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Home / American Football / LIVESTREAM: Germany – Düsseldorf Panther @Braunschweig New Yorker Lions, Sunday, Aug. 25, 3p CEDT (9a EDT)
LIVESTREAM: Germany – Düsseldorf Panther @Braunschweig New Yorker Lions, Sunday, Aug. 25, 3p CEDT (9a EDT)
The 0-11 Düsseldorf Panther will be trying to get their first win of the season when they take on the 11-0 Braunschweig New Yorker Lions, Europe #3, Sunday, August 25 at Eintracht Stadion in Braunschweig, Germany.
This is the first of two, back-to-back games between the two teams and is an unlikely venue for the Panther to pick up win #1. Braunschweig are unbeaten and sits in first place in the GFL North while Düsseldorf are dead last in the conference and the league and facing a relegation playoff game in their first year back since 2016 when they finished that season without a win,
The Lions have has won their 11 opening games and last week manhandled the second place Hildesheim Invaders 37-0 and the week before took care of the third place Dresden Monarchs 19-3. In other words, the Lions have found another gear and are leaving the rest of the GFL North behind.
The week before they had no trouble downing the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 49-21 and the week before that, the Berlin Rebels 34-9. They had a thrilling 35-28 win over the previously unbeaten Invaders just before the break. They had downed the Cologne Crocodiles in a back-to-back series, 23-6 and 45-7, and then took care of the Rebels, the only team that defeated them in the regular season last year. Early in June, the Lions won a thriller, beating the previously unbeaten Dresden Monarchs 34-31 and also walked all over the Potsdam Royals, 46-7.
The Lions offense has been effective with QB Brandon Connette throwing for just 1,647 yards in the 11 games. The backfield duo of Chris McClendon (1,049 yds) and David McCants (350 yds) along with Connette (596 yds) give the Lions by far the best rushing attack in the GFL averaging 202.6 yards a game. Last week against Hildesheim, McClendon rushed for 135 yards and and 1 TD. Wide receivers Nicolai Schumann (345 yds), Justus Hotz (247 yds) and Christian Bollmann with 386 yards receiving lead the team.
Braunschweig has one of the top three defenses in the GFL and has only allowed opponents an average of 222.9 yards of offense a game.
The winless Panther are in desperate straits, trying to avoid relegation in their first year back in the top league with only Braunschweig and Cologne remaining on the schedule.
The Panther have dropped 10 in a row after last week’s 38-7 pummeling at the hands of the Dresden Monarchs. This had come on the heels of a a 20-10 loss to the Kiel Baltic Hurricanesbefore the break. They lost back to back games to the Berlin Rebels, 55-20 and 55-13. The week before they suffered a 44-21 loss to the Cologne Crocodiles which followed a game in which they were beaten by the Hiidesheim Invaders 46-10. They had opened the season losing to the Monarchs 49-13, the Invaders 49-17 , Potsdam Royals, 34-17 and the Hurricanes 37-17.
Panther quarterback Christian Strong (Seton Hill) did not play last week in the loss to Potsdam with wide receiver Trevor Vasey stepping in as his replacement. Vasey threw for 165 yards and one touchdown. It is not known who will start today. Strong has thrown for 2,061 yards and 13 touchdowns, but tossed a league-worst 21 interceptions. Féli Manoka is the leading receiver with 807 yards. Sergej Kendus is the team’s leading rusher but he has only carried the ball 97 times for 418 yards in 11 games and with 137 of those yards in one game against Potsdam. The Panther remain the second worst rushing team in Germany averaging 53.9 yards a game.
Watch the game live here. Düsseldorf Panther @Braunschweig New Yorker Lions, Sunday, Aug. 25, 3p CEDT (9a EDT)
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Paris Air Show 2019: Industry is waiting for contracts from FCAS demonstrators
12/06/2019 15:29 | Alexandre Rocchi
Early 2019, France and Germany entrusted Airbus and Dassault a contract on concept and architecture for the Future Combat Air System program. Contractors hope the Paris Air Show will lead to contracts for the development of demonstrators.
Since the beginning of 2019, the FCAS program has accelerated. On February 6th, the French Ministry of the Armed Forces and the German Federal Ministry of Defence have announced the notification of a contract on concept and architecture to Airbus and Dassault. This study should last two years and benefit from a €65 million budget, equally financed by each nation. France already advanced part of the budget while the German parliament was still voting on it. They finally did on June 5th.
Alongside Airbus and Dassault Aviation, multiple French and German industries were involved: Thales, Safran and MBDA France on one side and Hensoldt, ESG, Diehl Aero, Diehl Defence, MBDA Germany, Rohde & Schwartz and MTU on the other side of the Rhine river. In February, Safran and MTU have signed an industrial cooperation agreement for the motorisation of the next-generation fighter. As of now, Spanish contractors have not taken part in these studies, though the Spanish Ministry of Defence is already involved in the program.
Industrials henceforth hope to quickly obtain contracts for demonstrators' development. “What we asked for several months is the parallel launch of demonstrators to prevent time loss in the performance of know-how, and technologies to serve the preparation of the operational FCAS”, explains Dassault Aviation President Eric Trappier during an interview that will be published in the Air & Cosmos special publication on the Paris Air Show, available on June 14th.
Demonstrators' contracts should concern the NGF, which should fly by 2026, but also the fighter future engine or drones (called “Remote Carriers”) and weapons and perhaps the System-of-Systems.
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Galaxy S10+ vs. iPhone 11 Pro: Which should you buy?
We may love Android phones, but that doesn’t keep us from using and evaluating the latest iPhones as well to see how they stack up against the Android competition every year.
Android standard
$1000 at Amazon
Larger, industry-leading display
Excellent battery life
Headphone jack and SD card slot
Duplicate apps and bloatware
Low-light camera quality can’t keep up
If any Android phone has the ability to pull a large number of iPhone users away from Apple, it’s the Galaxy S10+. It has exceptional hardware, an amazing display, and piles of features that cover what Apple can do and so much more. The software is more daunting, but ultimately more capable as well. Those teetering on the fence could lean toward Samsung after using this phone.
Going ‘pro’
$1000 at Apple
Triple camera has promise
Exceptional face unlock
Simpler software experience
Access to Apple’s ecosystem of apps and services
Limited software customization
No headphone jack
Apple’s phones are keeping pace with the top-end Android phones today. Whether that means this is actually a “Pro” device doesn’t really matter — the 11 Pro does just about everything the Android competition does, and has the huge draw of still offering access to Apple’s software, apps and services ecosystem.
Though the number of people actively looking at switching between iPhone and Android isn’t as big as the ones sticking in their lane, there’s no better comparison to make in this arena than the latest offerings from Apple and Samsung.
What’s the difference between the Galaxy S10+ and iPhone 11 Pro?
Putting aside all of the general Android versus iPhone comparisons to start, let’s focus on the hardware differences. Samsung goes with a bigger display, 6.4 to 5.8 inches, and slims down the bezels in an attempt to make it manageable in one hand. Even with larger bezels, the iPhone 11 Pro is still smaller in height and width (though not weight), making it much easier to grasp in one hand — though if you see size as a benefit, you also have the option of getting the smaller Galaxy S10 instead.
The difference in usable display size will have more of an effect than the overall size.
For many people, the difference in usable display size will have more of an effect than the physical size in your hand, but that comes down to personal preference. Thankfully both phones have amazing OLED displays, with excellent colors, viewing angles and brightness. Samsung and Apple are neck-and-neck in smartphone display quality, with everyone else trailing well behind.
Elsewhere in the hardware, it’s hard to find a fault in either of these phones. Samsung relies far more on glass and focuses on curves, whereas the iPhone 11 Pro is more substantial with a larger metal frame. Both have their good and bad angles (mostly the camera situations around the back), but both feel great and are worthy of the money.
Operating system Android 9 PieOne UI 1.1 iOS 13
Display 6.4-inch AMOLED3040x1440 (19:9) 5.8-inch OLED2436x1125 (19.5:9)
Processor Snapdragon 855or Samsung Exynos 9820 A13 Bionic
Storage 128/512GB/1TB 64/256/512GB
Expandable microSD No
RAM 8/12GB 6GB
Rear camera 1 12MP, OIS, f/1.5 or f/2.4 12MP, OIS, f/1.8
Rear camera 2 12MP, OIS, f/2.4 12MP, OIS, f/2.0
Rear camera 3 16MP, f/2.2 12MP, f/2.4
Front camera 1 10MP, f/1.9, af 12MP, f/2.2, af
Front camera 2 8MP, f/2.2, af n/a
Audio Stereo speakersDolby Atmos3.5mm headphone jack Stereo speakersSpatial audio
Charging 15W wiredFast Wireless Charging 2.0 (12W) 18W wiredQi wireless
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Security Ultrasonic fingerprint sensorFace recognition Face ID
Dimensions 157.6 x 74.1 x 7.4 mm175 g (Ceramic: 198 g) 144 x 71.4 x 8.1 mm188 g
As is so often the case with iPhones, the specs don’t really tell the whole story. Sure the iPhone 11 Pro has less RAM and a smaller battery than the S10+, but that won’t create any big gulf in either performance or battery life. Both phones are incredibly overpowered for what most people will be doing with them, and battery life is going to be strong in either case. Elsewhere you’ll see that both phones have stereo speakers, fast wired charging and wireless charging (though Samsung’s faster in the latter), and water resistance.
Samsung wins the spec battle, but that isn’t as useful as also winning the hardware feature battle.
Certain line-items do make a difference though. The Galaxy S10+ uses an in-display fingerprint sensor, while the iPhone 11 Pro relies on Face ID — Apple’s system works really well, while Samsung’s is a bit slow and inconsistent, even if it does have the general benefit of working the same in any lighting condition. The Galaxy S10+ also has double the default storage (128GB), expandable storage, and a headphone jack. It also plugs in and charges over the industry standard USB-C connector.
On the camera front, Apple took a page right out of the playbook Samsung and many other high-end Android makers have been following. There’s now a triple camera setup, with a standard, telephoto and ultra-wide lenses to give you more variety in your shooting. Samsung’s cameras are a proven quantity, and their consistency and quality make them some of the best you can get today. But Apple’s taking a step forward by using the same 12MP sensor across all three cameras, which is a big plus, and is also launching a new Night Mode that will undoubtedly beat Samsung’s already-weak low-light performance.
The final verdict of the camera comparison will have to come after we’ve used the iPhone 11 Pro for longer, but considering where the iPhone XS already stood and the improvements Apple made it’s likely going to pull ahead of what the Galaxy S10+ has to offer.
Should you buy the Galaxy S10+ or iPhone 11 Pro?
Whichever side you start from is where you’re likely to land again when you upgrade.
Comparing an Android phone to an iPhone is difficult. So much of the experience is just incomparable, and lives in a world with years of history on each side that’s far more important than the individual spec-to-spec comparisons of the latest devices. If you already have an Android phone, or particularly a Samsung phone, you’re going to be far more inclined to stick with that ecosystem and the familiarity with the interface and apps. The same goes for the iPhone — perhaps even more so if you take into account iPhone-only features like iMessage and Apple’s suite of services that just aren’t available on Android.
So it’s unlikely that you’ll be impartial when coming into comparing the Galaxy S10+ and iPhone 11 Pro. Whichever side you start from is where you’re likely to land again when you upgrade. But if you’re truly up for a switch or don’t care about the ecosystem part of this, look to Samsung for its incredible spec sheet, features and flexibility of software customization and capabilities; look to Apple for a simpler and more consistent software experience, better camera quality and the potential draw of its excellent app ecosystem. You really can’t pick a winner here that applies to everyone — but it’s clear why these phones are the best available on both sides of the ecosystem.
The best the Android market has to offer.
Samsung’s hardware, display, features and specs all match or exceed Apple’s, but that may not be enough to overcome the iPhone ecosystem lock-in.
Apple plays catch-up really well.
Apple matches what Samsung can offer in everything but specs and raw number of features — but offers the huge benefit of Apple’s ecosystem and an incredible camera system.
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Smarter Grid Solutions' Active Network Management Technology Connects 48MW to create the UK's largest single Actively Managed Wind Farm
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Smarter Grid Solutions has been working with SP Energy Networks to connect 48MW at Aikengall Wind Farm, at Dunbar in south-east Scotland. This new connection is the latest delivery from SP Energy Networks ARC Project.
07/04/15, 06:29 AM | Solar & Wind, EVs and Fuel Cells | Smart Grid
Smarter Grid Solutions Active Network Management (ANM) products are being used as part of SP Energy Networks ‘Accelerating Renewables Connections (ARC) project in the South East of Scotland. The use of Active Network Management in ARC is fast-tracking the connection of renewables across this area and improving customer service, by managing distribution and transmission constraints.
Colin Taylor, Engineering Services Director welcomed the news stating:
"This exciting deliverable will allow us to meet our obligations to connect renewable generation in a timely and efficient manner for our customers, stakeholders and communities well into the future. This major milestone brings tangible benefits and is an excellent team delivery; I look forward now to commissioning further Actively Managed Connections as part of our business as usual connection solutions."
Active Network Management enables Distributed Network Operators (DNOs) to integrate Distributed Energy Resources (DER). It is the only solution of its kind to use a unique combination of real-time, autonomous and deterministic control to deliver sub-second responses. Five out of six of the UKs DNOs use ANM. In the US, Con Edison, Southern Company and PowerStream are all benefiting from Actively Managed Connections that are transforming the utilisation and resiliency of the grid, and managing connected customers at greatly reduced cost.
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Xilam’s ‘Mr. Magoo’ Breaks into U.S. with DreamWorks Deal
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+ Cartoon Network, Graphic India and POW! Entertainment have announced a partnership that will bring Stan Lee‘s first-ever Indian superhero to life in an animated TV movie, Chakra: The Invincible, set to premiere on Cartoon Network in India on November 30. The story follows Raju Rai, a young Indian boy living in Mumbai, where he and his mentor Dr. Singh develop a technology suit that activates the mystical chakras of the body. When Raju dons the suit, he develops super powers to use in a constant battle to protect the city from super villains. Chakra will also soon be featured on Rovio Entertainment’s new ToonsTV digital platform.
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+ Saban Brands and MarVista Entertainment have licensed the all-new, sixth series installment of the Digimon franchise, Digimon Fusion (30 x half-hour), to ITV for broadcast in the U.K. starting next year. Additionally, ITV Studios Global Entertainment will be representing Digimon Fusion for consumer products licensing and promotion in the territory, it will launch the property at Brand Licensing Europe. The new series centers on human boy Mikey who is transported to the digital realm and must team up with his new Digimon friends before their world is deleted forever–new fusion powers allow Digimon to combine and fuse their abilities to create endless battle possibilities. Bandai serves as global master toy licensee.
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Home » News » Women must have facility to breastfeed babies at work
Women must have facility to breastfeed babies at work
Bengaluru: Breastfeeding may be the healthiest option for babies, but with most companies providing no facilities to allow them to breastfeed their newborns many mothers are forced to quit their jobs to be able to do it.
“I have left my job, but, honestly if there was better infrastructure at my workplace I would probably have not thought of quitting to be with my infant son,” says 30-year-old Sakshi Gupta, who worked for a telecommunications company in the city before she quit to take care of her baby.
A recent breastfeeding survey conducted by Medela India, a manufacturer of breast pumps and nursing accessories, has revealed that over 50 per cent of the country’s working women feel their offices do not have facilities to allow them to breastfeed their babies and help them continue to work. The survey, which covered Bengaluru as well, found that while 78 per cent of Indian mothers breastfed their infants for the first six months post-delivery, 54 per cent had to forego their career aspirations in the process.
Says prominent city gynaecologist and fertilityexpert, Dr Kamini A Rao, “Companies are profit sensitive and when women are given a six-month maternity leave it does make them wary of hiring them. What they are actually doing is marginalising an already marginalised lot. However, this can be overcome with a more sensitive approach to women’s needs. Offices should be more conducive to encouraging women to both work and breastfeed.”
Suggesting that companies set up of creches in offices to allow women to breastfeed their babies, she notes that in the UK new mothers go to work carrying their babies with them. “Either allow them to work from home or get them to a creche and provide rooms where feeding is possible,” she adds.
Dr Sumana Rao of Apollo Cradle points out that breastfeeding has numerous health benefits for babies as well as their mothers. “It plays a role in making the immune system strong and reduces the risk of non-communicable diseases later in life. Realising its importance in the making of a healthy society, nations like Norway, Japan, Brazil and Peru have put in place several facilities to ensure infants are breastfed for the first six months of their lives.. India has taken the first step through its recently passed maternity bill. Additional measures to make breastfeeding easier for women should follow,” she stresses.
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Recording news – May
This month sees the release of Stephen Costello and Ailyn Pérez’s much anticipated debut duo album ‘Love duets’ on Warner Classics. Recent signing Saleem Ashkar joins forces with the Gewandhausorchester and Riccardo Chailly for a recording of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concertos 1 and 2; and there’s a new recording of Dvořák’s Cello Concerto from superstar cellist Alisa Weilerstein with the Czech Philharmonic under Jiří Bělohlávek. Click here to see a short film about the recording sessions in Prague.
Click here to listen to a Spotify playlist featuring the tracks from the above recordings.
More studio news here.
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LOREX: Southern Cross University at Coffs Harbour
Location: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Associated University: Southern Cross University
Program Dates: mid June 2019 and January 2020
About the National Marine Science Centre:
The National Marine Science Centre is located in Coffs Harbour on the subtropical east coast of Australia and is adjacent to the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Eight resident scientists and several additional affiliated scientists conduct research in areas of marine biology and ecology, biogeochemistry, marine conservation, fisheries and aquaculture, and human-marine interactions such as climate change and marine pollution. The NMSC scientists and staff are also involved in a broad range of teaching and outreach programs. Current faculty and research topics include:
Professor Steve Smith, Director of NMSC works on marine benthic ecology, biodiversity of marine and estuarine environments, and marine sustainability. He delivers much of this research through collaboration with citizen scientists.
Professor Isaac Santos focuses on the interface between coastal oceanography, hydrology, and biogeochemistry as well as the use of natural radioactive tracers to investigate submarine groundwater discharge and carbon cycling in marine settings.
Professor Brendan Kelaher works on aspects of sustainable management of marine ecosystems and fisheries, shark bite mitigation, and wildlife monitoring using emerging technologies (e.g. drones).
Associate Professor Symon Dworjanyn focuses on marine ecology and sustainable aquaculture as well as evolutionary biology and the effect of ocean acidification and warming on marine invertebrates, adaptation and mitigation strategies to limit ecosystem impacts.
Associate Professor Steven Purcell is a fisheries scientist with research projects throughout the Pacific. He mainly works on issues related to sustainability of invertebrate fisheries which include stock assessment, and improving fishers’ livelihoods by optimizing handling and processing.
Associate Professor Christian Sanders is a geochemist who works on coastal processes and dynamics of organic carbon burial and export rates in mangrove systems. His work is strongly associated with the emerging field of Blue Carbon.
Anna Scott focuses on anemonefishes and their host sea anemones, research themes include the reproductive biology and captive breeding of anemones, and determining the impacts of bleaching and climate change on various aspects of the symbiosis.
Benjamin Mos’ research is in sustainable aquaculture, with a focus on marine invertebrates and anthropogenic impacts such as pollution on aquaculture.
To learn more, visit the host institute’s website: https://www.scu.edu.au/national-marine-science-centre/
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We are proud to announce that as of today, version 16.3 of the Atomia cloud hosting platform is publicly available. Using Atomia as your hosting software has never been a better choice.
This is the first of this year’s two major releases, and includes a ton of improvements and useful new features.
After Snowden, national cloud hosting services have a golden opportunity
By Peter Alguacil, on 4.12.2015.
With awareness of mass surveillance and data privacy issues on the rise, the market for local, secure private clouds has never been more attractive. This is especially true for companies wanting to lease external computing power and storage. Who can they trust with their data?
Take off as a cloud provider with OpenStack-based virtual data centers
Cloud hosting is currently a $20 billion-a-year industry, and it just keeps growing. There is a lot of money to be made and the technology to sell cloud hosting services is already here, right at your fingertips, ready for launch.
This is why we here at Atomia have put so much weight behind our OpenStack integration. OpenStack has become the de-facto standard for cloud hosting software, and can act as the basis for many different kinds of cloud hosting services. It’s a true powerhouse. We love what OpenStack brings to the table.
New OpenStack release Liberty officially supported by Atomia
By Stefan Mortensen, on 27.10.2015.
OpenStack Liberty is the 12th release of OpenStack, the powerful open source cloud software that we leverage for Atomia’s cloud hosting features. We always make sure that our software supports new OpenStack releases from day one, and this is no exception.
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Atomia makes it easy for you to sell cloud services on top of OpenStack, a powerful open source cloud hosting software. You can run Atomia on your own infrastructure, but we recently partnered with Canonical to give you the option to have a fully managed OpenStack cloud to run your hosting business on. It can be a very convenient alternative for many companies to get up and running quickly.
New release: Atomia version 15.3
We are proud to announce Atomia 15.3, the latest major release of our cloud hosting platform. This version of Atomia will take your ability to provide cutting-edge cloud hosting services to a new high.
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Border Trilogy
3 books in series
All the Pretty Horses Publisher's Summary
John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for Mexico with his friend, Lacey Rawlins.
Befriending a third boy on the way, they find a country beyond their imagining: barren and beautiful, rugged yet cruelly civilised.... A place where dreams are paid for in blood.
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Narrated by: Frank Muller
John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for Mexico with his friend, Lacey Rawlins. Befriending a third boy on the way, they find a country beyond their imagining: barren and beautiful, rugged yet cruelly civilised.... A place where dreams are paid for in blood.
Profound and poetic.
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The Border Trilogy Book 2
Narrated by: Richard Poe
Sixteen-year-old Billy and his brother Boyd are fascinated by an elusive wolf that has been marauding his family's ranch. Billy captures the animal - but rather than kill it, sets out impulsively for the mountains of Mexico to return it to where it came from. Billy returns, finding himself and his world have irrevocably changed. His loss of innocence has come at a price, and once again the border beckons with its desolate beauty and cruel promise.
Haunting and Harrowing
Border Trilogy, Book 3
Two men marked by the boyhood adventures of All the Pretty Horses and The Crossing now stand together to confront a country changing beyond recognition. In the fall of 1952, John Grady Cole and Billy Parham are cowboys on a New Mexico ranch, encroached upon from the north by the military. On the southern horizon are the mountains of Mexico, where one of the men is drawn incessantly in this story of friendships and passion to a love as dangerous as it is inevitable.
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Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating
Written By: Moira Weigel
Narrated By: Kyra Miller
'Does anyone date anymore?' Today, the authorities tell us that courtship is in crisis. But when Moira Weigel dives into the history of sex and romance in modern America, she discovers that authorities have always said this. Ever since young men and women started to go out together, older generations have scolded them: That's not the way to find true love. The first women who made dates with strangers were often arrested for prostitution; long before 'hookup culture,' there were 'petting parties'; before parents worried about cell phone apps, they fretted about joyrides and 'parking.' Dating is always dying. But this does not mean that love is dead. It simply changes with the economy. Dating is, and always has been, tied to work. Lines like 'I'll pick you up at six' made sense at a time when people had jobs that started and ended at fixed hours. But in an age of contract work and flextime, many of us have become sexual freelancers, more likely to text a partner 'u still up?' Weaving together over one hundred years of history with scenes from the contemporary landscape, Labor of Love offers a fresh feminist perspective on how we came to date the ways we do. This isn't a guide to 'getting the guy.' There are no ridiculous 'rules' to follow. Instead, Weigel helps us understand how looking for love shapes who we areand hopefully leads us closer to the happy ending that dating promises.
by Moira Weigel
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BTX, Telecast Form Distribution Agreement
Hawthorne, NY--BTX Technologies announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Telecast Fiber Systems, Inc., a Belden brand.
Under the agreement, BTX now promotes, sells, and provides technical support for a select offering of Telecast products across the United States.
BTX bolstered its offering for broadcast applications with Telecast products including the Rattler and Rattler 3G miniature HD/SDI video transmission modules, the CopperHead Pro fiber optic camera transceiver, and more. For BTX integrators, the Rattler line provides a wide range of digital rates while maintaining signal quality. For houses of worship and other AV venues, the CopperHead Pro enables HD image magnification (I-MAG) applications at an affordable cost.
“Teaming up with BTX is a key move in extending our reach in both the pro AV and broadcast markets. The company boasts an extensive dealer network, providing us with access to a much wider range of professional integrators,” said Steve DeFrancesco, vice president and general manager of Telecast Fiber Systems. “For our customers, BTX also serves as an invaluable resource with quick-turn inventory and exceptional technical support that is second to none. We couldn’t be more pleased to have the company representing our solutions in the U.S., and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial partnership with the company.”
“BTX has been a long-standing distributor for Belden cable and connectivity solutions to the broadcast and pro AV markets, and we are very excited to add the Telecast brand to our lineup,” said Greg Schwartz, president of BTX Technologies. “Telecast’s fiber solutions have a well-deserved reputation for significantly reducing time spent in the field and lowering costs; valuable benefits that we are pleased to offer our customers.��
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Revised Frequencies for New HARMAN AKG WMS470 System
By AVNetwork Staff (Digital Signage Magazine) 2012-05-16T18:40:28Z
AKG has introduced a new version of its WMS470 wireless system with revised operating frequencies for the European market at ISE 2012. WMS470 Band 10 operates on frequencies between 823 and 832 MHz known as the ‘duplex gap.’ This frequency range lies between the areas that will be used for upcoming high-speed Internet service for mobile devices, and will enable future-proof, interference-free operation.
“In many European countries the frequency range between 823 and 832 MHz will be exclusively reserved for wireless microphones and In-ear monitoring - in Germany the range can even be used for free.” said Wolfgang Fritz, product marketing manager – tour sound, AKG. Band 10 operates with up to eight channels simultaneously, and compatible frequencies are stored in preset groups. Users can also manually program frequencies in 25 MHz steps.
The WMS470 is designed for a variety of installed applications including hotels, conference centers, houses of worship, schools, universities and other facilities. It’s also useful for touring musicians and bands, especially those who will be traveling in different countries throughout Europe.
The WMS470’s automatic frequency setup function immediately finds and displays all available channels, making the system easier for less experienced users to operate. Before opening a channel, the pilot tone function will prevent unwanted startup noise – the receiver will only open the audio if the pilot tone is detected.
WMS470 transmitters are powered using a single alkaline, lithium or Ni-MH rechargeable battery, providing up to 14 hours of use with lithium batteries. The WMS470 handheld microphone has a built-in dipole antenna to ensure reliable transmission with 50 mW output power, even if the user covers one antenna with their hand.
“With WMS470, artists and engineers in all environments will have a reliable, yet robust technology at their fingertips that is completely compatible with the changing European wireless environment of 2012,” Fritz continued.
The WMS470 is available in a variety of configurations for live music, instrumental, sports and presentation use including handheld, headworn and lavalier mic options. Packages include the WMS470 D5 and C5 handheld sets, the WMS470 Instrumental set, the WMS470 Sports set and the WMS470 Presentation set.
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Unleesh LLC
Educational App Development of Corporate Education App
How this all started
Originally there was a social app which trained and educated student volunteers from ThinkImpact, a US non-profit organization. But it soon became clear that the app’s scope is much broader than teaching students. Thus, Unleesh turned into a corporate B2B app for employee training.
It was meant to be a global project. So the goal was global too: to launch the app running on different platforms seamlessly and reach thousands of users around the world.
How it’s supposed to work
A company representative creates a Path — a curriculum designed to provide staff with new skills and competencies. Employees register in the app, log on and select the Path. After that, they are immediately taken to an Action — a specific micro-learning module that they are asked to complete.
For each completed Action users receive points. It makes the learning process more interactive and entertaining. Users can also talk with their path mates using either chat or private message. Thus users can ask for advice, get mental support and encouragement, share goals and experiences, see how they follow the same way, etc.
From idea to launch
Three launches actually: native apps for iOS and Android, as well as a web version. The client had just a prototype and the main idea of how a finished app should work. On the basis of this, we developed three apps from scratch.
The first one was an iOS app. We created a frontend based on the client’s needs and vision of the app. The functionality required for creating and managing Paths was implemented on a complex backend. After a few QA rounds, we released Unleesh to the App Store successfully and on time.
But the customer soon realized their understanding of the app was incomplete. It became clear that the app needed to be improved to better communicate Unleesh ideas and principles. So the client came up with a major style and functionality redesign with a better UI/UX. We reworked lots of screens, added new important features, but saved the existing architecture. Our team stayed focused and got everything done quickly to meet the originally estimated deadline. We were on fire and released both iOS and Android apps at the same time.
Although Unleesh was created as a mobile-first platform, after a while it was realized that some of the corporate customers required a web-version. So that's what we implemented next, and Unleesh became available on all screens.
Challenging moments
Here’s one: we were still working on the app when Parse announced they were going to shut down Parse Push service. It was used in Unleesh, so we had to migrate to another push notification service.
Another tricky part was to make sure all the user-generated media content can be viewed on all platforms, including videos and audio recorded from different devices and OS in different formats. It took a while, but we figured it out.
But the most challenging moment was to manage the frequently changing requirements. We handled it with an Agile approach, perfect project manager’s performance, 24/7 contact with the client, and an extremely high degree of motivation.
Today, over 20,000 workforce learners have used Unleesh. It’s a working tool for dozens of organizations, including global ones such as The United Nations and World Learning.
Like many other startups, Unleesh LLC used trial and error. And we were on that same journey with them. We built Unleesh from the ground up, and we’re still working on platform support and further improvement.
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US moves money to
fund border programs
The Department of Homeland Security is moving $271 million from other agencies such as FEMA and the U.S. Coast Guard to increase the number of beds for detained immigrants and support its policy forcing asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases play out.
The news comes as hurricane season is ramping up and Tropical Storm Dorian is heading toward Puerto Rico.
The sprawling 240,000-person Homeland Security Department includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard and the new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in addition to immigration agencies.
40 migrants feared
drowned in capsizing
A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, with at least 40 people missing and presumed drowned, U.N. officials said, as a support group reported it had gotten a call from someone on the vessel "crying and shouting" that passengers had died already.
At least 65 migrants, mostly from Sudan, were rescued, said Ayoub Gassim, a spokesman for Libya's coast guard, with a search halted for those still missing. The coast guard gave a lower estimate for those missing and feared drowned, saying it was 15 to 20 people.
Deutsche Bank has
Trump's tax returns
President Donald Trump's longtime bank revealed Tuesday that it has tax records Congress is seeking in its investigation of the president's finances.
Deutsche Bank said in court papers it has tax returns responsive to a subpoena sent this year, in which Congress asked the bank for a host of documents related to Trump and his family.
Trump has long declined to release his tax returns and wants to block two House committees from getting the records, calling their document requests unlawful.
Police: Parolee crashes
stolen SUV, kills two girls
A man released on parole from prison two weeks ago stole a police SUV near Dayton, and crashed into a minivan filled with children, killing two 6-year-old girls, police said Tuesday.
Ten others were injured, including five children and the suspect. One child remained in critical condition, police said.
Dayton's police chief said that 32-year-old Raymond Walters was driving at nearly 100 mph in the stolen police cruiser through the city's downtown Monday night when he ran a red light and hit two vehicles.
ALBANY, N.Y.
Muslim officers reinstated
after beard suspensions
Two Muslim correctional officers in New York were reinstated Tuesday after being suspended for refusing to shave their beards because of religious reasons, the state prisons agency said.
It came a day after Brian Sughrim and David Feliciano, correctional officers at Fishkill prison in Dutchess County, filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
The lawsuit, which argued the agency discriminated against the two men, is the "sole reason that they're getting their jobs back," said their attorney, Joshua Moskovitz.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA.
Report: Chaos at nursing
home where 12 died
A Florida nursing home descended into chaos as its temperatures rose after Hurricane Irma knocked out its air conditioning in 2017, leading to the deaths of 12 people and the arrest this week of an administrator and three nurses on manslaughter charges, according to a report cited by police.
Hollywood Police Chief Chris O'Brien told news reporters Tuesday he expects further arrests from the investigation that included 500 interviews, the collection of more than 1,000 pieces of evidence and the seizure of 55 computers.
Man paddles his way
from California to Hawaii
Antonio de la Rosa doesn't take it easy on his vacations. The Spaniard spent his summer paddling his way from California across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii.
It took de la Rosa, who is from Valladolid, Spain, 76 days to paddle 2,500 miles while standing on a submarine-shaped craft he described as a paddleboat. The 21-foot-long vessel endured rough weather, including when Hurricane Flossie passed within 60 miles.
He ate dehydrated food, using heated water, and sometimes fished.
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Home › Culture › Barack Obama’s New Song With 'Hamilton' Creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lands Him On Billboard
Barack Obama’s New Song With 'Hamilton' Creator, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lands Him On Billboard
4th January 2019 by BOTWC Staff
Photo: Alex R. Kirzhner
Former President Barack Obama showcased his love for music on multiple occasions during his presidency. Whether he was singing "Amazing Grace" at a funeral or Al Green’s "Let’s Stay Together" at the Apollo theater. Now, his recently remixed song, "One Last Time (44 remix)," with Lin-Manuel Miranda, has landed him at number 22 on Billboard’s Hot R&B songs.
The song is a part of Miranda’s 2018 "Hamildrop" series where he remixed songs from his award-winning play "Hamilton" to raise money for various non-profits.
The track also features Gospel singer, BeBe Winans and Hamilton cast member Christopher Jackson.
Since President Obama already has a new book on the horizon, this new feat might be just the sign he needs to gift us with his very own album next. Either way, our forever president can add Billboard charter to his growing list of inspiring accomplishments!
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Bishop England High School A Catholic Education Tradition Since 1915
Bishop England High School, established on September 22, 1915, is a member of the Catholic Diocese of Charleston, serving grades 9 through 12. We are tasked with bringing forth a more caring society and helping to form morally, intellectually, and physically sound young people in a Catholic environment.
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Bishop England High School is rich in community by making families in the Lowcountry a part of its history through faith, academics, fine arts, athletics, clubs, and service. Do you want to be a member of our family and experience what we offer? Our door is open, and we welcome you to the family.
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Students enjoy involvement in over thirty clubs and organizations developing skills in teamwork, organization, and leadership. All students are strongly encouraged to be involved in at least one of these organizations to enhance the overall school experience and to possibly build a passion that continues into adulthood.
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Bishop England High School is known for its academic rigor at all levels of study: college-preparatory, honors, and Advanced Placement. Students are challenged at their ability level, striving for independence in critical thinking, analysis and the writing process. We work hard to customize the schedule for each student to meet specific strengths.
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Thank you for your continued support of Bishop England High School. From our humble beginnings on Queen Street, to our beautiful 40 acre campus on Daniel Island, we have relied on the many gifts & talents of the BE Community to help provide the best possible education. Continuing Bishop England’s tradition of excellence requires solid support from parents, alumni and friends every year. All gifts help in providing the best possible Catholic Education for our current and future students.
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Madison Mummert Awarded Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital’s Youth Volunteer of the Year
Each year, the West Ashley Optimist Club honors youth volunteers in the Charleston area. Madison Mummert has been awarded Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital’s Youth Volunteer of the Year! Madison achieved this award by helping the community through her volunteer work.
Madison served last summer as a volunteer assisting the staff and transporting patients from our day surgery unit at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital. She worked well on a busy medical unit with medical professionals of all levels. This summer she returned to participate in the SCRUBS Mentoring Program working along with medical staff on a variety of patient units. She earned her certificate of completion in the mentoring program and has served a total of 70 hours at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital.
The West Ashley Optimist Club is a Civic Club that is designed to bring out the best in youth and offers contests and scholarships to help youth succeed in school and in life. The Youth Appreciation Award gives agencies like Bon Secours – St. Francis the opportunity to honor their hard working young adult volunteers.
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One-off payment for creches to help with rising insurance costs
Up to 1,000 units across the country could see a 100% increase in their premiums after Ironshore Europe quit the Irish market.
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By Cate McCurry, PA
The Children’s Minister has approved a one-off extra payment of 1,500 euro to childcare providers who are facing rising insurance costs.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/republic-of-ireland/one-off-payment-for-creches-to-help-with-rising-insurance-costs-38797092.html
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Up to 1,000 creches across the country could see a 100% increase in their insurance premiums after Ironshore Europe quit the Irish market earlier this month.
It leaves only one firm offering insurance to creches and childcare facilities, meaning all providers will see a hike in premiums.
Katherine Zappone told the Oireachtas Children’s Committee that around 1,000 providers who were insured through Ironshore will face rises in the region of 100%.
About 2,600 Allianz customers will face increases of about 10% next year, while 400 providers will see an increase of around 30%.
In recognition of a difficult year for #childcare providers I have approved a once-off Programme Support Payment which will be made in the coming days averaging €1,500 per provider @DCYAPress @EarlyChildhdIRL
— Katherine Zappone (@KZapponeTD) December 18, 2019
In an emergency Oireachtas meeting, Ms Zappone said the additional payments will be made by December 28.
“It is undoubtedly causing distress to providers and great worry to parents, and I acknowledge that there are many providers who are facing increased insurance costs,” she said.
On December 6 Ironshore told its 1,300 clients it would be withdrawing from the market.
No new underwriter has joined the market to take over Ironshore’s clients.
Ms Zappone said the Government is “limited in what it can do”, adding that it cannot compel a private business to remain in the market.
“However, officials in my department are working hard to find a way to support those services that have been impacted,” she added.
“We’ve engaged with Allianz, whom I understand have confirmed that they will offer quotes to all but the most high risk services.
“Some 1,100 quotes have been issued by midday today to previous Ironshore clients. This leaves 200 providers who have not yet received quotes.
“There may be a very small number of very high risk services which will not receive quotations.
“With regard to the issue of insurance, I’m liaising with my colleague, the Minister for Finance, to consider a review of insurance in the childcare sector as part of the ongoing independent review of costs that I’m doing in the sector.
“Consequently, we need to make the market more attractive to both existing insurers and to new entrants in order to increase competition which in turn should lead to a reduction of pricing in an increase in capacity.”
Labour’s Sean Sherlock said he had been contacted by childcare providers whose risk profile has not changed, but have been told their insurance costs are increasing six-fold.
Mr Sherlock added: “What you’re saying, and I say this respectfully, doesn’t give those providers any comfort.”
Sinn Fein’s Kathleen Funchion said she was concerned that the support programme would not help everyone.
She added: “There is total panic this week and I just feel like it always seems to land on the shoulders of the workers and the providers.
“For some of those people 1,500 euro will be a help but for some of the them it won’t.”
Fianna Fail’s Robert Troy said that where there is a monopoly, there is an opportunity to overcharge.
He called for the minister to help bring in the necessary reforms and incentivise more firms into the market.
“While the announcement you made today is welcome, it’s a sticking plaster if we don’t actually address this and bring insurance premiums down,” he added.
“We shouldn’t have to use tax resources to supplement the insurance industry and that’s what’s happening now.”
Fianna Fail set out health plans to fix ‘dysfunctional’ HSE
By Aoife Moore, PA Fianna Fail have set out their plans to solve the current health crisis if they are elected to government.
Ex-journalist appears in Dublin court over murder case extradition bid
By Cate McCurry, PA A former journalist has appeared before the High Court in Dublin in relation to a warrant seeking his arrest and extradition to France over the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
Fine Gael pledges pension transition payment
By Aine McMahon PA Fine Gael has promised to introduce a pension transition payment for those who want to retire at 65, meaning they would not have to seek jobseeker’s allowance while waiting for the state pension.
Varadkar says big companies should pay their taxes as he meets Apple boss
By Aoife Moore, PA Irish Premier Leo Varadkar has said he believes big companies should pay their taxes as he welcomed Apple chief executive Tim Cook to Dublin.
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'EQUINE EPITAPH - UNDER THE RAINBOW'
Fraser Island's Last Brumby
by Fred Williams
We open our sand blasted glazed window in December 1851. The place is Fraser Island Queensland Australia. It is the ‘World’s Largest Island of Sand’ built up on a massive bed base of ever shifting sands. This sand island was formed by thousands of years of sand erosion that was carried along in the ocean currents, then washed up on Eastern beaches and then, in turn blown inland. The shape of the island is as unique and as diverse in design as the sand grains it’s formed of. Out of this erosion process or paradox comes this unusual and phenomenal island of sand, that incredibility produces a rich and diverse tapestry of grass plants, shrubs and trees along with its designed dependent biodiversity of animals. WHY IS IT SO SPECIAL? I believe Fraser Island (K’Gari) is a ‘special place’ because all life is supported and revolves around what appears to be nothing more than pure golden sands.
To my mind, few in government realised that chasing dollars did not properly address the island’s natural guidelines, it’s highly fragile – yet it is also proven to be as tough as nails but all this comes bound-up within Mother Nature’s strict set of guidelines. Government’s plan of Interference first began in 1971 with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) and according to (August Overlander 1985) Parliament ratified the ‘Tourism enterprise’ idea “while the people slept” the Minister for Tourism Peter McKechnie introduced strategies: to introduce very high numbers of tourists (with no ceiling limits on numbers using the beach as the main access highway): interfered, sterilized many rare and valuable stallions. A pen stroke in 1992, shot or removed the remaining rare wild horses (Hannant 2018). To Breach these principals you will quickly see nature’s response - as all hell broke loose, the weapons were imbalance, impacts and environmental chaos. Scenes this ‘special island’ never ever knew before in the annals of history. It’s an account of deliberate ENVIRONMENTAL CHAOS.
First, rid the island of its Aboriginal stronghold, in 1851 under Frederick Walker a heavy and indiscriminate drinker (Williams 2002). He was the controversial European leader that led the Native Police on a punitive raid creating much havoc and mayhem, slaughtering the traditional owners’ stronghold that dated back over the last 6,000 years. Just like the Conquistadors, riding horses, armed with Snider Carbine guns was no match for spears, boomerangs, wooden shields and Nulla, Nullas’. According to (Tindale 1975) there were three tribes that successfully claimed the island and rigorously defended its territory.
As time fell down the hour-glass in 1994 ‘Ellie’ was the last wild horse to obtain a permit to escape the bias clutches of the QPWS. Around this time we saw reports that starving and some emaciated dingoes described as “their stomachs were stapled to their backbone” according to an eye witness. Dingoes were desperately hungry interacting with visitors around their campsites because they could smell a mother-load of food. One visitor, had a dingo drag their toddler several meters as the near-by parents were eating their evening meal. Hundreds of visitors had a range of injuries from minor to serious. In 2001 a 9-year-old boy was savagely mauled to death, as all hell was certainly breaking loose. The manager (QPWS) and Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) were responding with media ‘spin’ claiming that visitors were enticing dingoes so that they could obtain a close-up photograph.
Meanwhile ‘Ellies’ mother was spooked and she bolted off with dingoes chasing and biting her flanks leaving her dear little foal to face certain death. If you want to know what happened to ‘Ellie’ - it’s in the book - along with 70+ historic photographs. It is a true story!
