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The Volkswagen Scandal: We Have Been Here Before
Carl Pope
Sep. 28, 2015 07:53AM EST Business
In the frenzy of coverage of the outrageous Volkswagen use of sophisticated computer techniques to shut down the pollution controls on 11 million of VW’s TDI diesel automobiles once they were no longer sitting in a test facility, only a few have noted that this is not the first such episode—although the last one involved mostly American companies, not German and trucks, not cars.
The current scandal has cost VW 1/3 of its market cap, its CEO his job and delivered a potentially fatal blow to the market for “clean diesel” cars because, it turns out, VW wasn’t producing “clean diesel”—it was cheating the emissions tests. (Full disclosure: when the TDI diesels first appeared they received “Green Car of the Year” status from a panel on which I served. I don’t recall my vote, alas, but I certainly took VW’s emissions claims at face value.)
By marketing “clean” TDI diesels, VW avoided the investments required to add electric or hydrogen vehicles to its fleets and clung to the internal combustion technology of the past. Now, with clean diesel exposed as an oxymoron, VW has an enormous challenge—how to catch up with arch rivals like Toyota which led on hybrids and electrification, while incurring potential enormous fines and a savaged brand value.
Not only VW, but the reputation of Germany and its governments (which own much of the auto industry) have been severely damaged: “playing by the rules” has been the moral stick Germany wielded to assert insist on austerity, not debt relief, as the solution to the problems of Euro members like Greece.
Now one of Germany’s premier companies has been shown to be a massive cheater. But it didn’t invent the ploy. VW used a more sophisticated, but fundamentally identical strategy to that which a U.S. diesel truck engine makers deployed in the 1990’s, eventually producing 1.3 million diesel trucks programmed to turn off their emission control devices after the first 50 miles of freeway driving.
The computer shenanigans engineered by Volkswagen were more elaborate—they turn off the pollution controls even in city driving, because cars operate far more of the time at low speeds and because on-board computers now control engines in far more sophisticated ways. But the core strategies and the business goal, were identical.
And the reason VW resorted to cheating was the same reason that U.S. truck manufacturers cheated in the 1990’s—controlling the nitrogen pollution from diesel engines is possible, but comes either at a substantial price for expensive, cumbersome pollution controls or demands a fuel economy penalty, shortens engine life and degrades performance. So to sell small, cheap diesels, you have to sell polluting ones—it’s an engineering reality.
Volkswagen had to know the history of the “defeat devices” used by the U.S. diesel truck makers in the 1990’s—and that means they had to know of the complete illegality of what they were doing. In the 1990’s case engine manufacturers claimed that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had given them permission to turn off its pollution control equipment on the highway—although they still signed a consent decree and paid a billion dollars in fines and correctional programs. But they never explained why they thought that their behavior was in the public interest or why EPA would have approved it. They clearly just didn’t like the pollution standards.
But in spite of this clear bright line history, VW simply chose to take the chance that regulators would never catch it. And one of the reasons, almost certainly, is the way that EPA chose to deal with the diesel engine manufacturers in 1998. While the settlement, at $1 billion, was trumpeted by EPA as the biggest pollution fine ever, most of the money was simply to correct the pollution violations by rebuilding the truck engines as they came in for periodic maintenance. Very little were actual fines. At the time, the Sierra Club and I objected that EPA was not requiring a recall of the engines, but the agency maintained that the routine rebuild—plus the acceleration of the effective date of the next generation of diesel truck nitrogen standards—would clean up the air more effectively than penalties designed to punish the engine makers.
Four years later, as the ostensibly “welcome” new emission standards kicked in, EPA officials were forced to investigate whether Caterpillar, whose engines still didn’t meet the new standards, was illegally encouraging its customers to “pre-order” high emitting truck engines before the new standards took effect. So the biggest of the diesel manufacturers showed little sign of remorse—they simply looked for other ways to game the system.
The VW scandal has unleashed a tidal wave of media coverage of the reality that auto industry has systematically tried to game and cheat both safety and emission regulations since they first came in—and that governments have (with the notable exception of California) largely collaborated with the evasions. The Economist goes as far as to argue that this scandal reveals the need for—and may enable—a very different kind of auto industry. UBS analysts suggested that the credibility problems might accelerate the end of all forms of internal combustion transportation—not just passenger diesel.
It’s pretty clear that whether the issue is safety or pollution, major manufacturers don’t take cheating on government standards as seriously as they would, say, take theft. The well established culture is “if the likely financial benefits exceed the probable penalties, cheat.” And this runs deep in the business world—it’s not just VW or even the auto industry.
What would deter cheating? (Absent the certainty of detection and penalties which is an improbably difficult hurdle). One thing: the belief that not only will the bottom line take a hit, but the careers and reputations and perhaps liberty of those involved will be at risk. That’s what deters thieves—you might go to jail, not just have to return your stolen goods. In the wake of the GM safety settlement, the Department of Justice has promised that in the future, these kinds of penalties will be used. And that’s what’s needed to deter obvious, intentional and willful cheating on pollution and safety standards, cheating which, let’s remember, kills.
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Dr David Kaufman
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Lecturer; History (Online Distance Learning)
Email: D.Kaufman@ed.ac.uk
Room 00M.26, William Robertson Wing, Medical School, Teviot Place
Skype username: uoe.david.kaufman
Tuesdays 1830-1930 (Blackboard Collaborate), Thursdays 1500-1600 (in the office) & by appointment
Programme Director of the Online MSc in History
Deputy Postgraduate Director (Taught Masters Programmes)
Committee Member of the British International History Group
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Centre for the Study of Modern and Contemporary History
I was born in Cambridge and raised in Edinburgh. Having previously taught at the Universities of Stirling, Glasgow and the Open University, I was appointed to my current post as Lecturer in History, and Co-Programme Director of the online MSc in History at the University of Edinburgh in December 2012.
Online MSc in History: http://www.shca.ed.ac.uk/online-history
The British International History Group: http://www.bihg.ac.uk
Twentieth Century & After
Map showing the population of Armenia, 1897 Russian Census. TNA FO 608/108.
My research interests cover the international history of East Central Europe from the end of the nineteenth century to the outbreak of the Second World War. I am particularly interested in the role of British foreign policy during this period, and the impact that the Great War on British diplomacy towards Eastern Europe in the immediate aftermath of the conclusion of the conflict. At the moment, I am researching the link between Reparations and Revisionism in the 1920s.
Sub-Honours
The Historian's Toolkit
Themes in Modern European History
History Skills and Methods I & II
The Holocaust (3/4MA)
The Continental Commitment: British Foreign Policy toward Europe in the Era of the Great War (3/4MA)
The Origins of the First World War, 1871-1917 (4MA)
At Masters level in History I am responsible for the first of the two core courses:
Historical Research: Skills & Sources
Historical Research: Skills & Sources (online)
In addition to this I teach a range of option courses for the online MSc:
Willingly to War? The Origins of the First World War
The Shadow of Versailles: Europe Between the Wars, 1918-1939
Empire or Continent?: British Foreign Policy in the Era of the Great War
Link to online courses
And organise with Dr Luke March (in SPS) two joint History & Politics Courses:
Ideology and Politics in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Space
Society and Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Space
And two courses on the Contemporary History MSc:
Making Peace, Making War: European International History, 1914-1945
Revolutions in Twentieth Century Europe
Postgraduate Supervision
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Clem, Angela MScR Memory and Memorialisation in Czechoslovakia and Scotland after the Great War Primary
Learoyd, Simon PhD Great Britain and the Protection of Minorities, 1878-1939 Secondary
Mathers, Hayley PhD Patriotism and Paternalism: the importance of culture in the banking and insurance industries during the First World War Joint
Singerton, Jonathan PhD 'A Story of Benign Neglect'? Habsburg Neutrality and the American Founding, 1763-1789 Secondary
Currently accepting research student applications : Yes
Areas accepting Research Students in:
I am happy to accept research students who are interested in working in the following areas:
Diplomacy & Decision-Making (in Europe c. 1890-1939)
British Foreign Policy, c. 1890-1925
The Origins of the First World War
Peacemaking, c. 1918-1925
The international impact of the Russian Revolution(s), c. 1917-1921
The list below is a subset of the information held on the University of Edinburgh PURE system, and includes Books, Chapters, Articles and Conference contributions. For a full list, including details of other publication types (e.g. reviews), please see the Edinburgh Research Explorer page for Dr David Kaufman.
Books - Authored
Kaufman, D. (2012) This Troublesome Question: Poles Jews and the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Lambert Academic Publishing
Kaufman, D. (2019) “A house of cards which would not stand”: James Headlam-Morley, the role of experts, and the Danzig question at the Paris Peace Conference. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 30(2), pp. 228-252DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2019.1619034
Kaufman, D. (2015) Restoring the “unbroken continuity of our history”: Commemoration of the Great War in the former Russian Empire. Comillas Journal of International Relations, 2, pp. 31-48
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Former San Jose choir teacher pleads no contest…
Former San Jose choir teacher pleads no contest to secretly recording teenage girls in Santa Cruz County
By Jessica M. Pasko and Santa Cruz Sentinel | Santa Cruz Sentinel
SANTA CRUZ — A former San Jose choir teacher accused of secretly recording teenage girls undressing pleaded no contest Thursday in Santa Cruz County Superior Court to several charges.
Aldrin Jayson Nicolas, 26, was arrested in April for allegedly using a spy pen to record the girls getting undressed in a hotel while with a choir group on a trip in South County. The girls found the pen, which contained a camera, in the bathroom.
Nicolas pleaded no contest to three felony counts of creating child pornography. He also pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors for unlawful invasion of the girls’ privacy and unlawful eavesdropping.
Nicolas, who is not in custody, is due back in court for sentencing April 25.
There was no agreed-upon sentence with the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office and Nicolas could face a maximum of five years behind bars for his plea.
Judge Ariadne Symons said Thursday she is unlikely to impose a prison sentence, but told Nicolas she could change her mind based on the presentencing report and recommendations compiled by the county’s probation department. In that event, Nicolas would be allowed to withdraw his plea.
If no prison term is imposed, Nicolas will likely receive a jail sentence and be placed on probation.
Symons said he will have to register as sex offender for life.
Prosecutor Steve Moore will dismiss the other charges against Nicolas at sentencing, including two
more felony counts of producing child pornography.
Nicolas, who taught with the San Jose-based Vivace Youth Chorus, was with a group from the youth chorus at the Pajaro Dunes Vacation Rentals when the incidents occurred. The victims were ages 13-17.
Nicolas also taught choir at Salinas High School prior to his arrest.
Follow Sentinel reporter Jessica M. Pasko on Twitter at Twitter.com/jmpasko96
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A suspect and one of two victims of a shooting at a shopping center were taken to a hospital, authorities said.
A third horse died in three days at Santa Anita when it collided with another horse during training hours on Sunday.
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The Violent Femmes Return to TV With a Little Help From Stephen Colbert
The host debuts his scatting skills on "Blister in the Sun."
By Matt Miller
On Tuesday, Violent Femmes made their first television appearance in 16 years. Having officially disbanded in 2009 following a legal dispute, the band—best known for the song "Blister in the Sun" off their 1983 self-titled debut—returned as a trio in 2013 with a performance at Coachella. Since then, the band has been doing a few quirky one-off shows (like frontman Gordon Gano playing fiddle with a Violent Femmes cover band at a bowling alley during the Underground Music Showcase in Denver). But now, the band is back, and in support of We Can Do Anything, their first LP in more than 15 years, Violent Femmes played the Late Show with a little help from Stephen Colbert. For a web-exclusive take on their biggest hit, Colbert hopped on stage to scat through "Blister in the Sun." And damn, Stephen Colbert—a huge fan of musicals who studied theater in college—can hold his own in a band. Violent Femmes also played their new single "Memory." It doesn't have that sing-along weirdness of "Blister," but hey, Gano's warbling whine still sounds great.
Matt Miller Culture Editor Matt is the Culture Editor at Esquire where he covers music, movies, books, and TV—with an emphasis on all things Star Wars, Marvel, and Game of Thrones.
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IceLink, the creators of the first-ever 6Timezone watch steal the show in the new short film called “Time Framed” with its compelling presence and strategic role woven throughout the film’s action.
Screenshot from “Time Framed” featuring Ian Somerhalder and IceLink watches
The fast-paced spy movie which was executive produced by IceLink, starring Ian Somerhalder and supermodel Xian Mikol, features the company’s cutting edge watches and bracelets throughout the film, which are a critical focal point in the storyline as a spy hero, Agent Black (Ian Somerhalder), works to save the world from destruction resulting from the invention of a revolutionary device, The “Time Link”, which allows people to harvest unlimited free energy without pollution and other harmful side effects.
“IceLink is thrilled to be a part of an exciting and groundbreaking marketing platform, especially one that has created such a meaningful and authentic presence for our products,” said IceLink Founder Andy Sogoyan.
Ian Somerhalder wearing Icelink in “Time Framed”
When the “Time Link”, created especially for the film by IceLink, falls into the wrong hands, the brave undercover agent (Ian Somerhalder) embarks on a mission to save humanity. IceLink’s newest timepiece, the limited-edition Zermatt is showcased in the film on Somerhalder’s character Agent Black as he undertakes his mission. Additional IceLink products are featured on key characters in the film including the 6Timezone 18k Snow timepiece & the Chill timepiece. IceLink’s top selling Bicycle Bracelet plays a key role in the film when Somerhalder’s character finds a clue engraved on the bracelet. In addition to IceLink products, the film features an exceptional amount of luxurious style from top designers in the fashion industry.
“Time Framed” is a short film executive produced by IceLink and produced by SinFactory Media. This film will premiere in Los Angeles and is set to be released on January 23rd, 2013. It will be available to viewers on www.timeframedthefilms.com as part of an integrated, online distribution strategy that will attract viewers through celebrity cast member social media activities, blogger integration, media placement and some of the most well-established online media platforms.
Key pieces of wardrobe and props in the film will be auctioned off on the TimeFramed micro-site following the launch of the first episode. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Ian Somerhalder Foundation to continue to promote environmental and green causes.
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Stornoway pulpit filled after 7-year gap
November 2019 | by William Mackenzie
From left: Rev George Macaskill, Rev Jonathan Baxter, Stewart Wilson, Murdo Smith.
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On Thursday, 29th August at 72 Keith Street, Stornoway (on the Isle of Lewis), a 7-year pulpit vacancy was filled when Rev Jonathan Baxter was ordained and inducted to the local congregation which includes a preaching station in the Isle of Harris.
While studying for a degree in aeronautical engineering, Jonathan began to feel called to preach the gospel in December 2011. In God’s providence, this was the very same month in which the previous pastor, Rev George Macaskill, gave notice of his intended retirement in June 2012.
Jonathan trained in Edinburgh Theological Seminary for three years before applying to the Associated Presbyterian Churches for admission to their ministry.
The Moderator, Rev Ross McFarlane, presided over the induction service and Rev Dr Philip S Ross, Dundee APC, preached an appropriate sermon on Luke 6:12-16.
The prayer of many is that the ministry resumed in the congregation will be anointed with a ‘double portion’ (2 Kings 2:9).
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WATCH: This Kid Memorized 800 Bible Verses in 90 Days
"The Holy Bible has transformed people and nations for thousands of years..."
By Billy Hallowell
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An 18-year-old teen named Caleb is among the youths who reportedly memorized more than 800 Bible verses in just 90 days to prepare to compete on “The National Bible Bee Game Show, a show that premieres Tuesday, April 4, at 8 p.m. on Facebook Live.
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It’s a stunning accomplishment, to say the least, as these young people plan to take the stage to utter — by memory — a plethora of verses in the Old and New Testaments.
Want a lens into what that will look like? You can watch a preview of Caleb firing off verses from Psalm 19 below:
The Bible Bee show is hosted by actor and producer Kirk Cameron and is being sponsored by the Museum of the Bible, the new museum slated to open this fall in Washington, D.C.
The show will feature 72 young people between the ages of 7 and 18 who compete for $270,000 in prize money. It’s a project Cameron said he’s elated to be part of.
“More powerful than any book on Harry Potter’s shelf, the Holy Bible has transformed people and nations for thousands of years,” he told Faithwire. “I was thrilled to host the National Bible Bee game show to bring more attention to these incredible young people who have devoted so much time to scripture memorization and proclamation.”
In addition to Cameron, authors and real-estate entrepreneurs Jason and David Benham and previous Bible Bee game show winner Hannah Leary will join in as co-hosts.
While the show has previously aired on TV networks, the decision to run all 30 of its hour-long episodes on Facebook Live is significant, according to Bobby Downes, of ChristianCinema.com — the platform where the shows will be archived after airing.
“This will be the first ever television series to broadcast on Facebook Live,” Downes said. “Facebook Live is the future of television. It allows us to choose our audience, pick the airtime and, most importantly, engage with the viewers as they watch this incredibly inspiring competition.”
Cameron said he’s hoping to see the game show inspire young people across the globe to read and commit the Bible to memory, but he’s also praying that they see that the Bible “gives life, it heals, and transforms people wherever it goes.”
You can watch “The National Bible Bee Game Show” Tuesday night at 8 p.m. on Facebook Live right here.
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Former officer found guilty of using unreasonable force
STATESVILLE — A North Carolina police officer who was fired after being accused of yanking a woman out of her car and slamming her face-first to the ground has been found guilty of using unreasonable force against her.
News outlets report a federal jury returned a split verdict Thursday against former Hickory police officer Robert George. He was found not guilty of falsifying a report.
The Justice Department said George injured Chelsea Doolittle in 2013 while arresting her for disorderly conduct. Security video and testimony revealed he picked her up and slammed her to the ground, giving her a concussion, breaking her nose and damaging her teeth.
George's defense team argued that she slipped from his grasp.
Doolittle sued the city and George, who was fired. He now awaits sentencing.
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The battles of 1714
On this route femTurisme.cat offers a journey through the countries that suffered the most significant battles occurred during the year 1714. These are spread throughout Catalonia and predated the city Barcelona .
This proposal follows a chronological order, but also maintains a territorial way through the various areas of the principality.
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Situation at the beginning of 1714
The central Catalan territory was defended mostly by the forces of Austria. Since the summer of 1713, the area was immersed in the war on terror. The city of Manresa had been burned, 522 homes affected. Had also burned many other Catalan towns. Castle of Cardona had been harassed and continued to hold despite the few soldiers, as he had done on other occasions. It is advisable to consult the Route 1714 .
So, the year began with a hard pulse for the future of the territory and the battles that took place are a good example.
Baix Llobregat area
On January 13, 1714 Castle Castellvi Rosanes was occupied by the Habsburg army. The ruins of this castle are on a hill 369 meters high. Its strategic location was important in the visual domain that was on the castles of Penedès. In the plain of the hill we found the chapel of Sant Jaume de Castellvi Rosanes which is also in decline.
On 14 January, the castle was also held Corbera de Llobregat , which was recovered a week later by the Bourbon army. During the war, destroyed and are as unique testimonies and bow agencies that are near the rectory (where it is believed he had formerly Castle) which is thought to serve to access from the castle to the chapel. Males of Corbera de Llobregat were build another castle to live after its destruction and found located in the main street of the town and is Gothic.
Include Castle Sant Martí Sarroca who resisted against the Bourbon troops beyond the fall of Barcelona , on September 18, 1714. The castle has retained keeping different elements of the construction of the XI century and later. Today we find the old cellar, stables and kitchens on the ground floor, the rooms on the first floor and patio.
We must also mention the slaughter of the population lived in Sant Quintí Mediona and is remembered from 2008 Mata-party degolla in which the events of this villa recreated in 1714.
Sallent and Gaia
Also on 13 January, the Bourbon army targets Sallent with the intention of burning the village, as he had done the previous summer. Its inhabitants and waited in the doorway of the bridge, but were not able to defend the population. Most people hid in the church. Still, died 60 Catalans, including characters like Mayor Bernat Corominas, counselor Franesc Alsina and Rafel Conangla notary. Latter was hanged in the main square of Manresa in retaliation.
Sallent , in the same way that Manresa and Cardona , was one of the cities hardest hit by the war. Not only because of the attacks he received, but also because it was one of the foremost advocates of the area for the Carlist cause.
In this population, is the Casa-Museo Torres Amat showing a collection of objects and furniture from a wealthy family of the eighteenth century.
About 16 kilometers of Sallent and north, is the core of Gaia . Gaia is formed by a large group of scattered farmhouses were the scene of one of the bloodiest battles of the war. Bourbon died about 700 soldiers who had been captured and imprisoned in the castle of Cardona .
The March 11, 1714 Castle Gironella was attacked by Habsburg troops. The castle was situated at the height of the population and today only defensive walls and the bottom of a tower near the church and you see from the newer part of the town.
Each year, on dates close to the National Day of Catalonia, The Eleventh of September and Gironella, a play that takes place in the rocks of the Old Bridge of the population above the Llobregat river, and has held the story of a group of volunteers who came to support the battle to Barcelona .
Battle of Talamanca
On August 13 was initiated and passed in the mountainous terrain ranging from the stream of Talamanca , near the castle and the town, and even quintana of Mussarra, within the term of Monistrol de Calders , over two miles approx.
The stream was split between two fronts: the Bourbon, located in the house Mussarra, where the sun shone, and Catalan Castle Talamanca, in the shade. The first went down to the stream where they were received by the Catalan forces cornered to the Sant Llorenç Savall , winning the battle.
It is believed that the environment of the area should not deviate much from the present, so that dominated orchards, riparian forest, oak and farming terraces. And considering the last victory of the Catalan army before the Bourbon troops.
Following the Battle of Talamanca
Is possible to take a tour of the places where he spent the battle of Talamanca. Talamanca From the castle, visited today, get a route that goes through the town, the old town and the church, and to the own field of battle.
The path leads down to the creek and heads toward the house Mussarra, within the term of Monistrol de Calders .
All natural surroundings of the area is important as it is at the gates of the Natural Park of Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac.
The defeat of Manresa
On 4 and 5 September, Manresa received the Catalan army confronted the Bourbon army that had taken the city. The latter were less and hid in the Sey, where they burned burned furniture, altarpieces and everything inside. However, the current St. Mary altarpieces of the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, has been restored and rebuilt in several phases elements.
The Bourbon army was aided by miquelets yours and had to withdraw. The conditions also forced the capitulation of Cardona to avoid dead in the attack on the city of Barcelona . Thus, many of the members of the Catalan army went into exile to avoid retaliation, as was the case of Manuel Antonio and Desvalls brothers. Was not so lucky Josep Moragues general.
The general Moragues
Born in Sant Hilari Sacalm in 1669, Josep Mas i Moragues has become one of the symbols of the Austrian cause during the War of Succession.
Born into a prosperous peasant family, and was part of the defense in the movements that took place in Catalonia during the Nine Years War against the French. Later, he was part of the Covenant of Vigatans , emerged as company commander of miquelets and was governor of Castellciutat ( La Seu ).
This villa surrendered on December 28, 1713 to the Bourbons. Moragues fled to Sort and then to Catellciutat where again to try to quell the rebellion took place, but ended up returning to Pallars to resist in that area.
Once fall Cardona , General Moragues again Sort with his family. Still, it was claimed in Barcelona by Captain General and fearing a conspiracy, attempted to flee, but was betrayed and arrested. Live was dragged through the streets of the city, executed, beheaded, dismembered and displayed in public at the Portal de Mar.
Defeating Cardona
Cardona received three attacks during the War of Succession, but we focus on the last, which occurred on September 18, 1714, when the castle surrendered after having endured as the last town before the Bourbon troops.
Today, the castle has function Parador and is managed by the Museum d'History of Catalunya . We found the defenses, cross cannonballs bulwark of San Lorenzo, Mate, covered road, canon of St. Vincent, among other elements of this era and earlier.
In the village we also find several elements that recall these facts. For one, the houses and walls that witnessed the battles, the source and Sculpture Square Fair, second, the flame (the flame) that is permanently lit in the lobby of the council and representing the resistance of the population during the War of Succession.
In addition, each year, in the next days to 18 September a play in which the events in the town, along with other commemorative events as remembered torchlight parade is held.
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The first ever collection of stories from the bestselling and beloved author of Swing Time and White Teeth00In the summer of 1959, an Antiguan immigrant in north west London lives the last day of his life, unknowingly caught in someone else's story of hate and division, resistance and revolt.0A mother looks back on her early forays into matters of the human heart - and other parts of the human body - considering the ways in which desire is always an act of negotiation, destruction, and self-invention.0A disgraced cop stands amid the broken shards of his life, unable to move forward into a future that holds no place for him.0Moral panic spreads like contagion through the upper echelons of New York City - and the cancelled people look disconcertingly like the rest of us.0A teenage scion of the technocratic elite chases spectres through a premium virtual reality, trailed by a little girl with a runny nose and no surviving family.0We all take a much-needed break from this mess, on a package holiday where the pool's electric blue is ceaselessly replenished, while political and environmental collapse happen far away, to someone else.0Interleaving ten completely new and unpublished stories with some of her best-loved pieces from the New Yorker and elsewhere, Zadie Smith presents a dizzyingly rich and varied collection of fiction. Moving exhilaratingly across genres and perspectives, from the historic to the vividly current to the slyly dystopian, Grand Union is a sharply alert and prescient collection about time and place, identity and rebirth, the persistent legacies that haunt our present selves and the uncanny futures that rush up to meet us.
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Between the Romagna Apennines and the sea, about 15 km from the Adriatic Riviera of Rimini and about 30 km from Ravenna, is Cesena, a beautiful Malatestian town.
One of the most important artistic points of interest in Romagna, Cesena is a must for good food and wine lovers. The lordship of the Malatesta family brought Cesena to the apex of its culture and history, with some architectural and artistic treasures that can still be visited today.
Cesena’s important international position in the agri-food sector and its culinary traditions place the town among the most important destinations of the Romagna hinterland.
Cesena is an interesting destination all year round. Among its treasures is the Malatestian Library, one of the most important examples of an Italian fifteenth century library. The reason why the library is so precious is that it has remained completely unchanged, as it was five centuries ago. Due to its extraordinary heritage, it was included in the Unesco “Memory of the World” list.
The Malatesta Family also built the Rocca Malatestiana, the Fortress of Cesena, one on the most impressive of Romagna. It can be seen from its bastions, with its two buildings: the "Male" and the "Female" towers. The latter hosts the Museum of Agricultural History which offers visitors an insight into the rural areas of Romagna over the years. The walkways inside the walls, the old prisons and the exhibition of joust weapons are also very interesting.
If you visit Cesena, you can’t miss a walk in the lively streets of the old town, from Piazza del Popolo, with the beautiful Fontana Masini to Palazzo del Ridotto, with the bronze statue of pope Pius VI, from the Cathedral of S. Giovanni Battista, with the chapel of Madonna del Popolo and the Museum of Sacred Art, and the “Alessandro Bonci” Theatre, a true neoclassical jewel. The culture offered is complemented by the Museum of Natural Sciences, the Municipal Art Gallery (hosting the precious painting of "Madonna della Pera" by Paolo Veneziano), the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Centuriation.
On a hill, visible from everywhere in the town, is the Abbazia of Santa Maria del Monte about a thousand years old. The Abbey is famous for its internationally known collection of "ex-voto" (wooden votive tablets), some of which were painted more than five centuries ago, and for the impressive dome painted by Giuseppe Milani. The Abbey also hosts some important and precious paintings and a laboratory for the restoration of ancient books.
Villa Silvia-Carducci is a magnificent mansion located in Lizzano, on the hills between Cesena and Bertinoro, and hosts "Musicalia", an interesting and peculiar museum entirely dedicated to mechanical music, and the personal room of the Nobel laureate poet Giosuè Carducci.
You cannot leave Cesena without having bought a typical terra cotta pan in Montetiffi (about 25 km) used to cook the "piadina", the flat bread, iconic streef food of Romagna.
The culinary traditions of the area are very varied, influences range from the Tuscan Apennine ridge to the flavours of the coast. Always present on the table are piadina which you can also taste in the typical kiosks, and wines, from the famous red Sangiovese, which fits perfectly with soup and meat, to the white Albana and Trebbiano. Cesena is also included in the “The Wine and Dine Route through the Hills of Forlì and Cesena”.
Do not miss the International Street Food Festival; the Fair of San Giovanni, patron saint of the city. There is also the packed schedule in the outdoor locations, the renowned winter theatre Alessandro Bonci and the International horseracing at the Hippodrome of Savio.
Visiting Cesena also means discovering a whole area where, along with its bathing areas and spas, has great historic villages and small towns such as Longiano (km 15), Bertinoro (km 10), Formlipopoli (km 12), Sarsina (km 30), Monteleone (km 15) and Roncofreddo (km 20). These are places full of examples of ancient artistic and cultural heritage, in addition to a famous production of food and wine, of course.
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If you’re an entrepreneur, then you’re a leader. Maybe you don’t have any staff yet, maybe you’ve got a team of a hundred, maybe you just bought into a massive franchise. At some point, leadership is going to factor into your professional journey. But not everyone is cut out to be a leader, some people are terrible at it, others struggle with setting an example, many just don’t know how to operate in a team environment.
“There is no right or wrong approach to leadership if your style is built on being genuine and honest underscored by a willingness to learn from your team. Check your ego at the door, because even the best leaders can always learn from their teams. And remember the ultimate measure of a leader is not how you behave during good times but how you lead during times of challenge and struggle.” – Robin Chakrabarti
It’s important to note that being a leader is an important opportunity that places you in a position of power and influence. The lack of the latter more than the abundance of the former is often where leaders fail, so it’s important, particularly in today’s workplace where there are generational challenges, that today’s leaders have a specific skillset. And there’s a lot to be learned from leaders in business today. We’ve isolated four traits of a successful leader that aren’t just important, they’re essential:
1) Demonstrate Follow Through
A wishy washy attitude to leadership can sink a ship before it even leaves the dock. If that nautical metaphor didn’t work for you, then how about this: A successful leader is someone who delivers on their promises. You can’t make a commitment and then shift directions abruptly. Being a leader means following through on your promise and delivering results. Employees and team members see this cycle, and are more likely to respond positively and reciprocate.
2) Encourage Creativity, Push for Innovation
We’re living in a world that’s powered by a new kind of battery: the Millennial! This battery loves to live online, embraces the Netflix/Amazon culture of everything must be delivered to me now (right now, not yesterday), and they’re one of the most innovative generations to pop up in the last, well, millenium. A leader who wishes to harness this raw energy is someone who recognizes the creative potential and, instead of veering away from it, embraces and encourages it. This generation doesn’t think outside the box, there is no box! The box is gone! Where is the box? No one knows! Want to find the box? Encourage your team to discover an innovative way to find the box. And they’ll do it.
3) Nurture Your Team, Don’t Assemble It
This is a tough one for many people because all of a sudden, you’re no longer just a leader, you’re a teacher, counsellor, and parent. While there’s something to be said for head hunting, to find the absolute best people to fill out your team, and that’s going to come with a certain amount of assembly, you’re still going to need to nurture that team. There’s a personal touch point between today’s successful leaders and their teams. For one thing, they call their employees ‘teams’ instead of employees. A leader’s ability to recognize potential, trust individuals with responsibilities, and empower them to learn through doing and making mistakes, and doing again, is something that’s a struggle. But if you can master that fine line between ‘I’m not your boss, I’m your BFF!’ and ‘I recognize your potential and want to feed it’ then you’re on the right track.
4) Stay Flexible and Embrace Adaptability
While this may seem to counteract point #1 ever so slightly, there’s a compelling argument to be made for being adaptable. Having the ability to roll with the punches, to take the hits, to sometimes walk away from a tough situation so you can address is better the next time, is the cornerstone of someone who is supposed to lead. Being flexible in your business doesn’t mean not following through, sometimes it just means there’s a better way to do something. And if you’re flexible and adaptable, that shift is something your team will recognize as a positive, not a negative.
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1200 kilos of five varieties of English apples go into every 45 litres of our Apple Brandy. Not to be confused with Calvados, as we use no pears, because this would make it nigh impossible to cut super smooth spirit. Distilled five times to grab as much apple as possible. Big notes of apple pie on the nose, and crisp, refreshing light caramelised apple juice on the palate.
Serve neat, or one to one with apple juice in the style of an old fashioned pommeau.
APPLE BRANDY
Like Calvados, but better.
WHAT MAKES THIS APPLE BRANDY SO SPECIAL?
Our Apple Brandy is distilled five times to concentrate an incredible amount of rich apple flavour into a gorgeous cider brandy. We’ve gone to great lengths to produce a delicious spirit straight off the still, that only needs a short while in oak barrels before it’s ready for sipping: a very different way of producing this much loved classic. Whether you’re an Apple Brandy newcomer or connoisseur, we recommend you give this a try.
When people think of apple brandy, they usually think of Calvados, a traditional French apple based spirit. However, Calvados is not made solely from apples: it’s usually made with between 10 and 35% pears, depending on which part of Normandy it hails from. Part of the reason for using pears is because it’s very hard to grow acidic culinary apples in that region of France: Bramley apples have a narrow band of geographical preference: thus they substitute acidic pears. Dr John says:
“This, I think, is an unfortunate choice. A lot of those great pear flavours do distil at the boundary between the heads and the heart of the spirit and can easily mask ideal times to make the cut between heads and hearts. Cut too soon and you have a harsh fiery spirit; too late and you have lost your pear notes. I’ll leave your personal experience guide you with regard to how the timing has gone on calvados you have tried in the past. Whatever your take on calvados - and there are some lovely ones - it is an essential place in a map of the world’s great spirits.”
“I am not telepathic, but I think you might be thinking does he mean calvados? Oddly, I don’t. Whilst calvados is probably the best known apple brandy-ish thing in the world, it is not solely made with apples and requires 10-35% pears to be called calvados."
- Dr John Walters,
'The Drinker's Guide to Distilling, Part 1'
Which leads us back to our English version. Dr John loves good apples and good cider; two things historically done very well in England. Fortunately for us, we have some lovely friends in cideries up and down the UK, and so the idea and process of making a lovely Apple Brandy is simply a complete pleasure for us.
1200 kilos (or about ten trees worth) of English apples, fermented and turned into cider.
We like to use five different ciders at any one time, each made from a different apple variety. We tend to source from Norfolk and Somerset, but as with all the fruit we use, the apples will come from around the country if the batch is good. The mix of apple varieties helps us to balance between apples with acidity, sweetness and tannins: all of which we need to make a fine Apple Brandy.
We take the cider of our five apple varieties, and distil it five times in our small 200 litre copper pot stills, into an apple eau de vie. Distilling five times is an uncompromising process; it takes a lot of skill, a lot of time and a lot is thrown away; but it is necessary for our quality standard for two reasons.
The first is that this process allows us to slowly trim and refine the heads and tails fractions of the distillate, to expose the exact cut of the heart of the spirit we need. Or put simply, to ensure we skilfully remove the fiery and undesirable parts of the spirit without compromising any of the flavour or quality.
The second reason for quintuple distilling is to intensify the flavours, aromas and complexity of our spirit. We want to lock in as much fresh apple-y goodness into the spirit as possible: for the amount of flavour we want to capture, one distillation just doesn’t cut it.
We take our lovely apple eau de vie and rest it in English oak barrels for a minimum of six months. Six months is the minimum requirement for any kind of brandy. Keen apple brandy fans will note that, like all dark spirits, the quality of the spirit is usually tied to the length of time spent in the barrel: which is why most other apple brandies are aged for 3, 5, 10 or more years. What a shame to leave it in the barrel for so long! This lengthy process is necessary to allow for a naturally slow evaporation of fiery heads from the spirit, and for the wood to intensify flavour in the spirit. Two elements that, with a true master distiller’s skill, we have addressed before our spirit sees any wood at all. And so, you have an apple brandy that is quite simply unlike any other available.
Finally, it’s worth noting that seeing as we distil from cider, this is technically known as a cider brandy, or cider spirit. We like to call it apple brandy as it’s 100% apples that we turn into a brandy; doing what it says on the tin!
A complex sip with multiple layers of delicious apple flavour and aroma: everything that’s good about apples in a bottle.
Fresh apple skin with some mild zing; then into caramelised cider notes, intertwined with deep cooked apple tart. The time in the oak barrels adds vanilla and light tobacco notes.
The intensity of apple is profound. The concentration of apple flavour through five distillations is unmistakable; and without compare.
Our Apple Brandy is great for sipping neat. However, a lovely use of it is as an aperitif, or with a cheese course, is to mix it one to one with your favourite fresh apple juice. As an aperitif, we usually serve over ice. With cheese, keep it at room temperature and use chilled apple juice. The mix is called pommeau and it is a thing of beauty. With cheeses like comte and gruyere it is a hip-coupling partner. A refreshing swap for dessert wine or a white port.
A recipe from Dr John on a great apple sauce for chicken or pork:
"Take a pint of cider - Thatcher’s Katy is lovely. Reduce to a syrup. Add a pint of fresh apple juice - cox is good here. Again reduce to a syrup. A drizzle of stock or pork juices next with a teaspoon of dijon mustard and 100ml of double cream. Stir until even. Two tablespoons of apple brandy and half a handful of freshly chopped sage. Thicken as you like by reduction and serve over your meat. Oh my gosh.”
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Hakusan City: Sightseeing Areas with the Famous Mt. Hakusan
Hakusan City is an area in the southern part of Ishikawa Prefecture, and includes one of Japan's three famous mountains - Mt. Hakusan. In addition to the hot spring resorts and historic buildings at the foot of the mountain, there are also a wide range of tourist attractions such as natural scenic spots and museums.
About Hakusan City
Hakusan City is an area rich in nature, surrounded by the mountains, rivers and the sea. It's also the largest city in Ishikawa Prefecture, with an abundance of tourist attractions.
The tourism area of Hakusan City is divided into three major areas: the urban northern area which faces the Sea of Japan, the central area which is centered around the Tedori River, and the southern area with Mt. Hakusan.
Highlights and Things to Do in Hakusan City
Every different area of Hakusan City has its own charms. Here, we will introduce some of the features and our recommendations for each area.
The Northern Area: The Sea and River Delta Area
The northern area includes the tourism base of Hakusan City - JR Matto Station, with the urban area spreading out along the delta facing the sea. There are a variety of tourist attractions, from seaside spots such as beaches and coastal parks, to the Shishiku Kogen highlands at the height of 650 meters, where you can experience paragliding.
There are also many shrines and temples, such as the Shirayama Hime-jinja Shrine, which is dedicated to the deity of the sacred Mt. Hakusan, and the Kinken-gu, which is said to be the oldest shrine in the Hokuriku area.
The Central Area: The River and Valley Area
The central area centers around the Tedori River with a beautiful natural landscape. The Tedori Gorge is a must-see scenic spot. With cliffs that rise about 20-30 meters, you can also see the dynamic 32 meter high Watagataki waterfall.
Besides in this area, you may find the Hakusan Seymour Ski Resort and a number of hot springs.
The Southern Area: The Mountain and Snow Area
The southern area boasts its natural beauty with Mt. Hakusan as its main star. Featured activities depend on the season, with mountain climbing in the summer and skiing in the winter. You might also pay a visit to the Hakusan Dinosaur Park Shiramine which exhibits fossils excavated in Hakusan City and dioramas depicting the era of the dinosaurs, or Hakuho where many traditional buildings leave reminiscent feelings of the old days.
There are also many hot spring facilities and communal baths as well as foot baths which might be ideal for your short day trip. The foot baths are free, so we highly recommend them!
Restaurants and Food in Hakusan City
Soba noodle.
Hakusan City is blessed with natural ingredients from the river and mountains. Therefore, the city is famous for its gourmet dishes such as Hakusan Hyakuzen and soba noodles. Most restaurants that specialize on these dishes can be found near the northern area of the city. There are also some restaurants dotted around the central and southern areas, though not as many.
Hotels and Inns in Hakusan City
There are plentiful accommodations in all the areas of Hakusan City. In the northern area are many hotels and guesthouses, while the central area has mostly small privately owned hotels and inns. The southern area has hot spring resorts such as Ichirino and Shiramine, as well as small hotels and guesthouses.
Access to Hakusan City
If you are sightseeing in Hakusan City, first head to JR Matto Station. Take the Hokuriku Main Line from JR Kanazawa Station, and get off in about 10 minutes. To get to the various sightseeing spots and area, take the local bus from JR Matto Station.
Spot name: Hakusan City (JR Matto Station)
Street address: Ainoki-machi 1020, Hakusan-shi, Ishikawa Prefecture 〒924-0022
Access: About 10 minutes by Hokuriku Main Line from JR Kanazawa Station
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kingdragonfly
# 222569 18-Aug-2017 07:38
Greater Auckland today released plans for a high speed inter-city rail between Auckland, Bay of Plenty and the Waikato.
This really seems like a waste of money. I'd say purchasing electric buses would at least be more flexible.
"The Greens are throwing their weight behind a daily regional passenger rail service linking Auckland with major North Island cities.
Based on a rapid rail blueprint linking Auckland to Tauranga and Hamilton released today by transport lobby group Greater Auckland, the Greens say they would champion the alternative form of public transport if elected to Government.
The passenger service would run five times a day between Hamilton and Auckland, and one return service to Tauranga daily.
Greater Auckland has detailed a three-stage plan to modernise existing regional rail links to use modern technology tilting trains travelling up to 160km/h on upgraded tracks.
