful medications, request additional laboratory work-ups and/or referrals, intensify chronic disease management, and treat CKD complications. The physician responded to these reminders in the EMR. For the site using paper charts, a modified version of the recommendation, in the form of a letter, was left in patients’ charts to facilitate the changes during patient visits. Patients who had not been seen in 6 months were contacted by phone and encouraged to make an appointment. After 12 weeks, PEAs conducted a second chart review and a second recommendation was made based on any changes or unimplemented recommendations. This cycle continued until a 1-year intervention was completed in both sites.
Computer Decision-Making Support
A computer decision-making support system, the PEA Work Tool (Appendix 1), was created based on the KDOQI guidelines. This work tool extracted a limited data set necessary for the implementation these guidelines. These clinical elements included current GFR; current Hba1c; current hemoglobin; medications associated with treatment of CKD; and bone mineral laboratory tests of calcium, phosphorous, intact parathyroid hormone, and 25-OH vitamin D levels, which are associated with complications of CKD.
After the extraction of these chart elements, a recommendation reminder sheet was created for each PCP. This reminder sheet contained the current status of the patient and recommendations for follow-up based on the guidelines. The Appendix 1 shows the reminder sheet as it would be seen by the PCP during everyday use. Every 4 weeks, academic detailing was undertaken. The principal investigator (CF), a practicing physician, would meet with the physicians at each site to discuss the recommendations and follow-up. A 3-month cyclical chart review was implemented to check for QI in the implementation of these recommendations (Figure 1).
Quarter 1 results. Change in performance of implementing CKD evidence-based guidelines for a 3-month period. Dx, diagnosis; NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; Hb, hemoglobin; PTH, parathyroid hormone; Phos, phosphate; Vit D, vitamin D.
Academic Detailing
Academic detailing was accomplished with a monthly luncheon with each of the sites and the PI. After the data presentations, issues of implementation were discussed. The clinicians used this time to learn about the importance of the guidelines and to discuss facilitating factors and barriers.
Case Finding
In the practice with the EMR, the system was queried to identify all patients with a GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m2. Patients older than 18 years of age who had been with the practice for at least 1 year were all included in the study. In the practice that used paper charts, the practice management system was queried and all patients who had a diagnosis of either hypertension or diabetes had their charts reviewed. All patients who had a GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m2 and had been members of the practice for 1 year were included in the study.
After the extraction of the clinical elements, data were exported from Microsoft Access (Microsoft, Redmond, WA) into the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (SPSS 11.5, Chicago, IL) for analysis. Descriptive statistics were performed on laboratory scores, medication management, and disease recognition. Fisher's exact tests were conducted on dichotomous variables (eg, current medications and current diagnoses) comparing baseline rates to rates after intervention. Paired sample t tests were conducted on GFR levels to test for a significant change.
One hundred eighty-one patients met the inclusion criteria. Seventy-seven patients in the practice using EMRs were identified as a result of a data query. In the practice with paper charts, approximately 600 charts of patients with hypertension or diabetes were reviewed and 104 patients who had a GFR <60 mL/min/1.73m2 were identified. All of these cases were identified by examining the laboratory data section of the chart. Demographics of the 2 practices are summarized in Table 1.
Description of Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Participants
The results of the study are summarized in Table 2. Recognition of CKD, defined by having a CKD diagnosis on either the billing information, the problem list, or the progress notes, was very low at 21%. Recognition of anemia, defined as having a hemoglobin level of <12 mg/dL for either men or women, was also low at 33%. These scores improved with intervention to 79% (P < .001) and 67% (P < .001), respectively.
Summary of Results at Baseline and After Intervention
Use of metformin and NSAID medications decreased after the intervention. Metformin use was decreased by 50% during the intervention (P < .001). NSAID use also showed a significant reduction of 41% (P < .001). Medications associated with positive changes in CKD (aspirin and ACE inhibitor/ARB) showed small changes that were not statistically significant. Mean GFR levels increased significantly by 1.59 mL/min (P < .001).
Our findings support previous reports in the literature that recognition of CKD and its complications are not well recognized in primary care practices.14,20 The use of a multifaceted intervention with PEAs, computer decision-making support, and academic detailing resulted in statistically and clinically significant improvements in the recognition of CKD and anemia. In addition, the use of potentially harmful medicines, specifically NSAIDs and metformin, was significantly decreased. The use of helpful medicines (aspirin and ACE inhibitiors/ARBs) was varied, with a nonsignificant increase in aspirin use and a nonsignificant decrease in ACE inhibitor/ARB use.
Mean GFR increased a statistically significant 1.59 mL/min. This is an encouraging finding because it suggests the intriguing possibility that CKD in its early stages may be reversible. It is difficult to know if this change is clinically significant because of the small size and short duration of this study.
The use of the PEAs was essential because they facilitated the recommendation process and started the QI cycle. PEAs were readily accepted by the practice staff. PEAs were asked to do many things at the sites and both sites are eager to work in other projects in which a PEA is involved. The practices requested that a point of care summary guide to treat CKD be developed to help the clinician. A 2-page bulleted guide was completed and distributed to the clinicians (Appendix 2). The clinicians responded positively and then requested a companion patient guide that could be given to the patients with the same information. This was brought back to the practices by the PEAs and it resulted in a request that the patient guide be translated into Spanish and Arabic. This is in the process of being completed. In addition, the site with a large number of refugees requested pictorial guides to teach their patients about hospitals and pharmacies and their locations. The PEAs put these together and the practices were very pleased with them.
Computer decision-making support was also well received by the practices but, as would be expected, it was much more challenging in the office using paper records. On average, it took 4 weeks longer to implement a change in practice in the paper-based office and required considerably more effort on the part of the PEAs. Having paper charts found and pulled for audits was a significant barrier that was not present in the practice with the EMRs. At the request of the providers the practice using EMRs used both task lists and chart reminders to implement the guidelines, whereas the paper office chose to implement only chart reminders. The providers in the paper practice instructed the PEAs as to how they wanted this work flow to occur and stated they did not want flowsheets or task lists.
In response to this form of academic detailing, all clinicians reported a greater awareness of CKD when they were seeing their patients. The clinicians expressed the need to understand why the guidelines were important before implementation. Problems with the study were also addressed during these academic detailing visits. For example, one clinician was reluctant to implement the guidelines because he was afraid that he would be profiled by a health plan for doing too many laboratory tests and would be sanctioned. He was instructed in the proper use of diagnosis codes on the laboratory slips so as to clinically justify the tests. This resolved the issue.
We found that physicians’ lack of awareness regarding the KDOQI guidelines was apparent at baseline by the low rates of diagnosis and the lack of appropriate treatment (bone mineral laboratory tests, medication use, etc). However, lack of awareness may not be the only underlying factor for these problems. PCPs are confronted with a limited time to deliver appropriate and recommended chronic disease management, in addition to diagnosing new problems and providing preventive care.23–26 In addition, because of the overlap between diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and CKD, it is possible that physicians prioritize treatment for diabetes or cardiovascular disease without realizing the underlying pathophysiologic link between these diseases and CKD.27
Our study demonstrates that a multimodal approach to QI using a combination of computer decision-making support, academic detailing, and PEAs can improve the recognition and evidence-based management of CKD. The fact that these improvements occurred in underserved practices is encouraging, especially because many of the patients have significant challenges to improving their health such as transportation, health literacy, cultural issues, and not having insurance or being under-insured.
This study has a number of limitations. These include the relatively small sample size, the lack of geographic variability and the short duration of the study. The study design before and after intervention can create an undetectable cointervention bias. The 2 practices show similarities in demographics and are both in the same major city. Larger and more geographically and economically diverse studies need to be undertaken to confirm these initial findings.
Appendix 1. PEA Work Tool
Appendix 2. Chronic Kidney Disease Point of Care Guide for the Primary Clinician
Target Patients
Age >60
Family history of CKD
Diagnosis of CKD
GFR <60 (not acute situation, lasting >3 months [this is stage 3 CKD])
microalbumin/creatinine ratio >30 mg/g
Eight Actions to Take
Take off unsafe medications
NSAIDS (caution patient about over the counter meds) and Cox-2 inhibitors.
Metformin (not dangerous to the kidney but kidney disease increases the chance of lactic acidosis) for GFR <60.
Reduce allopurinol dose to 100 mg/day.
Do not use bisphosphanates if GFR <35.
Make sure patients going for colonoscopy are not using phosphate preperations like Fleets. This has caused normal people to need dialysis. Go-lytely is a safe alternative.
Be careful with intravenous contrast.
Avoid gadolinium if GFR <30.
Start ACE or ARB unless contraindicated
These are safe and effective at preventing progression of CKD at least up to a GFR of 30 mL/min (at this level, a nephrologist should be involved in care).
There can be long-term clinical improvement despite an initial decrease of 25% in GFR. A decrease greater than 25%, however, requires a stoppage of ACE/ARB and a work-up for renal artery stenosis.
Nephrology referral if hyperkalemia occurs. (Particular care must be taken for the patient with CKD who is on an ACE and spironolactone, as they may also raise K+).
Start acetylsalicylic acid 81 mg daily unless contraindicated
Get laboratory tests
Complete metabolic profile (electrolytes, blood urea nitrogen, glucose, creatinine, GFR, aspartate transminase, alanine aminotransferase)
Calcium, PO4, parathyroid hormone, and 25-OH vitamin D
HBA1C if the patient has diabetes mellitus
Fasting lipid profile (total cholesterol, high-denisty lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides)
Urinalysis (looking for hematuria or pyuria); his may be a sign of other forms of kidney disease such as stones or bladder cancer
Urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio
What to Look for in Laboratory Tests
Hemoglobin <12 for men or 13.5 for women; indicates anemia and requires work-up)
HBA1C >7.0; treat as you would any diabetic but avoid metformin
high-denisty lipoprotein < 40
Ca++ <8.4 or >10.2
low-density lipoprotein >100 or possibly 70 (CKD is a coronary artery disease equivalent)
PO4 >4.6
Parathyroid hormone >70
Triglycerides >150
Vitamin D <30
If hemoglobin <12 in men or 13.5 in woman, get work-up and treat for anemia
Get iron/total iron binding capacity (ferritin optional)
If serum iron/ total iron binding capacity <20%, patient is iron deficient
Rule out colon cancer with a colonoscopy
Replace iron until iron/total iron binding capacity >20
If hemoglobin is <11, start erythropoietin
Write a prescription for either darbepoeitin 40 μg or erythropoietin 10,000 units sub Q q2 weeks
Monitor CBC monthly and iron/TIBC every 3 months. Keep iron/TIBC> 20%
Avoid or hold erythropoietin if hemoglobin is >12.0
If parathyroid hormone is >100 or PO4 is >4.6, refer to nephrologist
If 25-OH vitamin D is <30, start ergocalciferol 50,000 units once per month. Recheck calcium, PO4, vitamin D, and parathyroid hormone in 3 months. If vitamin D is very low (<10), treatment can begin weekly.
5. Refer to nephrologist if:
GFR <30 mL/min
Persistent hematuria should be seen by either an nephrologist or urologist
Marked proteinuria out of proportion with decreased GFR
Uncontrolled hypertension
Recurrent renal calculi
Parathyroid hormone >100 or PO4 >4.6
6. Control lipids with statins, fibrates, niacin, and omega-3s
7. Recommend smoking cessation counseling if the patient is a smoker
8. Save and arm and avoid PICC lines if GFR <45
Have all bloods drawn from dominant arm
Use a single lumen catheter for central access
This is done to preserve veins for hemodialysis and prevent the need for neck catheters
More people with CKD die of heart attacks than of CKD.
This article was externally peer reviewed.
Funding: Grant provided by the Agency for Health Research and Quality Grant Number: AHRQ R03 H5016031.
Conflict of interest: none declared.
Received for publication February 15, 2008.
Revision received July 11, 2008.
Accepted for publication July 15, 2008.
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The European Parliament recently agreed to set up a Committee of Inquiry into emissions measurements in the automotive sector, which will investigate any infringements of the application of the European Union legal requirements on automotive emissions.
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SAE/InterRegs Award Winner 2016 Announcement
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InterRegs will be present at next year's SAE Government/Industry Meeting, 20-22 January 2016, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington DC. We look forward to seeing you there!
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We are now calling for nominations for next year's 2016 SAE/InterRegs Standards and Regulations Award. The winning engineer will be presented with an engraved memento and $1000 cash prize!
NHTSA Braking Announcements at SAE Govt/Industry Meeting
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Splash Report: 44 ST – The Largest, Most Anticipated Contender Ever
December 17, 2019 By InTheBite Editor
The 44ST is the largest, and perhaps most anticipated, offering in Contender’s 35-year history. With a beam of 12’ and coming in at 44 feet long, the 44ST is perfectly stationed for serious bluewater application. With a maximum horsepower rating of 2,000 and a 600-gallon fuel capacity, the 44ST delivers on Contender’s promise of “performance through innovation.” Powered with triple or quad engine configurations, the boat excels in speed, performance and reliability.
Forward Anchor Locker w/Storage
70 Gallon Water Capacity
340 Gallon Forward Fish Box
315 Gallon Forward Storage
(2) 10′ Rod Lockers
(2) 110 Gallon Aft Fish Boxes
(2) 55 Gallon Transom Live Wells
8″ Pop-Up Cleat
Heavy Duty Bow Lifting Ring in Floor Peak Locker
(2) Heavy Duty Stern Lifting Rings
(2) 10″ Stern Cleats
(2) 8″ Cleats w/Hause Pipes – Midship
(4) Flush Mount Gunnel Rod Holders
Custom Aluminum Recessed Bow Handrail
LOA: 43′ 10″
Beam: 12′
Draft: 27″
Weight: 19,600 lbs.
Fuel: 600 Gallons
Dead rise: 22.7 degrees
Max HP: 2,000 HP
Filed Under: Featured Stories, News, Splash Reports Tagged With: boat, contender, fishing, Offshore Fishing, quad engine, Splash report
Quest for the Crest Sailfish Series Leg 1 – Operation Sailfish Final Results
Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News, Tournament Results Tagged With: 2019, bluewater movements, Captain of the Year, catch and release, contender, Florida Division, InTheBite, leg 1, magazine, mdala, Operation Sailfish, palm beach, Quest for the Crest, Sailfish Marina, singer island, sportfishing, Take a Hero Fishing Day, utopia
Captain of the Year Tournaments Kicking Off the New Year
The first of the 2019 Captain of the Year sanctioned tournaments in the Contender Florida Division kick off next week:
Click here to view the FULL Tournament Calendar.
Good luck to all the captains and crews fishing these tournaments.
We’re rigged and ready to see who comes out on top!
Filed Under: Captain of the Year, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: 2019, billfish, boats, Captain of the Year, contender, COTY, Florida Division, fort pierce, gold cup fishing tournament, Hatteras, InTheBite, magazine, new year, pelican yacht club invitational, Sailfish, sanctioned tournaments, Silver Sailfish Derby, sportfish, sportfishing, west palm beach, yachts
The Evolution of the Captain of the Year—The Championship of Sportfishing
June 27, 2018 By InTheBite Editor
The InTheBite Captain of the Year Cup, presented by Hatteras, is the championship of sportfishing. The Cup is the world’s only quantifiable way to recognize the tournament success of professional sportfishermen. Comprised of 90-sanctioned events that span the world, there is nothing else like it. Winning an InTheBite Captain of the Year Award is a major achievement. From the winners to the Cup’s origin, it is an interesting tale.
Origins of the Cup
InTheBite Magazine started in 2003. Since its conception, the magazine has focused on providing useful, entertaining content for professional sportfishing crews. InTheBite’s publisher and founder, Dale Wills, was the son of a captain and himself ran sportfisher in Venezuela during the fishery’s heyday. Over the course of covering the sportfishing landscape in the magazine’s formative years, Wills began to notice that something was missing.
“We began realizing that each year as we covered the magazine that certain teams would get on winning streaks. There was no award for them at the time and we wanted to recognize guys for doing well, so we created the Captain of the Year,” Wills recalls. “There was nothing for crews that consistently placed in tournaments. The owners would get checks, but we wanted to do more. We wanted to recognize the crews and the success of our readership.”
The first ever InTheBite Captain of the Year was VJ Bell in 2003. It was Bell’s dominance that spurred the decision to act. “That year we watched VJ Bell cleaning everyone’s clock and we wanted to recognize him.”
In 2014, The Captain of the Year Cup took on its current multidivisional format. From 2003-2013, a single captain won the award based on voting by past winners. In 2014, to recognize the regional variations in the sportfishing landscape, the Captain of the Year Cup expanded to five divisions: East Coast Division , the Contender Florida Division, Gulf, Hawaii and the IGY Marinas International Division. Beyond the five divisions, InTheBite recognizes a winner of the World Wide Rankings, the captain who accrues the highest point total in the race each year. Each division is comprised of sanctioned tournaments, the results of which produce points for the COTY scoring.
Sanctioned events must meet a 12-boat minimum. Scoring is accumulated in the catch and release divisions of billfish tournaments: 500-points for first place, 300-points for second, 100-points for third place. For tournaments that include a heaviest marlin division, there is an additional 500-points awarded to the winning captain. The heaviest marlin points are in addition to and separate from the points awarded for the release divisions. In this way, a captain could theoretically win 1,000 points in the same tournament (by weighing the heaviest marlin and winning the release division). In tournaments that award top boat prizes through combined weighed fish and released fish, Captain of the Year points are awarded to the winner of the release division. An additional 250-points is awarded to captains who win series crowns in tournament circuits (Gulf Coast Triple Crown, the Los Sueños Triple Crown, etc.).
The point tallies follow the captain, rather than the boat. It is common for charter captains, especially in the Florida Division, to tally points on two or sometimes three boats in the course of the year. Not only do some captains score on multiple boats, some captains tally points in different divisions through the year. Multi divisional tallies were the key to the top two finishers in 2016’s World Wide Rankings—Captains Jon Duffie and Tommy Lynskey (each of whom scored in both the international and east coast divisions).
What Does it Mean to Win Captain of the Year?
Winning an ITB Captain of the Year Award is a big deal. From the early days of the award, when a single winner was chosen to the point-based divisional system of today, to win requires skill, consistency and dedication (nobody will turn down a little luck, either). Winning a Captain of the Year award requires a sizeable investment in tournament fishing by boat owners, skill and proficiency of mates, and anglers who are consistently ready when the bite happens. While all of these things must be present, it is the captain whose decision making keeps winning boats on the fish.
“It was awesome. I think it’s a pretty cool idea. With all of the new categories and areas, it has changed quite a bit since I won it,” says Captain Travis Butters the 2008 Captain of the Year. “The award was a great idea for the industry. It gives everyone something to strive for aside from just winning tournaments.”
When describing his winning year of 2008, Butters recalls, “First we won something in Key West. Then we won the Custom Boat Shootout and won a couple in Bermuda, and the Triple Crown. It was just one of those years when everything went your way.”
Captain Devin Potts is the 2016 Gulf Division Captain of the Year. Potts, who runs the Sea Mixer, a 66-foot Spencer, says “There are a lot of good, good fishermen here. Winning this is a huge career milestone for me. It has been a humbling experience.”
Captain Victor Julio Lopez runs the Tranquilo, a 57-foot Spencer. Lopez was the first Costa Rican born captain to win the award, winning the 2016 International Division. “The success of my efforts may be attributed to the blessing of God and the effort of our team and our anglers. My mate Daniel Arrieta has been here giving his best to keep us in this position. My wife Tania is by my side and has always been my good luck charm,” says Lopez describing his success. “It’s taken a great effort day to day to be in the position and it is a great honor to the first Costa Rican captain to be named Captain of the Year.”
So Now You’ve Won Captain of the Year… Now What?
It is standard practice that Captains of the Year host a party along with the presentation of the award. Just as there have been many different personalities who have won, the parties in the past have ranged far and wide. Captain Wink Doerzbacher won the 2013 Captain of the Year and the Florida Division Award in 2014. He celebrated in style with a reception at the Sailfish Point Clubhouse in Stuart, Florida. Captain John Dudas’ 2009 celebration was a catered affair at the legendary Miami Beach Rod and Gun Club. When Captain Ronnie Fields won it in 2010, the party was an epic affair hosted by Big Oh owner Gray Ingram at his home. The reception for Captain Victor Julio Lopez included a friends and family affair on the cockpit of the Tranquilo after day 1 of a Los Sueños tournament and a formal presentation at the tournament’s award ceremony. Captain Russell Sinclair’s reception was held at the Ocean Club Marina in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Some parties include pig roasts with guest chefs—like Captain Travis Butters (master of the pig roast), and some are a bit more low key. Compare this the bright lights and cocktail hours of some captains with the approach of back-to-back Hawaii Division Captain of the Year Kerwin Masunaga. Captain Kerwin prefers to live bait during tournaments and keep his head down. He lets his fishing do the talking for him. All of the diversity of approach is part of what makes the Cup so interesting.
The Sanctioned Events
The Cup consists of 90-sanctioned events. The largest division by number is the Los Suenos International Division with 23-tournaments. The Hawaii Division consists of 11. Sanctioned events are billfish tournaments that contain a minimum of 12-boats. While the award is meant to recognize the achievement of captains, the setup of the structure benefits a wide variety of those with an interest in sportfishing. Tournaments are chief among them.
Randy Bright is the Tournament Director of the Houston Big Game Club’s Lone Star Shootout. “We’ve been part of it since it started. I think it’s a great program. Captains love to compete and to compare themselves with other guys that they’re fishing with,” says the industry veteran. “It’s a great benefit to the professional tournament captains. Anything we can do to create a tie between tournament and tournament is a good thing. Captains really like the idea of being part of it. It also helps the tournament because it encourages captains to encourage their owners to fish multiple events.”
Amy Dukes is the Tournament Director for the South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series. The five events that comprise the series—this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Georgetown Blue Marlin Tournament— are pivotal to the East Coast Division race. “It’s an honor to have captains that fish the South Carolina Governor’s Cup to be included in such a prestigious award,” says Duke. “The last couple of years we’ve had a great representation in the Captain of the Year standings. Captain Harvey Shiflet, the 2016 East Coast Captain of the Year, won two of our events last year. Before that, Captain Gary Richardson on the Reel Passion, turned success in the Governor’s Cup into a Captain of the Year Award in 2015. Captain Bobby Garmany on the Sportin’ Life placed well, too.”
