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__label__cc	0.703397	0.296603	Needless Things Podcast Episode 20: 2014 New York International Toy Fair I’m handling Needless Things’ Toy Fair coverage a little differently this year. Rather than doing the podcast and an exhaustive post recapping what I was able to glean from other websites’ coverage, I am combining the two. The biggest reason for this is that we were experiencing a huge ice storm while Toy Fair was going on and didn’t have internet at the house, so I wasn’t able to follow along like I normally do. I had planned to do my full post anyway, but it turns out that most sites’ coverage is pretty jumbled and difficulty to sift through once Toy Fair is over. I had a lot of difficulty pinning down details about things that I wanted to discuss and it got frustrating very quickly. That’s why I’m so glad that I have a pool of great toy experts to rely on. This past Sunday I got online with Mr. Beau Brown (SciFiJanitors.com), Ryan Schweck (Evil), Jay Hornsby (The Belligerent Monkey), Josh Wilson (The Oncoming Storm), and Reverend Dan Wilson (Poddy Humor) and we all talked toys. Check it out: There were a few things that I wanted to be sure to mention here, so I went ahead and threw some stuff together as a sort of half-assed post; but the podcast is definitely the Main Event today. Please be sure and check out Needless Things’ panelists’ other ventures, as well: Belligerent Monkey – Twitter, Facebook Reverend Dan Wilson – Twitter, Facebook Josh Wilson – Twitter, Facebook Mr. Beau Brown – Twitter, Facebook Bif!Bang!Pow! BBP continues to work with some very cool licenses, though their release schedule continues to be questionable. I admire this company for continuing to come up with different, kitschy ways to represent its various properties. Well, except for this one: Big Bang Theory: Ugh. BBP is cashing in (wisely) on the retro action figure craze with a line of old school 3.75” scale figures from this show. The Venture Bros.: There are 3.75” figure and 8” retro cloth lines for the best show on television, but I'm not collecting either because the releases are too far apart and the future of the lines too uncertain for me to invest. The Ambiguously Gay Duo: Retro cloth figures and some sort of smaller scale piece of the duo in flight are scheduled for this year. I am tempted. DCC had a lot of exciting stuff to show, but I’m going to begin with the most exciting things, possibility-wise – their action figures of Batman and Catwoman based on the Timm/Dini DC animated universe. If you don’t know, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, and the Justice League Unlimited cartoons all inhabit the same universe; one created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm and perpetuated by Dwayne McDuffie. It produced what I consider to be definitive interpretations of a massive number of the characters in the DC Universe. As a matter of fact, my decisions to buy a large number of Mattel’s DC Universe Classics figures were influenced mainly by their characters’ depiction in those cartoons. DC Collectibles showed two figures from what is presumably a new ongoing line drawing from that animated universe – Batman and Catwoman. What is interesting is that the figures are being designed based on Timm and Dini’s original concept sketches and the two men are themselves overseeing the line and choosing which versions of what characters are used. On display were Batman as he appeared in The New Batman & Robin Adventures and Catwoman as she appeared on Batman: The Animated Series. It was explained that Timm understands that some of the redesigns done for the latter show weren’t the best and that he will be using the preferred designs. Hence the grey Catwoman over the black-suited one with the green face (which I never understood). What’s so exciting is the potential for this line. If it does well (which these first two releases almost certainly will), we could see DCC producing quality figures of a huge number of the DC animated universe characters. This could render my DC Universe Classics line obsolete, as the animated style is what I always preferred. I just didn’t like the way Mattel did their Justice League Unlimited figures. A company that I have never even bothered covering before has ended up making the biggest splash at this year’s Toy Fair. Funko has long been known for their bobbleheads and cutesy Pop! vinyl figures. I loathe bobbleheads and generally avoid things that can be described as cutesy, so I’ve never mentioned Funko’s stuff before. But this year, as far as I am concerned, the company has totally owned Toy Fair. With the vast number of licenses in their new 3.75” ReAction range and the much-demanded properties in their 6” Legacy collection, Funko blew minds just before the annual toy exposition. Not just because of the massive reveals, but because of how soon the product was going to be ready to go. The first post-Alien ReAction figures will be hitting in April and the Game of Thrones Legacy figures are available at Barnes & Noble right now. ReAction: I covered this about as thoroughly as I need to last week. You can check that out here. I am going to do my best to show restraint with these since I technically do not like this style of figure, but I already preordered a few from BigBad. Legacy: The Game of Thrones figures are already out and the Firefly figures were for-real officially announced. I already posted my review of the mostly great Daenerys figure and couldn’t be more excited about this new range. Well, if they were cheaper I would be more excited. But better these than another DC sub from Matty! It pains me to say this, but Hasbro has pretty much lost me over the past year. As excellent as the 6” Star Wars Black line is, I just don’t find it as appealing as the 3.75” line. A Star Wars line without vehicles just does not appeal to me. And the smaller Black line didn’t do much for me, either. I bought Biggs from the first wave, but there wasn’t one other figure that I wanted. And even him I just bought because I needed one to go in his Toys R Us Exclusive X-Wing. GI Joe has been floundering for years now. There have been occasional exciting releases, but overall the line has had spotty distribution and issues with the consistency of quality and design. But then there are the Marvel Legends. My interest in that line has been wholly reinvigorated by the freshness and renewed effort of the new Infinity movie tie-in series. There are still a fair number of shared parts, but it seems like more thought is put into the designs. I’ve been extremely happy with the Captain America and Spider-Man figures I’ve picked up (reviews coming soon). I hope that Hasbro can sustain this new paradigm and I’m excited to see what this year’s Toy Fair has in store. Star Wars: The 6” Black line is still a big deal, though all of those Monkey Leias and admittedly nice Greedos warming pegs are making some folks nervous. Not Hasbro, though! They showed 6” scale versions of Jabba the Hutt and an Imperial Speeder Bike with a Scout Trooper. These are a pretty great deal at $40 apiece, but you’re going to end up with a Jabba that just sits on your shelf – not throne or hookah or Salacious Crumb or anything. Of course, they might make the full playset a SDCC Exclusive, but we all know how that goes. The Rebels line is interesting and that Boba Fett looks spectacular. I mean, I’m gonna buy a Boba Fett no matter what, but this one really looks great. I honestly haven’t been following production on this show too closely, but I am excited for another entry into the Star Wars televised universe. GI Joe: Much to my surprise, Hasbro is actually observing the 50th anniversary of the franchise with a Toys R Us Exclusive line this fall. It’s mostly new-ish versions of characters we already have, but there are a few like Leatherneck that I’m excited about. Some retooled vehicles are also scheduled. Marvel Legends: The first big thing I saw was the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Legends. The Dave Bautista likeness on Drax is amazing. It occurs to me that Hasbro didn’t do one of these Legends lines for Thor: The Dark World and I think that’s a shame. It would have been great to have Odin, Sif, Malekith, or really anybody else from the movie. Or their comic book counterparts. So… somehow Mattel managed to blow it with the Batman TV Masters. I have no idea what happened. This line should have been a huge success. MattyCollector.com Masters of the Universe: This year’s secondary sub is a Princess of Power subscription, which I am totally stoked about because I can skip it and use that money to buy toys from NECA and Funko. Between this and not having to pay for a crappy DC sub that’s a lot of xenomorphs, Kaiju, and Browncoats. The figures shown were Double Trouble (called Double Mischief due to one of those trademark issues), Entrapta, and an admittedly awesome looking Light Hope. They also had what I understand is Sweet Bee’s helmet, which I do not care about. As for the regular sub, the only new figure shown was Rio Blast. He looks great and I can’t wait to have him. The Mini Masters are here! The first set of Battle Armor He-Man and Mer-Man were offered this month and the rest were shown at Toy Fair. They look outstanding. I’m ordering a set for me and a set for Lil’ Troublemaker. DC Universe Club Infinite Earths: Well, I guess I’ll be spending some money after all. I can’t miss out on Damian or Ice. I am not a fan of Doomsday, so even if they were doing a regular one instead of the sucky version nobody wants I’d skip that one. 90s Aquaman looks great, but is not a figure I need. Especially not for $25. Speaking of ridiculous rip-off pricing, Mattel announced a Matty-only DC Universe Classics Super Powers line. The figures are all repaints except for Mr. Mytzlptlyk and the Kalibak build-a-figure and are $30 each. Fucking absurd. The packaging looks fantastic though, and I’m sure some hardcore collectors will be won over. Other Stuff: Every few months Matty will be offering a super deluxe Total Heroes figure. Firestorm with accessories and multiple heads, a Green Lantern Corps figure with the same,and a couple others that I don't think have been nailed down yet. Not as much to report as last year. Kid Stuff: There’s a line of totally crappy looking 4” figures out now. No, not the Multiverse line – I mean different crappy looking figures than the line with the movie figures. These would barely qualify as good Happy Meal toys. The Total Heroes line is actually pretty great so far. There are a lot of shared parts, but we like the figures we have gotten so far. I’m curious to see who else gets released and whether or not they will do a Wonder Woman in this line that is unquestionably oriented towards kids. They did in Imaginext, so I don’t see why they wouldn’t here. Like last year, some of NECA's coolest offerings were in their large-scale figure range – an Alien Queen and the Power Loader from Aliens. The ingenious thing here is that they are taking advantage of the 18” format to make large figures in scale with the 7” line. Obviously these both look awesome and I will be buying them. The company also displayed new quarter scale figures of Batman from Arkham Origins and Joker from The Dark Knight. The biggest announcement was that NECA has secured the rights to produce figures of Ellen Ripley with Sigourney Weaver's likeness. None were ready to be shown, but at least three different versions will be released – presumably one will be made to go in the Power Loader. I tend to doubt we'll see a rendition of her look from the end of Alien. Another HUGE deal is NECA's acquisition of the Godzilla license – for both the new movie and the classics. This is awesome for multiple reasons. First because we know that NECA will make kick-ass toys, but also because it means affordable versions of the kaiju from the old movies will finally be available. I recently canceled preorders for the Godzilla 2000 and King Ghidorah from the SH MonsterArts line because I just could not justify spending the money on them. Now I might be able (if the line lasts) to own both of those and several more for the cost of those two. Also, I know there are scale issues, but this means we will have Godzilla and Pacific Rim lines from the same company. Speaking of Pacific Rim, a new 18” Knifehead was on display and plans for a large-scale Cherno Alpha were announced. I've been having a lot of trouble finding this line at retail; I hope it can continue for a long time. Shipping costs are keeping me from ordering the current series. The Predator line – NECA's longest-running single license – will continue with more Kenner throwbacks and some new comic book versions. But the big news – fucking crazy news, actually – was the announcement that NECA will be releasing the Blade Fighter vehicle. This is... just nuts. Nobody makes vehicles for collector lines without lamenting how difficult it is. Also in the realm of craziness is the fact that NECA is releasing a RoboCop from the third movie. The terrible third movie. But then you realize it's RoboCop with a jetpack and a giant cannon and it seems like an awesome idea. New entries to NECA's Mego-inspired line were also shown, but I have been steadfastly avoiding such things despite how awesome they are. I can only work so many hours, people. And this gig sure doesn't pay. Overall it seems like the companies I care about are saving their big stuff for San Diego Comic Con now. I don’t want to give up on Doctor Who toys, but it looks like Character/Underground is seriously losing interest in the Classic/5” scale. With the announced inclusion of classic Who characters in future 3.75” lines I think I might be done collecting toys from my favorite franchise. Is there any way possible that Warner Bros. is happy with Mattel’s handling of their DC Comics license? Best In Show – Toy Fair 2014 Best Single Figure – NECA’s Alien Dallas in spacesuit Best Vehicle – NECA’s Predators Blade Fighter Best Role Play Item – Hasbro’s Guardians of the Galaxy Rocket Raccoon mask Best Line Overall – DC Collectibles’ Batman Animated line Biggest Surprise – Funko’s range of ReAction figures Best New Line – Funko's ReAction Best Company Overall – DC Collectibles The One Single Thing I’m Most Excited About -NECA's Godzilla line The sites with the best coverage were CoolToyReview.com, ToyNewsI.com, TheFwoosh.com, and ActionFgiurePics.com. I’m sure there are more, but those are my standbys. Posted by Phantom Troublemaker at 4:22:00 AM Labels: Funko, hasbro, mattel, NECA, Needless Things Podcast, toy fair Needless Things Podcast Episode 20: 2014 New York ... Vintage Troublemaker Toy Review – Masters of the U... Thoughts On Heroes Reborn By R.T. Ewell The Thing Panel - Days Of the Dead Toy Review – Lava Planet Predator from NECA Days of the Dead Atlanta by Beth V Toy Review – Game of Thrones Legacy Collection: Da... Toy Review – Ron Burgundy 13” Talking Figure from... Toy Review – Marvel Legends Jean Grey from Hasbro Toy Review – Sound FX Special Weapons Dalek (Reme... Toy Review - Masters of the Universe Classics Cast... Reacting to ReAction Needless Things Podcast Episode 18 – Stephen Plati... Needless Things Retrospective – DC Signature Colle... Toy Review – Masters of the Universe Classics Two-... Needless Things Retrospective - DC Signature Colle... Mint On Card By R.T. Ewell	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430032
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__label__cc	0.659302	0.340698	November 22, 2018 Omnibus By Omnibus Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash (estimated reading time: 9 minutes) For a long time, almost eons, Tesco – the biggest British retailer – was considered the most sophisticated proponent of Big Data Analytics. Its hailed success in collecting customer data and then turning it into ever-increasing value showed the way for a number of followers all over the world (Mercadona, Carrefour, Esselunga and the like – one of them, Mercator, a no.1 retailer in Slovenia, proudly wore the title of local equivalent of “Tesco in Britain”). Much of Tesco’s success was closely connected to Dunnhumby. Wait a minute, who? Isn’t that the name of a character from a Dickens novel? No. Then it must be a wizard? And, a wizard it is – though not from Hogwarts. Dunnhumby or, actually, dunnhumby, is the most ingenious of all the data wizards of its generation. The startup, established at the end of the eighties behind a kitchen table (so the legend goes), has over the years mastered the secret tricks of turning raw data first into insights and then into action that changes customer behaviour in a favourable way, bringing the retailer that special something – a competitive advantage. A wizard, turning the invisible and untouchable into pure gold. Said Clive Humby, half of the original dunnhumby: “I think our job is to basically help our clients see their customers through their behaviour. And I think one of the bits of magic we bring is to convert that behaviour into attitudes through clever mathematical techniques that say, well, if you do this, this and this, then it probably means you’re on the Atkins’ Diet.” See. The magic, the mountain of data, the wizards. And the scheme: RAW DATA > INSIGHTS > ACTION > Real change in customer behaviour Back in 1994 Tesco was lagging behind the number one giant Sainsbury’s and was looking for a turnaround. One of the ideas to test was introducing a loyalty card – which in the years before computer power exploded had been a concept reserved for airlines and their frequent flier programmes. In an article on bbc.com, Edwina Dunn (the other half of the dunnhumby team) described it thus: “When Tesco asked its IT department how long, and how much to do the [nationwide] roll out, they said three years and £50m. “We said £250,000 and 10 weeks.” The legend continued from there. At the end of the presentation of the first findings, Tesco’s then chairman MacLaurin broke the silence and expressed in awe: “What scares me about this is that you know more about my customers after three months than I know after 30 years.” Photo by Annie Spratt – Unsplashed The relation between Tesco and dunnhumby became the envy of every competitor. Just check their brilliant progress in the Timeline: 1995: Dunnhumby helped Tesco establish the world’s first supermarket loyalty card, called Clubcard. 1999: Tesco doubled its pre-Clubcard market share, overtook Sainsbury’s and became the largest retailer in the UK. Unanimously recognizing dunnhumby’s data wizardry as being instrumental in Tesco’s success, praise came from all over the place: 2002: Noelle McElhatton (Direct Response): One of the greatest mysteries of the data world is how customer insights from Tesco Clubcard’s data mountain help make it the UK’s biggest (and the most profitable) grocery chain. 2004: Richard Turcsik (Supermarket Grocery): Dunhumby’s Clubcard launched in 1995… has helped Tesco become the United Kingdom’s No.1 retailer, as well as the world’s most successful internet supermarket, one of Europe’s fastest-growing financial services companies, and arguably one of the globe’s biggest exponents of customer relationship management. 2009: Money Watch: One of the major weapons Tesco employs in its United Kingdom home market is a loyalty card programme developed with data mining firm dunnhumby. Then came the crisis, which seriously shook both customers’ wallets and the retail world in general. But some players remained intact. As the Guardian commented: “Tesco halted the exodus of shoppers to cheaper retailers, by doubling the points available to shoppers.” The Independent (2010) further underlined it: “Britain’s biggest supermarket owes much of its success to a husband-and-wife team who started a data-mining business in their spare bedroom.” No matter, crisis or not, all the glory goes to dunnhumby. The power of using Big Data, executing data mining, using data profiling on the huge database of millions of people – of course, when done by the right data wizards – is unstoppable. Right? In fact, the wizardry of dunnhumby was so praised that it seemed virtually unstoppable. One of the anecdotes tells about a wife complaining about condoms on the online list Tesco provided. They couldn’t be her husband’s because he didn’t use them, she was absolutely sure about the mistake. The Dunnhumby analysts looked into the data and discovered that the husband did actually use them – but not at home. They apologized for the “corrupted file” but the moral was there: what wives don’t know, dunnhumby understands! THE FALL BEFORE THE WINTER CAME But then came autumn 2014 with the leaves falling… and among them a snippet of news that Tesco had recorded a 1.3% fall. Headlines like “Downfall of Tesco’s Market Value” soon followed. Then events picked up pace; Tesco’s turnover clearly fell and it produced a loss in profit before tax. Another shock to come. Mr Clarke – Tesco’s long-time CEO – was shown the door in 2014 due to “shocking losses at the UK grocery business.” In 2015 the results were alarming: stocks fell to an 11-year low, Tesco posted a $9.6 billion loss for the previous fiscal year. People losing jobs, 43 stores closed. And yet more bad news to follow. Wait a minute – this doesn’t add up. The world’s smartest retailer, Tesco, in trouble? How come? Who in the whole wide world could be smarter, more sophisticated? WHO WAS THERE TO OUTSMART THE WIZARD? Well, maybe we really can’t talk about sophistication. The new wizards were more seen as pedlars – guys going from town to town – not knowing much or anything about the big data. Their magic was really nothing fanciful. Just very down-to-earth, back-to-basics, almost raw and savvy-in-execution stuff. But these new guys in town didn’t really care about not having anything fancy to take out of the hat. And also they didn’t show up like arrogant brats – something crunching and munching the past data could easily lead to. But surely the genial data wizard would have a trick to stop such transparent pedlars? Maybe … if only a wizard had put on the shoes to step outside the lab and see how real people really shop. Perhaps ask one or two of the lot what they really feel about something that Tesco likes to call a loyalty scheme? Why they can hardly wait to go to a place where they easily find the products they don’t want to waste their time with? Someone could have washed off the conceit and have gone out there (where the truth is) – but not the data wizard, because from the beginning he was so infatuated with his magical procedure of turning invisible into value. He didn’t want to get his hands dirty out on the streets. And so the German contenders, Aldi and Lidl – sneered at as “just discounters” – yes, the pedlars, had a clear path. Exactly what they needed to prove their blitzkrieg retailing ability. While Tesco was panting and struggling, the German lean machines were pushing forward with double-digit growth. Warren Buffet, the world’s most prized investor admitted: “I made a mistake on Tesco. That was a huge mistake by me.” TESCO GOES ON – BUT SOMETHING IS MISSING In September 2018, Tesco’s current CEO, Dave Lewis, opened a new format of stores, called Jack’s. It openly recognizes the need to cut the assortment from 35,000 to 2,600 SKU’s, and clearly states they will take on Aldi and Lidl as the “lowest cost in the market place.” But there is something hidden behind or missing in this story that Tesco would like us to see as “getting back to the source”, to do what Jack was doing 100 years ago. There is no more place for the wizard, once the most admired son. Yes, dunnhumby is completely missing from the reports of new beginnings. Just check all the Guardians, Suns, BBCs and other media of the world. Jack, yes. Tesco, yes. Dunnhumby, no. Disappeared. The wizard has left the castle and gone its own way. Partly moving to the immense shadowy forests of illegal data gathering with Facebook and the like. And gone is the aura that once surrounded him and made him untouchable. So what can be learned from this mysterious omission in Tesco’s case? 1. The hype The hype is like the air being blown into a balloon. Up to a point the balloon expands, then it expands some more and then suddenly – too inflated, overblown – pops. It might happen with a (big) bang, or just as probably with a sudden disappearance. 2. The one-sidedness Big Data with immense data-flow shouldn’t – even if executed properly – become the only touch of an organization to the outside reality. Actually, Big Data should be complemented by other data sources that provide valuable insights. In our Linkedin discussions, Mike Anthony of engageconsultants.com says: “Tesco’s reliance on its own data meant that it missed some of the macro trends that were happening outside their stores … A lesson to us all in never looking exclusively at one data source!” Yes, the good old store visits and field observations will not bring you admiration and envious looks, but they might still work. 3. The danger of the maths trap Data analysis sometimes gets you so overwhelmed that you overlook the most obvious thing: Past data is not the best indicator of future expectations. Says Ted Sarandos of Netflix fame, who established the business model around its elaborate Big Data algorithms: “You have to be very cautious not to get caught in the maths, because you’ll end up making the same thing over and over again … It’s 70% gut and 30% data… Most of it is informed hunches and intuition.” 4. The blindness This is the blindness of the castle noblemen where the wizard was employed as a resident. We might guess that Tesco overlooked all the warning signs because it was so self-reliant swinging along in the comfort zone that the reputed total omniscience of dunnhumby provided. And also, was Tesco’s selling of the data itself its strength or the first hint of weakness? 5. Some good news In a way, this fallacy of total control over customer’s actions might be celebrated as good news. Especially when taking into account the more murky territories of – let’s put it straight – illegal data collection recently revealed during “the Facebook affair”. This raises the question: has Cambridge Analytica really been as instrumental in Donald Trump’s success as it was believed to be, or might this view just be an excuse for his opponents who have lost touch with their voters themselves? 6. Accepting the shadow But let this “downfall” not be accepted as a call for a witch-hunt, a case against all Big Data wizards – though the snotty attitudes of its executioners somehow call for just that. Dunnhumby made a huge impact, the Clubcard was a groundbreaking success – up to a point. Still – there are two types of retailers, those with loyalty cards and those who do just fine without. And the former let better do something clever with the data collected. The wizards like Dunnhumby’s might be worth a treasure – once they accept the shadow, oops, its own limits, and recognize that there is a world outside their lab. 7. Tricks or treat It might happen to any wizard. Maybe during the showing of he has forgotten that the tricks might be just that – tricks – and not the goal, the treat itself. Any liking, sharing, commenting, interacting would be appreciated. Highly, of course! Kindly invited also to check this one: Blitzkrieg Retailing #retailing datamining shopper behavior About Omnibus More by Omnibus Previous Previous post: Improve ROI On Your In-Store Merchandising Budget Next Next post: A Proper Test For Category Management 2.0 Imagine tens of thousands of elements with different features. How do you manage and organize them? Especially, when the sets… THE COMMUNICATION NOISE While a typical grocery supermarket at any given moment holds up to 50.000 different products, a typical… Retailing as Evoking Emotions? 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__label__wiki	0.981882	0.981882	Four farming families swapped dusty paddocks for sand and surf last week courtesy of the Northern Beaches Council. The Gavels, Roses and Martins from Mullaley, and the D'Hudsons from Goolhi were treated to a few days at Manly to give them a brief break from the ongoing drought. Northern Beaches Council set aside $7000 for the holiday after mayor Michael Regan heard about the shire's plight from Gunnedah mayor Jamie Chaffey at the Australian Local Government Association annual conference. Read also: Angela and Peter Martin and their four kids were part of the country contingent and enjoyed the cool change. "It was really good for children's well-being because they're taking on a lot of pressure from the drought," Mrs Martin said. "They were thrilled to be so close to the water ... the first thing they wanted to do was hit the beach." They had the chance to learn how to surf and local lifeguards taught the kids about water safety. Members of the yacht club also volunteered their time to give the group sailing lessons. "That was absolutely fantastic. That was the first time my children had ever been in individual sail boats," Mrs Martin said. "It was incredible how friendly they were with the children. They were trying to engage them in conversation about their lives and school work." Royal Far West put the families up in Drummond House and supplied meals, and four pubs donated vouchers for meals and drinks. "I do feel refreshed. The conditions haven't changed at home and the reality sinks in again [but] for the children, I feel it's giving them a little bit of headspace," Mrs Martin said. She said her children had been questioning where God was in the situation and there had been talk that a lot of properties would go on the market if it rained significantly. "I think they do worry. I think they do have to cope with more than the average kid and that's sort of just the reality," she said. "Children want to know there is a backup plan because there's no real sense of security knowing that there's no plan. "I think it helps if parents can talk to them straight." Mrs Martin said all of their crops were cut for hay this season and they kept a keen eye on the weather forecasts. "We haven't planned past the next few years. We are optimistic. My husband keeps watching the storm forecasts ... we don't like to think about the fact what if it doesn't rain again this year," she said. Want more local news? Subscribe here. https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/6vwjsNKWypZeVkMQsfcHaQ/005af064-e937-43ef-8a21-e7313322eac8.jpg/r0_43_2016_1182_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg Drought-affected Mullaley, Goolhi families whisked away on beach holiday Vanessa Hohnke Mullaley youth Charlie Rose and Goolhi youth Will D'Hudson with a Manly lifeguard. Photo: Andrew Prentice Four farming families swapped dusty paddocks for sand and surf last week courtesy of the Northern Beaches Council. The Gavels, Roses and Martins from Mullaley, and the D'Hudsons from Goolhi were treated to a few days at Manly to give them a brief break from the ongoing drought. Northern Beaches Council set aside $7000 for the holiday after mayor Michael Regan heard about the shire's plight from Gunnedah mayor Jamie Chaffey at the Australian Local Government Association annual conference. Gunnedah FRNSW's new recruits old hands at firefighting game Bushfire fundraising prompts reminder from Tamworth MP Water Pressure podcast: We need water so badly, so why is this deluge a problem? Angela and Peter Martin and their four kids were part of the country contingent and enjoyed the cool change. "It was really good for children's well-being because they're taking on a lot of pressure from the drought," Mrs Martin said. "They were thrilled to be so close to the water ... the first thing they wanted to do was hit the beach." They had the chance to learn how to surf and local lifeguards taught the kids about water safety. The country contingent at Manly beach. Photo: Andrew Prentice Members of the yacht club also volunteered their time to give the group sailing lessons. "That was absolutely fantastic. That was the first time my children had ever been in individual sail boats," Mrs Martin said. "It was incredible how friendly they were with the children. They were trying to engage them in conversation about their lives and school work." Neave Martin in Sydney. Royal Far West put the families up in Drummond House and supplied meals, and four pubs donated vouchers for meals and drinks. "I do feel refreshed. The conditions haven't changed at home and the reality sinks in again [but] for the children, I feel it's giving them a little bit of headspace," Mrs Martin said. She said her children had been questioning where God was in the situation and there had been talk that a lot of properties would go on the market if it rained significantly. "I think they do worry. I think they do have to cope with more than the average kid and that's sort of just the reality," she said. "Children want to know there is a backup plan because there's no real sense of security knowing that there's no plan. "I think it helps if parents can talk to them straight." The kids hit the water in sailing boats. Mrs Martin said all of their crops were cut for hay this season and they kept a keen eye on the weather forecasts. "We haven't planned past the next few years. We are optimistic. My husband keeps watching the storm forecasts ... we don't like to think about the fact what if it doesn't rain again this year," she said. Want more local news? Subscribe here. 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__label__wiki	0.990228	0.990228	Today's Paper Obituaries Newsletters High School Sports Home Style Technical Knockout Crime Razorback Sports Today's Photos Puzzles Hong Kong leader renews call for talks China rebukes Germany over protest leader’s visit, calling it interference by EILEEN NG The Associated Press \| September 11, 2019 at 3:50 a.m. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, talks during a press conference at the government building in Hong Kong Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. HONG KONG -- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday renewed an appeal to pro-democracy demonstrators to halt violence and engage in dialogue. The government promised last week to withdraw an extradition bill that sparked three months of demonstrations, but the decision didn't placate protesters, whose demands also include democratic measures and police accountability. Protesters vandalized subway stations, set street fires and blocked traffic over the weekend, leading police to fire tear gas. Lam said the escalation of violence, in which more than 150 people have been detained in clashes since Friday, will deepen rifts and prolong the road to recovery. She said her decision to formally withdraw the extradition bill and her other initiatives reflected her sincerity to heal society and restore peace. "We are gearing up to go into the community to have that dialogue directly with the people, but I make a further appeal here, that the first priority in order to achieve the objective of bringing peace and order to Hong Kong is for all of us, all people of Hong Kong, to say no to violence," she said at a news conference. Many see the extradition bill, which would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trial, as an example of the city's eroding autonomy since the former British colony returned to Chinese control in 1997. Beijing has criticized the protests as an effort by criminals to split the territory from China and has said the movement is backed by hostile foreigners. On Tuesday, China rebuked Germany for allowing prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to visit "to engage in anti-China separatist activities." Wong met Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Berlin late Monday at an event hosted by the German newspaper Bild. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Maas' "political show" with Wong displayed disrespect to China's sovereignty and was an interference in its internal affairs. She urged Germany to avoid sending the wrong signal to "radical, separatist forces in Hong Kong" and said any efforts to solicit foreign support to split the country are "doomed to fail." In response, Wong tweeted that China's strong reaction was "baffling." Wong, a leader of Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy movement, was charged last month with inciting people to join a protest in June. His prosecution came after his release from prison in June after a two-month sentence related to the 2014 protests. Lam also reiterated Tuesday that attempts by foreign nations to interfere in Hong Kong's internal affairs over freedom and civil liberties were "totally unnecessary." She said the government has the "obligation and duties" to safeguard the city's autonomy. But even as Lam called for dialogue, thousands of soccer fans at Hong Kong's stadium booed loudly and turned their backs when the Chinese national anthem was played before a World Cup qualifier match against Iran on Tuesday. The crowd broke into the song "Glory to Hong Kong," which reflects their campaign for more democratic freedoms. After the match started, fans chanted "Fight for freedom" and "Revolution of our Times." One person carried a blue poster that read, "Hong Kong is not China." Security at Hong Kong Stadium was tight, with fans frisked in an attempt to ensure they did not carry in political materials and other prohibited items. "Hong Kong people are united. We will speak up for freedom and democracy," one of the spectators, Leo Fan, said as members of the crowd continued to chant slogans and sing protest songs as they left the stadium after the game. Information for this article was contributed by Liu Zheng of The Associated Press. Photo by AP/VINCENT YU Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam called for an end to violence Tuesday at a news conference in the city. Print Headline: Hong Kong leader renews call for talks	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430038
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The list compares financial reimbursement and paid leave offered to employees who adopt, based on a survey of organizations across the United States. » click here to view the full results SEC Proposes Amendments to the Definitions of Accredited Investor and Qualified Institutional Buyer The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has issued a release (the “Proposing Release”) (available here) proposing amendments that expand the definitions of “accredited investor” (“AI”) and “qualified institutional… Jonathan Ashtor to Speak at NYU Tri-State IP Conference Intellectual Property partner Jonathan Ashtor will speak at the Tenth Annual Tri-State IP Conference of the NYU Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy. Delaware M&A Quarterly In this issue of the Paul, Weiss Delaware M&A Quarterly, we discuss several decisions of significance to the M&A practice issued during the fourth quarter of 2019. SEC Staff Issues Statement Addressed to Audit Committees On December 30, 2019, the SEC Chairman, Jay Clayton, the SEC’s Chief Accountant, Sagar Teotia, and the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, William Hinman, issued a joint statement (the “Statement”) (available here)… Takeaways from the AICPA’s 2019 Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments The annual AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments has become a highly anticipated source of information on the latest issues and trends in financial reporting, accounting and auditing. Private Funds Regulatory Compliance Calendar 2020 The 2020 Private Funds Regulatory Compliance Calendar covers certain (but not all) regulatory obligations of a typical U.S.-based private fund adviser. Jonathan Ashtor Publishes Patent Analytics Study in Top-Ranked Academic Journal Intellectual property partner Jonathan Ashtor has published a patent analytics study in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (JELS), a leading law and economics journal. New Sun Capital Ruling: Private Equity Funds Avoid Portfolio Company Pension Liabilities But Caution Still Advised In the latest turn in the Sun Capital litigation, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the 2016 decision of the District Court for Massachusetts, and held that three private equity funds managed by Sun Capital were not liable… SEC Proposes Amendments to Improve Accuracy and Transparency of Proxy Voting Advice and Modernize Shareholder Proposal Rules Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 to propose amendments to its proxy solicitation rules as applicable to proxy voting advice and its Rule 14a-8 shareholder proposal procedures. Recent Delaware Decisions Signal Renewed Focus on Board-Level Compliance Oversight Breach of the duty of oversight claims against Delaware directors are known as “possibly the most difficult theory in corporation law upon which a plaintiff might hope to win a judgment.” Paul, Weiss Expands M&A Practice With Hire of Laura Turano M&A lawyer Laura Turano has joined the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department. Amran Hussein Featured in Private Equity Law Report on the Evolution of LPACs Corporate partner Amran Hussein was featured in a two-part Q&A in Private Equity Law Report. In this issue of the Paul, Weiss Delaware M&A Quarterly, we discuss several decisions of significance to the M&A practice issued during the third quarter of 2019. SEC Extends the “Test-the-Waters” Accommodation to All Issuers On September 26, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it has adopted a new rule under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) extending a “test-the-waters” accommodation, currently… SEC Issues Guidance on Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and the Applicability of Proxy Rules to Proxy Voting Advice On August 21, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) approved much anticipated guidance regarding the applicability of proxy rules to proxy voting advice and related guidance regarding proxy voting responsibilities of… Paul, Weiss Partners to Lead PLI Briefing on Real Asset Funds Corporate partner Udi Grofman, real estate partner Harris Freidus and tax partner David Mayo will lead a one-hour Practising Law Institute briefing, “Real / Hard Asset Funds: Real Estate and Infrastructure.” Delaware Court of Chancery Bases Appraisal Value on Unaffected Market Price Recently in In re: Appraisal of Jarden Corporation, the Delaware Court of Chancery appraised the fair value of Jarden Corporation to be the unaffected market price of the company’s shares, which was approximately 18% less than the… Steve Williams Discusses Activist Defense With The Deal In a video interview with The Deal's Tom Terrarosa, corporate partner Steve Williams discusses the prevalence of settlements in activism campaigns, why it's so common to settle and some of the most common settlement terms. Delaware Court of Chancery Holds Controlling Stockholder Merger May Have Violated Section 203; Stockholders May Enforce Related Standstill Recently in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Alon USA Energy, Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery (in an opinion by Vice Chancellor McCormick) held, on a motion to dismiss, that Delek US Holdings, Inc.’s acquisition of Alon may… In this issue of the Paul, Weiss Delaware M&A Quarterly, we discuss several decisions of significance to the M&A practice issued during the second quarter of 2019. Leading Private Equity Lawyer Sarah Stasny Joins Paul, Weiss Sarah Stasny is joining the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department. June 2019: Private Equity Digest In this issue of the Private Equity Digest, we continue our discussion with Paul, Weiss M&A partner and Corporate Department Deputy Chair Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Paul, Weiss M&A partner Ellen Ching on GP stakes investing, with … UK IPO Reforms: One Year On On July 1, 2018, the revised Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) rules on the availability of information in the UK IPO process became effective. The rules were introduced with a goal of improving the quality and timeliness of… Scott Barshay, Jeffrey Marell and Steven Williams to Participate in The Deal’s Corporate Governance Conference Corporate partners Scott Barshay, Jeffrey Marell and Steven Williams will participate in The Deal’s upcoming conference, “Exploring Shareholder Activism.” Scott Barshay to Participate in International M&A Conference Corporate partner Scott Barshay will moderate a panel at the 18th Annual International Mergers & Acquisitions Conference. Brexit – New Deadlines and Prolonged Uncertainty In this video, London-based corporate partners Mark Bergman and David Lakhdhir discuss Britain’s upcoming deadlines and the MEP elections, political complications and potential next steps, against the backdrop of continued… Marco Masotti to Participate in Conference on Globalization of Investment Funds Funds partner Marco Masotti will moderate a panel at the International Bar Association Investment Funds Committee’s 30th Annual Conference on the Globalization of Investment Funds. Funds Partners Quoted in Part 2 of Private Equity Law Report on Paul, Weiss Private Equity Funds Survey Funds partners Marco Masotti, Matthew Goldstein, Conrad van Loggerenberg and Lindsey Wiersma are extensively quoted in part 2 of a Private Equity Law Report article discussing various issues arising in the private equity landscape,… April 2019: Private Equity Digest In this issue of the Private Equity Digest, we look at current trends in GP stakes investing in an interview with Paul, Weiss M&A partner and Corporate Department Deputy Chair Ariel J. Deckelbaum and Paul, Weiss M&A partner… Paul, Weiss Hosts Annual Hedge Fund General Counsel Forum Paul, Weiss hosted its Annual Hedge Fund GC Forum. The event brings together clients and friends from the industry’s most prominent hedge funds to discuss significant issues confronting the industry. Funds Partners Quoted in Private Equity Law Report on Paul, Weiss Private Equity Funds Survey Funds partners Marco Masotti, Matthew Goldstein, Conrad van Loggerenberg and Lindsey Wiersma are extensively quoted in a Private Equity Law Report article discussing the concerns of sponsors and the evolution of the relationship with… Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies MFW’s “Ab Initio” Requirement and Partially Reverses Chancery Court Dismissal In Olenik v. Lodzinski, the Delaware Supreme Court held that plaintiffs had sufficiently pled facts that the dual protections of a special committee and majority-of-the-minority-vote under the MFW roadmap was not in place before the… In this issue of the Paul, Weiss Delaware M&A Quarterly, we discuss several decisions of significance to the M&A practice issued during the first quarter of 2019. Steven Williams to Participate in Harvard Corporate Governance Roundtable Corporate partner Steven Williams will speak at the March 21 Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance. Mark Bergman to Participate in PLI’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe London-based securities partner Mark Bergman will speak on a panel at the Practising Law Institute’s 18th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation in Europe. Marco Masotti and Udi Grofman to Participate in IBA’s International Conference on Private Investment Funds Corporate partners Marco Masotti and Udi Grofman will participate in panel discussions at the International Bar Association’s 20th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds. Ross Fieldston to Participate in Tulane Corporate Law Institute Corporate partner Ross Fieldston will speak on a panel titled “Special Issues Carve-Out Transactions” at the 31st Tulane Corporate Law Institute. Betty Yap, Hans-Günther Herrmann and Rui Bu Discuss China’s Draft Foreign Investment Law In an article published in China Law & Practice on January 31, corporate partner Betty Yap, counsel Hans-Günther Herrmann and China associate Rui Bu discuss the newly published Draft Foreign Investment Law and its practical… 2018 Year-End U.S. Legal & Regulatory Developments Affecting Canadian Companies In this video, corporate partners Chris Cummings and Andrew Foley discuss significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during 2018 that may be of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors. China Issues Market-Entry Negative List And Publishes Draft Foreign Investment Law for Public Comment Since late 2017, in the context of the escalating trade war between the United States and Chinese governments, Chinese political leaders have signaled that they are willing to address some of the issues that the U.S. and other… January 2019: Private Equity Digest In this issue of the Private Equity Digest, we take a look at private equity trends in 2018 and possible developments for 2019. In mid-December 2018, speakers and panelists representing regulatory and standard-setting bodies as well as auditors, registrants, securities counsel and other industry experts gathered in Washington D.C. for the 2018 AICPA Conference … Attached is a link to the Paul, Weiss Private Funds Regulatory Compliance Calendar for 2019. Scott Barshay Featured in WSJ Article on M&A in 2018 Corporate partner Scott Barshay is featured in a Wall Street Journal article featuring market commentary by the 7 top bankers and lawyers involved in the biggest M&A deals of 2018. Jeff Marell Quoted in Reuters Article on Potential Drop in M&A in 2019 Corporate partner Jeffrey Marell is quoted in a Reuters article discussing a potential drop in mergers and acquisitions worldwide in 2019. Scott Barshay Quoted in Financial Times Article on Global Dealmaking Corporate partner Scott Barshay was quoted in a Financial Times article discussing the deceleration of global dealmaking in recent months. Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Dismiss Claims against Conflicted CEO Recently in In re Xura, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery denied a motion to dismiss fiduciary duty claims against the CEO of Xura, Inc. for his actions in negotiating a sale of the company Amran Hussein and Bob Hirsh to Speak at StreetWise Partners New York Graduation Corporate partner Amran Hussein and of counsel Bob Hirsh will deliver the keynote address at the 2018 StreetWise Partners New York Graduation. A Decisive Moment for Brexit Negotiations After months of negotiations, the British Parliament was scheduled to vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit Withdrawal Agreement on Tuesday, December 11. Directors Denied Corwin Protection Due to “Information Vacuum” The Delaware Court of Chancery recently held in In re Tangoe, Inc. Stockholders Litigation that directors who approved a sale of the company were not entitled to business judgment protection under Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC… Hans-Günther Herrmann Speaks on Foreign Investment in China Corporate counsel Hans-Günther Herrmann gave a seminar to the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong entitled “Foreign Investment in China in the time of the Trade War.” Q3 & Q2 2018 U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments Affecting Canadian Companies In this video, corporate partners Andrew Foley and Ted Maynard discuss significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the third and second quarters of 2018 that may be of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors. Marco Masotti, Matthew Goldstein and Robert Tananbaum Publish Article in AIC’s Newsletter Corporate partner Marco Masotti, counsel Matthew Goldstein and associate Robert Tananbaum co-wrote a guest article that was featured in the American Investment Council’s (AIC) October newsletter. October 2018: Private Equity Digest In this issue of the Private Equity Digest, we look at four ways PE firms have adapted to the current competitive environment: (i) engaging in more buy-and-build approaches or add-on acquisitions, (ii) investing in early-stage… Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies That “ab initio” for MFW Purposes Means before the Start of Substantive Economic Negotiations In Flood v. Synutra International, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s holding that the controlling shareholder satisfied MFW’s “ab initio” requirement by conditioning the deal on the required procedural… AFME and Euro IRP Publish Guidance on New Rules Governing UK IPO Process The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (“AFME”) and the European Association of Independent Research Providers (“Euro IRP”) recently published industry-wide guidance (the “Guidance”) in respect of the rules adopted by the UK… Jordan Yarett Contributes Article on Structured Finance to Lexis Practice Advisor Finance partner Jordan Yarett contributed an article, “Structured Finance, Securitization and Derivatives,” to Lexis Practice Advisor. Five Paul, Weiss Partners to Participate in Annual IBA Conference Corporate partners Mark Bergman, Ariel Deckelbaum, Marco Masotti, Alvaro Membrillera and Tarun Stewart will participate in the International Bar Association’s annual conference. Steve Williams Discusses Best Practices in Activist Defense With The Deal In this video, corporate partner Steve Williams discusses tactics for activist preparedness, engagement and defense with The Deal’s Scott Gamm. Brexit - Looming Deadlines and Competing Visions In this video, London-based corporate partners Mark Bergman and David Lakhdhir discuss key issues, including the possible scenarios for the UK leaving the EU and the implications of the splits within Prime Minister May's cabinet, the… Udi Grofman to Participate at ALM’s Annual Hedge Fund General Counsel & Compliance Officer Summit Corporate partner Udi Grofman will speak on a panel at ALM’s 12th Annual Hedge Fund General Counsel & Compliance and Officer Summit. Delaware Court Clarifies When MFW’s Protections Must be in Place Under “Ab Initio” Requirement The recent Delaware Court of Chancery opinion in Olenik v. Lodzinski held that the parties to an acquisition had met the now well-known roadmap for controller transactions to receive business judgment review under Kahn v. M&F… July 2018: Private Equity Digest This edition of the Paul, Weiss Private Equity Digest continues our discussion of key considerations for private equity transactions resulting from the new tax law. Eric Goodison and Margot Wagner Co-Author Overview of Covenant-Lite Loans Corporate partner Eric Goodison and practice management counsel Margot Wagner published an overview of covenant-lite loans on the Thomson Reuters Practical Law website. Marco Masotti, Lindsey Wiersma and Conrad van Loggerenberg Co-Author Chapter in ICLG’s Alternative Investment Funds Guide Corporate partner Marco Masotti, counsel Lindsey Wiersma and associate Conrad van Loggerenberg co-authored a chapter of The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) to Alternative Investment Funds 2018. Alan Kornberg Interviewed by INSOL International Goodmans LLP Partner Brendan O’Neill (PW 2000) interviewed Paul, Weiss Partner Alan Kornberg as part of a series of interviews conducted by INSOL International’s Younger Members. The series covers various high profile cases and topics … Marco Masotti to Participate in PLI’s Annual Private Equity Forum Corporate partner Marco Masotti will speak at the Practising Law Institute’s 19th Annual Private Equity Forum. Corporate partner Scott Barshay was quoted in a Financial Times article discussing the record-breaking pace of global dealmaking, which reached $2.5 trillion in the first half of 2018. Delaware Court Dismisses Misappropriation Claim Against Private Equity Firm for Investing in Competing Company Recently the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed claims that a private equity firm and affiliated funds misappropriated trade secrets acquired from their portfolio company via their director designees and then misused the information … Delaware Court of Chancery Finds It “Reasonably Conceivable” That Two Minority Stockholders Form Control Group Recently in In re Hansen Medical, Inc. Stockholders Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery declined to grant defendants’ motion to dismiss, finding that plaintiff stockholders had sufficiently pled a “reasonably conceivable” claim … FCA Publishes a Consultation on an Update to a Technical Note on Periodic Financial Information and Inside Information On June 11, 2018, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published a special edition of its Primary Market Bulletin containing a consultation (the “Consultation”) on an update to its existing guidance on periodic financial… In this edition of the Paul, Weiss Private Equity Digest, we discuss key considerations for private equity transactions resulting from the new tax law. This is part one of a two-part article. Scott Barshay, Jeffrey Marell and Steven Williams Participate in The Deal’s Corporate Governance Conference Corporate partners Scott Barshay, Jeffrey Marell and Steven Williams spoke at The Deal’s 2018 Corporate Governance conference, an exclusive gathering of corporate decision makers and their advisors to discuss strategies and challenges … Jonathan Ashtor to Participate at Fifth Annual Conference on Empirical Methods in IP Intellectual property counsel Jonathan Ashtor will present at the Fifth Annual Conference on Empirical Methods in IP, hosted by the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Cardozo Law School and the United States Patent & Trademark… Key Implications of the EU’s new PRIIPs and MiFID II Regimes for Offerings of Debt Securities Two new European regulatory regimes came into force in January 2018, bringing about sweeping changes for many market participants involved in offers and sales of financial instruments in Europe. Alan Kornberg and Elizabeth McColm Contribute USA Chapter to Corporate Recovery & Insolvency Guide Bankruptcy partners Alan Kornberg and Elizabeth McColm co-authored the “USA” chapter in the 2018 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Recovery & Insolvency Eric Goodison Authors Article on M&A Financing for Lexis Practice Advisor Finance partner Eric Goodison authored an article titled “Market Trends 2017/18: M&A Financing” for Lexis Practice Advisor. Implications of the New EU Data Protection Regime and Its Expanded Application for Non-EU Entities The EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), approved and adopted by the European Union in April 2016, takes effect in all member states of the European Union on May 25, 2018. The Proposed CFIUS Reform Bill’s Potential Impact on Private Equity As the possibility of trade and other protectionist policies looms in the U.S. and globally, we highlight the pending Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (FIRRMA) and its potential impact on private equity. CAQ Publishes a Roadmap of Non-GAAP Financial Measures for Audit Committees On March 16, 2018, the Center for Audit Quality (the “CAQ”) published Non-GAAP Financial Measures: A Roadmap for Audit Committees (the “Roadmap”) to provide guidance to audit committees on advancing their oversight and involvement… Taurie Zeitzer Profiled in Diversity & The Bar Article on Women in M&A M&A partner Taurie Zeitzer was featured as a top M&A lawyer in the Spring 2018 issue of Diversity & The Bar magazine. In this issue of the Paul, Weiss Delaware M&A Quarterly, we discuss several decisions of significance to the M&A practice from the first quarter of 2018. Jonathan Ashtor to Participate in USPTO Visiting Speaker Series On March 29, intellectual property counsel Jonathan Ashtor will present to the United States Patent and Trademark Office as part of its Visiting Speaker Series. March 2018: Private Equity Digest In this edition of the Paul, Weiss Private Equity Digest, we discuss the complex issues that can arise when parties in private transactions negotiate how to split transaction tax deductions, as illustrated by the recent Delaware… Corporate Partners to Participate in ABA/IBA International Conference on Private Investment Funds Corporate partners Marco Masotti (who co-chairs the conference), Ariel Deckelbaum, Amran Hussein, Udi Grofman and Ramy Wahbeh are taking part in the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association’s 19th Annual… Lindsey Wiersma to Participate in Women’s Private Equity Summit Corporate counsel Lindsey Wiersma will attend the 11th annual Women’s Private Equity Summit. Delaware Court of Chancery Uses DCF Analysis to Appraise Merger Target below Deal Price Recently in In re Appraisal of AOL Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery, in an opinion by Vice Chancellor Glasscock, relied solely on its own discounted cash flow (“DCF”) analysis to appraise the fair value of AOL Inc. below the deal… Delaware Court of Chancery Appraises Company below Merger Price Based on Unaffected Market Price Recently in Veriton Partners Master Fund Ltd v. Aruba Networks, Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery, in an opinion by Vice Chancellor Laster, appraised the fair value of Aruba Networks, Inc. to be about 30.6% less than the agreed… New York Court Declines to Approve Disclosure-Only Settlement, Even Under More Lenient Gordon Standard The New York Supreme Court recently declined to approve what the court described as a “peppercorn and a fee” disclosure-only settlement in a public company M&A litigation, noting that while until recently most courts would… Jack Lange Interviewed By Bloomberg Corporate partner Jack Lange was interviewed by Bloomberg Markets in Hong Kong about the impact of the U.S. Administration on businesses in Asia. In this edition of the Paul, Weiss Private Equity Digest, we review private equity M&A market trends from 2017 and look ahead to 2018. Valerie Radwaner Featured in LEADERS Magazine Deputy chair Valerie Radwaner was featured in a Q&A in LEADERS magazine’s latest issue. Video Summary: M&A at a Glance - 2017 Year-End Roundup 2017 was an active year for M&A, though year-end results did not surpass the records set in 2016. Q4 2017 U.S. Legal & Regulatory Developments Affecting Canadian Companies In this video, corporate partners Andrew Foley and Ted Maynard discuss the significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the fourth quarter of 2017 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors. Marco Masotti to Participate on Panel on Development Finance at Oxford University Corporate partner Marco Masotti will speak on a panel on development finance in emerging markets at an event sponsored by the Queen Mary-UNIDROIT Institute of Transnational Commercial Law. Ryan McNaughton Discusses Esoteric Asset Securitization at PLI Seminar Corporate counsel Ryan McNaughton discussed esoteric asset securitization at the Practising Law Institute’s “New Developments in Securitization” seminar on December 13 in New York City. Delaware Court of Chancery Specifically Enforces Oral Settlement Agreement with Activist Investor Recently the Delaware Court of Chancery used its equitable powers to specifically enforce a disputed oral settlement agreement in a proxy contest resulting in two dissident directors being seated on the company’s board. The court… Attached is a link to the Paul, Weiss Private Funds Regulatory Compliance Calendar for 2018. The calendar covers certain (but not all) regulatory obligations of a typical U.S.-based private fund adviser. Please note that any words… Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Fiduciary Duty Claims Despite Inapplicability of Corwin Recently in van der Fluit v. Yates, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed fiduciary duty claims against the board of a company stemming from its acquisition, even though the court concluded that business judgment review did not… Marco Masotti Featured in UVA Lawyer Magazine Corporate partner Marco Masotti was featured in a Q&A in this month’s UVA Lawyer, the alumni magazine of the University of Virginia School of Law. Jonathan Ashtor to Present at IP Statistics for Decision Makers Conference Intellectual property counsel Jonathan Ashtor will be presenting at the IP Statistics for Decision Makers conference from November 14-15 in Mexico City. Ariel Deckelbaum Moderates Panel at Financial Times Conference Corporate partner Ariel Deckelbaum moderated a panel at the Financial Times – Outstanding Directors Exchange conference. Carolyn Casselman Participates in CLE Hosted by Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Entertainment counsel Carolyn Casselman was a panelist at a CLE event sponsored by the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and hosted by Paul, Weiss. Ross Fieldston and Jonathan Kanter to Speak at Business-Government Relations Council’s Annual Meeting Corporate partner Ross Fieldston and antitrust partner Jonathan Kanter will speak on the topic of M&A in regulated industries at the Business-Government Relations Council’s 2017 Annual Meeting. M&A at a Glance In this month’s M&A at a Glance, we review the most significant trends in M&A activity for the month of September. Preferred Stock Minority Investments in the Private Equity Context Corporate partners Angelo Bonvino and Ted Ackerman co-authored an article, “Preferred-Stock Minority Investments in the Private Equity Context,” for Lexis Practice Advisor. Treasury Issues Report Outlining Proposed Reforms to U.S. Capital Markets The Department of the Treasury recently issued a report outlining proposed changes to U.S. capital markets regulations, providing a regulatory “road map” for the SEC and the CFTC. The reforms, including several aimed at expanding and… In this video, corporate partners Andrew Foley and Ted Maynard discuss the significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the third quarter of 2017 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors. Mark Bergman and Sofia Martos Co-Author Article in Securities Law Daily London-based partner Mark Bergman and associate Sofia Martos published an article in the October 5 edition of Bloomberg BNA Securities Law Daily. In this issue of the Paul, Weiss Delaware M&A Quarterly, we discuss several decisions of significance to the M&A practice issued during the third quarter of 2017 Private Funds Spotlight: GP-Led Secondary Transactions With several headline-grabbing GP-led secondary transactions, 2017 has witnessed the maturation of a relatively new feature in the private equity industry’s liquidity tool kit. In this issue of Private Funds Spotlight, corporate… Screening of Foreign Investments in the EU The European Commission recently issued a proposed regulation establishing a framework for screening foreign investments into the European Union. The regulation, if adopted, would authorize EU member states, as well as the Commission… New SEC Disclosure Requirements on Form ADV Become Effective October 1 In this alert, we describe the new SEC disclosure requirements applicable to investment advisers under amendments to Part 1A of Form ADV that will go into effect on October 1, 2017. The amendments require additional information… Hans-Günther Herrmann Speaks on Developments in China’s Foreign Investment Regime Corporate counsel Hans-Günther Herrmann gave a seminar to the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong on China’s regime for foreign investments. Mark Bergman to Participate in PLI Webcast London-based securities partner Mark Bergman will participate in an hour-long briefing by the Practising Law Institute, “Accessing the U.S. Capital Markets From Europe Without SEC Registration: Understanding the Interplay Between… In this month’s M&A at a Glance, we review the most significant trends in M&A activity for the month of August. Udi Grofman to Participate at PLI’s Hedge Fund Management Program Corporate partner Udi Grofman will speak at the Practising Law Institute’s 2017 Hedge Fund Management program. Jonathan Ashtor Participates at EPIP Conference Intellectual property counsel Jonathan Ashtor presented at the European Policy for Intellectual Property (EPIP) conference. Marco Masotti to Deliver Keynote Address at AIC’s Chief Financial Officers Day Corporate partner Marco Masotti will deliver the keynote address at the American Investment Council’s (AIC) Chief Financial Officers Day. Delaware Court of Chancery Extends M&F Worldwide Doctrine to Third Party Transactions with a Selling Controller Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery extended the Kahn v. M&F Worldwide roadmap for invoking business judgment review in controller buyouts to third-party transactions where the controller acts as a seller only, but is… China Publishes Official Guidelines on Overseas Investments On August 17, 2017, the Chinese Government published new regulatory guidelines regarding overseas investments, the Opinions on Further Guiding and Regulating the Directions of Overseas Investments (the “Guiding Opinions”). In this video, corporate partners Andrew Foley and Ted Maynard discuss the significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the second quarter of 2017 of interest to Canadian companies and their advisors. While the Clock Continues to Tick, Brexit Positions Continue to Evolve Since Prime Minister Theresa May lost her majority in the U.K. Parliament on June 8, there has been much speculation as to whether the British government would continue down the road of a “hard” Brexit or would move to a softer… M&A at a Glance (August 2017) In this month’s M&A at a Glance, we review the most significant trends in M&A activity for the month of July. Jonathan Ashtor Participates in Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference Corporate counsel Jonathan Ashtor spoke on a panel titled “Patents and Innovation” at the 17th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, hosted by the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Court of Chancery Appraisal Decision and Directs Greater Reliance on Deal Price In a recent decision, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery’s determination of the fair value of DFC Global Corporation, finding that the Court of Chancery erred in not giving greater weight to the deal price. The … China’s Insurance Regulator Issues Revised Draft Measures for the Administration of Equity Interests In December 2016, the China Insurance Company Regulatory Commission (CIRC) released draft measures for the administration of equity interests in insurance companies, as we noted in previous updates here and here. On July 20, CIRC… Steve Williams Discusses Activism Defense With The Deal In this video, corporate partner Steve Williams speaks with The Deal’s Ron Orol about activist defense, including strategies for activist preparedness. Jeff Marell Discusses Delaware Appraisal Decisions with The Deal In this video, Jeff Marell, corporate partner and co-head of the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice, speaks with The Deal’s David Marcus about recent Delaware Court of Chancery decisions in Petsmart and SWS Group and their impact on… M&A at a Glance (July 2017) In this month’s M&A At a Glance, we review the most significant trends in M&A activity for the month of June. Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, July 2017 M&A activity generally declined in June 2017, both in terms of deal volume and number of deals. The European Union Publishes Its Final Prospectus Regulation On June 30, 2017, the final text of a new EU regulation entitled “Regulation on the prospectus to be published when securities are being offered to public or admitted to trading on a regulated market” (the “Prospectus Regulation”)was… SEC Permits All Issuers to Submit Certain Registration Statements on a Confidential Basis The SEC will allow all issuers to submit for review IPO draft registration statements and certain other registrations on a confidential basis beginning July 10. Treasury Issues Report Outlining Reforms to U.S. Banking Regulation The Treasury Department recently issued the first of four reports in response to President Trump’s February executive order setting forth “Core Principles” intended to guide U.S. financial regulatory system reform. This first report… Alvaro Membrillera Hosts Private Equity Seminar at London Business School London partner Alvaro Membrillera held a seminar on the legal aspects of private equity for more than 60 MBA students. The event took place at the London Business School on June 3. M&A at a Glance (June 2017) In this month’s M&A at a Glance, we review the most significant trends in M&A activity for the month of May. Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, June 2017 M&A activity showed mixed results in May 2017, both in terms of deal volume and number of deals. House Approves Financial CHOICE Act On June 8, the House of Representatives passed a revised version of the Financial CHOICE Act that would repeal or modify significant portions of the Dodd-Frank Act and address a wide range of other financial regulations. PCAOB Adopts New Audit Standard Requiring Disclosure of Critical Audit Matters On June 1, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board adopted a new audit standard requiring disclosure of “critical audit matters” in the auditor’s report. The new audit standard is subject to approval by the SEC. Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Vote Coercive and Insufficient to Cleanse Board Action In a recent decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a stockholder vote approving both stock issuances and the grant of a voting proxy to the company’s largest stockholder was “structurally coerced” and therefore… Recent Delaware Court of Chancery Appraisal Decisions Continue to Highlight Reliance on Deal Price to Determine Fair Value Absent a Problematic Sale Process Two decisions by the Delaware Court of Chancery in the past two weeks reached seemingly disparate outcomes on fair value for the companies involved, but together stand for the general trend of recent appraisal decisions that deal… Scott Barshay and Jeffrey Marell to Participate at The Deal’s Corporate Governance Conference Corporate partners Scott Barshay and Jeffrey Marell will participate at The Deal’s upcoming conference, “Corporate Governance 2017: Navigating New Challenges to Value Creation.” May 2017: Private Equity Digest In this edition of the Paul, Weiss Private Equity Digest, we discuss appraisal risk in private equity transactions and possible ways to address this risk. Robert Fleder Participates on ABA’s Tax Section Lecture Panel Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation partner Robert Fleder spoke on a panel about “Partnership Equity-Based Compensation” at the May meeting of the American Bar Association’s Tax Section in Washington, D.C. hosted by the… Jonathan Ashtor Participates in Roundtable on Empirical Methods in Intellectual Property Corporate counsel Jonathan Ashtor participated in the Fourth Annual Roundtable on Empirical Methods in Intellectual Property. Matthew Abbott Speaks on Trends in the Private Equity Market in Forbes Q&A In a Q&A for Forbes, corporate partner Matthew Abbott speaks on changes in the private equity market, and addresses mega-buyout funds, the expansion of funds’ geographic focus, the outlook for the economy, and the market’s effect… Paul, Weiss Adds Prominent M&A Lawyer in London Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Alvaro Gomez de Membrillera Galiana has joined the firm as a partner in its Mergers & Acquisitions Group, resident in the London office. Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, May 2017 Global M&A activity declined by most measures in April 2017, while the U.S. showed more mixed results. Brexit Negotiations – Potential Outcomes and Political Context As the UK and the EU prepare for upcoming negotiations over a withdrawal agreement and the terms of access by the UK to EU markets for goods and services, it is clear that the parties are extremely far apart, which could have… Release of UK and EU Negotiating Positions Provides Little Clarity on Brexit Outcome For many businesses, knowing the contours of the eventual Brexit deal is critical to evaluating what contingency plans may be required and, if required, by what point in time. In this memorandum, we examine the British and EU… Jonathan Ashtor Participates in Northwestern’s Research Roundtable on Patents and Technology Standards Corporate counsel Jonathan Ashtor participated in Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Fifth Annual Research Roundtable on Patents and Technology Standards. Q1 2017 U.S. Legal Developments Affecting Canadian Companies There was a flurry of U.S. legal and regulatory developments during the first quarter of 2017. Ray Russo to Participate in PLI Seminar on Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings Corporate partner Raphael Russo will speak at the Practicing Law Institute’s 2017 Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings seminar. Betty Yap to Moderate Panel at IFLR Asia Women in Business Law Forum Corporate partner Betty Yap will moderate a panel at the International Financial Law Review’s Asia Women in Business Law Forum. M&A at a Glance (April 2017) Global M&A activity in March 2017 was generally stronger than in February and also outperformed U.S. activity, where a decline in average deal size overshadowed an increase in the number of deals. Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, April 2017 Global M&A activity was generally stronger in March 2017 and outperformed U.S. activity, where a decline in average deal size overshadowed an increase in the number of deals. Betty Yap and Hans-Günther Herrmann Co-Author Article on China’s Insurance M&A Reform Corporate partner Betty Yap and counsel Hans-Günther Herrmann co-authored an article in the April issue of China Law & Practice. Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Stockholder Vote on Equity Incentive Plan Ratifies Later Awards In a recent decision in In re Investor Bancorp, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a fully informed stockholder vote approving adoption of an equity incentive plan also ratified subsequent equity… SEC Reporting Requirements: Updates and Trends The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a notice with new disclosure requirements that further modernize reporting standards. SEC Issues Statements Following Recent Conflict Minerals Decision Following a recent judgment by the D.C. District Court finding that certain provisions of the SEC’s “conflict minerals” disclosure rule violate companies’ First Amendment rights, the SEC has indicated that it will not enforce those… Brexit: Britain Formally Enters Uncharted Waters Nine months after the British voted to withdraw from the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has provided formal notification of the country’s intention to begin the mandated two-year period of negotiation to effect that… Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Apply 'Corwin' to Dismiss Post-Merger Claims against Directors in Stockholder-Approved Merger In a recent decision in In re Saba Software, Inc. Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery demonstrates the limits of the application of the business judgment rule under Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings LLC. The court… Ross Fieldston Participates in Tulane University Law School’s Annual Corporate Law Institute Corporate partner Ross Fieldston participated in a panel at Tulane University Law School’s 29th Annual Corporate Law Institute. Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Decision Permitting Merger Termination Based on Failure to Satisfy Tax Opinion Covenant In a 4-1 split decision in The Williams Cos., Inc. v. Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., et al., the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Chancery’s decision permitting termination of a merger agreement by the acquirer based on the … SEC Adopts T+2 Settlement Cycle for Securities Transactions On March 22, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted, as proposed, an amendment to Rule 15c6-1(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to shorten by one business day the standard settlement cycle for most… M&A at a Glance (March 2017) M&A activity generally declined in February 2017, both globally and in the U.S. Total deal volume, as measured by dollar value, decreased globally by 30.1% to $202.45 billion, and in the U.S. by 3.7% to $106.47 billion. Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, March 2017 M&A activity generally declined in February 2017, with total deal volume and the number of transactions falling in the U.S. and globally. Judie Ng Shortell to Speak at Private Equity & Venture Forum in Beijing Corporate partner Judie Ng Shortell will take part in the Asian Venture Capital Journal’s annual China Private Equity & Venture Forum. Robert Schumer Examines a New Paradigm for Corporate Governance at NYU Law Corporate partner Robert Schumer participated in a panel discussion titled “A New Paradigm for Corporate Governance,” hosted by the NYU Law School’s Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance. Gitanjali Workman Participates on Women’s Panel Hosted by Duke WLSA Corporate counsel Gitanjali Workman spoke on a panel sponsored by Duke University’s Women Law Students Association (WSLA). Udi Grofman to Speak at Maples Investment Funds Forum Corporate partner Udi Grofman will speak at the upcoming Maples Investment Funds Forum conference. President and Congress Eliminate SEC Resource Extraction Rule On February 14, President Trump signed a joint resolution of Congress passed under the Congressional Review Act eliminating an SEC rule requiring resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to the U.S. or foreign… Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, February 2017 M&A activity showed mixed results in January 2017, with the global market generally down and the U.S. market generally up. Client Alert: Draft Regulations Set to Change Landscape of Investments in Chinese Insurance Companies On December 29, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission released draft measures for the Administration of Equity Interests in Insurance Companies. The measures, expected to be finalized and implemented soon, will affect future… Brexit – Next Steps and Political Implications Brexit has moved one step closer, as Britain's lower house of Parliament has passed legislation to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to officially begin the process. Claudia Tobler Examines Environmental Claims and Obligations in Bankruptcy The tension between environmental regulation and bankruptcy law makes environmental liability an issue that must be considered as part of any bankruptcy strategy. Jacob Adlerstein Featured in Upcoming PLI Panels on Distressed Debt, Restructurings and Workouts Bankruptcy partner Jacob Adlerstein will speak on three panels at the Practising Law Institute's upcoming seminar, titled "Recent Developments in Distressed Debt, Restructurings and Workouts 2017." Judie Ng Shortell Examines Global Trends Fueling Chinese Deal Activity In a Q&A titled "M&A Madness," corporate partner Judie Ng Shortell discusses the hottest trends fueling Chinese deal activity, solutions to top regulatory issues and vital tips for foreign and domestic M&A parties. Client Alert: Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Complaint Seeking Quasi-Appraisal Remedy Based on Post-Closing Disclosure Claims In In re United Capital Corp. Stockholders Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted the defendants' motion to dismiss a complaint filed by a former minority stockholder of United Capital Corporation seeking "quasi-appraisal" … Client Alert: Reported Foreign Exchange Restrictions in China Affect Outward Remittances Chinese media have recently reported delays in remittance of funds for outbound direct investment transactions, as well as certain other forms of repatriations of funds out of China due to enhanced enforcement of foreign exchange… Client Alert: M&A at a Glance (December 2016) After the spike in activity due to megadeals in October, M&A activity returned in November to more normalized levels both in deal volume and number of deals. Total deal volume in the U.S. and globally declined in November… Hans-Günther Herrmann Speaks on China’s Foreign Direct Investment Reform Corporate counsel Hans-Günther Herrmann gave a seminar to the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong on recent trends and developments in China's Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Invested Enterprises reforms. Ryan McNaughton to Address Esoteric Asset Securitization at PLI Seminar Corporate counsel Ryan McNaughton will discuss esoteric asset securitization at the Practising Law Institute's "New Developments in Securitization" seminar on December 14 in New York City. Client Alert: ISS and Glass Lewis Publish 2017 U.S. Voting Policies U.S. proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis recently issued their respective voting policies for the 2017 proxy season. In this client memorandum, we summarize key policy changes. The changes show a consensus in approach… Brexit – Legal Developments and Political Uncertainty The uncertainty around Brexit has only increased in the wake of the U.K. High Court's recent ruling that the process cannot begin without approval from Parliament. Below is a link to the Paul, Weiss Private Funds Regulatory Compliance Calendar for 2017. The calendar covers certain (but not all) regulatory obligations of a typical U.S.-based private fund adviser. Please note that any… M&A at a Glance (November 2016) M&A volume in October 2016 increased to record levels, as measured by total dollar value, largely due to a spike in the number of megadeals, with eight October deals valued at or above $10 billion dollars. Total deal volume… Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, November 2016 M&A volume increased to record levels in October 2016, largely due to eight megadeals valued at $10 billion or more. Q3 U.S. Legal Developments Affecting Canadian Companies In this video, corporate partner Andrew Foley, a member of the Canadian Practice Group, discusses third-quarter U.S. legal developments that could impact Canadian companies and their advisors, including increased scrutiny of… Client Alert: High Court Rules U.K. Government Cannot Trigger Brexit Without Parliamentary Authorization The U.K. High Court today held that the U.K. Secretary of State does not have the power to give notice pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union for the nation to withdraw from the European Union. According … Hans-Günther Herrmann and Jack Sun Co-Author Article on China’s FIE Reform, China Law & Practice Corporate counsel Hans-Günther Herrmann and associate Jack Sun co-authored an article in the November/December issue of China Law & Practice. Transactional Real Estate: Greater Clarity Needed for New HVCRE Regulations Real estate partners Mitchell Berg and Peter Fisch published their quarterly Transactional Real Estate column in the October 18 issue of the New York Law Journal. M&A at a Glance (October 2016) M&A activity in September 2016 rebounded across most metrics as compared to August 2016, both in the U.S. and globally. Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, October 2016 M&A activity rebounded across most metrics in September 2016, both in the U.S. and globally. Client Alert: Delaware Court of Chancery Applies Business Judgment Rule to Going-Private Transaction Based on 'M&F Worldwide' In In re Books-A-Million, Inc. Stockholders Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the fiduciary duty claims of former minority stockholders following a going-private, squeeze-out merger because the transaction… Client Alert: Delaware Court of Chancery Dismisses Post-Closing Disclosure Claims for Failure to Show Disloyalty or Bad Faith In Nguyen v. Barrett, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed post-closing claims that the board acted disloyally or in bad faith by failing to make the challenged disclosures. Lawrence Witdorchic to Participate in PLI Seminar on Tax Strategies Employee benefits partner Lawrence Witdorchic will take part in a panel discussion at a Practising Law Institute seminar entitled "Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings,… Judie Ng Shortell to Speak at ALM Corporate Counsel Forum Corporate partner Judie Ng Shortell will take part in ALM's annual Corporate Counsel Forum Beijing. Scott Barshay to Participate in PLI’s Hot Topics for In-House Counsel Event Corporate partner Scott Barshay will speak at the Practising Law Institute's "Hot Topics for In-House Counsel" seminar. Kaye Yoshino to Speak at ABA’s International Law Conference in Japan Corporate partner Kaye Yoshino will take part in the 2016 Fall Meeting of the American Bar Association's Section of International Law. Client Alert: Amendments to the HSR Rules Including Allowing Submission of HSR Filings via DVD On August 26, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") approved several final amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Rules ("HSR Rules"), the most notable of which permits the submission of HSR Notification… Alice Eaton to Participate in PLI’s Hot Topics in M&A Seminar Bankruptcy partner Alice Eaton will participate in a panel discussion at the Practising Law Institute's Hot Topics in Mergers & Acquisitions seminar. M&A activity declined by most measures in July 2016. Deal volume, as measured by dollar value, decreased in the U.S. by 25.8% to $126.52 billion, and globally by 2.3% to $326.23 billion. The total number of deals… Video Summary: M&A at a Glance, August 2016 M&A activity declined by most measures in July 2016. In this video, corporate partner Ariel Deckelbaum discusses the latest changes in U.S., global and sponsor-related M&A activity. Scott Barshay Quoted in Financial Times on Decline in U.S. Lawsuits Contesting Takeovers Corporate partner Scott Barshay was quoted in a Financial Times article titled "US Lawsuits Contesting Takeovers Plunge After Trulia Ruling." Ray Russo to Speak at PLI’s Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings Seminar Corporate partner Ray Russo will participate in a panel discussion at the Practising Law Institute's "Private Placements and Hybrid Securities Offerings" seminar. Udi Grofman to Speak at PLI’s Hedge Fund Management Program Corporate partner Udi Grofman will participate in a panel discussion at the Practising Law Institute's Hedge Fund Management seminar. Client Alert: SEC Proposes Updates to Rationalize Disclosure Requirements On July 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to certain of its disclosure requirements that may have become redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded, in light of other SEC… Scott Barshay Quoted in FT Article About UK M&A Opportunities After Brexit Corporate partner Scott Barshay was quoted in a Financial Times article, titled "UK M&A Opportunities Open up After Brexit," which discusses whether falling share prices and the devaluation of sterling is lifting… Transactional Real Estate: Exceptions in Rights of First Refusal Provisions Real estate partners Mitchell Berg and Peter Fisch published their quarterly Transactional Real Estate column in the July 13 issue of the New York Law Journal. M&A activity in June 2016 was relatively flat, compared to the last two months. In this video, corporate partner Ariel Deckelbaum discusses the latest changes in U.S., global and sponsor-related M&A activity. SEC Proposes Rules on Business Continuity and Transition Plans for Investment Advisers On June 28, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed a new rule [1] requiring SEC registered investment advisers ("advisers") to adopt and implement a business continuity and transition plan (a "BCTP") to … Corporate Partners Co-Author Article on the Delaware Court of Chancery’s Ruling in In re Volcano Corporation Stockholder Litigation Corporate partners Scott Barshay, Ariel Deckelbaum, Ross Fieldston, Stephen Lamb and Jeffrey Marell authored a client memorandum, titled "Expansion of the BJR to Stockholder Approval of 'Medium Form' Mergers." Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Tendering Stockholders in a “Medium Form” Merger Have the Same Cleansing Effect as In In re Volcano Corporation Stockholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that the acceptance of a first-step tender offer by fully informed, disinterested, uncoerced stockholders representing a majority of a… Client Alert: Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Outside Counsel’s Refusal to Render Tax Opinion Required for Closing of Merger Was in Good Faith and Permits Termination of Merger Agreement In The Williams Companies, Inc. v. Energy Transfer Equity, L.P., et al., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that an acquirer in a merger did not fail to use "commercially reasonable efforts" to obtain a tax opinion from its tax… Alan Kornberg and Brian Hermann Co-Author USA Chapter of The Strategic View - Corporate Restructuring Bankruptcy partners Alan Kornberg and Brian Hermann co-authored the "USA" chapter in the 2016 edition of The Strategic View - Corporate Restructuring, published by the Global Legal Group, Ltd., London. Alan Kornberg and Elizabeth McColm Co-Author USA Chapter of Corporate Recovery & Insolvency Guide Bankruptcy partners Alan Kornberg and Elizabeth McColm co-authored the "USA" chapter in the 2016 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Recovery & Insolvency, published by the Global Legal Group Ltd,… Marco Masotti to Participate in PLI’s Private Equity Forum Corporate partner Marco Masotti will participate in a panel discussion at the Practising Law Institute's Private Equity Forum. SEC Increases “Qualified Client” Net Worth Threshold On June 14, 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission increased the net worth test threshold for "qualified clients" under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, from $2 million to $2.1 million. The M&A market continued to stabilize in May 2016, after a slow start to the year. In this video, corporate partner Andrew Foley, a member of the Canadian Practice Group, examines first-quarter U.S. legal developments that could impact Canadian companies and their advisors, including the Delaware Court of… Alan Halperin Delivers 2016 Mortimer Hess Memorial Lecture Series Personal representation partner Alan Halperin presented the New York City Bar Association's 2016 Mortimer H. Hess Memorial Lecture. Client Alert: Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Board’s Decision to Disregard Speculative Projections Did Not Support Claim of Bad Faith In In re Chelsea Therapeutics International Ltd. Stockholder Litigation, the Court of Chancery dismissed claims that the board of a target company acted in bad faith and breached its duty of loyalty by instructing its financial… M&A at a Glance (May 2016) The M&A market was mixed in April 2016, with the U.S. market generally faring better than the global market. Client Alert: Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Aiding and Abetting Claim against Financial Advisor Where Merger is Approved by Fully Informed, Disinterested Stockholder Vote In Singh v. Attenborough, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of breach of fiduciary duty claims against directors of a target corporation and aiding and abetting claims against the target's financial advisor in… Paul, Weiss Adds Experienced Compliance Counsel to FCPA Practice Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced today that Peter Jaffe has joined the firm as counsel in its Washington, D.C. office, expanding the firm's deep bench of skilled United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act… Matt Abbott and Angelo Bonvino Co-Author Article on PIPEs in Law360 Corporate partners Matt Abbott and Angelo Bonvino co-authored an article that appeared in the May 5 issue of Law360. Client Alert: Financial Regulators Propose Incentive Compensation Rules under Dodd-Frank On April 21, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing… Meredith Kane Contributes U.S. Chapter in The Real Estate Law Review Real estate partner Meredith Kane authored the "United States" chapter in the latest edition ofThe Real Estate Law Review, an international legal reference publication covering developments in real estate law in 33… Transactional Real Estate: Pension Fund Investments in Real Estate Partners Andrew Gaines and Peter Fisch co-authored an article appearing in the Paul, Weiss transactional real estate column of the April 20 issue of the New York Law Journal. Ross Fieldston Discusses Shareholder Activism With The Deal In this video, corporate partner Ross Fieldston speaks with The Deal's David Marcus at the 28th annual Tulane Corporate Law Institute, one of the premier corporate and securities law conferences in the U.S. Kelley Cornish to Discuss Out-of-Court Restructurings at American Bankruptcy Institute Conference Bankruptcy partner Kelley Cornish will participate in a panel discussion at the American Bankruptcy Institute's New York City Bankruptcy Conference. Client Alert: M&A at a Glance (April 2016) Despite an encouraging February, M&A activity in March 2016 resumed its recent downtrend across all metrics, both in the U.S. and globally. Significant U.S. Legal and Regulatory Developments for Canadian Companies In this video, corporate partner Andrew Foley, a member of the Canadian Practice Group, discusses recent U.S. legal and regulatory developments that could have significant effects on Canadian companies and their advisors. Mitchell Berg and Peter Fisch Author Article in Spring Issue of Commercial Insight Real estate partners Mitchell Berg and Peter Fisch authored an article in the Spring issue of First American Title's Commercial Insight. Jeff Samuels Quoted on New Inversion Rules in The Wall Street Journal Tax partner Jeffrey Samuels was quoted in an April 7 article in The Wall Street Journal, titled "New Inversion Rules Draw Concerns Outside U.S." Client Memo: New Sun Capital Ruling Considers ERISA Obligations of Private Private equity funds should consider the impact of a March 28 lower court decision in the Sun Capital case, which may increase the risk that funds will be held responsible for ERISA obligations of portfolio companies. Client Memo: M&A at a Glance (March 2016) Following a contraction in December and January, broader M&A activity showed signs of recovery in February 2016. Following a two-month slowdown, M&A activity showed signs of recovery in February 2016. Jack Lange and Greg Liu to Speak at Private Equity & Venture Forum in Beijing Corporate partners Jack Lange and Greg Liu took part in the Asian Venture Capital Journal's annual Private Equity & Venture Forum in Beijing. Jordan Yarett Authors Article in The Journal of Structured Finance Corporate partner Jordan Yarett authored an article in The Journal of Structured Finance's winter 2016 issue. Alan Kornberg and Brian Hermann Co-Author “USA” Chapter in Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Guide Bankruptcy partners Alan Kornberg and Brian Hermann co-authored the "USA" chapter in the 2016 edition of The Strategic View - Corporate Restructuring, published by the Global Legal Group. Marco Masotti, Udi Grofman and Amran Hussein to Participate in ABA/IBA International Conference on Private Investment Funds Corporate partners Marco Masotti, Udi Grofman, Michael Hong and Amran Hussein will take part in the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association's 17th Annual International Conference on Private Investment Funds. Marco Masotti to Speak at Global Fund Finance Symposium Corporate partner Marco Masotti will speak at the sixth annual Global Fund Finance Symposium, which will address key developments and trends in the subscription credit facility and fund finance markets. Bob Zochowski Speaks at ABS Vegas Conference Corporate partner Bob Zochowski spoke on a panel at the ABS Vegas 2016, the largest capital markets conference in the world. Client Alert: Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That a Buyer’s Fraud Claim In FdG Logistics LLC v. A&R Logistics Holding, Inc., the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a seller's disclaimer in a merger agreement of extra-contractual representations and warranties was insufficient to bar a buyer's… Betty Yap and Greg Liu Listed on China Business Law Journal’s 2019 “A List” Corporate partners Betty Yap and Greg Liu have been listed on China Business Law Journal’s annual "A List" for 2019. Ariel Deckelbaum and Michael Vogel Featured in Variety’s Dealmakers List Corporate partners Ariel Deckelbaum and Michael Vogel are featured in Variety’s 2019 Dealmakers List. Matt Abbott, Angelo Bonvino and Taurie Zeitzer Recognized by Business Insider as Top Private Equity Dealmakers Corporate partners Matt Abbott, Angelo Bonvino and Taurie Zeitzer are recognized by Business Insider as top private equity dealmakers. Robert Schumer Named Sports & Entertainment Trailblazer by The National Law Journal Corporate chair Robert Schumer was recognized as a Sports & Entertainment Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. Paul, Weiss Named “Private Equity Legal Advisor of the Year” by Mergermarket for Chinese M&A Paul, Weiss was awarded “Private Equity Legal Adviser of the Year” by Mergermarket at its annual China M&A Awards event in Shanghai. Paul, Weiss Transaction Named Energy & Industrials “Deal of the Year” by The Deal Paul, Weiss was recognized by The Deal for its work advising the board of directors of the Harris Corporation in a merger with L3 Technologies, Inc. Amran Hussein Named “Best in Investment Funds” at Euromoney Americas Women in Business Law Awards Corporate partner Amran Hussein was named in the “Best in Investment Funds” category at the eighth annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards. Brian Scrivani Named Rising Star by The Deal Corporate partner Brian Scrivani was profiled in The Dealmaker Quarterly as one of the brightest newcomers to the ranks of M&A partners at major law firms. Angelo Bonvino and Paul, Weiss Recognized at The Deal Awards Middle Market Corporate partner Angelo Bonvino and Paul, Weiss have been recognized with several awards as part of the inaugural The Deal Awards Middle Market. Two Paul, Weiss Transactions Named Deals of the Year The China Business Law Journal has named two Paul, Weiss transactions as 2018 “Deals of the Year.” Paul, Weiss Ranked 1st in Global Legal Rankings by Bloomberg and Mergermarket Paul, Weiss ranked 1st among U.S. firms and 2nd among international firms for China announced deals, by deal count, in Bloomberg’s 2018 Global M&A Legal Rankings. Taurie Zeitzer Listed Among The Deal’s “Powerhouse 20” Top Women in M&A Corporate partner Taurie Zeitzer is featured in The Deal’s “Women in M&A: The Powerhouse 20,” a list identifying 20 female M&A lawyers and bankers at the top of their professions. Paul, Weiss Receives FinanceAsia 2018 Achievement Award Paul, Weiss was recognized by FinanceAsia at its annual Achievement Awards for the “Best Equity Deal.” Chuck Googe Featured in Variety’s Dealmakers Impact Report Entertainment/intellectual property partner Chuck Googe was featured in Variety’s 2018 Dealmakers Impact Report. Robert Schumer Named M&A Trailblazer by The National Law Journal Corporate partner Robert Schumer was recognized as an M&A Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. Chuck Googe Featured in Variety’s Dealmakers Elite New York Entertainment/Intellectual property partner Chuck Googe was featured in Variety’s Dealmakers Elite New York 2018 report, which features attorneys and executives behind some of the year’s most significant entertainment industry… Valerie Radwaner Recognized at Corporate Counsel’s National Women in Law Awards Corporate partner and Deputy Chair Valerie Radwaner was recognized in the Law Firm Transformative Leadership category of Corporate Counsel’s Women in Law Awards. The Deal Recognizes Paul, Weiss With Three Awards Paul, Weiss was recognized by The Deal in three categories in the 2018 Deal Awards Taurie Zeitzer Named Best in Private Equity at Euromoney LMG Americas Women in Business Law Awards M&A partner Taurie Zeitzer was named “Best in Private Equity” at the seventh annual Euromoney Legal Media Group (LMG) Women in Business Law awards. Robert Schumer Named "Distinguished Leader" by the New York Law Journal Corporate partner Robert Schumer was recognized as a 2018 "Distinguished Leader" by the New York Law Journal. Paul, Weiss Recognized by M&A Advisor Paul, Weiss was recognized in two categories at the M&A Advisor’s 10th annual International M&A Awards. Paul, Weiss Transaction Named Deal of the Year by Asia Business Law Journal HP’s acquisition of Samsung’s printer business for $1.05 billion, in which Paul, Weiss represented HP, has been recognized as one of the Asia Business Law Journal’s “Deals of the Year.” Judie Ng Shortell Awarded Commended External Counsel of the Year Corporate partner Judie Ng Shortell was recognized by In-House Community as a “Commended External Counsel of the Year.” Five Paul, Weiss Deals Make Lexpert’s Top 10 Canadian Deals of 2017 Paul, Weiss set a new firm record on Canadian legal publication Lexpert’s annual list of top-10 deals of the past year. Jack Lange Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Chambers Hong Kong-based corporate partner Jack Lange received the 2018 Chambers Asia-Pacific Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of his contribution to the Asian legal arena. Jack Lange Elected Chairman of American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong Corporate partner Jack Lange has been elected as the Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) for 2018. Jordan Yarett and Taurie Zeitzer Deal Recognized by the Financial Times Paul, Weiss was commended in the “Accessing New Markets and Capital” category of the Financial Times’ annual feature recognizing the year’s most innovative North American law firms and lawyers. Paul, Weiss Transaction Awarded Best Singapore Deal A Paul, Weiss transaction was awarded the “Best Singapore Deal” at FinanceAsia’s annual Achievement Awards. Paul, Weiss Honored with Asia Women in Business Law Awards Paul, Weiss has been recognized with Asia Women in Business Law Awards by the Euromoney Legal Media Group. Judie Ng Shortell Named a Top-15 Female Lawyer in China by Asian Legal Business Corporate partner Judie Ng Shortell was recognized as one of the Top 15 Female Lawyers in China by Asian Legal Business. Ellen Ching Named to Private Funds Management’s 30 Under 40 Private Funds Management (pfm) named corporate partner Ellen Ching to its “30 Under 40” list, which recognizes the top 30 private fund lawyers under the age of 40. Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Four Asia Women in Business Law Awards Corporate partner Betty Yap was shortlisted by Euromoney Legal Media Group in the in the “Best in M&A and Private Equity” category. Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Five ALB Hong Kong Law Awards Paul, Weiss has been shortlisted by Asian Legal Business, a publication of Thomson Reuters, in five categories in its 2017 ALB Hong Kong Law Awards. Media Law International Recognizes Paul, Weiss as a Tier 1 Firm in China and Hong Kong For the third consecutive year, Paul, Weiss was recognized by Media Law International as one of four Tier 1 firms for media law in China and Hong Kong. Paul, Weiss Ranked #1 in Canada Announced M&A Deals by Bloomberg Paul, Weiss was ranked as the leading advisor for Canadian announced M&A deals by volume, as reported in Bloomberg’s 2017 second-quarter league tables. Lawrence Wee Recognized as One of the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Corporate partner Lawrence Wee was congratulated by the Asian American Bar Association of New York for his recognition by the Asian American Business Development Center as one of the Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business. Valerie Radwaner Receives Euromoney Women in Business Law Award Deputy Chair and partner Valerie Radwaner was recognized by Euromoney Legal Media Group in the “Best in Corporate Governance” category of its Americas Women in Business Law Awards. Paul, Weiss Wins Two ALB Japan Law Awards Paul, Weiss was recognized in two categories at the Asian Legal Business Japan Law Awards, including “Debt Market Deal of the Year” for our role in advising Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s TLAC Bond Issuance, and “M&A Deal of the … Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Seven ALB Japan Law Awards Paul, Weiss was shortlisted in seven categories by Asian Legal Business, a publication of Thomson Reuters, as part of the 2017 ALB Japan Law Awards. Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for “M&A Deal of the Year” at Southeast Asia Law Awards Paul, Weiss was shortlisted by Asian Legal Business, a publication of Thomson Reuters, for "M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)" as part of the 2017 Southeast Asia Law Awards. Paul, Weiss Ranked #1 by Experian in Asia-Pacific Deal Value Paul, Weiss ranked first for deal value in Experian’s legal advisory league tables in the Asia-Pacific region for the first quarter of 2017. Paul, Weiss Awarded Deal of the Year by Asian-mena Counsel Paul, Weiss was awarded a 2016 “Deal of the Year” by Asian-mena Counsel for our involvement as international counsel in MUFG’s groundbreaking TLAC (total loss-absorbing capacity) bond offering Paul, Weiss Ranked #1 by Thomson Reuters and #2 by Bloomberg and Mergermarket in Deal Volume in Japan As noted in The Asian Lawyer, a publication of The American Lawyer, Paul, Weiss was ranked number 1 in deal volume in Japan in M&A league tables published by Thomson Reuters and number 2 by Bloomberg and Mergermarket in the first… Greg Liu Named Top M&A Lawyer in China by Asian Legal Business Corporate partner Greg Liu was named one of 2017’s top 10 M&A lawyers in China by Asian Legal Business, a Thomson Reuters publication. KPS Capital Wins Buyouts “Deal of the Year” Award Paul, Weiss client KPS Capital Partners LP has earned a Buyouts “Deal of the Year” award for KPS’s $1 billion-plus sale of its portfolio company Anchor Glass Container Corporation to BA Glass B.V. and funds advised by CVC Capital… Paul, Weiss was awarded “Deal of the Year – Capital Markets” by the Asia Business Law Journal for our role in representing IDG Capital and its portfolio company Titan Gas Technology Investment in Shun Cheong’s reverse takeover and new … Paul, Weiss Honored by Chinese-American Planning Council Paul, Weiss was honored as the "Volunteer Extraordinaire" at the Chinese-American Planning Council's Lunar New Year Celebration. Two Paul, Weiss Transactions Named Deals of the Year by China Business Law Journal The China Business Law Journal has recognized two Paul, Weiss transactions as Deals of the Year. Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Two IFLR Asia Law Awards in Private Equity Paul, Weiss has been shortlisted in two categories as part of the 2017 IFLR Asia Law Awards. Three Paul, Weiss Partners Featured in Variety’s Dealmakers Impact Report Corporate partners Robert Schumer, Ariel Deckelbaum and Chuck Googe are profiled in Variety's 2016 Dealmakers Impact Report. Paul, Weiss Wins Asian Lawyer Emerging Markets Award for M&A The Asian Lawyer honored Paul, Weiss with an Emerging Markets Award in the "M&A Deal of the Year: Other Sectors" category for our role in Yokohama's $1.2 billion acquisition of Alliance Tire Group. Five Paul, Weiss Partners Named Law360 MVPs Law360 has honored firm chair Brad Karp, corporate partners Robert Schumer and Marco Masotti, and litigation partners Ted Wells and Catherine Nyarady with 2016 MVP Awards. Brad and Ted were selected as MVPs in the sports practice… Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Two Emerging Markets Awards by The Asian Lawyer Paul, Weiss has been shortlisted by The Asian Lawyer in two categories in its 2016 Emerging Markets Awards. Alice Eaton and Andrew Rosenberg Receive TMA Turnaround & Transaction of the Year Awards Bankruptcy partners Alice Eaton and Andrew Rosenberg were honored by the Turnaround Management Association with 2016 Turnaround & Transaction of the Year Awards. Our Hong Kong and Tokyo offices were shortlisted for their gender diversity efforts in their respective countries by the Euromoney Legal Media Group at the 2016 Asia Women in Business Law Awards. Paul, Weiss Wins Three China Law & Practice Awards Paul, Weiss was selected for honors in multiple categories at the China Law & Practice Awards, including "Real Estate & Construction Deal of the Year" and "TMT Firm of the Year - International." Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Six ALB Hong Kong Law Awards Paul, Weiss has been shortlisted by Asian Legal Business in six categories in its 2016 ALB Hong Kong Law Awards. Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Six China Law & Practice Awards Paul, Weiss has been shortlisted in six categories as part of the 2016 China Law & PracticeAwards. Paul, Weiss Recognized in Two Categories at Am Law’s Global Legal Awards Paul, Weiss was recognized in two categories at The American Lawyer's fourth annual Global Legal Awards. For the second consecutive year, Paul, Weiss was recognized by Media Law International as one of four Tier 1 firms for media law in China and Hong Kong. Paul, Weiss was shortlisted by Asian Legal Business for "M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)" as part of the 2016 Southeast Asia Law Awards. Paul, Weiss Ranked Among Top Counsel to Creditors in the Energy Sector Paul, Weiss was ranked third among the top firms in The Deal's Out-of-Court Restructuring League Tables, based on distressed companies that have announced financial restructurings for the first quarter of 2016. Steve Simkin Named Power Lawyer in Commercial Observer’s “Power 100” Issue Real estate partner Steven Simkin was featured as a Power Lawyer in the Commercial Observer's annual "Power 100" issue for his work on major development projects, acquisitions and financings. Paul, Weiss Ranked #1 in Private Equity by MergerMarket As reported by MergerMarket in its quarterly league tables, Paul, Weiss ranked first in both global and U.S. private equity buyouts and exits by deal value in the first quarter of 2016. Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Five ALB China Law Awards Paul, Weiss has been selected as a finalist in five categories of the 2016 Asian Legal Business China Law Awards. Paul, Weiss Wins China Business Law Award for Private Equity Paul, Weiss was recognized by China Business Law Journal as an international law firm winner in the "Private Equity and Venture Capital" category of its 2015 China Business Law Awards. Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Asia Legal Award The Asian Lawyer has shortlisted Paul, Weiss as a finalist for an Asia Legal Award in the "M&A Deal of the Year: North Asia" category for the firm's involvement in Universal Studios' $3.3 billion Beijing theme park. Paul, Weiss was honored by Law360 with "Practice Group of the Year" awards in the Real Estate, Securities Law and White Collar categories. Financial Times Recognizes Paul, Weiss in Innovative Lawyers Report Paul, Weiss was recognized by Financial Times in several areas in its 2015 North America Innovative Lawyers report.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430046
__label__wiki	0.663407	0.663407	You are here: Home>Locations>Napton-on-the-Hill>Migration or Early Medieval burial Migration or Early Medieval burial The site of a possible Anglo Saxon burial dating to the Migration or Early Medieval period. The remains of a sword and a shield boss were found. The site lies to the west of Napton Hill. Possibly more than one burial. 1 November 1927, during quarrying operations at the W end of Napton Hill, a Saxon internment was found. It was much disturbed before it was realised that it was anything unusual. The owner of the quarry collected what could be found and presented remains to Leamington Museum. Among the several fragments of iron are five parts of sword blade; the weapon must have been about 5 cm wide at its narrowest and nearly 7.5 cm wide at its widest end. The remaining fragments are 74 cm long, but much is missing and it was evidently a particularly long sword. A shield boss, one of the tall pointed type, 13.5 cm in diameter and 16.5 cm high, was also found. 2 No subsequent finds. 3 A letter of Chatwin’s in the possession of the OS dated 6.4.37 mentions ‘a few Saxon skeletons’. In addition there may have been two shield-bosses. 4 Map. Napton-on-the-Hill (200) Religious and Ceremonial Sites (258) Anglo Saxon - 410-1065 (275) More from Napton-on-the-Hill Napton-on-the-Hill Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post Royal Observer Corps Underground Monitoring Post at Napton-on-the-Hill. Monitoring posts were to be used for reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring fall-out in the modern period. The post lies in fields 200m south of Napton Windmill. Findspot - Post Medieval pottery Findspot - fragments of Post Medieval pottery were found during the excavation of an earlier building. The pottery was found at Chapel Green. Napton Engine Branch Duplicate of WA4368 Shrunken Settlement 200m NE of Chapel Green Farm The Medieval shrunken village of Chapel Green is visible as an earthwork. Among the visible features are enclosures and a hollow way. The site is located between Chapel Hill and Napton on the Hill. More from Religious and Ceremonial Sites Site of Undated Settlement at Cawley's Covert The possible site of a settlement of unknown date suggested by earthworks. Burials have also been found at the site, suggesting the presence of a cemetery. The site is located at Cawley's Covert. Stratford Cemetery, Evesham Road Stratford cemetery which dates back to the Imperial period. It is situated in Evesham Road and retains much of its 19th century character. Recommended for inclusion on Local List by Lovie. Baptist Cemetery at Wolston A Baptist cemetery dating containing burials dating to the Imperial and modern periods. The cemetery lies on the west side of Dyer's Lane, Wolston. Graveyard, St Gregory's Church, Tredington Gravestone fragments of Post Medieval date were found during archaeological work. Fragments of carved stone from the Medieval period were also found. The finds were made at the cemetery of the church in Tredington.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430050
__label__wiki	0.687664	0.687664	Home » Website » Business » Honda Updates Its Range With New Graphics And LED Lights Auto Expo Special Honda Updates Its Range With New Graphics And LED Lights Popular Honda models that receive updates include the Activa, CBR250R, CB Hornet 160R, CB Shine, CB Shine SP and the Livo February 08, 2018 00:00 IST Honda Updates Its Range With New Graphics And LED Lights The year 2017 proved to be quite exciting for Honda and its fans. The company not only managed to break its previous sales records but also launched three exciting models targeting different sets of audiences. These included the Honda Cliq, Grazia and the Africa Twin. Staying true its promise Honda launched the 4th model for the 2017-18 fiscal year. That's non other than the 5th generation Honda Activa, named as Activa 5G. There are no changes on the performance and mechanical front. On the design front, the new Activa 5G remains unchanged with no change in styling of the body panels. That said, new feature like LED headlights and a semi digital instrument console adds a dash of freshness over the Activa 4G it replaces. Apart from the launch of the immensely popular Activa, Honda owes a lot of its success in the Indian market to products such as the CB Hornet 160R, CB Shine, Shine SP and the Livo. Now, the company has unveiled updated versions of these motorcycles in a bid to claim the number one spot in terms of two-wheeler sales in the country. While all the models remain mechanically unchanged, the bike maker has made extensive changes to the way they look. Let’s take a look at them, shall we? Honda has also brought back the CBR250R, which was undergoing a BS4 update. And for 2018, the company has showcased the new CBR with LED headlamps and new graphics. Apart from, nothing has changed in terms of the deisign, performance and even the mechanical components. Prices are yet to be announced as the company will be officialy launching it soon. The CBR250R continues to rival against the TVS RR 310 and the KTM RC 200 Honda CB Hornet 160R The updated Honda CB Hornet 160R continues to flaunt a masculine design along with new elements that make it stand apart in an overcrowded segment. The trapezoidal headlamps now feature LED DRLs, a fully-digital instrument console, a sporty fuel tank with beefy extensions and a chunky exhaust muffler. The pillion gets a split grab rail while the X-shaped LED tail lamps completes the design. The CB Hornet 160R is powered by a 162.71cc engine mated to a 5-speed gearbox. The engine produces 15.22PS of power at 8500rpm and 14.76Nm of peak torque at 6500rpm. The CB Hornet 160R shares its underpinnings with the CB Unicorn 160. It is equipped with telescopic forks at the front and a monoshock unit at the rear. Braking is provided by a 276mm petal disc at the front and a 130mm drum/220mm disc brake based on the variant you choose. CBS (Combi Braking System) is available with the top-end variant. While new prices are yet to be announced. the earlier version was priced at Rs 82,359 and Rs 86,823, respectively. The updated motorcycle continues to rival the likes of the Yamaha FZ V2.0 range and the Suzuki Gixxer. Honda CB Shine and CB Shine SP The CB Shine features a plain-Jane design to cater to a larger audience. That said, the design doesn’t feel dated in any way. The new graphics and the LED DRLs add a bit of freshness to it. The Shine SP, on the other hand, has a sportier design with a sharper headlamp cowl, fuel tank and panels. Both motorcycles continue to be powered by a 125cc, single-cylinder engine that produces 10.3PS at 7500rpm and 10.3Nm of torque at 5500rpm. And while the CB Shine gets a 4-speed gearbox, the Shine SP gets a 5-speed unit. The Shine duo gets telescopic forks at the front and dual shock absorbers at the rear. Braking is handled by a 240mm disc at the front and a 130mm drum brake at the rear. The addition of LED lights and new graphics will result in a marginal hike in prices. The models they would replace are priced at Rs 56,249 and Rs 63,032, respectively. The Shine siblings continue to compete against the Bajaj Discover 125, Yamaha Saluto 125 and the Hero Glamour. The 110cc motorcycle is targeted towards the premium end of the commuter segment. For 2018, the bike gets an all-LED headlamp, LED tail lamps and new graphics. It also gets other premium features such as a semi-digital instrument cluster, which replaces the twin analogue unit of the older model, along with a metallic paint job and an all-black treatment for the engine, transmission case, exhaust, etc. The 18-inch alloy wheels are shod with low rolling resistance tyres now. In addition to this, the bike also gets self start and a maintenance-free battery. The Livo is continues to be powered by a 109.19cc, air-cooled, single-cylinder motor that produces 8.4PS of power at 7500rpm and 9.09Nm of peak torque at 5000rpm. The 4-speed transmission has been retained as well. The commuter bike is based on a diamond frame with telescopic front forks and dual 5-step adjustable rear shock absorbers that come painted in red. Braking is via 130mm drum brakes on either wheels with the option of a 240mm front disc brake. The 2018 Livo is expected to be launched before the first quarter of 2018. We expect it to be priced a tad more than the outgoing model, which is priced at Rs 55,100 (drum brake variant, ex-showroom Delhi). The Honda Livo competes against the TVS Victor, Bajaj Discover 110 and the Hero Splendor i-Smart 110. 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__label__cc	0.736604	0.263396	Venues Cupertino, CA Production Spacious Bar & Music Venue for Film and Photo Shoots Michelle typically responds within 48 hrs White Backdrop Club Lighting Elevated Stage Full Bar (For Props) Don't see an amenity you're looking for? Ask the host, Michelle This is a listing to use the bar during the off hours (10 AM - 4 PM, 7 Days a Week). The bar is a 1900 sq. ft music venue with a 128 sq ft stage, 1000 sq ft dance floor, and 14 seat bar. We are opening our doors as a set for film and photography. Audio Gear - We have a 7000 watt speaker system, 16 channel digital mixer, microphones/stands which can be used as props for your media creation. Lighting Gear - We are in the process of redoing the enitre lighting rig by the end of August, we will have a DMX board with customizable lights. We also have a portable photography/video lighting rig with 2 umbrella lights, 2 soft box lights, green/black/and white screens, and more. Venue Manager will be on site at all times. You will be supervised during the duration of your session at the bar. The bar opens every day at 4:00 PM. This is a hard cutoff. While you can use the bar as a backdrop, the alcohol is not a "prop" to be poured or consumed. If you would like to use the bar for filming, you can bring your own alcohol/bottles with colored liquid. If you would like to use any of the equipment as a prop and it is damaged or destroyed during use, you will be responsible for immediately replacing that piece of equipment (which may include overnight shipping or labor). Guests may cancel their Booking until 7 days before the event start time and will receive a full refund (including all Fees) of their Booking Price. Guests may cancel their Booking between 7 days and 24 hours before the event start time and receive a 50% refund (excluding Fees) of their Booking Price. Booking cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the Event start time are not refundable. Learn more Matthew H. booked a production for 7 people The bar was a great place for our shoot. It was spacious, and had the exact character we were looking for. Shandy and the others made working there a pleasure and bent over backwards to make sure everything was perfect for us. A hidden gem in Silicon Valley. Modern Event Space in Silicon Valley Centrally located Silicon Valley multi-purpose function space Historic Venue for Productions in Downtown Los Gatos 1600 Sq. Ft. Video Studio with Infinity Cyclorama in San Jose Historic Clubhouse in Downtown Palo Alto Large Patio with a Beautiful View of the Golf Course See more production spaces	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430055
__label__wiki	0.996711	0.996711	The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays (2006) The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips from the Tony Awards shows, this unique collection features acting powerhouses James Earl Jones, Annette Bening, Joan Allen, Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and Maggie Smith, among others, performing works by such playwrights as August Wilson, David Mamet, Wendy Wasserstein and more. Christopher A. Cohen Steven Hecht Carl Gordon James Earl Jo... Jack Jefferson (segment "The Great White Hope") / Troy Maxson (segment "Fences") Jane Alexande... Eleanor Bachman (segment "The Great White Hope") / Sara Goode (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") Randle P. McMurphy (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") Amy Morton Nurse Ratched (segment "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") Lettice Douffet (segment "Lettice and Lovage") Margaret Tyza... Lotte Schoen (segment "Lettice and Lovage") René Gallimard (segment "M. Butterfly") Song Liling (segment "M. Butterfly") John Honeyman (segment "A Walk in the Woods") Robert Prosky Andrey Botvinnik (segment "A Walk in the Woods") Annette Benin... Holly Dancer (segment "Coastal Disturbances") Leo Hart (segment "Coastal Disturbances") Gorgeous Teitelbaum (segment "The Sisters Rosensweig") Andy Tracey (segment "Lovers") Heidi Holland (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") Peter Friedma... Scoop Rosenbaum (segment "The Heidi Chronicles") Marjorie (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") Lee (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") Ira (segment "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife") Bobby Gould (segment "Speed-the-Plow") Charlie Fox (segment "Speed-the-Plow") Saunders (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") Charles S. Du... Boy Willie (segment "The Piano Lesson") Lymon (segment "The Piano Lesson") S. Epatha Mer... Berniece (segment "The Piano Lesson") Courtney B. V... Corey (segment "Fences") Brian Stokes... King (segment "King Hedley II") Tonya (segment "King Hedley II") Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone") Hamlet (segment "Hamlet") James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night") Morgan Freema... Jaques (segment "As You Like It") Harvey Fierst... Sort ByNewest FirstOldest FirstHighest Rated FirstLowest Rated First Type... User Critic Published Full Review Write a review for The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays main.review Copyright © Películas online 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430057
__label__wiki	0.898103	0.898103	Imprint: Penguin The Anzacs: From Gallipoli to the Western Front Peter Pedersen Formats & editions Tr. Paperback Amazon Booktopia Dymocks QBD Readings Angus & Robertson Abbeys Boomerang Collins Kinokuniya Robinsons The Nile View all online retailers Find local retailers A moving historical account that traces the evolution of the Anzacs from Gallipoli to the Western Front. 1918 on the Western Front. At no other time has Australia so influenced the course of world history. In the worst crisis of World War I the Germans had a cut a wide swathe through the British line. The Australians knew their hour had come. 'Fini retreat', they boldly announced as they marched to a halt the Germans at Amiens. Then it was their turn to advance, driving the enemy remorselessly before them, as the shock troops of the British Army. This important book traces the evolution of the Australian Imperial Force from the enthusiastic amateurs of Gallipoli to the skilled warriors of the Western Front, where fighting in conditions of unspeakable horror and brutality they won their legendary reputation as 'the best infantrymen of the war and perhaps of all time'. By war's end the Australian Corps - a mere 9 per cent of the total British force - accounted for 22 per cent of total captures: a massive, and disproportionate, contribution to victory. Combining detailed battle narratives with soldiers' accounts, Peter Pedersen moves from Gallipoli through Palestine to the Western Front, graphically re-creating the campaigns of a war in which over 200 000 Australians - two out of every three combatants - were killed or wounded. Including the New Zealanders at every stage, he also covers the war in the air and at sea, in dressing posts and hospitals, and on a home front devastated by casualty rates and riven over conscription. Illustrated with photographs and artworks, this epic work recalls to memory the forgotten heroes, and the bloody campaigns, of a war that brought glory to the Australian nation but tragedy to every Australian family. 'This book brings a vivid reality to a war that is etched in Australian history.' Daily Advertiser 'Fit to become the standard modern work on the AIF in World War I.' The Age 'The Anzacs is a significant and successful attempt to bring a turbulent period in Australian history into context.' Townsville Bulletin 'Peter Pedersen's contribution is on an epic scale. His is a staggering, wonderful, terrifying book.' Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin Pub date: 29 March 2010 Dr Peter Pedersen is a leading Australian military historian who has written extensively on World War I. He is the author of the acclaimed Monash as Military Commander, books on Fromelles, Villers Bretonneux and Hamel, and writes regularly for British and American military journals. Peter Pedersen's military history is informed by professional knowledge of his field. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, the Australian Command and Staff College and the University of New South Wales. He commanded the 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, and was a political/strategic analyst in the Australian Office of National Assessments. In 1990 Dr Pedersen guided Prime Ministers Thatcher and Hawke over the Gallipoli Peninsula, as part of the 75th anniversary commemoration of the campaign. He has led many tours to the Western Front and to other battlefields in Europe and Asia, including organising and leading the first British tour to Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. The Fatal Shore Buckley's Chance Garry Linnell A Broken World Beneath Hill 60 Will Davies My Fellow Soldiers 24 Hours at the Somme Robert Kershaw Codebreakers James Wyllie, Michael McKinley The Making of Australia Isobel Charman The Reef: A Passionate History Iain McCalman 1914: The Year the World Ended Paul Ham Into The Silence Roland Perry Wilful Murder: The Sinking Of The Lusitania Diana Preston Napoleon's Australia Terry Smyth The World Remade G.J. Meyer An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians? Geoffrey Robertson The Great Wrong War Stevan Eldred-Grigg Antiques Roadshow: World War I in 100 Family Treasures Paul Atterbury Subscribe to Read More to find out about similar books. Sign up to our newsletter using your email. By clicking subscribe, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Books Australia’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thank you! Your subscription to Read More was successful. To help us recommend your next book, tell us what you enjoy reading. Add your interests	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430058
__label__cc	0.589983	0.410017	2020 14U Mid-Atlantic Showcase May 2 - 3 \| Riverbank Park \| Newark, NJ Select a player to sign up Request Invite Event Info × Event Info Request Invite Event Ballparks Schedule Videos What to bring Rental Car Recommend Prospect Contact Us Rosters and Schedule will be posted online 3 days prior to the event. “Things have really changed over the last decade when it comes to scouting and college recruiting,” Perfect Game President Jerry Ford said. “Fourteen-year-old players are being identified and colleges are recruiting them more than ever. Major League Baseball’s analytic departments are also tracking the younger players’ information.” The inaugural 14U Mid-Atlantic Showcase will be held May 2-3, 2020 at Riverbank Park in Newark, NJ. Players will be selected from this showcase to the 14U National and 13U National Showcases. Many of the top players from across the country are expected to be attendance this year. 14U Players will be selected to the 14U PG Select Baseball Festival from the 14U National Showcase. Players who are a 2024 graduate or are born on or after 5/1/2005 are age eligible to be selected for the 2020 14U PG Select Baseball Festival at JetBlue Park. 13U Players will be selected to the 13U PG Select Baseball Festival from the 13U National Showcase. Players who are a 2025 graduate or are born on or after 5/1/2006 are age eligible to be selected for the 2020 14U PG Select Baseball Festival at the University of Oklahoma. All 2023 graduates who currently play with their High School team should verify eligibility prior to registering. FIRST IN EXPOSURE. FIRST IN EXPOSURE. FIRST IN EXPOSURE. FIRST IN EXPOSURE. SHOWCASE BENEFITS National Exposure PG’s work begins when yours ends. Perfect Game is the industry leader in promoting the game of baseball and its amateur players by providing scouting reports, grades and video clips. All of these are displayed on the players’ individual profile pages, which are available at the fingertips of any college coach or pro scout on a website that receives more than 200,000 pageviews per day. In today’s fast-paced world Perfect Game is committed to supplying information to coaches and scouts as quickly and efficiently as possible across all social media platforms. That includes Twitter accounts @PerfectGameUSA and @PGShowcases that have over 110,000 followers. While it’s not necessary to attend a Perfect Game Showcase to be ranked, it has become a big advantage for many players as it is the only way to guarantee a full scouting evaluation from our staff and get a PG Grade. Once evaluated all players are immediately factored in to our national rankings. Getting to see a player in both a full workout and in game action at a showcase is the best way for us to properly rank a player. A large percentage (well over 90 percent) of the top players in the country attend multiple Perfect Game events each year. Class of 2020 Rankings \| Class of 2021 Rankings \| Class of 2022 Rankings \| Class of 2023 Rankings College Commitments/MLB Draft No other scouting service has helped more players attain their dream of playing baseball at the next level than Perfect Game. PG prides itself in the ability to assist players in their search to find their new collegiate home and continue their playing careers. Since 2003, over 10,000 PG alumni have been selected in the MLB Draft and well over 1,000 players have made their Major League Baseball debuts. College Commitments \| PG MLB Players Many players have relied on showcases to maximize their national exposure. Make the investment in yourself to show Perfect Game and the rest of the baseball community your skills. Who knows, maybe we will see you at the Jr. National Showcase, National Showcase or even the PG All-American Classic. For more information regards to this event, please contact: 319-298-2923 ext:1 Welcome to Perfect Game Perfect Game is an organization that defined an industry and remains baseball’s most respected scouting report service. Perfect Game provides showcases, tournaments, online video, national rankings, player profiles, scouting reports and college and professional opportunities to the nation’s top prospects and their families. Where talent goes, professional scouts and top college recruiters are sure to follow, and Perfect Game can offer the best in baseball increased exposure, insight and professionalism to propel them through their baseball careers. Why the Braves’ Roy Clark says that top colleges and scouts know PG is the best! Roy Clark: "Jerry (Ford) and his staff do an outstanding job. We feel that they put on, and it’s not even close, the best showcases and tournaments of anybody. They’re so well organized. Jerry has tremendous knowledge of scouting. They have a lot of former professional and college baseball people in their organization. "Since they put on the best showcases and tournaments, naturally they’re going to get the best players. We are pretty much a high-school oriented organization, so where the best players go, we will be there. We have sometimes up to 10 or 11 scouts covering Perfect Game events. It gives athletes the chance to compete at the highest level of their age group, in a team or showcase format, in some of the best facilities in front of both colleges and scouts. "They’re (Perfect Game) the best, and the top colleges and the highest level scouts know it." Results are what count... Perfect Game set a new record for the tenth consecutive year following the 2011 MLB draft. Of the 1,530 players selected, 1,323 had attended a Perfect Game event, and 294 of the first 331 picks were Perfect Game alumni. Many of these alumni had participated in multiple Perfect Game tournaments, showcases and/or leagues. In the past ten years, 9,073 Perfect Game participants have been chosen in the MLB First-Year Player Draft. However, these figures do not account for the many Latin American free agents who participate in Perfect Game showcases and tournaments and then sign with Major League clubs. One can only imagine how many Perfect Game alumni will ultimately reach their dream of playing Major League Baseball down the road. Perfect Game does not take any credit for the numerous outstanding players selected in the draft or the many more who go on to play college baseball. Perfect Game simply provides talented players a means to be identified and evaluated closely while competing with and against the best worldwide. Perfect Game identifies players, provides an opinion, and then lets Major League scouts and college coaches form their own. MLB scouts and college coaches make the most important decisions, and luckily, they follow what we do very closely - not only in person, but online as well. Draft fast facts Perfect Game has more talented players in attendance than any other organization. The proof is in the results. • 35 of the 41 first and supplemental first-round picks of the 2019 MLB Draft had previously attended a Perfect Game event • 70 of the 78 players selected on the first day (top two rounds) of the 2019 MLB Draft had previously attended a Perfect Game event. • 35 selected on the first day of the 2019 MLB Draft had previously attended a Perfect Game National Showcase • 21 Perfect Game All-Americans were selected on the first day of the 2019 MLB Draft, 15 of which played in the 2017 Classic. • Since the game’s inception in 2003, nine Perfect Game All-Americans have been selected with the first overall pick, including Royce Lewis (2017), Mickey Moniak (2016), Brady Aiken (2014), Carlos Correa (2012), Gerrit Cole (2011), Bryce Harper (2010) and Justin Upton (2005). • Currently more than 1,300 players who had previously participated at a Perfect Game event had played in Major League Baseball and 12,625 have been drafted with hundreds of thousands going on to play in college Why players choose Perfect Game Reports to all 30 Major League scouting departments Exposure to over 1,500 colleges and scouts from all 30 Major League teams Ranks players nationally, by state, and by position Runs the most organized events nationwide Works with Skillshow, which films all players during showcase workouts and all pitchers during games Requires players to use wooden bats only Has selected all players for every Perfect Game All-American Classic A comprehensive scouting evaluation by Perfect Game, which will be posted on player's profile page at www.PerfectGame.org An opportunity to compete with and against the nation’s top high school and amateur prospects A player profile on www.PerfectGame.org A jersey and a New Era 59FIFTY fitted cap Video clips posted on player profile Showcase FAQ What is evaluated at a Perfect Game Showcase? The most important things to evaluate on any player are their physical tools. For a position player, that is their hitting ability, fielding ability, speed/range, power potential, arm strength, and quantitiave measures of the speed, power, and quickness of a player's swing. For a pitcher, it is evaluating their delivery and arm action, along with their selection of pitches (i.e. fastball, curveball, changeup, etc.). A scout is also evaluating how much better he thinks a player is getting with normal growth and hard work (i.e. their projectability) for their body type and athleticism. Attention is definitely paid to a player’s intangibles as much as possible (i.e. hustle, character on and off the field, etc.). One thing that is not especially important is performance, because anything can happen at a short showcase event. How many college coaches and MLB scouts typically attend a showcase? There are some showcases that attract hundreds of scouts and college coaches and there are some that will have much fewer. The most important thing to keep in mind is that thousands of colleges and all MLB teams utilize Perfect Game’s website as an important scouting tool. Why are Perfect Game Showcases better than others? PG dedicates our service not only to the players but to the scouts and college coaches. It starts with only inviting players that we think recruiters would want to see. Having prospects at our events and on our website increases their exposure to scouts and college coaches and allows the scouting community to utilize PG as an important scouting tool. For more PG Showcases benefits, click here - Showcase Benefits I have been to Perfect Game tournaments. Why should I attend PG showcases? PG scouts take notes on players at our tournaments, but it is at the showcase where we get more detailed information on each of the participants. Whatever activity the prospect is involved with on the field, our scouts watch and record detailed notes. During the workout sessions, we record 60-yard dash times, every throw from the infield, outfield and behind the plate gets radar-gunned, and we measure six important quantitative measures of the swing that are indicators of on-field success. Catchers get their pop times recorded and pitchers get evaluated and their velocities recorded during scrimmage play. We video tape the workout portion of the showcase and video clips will be posted along with a comprehensive written report and PG grade on our website, which are heavily followed by college coaches and scouts. If you are looking for the highest level of exposure, you will want to attend a Perfect Game showcase. How is a typical showcase run? Every participant at a Perfect Game showcase will be provided the opportunity to take part in a workout session, which typically includes a 60-yard dash and infield, outfield and catching throws to measure arm velocities, measure six important quantitative measure of the swing, along with a batting practice session. Prospects will be divided into teams and full-length games (usually 10 innings) will be played to provide pitchers an opportunity to get in front of college coaches and scouts and give position players an opportunity to perform in game situations. What does subscribing to Skillshow provide different from regular PG information? Without Skillshow you will still be able to see short video clips of skills performed (i.e. pitching, throwing from outfield, bp, etc). Skillshow will Maximize & lengthen your showcase experience by getting a professionally produced video & using it long after the event! You can learn more at the this link - Videos. How do I sign up online for a showcase? To sign up online you must first signin to your Perfect Game account (upper right corner of home page) using your username/password. Next click on the blue 'My Account' button. Scroll down to 'Approved Events'. If you are approved for that showcase, click on the 'Register Now' for the corresponding showcase. How long does it take to get the scouting report and PG grade after the showcase? The report and PG Grade as well as video will be added to the players profile page around 4 weeks from the end of the event. Who to contact if you need further help with showcases? For questions related to Showcases, please email jarp@perfectgame.org or larry@perfectgame.org. What is difference between WWBA and BCS? The WWBA is PG’s wood bat division. The BCS is PG’s metal bat division. Is there a coaches check-in/meeting prior to tournament? No, PG does not have coaches check-in/meeting prior to tournament. They will receive their coaches packet at their first game. Is there a player check-in prior to the tournament? PG does not have any player check-in for tournaments. Are teams required to have birth certificates for each player? PG doesn’t require any proof of age unless a team protests a game due to an illegal player. When will games start? Games of all tournaments will begin with 9AM games on the first date listed on a tournament unless otherwise noted. How do I get my roster listed online? The team contact will receive an emailed link to click on to update the roster online. What is the tournament format? Each tournament will have a different format, depending on how many teams and how many games will be played. It will be noted on the specific tournament page prior to the event. How do I get into the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter? The WWBA World Championship, which is held annually in Jupiter, FL in late October is a strict invite-only event. It is our oldest and most prestigious event we run. It is limited to 85 teams, with well over 200 wanting in. There are 7 spots for Qualifier winners. The only way to get a new team into this event that doesn’t win a Qualifier is if a team drops out, which doesn’t happen very often. How are invitations processed for the 16u and 17u WWBA Championships? For the 16u & 17u WWBA, the orders of invitations go as follows: 1. Teams that want to return to the 17u WWBA that participated in the event last year. 2. Teams that finished well in last year's 16u WWBA. 3. New teams that have requested invitations online. My player information for a tournament is not correct, how do I fix it? Perfect Game does not enter this data, please see your coach first to correct it. If that does not work, send an email including your player name, graduation year, city, state, player ID, the email you use to login, and corrections needed to one of the Tournament Management Assistants listed on the contact page. I am having trouble signing the Participant and Media Releases. How do I do this? Sign into your account on www.perfectgame.org, . If you do not have an account, please create one by clicking "Create Account" in the upper right corner. Click My Account. On the "My Account" page, click the red Associate Player to your account button, or click here. Fill out the form. Once the association request is approved, you will receive an email notifying you that it has been approved. Sign into your account on the Perfect Game website and there will be a red notification box with two links to sign the releases. If your player does not appear in a search, it is because your player has not yet attended a Perfect Game event, their coach has not rostered them for an event, or they have not been approved on a roster yet. If you have questions related to signing the Participant & Media releases, please contact ellie@perfectgame.org. Who to contact if you need further help with tournaments? For questions related to tournaments, please email kevin@perfectgame.org or jamidon@perfectgame.org. PG Series Classic I've received an invitation in an email, how do I register? In the bottom of the email, there should be an “Official Invitation Link” that you can click on. That link will bring you directly to the registration page. If you are a new customer and have not created a Perfect Game account, you will need to do so before registering. How do I create a Perfect Game Account? In the top right corner of Perfect Game’s homepage, you will see a Sign In / Create Account button. When you click create account, fill out the necessary information. You will receive a confirmation email. Next, click the Login button and enter your username and password. Once you are logged in, click on the “Official Invitation Link” in the email and it will bring you to the registration page. I have been pre-approved for the PG Series Classic event according to the "Approved Events" on my Perfect Game account. How do I proceed? If you have been pre-approved, that means you have been identified as a top player in your area and are already in the Perfect Game system with a Perfect Game profile. To register, click the "Register Now" button next to the event for which you would like to register in the "Approved Events" section of your "My Account" page. If you have any questions about the pre-approval process, please contact bperry@perfectgame.org. How do I pay and what are the payment options? You will be able to pay in full at the end of the registration form. All payments are non-refundable. A transferable credit will be granted until 3 weeks prior to the start of the PG Series Classic, in the event you are unable to attend. If you would like to attend and need to make other payment arrangements, please contact bperry@perfectgame.org. How do I book hotels and rental cars? For all Perfect Game events in Fort Myers, players and their families are required to book their housing through leecountysportshousing.org. There is also a link on the event page. Lee County Sports Housing has many options available for you. They will be able to provide many types of hotels and locations. If you are looking to rent a house or a condo for the week, they will be able to help you as well. Please contact them if you have any questions. Perfect Game will also provide options (not required) for rental car companies with discount codes available. How did I receive an invitation to the PG Series Classic? You have been identified as one of the top players in your area. We have been in contact with travel ball coaches, high school coaches, scouts, and Perfect Game Staff from all across the country that have recommended top players to this event. How long do I have to respond to this invitation? Once you receive your invitation, there will be a deadline for registration. The deadline will be listed in your invitation. This is an individual invitation only event and rosters fill up quickly. If you would like to attend but need to extend the deadline, please contact bperry@perfectgame.org What are the roster breakdowns by position and how many players will be on each team? For the 10u/11u/12u age groups, rosters will consist of 11 - 12 players. For the 13u – Sophomore age groups, rosters will consist of 12 - 15 players. There may be pitcher only positions available depending on the situation. I have registered my child as a Pitcher Only. Will they be able to hit during games? For players that register for the pitcher only position, they will be able to participate in all parts of opening ceremonies, skill testing and practice. They will be able to hit during batting practice. During game play, they will be playing the pitcher position only. They will have 2-3 appearances throughout pool play depending on the situation and Pitch Smart guidelines. What team will I be put on and will it be players from my area? Perfect Game staff will be filling the rosters by territory and by positions. Our goal is to create teams by where the players live first; however they may be put on a different team if adjustments need to be made for positional purposes. When will I be able to see who is on my team? On the event page for the PG Series Classic, there will be a tab that says "Profiles". There you will be able to see all of the players attending and who is on your team. The rosters for each team will be added as they are completed. All teams will be available two weeks prior to the event. Who will be my coach and when will we meet him? The coaches will consist of college and high school coaches and college baseball players. A coach will be assigned to your team for the whole week. There will be a team practice on the second day where coaches will be able to meet and greet all of the players and discuss the week. Coaches will be helping out on the first day for skill testing and Opening Ceremonies. What should I expect from my coach throughout the week? Coaches will be strictly game/practice managers for the week. Trained by Perfect Game staff, coaches will understand expectations, ultimately giving the player the greatest experience possible for the PG Series Classic. Coaches are to encourage a positive playing environment, guide players throughout the week, and most of all have fun! Please do not expect coaches to give instruction on a fundamental level or throw batting practice before the games. Weekly Itinerary / Expectations When will I know the schedule for the week and when should I expect to arrive/depart? On the event page for the PG Series Classic, there will be a tentative weekly overview of the schedule. Once the event nears, this schedule will be updated with team arrivals for check-in, skill testing schedule, teams practice times, clinics and seminars. All locations and directions will be listed for each facility. We advise that you arrive the day before player check-in and depart the day after the Championship games. Every team will be playing a double header the last day of the event. What happens at player check-in? Teams will have various check-in times that will be listed on the schedule. Players can expect to be greeted by PG Staff and receive the PG Series Classic lanyard and program. From there, players will then proceed to acquire their player bags that will consist of the jerseys, pants, workout shirts, shorts, helmets, socks, and belts. All of the sizes are from the registrations. If you need to resize, we will specify a time for exchanges or have a designated area to do so. What should I expect at opening ceremonies? Opening ceremonies will be held at Jet Blue Stadium, Home of the Red Sox spring training facilities. The schedule on the website will have the start time listed. Players will need to arrive in the solid color jerseys and their white game pants. We will begin with player introductions and team photos. We will then complete our fastest man challenge and get into the home run derby finals. Once that is complete, we will have a dinner available for all players and family members in the concourse behind home plate. What happens at skill testing? The skill testing schedule on the website will have teams listed for certain times and stations. Please follow the skill-testing schedule provided for you. Once players have finished all of the testing, they will be able to leave. What should I expect for games and playing time? We ask that all players arrive an hour before games. Coaches will be writing the lineups and have all of the roster information for players and what positions they play. Coaches will be rotating players between their primary positions and their secondary positions throughout pool play games to ensure the fairest playing time possible. How do we know what team is Home or Away for games and what uniforms do we wear? On the schedule page there will be a list of teams you will be playing. The team that is listed on the left side will be the visiting team or if viewing on your phone, the team on the top will be the visiting team. Please see the following for home and away uniforms: Home Team - White pants with solid color jerseys / Away Team - Gray pants with camo jerseys. We recommend that players bring both sets of jerseys and pants to each game. In case of weather, how will I be notified of any changes or updates? Weather updates will be on our website under “weather update”. Here you will find any information regarding postponed game times / cancellations. There will also be information on how to receive text message alerts. Also, please check the website for game updates and any schedule changes that may happen. What is a lightning delay and for how long does the delay last? Every facility that is used in Lee County contains a lightning stroke detector. Lightning delays will happen when the stroke is detected within 10 miles of the surrounding facility. The horn will sound one time for 5 seconds to alert the delay. The Lee County lightning policy requires players and parents to seek shelter. Games will resume when there hasn’t been a stroke within 10 miles for 30 minutes. The horn will sound 3 times in a row to alert the all clear and play may resume. What college coaches will be in attendance and what about scouts? Every year since the beginning of the PG Series Classic in 2015, we have made vast improvements to the overall event along with the competition. For the older age groups, college coaches have been contacted and are aware of the event. There is no definitive answer of who will be in attendance. Please note, this is not a showcase event. Perfect Game staff will be in attendance for event blogs along with write-ups for teams and selected players. When will my profile be updated with results from the PG Series Classic event? Most every game will be available in real time on DiamondKast. You can connect to any game by going to the selected event page, the schedule, and clicking the DiamondKast logo on game you are interested in watching. There will be live games that are displayed on the event page as well. All statistics will be recorded along with pitchers’ velocities for every game. All-Tournament teams and Daily Leaders will be available for viewing. All skill testing results will be updated to reflect the player’s Perfect Game Profile within a short time frame after the event is completed. PG Series Challenges What is the PG Series Challenge? The PG Series Challenge is a one-day athletic testing event designed to measure, record, and track a baseball player's most important attributes. Using strictly objective testing, The Challenge will be a valuable tool in determining an athlete’s raw talent production and potential projection on the field. In today's age of advanced technology, MLB teams and college coaches are relying more and more on measurable data to breakdown a player - whether it's for recruiting a high school prospect, selecting a draft pick, or simply tracking a big leaguer's every day production. Perfect Game's mission with The Challenge is to be a frontrunner in the world of collecting useable baseball data that will ultimately help players understand their strengths and weaknesses in order to improve on the field. The Series Challenge event is NOT a showcase. What is the cost? How do we sign up? Can anyone sign up? These events are open to players of all skill level and all ages. Since there are no actual games being played, players of different ages can attend all at the same time. To sign up, visit the particular event page for “The Challenge” you wish to attend. If you are signed into your PG account and there is a green button on the event page that says “Sign Up,” you can complete registration there. Otherwise there will be a button on the event page that says “Request an Invite,” and a member of our staff will approve your request upon completion and send a follow up email for you to finish registration. Are results posted on the player’s PG Profile? All Results are posted on the player’s PG Profile along with the PGAME Score and OPTOJUMP score. What is PGAME? PGAME is our proprietary scoring metric that takes into account all of the player’s results from The Challenge and displays their performance in a single score. The PGAME score can be compared to other players at the event and across the country, with the main goal being improvement on the PGAME score with proper training. PGAME scores reflect each player’s overall athletic ability. What tests will be performed? 