In the first stage, existing trains such as the 96-seater Silver Fern units would run on the current network to build up passenger numbers.
The second stage would be investing in high-speed tilting trains and upgrading the network.
Greater Auckland says travel times of less than 90 minutes between Hamilton and Auckland and under 60 minutes between Hamilton and Tauranga would link more than half the country's population.
It would allow for journeys that were faster than driving and skip the traffic completely. A revitalised train network would also stitch the economy of Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga with the benefits of growth and development in the main centres spilling over into nearby towns and villages.
The final stage would see lines extending across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
"National has let regional rail services rust away but the Greens in government will restore rail as the backbone of New Zealand's transport system, for freight and for people," said Green Party transport spokeswoman Julie Anne Genter.
"I expect a lot of people from Hamilton and Tauranga will be attracted by the idea of being able to work and rest while on the train, and avoid Auckland traffic once in the city.
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Even a best case scenario with billions in infrastructure is going to be a minimum of 2 hours still between Tauranga and Auckland with high speed rail. To me reading the report I can't see how you could ever have the passenger numbers to make such an investment viable.
Yes it would be great to have - but at what cost? How many people will commute from Auckland to Tauranga daily at a cost of $70 return and at over 2 hours each way? It's going to be 3 hours now with the current rail.
I agree that this would be a waste of money, there simply would not be the traffic volume to support the service.
I do think there needs to be a train service from the north shore, the bus lane could become shared use but better still they could easily install a mono rail from Albany to the city, there is the volume to support that and i they built seure and cost effective carparking buildings at or near the depot the patronage would increase and become profitable.
I think a train service does make sense - but to think there is enough demand to need 15 min services to Hamilton is almost laughable.
MikeB4
We need to see more info and studies before it gets written off. The idea may work, slow Aucklands hunger for expansion and get vehicles off the road. The trains could move light freight at the same time especially from Port Tauranga.
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MikeB4: We need to see more info and studies before it gets written off. The idea may work, slow Aucklands hunger for expansion and get vehicles off the road. The trains could move light freight at the same time especially from Port Tauranga.
So that means building extra lines unless you want high speed passenger rail delayed by rail freight. Suddenly the cost of such a project gets even higher.
I'm sure the ROI would be far better if the the govt simply subsidised flights between both cities!
A move to new rail is for the future we need to look forward to change the way we move people and stuff. Rail is more sustainable if done right. Only need to look at Auckland and Wellington to see that.
surfisup1000
I'd agree with this.
And, what does 'high speed' mean? 160kph seems rather slow. I'd have thought 350kph would be a better target.
You need to allow people to live in Tauranga/Hamilton and commute to Auckland for work.
For those thinking the cost/benefit does not pay -- think about the cost of Auckland infrastructure. Auckland needs billions of dollars of investment in roading and infrastructure just to keep up with growth let alone fixing what is already broken.
Imagine being able to live in Tauranga, and work in the auckland CBD with a 35 minute train commute each way.
kobiak
I'm in, if within 20 mins from AKL to Hamilton, < 1 hr to Tauranga from AKL + expand to northland and I will forget my dreams about Melbourne :)
Otherwise, there's no point, faster and cheap to use car :(
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surfisup1000:
I bet the good folk of Tauranga are absolutely thrilled.
old3eyes
I'd love to see it happen but looking at the naysayers here and in other media I know it never will. The car rulz. Would nice to go from Morrinsville to ether Tauranga or Auckland without a car. Not interested in Hamilton unless they reopen the underground station in the CBD.
But that's simply never going to happen any time soon so not even worth dreaming about.
Based upon some estimates of rail build costs for a 400km/h train you're probably looking at build costs in the $15 - $20 billion region based on current build costs. Even if you look at the Chinese who seem to be able to build rail for bargain US$20 million per km it would still be a $7 billion+ project. For that sort of price the Government could just buy jets, charge people the same $70 - $100 or so each way that a high speed train would have to cost and laugh all the way to to the bank.
People keep talking about rail in Japan but I don't think many people realise how expensive it is to get around.
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MikeB4:
Thanks to Auckland's housing market - people already do this. A lot from Hamilton, but I also know of a few going a few times a week from Tauranga. If you're up early enough its 90 minutes from Hamilton to Auckland by car - not too different from the commute from Howick some days.
I think there is more demand for this than people on here think... if it's affordable and convenient.
caminham:
You need to leave really early then. I go to Auckland once or twice a month and I leave Morrinsville at about 6.45am and get to Auckland about 9.00 ~ 9.30. The Drury que kills it..
old3eyes:
Yep! I was going the opposite direction for a long time, working in Hamilton. Drury starts building up at about 6:30. People I know start in the CBD by 7:30 at the latest, then they're heading home before the afternoon rush too.
Have they done their sums? An extra 45,000k per year (over a CBD commute from say, Manukau) on your car, even ignoring the loss of time, is more than $30,000 at standard accounting rates for overall cost of driving.
That's enough to pay the mortgage on the average Auckland house.
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Chasma Right Bank Irrigation Project
The Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (CRBIP) Phase III is part of an extensive irrigation system in the largely desert area of Siraiki speaking Pakistan, near the Punjab-Balochistan border. While the ADB claims the project brings water to the desert, many citizens’s groups fear that the project has replaced indigenous irrigation technology, caused massive displacement, and disturbed natural water cycles for great expense and little gain.
The project involves the construction of a 274-km canal along the Indus River, 72 distribution canals, 68 cross structures and 91 bridges. Stages I and II of the CRBIP are already completed. Initiated in 1992, CRBIP III was due for completion in end-December 2002, though construction is ongoing in part due to recommendations by the ADB’s Inspection Panel. It will irrigate 606,000 acres of land in both D.I. Khan and D.G. Khan districts in central Pakistan.
The project objectives are to:
provide a dependable perennial irrigation supply,
ensure efficient distribution of water,
provide necessary drainage and flood relief,
improve access within the area, and
strengthen agriculture support services.
Financing for CRBIP III was approved by ADB in December 1991 for US$185 million; this is roughly 64% of the total project cost. The Government of Germany (KfW) provided another US$40 million — or 22% of total –in loans; the remaining 14% was shouldered by the Pakistani Government. In addition, ADB approved in July 1999 supplementary financing of US$33.5 million to meet CRBIP III cost overruns.
The project cost was originally estimated at Rs 1,570 million. Today, project cost has ballooned eleven-fold, to Rs 17,000 million. By April 1999, and with only 15% of the project completed, there were already extensive project delays and cost overruns.
Instead of requesting a new loan for CRBIP III, the Government of Pakistan proposed to utilize funds from another ADB project — National Drainage Sector Project — to meet Chasma’s cost overruns. In July 1999, ADB approved a transfer of US$33.5 million from the drainage project to CRBIP III. As a consequence, cost overrun estimates for CRBIP III were reduced, resulting in a surplus of US$5.1 million that was redirected back to the National Drainage Project.
The implementing agency is the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).
Civil Society Concerns
The concerns raised by Chashma affectees and NGOs include:
Project design-related social and environmental problems
Project-induced flooding and resettlement
Land acquisition and compensation
Project management,irregularities and corruption
Terminating the traditional irrigation systems
Information sharing, participation and consultation with the affectees
Marred mobility
These problems and impacts affect people’s basic rights including the right to livelihood and the right to information. Many of these rights are guarded by national laws. Similarly, the legal and historical rights of local communities over floodwater are also affected by this project. These historical and legal rights were formally negotiated between local communities and the British Government at the start of the twentieth century. These rights are still part of national irrigation laws.
Since February 2001, community affectees and their NGO representatives have repeatedly raised these concerns not only with relevant government officials in Pakistan but also with the ADB, including at the 2001 and 2002 Annual Meetings in Honolulu and Shanghai, respectively.
NGOs report faulty project design (December 2002) Mushtaq Gadi of SUNGI Development Foundation and CRBIP Affectee Javid Iqbal visited CRBIP site 10-14 December 2002 and reported mistakes in project design and preparation that have significant and destructive impacts on communities: “Lack of comprehensive and participatory social, cultural and environmental impact assessment in the case of Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (CRBIP) plays key role in suppressing and displacing the requisite knowledge of adverse impacts of the project. However, this situation politically benefits the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and provides them the opportunity to avoid taking the responsibility for the havoc, which they have created in the name of development. Some mistakes committed in the project design preparation and implementation are stupidly unjustified though they have significant destructive consequences for the security of life, livelihoods and ecology in the area.”
Affectees file full inspection claim (November 2002) Affected persons of the Chashma Right Bank Irrigation Project (CRBIP) Stage III, filed an inspection claim to the ADB’s Board Inspection Committee (BIC) on November 19, 2002. Following are the major concerns of the project affectees:
Lack of comprehensive and participatory socio-economic, cultural and environmental project assessment;
Flooding and resettlement;
Changes in project design, supplementary financing, and full project reappraisal;
Forced and illegal land acquisition and compensation;
Life style disruptions, in-migration and disintegration of community networks and support systems; and
Adverse Environmental impacts.
Complainants claim that the ADB did not comply with its own policies and procedures viz:
Incorporation of Social Dimensions in Bank’s Operations;
Guidelines for Social Analysis for Development Projects;
Environmental Considerations in Bank’s Operation;
Policy on Involuntary Resettlement; Policy on Indigenous Peoples;
Operational Procedures on Supplementary Financing of Cost overruns of Bank-Financed Projects (OM 32 BP/OP and OM 13/OP);
Policy on Benefit Monitoring and Evaluation.
Inspection claimants are:
Mr. Zafar Iqbal Lund (Hirak Development Center, D.G. Khan; Mr. Ahsan Wagha, Damaan Development Organization, D.G. Khan; Mr. Khadim Hussain, Action Aid-Pakistan, Islamabad; Mr. M. Nauman, Creed Alliance, Karachi; Mr. Shafi Qaisrani, Chashma Affectees Committee, D. G.Khan; and Mr. Mushtaq Gadi, SUNGI, Islamabad.
Chasma affectees stage protest rally (October 2002)
Chasma affectees staged a protest rally against the highhandedness of local district administration and Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and violation by ADB of its own policies and procedures in Dera Ghazi Khan on October 4, 2002. The affectees warned that a mass movement will be launched against them if they failed to ensure immediate redress of their grievances. They demanded the following: allotment of land against the land acquired from them by WAPDA; land valuation according to market rates; resettlement and rehabilitation of the affectees; accountability of the ADB and WAPDA staff; and elimination of corruption and commission mafia in the project. More than 500 project affectees, peasant councilors and the representatives of political parties and NGOs joined the rally organized by Chashma Mutasereen Committee (CMC) and Chashma Right Bank Canal (CRBC) Area Organization.
ADB postpones dialogue to March 2002 (September 2001) Due to the September 11 attacks in the US, ADB reset its CRBIP mission and multi-stakeholder dialogue –originally scheduled for September 2001 — to March 2002. Affectees had been unhappy with this latest development as many of the problems brought about by the project have yet to be resolved, even as the project nears completion.
ADB releases draft consultants’ report (September 2001) ADB consultants from Consensus-Building Institute released a discussion paper it prepared for the multi-stakeholder dialogue on CRBIP III slated for September. Chasma affectees and civil society groups were unhappy with the report, however, citing that many of their concerns have not been addressed. These include negative environmental impacts, overestimation of economic returns, flaws in project design and decision-making processes.
ADB consultants to assess CRBIP social impacts (July 2001) ADB contracted the services of US-based Consensus-Building Institute (CBI) in July 2001 to undertake an “independent and neutral process” of social assessment for CRBIP III and initiate a multi-stakeholder dialogue. The Social Assessment Team consists of Dr. Adil Najam (senior consultant, CBI) and Syed Ayub Qutub (President, Pakistan Institute of Environment-Development Action Research). An initial fact-finding mission will be undertaken in August and a draft report prepared for discussion at a multi-stakeholder workshop in September. Consultants will visit Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar and the project area in DI Khan. Aside from project affectees, the consultants’ team will meet with government officials and other stakeholders, including ADB staff and SUNGI/DAMAAN. Chasma affectees earlier demanded that WAPDA arranges a CRBIP workshop with various stakeholders to develop and mutually agreed on a work plan for regular engagement between the affectees and WAPDA and a code of conduct for the latter. (see consultants’ TOR and schedule of ADB mission)
FORUM network endorses demands of Chasma affectees (April 2001)
Some twenty-two (22) NGO participants at the FORUM-organized Regional Strategy Meeting of Asian NGOs on ADB Advocacy in April 2001 in Subic, Philippines endorsed an “Initial Charter of Demands” presented by Wasim Wagha, a representative of the local NGODAMAAN. The participants also signed a letter in support of the Chasma affectees, which Wagha also presented at subsequent meetings with various ADB officials at the Bank’s Headquarters in Manila.
Affectees dissatisfied with ADB-WAPDA meeting (February 2001) In a February 2001 meeting organized by WAPDA on the occasion of site visit of ADB’s Akira Seki, Director of the Agriculture and Social Sector Development (West), Chasma affectees realized that WAPDA and ADB officials were unwilling to listen to their concerns. From a report prepared by SUNGI’s Khadim Hussain: “… it seems that both WAPDA and ADB like to deal with the issue by dilly-dallying and wasting time, they want to quickly finish the project and leave the mess they have made for the local administration to deal with… (ADB) tries to shift the blame to the implementing agency (WAPDA). It always shows readiness to bring more funds (loans) to remove the complaints of the communities. On the other hand, WAPDA wants to deal with people in the typical bureaucratic way; that is, first to ignore them (PD told DAMAAN that he didn’t read the survey report), then to split the people by threats, co-optation, bribery in the form of favors, etc.”
NGO survey reveals adverse social, environmental impacts (November 2000) DAMAAN (a local NGO) and Sungi Development Foundation conducted a survey of CRBIP III in November 2000. The survey identified several adverse social, environmental and economic impacts of the project. Social impacts include mobility of people, land ownership patterns, land prices, labor movements, an influx of outsiders, social organization, movement of capital, cropping pattern. (see full survey report)
Summary of action recommendations, CRBIP III Stakeholder Dialogue on Social Impacts, Consensus-Building Institute (consultant) (March 2002)
Discussion paper, CRBIP III Workshop on Social Impacts, Consensus-Building Institute (consultant) (February 2002)
Discussion paper, CRBIP III Workshop on Social Impacts, Consensus-Building Institute (consultant)(September 2001)
Related NGO Documents
Chasma Inspection Claim Update # 3, Mushtaq Gadi, Sungi Development Foundation, 20 December 2002
Chasma Inspection Claim Update # 2, Mushtaq Gadi, Sungi Development Foundation, 18 December 2002Damaan & Sungi Development Foundation, December 2000
Pakistan: Lessons from Korangi ‘inspection’ case, CREED, Pakistan, April 2000
For further reading and contact information, see the Chashma-Struggles Website.
Chasma Inspection Claim Update # 1, Mushtaq Gadi, Sungi Development Foundation, 2 December 2002
Chasma inspection claims 19 November 2002
Letter of May 28,2002 to ADB President for filing Complaint regarding theChasma Right Bank Irrigation Project (CRBIP) in Pakistan under the Inspection Procedure of the Bank, Ahsan Wagha, Zafar Lund, Mushtaq Gadi, Muhammad Nauman, May 200 , April 2002DAMAANChasma Bank Canal: Messing with indigenous irrigation systems, Wasim Wagha,
The Bank’s Un-civil Engagements: Experiences of Chashma Affectees, Mushtaq Gadi, Sungi Development Foundation, April 2002
Chasma: Can ADB hear the cries of affectees?, Farhana Wagha, ActionAid Pakistan, April 2002
Update: CRBIP campaign status, March 2002 DAMAAN
Update, September 2001DAMAAN
CRBIP-Affectees Initial Charter of Demands, April 2001, Eileen G. Rillera, NGO Forum on ADB, April 2001 i
Pakistan: Irrigation project sparks social, environmental issues.
CRBIP – A survey report,
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Sydney NBL coach Will Weaver predicts a host of future NBA prospects to arrive on Australian shores after the success of LaMelo Ball.
A record crowd of 17,513 converged on Sydney's Qudos Bank Arena to watch Ball and Illawarra go down fighting on Sunday against the Kings.
The figure eclipsed the previous mark of 17,143 in 1999 which was for a double-header.
But the majority of fans arrived to catch a glimpse of Ball, an 18-year-old point guard projected as a possible No.1 draft pick in next year's NBA draft.
And the brother of New Orleans Pelicans star Lonzo Ball delivered for the Sydneysiders, scoring 16 points with eight rebounds and six assists.
Weaver praised LaMelo Ball for bouncing back after a rough first half against the Kings.
"I like that we made him work. 16 points on 19 shots is good. But resilience for a young man ... we all know how tough the league is," Weaver said.
"Everybody's getting better and I think one of the best parts about youth is how much faster you get better, (compared with) those of us that aren't in that category.
"What's not to like? Composed, unselfish. I'm excited to see where he heads."
Ball is one of three American imports to bypass college and join the league's Next Stars program. The others are RJ Hampton and Terry Armstrong.
Ball and Hampton are widely tipped to be picked in the top five.
Asked whether he expected more high school talents to follow in Ball's footsteps, Weaver said: "Hell yeah. Absolutely. Why wouldn't you?
"The league deserves credit for it but I take my hat off to these guys.
"These guys that are forging this trail and moving away from friends and family, and putting their faith in our league, our teams, our staffs and their teammates.
"It's brave and smart and forward thinking. They're going to reap the rewards of it.
"If you don't think that LaMelo Ball and RJ Hampton and Terry and Didi (Louzada) are going to be better for this experience, you don't see it the same way."
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M.F.A. actors with music theater/singing experience and M.F.A. theater makers with expertise in design (scenic/prop, costume, lighting, projection, sound), production or stage management are encouraged to apply before their final year of graduate school.
A seven-week summer intensive for M.F.A. actors and theater makers designed to cultivate future leaders of the American theater. Curriculum includes workshops with master teachers, professional mentorship, the opportunity to develop a new work in the Guthrie’s Dowling Studio and a cultural immersion in the vibrant Twin Cities’ theater scene.
June 22 – August 8, 2020
The Guthrie’s state-of-the art facility on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis.
If you have questions about the program, please contact Jeremy Jones at jeremyj@guthrietheater.org
Ernest Bentley (GEx 2017) in Incurable: A Fool’s Tale. Photo by Nick Fay.
Ben Graney and Krystel Lucas (GEx 2007) in Postcards from Earth. Photo by George Byron Griffiths.
Beverly Sotelo (GEx 2006) in Confluence. Photo by George Byron Griffiths
Bret Calo, Kimberly Monks and Tia Jemison in Incurable: A Fool’s Tale. Photo by Nick Fay.
Darien Battle and Jamie Rezanour in Going Live! Photo by Heidi Bohnenkamp.
Kimberly Monks, Oscar Fabela, Katie Rich and Tia Jemison in Incurable: A Fool’s Tale. Photo by Nick Fay.
Jude Sandy, Richard Sloniker, Rebecca Hirota and Alex Teicheira in Caviar on Credit. Photo by George Byron Griffiths.
Arielle Yoder, Stephanie Lane, Salome Mergia, Nicole Davis, Christian Henley, Rudy Roushdi and Israel Lopez (GEx 2015) in Concrete Orange. Photo by Dan Norman.
June Patterson (GEx 2006) in Confluence. Photo by George Byron Griffiths.
M.F.A. Actors
Auditions will be held in select cities between December 2019 and March 2020.
If you are part of an M.F.A. program and have signed up for an audition through your program director, please complete the application 48 hours prior to your audition.
If you are an individual who would like to schedule an audition in one of the cities we're visiting, please complete the form and we will follow up with availability.
What to prepare
Two monologues, one contemporary and one classical
A piece of dramatic literature, poetry or prose, set to movement
A song you love to sing, any genre — sung a cappella
Production/Design Fellowships
We're currently offering fellowships in the following areas: Costume Design, Sound Design, Lighting Design, Projection Design, Scenic/Prop Design, Production Management and Stage Management.
To apply for a Production/Design Fellowship, please complete the application by February 28, 2020. If you are selected as a candidate, an interview may be scheduled.
Please upload a cover letter and theater resume (with a link to your website or digital portfolio) and complete the online application. Materials may also be emailed to jeremyj@guthrietheater.org.
Can AEA actors participate?
AEA members must obtain a Waiver Letter from Actors’ Equity in order to participate.
How much does the program cost?
Complimentary domestic travel and local housing will be provided by the Guthrie. Participants will also receive a small stipend for living expenses.
What if I’m not available for the entire program?
Participants must be available to attend from June 21 to August 8, 2020 without conflicts.
History and alumni
Launched in 1997 under the leadership of Kenneth Washington and Marcela Lorca, A Guthrie Experience for Actors in Training was designed to introduce emerging actors to a preeminent American theater at the center of the Twin Cities’ vibrant arts community, building a bridge between training and profession.
For 20 years, A Guthrie Experience alumni have developed successful careers onstage and on screen, garnered numerous awards and returned to perform on the Guthrie’s stages. Notable alumni include: Mahershala Ali, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Sterling K. Brown, Dion Flynn, Casandra Freeman, Miriam Hyman, Josh Radnor, Corey Stoll and Emily Swallow, among others.
A Guthrie Experience not only fulfilled its promise, but it exceeded my expectations, leading me into pathways (and places) I never anticipated. It gave me a proud voice and mission for not only my work as an Actor, but also my worth as an Artist.
Oscar Fabela, Class of 2017
After two years of training with a small group of actors at NYU, it was invaluable to break away from the familiarity of that environment and spend a summer in Minneapolis with thirsty actors from other conservatory programs. It was a joyful experience that made me bolder and showed me where I still wanted to grow.
Emily Swallow, Class of 2003
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Immigrazione clandestina via mare e cooperazione fra Italia e Libia dal punto di vista del diritto del mare
Titolo Rivista: DIRITTI UMANI E DIRITTO INTERNAZIONALE
Autori/Curatori: Seline Trevisanut
Numero pagine: 12 P. 609- Dimensione file: 393 KB
DOI: 10.3280/DUDI2009-003009
Unlawful Migration by Sea and the Italy-Libya Cooperation in a Law of the Sea Perspective - Since May 2009, Italian naval units have been carrying out redirection programmes of unlawful migrant vessels on the high seas and in the Libyan territorial waters. These patrols are performed jointly with Libyan authorities and in accordance with the Treaty of Friendship, Partnership and Cooperation concluded between the two countries in August 2008. These programmes shall be subjected to a legal analysis focussing on in ternational obligations, in particular on the programmes’ legal basis and their respect of international standards for rescue operations at sea. The law of the sea provides the fundamental principle of the safety of human life at sea and the duty of States to render assistance. This duty to render assistance is not confined to the actual rescue operation at sea but extends to determining the place of safety where the rescued people can disembark. In light of this analysis and recent international practice, the redirection of intercepted migrants vessels to the Libyan coasts as place of safety may well be criticised.
Seline Trevisanut, in "DIRITTI UMANI E DIRITTO INTERNAZIONALE" 3/2009, pp. 609-, DOI:10.3280/DUDI2009-003009
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Tyshawn Sorey, Julia Bullock, ICE - Josephine Baker: A Portrait (World Premiere, Ojai Music Festival, 2016)
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Concert Review No comments
Tyshawn Sorey*
By Lee Rice Epstein
Although this blog only occasionally dips into new music, I did want to share some thoughts about Tyshawn Sorey’s world premiere from this year’s Ojai Music Festival. The festival itself takes place every June in the rural town of Ojai, California, about 20 miles inland from Ventura. Alex Ross has written about the festival in The New Yorker and on his blog a few times, and it’s worth looking up those articles to get a sense of the artistic scope and intimacy of the performances. There have been a handful of intersections with quote-unquote jazz over the years, and in 2017 Vijay Iyer will be music director, and he’ll bring both his trio and sextet out for the festival, tweaking the format considerably. If anyone wants to meet up, my wife and I are already planning to attend.
Sorey’s discography is probably well-known to readers of this blog, but his chamber work has not yet been recorded, even though you can find plenty of videos online. Still, this was an exciting event for me, a chance to see a brand new Sorey composition that combined elements of chamber music, improvisation, spoken text (written by Claudia Rankine, author of the critically-acclaimed Citizen: An American Lyric), and rearrangements of songs notably performed by Baker:
“Sous Le Ciel D’Afrique” (“Under the African Sky”)
“Madiana (Mélodie Antillaise)” (“Madiana (West Indian Melody)”)
“C’est Ça Le Vrai Bonheur” (“That’s It, True Happiness”)
“Si J’etais Blanche” (“If I Was White”)
“C’est Lui” (“It’s Him”)
“Terre Séche: Negro Spiritual” (“Dry Earth: Negro Spiritual)”
The performers included members of ICE, with Claire Chase on flute, Rebekah Heller on bassoon, Ryan Muncy on oboe, Jennifer Curtis on violin, and Daniel Lippel on guitar. Sorey switched between piano, percussion, and drums. Julia Bullock, at center stage on a raised platform, inhabited the role of Josephine Baker, reciting portions of Rankine’s text between each song, singing in both English and French, and, during one captivating interlude, dancing, in a duet with Sorey on drums.
Sorey, who hasn’t recorded much as a pianist, has a light, open approach to the instrument. Early on, he played ringing chords and sustained notes, typical of his compositions. Then, drawing out the tension in a later passage, he played the piano strings with a small mallet and did some light preparations, holding strings while he played single notes. Bullock was simply incredible. The piece, which premiered late Saturday night under heavy cloud cover, was absolutely stunning, in both conception and execution. Sorey, Bullock, and Rankine have created an incredibly powerful statement on art, race, gender, and sexuality. Typically, some parts of the festival are available to stream online, and I highly recommend seeking this out.
* Photo from: http://www.berkeleyside.com/2016/06/16/shes-the-boss-ojai-at-berkeley-celebrates-amazing-women/
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Fringefeed | 11 Feb 2019
Background Lad
Previously earning his keep on Sydney’s many building construction sites, Billy D’Arcy has since progressed from telling funny stories to his fellow tradies during smoko to telling hilarious jokes to punters at comedy gigs and clubs throughout Australia.
Handpicked to perform for the Sydney Comedy Festival Roadshow in 2018 and a 2017 Triple J Raw Comedy Finalist, Billy performs for the first time at FRINGE WORLD and he certainly doesn’t disappoint.
Much like his hometown of Manly, Billy’s comedy is casual, unassuming, and laidback.
He delivers his jokes and punchlines with the nonchalance of a 23 year old comic who knows he’s got his whole life and career ahead of him as he glides through topics like Australian culture, online dating, and life as a millennial.
The Background Lad delves into Billy’s hilarious thoughts on life and his place in Australian society and how he’s tried to go along to get along.
He discusses the banter that occurs in the building and construction industry and effortlessly riffs with the audience making jokes at their expense in the same way that tradies playfully rib each other onsite.
While there are one or two lulls in his one-hour set, Billy delivers a funny and enjoyable show that provides plenty of moments of raucous laughter and uncontrollable giggling.
Billy is an up and coming talent and his show is easily worth more than the price of admission.
Not only because he demonstrates excellent comedic utility with his use of self-deprecating humour, impressive improvisation skills, and funny punchlines but because he literally had to carry out all the administrative duties of his own gig when the support staff went AWOL.
He checked the ticketing, he emceed, and he introduced himself, for his own show. Who says millennials don’t work hard?
Great show Billy. Had me in stitches for the full hour. Your work with the crowd was some of the best material, particularly Tony Hawk and the lads. I hope to see you back in Perth.
Reviewed by Harry 2019
hey m8 loved the show, from the 4 lads at the front, gran joke was the winner
Reviewed by stevie (Fat cat) 2019
Weng Chow
Hi, my name is Weng and I once missed a high five and hit someone in the face.
Ticket Price 15
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A common practice to mitigate wildfires are the fire breaks. The Crews create these firebreaks in abandoned terrain to make a trail that the fire will follow, away from important crops or land. USDA Forest Service photo.
PUERTO RICO – Puerto Rico is now facing its second dry season since the 2017 hurricanes, and because of the remaining woody debris in the field, firefighters have been establishing several preparedness methods to combat the increasing wildfires in the midst of a drought.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the severe drought in Puerto Rico increased from 5.8 to 13.10% in the second week of July, and extended from 10 to 16 municipalities, mostly located in the southwest and south region of the island. It was also revealed that the percentage of moderate drought on the island increased from 31.8% to 34.84% during the same reported week.
The dry season in Puerto Rico has different stages and characteristics depending on the geographical zone. According to Joel Figueroa, federal affairs director of the Puerto Rico Firefighters Corp, for some areas the dry season starts around January and extends throughout April. In May the island experience certain relief in some areas, and then it starts again around June, continuing throughout August.
In Puerto Rico, the southern region is characteristically dry all year-round. This zone is always dry and prone to wildfires from January through May (mostly February) because of low precipitation. “The vegetative material and the hydrated green flora do not burn; there has to be an accelerant for it to burn. Due to the abundance of woody debris/fuel since the hurricanes, there has been an increase of wildfires within green and hydrated areas,” mentioned Figueroa.
The USDA Forest Service, the National Weather Service, the local Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, the local Water and Sewage Authority, the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez and the Firefighter Corp, are all agencies involved in wildfire prevention and management in Puerto Rico. All these agencies work together in the response phase, planning, resources and the monitoring of the wildfires. The Forest Service identifies and provides funding in the case of forest fires, and depending on the case, the US Fish and Wildlife Service can also support efforts within certain ecosystems providing manpower and wildland fire equipment. In Puerto Rico, the State and Private Forestry unit from the International Institute of Tropical Forestry directly supports the Wildland Firefighters Crews from the Firefighters Corp.
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The Wildland Firefighters Crew, established a centralized operation center at the municipality of Juncos. From there, they integrate island-wide efforts, from which wildfires and other specialized operations are handled. During wildfire and dry season, they have other forest fire brigades in the south, southwestern and northern area, and an extra unit located at the municipality of Ponce.
In Puerto Rico, there’s no possibility of doing prescribed burns in the open field, as by state law under the Environmental Quality Board it is not permitted. It can only be done under a research project in conjunction with the University of Puerto Rico, for example, or under training scenarios. A common practice to mitigate wildfires are the fire breaks. Wildland Firefighter’s Crews create these firebreaks in abandoned terrain to make a trail that the fire will follow, away from important crops or land. This method helps stop the fire expansion to other areas, thus making it easier for firefighters.
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It is estimated that Puerto Rico experience 2,000 to 5,000 forest fires annually. USDA Forest Service photo.
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Advisers must save clients from themselves
Advisers need to help stop investors becoming their own worst enemies in the current low-rate environment, an analyst says.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016, 6:00AM 2 Comments
by Susan Edmunds
Wade Matterson
Wade Matterson, of actuarial firm Milliman, addressed the Meet the Managers roadshows last week.
He said with persistently low interest rates, and income products that are expensive for the returns they offer, more investors are choosing higher-risk investments than they otherwise would.
But that puts them more at risk of suffering the fallout of poor investing decisions.
Matterson pointed to data showing that over the past 20 years, the average equity fund investor had experienced returns that were about a quarter of those of the S&P500. “It’s not a small gap, it’s significant,” he said.
That was driven by behavioural patterns that drove investors to sell at the worst possible time, he said, buying driven by greed and selling driven by fear.
“There’s a risk tolerance paradox. People need access to growth because they can’t lock in low rates of return and expect their money to last as long as they do. But how do they maintain growth and at the same time avoid risk?”
Matterson said there had been a number of attempts made to manage the issues including guarantees, lifecycle funds, smart beta and absolute return investing, but implementation and effectiveness were the main issues.
“We can talk about asset classes, which shares we think are going to outperform, but at the end of the day it’s people investing. It doesn’t matter if we give them the best product or the thing we think is the hottest performing stock, if we can’t get people to make the decision to go down the path and stay the course.”
Advisers were a key part of the solution.
“They need to avoid the animal instincts that emerge. We are starting to see that either in the way products are constructed or the advice given, there is a much greater focus on meeting the objectives of the client base.
“At the end of the day, people are their own worst enemies. That’s where financial advice is important. Ultimately they will make a decision at the worst time to their own detriment.”
But he said advisers were also under pressure, expected to offer assistance to a wider range of clients under higher regulatory standards in an environment where it was hard to charge the same fees.
“You’re dealing with complex issues, expected to make less for it, deal with more people in a shorter time so there’s a huge range of issues facing the industry now.”
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On 12 April 2016 at 1:18 pm traveller said:
Easier said than done. I'm probably not the only adviser who would not recommend finance companies a decade or more ago but I lost at least one client who wouldn't take notice and went elsewhere.
On 13 April 2016 at 9:53 am dcwhyte said:
This is exactly why financial advisers should be factoring in behavioural risk to their client discovery process. Markets move as they do and advisers have no control over these movements, but client behaviour can be accurately established. Reactions to economic crises, political turmoil, or inappropriate offers of instant wealth, can be anticipated and managed. Daniel Khaneman, Nick Murray et al provide excellent analysis on the subject and client behavioural risk management should form part of every investment advisers processes.
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The Suffragettes and the Road to Equality on Google Arts & Culture
Following decades of organized campaigning led by charismatic and brilliant women from around the UK, in 1918, women of all classes, ages and professions came together in the triumph for voting rights for many women. Ten years later, this right was extended to all women over 21, giving women the vote on the same terms as men.
TheRoad to Equality has continued over the last century, with many brave women and men campaigning on a broad range of equal rights issues. In June this year, as a wave of Processionscelebrating women and their long struggle for political and social equality comes to the UK, Google Arts & Culture has collaborated with more than 20 partners to bring online archival collections, video footage, and in-depth, visual stories of those who have helped shape history.
Celebrating the road to women's equality | #GoogleArts
For the first time, Google Arts & Culture is showcasing the work, lives and sacrifices of powerful figures like Emmeline Pankhurt, Milicent Fawcett, and Princess Sophia Duleep Singh. This online experience delves into the organizations they established, their revolutionary forms of protest, and the objects that represent their legacy—the iconic suffragette banners, their personal letters and writings, photographs, and hundreds of other artifacts.
Inspired by the historic unveiling of a statue of suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, we partnered with the Mayor of London’s office on “Signs of Change,” a film project with the artist Gillian Wearing, and featuring the Mayor Sadiq Khan. The film shines a light on the achievements made by the women in history and contrasts them with contemporary figures. From teen activists and deputy mayors to local Londoners from all walks of life, the film highlights the diversity of ambitions for the future.
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Newly digitized scrapbooks from the Museum of London collection. Extremely fragile and not publicly displayed, these scrapbooks provide beautiful insight into some of the Suffragettes personal experiences.
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An editorial feature by the great-granddaughter of suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst on why the suffragette’s struggle remains so relevant and inspirational today.
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At just 18 years old, teenage campaigner Amika George is campaigning to make free menstrual products available to schoolgirls from low income families.
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Rosa May Billinghurst used her tricycle wheelchair, decorated in suffragette colours, to charge at police officers during demonstrations.
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Mary Somerville suffrage banneris part of the LSE Women’s Library beautiful collection of suffrage banners, commemorating scientist Mary Somerville.
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Remarkable women who have shaped contemporary British society choose objects that speak to them from the Foundling Museum's Collection. Collection
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The UK’s first female press photographer Christina Broom meticulously documented the suffrage movement, giving an insight into the lives of suffragists and suffragettes across the UK.
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Women’s Day March poster is part of the Feminist Library collection. With bold colourful designs, the Women’s Liberation Movement continued the suffrage campaigners’ traditional of powerful feminist protests.
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Daughter of a Punjabi Maharaja, and goddaughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Sophia DuleepSingh sold the Suffragette newspaper outside her home at Hampton Court Palace, and joined the Women’s Tax Resistance League, refusing to pay her taxes until women were given the vote.
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Y B A Wife? Posteris from the Glasgow Women’s Library collections, showcasing playful and powerful ephemera legacy of women’s activism.
Learn more about The Road to Equality and the men and women who have supported this movement by exploring the exhibition on Google Arts & Culture and on our iOS and Android apps.
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This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Europe, Google in Europe on June 11, 2018 by Google in Europe.
Our preparations for Europe’s new data protection law
Last year, we outlined Google’s commitment to comply with Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), across all of the services we provide in the European Union. We’ve been working on our compliance efforts for over eighteen months, and ahead of the new law coming into effect, here’s an update on some of the key steps we've taken.
Improved user transparency
We’re updating our current Privacy Policy to make it easier to understand what information we collect, and why we collect it. We’ve improved the navigation and organization of the policy to make it easier to find what you’re looking for; explained our practices in more detail and with clearer language; and added more detail about the options you have to manage, export, and delete data from our services. The policy now also includes explanatory videos and illustrations, because a visual description can be easier to understand than text alone. And we've made it easier to jump to your privacy settings directly from the policy, helping you make choices about your privacy.
Introduction | Google Privacy Policy
Although we’re taking these steps to make our Privacy Policy easier to understand, it’s important to note that nothing is changing about your current settings or how your information is processed. You’ll continue to have granular control over the data you share with us when you use our services, but with clearer explanations. The updated policy is already available to read and we’ll be emailing all of our users about it individually.
Improved user controls
Every day, nearly 20 million people around the globe visit My Account, our central hub that brings together all the different ways you can review your Google security, privacy and ad settings. As part of our GDPR compliance efforts, we’ve improved both the controls and the clarity of information in My Account so that people are better informed about how and why their data is collected. Within My Account, you can:
Use Activity Controls to choose what activity is saved to your Google Account. We provide simple on/off switches to control Location History, Web and App Activity, YouTube Search History and more, across all devices that are signed in to your account.
View or delete data—including search history, location history, browsing history—from our services using My Activity. To make it easier to browse your past online activity, we have given you tools to search by topic, date, and product. You can permanently delete specific activities, entire days or weeks of activity that you don’t want associated with your account.
Take a Security Checkup or Privacy Checkup to reassure yourself that your account is secure, and that your privacy settings work for you. We’ve recently added an option that allows you to subscribe to more frequent prompts to take the Privacy Checkup.
Manage or mute the ads you see on Google, on websites and in apps using the recently upgraded Ads Settings tool and Mute This Ad control. We have provided more information about how and why certain ads are personalized, and will also be further simplifying the look and feel of these tools in the coming months.
Get a clear overview of all the Google products that you use—and the data associated with them—via Google Dashboard. We’ve recently made the Dashboard more mobile-friendly so it's now easy to use across different devices.
Improved data portability
Since its launch in 2011, people around the world have used our Download Your Data tool to export data from products like Google Photos, Drive, Calendar, Google Play Music and Gmail, either to their own computer, or to storage services like OneDrive, Dropbox and Box. We are further improving and expanding this feature, adding more Google services, including more contextual data controls, and creating a new setting that helps people schedule regular downloads.
While we’ve enabled people to download data from our services for many years, the GDPR encourages companies to enable direct service-to-service data transfers where feasible, for example from Google Photos to another photo service. To support that aim, we've recently initiated the Data Transfer Project on GitHub, providing early-stage open source code that will, in time, be of use to any developer wanting to offer seamless transfer of data from one service directly into an alternative (or vice versa).
Parental consent and improved tools for children online
Under the new rules, companies must get consent from parents to process their children’s data in certain circumstances. To obtain that consent and to make sure that parents and children have the tools to manage their online experiences, we’re rolling out Family Link—already available in various countries around the world—throughout the EU.
Through Family Link, parents can create a Google Account for their child and are required to provide consent for certain processing of their child’s data. Family Link also allows parents to set certain digital ground rules on their child’s Android device—like approving or blocking apps, keeping an eye on screen time, or remotely locking their child’s device. We plan to evolve Family Link’s functionality over time, working closely with parents and advocacy groups.
Helping our business customers and partners
The GDPR places new obligations on Google, but also on any business providing services to people in the EU. That includes our partners around the globe: advertisers, publishers, developers and cloud customers. We’ve been working with them to prepare for May 25, consulting with regulators, civil society groups, academics, industry groups and others.
For our advertising partners, we’ve clarified how our advertising policies will change when the GDPR takes effect. We already ask publishers to get consent from their users for the use of our ad tech on their sites and apps under existing legislation, but we’ve now updated that requirement in line with GDPR guidance. We’re also working closely with our publisher partners to provide a range of tools to help them gather user consent, and have built a solution for publishers that want to show non-personalized ads, using only contextual information.
For our Google Cloud customers, we’ve updated our data processing terms for G Suite and Google Cloud Platform and provided detailed information to customers about our approach to data portability, data incident notifications, secure infrastructure and third party audits and certifications, among other features. For more information, see this post on Google Cloud.
Strengthening our privacy compliance program
Over the last decade, Google has built a strong global privacy compliance program, taking advice from regulators around the world. Across the company, we have dedicated teams of engineers and compliance experts who work in full-time privacy roles, ensuring that no Google product launches without a comprehensive privacy review. We’ve now further improved our privacy program, enhancing our product launch review processes, and more comprehensively documenting our processing of data, in line with the accountability requirements of the GDPR.
This is a snapshot of things we’ve done to date to be ready for May 25, 2018. But our commitment to compliance with the GDPR, and the rights it gives people, will continue long beyond this date. As we evolve our products over time, we’ll continue to improve our Privacy Program and the protections we offer to users. Our ambition is to have the highest possible standards of data security and privacy, and to put our users and partners in control.