The Cup Now
InTheBite.com is the source for current standings and the latest cup news. In the fourth year of its divisional format, the InTheBite Captain of the Year Cup, presented by Hatteras, is coming into its own. As the races heat up, the phone lines at the office ring with anticipation. “Who is winning?” “How am I doing?” “Do I need to fish any more events to keep my lead safe?” This is what makes tournament fishing fun and we’re honored to be able to recognize those who consistently produce.
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Filed Under: Captain of the Year, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: airmar, Captain of the Year, contender, Costa Rica, COTY, east coast, fishing tournament winners, Florida Division, Gulf, Hatteras, Hawaii, International Division, InTheBite, Los Suenos, Release Ruler, sportfishing
Two-Time Captain of the Year Winner – Glenn Cameron
March 13, 2018 By InTheBite Editor
Two-time Captain of the Year Glenn Cameron and his wife Jennifer proved that they are not only a formidable tournament team, but throw a great party as well. The Camerons hosted the 2017 Contender Florida Division Captain of the Year Party on Saturday March 10 at Fish Heads Marina in Stuart. What a party it was.
About a 150 people came out to celebrate Capt. Glenn’s 2017 Award. The party included an open bar, a live band, and two giant 5’ vats of paella cooked on-site by the fine folks at Paella Grill. The festivities were a who’s who of the Stuart fishing community and a really good time.
InTheBite would like to especially thank Jennifer Cameron, Glenn’s wife, whose expertise in throwing a party is only matched by her skill catching sailfish. Congratulations Capt. Glenn Cameron and Mate of the Year JJ Davidson and the whole Floridian team.
Filed Under: Captain of the Year, Featured Stories, General News, News Tagged With: Captain of the Year, contender, COTY, Florida, Florida Division, floridian, Glenn Cameron, Hatteras, InTheBite, sportfishing, Stuart, winner
Capt. Paul Ivey: A Finer Storyteller Fishing Has Never Known
By Elliott Stark It’s hard to imagine a more colorful character on the fishing landscape than Captain Paul Ivey. Looking back on a career that spanned Florida, the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Venezuela and the Galapagos, Ivey’s recollections are delivered with characteristic New York flair. If you’re lucky enough to catch up with the old captain over the phone, you might... [Read More...]
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4 burning questions 'AHS: 1984' has to answer before the season finale
Who is Finn Wittrock playing, and where is Bertie the cook?
By Mae Abdulbaki
Filed Under Horror & TV Shows
American Horror Story: 1984 is fast approaching its season finale and, though it’s the shortest season of the series thus far, there is still a lot of ground to cover. Season 9, Episode 8 managed to send everyone back to Camp Redwood, just before Margaret Booth’s murderous musical festival kicks off. A journalist was introduced and quickly dispatched by the Night Stalker, who allied himself once again with Margaret (and Bruce, the hitchhiker-loving serial killer), and Mr. Jingles seemingly found some peace. Or so we think.
Not much else happened in the episode, though and with Season 9’s finale set to air next week, here are four questions AHS: 1984 needs to answer before the season is over.
Montana is a ghost, but what happened to some of the others?
4. What happened to some of the ghosts?
Camp Redwood’s version of Purgatory is the hip new place to be, but some of the people who died there — including Bertie the cook, the random porn director who was after Xavier, and the real Nurse Rita — are nowhere to be found. This leaves the rules of Purgatory a bit murky. Did the aforementioned people not end up in Purgatory because they have no unfinished business? Is this a Casper thing, where the ghosts cross over only when their journeys are complete? It’s all a bit confusing and AHS: 1984 has only one episode left to answer that question.
Is Finn Wittrock playing Mr. Jingles' adult son?
3. Is Finn Wittrock playing adult Bobby Richter in 2019?
This is less of a question and more of a prediction. Last week, a costume designer working on AHS: 1984 posted an Instagram story that accidentally spoiled that the story would jump ahead to 2019. In Season 9, Episode 7, the Night Stalker killed Mr. Jingles’ wife and left his infant son alive. Now, the promo for the Season 9 finale, Finn Wittrock, who last appeared in Season 6, is back. Coincidence? Probably not.
While it’s unclear who he’ll play, my money is on Bobby Richter, the adult son of the now deceased Mr. Jingles. In the season finale trailer, Wittrock is at Camp Redwood being terrorized by Montana, but the camp looks different than it did before. It’s possible that the finale will, at least partially, be set in 2019 and Bobby, who somehow found out about his dad and Camp Redwood, makes his way back there for answers. Perhaps seeing his son alive and well is the only way for Mr. Jingles to find true peace.
Will Donna Chambers be the final girl?
2. Who will be the final girl?
AHS: 1984 is nothing if not self-aware. The characters know their lives have turned into a full-blown horror movie. With Montana dead, Brooke and Donna are the only women left alive. I’m not counting Margaret as a potential final girl because she’s a murderer.
In a conversation at a roadside diner, the show got very meta as Donna and Brooke discussed being final girls. “A Black final girl? They kill girls who have my complexion off first,” Donna tells Brooke, removing herself completely from the competition. But, since we know this show usually has a spin on tired stereotypes and tropes, it’s possible Donna will be the season’s final girl. After all, she helped kickstart the season’s story, so it would make sense for her to be the one left standing at the end.
Who IS this guy? It can't be Bobby.
1. Who is Camp Redwood’s lake ghost?
American Horror Story: 1984 had its biggest ‘80s horror callback in Season 9, Episode 8, titled “Rest in Pieces”. After Mr. Jingles is stabbed by Xavier and two others, he is thrown into a boat to bleed out slowly and die, but a mysterious figure emerges from the water to drag Mr. Jingles down into the depths of Camp Redwood’s lake. The scene recalled Friday the 13th in a major way, playing out just like the film’s final dream sequence.
While it’s possible the mysterious figure could have been Mr. Jingles’ younger brother, Bobby, who drowned in that very lake, it’s likely not. After all, Bobby made an appearance afterward, his ghost having been reunited with his mother, Lavinia, and Mr. Jingles.
The Bobby we saw was the same age as when he died, whereas the figure in the water was much older. As we know, ghosts at Camp Redwood don’t age. With only one episode left to wrap things up, 1984’s mystery ghost has to be someone the audience already knows, right? Guess we’ll find out soon enough.
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Irish team claim top prize in Euro space competition
From left: Paul McGrath, Pádraig McDermott, Usman Riaz and Sebastian Klosowski. Pic: Paul Mulvey Ireland
The future for Irish space exploration is safe, considering the remarkable achievement of four secondary school students from Athlone, Co Westmeath.
They have taken top prize at the European Space Agency (ESA) CanSat international competition after constructing a tiny satellite the size of a fizzy drink can.
Boldly going where no group of Irish students has gone before, Paul McGrath, Pádraig McDermott, Usman Riaz, and Sebastian Klosowski beat stiff competition from 17 other countries to take the top honours in the annual contest.
A ESA initiative, the competition fosters an interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) careers by offering students a hands-on experience of a space-themed project.
The final was held on the island of Santa Maria in the Azores.
Eighteen teams participated in the European finals this year: The winners of the CanSat national competitions from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Nordic (joint competition by Finland, Sweden, and Norway), Portugal, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Spain, and the UK, as well a team from Hungary selected directly by ESA.
Forget the World Cup, the Euros are coming home!!!!!🇮🇪🇪🇺 We’ve just won the European CanSat Finals 2018!! pic.twitter.com/NOxCRouoWg
— Maristcansat2018 (@maristcansat18) June 30, 2018
Ireland has performed well in recent European finals, placing third and second in 2016 and 2017, respectively, but this year’s victory marks the first time Ireland has brought home the gold.
Called Taistealaí, the Irish word for traveller, the winning CanSat developed by the students from Marist College in Athlone uses sensors to seek out planets that can support life.
The students were joined by their teacher, Georgina Clear, who was thrilled with her team’s performance.
“The lads are absolutely delighted,” she said. “Everyone here at Marist College is incredibly proud of what they’ve achieved.
"Even in the height of the competition, the spirit of co-operation and comradery between the teams was inspiring.
“It really drove home the collaborative nature of these kind of enterprises, and how it can bring people from all backgrounds together.
“I cannot recommend the CanSat competition enough. Beyond the obvious benefit of teaching STEM skills to students, it has taught our team about project management, teamwork, and outreach.”
Can ready for testing🇮🇪 pic.twitter.com/BTR1wXCbNb
Alan Giltinan, of CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory, the national co-ordinator of CanSat Ireland, was delighted.
He said: “It is a testimony to all their hard work and dedication and a fantastic achievement for the students, staff, mentors, and everyone involved.”
“The CanSat programme brings this vision together by combining many aspects of STEM while incorporating vital career elements such as presentation skills and information interpretation.
“By winning the European final, the students have highlighted that Ireland has a student base well equipped for STEM and space careers, such as the emerging news space sector.”
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Donation states: an international comparison of the tax treatment of donations
By comparing the tax incentive systems of 26 different nations, this report - the third in the Future World Giving series - attempts to develop a more holistic understanding of the efficacy of different approaches. Unlike other studies of tax incentives for giving, this report attempts to put tax incentives in the wider policy context. In doing so, we consider not only the value of incentives but also how that value differs for different donors, what causes are incentivised and how accessible incentives are. Building on Rules to Give By - a report we produced with Nexus and McDermott Will & Emery that looks at the basic legal environment for giving in all 193 UN recognised nations - this report looks in depth not only at the availability and value of tax incentives for giving but also considers the political justifications for those incentives, the range of causes available to donors and the fairness of the system as a whole.
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Title: Donation states: an international comparison of the tax treatment of donations
Copyright holder(s) Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
Keywords tax incentives , tax , incentivised , donors , per cent
Document type Literature/Research Review , Report/Whitepaper
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/donation-states-an-international-comparison-of-the-tax-treatment-of-donations.html
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Man Jailed For Stealing 17 Million Nectar Points
By David Jani 2011-01-14T18:00:00.13Z
A former Sainsbury’s IT manager has been jailed for 20 months after stealing over £81,000 worth of Nectar points from the supermarket.
James Stevenson was found guilty in December on the charge of stealing 17 million Nectar points from Sainsbury’s and crediting them to his own account.
He accessed the points using his position as a lead analyst programmer at Sainsbury’s head office in Holborn
According to the BBC, the 45 year old from Muswell Hill in London has been sentenced to 20 months, but is set to be released on license after 10. He must also repay the £8,120 he spent on shopping using the points.
Judge Thornton QC said to Stevenson: "You had access to the Nectar card system and loyalty card scheme. You abused your position over a period of years by putting points on to false cards.”
"It is clear your initial motive was greed. This was a carefully planned, well-worked fraud on Sainsbury's. I am satisfied that the custody threshold is passed," he added.
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Jewar Airport Land Queries
Noida: The Authority of Yamuna looks for loan of Rs 3,000 crore for Jewar airport project
Posted on Sep 11 2017
The YEIDA (Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority), the nodal group for the international airport project of Noida in Jeware, next to the Yamuna Expressway of 165 km , has begun the process of organizing amount for this ambitious project.
To start with, the Yamuna authority has planned to organize Rs 3,000 crore from the agencies of Central government – NCRPB (national capital region planning board) and the HUDCO (Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited).
The planning board of NCR that works under the urban development union ministry has the order to support and assist the mega infrastructure ventures in the region of the national capital. HUDCO that is under an administrative control of both the urban poverty alleviation and housing ministry works in urban and housing development fields.
The ministry of Union civil aviation on the dated 24th June has offered its approval for building a global Jewar Airport Project in Jewar. Currently, YEIDA requires roughly about Rs 2,000 crore to Rs 3,000 crore from the state government for acquiring the 1,000 hectares of farming land in an initial phase of this project.
Overall, the project needs 5,000 hectares. The government of UP has permitted the authority of Yamuna Expressway to get a financial assistance for this project. Arun Vir Singh, who is a chief executive officer of YEIDA said that “ Based on the procedure, the authority of Yamuna will get the space for this airport venture on behalf of UP government which will own the agricultural land. Hence, the government of UP has to get 3,000 crore loan for starting the acquisition of land. We will also meet the officials of HUDCO and NCRPB for the loan within two days.”
The government of UP will get the loan amount from these two agencies.
Singh said that “I have required the appointment of HUDCO and NCRPB officials for knowing about their rule for a loan as well as interest rate. Whichever agency offers the affordable loan assistance, we will confirm the same. The final decision of loan will be engaged by the government of UP because we will provide them all information about the interest, etc.”The authority of Yamuna has also begun the task of picking a consultant for preparing an airport which is techno-feasibility. The report of techno-feasibility includes a land survey, impact on the ecosystem and technical problems related to this project.
Singh said that “We trust to confirm the agency in the upcoming one month of time so that project work can start on the ground.”
शासन ने जेवर एयरपोर्ट के लिए नियुक्त किए दो निदेशक
अधिकारियों ने खींचा जेवर एयरपोर्ट का खाका
दो अंतरराष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डे की दूरी एक घंटे में होगी तय
Land compensation to farmers disbursed for phase 1 of Jewar airport project
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JILL SANTORIELLO composer lyricist playwright
IT HAPPENED IN KEY WEST
SONG & VIDEO CLIPS
A Tale of Two Cities photos © by Carol Rosegg
© 2015 by Jill Santoriello.
Broadway and World Premiere reviews
Reviews from the Broadway Production
A Broadway must see! Everything is here to stir the soul—young love, purity, vengeance, villainy, valor—all played out against that historic revolution. This “Tale” with its array of song, spectacle and heartbreak, should join the panoply of long-running Broadway musicals.
- Irene Backalenick, The Connecticut Post
It's got a rousing score, the company is first-rate and the story's noble sacrifice, beautifully realized by Jill Santoriello, doesn't leave a dry eye in the house.
- HuffingtonPost.com
It's daunting enough reading the works of Charles Dickens—at least for most readers—let alone taking one of his classic stories and retrofitting it for another medium. It's well known that Dickens was paid by the word and that he preferred, by and large, to get as big a paycheck for his work as he could manage. To distill such a book as A Tale Of Two Cities into a 155-minute musical without disintegrating the meat of the story is tantamount to suicide. This is the first place that an adaptation can go inexorably and horribly wrong under the best of circumstances, and yet it's where Jill Santoriello—the librettist, composer, and writer behind A Tale Of Two Cities: The Musical—went unquestionably right.
Good fiction, like magic, makes it difficult for the audience to see the mechanics of the trick. Charles Dickens was a master magician whose greatest feat was the grand illusion created in the pages of “A Tale Of Two Cities”, and Jill Santoriello's musical has not only recreated that sleight-of-hand, it is guilty of a far less obvious magic: to take a classic novel, long buried under scholarship and praise, and recall it to life.
- NYC.COM
It was the best of times at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre. A tremendous, magnificent grand new musical. A lush production. “A Tale of Two Cities” has earned a special place in the history of the theater.
The music is excellent. Directed and choreographer with brio and warmth by Warren Carlyle. The cast of 40 is one of the best ensembles I’ve seen on stage.
- Rosalind Friedman, WMNR-FM
Rousing and engaging! Designed to be a crowd pleaser, there is no denying “A Tale of Two Cities” succeeds.
- Roma Torre, NY1
The rousing pop opera, inventively designed by Tony Walton, makes a handsome showcase for some of the most gifted voices on Broadway. A compelling love story told against the backdrop of the gritty French Revolution. The creators and the cast have tapped into the universal appeal of the well read Dickens’ story that has sold over 200 million copies around the world. A heart wrenching story told through stirring songs.
- Gordin and Christiano, TheatreLife.com
“A Tale of Two Cities”, a Broadway musical that will open this Thursday night, captures the heart of the story and the audience with an exceptionally strong performance by James Barbour as Sydney Carton, drunken lawyer turned romantic hero. Barbour's terrific voice is no surprise, but that's only the beginning. He makes the character's unlikely moral u-turn credible and handles a handful of critical comedic lines with perfect timing and tone - self-loathingly straight, with a dash of boozy irony.
- As Good As News (Blog)
It’s epic, electrifying musical theatre at its grandest.
As Sydney Carton, a very much hung over, cynical charmer of a guy – Mr. Barbour instills his character with a strength, vulnerability and honesty which makes Mr. Barbour a prime candidate for one of the best leading men on the Broadway musical stage today. His magnificent voice. His throw away wit. His mangy, messy, manly looks. All add up to this thrilling and compelling performance - worthy of the cheers that greet him at plays end.
- Oscar E. Moore, TalkEntertainment.com
I loved it. I want to go again! ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ is one of the best musicals on Broadway. Quite moving.
- Life Upon the Sacred Stage, Retta Blaney
Reviews from the Sold-Out Run at Sarasota's Asolo Repertory Theatre
A TALE OF TWO CITIES has taken its first step toward Broadway. You can catch this epic musical drama at the Asolo Theatre if you’re willing to beg, steal and borrow. The smash hit is already completely sold out. I’d never read the novel but found myself wrapped up in the redemptive story of Sydney Carton and the heartbreaking love triangle between Carton, Lucie Manette and Charles Darnay. This Broadway-bound musical is on the right path, thanks especially to a handful of stirring Jill Santoriello songs, Michael Donald Edwards’ brisk staging, Tony Walton?s ingenious scenic design and a strong company led by James Barbour, pouring his soul into a towering performance as Carton. He could get himself a Tony Award if he plays his cards right.
- PAUL WONTOREK, Broadway.com
I wrote a post once about musical theatre composers who are not household names, but should be. After being swept into Jill Santoriello’s pre-Broadway production of A Tale Two Cities Tuesday night, I am certain she will skip inclusion in that post, and head directly to household name.
- Eric, Man In Chair Blog
'A TALE OF TWO CITIES’ has much to recommend it. Brisk direction. Fluid musical staging. Impressive design. Elegant costumes. Revealing lyrics. A vibrant and rousing first-act finale. Natalie Toro’s powerhouse performance. Nick Wyman is comically dastardly as ‘Barsad.’ Katherine McGrath oozes humanity and sarcasm as the wry nanny, ‘Miss Pross.’ Alex Santoriello is lovingly compassionate as the long-imprisoned, Dr. Alexandre Manette.’ The stage is beautiful as it transforms with graceful elegance from bloody Paris streets to London courtrooms and palaces. There is a story here that certainly can touch audiences.
- JAY HANDELMAN, Variety
Some of the best musicals are the ones that make you forget that you are sitting in a theater. The kind of shows that make the audience feel as if they are a bystander within the plot. Such is the case for Jill Santoriello's enchanting new epic, A TALE OF TWO CITIES. This is an enthralling theater piece. Not one detail has been overlooked. There are too many touching moments, brilliant scenes and wonderful music to mention. Collectively, Derek Keeling, Jessica Rush and James Barbour's performances are well done for this epic. Natalie Toro is remarkable. While there is an urgent seriousness to the musical, there is plenty of comic relief - from the catchy one-liners of Lucie's escort Miss Pross, delightfully portrayed by Katherine McGrath, to Mr. John Barsad's weaseling antics, memorably played by Nick Wyman, to the humorous grave diggers who dub themselves "resurrectionists." From the talented cast of Broadway veterans, to the choreography, direction, costumes and spectacular scenery and lighting designs, this bound-for-Broadway "A TALE OF TWO CITIES" is more than impressive. It shines and stirs.
- JANUARY HOLMES, Bradenton Herald
A TALE OF TWO CITIES is simply the best of times. It is wonderfully satisfying -- visually, musically, histrionically and narratively. It is also mightily pleasing. Tony Walton's grand sets are spectacularly eloquent. David Zinn's scores of costumes are marvelously conceived. Richard Pilbrow's expressionistic lighting creates a whole world of indignant fantasy. Michael Donald Edwards' direction is excellent. The cast is exceptionally talented. Best of all is James Barbour. Jessica Rush has a marvelous instrument. Natalie Toro stuns us with her vocal quality. The songs have that epic quality that multimillion-dollar blockbusters require. They build to their ovations with real confidence. Santoriello's book is near perfect. I’ve seldom seen better work at the Asolo Theatre or anywhere else. Should you see ?A TALE OF TWO CITIES? Absolutely ! It is a stunner.
- MARK E. LIEB, Creative Loafing, Sarasota
'A TALE OF TWO CITIES' is a great experience. The new musical has a terrific cast, splendidly high production values and the pleasure of seeing a beloved classic come to life onstage. James Barbour is a powerfully charismatic presence. The staging is sumptuous. The scenic design is superb. The lighting is vivid. The costumes are lush. Author, Jill Santoriello, has done a skillful job.
- JOHN FLEMING, St. Petersburg Times
The challenges of adapting a classic novel for the musical theatre are enormous. A TALE OF TWO CITIES meets those challenges with considerable skill and artistry
- KAY KIPLING, Sarasota Magazine
Does A TALE OF TWO CITIES live up to all of its hype? In a word, yes. You have your classy story, a top-notch cast, and seamless direction all tied up in a beautifully mounted production designed by the legendary Tony Walton. It is a show that deserves a wider audience. In a demanding operatic style that sets almost all of the dialogue to music, Ms. Santoriello's achievement is considerable. Carton's plaintive "If Dreams Came True" and the finale, "I Can't Recall" have hit potential. The Asolo Repertory Theatre's opening night audience was wowed. The show is mostly sold out. But any fan of thundering final curtains should try to grab a ticket.
- KAREN MAMONE, Pelican Press
It was the best of times for the Sarasota theatre-goers who witnessed the birth of A TALE OF TWO CITIES. We were rewarded with an extremely well-crafted product that deserves a chance on the famed Avenue. Everyone in the cast contributed to the success of the piece. Each had an importance to the entire story. James Barbour's rich baritone goes easily from somber themes to delightful points of self-deprecation. Natalie Toro's powerful voice extracts all the venom from Jill Santoriello's impressive score. The staging is magnificent. This is great, powerful theatre. See it now!
- CAROL and GLENN SWOPE, Long Boat Key News
There is much to praise about this show. A TALE OF TWO CITIES is probably one of the most exciting things that audiences are ever going to see in Sarasota. And those audiences have been up on their feet immediately after the show every night. The musical is destined for Broadway.
