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By Mington, March 21, 2014 in Video Gaming
Thrik
Symbolically Compelling
All this talk of Unity just makes me to get Ass Creed: Pirates! for the PS4. I've still not played it and the theme appeals to me a lot more than Unity's. The last one I totally got into was AC2, and Unity seems a bit overly similar. Renaissance Italy and France... what's the difference, right?!
Normally I'd agree with you, but Ubisoft has had a lot of practice with using a billion studios for a single game. You'd think they'd have it down pat. I mean, there's really only been one flop (in terms of technical issues) in this series, and that was AC3. And I think that was mostly on PC? I don't know for sure, though. Maybe it was similarly shit on consoles.
I don't remember having any issues with AC3 on PC. I bought Unity on PS4 in order to play co-op with a friend. The framerate drops to slide slow levels in weirdly specific places, which leads to me to believe that shit might be fixable, but I don't know if that's actually the case or ever going to happen. It's a real shame because they have made a lot of welcome improvements to the Assassin's Creed gameplay (e.g. escaping the pursuers is not a pain in the ass anymore) and Paris looks fantastic (although, the late 1800s Paris that was glimpsed in one of the rift sections looked even better).
tberton
Replica of the Original Abe Lincoln
I know this is a joke, but not only does Unity take place in a different country than Ass2, it's also nearly 300 years later. The time difference between the two games is almost the same as the difference between Ass1 and Ass2. Now, Ass3 is almost contemporaneous with Unity, so that's a reasonable complaint.
Haha, yeah I was only kidding there. Although there was some sincerity too, in that after the fantastic but draining city-based gameplay of AC2 — and then in relatively quick succession Brotherhood and Revelations (both of which I gave up on after a little while because it was just too much of the same) — I still can't stomach the thought of another large romp of this kind that's primarily set within a city. Hopefully the sparser and more beautiful environments of AC4 will reinvigorate my interest in the series somewhat and I'll be ready for the more urban stuff, which I would hope has been improved gameplay-wise since the earlier games.
jiggly anime false negative butts
I don't remember having any issues with AC3 on PC.
I did, and I played it rather recently. Framerate was horrendous.
THE TOOTHY VOID
Has anyone made an "Assassin's Greed" joke yet? If not, I call dibs.
Gwardinen
If not, I call dibs.
Why? What did he do?
Just saw the AC: Rogue quick look from GB.
That looks like the AC game I actually want to play. Anticipating its PC release sometime next year.
Best part of that quick look is when the NPC gets stuck in the frame and keeps gritting his teeth while Brad and Jeff freak out.
Cordeos
Probable Regicide
http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/17/7238101/assassins-creed-unity-denounced-in-france-as-anti-revolutionary
"The leftist politician described Marie-Antoinette as "that cretin, who is celebrated as a poor little rich girl" in the game. But his greatest outrage is for Ubi's portrayal of Robbespierre, a leader of the Revolution and, it ought to be noted, mass executioner of its enemies."
Anyone who has played have any thoughts? From the other assassins creed games I have played, I always thought they did a good job of representing the good and bad sides of historic figures they portrayed (Except for the pirates in Black Flag, who should have been way more murderous and terrible.)
I feel like they downplayed Machiavelli's more sinister side in the Ezio-based Creed games.
I played this at my cousin's and good lord what a gorgeous game! It surely is the biggest graphical leap we have yet, very very pretty and unmatched by any other game so far, when it comes to complex graphics. The performance wasn't bad when you lock it at 30 fps, plays good on a decent PC.
However, the game is not really good to play, it felt a bit slower than most assassins creed, didn't control very well. I couldn't evaluate game/level design though, played for a brief time.
I think I'll buy it when its cheap last year, the visuals are worth it, depending on the price.
Murdoc
I would just like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that TEN STUDIOS WORKED ON THIS
TEN DISTINCT TEAMS OF PEOPLE POURED RESOURCES INTO THIS THING AND IT STILL FELL APART AT THE FINISH LINE
video games.
Takes me right back to Assassin's Creed 1, and the almost universal disappointment in its gameplay yet absolute wonder at its visuals (funny to think how unimpressive it seems now).
Justin Leego
Accompanying that sentiment (I didn't rate it that highly either), I have heard some developers speak very highly of AC1 in relation to its sequels, on the basis that it allowed for the most freeform play situations -- triggering guards, escalating the AI response, attempting to escape, very much a GTA cops vs character affair. It's massively anecdotal of course.
It has never been clear if Machiavelli was really writing a guide on ruling like a big jerk or a parody of how big jerks rule. I have read The Prince, most of it is practical advice and very applicable to Crusader Kings 2.
Does it have the trapped in the air mid-jump bug, because that was my favorite *eye twitch*
Gormongous
Ghost Bird
Archie might have been kidding? Personally, I've always found The Prince to be a fairly obvious parody. His Discourses on Livy and Florentine Histories show an intelligent man deeply involved in and committed to humanist values as embodied in a republic of free men (which he identified as Florence before the Medici, a debatable conclusion of his). But then, the Assassin's Creed series has always been about the dime-store versions of historical figures, good or bad.
Great Axe of Social Justice +1
AC1 is my favorite, but I only played the first three. I felt like the assassinations were much, much stronger in 1. Also, I didn't really care for the steadily accumulating cruft of the other ones.
It does seem that the movements is indeed a bit slower, but I got used to it pretty fast. Many aspects of gameplay have been vastly improved: Separate climb up and climb down modifiers make traversing the rooftops easier. Escaping pursuers is no longer a lesson in frustration. You are given enough gadgets early on to make the missions fun. There are multiple ways to earn and spend money this time around. etc.
I can't think of anything that is remarkably worse as compared to the previous games right now. (I do miss the ship combat, though.)
So far the missions have been nice as well (I'm in sequence 6). They seem to have decreased the number of frustrating mission types, especially the tailing missions, drastically. The big assassination missions are also more open-ended than in the recent Assassin's Creed games, and there are side objectives that offer you new assassination possibilities or otherwise aid you in your task. There are definitely less shake-your-fist-at-the-TV moments in this one than in the previous iterations.
Like I said, shame about the technical issues, because there is a good game underneath.
Merus
I bet the abyss will blink first
Location: Sydney, a land of contrasts
This is my opinion as well. I think it is a bit samey and the mini-missions don't really feel like they're particularly relevant to the final assassination, but AC2 made it far less ambitious in order to 'fix' that, mostly by taking the same gameplay elements and wrapping them in a storyline so you can't see what's coming.
BigJKO
Don't know who made this, but... :tup:
Brannigan
made me think of this as well
Because of course we're gonna talk about history in the Idle Thumbs AC thread, I would actually say that the overall "pirate" representation of history is far more murderous than they actually were. That's not to say there wasn't a fair bit of murdering, because of course there was. However, there are quite a number of pirates you would recognize the names of that were landed gentlemen before turning to piracy. On top of that, some pirates were secretly commissioned by the crowns of Europe as privateers. They were certainly actual ship's captains. Like lots of history that's given lip service but not explored in depth in history classes, the age of piracy is highly caricatured. It was also shorter than you probably think.
Zeusthecat
Cat Lord of Lightning
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
They were certainly actual ship's captains. Like lots of history that's given lip service but not explored in depth in history classes, the age of piracy is highly caricatured.
But they at least wore pirate hats with skulls on them right?
Yes of course.
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Founded in1991 and recognised by World Sailing (International Sailing Federation) since 1998, the ‘International Monohull Open Class Association’ manages the class of 60-foot (18.28 metres) Open monohulls. IMOCA defines the rules guaranteeing sporting equity by developing the innovation and safety of the boats.
The aim of the class is to develop the fleet of monohulls and offer its skippers an attractive and coherent sports programme. It contributes to the internationalisation of offshore racing and combines the notions of competition, innovation, human adventure and safety on a day-to-day basis.
Central to IMOCA’s concerns as it evolves is how to constantly respect the environment better. Renewable energies are not merely viewed as a resource, but also a key element in terms of performance.
In 2018, the class launched the IMOCA Globe Series: its 4-year singlehanded and double-handed race championship, the Vendée Globe being the flagship race of this programme. The IMOCA Globe Series rewards exceptional skippers who race on the most extreme seas aboard some of the most innovative offshore racing monohulls in the world.
TECHNICAL & SPORT
Definition and arbitration of the IMOCA measurement rules
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Any action is carried out with a view to the safety of sailors and their boat as well as for equity in sport
STRATegic & event-driven
Management of the race schedule and the IMOCA Globe Series championship
Definition of a long-term vision for the class and its sailors
Stimulation of all its various protagonists to build an ever more collective and virtuous system
Organisation of the New York-Vendée (16 June 2020) transatlantic race, which the class owns
Giving sailors a voice with race organisers, national and international bodies and joint service providers.
PROMOTIONal & COMMUNICATION
Communicating about and developing the system as a whole
Pooling the tooling and communication operations
Developing the class’ partnerships
ANTOINE MERMOD
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MEASUREMENT & RULES
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Antoine MERMOD, president
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René BOULAIRE
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IMOCA GLOBE SERIES
2018-2021 IMOCA GLOBE SERIES championship
The IMOCA Globe Series is the result of a shared desire on the part of skippers and race organisers to create a stronger link between the different events. Officially launched in June 2018, the championship comprises eight of the most prestigious singlehanded and double-handed races in the world.
Participation in the Vendée Globe 2020-21 is the culmination of this cycle, which spans 4 years and takes the sailors from the North Atlantic to the confines of the South Pacific. At the end of the singlehnaded round the world race, the title of IMOCA World Champion is awarded to the sailor who has racked up the greatest number of points over the period in question.
Also serving as a means to qualify for the Vendée Globe 2020-21, the official events of the championship enable the skippers to amass precious miles, in race format, and integrate the list of skippers who will take the race start in Les Sables d'Olonne on 8 November 2020.
Monaco Globe Series (1-8 June 2018): double-handed race, coefficient 2
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe (start 4 November 2018): singlehanded race, coefficient 4
Bermudes 1000 Race (start 5 May 2019): double-handed race, coefficient 2
Rolex Fastnet Race (start 3 August 2019): double-handed race, coefficient 1
Transat Jacques-Vabre (start 27 October 2019): double-handed race, coefficient 4
The Transat (start May 2020): singlehanded race, coefficient 4
New York-Vendée (start 16 June 2020): singlehanded race, coefficient 4
Vendée Globe (start 8 November 2020, finish January 2021): singlehanded race, coefficient 10
In each event, the skippers score a certain number of points according to their ranking, the number of participants and a coefficient peculiar to each event, for example: if 10 boats take the start of a coefficient 4 race, the first finisher scores 10 x 4 = 40 points, the 2nd scores 9 x 4 = 36 points, etc.
Discover the ranking for the IMOCA Globe Series and all the events, click here
Discover the original cartography enabling you to replay every official race in the championship, click here
The Vendée Globe is the flagship race of the IMOCA Globe Series programme. The famous non-stop, unassisted, singlehanded round the world race, transcended its status as solely a sports event from its very first edition back in 1989. This quite unique human adventure has secured a very special place in the heart of the public who every four years follow this breathtaking epic, which crowns the achievements of great sailors. The 9th edition will set sail on 8 November 2020 from the iconic port of Les Sables d'Olonne in France’s Vendée region.
Thirty or so sailors will line up on the big day aboard ever more innovative monohulls, the majority of them equipped with foils, and eight latest generation boats have been built for this edition. The fleet is also shaping up to be one of the most international so far and might well set a new standard for gender diversity with five female sailors preparing for this legendary meeting the mixing of the sexes.
For further information about the holy grail of solo sailors, click here
Since 2018, there is finally a strong and lasting link between the Vendée Globe and The Ocean Race (ex-Volvo Ocean Race) enabling the two greatest offshore racing events on the planet to be reconciled.
Central to this revolution and thanks to a partnership signed between the race and the class, the IMOCA monohullls will now be able to participate not just in the Vendée Globe but also in the most intense and more renowned crewed maritime marathon in the world: The Ocean Race.
The next start of this crewed round the world race with stopovers is scheduled for October 2021 from Alicante in Spain. The race will be unveiled over the course of the summer 2019, traversing three oceans, rounding the three great capes and making stopovers in five continents.
For the class, its sailors and their partners, this agreement is an opportunity to build up its programme of singlehanded and/or crewed race, favouring visibility in new markets, which hadn’t necessarily been reached by IMOCA thus far, including Africa, Asia and Oceania.
It’s also a natural rapprochement between two events with an extensive historic heritage, whose protagonists over time have often switched from the Vendée Globe to the Whitbread initially, then the Volvo Ocean Race and now The Ocean Race, be they sailors, engineers, meteorologists, technicians and so on. Now these two worlds have become one and the momentum that has gathered over several months is particularly enthusiastic.
For further information about the legendary crewed round the world race, click here
IMOCA annual general meeting: a thriving class with a sustainable future
The IMOCA class annual general meeting was held in Lorient on Tuesday 16th April in the presence of the skippers and their representatives. Time for a summary of what went on during the afternoon.
The Ocean Race: how sailors and organisers are preparing
The Ocean Race, the crewed round the world race with stopovers raced for the first time on IMOCAs with foils, will start in Alicante in October 2021...
2019: an unprecedented boom for the IMOCA class
The IMOCA class has never experienced such enthusiasm and as 2019 gets underway, it looks like being a very exciting year. At least six new generation IMOCAs will be launched in 2019 and more than thirty boats will be ra…
2018-2021 IMOCA GLOBE SERIES The new IMOCA World Championship is launched
The Monaco Globe Series will start on Sunday (3rd June). This event is the first in the new IMOCA GLOBE SERIES world championship
Safety, a major concern for the IMOCA class
This week in La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany, around fifteen IMOCA skippers had a special safety training course day with theoretical and practical units...
The IMOCA General Meeting has determined the direction the class will be going in until 2020
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Journalists attacked in Papua as Indonesia hosts WPFD
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) express concerns for the attack on a journalist in Papua in Indonesia on May 1, 2017. The IFJ calls on the Indonesia government to take a strong stand against the press freedom violations in Papua as it hosts World Press Freedom Day.
On May 1, Papuan journalist Yance Wenda was beaten by police and arrested as he covered a protest in Sentani. Wenda told BenarNews.com that he was released after four hours detention with a swollen back and bloodied lip. Wenda, who was covering the protest for Papuan new site Jubi, said that he was about to get his press card out when the police started attacking him with their fists and guns.
The protest Wenda was covering was organized by the National Committee for West Papua (KNPB), a local organisation calling for a referendum on Papua and West Papua independence or remaining in Indonesia. Jayapura police chief, Gustav Urbinas confirmed Wenda’s arrest but denied the assault by officers. He told BenarNews that “There were no injuries, After he was arrested he claimed to be a journalist, but there was no journalist ID card, he brought only a scanned assignment letter.”
The situation for journalists in Papua continues to be an area for concern for the IFJ. According to AJI Jayapura, since 2012 there have been at least 65 cases of violence and intimidation against journalists in Papua and West Papua, Indonesia’s most-eastern provinces. Last week, reports stated that three Papuan journalists received death threats from unidentified people while covering a hearing on an electoral dispute at the Wamena District Court in Jayawijaya.
One of the journalists, Richardo Hutahaean, said they were also briefly detained by police.
“Violence should not be used to restrict journalistic activities,” Fabio Lopez Dacosta, the coordinator of AJI of Jayapura said.
The IFJ said: “The fact that Indonesia is hosting more than 1,500 journalists and activists to celebrate World Press Freedom Day does not excuse the continued deteoriation of press freedom in Papua and West Papua. Efforts should be made across the Indonesian archipelago to ensure press freedom is uniform for all journalists. We call for an immediate investigation into the incident.”
See the statement from AJI on the press freedom violations in Papua here.
For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946
Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific
Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific
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IFLR / Capital markets / Debt / PRIMER: China’s new Panda bond rules
PRIMER: China’s new Panda bond rules
Author: Karry Lai | Published: 2 Nov 2018
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What are highlights of the new rules for issuing Panda bonds?
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued regulations on September 25 2018 to promote bond issuances by foreign institutions in the PRC interbank bond market. Renminbi- denominated bonds, also known as Panda bonds, issued by foreign institutions, including foreign governments, overseas financial institutions and non-financial companies will be covered by the regulations.
"Issuers with AAA ratings in international markets have entered the Chinese market but were given the same rating as a domestic issuer that only got a BBB rating in the international market - international issuers weren’t happy to see this"
The rules provide clearer standards for foreign bond issuers on application procedures, disclosure requirements and issuance registration.
One of the areas the rules provide more clarification on is which regulator issuers need to go. According to Ricco Zhang, director, Asia Pacific, International Capital Market Association, foreign issuers found the system lacked clarity when it came to which regulator gave approvals. Going forward, the PBoC overseeing issuances from foreign institutions and the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors (NAFMII) for everyone else.
An express framework, similar to the schedule B securities practice of the US’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for issuing sovereign debt, has also been rolled out.
"By formalising this framework, debt issuers can register with NAFMII for a shelf regulation programme to have multiple issuances pre-approved," said Connie Heng, partner at Clifford Chance.
Like a medium-term note (MTN) programme rather than having each issuance approved individually, a quota is provided to an issuer to issue multiple times. However, issuers must meet certain prerequisites. For instance, the issuer must have substantive experience issuing bonds overseas. Those with previous experience issuing Panda bonds and which have provided disclosure in China for more than a year will also be encouraged. Overall, the more seasoned the issuer is, the easier it will be to get approval for the express framework. In addition to getting pre-approval, issuers can have the flexibility to see how the market is and how much of the quota they would like to use up rather than to have to go back to get more approvals when they want more issuances.
Another welcome change is that issuers no longer need a domestic rating agency to rate their proposed bond issuances in the application process. Clifford Chance’s Kimi Liu said that although issuers can choose to include a domestic rating agency’s rating of the issuance in the application process, it is entirely voluntary.
Zhang said that for onshore bond issuances by domestic issuers, ratings from domestic rating agencies are required. But under the new rules, foreign issuers no longer need to provide ratings for their issuances - the rules are now more market driven and friendly to international issuers and are consistent with the international market practice.
"In the past, foreign issuers with AAA ratings in international markets, for instance, have entered the Chinese market but were given the same rating as a domestic issuer that only got a BBB rating in the international market and the international issuers weren’t happy to see this," said Zhang.
One aspect issuers need to pay attention to is that for financial statements that do not follow the PRC’s generally accepted accounting principles (GAPP), issuers need to include an explanation on the material differences between the accounting principles used when compared to PRC GAPP. For certain jurisdictions with accounting procedures recognised by the PRC authorities, such as the Hong Kong financial reporting standards (HKFRS), there won’t be issues but some issuers using other accounting procedures might encounter challenges.
"In the past, the requirement to produce PRC GAAP accounts used to be a hurdle for issuers who prepared their financial statements using a different accounting standard. However, the regulations now allow issuers to get around the issue through disclosure of material differences," said Heng.
"The lack of clarity is due in part to China’s desire for money to be kept onshore"
Why are the rules being changed?
The rules are being changed as part of China’s aim to speed up the opening up of the financial markets and to expand the internationalisation of the renminbi.
What challenges remain for issuers when applying the new rules?
The issue of whether funds can be brought out of China from Panda bond issuances remains unclear and will still be decided on a case-by-case basis.
"There is no clear rule on the use of proceeds," said Liu.
The lack of clarity is due in part to China’s desire for money to be kept onshore. Issuers that are keeping proceeds onshore to be used for onshore activity will be encouraged as opposed to those that are remitting for overseas use.
"The uncertainty of the rules means that it is advantageous for issuers to engage with regulators earlier in the application process," Liu added.
Zhang added that more rules may be expected from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on the use of proceeds of Panda bonds. He also expects that by the end of 2018, rules for Panda bonds on the exchange-traded market will also follow and one of the selling points for such market is to target retail investors.
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LucidSound LS35X Wireless Gaming Headset Review
They sound as good as they look.
By Nic Vargus
Updated: 18 Oct 2018 5:52 pm
Posted: 10 Oct 2018 6:52 pm
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You may not have heard of LucidSound, but if the quality of this headset is any indication, you will be hearing more about them soon. The hardware manufacturer is relatively new to the market, and it specializes in high-end gaming headsets. At $179.99, the LS35Xs (See them on Amazon) are LucidSound’s newest high-end model. The headset’s list of features is a mile long, but most importantly it offers Xbox Wireless connectivity—making LucidSound one of the only third-party manufacturers that are licensed for it. LucidSound's not content with just the Xbox crowd however; it's also looking to capture the “lifestyle” audience, with support for mobile gaming and a design that’s stylish enough to wear in public.
LucidSound LS35X – Design and Features
Style is subjective, but I’ve come to find the garish lights and crazy colors that pass as “gamer gear” increasingly obnoxious. Thankfully, there is nothing obnoxious here. While the over-ear cups are a bit larger than I’d prefer, the headset’s look is pretty much perfect. The sleek, gunmetal grey metal frame and cushy black quilted headband are nondescript in the best way. This is a headset that’s just as likely to be found by your briefcase as it is by your battle station. In fact, these are the first gaming headphones I’ve ever taken on a trip with me—and it was a business trip at that (I had to get some gaming in on the plane.)
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At .89 pounds, the LS35Xs are definitely not lightweight due to the metal headband that also wraps around the ear cups (I’ve tested plenty of headphones that are half as heavy). But they’re so perfectly balanced that they didn’t fatigue my ears or head, even after long sessions. My longest single session lasted for more than five hours (!) and only after about four hours did I experience the slightest discomfort around the band. As someone who usually lasts about 45 minutes before needing a reprieve, that’s a huge accomplishment.
That’s thanks in part to the comfortable memory foam lining in both the headband and the ear cups, which molded perfectly to my head and ears. The cups rotate to fit flat against your chest when you're taking a break, and also feature a cooling gel which I swear I could feel the first time, and then never again.
The volume knobs are hidden in the two rings that encompass the ear cups. When connected to an Xbox One or Windows 10 you can spin the dial on the left cup to adjust the game volume, while the right controls the chat mix. Pushing the center of the outer ear cup on the left mutes game audio, and pushing it on the right mutes the mic, which will illuminate a bit-too-bright red light at the end of the boom mic to indicate it's muted. Holding the right button for three seconds toggles mic monitoring on and off, which unfortunately only works when connected to Xbox Wireless.
For chat and calls there's a dual-mic system. One mic activates when the boom mic is unplugged—letting you take calls, talk to your phone’s voice assistant, and more without the need for an extremity poking out from the headset. The other microphone is at the end of a boom, and its activated when the boom is plugged into the headset via its very own 3.5mm jack. This mic captures crisp and audio clear both when connected to Xbox Wireless and also when the headset is plugged directly into your phone's 3.5mm headphone jack (provided, of course, that your phone has one).
While the LS35Xs boom mic system sounds undeniably better than the built-in one, the position of the microphone in relation to your mouth actually makes the biggest difference. Thankfully, the LS35X’s microphone is super flexible, yet firm enough to stay in place.
You can press the left ear cup button to control supported devices. In my testing, this worked on a variety of devices. On an iPhone, for instance, holding the left button activates Siri, pressing it once during music pauses music, etc.
The LS35Xs come with a USB cable for charging, a mic port cover (in case you decide you’d like to cover the hole left when the boom mic is removed), a 3.5mm male-to-male audio cable to connect with your phone or consoles, and a travel case (the one we received was a hard case, which the box said is a limited-time offer.)
LucidSound LS35X – Gaming and Performance
On my Xbox One, the LucidSound 35Xs were super easy to connect. I just had to press the sync button on the Xbox One, then press the sync button on the headset, and voila! Five seconds later I was synced up. There’s no fiddling with optical audio cables, no base stations, and no proprietary audio cables (they are charged with an included mini USB cable). Unfortunately, this is where I ran into my only technical problem with the headset. On three separate occasions the headset froze while I tried to connect to my Xbox. Nothing except time could get them to reconnect, which was—to say the least—extremely annoying since it was intermittent.
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Despite the connectivity hiccup, these headphones exceeded my expectations in nearly every other way. They boast stellar audio, for gaming, music, and movies—with sharp treble, distinct mid tones, and more than adequate bass. I tested them on a slew of games—from FIFA to Overwatch to PUBG—and they sounded fantastic with all of them. They’re certified for Dolby Atmos and the already stellar stereo capabilities are undeniably richer with it enabled, with some pretty fantastic positional audio.
The LS35Xs are billed as a headset for Xbox One, Windows 10, and mobile gaming, but if you’re on a different console, there’s good news: though not billed as headphones for Nintendo Switch or Playstation 4, they make a surprisingly capable audio-only headset. Unlike on Xbox One, they don’t need to be charged either—you just plug them in with the included 3.5mm aux cord and you’ll be rewarded with the same superb audio that's available in wireless mode.
As an Xbox headset, they’re just about perfect. You could spend much more for a pair this good. But as a mobile headset, they're not quite as drool worthy for two reasons. First, mic monitoring doesn't work when using the 3.5mm jack (it only works when connected with Xbox Wireless). Second, in a time when every major phone manufacturer is abandoning the audio jack, it's the only way to connect the headset to a phone or tablet. Down the road, and even now to a large extent, they will need a standard they don’t have to be truly cross platform—Bluetooth. However, this headset is going to be snatched up by customers that want Xbox wireless connectivity—and that’s where the LS35Xs really excel. Mobile gaming works, but it could be considered more of an additional perk than a selling point.
The LS35X is available online for $179.99.
Lucid Sound LS35X Gaming Headset
If you’re looking for a gaming headset for Xbox One or Windows 10, the LucidSound LS35X are great—though I did experience occasional connectivity hiccups and, well, that’s about it. At $179 they're expensive, but this is a cool, capable headset with fantastic sound. However, they're still primarily for Xbox wireless, as the LS35Xs’ wired connection won't work with a lot of newer mobile devices.
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The LucidSound LS35X is a great headset, but it's really best on the Xbox despite being cross-platform.
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3 Super Bowl marketing tips for Realtors
From Future of Real Estate Marketing
by Katie Lance |
Super Bowl Sunday is an "all-American" pastime. Whether you gather to watch the game or gather to watch the ads — either way, advertisers know that a lot of people are watching. It’s estimated that last year more than 93 million people tuned in.
However, this year a lot of big names, like Pepsi, scaled way back and spent more of their money and time on social media.
Pepsi started a social media campaign to promote its "Pepsi Refresh" initiative. Pepsi plans to give away $20 million in grant money to fund projects in six categories: health, arts and culture, food and shelter, the planet, neighborhoods and education. "This is such a fundamental change from anything we’ve done in the past," says Lauren Hobart, chief marketing officer for Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages. "The plan is to have much more two-way dialogue with our customers."
How does this apply to Realtors?
1. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a lot of buzz. In the past if you wanted to brand yourself you’d spend a lot of money on glossy magazines, park benches, and even worse — grocery carts. These days all you need is time and a plan. Within minutes you can create a Facebook page, a Twitter account and a LinkedIn account.
With that you are armed to build your brand. You know those agents who put together detailed spreadsheets and calendars outlining their farming or sphere-of-influence strategy? That’s the type of detail I’m talking about. To create a lot of buzz you have to get serious about your social media plan.
2. Get creative. I love that some of the Super Bowl ads are getting super-creative with social media — like Monster.com’s campaign. Having a two-way dialogue is key — asking for opinions, launching a contest, or creating a fundraiser. How can you rally your fans and start the dialog? If you are on Twitter, create your own unique hashtag — for the first time the Super Bowl had its own official hashtag: #SB44. What could yours be? How about #SoCalRE or #CARealEstate? Make sure you save that hashtag in your search. Respond to everyone who uses that hashtag twice a day — pretty soon the conversation will be rolling!
3. Pick a few things and do them really, really well. With so many social media options, a lot of real estate professionals get overwhelmed. If you’re going to do Facebook or Twitter — be a rock star at them. Post multiple times daily, post great content, be engaging — and treat it as seriously as if you were paying thousands of dollars for it!
If you missed my recent post about Facebook, check it out here to see what you must be doing as a real estate professional to be successful.
For those of you still wondering (about) the effectiveness of social media, Alterian SM2 has been tracking the Super Bowl advertisers since early December. It has just released the latest version of its social media analysis and the findings are pretty interesting: Super Bowl Social Media Results.
P.S. Looking to see some of those "banned" Super Bowl ads? Look no further!
Click here to view the original blog post.
Katie Lance is the marketing manager for Inman News. Future of Real Estate Marketing is a part of Inman News.
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1969 St. Louis Cardinals Roster
Finished 4th in the NL's East Division
Manager: Red Schoendienst (87-75)
1969 St. Louis Cardinals Statistics
The St. Louis Cardinals of the National League ended the season with a record of 87 wins and 75 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's East Division. Red Schoendienst served as manager.
Regular Season Runs Scored: 595
Regular Season Runs Scored Against: 540
Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 8, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 10, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 0-3 0-0 0-3
April 11, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at New York Mets 5 W 0-3 1-0 1-3
April 14, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Montreal Expos 8 L 0-3 3-1 3-4
April 15, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Montreal Expos 3 W 0-3 4-1 4-4
April 16, 1969 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 0-4 4-1 4-5
April 19, 1969 New York Mets 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 0-6 4-1 4-7
April 20, 1969 New York Mets 11 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 0-7 4-1 4-8
April 21, 1969 Montreal Expos 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 1-7 4-1 5-8
April 22, 1969 Montreal Expos 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 1-8 4-1 5-9
April 24, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 1-8 5-1 6-9
April 25, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 5 L 1-8 5-2 6-10
April 26, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 1-8 6-2 7-10
April 28, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 1-8 7-3 8-11
April 30, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 1-8 7-4 8-12
May 1, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 1-8 9-4 10-12
May 2, 1969 Philadelphia Phillies 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 1-9 9-4 10-13
May 3, 1969 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 1-10 9-4 10-14
May 6, 1969 San Francisco Giants 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 2-11 9-4 11-15
May 7, 1969 San Francisco Giants 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 2-12 9-4 11-16
May 9, 1969 San Diego Padres 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 3-12 9-4 12-16
May 10, 1969 San Diego Padres 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 3-13 9-4 12-17
May 12, 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 4-14 9-4 13-18
May 16, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at San Diego Padres 2 L 5-14 9-5 14-19
May 17, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at San Diego Padres 1 W 5-14 10-5 15-19
May 20, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 0 W 5-14 12-5 17-19
May 21, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Francisco Giants 4 L 5-14 12-6 17-20
May 23, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 W 5-14 14-6 19-20
May 24, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 5-14 14-7 19-21
May 26, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 5-14 15-8 20-22
May 28, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 5-14 16-9 21-23
May 30, 1969 Cincinnati Reds 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 5-15 16-9 21-24
June 1, 1969 Cincinnati Reds 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 6-16 16-9 22-25
June 2, 1969 Atlanta Braves 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 6-17 16-9 22-26
June 3, 1969 Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 7-17 16-9 23-26
June 5, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Houston Astros 11 L 8-17 16-10 24-27
June 6, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Houston Astros 3 W 8-17 17-10 25-27
June 7, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Houston Astros 4 L 8-17 17-11 25-28
June 10, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 8-17 18-12 26-29
June 11, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Cincinnati Reds 5 W 8-17 19-12 27-29
June 12, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Cincinnati Reds 4 L 8-17 19-13 27-30
June 13, 1969 Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 8-18 19-13 27-31
June 15, 1969 Houston Astros 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 9-18 19-13 28-31
June 16, 1969 Montreal Expos 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 10-18 19-13 29-31
June 18, 1969 Montreal Expos 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 11-19 19-13 30-32
June 20, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at New York Mets 4 L 12-19 19-14 31-33
June 21, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at New York Mets 3 W 12-19 20-14 32-33
June 24, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Montreal Expos 4 L 12-19 20-17 32-36
June 25, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Montreal Expos 3 W 12-19 21-17 33-36
June 27, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 12-19 23-18 35-37
June 28, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 12-19 23-19 35-38
June 29, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 12 L 12-19 23-21 35-40
June 30, 1969 New York Mets 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 12-20 23-21 35-41
July 1, 1969 New York Mets 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 13-20 23-21 36-41
July 2, 1969 New York Mets 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 14-21 23-21 37-42
July 4, 1969 Chicago Cubs 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 14-23 23-21 37-44
July 5, 1969 Chicago Cubs 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 15-23 23-21 38-44
July 8, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 17-23 24-21 41-44
July 9, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 17-23 24-22 41-45
July 10, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 17-23 26-22 43-45
July 11, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 18-23 26-22 44-45
July 13, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 19-24 26-22 45-46
July 15, 1969 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 21-24 26-22 47-46
July 17, 1969 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 W 23-24 26-22 49-46
July 18, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 23-24 26-23 49-47
July 24, 1969 San Francisco Giants 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 24-24 26-24 50-48
July 26, 1969 San Francisco Giants 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 25-25 26-24 51-49
July 28, 1969 San Diego Padres 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 27-25 26-24 53-49
July 29, 1969 San Diego Padres 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 28-25 26-24 54-49
August 1, 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 30-25 26-24 56-49
August 3, 1969 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 L 31-26 26-24 57-50
August 5, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego Padres 1 W 32-26 27-24 59-50
August 6, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at San Diego Padres 3 L 32-26 27-25 59-51
August 8, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 32-26 29-25 61-51
August 10, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at San Francisco Giants 4 W 32-26 31-25 63-51
August 11, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 W 32-26 32-25 64-51
August 12, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 32-26 32-26 64-52
August 15, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Atlanta Braves 8 L 32-26 33-27 65-53
August 16, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Atlanta Braves 1 W 32-26 34-27 66-53
August 19, 1969 Cincinnati Reds 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 32-27 35-27 67-54
August 20, 1969 Cincinnati Reds 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 33-27 35-27 68-54
August 22, 1969 Atlanta Braves 2 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 34-28 35-27 69-55
August 23, 1969 Atlanta Braves 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 34-29 35-27 69-56
August 26, 1969 Houston Astros 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 35-30 35-27 70-57
August 26, 1969 Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 35-31 35-27 70-58
August 29, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 36-32 35-28 71-60
September 1, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Houston Astros 2 W 36-32 36-30 72-62
September 2, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Houston Astros 7 L 36-32 36-31 72-63
September 5, 1969 Montreal Expos 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 37-32 36-31 73-63
September 6, 1969 Montreal Expos 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 37-33 36-31 73-64
September 8, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 37-34 37-31 74-65
September 10, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 37-34 39-31 76-65
September 10, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 37-34 40-31 77-65
September 11, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 37-34 40-32 77-66
September 12, 1969 Chicago Cubs 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 L 37-35 40-32 77-67
September 13, 1969 Chicago Cubs 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 W 38-35 40-32 78-67
September 15, 1969 New York Mets 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 39-36 40-32 79-68
September 17, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 L 39-37 40-32 79-69
September 18, 1969 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 W 40-37 40-32 80-69
September 19, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 40-37 40-33 80-70
September 19, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 40-37 41-33 81-70
September 22, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at New York Mets 3 L 40-37 42-35 82-72
September 26, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Montreal Expos 1 W 40-37 43-37 83-74
September 27, 1969 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Montreal Expos 1 W 40-37 44-37 84-74
September 30, 1969 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 40-38 45-37 85-75
October 1, 1969 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 W 41-38 45-37 86-75
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Square Mile Broking recognised for 'Exceptional' Customer Service
Square Mile Broking, who arrange bespoke insurance for corporate clients have recorded 'exceptional' customer service levels under the independent Investor in Customers (IIC) assessment process.
This is Square Mile Broking's first IIC assessment and they scored an incredible 8.91 (out of 10), making them the highest recorded IIC result for a company in the financial services and insurance sectors. Not only that but it was the 8th highest score ever recorded for any company going through the IIC process AND the Net Promoter Score ® (NPS®) was phenomenal – bucking industry trends by over 200%. Truly remarkable!
Comments from customers included: "They are an excellent, professional company with very good friendly, knowledgeable staff."; "I have never experienced service like it, the attention to detail is second to none"; "It's the best all round service I have received from an Insurance Broker" and "Knowledgeable staff. Efficient service. Competitive pricing. Treated as an important customer, not a number."
IIC is an independent assessment organisation that conducts rigorous benchmarking exercises. These exercises determine the quality of customer service and relationships across a number of dimensions, including how well a company understands its customers, how it meets their needs and how it engenders loyalty. IIC also compares and contrasts the views of staff and senior management to identify how embedded the customer is within the company's thinking.
Tony Barritt, Managing Director of IIC, commented: "At IIC we work with a number of organisations who claim they deliver an exceptional customer experience. It is very rare that we come across a company that practices what it preaches across all areas of their business. Staff at all levels are committed to delivering an exceptional service and it is clear from the response from Square Mile's clients that they do exactly that!"
Andrew Costello, Director at Square Mile Broking, added:
"The Directors were truly delighted to hear we had received the prestigious '3 Star – Exceptional' award on the first time of applying to IIC under its rigorous and independent accreditation.
It was true reward for the constant work invested by the team, managers and Directors that backed up the level of service we strive to deliver for our clients. This also ties in with our obligations under the Chartered Insurance Broker status.
To secure the top accolade was praise enough for our team, but to achieve the best ever rating for a business within the Insurance & Financial Services sector and to deliver the 8th best score ever for any company going through the process, was an amazing achievement for the business."
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Baghdad Bombing ignites Demand for Better Security
By Editor on 16th July 2016 in Security
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Baghdad’s residents are demanding beefed-up security measures and an international investigation into the gruesome July 3 bombing that rocked Baghdad’s busy Karrada district, killing almost 300 people and injuring 200 more. The death toll […]
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Abadi Orders Police to Stop using Fake Bomb Detectors
By Editor on 5th July 2016 in Security
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has reportedly ordered the removal of ‘ADE651‘ fake bomb detectors from checkpoints, as the death toll from Saturday’s bombings in Baghdad rose to at least 147. According to a report from The Telegraph, he also asked the interior ministry to launch a new investigation into “corrupt deals” […]
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Bomb Detector Conman ordered to pay back £8m
By Editor on 18th June 2016 in Security
By John Lee. A British conman who sold fake bomb detectors to Iraq and other countries has been ordered to pay back nearly £8 million of his ill gotten gains, according to a report from the Daily Mail. James McCormick, who lived a life of luxury by ripping off customers, was jailed for 10 years […]
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Fake Bomb Detectors still Endanger Iraqis
By Editor on 31st January 2015 in Politics, Security
By Shukur Khilkhal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In 2007, the Iraqi Interior Ministry imported 7,000 ADE651 bomb detectors in a deal with British businessman James McCormick. Though widely used at Iraqi checkpoints, these devices have not helped stop the bombings in Baghdad […]
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Money from Fake Bomb Detectors Repatriated
By Editor on 12th September 2014 in Security
By John Lee. Iraq’s Commission of Integrity has reportedly repatriated five billion Iraqi dinars [$4.3 million] that were smuggled to Lebanon. According to Aswat al Iraq, the money, in addition to some real estate investments, were illegally obtained by British businessman James (Jim) McCormick, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in Britain for […]
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Conman Jailed for Selling Fake Bomb Detectors
By Editor on 5th May 2013 in Security
The conman who made $84 million selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq and other countries has been jailed for ten years by a court in the UK. Passing sentence on Jim McCormick, Judge Richard Hone said: “The device was useless, the profits outrageous and your culpability as a fraudster has to be placed in the […]
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SDSU drops five-set heartbreaker to Western Illinois
by: Sean Bower
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (SDSU) – The South Dakota State volleyball team fell to Western Illinois, 3-2 (25-19, 26-24, 22-25, 11-25, 13-15), at the Sanford Pentagon on Sunday in its annual Pink Match.
The Jackrabbits fell to 4-10 overall and 1-1 in Summit League action, while Western Illinois improved to 4-11, 1-1.
“We came out strong. We did exactly what we had talked about and planned on doing, but at some point Western (Illinois) started playing better and we just didn’t match that,” said head coach Nicole Cirillo. “It came down to who wanted it more and I think we kind of rode that roller coaster and just came out on the bottom this time.”
SDSU was led by Makenzie Hennen who recorded her fourth-straight double-double with 21 kills and 15 digs. Ashlynn Smith posted 14 kills and two service aces. Adding nine kills and two blocks was Tori Thompson. Carly Wedel dished out 49 set assists, while recording two service aces and two blocks. Tatum Pickar paced the back row with 19 digs, while Burk added 15 digs.
The Leathernecks led 8-6 before kills from Crystal Burk and Makenzie Hennen evened the score at 8-all. The set remained close until an 8-3 run put the Jacks ahead 18-13. SDSU held the lead the rest of the way, taking the opening set 25-19.
In the second set, a block by Burk halted a WIU 6-0 run and pulled the Jacks even at 11-11. Later in the set, a Hennen kill extended the State advantage to 23-20. WIU regained the lead 24-23 but SDSU captured the last three points with the help of a service ace from Carly Wedel to win set two 26-24.
The Jackrabbits carried the momentum of the first two sets into the third, going back and forth point-for-point with Western Illinois. Makenzie Hennen picked up six of her 21 kills on the day in the third frame, followed by Ashlynn Smith who picked up four of her 14. Down by three, Cirillo called timeout with a score of 21-19 before the Leathernecks went on a 4-3 run win their first set, 25-22.
The Leathernecks jumped out to an early lead in the fourth set and the Jacks quickly found themselves down by 15 headed into set point. A pair of Jackrabbit service errors sealed the deal on the fourth set for Western Illinois, 25-11.
After falling behind early in set five, a trio of Leatherneck errors brought the Jacks back even at 9-9. SDSU kept up, but couldn’t overtake WIU and dropped the final set 15-13.
Makenzie Hennen recorded her fourth straight double-double, eight on the season.
The Jackrabbits are now 17-10 all-time against Western Illinois.
South Dakota State is raising money for the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation in support of breast cancer awareness.
The Jacks hit the road to take on Denver (Oct. 4) and Oral Roberts (Oct. 6) in its first pair of road Summit League matches.
by Travis Fossing / Jan 21, 2020
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Click the video player to view Tuesday's high school basketball highlights, including the Harrisburg girls at Brandon Valley, Washington girls against Roosevelt, and Chamberlain boys at Lennox.
by Grant Sweeter / Jan 21, 2020
LENNOX, S.D. (KELO)- The Lennox Orioles earned a 77-60 win over Chamberlain to win their ninth consecutive game.
The first quarter saw a lot of scoring and a near even game. The Orioles clung to a narrow 20-17 lead.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The NFL Draft isn't until April but college football players are already doing what they can to be a top pick. Some elite athletes are even getting some training right here in KELOLAND.
Temple offensive lineman Matt Hennessy hopes to be an early round draft pick for an NFL franchise.
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Attorney General requests to dismiss complaints against five defendants in DeBrodie case
1 year 7 months 1 week ago Wednesday, June 13 2018 Jun 13, 2018 Wednesday, June 13, 2018 5:07:00 PM CDT June 13, 2018 in News
By: Naomi Klinge, KOMU 8 Digital Producer and Jared Smith, KOMU 8 Reporter
JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Attorney General's office filed a motion Tuesday to dismiss civil rights violation charges against the state employees involved Carl DeBrodie. DeBrodie was found dead in a Fulton storage facility last year.
These state employees are separate from the five people facing criminal charges for DeBrodie's death.
The attorney general's motion states that even if all allegations against the defendants are true, they are not sufficient enough for valid claims against the state defendants.
The defendants and the Department of Mental Health are alleged to have licensed and certified Second Chance Homes, the private facility caring for DeBrodie, but the motion states this does not prove that the defendants had intent to harm DeBrodie.
The attorney general's office also said these five were unaware of any facts that could have led them to think that DeBrodie was in any danger. Therefore, the motion explains the claims should be dismissed.
But DeBrodie's former guardian, Mary Martin, said anyone involved with the case should be tried and prosecuted.
"Yes. They really should be punished. There needs to be a better check system in place," Martin said.
Martin claims that the Department of Mental Health (DMH) should be held responsible for the death of DeBrodie.
"I thought that every person that is apart of DMH as a client as a worker that sees them once every three months," Martin said.
The motion also explains DeBrodie was not in state custody, but in a private facility.
The Attorney General's office sees this as a non-state issue.
The filing also claims these state workers should be protected by the qualified immunity doctrine.
Qualified immunity says federal law shields government workers from things performed in their official capacity.
Through this doctrine, the Attorney General's office sees no proof that these state officials violated DeBrodie's constitutional rights.
The claim of qualified immunity does not sit well with Martin.
She said, "I agree that the [Second Chance Homes workers] had more responsibility in the sense of the day to day and the nurse and the CSS, and all of that, but DMH, they're going to have to keep up with their clients."
The defendants included in the motion to dismiss were the Missouri Department of Mental Health Mark Stringer and Divison of Developmental Disabilities Valerie Huhn, Wendy Witcig, Marcy Volner, and Wendy Davis.
The list did not include Anthony R. Flores, Anthony R.K. Flores, Sherry Paulo, Mary Paulo, and Shaina Osbourne, who were charged with various criminal counts last Tuesday concerning DeBrodie's death.
Assistant Attorney General Michael Pritchett filed the claim Tuesday.
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9-Day Itineraries
Exploring Northern Australia - 9 Days
Explore the natural beauty and diverse wildlife of the northern half of Australia, making your way from tropical Cairns to lively Perth on this 9-day trip. You'll see the Great Barrier Reef, cruise through the wetlands of Kakadu National Park and fly over the magnificent Horizontal Falls. Along the way, you'll learn about aboriginal culture, explore the dramatic Katherine Gorge, and end your journey with a sunrise camel tour on the beach as you gaze out over the Indian Ocean.
Go on a catamaran cruise to the Great Barrier Reef
See crocodiles in Kakadu National Park
Learn about aboriginal culture and history
Fly over the unforgettable Horizontal Falls
Ride a camel on the beach in Broome as you watch the sunrise
Day 1 Arrive in Cairns Cairns
Day 2 The Great Barrier Reef Cairns
Day 3 Cairns - Darwin Darwin
Day 4 Kakadu National Park Darwin
Day 5 Katherine Gorge Cruise & Edith Falls Darwin
Day 6 Darwin - Broome Broome
Day 7 Horizontal Falls Broome
Day 8 Broome - Perth Perth
Day 9 Depart Perth
Day 1: Arrive in Cairns
Make new friends at the butterfly sanctuary in Cairns
Welcome to tropical Queensland, where the rainforest meets the sea! Take the rest of the day to relax after your international flight. If you're up to exploring, visit the pools at the Cairns Lagoon, tuck into a homestyle meal at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, or hang out with the butterflies at the Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary.
Day 2: The Great Barrier Reef
Explore the beautiful Great Barrier Reef
Today you'll board a high-speed catamaran for a full-day outing to the Great Barrier Reef. This breathtaking coral reef is the world's largest and is home to over 3,000 individual reef systems and coral cays. There are hundreds of tropical islands dotted throughout, as well as sun-soaked golden beaches.
Take a dip in the water, explore your surroundings and keep your camera ready as you admire the abundant marine life. A morning tea and buffet lunch will be served on board. Return to Cairns in the late afternoon, and spend the rest of the day at leisure.
Day 3: Cairns - Darwin
Wander through the Darwin Botanic Gardens
Spend the morning exploring at your own pace before heading to the airport for your short domestic flight to Darwin in the Northern Territory. You'll have the afternoon free to wander around town.
This tropical city provides the perfect backdrop to explore some of Australia's unique flora and fauna. Meet some crocodiles with a visit to Crocosaurus Cove, roam around the lush George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens, or take a stroll through the Darwin Waterfront Precinct, where you'll find tons of restaurants, bars, and a man-made beach. Head down to Mindil Beach at sunset to browse the food and crafts markets.
Day 4: Kakadu National Park
Take a river cruise in Kakadu National Park
Wake up early for an hour-and-a-half drive along Stuart Highway, one of the longest roads in the country, to get to Kakadu National Park. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is home to 2,000 plant species and animals like saltwater crocodiles, wild horses, and tropical birds. You'll see rugged cliffs, striking waterfalls, and aboriginal rock art as you explore.
You'll join a local guide on a river cruise through the wetlands of the Yellow Water Billabong in the heart of Kakadu to search for crocs — don't forget your camera! Next, you'll visit the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Center, where you'll meet the indigenous Bininj people and learn about their lives in Kakadu.
Return to Darwin in the evening.