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Europe, Google in Europe, Public Policy on May 11, 2018 by William Malcolm.
Newsroom placements for students across Europe
Calling journalism students across Europe. If you have a passion for news, want to make and break stories and love technology, we have a program that brings all those skills together—the 2018 Google News Lab Fellowship.
This year we’re offering placements across 10 countries. For the first time, news publishers in Belgium and the Netherlands will be taking part—the Fellowship will open here soon—and each of will offer new opportunities for students to gain valuable experience.
Applications are open in the following european countries: Austria, Ireland, Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Country-specific applications can be found on the News Lab website.
In the coming weeks, the participating newsrooms will select their preferred candidates and identify a Fellow by the end of May. The Fellow will then join the newsroom for a two-month summer placement, and Google provides a €5,500 stipend for each publisher to allocate. Fellows who have completed their placement in previous years say it was a “golden opportunity to get full-time work experience” and an invaluable start to their career in journalism.
Attending a workshop in London, here are the 2017 News Lab Fellows, and one Googler—me on the far right!
During their placement, the Fellows are invited to contribute their ideas to stories and new projects. From fact-checking to data journalism, video to audio, each newsroom offers a unique opportunity. In previous years, we’ve seen Fellows secure a frontpage story, bring new thinking to analytics and introduce emerging 360 technology to their newsroom.
In 2017, selected Fellows from parts of northern Europe traveled to Google in London to take part in a training and innovation workshop. While here, they heard product experts from the YouTube Space and the News Lab and received practical tips to help strengthen their digital newsgathering and visualization skills.
While the program isn’t available on an annual basis everywhere, there are currently Fellowships taking place in Australia, South Korea and the U.S., and we’re always thinking of how to expand and test the program in other countries.
Thank you to all of the news organizations that are taking part this year—for example, Agence France-Presse, Wirtschaftswoche, The Telegraph and LCI—and those who’ve taken part in previous years. Good luck to everyone who wishes to apply!
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Europe, Google in Europe, Journalism & News on March 1, 2018 by Matt Cooke.
Applications for Round 5 of DNI Innovation Fund are now open
Since its introduction in 2015, the Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund has offered more than €90 million to more than 460 ambitious projects in digital journalism, across 29 countries. The fund, our €150 million commitment to supporting innovation in the European news industry, is designed to provide no-strings-attached funding to those in the news industry looking for some room—and budget—to experiment. Today the DNI Innovation Fund is open for a fifth round of applications—the deadline to apply is April 9, 2018.
How the Fund works
The Fund is open to established publishers, online-only players, news startups, collaborative partnerships and individuals based in the EU and EFTA countries. There are three categories of funding available: Prototype (up to €50k of funding), Medium (up to €300k of funding) and Large (between €300k and €1 million in funding). For more information on eligible projects, criteria and funding, see our website.
We’re looking for projects that demonstrate new thinking in the practice of digital journalism, support the development of new business models, or even change the way people consume digital news. Projects can be highly experimental, but must have well-defined goals and have a significant digital component. Successful projects will show innovation and have a positive impact on the production of original digital journalism and on the long-term sustainability of the news business.
New for Round 5: Diversifying revenue streams
As with Round 4, all Medium and Large track applications will need to demonstrate that they have a monetisation component within the idea to be eligible. This year, we’re also looking for ideas outside of the well-known approaches around paywalls. So in Round 5 we welcome a range of experimental and innovative approaches which diversify revenue streams.
See the DNI Innovation Fund website for full details and and application forms. Applications must be made in English by April 9, 2018 at 23.59 CEST. We’ll announce recipients by mid July.
New approaches have never been more needed so it’s time to experiment, innovate and try something new. We’re ready and waiting to help you bring your ideas to reality—submit your applications now!
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Europe, Google in Europe, Journalism & News on February 28, 2018 by Ludovic Blecher.
With just a flick of a wand, “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” is on Google Arts & Culture
For Harry Potter’s fellow students at Hogwarts, “A History of Magic” is historian Bathilda Bagshot’s legendary chronicle of Wizarding history. And last year, we mere Muggles got our own version. “Harry Potter: A History of Magic” is an exhibition from the British Library containing rare books, manuscripts and magical objects from the British Library’s collection, capturing the traditions of folklore and magic from across the world, which are at the heart of the Harry Potter stories.
Turns out, the exhibition was more popular than the Three Broomsticks on a cold day … it quickly sold out. To bring the Harry Potter magic to more fans around the world, hundreds of the exhibition’s treasures from London as well as 15 online exhibits are now available in six languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi and Brazilian Portuguese, and more coming soon) on Google Arts & Culture.
? Skills for a modern wizard : 4 lessons in Muggle Magic
These examples shed light on what you’ll see in the exhibit. Lumos!
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Still waiting for your Hogwarts letter? For now, you can take your own Herbology class with Culpepper’s Herbal (used by J.K. Rowling for inspiration for Herbology coursework).
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Left: J.K. Rowling’s original sketch of the Hogwarts’ grounds (with her meticulous notes included). Right: The original synopsis of the first Harry Potter book.
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Explore the The Ripley Scroll, which describes how to make the fabled Philosopher’s Stone
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Check out the Divination room in 360-degree tour.
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Julian Harrison, lead curator of the exhibition, shares “Ten Strange Things You Didn't Know About the History of Magic.”
In a fascinating Q&A, Jim Kay (the famous illustrator of the books) what it was like to draw “The Boy Who Lived.”.jpg
In a fascinating Q&A, Jim Kay (the famous illustrator of the books) what it was like to draw “The Boy Who Lived.”
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Simon Costin, Director of Museum of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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talks about the “The Bewitching Collection.”
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Bloomsbury Children’s Books publishing director Rebecca McNally talks about the “Harry Potter Effect” and the enduring magic of the series.
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Jim Kay’s original painting ofHarry Potter and Draco Malfoy playing Quidditch.
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Visitors to the library explored the British Library’s 400-year old Celestial Globe (with constellations like Draco, Lupus and Sirius). Check out this video to see what it was like.
The British Library exhibit has proven that “interest in magic is a real global phenomenon, and has fascinated people for thousands of years,” says Julian Harrison, Lead Curator for Medieval Historical Manuscripts and “Harry Potter: A History of Magic.”
“The British Library is thrilled that our blockbuster ‘Harry Potter: A History of Magic’ exhibition can now be viewed on Google Arts & Culture. We’ve used medieval manuscripts, precious printed books and Chinese oracle bones to explore magical traditions, from the making of potions to the harvesting of poisonous plants, and from the study of the night sky to the uses of unicorns.”
To explore these magical traditions for yourself, check out The British Library collections online with Google Arts & Culture and on our iOS and Android apps.
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Arts & Culture, Europe, Google in Europe on February 27, 2018 by Suhair Khan.
New data on data centers: How Google helps regions grow
Regions across Europe have changed throughout the decades, and so has the local job market. Technology companies can help address the challenges brought on by this change: through training people in digital skills, improving connectivity and by continuing to build large-scale data center facilities across Europe. To explore the impact of these data centers, we hosted an event, “Global technology, local jobs,” along with Debating Europe, today in Brussels.
At this event we heard from EU Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Crețu, regional development experts, and the consultancy Copenhagen Economics, who just published new research (commissioned by Google) on how investment in data centers, renewable energy and fiber is impacting Europe's regions.
Since 2007, Google has spent EUR 3.2 billion on constructing and operating data centers in Saint-Ghislain-Mons, Belgium; Hamina-Kotka, Finland; Dublin, Ireland; and Eemshaven, Netherlands. We’ve also spent EUR 1.1 billion on European fiber networks to connect them, and thanks to signing power purchase agreements, enabled EUR 1 billion investment in renewable energy projects.
Copenhagen Economics crunched the numbers on what this means for citizens, and found that Google’s data center and fiber investments have supported economic activity in Europe by EUR 5.4 billion in gross domestic product in total for the 10-year period from 2007 to 2017. Those same investments supported full-time 6,600 jobs per year on average over the decade, with a significant number of those jobs related to construction, with at peak moments more than 1,500 workers a day working on building one site. You can read the whole report on our data center site.
Moreover, when Google grows, these communities grow—we support and work with local business, education, social enterprises and culture. At today’s event, Matt Brittin, Google’s president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, shared the story of Frederic, who works in our Saint-Ghislain-Mons data center in Belgium. He grew up in Quievrain, studied in Mons, lives with his wife and children nearby and recently oversaw the construction of a new solar facility at the site—the second largest in Wallonia—which was built by a local firm.
“I’m sharing Frederick’s story because it demonstrates one of the things that make me proudest about our data centers,” Matt told attendees. “The impact they have on the people who work in and around them. This is about investing in real people and communities to help build a better future for everyone.”
Frederic’s story is far from unique. Google currently employs thousands of people across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, in 35 countries, 56 offices and speaking 67 different languages. And that local presence makes all the difference, as Copenhagen Economics discovered. "A large and well-known company like Google investing in a region can influence others to to do so as well, as they can tap into existing talent, suppliers and resources. As European Commissioner Corina Crețu said at the event, "It's not true that automation only causes job losses—it is also important to highlight that tech can bring jobs and help local communities.”
Google is committed to Europe, and we want to do more support communities like the 4,400 children who have received coding and robotics lessons through Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen, near our Eemshaven data center, thanks to our community grants program. And there are many more stories from community members near our data centers about their experiences of having Google in their backyard.
Google's EU data center community: Stories from Belgium
The Digital Single Market is essential in order for everyone in Europe to harness the benefits of tech. We look forward to the innovations that will be encouraged by its completion, and will continue our work to reinvigorate and invest in regions across the continent.
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Europe, Google in Europe, Infrastructure on February 20, 2018 by Lie Junius.
It’s Safer Internet Day: key tools to protect yourself online
We are committed to making the internet a better, safe place for everyone. Whether it’s Google Play Protect automatically checking apps to keep your data and device safe, machine learning detecting harmful content on YouTube, or privacy controls in My Account allowing you to manage your data, we want you to feel safe while exploring Google.
Keeping you safe, however, means thinking beyond just our products, which is why we partner across the industry to share technology like Safe Browsing that protects over half of the world’s online population from dangerous websites. We are also working with partners to establish reliability standards for publishers to use on their articles that help you assess the credibility of the information you discover.
In honor of Safer Internet Day—an opportunity to come together to talk about online safety—we wanted to remind you of the new tools that we’ve launched in recent months that give you extra protection online. We’ll never stop improving our tools to help ensure your information stays safe with us.
Tailored for you: the new Security Checkup
We recently rolled out a new version of our Security Checkup, which now provides personalized guidance to help you improve the security of your account. Instead of the same checklist for everyone, the Security Checkup is now a tailored guide to securing your data—your own personal security advisor.
The Security Checkup provides a clear security status and personalized recommendations to strengthen your account security
When you visit the checkup, you’ll automatically see your security status: a green check mark icon means you’re good to go, and a yellow or red exclamation point icon means there’s at least one issue for you to take care of.
The new Security Checkup will keep evolving as new threats arise. You can count on it to provide you with relevant, up-to-date security advice that you can use to help keep your account safe. Take the new Security Checkup at g.co/securitycheckup.
Google’s strongest security, for those who need it most
When operating at the scale of Google, we strive to build products that serve the needs of billions of people. But when it comes to online safety, we know needs differ among our users.
That’s why back in October we introduced our Advanced Protection Program, which provides Google’s strongest security. Anyone can use Advanced Protection, but its design makes it of special interest to those who are at an elevated risk of attack and are willing to trade off a bit of convenience for more protection of their personal Google Accounts.
For example, these might be campaign staffers preparing for an upcoming election, journalists who need to protect the confidentiality of their sources, or people in abusive relationships seeking safety. Sometimes even the most careful and security-minded users are successfully attacked through phishing scams, especially if those phishing scams were individually targeted at the user in question.
Once you enroll in Advanced Protection, we’ll continually update the security of your account to meet emerging threats—meaning Advanced Protection will always use the strongest protections that Google has to offer.
At the start, the program focuses on three core defenses.
The strongest defense against phishing:Advanced Protection requires the use of Security Keys to sign into your account. Security Keys are small USB or wireless devices and have long been considered the most secure version of 2-Step Verification, and the best protection against phishing. An attacker who doesn’t have your Security Key is automatically blocked, even if they have your password.
Protecting your most sensitive data from accidental sharing:Sometimes people inadvertently grant malicious applications access to their Google data. Advanced Protection prevents this by automatically limiting full access to your Gmail and Drive to specific apps. For now, these will only be Google apps, but we expect to expand these in the future.
Blocking fraudulent account access:Another common way hackers try to access your account is by impersonating you and pretending they have been locked out. With APP, extra steps will be put in place to prevent this.
Anyone with a personal Google Account can enroll in Advanced Protection. It’s compatible with Android and iOS, but you’ll need Chrome to sign up for Advanced Protection because it supports the U2F standard for Security Keys. We expect other browsers to incorporate this soon.
For now, Advanced Protection is only available for consumer Google Accounts. To provide comparable protections on G Suite Accounts, G Suite admins can look into Security Key Enforcement and OAuth apps whitelisting.
Sign up for Advanced Protection at g.co/advancedprotection.
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Europe, Google in Europe, Safety & Security on February 6, 2018 by Stephan Micklitz.
The strongest defense against phishing: Advanced Protection requires the use of Security Keys to sign into your account. Security Keys are small USB or wireless devices and have long been considered the most secure version of 2-Step Verification, and the best protection against phishing. An attacker who doesn’t have your Security Key is automatically blocked, even if they have your password.
Protecting your most sensitive data from accidental sharing: Sometimes people inadvertently grant malicious applications access to their Google data. Advanced Protection prevents this by automatically limiting full access to your Gmail and Drive to specific apps. For now, these will only be Google apps, but we expect to expand these in the future.
Blocking fraudulent account access: Another common way hackers try to access your account is by impersonating you and pretending they have been locked out. With APP, extra steps will be put in place to prevent this.
Time to shine: New solar facility and an additional data center in Belgium
Data centers are the backbone of the internet, housing the systems and equipment that make our connected world possible. We opened our first European data center in Belgium back in 2009, and now we’re announcing plans to build a third building on the same site. We’re also announcing a new solar plant—the first solar facility we’ve built on a data center facility site.
We will invest approximately EUR 250 million to build the additional data center building in Saint-Ghislain, bringing our total investment in Belgium to EUR 1 billion. It’s due to be completed and operational by mid-2019.
The new solar plant, which is already up and running, represents a previous investment of EUR 3 million. And we’ve learned that it is the second-largest solar plant in the region!
Reaching 100 percent renewable energy for global operations
The photovoltaic installations will feature 10,665 solar panels and will generate 2.9 Gigawatt hour of clean, reliable, renewable energy every year. Construction began in March 2017, using a local company to install the solar farm on four hectares of land in our data center. Ultimately, the solar project will contribute to a greener footprint on our data center campus, already one of the most energy-efficient sites globally.
It’s not the first time we’ve acted on our sustainability goals in Belgium. Saint-Ghislain was the very first Google data center to run entirely without refrigeration, using instead an advanced cooling system that draws grey water from the nearby industrial canal.
It also fits in with our wider goal of ensuring a positive impact on the environment. We are calculating our final energy bills and expect that we reached our target of 100 percent renewable energy for our global operations in 2017, including data centers and offices. This means we’re directly buying enough wind and solar electricity to account for every unit of electricity we use—and it makes Google the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide.
Enhancing connectivity and creating jobs in Europe
Demand for Google services grows every day, and the steady expansion of our network across Europe reflects this. Along with Saint-Ghislain, we have data centers at Eemshaven in The Netherlands, Dublin, Ireland, and Hamina in Finland. Each investment enhances connectivity.
Data centers also benefit communities through job creation. The whole Saint-Ghislain site currently employs around 350 people in full-time and contractor roles—from computer technicians to electrical and mechanical engineers, to security, catering and facilities management. With this investment of EUR 250 million, we’ll create more construction jobs, and more full-time roles in Google once the third building is complete and operational.
Belgium: a digital frontrunner in Europe
Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Belgium, joined us for an event this week announcing these projects, where he celebrated Belgium’s investment and ambitions as a digital pioneer. "The digital world is constantly changing, and Belgium is becoming more and more attractive for big investors like Google. This new investment is excellent news for the Walloon region and Belgium in terms of job creation."
We’re grateful to the local and national government, local suppliers and community for their continued support of our data center presence in Belgium. We hope it contributes to make Belgium a digital frontrunner in Europe, creating jobs, skills development and economic opportunities.
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Environment, Europe, Google in Europe, Infrastructure on February 1, 2018 by Joe Kava.
Artists and entrepreneurs ignite creativity at Campus Madrid
Last week, we hosted the first Campus Creativity Week at Campus Madrid, one of Google for Entrepreneurs’ six spaces for entrepreneurs to learn, share ideas, and launch startups. Over 100 artists and entrepreneurs gathered from across Spain to explore how creative minds can use technology and inspire one another as they create art and build businesses.
Artists and entrepreneurs share a similar challenge—to create something new with limited resources, no instruction manual, and the power of their creative thinking. For seven days, we celebrated unique approaches to this challenge, with a a mind-bending series of artist exhibitions, creative thinking workshops, and community-inspired artwork. We’re grateful to each one of the participating artists and entrepreneurs for sharing their time, expertise and talents with our Campus Madrid community.
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Artist Carla Fuentes painted a mural in the Campus Residency working area. “We need more women in the world of programming. And the world needs more women in management positions. This mural represents all the women who fight in this world.”
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Illustrator Celia You from Mumablue, a Campus Madrid resident startup that promotes reading among children by letting them be heroes in their own storybook. Celia’s teammate Eduardo Gilsanz remarked on his first experience with Tilt Brush, “Campus Creativity Week changed my perception of the art-technology relationship, and how to apply these new advances to our startup.”
Artist Maria del Prado and photographer Juan Herrero collaborated on a daily series titled “Crystal Startups.” To represent that ideas take time to crystallize, each day they created installations of objects (inspired by Campus Residency startups) undergoing crystallization. Valeet, the startup represented by the red car above, is a resident company building an on-demand valet parking and car services app.
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Campus Madrid members interact with a temporary installation of the Google Arts & Culture’s X Degrees of Separation, which uses machine learning to find visual patterns between any two artifacts, connecting the two through a chain of artworks. For example, it could connect a 4,000 year old clay figure and Van Gogh’s “Starry Night.”
A Gaudi-inspired weekend design-thinking workshop engaged artists and entrepreneurs in small working groups and challenged them to address two prompts: “How can entrepreneurs be more creative?” and “How can artists be more entrepreneurial?”
Muralist Antonyo Marest creates artwork inspired by the ongoing talks at the Gaudi-inspired workshop.
Sculptor Juan Garaizabal has been commissioned to create many monuments around the world. On stage at Campus Creativity Week, he demonstrates how Tilt Brush enables him to push his artistic limits and prototype even more rapidly than with his typical steel tools.
Creative mind Eduardo Santamaria adds some flair to Campus Madrid’s community stairs using artist Antonyo Marest’s patterns.
Participants of the Gaudi Inspired Design Thinking Challenge in front of Campus Madrid. Artist Guillermo Fornes used the walls to project his video ORIGEN, which shows biodegradable ink flowing through a river, referencing what it’s like for entrepreneurs to pour their energy into a startup idea and grow their business into something bigger.
Masaaki Hasegawa
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adopted Campus Madrid’s external windows as his canvas with his calligraphic script.
Since we launched Campus Madrid in 2015, we’ve welcomed over 38,000 members, with startups working in fields as diverse as ecommerce, education, data analytics, and health. Six Madrid-based startups participate in Campus Residency, a six-month growth program for dozens of startups across our network that offers personalized support and unique access to Google resources, experts, and global connections. Startups in the Campus community worldwide have created more than 11,000 jobs and raised more than $537 million in funding.
We hope you’re as inspired as we are by all of this progress, and by our Campus Creativity Week with these talented entrepreneurs and artists.
This entry was posted in Google Europe Blog and tagged Entrepreneurs, Europe, Google in Europe on January 23, 2018 by Miguel Mayher.
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Ofosu Ampofo storms Police headquarters with Tony Lithur, others
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has finally honored the invitation of the Police CID over the leaked audio tape involving him.
Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo went to the Police headquarters in the company of senior lawyers, some of whom, served in the erstwhile Mahama administration.
It comes after reports that the Police were seeking an arrest warrant to go after the NDC chair following his failure to report himself on two different occasions.
In the leaked audio, Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo told party communicators that “we’re going to take her [EC boss] to the cleaners.”
“As for the EC chair, we must wage a relentless war on this EC chair. Me, she doesn’t want to see my face,” Ofosu-Ampofo allegedly said at the meeting which took place after the Ayawaso by-election.
As part of strategic communication plans for the NDC going into the 2020 elections, Ofosu-Ampofo also gave his blessings for the communicators to verbally attack the Peace Council chairman Professor Emmanuel Asante.
A statement by the Police CID said Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo must report at the CID Headquarters in Accra on Thursday to help with investigations.
However, commenting on the storm that followed the leak, the former Eastern regional minister told NDC supporters in Accra Saturday that he meant no harm.
“…I want to assure you that I am a man of peace, and my hands are clean. I have been in politics for many years, there’s no evidence I have won my victory through violence or spoken against anybody. I want to remain focused, the NDC wants to remain focused. We will win the election freely, fairly and clearly.”
Meanwhile, former President John Mahama has defended the comments saying it was not a declaration of attack on the Peace Council chair but a call for members of the NDC to criticize him.
“… In the circumstances, I mean, of course, for our Chairman, who had witnessed the violence – the guy whose leg was shot, the bone had shattered and the bone fragments were lying on the ground – anybody who saw it will be traumatized. And, so, if a few days after he [Ofosu-Ampofo] was talking and said: ‘we should attack the Peace Council Chairman’, he didn’t mean we should go and beat the Peace Council Chairman, he meant that we should criticize him”.
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‘Wayward Pines’ S1 E7 Review: Identity and Persona
By Tyler Birss
Wayward Pines continues its uphill battle from burying itself in absurdity halfway through the season. For the second straight week, the Fox series recaptures shreds of what made the show appealing prior to episode five’s odd plot tailspin. The recent airing begins with Burke and Theresa discussing their immediate plans. Matt Dillon’s beaten protagonist appears ready to throw in the towel as his wife remains prepared to fight. On Burke’s part, is this a truthful surrender or merely a mask hiding an ulterior plan? Only the most gullible of Wayward Pines watchers could actually believe Burke is done fighting. He and Kate reconnecting for some revolutionary madness has been a potential story trajectory all season, one I maintain will come to life before this chapter closes.
In his sheriff’s office, Burke is interrupted by a cheery Pam. The agent wants control of the town’s surveillance. The scene cuts to the children of the future. Cracking away his foundation that was built in Seattle, Ben appears fully invested in his Wayward Pines persona. He’s already creepily embracing the whole “don’t talk about the past” idea. Hopeful of a parent/teacher conference or any kind of tour, Theresa is blocked by Mrs. Fisher. Ben has access inside school grounds, his mom is left flapping in the breeze. May the lord have mercy on us all if Ben and his generation are deemed the only hope for mankind.
Burke meets with Franklin, a local shopkeeper. There’s a degree of comedy in seeing Burke display the sheriff’s badge while quoting some of the town’s go-to phrases. In a not-so-subtle manner, Burke basically asks the worker for knowledge of a certain bomb in his trunk. Meanwhile, Ben’s crush, Amy, takes center stage alongside her love interest in the classroom. The topic? Procreation. As Mrs. Fisher throws a bone Ben’s way, the mop-haired youngster gazes in relative horror. His discomfort ends when his teacher mercifully allows him to sit.
Pilcher and Pam discuss the future while working in the hospital. As this brother and sister duo attempt to implement their project even further, Burke and Kate’s husband, Harold, meet. Burke wants to know why a bomb was placed in his car, a reasonable point of inquiry we’d all likely have given identical circumstances, and an interrogation ensues. The audience can see two sides of Burke here. On the surface, he’s attempting to convince himself that Wayward Pines offers no escape. The fate of all is finalized. Deeper within, it’s a given that Burke has to maintain a desire to flee this dreaded community with his wife and son.
Theresa still has questions about her job. She’s become quite the investigative mind, even if her efforts usually end without much substance. Burke and Kate privately get together to discuss the whole bomb situation. The formerly missing agent reveals how a particular group of Wayward Pines citizens have been secretly meeting over time to open up their truthful identities. Sounding like Pilcher, Burke drops his recently acquired knowledge on his past fling. This provokes a point of pondering. Should these potential revolutionaries escape a flawed but known world for an alternate one that’s completely unknown?
Amy uses Mrs. Fisher for advice on how to proceed with Ben. Somehow, some way, the goofy teen has won over the heart of his classmate. Score one for the underdogs. That is, count one in Ben’s favor if this affection is genuine rather than part of a sinister plan. His father is less love-struck at the moment, effectively ending Kate and Harold’s plan, or at least attempting to do so. Kate isn’t accepting setbacks, though. She even takes off her jacket in a method to instill her seriousness! Well played, M. Night Shyamalan, well played. Excuse my sarcasm, but episode five is still a bitter enough topic to where I’ll take my shots when possible.
Now sporting a misplaced hat, Kate and Theresa meet while talking in whispers. This will forever be remembered as the “secret meetings” episode. A mini-intervention follows between husband and wife, Theresa doubting Burke’s newfound skepticism about not being able to leave Wayward Pines. Leaving school, Amy devises a plan to sneak into the woods with Ben. Harmless youthful innocence or a fateful set piece? Hold on with that for a little while. Burke intervenes, intercepting his son in anticipation of something on the horizon.
The energetic sheriff catches the revolution in progress. Burke asks Franklin to disarm the bomb, much to Kate’s dismay, and the altercation escalates to Burke turning his gun on his former lover. Their plan to blow up the wall failed on an epic scale, resulting in Kate and her comrades being locked up. On second thought, upon Burke’s closer inspection, perhaps this off-the-grid plan wasn’t such a failure. It appears that Kate was simply creating a distraction as Harold had involvement with the real bomb elsewhere. It remains a topic of intrigue if Burke will ever snap out of his daze and join the rebellion.
As this Wayward Pines installments nears its end, Ben and Amy hop into a delivery truck. One problem: the vehicle may or may not explode during any moment. With calculation, Amy seduces Ben as ominously soft music plays in the background. An unintentionally funny spot occurs when a garbage can (at least that’s what it looked like) is placed in front of Burke’s sheriff car. Any random humor halts once the truck explodes, making Amy and Ben bloody in the process. Standing in shock, Amy and Burke watch an unresponsive Ben on the ground.
Why did this episode work? Less Pilcher, less draining science talk, and more of Burke in action. Stick to what works, Wayward Pines, and don’t deviate into absurdity again.
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HR in the hot seat: Anjanette Murfet of Coca-Cola South Pacific
HR Director Anjanette Murfet talks engaging and retaining talent, and working in Ghana for a year
BY HCA 11 Apr 2017
What is your current role and what brought you into it?
I’m the Human Resources Director for Coca–Cola South Pacific and I’ve been here for 18 months. I was introduced to my boss, Roberto Mercade, Business Unit President of Coca Cola South Pacific, by Alison Watkins, Group Managing Director at Coca-Cola Amatil, our bottling partner. I had worked with Alison at GrainCorp and I saw going to work for one of the world’s most recognisable and valuable brands as a great opportunity.
The Coca-Cola brand has been around for more than 130 years since our humble beginnings in a pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. Our beginnings in Australia more than 80 years ago are no less humble, from a warehouse in Woolloomooloo and a handful of trucks delivering in the Sydney area. Today, the Coca-Cola Company serves more than 1.9 billion drinks a day around the world, and 94% of all people on the planet recognise our red and while logo.
We’re obviously doing some amazing things with our brands, but I also learnt that we’re doing a lot of work on our products. This includes addressing people’s concerns around sugar by changing recipes and our packaging.
While we celebrate our heritage and flagship product in our company name, we have more than 500 brands around the planet and we are truly a total beverage company producing what we like to call, Beverages for Life. It was that commitment to doing the right thing that sealed the deal for me.
What are some of your current HR challenges?
We are focused on continuing to develop a people strategy that enables our business to grow in a developed market and where consumer tastes are changing. Sustained growth in a mature business is really hard work. This means our business and our people need to be agile and focused on the work that matters most to execute our business strategy. To help achieve this, we have just launched our new Performance Management Practice – Performance Enablement.
With Performance Enablement we have eliminated the annual and mid- year performance conversations, we have eliminated end of year ratings and our people managers are no longer required to spend time on lengthy forms and system administration. Instead, our people will have much more frequent and personal contact with their manager – there is a lot more feedback in the moment and at monthly catch ups, knowing where you stand at all times and no end of year surprises.
There is also increased clarity on why the work you are doing matters and how it impacts the business. There is better time management thanks to knowing how to prioritise and deprioritise in line with the business strategy.
What is the favourite part of your job?
Working on important initiatives that can directly impact on the success of an organisation and ensuring that our people strategy supports the overall business strategy and drives results for the business. I know it’s something of a cliché, but in a company focussed on marketing and services our people really are our greatest asset. It’s a hugely competitive market for the kinds of skills we use, so I also like solving problems and coming up with innovative solutions to ensure that we attract, retain and engage the best talent.
What attracted you to a career in HR?
HR as a career was something that I fell into. I was a lawyer working in a consultancy firm that provided HR/ IR and advocacy to clients. One of my clients asked to second me into a HR Manager role and I realised that my legal background provided great grounding for a career in HR. I really liked that HR allows you to build great talent, reward and recognise people and drive performance through engagement and world class best practice. I found it more rewarding than the law and I haven’t looked back.
What’s one piece of HR related advice you would offer?
Really take time to understand the strategy and the commercial drivers of the business and ensure that your HR Strategy is in service to that. Take the time to understand the numbers, use data to help you drive your strategy and contribute to the broader commercial agenda.
What hobbies and interests do you have outside of HR?
I have a 13-year-old son who is a fairly competitive rower, so in summer there are a lot of early morning starts for training and regattas. That also burns a lot of energy, so I spend a lot of time cooking to feed him to keep the fuel up. Apart from that, I love reading and listen to music. I try to run – try being the emphasis.
Moreover, in 2009, I was appointed to a role working on a large merger and acquisition in Ghana in West Africa for one year. It was a fantastic opportunity for myself and my family to work and live in a third world country.
Please complete this sentence: If you weren’t working in HR, you would be… working as a lawyer
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Herbs and smart consumption
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The Lost Language of Plants
By HerbaZest Editorial Team | Updated: Dec 21, 2018
TitleThe Lost Language of Plants: The Ecological Importance of Plant Medicines for Life on Earth
AuthorStephen Harrod Buhner
PublisherChelsea Green Publishing
Edition1st
Pages336
This methodical book has both emotional and intellectual appeal. Buhner explores herbal medicine, modern pharmaceuticals, and several theories about the natural world. It discusses the impact of technology on the environment and society could move to a more global approach.
Stephen Harrod Buhner is a teacher, lecturer, herbalist, and award-winning author. He has published more than a dozen books on herbal medicine, native cultures, disease, and the environment. His work has also been featured on major news outlets and herbalist publications.
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By Christine DeSouza
RAISE enters its third year of successful achievements
Now in its third year, many people might still think of RAISE (Recognizing Abilities & Inclusion of Special Employees) as a Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando program to train individuals with special needs to be able to hold a job. Though it does help employee participants acquire skills for the work place, RAISE is much more than that. Participants also learn social skills through RAISE's community program partner Social Bridges at weekly Lunch & Learn sessions that all employees participate in. The employee's family liaison also attends the Lunch & Learn sessions about once a month. As with every aspect of RAISE, the program is well organized, specific about what is expected, and always welcoming.
In an email letter, former employee Ben's mom, Sarah, wrote of the Lunch & Learn meetings: "They show the good organizational aspect of the RAISE program... The meetings with parents give the parents a chance to connect. In only a few months working with RAISE, I've seen Ben gain confidence in himself as an employee and as a more responsible member of our household."
Former RAISE employee Courtney's grandmother, Kate, wrote, "RAISE has created a ladder upon which a young adult, if and when they are ready, may climb further toward independence... from supportive relationships with the community developed through attending RAISE."
Kate continued, "When I first met with Rachel [Slavkin, RAISE director of Employment and Education] and Carol [Miller, director of Social Bridges], I was impressed with their professionalism, compassion and depth of knowledge concerning young adults with disabilities, their struggles and especially their understanding of Courtney's needs."
Another important aspect of the program is the volunteer job coaches who work one-on-one with employee participants.
"I remember [Ben's] job coach at the Jewish Academy [of Orlando] helped advocate for him when there was a miscommunication regarding how to shelve books," Sarah recalled. "Because the job coach was right there and could see the problem, Ben was able to see the importance of communicating with the librarian. Without the job coach, I think Ben would have continued not doing his job correctly and then not had the success that he ultimately had there."
The RAISE staff and job coaches really pay attention to their employee participants. When Ben was shadowing someone in a job at JFS Orlando, it was noticed that he was a little "too chatty" so he was placed in a more well-suited position at Kinneret.
"Ah, Ben bussing tables at Kinneret and chatting with the residents! A match made in heaven!" said his mom. She then explained that years ago, in a different program, it was assumed since Ben is on the Autism spectrum that he would not want to work with people. He was given a job filing medical files. Ben did not know how to advocate for himself and his caseworker didn't figure out that Ben really liked interacting with people. After the job change, Sarah could tell he felt good about himself and competent with his performance. "He seems to have an affinity for talking with older people. He says they have a lot to say and I think he felt useful and appreciated."
Ben recently moved to Lakeland and is now living independently at Noah's Landing, a residential community that opened specifically for individuals with special needs.
Kate said her granddaughter Courtney had stellar guidance from the RAISE job coaches. "Courtney's confidence grew exponentially! She thought so much of herself due to the job placement and assistance from her coaches."
Kate sees how the requirements of RAISE to work with Vocational Rehabilitation and Lunch & Learn programming through Social Bridges embraced and challenged the employees. "Such a positive combination for enlightenment and possible growth gave Courtney a real chance for change, but most of all it gave her hope."
The RAISE program helped Courtney to see her potential and a future for herself. Since she left the program, she enrolled in training classes and has become a C.N.A. (certified nursing assistant) in an assisted living facility.
"This is evidence that the concept and steps created by RAISE do have potential to enhance the growth of young adults with disabilities!" Kate stated.
Since its inception, London has noted areas to improve upon and learn from.
"We learned after the first year, that the size of our program works, and no new summer hires!" she stated. "Our plan is to stop hiring new employees in late spring, with a goal for participants to be working independently summer so they don't need a job coach. This frees the valuable job coaches to take time off.
"The following year, we learned the importance of not only interviewing the applicant, but the family liaison. The commitment of both is needed for our program to work," said London.
As the third operational year begins, RAISE is ready for more successes with six new employees starting their jobs this month. There is no set length of time each employee is in the program. Six to 12 months is the term length. As one employee moves to a job in the community, a new employee participant will come onboard.
"I'm trying to figure out why RAISE works so well compared to other programs," said Sarah. "I think it has to do with the combination of good communication between staff (including job coaches), the employees, and the parents. And consistency. Employees and parents know what the expectations are and staff consistently follow through on any schedule."
There is one more new addition to the RAISE program. RAISE now has a social media presence. Thanks to volunteer Christine Lockaby O'Neill, who came to London asking, "What can I do to help RAISE?" She then took on the role as social media administrator and created RAISE's own Facebook page!
RAISE participants, staff and family liaisons at a weekly Lunch & Learn session.
Employees of the Month, which is something else that was new this year, can be found on RAISE's page. August's Employee of the Month was Erica, who completed the program and has been working at Wal-Mart for a year and a half.
"I enjoyed my experience in RAISE. I worked in the office for the Jewish Academy of Orlando and in their library shelving books," she said.
Erica has also started her own knitting business and sells handmade hats and scarves. Her items can be found on Facebook at autisticallycrafted along with other artists who sell their creations as well.
Visit RAISE on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/RAISEOrlando/ or go to http://www.orlandojewishfed.org/raise and click where it says to go to its Facebook page and see just what RAISE is all about.
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Moreton saves derby day as St Albans Ladies make life difficult for Colney Heath
Charlene Moreton's shot from out on the left wing beats Lauren Croucher to complete Colney Heath Ladies' 5-3 win over St Albans. Picture: JAMES LATTER
Four goals from Charlene Moreton helped rescue a 5-3 derby win for Colney Heath Ladies over St Albans but skipper Sheree Oliver admitted they had made life very hard for themselves.
Samaira Khan in action for Colney Heath Ladies in their win over St Albans. Picture: JAMES LATTER
The Lady Saints had raced into a 3-1 half-time lead thanks to two goals from Ellie Lovelock and one for Sophie Hull and there was the distinct possibility of an upset for the side who play two divisions below their hosts.
Colney Heath Ladies celebrate in their win over St Albans. Picture: JAMES LATTER
A Samiara Khan penalty had kept the Magpies in it before the break and three goals in the opening 15 minutes of the second period dramatically changed the outlook of the contest.
St Albans still had chances, the best of them from Lovelock with a looping shot that landed on the roof of the net.
Skipper Sheree Oliver congratulates Charlene Moreton as Colney Heath Ladies celebrate their win over St Albans. Picture: JAMES LATTER
That was when it was still 3-2 but an ambitious effort from the left wing by Moreton, affectionately known as Wiggy, in the last few minutes sealed the game.
Charlene Moreton celebrates one of her four goals in Colney Heath Ladies' win over St Albans. Picture: JAMES LATTER
Oliver said: "We struggled in the first half up the hill and against the wind. We did make it very difficult but the way we reacted in the second half was more Colney.
"We were a shadow of who we were last week against Royston in the first half but we wanted a reaction in the second half and we got it.
"We gave them too much time on the ball, we weren't playing our football and we just weren't good enough.
"There were a few choice words at half-time and a few slammed doors and we were just left to it.
Samaira Khan puts Lauren Croucher under pressure during Colney Heath Ladies' win over St Albans. Picture: JAMES LATTER
"Wiggy popped up with four but to get one early in the second half was a major thing for us.
"That set the tempo for the second half. We dominated a lot of it but they still had chances.
"The one that dropped on the top of the net was a wake-up call.
"We need to get out of the blocks a bit quicker."
For Moreton it turned into a perfect day but she was quick to thank her team-mates.
She said: "We had to do some work after our first half performance but we believe in our ability to come back.
"We all played our part, we all worked hard and that allowed me to finish some of them off.
"We under-estimated them a bit and we probably went into the game like we shouldn't have.
"But we came out in the second half like the Colney we are and the four goals obviously helped.
"I couldn't do it without my team-mates though."
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Sterling steals two wins from Marion
in Breaking News / by Janae Rempel / on February 2, 2018 at 10:55 pm /
Marion lost two games to Sterling Friday night. The girls lost, 65-52, and the boys lost, 95-69.
Corrina Crabb
Girls—Twenty-three first-half turnovers spelled trouble for the Marion girls Friday as the visiting Black Bears defeated the Warriors, 65-52.
Three minutes into the game, Marion trailed only by three, 7-4, as Alli Molleker made the Warriors’ first two baskets, but after that, Marion turned the ball over on nine consecutive possessions. Sterling scored just four points at the charity stripe during that time, meaning the game was still in reach when Sam Richmond broke Marion’s drought with a three-pointer with 55 seconds left in the opening period. Marion trained, 13-7, at the first break.
Turnovers continued to pile up for the Warriors, though, as Sterling’s Taya Wilson heated up at the other end of the floor. Wilson made three three-pointers in the second quarter, as well as all eight free-throws she attempted. After Kourntey Hansen scored one minute in, Marion endured a 5:37 stretch with no field goals—and only one attempt—while turning the ball over nine times. Three made free-throws kept the Warriors from going completely scoreless. Corin Parmley broke the drought with a basket at the 1:26 mark, but the damage had been done. Sterling’s 24-7 effort left Marion trailing, 37-14, at halftime.
Marion outscored Sterling, 19-18, in the third quarter but only after the Black Bears increased their lead to 45-16 two minutes in. Marion ended the quarter by outscoring Sterling 17-10 as Molleker and Sam Richmond drained three-pointers during that time. Corrina Crabb scored six points in the quarter, which ended with Marion trialing, 55-33.
Marion closed the gap with a 19-10 fourth-quarter effort. The Warriors scored the quarter’s first seven points to draw within 55-40, led by Kourtney Hansen with five points, forcing Sterling to call timeout. When Richmond hit a three-pointer with 1:36 left, Marion was within 61-49, and Parmley trimmed it farther with a trey, 63-52. That was as close as Marion got, however, and the Warriors lost by 13 in the end.
Wilson led all scorers with 28 points, including making 14-for-14 attempts at the charity stripe and four three-pointers. Parmley and Molleker shared top scoring honors for Marion with 11 points each.
Zachary Stuchlik
Boys—A sharp-shooting Sterling squad handed Marion a 95-69 loss Friday. The Black Bears made 15 three-pointers, 11 of which came from Lucas Briar and Kenan Comley in the first three quarters of play.