- JAY HANDELMAN, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A TALE OF TWO CITIES is a triumph. It is the best thing the Asolo Repertory Theatre has ever done. It is better than anything on Broadway. The show is sold out. So beg, borrow or steal a ticket. It?s that good.
- MARJORIE NORTH, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"A Tale of Two Cities" was a theatrical experience. "Tale" contained the emotional power of "Les Miserables," the mystique of "Phantom of the Opera" and the charisma of "Cats," without borrowing from any of these. This was an American creation. This writer is predicting success for its run on Broadway and elsewhere.
- SANDY COPPERMAN, Sun-Herald.com
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Benefit for Spirit, 3rd February
Posted: January 31, 2007 | Filed under: Broadway Market, Events | Comments Off on Benefit for Spirit, 3rd February
2012 Funding Should Not Be a Lottery
Posted: January 26, 2007 | Filed under: Olympics | Comments Off on 2012 Funding Should Not Be a Lottery
from Hackney Gazette, 25 January 2007
As a Hackney resident and somebody who works for a Lottery-funded project in Islington, I read last week’s Gazette article, “Groups fear Olympics shortfall will rob them of vital funds” with some degree of alarm.
I think Liz Hughes was absolutley right to ask the question about what exactly “…the legacy will be and how it will make up for all the projects which lose out”.
All the government spokesperson could come up wih in reply were soundbites about “benefits” outstripping “losses” and that the Olympics would “transform society” and “improve millions of lives”.
Your readers might like to ask themselves how will this extremely grand ambition be achieved in 2012 and beyond – given that no Olympics before has ever managed to do it.
The only “legacy” I can see from previous Olympics is a few impressive-looking (and under-used) buildings and some luxury housing developments that have taken over the athletes’ village after the Games have finished.
Finally, how is it that small community projects like the one I work for and the ones mentioned in the article (who do extremely valuable work with local communities day in and day out) have to say precisely what we will do and what the outcomes of this will be to get a few thousand pounds of funding from the Lottery when the Olympics is set to get billions of pounds on the basis of some vague aspirations that will never ever materialise?
The Battle for Broadway Market documentary – public screening
Posted: January 24, 2007 | Filed under: Broadway Market, Events | Comments Off on The Battle for Broadway Market documentary – public screening
3pm, Sunday February 11, Sebright Arms, 31-35 Coate Street, London, E2 9AG
£2 entry
HACKNEY INDEPENDENT FILM SHOW
The Battle for Broadway Market
At the end of November 2005 an occuption was started by local residents at 34 Broadway Market to prevent it being knocked down for luxury flats. Over the next few months support multiplied and the news travelled around the world. It’s a story that brings in corrupt property developers, an incompetant council, rampant gentrification and the question of just what sort of community we want in 21st century London.
This is the definitive film of the event.
Dir: Emily James, 2006, 62 minutes
After the Second World War Jewish ex-serviceman found once again Oswald Mosley and his Blackshirt pals spreading their anti-semitic message on the streets. This documentary recounts the anti-fascist battles fought in the East End and all over London in the years immediately after 1945.
Dir: Graeme Kennedy, 2000, 25 minutes
SMOKE AND MIRRORS: FIGHTING HOUSING PRIVATISATION
An inspirational documentary showing how tenants in Edinburgh fought against council housing privatisation.
Sunday lunch is served in the Sebright Arms from 1-4pm at £7 per head onwards
Olympics Threaten Community Funding
Posted: January 20, 2007 | Filed under: Gentrification / Regeneration, Olympics | Comments Off on Olympics Threaten Community Funding
Community groups in Hackney have warned the government not to plunder National Lottery funds to pay for the London Olympics in 2012.
The government is considering dipping into the fund to make up for a shortfall in the soaring costs of the Games. However, the people who rely on the funding have said the move could spell disaster for hundreds of community projects.
Jim Armstrong, the Laburnum Boat Club co-ordinator, said his organisation relied on Lottery funding.
The club, based in Laburnum Street, Haggerston, was boosted by a £90,000 Lottery grant in 2005 which gave young people with disabilities the chance to go sailing and canoeing.
“The Lottery is an important source of funding for community groups in Hackney,” said Mr Armstrong.
“We support the Olympics, but not at the expense of community groups and would be saddened if there was any threat to our funding in the future.”
Liz Hughes, of the Haggerston Pool Trust, said: “We think before the Olympic organisers take any more they should make their case about how the Olympics is really going to benefit community groups.
“We want the government to be much more specific about what the legacy will be and how it will make up for all the projects which lose out.”
The National Lottery is already set to contribute £1.5 billion towards the 2012 cost, which will be raised through Lottery games.
However, with the final bill likely to top £3.3 billion, the Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, has not ruled out further contributions.
Projects in Hackney have benefited from a staggering £141 million since the National Lottery began 12 years ago.
Last year, the Stoke Newington Woodcraft Folk were given a £6,700 grant to send 25 children to the Global Village International Camp in Kent.
Hackney Cultural Carnival Arts received £5,000 to help organise the Fusion East Carnival finale in Bethnal Green.
The Hoxton-based arts charity, Standpoint Studios, was given £5,000 to carry out educational workshops in primary schools.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport said the benefits of the Olympics would outstrip the losses to other projects.
She said: “It’s been made clear that money from the Lottery will be used to go to the Olympics.
“The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and will transform society and improve millions of lives.
“It will bring immense benefits to the country in exactly the areas that the Lottery was set up for in the first place.”
Hidden cost of support for the Olympics
Posted: January 18, 2007 | Filed under: Media, Olympics | Comments Off on Hidden cost of support for the Olympics
from Hackney Gazette letters 18JAN07
Readers of the Gazette need to be aware of another proposed hidden and so far undisclosed cost of Hackney Council’s unqualified support for the bid to win the 2012 Olympic Games for London.
Customers of Thames Water could see annual water bills rise by £40 every year if plans to build a proposed £2 billion tunnel are allowed to go ahead.
Apparently, there is a concern that if nothing is done the 2012 Games could be marred by the sight and smell of tonnes of sewage being pumped into the river next to the main stadium.
A spokesman for the Consumer Council for Water probably has it right when he says that, “to consider such an expensive and long-term capital programme with a focus on 2012 does a disservice for those who will have to pay for it – the customers of Thames Water”.
Paul Hodge
In the Dark Over Land Sell-Off Plan
Posted: January 12, 2007 | Filed under: Privatisation / Sell Offs | Comments Off on In the Dark Over Land Sell-Off Plan
Residents are being kept in the dark over a bid to sell off up to £70 million worth of council-owned land on Hackney’s housing estates, campaigners claim.
Garages, play areas and green spaces are all at risk, but the council is refusing to say which ones, according to community campaign group, Hackney Independent (HI). Peter Sutton, HI spokesman, asked the council through a Freedom of Information Act request to confirm the locations of 18 sites which have been identified on the Cranston, St John’s and Haberdasher estates in Hoxton and Shoreditch and Fellows Court in Haggerston.
Mr Sutton said that he was told a consultant would be appointed this month to carry out further assessments, with plans being published in due course. Sales of such sites on 26 estates across the borough to registered social landlords for redevelopment could provide 700 new homes and generate up to £70 million for the town hall, according to a report which went before Cabinet last October.
A plot of land between housing blocks on the Haberdasher estate is large enough to accomodate 40 new, two and three bedroom maisonettes and a doctor’s surgery, according to the report.
It adds that at least five estates in Shoreditch are being targeted for sale and redevelopment in an already overcrowded area where property values are high, said Mr Sutton.
“The council’s still stuck in the bad, old days,” he said. “If you ask something, they say it’s too early to tell you. You ask again and they say the decision’s already been taken.
“There’s already a lack of open spaces in the Shoreditch area. There are issues with flooding from the sewers and water shortages.
“This is about removing play areas, garages that are in use and green spaces on estates, which are essential to make them decent places to live. If there’s room for anything new, it should be council housing.”
Mr Sutton added that he had been told that developers for the sites had been lined up and that homes had been earmarked for demolition without residents being informed.
Cllr Jamie Carswell, Hackney’s deputy mayor and Cabinet member for housing, said: “The next regeneration programme of Hackney’s estates is still at an early stage.
“Although we will be building much-needed housing, we will also be investing in facilities for the community, such as playgrounds, garages and parking spaces.
“By the end of this week we will have held 18 meetings with tenant’s and resident’s associations as well as residents to set out our strategy.
“However, because it is still at an early stage we are also very keen not to raise expectations or worry people unnecessarily.
“We will be consulting residents again once our consultant has identified the sites that have housing potential as these sites will provide the money to improve the lives of residents on our estates.”
Jolly good show! Sue Foster wins award in Hackney
Posted: January 2, 2007 | Filed under: Hackney Council | Comments Off on Jolly good show! Sue Foster wins award in Hackney
It’s nice to read that Sue Foster, Head of Planning in Hackney, has received an OBE in the New Years Honours list.
“There were very serious failures, with delays in taking action of several years. It is fair to say the planning department was in a state of complete disarray”
To be including in the Order of the British Empire in this day and age is a truly super achievement, and as “our boy’s” fight to defend the North West Frontier in Afghanistan and bring “civilization” to the people of Iraq, it is only fit that those on the frontline in Hackney are also awarded equal acknowledgement for their marvellous good work.
Only some though may be a little perplexed at this award when the Local Government Ombudsman issued a report on December 22, 2006 that “heavily criticised” Hackney council’s Planning Department.
Indeed, they declared that “complete disarray” ruled in the Planning Department and unauthorised development within the borough is “endemic”.
It looks like she was nominated for this award by the council’s Chief Executive and Returning Officer, Penny Thompson – which is nice and cosy.
Of course, Hackney council responds by saying that matters are now improving, but as New Labour sing, things can only get better.
As for Sue Foster, considering that Naseem Hamed has just had his MBE revoked, may we too look for similar action from the Crown towards certain subjects of the British Empire in Hackney?
For the full Local Government Ombudsman report click on here: http://www.lgo.org.uk/decisions/planning/enforcement/05a12349-05a10374-06a03393?displaypref=0
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Madison flooding: ‘This is a mess’
by: Kelli Volk
MADISON, S.D. (KELO) – First tornadoes, now flooding.
People all over southeastern KELOLAND are dealing with disaster.
Madison is one of the towns hit hard by flooding.
On Thursday, we showed you how the Memorial Creek overflowed, damaging homes.
The good news is it’s back in its banks, but that’s not the case for Silver Creek on the south side of town.
Jeff Hyland’s neighborhood looks more like a lake.
Some homes in the area are surrounded by water.
“It’s a mess. Mother Nature just needs to quit raining. That’s the only thing I gotta say. It’s just horrible. Water is very damaging,” Jeff Hyland said.
About 4-5 feet of water seeped into the Madison man’s basement.
“We don’t have no electricity. We probably won’t have electricity for a week,” Hyland said.
Jeff and his kids left their home Thursday night. They’re staying at his brother’s house.
“I probably would’ve stayed myself, but I have two kids so,” Hyland said.
Hyland lives near Silver Creek.
“With the rising levels on Lake Herman yesterday that’s where the issues came about last night with the water coming through town,” Madison Police Department Sgt. Aaron Talich said.
If you’re been affected by flooding, the city wants you to call 211 if you need help.
“We are depending on that as part of this to figure out who needs help and how to get them the help they need,” Talich said.
Even through the floodwater and piles of debris, Hyland can still find something positive.
“We were able to get out of harm’s way before it hit us so that’s the positive,” Hyland said.
Law enforcement is stressing the spillway at Lake Herman is still intact and not washed away.
They’re also urging drivers not to go through barricades.
Sgt. Talich says you’ll be fined more than $200 if you’re caught.
by Lauren Soulek / Jan 19, 2020
BRANDON, S.D. (KELO) - Losing a loved one is difficult, and today, two sisters are sharing their thoughts on their sibling gone too soon.
"Benjamin Ashley was just a gentle, gentle soul," sister Jessica Robbins said.
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City's police chief says arrests for drugs, aggravated assaults, and vehicle thefts are the highest they've been since 2012.
Chief Karl Jegeris noted that said drug arrests have more than doubled since 2012. Police officers made 1,567 drug arrests in 2019, compared with 734 in 2012.
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Red Carpet LIVE UPDATES: The 2020 Critics Choice Awards
By Bradley Bell
The 25th Annual Critics Choice Awards are here and the red carpet glam is as stunning and gorgeous as ever!
In true Critics Choice style, the fashion statements are head-turning with most stars sporting a dark hue with subtle pops of silver & white. Check out the Critics Choice red carpet gallery below!
Nominated films include 1917, Joker, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood and The Irishman. Awkwafina, Charlize Theron, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert De Niro, Joaquin Phoenix, Leonardo DiCaprio & Adam Driver have all been nominated too.
Nominated TV series include Succession, Fleabag, The Crown, When They See Us, This Is Us and Schitt’s Creek.
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England Tours & Itineraries
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London and Cornwall Adventure - 9 Days
On this British adventure, you'll experience two distinct and wildly different parts of England. Start with a visit to cosmopolitan London, a great global metropolis and a true model of diversity. Then, you're off to the rugged coast and rural beauty of Cornwall, in the southwest region, which is regarded as one of the most scenic counties in England.
English Countryside Retreat - 9 Days
England's most beautiful attribute might just be its famous countryside. It exists everywhere outside the cities: great expanses of rolling green hills, many of them home to grazing sheep dotting the horizon like fluffy white cotton balls. On this 9-day itinerary, you'll visit some of the old towns, palaces, and fishing villages found in this bucolic paradise, making for one unforgettable British vacation.
London and the English Countryside - 7 Days
On this week-long itinerary, you'll immerse yourself in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of London, visiting Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, the Tower of London, and much more. Then venture out into England's fertile green countryside, which boasts some of the most scenic landscapes in all of Europe. It's the perfect mix of city and country life, allowing you to enjoy culture and excitement as well as rest and relaxation.
English Premier League (EPL) Soccer Vacation - 9 Days
There's nothing like attending a live soccer match in one of the UK's hallowed stadiums. The atmosphere is electric as the passionate crowds make every game an unforgettable experience. This English Premier League (EPL) soccer vacation puts you right in the action in two of the UK's top sporting cities, and as a kicker, we'll even throw in a stadium tour.
Shakespeare in Love Tour - 9 Days
On this unique multi-city “Shakespeare in Love” tour, you will explore the towns and cities that shaped William Shakespeare's career, including London, Stratford-upon-Avon, and the romantic Cotswolds. Tour the English countryside and cities he called home and gain insight into the Bard's 16th-century world. You will tour the Globe Theatre, explore Shakespeare's hometown, as well as visit movie locations for the film based on the young playwright.
Northern England's Castles - 5 Days
Explore iconic medieval castles in England's Northeast region. Visit ruins and modern-day palaces, discover the area's military history, and spend quiet afternoons strolling in countryside villages. Start your trip in industrial Newcastle, then continue to Alnwick Castle to see the backdrop for the Harry Potter films. End on the wild Northumberland coast to see isolated 16th-century Lindisfarne castle and sample fresh-caught lobster.
Northeast England - 9 Days
Explore northeast England's diverse history and culture as you travel from medieval towns to remote coastal trails. Visit industrial Newcastle, discover Roman history along Hadrian's Wall and see medieval Tynemouth Castle. Continue your trip to see the impressive Durham Cathedral, 16th-century Lindisfarne, and the wild seascape of the Farne Islands.
Historic Southern England Explorer: Canterbury, Kent, Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Oxford - 10 days
Embark on a journey through the soft rolling hills of the English countryside, its forests, and wild moors, where you'll find villages and rugged coastlines. Among the places you'll explore in England are Canterbury, the castles of South Downs, Devon, the Isle of Wight, Cornwall, and Oxfordshire.
Walking Tour of Wessex: Salisbury, Stonehenge & Shaftesbury - 8 Days
This self-guided 8-day hiking holiday explores the beautiful countryside of the Wiltshire/Dorset border in southern England. Start your journey in the historic cathedral city of Salisbury, following ancient Wessex paths through the region’s famous chalk hills and valleys. Pass neolithic monuments, idyllic country villages, and grand country houses before ending at the Saxon hill town of Shaftesbury.
Experience London, Windsor Castle, and the White Cliffs of Dover - 6 Days
This tour covers the key London experiences, as well as popular day tours to Kent, The White Cliffs of Dover, and Windsor Castle. Explore this bustling city with a private guide and tick off all the major sites, including Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Big Ben, St. Paul's Cathedral, and more. Watch the changing of the guard, stroll through Hyde Park, and discover the foodie scenes at Camden and Borough Markets.
English Heritage Tour: Cambridge, Norfolk, the Peak District, Cotswolds, Buckinghamshire & Windsor - 9 Days
Discover quintessential England's rolling hills of this patchwork countryside and its historic houses, enchanting gardens, and rich traditions. This nine-day itinerary through the middle of England takes you to the iconic university city of Cambridge, through majestic Fenlands, and allows you to linger like a local in tiny counties and quaint country pubs. Fall in love with the fairytale-worthy limestone villages and thatched-roof inns of the Cotswolds and watch Shakespeare come to life in Stratford-upon-Avon, the bard's birthplace. Complete your journey in the charming Chilterns, exploring the historic and intriguing Buckinghamshire and Thames river valley.
Walk the Northern Cornish Coast: Bude, Tintagel & Padstow - 6 Days
This six-day hiking adventure follows a spectacular section of England's famed South West Coast Path. Starting in the historic seaside resort of Bude, you’ll walk south along Cornwall's Atlantic coastline. Take in rugged clifftops, sandy bays, ancient ruins, and whitewashed fishing villages, before ending your journey in the medieval port of Padstow.
Cotswolds Road Trip - 8 Days
Explore the heart of England from the famous "dreaming spires" of Oxford to the Roman baths in Bath, passing by some of the most quintessentially English villages of the Cotswolds. After visiting Oxford, head north via Blenheim Palace and the Cherwell Valley to the home of Shakespeare, Stratford-Upon-Avon. Following an excursion to Warwick Castle, start winding your way through the Cotswolds Hills, passing through a host of pretty villages built from honey-colored limestone. Then explore the elegant city of Bath where you can enjoy the grandeur of its Georgian architecture.
Walk England's Jurassic Coast - 8 Days
This self-guided 8-day itinerary lets you walk Dorset’s spectacular Jurassic Coast at your own pace. Start in Lyme Regis and travel east along England's south coast, taking in dramatic chalk cliffs, shingle beaches, prehistoric earthworks, and charming thatched villages before ending in historic Lulworth.
Hike the South Cornwall Coast - 9 Days
Lace-up your walking shoes and hike one of the most spectacular sections of the UK’s long-distance South West Coast Path on this adventurous 9-day self-guided itinerary. Starting on Cornwall’s south coast, you’ll trek east between the historic maritime centers of Falmouth and Plymouth, through a landscape of picturesque fishing villages, beautiful estuaries, and sandy beaches. Pass gorse-covered granite headlands, cut through wooded valleys, and skirt rocky coves. In between, discover bustling harbors and sleepy hamlets such as St Mawes with its Tudor castle, charming, unspoiled Portloe, and the elegant Georgian port of Charlestown.
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KamBlog ► Supplier-Retailer Insights Blog by Brian Moore of NamNews
Have you been hit by Project Impact?
In the US, Wal-Mart's battle plan for the recession has been to dramatically change its housekeeping rules, cutting the number of its product lines by as much as 15%, according to some estimates. Wal-Mart is effectively devoting more shelf space to best-selling products and reducing, or even removing, those that don't shift as fast.
According to The Observer Wal-Mart's Supercentres initially stocked more than 100,000 products. But research found that customers spent just 20 minutes in store, so the firm analysed sales data to come up with the "optimal" product selection. That has shifted the balance in favour of the largest consumer goods companies that are already major Wal-Mart suppliers: it accounts for 15% of Procter & Gamble's sales, and 20% and 34% of Kellogg's and Del Monte's business respectively.
In the UK, Asda has been operating its own version of Project Impact, actually called "Less is More", with a 30% reduction in product lines, and, according to some reports, contributions to advertising based upon a percentage of the product's sales.
Fundamental issue for suppliers:
If your brand is not selling enough to hit Asda hurdle-rates, in a place where its shelf price is probably lowest, then giving it extra support to qualify for retention, and thereby being allowed to contribute a percentage of sales to Asda advertising, is probably not a recipe long term success…
Better to anticipate the inevitable and re-audit (see Buying Mix Analysis) the brand, before the other recession-mults do it on your behalf…?
Posted by Brian Moore (NamNews) at 7:33 am
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Police: Azerbaijan mosque blast kills 2
A police official in Azerbaijan says two people have been killed in a grenade blast at a mosque in the Caspian Sea nation's capital. Interior Ministry spokesman Ehsan Zahidov says seven or eight others were hospitalized after the explosion during evening prayers Sunday. He said someone hurled the grenade during prayers at the Abu-Bekr mosque, one of the largest in Baku. Azerbaijan is a mostly Muslim former Soviet republic whose secular government is wary of Islamic extremism.
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Home › Experimental/Electronic ›
Sferic
Synthetic Space
Cat: SFERIC 001
Released: 05 Jun 17
Genre: Experimental/Electronic
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1. "Blended Textures" (5:40)
2. "Interlude 2.3" (1:30)
3. "Juum" (4:43)
4. "Synthetic Space" (2:39)
5. "Looum" (4:03)
1. "Ethereal" (3:31)
2. "Activation" (5:04)
3. "Jazz Interlude" (1:03)
4. "Synthetic Space" (Perfume Advert remix) (3:01)
5. "Synthetic Space" (Space Afrika remix) (5:21)
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Being presented with a new label sporting a new artist is one of life's pleasures, at least for us here at Juno! Little is known about either the Sferic imprint or the producer going by the name of Echium, but we can already envisage a bright and prosperous future for both parties. It wound not be fair to tag Synthetic Space as a drone of ambient album because this music goes much further than those domains, often hinting at more dance-centric movements. What is certain, however, is Echium's accomplished sound design skills, where a familiar sort of grey-scaled pulse runs deep through each one of these experiments. We like to think of it as dub techno wound down to downtempo levels, making it the perfect sort of formula for any party that continues in the following day's afternoon. Put it this way, if Villalobos were doing a Balearic set on a sunny Berlin afternoon, he would sound a little like this. At the same time, this is the sort of gear for the true dub heads out there, and you will no doubt find continuous pleasure from listening to its dark and mysterious corners. Tip!