The books on Fraser Island all draw to a great extent on the reminiscences and records of people who have long lived TWO DECADES BEFORE Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) set foot on Fraser Island in 1971. The Maryborough Chronicle 20, August 1952: WARNED: ‘GOD FORBID THAT ANY ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE TO TURN [Fraser Island] INTO A ‘TOURISTS’ PARADISE WHICH WOULD RUIN ITS CALM SERENITY, ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND ITS FISHING’. “…visitors had an occasional sight of wild horses and although they saw no dingoes, pad marks around the camp each morning indicated they had been inspected at night by dingoes…” Perhaps, because dingoes’ look like our pet dogs, it can be easily overlooked that they are carnivores. It was it seems overlooked by the manager that failed to follow their own published warning “Dingoes like other dogs are capable of killing people” (dFIDMS 1999) TWO YEARS BEFORE THE ATTACK IN 2001. Instead, the manager insisted in their approved Management Plans on prioritizing uncontrolled numbers of tourists (Overlander August 1985) as a revenue raiser. Failing to adhere to their Duty Of Care Responsibility. It seems they set a financial objective over the ‘Number- 1’ far more obvious Strategy/Priority of Public Safety entering and using the most complex State Run National Park in Australia. In case we forget how serious this is; please remember dingoes are starving and can savagely attack, (like at Waddy Point) according to Dr. Paul Anderson Government Medical Officer said “Clinton Gage was disemboweled his face, neck, lower abdomen and legs mauled” (Fraser Coast Chronicle May 2, 2001.) The author is gravely concerned! A SOLUTION IS DISCUSSED IN THE BOOK! FRASER’S FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS!
Born and educated at Mentone Grammar in Victoria Australia. Moved to the State of Queensland in 1969 and developed over the next few years a special love and interest in the history of Fraser Island. Writing as a student of history at first it soon developed into an all-consuming interest in researching the first of three books on magnificent Fraser Island and one other about my Great Grandparents immigration to Port Phillip Victoria on the ‘Red Jacket’ . 1. ‘Written in Sand’ – A History of Fraser Island. 1982. 2. ‘Princess K’Gari’s Fraser Island’. Fraser Island’s Definitive History. 2002. 3. “Wangoolba Prince Amongst dingoes’. 2006 4. Oh! Brother! Against all Odds! 2012.
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GS Trophy 2010.
Through South Africa in 7 days.
10 teams from 13 nations fought for the victory on an approximately 2000 kilometer long route across South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. In doing so, the participants had to pass numerous special challenges. Among them exhausting river crossings, demanding rides through the jungle as well as long and deep mud passages.
The BMW Motorrad GS Trophy 2010 has reached its conclusion and despite very strong final day challenges Team UK has emerged as the winner. The victory came over Team South Africa with Team Nordic third.
The final day involved a trials riding special test at the Country Trax estate (riding a BMW R 1200 GS), followed by a 300 km return journey to Johannesburg ,where the results of the final photo competition were later announced – all on a hot sunny day with temperatures in the high 20s (ºC). The trial involved sections containing a seesaw, tree logs, and iron beams. Team South Africa convincingly won, while Team Nordic also outpointed Team UK for the runner-up position. This reversed the points table, putting Team South Africa in the lead by one point with just the photo competition results to be decided.
The photo competition has proven a great success and this third and final round saw over 10,000 votes cast. Team Canada won with almost a third of the votes but Team UK importantly snuck in as runners-up, while Team Nordic significantly also beat Team South Africa for third.
And so with scores of 152 to 151, Team UK regained their lead – a lead they have held since day three – and took the GS Trophy title. Team Nordic were third, just two points behind South Africa.
This is what Alastair Allan, Team UK, had to say about his team’s outstanding performance: “What can I say? Job done. Great feeling, loads of fun. As a good friend of mine says, it might have been only one point but a win’s a win, and that’s all there is to it. It’s been a fantastic time. We made a brilliant team, we all got on like a house on fire and that’s what made it a great event to take part in. And I think the fact that the team got on so well is the reason the result ended up as it did.”
Tomm Wolf, co-organiser GS Trophy: “Everyone is at home, standing on their own two feet and smiling – I’m really happy now. My really tough part was mid-week, crossing the border for Mozambique and then reaching the Indian Ocean. I was so happy to get there ¬– we’d called the day ‘Mission Ponta’ – and after that the most difficult part was over. We’re looking to 2012 now. People have asked can we better this? I think we can. Can you imagine breakfast in Machu Pichu or canoeing on Lake Titicaca? I think we can find nice places.”
The whole week was great. The first thing is not to win, but see new things, to help each other.
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The House at the Edge of Night
by Catherine Banner
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR
A sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of Italy—combining the romance of Beautiful Ruins with the magical tapestry of works by Isabel Allende.
Castellamare is an island far enough away from the mainland to be forgotten, but not far enough to escape from the world’s troubles. At the center of the island’s life is a café draped with bougainvillea called The House at the Edge of Night, where the community gathers to gossip and talk. Amedeo Esposito, a foundling from Florence, finds his destiny on the island with his beautiful wife, Pina, whose fierce intelligence, grace, and unwavering love guide her every move. An indiscretion tests their marriage, and their children—three sons and an inquisitive daughter—grow up and struggle with both humanity’s cruelty and its capacity for love and mercy. Spanning nearly a century, through secrets and mysteries, trials and sacrifice, this beautiful and haunting novel follows the lives of the Esposito family and the other islanders who live and love on Castellamare: a cruel count and his bewitching wife, a priest who loves scandal, a prisoner of war turned poet, an outcast girl who becomes a pillar of strength, a wounded English soldier who emerges from the sea. The people of Castellamare are transformed by two world wars and a great recession, by the threat of fascism and their deep bonds of passion and friendship, and by bitter rivalries and the power of forgiveness.
Novels Sicily, Southern Italy
by Delia Ephron
New Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Italy with their friends from Maine—Finn; his wife, Taylor; and their daughter, Snow. “From the beginning,” says Taylor, “it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together.” Told Rashomon-style in alternating points of view, the characters expose and stumble upon lies and infidelities past and present. Snow, ten years old and precociously drawn into a far more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe as the novel explores collusion and betrayal in marriage. With her inimitable psychological astuteness and uncanny understanding of the human heart, Ephron delivers a powerful meditation on marriage, friendship, and the meaning of travel. Set on the sun-drenched coast of the Ionian Sea, Siracusa unfolds with the pacing of a psychological thriller and delivers an unexpected final act that none will see coming.
Novels Sicily
Volcanic Airs: An English Comedy
by Elizabeth Aston
Where would you rather be? Lonely and fog-bound in an ancient English castle, or sitting under the stars with friends on a magical Mediterranean island? Magdalena Mountjoy, furious with her impossible husband, the rakish Valdemar, doesn’t hesitate when she has the chance to run away to Aeolus, a jewel of an island off the coast of Sicily. Yet every Eden has its serpent. As friends and relations arrive to share the bliss, fleeing from their own problems with life and love, Magdalena begins to wish herself back at Mountjoy Castle. Meanwhile Dido, once a dancer and now a nanny, listens to her voices and foretells just where this of complex dance of love and betrayal will end for her companions as they enjoy the idyll of an Italian summer. Love conquers all—but will it this time?
Novels, Young Adult Fiction Sicily
Stella Mia
by Rosanna Chiofalo
Rosanna Chiofalo’s poignant, beautifully written novel evokes the stunning scenery of Sicily and the Aeolian Islands and tells of mothers and daughters, love and sacrifice–and the choices that resound across continents and through generations. Julia Parlatone doesn’t have much to remember her Italian mother by. A grapevine that Sarina planted still flourishes in the backyard of Julia’s childhood home in Astoria, Queens. And there’s a song, “Stella Mia,” she recalls her mother singing–my star, my star, you are the most beautiful star–until the day she left three-year-old Julia behind and returned to Italy for good. Now a happily married schoolteacher, Julia tries not to dwell on a past she can’t change or on a mother who chose to leave. But in an old trunk in the family basement, she discovers items that belonged to her mother–a song book, Tarot cards, a Sicilian folk costume–and a diary. Sarina writes unflinchingly of her harsh childhood and of a first, passionate love affair; of blissful months spent living in the enchanting coastal resort town of Taormina and the unspoiled Aeolian Islands north of Sicily as well as the reasons she came to New York. By the diary’s end, Julia knows she must track down her mother in Italy and piece together the rest of the complex, bittersweet truth–a journey that, for better or worse, will change her own life forever.
Italian-Americans, Novels Sicily
The Shape of Water (The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries Book 1)
by Andrea Camilleri
Andrea Camilleri’s novels starring Inspector Montalbano have become an international sensation and have been translated from Italian into eight languages, ranging from Dutch to Japanese. The Shape of Water is the first book in this sly, witty, and engaging series with its sardonic take on Sicilian life. Early one morning, Silvio Lupanello, a big shot in the village of Vigàta, is found dead in his car with his pants around his knees. The car happens to be parked in a rough part of town frequented by prostitutes and drug dealers, and as the news of his death spreads, the rumors begin. Enter Inspector Salvo Montalbano, Vigàta’s most respected detective. With his characteristic mix of humor, cynicism, compassion, and love of good food, Montalbano goes into battle against the powerful and the corrupt who are determined to block his path to the real killer. This funny and fast-paced Sicilian page-turner will be a delicious discovery for mystery afficionados and fiction lovers alike.
The Terracotta Dog (The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries Book 2)
Andrea Camilleri’s Inspector Salvo Montalbano has garnered millions of fans worldwide with his sardonic, engaging take on Sicilian small-town life and his genius for deciphering the most enigmatic of crimes. The Terracotta Dog opens with a mysterious tête-à-tête with a Mafioso, some inexplicably abandoned loot from a supermarket heist, and some dying words that lead Inspector Montalbano to a secret grotto in a mountain cave where two young lovers dead 50 years and still embracing are watched over by a life-size terracotta dog. Montalbano’s passion to solve this old crime takes him, heedless of personal danger, on a journey through the island’s past and into a family’s dark heart amid the horrors of World War II.
The Snack Thief (The Inspector Montalbano Mysteries Book 3)
Never has Inspector Montalbano’s character – a unique blend of humor, cynicism, compassion, earthiness, and love of good food – been more compelling than in The Snack Thief. When an elderly man is stabbed to death in an elevator and a crewman on an Italian fishing trawler is machine-gunned by a Tunisian patrol boat off Sicily’s coast, only Inspector Montalbano suspects a link between the two incidents. His investigation leads to the beautiful Karima, an impoverished house cleaner and sometime prostitute, whose young son steals other school children’s mid-morning snacks. But Karima disappears, and the young snack thief’s life – as well as Montalbano’s – is endangered when the inspector exposes a viper’s nest of government corruption and international intrigue.
La Cucina: A Novel of Rapture
by Lily Prior
Rosa Fiore — daughter of a sultry Sicilian matriarch and her hapless husband — always found solace in her family’s kitchen. When Rosa was a teenager, her own cooking became the stuff of legend in this small community that takes pride in the bounty of its landscape and the eccentricity of its inhabitants. Rosa’s infatuation with culinary arts was rivaled only by her passion for a young man, Bartolomeo, who, unfortunately, belonged to another. After their love affair ended in tragedy, Rosa retreated first into her kitchen and then into solitude, as a librarian in Palermo. There she stayed for decades, growing corpulent on her succulent dishes, resigned to a loveless life. Then, one day, she meets the mysterious chef, known only is I’Inglese, whose research on the heritage of Sicilian cuisine leads him to Rosa’s library, and into her heart. They share one sublime summer of discovery, during which I’lnglese awakens the power of Rosa’s sensuality, and together they reach new heights of culinary passion. When I’Inglese suddenly vanishes, Rosa returns home to the farm to grieve for the loss of her second love. In the comfort of familiar surroundings, among her growing family, she discovers the truth about her loved ones and finds her life transformed once more by the magic of her cherished Cucina.
Palermo: Travels in the City of Happiness: Art, Architecture and History in Sicily’s Ancient Capital
by Allan Langdale
This entertaining and captivatingly personal account of a week of urban adventures in Palermo is written with a profound love for the history of the ancient Sicilian capital, taking us on a succession of journeys through the city’s physical fabric and varied historical periods. In these pages Palermo’s streets, piazzas and architecture become eloquent witnesses to eras past; ages that live vibrantly on in Landale’s riveting accounts of everything from the palaces of the medieval Norman kings to the modern apartments built during the mafia’s ‘Sack of Palermo’ in the late 20th century. No stone goes unturned in Langdale’s explorations making it both an incomparable preparatory guide to the city or a wonderful book to curl up with for armchair travel. At times reminiscent of Bill Bryson, Langdale’s sense of humor is always in evidence, as when a shortfall in finances necessitates a dramatic downgrade in accommodations, or when he unsuccessfully tries to impress a state policeman with his less-than-perfect Italian. Langdale’s voice is fresh and inspiring, but he generously shares the stage with many travelers from Palermo’s past, such as the German philosopher Goethe, who visited the city in the late 18th century and the French writer Guy de Maupassant, who arrived in the late 19th. Even the famous painter Van Dyck spent time in the city in the early 1600s. We see the city through their eyes too, and find ourselves in a terrific company of numerous historical travelers going back 1000 years. Hovering like a benevolent ghost through the book is Giuseppe de Lampedusa’s famous novel, The Leopard, through which Langdale finds a profound spiritual key to Palermo’s fascinating past as he tries to reorient Palermo’s historical reputation from a ‘City of Tragedy’ to a ‘City of Happiness,’ a sobriquet it once enjoyed centuries ago.
Art History, Biography & History Sicily
Princes Under the Volcano: Two Hundred Years of a British Dynasty in Sicily
by Raleigh Trevelyan
Epic and engrossing, this extravagant true story covers 200 years in the life of an English family dynasty in Sicily. Benjamin Ingham, possibly the greatest tycoon England has ever known, was attracted to Sicily from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire by the burgeoning trade in marsala wine. This is the story of the English Croesus, who made the money, and his beneficiaries, the Whitaker family, who spent it – intertwined with 200 years of enthralling Sicilian history.
Biography & History Sicily
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Urwa Hocane Falls Down Onstage at Lux Style Awards 2015!
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The sophisticated starlet Urwa Hocane slipped and fell on the stage during her dance performance at the Lux Style Awards 2015 last night! However, she got right back up and completed her performance unfazed. Kudos to you, Urwa!
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By Global Administrator on November 2, 2017
In 2008, the Anderson County Health Council voted unanimously to establish a substance abuse prevention coalition. In 2010, the program was funded by the Drug-Free Communities Support Program. Now, in 2017, Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County (ASAP) is making a big difference in our communities.
Stephanie Strutner, ASAP’s executive director, says that one of the biggest misconceptions people have when they hear of the organization is the belief that they only work with kids in school. Although that is part of the story, ASAP strives to approach substance abuse from a community infrastructure perspective. ASAP serves as the “community convener,” making sure to articulate to all community members how substance abuse affects them individually. ASAP also brings key players together to create community-wide prevention plans.
The only way to truly grasp the impact ASAP is having in our communities is to hear their stories. In 2015, ASAP identified underage drinking as a priority, alongside the Anderson County Beer Board, when it came to their attention that there were untrained vendors selling alcohol. The coalition then assembled an Underage Drinking Task Force. During a community assessment, it was noted that there is no training requirement for servers. In response, the Underage Drinking Task Force worked to pass a local ordinance requiring training, and went on to offer classes and resources to make age verification easier on vendors. They also collaborated with law enforcement to ensure the consistency of fines and compliance checks. Through this initiative, they increased alcohol outlet compliance with underage drinking laws by 36% and decreased underage drinking by 43%, according to student surveys. In 2015, ASAP was awarded the Coalition of the Year Award by Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America for these efforts.
We can expect big things to come of ASAP in the future. When organization leaders found themselves $33,000 short of a future program budget, they camped at the courthouse in an effort called “Camping for the Community” until they raised the remaining funds. They met their goal in just 97 hours. Stephanie Strutner challenges others with the question, “What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?” Stephanie says that is exactly what they did last week by taking a strong stance about something they believe in and making it happen despite the doubts of others. And that is what they will continue to do.
For more information on Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention of Anderson County, visit their website at www.asapofanderson.org.
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What can we say, the M2M East Anglian final was quite the spectacle! The turn out was phenomenal. All of the bands were amazing, and played beautifully! Especially our good buddies ERIDIUM!!! (Who also earned a place along side us).
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From Tripoli to Ghadames: Architecture and the Tourist Experience of Local Culture in Italian Colonial Libya
Architecture and Tourism : Perception, Performance and Place
Berg, 2004
...On 30 May 1925, just one month before he would resign his post as governor of the Tripolitanian region of Libya to join the Ministry of Finance under Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, Giuseppe Volpi returned to Tripoli from an automobile...
Severan Forum, Lepcis Magna
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Imperial Rome and the Roman Empire, c. 31 BCE–284 CE
Janet DeLaine
Janet DeLaine is Associate Professor in Roman Archaeology, University of Oxford, UK, and has published widely on ancient Roman architecture and urbanism. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
Sir Banister Fletcher’s Global History of Architecture Volume 1
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The Islamic West (North Africa, Iberia and Sicily), 700–1492
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Glaire Anderson is Senior Lecturer in Islamic Art at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Author affiliation details are correct at time of print publication.
...The Islamic West comprised the Iberian Peninsula (present-day Spain and Portugal, known in Arabic then as al-Andalus), the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya) in North Africa, and Sicily. This era of the history of the Islamic...
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...Africa’s transformation in the twentieth century was total. In less than one hundred years, colonialism on the continent was defeated by a wave of resistance that liberated of hundreds of millions of people and created dozens of new...
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Two Brewster Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists
Brewster High School seniors Andrew DiFabbio and Aaron Lurin were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program this week.
DiFabbio and Lurin are among approximately 16,000 students chosen from 1.6 million who took last year’s PSAT, the qualifying test for the scholarships. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring.
According to the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, “the nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of US high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.”
Both DiFabbio and Lurin were incredibly humble upon learning of their Semifinalist status.
“I just feel very grateful that these sorts of tests mesh well with the way I learn,” Lurin said, acknowledging his aptitude for test taking.
Aside from doing well on the PSAT, Lurin and DiFabbio are both active members of the Brewster community. They’ve worked together in theater — DiFabbio was even nominated for a Metro Award for his comedic performance in Mama Mia! last spring. DiFabbio has also been a member of the marching band, Model UN, the Math team, Men’s Choir and Boy Scouts. Lurin, who plans to study political data analysis in college next year, has been a part of Democratic Congress as well as a student representative to the Board of Education.
DiFabbio and Lurin have to submit detailed applications to advance to the next stage, a step that includes providing information about their academic records, school and community activities, leadership abilities and more. The students will also need a letter of recommendation from a high school official and will have to write essays and earn SAT or ACT scores that confirm their earlier test performance.
Finalists will be notified in February and will compete for three types of scholarships in the spring: National Merit $2500 Scholarships, corporate-sponsored awards, and college-sponsored awards.
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No-Fee Apartment of the Week: $3,700 two-bedroom in Harlem
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
This $3,700 two-bedroom, two-bath apartment at 454 Manhattan Avenue, between 119th and 120th Streets, is available for viewing on July 5.
Pros: The apartment is in a modern building known as Susan's Court. It features stainless steel appliances, including a dishwasher. The building has a lobby attendant (not a doorman), a common backyard, laundry, storage and indoor parking is also available for an additional fee. The apartment has a balcony off of the living/dining room.
Cons: Not much, except maybe the neighborhood. Though it's currently seeing a flurry of real estate activity and new restaurants and shops opening up almost weekly, some buildings in the surrounding area feel a bit more dilapidated. The price might seem a little high, considering that comparable apartments may go for a similar amount just a little bit further downtown.
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The heartbreaking reason why this Bristol boy's face will appear in shops around the country
‘My life had completely changed in a moment’
Christmas can be a magical time for children, but for Jason Takor this time last year he was recovering from a nightmare.
The four-year-old boy from Filton was battling cancer – going in and out of hospital, having operations, intensive chemotherapy and gruelling radiotherapy.
It started in February last year when his mum Zuzana found a lump while bathing Jason. Tests revealed the young boy had testicular cancer, which is extremely rare in children.
By then, the cancer had spread to one of the kidneys, and things were looking grim.
Zuzana said: “To be told he had cancer was just so shocking. I don’t think it really hit me until the doctor left, and I burst into tears.
Jason was in and out of hospital for months
“In the moment when he told me my mind went blank, I just couldn’t think straight. My life had completely changed in a moment.
“It was really scary to see Jason go through treatment, it was hard not to fall apart in front of him, but inside I was shaking. As a parent, you just want more than anything to take the cancer away for them.”
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The family rallied together, with dad Joshua and younger sister Sophia.
Jason underwent several operations in March last year. It was followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy for seven months, causing the youngster to lose all his curly hair on his head.
Despite everything, he still had a big smile
“When Jason started to lose hair, I think I closed myself off and lived almost in a bubble because it was so hard to deal with. When I look back at the pictures I see a very sick boy but at the time I chose not to see it,” his mum added.
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“We even told some people who asked about his baldness that we’d just cut his hair too short. I don’t think they believed me, but it made them stop asking.”
This is the first time the family have opened up about their cancer journey after Jason was given the all clear. During the treatment, Zuzana found it hard to talk to other people about what the family were going through.
Jason Takor
“I couldn’t deal with people being sympathetic, it made things seem worse somehow,” she said.
“I kept going through it all, but after treatment everything eventually got to me and I had a massive breakdown and cried constantly for five hours.”
The family speaking out comes as Jason and his family become the face of a national fundraising campaign for children cancer support charity CLIC Sargent.
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The young boy will be on posters in H. Samuel stores nationwide to publicise Snowy the Bear, a teddy sold in the jewellery shops to raise money for the charity to support young cancer patients.
Jason’s own family were helped by the charity’s support worker Anna Badger, who was part of an independent team at Bristol Children’s Hospital.
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“When your child has cancer there is always so much on your mind. Anne took some of those stresses away. If there was anything I needed, I knew I could call her for help or just a chat, and it was so important to have that. Especially as we don’t have any family living in the UK to support us,” Zuzana said.
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“She helped us with grants to cover the extra costs we had while Jason was in hospital, and explained to my husband’s employers why he needed the time off.
“Anything we needed we could ask her and she’d sort it.
The family are all smiles
“And the CLIC Sargent nurses are lovely ladies too, like a ray of sunshine in our lives. They helped us so much and helped keep life as normal as possible for us all. Jason loved them.”
For every £9.99 Snowy bear bought, H. Samuel will donate at least £3.50 to CLIC Sargent. Snowy is available at H. Samuel and Ernest Jones stores nationwide, and via CLIC Sargent’s online shop.
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New Energy Secretary told to live up to North Sea pledges
Stewart Stevenson has called on the new Energy Secretary to put his words into actions.
Morag Kuc
Published: 11:49 Friday 12 August 2016
The SNP has demanded that the new Energy Secretary puts his money where his mouth is and supports the oil and gas sector – after he claimed it was a “huge priority” for the UK government on a recent trip to Aberdeen.
Greg Clark visited Aberdeen for the first time in his new role last week, and the SNP have challenged him to deliver where his predecessors have failed – to support the sector through its ongoing challenges.
The SNP Government has consistently taken action to support jobs and workers across the North-East by investing in infrastructure, committing extra funding to the Aberdeen City Region Deal and working with the industry to help retrain staff to get them back into work.
Commenting, SNP MSP for Banffshire & Buchan Coast, Stewart Stevenson, said: “It is vitally important to jobs and the economy across the North-East that Mr Clark doesn’t simply talk about making North Sea oil and gas a “huge priority” but actually delivers on this.
“The UK government have failed miserably to support the North-East in these challenging times – action is long overdue from a government that happily reaps the benefits from the industry when times are good, but quickly deserts it when times are tough.
“The Tory government needs to show the same level of commitment to the North-East as the Scottish Government has - and take action to protect the industry, such as reducing fiscal barriers to exploration and improving access to decommissioning tax relief.
“The new energy secretary must live up to his pledges on the sector and take action now to protect jobs and livelihoods across the region. His predecessors have failed miserably to do this – Greg Clark must put his money where his mouth is and ensure he doesn’t become yet another member of the Tory government with a dreadful record in protecting jobs in the North Sea.”
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Do more to protect our kids from burn-out: GAA schools chief
Through motions: some schools have scheduled a whole host of training sessions over the festive period
By Declan Bogue Twitter
The secretary of Ulster Schools' GAA has expressed his dismay at the workload that young players are currently undertaking at this time of the year, following the publication of a Talent Academy and Player Development Review report last week.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/do-more-to-protect-our-kids-from-burn-out-gaa-schools-chief-38790931.html
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This comes after the Belfast Telegraph gained access to the training regimes of some Ulster Schools' GAA teams for December and January, which make for grim reading.
Tonight is the Schools' All-Star trials, with one school having scheduled a training session for last night and another for tomorrow, less than 24 hours after the All-Stars trial game.
Most alarmingly, one school has also scheduled a training session for Christmas Day.
Secretary of Ulster Schools' GAA, Seamus Woods, explained the historic reasons behind some schools choosing to make far-reaching demands on players.
This comes in a period where the St Paul's Ulster Minor Club Championship is ongoing and county development squads are conducting their own sessions, leaving some children training or playing as many as six times a week in very formative years of their education.
"The strategic plan for All-Ireland schools is about the integration of schools with clubs. The fact is that schools have been, at best, semi-detached from the mainstream GAA, operating in a parallel universe," said Woods.
"This harks back historically to a time when there were fewer schools, mostly run by religious orders who did their own thing and nobody would trespass into their constituency. That era has long gone, but too many schools remain detached.
"Schools and clubs are sharing the same players and there are so many avenues for co-operation between clubs and schools; there is player development, coaching, sharing expertise, synchronising training programmes, sharing expertise resources and facilities, coordinating rehabilitation programmes when necessary."
The lack of co-operation between teams is not a blanket problem, with some schools finding ways to measure the training load, but Woods believes more can be done.
"I have been advocating that schools would have an annual event where they would bring in their clubs for an evening at the start of the year for a cup of tea and to map out the programme for the year, and discuss how they can co-operate with one another to the benefit of the player," he stated.
"There have been so many reports and there is so much evidence about players being burnt out and over-used. Everybody agrees that it is happening and accepts the evidence, but it is always everybody else's fault except the person doing the talking. We have heard about teams doing three outdoor field sessions per week in the run-up to Christmas, as well as individual strength and condition sessions on each day in between. To describe this as ill-advised is a gross understatement, and someone needs to intervene.
"Self-interest permeates every level in the GAA, and the lack of governance and oversight at every level creates the vacuum which gives free rein to those responsible for manic training regimes.
"Young players will be involved with their clubs, schools and possibly an academy squad, but where is the oversight which will regulate and constrain a player's involvement in those three areas? The same is happening with many at Third Level.
"The recently-launched Talent Academy Review is strongly advocating unambiguous protocols and the necessary oversight to address both these concerns and the 58% drop-out rate for players throughout their teenage years."
The recent Fixtures Review Report noted the absence of such governance in their list of recommendations.
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Three Graves: Russian Investigation Team Uncovers Spetsnaz Brigade in Ukraine
By Ruslan Leviev
The following post originally appeared on the LiveJournal of Ruslan Leviev, found in the original Russian here. The translation has been provided by Kirill Mikhailov, as found on his website here. Ruslan Leviev’s investigation team is not a part of Bellingcat, but its findings are in line with many of Bellingcat’s published and ongoing investigative reports of direct Russian involvement in eastern Ukraine.
This investigation was prompted by a post found on Russian social network Vkontakte on the death of a certain Anton who died “fighting for the Motherland” (original post | saved copy):
Today we paid the last respects to my best friend, we have supported each other for many years. God sends you such a friend once in a lifetime. He was a real man, a warrior. He died fighting for the motherland, for peaceful skies over our heads. May you live in our memory and rest in peace, my dear Antoshka, thanks for everything you’ve done for Russia and for me [praying emoticons]
While looking for information about this Anton, we found his profile among the friends of Anna (the author of the post above). The name was fake, but the photos were real: profile (saved copy). Last wall photo dated October 25, 2014: Anton is standing in front of an Il-76 of the 224 flight unit (Ministry of Defence’s subsidiary), the photo is geotagged as “Airfield Rostov-on-Don central (original photo | saved copy):
His profile also has various photos from his military service and Karate hobby. According to the photos, Anton had a Karate black belt, often winning various contests. Opening the full-size image of a victory certificate, we can see his full name (link to the full size picture): Anton Savelyev.
The profile also features a photo (link) of Anton in front of a memorial with his military unit’s name on it: military unit 54607 (16-th separate special forces brigade of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the General Staff of Russia’s Ministry of Defense, city of Tambov)
We keep on searching for clues as to circumstances of Anton’s death. We find a profile of his friend who went to the same school he did. In her profile we see a photo taken together with Anton, posted on May 10 and signed “Anton Savelyev, 20 years old. Died on military duty. Went to our school” (original post):
Anton Savelyev, 20 years old. Died on military duty. Went to our school.
The “military duty” part catches out attention. We keep looking and find another mourning post, but Anton’s not the only one featured there (original | saved copy):
We remember you, we love you, we grieve for you
The details become more interesting, it’s obvious now that they died together. We start looking for the names of the other two soldiers who died together with Anton. As we look through Anton’s friends’ profiles, we see a message that gives us their call signs (original message | saved copy): Sava, Kardan and Mamai.
Sava, Kardan, Mamai — you will remain in our ranks forever [Song dedicated “to the defenders of the South-East” (aka Eastern Ukraine)]
This person’s profile also has lots of Spetsnaz references (photos, statuses), which clearly shows us he’s “one of them”. As we start looking for the other two’s call signs, we find Mamai and it’s a bit of luck: he is standing in front of two Donbas rebel armored vehicles (original post | original photo | saved copy).
The “toothed” APC to the right has been filmed many times in Luhansk, including a February 15, 2015 video(saved copy) that shows it driving in front of a Russian humanitarian convoy bearing an Luhansk People’s Republic flag. Here’s the same APC photographed in Luhansk, the letters “ЛНР” (“Luhansk People’s Republic”) clearly visible.
The beige building and metal fence indicate Timur’s photo was shot here as well.
Among those who reposted that message we find another account that hints that Mamai (full name — Timur Mamayusupov) was a Spetsnaz serviceman (original message | saved copy):
Aleksandr Baikal: You aren’t born a Spetsnaz, you become one. And you die as one, while doing your duty. Timur “Mamai” Mamayusupov. He was a great man and comrade-in-arms. May he live forever in our memory. Sanya Khozhulin: From the skies to earth??? Now from earth to the skies… May you be remembered, Mamai…
This person’s profile also features a post from May 9, 2015, with a video from the 16th Spetsnaz brigade (original message | saved copy):
A year ago. Our parade column going back to base after a solemn march in honor of the 69th Victory anniversary. A passer-by cried: “Boys, sing to us!“ And we did.
Let’s sum up what we’ve got so far: Anton Savelyev, a 16th separate Spetsnaz brigade serviceman, died in early May (first message posted by relatives on May 6) “protecting the Motherland”, “on military duty”. Several profiles belonging to servicemen of the same Spetsnaz brigade feature messages that two other people, one named Timur Mamayusupov (call sign “Mamai”) and another (call sign “Kardan”) died together with Anton.
By the way, the 16th brigade’s parade video gives us another important hint: A Spetsnaz serviceman does not necessarily look like a bodybuilder and all the three people killed are built just like the guys in the video.
Moving on. Another project, also featuring war investigations, gives us info on Timur “Mamai” Mamayusupov. Turns out, they found the info on him before we did and published it long ago. The cargo200.org project has managed to find out several key details on Timur from his relatives’ messages: Timur was a soldier, was in the Spetsnaz and died at a war:
My dear Tumur!!! Just so, you ceased to be. Because of this damned war. And not long ago we danced a farewell waltz at the prom and smiled to each other. And we all have plans for life. You played the guitar and sang “A star called the Sun” [Russian rock song popular with guitar players] and now you turned into a shining star yourself((((((((((( And no one can believe you are no more. I have so many bright memories about you, and no we will never recall those moments together. You supported your parents and made them proud. And even I could boast to friends that you became a soldier to protect us.But you are no more, and no matter how much I want it, you’ll never be. You had a whole life ahead of you, but somebody decided it was not to happen. I will miss you a lot. May you be blissful in heaven, and may your soul not be tormented by the tears of your nearest and dearest. May you rest in peace. I will never forget this merry person who taught me so much. You will always live in my memory as the always positive Timur who loved arguing with me so much! May you always be remembered…
May you always be remembered, brother!!! You were a great friend and comrade in arms!!! May you rest in peace Mamai!!! We remember you, we love you, we grieve for you!!! It’s all that damned, fucked-up war!!!
(link to cargo200.org profile)
— Nail’s original post, saved copy; — Albina’s original post, saved copy.
Right after that Albina’s wall features a series of memorial posts dedicated to Timur mentioning both the Spetsnaz and the war:
War is the worst thing in the world. It spares no one, neither infants nor old grandmothers, People always lack something and the only way out is war. This brings so much pain and tears. Why do we need all that?! We have everything we want. And we don’t appreciate it, we can’t live in peace and cherish every moment. This costs millions of lives. And it’s God who gives us life and no one has the right to take it. A Ukrainian rock song “Embrace me”, OST for a 2015 Russian-Ukrainian war movie, is attached to the post. The following are reposts apparently from Timur’s comrades-in-arms.
Saved copy.
In another Russian social network, Odnoklassniki, we see a member of the same 16th Spetsnaz brigade who posts photos showing “Sava”, “Kardan” and “Mamai” together. This means the three were good friends and served in the same unit as this serviceman.
Sava, Kardan, Mamai — you will always remain in our ranks.
By checking all the profiles of each of the deceased’s friends and their friends we find “Kardan”’s name — Ivan (saved profile copy | original of Kardan’s photo on a girl’s avatar).
Vanechka [affectionate for Ivan] we will always remember you ;-(
As we browse through the accounts of the dead Spetsnaz soldiers’ friends, we find several profiles featuring joint photos with Kardan and stating one and the same person as a “best friend”: Alexey Butyugin’s profile (no photos with this person’s appearance in the post). We also find another confirmation that Kardan’s name is Ivan (original post | saved copy):
We will remember you always, bro. In the comments he is called Vanya [affectionate for Ivan] and his apparently violent death is confirmed.
Kardan’s friend’s profile also features a joint photo of Timur “Mamai” and Ivan “Kardan”, geotagged in “Matveevo-Kurganskiy district” (directly on the border with Ukraine), original post | saved copy | original photo):
We are finally catching a scent, but it’s still faint, we need more proof. Since Anton’s and Timur’s profiles both feature the city of Tambov, and their military unit is also in Tambov, we decided they were both buried there. We pack our things, hop on a bus and spend a day to get to Tambov. As we arrive, we face a complicated task: We don’t know at which of the three graveyards in Tambov Anton and Timur were buried, and there are even more graveyards in the suburbs. We talk with local taxi drivers, explain the task (not getting into much detail), they suggest going to the city graveyard and asking the groundskeeer where this or that person is buried — groundkeepers have that information.
Meanwhile, people from our team continue looking for info on social networks and local forums as to where exactly Anton and Timur were buried. They find an ask.me profile of a girl who went to the same school as Anton, and, as we are driving to one of the Tambov graveyards, our team manages to find out where exactly he is buried (saved copy of questions and answers):
The girl tells Anton was buried at a graveyard in Talinka and suggests Timur probably wasn’t buried there
Talinka is a village in Tambov district. I recall Anton’s Odnoklassniki profile indicating that he finished secondary school in Novaya Lyada (a village next to Talinka). We ask the taxi driver for another advice, he says he knows where the Novaya Lyada graveyard is and we drive there. When we come, we start looking for Anton’s grave and find it almost right away:
Click to open an album with original photos in a better resolution. The album also has photos of wreaths with relatives’ last names — we found some of their social network profile with mourning posts (see screenshots below in the post).
There is also a wreath “To a defender of the Motherland from the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation”:
It was about 7 AM, it’s then that were recorded a video we published later, saying “we haven’t contacted the relatives yet” (which we really hadn’t at that point).
After that we came up to the groundkeepers and asked them about Anton. They told us that he indeed was a soldier, he was buried recently, they didn’t know how he died, and there wasn’t another military burial at that time (we were asking about Timur). When we asked how to contact Artyom’s relatives, they told us the way to Anton’s mother’s house.
Meanwhile, volunteers from our team found info in the relatives’ comments that the soldiers died because they “came under shelling”;
When asked “Where?”, they reply “I don’t know exactly, I heard it happened at the border”:
Link to post with comments.
However, if you try to find any reports of shelling the border on those days or three people dying due to the shelling, you will find nothing. That is weird, since if people did die in a border shelling, especially if they were soldiers, that would be a trump card for the Ministry of Defense and great proof of Minsk agreement violations. If these people were no servicemen but rebel volunteers, why would this be a “military secret”? Russia does not deny the presence of Russian volunteers among the rebels. Why would they be buried with such honors by the local military unit, with a wreath from the Ministry of Defense?
Other relatives, when asked how Anton died, reply “this is a military secret”:
It’s getting closer to 8 AM, we are planning the search for Timur’s grave and talking with Anton’s relatives. The taxi driver says that Anton’s mother probably works in Tambov and should be leaving her house right now to go to the city. We decide to go there and try talking to her. A still from our video:
As we approach Anton’s mother’s house, we realize it’s the same house we saw in Anton’s and his sister’s photos and tried to locate by asking the locals:
Anton’s mother wasn’t home. We talked to her neighbors and got her mobile phone number. Vadim Korovin called her, introduced himself as a State Duma member’s aide, said he wanted to help her in communicating with the Ministry of Defense since she’d have to demand a compensation. Natalya (Anton’s mother) replied that she was now at the military base and couldn’t talk. She asked to call her back.
We drove to the military base where all the three deceased served. We stopped next to a car. A Spetsnaz sergeant, wearing a uniform, was standing next to it. The taxi driver said it was his acquaintance (the city is small and the taxi driver has been working for years, so he knows lots of people) and he would come up to him and ask about the other deceased. When asked about two recently deceased Spetsnaz soldiers, the sergeant replied that they’d buried only one of theirs recently, at Novaya Lyada (the sergeant named the correct village, we did not prompt him). After that a Spetsnaz first lieutenant got out of car nearby and started approaching us with quite a disapproving look. We got in the car and left so that we wouldn’t get into trouble.
We decide to try to find out where Timur was from, looking for hints in his photos. We notice a photo with cars on Timur’s profile; both cars have region code 36 o their number plates (link to photo in Timur’s account):
Region 36 is Voronezh. Voronezh is quite close to Tambov, we decide to go there since we’ve more or less finished our job in Tambov (got a preliminary talk with Anton’s mother who told us to call her back; local Spetsnaz soldiers confirmed it was their comrade; other Anton’s relatives didn’t pick up their phoes). As we go to the bus station, ready to buy tickets to Voronezh, info comes from our team: the volunteers find info on Timur’s death on Vkontakte, with a specific indication that he died in the Donbass, which gives us the town of Almetyevsk (VK group post | saved copy, another VK group post | saved copy):
Almet News Almetyevsk: Tatar patriotic front: Another countryman of ours died in the Donbass Timur Yusupov (call sign “Mamai”), 21.11.1993–6.0.2015. Almetyevsk. Our condolences to his parents!
We realize why no one knows anything about his burial in Tambov (obviously the relatives immediately got the body out of Rostov hospital and buried him in his native town). I set another task to our team: find contacts of Timur’s friends and relatives to write or call and determine an exact place of the burial.
We find several phone numbers, dial them and say that we are close friends of the Savelyevs, we know that Anton and Timur died together, want to visit Timur’s grave but don’t know where he’s buried and the military unit won’t tell us. Some reply they don’t know where he’s buried, but after a few calls luck shines on us once again: a guy who knew Timur replies that he does know where he was buried, it’s a village, but he can’t recall the right name and will look it up in the evening when we can call him back. Meanwhile, we look up Timur’s friends’ home towns, trying to determine Timur’s own home town: we get Izhevsk, Kazan, Aznakaevo, Mamadysh. Some time later we call Timur’s friend again and he tells us the right name of the village Tumur’s buried at: Kuk-Tyaka, Aznakayevsku district, republic of Tatarstan.
That’s quite far, so we decide to make it easier. We give our team another task: find a young (16–20 y/o) guy on social networks, contact him, win his trust under the “dead comrade’s relatives” legend, ask him for help, tell him it’s urgent and even offer money for help. Why a 16–20 y/o guy? Because they are the easiest to convince to do such a small job. After a few minutes of searching and talking we get the photos of Timur’s grave, which is 950 km from Tambov (a lot of travel time and money saved):
In the chat they ask for a photo for a memorial album and say the photos are about to be printed and they need a death date and full name visible.
It is this photo that tells us that Timur’s actual last name is not Yusupov, as stated on social networks, but Mamayusupov. The origin of call sign Mamai also becomes clear. Timur’s death date on the board is the same as Anton’s: May 5, 2015 (I remind that there’s a lot of messages about Timur dying in the Donbass; nothing specific about the war on Anton, but lots of messages say he “died in a shelling on the border” and “it’s a military secret”. Two more points can be noted: a wreath signed “To a defender of the Motherland from the Ministry of Defense”, identical to the one on Anton’s grave, and a wreath with a ribbon “From military unit command”:
Album with original resolution photos.
The information keeps piling up, so let’s give another recap: everyone explicitly writes about Timur that he got killed in the Donbass war; Timur obviously served in the 16th Spetsnaz brigade — the mourners mention Spetsnaz all the time, other brigade members know him, call him by call sign, publish his photos together with “Sava” and “Kardan”; there are pictures of Timur in Luhansk near rebel APCs, assault rifle in hands, there’s a picture of Timur in a room of what looks like a government building with an LPR flag (original photo); Anton “Sava” died on the same day as Timur (May 5, 2015); his relatives, when asked how he was killed, reply either “got shelled on the border” or “it’s a military secret”, active 16th Spetsnaz brigade servicemen confirmed in a conversation that Sava was their fighter, recently byried; Timur’s and Anton’s graves have the same wreaths from the Ministry of Defense, Timur’s grave also has a “From the military unit command” wreath; Timur and Anton have a close friend Ivan “Kardan” who served together with them and got killed on the same days as them, mentioned and called by call sign by other servicemen of their Spetsnaz brigade.
It’s past noon. We call Anton Savelyev’s mother again, but this time she interrupts us in mid-word and says she won’t see us, answer any questions (although we didn’t even hind we had them) and asks not to call her anymore. It’s now obvious that she was already briefed by the military unit she was at when we first called.
Meanwhile, out team’s volunteers search for Ivan “Kardan”’s friends’ phone numbers so that we may call them and somehow find out where he’s buried and what his last name is (which we didn’t know yet at that point). After an hour of searching we find the phone number of Ivan’s best friend’s best friend. We call him, once again introduce ourselves as the Savelyevs’ close friends, know that Ivan “Kardan” died together with Anton, want to pay our respects to Ivan but don’t know where he’s buried.
It should be noted that the talks, attempts to win people’s trust, convince Ivan’s friends of our legend were the longest stage of this investigation. I remind that Ivan created a VK profile under a fake name and never uploaded photos where he could be seen (now that’s a maskirovka expert). His friends turned out to be quite like him: very distrustful, unwilling to communicate (we spent quite a long time convincing them), kept asking who we were and how come we knew Ivan.
It turned out the guy we reached was Ivan’s best friend’s brother (not just a friend’s friend). He knows many of his colleagues, but can’t recall anyone’s names, so he asked for a picture of Ivan. We sent him the picture and he replied that he did know Ivan and he should have been buried in Shumikha, Kurgan region. However, it’s better to contact his brother (Ivan’s best friend).