Sterling took a 20-11 lead after one quarter of play, then the three-point shooting barrage took center stage. The Black Bears made seven treys in the second period, including three in a one-minute span to build their lead to 30-13, and later, three by Briar in a 1:18 stretch. Chase Stringer and Sam Zinn scored the last two baskets of the half, leaving Marion trailing, 50-30.
Stringer scored six of Marion’s first eight points of the third quarter, but Sterling hit five more threes, and the Warriors couldn’t keep up. By the end of the third period, Marion trailed, 77-52.
Stringer scored 10 of Marion’s final 17 points, and both teams cleared their benches en route to the final, 26-point spread.
Stringer led all scorers with 30 points. Zachary Stuchlik scored 14. Meanwhile, Briar led the Black Bears with 28 points. Comley scored 21.
Coming—Marion will host Sedgwick Tuesday.
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3D Games Programming : Using DirectX 10 and Open GL Paperback / softback
by Pierre (University of Pretoria) Rautenbach
3D Game Programming focuses on all the elements making up a 3-D first-person shooter game engine using a bottom-up approach.
By following the easy-to-read text, the reader will learn how to create his or her own next-generation 3-D game engine with support for vertex and pixel shading GPU techniques (via Cg and HLSL), dynamic lighting and shadowing (via stencil shadow volumes), geometric meshes, audio, artificial intelligence, physics, environmental reflections, refraction and advanced lighting techniques such as High Dynamic Range lighting. Dealing with the cross-platform programming of 3-D Games for both Linux/MacOS X (via OpenGL/GLUT) and Windows (via DirectX 10 or OpenGL/GLUT) platforms, this book bridges an existent rift in the game development community.
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Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
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Juliet's Moon
By: Ann Rinaldi
War is turning Juliet Bradshaw's world upside down. Her brother, Seth, rides with William Quantrill's renegade Confederate army, but he's helpless when the Yankees arrest Juliet along with the wives and sisters of Quantrill's soldiers as spies. Imprisoned in a dilapidated old house in Kansas City, Juliet is one of a handful of survivors after the building collapses, killing most of the young girls inside.
When she's reunited with her brother, Juliet finds the life she had previously known is gone. Surrounded by secrets, lies, murder, and chaos, she must determine just how far she will go to protect the people and things she holds dear.
Age(s): 12,13,14,15,16
Grade(s): 7-12
Lexile Reading Level 630L
Ann Rinaldi
ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. She lives with her husband in central New Jersey.
LIKE I SAID, my secret hiding place saved me and Maxine that day, just as I used to fancy it would. I’d stocked it well with sugar cookies, slices of smoked ham, even tins of food like Seth used in his guerrilla unit when he fought with Quantrill and his Raiders. Maxine, our house nigra, cook, and all-around friend to Seth and me, had given me a stone jar of water, pillows, and blankets to make it comfortable.
And, of course, I had my box of treasures: marbles I’d won from Seth at our last game; a blue feather from a peacock; one of Pa’s cigars, unsmoked, that I’d stolen from his desktop; some quills for a pen; a set of teeth from an animal that I like to think was a baby dragon found by the creek in back of the house; and my mother’s good pearl necklace that she gave me when I turned twelve. Right before she died.
Maxine was having some difficulty climbing the ladder to the tree house. I had to help her up. We spent the rest of the afternoon there. We ate the cookies and ham. We could see the house from where we were, disappearing in the smoke, belching flames from its windows.
And Pa, standing there alone one minute, alone in the barnyard, like he was cleaning his rifle, but waiting for the Yankees to return from the wheat fields. And in the next minute lying at the feet of the Yankees. Shot.
I didn’t love Pa. I never had. Not like I loved Mama and Seth. Pa was gruff and had a quick, hard hand to slap and no patience with a little girl. Seth knew how to handle him; I didn’t. Seth even bad-mouthed him, jokingly, calling him an old codger or some other term that Pa never seemed to mind. If I did that, I’d be put in a closet in the cellar and made to wait there until Seth talked him into pardoning me. Then Seth would come down and get me. "Don’t you know any better?" he’d say as I clung to him. "You can’t talk to him like that."
"You do," I’d sob.
Though they had their fights, Pa gave Seth freedom to "sow his wild oats" and would lecture him at the table the next morning. Seth yes sir’d and no sir’d him to death.
"He’d be disappointed in Seth if he didn’t sow his wild oats," Maxine told me.
Once, when Seth didn’t get home by four in the morning, Pa sealed up the house. Locked him right out. Seth came rapping softly at my window and I let him in. I got time in the cellar closet the next day, and Seth had to talk him out of my punishment.
I know Pa didn’t like girls. I know he’d wanted another son, instead of me. And he never let me forget it. For fatherly affection I went to Seth. Pa didn’t care at all.
Still, Pa shot! It was outside the realm of all family pettiness. He was still my father. Shot for what? For not giving out the whereabouts of his son’s guerrilla army unit? For not telling where their cache of ammunition was stored?
I shivered. Maxine put a blanket around me. "Pa’s dead," I told her.
"I know, chile."
"I’m an orphan. Will the authorities put me in an orphanage in Kansas City?"
"Ain’t no orphanage in Missouri will take you."
"Am I that bad?"
"No, ’cause you ain’t an orphan. You gots your brother, Seth."
"But he goes away to war."
"Seth ain’t gonna let anybody take you away. Not while he lives and breathes. Now you’re just a little girl. You just twelve. Seth is all of twenty-four. He old enough to care for you, even though he go to war. He gots me to see to you while he’s gone."
I hugged her. "We got to bury Pa."
"We wait for Master Seth," she said.
I looked up at her. "You call him ‘Master Seth’ now."
"Thas’ right. Thas’ respect."
"Do I have to respect him, too?"
"Wouldn’t hurt none if’n you did."
I giggled. "He’ll still swing me around, won’t he?"
She sighed. "Chile, it’s a different world out there now. I wouldn’t count much on anybody swingin’ you ’round."
I sobered. "I wager he would if I asked. Wouldn’t he?" All hope was gone from my voice.
Maxine sighed. "I wouldn’t ask, honey. I jus’ wouldn’t ask."
We were quiet for a while. The hours passed. I decided I didn’t like this world anymore. What kind of world was it if I couldn’t ask Seth to swing me around? The fire was down to smoldering and the afternoon blue turned to gray and my eyes stung from the smoke. My house was gone, my room gone. I wondered how the flowered bedspread had burned, if the dolls had stopped smiling, if my dresses and shoes had taken it well. I wished I had a newspaper so I could read about Sue Mundy. They had stories about her every day and I followed her doings avidly.
She was the only woman who rode with William Clarke Quantrill, the notorious leader of Quantrill’s Raiders. You couldn’t pick up a newspaper but there she was, in her women’s attire, sometimes in her men’s attire.
She fought as a man. Seth fought with her. But he would never talk about her.
I wondered what made her do what she did. If she ever had anyone to swing her around when she was a child.
We waited for Seth to meet us at the gates.
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Wild seeking Top 6 Center
By 4Check, September 26, 2019 in Minnesota Wild
CreaseAndAssist 863
That's funny you mention it. Kunin has been a lot better on his draws most recently. Still, he's probably not a Top 6 center solution. To that I'd say Quinton Byfield...
Icechipper 106
51 minutes ago, CreaseAndAssist said:
Who? Is he a player or a playright?
15 hours ago, Icechipper said:
He's an athletic, 6'4" center who is probably going to go in the Top 5 in the draft this summer.
IllaZilla 1,182
20 hours ago, CreaseAndAssist said:
I wonder if Der Kapitan works with any of these guys on their faceoffs trying to help them get better or if that's beneath him...
Don Cherry says Finlanders are ******* on the faceoff and should be required to wear the poppy on their sweater when playing in Canada.........OK OK just making a little joke there. I am American whose grandparents emigrated to the Red River Valley from Ontario. If Trump sees this I may be deported to Canada......
1 hour ago, IllaZilla said:
Not sure. He doesn't seem like a helper kind of a guy to me.
ClusterChuck 214
3 hours ago, IllaZilla said:
Since it's his last season...*Barring a nightmare extension*...You'd think he'd like to help.
No worries about somebody taking your job.
lynxrattle 182
I think I remember (but don't quote me on this) that Koivu once said in an interview something like that he's happy to help out when asked. I wish I'd remember this - now it might be that the quote is all wrong, and not even Koivu in case. But anyways, I'm pretty sure from what we see on ice, bench and what we read, that Koivu's attitude is that he'll help, but the guy who needs help, needs to ask. Which I think is bs. The vets should be very active in engaging the younger players. To the point that help is force fed to those younger players who think that they can do it all by themselves.
8 hours ago, lynxrattle said:
This sounds about right. There was an article on Matt Cullen about how he was always going over to the younger players on the Wild and giving them little tips and things to watch for and what to do in certain situations. I think by comparison they mentioned Koivu who will help the younger players, but they have to go to him and ask for help, he wouldn't go to a younger player and say "Hey, when your guy does this, instead of doing that, try doing this instead..."
TropicalFruitGirl26 3,688
11 minutes ago, IllaZilla said:
I seem to remember reading an article from some years ago about how Koivu took Granlund under his wing when Granny first got to North America. Maybe it was a fellow countryman thing...not sure.
Granlund had trouble at first with the transition from the larger rink size and speed at which things happen on the ice here, and Koivu not only helped ease him in with the North American game, but also with just life in general as an NHL'er.
I wonder if that is part of the reason Granlund is seemingly so lost after the trade to Nashville.
I think that trade may have been a shock to the young man, and he IS a professional that has to adapt to wherever he goes, especially being as talented as he is.... but wow...just seems like all of a sudden, Granlund has forgotten how to play hockey since being moved over to the Preds.
I don't doubt Koivu is helpful as a mentor type to younger players...now whether he actively seeks them out or just waits to be asked, only those in the locker room know for sure.
I too have heard the stories about how Cullen went out of his way, and that is fantastic...one of the reasons I never minded him on the team even well past his prime years...but each vet goes about their business differently, and some young guys may not even WANT a vet poking too much into their business, and then it falls on that same young player to seek help or advice if he really needs it.
Different strokes and all that...
Granny's modus operandi was to try to slow the game down. When successful his style works nicely for a slow team. The problem is that modern teams are fast, and win by speed, and slowing down the game is near impossible with the rule changes and the speed of modern teams. And in the playoffs it's impossible. Granny was a perfect fit for an obsolent team like the Wild, and his 70 point season might well be the best result he's ever going to achieve.
Hockey-78 439
Fan of the Wild? Perhaps...
We seem to have watched different games... slow the game down?!
He carried the puck and was the first to enter the zone. If he didn't play with Koivu, he was almost always the first forward in his line to help out the D on counterattacks. Not some gd Vanek or Heatley who were only fast to enter the offensive blue line.
Granlund's 69 points in 2016-17 was a rare feat. Staal had 76 points a year later and Koivu had 71 points in 2009-2010, Gaborik 83 way back in 2007-2008, Rolston 79 in 2005-2006. And while I skim through the stats, I see Granny's 69 point season is the 5th best in the Wild's history. Even his 67 point season is very high up the ranks.
To this date the Wild has paid Parise over $60 mil. yet he's never accumulated 69 points in the Wild jersey. Even Granlund's second best season, 67 points, is more than Parise has ever achieved. Is Parise a modern player in a modern team?
Trading Granlund hurt this team, a lot. I don't get your point of trying to paint a picture, a false narrative, of Granlund like he was the reason this team's offense sucked.
Well, it sure has and still does for reasons unrelated to Granlund.
Edited November 15, 2019 by Hockey-78
Granlund saw steady improvement every year he was on the team.
I also don't know about "slowing the game down", unless that means he tried to be playmaker a bit too much at times, but seems to me, he loved playing the north-south game and still tried to help out on defense when and if he could.
His trade counterpart, Fiala, other than loving the offense, doesn't seem to be nearly as good as Granny in other aspects.
Yes, he is younger, but good lord, those turnovers and decisions under pressure....
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38 minutes ago, Hockey-78 said:
Spot on. There are too many like skill players on the Preds, so the reliance upon Granlund's capabilities seems to be much less. To that point, he is not an automatic for premier TOI. Without this, I think he is losing his confidence.
Or as a playmaker...he's dependent upon others to bury his passes to put up the points he did. If those players aren't scoring on his passes then his impact is greatly reduced. Its the life of a playmaker.
I think I probably haven't really managed to write clearly what I meant. It's the problem of writing about difficult things in a foreign language. By slowing the game down I mean what Granny used to do after crossing the blue line. He would slow down, deliberately, and let the opposition's checkers get nearer. Sometimes even two opponents went after him at the same time. That created an imbalance that could be utilised by his team mates. Being a great passer he could feed his team mates, even under pressure. By slowing down after the blue line he created time and space for the slower guys like Parise or Koivu to come to the scoring areas. In military terms he fixed the enemy, in order to let other units to get in position. As we saw in multiple playoffs series it's not a way to success in the NHL. In a olympic size rink, it can be a different story.
57 minutes ago, lynxrattle said:
I get what you are saying (and I did prior - he slows to make plays and creates with slower line-mates, or speeds up for Zucker). I give you much credit if English is not your first language - I would never have known (aside from the Finland location). Awesome that you can carry-on in our English conversations!
No doubt, its why he often did some of his best work on the power play where he often had more time and space. Same thing in international play on Olympic sized rinks as you stated. However, Granlund just may not be a great fit in Nashville. The good thing for Nashville, if they don't like him...they can trade him or let him walk. Its really up to Granlund to prove he's worth spending some $$$ on.
Gnarkill 50
To be honest and I’ll probably get crap for this but.. if he stinks it up in Nashville and is going to sign for cheap somewhere..l like him enough as a player to bring him back for a year or two once Koivu is out.. as long as he’s getting 3rd liner money and not expected to be our #1 or #2 center. He could thrive as a 3rd line Center or wing with the right line mates that can bury their chances and he can fill in occasionally on line 2 if there are injuries. The big negatives I always had with him here were the lofty expectations and big cap hit.
20 minutes ago, Gnarkill said:
3rd line money and a short contract, why not? Our team is not getting fast enough to really compete in a few years, and his style would help our vets. Still, I'd like to see our prospects in the third line. Sturm for example. They say they want to give him TOI in Iowa. Well, why not give him TOI in Minnesota?
No way Granlund takes 3rd line money. Even if he has a bad season. I am kind of indifferent about the idea of bringing him back, but he's more likely to fit on this club than some of the others we've brought in over the years.
Suter with a slapper?! Is he high?
Wow, Dubnyk lets in every shot... who would've thought!
Reaching the halfway point, Canes has ONE shot on goal so far and it's a goal...
Dayum, wrong thread!
Well, if you want to add to your already abundant collection of mid 30's age centers. Personally, I think the Wild need to get younger. If it was my druthers, they wouldn't add a center older than 26, younger if possible.
I think kunin would get a better look as a 2C if he could figure out how to win more than 47% of his faceoffs. Until someone, anyone, can win faceoffs reliably we are stuck with koivu.
If true this means: 1) Victor Rask is not a $4 million center. 2) Erickson Ek has topped out as a No. 3 center. 3) Parise doesn't want to play center. But could. 4) Koivu may never be 100 % again 5) Iowa can't develop centers but Nico Sturm going there anyway.
To the first 3 points...duh. Second, its not Iowa's fault for not developing centers. Iowa hasn't been able to keep many quality Wild prospects there for very long before they're called up to play in a bottom 6 role with the big club. Sturm should be with the big club, but we'll probably try to soldier on with Rask in that role. Good luck to Guerin to try to find a Top 6 center. I don't think it will be easy and I'm afraid how steep the price will be at this point in the season
We seem to have watched different games... slow the game down?! 🤨 He carried the puck and was the first to enter the zone. If he didn't play with Koivu, he was almost always the first forward in his line to help out the D on counterattacks. Not some gd Vanek or Heatley who were only fast to enter the offensive blue line. Granlund's 69 points in 2016-17 was a rare feat. Staal had 76 points a year later and Koivu had 71 points in 2009-2010, Gaborik 83 way back in 2007-2008,
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Be prepared for lots of lions, dragons, kung fu, cultural performances, drumming, dances, singing, feasts, crafts... don't forget your camera!
When? Sunday, March 1, 2020
Where? Fuk Tsun Street in Kowloon, it is only a 10 minute walk from the Mongkok MTR station.
How Much? Free!
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Hong Kong International Jewelry Show
The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show is Asia's largest of its kind, higlighting exhibitor's latest collections and masterpieces, certainly a glamorous and glittery event with the latest in trends and design.
Check out the Hall of Jade, the Hall of Time, the Hall of Chic, the Hall of Nature (rare precious stones and pearls)...
For security reasons, the show is only open to trade visitors 18 or older, you must register and bring your passport or ID in person to the Registration Counter and get a validation stamp.
When? March 4 - 8, 2020
Where? Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
How Much? HK$ 100
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If you love flowers and greenery, this is a "don't miss". In the middle of the towering skyscrapers of the city, the Hong Kong Flower Show is a bright and fragrant oasis with elaborate displays of flowers and landscaped areas, put together by local and international organisations.
Throughout the show, floral demonstrations, cultural events and competitions are held, and it is certainly a great way to spend a half-day.
This year's Theme is "Bliss in Bloom" and the theme flower is the Hydrangea.
When? March 6 - 15, 2020 - 9:00 am to 9:00 pm
Where? Victoria Park, Causeway Bay.
How Much? HK$ 14, Seniors and Children HK$7.
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Mickey, Minnie and the gang will be sporting their new spring-themed outfits and putting together The Stars Springtime Celebration, this is a lively show on Main Street with all our favourite Disney friends old and new!
When? mid-March through June 2020, exact dates TBA
Where? Hong Kong Disneyland
How Much? Disney Springtime Celebration activities are free with Park Admission.
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The Hong Kong International Film Festival is one of Hong Kong's largest cultural events, and as all film festivals, this is an event for those involved in the film industry, actors, directors, screenwriters, etc. and film enthusiasts and fans from all over the world.
Although this is not Cannes or Sundance or Toronto, the Hong Kong Film Festival is considered a major launching pad for films from all parts of the world into the China and Asian markets. Some big names in the Asian cinematic scene make an appearance to promote their latest works.
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When? TBA
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How Much? HK$ 55+
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The Asian Film Award Gala is the kick off to the HK International Film Festival, and presents awards in ten different categories such as Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, etc. these are the "Oscars" of Asia.
It is certainly a glittery evening with prominent local and international stars, which over the years has included Jet Li, Andy Lau, Oliver Stone and Donatella Versace.
Attendance is of course by invitation only, but the fans can catch a peek of their favourite celebrities as they arrive at the Red Carpet.
Where? TBA, last year at Hong Kong TVB City
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Food lovers rejoice, Taste of Hong Kong is back at the Central Harbourfront this March!
This is Hong Kong's largest gastronomic festival and one foodies should not miss. A gorgeous outdoor waterfront setting, a majestic skyline and some of Hong Kong's best restaurants dishing out their bests... at prices that won't break the bank!
That's right, this is your chance to try Michelin-starred delicacies and some new dishes that are exclusive to the festival from some of the territory's culinary gems, no reservations, no wait-lists... Dishes start at HK$50, with some "icon dishes" priced from HK$140.
Where? Central Waterfront Event Space
How Much? TBA last year General Admission: HK$120 advance online purchase, HK$150 at the door (16 and under with adult FREE)
Dishes HK$50+, "icon dishes" HK$140+
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Recognised as the premier art event in Asia, this is where you get to see the latest developments in art from across Asia as well as the best from the West.
When?: March 19 - 21, 2020
Where?: The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
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Art Central will showcase works from over 100 exhibitors and international galleries in this highly anticipated edition.
Where?: The new Central Harbourfront
How Much? TBA, last year First night HK550 includes a complimentary glass of Mumm Champagne, Weekday Adult HK230 advance HK275 at door, Weekend Adult HK300 advance HK350 at door, concession and student tickets also available. Early bird online discounts available.
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All the works can be viewed, and bought, online at www.asiacontemporaryart.com, so even after the doors close, the Show continues online, with new works being added every day.
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On its 48th year, this is Hong Kong's foremost event dedicated to the performing arts.
Four weeks of spectacular performances with all genres of the performing arts well-represented including concerts, ballets, operas, drama by leading international orchestras, performers and artists in world-class venues.
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The Happy Valley race course itself is a sight in itself, the city has built around it through the years and it is now practically surrounded by skyscrapers, an awesome experience specially at night when the city is illuminated.
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Wildlife Fashion: Statement Pieces
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Art, activism and fashion have always gone hand-in-hand and during2018, the link between fashion and politics was more evident than ever.
Feminist Fashion
Thanks to increasing awareness around issues of gender equality, sexual violence and discrimination, feminism is thankfully being embraced by more and more people - but what does it mean for fashion to be feminist? Is the feminist label enough?
This was the question that surrounded he realise of a now iconic t-shirt from Dior. The tee was emblazoned with the phrase 'We Should All Be Feminists'- taken from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's feminist book of the same title. Albeit a huge hit, the t-shirt raised some issues about what happens when feminism is co-opted by exclusive consumer culture, and used to sell products.
The cotton T-shirt retailed for 560 euro and was only available in limited sizes, and so a garment supposedly promoting equality ironically excluded many people. And although the pricey tee was made in partnership with Rihanna's non-profit Clara Lionel Foundation, Dior never disclosed the percentage the charity would receive.
From high-end to high-street, Topshop also hopped on the bandwagon, releasing a 'Females of the Future' T-shirt. The tee was well received at a much more affordable price, but with restricted small to large sizing, the top again excluded plus-size women, restricting supposedly feminist fashion to women with ideal body types. Furthermore, in October 2018 Topshop owner Philip Green became one of the most recent high-profile names associated with the #MeToo movement. Following years of cover-ups, Green was accused of sexual harassment, racist abuse and bullying by MP Peter Hain. What does is mean for a company to support gendered abuse and harassment, but to financially benefit from feminist slogans?
It's clear that feminism has become an all-too-easy way for unethical companies to benefit from a movement without actively supporting it ð but there are Irish designers who are putting their money where their mouth is.
Irish designer Natalie B. Colemanıs latest line features the slogans 'Guaranteed to Bleed' and 'Sisters', as well as her limited-edition 'Support Your Local Girl Gang' t-shirt. The 30 euro oversized tee has been made in support of the'Because I'm A Girl Fund, with 5 euro from each purchase going directly to the cause. The initiative focuses on girlsı education, child marriage and gender-based violence. Coleman encourages people to 'wear this with pride!', a true sign of a passionate designer.
Statement Clothing
Graphic tees and fashion pieces emblazoned with slogans and sayings have always been in style, but in 2018, the political climate meant that every fashion statement was being examine and analysed. And like everything else this year, the messages being conveyed through clothing were often controversial.
The most infamous example came (of course) from the White House, when Melania Trump donned a khaki green jacket while traveling to a children's detention centre in Texas. The problem? The 35 euro jacket from Zara's Spring Summer 2016 collection had writing scrawled on the back: "I really donıt care, do u?"
Given the circumstances, the sartorial choice was deemed by many to be deeply insensitive. While Melania Trump initially denied that the jacketıs writing meant anything, she later told ABC News that the message 'was for the people and for the'leftwing' media who are criticising me and I want to show them that I donıt care." She continued, "I would prefer that they would focus on what I do and my initiatives than what I wear" - without acknowledging the inherent contradiction here. Melania Trump does indeed understand the power of fashion to make a political splash - even if she pretends not to.
But itıs not just political figures who are using their fashion choices to make statements about society. International K-Pop superstars BTS faced a backlash when member Jimin donned a shirt depicting the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The controversy resulted in a scheduled BTS appearance on the Japanese station TV Asashi being cancelled.
The t-shirt was an ourhistory design, bearing the words 'patriotism', 'our history' and 'liberation', along with an image of the cloud that towered over Hiroshima after the first nuclear attack in history, which took place on August 6, 1945. Many interpreted the shirt as celebrating the deaths of the 226,000 people who died in Hiroshima, but the CEO of ourhistory defended his design. Lee Kwang Jae said the shirt was designed to 'show the truth and the process of how the liberation of Korea came about when Japan surrendered after the atomic bombs."
Kwang Jae had hoped the shirt would start conversations, and it did - albeit for all the wrong reasons.
Repealing Fashion
On May 26 2018 the people of Ireland voted for choice, respect and compassion. In the run up to the referendum, Yes voters united with one cause in mind, to repeal the 8th Amendment. In doing this, they looked to fashion as a form of expression. Many Irish designers introduced pro-choice pieces, showing their support.
A 'Repeal' jumper became an essential part of a pro-choice wardrobe; a uniform and visible sign of solidarity and support for women. Created by the Repeal Project with profits going towards the Abortion Rights Campaign, the simple and effective monochrome design was constantly selling out - a sign of activists' and supporters' unwavering support for women.
Irish designers were also inspired to support the campaign through their work, as Dublin's own Aisling Duffy released her own Repeal t-shirts, set on her trademark (and utterly adorable) "What Is Being Irish?" print as a background for the slogan tee. Duffy donated a portion of each sale to Together For Yes.
Designer Repealist, aka Shubhangi Karmaka, also released pro-choice jewellery. "The most popular pieces were the sterling silver 'Repeal' hoop earrings and the gold 'Repeal' necklace. Repealist is an avid fundraiser with over 10,000 raised for various campaigns in recent years, including the Coalition to Repeal the 8th Amendment and Abortion Rights Campaign Ireland.
Lastly, Black and Beech released a 'Yes' necklace as part of their Repeal range, as worn by the likes of Laura Whitmore, Aisling Bea and Marian Keyes. The 'Obstreperous' necklace became the latest addition to the range as a post-referendum piece. It represents the unwavering voice of women. Black and Beech continue to create pieces in the fight for a feminist future.
If anyone had ever doubted the power of fashion to influence public and political discourse, Irish designers and women proved them wrong. We wore our empathy and activism with pride, and it never looked so good.
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This jukebox always has tracks to play.
Image by David Garrick
David Garrick | February 13, 2018 | 4:00am
The Singles Club is back this week and it's a doozy. Everything from a rock rager from Giant Kitty, an easy going tune from Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man, a distorted rocker from Narrow Head, a sexy and chill banger from Dpat, to an intense song from Lace, it's all here. While we appreciate you subscribing to this playlist and listening to these songs, we also ask that you support these artists through their live performances and their artist shops.
Giant Kitty went big on "Rampage."
Photo by Daniel Jackson
If you're paying attention to what bands in this town are up to, you can't really get far away from what Houston's Giant Kitty has been doing for a good while. With an eager and supportive fan base, the four-piece has been through the ringer with members and found themselves in a place that feels really worth the fight. While their latest full length Rampage is full of tunes that you should find yourself falling for, the single "You Suck" really stands out as a mix between their punk leanings of the past and their upticked production from the new record. The song is catchy from the opening drum beat to the snarling guitar and in-your-face vocals that follow. Giant Kitty is growing as a band by leaps and bounds, and their latest album proves it. You can purchase music directly from Giant Kitty, or through most record stores throughout Houston.
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Artists like Nick Gaitan don't come around every day, so it should be noted that we're lucky in Houston to get to see him pretty much whenever we want. From his days in Los Skarnales and The Octanes to playing with Billy Joe Shaver and now Nikki Hill, Gaitan has always made his presence known. However, going back to 2009, his Nick Gaitan & The Umbrella Man self-titled album was one for the books. Full of lush mixtures of Tejano and Conjunto fueled Texican, the record is one everyone should blast at full volume. The track "Meet Me Off Main" is especially amazing, with a hook that sticks with you for days, and enough Gulf Coast soul that you will hum it after one listen. You can purchase music directly from Gaitan at his shows, or through Amazon.
Narrow Head feeds the need for distorted guitars on their latest single, "Bulma."
Photo by Seth Gilmore
There was a time when distorted guitar rock was such a big deal that you couldn't tell some of the bands apart. That was twenty years ago, but nowadays when you hear a band as solid as how Narrow Head makes distorted guitar rock, it hits with the precision and intensity that you want it to. On their latest single "Bulma" they take cues from bands like Hum and Helmet without really copying either, and give you a sound that you should immediately root for. The drums and bass keep the pace while the guitars and dissonant vocals just shimmer atop it all to give you a song that makes you hopeful for what they have in store for us with their next release. You can purchase music from Narrow Head through the band's Bandcamp or at record shops throughout Houston.
When Houston's Dpat was twenty-two, he'd already earned himself a Grammy nomination. Now in the L.A. based band Sonder, Dpat is definitely due for another solo release while Sonder finishes their successful run of shows. On his 2013 album In Bloom, he gave the world a slew of sexy jams, but none were as luscious as the lead single "Above Us." The song is so alluring that it may make anyone who hears it want to procreate or just have sexy time. Full of lush beats and sultry vocals, it's definitely a song you'll want to get inside your head, or maybe your bedroom. You can buy music from Dpat through the Soulection Records Bandcamp.
Lace is dark and intense, like all bands who mix punk and post punk should be.
Photo by Derek Rathbun
If you ever wondered where punk and post punk can meet, then you only have to look at Houston's Lace. On their upcoming full-length Human Condition, the band made up of members of Cop Warmth, The Tontons, and Wild Moccasins prove real fast that you can't keep a great band down. Aside from the fact that the five-piece has some of the most intense live shows going, or the fact that they get aesthetic better than anyone else in Houston, their recent two song drop gives anyone paying attention a glimpse into what's to come. Both songs mix post-punk and hardcore in a new and invigorating way, but the track "On A Rung" really showcases how solid they are as a unit. The snappy drums, the harsh vocals, and the guitar attack coming from both sides of your speakers signal a new time for Houston punk when bands can take things to a new place while reminding us a little bit of our past in the process. You can purchase music directly from Lace via their Bandcamp page, from Deep End Records, or from Funeral Party Records.
That's it for this week's offerings. Don't forget to subscribe to the playlist to get the tracks as soon as they're added. While we'd love you to discover all of the amazing music on this list, the songs this week start with track number fifty-one.
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5 Best Kodi Streaming Addons That Are Completely Legal
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Kodi is a free and open source software entertainment hub and media player. Among the many media types that can be used with Kodi, Kodi streaming is one of the most popular. No matter how big or small the device you want to use, or which operating system it works with, you can install Kodi add-ons and enjoy hours of entertainment wherever you are.
Kodi can be installed on Windows, OSX, Linux, Android, and iOS. It also features a 10-foot user interface that can be used with TVs and remote controls.
Keep all your digital media in one place with this entertainment hub that is open source and 100% free.
Although being open source, a vast community and a committed team of volunteers supports Kodi. Extensive Wikis and forums contain a massive knowledge-base with suitable information and help aimed at everyone, from application developers to new users. Kodi can also be customized to get precisely the look and feel you want. View or play Kodi online streaming TV, podcasts, music, most videos and many other types of a digital media file from the internet and network and local storage.
Pictures and images can be imported to a library and then browsed with different views, or as a slideshow. You can also use a remote control to filter and sort your libraries. Live TV can be watched and recorded easily by using Kodi’s powerful user interface. Numerous back-ends including MythTV, MediaPortal, Tvheadend, and NextPVR are supported.
Use the enormous range of skins to change the appearance of the interface to suit your taste and needs. Kodi uses a JSON-RPC based remote interface. This enables the use of 3rd party tools, web browsers, and remote controls to take Kodi to a level seldom seen in any media player. You can control media any way you want with the support provided for hundreds of CEC-compatible TVs, remote controls, or one of the many Tablet and Smartphone Apps.
How to use Kodi addons
Kodi’s real power comes from the vast selection add-ons created by a user. Once you have installed Kodi, you can download and install whichever add-on you want right from the user interface. Add-ons will be updated automatically when new versions become available. Kodi has an impressive catalog and a wide range of different categories for its add-ons:
Context menus
Information providers
Music addons
Picture addons
Program add-ons
Video addons
Video and Audio add-ons allow internet content to be streamed, the look and feel of the interface can be changed with Skins, Services and Programs contain tools that may be helpful, while Web interfaces are used to control Kodi remotely.
Why you should use a VPN with Kodi
When you download any content from the internet, there is always the danger that there is malware embedded in the download, and this has significant security and privacy risks. With premium Kodi add-ons, the ones available in the official repository are vetted before they are released, and the probability that they contain malware is therefore much lower, although it is still not guaranteed.
Even trusted download sources such as Google Play Store occasionally inadvertently release downloads that contain malware, although this happens very rarely. If you do download Kodi add-ons from any other source, the risk increases exponentially.
Downloading addons from shady sources
Apart from the threat of malware, downloading add-ons for Kodi from sources other than the official repository could contain illegal, pirated content. Kodi does not allow any addons that use pirated content to be added to its repository. Some content has limitations on where and by whom they may be used. One example would be BBC content that may only be viewed by users with a valid TV License residing in the UK.
To protect your computer against snooping and hacking, or malware attacks, and to get access to content that is only available in individual countries, you can use a VPN software. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) will protect your data and prevent hackers from seeing usernames, passwords and your internet activity. The VPN will encrypt all data going from and to your device. This will ensure that no one, not even your ISP, will be able to monitor your internet activity. Here are some VPNs that we recommend: NordVPN, ibVPN, PureVPN, ExpressVPN.
Never, ever use Kodi without installing a VPN first!
Although so-called “man-in-the-middle” hijacks will be stopped by a VPN, malicious add-ons containing viruses or malware will not. It is therefore essential to still be vigilant and always make sure you have the latest and best anti-virus installed, and that it is regularly updated.
5 best Kodi add-ons for streaming
The 5 best Kodi add-ons for online streaming presented in the list below all stream entirely legal content. Although many other Kodi streaming add-ons are very popular and provide excellent content, they are often illegally pirated. You may obtain the same content legally, but it does naturally come at a cost.
1. PlayOn
PlayOn allows you to integrate paid streaming services into Kodi. Services supported include Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Netflix. PlayOn is a Kodi streaming DVR that saves video files to an MP4 format for playback. PlayOn will cost you $2.50 per month, and it has a handy feature that allows you to skip ads automatically. You need a Windows PC for recording the video, but the add-on can run on any operating system.
YouTube is still a top-rated source for movies and live TV shows. Anything you can find on YouTube is available on this add-on. The most significant advantage of using the YouTube add-on rather than using the site through a web browser is that you can bypass all video suggestions and side banners. Even annoying advertisements that play before videos don’t show when using the addon.
3. PlayStation Vue
PlayStation Vue is the TV streaming option for PlayStation. Once you have signed up for an account, you can access it through Kodi TV streaming by using the addon. This service is relatively expensive at $39.99 per month, but it offers a DVR option for recording movies and shows, as well as an on-demand TV show and movie streaming, similar to a cable subscription service.
4. FilmRise – YouTube
If you want to watch tons of films legally, this addon may be just what you’ve been looking for. FilmRise is a movie TV and film distribution company that purchases licenses and then offers the content free online. FilmRise lists more than 7,500 titles on YouTube, and these are available through Kodi. There are different FilmRise Kodi addons – the one we recommend is FilmRise – YouTube.
5. Internet Archive [Video]
If you like classic, license-free films, this addon is for you. It consists of a massive online database brimming with all kinds of content, from music to software. It also has a vast number of videos that you can access through Kodi. With no subscription fees, you can easily to watch classics such as As You Like It and His Girl Friday for free.
Although this Kodi addon is entirely legal, it is not available in the official Kodi Repository, but you can find it in the SuperRepo addon repository. If you do decide to use SuperRepo, be careful as it has both unofficial and official add-ons.
Using the best streaming movie add-ons for Kodi can open a whole new world of entertainment that you can enjoy anywhere, anytime. The best part is that it’s free, or in some cases, at a very reasonable low cost.
Take care though and make sure that you only use legal add-ons. Other articles on the internet will contain lists of the best Kodi streaming add-ons that are not legal or could contain malware. For your safety, always use a Kodi VPN and make sure your anti-virus is up to date.
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Tommy February 6, 2018 at 8:51 am
There are plenty of other kodi streaming add-ons, but I don’t think they are legal 🙂
Tod March 5, 2018 at 12:59 am
Popular streaming channels such as BBC iPlayer, iTV, ESPN, etc., are geo-restricted and only available in their designated regions. To watch them online on Kodi, you need to bypass all geo-blocks, and for that, a Kodi VPN is the must.
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Creative incentives and motivation strategies for the third sector
Peter Crush, October 28, 2015
Third sector organisations have fewer resources to play with when it comes to motivating staff, so here are some innovative strategies they can use to their advantage
Age Concern
The strategy: Creating bespoke benefits – including dealing direct with external providers – to reflect the fact a high proportion of its staff are older workers (68% are over 40 and 15% are over 60).
The result: “Longevity is one of the most pressing concerns so our approach is living this internally – giving staff the resources to plan for their future now, and making sure they have choices about whether they want to retire or carry on,” says Caroline Bendelow, Age Concern’s director of people and performance, who this March launched the charity’s ‘Extending working life and planning for retirement’ plan.
“We now offer staff mid-career reviews – which can be asked for at any age – to prepare them for what their savings or retirement plans might be. There are also lifestyle seminars about what their health goals might be,” she says. “The first sessions have only just run but we’ve already seen employees decide to increase their pension contributions. All of our seminars were tested by our in-house ‘Older Workers Group’ [who give input into what older people’s needs are] and we also allow staff to bring their spouse, as retirement or continuing working impacts them too.”
Age Concern advocates getting suppliers to help craft a bespoke approach: “We’ve had a staff cash plan developed for us bespoke from BUPA, based on requirements workers told us they faced – like a need for nutritional advice and homeopathy. We don’t think they did it just because we’re a charity, we simply explained what we wanted for staff. We can also negotiate money off insurance products – around 5% to 10%.”
The verdict: BEING BESPOKE ADDS VALUE TO STAFF
“I think the commercial world can learn a lot from us,” says Bendelow. “It’s not just about throwing money at things, but devising something that’s developed for the specific needs of employees. We actually have M&S and Sainsbury’s asking if we can explain how we’re doing what we’re doing.”
CLIC SARGENT
The strategy: A flexible approach to annual leave that supports the different needs and lifestyles of staff while managing financial exposure.
The result: “Buying and selling holiday leave has been part of our flexible benefits for a while,” says Louise Smethurst, CLIC Sargent’s head of reward. “Our work supporting children and young people with cancer can be emotionally demanding and it is really important staff have enough annual leave to recharge. So we give employees 27 days off but enable them to buy up to five days more each year. Staff can sell leave too, but when they do there is a direct cost impact on the charity so we limit the sale of leave to two days’ per year to help us manage our costs.
“To make it as easy as possible, we have one flex window per year when people can choose to buy or sell holiday so that leave is either added to or subtracted from their annual leave entitlement. That way they take their extra days throughout the year whenever they like.” According to Smethurst, at the last flex window 12% of employees chose to either buy or sell holiday.
To address the two day limit it also has an innovative policy for carers. It offers five days paid leave for emergencies plus a shared-cost model for further planned leave: “Our entire ethos is being a caring organisation; it’s fundamental to our culture,” says Smethurst.
“If staff have caring responsibilities outside of work, for instance for seriously sick, elderly or disabled relatives, whatever leave they book from their annual leave entitlement we will match with paid carer leave. We also support career breaks through this policy. In the last year we’ve helped 17 of our employees with carer’s leave.”
The verdict: COST AWARENESS DOESN’T DEMOTIVATE
“It’s important we keep costs down but we feel we can do this and incentivise staff at the same time,” says Smethurst.
“Small things make a difference,” she adds. “Employees can buy holiday through salary sacrifice – allowing national insurance savings on both sides. Moreover, if someone has a long-term caring commitment that pulls them from their job we guarantee to keep their role open for up to a year.”
Education charity NCFE
The strategy: Helping staff deal with a headquarters move by allowing greater levels of flexible working, compressed working, and working from home (which allows greater time for self-development too).
The result: “After moving from the centre of Newcastle to an out-of-town business park in 2013 we decided to make flexible working the norm culturally, rather than something people feel embarrassed about asking for,” says HR leader Michelle Sharman. “Four-day weeks, nine-day fortnights, or condensed weeks are now the norm – I do a 30-hour week myself. Of our 225 colleagues 35 (15.5%) have non-standard working patterns, with 22 of these working less than the standard 37 hours a week. In addition to this 50 people regularly work remotely.”
She adds: “Flexi-time might ‘cost’ us some inconvenience every so often, but what we get back from the workforce in terms of engagement and productivity more than outweighs this. We have a whole host of good benefits, from health insurance to a pension scheme where we contribute 9% if staff give 3%, but employees tell us that giving them ‘time’ and choice about when they work is by far what motivates them most – especially now we’re a bit further out of town.”
Sharman says other small – but inexpensive – add-ons make staff feel doubly valued. Each year employees get £200 to put towards any form of self development (people have used this to study massage, reflexology, and even a skippering course). And there’s always a cupboard stocked with chocolates and cards that any member of staff can buy (and claim up to £10 on expenses), to give as praise for a job well done.
The verdict: SETTING THE RIGHT CULTURE CREATES THE RIGHT CONDITIONS
“We’re trying to differentiate in a way that we can afford,” says Sharman. “We’re an educational charity, so the aim is to create incentives and benefits that live up to these ideals. Trust is part of this – we don’t limit how often staff can buy each other a card or gift.”