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Greenwich at Abacoa is a mixed-use community offering unique live/work real estate options that are rare for homes in Jupiter, FL. These Georgian-style three-story townhomes and condos are similar to those in Abacoa’s Antigua neighborhood as they are set up for commercial space on the first floor, with living quarters on the second and third floors. The living area and kitchen are located on the second floor with bedrooms on the third floor. Each unit also has a two-car garage. There are 384 units in Greenwich, with floor plans ranging from 1,600 to 1,7600 square feet. Some of the most popular interior features are large, walk-in closets, granite counters and covered balconies.
There are two main live/work unit options: a three-story, two-bedroom townhome with two-car garage and library, or the three-story homes with office space on the ground floor. There are also
two-story condos with two bedrooms on the top floor and an office below. Community amenities include a heated swimming pool, playground, and clubhouse. There is also a gorgeous lake and nature preserve with peaceful walking trails that meander throughout Abacoa.
Built by New Urban Construction in 2006, Greenwich in Abacoa is located near Jupiter’s downtown Abacoa. This location is also just a stone’s throw from Roger Dean Stadium, FAU and plenty of dining options. Schools near this neighborhood include Beacon Cove Intermediate, Independence Middle School, Lighthouse Elementary and Dwyer High School. Check out all the Greenwich at Abacoa homes for sale in Jupiter, FL.
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Justia Lawyer Directory Appeals & Appellate Kentucky Bracken County Attorneys
Bracken County, Kentucky Appeals & Appellate Lawyers
Find Bracken County, Kentucky Appeals & Appellate Lawyers by City
Bryan Keith Underwood
Mason County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 20 years experience
(606) 584-0274 132 West Third Street
Maysville , KY 41056
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Criminal and Family
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
I enjoy being able to live and work in my hometown. I started my legal career as a public defender and still take court appointed cases. Along the way I acquired the trial skills necessary to successfully defend those accused of crimes, the injured, the disabled, and men and women struggling with domestic issues. I practice regularly in the courts of the following Ky. counties: Mason, Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Rowan, Nicholas, and Harrison, and will take criminal cases throughout the Commonwealth and in Federal Courts.
Steven D Jaeger
Kenton County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 12 years experience
(859) 342-4500 23 Erlanger Rd
Erlaner, KY 41018
I was born and raised in the rolling hills of Kentucky, where I gained an appreciation for University of Kentucky basketball, horse racing, and Kentucky bourbon.
I am admitted to practice law in the United States Supreme Court, the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the State of Ohio, the United States District Court: Eastern District of Kentucky, and the following Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal: the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits.
I have nearly a decade of experience handling federal criminal appeals involving important constitutional issues such as an individual’s due process rights, freedom from...
Ronald L. Green
Fayette County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 38 years experience
(859) 475-1471 201 East Main Street, Suite 1250
Appeals, Insurance Defense, Legal Malpractice and Medical Malpractice
J. Eric Rottinghaus
25 Town Center Boulevard
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
J. Eric Rottinghaus maintains a diversified legal practice that includes Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Family Law, Juvenile Law, Business Law, Education and School Law, Real Estate, Construction Law, and Insurance Defense. Eric is a lifelong Northern Kentucky resident. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Xavier University in 1998, and earned a Juris Doctor from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2001. Clients include individuals, families, and small businesses. Eric's practice exists to meet the personal, family, and business needs of his clients. Eric provides...
Michael Gartland
(859) 231-5800 200 North Upper Street
Lexingfton, KY 40507
Appeals, Bankruptcy, Business and Collections
Paul Joseph Dickman
Kenton County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
(859) 491-7999 19 W 11th St
Covington, KY 41011
Free ConsultationAppeals, Animal, Business and Civil Rights
When real challenges present themselves, you need to have experienced counsel to help guide your decisions and to help you protect yourself. Having that kind of guidance and representation can help give you peace of mind that whatever conflict or legal challenge you are faced with that you will be able to face it effectively. Experienced Personal Injury Representation One of the most challenging events that can occur in someone's life is to suffer a serious personal injury. When the accident or other event that caused your injury was caused by another, you need to have the experienced representation of an attorney...
Jerome P. Prather
(859) 254-9351 141 N Broadway
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Coming from a long line of small-town attorneys, Jay has always devoted his practice to representing clients who have been badly hurt or killed, or suffered other injuries at the hands of others. Jay has experience in both jury trials and appellate practice, in various practice areas including medical malpractice, birth injuries, trucking accidents, and defective products. His philosophy is that every client should be fully prepared for trial, with the hope of achieving a satisfactory result for his clients short of the courtroom. Jay is rated AV-Preeminent® by the Martindale-Hubbell* peer review. He is a governor of the...
Noah R. Friend
Fayette County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 12 years experience
(859) 455-9482 465 East High St
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy, Civil Rights and Consumer
Noah Friend has spent most of his life in Pikeville, Kentucky, and graduated from Pikeville High School. He attended the University of Kentucky for his undergraduate education, where he majored in History. He then attended law school at the University of Kentucky, and graduated in the top 25 of his class. After completing law school, he spent over three years working for the United States Magistrate Judge in Ashland and Pikeville. Mr. Friend opened a solo practice in January, 2011, focusing on bankruptcy and consumer rights issues, as well as issues involving constitutional law. In 2012, he partnered with Christopher Hunt to form Friend...
Liz Darling Edmondson
Fayette County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney
(859) 379-5529 201 West Short Street, Suite 310
Appeals, Energy and Environmental
Penny Warren
(859) 233-2625 101 Barr St
Fayette County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
(859) 233-2680 100 E Vine St
Joy Moore
Boone County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
(859) 334-4870 6025 Rogers Ln
Burlington, KY 41005
Lewis Paisley
(859) 229-2214 936 Turkey Foot Rd
Appeals, Business and Criminal
Monique Duparc Winther
(502) 573-7920 328 Ridgeway Rd
Kathryn Baird Kendrick
Appeals and Business
(859) 226-5288 133 W Short St
Kevin Henry
(859) 255-8581 333 W Vine St
Appeals, Bankruptcy, Business and Civil Rights
Elizabeth Woodford
Anna Stewart Whites
Franklin County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney
(502) 325-6860 2374 Switzer Rd
Dace Lubans-Otto
(859) 525-1900 812 St James Ave
Melanie Marrs
Appeals, Family, Insurance Defense and Medical Malpractice
Barbara Edelman
Susan Stokley Clary
(502) 564-4176 156 Cherokee Park
Michael Louis Harned
(502) 696-5342 729 Winter Hill Ln
Michael Joseph Cox
Appeals, Business, Criminal and DUI
Brian Baugh
Appeals, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Brendan Joseph McLeod
Jefferson County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 17 years experience
(502) 386-1414 1801 Huckleberry Lane
Prospect, KY 40059
Free ConsultationAppeals, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
University of Pittsburgh School of Law and University of Louisville
Louisville Criminal Defense Attorney Brendan McLeod is available to represent you. Also, Brendan McLeod is an Oldham County Criminal Defense Attorney, too. Mr. McLeod lives and practices in Oldham County. Currently, the majority of his practice is in Louisville, or Jefferson County. A straight shooting criminal attorney who has the background and experience to get what you want or get it at trial. And Win! He is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, trained and entered into a USAF Combat Weather Unit, supporting the Army 20th Special Forces.
Being an attorney...
Zachary A. Horn
Franklin County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 8 years experience
(502) 223-1200 300 Whitaker Bank Building
Zachary is a Member in the law office of Kirkland, Cain & Horn, PLLC, where he practices in the areas of civil litigation, business law, banking, creditors' rights, and bankruptcy. Zachary is a graduate of Transylvania University, where he graduated with honors, and of the University of Kentucky College of Law, where he served on both the Moot Court Board and Bankruptcy Moot Court Board.
Zachary has extensive experience representing businesses and financial institutions both in-house and in private practice. Zachary represents individuals and businesses throughout the state in civil litigation, general business matters, foreclosure and security enforcement actions, and...
Brent Cox
(859) 258-2269 709 Millpond Road
Free ConsultationFayette County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 11 years experience
Appeals, Criminal, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
Brent has been practicing law since 2008 when he became a judicial law clerk/staff attorney to the Hon. Jeffrey T. Burdette, Chief Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit, and Chief Regional Circuit Judge, Cumberland Region. As a law clerk/staff attorney, Brent worked on matters ranging from death penalty cases to will contests, business litigation, and property claims. Brent received his B.A. in English from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. from the Ohio Northern University College of Law. During law school, Brent became a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the American Constitution Society. He...
Christopher H. Morris
(866) 583-9701 231 Breckenridge Lane
Appeals, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
I am a partner at Hargadon, Lenihan & Herrington- the oldest personal injury firm in Louisville. Since I began practicing in Louisville, I catered to the under-represented Hispanic/Latino population.
I have represented clients in medical malpractice, product liability, wrongful death, construction, and premises liability actions. I also represent clients, and the seriously injured, trucking, motorcycle and automobile collision cases.
(502) 625-5000 130 St Matthews Ave
Free ConsultationAppeals, Consumer, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law
Zachary L. Taylor is a founding partner at Taylor Couch, PLLC. Zach grew up near Minneapolis where he attended college at the University of Minnesota. After his undergraduate studies, Zach pursued the study of law at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, where he was a member of Law Review and Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Zach is a six-time recipient of the Super Lawyers ‘Rising Star’ award. Besides being an award-winning attorney, Zach is a devoted husband and father, and enjoys spending his free time fielding questions from his four-year old daughter.
Joshua Farley
(502) 753-1600 9300 Shelbyville Rd
Free ConsultationAppeals, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Joshua D Farley is an attorney at Bubalo Law, PLC. He was born and raised in Kentucky, which means he is just as comfortable in a courtroom with a suit, as he is on the back porch with a bourbon. Josh attended Vanderbilt University and the University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law, graduating in 2006. Since law school he has become a distinguished and preeminent litigator, representing clients throughout the Commonwealth. He has years of experience practicing appellate law, business and contracts law, criminal defense, and personal injury law. Josh spent five and a...
Stephen C. Emery
Oldham County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 20 years experience
(502) 565-4440 105 North First Street
La Grange, KY 40031
Appeals, DUI, Divorce and Family
I represent clients in the areas of DUI defense, family law, criminal defense, tort and contract claims, personal injury claims, administrative law, municipal corporation law, open records and open meetings law, and appellate representation. I am a graduate of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law. I served as a law clerk and staff attorney for the Kentucky Court of Appeals for Judge Sara W. Combs and Judge Joseph R. Huddleston. I am licensed to practice in all state courts in Kentucky, the U. S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky and the Southern...
Jeffrey Ray Prather
Franklin County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 17 years experience
(502) 696-5337 1024 Capital Center Drive
Jeff began his legal career as a public defender in 2002. In his first felony trial, he earned an acquittal for his client. In 2005, He began representing the Commonwealth of Kentucky as an Assistant Attorney General. For the next ten years, Jeff was a special prosecutor and he tried cases throughout Kentucky. During that time, he was also appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney to assist with federal cyber-crimes prosecutions. As an appellate attorney, Jeff has briefed cases for the Kentucky Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, argued before the Court of Appeals, and handled habeas...
Krsna Tibbs
Jefferson County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney
(502) 874-4877 401 W. Main Street Suite 1710
BB & T Building
Louisville , KY 40202
Appeals, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Brandeis School of Law
Melinda Ann Murphy
Madison County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 29 years experience
(859) 625-0400 200 E. Main Street
Free ConsultationAppeals, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
E. Brian Davis
(502) 568-1337 101 North Seventh Street
The Normandy Building
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy and Criminal
Bart Loveman Greenwald
Jefferson County, KY Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 25 years experience
(502) 614-6974 9750 Ormsby Station Road
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
A Louisville native, Bart is a seasoned litigator who transferred a successful commercial litigation practice at an AM Law 200 firm to become a founding Member of Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald PLLC.
Bart’s experience focuses on counseling local, national and international corporations in actions involving breach of contract, fraud, negligence, the UCC, defamation and sales disputes (from both plaintiff and defense perspectives). His experience also includes complex arbitration and mediation matters, having served as counsel for Fortune 500 companies as well as local small and medium-size businesses.
Bart is the head of the DGEG litigation practice and served as Vice Chair of...
Jason Apollo Hart
Franklin County, KY Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 11 years experience
(502) 395-3665 101 Saint Clair Street
1st Fl.
Apollo Law, PLLC is a law office located in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky, owned and operated by Jason Apollo Hart, an experienced and dependable criminal defense attorney and personal injury lawyer. He has a passion for the fair representation of all Kentuckians and is a staunch defender of the peoples’ legal rights.
On December 12, 1981, Jason Hart and his twin brother were born in Dayton, Ohio. In the 1995, he and his family moved to Olympia, Kentucky, where Jason attended Bath County High School. Jason’s mother worked as a paralegal at a local law firm in Morehead, Kentucky and raised Jason,...
Linda Roberts Horsman
(502) 564-8006 Department of Public Advocacy
5 Mill Creek Park
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By Diego, March 7, 2006 in JOHN WILLIAMS
Location:Mexico City
This is my first post although I've reading this forum since pretty much the beginning (back when one could download unreleased Episode I music from videogames and the Temple of doom soundtrack)
Anyway, I was wondering if some of you could give your opinion about Far and away, and how it compares to other scores I may have heard, is it similar to some other JW work? I haven't heard a single track since there are none in 40 years of music CDs
I ask this, because I live in Mexico and it's not easy to find scores, for example, lately I've been getting interested in some non-JW scores and I've been looking for Willow. the Mummy, Rocketer, poltergeist and some others with no luck. However I've seen Far and Away many times and I'm wondering if I should pick it up before it's gone.
Thanks to everyone, and like I said I'm from Mexico and while I think my english is ok please forgive any mistakes.
Indiana_Fett 0
Do it now. You will not be disappointed. Unless you hate the Irish...
BurgaFlippinMan 7
Aarrgh.. Far and Away is one score I would just GRAB without even looking at the price if I ever see one here. Its one of JW's best IMO
Blumenkohl 950
John Williams's Shrink
Location:Ergonomic Shrink Chair
Easily one of William's top 5.
Pick it up NOW!
Ray Barnsbury 5
Location:Michigan, United States of America
Indeed, it's in my top two or three Williams scores. Big, bold, orchestral, thematic, moving, and just a great overall journey from start to finish. Get it while you can!
Ray Barnsbury
Salacius 7
Go for it man,
It'sa great score!
Greg1138 2
Down Once More...
Location:Gloucester, UK
It's as dull as dishwater......
.......but that's just my opinion and not many here seem to share it! So go for it - but keep the receipt just in case!
Oh - and your English is excellent.
beerchug
Romão 1006
Benfiquista
Location:Espinho, Portugal
It is better than Willow or the Mummy, so don't hesitate to pick it up.
Alexcremers 1837
It's fun but it's not a classic.
Mr. Breathmask 429
I'm just here for the comments
Location:Vlijmen, The Netherlands
If you can find it, get it. It's great.
Stefancos 10084
Of JWFan
Location:Hoorn, The Netherlands, Europe, Planet Earth
While not as classic as the very bext of Williams scores, this is still an outstanding effort.
futuremartymcfly 0
Location:Miami, Florida
if you can enjoy the Irish music, then this is definitely a must have album. IMO, its almost, if not as good, as Hook.
The Land Race and Blowing Off Steam are worth the price of admission.
My favorite cue must be Fighting For Dough.
I love the way it starts out with just The Chieftains and the orchestra gradually builds into it.
King Mark 2207
Supreme Priestmaster of JWfan
Location:The Ethereal Plain of Shadows
I would say some cues are classic Williams,but I don't really listen to this score much for whatever reason.
Ollie 676
Location:Deep in the heart o Texas
Vintage Williams in my opinion
Thanks to everyone who replied.
After mostly positive comments I went ahead and picked it up, perfect timing too as it was on sale and it was only 79 pesos which is roughly 8 dollars, great deal I think (the only cheaper scores I've bought were Angela's Ashes and Sleepy Hollow for about 5 bucks)
Anyway I'll probably listen to it tonight, for some reason I prefer to listen to Williams music at night with headphones, specially the first listen, I don't know why.
Sounds like a deal. Let us know what you think (oh, and welcome to the board)!
Best Tracks: The Fighting Donnelys, Blowing off Steam, Fighting For Dough, Joseph's Dream, Oklahoma Territory, The Land Race, and End Credits.
Thanks! It's really a great message board
Anyway, I can't say much based on a first listen, but it does sound very good. Fighting for Dough and Blowing off steam are great tracks. It's amazing how Williams can write pretty much any kind of music (irish in this case) and for any instrument.
It's not really Irish.
It's orchestral music with some Irish-like embellishments.
Morlock 8
Location:Jerusalem, Israel
The second and third times I agree with Steef today.
The score is big, loud, and overblown at nearly every point, matching the film's lack of subtlety, but it makes for a marvelous album.
Actually some of the quieter cues are the reason this score isn't a TRUE classic.
I have to agree, i usually only listen to the louder tracks such as the cheiftains sections, land race, settling with steven, and end credits, but i usually skip over the quiter tracks, i.e burning the mansion.
TimeAfterTime 0
Location:New York, New York
I quite like some of the more quiet tracks.
It's interesting, I also almost never listen or get very deep into the tracks "Burning the Manor House," "Am I Beautiful?" or "Inside the Mansion." But still, the rest of the album more than makes up for those very few lacking bits.
orrakul 0
Location:Toronto
I love the "Far and Away" score - what do you guys think of the 2nd CD of additional tracks (that I hear is floating around)?
It's a very good source for making a expanded 2 CD version of the score.
I don't ever play the Vol 2 CD on it's own though.
There's really not much to Vol II.
Although it's interesting to see how the End Credits are broken down into seperate cues with a few words from Williams to the orchestra.
fommes 84
Location:Belgium
I've got some questions about FAR AND AWAY in concert, and I'm hoping Miguel can chime in
- is it always the same concert suite?
- has JW arranged it - altered something - or is it just some OST parts strung together?
- has it been released on CD somewhere? I couldn't find anything right away.
Location:Oslo, Norway
Funny this should be ressurected now, as I'm currently playing this for the first time in many months. It's a good one, vibrant and colourful -- Williams in my favourite period of his.
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The score is always better then I remember it was. But it's lacking something. Maybe a great love theme. The quiet romantic passages are not very interesting IMO, so all you remember is the bombast.
MSM 47
Location:The Netherlands
You can't do wrong with this album. It's Williams from his best period (1987-1996), there's is action music, patriottic music, irish music, romance. Even the quiet cues are chillingly beautiful (Inside The Mansion, anyone?)
indy4 151
Fommes, I can't answer all your questions, but have you heard the concert version on John Williams: Greatest Hits? The "Far and Away Theme" contains lots of new music. I highly recommend it (the album also contains great concert versions from Empire of the Sun, Hook, "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra," "Parade of Slave Children") .
The score is great, one of my favorite by JW. "Land Race" is one of JW's greatest action cues.
Thanks - I don't have that particular album, but I do have the Cinema Serenade album which I think it's taken from? It's solo with violin though - I was asking about the regular concert suite played in concerts around the world. I agree by the way - phenomenal piece that one!
Oh, okay. I don't have the Cinema Serenade album, but it is an extended violin solo so it's probably the same.
Incanus 5057
The One True John Williams Believer, Keeper of the Faith
Location:Finland the fierce land of polar bears and penguins
The concert suite, Suite from Far and Away, (I heard it live back in 2007) contains according to the programme these pieces:
County Galway, June 1892
The Fighting Donnelly's
Joseph and Shannon
Blowing Off Steam
-Williams has created at least two different concert suites, this one and the one for solo violin and orchestra heard on the Cinema Serenade album. The first one is about 8 minutes in length, the other 5½ minutes.
-All of the material on the above mentioned concert suite can be found on the OST as far as I can remember. Apart from the County Galway opening which lasts about a minute the music follows quite closely to the End Credits arrangement found on the OST.
-As far as I know the 8 minute suite has not been released on CD. Silva Screen has released the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra's performance of the End Credits though, typically the same performance appearing on their numerous compilation albums.
Cheers, Incanus!
Sandor 299
Member since 1999..!
I think the first track on the CD, County Galway, June 1892, is simply one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard.
Yes. It has an immense lyrical and powerful quality to it.
Evocative is the word. Such a beautiful track.
Powerful or thrilling are the right words for me. I was obsessed with this track when I was 15.
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 5016
Party Man
Location:Gotham City. Always brings a smile to my face.
When Tom Cruise gets off the train. That'd be Joseph's Dream.
:up:
Brónach 367
I sort of "discovered" this score a few days ago and I love it.
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A Nevada teaching assistant abused several special needs students. She didn't get any jail time
By: Darcy Spears
LAS VEGAS — The sounds of silence accompany a studious homework atmosphere for Javis and his family. But at school, the silence of staff members masked something sinister for the 8-year-old special needs student.
"My teacher," he said. "She'd be getting mad at us. And then she would try to smack us."
Javis mumbles and talks into his fist as he recounts the pain he endured in third grade at the hands of the woman he knew as Ms. Joy, a special programs teaching assistant who'd worked at his school for three years.
"When she be with us at lunch, she pushed me down to the floor," he said.
Hard to believe, but in August Lajoy Schwenke pleaded guilty to hurting Javis and two other special needs students in his class at Helen Herr Elementary in Las Vegas.
"I feel like I didn't protect my grandson in enough time. I was let down," Bridgette Baysinger said, getting emotional, "and I don't want him to feel that he can't trust the school or the people there."
A pattern of ongoing abuse
On Dec. 6, 2017, school police discovered a pattern of ongoing verbal and physical abuse by Schwenke. Officers interviewed five Helen Herr staff members who witnessed the abuse over several months.
"It was covered up," Baysinger said. "I mean the report says it all."
On various days from October through December, the police report says Schwenke was "cussing and screaming at the students" in her special needs class. On one day, she threw Javis to the ground and dragged him across the blacktop.