Day 5: Katherine Gorge Cruise & Edith Falls
Enjoy a cruise through Katherine Gorge in the Outback
You'll head into the Outback today, stopping first at the Adelaide River War Cemetary, dedicated to those lost in the air raids in Darwin in the 1940s. Then continue on to the pools of the cascading Edith Falls in Nitmiluk National Park for a refreshing swim.
After lunch, hop on a two-hour cruise through Katherine Gorge, which is actually a network of 13 gorges carved out of billion-year-old sandstone. Along the way, you'll spot aboriginal rock art sites dotted throughout the park. Relax and take in the rugged landscapes and dramatic waterfalls around you before heading back to Darwin in the late evening.
Day 6: Darwin - Broome
Admire the red ochre cliffs set against the aquamarine sea in Broome
Today you will fly from Darwin to Broome. This remote coastal town in northwestern Australia's Kimberley region sits right on the Indian Ocean and is home to the famous Cable Beach. It has a history of pearl farming, and you'll spend the afternoon discovering the town's pearling legacy with a visit to Australia's oldest pearl farm. Make sure to stop by Gantheaume Point to see 130 million-year-old dinosaur footprints before heading to the beach to watch a magnificent sunset.
Day 7: Horizontal Falls
An aerial view of Horizontal Falls
Get ready to explore Kimberley's natural beauty with a visit to the Kooljaman wilderness camp at Cape Leveque. Owned and run by indigenous Bardi Jawi community, the camp is known for its jaw-dropping landscape and astonishing diversity of wildlife. Take part in activities like swimming, snorkeling, fishing, whale watching, or simply combing the shore for seashells.
After lunch, take a stroll along the white-sand beaches and marvel at the striking contrast between the ancient red cliffs and the rich blue of the Indian Ocean. Then head to the Aquaculture Hatchery at One Arm Point, where you'll learn about the Bardi Jawi community's sustainable aquaculture traditions, passed down by generations of ancestors who inhabited this sensitive coastal area. You'll also have the opportunity to peruse locally-crafted souvenirs.
Then board a scenic flight for a trip to Horizontal Falls, one of the Kimberley coast's most stunning natural wonders. Gaps in the cliffs cause seawater to build up on one side than the other, and the falls move horizontally, switching directions with each changing of the tide.
Day 8: Broome - Perth
Perth's Cottesloe Beach
Before departing Broome, take part a sunrise camel tour along Cable Beach. Then make your way to the airport for your flight to Perth.
This capital of Western Australia offers an inviting blend of tranquil beaches and cosmopolitan sophistication. You'll have the rest of the day free to explore at your own pace. If you haven't had enough wildlife yet, head to Caversham Wildlife Park for up-close animal encounters. Visit Cottesloe or Leighton Beaches for fun in the sun, or take the ferry to nearby Rottnest Island for a more quiet beach experience.
Perhaps discover the city's art galleries and wander around the shops of Murray Street and Hey Street. In the evening, make sure to check out Perth's lively bar scene.
Day 9: Depart Perth
Sunset in Perth
Take your last morning to unwind and reflect before heading for the airport for your onward flight.
Map of Exploring Northern Australia - 9 Days
Written by Jasmine Harvy, updated Mar 18, 2019
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Kristen S. Walker wishes she was a pirate mermaid who could speak with sharks, but she settles for being a fantasy author, blogger and nerd. She currently resides in northern California with her family and a rescue cat, but she grew up in the mountains, running barefoot through the woods and chasing imaginary dragons. Her fantasy novels for teens and adults explore diverse characters, detailed worlds, high-stakes adventures and emotional journeys. When she’s not writing, Kristen loves geeky pursuits like gaming, crafting, toy collecting, and cosplay.
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Kristen S. Walker started writing stories at a very young age by dictating them to her mom. Throughout her childhood, she experimented with fiction, song lyrics, poetry, journalism, plays, movie scripts, and essays of many kinds. She wrote her first complete novel, a paranormal thriller filled with ghosts, psychics, and vampires, at the age of seventeen, during one of the first National Novel Writing Month events. The manuscript, “Death Lurks Here,” was shared with friends and family online, but now it’s buried in the dark recesses of her hard drive.
Kristen was homeschooled by her mom, which gave her an unusual childhood, and then started attending college at sixteen. Although she dreamed of becoming a professional author, Kristen’s first experience in a creative writing class was discouraging because the instructor claimed that fantasy (and all other “genre” styles of writing) did not qualify as “real” literature. Kristen switched her major to psychology and graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with her bachelor’s degree, and then because she hadn’t had enough of college, went on to get her teaching certification in early childhood development. Her favorite age group is two-year-olds.
But Kristen didn’t give up on her dream of writing and continued to practice through creative writing books and websites. In 2013, she self-published her first novel, Small Town Witch, a teen contemporary fantasy. Although she hasn’t hit any major bestseller lists (yet), she continues to write and publish her own stories, sharing them online and in print with a small list of fans.
Kristen admits that her stories are not for everyone—although she doesn’t see her stories as an opportunity to preach her life views, she does have some unconventional beliefs which are in the background of her writing. It doesn’t take much reading between the lines to realize that Kristen is bisexual, Wiccan, a liberal feminist, and believes strongly that all people deserve equality. In particular, her diverse characters across the spectrums of racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities have drawn some criticism. But as a proud supporter of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement, Kristen refuses to compromise her values just to attract a wider audience.
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Sobriety checkpoints don't net many drunk driving arrests but police, MADD say they're crucial
Victim's mother says blitzes deter drunk driving
Posted: 4:41 PM, Nov 14, 2018
By: Kara Kenney
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The holidays are prime time for drinking alcohol, and typically the busiest time of year for drunk driving arrests.
Central Indiana law enforcement agencies will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, which typically cost thousands of dollars each.
WRTV television station in Indianapolis dug into the numbers to find out how many arrests police are making at checkpoints, and what it means for you on the road if you get stopped.
THE IMPACT OF DRUNK DRIVING — SILINA’S STORY
At the age of 17, Silina Kelshaw wasn’t a poet.
But on June 10, 2002 she wrote a poem to her friend.
Silina’s mother, Pam Kelshaw, shared it with Call 6 Investigates Kara Kenney.
"I love you unconditionally your heart I see, so when in need please call on me. I am your guardian angel," said Pam as she read Silina’s poem.
Hours after writing those words, a drunk driver killed Silina.
“That day she says ‘I love you mommy’ and I said ‘ditto’ and that was the last words I said to my daughter,” Kelshaw said.
The driver, Jimmy Powers, was driving 120 mph and ran a stop sign.
Powers received an eight-year sentence for vehicular homicide, but served less than four years in prison.
To honor Silina’s memory, Pam Kelshaw stops by DUI checkpoints to remind officers of Silina’s story and the importance of catching drunk drivers.
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS — THE COST AND RESULTS
WRTV cameras captured a Friday night sobriety checkpoint on Madison Avenue as part of the national campaign “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”
“We are here to detect impaired drivers,” said Indianapolis Metro Police Sgt. Michael Duke. “We’re interacting with a lot more people when we have a checkpoint than if we were out just roaming.”
The Friday night checkpoint cost $5,000, and was federally funded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
“We are not playing,” Duke said. “We don’t play. If we can arrest you, you’re going to jail for DUI.”
WRTV cameras were rolling during a scary moment as a teenage driver peeled out of the checkpoint, leaving his driver’s license with police and narrowly missing officers and a WRTV photographer.
“The car had marijuana in it, and that’s why he fled,” Duke said. “Lately we’re getting a lot more marijuana issues. They roll down the window and the odor of marijuana comes out and that’s probable cause to look into the car.”
A warrant was issued for the teen’s arrest, and he was later charged with resisting law enforcement, criminal recklessness, and possession of marijuana.
But what about arresting drunk drivers at the checkpoint?
More than 700 vehicles drove through the checkpoint going southbound on Madison Avenue.
Of the 368 vehicles checked by police on August 24, officers arrested only one drunken driver— David Steven Callahan.
Prosecutors filed criminal charges against David Steven Callahan and he pleaded guilty Oct. 10 to operating while intoxicated.
Callahan reached a plea agreement and was sentenced to 6 months of probation, a 60-day license suspension, a substance abuse evaluation, and he can’t consume alcohol while on probation.
“David realized he made a poor choice in driving and wanted to resolve this quickly and get this behind him,” his attorney Eric Crupp said.
Statistics show of the hundreds of vehicles checked by police on August 24, only .3% resulted in a drunk driving arrest.
So, was that a fluke?
WRTV obtained statewide statistics from the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for the past four years, which includes checkpoints funded through ICJI and NHTSA overtime grants.
Of the 91,278 vehicles that went through checkpoints, either drove through without stopping or those that stopped, less than 1% of the drivers were arrested for operating while intoxicated.
If you pass through a sobriety checkpoint, data shows you’re more likely to get a citation for something other than drunk driving. Among the violations most often cited — speeding, following too close, texting and improper lane usage, among others.
Duke said their goal with sobriety checkpoints is to get as many cars through as possible and to find the drunk drivers.
"We are looking for impaired drivers, that’s what we’re here for,” Duke said. “We’re not here looking for someone with an expired license plate. We don’t run people to determine if there's a warrant for their arrest because it just slows everything down.”
Duke said taking officers off their regular patrols to work a sobriety checkpoint is well worth it.
“The (arrest) numbers may not be that high, but when I go out in the night and make 15 to 20 traffic stops I don't make 15 to 20 DUI arrests,” he said. “Those numbers you don't bat a thousand every time. You do your best."
MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING REACTS TO WRTV'S FINDINGS
WRTV shared our findings with Mothers Against Drunk Driving spokeswoman Annie Baker, who said arrest numbers were not concerning.
“We know checkpoints are not for high arrest rates,” Baker said. “We aren’t looking for huge numbers. We are looking for the publicity of the checkpoint and to inform the community and send a message that it’s not going to be tolerated.”
Baker said sobriety checkpoints work to stop drunk driving.
“I think that’s why we see them so often,” said Baker. “We know if they’re consistent and publicized well, then they are effective.”
Baker said publicizing OWI checkpoints deters people from drinking and driving in the first place.
“It reminds people to continue to think ahead and make those arrangements prior because they know that law enforcement is out,” said Baker. “I think that’s a big misconception about the purpose of the checkpoints, and it’s kind of hush hush like it’s a secret or something. We want people to know so they don’t make a bad decision that night.”
Baker said arrests are just one part of a bigger picture in changing behavior.
The biggest cost of sobriety checkpoints is staffing — typically agencies have at least a dozen officers working four hours for a total cost of about $2,000 to $7,000 each checkpoint.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving says they are a good use of taxpayer money.
“I think so if it saves lives it is worth it,” Baker said.
INDIANA ONE OF 37 STATES THAT ALLOW SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, Indiana is one of 37 states that allow police to conduct sobriety checkpoints.
Some states prohibit them by state law or Constitution .
Other methods to catch drunk drivers include roving patrols and saturation patrols in which police drive around areas where people often drink and drive.
Police agencies in Indiana and MADD plan for sobriety checkpoints to continue in Indiana, although they admit it’s tough to measure how many people checkpoints deter from drinking and driving.
Pam Kelshaw wishes someone had stopped the drunk driver who killed her daughter Silina.
“I would love to see an increase in sobriety checkpoints,” she said. “I feel they’re out there doing it for Silina.”
All she has left is Silina’s blanket, memories and the hope that her story will save someone else’s life.
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Bishop Cantú breaks silence on Hobbs priest accused of sexual abuse
Cantú spoke candidly about what he did — and didn't do — when he learned about sexual abuse allegations involving Father Ricardo Bauza.
Bishop Cantú breaks silence on Hobbs priest accused of sexual abuse Cantú spoke candidly about what he did — and didn't do — when he learned about sexual abuse allegations involving Father Ricardo Bauza. Check out this story on lcsun-news.com: http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/2018/05/30/bishop-cantu-hobbs-priest-accused-sexual-abuse/656419002/
Carlos Andres López, Las Cruces Sun-News Published 8:00 p.m. MT May 30, 2018
Bishop Oscar Cantú addresses allegations of sexual battery against Rev. Ricardo Bauza, a priest in Hobbs, on Wednesday May 30, 2018, at the Las Cruces Catholic Diocese.(Photo: Josh Bachman/Sun-News)Buy Photo
LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces Bishop Oscar Cantú on Wednesday disputed allegations that the diocese conspired to cover up an investigation involving a Hobbs priest who has been charged with sexually assaulting a man. The bishop also maintained that diocesan officials did not receive complaints from Las Cruces parishioners over an eight-year period when the accused priest was at St. Genevieve Catholic Church.
Cantú spoke candidly about what he did — and didn't do — when he learned about sexual abuse allegations involving Father Ricardo Bauza last year.
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In October 2017, Hobbs police charged Bauza, 51, the former pastor at St. Genevieve who was relocated to Hobbs in 2014 to serve as the pastor of St. Helena Catholic Church, with one misdemeanor count of criminal sexual contact following an investigation into allegations that Bauza sexually assaulted an adult male in the rectory shower at St. Helena in 2016.
Ricardo Bauza (Photo: Courtesy)
A criminal complaint alleges Bauza allowed the man to shower in the rectory. As the man was showering, Bauza allegedly entered the shower without clothing and began washing the man's body, including his genital area, according to the complaint. A second, similar incident occurred about a week later, the complaint alleges.
The allegations later became the basis of a civil lawsuit against Bauza and the diocese that was filed in February by the victim in the criminal case. The lawsuit alleges, among other claims, that church officials aided Bauza when the criminal allegations surfaced and helped him flee prosecution. It also accuses Bauza of sexual battery.
In February, Bauza surrendered to authorities in Hobbs about a week after the lawsuit had been filed in 3rd Judicial District Court in Las Cruces, and more than three months after Hobbs police obtained a warrant for his arrest.
On Wednesday, Cantú disputed some of the most egregious allegations in the lawsuit, and said he sought to "clarify misinformation." He asserted that Bauza had no history of abuse while he served as the pastor of St. Genevieve, the only Las Cruces church he oversaw for the diocese.
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"I had received no — in my five years in the diocese — no complaints (about Bauza)," he said. "As a matter of fact," he added, "I reviewed his file last week, and there was not a single complaint. In fact, there were several positive letters written on his behalf."
Bishop Oscar Cantu
Cantú said he relocated Bauza to Hobbs in 2014 because Bauza had completed his assignment at St. Genevieve, and St. Helena was in need of a pastor. The reassignment had nothing to do with abuse or misconduct allegations, Cantú said. Ordained by the diocese in 2006, Bauza's first assignment was at St. Genevieve. Cantú said priest terms run about six years on average.
Allegations of sexual abuse involving Bauza first reached Cantú in May 2017, he said.
More: Suit alleges Las Cruces diocese aided priest charged with sexual battery
The victim had confided in two brothers, both employees at St. Helena, telling them about the alleged shower incident. The brothers took the allegations to the diocese and eventually spoke with Cantú. (The brothers would later claim they were fired by diocese in retaliation for reporting the allegations; one was fired for an unrelated reason, and the other remains on paid administrative leave, according to Cantú.)
Bishop Oscar Cantú, addressing the on going investigation and allegations of sexual battery against Rev. Ricardo Bauza, in Hobbs New Mexico in 2016. Wednesday May 30, 2018 at the Las Cruces Catholic diocese. (Photo: Josh Bachman/Sun-News)
"One of my first concerns was whether there were any minors involved," Cantú said.
No minors were involved, but that was of little consolation, Cantú said.
"I assured them that I would act on it and I would investigate it," he said.
However, it took Cantú until that July to address the allegations in a face-to-face meeting with Bauza, he said. That was because Cantú said he had several travel commitments that he was unable to cancel or reschedule, and then he became ill after visiting Cuba. He insisted that the brothers and the victim were aware of his travel plans and that he wasn't available to address their complaint for several weeks.
Cantú also pointed out Wednesday that the brothers and the victim were free to report the allegations to police, which they did in August 2017, according to court records. Neither Cantú nor any other diocesan official ever reported the allegations to police — something Cantú said he regrets. He and other administrators are currently reviewing their action, or inaction, related to the Bauza case, he said.
"I've never had to this," Cantú said of the ordeal.
When asked if he would have done anything differently, Cantú said, "I probably would have alerted the authorities early on."
Following the July meeting, the diocese sent Bauza to a Houston-area treatment center, Cantú said. He didn't clarify what kind of treatment center. Bauza remained at the center until January.
While Bauza was at the facility, Hobbs police, in October, filed the criminal complaint against him and obtained a warrant for his arrest. The following month, Bauza's criminal charges made headlines.
Cantú said he first learned of the criminal charges against Bauza sometime after they were made public in news reports. Then, in either late November or early December, a deacon serving as general counsel for the diocese reached out to Hobbs police, Cantú said, informing officials about Bauza's whereabouts in Texas.
Cantú claimed police were not in a hurry to arrest Bauza, insisting that if there had been a rush, the diocese would have made arrangements to transport Bauza to Hobbs.
In February, after completing the treatment program, Bauza voluntarily surrendered to Hobbs police. He was released from jail the same day on an unsecured $2,000 bond, court records show. A week earlier, an attorney representing the unnamed victim filed the civil lawsuit against Bauza and the diocese.
The diocese and Bauza have each asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit. A pretrial conference has been scheduled for November, followed by a docket call in December, both before Judge Manuel Arrieta. A trial date has not been scheduled.
Meanwhile, Bauza's defense attorney in the criminal case is slated to conduct witness interviews with the victim and one of the brothers on Friday at the Hobbs District Attorney's Office, according to a court filing. Bauza has pleaded not guilty to the charge; no trial date has been scheduled.
Cantú said Wednesday he is working on ways to improve protocols and procedures to prevent a similar situation and better safeguard parishioners. This would include continuing mandatory safe environment training for any staff or volunteer who may have contact with children.
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Additionally, Cantú plans to give priests access to a psychologist during an annual spring gathering. He also plans to install an "elder priest" whose sole job would be to travel throughout the diocese, ministering and checking in on priests.
The elder priest would report to Cantú but would keep his conversations with priests private. Cantú also said he is reviewing the diocese's policy on rectories.
Cantú said he is in regular contact with Bauza, who is not allowed to minister at this time. Cantú said he is waiting until the criminal and civil cases are wrapped up to determine Bauza's future with the diocese. But Bauza remains "incardinated" in the diocese, which is different from being a standard employee, Cantú said.
"With an incardinated priest, it's more on the realm of a family," he said. "You can't fire your dad or brother. You may not want to have contact with them ... He belongs to us."
Carlos Andres Lopez can be reached at 575-541-5453, carlopez@lcsun-news.com or @carlopez_los on Twitter.
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Torrential rains create problems across Lebanon County
Torrential rains from a freakish October thunderstorm created havoc for Lebanon County emergency responders Wednesday...
Torrential rains create problems across Lebanon County Torrential rains from a freakish October thunderstorm created havoc for Lebanon County emergency responders Wednesday... Check out this story on ldnews.com: https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/2015/10/29/torrential-rains-create-problems-across-lebanon-county/74873184/
Lebanon Published 10:00 a.m. ET Oct. 29, 2015
Daylight reveals damage to a building at Manheim and Cumberland streets that collapsed during Wednesday night's torrential rain.(Photo: MICHAEL K. DAKOTA)
Torrential rains from a freakish October thunderstorm created havoc for Lebanon County emergency responders Wednesday night, including in Annville Township where a garage collapsed.
Annville-Cleona Fire District crews were called to Manheim Street shortly after 9 p.m. where they found a concrete garage wall had shifted, causing the roof to collapse. The wall fell on wires causing power outages in nearby homes, said fire Chief Paul Longenecker. No injuries were reported.
The area around Manheim and Cumberland streets will remain closed until the area is secured, Longenecker said. He predicted the owner of the building would have to tear down the structure, and set a preliminary estimate on the damages at $100,000.
That was just one of many incidents that fire and ambulance crews were dispatched to shortly after the storm swept through the area about 8:30 p.m., causing a deluge that continued for almost two hours.
They included a call that sent crews from Palmyra, Campbelltown and Lawn fire companies to 101 Gentry Court in South Londonderry where a lightning strike caught a house on fire.
Fire crews were also called to rescue trapped motorists from vehicles stuck in high water at 16th and Cumberland streets in Lebanon and on roads in Palmyra Borough and North Londonderry, South Londonderry and Annville townships. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents. The rain also played a role in a number of motor vehicle accidents. Police reports were not immediately available.
The rains also caused flooding in a basement in Palmrya at 36 N. Railroad St. about 9:45 p.m. Palmyra firefighters found a wall partially collapsed, and the occupants were evacuated, according to dispatch reports.
Problems continued during the overnight hours Wednesday into Thursday. Emergency crews were called to clear a downed tree in Millcreek Township on South Sheridan Road at 2:35 a.m., and in South Londonderry Township in the 200 block of Church Road at 6:40 a.m.
In North Cornwall Township Neversink Fire Co. was called to Meadow Lane and Oak Street for downed wires shortly before 1 a.m. and in Heidelberg Township, Newmanstown Fire Co. was called out to clear a tree on wires at 10:13 p.m. at Stohler Lane and Canaan Grove Road.
As many as 80 people were without power in a handful of areas throughout the county Thursday morning, according to Met-Ed power outage mas.
High water remained on some roadways at daybreak Thursday, including in Bethel Township where crews from Fredericksburg, Mt. Zion and Jonestown fire companies were dispatched at 6:14 a.m. to rescue a motorist trapped in his car in knee-high water on Mountain Zion Road just east of the bridge near Greble Road. The man climbed out of his car through a window and climbed onto a firefighter's pickup truck, according to county dispatch. He was not injured.
The bridge remained closed after the incident, according to PennDOT. Another bridge in Bethel Township, along Airport Road, was also closed, according to PennDOT.
Lincoln School Road near Route 22 in East Hanover Township was closed Thursday at noon.
The rains also caused the National Weather Service to issue a flood warning Thursday morning for the Swatara Creek at Harper's Tavern. The river was expected to rise above its 9-feet flood stage by late Thursday morning and crest near 9.3 feet before falling below flood stage late Thursday afternoon.
Photographer Jeremy Long contributed to this report.
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Judgment Search Results Home > Cases Phrase: ancient hindu law Year: 1974 Page 9 of about 171 results (0.064 seconds)
Feb 11 1974 (SC)
Ediga Anamma Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh
Court : Supreme Court of India
Decided on : Feb-11-1974
Reported in : AIR1974SC799; 1974CriLJ683; (1974)4SCC443; [1974]3SCR329
..... of their use, the borrandous features of the crime and hapless, helpless state of the victim, and the like, steal the heart of the law for a sterner sentence. we cannot obviously feed into a judicial computer all such situations since they are astrological imponderables in an imperfect and undulating ..... section 302 keeps two options open and the question is of great moment.26. let us crystallise the positive indicators against death sentence under indian law currently. where the murderer is too young or too old, the clemency of penal justice helps him. where the offender suffers from socio-economic, ..... life being the exception and long deprivation of liberty the rule fits the social mood and realities and the direction of the penal and processual laws.24. while deterrence through threat of death may still be a promising strategy in some frightful areas of murderous crime, to espouse a monolithic ..... formerly when death was the rule and life term the exception, for recorded reasons. in the new criminal procedure code, 1973 a great change has overtaken the law. section 354(3) reads:354(3) when the conviction is for an offence punishable with death or, in the alternative, with imprisonment for life ..... that in jagmohan singh v. state of u.p. : 1973crilj370 , there was an argument about the absence of procedure laid down by the law for determining whether the sentence of death or something less is appropriate in the case. the court viewed this criticism from the constitutional angle and observed .....
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Mar 25 1974 (SC)
Mohd. Yunus Saleem Vs. Shiv Kumar Shastri and ors.
Decided on : Mar-25-1974
Reported in : AIR1974SC1218; (1974)4SCC854; [1974]3SCR738
..... beginning at the meeting and he also addressed the gathering supporting kalyan singh and requested them to vote for him as he was a hindu and that they should not vote for the petitioner who was a muslim butcher, whose members of the community butchered the innocent hindus ..... of withdrawal from being a candidate, it is not limited to a candidate who has been validly nominated and who has withdrawn earlier according to law. it is because of this reason that the words 'retire from contest' become unnecessary and were advisedly deleted by the legislature.11. again ..... announced his withdrawal and requested his supporters to transfer their allegiance to shastri8. before we discuss the evidence, we may deal with a question of law addressed by mr. hardy, learned counsel for the contesting respondent. according to the learned counsel, even assuming that any gratification was offered to ..... and subject to the like sanction and conditions if any, to add to, amend, vary or rescind any notifications, orders, rules or bye-laws so issuedthe election commission in this case exercised power under section 30 of the act and issued the notification appointing the various dates mentioned therein ..... samyukt socialist party.3. the. appellant alleges several corrupt practices in his election petition before the high court and also raises certain question of law. the chief election commissioner has been impleaded as a respondent in this appeal. the high court has repelled the contentions of the appellant. we .....
Jul 24 1974 (SC)
N. Boman Behram (Dead) by Lrs. and anr. Vs. State of Mysore and anr.
Decided on : Jul-24-1974
Reported in : AIR1974SC1717; (1974)2SCC316; [1975]1SCR557; 1974(6)LC451(SC)
..... (2) of the constitution. the contention is utterly unsound. the land acquisition act is a piece of legislation which provides for acquisition of property for public purpose by authority of law for an amount which may be determined in accordance with the principles specified in the land acquisition act.10. the proviso states that no award shall be made without the .....
Jan 17 1974 (HC)
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs. Thakur Shipping Co. Ltd.
Court : Delhi
Decided on : Jan-17-1974
Reported in : ILR1974Delhi650
..... both by academic writers and judges. his observations have been described as 'sweeping assertion' and as 'the most oblique of obiter dicta' (chashire & fifoot-law of contract, 8th edition page 444).(35) in 1926 the observations of lord justice knight bruce were adopted by the judicial committee and formed the basis ..... prescribe that, at least as a general rule, where a man by gift or purchase acquires property' from another, with knowledge of a previous contract lawfully and for valuable consideration made by him with a third person to use and employ the property for a particular purpose in a specified manner, the ..... compelled to come to terms with the charterers. in my opinion it cannot be done for reasons more than one.(31) to understand the principles of law relating to injunctions in cases of ships three notable decisions have to be examined.(32) in de mattos (1) (supra) in 1858 it was ..... with regard to the withdrawal of the ship? the shipowner claimed that they have a right to withdraw the ship and their action was perfectly lawful. the charterers, on the other hand claimed that the shipowners have no right to withdraw the ship and she must be put at their command ..... to any other party on hire or otherwise till the expiry of the period of the charterparty.(12) this case raises interesting questions regarding the shipping law. two questions have been canvassed with regard to the application for injunction. the first question is whether the injunction issued by chawla, j. should be .....
Triveni Bai and ors. Vs. Swaroop Chand and ors.
Court : Rajasthan
Reported in : 1974WLN13
..... . v. vadakke poduvath devaki arrma's daughter janaki amma : air1969ker121 . the contrary view taken in the cases cited by the leraned counsel for the appellants does not lay down good law in view of the supreme court decision noted above.18. it is next contended that there is nothing to indicate on the record that symbolical possession was delivered to the ..... with some ulterior object of his own, and thereafter subsequently and as a second instalment asks for khas possession. the question is whether such a course is permissible under the law. i am of opinion that it is not.the case came up for consideration by the supreme court in shew bax mohata and anr. v. bangal breweries ltd. and ors .....
Sep 20 1974 (HC)
State of Rajasthan Vs. Sahab Ram
Decided on : Sep-20-1974
Reported in : 1974WLN785
..... j observed that that case adjudged capital sentence constitutional and whatever our view of the social invalidity of the death penalty, personal predilections must bow to the law as by this court declared. he also quoted with approval the noble words of justice stanley mosk of california uttered in a death sentence case:as a ..... in evidence that two of the murdered men, kernail singh and dewan singh, had bet n prosecuted for the murder of gurnam singh the brother in-law of kesar singh and had been acquitted.therefore, although we hold that kesar singh was guilty of an offence punishable under section 302, indian penal code ..... discharged. it may be that the appellant had grown up from childhood hearing the useful story from his widowed sister, of the murder of his brother in law, gurnam sitsgh, who was a step brother of gurdev singh. the appellant, who is a young man, may have been impelled (sic) on by the ..... year to year. the land which was under their cultivation, was rightly or wrongly allotted to sahab ram the aggrieved parties went to the court of law in appeal against the order of allotting authority. het ram and other succeeded in appeal and the allotment was cancelled. sahab ram challenged that order ..... the sessions judge. in so doing the high court will be assisted by the opinion expressed by the sessions judge, but under the provisions of the law above mentioned, it is for high court to come to an independent conclusion of its own. 12. reference may also be made to another decision .....
Jul 22 1974 (HC)
In Re: Karunakaran and anr.
Court : Chennai
Reported in : 1975CriLJ798
..... form first information report to the sub-magistrate. we make the following suggestions to ensure that the really guilty (legally proved to be guilty) may not escape the clutches of law and the really innocent may not be falsely implicated by the ingenuity of the prosecuting machinery.27. in, some instances we were not able to find out at what precise ..... advantage of this murder and implicate this second appellant and tamilarasan who are at large and who seem to give a lot of anxiety and trouble to the forces of law and order by fomenting agrarian trouble and class hatred but unfortunately exhibit p-l does not even speak of the words 'and others' or 'vagaira'., therefore, they have got to ..... of 1974) is accordingly dismissed.25. before parting with this case, we would like to observe that india is a land of freedom under law. even the crimes of naxalites must be legally proved before courts of law. we cannot treat or equate naxalites as hardened criminals and hang them on the merest production of flimsy and fabricated evidence. undoubtedly there is .....
Feb 27 1974 (HC)
State of Orissa Vs. Padmalochan Panda
Court : Orissa
Reported in : AIR1975Ori41
..... within the purview of delegated sovereign authority. (viii) the sovereign function of the state must necessarily include the maintenance of the army, various departments of the government for maintenance of law and order and proper administration of the country which would include magistracy and police and the machinery for administration of justice. (ix) where the employment in the course of which ..... of undertakings which might be carried on by private in-dividuals without having such powers delegated to them was drawn. by sovereign powers it was meant dowers which cannot be lawfully exercised except by sovereign, or private individual delegated by a sovereign to exercise them. 9. it would be profitable to extract the ultimate conclusion of their lordships in paragraph ..... as the dominion of india and the corresponding provinces or the corresponding indian states might have sued or been sued if this constitution had not been enacted.' the position of law as developed by authorities is now the same as it was prior to the constitution. the east india company not only exercised powers of government, but also carried on ..... pay damages to the plaintiff for the alleged acts, if any done by defendants 2 and 3 which they were doing in exercise of the sovereign function of maintenance of law and order and preservation of government property. 2. the learned subordinate judge, bargarh, recorded the following findings:(i) though the plaintiff received injuries he failed to establish that he .....
iftikhar Ahmed and ors. Vs. Syed Meharban Ali and ors.
Reported in : AIR1974SC749; (1974)2SCC151; [1974]3SCR464; 1974(6)LC257(SC)
..... the board in sheoparsan singh v. ramanandan prasad narayan singh a.i.r. 1916 p.c. 78 that the rule of res judicata 'while founded on ancient precedent is dictated by a wisdom which is for all time' and that the application of the rule by the courts 'should be influenced by no technical ..... of the high court would not operate as res judicata on the question of title to the properties. if an award sets forth a proposition of law which is erroneous, then the award is liable to be set aside under section 30 of the arbitration act. this court has held that the provisions ..... considerations of form, but by matter of substance within the limits allowed by law.the raison d'etre of the rule is to confer finality on decisions arrived at by competent courts between interested parties after genuine contest; and to allow ..... of the appeal and his legal representatives, the present appellants, prosecuted the appeal. the district judge held, that the award suffered from an error of law apparent on the face of the record in that the arbitrator ignored the judgment of the high court which operated as res judicata as regards the title ..... of the arbitrator, based as it was on that judgment operating as res judicata, was manifestly wrong and the award was consequently vitiated by an error of law apparent on the face of the award. he, therefore, set aside the award and remitted the case to the arbitrator for a fresh decision.4. the .....
Apr 11 1974 (SC)
Maganlal Chhaganlal (P) Ltd. Vs. Municipal Corporation of Greater Bomb ...
Decided on : Apr-11-1974
Reported in : AIR1974SC2009; (1974)2SCC402a; [1975]1SCR1
..... upon us and are engulfing and annihilating us--engulfing and annihilating the very devotees that worshipped at their shrine. so the air is full of new cults that disavow the ancient faiths. some of them tell us that instead of seeking certainty in the word, the outward sign, we are to seek for something deeper, a certainty relative and temporary, ..... benjamin nathan cardozo by margaret e. hall). at the same time, it has to be borne in mind that certainty and continuity are essential ingredients of rule of law. certainty in law would be considerably eroded and suffer a serious set back if the highest court of the land readily overrules the view expressed by it in earlier cases, even though ..... provisions of the criminal procedure code which provide immunity from prosecution without sanction of the government for offences by public servants in relation to their official acts, the policy of the law being that public officials should not be unduly harassed by private prosecution unless in the opinion of the government, there were reasonable grounds for prosecuting the public servant which ..... provisions of the criminal procedure code which provide immunity from prosecution without sanction of the government for offences by public servants in relation to their official acts, the policy of the law being that public officials should not be unduly harassed by private prosecution unless in the opinion of the government, there were reasonable grounds for prosecuting the public servant which .....
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MPs in last ditch bid to save Glenfield Heart Unit as decision looms
A decision on the future of the crucial unit will be made tomorrow
Dan MartinPolitics Reporter
MPs from across the East Midlands are making a final effort to persuade NHS bosses to spare the Glenfield Heart Unit.
They will be gathering at Parliament today after Prime Minister's Question Time to make the case for the centre to be reprieved.
On Thursday NHS England will announce whether the Glenfield unit will be sacrificed as part of a major national review of children's heart surgery.
Leicester West MP Liz Kendall is among a large number of politicians around the region opposed to the closure.
Leicester West MP Liz Kendall
She said: "We will never give up on this fight.
"We are absolutely determined to save this service so they can keep providing the best care for children right across the East Midlands.”
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In the latest campaign to save children’s heart surgery at Glenfield, more than 130,000 people signed the petition of support to keep the unit open.
As well as wide support from patients, staff at the hospital and members of the public, the campaign has received cross-party support with MPs from right across the East Midlands.
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Man charged with causing a public nuisance in Leicester city centre
He is set to appear at Leicester Magistrates' court
Jacob Jarvis
A man has been charged with causing a public nuisance in Leicester city centre on Tuesday.
Mark Porter, 31, of East Bond Street, will appear in Leicester Magistrates’ Court later this month.
Causeway Lane, Church Gate, East Bond Street and St Peter's Lane were all cordoned off during the incident.
A man was seen in the city centre standing on a sloped roof near a skylight at 6.30am.
Incident in East Bond Street, Leicester city centre (Image: Tom Mack)
Buses into the city centre were diverted too, with Arriva Midlands East unable to provide service to stops in Causeway Lane.
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About Johnnesburg
by craigsand | Nov 26, 2018 | Johannesburg | 0 comments
Johannesburg exchanged his work suit for a shiny golden jacket. This city has long been a place to visit business, but it is a holiday destination with a vibrant culture and adventure. Like a high-veld weather storm, the city springs with energy, and where the city center was a place you would love to avoid, it is a must-see adventure for adventurous tourists today. When you arrive in Johannesburg, you can immediately feel why Jozi is the playground of young people and entrepreneurs. Johannesburg is making a stir – this is after all Africa’s New York. Come experience the pulsating energy with LekkeSlaap.
Johannesburg is an impressive place. Those who were not yet in Johannesburg often imagine a faint gray city, but Johannesburg is the largest urban forest in the world – there are more than 10 million trees and 600 parks in the city! When you’re on the tallest building in Africa, the Carlton Skyscraper, you’ll see endless tree peaks that grow between the buildings. Kapenaars easily mentioned Johannesburg’s crime investigation, but in this fast-paced city, police take about 60 seconds to respond to a crime scene. In Johannesburg, the pass is at full speed and skyscrapers and shopping centers are built almost overnight. All that takes longer in Johannesburg than in the rest of the country is that eggs need to be cooked longer (just a minute longer) because the city is located so far from the sea.
Johannesburg has an interesting history of dust and gold. There was discovered gold in this area in 1886, which caused a gold storm and city. Thousands of people wanted to share in wealth and went to Johannesburg to work in the mines and this mass migration still takes place. Johannesburg is South Africa’s business center and the playground of young entrepreneurs and magnates. The city’s role in the golden years and apartheid years has created a fascinating heritage and here are many historical sites and museums for curious tourists. At the Apartheid Museum, visitors are greeted with a “Only Whites” entrance, and it is one of the best places to learn more about South Africa’s political history.
Art lovers can visit the Wits Art Museum, a young art gallery that is already a leader in modern and contemporary African art. A guided tour of Soweto will give you a glimpse of contemporary Johannesburg culture, and here you will find a taste of its colorful and dynamic street life. In Vilakazi Street, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu remained – two Nobel prize winners who were neighbors! For a comprehensive cultural experience, you can walk the Maponeng Walk, where many art galleries and unique shops offer bargains.
Johannesburg is not just a city of gold and steel – as mentioned above, there are numerous parks and nature reserves in the area. When you are tired of life in the city, follow the M16 to Emerentia Dam, where you can relax with a fishing rod in your hand. Johannesburg is at its greenest between November and April, but this dam is especially a photographer’s dream during autumn when the trees dazzle the orange to red. On the western bank of the dam lies the Johannesburg Botanical Gardens. Go for a walk at the unique Shakespeare garden, where every herb that Shakespeare referred to in his plays was planted. More than 4500 rose bushes were planted in the adjacent rose garden.
Drive further to Kloofendal, where you will find 120 bird species at the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden and the only breeding pair of whitewashed eagles in Johannesburg, or take a hiking trail in the Suikerbos Nature Reserve. If you spend only one day in Johannesburg and the city’s quick pace will shorten your time, you must visit Johannesburg’s zoo. It is especially a nice place to visit a long flight and here you can see white lions!
Eating out In Johannesburg
Johannesburg has restaurants and places to visit for all tastes and ages. Whether you are a young worker who wants a drink after a hard day at the office or a family who wants to relax with pizzas in the weekend – there are numerous places. Bambanani in Melville is a restaurant with a wonderful play area and caregivers that ensure the adults and children have a good time. On Beyers Naude Drive you can go to the Lifestyle Garden Center for weekends. Children can play heartfelt while the parents are shopping with green fingers. Students and young workers will appreciate Braamfontein’s live nightlife. Randlords is a roof top that offers breathtaking views of the city and is the ideal place for cocktail after work.
Kitchener’s Carbery is the second oldest pub in the area and The Guildhall serves Portuguese food with local beers. Make your throat wet at Gilro microbrewery in Muldersdrif or do a proper beer tour at the SAB World of Beer. Afrikaners will be fond of a meal at Zietsies, an intimate restaurant where Elsabe Zietsman will cook and entertain guests. In the south of Johannesburg there is an excellent Portuguese restaurant called Parereirinha. Just go to the smoking area and see the boxes that hung hundreds of satisfied guests there.
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Narrow Web Profile: Artex Label & Graphics
Close relationships, exceptional service and embracing craft culture are hallmarks of this Michigan label manufacturer.
A Mark Andy Performance Series press at Artex Label
Artex Label’s manufacturing facility in Zeeland, MI
Many Artex Label clients are finding success in “craft” markets.
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Artex Label & Graphics
740 Case Karsten Dr., Zeeland, MI, USA 49464
www.artexlabel.com
Though Artex Label was founded in 1999, its history dates back more than 50 years ago. Founded as the in-house printing division of Michigan-based Batts, one of the nation’s largest wooden clothing hanger manufacturers, the company had a single standalone label press – a robust workhorse with five color stations and print speeds exceeding 200 fpm – a remarkable feat at the time.
As the business grew, so too did its number of presses. A second, larger press was added that provided Batts with not only a competitive edge but also a means to break into other label markets.
In the late 1990s, Batts sold its wood hanger division to a competitor. Terry Gruppen, Batts’ multi-plant manager at the time, was given the opportunity to purchase the company’s printing assets. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and the desire to grow a business, Gruppen started Artex Label with the Batts equipment – most of the original Batts crew stayed on board. Right away, the newly-formed Artex Label expanded its offerings beyond hanger labels, moving into labels for markets such as food and beverage, cleaning products and industrial labels, educational and promotional stickers, pharmaceuticals and more.
Growth came slowly but surely, and Artex moved from its original location near downtown Zeeland, into its current 30,000 square foot facility, also In Zeeland. The move put the presses all on the same floor, streamlined production and nearly doubled the size of the company. Today, there are 35 employees working together to market and manufacture all kinds of labels, with Artex retaining nearly 95% of their clientele over the last 20 years. Phil Treadway, Artex Label’s office and project manager, says, “True to our roots, you can still find boxes of clothes hanger labels going out with the rest of our shipments. After all, when you’ve built a reputation on something, people are going to expect it.”
‘Must haves’
Artex experienced a period of significant growth in the early 2000s, a time when the label industry was in the early stages of its shift toward digital printing.
“We saw digital printing as a ‘must have’ in an industry that was quickly changing,” recalls Treadway. “Dynamic growth with variable data, high SKU count and low quantities drove us to seek out options using this new technology. The first few machines were limited in their capabilities and the output was slow – but they launched us into many new playing fields.”
The company is now on its third digital press – an EFI Jetrion 4900 with inline laser finishing, a technology that Treadway describes as a “game-changer.” He adds, “Streamlining digital and flexo options and finding success with both wasn’t always easy, and it didn’t come quickly. Our reliance on software from our partners at LabelTraxx has been a huge asset. To be able to look back over 20-plus years of customer data is incredible, and we heavily rely on their robust tools to help us keep up with our competition. Label Traxx has been instrumental to our success.”
Artex Label has expanded into the private label food and nutraceutical sectors. Here, Treadway says, “We found ourselves not only providing direct to manufacturing sales, but also formed strategic alliances with other print partners, which have allowed us to expand our reach into horticultural, industrial badging and pharmaceuticals.”
An investment in a 13" Mark Andy Performance Series P5E press was another significant milestone for Artex. Treadway explains, “With the P5E, we moved into larger markets, offering both high quality print and value. With its high speeds, quick changeovers and auto registration, the press has propelled existing and new sales into a whole new level of output and profitability.”
According to Treadway, the Mark Andy P5E has been instrumental in achieving higher speeds and the superior quality print that customers require. “We all know that productivity and profitability are inherently tied to each other, and it’s not only about how many feet per hour a machine can run, but also how well it can maintain quality and reduce waste thru changeovers. The P5E has proven to be one of the best presses in its class and much of our success we can attribute to this flexo technology and the platform’s improvements. Furthermore, the speed and accuracy of this machine working in tandem with our digital press had created a knockout combination for jobs that once may have carried larger volumes and no longer do.”
The Artex Label pressroom has a total of five presses. In addition to the P5E and the EFI digital press, Artex also has three Mark Andy 4200s, two with 10" web widths and one 7" press. Along with laser diecutting, cold foil and embossing, finishing capabilities include counting, stacking, collating, shrink and pouch bagging and more.
Embracing Craft Culture
Located in central West Michigan, Artex Label finds itself surrounded by an abundance of people embodying the spirit of entrepreneurship – especially in the beverage market.
“We see it everyday with new craft breweries looking to grow their businesses beyond their city by reaching out to co-packers, as well as larger grocery store chains and distributors,” Treadway says, “This leads to private labeling and lots of small batches.
“Craft culture isn’t just beer, wine and liquor,” he adds. “It also touches things like cold brew coffee and kombucha. Brand owners are having success using terms like ‘hand crafted’ or ‘limited run’ as a means to drive sales and move product. And it goes beyond beverages. Bakeries and creameries are capitalizing on the trend. And for all of these brands, we’re adding value for them by providing attractive labels that boost product visibility.”
Artex Label’s home state of Michigan, in December 2018, passed legislation approving the recreational use of cannabis, thus opening up a plethora of label and packaging opportunities. “We have found that those looking into this market are leveraging the same principles that the craft beverage market found success with – smaller runs, multiple varieties, frequent tweaks and changes to labels, and always coming up with new offerings,” says Treadway. “Along with this, however, often come the tough decisions in finding a balance between what their market will purchase, what they can produce, and the possibility of changes in ingredients.”
As a supplier to these markets, Artex is actively looking for ways to improve its processes in order to be more responsive and cost-effective. Treadway says, “The craft market heavily relies on sparking attention and re-engagement with its consumers, and that’s where we’re helping our clients find success. From special effects materials and varnishes, to labels with metallic, cold foil and reflective properties, every design element counts in gaining attention and selling the product to the first time buyer. Many of the labels we produce in this market are derivatives of, or are almost entirely based on, drawings/paintings and mixed media art. The label becomes an ever-changing canvas for their brand.”
The recent legislation that has opened up the CBD and recreational cannabis market aligns perfectly with Artex Label’s core capabilities in serving the craft sector. Although the market is in its infancy, Artex believes it will set some deep roots, and not just be a passing fad or a short-term trending topic.
“Some speculators have estimated that these markets will move from the millions to the billions in the next three to five years,” says Treadway. “We believe that private labeling will be a major part of that growth, as more and more companies see the potential. There will be a spillover from the beverage and pharmaceutical worlds, even beyond classic consumption in their usual forms. As consumers become willing to add to their purchase options, product lines will expand to include new products. The market will grow further with every positive media story, and new and different offerings will emerge as ‘the next big thing.’
“We’ve found that our client base has already begun to expand into these markets due to the collaborative nature of those who are involved,” Treadway says, adding, “Reliance on Artex quality, service and timely results has resulted in many direct referrals, and has been a significant part of our recent growth and expansion. These jobs are often take-ons or turnkey work, and one of the challenges that pop up is having to work with our clients in overcoming the start-up factor. Many are looking closely at their initial investments, and along with low volume buys, they are faced with some uncertainty when launching a product that may or may not take off. Making the product look good and making it affordable are often the intersection where we find success. We believe that also translates to increased profits for whoever we do work for.”
It’s All About Relationships
Artex Label serves customers primarily from the Midwest and Canada, however its reach extends coast-to-coast, and even overseas. Regardless of where the business is located, the sales team prides itself on being highly personal, accessible and quick-to-respond.
“Alongside every sales person is a customer service representative that makes sure that the detail and collaboration needed to take the job from concept to completion isn’t left to question, and that they fully understand the solutions that out clients need,” Treadway says. “Our sales personnel bring to their business relationships unique gifts, both from their extensive time at Artex and their experiences in the print industry. This truly makes us a resource that goes above and beyond simply taking an order. We tap a wide gamut of target markets, each with their own specific focus.”
Treadway emphasizes that at Artex Label, “It’s all about relationships.” He says, “We’ve simply found success in exceptional service and organic growth.”
As communication means, economies, markets and technologies have evolved, Artex Label has adopted a “listen, serve and take action” type of relationship with its customers. “We pride ourselves in constantly looking to go above and beyond – with every step of the process – and for our customers, nothing is cookie cutter anymore. What may have worked years ago may no longer work now, and we’re ready to engage that opportunity and find a solution,” Treadway says.
As far as the future goes, Artex envisions one that includes both digital and flexo processes, with both going to a larger scale with greater detail. “The optimal balance may rarely show up for a client’s order, however, being positioned to serve the small volume sales alongside the orders that are in the millions, while keeping lead times down, will be key. Currently we’re looking into further automation as we expand our digital presence, part of which will allow us to focus more time on providing quicker and a more complete range of solutions. The market is ever-changing, and we see that with stock offerings from manufacturers. Some things are design trends, and others spawn from a problem solved through creative label engineering – we feel like we’re positioned right in the middle of these two elements,” says Treadway.
Artex Label is a family-owned business. Its owner and president Terry Gruppen tells customers, “You’re more than a splash page and a web-submission – you’re a valued client who aught to be known, and know who you’re working with. We constantly search for new ways to create, produce and enhance the image of our customers’ products as we get to know them and their individual desires, each personally.
Gruppen continues, “We believe we help them to reach their objectives faster and more effectively than their competition, and when they are successful, we are successful. Our energies and talents are the driving force in finding innovative ways to push our technology forward. Our mission is to provide our customers with the highest quality custom labels, on time and on budget – with no excuses – in a world where customers and the competition are looking hard at the bottom line.”