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09/10/2012 11:06 am ET Updated Sep 10, 2012
Howard Berman, Democratic Rep., Endorsed By John McCain, Lindsey Graham
By Jennifer Bendery
Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee congressman Howard Berman (R) and US Ambassador to Russia John Beyrle (C) speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) in Moscow on June 30, 2009. Berman's visit comes before US President Barack Obama's expected trip to Russia on July 6. AFP PHOTO / NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA (Photo credit should read NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif) picked up some surprising supporters in his race against fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman (Calif.): Republican senators.
Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), along with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), announced their endorsements for Berman on Monday. Berman, the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is facing off with Sherman in November as a result of redistricting and California election laws that allow the top two vote-getters in a primary election to advance to the general election, regardless of their party.
McCain, Graham and Lieberman are all prominent voices on foreign policy, hence their support for Berman.
"Howard and I have worked on a bipartisan basis on issues ranging from human rights to missile defense," McCain said in a statement. "He's smart, tenacious, and someone who has a record of bipartisan accomplishment and effectiveness."
Graham said in a statement, "He works hard every day to advance America's agenda and has been instrumental in passing laws to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, stop arms sales to nations that support terrorism, and keep our country safe. We need his effectiveness and bipartisan leadership in Congress."
"When Israel's leadership needs a friend in Congress, that ally is Howard Berman," Lieberman said in a statement.
A Sherman campaign spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
A July poll showed Sherman 27 points ahead of Berman. The internal poll for Sherman, conducted by the Feldman Group, showed that Sherman took 52 percent to 25 percent for Berman. Twenty-three percent were undecided.
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Insight holds the key to the future of fundraising
The quest for innovation in charity fundraising is ongoing. The prize is clear: the most successful engagement platforms can raise literally tens of millions of pounds, with the Macmillan Coffee Morning and Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life the standout examples. With the very nature of fundraising widely considered to be on the cusp of serious change, understanding the messages and channels that can raise money and create long-term engagement is mission critical for the sector right now. A direct debit or one-off donation request is no longer going to cut it; how can charities provide the connection and engagement that 21st century fundraisers are looking for?
Innovation in charity means many things – from changing the nature of messages or propositions, to creating fundraising ‘products’, be it event platforms or new ways to give. Through all of this through, we believe in using rich human insight as the foundation for innovation.
Why? Surely we know what’s hot, and data can tell us the sort of things people are interested in, the new events they are trying, suggestions of the trends to jump on.
Quantitative data can certainly be helpful, and paint a picture of trends – akin to the right direction on a compass. But we believe that really understanding the people who fundraise is critical to unlocking success, helping us create a much more precise roadmap.
Specifically, rich human insight can ensure fundraising engagement platforms are shaped, delivered and communicated to maximise money raised. Charity engagement has potential to speak to profound human needs like social interaction, the joy of giving and more. So we need to understand the (sometimes surprising) triggers, motivators and barriers for getting involved. And we need to ensure that any innovation is sufficiently connected to the charity’s cause and brand to inspire engagement beyond that event or touchpoint.
And because every person is different, insight has a vital role to play in ensuring charities are innovating with all key audience segments in mind – in a way that is coherent yet sufficiently nuanced. At recent proprietary discussion groups we ran, one woman told us that she’d got involved in a BHF bike ride because it was “fun, a way to feel part of something when a sense of community is eroding all around me”. She knew very little of the cause or charity at all. On the other hand, there’ll be many signing up for those events because them or their family have been affected by heart disease. The event, of course, needs to speak to all of them.
Cancer Research UK is a standout example for demonstrating the value of insight for fundraising, in particular around events. Insight flows through every element of Race for Life’s format, fundraising platforms and communications. The most recent ad campaign for Race of Life demonstrates both a clear acknowledgement of peoples’ motivations for signing up, as well as communicating the fun and connection to be found at the events themselves. And they never stand still on how to fundraise around the events, recently creating an app to fit around fundraisers’ lives for example.
Oxfam’s Dressed by the Kids Day is another fundraising platform, now into its second year, which used insight to create a really compelling proposition (indeed two of Humankind Research’s founding partners worked on this event in a former life). Key to the event is really putting kids front and centre – ultimately parents will do it because it’s fun with their kids. Communications emphasise that the day is fun and silly and as such differentiated from the major ‘dares’ and ‘challenges’ often at the heart of charity fundraising.
In a crowded market, the fundraising challenge for charities can appear daunting, but we are excited by the possibilities that a more donor-centric approach can open up. As the charity sector looks to the future, we firmly believe that rich human insight has a vital role to play in crafting the fundraising platforms and events that will convince people to part with their hard-earned cash and inspire long-term engagement.
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Smart technology and the growing importance of car cybersecurity
9 October 2017 - In the next five years around 250 million connected vehicles will take to the world’s roads. Smart systems will be used for everything from safety to navigation, making strong cybersecurity essential.
All cars produced today, connected or not, contain at least one computer. This monitors emissions, adjusting the engine if necessary to keep them as low as possible. Car manufacturers now include features like 4G LTE and Bluetooth in new models as standard, and in the coming years, they will connect with the broader Internet of Things (IoT) as well as integrating seamlessly with smartwatches, smart houses and smart cities.
The cybersecurity challenges faced by connected cars
Any transformative shift creates new challenges and risks in addition to benefits, and connected cars are no exception. One of the biggest threats society will face as transportation transforms is car cybersecurity.
Hyundai Motor revealed two ways it is preparing for the future at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this year. First, it unveiled the Autonomous IONIQ concept, which features LiDAR technology, a laser and radar system used by autonomous vehicles to detect and avoid vehicles. Rotating laser beams identify objects, allowing computer software to safely negotiate its way along a route. The technology enables sensors to identify other vehicles, road signs, markings and objects.
The company also announced a collaboration with Cisco, a worldwide leader in IT and security technology, to develop a platform optimised for connected cars. The partnership aims to produce connected car infrastructure that will adapt to new innovations in safety, comfort and convenience while encompassing advanced security technologies to aim to reduce hacking vehicle operating systems.
How the automotive industry is tackling cybersecurity threats
Due to concerns about cybersecurity, the automotive industry is investing a substantial amount of money to make cars safer and more intelligent by incorporating cybersecurity solutions into vehicles from the first stages of design and production, while frequently undertaking security tests. Contemporary vehicle hardware has built-in security features that help protect safety-critical systems, while auto control systems are isolated from communications-based functions like navigation and satellite radio.
Car manufacturers also use proven security techniques to help prevent unauthorised access to software. Software updates are delivered regularly to drivers, and these require special codes to be activated. Like many industries, auto engineers use “threat modelling” and simulated attacks with the latest methods to test car cybersecurity and to help design controls to enhance data integrity.
In July 2015, the automotive industry established the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC). Founded by 15 global car manufacturers, this group of car cybersecurity experts includes Hyundai Motor. It shares information via online and offline, and analyses vulnerabilities to vehicles, hackers’ attack patterns and other associated risks. This allows the organisation to track cybersecurity threats to cars and spot potential weaknesses in vehicle electronics in order to improve defences against them and to stay one step ahead of cyber-criminals.
Car cybercrime-fighting receives the backing of national governments
National governments are also joining in the fight against car cybercrime. Both France and Germany have proposed parameters for how to collect and use data derived from smart vehicles in order to protect consumer privacy in connected cars. Earlier this year, the UK government asked IT firms to investigate automotive cyber-attacks. In April 2017, Innovate UK, the UK government’s innovation agency, awarded funding to the 5*StarS consortium, made up of five automotive accessory heavyweights to launch the “Automotive Cyber Security through Assurance” project.
The 5*StarS consortium will research and develop innovative assurance methodology to assure that connected autonomous vehicles components and systems have been designed and tested to the relevant cyber security standards throughout their whole lifecycle. Its ultimate aim is to develop a 5-star consumer rating framework equivalent to EuroNCAP type ratings for vehicle safety.
Meanwhile, it was announced last year that the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) would lead the EU’s first bloc-wide initiative to identify cybersecurity rules of the road for connected cars by conducting a study. Once this has been completed, ENISA will provide recommendations on how to enhance smart car security for EU customers.
Hyundai Motor’s cars use active safety technology to protect drivers
As well as protecting vehicles from hackers and other forms of cyber-crime, smart technology is being used to help drivers avoid collisions. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), more than 1.5 million UK motorists per year purchase cars that feature self-activating safety systems. Meanwhile, more than half of new cars registered in 2015 had safety-enhancing collision warning systems, with other computerised technologies surging in popularity.
Hyundai Motor’s various safety technologies work together as a team to keep passengers safe on the road. These impeccably-engineered active safety features provide a new level of preventive safety and help reduce accidents. Examples of these include Autonomous Emergency Braking uses radar technology and camera sensors to automatically reduce speed and alert drivers about potential traffic collisions.
Meanwhile, Blind Spot Detection detects the proximity of vehicles in a car’s blind spots and triggers both visual warning signals and acoustic alerts to keep drivers aware of the traffic situation even when they’re not looking. Lane Departure Warning alerts drivers with clear visual and sound warnings if their car begins to drift outside of their intended lane without a warning signal.
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Beacon Offers Olympics on Big Screen
Staff Reports 03:16PM / Tuesday February 16, 2010
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The 2010 Winter Olympics are getting the big-screen treatment in Pittsfield.
The Beacon Cinema is dedicating one of its state-of-the-art digital screens for free showings of the action in widescreen beginning this Wednesday.
In a release, owner Richard Stanley said he was "looking for a way showcase the Beacon's all-digital projection system and give the audience an example of its unique capabilities."
"Digital projection allows us to not just be in the movie business but truly in the entertainment business. What better way to share that with an audience than with a fun and free event like the Winter Olympics? Can you imagine downhill ski racing or snowboarding on a 40-foot screen? You just can't get that experience at home."
The Beacon opened last fall in the historic Kinnell-Kresge building with six screens in all-digital format with two able to handle three-dimensional films.
This isn't the first time the theater's opened its doors for free public events. Earlier this month it showed the Super Bowl. That only brought out about 25 people (but neither the Pats nor the New York teams were playing this year), but it was enough to encourage Stanley and manager John Valente into trying other events.
That will include XBox game tournaments, concerts and more 3-D films.
"The success of 'Avatar' in 3-D has shown that when given a choice, the audience clearly prefers the 3-D version of a film that is also being shown in regular 2-D," said Valente.
James Cameron's breakthrough film was drawing in record crowds weeks after its release, especially for theaters showing the 3-D version.
It's done so well at the Beacon, that a third 3-D screen is being added in anticipation of the opening of Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" on March 5.
Meanwhile, you can settle in with a bucket of popcorn to watch the Olympics in HD each evening from Wednesday, Feb. 17, through Sunday, Feb. 28, from 8:30 to 11 p.m.
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IoT Solutions World Congress Expands Program
More than 10,000 Visitors are expected in Barcelona to See IIoT in Action
BARCELONA – SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 – The Industrial Internet Consortium® (IIC™), the world’s leading organization transforming business and society by accelerating the adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), is partnering with Fira Barcelona to present IoT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC) on October 3-5, 2017 in Barcelona. The congress will feature more than 250 innovative and influential IoT expert speakers from across the globe (including more than 100 IIC members) who will talk about how IoT is impacting industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, energy, utilities, transportation, buildings, infrastructure and more.
In addition to the congress, IOTSWC 2017 will feature an exhibition hall with more than 220 manufacturers, distributors and service providers. The exhibition is expected to host 10,000 visitors through the three days.
IIC Member Pavilion
The IIC is hosting a Member Pavilion at IOTSWC 2017 where IIC members will showcase their industry specific solutions to customers. The following IIC members are participating: Asavie, CENTRI Technology, Dell EMC, Electric Imp, Entrust Datacard Corporation, FogHorn Systems, Fraunhofer IOSB, Fujifilm, Fujitsu, Lantronix Inc., Real-Time Innovations (RTI), Waterfall Security Solutions, Wibu-Systems, and XMPro.
Joint Trustworthiness Demonstration
Within the IIC Member Pavilion, visitors can see a live joint trustworthiness demonstration created by IIC members and Plattform Industrie 4.0 members. The security demonstration mimics a real-world, multi-vendor, distributed environment integrating two unrelated manufacturing systems. It highlights the end-to-end interaction of industrial security systems using products and technologies available today. It applies the guidance of the Industrial Internet Security Framework Technical Report integrated into existing systems without disrupting operations.
IIC member companies participating in the joint trustworthiness demonstration include: aicas, Belden, Fujitsu, GlobalSign, Hirschmann, Infineon Technologies, Intel, Kaspersky Lab, Micron, NetFoundry, Schneider Electric, SoCe, Waterfall Security, Wibu-Systems and Xilinx.
The Testbed Area
IoT Solutions World Congress is presenting a multitude of testbeds – experimentation platforms deployed and tested in an environment that resembles real-world conditions to show how new technologies can be deployed. The program committee selected 11 testbeds that show the industrial IoT in action in a visually impactful, tangible way. The IIC Time Sensitive Networks for Flexible Manufacturing testbed was chosen and was also voted by the IIC membership as the most strategically impactful IIC testbed in March 2017.
The IIC Time Sensitive Networks for Flexible Manufacturing Testbed displays the value and readiness of Time-Sensitive Networks (Enhanced Ethernet standards) supporting real-time control and synchronization. The vision for the testbed is to enable flexible manufacturing for industrial IoT and Industrie 4.0 through the deployment of open, standard deterministic networks in production facilities. Cisco is the lead IIC member on this testbed and participating IIC members include: Analog Devices, Bosch Rexroth, B&R Industrial Automation, Calnex, Intel, Ixia, Hilscher, Hirschmann/Belden, Kalycito, KUKA, National Instruments, Phoenix Contact, Renesas Electronics, Schneider Electric, SICK AG, TTTech, University of Stuttgart ISW, and Xilinx.
“It is great to see so many IIC members participating at IOTSWC as presenters, program committee and advisory committee members, exhibitors, and as contributors to the testbed program,” said Dr. Richard Soley, Executive Director, IIC. “It is always a privilege and an honor to work with Fira Barcelona on an IOTSWC program that demonstrates the business value of the adoption of the industrial IoT in so many industries.”
Testbeds are the major focus and activity of the IIC and its members. A new report, “Why We Build Testbeds: First Results,” will be debuted at IOTSWC. It describes the IIC approach to testbeds and offers results from several testbeds.
The second edition of the IoT Solutions Awards at IOTSWC will recognize the most innovative and impactful IIoT projects that have been developed over the course of the year. The ceremony will take place on October 4, 2017 at the National Art Museum of Catalonia, Barcelona. The pool of nominations includes many IIC member organizations and one testbed.
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Connected Motorcycle World
Hall 6, stand no. A 040/B 047, Indoor 02.10.2018 | 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Networked motorcycles - How to better avoid accidents
Hall 6, stand no. A 040/B 047, Indoor 02.10.2018 | 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Visual and audible display of driving information and warning the surroundings
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Connectivity will make motorcycling safer
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More fun with Apps!
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eCall as digital protection shield
Networking between smartphone and motorcycle - How apps can make motorcycling even better using calimoto as an example
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Launch of £12million Loan Scheme for Poultry Litter Processing Plants
Enterprise Minster Arlene Foster MLA and Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill MLA today launched a £12 million loan scheme to support the construction of demonstrator plants to trial new ways of processing poultry litter.
The loan scheme is the second stage in the Sustainable Use of Poultry Litter (SUPL) Project. It follows on from a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition which encouraged the technical development of solutions to utilise poultry litter.
Construction of demonstrator plants will allow the new techniques to be trialled on the scale needed to test their commercial and technical viability for the poultry industry. The loan scheme is designed to help with this process.
Announcing the scheme Arlene Foster said: “Agri-food is a cornerstone of our economy, creating higher sales, exports and jobs than any other manufacturing sector in Northern Ireland. Poultry is a key component of the agri-food sector and how poultry litter is processed is a challenge that must be addressed if the industry is continue to thrive in the future. The £12 million loan scheme announced today takes us one step closer towards that goal by supporting the design, construction and commissioning of demonstrator plants to test the new technologies.”
Commenting on the loan scheme Michelle O’Neill said: “We have shown through the Small Business Research Initiative and now the launch of this £12 million loan scheme that a sustainable agri-food sector is of the utmost importance. Encouraging the development of commercial scale plants to manage poultry litter is fundamental to our livestock sector and helping to meet the requirements of the EU Nitrates and Water Framework directives.”
The loan scheme will assist technology suppliers to design, finance, construct and operate treatment plants as well as helping the poultry sector and technology suppliers agree appropriate contracts for the supply of poultry litter.
Agriculture Minister Michelle O'Neill / Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster / Food & Drink / Sustainable Use of Poultry Litter
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Minister announces £2.7million innovation boost for local small businesses
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has launched Invest Northern Ireland’s new £2.7million Innovation Vouchers Programme, which will help small businesses use innovation to grow and succeed.
The Minister made the announcement as she visited fresh cut fruit processor Orchard County Foods in Craigavon. The company which trades as Simply Fruit, received a £4,000 Innovation Voucher from Invest NI earlier this year as part of a pilot scheme.
Working with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), at Loughry, to investigate ways of lengthening the shelf of its fruit snack products, the company developed a new product which is expected to increase annual sales by £1million and will also create an additional nine jobs taking the workforce to 50.
Launching the new Innovation Vouchers scheme, the Minister said: “The success of Orchard County Foods clearly demonstrates the importance of continuously developing new and existing products and services. The £4,000 voucher can help businesses to fully utilise technical and scientific expertise, and make a huge difference to their competitiveness in export markets.
“This increased funding for Invest NI’s Innovation Voucher Programme, covering the next three years, will enable more small businesses than ever before to access specialist expertise that they may not possess in-house.
“This could be crucial in facilitating potentially lucrative advances in the further development of their product and service offerings. Small enterprises are the cornerstone of our economy so it is essential that we help as many as possible to fully utilise innovation in order to capitalise on new business opportunities.”
Patrick McCann, Managing Director of Orchard County Foods, said: “Orchard County Foods are at the leading edge of new product development and with the new Simply Fruit brand and innovative products, we believe we are well positioned to benefit from the changes in the snack foods market, as an ever increasing number of consumers move away from traditional confectionery products into more healthier eating options.
“We are always keen to improve the quality and saleability of our product range in order to attract new business. The Innovation Voucher we received from Invest NI proved invaluable, enabling us to access expertise at CAFRE that helped us take a big step forward. As a result, the business has launched a new pineapple snack, marketed as a pineapple lolly, which is now available in 680 Tesco stores across the UK. We expect this to lead to an additional £1million of sales.”
“The Innovation Voucher project has already led to increased orders and we also hope the greater shelf life, and improved transportability, will help us boost sales into the UK and Republic of Ireland markets.”
The announcement of the new Innovation Voucher Programme follows a highly successful pilot period during which 250 vouchers were awarded to small businesses right across Northern Ireland, with over £350,000 of funding delivered to date.
From today, small registered businesses can apply for an Invest NI Innovation Voucher, worth up to £4,000, which they can redeem against the cost of specialist expertise from universities, colleges and publicly funded research institutes. The knowledge available can be applied to areas such as product development, process streamlining and customer interface improvement.
The Innovation Voucher Programme is currently open for applications until 30 November. More information is available from www.innovationvouchers.com
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The Iowa State women’s basketball team celebrates a three-point shot made by junior forward Adriana Camber in the fourth quarter. Camber’s shot put the Cyclones in the lead 85-48 against the Aggies. The Iowa State women’s basketball team won against New Mexico State 97-61 during the first round of the NCAA Tournament held in Hilton Coliseum on March 23. The Cyclones will move on to play No. 11 seed Missouri State on Monday, March 25 in Hilton Coliseum.
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Four-star women's basketball recruit commits to Iowa State
By Spencer Suckow spencer.suckow@iowastatedaily.com
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Iowa State bolstered what was already a solid 2020 recruiting class with the addition of another top-60 recruit on Thursday.
Emily Ryan, a 5-foot-10 point guard from Central Plains, Kansas, committed to the Cyclones to give Iowa State four commits in the class of 2020. Ryan, the 2018 Gatorade Player of the Year in Kansas, is the No. 55 recruit in the country in the class of 2020, according to ESPNW.
The Cyclones were able to land Ryan despite some pretty stiff completion, which included Oregon and eight other teams in the Big 12 Conference. Ryan is a three-time state champion for Central Plains, and averaged over 30 points and six assists this past season.
Ryan is currently the second-highest rated recruit in Iowa State's 2020 class behind fellow point guard Lexi Donarski, who is the No. 19 rated recruit in the country by ESPNW. Also in Iowa State's 2020 class is Kylie Feuerbach of Illinois, and Aubrey Joens of Iowa City. The latter is the younger sister of sophomore guard Ashley Joens.
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<p>The creative projects elaborated in the IRCAM studios incarnate a broad diversity of aesthetics and formats. From instrumental solos to full orchestras, from installations to operas, from chamber music to recorded music, over 20 creations can be found throughout the Parisian season and the annual festival ManiFeste. IRCAM is also present in all the major European rendezvous for multidisciplinary creation.</p> <p>A majority of the creations realized at IRCAM, bringing together composers, scenographers, choreographers, video artists, dancers, and actors, are collaborative projects, participating in the renewal of live performance. IRCAM supports today’s emerging generation, via its Cursus program and the workshops during ManiFeste’s international academy.</p>
The creative projects elaborated in the IRCAM studios incarnate a broad diversity of aesthetics and formats. From instrumental solos to full orchestras, from installations to operas, from chamber music to recorded music, over 20 creations can be found throughout the Parisian season and the annual festival ManiFeste. IRCAM is also present in all the major European rendezvous for multidisciplinary creation.
A majority of the creations realized at IRCAM, bringing together composers, scenographers, choreographers, video artists, dancers, and actors, are collaborative projects, participating in the renewal of live performance. IRCAM supports today’s emerging generation, via its Cursus program and the workshops during ManiFeste’s international academy.
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Clearly indicated in the title, the musical project in this work is based on the concept of catharsis. In Greek, it means “separation of good with bad”. The term is used in medicine and psychoanaly...
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A historic Coeur d'Alene farmstead offers specialty pumpkins, pie-making classes and a farm experience for visitors
By Chey Scott
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The farm opens to the public twice a week through October.
Linda Swenson is the queen of pumpkins, pie and, naturally, pumpkin pie.
From her historic farmstead tucked in the middle of a suburban development stretching across the Rathdrum Prairie north of Coeur d'Alene, Swenson tends to patches of heirloom and specialty pumpkins and squash, and shares her secrets to baking some of the best pies in the region.
By late September, Prairie Home Farm's pumpkin patches are bursting with the ubiquitous fall squash in all varieties, from the smooth-skinned carving kind to less common warty and knob-covered versions, alongside the rare heirloom Cinderella variety, the Rouge Vif D'Etampes, one of Swenson's favorites.
She also grows the hybrid white-skinned Flatso, pastel pink and blue porcelain dolls, the oddly shaped Turk's turban, Italy's warty-textured Marina di Chioggia, the fat-lobed Musquee de Provence and blue-green Triamble. In total, there are 25 different heirloom, specialty and otherwise uncommon varieties of pumpkin and winter squash grown on Prairie Home Farm's half-acre pumpkin patch.
"I love showing off my pumpkins," Swenson gushes. "I can get really weird about my pumpkins. The Marina di Chioggia — isn't that gorgeous?" she continues, pointing at the warty green pumpkin. "My friend stopped by earlier and said 'That pumpkin is kind of ugly,' and I said 'Stop! Take that back!'"
Swenson has been growing pumpkins at the farm since 2004. She tends two patches, one for carving pumpkins sold to visitors at 39 cents per pound, and another for the heirlooms, most of which are used for cooking and making pies.
After retiring from her former career as a nurse, Swenson transitioned to running the farm and teaching pie-making classes full-time. She also sells her handmade seasonal pies as Lil' Punkin Pie Co. at the Kootenai County Farmers Market, and accepts custom orders for weddings, events and other occasions.
She's also taught classes about growing specialty pumpkins and squash — members of the Cucurbits family, which includes gourds and zucchini — to area gardening clubs as a certified Master Gardener through Washington State University's program.
To help illustrate the huge variance between the pumpkins on the farm — though she says most are actually considered winter squash — Swenson grabs her well-loved copy of the coffee table book The Compleat Squash: A Passionate Grower's Guide to Pumpkins, Squashes and Gourds.
Flipping through water-wrinkled, full-color pages of the tome's entries for dozens of varieties from around the world, Swenson explains what makes these heirloom varieties special, stopping occasionally to exclaim over a particular favorite.
Linda Swenson with her huckleberry and pumpkin pies made for Lil' Punkin Pie Co.
"That one is a Musquee de Provence, and as time goes by it goes completely khaki and it's perfect for pie," she says. "I had one in the bakery until this spring, and I started taking pumpkin pie to market in the spring because pumpkin pie lovers want their pumpkin pie."
Heirloom pumpkins, Swenson explains, haven't been crossbred or otherwise intentionally modified for shape, size, color or flavor. Most have been cultivated for centuries, with farmers saving seeds from each harvest to plant again the next year.
"I call them heirloom or specialty. Some aren't heirloom but are specialty, and are different colors or with different ribs and how deep the ribs are on them, like that white Flatso," she says. "Heirlooms are just heritage seeds. They're harder to find because there are so many variations."
Because she's growing so many varieties in the same plot, however, Swenson can't save seeds to replant the following spring because the plants have been cross pollinated and thus would carry any hybridization into the next harvest. Instead, she orders seeds new each season.
In addition to pumpkins, Swenson grows several types of corn and fruit trees, with most of the fruit going into her fresh seasonal pies.
Visitors to the farm, which is open to the public twice weekly each October, can purchase pumpkins for carving or cooking, and meet and feed its many animal residents: geese, pigs, chickens, goats, rabbits, horses, ducks and more. Guests also enjoy taking photos around the rustic homestead, on vintage tractors, trucks and around Swenson's artful pumpkin and produce stand. The farm also hosts a few special and private events each season, as well as school field trips.
"My thing is, it's just so simple," she notes. "I have farm animals and people want to feed my animals and that is literally it, and families spend two hours here. I love when people come here and they see the old barn and stuff growing in the ground. I find people change when they come to something like this. They're sweeter and they take the time and it's just a beautiful day with their family."
Pairing her love of cultivating specialty pumpkins with homemade pie was a natural fit for Swenson, who launched Lil' Punkin Pie Co. in 2015. Her personal affinity for baking runs deep: Swenson's grandfather owned a bakery in Wenatchee, and she developed her own appreciation for baking as a teen.
Twice a week at the Kootenai County Farmers Market (Wednesday and Saturday), Lil' Punkin Pie Co. usually sells out in two hours or less. Customers also frequently call, text and email Swenson to place orders, which she leaves for them to pick up in a vintage red Westinghouse refrigerator on the farmhouse's front porch.
Throughout the year, Swenson processes fruit from the farm to bake into her pies: cherries, peaches, yellow plums, blackberries, rhubarb, pears, mulberries and more. Other produce she doesn't have — or when she runs out — comes from local or regional growers.
Customers can choose from three sizes of pies: 9-inch ($18), 5-inch ($8) and 3-inch ($3.50-$4.50) single serving "tinies."
Those looking to try and replicate Swenson's beloved pies at home can sign up for her Farm Pie School class ($35), which focuses on the secret to any successful pie: crust. Swenson swears by Betty Crocker's "tender and flaky" pie crust, which uses just shortening, flour, water and salt. Open registration (private sessions can also be arranged) Farm Pie School is held on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5:30 pm in Swenson's home kitchen, and there's usually a waiting list. Students wear vintage aprons and use old rolling pins.
"Pie is so emotional," she says. "My classes and my people who love pie just love pie. It's a very heartfelt thing." ♦
Prairie Home Farm Fall Hours • Wednesday and Saturday in October from 10 am-5 pm • $2 admission • Prairie Home Farm • 7790 N. Atlas Rd., Coeur d'Alene • prairiehomefarm.com • 208-762-3289
The original print version of this article was headlined "Little Farm on the Prairie"
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Luxury Wedding with an Art Deco Theme in Southern California
Laurena Tamayo & Darrell Bolden
February 11 | Newport Beach, CA
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When Laurena Tamayo attended a party with her cousin, she didn’t expect to meet the love of her life; however, that’s exactly what happened when he introduced her to his friend, Darrell Bolden. “I lied to her and said I didn’t know how to salsa… I wanted her to dance with me and teach me – even though I knew how,” muses the groom. After that first night of dancing together, their romance blossomed and it wasn’t long before Darrell was ready to take the next step in their relationship. After asking her mother, two brothers, and grandparents for their blessings, the groom-to-be went ring shopping with the man who introduced the duo two years prior. Overlooking the city at midnight on Christmas, Darrell asked Laurena to spend the rest of her life with him.
Spending over a year to simply relish and enjoy their engagement, Laurena and Darrell gave themselves just nine months to plan their celebration, enlisting the help of the expert event planners at International Event Company. On the day of the winter ceremony, over 200 guests gathered at a luxurious property in Newport Beach, California to witness the sunset vow exchange. Due to inclement weather, the pair’s ceremony space, which overlooked the Pacific Ocean, was covered with a translucent tent adorned with twinkling string lights that provided a romantic glow once the sun went down.
“We wanted a ‘Gatsby-Deco’ feel to it,” describes the bride of the motif, so the décor showcased a black, gold, and ivory color palette with Art Deco-inspired patterns. Along the aisle, which featured a glittering custom runner created by The Original Runner Company, acrylic boxes filled with “floating” roses alternated with floral-embellished chandeliers next to guests’ seats. Modern tunes, including “All of Me” by John Legend and “Marry You” by Bruno Mars, were performed by a string ensemble as guests found their seats atop gilt-backed chairs with velvet ebony cushions.
Bridesmaids in champagne-hued gowns and groomsmen in dapper suits preceded the bride down the aisle as they joined the groom – who wore an alabaster tuxedo jacket and black bow tie – at the altar, which was marked by a fountain embellished with creamy blooms. At last, Laurena emerged on the arm of her younger brother to the tune of “A Thousand Years” by Christina Perri. She wore a dazzling V-neck embroidered gown and carried a lush bouquet of phalaenopsis orchids. Since Darrell’s father had passed away when he was a child, a photo of him was displayed on a chair next to his mother. Following the couple’s heartfelt vows, Laurena and Darrell were pronounced husband and wife and walked up the aisle to “Bittersweet Symphony” by The Verve.
Following an alfresco cocktail hour complete with a Champagne tower, loved ones found their seating cards on a black-and-gold display adorned with flickering candle votives and trays filled with vanilla petals. As attendees entered the ballroom for the reception, they were mesmerized by the stylish space, which was enveloped in dramatic drapery and illuminated with candlelight and glistening chandeliers suspended overhead. A winding table in the center of the room displayed both high and low arrangements of calla lilies, tulips, roses, orchids, and anemones, while surrounding tables showcased mirrored tops and centerpieces featuring similar flowers. The couple’s sweetheart table was perhaps the most impressive, as it was decorated with ebony ostrich feathers and situated in front of a towering wall bedecked with hundreds of alabaster blossoms.
The couple was thrilled to celebrate with all of their loved ones, spending quality time with everyone on the obsidian dance floor festooned with an oversized gilt monogram. “The music was the highlight of the reception. We had a live band that had an amazing performance!” confirms the groom. The newlyweds’ family members also performed at the celebration, which added a sweet, personalized touch to their event. To honor the bride’s Native American heritage – Serrano and Cahuilla specifically – the men in her family sang traditional bird songs to celebrate their marriage. “Darrell’s older sister also sang an amazing song for us as a gift,” shares Laurena of the performance of Whitney Houston’s “I Love the Lord.”
Slices of the six-layer wedding cake featuring a hand-painted Art Deco design and cascading white sugar roses kept energy levels high, as did a candy buffet and cigar table. Planning their celebration in under one year, the bride and groom have some sound advice for future couples: “Take your time, work together, and hire a wedding planner,” urges Laurena. “Everyone will always have an opinion on how things should be done, but it is your day and you have the ultimate say.” Her beloved agrees and adds one final piece of wisdom: “Happy wife, happy life. Whatever she says goes,” smiles Darrell. “Trust me, it makes things go a lot smoother.”
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UNICEF airlifts cholera and health supplies to Zimbabwe
UNICEF's first ever airlift of critical emergency supplies to Zimbabwe has landed in Harare, as the country grapples with cholera and a collapsing health system.
The cargo ? which includes intravenous (IV) fluids, drip equipment, essential drugs, midwifery and obstetric kits ? will boost UNICEF's cholera response and help the government deliver essential health services to expecting mothers.
?This is a strategic measure to address a desperate situation,” said UNICEF Acting Representative in Zimbabwe, Roeland Monasch. ?We are already supplying 70% of the country's essential drugs and these airlifted supplies will further boost UNICEF's lifesaving support.?
Supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the Dutch government, the 140 metric tonne consignment provides intravenous and oral re-hydration supplies which are the first line of treatment in any management of cholera. The supplies also include essential midwifery kits for pregnant women.
"We are pleased to be helping with this effort as part of our US$15m package of support to the cholera epidemic and the wider crisis in the Zimbabwe health service,”said Phil Evans, head of DFID Zimbabwe. ?Saving lives is the most immediate priority but a fundamental solution to the deeper crisis is also needed as a matter of urgency."
More than 1100 people have already died from cholera and nearly 24,000 cases have been reported in Zimbabwe. The situation is worsened by a health crisis characterised by the closure of major hospitals, a critical lack of drugs and equipment, and nurses and doctors not able to come to work. The combined result is the poor management of cholera cases and serious risks to women and children during childbirth.
One more plane load will arrive at midnight later today and supplies will be distributed through the over 40 cholera treatment centres across Zimbabwe and the remaining functional health facilities.
UNICEF continues to intensify relief efforts around the cholera crisis, supplying more than half a million litres of safe drinking water every day, together with 3,800 tonnes of treatment chemicals for all urban areas in Zimbabwe as well as a range of other life saving intervention during the current emergency.
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McAlpine praises local Tesco food bank initiative
MSP Joan McAlpine has praised an initiative ensuring donations at local Tesco stores go to the local food bank First Base.
Ms McAlpine visited Tesco’s Peel Centre store to thank community champion Robyn Brown for ensuring all the donations made at the Tesco annual drive went to First Base, which has been distributing food parcels in Dumfries and surrounding communities for several years.
During the recent collection 3000 items were donated by local customers. Robyn said “it is lovey seeing the community come together.”
While at the store Ms McAlpine bought the equivalent of a First Base food parcel, which came to £13.11.
The SNP MSP said:
“There was some disquiet about a year ago when it was discovered that food collections in local stores didn’t go to local charities.
“I am absolutely delighted that Tesco have challenged that policy.
“Now all donations in the Peel Centre, Annan and Lockerbie stores go directly to First Base, which distribute food parcels to Dumfries and the surrounding communities, including outreach to mid and upper Nithsdale.
“At this time of year it is absolutely awful to think some families are struggling to eat, and food banks really shouldn’t need to exist at all.
“But First Base does absolutely essential work and I was delighted to purchase the equivalent of an average First Base parcel.
“Although Tesco’s Christmas collection is now finished, individuals can still donate to First Base food bank. In particular, they need things like instant pasta, Pot Noodles, bread, UHT milk and pasta sauce.”
Commenting, Mark Frankland said:
“In the last five years the First Base Food bank has had to deal with a spectacular increase in demand. 1000 emergency food parcels each year has become 5000 emergency food parcels each year. That represents a total of £200,000 of extra food. We couldn't possible have afforded to buy this food in. Paying the rent and the phone bill is hard enough!
“Over the last twelve years we have never once had to turn anyone away due to a lack of food. We are really proud of this record. However it must be said that we would never have been able to maintain the record without the unbelievable support of the local community.
“We are hugely grateful to the three local Tesco stores who have chosen to support our work and enabled the public to demonstrate their generosity.”
Pictured: Joan McAlpine MSP, with Mark Frankland and Robyn Brown.
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Go To Films, Part 1.
I tend to try and look for some good in the world; even if it's by losing myself in film or music whilst the world around me collapses. Years ago when we lived in Berlin, I decided to dance my way out of SAD and the "Berlin blues" by listening to nothing but club music. Till this day if it is a bit grey, I crank up the dance music and make a fool of myself to my captive audience; our cats Nadine and Boots (rechristened Bootsyfur Morningmeow by hubby as we have been binge watching Lucifer). That said, there are days when I need to lose myself in film rather than dance or music.
January is a depressing month and despite being the hot blooded Latino type, truth be told my moving patterns have generally followed a snow, rain, more snow, snowmaggedon, windy one. Basically, I have always lived in places with shitty winters. Couple that with January being a financially destitute one where your friends go "missing," it can be a long one too. I have a list of "go to" films that I love not because they are great pieces of cinema but because of the memories that are attached to them. The films not only entertain but wrap me in a protective blanket that remind me that no matter what is going on in the present, there were some wonderful moments in the past and as such there will be even better moments in the future. My fiction rarely has neatly tied happy endings but in my day to day life, I am a bit of a softie. I love a good romance story and I will always choose light over dark. In addition to singing and dancing my way out of bad moods (you should see me singing behind the wheel), laughter pays a huge part in lifting my mood.
Below are three of my go to films, part of a growing list of films that can lift the spirits of yours truly. I'll be sharing more as the year goes on so consider this the first of many trips down memory lane. Who knows, I may not be alone in some of these choices but chances are I probably am in most of them.
The Goonies: Hands down, all time favourite feel good film. Now, it's not just that this film has everything a kid like me could have asked for in a film: Pirates, treasure, adventure, friendship...did I mention Pirates. Nor is it that when it was released on VHS, a neighbour of ours had to record 3 separate tapes over the course of two years because I wore the tape through watching it repeatedly. Sometimes I would finish the finish the film, rewind it and watch it again. No, it's because it was the last film I watched in the theatre with my dad before he was hospitalised. He passed away in 1986. Okay so that doesn't sound it like it should be a reason for this film to be a feel good one but hear me out. My dad was a big kid, my mother often remarked that she didn't so much have a husband as gained another child. This quality made him a fun and loving dad but far from the ideal husband. I credit my dad with my taste for adventure and inappropriate humour. I remember sitting in the theatre with him eating popcorn, milk duds and snow caps. He knew he would get in trouble for feeding me that much sugar but he was enjoying this film with the same child like enthusiasm that I was. It was our time, kind of life when Mickey convinces the rest of the gang in the scene under the wishing well to continue the search for One Eyed Willy by telling them that down here was "our time." My dad was at his best when he was smiling. I can still see his smile in my mind to this day when I insert the disc to re watch The Goonies today. Even now if I am in a bad mood or need lifting, hubby will say "why don't you watch The Goonies." A suggestion that I take to heart and act on without a second thought. Thirty two years later it still lifts my mood no matter what. It has treasure maps, a catchy tune by Cindy Lauper and a pirate ship, not forgetting an actual pirate!!
Auntie Mame: This is one of those films that I first watched back in the mid 90's. I was in The Boiler Room with some friends one night, completely under age and way past most people's bed times, including my own. At that time in my life, I was the youngest in a group of friends and still learning all sorts of references in the gay world. The conversation shifted towards films as it so often did with this group of friends and Auntie Mame came up. I sat there silent with a cigarette and a drink that was more vodka than cranberry as friend's recited lines from the film. Given I was rarely silent particularly when drunk, a friend of mine asked me if I had seen the film. I responded no, sending gay gasps around the room, as if I had been raised in a cave with no sunlight or outside stimulation. With that, it was settled we would rectify this deficiency in my life. We stumbled out of The Boiler Room into the humid Manhattan night towards a friend's house a few blocks away to watch Auntie Mame. Now, 3am showings of films was not uncommon within my group of friends. It was the 90's, before widespread internet use. If you hadn't picked up or taken one last stroll pass the sidewalk sale and were not ready for home, the party continued elsewhere. That drunk and that energised we always chose films that allowed us to pick up one or two snappy one liners we could beat to death over the next week. Sitting in my friends tiny living room, four of us crammed into his sofa in a room surrounded by overflowing bookcases; I was introduced to the wonderful Rosalind Russell in the title role. I had yet to even see her in The Women; another 3am introduction and requiring its own paragraph in the future. For those out of the loop, Auntie Mame follows the life of Patrick Dennis after his conservative father dies and he is sent to live with his Auntie Mame, an eccentric life loving socialite. This is a film that requires you to shout out "live! live! live!" and leaves the line "Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving!" etched in your brain. I left my friend's apartment about 6am, as Manhattan's pace was picking up. Walking the long road from the East Village back to the Upper East Side as I often did on summer nights I felt light on my feet. I felt like the luckiest man in the world in the greatest city on earth with life pulsing through my veins. It still remains my go to when I am really sick because nothing gets my mind off of feeling like rubbish as Auntie Mame does.