While we were calling Ivan’s friends and trying to win their trust, the other part of our team was looking for more proof that all the three were killed at war (original message | saved copy), from Ivan’s friend’s profile:
When asked how the guys died, he replies they were killed in a military conflict
as well as proof of Ivan being from Kurgan region (original post | saved copy| original photo in a higher resolution); it should be noted Irina Shumilova [the author of this mourning post] is from Kurgan:
Meanwhile the team tried to find a courier in Shumikha to repeat the Kuk-Tyaka village scheme, but this is how most of the talks ended (i.e. we could find no convincing confirmation of Ivan’s burial in Shumikha:
This girl replies she heard nothing of a burial in Shumikha
It was getting close to evening and we had found all info we could in Tambov as well as Timur’s grave and its photos from another part of Russia. We got back to the railway station, bought tickets to Moscow and set to waiting for the train. All the while we were talking to Ivan’s friend, trying to win his trust, and while it took ridiculous amounts of time and effort, it was worth it: several hours later, when we were already on the train, Ivan “Kardan”’s friend finally told us his last name:
After getting confirmation that he is being addressed from a real (non-fake) account, Ivan’s friend finally tells his last name, although he admits telling this to an unknown person does not seem right
“Kardan” certainly matches Kardapolov.
While Vadim and me were riding the train to Moscow, our volunteers searched Tuzaliya Mamayusupova (Vagizova) mother’s profile and found a recent picture of Ivan “Kardan” Karadpolov and Timur “Mamai” Mamayusupov, probably taken in the Donbass (screenshot from Odnoklassniki social network):
Left: Kardan. Right: Mamai.
Why do we believe the photo was taken in the Donbas? Firstly, it was posted approximately at the same time as Timur’s Luhansk photo, secondly, Timur and Ivan have white armbands and legbands, often seen on Russian soldiers fighting in the Donbass, and finally, it was taken in a semi-destroyed building, the soldiers being armed (certainly not military exercises or somewhere in the military unit).
We also found a photo where all three (Sava, Mamai and Kardan) can be seen together. The photo was also taken from Timur’s mother’s profile:
Left to right: Sava, Kardan, Mamai
Album with higher resolution photos.
We also found Timur’s photo with an assault rifle apparently standard for 16th Spetsnaz brigade:
Compare with other dead Spetsnaz soldiers’ assault rifles.
In Timur’s relative’s profile we found a message that Timur died on military duty:
The message could be found here, the profile was deleted yesterday when info on the relatives appeared in other sources.
Until yesterday (May 20) noon we searched for people from Shumikha, asking them about Ivan Kardapolov’s burial in their town, but all of them answered they’d never heard of him. This is why, right before a TVRain interview, I talked to Ivan’s friend and asked whether he was buried in Shumikha. After getting through another barrage of suspicion and questions, I finally got the answer as to where Kardapolov was buried:
Ivan’s friend finally tells the place of his burial: Mikhailovka village, Plast district
I didn’t want to disclose this new information on TVRain since we decided to first try to find a person who lived nearby and could take a picture of the grave. By that time our team had found an old Kardaplov’s account in Moi Mir social network, which he hadn’t updated since 2013 but which had lots of his army photos. This account proves that Ivan Kardapolov is his real name. The stated town is Plast, Chelyabinsk region.
Mikhailovka is 15 km from Plast. As we started checking the information, locals told us people from there were usually buried in Demarino. The information on Ivan Kardapolov’s actual burial site was immediately confirmed by the locals we asked:
Top: person from Mikhailovka saying the soldier was buried in Demarino; bottom: person from Demarino confirming Kardapolov’s burial
Person describing the road to Demarino graveyard
We are sure that Ivan Kardapolov was buried in a graveyard to the west of Demarino (coordinates). The only person who agreed to help us, go and take a picture of the grave, will be able to do it only in a few days. So we decided not to wait but just publish the exact coordinates of the graveyard so that anyone could go there, check it and take pictures:
The three dead Spetsnaz soldiers:
1. Anton Alexandrovich Savelyev, 12.05.1994–05.05.2015, call sign “Sava”;
2. Timur Bkhtiyar-Uly Mamayusupov, 21.11.1993–05.05.2015, call sign “Mamai”;
3. Ivan Kardapolov, 12.07.1992–05.05.2015, call sign “Kardan”.
I thank all of out volunteer team, as well as special thanks to Vadim Korovinwho was the first to respond to my message on help needed in Tambov and joined the team. He was really persistent from the start, we went to Tambov right away, he also helped with media connections.
Our Echo Moskvy radio interview.
Our TVRain TV interview.
UPDATE: Timur “Mamai”’s Crimea operation medal, photo taken from his mother’s Odnoklassniki account (profile deleted yesterday):
In Timur’s memory
UPDATE 2: a reader of our investigation decided to check Kardapolov’s supposed burial site. He went there, found the grave and talked to his relatives (the following is a quote from his story):
Here are the photos from my today’s trip. The graveyard was in Demarino, right where you pointed to. I got to Mikhailovka and found the house of the Kardapolovs. It’s inhabited by Ivan’s father Vasiliy, his wife (didn’t ask for her name) and their second son Viktor. The Kardapolovs had three sons:
The oldest was called Andrey, here’s his grave in the photo. He died in in accident from electric shock.
The second one is called Viktor, I talked to him. He was drafted to the army and wanted to stay as contract soldier. They said that he could sign a contract after a year in Chechnya. He refused.
The youngest one was Ivan, the one you wrote about.
Here’s what Viktor told me about him:
Ivan studied for 5 years in Shumikha to be a furniture maker. Then he got drafted into the army. He loved the service, especially since he managed to join the Spetsnaz. According to Viktor, he had no choice, else he’d lose the unit (need to find out more on that). Viktor tried to dissuade him but Ivan didn’t listen to him much. He signed the contract for three years. Last year he was in Crimea. He came back on vacation several times after that. His next vacation was supposed to be in a month, in June. Ivan was going to get married. I didn’t ask about his fiancée.
The family wasn’t told anything about the place of death, everything was kept secret. They were told he was killed in the Caucasus. When I talked about duty, the Motherland and honor, Viktor cussed and said that there’s no one to fight for, thieves are everywhere and everything gets stolen. There weren’t too many honors, just several people from the draft office.
Ivan got killed on the May 5, they were told of his death in the evening of May 6. They brought him back on the 11th I believe, he was buried on May 12. A lot of FSB men came, pressured everyone so that no one would contact any journalists. When Ivan’s comrades-in-arms arrived, all in uniform, the FSB men, Viktor said, tried to bully them so that they wouldn’t tell anything, but were kinda put in their place. Viktor said something to the effect that he’s not one to be silenced and he has nothing to fear.
When I was leaving, I talked to a woman from the village. She told me three guys died but there were four of them. The one who stayed at his post survived (according to her). Ivan came packed in a zinc coffin. His parents got him moved into a regular coffin. She saw his body personally. The face was not ruined, it had small bruises, his mouth half-open and tilted. She said he died because they were out of ammo. I asked he where that happened. She answered “I don’t know, they say on TV we are not at war but guys keep coming home dead”.
See full album in high resolution (19 photos).
Notice the death date: May 5, 2015, just like Timur’s and Anton’s. Identical Ministry of Defence and military unit command wreaths, as well as one from his comrades-in-arms.
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Sinon Walker - May 25, 2015
Russia is not going to allow the warmongers from NATO to set up military bases on it;s borders. Unfortunately America has spawned yet another war, and lots of people are dying, but not too many Americans.
Why should Russia allow an American coup to happen on it’s borders and military bases to be set up in lands historically Russian?
As the saying goes. The USA will fight in Ukraine until the last Ukrainian is dead. Unfortunately the Ukrainian Nazis are too stupid to see what is going on
Northland - May 25, 2015
Sinon Walker wrote:
“Russia is not going to allow the warmongers from NATO to set up military bases on it;s borders.”
This is simply ingenious.
You make the perpetrator the victim and your world is in order again.
Mike - May 25, 2015
“….lots of people are dying, but not too many Americans.”
Actually NO Americans (military) have died in Ukraine and if some had, it certainly wouldn’t have been kept a secret, and there would be evidence in the media, much like this story, which actually reports on the level of suppression used by the Russian authorities, similar to the modus operandi of the USSR during the early years of the Afghanistan war.
Actually, The treaty between Russia and the Ottoman Empire signed on April 19, 1783 illustrates the history of Russia and Ukraine, when this treaty stipulated that Ukraine would revert to Ottoman (Turkish) control on any establishment of independence… but Russia is rewriting history faster than it’s made, so your ignorant imagination fails to surprise me.
Marc - May 26, 2015
Crazy Bullshit….. NATO has no military bases in any country of earlier Warsaw Pact, because it respected Russias interests.
Simply smarter than you - May 3, 2018
Lmao you are retarded, east germany was part of the warsaw pact right? The US has largest US military base outside of US located in germany, We regularly train and now have armed ukraine with javelin systems, also estonia, lithuania,latvia,poland and even belarus has had US military stomping in there backyards, and let me remind you that they ask for us to come visit, we are not like russia in the baltics hahahha
Can you imagine what America would do if Russia set up Military bases in Canada or Mexico?
skunkpussy - May 26, 2015
But Mexico and Canada were never occupied and oppressed by America. Mexico and Canada therefore have no need to invite Russia to set up military bases on their soil to deter future re-occupation by America.
Leon - August 13, 2015
The Russians set them up in Cuba and the USA was ok with it as long as they did not install Nukes. The Migs are still there although funding ran out and they rarely fly them anymore…although Russian military ships still call on Havanas harbor.
But the stupid Ukrainians are happy to go to war in their own country and watch their sons go off to die so that neo cons in America cab get what they want.
At least the Russians are defending innocent civilians under attack. Ukrainians
Sinon Walker wrote
“But the stupid Ukrainians are happy to go to war in their own country …”.
How do you know that the Ukrainians are happy to fight this war.
They have decided to defend themselves against the aggressor Russia, but I doubt, that they are happy about that. I believe they would be much happier without the Russian aggression.
Thats stupid. If the Russians were aggressive they would defeat the Ukrainians in a few days,
Karl - May 26, 2015
As much as I laugh at the arrogance of assuming that it would be over in days, you’re correct; if Russia were to launch an all-out invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine would probably lose in a one-on-one fight.
However, the problem with that strategy is that-
a) – If Russia did launch an all-out, open offensive on Ukraine, it’s likely that the US and its allies would openly intervene on a large scale; at least providing enough materiel support and training for Ukraine to make things very unpleasant for the invading Russians.
and b) – Assuming that no other countries intervene, it’s not advantageous for Russia to control the entirety of Ukraine, as they would likely face insurgency for years to come, especially in the westernmost regions.
It’s better to just control the swathes of the east that already have a pro-Russian bias as its less likely that they’ll resent and resist a Russian occupation/annexation.
All in all, it’s more advantageous for the Russian forces to wage their little ‘Maskirovka’, as it’s been dubbed, and slowly erode the Ukrainian front lines until they have as much territory as they want, whilst arousing as little international response as they can get away with.
John - May 29, 2015
So as you say yourself the east is pro-russian and they want to to be free from kiev so what is the problem did what the people want mean nothing so much ppl dont start fighting just for the fun there too much ppl involved in that conflict. Russia help ppl who speak Russian and want who consider themself Russian…
Many ethnic Russian live and work in Kharkiv Dnipropetrovsk Odessa Mariupol Kramatorsk and Sloviansk They are not under attack, except by their own ethnic Russian mafia from DNR LNR and military of RUssian Federation and their mercenaries and Neo Nazis.
Yes the Russians are truly brave, going to help innocent civilians. The Ukrainians are killing innocent civilians.
Sinon Walker wrote
So your point is that Russian militarism has the means to act far more aggressively in its war against Ukraine than it has up to now.
But it is simply nonsense to draw the conclusion from this assessment that there is no Russian aggression right now. Without Russia´ s interventions in Eastern Ukraine a lot of people were still alive and many towns, factories and infrastructure facilities undestroyed.
The FSB have hacked his account more like.
Ivanka - May 29, 2015
Good news. So his parents buried and grieved for someone else? I bet his folks are happy to hear the news. Yet a bit confused too.
Bert - May 29, 2015
What? I feel like you all wasted your time and money – This has proven nothing but that russian soldiers died when clearly assigned to the highly publicised humanitarian convoy. I feel like that just makes sense.
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Uncover the mysterious figure of the nameless outsider in film, given form by David Beckham as the brooding daredevil in Outlaws
Who IS that guy? The stranger who walks into a bar, a diner or someone's life, with a silent confidence that says he's about to change everything, has been a template for film heroism ever since the days when talking in movies wasn't possible. It reached its apogee in the 1960s when Sergio Leone made A Fistful of Dollars and two more classic spaghetti westerns, all starring Clint Eastwood as a figure with a crucial piece of missing info: The Man with No Name.
The anonymous drifter is a man pared down. The worries and loyalties that weaken the rest of us have been stripped away. He's a primal force. In Roman Polanski's Knife in the Water, he's a youth whose easy virility is a threat. In Eastwood's High Plains Drifter, he's a supernatural harbinger of justice. If he's set on revenge, like Charles Bronson in Once upon a Time in the West, he's impervious to reason, since he reveals nothing.
The nameless stranger is also a chameleon, a canvas on which to paint whatever turns you on. Eastwood's Man with No Name does have a moniker but it's different in every Dollars movie - 'Joe', 'Manco', 'Blondie' - because it's bestowed on him by others.
'My name?' drawls Daniel Craig in Layer Cake. 'If you knew that, you'd be as clever as me.'
Modern movies rarely use the nameless man archetype, but anonymity still helps stories that strive for elemental power. The survivors in The Road have been dehumanised by the apocalypse; the couple in Lars von Trier’s agonising Antichrist are Mankind and Womankind; Ed Norton in Fight Club has no name because… well, no spoilers.
When he began the Dollars trilogy, Eastwood asked Leone to give him fewer lines, and he stayed still, that poncho discouraging any gesture bigger than an eye-flash. He was, to employ a much-abused word, iconic. Powerful as it is to see a glimmer of the man behind the mask - we care about Ryan Gosling in Drive because he, in his hyper-manly, minimalist way, cares for others - the role means setting your features to granite and allowing lustful close-ups to do the talking. It's a skill shared by the gods of any sector of pop culture where billboard stars are made.
So we come to The Outlaws, a knowingly stylised 15-minute mash of biker B-movies, nickel noirs, Fellini circus films and the infinite Mexican wilderness, all swirling round a nameless hero with nothing left to lose.
The performer lending his visage to a character writer/director Geremy Jasper conceived as 'a rock 'n' roll version of The Man with No Name'? David Beckham. The casting makes sense as it sinks in: a man with one awesome skill (football, rather than the classic Nameless Stranger disciplines of driving or shooting, but it works) who has let his perfect face speak for him, not putting too many words in the way of fans' fantasies. Like all those anonymous heroes, he is what you want him to be.
Jack Seale writes for the Guardian and Radio Times
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The Flavor Graveyard: Honoring our Dearly De-Pinted (Retired) Flavors
We’ve created a lot of euphoric flavors over the years, but for better or worse, some of them have moved on to the great waffle cone in the sky, otherwise known as our Flavor Graveyard.
Our Dearly De-Pinted
Ben & Jerry’s is known for outrageous, chunky, funky flavors. But outrageous flavor experimentation comes with some risks, and flavors can meet their untimely end even without using a spoon. That’s okay with us, because ice cream flavors, like everything else, have a beginning and an end. Tears of sadness are shed for our dearly de-pinted flavors, and we receive several thousand requests each year from our fans begging us to “rein-cone-ate” their favorite fallen flavor. Ice cream miracles are known to happen though, and yes, flavors really do come back from the grave from time to time!
For those that don’t, we make sure they have a happy resting place befitting their place in Ben & Jerry’s history.
The Flavor Graveyard
Enter the Flavor Graveyard, where we pay tribute to the flavors that are no longer bites on your spoon … because they’ve bitten the dust. We’ve heard our fans’ cries of, “WHY?” as they go through the stages of grief when a flavor they love passes on. We know it’s a difficult time, which is why we offer a place to visit and mourn these losses.
The Flavor Graveyard exists in two incarnations: on Ben & Jerry’s websites around the world, and also at the Ben & Jerry’s Factory in Waterbury, Vermont. Yes, there is an actual Flavor Graveyard on a hill overlooking our factory, complete with granite headstones and witty epitaphs for each flavor.
The physical Flavor Graveyard was erected in 1997 and originally contained just 4 flavors, which only existed in the United States: Dastardly Mash, Economic Crunch, Ethan Almond and Tuskegee Chunk. Since then, the Graveyard has grown to include 35 flavors, including Wavy Gravy, Miz Jelena’s Sweet Potato Pie, Dublin Mudslide, Holy Cannoli and many more (mostly) beloved departees. With over 300,000 annual visitors to the factory, we’re guessing that as many as a quarter-million mourners pay their respects at the Flavor Graveyard each year. And considering the countless online visitors to the digital Flavor Graveyard, that’s a heck of a lot of sweet sorrow!
Oh, and what’s buried beneath the headstones you might ask? Just warm memories of the flavors we miss most, and the cold reality of their unpopular demise. While there’s more than one way for a flavor to end up in the Graveyard, the sad truth is that while it may have been your favorite flavor, not everyone was a fan of these not-so-best-sellers, and they were retired to make room for a new flavor.
Our First Flavor Funeral
Recently, when the US flavor What a Cluster —peanut butter ice cream with caramel cluster pieces, marshmallow swirls & peanut buttery swirls— melted into oblivion, we decided to go a step further and hold an actual funeral at the Flavor Graveyard. And because we love our flavors so very much, this wasn’t like flushing your Phish Food down the toilet (no offense to your goldfish). We wanted pay our respects with along with mourners from miles away, and a memorial fit for ice cream royalty. Let us lower our spoons in a moment of silence.
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Hamburg Item Early Files
Compiled by Peggy Sterner
Hamburg Borough Council is in the preliminary stages of discussing the possibility of selling the current municipal building, 61 North Third Street, Hamburg, because of the projected high cost of bringing it up to ADA Standards. Also Council voted 5-2 to reinstate the borough’s agreement to grant Penn Steel forgiveness on a portion of delinquent taxes owed by the defunct Hahn Motors.
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” will be featured at the Hamburg Strand Jan. 6-9.
Chicken a la King over buttermilk biscuit and two veg.--$4.89 at King’s.
Raymond Berger was elected to his eighth consecutive two-year team as president of Hamburg Borough Council at the re-organization meeting held in the Borough Hall, Hamburg, at 8 p.m. Monday evening.
Borough employees Miss Alma Shollenberger, Mrs. Paul Tobias and Daniel Fitterling were hosts to old and new borough officials in the Borough Hall auditorium on Monday evening, following the re-organization meeting of council.
Friday Night Special: Fried Oyster Platter--$1.25 at Perry Bar, just off Rt 61 North of Shoemakersville.
“Winning” starring Paul Newman and Joannne Woodward will be featured at the Strand this weekend.
Mrs. Norman J. Stoudt, of Berne, received information from her husband, PFC Norman J. Stoudt that he was shot in the shoulder while in action in France on Dec. 4.
Patsy Ferri, local Shoemaker, is making alterations to the apartment and storerooms in the Seidel building which he purchased recently. He plans to move his shop to 5 North Fourth Street, Hamburg.
Mrs. Harry R. Moore, State Street, Hamburg, received a letter today from her husband, Pvt. Harry R. Moore, that he is a prisoner of war in Neubrandenburg, Germany. He was reported missing in action in September. He states that he is well. She received a notice from the war Department at the same time.
“The Conspirators” starring Hedy La Marr and Sidney Greenstreet will be featured at the Strand Jan. 6.
Harold M. Levan, who has been in charge of the office of the Hamburg Broom Works for over a year, has tendered his resignation, to take effect Feb. 1. The position will be filled by Harry E. Casper, who has been stenographer and assistant bookkeeper for a number of years.
A.P. Wertley, ice cream and artificial ice manufacturer, is harvesting a fine crop of nine-inch ice from his dams south of town. His tonnage of natural ice this year will be large.
John G. Speidel, proprietor of the new foundry now being erected on South Second Street, Hamburg, sent a new motor truck here this week for service in the new plant.
S.D. Bausher, now of Reading, and William Shappell of town, recently purchased the washery of the Blue Mountain Coal Company, formerly conducted by Charles D. Burkey and the late Nathan Confer, Jr. The plant is located in the big Blue Mountain dam north of town. Work will resume as soon as water is left in the levels of the canal.
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Windsor, ON – Caesars Windsor is thrilled to welcome rising international pop star, singer-songwriter and multi-platinum recording artist Alessia Cara to the Colosseum on Sunday, July 2, for a special ALL AGES show at 8 PM.
Originally from Brampton, Ontario, Cara initially gained worldwide success after she released her unapologetic, autobiographical debut single "Here" in April of 2015. It quickly rose to success in Canada and worldwide, reaching the Top 5 on the Hot 100 Billboard chart in the United States and was ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 50 best songs of 2015.
Hit songs continued to follow with “Wild Things”, “How Far I’ll Go” (from Disney’s Moana) , “Seventeen” and her most recent mega-hit “Scars To Your Beautiful” which once again reached the Top 5 in North America. Her newest single “Stay” finds Alessia collaborating with producer and DJ Zedd known for his house, electronic and dance hits.
Cara’s larger-than-life voice and mature song-writing skills has earned her opening gigs for international superstars Coldplay in the summer of 2016 and appearances on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and most recently on Saturday Night Live this past February.
Global recognition continues for this newcomer, with awards and nominations from the Kid’s Choice Awards, MTV Video Awards, IHeartRadio Music Awards, Radio Disney Music Awards as well as the 2016 Juno award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and the Muchmusic Video Award for Best New Canadian artist. Cara is among the most nominated artists at the upcoming 2017 Juno Awards, with four nominations for the Juno Fan Choice Award, Single of the Year, Artist of the Year and Pop Album of the Year.
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Welcome to the controversial Cambridge 'hotel' where guests share with students
Visitors to Student Castle in Cambridge are leaving rave reviews on Booking.com, but councillors are not happy about the situation
Jasmine Watkiss
Student Castle, Milton Road, Cambridge. (Image: Warren Gunn)
A newly-built student accommodation site is allegedly renting rooms as an Aparthotel - even though it doesn't yet having planning permission to do so.
Student Castle Cambridge, on Milton Road, is currently advertising short-term stay Aparthotel rooms on Booking.com, despite claiming the building would help tackle a shortage of student accommodation for city students, according to local councillors.
The company has received 76 reviews from people who have stayed in the accommodation as holiday-goers, with an average rating of 8.9 out of 10, or ‘Fabulous’.
Reviewer Jessica said: “My partner and I stayed here for a few nights and it was lovely!"
Axel, from France, said: “The property was brand new and very clean, located a short walk from the city centre and the colleges."
While Helen, from the Netherlands, said: “Brand new buildings, everything was new and shiny.
"Well-designed rooms, very comfortable. Friendly and helpful staff. Good soundproofing from the traffic outside. There's even a 24-hour gym!”
Booking.com shows the rooms available at Student Castle Cambridge are completely sold out this weekend (Saturday, March 4 to Sunday, March 5).
The website says: "Guests love it because... Perfect for a 1-night stay! Popular with solo travellers."
However Assistant Scheme Manager at Student Castle Laurence Brown told the News: “We are only advertising on Booking.com to see how much demand there is for the rooms.
“We’re just doing it for our analytics."
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A Booking.com call centre agent confirmed that the company is renting out some of its studios to the general public as holiday lets.
She said: "They have currently got 76 reviews on our website, and that means members of the public have definitely stayed there."
City Councillor Kevin Blencowe said: “Student Castle do not have planning permission to advertise rooms as holiday lets to the general public.
“They are only meant to rent rooms to students at Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Cambridge.
“They have put in an application to convert around 20 of their rooms on the student complex into an aparthotel, but this is awaiting a decision.
“If they are running ahead of that decision then they are actually in breach of their initial planning permission.
“Clearly our enforcement team may need to step up its activities.”
Student Castle filed an application to convert existing student rooms into holiday lets on October 3, 2016, but this application is currently listed on the city council's website as awaiting a decision.
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Carter Jonas, on behalf of SC Mitcham’s Corner Ltd, submitted the change of use application for part of Student Castle's 211 student rooms.
The application is to change the 25 rooms and studio units above the planned grocery store fronting Milton Road into an apart-hotel, comprising hotel-style rooms or self-contained suites with hotel-style services which can be let out for up to 90 days.
Cllr Jocelynne Scutt, Labour county councillor for West Chesterton, said: “Until they have planning permission they really can’t just go ahead and take the law into their own hands.
“If they need to research the market, they should be doing a survey, not advertising rooms online.
“What are they telling customers if the rooms aren't actually for sale?”
However, planning officer Sav Patel said: "Student Castle Cambridge are taking a risk in advertising as an aparthotel without permission.
"But they will only be sanctioned for doing this if planning permission to use the rooms in this way is denied.
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"The fact that they have chosen to do this won't actually affect whether planning permission is granted or denied.
"The earliest this application is likely to be discussed by the City Council Planning Committee is April 5, 2017."
Cllr Damien Tunnacliffe, Lib Dem city councillor for West Chesterton, said: “I am not quite sure what to make of it, to be honest.
“There is huge demand for student accommodation, so I am quite surprised they are advertising to holiday makers.
“Local residents are concerned about any local Apart hotels, and I sympathise with them.”
Cllr Mike Sargeant, Labour city councillor for West Chesterton, added: “Enforcement is being progressed but I don’t know what stage it is at.
“I visited the Student Castle building before Christmas and the issue was raised with them then.
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“It seemed to me they did not fully understand the conditions of the planning permission.
“When they first put the planning application in, they said there was a shortage of student accommodation in Cambridge.
“But when we went to see the facilities before Christmas we found out some of the rooms were empty.
Cllr Sargeant added: “We were also critical of how much it costs students to rent their rooms.”
A single en-suite student room in a three to eight bed Beaumont flat with access to a shared kitchen and living space costs £174 per week on a 51 week contract.
Their most expensive Gilmour Twin Studio with en-suite costs a mammoth £308 a week for students – or £1,232 a month.
The News approached Student Castle Cambridge for a further comment, which they declined.
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Prince Charles slams quality of hospital food
Prince commends 14 NHS trusts for succeeding where many are failing
Staff from 14 NHS hospital trusts rubbed shoulders with Prince Charles recently as part of a reception celebrating excellence in hospital catering.
The organisations were identified as promoting best practice by the Soil Association through its First Aid for Hospital Food report published last year and were invited to meet its Royal patron, who is actively involved in the drive to provide better food for patients in hospitals.
The prince said: “It is surely self evident that the food hospital patients are given should be prepared in a way that helps, rather than hinders, the process of recovery.
“A well-executed bangers and mash, for instance, will probably do more for a patient than a fancy signature dish with terrible ingredients and too much fat.
“I can only hope that in the coming years we will be able to persuade many more hospitals – and I am afraid there are rather a lot still on the list – to match the remarkable achievements of those here today.”
It is surely self evident that the food hospital patients are given should be prepared in a way that helps, rather than hinders, the process of recovery
The Soil Association report showed the bad reputation of hospital food is all too often deserved, with every independent survey since 1963 concluding that what is currently offered is neither appetising nor nutritious.
The trailblazing trusts attending the event have improved their services in areas including locally sourcing ingredients, which improves the freshness of the food served and helps to cut carbon emissions and support the local economy.
The trusts invited were: Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation, North Bristol NHS Trust, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Scarborough and North East Yorkshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Braintree Community Hospital, Bedford Memorial Hospital, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, St Andrews Healthcare Trust and NHS Lothian.
I can only hope that in the coming years we will be able to persuade many more hospitals – and I am afraid there are rather a lot still on the list – to match the remarkable achievements of those here today
The Soil Association’s policy director, Peter Melchett, said: “All too frequently the food served in our hospitals is more appropriate to a disease service than a health service. Overall, hospital food is a national scandal, but all the hospitals attending this event provide the blueprints for national reform - practical examples which demonstrate that really good hospital food needn't cost more.”
Dr Patrick Geoghegan, chief executive of South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT), said his team was thrilled to be one of those singled out for praise.
He added: “I’m delighted the Soil Association has identified SEPT as a healthcare provider which promotes the sourcing of local, seasonal, organic food, cutting food miles, boosting the local economies and serving healthier, fresher meals to our patients. This will positively assist their recovery, which is great news as patient care is my number one concern and I congratulate all involved in the excellent work and the Soil Association for its endorsement of the high catering standards in SEPT hospitals.”
All too frequently the food served in our hospitals is more appropriate to a disease service than a health service
And Mike Duckett, catering manager at the Royal Brompton Hospital, said: “We pride ourselves on cooking every meal on the premises using fresh, local ingredients. Around 30% of food is organic or locally sourced, with organic meats appearing on the menu at least once a week. We also ensure that there is a halal and a vegetarian option on every menu and that special diets are catered for.”
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The crises at Boeing and Jet Airways has brought India's air traffic growth to a grinding halt
Sriram IyerApr 23, 2019, 11:04 IST
Jet Airways employees hold placards and banners during a protest at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, April 13, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
The growth in India’s air travellers has flat-lined for the first time in over four years.
Too many planes got grounded in March 2019 due to the crises at Boeing and Jet Airways.
As the number of flights reduced, airfares in India shot through the roof.
India's airlines were betting on a long-period of spectacular growth not very long back. But all those hopes have come crashing down in March as passenger traffic flat-lined last month, for the first time in over four years.
A lot of it has to do with the crises at Boeing and Jet Airways. Airlines across countries, not just in India, had to park their Boeing 737 Max -- a total of 387 planes around the world-- planes after two tragic crashes in less than five months. Both Jet Airways and SpiceJet were affected because they had the 737 Max in their fleet.
In India, cash-strapped Jet Airways kept losing planes to unpaid lessors to a point where the country's oldest private airline had its final take off last week. As the number of flights decreased, airfares in India shot through the roof. Airports in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru have been choked repeatedly. The fall in passenger traffic was inevitable.
The signs of a slowdown were visible in the last few months, the growth rate fell to single digits in January and February 2019, far lower compared to the peak growth of 30% witnessed in 2015-2016.
While local low-cost airlines like IndiGo have cashed in on the crisis at Jet, the choices have been limited for international travellers. There is only one Indian airline, the state-owned Air India, that is serving medium to long-haul destinations like Europe, North America, and Australia. That has meant that other foreign airlines flying to and from India have benefitted from the rising airfares.
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expert and trans-o-flex develop new shipping solution with reusable packaging
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Specialist retail group will save 700,000 disposable cartons annually, accelerate receipt of goods at retailers and reduce the rate of damage and loss
After an eight-month pilot project and 22,000 test shipments, trans-o-flex Express becomes the exclusive CEP service provider for expert''s central warehouses.
expert, the electronics specialist retailer, has decided to replace shipping cartons and immediately opt for a shipping solution with reusable packaging developed in cooperation with trans-o-flex. The company''s central warehouse in Langenhagen will, therefore, no longer pack goods in disposable cartons, but exclusively work with reusable containers for its deliveries to the 410 specialist stores and shops all over Germany. ?This move is part of our logistic sustainability strategy and is another step towards environmentally friendly deliveries to our locations,? says Edwin ten Voorde, Head of Logistics at expert. ?In addition, we can significantly reduce damage and loss during transport as well as accelerate and simplify the receipt of the goods at our specialist dealers?. By switching to reusable containers, expert will no longer be sending around 700,000 parcels a year in disposable cartons. Cardboard boxes will only be used in transport if they are original cartons that can be used in shipping, such as for televisions or fully automatic coffee machines, which, in this way, do not have to be repacked.
For almost eight months, the expert Group, together with trans-o-flex Express, tested what happens when orders in the central warehouse are delivered to the markets in reusable containers of two different sizes. 38 of the 410 expert locations took part and received a total of 22,000 small and large reusable containers as part of the pilot phase. The subsequent survey of the participating expert stores was clear: the overall concept, practicability, quality and handling were all rated ?very good?. This clear vote of the pilot participants was immediately taken up by the members of expert''s Management Board, who, together with the expert Supervisory Board, decided to switch to the new container concept. The required reusable containers are currently being delivered. The introduction phase will be concluded by the end of the year. From January 2020, shipping to all expert specialist markets and shops in returnable containers will be offered as regular service. In the course of the changeover, trans-o-flex has also taken over the transport of around 250,000 parcels per year that expert had previously dispatched in cooperation with another service provider.
Easier acceptance of goods saves expert almost 3,000 man-days per year
When switching to reusable containers, the decisive factor for expert, in addition to the environmental friendliness of the new solution, was above all the increased delivery quality. In comparison to dispatching the goods in cartons, expert was able to document during the test phase that the number of damaged goods had dropped by 74.2 % in relation to the reusable containers in use. Over the entire analysis period, there were only 14 cases of goods damage in the reusable containers. expert also found that every branch saves significant time by switching to reusable containers. The reason for this is that the processes associated with receiving the goods, preparing them for sale and disposing of the cardboard packaging material are faster or are no longer necessary at all. Based on an 8-hour day, expert saves almost 3,000 working days per year.
Reusable containers marketed by trans-o-flex on an exclusive basis
?Over the next few years, trans-o-flex will offer the returnable solution on an exclusive basis,? explains CEO Wolfgang P. Albeck. ?We believe that we will be able to win other companies as well.? expert works with two different sizes of reusable containers. The impact-resistant boxes are secured several times and can be folded together to save space for return transport. They were developed by the Schoeller Group, one of the shareholders of trans-o-flex, especially for the needs of transport-sensitive and high-quality products. Albeck: ?Depending on the dispatcher''s requirements, other container sizes are also possible?.
About expert SE:
expert SE, headquartered in Langenhagen, is a trade association group for consumer electronics, information technology, telecommunications, entertainment and household appliances. It currently comprises 211 expert shareholders with a total of 410 locations all over Germany. In line with the brand claim "With the best recommendations", expert, like no other electronics retailer, stands for the highest level of service and consulting competence. In the company''s 55-year history, expert has been able to establish a strong position in the market and is now the second largest electronics retailer in Germany.www.expert.de
The expert brand is present at more than 4,000 locations in a total of 21 countries. The respective national companies are united in expert International, founded in 1967 and headquartered in Zurich. In 2018, all members of expert International generated a total turnover of more than 15 billion euros. www.expert.org
The trans-o-flex Group''s core competence focuses on the provision of logistic solutions for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and consumer electronics industries as well on the transportation of other high-quality, sensitive goods. For the transportation of pharmaceutical products, trans-o-flex has built a nationwide network that includes active temperature control and full documentation. To this end, the company, in its Pharma Logistics business area, has installed transport systems that are suitable for the transportation of pharmaceutical products in the temperature ranges of between 15 and 25 h standards with respect to safety, hygiene, reliability and transparency which trans-o-flex has established for the pharmaceutical industry. In its Contract Logistics business area, trans-o-flex bundles services from storage and picking & packing up to individual value-added services. At an international level, trans-o-flex focuses on the implementation of logistic concepts via the networks EUROTEMP (temperature-controlled logistics) and EURODIS (in 36 European countries). Both nationally and internationally, trans-o-flex, in contrast to 100-% parcel services or forwarding agencies, delivers both goods in parcels and on pallets and also offers special services, such as the transportation of hazardous goods (without being limited to small quantities), express and time-window deliveries, shipment consolidation as well as direct deliveries. Thus, the company covers the entire logistic chain from procurement and warehousing to distribution and fulfilment. In 2018, annual sales of the trans-o-flex Group, which has a workforce of approximately 2,050 employees, amounted to ca. ? 468 million. For more information, go to www.trans-o-flex.com.
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The trans-o-flex Group''s core competence focuses on the provision of logistic solutions for the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and consumer electronics industries as well on the transportation of other high-quality, sensitive goods. For the transportation of pharmaceutical products, trans-o-flex has built a nationwide network that includes active temperature control and full documentation. To this end, the company, in its Pharma Logistics business area, has installed transport systems that are suitable for the transportation of pharmaceutical products in the temperature ranges of between 15 and 25°C and between 2 and 8 °C in compliance with the EU directives for the transportation of pharmaceutical products. In its Technology Logistics business area, trans-o-flex organises transports for customers from other industries, mainly consumer electronics. These customers also benefit from the high standards with respect to safety, hygiene, reliability and transparency which trans-o-flex has established for the pharmaceutical industry. In its Contract Logistics business area, trans-o-flex bundles services from storage and picking&packing up to individual value-added services. At an international level, trans-o-flex focuses on the implementation of logistic concepts via the networks EUROTEMP (temperature-controlled logistics) and EURODIS (in 36 European countries). Both nationally and internationally, trans-o-flex, in contrast to 100-% parcel services or forwarding agencies, delivers both goods in parcels and on pallets and also offers special services, such as the transportation of hazardous goods (without being limited to small quantities), express and time-window deliveries, shipment consolidation as well as direct deliveries. Thus, the company covers the entire logistic chain from procurement and warehousing to distribution and fulfilment. In 2018, annual sales of the trans-o-flex Group, which has a workforce of approximately 2,050 employees, amounted to ca.? 468 million. For more information, go to www.trans-o-flex.com.
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MBBS fees in private colleges may be reduced by up to 90%
At present, an ordinary medical student pays a fee of Rs 25 lakh annually in Maharashtra and Delhi
Nearly 50 per cent of total MBBS seats in the country are in government colleges, which have nominal fees
The Union Health Ministry has asked National Medical Commission (NMC) to prepare a draft for the new fee structure in private medical colleges and deemed universities for the next academic session.
The Board of Governors (BoG), who has been given the task to design new fee structure, is considering cutting fees for half of graduate and post-graduate seats by 70 per cent and 90 per cent, respectively. According to the news agency PTI, with this reduction planned by BoG, the fee for 50 per cent of MBBS seats will range between Rs 6 lakh to Rs 10 lakh in across private medical colleges.
At present, an ordinary medical student pays a fee of Rs 25 lakh annually in Maharashtra and Delhi. Whereas, a student pays Rs 1 crore to Rs 3 crore to complete a three year post-graduation course in a private medical college.
Meanwhile, the ministry has asked private medical and dental colleges across the country to charge fee for only the first year from students at the time of admission.
At present, some states regulate fees of seats in private colleges through MoUs signed with college managements.
In addition, the Supreme Court has set up committees to fix fees in private colleges as an interim measure. Deemed to be Universities claim they are not covered by these committees.
Nearly 50 per cent of total MBBS seats in the country are in government colleges, which have nominal fees. Of the remaining seats, 50 per cent would be regulated by NMC.
This means that almost 75 per cent of total seats in the country would be available at reasonable fees. In the spirit of federalism, the state governments would still have the liberty to decide fees for remaining seats in private medical colleges on the basis of individual MOUs signed with colleges on the basis of mutual agreement, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has earlier said.
The NMC Act, which seeks to usher in mega reforms in the medical education sector, received the assent of the President on August 8 and was notified the same day.
The Act provides for setting up of an NMC in place of the Medical Council of India for development and regulation of all aspects of medical education, profession and institutions.
The BoG is learnt to have held consultations with states and sought their suggestions for framing draft guidelines for the fee structure.
The Board of Governors has been requested to prepare draft guidelines for fee regulation so that it can be used as a base document by NMC, a senior Health Ministry official said.
The President had dissolved the Medical Council of India (MCI) in 2018 and a BoG was appointed to perform its functions.
The Clause 1 of sub-section (1) of section 10 of the National Medical Commission Act 2019, empowers the Commission to frame guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of 50 per cent of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities government under the NMC Act 2019.
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7 Tips On How To Develop Your Career Identity
When you've just graduated college or started a new position in a company, it can feel hard to to feel like you belong and you know what you're doing. That's why it's important to work on creating your career identity — your self at work that distinguishes you from the rest and gives you an exciting purpose to show up every morning. It can feel a little aimless and — even worse — rut inducing when you show up to work day after day without an actual game plan or goal to work towards.
But just as soon as you come up with an idea as to why you're in the office you are, and what you're contributing to your co-workers and to the people you're reaching with your actions, it all becomes different. You have a higher purpose, you have a direction, and you're very aware as to the value your hard work brings to the operation. It immediately becomes a whole other playing field, one where you can truly be proud of your contributions and have the knowledge that you're doing work you've always wanted to do.
But how do you get from Point A (floundering) to Point B (locking down your identity?) Below are seven tips on how to find your career identity, and take your work day to a whole new level!
1. Don't Be Scared To Try On Different Hats
Our culture is built around a fear to fail: To lose at something means that there's a fatal flaw in your character, but that's the opposite of true. To try and then fail means that you figured something out: If that job works for you or doesn't. So if you're not sure what your career identity is yet, don't be afraid to try on different hats. The more jobs or departments you dabble in, the better idea you'll have of what you enjoy and are passionate about.
Career writer Sarah Seung-McFarland, Ph.D. from lifestyle site The Everygirl pointed out, "If you take that job you are not sure of, and grow to hate it, at least you know to cross those types of jobs off your list, and focus on other job options. Instead of thinking of it as a defeat, make each failure and success mold you and push you towards the career that’s right for you." So don't be scared taking those so-so jobs as you make your way towards your dream career. You can be surprised over what you learn along the way.
2. Apply For Jobs You Don't Think You Can Get
If you want to be a go-getter and do something truly special with your career, you're going to have to take some interesting risks. One of those being applying for something you're not entirely sure you'll get, but luck might be on your side for. Sure you can keep applying for the jobs you cozily fit into, but if you want to develop your career identity and shoot right to the job you know would fulfill you the most, you need to take a leap of faith.
Seung-McFarland said, "Many people only apply to jobs they are certain they qualify for in hopes of increasing the chances of finding a job. And this certainly makes sense. The only problem is that if you don’t like any of the jobs you qualify for then you are increasing the chances you will be stuck in a job that makes you miserable." Think about it: What's the worse that can happen? You get a rejection email and move onto the next great job listing.
3. Think Of What You Offer People At Work
It's easier to develop your career identity when you know what kind of emotional appeal you offer people. You won't be so all over the place if you feel in sync with what people think of when they first think of your name. Are you super reliable? Are you the creative one? The one that's steady during a crisis, or the one that knows how to rally a team together? Figure out your emotional appeal at work, and you've got yourself your foundation for your career identity.
Megan Marrs, entrepreneur and contributor for The Daily Muse, explained to Forbes, "For starters, think broadly about your personality and how it affects the experience someone will have with you. Are you insanely organized? Do people love working with you for your killer sense of humor? Make a list of words that best describe these features of your personality." Once you know what you contribute to those that work with you, you'll make more of an effort to play into those attributes, creating a common thread in your work and interactions.
4. Decide What Makes You Stand Out At Work
We all have our own office personalities that help us stand out from the rest and form our identities. For example, you can be "the Type A, detail oriented one," or you can be "the project organizer," or "the problem slayer." Just think back to the office you work in right now and think of how you can peg every person on your team. How do you want to be presented?
Marrs offered examples, "Write down what, exactly, you do (or will do). It might be something that directly relates to your career: writing, graphic design, or financial planning, for example. Or, it might be something more broad, like Disney’s 'entertainment.' Are you a manager, a creator, an organizer? A connector of people?" Think about what use you offer people, and make that your defining trait.
5. Break Out Of Your Confining Boxes
When you were deciding what makes you stand out at work, chances are you might have kept yourself confined to a couple of core boxes. But what if you have some untapped potential that you're too scared to reach for? Just how you should aim to apply to jobs you're not 100 percent qualified for, you should work on breaking yourself out of these structured, limiting check mark boxes. For example, career writer Kathy Caprino from Forbes listed a few knee-jerk assumptions, "I need to earn $XXXXXX to live the life I want; my marriage or family won’t survive my making this change; I’ll be too old by the time I make this change; I don’t have what it takes to reinvent myself or even repurpose what I do; I’m a loser and a failure – I can’t compete; I’m too unskilled or out of touch with current trends; I have nothing important to offer."