5-10-5 Pro Agility Witty Reaction Test Left Hand Grip Strength Right Hand Grip Strength Broad Jump Throwing Velocity Witty Laser System 4 Corner Complex Reaction Drill Side to Side Whole Body Reaction OptoJump PG 3 Jump test for Power PG Single Leg Jumps for Power PG Visual Reaction PG Fast Feet test for Speed FastPitch Tournament FAQ Do we need to bring two balls for check-in? No! We supply all of the balls. Where do I check-in my team? Check-in will be held at the blue registration tent. Where do I pick up my pre-order tournament t-shirt? Pre-ordered shirts can be picked up at the merchandise Tent Where do I purchase or add insurance? You can purchase or upload insurance through your Team Checklist that is provided when you request and are approved for events. General formats will be 3 game guaranteed (2 pool games, followed by single elimination bracket) 4 games guaranteed (3 pool games, followed by single elimination bracket) 70 min pool games How do I contact the event director? Use the "Contact Us" button at the top of the event homepage. Yes, locate tournament director at the registration tent at the complex scheduled to play. Perfect Game Softball does not have any player check-in for tournaments. Perfect Game Softball doesn’t require any proof of age unless a team protests a game due to an illegal player. Is insurance required to play in Perfect Game Softball Events? Yes, insurance is required to play in Perfect Game Softball Events. 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If tournament director cancels event due to low numbers or inclement weather, refunds will be as follows: Refund policy in the event of inclement weather: 2 games played – no refund 1 game played – half refund No games played – full refund minus $50 Administration Fee Weather updates will be posted on the event page. Lightning delays will happen when the stroke is detected within 10 miles of the surrounding facility. The horn will sound one time for 5 seconds to alert the delay. The lightning policy requires players and parents to exit the facility and seek shelter in their cars. Games will resume when there hasn’t been a stroke within 10 miles for 30 minutes. The horn will sound 3 times in a row to alert the all clear and play may resume. What are age restrictions? Age restrictions for the 2020 season (August 15, 2019 - August 14, 2020) are as follows: 18u: Born on or after 12/31/2000 9u: Born on or after 12/31/2009 Who to contact if you need further help with fastpitch tournaments? Please email pgsoftball@perfectgame.org. ABOUT PG SHOWCASES PG PLAYER PROFILES All participants receive their own profile page on the Perfect Game website. It is updated with workout results, scouting reports, and video from the event. Your profile will help you reach the thousands of college coaches and MLB scouts that subscribe to our database. VIEW EXAMPLE PG PROFILE WHERE PROSPECTS PLAY View this quick video to learn more about PG and our showcase events. You will quickly understand why Perfect Game events are by far the best in all of baseball, and how attending our showcases will give players the maximum scouting exposure to play at the next level. PERFECT GAME HISTORY Perfect Game has been hosting elite amateur events all over the country since 1999. Talk about credibility and reputation. The statistics below are staggering and they represent all alumni for PG tournaments and showcases. 1369 MLB PLAYERS MIKE TROUT - BRYCE HARPER - FRANCISCO LINDOR - CARLOS CORREA - KRIS BRYANT - MARCUS STROMAN - ANTHONY RIZZO - BUSTER POSEY - NOLAN ARENADO - JOEY VOTTO - MADISON BUMGARNER - JAY BRUCE - ADDISON RUSSELL - JUSTIN SMOAK - GEORGE SPRINGER - COREY DICKERSON - YONDER ALONSO - MOOKIE BETTS - MICHAEL BRANTLEY - CHRIS SALE - ANDREW MILLER - MICHAEL FULMER - COREY KLUBER - LANCE MCCULLERS - DELLIN BETANCES - DANIEL MURPHY - ZACK COZART - CHARLIE BLACKMON - PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT - COREY SEAGER - CLAYTON KERSHAW - CODY BELLINGER - STEPHEN STRASBURG 12625 MLB DRAFT PICKS	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430059
__label__cc	0.502937	0.497063	Our Most Important Page “The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD” (Prov.16:1). The preparations which preceded the development of this website involve 25 years of studying the Scriptures while sitting at the feet of faithful men who love God and His word. Men who understood and lived the mandate of (2Tim.2:2) “And the things that thou has heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” Pastor Arnold Wayne Weckeman, a native New Yorker grew up in Staten Island, N.Y. In 1969, after serving 3 years in the United States Army he returned home and worked for Consolidated Edison and then on to a 20-year career as a New York City Firefighter. At age 38 he trusted Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour. Shortly after being saved he met Pastor Mel Sabaka and began attending services at Bible Baptist Church. While under the preaching and teaching ministry of Pastor Mel and many other godly men (Pastors, Joe Silvestri, Pat Dean, and Mike Veach) Wayne felt God’s call to the ministry. During those formative years, he and Sandy were discipled and learned to minister both to the saved and the lost. Wayne served as a deacon and then head deacon overseeing the Church’s discipleship ministry. In May of 2000 after attending Bible Institute, he was ordained. In June of 2000, pastor Wayne began holding Bible studies and Sunday services in Pike County PA. As the Lord blessed and the ministry grew the decision was made to establish First Bible Church in Lord’s Valley. After 7 years of pastoring First Bible Church his wife’s chronic illness (fibromyalgia) had progressed to the point that a relocation to a warm, dry climate became unavoidable. After much prayer and godly counsel, a move to the southwest was decided. During that difficult time, the Lord graciously raised up a dear brother in Christ, Pastor Dan Ralston, to take over the work in Lord’s Valley. Pastor Wayne and his wife Sandy presently reside in Buckeye, Arizona. LEARNING THE BIBLE INTRODUCTION TO LESSONS DAILY QUIET TIME DEALING WITH SIN LIBERTY IN CHRIST LIVING THE BIBLE The Importance of Sound Doctrine Salvation & Sanctification Spirit, Soul, & Body Adam Before and After the Fall In Adam vs. In Christ Co-Crucifixion Standing vs. State Spiritual Circumcision New Man vs. Old Man The Mind is the Battlefield Walking in the Spirit What Happened to Our Sins Upon Salvation? Copyright © 2020 Perfecting of the Saints. Christian Web Design by Exodus Design Studios. All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430060
__label__wiki	0.611755	0.611755	Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol The Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol is the seat of government of the Province of Sultan Kudarat. The five-storey building incorporates elements of Islamic architecture in its design dominated by pointed arches and a majestic golden dome at the center. In front of the capitol building is an expansive green lawn at the center of which proudly stands the golden statue of Sultan Kudarat himself, after whom the province was named. The building's grandiose extends from the exterior to its interior with its elegant decor and furniture pieces. The capitol's main lobby for instance features a grand chandelier with the floor decorated with intricate tiles with arabesque patterns. Its chambers are clad in elegant interior pieces making them fit for sultans and royalties. It is here where the province receives its most distinguished guests and where matters of great importance are discussed among its statesmen and community leaders. The capitol celebrates the local art and culture of the province. The ceilings are adorned with festive Maguindanao likos of gold and orange colors, while Maranao woodwork with elaborate mother-of-pearl inlay serves as elegant accents inside the rooms. The capitol also boasts of its collection of Islamic art treasures. This piece for example features Arabic calligraphy made of Italian silver. The capitol may seem intimidating but contrary to its imposing refinement, the doors of the capitol is wide open to everyone. The capitol after all is the heart and soul of public service in the province and it is here where the Governor, the Vice Governor, the provincial council hold their offices. We were lucky to have the opportunity to visit the capitol last September 2012. Here we were warmly welcomed by the capitol's employees. Our visit actually gave them so much joy. They are very thankful when tourists include the Sultan Kudarat Provicial Capitol in their itinerary. It's truly worth visiting this beautiful and peaceful province of Sultan Kudarat. There's no where else in the Philippines you can see such elegance in and majesty in a state building than here. We invite you to visit and experience the province yourself. How to get to the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol The General Santos International Airport is the gateway to the SoCCSKSarGen Region. Several airlines serve daily flights from key Philippine cities to General Santos City (GenSan). From GenSan, it will take a four hour bus ride to get to Isulan, the provincial capital of Sultan Kudarat. Take a bus from GenSan (P140.00) bound to Isulan or Catabato City. Tell the conductor to drop you off at the Isulan bus terminal. from the terminal, take a tricycle to the capitol. By Ramil Delos Reyes at 9:23 AM Labels: Sultan Kudarat	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430071
__label__cc	0.689011	0.310989	Hesston Builds Digital Business with Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C7000 and KIP C7800 RAMSEY, NJ—Nov. 5, 2012—Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. announces that Hesston Prestige Printing has further enhanced its print operations with the addition of the KIP C7800 to complement the bizhub PRESS C7000 color digital press from Konica Minolta. A year after purchasing the PRESS C7000, Hesston has doubled its print volume, drastically reduced downtime and broadened its customer portfolio. With the purchase of a KIP C7800 wide-format color printer in March 2012, the company is seeking to take the business in another strategic direction by targeting overflow work from local print shops with the added ability to manage large volumes of high-quality color output. Hesston initially installed a bizhub PRESS C7000 in 2011 as part of an initiative to offer yearbook printing to schools in the Kansas area. Delivering fast, high-quality output with a variety of finishing options, the company has not only broadened its services portfolio with the color digital press, but also realized time and cost savings for the company. Print volume has doubled with the help of the bizhub PRESS C7000 and the new capabilities have allowed the firm to expand in another new direction—absorbing overflow work from nearby print shops. With most competitive local print shops runnings inkjet devices, the Konica Minolta bizhub PRESS C7000 and the new wide-format color KIP C7800 allow Hesston to offer fast, high-quality color output with a variety of finishing options and flexible media handling. Handling everything from architectural and construction documents to posters and signs, the KIP C7800 also allows the company to further expand its capabilities with speed, quality and accuracy so as to offer even more functionality than competitive print houses in the area. “The bizhub PRESS C7000 has changed our business in more ways than we anticipated. We have improved the overall quality of our color work and can offer an exceptional yearbook print to customers at an extremely competitive price,” said Norman Critchfield, managing partner, Hesston Prestige Printing. “More importantly, we have drastically grown our output volumes with the digital press and we are more competitive than ever before in our market. With the addition of the KIP C7800, we are now able to offer the the fastest wide-format, dry toner printing in our area and continue to expand as a result of this growing demand with the help of Konica Minolta.” Konica Minolta Business Solutions	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430073
__label__wiki	0.942726	0.942726	Now on 26th year of being imprisoned, Sanchez suddenly was thrust to national consciousness again sadly for the same old crimes. ‘Let him rot in jail’ COMMONSENSE - Marichu A. Villanueva (The Philippine Star) - August 26, 2019 - 12:00am There have been so much anguish, hurt feelings and bad memories that were unnecessarily brought back after an insidious announcement on the supposed possible release of convicted rapist-murderer Antonio Sanchez. This is more so especially for the family, relatives, friends and the rest of the Filipino nation who all cry for justice to heinous crime victims, Eileen Sarmenta and Allan Gomez. The two victims were graduating students from the University of the Philippines Los Baños in Laguna at the time of the gruesome crimes perpetrated by the former Calauan mayor in June 1993. Since his conviction after two years of trial, Sanchez has been serving seven counts of life imprisonment at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City. The Supreme Court (SC) no less subsequently affirmed the ruling and sentence against Sanchez who, through his battery of lawyers, appealed his case. One of his lawyers then is now presidential spokesman and concurrent chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo. But the power of amassed wealth through the years as mayor of his town apparently did not stop him from making sure his jail life would not be miserable. As later facts turned out, he even had installed air-conditioning, plasma flat TV and refrigerator in his “kubol” at the maximum security compound at the NBP. And even already inside jail, he indulged in illegal drugs trade of shabu. Now on 26th year of being imprisoned, Sanchez suddenly was thrust to national consciousness again sadly for the same old crimes. Thanks to a reckless announcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last Tuesday. Citing a SC ruling handed down in July this year, DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra announced that Sanchez could benefit from the Good Conduct Time Allowance mandated by Republic Act (RA) 10592, or the GCTA Law of 2013. On the same day, Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Nicanor Faeldon confirmed that Sanchez could indeed be freed based on the SC interpretation of RA 10592 allowing the retroactive application of this law to all those convicted before it became a law in 2013. An attached agency of the DOJ, the BuCor chief even admitted they may have problems in implementing RA 10592 which would require them to release 11,000 NBP inmates, or 200 prisoners a day who qualify for shortened jail terms equivalent to the new GCTA computations. RA 10592 amended certain provisions of the Revised Penal Code, particularly on the computation of GCTA of inmates or prisoners. Incidentally, prisoners or inmates are now called “persons deprived of liberty,” or PDL as the politically correct term. The reference to PDL is in compliance with the prescribed term by the United Nations international human rights convention. So how do you call then the victims who were deprived to live a life of liberty? Smarting from the growing public outrage over this law that could lead to the release of Sanchez, both the DOJ and BuCor have changed tunes. Guevarra declared DOJ deems the former mayor is not qualified at all for a shortened prison term under the GCTA due to the gravity of his offense. The High Court also broke its silence when the blame for the interpretation of RA 10592 that could benefit Sanchez is apparently pointed at their direction. Through SC spokesman Brian Hosaka, the 15-man Tribunal clarified they only interpreted the law that Congress approved and for the Executive Department to implement what could enable the former mayor and thousands of other prisoners to walk free. Hosaka explains that the SC based its decision on the “fundamental doctrine in criminal law that penal laws when favorable and advantageous to the accused, should be applied retroactively.” But not after Senators and Congressmen vowed to review RA 10592 to make the necessary remedial legislation on what could become a travesty of justice. A review of RA 10592 showed the law’s categorical exclusion of recidivists, habitual delinquents, escapees and persons charged with heinous crimes from its coverage. So where did the DOJ and BuCor get such idea to single out Sanchez? Is this an attempt to misdirect media and public attention away from something very controversial issues that government authorities want to get out of? Thankfully, we got an early clarification from Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles while he was featured as guest during our Kapihan sa Manila Bay last Wednesday. When asked about the DOJ and BuCor announcement of possible release of Sanchez, Nograles acknowledged this very serious matter that needs further study and review at the Cabinet level of President Rodrigo Duterte. “We will schedule it for discussions at Cabinet Cluster because it is important for us to discuss them first,” Nograles replied. He particularly refers to the Security and Justice Cluster of the Cabinet headed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. This Cabinet Cluster included also the DOJ Secretary, National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. “If it’s a Republic Act, we really need to execute the law. While we execute our laws, when there will be some challenges to the execution, we will look at these challenges and then look for possible solutions to help him (Faeldon), especially when it comes to the processing and release,” Nograles pointed out. Even before the Cabinet Cluster could meet, President Duterte already put his foot down on the feared release from jail of Sanchez. This was announced by both Panelo and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go who still acts as Special Assistant to the President, apparently in concurrent capacity. A simple reading of the law would have avoided opening up old wounds and renewed pains of losing a beloved daughter and a son to heinous crimes. Whatever the game plan or play here, it was such a poor attempt of squid ink tactics. It’s the best description on how a non-issue becomes suddenly a controversy. Let sleeping dogs lie. In Sanchez case, to quote Eileen’s bereaved mother, “Let him rot in jail.” ALLAN GOMEZ ANTONIO SANCHEZ EILEEN SARMENTA MURDER RAPE EDITORIAL - Banning deployment After conducting another autopsy of the remains of Jeanelyn Villavende, the government has imposed a total deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers in Kuwait.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430080
__label__wiki	0.57987	0.57987	Functional and physical interactions of the ARF tumor suppressor with p53 and Mdm2 Takehiko Kamijo, Jason D. Weber, Gerard Zambetti, Frederique Zindy, Martine F. Roussel, and Charles J. Sherr PNAS July 7, 1998 95 (14) 8292-8297; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.95.14.8292 Takehiko Kamijo Jason D. Weber Gerard Zambetti Frederique Zindy Martine F. Roussel Charles J. Sherr Contributed by Charles J. Sherr The INK4a-ARF locus encodes two proteins, p16INK4a and p19ARF, that restrain cell growth by affecting the functions of the retinoblastoma protein and p53, respectively. Disruption of this locus by deletions or point mutations is a common event in human cancer, perhaps second only to the loss of p53. Using insect cells infected with baculovirus vectors and NIH 3T3 fibroblasts infected with ARF retrovirus, we determined that mouse p19ARF can interact directly with p53, as well as with the p53 regulator mdm2. ARF can bind p53-DNA complexes, and it depends upon functional p53 to transcriptionally induce mdm2 and the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21Cip1, and to arrest cell proliferation. Binding of p19ARF to p53 requires the ARF N-terminal domain (amino acids 1–62) that is necessary and sufficient to induce cell cycle arrest. Overexpression of p19ARF in wild type or ARF-null mouse embryo fibroblasts increases the half-life of p53 from 15 to ≈75 min, correlating with an increased p53-dependent transcriptional response and growth arrest. Surprisingly, when overexpressed at supra-physiologic levels after introduction into ARF-null NIH 3T3 cells or mouse embryo fibroblasts, the p53 protein is handicapped in inducing this checkpoint response. In this setting, reintroduction of p19ARF restores p53’s ability to induce p21Cip1 and mdm2, implying that, in addition to stabilizing p53, ARF modulates p53-dependent function through an additional mechanism. The INK4a-ARF locus encodes two unrelated tumor suppressor proteins, p16INK4a (1) and p19ARF (2) that act to modify the activities of the retinoblastoma protein and p53, respectively. Whereas the p53 gene is mutated in ≈50% of human cancers (3), disruption of one or more elements within the INK4a-ARF locus occurs almost as frequently in an equally broad range of tumor types (4). INK4a-ARF contains two promoters and alternative first exons, designated 1α and 1β, whose RNA products are each spliced to two common exons (2, 5–7). Exon 1α, 2, and 3 encode p16INK4a, a protein that specifically inhibits the ability of cyclin D-dependent kinases (1) to phosphorylate retinoblastoma protein (8–10). Increased expression of p16INK4a can arrest cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle, but cells that lack functional retinoblastoma protein are resistant to p16’s effects (11–13). In contrast, the exon 1β-2–3 transcript encodes p19ARF, which bears no homology to p16INK4a and is composed of a 64-amino acid N-terminal domain derived from exon-1β and 105 C-terminal amino acids encoded by the alternative reading frame of exon 2. The p19ARF protein can induce both G1 and G2 phase arrest (2) in a manner that depends on functional p53 (14). However, ARF-null cells exhibit an intact p53-dependent G1 checkpoint in response to DNA damage by ionizing radiation (14), so ARF must lie on a different signaling pathway. While neither p16INK4a nor p19ARF are detectably expressed during mouse embryogenesis, explantation of mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) into culture induces the synthesis of both proteins (14, 15). They accumulate progressively as MEFs are passaged, during which time cell proliferation slows and eventually stops. Rare cells that spontaneously bypass this block give rise to established cell lines (16). In ≈75% of cases, establishment of cell lines is associated with loss of p53 function (17), while many of the remaining fraction sustain biallelic loss of the INK4a-ARF locus (14, 15). Although there was reason to infer that establishment of MEF-derived cell lines resulted from p16INK4a loss (18), surprisingly, deletion of ARF alone is sufficient to enable MEFs to grow, despite continued p16INK4a expression (14). In MEF strains, then, ARF and p53 can act epistatically to govern the number of allotted population doublings, with loss of either facilitating establishment. Interestingly, MEFs that lack p53 function rapidly become polyploid (19–23), but those that delete ARF tend to remain pseudodiploid (14, 15), implying that loss of p53 contributes separately to genetic instability. In agreement, tumors arising spontaneously in ARF-null mice can subsequently sustain p53 loss, indicating that p19ARF and p53 can collaborate in multistep carcinogenesis (14). Recently, two groups reported that ARF can bind to mdm2, establishing the first direct biochemical connection between ARF and p53 (24, 25). Mdm2 (or hdm2 in humans) is encoded by a p53-responsive gene and acts in a feedback loop (26) to limit p53 function by inhibiting its transcriptional activity (27–29) and triggering its degradation (30, 31). ARF can stabilize p53 by antagonizing mdm2’s effects (24, 25). Here, we show that p19ARF can directly associate with p53 as well as with mdm2 and suggest that ARF regulates cellular functions other than p53 stabilization. Cell Culture. Mammalian cells were maintained in DMEM plus 10% fetal bovine serum, 2 mM glutamine, and 100 units/ml penicillin and streptomycin (GIBCO). Balb-3T3 (10)1 cells (ARF wild-type, p53-deleted) were a gift of Arnold Levine (Princeton University, Princeton, NJ). MEFs at passages 6–9 were established as described (14); those lacking p53 came from embryos of p53-null mice (The Jackson Laboratory). Charles Sawyers (University of California, Los Angeles) provided helper and vector retrovirus plasmids. Virus production and infection were performed as previously described, and growth arrest was determined by measurements of DNA content or [3H]-thymidine incorporation into replicating DNA 48 hr postinfection (2, 14). Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 cells were maintained in Grace’s medium supplemented with 5% fetal bovine serum and infected for 48 hr with the indicated baculoviruses before lysis (8). Baculoviruses encoding mutant forms of p53 included one (D281G) that is defective in DNA binding and another (L22Q, W23S) that cannot bind to mdm2 (32, 33). HA-tagged ARF cDNA and deletion mutants containing (N62) or lacking (Δ1–62) the N-terminal 62 amino acids (34) were transferred from mammalian to baculovirus expression vectors. Kinetics of p53 turnover. MEFs were metabolically labeled for 1 hr with 200 μCi/ml [35S]methionine (1,369 Ci/mmol, ICN; 1 Ci = 37 GBq), washed and refed with DMEM containing 10% fetal bovine serum and 2 mM unlabeled methionine. Lysates of radiolabeled cells were immunoprecipitated, and recovered proteins were electrophoretically resolved in denaturing polyacrylamide gels (14). Transactivation Assay. NIH 3T3 cells or Balb-3T3 (10)1 cells (5 × 105 cells/100-mm diameter plate) were transfected (35) with cytomegalovirus-p53 (36) or pSRαMSV-ARF/TK-CD8 (14) vectors plus 1 μg reporter plasmid encoding chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) (37). The reporter (PG13) contains 13 repeats of a p53-specific DNA binding site in its promoter, whereas a mutant (MG15) contains 15 altered sites unable to confer p53 binding (37). Carrier plasmid was used to adjust DNA concentrations to 20 μg per plate. Cells were lysed in 0.25 M Tris⋅HCl (pH 8) by three cycles of freezing (−80°C) and thawing (25°C) 24 hr after transfection. Equal quantities of protein, determined by the Bradford method (Bio-Rad), were assayed for CAT activity by using 0.1 μCi 14C-chloramphenicol and 4 mM acetyl CoA (38), and separated products were detected by autoradiography (39). Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA). EMSA was performed (40) with a synthetic double-stranded oligonucleotide (5′-AGGCATGCCTAGGCATGCCT) containing two p53 consensus binding sites, end-labeled with [γ32P]ATP using T4 polynucleotide kinase. Affinity-purified p53 (100 ng) (41) was mixed with lysate (1 μg protein in 5 μl EMSA buffer) from infected Sf9 cells and incubated at 25°C for 15 min in the presence or absence of the p53-activating monoclonal antibody, PAb421. Excess [32P]labeled probe (2.5 × 105 dpm in 1 μl) was added for 15 min with EMSA buffer [20 mM Hepes, pH 7.9/25 mM KCl/0.1 mM EDTA, pH 8/2 mM MgCl2/0.5 mM DTT/0.25% Nonidet P-40/10% glycerol/0.1 ng BSA/60 ng polyd(I-C)] and adjusted to a volume of 20 μl. For competition, unlabeled probe was added in 10-fold molar excess over labeled probe. Reaction mixtures (with 0.05% bromphenol blue) were loaded onto native 4% polyacrylamide gels in 45 mM Tris⋅HCl, 45 mM Na borate, 1 mM EDTA, 0.05% Nonidet P-40, and separated by electrophoresis at 250 V for 5 hr in the same buffer. Protein Expression and Binding. Cell pellets were lysed on ice in Tween-20 lysis buffer (50 mM Hepes, pH 7.5/150 mM NaCl/1 mM EDTA/2.5 mM EGTA/0.1% Tween-20/1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride/0.4 units/ml aprotinin/10 μg/ml pepstatin/10 μg/ml leupeptin) and sonicated 2 × 7 sec (VirTis VirSonic 475, 12–14% power). Nuclei and debris were removed by sedimentation at 4°C in a microcentrifuge (2 min at 15,000 rpm), and protein was quantified as above. Samples (200 μg protein) electrophoretically separated on denaturing polyacrylamide gels containing SDS were transferred to Immobilon polyvinylidene difluoride membranes (Millipore) preactivated for 15 sec in methanol. Filters were washed in TBS-Tween (10 mM Tris⋅HCl, pH 7.4/150 mM NaCl/0.1% Tween-20) and blocked in the same solution containing 10% (wt/vol) nonfat dry milk. Filters exposed for 1 hr at room temperature to 0.2 μg/ml affinity-purified rabbit antibody to the mouse p19ARF C terminus (2) in TBS-Tween were washed for 45 min in TBS-Tween and incubated for 45 min with a 1/2,000 dilution of donkey antibodies to rabbit IgG (Amersham) in TBS-Tween containing 5% milk. Filters were washed and antibody binding sites were visualized by enhanced chemiluminescence as per the manufacturer’s instructions (Amersham). For analysis of p53, mdm2, and p21Cip1 expression, frozen mammalian cell pellets were disrupted in ice-cold Nonidet P-40 lysis buffer (50 mM Tris⋅HCl, pH 8/5 mM EDTA/150 mM NaCl/0.5% Nonidet P-40/1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride/0.4 units/ml aprotinin/10 mM β-glycerophosphate/1 mM Na/0.1 mM NaVO4), and left for 1 hr on ice. Sf9 cells were lysed by scraping in cold Tween-20 lysis buffer and sonication. Centrifuged lysates were incubated for 2 hr at 4°C with antibodies against p53 (PAb421, Calbiochem), mdm2 (monoclonal 2A10), or p21Cip1 (F5, Santa Cruz Biotechnology), respectively, plus 40 mg/ml BSA. Complexes precipitated with protein A-Sepharose were washed three times with ice-cold Nonidet P-40 lysis buffer (for mammalian lysates) or RIPA buffer (50 mM Tris⋅HCl, pH 8/150 mM NaCl/1% Triton/0.5% sodium deoxycholate/0.1% SDS/1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride/0.4 units/ml aprotinin/10 μg/ml pepstatin/10 μg/ml leupeptin) (for Sf9 lysates). Precipitates were separated on denaturing polyacrylamide gels and transferred to nitrocellulose. Mdm2 and p21Cip1 were detected by immunoblotting with the same antibodies, and p53 with Ab-7 (Calbiochem), visualized by chemiluminescence as above. Proliferating ARF-null MEFs arrest in both the G1 and G2 phase of the cell cycle when infected with an ARF-containing retrovirus (2, 34), which induces the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21Cip1 in a p53-dependent manner (14). A retrovirus encoding p19ARF induced p53, p21Cip1, and mdm2 proteins in these cells (Fig. 1A, lanes 1 and 2) and in wild-type MEFs, but neither p21 nor mdm2 were induced in p53-null cells (14, 24, 25). The 62 N-terminal amino acids of mouse p19ARF are necessary and sufficient to block proliferation (34). Infection of ARF-null (or wild-type) MEFs with truncation mutants retaining the N-terminal 84 (N84) and 62 (N62) amino acids of p19ARF led to accumulation of p53, p21, and mdm2 (lanes 3 and 4), but an ARF mutant lacking amino acids 1–62 was inactive (lane 5). About 2-fold elevated levels of p53 mRNA accumulated in growth-arrested cells infected with the ARF retrovirus vs. those detected in uninfected proliferating cells (not shown) or in cells infected with a control vector (Fig. 1B), and the half-life of the p53 protein was significantly extended from 15 to ≈75 min by 48 hr after infection (Fig. 1C). ARF-infected cells expressed more p21 (Fig. 1B) and mdm2 mRNA than cells infected with the control virus, implying that increased levels of the latter proteins (Fig. 1A) resulted at least in part from new transcription. ARF stabilizes p53 and induces p53-dependent gene expression. (A) MEFs were lysed 48 hr after infection with retroviruses encoding either p19ARF, C-terminally truncated p19ARF mutants (N84, N62), or an N-terminally truncated ARF mutant (Δ1–62). Proteins were detected by direct immunoblotting using antibodies to p53, p21Cip1, and mdm2 as indicated in the left margin. (B) Northern blot analysis of RNA extracted from MEFs infected for the indicated times with p19ARF or control retrovirus vectors. Uninfected proliferating cells express levels of p53, p21Cip1, and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GDH) RNAs equal to those detected in cells infected with the control vector. (C) After a 36 hr infection with either a control (Top) or p19ARF retrovirus (Bottom), ARF-null MEFs were pulsed for 1 hr with [35S]methionine and chased in medium containing excess unlabeled precursor. Precipitated p53 from cells lysed at the indicated times after labeling was resolved on denaturing gels. ARF can interact directly with mdm2 (24, 25), and by using Sf9 insect cells infected with baculovirus vectors encoding both proteins, binary complexes between p19ARF and mdm2 could be specifically precipitated using antisera to either (data not shown). In addition, this assay detected direct interactions between p19ARF and p53 (Fig. 2). Using wild-type p53 (Fig. 2A), antiserum to p53 coprecipitated full-length p19ARF (≈10% of input, Top) as well as the ARF N62 mutant (Middle), but not the ARF mutant lacking residues 1–62 (Bottom). Removal of the ARF C terminus potentiated its interaction with p53 (compare the amount of hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged N62 precipitated with anti-HA vs. anti-p53). A p53 point mutant (281) impaired in DNA binding interacted as well as wild-type p53 with full-length p19ARF (Fig. 2B Top) and with the N62 mutant (Fig. 2B Middle); p53 (281) also retains the capability to bind mdm2 (Fig. 2B Bottom Left). However, a p53 mutant (22/23/281) that does not stably interact with mdm2 (Fig. 2B Bottom Right) (33) retained the ability to bind ARF (Fig. 2B, top two panels). Hence, ARF can interact with p53 directly and in the absence of mdm2. Functional p19ARF binds to both mdm2 and p53 and can form ternary complexes. (A) Sf9 cells coinfected for 48 hr with baculoviruses encoding wild-type p53 and either p19ARF or the indicated p19ARF mutants were lysed and precipitated with control antibody to myc (9E10), p53 (PAb 421), affinity-purified antibody to the ARF C terminus, or anti-HA (to detect HA-tagged N62). Proteins in immune complexes separated on denaturing gels were transferred to filters and detected by immunoblotting with anti-ARF or anti-HA (for N62). (B) Similar experiments to those shown in A were performed using the indicated p53 mutants (top two panels). Sf9 cells were also coinfected with the indicated p53 mutants and mdm2 (Bottom) to document the inability of the 22/23/281 mutant to bind mdm2. Proteins precipitated with PAb421 or antibody 2A10 to mdm2 were electrophoretically resolved, transferred and blotted with 2A10. (C) Sf9 cells infected with the viruses indicated below each panel were lysed and incubated with nonimmune serum (NRS), antibodies to the ARF C terminus, PAb421 (p53), or antibody 2A10 (mdm2) as indicated at the top of each lane. Resolved proteins were blotted with antibodies to mdm2 (Top), p53 (Middle) or ARF (Bottom) as above. One prediction is that ARF should form ternary complexes with mdm2 and p53 (22/23/281). In agreement, Sf9 cells coinfected with vectors encoding the three proteins yielded ternary complexes that were precipitated with antibodies to either (Fig. 2C). Ternary complexes can be formed between ARF, mdm2, and p53 under conditions where mdm2 serves as the “bridging” molecule (24, 25). Our data indicate that all binary complexes are possible and that ARF can similarly recruit p53 into complexes with mdm2. Because it is virtually impossible to assess the relative affinities of p19ARF for mdm2 and p53 in this system, we asked whether binary p19ARF-p53 complexes could be formed in ARF-null NIH 3T3 cells undergoing ARF-induced arrest (Fig. 3A). Cells infected with ARF retrovirus and lysed 48 hr after infection were precipitated sequentially with antibodies to MYC (for nonspecific binding, lane 1), twice with anti-mdm2 (lanes 2 and 3), and then with anti-p53 (lane 4). Precipitated proteins were separated and blotted with antibodies to mdm2, p19ARF, and p53. Although p19ARF and some of the induced p53 coprecipitated with anti-mdm2 (lane 2), much of the remaining p53 coprecipitated with p19ARF in binary complexes recovered from mdm2-depleted supernatants (lane 4). Direct interactions of p19ARF and p53. (A) Sequential precipitations [(IP), lanes 1–4] of lysates from NIH 3T3 cells infected with ARF virus were performed with the indicated antibodies. Precipitated proteins were separated and blotted with antibodies to mdm2, p53, and ARF. (B) EMSA was performed with an end-labeled oligonucleotide containing two consensus p53 binding sites (40). Additions to the binding reactions are indicated below the lanes and included activating antibody PAb-421, 10-fold excess cold unlabeled oligonucleotide (competitor), purified recombinant p53, and Sf9 extracts from cells infected with baculovirus vectors encoding ARF or no recombinant protein ( control, CTL). Arrows indicate positions of the p53-oligonucleotide complex and of that supershifted by ARF. Recombinant p53 binds DNA poorly if at all, but treatment of the purified protein with an antibody (PAb 421) to a C-terminal epitope greatly enhances p53’s ability to bind radiolabeled oligonucleotides containing two consensus p53 binding sites (Fig. 3B, lanes 4 vs. 6). The complex was competed with an excess of unlabeled oligonucleotide (lane 7). Addition of extract containing p19ARF to the reaction retarded the mobility of the p53-DNA complex, (lane 8), whereas p19ARF itself did not bind the probe (lane 3). PAb 421 was required to visualize p53-DNA complexes even when p19ARF was added (lane 9), indicating that ARF did not affect p53’s ability to bind to DNA. The mdm2 protein did not bind the probe (not shown) and its addition to reactions did not affect the mobility of any of the p53-containing complexes (also see ref. 42). Therefore p19ARF can bind to p53-DNA complexes in the absence of mdm2. We next studied the effects of ARF and p53 retroviruses in MEFs lacking ARF or p53. MEFs derived from p53−/− embryos expressed high levels of p19ARF but reduced levels of p21Cip1 (Fig. 4, lane 1) as compared with matched, early-passage ARF-null (lane 2) or wild-type (lane 3) MEF strains. When infected with retrovirus encoding HA-tagged p19ARF, p53 and p21 were induced in both ARF-positive (lane 5 vs. 3) and ARF-null (lane 4 vs. 2) cells, and the cells underwent growth arrest. However, p53-negative cells were refractory to ARF (14, 24, 25). Infection of p53-null (lane 6) and wild-type (lane 8) MEFs with the p53 retrovirus also increased p21 expression and induced growth arrest. Reintroduction of p53 into p53-null MEFs reproducibly reduced ARF expression (lane 6 vs. 1), suggesting that either protein can regulate expression of the other. Surprisingly, supraphysiologic levels of p53 protein expression obtained in p53 virus-infected, ARF-null MEFs failed to induce p21 and had very limited effects on cell proliferation (lane 7). Induction of p21Cip1 by ARF or p53 retroviral vectors. Cells infected with vector alone (lanes 1–3), a retrovirus encoding HA-tagged p19ARF (lanes 4 and 5), or a vector encoding wild-type p53 (lanes 6–8) were lysed 48 hr after infection. Proteins separated on gels were immunoblotted for p53 (Top), p21Cip1 (Middle), and p19ARF (Bottom) as indicated at the left. Infected cells included p53-null early passage MEFs (lanes 1 and 6), wild-type MEFs (lanes 3, 5. and 8), or early passage ARF-null MEFs (lanes 2, 4, and 7). Endogenous p19ARF, elevated in p53-null cells (lane 1), is repressed after infection with p53 virus (lane 6). HA-tagged ARF (indicated by asterisks) migrates slower than the endogenous protein. Growth arrest was assayed at 48 hr by incorporation of [3H]-thymidine in replica plates. In ARF-null NIH 3T3 cells that retain functional p53, introduction of p19ARF can induce the expression of a CAT reporter gene that contains wild-type p53 binding sites in its promoter (Fig. 5A, lanes 1–4; ref. 24). Thus, ARF induces p53-dependent transactivation without enhancing the ability of p53 to bind to DNA (Fig. 3). ARF overexpression neither affected the activity of a promoter containing mutant p53 binding sites (Fig. 5A, lanes 5–8) nor induced expression of the wild-type promoter in 10(1) cells lacking functional p53 (Fig. 5B, lanes 1–4). However, cotransfection of a construct encoding wild-type p53 into p53-null 10(1) cells induced robust CAT activity (Fig. 5B, lanes 5 and 6). Transactivation by ARF and p53. NIH 3T3 or 10(1) fibroblasts were transiently transfected with wild-type PG13-CAT (WT) or mutant MG15-CAT (Mut) and increasing amounts p19ARF or p53. In A and B, the ARF plasmid inputs in lanes 2–4 and 6–8 were 1, 2, and 5 μg DNA, whereas only 10 and 100 ng of p53 plasmid were used in B (lanes 5–8). In C, cells received no ARF DNA (lanes 1–4) or 1 μg ARF plasmid (lanes 5–8) plus 1, 2, or 5 μg p53 plasmid (lanes 2–4 and 6–8, respectively). Cell lysates prepared 48 hr after transfection were analyzed for CAT activity. The mono- and diacetylated species are at the middle and top of the plate, respectively. Signal intensities for diacetylated forms computed by densitometry and indicated below the lanes were normalized to 1.0 (A, lane 1). In agreement with data in Fig. 4, introduction of wild-type p53 (1–5 μg plasmid) into ARF-null NIH 3T3 cells was unable to induce p53 reporter gene expression, and, in fact, high levels repressed basal expression of the wild-type promoter (Fig. 5C, lanes 1–4). By contrast, p53-null, ARF-wt 10(1) cells were hypersensitive to p53, responding well to only 10 ng input plasmid DNA (Fig. 5B, lanes 5 and 6). To determine whether ARF might rescue p53 function in this setting, we transfected 1 μg of ARF expression plasmid, which was insufficient to fully activate the endogenous p53 response (Fig. 5A, lane 2), into ARF-null NIH 3T3 cells (Fig. 5C, lane 5). Cotransfection of wild-type p53 (1–5 μg plasmid) led to increased reporter gene expression (lanes 6–8). The fact that addition of ARF can restore a p53 response in NIH 3T3 cells provides direct evidence that ARF not only raises p53 levels (Fig. 1C) but also enhances its transcriptional activity through some additional mechanism. We confirmed that p19ARF and mdm2 proteins can physically interact with one another, as well as recruit p53 into ternary complexes (24, 25). However, in both reconstituted Sf9 and ARF-infected NIH 3T3 cells, we also detected binary, mdm2-independent interactions between p19ARF and p53, which were mediated entirely by the N-terminal domain of ARF (amino acids 1–62) that alone is necessary and sufficient for its biologic activity (34). A mutant of p53 that does not interact with mdm2 could still interact with p19ARF, which in turn was able to bind mdm2. Binding of p19ARF and mdm2 also requires the N-terminal domain of ARF and the C-terminal moiety of mdm2 (amino acids 208–491) (25). Mdm2-independent interactions between p19ARF and p53 could also occur on DNA. Together, these results indicate that all binary combinations between p19ARF, mdm2, and p53 can form, and that either mdm2 or p19ARF can recruit p53 into ternary complexes. Retroviral insertion of ARF into wild-type or ARF-null MEFs prolonged the half-life of the endogenous p53 protein, induced p53-dependent transcription of Cip1 and mdm2, and resulted in cell cycle arrest. By contrast, enforced expression of high levels of p53 protein activated transcription and growth arrest in wild-type or p53-null cells but were at best inefficient in doing so in ARF-null cells. Therefore, high levels of p53 per se are not sufficient to guarantee a response (for other examples, see refs. 43–47). To determine whether the failure of transduced p53 to function in ARF-null NIH 3T3 cells might be restored by p19ARF itself, we cotransfected low quantities of ARF retrovirus together with a p53-dependent CAT reporter plasmid and increasing concentrations of p53 DNA into NIH 3T3 cells. Under these conditions, levels of p19ARF that were insufficient to fully activate p53-dependent gene expression restored the ability of wild-type p53 to stimulate transcription. Yet, the requirement for ARF in these cells is not obligatory, because γ-irradiation of NIH 3T3 cells (or of ARF-null MEFs) induces an unimpaired p53 response (14). Therefore, in addition to stabilizing p53, p19ARF provides another activating signal. We consider several possible interpretations: Inert p53 can be converted to an active DNA-binding form by antibodies to C-terminal p53 epitopes (43, 48), certain small peptides (43), C-terminal phosphorylation (44, 49) and acetylation (50), and by Ref-1 protein (51). Yet, p19ARF does not fulfill this function, because ARF-p53 complexes did not bind well to DNA unless an activating antibody was added. Instead, ARF might affect p53-mediated transactivation. A significant increase in transactivation by p53 can be induced in intact cells treated with low doses of UV light without a concomitant increase in the p53 level (43). Conversely, some kinase inhibitors block p53 activation without affecting its accumulation (45, 46). In vivo, modes of enhancing p53-dependent gene expression include phosphorylation of specific N-terminal serine residues, whose modification interferes with mdm2 binding (52, 53). Because p19ARF can interact with p53 on DNA, it could conceivably provide a coactivating signal of this type. Others who first documented direct interactions between p19ARF and mdm2 suggested that p19ARF acts primarily on mdm2 rather than on p53 itself (24, 25). Binding of mdm2 to p53 accelerates its turnover (30, 31), and in agreement, mdm2 has been reported to act as a p53 E3 ligase that, together with UBC6, transfers ubiquitin to p53 and promotes its proteasomal degradation (54). Under normal circumstances, p53 levels are low and its turnover is rapid (t[1/2] ≈15 min in MEFs), but ARF overexpression, like irradiation, can significantly prolong p53’s half-life (t[1/2] ≈75 min). One scenario is that p19ARF stabilizes p53 by increasing the rate of mdm2 turnover (25), but our data indicate that mdm2 accumulates in response to p19ARF expression. Induction of mdm2 by p53 serves as a feedback mechanism to limit the p53 response (26), and p53 mutants that are defective in transactivation are stable because they do not induce mdm2 (30, 31). Regulation by mdm2 is critical in controlling p53, because disruption of the mdm2 gene in mice is lethal during early embryonic development unless p53 is also disabled (55, 56). Nuclear localization of p53 is necessary for its transcription function (57, 58), but its degradation selectively occurs in the cytoplasm (59). In cells enforced to express p19ARF, high molecular weight species of p53 accumulated that likely represented polyubiquitinated forms (24), so p19ARF might not inhibit mdm2-mediated ubiquitination, but instead might prevent the degradation of ubiquitinated p53. An important feature of mdm2 is that it shuttles between the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and blocking its nuclear export stabilizes p53 and enhances the ability of mdm2 to block p53-mediated transcription (59). ARF localizes in discrete nuclear sites (2) together with mdm2 (24), so an attractive model is that ARF’s interactions with mdm2 and p53 prevent transport from the nucleus and thereby inhibit p53 turnover. In short, although an interdependence of p19ARF on p53 likely results from direct interactions between p53, p19ARF and mdm2, further mechanistic studies are clearly warranted. 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__label__wiki	0.84138	0.84138	Nexus Media News Conservation takes one scientist to the extreme Because what happens in the most remote stretches of the planet can have a profound impact on life on Earth. By Marlene Cimons Huemul at edge of southern Patagonian Ice Fields.Joel Berger Conservationist Joel Berger lives in the extreme. That’s the best word to describe his travels, and what he does. He goes to extreme environments — not any of the usual tourist destinations — to study how animals there adapt. These places are hot and cold deserts, for example, the uppermost regions of the tallest of mountains, and the highest latitudes, including, as he put it, “the top of the world.” He has made at least 33 expeditions, 19 of them to the Arctic (“from Alaska to Russia and Greenland to Svalbard”) as well as others to Mongolia, the Himalayas, and the Tibetan Plateau. Most recently, he spent the last two austral winters just off the Patagonia Ice Cap studying “a magical little known deer” called a huemul, Chile’s national mammal. “I like offering my soul to a cause and animals are it, given their silent voices,” he said. “Animals have massive societal influence in general, but much of this emanates from urban realms, whereas the challenges — and, importantly, opportunities — to maintaining species and functioning ecosystems emanate chiefly from rural and remote regions with attendant low human densities. I think I was attracted to this field because I found animals less stilted then humans.” MuskoxenSource: Joel Berger He also studies the impact of extreme events, such as glaciation, tsunamis, massive snow, wind and rainstorms, and climate change, “which push life to the limits,” he said. On the Tibetan Plateau, for example, where endangered wild yaks exist at sub-zero temperatures and on dwindling oxygen, global warming is prompting big shifts in snow patterns, as increasing temperatures “vaporize” food and water and threaten to disrupt the balance of the ecosystem. Such changes make survival — and adaptation over time — increasingly difficult for these creatures, he says. “Evolution is slow for big animals, but not for species like rats and cockroaches,” Berger said. “These smaller species change relatively more quickly because their generation times are short. For elephants and whales — and even wild yaks — the environmental changes they confront are rapid when contrasted to past periods. In other words — ‘adaptation’ to the new conditions we humans create for animals is not something we should expect the young of these slow growing and slow reproducing species to respond to quickly. We might expect this, but then we’d be simply dreaming.” Kiang at the fractured and receding Bukabuka Glacier in Kekexili, Tibetan Plateau.Source: Joel Berger Most glaciers are receding on the Tibetan Plateau, and permafrost at the top layers are melting, said Berger, who is the Barbara Cox Anthony University chair in wildlife conservation at Colorado State University and a senior scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. “Wild yaks require snow for water in winter because they lactate, that is, produce milk, even when temperatures are at minus 20 degrees F,” he said. “Milk production requires water. Pure ice — which is what the Tibet Plateau is in winter — does not offer mothers much liquid in their efforts to convert water to milk. Licking ice is not the same as digesting snow, let alone drinking water. With snow being less distributed in winter, all of the good habitat with its associated grasses for food is not available to lactating yaks. Thousands of square miles of winter feeding grounds are being ecologically decommissioned for wild yaks, which serve as the totem for the Tibetan people.” As for the little Chilean deer, “most people know nothing of it,” Berger said, adding that they are “highly endangered,” with fewer than 3,000 left in the world. “They strike me as a beautiful cross between a kangaroo and a mountain goat, yet they are pure deer,” Berger said. “They deserve a better chance to survive than they have been dealt.” Joel BergerJoel Berger Society needs to pay attention, even when these things are occurring in places remote to all but the most daring of scientists. “We should care because the earth is so interconnected that what happens in one place has striking and dramatic consequence in others,” Berger said. “As the Arctic warms, the Earth’s refrigeration system is altered. We see more severe storms; surges of marine water some 10 miles inland that kills fish and plants. We see extreme weather far beyond the Arctic; we see insects and mosquito-borne maladies moving north, and we see massive ecosystem alteration. Berger has written a recently released book, Extreme Conservation, describing his adventures — and his concerns. Among other things, he urges the world to "maintain what we have and restore what we've lost." To do the latter means designing, initiating and supporting reintroduction programs. “Zoos are highly involved in re-introduction, as we see for antelopes in northern Africa, as we see and as everyone knows, for wolves into Yellowstone,” he said. “Reintroduction has also occurred for native rabbits in New England, for falcons in Europe and for bison in Europe, Canada and the United States. It is the guts of modern conservation. This said, it’s far less expensive to keep what we have already than to go through massively expensive breeding and reintroduction programs.” "I am not saying — oh my god, the sky is falling," he added. "What I am saying is that when we fail to look more broadly across systems and at other events — like processes — that shape the nature of our immediate and future environment, and fail to seriously understand the consequence of our change, we are going to suffer in the way Ed Abbey described The Fool's Progress." Marlene Cimons writes for Nexus Media, a syndicated newswire covering climate, energy, policy, art and culture. More Nexus Media News	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430087
__label__wiki	0.728023	0.728023	Ruder Finn to run tourism account for Air France USA May 17, 2004 by Keith O'Brien NEW YORK: Ruder Finn has been named AOR for Air France USA. The financial details of the account and the number of finalists were not disclosed. Air France USA said that this was the first time it hired an agency for a strategic media program. Ruder Finn plans to devote about six key people to the team to work on varying roles, said Gail Moaney, EVP and director of the agency's travel and tourism practice. "Our major focus will be media relations to make certain that the US media - trade and consumer - know what Air France is doing," Moaney said. Earlier this month, Air France completed its merger with Netherlands-based KLM. "We'll be able to leverage the brands of both airlines," Moaney said. Air France said that it had looked for an agency that could represent the company as both an international and European brand. "Ruder Finn's expertise in the air-travel industry, as well as its understanding of European business and culture, convinced us that the agency was the ideal partner in the launching of the campaign," Marie-Joseph Male, VP and GM of Air France USA, said in a press release.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430098
__label__cc	0.66987	0.33013	Introducing Rebus:list, VuFind and WordPress for libraries – a seminar October 12, 2012 /in Old Events /by ptfs This seminar will introduce and showcase several further products which are now being supported and promoted by PTFS Europe. Rebus:list – the new reading list management system recently released by PTFS Europe. Based on a comprehensive review of the current systems available, Rebus:list offers a significant advance in the effective management of the entire workflow involved in the delivery and presentation of reading lists. VuFind – a resource discovery capability that can be used to provide a single point of access to a wide range of information sources. The resources that can be harvested include your library catalogue, digital archives, institutional repositories and a wide range of other resources. Records are harvested from the various resources needed and then indexed using the SOLR search engine. Users can then search these multiple resources with a single search. WordPress for libraries – a content management system that can be integrated with library management and discovery systems to provide the library’s entire web presence. The agenda will include: An overview and demonstration of Rebus:list User presentations on their experiences with Rebus:list An outline of the VuFind discovery portal and its implementation A look at how WordPress can be used in the library context More details and booking form at: http://www.ptfs-europe.com/seminar-registration-form/ Where and When: Library Conference Room, Cadman Building The Thompson Library ST4 2DE 5th December 2012 from 9.45 am – 4.15 pm ptfs https://www.ptfs-europe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web-header-logo.png ptfs2012-10-12 16:26:092012-10-12 16:26:09Introducing Rebus:list, VuFind and WordPress for libraries - a seminar Swansea University chooses Rebus:list – a new reading list management system October 12, 2012 /in News, Press releases, Press Releases & News /by ptfs London, 12th October 2012 Swansea University has chosen Rebus:list – the new reading list management system recently released by PTFS Europe. Based on a comprehensive review of the current systems available, Rebus:list offers a significant advance in the effective management of the entire workflow involved in the delivery and presentation of reading lists. With a focus on simple, clear and attractive design together with the application of underlying intelligence, Rebus:list offers libraries a real alternative when choosing a new reading list management system. It is designed to be able to connect to any library system on the market. Mark Hughes, Head of Collections at Swansea University outlined their reasons for choosing Rebus:list “We strongly believe in innovation in our systems to provide the best possible student experience. Rebus:list to us offers a good, user friendly design, great flexibility in terms of integration with our other systems such as the VLE, and a very pleasing rate of development and enhancement. “ Nick Dimant, Managing Director at PTFS Europe said “It is fantastic to see the team at Swansea join our community of early implementers. Rebus:list has evolved rapidly and is getting a great reception from the libraries that have seen it. It can be deployed quickly and easily and also has a migration path from pre-existing systems.” If you want to know more about Rebus:list please come to a seminar being held at Staffordshire University on 5th December 2012 – more details and a booking form can be found here About Swansea University Swansea University is a research-led university with over 15,000 students. It aims to provide an environment of research excellence, with research being undertaken that is world-leading and internationally recognised, an outstanding student experience, with teaching of the highest quality, and to be a powerhouse for economic growth in the regional economy. Further information about Swansea University: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/ About PTFS Europe PTFS Europe implements and supports the Koha and Evergreen open source library management systems and the Rebus:list reading list management system as well as distributing and supporting the ArchivalWare range of products from PTFS Inc in North America. PTFS Europe is able to provide full implementation services, including installation, configuration, data conversion, software development and training through to ongoing hosting and customer support. More information on Rebus:list: Any questions please contact: Nick Phipps – Rebus:list Business Development Manager nick.phipps@ptfs-europe.com ptfs https://www.ptfs-europe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web-header-logo.png ptfs2012-10-12 16:25:502012-10-12 16:25:50Swansea University chooses Rebus:list - a new reading list management system Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust goes live with Rebus:list from PTFS Europe October 1, 2012 /in News, Press releases, Press Releases & News, rebus:list /by ptfs London, 1st October 2012 The library at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is the first in the UK to go live with the Rebus:list reading list management system from PTFS Europe. Rebus:list is hosted at the PTFS Europe data centre in Manchester. Rebus:list Based on a comprehensive review of the current systems available, Rebus:list offers a significant advance in the effective management of the entire workflow involved in the delivery and presentation of reading lists. Angela Douglas, Head of Library and Learning Resources said “We envisaged a product that would give our users much more than just straightforward lists of references. We wanted lists that looked inviting, linked back into the catalogue so that people could see availability and be able to reserve material, as well as linking out to the full-text collections. We needed the lists to be easy to maintain and having discussed all these possibilities with PTFS Europe, Rebus:list seemed to satisfy all our needs and more…. The Reading list team found managing the reading lists much easier than before and since the launch in September we have had lots of great feedback from users” Nick Dimant, Managing Director at PTFS Europe said “It is exciting seeing the first Rebus:list site go live. The library staff at the Tavistock and Portman contributed some fantastic ideas towards the development of Rebus:list and were keen and pragmatic during the implementation, for which we would like to thank them. Without compromising on functionality Rebus:list is specifically designed to cater for the needs of not just larger academic libraries but also for smaller libraries as well.” About the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust The Tavistock and Portman is a specialist mental health trust focused on psychological, social and developmental approaches to understanding and treating emotional disturbance and mental ill health, and to promoting mental health. It has a national and international reputation based on excellence in service delivery and clinical innovation, and high quality clinical training and workforce development. The Trust achieved authorisation as an NHS Foundation Trust in 2006. The library’s resources at the Tavistock and Portman reflect the multidisciplinary approach of the trust and span all aspects of the behavioural sciences. ptfs https://www.ptfs-europe.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web-header-logo.png ptfs2012-10-01 09:05:052012-10-01 09:05:05Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust goes live with Rebus:list from PTFS Europe	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430099
__label__wiki	0.9095	0.9095	Home > Digital > Devices Kobo Glo HD Upgrade Adds High-Res Screen By Calvin Reid \| E-book retailer Kobo is releasing the Kobo Glo HD, an upgraded version of its self-lit e-reader, adding a 6-inch high resolution e-ink screen to the device. Kobo is also bundling the device with Kobo Welcome, a concierge phone service that will provide a real person to answer questions and help users set up the device. The device will sell for $130 and goes on sale May 1 in the U.S. and Canada. Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn said that customers wanted easier to read, high resolution screens on their devices, accompanied, of course, by low pricing. And reminiscent of the Amazon Fire HD tablet’s “Mayday” feature, which lets users summon technical help with the push of a button, Kobo Welcome will provide Kobo Glo HD owners with an 800 number they can call to get set up support. “We deal with non-tech people all the time and we want to make using the device easy,” Tamblyn said. Kobo Welcome will only be available for Kobo Glo HD owners, but Tamblyn said Kobo “may extend” the service to all its devices. Tamblyn also offered some general information on the state of Kobo’s e-book business. However, he declined to comment on the acquisition of digital library vendor OverDrive, by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, Kobo’s parent company, because the deal hasn’t closed. But he did say that the acquisition “is a sign that we’re interested in all the spaces where people read.” Kobo will continue its program with the American Booksellers Association to provide e-book selling infrastructure to independent bookstores. Most stores acknowledge that they don’t sell a lot of e-books through the program, but, Tamblyn said, “we will continue to push the program, though it’s challenging.” Writing Life, Kobo’s self-publishing service, continues to grow and represents about 12% of all Kobo sales, Tamblyn said. The service offers titles from more than 165 countries. Over the last year, “hundreds of thousands of accounts have migrated” to Kobo after the e-book retailer took over the failing e-book retail services of Sony and Tesco/BlinkBox. “We’re seeing consolidation in the e-reading market,” Tamblyn said, “but we’re making sure that as some services close, their customer’s e-book libraries are not being lost.” Tamblyn said taking over these accounts has “helped maintain confidence in digital reading. There’s always been fear among consumers that if a retailer fails, their e-book libraries are going to go away.