Employees are the key to Artex’s success. The majority are long-tenured, more than tripling the industry average, which the company feels further affirms the collaborative success of the individual and the team. Gruppen concludes, “Together we learn and grow through open dialogue, mutual respect and decisive leadership. In all our activities, integrity drives our conduct with our employees, our customers and business partners. Our faith and guiding principals are essential and evident in every aspect of our work. We trust that the impact we make in others’ lives goes beyond the label on the surface.”
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Burberry - Driving Positive Change
Burberry is committed to building a more sustainable future and has achieved 50 disruptions at each stage of its linear value chain to move towards a more circular business model. For example, in partnership with CupCycling™, more than 18 million cups have been upcycled to create Burberry’s rebranded packaging, which is in turn recyclable and FSC™-certified (License Code FSC-C009165).
The luxury brand, which last year launched new sustainable packaging in partnership with CupCycling™, has committed to ensuring all of its consumer packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
Using an innovative manufacturing technique, 40% of Burberry’s new packaging material is made from recycled coffee cups, with more than 18 million cups diverted from landfill so far. The result, aligned with Burberry’s ambition to build a more sustainable future, is also fully recyclable and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Burberry has also made changes to reduce its plastic footprint in its transit packaging. Further to its commitment to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative in November 2018, Burberry will introduce new transit hangers made from a bio-based compostable alternative and is switching its garment bags to a compostable PHA-blended material.
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Louisa Mak Downgrades Her TVB Contract
By melodyc on November 30, 2019 in NEWS
In recent years, TVB fa dans have been leaving the nest one by one. Since Nancy Wu ( 胡定欣) wants to become a singer and Kristal Tin (田蕊妮) is just waiting for her contract to end to retire, the company had its sights set on making Louisa Mak (麥明詩) the “number one sister.” Yet, the latest news indicates that Louisa plans to switch career paths after being in the industry for only four years.
To pursue freedom, the heavily promoted Louisa gave up her full-time artiste contract that many people yearn for and changed to a yearly per-series contract, also known as a “green leaf contract.” Born into a well-off family, the 27-year-old Louisa doesn’t mind the huge drop in income and reportedly started working as a consultant in a lawyer’s office to show off her strengths!
She Gave Up Her Smooth-Sailing Acting Career
Known for being a straight-A student and a Cambridge law graduate, Louisa successfully won the crown at the 2015 Miss Hong Kong pageant for her academic achievements. After signing a contract with TVB, her career was on the rise. She filmed several dramas and took on hosting gigs, including the talk show Young and Restless <後生仔傾吓偈>, which she co-hosts withCrystal Fung (馮盈盈). The program’s bold and honest conversations drew in a large audience of young viewers.
Since then, the two beauty queens have frequently been compared by netizens. Since Crystal often receives attention for her sexy image and eyebrow-raising statements, Louisa also posts her sexy photos on social media to compete with Crystal. While the public was waiting to see who would come out on top, Louisa suddenly went missing in action. The last time she was seen on screen was for the Young and Restless Canadian special.
Louisa also expressed on social media that she has been down in the dumps lately and took a month off work to go diving in Okinawa to cheer herself up. She was also absent from the TVB Anniversary Gala show this year.
She Didn’t Want to Let her Studious Efforts go to Waste
It is known that TVB approached Louisa for a contract renewal when her contract was about to expire, but she has been trying to delay it by saying she’s busy. The truth is she is thinking about her next move! Until recently, she finally decided that her youth is limited, and she didn’t want to waste her years of hard-work spent studying law. Also, she obtained her license to practice law in the United States last year.
To pave the road for her future, she decided to become a consultant at a law firm! Even though TVB proposed a favorable renewal contract for her, Louisa refused to renew and only signed a contract that allows her to film one show per year.
When reporters reached out to her on this matter, she acknowledged she signed the “green leaf contract.” Although her income had been greatly reduced, she said arrogantly, “I don’t only look at money, this change is so that I’d have more flexibility with my schedule. I want to have more private time. In short, I am not a law intern! I won’t comment much on other matters; right now I’m taking a break and resting at home! I’ll go back and shoot a show from time to time.”
Source: Oncc
This article is written by MelodyC for JayneStars.com.
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11 comments to Louisa Mak Downgrades Her TVB Contract
Thank goodness! She’s one of, if not, the most annoying Miss HKs ever! Can’t act, but pretends she’s this righteous girl who is always on a high horse.
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anon replied:
@hazel
Typical social justice warrior.
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coralie says:
I think she’s a very rational woman, and this is a good choice. What’s someone with an Oxford degree doing getting paid measly salary by TVB? If I were her, I’d quit too.
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orchid123 says:
Louisa Mak is not pretty, but she is a smart girl. I could see it in her program “Young and Restless” She is definitely smarter than Crystal Fung in hosting. However, she cannot act in dramas while Crystal acts pretty well for a newbie.
Louisa definitely has to take a big drop in money if she signs TVB on a “Green Leaf Contract”. However, I think she knows that she is not pretty vs. TVB actresses and can’t act, she will not have much security working in TVB. If she works as a law consultant or lawyer, her income will be less but secure. Moreover, it is under her control. If she works hard, she will easily get what she wants due to her name and fame. Perhaps she does not want to waste her efforts in studying law school. Louisa is a girl with brain. She knows what she can get best.
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If Louise was not planning to practise law in Hong Kong, she wouldn’t have written the Bar Exam. in New York.
luye replied:
@orchid123 yes, she has said before that when she walks into TVB, she’s surrounded by co-workers who are prettier
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I have a question. Perhaps the people in New York State can help me. Bar Examinations require law students to complete their articling programs. However, I don’t think Louisa Mak had done any articling programs after she finished her law degree in Cambridge, UK. How did she qualify for the Bar Examination in Albany, New York? I understand that a law student in North America (US and Canada) will be able to get his/her licence to practice law after he/she has passed the Bar Exam. It looks like that Louisa Mak has got her licence from the New York State to practise law there without doing any articling program. Moreover, a law degree (LL.B) in UK is a 4-year undergraduate program while a law degree (J.D.) in the States is a 3-year post-graduate program after a 4-year undergraduate program. A law degree overseas is not equivalent to a law degree in Canada. Therefore, people have completed a law degree in other than North America will be required to do extra studies and to pass the Bar Examination before they can get their licences to practise law in Canada.
bubbles23 says:
This girl is living the life but to be fair she earned it. She’s smart so taking the detour to be Miss HK and signing with TVB gives her reputation and experiences an ordinary law student would never get.
I wish I could just take one month vacation in Japan lol
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emiliachan says:
a good decision made by her! she’s a smart girl with a law degree from cambridge so of course tvb is not the place to stay. especially when her looks and acting skills are not as good as others. although i do like her hosting – especially in young & restless, she’d be much better off in the law industry than talking about young adult issues. but honestly, i could tell this was going to happen when i saw she had gotten her US license earlier in the year. anyways, best of luck to her.
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nobooo says:
Wise choice! TVB is a sinking ship anyways ! Working in a law firm is more promising!
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m0m0 says:
Good choice for her and good for the viewers too. Honestly, watching her on screen was quite tormenting the fact that she could only study hard.
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Research ArticleInflammationOncology Free access | 10.1172/JCI87252
Tumor-associated macrophages drive spheroid formation during early transcoelomic metastasis of ovarian cancer
Mingzhu Yin,1 Xia Li,1 Shu Tan,1,2 Huanjiao Jenny Zhou,1,3,4 Weidong Ji,3,4 Stefania Bellone,5 Xiaocao Xu,1 Haifeng Zhang,1 Alessandro D. Santin,5 Ge Lou,2 and Wang Min1,3,4
1Department of Pathology and Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
2Department of Gynecology Oncology, The Tumor Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
3Center for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
4Guangzhou Darron Medscience Co., Guangzhou, China.
5Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Address correspondence to: Wang Min, Center for Translational Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, 510080, China; or to: Interdepartmental Program in Vascular Biology and Therapeutics, Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 10 Amistad Street, 401B, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. Phone: 203.785.6047; E-mail: wang.min@yale.edu. Or to: Ge Lou, Department of Gynecology, The Tumor Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China. Phone: 86-451-86298303; E-mail: yinlouge@126.com.
Authorship note: M. Yin, X. Li, and S. Tan contributed equally to this work.
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First published October 10, 2016 - More info
Published in Volume 126, Issue 11 on November 1, 2016
J Clin Invest. 2016;126(11):4157–4173. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI87252.
Copyright © 2016, American Society for Clinical Investigation
First published October 10, 2016 - Version history
Received: February 24, 2016; Accepted: August 30, 2016
Macrophages activate ovarian tumor cell proliferation and migration during metastasis
Scientific Show Stopper
Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose at early stages, and once it has metastasized, it is associated with a very high mortality rate. During transcoelomic metastasis, ovarian tumor cells detach from the primary tumor site and migrate to the peritoneal cavity, where their survival is supported by tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). In the accompanying video, Yale University professor Wang Min describes how TAMs are recruited to ovarian tumor cells in the peritoneal environment to form spheroids that drive the early stages of metastasis. His recent study, published this week in the JCI, has shown that tumors attract macrophages by releasing cytokines. The macrophages then secrete growth factors such as EGF that promote tumor cell adhesion and proliferation, leading to the formation of tumor cell spheroids. This work elucidates a mechanism that may be a useful therapeutic target for treating ovarian and other transcoelomic metastatic cancers.
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) can influence ovarian cancer growth, migration, and metastasis, but the detailed mechanisms underlying ovarian cancer metastasis remain unclear. Here, we have shown a strong correlation between TAM-associated spheroids and the clinical pathology of ovarian cancer. Further, we have determined that TAMs promote spheroid formation and tumor growth at early stages of transcoelomic metastasis in an established mouse model for epithelial ovarian cancer. M2 macrophage–like TAMs were localized in the center of spheroids and secreted EGF, which upregulated αMβ2 integrin on TAMs and ICAM-1 on tumor cells to promote association between tumor cells and TAM. Moreover, EGF secreted by TAMs activated EGFR on tumor cells, which in turn upregulated VEGF/VEGFR signaling in surrounding tumor cells to support tumor cell proliferation and migration. Pharmacological blockade of EGFR or antibody neutralization of ICAM-1 in TAMs blunted spheroid formation and ovarian cancer progression in mouse models. These findings suggest that EGF secreted from TAMs plays a critical role in promoting early transcoelomic metastasis of ovarian cancer. As transcoelomic metastasis is also associated with many other cancers, such as pancreatic and colon cancers, our findings uncover a mechanism for TAM-mediated spheroid formation and provide a potential target for the treatment of ovarian cancer and other transcoelomic metastatic cancers.
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the second most common gynecological cancer and the leading cause of death in the United States (1, 2). Its high mortality rate is mainly due to the difficulty of diagnosis of OC at early stages (I/II) until it spreads and advances to later stages (III/IV) (3). We also reported that the diagnosis rates for patients with OC from stage I to IV are 7.19%, 8.63%, 72%, and 12.18%, respectively (4, 5). The prognosis for OC is poor. The 5-year survival rate for all stages of OC is 42% (6). Long-term follow-up of suboptimally debulked stage III and stage IV patients showed a 5-year survival rate of less than 10% (7). However, for patients diagnosed at early stages (I–II), particularly when the cancer is still confined to the primary site, the 5-year survival rate is 92.7% (3). Studies revealed that the 5-year survival rate of OC has increased less than 2% as compared with that in last decade. The major reason for the poor prognosis of OC is intraperitoneal and extensive pelvic implantation metastasis, which is usually unable to be removed completely by surgery. In such cases, tumor cytoreductive surgery is the last option for most OC patients. So far, there are no effective drugs specifically targeting implantation metastasis, while the current drugs for chemotherapy of OC easily induce drug resistance and have poor prognosis long term. Therefore, it is essential to elucidate the mechanism of OC transcoelomic metastasis, which is also critical for developing novel drugs for targeting OC transcoelomic metastasis and improving the survival rate for OC.
The most widely ascribed explanation for the phenomenon of peritoneal metastasis is that tumor cells become detached from the primary tumor after extension into the peritoneal surface and are transported throughout the peritoneal cavity by peritoneal fluid before seeding i.p. Many studies have suggested that the process of transcoelomic metastasis could be divided into several steps: (a) cell detachment, survival, and resistance of anoikis; (b) evasion of immunological surveillance; (c) epithelial-mesenchymal transition; (d) spheroid formation; (e) ascites formation; and (f) peritoneal implantation (8–10). However, it remains unclear how free detached tumor cells survive in the transcoelomic environment and form spheroids in the initial steps of transcoelomic metastasis. Our objective is to define the mechanism of OC transcoelomic metastasis using mouse orthotopic OC models. Our present study reveals that macrophages play an essential role in the survival and proliferation of free cells detached from the primary tumor in the transcoelomic environment and in spheroid formation at early stages of transcoelomic metastasis.
Macrophages are involved in spheroid formation during OC growth. To determine whether macrophages participate in OC survival, proliferation, and implantation during transcelomic metastasis, we established an orthotopic mouse model in which mouse ID8 OC cells were i.p. injected into C57BL/6 female recipient mice. To trace cancer cells and recipient monocytes/macrophages during these stages, ID8 OC cells were labeled by stably expressing mCherry fluorescence protein while LysM-Cre mice crossed to the tomato reporter mT/mG (referred to as tomatoLysM-Cre mice) were used as recipients in which myeloid cells, including macrophages, were labeled with GFP (11). GFP+ cells in the peritoneal cavities of tomatoLysM-Cre recipient mice were barely detectable at the basal state (prior to tumor cell injection) or at early times (<1 week) after tumor injection. However, GFP+ cells infiltrated into the peritoneal cavity were drastically increased at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks after tumor injection, and the total numbers of GFP+ cells were 3 × 106, 16 × 106, 18 × 106, 20 × 106 at 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks, respectively (Figure 1, A and B). Since LysM-Cre is a myeloid-specific deleter, we confirmed that the majority (~80%) of GFP+ cells infiltrated into the peritoneal cavity were F4/80+, CD11b+, and CD68+ macrophages at 2 to 8 weeks, as detected by FACS (Supplemental Figure 1, A and B for 8 weeks; supplemental material available online with this article; doi:10.1172/JCI87252DS1). We also detected increased CD11b+Gr1+ myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) (12, 13) in ascites at advanced stages (6 week) (Supplemental Figure 1, C and D). In this orthotopic OC model, injected cancer cells exhibited an initial quiescent stage (at 0–2 weeks) followed by a rapid growing phase (at 2–8 weeks after tumor injection) (Figure 1C), mimicking human stages II–III of OC (3). Interestingly, we observed an initial decline in the number of tumor cells in the peritoneal cavity between 2 hours and 2 weeks after tumor injection, likely due to anoikis (8). The total number of tumor cells started to increase at 3 weeks after implantation when tumor clusters (spheroids) were detected in the ascites (Supplemental Figure 2). Microscopic examination indicated that spheroids contained both GFP+ macrophages and mCherry tumor cells with a ratio of approximately 1:10; the number and size of spheroids were increased during tumor growth (Figure 1D with quantifications in Figure 1, E and F). Intriguingly, immunostaining of the spheroid sections indicated that mCherry tumor cells within the large spheroids surrounded the center-located GFP+CD68+ macrophages (Figure 1G). Similar results were obtained for CD11b+Gr1+ MDSCs. These results suggest that the interactions between myeloid cells and ID8 cells promote spheroid formation during the process of OC transcoelomic seeding.
Macrophages are involved in spheroid formation in an orthotopic OC model. ID8 OCs stably expressing mCherry fluorescence protein were implanted into 8-week-old tomatoLysM-Cre recipient mice. Cherry+ tumor cells and GFP+ cells infiltrated into the peritoneal cavity were detected at 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks after tumor cell implantation. (A) Peritoneal cells were smeared on slides and were observed under a fluorescence microscope. Representative images are shown. n = 5 mice for each time point. (B) The total number of GFP+ cells was quantified. Inset shows cell counting from days 0–20. n = 5 mice for each time point. (C) The total number of Cherry+ tumor cells was quantified. Inset shows cell counting from days 0–20. n = 5 mice for each time point. (D–G) Macrophage and spheroid formation. Representative fluorescence images from weeks 3 to 6 are shown in D. Total number of spheroids (spheroids/100 μl ascites) (E) and size of spheroids (number of cells/spheroid) (F) were quantified. n = 5 mice for each time point. Initiation of spheroid formation at week 3 is indicated. (G) Spheroids collected at week 8 were subjected to immunostaining with APC-conjugated (647 nm) anti-CD68 and DAPI, followed by confocal imaging. GFP+ and CD68+ macrophages, Cherry+ tumor cells, and DAPI for nuclear staining are shown. A merged image is shown on the right. All data are presented as mean ± SEM. n = 5. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test).
Accumulation of M2 subtype TAMs correlates with OC progression. We detected macrophages in the peritoneal cavity at 2 hours after tumor injection of tumor cells, yet macrophages seemed to promote tumor cell growth only after 3 weeks after tumor injection, when the macrophage-tumor spheroids were formed. Previous reports suggest that OC cells polarize macrophages toward an M2 phenotype in vitro and in vivo (14, 15). We reasoned that macrophages in the spheroid formation phase had gene expression profiles and phenotypes that were distinct from those of the initial phase. To this end, we harvested F4/80+CD11b+ macrophages at various phases of OC growth (1, 4, and 8 weeks after tumor injection), and a set of M1 subtype–specific and M2 subtype–specific markers was examined by quantitative reverse-transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR). Peripheral blood monocytes were used as a control. Results indicated that the initial infiltrated macrophages (at 1 week) induced by tumor cells strongly expressed M1-like marker genes (Ly6g/c, Ccr2, Ifnar, iNOS), but these markers were lost after 4 weeks. However, infiltrated macrophages gradually gained expression of M2-like marker genes (Cd206 [mannose receptor], Cx3cr1, arginase 1, and Cd163 [scavenger receptor cysteine-rich type 1 protein M130]) during tumor progression (4–8 weeks). Of note, both individual and spheroid-associated macrophages at late stages (8 weeks) had similar gene expression profiles (Figure 2A). FACS analysis and immunostaining confirmed distinct expression patterns for early CCR2+ and late CD163+, CD206+, and CX3CR1+ tumor–induced macrophages (Figure 2, B and C, and Supplemental Figure 3, A and B). These results suggest that tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) were polarized to the M2-like subtype in the peritoneal cavity microenvironment during OC progression.
Accumulation of M2 subtype TAMs correlates with OC progression. F4/80+ CD11b+ macrophages in the orthotopic OC model were harvested from individual cell populations or spheroids at the indicated times (1, 4, and 8 weeks). (A) M1 subtype–specific and M2 subtype–specific markers were determined by qRT-PCR. Peripheral blood monocytes were used as a control. All data are presented as mean ± SEM. n = 5. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test) comparing with gene expression in week 1 individual (indiv) cells. (B and C) FACS and statistical analysis of CD163 and CD206 expression in macrophages from week 1 and 8 individual cells. All data are presented as mean ± SEM. n = 5. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test).
TAMs are essential for peritoneal spheroid formation and tumor growth of OC. To explore the role of TAMs in the process of OC transcoelomic metastasis, tumor-bearing mice were treated with liposome clodronate (LC), as was done previously (16). LC had no direct inhibitory effects on tumor cells in vitro (Supplemental Figure 4, A and B). Complete blood cell counting and FACS analyses indicated that LC specifically and effectively depleted monocytes/macrophages, but not T cells, from circulation and the peritoneal cavity in mice (Supplemental Figure 5, A and B). Phenotype analyses showed that LC significantly reduced mouse total body weight, ascitic fluid volume, and wet weight of tumor cells isolated from the ascitic fluid (Figure 3, A–C). Accordingly, mouse survival rate was greatly increased by clodronate treatment (Figure 3D). Notably, the number and average size of spheroids were significantly smaller in the clodronate group compared with the liposome group (Figure 3, E–G). Further studies revealed that Ki67+ cells were tumor cells that surrounded CD68+ TAMs in the spheroid, and both CD68+ TAMs and Ki67+ cells were diminished by clodronate treatment (Figure 3, H–J).
TAMs are essential for peritoneal spheroid formation and tumor growth of OC. An orthotopic mouse OC model was established by injecting mouse ID8 cells i.p. into C57BL/6 female recipient mice. Mice were then either treated with liposome (ID8 group) or LC (ID8+LC group). Half of the recipient mice received ID8 cells plus TAMs isolated from spheroids of OC-bearing donor mice with liposome (ID8+TAM) or LC (ID8+TAM+LC). (A–D) Effects of LC and TAM on tumor growth. (A) Mouse body weights were measured at indicated time points (days 0–60). (B and C) Ascitic fluid volumes and net tumor weights were measured at day 60. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. n = 10. (D) Mouse modality was monitored, and survival rates were quantified. n = 24 mice per group. Kaplan-Meier analyses using the log-rank test were performed. (E–G) Effects of LC and TAM on spheroid formation. Spheroids from ascites were collected at week 8 and were examined by H&E staining (E). Total number (F) and size (G) of spheroids were quantified. Scale bars: 100 μm. (H–J) Effects of LC and TAM on tumor cell proliferation. Individual cells and spheroids collected at week 8 were subjected to immunostaining with anti-Ki67, anti-CD68, and DAPI, followed by confocal imaging. (H) Representative images showing CD68+ macrophages are surrounded by Ki67+ tumor cells in ID8 but not in ID8+LC group. Scale bars: 25 μm. Ki67+ (I) and CD68+ cells (J) in individual and spheroid populations were quantified. n = 5 mice and 10 spheroids from each mice. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test).
We then directly tested to determine whether TAMs promote spheroid formation and OC progression. To this end, F4/80+CD206+ M2 TAMs (15) (1 × 106) isolated from the spheroids of OC-bearing donor mice were coinjected with ID8 cells (1 × 106) into the peritoneal cavities of new recipient mice. Recipient mice were treated with liposome or treated with LC (Supplemental Figure 6). Injections of TAMs or ID8 cells were used as controls. Injection of TAMs alone did not produce tumors (not shown), suggesting that the isolated TAMs were pure without contaminated ID8 cells. The TAMs+ID8 group markedly augmented tumor growth, accumulation of ascitic fluid, and net tumor weight compared with the ID8 group. However, the LC-treated group had lower body weights, ascitic fluid volume, and tumor weights than the TAM+ ID8 group and even the ID8 group (Figure 3, A–C). These data suggest that LC diminished effects of both exogenous and endogenous TAMs on OC growth. TAMs also shortened the survival of tumor-bearing mice, but this effect was prolonged by LC (Figure 3D). Moreover, the number and size of tumor spheroids and CD68+ macrophage and Ki67+ tumor cells inside the spheroids were significantly increased by TAMs, but were diminished by clodronate (Figure 3, E–G). TAMs also enhanced Ki67+ tumor cells that attached to or surrounded CD68+ macrophages in the spheroid. However, both Ki67+ cells and CD68+ macrophages were diminished by clodronate treatment (Figure 3, H–J). Taken together, these data suggest that macrophages are essential for OCs in peritoneal spheroid formation and cell proliferation.
Reciprocal upregulation of EGF in TAMs and EGFR in tumor cells is critical for tumor growth. To define the molecular mechanism by which TAMs promote OC proliferation, we determined effects of F4/80+CD206+M2 TAMs on ID8 cells isolated from the spheroids in peritoneal cavity (PE-ID8) in a Transwell assay where macrophages and tumor cells were not directly contacted. ID8 OC cells that had been cultured in vitro (naive ID8) were used as a control. Although F4/80+CD206+ TAMs had a weak effect on naive ID8, F4/80+CD206+ TAMs significantly promoted PE-ID8 cell growth as determined by total cell number (Figure 4A). F4/80+CD206+ TAMs increased tumor cell proliferation as measured by Ki67 immunostaining staining (Figure 4, B and C).
Reciprocal upregulation of Egf in TAMs and Egfr expression in tumor cells are critical for OC growth. (A–C) TAMs promote ID8 cell proliferation in vitro. Peritoneal spheroids were harvested from OC-bearing mice at 8 weeks after tumor implantation. TAMs and ID8 tumor cells (PE-ID8) were isolated, and PE-ID8 cells were cultured alone or cocultured with TAMs in a Transwell without direct contacts. Naive ID8 cells were used as controls. (A) Total cell number was counted at times indicated. (B) Cell proliferation was measured by Ki67 staining. Scale bar: 100 μm. (C) Ki67+ tumor cells were quantified. n = 9. (D) Reciprocal upregulation of EGF in TAMs and EGFR expression in PE-ID8 cells. Gene expression of Egf and Egfr in TAMs and PE-ID8 was determined by qRT-PCR. Peripheral blood monocytes and naive ID8 tumor cells were used as controls. Relative gene expression is presented as fold change in relation to monocytes as 1.0. n = 3. (E) Immunofluorescent staining of CD68 with EGF or EGFR in spheroids harvested from ascites of OC mice. Representative images of spheroids from n = 5 mice are shown. Scale bar: 20 μm. (F and G) KD of EGF by siRNAs. TAMs were transfected with control (ctrl) or EGF siRNAs for 48 hours. (F) Egf mRNA levels in TAMs detected by qRT-PCR. (G) EGF protein levels in supernatant of TAMs cocultured with ID8 cells were measured by ELISA. (H and I) ID8 cells were treated with EGF in the absence or presence of EGFR inhibitor (10 or 20 μM) for 12 hours. Phospho- and total EGFR and ERK1/2 were determined by Western blot with respective antibodies. Total EGFR, ERK1/2, and GAPDH were determined. Relative phosphorylation levels were quantified. (J and K) TAMs were pretransfected with control siRNA or EGF siRNA. PE-ID8 cells were cultured alone or cocultured with TAMs in a Transwell in the absence or presence of EGF (20 ng/ml) or EGFR inhibitor (20 μM) for 12 hours. Proliferating PE-ID8 cells were stained by Ki67. Representative images are shown (J) with quantification of Ki67+ cells (K). Scale bars: 100 μm. Three different replicates were performed for all experiments. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test).
We reasoned that TAMs in the spheroids provide growth factors to support spheroid formation and tumor cell proliferation. We therefore screened the expression pattern of various growth factors in TAMs and ID8 ovarian tumor cells isolated from the peritoneal cavity (PE-ID8) by qRT-PCR. We found that only Egf, but not other growth factors, such as Fgfs, Hgf, Igf, Tnfa, Tgfb, or Vegfs, were detected in TAMs (Supplemental Figure 7A). Egf was highly expressed in spheroid-derived F4/80+CD206+ TAMs, but not in spheroid-derived PE-ID8 as detected by qRT-PCR. Reciprocally, Egfr was highly expressed in spheroid-derived PE-ID8 cells, but not in TAMs (Figure 4D). Immunostaining of spheroids confirmed that EGF was specifically detected in TAMs that were surrounded by EGFR+ tumor cells (Figure 4E). We detected secreted EGF in ascitic fluid at a much higher concentration than plasma EGF as detected by ELISA (Supplemental Figure 7B). Consistent with the results from qRT-PCR, EGF was not detected in culture supernatant of spheroid-derived PE-ID8. EGF was detected from the supernatant of F4/80+CD206+ TAMs and was further enhanced by coculture with ID8 tumor cells (Supplemental Figure 7C). We next tested to determine whether F4/80+CD206+ TAMs promote PE-ID8 tumor cell proliferation through the EGF/EGFR axis. To this end, EGF expression in TAMs was knocked down (KD) with siRNAs, whereas EGFR signaling in PE-ID8 cells was blocked by the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib. EGF silencing in TAMs by 2 sets of siRNAs was verified by qRT-PCR and ELISA (Figure 4, F and G). The effect of erlotinib on EGF/EGFR signaling in ID8 cells was verified by phosphorylation of EGFR and ERK1/2 (Figure 4, H and I). Importantly, TAM-stimulated proliferation of PE-ID8 tumor cells was completely blunted by either the knocking down of EGF in TAMs or the treatment of ID8 with erlotinib (Figure 4, J and K).
Clinical relevance of spheroid formation between EGF+ TAMs and EGFR+ tumor cells in OC patients. To investigate our observation that spheroid formation between EGF+ TAMs and EGFR+ tumor cells exists in human OC patients, we examined spheroids isolated from ascites of 128 OC patients. Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining of CD68 showed that macrophages were present in nearly all spheroids we collected. Moreover, the macrophage number was significantly higher in spheroids than in the primary tumor (Figure 5, A and B). Similarly to the mouse model, most CD68+ macrophages were gathered in the center of spheroids (Figure 5C), supporting that macrophages play an important role in initiating spheroid formation during the transcoelmic metastasis of OC. By staining with CD68 and Ki67 in different sizes (small, medium, and large) of spheroids isolated from ascites, the markers for macrophage and proliferating cells, a clear positive correlation between TAMs and proliferating tumor cells was observed (Figure 5, C and D). To investigate the possible correlation between TAM-associated spheroid and clinical pathology of OC, we analyzed percentages of TAMs in spheroids isolated from 128 OC patients with good, moderate, or poor histological differentiation. The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients are listed in Supplemental Table 1. The number of CD68+ cells increased with lymphovascular invasion (LVI) (P = 0.013), ascite volume (P = 0.009), and serum levels of cancer antigen 125 (CA-125, an early marker for OC in women with a very high risk of the disease) (P = 0.0043) in spheroids from OC patients. Quantification of CD68-positive cells in spheroids from OC patients with good, moderate, and poor histological differentiation revealed that the percentage of CD68+ cells in spheroids was greater in poorly differentiated OC compared with more-differentiated OCs (Figure 5, E and F), suggesting that poorly differentiated OC might attract more macrophages in spheroid formation compared with well-differentiated OC. However, there was no observed difference in TAM counts according to histology type (P = 0.134) and chemotherapy regimen (P = 0.21) (Supplemental Table 1). Further, uni- and multivariate analysis revealed that the 5-year overall survival (OS) rate was significantly lower in OC patients with high percentages (>14.5%) as compared with low percentages ( < 14.5%) of CD68-positive cells in spheroids (Figure 5G and Supplemental Table 2 and Supplemental Table 3).
Clinical relevance of spheroid formation between EGF+ TAMs and EGFR+ tumor cells in OC patients. (A and B) Macrophages and spheroids in human OC. (A) H&E and CD68 IHC staining of primary tumors and spheroids isolated from OC patients. Scale bars: 50 μm (H&E); 25 μm (CD68). (B) Statistical analysis of CD68-positive cells in primary tumors and spheroids of OC patients. n = 128. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. ***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test). (C and D) Correlations between macrophages and cancer cell proliferation in spheroids. (C) Immunostainings of CD68 and Ki67 in small, medium, and large spheroids of human OC. DAPI is used for nucleus staining. Representative images are shown. Scale bars: 5 μm. (D) Quantifications of CD68- and Ki67-positive cells in spheroids. n = 30. Small spheroid (0–50 cells/spheroid); medium cell cluster (50–500 cells/spheroid); large spheroid (≥500 cells/spheroid). Data are presented as mean ± SEM. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test) comparing medium and large spheroids with small spheroids. (E) Immunofluorescent staining of spheroids harvested from ascites of OC patients. Costainings of CD68 with EGF or EGFR (E). Representative images of spheroids from n = 128 OC patients are shown. CD68+EGF+ TAMs in the center of spheroids are indicated by arrows. Scale bars: 10 μm. (F) Statistical analysis of CD68+ cells in OC spheroids with different histological differentiation (2-sided Student’s t test, A–F). (G) Kaplan-Meier curves for OS in 128 OC patients with low (≤14.5%) or high (≥14.5%) percentage of CD68+ cells in OC spheroids (analyzed with log-rank test)
Inhibition of EGFR reduces spheroid formation and ovarian tumor growth in mouse models. Given the association of spheroid formation between EGF+ TAMs and EGFR+ tumor cells in both mouse models and human OC patients, we tested to determine whether the EGFR inhibitor could block spheroid formation and tumor growth. Erlotinib (EGFR inhibitor) inhibited proliferation of most OC cell lines, whereas gefitinib and cetuximab inhibited the proliferation of a part of OC cell lines (17, 18). We chose erlotinib to define the role of EGFR in the process of OC transcoelomic metastasis. To this end, we first tested effects of erlotinib on tumor OC progression in the aforementioned ID8 model and a xenograft mouse model in which SKOV3 human OCs were i.p. injected into a female recipient nude model. Erlotinib was coinjected with tumor cells into the peritoneal cavities of recipient mice (Supplemental Figure 8). Similar to the syngeneic mouse models, human OC growth was substantially retarded when TAMs were depleted with LC. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect of LC on tumor growth was more effective when LC was given at an early stage (2 weeks after tumor implantation) compared with administration of LC at late times (4–8 weeks) (Figure 6A). Similarly to LC, the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib drastically retarded the ovarian tumor growth with higher efficiencies when it was administrated at earlier time points (Figure 6B). Ascitic fluid volume and tumor weight were significantly reduced with increased survival in erlotinib-treated mice as compared with untreated groups in both models (Figure 6, C–E and Supplemental Figure 9, A–D). We further analyzed spheroid formation, cancer cell proliferation, and OC progression with erlotinib treatments. Both the number and size of spheroids were significantly reduced by erlotinib in the mouse models (Figure 6, F–H, and Supplemental Figure 9, E–G). Total numbers of TAMs and Ki67+ proliferative cancer cells either individually or in the spheroids were drastically reduced by erlotinib (Figure 6, I–J, and Supplemental Figure 9, H–J). These results suggest that TAM-secreted EGF plays a critical role for spheroid formation, cancer cell proliferation, and tumor growth at an early stage of transcoelomic metastasis of OC.
Inhibition of EGFR reduces spheroid formation, cell proliferation, and ovarian tumor growth in mouse models. An orthotopic mouse model was established by injecting human SKOV3 OCs i.p. into female recipient nude mice. Mice were then either untreated (CON) or treated with erlotinib i.p. (100 mg/kg body weight/d). LC was used as a treatment control. (A–E) Effects of erlotinib on SKOV3 tumor growth. (A and B) Mouse body weights were measured at indicated time points. Arrows indicate different starting times of treatment (2, 4, or 8 weeks after tumor cell implantation) with LC (A) or erlotinib (B). (C) Representative images of mouse bodies in control, LC-, and erlotinib-treated groups. (D and E) Ascitic fluid volumes and net tumor weights were measured at week 14. Data in A–E are presented as mean ± SEM. n = 10 for each group. ***P < 0.001. (F–H) Effects of erlotinib on SKOV3 spheroid formation. Spheroids from ascites were collected at week 14 and mounted on slides. Spheroids were examined by H&E staining (F). Scale bars: 100 μm. Total number (G) and size (H) of spheroids were quantified. (I and J) Effects of erlotinib on SKOV3 tumor cell proliferation. Spheroids collected at week 14 were subjected to immunostaining with anti-Ki67, anti-CD68, and DAPI, followed by confocal imaging. (I) Representative images of spheroids with Ki67+ tumor cells and CD68+ macrophages. (J) Ki67+ and CD68+ cells in spheroids were quantified. n = 5 mice and 10 spheroids from each mice. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. **P < 0.01;***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test).
EGF promotes EGFR+ tumor cell migration and TAM spheroid formation through VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling. We next examined how TAM-produced EGF mediates spheroid formation, which is essential for initial OC growth. Our data indicate that TAMs were located at the center of clusters and that the number and size of spheroids were markedly reduced by the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib in OC models. Based on these observations, we hypothesized that TAM-secreted EGF mediates tumor cell migration toward TAMs and adhesion to TAMs, a prerequisite step involved in spheroid formation. To define the molecular mechanism by which TAMs promote OC migration, we first determined effects of F4/80+CD206+ TAMs on ID8 cells isolated from the spheroids in the peritoneal cavity (PE-ID8) in wound-healing and Transwell assays. F4/80+CD206+ TAMs, but not monocytes, significantly promoted PE-ID8 cell migration in both assays (Supplemental Figure 10, A–D). However, TAM-stimulated tumor migration was completely blunted by either the knocking down of EGF in TAMs or by treatment of ID8 with erlotinib (Supplemental Figure 10, E and F). These results suggest that the reciprocal upregulation of EGF in TAMs and EGFR in tumor cells is critical for TAM-promoted ovarian tumor cell migration.
It has been reported that VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling promotes tumor cell migration in a lung cancer model (19). We observed high levels of VEGFR3 on ID8 cells. Interestingly, we detected VEGF-C in PE-ID8, but not in naive ID8 cells or TAMs (Supplemental Figure 11, A and B). Further immunostaining results confirmed that VEGF-C and VEGFR3 were highly expressed in ID8 tumor cells, but not in TAMs within the spheroids (Figure 7A). Immunoblotting analyses revealed that there were increased levels of VEGF-C and phosphorylated VEGFR3 in PE-ID8 as compared with unactivated ID8 cells (Supplemental Figure 11, C and D). We reasoned that EGF induced VEGF-C expression, which in turn activated VEGFR3 in tumor cells. Indeed, VEGFC levels were significantly increased in both mouse ID8 and human SKOV3 OC cells upon EGF treatment for 8 hours or longer, as determined by qRT-PCR (Supplemental Figure 11, E and F) and Western blot (Supplemental Figure 11, G and H); this induction was blocked by an EGFR inhibitor or an ERK/2 inhibitor (Supplemental Figure 11I). Consistently, VEGFR3 was phosphorylated upon either EGF or VEGF-C treatment, and such activation was abrogated by the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib or the VEGFR3 inhibitor MAZ51. However, the EGFR inhibitor could not block the activation of VEGFR3 induced by VEGF-C (Supplemental Figure 11J), suggesting that EGF/EGFR signaling functions upstream of VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling. Functionally, both EGF and VEGF-C could promote ID8 cell migration. Consistent with the signaling results, the VEGFR3 inhibitor blocked both EGF- and VEGF-C–induced ID8 cell migration (Figure 7, B and C). These results suggest a critical role of the EGF/EGFR/VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling pathway in regulating OC cell migration.
EGF promotes EGFR+ tumor cell migration through an autocrine VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling. (A) Immunofluorescent stainings of CD68 with VEGF-C or VEGFR3 in spheroids harvested from ascites of OC mice. Scale bar: 10 μm. Representative images of spheroids. n = 5 mice. (B and C) PE-ID8 cells were treated with EGF or VEGF-C (20 ng/ml) in the absence or presence of EGFR inhibitor erlotinib or VEGFR3 inhibitor MAZ51 (10 nM) for 12 hours during Transwell migration assay. (B) Representative images of hematoxylin staining. Scale bars: 150 μm. (C) Statistical analyses of migration cells. (D–F) Mouse GFP+F4/80+CD206+ TAMs isolated from spheroids of OC-bearing tomatoLysM-Cre mice were pretransfected with control siRNA (siCtrl) or EGF-siRNA for 48 hours. TAMs were then cocultured with ID8 cells in a 3D coculture system in the presence of erlotinib or MAZ51 (20 nM). Representative pictures are shown for localization of GFP+ cells (TAMs) in the center of spheroids in control but not in siEGF cells. Number (per well) and size (area) of spheroids at 48 hours were quantified. Scale bars: 50 μm. (G–I) Human CD14+ TAMs isolated from spheroids of OC patients were pretransfected with control siRNA or EGF-siRNA for 48 hours and applied to 3D coculture with human OC SKOV3 cells. Number and size of spheroids at 48 hours were quantified. Scale bar: 25 μm. Three different replicates were performed for all experiments. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test).
Finally, we determined how TAMs facilitate spheroid formation. To this end, we established an in vitro spheroid formation assay using a standard 3D coculture system. Human CD14+ TAMs and mouse GFP+F4/80+CD206+ TAMs isolated from spheroids of OC-bearing donor tomatoLysM-Cre mice were mixed with ID8 cells (TAM:ID8 at a ratio of 1:10) in medium containing 2% Matrigel and seeded onto the 24-well plate precoated with Matrigel. In this model, we detected spheroid formation at 48 hours of coculture. As we observed in vivo, GFP+CD68+ TAMs were localized in the center of clusters surrounded by tumor cells as visualized by keratin-14, E-cadherin, and β-catenin staining (Supplemental Figure 12A). To confirm whether tumor cell migration is required for spheroid formation, we tested effects of EGF siRNA in TAMs and EGFR- or VEGFR3-specific inhibitors on spheroids in the 3D coculture. KD of EGF in TAMs and inhibition of EGFR or VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling drastically reduced the number and size of spheroids in the mouse cell 3D coculture system (Figure 7, D–F, and Supplemental Figure 12B). More importantly, similar results were obtained for the 3D coculture system using human TAMs isolated from OC patients and SKOV3 cells (Figure 7, G–I). We detected viable dispersed TAMs and small tumor cell clusters in EGF-KD, EGFR inhibitor, and VEGFR3 inhibitor groups (Figure 7, D and G, and Supplemental Figure 12A), indicating that associations of TAMs with tumor cells were blocked upon inhibition of EGF/EGFR and VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling.
EGF promotes adhesion of EGFR+ tumor cells with TAMs through ICAM-1–αMβ2 integrin interaction. We reasoned that adhesions of tumor cells to TAM are required for spheroid formation. It is reported that TAMs in spheroids provide integrins to support adhesions of tumor cells (20). We therefore screened the expression pattern of various integrins in TAMs and ID8 ovarian tumor cells isolated from the peritoneal cavity (PE-ID8) by qRT-PCR. Integrin β2 was highly expressed in spheroid-associated F4/80+CD206+ TAMs, but not in spheroid tumor cells (Supplemental Figure 13A). Expression of leukocyte-specific integrins Cd11b (integrin αM) and Cd11c (integrin αX), but not Cd11a (integrin αL), were detected in the TAMs (Supplemental Figure 13A). FACS analysis also showed that CD11b and CD11c were highly induced in TAMs (Supplemental Figure 13, B and C). CD11b and CD11c associated with integrin β2 to form macrophage-1 (Mac-1) and inactivated C3b receptor 4 (CR4), respectively. These integrins can bind to similar ligands ICAM-1 or ICAM-2 on vascular endothelium during extravasation to inflammatory tissues (21). We examined expression of Icam1 and Icam2 within spheroids and found ICAM-1, but not ICAM-2, was highly expressed in the spheroids as detected by qRT-PCR (Supplemental Figure 14A). We then determined which cell types expressed ICAM-1 within the spheroids by immunostaining. To our surprise, ICAM-1 was highly expressed in ID8 tumor cells, but not in TAMs (Figure 8A). The basal level of ICAM-1 in naive ID8 cells was very low, but was drastically upregulated by EGF at both mRNA and protein levels (Supplemental Figure 14, B–D). EGF-induced ICAM-1 expression was abrogated by EGFR- or ERK1/2 inhibitors (Figure 8, B and C). Interestingly, EGF-induced ICAM-1 expression was also blocked by a VEGFR3 inhibitor. Consistently, VEGF-C induced ICAM-1 expression in ID8 cells (Figure 8, D and E, Supplemental Figure 14, E–G). Similarly to the mouse data, integrin αMβ2 was highly expressed in TAMs, while VEGF-C/VEGFR3 and ICAM-1 were highly expressed in peritoneal spheroids of OC patients. Moreover, there was a positive correlation between EGF and VEGF-C expression (Supplemental Figure 15, A–C).
TAMs promote adhesion with EGFR+ tumor cells through integrin αMβ2 and ICAM-1 interaction. (A) Immunofluorescent stainings of CD68 with ICAM-1 in spheroids harvested from ascites of OC mice. Representative images of spheroids from n = 5 mice are shown. Scale bar: 10 μm. (B and C) PE-ID8 cells were treated with EGF in the absence or presence of EGFR inhibitor erlotinib or ERK inhibitor PD98059 (10 nM) for 24 hours. ICAM-1 protein was determined by Western blot. Relative levels of ICAM-1 were quantified. (D and E) ID8 cells were treated with EGF or VEGF-C in the absence or presence of MAZ51 (VEGFR3 inhibitor) for 24 hours. ICAM-1 was determined by Western blot (D). Relative protein levels of ICAM-1 were quantified (E). (F–K) Effects of ICAM-1 neutralization antibodies on spheroid formation. 3D cocultures of mouse TAM–ID8 (F–H) and human TAM-SKOV3 (I–K) were performed as in Figure 7 in the presence of anti-mouse ICAM-1 or anti-human ICAM-1, respectively. Number and size of spheroids were measured at 48 hours. Scale bars: 50 μm (F); 25 μm (I). Three independent experiments were performed. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. (L–Q) An orthotopic mouse model was established by injecting mouse ID8 OCs i.p. into C57BL/6 female recipient mice. Mice were then either treated with IgG or anti-mouse ICAM-1 antibody by i.p. injection. Mouse body weight gain was measured at indicated time points (days 0–50) (L). Ascetic volume (M) and tumor weight (N) were measured at day 50. (O–Q) Spheroids were examined by H&E staining (O). Total number (P) and size (Q) of spheroids were quantified. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. n = 10. **P < 0.001 (2-sided Student’s t test).
We next tested to determine whether interactions between integrins on TAMs and ICAM-1 on tumor cells were critical for initial spheroid formation. To this end, we employed various neutralization antibodies in the 3D spheroid formation assays. A neutralization antibody of CD11b, CD11c, and integrin β2, but not of CD11a or a control IgG, significantly reduced the number and size of spheroids formed by mouse TAMs and ID8 cells (Supplemental Figure 16, A–C). More importantly, a combination of anti-CD11b /anti-CD11c or anti-CD11b/anti-CD11c/anti–integrin β2 more dramatically blocked the spheroid formation (Supplemental Figure 16, A–C). We also observed that ICAM-1 neutralization antibodies, but not control IgGs, significantly decreased the number and the size of spheroids in the 3D coculture systems using both mouse (Supplemental Figure 16D and Figure 8, F–H) and human cells (Figure 8, I–K). These data support an important role of the association between the CD11b/c–integrin β2 complex on TAMs and the ligand ICAM-1 on OC cells in spheroid formation.
To explore therapeutic effects of ICAM-1 neutralization antibodies for treatment of OC, ID8 tumor–bearing mice were treated with anti–ICAM-1 antibodies or control IgGs in the established orthotopic mouse model. Phenotype analyses showed that the anti–ICAM-1 antibody group significantly reduced mouse total body weight, ascitic fluid volume, and wet weight of tumor cells isolated from the ascitic fluid (Figure 8, L–N). Similarly to effects of EGFR inhibitors, the number and size of spheroids were significantly reduced by anti–ICAM-1 antibodies (Figure 8, O–Q). These results suggest that integrin–ICAM-1–mediated TAM-tumor associations play a critical role in spheroid formation and transcoelomic metastasis of OC.
Transcoelomic (peritoneal) metastasis occurs in nearly all patients with OC (more than 90%), especially at late stages, causing death (22). Transcoelomic metastases also can happen in many other cancers, such as pancreatic (50%) and colon cancers (32%) (23). Therefore, study of the common mechanism for transcoelomic metastasis is critical for improving the prognosis of OC patients as well as other transcoelomic metastatic cancers. Considering the unique characteristics of the peritoneum, such as its large area and lack of blood supply and lymphatic vessels, it is puzzling how detached OC cells obtain the necessary matrix support to avoid anoikis, are protected against immune cell attack, and have access to specific growth factors to maintain their rapid growth and implantation. It has been reported that OC cells can upregulate survival pathways such as activation of RAB25 to gain anchorage-dependent survival, while upregulating surface immunosuppressor molecules (e.g B7-H4 and complement C1 inhibitor) to escape attacks by the immune system (e.g., T cell or the complement) (24, 25). Spheroid formation is another essential step in the initiation of peritoneal implantation metastasis for OC. However, a detailed mechanism for spheroid formation remains unknown (20, 26, 27). Through the analysis of cell components in spheroids isolated from ascites of 128 cases of stage III OC patients, we observed that macrophages presented in all the spheroids. Moreover, we noticed that the number of macrophages in spheroids in ascites was substantially more than that in primary tumors. In addition, we found the number of macrophages was positively associated with proliferation in spheroid, but negatively associated with the prognosis of OC patients. Our results suggest that spheroid-associated TAMs may play an important role in human OC progression.