To this I say phooey. If you really want to nail down your career identity, you can't limit yourself with weak fears and semi-cowardly assumptions. The point of taking the time to develop your identity is to help yourself become as great as you possibly can be. So when hashing it out, notice what limits you're put on yourself and see if you can lift them.
6. Find A Mentor
There are two things that can happen while trying to suss out your career identity: 1) You can feel like you're not ready for greatness and keep putting yourself down as is habit, or 2) You can feel like you're amazing and won't be able to identify the parts of your work ethic that need work. So the solution for this is to find yourself a mentor that can help you do both. Whether it's a higher up at work, an industry blogger you admire, or someone in the business you can grab coffee with or exchange emails when you have questions — having someone like that can really help keep you on track.
Caprino suggested, "Find someone today who can mentor, advise or coach you about what’s possible, and help you see what’s holding you back from identifying the power you have to make a difference, and the vast number of options that are truly available to you." When you have someone helping you see both your errors and accomplishment, the path can become much clearer.
7. Think About What You Achieve With Your Work
When in the nine to five grind, it's easy to forget why you're there in the first place when the whole shift becomes a routine of spreadsheets and meeting blocks. But if you take a moment to think about and center your actions around what you're hoping to achieve with your work, you can start to craft your career identity and stay true to it because your actions will begin to revolve around it.
New York Times best selling author Michael Port told Huffington Post, "What is your purpose? What is your vision of what you hope to achieve through your work? Remember, your work is an expression of who you are." Once you nail that down, your career identity will follow.
And once you're clear about your identity, you're able to put forth some of your most inspired, on point work forward.
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These Memes & Tweets About The 2020 Oscar Noms Are Tragically Accurate
By Mary Kate McGrath
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On Monday, Jan. 13, the 92nd Academy Awards nominations were announced. And the best memes and tweets about the Oscar nominations show just how people are feeling about the award show. From the major snubs (justice for J.Lo and Hustlers), to the surprising nominations (Florence Pugh followers, rise up), film fans were ready with jokes and commentary on social media.
Many of the jokes came from the fans of movies and performances overlooked by the Oscars. The Best Director category, which once again neglected to recognize the accomplishments of directors who are women, was a big disappointment. Despite many of the year's biggest critical and commercial successes being directed by women, including Greta Gerwig's Little Women, Melina Matsoukas' Queen & Slim, Lorene Scafaria's Hustlers, Lulu Wang's The Farewell, and Marielle Heller's A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood — none of the women were recognized for their work. Even films recognized in other categories — Little Women received a Best Screenplay and Best Picture nomination — weren't acknowledged in the director category.
Despite genuine disappointment over the Academy Awards nominations, film lovers on Twitter managed to call attention to the snubs using hilarious memes and tweets.
"Congratulations To Those Men"
One of the most meme-worthy moments from the livestream came after Issa Rae announced the "Best Director" nominees, a category which once again shut-out women. "Congratulations to those men," she said. Rae's pointed comment captured how many fans felt, and many took to Twitter to share the moment.
Best Director Goes To...
Several other users took to Twitter to express disappointment at the Best Director category. Who will get the award? One of the five guys nominated.
Where Are the Women?
Others noted how few women were represented across categories, joking that women being nominated even for Best Actress was a surprise.
Creator of Parks and Recreation and The Good Place Mike Schur, who goes by the Twitter handle @KenTremendous, even joked that the Academy has a "men only" rule for the Best Director category.
Parasite Cast Snub Outrage
Several other Twitter users shared their disappointment about the massive Parasite acting snubs. The movie was nominated for six Oscars, including Best Picture and Best International Feature, and yet received zero acting nominations, despite noteworthy performances from Kang-Ho Song, Park So-dam, and the rest of the cast.
Meanwhile, fellow Oscar-snubbed actors like Robert Pattinson, Awkwafina, and Lupita Nyong'o got the Paul Rudd meme treatment.
@ The Academy
Many of this year's snubs, while disappointing, were not necessarily a surprise.
To Everyone Saying There Are, "No Women Directors"
Justice For Beyoncé
One underrated snub of the morning was Beyoncé, who was not recognized for her music in The Lion King.
For Your Consideration...
One Twitter user suggested a different set of nominees...
Never forget that Lupita Nyong'o played two roles in Jordan Peele's Us, both of which she deserved to be nominated for.
A Few Villain Origin Stories
From Greta Gerwig's Best Director snub to moviegoers feeling that The Joker is overrated to wishing Adam Sandler received more recognition for his serious roles, a few villain origin stories began today.
Adam Sandler Took His Snub In Stride
Adam Sandler looked on the bright side of being overlooked, which means that he can retire his tuxedo early this award season. He also gave a shoutout to former costar Kathy Bates, who received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Richard Jewell.
General Oscars 2020 Mood
For many film fans, this year's nominations call into question how much weight the Academy's picks should be given in the future.
Listen To J.Lo Next Award Season
Did the Academy even see Hustlers? If so, they'd have given J.Lo the nomination she deserves.
Truly, Justice For J.Lo
Many more Hustlers fans on Twitter were fed up with the Academy ignoring J.Lo's talent. Enough!
This year was a strong year for films and performances, whether or not the Academy gave the right projects recognition. On Feb. 9, the Oscar ceremony will likely bring similar disappointments for film fans, but it's certain to result in funny memes and Twitter commentary as well.
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18 YA Books You Need To Add To Your Must-Read List
*Pulls out library card*
Posted on March 08, 2017, 22:30 GMT
Farrah Penn
BuzzFeed Junior Writer
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1. American Street by Ibi Zoboi
Balzer + Bray
ibizoboi.net
Release date: Feb. 14
What it's about: Fabiola travels from Haiti to live in Detroit with her aunt and cousins. However, trouble arises when her mother is detained in New Jersey. Fabiola will do anything to help her mother, including using a bit of manipulation to get what she wants. Zoboi writes a stunning story about the immigration experience, family, and love that's raw, emotional, and remarkably honest.
2. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Dutton Books
ninalacour.com
What it's about: Marin leaves her old life in California to attend college in New York sooner than expected. When her best friend, Mabel, comes to visit her over the holidays, we slowly learn the truth and heartbreak behind her decision. Mabel and Marin have a beautifully complex relationship, and Marin's story is real, raw, and achingly emotional, with flecks of hope, love, and the meaning of friendship.
3. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Clarion Books
Release date: March 7
What it's about: This coming-of-age story follows Sal and his two best friends, Samantha and Fito, through their senior year. Sal is adopted, and the only father he's ever known is his gay, nonbiological father who's shown him nothing but love and kindness. Sáenz crafts a memorable story from Sal's point of view as he navigates friendships, loss, identity, and love in different forms.
4. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
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What it's about: Thomas's brilliant debut is inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement. When Starr witnesses her good friend, Khalil, being shot and killed by the police for doing nothing wrong, she has to decide if she can gain the courage to stand up for justice. Thomas eloquently breathes life and importance into each character while wisely addressing police brutality, Black Lives Matter, and privileged perspectives on race not just from a fictionalized point of view, but from an honest one. This story will stay with you long after you finish.
5. Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza
Release date: Feb. 7
What it's about: When Rhee, the only surviving heir to an ancient Kalusian dynasty, is attacked, the one blamed for her assassination attempt is Aly — star of a DroneVision show. The two are forced into hiding as a war in space arises, but soon learn they must work together to overthrow the threat to their galaxy. Belleza's dual-POV YA combines action and adventure with strong characters and intricate world-building.
6. A Good Idea by Cristina Moracho
Viking Children's Books
Craig LaCourt
What it's about: When Finn's best friend, Betty, disappears, no one is certain what happened. Her ex-boyfriend comes forward, admitting to drowning her, and Finn's small town in Maine believes the story, choosing to let it go. But Finn can't. When she comes back home for the summer, she slowly begins to unravel the mystery behind Betty's death that everyone else seems to want to put to rest. A chilling mystery set in the '90s that errs on the side of noir, this story will leave you captivated and intrigued.
7. Caraval by Stephanie Garber
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Release date: Jan. 31
What it's about: Scarlett has always been captivated by Caraval, a yearly magical traveling performance where attendees can choose to observe or attend as players in the game. When Scarlett and her sister have the opportunity to attend, she's thrilled. But when she realizes her sister, Tella, has been kidnapped as part of the game, she must keep a clear mind between magic and reality to find her before any of the other contestants — and before the five nights of the game are up. Garber creates a dreamy, dark, and mystical world in this spellbinding debut.
8. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Soho Teen
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What it's about: After Theo's death, Griffin — his ex-boyfriend — finds himself drawn to Jackson, the guy Theo was dating when he died. The more they get to know each other, the more they realize they both have different perspectives on Theo's history. Told from Griffin's point of view, this story juxtaposes flashbacks of Griffin's relationship with Theo with the present-day reality of his passing. Silvera takes sensitive topics — grief and mental health — and handles them graciously, respectfully, and honestly.
9. City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. Anderson
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
http://karinahathaway.com/natalie-c-anderson-author/
What it's about: Tina and her mother came to Kenya to start a new life. When her mother is murdered by the business leader she worked for, Tina vows to seek revenge. Surviving alone on the streets of Sangui City, Tina learns thievery and vice from the Goondas, a local city gang. But when she enters Greyhill estate to gain her revenge, Michael, a friend from her past, catches her, and she must re-evaluate her plans and learn the truth. Anderson's captivating thriller will have you quickly turning pages until the very end.
10. Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
Thomas Dunne
sjaejones.com
What it's about: Liesl grew up hearing tales of The Goblin King, but when her sister, Käthe, is kidnapped by the goblins, Liesl doesn't hesitate to attempt to save her. In order to get her back, Lisel must trade her life for her sisters by marrying The Goblin King — but it's nothing like she expects. With gorgeous world-building and breathtaking writing, this magically dark fantasy will leave you entranced.
11. Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson
What it's about: Mary allegedly killed a 3-month-old baby when she was 9 and has been punished ever since, leaving "baby jail" for a group home. At the time it happened, Mary was under the care of her unstable mother. The news and media assume they know the whole story, but Mary has never fully provided a confession from her point of view. And as the story progresses, we learn what, exactly, happened that night. This suspenseful, engaging, hauntingly brilliant YA is a blend between contemporary and thriller and is perfect for those who highly enjoy both.
12. The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
Sourcebooks Fire
What it's about: Tea is a bone witch, one with great powers to rise others from the dead. With these powers, Tea leaves to apprentice under Lady Mykaela, who teaches her how to become an asha, someone who can control elements and beasts. With war on the horizon, Tea must learn how to harness her powers to protect the people she loves. Chupeco delights us with a fascinating world and a rich atmosphere for a story that is exceptionally written from beginning to end.
13. Goodbye Days by Jeff Zentner
Crown Books
jeffzentnerbooks.com
What it's about: Carver Briggs blames himself for the text message that killed his three best friends in a crash. While dealing with the guilt and anxiety of it all, he attempts to navigate his senior year and his own grief. When one of his best friends' grandmother suggests remembering his friend's life with a "goodbye day," Carver uses the concept to try to remember, heal, and forgive. Evocative, heartbreaking, and beautifully written, Zentner's book is packed with strong emotions and memorable characters for a story that'll stay with you long after you finish reading.
14. Frostblood by Elly Blake
What it's about: As a Fireblood, Ruby must hide her powers of heat and flame from the Frostblood Kingdom. When her mother is slain trying to protect her, Ruby is captured and locked up. But Arcus, a Frostblood, frees her from her prison, and she trains with him and fellow rebels. As she attempts to navigate her feelings toward Arcus, she's discovered and brought to the king, who forces her to compete in deadly competitions as he attempts to destroy her before she can destroy him. Blake's dazzling fantasy is the perfect combination of action, adventure, and romance.
15. A Crown of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi
Aman Sharma
Release date: March 28
What it's about: In this fascinating companion to The Star-Touched Queen, Gauri, princess of Bharata, is a captured prisoner by her kingdom's enemies. But Prince Vikram of her enemy kingdom makes her an offer: win back her kingdom by helping him win the Tournament of Wishes — a dangerous competition where a wish is given to the winner. It's gorgeously written and exceptionally intriguing, and Chokshi's lush world is one you won't want to leave.
16. The Edge of Everything by Jeff Giles
What it's about: In Montana, Zoe and her brother, who are trying to comprehend their father's sudden death, are rescued from an attack on their cabin by a bounty hunter called X. X's mission is to claim the soul of Zoe's attacker, and Zoe is quickly swept up in his world. A thrilling adventure with the perfect amount of humor and romance, Giles' debut is one you won't be able to get enough of.
17. Roseblood by A.G. Howard
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What it's about: In this Phantom of the Opera retelling, Rune, cursed by her own voice, is sent by her mother to a Paris music conservatory that was once an opera house. But once she arrives, she discovers strange and unworldly happenings. With its hauntingly beautiful world-building and mysterious atmosphere, this eloquent story is one you won't want to miss.
18. Windwitch by Susan Dennard
Tor Teen
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What it's about: In this sequel to Truthwitch, Prince Merik is presumed dead after the explosion of his ship, but silently makes his way to the royal capital. Meanwhile, Iseult makes a deal with the Bloodwitch Aeduan — find Safi and she will return money stolen from him. And while Safi and the Empress of Marstok have escaped with their lives, they find themselves in grave danger in the land of pirates. Told through multiple points of view, this complex YA adventure will give you a rush of adrenaline.
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Q&A with Adam Andrzejewski
2017-09-10T20:00:05-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/433/20170910200417001_hd.jpgAdam Andrzejewski talked about Open the Books, the government watchdog organization that tracks government spending at the federal, state, and local levels.
Adam Andrzejewski talked about Open the Books, the government watchdog organization that tracks government spending at the federal, state, and local levels.
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Michigan National Guard Team Wins Sniper Title
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The U.S. Army won the top three spots in the grueling 2016 International Sniper Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., with a Michigan National Guard team capturing the top prize.
More than just shooting is involved. The competition judges marksmanship, observation and reconnaissance skills, but also stealth, concealment, reporting skills, and mental and physical endurance over 96 hours.
Forty-two teams from around the globe took part in the 2016 event, which ended Friday. The winners of the International Sniper Team Trophy this year were Sgt. Saykham Keophalychanh and Sgt. Nicholas Mitchellof Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment, a Michigan National Guard unit. They are coached by Staff Sgt. Nikolas Discher.
U.S. Army special operations teams finished second and third, but the names of the competitors were not released. The second place team was from the 3rd Special Forces Group and third place went to a team from the 19th Special Forces Group.
The three top teams traded places in the completion until the Michigan unit took the lead on the final day.
The 2015 International Sniper Team title was won by a team from Ireland.
Fort Benning describes sniping as “one of the most demanding challenges the Army has to offer.” “It takes a special type of Soldier to meet the challenge and continue this proud tradition. The highest standard has already been set; it is now up to you to meet the challenge,” Benning officials said in explaining the competition.
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Crooked Hillary Swallows Sacked Autism Stats
August 13, 2016 10:43 am \ 18 Comments \ Jake Crosby
Despite Crooked Hillary Clinton saying “I believe in science” at the Democrat Convention, yet more information emerges confirming she does not. These days whenever someone invokes “science” to make a point, very rarely do they have any real scientific backing to their claims. A highly publicized UK survey used to allege autism prevalence was as high in adults as it is in children in order to disprove the autism epidemic has now been trashed by the same government that conducted it in the first place.
Despite being widely criticized for invalid methodology from the time it was released in 2009, Crooked Hillary Clinton cited the study as being informative as well as to justify the implementation of a similar survey in the US:
When the United Kingdom conducted an adult prevalence survey, they learned valuable information regarding the needs of adults on the autism spectrum that has helped them craft and improve services. Clinton will instruct the CDC to conduct the United States’ first-ever population level survey of adults on the autism spectrum.
That statement could have been borrowed from 2012 congressional testimony of Autistic “Self-Advocacy” Network’s (ASAN) Ari Ne’eman – a group comprised of both high-functioning and self-identifying “autistics” – who asserted:
The United Kingdom in fact conducted that study and found a comparable rate of autism in adults as in children. We should be doing that here, and regardless of the result we would gain valuable information on supports for autistic adults.
Ne’eman’s group was among the organizations that advised Crooked Hillary’s campaign on autism policy. His group subscribes to “neurodiversity” – an emerging movement seeking to normalize autism while generally diverting blame towards society for autism’s problems. Key among such beliefs is that autism’s huge rise as a result of vaccination is not real and that autism was simply ignored in the past, a position happily legitimized by Crooked Hillary and her crooked, vaccine injury-denying campaign.
Ari Ne’eman has now announced plans to formally step down as head of ASAN in December, perhaps in anticipation of a cozy spot within Crooked Hillary’s administration should she be elected president. We must do all we can to ensure she does not win by voting for Donald Trump, who acknowledges that vaccines cause autism, pledges to end the autism epidemic and will Make America Great Again!
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Alessandro on August 14, 2016 at 4:17 am said:
Hillary admitted sucking Bill’s cigar, but swears she did not inhale, [at least not when Bill was playing the whoremonica].
Eddie Unwind on August 15, 2016 at 3:33 am said:
It’s surely self-evident that the so-called neurodiversity movement’s claims that autism is something that doesn’t require a cure etc is, among other things, a means of achieving a compromise between claiming any causative link with vaccines – i.e. that “it isn’t even a disorder” – and the potentially horrendous payouts – again, “it isn’t a disorder” – which, given its epidemic proportions, would cripple insurance companies, as is implied in the following link.
https://www.autismspeaks.org/state-initiatives
On a curious side-note, this week we had a Resentful Idiots-double appear at AoA. This was as transparent a prank as the eye could see – yet another attempt to have the ‘anti-vaxxers’ humiliate themselves by rejoicing in one who had supposedly defected. It fell flat as a pancake. Nobody at AoA really cared – they played it beautifully. The only ones who fell for it, apparently, were those devoted subjects at RI…
For educational purposes, below are links to the comments at AoA and RI relevant to my previous post. The relevant comment at RI begins at #51.
http://www.ageofautism.com/2016/08/once-vaxxed-washington-post.html#comments
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2016/08/12/doctors-are-pushing-vaccines-gee-you-say-that-as-though-that-were-a-bad-thing/
Eddie Unwind on August 16, 2016 at 11:11 pm said:
Jake – if you will permit me to post the following in order to clarify matters regarding my two previous comments. It is surely highly relevant in that RI is one of those blogs that constantly works to thwart any genuine investigation into autism, such as yours.
That RI’s poorly judged prank has left it with egg on its face is self-evident (link provided above). For starters, compare the following comments from RI and AoA respectively:
(RI) ‘Avocado Aficianado’, #71:
‘Come on Dr. Chim. Let’s hear your best case for thimerosal. Did you know that the Hg binds with the -thiol groups on the proteins thereby mitigating its’ effect. Would you smoke weed out of a broken thermometer?’
(AoA) ‘Narad’:
‘Look it up! Thimersal isn’t even an effective preservative since the Hg can bind with the -thiol group in the antigentic protein rendering it (Hg) less capable if bacteriostatic activity.’
Why would the so-called impersonator ‘Fendelsworth’ give himself away so blatantly by producing the exact same argument unless it were to alleviate any suspicion surrounding the person he’s presumed to have been impersonating; namely, Narad? The misspelling is also probably strategic – the ‘Real Narad’ is a stickler for such things.
The connection was emphasised with this. Predictably, it had to come from Narad.
(RI) #78 (Narad)
“Oh, AA is Fendlesworth?”
‘I’m puzzled that this wasn’t widely apparent from just the pseudonym; I didn’t even get around to its clockwork ejacυlations until quite a while later.’
So the ‘AA’ device supposedly clears him from suspicion. Brilliant. From thereon it only becomes more ridiculous:
(RI) #191 (Science Mom):
“It’s rare so see somebody so ineptly and impotently butthurt as Fendelworth at #180.”
‘That’s nothing; you should see the crap he’s left on my site using yours, Narad’s and Chris’ ‘nyms. I deleted them but take my word for it; Fendelsworth has some issues.’
Yes Science Mom, we should see what isn’t there, or rather, what never existed. What’s revealing is Avocado’s- therefore Narad’s – comments. Playing the devil’s advocate he really lets loose – check it out! It’s very liberating to adopt the other side’s perspective for a bit, especially when you know that they have plenty of potential ammunition.
In short, the failed prank turned into an in-joke performed between Orac and Narad, including plenty of insider gay jokes to boot. But you can judge this on the evidence provided…
Jane on August 17, 2016 at 4:39 pm said:
Hillary, sadly, could not care less that her policies on vaccination/lobbyism are recklessly and needlessly harming YUGE numbers of children.
Eddie Unwind on August 18, 2016 at 10:36 am said:
Jake – Orac apparently deleted most of the RI link relevant to my post. Hence, my observations may no longer be verified.
Lawrence on August 18, 2016 at 2:14 pm said:
Your observations are incorrect.
There was (and still is) a particularly odious troll who has been visiting numerous pro-vaccine blogs and websites as of late & assuming the names of several known commenters is part of this person’s MO.
Hans Litten on August 22, 2016 at 10:11 am said:
how can you be anymore “odious” about the most “odious” people in existence (the pro-vaccine lobby).
Pheobe the Poodle! on March 3, 2017 at 9:15 pm said:
You can’t!
Nothing is more odious than the way Science Mom and Dorit Reiss placates concerned parents with CDC propaganda and straight-up lies.
Hans Litten on August 23, 2016 at 8:30 am said:
wow , wow , wow , wow , wow
get this :
California bill trying to pass new law AB 1671 to ban the film VAXXED !!!!
http://www.thelibertybeacon.com/film-vaxxed-outlawed-california-bill-passes/
Yes, well we’ve seen this before…
They don’t seem to get it do they?
After reading the bill, it appears that Mr. Rappaport is pitching a fit & making a lot of assumptions that aren’t borne out by the language of the bill…
Color me surprised.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1671
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Elizabeth Gossi on September 21, 2016 at 10:21 pm said:
Here’s a video of Hillary making fun of an autistic person….Forest Gump…..at a dinner. She calls herself Hillary Gump. She’s disgusting and everyone needs to see this.
https://youtu.be/68qJN9MwDfY
Jake Crosby on September 22, 2016 at 6:08 pm said:
I don’t believe Forrest Gump was autistic, and of course plenty of people have done imitations of him.
If anything it’s just another creepy example of how she tries to relate to the average American but fails miserably. She has no natural humor and cannot connect to ordinary Americans.
Darius Villa on October 22, 2016 at 1:08 am said:
Are you saying that people with autism shouldn’t have the same rights and opportunities as non disabled people?
Jake Crosby on October 22, 2016 at 2:24 am said:
Yeah I’ve heard that one before – the idea that neurodiversity is all about equal rights. Time and time again, it proves that it is not and never has been about equal rights. It is about denying a problem that is exploding before our very eyes, and that harms all of us.
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Site offers home delivery of marijuana
MONTREAL, Canada (Reuters) -- Canadian activists for the medicinal use of marijuana celebrated a court victory on Thursday by launching an Internet site offering home delivery of cannabis for seriously ill people.
Saying it would even offer tax deductions for orders, the Marijuana Party Foundation took the unprecedented step after Quebec Superior Court Judge Gilles Cadieux stopped the drug-trafficking trial of two volunteers from Compassion Club of Montreal, a group that provides marijuana for medicinal purposes.
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In his long-awaited decision, Judge Cadieux agreed that the pair, Marc-Boris St-Maurice, 33, and Alexandre Neron, 22, had planned to sell marijuana when they were arrested almost three years ago. But the judge noted that it was unconstitutional to deny patients access to the drug.
Judge Cadieux said he did not have the authority to rule on the constitutionality of Canada's marijuana laws. Prosecutors did not indicate whether they would appeal his decision.
Earlier this month, a parliamentary committee urged the Canadian government to relax its laws on possession of marijuana. The committee on the nonmedical use of drugs said marijuana should be decriminalized, but not legalized, an idea U.S. drug control officials quickly condemned.
Activists elated
Elated by Judge Cadieux's decision, St-Maurice hailed it as both a moral and legal victory. The Marijuana Party Foundation, operated by the federally chartered Marijuana Party, reacted to the ruling by immediately launching a Web site offering to dispense therapeutic cannabis.
The Web site, www.marijuanahomedelivery.ca, offers two formats of "highest quality therapeutic cannabis" with a THC content of 8 percent or more. A two-gram package sells for $30 Canadian ($19) while Internet surfers can order a 10 gram shipment for $120 Canadian.
"You are not contributing to organized crime. All revenues raised from our service go to advance efforts to end cannabis prohibition," the organization promises on its Web site.
Those wishing to order marijuana via the site must be Canadian citizens residing in Canada, 18 years of age, and provide a doctor's diagnosis of an illness known to be treatable or alleviated through the use of cannabis.
"It's an online Compassion Club to serve all Canadians who would have a need for medical marijuana," St-Maurice said.
Medicinal pot legalized in Canada
Canadian law allows access to medical marijuana for a certain patients. Canada's Office of Cannabis Medical Access oversees regulations brought down in July 2001 that allow marijuana use by people suffering from grave and debilitating illnesses.
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But that supply is not yet available and those seeking medicinal marijuana must turn elsewhere for access to the drug. Often, they must apply for a license to grow the marijuana themselves or seek it on the street.
St-Maurice said the Marijuana Party Foundation does not have permits from the Canadian government allowing the group to sell cannabis online. Its Internet initiative also does not have the consent of the Canadian Medical Association or other professional groups.
But St-Maurice said those hurdles will not prevent the Web site from taking orders and shipping marijuana.
"In January, we'll be starting to offer tax deductions for the marijuana we sell online," he said.
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Undercover NYPD cop guilty of lesser charge in biker-SUV melee
June 9, 2015 / 10:57 AM / AP
NEW YORK - An undercover New York Police Department detective was acquitted Tuesday of the most serious charges but convicted of lesser crimes for participating in a motorcycle rally that devolved into highway pandemonium as an SUV driver was pulled from his window and beaten bloody in front of his wife and toddler.
Detective Wojciech Braszczok and his co-defendant, Robert Sims, said they believed the SUV driver was fleeing the scene of a crime because he had just struck a biker amid the September 2013 rally. But a judge, not a jury, found them not guilty of the top charges of gang assault and first-degree assault but guilty of second-degree assault, coercion, riot and criminal mischief. Sims was also found guilty of a more serious assault charge.
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"The verdict was based on the law and evidence and nothing but the law and the evidence," Judge Maxwell Wiley said. "I'm sure that it will be noted that the court arrived at different verdicts between the defendants. This difference was based solely on the court's evaluation of the evidence."
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Braszczok and Sims had faced up to 25 years if convicted of the top charges. They now face significantly less time.
Eleven men were indicted in the confrontation, which occurred on Manhattan's West Side Highway. The others pleaded guilty to lesser crimes.
Biker mob beating victim breaks down in road rage trial
On the witness stand, SUV driver Alexian Lien said he and his family were headed to New Jersey for some shopping for the couple's anniversary. But when they hit the highway in their blue Range Rover, they crossed paths with hundreds of bikers. Some were popping wheelies and slapping the tops of cars they passed.
One motorcyclist tried to block other cars from going north to allow the bikes to pass, but Lien said he was "annoyed" and wanted to get on with his day, so he kept driving. As the bikes whizzed by, his wife tossed a half-eaten plum and later a water bottle at the bikers, he said.
Tensions rose. A motorcyclist knocked off his rearview mirror, and Lien was eventually forced to stop as some bikers got off their rides and approached his car. He said he could feel it being hit and kicked.
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"I'm horrified at this point, and I recall asking my wife, 'What do I do? What do I do?'" Lien recounted through tears. "She says, 'Just go! Just go!'"
"And I make a hard right because I see there's an opening and I ... I just go."
He said he knew he had hit someone. "But I just wanted to escape the situation," he said.
Bikers followed him off the highway, eventually pulling him from the SUV and attacking him in front of his wife and daughter. Lien needed at least 20 stitches on his face and was not charged. The biker Lien hit with his vehicle, Edwin Mieses, was paralyzed.
Braszczok testified that he followed Lien on his bike because he wanted to "stop the car from running more people over." When he got off his bike, he intended to tell Lien to stop driving, but he heard a bang and saw the SUV window break, and then started to fear for his safety, so he left.
"I should have called 911, but I didn't," he said. He said he regretted the decision, adding he believed the police were on their way. He still faces a possible departmental trial and firing from the job for not calling police and for initially lying to his superiors about his involvement in the case.
Sims did not testify.
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Rute Sofia Tavares Martins
Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology
rsmartin@ualg.pt
Reproduction biology and genome evolution. Study of the environmental factors regulating reproductive processes in fish. Identification of the gene cascades involved in sex determination and gonadal differentiation. Comparative genomics and linkage mapping to study vertebrate genome evolution and physiological adaptation of species.
Supervion of Thesis:
Filipa Alexandra Martins Gonçalves (2009). Isolamento e identificação da Na+/K+ ATPase em tilápia e dourada. Licenciatura em Biologia Marinha e pescas. University of Algarve, Faro
Filipa Alexandra Martins Gonçalves (2012). Molecular mechanisms and intracellular signaling pathways involved in androgen production in male Mozambique tilapias (Oreochromis mossambicus). Master in Fisheries and Aquaculture. University of Algarve, Faro.
Rita Varela Silva (2016). Efeito da temperatura de cultivo na regulação neuro-endócrina da hormona de crescimento em larvas de robalo. Bachelor's final project. Licenciatura em Biologia Marinha, University of Algarve, Faro.
Edilaine Cristina Bandeira Cunha (2017). Caracterização do desenvolvimento da gónada de robalo cultivado a diferentes regimes de temperatura. Bachelor's final project. Licenciatura em Biologia Marinha, University of Algarve, Faro.
WenJing Wang (2017). The effect of temperature on germ cell progression in European sea bass. Bachelor's final project. Erasmus mundi project within Licenciatura em Biologia Marinha, University of Algarve, Faro.
Involvement in projects:
(2016-2019). SUStainable production of HIgh quality aquaculture FISH using innovative tools and production strategies and integrating novel processing methods and cold chain management. Projecto financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. COFASP/0002/2015.
(2013-2015). Um novo regulador da puberdade em peixes? Projecto financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. PTDC/MAR-BIO/3890/2012
(2013). Germ cell regulation . Principal investigator: Rute Sofia Tavares Martins Brazona. Aquaculture infrastructures for Excellence in European Fish Research (Aquaexcel). European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement no 262336. Project reference: Aquaexcel TNA Application 0089/05/07/20.
(2009-2012). EU project LIFECYCLE: Project full title: Building a biological knowledge-base on fish lifecycles for competitive, sustainable European aquaculture. Seventh Framework Programme Theme 2 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology.
(2001-2003). Bolsa de Assistente de Investigação no âmbito do projecto PROBASS- “Improving production efficiency of sea bass farming by developing methodologies to eliminate environmental androgenesis”. EU, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Programe. Laboratório Associado CIMAR, Universidade do Algarve. Área de domínio: Endocrinologia Molecular e Comparada.
(2000-2001). Bolsa de Assistente de Investigação no âmbito do projecto “O papel da hormona relacionada com a hormona Paratiróide (PTHRP) e dos produtos da família do gene da prolactina na regulação do cálcio na Dourada (Sparus aurata).” Projecto financiado pelo programa PRAXIS- Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). CCMAR (Centro de Ciências do Mar), Universidade do Algarve. Área de domínio: Endocrinologia Molecular e Comparada.
(1999- 2000). Bolsa de Técnico de Investigação do Centro de Ciências do Mar, “Molecular and cellular mechanisms of emersion tolerance in intertidal seaweeds”, projecto financiado pela PRAXIS- Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). CCMAR (Centro de Ciências do Mar), Universidade do Algarve. Área de domínio: Biologia Molecular.
(1998-1999). Bolsa de Técnico de Investigação com a referência PREDICT-1, “Prediction of the resilience and recovery of disturbed coastal communities in the tropics (Predict)”. Programa INCO, financiado pela Comunidade Europeia. CCMAR (Centro de Ciências do Mar), Universidade do Algarve. Área de domínio: Genética Molecular.
(1998). Estágio em “ Repair of DNA lesions induced by UV-B in the red algae Palmaria palmata”, no âmbito do projecto: “Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Marine macroalgae and seagrasses”. EU Environment and Climate Programme. Departamento de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de Groningen, Holanda. Área de domínio: Biologia Molecular.
Individual research grants
(2017) Merging voices Mobility grant to Shanghai Ocean University
(2015) Post doctoral fellowship, FCT reference SFRH/BPD/111512/2015, University of Algarve
(2009) Post doctoral fellowship, FCT reference SFRH/BPD/66742/2009, University of Algarve
(2004) PhD fellowship, FCT reference SFRH/BD/13386/2003, University of Porto/University of Algarve
Martins, R.S.T. (2009). “DAX1 a sex determining gene in fish?” Tese de Doutoramento, no âmbito do Doutoramento em Ciências do Meio Aquático, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto.
Martins, R.S.T. (2003). “Does the interrenal influence sexual differentiation in sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax?” Tese de Mestrado, no âmbito do Mestrado em Aquacultura. Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e Ambiente, Universidade do Algarve
Martins, R.S.T. (1998) “ Reparação de lesões induzidas no DNA por radiação ultravioleta em Palmaria palmata”. Tese de Licenciatura em Biologia Marinha e Pescas, Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e Ambiente, Universidade do Algarve.
Power, D.M. and Martins, R.S. (2014). Prolactin Evolution of, In: Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences, Elsevier, ISBN 9780128012383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.03812-5.
Alves, R. N., Cardoso, J. C. R., Harboe, T., Martins, R. S. T., Manchado, M., Norberg, B., & Power, D. M. (2017). Duplication of Dio3 genes in teleost fish and their divergent expression in skin during flatfish metamorphosis. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 246:279-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.01.002
Martins, R.S.T., Gomez, A. Zanuy, S., Carrilo, M. and Canário, A.V.M. (2015). Photoperiodic Modulation of Circadian Clock and Reproductive Axis Gene Expression in the Pre-Pubertal European Sea Bass Brain. PLoS ONE 10(12):e0144158. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144158
Felix, R.C., Trindade, M., Pires, I.R.P., Fonseca, V.G., Martins, R.S., Silveira, H., Power, D.M. and Cardoso, J.C.R. (2015). Unravelling the Evolution of the Allatostatin-Type A, KISS and Galanin Peptide-Receptor Gene Families in Bilaterians: Insights from Anopheles Mosquitoes. PLoS ONE. 10(7): e0130347. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0130347
Cardoso, J.C.R., Félix, R.C., Martins, R.S.T., Trindade, M., Fonseca, V.G., Fuentes, J. and Power, D.M. (2015). PACAP system evolution and its role in melanophore function in teleost fish skin. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. DOI:10.1016/j.mce.2015.04.020.
Saraiva, J.L., Martins, R.S., Hubbard, P.C., Canário A.V.M. (2015). Lack of evidence for a role of olfaction on first maturation in farmed sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax. General and Comparative Endocrinology. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2015.02.017.
Tine, M., Kuhl, H., Gagnaire, P.-A., Louro, B., Desmarais, E., Martins, R.S.T., et al., (2014). European sea bass genome and its variation provide insights into adaptation to euryhalinity and speciation. Nature Communications 5. DOI:10.1038/ncomms6770
Churcher, A., Pujolar, J.M. Milan, M., Hubbard, P.C., Martins, R.S.T., Saraiva, J.L., Huertas, M., Bargelloni, L., Patarnello, T., Marino, I.A.M., Zane, L. and Canário, A.V.M. (2014). Changes in the gene expression profiles of the brains of male European eels (Anguilla anguilla) during sexual maturation. BMC Genomics 15 (1): 799. DOI:10.1186/1471-2164-15-799
Martins, R.S.T., Vieira, F. and Power, D.M. (2014). Calcitonin Receptor Family Evolution And Fishing For Function Using In Silico Promoter Analysis. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 209:61-73. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.04.025.
Martins, R.S.T., Pinto, P., Guerreiro, P.M.G., Zanuy, S., Carrillo, M. and Canario, A.V.M. (2014). Novel galanin receptors in teleost fish: identification, expression and regulation by sex steroids. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 205:209-220. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.06.030
Martins, R.S.T.; Power, D.M.; Fuentes, J.; Deloffre, L.A.M.; Canário, A.V.M. (2013) DAX1 regulatory networks unveil conserved and potentially new functions. Gene, v. 530, n. 1, p. 66-74. DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.07.052.
Deloffre, L., Martins, R.S.T., Mylonas C.C. and Canario, A.V.M. (2009). Alternative transcripts of DMRT1 in the European sea bass: Expression during gonadal differentiation. Aquaculture. 293(1-2):89-99. DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.03.048
Martins, R.S., Fuentes, J., Almeida, O., Power, D.M. and Canario, A.M. (2009). Ca2+-Calmodulin Regulation of Testicular Androgen Production in Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). General and Comparative Endocrinology 162:153-159. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.03.017
Martins, R.S.T., Deloffre, L.A.M., Mylonas, C.C., Power, D.M. and Canário, A.V.M. (2007). Developmental expression of DAX1 in the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax: lack of evidence for sexual dimorphism during sex differentiation. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 9:19. DOI:10.1186/1477-7827-5-19
Socorro, S., Martins, R.S., Deloffre, L., Mylonas, C.C., Canario, A.V.M. (2007) A cDNA for European sea bass (Dicentrachus labrax) 11beta-hydroxylase: gene expression during the thermosensitive period and gonadogenesis. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 150 (1):164-73. DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.07.018
Pinto, P.I.S., Passos, A.L., Martins, R.S., Power, D.M. and Canário, A.V.M. (2006). A second estrogen receptor a gene in sea bream (Sparus auratus): expression, functional characterization and polymorphism. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 145(2):197-207. DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.08.010
Pakker, H., Martins, R.S.T., Boelen, P., Buma, A.G.J., Nikaido, O. and Breeman, A.M. (2000). Effects of temperature on the photoreactivation of ultraviolet-b–induced dna damage in Palmaria palmata (Rhodophyta). Journal of Phycology 36 (2), 334-341. DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2000.99087.x
Martins RST, Pinto P, Carrillo M, Zanuy S, Louro B, Gomez A, Tine M, Machado R, Reinhard R, Canário AVM. (2017) The timing of puberty in fish: novel insights from transcriptomics. 18th International congress on comparative endocrinology. Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. June 4-9th
Martins, R.S.T., Pinto, P.I., Louro, B., Gomez, A., Zanuy, S. Carrillo, M., Machado, R. and Canário, A.V.M. (2016) Brain and adipose tissue global gene network responses to photoperiod in pre-pubertal European sea bass. 8th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Pinto PI, Andrade A, Velez Z, Martins RS, Alvarado MV, Felip A, Zanuy S, Canario AVM. Expressão de galaninas e seus recetores ao longo do ciclo reprodutivo de robalo macho. Congreso Ibérico de Acuicultura (CIA), October 2015, Huelva, Spain
Martins, R.S:T., Pinto, P., Louro, B., Marques, J.P., Gomez, A., Zanuy, S., Carrillo, M. and Canario, A.V.M. (2014). Transcriptome profiling of European sea bass brain and adipose tissue responses to photoperiod to identify puberty onset related genes. 10th International symposium on reproductive physiology of fish. Faro, Portugal.
Cardoso, J.C., Felix, R., Martins, R.S:T., Power, D.M. (2013) PACAP and its receptors regulate melanin translocation in teleost skin melanophores. 9th Congress of the Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada (AIEC). Barcelona, Spain.
Martins, R.S.T., Zanuy, S., Carrillo, M., Canário, A.V.M.(2013). Photoperiodic modulation of circadian clock and reproduction related genes in the European sea bass brain at the early onset of puberty. 17th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology (ICCE 2013), Barcelona, Spain.
Martins, R.S.T. (2013). Gene function in new species: learning from what is available through comparative genomics. 17th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology (ICCE 2013). Barcelona.
Canario, A. V. M. and Martins, R. S. T. (2008). The role of DAX1, DAX2 and SHP on fish thermo sensitive sex determination and in male steroid production. 6th International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology. Calgary, 23-27th June.
Martins, R.S.T., Fuentes, J., Almeida, O., Power, D.M. and Canario, A.V.M. (2007). The effects of a calmodulin inhibitor (W7) on steroidogenesis and mRNA expression of sex differentiating genes in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). 6º Congreso de la AIEC. Cádiz, Spain.
Poster Communications
Martins RST, Andrade, A, Canário, AVM. Signals involved in primordial germ cell development and early gonad formation in the European sea bass during the temperature sex determining window. 18th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology (ICCE18), 4th-9th June 2017, Lake Loiuse, Alberta, Canada.
Velez Z, Pinto PIS, Martins RS, Santos S, Andrade A, Gomez A, Zanuy S and Canario AVM. The involvement of galanin in the reproductive cycle of sea bass. 10th Congress of the Iberian Association of Comparative Endocrinology (AIEC), September 2015, Castellon, Spain
Saraiva, J., Martins, R.S.T. and Canário, A.V.M. (2014) Olfaction, growth and maturation in farmed sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax. 17th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology (ICCE 2013), Barcelona (Poster presentation).
Pinto, P.I.S., Martins, R., Velez, Z., Zanuy, S., Canario, A. Evolution of the Galinergic system and their possible role in sea bass reproductive function. 10th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish, May 2014, Olhão, Portugal.
Pinto, I.S., Martins, R.S.T., Guerreiro, P.M., Zanuy, S., Carrillo, M., Canário, A.V.M. (2013). Galanin receptors in sea bass: identification, expression and regulation by sex steroids. 17th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology (ICCE 2013), Barcelona.
Martins, R.S.T; Socorro, S.; Deloffre, C.C. Mylonas and Adelino V.M.Canário (2006). Cloning and nRNA expression of the cytochrome P450 11 Beta Hydroxylase from the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax. 23rd Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists. 29th August-2nd September, CECE 2006 Manchester.
Martins, R.S.T., Deloffre, L. A.M. , Mylonas, C.C. and Canário, A.V.M. (2006). Isolation and characterization of the orphan nuclear receptor dax-1 cDNA and expression pattern during sex determination period in the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Fourth International Symposium on the Biology of Vertebrate Sex Determination. March 2006 Hawaii.
Deloffre, L.; Martins, R.S.T.; Moncout, N.; Mylonas, C.; Canário, A.V.M. (2003). Isolation and characterization of DMRT-1 from a teleost fish the European Sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Third International Symposium on the Biology of Vertebrate Sex Determination. March 24-28. Hawaii.
Martins, R.S.T. and Canário, A.V.M. (2003). Does the interrenal influence sex differentiation in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)? 4º Congreso de la Asociación Ibérica de Endocrinología Comparada. Setembro 8-10, Córdoba.