Sixteen Candles: I refuse to be alone on this one! John Hughes defined a generation and then some. I have friends now who pass his films down to their kids and it makes me happy that his legacy is secured. If I had kids, I would do the same. In case anyone hasn't seen it, Sixteen Candles follows the day of Sam Baker whose family is preoccupied with her sister's weddings so forget her 16th birthday completely. We learn that she is hopelessly in love with the dreamy Jake Ryan who doesn't know she exists, or does he? Okay that is simplifying it but even if you have not seen the film, you have most definitely come across the references. I have had the same best friend since I was 13 and we have spent an incredible amount of time watching films together. Sixteen Candles rates as one of our go to films even now when we get the chance to spend some time together. She lives in NYC and I am here in the UK so it doesn't happen as often as we would like. I don't often praise the modern world but thanks to email and texts, we can send each other random lines and YouTube to say "thinking about ya!" When we dance, we still do the Joan Cusack dance together, click here for video. I can call her up and say the words "VD," and she bursts out laughing. Out of the many films we have re-watched, Sixteen Candles still holds up. It still makes us laugh and there is no shortage of lines to quote from the film. Also, at some point, (straight women and gay men, help me out on this one) we have all imagined being a part of the closing scene. We have all imagined or at least wondered what it would be like to leaning into Jake Ryan in the closing scene over a lit birthday cake and whisper, "it already came true."
What about your favourites?
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Amanda Snoke
York, PA Employment Law Lawyer
(717) 309-3275 232 Farefield Ct
Employment and Estate Planning
York, PA Employment Law Attorney
(717) 757-4565 2675 Eastern Blvd
Employment, Business, Collections and Real Estate
Jeremy Donham
(717) 881-7855 256 E Market St
Free ConsultationYork, PA Employment Law Attorney with 12 years experience
Employment, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Widener University Commonwealth Law School and West Virginia University
Jeremy Donham has a practice focused in the field of Employment Disability Discrimination and HIPAA Privacy litigation. Mr. Donham also assists individuals who have been injured by the negligence of others. Mr. Donham is admitted to practice in all Pennsylvania and West Virginia State Courts. He is also admitted to all Federal District Courts in Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Donham has access to other State and Federal Courts through local collaborative counsel arrangements and by special admission.
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Ashley Marie Galloway
York, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 12 years experience
(717) 848-5134 One East Market Street, Suite 301
Employment, Business, Immigration and International
Ashley M. Galloway joined Shumaker Williams in October 2007 as an Associate in the Firm's Immigration Section and Corporate and Financial Services Department. Ms. Galloway's practice focuses on assisting immigration clients in both business and family immigration matters. Her clients include individuals such as physicians, engineers, and computer professionals, as well as multi-national corporations and small U.S. businesses seeking specialized workers. Ms. Galloway also assists both large and small businesses with general business matters, regulatory matters, and loan documentation. Among the clients Ms. Galloway assists are individuals and businesses in the automotive, mortgage, hospitality, and financial services industries, among others....
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Hanover, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years experience
(717) 698-3437 Stonegate Square
1010 Eichelberger Street, Suite 3
Hanover, PA 17331
Employment, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
Kimberly Kay Meyer
York, PA Employment Law Attorney with 1 year experience
Employment, Business, Divorce and Family
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
Anne Elizabeth Zerbe
(717) 848-4900 135 N George St
Employment and Health Care
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Employment, Education, Municipal and Real Estate
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(717) 846-2246 226 W Market St
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Collections
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221 W Philadelphia St
Employment, Antitrust, Business and IP
Anthony Bowser
Lawrence Steven Markowitz
(717) 848-3282 1630 Randow Rd
Employment, Business and Personal Injury
Evan Kline
(717) 848-3838 7 E Market St
Employment and Personal Injury
Stephen Russell
(717) 846-9800 221 W Philadelphia St
Employment and Municipal
Rick Michael Grams
Shrewsbury, PA Employment Law Attorney with 15 years experience
(866) 829-9529 16321 Mt Airy Rd
Shrewsbury, PA 17361
Wayne Hamilton
Reading, PA Employment Law Attorney
(610) 376-1696 29 North Sixth Street
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Mr. Hamilton works to protect the rights of people who have been injured as a result of automobile accidents, defective products, unsafe equipment and machinery, work place and construction accidents, workers’ compensation claims, medical malpractice and any other serious personal injuries or accidents.
Gabriela G. Raful
Lancaster, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 8 years experience
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Employment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Gabby graduated magna cum laude from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Political Sciences and Paralegal Studies. She earned her Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law. While at law school, she was a member and then the president of the International Law Society. During her last two years of law school, Gabriela participated in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court competition and she received an award for best brief. At Widener, Gabriela was the recipient of the Pamela K Karpouzis Memorial Scholarship Award and the Paul Isaac Leiter Memorial Scholarship Award.
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Norman J. Weinstein
Lancaster, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 38 years experience
Employment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Workers' Comp
Norman Weinstein is Of Counsel at Galfand Berger, LLP. A graduate of George Washington University and Temple University School of Law, Norman has practiced in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security law for over 30 years
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Gabriella Hashem Farhat
Lancaster, PA Employment Law Attorney with 32 years experience
(717) 299-7342 128 North Lime Street
Gabriella H. Farhat graduated with honors from Archbishop Carroll High School for Girls, Radnor, Pennsylvania. She placed second in the National Optometrist Orator's Contest and was a member of “Who's Who among High School Students.” A Dean's List graduate of Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, she majored in Political Science and Modern Languages, with a Pre-Law concentration. She was President of the Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science National Honor Society, Secretary of the French Club, a member of the Basketball Club and the Villanova Pre-Law Society. Ms. Farhat is a 1986 graduate of Villanova University School of Law where she participated...
Debra Andrea Jensen
Reading, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 39 years experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Debra Jensen has been selected five times to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers’ list, is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a Lifetime Charter member in Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, and a Senior Partner and Galfand Berger’s Managing Partner and a Senior Partner and Galfand Berger’s Managing Partner. As a Senior Partner at Galfand Berger, Debra contributes to the firm’s core values and mission. And when her fellow partners unanimously elected her as Managing Partner in 1999, Debra became one of three women who were the top managing attorneys at Philadelphia law firms. Debra has a...
Matthew M. Setley
Wyomissing, PA Employment Law Attorney with 9 years experience
(610) 898-9500 4 Park Plaza, 2nd Floor
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Employment, Business, Family and Real Estate
Stetson University and The George Washington University Law School
Matthew M. Setley, Esq. joined the firm that would become Georgeadis||Setley in 2010. He focuses his practice on family law (divorce and custody) and civil litigation. Mr. Setley has extensive experience representing businesses and individuals in connection with a wide range of matters in Pennsylvania’s state and federal courts. He primarily focuses his practice in the legal fields of divorce, child custody, personal and business litigation matters, and select criminal defense work.
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Karen Elizabeth Eichman
West Grove, PA Employment Law Attorney with 17 years experience
(855) 529-3276 8 Federal Road
West Grove, PA 19390
Employment, Business and Estate Planning
Creative Problem Solver, with a personal touch.
Ira Weinstock
(717) 238-1657 PA
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
Ira H. Weinstock has been practicing in the area of labor and employment law for more than 45 years and founded the Law Firm of Ira H. Weinstock, P.C. Mr. Weinstock is a graduate of Rider College and the Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, PA (1965). While at Dickinson School of Law, he was a member of the Board of Editors of the Dickinson Law Review. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Third Circuit Court of appeals, the United States District Court for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania...
Jeffrey McGuire
Lemoyne, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 25 years experience
(717) 975-9600 1011 Mumma Road Suite 201
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Employment, Business, Construction and Education
Jason Weinstock
Harrisburg, PA Employment Law Attorney with 26 years experience
(866) 632-0348 800 North Second Street
Employment, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
Larry Andrew Weisberg
(855) 716-2367 2041 Herr St.
Larry A. Weisberg was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Harrisburg. He is a graduate of Susquehanna Township High School and earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where he participated in the school’s Naval ROTC program. Following his military tour, Mr. Weisberg’s career path focused within the insurance industry where he attained positions of increasing responsibility, including President of Volvo’s North American insurance operations. While working full time within the insurance industry, Mr. Weisberg also earned his Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law, graduating summa cum laude as class valedictorian. Mr....
Casey Sipe
Harrisburg, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 11 years experience
(717) 232-7661 3631
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals, Business and Workers' Comp
Carmen Rosario Stanziola
Shillington, PA Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years experience
(610) 374-1005 219 E. Lancaster Ave.
Shillington, PA 19607
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, DUI and Divorce
Villanova University School of Law and University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Matthew Samley
Lancaster, PA Employment Law Lawyer
(717) 393-0671 120 North Shippen St
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Family
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Born and raised in Lancaster County, Mr. Samley graduated from Millersville University with honors in Business Administration and a minor in Mathematics. He received his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 1992. He is admitted to practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Samley is a former adjunct instructor for Penn State York where he taught courses in Debtor/Creditor Law, Commercial Law, Corporations and Partnerships, and Understanding and Writing Legal Documents for the Business Professional. Currently he teaches for Sterling Educational Services and the National Business...
Angela Marie Ward
(717) 392-4131 140 E King St
Employment, Business, Consumer and Estate Planning
Angela Ward moved to Lancaster 20 years ago when her husband began teaching philosophy as a professor at Millersville University. She is active in the legal and academic communities and is frequently asked to lecture on employment law, estate law, homeowners association (HOA) law, and private club liquor law.
As an Associate of The Law Offices of Going and Plank, Ms. Ward concentrates her practice in consumer protection litigation, employee rights, business, employment, and estate law. She also works with discrimination and workplace retaliation cases. In addition, Ms. Ward represents private clubs, bars, and restaurants in matters involving the Pennsylvania liquor...
Marcus A McKnight III
Carlisle, PA Employment Law Attorney with 43 years experience
(717) 249-2353 60 W Pomfret St
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Divorce and Workers' Comp
Sharon Rose Lopez
(717) 299-6300 35 E Orange Street
Employment and Civil Rights
Scott Strausbaugh
Hanover, PA Employment Law Attorney with 17 years experience
(717) 797-3908 1201 West Elm Avenue
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Family
John B Dougherty
Employment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Janice Longer
Employment, Criminal, DUI and Family
Ms. Longer is a graduate of Villanova Law School and has been practicing in Lancaster County for over 15 years, after several years as a corporate attorney. Ms. Longer has significant appellate experience and welcomes referrals from other attorneys whose practice does not include appeals. Prior to joining the Bar in Lancaster County, Ms. Longer was the Vice President and General Counsel of Intelligent Electronics, Inc., a publicly-traded national franchisor and distributor of computer products.
Robert Tribeck
(717) 237-6701 1 S Market Square
Employment, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Anita O'Meara
East Fallowfield, PA Employment Law Attorney with 34 years experience
(610) 383-4008 915 Buck Run Road
East Fallowfield, PA 19320
Employment, Consumer, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Scott A Stein
Hershey, PA Employment Law Attorney with 22 years experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Criminal, Family and Juvenile
Lisa Matukaitis
Harrisburg, PA Employment Law Lawyer
(717) 412-7759 211 State Street
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Queer country trailblazers Karen & the Sorrows have been featured in Billboard, WNYC’s The Takeaway, and Rolling Stone, who described them as “Dolly Parton fronting Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers.” Noisey called the band “exactly what country music needs right now.”
With the Sorrows’ third album, Guaranteed Broken Heart, singer-songwriter Karen Pittelman has struck off in new directions. The songs still feature her high, lilting vocals, dark country-rock twang, and powerful lyrics. But she also dove more deeply into the ‘90s country she loves, tapping into that era’s studio shimmer and polish. And in addition to electric arrangements featuring pedal steel, Wurlitzer, and brooding guitars, she called on some of her favorite local bluegrass musicians to add dobro, mandolin, banjo, and fiddle to many of the songs. The result is an album that draws on country’s varied roots to tell a high-lonesome, heartbreak story about grief and desire, and that No Depression called, “the best straight-ahead country album I’ve heard in quite some time.”
For the last nine years, The Sorrows have also been at the heart of a growing queer country community, running the Gay Ole Opry Festival and the Queer Country Quarterly, and creating space for people who love country music even if country music doesn’t always love them back.
Pittelman formed the Brooklyn-based Sorrows in 2011 together with guitarist Elana Redfield and drummer Tami Johnson. In 2012, they released the EP Ocean Born Mary about a ghost story from Redfield’s New Hampshire hometown. In 2014, they put out their first full-length record, The Names of Things, which was voted one of the Freeform American Roots Chart’s best debut albums of 2014. On their 2017 sophomore record, The Narrow Place, The Sorrows continued building their heartbreak catalog with songs that were both unexpected and entirely country, from a queer reimagining of the bro-country pickup truck ode to a Jewish family story about immigration and race.
After parting ways with bandmates Redfield and Johnson in 2018, Pittelman began work on Guaranteed Broken Heart. She called on friends and frequent collaborators to form her core electric band, including engineer Charles Burst, who stepped into the additional role of drummer for this album, guitarist Barbara Endes from fellow country-rock band Girls on Grass, Larry Cook on bass, and Gerard Kouwenhoven on harmonies. She also reached out to members of Brooklyn’s strong bluegrass and old time scene to put together an all-star line-up, including Rima Fand on fiddle, Ross Martin on guitar, and Cole Quest Rotante on dobro.
About Guaranteed Broken Heart
“Like Gram Parsons, Pittelman peels away the superficiality that much of country music has embraced and looks deep into its soul, its history, and its stories and makes it all her own….You do not want to miss this album.”—No Depression
“Each year, there’s at least one album that stuns me into silence, then moves me to immediately text everyone I know to tell them about it. Karen Pittelman’s latest release did that for me in October.”—Americana Highways
“Buoyed by Pittelman’s dramatic, expressive voice, Guaranteed Broken Heart is rich with the textures of classic twang and writing that will resonate with anyone who needs a little glue to put the pieces of their own ticker back together. “—AV Club
“Truly beautiful songs that take both lyrical and sonic influence from country music’s most shimmering compositions”—The Boot
“Many songs have solemn fiddle intros from the big Nineties ballads, along with the requisite polish, but there’s still plenty of grit from stinging electric guitar and the messiness of heartbreak. In another way, Pittelman captures peak Nineties country with clever lyricism, as on the shame-on-me saga ‘Third Time’s the Charm.'”—Rolling Stone
“Karen & the Sorrows tug on the heartstrings in emotional Guaranteed Broken Heart.”—Billboard
“Guaranteed Broken Heart combines heartache and stunning musicianship to give us one of the best albums of the year”—Americana Highways
“With the Americana scene exploding with new bands and voices, Karen & the Sorrows’ certainly are aimed for their own Alabama Shakes breakthrough.”—Glide Magazine
“With all the accouterments of country music, the New York outfit breaks our hearts bar-by-bar, line by line in this song.”—PopMatters
About The Narrow Place
“Exactly what country music needs right now”—Noisey
“Seventies-era folk rock, accented by generous amounts of pedal steel and a steady social conscience. For fans of the idea of Dolly Parton fronting Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers.”—10 New Country Artists You Need to Know, Rolling Stone Country
“Pedal steel-driven, rootsy songs that recall Harvest-era Neil Young to explore a variety of unorthodox subjects”
“A trim record, with the right amount of sputter and splat in Johnson’s drums…gluey, unnervingly effective globs of Redfield’s pedal steel, occasional jolts from a fiddle and handsome female-male harmonies…’Can’t Miss What You Never Had,’ an early highlight, upshifts into a soft, jabbing hook that could have come out in the second half of the 1990s on a Vince Gill record.”
“Lonesome, twangy, and infectious”
“A twangy tale of lost love, paying homage to classic country with gentle pedal steel and lush vocal harmonies”
“Haunting pedal steel work and unvarnished heartbreak”
“If I could liquify this album and mainline it, I absolutely would. Gorgeous lyrics and soulful vocals.”
—Adobe & Teardrops
“Music that touches the heart and soul”
—The Daily Country
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Shorty G signs with AEW as “Average Height G”
By Kayfabe Staff on January 10, 2020
Apparently fed up with his new gimmick as the diminutive “Shorty G,” professional sports-entertainer Chad Gable has jumped ship to AEW (American Extreme Wrestling), where his relative size will earn him the more respectable moniker Average Height Gable.
Whereas Gable is dwarfed in WWE by giants like Braun Strowman and Tamina, he will feel much more at home in AEW, where the average height of wrestlers is five-foot-six.
In AEW, Gable (who stands three apples high) will compete against some of the company’s top talent, including Chris Jericho (five-foot-two), Pentagon Jr. (four-foot-three), Parallelogram Sr. (four-foot-nine), and Orange Cassidy (one-foot-six).
Gable reportedly considered joining independent promotion Chikara instead, where he would have been re-branded as The Colossus, but he decided he wasn’t comfortable towering over the competition.
If Gable is a success in AEW, he may be a hot commodity in New Japan Pro Wrestling, where the entire roster, if they stood on one another’s shoulders, would be nearly tall enough to ride a Tokyo Disney roller coaster.
[Thank you to Travis Walling for the idea!]
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By Rachel Kephart
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For nearly two decades, the Wade Brothers and their team have created visually captivating content and stories right here in Kansas City. Beginning as a photography and retouching studio, RW2 has grown into a full vertical content production company. Described as a “collective of artists,” the studio not only produces content, but represents an ever growing roster of directors, photographers, editors, animators, illustrators and retouchers as well. Despite pressures to move the operation to the coasts, RW2 chose to establish itself as a premiere studio and production company here in the Midwest, working with clients like Nike, Adidas, Garmin and Wendy’s; allowing their stories to take them all over the world.
Never complacent, RW2 has continued to evolve and grow. The KC Film Office caught up with RW2 Productions to learn more about their recent changes and what’s on the horizon for this exciting studio.
We hear you are moving to a new space, tell us where you will be and why you are making the move?
In the heart of the Boulevard (1000 West 25th Street, KCMO, 64108 – Suite E). Next to the best beer and tacos in the world.
Our business has grown into a full 360-degree production company. Handling all assets — both moving and non-moving — from creative all the way through to post-production and finishing. We needed a space that could handle multiple projects and clients simultaneously.
Speaking of changes, you hired a new director of Production. We are familiar with him as a filmmaker in KC, Nathan Kincaid. Tell us about Nathan and your goals for hiring him:
Nathan brings a high-level understanding of production from all angles. He’s worked on feature films, union commercials and digital content. He’s innovative, a true partner for our clients, and a problem solver. During the production process he’s the conduit from production to post. This is extremely valuable for our clients that need multiple assets from multiple mediums and prefer to have one company handle that from start to finish. This is not only more efficient from a cost perspective, but that efficiency also allows a more fluid, consistent creative process.
You are a production company and you also represent talent like directors and photographers. Other companies may not decide to have a slate of talent to represent like you do. Why do you do it and who are you excited about?
Oh man – we represent the best artists from all range of mediums to support modern day content production. As a full vertical content production company with a diverse representation of artists, our clients don’t just get one look or perspective from project to project. We can build unique teams of artist to facilitate both live action and stills within the same production.
We also love developing new artists along with furthering the careers of established artists. Our owners, The Wade Brothers, are all about finding and working with talent that fit RW2’s modern approach to how brands use content to deliver their message. We’re here to create content for any and all channels a brand might use to get out its message. We love to bring a unique, efficient, and creative solution for clients.
Kansas City is your base but you work all over. Tell us about headquartering here, why you like it and where else you work?
Kansas City is central, creative, and hard-working and we’re nice with no ego. Kansas City is the creative industry’s best-kept secret… but not for long!’
You are a dynamic company who has a reputation for highly creative work. What is on the horizon?
This year has taken RW2 and our team from producing work in KC (which we love and which hosts some of the best teams you can find anywhere) to Slovenia, UK, Turkey, and all over the states.
We’ve done creative projects in our space in KC for smaller scale marketing to global TV productions for Fortune 500 companies. We are able to scale very easily to all sizes of productions.
On the horizon we plan to create more work we are proud of, do more outreach, branch out in other regions and add more services to further build out our 360 production model.
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Salpointe falls in 4A state title game
By: Erica Weston
It was going to be tough, going against the top team in the state. And the Salpointe Lancers fell just short of winning another state title in the 4A conference, this time falling to perennial powerhouse Scottsdale Saguaro.
Saguaro won their record 5th straight state championship. Lancers RB Mario Padilla called Saguaro "the definition of 4A football in the state of Arizona", earlier this week at practice.
The game was scoreless heading in to the 2nd quarter, before Sabercats QB found Logan Pettijohn for a 36 yard touchdown. A Rodrigo Nieto interception set up another Sabercats TD, and Salpointe trailed 14-0 after 2 quarters.
Mario Padilla came in to play quarterback to try to spark the offense, but Padilla was intercepted by Saguaro. He immediately made good on it, but returning the ensuing punt 99 yards for a touchdown to finally get Salpointe on the board.
In the 4th quarter with 8 minutes remaining, Salpointe's star running back, Bijan Robinson, ripped of a huge 39 yard run that seemed to spark the Lancers offense. But the drive stalled after and high snap and untimely slip by Nieto to keep the Lancers off the board anymore.
Salpointe head coach Dennis Bene said after: "It's life lessons, but this is a great accomplishment on their part. Even though we came up short, the work they put in the effort, their commitment, is unparalleled." Robinson added, " I'm real proud. What we've done from january to now, it's been a hard time trying to get here. We made some mistakes in the season, but you know we bounced back and trying to get here was hard but we tried to win."
Robinson is only a sophomore, and rushed for 159 yards today, totally 2,000 for the season. The UA target will be a big part of Salpointe's run to get back to the title game next year.
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Ambassador with Mercer Island ties claims President Trump asked for a 'quid pro quo' during Ukraine phone call
Another impeachment witness Wednesday also undercut the argument that there could be no quid pro quo.
Author: LISA MASCARO (MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press)
Published: 10:27 PM PST November 19, 2019
Updated: 5:21 PM PST November 20, 2019
WASHINGTON — Ambassador Gordon Sondland declared to impeachment investigators Wednesday that President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani explicitly sought a “quid pro quo” with Ukraine, leveraging an Oval Office visit for political investigations of Democrats. But he also came to believe the trade involved much more.
Besides the U.S. offer of a coveted meeting at the White House, Sondland testified it was his understanding the president was holding up nearly $400 million in military aid, which Ukraine badly needed with an aggressive Russia on its border, in exchange for the country’s announcement of the investigations.
Sondland conceded that Trump never told him directly the security assistance was blocked for the probes, a gap in his account that Republicans and the White House seized on as evidence the president did nothing wrong. But the ambassador said his dealings with Giuliani, as well as administration officials, left him with the clear understanding of what was at stake.
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“Was there a ‘quid pro quo?’” Sondland asked. “With regard to the requested White House call and White House meeting, the answer is yes.”
The rest, he said, was obvious: “Two plus two equals four.”
Later Wednesday, another witness undercut a main Republican argument — that there could be no quid pro quo because Ukraine didn’t realize the money was being held up. The Defense Department’s Laura Cooper testified that Ukrainian officials started asking about it on July 25, which was the day of Trump’s phone call with the country’s new president when Trump first asked for “a favor.”
Her staff received an email, Cooper said, from a Ukrainian Embassy contact asking "what was going on with Ukraine's security assistance." She said she could not say for sure that Ukraine was aware the aid was being withheld but “it's the recollection of my staff that they likely knew."
Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union and a major donor to Trump’s inauguration, was the most highly anticipated witness in the House’s impeachment inquiry into the 45th president of the United States.
In often stunning testimony, he painted a picture of a Ukraine pressure campaign that was prompted by Trump himself, orchestrated by Giuliani and well known to other senior officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Sondland said he raised his concerns about a quid pro quo for military aid with Vice President Mike Pence — a conversation a Pence adviser vigorously denied.
Pompeo also dismissed Sondland’s account.
However, Sondland said, “Everyone was in the loop. It was no secret.”
The ambassador said that he and Trump spoke directly about desired investigations, including a colorful cellphone call this summer overheard by others at a restaurant in Kyiv.
Trump himself insists daily that he did nothing wrong and the Democrats are just trying to drum him out of office.
As the hearing proceeded, he spoke to reporters outside the White House. Reading from notes written with a black marker, Trump quoted Sondland quoting Trump to say the president wanted nothing from the Ukrainians and did not seek a quid pro quo.
“I want nothing, I want nothing,” insisted the president, who often exhorts Americans to “read the transcript” of the July phone call in which he appealed to Ukraine’s leader for “a favor” — the investigations.
He also distanced himself from his hand-picked ambassador, saying he didn’t know him “very well.” A month ago, he called Sondland “a really good man and a great American.”
The impeachment inquiry focuses significantly on allegations that Trump sought investigations of former Vice President Joe Biden and his son -- and the discredited idea that Ukraine rather than Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election -- in return for the badly needed military aid for Ukraine and the White House visit.
In Moscow on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was pleased that the “political battles” in Washington had overtaken the Russia allegations, which are supported by the U.S. intelligence agencies.
"Thank God,” Putin said, “no one is accusing us of interfering in the U.S. elections anymore. Now they’re accusing Ukraine."
Sondland said that conditions on any potential Ukraine meeting at the White House started as “generic” but more items were “added to the menu including -- Burisma and 2016 election meddling.” Burisma is the Ukrainian gas company where Biden’s son Hunter served on the board. And, he added, “the server,” the hacked Democratic computer system.
During questioning in the daylong session, Sondland said he didn’t know at the time that Burisma was linked to the Bidens but today knows “exactly what it means.” He and other diplomats didn’t want to work with Giuliani. But he and the others understood that Giuliani “was expressing the desires of the president of the United States, and we knew that these investigations were important to the president.”
He also came to understand that the military aid hinged on the investigations, though Trump never told him so directly.
Sondland, a wealthy hotelier, has emerged as a central figure in an intense week in the probe that is featuring nine witnesses testifying over three days.
The envoy appeared prepared to fend off scrutiny over the way his testimony has shifted in closed-door settings, saying “my memory has not been perfect.” He said the State Department left him without access to emails, call records and other documents he needed in the inquiry. Republicans called his account “the trifecta of unreliability.”
Still, he did produce new emails and text messages to bolster his assertion that others in the administration were aware of the investigations he was pursuing for Trump from Ukraine.
Sondland insisted, twice, that he was “adamantly opposed to any suspension of aid” for Ukraine. “I followed the directions of the president.”
The son of immigrants who he said escaped Europe during the Holocaust, Sondland described himself as a “lifelong Republican” who has worked with officials from both parties, including Biden.
Dubbed one of the “three amigos” pursuing Ukraine policy, Sondland disputed that they were running some sort of “rogue” operation outside official U.S. policy. He produced emails and texts showing he, former special envoy Kurt Volker and Energy Secretary Rick Perry kept Pompeo and others apprised of their activity. One message from Volker said, “Spoke w Rudy per guidance from S.” He said, “S means the secretary of state.”
Democratic Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of California said, “The knowledge of this scheme was far and wide.”
Schiff warned Pompeo and other administration officials who are refusing to turn over documents and testimony to the committee “they do so at their own peril.” He said obstruction of Congress was included in articles of impeachment during Watergate.
The top Republican on the committee, Devin Nunes of California, decried the inquiry and told the ambassador, "Mr. Sondland, you are here to be smeared."
Nunes renewed his demand to hear from the still-anonymous whistleblower whose complaint about Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy led the House to open the impeachment inquiry.
Sondland’s hours of testimony didn’t appear to sway Trump’s GOP allies in the Senate, who would ultimately be jurors in an impeachment trial.
Mike Braun of Indiana said the president’s actions “may not be appropriate, but this is the question: Does it rise to the level of impeachment? And it’s a totally different issue and none of this has.”
“I’m pretty certain that’s what most of my cohorts in the Senate are thinking and I know that’s what Hoosiers are thinking — and most of middle America.”
Associated Press writers Colleen Long, Laurie Kellman, Zeke Miller, Matthew Daly and Andrew Taylor in Washington contributed to this report.
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North Kitsap baseball drops first league game
Vikings fall to Port Angeles in a battle of top Olympic League 2A teams.
North Kitsap baseball drops first league game Vikings fall to Port Angeles in a battle of top Olympic League 2A teams. Check out this story on kitsapsun.com: https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/sports/2019/04/12/north-kitsap-baseball-drops-first-league-game/3454628002/
Jeff Graham, Kitsap Sun Published 8:18 p.m. PT April 12, 2019 | Updated 6:36 p.m. PT April 13, 2019
POULSBO — The two best Olympic League 2A baseball teams met Friday as North Kitsap hosted Port Angeles.
In the end, the Roughriders proved a little better than the Vikings as Port Angeles left with a 2-1 win.
“I wish the scoreboard was the other way around,” North Kitsap coach Jeff Weible said. “Two pretty equal teams. They came out on top today. We’ll get another shot at them later.”
Friday's game was originally scheduled to be played in Port Angeles, but poor field conditions forced the game to move to Poulsbo.
North Kitsap's Josh Fisher hands a bat to Vikings bat boy Daniel Prince during Friday's game against Port Angeles in Poulsbo. (Photo: Jeff Graham / Kitsap Sun)
An error by the Vikings helped contribute to Port Angeles (9-3, 6-0) taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the third inning.
North Kitsap (9-4, 5-1) battled back in the bottom of the seventh, getting within 2-1 with the game-tying run on second base before Port Angeles shut the door.
Weible, whose Vikings finished with six hits, didn’t think much separated the two teams.
“It’s the little things,” Weible said. “It’s about not giving extra outs, doing the little things well.”
Weible hopes that next week will mark the return of senior catcher Kyle Green, last year’s league MVP. Green hasn’t played in a game yet this season as he recovers from a shoulder injury.
“We talked all year long, we feel like we’ve been a hitter short this year,” Weible said.
Green should provide a boost to North Kitsap’s offense as its No. 3 hitter.
“He runs well, he hits well,” Weible said. “He does everything well.”
North Kitsap pitcher Isaac Richardson delivers against Port Angeles on Friday in Poulsbo. (Photo: Jeff Graham / Kitsap Sun)
Tough break? Teams make best of snow day delays
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: 2017 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac
2017 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac (Pre-Arrival)
SKU #1355631 95-97 points Wine Enthusiast
Certainly a fine wine, this has ripe tannins that are balanced by the fine, black fruits. With its smoky and black currant character, it has the structure for aging, as well as the attractive fruitiness of the vintage. (RV) (4/2018)
95-96 points James Suckling
This is a really fascinating young Pichon Lalande with a dense center palate of currants, crushed stones, salt and seashells. Really long and intense. Wonderful energy. Showing character of some of the top years of the 1980s. (4/2018)
94-96 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This barrel sample is 100% new oak, whereas the final blend will be only 60% new oak. A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is very deep garnet-purple in color with an incredibly fragrant nose of roses, lavender and baking spices over a core of crushed blackcurrants, wild blueberries and fresh plums plus touches of iron ore and underbrush. Medium-bodied and elegant with firm, grainy tannins, it's quite taut and muscular, with lots of perfumed and mineral layers and a long finish with lingering cinnamon and anise notes. (LPB) (4/2018)
93-95 points Jeb Dunnuck
The Grand Vin 2017 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande checks in as a rough blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc, with yields a modest 36 hectoliters per hectare. Still again in 60% new French oak, it sports a deep ruby color as well as textbook Cabernet flair in its black and blue fruits, leafy herbs, violets, and building minerality. Hitting 13.1% alcohol, it’s medium to full-bodied, elegant and seamless on the palate. It doesn’t have the weight of the 2015 but shines for its incredible purity and precision. (4/2018)
92-95 points Vinous
The 2017 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is gorgeous, but it is also going to need time to come together. The sensuality and allure typical of so many Pauillacs is not at all evident here. A rush of dark cherry, plum, smoke, charcoal and exotic spice make a strong opening statement in a powerful Pichon Comtesse that is not ready to show all of its cards. The 2017 was incredibly reticent in several tastings, which is probably a very good thing for its long-term potential. Today, though, the 2017 is dense, powerful and closed in on itself, without the layers that define the 2014, 2015 and 2016. (AG) (5/2018)
92-95 points Wine Spectator
Solid, with a rounded, enticing core of plum and black currant preserve flavors supported by savory and tobacco notes. Has sleek tannins and fresh acidity for ample length and a nice graphite edge at the end. (JM, Web Only-2018)
94 points Decanter
If you just taste the big name Pauillacs, you would be hard-pressed to understand that 2017 has been a challenging year. This is one of my wines of the vintage, no question. It's from 21ha, biodynamically farmed, with Vincent Masson as consultant. Just a few plots further away from the river were affected by frost. The slight austerity of 2017 is evident, with a savoury quality to the fruit, but this is exceptionally good, with plenty of stunning fruit and well defined tannins. The aromatics are very refined, and the intense cassis fruit doesn't sacrifice any intensity or power. It demonstrates the energy that Comtesse has displayed so consistently in recent vintages, with gorgeous finesse and structure to the tannins. The new cellar has raised the level of Cabernet from 65% to 70+%, with 12% press wine. This is going to age extremely well. (JA) (4/2018)
More evolved, more immediately charming nose than the Pichon Baron. Glossy and polished. Sweet and round – very unlike the Baron, even though the Merlot portion is almost identical. Glamoureux (sounds like Glumineau, as in director general Nicolas?) and really very appealing indeed with excellent refreshment. 17.5/20 points. (JR) (10/2019)
K&L Notes
93-95 points Neal Martin in Vinous: "The 2017 Pichon-Lalande was picked from 7 September to 2 October and underwent a 23 day cuvaison period. It is intense on the nose, the new oak coming through a little strongly since the sample came from a new barrel, the final blend consisting of 60% new wood. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, the Cabernet Sauvignon driving this alone with layers of black fruit laced with cedar and graphite. It is a very 'Pauillac' Pichon Lalande, less opulent and giving than recent vintages and more in the style of say, the 1996 or 2010. There is very good persistence on the saline finish but it is clearly a wine that is going to require more cellaring than its peers. Tasted four times in total, each time this gained more substance and density." (5/2018)
2017 Pichon-Lalande, Pauillac
WE: 95 - 97
JS: 95 - 96
RP: 94 - 96
JD: 93 - 95
VN: 92 - 95
WS: 92 - 95
DC: 94
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By: Ralph Sands | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 6/7/2018 | Send Email
Outside of the first growths candidate for wine of the vintage. Tasted twice and outstanding both times. A serious wine with layers of deep, sweet grapey fruit. Lovely mid palate texture and length. This wine is a fantastic combination of power, concentration and elegance. Ralph Sands
By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 6/7/2018 | Send Email
7% loss here. 70%CS. Spicy, cedary aromas and flavors. Good weight on the palate. Lovely, spicy, lush wine-like they made in the 80s I love this wine—they are doing great at Pichon Lalande these days. Better than their 2015 for sure.
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By: Ryan Moses | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 4/20/2018 | Send Email
There is no shortage of fans of Pichon Lalande at K&L, and it is wines like the terrific 2017 that show why. There are no qualms calling this one of the wines of the vintage. The aromas are complex with wood, pine, and wild cherry. There is tons of red plum and spice on a dense, compact, dense, and linear palate. It is layered in way that shows immense potential and pedigree, and both samples tasted showed the same upside. Superb. Drink 2025 to 2040+.
- Cabernet Sauvignon has come a long way from its role as a blending varietal, however dominant, in the wines of Bordeaux. Today it is the most planted red varietal in the world. Identified as a descendent of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon needs to be planted in warmer climates to fully ripen. Its small berries can easily be identified for their distinctive blue color, thick skins and high tannins. And while the varietal has its own definitive characteristics: green pepper-like aromas and black currant flavors among them, it is perhaps most prized for its ability to convey terroir, vintage and winemaking. A relatively new varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon started making inroads into the wines of the Médoc and Graves in the late-18th century. Today it is also dominant in the up-and-coming Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux and can also be found in Southwest France. It is the companion varietal to Sangiovese in Italy's Super Tuscans and is planted all over Europe, stretching to lesser-known winegrowing regions like Russia and Lebanon. In the Americas Cabernet Sauvignon has found champions in every nook and cranny of California and among winemakers in Washington, where it complements plantings of Merlot. In South America, Cab thrives in Chile, but can also be found in smaller amounts in Argentina and even in Mexico.
- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.
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- Pauillac is probably the most famous village in Bordeaux. Located between St. Julien and St. Estephe, it has more of the top ranked chateau than the other four appellations of the Haut Medoc. This area has three of the five premier cru classe wineries: Lafite Rothschild, Latour, and Mouton Rothschild. There are two of the top second-growths (Pichon Lalande and Pichon Baron) as well as several outstanding fourth and fifth-growth chateaux including Lynch Bages. Because of the gravely soils and great drainage, Pauillac has the ideal conditions to grow great Cabernet Sauvignon. The wines from this village are some of the longest-lived in Bordeaux.
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Faith Forward Future: Moving Past Your Disappointments, Delays, and Destructive Thinking
by Chad Veach
Paperback|Nov 2017
Popular pastor Chad Veach meets readers in the middle of their disappointments, and casts a vision to reach for a better dream than all the broken ones they've tried to pursue on their own. A challenge to trust in Jesus...
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Chad Veach
Strong Women, Soft Hearts
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Unreasonable Hope
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Ruth Graham
Falling Forward
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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way: Finding Unexpected Strength When Disappointments Leave You Shattered (Study Guide)
Popular pastor Chad Veach meets readers in the middle of their disappointments, and casts a vision to reach for a better dream than all the broken ones they've tried to pursue on their own. A challenge to trust in Jesus every day and follow his lead to a brighter future!
Popular Southern California millennial pastor Chad Veach casts a vision for a future beyond what most dare to imagine and guides readers toward the abundant plans God has for his children.
Pastor Chad Veach lives in Los Angeles, a place many have dubbed the "City of Broken Dreams." Each year, thousands of people move there, hoping to make it big, but most fall short of achieving their dreams. This is reflective of the wider world as well. In fact, only 6 percent of people actually end up doing what they dreamed of as a child. The hard truth is, dreams--whether they have to do with relationships, career, or world impact--often don't pan out. So many are left to wonder, Where do I go from here?
In this new book, Veach meets readers in the middle of their disappointments, introduces them to the God who throws his arms around them, and offers a new way to define success. He takes them through the words of Jesus and helps them to understand what the Bible says about ambition, purpose, and fulfillment. Then he casts a vision that inspires readers to reach for a better dream than all the broken ones they tried to pursue on their own, challenging them to put their faith in the person of Jesus every day and follow his lead to a brighter future.
Publication Date Nov 2017
Since 2014, Chad Veach has been the pastor of Zoe Church in Los Angeles, California. Prior to this, he was on staff at Judah Smith's The City Church in Seattle, Washington. Chad has been described as a 'hipster pastor', and is in demand as a speaker at churches and conferences across the US. He has a particular expertise in youth ministry, and has much insight into how Christians 'do church' in different contexts. Chad and his wife, Julia, have three beautiful children, Georgia, Winston, and Maverick. Georgia is diagnosed with lissencephaly, which has been a major motivation in the writing of Chad's book Unreasonable Hope.
What on Earth Am I Here For? (The Purpose Driven Life Series)
How Happiness Happens: Finding Lasting Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment, and Unmet Expectations
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Kopernikus-Projects
About the Kopernikus-Projects
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Übersicht Kopernikus-Projects
"We want to harvest the renewable energy"
The P2X Kopernikus project
How can we store renewable energy?
The constantly increasing proportion of electricity supply that’s accounted for by renewable energies already means that in high winds and on sunny days, large amounts of power are being produced this way. In a few years‘ time, in the middle of a windy summer’s day, Germany’s entire energy needs will be met by electricity generated from wind and photovoltaics. On such days however, the increasing expansion of renewable energies will produce more electricity than is actually needed at the time. Since there aren’t enough options for storing this electricity at the moment, and this situation seems unlikely to change quickly enough, we’ll have to find other ways.
„How do we want to store the electricity from renewable sources: in liquids, in gas or in basic chemicals? All are possible, but which option looks likely to be most effective? To find out which technologies - or combination of technologies - is best suited to the future, we need the Power-to-X project."
Federal Minister of Education and Research Johanna Wanka on 13 October 2016, speaking at Jülich.
The more flexible our usage is, the more efficient the overall energy system will be. This is the only way we can guarantee a secure, affordable and environmentally friendly energy supply into the future.
What are the possible solutions?
Examples of possible strategies for the flexible use of electricity generated from volatile renewable sources include:
gaseous substances such as hydrogen or methane (Power-to-Gas)
liquids such as fuels for mobility (Power-to-Liquid)
basic chemicals for the chemical industry (Power-to-Chemicals)
The Power-to-X routes proposed here offer several possibilities; the economic case for their implementation must first however be developed and demonstrated. Furthermore, the Power-to-X approach is of exceptional importance if we are also to deploy renewable wind and solar energy in the mobility and heating sectors, which together account for some 80 % of energy consumption compared to just 20 % of the electricity sector.
The key research topics are:
Medium and large-scale electrolysis systems for manufacturing hydrogen from surplus wind and solar electricity, research into materials for high-pressure and high-temperature electrolysis, demonstration projects and optimisation with respect to flexibility, efficiency, throughput and costs, reduction of the use of precious metals; testing under the real-world conditions to be expected operating with large amounts of electricity from renewables.
Trialling of various process routes for Power-to-Liquid and Power-to-Chemicals (e.g. methanol, Fischer-Tropsch fuels, higher-order alcohols), development of process designs, pilot and demonstration projects and the comparison of these alternative conversion routes based on their CO2 footprints and costs, evaluation of systemic factors including comprehensive cost-benefit analyses.