TAMs in solid tumors can promote tumor angiogenesis and cancer metastasis through the secretion of proangiogenic factors and chemoattractants. TAMs also secret cytokines to promote tumor premetastatic niche formation (28–41). The role of macrophages in OC has been previously investigated in mouse models. Robinson-Smith et al. reported that the risk for peritoneal implantation of OC is increased when intraperitoneal inflammation is enhanced; depletion of peritoneal macrophages, but not neutrophils and natural killer cells, reduces the chance of peritoneal metastasis (42). These results and our observations from human samples have prompted us to hypothesize that macrophages may play a critical role in spheroid formation before peritoneal implantation. This hypothesis is strongly supported by our intriguing discovery that TAMs are located in the center of spheroids in both human and mouse OC samples (Figure 9A). We have further provided strong evidence that TAMs are essential at the initiation step of spheroid formation. In an orthotopic OC model using GFP-transgenic recipient mice, we observed that nearly 80% of macrophages infiltrated into the peritoneal cavity were detected in spheroids. The size and number of spheroids was markedly reduced when TAMs were deprived by clodronate treatment. In turn, peritoneal implantation was inhibited and survival time was prolonged. Conversely, the size and number of spheroids was substantially increased when isolated TAMs were injected into the peritoneal cavity of the mice. Interestingly, macrophages infiltrated into the peritoneal cavity gradually gained an M2-like phenotype. The TAM polarization may be triggered by the peritoneal microenvironment (such as hypoxia and metabolites) as observed in solid tumors (34–38, 43). Importantly, we have defined the mechanism by which TAMs facilitate OC cell adhesion and spheroid formation. It is known that adhesion is a necessary factor for spheroid formation, and studies have suggested that free cells detached from the primary tumor may form spheroids through the interaction between α5β1 integrin and fibronectin (20). In solid tumors, adhesion of tumor cells to the matrix is usually involved in cancer metastasis (44). However, not much is known about the adhesion of OC cells with TAMs in spheroid formation. We discovered, as we expected, that spheroid-associated OC cells express ICAM-1, a ligand known to bind to integrins CD11b and CD11c on macrophages. Moreover, ICAM-1 neutralization antibodies completely diminish the spheroid formation of both mouse and human TAM-OC cells in the in vitro 3D coculture models. Most importantly, blockade of CD11b/c–ICAM-1 interaction by ICAM-1 neutralization antibodies attenuated spheroid formation and OC progression in vivo. Of note, it has been reported that increased tumor CD45+CD33+ MDSC numbers are a significant and independent predictor of poor survival in OC; MDSCs enhance cancer stem cell gene expression, spheroid formation, and cancer metastasis in OC models in vivo (45). It needs to be determined whether MDSCs play role in spheroid formation similar to that of TAMs.
A model for TAM–cancer cell interactions in spheroid formation. (A) During early stages of OC transcoelomic metastasis and tumor growth, detached OC cells induce infiltration of macrophages into the peritoneal cavity. Interactions of macrophages with OC cells in the peritoneal environment form spheroids and skew macrophages into M2 subtype TAMs. TAMs located in the center of spheroids may provide initial matrix support for OC to avoid anoikis. Importantly, TAMs can secrete large amount of EGF and activate EGFR that is upregulated on tumor cells. The activated EGF/EGFR signaling can induce VEGF-C expression, which in turn activates VEGFR3 signaling and induces integrin/ICAM-1 expression in tumor cells to form a positive autocrine feedback loop, thus promoting tumor migration, adhesion, and spheroid formation. (B) Molecular interactions between TAMs and OC cells.
In the OC mouse models, we observed that an increase in tumor cell number at 3 weeks after implantation was correlated with formation of tumor spheroids. Indeed, TAM-associated spheroids exhibited enhanced tumor cell proliferation in mouse models and human OC samples. Moreover, TAMs could directly promote proliferation of tumor cells by in vitro Transwell assays, suggesting that TAMs regulate tumor growth through releasing certain regulatory factors. By screening a panel of growth factors and their cognate receptors in TAMs and spheroid-associated tumor cells, we have identified the EGF/EGFR regulatory pathway that is critical for TAM-stimulated OC proliferation and cancer progression. A previous study reported that EGFR expression increased significantly in free tumor cells compared with implanted tumor cells in the peritoneal cavity, suggesting that the EGFR pathway plays an important role in peritoneal free tumor cells (46). It is well known that the peritoneal cavity contains abundant macrophages and T lymphocytes in the ascites of OC patients (47). Moreover, it has been reported that EGF from macrophage promotes invasion of breast carcinoma cells (48). Our study clearly demonstrates that TAM is the major source of EGF, which induces EGFR-positive OC proliferation, as demonstrated by EGF KD and EGFR inhibitor in in vitro and mouse models. It needs to be determined how EGF in TAMs is regulated in the peritoneal cavity microenvironment. It is likely that TAM–OC cell interactions in spheroids enhance EGF expression. Similarly, EGFR was markedly upregulated in spheroid-associated OC cells isolated from ascites. Intriguingly, EGFR-positive OC cells surrounded EGF-positive TAMs in the spheroids. This close proximity suggests that TAMs in the center of spheroids not only provide initial matrix support for OC to avoid anoikis, but also facilitate OC cell proliferation through the EGF-EGFR paracrine loop. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the EGF/EGFR axis is not only critical for proliferation of OC, but also induces expression of VEGF-C in OC cells, which in turn activates the VEGFR3 autocrinal pathway to enhance integrin/ICAM-1 expression, OC cell migration, and spheroid formation (Figure 9B). This conclusion is based on the following observations: (a) the proliferation of OC cells was substantially blocked upon EGF KD or treatment with the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib in a Transwell coculture with TAMs. Moreover, the EGFR inhibitor erlotinib drastically retarded spheroid formation, OC cell proliferation, and tumor growth in 2 mouse OC models. (b) TAM-produced EGF induced expression of VEGF-C in the OC cell, which in turn activated the VEGFR3 pathway; EGF-induced VEGF-C in the OC cell could be abrogated by inhibition of EGFR-ERK signaling. Importantly, both EGF and VEGF-C stimulated expression of ICAM-1 in the OC cell and OC cell migration; all of these effects could be diminished by VEGFR3 inhibitors. Therefore, VEGF-C/VEGFR3 acts downstream of EGFR signaling in OC cells (Figure 9B).
Our data indicate that depletion of TAMs or blockade of EGFR in OC cells by erlotinib at an early stage, but not at late stages, effectively inhibits the transcoelomic metastasis of OC. Our study may provide an explanation of why anti-EGF single-agent therapy has not been successful in advanced OC patients (17, 18). Therefore, early diagnosis, depletion of TAMs, and anti-EGF therapy are needed for the treatment of OC. Furthermore, our model showing that EGF/EGFR signaling, VEGF-C/VEGFR3 signaling, and ICAM-1–integrin CD11b/c association are required for OC cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, and spheroid formation is of clinical significance. Therefore, ICAM-1 neutralization antibodies, similar to blockade of EGF and VEGFR3 signaling, strongly inhibit spheroid formation in vitro. Moreover, ICAM-1 neutralization antibodies profoundly reduce the number and size of spheroids and tumor progression in mouse models. Our data suggest that neutralization of ICAM-1 may provide novel therapeutics for the treatment of OC.
Taken together, our study demonstrates that TAMs play an essential role in spheroid formation during the process of transcoelomic metastasis of OC. TAM can secrete large amounts of EGF to activate EGFR in surrounding tumor cells. The activated EGF/EGFR signaling can upregulate VEGF-C, which in turn upregulates integrins and ICAM-1 to form a positive autocrine feedback loop, thus promoting tumor cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, spheroid formation, and peritoneal implantation (Figure 9B). Our current study has unveiled the underlying mechanism of spheroid formation, providing a strategy for inhibiting implantation metastasis and improving the prognosis of OC patients.
Animal model. All mice were maintained on a C57BL/6 background. LysM-Cre mice were crossed with tomato reporter (mT/mG) mice to lineage label lysozyme-derived cells. Nude mice were purchased from The Jackson Laboratory. Mouse OC ID8 or human OC SKOV3 cells(1 × 106/ml) were injected into the abdominal cavities of C57BL/6 background or nude mice in 100 μl of DMEM. Mouse body weight gain, ascitic fluid volume, and tumor weight were measured by electronic balance. The mice were sacrificed after 9 weeks, and the tumor spheroids and tumor implantations were analyzed by histology.
In vivo treatment in mouse models. Mice were divided into groups of 10. An orthotopic mouse model was established by injecting mouse ID8 OCs i.p. into C57BL/6 female recipient mice. For LC treatment, LC was administrated s.c. at 10 μl/g body weight every 4 days (except 20 μl/g at the first dose). For EGFR inhibitor treatment, erlotinib was injected i.p. at 100 mg/kg body weight/d. For antibody treatment, mice were injected i.p. with normal rat IgG or rat anti-ICAM1 antibody (5 mg/kg, 1 time/3 d). Experimental and control mice were killed at 50 days after tumor cells were injected. Ascites and spheroids were collected for H&E staining and FACS.
Clinical samples. Following Institutional Review Board approval, a total of 128 patients with advanced epithelial OC (EOC) from the research files at The Tumor Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University who were seen from January 2005 to December 2009 and who met our inclusion criteria were entered in this study. The eligibility criteria included the following: (a) pathologic examination confirming the presence of stage III EOC; (b) complete basic clinical data; (c) absence of any prior treatment for cancer; (d) no serious complications or other malignant disease; and (e) the patients and family members having been informed about the illness and given informed consent before treatment. All patients had undergone complete cytoreductive surgery. Human tumor spheroids from advanced stage (i.e., stages III–IV) OC patients were harvested from consenting patients for ascitic fluid collection (Human Investigation Committee (HIC) protocol #1111003959; http://your.yale.edu/research-support/human-research).
Cell culture. The ID8 (mouse EOC line) was a gift from Jack Lawler and Carmelo Nucera at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) (49). SKOV3 cells (human ovarian adenocarcinoma cell line) were obtained from ATCC. SKOV3 cells are resistant to tumor necrosis factor and to several cytotoxic drugs, including diphtheria toxin, cisplatinum, and adriamycin. ID8 and SKOV3 cells were cultured in DMEM (Life Technologies) supplemented with 10% FBS, 100 U/ml penicillin, and 100 μg/ml streptomycin at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 and 95% air. The culture medium was changed every 2 days, and cells were split when they reached 80%–90% confluence. For all experiments, cells were seeded at an appropriate density and grew to 80%–90% confluence before experimentation. Primary mouse TAMs and PE-ID8 cells were isolated from the peritoneal cavity after i.p. injection of ID8 cells for different time points in C57BL/6 background mice.
Recombinant protein and inhibitors. Recombinant human and mouse EGF and VEGF-C were purchased from R&D Systems. MAZ51 (VEGFR3 inhibitor) was purchased from EMD Millipore. Erlotinib (EGFR inhibitor) was purchased from Roche. Clophosome–neutral LC for macrophage depletion was purchased from FormuMax Scientific Inc. (product code F70101-N).
Immunostaining. Antibodies used for immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescent staining are listed in the Supplemental Information (Supplemental Table 4). Confocal microscopy images were taken with a Zeiss-LSM 700 microscope and evaluated using ZEN2010 software. For mean fluorescence intensity measurements, confocal microscopy images were analyzed with ImageJ (NIH). Slides were observed using a Zeiss Axiovert 200 fluorescence microscope (Carl Zeiss MicroImaging), and images were captured using Openlab3 software (Improvision). For tissue, 5-μm serial sections cut from frozen, OCT-embedded tissues were fixed in –20°C acetone for 10 minutes and dried for 15 minutes, followed by the same blocking/antibody protocol for cells as listed above. Additional details are available in the Supplemental Information.
Protein extraction and Western blot analysis. Freshly dissected unfixed tissue was homogenized in lysis buffer. The lysates were centrifuged at 13,000 g for 10 minutes at 4°C. Supernatants were collected and protein concentration was determined with a Bradford Protein Assay kit (Bio-Rad). The cell lysates were subjected to SDS-PAGE, followed by immunoblotting (Immobilon P; Millipore) with specific antibodies, followed by detection using an enhanced chemiluminescence kit (Amersham; GE Healthcare Life Sciences). All antibodies used for Western blotting are listed in the Supplemental Information.
FACS. Analyses of mouse cell surface CD11b, F4/80, CD3e, CD206, and CD163 and human cell surface CD14 and CD326 expression by FACS were described previously (12–15, 50). Briefly, mouse TAM suspensions were stained with mouse CD11b-FITC, F4/80-PE, CD3e-APC, PE-CD206, and APC-CD163 and human CD14, CD326 antibodies for 15 minutes on ice. Isotype antibody served as a negative control. Flow cytometry was performed on a FACSCalibur (BD Biosciences). Data were analyzed with BD CellQuest Pro software. All antibodies used for FACS are listed in Supplemental Information.
Migration assay. The migration activity of macrophages and tumor cells was demonstrated using the Transwell cell culture system (Corning; pore size, 0.3 or 8 μm) in vitro. To test the migration assays of ID8 cells, 1 × 10–4 ID8 cells were seeded on the upper surface of the Transwell chamber. Different chemoattractants (VEGFC or EGF) or macrophages (TAM) were placed in the lower chamber. After 12 hours of incubation, ID8 cells on the upper face of the Transwell membrane were removed with a cotton swab. The cells on the bottom surface of the Transwell membrane were then fixed in 4% PFA and stained with H&E. Migrated cells were counted in 5 randomly chosen fields under a microscope (200×).
qRT-PCR. Total RNA was extracted from human tissues using the RNeasy Plus Mini Kit (74134, QIAGEN) and then converted into cDNAs using the High Capacity cDNA Reverse Transcription Kit (4368814, Applied Biosystems) following the manufacturer’s instructions. Quantitative PCR was performed with a CFX-96 (Bio-Rad) using the RT2 SYBR Green Kit 330500, SA Biosciences). All primers used for qRT-PCR are listed in the Supplemental Information (Supplemental Table 5). All values were normalized with Gapdh abundance. Data were presented as the average of triplicates ± SD.
3D coculture system of TAM and ID8 cells. Mouse F4/80+CD206+ TAMs were isolated by FACS sorting from spheroids of OC-bearing donor tomatoLysM-Cre mice. Human tumor spheroids from advanced-stage (i.e., stages III–IV) OC patients were harvested (HIC protocol #1111003959) (51) followed by FACS identification and sorting for CD14+ TAMs (12–15, 50). The 24-well plates were precoated with Matrigel as described above. The mixtures of TAMs and ID8 cells (at a ratio of 1:10 but with a fixed total cell number of 40,000 cells/well) were directly seeded onto the Matrigel-precoated 24-well plate. The cells were incubated at 37°C for up to 48 hours to allow the aggregates/spheroids to form. EGFR inhibitor erlotinib, VEGFR3 inhibitor MAZ51 (20 nM each), or anti–ICAM-1 antibody (20 μg/ml) was added at 6 hours after coculture. Fluorescent microscopic images were taken to analyze the morphology at from 6 to 48 hours. The wells without cells but containing medium were used as a negative control. All assays were performed at least 3 times and tested in triplicate each time. All microscopic images were observed using the Zeiss Axiovert 200 fluorescence microscope (Carl Zeiss MicroImaging), and images were captured using Openlab3 software (Improvision) (14, 15).
Statistics. The differences in results of Western blot, qRT-PCR, cell-proliferation assays, immunostainings, FACS, and tumor growth were analyzed by Student’s t test. The differences in demographic characteristics of OC patients were analyzed by χ2 or Fisher’s exact test. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate OS, while the differences in the levels among possible prognostic factors were compared by the log-rank test with univariate analyses. A multivariate Cox regression (proportional hazard model) was employed to identify prognostic factors and evaluate the independent impact of CD68 levels on OS. Statistical analyses in this study were performed using SAS software (version 9.1.4, SAS Institute). All statistical tests were 2 tailed, and P values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Study approval. All animal studies were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of Yale University. Human tumor spheroids from advanced-stage (i.e., stages III–IV) OC patients were harvested from consenting patients for ascitic fluid collection at Yale University School of Medicine (HIC protocol #1111003959). Clinical paraffin samples were approved by the Institutional Review Board at The Tumor Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University.
Additional methods see Supplemental Experimental Procedures in the Supplemental Information.
MY, XL, ST, HJZ, SB, XX, and HZ performed experiments. GL provided human samples. SB and ADS provided human OC–associated macrophages. MY and WM designed and analyzed experiments and wrote the manuscript. WJ and ADS edited the manuscript.
We thank Katerina Politi for discussion. This work was partly supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC1300600), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 91539110) and Scientific Grants of Guangdong (No. 2015B020225002 and 2015A050502018) to WM; NIH grants R01 HL109420 and HL115148 to WM; NIH grants R01 CA154460-01 and U01 CA176067-01A1 to ADS.
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Newport Beach signs will encourage people to donate to charity rather than give to panhandlers
A woman asks for donations where Newport Boulevard and West Coast Highway meet in Newport Beach.
(Don Leach / Staff Photographer)
By Hillary Davis
The Newport Beach City Council agreed Tuesday night to craft an informational signage campaign aimed at discouraging people from giving money to panhandlers and encouraging them to instead direct their money to charities.
Immediately after the council’s lengthy discussion of moving forward with a potential homeless shelter at the city’s Superior Avenue public works yard, members approved the panhandling plan 6-0 after less than five minutes of comments. Councilman Marshall “Duffy” Duffield was absent.
Homeless shelter plan moves forward for Newport’s public works yard
The City Council’s decision Tuesday to refine plans and budget $300,000 for facility design to make storage structures at the yard at 592 Superior Ave. inhabitable came over objections from many area residents.
The campaign’s message could go up in locations that police have noted as high-profile spots for panhandlers: West Coast Highway at Dover Drive and Newport Boulevard, the driveway to Fashion Island off San Miguel Drive and the corner of San Miguel and San Joaquin Hills Road.
Judges around the country have repeatedly found outright bans on panhandling unconstitutional. As an alternative, cities and counties in California and other states have introduced messaging campaigns encouraging organized charitable giving over individual handouts.
“We looked at other options that cities have pushed that go short of trying to ban someone’s First Amendment rights and instead we’re talking about encouraging people to be part of the solution that doesn’t involve giving money directly,” said Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tem Will O’Neill, who pitched the idea to the city’s homelessness task force earlier this month. He said the campaign isn’t punitive and that his anecdotal research shows such programs work.
Newport residents have approached the city with wide-ranging concerns about panhandling, including the safety of people walking in medians close to traffic, landscaping being trampled and what the money given is used for.
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Manuscript; Great Britain
Commonplace Book by a Student of History, Law and Government, c 1770.
Fascinating Commonplace Book with Excerpts from Locke, Blackstone, Montesquieu and Smith [Manuscript]. [Great Britain]. [Commonplace Book by a Student of History, Law and Government]. [Great Britain or Ireland, c.1770]. Printed title page dated 1770, reading Bell's Common Place Book, Form'd Generally Upon the Principles Recommended and Practised by Mr. Locke..... More
Manuscript; Trial; Ireland.
Account of a Rape, County Carlow, Ireland, June 25, 1807.
"I Am Inclined to Give Credit to Her Assertions" [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Ireland]. [Account of a Rape]. [County Carlow, Ireland, June 25, 1807]. 11" x 7" leaf, docketed on verso. Horizontal fold lines, light browning and edgewear. Annotations by presiding magistrate to foot of recto and sections of verso. $1,500. *..... More
Judges; Maine; Dummer, Nathanial
To All Unto Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting, Whereas...
1799 Document Appointed a Judge to the Kennebeck County, Maine, Court of Common Pleas [Judges]. [Maine]. [Dummer, Nathaniel (1755-1815)]. To All Unto Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting... Boston, February 28, 1799. 17" x 11" part-printed document, inscribed in neat hand, docketed on verso, large embossed Massachusetts seal to upper-left..... More
Manuscript; Savoy, France.
Memoire Concernant la Taxe Imposee en 1727 par le Senat de Savoye...
With Interesting Commentary About Law and Society [Manuscript]. [Savoy, France]. Memoire Concernant la Taxe Imposee en 1727 par le Senat de Savoye sur le Clerge du Pais pour la Garde de les Frontieres Contre la Peste. [France: 18th Century]. 28 pp. Folio (8-3/4" x 5-3/4"). Contemporary quarter vellum over marbled..... More
Manuscript; Stone, Harlan; Shapiro, Harold Roland
Typed Letter, Signed, Regarding the Death of Benjamin Cardozo.
Poignant Letter Regarding the "Death of Justice Cardozo" by a Fellow Justice [Manuscript]. Stone, Harlan Fiske [1872-1946]. [Typed Letter, Signed, Regarding the Death of Benjamin Cardozo, On U.S. Supreme Court Letterhead, October 17, 1938]. Single-sided letter on 10-1/2" x 8" sheet, signed Harlan Stone. Faint horizontal fold lines, a few..... More
Manuscript; Beall, William Murdock
Estate Inventory and Appraisal, Judge William M. Beall, 1823-1825.
Inventory of the Estate of a Prominent Frederick County, Maryland, Landowner and Judge [Manuscript]. [Beall, William Murdock (1742-1823)]. [Inventory and Appraisal of the Estate of Judge William Beall]. Frederick County, MD, 1823-1825. 66 pp. Main text preceded by 2 pp. index. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/4"). Thick pressed-paper side-sewn ledger, untrimmed..... More
Manuscript; Remsen, John H
Account Book, New York City, 1795-1798. [xxiii], 326 pp. Quarto.
Late Eighteenth-Century Account Book of a Notable New York Attorney [Manuscript]. Remsen, John H. [c.1770-1798]. [Account Book]. New York, 1795-1798. [xxiii], 326 pp. Quarto (9-1/2" x 7-1/2"). Reverse calf, blind fillets and panels to boards, rebacked retaining parts of existing spine, raised bands, blind ornaments and lettering piece (reading "Register")..... More
Manuscript; Cosby William W; Turner, Charles W
Account Book of Cosby & Turner, Richmond, Virginia, 1871-1875.
Reconstruction-Era Account Book of a Richmond, Virginia Law Firm [Manuscript]. Cosby, William W. Turner, Charles W. [Account Book of Cosby & Turner]. Richmond, Virginia, 1871-1875. [xxiv], 458 pp. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/2") Reversed calf, black-stamped frames to boards, raised bands and lettering pieces to spine, "Ledger" gilt-stamped to upper piece..... More
Manuscript Archive; Trial; Argentina
Documents Relating to a Railway Right-of-Way Case, 1883-1884. 6 items
Archive Relating to an 1883-1884 Railway Case in Argentina [Manuscript Archive]. [Trial]. [Argentina]. [Legal Documents Relating to a Railway Righ-of-Way Case]. Buenos Aires, 1883-1884. 6 items: 4 notebooks in stiff wrappers, 13" x 9," app. 100 pp. in all, 2 folding maps bound into a folder, 15-3/4" x 28," 12-1/2"..... More
Manuscript; Trial; Slavery; New York
Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft.
A Female Slave in New York City is Tried for Stealing Money from Her Master [Manuscript]. [Trial]. [Slavery]. [New York]. [Documents Relating to the Trial of a Female Slave Accused of Theft]. [New York City, 1799]. Part-printed jury true bill, 13" x 8," dated October 1, 1799, content to recto..... More
Manuscript; Vredenburgh, Peter
Account Book, Freehold, New Jersey, 1805-1873.
Account Book of a Distinguished Nineteenth-Century New Jersey Jurist [Manuscript]. Vredenburgh, Peter [1805-1873]. [Account Book]. Freehold, NJ, 1829-1839. 231, [13] pp. Oblong octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/2"). Reversed calf, black-stamped frames to boards. Light rubbing and some scuffs and scratches to boards, moderate rubbing to board edges with wear to corners..... More
Manuscript; Texas
Draft Letters by Members of the Galvaston Bar Recommending William H..
A Group of Galveston Lawyers Attempt to Put One of their Colleagues on the Federal Bench [Manuscript]. [Galveston, Texas]. [Goddard, William H.]. [Manuscript Letters from Members of the Galveston Bar Recommending William H. Goddard for a Judgeship]. Galveston, TX, June 25 [and] June 29, 1870. 4 pp. 13-1/2" x 8-1/4."..... More
Manuscript Archive; Trials; Great Britain
Legal Documents Relating to Six Trials, Great Britain, 1631-1632.
Ravishment, Excommunication, Spousal Abuse and Other Matters [Manuscript Archive]. [Trials]. [Great Britain]. [Legal Documents Relating to Six Trials]. Great Britain, 1631-1632. 6 items, 2 are single leaves, 4 bifolia, sizes range from 9-1/2" x 8-1/3/4" to 12" x 7-1/2." Moderate toning and soiling, occasional browning, vertical folds, 5 items docketed..... More
Manuscript; Arkansas
Justice's Docket Book, Stone County, Arkansas, 1873-1911. 412 pp.
Nineteenth-Century Docket Book with Unusually Detailed Entries [Manuscript]. [Arkansas]. [Justice's Docket Book]. Stone County, Arkansas, 1873-1911. [xxvi], 412 pp. Thumb-tabbed index. Folio (13-3/4" x 8-3/4"). Reversed calf, raised bands to spine, black-stamped panels and calf panels to boards. Rubbed with considerable wear to spine and corners, a few sections lacking..... More
Manuscript; Connecticut
Writ from the State of Connecticut Ordering the Seizure of Goods...
1785 Connecticut Court Document Ordering the Arrest of an Absconding Debtor [Manuscript]. [Connecticut]. [Writ from the State of Connecticut Ordering the Seizure of Goods of an Absconding Debtor]. [Hartford or New Haven]: August 9, 1785. 2 pp. 13-1/2" x 8" bifolium, docketed on verso. Horizontal fold lines, a few with..... More
Manuscript; Newark, New Jersey; Police Department
Personal Log Book of a Newark, New Jersey Police Officer, 1962-1965.
Daily Record of a Police Officer in Newark, New Jersey in the Early 1960s [Manuscript]. [Newark, New Jersey]. [Personal Logbook of a Newark, New Jersey Police Officer]. [Newark, NJ?, February 5, 1962-September 21, 1965. 500 pp. Thumb-tabbed index. Folio (13-3/4" x 8-1/2"). Three-quarter cloth over contrasting pebbled cloth, raised bands..... More
Manuscript; Toledo, Francesco de
Ordenanzas de Minas del Peru, Tomo Primero y Unico.
Manuscript Copy of an Important Edition of Colonial-Era Peruvian Mining Laws [Manuscript]. [Toledo, Francisco de (1515-1582)]. Ordenanzas de Minas del Peru, Tomo Primero y Unico. Peru?, c. 1678. 183, [10] pp. Folio (12" x 8"). Contemporary tree sheep, "Ordenanza del Peru" in bold early hand to front board, thong ties..... More
Manuscript; Wanton, Joseph
Autograph Legal Document, Signed, Bristol, Rhode Island, July 5, 1728.
A Rhode Island Debt Claim from 1728 [Manuscript]. Wanton, Joseph [1705-1780]. [Autograph Legal Document, Signed, Bristol, Rhode Island, July 5, 1728]. Single 12-1/4" x 7-1/2" leaf, franked below signature, docketed on verso ("Joseph Wanton's Release"). Light browning, horizontal and vertical creases, wax seal at signature, some separation along fold lines..... More
Manuscript; Blackstone, Sir William; Warburton, W
Autograph Transcription Signed ('W.B.'), 1 April 1779, London...
Blackstone's Transcription of Notes by a Notable Critic on Literary Imitation in the Work of English Poets [Manuscript]. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Warburton, William (1698-1779)]. [Autograph Transcription, Signed ('W.B.'), 1 April 1779, London, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 26 April 1779]. 9-1/2" x 7-1/2" bifolium, four pages of text, archival guard at..... More
Manuscript; Blackstone, Sir William; Petty, Lord
Autograph Letter, Signed, Addressed to "My Lord," March 21, 1761...
Blackstone Seeks Assistance from His Patron [Manuscript]. Blackstone, Sir William [1723-1780]. [Petty, Lord William, Earl of Shelburne (1737-1805)]. [Autograph Letter, Addressed to "My Lord," Signed "W. Blackstone," London, Inner Temple, March 21, 1761]. Two-page letter on single 8-3/4" x 7-1/4" sheet and 5" x 4" copperplate portrait of Blackstone (after..... More
Manuscript; Massachusetts
Docket Book, Court of Common Pleas, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1823.
1823 Docket Book from Plymouth, Massachusetts [Manuscript]. [Massachusetts]. [Docket Book, Court of Common Pleas, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1823]. [26], [110] pp. Includes 3 thumb-tabbed indexes. Folio (13-1/2" x 8-1/2"). Three-quarter calf over marbled boards, lettering piece reading "Dockets/ 1823" to spine. Worn, about 45% of marbled paper lacking from boards, lower..... More
Manuscript; Wills; Mental Fitness; Lewis, Garrett
1854 Legal Interrogatory of a North Carolina Medical Doctor...
1854 Interrogatory Concerning the Mental Fitness of the Decedent in an Inheritance Case [Manuscript]. [Wills]. [Mental Fitness]. Lewis, Garrett. Skinner, Dr. W.C. [1854 Legal Interrogatory of a North Carolina Medical Doctor W.C. Skinner Concerning the Illness, Mental Fitness and Death of Garrett Lewis of Chester County, Pennsylvania]. [West Chester, Chester..... More
Manuscript; Hand, Learned
Autograph Letter, Signed, Windsor, VT, August 17, 1951.
Learned Hand Declines to Write an Article About Abraham Lincoln [Manuscript]. Hand, Learned [1872-1961]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, On Hand's U.S. Court House Letterhead, Address Struck-Through and Corrected, Windsor, VT, August 17, 1951]. 11" x 8-1/2" sheet. Some toning, fold lines, two vertical and one horizontal, light offsetting (from corrugated screen?)..... More
Manuscript; Wolf, George
Autograph Letter, Signed, Washington, DC, December 16, 1825.
Interesting Letter by a Distinguished Nineteenth-Century Pennsylvania Lawyer-Politician [Manuscript]. Wolf, George [1777-1840]. [Autograph Letter, Signed, Washington, DC, December 16, 1825]. Single 9-3/4" x 8" leaf. Four fold lines, two vertical and two horizontal, light browning. Content in small neat hand to recto and verso, fragments of paper (from an album)..... More
Manuscript; Canon Law; Clement III, Pope
Leaf from a Papal Decretal Concerning Inheritance, France, C. 1270.
Thirteenth-Century Manuscript Copy of a Papal Decretal Concerning Inheritance [Manuscript]. [Canon Law]. [Clement, III (1130-1191), Pope]. [Leaf from a Papal Decretal Concerning Inheritance]. France, c. 1270. [2] pp. Folio (12-3/4" x 9-1/2"). Parchment leaf, light soiling and a few faint stains, fold lines and tiny holes, pieces removed from corners..... More
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Greenidge, A.H.J.
The Legal Procedure of Cicero's Time
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Berger, Adolf
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law
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Principles and Maxims of Jurisprudence
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Cherry, Richard R.
Lectures on the Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Communities.
Cherry, Richard R. Lectures on the Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Communities. Originally published: London: Macmillan and Co., 1890. xi, 123 pp. Reprinted 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616192686. ISBN-10: 1616192682. Paperback. New. $8.95 * A PIONEERING, and FASCINATING, COMPARATIVE STUDY In these six lectures Cherry compares..... More
Roby, Henry John
Roman Private Law in the Times of Cicero and of the Antonines. 2 Vols.
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The Principles of Roman Law and Their Relation to Modern Law.
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Lex Aquilia (Digest IX,2, Ad Legum Aquiliam): Text, Translation and...
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The Institutes of Justinian, with the Novel as to Successions.
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The First Year of Roman Law.
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Historical Introduction to the Private Law of Rome, 3rd ed.
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Pettingal, John
An Enquiry Into the Use and Practice of Juries Among the Greeks...
The Classical Roots of Juries Pettingal, John. An Enquiry Into the Use and Practice of Juries among the Greeks and Romans; from whence the Origin of the English Jury May Probably be Deduced. Originally published: London: Printed for the Author, by W. and W. Strahan, 1769. xv, [1], 200 pp..... More
The Institutes of Justinian, With English Introduction, Translation...
Sandars, Thomas Collett. The Institutes of Justinian, With English Introduction, Translation, and Notes. London, New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1917. lxxx, 608 pp. Reprinted 2007, 2018 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584777267; ISBN-10: 1584777265. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * Reprint of the seventh and final edition of one of..... More
The Roman Law Dealing with Damages, Liability and Gifts Between Husband and Wife Thayer, James Bradley. Lex Aquilia (Digest IX,2, Ad Legum Aquiliam): Text, Translation and Commentary. On Gifts Between Husband and Wife (Digest XXIV, 1, De Donationibus Inter Virum et Uxorem) Text and Commentary. Originally published: Cambridge: Harvard University..... More
Wessels, Johannes Wilhelmus; Hoeflich, M. (intro.)
History of the Roman-Dutch Law.
Wessels, J[ohannes] W[ilhelmus]. History of the Roman-Dutch Law. Originally published: Grahamstown, Cape Colony: African Book Co., 1908. iv (new introduction), xv, 791 pp. Reprinted 2005, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. With a New Introduction by Michael Hoeflich, John H. & John M. Kane Professor of Law, University of Kansas..... More
Nasmith, David
Outline of Roman History from Romulus to Justinian. (Including...
Nasmith, David. Outline of Roman History from Romulus to Justinian, (Including Translations of the Twelve Tables, the Institutes of Gaius, and the Institutes of Justinian), With Special Reference to the Growth, Development and Decay of Roman Jurisprudence. Originally published: London: Butterworth, 1890. xix, 618 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2019 by The..... More
The History of the Roman or Civil Law. Shewing Its Origin and...
Abdy, J.T. and Bryan Walker (translated & notes)
The Commentaries of Gaius and Rules of Ulpian.
Gaius and Ulpian with Parallel Translations Abdy, J.T. and Bryan Walker. The Commentaries of Gaius and Rules of Ulpian. Translated with Notes by J.T. Abdy and Bryan Walker. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1885. xxvi, 501 pp. Reprinted 2006, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775485; ISBN-10: 1584775483..... More
Boyd, William K
The Ecclesiastical Edicts of the Theodosian Code.
Boyd, William K. The Ecclesiastical Edicts of the Theodosian Code. Originally published: New York: The Columbia University Press, 1905. 122 pp. Reprinted 2005 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775317; ISBN-10: 1584775319. Hardcover. New. $21.95 * Boyd discusses the influence of the Code's ecclesiastical edicts on early medieval jurisprudence and..... More
Launspach, Charles W.L.
State And Family in Early Rome.
Launspach, Charles, W.L. State And Family in Early Rome. London: George Bell And Sons, 1908. xx, 288 pp. Reprinted 2005 by the Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775423; ISBN-10: 1584775424. Hardcover. New. $31.95 * Charles W. L. Launspach, barrister and member of the Inner Temple, argues that in its "infancy and..... More
Goudsmit, J. E.; R. DeTracy Gould (translator)
The Pandects: A Treatise on the Roman Law and its Connection with...
Goudsmit, J.E. The Pandects: A Treatise on the Roman Law and Upon its Connection with Modern Legislation. Translated from the Dutch by R. De Tracy Gould. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1873. xx, [1], 368 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775614; ISBN-10: 1584775610. Hardcover. New. $37.95..... More
A Summary of the Roman Law, Taken from Dr. Taylor's Elements of the...
Taylor, John. A Summary of the Roman Law, Taken from Dr. Taylor's Elements of the Civil Law to which is Prefixed A Dissertation on Obligation. London: Printed for T. Payne, at the Mews Gate, 1772. lxx, 328, [31] pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775065; ISBN-10: 1584775068..... More
Hardy, Ernest George, Translator
Roman Laws and Charters, and Three Spanish Charters and Other...
Hardy, E[rnest] G[eorge], Translator. Roman Laws and Charters. Translated with Introduction and Notes. [With] Three Spanish Charters and Other Documents. With Introduction and Notes. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1912. v, 159; iv, 159 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775171. ISBN-10: 1584775173. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * This important..... More
Grueber, Erwin
The Roman Law of Damage to Property. Being a Commentary on Title of...
Grueber, Erwin. The Roman Law of Damage to Property, Being a Commentary on the Title of the Digest Ad Legem Aquiliam (IX. 2) with an Introduction to the Study of the Corpus Iuris Civilis. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1886. xxv, 288 pp. Reprinted 2004 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd..... More
Mears, T. Lambert; Gaius
The Institutes of Gaius and Justinian, The Twelve Tables, and the...
Mears, T. Lambert, Translator. The Institutes of Gaius and Justinian, The Twelve Tables, and the CXVIIIth and CXXVIIth Novels, With Introductions and Translation. Originally published: London: Stevens and Sons, 1882. xiii, lx, 626 pp. Reprinted 2004, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584774402; ISBN-10: 1584774401. Hardcover. New. $65. *..... More
Roman Public Life
Greenidge, A.H.J. Roman Public Life. London: Macmillan and Co., 1901. xx, 483 pp. Reprinted 2003, 2019 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772422; ISBN-10: 1584772425. Hardcover. New. $28.95 * Greenidge [1865-1906] traces the growth of the Roman constitution and examines how it functioned during the mature Republic and the Principate..... More
Johnson, Allan Chester; Clyde Pharr (Gen. editor)
Ancient Roman Statutes: A Translation with Introduction, Commentary...
Early Roman Laws, A Companion Volume to Pharr's Edition of the Theodosian Code Johnson, Allan Chester, Paul Robinson Coleman-Norton and Frank Card Bourne. Clyde Pharr, General Editor. Ancient Roman Statutes: A Translation with Introduction, Commentary, Glossary, and Index. Originally published: Austin: University of Texas Press, 1961. xxxi, 290 pp. 9"..... More
The Principles of Roman Law and Their Relation to Modern Law
Burdick, William L. The Principles of Roman Law and Their Relation to Modern Law. Originally published: Rochester: The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co., [1938]. xxi, 748 pp. Reprinted 2004, 2012 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772538; ISBN-10: 1584772530. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * This book offers a fine introduction to Roman..... More
Berger, Adolf. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Roman Law. Originally published: Philadelphia: The American Philosophical Society, [1953]. (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society; New Series, Volume 43, Part 2, 1953). [ii], 333-808 pp. Reprinted 2002, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771425; ISBN-10: 1584771429. 8-1/2" x 11." Hardcover. New. $49.95 *..... More
Moyle, J.B. (editor). Justinian
The Institutes of Justinian. Translated into English with an Index...
English Translation of the Institutes Moyle, J.B. The Institutes of Justinian. Translated into English with an Index. Fifth Edition. Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913. viii, 220 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771852; ISBN-10: 1584771852. Hardcover. New. $24.95 * An English translation, with a thorough index..... More
Pharr, Clyde
The Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions...
Definitive Scholarly Translation of the Codex Theodosianus Pharr, Clyde. The Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions: A Translation with Commentary, Glossary, and Bibliography by Clyde Pharr, in Collaboration with Theresa Sherrer Davidson and Mary Brown Pharr. With an Introduction by C. Dickerman Williams. Originally published: [Princeton, New Jersey]..... More
Phillimore, John. HARDCOVER.
Phillimore, John George. Principles and Maxims of Jurisprudence. Originally published: London: John W. Parker and Son, 1856. xxiv, 408 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2014 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771777. ISBN-10: 1584771771. Hardcover. New. $31.95 * In this study of important principles and maxims of Roman law, Phillimore provides commentary..... More
Lectures on the Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Communities
Cherry, Richard R. Lectures on the Growth of Criminal Law in Ancient Communities. Originally published: London: Macmillan and Co., 1890. xi, 123 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771678; ISBN-10: 1584771674. Hardcover. New. $21.95 * A PIONEERING, and FASCINATING, COMPARATIVE STUDY In these six lectures Cherry compares..... More
Botsford, George Willis
The Roman Assemblies from their Origin to the End of the Republic.
Botsford, George Willis. The Roman Assemblies from their Origin to the End of the Republic. Originally published: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909. x, 521 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771654; ISBN-10: 1584771658. Hardcover. New. $28.95 * "In opposition to Mommsen, the author believes that both..... More
Vinogradoff, Sir Paul
Roman Law in Mediaeval [Medieval] Europe.
Vinogradoff, Paul. Roman Law in Mediaeval Europe. London: Harper & Brothers, 1909. 136 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2018 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771098. ISBN-10: 1584771097. Hardcover. New. $25.95 * Traces the history of the decay of Roman law and its revival in France, England and Germany in a series..... More
Johns, C.H.W., Trans.; Hammurabi, King of Babylon
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World. The Code of Laws Promulgated...
Johns, C.H.W., Translator. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World: The Code of Laws Promulgated by Hammurabi, King of Babylon, B.C. 2285-2242. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1926. xii, 88 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770619; ISBN-10: 1584770619. Hardcover. New. $21.95 * The text, in..... More
Bussell, F.W.
The Roman Empire. Essays on the Constitutional History from the...
Bussell, F.W. The Roman Empire. Essays on the Constitutional History from the Accession of Domitian (81 A.D.) to the Retirement of Nicephorus III. (1081 A.D.) Originally published: London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1910. Two volumes. xiv, 402; xxiii, 521 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770824. ISBN-10..... More
Buckland, W.W.
The Roman Law of Slavery: The Condition of the Slave in Private Law...
Buckland, W.W. The Roman Law of Slavery: The Condition of the Slave in Private Law from Augustus to Justinian. Originally published: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1908. xii, [2], 735 pp. Reprinted 2001, 2018 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770688. ISBN-10: 1584770686. Hardcover. New. $39.95 * With appendices and a...... More
Girard, Paul F.
A Short History of Roman Law. Being the First Part of his Manuel...
Girard, Paul F. A Short History of Roman Law. Being the First Part of his Manuel Elementaire De Droit Romain. Translated by Augustus Henry Frazer and John Home Cameron. Toronto: Canada Law Book Company, 1906, v, 220 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770787; ISBN-10: 1584770783. Hardcover..... More
Roby, Henry John. Roman Private Law in the Times of Cicero and of the Antonines. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1902. 2 Volumes. xxxii, 543; xiii, [1], 560 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770749; ISBN-10: 1584770740. Hardcover. New. $95. * The private law of Rome is..... More
Roby, Henry John. An Introduction to the Study of Justinian's Digest Containing an Account of its Composition and of the Jurists Used or Referred to Therein. Cambridge: At the University Press, 1884. cclxxix pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770732; ISBN-10: 1584770732. Hardcover. New. $29.95 * Roby's..... More
Johns, C.H.W.
Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters.
Johns, C.H.W. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1904. xxii, 424 pp. Reprinted 2000 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584770220; ISBN-10: 1584770228. Hardcover. New. $80. * Translation of ancient legal sources such as the Code of Hammurabi, laws relating to contracts, marriage, inheritance..... More
Greenidge, A.H.J. The Legal Procedure of Cicero's Time. Originally published: Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1901. xiii, 599 pp. Reprinted 2000, 2015 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363991; ISBN-10: 1886363994. Hardcover. New. $30.95 * A systematic and historical treatment of the civil and criminal procedure of Cicero's time. At the..... More
Maitland, Frederic William
Roman Canon Law in the Church of England: Six Essays.
Maitland, Frederic William. Roman Canon Law in the Church of England: Six Essays. Originally published: London: Methuen & Co., 1898. vii, 184 pp. Reprinted 1998 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363571; ISBN-10: 1886363579. Hardcover. New. $19.50 * Reprint of six essays that proclaim the authority of Roman canon law..... More
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Time For Tasers
Ann Widecombe insists Brexit Party results weren't "calamitous"
Nigel Farage's party won no seats and received around 2 per cent of the vote, but Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe has insisted that this result is not "calamitous"
Nick Ferrari asked Ann Widdecombe what went wrong.
She replied: "I think it was always going to be a bit of an uphill struggle.
"I think a lot of people quite understandably, a lot of Conservatives and indeed a lot of Labour people also, were quite understandably afraid that if they voted for a third party.
"Jeremy Corbyn might get in by default.
"Now, I've had emails galore postulating exactly that and I think a lot of people were scared. But nevertheless, when you look at how we did in those big Labour heartlands for a brand new party, we did extremely well, sometimes getting as much as a third of the vote.
So I don't think it was calamitous. It was disappointing. I mean, nobody's going to deny that."
Ann Widecombe insists Brexit Party results weren't "calamitous". Picture: PA
Nick Ferrari challenged her on this.
He said: "This year, your party won the European elections. You've gone to 2% and that's not calamitous?"
Widdecombe replied: "When we won the European elections, we won a massive endorsement for Brexit. Yes, we then had a general election and indeed it was very much down to the Brexit Party and that massive victory that we secured that general election. I mean, Mrs. May wasn't exactly very willing."
She also concluded: "I think as far as Brexit goes, it wasn't too bad a night."
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Helmut Zambo
A Passionate Collector
Helmut Zambo chose his path early on. The collector's passion is focused on only a few artists, and he has followed their creative development (almost) all his life. This unique personal approach has earned him the reputation of a „deep collector.“ After half a century, his collection comprises over 8,000 works and brings together the creative worlds of Arnulf Rainer, Günther Brus, and Johann Hauser, among others. It covers these artists in such a comprehensive manner that any ambitious retrospective of their work will necessarily to draw on its holdings.
Only as a collector can Zambo enter into an intense and close relationship with art. As he himself puts it, „worlds lie between seeing and owning a picture. Imagine you had found the partner of your dreams and could only look at her or him from afar. Knowing that a picture is near you is wonderful. Even if sometimes a piece needs to be moved into storage for lack of space.“
Impulse and Correction, Concealing and Revealing
Impuls und Korrektur, Verdeckung und Enthüllung
Arnulf Rainer harbors a dislike of classic passport photos of himself. Using a photo booth, he creates hyperbolic self-portraits and makes nasty faces, so as to guard against the numbing of his expression. Subsequently, the artist transforms the photo, in an ostensibly destructive act, painting over it in his characteristic vigorous style, scratching into the picture, and attacking it with fierce brush strokes. At the same time, he also magnifies the expression of the face. "I always immediately see only the bad parts in a picture," Rainer explains. "Concealing them, the weak parts, one after the other, covering up until I can’t see anything any more, that led me to the overpaintings. That is to say, love and a desire for perfection." In the process, the artist again and again tries to come to terms with his own fears, with annihilation and death; he works to the point of complete exhaustion and is keenly interested in the mental states of psychiatric patients.
The exhibition "Arnulf Rainer. Pinselrausch” at the Arnulf Rainer Museum in Baden, just south of Vienna, runs until October 30, 2016. www.arnulf-rainer-museum.at
Arnulf Rainer, Tannhäuser, 1972/1973
Helmut Zambo Collection, Badenweiler and Vienna
Johann Hauser
Drawings of Immediate Intensity
Drawn with simple lead and color pencils, Johann Hauser’s works show outstanding color effects and expressiveness. With his distinctive stroke and mostly against a white paper background, he created a colorful, extraordinary cosmos of imagery. We see adorable elephants at play and fish display their bare teeth. The sun, the moon, and blue stars are shining. Above all, however, Hauser chose women as the subject of his art, drawing them with an obsessive vehemence, over and over. They face the viewer frontally, with striking body shapes and magnificent heads of hair, in colorful, wide garments, or in the nude. Their breasts and genitals are overly emphasized, often accentuated even more by the signal color red.
In the late nineteen forties, Hauser was admitted to the Gugging Psychiatric Clinic. Psychiatrist Leo Navratil discovered and strongly supported his artistic talents early on. From 1981 until his death, he lived and worked at the "Gugging House of Artists,” a residence and working environment where patients were given the opportunity to independently follow their artistic pursuits. Today, Hauser’s works are on display at the Museum Gugging.
www.gugging.at
Johann Hauser, Frau, August 1, 1985
© Collection Helmut Zambo, Badenweiler-Vienna
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Born on 10 May 1946 in Manchester, Graham was given his first guitar at the age of 11 and started playing with local bands at 15. He received early encouragement to develop his musical talent from his mother Betty and father Hymie, who also contributed with suggested lyrics and song titles.
Graham played with various Manchester bands before forming The Mockingbirds in 1965 (with Kevin Godley on drums), and when the record label Columbia rejected Graham’s first single composition for the band, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The song, For Your Love, became a huge hit for The Yardbirds.
Working by day in a men's outfitters shop and playing by night with his semi-professional band, Graham went on to write a string of hits, such as Pamela, Pamela for Wayne Fontana, For Your Love, Evil Hearted You and Heart Full of Soul (The Yardbirds), Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window (The Hollies), No Milk Today and Listen People (Herman's Hermits), and Tallyman for Jeff Beck.
In 1972, along with Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, he formed 10cc and enjoyed a string of Top 10 hits, including three No 1s - Rubber Bullets, I’m Not In Love and Dreadlock Holiday – along with Donna (No 2), Art For Art’s Sake and Good Morning Judge (both reaching No 5), The Things We Do For Love and I’m Mandy Fly Me (6), and The Wall Street Shuffle (10).