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2015 Martins RST, Gomez A, Zanuy S, Carrillo M, Canario AVM. Photoperiodic Modulation of Circadian Clock and Reproductive Axis Gene Expression in the Pre-Pubertal European Sea Bass Brain. PLoS One. 2015;10(12):e0144158. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144158
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2015 Cardoso JCR, Félix RC, Martins RST, et al. PACAP system evolution and its role in melanophore function in teleost fish skin. Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2015;411:130-45. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2015.04.020
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2014 Churcher AM, Pujolar JMartin, Milan M, et al. Changes in the gene expression profiles of the brains of male European eels (Anguilla anguilla) during sexual maturation. BMC Genomics. 2014;15:799. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-799
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2014 Tine M, Kuhl H, Gagnaire P-A, et al. European sea bass genome and its variation provide insights into adaptation to euryhalinity and speciation. Nat Commun. 2014;5:5770. doi:10.1038/ncomms6770
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2014 Martins RST, Pinto PIS, Guerreiro PM, Zanuy S, Carrillo M, Canario AVM. Novel galanin receptors in teleost fish: identification, expression and regulation by sex steroids. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2014;205:109-20. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.06.030
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2009 Martins RST, Fuentes J, Almeida O, Power DM, Canario AVM. Ca(2+)-Calmodulin regulation of testicular androgen production in Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2009;162(2):153-9. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.03.017
Ler mais acerca de Ca(2+)-Calmodulin regulation of testicular androgen production in Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus).
2007 Martins RST, Deloffre LAM, Mylonas CC, Power DM, Canario AVM. Developmental expression of DAX1 in the European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax: lack of evidence for sexual dimorphism during sex differentiation. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2007;5:19. doi:10.1186/1477-7827-5-19
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Ragnarok Odyssey (Vita)
Category: Vita
Ragnarok Odyssey
Developed by: GungHo Online
Published by: XSEED Games
Available on: PS Vita
Number of Players: 1-4, Offline or Online
ESRB Rating: T for fantasy violence, use of alcohol
Thank you XSEED games for sending us this game to review!
Ragnarok Odyssey is based off of the popular Korean MMORPG Ragnarok Online. I’m not into MMOs these days so I can’t comment too much on the similarities or differences between these two titles. I do know that the Norse belief system is still present and the merchants will say phrases like “May Thor’s hammer be with you”. That’s pretty much the extent of religion in this game.
The story isn’t anything to write home about. You’re a new mercenary recruit and have to prove your worth to your peers by completing quests. The quests are mostly monster or item related: kill X number of monsters or bring back X number of items. It’s a bit mundane, but I prefer pest control versus delivering letters or escorting NPCs in other RPG games.
Unlike typical role playing games, you do not gain experience or levels by killing enemies. You rank up after completing a chapter in the game. There are ten chapters total and nine of them are story related. The last chapter has optional quests that you can unlock though the main storyline. There are roughly ten quests in a chapter and they typically end with a boss battle. Some chapters have multiple boss battles woven into them.
Strong Points: Fun gameplay with lots of job classes and fancy attack moves, active and friendly gaming community.
Weak Points: The camera angles can get annoying at times; experienced many crashes and slowdowns in the online mode.
Moral Warnings: Gravity-defying dramatic attacks, but there is no blood or gore. Some of the characters drink and get drunk in the game. One male character acts effeminate. Some female clothing is revealing.
While the typical missions are doable in single-player mode, I often reached out for online help when it came to the boss battles. I enjoyed the class diversity and camaraderie so much that I wound up playing most of the game in online mode. Joining and creating rooms is relatively easy and there are many helpful filters to find players in the same chapter or quest as yourself. The rooms generally fill up in minutes so the community is going strong as of this review.
Like many online games, lag can be quite a problem, especially in boss battles! You can see connection bars of the rooms and players in it, but those gauges tend to fluctuate. All it takes is one party member to lag and ruin the fun for everyone. Sometimes the slow player is dropped and the problem is resolved, but other times the game errors out, and drops you back into single-player mode.
My only other complaint with this title is the wonky camera angling. Since this is a third person game you would assume that the camera would be on your back the whole time. Not so. You have to use the right nub on the Vita to control the camera and it can get rather annoying constantly changing your view in the boss battles.
Score Breakdown:
Higher is better
(10/10 is perfect)
Game Score - 76%
Gameplay - 16/20
Stability - 3/5
Controls - 3/5
Morality Score - 76%
Violence - 6.5/10
Language - 8/10
Sexual Content - 6.5/10
Occult/Supernatural - 8.5/10
Cultural/Moral/Ethical - 8.5/10
Other than that, the boss battles and fighting in general is epic. The bosses are tough and pack quite a punch. Even with their strength and might, they typically have a weak spot or two. I found it funny that one ape like boss’ weakness was attacking him in the “rear”. The battles with standard fare giants, orcs, wolves and bears are entertaining to watch with the dramatic Matrix-style attack moves.
Each class has their own style of fighting and strengths and weaknesses when it comes to attack power and defense. To tilt things to your favor you can buy or collect cards from enemies to boost your abilities. Both weapons and cards can have positive and/or negative effects. By upgrading your clothes you can get more points to equip more powerful cards. The weapons in this game can be refined to make them more powerful as well. All of these upgrades cost money and require various materials. Some of the materials needed only come from bosses. In other words, if you want to have the best equipment, you’ll have to do a lot of farming. As tedious as that is, with a skilled group of people, it can be fun.
Changing classes is possible later in the game and the process is seamless. You can record your current character configuration and switch outfits to change classes or to simply view your character statistics. To say that your character is customizable is an understatement. You can change your appearance by visiting the effeminate barber. There are various hats, ribbons and outfits you can dye and equip to give your character some flair.
Sadly, some of the outfits are rather dominatrix looking. While you can avoid dressing your character like that, you can’t change how others look. Even though the ESRB rating mentions language, I don’t recall hearing any of it. In fact, I experienced the opposite. The language filter is rather overbearing since you can’t say words like hello, dumb, or crap. The ESRB also mentions alcohol use and there are storyline sequences that involve drinking and drunkenness.
Since the language is so restricted the typical greeting is “Hey”. There are some short cuts for common expressions like Sorry, Congrats, Nice job, Way to go and Good bye. There is no voice acting but the sound effects and background music is well done. You can buy and customize the music you listen to in the tavern and in your room.
If I were to summarize this game in one word it would be “customizable”. The potential power of your character is amazing if you’re willing to farm and buff up your outfit and weapons to the max. I never bothered doing so, but was always able to tell who did.
I wish I knew how much time I spent on this game, but it has to be over twenty or thirty hours. Even after you beat the main story, there are over twenty additional quests that you can complete to make your character or weapon even more powerful. With the random attributes, there may be a better one around the corner.
If you’re looking for an MMO or an RPG experience on the Vita without the monthly fee, I highly recommend Ragnarok Odyssey. While the story and quests are mediocre, the epic battles and online experience smooth over its short comings. I’ve seen this game as low as $34.99 and it’s available in digital and physical formats. Given the gameplay potential, I think this game is well worth the entry fee. Like most RPG games, there are some moral issues to take into consideration before buying it.
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Pledge that cemetery will be restored to former glory
Storm damage saw need to remove gravestones
By Jim Stark
The sight which concerned Times reader.
THE people of Cowdenbeath have been assured that the historic Old Beath Cemetery will be restored to its former glory.
A Times reader was shocked by what she discovered on a visit to the cemetery to the west of Old Perth Road, near Beath Church.
She said: "It looks like all the gravestones that were along the perimeter wall are down. Apparently, a tree knocked over the wall and that brought down the gravestones. I'm not quite sure how so many were knocked down.
"Another tree further over has been chopped into bits and another gravestone close by it has been knocked over somehow.
"The place is in a real state - there are marks left by some kind of heavy vehicle all over (possibly unavoidable) and tree branches scattered all over the place.
"I'm wondering whether the relatives of the knocked down gravestones have been informed? Surely they're not liable for the cost of reinstating them if they were knocked down?"
The reader added: "It doesn't seem possible that all these gravestones just fell down - does look like they've had to move them out of the way to fix the wall. At least they've removed the branches and the wall has been fixed, but the area is in a shocking state. The various memorials are in danger of being damaged lying down like that".
Fife Council's Bereavement Services Manager, Liz Murphy, said that the gravestones had to be moved to allow for storm damage to be repaired.
Ms Murphy told the Times: "The stones were dismantled to allow the repair of the boundary wall which was severely damaged by a tree that came down during a storm in 2019.
"Most of the repair work has been carried out on the wall but we are still waiting for the metal railings to be re-installed which hopefully will be soon.
"Once that's done all the headstones which were dismantled will be re-erected."
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Inflation holds firm as concert tickets offset slowdown in cigarette prices
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By Henry Saker-Clark, PA City Reporter
UK inflation held firm at a three-year low after a slowdown in cigarette price increases was offset by more expensive concert tickets.
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 1.5% last month, flat from the rate in October. Inflation was last lower in November 2016.
Inflation was higher than analysts had predicted, having forecast a decrease to 1.4% for the month.
Nevertheless, inflation remains below the Bank of England's target rate of 2%.
Mike Hardie, head of inflation at the ONS, said: "The headline rate of inflation remained steady with prices rising across a variety of goods and services such as chocolate, concert tickets and package holidays, offset by falling hotel costs and cigarette prices rising substantially slower than this time last year."
Tobacco prices significantly weighed down on inflation as the cost of cigarettes rose by just 0.1% compared to a 3.4% rise in November 2018. It came after a rise in tobacco duty was not implemented in October, as has happened in previous years.
Inflation was also pressed down by cheaper hotels, as the price of accommodation dropped by 2% in November.
The ONS said price increases in the recreation and culture sector significantly offset this impact.
It said the upward pressure was particularly driven by higher concert tickets after a number of major UK tours were announced during the month, while package holiday prices also increased.
Meanwhile, the price of food increased by 1% as shoppers saw the cost of chocolate and confectionery jump higher.
There was also a 2.4% rise in the price of fruit, while meat cost 0.9% more over the period.
Elsewhere, clothes prices had a downward pressure as greater discounting resulted in a slowdown in price growth.
The Retail Prices Index (RPI), a separate measure of inflation, was 2.2% last month, rising from 2.1% in October.
The Consumer Price Index including owner-occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) - the ONS' preferred measure of inflation - was also 1.5% in October, remaining flat from November.
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Estudiante del RUM brilla en Egipto
Submitted by Elvin Joel Estrada Garcia on 9 October 2019 - 2:10pm
El ingenio y la audacia colegial relucieron en Egipto con el desempeño de la estudiante de Ingeniería de Computadoras, Jahannie Torres Rodríguez, quien consiguió representar al Recinto Universitario de Mayagüez (RUM) de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) en el Congreso Mundial International Council for Small Business (ICSB) 2019, con la distinción de conquistar dos sobresalientes premios: mejor artículo científico en la categoría de América del Norte y del Sur, así como un primer lugar en la competencia de pitch o lanzamiento de una idea empresarial.
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Puerto Rican scientist recognized by American Chemical Society for outstanding mentorship
Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on 10 July 2019 - 7:35pm
Originally published in Spanish by El Nuevo Día
Professor Ingrid Montes González of the Natural Sciences Faculty of the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras (UPR-RRP), will be recognized by the American Chemical Society (ACS). She has received the Zaida C. Morales-Martínez Award in recognition for her outstanding mentoring of ACS students.
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Puerto Rican inducted to the National Academy of Sciences
Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on 5 June 2019 - 8:21pm
By Amanda Pérez Pintado || El Nuevo Día
Puerto Rican chemist Héctor D. Abruña was recently inducted to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors for any scientists.
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Puerto Rican students win first place in NASA competition
Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on 30 April 2019 - 11:03pm
Originally published in La Perla del Sur
Students from the Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayagüez (CROEM; a specialized STEM school in Puerto Rico) won first place in the “Veggies in Space o NASA Growing Beyond Earth (GBE)” competition sponsored by NASA.
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UPR Professor named ‘Fellow of the Royal Society’
Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on 26 April 2019 - 8:20pm
Originally published in Spanish in El Nuevo Día
Dr. Jorge L. Colón Rivera, professor at the University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras campus has been inducted ‘Fellow of the Royal Society’ of the United Kingdom, a high honor bestowed by the recommendation of colleagues who already belong to the organization.
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UPR Mayaguez students will participate for the first time in SAE Aero Design competition
Submitted by Giovanna Guerrero-Medina on 4 April 2019 - 3:41pm
After a long career in the skills of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), the RUM Air Design team of the Mayagüez University Campus (RUM) will participate, for the first time, in the Advanced Class category, whose challenge is to simulate a space mission.
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Puerto Rican students receive awards at the largest conference for undergraduates in biomedical sciences
Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on 12 December 2018 - 1:45pm
By Betsy Ortiz Rodríguez | Originally published in El Nuevo Día
Thirteen students from the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras received awards at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Indiana. The students who were recognized are:
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Students from Polytechnic University obtain second place in Great Minds in STEM hackathon
Submitted by Mónica Ivelisse Feliú-Mójer on 2 November 2018 - 7:39pm
Three students from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico obtained second place in the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference's (HENAAC) hackathon, sponsored by the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI). The evnt was held in Pasadena en California.
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First Puerto Rican woman to be named president of Mycological Society of America
Submitted by Yomarie Bernier-Casillas on 11 September 2018 - 6:35am
Dr. Sharon A. Cantrell became the first Puerto Rican woman to be appointed to the presidency of the Mycologycal Society of America, an organization that brings together scientists dedicated to the study of fungi and which was founded in 1932. Dr. Cantrell is a professor at the School of Natural Sciences and Technology of the Universidad del Turabo in Gurabo, Puerto Rico. She obtained her baccalaureate (Biology) and masters (Biology / Mycology) at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. In 1996 she completed his PhD in Phytopathology - Mycology at the University of Georgia in Athens. Currently her research is directed to fungal ecology, climate change, extreme environments, taxonomy and systematics.
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Student from the University of Puerto Rico Bayamón named Intern of the Week by NASA
Allan Fret, a computer science student at the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamón was recognized by NASA as Intern of the Week for his outstanding work during a summer program at the Johnson Space Center.
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Lip sync battle raises funds for CCDD
Five acts performed, raising $3,500 for the Clermont DD Empowers Me non-profit board
Lip sync battle raises funds for CCDD Five acts performed, raising $3,500 for the Clermont DD Empowers Me non-profit board Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/2eKHjMz
Cincinnati Published 1:51 p.m. ET Oct. 24, 2016
CCDD Lip Sync Battle performers are, from left: seated or kneeling, David Limbacher, Heather Frye, Julie Wood, Brad Toft and Daniel Banium; standing, Liz Ottke, Dan Ottke, Don Bock, Jana Beal, Monika Royal-Fischer, Amy Brewer, Heather Krenwinkel and Jack Lennon.(Photo: Provided)
The Clermont County Board of Developmental Disabilities hosted a Lip Sync Battle Oct. 1 at Paradise Pavilion inside Jungle Jim’s Eastgate.
Five acts performed, raising $3,500 for the Clermont DD Empowers Me non-profit board, and showing the audience that you can have fun while raising funds for a local cause.
Jeff Weir, superintendent of the Clermont County Educational Service Center and vice president of the Clermont DD Empowers Me Board, was the master of ceremonies at the event. Audience members enjoyed interactive games with Weir prior to the start of the Lip Sync Battle.
Although the audience was give one free vote, they were also allowed to buy votes for their favorite act for $1 each. Votes were also sold by performers up to two weeks prior to the event. All proceeds from ticket sales, voting and raffle tickets were given to the Clermont DD Empowers Me Board for the Gift of Time Respite Cooperative. This cooperative assists families of children and adults who have disabilities in hosting two structured days per month at a Clermont DD facility, while family members can take care of other family needs and know their child/adult is being cared for.
Jana Beal of Park National Bank and Monika Royal-Fischer of UC Clermont performed as the Hip Hop Cupcakes. They are both members of the Clermont Chamber’s LEAD Clermont class and raised additional money for Clermont DD by asking their fellow class members to vote on their favorite song choice to perform. The song that won their LEAD class voting competition was “Ice Ice Baby,” which they performed at the Lip Sync Battle.
The second act was Got That Rite, made of up three Masons who were representing the Valley of Cincinnati Scottish Rite. Brad Toft, Clermont DD Empowers Me Board Member, and his friends Daniel Bainum and Jack Lennon performed “Man of Constant Sorrow” from the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou.” Beards, hats, and overalls were required for their costume.
Don Bock is the owner of Minuteman Press and usually enjoys golfing, baseball, and all things sports. However, he stepped out of his quiet shell to sell votes for his performance, which was Madonna’s “Like a Virgin.” His costume was complete with wig, wedding veil, and lots of make-up.
“It Takes a Village” was a group effort made up of several local community celebrities. Heather Frye from the Clermont Chamber of Commerce led the group which performed “YMCA” by the Village People. David Limbacher of TQL joined her, along with Amy Brewer of the City of Milford, Heather Krenwinkel of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, and Julie Wood, Clermont DD Empowers Me board president. By the end of the song, the entire audience was dancing.
The Awkward Ottkes was a duo made up of CCDD Superintendent Dan Ottke and his wife, Liz. Their performance won the competition with their rendition of “What Does the Fox Say.” When all votes were counted, the Awkward Ottkes were the act that had the most votes.
“It was a great night for everyone, and a fun way to raise money for our Respite Program,” Community Relations Director Lisa Davis said. “Several people have already told us they are preparing an act for our next battle.”
Sponsors for the evening were Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries and Park National Bank. The event was presented by Paradise Pavilion with food provided by Eastgate Brew and View.
For information on participating in the 2017 Lip Sync Battle, contact Suzanne Diesel, Clermont DD fundraiser, at 513-732-5028 or sdiesel@clermontdd.org.
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Why drinking isn't really as much fun as you think: It's more about the socialising than the boozing
Jessica Morris Morris
Scientists have finally put a number on just how much better drinking can make a given situation — and it looks like people are right when they say you don't need alcohol to have a good time.
People were asked to rate their happiness on a scale of one to 100 at various points throughout the day for a study carried out by app Mappiness. It included roughly two million responses from about 31,000 people between 2010 and 2013.
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The average person drinking alcohol rated their happiness 10.8 points higher on the 1-100 scale than someone who wasn't, according to the study by academics at the London School of Economics.
But because most people were drinking in fun situations – watching sports or attending a party – there was a socialising factor that knocked the overall fun score down.
When controlled for this, boozing added just 3.88 points to the 1-100 happiness scale.
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This suggests booze has only a marginal effect on happiness if people are already doing something fun. But if you are doing an unpleasant activity — such as commuting or waiting — alcohol will may it significantly more enjoyable.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, the study also found that drinking doesn't lead to a long-term increase in overall happiness or life satisfaction.
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WHY KEITH IS A LOBBYIST
“After working inside government at the state, municipal, and township levels, it’s a privilege to represent our clients at the Statehouse. States are truly the laboratories of democracy, and the Indiana General Assembly can move quickly. It’s exciting to be a part of the process when good public policy is advanced.”
KEITH'S RECORD OF SUCCESS
Prior to becoming a lobbyist, Keith was deputy chief of staff and city controller for the city of Lawrence, Indiana. He was a senior adviser to the mayor for communications, finance, economic development, capital projects, and zoning. As spokesperson for the city, Keith was quoted for stories in print and appeared on local television newscasts. Keith staffed the Lawrence Redevelopment Commission and worked closely with the Fort Harrison Reuse Authority on development projects. Before working for the city of Lawrence, Keith led a team of four employees in the administration of emergency relief programs as deputy trustee for the Lawrence Township Trustee in Indianapolis. Through new community partnerships, a better intake process, and clearer guidelines, the office increased the number of aid recipients and decreased its denial rate.
Keith began his time in local government as Indiana’s property tax caps first took effect. Much of his focus was on finding budget solutions that included: the merger of the Lawrence Township Fire Department with the Indianapolis Fire Department, contracting for sanitation services in Lawrence, long-term cell tower leases, updating purchasing and insurance policies, and department reorganizations. These efforts led Standard & Poor's to upgrade the city of Lawrence’s credit rating.
Recently, Keith has:
Assisted the city of Gary with legislation to address vacant properties.
Worked to advance legislation creating more liquor licenses for Indianapolis’ growing northern suburbs.
Collaborated with advocates on legislation to allow Indianapolis and the surrounding townships to improve transportation services with income tax revenue.
Helped a client secure first-time state funding.
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Chair, Marion County Election Board
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Former Grants Manager, The Arc of Indiana
Former Deputy Press Secretary, Hoosiers for Jill Long Thompson
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Charles Dickens Biography
Summary and Analysis Chapters 39-40
Aunt Betsey sends David to Dover to supervise the renting of her cottage, the only possession she has left; she hopes that this responsibility will lift David out of his depression.
David rapidly concludes the business in Dover and continues on to Canterbury to visit Mr. Wickfield and Agnes. At Mr. Wickfleld's house, David talks to Mr. Micawber (now Uriah's clerk) about his new job. David finds that Mr. Micawber is pleased with his new employer and thinks that his work is a "great pursuit." David, however, senses an "uneasy change" in him.
David talks to Agnes about his troubles and how much he misses her advice on matters. He says that he finds it difficult to confide in Dora in the same way because she is so "easily disturbed and frightened." Agnes suggests to David that he write to Dora's aunts and seek permission to visit Dora.
After leaving Agnes, David goes downstairs to see Uriah Heep and Mr. Wickfield. Mrs. Heep is also living there, and David thinks of the Heeps as "two great bats hanging over the whole house and darkening it with their ugly forms." Next day, David takes a walk. He is followed by Uriah, who confides that he fears that David might be a rival for Agnes. David reluctantly tells Uriah that he is "engaged to another young lady," which obviously relieves Uriah. Reassured, Uriah tells David about his education in the London charity schools, where he learned to eat "umble pie with an appetite." Now Uriah is proud to note that he has "a little power."
At dinner, David sees Uriah use this power by suggesting that he hopes to marry Agnes. Mr. Wickfield becomes furious, and David tries to calm him. Uriah becomes frightened that Mr. Wickfield, in his anger, will "say something . . . he'll be sorry to have said afterwards," and tries to return to his "umbleness" again. Wickfield expresses to David his shame over his downward path in life and slowly starts to sob.
Agnes comes in and comforts her father, and they leave the room together. Later that night David makes her promise that she will "never sacrifice herself" for a "mistaken sense of duty." Next morning, as David leaves, Uriah admits that perhaps he has "plucked a pear before it was ripe." But, says the sinister Uriah, "It'll ripen yet! I can wait!"
One snowy night, on his way home from Dr. Strong's, David passes a woman on the street whom he recognizes but cannot recall; seconds later, as he meets Mr. Peggotty, he realizes the woman whom he passed was none other than Martha Endell, the "fallen woman" whom Em'ly had once helped. The chance meeting with Mr. Peggotty takes place on the steps of St. Martin's Church, on a route David took only because of the storm.
Mr. Peggotty shows David various letters which he received from Em'ly, in which she asks for understanding and forgiveness, and indicating clearly that she will never return. The letters also contain money, obviously originating from Steerforth, but Mr. Peggotty vows that he will return every cent of the money if he has to go "ten thousand miles." The last note received bears the postmark of a town on the Upper Rhine, and Mr. Peggotty declares that he is going there now in search of Em'ly. Throughout Mr. Peggotty's story, David sees Martha Endell listening at the inn door. After awhile they part, and the grieving uncle "resumes his solitary journey."
Finally in Chapter 39 Uriah Heep is beginning to show his true colors. His protestations of "umbleness" are now as many as ever, but his account of his early days in the charity school reveals that his "false humility" is an educated policy rather than his personal philosophy. Heep has Mr. Wickfield in his control and intends to keep secret the source of his control.
The pathetic journey in Chapter 40 of the good and noble Mr. Peggotty was the type of scene which Victorian readers loved. Undaunted by hardships, getting along the best way he can, the loving "father" seeks his wayward child to the far corners of the earth. Martha Endell, the tainted symbolic "sister," will be instrumental in saving Em'ly just as she is about to become a prostitute. In this chapter, Dickens once again uses coincidence (fortuitous meetings) to further the intricacies of plot and subplot.
Previous Chapters 37-38
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Barkis, the cart driver, asks David to tell Peggotty: Barkis is willin'. This means Barkis is
agreeing to drive Peggotty to the village market.
proposing marriage to Peggotty.
willing to go to a dance with Peggotty.
willing to visit take her family to London.
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Greenhouse Economics: Value and Ethics (book)
Clive L. Spash (2002) Greenhouse Economics: Value and Ethics. ISBN 0-415-127181 London: Routledge. xvi+298 pages. Order from publisher.
This book examines one of the most crucial issues in the modern world: human induced climate change. Spash takes an interdisciplinary perspective on a rapidly expanding field of knowledge that has remained divided by monodisciplinary dogmatism. Pulling together strands of natural science, economics and ethics he creates a coherent picture of a complex reality. Described by Professor John Gowdy as “the best exposition to date on the political economy of climate policy”, this work places the economic debate over the costs and benefits of greenhouse gas mitigation in context for the first time. It poses serious questions about the relevance of economic thought and gives intelligent answers about the alternatives. Questions raised include:
Why does policy fail to address the most fundamental understanding of uncertainty and ignorance?
How does economics fail to guide necessary action and mislead the formation of public policy?
On what basis should the failure to act today be considered as ethically wrong?
Why does human induced climate change pose the single most challenging issue of our age?
This book rigorously examines international and governmental sources, and key contemporary issues, and provides an informative analysis of the complex issues at stake.
1. Climate Change: Introducing Some of the Issues (PDF)
2. Scientific Understanding of the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
3. Impacts of Global Climate Change
4. Weak Uncertainty: Risk and Imperfect Information (PDF)
5. Strong Uncertainty: Ignorance and Indeterminacy (PDF)
6. Calculating the Cost and Benefits of GHG Control (PDF)
7. Loading the Dice? Values, Opinions and Ethics (PDF)
8. Dividing Time and Discounting the Future
9. Economics, Ethics and Future Generations (PDF)
10. Science, Economics and Policy
(These are all pdf documents.)
Gowdy, J. (2003) Greenhouse Economics: Value and Ethics. Ecological Economics 46(2): 307-308.
Savage, V. (2005) Greenhouse Economics: Value and Ethics. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 23(4): 631-632.
Thomas-Pellicer, R. (2004) Greenhouse Economics: Value and Ethics. Environmental Politics 13(4): 804-805.
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Apple is offering free genetic tests to all its Silicon Valley employees
Published Fri, Dec 13 20198:30 AM EST
Christina Farr@chrissyfarr
Apple employees can now access free genetic tests through AC Wellness.
Apple set up AC Wellness as a separate company in 2018 to provide primary care services exclusively to Apple employees.
AC Wellness and Color Genomics started working together on the pilot several months ago, sources tell CNBC.
Abdi Khalif, who works on research and development, in the genomic testing lab at Color Genomics in Burlingame, Calif., March 19, 2018.
Jason Henry | The New York Times
Apple employees in Silicon Valley can now get free genetic screenings for diseases from their on-site health clinics, thanks to a pilot partnership with Color Genomics.
Apple, which recently set up dedicated health clinics known as "AC Wellness" for employees and their dependents near its headquarters, has been working with Color for several months, according to several people with direct knowledge of the discussions. The people requested anonymity because they were not authorized to publicize the deal on their companies' behalf.
The idea is to move health care at Apple's clinics from reactive to proactive, as genetic tests can offer a window into health risks down the line. In some cases, patients can take preventative steps to reduce their likelihood of getting a disease.
By offering cutting-edge medical treatments like genetic testing, AC Wellness can help Apple recruit and retain talented employees. In addition, although AC Wellness is technically a separate company from Apple, medical experts have speculated that it could help Apple quietly test new products or ideas without risking leaks. So the group's partnership with Color could indicate Apple's broader interest in the space.
Apple has publicly acknowledged its interest in health and is moving forward with a range of efforts, including its health and fitness-tracking Apple Watch, its clinical research apps in partnership with academic medical centers and its partnership with the health insurer Aetna. Thus far, it has taken only tentative steps into genetics through a move to bring genetic data into ResearchKit, its software that makes it easier for academic researchers to use the iPhone for medical studies.
AC Wellness, which got its start in early 2018, has already opened several medical centers on the Apple Park campus, and in Santa Clara, a few miles north of Apple's Cupertino, Calif. headquarters. The goal is to bring the "world's best health care experience" to employees, according to its website. Its clinicians and health coaches are not employed by Apple, but they treat only Apple employees and their dependents. The administrative part of the business, which orders supplies and manages the clinical software, is run through a separate legal subsidiary of Apple to comply with regulations that ensure that employers don't have direct access to employees' most sensitive health information.
DNA testing with a doctor's approval
Color's test analyzes gene mutations that are known to be associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease, as well as ancestry information.
Color doesn't sell its test directly to consumers, unlike its competitors Ancestry and 23andMe. Instead, clinicians at AC Wellness must prescribe the Color test to Apple employees and provide follow-up consults after they get their results. Color allows doctors to recommend the whole test or specific parts of it, depending on factors like the patients' medical history.
Apple isn't the only company to partner with Color for employee testing. For instance, Jefferson Health, a hospital chain in greater Philadelphia and New Jersey, is also working with Color to offer free genetic tests to its 30,000 employees.
But most of these deals are offered through human resources and benefits teams, meaning employees would typically access these tests through their own doctors, rather than their company's on-site primary care group.
By offering the tests through the doctors at AC Wellness, Apple employees might be more inclined to learn about their DNA than most.
Studies are finding that many primary care doctors in the U.S. are unwilling or unable to communicate with their patients about the benefit of getting a genetic test, and many don't feel confident talking through their results. That can be off-putting to some patients who approach their doctors to inquire about genetics.
"It's really exciting that to see companies move to preserve health, rather than just treating patients when they're ill," said Dr. Robert Green, a medical geneticist at Harvard Medical School and a co-founder of a genetics company called Genome Medical.
Dr. Green has conducted research on how primary care doctors are talking to patients about gene sequencing services. "We've seen that there's a huge gap between the recommendations around genetic testing, and what primary care clinicians are telling their patients," he explained.
Apple isn't the only technology company setting up health clinics to treat their employees. Amazon recently launched a virtual medical clinic called Amazon Care to its employees in the Seattle area, but it has not disclosed whether it is offering genetic tests.
Follow @CNBCtech on Twitter for the latest tech industry news.
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Charles M. Chafer is an internationally recognized high technology entrepreneur and pioneer of the commercial space age. He is Chief Executive Officer of Space Services Inc., the world's leading provider of public participation space missions. Mr. Chafer co-founded Celestis, Inc., and led the team that garnered worldwide notice for the first launch of a post cremation memorial spaceflight -- carrying the ashes of several celebrities, space scientists, and enthusiasts into orbit. Charles is the recipient of many awards including the Interactive Video Association innovation award, the national Space Society Pioneer Award and the Space Frontier Foundation award for his commercial space leadership.
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Space & Earth Reports
Thursday March 27, 2008
Starting in her new full-show, last Thursday of the month guest slot,investigative reporter Linda Moulton Howe presented news about Planet X, the Peruvian meteorite, and other space and earth topics. She interviewed geological sciences Prof. Peter Schultz, who told her that the 2007 meteorite in Peru was very unusual due to its high rate of speed (it's estimated it came in at 15,000 mph),... More »
Healing & Energy Fields
Monday April 9, 2007
Chiropractor and Naturopathic physician Dr. Richard Bartlett spoke about his therapeutic technique, which combinessubtle energy physics, consciousness and focused intent.
Dreamwork, Healing & the Dead
Robert Moss, the creator of Active Dreaming, a synthesis of dream-work and shamanic techniques for empowerment and healing, made his debut on Coast. Rather than associating dreams with sleep, Moss said that "dreaming is about waking up," and that wisdom about our own lives as well as the afterlife can be gleaned from this state.
Inside the Hollow Earth
Author Rodney Cluff shared his beliefs that the Hollow Earth Theory is real. He suggested that through openings in both the North and South polar regions, one can enter into a vast inner continent that is lit by an internal sun.
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The Reading Success Movement is a nonprofit program dedicated to helping communities create a system that ensures most every student becomes a successful reader and learner. Having a solid foundation, each student will go on to achieve their full potential. CogRead LLC provides the online tools and support to achieve the vision.
Reading success by grade three is a very strong indicator of future academic and life success. Conversely, failure to achieve the third-grade reading proficiency milestone is a harbinger of future failure. Third-grade reading success is the single most important education milestone.
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Despite best efforts to date, far too many children are failing to become proficient in reading. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress annual report, approximately two thirds of children in grades four and eight are not proficient in reading. When children who qualify for the school lunch program (46% of all students) are considered as a group, over 80% fail to achieve the third-grade reading milestone. Most students who are behind in reading in grade three never catch up. This national challenge needs to be addressed.
Reading is the foundation of academic success, which in turn impacts life success. Although there are some differences in opinion on methodology, there is no mystery in how to teach the basics of reading, yet so many children fail. Why? Students who struggle to learn usually have a skill and achievement gap. Most schools do not have the resources to close this gap using the traditional one-on-many classroom instruction model. It requires individual, intensive nurturing and training to catch students up.
Most at-risk students have the innate capacity to learn but have a significant language awareness and vocabulary gap and are unfamiliar with how text works because they were not talked to and read to enough in their early years. When they enter school, they don’t grasp the alphabetic principle (the concept that sounds are represented by meaningful written symbols) or develop vocabulary quickly enough to keep pace with peers who, through more extensive experience, have better assimilated the principles of the language.
Prevention is a far more effective strategy vs. remediation. Each community must develop programs to improve school readiness and catch up students who are behind in grades K-2. However, students who failed to achieve the 3rd grade reading milestone must not be forgotten. There are more effective strategies that can also catch up older students.
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These underground venues may be low, but they’re over the top. Take a look at what lies beneath:
> Concealed in the hillside behind this four-star Meritage Resort & Spa is Estate Cave, where attendees can have an underworldly experience. The 4,000-sq.-ft. venue can host up to 200 guests with its barrel-shaped ceiling as the backdrop for a dramatic event. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers held a dinner inside Estate Cave in November 2014 themed around the six senses. After descending into the space, members were greeted by ornate chandeliers and elegant decor built under a 9-acre vineyard. The lighting was customized, and each of the dishes during the six-course meal was paired with wines and accompanying music. The dessert course had a “Frozen” vibe coupled with the song “Let It Go” as the chairman stepped down and the future chair was anointed.
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> Kentucky’s largest city is about as far from Australia as you can get, but one of its most remarkable event spaces, Louisville Mega Cavern, is undoubtedly down under. One hundred feet below the bluegrass is a 16,000-sq.-ft. event space with full catering services, room for a stage and capacity to host 250 people for a seated dinner or 350 for a meeting. An aerial ropes course with 76 obstacles on one side of the space can be used for teambuilding or entertainment during an event, and lights can be customized to match an association’s palette. (A recent law enforcement association lit the course in blue-and-white light and parked police cruisers in the space.) A smaller glass-enclosed area on the other side holds up to 45 people and is outfitted with Wi-Fi.
> The Autograph Collection’s new four-star property, The Metropolitan at the 9, in downtown Cleveland has a storied history dating back to the early 1900s, evident in the four historic bank vaults that can be used for breakout sessions in the belly of the hotel. Aside from occupying 12,000 square feet of high-tech meeting space, this quartet of rooms, named after their first owners (York Safe & Lock, Mosler Safe, Carnegie Steel, and Diebold Safe & Lock), includes the original safe doors and mechanics.
> Three subterranean event spaces hide underneath Max's Wine Dive, an Austin restaurant known for pairing Champagne with fried chicken. An elevator gives attendees private access down to the Grand Reserve Room, Vintage Room and Black Door Wine Lounge, which can be rented together to host large events of up to 350 people seated and 540 reception-style. Each week the venue hosts more than a dozen events, from medical and dental association meetings to fraternity and sorority alumni get-togethers. Inside the cavernous expanse, find wine barrel tables and sconces, works by local artists and a handcrafted wine bottle chandelier. Catering, private bars, audiovisual system, customized music and three flat-panel monitors are available to planners.
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High-Speed Connector and Cable Products
By Christine Stieglitz on January 29, 2019
This week’s Product Roundup highlights high-speed connector and cable products from leading suppliers.
Phoenix Contact’s FINEPITCH 0.8 Series board-to-board connectors have a compact, high-density design with 0.8mm-pitch hermaphroditic ScaleX contacts that provide critical space savings, high electrical and mechanical reliability, high tolerance compensation, and vibration-proof performance in high-speed signal and data transmission applications with significant space limitations, including telecommunications, building and industrial automation, and IoT equipment. They also employ a closed shielding mechanism that ensures excellent EMC, protects against EMI, and enables data transmission up to 16Gb/s. The connectors are available in five positions (12, 20, 32, 52, and 80) with 6–12mm stack heights, long wipe lengths, and minimum air clearance and creepage distances of 0.25mm, and are rated for 1.4A and up to 500VAC, operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C, and 500 insertion cycles. They are also compliant with the RoHS and RoHS II directives, approved to UL 1977, and packaged on tape and reel for automated assembly.
Amphenol ICC ’s OSFP (Octal Small Form Factor Pluggable) cable assemblies offer twice as many high-speed, 25G lanes as 100G QSFP cabling systems and deliver optimal signal integrity performance in communications and data applications, including switches, routers, servers, and storage systems. Part of the company’s award-winning OSFP interconnect system — which also offers an OSFP connector that supports 16 high-speed pairs and 10 power/control pins and OSFP loopbacks in passive electrical, passive thermal, and active thermal configurations — the eight-lane OSFP cable assemblies accept optical and copper-cabled media in 0.5–3m application lengths, accept both 25G/lane NRZ and 50G/lane PAM-4 signaling protocols for aggregate bandwidths of 200G and 400G per cable assembly, and comply with the OSFP MSA, IEEE 802.3by, and IEEE 802.3bj standards. They also feature an EEPROM, integrated heat sinks and airflow channels, and an optimized PCB interface board with auto soldering process, and are available with 32–26AWG double-ended and splitter cables to accommodate older legacy interfaces.
Samtec ’s extreme-density MEC5 Series micro edge-card socket is the industry’s first 0.5mm-pitch edge-card socket with a justification beam that shifts the card into proper alignment with the contacts. This allows for standard board tolerance on cards that wouldn’t typically works with ultra-fine-pitch connectors and enables both 30–50% PCB cost savings and a high yield for standard cards. Designed to deliver high-speed performance in a small, cost-optimized form factor, the MEC5 Series also provides significant space savings compared to more common 0.8mm-pitch solutions and is available in both vertical (MEC5-DV) and right-angle (MEC5-RA) orientations with up to 300 total I/Os for high-density applications. The vertical socket is designed for 28Gb/s NRZ and 56Gb/s PAM4 performance, and both orientations are designed to handle PCIe® Gen 4 signaling. The series accepts 1.60mm-thick cards, is rated for 1.5A per contact, has standard alignment pins and card polarization, and is available with rugged through-hole or surface-mount weld tabs to ensure secure connections.
Stewart Connector ’s SS-60300 Series jacks are the most economical RJ45 connectors capable of delivering 10G Base-T Ethernet signals as well as an upgrade path for 2.5G and 5G applications. The series has a compact, simplistic design with the smallest-available RJ45 footprint and contacts especially designed to address the crosstalk and return loss issues common when using RJ45 connectors in high-frequency applications. Ideally suited for use in high-density applications where PCB space is at a premium, the series is capable of performing in 2.5G and 5G Base-T devices, which are designed to operate over existing structured cabling systems, as well as in PoE applications with 15–100W power requirements, such as IoT devices, servers, and printers. The jacks are available in 45°, 90°, and 180° shielded and unshielded versions that are IR reflow compatible and RoHS compliant.
BTC Electronics supplies Meritec’s Hercules Interconnect System, which provides durable, high-bandwidth I/O connections suitable for a wide range of military, aerospace, and other ruggedized, high-bandwidth applications not previously accommodated by industry standards. The system has a rugged, lightweight circular MIL-DTL-38999 Series III shell, is compliant with the VITA 76.0 standard, is shielded for maximum EMI/RFI protection, and supports data rates in excess of 10Gb/s per pain in addition to differential pair signaling with up to 44 low-skew pairs. It also offers 4X high-bandwidth cable with LSZH or PVC jackets and FEP-insulated 28AWG twinaxial cable with Halar® Expando® sleeving and connectors for both cable and pigtail assemblies. The system meets or exceeds USB 2.0 and 3.0, SAS, PCIe Gen2, Serial I/O, Ethernet, CX4, 10GbE, and SATA specifications and is available in a variety build options, including shell sizes, keyings, and lengths, for easy application-specific customization.
Omnetics Connector Corporation ’s Quick Lock USB 3.0 Micro-D Connector Series delivers secure, ruggedized, high-speed connections with up to 5Gb/s data transfer speeds in applications including cloud backups, portable instrument downloads, high-speed digital cameras, and surveillance equipment. The series also provides battlefield-proven IP68 protection when mated, is both four times lighter and 32% smaller (with regard to panel area footprint) than ruggedized USB connectors in the MIL-DTL-38999 circular standard package, and can be directly soldered to PCBs. Each connector features copper alloy contacts with gold over nickel underplate, high-temperature thermoplastic insulators, aluminum housings with a black nickel finish, halogen-free polyurethane cable jackets, black polyamide overmolds, 50A silicone rubber gaskets, and stainless steel hardware. Ratings include operating temperatures extending from -40°C to 85°C, IR reflow temperatures up to 255°C, and 500-cycle durability.
Avnet stocks SV Microwave’s high-speed RF/coaxial Solderless Compression-Mount PCB Connectors, which enable quick and easy assembly without damaging the PCB and provide durable, cost-effective solutions for high-frequency, high-precision applications extending from the millimeter wave spectrum up to 67GHz and higher, including 5G and IoT devices, high-speed digital test and instrumentation equipment, and RF test and measurement boards. These high-speed, high-performance millimeter wave connectors are available in edge launch and surface mount variations, with optional installation screws in multiple lengths for added mechanical strength and broader application suitability, and with customized PCB footprint design via simulation optimization. They are also available in SMA, 2.92mm, 2.4mm, and 1.85mm variants in stripline configurations designed to launch directly to plated vias that lead to a stripline transmission line within the PCB, CPW/microstrip configurations that launch directly to a coplanar waveguide or microstrip trace that exits through a small mouse hole on the side, and SMP QuarterBack® configurations with a positive bayonet locking mechanism and a small form factor.
Smiths Interconnect ’s High-Speed ARINC 600 Series connectors deliver high density, high data throughput, and superior signal integrity performance in high-speed, matched impedance, data-on-demand applications, including 100Base-T, Ethernet, and high-speed video hot-link. They also maintain signal-to-signal and signal-to-shield characteristic impedance throughout the connector pair and minimize jitter and data rate errors. The series can be fitted with Ethernet-based 100Ω quad contacts, 100Ω or 150Ω matched impedance differential pair contacts, ruggedized expanded beam fiber optic contacts, and concentric triaxial contacts capable of accommodating numerous low-loss twinaxial and concentric triax cables in a variety of impedance values. Additional options include three shell sizes with cadmium or electroless nickel plating and six insert arrangements designed to accommodate front-release, rear-removable PC-tail pin contacts and rear-release, and rear-removable cable-mount socket contacts with solder cup, PC tail, or crimp terminations. The series also offers custom insert arrangements, anti-rotational cavities, and data rates exceeding 2Gb/s.
JAE ’s DX07 Series USB 3.1 Type-C cable harnesses with screw locks have an integral M2 thumb screw in the plug hood that allows users to easily and securely affix the connectors to device housings for added mating security in high-vibration industrial applications, such as security cameras and measuring instruments. Part of the DX07 Series family of products, which also includes receptacle and plug connectors and standard cable harnesses without screw locks, the locking cable harnesses have a user-friendly reversible interface that is mating compatible with conventional USB receptacles and are available in two cable configurations: a 2m USB 3.1 Gen 1 variant rated for 3A and 5Gb/s and a 1m USB 3.1 Gen 2 variant rated for 5A and 10Gb/s SuperSpeed communication. Both configurations have superior electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) characteristics, are halogen-free, and are rated for 20VAC, 10,000-cycle durability, and operating temperatures extending from -20°C to +50°C. Additional applications for the harnesses include point-of-sale terminals, office equipment, printers, and consumer products.