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430100
__label__cc	0.727821	0.272179	BEETLEJUICE DVD SEA 01 From Shout! Factory! Beetlejuice is the name of a wild, bug-eating ghost from the "Netherworld", who's got a a bad habit of acting stupid, and a weakness for not working well with others. His best friend Lydia is a moral who, despite being best friends, is consistently getting pranks pulled on her by Beetlejuice! Trapped in the Netherworld, the only way Beetlejuice can visit the Outerworld (mortal world) is when his name is spoken aloud three times. But unfortunately for him, that's also the way to send him back! Set contains all 20 episodes from the 1980-81 animated series, from executive produce Tim Burton. In Shops: May 29, 2013 The Joker 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 Hits Stores in April As The Joker enters his eighth decade of criminal madness, fans can celebrate with a one-of-a-kind prestige format one-shot homage to The Joker featuring an original lineup of tales by comics’ most celebrated storytellers. AWA Studios Releases Trailer for Red Border #1	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430102
__label__cc	0.718334	0.281666	PrimeLocation > Developers > Charles Church - Thornley Woods Charles Church - Thornley Woods, NE21 Photos and Description Map & nearby Interested in this development? Call +44 191 499 9124 or Request details Enjoy living in a peaceful rural retreat with superb city links Set in a beautiful rural location, Thornley Woods is an exciting new development close to the western reaches of Gateshead. With a range of stunning three, four and five bedroom Charles Church homes, there's sure to be something that suits you perfectly. Choice of 3,4 and 5 bedroom houses Rural location with stunning surrounding countryside Close to Gateshead and Newcastle city centre Good selection of schools in the local area Great shopping nearby Thornley Woods' location is ideal if you're looking to live in a peaceful rural area but want to enjoy easy access to all the amenities of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead. It's also perfect if you need to commute, as road and rail links will take you to Newcastle's business heart in under half an hour. The nearest village to the development is Winlaton, situated within the area of Blaydon on Tyne. Here you'll have everything you need for day-to-day living, including a range of local shops, opticians, dentists and doctors, as well as three local primary schools and St Thomas More Catholic Academy. A short distance away, the intu Metrocentre (the largest shopping and leisure centre in Europe), has a vast array of shops and leisure activities for all ages to enjoy throughout the year. The countryside is on your doorstep... Living in this beautiful rural location means you'll be able to enjoy the abundance of countryside walks on your doorstep. Nearby, the stunning 18th-century Gibside estate is a haven for people and nature. There are miles of tranquil walks, an adventure play area and a woodland play trail – perfect for a family day out. You can also recharge your batteries and grab a bite to eat at Gibside's café, which every Friday and Saturday turns into a pub and beer garden, or grab a bargain at its twice-monthly market. Thornley Woods is perfectly placed for easy access to the cultural delights of Gateshead and Newcastle city centre, including fantastic museums, galleries and the Sage music venue. You'll also be able to make the most of some the North East's finest eateries at the Quayside and be treated to regular music, art, food and culture festivals throughout the year. With its relaxing rural location, beautifully-designed new homes, good local amenities and convenient transport links nearby, Thornley Woods could be a perfect spot to call home. Thornley Woods Gateshead The A1 is just minutes from Thornley Woods which in turn links with the A1(M), making Northumberland in the north and Sunderland and Durham in the south within easy reach. Regular public transport services are available, plus local and national rail networks at nearby Central Station. Blaydon train station is the nearest local network to the development, just over 2 miles away. For travel further afield, Newcastle International Airport is 9.3 miles away and boasts a wide selection of national and international destinations. Approximate travel distance by car to: Blaydon train station: 2.3 miles intu Metrocentre: 4.1 miles Newcastle Central train station: 6.3 miles Newcastle upon Tyne city centre: 6.8 miles Gateshead town centre: 7.1 miles Newcastle International Airport: 9.3 miles Images depict typical Charles Church house type. All room dimensions are subject to +/- 50mm tolerance. This information is for guidance only and does not form any part of any contract or constitute a warranty. All information correct at time of publication and is subject to change. Please check specification by contacting the development directly. Charles Church - Thornley Woods Garesfield Lane, Gateshead, NE21 6LA Visit the developer By appointment only. Call for further information. Share this development	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430103
__label__wiki	0.922257	0.922257	Home Bajirao Mastani Bollywood Cinema Diary of a Dancebee Dilwale Entertainment Films India Indian Blogger Mumbai Blogger Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Priya Adivarekar Shaandaar Tamasha Top Film Blogger 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2015 \| Cinema 5 Most Anticipated Films of 2015 \| Cinema Priya Adivarekar Sunday, September 13, 2015 Bajirao Mastani, Bollywood, Cinema, Diary of a Dancebee, Dilwale, Entertainment, Films, India, Indian Blogger, Mumbai Blogger, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Priya Adivarekar, Shaandaar, Tamasha, Top Film Blogger Just one more fortnight and we will be down to the last quarter of the year. One of the most crucial ones for Bollywood, honestly, because this is where most of the big ticket projects will hit the marquee, thanks to the ongoing festive season. Most films have already reserved a festival date for themselves, way in advance, in order to ensure that not just their target audience, but every cine-goer enjoys their dose of entertainment during the long weekend. While there are several films, like Jazbaa, which marks the return of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Talvar (based on the Arushi Murder Case), and even the well promoted Akshay Kumar starrer Singh Is Bliing, which looks promising; we have shortlisted 5 films which are not just making the right noises, but have also left the audience curious and excited for the film's release. Let's take a look at the top 5 films that we can't wait to watch this year (in order of release date)! Shaandaar Right from the motion poster, to the trailer and finally the first song launch, this film is killing it with its fun and quirky appeal. Most Bollywood fanatics have been quite curious to see just how well will the Shahid - Alia jodi fare, considering it is the first time they are doing a film together. And well, not only did the trailer shun the naysayers with some sizzling (and cute) chemistry between the two, the endearing chemistry shared by Shahid and his off screen papa, Pankaj Kapoor, also left a delightful smile on our face. With Vikas Bahl helming the project after his award winning and much loved, Queen, and the Karan Johar + Phantom + Fox Star Studios producing it, Shaandaar is gonna be one helluva joyride. Save the date! It's coming this Dussehra (October 22). Prem Ratan Dhan Payo A Diwali release + Salman Khan = can't you hear firecrackers bursting out loud already? Prem Ratan Dhan Payo marks director Sooraj Barjatya's return as the captain of the ship after 9 years (his last directorial venture being Vivah, starring Shahid Kapoor and Amrita Rao). While we all saw actors like Hrithik Roshan and Shahid Kapoor taking over the lead as Prem for sometime, in 2015, the original Prem - Salman Khan is all set to get into the groove once again. The actor will be seen opposite Sonam Kapoor and the film is said to be yet another Barjatya style family drama, filled with emotions, grand set ups and melodious songs (we hear this album will have as many as 10 tracks). With Sunny Deol's Ghayal Returns pushed to a later date, Prem Ratan Dhan Payo will enjoy a solo release during the Diwali week. Dear BO, hope you are ready to handle the madness on November 12! Imtiaz Ali, Ranbir - Deepika, and exotic locations. Now, do you still need a reason to watch the film? Tamasha has got everything going for it, right from the cast, crew to stunning locales that one can see in all the official stills. The film marks hit pair Ranbir - Deepika's return and it also happens to be the second time these good looking actors will be working with Imtiaz Ali (while Ranbir has worked with him in Rockstar, Deepika did Love Aaj Kal). While the buzz around this film in both social and print media is very strong, the makers are currently using social network platforms like Facebook and Twitter to put up fun sneak peek videos. One of the recent ones even had Ranbir messing up all the official social media handles of Tamasha. Exclusive stills from the film are also being shared from time to time, which is generating a strong buzz among film lovers. We are quite sure this terrific combo is all set to break records once again! Bajirao Mastani Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic saga, Bajirao Mastani, is one of the most anticipated films of 2015. We all know this was SLB's dream project, that kept waiting in the wings due to cast issues for several years. Now that the film is on the verge of completion, all the updates and teasers are leaving us excited and thrilled. For someone who has grown up reading a lot about the Maratha and Peshwa history, it will be a delight to watch SLB's version of the classic Bajirao - Mastani love story, on the big screen. Keeping in mind the kind of larger than life films that he is known for, we are quite sure that SLB's dream project will win our hearts. With a stellar star cast that includes Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra, who look their part and have got into the skin of their characters with ease, this is one film to watch out for on December 18! We can't wait for the theatrical trailer and music album now. Dilwale What better than watching two of our favourite romantic leads - Shahrukh Khan and Kajol - making a return to the silver screen after My Name Is Khan. Ever since the first look still of Dilwale was officially released, all hell broke loose. People on social media went crazy, tweeting and posting updates, while expressing their thoughts about the return of SRK - Kajol. Director Rohit Shetty is one lucky fella. He got SRK to do the 'Lungi Dance' in Chennai Express, and now he is making the actor run around in snow (this time with Kajol), while shooting a song in Iceland. The film is almost complete and it also stars teenage heartthrob Varun Dhawan and actress Kriti Sanon. The ensemble cast will also include Johnny Lever and Sanjay Mishra. But while Dilwale promises to set the cash registers ringing, it will also ensure a major clash with yet another big film. Dilwale will release during the Christmas week - December 18, which also happens to be the release date of Bajirao Mastani. It won't be wrong to call this the clash of the titans. But while their ultimate fate will only be known on the 18th, one thing is for sure - On December 18th, love will be in the air! Which film are you most excited about? Is it on this list? Join the conversation on Instagram \| Twitter at @priyaadivarekar PS: Today is the last day to vote! Help Diary of a Dancebee score big in the voting phase at #WIN15 awards. To vote - Click Here. Bajirao Mastani Bollywood Cinema Diary of a Dancebee Dilwale Entertainment Films India Indian Blogger Mumbai Blogger Prem Ratan Dhan Payo Priya Adivarekar Shaandaar Tamasha Top Film Blogger Top Film Blogger	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430105
__label__cc	0.524318	0.475682	Far East Energy Announces Spudding Of 15th And 16th Wells of 2013, Preliminary Drilling Results Of Latest Appraisal Well, And Two More Wells Reach Total Depth Far East Energy Corporation 16 May, 2013, 16:58 BST HOUSTON, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Far East Energy Corporation (OTCBB:FEEC) today announced that production wells 115V and 119V have reached total depth; preliminary gas content has been determined for the SYE03 appraisal well; and two more wells have been commenced since our May 10th release. The newly spudded wells are the SYE-16, a new appraisal well, and the 62-2V, an additional production well, bringing to 16 the number of wells spudded thus far in 2013. Meanwhile, preliminary results from the testing of core samples from the SYS-03 appraisal well, which is located in the east-to-southeast portion of the Shouyang Block, roughly 27 kilometers southeast of the 1H Pilot Area, indicate gas content for the #15 coal seam of approximately 25 cubic meters per ton or over 800 standard cubic feet per ton. This very high gas content is similar to the high gas content of over 900 scf/ton measured in the SYS-05 well, which is located in the far southeast sector of the Shouyang Block, approximately 37 kilometers south of the 1H pilot Area. "We are adding new wells at a clip of two to three per week at the moment, now have 13 rigs in the field with more arriving in the next few days, and two additional wells should spud by this weekend," said CEO Michael McElwrath. "I was on the ground in the Block today, and the activity level is remarkable, as is the performance of our team in the field. Twelve wells now await fracing, and commencement of the frac program is imminent. Once the program kicks off, it will likely continue uninterrupted though the early fourth quarter, as new wells reach total depth and join the queue to be fraced." Alex Yang, Senior Vice President for Exploration commented, "Together with SY-P12, SY-P18, and SYS05, these preliminary results from the SYS-03 indicate that coals of very high gas content cover a vast portion of the eastern Shouyang block. This should be significant in our reserve and resource calculations." Based in Houston, Texas, with offices in Beijing, and Taiyuan City, China, Far East Energy Corporation is focused on coalbed methane exploration and development in China. Statements contained in this press release that state the intentions, hopes, estimates, beliefs, anticipations, expectations or predictions of the future of Far East Energy Corporation and its management are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. It is important to note that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements include: the preliminary nature of well data, including permeability and gas content; there can be no assurance as to the volume of gas that is ultimately produced or sold from our wells; the fracture stimulation and drilling programs may not be successful in increasing gas volumes; due to limitations under Chinese law, we may have only limited rights to enforce the gas sales agreement between Shanxi Province Guoxin Energy Development Group Limited and China United Coalbed Methane Corporation, to which we are an express beneficiary; additional wells may not be drilled, or if drilled may not be timely; additional pipelines and gathering systems needed to transport our gas may not be constructed, or if constructed may not be timely, or their routes may differ from those anticipated; the pipeline and local distribution/compressed natural gas companies may decline to purchase or take our gas, or we may not be able to enforce our rights under definitive agreements with pipelines; conflicts with coal mining operations or coordination of our exploration and production activities with mining activities could adversely impact or add significant costs to our operations; our lack of operating history; limited and potentially inadequate management of our cash resources; risk and uncertainties associated with exploration, development and production of coalbed methane; our inability to extract or sell all or a substantial portion of our reserves and other resources; we may not satisfy requirements for listing our securities on a securities exchange; expropriation and other risks associated with foreign operations; disruptions in capital markets affecting fundraising; matters affecting the energy industry generally; lack of availability of oil and gas field goods and services; environmental risks; drilling and production risks; changes in laws or regulations affecting our operations, as well as other risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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__label__wiki	0.702018	0.702018	Home Tags Showtime Tag: Showtime ‘Billions’ Season 5 Casting Calls & Auditions \| Showtime Casting Calls Showtime's 'Billions' season 5 is now hiring actors to work on scenes filming in New York City. Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming across New York City.... Showtime’s ‘Billions’ Season 5 Extras Casting Call in Yonkers, New York Showtime’s BILLIONS season 5 is now casting affluent neighbor types and high school coaches in New York. Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on January 13th and 14th in... Showtime’s ‘Billions’ New York City Casting Call for Babies (Pay is $250/Day) Showtime’s BILLIONS season 5 is now casting babies for scenes filming in New York. Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on January 21st and February 7th in New York... Showtime’s ‘Billions’ Season 5 Casting Call for Opera Goers Showtime’s BILLIONS season 5 is now casting extras to play opera-goers in New York. Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on Friday, January 10th in New York City. Producers are... Showtime’s ‘Billions’ Season 5 Extras NYC Casting Call for Law School Students Showtime’s BILLIONS season 5 is now casting extras to play law school students in New York. Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on January 7th in Bronx, New York... Showtime’s ‘Billions’ New York Extras Casting Call for High School Students Showtime’s BILLIONS season 5 is now casting for high students in New York. Casting directors are now casting actors, models, and talent to work on scenes filming on January 18th and/or January 19th in Long Island, New...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430108
__label__cc	0.534372	0.465628	Home and Away: Billie finds Oscar’s motionless body, while Josh tells a horrified Andy that he should have let him die 7-11 March 2016: Plus Ricky is confused when she finds out that Nate is going to propose By David Brown Monday, 29th February 2016 at 11:01 pm While out searching for Oscar, Matt and Maddy are forced to take refuge from the storm in their car. Ricky accidentally finds out that Nate is planning to propose to her. Hunter is embarrassed when he touches Olivia’s scars by accident. Irene gives in to temptation and opens the bottle of vodka. Matt and Maddy are forced to sleep in the car and upon waking they share a charged moment, leading to a kiss. Irene feels guilty after attacking Leah for dirtying the baby blanket and finally tells her about the child that she had to give up. Oscar’s battered and bruised body is washed up on the beach. Oscar is brought home after Billie finds him and calls the police. Maddy tells Matt that she likes him but the pair agree that with Oscar just home after his ordeal, now is not the time to pursue it. The police are called when some hikers find the body of a female in her twenties, and Kat is hit by the awful thought that it could be Denny. Phoebe breaks up with Ash after telling him that she does not want to be in a relationship where she always comes second. Josh is afraid that he will always be a burden and tells Andy that he should have let him die. Kat is overwhelmed with grief and confesses to Ash that she thinks Denny is dead. Phoebe spies Kat leaving Ash’s van after having spent the night. Olivia opens up and tells Hunter about her scars and the experiences which led her to cut herself. Andy tries to support Josh, who is struggling to accept the fact that he will no longer be able to go to university. After getting confirmation from Emerson, Kat tells a stunned Phoebe that Denny is dead. Home and Away spoilers Home and Away: Ash wants custody of baby Luc Home and Away spoilers: the week ahead in Summer Bay All about Home and Away Home and Away: Alf’s wife Martha returns to Summer Bay Home and Away: Roo is devastated after Jamesʼ revelation that he is already married	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430115
__label__wiki	0.978063	0.978063	Losing My Religion R.E.M. Download 'Losing My Religion' on iTunes New Kasabian LP Made Tom Meighan "Better" After "St Year" 21 April 2017, 10:44 \| Updated: 24 April 2017, 18:32 The Kasabian frontman said he's got his "blue eyes back" after making the band's For Crying Out Loud album. Tom Meighan has suggested Kasabian's For Crying Out Loud album has made him feel "better" than ever following a "shit year". The 36-year-old rocker went through a rough patch in 2016, when he suffered a secret meltdown and separated from his long-term partner Kim James. Speaking to The Sun, Meighan - who shares four-year-old daughter Mimi Malone with his ex - admitted: "I had a s* year. But sometimes s* happens in life. You have to face the devil. "It was just a moment in life and I'll look at it and think, 'Yes, that was s'. But I've turned the corner. Now things couldn't be better." And the Ez Eh rocker gives full credit to the band's sixth album - which is set for release on 5 May 2017. "No need to go into details but today I feel so alive," he gushed. "I've got my blue eyes back and I had red eyes for a bit. And I really think I'm better because of this album. He added: "We've had ups and down and s** thrown at us before but you deal with it and personally, I'm back stronger than ever." The You're In Love With A Psycho singer also said the band - comprised of Serge Pizzorno, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews - are "stronger than ever" and like a family. "People forget we've been together since being boys. All of us have been through a lot. We've grown up together, we've got kids, we're a family. "And this album marks us being stronger than ever and at our very best." Kasabian Songs Bless This Acid House Download 'Bless This Acid House' on iTunes Download 'Cutt Off' on iTunes Days Are Forgotten Download 'Days Are Forgotten' on iTunes Kasabian Latest See more Kasabian Latest The greatest ever guitar legends X-List: Songs about gadgets and tech The ultimate gym playlist for indie lovers QUIZ: Name the Kasabian song from the emoji! The A to X of the 2010s	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430116
__label__wiki	0.962706	0.962706	Jared Huffman echoes growing calls for… Jared Huffman echoes growing calls for impeachment inquiries into Trump’s actions North Coast rep: 'We need to begin hearings' President Donald Trump carries notes that say “they want to impeach me” as he walks from the Oval Office to speak in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. (Evan Vucci — The Associated Press) By Dan Squier \| dsquier@times-standard.com \| Eureka Times-Standard Members of the Democratic Congressional Caucus are increasing calls for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. It’s a call being echoed by North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman. Huffman is a caucus member who believes the time to open inquiries into impeachment is now and said the first steps should be to determine just what activities could lead to impeachment proceedings. “You are going to hear the word ‘inquiry’ a lot from those of us in that camp,” Huffman told the Times-Standard on Thursday. “There is a distinction that needs to be made by even the most ardent impeachment advocates and that’s we need to begin inquiries. Nobody is suggesting we go directly to a vote on the house floor; that’s what the Republicans did in 1998. There were no hearings, no deliberations, they took the Starr report and a got a partisan vote and that’s why it was perceived as a partisan exercise and not a Constitutional action.” “We need to begin hearings,” he continued. “We need to be in a different posture so we can put these proceedings into the proper context for the American people and also to dispel these frivolous legal arguments from the White House that (Congress lacks) legitimate legislative purpose in the impeachment process. I don’t think that’s a serious argument.” Huffman identified several areas where he believes the president has flouted the law and committed violations that could lead to formal impeachment hearings. “I see four areas that should be the focus of impeachment inquiry,” Huffman said. “One is obstruction of justice identified in the Mueller report and that would include any ongoing obstruction. Two, a look into corruption and violations of the emolument clause. Third would focus on conspiracy resulting from the investigation by the Southern District of New York, a campaign contribution conspiracy that extends to his presidency. (Trump) was signing checks for the cover-up as president of the United States, literally in the Oval Office. Fourth, the abuse of power. This gets into the various ways he’s defied congressional authority such as misusing the office of the President to violate his oath of office and overriding his national security advisor to give security clearances to family members.” While Democrats have started to beat the drum louder when it comes to the possible impeachment of a sitting president, there has been no indication that any members of the GOP are on board other than Rep. Justin Amash. But in private conversations, Huffman said it’s a bit different. “I spoke with a GOP colleague this week, who, behind closed doors was in full agreement that this man is a threat to our democracy and embarrassment to our country,” Huffman said. “Now mind you, he’s not about to say those things publicly.” Top Democratic leaders like Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer both support a methodical legal approach and have resisted calls to open direct impeachment proceedings. Hoyer is on the record saying inquiries are the best place to start. “We are confronting what might be the largest, broadest cover-up in American history,” Hoyer told the Associated Press earlier this week, adding that if House inquiries “(lead) to other avenues including impeachment, so be it.” On Thursday, Pelosi said the “White House is crying out for impeachment hearings” because they believe it will help the president’s re-election campaign. Huffman said an impeachment process will be slowed down by ongoing legal battles the White House is already fighting but he said the increasingly erratic behavior displayed by the president could begin to sway more House members toward impeachment. “I have a general sense we’re going to hit some form of threshold and I think it will be soon,” Huffman said. “I think Trump’s tantrum (Wednesday) in the infrastructure meeting moved some Democratic members towards impeachment inquiries. What he is essentially saying is drop everything or I won’t work with you on anything. That’s such an extreme position I think even folks reluctant to join me are a lot closer today.” Dan Squier can be reached at 707-441-0528. Dan Squier More in Top Headlines A ‘wholly original musical’ Redwoods wins 11th straight, stays atop GVC standings	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430119
__label__wiki	0.568075	0.568075	University Library Projects Cambridge University Research Outputs Pat1 RNA-binding proteins: Multitasking shuttling proteins. Accepted version (PDF, 2Mb) Vindry, Caroline Weil, Dominique Standart, Nancy Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. RNA Print-Electronic Vindry, C., Weil, D., & Standart, N. (2019). Pat1 RNA-binding proteins: Multitasking shuttling proteins.. Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. RNA, 10 (6), e1557. https://doi.org/10.1002/wrna.1557 Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression is largely achieved at the level of splicing in the nucleus, and translation and mRNA decay in the cytosol. While the regulation may be global, through the direct inhibition of central factors, such as the spliceosome, translation initiation factors and mRNA decay enzymes, in many instances transcripts bearing specific sequences or particular features are regulated by RNA-binding factors which mobilize or impede recruitment of these machineries. This review focuses on the Pat1 family of RNA-binding proteins, conserved from yeast to man, that enhance the removal of the 5’ cap by the decapping enzyme Dcp1/2, leading to mRNA decay and also have roles in translational repression. Like Dcp1/2, other decapping co-activators including DDX6 and Edc3, and translational repressor proteins, Pat1 proteins are enriched in cytoplasmic P-bodies, which have a principal role in mRNA storage. They also concentrate in nuclear Cajal-bodies and splicing speckles and in man, impact splice site choice in some pre-mRNAs. Pivotal to these functions is the association of Pat1 proteins with distinct heptameric Lsm complexes: the cytosolic Pat1/Lsm1-7 complex mediates mRNA decay and the nuclear Pat1/Lsm2-8 complex alternative splicing. This dual role of human Pat1b illustrates the power of paralogous complexes to impact distinct processes in separate compartments. The review highlights our recent findings that Pat1b mediates the decay of AU-rich mRNAs, which are particularly enriched in P-bodies, unlike the decapping activator DDX6, which acts on GC-rich mRNAs, that tend to be excluded from P-bodies, and discuss the implications for mRNA decay pathways. This work was supported by the BBSRC, Newton Trust and Foundation Wiener – Anspach (C.V.) to N.S.’s laboratory, and the Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer and the Agence Nationale pour la Recherche contract ANR-14-CE09-0013-01 to D.W.’s laboratory. Funder references BBSRC (BB/J00779X/1) Isaac Newton Trust (1507(d)) Embargo Lift Date External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/wrna.1557 This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/292687	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430123
__label__cc	0.735786	0.264214	From:£695 Wildlife rescue volunteering in Costa Rica Departure information More info:This project is available for up to 4 weeks. Families can join this project with children from 12 years old. Late availability:Our team in Costa Rica are looking for volunteers to help care for animals at a tropical wildlife sanctuary in the next few months! This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements The project’s mission is to protect Costa Rica’s diverse wildlife by rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife and where possible returning them to the wild. They also conduct scientific research and promote conservation by educating local and international visitors. The project provides education about the ecological importance of the rainforest and has created programmes which preserve and protect both the rainforest and its wild inhabitants. They develop awareness of the critical importance of saving the rainforest for the survival of the planet and encourage ecological practices. There are numerous threats to the rainforest including burning, logging, mining, development and cattle farming. The project has created monkey corridors and carries out ongoing reforestation programmes as well as education initiatives in an attempt to relieve these pressures. One example of their impact is their introduction of monkey bridges in the area’s national parks in order to protect the endangered titi monkeys. The leading cause of death in this species is electrocution by electric wires while crossing roads and being hit by cars. The project has erected numerous monkey bridges which allow a safe alternative for crossing the roads and there has now been an increase in their population numbers. Social responsibility: Before volunteers depart we provide them with a detailed volunteering guide on the area they will be visiting. We try to educate and encourage our volunteers to understand and respect the local cultures and customs. Economic responsibility: For over 10 years we have been providing volunteers to help at charitable projects around the world. A UK charity has now been launched to build on this success by providing financial assistance to overseas causes as well. The organisations we work with are often struggling to fund the work they are doing so every penny raised makes a real difference. This is a locally run organisation, providing employment for local Costa Rican staff. While volunteers are in-country, they stay in locally owned accommodation and we encourage them to buy locally and support local businesses. Environmental responsibility: While our volunteers and customers are overseas, we identify and encourage simple steps to minimise their impact on the local environment. And at our office in the UK we try to recycle as much of our office waste as possible, use recycled products where available, avoid printing (no brochures) and minimise energy usage. 2 minute summary 2 minute summaryMap & highlightsThings to see & do 2 minute summaryWhere to go Costa Rica volunteer travel vacationsCosta Rica vacationsVolunteer travel vacations Family volunteering with turtles in Costa Rica Family turtle conservation volunteering in Costa Rica From £749 7 days excluding flights Volunteer with turtles in Costa Rica Protect nesting turtles on Costa Rica's beautiful beaches Turtle conservation in Costa Rica Join a conservation team protecting sea turtle populations Costa Rica vacation Immerse yourself in the culture and nature of paradise From US $1695 7 days excluding flights	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430124
__label__wiki	0.723803	0.723803	Zalando heads to stock exchange in September Published in m-Tail on 25-08-2014 Yoni Van Looveren According to several sources, Zalando is on the verge of announcing its IPO plans. Apparently, it will head to the Frankfurt stock exchange in the second part of September. Worth 900 million euro? Reuters’ sources stated that Zalando intends to gather 900 million euro at its IPO to further finance its European expansion. "At the moment, the IPO market is still very receptive, but political uncertainties remain," said a banker, referring to the conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq. "So everyone is striving to tap the market as soon as possible." Zalando is having an investor presentation next week, probably the time it will divulge its stock exchange plans. Zalando is not the only German internet company to plan its IPO, as venture capitalist Rocket Internet plans to head to the Frankfurt stock exchange as well, pretty much at the same time as Zalando. Rocket Internet used to have a 38 % stake in Zalando up until last year, while it won’t benefit either company if they head to the stock exchange at the same time. They might compete each other for certain investments. Zalando has also altered its packaging to better fit its less “loud” marketing. Orange has almost entirely been eliminated, replaced with black letters. “We are a young company which constantly innovates”, a Zalando spokesperson explained to Twinkle. “You can see that on our website, which has changed from a catalog look to a magazine look. Our ads have also been tweaked to a more fashionable image. We wanted to create brand awareness at first, but now we want to focus on the Zalando emotion and that is also what we want to achieve with our packaging.” m-Tail Microsoft builds competitor for Amazon Go Microsoft is working on its own technology that should render checkouts in stores obsolete. The American company says it wants to be an ally for the retail sector, mostly in its struggle against Amazon Go. LVMH invests millions in fashion search engine Lyst French luxury group LVMH, led by Bernard Arnault, will invest millions of dollars in Lyst once again. The luxury fashion search engine wants to expand its global expansion this way. Amazon bans customers who return too much Amazon is putting a stop to customers that return too many items or that “misbehave” according to the retailer: whoever crosses the line, will be banned. Dozens of customers have taken to social media to complain about this unilateral account removal.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430125
__label__wiki	0.504888	0.504888	rhinocarhire.com Car Hire Singapore "Great rates and special offers on Car Hire in Singapore from Rhino - The No.1 Car Hire Website!" Daily Car Hire Rates in Singapore 7 seat minivan daily rates in Singapore based on a 1 day rental (24hr period) and for guidance purposes only. Whether you are travelling to Singapore on business or for pleasure hiring a car to get around is a great way to see the sights and surroundings at your own leisure and pace. If you want to explore the stunning forests of the Indonesian islands surrounding Singapore or venture up the Malaysian peninsula then you might like to consider hiring one of our off road vehicles like the Chevrolet Blazer or Toyota Fortuner. All of our vehicles come with liability insurance, vehicle theft and collision damage waivers included as well as complimentary breakdown assistance in the unlikely event your vehicle should suffer any mechanical problems. 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It is interesting to note that while Singapore has extremely strict drug penalty laws whereby trafficking can be punished by death, the island has an almost non existent crime rate. Visas are not normally necessary to enter Singapore though there are strict rules and regulations about what you can and cannot bring into the country. It is illegal to bring alcohol into Singapore if you are under 18, cigarettes cannot be brought in duty free, and chewing gum is illegal. Pornography, pirated goods and publications by the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Unification Church are also banned. Baggage is scanned at land and sea entry points to check for this contraband. Therefore, if state interference annoys you then you would be well advised to give Singapore a miss. Singapore is linked to the Malaysian Peninsula by two main road crossings. One is known as the Causeway and can get quite congested. The other, known as the Second Link, has been built between Tuas in western Singapore and Tanjung Kupang in the western part of Johor state. Singapore (Funny) Factfile: It’s definitely a case of ‘Well I’ve seen it all now’ after pictures were released by a Singaporean newspaper of a soldier in his army fatigues, marching off to battle (or at least training!) Soldiers are big, tough men ready to fight for King/Queen/President/country. Hours of training build them up to be fit and strong so there was something slightly jarring in this picture as tootling along behind him was his maid. Bad enough you might think but even worse, the maid was carrying his backpack! The soldier concerned has considered his actions not quite in the spirit of how it should be done and turned himself in to his commanding officer, presumably before being found out. Sources close to the story say the soldier is remorseful and has agreed to undergo counselling, for what, we are not sure. 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__label__cc	0.641146	0.358854	Planta baja. Feria 16 Rehabilitación de edificio de 15 viviendas y local. Sección 2. Feria 16 Situación. Feria 16 Feria 16 Rehabilitation project for a building with 15 dwelings and a premisse 16 Feria street, Sevilla This project is located in a plot with a D listed construction, 2 grade according to the PGOU-2004 and level E of protection according to the PGOU-87, and afeected by the Historic Centre ordinances. The plot has a 281,46 m2 surface and a 9,69m façade oriented to Feria street. The aim of the proposal is to keep all of the elements that we consider characteristic of this type of construction, which despite all of the reforms, are still relevant, defining this type of building (apartment complex) but changed. Our proposal doesn´t affect much the current distribution, because it is a partial reform which keeps the ground floor premise and the stair access to the dwellings on the upper floors. The most important change is the joining of two dwellings in one so it follows the required minimal dimensions on the current regulation. This changes are made on the first, second and third floor turning those 15 dwellings into 12 new ones. 3 of the new dwellings are oriented to the façade, like the previous ones, and the other 9 are internal. 3 dwellings are duplex between the third floor and derricks. The general outline is a pedestrian access in the same place as the original one, with access to the core of the building where the stairs and elevator are located, maintainging the current location of the building and distributing from here to the exterior and interior dwellings going through a gallery which joins a courtyard surrounded by some of the dwellings. On the attic floor we propose placing all of the kitchens from the third floor dwellings, which have prrivate terraces attached. We are also keeping two shared terrace areas for all of the dwellings. Client: ISADOAN S.L. Surface: 1.070,64 m2	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430136
__label__cc	0.668061	0.331939	Volvo Ocean Race: Winners and losers Published on February 17th, 2018 (February 17, 2018; Day 11) – Team AkzoNobel and SHK/Scallywag are the big winners over the past 24 hours as both have had a relatively fast transition through the doldrums. This has allowed them to gain about 100 miles on the chasing pack who have suffered through some painful moments. Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE have had the worst of it. Languishing for hour after hour in extremely light and variable winds, while at the same time AkzoNobel and Scallywag were hurrying south at speeds up to 20 knots. In the middle, Team Brunel and Turn the Tide on Plastic made their escape ahead of the final pair and at 1300 UTC today find themselves making good speed chasing down the leaders. The next 24 hours look to be slightly more settled with the fleet racing south in moderate westerly winds. But by tomorrow night (UTC), the leaders will be bumping into the second half of this doldrums crossing. This looks to be a more complicated transition than usual, with cyclone activity to the south of the fleet disrupting the normal weather patterns. It will make the start of the week extremely challenging, and there is likely to be some kind of compression in the fleet with the back markers making gains as the leaders slow. Regrettably, non-safety communication with the fleet has been disrupted since yesterday evening UTC. Inmarsat confirms that it is currently experiencing an outage of its I-4 F1, L-band satellite, which covers the Asia Pacific region. The cause has been identified as a spacecraft altitude control issue. Inmarsat is currently implementing the specific recovery activities to establish a safe return to normal operations as soon as possible. This has impacted the On Board Reporters being able to send media off the boat so the RAW section of www.volvooceanrace.com is not being updated. However, the safety of the fleet has not been affected by the outage as Race Control is still able to track the boats and send basic messages to the fleet by email via an alternative Inmarsat satellite. We will have more information on this issue as it becomes available. Beginning on February 7, Leg 6 is listed as a 6,100 nautical mile course from Hong Kong to Auckland, New Zealand. For crew lists… click here. Damage: Only six of the seven teams are competing in Leg 6 as Vestas 11th Hour Racing is repairing their boat following the collision with a fishing boat as they neared the finish line of Leg 4 in Hong Kong. The team shipped their boat to Auckland to complete repairs in time for the March 18 start of Leg 7 to Itajaí, Brazil. Leg 6 – Position Report (13:00 UTC) 1. Team AkzoNobel (NED), Simeon Tienpont (NED), 2118.07 nm DTF 2. Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag (HKG), David Witt (AUS), 54.79 nm DTL 3. Team Brunel (NED), Bouwe Bekking (NED), 129.86 nm DTL 4. Turn the Tide on Plastic (POR), Dee Caffari (GBR), 183.34 nm DTL 5. Dongfeng Race Team (CHN), Charles Caudrelier (FRA), 224.09 nm DTL 6. MAPFRE (ESP), Xabi Fernández (ESP), 237.29 nm DTL DNS. Vestas 11th Hour Racing (DEN/USA), Charlie Enright (USA) DTF – Distance to Finish; DTL – Distance to Lead; DNS – Did Not Start Source: Volvo Ocean Race Tags: The Ocean Race, VOR17-18 L6	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430144
__label__wiki	0.923097	0.923097	Christmas telethon longstanding holiday tradition in Eskasoni Erin Pottie (erin.pottie@cbpost.com) Cape Breton Post Published: Dec 06, 2019 at 2:26 p.m. Destiny Sylliboy and Alexander Denny are shown performing as children with the help of the organizer of the Eskasoni Christmas Telethon organizer, Robert Stevens. - Contributed ESKASONI, N.S. — A Cape Breton tradition of gathering around the television to watch local performers sing songs of the holiday is upheld in the island’s largest Mi’kmaw community. Eskasoni First Nation residents are not solely glued to a Maritimes’ broadcast, but instead their own community station where for more than 20 years a Christmas telethon has been staged. Robert Stevens said back in 1997, he and fellow band members of The Relatives decided it was time for a telethon similar to others that were happening on the island. The bass player and singer said their first broadcast was held on a community station known as Goly Vision and included pre-recorded entertainment, a live auction and televised numbers for phone-in donations. What began as a one-time event has become an annual tradition that helps deliver toys, gifts and other items through Eskasoni’s welfare services leading up to Christmas. Last year alone, the telethon raised nearly $19,600. “The five of us actually decided that we should try because we have all the equipment that we need, the sound system and everything,” Stevens said. “We all went around, me and the boys in the band, to places in Sydney to get some stuff for the auction — anything at all we were getting, really. We were stopping at any stores in town, not just in Sydney but in Eskasoni too and other reserves.” Former host of the Eskasoni Christmas Telethon and storyteller and linguist Bernie Francis is shown singing and playing guitar. Eskasoni Christmas Telethon When: Sunday, starting at 1 p.m. Where: Events happening at the Sarah Denny Cultural Denny; broadcast available on Eskasoni Television (ETV), Eskasoni’s Community Channel 14 and on the web Program: Performances from various musical acts, live auction and phone-in donations Benefactor: Supporting the community’s children and families in need Among the early telethon performers were renowned Mi’kmaw fiddlers, the late Lee Cremo and the late Wilfred Prosper Sr. The inaugural telethon also featured The Relatives which includes Stevens and his brother Darren (the group’s lead vocalist) and their cousin Tom Sylliboy, along with siblings Tom and Stan Johnson. The Johnsons’ cousin Derek Johnson joined the group a little while later. Multiple award-winning fiddler Lee Cremo is shown during a performance at the Eskasoni Christmas Telethon in the late 1990s. “We recorded bands and we had some fiddlers and karaoke too,” said Stevens. “We did about four or five years of recordings and then we stopped, and we’ve done it live ever since.” Stevens said it was purely the success of the program led to its continuance. “That’s how it started, and it’s been growing ever since,” he said. “After that we had more people, more community members joining us and we had chiefs too. Our current chief, Leroy Denny, he was one who really started helping us out with more volunteers and all that stuff.” This year’s telethon will be taking place the Sarah Denny Cultural Centre and will see the return of some pre-recorded performances along with an auction. The programming begins Sunday at 1 p.m. and usually runs into the evening. Stevens’ band has also inspired another musical group that performs in the telethon known as 2nd Generation. The band features Steven’s son, Allan, and two of Tom Sylliboy’s children. Liberal MP for Sydney-Victoria Jaime Battiste lends guitar and vocals to the group. “They enjoy it,” said Stevens. “Everybody is looking forward to it. Everybody is glued to the TV. We have people calling in from like New Brunswick, Quebec and all parts of Nova Scotia. “People come from other communities to show their support and do a little singing and all that stuff. Not just the native communities, but communities outside Eskasoni in general." This year’s telethon begins Sunday at 1 p.m. with members of the public invited to stop by to see the broadcast in person. Chief Leroy Denny, along with his brothers, Dion and Walter, and Eskasoni community councillors will help host the program. The fundraiser will air on ETV — Eskasoni’s television station (Channel 14) and is expected to be broadcast live through YouTube with a link available on the community’s Facebook page. RELATED: Record setting Combined Christmas Giving Telethon ensures happy Christmas for many Waiting out another winter storm in Sydney JOAN SULLIVAN: Gemma Hickey’s memoir a courageous journey through interior and exterior landscapes Updated Jan 18, 2020 at 6 a.m. BRUCE MACTAVISH: The berry birds of winter ERIN SULLEY: Sore throat? Call the chef	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430146
__label__wiki	0.765155	0.765155	International Headquarters Bids a Fond Farewell to General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox A SENSE of thankfulness and optimism pervaded the International Headquarters farewell meeting to General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox (World President of Women's Ministries). Pomp and formality were kept to a minimum. This was a family – described by the General as 'amazing people' – saying goodbye to two much-loved senior members. After an opening congregational song, Lieut-Colonel Rob Garrad (Executive Secretary to the General) mentioned in prayer the mixed feelings of joy and sadness being felt by the international leaders and all those present. He thanked God that the 'fragrance' of the General and Commissioner Cox's presence 'hovers over the international Salvation Army'. A light-hearted video about what to do with a retired General was followed by a change in pace, with a choir made up of IHQ staff and officers singing 'Find Us Faithful’, leading the congregation into moments of contemplation. Commissioner Marieke Venter (Zonal Secretary for Women’s Ministries, South Asia) revealed that she had conducted research among other officers to see how best to describe the General and Commissioner Cox. She had narrowed it down to 10 words: commitment, optimism, humour, presence, Africa, equality, passion, integrity, love and family. She made particular mention of their approach to difficult issues, saying that they were ‘not prepared to put anything in the “too hard” basket’. Matthew Carpenter (IHQ Head of Finance and Company Secretary) spoke about the privilege of sharing ‘small moments’with the General and Commissioner Cox, such as the opportunity to chat in the cafe or while waiting for a lift, as opposed to the ‘great moments’ they experienced during their international travels. He praised the General for the character he had shown in both small and great moments, giving special praise for the ‘momentous, ground breaking and significant changes’ brought about through the Accountability Movement. A clearly moved Commissioner Cox spoke about God making ‘everything beautiful in its time’. She shared the many seasons she and the General have faced during their officership – in Switzerland with a young family, a time of learning in Zimbabwe, readjusting to Western life back in Switzerland, off to Finland while their children remained behind, then on to South Africa and the UK. She said the past five years at IHQ and travelling the world has been ‘a time of challenge, joy – everything!’but added that she was thankful to God for all his blessings. Major David Williamson (Private Secretary to the General) gave the Scripture reading and led the congregation in ‘the Army’s sacramental song’, ‘My Life Must be Christ’s Broken Bread’. The Chief of the Staff (General-elect, Commissioner Brian Peddle) then called the international leaders to the platform to unveil the portrait of the General which will take its place outside his office, alongside portraits of his predecessors. The General explained that he had requested that the portrait include a globe and symbols from the 2015 Boundless International Congress. Presenting the General and Commissioner Cox with their retirement certificate, the Chief said he did so ‘on behalf of a grateful Salvation Army’. In his prayer for his colleagues, he thanked God for ‘lives that have been spent for you’. The international leaders were joined on the platform by Majors Gordon and Ruth Downey, who had been their support since they were in the training college. The General began his response by saying that he and Commissioner Cox had been on ‘an incredible and unexpected journey …we feel enriched!’ He gave special thanks to his IHQ support team, Major David Williamson and Lieut-Colonel Rob Garrad, both of whom he said had been ‘willing to serve above the call of duty’. He then called Lieut-Colonel Garrad to the platform and – to the colonel’s great surprise – presented him with a Certificate of Exceptional Service. Lieut-Colonel Garrad has served on IHQ for a total of 37 years, of which more than 21 has been spent in the offices of the General or the Chief of the Staff (including time working for the General’s father, Commissioner Ron Cox). Returning to his thoughts, the General had words of challenge for the congregation, which included Retired General John Larsson, Commissioner Freda Larsson, Commissioner Gisèle Gowans, IHQ staff and officers, former IHQ colleagues, representatives from the UK Territory with the Republic of Ireland and delegates to the International College for Officers. ‘Christian witness,’ he told them, ‘is not just about spoken words but how we live our lives.’ He warned against looking down on people and referred to the religious authorities who complained about Jesus spending time with the ‘wrong type of people’, such as tax collectors and other undesirables. ‘I wish The Salvation Army was known for its association with the “wrong type of people”,’ he said. He called for Salvationists to be known for their joy, adding: ‘We have to roll up our sleeves and get involved in the messiness of life.’ After leaving the IHQ conference room to the sound of the IHQ staff band, the congregation headed to the café to enjoy a time of food and fellowship with the General and Commissioner Cox. All too soon, it was time for the international leaders to take their leave. IHQ staff and officers gathered at the door to bid them a fond farewell. After greeting each person in turn, the General and Commissioner Cox walked out of IHQ and into a well-earned retirement. Report by Kevin Sims IHQ Communications Photos can be downloaded from the IHQ Flickr channel Tags: Prayer, The General, News	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430147
__label__cc	0.655561	0.344439	It's What's Between The internet's top guide to the sandwiches I've eaten. Review: Pierre Pizza Parlor Sandwich Happy Hanukkah! Sated from today's Free Sandwich dinner, I'm ready to blog. Gas station sandwich reviews were a big part of this blog's early days, long before the tragic intern incident of '08 and It's What's Between's subsequent Icarus-like skyrocket to superblogdom (pending). I don't eat many gas station sandies anymore, namely because I don't own a car and therefore rarely require gasoline. But I noticed one of my local bodegas sells a sandwich equivalent -- frozen microwavable sammies for the cheap and incredibly lazy. There's little justification for buying them because generally, another bodega on the same block will sell a proper, freshly made Boar's Head sandwich for a buck or two more. But a pizza sandwich caught my eye the other night. I considered my lack of motivation to cook and, while wondering what a pizza sandwich is, bought the thing and zapped and ate it. What follows is the result. The term "pizza sandwich" calls … Back to your regularly scheduled programming So I wrote the novel. According to NaNoWriMo.org, that makes me a winner. Indeed, I won at the game of spending all my free time in November writing about a dude working in a movie theater, and it feels ... well, I hesitate to say good, but it feels better than bad. Despite reading the rules and knowing better, I was hoping my victory would bring me some kind of sweet prize. At the very least I was hoping for a copy of Madden '10 for Xbox 360. Instead, I received an image file, and a tiny .png at that. I prefer .jpgs, frankly. But enough griping -- I went into this thing with open eyes, and I can't say I regret doing it. Since I won this major award, I might as well display it. There it is. Aligned right because it looks better over there. You may be wondering whether my 50,000 words of frantic literary spew included a lot of sandwich content, and it's a great question. The answer is no, although there is excessive description of the protagonist eating a sandwich at a bus st… Thanksgiving is here once again It's hard to compete with Christmas' presents, but Thanksgiving makes a strong case for Best Holiday. I'm thankful for a lot of things, but right now, I'm thankful for Thanksgiving itself. Kinda meta in a folksy way. I'm listening to Talking Heads and awaiting a traditional home cooked turkey meal prepared by my mom in Connecticut before heading to Denver to see my dad and eat more. I'm also procrastinating on my NaNoWriMo novel, but this is important. Thanksgiving plays an important role in sandwichdom. It's the only holiday that generates sandwiches, and that's worth noting. Thanksgiving is awesome because it revolves around a meal. July 4th and its fireworks are hard to beat, but a holiday that's centered by eating a giant feast is too rare in the U.S. If there's ever a holiday named after me, I want it to be known that I wish it to be celebrated by eating as much as possible and watching not football, but hockey. I went on to Flickr to find some … Sandwich Alley: Soon enough, friend OK, today's Serious Eats newsletter put me over the top. I have to say something. Today's SE email had a link to their article about Bleecker between 6th and 7th Ave., what they call New York's "Sandwich Alley." I've never dined there that I recall. They talked about Murray's (where I've only eaten ice cream) grilled cheeses, lobster rolls (my most memorable came from McDonald's in Boston) and what they claim to be "the best sandwich in Sandwich Alley." Oh I am slacking. Why? Lots of reasons. I do have about six sandwich articles hibernating in my drafts pile. They're waiting for me to edit them, but I've opted not to for the last few months, citing business reasons, also, laziness. If you're curious, my most recent ones unwritten posts are about pregnancy, Hawaiians and peanut butter. They may never see the light of day. Meanwhile, my tomato sandwich post is completely outdated, having passed its seasonal relevancy for 2009.… Free Chick-fil-A sandwich today Chick-fil-A is doing a Labor Day promo today where you get a free Original Chicken Sandwich for wearing something with a sports logo on it. Uncomfortable as I am with shilling for Big Sandwich, their Original Chicken Sandwich is in fact one of the best sandies on the market. Go get a free one and get it with Polynesian Sauce. Pro Tip: Only sauce the sandy with about half the container. Use the whole thing and you WILL over-sauce your sandwich and ruin it. I'm serious. Now I need to figure out where the closest Chick-fil-A is. For some reason, the only one east of Colorado I can think of is at the Orlando airport. Through tempted, I don't think I'll be making the flight just for this promo. NYC banh mi: eaten Courtesy of Viet-Nam Banh Mi So 1. Review pending. Initial thoughts: delicious. Heavy on the pork and cilantro but no problems there. Ordered it "spicy" but it only had a slight kick. Overall: excellent sandy. This is the by-product of a long subway ride with nothing interesting to read. "Double down or hit me?" When meat supplants bread And sandies' order's denied Is anyone safe? "What would Plato eat?" Sandwich perfection Which is better: less or more? Consider Katz's "Tomato sandwich" Seasonal fruits sliced, piled high Let their taste shine through "Banh mi" Radishes that mock Our lunch monoculture Ban me from turkey "Free break room sandwich" Sandwich wizards suspected Thanks, mundane Merlin! "Mayo vs. mustard" Creamy or spicy? Dijon, stone ground reign, but still Not an easy choice Another monstrosity escapes the bowels of Hell It's What's Between founding member Michael alerted me to the KFC Double Down, as reported by Food Geekery, who kindly supplied this photo. Make no mistake, this is the third horse of the sandwipocolypse, the first two being The Sandwich of Knowledge. What is it? It's two pieces of fried chicken, two kinds of cheese, bacon and the ominous "Colonel's Sauce." What about the bun, you ask? The fried chicken IS THE BUN. Playing devil's advocate, yes, the fried chicken is breaded, making it bun-like. Is bun-like good enough, though? No it is not. This is a mutant, and not in the next evolution of sandwiches sense. This ... thing ... must be destroyed. This is unnatural. This is wrong. Dammit, I must slay this unholy beast by going to KFC and eating it dead. This is my lot as a sandwich blogger, and a self-destructive one at that. I will eat it, or die trying, or eat it and then die later of related causes. Guest post: Spanish sandwich perfection? Sandwich aficionado Stu told me about a Spanish sandwich called the flauta d’ibéric d.o. jabugo, which New York Times food writer Mark Bittman said was the best he’d ever had. I recommend reading Bittman’s article for context here. En route to Spain for the running of the bulls, Stu visited Café Vienna in person to try this special sandwich. He was also good enough to share his thoughts on the sandy’s spot in the search for sandwich perfection and weighed in on the less vs. more debate. In Stu’s words: As far as sandwiches go, the Spanish believe that less is more. Most of the bocadillos we came across were simply meat and bread. Some had a thin layer of tomato spread across the bread in the same fashion you would spread butter and some had a light drizzle of olive oil. They are all about their meat, and pork dominates. You see legs of Jamon Iberico hanging everywhere. It felt like the Spanish treat the sandwich as more of a snack than a meal, and that could be a big reason for the less… On perfection I've always preferred gray areas, so I've never had much use for the idea of perfection. But lately I've been seeing and hearing a lot of claims about the perfect sandwich. I hadn't thought much about the perfect Ideal since Philosophy 101 until now. If there is an Ideal sandwich? How could that be possible with everyone's subjective taste? After thinking far too much about this problem, I narrowed down the question. It's this: Is less more, or is more? In other words, which would make a better sandwich: one with the best meat, the best cheese, the best bread and a touch of the best mustard, or one with four of the best meats, two of the best cheeses, your five favorite veggies and your two preferred spreads? A perfect grilled cheese or a perfect Dagwood? Along with my sandwich associates, I've been exploring this question over the past month. The search for Truth has thus far been confined to Brooklyn and Barcelona, but it extends much further in theory. Soo… A pilgrimage completed, a champion crowned For the sandwich faithful, certain holy sites are mandatory visits for the truly devoted. I'm told Miami has the best Cuban sandwiches outside of their namesake. Pittsburgh is home to Primanti Brothers' mandatory meat/slaw/eggs/fries/etc. sandwich. And in New York City, one has lots of choices, but I'd heard the top sandy destination is Katz's Deli for their pastrami on rye. With visitors Kyle and Jamie (who took the picture) in town, the time had come to pay homage to Mr. Katz and his fabulous sandwiches. We went, and it was better than I'd dreamed. Have you had a pastrami on rye? Pretty good, right? Especially with some Boar's Head meat. But it's not even in the same league as this thing. It's not the quantity Katz gives you, although that's impressive, but the hot juiciness of the meat. Here's the deal. You get a ticket, and walk up to the sandwich counter. The sandychef asks you what you want, and you say a pastrami sandwich. He carves a sample … Does your favorite sandwich determine your personality? No, it definitely doesn't. But that didn't stop the Chicago Tribune from giving credence to a mayonaise-funded study linking sandwich preferences to personality types. In theory, I like this. This sentence, in particular, really appeals to me: "Forget the fact that you're a Scorpio or that you were born in the year of the ox, and see what sandwich matches your personality and romantic compatibility." As far as romantic compatibility goes, I put more faith in sandy-tastes than I do in what month people were born in. But this study is idiotic. According to Hellmann's (east of the Rockies)/Best Foods (west of them) mayonaise, ham and cheese eaters are "curious and intuitively oriented," chicken salad fans are "the perfect spouse" and tuna salad people are "competitive and driven." Bullshit. But fun study, nonetheless. Being an egg salad lover, that makes me "entertaining, lively, energetic" and I "thrive as the center… Bears love sandwiches KARE11: NJ man says bear attacked him for his sandwich I don't have much to say about this. Anyone who's watched a good number of Hanna-Barbera cartoons understands that bears love sandwiches. Anyone who's anyone knows that bears, in real life, are the stone cold crazy badasses of the animal kingdom. So this article comes as no surprise. A dude in Jersey had a sandwich. A bear wanted that sandwich and took it. Simple bear-logic in action. If you watch the video, you'll see the victim's telling of the story. He says: "I weigh 180 pounds and this thing knocked me down like nothing ... like a rag doll." I think the lesson here is, don't let your guard down, because at any moment, you can be betrayed by nature. If you venture into the wild depths of Sussex County, for god's sake keep an eye on your sandwiches, people. Dunkin's Waffle Breakfast Sandwich reviewed Hi, everybody. I figure it's about time to start blogging about sandwiches again. I have a bunch of unpublished drafts sitting around, so I'm going to start (barely) polishing them up and posting them before writing anything new. What's new? Well, I ate a gravy and cheese turkey sandwich today, for one thing. That was pretty good. It was excellent, in fact. What else? Not much. I'm still living in New York City and still eating lots of sandwiches. I'm trying to eat more salads despite the fact that I kind of hate salads. I won't let that get in the way of this blog. Here's my review of DnD's waffle sandy. I'm going to go ahead and just publish the notes since they're already organized and because I've no motivation to deal with paragraphs right now. But basically, this sandwich was kinda crappy. Not everyone feels this way, but from my sandwich-learned viewpoint, it's a case of the whole being less than the sum of its parts – not a good t… Dunkin' Donuts has been tempting me lately with its ads for its Waffle Breakfast Sandwich. I dispute its claim that it represents a "homemade" taste. Maybe it's just my home, but it's never occurred to me to use waffles as bread before. Granted, I used to eat waffle tacos in college, but that's different. Waffle Tacos recipe: Toast two waffles, apply a moderate amount of maple syrup to their centers, then fold in half, taco-style, and enjoy, preferably with white wine for maximum alliteration. This waffle sandwich is something else. It's not my first encounter with such a thing; I've eaten a similar breakfast sandwich once at Le Peep I believe. But that was on a whim. Now I'm faced with this thing every morning at my hungriest hour (from 8 to 9 a.m.) and my will is weakening. Expect a review soon. Pandora's Sandwich I awoke this morning to some unsettling news from The Freakin' Deacon of The Church of What's Happening Now. The Sandwich of Knowledge has arrived. Its appearance indicates that the sandwipocolypse is nigh. This beastly pile of protein counts for at least two of the requisite four horsemen. According to This is why you're fat, TSoK is built as such: "The bottom tier contains eight strips of bacon, six sausages and four burger paddies; followed by a second tier of black pudding; topped by a third tier comprised of two diced chicken breasts and six fried eggs." It took me several readings to understand the entirety of this creation. The gospel comes from one known simply as "Luke." I'll attempt to walk you through it. Bottom tier: Bacon (eight strips), sausage (six links) and burger patties (four). That's the equivalent of two double bacon hamburgers and one hearty breakfast. In other words, three square meals, all at once. In one layer! Madness. Not e… More bacon, more eggs I said I'd explore more breakfast-as-lunch options and I did not lie. I've found a better option for Bacon and Egg Salad Sandwiches in the Kew Gardens area thanks to the ever-wise Bryan, who ordered an egg salad sandwich with bacon from our office's friends next door last week. Although not perfect, Friends offers several advantages over Redwood's comparable mega club sandwich. Such as ... 1. Humility. Redwood is all pomp and circumstance with its giant dish, quartered wedges, coleslaw in the middle, etc. Friends' version is wrapped in paper and foil and tossed in a paper sack. Simple, effective. 2. Price. $3.80 for the egg salad on a roll plus $1.50 for bacon. Admittedly, this is too much money just to add bacon, but all together, it's still cheaper than what you get across the street. 3. No portion ambiguity. This one's abstract but important, so allow me to explain. Friends gives you what is clearly one meal's worth of food. Redwood gives you about 1.4 m… I joined the club today I'm not normally a fan of the club sandwich, but I couldn't resist today. I walked into Redwood Deli knowing I wanted two things: egg salad and bacon. It's as if I were pregnant and egg salad and bacon were pickles and ice cream. I had a feeling Redwood might have something along those lines, since they have about 20 menus on display. They added another one recently — the "stimulus" breakfast menu, featuring pancakes and something containing acai berries. Eventually I found what I believe was called the Bacon and Egg Salad club, and of course ordered it. Despite being tainted with hateful amounts of filler lettuce, I enjoyed Redwood's bacon-egg sandwich thing with pickles. The bread was toasted and the egg salad was plentiful. It occurred to me that an egg salad sandwich with bacon and toast is essentially breakfast for lunch. While I refuse to eat lunch or dinner for breakfast (see reheated pizza), I wholeheartedly support breakfast meals for all-hour consumpt… Scratching another sandy off the list For someone who considers himself a huge fan of both sandwiches and Vietnamese food, I've been slacking on the bánh mì front. The bánh mì is the definitive Vietnamese sandwich and its popularity soared in 2008 judging by the number of times I read about it in food geek blogs and articles. Well I tried it and I liked it. In San Diego, a local expert took me to Hamilton's Tavern, where they dish up the "Banh From The Pubs" sandwich. My understanding of the bánh mì is that it must be made of a baguette stuffed with Vietnamese ingredients. By this possibly inaccurate definition, Hamilton's sandy probably meets the standard. As the menu says, it was a (sic) "lovingly crafted version of a Vietnamese Banh Mi. it's tasty, its cute, its healthy, its a mix of CUCUMBERS, CARROT AND DAIKON SLAW, RED ONION, FRESH BASIL, CILANTRO, daveys PCS SAUCE and oh yeah ITS VEGAN!!!!!! With PUB CHIPS whooo!" Excessive excitement aside, the sandy tasted good. It was like I too… Feed update To any of the kind people out there who follow or publish the feed to this site, the current URL is http://sandwichreviews.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default. I'm using FeedBurner and am assuming I'm doing it correctly, but if not, let me know and I'll fix it. Thanks! Sandwiched Archive Does your favorite sandwich determine your persona... 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__label__wiki	0.640964	0.640964	enetdeslitel Video-clip collection of the European Space Agency Heinz Oberhummer Films about science or even pseudo-science can be powerful tools in the classroom. Heinz Oberhummer from the Cinema and Science project provides a toolkit for using the video-clip collection of the European Space Agency. In the classroom, video clips about science or even pseudo-science can be used to stimulate discussion and raise interest in scientific subjects. The Cinema and Science (CISCI) websitew1, due to launch in December 2006, will describe a wide variety of film scenes, providing explanations and background information to help teachers prepare inspiring, film-based lessons. This article on the video-clip collection of the European Space Agencyw2 (ESA) provides a sample of the content being developed by CISCI, including explanations for pupils and background information for teachers. The Hubble Space Telescope is a collaboration between ESA and NASAw3. It is a long-term, space-based observatory. The observations are carried out in visible, infrared and ultraviolet light. In many ways Hubble has revolutionised modern astronomy, not only by being an efficient tool for making new discoveries, but also by driving astronomical research in general. The website of the Hubble Space Telescopew4 provides a wealth of images and video clips to view and download. Table 1: Details of the video-clip collection of the European Space Agency Description of film Collection of astronomical clips Scientific subject and topic www.spacetelescope.org/videos Purchase film www.spacetelescope.org/hubbleshop/ webshop/webshop.php?show =sales&section=cdroms Table 2: Deep Impact scene details heic0508f.mov 0:00:00 – 0:00:18 Scientific keywords Comet, asteroid, impact Title of scene Deep Impact probe slams into comet Description of scene Animation showing the collision between the 370-kilogram projectile released by the spacecraft Deep Impact and the comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005 Basic explanation Comet Tempel 1 observed in visible light and infrared light (artist’s view) Image courtesy of NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory- Caltech, and T. Pyle (Spitzer Science Center) Comets consist of ice and dust and are therefore often called ‘dirty snowballs’. When comets approach the Sun, the ice melts and boils and particles are thrown out. These particles are then dispersed by wind from the Sun, forming the characteristic comet tail. Tempel 1 is a cigar-shaped comet about 224 cubic kilometres in size. In the video clip, we see the impact of the 370-kilogram projectile (impactor) released by the mother spacecraft Deep Impact with the inner part of the Tempel 1 comet on July 4, 2005. The comet is named after Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel, who discovered it in 1859. The mission is named after the film Deep Impact, a 1998 blockbuster film. The impact on the comet Tempel 1 was observed by the spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope and observatories around the world. First results show that there is about twice as much dust than ice in the comet, suggesting that comets are ‘icy mudballs’, rather than ‘dirty snowballs’, as previously believed. Advanced explanation Mission Deep Impact Some of the scientific questions that the Deep Impact mission was designed to answer were: What are the basic properties of the comet: how is its surface formed, how dense is it, how strongly is it held together and how massive is it? What is the composition of the comet? Can the course of a comet be altered to reduce the effect of, or to avoid, a collision with Earth? The asteroid Apophis On the evening of April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis, with a volume of 320 cubic kilometres, will pass Earth at a distance of only 36 650 kilometres. This is about the height of our geo-stationary satellites and about ten times closer than our moon. Apophis will then be visible with the naked eye over Europe. On April 13, 2036, Apophis will then pass Earth at a height of only 3400 kilometres (about half Earth’s radius). According to present calculations, the chance of it hitting Earth is about 1:8000. It would crash into the Pacific Ocean with a speed of about 50 000 kilometres an hour, corresponding to an explosive force of about 100 million tons of TNT. It would create a 2500-metre-deep crater in the ocean, causing tsunamis up to 20 metres high. The Asian tsunami in 2004 was only half that high. The costs in infrastructure alone along the North American coast would amount to approximately US$400 billion. However, sustained global effects are not anticipated. The asteroid Apophis is named after the Egyptian god of evil, destruction and darkness. Two of the co-discoverers of the asteroid, Roy Tucker and David Tholen, are fans of the TV series Stargate SG-1; it is probable that they named the asteroid after a character in this series, played by the actor Peter Williams (see website about character Apophis in Stargate SG-1, below). Redirecting Apophis NASA is now making plans to land a transponder on the asteroid Apophis. A transponder is a tracking system similar to the ones used in commercial aircraft. This transponder could then determine the exact trajectory of Apophis, after which the asteroid could be hit and redirected using a spaceship with a mass of about 4 tons, to reduce the risk of an impact with Earth in 2036. In principle, this is possible and was demonstrated on a smaller scale by the mission Deep Impact. w1 – CISCI w2 – European Space Agency (ESA) w3 – National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) w4 – The Hubble Space Telescope Websites about the mission Deep Impact NASA Deep Impact – science and technology, results, gallery and news Deep Impact, Wikipedia – scientific background Websites about Apophis Download a widget that counts down to the possible impact of Apophis with Earth NASA Earth Risk Impact Summary of Apophis Apophis in Stargate SG-1, Wikipedia The Spirits of Nature by Ottar Vendel – article about Egyptian gods Websites about asteroids NASA Lunar and Planetary Science – Asteroids Asteroid, Wikipedia – scientific description Asteroid Introduction – basic summary of comets, including images Asteroids – educational site about comets NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Video Archive for ‘Asteroid’ Websites about impacts of comets or asteroids Impact event, Wikipedia – scientific description Earth Impacts Effects Program – calculate the environmental consequences of impacts on Earth Solar System Collisions – calculate the effects of impacts on different planets Websites about Deep Impact (film) Internet Movie Database – background information Websites about Stargate SG-1 (TV series) Stargate SG-1, Wikipedia – scientific description Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life, By Eva Jablonka and Marion J. Lamb Exploring the Living Cell DVD, By Véronique Kleiner and Christian Sardet Just a Theory: Exploring the Nature of Science, By Moti Ben-Ari	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430155
__label__wiki	0.705897	0.705897	Fed cuts interest rates for first time since 2008 but sends confusing signals about what’s next BY Heather Long, Washington Post The Federal Reserve reduced the benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time in more than a decade, lowering the rate by a quarter-point to just below 2.25 percent in an effort to bolster the U.S. economy amid early signs of a global slowdown. However, the central bank also inadvertently caused confusion about what it plans to do next, disquieting the stock market. In a news conference, Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell said the Fed was going to do whatever it takes to “sustain the expansion,” but he stopped short of committing to a series of interest-rate reductions as Wall Street and President Trump have demanded. “Let me be clear. What I said was it’s not the beginning of a long series of rate cuts,” Powell said. [If the U.S. economy is in good shape, why is the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates?] His comments triggered a sharp fall in the markets as investors questioned whether the Fed would cut again at its next meeting, in September. By the end of the trading day, the Dow Jones industrial average had shed 333 points, or 1.2 percent. And Trump, watching the market slide, blasted Powell, arguing the Fed did not go far enough to stimulate the economy. “What the Market wanted to hear from Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve was that this was the beginning of a lengthy and aggressive rate-cutting cycle which would keep pace with China, The European Union and other countries around the world,” Trump said on Twitter. “As usual, Powell let us down.” The strong reactions — from the president and the markets — underlined the pressures on Powell as he tries to navigate between a White House and Wall Street demanding further interest-rate reductions and the warnings from a number of economists and Fed leaders who do not think the central bank should be cutting rates to stimulate growth when the economy looks solid, if not strong. [Former Fed officials warn Trump, Wall Street: Only one interest-rate cut is likely needed] Two out of 10 members of the Fed’s rate-setting committee dissented Wednesday, the largest revolt since Powell took over as chair. Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren and Kansas City Fed President Esther George said rates should be left unchanged. “I would not cut interest rates,” said Steven Ricchiuto, chief U.S. economist at Mizuho Securities USA. “Cutting interest rates at this juncture will do only one thing: It will add to additional financial market inflation, which is the last thing in the world the Fed should be doing.” Trump has been critical of the Fed since last summer, even though he appointed the majority of the Fed’s board, including Powell. Investors appear to agree with Trump that the Fed should do more to counteract slowing growth overseas and Trump’s trade war. “So far, financial markets clearly believe the Fed hasn’t done enough to alleviate concerns,” said Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at the Janney financial firm. Powell, while affirming the U.S. economy is “healthy,” acknowledged three problems on the horizon: “weak global growth, trade policy uncertainty and muted inflation.” [U.S. economy slows in spring but remains healthy with little sign of a recession] But the Fed chair’s attempts to dance around questions about whether the Fed will cut rates again in September at times came across as confused or ill at ease to some. “I lost count of how many times he said ‘uncertain’ or he ‘didn’t know,’ which is very disconcerting,” said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton. Powell specifically mentioned trouble in Europe and China as reasons for Wednesday’s cut, and while he did not mention Trump by name, Powell delivered some of his most critical comments to date about the economic impacts of escalating trade tensions. “Trade is unusual. We don’t, you know, the thing is there isn’t a lot of experience in responding to global trade tensions. So it is something that we haven’t faced before and that we are learning by doing,” Powell said. “Trade-policy tensions nearly boiled over in May and June but now appear to have returned to a simmer.” [Trump backpedals on China threats as trade deal shows signs of slipping away] The last time the Fed cut rates, in December 2008, the U.S. economy was deep in the financial crisis. The stock market had shed a third of its value in a matter of weeks, and unemployment was over 7 percent. Today the economy is widely viewed as healthy, with unemployment at a half-century low, stocks at record highs and inflation remaining modest. Fed leaders have characterized this rate reduction as an “insurance” cut to enhance the economy’s strength in the face of growing problems abroad that could spill over into the United States. The Fed pointed to “soft” business investment and declining manufacturing output as areas of particular concern. “While financial markets were disappointed that Powell did not provide clear assurance that future rate cuts were in the offing, we see further moderation in growth and low inflation supporting an additional 25 basis point rate cut in September,” Kathy Bostjancic, chief U.S. financial market economist at Oxford Economics, wrote in a note to clients. In addition to the rate reduction, the Fed announced that it would stop selling off its $3.8 trillion assets in August, two months earlier than expected, in another easing move. Trump applauded that action on Twitter. Those assets are a legacy of the financial crisis. In the midst the Great Recession, the Fed bought a large amount of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities to keep interest rates low. The central bank started to sell some of its holdings in recent months because it thought the extra stimulus was no longer necessary. Now the Fed is putting these sales on hold. The Fed is supposed to make the best decisions for the economy’s long-term health and ignore political pressure. Scholars and business leaders say Fed independence is a bedrock foundation for the economy and financial markets, and there is some concern the Fed might be caving to Trump’s demands. “I think Powell did this to push back on the White House and signal the Fed’s independence,” said Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco. “I believe that in Powell’s mind, a short-term sell-off was a small price to pay to assert the Fed’s right to self-determination.” The president has recently nominated several candidates to the Fed’s board whoshare his low-rate views,although the Senate has not confirmed any of them. Some White House officials had hoped that a series of interest-rate cuts by the Fed in the second half of this year would lead to a rebound in growth, boosting the economy before next year’s November elections. But Powell’s remarks Tuesday, combined with cloudy outlooks for a number of trade fights, could give businesses pause before they resume investments. Former Fed leaders say that Powell and his colleagues are making good calls and that Trump’s tweets and criticism are not swaying anyone on the committee. “I know Jay Powell very well,” said former Fed chair Alan Greenspan. “The chance he would buckle to what the president of the United States said about policy above his knowledge of how it works just seems inconceivable.” Thomas Heath and Damian Paletta contributed to this report. Ready to help you find that perfect home with a perfect loan. Using 20+ years of experience to make your home buying experience flawless!....	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430160
__label__cc	0.655804	0.344196	Managed Services Programs SDI Privacy Policy Once upon a time, the chances of a business or consumer being fleeced, financially, were smaller than in today’s hi-tech environment. To be sure, bad actors have been plundering, thieving and murdering for centuries. (As an interesting –and historical- aside, an article in the Los Angeles Times details quite the whodunit claiming that a 430,000-year-old skull suggests murder is an ‘ancient human behavior’). But murder is not the bad human behavior to which we are referring today. Globally, an egregiously unwanted byproduct of the Internet of Things is cybercrime. Simply defined as a crime involving a computer and a network, cybercrime takes on many forms… fraud, email phishing, identity theft, piracy, and hacking to name just a few. In the deep web, where users are anonymous, malicious intent is even higher. With millions of interconnected devices worldwide, the escalation of abuse has risen enormously. The accompanying graphic cleverly illustrates the cloud’s unintended role in potential cybercrime exposure. In a 2017 TechRepublic interview with IBM’s executive security advisor Etay Maor, Maor explains the difficulty cybersecurity faces in keeping up with cybercrime, further suggesting that new technology puts companies at even greater risk. Who is vulnerable? Misconduct on the internet can be pervasive across many industries. MarketWatch published this chart with alarming information compiled by Jefferies, a global investment firm and the non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center. Their analysis reveals that, “data breaches at U.S. businesses, government agencies, and other organizations topped 1,300 last year, versus fewer than 200 in 2005.” Could data breaches be the foulest of offenses committed against a business? Perhaps. In the 21st century of big data and data analytics an enterprise’s most prized possession just might be their data. Valuable business intelligence is the result of information gleaned from effectively processing data from customers, suppliers, competitors and the global marketplace. Companies are vulnerable not only to data breach, but breaches of trust. Just ask Facebook. Their stock plunged almost twenty percent over the course of 10 days once news broke that data from tens of millions of users ended up in the hands of political consultancy firm, Cambridge Analytica. Many users subsequently deactivated or deleted their Facebook accounts while many corporations companies suspended their advertisements on the social media platform. Although certainly not purposely perpetrated by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has since apologized, this scandal highlights how critical it is for companies to be forthcoming and transparent about the use –or misuse- of data. Not to mention implementing exceptional data protection and security. Many companies offer cybersecurity services and numerous publications weigh in on security techniques. For those looking for a starter list, here goes: Small Business Trends posted a brief list of 5 Ways Big Corporations Protect Their Data That Small Businesses Should Copy, here; NASDAQ suggests 5 Ways Small Business Owners Can Protect Data, here; and Forbes outlines key steps in How To Protect Your Business From A Data Breach: Seven Key Steps, here. Read the next article © 2020 SDI International	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430161
__label__wiki	0.678631	0.678631	The A.I. Age Amazon, Intel and Ford want to harvest your data while you drive Ed Ludlow CES has long been a showcase for automotive gadgetry and a chance for tech companies to pitch their gear to carmakers. This year, the consumer electronics show is embracing an increasingly valuable byproduct of all this activity: data. Modern cars roll out of factories packed with cellular connections, powerful processors and a growing suite of sensors, including cameras, radar and microphones. That’s turning them into the next information goldmine, rivaling the data-creating capabilities of smartphones. Amazon.com, Intel, Qualcomm and BlackBerry are at the Las Vegas conference this week to pitch data-crunching services and partnerships to an auto industry searching for new revenue streams and business models. “CES will highlight the next big industry transformation that revolves around how this data can be monetized,” said Brian Rhodes, an automotive technology analyst at IHS Markit. “This market is no longer strictly focused on selling hard parts.” Automakers are trying to control the data generated by their vehicles and avoid being marginalized by technology giants. It’s a challenge because car companies lack deep software talent and are already battling the incursion of smartphones and related technology. Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto software, installed on vehicle dashboard screens, funnel data to and from smartphones and largely bypass carmakers’ systems. The industry “passed a while ago a very important line in the sand,” said Henrik Fisker, chief executive officer of electric-vehicle manufacturer Fisker Inc. “People suddenly felt that their smartphone was more important to their freedom than their car.” After years of setbacks and delays, Fisker will show off its Ocean electric SUV at CES for the first time. The company wants to generate the majority of its profit from software and services over the long term. Fisker has an app for ordering, lease payments and upgrades that it hopes will generate recurring revenue over the life of each vehicle. Intel will announce a new automotive tie-up for its Mobileye unit during CES, adding to existing relationships with Nissan Motor, BMW and Volkswagen. The carmakers use Mobileye’s driver-assistance technology and provide the Intel unit with some of the data that those cameras, chips and sensors collect as the vehicles drive around. Mobileye aggregates this anonymous information to create detailed maps that the carmakers use to enhance their vehicle navigation systems. At CES, Intel showed off a map of Las Vegas created with information from BMW cars that drove around the city for only 24 hours. Intel says such fresh information is more valuable than traditional navigation systems, which use special survey vehicles that collect and send in images and data for updates that can take months. The newer approach has more chance of spotting and avoiding a broken traffic signal or road work. Intel thinks the data will be really useful for other things, too. A utility company could check on infrastructure without sending workers to every site, for example. Intel predicts the market for such data will be worth as much as $3.5 billion a year by 2030. McKinsey & Co. sees a much larger opportunity. A few years ago, the consulting firm said up to $750 billion of value would created from car-related data by 2030. That includes revenue from services like connected maps and targeted advertising, along with the sale and analysis of anonymous information via third parties to reduce costs. “The value pool includes avoided costs and incremental revenue” McKinsey partner Michele Bertoncello said. “If you monitor a car and you avoid a breakdown or you avoid warranty fraud, you don’t generate incremental revenue, but you avoid a cost.” On Monday at CES, cloud-computing giant Amazon Web Services teamed up with BlackBerry, owner of QNX, an operating system that’s widely used in cars. The two companies unveiled a new service that helps automakers update security and software features, monitor vehicle health, access data from car sensors, build new applications and apply artificial-intelligence models to the information. Chipmaker Qualcomm announced its first chips and software for fully autonomous vehicles at the CES show. Its radio chips already support cellular links for most of the world’s connected cars. The new offering will be available in coming years and will reduce the cost and power needed to develop and run driverless cars, Qualcomm said. The company also rolled out a “Car-to-Cloud Platform,” a package of hardware and software that lets automakers securely update the software in their vehicles. The system offers a way to charge vehicle owners for updates and other services. Vehicle-generated data is crucial to Ford Motor’s future, Chief Technical Officer Ken Washington said. The company’s commercial business is working with Digit, a robot designed by Agility Robotics that travels with delivery vehicles, unfolds itself, then carries packages from the curbside to the door. Digit will use data from Ford vehicle sensors to find its way. Advanced data capture and analysis is crucial for improving designs and bringing them to market more quickly, and for creating new businesses as carmakers try to become broader transportation companies, according to Washington. “We’re taking this very seriously,” he said. “I watched the internet happen and I watched what happened to businesses that embraced it and those that ignored it.” 60-year-old widower wonders about starting survivor benefit \| Q&A with Liz Weston Don’t be swayed by Robert Kiyosaki’s scare tactics The Seattle Times does not append comment threads to stories from wire services such as the Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post or Bloomberg News. Rather, we focus on discussions related to local stories by our own staff. You can read more about our community policies here.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430164
__label__wiki	0.549035	0.549035	A-Z Botanical Name W,X,Y,Z Planting Location Beds & Borders Alpines & Rockeries Walls & Crevices Paths & Paving Greenhouse & Conservatory Informal / Cottage Prairie Planting Bog Garden Tropical Planting For Naturalising Lawn Substitutes Throw & Grow Single Species Highly Scented Long Bloom First Year Flowering Easy Annuals Interesting Foliage Slug resistant Creeping & Mat Forming Foliage & Fillers Difficult Areas Dry Areas Damp Areas Shaded Areas Acid Loving Flower Collections Viola, Pansies Natives / Wildflowers Important For Bees Vines & Climbers Palms & Cycads Bloom Colour Black / Chocolate Plum / Red Gold/ Orange Ivory / Off White Pink / Magenta Purple / Lilacs Bi Colour & Mixed Silver Foliage Dark Foliage Any Time of Year Direct Sow In Spring Direct Sow In Autumn Hardiness Type Half Hardy Perennials Bulbous Perennials Tender Plants Fleuroselect All American Selection Growers' Packs A-Z of Edibles Peas & Beans Chillies & Peppers Oriental & Speciality Companion Plants Green Manures Heritage Varieties Ancient Crops Growing Location Suitable for Containers Ornamental Bed or Potager Kitchen Windowsills Winter Salads Exhibition Varieties Attractive to Bees Pest Repellents Sowing Calender Anytime of Year N.I.A.B A.A.S. Tools and Gifts Helenium hoopesii Mountain helenium, Owls-Claws Packet Size: 500mg Average Seed Count: 350 Seeds Heleniums are much under-rated garden plants. They are a mainstay of the summer and autumn border but are so often overlooked. They are hardy, colourful, easy to grow, tolerate difficult growing conditions, provide months of colour, are attractive to pollinating insects and unaffected by most pests and diseases. Very hardy and adaptable to a variety of soils, including dry conditions, they are very easy to grow and the flowers are ideal for cut flowers. All this plant needs is sunshine and well-drained soil. Helenium hoopesii flowers earlier than most other Heleniums, from late May right through to September and, weather permitting even longer. It grows to 90cm (35in) tall and blooms with bright golden yellow disk florets that each form a kind of rounded knob - 'subglobose' is the technical adjective - that transforms the flower from your typical two-dimensional daisy into something much more interesting and sculptural, while the ray florets, instead of being long and narrow, are short and notched, giving each flower head a trim, elegant look. Helenium hoopesii has grey-green broad foliage and grows from a woody taproot, reproducing only by seeds; this plant is unlike other Heleniums which can be divided successfully in early spring. Helenium hoopesii is far less well known than the much commoner H. autumnale, but is considered by some to be the most valuable of the species. Sowing: February to June or September to October This variety will flower the same year from an early sowing giving a spectacular, late summer display. Sow on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed compost. Cover with a very fine sprinkling of compost. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 14 to 21 days at 18°C (64°F) but may be erratic. The compost should be kept slightly moist, but not wet at all times. Do not exclude light at any stage, as this helps germination. Prick out each seedling as it becomes large enough to handle, transplant into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Grow on in cool, well lit conditions at 12 to 15°C (53 to 59°F). Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out 30cm (12in) apart. Later sowings can be overwintered in a coldframe and planted out the following spring. Cultivation: Like all daisies, heleniums need a bright, sunny position. Heleniums are found growing in a wide variety of conditions but very often in moist or even wet habitats. The garden forms also show a preference for damp conditions but will tolerate any soils except very dry ones. If soils are dry it will help to include plenty of well rotted humus to retain moisture. Should your heleniums wilt, pour buckets of water gently on to the roots and they will revive. Pests and diseases are mercifully rare in Heleniums. In early spring the soft new growth can be damaged by slugs - some varieties seem more prone than others. For long term control use surface mulches of chopped or shredded twiggy material. This not only acts as a physical deterrent to slugs, more importantly it provides an excellent habitat for those fast moving small black beetles which are superb slug predators - in particular slug eggs. Taller forms may require staking especially when grown on damp or fertile soils. All heleniums respond to dead-heading so take off any spent flowers as they fade, more will appear in their place. Once flowering has ceased and the plant has died back the stems should be cut down. Plant Uses: Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower Arranging, Flowers Borders and Beds. Mass planting, Bee and wildlife gardens. There are about 40 species of Helenium in North and Central America. Helenium autumnale is the most widely distributed species. It grows widely, from Quebec to Florida and from British Columbia to Arizona, it is found in wet meadows, thickets, and even swamps and river margins. Helenium autumnale was introduced to Europe from North America in 1729. The Gardeners' Chronicle of 1878 shows a delightful, though hardly accurate, line drawing of Helenium autumnale. It was described as - "Among the more showy herbaceous plants this is one of the best . . . it is at once effective and refined which cannot be said of all the yellow flowered composites." There is no mention of any named forms and gardening seems to have been restricted to the species only. But by 1930 a plant revolution had taken place. The first selection in the U.S 'Riverton Beauty' gained an Award of Merit (AM) in 1909, this was quickly followed by a number of other cultivars. Meanwhile in Germany, the first plant catalogue of Karl Foerster had appeared in 1907 but as late as the 1939 his list did not contain a single Helenium. We had to wait until 1940 for Karl Foerster to introduce his first Helenium. This was named 'Kupfersprudel' and once he had started his output was prolific. His 1964-66 catalogue lists 19 Helenium varieties of which 17 were his own. Foerster is reported to have introduced some 73 forms but just how many remain in cultivation today is unclear. In the U.K. during the late 1950s and 1960s, Alan Bloom and Percy Piper at Bressingham began breeding Heleniums. Recent introductions are now coming from a number of enthusiasts, particularly in the Netherlands and Germany. Nomenclature: The genus Helenium is said to be named by Linnaeus after Helen of Troy, according to the legend that these flowers sprang up from the ground where her tears were supposed to have fallen. It is commonly called Helen’s Flower The species is named hoopes'ii after Thomas Hoopes (1834-1925), entrepreneur in West Chester, PA., who with his brother William established a wheel works which produced wheels for carriages and wagons for 100 years. He was related to the well-known horticulturist Josiah Hoopes. At the end of the 1850's he was exploring in the Rocky Mountains area of Colorado and collected a species previously unknown, it was named by Asa Gray. Helenium hoopesii and which subsequently became Dugaldia hoopesii and is now included in Hymenoxys. It is occasionally referred to as Hymenoxys hoopesii. The common name Sneezeweed is believed to be derived from the former use of the dried leaves to make a snuff. This was inhaled by native Americans to promote sneezing and rid the body of evil spirits.The name sneezeweed, by the way, not only grates on the ear, it is also inaccurate, since heleniums are not in the least allergy-provoking, Average Seed Count Seed Form 700 seeds per gram hoopesii Dugaldia hoopesii or Hymenoxys hoopesii. Hoope's sneezeweed. Natural Flower Time Summer to autumn. Grey-green 90cm (36in) Very adaptable to a variety of soils, including dry conditions. Time to Sow February to June or September to October. 14 to 21 days at 13 to 15°C (55 to 59°F) © 2019 Seedaholic. All Rights Reserved. {{var product.name}} was added to your basket {{var product.name}} was removed from your basket	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430165
__label__cc	0.746783	0.253217	Low Power UART Design for Serial Data Communication With the proliferation of portable electronic devices, power efficient data transmission has become increasingly important. For serial data transfer, universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter (UART) circuits are often implemented because of their inherent design simplicity and application specific versatility. Components such as laptop keyboards, palm pilot organizers and modems are few examples of devices that employ UART circuits. In this work, design and analysis of a robust UART architecture has been carried out to minimize power consumption during both idle and continuous modes of operation. An UART (universal asynchronous receiver / transmitter) is responsible for performing the main task in serial communications with computers. The device changes incoming parallel information to serial data which can be sent on a communication line. A second UART can be used to receive the information. The UART performs all the tasks, timing, parity checking, etc. needed for the communication. The only extra devices attached are line driver chips capable of transforming the TTL level signals to line voltages and vice versa. To use the device in different environments, registers are accessible to set or review the communication parameters. Setable parameters are for example the communication speed, the type of parity check, and the way incoming information is signaled to the running software. UART types Serial communication on PC compatibles started with the 8250 UART in the XT. In the years after, new family members were introduced like the 8250A and 8250B revisions and the 16450. The last one was first implemented in the AT. The higher bus speed in this computer could not be reached by the 8250 series. The differences between these first UART series were rather minor. The most important property changed with each new release was the maximum allowed speed at the processor bus side. The 16450 was capable of handling a communication speed of 38.4 kbs without problems. The demand for higher speeds led to the development of newer series which would be able to release the main processor from some of its tasks. The main problem with the original series was the need to perform a software action for each single byte to transmit or receive. To overcome this problem, the 16550 was released which contained two on-board FIFO buffers, each capable of storing 16 bytes. One buffer for incoming, and one buffer for outgoing bytes. Smart Dust, Stealth Technology, Surround Systems, Tamper Resistance, Teleportation, Trustworthy Computing, Turbo Codes, Ultrasonic Transducers, Wardriving, Wireless Internet, Modems and ISDN, Modular Embedded Internet Software Support, Motes, M-Voting, Nanorobotics, Nuclear Micro Generator, Opaque Networks Utilizing TOS, Optical DSP, Optical Free Space Communication, Photovoltaic, Pivot Vector Space Approach in Audio-Video Mixing, PLEDS, Rapid Prototyping, Real Time Systems with Linux/RTAI, Fractal Image Compression Mobile IP Molecular Electronics Money Pad, The Future Wallet PH Control Technique using Fuzzy Logic Power System Contingencies	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430168
__label__cc	0.643417	0.356583	Send2Press › Wire › NonProfit and Charities › Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. Releases Cult Security Alert for State of Florida Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. Releases Cult Security Alert for State of Florida Source: Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. \| Fri, 15 Dec 2006, 17:16:00 EST JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dec. 15 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Free Indeed Ministries, Inc., a non-profit trauma organization specializing in helping adult victims of childhood trauma and organized cult activity, has released an alert about an underground cult of extremist activity that is underway in Florida, specifically the Jacksonville area. Alerts about the presence of subversive, cult group activity is one of the many services that the ministry offers to the community and to parents, civic organizations, and concerned citizens throughout the U.S. This particular cult group is believed to be active in cult surveillance and the abduction of family members, specifically small infants, and children under the age of 10. “It is believed that this particular group has infiltrated some of Florida’s most respectable communities and operates behind the mask of organized business and civic organizations, including mainline churches,” Dr. Lawrence Stanfield, president, Free Indeed Ministries, Inc., explained. According to information that Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. has, suspicious operational fronts used by this group seem to be radio stations, churches, occult bookstores, and various day care centers and pre-schools. Although the ministry does not yet have substantiated information sufficient enough to alert area law enforcement, it does have adequate information to alert the state of Florida, and specifically the Jacksonville community, to potential threat. It is also believed that this cult group has affiliates in Pensacola, Tampa, Clearwater, St. Augustine, and bordering Georgia counties. Suspicious activities to be aware of include: strange cars frequenting the community; children resisting going to day care or pre-school for unexplainable reasons; and, a suspicious number of cars gathering at a public facility such as radio stations or churches, after hours. “Remember,” Dr. Stanfield said, “Such cult groups operate just below the law enforcement radar and are seldom caught. The time has arrived when parents and citizens must remain alert for their safety and that of others. Be aware of your surroundings and know what is ‘normal’ and what is not.” Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. will release future updates on this alert. In addition, the organization is working on the development of an interactive, national security alert bulletin board that will be posted on its Web site; it will provide ongoing updates regarding suspicious activities in communities across the nation. Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. is a Florida 501c3; it networks with sister organizations throughout the country to combat cult intimidation and victimization. If suspicious activity is apparent, please contact the local law enforcement agency, or dial 911, if deemed an emergency. News issued by: Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. Original Keywords: Free Indeed Ministries Inc, Florida cult advisory Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. News Source: Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. Shortcode: https://i.send2press.com/S9kmW NonProfit and Charities Florida cult advisory View More NonProfit and Charities News More from Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. Non-Profit Trauma Recovery Organization Announces Security Alert Program to Increase Abuse Awareness View Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. News Room Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. RSS News Feed for Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE AND TERMS OF USE: The content of the above press release was provided by the “news source” Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. or authorized agency, who is solely responsible for its accuracy. Send2Press® is the originating wire service for this story and content is Copr. © Free Indeed Ministries, Inc. with newswire version Copr. © 2006 Send2Press (a service of Neotrope). All trademarks acknowledged. Information is believed accurate, as provided by news source or authorized agency, however is not guaranteed, and you assume all risk for use of any information found herein/hereupon. REFERENCES: NonProfit and Charities News, Free Indeed Ministries Inc, Florida cult advisory Free Indeed Ministries, Inc.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430169
__label__cc	0.653064	0.346936	Dorasco Inolux Corporation OnCloudERP Blogs May-23, 2019 Cloud ERP: The Smartest Approach to Harness the Data Deluge One of the toughest challenges that every SME faces is the data deluge dilemma. Data is indeed the lifeline of any enterprise; however, oceans of data floating across the enterprise without any trustworthy data-harnessing mechanism can be a serious threat... Globalization of ERP for Small and Medium Business Any SMEs,in today’s business landscape, has no choice but to think global. With most organizations having units, clients, or operations spread across the globe, managing enterprises at a global level has incredible challenges,given the need to expand globally... June-13, 2019 Top 5 Benefits of Cloud ERP Software The primary observations from more than 700 different small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) organizations in the United Kingdom were highlighted in a survey conducted by the Enterprise Research Centre. Cloud-based ERP Vs Legacy ERP The term legacy ERP in the ERP world too is quite similar. This older version of enterprise software was earlier considered the cornerstone of enterprise-critical technological solutions, but in the current business landscape, it’s legacy status indicates the stagnant nature of the technology, with minimal scope for scaling up to match the ever-changing business demands... How to select the Best ERP Software? The need for a robust ERP to succeed in today’s competitive business ecosystem has become more relevant than ever. Almost every successful organization operates efficiently, thanks to its core framework of an end-to-end ERP system. ERP - The Complete Guide ERP is the integrated management of core business processes, often in real-time and mediated by software and technology." Another definition says "The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is an enterprise information system designed to integrate and optimize the business processes and transactions in a corporation".	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430171
__label__cc	0.610671	0.389329	Monica & Peter Monica & Peter are a pretty down to earth couple that wanted a video telling a personal story, without being too dramatic or over the top…so you could say that we kind of pranked them in the opening of their video. Although there is meaning behind it too. When asked about their first date, they couldn't really recall one. Monica and Peter had grown close as friends for years and naturally progressed into a relationship. To reflect this we researched something to symbolize their story - from scientific to geographical. Being of Brazilian decent (and a large visiting family for the wedding) we drew our inspiration from Brazil. So in One & Only fashion, we put together some surprise elements. Act 1 \| Narrated by the maid of honour and best man, we tacked on colour filters and letter boxing. Since Peter is a huge fan of Mumford and Sons we used an instrumental of theirs in the background. The record stops, the filters are stripped, and Monica and Peter break out laughing, which is a great intro into their personalities. Act 2 \| 00:40 \| Now that the video has kicked into the next gear, we wanted these interviews to move faster than usual, paced without many breaths or even segues. We wanted to put out as much information as fast as possible. The photos were also obtained in secret from their parents and what we found on the web. We also snuck in another Mumford & Sons song in the background. Act 3: \| 2:04 \| One of our most magical transitions. Peter's dad summarizes as the music ends and we see raw moments from the pre-shoot. As he describes his vision of their future, a new song kicks in, with a beautiful reveal shot of Monica. It couldn't have timed any better. All of the emotion of the day is contained in one shot at 2:56 of Monica waiting to walk down the aisle.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430172
__label__wiki	0.638757	0.638757	Arsenal Summer Star Target & Club Finally Talk About Shock Done Deal Arsenal are yet to approach Borussia Monchengladbach with an official offer for their captain Granit Xhaka, the club has revealed, via London24. Xhaka has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal with some reports claiming the Gunners have tabled an initial offer in the region of £24m. It was even reported that Wenger has already reached an agreement with the player’s camp and would offer the player a wage package worth £120,000 a week. Those reports appear to be false as both the player and club have denied receiving any offer from the Gunners. Monchengladbach’s Sporting Director Max Eberl insists they haven’t received any contact from Arsenal, he said: “We have not received any offers for Granit Xhaka.” The player himself also hit out at the rumours linking him with a move to the Emirates labeling the reports as “nonsense” He told German express: “I have seen the rumours. All I can say is it’s nonsense. There have been no negotiations with Arsene Wenger. Nothing has been agreed. “If someone claims to have seen my father negotiating in London, they should show me the photo! No one from London has been here to negotiate. “If someone claims otherwise, give me a call! I invite you to dinner. You can write that down for all I care!” The midfielder is a key figure in the Monchengladbach side and Wenger believes he would add the much needed steel to the Gunners midfield.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430177
__label__cc	0.680053	0.319947	HomeCompanyPress Releases Openx Press Releases The Latest Press, Announcements and News on OpenX All 2019 2018 2017 Streaming Wars Could Threaten Traditional Christmas Ads, As One In Four Christmas Shoppers Watch Zero Live TV https://www.openx.com/uk_en/company/press-releases/streaming-wars-could-threaten-traditional-christmas-ads-as-one-in-four-christmas-shoppers-watch-zero-live-tv/ OpenX Joins IAB UK Board as Business Continues To Experience Rapidly Accelerating Regional Growth https://www.openx.com/uk_en/company/press-releases/openx-joins-iab-uk-board-business-continues-experience-rapidly-accelerating-regional-growth/ OpenX and The Harris Poll Release Annual 2018 Holiday Shopping Report; Research Finds Majority of UK Holiday Shopping Will Occur Digitally and Not In-Store https://www.openx.com/uk_en/company/press-releases/openx-and-the-harris-poll-release-annual-2018-holiday-shopping-report-research-finds-majority-of-uk-holiday-shopping-will-occur-digitally-and-not-in-store/ OpenX One of the First to Receive Full TAG Certification for Commitment to Quality; Fighting Fraud OpenX is one of the first global exchanges to be independently validated by a third-party across all four TAG certifications, demonstrating its deep commitment to anti-fraud, anti-piracy, anti-malware and inventory quality standards. https://www.openx.com/uk_en/company/press-releases/openx-one-first-receive-full-tag-certification-commitment-quality-fighting-fraud/ OpenX Takes Top Spot as Premium Publishers’ Leading Global Independent Ads.txt Partner OpenX announced the results of a global audit of comScore 1000 publishers’ implementation of the IAB’s ads.txt (Authorised Digital Sellers) initiative. https://www.openx.com/uk_en/company/press-releases/openx-takes-top-spot-premium-publishers-leading-global-independent-ads-txt-partner/ OpenX Strengthens Technology Leadership with CTO Hire OpenX announced that it has appointed Paul Ryan as Chief Technology Officer to oversee the growing technical teams at OpenX and foster the development of new, innovative programmatic technology. https://www.openx.com/uk_en/company/press-releases/openx-strengthens-technology-leadership-cto-hire%e2%80%a8/	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430179
__label__cc	0.743382	0.256618	Perfect7 EN IN HONGKONG SAR – GREATER CHINA EAGER TO JOIN THE NATIONWIDE QUEST FOR THE SHARPEST BRAINS? It’s easy to start right away! If your child is in the age group of 10-12 yrs. studying in 5th- 7th Std., he/she is eligible to participate. WONDERING HOW TO PARTICIPATE? Raise your hand if you’re from Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Pune and Trichy studying at these shortlisted schools. Ask your school principal for the parents’ consent form. WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE QUEST? Join our journey to find the Seven Seas mastermind across 3 levels. Here are our 20 stars who've made it to the national final. Congrats! SEVEN SEAS PUNE FINAL Students and parents alike were gripped by the Seven Seas Academy fever as we set out to find the top 2 students from Pune who would go 1 step closer to becoming the ultimate masterminds of India. SEVEN SEAS DELHI FINAL Catch the excitement of the students and their parents who were shortlisted for the city finals of the Seven Seas Academy aptitude test. SEVEN SEAS CHENNAI FINAL Things got mindblowing in Chennai, as hordes of participants & parents turned up for city finals. A healthy round of questions & discussions made the parenting workshop a real eye-opener! SEVEN SEAS KOCHI FINAL 2 Kochi kids are now just one step away from the National round and one step closer to a brighter future! Feel the passion of kids & parents as the quest for the smartest mind intensifies at Don Bosco. SEVEN SEAS TIRUCHIRAPPALLI FINAL Catch the spirit of kids from Tiruchirappalli, as they participate in Seven Seas Academy aptitude test. The city finals are here & the wait for top 2 city contenders is finally over. SEVEN SEAS BANGALURU FINAL Check out Bengaluru kids share their excitement, nervousness and their biggest desire to go to NASA. Now with so many kids vying for the grand prize, the grand finale will surely be a nail-biter! SEVEN SEAS COIMBATORE FINAL Watch Coimbatore kids scream out feverishly as the hunt for India’s Masterminds reaches the final round. SEVEN SEAS MUMBAI FINAL St. Theresa’s High School was the venue for the Seven Seas Academy, Mumbai finals. The prestigious school saw students fighting tooth and nail to become one of the two to be selected for the national level. SEVEN SEAS AHMEDABAD FINAL Sakar English School played hosts as the Seven Seas Academy set out to find the top 2 students who will compete with the rest of India in the national round. SEVEN SEAS CHANDIGARH FINAL Watch the parents being given important pointers in the Effective Parenting Workshop while the students battle it out to become the top 2 masterminds of their city. Fuel your child's genius potential At the core of the Seven Seas philosophy, is the belief that a healthy life begins with great nutrition. Backed by our scientific expertise and standard of excellence, we're commited to bringing you the best in class nutritional supplements for you and your family's good health. © The Procter & Gamble Company and affiliates, 2018 These products are marketed by The Procter & Gamble Company and its affiliates and are not associated with Merck & Co. OUR PILLARS Seven Seas History 80 Years And Still Going Strong Each capsule of Seven Seas Cod Liver Oil has more than 3x DHA as compared to daily serve of leading malt-based health drinks. Cod Liver Oil is a rich source of DHA, EPA, Vit. A & D. DHA is essential for normal brain development and maintenance of brain function. IND/07/16/SEVO/138/139 IND/03/17/SEVP/20 IND-7SE-1811-0440	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430182
__label__wiki	0.856989	0.856989	Healdsburg and Windsor residents get the word: It’s time to evacuate John King Oct. 26, 2019 Updated: Oct. 26, 2019 9:32 p.m. Healdsburg and Windsor residents get the word: It’s... 1of16Lisa Stewart is silhouetted near Pine Flat Road outside of Geyserville on Friday as the Kincade Fire burns.Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 2of16The Kincade Fire burns Friday across hillsides behind a vineyard on Red Winery Road east of Geyserville.Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle 3of16Gabbie Gabrielson loads belongings into her car in the driveway of her Lupine Road home in Healdsburg, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 after authorities issued evacuation orders to 50,000 residents of Healdsburg and Windsor.Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle 4of16Gabbie Gabrielson loads belongings into her car in the driveway of her Lupine Road home in Healdsburg after authorities issued evacuation orders to 50,000 residents of Sonoma County.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 5of16Aaron Johnson, wife Tammy White and daughter Leah Johnson, 11, sit outside their house without electricity Thursday as they watch the news on their phone for updates about the nearby Kincade Fire . “I'm just scared our house is going to burn if it jumps over the river,” Leah said.Photo: Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle 6of16Luis Carrillo packs up his car as he and his family prepare to evacuate their home in Windsor ahead of the fire.Photo: Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 7of16Adriana Carrillo carries 1-year-old son Adrian out of the house as her family prepares to evacuate their home in Windsor under orders from authorities.Photo: Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 8of16Annalise Demuth carries a blanket and guitar to her car as she prepares to evacuate her home in Windsor, California, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.Photo: Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 9of16A Windsor police officer drives through a neighborhood announcing a mandatory evacuation, in Windsor, California, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.Photo: Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 10of16Adriana Carrillo packs up formula and bottles for son Adrian to take with her as her family follows the order to evacuate.Photo: Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 11of16Luis Carrillo locks the front door as he and his wife Adriana Carrillo evacuate their home in Windsor, California, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.Photo: Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 12of16After waiting in a line of cars for 20 minutes, Rebecca Lee fills her gas tank at a Chevron station on Heladsburg Avenue in Healdsburg, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 after authorities issued evacuation orders to 50,000 residents of Healdsburg and Windsor.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 13of16Laura Morales loads her cats, Timmy and Buster, into the car as she and her family prepares to flee their home in Healdsburg.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 14of16Laura Morales loads her corgi, Charlie, her German shepherd, Mia, and cats Timmy and Buster into the car as she and her family prepares to flee their home in Healdsburg after authorities issued evacuation orders to 50,000 residents of Healdsburg, Windsor and the surrounding areas.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 15of16Traffic heading toward southbound Highway 101 is backed up on Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg after authorities issued the evacuation orders.Photo: Paul Chinn / The Chronicle 16of16Officer Tony Wold with the California Highway Patrol's Valley Division marks an "X" on the driveway of a home designating that it has been checked, while knocking on doors checking if residents have headed the mandatory evacuation notices in Windsor, California, on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019.Photo: Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle The news everyone had been dreading came at about 10:30 Saturday morning: the more than 44,000 residents of Healdsburg, Windsor and other communities along Highway 101 had to flee the roaring flames of the Kincade Fire. Within minutes, residents were hustling to pack up and get out of town. Some learned of the evacuations over breakfast by watching the county sheriff’s press conference on a restaurant television. By Saturday night, an additional 46,000 people in the nearby towns of Guerneville, Forestville, Larkfield, Mark West Springs and several other communities stretching west to the Pacific Ocean were also ordered to leave their homes. They took the order seriously — by 2:30, traffic in Windsor was gridlocked on Old Redwood Highway east of Highway 101 — in one direction by people trying to get to the highway, in the other by people hoping that the usually less hectic route toward Santa Rosa was a better bet. And because the order was both mandatory and across the board, it even applied to Windsor’s emergency operations center, which had just set up shop at 7 a.m. that morning at a fire station on the south side of town. Some tempers began to fray as gas station lines began snaking into the street. “People are getting cranky,” said Laurie Taylor, manager at the Omelette Express restaurant in Windsor. “It’s getting so chaotic out there,” she said, looking out the front window. “You can see the traffic backing up. My customers got the news on their phones, finished their meals quickly and left. There are a lot more people going out than coming in.” Chris Markell momentarily stops his car on the 101 on ramp to photograph the Kincade Fire on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Healdsburg, Calif. Photo: Paul Kuroda / Special to The Chronicle Police officers and firefighters patrolled the streets. On block after block, people loaded cars with armfuls of boxes, suitcases and framed pictures and clothes. With the fire still well to the northeast, the evacuation proceeded in good order. Residents had until 4 p.m. to flee. In Healdsburg, traffic picked up as people rushed to take care of last-minute matters before leaving town. Michael Katz, 68, had just driven to his son’s Healdsburg home to help him pack up. “There’s such long lines of traffic in town, and they’re not moving quickly,” he said. The smell of smoke in the air reminded Katz of being at his son Asher’s house on Lupine Road during the 2017 Wine Country firestorm. The family had hosed down the yard in anticipation of the fire’s approach. “We’ve been through this before,” he said, “so we’re calm, but at the same time we’re anxious.” Homes are burning in Sonoma County as residents flee the Kincade Fire. Video: San Francisco Chronicle Katz’s daughter-in-law, Abbie Gabrielson, 31, a pianist, grabbed her music books as she packed her Honda Civic. A property burns along along Red Winery Road in Geyserville, Calif. as the Kincade fire grew to 10,000 acres. Video: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle “These textbooks from grad school I spent a lot of money on,” she said, stacking compositions of Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin as well as her own scores in her back seat. Larry Hatfield, 64, was one of the few remaining people in a near-empty downtown Healdsburg on Saturday afternoon. And he was afraid he might not make it out. “We’re stuck,” he said, as he waited more than two hours to catch a bus at the downtown square. Hatfield is homeless and he doesn’t have a car. He normally camps behind the McDonald’s restaurant but hastily collected his belongings in a backpack when he heard about the evacuation on his radio and went to the bus stop. “It doesn’t take very long to pack,” he said. California Governor Gavin Newsom, left, talks with California State Senator Mike McGuire following a press conference at the CAL FIRE Healdsburg Station, near Geyserville, Calif., Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat via AP) Photo: Christopher Chung / Associated Press Windsor’s town green, lined with apartments above shops in faux-historic style, had the feel of a quaint ghost town. A fall harvest festival was scheduled for Saturday, and the area was decorated with scarecrows and pumpkins. A children’s trick-or-treat through the town center was scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. By then, all the shops were locked and dark, except for Capri Hair Salon, where Kelly Brown had just finished with her last customer of the day. “I’m sad, because I work for myself and all my clients were calling to cancel” after the orders had issued, said Brown, who lives in Rohnert Park. “I’m getting texts from friends (asking) ‘Have you left? Have you left?’ But I have to make the money I can.” Around the corner, Ron Touchstone and his family methodically loaded clothes and supplies into two cars and his red Toyota Tacoma pickup with a 6-foot bed. Attached to it was a trailer filled with camping gear, propane tanks, packs of instant oatmeal and six cases of bottled water. From left: Cal Fire Healdsburg's Daniel Frazee, Andrew Rush and Kassidy Harms watch as helicopters pass by and dump water down to the Kincade Fire off of Pine Flat Road on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, east outside of Geyserville, Calif. Photo: Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle The evacuation order came as students at Windsor High were taking the ACT tests for college applications. Because neither the students nor the proctor had access to cell phones, word came from a parent. By Roland Li, Catherine Ho, J.D. Morris and Peter Hartlaub Live updates: 50,000 flee fire in Sonoma County, PG&E power... Chronicle Staff Report Sonoma County’s Kincade Fire: What you need to know By Kate Galbraith and Lauren Hernandez Smoke over Bay Area from Kincade Fire expected to worsen Saturday By J.D. Morris, Dominic Fracassa and Mallory Moench ‘Potentially historic’ windstorm bears down on Bay Area,... By Rachel Swan PG&E outages set for Saturday. When will power come back on? By Kurtis Alexander, Steve Rubenstein, Alexei Koseff and Demian Bulwa 50,000 evacuations ordered in Healdsburg and Windsor as... By Lizzie Johnson Close call at Kincade Fire: Hero firefighter shields evacuees... The proctor called a break, students went into the hall and “everyone’s phones started going off” with notifications, said Malia Llerena, one of the students. Not everyone was in a hurry to depart. “I’m going to wait until the last minute,” said a man who would identify himself only as Dean. “I was up at 3:30 (a.m.) to go fishing at Lake Sonoma. So I’m heading back to the condo where I’m staying, to sit for a while.” Chronicle staff writer Joe Garofoli contributed to this report. Steve Rubenstein, John King and Kurtis Alexander are San Francisco Chronicle staff writers. Email: srubenstein@sfchronicle.com, jking@sfchronicle.com, kalexander@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @steverubesf, @kurtisalexander, @JohnKingSFChron Follow John on: https://www.facebook.com/johnkingSFChron/JohnKingSFChron John King is The San Francisco Chronicle’s urban design critic, taking stock of everything from Salesforce Tower to public spaces and homeless navigation centers. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of two books on San Francisco architecture, King joined The Chronicle in 1992 and covered City Hall before creating his current post in 2001. He spent the spring of 2018 as a Mellon Fellow in Urban Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C. 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__label__wiki	0.591079	0.591079	Bloomberg Surveillance After Words with Richard Haass Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas Bloomberg Markets: Americas Brookings Institution Examines Trump Administration Defense Priorities CSPAN2 (CSPAN) MSNBCW (MSNBC) CNNW (CNN) The Chin Grimes TV News Archive MSNBC West Morning Joe : MSNBCW : March 16, 2017 3:00am-6:01am PDT by MSNBCW quote 33 them for pay for the public broadcasting. >> richard haass, the state department, 28% or so reduction there. >> i think it's bad for national security. i think every past secretary of defense would say if had to give a choice between continuing the state departments accounts and putting more money into the pentagon account, they would say we get more bang for our buck by what the state department does around the world. and what this will do is really hurt american support for things like fighting disease and what that does is then we are going to be vulnerable to infectious disease. it hurts development dealing with refuge. we psalm the refuge flows into the politics of error. it seems to me it has a very narrow degeneration. how did you justify building up defense and cutting state and leaving entitlements alone? why in particular are entitlements continuing not to be cut? >> the last question first. the reason entitlements are not addressed this is the budget blueprint and doing the budget in phases this year which is not unusual during a transition year. this is the discretionary s them for pay for the public broadcasting. >> richard haass, the state department, 28% or so reduction there. >> i think it's bad for national security. i think every past secretary of defense would say if had to give a choice between continuing the state departments accounts and putting more money into the pentagon account, they would say we get more bang for our buck by what the state department does around the world. and what this will do is really hurt american support for... Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas : BLOOMBERG : March 16, 2017 7:00am-10:01am EDT by BLOOMBERG will be joined by richard haass, council on foreign relations, and he worked for a long time at the state department that they are talking about cutting by as much as a third. jon: looking forward to that. still in the markets this morning, a global bid in equities. a comparatively dovish barrel reserve. at least compared to excitations in the markets. equities up 6/10 of 1% on the stocks. by 1/10e euro is softer of 1%. the treasuries on offer after yesterday's big rally, your yield on the 10 year. alix: yields in the five-year up by four basis points. the dollar index goes nowhere with softer ends to the fed. we are nearing a cross. longer-term averages are rising. that is going to be interesting to watch. gold, a little bit of a bit of four dollars and oil getting another big day today after a rally of 2%. david: let's turn to the so-called skinny budget. kevin cirilli is our chief washington correspondent. how dramatic a shift is this proposal from the white house? >> it is night and day from the last administration. i was speaking with several prominent conservatives yesterday w will be joined by richard haass, council on foreign relations, and he worked for a long time at the state department that they are talking about cutting by as much as a third. jon: looking forward to that. still in the markets this morning, a global bid in equities. a comparatively dovish barrel reserve. at least compared to excitations in the markets. equities up 6/10 of 1% on the stocks. by 1/10e euro is softer of 1%. the treasuries on offer after yesterday's big rally, your yield on the 10... Brookings Institution Examines Trump Administration Defense Priorities : CSPAN3 : March 10, 2017 2:32pm-2:42pm EST afterwards, council on foreign relations president richard haass examines challenges to foreign policy. in his book, a world in disarray. he is interviewed by former undersecretary of state for global affairs and the bush administration and senior fellow at harvard university's future of diplomacy project. >> you say there is considerable continuity in how the world worked during this period. describe that. >> a lot of structures of the world such as it was was based on the idea of sovereignty. the idea that borders were significant, that they define nation states, countries, and that there was a deal out there that we won't try to change your borders by force if you don't try to change ours. >> sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern, on afterward wardsoarr. >> next the discussion of the iran nuclear agreement. the event was hosted by the center for the national interest. it's about an hour and half. good afternoon. thank you for turning out afterwards, council on foreign relations president richard haass examines challenges to foreign policy. in his book, a world in disarray. he is interviewed by former undersecretary of state for global affairs and the bush administration and senior fellow at harvard university's future of diplomacy project. >> you say there is considerable continuity in how the world worked during this period. describe that. >> a lot of structures of the world such as it was was based on the idea of... Morning Joe : MSNBCW : March 2, 2017 3:00am-6:01am PST , american foreign policy and the crisis of the oldored, richard haass. along with willie, joe, and me. finally back together! >> this is -- >> this is bad. >> as you know whether from jimmy carter forward, just saying for the presidents that we know and have watched, it's like, okay. so this is really bad. yesterday was really good. and richard is laughing because i am justified what being president of the united states is. >> awful? >> it is. because one day you're on top of the world. the next day, boom! a blindside. somethi something like this comes. >> mr. president, good morning. he is tweeting. not about russia but the stock market. >> 2.3 trillion dollars in gains in the stock market! how about a russian tweet, mr. president, so we can clear that up? >> we will get to russia in a second. real quickly. i was talking to business people yesterday. why wouldn't the market explode? he gave a great speech. >> it exploded. one day gain in the trump era. >> it exploded and why wouldn't it? everything they want he is talking about. >> infrastructure, spending, deregulation and lower cor , american foreign policy and the crisis of the oldored, richard haass. along with willie, joe, and me. finally back together! >> this is -- >> this is bad. >> as you know whether from jimmy carter forward, just saying for the presidents that we know and have watched, it's like, okay. so this is really bad. yesterday was really good. and richard is laughing because i am justified what being president of the united states is. >> awful? >> it is. because one day... president of the council on foreign relations and author of "a world in disarray," richard haass joins us. in washington senior political analyst for msnbc and nbc news, mark halpern. nbc news capitol hill hill correspondent kasie hunt is with us as well. >>> it's been 12 days since president trump accused his predecessor of wire tapping trump tower. you saw the interview earlier with his interview with tucker carlson and he brought what would be his evidence promising more developments to come. >> how did you find out? you said i just found out. how did you learn that? >> well, i've been reading about things. i read, i think it was january 20th, a "the new york times" article where they were talking about wiretapping. there was an article. i think they used that exact term. i read other things. i watched your friend brett bayer, the day previous, where he was talking about certain very complex sets of things happening. and wiretapping. i said, wait a minute. a lot of wiretapping being talked about. i seen a lot of things and i won't discuss it because we have it before the committee and president of the council on foreign relations and author of "a world in disarray," richard haass joins us. in washington senior political analyst for msnbc and nbc news, mark halpern. nbc news capitol hill hill correspondent kasie hunt is with us as well. >>> it's been 12 days since president trump accused his predecessor of wire tapping trump tower. you saw the interview earlier with his interview with tucker carlson and he brought what would be his evidence promising more... Bloomberg Surveillance : BLOOMBERG : March 16, 2017 5:00am-7:01am EDT . manus cranny from the hague. we will continue with peter hooper. richard haass will continue this discussion on the political economics on the continent of ofope in the 7:00 hour bloomberg television and bloomberg radio. in berlin.el mckee here is a beautiful london this morning. ♪ >> looking at gorgeous pictures of brandenburg gate. we are waiting on the treasury secretary of the united states meeting shortly in downing street where he met with philip hammond to make his way to berlin. and then on to the g-20. we will get a full briefing shortly. first, let's get to first word news with emma chandra. >> in the u.s. president trump claims thates president obama wire trap -- wiretap trump tower on media reports. >> the video are talked about the fact that it was". that wiretap covers a lot of different things. i think you could find some very differencing findings coming into the forefront over the next two weeks. >> the republican chairman of the committee has not found any evidence to back up president trump's claims. republican leaders in congress are looking at ways to revise . manus cranny from the hague. we will continue with peter hooper. richard haass will continue this discussion on the political economics on the continent of ofope in the 7:00 hour bloomberg television and bloomberg radio. in berlin.el mckee here is a beautiful london this morning. ♪ >> looking at gorgeous pictures of brandenburg gate. we are waiting on the treasury secretary of the united states meeting shortly in downing street where he met with philip hammond to make his way to... Washington Journal: Representative Henry Cuellar (D-TX) : CSPAN2 : March 9, 2017 8:04am-8:37am EST untran untran untran sunday night on "after words," council of foreign relations president richard haass examines challenges to foreign policy. >> the thesis that you primarily put forward is you said that there was considerable continuity in how the world worked during this period. describe that. >> a lot of the structures of the world such as it was was based on this idea sovereignty, the idea that borders were significant, that they defy nationstates, countries and that there was a deal out there that we won't try to change your borders by force if you don't try to change hours. >> sunday night at 9 p.m. eastern on "after words." >> this weekend c-span2's tv is live from the tucson festival of books with two days of panel discussions and author interviews. saturday coverage begins at noon eastern and authors include richard reeves and his book infamy. >> "washington journal" continues. >> host: congressman steve pearce is at our best. he's another border district congressman, republican representing basically the entire southern half of new mexico. we heard from your colleague untran untran untran sunday night on "after words," council of foreign relations president richard haass examines challenges to foreign policy. >> the thesis that you primarily put forward is you said that there was considerable continuity in how the world worked during this period. describe that. >> a lot of the structures of the world such as it was was based on this idea sovereignty, the idea that borders were significant, that they defy nationstates, countries and... CNN (San Francisco) Fareed Zakaria GPS : CNNW : March 19, 2017 10:00am-11:01am PDT by CNNW world stage, so let's get right to the discussion. richard haass is the, and anthony blinken now a cnn global affairs analyst. richard, let me ask you, you've been in these kinds of meetings before, angela merkel and donald trump seem to have sort of kissed and made up. but trump had mercilessly attacked her last year for her policy of letting refugees in. do you think that everything is all better now or do those tensions linger? >> i wouldn't say the tensions have all gone away, they have clearly got a very different fundamental view of trade. the president didn't mention the european union in his remarks, that's obviously central to germany's northern policy, they didn't really talk about russia, a little bit about ukraine, so we don't know how much of a meeting of minds there was. and this president for example is going to go ahead and continue the strengthening of nato. so i actually think there's a lot of questions out there. the one thing i like is perhaps some overlap, this issue of worker training, the german apprenticeship programs, this might be an interesting way to finesse world stage, so let's get right to the discussion. richard haass is the, and anthony blinken now a cnn global affairs analyst. richard, let me ask you, you've been in these kinds of meetings before, angela merkel and donald trump seem to have sort of kissed and made up. but trump had mercilessly attacked her last year for her policy of letting refugees in. do you think that everything is all better now or do those tensions linger? >> i wouldn't say the tensions have all gone away, they... After Words with Richard Haass : CSPAN2 : March 13, 2017 12:01am-1:01am EDT >> next on afterwards, council on foreign relations president, richard haass, examines challenges facing u.s. policy in his book "a world in disarray." he is interviewed by the paula dobriansky. >> richard, congratulations on your book. it is not only most thoughtful but very timely. very timely in discussing a world in disarray. let me ask you off the bat why did you write it? >> i didn't know, paula, when i wrote it didn't know who would be the president. a lot of these trends have been long in the making, some more recent but the bottom line is whoever wins the election can chose everything. their running mate, policy and the only thing they can't change is their inbox and i wanted to talk about what greeted the next president and how we got from the optimism of 25 years to something that is not optimistic and i talk about what we should and shouldn't do about avoiding it. >> i noticed in the beginning of the bock you discussed you had the opportunity to speak at cambridge college that richard deer brought you in as the visiting professor of state craft and diplomacy. great tit >> next on afterwards, council on foreign relations president, richard haass, examines challenges facing u.s. policy in his book "a world in disarray." he is interviewed by the paula dobriansky. >> richard, congratulations on your book. it is not only most thoughtful but very timely. very timely in discussing a world in disarray. let me ask you off the bat why did you write it? >> i didn't know, paula, when i wrote it didn't know who would be the president. a lot of... Urban Forests : CSPAN2 : March 11, 2017 8:01am-9:01am EST words", council on foreign relations president richard haass explores the challenges facing u.s. foreign-policy plus dick carpenter discusses how special interest groups use government regulations to their own benefit and elizabeth allen taylor recalls the rise and fall of america's black delete from emancipation to the jim crow era. harvard university caroline blight offers a critical examination of standard ground laws and you'll hear about the impact of charles darwin on the origin species published in 1860. that all happens this weekend on booktv, 48 hours of of nonfiction authors and books. it's television for serious readers. we will kick off our programming this weekend jill jonnes who talks about the use of the trees in city planning. >> good morning and welcome to the new york botanical gardens. this is our special friday morning science conservation and humanity seminars. i also welcome you this morning very heartily from my cohost, brian and charles. my name is vanessa sellers. i'm the coordinator of the humanities institute, a special research division in the library words", council on foreign relations president richard haass explores the challenges facing u.s. foreign-policy plus dick carpenter discusses how special interest groups use government regulations to their own benefit and elizabeth allen taylor recalls the rise and fall of america's black delete from emancipation to the jim crow era. harvard university caroline blight offers a critical examination of standard ground laws and you'll hear about the impact of charles darwin on the origin... investment uncertainty or finance uncertainty, it is richard haass uncertainty. >> you have very good question there. secretary mnuchin said that a few weeks ago. the gdp growth of 3% plus that president trump has been looking is achieved, won't be until the end of 2018 at the earliest. the point that you make is that you have all of these issues between the state department, the mid to lower level people who are doing it, obviously it means the decision to boost infrastructure spending, the decision to cut taxes, the decision to stimulate -- it is all going to be postponed. postponed until when? does that make a difference? are we expecting too much too quickly? >> i don't think we are looking for too much too quickly because what the secretary said was that he hopes the budget could be passed by august, before the recess for the congress. that may be a tough thing to achieve and if you put it off until the end of the year, beginning of next year, you may be looking at 2019 before you are looking at the growth getting anywhere close to it. that is the risk. francine: does that mean w investment uncertainty or finance uncertainty, it is richard haass uncertainty. >> you have very good question there. secretary mnuchin said that a few weeks ago. the gdp growth of 3% plus that president trump has been looking is achieved, won't be until the end of 2018 at the earliest. the point that you make is that you have all of these issues between the state department, the mid to lower level people who are doing it, obviously it means the decision to boost infrastructure spending,... Squawk on the Street : CNBC : March 9, 2017 9:00am-11:01am EST by CNBC . richard haass, council on foreign relations, kirk hartman. >> when we return, j. jill opening for trade earlier this morning at the nyse. we'll talk to the company's ceo next, take a look at stocks at this hour as we commemorate the eight-year anniversary as sara said of the haines bottom. a lot more on "squawk on the street" after a break. et" after. whether it's bringing cutting-edge wifi to 35,000 fans... or keeping a hotel's guests connected. businesses count on communication, and communication counts on centurylink. duexperience our mostand pthrilling models ever., including the exhilarating is, gs and rc coupe. ♪ experience amazing. >>> womens fashion retailer j. jill opening for trading here at the nyse today. and joining us is the president and ceo of j. jill, paula bennett, with the stock now down about 5.5%. paula, welcome. >> thank you. >> you've been the ceo you said almost ten years? >> i'm just starting my tenth year, yes. >> and this company has been through a lot. >> through many changes. >> private equity. >> yes. >> and now you're going public. >> yes. >> which . richard haass, council on foreign relations, kirk hartman. >> when we return, j. jill opening for trade earlier this morning at the nyse. we'll talk to the company's ceo next, take a look at stocks at this hour as we commemorate the eight-year anniversary as sara said of the haines bottom. a lot more on "squawk on the street" after a break. et" after. whether it's bringing cutting-edge wifi to 35,000 fans... or keeping a hotel's guests connected. businesses count on... Bloomberg Markets: Americas : BLOOMBERG : March 2, 2017 12:00pm-3:31pm EST richard haass, john bolton, the former ambassador to the u.n.. and president trump said no. criticized on the campaign. it you can't have them. it's important for someone who knows his way around. >> many people have said this was one of them were crippling actions early on to not even pick your own deputy. staffers are drawn from the trump campaign got to forge his own way. we are winning anxiously to see what that pic will be. libby his own man or a trump man? 