It’s the enduring popularity of these tracks and Graham’s love of playing songs acoustically, that led to the formation of Heart Full of Songs, which features many of these songs, Bridge To Your Heart (from Graham’s time in Wax with the late Andrew Gold) and other compositions including film sound tracks and material from his acclaimed solo albums Animalympics, And Another Thing, Love And Work and Play Nicely And Share.
Songs written or co-written by Graham Gouldman include:
Art For Art’s Sake - 10cc
Bridge To You Heart - Wax
Bus Stop* - The Hollies
Dreadlock Holiday - 10cc
East West* - Herman’s Hermits
Evil Hearted You* - The Yardbirds
For Your Love* - The Yardbirds
Good Morning Judge - 10cc
Heart Full of Soul* - The Yardbirds
I Got You - McFly
I’m Mandy Fly Me - 10cc
I’m Not In Love - 10cc
Listen People* - Herman’s Hermits
Look Through Any Window - The Hollies
No Milk Today* - Herman’s Hermits
Pamela Pamela* - Wayne Fontana
Right Between Your Eyes - Wax
Rubber Bullets - 10cc
Stalking A Fan - Kirsty McColl
Stronger - Gary Barlow
Tallyman* - Jeff Beck
The Wall Street Shuffle - 10cc
The Way I'm Feeling Tonight - Paul Carrack
Things We Do For Love - 10cc
(* written solely by Graham Gouldman)
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by 70sKid · August 3, 2013
It’s hard to find a Long Islander from decades past who doesn’t remember shopping at Korvette’s. One of the first discount department stores to emerge from the 1950s, they are best remembered for their low prices and, perhaps surprisingly, their outstanding music departments. Once plentiful on the Island, they sadly never made it out of the 1970s.
E.J. Korvette department stores, commonly referred to as Korvette’s, were the brainchild of a WWII veteran named Eugene Ferkauf, who first entered the retail business back in 1948. At the time, due to various fair trade laws, department stores were required to offer goods at the manufactured suggested retail price.
Ferkauf decided to challenge these laws, and as a result, was able to sell products at a significant discount. Sales increased steadily into the 1950s, encouraging the company to open a flagship 90,000 square foot store on Long Island in 1954, in the town of Westbury, only a few miles from bustling Levittown.
The impressive department store carried everything from furniture, housewares and clothing, to sporting goods, electronics and one of the most extensive collections of discounted music available. You may also remember that every Korvette’s location had a pretzel stand out front, which were not only quite tasty, but also made a lot of money.
More locations followed, in places such as West Islip, Hempstead and Lake Grove, eager to lure cost-conscious shoppers from these blossoming suburban communities. The stores were clean and inviting, and soon became a favorite place to shop among middle and working class locals, thanks to prices that were consistently 10-20% lower than the major department stores.
Perhaps most notably, Korvette’s prided itself in offering an extensive collection of records and tapes that rivaled the selection of places like Sam Goody, but at a fraction of the cost. For many a Long Island 70s Kid, Korvette’s was the go-to place when you had a few bucks to spend on a new album or a couple of 45s.
But cracks were starting to show in the business model throughout the 70s. One of the biggest mistakes the company made was partnering with a small local supermarket chain called Hills. They were unprepared to handle the demand from the department stores and made very little profit from the joint venture.
Likewise, the furniture business, which was outsourced to a fledgling manufacturer turned into a major headache for Korvette’s when they were unable keep up with demand, leaving the retailer to clean up the mess.
Besides the record department, the only other area that Korvette’s did quite well in was consumer electronics, especially in regard to their own brand, called XAM, which offered stereo receivers, amplifiers, turntables, etc. Most of the equipment was made by a relatively unknown electronics company in Japan at the time called Roland.
Despite the fact that Korvette’s had over fifty locations in the 1970s, spread out as far as St. Louis and Chicago, and despite their efforts to market extensively on television throughout the decade, the company declared bankruptcy in 1980, closing every single location.
But while the days of discount shopping at Korvette’s came to a close, the memories are still strong among both the millions of former customers on Long Island, and the countless employees that worked there over the years, many of whom count Korvette’s as one of their fondest employers. The impact of Korvette’s on Long Island, and on the retail industry in general, will not soon be forgotten.
If you were a former Korvette’s shopper, perhaps spent countless hours browsing their record department, or a former employee, I hope you’ll take a few moments to share all of your recollections in our comments section below, as we pay tribute to an extinct store that once dotted the landscape across New York.
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john darmiento says:
I worked there stocking and selling Eve Nelson cosmetics It was a great place to meet girls and buy records
I saw a guy run out of the Korvettes by the smithahven mall with a stack of records (even had the metal rack thing and sign attached), he was tackled in the pk lot by security lol, i guess they really needed the loss prevention considering their final outcome..
When I was a kid, I remember going to the Korvettes store in the Mid Island (Broadway) Mall. The store was originally Kleins, and changed to Korvettes sometime in the mid 70s. When the store closed in 1980, my family and I went to shop around for some close out items. My parents bought me a little orange b&w television set, the first ever in my room. It lasted about 5 or 10 years before the reception started to decline. It wasn’t until the 90s when I finally got a color tv in my room!
The Korvettes store in the mall remained vacant for a number of decades until IKEA moved in, and it’s still there now. Every time I go to IKEA, all my Korvettes memories come back to me, and I remember my first ever b&w tv set!
I remember Kleins.
Dominick F. says:
I remember going there as a kid as well in the late 70’s/early 80’s. There’s one instance that sticks out in my mind when I was there once……….I remember just about to use the elevator with my mother, and seeing on the top where it would show the floor number, there were wires sticking out of that spot, and there was no sign saying it was out of order. Needless to say, we didn’t use it.
I grew up in the Bronx. I shopped at the Pelham store and the Yonkers store often. My mother, uncle, cousin, and finally I worked for Korvettes over the years. I worked in the Pelham store until just before it went out of business. I have many fun memories both shopping there and working there.
I browsed, hung & shopped the Korvettes in Pelham Manor, it seemed like we went there for everything, including the Trammps Disco Inferno album, before Saturday Night Fever came out, an older friend of mine, his girlfriend lived behind the pancake house, and i would go browse while he was visiting her, then we used to go bowling at the loyal inn
Ron keeler says:
Yes, Carle Place was 90,000 square feet, but only 60,000 of it was selling.
My friend Roni & I saw John Travolta at Korvettes in Levittown NY in 1977..a MOB of screaming girls when he came out on the roof & broke into his famous BARBARINO dance from Welcome Back Kotter..so memorable..
Korvettes never had a store in Levittown.
I remember seeing john travolta on the roof of korvettes doing his barbarino dance. I think he was on the roof cause they didn’t expect so many screaming teens. The actually snuck him out dressed as a police officer and took him to the 2nd precinct in syosset. I saw him dressed and in the back of a police car as he drive down east drive in Woodbury to get to the precinct!!
Someone on another site for the mall claims they waited for hours to see Travolta only to be turned away and the appearance semi-canceled (or totally) due to the massive crowds, or something. But it was definitely Mid Island Plaza, Hicksville.
Scott Briggs says:
I think this was at the Hicksville Korvettes at Mid-Island Plaza Mall (now Broadway Mall), or so I read elsewhere a few years ago. My parents brought me a few years earlier to meet Leonard Nimoy at the same store, had to wait on a pretty long line inside the back of the store, a few thousand people there at least, to my memory, and Leonard Nimoy finally appeared and walked down the line and shook everybody’s hand, including my dad’s and mine. It was a total goof. Nimoy seemed genuinely happy to be there. I cannot recall what he was promoting, if anything, for the appearance. I recall hearing about the John Travolta appearance. I saw Saturday Night Fever in the theater with my mom and aunt in 77 or 78 but it was the lame, censored version. “There’s a bus leaving in ten minutes, Kotter…. be under it”
Bob D. says:
Remember when stores were actually closed on Sunday! We used to ride our minibikes and go carts in the EJ Corvettes parking lot in Douglaston Queens.
Wow. Remember it well was there every Sunday with my mini bike or go cart..great times..
Wow I also remember riding my mini bike and go cart in korvetts parking lot in dougalston..great times…multi level parking lot was wonderful
Remember it well was there every week also with my mini bike or go cart. Great times
TruthInSound says:
Our ‘local’ Korvettes was in Port Chester, NY! We’re from southwestern CT. I’m pleading with anyone who has photographs of the Port Chester store – interior as well as exterior – to post them up, either here or on any site devoted to the great American discount department store. They are a dying bread, and Target and Kohls cannot compare to the likes of Caldor, Bradlees, and E.J. Korvettes.
My folks’ bad habit – cigarettes – was what introduced this little ’70s boy to Korvettes forty years ago, and I still have vague memories of the visual style and layout of the inside of the store. Records and electronics were downstairs, as was the Christmas section in season. I miss it so much, as the quality of merchandise, from clothing to boom boxes to sporting goods and garden and lawn equipment, was better than the made-in-China stuff they sell today.
After Korvettes, Portchester became home to a Caldor, and finally, Kohls. It’s just not the same now.
I agree with this plea .
I vividly remember the Christmas shoppe on the first level where Ulta now is. ( Cira 1976 ) this was prior to the Mens dept expanding into the vacant Pergament.
I worked in the pelham store also in the 7O’s boy did I have fun
I remember shopping the Korvettes in Commack when I was a kid. It seemed nicer than Modells but not as upscale as the larger department stores. I think that location was a Kleins, then a Korvettes, then Gertz, then Sterns and finally Macy’s.
The Commack store was our Korvette’s, and indeed, it had been a Klein’s before that. It certainly wasn’t the most sophisticated looking of places, but the unusual bargains one could find strewn about the shelves! My most vivid memory is from the mid-70’s, when I was nine or ten. One afternoon, a friend’s mom called my mother to say that we had to go with them to Korvette’s right away. My mom got off the phone puzzled, and told me the reason: “She said that Dr. Spock is there, and you’d want to meet him. Why would you want to see Dr. Spock?” That friend and I were avid Trekkies, and of course, it was not the famous pediatrician whom my friend’s mom meant, but rather Leonard Nimoy — as I explained. Indeed, we rushed on over there to get on the long line, and as we were standing there so far back that we couldn’t yet see him, a woman came around saying something like, “This is disappointing! He just looks like a normal guy! He doesn’t even have the ears on!”
I was a newspaper photographer back then and I was there that day to cover Leonard Nimoy being there at the Hicksville store at Mid-Island Plaza.
Thank you, I was wracking my brain out trying to remember where Korvette’s had been in Commack. I think I was confusing it with a store in the Mayfair Shopping Center, maybe a Gimbel’s Department Store?
Rick Jack says:
I loved the Carl Place store. It had the best toy and hobby department. I was always riding my bicycle there to buy models. Then I was buying my first set of golf clubs one at a time, bought a swimming pool, a Beagle mix puppy for $10 which was a wonderful dog. I remember buying sneakers for $1.99 before they became a fad and designer rip off.
In the later years, there was a Hills supermarket connected to the western side of the store, it was kinda like a super Walmart is today.
I have great memories from the days before texting and computers, it was sure fun to be alive back in those days. I miss all the old stores like Masters, TSS, Mays, A&S, Gimbles, and the 5&10’s. I grew up in GCP.
The Hills/Korvettes Supermarket wasn’t connected to the Carle Place Korvettes store, but was about 200′ west of it. The Korvettes dept. store building is long gone, but the supermarket bldg. is still there, now occupied by the Ideal Restaurant Supply business, and flip-flopped where the entrance used to face Westbury Avenue now faces Voice Road.
Pattie Baker says:
I loved this store. I rode my bike there, too. I used to get charms soldered onto my charm bracelet in the jewelry department. My friend and I use to sneak dips in the pools in the parking lot on hot summer days. I am about to travel 900 miles to ride my bike throughout Mineola (plus the Carle Place Korvettes location and Roosevelt Field) again for the epilogue to my book, Traveling at the Speed of Bike (travelingatthespeedofbike.com). You may enjoy. The 1st chapter includes those 1970s bike riding memories, which may remind you of some more of yours.
I remember the Korvette store in Hempstead in the early 1950’s. It used to be a Grand Union supermarket that closed.
I was a child during the 1970s and remember going with my mom to both Korvette’s Dept Store and Hills Supermarkets … but oddly do not remember the two being combined.
We lived in Valley Stream originally and moved to Seaford as I got a little older and mom would shop at a Hills near both homes. When we moved to Seaford there was a Hills in nearby Massapequa only blocks away. We even met a store owner who used to have a small variety and beauty store near the first Hills we lived near who had opened one in the shopping area near the second Hills we moved near.
So it was almost like not moving when we went to the new Hills because the other small store owner was at the new location right next door and we could shop at both stores again (she chose the location because her small store always did well near the other Hills near Valley Stream).
But Hills (and Korvettes were coming to an end I guess as the Hills closed near the end of the 70s) so her store ended up closing around when Hills closed. That Hills was never located near a Korvettes so it never had the combo Hills/Korvette sign outside. I did not shop at the Valley Stream area store after we moved as it was a 30 minute drive away. I do not recall where the Korvette was located that we shopped at … but I cannot remember a Hills attached to it. I still have a couple of small KORVETTE plastic shopping bags as my mom stored things in bags and they were never thrown out over the years. luckily they were not empty … dad was always throwing out empty bags my mom saved … he didn’t se them as sentimental … just garbage. Mom used to have an old Wetsons platic bag in her car (had moved it from glove compartment to glove compartment … but dad threw it out a few years ago. Ahhhhh … I could scream. If I had known he was going to do that I would have taken it out and saved it myself.
Anyway back to Korvettes …
It seems Korvettes came up with the idea of having a supermarket BEFORE they merged with Hills and the merger was an attempt to save them after running the supermarket themselves (and it was pulling them down). So Korvettes may have had more to do with killing Hills then Hills did with killing Korvettes. Whatever the case may be … Hills improved the situation but left soon after when Korvettes merged again.
I miss BOTH stores. My mom died this summer and many memories died with her … I could always remember some little flash of a thing and I would mention it to her and she would add more information …. and then a FLOOD of memories would come to my mind. Without her … all I have are the tiny flashes … no more floods of memories. They are in my mind … but it she seems she always had the keys to open the past memory food gates (and those ‘keys’ died with her).
Some info about Hills (who it appears was growing and expanding nicely and healthily before the merger) …
http://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/31/hills-supermarkets.html?_r=0
http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogspot.com/2007/11/korvette-supermarkets.html
The real downturn seems to come AFTER Hills owner Hilliard J. Coan leaves the company and Korvettes merges with (Charles Bassine and) Spartan Industries.
Korvette founder Eugene Ferkauf’s decision to merge with Charles Bassine (ie Spartan Industries) when Hills founder Hilliard Coan left … appears to be what put the nail in the coffin for Korvettes … not the Hills merger …
https://books.google.com/books?id=B9eqmWnCcSsC&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194
Angelo Cola says:
My Mother worked for E,J, Korvette so did my sister and brorther but at different times we live in Carle Place the store just down the road I brought my girl a engagement ring back then and gave to her Christmas we got married 1975 we were married 39 years until she pass away in March of 2014 .
Tony from Long Island says:
I bought way more records there than at Sam Goody’s! Great deals on Tommy by The Who, The Beatles’ Hey Jude album, Alice Cooper –– it was a great time.
i worked at Korvettes in Lake Grove…around 1969-1971…manager in Sports Dept was Pat Padalino….manager my dept was ronny…store assistant manager was Armand Tommasini..store manager was Mr. Kimmelman…great friends and employees were Dave Detlefson, Cliff in Records, Ronny, Dave in Hardware, Mike , Frank…Bernie in security, Joe in snack bar…great memories and great people….
My name is Michelle and my mom worked for Korvettes in Lake Grove around that time.. not sure when she started working there. Her name was Lillian Bellavia. Maybe you remember her? Sadly she passed away in 2009. She loved working there. I remember going to work with her and walking across the road to the mall to pass time. She kept merchandise bags from the store and I still have them. Good memories..
Hi Michelle, I certainly remember your mom Lillian, one of the nicest people working there. She was a very sweet lady. I worked at Korvettes in Lake Grove from September 1978 until they closed in October 1980 while attending SUNY Stony Brook. I started as a cashier and then was promoted to Night Office Manager. They still had a coffee shop and an optical store when I started. Good times and great memories from that place. We had a Christmas party at the Water Mill in Smithtown one year and then had a reunion party at the same place after they closed. I hope you are well. I enjoyed reading your post. Tina
oh yeah…Bill in warehouse…Mike Derosa in Hardware
and the famous Steve Cascione…i love him
I remember the Hills supermarket right near Korvettes. My brother and I helped people to their cars with their packages for tips while my mother shopped. We did pretty well. I don’t think kids would be able to do that today or would want to. We can also add Pathmark and Waldbaums to the list of failed supermarkets. who would have thought?
Bought my first LP in the West Islip store in 1963. Chad and Jeremy’s ” Yesterday’s Gone”! Second purchase “Meet the Beatles”
Richard Mondello says:
I joined EJ Korvette after high school, at the pilot store on
44th st. In 1961 in NYC. after just one year I was
promoted to the West Orange, New Jersey store. I spent
7 years at Korvette. it was the foundation of my career.
I later became self employed for 35 years. There will never
Be another EJ Korvette.
Mr.Ferkoff was quite a man.
Mr. Furkoff was a great man. Thank you, Mr. Fern .
The Fifth Ave. store was a milestone accomplishment.
What a great company.
At times I get tears in my eyes, thinking back.
Jeannine Regis says:
Jeannine said
I brought Save the last dance for me L. P.
from the Defranco family and I love Tony
Defranco and the Defranco family and I
love E J Korvettes because Save the
last dance for me by the Defranco family
was 4.99 at the store and I wish E J
korvette come back to Staten Island
to stay because I love the store
I remember shopping at the bayshore store on LI,NY. I loved the store and it was such a treat to go.
eileen apple says:
I remember the Bayshore store. I remember my mom taking me there as a kid. It was just full of stuff. I wish they would come back and come here to Florida.
R C Goad says:
My father worked for E.J. Korvette in West Orange, NJ during the early 60’s. He lost his job there when they wanted to hire a member of the family that either managed it, owned it – whatever – and replaced my father. He was rather devastated until he found other work and had a real dislike of the place after that.
I know there’s 2 sides to every story but it taught me a very early lesson about how replaceable you can be at a job, no matter how hard a worker you are.
We went to the Korvettes right near us all the time in South Huntington in the same plaza as the big mall (and I remember when that was built!) between New York Avenue and Rt 110. I didn’t remember until you mentioned it, but now I can see the music department in my mind. I bought all my records there. They were so cheap! Now I understand why. I remember albums being $4-7 there. I can picture most of the store. I think we spent a lot of time there. I also remember Hills Supermarket I think, though we went a lot to King Kullen across the street. I don’t remember a pretzel stand there, though. Maybe our store didn’t have one.
One memory I have is being a teenager and being about to pull into a spot out front when a little zippy sports car cut me off and pulled in my spot. The owner dashed out into the store without looking at me. I was so angry. I went in the store, did my shopping, and also bought some paper, tape, and a marker. I checked to make sure the jerk was still in the store. I wrote on the paper in large letters something like, “YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE.” I taped it across his windshield and quickly left. I wish I had a hidden camera to see his reaction!
Worked at the Douglaston store part time after school and as a second job for 6 years. Made a lot of friends there. One of my best friends was manager of the record department and this pretty girl comes in as Christmas help. He tells me “see that girl, I’m gonna marry her some day”. He did and they’re still married and put two girls through college.
Mike Schinasi says:
I worked in the Douglaston store in the 70’s in the linen dept then on the loading dock. My mother was a cashier their as well
Carl Cruz says:
I at times worked in the Hills Supermarket where EJ Korvettes was above it on the upper level & lower level in Douglasten Queens NY. Korvettes also opened a store in Main St Flushing Queens NY. I bought alot of Abba albums in their record Dept and electronics. Miss those times. Hills shut down in the fall of 1978.
And then there’s the rumor – repeated frequently when I was a kid – that the chain got its name because it was founded by “Eight Jewish Korean Veterans.”
Rumor yes but Not true. Wiki it. The Founders were Erving and Joe. EJ. The business was started in 1948. Before the Korean War.
marianne b says:
I remember shopping in Korvette’s in Huntington. It was my mother’s go to store for everything. I remember that the television department was right by the front entrance and it had big advertisements for Cinema 100 pay tv (cable) at one point. I know I got toys there and I believe my first pair of glasses.
Hi, any possibility someone remembers Elsa originally from Baldwin who worked at Westbury ( Old Country Rd. ) store for many years ( 20? ). Would love to find her, not a stalker or anything. Thanks, Michael.
Grew up in West Hempstead, and the Korvette’s on Hempstead Turnpike was in West Hempstead not Hempstead. And I do remember it being a S. Klein’s store before that. And Yes they did have a great Music (Record) Dept. I remember going throught all the albums ( wow remember those?) We also had a Hills store in West Hempstead that was on Woodfield Road ( Across from Dairy Barn). That store was there intil the early 70’s ( I believe) until it burnt down.
Lori Quaresimo says:
I grew up in West Hempstead too but moved to Elmont when I was almost 11. I lived on Spruce Street off of Hempstead Ave. I also lived on Roy St. off of Nassau Blvd. I only remember Kleins in West Hempstead. I don’t remember Korvettes in West Hempstead. I don’t remember Hills either. I lived in West Hempstead from 1966 to 1973 so maybe that’s why.
Hills was on woodfield road and was there in 73 till a fire in maybe 76 Klein became korvettes in 74 or 75
Worked in the toy department in lake grove for a number of Christmas seasons. I remember my first experience with a “toy craze” over the batman alarm clock in 1974. They couldn’t keep them in the store and wrote hundreds of rain checks, once when a case of the elusive toys came in, it caused a near riot in the store.
I remember Korvettes. I only remember the one in Westbury. My grandmother lived down the road in Carle Place. My Uncle worked at Korvettes. My mother bought furniture from Korvettes and they delivered to our house. This was in 1967. My mother also did some Christmas shopping there. At that time we lived in West Hempstead and at that time Kleins was still there and within walking distance. The last time I visited Long Island I couldn’t believe how much West Hempstead had changed. No more Kleins, no more Wetsons, they put in 2 McDonald’s. What a change. Even the library moved. Hall’s pond was still there but it stank and there was a sign that said you aren’t allowed to feed the ducks anymore. I can remember going to Hall’s pond with a loaf of bread to feed the ducks. I saw Carvelle’s was still there across the street. A&S in Hempstead was being torn down and TSS was gone. So was the old Hempstead Bus Terminal. My sister used to be the supervisor at the Telephone Company in Hempstead. Oh the memories of a better time.
laszlo Szak says:
In 1969 at the Douglaston Queens store they had a wonderful large
art gallery. I bought 2 Salvador Dali hand signed lithographs, I paid
$30 each & I have everlasting gratitude to Korvettes.
Chris Russell says:
My father managed the electronics/camera dept in Hicksville, ran promtions & displays in Commack, and was promoted to personnel mgr in the main offices in the city (off 6th Ave, if I remember). He had advance notice of the bankruptcy, so he moved us off the Island in late ’79. I never wanted to leave (I was 11), and always loved my time hanging out in Korvettes. He gave me $5 once to go with him to Huntington and play the new Atari games to drum up sales!
My sister worked at the Carle Place location when she was in high school. We lived in Mineola. I remember being enamored of the record department, which I would peruse when I came along for the ride when my parents drove over to pick her up. I distinctly remember Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” being all the rage and them having a big display with the album. I also vaguely recall in the same building, or close by, was BOCES, where high school kids went to learn trades (hairdressing, auto-repair, etc…).
Andrew A. Fernandez Jr. says:
the walmart of yesteryear.
NOT even close. The people wee great, and the stores were clean!
same was tss,modells,whites,billy blake,great eastern,two guys,pergaments of bethpage and woolco.
Ginny (Macias)Gobetz says:
I worked at the Korvette’s Carle Place store from 1968 to 1977.I started out in the refund/credit/gift wrap department.Then the powers that were decided to move it up to the main office,when That occurred I was given the opportunity to learn how to do the store’s payroll.I was able to use this experience later on in new positions.Working there was like working with family and I loved it.I remember Tommy Watts in the men’s department.Irene in the perfume department Nora Murphy in linens and my “Boss Lady”Ann Ecklund my office manager,and so many,many others.I was young and had a great time there.
Dennjs says:
I worked at the Korvettes in the Massapequa Mall from 1974 to 1977 in the record department. Loved the job. The dept had a huge wall in alphabetical order of all the albums. The stock room organized albums by record label. So you needed to who recorded on what label. Ended up dating the cashier and now we are married 37years
Dept had a great selection of music contemporary classic jazz etc…they were great years. And we would get Orange Julius during our breaks…..
Jill P says:
Yippee! Someone remembers the one in the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa! It hadn’t been mentioned prior to your message. I remember buying a 45…my 1st 45 purchase (maybe you or your wife helped me). I road my bike home from the mall, it was real windy & the 45 cracked. Damned if I didn’t go home & play it anyhow. Scary thing…I may still have it.
Kevin Clark says:
I worked in the Sunrise Mall store as well. I started in women’s lingerie. Boss was Mr. Vitale. Good times.
I went to the one in Commack. How could no one mention the GAME ROOM there . Every kid in the world was there playing pinball and. Video games . Didn’t they use to have a ticketron there too ?
I remember going there with my mom, and dad back in the 60’s. It was in, or close to White Plains, NY. The first place I actually bought my mom a Christmas present with my own money. A cuckoo clock. It remained in her living room till the day she died in 2012. Good times!!
Carle says:
I used to buy all my ABBA albums and 45’s in the Douglasten Korvettes- the Hills Suiermarket was at the lower level of Korvettes & the lower parking lot level. My father at times worked on the Meat Dept of that Hills & I as a part time cashier. There were NO Scanners then- just old push button keyboard registers!!! I also bought my first stereo and record
player in Korvettes. Good times- today’s stores don’t equate to it!!!
I spent many hours shopping in the Commack Korvettes with my family. Remember the records section fondly. My best memory was meeting Leonard Nimoy (Spock) there. I was so disappointed that he wasn’t really a Vulcan. But I flashed him the Vulcan greeting and he reciprocated with ” Live long and Prosper” RIP Leonard.
Mark Riendeau says:
My dad brought me almost every weekend to the Runnemede NJ store. This was in the late sixties and early seventies. Bought dozens of GI Joes, pants, shoes, my first motorcycle helmet, a funky five speed stingrayesque bike with ram’s horn bars, etc etc. Those were definitely the days. I miss Korvettes a lot.
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by 70sKid · June 8, 2013
Throughout the 70s, the Long Island Arena served the community by hosting hundreds of various events, sporting and otherwise. It would also become a footnote in rock and roll history thanks to a hit song that was recorded there in 1975. Let’s take a closer look at the history of this iconic Long Island venue that thrived in the 70s, yet now only exists in the form of memories.
Located on the south side of Veteran’s Hwy, next to the old Commack Drive-in and roller rink, the Long Island Arena was constructed in 1956 and opened in 1959. The following year, both Kennedy and Nixon gave campaign speeches to enormous crowds at the under-prepared arena.
The Long Island Arena’s primary function in the 60s was hosting hockey games, serving as the home of the local pre-Islanders hockey team, the Long Island Ducks. They played there from 1959 until the 1973 demise of the Eastern Hockey League. At the end of the 60s, the arena also provided a temporary home to the New York Nets basketball team.
The Long Island Arena also hosted plenty of non-sports events back in the day. The Suffolk County Fair was held there for many years, and the Cole Brothers circus paid more than a few visits as well, delighting Long Island children to no end.
Of course, what slightly-older 70s kids are likely to remember most fondly about the Long Island Arena are the many concerts held at the venue throughout the decade. Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Styx, Frank Zappa, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac and The Who all graced the stage there, but it is a live recording made on August 24, 1975 of rock artist Peter Frampton that is most notable.
A song from that performance, “Show Me The Way” was included on the 1976 blockbuster album, Frampton Comes Alive. The tune became a respectable hit for Frampton, rising to the #6 spot on the Billboard Top 100 charts.
Sadly, as the 70s drew down, concerts and circuses would eventually give way to a flea market that moved in on a permanent basis. It would remain at the Long Island Arena well into the 90s. The aging arena finally closed for good in 1996, replaced by a Target store. Sigh.
If you have fond memories of attending any of the above-mentioned events at the Long Island Arena in the 70s, or remember something I forgot, I hope you’ll share your recollections in our comments section below.
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Christine Hoffman says:
What about Aerosmith concerts??? They were not mentioned.
Rich Besser says:
Don’t forget the NY Chiefs of Roller Derby. Cormack was considered very special to the roller derby League. I use to go back to the early to mid 70’s.
James Mauro says:
I remember the Long Island Arena very well. I used to go ice skating there. I also saw the Long Island Duck play there, Peter Frampton, Hot Tuna, Fog Hat, Blue Oyster Cult, and many other great concerts. Parts of Frampton Comes Alive were recorded there, and is so stated on the back of the album cover (Island Music Center). I saw wrestling there when I worked there as a hawker selling popcorn in the stands. I got the job more so I could see the shows there, including concerts, then the money I made, which was obvious by my nightly receipts. I can’t remember how many times we went to see the Clyde, Beatty, Cole circus there. The Long Island Arena was a big part of growing up on Long Island for me. I thought it was a shame when the LI Arena was reduced to a flea market, but I was there for that on more then a few occasions too. It was a sad day for me when it finally came down, but it goes to show that you can’t stand in the way of progress. I only wish that they would have honored the arena by naming the shopping center that replaced it with a name that would keep the memory alive.
Jim Mauro. Formerly of The Pines.
kurt steele says:
I saw a lot of great shows here: Deep Purple, BOC, Cactus, Alice Cooper (Killer tour), Hot Tuna. It was hot and sweaty and crazy the way concerts should be. I was roughly 14-15 and looked about 11 so they obviously weren’t checking age at the door.
Most vivid memory is of a tiny kitten being handed around in the crowd, Ian Gillan beckoned to me to hand it to him and he ran it to safety backstage. Also Ritchie Blackmore destroying his guitar and then just hurling it 20 feet into the air over the crowd. Slightly dangerous?
LI really rocked back then man. I had no idea The Who played the arena but am not surprised.
Mike Cappello says:
I was at that Deep Purple show at the same age.
hey cool. But do you remember this lineup? For the life of me I do not recall ever seeing Fleetwood Mac. I definitely remember Silverhead.
August 26, 1972 Long Island Arena, Commack, NY (Concert was postponed to September 2nd. Supported by Fleetwood Mac, Silverhead & Elf with Ronnie James Dio
John Lynch says:
Saw my first concert; BOC, Styx, and J Giles. Though I don’t remember J. Giles being there, The internet says he was, so he must have been, but I was heavily under the influence of newly discovered substances. Like the writer above, I was only 14 but I looked 10. It was the beginning of a lot of concerts (Charlie Daniels, not mentioned), Junior High School dates ice skating and times that I barely remember. I think a lot of kids still went to the flea market and got high as a tribute. Really nice seeing the picture. I agree, naming the new shopping “plaza” after the Arena would of been nice.
Nick M says:
I remember two events or almost events there in mid 70’s: First a BTO concert that we showed up for that was cancelled. Pulled up to an empty parking lot and knew something was up. Next was Styx in 1978 The Grand Illusion Tour. The old days when they let you in and there were no seats on the floor. You just ran to the front of the stage as fast as you could to reserve your spot and we stood for three or four hours. Smoking of all kinds was going on and the opening act was a band named Starz! Styx opened up with the song Grand Illusion then just like on the album went into Angry Young Man. Tommy Shaw just joined the band I think and was a skinny little kid who played a double neck guitar on that song that looked like it weighed more than he did! Great memories. Also remember playing youth hockey games there and going to many Long Island Ducks games–John Brody yes!
Bob Baldwin says:
Loved going to the Duck hockey games. Enjoyed watching John Brophy kick butt.
MY Dad used to take me and my cousin to see the Ducks,he was good friends with Brophy.He always told me to watch the guy with the gray hair because he was always fighting.He coached Philly for a while.Great memories there !
djohnson says:
Saw a bunch of concerts at the Arena in the 60’s. Beach Boys, Paul Revere and the Raiders among others. Last concert I saw there was The Who topping the bill with the Vanilla Fudge as the second act December 1967. The Who weren’t that big back then but I was a Who maniac and couldn’t believe they were coming to my hometown. The Vanilla Fudge were a popular LI band at the time. The warm up act was another local unsigned band called the Hassles. My biggest memory of that concert was sneaking backstage and talking with Keith Moon and another guy who was the Hassles keyboard player…his name was Billy Joel.
Great story! Thanks for sharing!
I was at the Who concert too that night! It was my first concert. I was only 14 at the time and went with a girlfriend. The place was half empty and we just kind of rushed the stage at the end when they started smashing up their instruments. Do you remember they had all of their stuff stolen and Pete Townsend was really pissed off and there was alot of confusion back stage. All they left was his coat hanging on a hook on the wall. This is the first I’m hearing that Billy Joel was there though.
Loved the Vanilla Fudge and The Hassles too. Our moms were waiting outside to pick us up and they asked the Hassles for their autographs when they walked out.
That was embarrassing,lol, but wish I still had those autographs today.
Dan Martens says:
the real show on 8/24/75 was Ten Years After. Frampton was the opening act. That was the start of “bubble gum music” compared to his days with Humble Pie. Ten Years After rocked the place.
Saw ten years after
Alvin and Peter framptin played Johnny b good and frampton had stop and just watch as Alvin ran with it haven’t thought of that in years ThNks for the memorie
LI Brian says:
Sep’t 2, 1972 first time I um…experimented. Silverhead opened, Fleetwood Mac (blues-era Mac) and Deep Purple headlined. Believe they just came off their Japan tour (with the LIVE album recorded). Loud and LOUDER, and the bad reputation of the LIA acoustics, made for a great show
I grew up right behind the L.I. Arena and never got to see a show there. NOTHING about growing up in Commack has pissed me off more. I used jump my friends fence at the end of my block ( Greene Dr. ) and go into the parking lot and watch the goings on w/ a miller 8oz. “starter” 8 packs w/ my friends and say to myself “I can’t wait till’ it’s my turn ” . We used to call Hot Tuna “Hot Amplifiers ’cause when they played there I could hear the music 100 yards away in my bedroom at night. I had 3 older bros. who saw shows there , I remember my brother Ron saw Styxs and Dave Mason there. It had it’s last show there “Charlie Daniels Band ” in 1978 or 9 ( I have the newspaper outside in my garage ) and then became a flea market for the next 16 yrs. .I was just getting to concert age when they stopped doing shows ( I turned 15 in late ’79 ) . I never even knew it happened at the time they just ….stopped…doing…shows……….? I worked there at a deli in the rear of the flea market for about a year or so. Head shops galore back then. I’d seen the Clyde Beatty / Cole Bros.circus and the elephants and other animals in the parking lot. The guy riding the motorcycle on the guy-wire inside. Carnivals there…the Zipper and the Slim Jim rides. A guy Barney used to own the Arena and all that land w/the roller rink , RKO twin and the Commack Drive Inn . I remember he signed the paperwork and sold the whole sh-bang for $23,000,000 the day before he died . I came home from Daytona bike week and as I drove buy the entire area was demolished in the week I was away…that plunged a knife into the heart of my childhood and Commacks as well. I would have liked to taken any token memory of the arena or a drive in speaker had I’d known beforehand.
I remember playing hockey at the commack arena. On the bench was a silver cable with electricity going thru it,any time your ice skate blade touched it you would get quite a shock of electric voltage . Always had to remember not to sit near that silver cable.
Most of my mis-spent youth was sneeking in to the shows, seen most of them from 1974-1980 and the drive-in movies right next door,, what a magnet for wild eyed teens, thank you for the memories
No one mentioned The Young Rascals. ..my first concert at L.I. Arena. Those were the days!
My brothers band played there they opened up for the young rascals
They also play there with the Yardbirds and Martha and the Vandellas and the crystals that was a great venue….
I saw the Boston Pops Orchestra play in the Arena. It made quite an impression on me and helped inspire me to become a professional orchestral musician myself!
Meryl says:
My parents took me to see the Boston Pops also!!!
Janice H says:
Ice Skating…this was the place where you would go on a first date if you were in Junior High, at the time it was still called the Commack Arena. Also saw Godspell, Alice Cooper, James Gang & many other concerts there. Living in the area for much of my adult life I was able to bring my children to the Flea Market & tell them the stories of those dates & concerts while shopping. It was a sad day when it was torn down for another shopping center.
SLAP SHOT WAS FILMED THERE!
Was it?
Slap Shot was not filmed there.
tom h. says:
I did alot of fighting in that arena from 74-76 with our hs hockey team I also saw the ducks/cougars games.the arena should’ve been protected as a historic landmark.
No, but the Long Island Cougars, who replaced the Ducks and played at the Long Island Arena from 1973 to 1975, were in the North American Hockey League, which is said to be the inspiration for the movie Slap Shot. True to form, in the only Cougars game that I saw there (against the Syracuse Blazers), there was a benches-clearing brawl in the second period. It took the refs forever to regain control and get all the players back off the ice. Next, it took a considerable amount of time for the staff to clear all the gloves, sticks, and so forth, while the announcer read a seemingly endless list of penalties. They were skating three a side for quite a while!
Years later, I saw many of the Long Island Cougars at flea market.
Sedate Me says:
Slap Shot was essentially a documentary about the North American Hockey League.
It was written by the sister of Ned Dowd, an NAHL player who played Ogie Oglethorpe. That’s because the real life Goldie Goldthorpe had a “dressing room incident” that involved Paul Newman’s staff/brother while auditioning to play himself. (All the Syracuse “ringers” introduced in the final game were actual minor leaguers playing versions of themselves.) The movie used a lot of NAHL players as extras and “Charlestown Chiefs” (aka Johnstown Jets). Every team in the movie is a barely fictionalized version of an NAHL team and several actual NAHL arenas were used. Hell, they even used the apartment of the Jet’s Bruce Boudreau (goal scoring cameo), Paul Holmgren (who’d been called up to the WHA’s Minnesota Fighting Saints) & Dave Hanson.
I don’t know about the off-ice stuff, but virtually every single on-ice scene in the movie actually occurred in the NAHL This included the organist getting hit with a puck, fan riots, the team bus…basically everything shown happened somewhere in the NAHL’s brief history. Even the “utterly implausible” championship game actually happened in a game in a final series when the ref…(SPOILERS!!!)
As for the Ducks/Cougars…the film may, or may not, have used the Ducks’ arena. But there IS a scene where “Long Island” is on the scoreboard. This despite the fact that the Chiefs are playing (in real NAHL life) the Broome County Dusters. Also, John Brophy is widely accepted to be “Nick Brophy” the “Presidents” player in green who showed up drunk to the game. Although, some think the character was a mix of Brophy & somebody else.
I attended several Toronto Maple Leafs games when Broph was on the bench. He was SOOO loud! The first time I saw him coach, I was in the seat furthest from the ice and thought the noise was some loud jerk 5-10 rows in front of me, It took me the 1st period to realize it was Brophy with 7-8,000+ people (half the rink) between me & him! And he had a lot to yell about in those days. He tried to run out on the ice to fight several times. You sure can’t say he didn’t care.
Carol henig says:
i worked for twin jewelers for two years. It was great exposure and experience for me and my boss by the name of Boris. I was interviewed by Channel 12 news and was on TV and in the newspaper it was a great experience.
Also attended the Who concert. While they were smashing up their instruments at the end of their show, as they were known to do, my friend and I noticed some kids streaming into the dressing room off to the side of the stage, so we had to check it out. The first thing we noticed was the array of wild, “mod” clothing hanging up all around the room. The temptation for some outrageous souvenirs was irresistible. But as we hesitated, two girls swept passed us with large pocketbooks and cleaned out everything in a flash right before our wide, envious eyes, and hightailed it out the door.
Within moments, the Who entered the room, Roger Daltry first in line immediately noticing that all their clothes were gone. As a ninth grader lacking a full vocubulary of potent obscenities, I heard some choice words that literality shockd me, words coming out of someone’s mouth that I had never heard before.
A few other kids surrounded Peter Townsend who was wearing a matador’s outfit adorned with hundreds of spangles and they began to pluck him like a chicken. As they ran off with their fill of spangles in hand I figured he wouldn’t mind all that much if I snatched one myself (afterall, I had come so close to leaving this great show with a whole new wardrobe).
Having plucked one off what was left of his outfit, he starred down at me (towering over me like a threatening giants) and gave me a look I’ve never forgotten.
Yet at the same time there was saddness in his eyes. I still feel bad to this day.
Otherwise, my memories of the Arena are so fondly cherished, from my first concert there – an all-star revue with the McCoy’s, the Buckingham’s, Peter and Gorden, the Brooklyn Bridge, B J Thomas, Bobby Goldsboro, and who know’s who else, right up to my last one there with John MC Loughlin withe the Marivishnu Orchestra and Herbie Hancock, and somebody else great, I just can’t recall (anyone out there remember?).
OMG! I was there too! My girlfriend and I just kind of got swept up along with everyone into that room where their stuff was stolen.
Who would think more than 50 years later their music is still amazing and the group is still going strong!
it always will be …………
it always will be …. long live rock and roll ……
I was “swept into” EJ Korvettes regularly where I stole my Black Sabbath albums.
So many fond memories but what I remember most vividly are the pro wrestling matches…. Ivan Putsky, Domenick Danucci, and who could forget Bruno Sammartino!!!! Also went ice skating there and frequented the flea market.
Anonymou says:
I’m telling my age! Saw my very first concert there…Paul Revere and the Raiders! Also went every year with my family to see the circus and loved the side shows and cupie dolls!!! The good old days…but to be replaced by Target? Ugh!
I remember seeing airplane. Poppa johns
Last show . Dragon fly had just came out.
Therefore I guess it was starship.also my first concert there was Dr John n canned heat. Whew hoo great memories. Flo n Eddie opened for hot tuna n were booed off the stage.
New Riders of the purple sage, kingfish and Garcia. Started at 930..NRPS played til 11, kingfish played til 1, Jerry played til 3:45 loads of fun
Cleaning out some stuff I just found a ticket stub to the Hot Tuna concert, July 17, 1971, and found this site. Cactus and NRBQ are also on the ticket. I was 19. Wow. Every once in a while I go down to an old road house on the beach north of San Diego and can still see Hot Tuna play (Papa John long since gone). On his 65th birthday Jack Casady pulled out his Medicare card and joked ‘I’m still here Man, and I’m still playing” The audience roared.
Thanks for the site!
I was at that show only to see Cactus. They had some connection to LI at that point, maybe one of them lived there.
Tom- formerly from C.I. says:
February of ’72, I saw my first concert at the arena. Badfinger was great and we sat on the wooden boards that covered the ice, not far from the stage. It was very cold that night and while waiting to go in, some people were getting impatient and broke the glass doors down. I was 12 and remember seeing plenty of wine sacks and smelling a pungent odor in the air. I also saw Styx, The J Geils Band and Blue Oyster Cult on a triple bill. Tommy James, Leslie West, The Good Rats, Rat Race Choir were other shows. Good times.
Bob Skigen, Champions Promotions, Inc. says:
I incorporated “Champions Promotions Inc”, for promoting Professional Boxing around 1977.
Champions had a contract for 3 dates for Boxing at Commacki Arena. Harold Weston Jr was the matchmaker. Great matches.
Alan H says:
And I remember your law firm in partnership with my father’s cousin Joel!
No one has mentioned that the Bee Gees were there too. Great show!
I saw the Bee Gees there too. My first concert. They opened up for Black Sabath (?). BGs brought down the house. Anyone remember the year?
Paul Brandel says:
The Bee Gees played the Arena during their Main Course tour during the summer of 1975. Orleans opened for them.
Is there anyway that I can obtain the exact date?
paulbrandel@aol.com
Very popular late sixties early seventies were the Suffolk County Boys High School Basketball championships…they used to sell out the place to watch the dynasty at the time..Joe Romanoskys Southampton Mariners with Foots Walker, Terry McNamara, and Tom “tiny” Tarazevits…and the great Sag Harbor team with scoring machine Bob Vacca…great games and great crowds.
Jodi Nevola Fernandez says:
I saw my favorite group, the Bee Gees, at the Lomg Island Arena. Who would have imagined that so many successful bands and singers would be playing in Commack, Long Island!
Summer 1975…Orleans opened for them.
Do you know the exact date?
joe t says:
Does anyone remember Ali vs Frazier 1 on closed circuit TV at the commack arena? I was 13 and remember this unbelievable fight. God Bless Muhammed Ali may he rest in peace. And, same to Smokin Joe Frazier. Rest in Peace and God Bless. They don’t make em like this anymore.
Yes I didn’t see it but I remember my oldest brother John worked selling programs and such at the time,
Shirey says:
I was sure I’d attended a fight at LLA Cassius Clay a.k.a. Between Muhammad Ali and someone?
I grew up 2 miles away and missed all of this stuff by a few years. Glad to hear all your great stories about this legendary venue. I used to frequent the flea market and stare up at the seats and wonder what the hell is going on that there is a flea market inside an arena. I also remember the RKO/drive-in and used to do a lot of rollerskating next door. .
Saw many concerts there, from Hot Tuna, Peter Frampton to Garcia etc…. Just remember the General admission madness and people pissing and passing out everywhere. Also hitchhiking home at 3am. Good times! Most memorable was when I ran around the side of the arena and literally bumped into Jerry Garcia while he was coming from his car to the venue, we grabbed each others shoulders and both said excuse me at the same time then laughed. I didn’t realize it was Jerry until a few people around me told me, wasn’t a real big dead fan but he was pretty cool and curtious.
mike masciale says:
went to the one and only who concert in 1967 was in 8th grade and i met girl there from commack .i was from dix hills we both had a mad crush for eachother.her dad said was to young to date.abut 22years laterher sister who worked as a
secretery in real estate tooka calland recgoi
nized my name.never forgot her
Sherri V. says:
I must be older than most of the posters! I recall enjoying Frankie Valli and the original Four Seasons at the arena in about 1964. My friends and I were in the 2nd row of wooden chairs and I threw my CHS G.O. button up on the stage! Fast forward to 2014….I enjoyed reminiscing with Four Seasons music at our performing arts center in Florida while listening to Valli (obviously lipsynching) and the new younger members of his group. My adult ‘kids’ jokingly asked me afterwards if I’d thrown my AARP stage on the stage this time!
Huntington kid here. Just checked, and the Nassau Coliseum only opened in ’72. I guess the LIA was a major choice for a music venue until then, but mostly a bit early for me, and most of my concerts were at the Coliseum, and MSG.
I remember going to the circus there as a kid, probably around 65ish. IIRC somebody offered me a chance at the Frampton concert, but like so many people I didn’t know anything about him until the album came out and just blew up. The one concert I did see there was BOC, along with Strawbs and Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express as openers.
Marc s says:
Anyone recall seeing Traffic at the Arena? John Barleycon tour ?
YES! It was my FIRST concert ever, (how lucky was I?!), and if I recall correctly, on a school night. I can’t believe my parents let me go. Anyway, I have been searching for awhile to see if that concert is documented anywhere, with no real luck. I was beginning to think I imagined it!
Northport / WI HS Basketball Championship Game, Roller Derby, Pro Wrestling, Long Island Ducks, so many great shows. The first concert I ever attended was at the Commack Arena and I was trying to figure out which version of Fleetwood Mac I saw. I am pretty sure it was 1969 or 1970 when I went to see Blue Oyster Cult and Fleetwood Mac which were the opening acts for Alice Cooper . If anyone remembers that line up at the Arena please let me know what year that was.
Kristi Schrittwieser says:
I went to see my first concert there. Jefferson Starship with Grace Slick. I believe it was 1973. Also have so many great memories of ice skating there.
We took our children to many roller derby events there, it was a family outing which we all enjoyed.
Stephen Frodell says:
My first concert was in 1971 with Deep Purple, ELO and Black Sabbath! What a great show! Went to many more shows Jerry Garcia, Frank Zappa etc. That was definitely the Highlight of Rock and Roll back then. After that we went to the Nassau Coliseum, all the Rathskellers, Colleges, My Fathers Place! Then Madison Square Garden, Felt Forum, Academy. Long Island was definitely the place to grow up! I have had a great life!