I-PEX Connectors ’ CABLINE®-VS II high-speed micro-coaxial cable connectors have a 0.5mm pitch, a low maximum height of 1.3mm, a 360° EMI shielding cover and multipoint ground design that prevents EMI leakage, and a physical locking cover that prevents accidental unmating. Ideal for use in Thunderbolt™ 3 and IoT applications, these horizontal-mating, VESA-standard connectors support high-data-rate transmissions up to 20Gb/s, are available with 30 or 40 gold-plated copper alloy contacts, and have heat-resistant UL94 V-0 LCP housings and nickel-plated copper alloy shells with gold soldering parts. They can also be mounted on the same PCB layout as CABLINE-VS receptacles. Plugs are packaged in trays and receptacles on embossed tape.
Newark element14 stocks SpeedEdge™ edge-card connectors from Molex. Part of the high-density, high-speed, and low-profile SpeedMezz Connector Family, which features common footprints amongst its SpeedEdge, SpeedStack, and SpeedField receptacles for enhanced design flexibility, SpeedEdge connectors deliver high-density signal solutions with data rates of 40+Gb/s per differential pair, are rugged enough to safely mate with relatively thick and blunt PCBs in high-cycle applications, and are available in vertical and right-angle configurations with mated heights as low as 7.0mm and 60 or 82 gold-plated copper alloy contacts on a 0.80mm pitch. The small, lightweight surface-mount connectors also offer PCB locator and retention features for added mechanical strength and SMT solder tails with pin-in-paste solder nails for superior signal integrity compared to press-fit connectors. They are rated for a maximum of 1A per contact, a maximum voltage of 250VAC, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +105°C. Ideal applications for the RoHS-compliant series extend across the datacom/telecom, military, medical, consumer, and automotive markets and include routers, servers, switches, base stations, remote radio antennas, scanning equipment, cameras, and infotainment systems.
Fischer Connectors ’ high-density, ultraminiature MiniMax™ Series connectors provide ruggedized, sealed, and shielded power and signal solutions with special contact blocks designed to enable high-speed data transmission over long distances via USB 3.0, HDMI, and up to 10Gb/s Ethernet. Engineered to meet the challenges of wearable and mobile device designs, the series is ideally suited for applications with critical size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements and hazardous environmental conditions ranging from water, corrosion, and extreme temperatures to shock and vibration, such as handheld and body-worn military and medical equipment, drones, unmanned vehicles, and remotely operated underwater vehicles. They offer up to 75% weight savings and 45% space savings compared to standard connectors with a similar contact size, help reduce total cost of ownership by combining multiple protocols in a single small connector, are rated for up to 5,000 mating cycles, and are sealed to IP68. The series is currently available in two sizes, 06 and 08, with 10mm and 12mm receptacle footprints, 4–24 combined power and signal contacts, and the choice of three locking systems: push-pull, screw, and quick-release. They are also available in standard anthracite or black housings and as pre-cabled solutions.
Cinch Connectivity Solutions ’ CIN::APSE® Series stacking connectors deliver high-density, high-speed solutions in board-to-board, flex-to-board, and component-to-board applications with weight- and space-saving mezzanine-style layouts. The flight-proven connectors have a 1.0mm pitch that accommodates high-density circuits between boards and durable, spring-like mechanical contacts that accommodate several disconnection cycles for modifications or testing and have a high surface area to volume ratio that achieves <0.5dB of insertion loss noise at 50GHz. They also enable easy, solderless, two-step installation and are widely employed in military, aerospace, and satellite applications.
TT Electronics ’ ABMP Series modular, bayonet-locking, multipole-contact connectors have undergone rigorous environmental and stress testing to ensure reliable signal and high-speed data transmission up to 100Mbit/s in demanding transportation, military, and defense applications, including rolling stock, rail vehicles, trackside infrastructure and signaling, land-based vehicles, and battlefield communications. The versatile MIL-DTL-5015 and VG95234-style connectors are available in a range of sizes, can accommodate any combination of coax, twinax, triax, or quadrax modules, and can consolidate up to seven high-speed Ethernet connections or many combinations of signal and data links. They also have industry-standard crimp terminations, enabling rapid connection to multi-core cables, a removable thermoplastic insulator that eliminates the need for insertion or extraction tooling, gold-plated copper contacts that exhibit low contact resistance (better than 5mΩ nominal and 10mΩ after conditioning), an IP67 sealing system, and keyway polarization. They are rated for a maximum operating voltage of 500VDC or AC RMS and operating temperatures extending from -55°C to +125°C.
NorComp ’s M Series M12 X-Code Circular Connectors provide superior signal integrity, high throughput and efficiency, and rugged IP68 protection in high-speed Industrial Ethernet applications. The connectors’ separated twisted pairs are also isolated against crosstalk and capable of 10GbE transmission, which minimizes the transfer time for high-bandwidth files. The shielded cable- or panel-mount connectors have nickel-plated brass shells, UL94 V-0 PBT insulators, eight non-removable, gold-plated brass contacts, and solder-cup or through-hole terminations. They are also RoHS-2 compliant and rated for operating temperatures spanning -40°C to +85°C.
Siemon ’s SFP28-to-SFP28 Direct-Attach Passive Copper Cable Assemblies exceed 25GbE (25GBASE-CR) specifications and provide cost-effective, low-power solutions with ultra-low crosstalk for high-speed, high-density data center applications including servers, storage, hubs, and routers. The assemblies have a positive retention pull-release latch system, laser-stripped conductors, and overmolding for additional strain relief, and are automatically welded, which results in both unmatched consistency and less dielectric shrink-back than soldering. They also have the same mating interface as SFP+ connectors, which makes them backward compatible with existing SFP+ ports, and are available in seven standard cable lengths spanning 0.5m to 5m with braided or foil shielding. All cables are compliant with IEEE 802.3by, CA-N and will work with or without forward error correction (FEC). The assemblies are also RoHS compliant and lead-free compatible and are rated for a minimum of 0.5A per signal contact, 250-cycle durability, and operating temperatures ranging from 5°C to 70°C.
ODU ’s ODU AMC® HIGH-DENSITY push-pull circular connectors deliver high-reliability performance, electrical and mechanical robustness, and the highest possible number of contacts in the most compact space to enable significant size reductions and up to 70% weight savings in a wide range of military, security, medical, consumer electronics, and automotive applications. Available with 2–40 contacts in four housing sizes with diameters spanning <10mm to 18.5mm, these compact, high-density connectors also offer signal, power, and data in the same layout, mechanical and color coding to ensure accurate mating, blind mating capabilities, IP68 watertight protection, 360° shielding for trouble-free data transfer, robust housings with non-reflective surfaces, innovative assembly options, extrusion for cable bend relief, salt spray resistance, breakaway functionality for maximum safety, quick and easy unmating, and long lifetimes of more than 5,000 mating cycles. The versatile series is compatible with USB 3.1 Gen 1, USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0, and Ethernet protocols, tested to military standards, and rated for operating temperatures extending from -51°C to +125°C, and can be supplied with contacts designed to terminate to PCBs, flex layers, and rigid-flex solutions. Fully integrated cable assembly solutions are also available.
Arrow stocks Molex’s zQSFP+ and QSFP+ Interconnect Systems, which are designed to support Ethernet, Fibre Channel, SAS, and InfiniBand Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) applications, including cellular infrastructure, multi-platform service systems, routers, servers, storage, and switches. The zQSFP+ interconnect solutions deliver proven performance of 28Gb/s per serial lane with the potential for up to 40Gb/s per lane, meet or exceed the requirements for 100GbE and Infiniband 100G EDR, and support current 10GbE, 14Gb/s FDR InfiniBand, and 16Gb/s Fibre Channel applications. They are rated for 5W operating power, feature three-fold thermal protection: a through-flow cage optimized for mid-cage airflow, an internal-riding heat sink, and a top-riding heat sink, and have the same mating face as QSFP+ connectors for backward compatibility. They also have a 3D-style press-fit design for better board retention than standard press pins, enable drop-in replacement for standard cages, and utilize low-profile round cable for improved flexibility and cable management. The QSFP+ interconnect solutions have a 0.8mm pitch designed to fit beneath EMI cages in pluggable applications, one-piece stainless steel press-fit cages that are more robust than copper alloy cages and more economical to manufacture, and three thermal options to meet the needs of 2×1, 2×2, and 2×3 cages. They also have a preferential coupling design that employs narrow-edge coupled, blanked- and formed contact geometry, and insert molding to provide superior signal integrity performance, including extremely low insertion loss of <0.8dB at frequencies through 14GHz. Both zQSFP+ and QSFP+ connectors are also available as 28Gb/s Temp-Flex and optical MPO/MTP cable assemblies designed to boost electrical performance, prevent EMI, and ensure excellent signal integrity.
AirBorn ’s verSI® Series open-pin-field connectors are designed to exceed the requirements of high-speed, 100Ω and 85Ω differential signal integrity applications and enable broad application suitability. The series offers several ruggedized features, including sockets with four redundant points of contact for enhanced reliability in mission-critical applications, bolt-down pads for improved robustness and worry-free mating and un-mating, and optional EMI hoods for additional durability. It also supports design flexibility with options including vertical, right-angle, cable I/O, and flex-circuit mounting configurations; 40–500 contacts in 4–10 rows and 10–50 columns; paste-in-hole, through-hole, and compliant pin press-fit terminations that eliminate the need for costly X-ray inspection; and standard board spacing ranging from 8–25mm with the ability to tool incremental ranges to suit any application demands. In addition, the series’ vertical board-mount plugs and mating receptacles support board-to-board stacking applications.
Kensington Electronics, Inc. stocks ACES’ family of SAS connectors for datacom applications including servers, storage blades, external storage systems, hard disk drives (HDDs), and embedded system boards. The range enables the implementation of the high-speed serial-attached small computer interface system (SCSI) — i.e., SAS — HDD interfaces that are rapidly replacing SCSI drive connections in enterprise server and storage systems, supports the hot-plugging and blind mating of HDDs, and supports 3Gb/s, 6Gb/s, and 12Gb/s data transfer speeds. It also meets SAS-1, SAS-2, and SAS-3 protocol requirements and is scalable to higher-end server infrastructures with SAS-3 and U.2 connectors. ACES’ SAS connectors have high-temperature thermoplastic insulators, 29 high-performance copper alloy contacts, and a fitting nail design for additional mechanical strength, and offer two pitches (0.8mm or 1.27mm), three mated heights (8.15mm, 11.65mm, and 14.15mm), and four terminations (press-fit, through-hole, SMT, and hybrid) for broad application suitability. They are rated for 1.5A and 30VDC per pin, 30mΩ maximum contact resistance, 1,000MΩ minimum insulation resistance, and operating temperatures extending from -40°C to +85°C or 0°C to +85°C. The SAS receptacles also accept SATA drives and are RoHS compliant and lead-free. Kensington offers the range with competitive pricing, customer support services, no tariffs, and zero to five-week lead-times.
Materion’s Alloy 290 offers a unique combination of high fatigue strength, formability, and good stress relaxation resistance that is ideal for the manufacture of high-reliability components, including specially shaped electrical connectors, high-reliability spring contacts for battery connections, audio jack contacts, board-to-board contacts, and contact points for complicated connections. This copper beryllium (CuBe) strip alloy also provides the highest strength of any mil-hardened copper alloy and considerably greater conductivity than other high-strength copper alloys, which makes it a cost-effective alternative to mil-hardened products. Alloy 290 adheres to international specifications including C17200, ASTM B-194, and NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 for easy integration into a broad range of global applications and is available in strip widths ranging from 0.050–16” (1.27mm–406.5mm) and thicknesses ranging from 0.002–0.035” (0.05–0.9mm).
Schleuniger ’s state-of-the-art FiberStrip 7030 stripping machine is especially designed for stripping buffers and coatings from glass optical fibers with the highest possible accuracy and repeatability. This semi-automatic stripping machine is compact, lightweight, and portable, enabling use in both high-production environments and in the field, and has precision mechanics, including a special blade geometry and integrated centering aid that prevent it from ever coming into contact with the glass fibers it strips, to guarantee against surface damage and ensure the utmost quality. The FiberStrip 7030 measures just 6.3” x 2.12” x 1.77”, weighs a slight 1.54lbs, handles strip lengths up to 35mm (1.4″) and conductor cross sections spanning 125/250µm to 125/900µm, and offers adjustable processing parameters including stripping speed, heating time, and heating temperature. Cycle time ranges from 5–20s depending on settings. The stripping machine is also available with a variety of optional quick-change clamping systems to hold various types of fiber for processing, and it serves as an ideal companion to cleaving and splicing devices, offering adapters designed to accept the docking of fiber holders from many different fusion splicer manufacturers. It is fully compliant with all CE and EMC equipment guidelines relative to mechanical and electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility.
Bel Magnetic Solutions’ single-port 2.5GBase-T MagJack® integrated connector modules (ICMs) combine small-form-factor RJ45 connectors with integrated Ethernet magnetics to deliver high-speed performance ideally suited for applications including access points, IP cameras, servers, storage, switches, routers, workstations, motherboards, and other networking equipment. The ICMs are compatible with all major 2.5GBase-T PHYs, including the latest current-mode and voltage-mode PHYs, employ industry standard footprints and pin-outs for backward compatibility, and are RoHS compliant. They can also deliver 60W or 100W four-pair PoE in accordance with NBASE-T and IEEE standards while still operating at multi-rate Ethernet speeds and can be used as power source equipment or powered devices. Single-port 2.5GBase-T MagJack ICMs are available in standard and micro profiles with tab-up port configurations, optional LED indicators, optional EMI tabs, and rated operating temperatures extending from -40°C to 85°C or 0°C to 70°C.
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Christine Stieglitz has 10 years of professional writing and editing experience, and both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English from N.C. State University. Prior to joining Connector Supplier in December 2016, Christine spent several years as a Public Relations Executive, developing and honing technical content for a range of electronic component suppliers. Christine drafts Connector Supplier’s weekly Product Roundups and twice-monthly New Product News and Industry News features, manages the development of our market-themed, special issue eBooks, and provides personalized editorial support for our Preferred Suppliers. You can reach her at cstieglitz@connectorsupplier.com.
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How to Accurately Estimate a Concrete Order
Calculate concrete prices and how many cubic yards of concrete you need for a walk, driveway or basement. How much is a yard of concrete? Find out here
Ordering concrete
This article explains how to order concrete and concrete slab cost. We’ll use a 10 x 10 ft. slab as an example. Here’s a brief rundown of what you need to know about concrete and concrete prices. For example, how much is a yard of concrete? Find out the cost of concrete per yard below.
Calculate the volume you need in cubic yards. Multiply the length (10 ft.) by the width (10 ft.) by the depth (.35 ft., or 4 in.) and divide it by 27 (the number of cubic feet in a cubic yard). You get 1.3 cu. yds. Then add 10 percent to allow for spillage and slab depth variations to help determine the concrete cost per yard.
Call a local ready-mix company, tell the supplier what the concrete is for, and ask about the best mix (proportions of cement, gravel and sand). For a shed, the supplier will probably suggest a mix with a capacity of about 4,000 psi (pounds per square inch). If you live in a region with freeze/thaw cycles in winter, ask for 5 percent air entrainment to help the concrete withstand freeze/thaw damage.
Use $90 per cubic yard as a ballpark figure for concrete prices, but concrete slab cost will vary by region. Also, expect a fee of about $60 per load for delivery from a concrete truck for concrete cost. There could be other fees for such things as Saturday concrete truck delivery and small loads. Ask about these fees so you know the total bill before the concrete truck arrives.
Unload time
Ask about the normal concrete truck unload time (usually 7 to 10 minutes per yard) and if there is a fee for overtime. If the concrete truck can’t reach the site, make sure you have two or three people with wheelbarrows ready to go.
Next, learn how to pour the perfect concrete slab.
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Nisa Whickham: Bring it on
Nisa Whickham pulled out all the stops to prepare for a Tesco Express opening next door. Robin Mannering examines its success
Project Fightback began in September last year when the Vadhera brothers heard that Tesco was set to invade their retail space. The store under threat, a former KwikSave in Whickham, near Newcastle, had been added to their portfolio of Nisa stores in 2008. The ambitious duo had found a successful formula and their North East Convenience Stores owned 18 stores by 2011, stretching from Blyth to Middlesbrough.
They were no strangers to challenges, having traded through two recessions, but when Tesco announced it was planning to open an Express store just metres from their Whickham store, Sanjeev and Naveem had to act to protect not just Whickham, but all its stores.
Sanjeev (pictured) says: “Tesco Express and other fascias have opened within half-a-mile of four of our stores in the past 12 months. People says it’s all about the mults, but it’s not.”
However, nowhere better illustrates Project Fightback’s cause than Nisa Whickham. Bracing for the arrival of Tesco Express, the brothers decided to revisit the Nisa Local and so completed a redesign last September, with the intention of ensuring it adhered to the company’s mantra ‘Quality, Convenience & Value at the Heart of the Community’. By sticking to these principles, they believed the store would stand a chance.
The refurbished store is heavily geared towards British products and local produce, including an abundant fruit and veg section, top customer service and community involvement. But Sanjeev realised that communicating the store’s message was key to its success.
The company had begun compiling newsletters and in-store promotions several years ago and the Fair Trade, Healthy Eating and Best of British banners, as well as the Heineken-sponsored Big Night In fixture, are all evident in the Whickham store. But Sanjeev - who is in charge of business development - has taken in-store marketing to a new level. Cartoon cut-outs of the manager are displayed all around the shop, reminding customers to ‘Ask Paul’ (Paul James, the store manager) if they have a query, or want help carrying shopping to their cars.
Nisa Whickham
Size: 2,800sq ft
Opening hours: 6am-11pm
Services: Lottery, PayPoint, post office, Collect+, Costa Coffee, home delivery
“We pride ourselves on good customer service good people who know the town and the locals. It’s almost one of our recruitment policies that we can have a laugh with them and they’re going to be able to join our family,” Sanjeev says. Meanwhile, signs detail local produce, in addition to historical photos documenting the area’s history, reinforcing the store’s community ties.
A current feature is an Olympic promotion, which Cadbury is ‘partnering’. “Cadbury designs and sponsors specific pos material and we put together an event timetable and agree to drive volume of Cadbury product during the promotional period,” Sanjeev says.
So when the Tesco Express opened in February this year, the brothers felt well-prepared, but were nervous nonetheless. Their apprehension was initially justified, as sales dropped by nearly 30% in Tesco’s first week. But then a funny thing happened - the customers started coming back, so much so that sales quickly recovered and stabilised at about 10% down on pre-Tesco levels.
Sanjeev hasn’t sat on his laurels since the opening, either, having installed a Costa Coffee machine and Julian Graves health food fixture over the past few weeks, as he continues to pursue a ‘destination shopping’ ambition.
He has also stocked up on products he has picked up at events around the country, such as the Farm and Deli Show and National Convenience Show. “I’m constantly trying to push the boundaries with new products,” he explains.
When C-Store visits, the store is thronging with customers, in contrast to the Tesco Express which is almost devoid of shoppers. One of the Nisa shoppers puts it like this: “I don’t want to shop in Tesco! There just wasn’t a need for Tesco here. I like the pictures around the shop of Whickham, it makes it feel part of the community. They just seem to make such an effort here.”
A number of categories have held firm post-Tesco, including fruit and veg, which Paul buys direct from the local market. “We haven’t lost any fruit and veg sales since Tesco opened it’s a lot cheaper here,” says Sanjeev. “The manager goes out once a week to decide what he wants, which means we can be on top of seasonal activity. Buying it directly means we can control the quality, and the margins are much better - well over 50.”
Local products - which includes anything from bakery to quirky beer such as St James’ Park Bitter - are defined as coming from within 40 miles of the store. “Local has been selling really well, especially bakery products,” he says.
But there is one category where Sanjeev doesn’t try to compete with Tesco - fresh meat. He accepts that Tesco Express has a superior selection, but is confident that shoppers may go to Tesco for their meat and to him for other items. This selective shopping means the store has to stay price competitive, which is represented by a ‘Nisa Whickham price drop’ scheme, ensuring hundreds of prices are cheaper than Tesco Express, and a ‘£1 only’ promotional fixture.
Sanjeev states: “We panicked when the recession hit in 2008. We started putting in all these cheap ranges, but people thought we were devaluing our proposition. So we’ve pulled it all out and are focusing on big brands and local brands which people have confidence in. Value needs to be presented in the right manner.”
To engender loyalty the store runs a scheme which gives customers £5 off their next shop after they’ve spent £100 over a period of time.
Along with the finely tuned product range is the other weapon against Tesco - the staff themselves. Each team member has to come up with a business improvement idea as part of their NVQs the company has introduced store, manager and employee of the month awards, and staff meetings are held regularly. “We try to keep the managers involved, with the message that it’s a family business, not too corporate,” Sanjeev says.
And it is obvious that store manager Paul is passionate about his work. “Not only is he constantly engaging with his customers, but he is always analysing how people shop in the store and visiting Tesco to see how they do things. The key difference is that Tesco staff never visit our store,” Sanjeev says.
The store has also become actively involved with the local community and charities. It has helped contribute to local hospices, football teams and community projects through Nisa’s Making A Difference Locally initiative. The store ensures that its customers are aware of its community work by way of a large in-store noticeboard.
Such initiatives improve the community links and underline the store’s independence. However, Sanjeev also credits the store’s success to Nisa, with which it signed a five-year deal in 2010.
He argues that it is imperative to join a symbol group in order to survive the growth of the mults. “If people don’t move on they won’t be here in five years’ time. Unless they’re the only shop in the village, they’ll soon be out of business because the mults will be taking over everything,” he warns.
However, stores such as Nisa Whickham are proving that, with meticulous preparation and a long-sighted strategy, all is not lost. And it is this approach which won North East Convenience Stores best multiple store at this year’s Convenience Retail Awards. ■
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Cucumber Tonic joins Fever-Tree family
Fever-Tree, the UK’s leading premium mixer brand, is launching a limited-edition Cucumber Tonic just for the summer.
The limited-edition is available now and will be available until the end of the summer (rrp £1.70 for a 500ml glass bottle).
It will be served at iconic sporting events throughout the summer including the inaugural ’Fever-Tree Championships’ taking place at Queen’s Club, London between June 18 and June 24.
Rose Black, innovation director for Fever-Tree, said: “Cucumber is a quintessentially English flavour which has a strong association with summer drinking. By using pure cucumber essence distilled directly from the cucumber, we have created a great tasting, refreshing tonic that is the perfect drink to be enjoyed during the summer months.”
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Christie's office calls Bellmawr mayor over razed home
Governor's office staff calls Bellmawr mayor out of concern NJDOT tore down a historic home without a permit
Christie's office calls Bellmawr mayor over razed home Governor's office staff calls Bellmawr mayor out of concern NJDOT tore down a historic home without a permit Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: http://on.cpsj.com/2m7RNK8
Carol Comegno, @CarolComegno Published 5:40 p.m. ET March 9, 2017 | Updated 5:52 p.m. ET March 9, 2017
The Hugg-Harrison-Glover House in Bellmawr was torn down in March. The state has said the Department of Transportation failed to get a required permit prior to the demolition.(Photo: File photo)
BELLMAWR - Mayor Frank Filipek takes many calls every day on his cellphone, but he was not prepared for the ones that came Monday and again Thursday.
Both calls were from the office of Gov. Chris Christie and were prompted by the sudden demolition of the historic Hugg-Harrison-Glover house by the state Department of Transportation.
The home was razed last Friday, without a required state permit, despite what Filipek and others believed were ongoing efforts to save the house by moving it from behind New St. Mary's Cemetery on Browning Road to Anderson Avenue.
"I was shocked because a Democrat mayor like me doesn't expect to get a call from a Republican governor," Filipek said.
He said the call was from Ron Filan, a member of Christie's staff who told him the governor wants to investigate the circumstances surrounding the demolition.
NJDOT: Razed home didn't meet criteria for historic associations
Built before the Revolutionary War and owned by a Colonial militia captain who fought locally in battle with the Marquis de Lafayette, the state had targeted the house for demolition years ago despite its history because it wanted a corner of the property for the Direct Connection project, a $900 million road improvement to realign Interstate 295 through Bellmawr and to build new bridges over Route 42 and new ramps between the two highways.
After the first phone call, the mayor said he asked the borough administrator to compile information to email to Christie's staff.
"He (Filan) said the governor knew nothing about it but wanted to express his concern. I told him the story and then he asked me to send him as much documentation as I could about the borough designating a site for the house and any correspondence with NJDOT regarding the house and he would get back to me," the mayor said.
"We did that Wednesday and then (Thursday) I get another call asking for even more information," Filipek recounted, "so we're getting even more together.
"I"ll tell you. The state transportation thinks it is above the law. I've been dealing with them for 10 years. They do whatever they want, when they want and half the time they tell lies," the mayor charged.
In another development Thursday, the Courier-Post learned from borough administrator Joshua Tregear that Bellmawr issued a stop-work order Feb. 1 against a contractor the transportation department hired to remove asbestos roofing, siding, tile and caulking from the home because no removal permit was obtained for that work either.
"I saw there was work going on at the house that day and went over there and investigated. I told the contractor they had to stop work and come in for a permit, which they did the next day," said Bellmawr code official James Burleigh. "Honestly, the borough was under the impression the asbestos removal was to make the house safer for when it was moved."
He said the asbestos removal contractor, Pinnacle Environmental Corp. of Carlstadt, Bergen County, then came into borough hall the following day, was approved for the permit, finished the work by Feb. 3 and filed a final report with his office.
The Courier-Post learned Monday the NJDOT ordered a contractor to tear the house down early Friday without applying for a required demolition permit from the state Department of Community Affairs.
The transportation department gave neither an official nor informal notice of the demolition to the borough, the Camden County Historical Society or to county, state and federal lawmakers involved in a joint effort to save the house by moving it to Anderson Avenue in Bellmawr.
Tregear said he faxed numerous documents, including a lawsuit filed March 2 by the historical society seeking a restraining order against demolition, reports documenting the house's history and information about the issuance of a stop-work order on the absestos removal and a demolition permit for an adjacent cemetery maintenance building.
Tregear said a second package of information was sent to Christie's office Thursday.
"We thought hope was still alive for the house and thought we were working toward a solution when it was abruptly razed. It wasn't done transparently," he said.
Meanwhile, the county historical society is exploring its options with two goals in mind – sanctions against NJDOT for destroying a historic site deemed eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and educating the public about the house, its owner and local Revolutionary War history.
"The injunction request is moot now, but there is still an opportunity to mitigate the damage ... and the destruction of evidence," historical society lawyer Ellen McDowell told society board members at a meeting Wednesday at its Camden headquarters.
"We can ask the court for construction of a building or a memorial because they need to right a wrong," she said.
Preservation architect Margaret Westfield told the board there are also provisions under the National Historic Preservation Act for award of attorney fees for bringing a successful challenge involving a property that was eligible for protection.
"Whatever we do should be in partnership with Bellmawr," said society President Chris Perks, who also complained NJDOT continues to make claims that are untrue.
A transportation department statement issued Friday after the house was torn down maintains all proper procedures were followed in its assessment that the home's history was not significant enough to make it eligible for the national register.
However, the state Historic Preservation Office, which had first agreed with that assessment, reversed its ruling last year when presented with additional historical evidence by the society, Westfield and the state's former historian.
Stephen Schapiro, an NJDOT spokesman, said this week the transportation department did not learn of the March 2 lawsuit before the home was torn down because the legal filing was sent to a department mailroom.
The state has not explained why the house was demolished without a permit.
The NJDOT statement last week said contractors discovered the house was not movable due to water and structural damage, but the historical society disputes that contention. It hired a moving contractor in 2015 that inspected the house's interior and exterior and concluded it was structurally sound enough to be moved and submitted a $250,000 quote.
The transportation department said last week the demolition contractor saved some artifacts from the house for the society's review or use, but both the society and Rep. Donald Norcorss, D-NJ, have said they have been unable to find out where the artifacts are.
Carol Comegno (856) 486-2473; ccomegno@gannettnj.com
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Analysis: Louisiana's governor's race reminds that candidates still matter
Louisiana voters still like parade-going, hand-shaking retail politics.
Analysis: Louisiana's governor's race reminds that candidates still matter Louisiana voters still like parade-going, hand-shaking retail politics. Check out this story on dailyworld.com: https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2019/11/25/analysis-governors-race-shows-candidates-still-matte/4296710002/
Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press Published 10:17 a.m. CT Nov. 25, 2019 | Updated 11:10 a.m. CT Nov. 25, 2019
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s latest competition for governor should offer basic reminders to political strategists who want to work in the state: Voters still like parade-going, hand-shaking retail politics. Running for governor isn’t the same as any other statewide race. And, perhaps most importantly, candidates matter.
Republican businessman Eddie Rispone and his out-of-state campaign consultants seemed to miss those key points, and that helped Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards reach a second term.
While the governor’s race outcome shocked political outsiders and President Donald Trump, it could serve as a sort of crash course in the nuances of Louisiana politics. Among the takeaways from Edwards’ reelection victory:
VOTERS LIKE TO SEE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES
People in Louisiana take their governor’s races more personally than they take a U.S. House or Senate race. Voters want to see candidates and know their backgrounds.
Rispone largely avoided that traditional retail politicking and focused almost entirely on TV ads and social media campaigning. He held closed-door events with Republican insiders while skipping forums with Louisiana’s sheriffs, local elected officials and business organizations. He agreed to only one debate in the runoff.
Outside of rallies with Trump, Rispone didn’t do regular campaign events to mingle with voters, and he avoided most media interviews that could have given him opportunity to define himself and rebut Edwards’ criticisms.
In contrast, Edwards crisscrossed the state, missing few opportunities to show up at regional college football games, parades and festivals. If there wasn’t an event going on, Edwards created one, gathering local elected officials and community leaders to talk about issues central to his campaign.
IDENTITY POLITICS ISN’T ALWAYS ENOUGH
A little-known candidate, Rispone had an interesting, hard-scrabble story he could have told voters about growing up in Baton Rouge, working his way through college and building his own business. But he never really told it.
Instead, Rispone hitched himself to Trump, without introducing himself to voters. He talked of national issues, such as immigration, that weren’t relevant to Louisiana or the job he was seeking. He offered few specifics about what he’d do as governor, broadly talking about a constitutional convention, tax cuts and his business acumen.
Trump’s support “only can get you so far. Ultimately, candidates do matter,” said Southern University political science professor Albert Samuels. “Eddie Rispone, once you got beyond the slogans, he really didn’t have very much to say.”
Edwards used Rispone’s lack of detail to fill in the blanks himself and accuse Rispone of wanting to do all manner of unpopular things.
And while voters learned little about Rispone’s background, Edwards reminded them of his personal story as a West Point graduate and former Army Ranger who came from generations of Tangipahoa Parish sheriffs.
MONEY CAN’T BUY AN ELECTION, BUT IT MATTERS
Edwards had the power of incumbency and had been raising money for four years, giving him a hefty campaign war chest. Rispone, meanwhile, seemed to have unlimited dollars to spend on the race, putting $15 million of his personal wealth into the campaign and spending much of it.
Still, Rispone’s money wasn’t enough to unseat a Democratic incumbent with strong approval ratings, even in the ruby red Deep South. But Rispone’s money was enough to catapult him over Republican U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham in the primary. Rispone used the dollars to attack Abraham, and Abraham didn’t have the money to fight back.
“If you don’t have the ability to respond when people go that hard against you, you’re not going to be able to be successful,” Lionel Rainey, Abraham’s political consultant, said at an LSU event debriefing the gubernatorial campaign strategists.
LOUISIANA REMAINS A RED STATE
While voters chose a Democrat to remain governor, that doesn’t change Louisiana’s conservative bent.
Voters reelected an anti-abortion, pro-gun moderate who people largely think has performed well in office. But Edwards is a unicorn of sorts, with a biography that isn’t easy to find in another candidate.
Every other statewide elected job in Louisiana is held by a Republican, most of them easily reelected this fall. The Louisiana Legislature will become more deeply red in the new term, after voters added more conservatives.
And Trump is expected to coast to victory in Louisiana in 2020.
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Deming and Luna County weekend crime reports for Sept. 23, 2019
Crime reports provided by local law enforcement
Deming and Luna County weekend crime reports for Sept. 23, 2019 Crime reports provided by local law enforcement Check out this story on demingheadlight.com: https://www.demingheadlight.com/story/news/2019/09/23/deming-and-luna-county-weekend-crime-report/2419205001/
Headlight Staff Reports Published 10:21 a.m. MT Sept. 23, 2019 | Updated 10:10 a.m. MT Sept. 24, 2019
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The following crime reports were provided by local law enforcement.
Battery: Isaac Montellano, 35, 1500 block of S. Tennyson. Two counts of battery against a household member and criminal damage to property of a household member.
Prowling: Mario Herrera, 22, 1100 block of S. Gold St. Also, possession of drug paraphernalia.
Cited: Sergio Santana, 55, Homeless. Alcohol in public places.
Cited: Librado Perez, 67, 700 block of S. Diamond St. Alcohol in public places.
Cited: David Garcia, 18, 800 block of E. Maple St. Shoplifting at Deming Truck Terminal.
Concealing identity: Adrian Mora, 26, 2100 block of Poppy Drive. Also, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana (less than an ounce), NM Sixth Judicial District Court warrant for failure to comply with conditions of probation and Luna County Magistrate Court warrants for failure to appear, aggravated battery on a household member, failure to pay fine and criminal damage to property of a household member.
Battery: Gemma Escobar-Ortiz, 38, homeless. Battery against a household member, Grant County Magistrate Court warrant for failure to appear and Deming Municipal Court warrant for failure to pay fine.
Trespass: Lorena D. Garcia, 43, homeless. Also, interference with officers.
Warrant: Sergio Carlos Reyes, 30, 2200 block of S. Socorro St. Failure to pay fine in Deming Municipal Court.
Warrant: Enrique O. Salas, 64, 800 block of Olive St. Failure to appear in Deming Municipal Court. Also, cited for indecent exposure.
Warrant: Manuel De Jesus Olguin-Martinez, 56, homeless. Failure to pay fine in Deming Municipal Court. Also, cited for alcohol in public places.
Cited: Patrick Lopez Jr. 37, 1900 block S. Tin St. Graffiti.
Cited: Christina Garcia, 29, 900 block of Santa Fe St. Trespass at residence.
Warrant: Francisco Manuel Lucero, 18, 1200 block of W. Florida St. Failure to appear in Luna County Magistrate Court.
Cited: Weaam Jinraeel, 28, El Cajon, CA. Shoplifting at Walmart (1021 E. Pine St.).
Cited: Maria Sotelo, 42, Silver City, NM. Shoplifting at Walmart (1021 E. Pine St.).
Cited: Cassandra Martinez, 23, 700 block of S. 12th St. Shoplifting and trespass at Walmart (1021 E. Pine St.).
Trespass: Jose Fierro, 35, Silver City, NM. Also, shoplifting at Walmart (1021 E. Pine St.).
Warrants: Catalina Espinoza. 27. 800 block of N. Iron St. Two counts of failure to appear in Luna County Magistrate Court.
Criminal damage to property: 800 block of E. Florida St. A window to a residence, valued at $200, was broken.
Warrant: Briana Granillo, 26, 700 block of Hood Road. Failure to appear in Luna County Magistrate Court.
Warrant: Christopher Martinez, 35, 800 block of S. Eighth St. Failure to comply with conditions of probation in Luna County Magistrate Court. Also, interference with officers and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Warrant: Melisa S. Borrego, 34, Mesilla, NM. Failure to appear in Town of Mesilla Municipal Court.
Warrant: Anthony Meraz, 40, 800 block of W. Spruce St. Failure to appear in Deming Municipal Court.
Impersonating an officer: James L. Loges, 56, 2100 block of S. Diamond St. Also, possession of a firearm by a felon.
Warrant: Andrew S. Fitzgerald, 38, no address provided. Failure to appear in Dona Ana County Magistrate Court. Also, criminal damage to property of a household member.
Warrant: Emilio Valenzuela, 35, Las Cruces, NM. Failure to appear in Deming Municipal Court.
Battery: Judy L. Hicks-Underwood, 48, 200 block of Rockhound Road SW. Battery against a household member.
Battery: Bradley Neil Choate, 23, 200 block of Rockhound Road SW. Battery against a household member.
Warrant: Amanda Dominguez, 35, 2800 block of N. Placid. Failure to pay fine in Luna County Magistrate Court.
Larceny: Adam Ray Gangl, 31, no address provided. Also, Criminal trespass.
Traffic: Michael Gerald Gonzales, 35, 3600 block of Overhill Road. Driving with a suspended or revoked drivers’ license.
Warrant: Christine Blotter, 63, 100 block of E. Sixth St. NM Sixth Judicial District Court arrest.
Warrant: Terrance Lamb, 51, Los Angeles, CA. NM Sixth Judicial District Court arrest.
Warrant: Jeremy L. Ziller, 42, 400 block of James St. Luna County magistrate Court charges.
Warrant: Brandon M. Gose, 35, 800 block of N. Iron St. Failure to pay fine in Deming Municipal Court. Also, criminal trespass and larceny.
DWI: Rosa A. Noyola, 35, no address provided. Driving while intoxicated.
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Mario Romañach and Latin American Modernism
Monday, April 16, 2018 6:30pm
Harvey and Irwin Kroiz Gallery, Architectural Archives
220 South 34th Street, Philadelphia
In conjunction with the survey exhibition Mario Romañach: “Do you love architecture?” now on view at the Architecural Archives, the Office of the Dean presents a panel discussion on Mario Romañach (1917-1984), the influential Cuban architect and longtime PennDesign architecture professor, and how he fits into Latin American modernism.
A beloved teacher at Penn and a visionary architect who transformed modern architecture in his native Cuba in the years before the Revolution, Romañach saw architecture, not as an abstract phenomenon to be developed though analytical techniques, but rather, as a discipline which made full sense only when framed in terms of human experience. “Architecture...you’ve got to touch it,” he would say, and it was that sensuous, experiential connection to buildings, cities, and landscapes that animated his art and inspired his students.
Panelists include Associate Professor of Practice in Landscape Architecture David Gouverneur; Associate Professor at the University of Texas at Austin Fernando Lara; and Professor and Chair of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Frank Matero.
The program is moderated by Curator and Collections Manager Architectural Archives William Whitaker.
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For Jake Wilson's parents, the nearly 2 weeks since his disappearance have been ‘nightmarish’
The parents of Jake Wilson, an autistic Iowa teenager who went missing from La Porte City, described his disappearance as a terrible waiting game.
For Jake Wilson's parents, the nearly 2 weeks since his disappearance have been ‘nightmarish’ The parents of Jake Wilson, an autistic Iowa teenager who went missing from La Porte City, described his disappearance as a terrible waiting game. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: https://dmreg.co/2F18I9N
, lnozicka@dmreg.com Published 6:33 p.m. CT April 19, 2018 | Updated 4:05 p.m. CT April 24, 2018
Missing teen Jake Wilson's mother, Megan Neiswonger hands out flyers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks.(Photo: Rodney White/The Register)Buy Photo
LA PORTE CITY, Ia. — For Megan Neiswonger, the mother of an autistic teenager who vanished from this eastern Iowa town nearly two weeks ago, waking up and going to bed are the worst parts of her day.
Her oldest son, 16-year-old Jake Wilson, has been missing since he went for a walk on the night of April 7, and for Neiswonger, the intervening days have been a terrible waiting game.
"It’s not peaceful to sit there and think, 'Well, are they going to find him today in the river?'" she said Thursday morning during an interview with the Des Moines Register. "Are they going to find that somebody did take him?"
Jake, 5-foot-6 and 135 pounds, was last seen at 8:30 p.m. going for a walk to Wolf Creek, which runs through town. The outgoing nature-lover left without his glasses and was wearing a brown zip-up hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and cowboy boots.
Photos: Parents go door to door with flyers for missing teen
Missing teen Jake Wilson's mother, Megan Neiswonger hands out flyers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's name has been put on bracelets in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Volunteer Dawn Feaker, right, prepares to hand out flyers for missing teen Jake Wilson in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's stepfather Jeremy Neiswonger hands out flyers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's mother,ÊMegan Neiswonger places flyers on door handles in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's stepfather Jeremy Neiswonger, left, with Pat and Dick Richter, hand out flyers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's mother,ÊMegan Neiswonger talks to Police Chief Chris Brecher before handing out flyers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's stepfather Jeremy Neiswonger prepares to hand out flyers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Volunteers prepare to hand out flyers for missing teen Jake Wilson in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson picture is in the window of La Porte City's newspaper, The Progress Review, Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's mother stepfather Jeremy Neiswonger hands out flyers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's motherÊMegan Neiswonger directs volunteers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Missing teen Jake Wilson's motherÊMegan Neiswonger, second from right,Êand stepfather Jeremy Neiswonger, black stocking cap, help hand out flyers in La Porte City Thursday, April 19, 2018. Relatives, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
A sign at La Porte City's Tootsie's Ice Cream & More ask to pray for missing teen Jake Wilson Thursday, April 19, 2018. Residents, friends and high schoolers handed out flyers to help in the search for the autistic teenager who has been missing for almost two weeks. Rodney White/The Register
Temperatures were unusually cold for April, with nearby Waterloo setting a record low of 12 degrees the morning after Jake disappeared.
Since that night, Jake's parents have searched for hours along the creek, handed out dozens of fliers in neighboring towns and tried to maintain a positive attitude for their three other teenage boys.
"It’s just that disappearing factor that is so incredibly nightmarish," said Jake's stepfather, Jeremy Neiswonger. "We don't know what to do. It’s like having the flu: Our stomachs hurt, our hearts ache, we feel sick. And it's just — I don’t want to say we're losing hope, because we can’t allow that to happen …"
"But," Megan said, finishing his sentence, "we feel hopeless."
Remaining hopeful in 'trying times'
As water crews continued Thursday to search the creek, La Porte City Police Chief Chris Brecher echoed words officials have told the public since April 7: “We can’t rule anything out.”
Investigators are trying to find that “one golden nugget” of information that will tell them whether Jake was kidnapped or if he was in the creek, he said.
"We'd like to rule something out right now, but we just can't," Brecher said.
Detectives and searchers on the ground are not giving up hope that they will find Jake alive, the chief said.
Brecher has talked with investigators in other parts of the country that specialize in finding missing children and said they have found other teenagers with Jake's intellect within 10 days.
“They said don’t give up hope, and we haven’t,” he said. “Everybody has that little piece of hope that gets them through these trying times.”
Previous coverage:
Investigators looking at 30-minute window of time
As divers look for teen, mother says 'everybody is wanting him back'
'By no means are we done': As snow falls, search for Jake Wilson continues
Detectives follow new lead in La Porte City teen disappearance
Earlier this week, investigators asked for anyone who saw a person walking between 8:30 and 9 p.m. April 7 in the area of Commercial Street and Bishop Avenue to call them.
They are hoping to identify the man, who Brecher said could be Jake.
As for Jake's family, they have been a tremendous help to investigators, searching the creek and meeting with authorities each day, Brecher said.
He described them as an open book that had gone “through the gauntlet as far as questioning.”