Who is taking part in P2X?
The “Power-to-X” Kopernikus project: Flexible use of renewable resources
Power-to-X refers to technologies that convert electricity generated from renewable sources into physical energy stores, energy carriers, and energy-intensive chemical products. Energy from renewable sources can then be used in the form of made-to-measure fuels for motor vehicles or in improved plastics and chemical products with high added-value. With the selected “Power-to-X” (P2X) project a national research platform is currently being constructed within the Kopernikus programme for this complex subject area.
What is the objective of the Kopernikus project?
With Power-to-X technologies, electricity from renewable sources is first converted electro-chemically into physical resources such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide and synthesis gas. These physical resources must then be efficiently stored, distributed and converted into the end-product. To accomplish this requires innovative solutions, which are to be developed within the project into ecologically, economically and socially-beneficial processes. In this way Power-to-X is contributing to the objective of decarbonisation of the energy system, which the Federal Government is striving to achieve through the Energiewende, while at the same time reducing the proportion of fossil resources used in the important key markets of transport and chemicals.
What makes the consortium so attractive?
In total 18 research institutions, 27 industrial companies and three civil-society bodies are participating in the P2X project. New technological developments are to be brought to industrial maturity within ten years. In the first funding phase, the research is focussing on the complete value chain, from electrical energy through to physical energy carriers and products. In the process the project is also drawing on existing large-scale projects and available infrastructures and expanding the interfaces to industry. In addition to the funding from the BMBF, the industrial partners in P2X are contributing research services to the value of another €8.3 million. The RWTH Aachen and the Jülich research centre are already collaborating intensively in this research area within the JARA Energy section of the Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (JARA). They are coordinating the project jointly with DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology).
Contribution to the energy system
The project provides the conditions for the industrial-scale storage of over 90% of renewable energies in physical carriers which will be available for the future, even if this isn’t needed immediately. In this way the project is creating processes for producing chemical feedstocks, gaseous energy carriers and fuels using this electricity from renewable sources. In addition to reducing the load on the supply network, this will make available sustainable processes for manufacturing physical resources that will replace a large proportion of the fossil raw materials. By using CO2 from exhaust gases as raw material, and electricity from renewable sources, these physical resources are completely climate-neutral
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Drug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Extradited By Mexico To U.S.
Carrie Kahn / NPR
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Mexican soldiers leave the airport in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, after authorities handed over drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to U.S. officials.
Mexico has extradited to the United States its most notorious drug trafficker, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera, according to statements from officials of both countries.
A statement by the U.S. Justice Department says Guzman landed Thursday evening at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y. The department also says he faces six separate indictments around the country for crimes "in connection with his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel."
Charges against Guzman in the U.S. include murder, drug trafficking and money-laundering.
Guzman is both reviled and storied among Mexicans. In his home region in northwest Mexico, some see him as a success story from a poor background. More widely, he is seen as a symbol of the ruthless drug trade that has killed tens of thousands of Mexicans and helped empower corrupt police and politicians.
Though he has been convicted of crimes in Mexico, he has escaped from prison there twice. In 2015 he got out via a long tunnel with a motorcycle track beneath what was supposed to be the country's most secure prison. During his freedom then, he secretly met with actor Sean Penn, who wrote about the encounter for Rolling Stone magazine. Some Mexican officials claimed that helped lead to Guzman's capture shortly afterward.
When he was recaptured in Mexico last year, officials said they would allow extradition requests by the U.S. Though Mexico frequently extradites drug traffickers, officials there had previously said they wanted Guzman to serve his sentence in Mexico before being sent north.
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The Galapagos Documentary on National Geographic
Written by: Nathalie Moeller
On September 8, 2016, we caught a glimpse of the Galapagos Islands as never seen before. San Francisco Park in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island staged the worldwide premiere of the most recent Galapagos Documentary on National Geographic Foundation’s, “Galapagos, Islands of Evolution.” The 45-minute documentary highlights the rich and spectacularly unique biodiversity that inhabits the Galapagos Islands, placing particular emphasis on the marine life that has made the Wolf and Darwin islands renowned worldwide.
The Galapagos islands are home to several species of marine creatures such as fish and sharks
Images never before seen
The spectacular colors and habitats of the Galapagos Marine Reserve and the world-renowned camera crew come together in this Galapagos documentary on National Geographic to create truly stunning images, otherwise hidden to the vast majority of visitors that come to the islands. Their magnificent shots of underwater Galapagos bring to life the hammerhead sharks, penguins, marine iguanas and other species that inhabit the area in a beautiful representation of this unique marine life. The documentary specifically emphasizes the diverse deep and offshore environments that surround the islands, home to animals such as the whale shark. In order to fully unlock the secrets of these dark waters a variety of tools and techniques were used, including a manned submersible known as ‘Deep See,’ 360-degree imaging, scuba and rebreather diving, the Galapagos documentary on National Geographic drop cameras and the satellite tracking of sharks.
Environmental awareness and conservation
Galapagos marine reserve is roughly half the area size of Ecuador’s terrestrial surface. It’s one of the biggest in the world
The world’s oceans cover 70% of our planet and sustain every ounce of life on Earth, additionally providing over half of the oxygen we breathe and regulating the earth’s climate, not to mention the significant amount of food and employment the oceans generate. Unfortunately, a mere 3% of the sea is protected from extractive industries. Thus, it is the hope of the creators of the documentary, Pristine Seas, along with the Charles Darwin Foundation and the Ecuadorian Government who supported the project, that the video will raise awareness for the need to care for our oceans and the life they contain. As the inspirational narration states, the “Galapagos is a lot more than islands- it is unique, and if something happens to these islands, we would lose a place that does not exist anywhere else.”
Ecuador itself has protected 8.2 million hectares of its beautiful biodiversity, totaling one-third of its entire continental territory. The government has been making extensive efforts over the last decade to promote conscious, sustainable and responsible tourism, and become worldwide leaders in conservation. Through his participation in this documentary, the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, calls upon other countries to work together to protect this outstanding region, one of the “most productive and biodiverse in the Pacific.”
Galapagos marine life is variated and includes specimens such as the Moorish idol
Earlier this year on March 21, the waters surrounding Darwin and Wolf islands, the two farthest away from the continent of Ecuador and home to the last surviving coral reef in the Galapagos (and also the focal point of the documentary), were declared to be fully protected against extractive industries by the government of Ecuador. The new marine sanctuary covers over 47,000 square kilometers of ocean (including 21 additional smaller marine sites), also encompassing the world’s largest concentration of sharks. This move made the Galapagos Marine Reserve one of the largest in the world, second only to the one recently created by U.S. President Obama off Hawaii.
The Galapagos marine iguana is the only marine iguana of the world
Galapagos documentary on National Geographic – Pristine Seas
Pristine Seas is a team supported by the National Geographic, which is working to “find, survey and help protect the last wild places in the ocean.” To date, the team has worked to protect more than 3 million square kilometers of ocean. This documentary is a part of this ongoing project. Sadly, very little of our oceans are protected, and while the new marine reserve in the Galapagos is an important step in the right direction, in comparison it is only a small drop of the world’s oceans that are exposed to more and more fishing every year. The Galapagos documentary on National Geographic is expected to reach 500 million people, teaching them about the hidden wonders of the natural world. Pristine Seas is hoping that this documentary will encourage other countries and individuals to take action to protect the oceans that everyone depends on.
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Charles Darwin in Galapagos: The HMS Beagle leaves the Port of Callao, Bound for the Enchantes Isles
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Spotty Cell Service? Hands-On With The Sleek 4G Signal Booster
By Dann Berg 2013-01-06T21:17:19Z
We're here at CES Unveiled where Wilson Electronics unveiled the Sleek 4G, a car unit that boosts cellphone signal across all 4G carriers (except for WiMAX). There's an optional attachment for the home, perfect if you have great signal while out and about but you lose it as soon as you enter your house or apartment. Appropriately, Wilson Electronics had a faraday cage set up on the showroom floor, a contraption designed to block cellphone service, and had a cellphone inside to illustrate the Sleek 4G's power.
The Sleek 4G consists of three separate components that help amplify weak cellphone signals. First, a small antenna receives the weak 3G or 4G signal and sends it to the Sleek 4G cradle. The cradle has a built-in amplifier that sends the signal to the smartphone. Then the process is repeated in reverse, sending an amplified signal back to the cellphone tower and providing a clear signal for both sides of the conversation.
When a phone was placed into the faraday cage without the Sleek 4G, we saw the signal quickly drop to a completely unusable level, much like what happens inside many large buildings or in cars when driving through areas with weak reception. When the Sleek 4G was activated and the cage closed once again, cellphone signal remained strong, as if the cage wasn't there at all.
There's also a larger unit built specifically for the home, which has a range of one to two rooms rather than the smaller range of the Sleek 4G. But for car use or spot-signal in the home, the Sleek 4G definitely delivers and might be able to give you the extra boost to make dropped calls a thing of the past.
The Sleek 4G will be available next week and costs $199.
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The Feral Detective: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Jonathan Lethem
November 2018 Indie Next List
“Lethem’s latest is a treat for fans and new readers alike. His personal brand of detective fiction (shrewd character descriptions, razor-sharp dialogue, and scene-setting that engages all five senses) has always been indebted to the (wild) West Coast — Hollywood specifically — so it’s unsurprising that The Feral Detective is as satisfying as his New York novels. A compelling and timely tale of why even going off the grid won’t save you from going off your rocker.”
— John Francisconi, Bank Square Books, Mystic, CT
Jonathan Lethem’s first detective novel since Motherless Brooklyn
“One of America’s greatest storytellers.” —Washington Post
Phoebe Siegler first meets Charles Heist in a shabby trailer on the eastern edge of Los Angeles. She’s looking for her friend’s missing daughter, Arabella, and hires Heist to help. A laconic loner who keeps his pet opossum in a desk drawer, Heist intrigues the sarcastic and garrulous Phoebe. Reluctantly, he agrees to help. The unlikely pair navigate the enclaves of desert-dwelling vagabonds and find that Arabella is in serious trouble—caught in the middle of a violent standoff that only Heist, mysteriously, can end. Phoebe’s trip to the desert was always going to be strange, but it was never supposed to be dangerous. . . .
Jonathan Lethem’s first detective novel since Motherless Brooklyn, The Feral Detective is a singular achievement by one of our greatest writers.
Jonathan Lethem is the New York Times bestselling author of ten novels, including The Fortress of Solitude and Motherless Brooklyn, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. He currently teaches creative writing at Pomona College in California.
“A highbrow mystery. . . . Fans of Motherless Brooklyn take note.”
“Being a Jonathan Lethem novel, natural, The Feral Detective has plenty to say about American society along the way.”
— Newsday
“Lethem [is] a master of the genre-bending detective novel and eccentric characters.”
“The Feral Detective investigates our haunted America in all its contemporary guises — at the edge of the city, beyond the blank desert, in the apartment next door. It’s a nimble and uncanny performance, brimming with Lethem’s trademark verve and wit.”
— Colson Whitehead
“Like The Crying of Lot 49 as written and directed by Elaine May, The Feral Detective is hilarious and terrifying and wrenching. Phoebe is one of the grandest, funniest heroes I’ve come upon in a long time.”
— Megan Abbott
“Wild, urgent, and very funny. As always, Lethem writes knowingly and brilliantly about weird, off-the-grid, wayward America. In his ever-more-electric prose, he illuminates both the barbarity and the beauty.”
— Dana Spiotta
“I want to read a shelf of Heist. I want to make him my new Travis McGee, and that’s, seriously, the highest praise I know.”
— Joshua Cohen
“A funny but rage-fueled stunner. . . . Both [characters] are compelling, as are the desert setting and the vividly realized descriptions of its dwellers. . . . An unrelentingly paced tale. . . . Utterly unique and absolutely worthwhile.”
— Booklist (starred review)
“Surrealistic, genre-bending. . . . The personal nature of Phoebe’s tectonic shift in the desert is palpable, made flesh by Lethem’s linguistic alchemy. . . . A haunting tour of the gulf between the privileged and the dispossessed.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Publisher: Ecco
Fiction / Crime
Paperback (August 27th, 2019): $16.99
Paperback, Large Print (November 6th, 2018): $26.99
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Arriva bus driver 'ordered schoolgirl off bus for being just 10p short'
There are allegations the driver also kept the money
Jonathan Humphries
Hayley WatsonCity Centre Reporter
An Arriva bus (Image: Liverpool Echo/Getty)
A young schoolgirl was ordered off a Arriva bus for being 10p short, it has been claimed.
According to her father, the driver also allegedly kept her money.
Following the incident the 13-year-old, who suffers with anxiety, was so distressed that she vomited.
The girl's dad, timber yard worker Gary Jones, told the Liverpool ECHO he was "fuming" about the incident and wanted a written apology from the driver.
Mr Jones, 52, from Bootle, said: "She got on and she handed over her money and the driver said 'you're 10p short, you will have to get off the bus'.
Gary Jones, whose daughter was ordered to get off a bus because she was 10p short (Image: Gary Jones/Liverpool Echo)
He continued: "She just got off on Southport Road but he kept her money as well. She suffers with anxiety and I have taken her to the doctors, and she threw up while she was walking away.
"I had to get my older daughter to take her to school.
"It is out of order, it isn't right."
Mr Jones' daughter was getting the bus to her school at around 7.30am on Wednesday, October 23 when the unsavoury incident occurred.
He said he contacted Arriva the same day and was told customer services would look into the incident and respond within 10 days.
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After the ECHO contacted Arriva, Mr Jones claims he received a phone call offering a three-month bus pass and an apology.
He said: "They told me the driver was being dealt with in a disciplinary but they couldn't tell me the details.
"I wanted an explanation of why he done it and a written apology, but they won't give me that."
Howard Farrall, Area Managing Director of Arriva Merseyside, said: "We are aware of an incident that was reported to us on 23 October 2019.
"Arriva can confirm that the driver will be interviewed in line with our procedures.
"We would once again like to express our most sincere apologies the family involved.’
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The North Carolina State University Athletics Photographs contain photographic prints, negatives, contact prints, slides, and transparencies that document the history of NC State athletics and supporting activities from 1893 to 2003. North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) officially became involved in athletics when it financed the school's football team in 1893, the year after the team's first unofficial games. Other sports were organized by the early twentieth century. All teams began using the nickname "Wolfpack" in 1947. As of 2006, NC State University has eleven men's and eleven women's varsity athletic teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Less
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Teens need parental involvement, not ‘emergency contraception’
The American Academy of Pediatrics is wrong; abstinence ed and good parenting reduce teen pregnancy rates.
Mon Dec 3, 2012 - 12:10 pm EST
By Sarah Torre
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 3, 2012, (Heritage Foundation)—A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has some parents and physicians concerned—and rightly so.
The statement recommends that pediatricians counsel adolescent patients on some of the most commonly used forms of “emergency contraception” in the U.S., specifically recommending that all teenagers receive counseling and advance prescriptions for use of drugs such as Plan B and Plan B One-Step.
Also referred to as the “morning-after” pill, Plan B is advertised to prevent pregnancy up to 72 hours after unprotected sex by preventing ovulation, but in some instances, the drug can potentially prevent implantation of an already-conceived embryo—effectively causing a very early abortion.
Parents have a clear interest in the medical care of their minor children, especially when those decisions are of the magnitude of a potential abortion. In fact, last year when the Department of Health and Human Services declined to allow the non-prescription sale of Plan B to minors less than 17 years of age, President Obama lauded the decision, specifically noting parents’ interest in the medical decisions of minor children.
But the AAP policy statement released this week seems unconcerned with such parental involvement. The statement encourages pediatricians to counsel “all adolescents” on the use of emergency contraception and provide advanced prescriptions for drugs like Plan B so that teens are able to take the medication “as soon as possible” after unprotected sex, seemingly limiting the chance for parents to be involved in that decision.
Instead of advocating universal counseling and advance prescription of emergency contraception to adolescents—which even the policy statement acknowledges is not proven to reduce teen pregnancy rates—the AAP and other similar organizations should be encouraging approaches that work.
Sexual risk avoidance programs, also known as abstinence-only education, have been shown to have positive influence on teens’ decisions to delay sexual initiation. Likewise, as data on Heritage’s FamilyFacts.org demonstrates, teens who regularly spend time with their parents and discuss the social and moral consequences of sexual activity are less likely to have sex.
Moreover, teen girls deserve to be informed of the serious consequences of early sexual activity. Sexually active adolescent girls are more likely to experience depression and have lower academic performance. Teen girls who begin having sex in high school tend to have more sex partners during their lifetime than women who remain abstinent until early adulthood.
Perhaps even more disturbing is the AAP’s notion that even pediatricians who have objections to drugs such as Plan B have “a duty to inform their patients about relevant, legally available treatment options to which they object and have a moral obligation to refer patients to other physicians who will provide and educate about those services.”
The right of physicians to practice according to their deeply held moral and religious beliefs, especially in cases where an abortion may occur, is widely understood in many federal laws and court decisions. Parents and physicians—indeed, all Americans—should question the motivation behind policies and statements like the AAP’s that ignore the profound influence of parental involvement in teens’ lives and sacrifice individuals’ conscience rights at the altar of a liberal sexual agenda.
Reprinted from the Heritage Foundation.
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What Is an M3U File?
How to open, edit, & convert m3u files
A file with the M3U file extension is an Audio Playlist file that stands for MP3 URL, and as such, isn't an actual audio file in and of itself.
An M3U file just points to audio (and sometimes video) files so that a media player can queue them for playback. These text-based files can contain URLs and/or absolute or relative pathnames to the media files and/or folders.
M3U files that are UTF-8 encoded are instead saved in the M3U8 file format.
How to Open an M3U File
VLC is my favorite free media player because of its support for a huge variety of audio and video formats. Plus, it supports not only the M3U format but also similar playlist file types you may run into, like M3U8, PLS, XSPF, WVX, CONF, ASX, IFO, CUE, and others.
Though Winamp was one of the first programs to support them, other media players can open M3U files too, like Windows Media Player, iTunes, and Audacious.
Keep in mind that the M3U file itself is not a media file. So while the files that the M3U points to may open just fine in a different media player than those I've linked to above, it's possible that the program can't understand the playlist file, and therefore won't know what to do with it when you try to open it.
M3U files can, of course, be opened with any text editor since the files are text-based (see what I mean below). See our Best Free Text Editors list for our favorites.
How to Build an M3U File
M3U files are usually not built from scratch. In media players like VLC, for example, you can use the Media > Save Playlist to File... option to save the list of currently open songs to an M3U file.
However, if you do want to build your own M3U file, it's important that you use the proper syntax. Here is an example of an M3U file:
#EXTINF:105, Example artist - Example title
C:\Files\My Music\Example.mp3
#EXTINF:321, Example Artist2 - Example title2
C:\Files\My Music\Favorites\Example2.ogg
All M3U files will have similarities, but also differences, to this example. The number following the "#EXTINF" sections is the length of the audio in seconds (you might see a -1 here if the audio is being streamed online and has no set length). Following the time is the title that should display in the media player, with the location of the file below that.
The example above is using absolute pathnames to the files (the whole path is included), but they can also use a relative name (e.g. just Sample.mp3), a URL (https://www.lifewire.com/Sample.mp3), or an entire folder (C:\Files\My Music\).
The benefit of using relative paths over absolute paths is that you can move the media files and the M3U file to another computer and still use the playlist without having to make changes to it. This works so long as the media files and M3U file remain relative to one another just as they were on the originating computer.
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Lincoln College
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Simon Gardner took a BA in law and a BCL at Oxford, then worked for a year as a lecturer at the University of Nottingham, before moving to a fellowship at Lincoln College and joining the Oxford law faculty. He has also undertaken other roles within Lincoln College (including Sub-Rector, Dean, and Tutor for Admissions) and the Oxford law faculty (including Chair of the Faculty Board, and Director of Graduate Studies responsible for the BCL and MJur programmes). He works principally in the fields of property law and criminal law, normally giving tutorials (for which he has received a Teaching Excellence Award) in Land Law, Trusts, and Criminal Law, and lectures in Land Law and Trusts. He is currently convenor of the faculty's Land Law and Trusts groups. He is an academic member of the Chancery Bar Association.
Displaying 1 - 52 of 52. Sorted by year, then title.
S Gardner, 'Persistent Rights Appraised' in N Hopkins (ed), Modern Studies in Property Law, Vol 7 (Hart Publishing 2013) (forthcoming)
S Gardner and E MacKenzie, An Introduction to Land Law (3rd edn 2012)
S Gardner and K Davidson, 'The Supreme Court on Family Homes - Jones v Kernott' (2012) 128 Law Quarterly Review 178 [Case Note]
ISBN: 0023-933X
S Gardner, An Introduction to the Law of Trusts, 3rd edition (Oxford University Press, Clarendon Law Series 2011)
Cited in Independent Trustee Services Ltd v G P Noble Trustees Ltd [2012] EWCA Civ 195, [82] (Lloyd LJ)
S Gardner and Katharine Davidson, 'The Future of Stack v Dowden - Jones v Kernott [2010] 3 All ER 423' (2011) 127 Law Quarterly Review 13 [Case Note]
Cited in Jones v Kernott [2011] 3 WLR 1121, [16], [21], [24] (Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe and Baroness Hale of Richmond)
S Gardner, An Introduction to Land Law, 2nd edition (Hart Publishing 2009)
Cited in Thorner v Major [2009] UKHL 18, [2009] 1 WLR 776, [29] (Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe); Jones v Kernott [2011] 3 WLR 1121, [21] (Lord Walker of Gestingthorpe and Baroness Hale of Richmond)
S Gardner, 'Reliance-Based Constructive Trusts' in C Mitchell (ed), Constructive and Resulting Trusts (Hart Publishing 2009)
Cited in Crossco No 4 Unlimited v Jolan Ltd [2012] 2 All ER 754n, [82], [94] (Etherton LJ)
S Gardner, 'Moment of Truth for Knowing Receipt? - Charter Plc v City Index Ltd [2008] Ch 313' (2009) 125 Law Quarterly Review 20 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Family Property Today' (2008) 124 Law Quarterly Review 422
S Gardner, 'Proprietary Restitution: A Coda to Chapter 8 of Birks? Unjust Enrichment' (2008) Restitution Law Review 107
S Gardner, An Introduction to Land Law (Hart Publishing 2007)
S Gardner, 'The Remedial Discretion in Proprietary Estoppel - Again' (2006) 122 Law Quarterly Review 492
Cited in Powell v Benney [2007] EWCA Civ 1238, [20]-[21] (Lord Justice Peter Gibson)
S Gardner, 'Direct Action and the Defence of Necessity' [2005] May Criminal Law Review 371
ISBN: 0011 135X
S Gardner, 'Quantum in Gissing v. Gissing constructive trusts - Oxley v Hiscock [2005] Fam 211' (2004) 120 Law Quarterly Review 541 [Case Note]
Casenote on CA decision in Oxley v Hiscock, which opens a new chapter in the law on 'family home' constructive trusts (and also says something about proprietary estoppel).
S Gardner, An Introduction to the Law of Trusts, 2nd edition (Oxford University Press, Clarendon Law Series 2003)
S Gardner, 'The Remedial Discretion in Proprietary Estoppel' (1999) 115 Law Quarterly Review 438
Cited in (i) Jennings v Rice [2002] EWCA Civ 159, [45] (Lord Justice Robert Walker); (ii) Cobbe v Yeoman?s Row Management Ltd [2006] EWCA Civ 1139, [2006] 1 WLR 2964, [3], [78] (Lord Justice Mummery), [121] (Lord Justice Dyson)
S Gardner, 'Wives? Guarantees of their Husbands? Debts - Garcia v National Australia Bank Ltd (1998) 72 ALJR 1243' (1999) 115 Law Quarterly Review 1 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'A Detail in the Construction of Gifts to Unincorporated Associations' (1998) The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 8
S Gardner, 'Joint Enterprise - R v Powell; R v English [1991] 1 AC 1' (1998) 114 Law Quarterly Review 202 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Property and Theft' [1998] Criminal Law Review 35
Cited in (i) R v Hinks [2000] 1 Cr App R 1, 10 (Lord Justice Rose); (ii) R v Hinks [2001] 2 AC 241, [4] (Lord Steyn)
S Gardner, 'Stalking - R v Ireland; R v Burstow [1998] AC 147' (1998) 114 Law Quarterly Review 33 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Appreciating Olugboja' (1996) 16 Legal Studies 275
S Gardner, 'Fin de Siècle chez Gissing v. Gissing - Midland Bank Plc v Cooke [1995] 4 All ER 562' (1996) 112 Law Quarterly Review 378 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Knowing Assistance and Knowing Receipt: Taking Stock' (1996) 112 Law Quarterly Review 56
S Gardner, 'Criminal Defences by Judicial Discretion - R v Kingston [1995] 2 AC 355' (1995) 111 Law Quarterly Review 177 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Manslaughter by Gross Negligence - R v Adomako [1995] 1 AC 171' (1995) 111 Law Quarterly Review 22 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Two Maxims of Equity' (1995) Cambridge Law Journal 60
S Gardner, 'The Element of Discretion' in P B H Birks (ed), Frontiers of Liability, vol 2 (Oxford University Press 1994)
S Gardner, 'The Importance of Majewski' (1994) 14 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 279
S Gardner, 'Uncontrollable Intention in Criminal Law - R v Kingston [1994] QB 81' (1994) 110 Law Quarterly Review 8 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Appropriation in Theft: the Last Word? - R v Gomez [1993] AC 442' (1993) 109 Law Quarterly Review 194 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Recklessness Refined - R v Reid [1992] 1 WLR 793' (1993) 109 Law Quarterly Review 21 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Rethinking Family Property' (1993) 109 Law Quarterly Review 263
Cited in Van Laethem v Brooker [2005] EWHC 1478 (Ch), [67] (Mr Justice Lawrence Collins)
S Gardner, 'Causation in Homicide - R v Cheshire [1991] 1 WLR 844' (1992) 108 Law Quarterly Review 24 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Duress in the House of Lords - R v Gotts [1992] 2 AC 412' (1992) 108 Law Quarterly Review 349 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'New Angles on Unincorporated Associations' (1992) The Conveyancer and Property Lawyer 41
S Gardner, 'Reiterating the Criminal Code - Reviewing Law Commission Consultation Paper No 122, Legislating the Criminal Code - Offences Against the Person and General Principles (1992)' (1992) 55 Modern Law Review 839 [Review]
S Gardner, 'Trashing with Trollope: A Deconstruction of the Postal Rules in Contract' (1992) 12 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 170
S Gardner, 'A Woman's Work... - Lloyds Bank Plc v Rosset [1991] 1 AC 107' (1991) 54 Modern Law Review 126 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Duress in Attempted Murder - R v Gotts [1001] 1 QB 660' (1991) 107 Law Quarterly Review 389 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Fiduciary Powers in Toytown - Mettoy Pension Trustees Ltd v Evans [1990] 1 WLR 1587' (1991) 107 Law Quarterly Review 214 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Necessity's Newest Inventions - R v Conway [1989] QB 290; R v Martin [1989] 1 All ER 652; Re F (Mental Patient: Sterilization) [1990] 2 AC 1' (1991) 11 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 125 [Case Note]
Cited in Re A (Children) (Conjoined Twins: Medical Treatment) (No 1) [2001] Fam 147, 230 (Lord Justice Brooke)
S Gardner, 'Reckless and Inconsiderate Rape' [1991] Criminal Law Review 172
S Gardner, An Introduction to the Law of Trusts (Oxford University Press, Clarendon Law Series 1990)
S Gardner, 'Is Theft a Rip-Off? - Dobson v General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Plc [1990] QB 274' (1990) 10 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 441 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'The Codification of the Criminal Law? (with Gráinne de Búrca)' (1990) 10 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 559
S Gardner, '"Bleak House" Latest - Law Lords Dispel Fog? - City of London Building Society v Flegg [1988] AC 54 ' (1988) 51 Modern Law Review 365 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'Trusts for Sale: The Age of Consent? - Reviewing Law Commission Working Paper No 106, Trusts of Land: Overreaching (1988)' (1988) 104 Law Quarterly Review 367 [Review]
S Gardner, 'Equity, Estate Contracts and the Judicature Acts: Walsh v Lonsdale Revisited' (1987) 7 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 60
S Gardner, 'Instrumentalism and Necessity' (1986) 6 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 431
S Gardner, 'A Confused Wife's Equity - E & R Distributors v Atlas Drywall (1980) 118 DLR (3d) 339' (1982) 2 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 130 [Case Note]
S Gardner, 'The Proprietary Effect of Contractual Obligations under Tulk v Moxhay and De Mattos v Gibson' (1982) 98 Law Quarterly Review 279
Real Property, Trusts, Criminal Law
Land Law, Trusts, Criminal Law (Mods)
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February 13, 2015 |Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation, Slavery
Lincoln: Slavery, Sovereignty, and Secession
by Mike Rappaport|9 Comments
This past week, I gave a talk (along with colleague Maimon Schwarzschild) on Abraham Lincoln at the San Diego Law Library as part of their exhibit on the former President. My talk was entitled “Lincoln: Slavery, Sovereignty, and Secession,” but unfortunately due to time constraints, it was mainly on slavery.
My main point about Lincoln is that his views on slavery were very “moderate” up until the point at which he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. As a matter of policy, Lincoln favored ending slavery, but he wanted such emancipation to be gradual, compensated, popularly enacted, and followed by colonization. In Lincoln’s defense, he believed that any stronger position would have been rejected by the American people and therefore this was the best that could be accomplished for the slaves.
By contrast, there were the abolitionists of the time – people who favored immediate emancipation of the slaves. The abolitionists included William Lloyd Garrison, who believed the Constitution was a deal with the slavemaster devil, and Lysander Spooner, who believed that the Constitution forbade slavery. But the groups associated with both of these men were considered extremists and represented only a small portion of the population.
As a matter of constitutional law, Lincoln believed that the Constitution allowed slavery in states that desired to have it and therefore did not allow the federal government to interfere with such slavery. But he did insist that the Constitution allowed Congress to forbid slavery in the territories. This was key to Lincoln, who believed that if slavery could be prohibited in the territories, the future states would be free ones. And this would put slavery on the defensive and make compensation for emancipation from the rest of the nation affordable.
Lincoln was extreme about his moderate position, drawing a line in the sand as to prohibiting slavery in the territories. For that reason, he strongly opposed the Dred Scott case (which would have made such prohibitions unconstitutional) and announced that he would not follow the case in future.
Ultimately, though, Lincoln ended up supporting immediate, uncompensated emancipation without colonization. The circumstances of the war changed everything. Lincoln could argue that emancipation was necessary for the war, an aim strongly supported in the North. And so the Great Emancipator was born, coming to the position only slowly and over time.
Mike Rappaport
Professor Rappaport is Darling Foundation Professor of Law at the University of San Diego, where he also serves as the Director of the Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism. Professor Rappaport is the author of numerous law review articles in journals such as the Yale Law Journal, the Virginia Law Review, the Georgetown Law Review, and the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. His book, Originalism and the Good Constitution, which is coauthored with John McGinnis, was published by the Harvard University Press in 2013. Professor Rappaport is a graduate of the Yale Law School, where he received a JD and a DCL (Law and Political Theory).
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Mark Curran says
You don’t seem to have a clue what was going on — you have some slogans, which are not accurate.
And you are smug.
This term “belief”: you throw around as if you know. You don’t. Did Lincoln believe it was legal to torture children and burn men to death? Did he believe it was legal to kill to spread slavery — even when 95% of Kansas citizens voted against slavery, was it ‘legal” to kill to force them to accept and respect slavery, and to stop the citizens from speaking against slavery?
Did Lincoln believe it was legal to arrest and torture whites for speaking against slavery? Did he believe it was legal to whip men who simply owned the wrong book? Because to keep slavery going, the South was whipping people who owned the wrong book, and even killing people who spoke against slavery, then brag about it, as US Senator David Atchison did.
Oh you don’t know about Atchison? He had a speech, and actions. He believed in killing folks who spoke against slavery. He was the guy who got Kansas Act passed. Did you know either of those facts? Go learn his speech bragging about killing those who spoke against slavery.
And Atchison didn’t just speak, he did. And he was working for Jeff Davis, officially, as “General of Law and Order” when he did the killings and bragged about it in speeches.
Lincoln spoke — over 800 times — against slavery. According to Stephen Douglas, Lincoln was a Nigger lover — he said so repeatedly, and yes, he used the N word each time — who was “obsessed with equality for the Nigger”.
Not only Douglas said such things, New York Newspapers said Lincoln was “a Negro worshiper”.
Jefferson Davis and Robert Toombs said Lincoln would destroy the white race — exterminate is the word Toombs used — just by stopping the spread of slavery.
Davis Rice Atchison, US Senator who got KS act passed, then rushed out to KS to start killing and terrorizing to stop folks there from even speaking about slavery (and bragged of it) said he believed in right to vote to decide slavery issue.
Lot of people, besides you, throw around that word belief. Stephen A Douglas said he “believed” in popular sovereignty in the most passionate fraudulent speeches outside Jeff Davis claim that liberty was the right to enslave others. Yet no man did more than Stephen Douglas, behind the scenes, to help Atchison in his killing sprees to stop popular sovereignty. Let me guess – because Douglas SAID he was for popular soverighty, you assume he was.
Some day, when you grow up, you will realize what people DO is what matters. That makes it harder for pompus blowhards to pontificate about history. Right now, like you, then just read a speech, one of many, see some words, and they know what that person believed.
Lincoln believed slavery was constitutional like your cancer surgeon believes brain cancer is a part of your cerebellum — until he can cut that shit out.
I’d rather LIncoln have given bombastic speeches showing the tortures committed by men like Lee — exposing the rapes at Arlington, showing which “beautiful boys” Jeff Davis was buying, things like that. I wish Lincoln would have admitted he’d like nothing better than to kick the living shit out of southern scum who were torturing raping branding, selling, and laughing at the slave auctions on Friday, but giving lofty sermons on Sunday.
Its time historians deal with what people did — not just sit on their fat asses and glean speeches, take a few words here and there. At very least, if you want to do speeches, read them all in context.
Lincoln favored colonization? Jesus. Even if you go by his words — without any context – you are wrong. In his Peoria speech, for example, Lincoln seemed early on to favor voluntary colonization — but like Lincoln often did — in nearly every speech, LIncoln first seemed to validate a position, then kick the shit out of it later in the speech.
Oh — that means you have to read the full speech.
Plus, if you want to be honest, rather than smug and dishonest, you’d have to know context.
The context you never see by smug folks on Lincoln re colonization — Southern leaders were talking about killing the slaves, genocide, if they ever had to free them. Did you know that or not? Yes or no?
When LIncoln got up to speak, he had an volumes of information in his head, much of it from listening to pro slavery folks explain why they could not possibly free the slaves. I will spare you how he knew this so well, but it rhymes with sleeping with Joshua Speed for 4 years. Speed defended slavery nightly — no one spoke to Lincoln more than Speed. We don’t have those conversations, but we do have documents and speeches written by SOuthern leaders, long reasoned writings, explaining that to free the slaves meant extinction of white race, or death of the black race.
You know that, right?
No, you did not know that.
But LIncoln did. When LIncoln got up to speak, he had that in his head. He gave a nod to colonization — it was better than genocide. But by the end of the Peoria speech, LIncoln explains why that is impractical and immoral. There were not enough ships on earth, and it was a cruelty.
There is a reason Frederick Douglass said Lincoln was swift, radical, zealous and determined to end slavery and establish equality under the law for the black man. And the reason is this — Douglass didn’t just sit on his ass and read a few speeches and think himself wise about LIncoln. First Douglass knew what kind of scum sucking pigs Lincoln had to deal with. He knew what Stephen A Douglas David Rice Atchison, and Jefferson Davis were up to — even if you have no clue. He knew people were tortured, even to death, by men who shouted scriptures. You’d probably quote the scripture – not the act of torture Douglass say. So Douglass knew the difference between someone’s words, and actions.
We often speak of prudence in these pages and generally applaud it. This is proper.
With that in mind, let me offer a somewhat different view of Lincoln. So much of what he said had to be said in a “prudential manner. One must remember that the attitudes of the Northern voter toward blacks (slaves and freemen) were only marginally better than the attitudes of their Southern counterparts. If Lincoln were to be successful in ending slavery, and I do not know of any reasoned analysis that argues that this was not his intent, then he must first win the confidence and support of the voters.
Some may call this hypocritical or, at best misleading; rather, I would call it prudential. There is something else to be noticed in Lincoln’s words. He repeatedly took what the voters were prepared to accept (via their racial attitudes) and then through simple examples, or a slight twist on words, stretched the limits of what the voters WOULD accept. In a sense, it was a constant and prudential movement from the low to the higher conception of what is right and proper.
The fellow above is correct, although somewhat intemperate, in arguing that Lincoln’s deeds are better indicators than his words; however, a careful review of his words would reveal that there was a lifelong “nudging” of the electorate towards a greater understanding of the fundamental injustices resident in slavery; vociferous – no; Prudential (and ultimately effective) – YES.
Kevin R. Hardwick says
Mike Rappaport’s brief survey above strikes me as getting Lincoln precisely right. It accords both with the scholarly consensus as it has emerged over the last 30 or so years, and also with what Lincoln wrote, to the best that we can apprehend it, from his voluminous surviving writings. Contra Mr. Curran, Rappaport knows very well of what he writes.
libertarian jerry says
I am neutral in the above controversy. What happened over 150 years ago can be interpreted and or twisted in many ways. However,for a good “hindsight” view on Lincoln I would reference Tom DiLorenzo’s 2 books on the subject: The Real Lincoln and Lincoln Un-mansked. Some would consider these 2 books “alternative history” or “revisionist history” but Mr. Dilorenzo uses facts and sources that make his books credible. They are worth the read.
Ken Masugi says
“And so the Great Emancipator was born, coming to the position only slowly and over time.” He was actually “born” much earlier, certainly no later than his earliest thoughts on slavery and the Declaration. The times allowed him to reveal the fullness of his position. Lincoln’s argument against slavery centered on its effects on republican citizenship and self-government.
Would it be fair to say that the two threads were inseparable but the exposition of each individual thread required a slightly different exposition and emphasis based upon conditions?
Your last point is spot on–the issue was the corrosive effect of slavery on the character of everyone who came into contact with it. The kind of character fostered by slavery was not the kind of civic character necessary to sustain republican government–the form of government that, after all, demands the most from its citizens,
There is a strong connection between this critique of slavery and the Arminianism of the second great awakening. I do not have time to develop this now, but can return to it if there is interest.
That said, Mike is also correct that the solutions Lincoln favored prior to the war were moderate. It is worth noting that many of the advocates of colonization saw it not only as a solution to slavery, but also as a means of removing all black persons, slave or free, from America. So the ACS was, for many, a racial solution as well. By 1850 this connection was well established–one reason why men like James Forten so forcefully condemned it. To my knowledge Lincoln never advocated for colonization as a racial solution, but he never disavowed it either.
I think in the end it is very difficult to know what was in Lincoln’s heart. At some point the documents fail us.
Scott Amorian says
You know, I’ve always found that when someone passes personal judgement against someone else, the judger is always guilty of the crimes of the accusation. Always. It’s just something inherent in human nature.
Trashing Lincoln has become a sport of sorts, not only of mud slinging demagogues, but here sometimes by “knowledgeable” scholars
The other day I walked into the office of a “Lincoln scholar” at a large Illinois school. I wanted help finding what I could on the duplicity of Stephen A Douglas, and his role helping David Rice Atchison’s killing sprees in Kansas, when he worked for Jefferson Davis, officially, as “General of Law and Order in Kansas: Atchison, for those that do not know, is the guy who got KS act passed, always assuring everyone he just wanted those folks in KS to be able to vote, no one thought for a minute KS voters would vote in slavery.
SPecifically I wanted background on Charles Sumner’s speech where he exposed Atchison’s killing and terrorizing, which would grow so much worse after Sumner’s speech. The “Lincoln Scholar” had no clue, seriously, who Sumner was talking about. But he did know the name of Lee’s pet chicken.
This is about right for :”scholars”. They know and can wax so fine about Lee’s pet chicken, and they have no clue David Rice Atchison’s killing sprees, and speeches, where he bragged of it, and so much more. Atchison even bragged about killing and terrorizing and arresting anyone who SPOKE against slavery.
The “Lincoln scholar” had no idea, either, of the most basic fact of Southern life and politics from 1840 on — the violent punishments of anyone who spoke openly, or who even owned a book questioning slavery. The laws in KS — which set torture as the punishment for speaking against slavery, were nothing new. The South had them, and used them.
If you don’t know about David Rice Atchison’s role in KS act, and don’t know Charles Sumners speech about him, but you know the name of Lee’s pet chicken, you are probably an academic.
As to Lincoln’s “preferred solutions” for race issues before the Civil War, my my my. We have more Lee pet chickens dynamics going on. How many academics know that the South was talking about killing the slaves if they had to free them. How many know such comments were not rare, in fact, Brown in Georgia wrote a very long letter to the public saying pretty much that. We would have to kill our slaves, or be destroyed by them.