Ron Huther says:
Wow! Purple and Sabbath at the same show. That has got to be the best you can get in the early 70s. By the time I became aware of rock n roll Purple was gone and Sabbath was a mess. The both came back but to see that show had to be amazing.
Robert Jontay says:
Attended many concerts there in the mid to late ’70s. I was almost crushed by hundreds of fans waiting for Jerry Garcia Band while being herded along the outside wall! But our first love was Ice Hockey. THE DUCKS were the NY Rangers farm team–the islanders were many years away as the 60s provided we Long Islanders with a chance to see up and coming NHLers. We played in the first High School ice hockey league there, the Suffolk County HS hockey league. And If just one of those triple double doors hadnt opened directly in front of me, I may have been on page 50 of Newsday. Thank you all for the Arena memories!
Ernie Santella says:
Anyone remember a show with the band The Chambers Brothers? They had a hit “Time”.
I remember seeing them there on a bill that included the Blue Oyster Cult and Dr. John, though the night tripper never performed.
L I Arena.
BeeGees
Guess Who (one show)
Also saw them at Tuey’s.
J Geils.
Cactus as warm up possible???
Longest concert I ever went to.
Alice Cooper (killer)
Mom wouldn’t let me go. Brother did go.
Passed up on Frampton, Didn’t know who he was.
Ice skated there.
Watched:
Ducks play,
Nets play,
Wrestling,
Clyde Beatty Cole Brother Circus,
Dirt Biked the East side trail to the Expressway,
Flea Marketed there.
I saw more concerts, But I’m a bit foggy.
I was there for the circus in 75 or 76 and Emmit Kelly the famous clown was there. He had just finished his routine on the large pendulum with a wheel on each end. He walked around in the wheel as it went in circle. He hopped off at the bottom and was bowing up and down thanking the audience applausinhg. They were supposed to stop this pendulum from going around but did not. The other end came around and smashed him sending him into the air. He was out cold not moving. Everyone there thought it was part of the show and were applauding still. Until we saw people rushing towards him to take care of him then we all started gasping. Then the ambulance came in and took him away. It was a bit traumatic incident from me as a kid but he ended up being okay after a short stay at the hospital.
Great story! I can understand that being a bit traumatic. 🙂
ERIC REDLEFSEN says:
Does anyone recall a riot that broke out during a Styx show when there was no security and I believe the band passed joints to the audience during “Light Up”?
StevenM says:
I went to many concerts in the 1970’s there Frank Zappa, etc. But I’ll always remember vividly Alice Cooper/Fleetwood Mac/Blue Oyster Cult. Everyone came for Alice Cooper. Local band Blue Oyster Cult started and brought down the house, next was Fleetwood Mac who were slow, bluesy, boring. The audience now wanted Alice Cooper and started to boo Fleetwood Mac off the stage. Their lead singer got pissed, told everyone to “Go F**k yourselfs” and they walked off the stage, which made everyone laugh. It was time for Alice Cooper cutting off dolls heads, snakes, guillotines and throwing real money into the crowd. Priceless memory.
Saw first concert there -Black Sabbath. Don’t remember much else other then roaming around the arena amazed at the music and people. Seems like yesterday
I played a lot of hockey there. I remember the “PeP” Dogfood clock. I used to hate that green and white thing. I never even heard of Pep Dogfood. One door was always broken on the North Bench. If someone got checked right, they would go right through it. I also remember pushing the Zamboni Machine when it ran out of gas..What memories.
Lee Gee says:
Jefferson Starship concert and the acoustic ceiling panels were shaking loose and “floated” down to hit the crowd on their heads.
I know I saw Steppenwolf there some time between 1970 and 1973. I can find no record of that concert and I KNOW I WAS THERE .
Oh wow. I use to go there all the time as a child. My first concert was Styx at the arena! Glad I looked it up
I remember it like it was yesterday- as I would break away from my moms hand to run around to look at all the amazing stuff at all the booths.
I use to love going there it saddens me to think how a place so big so lively can just disappear and all we got our memories.
I remember looking up behide the booths and seeing the hockey seats wondering what it was like to see my islanders play there. I also had such awesome memories of the roller rink next door in my later years lol playing Double dragon with my boys!
Or Skateing as fast as I can around the rink as the refs would yell at me and make me take a time out because my friends and I would break through any couples holding hands. Lmao such awesome memories god I miss those days
Southern rock era I was 15-17 yrs old late ’70s
Charlie Daniels,
NRBQ,
Outlaws,
Marshall Tucker…
Many drunk, stoned, tripping 15 yr olds.
Show up hours before the show to party on the hillside.
General Admission only.
Floor covered in a thin slimy film.
Saw the Outlaws, Charlie Daniels, Blue Oyster Cult, and Marshal Tucker.
lynn leach says:
We went to the arena all the time in the 60’s & early 70’s My Dad was the goal judge, & Tom Lockhart was Dad’s cousin so we never missed any events. Big part of my growing up. Dad also painted to ice for all the home games. He was very good at the Duck head in the middle if the ice. By chance would anyone happen to have a picture of that painting, we as a family never got a picture or copy of the duck & would Love to have one to remember. You’d think with all the times he drew it we would. thank you all for the memories!! I remember John Muckler & John Brody & some of the players at our house all the time. Dad’s nickname was hockey John
I went ice skating many times at The Long Island Arena in the 1970’s. Sadly, I don’t have any pictures—only the memories.
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Castello Del Nero, Tuscany
by Sharri Whiting De Masi
Castello Del Nero
There’s something about a castle that speaks to the spirit of romance in almost every heart. Of all the castle hotels we’ve seen, the Castello Del Nero in the Chianti region of Tuscany speaks most eloquently of them all.
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Things To Do in Chianti
Naturally, travelers to Chianti want to taste wines. Castello Del Nero makes its own, which is excellent, but will also arrange for guests to visit cantinas at wineries in the region.
Radda in Chianti is a charming town minutes from the castello, where visitors may wander, shop, buy wines and enjoy local cuisine. For those who want an authentic experience, we suggest having lunch or dinner at Bar Ristorante Semplici at Via Roma 41. The entrance is unassuming, leading to a staircase up to the dining room; the food is simple and the crowd is mostly local.
Aside from wine shopping, stop in at Busatti’s factory store near Arezzo to find bargains on some of the beautiful central Italian linens. The exact address is Via Giuseppe Mazzini 14, Anghiari.
For designer clothing, we always recommend The Mall, which is a very doable day trip from Castello Del Nero. All the best Italian designers have factory shops in this ever-growing shopping area. The spacious sandwich and salad shop is terrific for a good fast meal—time saved for shopping, of course. Prada now has a store at The Mall, as well as Armani, Gucci, Tod’s, Ferragamo and many others, though serious Prada shoppers may want to go to the store in Montevarchi (Localita Levanella, S.S. 69, Montevarchi, 011-39-55-978-9481).
Why do we love this place? Because everything is just about perfect. There is a man outside who spends his days with a pair of secateurs, ensuring that nary a leaf spoils the symmetry. The staff breathlessly awaits a guest’s every wish, anticipating desires we didn’t even know we had. The housekeepers are surely a team of fairies whose magic includes being completely invisible.
We arrived in the hotel late afternoon after a hectic day in Arezzo and were whisked up to Deluxe Double 110 in the main building, where two windows overlooked a glorious view of Tuscany’s most beautiful area, Chianti. The colors in the room were serene neutrals, and the bathroom had a big tub and shower. We were just one flight up from the lobby and, because of historic preservation requirements, did not have access to the elevator. (Elevators are available to the other floors.)
Half a flight up is the piano nobile (noble floor) where two beautiful suites and a spacious salone are located. The Galway Suite is the royal suite, named for flautist James Galway, who was the first guest here. The four-poster bed is a replica of the one made for the Marchesa Teresa Del Nero in the 16th century. The suite has a large living room and a 500-suqare-foot terrace, where dinners or cocktail parties can be held.
Deluxe Suite 118 is on the other side of the salone from the Galway Suite—groups of guests who take both suites may have the salone as their personal space. This would be perfect for a wedding party or a large family traveling together. The suite itself is the most beautiful guest room in the hotel: it’s designed in pale greens, with painted ceilings, a fabulous bath with frescoes, plus a footed tub and separate shower. The suite also has a fireplace and boasts a panoramic view. Remember this one for your next honeymoon.
Deluxe Suite 115 is an incredible medieval chamber in what was the castle’s former dining room. Beamed ceilings and iron-trimmed windows make this suite different from anything else in the hotel. There is a grand fireplace and a bathroom with beamed ceiling and footed bathtub.
Even the old servants’ quarters on the top floor have been redone, including Deluxe Double 121, where the beamed ceiling is brightened by a sunny yellow décor. Since it’s a corner room, light floods in from windows on two walls. The bath has a double sink, a combo tub/shower and even a window.
The main building contains 16 of the total of 50 rooms (38 doubles, 18 suites). There are also rooms in several other dependences, including the completely private Classic Suite 202 with its own private garden. Both the living room and bedroom have access to the garden through French doors. Honeymooners love the privacy, and guests traveling with their beloved dogs often stay here because of the grass. The bath is large with a separate tub and shower.
We also liked Duplex Suite 215 in the annex building with its skylights and large windows, though some guests may find having the bathroom downstairs a consideration if they wake up in the night. The Belvedere Building includes several suites and deluxe doubles.
The Galway Suite’s living room leads to a 500-square-foot terrace.
We took the elevator from the lobby down to the spa, which was created under the huge terrace overlooking the pool. This is an ESPA spa, which means it’s top-notch. Guests who book a treatment also have access to the steam room, sauna and vitality pool, while there is a charge for those who wish to use only those facilities.
Chef Giovanni Luca Di Pirro beguiled us at dinner with his tortelli with duck, truffle and Brunello wine. Wine expert and waiter Francesco chose and poured some of the excellent wines made from grapes grown on the 300-acre estate. The olive oil served was pressed from fruit grown on the 7,000 olive trees we can see in the distance.
Deluxe Suites come with king- or queen-size bed, terracotta floors and understated furniture.
Of course, there is a shuttle from Castello Del Nero to Florence, and visits to Siena or San Gimignano are available. But if you ask us, the compelling beauty of this site demands that you spend at least one full day, if not two, doing nothing but having spa treatments, lounging by the pool, or walking the three-mile trail that begins with a cypress-lined allée designed for the Marchesa herself.
Note: Why did we say Castello Del Nero is almost perfect? Because there was only one copy of an English newspaper and one copy of an Italian newspaper to be shared by all the guests, and, because the requirement to access the Internet in our room through Facebook was not our cup of tea. Let us remember, though, that for the unplugged travelers among us, the situation may be heaven sent.
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Racial inequality versus 18th Century English social classes
Joyce Glasser reviews Belle (June 13, 2014) Cert 12, 99 min.
Belle tells the story behind an unusual 1799 painting by Zoffany that shows two attractive, fashionable young ladies, one white and one black, frolicking in a landscaped garden. It once hung in Chief Justice Mansfield’s country house, Kenwood, on Hampstead Heath and is now in Scone Palace in Scotland, the family seat. It’s just a shame that pedestrian direction and expository dialogue leave Belle a great story in a mediocre British movie.
Unlike all other depictions of blacks in paintings of the time, the black woman in the painting is not on the ground looking up at her mistress, but is standing next to the white woman, both looking out at the viewer. While the two look like equals, the black woman’s head is wrapped in a turban and her index finger is pointing to her dark skin. The painting, which seems to weigh England’s rigid class system against its racial inequality, is curiously altered in the film, but nonetheless lies at the heart of Belle .
The white woman is Lady Elizabeth Murray (Sarah Gadon) and the other is Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate daughter of a slave named Maria Belle and Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode), a nephew of Lord Mansfield. Both Lady Elizabeth and Dido Belle are dumped at the Kenwood home of Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and Lady Mansfield (Emily Watson) by their fathers, Lord Murray and Sir John Lindsay respectively, when the girls loose their mothers.
While Sir John loves Dido as his blood daughter, Lord and Lady Mansfield cannot hide their initial shock and disapproval. Their nephew being called away to sea, however, they have little choice but to bring her up with her half-cousin, Lady Elizabeth. While Dido plays and is schooled with Elizabeth, she suffers the humiliation of being excluded from the dinner table.
This anomaly is not missed by a principled vicar’s son and progressive young law pupil, John Davinier (Sam Reid), when Dido catches his eye. While one of the few facts we know about the real Dido is that she married and had two sons with a steward named John Davinier, it is unlikely he was the anti-slavery radical who becomes an apprentice under Lord Mansfield.
The plot thickens when Lord Mansfield presides over the controversial Zong slavery trial, which pitted cargo insurers against slave owners who drown their ailing slaves to claim on the insurance. At the same time, Sir John dies leaving Dido a generous inheritance.
Tom Wilkinson and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Belle
This makes her a desirable match for the Ashford family who begrudgingly overcome their racial prejudice for the inheritance. The irony is that while white, Lady Elizabeth is not an heiress and is left to beg for suitors, a situation that creates a rift between the girls.
Belle is a story that you couldn’t make up if you were looking for a subject for a film and the film misses little of its dramatic potential. Nor does it miss a chance for expository dialogue, and every third line of Writer Misan Sagay’s script pumps us with historic and factual information that the characters already know, but we do not.
Director Amma Asante is not experienced enough to rise above a script that spells everything out for the audience with the subtlety of a sledge hammer. Right after Lady Mansfield reminds her husband of the ideological rebel she married with a spark in his eye, we see him listening to Davinier’s righteous anti-slavery speech as though watching his younger self. This in turn predicts the verdict in the Zong trial scene.
While the period details are admirable, Asante is willing to overlook period mores and her character’s natural common sense for dramatic effect. Why would Dido sneak into the court room and risk compromising Lord Mansfield? His ability to conduct the trial was already questioned due to his affinity with a black slave’s daughter. Nor would an 18th century uncle leave his unmarried niece alone on the street after the trial, hugging and kissing her suitor.
Asante tells us, ‘I’ve never seen a film about the Jane Austen element we know so well – the marriage market, the lives of girls growing up into society ladies, the romantic longing – combined with a story about the end of slavery.’ This is a curious statement for two reasons. First, because slavery did not end until 1833, long after the Zong trial and second because Jane Austen herself wrote the conspicuously entitled Mansfield Park .
In the novel, a father drops off his socially disadvantaged daughter, Fanny, at the home of plantation owning relatives when he can no longer care for her. Fanny is not brought up altogether equally, but is exposed to the typical Austen social scene, while discovering horrific evidence of the atrocities of slavery.
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Making the transition from a year group of nearly 200 students in a co-ed school to the Maynard seemed daunting, but what I have found I like most is its size. The staff know every student by name and have a close relationship with each of us. This creates a supportive and encouraging environment, whilst challenging and inspiring. We are able to email them at weekends, in the evening and during holidays and receive a fast response. They are always helpful and encourage us to achieve in all areas, by inspiring us to be individuals and not just statistics. They support us in achieving a balance between work and extracurricular, through encouraging us to play sport, join clubs and have fun. This has helped me feel prepared for life beyond the Maynard but also stay calm throughout my exams.
Scarlett Gray, Upper 6 student.
My time at Maynard was not only formative in terms of the impressive academic grounding I received, but also in giving me the chance to explore other interests. The extracurricular opportunities were always rewarding and diverse – above all I loved the warm atmosphere that gave me the confidence that I could achieve my ambitions.
Zoe Flood, BAFTA-winning journalist and producer, leaver 2001.
We chose the Maynard School for our daughter because she is shy and quiet and could be overlooked in a large class. At The Maynard school she is treated as an individual and help and support are tailored specifically to her needs. They have taken the time to understand how to get the best from her and she is thriving personally and achieving excellent academic results.
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I was convinced that co-ed schooling was the right choice for both my son and daughter but since Daisy has been at the Maynard I am a convert! Being a teenage in a single sex environment has allowed her to be totally at ease. She never once thinks she “can’t be seen” to be getting stuck into everything that is sent her way. It’s cool to want to do well, it’s cool to be seen to be trying, it’s cool to be in the play, the choir, to try for sports teams. My only sadness is there wasn’t a Maynard for boys near us!
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Pupils benefit from close, supportive relationships with each other and with the staff, and the staff understand each pupil’s individual needs.
One of the things which we have always been tremendously impressed by is the Maynard Girls’ ‘can do’ attitude. Our girls have developed the most fantastic self-belief and are frequently encouraged to take on new challenges which are thrown at them, be they academic, physical or social.
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As a family, we have been involved with the Maynard School over many years. Our daughter has greatly benefited from the small size of the Sixth Form. This has meant her tutors know her well, have encouraged her accordingly and strengthened her self-belief. She has also had support from them which has enabled her to have a very full and varied extra-curricular life both in School and out.
Caroline Rutter (recent parent)
Choosing the Maynard for our daughters has, without doubt, been one of the best decisions we have ever made. Our girls have become very happy independent young women. The school has given them the opportunity and confidence to spread their wings in a very caring and considerate way. The standard of teaching is exceptional and the staff offer support and encouragement, not forgetting an element of fun.
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Pupils make excellent progress as a result of the excellent teaching they receive.
Our three daughters have all been through The Maynard, from seven to 18 years old, and they have loved every minute of it! It’s a joy listening to them recall their Maynard days – the fun they had, the friends they made and the enthusiastic and dedicated teachers they loved! They feel that they were part of a big, happy family. The Maynard certainly gave our daughters the best possible start for life after School.
Chrissy Austin (recent parent)
The Junior School for them was full of laughter and happiness. Mr Smerdon and his staff provided great nurturing for the girls as well as the foundation of knowledge to prepare them for the senior school. They are now both thriving in the Senior School.
Pupils’ personal development is excellent and a strength of the school.
It goes without saying the teaching is exemplary, the exam results speak for themselves. With that kind of record, I was concerned there was a touch of the “hot house” about the Maynard but that couldn’t be further from the truth. The drive to do well comes from the girls themselves. There is no pressure, no outlandish expectations just a huge amount of support, guidance, encouragement.
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Matteo Baiocco heads Jerez WorldSBK Test
17 World Superbike regular spent Monday back on the track that hosted the weekend’s eni FIM Superbike World Championship round at Jerez.
Some riders were testing new developments with Pirelli while others were testing development parts on their machines.
Althea Ducati’s Matteo Baiocco concentrated on ‘long runs’, gradually making small changes to the Ducati Panigale R. Baiocco only participated in the morning sessions and put in 25 laps but still managed to top the overall timesheets for the day by nearly half-a-second ahead of newly crowned World Champion Jonathan Rea. Baiocco’s time was also three-tenths faster than the best race lap time achieved during the Jerez WorldSBK race weekend.
Jonathan Rea put in 61 laps with a best of 1m41.340 marginally ahead of teammate Tom Sykes’ 1m41.353. Countryman Leon Haslam was fifth on the Red Devils Aprilia RSV4 with a 1m41.404, which also happened to be the fastest time achieved in the warmer afternoon session. Morning track temperature was around 30-degrees but things warmed up considerably in the afternoon with 50-degree track temperatures recorded.
Jonathan Rea stated: “Today we concentrated more on testing some new parts for 2016. Near the end of the day we tested some new front suspension settings and aside from that we went back over the weekend set-up and used the hard front tyre that we did not use in the race. We confirmed that it is still my favourite tyre. We ticked off some things we needed to do and this was a valuable test. We got through our test programme but we did not work on out-and-out pace, it was just evaluating things that we need to try and narrow the winter test programme down. Now we have the championship wrapped up we have one eye on finishing the season and one eye on 2016.”
Tom Sykes stated: “We lost a bit of time with two issues today but overall I am relatively happy. We evaluated some good items and we did a race run at 2pm. It was much, much stronger than the pace we managed in race two yesterday, so that makes me happy. In the end I think we maybe found some more positives. We did all our lap times on the race rubber from yesterday. I think that, other than the two issues, we had a very productive test. These kinds of days are ones I look forward to, to try to get to the next step. This test gives us a lot more food for thought and we will be able to move on more strongly from today.”
Pere Riba, Crew Chief for Jonathan Rea, commented: “The test was very good, especially because during race weekend we could not use the front tyre Johnny usually uses. It was difficult in general because the level of the track grip was quite poor and in the high temperatures it became even worse. So Johnny could not ride as he normally could yesterday. Today’s test was very good because we compared the front tyres and understood them. For the future this was very important for us. Apart from that we started to try some small details about next year’s bike. That has been quite a positive day so we are happy with the information we have taken from the test.”
Marcel Duinker, Crew Chief for Tom Sykes, commented: “We had two interruptions of this very important test, which is one of only two tests during the season. We had quite a busy schedule. In the morning we lost around two hours from our testing time. Just after lunch we carried out a race simulation with some new chassis components and the tyre we suspected after race two would have been the best. We were quite a bit faster than the winner of race two’s race time. This makes me very positive. We have tested most of the important items we had here, some for the remainder of the season and some in preparation for next year’s bike. I am very pleased with the result.”
Team Kawasaki WorldSBK
The Aruba.it Ducati Superbike Team tested some Antispin and Engine Brake Control strategies; the refining of software updates introduced during the recent race weekend; some front set-ups and different internal Öhlins suspension settings. The team made the most of being able to work more systematically and calmly than it can during a race weekend. Davies lapped with times in line with yesterday’s performance, completing a total of 68 laps. Unfortunately a technical problem kept Scassa in the garage for most of the morning session but in the afternoon the Italian was able to make 51 laps.
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Superbike Team #7) – “We had a lot to do this morning and as a result we didn’t make the best of the cooler conditions. This afternoon went well, considering the heat. We made some changes because in recent races we’ve been losing grip on the new tyre and so that was my priority for this test. I feel we’ve taken a step forward there, and I was able to make my fastest time in the very hot conditions of the afternoon which shows we’ve found some speed with the new tyre. Aside from that, we’ve done some electronic work and a few other small things. It’s been a useful day.”
Chaz Davies
Ernesto Marinelli – Ducati Superbike Project Director – “Post-race tests are always useful but also difficult. To lap consistently after the effort and tension of a race is always very hard for the riders. At the same time however, we obtain some very precise feedback, so close to race references. The schedule was a full one but we’re pleased with the information collected as it will be very useful for the two final championship rounds. We’ve just completed another weekend with great results but the work never stops and we would of course like to finish the season continuing the positive trend seen so far.”
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Medical Verdicts
OBG Manag. 2007 January;19(1):75-76
NOTABLE JUDGMENTS AND SETTLEMENTS IN BRIEF
Did delay in delivery cause adverse outcome?
An obstetrician and a perinatologist administered magnesium sulfate to a woman in premature labor, but contractions continued and the plaintiff child was delivered at 29 weeks—limp, cyanotic, and suffering respiratory failure. She was stabilized and diagnosed with periventricular leukomalacia. She suffers from spastic diplegia.
PATIENT’S CLAIM The doctors were negligent for not delivering the child more quickly. Nonreassuring fetal heart monitoring that should have prompted an immediate cesarean section was ignored.
DOCTOR’S DEFENSE Fetal heart monitoring was reassuring, and proper treatment was given.
VERDICT A verdict for the plaintiff found the obstetrician to be 65% at fault and the hospital 35%, with damages assessed at $29.3 million. Settlements recovered $5 million from the hospital and $2.3 million from the obstetrician.
For more on magnesium sulfate tocolysis, see Dr. Barbieri’s Editorial.
Oophorectomy and so much more
A laparoscopic oophorectomy, performed on a 51-year-old woman by 2 gynecologists, included removal of 1 ovary and the lysis of adhesions. The patient was released from the hospital the same day. Four days later, she presented to the emergency room with septic shock. Surgery the following day indicated peritonitis due to perforation of the sigmoid colon. A sigmoid colectomy was performed and an end colostomy created. Following surgery, the patient suffered respiratory failure and required a tracheotomy. She remained hospitalized for 4 weeks. When the colostomy was reversed 2 months later, the patient developed an infection and dehiscence of the surgical wound and was hospitalized for 12 days. Three years later, when she reported abdominal pain and a bowel obstruction was diagnosed, she underwent an appendectomy, oophorectomy of the remaining ovary, and lysis of adhesions. She was hospitalized for 2 days. When she reported abdominal pain 4 days after that, surgery indicated peritonitis resulting from perforation of the sigmoid colon.
PATIENT’S CLAIM The doctors were negligent when they performed the original oophorectomy.
DOCTOR’S DEFENSE The injuries were known risks of the procedure.
VERDICT A $700,000 settlement was reached.
Surprise twin discovered 1 hour after 1st was born
An OB and resident waited 45 minutes after a woman had given birth to 1 baby for the placenta to be expelled. A pelvic exam at that time showed a 2nd fetus. At birth, the 2nd twin had seizure-like activity and was treated with phenobarbital. This child has mild spasticity in the left leg, left foot turning in, moderate language delay, mild to moderate cognitive delay, and mild motor dysfunction.
PATIENT’S CLAIM A radiologist interpreting a prenatal sonogram failed to report findings indicating a 2nd fetus.
DOCTOR’S DEFENSE The radiologist did not misinterpret a prenatal sonogram. Also, hypoxic encephalopathy could have occurred during 2 periods: during the 3rd trimester and immediately before delivery, and the episode prior to delivery was not related to the child’s encephalopathy. As the child’s injuries were not permanent, they would resolve once the child received appropriate medication and underwent physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
VERDICT A $1.85 million settlement was reached.
Tubal ligation—and two bladder perforations
While performing an elective laparoscopic tubal ligation, an ObGyn perforated the patient’s bladder in 2 locations. The next day, the patient presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and the inability to urinate. She was catheterized and blood was discovered in her urine. Cystoscopy performed by a urologist confirmed the perforations. After repair surgery, the patient developed renal failure, pleural effusions, and respiratory problems. She was discharged 5 days later, but required a catheter in the bladder for a few weeks.
PATIENT’S CLAIM Injury to the bladder should not have occurred.
DOCTOR’S DEFENSE The injury is a known risk of the procedure.
VERDICT Defense verdict.
Did forceps cause brain damage?
Twelve hours after the plaintiff child was delivered with the use of forceps, she began to have seizures. She was diagnosed with an occipital skull fracture, and a hematoma was found near the fracture location. She has suffered seizures and other complications related to a brain injury and is moderately retarded.
PATIENT’S CLAIM The injuries were caused by the ObGyn during use of the forceps, leading to the skull fracture and resulting brain damage.
DOCTOR’S DEFENSE The delivery was properly managed and use of forceps was proper. The defendant questioned whether there really was a fracture and argued that hematoma was a common injury during labor.
No O2 to fetus while mother in cardiac arrest
During labor, a woman experienced erratic fluctuations in her blood pressure and went into cardiac arrest. Her child has cerebral palsy and cannot speak or walk.
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Pseudoscience Fights Back
Josh Umbehr etc.
Dear Medgadget Readers,
You may remember that a few days ago we featured a post on the emWave Personal Stress Reliever. Shortly thereafter, we received an irate response from one Miss Gabriella, Director of Public Relations for said product. We would sincerely like to offer our apologies for what she called “inaccurate and misleading statements”.
Although she never outlined the facts in error, it was nonetheless inappropriate for us to accurately and truthfully portray a product so clearly meant to relieve literally dozens of people of their hard earned $199 ($221.00 Canadian). The tactful thing to do is to take our lumps quietly, and not to mention the glaring inaccuracies rampant throughout their own website. But of all the things we’ve been called in our brief existence, tactful is not one of them. Let the witty retort commence:
In retrospect, we think it was the “pseudoscience” label that really ruffled emWave’s feathers. When a company stamps the term “scientifically validated” on their product, shouldn’t we just blindly accept that? Who would betray the sacred realm of scientific principles just to hock wares? Don’t ask questions. Don’t inquire. Blind faith got us this far, so just close your mind and enjoy the now stress-free ride. Honestly, to expect a company to back that up with even one legitimate publication is preposterous.
To clarify, they did have the integrity to cite several articles from their own company publications and two (yes, two) ‘manuscripts in progress’. Miss Gabriella was so bold as to state “a substantial body of our research has been published in respected peer-reviewed journals such as American Journal of Cardiology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Stress Medicine and Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science.” Agreed. Researchers from the company including R. McCraty, R. T. Bradley, D. Tomasino, and M. Atkinson have a number of publications completely unrelated to emWave or its founding principle of “psychophysiological coherence”. And I’m sure our readers wouldn’t be interested to know that there are no peer-review published articles on “psychophysiological coherence”.
Based on the rare, but plausible, chance that I may have overlooked valid data supporting the emWave, I emailed Miss Gabriella requesting any such available literature. What I got instead was a phone call to my home from Miss Gabriella, never mind that I never gave her my home phone, nor is it listed on Medgadget.com, but I digress… No, no she didn’t try to persuade me with well-formed arguments or an armory of ‘data’ … she chose the more sly “but why don’t you like our product” approach along with the cunning “it doesn’t need evidence” angle. It wasn’t long into the conversation before Miss Gabriella complained about my argumentative tone and I quickly corrected her, stating that my tone was sarcastic, and away we were again. Finally though we were able to reach common ground: she agreed that there was no valid research supporting the emWave and I agreed that sarcasm isn’t helpful.
Sadly readers, I must confess that Gabriella had at least one valid point: there was a major inaccuracy in my pithy little review. I incorrectly refered to D. Childre as a doctor, complete with the credibility which accompanies such a title. Oh how I erred. I simply made the mistake any commoner would make when reading the emWave’s homepage by assuming ‘Doc Childre’ (the only name appearing throughout the site) was a reference to Doctor Childre. No, quite the opposite in fact. Doc Childre is simply a regular honest-joe business man who conveniently happens to have the first name of–you guessed it–Doc. When I commented to Gabriella that this was odd, she said “well Josh is an odd name too!” Alas, her years as a master debater have paid off so that I could not respond.
As this apology to you and the emWave comes to a close, I think we should recap what I learned: 1) Call the phone company and have them block my number, 2) Pseudoscience wants to be respected as the leaders in false, undocumented claims, and 3) you can call Gabriella at 831.338.8710 — we don’t expect she’ll be bothered, as she is a big fan of a scientifically-validated stress-reliever.
Josh Umbehr
Josh Umbehr, MD founded AtlasMD Concierge Family Practice, one of the fastest growing insurance-free practices in the country. Currently developing an industry leading platform for direct primary care physicians: Atlas EMR Software for Concierge Medicine.
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History of Hospital Administration in India
In India, the hospitals were being traditionally managed by clinicians retaining their responsibility for patient care. These clinicians rarely had any training in management. As a result the hospitals were not managed as well as one would like it to be. The Bhore Committee, formed in the year 1946 submitted its report in 1948. The report showed the dismal state of health in this country. One of the reasons was that of inefficient management of the health systems in the country in the face of scarce resources.
In the backdrop of this scenario, the Government of India decided to revamp the administration of hospitals in this country. In pursuance of this decision, Dr. J.R. Mc Gibony, Professor of Hospital Administration, University of Pennsylvania, USA was invited to study the hospitals in India and make his recommendations for improvement of hospital administration in this country. One of his recommendations was to start a programme of training in hospital administration.
A master’s degree course in hospital administration (MHA) was started in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi in the year 1966. The initial objective was to produce teachers of hospital administration who will disseminate themselves all over the country in different states and help the local governments in starting training courses in hospital administration. The MHA programme of the AIIMS was open to, and still is, both medical and non-medical graduates with about 7 years of hospital experience. For medical graduates, the course duration is of 2 years duration and for non-medical graduates it is of 3 years duration. The intake of students per year was restricted to 2 to 3 students. Only a very few non-medical graduates took admission. Till date only 3 or 4 non-medical students qualified in MHA from the AIIMS.
Subsequently, similar courses were started, solely for doctors, in the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal and Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar. More recently, a course also has been started at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh. National Institute of Health and Family Welfare has a course in Community Health Administration with a component of Hospital Administration. These courses award MD degree recognised by the Medical Council of India as a Post-graduate medical qualification.
Though the course started way back in 1966, the profession was not widely known among other health care professionals as well as among the general public. Like in other parts of the world, the profession of hospital administration in India also was known as a “Hidden Profession”.
Need for a Forum for Hospital Administrators
With the advent of corporatization of health care in early 1980’s, suddenly the demand for trained hospital administrators started rising. As a result, a large number of training institute imparting training in hospital administration started all over the country. The visibility of the profession was also started rising. In today’s hospitals, particularly in corporate hospitals, the hospital administrators are contributing very effectively and efficiently in the care giving processes
Unlike other medical professions, the hospital administrators did not have any forum where they could enhance their knowledge and share experiences. In rapidly advancing health sciences, in order to appropriately support the clinical professionals, remaining up to date in the profession is absolutely sine qua non.
Establishment of Academy of Hospital Administration, New Delhi
Realising this deficiency for the hospital administration professionals, Prof. R.P. Sinha, the first MHA of AIIMS, along with some other hospital administrators, prominent among them being, Dr. A.N. Safaya, Mag. Gen. S.K. Biswas, Maj. Gen. Ashim Chakraborty, Brig. (later Maj. Gen.) M. Srivastava, and Capt. (IN.) N.A. Khan took upon themselves the onerous responsibility of setting up a forum for hospital administrators. Due to the untiring effort of these dedicated stalwarts, the Academy of Hospital Administration was established in the premises of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in the year 1987. The Academy, with nearly 1400 members now, has its own building at Noida, in the Capital region of Delhi.
Purpose of the Academy
The purpose of the Academy is to propagate the advances in the knowledge of the profession of hospital management with the ultimate objective of better patient care. The Academy serves this purpose through holding seminars, workshops, short and long training courses, management development programmes and so on. The Academy also offers consultancy in quality and accreditation of hospital and healthcare institutions, hospital planning and management. The AHA journal is published twice a year both in printed as well as in electronic versions.
Setting up of Kolkata Chapter of AHA
India is a vast country. The activities of the academy remains largely confined in Northern India through its headquarters at Delhi. In order to have pan-India presence, the Academy has set up some regional chapters.
Eastern India is poorly represented in the activities of the Academy of Hospital Administration. Medica Synergie, an integrated health care provider with its activities in the Eastern India realised this deficiency and took initiative through the existing members of the Academy to extend the activities of the AHA in this region as well. Thus the Kolkata chapter of the Academy of Hospital Administration was born in the year 2008 based at the Project and Consultancy Division of Medica Synergie. The chapter was originally located at C-163, Survey Park, Kolkata – 700075. Subsequently, the chapter was relocated at Medica Superspecialty Hospital, 127 Mukundapur, Kolkata – 700099.
Activities of Kolkata Chapter
Similarly to its parent body, the chapter organises seminars, workshops and training events for its members as well as non-members. Its members also take part in imparting training to certain established curricula of other institutes such as IGNOU, NIHFW, Kaziranga University, IISWBM, Coal India and so on. Some other activities are in the pipeline and shall be unfolded over a period of time.
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Ivenix offers the most modern Infusion System built to make infusions safer, simpler and more cost effective. The large-volume pump has a best-in-class user experience and the infusion platform uses the most advanced software & interoperability framework.
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NRC honors former Marquette resident for lifetime commitment
The conservation award is named for Thomas L. Washington, past director of Michigan United Conservation Clubs and a giant in Michigan conservation. Bailey was nominated for the award by Michigan Natural Resource Commission member Chris Tracy. Pictured from left are are NRC members John Walters and Rex Schlaybaugh; NRC Chair Vicki Pontz; NRC member David Nyberg; Heidi Bailey, Tom's wife; Tom Bailey; Heidi Washington, daughter of the award's namesake; and NRC members Chris Tracy, Louise Klarr and Keith Creagh. (Photo courtesy of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources)
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COMSTOCK PARK — The Michigan Natural Resources Commission recently honored longtime conservationist Thomas Bailey with the Thomas L. Washington Award for Lifetime Commitment to Conservation and Outdoor Recreation at the commission’s regular monthly meeting, which took place Thursday in Comstock Park.
Bailey, a Petoskey-area resident whose career included 34 years at the helm of the Little Traverse Conservancy, has played an integral role advocating for the state’s natural resources and recreation opportunities.
“As my friend and mentor David Irish once observed, conservation work is its own reward,” Bailey said. “Having been so blessed to be able to do this work for its own sake, I am especially grateful to receive this recognition.”
Bailey’s love for Michigan’s natural resources started young. The son of a Michigan Department of Natural Resources wildlife biologist, Bailey said that his early life was steeped in conservation work and education.
“My dad was my greatest mentor. He taught me not only to enjoy the outdoors, but also work to protect it,” he said.
That upbringing developed into a lasting passion. Bailey became involved in environmental activism in high school, taking the short walk from his family home in Marquette to Northern Michigan University across the street to participate in campus meetings and discussions. At just 17, Bailey traveled to Washington, D.C., to testify before the U.S. Senate Interior Committee as part of a plan to include Isle Royale National Park in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
“Tom embodies the spirit of old-school conservationists,” said Chris Tracy, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission member who nominated Bailey for the award. “He’s lived and breathed natural resources conservation in Michigan and beyond for more than 40 years. His dedication to conservation is truly inspiring.”
Bailey pursued a bachelor of science degree in park and recreation resources at Michigan State University and completed graduate studies at MSU in land use, resource economics and environmental law. Throughout that time, he advocated for conservation work and environmental rights at the state Capitol. He went on to serve as a national park ranger at Isle Royale and Grand Portage in Minnesota before joining the DNR in Lansing in the late 1970s. In 1984, Bailey made the move to the Little Traverse Conservancy in downstate Harbor Springs, serving as the organization’s executive director until 2018.
“I was in the right place in the right time with the right organization,” Bailey said.
Under his leadership, the conservancy protected around 60,000 acres of land. By acquiring these lands for federal, state and local agencies to be dedicated as nature preserves and working forests, the conservancy ensured the preservation and continuation of these natural areas for years to come.
“Whether learning about environmental legislation in high school or working with the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund to safeguard beautiful natural areas for the enjoyment of future generations, Tom Bailey’s life is a powerful testament to the difference one person can make in the world around them,” said Dan Eichinger, director of the MIchigan Department of Natural Resources. “Conservation is a team sport, and Michigan is fortunate to have had Tom on the all-star team.”
Bailey co-founded the Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy and the Top of Michigan Trails Council, and currently serves on the Lake Superior State University Board of Trustees and the Iron Belle Trail Fund Campaign. Throughout his storied career, he has worked with many national, state and local nonprofit groups for the betterment of the conservation field. He also has published a book: “A North Country Almanac: Reflections of an Old-School Conservationist in a Modern World.”
The conservation award is named for Thomas L. Washington, past director of Michigan United Conservation Clubs and a giant in Michigan conservation.
Award nominations are submitted for consideration by a member of the NRC and chosen by commission members in consultation with the DNR director.