Divers search for Jake Wilson in La Porte City
Six members of theJohnson County Metro Dive Team walk in Wolf Creek in La Porte City during a search for Jake Wilson, an autistic teenager who has been missing since Saturday night. Luke Nozic
Six members of theJohnson County Metro Dive Team walk in Wolf Creek in La Porte City during a search for Jake Wilson, an autistic teenager who has been missing since Saturday night. Luke Nozicka / The Register
Six members of the Johnson County Metro Dive Team walk in Wolf Creek in La Porte City during a search for Jake Wilson, an autistic teenager who has been missing since Saturday night. Luke Nozicka / The Register
Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson talks with reporters Thursday afternoon about the search for 16-year-old Jake Wilson, who has been missing since Saturday night. Luke N
As days pass, parents feel like 'another piece inside of us has died'
Jake's family has been searching for him since the Saturday he went missing.
They spread fliers in numerous nearby towns, such as Vinton and Urbana, to keep themselves occupied and feel like they are helping.
Jeremy Neiswonger has walked the creek for hours at a time, though, he said he thanks God every day he did not find Jake in the water.
“We can’t sit there and not do anything,” Megan Neiswonger said. While she could not thank law enforcement enough, she said, “we have to do something, too.”
Hundreds turned out to search for Jake. At its peak, more than 800 people helped as snow fell the day after he was reported missing.
Law enforcement searched a more than 9-mile radius from the center of town in the days after Jake went missing, spanning 255 square miles.
Crews have also since set up fences in the creek, so they know what comes downstream, the chief said.
Deputies have checked the Seven Bridges Wildlife Area, where the bodies of cousins Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins were found in 2012, months after they were reported missing from nearby Evansdale.
Police kept the search discreet so the public did not make “wild assumptions” that Jake’s disappearance was somehow connected to their murders; no evidence shows they are related, he said.
Photos: Hundreds of volunteers search for missing La Porte City teen
Volunteers search for clues to the disappearance of Jake Wilson, 16 of La Porte City, along Wolf Creek on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in La Porte City. Wilson was last seen on Saturday. Hundreds of volunteers have come to the city to help search for him. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
A sign sits outside Tootsie's Ice Cream with a message about the safe return Jake Wilson, 16 of La Porte City, who has been missing since Saturday, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in La Porte City. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson gives the press an update on the search for Jake Wilson, 16 of La Porte City, who has been missing since Saturday, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in La Porte City. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Volunteers gather outside the La Porte City fire station to help search for Jake Wilson, 16 of La Porte City, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Wilson has been missing since Saturday. Hundreds of volunteers have come to the city to help search for him. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
A team of people search Wolf Creek, which runs though La Porte City for any clues in the disappearance of Jake Wilson, 16 of La Porte City, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Wilson was last seen on Saturday. Hundreds of volunteers have come to the city to help search for him. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
La Port City Police Chief Chris Brecher gives the press an update on the search for Jake Wilson, 16 of La Porte City, who has been missing since Saturday, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in La Porte City. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
Hundreds of volunteers gathered Tuesday, April 10, 2018, to search La Porte City, Iowa, for missing autistic teen, Jake Wilson, who was last seen Saturday evening. Linh Ta/The Register
Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson gets mic-ed up before giving the press an update on the search for Jake Wilson, 16 of La Porte City, who has been missing since Saturday, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, in La Porte City. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
With no sign of Jake, it has been frustrating for the parents to hear the town's sirens at 1 p.m. each day, knowing the day is “halfway over and nothing,” his mother said.
“As each day goes by, we feel like another piece inside of us has died,” she said.
Jake's safe haven is his bedroom, where he keeps his Xbox, guitar and treasures he has collected from outside.
It's not like Jake to wander or be gone for long periods of time; it's not like him to upset his parents, they said.
His three brothers, ages 13 to 15, share a bedroom. But since Jake vanished, his youngest sibling has not wanted to go upstairs at home; he has been sleeping on a mattress downstairs.
The parents have set up counseling for their kids, something they plan to also participate in once they have time.
On some nights, Megan has stayed up until 2 a.m. stressed. And then, when Jeremy wakes up, his heart “beats instantly,” as he put it.
“This is real,” he said. “This happened.”
Asked what he would tell Jake if they could talk, Jeremy said, “Jake, we will bring you home. Hang in there. I know it’s scary, but you will get home.”
“You make sure you fight to get home,” he added. “We love you.”
‘I just want closure for the family’
Family and community members on Thursday afternoon handed out fliers and placed them in neighbors’ doors.
Before they headed out on foot, they were instructed to remind people about the FBI’s website to submit photographs and videos from the day Jake went missing.
Megan Neiswonger, who went door-to-door and mailbox-to-mailbox carrying the white fliers with photos of Jake's face, said the grid system the group was traveling would reach 900 homes in the city of about 2,300 people. As of 2 p.m., she said, high school students who were let out early were on their way to help disperse the paperwork.
Jake Wilson. (Photo: Special to the Register)
"DON'T HESITATE," the fliers advised, listing phone numbers for city police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. "ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT."
City residents Dawn Feaker, 58, and Steven Bell, 64, looked at a map of their grid in another section of town to make sure they were heading the right way. They discussed the street names before Bell pointed one direction.
“We got to go this way, I do believe,” Bell told Feaker, whose husband is the city’s former police chief, Larry Feaker. He retired before Brecher was sworn in weeks ago. “Why don’t you give me some of [those fliers] and I’ll hit the house next door.”
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When Brecher called Feaker about handing out fliers, she said he told her, “Are you up for an exercise?” She was, especially as a concerned resident who was not ready to give up hope.
As the two walked, Bell described the mood of the city as somber, saying parents are more protective of their children than before Jake disappeared, even though they do not know where he is. He called it disheartening that there were no public clues about where Jake could be.
“I just want closure for the family,” he said.
'We want him home'
Megan Neiswonger recently got a Facebook memory that reminded her of one of Jake's milestones: a year ago April 17, he had just learned to ride his tricycle.
Jake's brother and two stepbrothers, who are close, had bikes. One brother, who is paraplegic, could keep up in his wheelchair, and their parents wanted Jake to be able to go on rides with them. Once he picked it up, he would travel down the trails with his grandmother, a mile ahead of her.
“It was the feeling of being proud of each little step he took,” Megan said.
Jeremy and Megan described Jake as an outgoing teenage boy who loves fishing but hates bugs. He tried playing a number of sports, but during his first game of baseball five years ago, the left-hander was hit in the nose on the first pitch.
Jake, who attended Union High School before transferring to Cedar Falls High School's special-needs program, performed in the choir and won awards in Special Olympics.
The teenager could walk in town on his own, Brecher said. He often went to Tootsie's Ice Cream and More, an ice cream shop down the street from the police department. His family would call the shop ahead of his arrival and send him with exact change.
Megan has been on a schedule for years for Jake, and during the first few days of the search, she started to get out his medicine before remembering he was not home. While the medicine has likely left his system, his parents said it mostly was used to help him focus during school.
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'We're still holding out hopes': Search continues for Jake Wilson
Jake always wanted to be a police officer, though he would not be able to carry a gun, his parents said. He once visited the Benton County Jail and admired law enforcement, saying he wanted to “catch the bad guys,” his mother said.
“It’s neat to see his heroes still looking for him,” Megan said.
As they pray authorities find Jake safe, his parents wanted the public to know the teenager who enjoys reading books and playing Yahtzee is “unconditionally loved.”
“We just want him home,” she said.
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Luke Nozicka can be reached at 515-284-8069 or lnozicka@dmreg.com. Follow him on Twitter @lukenozicka for updates on breaking news and crime in Iowa.
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Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue: Politicians, local leaders react to tragedy
President Trump, Pennsylvania Gov. Tim Wolf, others react to mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh.
Shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue: Politicians, local leaders react to tragedy President Trump, Pennsylvania Gov. Tim Wolf, others react to mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/27/shooting-tree-life-synagogue-local-and-national-leaders-react/1788928002/
Cara Richardson and Joel Shannon, USA TODAY Published 12:34 p.m. CT Oct. 27, 2018 | Updated 6:33 p.m. CT Oct. 27, 2018
Police respond to an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., on Saturday, October 27, 2018.(Photo: Pam Panchak, AP)
A mass shooting took place at the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh on Saturday. Multiple people are dead.
Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich, a veteran of the department, was on the verge of tears as he described the crime scene as "one of the worst I've ever seen."
The FBI is investigating the mass shooting as a hate crime.
President Donald Trump tweeted about the incident, saying, "Looks like multiple fatalities. Beware of active shooter. God Bless All!"
Governor Tom Wolf issued a statement in response to Saturday morning’s shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.
"The shooting in Pittsburgh this morning is an absolute tragedy," Wolf said in the written statement. "I have spoken with local leaders and my administration and the Pennsylvania State Police will provide any resources to assist local law enforcement and first responders.
“These senseless acts of violence are not who we are as Americans. My thoughts right now are focused on the victims, their families and making sure law enforcement has every resource they need."
Multiple deaths at Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Chatham University students hug during a visit Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, to a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed Oct 27, 2018 while worshipping in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. GENE J. PUSKAR/AP
This pumpkin reflects community sentiment, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018, at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue. GENE J. PUSKAR/AP
A makeshift memorial continues to grow, Thursday, outside the Tree of Life Synagogue to the 11 people killed Oct 27, 2018 while worshipping. GENE J. PUSKAR/AP
Stones are placed Thursday, on the stars of David bearing the names of the shooting victims at Tree of Life Synagogue. GENE J. PUSKAR/AP
Anat Halevy Hochberg, of Brooklyn, NY., visits the memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue where 11 people were killed. GENE J. PUSKAR/AP
Mourners visit the memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood on Oct. 27. Jeff Swensen, Getty Images
Students from the Yeshiva School in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh stand outside Beth Shalom Synagogue after attending the funeral service for Joyce Fienberg, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Joyce Fienberg, 75, was one of 11 people killed when a gunman opened fire during worship services at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27. Gene J. Puskar, AP
This is a painted rock in memory of Rose Mallinger, 97, found Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, part of a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, to the 11 people killed during worship services Saturday Oct. 27, 2018. Gene J. Puskar, AP
The casket of Irving Younger is led to a hearse outside Rodef Shalom Temple following his funeral on Oct. 31, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Irving Younger was one of 11 people killed in the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27. Jeff Swensen, Getty Images
A processional leaves the Jewish Community Center after the funeral of Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Oct. 30, 2018. Rabinowitz and 10 other people were shot and killed Oct. 27, 2018 during a service at Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Robert Bowers allegedly screamed anti-Semitic epithets, as he opened fire on the congregants, law enforcement officials said. Eleven worshippers were killed and six other people were wounded. Cara Owsley, Cincinnati Enquirer via USA TODAY NETWORK
One of the caskets for brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal is carried out of the synagogue at the conclusion of funeral services at the Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh on Oct. 30, 2018. Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star via USA TODAY Network
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, center striped suit and tie, exits the memorial ceremony for brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal, held at Rodef Shalom Synagogue. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar via USA TODAY Network
Mourners stand outside as the caskets of brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal are carried out together. Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star via USA TODAY Network
One of the caskets for brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal is carried out of the synagogue at the conclusion of funeral services. Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star via USA TODAY Network
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and his wife Ashley Harlan attend the memorial service for brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal, held at Rodef Shalom Synagogue, Tuesday, in Pittsburgh, Pa. MYKAL MCELDOWNEY/USA TODAY NETWORK
Pittsburgh Steelers football coach Mike Tomlin, center, and Cameron Heyward, behind, arrive at the funeral for brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal at the Rodef Shalom Congregation. MYKAL MCELDOWNEY/USA TODAY NETWORK
Florida native and chaplain Bob Ossler, right, hugs Julianne Statnick as she visits a tribute to shooting victims along Shady Avenue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 30, 2018. “I grew up here,” Statnick said. “I was in Ireland when this happened so now I’m just here spreading love.” Alton Strupp, Courier Journal via USA TODAY NETWORK
Family members of Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, embrace before his funeral at the Jewish Community Center in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Oct. 30, 2018. Cara Owsley, Cincinnati Enquirer via USA TODAY NETWORK
A long line forms for the funeral of Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz, 66, at the Jewish Community Center in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Cara Owsley, Cincinnati Enquirer via USA TODAY NETWORK
One of the caskets for brothers David and Cecil Rosenthal arrives at Rodef Shalom Synagogue, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star, via USA TODAY Network
Attendants hold candles during the "Westmoreland Vigil for the Victims" event Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Greensburg, Pa. Alton Strupp, Courier-Journal, via USA TODAY Network
Phoebe Walczak, left, and Mark Nealon attend the “Westmoreland Vigil for the Victims” event Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, in Greensburg, Pa. Alton Strupp, Courier-Journal, via USA TODAY Network
Eleven candles, one marking each life of the people killed at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, were lit during a vigil at Chabad of Vermont in Burlington, Vt., Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Ryan Mercer, Burlington Free Press, via USA TODAY Network
Students from Yeshiva Girls High School pray, on Oct. 29, 2018, outside of the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. Robert Bowers allegedly screamed anti-Semitic epithets, as he opened fire on the congregants of Tree of Life during a service, law enforcement officials said. Eleven worshippers were killed and six other people were wounded Saturday. CARA OWSLEY/THE ENQUIRER
Names of the victims in the mass shooting at Tree of Life Congregation Synagogueare posted at a memorial outside of the synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., Monday. CARA OWSLEY/THE ENQUIRER
Mourners visit the Tree of Life Synagogue on Oct. 29, 2018, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh after 11 were killed and six others were wounded Saturday. Cara Owsley, The Cincinnati Enquirer
A memorial grows on the sidewalk on Wilkins Avenue near the Tree of Life Synagogue of Pittsburgh, Monday. CARA OWSLEY/THE ENQUIRER
Magda Brown reflects on the time she spent in a concentration camp as a 17-year-old. Brown spoke to reporters on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. A gunman entered the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue opened fire, killing 11 and wounding six on Saturday morning, according to officials. MARKELL DELOATCH/PUBLIC OPINION
Cindy Goodman, previous chair of the Community Relations Council for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, is hugged by a local community leader during a press conference at Freedom Unlimited, Inc., on Oct. 29, 2018. The gathering, held by community groups and religious leaders, honored the 11 victims who lost their lives inside the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday. MYKAL MCELDOWNEY/INDYSTAR
Rev. James H. Harris, right, of St. James AME in Pittsburgh, says a prayer in honor of the 11 victims who lost their lives inside the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday. Local religious and community leaders were asked to lay a hand on members of the Community Relations Council for the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh as a prayer was said during a press conference at Freedom Unlimited, Inc., Monday. MYKAL MCELDOWNEY/INDYSTAR
Richard A. Stewart Jr., president of NAACP Pittsburg branch, addresses community concern after the recent shooting inside Tree of Life Synagogue Community during a press conference at Freedom Unlimited, Inc., on Monday. MYKAL MCELDOWNEY/INDYSTAR
Lauren Bairnsfather, director of Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh, talks about the outpouring of sympathy and support she has recieved since Saturday's shooting in Pittsburgh, Pa. MARKELL DELOATCH/PUBLIC OPINION
Messages are left on the sidewalk on Wilkins Avenue near the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa. CARA OWSLEY/THE ENQUIRER
Students from the Yeshiva Girls High School sing outside of the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue of Pittsburgh on Oct. 29, 2018. CARA OWSLEY/The Enquirer via USA TODAY Network
Etsy Peles, 17, and a senior at a girls-only high school within the Yeshiva Schools of Pittsburgh, saw the black names written on white stars outside the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue, before dozens of bouquets. “It’s moving right in front of us, and the names of all the people, and you just felt it in the air, it was tangible,” she said a few hours later from a meeting room at her school. “And I feel like by going back to the place and praying there and singing there, we just showed everyone that you know we can and will remain strong.” CARA OWSLEY/THE ENQUIRER
Students of Yeshiva Girls High School walk along Forbes Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa., near Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue. CARA OWSLEY/THE ENQUIRER
A man visits a memorial outside of the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Oct. 29, 2018. Cara Owsley, Cincinnati Enquirer, via USA TODAY Network
U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady made a very brief statement summarizing initial proceedings for Robert Bowers will take place today, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at Joseph F. Weis Jr. Federal Courthouse downtown Pittsburgh. Cara Owsley, The Enquirer, via USA TODAY Network
"Love this beautiful neighborhood" is written on the sidewalk near the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Cara Owsley, Cincinnati Enquirer, via USA TODAY Network
Robert Bowers lived at 5323 McAnulty Road, McAnulty Acres, in Baldwin Borough, a suburb outside Pittsburgh, Oct. 29, 2018. Neil Strebig, USA TODAY Network
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life/Or L'Simcha Congregation stands across the street from the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Shooting suspect Robert Gregory Bowers is expected to appear in federal court Monday. Authorities say he expressed hatred toward Jews during the rampage Saturday morning and in later comments to police. Matt Rourke, AP
Messages on a barricade are left near the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Monday, October 29, 2018. Cara Owsley, Cincinnati Enquirer, via USA TODAY Network
A woman touches a tree as she pauses near a memorial in front at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Matt Rourke, AP
Hundreds of area residents filled the seats and stood during a vigil at Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains, N.Y. on Oct. 28, 2018, in response to the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh synagogue. The vigil was organized by several Westchester County based Jewish organizations. SETH HARRISON, The Journal News-USA TODAY Network
People gather outside the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum on Oct. 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh, during a community gathering in the aftermath of the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue. MATT ROURKE, AP
People listen to interfaith speakers on Oct. 28, 2018, at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall before a service to honor and mourn the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh. JEFF SWENSEN, Getty Images
Community members gather at the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall for a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh. ADAM SCHULTZ, EPA-EFE
A person mourns at a makeshift memorial at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh. MATT ROURKE, AP
Emergency responders put up barriers near the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Oct. 28, 2018. SARA C. TOBIAS, Newark Advocate, USA TODAY Network
Flowers and cards sit at a makeshift memorial down the street from the site of the mass shooting that killed 11 people and wounded 6 at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh. JEFF SWENSEN, Getty Images
Police tape surrounds the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Oct. 28, 2018. SARA C. TOBIAS, Newark Advocate, USA TODAY Network
People hold candles during a vigil against anti-Semitism and white supremacy, in response to the shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation synagogue in Pittsburgh, at the Human Rights Monument in Ottawa, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2018. JUSTIN TANG, The Canadian Press via AP
Fans pause for a moment of silence to honor the victims of the shooting in Pittsburgh before the game between the Washington Redskins and New York Giants, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in East Rutherford, N.J. Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY
Posters at Heinz Field honor the victims of the shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue before the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Jeffrey Becker, USA TODAY Sports
People walk under the U.S. and Israeli flags projected on the walls of Jerusalem old city, Oct. 28, 2018, organized by the Jerusalem municipality to show solidarity with the Pittsburgh Jewish community following the shooting attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. MENAHEM KAHANA, AFP/Getty Images
People wait their turn to place flowers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Matt Rourke, AP
The flag flies at half-staff before the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns football game, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018, in Pittsburgh. Philip G. Pavely, USA TODAY Sports
A makeshift memorial is seen down the street from Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Sara C. Tobias, Newark Advocate, via USA TODAY Network
Two people support each other in front of flowers at a makeshift memorial at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Matt Rourke, AP
“Closed because of yesterday” sign posted in the window on Pinskers Judaica Center on Murray Ave. in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Sara C. Tobias, Newark Advocate, via USA TODAY Network
Flowers lay outside of the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Sara C. Tobias, Newark Advocate, via USA TODAY Network
Members of the FBI and others survey the area on Oct. 28, 2018, outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images
Members of emergency services gather, Oct. 28, 2018, outside of the Tree of Life Synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images
A girl holds thank-you notes on Oct. 28, 2018, outside of the Tree of Life Synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, AFP/Getty Images
Anne-Marie Silver, left, Mara Silver and Beth Silver, all members of Congregation Dor Hadash Synagogue, attend a candle-light vigil in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. NEIL STREBIG, York Daily Record via USA TODAY Network
Amira Woodson, 39, left, and Alison Culyba, 39, attend a candle-light vigil in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. NEIL STREBIG, York Daily Record via USA TODAY Network
Mourners gather for vigil in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. SARA C. TOBIAS, Newark Advocate via USA TODAY Network
Mourners gather in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh for a vigil. SARA C. TOBIAS, Newark Advocate via USA TODAY Network
Aisling McIntyre, of Pittsburgh, hugs a friend during a vigil during a vigil in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. SARA C. TOBIAS, Newark Advocate via USA TODAY Network
Stephanie Myers and Sally Merar, both of Pittsburgh, try to light candles in a drizzle during a vigil in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. SARA C. TOBIAS, Newark Advocate via USA TODAY Network
Mourners gather for a vigil in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. SARA C. TOBIAS, Newark Advocate via USA TODAY Network
A resident talks with police as the Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Jeffrey Becker, USA TODAY Sports
Police outside and other emergency crews outside the Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Jeffrey Becker, USA TODAY Sports
Residents and police outside the Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Jeffrey Becker, USA TODAY Sports
Police and media await near the Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Jeffrey Becker, USA TODAY Sports
Tammy Hepps, hugs Simone Rothstein, right, on the intersection of Shady Avenue and Northumberland Street after multiple people were shot at The Tree of Life Congregation synagogue. ALEXANDRA WIMLEY, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
People comfort each other at the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. ANDREW STEIN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
People comfort each other at the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. JEFF SWENSEN, Getty Images
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf at the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. JEFF SWENSEN, Getty Images
Tammy Hepps, left, Kate Rothstein and her daughter, Simone Rothstein, 16, pray from a prayerbook a block away from the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue. JEFF SWENSEN, Getty Images
Law enforcement officers secure the scene where multiple people were shot at the Tree of Life Congregation. ALEXANDRA WIMLEY, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
Law enforcement run with a person on a stretcher at the scene where multiple people were shot at the Tree of Life Congregation. Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
Police and medical personel gather on the side of Tree of Life Congregation. ANDREW STEIN, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
Police rapid response team members respond to the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation. JEFF SWENSEN, Getty Images
A man holds his head as he is escorted out of the Tree of Life Congregation by police following a shooting at the Pittsburg synagogue. ALEXANDRA WIMLEY, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
People gather on a corner near the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., where a shooter opened fire on Oct. 27, 2018, injuring multiple people. GENE J. PUSKAR, AP
Neighbors around the corner from the site of a mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue embrace one another in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Oct. 27, 2018. JEFF SWENSEN, Getty Images
Police respond to an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life synagogue on Wildins Avenue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pa. on Oct. 27, 2018. PAM PANCHAK, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP
First responders arrive at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa on Oct. 27, 2018. GENE J. PUSKAR, AP
First responders surround the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Oct. 27, 2018. GENE J. PUSKAR, AP
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Other notable political figures — including candidate for governor Scott Wagner — have also spoken publicly about the incident:
Tracy and I offer our condolences to the families of the victims whose lives were lost today in Squirrel Hill.
This type of violence is sickening and has no place in our society.
— Scott R. Wagner (@realScottWagner) October 27, 2018
Monitoring reports of shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. Praying for the fallen, the injured, all the families impacted, and our courageous first responders. God bless them all.
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) October 27, 2018
Synagogues & places of worship are safe havens where communities come together to celebrate, pray, & reflect. The horrific events that transpired at Tree of Life Synagogue are heartbreaking. I'm monitoring the situation. My prayers are w/ the victims, their families, & friends.
— Senator Pat Toomey (@SenToomey) October 27, 2018
All Americans share in the grief of the Tree of Life congregation. We pray for the first responders who rushed into harm’s way to save lives, for the wounded & for the families of the lost. Congress must finally act on commonsense gun violence prevention legislation. pic.twitter.com/ywAQjKa31Z
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) October 27, 2018
Pittsburgh's professional teams have issued condolences:
We are incredibly saddened to hear of this morning's tragedy at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. We send our thoughts and prayers to all those affected.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 27, 2018
We send our thoughts and prayers to those affected by this morning’s tragedy in Pittsburgh. We will continue to pray for everyone involved.
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) October 27, 2018
Our hearts break at the news of this morning's tragedy in the Squirrel Hill area of Pittsburgh. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of those affected by this horrible event.
— Pirates (@Pirates) October 27, 2018
Celebrities and media personalities have also tweeted about the tragedy:
To the families of those who died in the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, my deepest and sincere sympathies. This horror is escalating day by day. If only we had LEADERSHIP that would actually take steps to stop it.
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) October 27, 2018
My God #TreeofLife synagogue in #Pittsburgh is the loving, dignified place where my sister and I attended, and our parents taught, Sunday school; where I was bar mitzah; where my sister wore to class a velvet jumper my mother made; the deep Jewish roots of my own tree of life.
— Howard Fineman (@howardfineman) October 27, 2018
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Wildfire smoke worse for kids’ health than prescribed burns
Children who are exposed to smoke from wildfires may experience a greater health impact than those exposed to smoke from prescribed controlled burns, according to a small study in northern California.
“Prescribed burns have been done for thousands of years to maintain the health of the forest, but there is public opposition to them due to the smoke exposure,” said lead study author Dr. Mary Prunicki of the Stanford University School of Medicine.
“That concern has hindered the Forest Service in doing as many prescribed burns as would be ideal to minimize the wildfires,” Prunicki said in a phone interview.
Previous research has linked wildfire smoke exposure with an increase in asthma attacks and hospitalizations. Children are particularly affected due to their developing immune systems, the authors note in the journal Allergy.
For the new analysis, Prunicki and colleagues compared Fresno area children exposed to wildfire smoke to kids exposed to smoke from controlled burns covering similar amounts of acreage, during a two-year period when wildfires occurred in nearby Yosemite National Park.
The researchers analyzed changes in markers of immune system responses in blood samples taken three months after a prescribed burn or wildfire, which is the time it takes for those changes to show up, they note.
They studied three groups of children, all around 7 to 8 years old. One group of 36 kids was exposed to smoke from controlled burns in 2015. Another group of 32 kids was exposed to wildfire smoke. And 18 children from the San Francisco Bay area had no exposure to smoke from fires.
Children in the wildfire-smoke exposure group showed the largest immune system changes. For example, they had fewer Th1 cells, which defend against viruses and bacteria, than kids exposed to smoke from prescribed fires and kids with no smoke exposure. Children exposed to wildfire smoke also tended to report more wheezing, even without a history of asthma, and those with asthma tended to have exacerbated episodes.
The researchers also measured pollutants near both cities. Compared to areas near controlled burns, areas near wildfires had higher levels of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, elemental carbon and particulate matter.
“We also need to study fires that move into urban areas that burn not just vegetation but human structures as well, which give off different pollutants,” said Colleen Reid of the University of Colorado at Boulder, who wasn’t involved in the study.
Experts recommend that families use air purifiers if living in a polluted area or near wildfires. Ventilation systems that have HEPA filters and good air exchange are the best measures for protection, Reid said. In addition, those who can wear masks should stock them, although many masks and respirators aren’t manufactured to fit children.
“Unfortunately, we still don’t know how to mitigate the health effects of inhaled pollutant exposures in pediatric populations,” said Lisa Miller of the University of California at Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, who also wasn’t involved in the study. “We know even less about what fire smoke can do to health outcomes as exposed individuals mature into adults,” she said by email. “Children are highly vulnerable to any form of inhaled pollutant because of respiratory and immune system immaturity.”
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Lot 79, 28 Mar 19
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, 7 August 1914, serial number G/25 007231, a fresh and original example with excellent embossing and no folds or creases, just minor handling marks, thus about uncirculated and very scarce in this grade EPM T3.3 £800-£1,200
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Treasury Series, John Bradbury, 10 Shillings, 14 August 1914, serial number A/7 460093, fresh and original, minor handling only, about uncirculated and scarce in this lovely grade EPM T9 £600-£800
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, 23 October 1914, serial number K1/64 74827, an original and fresh example, good very fine but a much nicer example than the grade might suggest EPM T11.2 £260-£320
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, 10 Shillings, 21 January 1915, serial number T1/73 014529, one pinhole, a solid original very fine EPM T13.2 £200-£260
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, Dardanelles Campaign Overprint, £1, 1915-16 (1914), serial number Y/70 47899, with fake red Dardanelles campaign overprint in Arabic on face, heavily pressed, thus fine. There are two obvious ways to tell that the overprint is a fake. Firstly, the note is pressed but the overprint isn’t and has been produced using a commercial printer (the ink dots/pixels are visible with magnification). Secondly, the prefix...
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, Dardanelles Campaign Overprint, 10 Shillings, 1915-16, serial number Y/28 048880, black Arabic overprint, about extremely fine, scarce EPM T15 £500-£700
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, £1, 22 January 1917, serial number A/49 624357, an attractive very fine example of the first series of this issue EPM T16 £100-£150
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, 10 Shillings, 22 October 1918, serial number A/15 716881, central crease, thus extremely fine and scarce EPM T18 £400-£600
Treasury Series, John Bradbury, 10 Shillings, 16 December 1918, serial number C/3 3876990, an original about uncirculated example of a scarce type EPM T20 £600-£800
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Treasury Series, Warren Fisher, £1, 30 September 1919, serial number M/8 733457, lovely embossed serial numbers and original paper, extremely fine EPM T24 £100-£150
Treasury Series, Warren Fisher, 10 Shillings (2), 30 September 1919, serial numbers G/90 418110 (dash) and F/92 385971 (dot), first about uncirculated to uncirculated, scarce in this grade, second pressed fine to very fine (2 notes) EPM T26, T25 £300-£400
Treasury Series, Warren Fisher, 10 Shillings, 6 November 1922, serial number M/58 893276, central fold but an original good extremely fine EPM T30 £200-£260
Treasury Series, Warren Fisher, £1, 26 February 1926, serial number A1/2 249517, very faint central fold, about uncirculated to uncirculated and a lovely example EPM T31 £150-£200
Treasury Series, Warren Fisher, 10 Shillings, 25 July 1927, serial number Y/42 415331, a superb original example, central fold but good extremely fine to about uncirculated, scarce in this grade EPM T33 £400-£500
Treasury Series, Warren Fisher, £1 (2), 25 July 1927, serial numbers U1/47 396453 (dot) and U1/34 722197 (square dot), first original good extremely fine to about uncirculated, second pressed very fine (2 notes) EPM T34, T35 £150-£200
Bank of England, Abraham Newland, £1, 22 August 1801, serial number 6799, very good, rare in any grade EPM B200c £1,000-£1,500
Bank of England, Henry Hase, £1, 14 August 1809, serial number 22775, clear watermark with handwritten date and signatures, a presentable very good, and a scarcer early type EPM B201a £1,200-£1,600
Bank of England, Henry Hase, £1, 30 December 1813, serial number 12846, printed date and serial number, toned but a presentable enough very good EPM B201b £300-£400
Bank of England, Henry Hase, £2, 19 June 1811, serial number 24757, printed date and serial number, a solid and attractive enough very good, rare EPM B201e £1,000-£1,500
Bank of England, John G. Nairne, £5, London, 21 June 1915, serial number 28/D 19405, clean and attractive about very fine EPM B208b £400-£500
Bank of England, John G. Nairne, £5, Newcastle on Tyne, 22 July 1916, serial number 97/T 18290, pressed, with very small amount of partially removed graffiti but an attractive fine example of a rare branch EPM B208bg £1,500-£2,000
Bank of England, John G. Nairne, £100, Manchester, 4 May 1911, serial number Y/27 14507, small amount of graffiti and a purple bank stamp at upper right, pressed, good fine and scarce EPM B208ff £1,200-£1,600
Bank of England, Ernest M. Harvey, £5, London, 8 July 1920, serial number A/32 96071, very fine EPM B209a £120-£160
Bank of England, Ernest M. Harvey, £5, Leeds, 14 November 1921, serial number 137/U 58650, good fine, scarce EPM B209ad £200-£260
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The Best Show You’re Not Watching.
Is called Donna On The Go and it’s a show like no other. Starring an actress, Donna Russo, who uses a walker and sometimes a wheelchair and Created by Writer,Director and Producer Peggy Lane it has drama, comedy, sketches and dances. Yes, dances!
Donna dances and in Season 2 provided to critics,
the Season ends with a beautiful dance choreographed by Tam Warner called Fall For You.
Donna is joined by a wonderful cast including EMMY winner Kim Estes as her friend Mick and in a fantastic cameo as Len from Dancing With The Stars, Danny Arroyo as Rocky, and two wonderful actress JC Henning and Marbry Steward as The Little Sisters.
JC and Marbry recall the women from AbFab and their performances allow Russo to shine.
One of my favorite episodes is Garage - Directed by New Zealander Craig Hutchison. They aren’t kidding about being an International show. Donna On The Go has a HUGE following in China and Thailand as well as Australia and New Zealand.
One of THE Funniest episodes I have seen this season on all of television was Written and Directed by Vince Deadrick Jr. It is called Really! and is about a Runaway Wheelchair. Deadrick is a Stuntman and Stunt Co Ordinator who won awards for his ground breaking work doubling Michael Douglas in Romancing The Stone. In fact there is a line in this episode that is a homage to it. I was shocked to read that Deadrick hadn’t Directed much before this. His work here is solid. Equally solid is the editing by Peggy Lane the show’s Creator.
The piece de resistance is an episode called Fall. Written and Directed by Lane it balances tragedy and tears with comedy. It forces you to not look away at the very real challenges that handicapped people face.
With all the talk of inclusion riders now - here is a show whose Lead Actress is a Person With A Disability and it’s the most entertaining, moving and thought provoking show I’ve seen this year.
Look for it at the Emmys. It deserves to win.
Terri Jones TV critic
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VANDALS put lives at risk after damaging overhead power lines carrying 25,000 volts, blowing a 20ft hole in a busway bridge.
The explosions, near Grangeway, were so loud residents feared the bridge, which runs above the railway, had collapsed.
No one is thought to have been injured in the initial blast, which was reported at 6.40pm on Wednesday. Two further blasts occurred while crews were at the scene, exposing electrical wires and a gas pipe in the road.
Investigations revealed that an object, possibly cable or wire, was dropped on to the overhead lines causing an explosion, which in turn damaged the bridge.
A spokesman for British Transport Police (BTP) said: 'This appears to be yet another act of mindless vandalism that could have had serious or fatal consequences. Twenty-five thousand volts of electricity run through the overhead lines and anyone who vandalises these lines is putting themselves and innocent members of the public in great danger.'
The blast occurred while transport police were investigating an incident of vandalism in which the Liverpool to Euston train was delayed the night before. The train was forced to make an emergency stop near to Cypress Grove after a signalbox was spray-painted and cables used to obstruct the track.
The BTP spokesman added: 'If these incidents continue it is only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured.'
After examining CCTV footage and carrying out forensic analysis, police arrested two juveniles on suspicion of both counts of vandalism, although investigations are still ongoing.
Cllr Dave Cargill, Halton Borough Council's executive board member for community safety, said: 'The delay of the Intercity train by vandals, along with the interference with high voltage power lines at the Grange, are a cause of grave concern.
'This is a time for communities to weld together and expose those who seek to attack our communities.'
Police are still appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information to contact BTP on 0800 405040 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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Researchers Use Lasers to Hack Smart Speakers
By John P. Mello Jr. • TechNewsWorld • ECT News Network
Nov 6, 2019 10:42 AM PT
University researchers have discovered a way to issue unauthorized commands to digital assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant, Facebook Portal and Siri via laser beams.
The microphones in devices like smart speakers, mobile phones and tablets convert sound into electrical signals, but what the researchers found was that the mics react to light aimed directly at them, too.
The research team -- Takeshi Sugawara of The University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo; and Benjamin Cyr, Sara Rampazzi, Daniel Genkin and Kevin Fu of the University of Michigan -- this week posted a paper online describing their findings.
"By modulating an electrical signal in the intensity of a light beam, attackers can trick microphones into producing electrical signals as if they are receiving genuine audio," they explain at Light Commands, a website dedicated to the project.
Using that technique, silent "voice" commands can be sent to the digital assistants that execute tasks through their devices -- tasks such as controlling smart home switches, opening garage doors, making online purchases, unlocking and starting motor vehicles and unlocking smart locks.
"Potentially anyone can do it," U-M researcher Rampazzi told TechNewsWorld. "It requires a little bit of equipment and knowledge, but it's not that complicated."
All that's needed for an attack are a simple laser pointer (US$13.99, $16.99, and $17.99 on Amazon), a laser driver (Wavelength Electronics LD5CHA, $339), a sound amplifier (Neoteck NTK059, $27.99 on Amazon), and a telephoto lens (Opteka 650-1300mm, $199.95 on Amazon) for focusing the laser for long range attacks, according to a parts on the Light Commands site.
Threat to Consumers
There may be some practical obstacles for an attacker, noted Kaushal Kafle, a research assistant studying the security of smart home and Internet of Things platforms in the Department of Computer Science at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
For example, a clear line of sight is necessary from the laser to the target. In addition, as the distance to the target increases, focusing directly on a microphone becomes more difficult.
However, "even if there are practical limitations, given the impact of such an attack, it is important for users to be aware of such attacks and place their smart speakers in a safe location -- not one that is easily visible from outside through a window, for instance," he told TechNewsWorld.
The kind of laser attack described by the researchers can pose a serious threat to any consumer targeted by such an attack because it gives an attacker free rein over a device.
"Anything the user can say, we can use the laser to do the same command," U-M researcher Cyr told TechNewsWorld.
"Anything you can do by voice becomes a threat," added Rampazzi.
The damage an attacker can do, though, is limited to a consumer's preferences.
"Given that all three major voice assistant systems are heavily pushing for smart home integration, there are obviously dangers depending on the user's setup," Kafle said. "In the case of smart homes, it depends on what kind of smart devices are connected to the user's voice assistant for access through voice commands."
MEMS Mics Targeted
While the researchers focused on the major digital assistants, their work could have broader ramifications. During their experiments, they found that their laser attacks worked best on MEMS microphones.
Applying MEMS (microelectro-mechanical systems) technology to microphones led to the development of small microphones with very high performance characteristics -- characteristics that are just the ticket for devices like smartphones, tablets and smart speakers. MEMS microphones offer high SNR, low power consumption and good sensitivity, and they are available in very small packages.
The reason laser attacks work on MEMS mics, Rampazzi explained, is that those microphones have a different construction and design compared to conventional mics.
Consumers can give themselves a measure of protection from laser attacks by requiring authentication for critical tasks like unlocking doors and starting up cars. That's done by limiting the execution of those commands to a single voice.
"It doesn't make the attack completely impossible, because you can record the voice of the owner or use a similar synthetic voice, because voice personalization is not so accurate yet," Rampazzi explained.
"It is important for all voice systems to integrate user authentication, especially before carrying out security-sensitive actions or financial transactions," noted Kafle.
Asking a user a simple randomized question before command execution can be an effective way of preventing an attacker from obtaining successful command execution, according to the researchers' academic paper on laser attacks.
"However, we note that adding an additional layer of interaction often comes at a cost of usability, limiting user adoption," they wrote.
Industry's Role
The industry must assume a role in preventing laser attacks on gadgets.
"When it comes to manufacturers and vendors of smart devices, it is important for them to recognize this attack surface, and not only develop practical solutions but also raise the user's awareness about such attacks, because it can be avoided in most cases through device placements," Kafle pointed out.
Hardware makers could use sensor fusion techniques to block light-based command injection, the research paper notes.
Devices using voice commands typically have multiple microphones. Since sound is omnidirectional, a voice command will be detected by more than one mic.
On the other hand, in a laser attack, only a single microphone receives a signal.
A manufacturer could take that into account and have the device ignore commands issued through a single mic. However, that measure could be defeated by an attacker simultaneously injecting lights on all the microphones on the device using wide beams, the researchers acknowledged.
For sensor-rich devices like phones and tablets, sensor-based intrusion detection could block light injection attacks, because light commands will appear to the sensors as very different from audible commands, the researchers suggested.
"I find the idea of using lasers to issue voice commands as interesting but not compelling," observed Chris Morales, head of security analytics at Vectra Networks, a San Jose, California-based provider of automated threat management solutions.
"I think it is a very cool trick and shows the susceptibility of new technology to techniques we have not thought of before, but the execution of such a technique seems like an advanced way to achieve a goal that could be much simpler," he told TechNewsWorld.
"For the regular consumer, I don't foresee a rash of home robberies using lasers to open doors," he said, "when all one needs to do is throw a rock through a window."
John P. Mello Jr. has been an ECT News Network reporter since 2003. His areas of focus include cybersecurity, IT issues, privacy, e-commerce, social media, artificial intelligence, big data and consumer electronics. He has written and edited for numerous publications, including the Boston Business Journal, the Boston Phoenix, Megapixel.Net and Government Security News. Email John.
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How clean is solar power?
A new paper may have the answer
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Zhicong Dec 8th 2016 21:05 GMT
That's a great news for all of us, especially Elon Musk!
D.D. Corkum in reply to Al U. Minium Dec 11th 2016 21:42 GMT
In niche cases I think it already does; such as remote locations in an equatorial desert.
Obviously the cost ratio changes as you move further from the equator, or closer to major fossil fuel infrastructure like seaports and pipelines.
guest-noaaonw Dec 9th 2016 19:45 GMT
So the argument is because it takes energy to make energy we shouldn't move towards clean energy. Politics allows such non scientific arguments to exist and as long as the powers to be continue to profit by convincing voters such stories have merit we will continue on our race to the bottom that recently has taken hold around the globe.
I'll suggest the science that needs to be proven is that fossil fuels are not detrimental to our health and the environment required to support the 10 billion that are soon to inhabit the planet, all of who would like to use as much energy as we do in the US.
Once this is proven, I'm all in on continuing to source every last drop of oil and coal we can find. Until then, I believe creating energy from sources that don't require the use of any fuel is the way to go, particular since they are now becoming quite competitive with fossil fuels and are likely in a few short years to actually be cheaper.
This also improves the self determination of the countries that have been so dependent on the oil oligarchy's that continue to cause most of the social strife and loss of life due to war on this earth.
guest-ajinsioj Dec 10th 2016 16:55 GMT
If you're going to measure the "clean" of solar power, why would you neglect the production of all of the minerals that are used in the process? These minerals include arsenic, bauxite, boron, cadmium, coal, copper, gallium, indium, iron ore, molybdenum, lead, phosphate, selenium, silica, tellurium, and titanium dioxide. Some of these minerals are difficult to source and mine, and almost always create a large degree of environmental damage in their wake.
You also must account for the fact that because solar panels only work for a small part of the day, and only when it is sunny, they require backup power. If you're going to provide that via lithium ion batteries, the environmental costs of that solution need to be factored. If you're going to rely on gas peakers, you need to count the environmental impact of those plants as part of the overall solar solution.
No energy solution comes without some serious costs.
D.D. Corkum in reply to guest-ajalease Dec 11th 2016 21:39 GMT
Another comment from someone who clearly does not read. This article was not, at its core, about the merits of solar power or global warming. This article was principally about the effect of manufacturing improvements since 1975 to the production of solar power. That the improvement has been so much is certainly worthy of attention from TE.
Big_bad_Vlad Dec 10th 2016 17:52 GMT
Clean, except for the fact that they provide unreliable power and have to backed up by CO2 spewing coal and gas plants.
guest-ajinmial Dec 8th 2016 21:18 GMT
There are several mitigating solutions to this problem. First an observation no matter how much fossil fuel energy was required to build existing solar panels, it makes no difference in whether we should use these existing panels since all the fossil fuel energy has already been spent for these panels.