On another, she "threw her school work keys at Javis as he was entering the classroom" and said, "she wished she had hit him" and would have "if she had been faster."
She reportedly threatened all her students that "if they came up on her they would receive an elbow in the face." And she told another staff member not to leave the students with her "because she will choke them out."
"No one had said or done anything," Baysinger said.
Not until the day police were finally called when Schwenke "hit Javis over the head with a book" and later grabbed him "causing him to fall to the ground and hit his head on a wet floor sign" in the cafeteria. School surveillance cameras captured the incident. The district refused to release the video to KTNV.
"It was no way that it could be hid anymore," Baysinger said.
That morning when Schwenke went to work, she's quoted by others as saying, "Today looks like a good day to lose my job."
"And she went and harmed not one, two, three students," Baysinger said.
This also includes Rosalyne Smith's son.
"I'm hurting inside because I'm like, why didn't you tell me that these things were happening?" Smith said.
Like Javis, her son kept silent about the teaching assistant's abuse.
"She made him feel as though he was doing something wrong," Smith said. "She basically put fear in my child as well.
Parents say the school failed to take action
Some parents believe school staff at Helen Herr had numerous opportunities to protect their children but failed to act. KTNV had to repeatedly call the principal and when we finally spoke, he refused to comment about anything.
Attorney Neal Hyman is working with two of the families.
"I think the school's got to learn from this and I think the only way a school learns from this is by incidents like this where people speak up," he said.
Schwenke pulled Smith's son "by the ear, put her hand on his face and pushed him." She also pushed a third student, causing him to "fall and/or hit his head on a concrete pole."
Schwenke did not return our multiple calls for comment. Police say she initially denied the allegations, then "began to cry" admitting some personal issues had "been taking a toll on her" and "she could feel herself getting more frustrated and needing a break."
"I have to actually give some kudos to the school police because they did a very thorough investigation and apparently took this matter very seriously," Hyman said.
No jail time for the teaching assistant
School police recommended charges of child abuse, saying a person responsible for the safety and welfare of children caused them to suffer unjustifiable pain or mental suffering.
Although the Clark County District Attorney's Office filed eight misdemeanor charges of battery and assault, Schwenke cut a deal, pleading guilty to three battery charges, one for each student. She got no jail time, a 90-day suspended sentence, some community service, anger management counseling and no contact with minor children.
"Basically it made me lose all respect for the judicial system," Smith said.
Now both families must rebuild their trust in the school system.
"He has to go to school. But I keep a close eye now that this done took place," said Baysinger, wiping a tear.
The school district wouldn't go on camera for this story, saying they're unable to discuss personnel matters.
Schwenke is no longer a CCSD employee. She resigned in May while her criminal case was pending.
Since teaching assistants are not licensed educators in Nevada, the state can't take any action. But the state is developing a corrective action plan for Helen Herr Elementary after the school failed to report the incidents to the state special education department, which they're required to do by law.
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Woman Loses Job, Builds $300K Business
Demas Says Persistence Is Key To Success
After being laid off from her job, one metro woman turned a hobby of selling Avon into a $325,000 business.KMBC's Dion Lim reported that there is a saying that two industries survive in a recession -- lipstick and liquor. Elizabeth Demas chose lipstick and it paid off.Six years ago, Demas was out of work."Six years ago, the market was flooded with Sprint employees that were laid off, including myself," Demas said.Unexpectedly, Demas traded her physics and Internet technology background in for a $10 Avon starter kit, which multiplied into a $325,000 business."I'm making more money than I ever made at Sprint. I've gone on trips and have the flexibility to have a family," Demas said.Demas is now one of the top five Avon representatives in the country, and the No. 1 seller in Kansas.But Demas' path to success started on a sidewalk."I knocked on thousands of doors, block by block, and kept track of everyone I had gone to and whose name I had gotten," Demas said.Demas said it seemed that despite many doors being shut, one would open."Persistence describes who I am," Demas said.Demas said she learned the tricks of the trade, tips anybody can use."Sell to ladies, friends, neighbors, the gym, church," Demas said.In other words, sell to the people you know and the places you go."Anytime you're in a doctor's office room, flip through a brochure. People will ask, 'Where did you get that?' And you go, 'Why I sell it,'" Demas said.Demas said you have to let the product sell itself, utilize the Web and remember that attitude is everything."If you approach it like a hobby, you might have mixed results. If you approach it like a business, you're more likely to be successful," Demas said.Demas has her own store. But alongside the multitude of Avon awards stands a $10 Avon starter kit as a reminder of what she has accomplished.On The Internet: If you want to get involved in selling Avon or learning more about Demas, visit her Web site.
After being laid off from her job, one metro woman turned a hobby of selling Avon into a $325,000 business.
KMBC's Dion Lim reported that there is a saying that two industries survive in a recession -- lipstick and liquor. Elizabeth Demas chose lipstick and it paid off.
Six years ago, Demas was out of work.
"Six years ago, the market was flooded with Sprint employees that were laid off, including myself," Demas said.
Unexpectedly, Demas traded her physics and Internet technology background in for a $10 Avon starter kit, which multiplied into a $325,000 business.
"I'm making more money than I ever made at Sprint. I've gone on trips and have the flexibility to have a family," Demas said.
Demas is now one of the top five Avon representatives in the country, and the No. 1 seller in Kansas.
But Demas' path to success started on a sidewalk.
"I knocked on thousands of doors, block by block, and kept track of everyone I had gone to and whose name I had gotten," Demas said.
Demas said it seemed that despite many doors being shut, one would open.
"Persistence describes who I am," Demas said.
Demas said she learned the tricks of the trade, tips anybody can use.
"Sell to ladies, friends, neighbors, the gym, church," Demas said.
In other words, sell to the people you know and the places you go.
"Anytime you're in a doctor's office room, flip through a brochure. People will ask, 'Where did you get that?' And you go, 'Why I sell it,'" Demas said.
Demas said you have to let the product sell itself, utilize the Web and remember that attitude is everything.
"If you approach it like a hobby, you might have mixed results. If you approach it like a business, you're more likely to be successful," Demas said.
Demas has her own store. But alongside the multitude of Avon awards stands a $10 Avon starter kit as a reminder of what she has accomplished.
On The Internet: If you want to get involved in selling Avon or learning more about Demas, visit her Web site.
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Reliable infrastructure is of fundamental importance in an enterprise. However, with the continuing migration of data, applications and services to the cloud, there is an ever increasing workload for that infrastructure to handle. The surge in demand from users - with more devices in more locations than ever before - adds to the challenge. In addition, the skills and knowledge needed to manage a network are also increasing at an exponential rate.
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Responding to problems - and keeping up to date - can be challenging to manage with only in-house resources. Continual investments in skills have to be made, but these must be balanced against the potential risks of reduced productivity or inadequate protection.
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Seeking Nominations for Preservation Awards
American Hall Building, 59 Market Street, Attica, NY – recipient of 2017 Award of Merit
What do a former dental dispensary, a beach bathhouse, two family estates in Geneseo, a lumber company, and a carpenter-contractor have in common?…
All were recipients of Preservation Awards from the Landmark Society of Western New York in 2017!
Each year, in the fall, the Landmark Society presents several awards to projects, people and organizations who, through their dedication and hard work, have helped to promote historic preservation in our nine-county area. With the start of a new year, the Landmark Society’s Awards Committee is seeking recommendations for its 2018 Preservation Awards. Award suggestions are welcome from Monroe, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates counties.
Click HERE for a list of the award categories, along with descriptions and criteria for each award. If you know anyone deserving of any of these awards, please email your suggestions to Cynthia Howk at chowk@landmark.layer8group.com by Tuesday, May 1, 2018. The Awards Committee will begin reviewing submissions at its May meeting.
Ted Robertson / Kirkwall Construction, carpenter-contractor – recipient of 2017 Craftsman Award
If you have any questions, please contact Cynthia by email or phone, 585-546-7029, ext. 24.
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Neighborhood Football to End for 3 at USD
By JIM LINDGREN
SAN DIEGO —
College football coaches will go to great lengths and far-away places to land high school recruits. But Brian Fogarty, the University of San Diego coach, needed only to walk across the street to get three key players from University of San Diego High School.
On Friday nights, he would watch them through his office window as USDHS played its home games at USD’s Torero Stadium.
The three--Virgil Enriquez, David Nottoli and Ken Zampese--are now seniors. This afternoon at 1:30, they will be playing their final home game when the Toreros (4-3) face UC Santa Barbara (4-4) in their homecoming.
“They’ve all been real big contributors to our team,” Fogarty said. “When they came in, our program was struggling. Now we are a legitimate Division III football team. They, along with all (13) seniors, have really contributed to our progress.
“Virgil and Ken have started for us since their sophomore years. And Dave, since his return (from preseason knee surgery), has been one of our most productive players.”
Enriquez, a tailback, Nottoli, a tight end, and Zampese, a receiver, have been good friends since high school. Nottoli and Zampese go back to their grade school years at St. Therese in Del Cerro. Enriquez attended Holy Family in Linda Vista.
They all came to USD with another USDHS graduate, Anthony Crivello, and the Dons’ coach, Dan Ritter, who became a line coach. Crivello didn’t stick, and Ritter has since moved on to Indiana State, where he is the defensive coordinator. But the other three have made an impact at USD.
All are business administration majors with grade-point averages hovering around 3.0. Nottoli will graduate in December, Enriquez and Zampese in May.
Enriquez is USD’s second-leading rusher with 236 yards and has 7 receptions for 61 yards. He has scored 2 touchdowns and provides some speed to offset the power running of fullback Todd Jackson (496 yards).
Zampese--son of Ernie Zampese, the former Charger offensive coordinator now with the Rams--is the second-leading receiver with 8 catches for 81 yards. He also returns punts and kicks and runs the ball in the Toreros’ wing-T offense.
Nottoli (6-feet 2-inches, 225 pounds) has 5 catches for 145 yards and 2 touchdowns, including a 69-yarder last week in USD’s 31-21 victory over La Verne. Fogarty likes the combination of his size and speed.
“He’s an excellent blocker, and he gives us a deep threat down the middle,” Fogarty said.
Fogarty will need all the weapons he can muster today. UCSB is big and physical, and while it is a Division III team, USD is its only Division III opponent.
UCSB also will be looking for revenge. The Toreros defeated them, 7-0, last year in Isla Vista on a rainy day when quarterback Brendan Murphy scored on an option keeper in the first quarter.
Llamas and ostriches were taken from an exotic meat farm. Was it theft or rescue?
Before sunrise one day in December, thieves sneaked into Anshu Pathak’s exotic meat farm in Riverside County and pulled off a singular heist.
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Over half of in-house lawyer employers have team of one
New Zealand organisations which employ lawyers are most likely to have a single lawyer on their staff.
At 1 June 2016 New Zealand's 2678 in-house lawyers could be found in 595 separate organisations, with 336 (56.5%) employing just one lawyer. Businesses were most likely to have an in-house team of one, with a single lawyer in 296 of the 439 businesses employing lawyers (67.4%).
The government and government-related organisations was the biggest employer of in-house lawyers, employing 55.0% of New Zealand-based in-house lawyers. Government legal teams, however, were larger with just 20.2% of government organisations which employed lawyers having a single lawyer.
There were 21 separate organisations which employed more than 21 lawyers – just 3.5% of in-house lawyer employers, but with 44.2% of all in-house lawyers working in them.
Employers of in-house lawyers, 1 June 2016
Sector Female Male Total Organisations
Business/corporate 623 398 1021 439
- Proportion of Total 38% 38% 38% 74%
Government 895 579 1474 104
Local government 70 37 107 31
- Proportion of Total 4% 4% 4% 5%
Unions, associations 50 26 76 21
Total 1638 1040 2678 595
Organisations employing in-house lawyers by number of lawyers
Sector 1 2-5 6-10 11-20 21+ Total
Business/corporate 296 116 10 11 6 439
67% 26% 2% 3% 1% 100%
Government 21 32 21 16 14 104
20% 31% 20% 15% 13% 100%
Local government 14 14 1 1 1 31
Unions, associations 4 13 2 1 0 21
19% 62% 10% 5% 0% 100%
Total 336 175 34 29 21 595
Number of lawyers working with organisations by size of lawyer team
Business/corporate 296 326 72 153 174 1021
29% 32% 7% 15% 17% 100%
Government 21 103 156 229 965 1474
1% 7% 11% 16% 65% 100%
Local government 14 30 6 12 45 107
Unions, associations 5 40 17 14 0 76
7% 53% 22% 18% 0% 100%
Total 336 499 251 408 1184 2678
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Police suspect arson in Newmanstown fire
Investigators believe a Millcreek Township house fire late Sunday was intentionally set, state police at Lickdale said Monday.
Police suspect arson in Newmanstown fire Investigators believe a Millcreek Township house fire late Sunday was intentionally set, state police at Lickdale said Monday. Check out this story on ldnews.com: https://ldne.ws/1SmGOaE
Merriell Moyer and Les Stewart, Lebanon Daily News Published 7:10 a.m. ET April 18, 2016 | Updated 9:52 a.m. ET April 19, 2016
PHOTOS: Fire in Millcreek Township fire under investigation
According to an official on the scene firefighters had the fire at 25 S Parish Street in Newmanstown under control within a half hour of arriving. Several fire departments were dispatched at 9:24 p.m. Sunday, April 17, to the Millcreek Township residence that was reported to be filled with smoke. Michael K. Dakota, Lebanon Daily
Law enforcement at the scene of a fire located at 25 S Parish Street in Newmanstown, Sunday, April 17, began an investigation almost immediately after the fire department extinguised the fire. Both the Lebanon County Fire Marshall and the State Police Fire Marshall were at the residence. One man was escorted away from the fire in handcuffs. Michael K. Dakota, Lebanon Daily
Law enforcement at the scene of a fire located at 25 S Parish Street in Newmanstown, Sunday, April 17, began an investigation almost immediately after the fire department extinguised the fire. Both the Lebanon County Fire Marshall and the State Police Fire Marshall were at the residence. One man was escorted away from the fire in handcuffs. A State Police officer looks through outbuildings on the property. Michael K. Dakota, Lebanon Daily
Law enforcement officers are investigating a fire at 25 Ss Parish St. in Newmanstown, Sunday, April 17. Both the Lebanon County Fire Marshal and the State Police Fire Marshal were at the residence. A man, handcuffed at the scene, was treated by EMS and questioned by state police.(Photo: Michael K. Dakota, Lebanon Daily News)Buy Photo
The fire at 25 S. Parish St. in Newmanstown caused "a significant amount" of fire and smoke damage, state police said. A damage estimate to the home and its contents is unknown, state police said Monday afternoon.
A preliminary investigation by a state police fire marshal and Lebanon County fire marshals indicate the blaze was intentionally started, state police said. State police said the arson investigation is ongoing.
No arrests had been made as of Monday afternoon, police said, although at least one person was detained in handcuffs while firefighters and investigators were on the scene.
Firefighters were dispatched to the home, owned by Jason R. Bender, 32, Newmanstown, at 9:24 p.m.
There were no injuries resulting from the fire, according to Newmanstown Fire Chief Gary Shollenberger.
The initial fire call was for a fire involving flames and a lot of smoke, so Shollenberger called for a second alarm to get more emergency crews on scene, he said.
“When I arrived on scene I didn’t see any flames, but it was pushing smoke,” Shollenberger, whose engine was first on the scene, said. “They found the fire in the rear right corner of the house, and knocked it down pretty quickly.”
The second alarm was not needed since the fire was brought under control within a half hour, according to Shollenberger.
“As for damage, it is probably going to be a total loss,” Shollenberger said. “There is smoke damage throughout the whole place.”
Shollenberger said he was told the man in handcuffs purchased the place for about $50,000, and reiterated that he thought the house was going to be a complete loss.
“As far as I know, no one else was in the house other than him,” he said. “We know there was one person who was living with him occasionally, but I don’t think he was home at the time.”
Four state police troopers, a state police fire marshal and county fire marshals, with the aid of Shollenberger and the crew of Newmanstown Fire Co. Engine 34, conducted an investigation for several hours after the fire was extinguished.
Fire crews from Keystone, Goodwill and Richland responded to the fire along with Shollenberger’s Newmanstown crew. Newmanstown and Myerstown EMS units also responded to the scene.
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Fake News did not only brainwash the public with their altered version of politics and philosophy, but they also lied about history. One of their favorites was Ancient Egypt, with its pharaohs and pyramids, which they always portrayed most cheerfully. Although this paved the way for some tourism, even it could not bring Egypt out of its poverty. Generations of people have grown up reading the media’s account of those great pyramids, built by heroic and amazing pharaohs.
Except they were not heroic.
Pharaohs enslaved millions to build giant tombs that tourists ogle at today. Wearing Reparations for Slavery T-shirts, American holidaymakers buy kitschy pyramid key-rings and bronze sphinx paperweights to celebrate Egypt’s slave trade. Few think there is anything wrong with this, since Fake News give it their blessing, as does Hollywood. Tour operators, afraid that people might see the hypocrisy, have started touting phony history about workers being voluntary.
This fiction, that pyramid builders were well paid, well-fed, and happy, only came about recently, to temper the PC crowd who might otherwise boycott Egyptian tourism. Like Global Warming, ‘happy pyramid builders’ is an invented fable taught in colleges.
Nations make most monuments within the scope and budget of sensible governance, affordable, and within reason. Some, like pyramids, are built at the expense of the people, sacrificing healthy infrastructural development in the process. This history was always understood, and nobody argued about Egyptian slavery until snowflakes in college started to obsess about political correctness. The Left realized that if they did not do a makeover on Egyptian history, Arabs would be victims of an embargo on tourism. So they began to come up with “new theories” about how all the pyramid builders were fine and dandy, well-fed, and marvelously happy. It is just another example of Leftist history changing.
As with Popes, Pharaohs were purportedly the link between mortals and gods. They supposedly believed that being mummified in a pyramid would give them eternal life in heaven, providing they were good. In probably the world’s finest example of egomaniacal self-indulgent power-tripping, these tyrants forced hundreds of thousands to die, building gargantuan tombs for themselves. Many talented people fled Egypt to avoid this fate. Over time the vast expense and brain-drain bankrupted the country, which has been poor ever since.
Pharaohs escaped any punishment or castigation for their atrocities. Even today, limp-wristed historians glorify them instead, saying, “Pyramids bring tourists,” but then, so do Hitler’s concentration camps.
The Psychology of Massive Nothingness
Pharaohs’ pyramids arose between 2670 BC and 664 BC, and aside from the tourism they would draw thousands of years later, what did they gain Egypt? With all that effort and expense, though it may seem hard to believe, they were valueless.
Using them to climb, for sport, was not allowed for religious reasons, and was too dangerous because of the steep angle and the polished surface. Even today, it is illegal to do so, punishable by three years in jail. They cannot be used to store things since they are solid. Travelers could point them out as landmarks, but then again, as landmarks, they attracted thieves, interested in robbing the burial chambers’ riches. Bandits also stole the gleaming white polished limestone that initially covered the massive polyhedrons. They were giant robber magnets.
Imagine the guilt non-religious builders must have felt, knowing that the monuments were good for nothing. With all their massive weight (the great pyramid of Khufu is about 5,750,000 tons – 5,216,308,000 kg), they were useless. Some believe they were used to store grain, but this is a myth. Pyramids are solid, except for a few thin tunnels that lead to one or two claustrophobic burial chambers.
Materials and labor used for pyramids could have gone into functioning buildings, warehouses, silos, roads, walls, and forts that would benefit Egypt no end. It has to be the best example of waste ever achieved – monuments to religiously-inspired self-indulgence.
Pointless Work
There is something about the nothingness of pyramids that reminds one of the nothingburgers spun by Fake News. Pharaohs perpetuated the myth that mummification led to immortality. Similarly, Fake News hypnotized the world to believe in socialism. When you consider the population of ancient Egypt, compared to the world’s population over the last two centuries, Fake News fooled more people than the Pharaohs.
Like pyramids, Fake News amounts to naught. A considerable amount of money, labor, and effort goes into producing lies and myths, and for what? Both are black holes of human industry and innovation, swallowing up business and enterprise to leave behind a vacuum.
Perhaps this is why Fake News seems to have a love affair with pyramids; they have much in common. Here is a century-old article from The Daily Oklahoman, about immortality. It says:
All monuments and memorials are expressions of this legitimate longing. The pyramids of Pharaoh, statues in parks and other public places, and monuments in cemeteries, all make the same appeal.
The day after mans’ first landing on the moon, fifty years ago, in 1969, the Tallahassee Democrat published intellectuals’ views, including those of Lewis Mumford, writer, philosopher, and author:
“I see the moonshot as the end of a long process that began in the age of the pyramids, when the Pharaohs sought ways of meeting with their gods.
“Today’s moon rockets are the dynamic equivalent of the pyramid’s role as a medium in taking Pharaoh to his god.”
He was another silly philosopher with a childish view. There is no comparison between scientists building rockets to the moon, and religious tyrants forcing slaves to build stone monuments that do nothing. The two could not be greater opposites of each other.
For centuries we have been told by Fake News that the pyramids were excellent, beautiful, and marvelous, with nary a negative word. In fact, they are a monument to religious zealotry and tyranny, and we should spit on them for the harm they did to Egypt and its people.
The same can be said for Fake News.
Tagged college myths, Cover-up, Egyptian slavery, Fake News, pharaoh tyrants, pyramid slaves
Author: Rob Larrikin
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Woman may have been killed by her own car, say Wigan traffic police
Police are investigating the bizarre death of a woman whose own car may have killed her
Charles Graham
Published: 07:31 Updated: 07:32 Thursday 05 December 2019
Wigan traffic police say a Leigh woman may have been run over and killed by her own car.
An investigation has been launched into how the 60-year-old - who has not yet been named - came to suffer fatal injuries in an incident on Clarence Street, Leigh, on Wednesday morning.
One theory though is that she had been driving the Ford Fiesta herself before she lost control of the vehicle and fell out. The car then continued reversing before driving over her.
She was taken to hospital for treatment but she was, sadly, pronounced dead hours later.
The full circumstances surrounding the collision remain under investigation.
Sgt Andrew Page, from GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “This incident appears to have come as a result of an incredibly tragic set of circumstances and I want to extend my deepest condolences to the loved ones of the woman who passed away.