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CSPAN2 : March 12, 2017 11:55pm-12:02am EDT coming we weeks. >> next on afterwards, council on foreign relations president, richard haass, examines challenges facing u.s. policy in his book "a world in disarray." he is interviewed by the paula dobriansky. >> richard, congratulations on your book. it is not only most thoughtful but very timely. very timely in discussing a world in disarray. let me ask you off the bat why did you write it? >> i didn't know, paula, when i wrote it didn't	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430186
__label__wiki	0.933669	0.933669	Mandy Moore Admits She’ll Always Consider This Is Us‘ Jack & Rebecca Relationship Goals by Julie Sprankles Mar 06, 2019 at 4:30 pm EST Image: Ron Batdorff/NBC. Mandy Moore thinks This Is Us’ Jack and Rebecca are relationship goals and, uh, what took her so long? Join the club, sis! She’s both a star and fan of the NBC series and, like the majority of the fandom, she has a soft spot for the Pearson matriarch (who she plays) and patriarch (Milo Ventimiglia). Despite the fact that fans are finally coming around to Rebecca’s relationship with Miguel (Jon Huertas), Moore told InStyle in a new interview that she’ll always consider Rebecca’s marriage to Jack to be the shining example of true love on the show. “The first season painted Jack in this other-worldly, superhero light, but I think as the show has continued on, you realize that he’s fallible and human. He has made mistakes and has secrets just like all of us do,” she explained. “What I love is that they can still be considered couples goals even though they’re both complex, three-dimensional human beings.” That sure rings true to us. The first season of the show definitely had a knight-in-shining-armor complex about Jack, but subsequent seasons have shown fans that he isn’t without faults. In fact, his drinking nearly drove him and Rebecca apart entirely early in the series. But it was their love — which was “complex,” as Moore called it — as well as a resolve to help Jack get sober that carried them through. Different time, same love. #ThisIsUs A post shared by This Is Us (@nbcthisisus) on Nov 14, 2018 at 3:26pm PST Of course, Jack and Rebecca enjoyed a sort of classic meet-cute: Man walks into a bar (albeit to rob the place in this case, but still), man sees woman singing, man and woman make eye contact and the rest is history. While her meet-cute with her real-life husband was much different, we get why Moore recognizes true love wherever she sees it because she also views her new marriage to husband Taylor Goldsmith in the same way. That said, she admits their meet-cute was what you might call more contemporary. The year was 2015, and Moore made the proverbial first move by giving a shout-out on social media to the band Goldsmith fronts, Dawes. Goldsmith responded with a note, which eventually led to a first date. “We have a modern kind of love story,” she told InStyle. “But if someone would have told me three years ago, ‘That’s your future husband, and you’re going to meet him through Instagram,’ I would have thought that they were absolutely bonkers. It proves that you have to stay open-minded because you just never know.” And, who knows, maybe art will imitate Moore’s love soon — in This Is Us’ second season, showrunner Dan Fogelman seemed to suggest in the sixth episode that Rebecca and Miguel rekindled their friendship years after Jack’s death thanks to a Facebook message. He asks how she’s been doing the last almost-decade, she responds and, somewhere down the line, a new romance (and, later, marriage) is born. Sounds sort of familiar, no? Mandy Moore milo ventimiglia NBC television news This Is Us	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430188
__label__wiki	0.951494	0.951494	All Advice People Employers Jobs Galway-based medtech firm Alere creating 40 jobs 29 Feb 20161.76k Views Alere, a Galway-based medtech firm specialising in medical diagnostics, has announced it’s to create 40 jobs at its plant in Ballybrit. Alere is one of the world’s leading suppliers of rapid medical diagnostic kits for the diagnosis of a whole range of medical ailments, such as polio, with the Ballybrit centre being particularly focused on its point-of-care HIV tests. In terms of numbers, the company currently produces as many as 1.4bn tests on an annual basis for medical centres in more than 100 countries, with its Galway operations aiming to triple its production to 150m of these rapid diagnostic tests. To do this, it plans to hire 40 new staff this year to bring its total staff numbers in Galway to 150, with the recruitment process for these new roles having already begun. Irish operations play a significant role Many of the roles currently being recruited by Alere in Ireland include tech support specialists, graphic designers and a customer service director, with additional roles in HR, purchasing and supply chain management. The Ballybrit centre currently produces testing kits for its clients in Europe and the Middle East, but this expansion will also see it add Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa to its remit. Speaking of the jobs creation, Alere International’s president and general manager, Mark Hengerer, said: “Alere’s Irish operations play a significant role in delivering state-of-the-art rapid diagnostics to patients around the world and are a central part of our global operations.” Looking for tech jobs in Ireland? Check out our Featured Employers section for information on companies hiring right now. Microscope image via Shutterstock Related: Galway, technical support, medtech, graphic designers, jobs announcements As an award-winning editor for Consumer Magazine of the Year 2013, Colm joined Siliconrepublic.com in January 2014 as a journalist covering AI, IoT, science and anything that will get us to Mars quicker. When not trying to get his hands on the latest gaming release, he can be found lost in a sea of Wikipedia articles on obscure historic battles and countries that don't exist anymore or watching classic Simpsons episodes far too many times to count. Check out life at some of the top sci-tech companies See more employers Our sci-tech careers newsletter will bring insights from our experts direct to your inbox every week Signing you up - one moment please! Loading now, one moment please!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430191
__label__wiki	0.573351	0.573351	PLAN Type 054 FFG Thread II Discussion in 'Navy' started by tphuang, Sep 14, 2008. Iron Man Major If the VLS is as depicted in the CGIs and drawings, i.e. (mostly) flush with the deck, then definitely the 054B will not be using a full 9m UVLS, if it is even using the UVLS. #3721 Iron Man, Jan 31, 2018 The H/AJK-16 will be more than 5 meters, I would think up to 5.5m if they can make that fit in the Sovremenny's missile magazine. A Shtil-1 missile is about 5.5 meters in length, and the magazine stores the missiles standing straight up. The HQ-16 is around just over 5 meters, so that's fine, the balance for the space would be for the gas transfer channels underneath. The U-VLS comes in 3.3m, 7 and 9 meters in length. You need the 9m to fire YJ-12 (assuming there is a VLS version) or YJ-18. HQ-9 missile is 6.8m, so the 7 meter version of U-VLS is good for launching that. But launching HQ-16 on U-VLS is a waste of space. 054B may not have the radar infrastructure to support the HQ-9 and one of the most annoying things about the HQ-9 vs HQ-16 is that both don't use the same frequency band for target illumination, unlike Standards and ESSM which can use the same illumination array. I don't think H/AJK-16 needs improving, it seems to work great. The missiles themselves can be improved though, and most importantly, the radar suite. I would think the reason for keeping slanted canisters for the anti-ship missiles amidships rather than using VLS is to save the space underneath. #3722 Tam, Jan 31, 2018 Tam said: ↑ In my opinion replacing the H/AJK-16 with the U-VLS on the 054B makes sense if there is (or will soon be) a new missile that can be quad packed "ESSM style" in the U-VLS and is good enough to replace the HQ-16 for medium range air defence. In that case even a 16 cell U-VLS would be better than the 32 cell H/AJK-16. #3723 schenkus, Jan 31, 2018 kurutoga likes this. Jura General Iron Man said: ↑ You want it, then you find a high res side shot of the 052D. hey, did you see the mammoth yet? OedoSoldier‏ @OedoSoldier 2h2 hours ago 推定長度21m、外径は50cm noticed through ... Insignius said: ↑ https://twitter.com/OedoSoldier/status/958748998034173953 Quite the big guy, 21 meters est. it's being discussed in PRC/PLAN Laser and Rail Gun Development Thread https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/prc-plan-laser-and-rail-gun-development-thread.t7906/page-9 #3724 Jura, Jan 31, 2018 perfume, Hyperwarp and davidau like this. Jura said: ↑ One thing is sure: this won't be fitted on a frigate schenkus said: ↑ 24 minutes ago posted just a heads up for those who wouldn't know about this presumably important development; I'm looking forward to read what various people will be saying plus I have general type of questions like what extent AND type of the damage do you expect to be inflicted upon a modern (=unarmored) warship by a single hit off a 32 OR 64 MJ railgun (presumably shooting around-5"-caliber metal rods)? I now checked the kinetic energy of a hit by Mk 7 16" at its max. range had been 0.51225514^2 (don't nitpick if I didn't read out at navweaps.com the striking speed correctly, if it's incorrectly quoted there, or anything) which is about 162 MJ; I don't try to mix apples with oranges: the main point of hitting by a 16" shell of course wasn't its kinetic energy, but the main point was to deliver several tens of pounds of an explosive under the deck of an enemy ship, and blow up said explosive there (actually if the fuze wasn't set off, the damage made by a large-caliber shells wasn't much worse than just holes in the bottom, as it had been happening in the action of the Yamato against the Gambier Bay, an unarmored escort carrier) (ignored or worse LOL) at the longest range: it's not easy for me to imagine shooting, at M7 or so, a metal rod almost 200 km up to the space so that it hits, at M5 or so, more than 400 km at some compound around which Ospreys then arrive, but it's an interesting idea; at the shortest range, I don't know how a railgun is supposed to work in its CIWS role: would it shoot projectiles with a fragmentation warhead? or perhaps take advantage of its projectile's speed to slam it into an incoming missile?? (dubious considering evasive maneuvers but I won't delete it plus the advantage would be decisive only against subsonic missiles, I guess) at the mid range (100 or so km), I'm completely at loss while thinking about anti-shipping fire: the railgun fire would need to be corrected, I guess by observing the splashes, by a drone with an EOTS or something, flying over the horizon, but if you're still with me, you can tell me why they wouldn't just shoot an AShM instead and did a mid-course correction since supposedly there would the drone in place, communicating?? Yes indeed they are planning on a new medium ranged SAM one that is going to be bigger than lets say a navalized PL-12. A good example would be something based on the 9M96E2 missile which I will use as a guidepost for a missile that is quad packable and still ranges up to 120km. Now an H/AJK-16 is no slouch in terms of size, an HQ-16 is not a small missile either, and there is likely room for quad packing missiles the size of a PL-12. Question is the length of the missile. The 9M96E2 is about 5.65m in length, and the H/AJK-16 has to be over 5 meters in length, as the HQ-16 is about 5 meters. The Shtil-1 is about 5.44 meters. That probably doesn't give much of a margin unless the H/AJK-16 is around 5.8 to 6 meters in length (5.8m if the H/AJK-16 is copying the shorter Mk. 41 Self Defense version). The actual 9M96E2 is cold launched though, which means additional length must be considered for the compressed gas canister. So its more likely the U-VLS with the 7 meter length would be a more comfortable fit with margins to spare. However, until a Chinese equivalent to the 9M96E2 missile is introduced, the U-VLS is oversized for single HQ-16s, and while I have heard about the U-VLS claiming to be able to support HQ-16 (and other missiles like DK-10 and YJ-83 and so on) I have never seen test tired on one unless maybe the Type 055 or a special test ship that can demonstrate that using a digital beam forming X-band radar that can work for target illumination. The Type 052D can't test this since it lacks X-band target illumination, with its being on C-band. HQ-16 would certainly require its own concentric canister to work on a U-VLS, though that should not be a problem to develop one if one doesn't exist for it currently. As a final note, the 9M96E2 has active guidance and would spare the ship from having ship board illumination, and if the PLAN develops a similar equivalent using PL-12/PL-15 seeker, that would make things a lot simpler. If the new frigate decides to use HQ-9, you will likely need to create a frigate version of the Type 346, maybe a single or dual panel, maybe each panel smaller, that spins around with a radome to cover it. That won't be unlike the "pineapple" radome we have been seeing in drawings and with an actual test mockup on Wuhan. Small fixed panel C-band illumination arrays would have to be set on the mast supporting the "mini-346" for HQ-9 target guidance. Not impossible to do, and the ship will keep the X-band Type 366 and 344 for ASM and gun fire control. This thing is truly gigantic. If it is a railgun, then it represents a huge leapfrog over US efforts, since their railgun is still at a non-turreted experimental stage. Figaro and manqiangrexue like this. I was actually thinking if I didn't excited about what in fact would just for example a new type of crane LOL! I hope not 33 minutes ago ... https://twitter.com/xinfengcao/status/958898133848616960 dafeng cao‏ @xinfengcao 5h5 hours ago I translated one of the most well-known former PLAN officer's analysis, who has engaged in the building of PLAN warships for dozens years. #3729 Jura, Feb 1, 2018 no_name Major 21 metres would be about the length of J-20, just as reference. #3730 no_name, Feb 3, 2018 Hyperwarp likes this. Type 055 Large DDG by PLAN in 1/350 scale by Bronco Models Jeff Head, May 8, 2019, in forum: Navy Plan Type 095/096 Nuclear Submarine Thread Hendrik_2000, Nov 27, 2017, in forum: Navy PLAN Type 052 Destroyer Historical Analysis Jeff Head, Aug 9, 2016, in forum: Navy PLAN Type 072 LST News, Pics Jeff Head, Mar 3, 2015, in forum: Navy Tetrach SinoSoldier, Nov 22, 2013, in forum: Navy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430193
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__label__cc	0.519334	0.480666	You are here: Home / Theory of Constraints / Shmula Goes Camping: Drum-Buffer-Rope and Theory of Constraints Shmula Goes Camping: Drum-Buffer-Rope and Theory of Constraints By shmula, Last Updated July 2, 2006 My family and I went camping with my brother-in-law and his family. We went to a place in Utah called Uinta National Forest — it was beautiful. We prepared well, got the tent and camping stuff ready, then headed to the camp site on Friday. When we arrived, we set-up camp, then we went on a hike. That’s us above on a hike — that’s me with the blue shirt holding a baby; yeah, the Asian guy, that’s me. It was just absolutely beautiful up there. It was nice to be in nature. During our hike, I couldn’t help but think of the Boy Scout chapter in Goldratt’s “The Goal”. You know, the chapter where Goldratt introduces the Drum-Buffer-Rope system. Before explaining the Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR) system, let me first explain some basic characteristics of systems, in general: Every system has a bottleneck. A bottleneck is a state of affairs where demand for service exceeds the capacity to serve. The Throughput of a system is dependent on the Throughput of the Bottleneck. Given (1), (2), & (3), for maximum output, a system ought to keep the bottleneck working at 100% capacity with little or no defects (scrap, waste (muda), time-traps). Given (4), Non-bottleneck processes should be working at less than 100% capacity, so as to not over-burden the bottleneck with large batches of work-in-process (WIP). The characteristics above are basic to any system — manufacturing, clinical, software, or otherwise. Put on your Systems-wide Hat and think about your experience thus far, regardless of industry: bottlenecks are everywhere. That’s not the problem, but managing it is. Hence, the Drum-Buffer-Rope System. Managing the Constraint is mostly about managing the non-bottleneck systems and making them “aware” how fast they should work — when they should slow down, when they should stop, or when they should increase pace and by how much. The Drum-Buffer-Rope system allows for a systems-wide awareness. The Bottleneck or Constraint, acts as a Drum — it sets the rythm that the whole system should follow. In Lean Manufacturing, this is also called “Takt Time.” The Buffer There are situations when when upstream processes can’t produce as much as is needed by the Bottleneck; the result: the Constraint is starved and overall system output is compromised. So, we must have a buffer of inventory that is the size of the accounted-for variation is demand. This will help to level-out variation. A Buffer will assure that the Constraint never has to wait and, waiting is a form of waste. Similarly, if upstream processes are producing more than the Constraint has the capacity to handle, then there’s going to be excess inventory sitting in front of the Constraint and, hence, a feast. Put another way, the Buffer is the inventory and inventory is directly related to Lead Time (I explain this in 2 previous posts on Little’s Law here and here. This phenomena is sometimes called the Feast-of-Famine Syndrome. DBR is used to avoid either of these scenarios — the Feast or the Famine — by dictating the batch size and frequency of the inputs into the Buffer. The Rope The Rope is a method by which the Constraint can signal to the upstream processes (non-bottleneck processes) when to slow down, when to stop, or when to produce faster and the quantity. This is called “Pull Scheduling” in Lean Manufacturing terms. In software, this can be implemented as a data structure called a Stack, with “Push” and “Pop” as the methods for pulling from the Stack. Applications of Drum Buffer Rope When I was with Amazon.com, I led a project where I investigated a production line that was experiencing a Feast/Famine scenario. There was a lot of waste on this line and it impacted daily production in a serious way. As the team lead, I set out to observe, interview the operators, and collect data on this line. I quantified the cost to Amazon that was a result of the Feast/Famine scenario — costs in terms of actual dollars resulting from missed orders, upgraded orders, overtime of operators, product damage, and safety issues. The distribution you see above is best approximated by the Poisson Distribution, which means that the Mean and the Standard Deviation are approximately the same. What does this mean? The picture above graphically shows the Famine Feast scenario — product in totes arrive at the constraint ALL at the same time. Solution? I led a team of software and industrial engineers that re-engineered this line and we implemented a DBR solution, where the pack-rate at the Constraint would dictate what the upstream pick-rate should be. In other words, we made sure that the pick-rate would never be higher than the pack-rate. This solution worked and Amazon saved a lot of money and customers benefit. Drum-Buffer-Rope is an intuitive solution to a seemingly complex problem. DBR is seen in many areas including Agile Development, Manufacturing, and Medicine (Emergency Room Visits). It’s an effective business tool to manage the constraints that every business faces. Oh, by the way, camping was great! Back to School Shopping and Revenue Loss from… jordy says Goldratt’s “The Goal” really was an awesome book that totally changed the way I look at business processes. His other books are good too, but “The Goal” really is a must read. As a business novel (I know that sounds weird), it’s actually an easy read too. Mike Stone says I notice that your diagram shows the constraint and the drum being in different places. In actuality, they should be the same thing, as you say in your text. Also, you say that you made sure that the upstream pick-rate would never be higher than the pack-rate. That is not good. There are times that the upstream pick-rate MUST be higher than the pack-rate. Those times would be that the buffer, for whatever reason, becomes depleted. Otherwise, there is no way that the buffer to the constraint can be replenished without starving throughput at the constraint, and that’s the whole point of the buffer. The pick-rate should NORMALLY be no higher than the pack-rate for this example–as stated, the constraint acts as a drum to keep the pick-rate at the rate where maximum throughput is sustained. But the pick-rate must have excess capacity that can be called on when needed to replenish the buffer to prevent sacrificing throughput at the buffer, otherwise you would need an infinitely-long buffer to ensure that it never becomes starved. Janelle Klein says I know it’s been years since you wrote this article, but it’s still one of the best descriptions I’ve found of drum-buffer-rope that isn’t convoluted with tons of unnecessary detail. Since I’m currently working on a data-driven software learning technique (essentially SPC for software development), at the moment, this is very relevant to me. I had a question. In your drum-buffer-rope picture, you have a guy in the back that you label as the “constraint”. This really confused me, since I thought the bottleneck (the drummer), would be the constraint? I know it’s been years since you wrote this article, but would you mind explaining this part? Pete Abilla says Hi Janelle – wow, thank you for the kind words. I appreciate that. In Goldratt’s example, he discusses a boy scout troop on a hiking trail. Some of that group wish to go really fast and some moderately fast, and some slow. In his example, the entire troop goes only as fast as the boy scout in the front of the trail. That makes sense. But it can also work the other way around: The entire team can only go as fast as the slowest person on the team. That can also be the constraint. So, since constraints are a natural phenomenon present in every dynamic system, recognizing what the constraint is in the system and then managing to it is key. Again, thank so much for your kind words.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430199
__label__cc	0.745291	0.254709	Mt. Tabor North Tabor South Tabor Business Association News Division/Clinton HBBA Wellness Word Extended Events Street Stand Locations Digital Replica Editions Col. Summers Gatherings Pit Neighbors Against Visitors By Lee Perlman According to some of its neighbors, Colonel Summers Park has become too popular as a place to hang out and drink. Reactions from the bureaus of Police and Parks have produced counter-protests from homeless advocates. As Elizabeth Kennedy Wong and Art Hendricks of the Park Bureau related at last month’s Buckman Community Association meeting, park neighbors have complained that drinking and rowdy behavior there has gotten out of hand, and is affecting nearby properties. Hendricks said that impromptu parties, advertised by social networking, are drawing people from as far as Estacada. The Park Department’s response has been to increase patrols of Colonel Summers by police and by the bureau’s Park Rangers security patrol. In addition, Kennedy Wong said, a survey was circulated to consider short and long-term measures. One of these was to gate or even remove the pavilion that is used for the distribution of food at public events. This led to the perception that such steps were imminent. Lindsey Walker of the homeless advocacy group Food Not Bombs protested the pavilion steps in particular and Parks’ response in general. She said the survey was distorted because it was distributed to people who had complained. (Hendricks said it was also handed out at the park.) Walker said Rangers were being unreasonably aggressive in harassing anyone who had alcohol in their possession. “Unless there’s a physical disturbance, the police have no business being there,” Walker said. “It’s not the job of the police to just arrest everyone who’s breaking the law. This just aggravates the problem. For a person who can’t go to a bar, this is their place to hang out.” To this, Buckman co-chair Susan Lindsay said, “The rule is universal: you can’t drink in parks”. The need to address neighbors’ problems outweighs “inconvenience to young people who can’t drink while they are traveling through.” To reach a broader solution, she told Walker, “We have to work together, and I hope you will.” Hendricks said Parks needs to make the point that “this park is not an open bar. It’s tough to go in and deal with hundreds of people, some of whom are glad to see us; some of whom are not so friendly.” Kennedy Wong said Parks is moving forward on Colonel Summers improvements, such as removal of damaged trees and “limbing up” of others. More extreme steps, such as closure or elimination of the pavilion, represent “a profound decision that the community would have to be involved in”. Later in the month there was a follow-up meeting attended by more than 100 people. 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__label__cc	0.702093	0.297907	Spa Valley Railway » Volunteering » Volunteering & Membership Volunteering & Membership The Tunbridge Wells & Eridge Railway Preservation Society – A registered charity to preserve the Spa Valley Railway for future generations The Spa Valley Railway has established itself as one of the most progressive and friendliest societies in railway preservation. With visitor numbers on the increase, exciting overhaul projects coming along, now is the time to get involved in this exciting and ever growing heritage railway! We are supported by a registered charity, the Tunbridge Wells & Eridge Railway Preservation Society (1039493). This Society provides the Spa Valley Railway with much needed support for projects and to drive our longer term aims of the railway, this includes projects such as buying LMS Jinty 47493 and the restoration of carriages and other locomotives. We're on the lookout for Station Masters, Catering Staff, Guards, Signalman, Steam Engine Cleaners and locomotive maintenance staff! The Spa Valley Railway operates trains through 5 miles of glorious High Weald countryside and is run by a 100% voluntary workforce! Enjoy the delights that a heritage railway has to offer, it is a great way to socialise and make friends for life! Don't delay email volunteering@spavalleyrailway.co.uk today and get involved with our wonderful railway! Remember, some employers also offer volunteer leave so you could become part of our Society and spend a few days helping out throughout the year! You can be part of it - become a member or our Tunbridge Wells & Eridge Railway Preservation Society and start Volunteering! Click here for our some of our Volunteer Vacancies, these aren't just the only ones we have though, get involved! DOWNLOAD A MEMBERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERS LEAFLET HERE You don't have to volunteer to become a member – you are most welcome to join as a member and just take advantage of all the membership benefits. However, we do ask that all volunteers are members for insurance purposes. The railway has many hundreds of members, a good proportion of whom actively contribute as volunteers. Members operate and support the railway by giving their time when they can. Everything you see around the railway is the fruit of our own labours, and our exciting future projects will require the same winning formula of people who wish to learn new skills and share existing ones. Whether you've got a specific interest already, or simply want to contribute to something that benefits the local community, there's something interesting and rewarding for you to do on the railway. As a society, we are known for our camaraderie and relaxed, but professional atmosphere, and new members are always welcomed into the fold. Existing volunteers will tell you of the friendships they have made and the satisfaction derived from seeing the railway develop. It's the explanation of how something works, or the welcome our visitors receive that makes the difference to someone's day. Being part of the team that runs the railway is richly fulfilling, and brings with it the benefit of acquiring new skills and new friends, so please join us and fill in the membership form, indicating what you might be interested in doing. Remember, it doesn't matter how much time you feel able to give, and if you can only come for a day or a morning every few weeks, that's fine. We'll be delighted to see you! Station Staff - Station Masters, Shop and Ticket Office If you enjoy meeting the public and like to be at the centre of things, ticket sales and platform duites are rewarding and fun roles. Station Masters and staff are a vital part of the visitor experience we aim to provide, and presentation and attention to detail are key. This is an area we are extremely short of volunteers in and we certainly need more at Tunbridge Wells West, our key station where we take the majority of our passengers through ticket sales. We have a developing Southern Region terminus, located around our Victorian Engine Shed, become part of it and help us develop this huge potential and main source of revenue for the railway! Catering & Dining Trains We operate a static buffet car ("Emily") at Tunbridge Wells, two refreshment kiosks at Groombridge, a snack bar at Eridge, plus our award-winning bar car "Kate". A small band of uniformed stewards and stewardesses serve drinks and snacks across the railway, and similarly to station staff, the catering department offers enjoyment and satisfaction as part of a close-knit team. We are very short of volunteers in our buffet car 'Emily', this is a huge source of our income so the more people willing to take on this vital task and generate income the more we can develop our railway further. We also proudly operate a large and diverse range of on train dining products under the name 'Dining in the Weald', this brand is the mainstay of the income that the Spa Valley Railway receives and requires volunteers urgently to ensure its continued success! Our railway is regularly praised by visitors from other lines about the quality of our track. With increasing mechanisation, and a growing understanding of plain trackwork, points and crossings, the P-Way team is an exciting and innovative gang to be part of. Providing the foundation for a safe and expanding railway is very fulfilling, and the team is known for its camaraderie and can-do attitude. Installing and maintaining fences, bridges and structures is an essential part of ensuring our railway is fit for action. The Civils Team offer a varied and interesting selection of jobs for people of all fitness levels. Carriage and Wagon Working both midweek and at weekends, our C&W team restore and maintain our historic passenger and goods fleet. Currently engaged on a ground-up restoration of Thumper unit 1317, a Mk1 open saloon, and a Southern Railway PMV - there's always plenty to do! On Train staff You can progress from Travelling Ticket Inspector to Guard, one of the most responsible jobs on the line. With the right aptitude, you will in time be in overall charge of the train and the safety of its passengers. As with our station staff, a high standard of personal presentation is expected. Locomotive Crew Starting as an engine cleaner, ensuring the locomotives are well turned-out for the day, you'll learn about how they work and how to work them. Progression to Fireman and then Driver is dependent on how well you can acquire the necessary skills to perform these safety-critical jobs. The same standards apply for diesel locomotive work. If you have existing compentencies from another railway we would be happy to review these and adjust our training programme to suit your individual requirements. Alternatively why not join to learn how to Drive Diesel Locomotives such as a Class 10 Shunter or even DEMU 1317! Starting as a 3rd Man you'll travel on the rostered locomotive learning the roles and responsibilities of 2nd Man, when the time comes you'll be assessed for 2nd Man and then progress onto learning what's required to be a Driver! Signalling and Telecoms The current focus of the S&T department is the installation of a new semaphore signalled passing loop at Groombridge - an enormous undertaking for a little team. However, with design work now complete, steady progress is being made towards full installation, and a new signal box and signals have been erected in readiness for this. In August 2014 a major hurdle was overcome when Phase 1 was commissioned this involved four signals being brought into use from the Signal Box so now really is an exciting time to get involved with the S&T department! Locomotive Engineering Whether you're a skilled engineer already or a complete novice, we have a boundless array of clean(ish) and (very) dirty jobs lined up for you in our original 1885 running shed. Restoration projects currently include our 3F LMS Jinty & LBSCR Terrier 'Sutton' as well as the routine maintenance our in service locomotives such as 'UGLY'. Gardening and Lineside Cultivation A happy band of men and ladies have restored our lineside to it's steam-age glory, with embankments rich with wild flowers and indigenous fauna. Working both midweek and weekends, they'll be glad to welcome you. Also, our stations are decorated with planters and hanging baskets which bring colour and life to the surroundings. With every job you'll receive full and professional safety training - the safety of both you and our visitors is of paramount importance. If you'd like to get involved, please download and complete a membership form, or call 01892 537715 and leave a message for our Volunteer Liaison Officer. Alternatively, drop us a line at enquiries@spavalleyrailway.co.uk Annual Membership Subscription Rates Adult £20.00 Student £12.00 Junior (up to 16yrs old) £6.00 Senior £13.00 Senior Couple £20.00 Family/Joint £30.00 Life Membership Subscription Rates Single £400 Couple £560 Senior (60+) £200 Joint Senior £300 Part of existing Life Member £175 Annual membership benefits include: • Free copy of the 'Spa Valley Starter' full colour A5 Magazine delivered to your door four times a year! • Member's Privilege Rate Tickets allowing unlimited travel on the day of purchase. Currently privilege tickets cost £3.50 for a return trip over the operational length of the line. This would be a saving of £5.50 per adult to Groombridge and £7.50 per adult to Eridge. • An invite to the Society's Annual General Meeting. • The chance to actively participate in the running of the railway as a volunteers. Jobs are many and varied, and embrace all aspects of railway work. Annual Corporate Membership This is an annual subscription and is for a 12 month period from the date of renewal (as adjusted to the previous month end). The cost is £100.00 and includes 4 copies of the quarterly magazine in addition to 2 transferable membership cards entitling the holder to privilege rate travel on the Spa Valley Railway. Currently privilege tickets cost £3.50 for a return trip over the operational length of the line. This would be a saving of £5.50 per adult to Groombridge and £7.50 per adult to Eridge. This category of membership is ideal for Clubs and Societies as well as corporate Social Clubs, Schools etc wishing to provide a benefit for their members/staff. There are some restrictions on availability of privilege tickets (Days Out with Thomas, Santa Specials, gala events, etc) but generally they would be available for over 80 operating days in the year giving a potential saving in excess of £700.00 over and above membership cost. « Back To Volunteering	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430209
__label__cc	0.665813	0.334187	SPICEography Spice List Showdowns What’s A Good Fish Sauce Substitute? You are here: Home / Spice Substitutes / What’s A Good Fish Sauce Substitute? Fish sauce has been used for centuries as a condiment in Southeast Asia. With the purest blends consisting only of fish and salt, fish sauce is an excellent way to add a distinctive umami flavor to dishes along with salt. While Westerners once knew it only as an ingredient in Vietnamese cooking, fish sauce is now becoming widely known as a versatile ingredient but it still is not available everywhere. If you have run out of it and need a fish sauce substitute, try one of the options below. Your best bet: Soy sauce Soy sauce consists of soybean, grain, and other ingredients that have been fermented. A special yeast is added to soy sauce to facilitate the fermentation and it is aged for six months before being strained and bottled. For most cooks, soy sauce is the best substitute for fish sauce even though its flavor profile is not the same. Soy sauce has a darker flavor due to the caramelization and it has a molasses-like bitterness instead of fish sauce’s fishy saltiness. Its flavor is complex but the most distinctive note is that of salt. Both soy sauce and fish sauce give food an intensely savory flavor. Light soy sauce would be a better option as its color will be the closest to that of fish sauce. It is a good idea to start with a relatively small amount of soy sauce and add more if the dish needs it. A decent second choice: Shrimp paste Like fish sauce, shrimp paste is a seafood-based seasoning with a strong flavor and smell. Its production method is very similar to that of fish sauce. The purer versions consist only of shrimp and salt. The shrimp is ground to a paste and mixed with the salt. It is also fermented, just like fish sauce. In a pinch: Oyster sauce Like fish sauce, oyster sauce is made from seafood. The oysters used to make it are boiled and the water used to boil them is reduced until it forms a thick concentrated sauce. Most of the modern versions that you see on store shelves contain thickeners and other ingredients to enhance the flavor. Oyster sauce serves the same function as fish sauce in that it is used to bring out the savory characteristics in dishes. Oyster sauce has a dramatically different appearance from fish sauce in that it is a dark brown in comparison to the clear, tea-like reddish-brown of fish sauce. Oyster sauce also has a different consistency — it is thick like ketchup, unlike the watery fish sauce. The thickness may affect how easy it is to use in some dishes. Worcestershire sauce began as an attempt by Englishmen to create Asian flavors. It is a fermented sauce with a fish base and that is meant to add or enhance the umami profile in savory dishes. Worcestershire sauce contains a lot more than just fish, so the flavor profile is different from that of plain fish sauce; however, it is a great fish sauce alternative in dishes where all you want is fish sauce’s salty and savory properties. Worcestershire sauce has the benefit of being very easy to find compared to fish sauce and some of its alternatives. While MSG does not provide the fishy character of fish sauce, it does bring umami to dishes and will be useful if that flavor profile is mainly what a dish needs. What's A Good Light Brown Sugar Substitute? What's A Good Soy Sauce Substitute? Muscovado Sugar Vs. Brown Sugar: SPICEography Showdown What's A Good Ketchup Substitute? Ketchup: A Vietnamese Condiment Categories Spice Substitutes Post navigation Soy Sauce: The Most Important Chinese Condiment What’s A Good Semolina Flour Substitute? Spicy food fan? Visit our sister site PepperScale. Discover 500+ spicy recipes and hundreds of pepper profiles, comparisons, cooking tips + more. Oyster Sauce Vs. Worcestershire Sauce: SPICEography Showdown January 16, 2020 What’s A Good Shoyu Substitute? January 16, 2020 Light Vs. Dark Soy Sauce: SPICEography Showdown January 13, 2020 What’s A Good Tartar Sauce Substitute? January 13, 2020 Shoyu: Japan’s Own Soy Sauce January 13, 2020 © 2020 Cindermint, LLC	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430211
__label__wiki	0.694502	0.694502	Decade in review: Spokane’s food scene mirrors a city on the rise UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 26, 2019 The jalapeno musroom burger goes for $15 at RÜT Bar and Kitchen and contains an Impossible burger patty, tempeh bacon, sauteed mushrooms, crisped onions, cream cheese and jalapeno relish on a pretzel bun, as photographed with sweet potato fries on April 15, 2019. The gastropub opened last Monday, April 8 in the South Hill District and is located at 901 W. 14th Avenue. (Libby Kamrowski / The Spokesman-Review) By Adriana Janovich For The Spokesman-Review Spokane’s dining scene – once mostly meat and potatoes, burgers and fries, and national chains – is coming into its own. During the past decade, dishes grew more vibrant and varied. Chefs got creative, took risks, and focused on seasonal ingredients from local farms and food producers. Diners– including vegetarians and vegans, those who went gluten- or dairy-free, and many who simply started caring more about where their food comes from – enjoyed increased options. And media from outside the area took notice. The 2010s played a pivotal role in helping further refine our tastes and define Inland Northwest cuisine. Local kitchens, bars and rising stars Four chefs were semifinalists for Best Chef Northwest in the prestigious culinary awards from the James Beard Foundation: Anna Vogel, Laurent Zirotti, Adam Hegsted and Jeremy Hansen. Culinary competition shows featured a spate of local contestants. Ricky Webster was most successful, winning two holiday baking shows: Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” in 2018 and this year’s “Christmas Cookie Matchup” on Hallmark Channel. Tony Brown competed on “Guy’s Grocery Games.” So did Travis Tveit. And Zirotti, who also was on “Beat Bobby Flay.” (He didn’t.) Food Network came here, too. Alton Brown brought his live show to Spokane in 2015 and 2017. Guy Fieri rolled up in his signature red convertible Camaro, filming segments around the region for “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” in 2010 and 2018. Rise of boutique coffee shops and roasters Of note is Indaba, which expanded its empire from one to five locations. Roast House launched in 2010, opening First Avenue Coffee shop in 2018. Sandpoint’s Evans Brothers also expanded, opening two outposts – in Coeur d’Alene in 2017 and Spokane in 2019. Ladder, started as a pop-up in 2017, opened its cafe and roastery in 2018. Also in 2018, National Geographic Travel named Spokane in a top-10 list titled “These Unexpected Cities Have the Best Coffee in the U.S.” Brewing boom It started around 2012, when Northern Lights – godfather of the local craft beer scene since 1993 – rebranded as No-Li. Iron Goat opened the same year, moving to bigger digs in 2016. Other new breweries that opened in the past decade – too many to list – include Whistle Punk, Black Label, TT’s Old Iron, Perry Street and Bellwether. For more, check out the Inland Northwest Ale Trail, which started in 2013 with 16 breweries, listed 44 in 2018, and in 2019 launched a free mobile app – versus a paper map – to help track beer lovers’ brewery visits. The 2010s saw big growth for Dry Fly, the state’s first small distillery since Prohibition. The Spokane company expanded its tasting room and production area in 2017 and has since been gearing up to increase production even more, moving into this newspaper’s renovated downtown press building in the new year to accommodate the uptick. Other local distillers established during the past decade include Warrior, 2 Loons Distillery and Up North Distillery. Bon Bon helped usher in a new decade of high-quality cocktails when it opened in 2010, followed by Boots Bakery & Lounge, Volstead Act and Hogwash Whiskey Den, which takes its drinks up a notch with hand-carved ice. Spokane also welcomed its only designated tiki bar, Tiny Tiki, as well as the city’s new smallest bar, Bijou, with only seven seats. Also elevating the cocktail scene: Cease & Desist Book Club, which offers a speakeasy-esque experience – patrons enter through a hidden door in a bookcase – and restaurants with upscale bar programs, such as Clover, which opened in 2012 and made 2013’s list of Top 100 New American Bars by Food & Wine’s Cocktails. Rounding out newer restaurants with notable drink menus are Durkin’s, Casper Fry, Ruins and Eyvind along with Hegsted’s Wandering Table, Gilded Unicorn and Honey Eatery & Social Club. Growth of Eat Good Hegsted expanded his ever-growing Eat Good Group of restaurants, adding – along with aforementioned eateries – Incrediburger & Eggs, Doughlicious, Pocket Bar, Yards Bruncheon, Republic Kitchen, Farmhouse Kitchen & Silo Bar, Eat Good Café and Le Catering. He also founded Crave! Food and Drink Celebration, launched in 2017, and still serves as its culinary director. Chef-driven Chef-driven – and often chef-owned – eateries are on the rise. Those include Italia Trattoria, opened in 2010 by Vogel and partner Bethe Bowman, as well as all of Tony Brown’s establishments (Ruins, Stella’s) and those founded by Hansen and his wife, Kate, particularly Inland Pacific Kitchen. David Blaine established Central Food in 2012 when Kendall Yards was still very much a construction zone. Travis Dickinson, former executive chef at Clover, along with Justin Curtis, former front-of-the-house manager at Clover, opened Cochinito Taqueria in 2018. The same year, Mike Jones, chef and owner of Mizuna, added Austin’s Live Fire Barbecue, and Philip Stanton, who had worked at Italia, opened Park Lodge. Peter Froese, who worked at Santé Restaurant & Charcuterie, opened Gander & Ryegrass in the spot that formerly held the Hansens’ flagship restaurant. Ella Piskun, who worked at the Hansens’ now-closed Common Crumb Artisan Bakery, opened her own modern French bake shop and café, miFlavour, with her husband, Max. Chad White, who competed on season 13 of Bravo’s “Top Chef” – he finished ninth out of 17 – came home in 2015 after more than a decade away. He has since opened Zona Blanca, a ceviche counter, as well as two High Tide walk-up lobster bars and a joint venture called TT’s Old Iron Brewery in Spokane Valley. Better bread The best thing since sliced bread might be the emergence of small-batch bakers who are boosting the artisan bread scene one naturally leavened loaf at a time. The Grain Shed, opened in 2018, is at the forefront of the movement, baking with ancient, landrace and heirloom grains grown within 100 miles of Spokane. They’re stone-ground in-house, then baked in a custom wood-fired oven. Glorious Artisan Bakery, opened in 2019, features Shepherd’s Grain flour and long ferments. Central Food sells its high-quality house-made breads by the loaf. So do pop-ups such as Lucky Lady Bread Co. Veggie-forward Vegetarians and vegans have more options – from dedicated vegan restaurants such as Boots, Rüt Bar & Kitchen and Allie’s Vegan Pizzeria & Café to other restaurants – such as Eyvind, Cascadia Public House and Lucky You Lounge – that offer vegan and vegetarian entrees along with meaty menu options. and farmers markets More farmers markets and food trucks arrived on the Spokane food scene, which banded together to form the Greater Spokane Food Truck Association in 2012 “to promote and advance the food truck scene.” National nods Large metro dailies featured Spokane’s food scene – from the New York Times, which included local restaurants and bars in a Frugal Traveler column in 2017, to the Los Angeles Times, which ran the 2016 story “Wine and Dine to your Heart’s Content in Horn-of-Plenty Spokane, Wash.” In 2015, the Wall Street Journal named Spokane one of “Six Great Small Cities for Food Lovers.” Adriana Janovich was the food editor at The Spokesman-Review from 2013 to 2019. 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__label__wiki	0.537559	0.537559	Non-executive director appointments at Smart Energy GB Smart Energy GB, the voice of the national smart meter rollout, has announced the appointment of non-executive directors to its board. The following people have been elected as non-executive directors of Smart Energy GB by relevant energy suppliers (ie domestic energy suppliers with more than 250,000 customers): • Jane Bednall • Jean Fiddes • Chris Thewlis • Stephen Veal • Shwezin Win Christine McGourty also continues her current term as a non-executive director of Smart Energy GB, elected by relevant energy suppliers. Rofi Ishan also continues his current term as a non-executive director of Smart Energy GB, elected by small domestic energy suppliers. The following person has been elected as a non-executive director of Smart Energy GB by non-domestic energy suppliers: • Steve Mulinganie The following person has been nominated by Citizens Advice as a non-executive director of Smart Energy GB: • Mike Dixon The following people have been appointed as non-executive directors of Smart Energy GB to represent energy consumers: • Mervyn Kohler • Christopher McLeod Smart Energy GB is a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee, tasked by government to engage consumers with the national smart meter rollout. Mark Lund, Chair of Smart Energy GB, said: “I am delighted to be working alongside a group of non-executive directors on the Smart Energy GB board who have such an excellent depth and breadth of experience of energy consumers, behaviour change campaigning and the energy industry. Alongside the Smart Energy GB management team, it is our board’s role to ensure that Smart Energy GB’s national campaign engages consumers right across Great Britain with the national smart meter rollout. Smart meters are already transforming the way Britain buys and uses its energy, and we want to make sure everyone is able to benefit from this digital transformation to the country’s last remaining analogue retail sector.” Smart Energy GB is the national campaign for Great Britain’s smart meter rollout. It’s our task to help everyone in Great Britain understand smart meters, the national rollout and how to use their new meters to get their gas and electricity under control. Our national campaign has already begun and will reach all households and microbusinesses in England, Scotland and Wales. For more information visit our website. Smart meters will replace the traditional meters we currently have in our homes. They will provide consumers with accurate bills, near real time information on energy usage in pounds and pence, and greater control over their gas and electricity. The smart meter rollout is an essential technology upgrade, unprecedented in its scale, to improve Great Britain’s energy infrastructure. Between now and 2020, everyone across England, Scotland and Wales will be offered a smart meter by their energy supplier at no extra cost. More than three million smart meters have already been installed. Find out how you can get a smart meter from your energy supplier. Lucy Maggs: [email protected]; 0203 019 1054 / 07747 690 432	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430216
__label__cc	0.623202	0.376798	Soul Powder Guides is a small family owned and operated backcountry ski guide service based in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan. We specialize in taking private groups of up to 5 clients skiing and snowboarding all over Japan’s north island powder mecca of Hokkaido. We strive to make your powder holiday one to remember from the day you land in Japan to well after you leave. In March we head North to Valdez, Alaska where we work with Black Ops Valdez to give intermediate to expert skiers and riders the ultimate Alaska helicopter skiing and riding experience. Andy Brooks Soul Powder Guides owner/operater Andy Brooks has been ski guiding for the past 11 years. First in the Tetons of Wyoming, then the Chugach of Alaska, and for the past 6 winters he splits his time between Japan and Alaska. Andy holds a Level III certificate from the American Avalanche Institute as well as a Wilderness First Responder certificate from the Wilderness Medecine Institute. Andy grew up in Midwestern USA when he was 18 years old he finished high school early and moved west to Bridger Bowl, Montana. Then he moved south to Driggs, Idaho where he has set up his “home base” on the west slope of the Teton Range honing his mountain and avalanche skills skiing Teton Pass, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, and Grand Targhee. Andy has been migrating north to Alaska in the spring since he was 21 years old this season will be his 11th season returning to Alaska to ski the biggest and best mountains in the world. Andy started working with Alaska Backcountry Adventures as an apprentice heli-ski guide in 2007 and started lead guiding in 2009. In 2012 Andy started working with Black Ops Valdez as a lead guide. Andy loves Valdez, Alaska and looks forward to sharing his knowledge and experience to show you some of the best skiing on planet Earth. Andy has guided over 1000 heli-ski runs in the Chugach Range, Alaska. Andy believes that the best Soul Powder on the planet can be found in Japan and Alaska and he looks forward to sharing it to anyone who enjoys skiing and riding powder snow. Clara Brooks Clara Brooks was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan. Clara went to an international high school in Yokohama and did an exchange program with a sister school in Seattle, Washington. Clara studied Business Administration at Cuyamaca Community College in El Cajon, California. Clara speaks Japanese, English, Mandarin, and Spanish fluently. Clara has been working in the Japanese ski industry for the past 6 seasons and is an expert at finding the perfect lodging, restaurants, and transportation options for your next ski trip to Japan. When Clara isn’t busy working with Soul Powder Guides or taking care of our beautiful daughter Fio Grace Brooks she also loves riding powder in both Japan and Alaska. Fio Grace Brooks Fio Grace is our daughter all proceeds and profits go directly to her accountant for further snow training and diapers. where we ski Thanks to Andy for leading us to the best powder spots in Hokkaido and keeping us safe. James Bragg, NYC © 2016-current Soul Powder Guide - website by kyle	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430227
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What can be included in our packages? - Your choice of three to 12 nights lodging in various host cities - Daily breakfast at your hotel - Round-trip airport transfers with Meet and Greet - Optional Round-trip flights from your home town - Optional side-trips/excursions to explore the host city WrestleMania 36 - Raymond James Stadium - April 5, 2020 Witness WrestleMania at Raymond James Stadium in style with a travel package including hotel lodging, transportation to the stadium, great WrestleMania tickets, and more! Experience WrestleMania 36 at Raymond James Stadium! There is no greater stadium to see the top WWE Event. Raymond James Stadium will host WrestleMania 36 and Sports Traveler has your tickets and inclusive travel packages available soon. Stay in the heart of Tampa and enjoy easy transportation to Raymond James Stadium on event day. Extend your stay to include sightseeing at the top tourist destinations in Tampa. Monday Night RAW and more! Experience the entire WrestleMania event! Stay tuned for details about traveling to this event! International Champions Cup 2019 Experience the annual soccer competition featuring Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich and other top club teams from Europe this summer in the United States. Sports Traveler has your International Champions Cup travel packages including match tickets, hotel lodging close to stadiums, and more! Your Best Resource for Sports Travel Sports Traveler is a member of BBB Illinois, the National Tour Association (NTA), American Bus Association (ABA), and is an ASTA Top Tour Operator. All purchases are 100% guaranteed and backed by our fulfillment promise! Subscribe to our newsletter to receive special offers and discounts! Help with Mobile Tickets Outside USA: +1-773-881-0076 © 2020 Sports Traveler. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430228
__label__wiki	0.760982	0.760982	Earth Sciences & Geography Earth System Sciences Topics in Geobiology A molecular paleontology approach Authors: Gupta, Neal S. Biopolymer transformation in organisms during fossilization are used in an organismic approach to evaluate their contribution to sedimentary organic matter Features investigations including experiments of the morphology, ultrastructure and chemical composition of diverse terrestrial plant and animal fossils Presents how various biomolecules that constitute organisms transform in earth history and shed light on their occurrence in modern taxa and survivability in the fossil record eBook $119.00 Hardcover $169.99 Softcover $159.99 Customers within the U.S. and Canada please contact Customer Service at +1-800-777-4643, Latin America please contact us at +1-212-460-1500 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Pre-ordered printed titles are excluded from promotions. Due: August 31, 2016 This book provides an overview, research compendium and an introduction to the science of molecular paleontology, including literature overview for non-geochemists. Analytical methods employed are included as a part of each chapter that underpin this branch of paleontology and indeed geochemistry. The primary usefulness of this volume is for organic geochemists, molecular palaeontologists, and molecular archeologists. Researchers, graduate students and academics interested in astrobiology from a paleontological perspective may also find this to be valuable. Neal S, Gupta received a PhD in Organic Geochemistry and Paleontology from the University of Bristol (UK) in 2005. He was a postdoc at Yale University 2005-2009. From 2007-2010 he was a joint postdoc at MIT, and also a NASA Astrobiology Fellow (MIT and Geophysical Lab, Carnegie Institution of Washington). He has worked with Derek Briggs, Roger Summons, Rich Pancost and George Cody for his doctoral and postdoctoral work. He was an Assistant Professor in India for a year before returning to the Lab for Terrestrial Environments at Bryant University in 2011. He has edited Chitin: Formation and Diagenesis (also published by Springer in 2011). Molecular Decay of Plant Biopolymers Gupta, Neal S. Distribution of Cutan in Modern Leaves Organic Preservation of Biopolymers in Fossil Leaves Migration of Organic Molecules from Sediment to Fossils Molecular Transformation of Plant Biopolymers in High P-T Conditions Lipid Incorporation During Experimental Decay of Arthropods Molecular Preservation of Eurypterids Transformation of Arthropod Biopolymers in High P-T Conditions Molecular Preservation in Graptolites Molecular Transformation of Bacteria at High P-T Conditions Preservation of Organic Fossils at the Las Hoyas Formation, Spain Download Preface 1 PDF (115.8 KB) Neal S. Gupta XXV, 174 59 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430229
__label__cc	0.633631	0.366369	Günther Pichler GmbH built the traffic lights designed at TU Graz \| Photo source Günther Pichler GmbH Crosswalk lights use AI to anticipate potential accidents Vienna has installed pedestrian crossing lights that can recognise when a person wants to cross the road Spotted: Vienna has installed around 200 pedestrian crossing lights that can recognise when a person wants to cross the road. The system was commissioned by Municipal Department 33 of the City of Vienna and developed by a team at the Institute of Computer Graphics and Vision at TU Graz University. It is intended to replace the push-button system, and can adapt to give large groups and people with disabilities more time to cross. The system uses cameras mounted on the traffic light that have a large visual field. The research team used global movement models and recorded data to develop learning algorithms, which recognise when a pedestrian wants to cross the street. The system then triggers the light to change. Images are analysed locally by on-sight computers and are not saved. The traffic lights are equipped with a monitoring system that can report faults immediately. They can also work in all types of light and weather conditions. The hope is that the system will not only make crossing safer and faster, but will also allow a smoother traffic flow. Email: possegger@icg.tugraz.at Website: https://www.tugraz.at Across the European Union, 5,320 pedestrians were killed in road accidents in 2016. That means 21 percent of all road fatalities involved pedestrians. Thankfully, AI and facial recognition technologies are now being adapted to things like street crossings, as this traffic light system illustrates. Springwise has spotted other examples of emerging technologies being utilised to aid in pedestrian road safety, including a crosswalk system in South Korea that warns people who are near an intersection via alarms, LED lights and an app. Facial recognition system enables farmers to track fishes' health Facial recognition app helps people remember faces at events Flashing crosswalk to stop people on mobile phones from getting run over	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430230
__label__cc	0.583499	0.416501	Esther Muchene Why you need counselling after experiencing domestic abuse ALSO READ: The Raburu’s bumpy family highway Going through any type of abuse- violent, financial, and sexual or any other form of domestic abuse- can take a toll on anyone. It leaves behind a victim with mental and physical scars that need deep healing. At the beginning of most relationships, couples are bound to be too infatuated to spot the obvious red flags. ‘Oh, but he didn’t mean to do it,’ you always find yourself defending him even when everyone around you is trying to open your eyes. Stuck in the honeymoon phase, to you everything seems perfect. Once the abuse starts manifesting itself, it’s hard for some victims to call out the abuse. Since it’s someone they love, they end up defending their partner’s action or even flat out deny that they are being abused by their partner. By the time things get severe, victims are often in a dilemma of either staying or walking away from their abusive partners. Owing to this attachment and other factors such as financial dependency and children, many end up staying, only to aggravate the situation. As more men and women die from domestic abuse, some of these crimes of passion can be avoided if the victim gathered the courage to leave the relationship. For those who manage to leave an abusive relationship, it’s important to get therapy. Professional counselling allows a victim to deal with the various effects of the abuse. ALSO READ: Man's awkward apology to wife after she finds his shaming post about her wedding dress Below are some of the reasons why counselling is vital after experiencing domestic abuse. Its helps deal with trauma Victims of domestic abuse often experience anxiety, depression and Post traumatic stress disorders. If a victim has been subjected to violence of any kind, they might be very fearful and on edge most of the time. There is an underlying fear of being attacked again. Because of this, it’s important to get in contact with a professional who will be able to properly guide a victim through the different forms of trauma. It helps deal with unhealthy coping mechanisms Many victims of abuse develop self destructive behaviours and addictions. They might have turned to alcohol, cigarettes and other harmful substances to cope with the abuse. To them, these unhealthy habits provide them with some consolation and keep the memories of the abuse away. In order to prevent these habits from escalating, it’s important to seek help early. The main part of healing and coping is getting someone to listen to you and advise you. Professional counsellors and therapists guide a victim back to emotional strength. During the abuse, a victim experiences broken trust, diminished esteem and other psychological issues. Through interacting with professionals, a victim of abuse will be able to rebuild their confidence and self worth. They also learn to trust again and not shut themselves out from the world. A victim can also get emotional therapy from support groups. Opening up to other people who have had similar experiences helps a lot and is therapeutic. In these meetings, one is able to open up in confidentiality and learn from others as well. ALSO READ: Men talk: Rules from the male side ladies should know When a victim isolates themselves, they can develop suicidal thoughts and turn to self-harm. It’s therefore vital to get some therapy after experiencing abuse. It brings more awareness Therapy and counselling sessions help the victim to understand different aspects of domestic abuse. Through this, victims are able to understand the different types of abuse and the effects they usually have on people. It’s also important for them to understand that it’s not their fault. For More of This Stories Subscribe to the Standard Epaper to get a copy of Eve Woman in the Standard Many victims have been brainwashed and manipulated to believe that the abuse happened because they deserved it. Sometimes, family or friends can’t reaffirm them enough. It takes someone who is specialized in dealing with victims to get the message through in an understanding way. Once they have this new understanding, they are also able to support other people who are going though the same thing. How would you describe your job to a child? Do not miss out on the latest news. Join the Eve Digital Telegram channel HERE. Subcribe to Eve Digital Newsletter The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Evewoman.co.ke The Raburu’s bumpy family highway By Eve Digital Man's awkward apology to wife after she finds his shaming post about her wedding dress By The Mirror Men talk: Rules from the male side ladies should know By Jamal Okemwa Why you must stop discussing your relationship with your girlfriends By Gloria Nyang'iye Engagement ring and wedding ring – do you need both? By Esther Muchene Why and when to have a bachelorette party Prince Harry says he had 'no other option but to step back' as he breaks silence By Mirror Girl code: Did we really rest in December? 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__label__wiki	0.724134	0.724134	Motorist Charged In MoDOT Worker's Death A longtime employee with the Missouri Department of Transportation was killed in Franklin County during an April work-zone accident, and his killer has been charged. According to officials, a Hermann man is charged with second-degree felony assault on a highway worker as well as driving without insurance. The 55-year-old MoDot worker, of Rosebud, was struck just west of Buchheit Road on Highway 100 at approximately 9:15 a.m. on April 7. The MoDOT worker was with crews conducting a routine cleaning of the highway. The crew had flashing lights to warning traffic to slow speed through the work zone. According to police, an eastbound motorist did not see the work zone warning lights, and swerved to miss hitting the attenuator and struck the MoDOT worker. The MoDOT man was thrown over 20 feet and tragically died at the scene. The Director of MoDOT expressed the agencies deepest condolences for the family and their sadness for the loss of a dedicated employee. The former MoDOT District Engineer and now MoDOT’s Chief Engineer says he worked with the victim for many years. The victim retired from MoDOT after working 30 years at the agency and was only employed as a seasonal worker. Flags were flown half-staff across Missouri in honor of the deceased MoDOT worker as ordered by the Missouri Governor, Jay Nixon. Are you trying to pick up the pieces of your life after a tragic accident? The personal injury law experts at the St. Louis firm of Meyerkord and Meyerkord, LLC, have helped clients through the most devastating of times. With over $350 million won for our clients, attorneys at Meyerkord and Meyerkord, LLC, fight to recover the compensation victims deserve. Contact us today. Automobile Accident Issues	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430237
__label__wiki	0.562097	0.562097	587 students come to our 226-acre campus from 32 states and 39 countries to be taught by 129 faculty members with 95 advanced degrees, in classes averaging 11 students, for a 1:5 teacher-student ratio. Boys 305 Boarding 492 Lowermids (9th) 106 Mids (10th) 150 Uppermids (11th) 167 Seniors (12th) 164 Students of Color 33% Alumni/ae of Record 9,850 New student applications 1,701 New students enrolled 190 From private schools 35% From public schools 45% Advanced degrees held 95 Student to Faculty Ratio 5 to 1 Average Class Size 11 Academic Courses 200 373 students took a total of 985 AP exams AP Subjects 30 Seniors writing AP exams 90% Median AP score 4 (out of 5) Class of 2019 (138 tested) Mean SAT EBRW 672 Middle 50% 630-720 Mean SAT Math 684 Tuition & Scholarship Boarding $62,500 Day $46,500 Receiving financial aid (FA) 35% Total grants $9,318,500 Number of FA grants 204 Average (FA) award $44,014 Endowment per Student $444,757 Endowment at 6/30/2019 $261,072,441 Annual Operating Budget $51,877,798 Average Cost per Student $88,378 Annual Fund Gifts 9% Endowment 20% Tuition, Fees, & Auxiliaries 71% Annual Fund $4,810,512 Capital Fund $9,838,321 Total $14,648,833 Alumni/ae participation 43% Current Parent participation 91% College Matriculation Over the past five years (2015–2019), Taft students have enrolled at 188 different colleges and universities in 32 states, the District of Columbia, and eight foreign countries. During that same period, five or more students enrolled at the following: Amherst, 5; Babson, 9; Bates, 8; Boston College, 11; Boston University, 15; Bowdoin, 7; Brown, 15; Bucknell, 16; Carnegie Mellon, 8; Chapman University, 5; Colby, 7; Colgate, 21; College of the Holy Cross, 5; Colorado College, 6; Columbia, 10; Connecticut College, 8; Cornell, 16; Dartmouth, 11; Dickinson College, 5; Duke, 9; Elon, 8; George Washington, 12; Georgetown, 28; Hamilton, 8; Harvard, 9; Haverford, 5; Hobart and William Smith, 6; Lafayette, 6; Lehigh, 6; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 6; McGill, 5; Middlebury, 11; New York University, 18; Northeastern, 12; Occidental, 10; Princeton, 6; Southern Methodist, 12; St. Lawrence, 11; Stanford, 6; Stonehill College, 6; Trinity, 14; Tufts, 22; Tulane, 11; Union College, 12; University of California, Los Angeles, 7; University of Chicago, 6; University of Colorado, Boulder, 6; University of Connecticut, 5; University of Miami, 7; University of North Carolina, 5; University of Notre Dame, 6; University of Pennsylvania, 22; University of Richmond, 16; University of Southern California, 8; University of St. Andrews, 18; University of Vermont, 9; University of Virginia, 18; University of Wisconsin, 5; Wake Forest, 11; Wesleyan, 13; Williams, 5; Yale, 11	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430241
__label__cc	0.714814	0.285186	LAUDERDALE INVITES 200 OVER FOR TURKEY DINNER LARRY BERNARD, Staff WriterSUN-SENTINEL Instead of spending Christmas alone, why not join a small gathering for a holiday dinner? That's the offering of the Fort Lauderdale Parks and Recreation Department, which is inviting about 200 people to a turkey-and-all-the-fixings dinner on Christmas day. "It's mostly for senior citizens who are alone for Christmas," said Judy Thom, a recreation programmer who is in charge of the annual Christmas Sharing Dinner at Holiday Park. "Last year we had about 200 people, and we expect the same this year." It is not only open to shut-ins, however. The city has given tickets to the Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries for people who may need a holiday meal. The entertainment will begin at 11 a.m. with the 16-piece Aristocrats group, which plays big band music. Dinner will be served at noon in the social center, where the holiday tradition began 10 years ago. About 30 tickets remain and reservations are required. To reserve a meal, stop by the Holiday Park Social Center, 1150 G. Harold Martin Drive, Fort Lauderdale, or call 761-5383. Tickets are $5. The menu: roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberry sauce, rolls and butter, desert and coffee. Eight volunteers will dish out the fare. Also on hand to help serve will be Tom Tapp, the city's director of parks and recreation, and his wife, and possibly other officials. All diners will receive a begonia, and Santa Claus will hand out candy canes.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430242
__label__cc	0.650658	0.349342	Lake Okeechobee drops below 11 feet as drought persists By JaxStrong Lake Okeechobee on Friday dropped below 11 feet, threatening to worsen South Florida's water supply strain. Lake Okeechobee on Friday dropped below 11 feet, threatening to worsen South Florida's water supply strain. (By JaxStrong) Lake Okeechobee took a dubious dip over the weekend, dropping below 11 feet for the first time this dry season. With replenishing summer rains still weeks away, the lake breaking the 11 foot mark on Friday was another unwelcome sign of South Florida’s water supply being strained by a drier-than-normal dry season as well as past water supply decisions. In addition to serving as vital animal habitat, the lake is South Florida’s primary backup water supply – tapped for irrigation by agriculture and also used to supplement some community supplies. The lake on Monday was 10.92 feet above sea level, 2.68 feet below normal and more than 4 feet below lake levels this time last year. Hitting 10.5 feet would dry out most of the lake’s marshes, which is where the endangered Everglades snail kite hunts for food. Dropping to 10.5 feet could also interrupt the gravity flows of water to drainage canals south of the lake that sugar cane growers, vegetable farmers and other agricultural operations tap for irrigation. If the lake nears that point, the district plans to install temporary pumps that would keep lake water flowing to the canals. But the pumps don’t deliver as much as farms say they need. Also, environmentalists are concerned about the pumps further reducing water levels already threatening the snail kite. To try to boost conservation in response to dry conditions, the district in March moved all of South Florida to twice-a-week landscape watering limits and required golf courses and agriculture south of the lake to cut back water use at least 15 percent. Those emergency restrictions could intensify if conditions worsen. "Water conservation will continue to be critical to see the region through the rest of the dry season and protect water resources for residents and the environment," said Gabe Margasak, spokesman for the South Florida Water Management District. The water use cutbacks come just a few months after the Army Corps of Engineers was draining lake water out to sea because of flood control concerns. During 2010, the corps drained more than 300 billion gallons of lake water into rivers that lead to the sea. The lake releases are intended to ease the strain on the 70-year-old dike that protects lakeside communities from flooding. Lake Okeechobee’s water once naturally replenished the Everglades, but decades of draining South Florida to make way for agriculture and development brought people and crops to land that used to naturally hold water. Now, lack of water storage space leaves South Florida dumping stormwater out to sea instead of holding onto it for times of drought. Aside from the lake releases, the South Florida Water Management District dumps about 1.7 billion gallons of water out of its drainage canals following a typical summer rainy day.