Now assuming this is a real current problem the obvious answer is to generate the energy needed using solar or wind. If the manufacturing need for energy is dominated by melting furnaces these furnaces can take an irregular power source and can be used as essentially an energy storage device. The preferred solution is probably to locate and dedicate wind or solar generation at the plant site. But if that isn't practical then use the energy off the network when there is essentially peak availability due to solar or wind. This is the same as private companies that are going to renewables such as Microsoft and Google and others.
In the Trump era perhaps this could be done in the US. We could require that the manufacturing of solar panels use no more fossil fuel than some number. We could offer incentives for the melting companies to tie into US sources of "excess" energy. Perhaps a little stimulus money is appropriate to set this up. The result would be more jobs for Americans and more profitable companies for American entrepreneurs and limited fossil fuel required for manufacturing solar panels.
9t3Kx3YuqD Dec 9th 2016 6:27 GMT
The Energy Information Agency says it takes about 550 - 940 g / kWh of conventional coal, oil or gas generation, so 20 g sounds pretty good. Too bad the article doesn't make some similar comparison.
guest-oswalmm Dec 11th 2016 6:43 GMT
Great study thank you. When considering battery/energy storage/back up energy requirements when the sun is not shining scenarios as well as disposal of the product. Does solar still make sense? Are you able to refer me to a comprehensive analysis that covers all these parameters?
waynelus@yahoo.com in reply to guest-noaaonw Dec 9th 2016 20:22 GMT
Already proven that fossil fuels aren't relatively more detrimental to public health. Just check the lung cancer and asthma rates for, say, California, which has 9 of the worst 10 cities for air pollution, and, rates for Texas or nations and cities in South America where there already is a hotter climate that would be a proxy for global warming. There is no statistical difference in the disease rates. Air pollution is a nuisance, an irritant and an aesthetic blight especially in areas like California which has valley that form inversion layers that make smog traps; and also blight their tourist economy areas such as Yosemite Park. Texas' large cities don't have the smog even though they have depended on so called dirty coal fired power because Texas is a Plains State and California is a Basin State. The solution to pollution is dilution. The public health benefits from anodyne "clean power" are based on statistical models not on actual untweaked health rate data. If California wants to clean its smog, fine; if West Virginia or Pennsylvania doesn't then OK. What needs to be halted is a One-Size-Fits-All pollution policy meant to put Republican energy industries out of business and replace them with Democrat subsidized industries in a vote buying scam legitmized by phony public health claims.
9t3Kx3YuqD in reply to guest-ajinmwin Dec 9th 2016 18:38 GMT
They also try to rationalize the driving of Hummers.
Noijmiw in reply to arnesenanton Dec 13th 2016 13:44 GMT
I happen to work for the nuclear reactors in Belgium...
Your claim is completely false and I don't even have an idea where you got that idea. 1 in 3 nuclear plants have blown-up??? On what planet do you live? Fact is there have only been two nuclear plant accidents that released significant radiation into the environment (as in actually harmful for life): Chernobyl and Fukushima. Three Mile Island was contained. And in Fukushima, there were only 6 deaths, none from acute radiation poisoning (accidents in other industries routinely kill far more people).
Btw, permanent storage for highly radioactive material DOES exist, as we're building one such facility right now in Mol in Belgium. If you want to be on the anti-nuclear hype train, ok, it's your choice. But at least don't actively try to misinform other people with blatantly false information.
JohnGB55 Dec 10th 2016 5:45 GMT
The cleanest alternative fossil fuel is natural gas at 1.22 pounds - about 550 grams - per kWh. So if silicon is down to 20 grams per kWh then in marginal cost it is saving, conservatively, 500 gm per kWh. About 25x more than it consumes. So, the carbon cost of producing it is redeemed in about 1 month.
And, that is compared to the cleanest fossil fuel. It pays back its cost in avoided oil in about 3 weeks and avoided coal in about 16 days.
I agree. The numbers supporting solar power are compelling.
mateuszb Dec 10th 2016 12:34 GMT
The assumption that you should not produce the solar panels because the energy for that is coming from fossil fuels is fallacious. You could apply this dumb argument to any new source of energy and discount it straight away. How else will be ever be able to break the cycle of dirty fuel?
Bootstrapping is what should be considered in the analysis - once you produced the solar panels, how costly is it to produce the next panels from that?
The total energy costs should be considered rather then "how we produce it". We have enough of classical physics to estimate the absolute energy costs.
Next comparison to all externalises and initial costs related to fossil fuel source of energy - don't you have to make a big investment upfront to get the processing plants, mines, transport. Does a new investment or opening a new plan is better or worse? It is great for fossil fuel industry to compare the costs of solar entering the market versus the current existing system, but what about comparing building new solar with building new coal plants?
From Iceland Dec 11th 2016 22:15 GMT
Thanks for this article.
The key here is using a smarter technology for cleaning the solar grade silicon.
And this technology is available.
Silicor Materials Inc., a U.S. based solar silicon producer, is developing a facility in Iceland to clean solar silicon in a smarter way. Silicor's patented process is not only the most environmentally friendly option available; it is also designed with the industry’s lowest operating cost structure.
Silicor’s competitive advantage is with its patented solar silicon purification process, which yields a crucial feedstock for photovoltaic (“PV”) cells. Unlike traditional production methods it uses a molten aluminum metal solvent to extract impurities from the silicon.
Silicor’s process is proven to perform at a level equal to existing market standards, at less than half the capital cost than traditional production methods. And it uses 2/3 less energy than traditional manufacturing methods.
More importantly, unlike traditional purification methods, Silicor’s production process has a number of environmental advantages, including: (i) Very little CO2 from the process. In fact the whole manufacturing plant will be Carbon Neutral (ii) There is no production of flammable silane gas, (iii) replacement of non-recyclable waste products with revenue-generating premium aluminum by-products and (iv) nearly 80% reduction in plant footprint as compared to traditional facility requirements.
Adding to the above there will be no fossil fuel-based energy used in Iceland - only renewable geothermal and hydroelectric resources.
This low-energy, waste-free and carbon neutral process is simply a smarter way to produce solar silicon. It’s cheaper, greener and simply smarter.
guest-ajinmwin in reply to Kevin NY Dec 10th 2016 13:08 GMT
Thanks, Kevin. The last paragraph is where I take issue. Many studies have calculated the embedded emissions of solar, and those emissions are VERY low when compared to generation from coal or gas. The wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life-cycle_greenhouse-gas_emissions_of_ene...) is helpful, but you can also find many papers on this topic. You'll be hard-pressed to find an electricity system with an emissions intensity anywhere close to 20 g of CO2 per kWh. The article would have been better-served mentioning that it is settled in the energy industry that solar's emissions are low enough to warrant deployment when moving to a low-carbon energy system.
CfhXHAcWxx Dec 10th 2016 1:52 GMT
Given the preponderance of coal power plants in China versus nuclear and other cleaner energy sources in Europe and the US...perhaps we should be building solar panels in Europe and installing them in China, rather than the current practice which is the opposite.
RudyF Dec 11th 2016 23:51 GMT
Surely, the end-point of the analysis should have been "there will come a point in the near future when solar panels will be created using power generated by other solar panels". Duh!
Kevin NY in reply to guest-ajinmwin Dec 10th 2016 7:03 GMT
I am not sure how you missed what "break even" means in this context. It is that the panels have reduced emissions by more relative to the emissions that would have been produced by their local conventional electricity than the emissions produced when manufacturing the panels.
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Reviews » DVD Video Reviews » Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin
Eclipse Series 31: Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin
Criterion // Unrated // January 17, 2012
Review by Christopher McQuain | posted January 15, 2012 | E-mail the Author
THE FILMS:
Prior to watching the three new-to-DVD discoveries excavated by Criterion for their Eclipse series box set Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin, the only work by this expat French filmmaker/professor/writer I had seen was the 1972 feature Tout va bien and the accompanying short Letter to Jane, which Gorin made as a comrade of the legendary Jean-Luc Godard in their quasi-communal, experimental Dziga Vertov Group. Going only by what I'd been able to see of Gorin's output in those remarkable films, I was prepared for this trio--begun soon after Gorin's emigration from Paris to Southern California and comprising Poto and Cabengo (1980), Routine Pleasures (1986), and My Crasy Life (1992)--to be as playful, self-reflexive, heady, and in some measure political as they indeed turned out to be. More unexpected, though, is how explicitly personal these films are, particularly the first two. Part of the point of Gorin and Godard's Dziga Vertov co-authoring (when not simply unsigned) collaboration was a Marxist-inspired de-emphasis of the individual auteur and his cult of personality, making it difficult to tell whether Gorin or Godard (or another of their collaborators) was the "author" of this or that element of the film. But if Godard's individually-signed works are convincingly regarded as "essays" that are most often of the voraciously learned, reference-happy, far-reaching, third-person variety, these Gorin solo projects seem to belong more to the "personal essay" subgenre. They're explorations and ponderings that embrace and explicitly incorporate the fact that they frequently tell us as much about their author as they do about his subject(s), and as such have an unabashedly intimate, casual, first-person quality that offers an accessible yet not at all reductive or simplistic way into their themes and subjects.
Poto and Cabengo was inspired by a news story that caught Gorin's eye not that long after he landed on these shores: a set of female twins born to a working-class San Diego couple and initially thought to be mentally handicapped had stunned speech therapists and linguists by apparently developing their own private language, understandable only between themselves (thus they are "Poto and Cabengo" to each other, though their given names are Virginia and Grace). Gorin arrives at the family's tenement dwelling with his 16 mm documentary filming setup, his voice-over narration explaining to us that matters of language and foreignness hold a natural fascination for him at least in part due to his own disoriented situation as an immigrant. As the media hubbub is progressively revealed to be oversimplified and inaccurate, Gorin turns to sources--the twins' therapists and counselors, linguistic experts, and, primarily, their parents and their grandmother--to explore the richer complexities underlying the situation. Their mother, Christine, is, like Gorin, an immigrant--a German who met and married her husband and the twins' father while he was stationed by the Air Force in Germany. Now, with her husband a struggling real-estate agent, she has settled the family in San Diego and moved her non-English-speaking mother in from Germany to aid with child-rearing and housekeeping duties, creating a unique linguistic environment that, in addition to the parents' medically-reinforced assumptions about the "delayed" twins's suitability for socializing, surely has something to do with their creating what sounds like a new language for themselves.
What came to Gorin's attention as an odd little human-interest item becomes, when transfigured by his restless, persistent inquisitiveness and freewheeling, imaginative aesthetic approach (which expands his documentation out with intertitles, photo montages of pre-WWI Germans, and details from Katzenjammer Kids cartoons and newspaper headlines, along with his frequently amusing, self-deprecating voice-over musings), a cinematic hybrid to match the twins' creative mixing and matching, encompassing elements of sociology, history, immigrant testimonial, and linguistic investigation to create an astute yet poignant collage whose overarching theme is nothing less than the obliquities and eccentricities of the American dream.
Routine Pleasures again features Gorin's wry voice-overs, here positing himself as both restless, somewhat hapless cinematic instigator and the point at which the film's seemingly incongruous subjects--a very dedicated group of middle-aged male model train enthusiasts and the great American film critic and painter Manny Farber--converge. Both the two brightly colored, feverish and jam-packed Farber paintings--1979's Birthplace: Douglas, Arizona and 1982's Have a Chew on Me--that appear before Gorin's camera in lieu of the cantankerous and unsurprisingly camera-averse Farber himself (his withering critiques, comments, and advice to Gorin are related to us by the filmmaker) and the minute, often Marwencol-like details that the model railway hobbyists include in their elaborate, technically astonishing set-ups are work that represent, for their makers, what Gorin terms "obsession and pleasure." (When, after painstaking preparation, the guys finally get to put their trains into action, Gorin gives us a lovely switch from black and white to color that belies any notion of that Wizard of Oz device ever losing its charm, so long as it's aptly deployed). For the filmmaker himself, frustrated by his American film students' indifference to the William Wellman and Samuel Fuller films he shows them in an attempt to open their eyes to the wealth of their cinematic heritage, Routine Pleasures began as his version of "something Howard Hawks would make," with its characters (the genial and focused model railroaders) involved in camaraderie and common pursuit. But it ends up being two contrasting windows for Gorin--and three for us, as we're also looking through Gorin's own quixotic yearning for a bygone America--into Americans' relationships with and ways of revisiting or reiterating the past. Sections detailing Farber's paintings and his stoical rejection of and contempt for nostalgia are alternated with those dedicated to the model railway aficionados for an initially contrasting but increasingly connected, sometimes even overlapping back-and-forth/point-counterpoint structure that vividly conveys two distinct modes of response (deep suspicion and full immersion) to the pervasive, romantic backward-looking longing that defined the height of the Reagan era and gave birth to the modern American Right.
My Crasy Life is a very different beast than the other two films. Gorin's direct presence in front of the camera and/or on the soundtrack is gone; instead, we have a ingeniously discombobulating fiction/documentary hybrid centering on a group of Samoan gangbangers in Long Beach, California and the policeman (Jerry Kaono) who tries to understand and help them. The officer is aided by his police car's onboard computer, which, like some wise-ass HAL, taunts him about his ability to do either, self-reflexively undermining any presumptions that the truly good, kind-hearted sergeant, we the viewers, or Gorin--all outsiders--may have about our position vis-à-vis these marginalized and (as several jarring photo montages of dead, bloodied gang members drives home) endangered subjects while "studying" them from our respective positions of authority, from behind the camera, and on our sofas at home. (The effect of the computer's officious monotone as the film's conscience/inner voice is both funny and quite effectively disconcerting.) Even so, the subjects--all actual gang members with whom Gorin is collaborating--do their best, through interviews and reenactments and with all bravado and rap-star aspirations in full force, to represent themselves, what their lives are like and what they care about, if not explain (do they owe us an explanation?) "why" their fierce, violent loyalty to their homies is as central to their existence as it clearly is.
Into these fraught, tense proceedings, with their omnipresent and nonchalantly accepted threat of aggression and violence, Gorin intercuts footage of Kaono traveling to Honolulu to track down the estranged family of one gang member in particular that he's trying to rescue, along with glimpses of American Samoa and one gang member's return visit to this island whose people and traditions its ghetto-trapped children are so far removed from (with any threat of treacle cut by a vibrant, vulgar, slang-saturated reminder that paradise-lost romanticism does nothing to address the harsh reality facing the Long Beach Samoan gangs). What keeps My Crasy Life continuous with the other films despite its very noticeable differences is Gorin's persistent interest, as a stranger in a strange land, both in the experiences of people whose "home" is in another place or time and who are now making a go of it in the strange here-and-now U.S., and in the particular phenomena and preoccupations of American life. (One cannot forget that this film was made in 1992, the year of the Rodney King verdict and the L.A. riots, at the height of America's panic and paranoia over the growing, increasingly violent gang activity flourishing in its desperate ghettoes.)
Each of the entries in Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin is a highly original, ingeniously posed question that the filmmaker is posing to both himself and to us, with answers proposed or not (the clever use of onscreen question marks and the repetitive interposition of the intertitled phrase "What are they saying?" in Poto and Cabengo dissipates as what they're saying is eventually deciphered, but by then the film's mystery seems to extend far beyond that) but never decisively arrived at. The film's don't presume to boil things down or offer solutions to their riddles, but they ask their questions in such an endlessly interesting, engaged, good-faith and down-to-earth manner, and with such witty, inventive use on Gorin's part of his cinematic resources and the documentary form, that it seems not only acceptable but entirely satisfactory (not to mention in keeping with Gorin's genuinely inquisitive, intelligent, sincerely empathetic sensibility) that those questions should remain open.
THE DVDs:
Each of the films is presented at the correct 1.33:1 aspect ratio in a transfer that is nearly 100% free of visible defects yet retains the distinctive, rawer textures and properties of Gorin's old-fashioned-documentary 16 mm, often handheld shooting style (the second two with remarkably vivid cinematography by Babette Mangold, who shot Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman).
Each of the films is presented with a Dolby Digital 1.0 mono soundtrack, reflecting how the films were originally made and perfectly adequate, both technically and aesthetically, to fully conveying all of the nuance and layers of their direct and post-dubbed (voice-over) sound. Some limitations to the direct-sound process are evident in some scenes, for example containing small talk between the model railroaders in Routine Pleasures, but Gorin obviously accounted for this, and we hear everything we need to. Otherwise, absolutely no distortions or imbalances in sound due to the transfer/mastering process were detectable.
Most Eclipse series are intentionally bare-bones presentations with no extras, but fans (like me) of critic Kent Jones will certainly consider his special guest appearance as the writer of the set's liner notes an "extra," as the written accompaniments that give context to entries in the Eclipse series are usually written (and written well, I should add, just not with Jones's particular erudition and perception) by Criterion's house scribes.
The unusually winding path of director Jeanne-Pierre Gorin's career brought him from Paris and a collaboration with Godard to Southern California, academia, and rarer forays into filmmaking itself. Watching the results of Gorin's labors in Three Popular Films by Jean-Pierre Gorin makes that last bit seem highly regrettable; his resourcefully articulate, curious voice has something unique to offer, and one wishes it could be brought to bear on yet more seemingly mundane or inscrutable oddities and disturbances in "normal" life like the ones he approaches so incisively (yet with such caution, open-mindedness, and respect) here. Gorin has a way of carefully and elliptically unpacking (and continuing to unpack, with no intention of exhausting) the subjects he chooses, and although these films are entirely unpretentious and lacking in any obvious sense of striven-for gravity or self-seriousness, their insistence on treating the problems and mysteries at their center as continuingly fruitful points of departure, not just puzzles to be solved and put away, gives them a surprising, haunting staying power. Highly Recommended.
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Firefighters battle Sussex block of flats blaze for 12 hours
Picture: East Sussex Fire
James Butler
Published: 09:56 Saturday 21 September 2019
Firefighters have spent more than 12 hours tackling a large fire at a block of flats in Sussex.
East Sussex Fire said it was called to the residential property in Pankhurst Avenue, Brighton, shortly before 9pm.
Firefighters from Brighton, Roedean, Lewes, Hove and Barcombe were initially sent to the scene, however the fire service said this was escalated to ten fire engines.
By 9.45pm, firefighters remained on scene, while they continued to tackle the flames.
East Sussex Fire said it was advising all nearby residents to close windows and doors.
At 9.15am on Saturday (September 21), a fire service spokesman said two fire engines and an aerial ladder platform remained at the scene to put out the remainder of the fire.
Residents of the building had all been accounted for, and no-one was injured, the spokesman said. They have been rehoused due to the blaze.
The cause of the fire and where it started will be investigated on Saturday. The scale of damage to the building is currently unknown.
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EEC welcomes outcomes of CBD Review 08 February 2016
The Australian Government released its long-anticipated review of the Commercial Building Disclosure (CBD) Program on Friday 5 February. The Minister for Resources and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, is proposing to continue the CBD Program and:
Expand the program to smaller buildings by lowering the threshold for mandatory disclosure of energy efficiency to any office space equal or larger than 1,000 m2; and
Extend the validity period for tenancy lighting assessment from one to five years. This is a sensible way to reduce compliance costs for building owners without reducing the impact of the CBD Program.
This proposal is in line with the Energy Efficiency Council’s recommendations, and would be a great outcome for tenants, building owners and the energy efficiency sector. Any changes to CBD Program will likely come into effect on or after 1 July 2017.
Key findings from the review
The review of the CBD Program was carried out by ACIL Allen with oversight from a committee that comprised government staff and Rob Murray-Leach from the Energy Efficiency Council. The review is an excellent report, and can be downloaded here.
The review makes a critical finding that the economic benefits of improved office worker productivity could be double the benefits of energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions. While the review conservatively estimates that energy and greenhouse savings from the CBD program over 2010-2014 were $72 million Net Present Value (NPV), worker productivity improvements were conservatively estimated at $111 million to $167 million NPV.
The Australian Government is inviting submissions on the propsed changes to the CBD by 5pm on 12 March 2016. The public consultation can be accessed here.
The EEC will be developing a submission in consultation with, and on behalf of, its members.
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Hatfield-Dowlin Complex, University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore.
Clad in glass, granite and metal and featuring 40-ft cantilevers, the Hatfield Dowlin Complex—built for the Oregon Ducks football team—offers numerous amenities. These include a weight room, diagnostic and timing track, offices for coaches and other staff, team video theaters, nine position rooms, separate meeting rooms for offensive and defensive coaches, and a "war room" for the entire coaching staff.
The 145,000-sq-ft project features an enhanced grass football field and two new synthetic turf practice fields. The project also includes a 190-space parking garage and plunge pools, which are tucked under the plaza, taking advantage of the site's natural slope.
The donor scrutinized design and material selection. The donor's reputation for design and quality had to be evident in the finished building and had to be relevant to the university's maintenance and operations programs, says design firm ZGF. Natural and durable materials were chosen for the high-use and public areas. The architecture solution aimed to improve the identity and functionality of the stadium and adjacent sports facilities, the firm adds.
The designers visited facilities at the country's top universities and professional sports teams, including the locker room of the New York Yankees. ZGF says this step helped architects with the programming and design of such spaces as a player's lounge and the building program, which is divided into box-like elements arranged in the manner of the block-stacking game Jenga.
One judge called the complex "beautiful." Another said the design was "a fresh take on sports architecture" and that the building "fits really nicely into the campus."
Contributing to the success of the project was the team's ability to get decisions made quickly, ZGF says. The team provided the owner with complete, well-vetted information that addressed programmatic, aesthetic, cost and procurement concerns, the firm says. This eliminated the need for a second round of questions.
In addition, for several days per week, the team placed senior design technical and management staff on site during construction to address and resolve construction and design issues as they occurred. As a result, ZGF says, the worker-supervisor-worker flow turnaround time was shortened and solutions could be sketched, priced and executed in a matter of a few days rather than weeks, even for major changes.
Owner/Developer University of Oregon
General Contractor Hoffman Construction Co.
Lead Design Firm ZGF Architects LLP
Structural/Civil Engineer KPFF Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineer Integral Group
Electrical Engineer Sparling
Geotechnical Engineer Geotechnical Resources Inc.
Acoustical Engineer Altermatt Associates
Interior Designer Firm 151
Landscape PLACE Studio
Best Sports Entertainment - University of Oregon - Jane Sanders Stadium
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India ETFs Change Course After Elections
By Tom Lydonon May 18, 2009
Could India and its exchange traded funds (ETFs) become the next emerging market to reckon with in the wake of the global economic crisis? The markets today were so positive that circuit breakers were triggered.The stock market in India shot up 17% after the Congress Party’s definitive victory in national elections are setting the tone for long-awaited economic reforms. Erika Kinetz for the Associated Press reports that the Bombay Stock Exchange’s benchmark Sensex vaulted 2,110.79 points, or 17.3 %, to 14,284.21, causing the historic shutdown Monday.
Luciano Siracusano, WisdomTree‘s director of research, said in an appearance on CNBC this morning that these elections could put India in a better position to receive capital with a new political party in office. WisdomTree is the provider of the largest India-focused ETF.
The recent Congress party victory in national elections raised hopes of a revival in foreign direct investment and economic growth, as well as tax reform and significant infrastructure spending. Cherian Thomas and James Rupert for Bloomberg report that Manmohan Singh’s electoral victory is giving hope to half a billion Indians that poverty is not a way of life.
The rupee is up 3.3% so far, the most in more than 20 years.
There are a number of ways to gain exposure to India via ETFs, including as a single country or in a broad BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) ETF, which can help spread the risk among several emerging markets instead of pinpointing just one.
PowerShares India (PIN): up 19.3% year-to-date
WisdomTree India Earnings (EPI): up 22.6% year-to-date
First Trust ISE Chindia (FNI): up 20.2% year-to-date
Claymore/BNY BRIC (EEB): up 25.6% year-to-date; India is 9.2%; Brazil is 52.8% and China is 18.3%
For full disclosure, some of Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of EEB.
The opinions and forecasts expressed herein are solely those of Tom Lydon, and may not actually come to pass. Mr. Lydon serves as an independent trustee of certain mutual funds and ETFs that are managed by Guggenheim Investments; however, any opinions or forecasts expressed herein are solely those of Mr. Lydon and not those of Guggenheim Funds, Guggenheim Investments, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC or any of their affiliates. Information on this site should not be used or construed as an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any product.
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Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 4: The Oath
Just three episodes in and we have received terrific news that Showtime has renewed Billions for a third season! The news is not surprising given that Billions is the SMARTEST show on TV but still THIS WAS FAST! Congratulations to the entire cast and crew, we are over the moon for you and yeah, for us, too!
And who knew “Paulie Pennino” of Billions would come back to direct Axe in Season 2 Episode 4? It is a true delight Noah Emmerich is directing this episode! I love him as Agent Beeman in The Americans! And, hey, he is also directing Richard Thomas, who brings to life Beeman’s boss Agent Gaad in The Americans and whom I loved as John-Boy in The Waltons as a little girl, in this episode!
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Axe is finally in the final three in his bid for the NFL team. Over lunch at Vaucluse, Mark Cuban tells Axe NFL does not like guys like them because they did come from nothing, earned their money calling bullshit openly and publicly and so they come across as people that can break the etiquette. According to Cuban, Axe needs to hang up the gloves and focus on changing the “hearts and minds” that will give him what he wants. Continue reading “Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 4: The Oath”
Author DamianistaPosted on March 13, 2017 March 31, 2017 Categories BillionsTags Billions Recaps, Bobby Axelrod, Bryan Connerty, Chuck Rhoades, Eric Bogosian, Giving Oath, Kate Sacker, Lara Axelrod, Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Mark Cuban, Oliver Dake, Panama Papers, Paul Giamatti, Richard Thomas, Sanford Besinger, Spartan-Ives, Wags, Wendy Rhoades, Wilco, Yosemite Sam24 Comments on Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 4: The Oath
Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 3: Optimal Play
I could not be happier that a game theory term makes it to the title of this week’s episode: Optimal Play. Optimal Play, also known as Best Response, is the strategy that produces the most favorable outcome for a player, taking the strategies of other players in the game as given.
Given that the entire hedge-fund industry is under siege and that he needs to adapt, Axe’s optimal play is to venture out of the city walls and straight into the NFL. We learn from his chat with NY Giants chairman Steve Tisch that Axe grew up with football on a “24-inch Trinitron knock-off” and his first ever football game in a stadium was in Tisch’s box. As Tisch shares with him that he needs to jump through quite a few hoops to impress the NFL, Axe is pretty confident about his bid and already trying to figure out where his seat will be at the stadium. Not here at MetLife Stadium, of course. NY Giants is not for sale 😀 Continue reading “Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 3: Optimal Play”
Author DamianistaPosted on March 6, 2017 March 31, 2017 Categories BillionsTags Asia Kate Dillon, Billions Recaps, Bobby Axelrod, Chuck Rhoades, Damian Lewis, Danny Strong, David Costabile, Lara Axelrod, Lawrence Boyd, Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Paul Giamatti, Spartan-Ives, Taylor Mason, Todd Krakow, Wags, Wendy Rhoades16 Comments on Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 3: Optimal Play
“From the Trader’s Desk” Ep. 2: Dead Cat Bounce
Welcome to “From the Trader’s Desk” and my recap of “Dead Cat Bounce”. (I’m just going to say this upfront: I hate that term, but only because I’m a cat momma!)
We open up at the Spartan-Ives sponsored “Thought Leaders” conference, which costs $3,000 to attend. These types of conferences are common, and can be market movers. Certain managers will mention a stock they like (or don’t) and it will move the stock price as they are speaking.
Continue reading ““From the Trader’s Desk” Ep. 2: Dead Cat Bounce”
Author Lady TraderPosted on March 3, 2017 March 3, 2017 Categories BillionsTags Axe, Billions, Billions Recaps, Bobby Axelrod, Damian Lewis, David Costabile, Kelly AuCoin, Mike Wagner, Spartan-Ives, Taylor Mason, Todd Krakow, Wags12 Comments on “From the Trader’s Desk” Ep. 2: Dead Cat Bounce
Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 2: Dead Cat Bounce
That is what you get when you try to poach Axe’s most valuable employee, Todd.
Axe starts picking on Todd’s obviously scripted speech at Spartan-Ives “Global Thought Leaders” panel moderated by Lawrence Boyd. While Krakow’s choice of poet is Pindar, Axe’s seems to be Walt Whitman (who can forget the “barbaric yawp” scene from Dead Poets Society?). Is it just me or does Wags’ smile turn to concern as Axe leaves the room saying Krakow’s “party cocktail tutor” owes him a refund?
Axe apologizes to Boyd for being a bad boy but Boyd cannot be happier about what just happened. It seems he picked the panel for its entertainment value. The street will talk about this for weeks and whoever was not in the room will make Spartan-Ives their prime broker to be able to attend next year. Axe is not happy about playing “the bull” to Boyd’s “red sash” every time. Continue reading “Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 2: Dead Cat Bounce”
Author DamianistaPosted on February 26, 2017 March 31, 2017 Categories BillionsTags Asia Kate Dillon, Billions Recaps, Bobby Axelrod, Chuck Rhoades, Dr. Gus, Lawrence Boyd, Maggie Siff, Mike Wagner, Paul Giamatti, Spartan-Ives, Taylor Mason, Todd Krakow, Wags, Wendy Rhoades18 Comments on Billions on Showtime, Season 2, Episode 2: Dead Cat Bounce
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Dessalines, Jean Jacques zhäN zhäk dĕsälēn´ [key], c.1758–1806, emperor of Haiti (1804–6), born a slave. A shrewd general, he served under Toussaint Louverture in the wars that liberated Haiti. His barbaric cruelty against the mulattoes whom Toussaint was unable to control led to a bitter struggle with the mulatto leaders André Rigaud and Alexandre Pétion . In 1802 Dessalines fought brilliantly against the French, whose forces were led by Gen. Charles Leclerc , earning the nickname of the Tiger.
After the decimation of the French army by yellow fever and the capture of Toussaint, Dessalines revolted and overwhelmed the invaders in 1803. Independence was declared Jan. 1, 1804, at Gonaïves and he was chosen governor for life. Later, attempting to emulate Napoleon, he had himself crowned emperor as Jacques I in an ostentatious ceremony. In attempting to reorganize the nation's shattered economy, the ambitious emperor instituted drastic measures, such as forced labor, and accompanied them with despotic and cruel acts. He was subsequently ambushed and killed; Henri Christophe succeeded him in power.
See C. Moran, Black Triumvirate (1957).
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IT Science: How Port of Rotterdam Aims to be 'Smartest Terminal'
By: Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK | February 05, 2018
Using IBM data streams and AI, shipping companies and the port stand to save up to one hour each in berthing time, which can amount to about $80,000 in savings per day.
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Today’s Topic: Port of Rotterdam Undergoes IT Transformation
Name the problem to be solved: As Europe’s largest port by cargo tonnage, the Port of Rotterdam has the goal of transforming its operations to become the smartest, fastest and most efficient port in the world.
Describe the strategy that went into finding the solution: To achieve this goal, the Port of Rotterdam is using IoT, artificial intelligence and smart weather data from IBM and infusing those technologies throughout their operations. Combining local data from the port with data from The Weather Company, an IBM company, the port is able to predict the best departure or arrival times into and out of the port in the most favorable conditions, reducing wait times, allowing more ships to enter the port, and predicting the best time (based on water level) for a ship to arrive and depart with the maximum amount of cargo loaded on board.
This data will be displayed on a single dashboard, enabling communication and operations monitoring across all parties at the same time. Additionally, Port of Rotterdam is creating a digital twin of the port using IBM IoT sensors. This will be an exact digital replica of its operations that will mirror all resources at the port, tracking ship movements, infrastructure, weather, geographical and water depth data with 100 percent accuracy to help test scenarios and better understand how to improve efficiencies across operations, while maintaining strict safety standards.
List the key components in the solution: Key components of this initiative include IoT sensors, artificial intelligence and smart weather data that will predict water and weather conditions. Additionally, digital dolphins (smart quay walls and sensor-equipped buoys) will help support ship-to-ship cargo transfer and generate time-stamped data about their status and direct environment.
Describe how the deployment went, perhaps how long it took, and if it came off as planned: Port of Rotterdam is in the early stages of this digital transformation. It is currently in the process of enhancing its 42-kilometre port area from the City of Rotterdam all the way into the North Sea, with IBM Internetof Things (IoT) technologies and IBM Cloud to create the digital twin of the port.
Describe the result, new efficiencies gained and what was learned from the project: This digital transformation will allow Port of Rotterdam to view the operations of all parties at the same time and increase volume and efficiency of shipped goods that pass through the port, as well as manage traffic more efficiently. Furthermore, by enabling more ships to enter, the Port of Rotterdam stands to increase its own revenue.
Describe ROI, carbon footprint savings and staff time savings, if any: Shipping companies and the port stand to save up to one hour in berthing time, which can amount to about $80,000 in savings per day. When multiplied across the 140,000 ships entering the port per year, this means that the port will be able to dock more ships–reducing the costs for shipping companies and increasing revenue for the Port of Rotterdam.
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Profitable perennials: bigger is better and better together
Author: Ron van der Ploeg
Perennial nursery Griffioen Wassenaar offers products and services that unburden retail and landscape customers during the growing season. Contrary to the industry’s prevailing P9 pot, they choose to grow their plants in bigger P11 pots. These help garden retailers in keeping perennial sales steady, fresh, tidy and profitable while in landscaping the bigger pots allow plants to quickly develop lush and weed-suppressing groundcovers.
Established in 1923, Griffioen Wassenaar is one of the Netherlands’ leading perennial producers in the Netherlands with a reputation for high quality plants for supply to the retail and landscape market.
In terms of marketing, the company is lucky to have Wassenaar – one of its production sites – incorporated in its business name as this district of The Hague is dubbed the Beverly Hills of the Netherlands with stately homes and mansions presiding over lush green landscapes. De Horsten Estate, for example, is just a few hundred metres away and was, until last summer, the official residence of Dutch King Willem-Alexander and his family.
Hard work and dedication
The company’s newly appointed managing director, Stefan Verbunt acknowledges that Wassenaar can conjure up images of luxury, high end and top quality, but underlines there’s more than psychology to the brand’s name. “What really matters is the hard work and dedication of all the people at Griffioen. We will always do everything within our power to grow healthy, well-established plants and to realise the very best yield for our partners in the supply chain. Former owner Bert Griffioen has a soft spot for polar bears and their strength. Their furry image continues to be featured on our plant labels albeit very modestly. Plant marketing, at the end of the day, is not only about a company’s values and image, it’s also about understanding what these mean to a customer.”
Hello Garden and GreentoColour
Griffioen’s customer base ranges from garden centre chains and DIY stores to landscapers, local authorities and garden designers, served under the Hello Garden and GreentoColour brands. Verbunt attributes half of the company’s turnover to income from garden retailers and the other half to landscape customers. “However, we sell more plants in retail and in landscape we undertake projects and offer a full range of garden design and landscape services including soil preparation, delivering plants and maintenance, all with their own margin. As such, revenues in landscaping and retail are created equally.”
It’s not one size fits all
Currently, the company operates from two production sites in Wassenaar and Boskoop, but not for long. An agreement has been reached with the community for the sale and transfer of the 6.5ha container field, office and packing area in Wassenaar being sold and transferred to the Nature Conservation Society of South Holland in 2020. “Traditionally, Wassenaar was home to our landscape division which is set to relocate to Boskoop, where retail and landscape will continue to operate as separate entities from two different sites as a ‘one size fits all’ approach is impossible,” explains Verbunt. He continues, “For landscaping purposes, for example, we grow a ‘limited’ 130 core varieties while for retail our product offering includes over 700 varieties. Our colleagues in landscaping often work on behalf of local authorities and councils to design, construct and maintain a range of green areas, involving long term planning, paperwork and lots of discussions with architects and garden designers. In retail, in turn, it is much more about well-oiled logistics, product variation and on time delivery.”
Wassenaar’s change of location comes with a change in ownership: last September Boot&Dart Group acquired all the shares in Griffioen Wassenaar BV whose production currently stands in excess of 5 million units sold at home (70%) and abroad (30%). Verbunt: “Our products can be found in 80% of the Dutch garden centres while abroad garden centre chains such as Plantasjen in Scandinavia are also among our customers.”
With regard to garden centres and perennial sales, Verbunt’s adage is ‘better together’. “I want my retail customers to earn as much money with my plants as possible. While our plants are the tools, increased profit margins is the ultimate goal. Long-term relationships are key in creating profitable perennials sales.”
According to the Dutch industry body for garden centres Tuinbranche NL perennial sales provide a steady source of income to a garden centre’s business, amounting to 6 percent of its annual revenue. However, with the increasing pressure on supplying growers to keep the cost for the garden retailer down, it is not always easy to maintain healthy margins. Verbunt believes a mutually valuable relationship starts with reining in the pressure to reduce price. “Everyone grows their perennials in P9 with retailers relentlessly shopping around for a better deal. As a plant grower you find yourself at the beginning of the supply chain and, as such, constantly squeezed by retail. If there’s a product shortage one year, the next season people produce like crazy to find out that prices are very disappointing resulting in business foreclosures in the most extreme cases. Bert Griffioen was fed up with this unhealthy business environment. While on a study trip to the USA he saw the quarter gallons at plant nurseries, which more or less equals the P11 (1.4 litre) pots. Back in the Netherlands he started to grow his first plants in square P11 pots. Nine years ago he swapped the remaining P9 for P11 pots and to date the Griffioen is unique in that we grow our plants in P11 pots only. These not only provide immediate impact, but also move off the retail shelf faster with fewer product losses.”
Extending the selling season
Retail demand for perennials is known for being highly seasonal with around 75% of the product being required for spring sales, usually from late February onwards. “None the less, perennials in P11 pots continue to look particularly well in the second half of the sales season, contrary to their counterparts in P9 pots which can become droopy and floppy. So, they not only deliver value but also extend the selling season,” notes Verbunt.
In retail, the square P11 pots in blue (standard assortment), silver (niche products) and green (potted herbs) with curved label have now become the company’s USP as they are used in a non-conventional way. “The time when consumers went shopping with an alphabetical list in their hand is over. Most consumers don’t know what kind of plant they want until you start to seduce them and provide solutions. In a garden centre, a significant portion of sales come from impulse purchases so we broke with the traditional A to Z range presenting our plants by groups including, for example, butterfly plants, groundcovers, coastal plants, shadow plants and full sun lovers.”
Increasingly, a range of ‘unofficial’ perennials such as alpines, grasses and ferns are added to develop sales opportunities beyond the traditional spring-summer period. “Hello Garden moves with the seasons starting with Bergenia in early spring and finishing with Helleborus in October,” says Verbunt.
Inventory responsibility
There’s a lot of trust built between Griffioen and its retail customers. “Understanding each other’s business doesn’t happen overnight but ultimately it allows for streamlining the supply chain. Depending of the size of the garden centre business we recommend that operators use between 7 or 19 themed benches, each including ten different plants. In each theme 50 different genus are available which allows for keeping displays fresh, tidy and varied. Additionally, our two retail account managers, both with a proven track record in the garden centre business, position themselves as consultants to our retailers. This requires an impartial approach from our side, advising customers, if necessary, to take 8 instead of 10 benches as we don’t want to eat away our customer’s existing market share in, for example, houseplants. We are very proud that number of major retailers have permanently outsourced inventory responsibility to us. Clean pots, good shelf life and well stocked benches are their primary prerequisites.”
Perennials with a promise
While perennials in full flower may look tempting on the bench, Verbunt stresses that the company mostly sells perennials in the green stage with flowers that are tight in the bud. “Our plants come with a promise. We want our plants to be beefy, putting all their energy in root systems and leaf growth allowing consumers to enjoy the flowers after planting. Most perennials bloom for four to six weeks. There are plenty of growers focusing on visually attractive plants in full flower, a risky undertaking as the garden market is very weather- dependent. Therefore, accurate and targeted POS, providing shoppers with a very clear idea of what the plant will look like in flower, is vital.”
Transparency in terms of the company’s sustainability efforts is equally important, he continues. A high level of sustainability (and thus a minimal environmental footprint) is achieved through a number of operational practices, such as hot water weed control, banned neonics, biological crop protection, peat reduction and recyclable pots. The credibility of their environmental claims is evidenced in a wide range of eco labels such as MPS GAP, PlanetProof, GroenKeur, NL Greenlabel. Griffioen is particularly proud of being granted the permission to use the logo of the Dutch Butterfly and Bumble Bee Foundation. “As we don’t procure plants from other growers we can truly promise our customers that no neonics are used on our plants.”
An important step towards sustainability is the effort made to reduce crop shrinkage. It is estimated that at retail level shrink losses lie between 9 to 10 percent. “We grow on an as-needed basis, not on what we think will be sold. If this has been a bumper year for Verbena bonariensis sales, we will not set up a production of 100,000 plants for next year. The garden market is still a very traditional one, in some cases focused on the lowest possible purchase price with garden centre owners and retail chains buying on the auction clock. Of course, you can buy a truckload bargain but when you ask the supplier about shrinkage percentages they often have no clue. One of the values of the Hello Garden brand is that very few plants are thrown away once the plants have reached the retail environment. That’s not only beneficial to the planet but also for the garden retailer’s bottom line.”
Specialist plants
To keep the Hello Garden plants flying off the shelves, retailers increasingly turn to niche type or specialist plants. Griffioen’s response is its Specialty Range in grey pots. They come with an additional price as the starting material is obtained by expensive tissue culture techniques or is licensed plant material. Verbunt thinks that Geranium ‘Rozanne’- bred by Donald and Rozanne Waterer at their Crooked Acre garden in the UK is one of the best breeding breakthroughs in perennials in recent years. “It has large leaves and flowers and continues flowering from June until the first frosts. Phlomis and Verbena bonariensis are also riding the wave of popularity. ”
When pondering over the amount of new plants which appear on the market each year with only a few making it into the second or third year, Verbunt is an advocate for a consumer panel to co-judge novelties at premier trade shows such as Plantarium. “Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society, KVBC crowned Clematis tangutica ‘Little Lemons’ the best novelty new plant of this year’s Plantarium show. There is nothing wrong with expert judges but the risk is that products are only assessed on their technical aspects instead of their consumer value and possible retail performance. Personally, I think yellow is not a very sexy colour in a retail environment and as such I am not sure whether this new Clematis will be a commercial success.”
Amenity market
At Griffioen plants are trialled and retrialled in the trial gardens to prove performance. “Smart plant breeders contact our company as they know we nurture relationships with retailers. In the amenity market (characterised by year round demand) customers also also highly validate our trials. For example, as de-icing salt is an important factor, roadside vegetation plants must be tested in high salinity soils.”
Verbunt says salt tolerance is one of the 21 criteria to which plants must respond to be included in the GreentoColour concept. “They should also be heat and drought tolerant; easy to mow; disease and pest resistant; non-toxic; dog, pigeon, rabbit and seagull resistant; and feature a compact and not-too-tall growth habit so they don t obstruct forward visibility.
Only the highest performing plants are selected based on their demonstrated ability to thrive in the ecosystem without being overly aggressive or invasive. In landscaping Griffioen emphasises sustainability and suggests plantings that are low maintenance, including requiring little fertiliser, irrigation, pesticides and deadhead/pruning. Landscape plants used according to the GreentoColour rules quickly develop lush and weed suppressing groundcovers literally weeding out perennials’ fusty reputation of being high-maintenance.
Tailored to meet individual needs of each landscape customer, a GreentoColour planting scheme ensures the right mix of product is sold in combination with a soil preparation programme where poor soil is removed and replaced with organic planting soil. “Another rule of thumb is the use of eight plants per m2, that is plants with a well-developed root system in P11 pots. The subsequent maintenance plan includes short mowing of plants by the end of March to stimulate second buds forming and rejuvenates the plants along with mulching and pruning,” concludes Verbunt.
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