“We are working to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and are appealing to anyone who may have information that can assist us to please get in touch.”
Anybody with information should contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741, quoting incident number 1110 of 3 December 2019, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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Fishing for Complements: Zebrafish as a Model Organism
By Chelsea Toledo 2012-10-15T18:00:12Z
As a model organism, the zebrafish provides insight into the way we develop before birth and how our systems operate.
(Image: © Wikimedia Commons.)
Zebrafish are earning their stripes as a model organism, giving scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health the opportunity to watch biological processes in action and apply their findings to human health.
How Blood Vessels Form
Vertebrates have closed circulatory systems that help blood — and the oxygen it carries — be delivered to organs and tissues. By studying the molecular players behind blood vessel growth in zebrafish embryos, scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have honed in on how the systems form.
The researchers focused on mutants of SerRS, an enzyme that usually helps translate DNA into proteins and plays an essential role in vascular development. The scientists found that the SerRS mutants often deleted or hid portions of themselves, rendering them ineffective. They were able to design another mutation that released the hidden part, allowing SerRS to move to the nucleus and facilitate normal blood vessel development.
Watching zebrafish embryos grow allows scientists to understand how our blood vessels develop and how their closed structure evolved. (Image credit: National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research.)
The findings shed light on the role of SerRS in the development of closed circulatory systems — both in growing embryos and in evolutionary history.
How Mysterious Molecules Help Mold Brains and Heads
Without certain lincRNAs, this normal zebrafish embryo would have an irregularly shaped head. (Image credit: National Human Genome Research Institute)
Zebrafish are also offering insight into little-understood types of RNA and their role in brain development.
Only a small portion of RNAs carry out the instructions for making proteins. Researchers are learning that other RNAs have important jobs, too. One type, long intervening noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs), is involved in gene regulation. Little is known about how these RNAs function.
Focusing on two lincRNAs from zebrafish that have parallels in humans, researchers at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have finally begun to shed light on these RNAs. When they disrupted the RNAs’ function in zebrafish embryos, the scientists observed visible effects on the animals’ brain and head development. Inserting normal versions from human cells restored normal growth. This finding suggests that the human lincRNAs may have the same function, and it opens the door to studying other lincRNAs.
Copper-free click chemistry allowed researchers to illuminate glycans inside the jaw of this zebrafish embryo. (Image credit: Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
How Sugars Shape Embryonic Growth
Scientists have learned that glycans — or sugar molecules on the surface of cells — play key roles in a variety of important reactions in the body, especially during embryonic development. However, researchers’ knowledge of glycan activity has been limited by the fact that they’re difficult to view in action, even in a transparent zebrafish embryo.
One issue is that click chemistry — a widely used technique that allows researchers to label and image molecules by attaching florescent molecules to them as tags — employs copper, which can be toxic to live cells and restricts click chemistry to test-tube experiments.
Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have modified the original technique to make click chemistry possible in living organisms, with zebrafish being the first. They have developed a slower, copper-free version as well as a copper-based one that uses a ligand to mask the metal’s toxicity but not its ability to speed up the click chemistry reaction.
Being able to tag glycans in zebrafish embryos allows researchers to gain insight into the important roles the sugar molecules play in early development.
How Wounds Heal and Tumors Grow
Zebrafish remain see-through and stripe-less for the first few weeks after hatching, so their larval forms are also useful in research. For instance, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have used the larvae to observe the immune response, particularly when white blood cells are drawn to the site of an injury or infection.
Transparent zebrafish larvae allow scientists to observe processes in the body. (Image credit: National Human Genome Research Institute)
Wounds and tumors generate high levels of hydrogen peroxide, which signal certain types of white blood cells to travel to the area and trigger inflammation. While this response can be helpful for infections, it can sometimes prolong wound healing and make tumors grow more.
To better understand these outcomes, the scientists monitored white blood cells called neutrophils as they moved toward wounds in zebrafish tails. They determined that the release of hydrogen peroxide modified a protein called Lyn, which then guided neutrophils down a specific path to the wound. By blocking Lyn, they might be able to control immune cells so they go to the site of infection, not a wound or tumor.
Zebrafish: A Key to Understanding Human Development Video
Also in this series:
Living Laboratories: How Model Organisms Advance Science
Why Sugars May Be the Body’s Superstars
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Think big, not small - thoughts on Quebec's charter of values
If there is a season or time of the year for thinking, it has to be November.
University students have exams looming and they have to be thinking. Remembrance Day is this coming Monday, and that invariably gets me thinking.
This morning I set out for the office on my Vespa. I had to think about that quite carefully. The exquisite calculus of low temperatures and the probability of icy precipitation is more art than science.
The year is ending and my work requires me to be thinking, mostly about compliance filings and satisfying the myriad requirements of securities regulators and investors. Christmas is also on the horizon. I need to think about gifts, holiday plans, and Susan's birthday.
Some thoughts are somber however.
Remembrance day brings my grandfather to mind. He was a World War I veteran. I only knew him through my grandmother's voice and her eyes, how tenderly and reverently she spoke of him. Those are thoughts of loss, of pain. You get to a point when you seem to know more people who have left this good earth than those who walk it still. There are people in my iPhone address book who have left us. Telephone numbers that only evoke memories, that either lead elsewhere, or nowhere, but that used to lead to the well known tones of peoples' voices. I can hear them now. "Hello!" That simple word with the many lilts and intonations. My mom, my grandmother, my mother in law, father in law, aunts, uncles, colleagues, acquaintances, neighbors, mentors.
When it comes to thinking, bigger is better than smaller. Higher, is better than lower. Anything that gets us to think, really think, is better than the alternative. Life presents many opportunities to resist thought. It takes guts to think. Thinking leads us to the boundaries of our knowledge. To where the fear of the unknown lurks in the shadows.
There are those, intellectually speaking, who prefer the comfort of the known. The small circle of friends and family, the familial and familiar. People who prefer simple explanations. Sometimes, perhaps often, the comfort of simple explanations and familiar surroundings can best be found by walling out aspects of life, aspects of our humanity, that challenge the simplicity and comfort of our smaller, simpler lives.
I find that many people who succumb to the temptation to live simple, neat and tidy lives, in the midst of simple, neat and tidy surroundings, are small-minded. They think simple low thoughts. Often they get their comfort at best by exclusion, at worst by oppression. This is how ghettos happen. These are the headwaters of xenophobia, prejudice, biggotry, and racism.
This thinking season, there are stark choices facing those of us who live here, in the Province of Quebec.
A bill has been tabled in our legislature. We like numbers here. We especially like numbers when as a society we embark upon the politics of exclusion and oppression. It's simpler, more comfortable, and invites less thought, when we use a number instead of a name. Bill 22, Bill 101, Bill 60, now what's not to like? It's certainly much better for the mover of low-brow, simple thoughts, to give the thing a number than to call it by its rightful name, like The Suppression of Other Cultures Act (Quebec). It's easier to pretend you aren't a bigot when you promote Bill 60. Isn't it? To encourage people to use the number, you give the draft legislation a name that no one can manage in a single breath, much less commit to memory: Charte affirmant les valeurs de laïcité et de neutralité religieuse de l’État ainsi que d’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes et encadrant les demandes d’accommodement. It even has the words égalité and charte - "equality" and "charter". How bad can it be?
What better way to protect our culture, to make it shine brightly, than moving other cultures, different from ours, out of the light, into the shadows, towards darkness, and out of sight. We can stand tall if we march onto the bowed backs of our minority neighbors, can't we?
Bill 60 is the latest and most odious example of institutional, government-sanctioned biggotry. It's state of the art exclusionary politics of the worst kind. It's the heavy leaden hand of the state, preparing to take a hefty swing at the usual suspects, all in the name of the mother culture.
To protect our culture we must take deadly aim at the virus that threatens us. Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs. Unless they hide their identities, mask their differences, become white like us, we will drum them out of public office, herd them out of public service, banish them from our government offices, schools, hospitals, municipal offices, recreation centres, remove them from our police and fire departments. Heck, we don't even want them collecting our garbage.
Torontonians are hanging their heads in shame, wringing their hands, and squirming uncomfortably in the glare of world opinion because they have a mayor who is by all accounts failing as a mayor, and failing as a human being on many levels.
I would prefer every Quebec municipality to have its very own Rob Ford if it meant that Bill 60 simply vanished.
As a Quebecker, I feel anger, and deep, deep shame. I also fear the inevitable consequences of the vile politics of exclusion. This will get much worse before it gets better.
Those are my November thoughts for now.
Posted by David Masse
SonjaM said...
David, first I thought what a sombre posting. But I understand, it's November and Remembrance Day is nigh.
I had to read up on the Bill to understand what you're getting at, and now I wonder what happened to multi-cultural environment that is (or was?) Canada. To me it sounds like a big pile of feces. Are they taking separatism to the next level? Where will it stop? I can't believe it.
Now you know why those of us here in the West have no desire to travel to Quebec (Yourself excluded, of course) The whole country is held hostage with the dual official languages, French and English on all packaging. Imagine all the expense do to all of this when virtually no one speaks French out here but we do it because we are Canadians to maintain equality.
It's too bad that they don't reciprocate and keep shoving French down our necks. Ask anyone out here how they feel about French Canada and you will see the resentment.
This Country is supposed to be a melting pot of various nationalities. It is not for everyone to huddle in their own groups to pretend that they never left home. Integration is the key.
SO when are you moving to Toronto ?
Maybe it's better that you should just go somewhere with lots of sunshine to ponder your next move, and "get som Sun Maan "
Riding the Wet Coast
I knew I liked you. Fight on David!
David Masse said...
Sonja, whatever the proposed law says is only a small part of the puzzle. The fact that the government proposes something like this gives every bigot in the Province a license to spew racism. Already Muslim women wearing headscarves have been verbally abused on our streets. I have colleagues at work who are second generation Canadians whose parents immigrated from Europe who are having very negative experiences and being made to feel unwelcome. They were borne here. This is a very slippery slope we're on. There is no accepting this, or putting up with it in the hope it will pass. The only course for any reasonable citizen is to speak out. Quiet doesn't cut it.
Bob it's not two languages that are the problem. It's promoting one culture by suppressing others that's the problem. We desperately need to take our cues from the Netherlands or Germany, or Sweden. There are no shortage of people in those countries who speak English perfectly. They may speak English, but they have not lost one iota of their Dutch, German, or Swedish culture. Every Quebecker needs to be completely bilingual. That's what the goal should be. Do I want head to toe veiled woman on every sidewalk? No. But will I defend the right of Muslims to wear headscarves, or Jewish men to wear kippas, or Sikhs to wear turbans, in public sector jobs? You know I will.
This law is not really about Jews, Sikhs, or Hindus. It's about being anti-Muslim. But even our retrograde knuckle-dragging Péquiste government knows it couldn't stoop that low. So it's enacting a ban on all 'religious' garb or symbols for all employees of public bodies such as the civil service, municipalities, police forces, hospitals, etc., etc. It's vile and disgusting. People are going to be hurt. This could easily spark a further exodus from this province if the legislation is not defeated. If adopted as proposed, it would never survive a court challenge. What this is really about is a cynical small-minded minority Péquiste government playing divisive politics in an attempt to polarize the electorate, and win a majority government in a spring election campaigning on the so-called values of a secular state.
Rob, and I admire your spirit too. Who knows, one day my wife and I will be snow birds in Florida and we may get to ride together.
Ask me how I feel about renting a bike and riding down to Key West.
Canajun said...
As a born-and-raised Quebecer (I left in 1970) I have been following this issue with some interest. There is no doubt it is a thinly-veiled (no pun intended) attempt to remove the burqa and hijab from the pure-laine streets of Quebec. And the fact it gets those Sikh turbans out of sight as well is a bonus.
The reality is Quebec has been a very xenophobic society for generations and the current government is just tapping into that sentiment - and quite successfully too. Sad really.
Trobairitz said...
So the rest of Canada is still a melting pot for multiculturalism, it is just Quebec that has a problem?
Well not necessarily the people of Quebec, but the powers that be.
Sad really. I remember being in school in BC in the 80's and attending multicultural conference and how to embrace those of other cultures. We had Laotian refugees in our little town and no one excluded them. Their kids learned english while attending school with us.
Why does Quebec want to stand alone? They have for as long as I can remember. So sad.
Dave (MV fledermaus) said...
Great post, David. Unaware of much of Canadian politics south of the border (It's the American way, you know), but this sounds odious. I may be stuck with too much idealism from the '60's or something, but it's depressing sometimes to see things moving backwards the way they do. We deal with many of the same issues here-anti-Muslim for sure, but the anti-Hispanic attitudes are huge too with the immigration problems. It amazes me that at this point in time we can't first address someone as a human being with equal rights to exist as they wish before considering any other issues.
Hope things get better there....
Dave I'm just really, really upset with this. We've enjoyed relative social peace for a while, and things were going reasonably well.
It isn't all Quebeckers that are the problem, but there is a sizeable chunk of the population that thinks they can live in a unilingual fantasy world where everyone shares the same values.
They are the ones who want Quebec to separate. The reality is that the Province is essentially insolvent and has a government overhead that is simply staggering. There is no way Quebec could separate without spiraling out of control into a kind of Greek tragedy (as in the modern Greece and its economic woes).
The only silver lining here is that this may be the ultra-nationalists' last hurrah. They may have embarked on a last gasp ride that will see the separatist cause implode under the pressure of all the hot air and nasty social rhetoric that is their hallmark.
Believe me, we want out. We encouraged our kids to leave and they have.
Now all we have to do is join the exodus too.
You have no idea how depressing it is to live with the pall of social upheaval that this movement has cast over this great land for the past 30+ years.
Trobairitz, this is just the sad tale of nationalist fervor. The entire world is integrating, and doing it without losing any of the flavor of local cultures.
Quebec desperately needs to emulate the Netherlands, or Sweden or Germany, and stop looking to France for its political inspiration.
Thanks for the kind words David.
When the nationalists first took power, there was a very large exodus in the late 70's.
Montreal and its economy lost enormously as the centre of the Canadian economy shifted to Toronto from Montreal.
It was only around 2000 - 2002 that growth returned, if only modestly and things seemed to be going much better. Therre was a feeling that the worst had passed, that we had found enduring tolerance and social peace, and life was looking up for the first time in a long time.
Right now we are in a serious reactionary slide. Our nationalist government with this foolish new exclusionary and frankly bigoted policy initiative is leading to all kinds of really poor behaviour on the part of bigots in our midst. People uttering racial slurs at non-native Quebeckers incidents of people spitting at Muslim women, blacks and Jews being told they have no place here, as if somehow, that was now OK based on this new government policy initiative.
It's unlikely that this draft legislation will ever become law, there is a lot of opposition from all quarters. If it does become law, the courts will strike it down, that seems certain.
The problem is that the baser elements of our society are taking their cue from the government and socially, this whole thing has the potential to get very ugly in a hurry.
If that happens, we're all going to take a financial bath.
This really, really, sucks.
I've wanted to express my anger and disappointment over this for some time. I've done that now.
I wish I felt better, but I don't.
Thanks for the explanation. That is a sad (and deeply embedded) problem. It's disappointing to hear of it happening there, as I've always considered Canadians to be a bit above the U.S. in multiculturalism.
Down here, we're haunted by various right-wing media that an unfortunately large number of folks believe is the sole truth. Politicians get in on the show, and it takes us down the road to that dark place. I'm optimistic that in the end we'll get things figured out as a society, but really, do we need to crash and burn first?
len@RE-GLAZE-IT said...
WOW David that was powerful .....it really made me think!
I think your really on the button with life.
Len (GTS RIDER)
Len, the world has gotten very small. It is easier now to emigrate than ever before. The result is that western societies and third world cultures are now living in close proximity. There is no doubt that there are third world realities that we in the west cannot accept. Female genital mutilation and honor killings are among the most serious. There can be no compromizes there. Head scarves, kippas, and turbans however we can live with, whether on the street, or in public service.
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Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP Expands Immigration Practice
September 28, 2017 | Press Releases
BUFFALO, NY – Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP today announced that the firm has significantly expanded its immigration practice with the recent hiring of seasoned immigration lawyers Eileen M. Martin as partner and Elizabeth M. Klarin as counsel.
“We are continually focused on expanding our legal services to anticipate and meet our clients’ needs, and immigration has become a strategic imperative for many cross-border businesses,” said Kevin J. Cross, managing partner at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman. “As a firm that supports our clients holistically, the addition of Eileen and Beth allows us to offer even closer support for our clients’ cross-border projects and business needs.”
“Immigration compliance has rarely if ever been more important than it is today,” added Cross. “Eileen and Beth will be a valuable resource for our domestic and international clients navigating the evolving and complex U.S. immigration law landscape.”
Ms. Martin brings more than 20 years of experience in immigration law to her new role as the firm’s immigration practice team leader. Her experience includes working for the former U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, as well as leading roles as an immigration attorney with other top law firms on the U.S.-Canada border. Ms. Martin has assisted clients from around the world with various matters, including work permits, employment and family-based immigration, assessment of U.S. citizenship, immigrant and nonimmigrant waivers, port-of-entry issues and visa issuance. She has completed the Immigration Officer Basic Training Course at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers and is a graduate of Notre Dame Law School; the Matthias Concannon Program in International Law in London, England; and Siena College. Ms. Martin is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Ms. Klarin has more than 15 years of experience in immigration, including several years working with one of the world’s leading immigration law firms. She assists clients with the full spectrum of U.S. immigration matters, including visas and immigrant permissions for extraordinary ability, specialty occupation, intracompany transferee, business visitor and NAFTA-eligible individuals, and as well as family and employment-based permanent residence applicants. She represents clients from around the globe across virtually every industry, as well as individuals seeking strategic immigration options and solutions. Ms. Klarin is a graduate of University at Buffalo School of Law and Saint Lawrence University, and is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
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Officers from the Little Elm Police Department worked quickly to locate a 10-year-old girl who was kidnapped over the weekend.
In just hours after an Amber Alert was released for Halley Boerner, taken from Pilot Point, LEPD officers spotted the vehicle she was riding in with her biological father at approximately 2:20 a.m. on Monday near a U-Haul station in Little Elm.
The girl's father, William Boerner, 33, was ultimately stopped by Little Elm police officers and Halley was taken from the vehicle into safety. William Boerner is being charged with one count of kidnapping and is being held on $500,000 bail.
The Amber Alert for Halley Boerner was released at midnight on Sunday after her mother called authorities saying that her daughter had been taken by her father, who was "refusing" to return her. Halley and William Boerner were thought to be in Nacogdoches or a surrounding city.
William Boerner, who has a criminal history of family-violence assault, unauthorized motor vehicle usage, and theft, does not have the authority to see Halley in an unsupervised setting and is allowed one-hour supervised visits per court orders. He took Halley from a daycare center in Pilot Point on Friday afternoon.
Due to his violent history, the Amber Alert warned the public that they should not approach William Boerner's 1998 white GMC pickup truck with plumbing logos, but to alert the police instead.
Little Elm police officers in conjunction with officers from the Denton County Fresh Water Supply District 10 performed a felony traffic stop taking Boerner into custody. Upon searching the vehicle, they found Halley unharmed and contacted the Pilot Point Police Department.
Both William and Halley Boerner were turned over to the PPPD.
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Open the doors to ‘Other Worlds’ and explore beyond the status quo with The Cass MA Show 2017.
From 8 September to 16 September, The Cass will showcase the work of its postgraduate students in ‘Other Worlds’, an exhibition exploring differing artistic responses to an uncertain, and somewhat tumultuous, world.
‘Other Worlds’ showcases and celebrates the breadth of work produced by students from a range of courses at the Cass, including MA Fine Art, MA Photography, MA by Project and PhD research students.
Highlighting the diverse range of approaches to art seen within the school, the exhibition includes images which reimagine the universe through everyday objects, paintings based on Middle Eastern beliefs in supernatural worlds and ethnographic research exploring the anthropomorphisation of companion dogs.
Amongst the work on show, visitors will experience new worlds and alternative realities through the work of MA Photography student, Becky Probert. Using commonplace objects, such as glass, Becky’s images hint at what lies beyond our perception, using the camera lens to reveal a universe that can not be perceived by our senses alone.
Becky said: “I use my camera to find new worlds within the ordinary, to find strange dimensions within common forms, things that cannot be perceived in the same manner with just our natural senses. The content of my images exists in the real world, it has not been created, merely ‘captured’. By exploring the details of these commonplace objects, the camera unlocks elements and transforms them into something that cannot be seen without the lens as intermediary.
“I am re-imagining the universe, and our place within it, hinting at what lies beyond our normal perceptions. The smallest details within a piece of glass can open up a doorway through which you can conceive the vastness of entire galaxies.”
The common superstitious beliefs found in modern society are addressed in a series of paintings by MA Fine Art student Marina Milani. Focusing on the enticement of superstition, particularly during times of agitation, Marina’s work combines traditional Iranian painting techniques with texture and dynamic brushstrokes found in western abstract art.
PhD student Spencer Rowell’s Pathography series combines photographic self-portraits with text, creating a narrative which explores new inner and outer dialogues. To develop this, Spencer asked psychotherapists to give written responses to his images and used their language to develop his own accompanying text, creating a more rounded self-portrait.
Spencer said: “The self-portrait I have made during this project is not beautiful, it is not unbeautiful; it is complicated, in its harshness and distress, even broken apart, but it is more representative of how I feel I am.”
“The Aldgate Bauhaus is morphing into the Castle Street Uffizi.” Patrick Brill aka Bob and Roberta Smith, Associate Professor of Fine Art at The Cass.
The MA exhibition this year will be the first to take place in the Cass’s beautiful, newly refurbished art block located in The Annex, Old Castle Street E1. This move coincides with the exciting announcement of the launch of Fotografiska’s new Museum of Photography, due to open at the end of 2018, which being close to the Whitechapel Gallery and opposite the end of Old Castle Street, underscores The Cass as a key location in which to study the arts.
‘Other Worlds’ runs from Friday 8 September until Saturday 16 September at The Cass School of Art, Architecture and Design, Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT. The exhibition is open weekdays 11am to 7pm and weekends 11am to 5pm. There will be a private view on Thursday 7 September at 6pm.