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430243
__label__wiki	0.964019	0.964019	Winderman: Are Heat poised for takeover of All-Star Weekend? \| Commentary South Florida Sun Sentinel \| \| MIAMI For the Miami Heat, All-Star Weekend has been mostly a passive exercise in recent years, save for Goran Dragic's addition as an injury replacement in 2018 and Dwyane Wade's addition as a Commissioner's selection during last season's retirement tour. Otherwise, no Slam Dunk contestant since Harold Miner in 1995, no entrant in the Skills Challenge since Wade in 2008, no Rising Stars Challenge participant since Norris Cole in 2012, with Wayne Ellington in 2018 the team's most recent Three-Point Contest contestant since James Jones and Mario Chalmers in 2012. But already there is a buzz that Feb. 14-16 in Chicago could evolve into a team-bonding event, with several possibilities. Eastern Conference coach: Erik Spoelstra earned the honor in 2013, which allowed then-assistant David Fizdale to coach one of the rosters in the Rising Stars. Spoelstra does not necessarily have to have the Heat at the top of the East at the coaching cutoff the first week of February, with Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer ineligible after serving as an All-Star coach last season. (Coaches are not allowed to serve in consecutive years.) [Most Read Heat Coverage] NBA clarifies Heat losing Jimmy Butler basket after delayed Spurs coach’s challenge » Spoelstra in 2013 was the Heat's first All-Star coach since Stan Van Gundy in 2005, with the two the only coaches in the franchise's 32 seasons to serve in that role. Eastern Conference starter: This is where it gets confusing when it comes to the All-Star ballot to determine starters, especially in Spoelstra's position-less system. Is Jimmy Butler or Duncan Robinson the Heat's starting small forward? Is Butler or Robinson a guard? It matters because that is the lone delineation on the ballot, with three frontcourt and two backcourt starters selected from each conference. (Butler last season was listed as frontcourt on the ballot, placing seventh in the East while with the Philadelphia 76ers.) The prime East frontcourt competition for Butler likely would be Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pascal Siakam, Joel Embiid, Al Horford, Andre Drummond, Nikola Vucevic and Jayson Tatum. The prime East backcourt competition for Butler likely would be Bradley Beal, Kemba Walker, Trae Young, Ben Simmons, Kyle Lowry, Zach LaVine, Spencer Dinwiddie and possibly, because of the fan-vote popularity element, Kyrie Irving. Eastern Conference reserve: This is where Bam Adebayo's best chance seemingly would come, especially with conference coaches selecting the reserves (a combination of fan, media and player vote determines the starters). [Most Read Heat Coverage] ASK IRA: Is Jimmy Butler for three an acceptable Heat option? » While the Heat's record at the late-January cutoff certainly will be a factor, Adebayo's skill set is precisely what coaches stress, particularly his work as a team defender. East coaches must select at least three frontcourt reserves. And remember, there then will be a player draft among team captains (the players with the most votes in each conference), which potentially could have Butler and Adebayo, if they both make it, playing as All-Star opponents. Rookie Challenge: A drawback here for the Heat could be the format which features rookies and second-year players on 10-player Team World and Team USA rosters. That would have Heat's Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn contending for one of 10 spots among first-and second-year domestic players. Nunn went into the weekend second in the NBA among rookie scorers to Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant. Herro stood sixth on that list. With Zion Williamson inactive, it certainly would increase the odds for the Heat's guards, who also will have to contend with 2018-19 rookies Trae Young, Mitchell Robinson and Kevin Huerter. (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is Canadian and would be on Team World, as would Slovenian Luka Doncic.) [Most Read Heat Coverage] Winderman’s view: Spurs 107, Heat 102 » Three-Point Contest: Duncan Robinson has been hovering around eighth in the NBA in 3-point percentage, with the field limited to eight participants. But the selection process is an inexact science than also includes volume of 3-pointers (with Robinson further down on the list of conversions) and, because it is entertainment, popularity. Slam Dunk: Derrick Jones Jr. was poised to compete last year until a knee injury days before the announcement of the four participants. He has said that if invited, he will compete. He participated in 2017, finishing as runner-up to Glenn Robinson Jr. Skills Competition: The NBA in recent years has made the dribbling, passing and shooting eight-man event a competition that features perimeter players and big men. Few big men in the NBA this season have been as diverse in their repertoire as Bam Adebayo, who sets up as a charismatic natural for the event. IN THE LANE WHITESIDE, TOO: Add former Heat center Hassan Whiteside to the chorus of those questioning the dismissal of former Heat assistant David Fizdale as Knicks coach. "They gave him a tough hand, I think everybody knows that," Whiteside, now with the Portland Trail Blazers, told New York's Daily News. "They were looking for a scapegoat and I think he was doing a great job of just keep battling. I don't think he's a bad coach, I think he’s a really great coach." Whiteside often worked with Fizdale during Heat practices. "Coach Fiz was one of the guys who really believed in me. I talk to him on a consistent basis," Whiteside said. "He was always a players-coach, a defensive-minded coach. I loved when he was on the Heat. I talked to him more than I talked to anybody else on the staff." Miami Heat Source Newsletter See what's buzzing about the Miami Heat, including game analysis, roster changes and more inside info. MORE WHITESIDE: Then there is Whiteside's response to the speculation that the Blazers will flip him (and his expiring contract) at the Feb. 6 NBA trading deadline to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kevin Love. During one play this past week against the New York Knicks, The Athletic reported that Whiteside was heard after a rebound shouting to Portland teammate Carmelo Anthony, "Kevin Love doesn't rebound like that!" The former Heat center related afterward, "And Kevin Love doesn’t block shots like that, either." Whiteside later said, "I was more just messing with Melo. I'm not thinking about it. If we are struggling on defense and you want to [trade], I mean, good luck. Good luck with that." Latest Miami Heat NBA clarifies Heat losing Jimmy Butler basket after delayed Spurs coach’s challenge ASK IRA: Is Jimmy Butler for three an acceptable Heat option? ASK IRA: Do the Heat have a shot-selection issue? TOO SOON: In his assessment of the Heat's trade prospects for ESPN, on that came before Dion Waiters' latest Heat suspension, former Brooklyn Nets executive Bobby Marks said the most likely trade move with the outcast guard would be one that comes with Waiters entering the final year of his contract during the offseason, not with Waiters currently having two seasons remaining on the four-year deal he signed during the 2017 offseason. "Expect Waiters to be on the roster through the deadline, with Miami evaluating its options in the offseason," Marks offered. "Waiters is owed more than $25 million the next two seasons, and Miami is not going to get an expiring contract for him without attaching a first-round pick. Even if the Heat had a first-rounder to trade, they shouldn't do that." [Most Read Heat Coverage] Updated Heat report card at the season’s midpoint: Derrick Jones Jr. up; Dion Waiters still down » KINDRED SPIRITS: Like Rodney McGruder, Patrick Beverley spent time with the Heat, albeit only in training-camp settings. But he told the Orange County Register he can relate to what McGruder can bring to the Los Angeles Clippers because of their common Heat roots. "He's not a slouch. He's one of those guys who go out there and has to prove himself every night. He's comfortable with that," Beverley said of McGruder, who was acquired by the Clippers the final week of last season and then signed to an free-agent contract in the offseason. "Me and him, we talk a lot. He has that grit, and I love that about him. There's not a let off. He comes in, he does his job, you see him working on his game in the gym, and he deserves it all." FORCE IS WITH HIM: Star Wars night at AmericanAirlines Arena proved to be an unexpected fit for Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. "I'm a child of the '80s," he said. "That, Stranger Things, I lock into all those types of deals. And it still is. Every summer the whole family gets together in Hawaii and we end up watching some Star Wars." 3rd. Vince Carter’s standing in career regular-season games against the Heat (56), with one more possible for the Hawks forward who is expected to retire after this season. Reggie Miller appeared in 60 career regular-season games against the Heat, Paul Pierce in 57.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430244
__label__wiki	0.980077	0.980077	Game (still) on: Miami-Florida State set to kick off Saturday as scheduled By Christy Cabrera Chirinos Sun Sentinel \| \| CORAL GABLES Hurricanes football coach Mark Richt on the potential of a tropical system affecting the UM-FSU game for a second straight year, his team's conditioning and more. It looks like Miami and Florida State are – finally – in the clear to play football on Saturday afternoon. The Hurricanes and Seminoles, who had their Sept. 16 game postponed because of Hurricane Irma, have been monitoring the progress of Tropical Storm Nate, which on Wednesday was projected to potentially impact the Big Bend area of Florida, including Tallahassee. But the latest projections for Nate have the system moving west of Florida and by Thursday morning, Tallahassee – where the game is scheduled to be played Saturday at 3:30 – was no longer in the storm's projected path. And so, school officials have opted to keep the game as scheduled for the 13th-ranked Hurricanes and Seminoles. UM hopes conditioning not a factor against Florida State As No. 13 Miami prepares for its annual showdown against rival Florida State, do the Hurricanes feel they are back in football shape after their odd September? Miami, which is coming off a 31-6 win at Duke, is looking to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Seminoles. Florida State, meanwhile, is looking for its second win of the season after edging Wake Forest 26-19 last week. The two teams were originally scheduled to play last month, but the game was pushed back to Oct. 7 after Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys on Sept. 10. [Popular in Sports] ASK IRA: Is Jimmy Butler for three an acceptable Heat option? » Both Miami and Florida State canceled their respective games that weekend and the Hurricanes went more than 10 days without practicing. Extensive tree damage and power outages on Miami's Coral Gables campus last month forced the team to relocate to Orlando for several practices ahead of the Hurricanes' 52-30 win over Toledo on Sept. 23. Miami Hurricanes - The U Report Newsletter Keep your eye on Hurricanes football, basketball and more throughout the year. Miami had just started getting into a more typical game-week routine in recent days before the threat of Nate emerged Wednesday and despite the storm threat and inclement weather in South Florida throughout the week, managed to practice Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, though two of those practices were held at the Dolphins facility in Davie. "It doesn't affect anything in our preparation," Hurricanes defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said of Nate on Wednesday. "We'll go play if they let us play." Moten questionable Miami could be without defensive tackle Anthony Moten against the Seminoles. Latest Miami Hurricanes Are Miami Hurricanes getting grad transfer quarterback D’Eriq King out of Houston? Miami Hurricanes add four-star cornerback to 2020 recruiting class Miami Hurricanes receivers coach Taylor Stubblefield leaving for Penn State In its ACC-mandated injury report released Thursday, the school listed the former St. Thomas Aquinas standout as questionable with a lower extremity injury. Moten, a reserve, has appeared in all three games for this season and has three tackles, including a tackle for loss. If he's unable to play, Pat Bethel could see a bigger role against the Seminoles. Miami Hurricanes videos ccabrera@sun-sentinel.com; On Twitter @ChristyChirinos.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430245
__label__wiki	0.994433	0.994433	Digital Edition Login DCT Shop ©2020 Sunday Post News / Scottish News St Andrews University in lung disease mystery by Reporter February 23, 2014, 3:25 pm Updated: December 7, 2015, 8:51 pm Prince William’s old university is at the centre of an asbestos probe. Five former workers, including lecturers, at the University of St Andrews have contracted the deadly lung disease, mesothelioma. Now lawyers acting for the five have launched an investigation into whether the uni was the source of the outbreak. Sub-contractors who worked on the campus have also instructed legal firm Digby Brown to investigate. Fraser Simpson, partner with the firm, said: “We have a number of clients in the St Andrews area, some of whom were former university employees. The cases remain the subject of ongoing investigation to identify the source of exposure. I would stress this does not necessarily imply a course of negligent conduct on the part of the University.” “The cases remain the subject of ongoing investigations to identify the source of exposure. “A new generation of victims has emerged as a result of the material’s use in buildings such as schools and universities.” The investigation follows a pay-out to a contract worker’s family. It is believed he got mesothelioma after working with asbestos laggers during renovation and construction of the university’s former David Russell Hall. His claim was with his employers, not the uni, according to legal sources. Victims support group, Asbestos Action Tayside, said they were offering help to former staff of the university and their families. A spokesman for the group said: “Mesothelioma is an extremely serious illness and the quality of life of the patients is seriously challenging at times. “The people we advise and support previously came from shipbuilding and construction but we are seeing growing numbers who worked in offices where asbestos was built into the fabric of the building.” St Andrews is not the first education facility to be linked to mesothelioma. The family of former Aston University secretary, Valerie White, are suing the Birmingham uni after she died from mesothelioma. The same uni was fined £4,000 in 2010 after two workers were exposed to asbestos while fitting CCTV cameras. St Andrews chiefs said they had yet to hear from lawyers for the five. A spokeswoman said: “We are unaware of any claims being made against the university by Digby Brown on behalf of any claimant.” St Andrews uni is Scotland’s oldest founded in 1410. It has educated a host of the country’s future leaders including Alex Salmond and former Scottish Secretary of State Michael Forsyth. Prince William went between 2001 and 2004, meeting future wife Kate there. Asbestos was largely used as insulation in buildings in the UK from the 1960s to 1999. Do you or someone you know suffer from mesothelioma or asbestos-related pleural plaques after working at a school or uni? Contact 01415672776 or email jboyle@sundaypost.com Home of golf’s potential vulnerability to climate change to be investigated Harry and Meghan send birthday wishes to Kate amid royal crisis Harry and Meghan’s shock announcement comes after a difficult year Get a round-up of stories from The Sunday Post every week Steve Cook banned for Bournemouth’s battle with Brighton Gordon Brown calls for Brexit powers to go to UK’s regions and not Westminster Stormont rejects PM’s Brexit David McGoldrick a doubt for Sheffield United Vladimir Putin sends constitutional proposals to Russia’s parliament Tweets by Sunday_Post Follow Sunday Post SP Acceptable Use policy	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430247
__label__wiki	0.629385	0.629385	Home » Bedtime Stories » 5min Bedtime Stories » A Caterpillar’s Voice ~ 5 Min Bedtime Stories for Kids A Caterpillar’s Voice ~ 5 Min Bedtime Stories for Kids 5/5 (1) A Caterpillar's Voice ~ 5 Min Bedtime Stories for Kids ONE NICE DAY, Caterpillar was out for a walk and came to a cave. “My, my!” said Caterpillar. “This looks like a very nice cave!” Caterpillar looked in the door of the cave. “I do not see anyone in there,” he said. “I will go in.” Caterpillar went inside. And so Caterpillar inched up on top of a rock. And that was where he fell asleep. Right at the very same time, Hare, who lived in that cave, was also out for a walk. When Hare came home, she saw marks on the ground. This woke up Caterpillar. And Caterpillar boomed in a very loud voice, “It is I! Yes, I who stamps rhinos in the earth and stomps elephants into dust!” Hare hopped about in fear. “What can a small animal like me do with a beast who stamps rhinos and elephants?” Soon Jackal passed by. Hare said, “Friend Jackal, someone has come inside my cave! Please, will you help me?” Jackal said, “Yes, I am happy to help.” Jackal went up to the cave and barked loudly, “Who is in the house of my friend Hare?” Caterpillar called out in a voice that rocked the earth. “It is I! Yes, I who stamps rhinos in the earth, and stomps elephants into dust!” On hearing this, Jackal thought in fear, “I can do nothing against such a creature!” And Jackal ran off as fast as he could. Then Leopard passed by. Hare told Leopard everything that had happened. Leopard said, “I am bigger than Jackal and I am more loud.” At the door of the cave, Leopard yelled, “Who is in the house of my friend Hare?” Caterpillar called back in the same way he had done before. Leopard was surprised. He thought, “If this creature stamps rhinos and elephants, I do not even want to think about what he could do to me!” And Leopard ran off very fast. Next Rhino passed by. “Everyone knows how big and scary I am,” grunted Rhino. He marched up to Hare’s cave. He snorted and pawed the ground with his very big feet. But when Rhino asked who was inside the cave and he heard Caterpillar’s booming reply, he said, “This is not good! He can stamp me into the earth? I am out of here!” And Rhino ran away, crashing through the forest. “I am out of here!" And Rhino ran away, crashing through the forest.” Even Elephant tried to help. But like the others, when Elephant heard what Caterpillar had to say, he knew he had no wish to be stomped underfoot like dust. And he ran off very fast, too. Hare did not know what to do! Then Frog passed by. “What is wrong?” said Frog, and Hare told him. “Maybe I can help you,” said Frog. “I wish you could,” said Hare. “But Jackal tried to help. And Leopard tried to help. Even Rhino and Elephant tried to help. And none of them could.” “Still,” said Frog. “Let me try.” Jackal, Leopard, Rhino and Elephant heard their names spoken and they came up see what was going on. “What, you?" laughed Jackal. "You are too small!” “You cannot help!” said Rhino. All the animals laughed. "He wants to," said Hare. “Why not let Frog try?” And so Frog went to the cave door and asked who was inside. He received the same reply as had been given to the others. Then Frog went more close and shouted, “I, who am the strongest of all, have come at last. I am the one who stamps those who stamp the rhinos! I am the one who stomps underfoot those who stomp the elephants!” When Caterpillar inside Hare’s cave heard this, he trembled. He could see the shadow of Frog coming closer and closer. He thought, “After all, I am only a caterpillar!” And Caterpillar inched out of Hare’s cave, hoping that no one would see him. But they did see him! “I would never dream of staying in that cave!” said Caterpillar with his nose in the air. “An echo like that is far too crude for a fancy creature like me!” As Caterpillar sniffed away, all the other animals laughed at the trouble such a small thing had given them. MORE EARLY READER ENGLISH STORIES ← The Apple Dumpling Story ~… Boots & His Brothers ~… → Include rating Share Your Thoughts: Say What You Think! "A Caterpillar's Voice" is based on "The Story of the Caterpillar and the Wild Animals", a story from The Masai: Their Language and Folklore by A.C. Hollis (Negro Universities Press: Connecticut, 1905), pp. 184-185. Adapted by Elaine Lindy © 1998. All rights reserved. The Maasai (or Masai), an east African nomadic people, have been known as warriors who possess great strength and a strong sense of independence. They live in the countries of Kenya and Tanzania, in an area known as Maasailand. The region contains great natural wonders of the world, including Mt. Kilimanjaro. The Maasai date to 500 BCE (Before Common Era), when they lived along the Nile River in southern Sudan. Over time they migrated southward to the area now known as Tanzania. Through the mid-1800s the Maasai were among the most powerful groups in Africa, ruling over 10 million acres of land. Today the Maasai number approximately 250,000.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430253
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__label__wiki	0.596347	0.596347	Melksham Town FC Friendly Saturday 16 July @ 3:00 pm The Conigre The Lambs travelled to Western Premier League Melksham last Saturday and lost by the odd goal in five. The home team opened the scoring in the 10th minute when the Lambs failed to clear a corner kick and Melksham’s centre half was on hand to slot home from close range. Just as the Lambs were getting their flowing football going they suffered a second set back when once again a corner kick was not cleared, the ball returned into the six yard box, where a home forward who was unmarked, was on hand to head home from six yards. This really stirred the Lambs into action and they started to create some openings in the home defence. In the 28th minute the home keeper made a fine save from Steve Rogers. Two minutes later the same player scored a delightful goal when curled a perfect shot into the far corner of the net from 25 yards giving the home keeper no chance of saving. The Lambs were now having the lions share of possession, a Ricki Shepherd pass saw Glyn Hobbs flash his shot inches wide of the target. The Lambs continued to press forward but could not unlock a resilient home defence. The Lambs started the second half at a tremendous pace and immediately put the home defence under pressure. The Lambs levelled the scores in the 51st minute when a flowing move saw Shepherd set up a thunderbolt which flashed into the home goal. The visitors continued to dominate the game for long periods with some delightful pass and move football. In the 65th minute a great move saw Hobbs denied when the home keeper made an outstanding save. Five minutes later Glyn Hobbs volley was brilliantly saved by the Melksham keeper. The home side were limited to counter attacks but the Lambs defence looked in control. The home keeper came to rescue again in the 79th minute when he denied Hobbs with another great save, before denying Shane Krac with another fine save. The Lambs continued to dominate the remainder of the game but in time added on they were caught by the sucker when the home made a counter attack, and the Lambs committed a foul on the edge of the penalty area, and low and behold the free kick found the corner of the net to gain the team that had been outplayed for long periods, victory. This was another good performance against a team playing at a higher level, there are many positives can be taken from the game. Had it not been for an outstanding performance from the home keeper, the Lambs would have come away with a comfortable victory. The pass and move football being played is fantastic to watch, and with an improvement in finishing the results will come. Defensively we need to be a little better on set pieces. The team are looking really fit and they will be ready to challenge for honours next season. Melksham Town FC 3 - 2 Tavistock AFC Firsts Saturday 16 July 2016 @ 3:00 pm The Conigre 16 Jul 16 3:00 pm Friendly Melksham Town FC v Tavistock AFC Firsts 3 - 2 Match Centre Previous Match Tavistock AFC v The Army Next Match Tavistock AFC v Parkway Sol	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430261
__label__cc	0.643269	0.356731	Show net-price TBS-Technology.de TBS GmbH NetworkTuner One-Box.tv tastenbrett.de TV Tuner for PC (internal / external) DVB-S2/S/T/T2/C Single-Tuner, USB Multituner receivingbox, TBS-5520 SE Item number: TBS-5520 SE The TBS-5520 SE is a USB multituner and unites three receiving types, satellite (DVB-S, S2, S2X), cable (DVB-C, C2) and terrestrial (DVB-T, T2, ISDB-T). It is an external receiver box and is suitable as a supplement device to your laptop, PC or small media center PC. It is ideal to watch or record in best quality. Drivers for all 32- and 64-bit operating systems are included: Win XP, Vista, Win 7/8/10 and Linux. The Box is supported by various programs like DVB-Viewer, the supplied TBS-Viewer, or ProgDVB, DreamDVB, etc. This USB-Tuner TV Box is suitable for the reception of digital TV in all HD resolutions. You can record or watch one channel. You can easily record live TV immediately or time-controlled on your data carrier by only one click. This box is ideal for Media Center and PC systems and fits everywhere. In addition to the excellent facilities and the modern Interface, is also provided with low power consumption and thus a low waste heat, for silent operation. Category: TV Tuner for PC (internal / external) (You save 12.66%, that is 10,00 €) Digital USB TV receiver box for TV and sat radio receiving Supports DVB-S / S2 / S2X, DVB-C / C2, DVB-T / T2 / ISDB-T USB Box All resolutions and codecs (e.g.: 1080p, FullHD, 4K, MPEG, H.264, HEVC and many more) are supported, but also depending on your PC-hardware/software Manual and scheduled recording of Digital-TV / Radio TimeShift function to Pause Live TV Electronic Program Guide (EPG) DiSEqC 2.0, Unicable compatible Full support for 32-Bit and 64-Bit operating systems Software application with multiple functionalities for TV reception DVB-S2/S/S2X: Symbolrate: 1 to 45 Msps FEC: DVB-S/S2: QPSK: 1/2, 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 8PSK: 3/5, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 16APSK: 2/3, 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 32APSK: 3/4, 4/5, 5/6, 8/9, 9/10 DVB-S2X: QPSK: 13/45, 9/20, 11/20 2_4_2_APSK: 100/180, 104/180 8PSK: 23/36, 25/36, 13/18 8_8_APSK: 90/180, 96/180, 100/180, 18/30, 20/30 16APSK: 26/45, 3/5, 28/45, 23/36, 25/36, 13/18, 140/180, 154/180 4_12_16rb_APSK: 2/3 4_8_4_16_APSK: 128/180, 132/180, 140/180 DVB-T2/T and T2-Lite: Receiving channels: VHF Band, UHF Band Bandwidth: 1.7, 5, 6, 7, 8 MHz FEC: QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM FFT-Mode: 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K Code-Rate: 1/2, 2/3, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 DVB-C & ITU J83 Annex B: QAM demodulator FEC decoder 1 to 7.2 MSymbol/s DVB-C2: Bandwidth: 6, 7, 8 MHz FEC (LDPC/BCH) decoder COFDM demodulator: 16QAM to 4096QAM ISDB-T: COFDM demodulator and FEC decoding Support 3 layers decoding TMCC decoding Support differential demodulation AC1 and AC2 Decoding Connections and other details A Satellite TV antenna input and input for cable- / terrestrial receiving Max. dimensions of the Box (W x D x H in cm): 8.8 x 6.3 x 2.2 Minimal System Requirements Operating system (32-Bit and 64-Bit): Windows® XP, Vista®, Windows7®, Windows8.x, Windows 10, Linux CPU for SDTV: min. Pentium3, 1 GHz or similar AMD Athlon or video-decoding over graphic chip CPU for HDTV: min. Pentium3, 3 GHz or similar AMD Athlon (Dual Core recommended) or video-decoding over graphic chip Recommended 1GB of RAM Hard dsik with min. 1GB free capacity Graphics card with min. 64MB memory Sound card with DirectX® 9-Support or higher Free USB 2.0 or 3.0 slot Capable for digital satellite receiver, cable or terrestrial receiving 1 x TBS-5520 SE 1 x F-IEC connector 1 x Quick User Guide (German), software and drivers (as download) Tuner type: Satellite DVB-S/S2 Antenna DVB-T/T2 Cable DVB-C Satellite DVB-S2X Antenna ISDB-T Cable DVB-C2 Interface: USB (external) Number of Tuners: 1 Tuner (Single-Tuner) Common-Interface (CI): No DVB-T / DVB-T2 HD Rod Antenna/Telescopic Antenna HDMI-cable, 2m High Speed with Ethernet, gilded connections DVB-S2/-S Single-Tuner, Professional USB Satellite-TV-Box, TBS-5927 DVB-S2/-S Single-Tuner, PCI Satellite-TV-Card, TBS-8922 DVB-S2/S/S2X/T/T2/C/C2 Single-Tuner mit CI, USB Multituner Empfangsbox, TBS-5580 DVB-S2/-S Octa-Tuner, PCIe Satellite-TV-Card, TBS-6909 DVB-S2/S/S2X/T/T2/C/C2, USB Multituner Box, TBS-5590 DVB Multi Standard Dual-Tuner, PCIe TV-Card, TBS-6522 TBS-Technology.de (Driver, Software, FAQ) Matrix ARM Mini-PC starting from 115,00 € * Old price: 139,00 € DVB-S2/-S Dual-Tuner, PCIe Satellite-TV-Card (LP), TBS-6902 © TBS GmbH In- or exclusive of VAT? Private consumer prices are inclusive VAT (gross) and B2B customers prices are exclusive VAT (net). Private consumer B2B customer Exclusive of VAT	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430264
__label__cc	0.709433	0.290567	Promocje i fotorelacje Czasopisma Czasopisma Wszystkie czasopisma Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii Advances in Interventional Cardiology/Postępy w Kardiologii Interwencyjnej Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy Archives of Medical Science Biology of Sport Central European Journal of Immunology Folia Neuropathologica Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy Pediatric Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Polish Journal of Pathology Prenatal Cardiology Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques Konferencje Konferencje Konferencje Materiały pokonferencyjne Archiwum Serwisy Serwisy Lekarz POZ Dermatologia Gastroenterologia Ginekologia Onkologia Pulmonologia Reumatologia Lekarz specjalista Menedżer Zdrowia Prawo Warto wiedzieć e-Akademia Raka Płuca e-Akademia NAFLD Termedicus Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne Bieżący numer Archiwum O czasopiśmie Suplementy Rada naukowa Bazy indeksacyjne Prenumerata Kontakt Zasady publikacji prac Panel Redakcyjny - Zgłaszanie i recenzowanie prac online Poleć ten artykuł: Artykuł oryginalny Stresory związane z pacjentem oraz sposoby radzenia sobie ze stresem studentów pielęgniarstwa podczas pierwszych zajęć klinicznych Iwona Bodys-Cupak Anna Majda Aneta Grochowska Joanna Zalewska-Puchała Alicja Kamińska Grażyna Kuzera Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne 2019; 35 (1): 41–47 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2019.84050 Data publikacji online: 2019/03/30 Plik artykułu: - Patient-related.pdf [0.12 MB] Pobierz cytowanie Bodys-Cupak I, Majda A, Grochowska A, Zalewska-Puchała J, Kamińska A, Kuzera G. Patient-related stressors and coping strategies in baccalaureate nursing students during clinical practice. Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne. 2019;35(1):41-47. doi:10.5114/ms.2019.84050. Bodys-Cupak, I., Majda, A., Grochowska, A., Zalewska-Puchała, J., Kamińska, A., & Kuzera, G. (2019). Patient-related stressors and coping strategies in baccalaureate nursing students during clinical practice. Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne, 35(1), 41-47. https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2019.84050 Bodys-Cupak, Iwona, Anna Majda, Aneta Grochowska, Joanna Zalewska-Puchała, Alicja Kamińska, and Grażyna Kuzera. 2019. "Patient-related stressors and coping strategies in baccalaureate nursing students during clinical practice". Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne 35 (1): 41-47. doi:10.5114/ms.2019.84050. Bodys-Cupak, I., Majda, A., Grochowska, A., Zalewska-Puchała, J., Kamińska, A., and Kuzera, G. (2019). Patient-related stressors and coping strategies in baccalaureate nursing students during clinical practice. Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne, 35(1), pp.41-47. https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2019.84050 Bodys-Cupak, Iwona et al. "Patient-related stressors and coping strategies in baccalaureate nursing students during clinical practice." Medical Studies/Studia Medyczne, vol. 35, no. 1, 2019, pp. 41-47. doi:10.5114/ms.2019.84050. Nursing is considered to be one of the service professions and is also a vocation. Performing social services, which includes the profession of nurse, is considered one of the most stressful of environments for the individual. This is due to the high emotional commitment to connect with the patient, taking responsibility for the health and life of a human being, together with the struggle against the problems of the sick and their families. Predispositions to pursue the profession of nurse should be combined with appropriate personality skills and an ability to cope with stress, which involves making good decisions in difficult situations. Often, candidates for the profession of nursing follow a stereotypical image of the nursing profession. First contact with their future profession in natural conditions is very important for students and is often decisive in their decision to stay on this particular course of studies. It occurs during practical classes within the subject “basics of nursing”. These classes take place in health care facilities and are aimed at optimising nursing skills. Students improve skills such as hygienic and instrumental care, interpersonal communication, cooperation with the therapeutic team, organisation of work in the ward, and the realisation of tasks of the members of the therapeutic team. During this first practice, they are made aware that it is a profession burdened with stress, is patient related, and produces numerous environmental or interpersonal stressors. Numerous previous studies have confirmed the occurrence of stressful situations during the education of nursing students [1–7]. Higher levels of stress together with more psychophysical symptoms were found among nursing students than among other medical students [8] because, although they face the same stressors as other students, they have more responsibility for preparing for clinical practice, which increases stress. Gibbons as well as Jimenez et al. proved that the greatest source of stress is for students to practice in the clinical environment [9, 10]. They are struggling with interpersonal interactions and their lack of knowledge as well as uncertainty in the range of care skills. Also stressful for them is caring for the dying and the fear of failure. Some studies have found that stress increases with the progress of the teaching process, and experiencing high levels of stress by students can have a major impact on their professional future [10]. A little stress is motivating, whereas too high a level disturbs learning; furthermore, regarding the strategies used to deal with stress, there is great diversity between people – some take action to combat stress, others limit themselves to controlling their symptoms [11–13]. Studies have shown that students use different combinations of coping strategies in a variety of difficult situations from avoidance behaviours to problem solving [13, 14]. Other studies point out that students use active (planning, acceptance, and problem solving) and passive (denial, alcohol use, behavioural disengagement) ways of dealing with stress [9, 15]. Shiferaw et al. observed that the presence of various interpersonal, environmental, and academic stressors are closely linked to unhealthy coping strategies [16]. The ways of coping change throughout the learning process and may be dependent on individual stress tolerance [17–19]. Research by Hegge et al. has shown that positive coping strategies reduce the stress experienced by students [20]. Effective coping with stress is an important skill for students to develop, and improving this skill allows optimum performance in the future. Nurse educators should actively engage in solving students’ difficulties, giving advice, and reflecting on their daily activities. To optimally benefit from clinical education experiences and develop a positive professional identity, it is essential that students learn to effectively cope with stress. Aim of the research The purpose of the work was to assess difficult situations related to patient care and how nursing students cope with stress during first clinical practice in a hospital ward. Diagnostic survey and evaluation methods and surveying and scaling techniques were used. The research tools consisted of the demographics characteristics form, Stress Scale by S. Cohen, T. Kamarck, and R. Mermelstein, adapted by Z. Juczyński and N. Oginska-Bulik, and Inventory to measure coping with stress by Charles S. Carver, adapted by Z. Juczyński and N. Ogińska-Bulik [21]. The demographics characteristics form consisted of questions about age, sex, and stressful situations (stressors). The questionnaire included questions about the different situations faced by students at their first clinical classes – related to the patient, his/her care, and communication with him/her or his/her family. The respondent indicated which situations are the most stressful for him. Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) was used to assess the severity of stress related to one’s own situation over the preceding month. It contained 10 questions about subjective feelings related to personal problems and events. For each question, the subject responded by indicating on a five-step scale (from “never” to “very often”). The overall score was the sum of all points, with a theoretical distribution from 0 to 40, and the results were transformed into standardised units (stens 1 to 10) and interpreted according to the Scale key. A score between 1 and 4 stens is a low score, from 7 to 10 stens is high, and between 5 and 6 stens is an average score. The Inventory for coping with stress (Mini-COPE) has been used to evaluate typical ways of reacting and feeling in situations of severe stress. It consisted of 28 statements that included 14 strategies for coping with stress, which were divided into seven factors: Active Coping, including the strategies of Active Coping, Planning, and Positive Revalidation; Searching Support, including Finding Emotional Support and Finding Instrumental Support; Helplessness, including Psychoactive Substance Abuse, Abstinence, and Blaming Yourself; and Avoidance behaviours, including Dealing with Something Else, Denying, and Unloading Conversely. The strategies of Turn Towards Religion, Acceptance, and Sense of Humour were seen as independent factors. One of the four possible answers for each statement was one of four possibilities ranging from: I’ve almost never done this to almost always. The analysis of the results also distinguishes strategies focused on the problem, which included Active Coping, Planning, Instrumental Support Search, and Emotional-Focused Strategies, Emotional Support Search, Religion, and Denial. The study covered 786 people studying nursing in their first year of first-degree studies at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the Jagiellonian University and at the State Higher Vocational Schools in Tarnów, Nowy Sącz, and Nowy Targ. The study was conducted in 2015 and 2016. Students were included in the study if: 1) they were students of first-degree studies in the field of nursing, 2) they studied in the first year of study, and 3) they completed practical courses on the subject of the Foundations of Nursing. Questionnaires received from respondents were evaluated individually and checked for completeness; the data were then coded, entered into the database, and processed using IBM SPSS Statistics 20 for Windows. Verification of differences between variables was made using the Mann-Whitney test and Kruskal-Wallis test and multidimensional logistic regression. The relationship between variables was determined by calculating the Spearman rank correlation and multidimensional logistic regression. The adopted level of significance was  = 0.05. The research was approved by the Bioethics Committee – No. of approval: 122.6120.193.2015. Students were informed of the confidentiality and anonymity of the study, that their participation was voluntary, and that they may cease to cooperate at any time during the study. Most of the students tested (94.1%) were women. Respondents were between 19 and 35 years old (mean ± SD: 20.52 ±1.82). The mean age of men (mean ± SD: 21.26 ±2.51) was significantly higher (p = 0.002) than the mean age of women (mean ± SD: 20.47 ±1.76). Daily difficulties during practical classes were encountered by 5.5% of the students, quite often 54.5%, while 38.2% of respondents felt that difficult situations were rare. The difficult situations for students during first clinical practice were different. The most difficult was contact with suffering patients, the least difficult one was feeding the patient (Table 1). Women significantly more often than men assessed as difficult the inability to provide effective help to the patient (p = 0.009) and the inability to deal with suffering (p < 0.001). Younger persons (M = 20.47) significantly more frequently than older ones (M = 20.88) reported as difficult the serious health condition of the patient (p = 0.001). Similarly, the younger students (M = 20.12) more often than the older students (M = 20.6) indicated that it was difficult for them to perform hygienic activities (p = 0.004). Results of the PSS-10 Scale showed that a low level of stress was experienced by 17.8% of the respondents, an average level by 26.7% of the students, while 55.5% of respondents indicated they were experiencing severe stress. Slight differences suggested that a higher level of stress was experienced by women (56.1%) than by men (30.4%). Assuming the level of stress as point values (0–40 points), the differences between the groups were statistically significant (p = 0.002) because the PSS10 scores were higher for women (mean ± SD: 19.88 ±6.06) than for men (mean ± SD: 17.74 ±6.97). The age of the subjects did not affect the level of stress experienced. With the increase in the frequency of difficulties encountered during practical training, the level of stress increased, with the lowest among those with rare difficulties (M = 19.63) and the highest in those who were exposed to such difficulties daily (M = 21.33). Differences between occurrences of difficulty and stress were not statistically significant. Mini-COPE scores showed that students in the most difficult situations chose a coping strategy based on active coping (M = 2.09), seeking emotional support (M = 2.04), and planning (M = 2.04). To a lesser degree, they coped by seeking instrumental support (M = 1.98). Detailed results are shown in Table 2. It has been shown that older people were less likely to seek support in stressful situations (both emotional and instrumental support). People with higher stress levels in stressful situations were more inclined to deal with something else, deny, unload, take psychoactive substances, stop activities, or blame themselves. It was found, however, that those who experienced lower stress (lower scores on PSS-10) were more likely to cope with strategies such as active coping, positive revalidation, and acceptance. As the level of stress increased, the frequency of coping by taking on avoidance behaviours increased (rho = 0.195; p < 0.0001) (Table 3). Minor differences indicated that the planning strategy was more often selected by women than by men (M = 2.03, M = 1.86, p = 0.04). In the case of severe illness, the most commonly chosen strategies were active coping (M = 2.10), followed by planning (M = 2.05), and seeking instrumental support (M = 04). In cases of difficulty in contacting the patient, the students most often chose active coping (M = 2.11) or sought emotional support (M = 2.06). They also sought emotional support (M = 1.95) or planned activities (M = 1.94) in cases of difficulty in close contact with the patient. An inability to provide effective help to the patient most often led to active coping (M = 2.12), seeking emotional support, and planning (M = 0.4). Performing hygienic activities in intimate areas of the body most often mobilised respondents into active coping (M = 2.07) and planning (M = 2.05). People who indicated these activities as difficult, significantly more often than others coped by using psychoactive substances (M = 0.62, SD = 0.84, p = 0.002) or by cessation of activities (mean ± SD: 0.98 ±0.84, p = 0.02). Multivariate regression analysis confirmed that students in these situations were significantly more likely to be helpless (OR = 1.64, p = 0.01). A patient’s lack of satisfaction with the obtained assistance resulted in most frequent choosing of strategies for active coping (M = 2.14) or emotional support (M = 2.10). Questions from patients about health conditions led to seeking instrumental support (M = 1.99) and active coping (M = 1.98). In cases where the students found it difficult to perform the measurements, they undertook an active coping strategy (M = 2.20) and then sought support (M = 2.07). The necessity of feeding the patient and experiencing this situation as difficult led to more frequent use of the strategy of active coping (M = 2.18) followed by planning (M = 2.02). In the case of difficulties in preparing the patient for medical procedures, the students most often took to active coping strategies (M = 2.12) and then sought instrumental support (M = 2.05). In addition, multidimensional logistic regression showed that students had a significantly greater chance of taking evasive behaviour with patients with severe disease (OR = 1.06, p = 0.81), contact with the patient (OR = 1.05, p = 0.86), physical contact with the patient (OR = 1.02, p = 0.94), lack of patient’s satisfaction (OR = 1.33, p = 0.23), health status questions (OR = 1.33 taking measurements (OR = 1.24, p = 0.45), and patient feeding (OR = 1.46, p = 0.22), which they considered stressful. Nursing students face a variety of difficult situations, especially during their first practical classes in the ward, and the diversity of these situations determines the different ways of coping with stress. In our studies, it was shown that the difficult situations for students were those which involved the following: contact with suffering (35.0%), severe condition of the patient (34.4%), and lack of effective help provided to the patient (30.5%). The results of the Kaneko and Momino study showed that, for Japanese nursing students, stress factors included performing hygiene maintaining activities and interpersonal interactions with their family members or interdisciplinary team members [4]. The authors of other studies [9, 10] have confirmed that students, in addition to struggling with interpersonal stress, reported stressfulness in taking care of patients, caring for a dying patient, or fear of failure. Sayedfatemi et al., when evaluating the stressors for nursing students, demonstrated that first-year nursing students, when compared with the students of the fourth year, identified more interpersonal and environmental stressors [1]. Shiferaw et al. showed that the most common stressors for students were interpersonal factors [16]. They observed that the occurrence of various interpersonal, environmental, and academic stressors was closely linked to unhealthy coping strategies. More than half of the students in their studies experienced severe stress. Slight differences suggested that higher levels of stress were felt more often by women than by men. Similar results were obtained by other authors [22–24]. Students adopt diverse coping strategies in difficult situations. In our own research, it was shown that they most often used a strategy based on active coping, emotional support, and planning. Similarly, research conducted among nursing students in Jordan showed that the most common way to cope with difficulties during clinical practice was by searching for a solution to the problem [14]. However, Żuralska et al. showed that nursing students, more often than obstetric students, in difficult situations preferred a style focused on task and seeking social contact [25]. On the other hand, midwives, unlike nurses, preferred a style that focused on emotions. Okumura et al. and Suga et al. described that avoidance behaviours allow students to cope with stress in relationships with a patient in a new clinical environment [18, 19]. In their studies, students were least likely to cope in difficult situations through the use of psychoactive substances. Similar results were obtained by Fornés-Vives et al. [17]. The results of the Szczyrba-Maroń study showed that 25% of nursing students in difficult situations used pharmacological agents, i.e. sedative or stimulant tablets [26]. For 15% of those tested, alcohol was consumed as a remedy. Using alcohol and smoking as a way of coping in difficult situations amongst medical students has also been confirmed by Guthrie et al. and Ashton and Kamali [27, 28]. Sayedfatemi et al. determined that nursing students in Iran in the most difficult situations are seeking solutions following the principles of Islamic religion and culture (mutual respect, respect for the family, religion) [1]. They also found that smoking or use of alcohol or drugs were the least common ways of responding to stress. The results of the study conducted by Kaneko and Momino (2015) allowed them to ascertain that in a stressful situation students displayed a worsening mood and a passive attitude, which was manifested by lack of activity in seeking help to solve problems [4]. Results of the study by Hirsch et al. showed that the most prevalent coping strategies used by nursing students were denial of problems and escape-avoidance, both of which are ineffective ways of dealing with stressful situations [29]. Self-reported studies have also shown that students who use avoidance behaviours felt a higher level of stress than others. Confirmation of these dependencies can be found in the results of research by Alzayyat and Al-Gamal [30]. Most of the respondents in the study conducted by Shiferaw et al. coped with stress through positive thinking, while the most common unfavourable way to react was blaming oneself [16]. Similarly, Yildiz Findik et al. observed that nursing students showed passive coping strategies despite high levels of stress [31]. Alzayyat and Al-Gamal found that students in Jordan, who used evasion or relocation strategies, felt a higher level of stress [30]. Most students in medical studies, in research conducted by Niknami et al. in Iran, used a coping strategy relying on focusing on a problem [32]. Self-reported studies have shown that students in difficult situations seek social and instrumental support. Students from Korea also sought social support and attempted to solve the problem [33]. The most commonly used stress management strategies for students in Saudi Arabia were, first of all, blaming themselves, then, seeking support and turning to religion [22]. Other authors have confirmed that the leading, as well as the most positive, strategy for coping with stress by students was to seek social support [34, 35]. Limitations of the study The main limitations of the study are related to areas of data collection methods. Data collection was undertaken at one point in time rather than longitudinally. The characteristics of the participants – young people, mainly women – could represent a bias. During practical training on a hospital ward: – difficult situations often appeared in slightly over half of the nursing students; the most frequent were contact with a suffering patient, severe health condition of the patient, and lack of ability to provide effective assistance to the patient; – most nursing students experienced moderate or severe stress; – nursing students adopted different coping strategies, the most common being active coping and seeking support. In nursing students, the frequency of avoidance behaviours increased significantly as the level of stress increased. Awareness of difficult situations for nursing students will help to make educators more aware and thereby facilitate better support for the students. It also gives them the ability to control how students cope with stressful situations and motivates them to adopt active strategies for coping with difficulties. It is very important to develop active ways to deal with difficult situations in students, especially those who display helplessness and avoidance behaviour. Nurse educators need to consider how student experiences might contribute to potential distress and should provide social support by giving students constructive feedback. It is necessary to address the stress experienced by nursing students and to implement training that focuses on coping with stress into the nursing curriculum. 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__label__cc	0.564027	0.435973	'The chancellor is making schools play mummy and daddy, rather than improving the lives of teachers' The government still hasn’t grasped that, without investing money in well-trained, well-paid, unstressed teachers, there is unlikely to be any change to educational outcomes, a history teacher writes By Thomas Rogers This week, the chancellor announced an extra £285 million to ensure that schools can stay open longer. The extra money will allow 25 per cent of schools to extend their opening hours to provide more after-school clubs. However, real-terms budget cuts for schools will continue. These have forced many into whole-school staff restructuring and others into difficult choices on curriculum planning. Departmental budgets for things like textbooks, photocopying and technology have been slashed. Many, particularly those in charge of non-core subjects, are now surviving on a shoe-string. Meanwhile, class sizes continue to creep up nationwide, as immigration and a population surge combine to create an upcoming school-place crisis in some areas. Despite these pressures, Ofsted continues to expect higher and higher “standards” (results) from every school. The pressure on teaching staff has been unprecedented. An academy in the South West, which will remain nameless, let 14 teachers go last term, and the head explained this away as “a healthy turnover”. Many were coerced out of their jobs by unscrupulous senior leaders, hell-bent on scrutinising their every move. Some were very good teachers. With £285 million to play with, the chancellor is as misguided as every education minister who has come before, in believing the best way to spend it is in increasing the capacity of schools to play the role of mummy and daddy, rather than by improving the working lives of teachers. To be blunt, what would have been welcome is a more direct announcement stating that parents will be expected to be parents and that schools will be given an extra £285 million just to be schools within normal school hours. Instead, something extra will be provided, always something extra. Meanwhile, the essentials will continue to be neglected. Undoubtedly, the essentials are the teachers themselves – the fabric that holds together every single school. Yet, the fact is that more than 50,000 left teaching last year alone, the highest number in more than 10 years. And the fact that more than 40 per cent of new teachers are leaving in their first year seems to have had little impact on policymakers. Cary Cooper, a respected academic at Manchester University, stated that teaching was in the top three most stressful professions in the UK, citing “workload, long and unsociable hours and constant change” as the recurring reasons. The alarming fact that more than 50 per cent of teachers are currently considering leaving the profession only adds to the reality that the quality of the teaching fraternity is gradually diminishing as good teachers either go or get promoted up the scale. The government, quite staggeringly, still hasn’t grasped that without quality, well-trained and relatively healthy teachers standing in front of students, changing the status of schools or the length of the school day is unlikely to yield any notable change in educational outcomes. Let’s say they decided to prioritise the recruitment and retention of teachers. They could divert that £285 million into extra PPA time, extra time for staff to mark and assess and deal with curriculum changes, time for staff to attend CPD courses or to lower class sizes. Then, surely, the knock-on effect on teacher wellbeing, and therefore results, would be marked. Instead, their concerns that the attainment gap between disadvantaged students and their peers isn’t narrowing has led them to ensure that the 25 per cent of students who live in socially deprived areas spend longer in school and less time at home, taking yet more accountability away from parents at the same time as increasing it for schools. Again, this is a recurring and damaging trend that is slowly reinforcing the idea that schools and teachers are the chief guarantors of student success. The move to full academisation by 2022 will serve to disguise an educational crisis. The legal ability of academies to employ non-qualified teaching staff will allow them to recruit anyone and everyone. Predictably glib announcements by the government will proclaim that the number of employed teaching staff is continuing to increase, despite the parallel exodus of many of the great and good. Ministers will also allow headteachers and executives more power to control the wages of their employees. Performance-related pay will go into hyper-drive. Some will never achieve a pay rise; others will be paid salaries in the hundreds of thousands, as highlighted by Sir Michael Wilshaw, the head of Ofsted, himself only last week. Schools will become like businesses, with the results of individual teachers published openly, leading to league tables of teachers within schools and the unmerciful division and deflation that will cause. The free hand for academies to design their own curriculums and assessment criteria creates a web of secret gardens, where everyone is wondering what everyone else is doing, unsure of their own path and making critical mistakes along the way. With curriculum freedom will come much more responsibility to design, implement and monitor curriculum innovations and assessment systems, but with no more time or money to make a success of it. The result will surely be more of the same: huge differences in assessment, marking and curriculum content between subjects, schools, academy chains and regions. A truly scattergun approach. The haemorrhaging of the great and good in schools will continue at a pace and teacher imports will increase, with the gap filled by Jamaicans, Canadians and anyone else who will take the carrot. 'A brazen lie' You may wonder why Nicky Morgan is so fixated on the academy programme. Asked on the Andrew Marr Show in May 2015 if she believed that academies were a “better kind” of school than those overseen by local authorities, Ms Morgan said: “I do – we can see in the results that students do better in academies, both at key stage 2 – at the end of primary school – and at GCSE.” This claim is quite simply a brazen lie, delivered for the benefit of the general public in a facade of pleasantness. Data only released in August 2015 showed that, among secondary schools rated inadequate by Ofsted, sponsored academies were more than four times more likely to remain inadequate after the first inspection. The data indicated that primary schools would be 12 times more likely to remain inadequate. It is undisputed that it is teacher quality that has the biggest impact on student attainment. If you place a good teacher into a comprehensive, an academy, a grammar school or a private one, they will remain a good teacher. The resources invested by government into tinkering with systems is mind-boggling when – if they just focused on getting it right at grassroots level across the board – everything could be so different. As it is, 44,000 workload surveys have led to no noticeable changes in teachers’ working conditions. Were they even read? The problem with Ms Morgan is she has no context of how real education works. Having attended the fee-paying exclusivity of Surbiton High School, she then went on to study at St Hugh's College, Oxford. Michael Gove followed a similar course. It’s high time we had a teacher in the top job, preferably elected. In Wales, they have Huw Lewis, a former chemistry teacher, as their education secretary. A former teacher might have a better plan about how to spend people’s taxes effectively. So, in summary, this Budget is disappointingly predictable: avoiding the real problems by taking a wild stab in the dark. Tom Rogers runs rogershistory.com and tweets at @RogersHistory Want to keep up with the latest education news and opinion? 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We see little need to reach a common understanding of these terms, or to explicate beyond what is provided on the home page. We anticipate that those individuals who joined the constituency employed for all these terms some understanding in general use that they personally find apt. 3. The Brights’ Net offers a pragmatic action connection for Brights The Brights' Net exists to try to influence and educate society through the advocacy of goals and actions by Brights. The organization’s website serves as a hub for the overall enterprise. The site has instituted a forum to facilitate communications among Brights and to bolster their activities. The thrust of the networking of individuals is their pursuit of actions to advance the stated goals of the movement. As time is a valuable commodity, the Brights’ Net encourages participants to use energies productively toward helping to add constituents, build recognition of persons who have a naturalistic worldview, and pursue the raison d'être, which focuses on social and civic aims, not philosophy. 4. The Brights’ Net functions as an Internet entity and not as a membership organization We would anticipate that Brights who wish to join with others in affiliations or in fellowship (or to attend local meetings or conventions) would investigate existing organizations germane to them. Certainly, we would encourage those who have such interests to do so. Brights in the network are not constrained by the network to precepts that constituents affirm. We do not intend the network to be a club or organization that has gatherings or avows any ideology. A sense of camaraderie and reward, if sought by any individual, have to come primarily from his/her participation in actions directed toward improving the situation that stimulated the movement. "Brights speak" to the issues in this movement via messages they send from their computers. 5. The Brights movement, using bright as a generic term, is inclusive of all individuals (not groups) who say they are Brights The movement draws together people, not organizations. It is solely an Internet constituency of autonomous individuals, all of whom hold naturalistic worldviews. Its aggregate of persons has no "party line" to follow. The overall idea is to advance toward broad aims by way of specific pragmatic goals in which diverse constituents have probable shared interest. The noun bright was initiated as a generic term that could refer to a host of independent individuals who declare “a naturalistic worldview.” Individuals who wish to do so could claim the umbrella label as a civic identity (I am a Bright) or could self-identify by other labels. As many groups consist largely of prospective Brights, we would welcome organizational recommendations to their membership that the individuals look into the movement. 6. The Brights movement is just that, a Brights movement This movement per se concentrates on attracting the diverse constituents who have a naturalistic worldview and steering actions in a general direction to address grave concerns about the social and civic relegation of their worldview. This movement is not an atheist movement, nor a humanist, freethinker, skeptical, rationalist, objectivist, igtheist, materialist, or secular humanist movement, nor any other manifestation of extant organizations and philosophies. Commonly news commentators and writers refer to the Brights as "an atheists' movement" or even erroneously treat the word bright as a synonym for atheist. This movement is not associated with any defined beliefs. The Brights' constituency is inclusive of varied naturalistic perspectives and categories. We are not atheist, or humanist, etc., but we offer a generic civic umbrella for individuals who have a naturalistic worldview, along with means for their association and action. 7. The Brights movement is defined by Brights, not defined by others We intend to work to create a social awareness that the constituency and the naturalistic worldview need to be accepted for what they are, and not be defined as a negation of a religious point of view. The Brights, by defining themselves positively and without comparison, stand defiant against the ways by which society has long defined them. Some labels, by their very use, reinforce the marginalization of Brights in society and lower the cultural authority of what is actually a strikingly wholesome worldview. We laud those who can stand against terminology that denigrates or lowers the status of a person who holds a naturalistic worldview. A great many Brights do not wish to be identified as unbelievers, or nonbelievers, when they firmly believe in many things. They do not relish being characterized by adjectives that merely reinforce exceedingly narrow comparison to religious beliefs of others -- words that, in many cases, carry a stigma (e.g., godless, faithless). Brights must help society move beyond referring to persons who have a naturalistic worldview only by negative reference to other worldviews, or by belittling comparisons. 8. The Brights movement is a positive force We intend to work to grow a constituency of Brights able to exercise social and political influence in a constructive fashion. The Brights movement is not by design an anti-religious force in society. The overall aim is civic fairness for all, which necessitates there being a place in politics and society for persons who hold a naturalistic outlook. There is a human penchant for creating us/them classes in which the "them" is viewed as negative or repellant. Although some individual Brights may have negative views of persons who hold supernatural beliefs, the Brights movement does not proclaim superiority or a disdain for others. What is sought is social acceptance and civic equality. This movement unequivocally rebuffs not only verbal comparisons that cast Brights as lesser citizens than the religious, but also those that cast the religious as lesser citizens than the Brights. 9. The Brights movement seeks acknowledgement and influence in society The constituency of persons who have naturalistic worldviews needs to acquire social and political clout in proportion to its numbers. As participants in this Internet constituency, we will work to craft a social awareness of this fact. Brights in the Internet constituency resist being ignored, marginalized and discriminated against in our societies. We will work toward all brights being accepted as citizens on a level playing field with persons who hold other worldviews. We want to create societal recognition that large numbers of Brights exist, and that they will no longer accept being ignored as a constituency. Neither will they be receptive to being typecast as a marginalized identity group defined by condescending terminology. Brights' Principles Meet Some	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430270
__label__wiki	0.77855	0.77855	Queries as aflatoxin maize flour yet to be destroyed after recall from shelves Aflatoxin is one of a group of naturally occurring poisonous substances known as mycotoxins and are produced by certain types of mould or fungi •Cancer lobby wants those implicated in aflatoxin scandal arrested and prosecuted •According to WHO, Aflatoxin is considered a carcinogen, something that is capable of causing cancer by MAGDALINE SAYA REPORTER Questions have been raised over the government's commitment to fight aflatoxin contaminated maize flour in the market. The Kenyan Network of Cancer Organisations now wants the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and the office of the DPP to swiftly arrest and prosecute those implicated in the aflatoxin scandal with criminal negligence. Aflatoxin is one of a group of naturally occurring poisonous substances known as mycotoxins and are produced by certain types of mould or fungi. The toxic fungi that produce it thrive in warm and moist environments, growing in soil, decaying vegetation, hay and grains. The World Health Organisation ranks it as the most poisonous of the mycotoxins and has gained the most attention because of its occurrence in food and its severe effects on human health. “We are gravely concerned that following the recent reports of aflatoxin contaminated maize flour we did not see any destruction of the contaminated maize flour. instead the condemned products were swiftly put back on the shelves,” KENCO chairperson Catherine Wachira said yesterday. The Kenyan Network of Cancer Organisations chairperson Catherine Wachira (in the middle) speaks to the press in Nairobi yesterday Image: MAGDALINE SAYA Last month, the Kenya Bureau of Standards recalled five brands of Ugali flour for failing to meet minimum standards. The agency said Dola Maize Meal, Kifaru Maize Meal, Starehe Maize Meal, 210 Two Ten Maize Meal, and Jembe Maize Meal have been recalled after they tested to contain high levels of aflatoxin. The agency directed the affected manufacturers are required to institute corrective actions before being confirmed by its officials failure to which the agency will revoke their licenses. “Aflatoxin consumption has been linked to liver cancer and other non communicable diseases,” Wachira noted. The WHO cautions that eating food with high levels of aflatoxin could have long term adverse effects on health and could be life threatening. According to WHO, Aflatoxin is considered a carcinogen, something that is capable of causing cancer. The WHO indicates the long-term effects of the toxin trigger cancer and cause immune deficiency and has been linked to high risk of liver and kidney cancer. “The task force appointed to look at the systems and processes at the Kenya Bureau of Standards, will need to work with speed and diligence to ensure that the inefficiencies at KEBs, that have put Kenyans at risk, are dealt with once and for all.” Consistent small doses can affect nutrition and the immune system. Children are considered particularly vulnerable and exposure can lead to stunted and delayed growth. A study by the US National Centre for Biotechnology has also linked aflatoxin to impaired development of unborn babies in the womb. The study says toxins pass from mother to the foetus through the placenta, or can also be passed through breast milk. An association representing cereal millers in the country protested against the ban, questioning the validity of methods used to test aflatoxin levels. In 2004, more than 80 Kenyans died from consuming maize that had been contaminated with a toxin-producing fungus. Another 180 were admitted to hospitals. Central alcoholics sick with dangerous brain disease 3d ago Central Woman to pay Sh250,000 for revealing friend's HIV status 4d ago News Fertility clinic offers women Sh50,000 to donate eggs 4d ago Health Frequent reshuffles at Ministry of Health bad, Uhuru told NHIF's Sh500 scheme broke, MPs allege cover-up Help Lines Kenya Police: Kenya Medical Board: (+254 20 2724938) Ministry of Health: Nursing Council of Kenya: Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board Kenya red Cross St. John's Ambulance Nairobi Women's Hospital The data driven journalism + tools in StarHealth section were kickstarted by Code4Kenya The code & data for this page are open source. You can re-use it by visiting the above repositories.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430272
__label__cc	0.644423	0.355577	Apple / Apple Watch / Smart watches Apple is looking to add a feature to track your sleep by hours Apple Watch future At the moment, can be for the Smart Watch Apple Watch tracking the type of user. This is done through apps such as Sleep Cycle, which can monitor the amount of sleep you get based on your movements. But according to a report from Mark Gurman from the website of Bloomberg, it may require Apple to include the feature of tracking your sleep in hours Apple Watch for the future. This report says that Apple has already tested this feature in secret, in secret locations different in their headquarters, but although it is being tested already, we don’t expect to see her any time soon. Due to that, according to the report, if all goes well, I’ll tell Apple to include the Apple Watch coming in 2020, so don’t expect to see this feature in hours Apple Watch, which will arrive in the second half of this year. It is not clear how different these water features sleep tracking and other that we have seen in the past, but maybe will Apple add some characteristics to the advantage of own sleep to make it different from other features. It should be noted that Apple had in the year 2017, to take possession of company Beddit specialized in tracking sleep patterns. The company did not a lot since the acquisition of these, except that they continued to sell the device to monitor sleep, but this may be the integration in the Apple Watch is how the plan by Apple to make full use of the process of acquisition of these. TaggedAppleApple WatchSmart watches The FBI is able to decrypt the iPhone.. what’s the secret behind seeking help from Apple Processor A14 in the Evo 12 will compete with processors MacBook! Previous Article Xiaomi has admitted that its foldable smartphone is not up to competitors Next Article Death due to phones recording unprecedented rates of In Chrome for Android appeared auto-close tabs. How to enable Shawty make phone Mi 10 soon sensor key accurately 108 mega pixel camera Huawei signed partnership agreement with TomTom for mapping services and navigation affiliate Onur preparation for a pilot with a similar design case S20 The giants of the banking industry had serious cryptocurrency competitor	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430277
__label__cc	0.605406	0.394594	Computers & Smart Devices Category: Smartphones I would like to know the features of Panasonic T40 Are you looking for a feature rich smartphone under Rs6000? Here you can find smartphone models including various Android based phones like Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Panasonic T40 I am thinking to buy a smartphone which comes priced under Rs. 6k and after a long research, I shortlisted two smartphones. I am confused to know the best smartphone between Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Panasonic T40. I would like to know from the experts about the features of both the smartphones mentioned above and also suggest me which one is best among them to buy. Anish Nataraj R Panasonic has released a bunch of budget phones, one of them is the Panasonic T40. This device features a 4 Inch IPS display with a resolution of 800x480. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad core processor with 1 GB RAM and a internal storage capacity of 8 GB. The device has a 5 MP primary camera and a 2 MP secondary camera. The device runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean. Panasonic T40 is priced at Rs 5,500 in ebay. Carlos Solanki Panasonic T40: Some of the awesome features of Panasonic T40 are given below: It is a awesome smartphone with a cheap price and it comes with a great stylish body design. It comes with a medium size of screen of 4 inch which can be easily fit on the users palm. It comes with a resolution of 480x800 pixels which gives a clear view to the users. It comes loaded with 1 GB of RAM and 1.3GHz Quad core processor which helps it to run smoothly. It has a primary camera of 5 MP and a secondary camera of 2 MP which helps the users to click photos in a clear view or high quality. It runs on Android 4.4.2. It comes loaded with 8 GB of internal storage in it and external storage space can be expanded using MicroSD card up to 32 GB. It has a long continuous usable battery of 1500mAh. It is available on various online mega stores and with various variety of colors so that users can choose the color for their smartphone according to their desire. It supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Headphones, GPS, FM and many more awesome features. According to my opinion you should buy Panasonic T40 rather than buying Xiaomi Redmi 1S. You can get Panasonic T40 in a cheap price as compared to Xiaomi Redmi 1S and it also has many of the awesome features which are similar to Xiaomi Redmi 1S. Below are the complete features and specs of Panasonic T40 : OS : Panasonic T40 runs on the Android v4.4.2 KitKat OS. Display : Panasonic T40 has 4 inch long capacitive touchscreen display with resolution of 480x800 pixels. Processor : It has a quad-core processor with a clock speed of 1.3GHz. RAM : Panasonic T40 has 1 GB RAM. Memory : It has 8 GB internal memory and 32 GB expandable memory via microSD card. Camera : Panasonic T40 has rear camera of 5 MP and front camera of 2 MP. Battery : It has 1500 mAh removable battery. Colours : Panasonic T40 is available in White, Dark Grey and Bright Red variants. Xiaomi Remi 1S or Panasonic T40 : If you want to buy any one smartphone between Panasonic T40 and Xiaomi Redmi 1S, then I will recommend you to buy Panasonic T40 because it has almost same features as Xiaomi Redmi 1S but with lesser price. PANASONIC T 40 Panasonic T40 is a smartphone powered by Android Kit kat and 5MP camera. It has 1.3 GHz Quadcore processor.Internal memory 8GB expandable upto 32GB . It has 1GB RAM and a 4.0 inch WVGA screen at 480 x800 resolution. Other specifications include a 5 MP rear camera with LED flash and 2 MP secondary front camera which can be useful while using Skype and for taking Selfies. 1500 mAh battery, Android KitKat 4.4.2 runs the phone. Colors available are Dark Grey , Bright Red and White. Price currently is Rs.5990. 1.6 GHz Quadcore processor. Internal memory 8GB expandable upto 64 GB 1GB RAM. Battery 2000mAh. 8MP rear camera and 1.6 MP front Camera. 4.7 inch screen with 720 X 1280 resolution. OS Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Color availability is only Grey. Price Rs.5999/- RedMi has compass and WIFI direct which is not available in T40. If you ask me for the choice , I would suggest you to go for REDMI because it has better features than T40 at almost same price. Alok Nath Pandey If you're confused between Xiaomi Redmi 1S and Panasonic T40 then I'll suggest you to go for Redmi 1S as the smartphone has received more numbers of customers than expected in India. It's pretty tough to bring the phone in your cart as this phone can be purchased only through the sale that held on Flipkart. Comparison between Redmi 1S and Panasonic T40 Panasonic has Android Kitkat v4.4.2 operating System which operates of 1.3 Ghz quad core processor. There's 1 GB RAM provided to the users. Redmi 1S has Android Jelly Bean OS which operates in a fast 1.6 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 Quad Core processor. : Redmi 1S as fast processor but a outdated OS. Panasonic T40 has a 4.0 Inches capacitive touch screen having resolution of 480x800 pixels. Xiaomi Redmi 1S has a 4.7 inch IPS display which is larger than T40 and it as a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. : Redmi 1S has a big screen size with good resolution. Panasonic T40:- The primary camera of Panasonic is of 5 MP whereas the secondary camera is of 2 MP. Redmi 1S:- Redmi 1S has 8 MP primary camera which can capture at a rate of 8 frames per second and 1.6 Mp secondary camera. : Redmi 1S has a powerful primary camera than Panasonic T40. Panasonic T40 has 8 GB internal memory which can be expanded up to 64 GB using a SD card. Redmi 1S provides 8 GB internal storage that can be expanded up to 64 GB using a memory card. : It's a tie between the both. Panasonic has 1500 mAh Li-ion battery whereas Redmi 1S has a 2000 mAh powerful battery. If you wanna buy Redmi 1S then register for the sale that is going to be held on 13th January at 5 PM. The registration window is open till 12th January's midnight. : Redmi 1S wins here also. Xiaomi 1S is costlier than Panasonic T40 but it has some more features than Panasonic T40. Panasonic T40 Panasonic T40 is an awesome smartphone powered with the latest android version Kitkat. Panasonic always come up with the latest technology gadgets. Panasonic T40 is also a very good phone with some of its features highlighted below:- 1. Display and Dimension: - This phone has a dimension of 126x62.5x9.0 mm and has an awesome sleek look and has a weight of 117 g. The phone is available in white, dark grey and bright red color. The phone has a resolution of 480x800 pixels. It has a multi touch TFT capacitive screen with 16000000 colors. 