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The NHLs Mar. Ibraheim Campbell Jersey . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell. Check out todays trade-related reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. And follow TSN.ca through Deadline Day for all the updates. Keep it Kul? With the Toronto Maple Leafs having cleared a bit of cap room by dealing Mark Fraser to the Oilers on Friday, reports are now shifting towards their willingness to move a bigger roster piece. TSN Hockey Insider Darren Dreger reported on Insider Trading Friday night that the Leafs have informed teams that theyre willing to move Nikolai Kulemin. Dreger notes, however, that this isnt simply getting rid of salary to make some room for the return of Dave Bolland. The Leafs would need a substantial return, including a player and not just a draft pick. No offers have been tabled yet that make sense for the Leafs, according to Dreger. A Leg Up Kevin Allen of USA Today posted a list of the 10 most intriguing potential trade targets to watch before the deadline and while the list was populated with the usual collection of potentially-available names – Matt Moulson, Dan Girardi, Ales Hemsky and so on – he did bring up another interesting possibility. Tucked away as an honourable mention, Allen suggests that David Legwand would be a fit for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Legwand does have a no-trade clause, as Allen notes, but could he be persuaded to leave Nashville for the first time since he is in the last year of his contract? The 33-year-old has never seen a Conference Final and with Pascal Dupuis out for the year with a torn ACL, the Pens may have both the cash and the need for a player like Legwand. Captain for Hire? Friday was a busy day in the rumor mill for New York Rangers captain Ryan Callahan, with talk of a potential swap with St. Louis front and centre. With reports that at least one team has been given permission to speak with Callahans agent, the possibility of the 28-year-old getting dealt before Mar. 5 seems to be increasing. The key motivator behind the rumours appears to be Callahans expectations for his next contract. Dreger commented that “unless his contract demands soften, theres a 100 per cent chance that hes getting traded by the New York Rangers. Theyre not paying him what hes asking. Jim Ringo Jersey . Jacobs scored two in the first end, but Jahr briefly took charge with two in the second end and two more in the third. Jacobs, from Sault. Marie, Ont., gave Canada some breathing room, following his big fourth end by adding two more points in the fifth to go up 7-4. Boyd Dowler Jersey .com) - Klay Thompson is quickly proving he is worth every penny of his recently signed four-year contract extension.EDMONTON -- The San Jose Sharks may not have been all that sharp to start after playing the night before, but that changed once the puck dropped for the second period. Trailing by a goal after 20 minutes of play, Joe Pavelski responded with three goals and an assist as the Sharks snapped a two-game losing skid with a 5-2 victory over the struggling Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. "I think after back-to-back nights and not having a morning skate and things like that, youre probably going to be a little sluggish," said Sharks captain Joe Thornton, who had two assists on the night. "We continued to get better and better and it was a good way to end the night. As long as were moving around, moving the puck around, were going to be successful." Patrick Marleau and Marty Havlat also scored for the Sharks (47-18-9), who moved four points up on idle Anaheim for the Pacific Division lead and remained two points back of St. Louis for first in the Western Conference. San Jose clinched a playoff spot in a 2-1 shootout loss to Calgary on Monday. The Sharks power play came into the game ranked just 23rd in the league and had gone just three-for-35 in its last 10 games. They were 3-for-3 against the Oilers, a major factor in the victory. "The numbers arent that important, its when they come and how they come," said Sharks head coach Todd McLellan. "Weve had nights like this and it just hasnt gone in. When you look at the power play standings and the numbers and that type of stuff, you panic over it outside the room, but not inside the room. We finally got a reward for playing basically the same way that we have." "I think weve been bad for a long time and in the last few games weve created a little bit of momentum on it," said Pavelski, who had two of the power play goals for his club. "It hasnt been one game and then take a couple of games off, weve been consistent on our opportunities and tonight it just finally went in for us." David Perron and Taylor Hall responded for the second-to-last place Oilers (25-39-9), who have lost three in a row, including a humbling 8-1 loss to the rival Calgary Flames on Sunday on the heels of a 3-1 defeat to the last-place Buffalo Sabres. "We wanted to come back and play solid after our last couple games and get back to the stuff that we had been having some success with," said Oilers captain Andrew Ference. "The power play chances they got, they jumped on and put us behind the eight ball. I think our five-on-five hockey was light years better than our last game. That wasnt too tough to beat, though." Edmonton head coach Dallas Eakins said his team left far too many missed opportunities on the table. "We have to find a way to bury the chances that we have, and there were some that were just laying there in front of their net," he said. "You just have to find a way to put those in." Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens said the team remains very much a work in progress. "We need to show to ourselves that we can play the right way," he said. "I dont know what it is that we refuse to buy in completely. Its not one guy, a line, a defence pairing. Its just kind of waves throughout the team. Its not wanting to do what we have to do. We had some tough bounces tonight that probably added to the scoring differential. You cant give a team like that the chances on the power play because they have skilled guys who will make you pay and they did tonight. Randy Wright Jersey. ." The Oilers started the scoring just over four minutes into the first period as Perron danced around Shark Tyler Kennedy before picking a perfect spot on a shot past San Jose goalie Antti Niemi. It was Perrons team-leading 26th goal of the season. The first period shots narrowly favoured the Sharks, who had 11 on Edmonton starter Scrivens to the Oilers 10 in the opening period. San Jose tied the game on the power play six-and-a-half-minutes into the second period. Scrivens made the initial stop on a shot from the slot by Marleau, but the rebound angled to Pavelski at the side of the net with a wide-open cage to put in his 35th of the year. Another power-play goal midway through the second period gave San Jose a 2-1 lead, as Pavelski chopped a puck to Marleau at the top of the opposite circle and the Sharks assistant captains lighting-quick release led to a goal before Scrivens could get across. It was Marleaus 31st goal of the year. The Sharks took a two-goal lead with 30 seconds left to play in the middle period as Edmonton defender Jeff Petry overskated a puck at his own blue-line, allowing Havlat to come in and send a wrist shot that beat Scrivens stick-side. San Jose scored their third man-advantage goal of the game just over a minute into the third period. Pavelski got the puck with space in the front of the net, waited for defender Andrew Ference to go down, and then beat Scrivens over the blocker to make it 4-1. Pavelski earned his third hat trick of the season with seven minutes left in the third as he took a shot that hit the stick of Edmontons Matt Hendricks and deflected into the Oilers net. Pavelskis four-point night gave him 71 points on the season. Edmonton made it look a little better with five minutes left to play as Hall picked up a rebound in front and hooked a diving backhand shot into the net for this 25th to make it 5-2. The Oilers have been outscored 16-4 in their last three home games. The Sharks return home to face the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. The Oilers play the fifth game of a six-game homestand on Friday against the Anaheim Ducks. Notes: It was the fourth of five games this season between the two teams this season. The Sharks won the first two games before the Oilers got one back in the most recent meeting on Jan. 29 when Ben Scrivens recorded a record-setting 59 saves in a 3-0 shutout win in Edmontona Both teams were coming off of losses to the Calgary Flames, although of vastly different degrees. The Oilers were embarrassed 8-1 by the provincial rival Flames at home on Sunday, while the Sharks lost a 2-1 game in Calgary on Monday in a shootouta Laurent Brossoit was called up from the AHL for the game to serve as the Oilers backup goalie after Viktor Fasth was injured in a collision in practice on Wednesdaya Oilers forward Nail Yakupov missed his fourth straight game with an ankle injurya Sharks forward Logan Couture was unable to play after he suffered a lower-body injury while blocking a shot in Wednesdays game in Calgary. Also out for the Sharks were forwards Tomas Hertl (knee) and Raffi Torres, both out with knee injuries. Defenceman Brad Stuart played his second game back since missing 13 games with an upper-body injurya Sharks winger Adam Burish left the game in the second period after taking a hard shot to his hand. ' ' '
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SHANGHAI, China -- Mercedes set the fastest practice times again at the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday, though rivals Ferrari and Red Bull may have closed the gap somewhat on Formula Ones runaway leader. Fake Avalanche Jerseys . Mercedes Lewis Hamilton, winner of the past two F1 races, was quickest around the Shanghai International Circuit in the afternoon session after a suspension problem limited him to only nine laps in the morning session. Ferraris Fernando Alonso, however, was just 0.141 seconds behind Hamilton under the watch of new team principal Marco Mattiacci, who arrived in Shanghai to take charge following Stefano Domenicalis abrupt departure this week. Alonso also set the quickest time during the morning practice. Hamilton was delayed in the garage for a half hour in the afternoon session while his crew tried to resolve the suspension trouble. "Its great to be still up front even though we have those issues," he said. "But, still, you want to get the car ready, you want to get the long runs feeling a little better, so theres some work to do." Teammate Nico Rosberg had the third-fastest practice time, about 0.4 seconds behind Hamilton. He said Mercedes still expects to win the race on Sunday, even if its rivals performed well in practice. "Were still looking pretty decent at the moment," he said. "The competitors are pushing -- today, Ferrari was very close." Mercedes has dominated the season, with Hamilton winning in Bahrain and Malaysia and Rosberg in Australia. Only an engine problem on Hamiltons car in the opening race in Melbourne prevented three successive one-two finishes. But Alonso, the defending Chinese GP champion, kept pace with them in the cool conditions of Shanghai, indicating his struggling team may just emerge as a challenger on Sunday. Ferrari has lagged behind Mercedes following the series switch to V6 turbo hybrid engines, and new fuel-saving regulations. The slow start prompted Ferrari to part ways with Domenicali after six years, replacing him with Mattiacci, formerly president of Ferrari North America. Red Bull also kept up the pace on Friday, with Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Ricciardo said, however, he believes Mercedes may have been holding back during practice. "We have to see where they are tomorrow. The gap seems a bit too close for now," he said. "I would like to say weve caught up but theyve got a bit more in there." He was pleased with Red Bulls improvement since Bahrain, where both drivers finished off the podium. "Were making small improvements," Ricciardo said. "I mean, the gap is a big one so its not going to come over one race, but weve crept up a little bit more." Felipe Massa of Williams was sixth fastest in afternoon practice, followed by Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen, who missed the morning session due to a mechanical problem. McLarens Jenson Button, Lotus Romain Grosjean and Toro Rossos Daniil Kvyat rounded out the top 10. Smog hampered visibility at the circuit on Thursday, but conditions were relatively clear for Fridays practice. Rain and cool temperatures were forecast for Saturdays qualifying session. Stitched Avalanche Jerseys . Groves signed with Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent last year after a season with Arizona. He was in the linebacker rotation and had a sack in the season opener against Miami. Colorado Avalanche Pro Shop .Y. -- A month ago, Syracuse was unbeaten, ranked No.According to a report, the Texas Rangers have reached a deal with free agent catcher JP Arencibia. CBS Sports Ken Rosenthal reports the deal is worth $1.8 million with incentives that could push the deal to $2.1 million. The 27-year-old Arencibia became a free agent on Monday night when the Toronto Blue Jays non-tendered the former Tennessee Volunteer after a disappointing 2013 season and signed Dioner Navarro to a two-year, $8 milllion deal. Colorado Avalanche Gear . In 138 games last season, Arencibia had 21 home runs and 55 runs batted in, but struggled mightily at the plate, hitting just .194 with a .227 OBP. Arencibias failings werent limited to offensive ones, as he also finished second-last in fielding percentage among American League catchers. The Rangers incumbent starting catcher, AJ Pierzynski, left the team earlier in the week to sign with the Boston Red Sox. ' ' '
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The league saw it a little differently. It was the fifth flopping violation of the playoffs, which works out to one in every 17.2 games. The NBA said 35 flops were caught in the regular season, or one in every 35.1 games. Players are not fined in the regular season until their second flop of the year; in the playoffs, every flop is a fine. "Flopping," Miami guard Shane Battier once said, "is a silent killer." Well, unless it works. Wade drew the foul against Ginobili with 4:09 left in the second quarter on Sunday night. Ginobili, who took a big swipe at the ball about 35 feet from the basket, wound up going to the bench with his third foul of the half. Wade went to the line and made the two resulting free throws, since Miami was already in the bonus. The Heat wound up winning by two points. "I saw Manu coming out of the corner of my eye to try to steal it so my only thing was to make sure that he didnt steal it," Wade said. "He swiped and he wound up hitting me and the ref called a foul. We move on." The Heat-Spurs matchup is tied 1-1, with Game 3 in Miami on Tuesday night. Some of the flops in the playyoffs have been almost circuslike acting jobs, including a pair by Indiana guard Lance Stephenson -- the official leaguewide leader in flopping this season with two violations in the regular season and two more in the post-season. Adbert Alzolay Jersey . . Hes had to pay $20,000 for those flops, or basically about 2 per cent of his seasons salary. For Wade, whos made nearly $19 million in salary this season, the $5,000 was mere pocket change. And situations like that were pointed out last year by now-retired NBA Commissioner David Stern, who said the small fine "isnt enough. Youre not going to cause somebody to stop it for $5,000 when the average players salary is $5.5 million." Stern added then that anyone who thought the fine would stop the flop is allowing "hope to prevail over reason." So it would be no surprise if tougher flopping penalties were at least discussed when the NBAs competition committee when that group meets this summer. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said hes not surprised that the rate goes up in the playoffs, saying Monday that it could be as simple a reason as "more people in the league office watching each possession." Besides Stephenson and Wade, the other post-season flop fines have been assessed to Indianas Roy Hibbert and the Spurs Tiago Splitter. All of those flops were cited in the conference-final round or later. Indianas season ended with a third straight playoff loss to the Heat. And not surprisingly, it wouldnt seem like the Pacers are rooting for their conference member this time of year -- a media relations official from East finalists tweeted shortly after the Wade-Ginobili play Sunday that the Heat guard deserved a flopping fine and even made what seemed like a lighthearted plea to the league: "Cmon NBA, do it for Lance." ' ' '
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OAKLAND, Calif. Arnie Herber Jersey . - After reserve Marreese Speights finished a one-handed dunk over Travis Outlaw in the fourth quarter, teammates Andre Iguodala and Stephen Curry jumped off the Golden State Warriors bench and ran onto the floor in celebration. Speights stood at half court and encouraged the announced sellout crowd of 19,596 — or what was left of it, anyway — by waving his arms in the air. His teammates laughed, and so did almost everybody in the arena. Everybody, that is, except the Sacramento Kings. Klay Thompson scored 21 points, Curry had 13 points and five assists and the Warriors moved closer to securing a playoff berth by routing the Kings 102-69 on Friday night. "It was loud in there and my teammates were all the way on the court," said Speights, who had 12 points and 10 rebounds. "It was good to see support like that." The Warriors led 59-27 at halftime and 75-33 early in the third quarter, turning the game into a laugher. It was the fewest points Golden State has allowed this season and the fewest points Sacramento has scored. Not only did the Warriors (47-29) match last seasons win total, they also gained ground in the Western Conference playoff race. Golden State moved within 1 1/2 games of fifth-place Portland with six games to play after the Trail Blazers lost to Phoenix. "I just got a feeling well win more games than we did last year," Warriors coach Mark Jackson joked. "I got a strong feeling about that." DeMarcus Cousins finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Rudy Gay scored 10 points for the rebuilding Kings (27-49), who looked lost and lethargic against their Northern California rivals. Golden State outshot the Kings 44.7 per cent to 32.1 per cent, which was a season low by a Warriors opponent and a season low for Sacramento. The Warriors also outrebounded the Kings 58-44 and forced 16 turnovers to sweep the season series (4-0) for the first time since going 5-0 against Sacramento in 1991-92. "We were tentative. I thought we played soft for long stretches," Kings coach Michael Malone said. "We were not aggressive, we were very hesitant and they had us on our heels." The Warriors crushed the Kings even while playing without starting centre Andrew Bogut and power forward David Lee. It was the fifth straight game Lee has missed because of a strained right hamstring and the fourth game in a row Bogut has sat out with a bruise in his pelvis and groin area. Jermaine ONeal had 13 points and nine rebounds, and Draymond Green added 10 points and 10 rebounds to help Golden State outscore Sacramento 54-28 in the paint. With Golden States starting big men sidelined, the coast was clear for Cousins to dominate down low. Instead, Sacramentos centre picked up two fouls in the first 1:48, Malone was called for a technical foul trying to defend him and the Warriors shut down Sacramento the rest of the quarter — and most of the game. The Kings started 1-for-11 shooting, including missing 10 straight shots and committing eight turnovers during a span of nearly nine minutes. The Warriors whipped the crowd into a frenzy after converting all those turnovers into a flurry of fast-break dunks. "It happened pretty fast, but once it started to happen, I just think guys got rattled," said Cousins, who spent most of the fourth quarter on the bench with a towel over his head. "We just never really recovered." With most of the team struggling and point guard Isaiah Thomas out for the sixth consecutive game with a bruised right quadriceps, the Kings provided little punch — and even less fight. Green caught a full-court pass from ONeal for an uncontested layup early in the third quarter. ONeal put his hands in the air as if he was signalling for a touchdown. The Warriors went ahead 75-33 moments later and spent most of the fourth quarter laughing and smiling on the bench, especially after Speights slam. NOTES: The fewest points the Kings had scored in a game previously this season came in a 99-79 loss to San Antonio on March 21. ... The fewest points the Warriors had allowed was in a 76-74 loss to the Spurs on Nov. 8. ... The Warriors finished 8-0 at home against Pacific Division opponents for the first time in franchise history. Mason Crosby Jersey .com) - Ames, IA (SportsNetwork. Emlen Tunnel Jersey .Y. - Through three quarters, the Brooklyn Nets could not shake the NBAs worst team.On Thursday, Jurgen Klopp and Louis van Gaal go head to head for the seventh time in their managerial careers when Manchester United look to overturn Liverpools two-goal advantage in their Europa League last-16 tie. Ahead of the meeting at Old Trafford, we examine the history of their rivalry… Louis van Gaal certainly had the better of his first Premier League encounter with Jurgen Klopp, when a late strike from Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United a 1-0 win at Anfield in January. The Dutchman called it a big step in the right direction, while Klopp was left to rue a string of missed scoring chances.It was not the first time Van Gaal has come out on top. During his time in the Bundesliga, there was the thrill of taking his Bayern Munich side to Klopps Borussia Dortmund and winning 5-1; a demolition that turned his teams season around and would eventually take Bayern to within one game of a treble. Klopp got his own back the following season, however, when Dortmund blitzed Bayern in their own backyard. It was described by Munich-based journalist Christian Eichler as a masterpiece, and one that confirmed Dortmunds rise. They went on to win the double. Van Gaal was gone within weeks. Liverpool v Man Utd Follow the game across the Sky Sports platforms with our live blog Heres the tale of their six previous matches against each other…Dortmund 1 Bayern 5 - Sep 12 2009We have to work hard in midfield and not allow them too much space, said Klopp beforehand, but while Mats Hummels opened the scoring, goals from Mario Gomez, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Franck Ribery and a Thomas Muller brace ensured an emphatic win for the visitors. Jurgen Klopps record against Louis Van Gaal P W D L GF GA 5 2 0 3 7 10 The goal by Ribery was particularly significant as the Frenchman pointedly sprinted to celebrate with Van Gaal, ending speculation about a rift between the two men. I am always pleased when a player wants to celebrate his goal with me, said Van Gaal. Franck has shown that he loves his coach.Bayern 3 Dortmund 1 - Feb 13 2010Dortmund competed for much of the match in Munich but the game ended in defeat for the visitors - a tenth in a row for Klopp against Bayern. Mohamed Zidan gave Dortmund the lead but goals from Mark van Bommel, Arjen Robben and Gomez took the game away from them. Arjen Robben escapes a Dortmund tackle as Jurgen Klopp watches on in 2010 Klopp put some of the blame on referee Knut Kircher - these mistakes do not make it more fun - but also pointed to his teams missed chances. We had several huge opportunities, he said afterwards. Still, it was a strong performance by my boys.Dortmund 2 Bayern 0 - Oct 3 2010Klopp finally got a win over Bayern and his teams sixth in a row as they punished Van Gaals men at the Westfalenstadion. Goals from Lucas Barrios and Nuri Sahin heaped the pressure on the Dutchman after a difficult start to the season. Van Gaal and Klopp ahead of the match at Signal Iduna Park in October 2010 Its high time everybody woke up, said Uli Hoeness after seeing Bayern succumb to a third defeat in seven games. Van Gaal, meanwhile, urged calm. The season is still very long, he said. It is difficult, but we must have faith. Even so, Bayerns Oktoberfest celebrations were cancelled.Bayern 1 Dortmund 3 - Feb 26 2011Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke had called the title talk totally unrealistic after the first match against Bayern but by February it was a very different situation. A 3-1 win in Munich, their first Bundesliga victory there in two decades, ended Bayerns hopes and put BVB on the brink. Dortmund got their first Bundesliga win at Bayern in 20 years in February 2011 Barrios scored early and while Luiz Gustavo levelled things up, goalss by Sahin and Hummels earned Dortmund the points - taking them 16 clear of Bayern. Lynn Dickey Jersey . This was the youngest Dortmund side in Bundesliga history with an average age of 22 and even Van Gaal admitted they deserved to win.Liverpool 0 Manchester United 1 - Jan 17 2016Klopps first experience of Liverpool and Manchester Uniteds famous rivalry ended in bitter disappointment at Anfield. The hosts bombarded the opposition goal, having 19 shots to Uniteds seven, but they were let down by poor finishing and frustrated by David de Geas heroics. Wayne Rooney scores Manchester Uniteds winner at Anfield in January Van Gaal admitted United were second best in the first half, but they withstood Liverpools pressure before Rooney thumped home a loose ball in the 78th minute after Marouane Fellainis header had struck the crossbar. It was the strikers first goal in 11 years at Anfield. We lost a game that we should not have lost, said a rueful Klopp.Liverpool 2 Manchester United 0 - March 10 2016There was to be no repeat of Uniteds smash-and-grab victory when the sides met on the European stage for the first time in their revered histories. Having seen his side fail to convert a host of chances in January, Klopp was not disappointed as Daniel Sturridge and Roberto Firmino beat an inspired De Gea as the Reds took full control of the tie. Roberto Firmino nets against Manchester United A raucous crowd created an atmosphere to rival some of the great European nights at Anfield, and Van Gaal called upon the Old Trafford faithful to replicate the noise in the build-up to his seventh meeting with Klopp. We can also create an atmosphere [at Old Trafford] like Liverpool, The Dutchman said. So everything is possible.What does this tell us about Klopp?For Klopp, games against Van Gaal offer the contrast between chaos and control; the importance of pressing versus possession. Hell be encouraged by the knowledge that it can work but has also experienced what can happen when his team doesnt get it right.The German has had particular joy early on against his Dutch counterpart. His sides have scored within the first 10 minutes in three of their first four matches against each other and the sort of aggressive pressing witnessed in the 4-1 win over Manchester City in October could be the template. The first 30 or 35 minutes was as good as anything I can remember, not from Klopp or any Liverpool team, but in the Premier League, said Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher after that game. It was like the Red Arrows watching Liverpool, they were just running through people all the time.But while high-intensity pressing could give the Reds an early advantage, Januarys meeting at Anfield showed a gameplan is worthless if you cant finish your chances.What does this tell us about Van Gaal?In a sense, the series of Bundesliga games against Klopps Dortmund are a microcosm of Van Gaals problems at United. There were signs of control in the first season but what was once perceived as clinical soon came to be seen as sterile.In the season prior to Van Gaals arrival, Bayerns game against Dortmund made Bundesliga history. There were 48 shots, the most since records began, with 35 of them coming from Bayern. In the first meeting between the sides in 2010, Bayern had only 11 shots to Dortmunds 17 but won 3-1.The next time that the teams met, Bayern once again controlled possession, enjoying 62 per cent of the ball, but by this stage they couldnt find the net. The reduction in the number of chances was not seen as a factor by Van Gaal, and yet his words will feel familiar to United fans. We dominate and create four, five chances and we dont score, said Van Gaal. Dortmund dont have any chances but the first shot on goal goes in. Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge put it slightly differently. We have concerns, he said. We have to start to score.Curiously, though, the opposite was true at Anfield in January, when United scored with their only shot on target and Liverpool missed a host of chances. They atoned for that at the first time of asking, but that victory will be in vein if they fail to progress into the Europa League quarter-finals at the expense of their north-west rivals.ConclusionStyles make fights and if history is a clue then Klopp versus Van Gaal promises to entertain. Klopps gegenpressing or Van Gaals control?Will Manchester United leave Anfield with a first-leg lead? Or will Liverpool make their home advantage count? Let us know your prediction using the message boards or by tweeting @SkyFootball Also See: Charlies European predictions Liverpool record a boost for Utd? Group tables Bet ￡5 Get ￡20 Free ' ' '
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Colombia Suspending Use of Anti-Coca Herbicide
Santos said he was taking the move following a Health Ministry recommendation based on a World Health Organization decision to classify glyphosate as a carcinogen.
LIBARDO CARDONA, Associated Press
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos announced Saturday he is halting use of a herbicide that has been a key part of U.S.-financed efforts to wipe out cocaine crops, saying the country will seek other ways to destroy coca plants.
Speaking at an event in the capital, Bogota, Santos said that defense and health officials should agree on a transition period, during which "spraying of glyphosate has to be replaced with other mechanisms, for example, intensifying manual eradication" of coca plants.
The U.S. ambassador to Colombia, Kevin Whitaker, said a decision on whether to use the chemical is a decision for Colombia and the U.S. government respects it.
More than 4 million acres of land in Colombia have been sprayed with the popular weed killer over the past two decades to kill the plants whose leaves produce cocaine. The spraying program is partly carried out by U.S. contractors.
The decision to end fumigation program could have a side effect of somewhat easing ongoing peace talks with the country's main rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which has demanded an end to the spraying as part of any deal.
The two sides already had agreed that aerial eradication would be used only as a last resort.
The presence of the rebels was a principal reason for introducing airborne coca fumigation in Colombia because guerrilla fighters long protected coca crops, making manual eradication dangerous.
The other two main cocaine-producing countries, Peru and Bolivia, have avoided use of chemical herbicides, using manual eradication instead.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, a French-based research arm of the World Health Organization in March reclassified the herbicide as a carcinogen. It cited evidence that the herbicide produces cancer in lab animals and more limited findings that it causes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in humans.
Daniel Mejia, a Bogota-based economist who is chairman of an expert panel advising the Colombian government on its drug strategy, published research last year that found higher rates of skin problems and miscarriages in districts targeted by herbicides. It was based on a study of medical records from 2003 to 2007.
Monsanto and other manufacturers of glyphosate-based products strongly rejected the WHO ruling. They cited a 2012 ruling by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that the herbicide was safe.
U.S. and Colombian government officials have argued that cocaine does more health damage than aerial spraying.
Defense Minister Juan Carlos Pinzon recently expressed concern about calls for a ban on spraying. "Common sense should prevail," he said. "What cannot happen is that in the absence of a more detailed analysis, we lose tools that one way or another frankly contribute to reducing drug trafficking."
Colombia already has scaled back use of aerial herbicides in favor of more labor-intensive manual eradication efforts, partly in response to criticism by farmers.
Colombian officials say aerial spraying last year covered 55,000 hectares (136,000 acres), down from a 2006 peak of 172,000 hectares (425,000 acres).
The government also has tried to improve safety standards by avoiding herbicide flights during strong winds, and installing GPS devices on fumigation aircraft that keep records of their movements to help determine the validity of farmers' compensation claims.
In 2013, Colombia agreed to pay Ecuador $15 million to settle a lawsuit over economic and human damage linked to spraying along their common border.
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< BACK Home Lightings Chandeliers, ceiling lamps Paul-Louis BRINDEAU DE JARNY (1858 - 1939) : Chandelier with plane tree leaves
Style Art Nouveau / Ref.14039
Paul-Louis BRINDEAU DE JARNY (1858 - 1939) : Chandelier with plane tree leaves
Width: 37'' ⅜ 95cm
Height: 9'' ⅞ 25cm
Paris. Circa 1904.
Signed: “Paul Brindeau”
Exhibitions: First Salon des Artistes Decorateurs, 1904, No. 33.
Bibliography: Society of Decorative Artists, the first Exhibition of Decorative Art, Illustrated Catalogue, p. 61, No. 33. Riotor Leon, 'The art at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs', in The Decorative Art, the first half of 1904, reproduced p. 104. Maciet album, Lights, lamps and suspensions, nineteenth century, various countries A-Z, Library Decorative Arts, Call number: Maciet 254/6, reproduced np Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Volume V: Works of Art & Metalware, reproduced p. 149.
This large chandelier in a square form shows the leaves of plane tree lined with catkins. Each plane tree leaf is represented in a very realistic manner, which is particularly difficult to achieve with this copper material. The work here is more like a sculpture and carving of the ironwork, which proves the great artistic quality of Paul Brindeau Jarny. Four copper rods support the branches and bulbs, placed at the ends. A fifth bulb is placed in the center of the chandelier. Originally, this chandelier, already adapted to electricity, had eleven light bulbs, with two by two at the ends of rods and three in the center. This chandelier was slightly modified from its original appearance, likely in order to be adapted to modern electricity.
PAUL-LOUIS DE BRINDEAU JARNY
(1858 -1939)
The presence of the signature of Paul Brindeau Jarny, on a plane tree leaf, allows us to attribute the production of this chandelier. Born in Champs-sur-Marne in 1858, he was widely renowned in France and abroad during his life. Jeweler, designer and craftsman especially in wrought iron, he lived in Paris, where he had different addresses throughout his career (13 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris 4th in 1901, 3, rue Mont-Louis, Paris 13th in 1902). At the 1900 World's Fair, a collection of his work was purchased by the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zurich, which proves his success. In The Journal of Decorative Arts in January 1902, Leon Riotor wrote about him: 'Paul-Louis Brindeau practices a simple art, but with elegant lines, and a happy expression. A small hammer, a vise, scissors, wire, rods and sheets of light copper, and from his hands emerge lamps, coats of arms, coat hooks, hinges, door handles, buckles, buttons and rosettes of marvelous outcome. It is a sort of jewelry-like furniture, base metal, without stones or enamels, but it's jewelry with forms particularly appropriate for its use. (...) But Brindeau distanced himself from a difficult labor that required special workers, and he said that the artist had to produce by himself, with his fingers, without any help. (...) He declined to be a team manager of numerous copies of works outlined on paper. We see here how Brindeau de Jarny was different from other blacksmiths of his day: he worked alone, which was rare in a notoriously difficult profession.
This chandelier was presented at the first Salon des Artistes Decorateurs in 1904: 'In this first exposition metalwork reigned. What did Paul Brindeau say, an artist with powerful and simple skill, all coming from his hands? 'To work as an artist, you must conduct your own work.' His cyclamen lamp and plane tree leaved ceiling chandelier were genuine attempts. His letter-openers, furniture handles, hooks, hinges, coats of arms, it should all be noted.' (Riotor Leon, “Les objets d’art au Salon des Artistes Décorateurs,” in L’art Décoratif, 1er semestre 1904, p. 101-102).
At the Exhibition of wrought iron, copper and tin in 1905 at the Musée Galliera, Brindeau presented a plane tree frieze in copper, with a technique very similar to the chandelier that we show here. It was shown in numerous exhibitions of decorative art, including early twentieth century: In 1908, he presented clasps and belt buckles at the Galliera Museum. He was also displayed at the Salons of the Societe Nationale des Beaux-Arts from 1901 to 1911. At the exhibition of Nancy in 1909, he exhibited in the Decorative Arts section. On this occasion, a hinge in forged copper was acquired for the Museum of Nancy. It was also shown in various Salons d'Automne in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs of 1914, 1919, 1920, 1924 and 1932, what appears to be the last date on which he exhibited, before dying in Paris in 1939.
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From creative genius Tim Burton (“Alice in Wonderland,” The Nightmare Before Christmas”) comes “Frankenweenie,” a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life—with just a few minor adjustments. He tries to hide his home-sewn creation, but when Sparky gets out, Victor’s fellow students, teachers and the entire town all learn that getting a new “leash on life” can be monstrous.
A stop-motion animated film, “Frankenweenie” was filmed in black and white and rendered in 3D, which elevates the classic style to a whole new experience.
In Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences.
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Coach House RV, the factory-direct Class C manufacturer out of Nokomis, Florida, has introduced the Platinum III. While the III retains Coach House’s patented one-piece molded fiberglass shell, it’s paired with the Ford Transit cutaway chassis powered by a 3.2-liter inline five-cylinder Power Stroke turbodiesel engine. Available in either a 250 DT or 250 ST floorplan, both models offer the same galley, twin beds and large rear three-piece bath, but the DT features a convertible dinette up front, while the ST boasts a power sofa bed.
“Our goal has always been to build the best,” said Coach House owner Steve Gerzeny. “We’re probably one of the most expensive coaches out there, but there are reasons why I tell people if you buy a product in this industry based on price, you had better be a mechanic. The less-expensive the motorhome, the cheaper [built] it is.” Other highlights include the Truma AquaGo water heater, full-body exterior paint, ducted 15,000-Btu air conditioner, Firefly multiplex wiring system, full-length inner-spring mattresses, three-year 36,000-mile warranty and an optional 170-watt solar panel. MSRP: $160,000 (base).
As with anything, the first step is the most important one to take. Novice motorhomers who are just getting their feet wet in the lifestyle are just who Coachmen is aiming at with its new Freelander 32DS. “It’s a unique floorplan that includes a rear bath with a private toilet room, a residential refrigerator, and an available amidships exterior TV and outside kitchen. It’s a Coachmen original,” says Mike Bear, Coachmen Class C general manager. The 32DS is a dual-slideout floorplan with a master bedroom suite in the rear and the aforemention ed bathroom against the rear wall, which features a corner shower on the passenger side, and a separate toilet room on the driver’s side. It’s a somewhat flexible space: The shower, sink and toilet can be open to the bedroom, the toilet can be its own segregated space, or the whole bath can be one space segregated from the bedroom. In typical Class C fashion, the 32DS can sleep up to eight in the standard configuration, but the sofa can be replaced with optional recliners across from the J-lounge dinette. The galley features a pantry, oven and three-burner cooktop, microwave and double-bowl kitchen sink. All Coachmen fiberglass RVs feature Azdel backing, which the manufacturer says virtually eliminates delamination caused by leaks on the side walls. MSRP: $99,433.
With slideouts continuing to be utilized in most new motorhomes, it comes as a surprise when a new floorplan without slides is introduced. The new slide-free Isata 3 24RB Class C from Dynamax is built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, making it easier to handle than the “Super C’s” the company is so often associated with. Previously offered as the Rev model, Dynamax streamlined the selection process for 2019 Isata 3s. “The Rev was built on a RAM ProMaster, but we discontinued ProMaster to [simplify the buying process],” said Tony Anagnos, sales manager for Forest River Dynamax. The 24RB comes in at less than 25 feet and features a sofa and Murphy bed amidships, while the large rear bathroom runs the entire width of the motorhome. Options include a second sofa in place of the dinette and a cocktail table that makes the cockpit seats part of the entertainment layout. MSRP: $128,916.
“The hottest Class C on the market is our Isata 5, which is built on the Dodge platform,” said Anagnos. “It comes with a Cummins engine that makes 325 hp and 750 lb-ft of torque.” Like other Isata 5 models, it is available in two- or four-wheel drive, which can make reaching out-of-the-way campsites easier than ever. The 30FW model we toured features a full-wall slide that incorporates the sofa and Dream Dinette in the living area, as well as the queen bed in the rear. Built on the RAM 5500 SLT chassis, the 30FW features gelcoated fiberglass walls, aluminum framing, fiberglass caps and a custom full-body paint package. MSRP: $189,000.
Dynamax has upped the ante on its Force lineup by introducing the Force HD, a beefed-up version of the coach that’s already known for performance with luxury living. “We discontinued the standard Force that was on a 28,000-pound GVWR chassis with a 6.7-liter in it,” said Anagnos. “We’re now going to build on the HD, which is an 8.9-liter Cummins/Allison 32,000-pound GVWR chassis with a six-speed push-button transmission. It also has 350 hp, 1,000 lb-ft of torque and 20,000 pounds of towing capability.” The new 34KD floorplan is a dual-slideout configuration with a king bed in the rear, a split-bath amidships, and a Dream Dinette and L-shape sofa bed in the living area. Solid-wood cabinets are located throughout, and a flip-up extension in the galley increases workspace. Already renowned for its attractive exteriors, Dynamax has also introduced three new paint schemes to the Force HD lineup: Cabernet, Admiral Blue and Magnetic. MSRP: $286,000.
Entrega Coach has added the 24L to its Qwest brand of Class C motorhomes, this one built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 chassis. Featuring full-body paint, an automotive-bonded windshield in the front cap, modern European curved cabinetry and woven vinyl flooring, the Emblem is a luxury motorhome through and through, and the 24L certainly builds on this distinction. Featuring a full-wall slide on the driver’s side, the 24L packs a lot of livability in its 25-foot footprint, and its luxury features include a Girard cantilevered awning, seamless fiberglass roof, 3.6-kW Onan LP-gas (or optional 3.2-kW diesel) generator and a porcelain toilet. “The full-wall slide gives you a ton of room,” said Eash, who pointed out the slideout’s large U-shaped dinette, pantry, wardrobe and walk-around queen bed in the rear. A fully functional galley featuring high-end Tecnoform cabinets and a three-piece bath are found on the passenger side of the unit. MSRP: $135,000 (base).
After a one-year hiatus from manufacturing the Jamboree, REV Recreation Group has reintroduced a Fleetwood Jamboree 30F, built atop the Ford E-450 chassis, as part of an all-new Class C motorhome lineup that includes the Sprinter-based Fleetwood Pulse, and the Holiday Rambler Prodigy and Augusta. At 31 feet, 8½ inches long, the Jamboree 30F features a full-wall streetside slide, 72-by-75-inch king bed, multiplex wiring, four-point automatic leveling, 15,000-Btu air conditioner with heat pump, 30,000-Btu furnace, Onan 4.0-kW MicroQuiet generator, and is pre-wired for solar. Noting that another floorplan is in the works, Barb Knight, REV’s Class C regional sales manager for the East Coast, said designers sought to give the Jamboree a “nice facelift” that is not only functional and aesthetically pleasing, but unlike other Class C motorhomes in the market. “Basically everything on the coach is standard. A three-burner range oven, GPS system and outside entertainment center are the only three options that we have available on the Jamboree,” Knight said. MSRP: $131,595.
Phoenix Cruiser has followed the factory-direct sales model for more than a decade, allowing the manufacturer to sell a higher-quality vehicle at a lower price by forgoing dealer costs in favor of a more affordable, personal experience. The 2019 Phoenix Cruiser 2552 built on the Ford F-450 chassis continues that trend with a popular single-slide floorplan Class C designed for families of two to four. All Phoenix motorhomes are outfitted with cherry- or hickory wood cabinets, Corian countertops, MCD shades and leather furniture. The living area is made comfortable by the freestanding Euro chair that can be moved virtually anywhere to offer a great view of the Samsung 32-inch LED smart TV on a swivel arm, plus Blu-ray player and surround sound. Buyers can opt for a leather sofa bed or a dinette. In the galley, a counter extension comes in handy for food prep, while a large stainless-steel sink handles dishwashing duties and a pantry near the fridge houses foodstuffs. The power twin beds amidships can be used separately or combined to create a large super sleeper. The spacious rear bath offers a neo-angle shower, foot-flush porcelain toilet and cavernous hanging closet. Phoenix will also work with the buyer and make modifications to existing footprints whenever possible. MSRP: $132,204.
While Fort Worth, Texas-based Regency RV has a history dating back to 1985, it was primarily a builder of custom vans and trucks. After the company was sold in 2005, it later went dormant, so when company president Alan Osicka got back into the business five years later, he resurrected the Regency name. It wasn’t long, though, before he sold off the custom division and began concentrating on RVs. “Since we’re from the automotive industry, we take a different look at things, like the design of the outside of our Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based coaches,” he said. Pointing to the taillights of the upscale Ultra Brougham, he added, “I probably spend a lot more money using those than I do on the little round units.” Built on the 11,030-pound Sprinter chassis, the Ultra Brougham is a couple’s motorhome, with a Murphy bed tucked into the streetside wall (supported by a pair of unique fold-down captain’s chairs) and perhaps the most expansive rear bath seen in a so-called Class “B-plus” motorhome. According to Osicka, another of Regency’s “calling cards” is its fit and finish. “When we build our coach, from the dash all the way back, everything matches. We feel a customer of a Mercedes-Benz should get a full coach, not just from the B-pillar back. And there are no cracks, no trim pieces to cover up a mistake, everything is made to fit.” It’s also made at Regency. “Being in Fort Worth, there are no local vendors, so we build everything,” said Osicka. MSRP: $133,000 (base).
Long known for its so-called “Super C’s” on Freightliner truck chassis or Sprinter-van-chassis-based motorhomes, Renegade RV has introduced the Veracruz, a Class C built atop a Ford F-550 Super Duty platform. The Veracruz debuts with two 35-foot, 5-inch-long models — the dual-slide 35MDS and the 35FWS — that feature an L-shape dinette, three-piece bath and king bed set opposite a full-wall streetside slide that houses a sofa, galley and wardrobe. And with a Ford 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 turbodiesel engine, the Veracruz provides 12,000 pounds of towing capacity and is available in either two- or four-wheel drive and one of three full-body exterior paint schemes. Additionally, the Veracruz features a king-sized iRelax memory foam bed, 40-inch LED hide-away TV, Samsung 2.1 soundbar system, multiplex lighting system, maple hardwood cabinetry, solid-surface countertops and full-body paint. Veracruz is designed to be easy to drive and operate, with a comfortable and quiet driver cockpit, automotive-designed cab, automatic headlamps, remote keyless entry system and power adjustable driver pedals. “The Veracruz breaks the mold for Class C RVs but has a wide appeal; it’s powerful but functional and both rugged and luxurious,” said Mike Lanciotti, vice president and general manager of Renegade RV. “And Veracruz highlights Renegade’s legendary luxury and quality. We build our products to an incredibly high standard, and Veracruz is no exception.” MSRP: $202,860 (base).
Renegade RV has added the new 34VQB floorplan to its Verona lineup of Class C motorhomes built on the Freightliner M2 chassis. At 33 feet, 11 inches, the 34VQB is a little more than 2 feet shorter than the next shortest Verona model, the 36VSB, and is rated to tow trailers up to 20,000 pounds. “Retail customers have been telling us that they want something even shorter than what we had. So we started thinking about how we could possibly build a coach that would have all the amenities and all the features, and the quality of a Renegade product, but build it into a smaller exterior footprint,” said Kevin Erdman, Renegade’s sales and marketing director. The 34VQB features a streetside slide with a dinette booth and sofa, both of which convert into beds, and a slide in the rear bedroom housing a queen mattress. A split bath, curbside galley and large over-cab storage complete the layout. “There are a couple of differences between it and a 36-footer, but not very many,” Erdman said. “Construction-wise, they’re identical. Inside, again, it’s built just like all the other Renegades. It has the same solid hardwood construction. We use a fiberglass exterior roof surface. We use our signature product, the ‘Super Sandwich’ floor that is very unique to the industry. People really have come to appreciate what that does for you, but the quietness of this coach going down the road is absolutely amazing.” MSRP: $284,578 (base).
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After a brief but notable hiatus from producing new so-called “Super C” motorhomes, Thor has re-entered the market with a bang — two of them, to be exact. “The reason we got out [of the Super C market] is because we thought there were some things we could do better,” said John Krider, vice president of marketing and product development at Thor Motor Coach. “We redid the entire overhead section, got the bunk lower, made it bigger and got the new skylight with the panoramic window.” The new Omni and Magnitude Class C’s are built on the Ford F-550 chassis and powered by the 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel engine, resulting in a robust 10,000-pound towing capacity and fuel economy Krider estimates between 9.2 and 9.3 mpg. But the new Thors also blend that strength with superior livability by borrowing from the Class A segment. “We went with some different floorplans; they’re more Class A layouts,” said Krider. “So this is definitely for the more affluent Class C buyer who wants that truck chassis and a diesel engine. That’s one of the big things — that when somebody gets into a 35-footer, they can’t get diesel.” Both models come standard with most features you’d expect in a highly equipped motorhome, including leatherette furniture, residential refrigerator, Onan genset and exterior TVs. Available in three full-wall-slide floorplans (including a bunkhouse with a bath and a half) ranging from 35 feet, 6 inches, to 36 feet, 10 inches, MSRP for the Omni and Magnitude is expected to start around $209,000.
One of several new floorplans for 2019, the Thor Motor Coach Quantum CR24, a 25-foot, 8-inch Class C motorhome on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cutaway chassis with 3.0-liter 188-hp V-6 diesel engine, features a “completely unique front living room layout,” according to Thor’s Northeast Sales Manager, Joe Barlich. When the cockpit seats are rotated into the living area, coupled with the dinette slide and opposite the curbside theater seating, there’s room for six to comfortably enjoy a pleasant conversation. “This is going to be very, very popular for us going forward. It already has been very well received because it’s not the ‘same old-same old.’ We’re actually pushing the envelope and innovating, and doing something unique and new again,” Barlich said. The motorhome features a small galley off the dinette and past the refrigerator there’s a convection microwave, pantry, three-segment bathroom, and a bedroom featuring a full-size bed slide and wardrobe along the back wall. MSRP: $125,700 (base).
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Built on the Ford E-450 chassis and powered by a 305-hp 6.8-liter Triton V-10 engine, the Quantum KW29 is a new 30-foot Class C motorhome featuring a king bed out back and conversational seating in the living area, thanks to theater seating set opposite a streetside dinette slide. “We’re really trying to hit all aspects and give somebody a nice place to be when it rains. This gives you the best of both worlds: a lot of Class A amenities, but with Class C affordability, comfort and drivability,” said Barlich. The KW29 also features a cozy L-shape galley off the dinette with a three-burner cooktop and dual-bowl sink. A curbside refrigerator and pantry just off the entry door flank the foot-travel route to the rear bathroom and bedroom, which has the king bed tucked neatly into a streetside slideout. A wardrobe along the rear wall completes the 31-foot motorhome’s layout. MSRP: $121,350.
Murphy Bed floorplans continue to gain popularity because they allow for a more versatile living configuration. They especially make sense in compact Sprinter-based Class C’s, and the new Thor Siesta Sprinter 24MB raises the bar by including a 67-inch sofa, over which the Murphy bed deploys when needed. “Right now, many other floorplans don’t have a sofa that goes with the fold-up bed,” explained Krider. “With a Murphy bed, you have a sofa first, and then the bed folds down over the top of it, so it kind of gives you the best of both worlds.” A large slideout amidships houses the Murphy bed and the 70-inch Dream Dinette with footrests across from the 32-inch TV in the main living area. “It really takes some of this small area you usually encounter in the very middle of the motorhome, and gives you a big walkway all the way through,” said Krider. The rear bath features a roomy 24-by-36-inch corner shower, in addition to a closet for extra storage space. Outside, an armless patio awning with integrated LED lighting makes it easy to view the exterior 32-inch LED TV. MSRP starts at $134,850.
The Wayfarer Class C motorhome, built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cutaway chassis, has come a long way in a short amount of time. Introduced in January 2017, four Wayfarer models are manufactured in Tiffin’s production facility in Winfield, Alabama, which will soon be joined by a 20-bay customer service center and adjoining campground for owners seeking service work. For 2019, the Wayfarer receives several upgrades, such as a leveling system, and options including a solar system and theater seating. “We re-enhanced the 24 QW, made a couple of changes to it, and made it a 25 QW. The 24 QW had a corner shower; this one actually has a bigger shower that you can get into a lot more easily,” Posey explained, adding that six full-body paint schemes also are new for 2019. MSRP: $134,000 (base).
A full-wall slide in a sub-25-footer? Winnebago’s new Vita 24P, built on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, features just that. The streetside slide opens up the interior, making the compact Class C feel much larger than it really is. But that’s not the only thing that lives large on the Vita. “The nice thing about the Vita is ‘best-in-class green features and capabilities,’” said Sam Jefson, Winnebago’s public relations specialist. “That means large storage tanks, and a good-sized tank for your freshwater. That’s a big plus for people who are active and want to be on the go. And, you have 200 watts of solar [panels].”
Winnebago has also focused on user-friendliness. “The unique thing about this is that we’ve designed the pocket door [near the bed] so that you can enter the bathroom while the slide is in,” said Jefson. The bed is flanked by dual nightstands and is across the aisle from the bathroom, which features a 24-by-32-inch corner shower. The Vita is also equipped with a “SuperShell” front sleeper above the cockpit, a large galley and traditional cabinetry, which Jefson says is “a nice change of pace for somebody looking for something different” from the European cabinets so popular today. MSRP: Around $120,000.
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Superliminal
Publisher: Pillow Castle Games
Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings
Positive: 34 out of 51
Mixed: 11 out of 51
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podzorama
Superliminal starts strong, very strong. Puzzle mechanics are different enough for it to pique interest.
Unfortunately after the third "wake" things go dramatically downhill. Puzzle solutions become more mundane less imaginative and the solutions become less intuitive, which is ironic given the idea of the game is looking at things with a different perspective. The game quickly becomes aSuperliminal starts strong, very strong. Puzzle mechanics are different enough for it to pique interest.
Unfortunately after the third "wake" things go dramatically downhill. Puzzle solutions become more mundane less imaginative and the solutions become less intuitive, which is ironic given the idea of the game is looking at things with a different perspective. The game quickly becomes a Stanley Parable walking sim, which as good as that game is, is not something I signed up for by buying Superliminal.
Although the game is short, it ran out of ideas well before the end point, and I was rather wishing for it all to be over about three quarters of the way through.
I am sure you can sense my frustration here, because after first half hour I was sure I had stumbled upon a classic game.
It is not without some charm and interest, and of its genre it is pleasant enough to play through.… Expand
jeff070496
This game is simply mind bending and amazing. It’s like portal, but more about experiencing rather than puzzle solving. Your way of perceiving the environment will never be the same agin after finishing this game. Gameplay wise, the only mechanism is the forced perspective, it’s very tricky to explain to someone but amazingly intuitive. This level of innovation although is not quite PortalThis game is simply mind bending and amazing. It’s like portal, but more about experiencing rather than puzzle solving. Your way of perceiving the environment will never be the same agin after finishing this game. Gameplay wise, the only mechanism is the forced perspective, it’s very tricky to explain to someone but amazingly intuitive. This level of innovation although is not quite Portal level, it’s definitely good to see from floods of similar 3A titles these days.… Expand
Qysc3nt
Interesting puzzles, but not very challenging. Also game is pretty short. When I reached the end of the game, my first impression was "That's all?"
It is pretty good. It doesn't have much of a story, and it isn't real deep. The puzzles are so simple it is more of a walking simulator along the lines of The Stanley Parable or The Beginner's Guide than something like Portal. It is also pretty pricey at $17 (that includes the 15% launch discount) for a 2-3 hour game. Plus it is only on the Epic store right now, for PC only, and has noIt is pretty good. It doesn't have much of a story, and it isn't real deep. The puzzles are so simple it is more of a walking simulator along the lines of The Stanley Parable or The Beginner's Guide than something like Portal. It is also pretty pricey at $17 (that includes the 15% launch discount) for a 2-3 hour game. Plus it is only on the Epic store right now, for PC only, and has no controller support.
But personally I thought it was worth it overall. It was a fun, trippy walking simulator if nothing else. A couple sections were fun enough to play around with even though I knew how to continue on. I've spent that much on 2-hour movies that weren't nearly as entertaining.
I would much rather waste $17 than 3 hours of my time. I thought this was worth my time. But if money matters to you, there are longer, better, cheaper puzzle games out there.… Expand
musiol108
Game with great potential that hasnt been used. When I bought this I thought its gonna be a puzzle game with levels like in portal or other games. Well, start is very addictive, but later it gets worse and worse. At the beginning we are solving puzzles then we are just walking around, the story is really shallow and it is supposed to be a "woke" game (like do something with your real lifeGame with great potential that hasnt been used. When I bought this I thought its gonna be a puzzle game with levels like in portal or other games. Well, start is very addictive, but later it gets worse and worse. At the beginning we are solving puzzles then we are just walking around, the story is really shallow and it is supposed to be a "woke" game (like do something with your real life etc). The worst part of this game is that, there is no easter eggs, the game is very linear. You can basically finish it in 1,30 hours. I dont recommend buying this game for full price (20$). It is not worth spending 20$ on a game where there is no graphic options and there are still several bugs. Overall it is worth checking but not for 20$.… Expand
Filinovich
This would normally get a very high score. Unfortunately, Pillow Castle decided to abuse their copyright and only licensed their product to Epic Games under an exclusive license. As a result, their game is inaccessible to those opposed to Epic, and their game specifically endorses these immoral business practices.
GamerGuysNGals
Every once in awhile you are totally caught off guard by a game. You get a email with a review key, and you look at it with dread. I know you probably shouldn't. You should just go into games with open mind and accept your assignment, but when you're reviewing games daily it can get tiring and stale. Some times you see things , and just dread doing them. That is how I felt whenEvery once in awhile you are totally caught off guard by a game. You get a email with a review key, and you look at it with dread. I know you probably shouldn't. You should just go into games with open mind and accept your assignment, but when you're reviewing games daily it can get tiring and stale. Some times you see things , and just dread doing them. That is how I felt when "Superliminal" arrived. I thought here we go another indie puzzler "Who wants it" no one stepped up so I was like oh well guess it's mine. It didn't take long though to realize I had stumbled on to something really special. It took me back to he very first time I had discovered "Portal" Just a puzzler so intelligent , and unique in it's style. This might sound crazy, but "Superliminal" might actually go some where Portal didn't go. It might actually be more special. Note I'm not talking about Portal 2 the far more in depth title, but the original entry into the franchise. Superliminal brings first person puzzling a new element in depth perception and optical illusions.
As you fall asleep with the TV on at 3AM, you remember catching a glimpse of the commercial from Dr.Pierce’s Somnasculpt dream therapy program. By the time you open your eyes, you’re already dreaming - beginning the first stages of this experimental program. That is the description given by the development team at Pillow Castle. It is just a really original and unique feeling. You have no idea what is going on, and why you are trying to solve these puzzles, you just do. As you advance and advance nothing ever feels the same, and that is rare from a puzzler. That usual repetitive feeling of puzzlers just isn't there. Every area looks and feels totally different. They all look amazing as well. The beautiful colors and well designed levels are just so easy on the eyes, You will find yourself looking at them for a good amount of time just trying to find your way so it's good they put so much time into their perfection. I can't put into words just how great these environments look and feel. I kind of worry that my intelligence level in description won't do this game justice either. The game is just so smart that way. It really never frustrates you, but still tests you at the same time. I wish i was better with words when it comes to reviewing "Superliminal" I hope maybe my score for it will help with expressing how I felt about it. I feel it's the best puzzler of 2019, and maybe the best since Portal 2.
I would usually talk about music, but there really isn't any. I think that aids in the feeling of isolation. I think you really feel like you are there trying to escape. The narrator delivers almost the same level of excellence that Glados did. You really question yourself who is this guy, and why has he put me here. That sticks with you all the way into completion when it all comes together.
Is this for you? If you like puzzlers with out question. I'm not the guy that says not my genre. As a reviewer and gamer, I'm open to all types of games. I've never been one dimensional at anything though. I've always enjoyed different types of movies, foods, drinks etc. I've always went at life with I don't want to miss out on something , because I was to set in my ways. That has led me to many of great experiences. "Superliminal" will go into that category for me. I'm glad I decided to go against my original thoughts and ideas, and I hope you will to if given the chance to play this. It is so worth your time, and it is so not like anything else. If your feeling the grind of repetitive games I highly recommend you run over to the Epic Games Store and give it a try.
Pros: Beautiful well designed levels
Realistic sounds and amazing narration
Unique ideas and game play
Spot on controls
Cons: Wish it was a little longer
Overall: 9.0 Superliminal is one of those games that just sneaks up on you, and sucks you in. In my opinion a puzzler Game of the Year contender. Would be my pick without question. Most fun I've had puzzling since Portal 2.… Expand
I was so hyped about this one even before I played.
Sadly idea of the game drained very quickly. I blazed through 1st part of the game as it felt like tutorial. Through the rest of the game I met 2-3 puzzles that really provided some intellectual challenge. Rest of them felt quite unfair as it was often about finding some minor thing to see or to click. Puzzle of green corridor loopI was so hyped about this one even before I played.
Sadly idea of the game drained very quickly. I blazed through 1st part of the game as it felt like tutorial. Through the rest of the game I met 2-3 puzzles that really provided some intellectual challenge. Rest of them felt quite unfair as it was often about finding some minor thing to see or to click. Puzzle of green corridor loop would be awesome if not so detached from the rest of the game - it was huge difficulty spike.
Ending of the game was even worse and if gone mad. Entire idea of ending was one big cheat - no clue what is wall or that to click.… Expand
curzon_dax
It's fine though not a masterpiece but great. The main reason it's not a 10 is that the story and setting of it is very blunt to the point of being boring and cheesy though at least it doesn't resort to cheap jump scares like other games so at least it does that well. The other reason that makes it lose a point is that while the puzzles aren't necessarily unoriginal they do not make youIt's fine though not a masterpiece but great. The main reason it's not a 10 is that the story and setting of it is very blunt to the point of being boring and cheesy though at least it doesn't resort to cheap jump scares like other games so at least it does that well. The other reason that makes it lose a point is that while the puzzles aren't necessarily unoriginal they do not make you think they are revolutionary but they are still partly original especially if you haven't played that many 3d puzzle games before.… Expand
Ky3mi4_raider71
Superliminal is a brilliant puzzle game with relevant message to everyone. One of the most important indi-games of 2019 and fantastic ending of this year. Highly recommend!
bradward
Superliminal: If Portal and Antichamber had a baby.
It's short--for me, about 2.5 hours. But this means it doesn't overstay its welcome.
It's got a unique perspective-based game mechanic, and the game stretches this mechanic to its limit without becoming too repetitive. The puzzles were often very satisfying, and they became more obscure and interesting as the game went on. The storySuperliminal: If Portal and Antichamber had a baby.
It's got a unique perspective-based game mechanic, and the game stretches this mechanic to its limit without becoming too repetitive.
The puzzles were often very satisfying, and they became more obscure and interesting as the game went on.
The story is engaging but somewhat vague, and some of the story is told through the environment, like in the Portal games.
But because of the nature of its gameplay--satisfaction coming from exploring a unique environment and finding the solutions to puzzles--it will not have much replay value. So if you're looking to get more mileage out of the $20 price point, this one may not be for you.