Students exhibiting in ‘Other Worlds’ include:
MA Fine Art
Ali Bahreini
Jordanna Greaves
Marina Milani
Elina Sturno
Firouz Najmi-Tabrizi
MA Photography
David Periera
Becky Probert
MA by Project
Siobhan Culhane
Na’ama Haneman
Nora Loh
Vlad Mititelu
Sophie Mildred O’Neill
Simal Yesiltepe
Spencer Rowell
Marie Brenneis
Mary-Jane Opie
Image: Unknown Woman by Sophie O'Neill
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M2M Intelligence helps to set new World Record!
Here at M2M Intelligence we’re delighted to have been able to support a very exciting Guinness World record attempt! Renowned motoring journalist Andrew Frankel and racing driver Rebecca Jackson have come together with RAC and Audi to attempt the most number of countries driven through on a single tank of fuel.
We have supplied multi-network SIM cards for the “MiFi” (portable Wifi hotspot) used by Andrew and Rebecca as they tweet, blog, and share their location, and for their RAC Telematics device that’s given the map location, speed, miles driven and fuel left.
With reliable data connectivity and optimum network coverage the team has been able to share real-time updates, including the number of countries visited, who’s in the driving seat, average speed, videos and photos throughout their journey.
Starting yesterday in the Netherlands through to Switzerland, Austria, and many more, Andrew and Rebecca have now crossed into Serbia and are on course for the finish in Hungary.
Congratulations to Andrew, Rebecca and all the team!
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Mathematical Treasures - Clavius's Epitome arithmetica practica
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Frank J. Swetz and Victor J. Katz
Christopher Clavius S. J. (1537 - 1612) was highly respected in his time as a mathematical educator and curricular reformer. His textbooks were valued and widely used. This is the title page of the 1584 edition of his Practical Arithmetic, first published in 1583 in Rome. Among its notable users were René Descartes and Gottfried Leibniz. The missionary, Matteo Ricci S.J. (1552-1610) would eventually adapt and translate this work for the Chinese. It was published in China in1613 after Ricci’s death, and introduced Western arithmetic to the Celestial Empire.
Here are pages 76 and 77 of Clavius’ Arithmetic in which the author demonstrates shortcuts in using galley division and accommodating fractional remainders. On page 76, in obtaining the quotient of 6709456 and 2808, the division by 2808 is undertaken with the first four digits of the dividend. A remainder is obtained, 913, indicating the division process must continue. The large “X” at the side of the computation marks a “casting out of nines” was used to check the work. On page 77, the quotient of 13946007693 and 38000000 is sought. Here the abbreviated division process works as 3800, the “shortened” divisor, is an integral factor of the “shortened” dividend, 1394600. The “cut off tail” of the dividend, 7693, becomes the numerator of the remainder.
Frank J. Swetz and Victor J. Katz, "Mathematical Treasures - Clavius's Epitome arithmetica practica," Convergence (January 2011)
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Recent Gaza Crossfire in Context: Elliot Tepper on CTV News
Following the firing of several hundred rockets from Gaza into Israel, the Israeli airforce responded with lethal airstrikes, marking a serious escalation in the region. While a ceasefire seems to have taken a tenuous hold, this recent flare of tensions was the most significant conflict in nearly half a decade. MLI Research Advisory Board Member Elliot joined CTV news to discuss.
Tepper explains that the latest flareup comes after Egypt successfully brokered a ceasefire in March and Israel loosened some blockade restrictions that limited fishing. "The question is, why would Islamic Jihad and Hamas want to have a big flareup at this stage?"
Tepper suggests that instigation for these attacks may be a direct result of Iranian activity in the region. He further argues that an escalation between Gaza and Israel could potential spiral into a larger regional conflict if Iran is believed to be responsible for instigating it.
"It's a matter of speculation, but... if it was Iran, how far do they wish to go?" Asks Tepper. "The possibility that this could get out of hand is very definite. This is a volatile region."
Despite a fragile ceasefire, tensions remain extremely high. Tepper says that whether or not things get out of hand depends largely on what the terrorist organizations in Gaza decide to do.
"What he have is the lighting of bonfires by Islamic Jihad and Hamas in an arsenal. This could spin out of control."
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Global Response to the Great Recession Threatens the World’s Economy: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (February 28, 2019): The near-future may be bleak for the global economy; trade tensions, uncertainty, and slow-downs are all on the horizon according to the IMF. But what is underpinning these growth-reducing forces?
In a new MLI commentary, titled Laying the Groundwork: How Polices Adopted After the Great Financial Crisis Are Threatening the Global Economy, Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross explains that the global response to the 2008-2009 financial crisis is in large part responsible for the threats facing the world economy today.
“The actions policy-makers take to correct the immediate weakness of the economy lays the groundwork for the next downturn,” explains Cross. He argues that our reaction to the 2008-2009 crisis is no exception, with policy-makers “creating distortions in the economy that eventually mutate and metastasize.”
Cross’s commentary tracks the trajectory of every major economic downtown since the 1980s, making the case that knee-jerk reactionism has simply created the conditions for the next downturn. And evidence suggests that the world may be primed for another recession in the not-so-distant future.
“The threat of a global recession is hardly far-fetched. Italy has already returned to recession, its third in the past decade. The UK is not far behind as an agreement on Brexit flounders. Real GDP in Germany has fallen over the last two quarters and France was slowing amid growing ‘yellow vest’ protests late in 2018. So is the US after the temporary stimulus from last year’s tax cuts wanes. Canada is tottering on the brink of recession, despite the benefit of continued growth in the US.”
At the root of this situation has been the extraordinary stimulus, interest rate cuts, and government borrowing that have reached “the absolute limits” of what is even possible in some countries. The fiscal and monetary levers that are normally reserved for emergencies have been left on, meaning that fewer tools are available to dull the impact of any coming downturn.
Beyond limited capacity to address future recessions, Cross also locates 2008-2009 stimulus efforts as an actual cause of economic weakness both in Canada and around the globe.
“Years of ultra-low interest rates have undermined financial stability, which threaten serious economic damage… The continued use of stimulus encourages risky investments.”
In Canada’s case, Cross argues that many experts seem blissfully unaware of how much of an economic predicament the country now finds itself in.
“Most analysts do not seem to appreciate how rapidly Canada’s economy has slowed. The MLI leading economic indicator (LEI) has fallen for three straight months, a longer and deeper decline than 2015’s near-recession.”
All that said, is the global economy heading towards a recession? On that million-dollar question, Cross is pessimistic:
“[A global recession] seems the inevitable result of the policies maintained over the past decade. Of greater concern is that these same policies may prevent governments from responding as forcefully.”
To learn more about the bleak economic outlook that may be facing Canada and the world, read MLI’s latest commentary here.
Philip Cross is a Munk Senior Fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Prior to joining MLI, Mr. Cross spent 36 years at Statistics Canada specializing in macroeconomics. He was appointed Chief Economic Analyst in 2008 and was responsible for ensuring quality and coherency of all major economic statistics.
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The Exercise of ControlFirst Edition| ©1997 Albert Bandura
Albert Bandura's highly anticipated examination of his vastly influential work on self-efficacy is now available. The result of over 20 years of research by this renowned psychologist, the book articulates comprehensively Bandura's theory that believing one can achieve what one sets out to do result...
Albert Bandura's highly anticipated examination of his vastly influential work on self-efficacy is now available. The result of over 20 years of research by this renowned psychologist, the book articulates comprehensively Bandura's theory that believing one can achieve what one sets out to do results in a healthier, more effective, and generally more successful life.
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1. Theoretical Perspectives
The Nature of Human Agency
Human Agency in Triadic Reciprocal Causation
Determinism and the Exercise of Self-Influence
Related Views of Personal Efficacy
2. The Nature and Structure of Self-Efficacy
Perceived Self-Efficacy as a Generative Capability
Active Producers versus Passive Foretellers of Performances
The Self-Efficacy Approach to
Personal Causation
Multidimensionality of Self-Efficacy Belief Systems
Self-Efficacy Causality
Sources of Discordance Between
Efficacy Judgment and Action
3. Sources of Self-Efficacy
Enactive Mastery Experience
Vicarious Experience
Verbal Persuasion
Physiological and Affective States
Integration of Efficacy Information
4. Mediating Processes
Cognitive Processes
Motivational Processes
Affective Processes
Selection Processes
5. Developmental Analysis of Self-Efficacy
Origins of a Sense of Personal Agency
Familial Sources of Self-Efficacy
Peers and the Broadening and
Validation of Self-Efficacy
School as an Agency for Cultivating Self-Efficacy
Growth of Self-Efficacy through
Transitional Experiences of Adolescence
Self-Efficacy Concerns of Adulthood
Reappraisals of Self-Efficacy with Advancing Age
6. Cognitive Functioning
Students' Cognitive Self-Efficacy
Teachers' Perceived Efficacy
Collective School Efficacy
7. Health Functioning
Biological Effects of Perceived Self-Efficacy
Perceived Self-Efficacy in Health
Promoting Behavior
Prognostic Judgments and Perceived Self-Efficacy
8. Clinical Functioning
Anxiety and Phobic Dysfunctions
9. Athletic Functioning
Development of Athletic Skills
Self-Regulation of Athletic Performance
Collective Team Efficacy
Psychobiological Effects of Physical Exercise
10. Organizational Functioning
Career Development and Pursuits
Mastery of Occupational Roles
Self-Efficacy in Organizational
Self-Efficacy in Enactment of Occupational Roles
Collective Organizational Efficacy
11. Collective Efficacy
Gauging Collective Efficacy
Political Efficacy
Enablement by Media Modes of Influence
Enablement for Sociocultural Change
Underminers of Collective Efficacy
Name and Subject Indexes
Albert Bandura is one of the most eminent psychologists of modern times. He is a renowned scholar whose pioneering research in social cognitive theory has served as a rich resource for academics, practitioners, and policy makers alike across disciplinary lines. His illustrative career includes groundbreaking work across a broad range of areas. His seminal research on social modeling expanded our view of human learning and the growing primacy of this mode of learning in this electronic era. His later research on self-regulatory mechanisms laid the theoretical foundation for his theory of human agency. These diverse programs of research blend his theoretical interests with an abiding concern for the use of psychological knowledge for human enlightenment and betterment. He is the recipient of countless awards and numerous honorary degrees for his distinguished lifetime contributions to psychological science and innovative social applications.
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Google Photos and Duo App Updates Coming For Users in Low Connectivity Areas
Thursday March 23, 2017 3:20 AM PDT by Tim Hardwick
Google announced a couple of notable updates for its Duo and Photos apps yesterday at the company's São Paulo event, where it pitched the features as ideal solutions for users in Brazil who live in low connectivity areas.
Google Photos received two new features to make photo backup and sharing easier when using the app in locations with poor network coverage.
Photos now backs up images in a lightweight preview quality that Google says "still looks great on a smartphone" and can be easily shared over poor connections. When a good Wi-Fi connection does become available, the backed up photos are automatically replaced with high quality versions.
We’re also making it easier to share many photos at once even on low connectivity. Never mind if you're at the beach or hiking in the mountains, with Google Photos you can now share pictures quickly even with a spotty connection by sending first in low resolution so friends and family can view them right away. They'll later update in higher resolution when connectivity permits.
Video calling app Duo gained an audio-only calling feature that users can switch to when an internet connection is poor. The features for both apps are available in Brazil from today, and Google says it will be rolling them out to users around the world in the coming days.
Yesterday, Google also announced a new feature for Maps that lets users share their real-time locations with friends and family.
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The amazing thing about Google photos is the ability it has to recognise the content. I was searching for brakes and it showed me the photos it thought was related to the query. I was looking for of a brake caliper rebuild I did in 2004 on my motorbike and a quick scroll through the results showed them to me. It wasn't ever in a folder called brakes, nor ever tagged as that.
Not a great article but this gives a better example: https://photographyconcentrate.com/the-most-powerful-feature-of-google-photos/
My exact same photos are in Apples Photos and the same "Brakes" search returned zero results. Just tried it.
Duo will be a tough sell in a country where almost everyone uses Whatsapp.
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In late July YouTube, already the 800-lb. gorilla in video, raised its ambitions even more by offering its YouTube TV streaming service in another 10 U.S. markets. That makes a total of 15 YouTube TV markets. But with so much competition, will YouTube be the leader in attracting new and younger subscribers?
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It's widely known that most people find advertising interruptive and downright annoying. But a new study finds that consumers are increasingly willing to give brands permission to engage with them via native advertising, and 8 in 10 of those surveyed appreciate that they aren't forced to watch/view native ads.The research also found that consumers are 12x more likely to "strongly agree" that they prefer native ads.
GTCR Acquires Majority Stake In Simplifi Holdings in Digital News Daily on 08/31/2017
Private equity firm GTCR announced it has purchased a majority stake in Simplifi Holdings, a programmatic advertising platform provider. The company's product, Simpli.fi, enables buyers of localized advertising, including local media groups and agencies, to purchase highly targeted campaigns across a variety of digital ad formats and device types. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Programmatic trading platform Inneractive has launched an anti-fraud initiative aimed at cleaning up its mobile exchange and supply platform. Dubbed "Keeping it Clean," the subsidiary of Fyber N.V. has partnered with Moat, Pixalate, and MobileWalla to help ensure clean ad inventory.
BuzzFeed Needs Display Advertising To Boost Revenue Growth in Digital News Daily on 08/30/2017
BuzzFeed -- which eschewed display ads on its site because they cluttered web pages, mostly annoy readers, and can slow page load times -- has done an about-face in deciding to accept the ad format. The site, known for its quizzes and listicles, has decided to embrace display ads on its desktop and mobile websites.
Luxembourg-Based RTL Group Acquires SpotX in Digital News Daily on 08/30/2017
RTL Group, an original investor in SpotX, will acquire a 36.4% stake in the video ad-serving platform, bringing its total ownership to 100%. The broadcasting, content, and digital entertainment company had acquired a 65% stake worth $144 million in SpotX in July 2014. The companies said the purchase of the remaining shares by RTL Group is based on an enterprise value of SpotX of $404 million on a 100% basis plus net cash.
Meltwater Acquires Algo Media Intelligence Platform in Digital News Daily on 08/29/2017
Media intelligence provider Meltwater has announced its acquisition of Algo, a real-time data analytics platform informed by machine learning. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Looking to educate consumers and businesses about LED lightbulbs and energy efficiency, Mass Save, a collaborative of natural gas and electric utilities, aims to break down common misconceptions about LED technology. It enlisted the BG BrandLab, the brand studio of Boston Globe Media, to help it deliver the message with a mix of sponsored and provided content.
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Twitter's MoPub said it has launched the MoPub SDK with viewability support from media measurement providers Integral Ad Science (IAS) and Moat. The release enables publishers that update to MoPub's latest SDK to offer buyers in-app inventory that is measurable for viewability, along with any of the other metrics IAS and Moat offer.
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Death Of An Editorial Writer by Erik Sass (Publishing Insider on 07/25/2017)
Erik, this is an eloquent and beautifully written tribute to to Rago: "His approach was the opposite of hectoring..."
Worldwide Online Video Consumption, Advertising To Rise By One-Fifth by Tobi Elkin (Digital News Daily on 07/18/2017)
Ed, I don't know if this is the "average" consumer or someone who binges. "Global consumers will spend an average of 47.4 minutes a day viewing videos online this year, up from 39.6 minutes in 2016," https://www.zenithmedia.com/mobile-devices-lift-online-video-viewing-20-2017/
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Tom, I agree with you: Why did it take P&G so many months to come out with a response to the ANA reports? Its recommendations or call to action, while significant, coming from the world's largest advertiser, aren't all that radical (though Marc Pritchard's language "crappy" ads, etc. is appropriate), and where are all the other leading advertisers (and maybe not so leading)? While there's no doubt that a ton of closed door talks are going on, why haven't any other marketers planted a flag in the ground?
Study: Advanced Video Ad Performs Better Than Pre-Roll Video Ads by Tobi Elkin (Real-Time Daily on 05/16/2017)
Well, you do have a point!
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John, the story says "automotive OEM" which is exactly what you meant.
New Targeting Feature Seeks To Identify All Devices Within A Household by Tobi Elkin (Real-Time Daily on 04/03/2017)
Care to elaborate, John?
What The Heck Is 'Premium' Content? by Tobi Elkin (RTBlog on 03/08/2017)
Yes, that's one of my points.
Video Ad Effectiveness Firm Promotes Katie Evans To Chief Operating Officer by Tobi Elkin (Real-Time Daily on 03/06/2017)
Scott, that's how Tremor is now describing itself. What would you say the company now does? 90% to 100% of companies in the sector change their boilerplates and characterizations of what they do weekly. Not kidding.
What's The Potential For Programmatic Video? by Tobi Elkin (RTBlog on 01/13/2017)
Ed, these are good questions about reach. I'm going to ask them.
Medium's Williams: Ad-Driven Media Model 'Broken.' So Now What? by Tobi Elkin (RTBlog on 01/10/2017)
You make a good point, Ed. The battle for consumer attention is happening across all media though.
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St Petersburg, Mariinsky Theatre
ballet in two acts
Gavriel Heine
Titania: Viktoria Tereshkina
Oberon: Yevgeny Konovalov
Puck: Yaroslav Baibordin
Helena: Zlata Yalinich
Hermia: Viktoria Krasnokutskaya
Lysander: Nikita Korneyev
Demetrius: Alexander Sergeev
Hippolyta: Anastasia Nuikina
Theseus: Alexander Romanchikov
Titania's Cavalier: Andrei Yermakov
Pas de deux: Oxana Skorik, Konstantin Zverev
Soprano: Lyudmila Razumkova
Mezzo-soprano: Yekaterina Krapivina
Featuring Mariinsky Theatre Children’s Chorus
Children’s Chorus Master: Irina Yatsemirskaya
Music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Choreography by George Balanchine (1962)
Staging by Sandra Jennings
Production Design by Luisa Spinatelli
Lighting Design by Sergei Lukin
The action unfolds in a forest near the Duke’s palace. Oberon, King of the Fairies and Elves, has quarrelled with his wife Titania. Oberon orders Puck to bring a flower pierced by Cupid’s arrow (which causes anyone coming under its influence to fall in love with the first being the eyes behold) and, while Titania is asleep and unknowing, he casts the flower’s spell over her. Meanwhile, Helena, wandering in the forest, meets Demetrius whom she loves but who does not love her. He rejects her and goes on his way.
Oberon watches and tells Puck to use the flower on Demetrius that he may return Helena’s affection. Another couple, Hermia and Lysander, very much in love, are also wandering in the forest. They become separated. Puck, eager to carry out Oberon’s orders, mistakenly anoints Lysander. Helena appears and Lysander, under the flower’s spell, at once and to her amazement tells her how much he loves her.
Hermia now returns. She is astonished and then dismayed to see Lysander paying attention only to Helena. Puck manages to bring Demetrius, too, under the flower’s spell, much to the delight of Helena, who doesn’t care for Lysander at all. Demetrius and Lysander, now both in love with Helena, begin to quarrel over her. Puck, at Oberon’s order, separates Bottom, a weaver, from his companions, transforms his head into that of an ass and places him at the sleeping Titania’s feet. Awakening, Titania sees Bottom, thinks him handsome and pays him close and loving attention. At last Oberon, his anger over, has Bottom sent away and releases Titania from the spell.
Hermia now gets no attention, Helena too much. The men, completely at odds, quarrel seriously and begin to fight. Puck uses his magic to separate them and wander apart in the forest until they fall asleep, exhausted. In the meantime, Puck brings Helena to Demetrius and makes her fall asleep beside him while he leaves Lysander (the spell now removed) with Hermia.
The Duke and Hippolyta discover the lovers asleep in the forest, awaken them, find their differences are resolved and proclaim a triple wedding for themselves and the two couples.
In the Duke’s palace there are parades, dancing and divertissements in honour of the newly married couples. When the celebrations are over and the mortals retire, we return to the demesne of Oberon and Titania, who are now reunited and at peace. At last Puck, having put order into disorder, sweeps away the remnants of the night’s doings. The fireflies twinkle in the night and reclaim the forest.
Overture and incidental music to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21 and 61 (1826, 1843)
Overtures to Athalie, Op. 74 (1845) and The Fair Melusine, Op. 32 (1833)
The First Walpurgis Night, Op. 60
Symphony No 9 for Strings (1st, 2nd and 3rd movements, 1823)
and overture to Son and Stranger, Op. 89 (1829)
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
This work by the outstanding American choreographer George Balanchine was christened by critics as “a dream about Russian ballet.” That is, in fact, what it is; George Balanchine, once called Georgy Melitonovich Balanchivadze, the son of a Georgian composer and graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, never forgot his childhood in St Petersburg, which he spent at the Imperial Theatre School and at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre. These memories run vibrantly through all of his art and provide a strong and stable foundation for his artistic innovations and new choreographic language that became the essence of 20th century ballet.
But Balanchine was no trumpeter of nostalgia. He was a modernist to his very fingertips, and it is rejoicing, not sadness, that is connected with imagery of his childhood in St Petersburg and the imperial ballet. Neither is it illustrative images but rather classical forms moulded into new tempi and ultra-contemporary rhythms, the architectonics of spatial structures that refer back to both the ballet ensembles of Petipa and the architectural ensembles of Rossi. It is these kinds of reminiscences about St Petersburg that flow through Diamonds, Symphony in C, Ballet Imperial (Piano Concerto No 2), Theme and Variations and many more of Balanchine’s works besides. But how was it that A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a Shakespearian tale, also came to be associated with St Petersburg in his mind? It’s all very simple. In his childhood years, as a pupil at the Theatre School George appeared in many performances of the Imperial Theatres, one of which was Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to music by Felix Mendelssohn at the Mikhailovsky Theatre. That was in 1917 and he performed the role of an elf; soon that era collapsed and vanished, ushering in the utterly different, mad and constructivist 20s – Balanchivadze was actively involved in the culture of the time until he fled Soviet Russia in 1924. In 1958, now the great Balanchine – the founder of American ballet in particular and ballet neo-classicism as a whole – was asked to stage the dance entrances of the fairies and the elves in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Shakespeare Festival in Stratford staged by Jack Landau. (Apropos, one of the founders of the festival was none other than Lincoln Kirstein, who in 1934 had the life-changing idea of inviting specifically a Russian from among the countless Russian dancers wandering around Europe to work at the School of American Ballet that he dreamed of: a former member of Diaghilev’s company and, at that point in history, the director of a small company in Paris with the provocatively temporary name of Les Ballets 1933. That Russian was George Balanchine.) The music in the 1958 production was not by Mendelssohn but rather that of Marc Blitzstein, a man of Brechtian character, the author of the musical The Cradle Will Rock and the translator of the texts for Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), though working on Shakespeare’s play, one way or another, must have reminded Balanchine of St Petersburg. In any case, some time later (1962) he staged his own A Midsummer Night’s Dream to music by Mendelssohn, a ballet that was totally atypical for him: it had a plot, there were two acts, it had costumes, sets and numerous characters (his typical ballets were plot-less, in one act and conceptually performed in rehearsal clothes with the action being portrayed not by characters but by dancers, like the voices of a choreographic score).