2. Camera: - It has a primary camera of 5 Mp with resolution of 2592x1944 pixels to capture all our fun moments. It also has a 2 Mp front camera which will help you to take selfies and you can connect with your friends through video chat. 3. Battery: - It has Li – ion type battery with 1500 mAh capacity battery which will provide a good battery backup. 4. Memory: - The phone has 8 GB of inbuilt storage which can be expandable upto32 GB with the help of micro SD card. 5. Connectivity: - It supports Bluetooth, Headphones, Wi-fi, GPS, FM and many more exiting features. 6. Processor: -It has 1 GB of RAM and 1.3 GHz Quad core processor which helps it to perform all the functions effectively. My verdict: - According to my view you should buy Panasonic T40 rather than buying Xiaomi Redmi 1S.Panasonic T40 is an awesome phone which is available in a very cheap price. I would suggest you to buy Panasonic T40 because it is loaded with almost same features as Xiaomi Redmi 1S and in lesser price.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430280
__label__wiki	0.574197	0.574197	Category: Software Zerch apps from Comviva and its benefits Searching for information on Zerch apps? Find out all about the unique features of Zerch apps from Comviva and know its pros and cons. I recently came to know that Mahindra Comviva has few weeks back released Zerch apps and I would like to know about Zerch app details. Like, where to download Zerch app? Is it available for iPhone? Is it only for Android OS users? How to use it? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the app? Kindly enlighten with me with some details on the apps. pranay anumula Zerch is an App released by Mahindra Comviva which focus on finding the best nearby offers and deals of the city which you live in. Zerch is available in both Android Play store and I phone store. Zerch is a collection App with a size of 5 MB, where it will bring you the offers in your city with all the details included in it with discount offers. At present available only in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR and they promise to extend support to all cities. The interface is quite impressive with hassle free navigation and left side menu will differentiate every kind of category like Dining, Health, Salon, pubs etc. You can log in using FaceBook and Gmail and the offers will be visible to you and there is an option to share with your friends. (Rs 12) Zerch apps is the mobile app developed by Mahindra Comviva, the mobility solutions division of Tech Mahindra. The app is available both for Android and iOS devices from the respective app stores. The Zerch apps provides the information on the deals offered by nearby stores. The listing ranges across a wide categories. The primary categories include food and beverages, spas, salons and apparel, accessories, books, gifts and electronic items. The app was launched for Android in June, 2015 and expanded to Delhi in September. Developers claim that they have over 150000 users. There are claims that the listing covers over 2800 stores in the two cities the app has been launched so far. There are plans to reach a figure of 10000 by Dec, 2016. The company also has plans to expand to other cities soon. They also have an app for the merchants to get their deals listed on the app. It has been reported that the app has been doing around 1000 deals each week across iOS and Android. When you enter one of the Zerch enabled merchant store, you get a notification on special deals available at the said store. The firm is looking to offer deals outside the stores where a customer can order items sitting at home. Thanks to both of you for great explanation on this app called Zerch. Hope this app will be helpful for the online buyers.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430281
__label__wiki	0.554343	0.554343	Case Study: An NHS IT success story One element of the massive group of NHS IT projects is set to be a completely successful project. PACS is to do with the capture, on-line storage, and networking of medical images. By Chris Mellor, Techworld \| Jun 19, 2006 The humungously large NHS IT project known as Connecting for Health is set to be late and delivered over budget. We are set for bad news as more details of this secretive set of projects leak out. But it is nor all bad news. In fact one aspect of it is set to be a rousing success - and as details come out it is hard not to agree that this will be the case. The project is called PACS - Picture Archiving and Communications Systems - and it is to do with the capture, storage and delivery of digitised medical images, In the typical situation a medical image is printed on film. The classic situation is an X-ray. The X-ray is stored as film in the hospital facility where it was taken and when a patient sees a doctor that X-ray must be present. There is only one copy. Obviously this limits what can be done with X-rays. There are other kinds of medical image:- - photographs - Ultra-sound scans - CT scans - MRI scans - Microfiche records(DICOM) These images are captured at different places within a hospital. They are stored in different ways - modalities in the NHS jargon - and they suffer from an obvious limitation. Generally patients and doctor and image have to come together for a consultation. Stored images can't travel and there is generally only one copy. The PACS idea, based on existing practice in the USA is:- - Move to digitised images, meaning one modality, - Store them on disk, meaning multiple copies can easily be made, - Send then across a network to viewing systems, meaning a PC attached to a server. PACS is very simple from a storage point of view. Files are stored on a central online drive array. The thirst for capacity is steadily increasing but not radically so. For us in the storage world, and for us as private consumers of digital photos, this is so obviously a good idea that it needs no discussion at all. There is no need for film processing. There is no need for multiple viewing systems, such as microfiche readers, X-ray lightboxes, and so forth. Images can travel to patient and doctor wherever they are. Multiple copies can be seen at once if needed. Lost images should become extremely rare events. Image retrieval and display can be relatively quick with no more waiting for a porter, for example, to fetch X-rays from the hospital X-ray library. It all means that a patient's condition should be diagnosed faster and at less expense. The then Health minister John Hutton said in May, 2004: "The digital image will follow the patient wherever they go and will be able to be recalled whenever and wherever they need to be accessed by a patient's healthcare professional." In the UK the NHS IT programme, now known as Connecting for Health, has five contracts with local (regional) service providers (LSPs). Each group of hospitals in a region is known as a cluster. Images will be communicable between all hospitals in a cluster. Patients in rural areas will especially benefit as PACS viewing systems will be put into minor injuries units and other diagnostic locations, saving them on lengthy trips to hospitals. The five LSPs are:- - Southern cluster - Fujitsu and GE - London Cluster - Phillips with BT - East and East Midlands - Accenture with GE - North East Cluster - Accenture with Agfa - North West and West Midlands Cluster - CSC with GE. Connect for Health supremo Richard Grainger said: "We have negotiated a substantial reduction in the average price of a PACS system." It's understood that there has been a 57 percent reduction on diagnostic workstations, a saving of 60 percent on image acquisition equipment, a massive 71 percent reduction on the disk storage side and an 80 percent lowering of server costs. Typically a supplier, such as Phillips, supplies the PACS hardware and software. A systems and communications consultancy implements this into the regional hospitals' IT and network system. The PACS software includes an image management system and an image database. Data protection functionality is also included. In the Phillips PACS system images are stored on a RAID 5 disk vault. They are communicated across a WAN to viewing systems with so-called wavelet technology being used to reduce the bandwidth needed. The communicated images are sent in a lossless way so that no detail is left out. Hospital and inter-hospital network links are a bit of a patchwork and there is limited network bandwidth to take into account. The image vault is a form of network-attached storage and were basically talking about a filer/NAS silo holding the multifarious images. For example, the AGFA PACS product uses NetApp filers. SANs have been used also. ONstor has supplied NAS-based PACS storage to US hospitals, also a NAS head with anIBM SAN behind it. All UK hospitals should be PACS-upgraded by the end of 2008, implementations taking place at a rate of one a week. The Southern Cluster, covering Cornwall to Kent, is where the deployment of PACS is most mature. There are 17 trusts in the cluster now live with PACS and the cluster data store is also live, enabling images to be shared. So far over 26 million images have been stored in it and more than 1.6 million patient examinations using PACS have takem place in the southern cluster. From the storage point of view this is all trivial. A RAID 5 disk array is a piece of commodity technology. A NAS filer is also a commodity. It is gratifying that such obviously beneficial technology is being put in place in the NHS. iPad and iPhone to receive remote heart-monitoring app NHS suffers massive computer outage	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430282
__label__wiki	0.972838	0.972838	Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch Shares Her Beauty Routine Cheekbones for days. By Fawnia Soo Hoo Courtesy of Instagram/@madelame Judging from the über-dark and twisty trailer, the CW's upcoming take on the classic Archie comics, Riverdale, looks to be Twin Peaks noir meets Gossip Girl soapiness with some Pretty Little Liars murder and mystery thrown in for kicks. Also at the center: ginger dreamboat Archie (K.J. Apa), caught between girl-next-door Betty (Lily Reinhart) and glam New York transplant Veronica (Camila Mendes). But he's not the only absurdly beautiful redhead in town. Because watch out world for Cheryl Blossom — essentially Riverdale's version of season one through early six Alison DiLaurentis, i.e., the meanest of mean girls at Riverdale High — who's played by drop dead gorgeous Madelaine Petsch. "It's always a dream to play the villain, but it's also so hard because [the cast] are also my best friends, right?" says Madelaine to Teen Vogue on a call while on break from filming Riverdale in Vancouver. "I have to be mean to them on-screen and, afterwards, I'm always hugging them. 'I didn't mean it!' But she's awful and I love it." See, in real life, Madelaine is the total opposite of her on-screen alter-ego and incredibly sweet and friendly. Although, both do share a wicked sense of humor, a head of stunning red hair and makeup routines that crossover from on-screen to off-screen life, and vice versa. "When I was younger, I used to be very afraid of doing anything out there with my makeup because I felt like my hair was such a big strong piece," Madelaine says. "And then I learned from this show, specifically, that you can really use brighter colors to play up your hair, as well. I used to never wear red." As the head cheerleader and Queen B.... ee (we were totally going to say "bee") at Riverdale High, Cheryl's sports a signature red lip, courtesy of Lime Crime's Matte Velvetine in Red Velvet. "I'm obsessed with Lime Crime because it doesn't rub off," Madelaine says about the liquid matte formula. When the juicy plot line calls for a slicker, poutier lip, she just swipes a layer of Nivea chapstick on top. "When we need something glossier to transfer onto something — or someone," she laughs. "We're on the CW. Of course there's going to be some of that!" "I'm almost the complete opposite with my beauty routine," adds Madelaine about her polar opposite of Cheryl's bold makeup. "My go-to lipstick is a baby mauve from Urban Decay. I don't really wear eyeshadow. I'm pretty much always about my lashes and my lips and then I let the rest of it do its own thing. Cheryl's about everything. Every makeup thing that you could think of, Cheryl has it on her face." But Cheryl will, at times, have her less done moments, like when being questioned by the Riverdale P.D. and such. "But even her natural look is like Betty's made up look," says Madelaine. "She's kind of always on." For Cheryl's pared down moments, the actress either wears another Lime Crime Matte Velvetine in Riot, a reddish-brown, or the universally flattering pink-brown Spice lipliner by MAC. "I just line the lip, put a little on my lip and add a little gloss and it's good to go," she says. "It's my actual natural lip color." Fun fact: Madelaine is very invested in her lipstick application specifically both for work and for play — and she's not afraid to literally be hands-on during the makeup chair process. "I'm super weird about my lips," she says. "I actually don't let makeup artists do my lipstick. I know my own lip line. I feel even they go too much over my lip line or too much under my lip line and I don't want my lips to look strange on camera. I'm very particular about my lips." For her off-screen moments, the actress also jumped on the contouring trend, but finding the right shades to complement her fiery hair and subtly highlight her super fair complexion proved to be a journey. "I started contouring about a year ago and realized that the best shades for redheads are almost, I want to say, a gray brown," Madelaine says. Lately, her favorite contouring product is the dual-sided Maybelline Facestudio Master Contour V-Shape Duo Stick in Light. "It just blends to my skin perfectly," she adds. "I love cream contour." Then Madelaine blends in warm bronzer to avoid any harsh looking lines of contour on her face. The trick to finding a natural-looking and non-jarring, bronzer for an almost translucent complexion? Use a highlighter, like Josie Maran's Argan Enlightenment Illuminizing Powder Veil, instead. Of course, taking care of sensitive skin underneath all that makeup, on- or off-duty, is a number one priority. "I have a very strict skincare regimen that I do every day," she says. She cleanses daily — at night and in the morning — with an Avène scent-free wash and uses Avène Skin Recovery Cream before bed to moisturize. Obviously, protecting her easily burned skin from sun damage is also crucial. "We have to have sunscreen on every single day," says Madelaine. So she slathers on EltaMD UV Clear Broad-Spectrum SPF 46. "Every single day, no matter where I'm going," she adds. Although bombshell: even Cheryl Blossom — or the actress that plays her — isn't immune to pesky blemishes. To prevent them, Madelaine uses prescription acne treatment Acanya every other night and an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) mask twice a week. But for "whenever you do get that blemish that's so horrible and you hate it and you want to die because it's so cringe-y" (so been there), she relies on Peter Thomas Roth Acne-Clear Invisible Dots for spot treatments. "You can’t see them, so I walk around with them in public on my face," Madelaine laughs. Ah, the glamorous life of celebrities, right? Hey, even Riverdale's resident mean girl Cheryl isn't so one-note and simple — she has layers. "She's not a villain without a cause," Madelaine says. "I hope people will really understand why she is the way she is." Related: The Newest Riverdale Trailer Is Here, and It Will Give You Chills KeywordsRiverdalemadelaine petschbeauty routinecontouringacneSunscreenacne treatment	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430285
__label__wiki	0.808414	0.808414	Uppsala universitet Vetenskapsområdet för teknik ... Nyheter Nyhetsdetaljsida Megalithic tombs were family graves in European Stone Age Grave in Primerose, Ireland. The team found an overrepresentation of males compared to females in the megalithic tombs on the British Isles. Foto/bild: Göran Burenhult In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international research team, led from Uppsala University, discovered kin relationships among Stone Age individuals buried in megalithic tombs on Ireland and in Sweden. The kin relations can be traced for more than ten generations and suggests that megaliths were graves for kindred groups in Stone Age northwestern Europe. Agriculture spread with migrants from the Fertile Crescent into Europe around 9,000 BCE, reaching northwestern Europe by 4,000 BCE. Starting around 4,500 BCE, a new phenomenon of constructing megalithic monuments, particularly for funerary practices, emerged along the Atlantic façade. These constructions have been enigmatic to the scientific community, and the origin and social structure of the groups that erected them has remained largely unknown. The international team sequenced and analysed the genomes from the human remains of 24 individuals from five megalithic burial sites, encompassing the widespread tradition of megalithic construction in northern and western Europe. The team collected human remains of 24 individuals from megaliths on Ireland, in Scotland and the Baltic island of Gotland, Sweden. The remains were radiocarbon-dated to between 3,800 and 2,600 BCE. DNA was extracted from bones and teeth for genome sequencing. The team compared the genomic data to the genetic variation of Stone Age groups and individuals from other parts of Europe. The individuals in the megaliths were closely related to Neolithic farmers in northern and western Europe, and also to some groups in Iberia, but less related to farmer groups in central Europe. Paternal continuity through time The team found an overrepresentation of males compared to females in the megalithic tombs on the British Isles. “We found paternal continuity through time, including the same Y-chromosome haplotypes reoccurring over and over again,” says archaeogeneticist Helena Malmström of Uppsala University and co-first author. “However, female kindred members were not excluded from the megalithic burials as three of the six kinship relationships in these megaliths involved females.” The genetic data show close kin relationships among the individuals buried within the megaliths. A likely parent-offspring relation was discovered for individuals in the Listhogil Tomb at the Carrowmore site and Tomb 1 at Primrose Grange, about 2 km distance away from each other. “This came as a surprise. It appears as these Neolithic societies were tightly knit with very close kin relations across burial sites,” says population-geneticist Federico Sanchez-Quinto of Uppsala University and co-first author. The people buried in the Ansarve tomb are remarkably different on a genetic level compared to the contemporaneous individuals excavated from hunter-gather-contexts. Photo: Magdalena Fraser The Ansarve tomb was used by distinct groups The Ansarve site on the island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea is embedded in an area with mostly hunter-gathers at the time. “The people buried in the Ansarve tomb are remarkably different on a genetic level compared to the contemporaneous individuals excavated from hunter-gather-contexts, showing that the burial tradition in this megalithic tomb, which lasted for over 700 years, was performed by distinct groups with roots in the European Neolithic expansion,” says archaeogeneticist Magdalena Fraser of Uppsala University and co-first author. “That we find distinct paternal lineages among the people in the megaliths, an overrepresentation of males in some tombs, and the clear kindred relationships point to towards the individuals being part of a patrilineal segment of the society rather than representing a random sample from a larger Neolithic farmer community,” says Mattias Jakobsson, population-geneticist at Uppsala University and senior author of the study. “Our study demonstrates the potential in archaeogenetics to not only reveal large-scale migrations, but also inform about Stone Age societies and the role of particular phenomena in those times such as the megalithic phenomena,” says Federico Sanchez-Quinto. “The patterns that we observe could be unique to the Primrose, Carrowmore, and Ansarve burials, and future studies of other megaliths are needed to tell whether this is a general pattern for megalithic burials,” says osteoarchaeologist Jan Storå of Stockholm University. Sánchez-Quinto et al. (2019) Megalithic tombs in western and northern Neolithic Europe were linked to a kindred society, PNAS, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1818037116 (Open access) www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1818037116 This study is part of the Atlas project, a multidisciplinary effort to understand Eurasian and Scandinavian prehistory, funded by Riksbankens Jubileumsfond and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation. Linda Koffmar Fakultetsledning Fakultetskansli Hitta fler kontakter på vår kontaktsida Våra institutioner finns på följande campusområden Kansliet för teknik och naturvetenskap sitter i huvudsak i Segerstedthuset. Enheten för studentservice finns på Ångströmlaboratoriet. Enheten för forskningsservice sitter delvis på BMC. Biologisk grundutbildning Cell- och molekylärbiologi Ekologi och genetik Geovetenskaper Kemi - BMC Kemi - Ångström Organismbiologi Teknikvetenskaper	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430287
__label__wiki	0.975975	0.975975	Hillary Clinton in Middle East push to end crackdown in Syria US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met King Abdullah on Friday in the Saudi capital as she kicked off a two-country tour aimed at raising pressure on the Syrian regime. Aides said Hillary Clinton will discuss how to make President Bashar al-Assad comply with a new plan to end his crackdown on a pro-democracy movement, study further sanctions against his regime and consider ways to aid the opposition who will be in Istanbul Photo: AFP 2:36PM BST 30 Mar 2012 It said Defence Minister Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Foreign Minister Saudi al-Faisal and the kingdom's intelligence chief, Mogran bin Abdul Aziz, also took part in the meeting but gave no further details. Clinton is due on Saturday to hold talks in Riyadh with ministers of Saudi Arabia's five Gulf Arab neighbours – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates – before broader meetings Sunday with Arab, Turkish and Western officials in Istanbul. The Friends of Syria meeting in Turkey follows the inaugural one Clinton attended in Tunis at the end of February – a response to Western and Arab failure to win Russian and Chinese backing at the UN Security Council. Aides said Clinton will discuss how to make President Bashar al-Assad comply with a new plan to end his crackdown on a pro-democracy movement, study further sanctions against his regime and consider ways to aid the opposition who will be in Istanbul. On Thursday, Assad said he would "spare no effort" for the success of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's six-point peace plan but warned the proposal would only work if "terrorist acts" backed by foreign powers stopped. Syria activists lose hope that they will unseat Assad Actress icon of Syrian revolt warns of sectarian warfare Fresh clashes erupt in northern Syria Bashar al-Assad raises questions over peace deal commitment Syria: Britain to double support Arab leaders tackle Syria crisis at Baghdad summit US State Department spokesman Mark Toner described the president's remarks as "discouraging" and urged Assad to halt the violence immediately. "It's not surprising, but it's discouraging and disappointing," Toner told reporters in Washington, adding that Syrian government forces had done nothing to comply with Annan's plan in the three days since agreeing to it. Annan said through his spokesman on Friday he expected Assad to implement his peace plan "immediately", as monitors said fighting was raging in a number of flashpoint areas as the regime pressed its crackdown against dissent. The plan by the former UN chief includes a commitment to stop all violence, daily two-hour humanitarian ceasefires and media access to all areas affected by the fighting. It also calls for an inclusive Syrian-led political process, the right to demonstrate, and the release of people detained arbitrarily. "We've seen absolutely nothing on the ground that indicates that they're adhering to its calls for Syrian artillery and heavy weaponry to go back to barracks and for a ceasefire to allow humanitarian assistance to be put in place," Toner said. US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday the US delegation would discuss ways to deliver humanitarian aid to the Syrian people – during a crackdown UN officials now estimate has cost more than 9,000 lives in a year – and how to promote opposition unity. Clinton said on Tuesday the United States will press the disparate opposition "very hard" to present a "unified vision" in Istanbul that protects the rights of all Syrians. Saudi Arabia and its neighbour Qatar have called for arming the opposition, which includes the Free Syrian Army, made up of Syrian military defectors. An Arab league summit in Baghdad on Thursday rejected the option of arming any sides, and called on all parties to engage in a "serious national dialogue." Middle East » In Syria Weapons of DIY construction Mohammed al-Haj - a migrant's journey The all-seeing eye in the sky Drone footage of migrants Zaatari camp three years on Al-Nusra Front captures Ariha Assad's female fighters	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430288
__label__wiki	0.710497	0.710497	Singapore warns against crypto scam 11:55 AM MYT The Monetary Authority of Singapore will need to decide whether to tighten policy in the face of steady economic growth and greater fiscal spending, or hold its stance because of growing global risks. SINGAPORE: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today warned members of the public not to be misled by fraudulent websites that solicit investments in cryptocurrencies using fabricated information attributed to the Singapore Government. In a statement here, the central bank said that these websites falsely claimed that Singapore is adopting a cryptocurrency as its official coin. “They also claim that a firm has been appointed exclusively to market this cryptocurrency,” it said. MAS said the sites asked readers to provide their personal and financial details to purchase the cryptocurrency. “This is a scam and members of the public should avoid providing any financial or personal information on the forms linked from the websites,” it said. The Singapore’s central bank advised that putting money in cryptocurrencies or digital tokens was highly risky. MAS and the Commercial Affairs Department had issued several advisories since December 2017, to warn the public of the risks of such investment offers. Members of the public who suspect that an investment offer could be fraudulent or misused for other unlawful activities should report such cases to the police, it said. - Bernama	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430294
__label__wiki	0.665094	0.665094	You have searched for "PLUS Malaysia" PLUS working with govt on scope, toll reduction mechanism PETALING JAYA: PLUS Malaysia Berhad (PLUS) is working with the government to "confirm the scope and mechanics of the toll reduction". PLUS issues travel advisory for Chinese New Year journey KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): PLUS Malaysia (PLUS) has issued its Travel Time Advisory (TTA) for North-South Expressway (NSE) users ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration starting from Jan 20 to Feb 2, to reduce traffic congestion with volume expected to increase to two million vehicles daily. Make PLUS concession terms public, govt urged PETALING JAYA: The public is unable to judge the Federal Government’s decision not to dispose Plus Malaysia Bhd, the country’s largest highway concessionaire, as a wise choice as there is little transparency in the way the deal was made. Tug-of-war on golden share’s purpose FOR months, the question was who will get it. The bidding war for the prized asset that is PLUS Malaysia Bhd attracted bidders far and near, with many of the local personalities the ones that have eyed the expressway company before. PLUS needs to ensure the public does not lose out SOME might say that the hard part of the toll restructuring plan for PLUS Malaysia Bhd will now start. And given the implications of the various facets of the changes that need to be done, it will have far-reaching consequences for the public. Short Position AFTER more than two years, TH Heavy Engineering Bhd finally got back into the good books of Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas). Dr M: PLUS can repay all its debts with extended concession period KUALA LUMPUR: PLUS Malaysia Bhd will be able to repay all its debts with the new extension to the toll concession period, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. EPF says government's decision on PLUS benefits members KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF), a shareholder of PLUS Malaysia Bhd and its Sukuk debts, said it will work with all parties involved to reduce toll rates as quickly as possible, while at the same time ensures that its interests are protected. Khazanah and PLUS to announce details on toll restructuring KUALA LUMPUR: Khazanah Nasional Bhd said it will work closely with the government and PLUS Malaysia Bhd on the toll restructuring initiative to ensure it is implemented effectively for the benefit highway users, as well as other key stakeholders including holders of PLUS’ debt. PLUS will not be sold, toll reduced KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has decided that PLUS Malaysia Bhd, the country’s largest highway concessionaire, will not be sold to any bidders.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430295
__label__wiki	0.591124	0.591124	Big Tobacco used Pride to target members of the LGBTQ+ community. So we’re asking you: what makes you feel proud? “I am a young, black, queer man of color.... getting to know myself a lot more makes me very proud. I remember a time when I didn’t necessarily know who I was or felt very uncomfortable with who I was, so being in a different space where I can explore and experience new things and have people in my space who share likeness about themselves makes me proud. They’re happy to be themselves and help me to understand myself a bit more, and ultimately make me proud of who I am.” –Damon shares what makes him proud. “The long version? Paralegal and office manager by day, aspiring public interest statistician by night as well as a raccoon video aficionado. The short version is a Chinese-American lesbian. Proud means being comfortable in my own skin and all the things that I am.” –Anna shares what makes her proud. “I am a brown, gay, Filipino immigrant who moved here five years ago. My Filipino background makes me proud because it keeps me grounded every day.” –Lester shares what makes him proud “I am a Filipino, bisexual woman. I dedicate my whole life to that little girl in the Philippines who is confused about who she is. I want to give her a chance to be visible and accept herself, knowing there are other people out there like her. Proud to me is courage. It's being out there. It’s waking up in the morning, knowing who you are, and having the strength to show that to the world.” –Kaye shares what makes her proud “I think pride and being proud is all about being unapologetic and being unapologetically joyful. It’s about letting yourself have the joy that you deserve and have a right to as an individual. I think with pride, especially in this context, you have to think about how even when the world works against you, you need to just stand up and be true to yourself. Believe in what you believe. Trust in yourself and your community.” –Emily shares what makes her proud Kotic Couture “I learned to love the beauty in who I am even when it’s not appreciated by others. I believe we’re all here for a purpose and mine is to be true. I use my art as rebellion. If I have to be the crash dummy to take the hit so someone else can live truly, I’ll do that. Being proud means breaking barriers and fighting against whatever is told to us we “have” to do. The only thing we’re supposed to be doing is living our truth in our lives and inspiring others. I’m my most proud on stage when I’m authentically being myself.” –Kotic Couture shares what makes them proud Av & Ar (@breitzboys) “We’re from Orthodox Jewish communities and volunteer at an organization that helps LGBTQ Jewish teens in addition to educating communities about what it’s like to be a queer Jew. We try to be a representation of what living a happy and accepted Jewish queer life can be like. Being proud is about walking down the street holding your significant other’s hand - regardless of one’s orientation or gender. To feel equal, safe, wanted, loved and loved back - and not just during the month of June. Being proud is that feeling of happiness that overcomes you when you find yourself in a crowd of LGBTQ people, all celebrating one another and truly, fully, honestly knowing that we can and will make a brighter, better, happier future for ourselves and for all future generations. –@Breitzboys share what makes them proud Aydian (@alionsfear) “I am a Trans Father, speaker and activist. I use my platform to promote positive conversation, educational dialogue and I use my own journey of self love and accept to be a platform for others to dive deeper into their own self worth. Being PROUD means believing in something no matter what others may think or say about you. I am a PROUD Trans Father to an 8 month old named Antler. He makes me PROUD to be a new face to the word “Dad.” He motivates me to be confident in our bond as a family and to help others know that if I can do it, they can do it too.” –@alionsfear shares what makes him proud. “I am proud that I learned to live life for myself. I spent too much time in my early years trying to impress people that paid me little to no mind, and it took a long while to realize I had to put my own happiness first. Every day, I am learning to love myself more, and I will never apologize for that.” –Andrew shares what makes him proud. Want 2 Quit Vaping? THIS IS QUITTING Help someone quit NOTHIN' BUT THE COLD, HARD TRUTH. Zombie March Deadly products don't belong on pharmacy shelves.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430297
__label__wiki	0.847897	0.847897	Data & Measurement Experience & Design Monetization Omnichannel Organizational Culture Programmatic Advertising Insights Library Tools Tutorials Advertising Channels Emerging Technology Mobile Search YouTube Susan Wojcicki on the Effectiveness of Empowering Video Ads on YouTube Susan Wojcicki May 2016 Susan Wojcicki / May 2016 / Video, Consumer Insights Video ads that empower women don't just generate impressions, they leave them. They are more likely to be seen, shared, and remembered. Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube, explains why this is a such a tremendous opportunity for savvy brands and enlightened creative agencies. The girl says to the doll, "I'll make believe that I am you." With those seven words, Mattel introduced the world to Barbie, America's first fashion doll. The original commercial, which aired in 1959 (and of course is up on YouTube), shows Barbie in various outfits, from ball gowns to bathing suits. But then, as the music crescendos, we hear those seven words against a lasting image: Barbie in a wedding dress. That's the kind of video advertising both my mother and I grew up with. Women in commercials were portrayed as either mothers or models, wives or waitresses, with few depictions of the diverse lives we could lead outside of our relationships to men or children. If we weren't arm candy, we were eye candy, as scantily clad women promoted everything from beer to cheeseburgers to gym memberships. Women ages 18-34 are twice as likely to think highly of a brand that made an empowering ad. But recently, we've seen some brave advertisers portray women and girls in a new light, one focused on breaking down stereotypes, rather than reinforcing them. From Always' #LikeAGirl to Nike's #BetterForIt, women are being encouraged, celebrated, held up not for how they look but for what they can accomplish. And while the latest research from the American Psychological Association shows that sex doesn't actually sell, it's clear on YouTube that empowering ads engage. In the past year, the number of empowering advertisements that appeared on our Ads Leaderboard—our monthly tracker of the most watched video ads on YouTube—more than doubled.1 A big reason for that trend is that people are choosing to watch them; the top 10 empowering ads were two-and-a-half times less likely to be skipped than their peers.2 To highlight this movement, we've collected those top 10 ads into a special Empowering Ads Leaderboard, featuring those that performed best on YouTube. Nike Women - Better For It - Inner Thoughts These video ads don't just generate impressions, they leave impressions. Women ages 18-34 are twice as likely to think highly of a brand that made an empowering ad and nearly 80% more likely to like, share, comment, and subscribe after watching one.3 We also ran ad recall studies on eight of the campaigns on the Empowering Ads Leaderboard, and all performed in the top 25% of their categories, with most in the top 10%.4 In Video Advertising, Is Longer Stronger? So if empowering ads are so effective, why are we only seeing them now? Partly because women are being called upon to advertise to women. Despite the disappointing fact that only 11% of creative directors are women,5 half of the creatives responsible for the empowering ads on our Leaderboard were women.6 With women expected to control two-thirds of consumer spending in the U.S. over the next decade,7 creative agencies would be wise to empower women not just in their video ads but in their own ranks. But I believe another big reason for the rise of these ads isn't just the artist, it's the canvas. With YouTube, brands can break free of the 30- or 60-second spot to tell rich, nuanced stories. They can take advantage of the creative freedom our platform allows to tackle complex issues like glass ceilings or gender violence. Dove's Real Beauty Sketches, a video many consider the start of this trend, was a three-minute meditation on women's self-image, something you simply couldn't imagine airing on TV during a commercial break. Dove Real Beauty Sketches \| You’re more beautiful than you think And perhaps most importantly, social media gives women viewers a voice and opportunity to talk back. We've seen sexist or regressive ads draw an increased number of critical comments and dislikes from both men and women on our platform, while hashtags like #WomenNotObjects and #NotBuyingIt have led thousands to critique ads and boycott brands. I'm incredibly proud of the role YouTube has played in bringing more textured, inspiring stories to life and I'm prouder still that a community of engaged fans is consistently watching and engaging with them. It goes to show that people are hungry for creative that empowers, rather than objectifies. Savvy brands and enlightened creative agencies have a tremendous amount to gain by satisfying those appetites. As for Barbie, she's got a new look and a new video ad. In the campaign, called "Imagine the Possibilities," we see young girls giving a college lecture to a room full of surprised students, treating a sick animal, taking a business call at the airport and coaching a men's soccer team. At the end of the ad, we realize the girls are imagining their own future as they play with their Barbie dolls. The message is still "I'll make believe that I am you," but this time Barbie's wearing a lab coat, not a wedding dress. It's been watched more than 20 million times. This op-ed originally appeared in the April 2016 Adweek Women's Issue. CEO of YouTube 1 YouTube data, U.S., 2014-2015. 2 Compared to their peers in similar categories. YouTube Data, U.S., 2013-2015. 3 Google Consumer Survey, U.S., February 2016. (n=1,500 women, ages 18-34) 4 There were ad recall studies featuring eight of the empowering ads from 2015 considered for our Leaderboard. All of the empowering ads were best-in-class and drove significant lift in ad recall, with all performing in the top 25% of their peer set and the majority in the top 10% of their peer set. 5 http://www.3percentconf.com/blog/progress-women-now-11-cds-319-increase#.VubvDJMrJE4 7 http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/news/2013/u-s--women-control-the-purse-strings.html How Demographics and Storytelling Style Affect Video Ad Effectiveness Evolution of TV: Measuring TV and Video Audiences Across All Screens How Political Ads and Video Content Influence Voter Opinion Get the latest data, insights, and inspiration from Google. Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Youtube Subscribe to our RSS feed Google About Google Products Advertising Business Privacy & Terms About Think with Google Get our Newsletter Stay on top of the latest and greatest Subscribe	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430302
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__label__wiki	0.667452	0.667452	Travels in Fairyland: Oz reread Sinking in Fairyland: Glinda of Oz Mari Ness Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:00pm 19 comments 1 Favorite [+] Glinda of Oz, L. Frank Baum’s last Oz book, was written during World War I and published posthumously shortly after its end. Perhaps influenced by that conflict, it focuses on the dangers of technology, with a great domed city that can be both protection and trap, and the limitations of magic and magical assistance. Further echoes of that conflict may be seen in the use of submarines to wage war, the appearance of firearms (in earlier books, characters disliked guns since they could go off by mistake and scare people), unhinged leaders dragging their peaceful subjects into unwanted wars, and futile peace missions where neither side is particularly interested in peace. Countering this: a welcome introduction of science fiction elements and cameo appearances from nearly every Oz character except Billina the Chicken. (She is presumably left out since she would solve the chief dilemmas far too quickly.) It’s not as depressing as I’ve made it sound. Honest. The book begins when Dorothy and Ozma decide to make an unplanned visit to Glinda the Sorceress, since although the Sorceress is busy, they have nothing else to do. (Ruling Oz: unlimited wealth, food, jewelry, and bad decision making, with plenty of time left over to interrupt your busy friends.) Dorothy, still bored, decides to read Glinda’s Great Record Book, which details every event happening in the world, if in rather truncated fashion. (It’s like an early version of Google’s news feed.) She reads that two small countries within Oz, the Skeezers and the Flatheads, are about to head to war, which immediately leads to the first of many examples of this book’s Ozma Fail, when Ozma squeaks that these guys are breaking her “do not practice magic unless I like you” laws and therefore she needs to head directly to them, regardless of any potential danger: “Perhaps I shall be in no danger at all,” returned Ozma, with a little laugh. “You mustn’t imagine danger, Dorothy, for one should only imagine nice things, and we do not know that the Skeezers and Flatheads are wicked people or my enemies. Perhaps they would be good and listen to reason.” Yes, because, you know, a war zone never has any potential danger or anything and is always filled with reasonable people. Undeterred by wiser counsel (and it says something that one of the “wiser counsel” is a mere kid), she heads off to the war zone with only Dorothy as a companion. At least the trip allows her to face still more of her failures. Although, as she herself says, one of her specific jobs and duties is to tour the country to get to know everyone and rout out unauthorized magic users, she admits that she’s been too focused on her need to make the exceedingly wealthy, parasitic people of the Emerald City even more wealthy and parasitic to do any such touring. The point is only emphasized when, right after this confession, she and Dorothy are almost immediately kidnapped by giant spiders who are, natch, not only unauthorized magic users, but also failing to send off their proper goods and taxes to support those Emerald City parasites. See, Ozma, everyone could have been even wealthier if you’d just been doing your job. (In the great Oz tradition of protecting insects and other creepy crawly things, nobody squishes the spiders.) Dorothy offers a nice word of comfort: since she and Ozma are destined to live forever in Oz, they’ll see everything eventually. Ah, immortality! Best excuse for slacking ever. So, buoyed by the knowledge that immortality means you don’t need to hurry, Ozma and Dorothy take a moment to do a little camping with the assistance of Ozma’s wand. Dorothy thinks everyone should have magic wands. Ozma disagrees: “No, no, Dorothy, that wouldn’t do at all. Instead of happiness your plan would bring weariness to the world. If every one could wave a wand and have his wants fulfilled there would be little to wish for. There would be no eager striving to obtain the difficult, for nothing would then be difficult, and the pleasure of earning something longed for, and only to be secured by hard work and careful thought, would be utterly lost. There would be nothing to do you see, and no interest in life and in our fellow creatures. That is all that makes life worth our while—to do good deeds and to help those less fortunate than ourselves.” “Well, you’re a fairy, Ozma. Aren’t you happy?”asked Dorothy. “Yes, dear, because I can use my fairy powers to make others happy. Had I no kingdom to rule, and no subjects to look after, I would be miserable…” This might be just a tad more convincing if Ozma weren’t currently sheltering a group of people actively avoiding work. (We later see them happily working at a game of croquet.) So after this decision to let the mortal world continue to struggle with poverty and hard work, they continue to the lands of the Flatheads, who live on top of a mountain and keep their brains in cans (ewww!) and the Skeeters, who live on a technological marvel: an island domed with glass in the middle of a lake. (Nothing is said about their air conditioning bills.) Unsurprisingly, Ozma’s best peacekeeping efforts do nothing to stop the war, led by the evil Supreme Dictator (who has stolen other people’s cans of brains to make himself smarter…again, ewwwww!) and Coo-ee-oh, the world’s one and only Krumbic Witch. (Apparently, the term means, “Witch with the power to cause instant dislike.”) At the end of their fight, Coo-ee-oh has been transformed into a glorious and uncaring Diamond Swan; the Flatheads have scurried off clutching their brains (again, ewwwww!); and the island city and its glass dome have sunk to the bottom of the lake, trapping its inhabitants inside—including Dorothy and Ozma. Surprisingly, the Skeezers, instead of demanding Ozma’s head, suggest that she take over the city. She does so, trying but failing to discover how the city’s technology—a combination of science and magic—works. Even more surprisingly, even though none of the inhabitants can die, no one suggests either swimming or just walking across the bottom of the lake and climbing out. Really and truly surprisingly, although Dorothy is wearing the Magic Belt, solver of all problems great and small, no one suggests using it, either. Instead, they remain trapped. Luckily, Dorothy is able to warn Glinda that something is up, and after a short council, Glinda leads most of the familiar Oz characters off on a rescue mission. (In a revealing statement, Baum admits, “They were all ready to start at a moment’s notice, for none had any affairs of importance to attend to.” About that working to earn your happiness, Ozma…) And one of the Skeezers stuck outside the city does a little rescuing of his own, returning with three more magic workers—the beautiful Adepts of Magic. (Sidenote: one small touch that I loved about this book was that with Coo-ee-oh, prior to swan transformation, we for once had a female magic worker who was not either extraordinarily beautiful [Ozma, Glinda, Polychrome, the Adepts] or ugly [Mombi, the Wicked Witches] but just ordinary looking. A pleasant change.) But even the combined mental power and magical knowledge of all of these magical experts fails to bring the sunken island back to the top of the lake. Help finally comes from the girls of the party—the Patchwork Girl, Dorothy, Trot and Betsy—who together manage to save the day with some actual thinking. Just in time to let the magical women of Oz kick the evil (and male!) Supreme Dictator off his throne—and solve that icky brain problem. By this book, the ruling triumverate of Oz—Ozma, Glinda and Dorothy—were fully established; absolute rulers of an utopian paradise. It was here that Baum would leave his beloved series, in their capable—and very feminine—hands. Oz did not end with Glinda of Oz. Rather, it expanded. Baum’s publishers, unwilling to lose their most lucrative literary property, hired other writers to continue the series, adding more characters and more tiny countries hidden within Oz. As the original Oz books entered the public domain (along with some of the Ruth Plumly Thompson novels) other writers seized the opportunity to joyfully pen new Oz books. Books of Wonder and other small presses continue to print many of them today, and apocryphal Oz e-books abound. But credit must go to Baum for first creating this brilliant, colorful land where anything could happen and often did; where premade meals (and sometimes cream puffs!) literally grew on trees; where anyone would have a lovely adventure complete with a nice warm meal and a soft bed and dinner parties. (I particularly liked the food part. And the cream puffs part. Oz, whatever else can be said about it, sounds absolutely delicious.) And, best of all, it was a land where both boys and girls could have adventures, without worrying about traditional gender roles. Here, the girls get to do the rescuing, and never once have to apologize for being girls. Not that the boys are left out—Baum brings them along and gives them their own adventures and quests. But by the end of the series, girls are running the entire country, and lot of the little interior countries as well. And it’s a land where differences are not only accepted, but embraced: we are explicitly told that Ozma and Dorothy love their friends precisely because of their peculiarities. It’s no wonder I fell so much in love with a series with adventuring girls and unexpected magic, where a girl made of patchwork could be brought to life with a shaking of powder, where a man made of tin could weep over insects, where merry farmers could grow vast fields of cream puffs and chocolates, and fairies could fall off rainbows. Oz, above all, bursts with imagination and word play, and if it occasionally falls short in a few places, its colorful brilliance continues to shine. Mari Ness is still hoping that a whirlwind or an earthquake will bring her to Oz. In the meantime, she lives in central Florida, along with two cats, who were of no assistance whatsoever in writing these posts. happinessL. 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__label__cc	0.599741	0.400259	The Stormlight Archive Oathbringer Reread Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Four Alice Arneson and Lyndsey Luther Thu Nov 7, 2019 9:00am 46 comments 2 Favorites [+] Hey there! Welcome back! We’re back in Urithiru for the Oathbringer Reread this week, and not dreaming either. It’s all meetings, logistics, and scholarship this week, with undercurrents of personal interactions to keep things interesting. I mean, Sebarial is always… interesting, right? Reminder: we’ll potentially be discussing spoilers for the entire novel in each reread—if you haven’t read ALL of Oathbringer, best to wait to join us until you’re done. There are no Cosmere spoilers in this week’s reread, so you’re safe in that regard. Chapter Recap WHO: Navani WHERE: Urithiru WHEN: 1174.2.5.4 (The same day as Dalinar’s dream/vision/nightmare in Chapter 103) Navani meets with the loyal highprinces in Dalinar’s absence, trying to address the many different issues that arise with thousands of people living in a semi-functional tower city. Once that is concluded, she checks in with Jasnah’s team down in the gemstone library. Title: Strength What had happened to them in Kholinar? Where were they? Strength. They would return. A: This whole chapter is full of Navani maintaining strength even though she’s worried sick about her son, grandson, and nephew—because somehow, someone has to be strong and keep this kingdom functioning. Of course, for reasons she doesn’t yet know, Dalinar has even more to cope with than she does, but we’ll get to that later. Herald: Paliah is the Scholar, patron of the Truthwatchers, with the divine attributes Learned and Giving. A: I’m guessing Paliah is here equally for her role as Scholar, reflected in Jasnah and her team, and for her position as the original Truthwatcher, per the focus on Renarin and his abilities. It’s also possible that Giving is demonstrated in Navani’s efforts to keep things going until Dalinar can recover from the worst of his issues. Icon: The Fabrial Gemstone icon, new just a few chapters ago, tells us we’ve got Navani’s POV. Epigraph: Ashertmarn, the Heart of the Revel, is the final of the three great mindless Unmade. His gift to men is not prophecy or battle focus, but a lust for indulgence. Indeed, the great debauchery recorded from the court of Bayala in 480—which led to dynastic collapse—might be attributable to the influence of Ashertmarn. — From Hessi’s Mythica, page 203 A: It seems fairly obvious that Ashertmarn was already taking up residence in Kholinar during Words of Radiance, when we had the Interlude from the ardent Lhan. It also seems likely, in retrospect, that it didn’t arrive there until after Navani had left to return to the Shattered Plains (in The Way of Kings). I’m happy about this; it explains why Navani thought that Aesudan had things well in hand, when the first thing we saw in Kholinar was a complete shambles. I wonder if the timing of the arrival of a powerful Unmade is significant—like, if it’s tied to one of those dark-light spheres Gavilar had. L: I’ve been wondering the same thing about the dark-light sphere. Relationships & Romances She just had to give Dalinar time. Even if, deep down, a part of her was angry. Angry that his pain so overshadowed her growing fear for Elhokar and Adolin. Angry that he got to drink himself to oblivion, leaving her to pick up the pieces. But she had learned that nobody was strong all the time, not even Dalinar Kholin. Love wasn’t about being right or wrong, but about standing up and helping when your partner’s back was bowed. He would likely do the same for her someday. L: This is a wonderfully mature way of looking at things, and a very nice contrast to the more immature romances we’ve seen up to this point. Adolin and Shallan are sweet, yeah, but they lack the life experiences that Navani has. I don’t blame her for feeling a little angry, but the fact that she’s able to self-analyze the reason why and come to terms with it is absolutely wonderful. It’s a good thing that Dalinar has her. A: You nailed it, Lyndsey. This maturity in a relationship is such a breath of fresh air! Sure, we all understand why she’s angry about it, but I do admire her decision to step up and do what needs to be done when Dalinar can’t. I especially admire her internal acknowledgement that it’s not all one way, and he’ll do the same for her. (I wonder if this is foreshadowing…) It’s also worth noting that Navani doesn’t know the extent of what Dalinar is facing. There’s the obvious: the disappearance of the Kholinar team, including their sons, and his excommunication from the Vorin church. Both of those are traumatic—but honestly, I’m pretty sure Dalinar could keep going in the face of those two problems. It’s the problems he hasn’t told her about, at least not in detail, that have him crawling into the bottles. I have a suspicion that she’ll learn about those (probably off-page between books) as she proofreads his biography manuscript. I wonder how she’ll respond. Storms, Navani thought. [Renarin] truly looks happy. … She’d worried when he had first “joined” Bridge Four. He was the son of a highprince. Decorum and distance were appropriate when dealing with enlisted soldiers. But when, before this, had she last heard him laugh? A: This just… I don’t quite know what to say, but I love seeing Renarin with Bridge Four. They are so good for him. L: Same. Bridge 4 is a haven for misfits, and it’s always lovely to see someone find a home there. There was no arguing with Jasnah, any more than there was arguing with a boulder. You just stepped to the side and went around. A: Hah! That’s Jasnah, all right—and a wise mother! Their other interaction is priceless: “It’s not the language, but the dismissal,” Jasnah said. “Histories.” Oh, right. “History is the key to human understanding. “We must learn from the past and apply that knowledge to our modern experience.” Lectured by my own daughter again. “The best indication of what human beings will do is not what they think, but what the record says similar groups have done in the past.” “Of course, Brightness.” A: This just cracked me up. I mean… Jasnah isn’t wrong. You see it all the time IRL—people think that this time they know what to do, and it will be fine, despite the fact that their big idea has been tried and proven to fail repeatedly. But giving her mother the professor lecture, with Navani’s thoughts interspersed, and then “Of course, Brightness”—maybe it’s just me, but I laughed so hard at that section. Bruised & Broken Teft, for example, had been hauled before Aladar’s magistrates two days ago. Public intoxication on firemoss. Aladar had quietly requested her seal to free him. L: Oh, Teft. We know that his story winds up positive (at least… so far), but this still hurts, to see him backsliding. A: ::sniffle:: She had no problem being a wife or mother to monarchs, but to be one herself—storms, what a dark path that would lead them all down. A: Why? What do we not know about Navani?? L: Yeah, honestly, I don’t see the horror in this. She doesn’t strike me as the type to be making an observation about women in positions of power, so there must be something else going on here. A: Exactly. She has nothing but respect for Queen Fen, and we don’t hear that she objected to crowning Jasnah. It seems that the issue is with Navani herself. It could just be that she doesn’t think she’d be a good queen, but… the phrasing seems more emphatic than that. Squires & Sidekicks The five men of Bridge Four arrayed themselves behind Navani. They had been surprised when she’d asked them to escort her; they didn’t yet understand the authority they lent the throne. A: There’s nothing huge to say about the Bridge Four team in this chapter; they’re just solidly there, as chill as ever. Leyten, Hobber, Huio, and two others escort Navani, remain cheerfully expectant of Kaladin’s return, circumspectly remind Navani that their abilities are limited (by Kaladin’s absence and the fact that only one at a time can use the Honorblade), tease Renarin, and generally act just like themselves. Love those guys. (Also, if you didn’t see the cut text, it’s one of my favorite lines ever. I even suggested it as a chapter title.) L: They’re the best. Places & Peoples—& Politics Brightness Bethab had come representing her husband. The men in the army tended to disrespect him for letting her do so — but that ignored the fact that marrying Mishinah for her political acumen had been a wise and calculated move. A: Ah, Rosharan politics and roles. It’s pretty funny that among the Alethi nobles, women being the scholars and engineers as well as the only ones who can read, there’s still this idea that men are the clever politicians. Personally, I find it quite admirable that Highprince Bethab was smart enough (given his position) to recognize his own areas of weakness, and find a wife who is strong in those areas—and one he can trust, too. Aladar cleared his throat, sitting. “You know, Brightness, that we are the most loyal to your husband’s cause.” “Or at the least,” Sebarial added, “we’re the ones hoping to get rich by throwing in our lot with him.” A: Sebarial cracks me up, even as I sometimes want to smack him. Nothing like enlightened self-interest to keep things going! L: I mean… at least he’s honest. “Navani,” Brightlady Bethab said. … “We appreciate that you’ve taken the initiative in this difficult time.” There was a glint to her orange eyes, as if she assumed Navani was enjoying her new power. A: That’s a natural assumption, even if it’s not true currently; we know that in the past, Navani did enjoy the scheming and politicking, and did her part enthusiastically. I still find myself annoyed by the assumption. L: Eh. I think there’s a distinct difference between scheming behind the scenes and taking the actual reins, which is what is being insinuated here. “The highking proclamation has not been made official,” Navani said. “I think it’s best to pretend you don’t know about it, for now. …” A: Sigh. It’s painful to read this now, knowing how this secrecy will later be used against them. I’m not sure openness would have served any better, of course, but… it’s still painful to look ahead. L: Transparency may have helped them, but then again, it may not have. We honestly have no way of knowing. A: Meanwhile, there’s a meeting. They have to sort out the latest logistical problems with living in Urithiru, where the infrastructure is all there but is stubbornly non-functional. Plumbing issues (going both ways), labor issues, materiel issues, food issues… Fortunately, the temporary solutions are worked out in a three-hour meeting we don’t have to read. L: ::says a silent prayer of thanks to the Stormfather for that:: Tight Butts and Coconuts … all but Sebarial, who appeared to be flipping through a stack of cards bearing pictures of women in compromising positions. A: How many of them are showing their safehands? Seriously, though, this is totally a thing Sebarial would do—bring his favorite porn collection along to a boring meeting. L: Sebarial just doesn’t give a single, solitary flying f*** about what anyone thinks of him and I’ve got to respect that. A: Except Navani, a little? (Actually, I think he does care—he deliberately presents himself in a way that pushes others to see him in a light that keeps them from taking him seriously. It leaves him a lot more room to maneuver.) “The only thing he seems to be mourning,” Sebarial said, “is the fact that people won’t bring him bottles of wine fast enough for—“ “Damnation, Turinad!” Navani snapped. “That’s enough!” Sebarial blinked, then pocketed his cards. “Sorry, Brightness.” A: I’m not sure which is funnier, Sebarial’s initial comment, Navani’s reaction, or Sebarial’s reaction to Navani! I mean, no, Dalinar in a drunken stupor isn’t exactly funny, but Sebarial’s phrasing sure is. I think he sometimes forgets that people can be passionate about things he thinks are unimportant—which is why it’s so funny when Navani snarls at him, and he actually apologizes for ill-timed snark. Who knew he could do that? Also, now we know what “Turi” is short for. Murky Motivations During Gavilar’s last days, he had gone strange. Few knew how dark he’d grown, but they had seen the eccentricity. A: Am I right in thinking this is the first hint of Gavilar “going wrong” in a more obvious sense? I mean… that whole thing about bringing back the Listeners’ “old gods” and having something with Voidlight trapped in a sphere was pretty wonky. The Sons of Honor plan to jumpstart a new Desolation to bring back the Heralds was bizarre at best. But… I don’t remember seeing him as really growing dark. I guess most of what (little) we know had come from Dalinar before this, and he a) thought his brother was next thing to God and b) was too drunk most of the time to notice anyway. The Prologue for Rhythm of War is from Navani’s perspective. I wonder if we’ll get more on the subject of Gavilar growing dark. L: I seem to recall discussion of him going strange (presumably in reference to his adherence to the Way of Kings), but I don’t recall ever reading anything about him being dark. It does seem to fit with his actions and with that dark gem he was carrying around, though. Which I still want to find out more about… “Tell us honestly, Brightness,” Sebarial said, leaning forward. “What does the Blackthorn want? Is this all secretly a way for him to dominate the world?” Storms. Even they worried about it. And why shouldn’t they? It made so much sense. A: It’s not true, of course, and she convinces them of that. There are a couple other things worth noting here, though. One is (as we’ve said before) that it really is understandable that the rest of the world views Dalinar’s coalition with suspicion. Unification is, far too often, merely a code for subjugation. Unfortunately, he can’t drag the entire world into the visions with him, to convince them of the burning necessity to come together. L: …Not yet, anyway. A: The other thing I… well, I wonder about, though I don’t have evidence: Do the Alethi highprinces actually object to the idea of Alethkar dominating the world? As long as they’re well-positioned to benefit from it, I can see some of them (at a minimum) thinking that it would be just fine. Why not? L: Yeah, we don’t really get the tone of that dialogue. Navani assumes they’re worrying about it, but they could very well be hoping for it instead. It’s certainly possible. And, bless them, these four did want the coalition to work. Aladar and Sebarial, for all their flaws, had followed Dalinar into the dark of the Weeping and found Damnation waiting there. Hatham and Bethab had been at the advent of the new storm, and could see that Dalinar had been right. They didn’t care that the Blackthorn was a heretic—or even whether he usurped the throne of Alethkar. They cared that he had a plan for dealing with the enemy, long-term. A: This almost needs a different title, because the motivation here is clear as crystal: Survive. L: They’ve seen first-hand what’s at stake, so it makes perfect sense that they’d be all in. Stories & Songs A: The end of the chapter involves Navani checking in on Jasnah’s team of scribes, who are attempting to translate all the gemstones in the library to see what they can learn. Navani, naturally, is primarily concerned with any tidbits of information about making Urithiru work. Jasnah is interested in the history. It makes for some funny interactions, but we don’t actually learn a whole lot. Navani does comment—in a statement that we now know as foreshadowing of dire things to come—that the Dawnchant is close to being cracked. That seems to trouble Jasnah, but no explanation is given. In retrospect, it seems possible that Jasnah has been keeping close tabs on the project, and is becoming aware of the implications of what has been translated thus far. A Scrupulous Study of Spren The glyphs were scrawled in white on the highprince’s wall, the paper read. [There follows more quotation, and then a summary of Renarin’s secretive warnings prior to the Everstorm.] It was a little odd, but in the face of everything else, it didn’t really register. And… well, it was Renarin. Why had Jasnah collected all of these? A: This fits loosely within Jasnah’s earlier assertion that she needed to keep Renarin close and to study his powers. However… I have a description for you, finally, Jasnah, another said. We’ve convinced the Radiant that Lift found in Yeddaw to visit Azimir. Though she has not yet arrived, you can find sketches of her spren companion here. It looks like the shimmer you see on a wall when you shine light through a crystal. A: Knowing what we know now, it’s impossible not to feel apprehensive. Jasnah was apparently suspicious of something at this point—and Navani’s reaction indicates that this is not merely normal procedure. She was not only collecting every bit of information about Renarin’s abilities, but also about his spren. Was she bothered by not ever being able to see his spren? Had she caught a glimpse? Was she becoming convinced that his powers didn’t line up with the historical record of what Truthwatchers did? What was her concern? We really don’t know what triggered this investigation, but something has her worried. And, unfortunately, rightly so. Appraising Artwork A: There’s just a brief mention of this little item in the chapter, but it will become a Plot Point later on. The translated text reads as follows: Touch the gems in the correct combination to release a shock from the front nodes that will incapacitate an attacker Stormpiece L: This reminds me a great deal of Asami’s gloves in Avatar: Legend of Korra. I wonder what kind of spren they’ve got trapped in there? Are there different spren/gems for each function? Well, that wraps it up for this week. Next week, we’ll be tackling Chapter 105 all on its lonesome. We’ll join Dalinar in attending Gavilar’s funeral, and watch him make a momentous decision… Alice is losing her voice from yelling at volleyball matches. She also, finally, learned how libero substitution works. It’s complicated. Lyndsey is currently working on a flight suit from Sanderson’s Starsight. If you’re an aspiring author, a cosplayer, or just like geeky content, follow her work on Facebook or Instagram. Brandon SandersoncosmereOathbringerOathbringer RereadrereadsThe Stormlight Archive Isn’t It Necromantic? — Introducing the Gideon the Ninth Reread Oathbringer Reread: Chapter One Hundred Ten	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0097.json.gz/line1430310
__label__cc	0.538759	0.461241	Legal Alert: New consultation paper issued on the legal regulation of driverless vehicles By Russell Williamson, Jonathan Speed Twitter Tweet this LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn On 8 November 2018, the Law Commission[1] issued a new consultation paper on the legal and regulatory framework for automated vehicles. This consultation forms part of a three-year project to examine the options for the regulation of automated vehicles, so as to enable their safe and effective deployment in the UK. The Law Commission's aim is to publish a final report with recommendations for legislative changes by March 2021. The review: applies to the laws of England, Wales and Scotland; is confined to road vehicles, with a focus on passenger transport as opposed to freight delivery[2]; and relates to automated driving systems which do not need to be controlled or monitored by a human driver for at least part of a journey[3]. Although the consultation paper does not represent the Law Commission's conclusive views, it does provide a useful indication of: (i) where current laws and regulations may not be fit for purpose in relation to driverless cars (especially given that the majority of current laws concerning road vehicles were not drafted with autonomous technology in mind); and (ii) the likely areas of future reform. The key issues and provisional proposals The consultation focuses on three key themes[4]: How safety can be assured before and after automated driving systems are deployed. The need for suitable legal mechanisms for attributing civil and criminal liability when things go wrong. Adapting the road rules for artificial intelligence decision-making. The Law Commission's considerations, initial findings and provisional proposals include the following: The 'user-in-charge' concept: An automated vehicle should have a person who is qualified and fit to drive, unless the vehicle is specifically authorised as being able to operate without one.This is because a human may be required to take over the driving task in certain circumstances, including after a vehicle has reacted to a problem and come to a stop.This new category of user could bear criminal liability for offences which do not arise from the dynamic driving task (for example, insurance/ maintenance of the vehicle and accident reporting).The concept does however raise important questions over the boundaries of responsibility between the automated system and the human user, such as whether the user should be required to take steps to avert the risk of serious injury if that user is aware of the risk and notwithstanding the engagement of the automated functionality. Product safety and approval: First, every automated driving system should be backed by an entity (the 'automated driving system entity') which takes responsibility for that system's safety.Secondly, a separate safety assurance scheme and agency could be established to authorise driving systems and monitor safety after vehicles are on the road[5] – particularly where vehicles are modified after being registered for road use[6]. Civil liability: The Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018 already provides a statutory basis for compensating victims through insurance where automated vehicles cause damage.However, further clarification may be required on: (i) the aspect of 'causation'; (ii) the operation of contributory negligence (as the current provisions entail applying the standards of human fault to the behaviour of an automated system); and (iii) retaining data.While the current law on manufacturers' and retailers' liability is generally adequate, there may be a need to review how product liability applies to defective software updates that are not supplied alongside physical goods. Criminal liability: When an automated driving system is conducting the entire driving task, compliance with traffic laws effectively becomes the remit of the 'automated driving system entity' as opposed to the human user.Accordingly, it may be helpful to provide human users with a safe harbour to clarify when they are not liable for criminal offences arising from the driving task itself.In addition, new criminal offences could be created: (i) where individuals obstruct automated vehicles (for example, by interfering with a vehicle's sensors or disrupting road infrastructure); and (ii) for corporations where serious negligence by a developer of a driverless system results in death or serious injury. Artificial intelligence: If a child runs out in front of an automated vehicle so suddenly for the vehicle to avoid the child by braking alone, should the vehicle disobey the current road rules by swerving onto the pavement to avoid the child?Should an automated vehicle be able to exceed the speed limit in order to overtake a vehicle as quickly as possible so as to avoid a collision?Such challenging ethical questions over AI decision-making need to be considered in the context of potentially modifying the current road rules – possibly through the creation of a digital highway code. The consultation invites responses (whether by using an online form, by e-mail or by post) until 8 February 2019. Please do get in touch if you are interested in discussing any of the issues raised. The Law Commission is eager to receive responses from all stakeholders who may be affected by automated vehicles. Once responses have been received, it is aiming to publish: (i) a work programme during 2019; and (ii) a final report for legislative recommendations by March 2021. A link to the consultation paper can be found here (with the consultation questions listed in Chapter 10 at pages 185-191). [1] Together with the Scottish Law Commission. [2] The consultation does not extend to airborne craft, drones or vehicles designed to travel on pavements, footways and footpaths. [3] As consistent with the definition of a 'vehicle driving itself' under section 8(1)(a) of the Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018. [4] Areas outside the consultation's scope include data protection and privacy, cyber, theft, cyber security/ hacking and land use policy. [5] Alternatively, the agency could form part of an existing one such as the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) or Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA). [6] It is not the Law Commission's intention to replicate the work being undertaken on vehicle safety and type approvals at the EU and international levels, including under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Regulations. Jonathan Speed Partner \| UK  +44 (0)20 7415 6000  [email protected]  vCard Russell Williamson Associate \| UK Want to find more news articles? 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