Lincoln knew very well the mind set and slogan set — yes there are slogan sets — that slave owners used, and from which they got their “mind set” From the slogan set, you get your mind set. Lincoln got this information from Speed, a man he slept with for years. Do you think they did not talk about slavery, while they laid together night after night, and slavery issue was the rage?
When LIncoln spoke about colonization — voluntary colonization, I have yet to see one “academic” even mention the Souths slogans about killign their slaves if that were to happen. I can show you speeches, and documents, and books, where slave owners insisted just stopping the SPREAD of slavery meant the “extermination” of the white race, and how just stopping the spread of slavery would “burn us to death” slowly.
Lincoln’s speeches are works of art, he seems to agree with something — then reverses course in the next sentence or the next paragraph, and obliterates that which he just agreed with — or seemed to agree with.
If you don’t know what Lincoln faced — and I wonder if most “academic” scholars do — you can’t possibly make rational declarations of what his positions were.
Frederick DOuglass said Lincoln was “radical, swift, zealous, and determined” to end slavery and get equality under the law. Was Douglass stupid? Was he a fool that just needed “scholars” 100 years hence to tell him what was going on?
Douglass knew what you do not. DOuglass knew the stated belief that blacks were sub human, and declared as such by the SCOTUS. The Taney court ruling specifically ORDERED that blacks are not human beings — not persons. And in the same sentence, ORDERED that the federal government would protect slavery, even in KS, where folks voted 90% and more against slavery.
Yes “scholars” like Eric Foner claimed Dred Scott was “a rather narrow ruling” about citizenship. Actually Jeff Davis and Stephen A Douglas and David Atchison – – with almost every pro slavery politicians — boasted Dred Scott decision had decreed blacks were not persons. Indeed they were right. And Jeff Davis was very adept at pointing out Kansas must accept and respect slavery — even though 90% and more of the citizens of Kansas, were against slavery. Kansas did not have to merely accept slavery — they must protect it. WHy? Well Jefferson Davis explained why — read his book. Because blacks were not human beings, not persons, They were property. And no matter what the Congress said, what the people in KS said, what the territorial legislature said, blacks were not human beings, they were property. .
Property that must be “protected”: by the likes of David Rice Atchison, who was killing and terrorizing in KS, and bragging about it in the most amazing terms.
Douglass knew all this — Douglass knew Lincoln was regularly called a “NWORD” lover — Stephen A Douglas regularly shouted to the crowd that Lincoln wanted their daughters to sleep with NWORD. Bet you didn’t know that.
S DOuglas all but urged violence upon Lincoln — and said LIncoln was “obsessed with equality for the NWORD. Douglas also bragged in the same speeches accusing Lincoln of being a NWORD lover, that the Dred Scott decision had made the Declaration of Independence void, Lincoln even speaking of equality for the NWORD was a radical and revolutionary act. Indeed, LIncoln would have been arrested and tortured for saying such things in most of the geographic USA at the time, a fact that escapes most “scholars” — you know, those guys that can tell you the name of Lee’s pet chicken, but cant for the life of them tell you what the hello Charles Sumner was talking about, and who he was talking about, by name.
Lincoln also had a long history of kicking slavery sideways — from 1840s on. Who do you think stood up to Polk and said he was stealing land to spread slavery? That was Lincoln. Who do you think pushed the Wilmont PRoviso 40 times, that would have prevented slavery in the territories? That was Lincoln. Who do you think pushed for ending slavery in DC, when he was Congressmen? That was Lincoln.
Funny how none of t hose who like the meme that LIncoln didn’t much care about slavery, always, and I mean always, miss that, and much more. They have their slogans.
REad Lincolns full speeches, full letters, and learn what the conditions were. Men were still being attacked, even in IL, for being too radical for equality. Even so, Lincoln’s full speeches are stunning in their power and effect. Those who trash LIncoln probably do not even know of his full speeches, or the context.
Frederick Douglass was there. IF he said Lincoln was radical, swift, zealous and determined, maybe he was.
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Parents, educators sound off on services for gifted students at LCPS
Several parents spoke out to discuss their concerns about the lack of Advanced Education Services for gifted students due to heavy workloads.
Parents, educators sound off on services for gifted students at LCPS Several parents spoke out to discuss their concerns about the lack of Advanced Education Services for gifted students due to heavy workloads. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/community/2019/12/18/parents-educators-sound-off-services-gifted-students-lcps/2691387001/
Jacqueline Devine, Las Cruces Sun-News Published 5:17 p.m. MT Dec. 18, 2019
Las Cruces School Board members at Tuesday's school board meeting, Dec. 17. (Photo: Jacqueline Devine/Sun-News)
LAS CRUCES - Parents, educators and Las Cruces Public Schools alumni spoke out during the public comment portion of Tuesday's LCPS school board meeting to relay concerns over a perceived lack of services for gifted students.
The cohort alleges Advanced Education Services facilitators are overworked, leading to high turnover and fewer hours providing direction, encouragement and resources to students with high potential.
According to many, the AES program began to suffer in 2011 when budget cuts mandated changes.
"In 2011 when all teachers gave up their planning periods to help with the district’s budget crisis, AES facilitators offered to teach general education classes in addition to their gifted caseload status," Sandra Leechman, parent of five gifted students in the LCPS district, said. "They have never gotten back this time to provide services to AES students."
Leechman told commissioners that gifted students and their parents expressed concern to the school board on May 24, 2016, but the mandate was withdrawn.
"Since 2016, facilitators have been told by the district to take on more and more responsibilities having little to no relation to serve services to the gifted students," Leechman said. "Since 2017, AES facilitators have been required to teach three general education classes in addition to their caseload."
The caseload can be up to 35 students.
Frustrations flares
Dina Schroeder, a parent of three gifted students, said no other group of professionals in the district has been asked to take on a larger workload than AES facilitators, which is leading to high turnover.
"Las Cruces High School lost four of seven facilitators for this current school year," she said. "Students are also the ones who suffer with inconsistent facilitators. My daughter is also on her third facilitator at Las Cruces High."
Trina Witter said her oldest daughter has had three AES facilitators in the four years she’s been at LCPS.
Outgoing school board president Ed Frank during Tuesday's school board meeting, Dec. 17, 2019. (Photo: Jacqueline Devine/Sun-News)
"Each one has been wonderful and very much appreciated," she said. "However, every year has been very different with the types of services they provide. It's a moving target and constant change.
Witter said her youngest daughter is now being homeschooled.
"Her needs were not met at all so we withdrew her form the LCPS system and she is now homeschooled," she said. "I appreciate everything LCPS does but it can and be so much better."
Catherine Massey, a former AES facilitator and physics teacher of 26 years, explained the bond between facilitator and students and said she was concerned today's facilitators may not have the same connection.
"One of our students was found sobbing in the closet because of the amount of homework they had this fall. Another was recently close to self-harm and on the weekend called the one person that they thought would understand, a retired AES facilitator," Massey said. "Rather than telling these kids, sorry, you’re on your own, we have given time we did not have because we care. With the current high turnover of secondary facilitators, 70% are on waivers this year. Who will have the time to get to know these children over three years in middle school or four years of high school?"
The importance of AES
Sophia Sánchez-Maes, a Mayfield High School alumna and a former AES student now pursuing her master's degree in astrophysics at Harvard University, thanks her former AES facilitators for getting her where she is today.
"In high school and middle school you don’t get a lot of intellectual discourse and space to have those kinds of passions and conversations without being squelched by social pressures and I found that space in the AES office where I ate lunch everyday in high school with similarly minded kids," Maes said. "My facilitators, by being in that room introduced us to books and ideas and different ways of thinking, in ways that were really imperative for me. They knew the problems that we were having at various times and they helped us when they came up."
Sánchez-Maes said AES facilitators were instrumental to her education in and out of the classroom.
"Like many students, I needed to get a job in high school to support so many things and when my facilitator realized that they looked into many different programs that would be able to pay me over the summer. One of which was at NMSU (New Mexico State University), with the wastewater treatment group and it was there where I did the research on algae bio fuels that ultimately lead me to presenting that work to President Obama at the White House and being recognized along with the entire city in his remarks which are forever cataloged in his presidential library," SánchezMaes said. "When we invest in our gifted students we’re really investing in our entire state and putting ourselves on that national platform."
Outgoing school board president Ed Frank said the school board is listening and will do everything it can to provide the most opportunity for LCPS students.
Jacqueline Devine can be reached at 575-541-5476, JDevine@lcsun-news.com or @JackieIsDevine on Twitter.
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The history of 34th Division
On 10 December the War Office authorised the formation of the Fifth New Army. Like the other Kitchener Armies, it comprised six Divisions, in this case numbered 37 to 42. What eventually became 34th Division was originally numbered 41st. In April 1915, the original Fourth New Army was broken up and its units converted for training and draft-finding purposes. When this took place the Fifth New Army became Fourth New Army and its Divisions were renumbered to 30th – 35th: thus what we remember as 34th Division was born.
The Division was largely comprised of locally raised units often known as “pals”, notably those raised in the north east and known as the Tyneside Scottish and Tyneside Irish. There were also the Manchester Scottish, the Grimsby Chums and others. After in most cases commencing training near home, the units were moved in mid 1915 to concentrate at Ripon in Yorkshire. It was not until late August that the Division moved for final training and firing practice at Salisbury Plain.
On 3 January 1916 embarkation orders arrived; by 15 January the Division had crossed the Channel and was concentrated at La Crosse, east of St Omer. (Note: it follows that no man who was with the original contingent of this Division was awarded the 1914-1915 Star).
The Division then remained on the Western Front for the remainder of the war and took part in the following engagements:
The Battle of Albert* including the capture of Scots and Sausage Redoubts
The Battle of Bazentin Ridge*
The Battle of Pozieres Ridge*
The Battle of Flers-Courcelette* (only 103rd Brigade and the Divisional Pioneers)
* the battles marked * are phases of the Battles of the Somme 1916
The First Battle of the Scarpe**
The Second Battle of the Scarpe**
The Battle of Arleux**
** the battles marked ** are phases of the Arras Offensive
The fighting at Hargicourt (August)
The Third Battles of Ypres (fighting for the Broenbeek, 13-23 October 1917)
The Battle of St Quentin, a phase of the First Battles of the Somme 1918
The Battle of Estaires^
The Battle of Bailleul^
The First Battle for Kemmel Ridge^
^ the battles marked ^ are phases of the Battles of the Lys
After suffering heavy losses during the Battles of the Lys, the Division was withdrawn from fighting and moved on 21 April to the area west of Poperinge. It was reorganised here while put to work digging a new defensive line Abeele-Watou. On 13 May the infantry moved to near Lumbres and was then reduced to a cadre, employed training American troops. Between 19 June and 1 July the Division was reconstituted and entered the final phase of the war as a very different Division:
The Battle of the Soissonais and of the Ourcq+
The capture of Baigneux Ridge+
+ the battles marked + are phases of the Battles of the Marne 1918
The Battle of Ypres^^
The Battle of Courtrai^^
The action of Ooteghem^^
The action of Tieghem^^
^^ the battles marked ^^ are phases of the Final Advance in Flanders
On 1 November the Division was relieved and was in the area east of Courtrai at the Armistice. It was selected to join the Army of Occupation and began its move across Belgium and into Germany on 14 November. Between 12-19 December it was billeted near Namur; on 22 December a large number of miners and others with industrial skills left to be demobilised. By 29 January 1919 the Division had occupied the Cologne bridgehead. The infantry of the Division was once again reconstituted in March 1919 and on 15 March the whole formation was renamed the Eastern Division.
The Great War cost 34th Division 41183 men killed, wounded or missing.
The order of battle of the 34th Division
101st Brigade
15th Bn, the Royal Scots (1st Edinburgh) left May 1918
16th Bn, the Royal Scots (2nd Edinburgh) left May 1918
10th Bn, the Lincolnshire Regiment (Grimsby Chums) left February 1918
11th Bn, the Suffolk Regiment left May 1918
101st Machine Gun Company joined 27 April 1916, moved to 34th Bn MGC 26 Feb 1918
101st Trench Mortar Battery joined 18 February 1916, broken up 16 May 1918, reformed 2 July 1918
2/4th Bn, the Queens joined June 1918
1/4th Bn, the Royal Sussex Regiment joined June 1918
2nd Bn, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment joined June 1918
102nd Brigade (Tyneside Scottish)
The Brigade was attached to the 37th Division between 6 July and 22 August 1916, following extremely heavy casualties incurred by the Brigade during the attack at La Boiselle on 1 July 1916
20th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Scottish) disbanded February 1918
21st Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Scottish) disbanded February 1918
22nd Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Tyneside Scottish) left June 1918
23rd Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Scottish) left June 1918
102nd Machine Gun Company joined 27 April 1916, moved to 34th Bn MGC 26 Feb 1918
102nd Trench Mortar Battery joined 18 February 1916, broken up 16 May 1918, reformed 10 July 1918
25th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers joined February 1918, left June 1918
1/4th Bn, the Lincolnshire Regiment joined and left June 1918
7/8th Bn, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers joined june 1918 as cadre, left July 1918
1/1st Bn, the Herefordshire Regiment joined June 1918
1/4th Bn, the Cheshire Regiment joined July 1918
103rd Brigade (Tyneside Irish)
24th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Irish) disbanded February 1918
25th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (2nd Tyneside Irish) left February 1918
26th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (3rd Tyneside Irish) disbanded February 1918
27th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers (4th Tyneside Irish) disbanded February 1918
103rd Machine Gun Company joined 27 April 1916, moved to 34th Bn MGC 26 Feb 1918
103rd Trench Mortar Battery joined 18 February 1916, broken up 16 May 1918, reformed 1 July 1918
9th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers joined August 1917, left 26 May 1918
10th Bn, the Lincolnshire Regiment (Grimsby Chums) joined February 1918, left June 1918
1st Bn, the East Lancashire Regiment joined February 1918, left May 1918
1/5th Bn, the King’s Own Scottish Borderers joined June 1918
1/8th Bn, the Cameronians joined June 1918
6th Bn, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers joined and left June 1918
1/5th Bn, the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders joined June 1918
111th and 112th Brigades
Both Brigades were attached from the 37th Division between 6 July and 22 August 1916, in exchange for the 102nd and 103rd Brigades
Divisional Troops
18th Bn, the Northumberland Fusiliers joined as Divisional Pioneer Battalion July 1915, left June 1918
19th Motor Machine Gun Battery joined November 1915 but left and moved indepoendently to France 6 February 1916
240th Machine Gun Company joined 18 July 1917, moved to 34th Bn MGC 26 Feb 1918
34th Battalion MGC formed 26 February 1918
2/4th Bn, the Somerset Light Infantry joined as Divisional Pioneer Battalion June 1918
Note: a number of battalions joined the Division for short periods duing its reorganisation in mid 1918:
13th Yorkshire, 13th East Surrey, 2/5th Sherwood Foresters, 21st Middlesex, 8th and 9th King’s Royal Rifle Corps, 1/5th North Staffordshire, 3/4th Royal West Kent, 10/11th and 14th Highland Light Infantry, 6th Connaught Rangers, 6th Leinster Regiment, 8th Rifle Brigade. All had left by July 1918.
Divisional Mounted Troops
E Sqn, the North Irish Horse left May 1916
34th Divisional Cyclist Company, Army Cyclist Corps left 11 May 1916
Divisional Artillery
The Divisional artillery was was placed under temporary command of 5th Division while the infantry was being reorganised in mid 1918
CLII Brigade, RFA
CLX Brigade, RFA
CLXXV Brigade, RFA left 26 January 1917
CLXXVI (Howitzer) Brigade, RFA broken up 28 August 1916
130 Heavy Battery RGA raised with Division but moved independently to France
516 Heavy Battery RGA joined CLXXV Brigade 7 October 1916
34th (Nottingham) Divisional Ammunition Column RFA
V.34 Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, RFA formed by 16 August 1916; left for VI Corps 6 March 1918
X.34, Y.34 and Z.34 Medium Mortar Batteries, RFA formed by 18 June 1916; on 6 March 1918, Z broken up and batteries reorganised to have 6 x 6-inch weapons each
105th Field Company left February 1915
207th (Norfolk) Field Company joined February 1915
34th Divisional Signals Company
Royal Army Medical Corps
102nd Field Ambulance
103rd Field Ambulance
104th Field Ambulance
74th Sanitary Section left 31 March 1917
Other Divisional Troops
34th Divisional Train ASC 229, 230, 231 and 232 Companies.
44th Mobile Veterinary Section AVC
231st Divisional Employment Company joined 25 May 1917
34th Divisional Motor Ambulance Workshop disbanded 31 March 1916
Divisional histories
“The Thirty-Fourth Division 1915-1919 – the story of its career From Ripon to the Rhine” by Lt-Col. J. Shakespear
There is also a series of histories of the Tyneside brigades
Divisional memorials
No Division has more memorials on the Western Front than this one. This figure of victory stands on the high ground at La Boisselle, the 1 July 1916 objective for which so many men of the Division were killed or wounded; also in the village is a memorial seat to the Tyneside Brigades. A similar memorial to this one is at Mont Noir (Zwarteberg) where the Division fought in the Battle of the Lys, and there is a memorial to the Divisional artillery and engineers near Langemarck, Ypres.
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Police say hotel altercation sparked Las Vegas shooting
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LAS VEGAS - Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip.
Beneath the neon lights, police say, the Maserati ran a red light at one of the Strip's busiest intersections and smashed into a taxi that exploded into flames early Thursday, killing the two people inside.
Three more cars and a utility truck collided at the crossroads home to Bellagio, Caesars Palace and Bally's, leaving at least six people injured as the Range Rover sped off in the predawn darkness.
The Maserati driver was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The dramatic scene that more than one tourist compared to something out of a violent action movie set off a frantic search for the occupants of the Range Rover.
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie told reporters Thursday's attack was sparked by an argument in the valet area of the nearby Aria hotel-casino, and that the violence at the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road did not reflect the values of Las Vegas residents or visitors.
"What happened will not be tolerated," Gillespie said. He promised the shooters would be "found and prosecuted to the full extent of the law."
On the Strip, the fiery rampage shocked tourists.
"This doesn't happen where we come from, not on this scale," said Mark Thompson, who was visiting from Manchester, England, with his wife. "We get stabbings, and gang violence, but this is like something out of a movie. Like 'Die Hard' or something."
Police said they were contacting authorities in three neighboring states about the Range Rover Sport with dark tinted windows, distinctive black custom rims and paper dealer ads in place of license plates that fled the scene about 4:20 a.m.
In Southern California, the California Highway Patrol alerted officers in at least three counties to be on the lookout for the SUV.
Las Vegas Police Sgt. John Sheahan said the Range Rover was last seen near the Venetian resort as it headed north from the shooting scene on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Witnesses also told police the SUV and Maserati had come from the nearby CityCenter area, the home of Aria just south of the site of the attack.
"We have numerous witnesses to this," Sheahan said. "But what is the genesis of this? We don't know yet."
Predawn jogger Eric Lackey was on his way back to the New York-New York hotel when he snapped a cellphone photo of the blazing scene moments after the crash. Black smoke billowed from the flaming taxi, amid popping sounds from the fire.
Lackey, of Forest Hill, Md., said a security officer in a yellow shirt performed CPR on a person on the sidewalk while police officers canvassed a small crowd of perhaps 15 onlookers gathering at the scene.
"Police were asking if anyone was still in the vehicles and if they heard gunfire," Lackey told The Associated Press. "That's when I realized it wasn't just a regular accident."
Sheahan said police have video from traffic cameras at the intersection and were checking hotel surveillance systems. The video will not be made public, he said.
Police said the driver and passenger in the taxi were killed. The male driver of the Maserati also died, and his passenger was shot. Police did not release their names citing the ongoing investigation.
The crumpled, gray sports car, which had no license plates, came to rest several feet away from the incinerated taxi.
"The people I feel sorry for are the people in the taxi," said Elvina Joyce, a tourist from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. "Seconds made all the difference in the world for them. Wrong place, wrong time."
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Rigondeaux returns to action
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Guillermo Rigondeaux
Former world champion and pound-for-pound contenderGuillermo Rigondeaux will return to action against Mexico’s Giovanni Delgado in an eight-round match on Premier Boxing Champions Prelims live on FS1 and FOX Deportes on Sunday, January 13 from the Microsoft Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
The Prelims show begins at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT with hard-hitting 2016 Mexican OlympianLindolfo Delgado (7-0, 7 KOs) in an eight round super lightweight fight. Also light heavyweight power-puncher Ahmed Elbiali (17-1, 14 KOs) takes on Oklahoma’s Allan Green (33-5, 22 KOs), which will be shown on the telecast if time allows.
Prelims precede a Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes show that features IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Jose Uzcategui taking on unbeaten Caleb Plant in the main event. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will also see unbeaten featherweight Brandon Figueroa take on Moises Flores and sensational prospect Joey Spencer entering the ring.
In an anticipated rematch Ryan "Cowboy’’ Karl (15-2, 9 KOs) meets Kevin Watts (12-3, 5 KOs) for an eight-round super lightweight FS1 TV swing bout. Watts stopped Karl in the fifth round of their exciting April bout.
Rigondeaux (17-1, 11 KOs) will step into the ring against Mexico’s Giovanni Delgado (16-8, 9 KOs) for a super bantamweight attraction as he seeks to show off the masterful technical skills that made him a unified world champion and perennial member of the pound-for-pound list. A two-time Olympic gold medalist for his native Cuba, Rigondeaux made his name with victories over the likes of Nonito Donaire, Rico Ramos and Joseph Agbeko. He will look to rebound from his defeat to Vasiliy Lomachenko last December when he competes on January 13 against the 27-year-old Delgado (16-8, 9 KOs).
A rising prospect from Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Lindolfo Delgado picked up five knockout wins in 2018, after turning pro in 2017 following the 2016 Olympics. The 23-year-old will fight in the U.S. for the second time when he makes his 2019 debut on January 13.
Born in Cairo, Egypt and now living and training in Miami, Elbiali bounced back from a loss to former champion Jean Pascal with a third-round knockout of Zoltan Sera in June. The 28-year-old scored knockouts in 13 of his first 16 pro bouts and will take on Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Green, who most recently defeated Edgar Perez this year.
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Osborne Naval Shipbuilding Precinct Building 22 Roofing and Cladding
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Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Duration: October 2017 to March 2020
Type: Managing Contractor
Services Used: Roofing & Cladding
The Osborne Naval Shipyard is Australia’s premier naval industry hub. The precinct is home to Australia’s two largest naval projects, the Collins class submarine sustainment and Hobart class Air Warfare Destroyer construction. It is also the confirmed build location for the Australia’s $50 billion Future Submarine program and $35 billion Future Frigate fleet.
The South Australian Government developed the world-class Common User Facility and Maritime Skills Centre, and later transferred ownership to Australian Naval Infrastructure, a government business enterprise of the Australian Government, after a sale was negotiated in May 2017. The transfer ensures the State recoups its significant investment in the facility and enables a clear path for the Australian Government to expedite Offshore Patrol Vessel, Future Frigate and Future Submarine programs. The precinct is located at Osborne, 25km northwest of Adelaide’s central business district.
The redevelopment of Osborne South Naval Shipyard will support current and future naval ship development, operations and maintenance programs. Facilities will include a Block Outfitting and Ship Erection Hall, Block Assembly Hall, Steel Fabrication and Unit Workshop, New Blast and Paint Hall, Wharf Extension, modern workshops, a new carpark, to allow continuous shipbuilding activities for many decades into the future.
Development is scheduled to be complete in early 2020. Principal Contractor Lendlease engaged McMahon Services to undertaken roofing and cladding works on Building 22 Block Outfitting and Ship Erection Hall for the Frigate Surface Ships. Building 22 is 187m long by 87m wide and 50m tall.
The project team delivered 18,750m² of metal wall cladding and 16,830m² of metal roofing. A major challenge was working at heights of over 50m and the risk of wind associated with these elevations. Lifting was achieved using 100t cranes with 55m ultra booms and a lifting jig. Wind monitoring was performed at all times to ensure all lifts were well within the safety margin of wind loading. 60 vents each weighing 1t were manufactured and assembled off site to minimise construction time on site.
To reduce risks of working at heights, walls were constructed as modules and clad at ground level. Once complete they were rotated and lifted into position. A lifting hoist was specially manufactured to aid with cladding, significantly increasing production rates and reducing manual handling requirements.
Due to the variety and complexity of roofing and cladding requirements, a variety of specialist equipment was required including 100t cranes, elevated work platforms ranging from 10m to 41m, boom lifts up to 55m, scaffolding and temporary edge protection.
Workforce peaked at 15 and when works are completed, they will have delivered over 80,000 workhours on site. The project team coordinated works around multiple other contractors working on site.
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Kansas National Guard adjutant general to step down in March
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The adjutant general of the Kansas National Guard who both retained the department's top command position in 2017 despite a damaging internal investigation of leadership shortcomings and survived last year's transition to a Democratic governor plans to step down in March, officials said Monday.
Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, a former Republican legislator elevated to adjutant general in 2011 by then-Gov. Sam Brownback, remained on the job after Gov. Laura Kelly was sworn into office in 2019.
Tafanelli's scheduled departure March 31 was referred to by the governor as a "planned resignation." He is to start in May as CEO of Kansas Electric Cooperatives, which advocates on behalf of 28 electric distribution cooperatives and several generation and transmission cooperatives.
Kelly said she was grateful for Tafanelli's service to Kansas and the nation and "for his steadfast leadership of such a critical part of our government operations."
"His efforts have aided Kansans in many ways, to include his direction of the state’s response in communities impacted by disasters such as tornadoes, flooding and more recently wildfires," the governor said.
She said a succession plan for the Kansas Guard would be made public later in January.
In Kansas, the adjutant general possesses responsibility for Army and Air branches of the Guard. The two-star general also administers the divisions of emergency management and homeland security.
Tafanelli's letter of resignation said he was "blessed to work on a team of the most outstanding and dedicated professionals."
"They work tirelessly to carry out our agency mission, working in public service for a greater cause and have proven always willing to sacrifice to make our state and nation a better place," Tafanelli said.
In 2017, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported on an internal investigation conducted by officers of the Kansas National Guard into allegations of widespread malfeasance in an organization served by more than 7,000 troops.
The Kansas Guard officers' confidential report said evidence pointed to a culture in the organization where soldiers and airmen resigned or retired to avoid "reprisals, threats and more toxic leadership." Kansas Guard officers concluded the force led by Tafanelli had difficulty "balancing legal, moral and ethical facets of decision making when addressing poor performance, toxic leadership and substantiated wrongdoing."
Problems in the Kansas Guard confirmed by investigators included racism, enlistment fraud, sexual assault, promotion manipulation, whistleblower retaliation and attempts to blunt the official inquiry.
Brownback stood by Tafanelli, who has served 39 years in uniform. Tafanelli was brought into the Kelly administration along with Kansas Highway Patrol Col. Mark Bruce, who was forced out in March for failing to respond appropriately to sexual misconduct and domestic violence scandal among KHP's personnel.
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Not A Spy But A Valet
by Steve Smith on May 29, 3:00 PM
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In-Stream BT: The Elephant In The Room
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Over the past year the online video space has seen an explosion of new video content, new consumers of that content, and new advertising inventory. Ergo, theoretically at least, expanded content, plus users, plus inventory, SHOULD, by all measure, equal rich expansion of opportunities for behavioral targeting of in-stream video. In reality, that's not really been the case, at least not yet. Turning the video usage boom into a scalable targeting opportunity means the industry must seriously address one big elephant in the room, the lack of third-party ad serving for in-stream ads, Tod Sacerdoti, CEO of BrightRoll, explains below.
Exposing The Beacons In Our Midst
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If there's a consistent law of media history it's that, for advertising-supported content channels, simplicity is the key, the sine qua non, of survival. Online video is a lot of things, exciting and engaging certainly among them, but not, from an advertising point of view, very simple. The still far-from-completed challenge of online video -- if it wishes to become a truly integral branding channel (one really capable of commanding a solidly double-digit share of branding budgets) -- is to distill the still overly complex data generated by video usage online into a more transparently targetable channel.
Content Matters: Nano-Targeted Retargeting
Retargeting has been one of the most effective arrows in the behavioral marketer's quiver for a number of years. Following a user who has already been to a retailer site and offering her a follow-up offer is pretty much a no-brainer. She has shown purchase intent in a given category and is familiar with the retail brand. What is not to love about tapping her on the shoulder as she travels elsewhere? And it comes as no surprise that retargeting works even better when the creative itself is more tightly relevant to the behaviors a customer evidenced originally on the ...
Smashing Optimization Silos
by Phil Leggiere on May 13, 12:45 PM
A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to the often-prophesied friction-free online advertising ecosystem, the one where efficiency would equal ever-increasing value of inventory. While improvements in targeting technology have progressed rapidly, the value of display inventory has steadily, and steeply, declined overall. Indeed, so much so that it's become commonplace on the conference circuit to hear speculation on a permanent depression in display pricing, even for ostensibly "targeted" inventory. A big part of the problem is what might be called "optimization silos" that still exist in the online world among content optimization, behavioral targeting and creative optimization.
The Further Adventures Of Opt-In Man
by Steve Smith on May 8, 12:45 PM
Apparently, they are all after me now -- except the ones I thought were after me. In my ongoing sample of privacy policies and opt-out procedures in the last few months, I like to check my browser against the Opt-Out page at the Network Advertising Initiative. I was astonished to find this time around that I have been tagged by pretty much everyone. This may be good news to ad networks, but most consumers would be astonished to find that a couple dozen ad networks serving much of the Internet have all planted cookies in their browser.
Attribution Analytics Could be BT's Best Friend
by Phil Leggiere on May 6, 2:00 PM
The premise and big promise of online display advertising has been that it could ultimately free advertisers from the "blind spending" of traditional media. Unfortunately in actual practice measurement and accountability often open up more questions than answers for marketers, and create more confusion than clarity. Therein lies the current quandary of online advertising, at least on the brand and display side. Addressing this quandary is clearly going to be a pressing topic of the next few years, making the heretofore mostly esoteric topic of attribution analysis an increasingly hot-button one
'Will Trade My Info for Better Ads'
by Steve Smith on May 1, 3:32 PM
How willing are online users to trade personal information for a more-targeted ad experience? That seems to be the question at hand among behavioral marketers struggling to find ways of explaining to consumers the value exchange involved with usage tracking. According to a new survey that Q Interactive ran with 1,800 Coolsavings.com visitors, a majority of users across major demographic segments are interested in the deal.
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Zimmel inks two long-term leases totaling 62,550 s/f
Edison, NJ — Zimmel Associates, the Edison, NJ-based corporate real estate services firm, reported two long-term Central New Jersey leases totaling 62,550 s/f.In the first transaction, Jaime Zimmel, sales associate, Zimmel Associates, represented Goodcome, Inc., importers and distributors of digital cameras and camera accessories, in a long-term lease for 15 Cotters Lane, a 42,550 s/f, freestanding building in Highview Industrial Park, East Brunswick, NJ. The building owner, F. Greek Development, was represented by in-house leasing agent, Jason Fisch. Goodcome, Inc. is expanding its distribution business and will relocate from Piscataway.
“Goodcome, Inc.’s new space at Highview Industrial Park meets all the requirements they were looking for,” saidJaime Zimmel. “There is plenty of parking for their growing number of staff, 5,400 sq. ft. of office space that was already built-out, high ceilings, seven tailboard loading docks, and heavy power.”
In the second transaction, Jordan Zimmel, vice president, Zimmel Associates secured a 20,000 s/f 10 year lease for New Jersey Bindery Services, LLC at 4301 New Brunswick Ave., South Plainfield.
“This was a challenging assignment,” said Jordan Zimmel. “The client serves the printing industry and required a floor plan that could accommodate bindery equipment that exceeds 100 feet in continuous length. They also needed heavy power and tailboard and drive in loading. Their new space meets all of these requirements and more. The building is equipped with solar panels that reduce energy costs, a great plus.”
A Zimmel Associates listing owned by Braha Properties, LLC, 4301 New Brunswick Ave. consists of 170,000 s/f of flex space and is fully leased. David Zimmel, president, Zimmel Associates said, “My sons, Jaime and Jordan have been with the firm for eight and seven years respectively. It’s rewarding to see how knowledgeable and active they have become in the Central New Jersey industrial market, which has become a specialty at our firm.”
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NYSE:TEX - Terex Stock Price, Forecast & News
Adding Terex Co.
Terex Corporation manufactures and sells aerial work platforms, cranes, and materials processing machinery worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), Cranes, and Material Processing (MP). The AWP segment engages in the design, manufacture, service, and market of AWP equipment, telehandlers, and light towers, as well as related components and replacement parts under the Terex and Genie brands to construct and maintain industrial, commercial, and residential buildings and facilities, and for other commercial operations, as well as used in infrastructure projects. Read More…
Industry Industrial trucks & tractors
Sub-IndustryConstruction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
SectorIndustrial Products
Current SymbolNYSE:TEX
CIK97216
Webhttp://www.terex.com/
Forward P/E Ratio9.12
P/E Growth1.9
Next Earnings Date2/24/2020 (Estimated)
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Terex (NYSE:TEX) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Terex's stock symbol?
Terex trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "TEX."
How often does Terex pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Terex?
Terex announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. View Terex's Dividend History.
How will Terex's stock buyback program work?
Terex announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, July 12th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $300,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 8.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Terex's earnings last quarter?
Terex Co. (NYSE:TEX) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83 by $0.01. The industrial products company earned $1.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.11 billion. Terex had a negative net margin of 0.07% and a positive return on equity of 29.17%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.08 earnings per share. View Terex's Earnings History.
When is Terex's next earnings date?
Terex is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 24th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Terex.
What guidance has Terex issued on next quarter's earnings?
Terex updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $3.00-3.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.51. The company issued revenue guidance of ~$4.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.58 billion.
What price target have analysts set for TEX?
16 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Terex's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate Terex's share price to reach $30.07 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Terex.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Terex?
16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Terex in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Terex.
Has Terex been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about TEX stock has trended positive on Monday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Terex earned a coverage optimism score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Terex.
Are investors shorting Terex?
Terex saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,870,000 shares, an increase of 12.5% from the December 15th total of 4,330,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 805,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.0 days. Approximately 7.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Terex's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Terex's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Terex include Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), PACCAR (PCAR), Cummins (CMI), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Toro (TTC), WABCO (WBC), Oshkosh (OSK), AGCO (AGCO), Navistar International (NAV), Trinity Industries (TRN), Federal Signal (FSS), Meritor (MTOR), Alamo Group (ALG) and Douglas Dynamics (PLOW).
What other stocks do shareholders of Terex own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Terex investors own include Endologix (ELGX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Apache (APA), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Micron Technology (MU), Accenture (ACN), Vicor (VICR), Zoetis (ZTS) and Primo Water (PRMW).
Who are Terex's key executives?
Terex's management team includes the folowing people:
Mr. John L. Garrison Jr., Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 58)
Mr. John D. Sheehan, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 57)
Mr. Eric I. Cohen, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 61)
Mr. Stoyan Filipov, Pres of Terex Cranes (Age 51)
Mr. Matthew S. Fearon, Pres of Terex Aerial Work Platforms (Age 58)
Who are Terex's major shareholders?
Terex's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.11%), AE Wealth Management LLC (0.04%), New England Research & Management Inc. (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Brasada Capital Management LP (0.01%) and Sciencast Management LP (0.01%). Company insiders that own Terex stock include Amy George, Brian J Henry, David A Sachs, Eric I Cohen, International Master F Marcato, John D Sheehan, Kevin A Barr, Mark I Clair, Matthew Fearon, Paula H Cholmondeley and Steve Filipov. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Terex.
Which major investors are selling Terex stock?
TEX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and New England Research & Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Terex company stock in the last year include International Master F Marcato, Kevin A Barr, Matthew Fearon and Steve Filipov. View Insider Buying and Selling for Terex.
Which major investors are buying Terex stock?
TEX stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Brasada Capital Management LP, Sciencast Management LP, Huntington National Bank and AE Wealth Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Terex stock in the last two years include Amy George, Brian J Henry, David A Sachs, John D Sheehan and Kevin A Barr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Terex.
How do I buy shares of Terex?
Shares of TEX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Terex's stock price today?
One share of TEX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.01.
How big of a company is Terex?
Terex has a market capitalization of $2.00 billion and generates $5.13 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $113.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.71 on an earnings per share basis. Terex employs 11,700 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Terex.
What is Terex's official website?
The official website for Terex is http://www.terex.com/.
How can I contact Terex?
Terex's mailing address is 200 NYALA FARM ROAD, WESTPORT CT, 06880. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 203-222-7170 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for Terex (NYSE TEX)
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Asia Markets
China auto sector set for a 2011 slowdown
By Sarah Turner
Published: Dec 9, 2010 11:18 p.m. ET
SarahTurner
SYDNEY (MarketWatch) — Chinese auto makers are expected to report strong earnings in 2010, but while analysts are expecting some deceleration in 2011, they are divided on the extent of the anticipated slowdown.
Chinese passenger car deliveries rose 29.3% to 1.34 million in November, setting a new record, according to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
Auto sales have benefitted from measures introduced by the Chinese government to boost spending, including tax relief on smaller cars.
Against this backdrop, and with a boost to wealth from resilient stock and property markets, the auto sector should report strong 2010 earnings, noted Deutsche Bank auto analysts.See video on electric cars
However, next year might be a bit tougher for the sector, the analysts said.
“With a higher base for comparison and dissipation of stimulus effects, we expect China vehicle sales growth to slow to 11% in 2011,” they said.
Still, the Deutsche Bank analysts expect longer-term China auto sales growth to be sustainable at the low-teens level due to low penetration, especially in inland regions.
“A key upside risk to our neutral sector stance is stronger-than-expected sales supported by government incentives. A key downside risk is macro-economic weakening, which could dwarf auto consumption sentiment,” they said.
Analysts at UOBKayHian were more negative on the sector’s prospects and downgraded the sector to underweight from marketweight on Friday, citing a slowdown in demand and increased new capacity as key risks.
“We believe the upward cycle of China’s automobile industry, in terms of corporate profits, will peak by 2011,” they said.
Escalating inflation and a roll-back in policy stimulus are key risks for the sector, as is intensifying competition, they believe,.
“With the supply-demand dynamics losing momentum, we expect margins of Chinese auto makers to return from super-high levels in the first half of 2010 to average levels in the second half of 2010 and in 2011,” they said.
Divisions were more striking at the stock level.
Deutsche Bank upgraded Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. (175) GELYY, -2.31% to buy from hold on Friday.
“Together with the government’s support for local brands and small-engine passenger vehicles and Geely’s planned launches of more models with automatic transmission, we expect the company’s growth to outperform the sector average in 2011-2012,” the analysts said.
However, the UOBKayHian analysts cut their stance on the firm to sell from hold on Friday “on the back of slowing earnings momentum.”
“Geely, along with other small car producers, is facing two problems – a glut in inventories and over-capacity,” they said. Geely shares were trading down 0.8% in Hong Kong on Friday
The UOBKayHian analysts also downgraded Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. (489) DNFGF, -2.99% to hold from buy on Friday, saying they believes the firm’s joint venture operations with Honda, Nissan and PSA Peugeot Citroen will come under increasing pressure from existing rivals and new entrants.
Deutsche Bank, in contrast, has a buy rating on Dongfeng Motor, with the broker citing a below-sector-average valuation and solid fundamentals for the firm. Dongfeng shares lost 1.8% on Friday.
Still, both brokers were agreed on a sell recommendation for BYD Co. Ltd. (1211) BYDDY, +5.99% trading down 3% on Friday.
Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating on the firm to sell on Friday, citing near-term earnings disappointment risk.
The UOBKayHian analysts reiterated their sell recommendation on the firm noting “cut-throat price reduction” and cut net profit estimates for the firm by 9% for 2010, by 19% for 2011 and by 15% for 2012.
Across Asia, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index (HANGSENG) declined 0.6%, while China’s Shanghai Composite index (SHCOMP) edged up 0.2%. Chinese inflation data is due out over the weekend.
Elsewhere around the region, South Korea’s Kospi ($SEU) edged down 0.2%, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average index (NI225) declined 0.4% and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 index (XJO) rose 0.1%.
‘I’m 22 with $70,000 in savings and investments, but I’m addicted to checking my brokerage accounts multiple times a day’
GELYY
DNFGF
BYDDY
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. ADR U.S.: OTC: GELYY
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. U.S.: OTC: DNFGF
P/E Ratio 4.12
BYD Co. Ltd. ADR U.S.: OTC: BYDDY
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Builder confidence at 16 for fourth month
By Ruth Mantell
RuthMantell
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Confidence among builders for newly built, single-family homes has remained at the same relatively low level for four consecutive months, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing-market index released Tuesday. The index remained at 16 in February, as predicted by analysts polled by MarketWatch. Results under 50 indicate that more builders said conditions are poor than good. The last time the index was above 50 was in April of 2006. "Builders are telling us that some pockets of optimism have begun to emerge, but many prospective purchasers are concerned about selling their existing home in the current market, or face difficulty securing credit for a home purchase - even when they are well-qualified," said David Crowe, NAHB's chief economist, in a statement. Among the three component indexes, two slightly gained in February: present sales and sales expectations in the next six months. The gauge for prospective-buyer traffic was unchanged. By region, there were gains in the Northeast and South, while there were declines in the Midwest and West.
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