The Dream was to be what was Balanchine’s only work in which references to the forms of St Petersburg ballet performances from his childhood years would appear so directly. Not the stylisation, of course – that never interested him at all, it was those latent rhythms of American urban culture, the contemporary speeds which run through all of the mature Balanchine’s new classicism, mixing and merging with bewitching lentos. Yet, at the same time, there are those very same ancient forms, those very same artistic collisions which, it would seem, Balanchine had abandoned once and for all: pantomime as the antithesis of dance, the grotesque as the antithesis of classicism and, indeed, the very image of a ballet dream that formed the core of almost every single work by Petipa. Only with Petipa the dreams, governed by pure classicism, were expressed in the choreographic “drama” with its indispensable plot and dramatic effect, shaking off its “reality” for the sake of the triumph of dance; while here the lightly stirring plot is as if asked by Balanchine to visit the choreographic world of new classicism where it was dance that had long since become the selfsufficient content, meaning and language of ballet.
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World premiere: 17 January 1962, New York City Ballet, City Center of Music and Drama, New York
Premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre: 6 June 2012
The performance has one interval
Sponsor of the production: Mr Toshihiko Takahashi
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Some lucky dogs do time in San Quentin, and all benefit
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San Quentin State Prison and Marin Humane partnered more than a decade ago to form the Pen Pals program.
By Deborah Wagman | IJ correspondent
What do you do with an exuberant, homeless pup that needs special attention? If it’s lucky enough to end up in Marin, you might send it to prison.
Mack already had three strikes against him when he came to Marin Humane: he’s a pit bull, he was homeless and he’d never been taught socially acceptable doggie behavior.
More than 14 years ago, San Quentin State Prison and Marin Humane partnered to form the Pen Pals program, which connects dogs needing a bit more time and attention with nonviolent inmates who want to provide care for them. Twice a week, Pen Pal program volunteers, who include dog trainers and behaviorists, provide training and education to these minimum-security inmates. Participating inmates get to keep dogs like Mack with them night and day for varying periods of time while working with them to help the dogs become more adoptable. They also care for dogs that are under medical care from Marin Humane veterinarians and need rehabilitation/medication on a continuing basis.
And as all involved will attest, the benefits are significant to both species. Imagine the value — to dogs and their caregivers at San Quentin — of forming that special bond. Many participants in the program have acknowledged how their lives have been changed, not only in their relationships with the dogs, but also with people.
Mack is a sweet and goofy 3-year-old who came to Marin Humane as a stray. To increase his chances of a permanent home, the Pen Pals team intervened, getting Mack one-on-one attention and love 24-7 at San Quentin. Jeremy, the inmate put in charge of Mack’s socialization and training, fell in love with him. With the guidance of the Pen Pals volunteers and behaviorists, Jeremy taught Mack all the basics of good canine behavior. After they were together for several weeks and Mack seemed like he was ready to find his forever home, he was taken back to the shelter.
But back at Marin Humane, Mack missed Jeremy and got easily overexcited. Staff and volunteers worried he might slide back into his less-than-stellar ways. The solution was obvious: because he’d done so well with Jeremy and the Pen Pals Program, he went back to prison. Unlike most situations where someone returns to San Quentin, for Mack and Jeremy it was a happy, and ultimately successful, reunion.
Jeremy again worked with Mack and the Pen Pal program volunteers, applying equal doses of behavior training and love. During this time, Mack was made available for adoption. The combination made a perfect formula for success — Jeremy got to once again appreciate the love of a dog like Mack and Mack received one-on-one care while waiting for his forever home. Not long after, man and his son saw Mack’s photo on the Marin Humane website and fell in love. They soon got to meet him and took Mack home with them.
Thanks to the Pen Pals program and the men at San Quentin, dogs like Mack and others who need a place to heal are given a second chance to live happy lives in loving homes.
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Axovant Sciences Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in acquisition, development, and commercialization of therapeutics in the fields of neurology and psychiatry in the United States and the European Union. It focuses on developing AXO-Lenti-PD, an in vivo lentiviral gene therapy investigational product candidate for the one-time treatment of Parkinson's disease. Read More…
Industry Pharmaceutical preparations
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Current SymbolNASDAQ:AXON
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Book Value$0.19 per share
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Net Income$-221,570,000.00
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Return on Equity-416.05%
Return on Assets-124.55%
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Market Cap$651.75 million
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T-Mobile Us trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "TMUS."
How were T-Mobile Us' earnings last quarter?
T-Mobile Us Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 28th. The Wireless communications provider reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.05. The Wireless communications provider earned $11.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.33 billion. T-Mobile Us had a return on equity of 14.21% and a net margin of 7.53%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.93 EPS. View T-Mobile Us' Earnings History.
When is T-Mobile Us' next earnings date?
T-Mobile Us is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for T-Mobile Us.
What price target have analysts set for TMUS?
14 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for T-Mobile Us' shares. Their forecasts range from $86.00 to $103.00. On average, they anticipate T-Mobile Us' share price to reach $93.27 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for T-Mobile Us.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for T-Mobile Us?
14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for T-Mobile Us in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 11 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for T-Mobile Us.
Has T-Mobile Us been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about TMUS stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. T-Mobile Us earned a coverage optimism score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the Wireless communications provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for T-Mobile Us.
Are investors shorting T-Mobile Us?
T-Mobile Us saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,920,000 shares, an increase of 35.1% from the December 15th total of 8,820,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,760,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 3.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View T-Mobile Us' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of T-Mobile Us' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to T-Mobile Us include Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY), Vodafone Group (VOD), China Unicom (Hong Kong) (CHU), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), TELUS (TU), SK Telecom (SKM), Mobil'nye Telesistemy PAO (MBT), Hellenic Telecom Organization (HLTOY), Millicom International Cellular (MIICF), Millicom International Cellular (TIGO), VEON (VEON), United States Cellular (USM), HUTCHISON TELEC/ADR (HTHKY), Partner Communications (PTNR) and Cellcom Israel (CEL).
What other stocks do shareholders of T-Mobile Us own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other T-Mobile Us investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA), Walt Disney (DIS), Bank of America (BAC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and QUALCOMM (QCOM).
Who are T-Mobile Us' key executives?
T-Mobile Us' management team includes the folowing people:
Mr. John J. Legere, Chief Exec. Officer (Age 60)
Mr. G. Michael Sievert, Pres & COO (Age 49)
Mr. J. Braxton Carter II, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 60)
Mr. Neville R. Ray, Exec. VP & CTO (Age 56)
Mr. Thomas C. Keys, Pres of MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (Age 60)
Who are T-Mobile Us' major shareholders?
T-Mobile Us' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.33%), Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.04%), LGT Capital Partners LTD. (0.04%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.03%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.03%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.02%). Company insiders that own T-Mobile Us stock include David A Miller, David R Carey, Elizabeth A Mcauliffe, G Michael Sievert, J Braxton Carter II, Peter Osvaldik, Telekom Holding BV Deutsche and Thomas Christopher Keys. View Institutional Ownership Trends for T-Mobile Us.
Which major investors are selling T-Mobile Us stock?
TMUS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Central Bank & Trust Co., Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, United Services Automobile Association, Huntington National Bank and Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC. Company insiders that have sold T-Mobile Us company stock in the last year include Elizabeth A Mcauliffe, G Michael Sievert and Thomas Christopher Keys. View Insider Buying and Selling for T-Mobile Us.
Which major investors are buying T-Mobile Us stock?
TMUS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, LGT Capital Partners LTD., Camelot Portfolios LLC, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Xcel Wealth Management LLC, Sciencast Management LP and AE Wealth Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for T-Mobile Us.
How do I buy shares of T-Mobile Us?
Shares of TMUS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is T-Mobile Us' stock price today?
One share of TMUS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $82.15.
How big of a company is T-Mobile Us?
T-Mobile Us has a market capitalization of $70.29 billion and generates $43.31 billion in revenue each year. The Wireless communications provider earns $2.89 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.36 on an earnings per share basis. T-Mobile Us employs 52,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About T-Mobile Us.
What is T-Mobile Us' official website?
The official website for T-Mobile Us is http://www.t-mobile.com/.
How can I contact T-Mobile Us?
T-Mobile Us' mailing address is 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA, 98006. The Wireless communications provider can be reached via phone at 425-378-4000 or via email at [email protected]
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Mah Sing encouraged by good sales of Southbay property
An artist’s impression of the bungalow unit to be launched by Mah Sing in Batu Maung.
GEORGE TOWN: Mah Sing Group Bhd is bringing forward to the next two to three months the launch of its bungalows for the RM1.35bil Southbay Penang mixed development project in Batu Maung.
The 76 bungalows, with an estimated gross sales value of RM200mil, were originally targeted for launch at year-end, chief operating officer Ng Heng Phai told StarBizWeek.
However, having sold 150 or about 75% of the first batch of 200 three-storey link houses in the first week of launch last month, Mah Sing decided to introduce the bungalows earlier, he said.
The units are priced from RM795,000 and sales have since reached 85% for the phase which has an estimated gross sales value of RM200mil.
“We expect the value of the link houses to appreciate by 15% before year-end,” Ng said.
With built-up areas ranging between 5,000 and 8,000 sq ft, the bungalows will be priced around RM3mil each.
“The bungalow project, known as Legenda, is a guarded and gated scheme on a 27.8-acre site,” Ng said.
Ng said the group was preparing to launch the RM900mil commercial component, Southbay City, on a 34.5-acre site at year-end.
“We plan to develop sea-fronting retail outlets. The commercial component will increase the value of the residential properties in the project,” he said.
Ng said the group was working with agents to market Southbay Penang overseas.
To be developed over five to seven years, Southbay Penang is Mah Sing’s biggest project to date.
“Our projects in the country have a gross sales value of about RM3.8bil, of which RM1.35bil will come from the Southbay Penang project,” Ng said.
“The projects in the Klang Valley and Johor Baru will contribute about RM1.6bil and RM800mil respectively,” he added.
“The bulk of Southbay Penang’s contribution should come in when we launch Southbay City,” he said.
By The Star
Posted by Kimberg at 1:00 PM 0 comments
Labels: Landed / Terraces / Bungalow, Malaysia Property Listing / New Development, Mixed Development, Penang
E&O gearing up for next economic upturn
A handout image of Seri Tanjung Pinang project. E&O will be launching two new projects this year.
Eastern & Oriental Bhd (E&O) group is positioning itself to capitalise on opportunities in the next economic upturn including holding back launches to time for the upturn as well as raising capital that could be used to make opportunistic acquisitions.
The group’s RM200mil proposed 1-for-2 rights of irredeemable convertible secured loan stocks (ICSLS) 2009/2019 in late May is part of a two-pronged strategy to raise a total of RM500mil.
Executive director Eric Chan told StarBizWeek in an interview that the RM500mil would strengthen the company’s balance sheet in the next two to three years “by increasing cashflow and lowering gearing.”
The money will be used to fund developments, opportunistic acquisitions such as strategic acquisitions of landbank, and general working capital and repayment of financial obligations, etc.
The suddenness of the economic downturn in 2008 and 2009 had impacted E&O’s business and strategies Chan said.
Under current weaker conditions, the premium niche property developer is focused on “managing the balance sheet rather than being only profit and loss-driven”.
In addition to the RM200mil from the rights issue expected to be completed by August, RM300mil will be raised from the disposal of non-strategic landbanks and cash generated from new launches.
To date, it has also raised just under RM100mil from the disposal of what it considers to be non-strategic landbanks including a property in the Semantan area of Kuala Lumpur from the unwinding of a joint venture with Selangor Properties.
As part of its “value preservation” strategy, E&O has been holding off launches and will only put these developments worth RM4bil in gross development value (GDV) into the market when the economy and demand for high-end property recover.
In fact, the company had not launched aggressively in 2007 and 2008, which had shown in its 2009 financial results, given that there was an average two-year lag for the value of launches to be manifested in earnings, said Chan.
The group has announced an unaudited RM37.7mil net loss for the financial year ended March 31, 2009 (FY09) compared with a net profit of RM128.9mil for FY08.
“But the value of the developments are intact. They are deferred but not cancelled,” Chan said referring to the RM4bil GDV of held-back projects.
The RM4bil appears to be readily realisable when the market recovers.
“These are ready-to-market projects. We have acquired all the approvals,” he said, adding that approvals for property development launches could take about a year.
But the upturn may be sooner than expected.
The company expects to take two to three years to reduce the high gearing it has built up during the downturn. Meanwhile, it is launching two projects this year.
These projects are the 440-unit St Mary service apartments in Kuala Lumpur near the Weld next month and 1,000 units of Seri Tanjung Pinang condos in September. The company expects these projects to bring RM600mil into the company’s coffers.
The estimated RM200mil from the rights issue, by E&O’s calculations, will bring down the company’s gearing from 0.8 times to 0.46 times, while the RM300mil from landbank disposal and new launches will bring gearing down to a negligible 0.16 times.
HwangDBS Vickers which maintains a “hold” call on the counter in its latest report says of the two expected launches, “We expect the takeup to be slow due to high incoming supply of high-end condos especially around KLCC over the next two to three years.
“However, St Mary’s initial launch will likely be priced at an attractive RM800 per sq ft versus the KLCC secondary market price of RM800 to RM950 per sq ft, along with a 10/90 financing scheme.”
But at the same time, the research house has raised its FY10 and FY11 earnings forecasts of the company by 6% to 18% after factoring in stronger takeups with property sales showing signs of bottoming out on anecdotal evidence.
On the rights issue last month, HwangDBS says that E&O will have more working capital to resume launches in the second half of 2009 from the estimated RM2.4bil GDV, which should help to replenish dwindling unbilled sales at RM150mil currently.
The research house also opines that concerns about the company’s high gearing “will abate” and calculates that gearing will improve to 0.53 times from 0.83 times at present.
“The funds raised will also ease pressure to sell assets at distressed prices – E&O still hopes to raise RM300mil from the disposal of non-strategic landbank,” it says.
By The Star (by LOONG TSE MIN)
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Labels: Property Market
Banks on why loan rates lag cut in key interest rate
FOLLOWING the reduction in the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 75 basis points to 2.5%, which subsequently went to down to 2%, banks have adjusted their mortgage rates to competitive levels that are below their base lending rates (BLRs).
A few aggressive ones had initiated the reduction in mortgage rates to as low as 3.2%–3.3% while others took some time to catch up. This led to questions on why some banks were not reducing their mortgage rates fast enough.
Banks surveyed by StarBizWeek say changes to loan rates were usually not done immediately after every revision of the OPR, as they had to complete several internal processes to consider the impact of any change.
Most banks, nonetheless, would revise their financing rates within a week after the central bank announced the changes to OPR which has been kept unchanged at 2% since February.
OCBC Bank (M) Bhd director and CEO Jeffrey Chew said while banks tried to respond as quickly as possible, they needed to balance all the factors involved in the pricing equation.
“We need to evaluate our overall strategy for running the business, cost of funds, marketing strategy for attracting new customers while retaining the existing ones, as well as sales and administration costs,” he says.
Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd group CEO Datuk Bridget Lai says factors determining the pricing structure included the customer’s risk profile, collateral, loan tenure and market competition.
Ultimately, the bank’s goals are to protect the quality of its asset portfolio while driving up productivity, efficiency and service levels, she says.
RHB Bank head of retail banking Renzo Viegas says that upon an announcement of a cut in the OPR, the bank’s central treasury together with related business segments in the group would immediately carry out their analysis, following which the new rates would be keyed into the system.
“Changes are overnight with all the loans that have rates pegged to the BLR revised. Concurrently, the website and all point-of-sale interactions within the bank are also updated,” he adds.
While floating rates pegged to the BLR are easy to revise, given that adjustment is automatic, he says the fixed rate module is tougher due to profitability issues, as these fixed rates are already built into the pricing structure.
Both RHB’s conventional and Islamic banks revised their respective lending rates within a week after Bank Negara’s monetary policy change.
According to RHB Islamic Bank head of asset based finance group Zulkhairi Zabiri, property developers’ discounts, coupled with banks’ cheap financing, were attracting individuals to buy properties.
“We do see an upward trend in demand for this segment and we observe a similar trend for commercial properties,” he says.
Chew of OCBC concurs. He says companies are less sensitive to changes in the cost of funds as their need for loans depended more on demand for their products and services.
“If there’s strong demand, businesses tend not to mind slight increases in interest costs. The factors include credit availability, turnaround time and service delivery,” he says.
This was evident last year when most banks recorded significant loans growth despite the BLR being at a higher rate of 6.5%, as the business environment was conducive with individuals spending and companies investing.
By The Star (by Yeow Pooi Ling and Laalitha Hunt)
Labels: Home Financing
Going back to basics a better option
Although the rapid pace of expansion and the sheer size of companies have been idolised by many western economies, the latest global financial debacle that brought down many industry giants in the financial, automobile and manufacturing sectors, shows that being big does not necessarily mean greater efficiency and profitability.
On the contrary, many of the companies that are still staying afloat and have strong financial standing are the ones that have not gone on an overzealous expansion spree to flex their muscles around the various continents.
Instead of diversifying into various business sectors to prove their mettle, these companies have remained steadfast in what they do best and stayed focused on their areas of competencies.
By keeping to what they know best and not being caught up by the “borrowing and expanding game” that decapacitated most of the felled giants, it goes to show that companies should not expand just for the sake of expanding, or in the name of globalisation.
It looks like globalisation will have to take a back seat for a while as many of these “once huge” companies and conglomerates are still struggling for their survival.
The latest shake-up of the global economic and financial systems should be taken as a lesson for Malaysian corporations to avoid the temptation of growing too big, too fast – the path travelled by their western brethrens and one of the major contributors to the current financial quagmire.
Luckily for Malaysia, many of its companies, including property developers, have not gone overboard to expand into unknown territories overseas. Those who have done so have limited their exposure to markets that they are familiar with and only after due market intelligence studies are conducted.
Of course, there are some companies that have been “caught” after paying premium prices to take over some local companies for their offshore expansion. There have also been instances of property companies which went on a huge expansion binge by leveraging on bank borrowings to acquire huge landbanks and got caught when they bet on the wrong growth corridors.
These companies are still paying heavily for their mistakes after investors deserted their stocks.
Turning the table on these quick-fix expansion model and going back to the organic growth model that values prudence, manageability and efficiency looks like a better option these days.
Nurturing a company by focusing on its core competitive advantages and growing organically by harnessing its human resource expertise will be much healthier than blindly expanding into new areas without the right market knowledge.
Good property companies should be trendsetters in terms of product quality, innovative designs, pricing and service excellence.
Having a strong brand name and proven business model will certainly add value to a property company and raise its attractiveness in the eyes of buyers and investors, if the company is listed.
Property buyers are increasingly savvy these days and are more careful of which developers they buy from to ensure good quality products and timely delivery of their property.
Developers that are reputable and well regarded for their product quality and timely delivery usually have a strong following of loyal buyers.
Moreover, projects that are offered by these developers usually command a higher price premium over projects by other developers.
Although much effort and hard work are needed to build a strong reputation, all will be worthwhile at the end of the day when these efforts are translated into loyal buyers and good product take-up rate.
Those who have made it will be the ones to survive any bad glitches thrown their way, like the latest one that is brought about by the global financial meltdown.
Athough the market is likely to remain lacklustre over the next few months before it bottoms out later this year, industry players should harness their skills and competitiveness to prepare for the market upturn.
● Deputy news editor Angie Ng believes much can still be done by property players to lift the industry standards further and for them to vie for a bigger share of the global real estate market.
By The Star (by Angie Ng)
Builders press for stamp duty exemption
CONSTRUCTION players want the government to immediately exempt imposition of the new stamp duty as the sector is grappling with escalating cost.
"We cannot wait any longer. The matter has become very serious now," Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) president Ng Kee Leen told newsmen in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
MBAM said the exemption should be for all service agreements including construction contracts of all types including consultancy contracts, operations and maintenance contracts, maintenance contract projects, and facilities management services contracts.
MBAM feels that construction contracts are not service agreements and therefore do not fall within the scope of "services" under Item 22 of the First Schedule of the Stamp Duty Act 1949.
On Wednesday, Ng told Business Times that the amendment to the Stamp Duty Act, which came into effect on January 1 2009, has resulted in construction cost rising up by 1-2 per cent.
As a result, ordinary service agreements are slapped with 0.5 per cent stamp duty of the total contract value, whereas previously the stamp duty on an ordinary service agreement was fixed at only RM10.
MBAM along with other construction players including architects and consultants hope to voice their grievance during their annual dialogue with the Ministry of Finance on June 11 2009.
He said a memorandum was forwarded to the Ministry of Finance in April but no action has been taken so far.
Ng said the combined effect of stamping all agreements at 0.5 per cent of a contract value is exponential since the nature of the construction industry has multiple levels of subcontrac-ting works.
"MBAM believes that the imposition of the additional stamp duty on construction contracts is inconsistent and counter productive to the policy and objectives set out in the stimulus package plan to help drive the economy out of the turbulent financial crisis by boosting the construction industry which is recognised as an important growth engine in the economy," Ng said.
He said many construction contracts to be executed were negotiated or awarded prior to the amendment where the project costing did not include the additional stamp duty.
"Imposing such much heavier stamp duty may cause serious cash flow constraints and reduced margins for the contractors and consultants in an already highly competitive market and therefore impact the viability of projects committed," Ng added.
By Business Times (by Rupinder Singh)
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