Overall, Superliminal was a satisfying and unique experience, and if you don't mind the price for a once-through type game, pick it up.… Expand
Ferus71
muito bom, realmente fico sem palavras muito bom mesmo serio vai la joga agora top muito bom de +
agojama1
Completed in 1.5 hours, broke the game twice - first time at the kitchen when its revealed that blood is actually red paint - jumped out of bounds. Second time when there were supposed to be a paradox in switching houses - i became an ent and fell out of bounds in white space- not the one you are supposed to fall in. Whole plot is weak, puzzles are weak and i dont recommend anyone buyingCompleted in 1.5 hours, broke the game twice - first time at the kitchen when its revealed that blood is actually red paint - jumped out of bounds. Second time when there were supposed to be a paradox in switching houses - i became an ent and fell out of bounds in white space- not the one you are supposed to fall in. Whole plot is weak, puzzles are weak and i dont recommend anyone buying this game, torrent on your own risk.… Expand
Yurik17
Amazing, but too short. The game is completed in about 4 hours, the walkthrough on YouTube is for 1.5
ComentaristaPC
Un juego de puzzles 3D, muy al estilo Portal o Qube.
Cuenta con una dinámica de juego innovadora que consiste en jugar con la perspectiva de los objetos, haciéndolos grandes o pequeños, según se necesite para resolver el puzzle.
Es un juego sumamente fácil y se termina en menos de 2hs. Sin embargo es de esos pocos juegos que sientes que te deja algo al terminarlo...quizá te vuelvas másUn juego de puzzles 3D, muy al estilo Portal o Qube.
Es un juego sumamente fácil y se termina en menos de 2hs.
Sin embargo es de esos pocos juegos que sientes que te deja algo al terminarlo...quizá te vuelvas más creativo al terminar este juego.… Expand
Loplipop
Amazing game! Graphics are amazing, easy to control and interesting mechanics! Although the game is slightly buggy it is still a blast to play!
Jokevin
I don't know what all the people saying "it doesn't have a story" are talking about. They told the story they wanted to tell, and personally I enjoyed that far more than if they made it "deep" or bent it to what other people might have wanted to see. The only reason this isn't a 10 is because I ran into a single bug that made me re play part of a level. The overall graphics execution isI don't know what all the people saying "it doesn't have a story" are talking about. They told the story they wanted to tell, and personally I enjoyed that far more than if they made it "deep" or bent it to what other people might have wanted to see. The only reason this isn't a 10 is because I ran into a single bug that made me re play part of a level. The overall graphics execution is amazing, except for their lack of efficient shadow maps or whatever in a random room somewhere. The overall gameplay is one of the most unique things I've experienced.
At multiple places I thought I was stuck, and then I figured out what clever trick they played on me. Most puzzle games I have had to use a walkthrough or tutorial to figure out, but not this one. Puzzles in this were perfectly made to be figured out not instantly, but after some work. Although its playtime is only around 4 hours, those hours are totally worth it.
Overall pros: Incredibly unique, fun as a casual puzzle game, engaging but not hardcore story.
Overall cons: Occasionally glitchy, some FPS drops, shorter than many games at the same price point.
You should get it if: You don't want to play a normal game, you want a completely new concept, you liked portal or inception.
You shouldn't get it if: You don't like games that don't play fair, you get frustrated easily, you are pinching pennies and want 20 hours of entertainment for $20… Expand
Valatore
Superluminal is a fun and confusing puzzle game that's sure to make you think about your approach to many different obstacles. Without going too much in to detail, it's a journey of the mind that really forces you to wake up. Easily this is one of the best games post 2010.
Deadbrother
It's a mindbending game with inspiration from the Stanley parable I believe. very good, but short i finished it in one sitting.
lastMorning
Good idea. Interesting mechanics. But it more like a tech demo than a puzzle game. You can do different interesting things with stuff in the game but puzzles are very easy to solve and it's all very linear. The game is also very short. Story is simple and doesn't deserve attention. Environments are pretty simple too. Nothing beautiful. Music is just OK. If not for "out of the box thinking"Good idea. Interesting mechanics. But it more like a tech demo than a puzzle game. You can do different interesting things with stuff in the game but puzzles are very easy to solve and it's all very linear. The game is also very short. Story is simple and doesn't deserve attention. Environments are pretty simple too. Nothing beautiful. Music is just OK. If not for "out of the box thinking" mechanics than it would have been 5/10 or even less.… Expand
adelicateorange
Superliminal is a game that tries to do too much with its unique game mechanic of perspective. The first hour feels fresh and exciting because of its concept. The idea of shifting depth and field of view to make things shrink or grow in size is an awesome mechanic. It is still invigorating to move puzzle blocks to get bigger and see what potential routes I could do, if I wanted to speedSuperliminal is a game that tries to do too much with its unique game mechanic of perspective. The first hour feels fresh and exciting because of its concept. The idea of shifting depth and field of view to make things shrink or grow in size is an awesome mechanic. It is still invigorating to move puzzle blocks to get bigger and see what potential routes I could do, if I wanted to speed run this later. Unfortunately, this game has a big problem on its lack of depth. Beyond that first hour, you'll be doing similar puzzles where the "perspective" mechanic starts feeling mundane with nothing new coming to the forefront unless its something completely different (e.g. East/West Puzzle). Many of the new puzzles you'll experience only come during the 3rd act of the game, and are one offs. This is a big issue because that relinquishes the notion of learning, which is integral to puzzle games, because you'll never use that new knowledge ever again.
Also, this game's "story" is not really a story. It initially feels like something out The Stanley Parable because of its reverb-heavy, omniscient voice. Except, they replaced the humor and wit with parental lecturing. One could argue that the exposition dump in the 3rd act of this game could be the story, but the fact it comes so late makes me believe that the story was more an afterthought. It does kinda piece things altogether, but when you have no real foundation of what is occurring, I believe its best to scrap the story. I think the game's story would have been far more cohesive and streamlined if players are given the choice to figure out the underlying story through the puzzles and items that can read/picked up (i.e. The Witness).
When it comes to visuals of the game, it does run pretty hard for me and there was no setting changing that I could find with my game. I am a little upset by that. I don't have the strongest system, but I was able to run at 60FPS without screen-tearing. The landscapes are pretty well detailed and look nice. It looks very similar to textures from The Beginner's Guide. It's by no means ugly, but it's nothing to shout about either. I cannot speak much about sound, but I did find the game's base settings to be quite loud.
Can I recommend this game? No. The concept of superliminal is pretty cool, but its an incredibly short game that gets tiring pretty fast. I hope that a larger company is able to take the Superliminal Guys and make it a triple AAA title that could be a spiritual successor to Portal. That would be an amazing product, and could be one of the greatest puzzle games in the 2000s. As for right now, I cannot recommend it because its too short and tedious for those who are fans of puzzle games.
5.5/10: Wait for absolute bargain-bin sales.… Expand
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The moment when the puzzles get really interesting, the game unfortunately starts to wrap itself up. A fun but short experience. [02/2020, p.67]
Cubed3
It might not be the toughest puzzler out there or the most highly polished, and it is true that some puzzles do tend to repeat themselves. None of that matters, however, because this is such a thoroughly unique experience that everyone should taste. The first day this came out, a clip of it went viral and reached the front page of Reddit. It wasn't a speedrun or glitch or anything like that. It was just someone playing the game. That's the kind of novelty this title has, and it is absolutely worth your time to go out and experience it for yourself.
TheGamer
Compared to other puzzle games, Superliminal doesn’t necessarily feel like it stands out. However, its use of perspective is incredibly well-executed, and provides a nice mental exercise for those willing to give it a try.
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Be transported back to the jazz clubs of the 50s and 60s then brought up to the present day, with the storytelling and musical prowess of the Wendy Kirkland Quartet, celebrating the dual talents in voice and piano of artists such as Diana Krall, Shirley Horn, Nina Simone and Eliane Elias.
UK born and bred Wendy Kirkland is a world class jazz pianist and vocalist whose debut album 'Piano Divas' made such an impact when it was released in March 2017 that it was immediately snapped up for distribution by Discovery Records and made the Album of the Week slot twice in one year on The Jazz UK radio, shortly followed by overwhelming critical acclaim from the national mainstream and jazz press. More airplay of the album followed on Clare Teal's Radio 2 show, Alyn Shipton's Jazz Record Requests on Radio 3, Helen Mayhew's shows on JazzFM and latterly BBC Radio Scotland by Clare Teal's Scottish counterpart Seonaid Aitken. All have noted her swinging style, equally as adept with the Great American Songbook as with Brazilian bossa nova and her own original songs.
“ONE OF THE GREAT UNSUNG HEROINES OF BRITISH JAZZ. THE LUCID WARMTH OF HER SINGING IS ACCOMPANIED BY HER HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED PIANO PLAYING.” THE JAZZMANN
Doors 7pm, music begins at 8pm.
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Prep football: Barron Collier wears down FBA
The Cougars scored four touchdowns in the third quarter to break a halftime tie
Prep football: Barron Collier wears down FBA The Cougars scored four touchdowns in the third quarter to break a halftime tie Check out this story on naplesnews.com: https://www.naplesnews.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2017/09/01/prep-football-barron-collier-wears-down-first-baptist-late/616485001/
Adam Fisher, adam.fisher@naplesnews.com; 239-403-6135 Published 11:27 p.m. ET Sept. 1, 2017 | Updated 12:43 a.m. ET Sept. 2, 2017
First Baptist Academy's Joe Sparacio (34) stiff arms Barron Collier's Dana Brown in the first half of action at First Baptist Academy Friday, September 1, 2017 in Naples. At halftime the teams would be tied 7-7. (Photo: Luke Franke/Naples Daily News)Buy Photo
Playing against a much smaller school, Barron Collier High School football team’s size and depth eventually was going to win out.
Eventually was the third quarter for First Baptist.
The host Lions stepped up in weight class and put up a good fight against Barron Collier. But with a handful of two-way players, First Baptist ran out of steam and the Cougars ran away for a 42-19 victory.
Barron Collier (1-1) earned a victory against a playoff team from a year ago that’s likely to finish with another winning record, giving the Cougars valuable points in the FHSAA’s new playoff standings. First Baptist tested itself against a large, established, tradition-rich public school.
Barron Collier's Jayden Rolle, far right, celebrates with the rest of his teammates after scoring a touchdown against First Baptist Academy in the second half of action Friday, September 1, 2017 in Naples. Barron Collier would go on to win 42-19. (Photo: Luke Franke/Naples Daily News)
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The Lions (1-1) led for 17 minutes of game time in the first half. Barron Collier tied it 7-7 at halftime, only because First Baptist’s botched snap at the 5-yard line led to a Cougars touchdown with 2:26 left in the second quarter.
Then Barron Collier, a Class 6A school and eight-times bigger in enrollment than the 2A Lions, muscled past its opponent with fresh legs.
The Cougars scored three touchdowns on their first nine plays of the third quarter, immediately followed by a punt return for a score. The outburst put Barron Collier up 35-13 with 1:33 left in the third period.
“We knew it would be tough,” Cougars coach Mark Jackson said. “We thought eventually we could just keep being physical. Our offense started to find its way a little bit. Our defense, after the first series when they scored, kept playing better throughout the game.”
Though First Baptist and its 198 high school students is much smaller in class, the Lions boast talent – in particular, senior running back and linebacker Joe Sparacio, committed to Boston College.
Sparacio pounded through Barron Collier’s front seven early, going for 46 yards and a touchdown on the game’s opening possession. The 6-foot, 220-pound senior bowled his way to 216 yards on 37 carries. His second touchdown came on the game’s final play.
First Baptist finished with 341 yards, including 220 in the second half. However, 89 of those came on quarterback Cole Burlison’s bomb to Nick Tompkins in the third quarter.
After that, Barron Collier scored four straight touchdowns. Three of them came from junior two-way star Jayden Rolle.
“I’m really proud of what our guys did in the first half,” Burlison said. “Second half, we went to sleep. We had that big touchdown pass, but we didn’t create enough energy off it. We just have to learn from this.”
Barron Collier quarterback Jacob Kuhlman (12) throws the ball in the first half of action at First Baptist Academy Friday, September 1, 2017 in Naples. At halftime the teams would be tied 7-7. (Photo: Luke Franke/Naples Daily News)
Rolle caught a 26-yard touchdown pass on third and goal. After the Cougars’ defense stopped First Baptist on its next possession, Rolle returned the punt 52 yards to the end zone the very next time he touched the ball.
With 7:10 left in the game, Rolle returned a fumble 15 yards from his defensive back position to complete Barron Collier’s scoring.
“We just wanted to come out and punch them right in the mouth,” Rolle said of his team’s big third quarter. “We were tired of having this team play with us. We had to come out and play our kind of football.”
Friday was the first time Barron Collier and First Baptist met. Their football fields sit less than one mile apart in North Naples, even though they are very different schools.
The private school Lions started their program in 2009 but have become one of the top Class 2A teams in the state, winning five straight district titles and a playoff game each year. Barron Collier has been around since 1978, the third-oldest program in Naples. The public school Cougars boast 1,697 students.
Despite the score, First Baptist held its own at times. The Lions held Barron Collier to 191 yards of offense. Two of the Cougars’ three offensive touchdowns came after they started drives at the First Baptist 5-yard line.
First Baptist Academy's Drake Woods (3) is checked midair by Barron Collier's Michael McLay while attempting to catch a pass in the second half of action at First Baptist Academy Friday, September 1, 2017 in Naples. (Photo: Luke Franke/Naples Daily News)
BARRON COLLIER 42, FIRST BAPTIST 19
BC 0 7 28 7 – 42
FBA 7 0 6 6 – 19
FBA – Joe Sparacio 1 run (Austin White kick), 7:26
Second quarter
BC – Jacob Kuhlman 1 run (Ryan Bloch kick), 2:26
BC – Dana Brown 44 run (Bloch kick), 10:01
FBA – Nick Tompkins 89 pass from Cole Burlison (kick failed), 9:38
BC – Brown 8 run (Bloch kick), 8:25
BC – Jayden Rolle 26 pass from Jacob Kuhlman (Bloch kick), 5:34
BC – Rolle 52 yard punt return (Bloch kick), 1:33
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BC – Rolle 15 fumble return (Bloch kick), 7:10
FBA – Sparacio 2 run (no kick), 0:00
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10 things the media don't want to discover about Sandy Hook
Saturday, February 09, 2013 by: Jon Rappoport
Tags: Sandy Hook, mainstream media, cover up
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(NaturalNews) Slashing through the bland authoritative front the media have presented, people want to know more about the Sandy Hook massacre. But the elite networks have no intention of answering the most obvious questions.
Why? Because the follow-up agenda of gun control is all important, and the official Sandy Hook scenario must stand, in order to forward that agenda.
Any return to the scene of the crime will:
divert media coverage from its all-out push to make guns into taboo objects of scorn, ridicule, fear, and hatred;
focus attention on reasons for the massacre that have nothing to do with guns;
engender deep distrust of the Sandy Hook police investigation and therefore, by association, throw into doubt the notion that law-enforcement personnel should be the only people carrying guns in America.
Here are 10 things the media doesn't want to know about and has no intention of investigating. These are only the basics, amid a wider sea of unanswered questions:
Where is the video footage from inside the Sandy Hook Elementary School, footage that surely exists and shows some part of the massacre? Who has that video record? What does the video reveal? Where is the video (or photo) evidence that Adam Lanza was the shooter?
How did the accused killer, Lanza, gain entrance to the school? Having just installed a new security system that required outside (and presumably heavy) doors to be locked, and with a procedure for entry that demanded two-way video communication with the principal's office---what exactly happened?
From available information, it seems almost certain Lanza was seeing a doctor and was on medication. Who was the doctor and what drugs did he prescribe? Did they include SSRI antidepressants like Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil, or Ritalin and Adderall---drugs known to cause violent behavior, including suicide and homicide. If so, then all the focus would shift to excoriating the drugs and eliminating them from our society.
What was the exact story on the two or three other suspects captured and detained by the police? Who are they? Why were they pursued? What did their questioning reveal? Why were they released? No vague generalities. Instead, all the details. And let's have in-depth television interviews with these suspects.
Once and for all, let's have a definitive statement on what guns were used in the killings and what guns were found in the trunk of the car. So many lies and contradictions were floated, it's a sea of confusion. So let's have the facts---and evidence to back them up. For starters, let's see photos of the killer and his weapons taken inside the school. Undoctored photos.
What is the detailed explanation for the massive shift from Lanza's father being killed in New Jersey to Lanza's mother being killed in Connecticut? No vague generalities. No nonsense about "typical early confusion" in reporting. Let's see the whole chain of information and the people who forwarded it. Similarly, if the early conclusion pointed to Adam's brother Ryan as the killer, a conclusion which was withdrawn because Adam was carrying his brother's ID, explain that. According to reports, Adam hadn't seen his brother in more than two years. Offer hard evidence that Adam was, in fact, carrying his brother's ID.
Where are complete statements and interviews with witnesses who were in the school at the time of the shooting? We have seen a few short interviews. There must be more. Let's have them or get them. Are we to believe (as independent investigator Mike Powell has rightly doubted) that one teacher stuffed all her children into classroom cabinets, which ordinarily are filled with school supplies?
In the television interviews with parents of children murdered in the Sandy Hook School, not one parent was angry, not one parent demanded a deeper investigation. Obviously, this screening of interviewees was purposeful. Where are the outraged parents? What do they have to say? Do they know anything we don't know? Have they been told (as people were at Columbine) to keep quiet?
And now, as the gun-control agenda is being pursued, precisely how will new laws curb the majority of gun violence in America, violence which is taking place in cities---much of it gang-related. Explain why President Obama doesn't vigorously and publicly target these high-crime areas, if his objective is to reduce the gun violence, rather than gun ownership.
The pending and often postponed Chicago trial of Jesus Niebla, high-ranking member of the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel, experiences delay after delay. What vital facts are being kept from the public? There are serious defense charges here; namely, that Niebla and other Sinaloa members have received permanent immunity from prosecution in a prior deal with the DEA and FBI, in return for supplying information on rival cartels. In fact, the US federal government has obtained a suppression of defense-attorney documents in the trial, claiming their exposure would violate National Security.
Does Sinaloa have explicit US government permission to deliver tons of cocaine and heroin into Chicago, and then to cities all over America? This enterprise would certainly, as a side effect, produce a significant amount of gun violence. Does the federal government really want to curb this violence, or is its arrangement with Sinaloa taking precedence?
Finally, in the wake of Sandy Hook, how does President Obama's declaration that mental-health services will be expanded across America add up to reduction of gun violence? In fact, this will lead to higher levels of prescribed dangerous psychiatric drugs, which in turn will cause a serious escalation in gun violence and mass shootings.
Major media don't want to know anything about these points. And yet they're betting they will retain the public trust. But the fact that their ratings are sinking, month after month, year after year, is a message from the public.
The media refuse to hear it, though. They glide through their rehearsed paces and pretend they are captains of information. Their elite owners would prefer to let the media ship go down, rather than tell the truth.
That's understandable. After all, these owners, and the owners who own them, are guilty of all sorts of crimes, the reporting of which would make ratings soar but destroy their own empires, reputations, and lives.
The author of an explosive collection, THE MATRIX REVEALED, Jon was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of California. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics, health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world. You can sign up for his free emails at www.nomorefakenews.com
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was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th District of
California. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an
investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics,
medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine,
Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. Jon
has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics, health, logic,
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Two soldiers of fictitious enemy fire during a military exercise in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Taiwan military started a two-day joint forces exercises on Wednesday to show its determination to defend itself from Chinese threats. less
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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese marines staged drills Thursday as part of a series of military exercises following the reelection of pro-independence President Tsai Ing-wen.
The exercises focused on neutralizing threats from small groups of assailants through small arms fire and hand-to-hand fighting.
As in all such drills, the assumed enemy is the military of China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory to be brought under its control by force if necessary.
A spokesman for the Chinese Cabinet's Taiwan Affairs Office reiterated that threat on Thursday in response to remarks by Tsai to the BBC that Taiwan had no reason to declare independence because it is already a sovereign nation. Officially known as the Republic of China, Taiwan split from the mainland during a civil war in 1949.
“Taiwan is a sacred and inseparable part of China,” spokesman Ma Xiaoguang said in a statement. “Our determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity is rock-solid and we will not permit any person, any organization, any political party, at any time, by any method to break away any part of China."
Other exercises earlier in the week featured Taiwan's air force, which is undergoing a major upgrade with the acquisition of the latest version of U.S. F-16 fighters and other advanced technology.
China has an overwhelming advantage in numbers of aircraft, ships and missiles with which it threatens Taiwan, prompting the island to upgrade its defenses with high-technology solutions. China has periodically stepped up military intimidation by circling the island with air patrols, staging military exercises along the Taiwan Strait and sailing aircraft carriers through the waterway dividing the island from the mainland.
Any attack would also likely draw in the U.S., which is legally obligated to consider threats to the island's security as a matter of “grave concern.”
China's strategies toward wresting control over Taiwan are believed to include using special forces to seize key military, political and economic infrastructure sites, while degrading the island's defenses with aerial bombing and missile attacks.
Even in non-election years, Taiwan's military generally holds exercises in mid-winter to show its preparedness to defend the island over the Lunar New Year festival, which this year begins on Jan. 25.
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Torres: Pulse one year later
An overwhelming sense of community and pride has remained in Orlando one year after the worst mass shooting in American history.
Torres: Pulse one year later An overwhelming sense of community and pride has remained in Orlando one year after the worst mass shooting in American history. Check out this story on news-press.com: http://on.flatoday.com/2sEobb0
John Torres, Florida Today Published 12:41 p.m. ET June 7, 2017 | Updated 12:42 p.m. ET June 7, 2017
Mayra Alvear, of Tampa, who lost her daughter Amanda to the Pulse gunman, is hugged by Tamora Jones of Winter Haven, who often visited Pulse when it was still open. People gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, that took 49 lives, and injured over 50.(Photo: TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY)
ORLANDO — Melissa King is not shy.
You can't be when you spend most of your free time at the site of last year's Pulse nightclub slaughter hugging complete strangers.
I learned that firsthand after venturing out to the closed-down nightclub last week not knowing what to expect. As I approached, I could hear the Chris Tomlin Christian song "How Great is our God" playing from a boombox.
But I'm not sure anything could have prepared me for the impact the street-long banner surrounding the building and the small platoon of volunteers tending to it would have on me.
This tapestry of love, a screen-wrap attached to a fence to keep intruders out, was adorned with wonderful local art, hand-scrawled messages of condolence, sorrow and love woven among the photographs of the 49 who were senselessly gunned down last June 12. Beneath it lay flowers, flags, candles, knickknacks and a rock garden.
It was as if this lovely, colorful cobbled-together flag of hope was put up to conceal the black building behind it where so many lost their lives.
There is nothing fancy or professional-looking about the banner. It's makeshift. It's kitsch. There were trophies, framed montages of photos, religious articles, beads and numerous personal messages.
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Standing on a ladder to place a banner is Mayra Alvear, whose daughter Amanda was killed at the Pulse mass shooting. Her hand is on a photo of Amanda. People gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 terror attack by a single gunman that took 49 lives, and injured over 50. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
Mayra Alvear, of Tampa, who lost her daughter Amanda to the Pulse gunman, is hugged by Tamora Jones of Winter Haven, who often visited Pulse when it was still open. People gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, that took 49 lives, and injured over 50. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
Yesenia Garcia and Hansel Lopez, of Lakeland, were among the people gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, that took 49 lives, and injured over 50. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
Jason Williams, 10, was one of those gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the mass shootingthat took 49 lives. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
People gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 mass shooting that took 49 lives, and injured over 50. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
People are creating a garden of painted rocks at the edge of the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando, site of the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
The women in this banner photo, left to right, Mercedez Flores and Amanda Alvear. were killed by the Omar Mateen, the gunman who pledged allegiance to ISIS. People gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, that took 49 lives, and injured over 50. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
The main sign in front of the closed Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, that took 49 lives, and injured over 50. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
People gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fl., the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 terror attack by a single gunman. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
People gathered on a Sunday in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, that took 49 lives, and injured over 50. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
Jason Williams, 10, writing inspirational messages on rocks to be placed in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, that took 49 lives, and injured over 50. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
Memorials placed throughout the year in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
Memorials on a wall placed in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
A.J. Williams, 12, writes messages and creates art on rocks to place in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando the week before the first anniversary of the June 12, 2016 mass shooting that took 49 lives. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
One of many memorials that have been placed along a fence in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub where the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history took place. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
A banner along the fence in the parking lot of Pulse nightclub at 1912 S. Orange Avenue in Orlando. TIM SHORTT/ FLORIDA TODAY
It took my breath away. That's when King ran over and started hugging me. This was not just a cursory welcome hug. She held on tightly, for a good while, telling me it was OK.
"When you come here, you come here and think that you’re going to be sad because of the hatred of one man," she said after helping me compose myself. "But when you come here you realize it’s not about the hate, it’s about the love from all over the world that’s left here out of respect for our angels. You see...love wins."
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It was during the early morning hours that Omar Mateen made his way from his Fort Pierce home to this Orlando club where he opened fire on the revelers before being shot and killed by police.
ISIS eventually claimed responsibility for the attack. Mateen pledged allegiance to the Islamo-fascist terror group during phone calls with 911 operators and law enforcement negotiators.
King's group, #HugsNotHate, spends at least two weekends a month at the site of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, offering visitors the chance to paint messages on rocks for the heart-shaped garden or simply quenching pain with great big bear hugs.
The hugging started in the hours after the attack. I saw it, having spent four days in Orlando covering the tragedy, recovery and attempts at healing. I stood outside of the Orlando Regional Medical Center talking with family members relieved to hear their loved ones were recovering and with others wearing the pained, heart-broken eyes of someone who already knew what would soon be official. They would be preparing funerals not homecomings.
There were lots of those.
I spent a lot of time at The Center of Central Florida, an LGBT center in Orlando that became a sort of ground zero for victims, friends, family and, yes, even media, to go for information, contacts, counseling, services and, of course, hugs.
I filed my stories there and someone always inevitably asked me if I'd eaten or if I needed water or just someone to speak to. But when you're working on deadline trying to share stories of survival and heroism, the heartache doesn't hit you until later.
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I hadn't returned to Orlando since then and thought I had bypassed that intense sadness.
The day I returned, Mayra Alvear of Tampa stood on a stool near the Pulse banner and stretched as far as she could to hang another flag just to the right of a photograph of her daughter on the ever-growing memorial.
"Yes, I lost my daughter Amanda [Alvear] and her best friend Mercedez [Flores] that night," she said with a simple smile while explaining how there is no room for anger in her heart. "It’s very easy to respond with love and not anger. What does anger do to your spirit or to your soul? To others? No we have to change the world with love."
Amanda Alvear was only 25 and had traveled from her Polk County home to attend Latin Night at the Pulse. She was a pharmacy technician and was studying to become a nurse at the University of South Florida.
She spent the day before she was killed spoiling her two young nieces with new clothes.
The horror of violence and the dread of uncertainty of another terrorist attack struck Orlando again exactly one week before the anniversary of the Pulse tragedy when multiple fatalities were reported in this city.
This time it wasn't an Islamic radical spreading a doctrine of hate but a disgruntled and disturbed man taking revenge on his former employer. He killed five before turning the gun on himself.
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It may sound corny and maybe clichéd but the City Beautiful, long known for its diversity and acceptance of the LGBT community, truly did respond to last year's massacre with "love and unity."
"The city really has changed," said Terry DeCarlo, executive director of The Center of Central Florida. "On that day last year Orlando became, for lack of a better word, a whole unit. There was no black, white, red, yellow, Jewish, Muslim, Catholic, Baptist. There was none of that. It was Orlando."
DeCarlo, who refers to Orlando as the city of hugs not handshakes, had accepted another position in Miami before the Pulse nightclub attack. His efforts at rallying and comforting the gay community in the aftermath of the murders caused The Center's board of directors to convince him to stay.
"This was an attack on the whole city. Yes, the attack was in an LGBT nightclub on LGBT people but the rest of Orlando looked at it as an attack on their city and they were all standing together," he said. "It's become a city of hugs and I don’t see it stopping and I hope it doesn’t stop and I hope that resonates out of Orlando, because can you imagine how this country would be if this we gave hugs not handshakes?"
Vigil for Pulse nightclub victims in Eau Gallie Square
Rachel Milbourne holds a flower as she listens to the music during Friday's vigil at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Bonnie and Jake Fleury of Melbourne hug each other during Friday's vigil for the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Belen and Erin Torres of Viera hug during Friday's vigil for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
David Diggle, Corinne Marie and Gianne Zwack hold candles during Friday's vigil for victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Cammie Donaldson, Spence Guerin and Chris Ibach hold candles during Friday's vigil at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Candles are lit during Friday's vigil at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Hundreds of people turned out for Friday's vigil at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
People express their support in writing during Friday's vigil at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Denise McCloat of Palm Bay and Aimee Dieterle of Melbourne write messages of support to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting Friday evening. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Melbourne city councilwoman Molly Tasket addresses the crowd during Friday's vigil at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
An interpretive dance group performs during Friday's vigil for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Lexi Wright addresses the crowd during Friday's vigil at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
A woman closes her eyes as the names of the victims of the Pulse nightclub are read during Friday's vigil at Eau Gallie Square. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY
Several hundred people gathered at Eau Gallie Square in the EGAD Arts district of Melbourne Friday evening for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Lexi Wright, president of Space Coast Pride. Several hundred people gathered at Eau Gallie Square in the EGAD Arts district of Melbourne Friday evening for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Members of Muscle Memory Performing Company wait to take the stage. Several hundred people gathered at Eau Gallie Square in the EGAD Arts district of Melbourne Friday evening for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
There were several banners layed out for people to sign. Several hundred people gathered at Eau Gallie Square in the EGAD Arts district of Melbourne Friday evening for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Lexi Wright comforts Craig Drayton, of Palm Bay, whose cousin was killed in the Pulse shootings. Several hundred people gathered at Eau Gallie Square in the EGAD Arts district of Melbourne Friday evening for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Lexi Wright, president of Space Coast Pride, an LGBT organization. Several hundred people gathered at Eau Gallie Square in the EGAD Arts district of Melbourne Friday evening for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Members of Muscle Memory Performing Company on the stage. Several hundred people gathered at Eau Gallie Square in the EGAD Arts district of Melbourne Friday evening for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Pastor Glenn Dames had the crowd cheering with a passionate speech about unity. Several hundred people gathered at Eau Gallie Square in the EGAD Arts district of Melbourne Friday evening for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Apollo and Wynter were on hand to cheer up those in need. Several hundred people, and a few canines gathered in Melbourne for a vigil organized by Space Coast Pride honoring the victims of the Pulse nightclub terrorist attack. TIM SHORTT/FLORIDA TODAY
Still, not everyone has healed.
Last week Tamora Jones brought her wife and two of their children to the memorial after feeling compelled to do so.
"I realized that I was still holding on to some stuff and we just cried about it and decided we would just come and leave something and hug everybody and that we’re gonna heal. This was really a hard thing when you know that some people have so much hatred in their hearts against love and don’t understand what real love is. Love has no gender. It has no agenda. Love is just love all in itself."
She hugged me too.
So did Mayra Alvear.
I didn't escape the sadness. I didn't escape the hugs. I didn't escape the love that descended upon Orlando one year ago and refuses to budge.
Contact Torres at 321-242-3684 or at jtorres@floridatoday.com. Don’t forget to follow him on Twitter @johnalbertorres or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/FTjohntorres.
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You are here: Frontpage / News / Cyprus town of Limassol to get seafront upgrade
Cyprus town of Limassol to get seafront upgrade
Work to revitalise the seafront at the Cyprus town of Limassol is expected to start in the New Year following the signing of contracts last week by the Mayor, Andreas Christou, and Georgios Anastasi, MD of the company running the project.
By: Nigel Howarth
Published: Monday 22nd November 2010 • Filed Under
Tags: construction • contracts • Limassol
CONTRACTS have been signed for the upgrading of the Limassol seafront at a cost of approximately €18 million, part-funded by substantial grants from the European Union.
The project will concentrate on the section of seafront extending from the town near the Catholic Church to the Holiday Inn Hotel and back to the Limassol’s old port and the new marina that is currently under construction. Work is scheduled to be completed in two years and should be in its final stages during the time that Cyprus is holding the EU presidency.
The project will feature open parks and green spaces to improve the aesthetic quality of the area; it will create more children’s play areas and two new cafés will be added. There will be considerable improvements to the pedestrianisation of the seafront area plus a skateboard park area for teenagers to enjoy. There will be more bus stops on the seafront and upgrades to the cycle paths.
The seafront upgrade is the fifth contract to be signed and is the last in a series of major infrastructure improvement projects to be undertaken in the Cyprus town of Limassol.
The first and second projects focus on the renovation work to the town’s historic centre. The projects aims are to protect and project the historic and cultural elements of the area, which includes the medieval castle, as well as the town’s architectural heritage. The projects include the creation of four news squares and extensive pedestrianisation in the town centre.
The third project involves the transformation of the Garyllis river area into a municipal park and the fourth is the major refurbishment, modernisation and upgrade of the Patticheon Theatre.
The Limassol Mayor, Andreas Christou, said: “Visitors, tourists, residents, everybody will look at Limassol town with new eyes, it will be a tremendous boost to our economy and give us a new confidence and character. The added benefit of our fully functioning TEPAK University and the numbers of foreign students and visitors this will bring into the town means Limassol will be almost unrecognisable as the seaside town and resort of even five years ago.“
dimitri says:
A lot has been done, especially over the past 20 years, you should have seen the Limassol beach front back then! but yes a lot more needs to be done, such as instead of putting on fancy buses that are disabled people friendly they should think about actually getting proper pavements where the disabled can actually use to get to the bus stops…..
@Peter alas you will get the anti anyone Cypriot sentiment much more now that £ is worth much less..hence the locals get less cash and take it out on non-locals, not right at all, but has always been the way….ignore the idiots and there is still hope as the odd decent Cypriot does still exist out there….
another upgrade? have just returned from Cyprus, staying on the seaside road a few blocks from Debenhams and was blown away by the upgrade since my last visit 5yrs ago. The seafront has been extensively developed, it’s great there is now a soft surface cycle and jogging track, separated by gardens, ext.planting trees, public seating,fixed umbrellas,manned lifesaver kiosks along the beach, 3m W pedestrian path, 5 new cafes on the water with free-wifi, toilets, showers,lockers,the water is amazingly clean.
RE- buildings, I agree,we own an apart. on that road and it has taken years to facilitate building maintenance, body corporate laws urgently need revision, esp.when it comes to collecting and spending strata levies. govt.& councils need to inspect strata laws are adhered to.
Matthew Ring says:
What would nicely off-set all this worth-while endeavour is a requirement that Landlords and Residents’ Associations improve and maintain the rotten appearance of the apartment blocks on the opposing side of the street.
€18m to upgrade a sea front. For what reason?
For tourists and for visitors? The Island is too expensive and there will be a need to recoup the costs so pushing prices up further.
For residents? Very nice if someone else is paying for it. The residents really need a cycle lane.
Last time I went to a Limassol we stopped for food at a local cafe. I was with my sister and her daughter from England and I was showing her Cyprus. We stopped for a meal and there were five of us in the group, the food was thrown on the table, which was small, so I moved to a side table only for the lady proprietor to complain about me taking a second table. One of the locals said. “She doesn’t like the English”. That is the Cyprus I know and love. Never been back there since for a meal, and never will again.
In the meantime Cyprus has been downgraded from A+ to A and it will be B next time. The Island is in deep debt and worse is to come. Do we need to find new ways to spend money?
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Samsung Carnival sale: Top deals on best-selling Galaxy smartphones
Ratnakar Shukla
If you are planning to buy a new smartphone, then this might interest you.
Flipkart's Samsung Carnival sale, which will end on December 14, is live with attractive discounts on Galaxy smartphones. Additionally, the company is offering an extra Rs. 6,000 cashback on payments using ICICI Bank cards (applicable on select models) as well as exchange discounts.
Take a look!
Deal #1
Samsung Galaxy Note 10: The powerful flagship
As part of the sale, the Galaxy Note 10 is listed at Rs. 69,999 (MRP: Rs. 75,000).
The phone features an all-glass IP68-rated body with a 6.3-inch AMOLED display that offers a full-HD+ resolution and an integrated ultrasonic fingerprint scanner.
The handset is fueled by an Exynos 9825 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a solid 3,500mAh battery with 25W fast-charging technology.
What's the camera like on Samsung Galaxy Note 10?
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 offers a triple rear camera setup comprising a 12MP (f/1.5-2.4) main sensor, a 16MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide-angle lens, and another 12MP (f/2.1) telephoto lens. For the selfie lovers, there is a 10MP (f/2.2) front-facing snapper.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus: The premium all-rounder
Samsung's last year's flagship phone, the Galaxy S9 Plus, is currently available with 50% discount and is up for grabs at Rs. 34,999 (MRP: Rs. 70,000).
To recall, the phone features a 6.2-inch AMOLED display with QHD+ resolution and flaunts an IP68-rated build quality.
It is powered by a Exynos 9810 processor, paired with 6GB RAM, upto 256GB expandable storage, and a 3,500mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus offers a promising photography experience
The Galaxy S9 Plus sports a dual lens rear camera comprising a 12MP (f/1.5-2.4) main sensor and another 12MP (f/2.4) telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. On the front, it has an 8MP (f/1.7) snapper for selfies, video calling, and face unlock.
Samsung Galaxy A70s: The camera-centric offering
In the sale, the camera-centric Galaxy A70s is available at Rs. 28,999, as against its marked price of Rs. 31,000.
The handset comes with a familiar waterdrop notched design and features a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a full-HD+ resolution.
Under the hood, it is fueled by a Snapdragon 675 chipset, coupled with upto 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, and a 4,500mAh battery.
The Galaxy A70s houses a 64MP main camera
The Galaxy A70s houses triple rear cameras including a 64MP main sensor, paired with an 8MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a 5MP (f/2.2) depth sensor. For selfies, video calling, and face unlock, it houses a respectable 32MP (f/2.0) front-facing snapper.
Samsung Galaxy A50s: Checks all the right boxes
Similarly, the Galaxy A50s is available with Rs. 4,900 flat discount and is available at Rs. 19,999.
Featuring a waterdrop notched display and gradient design, the phone features a 6.4-inch AMOLED screen with a full-HD+ resolution.
It offers upto 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
Furthermore, the handset draws power from Exynos 9611 processor and a 4,000mAh battery with 15W fast-charging support.
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
The Samsung Galaxy A50s comes with a triple rear camera setup comprising a 48MP (f/2.0) primary sensor, 8MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a 5MP (f/2.2) depth sensor. Up front, there is a 32MP (f/2.0) snapper to capture selfies.
Samsung Galaxy A20s: The wallet-friendly powerhouse
Lastly, the budget friendly Galaxy A20s is available at Rs. 11,999 (MRP: Rs. 12,900)
Similar to the previous model, the handset also features a waterdrop notched design but a 6.5-inch LCD screen with HD+ resolution and a physical fingerprint reader.
The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 450 octa-core chipset, upto 4GB RAM, upto 64GB storage, and a solid 4,000mAh battery.
Samsung Galaxy A20s is no slouch in the camera department
For photography, the Galaxy A20s houses a triple rear camera setup comprising a 13MP (f/1.8) main sensor, 8MP (f/2.2) ultra-wide-angle sensor, and a 5MP (f/2.2) sensor to capture depth details. On the front, it houses an 8MP (f/2.0) selfie snapper.
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Nexteer Unveils First Comprehensive Suite of Steering Technology for Autonomous & Mixed Mode Driving
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DETROIT, Mich. – January 16, 2018 – Nexteer Automotive, a global leader in intuitive motion control, today announces the expansion of its advanced steering technology suite at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Nexteer’s suite serves as the technology base from which the company offers a unique combination of steering innovations addressing the evolving role of technology in a semi- and fully automated world.
“While these industry-leading innovations can each stand on their own merit, the real game-changer is the combination of technologies in a single suite of technologies,” said Jeff Zuraski, Executive Director of Research & Development.
This advanced technology suite features several key components:
Steering on Demand™ System
Quiet Wheel™ Steering
Stowable Steering Column
Steer-by-Wire
High Availability Electric Power Steering
With the press of a button or simply by grabbing the steering wheel, Steering on Demand™ System enables the safe, intuitive transitions of steering control between manual driving and automated driving in vehicles capable of SAE Level 3 and beyond automated driving.
Within Nexteer’s technology suite, Quiet Wheel™ Steering enables the steering wheel to remain still during automated driving mode, even while the vehicle is in the process of turning. Quiet Wheel™ Steering eliminates potential distractions and hazards of a fast-rotating steering wheel in front of the driver during hands-off driving, enhancing safety and sense of peace in the cabin.
Vehicles equipped with Quiet Wheel™ Steering may also be fitted with a “stowable” column that retracts when automated driving is engaged, increasing available space for driver comfort and other activities. This stowable steering column technology gives the driver more control and options with safe, natural transitions between manual and automated driving modes.
Steer-by-Wire: Center Link in Nexteer’s Technology Suite
In Steer-by-Wire, the mechanical connection between the road wheels and the steering wheel is replaced with electronics and actuators on the steering column and rack. This system, supporting both manual and automated driving, opens new possibilities for advanced safety features, vehicle lightweighting and packaging flexibility. Nexteer’s SbW emulates the “feel of the road” and offers a wide performance range – from sporty to luxury. In addition, the system’s variable steering ratio enhances manueverabiltiy, as well as factors into Nexteer’s SbW steering feel achievement.
“When we started, Nexteer had one simple question: What will people want to experience in steering control during varying stages of semi- and fully autonomous driving? This question led to others as we tried to imagine all the nuances of this unchartered territory,” said Zuraski. “As we painted a clearer picture of the evolving role of steering in a semi- and fully automated world, we started creating solutions that led to our comprehensive suite of technologies.”
High Availability Electric Power Steering (EPS): Safety-Net is Always On
Nexteer’s high availability EPS is designed for resilient operational availability, using top-rated components that are intelligently optimized through redundancies in torque and position sensors, electronic control units, winding motors as well as dual sets of vehicle power and communication connectors. In addition, Nexteer’s simultaneous, multi-path processing further enhances the safety net as the industry moves toward varying levels of automation.
Cyber-Secure Advanced Steering
While Nexteer’s customers incorporate cyber security at the vehicle level, the company takes safety to the next level by integrating multi-layer cyber security at a steering system level for maximum protection. These cyber security technologies consist of specifically designed hardware modules on the semi-conductor level, as well as a multi-layered cryptographic software structure, that identifies and authorizes information and command flow between the steering system and other in-vehicle or external controllers. As vehicles adopt advanced electronics to enable automated driving, internet connectivity and V2X communication, cyber-secure steering technologies becomes even more critical.
Tech Suite Tie-Ins with Strategic Joint Venture, Partnership
While Nexteer’s steering technology suite addresses current and future needs in lateral control, its R&D joint venture with Continental Automotive – CNXMotion – allows for expanded application by integrating steering with braking solutions. CNXMotion integrates longitudinal and lateral control technologies while accelerating R&D for both parent companies. Futhermore, Nexteer and WABCO announced a partnership to develop and supply active steering systems for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles using Nexteer’s Magnetic Torque Overlay (MTO), a breakthrough ADAS-enabling product. Consequently, Nexteer’s comprehensive technology suite also offers comprehensive applications, including small cars up to Class 8 trucks.
ABOUT NEXTEER
Nexteer Automotive – A Leader in Intuitive Motion Control – is a multi-billion dollar global steering and driveline business delivering electric and hydraulic power steering systems, steering columns, driveline systems as well as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving technologies for original equipment manufacturers. The company’s global workforce of over 13,000 serves more than 50 customers in every major region of the world. The company has 24 manufacturing plants, three technical centers and 14 customer service centers strategically located in North and South America, Europe and Asia. Nexteer Automotive’s customers include BMW, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, GM, PSA Group, Toyota and VW, as well as automakers in India and China. www.nexteer.com
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Music Feed
Rex Orange County unveils new single 'Pluto Projector'
The frontman's new album 'Pony' is out later this month
by Chris Bound: October 18, 2019
News, Music Feed
With his highly-anticipated new album set to arrive at the end of next week, Rex Orange County has now unveiled the next cut to taken from his upcoming full-length.
The new single 'Pluto Projector' was premiered on Annie Mac's Radio 1 show last night (17th October), and follows on from the previously shared lead track '10/10' in previewing his hotly-tipped third LP 'Pony', which is set to be released on the 25th October via Sony Music.
Have a listen to 'Pluto Projector' in the player below.
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Ex-Trump Adviser Stone Admits to InfoWars Lies, Settles Suit
The settlement allows Roger Stone to avoid paying any damages if he publishes national newspaper ads apologizing for the statements and retracts the statements online
Published at 2:07 am on December 18, 2018
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Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone has settled a $100 million lawsuit accusing him of publishing lies on the far-right InfoWars website.
The Wall Street Journal reports exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui sued Stone in March, saying Stone accused him of being a "turncoat criminal" who violated U.S. election law. Stone now says his conduct was "irresponsible."
Guo has criticized high-level corruption in China and applied for asylum in the U.S.
The settlement reached Monday identifies Chinese-American media tycoon Bruno Wu and a former Trump staffer as the sources of false information.
The settlement allows Stone to avoid paying any damages if he publishes national newspaper ads apologizing for the statements and retracts the statements online. He still is of interest to investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Brad Pitt’s Movie Set Raided by SWAT Team
Hungarian authorities stormed a warehouse that had live AK-47's. That's a little too method, even for Hollywood.
By Beth Stebner • Published at 2:27 am on October 11, 2011
Quiet on the set! That means you too, SWAT Team.
Hungarian police raided the set of “World War Z,” a zombie action flick that stars Brad Pitt, and seized 85 weapons from a warehouse.
According to People, there was some serious firepower in the warehouse, including AK-47’s and sniper riffles. Oh, and they were rigged with live ammunition. The police told People that they were seized because the weapons “were not fully inoperable as they were supposed to be.”
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Hungarian police added the situation was “a disaster waiting to happen.”
EW.com cited the movie's publicist, who said that the movie’s production company was working with Hungarian authorities to iron out the mess.
You can catch Brad Pitt battling the undead in December 2012.
Selected Reading: People, EW, Today, IMDb
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5 breakout players at 2020 World Junior Championship
Addison, Fagemo among prospects who made big impression in under-20 tournament
The 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship featured several players stepping up and having strong efforts to lead their team.
Some of the players who excelled were expected to do so. Then there were others who went from role players to leading men.
Here are five breakout stars from the tournament.
Calen Addison, D, Canada
The Pittsburgh Penguins prospect played better as the games got bigger with six assists in three elimination-round games.
The 19-year-old defenseman assisted on all three of Canada's third-period goals in its 4-3 come-from-behind win against Russia in the championship game. His point shot bounced off both skates of forward Connor McMichael (Washington Capitals) and past goalie Amir Miftakhov (2020 Draft eligible) to start the rally from down 3-1 at 9:20 of the third.
Tweet from @TSN_Sports: Goal stands after review, and Connor McMichael has 🇨🇦 back within one! pic.twitter.com/ymfajEtGtH
He set up Barrett Hayton's (Arizona Coyotes) game-tying goal at 11:21 and then made the stretch pass that led to Akil Thomas' (Los Angeles Kings) winning goal at 16:02.
Addison played most of the tournament on the third pair at 5-on-5 but finished second among all defensemen with nine points (one goal, eight assists).
Samuel Fagemo, F, Sweden
Sweden was expecting to get a large piece of its offense from top 2020 NHL Draft prospects Lucas Raymond and Alexander Holtz, but it was Fagemo, a Kings prospect, who led all players at the tournament with eight goals and 13 points.
The 19-year-old forward isn't a big scorer with Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League, where he has 11 points (six goals, five assists) in 20 games. The hope is he can build off his strong tournament
"I want to be that guy," Fagemo told the Kings website. "I want the coaches to rely on me to produce. I want to create scoring chances and I want to score goals. It's a lot of fun and I like it."
Joel Hofer, G, Canada
After being passed over for a chance to impress as the World Junior Summer Showcase in July, the St. Louis Blues prospect played his way onto Canada's WJC radar with a strong first half of the season for Portland in the Western Hockey League.
Then when Hofer got the chance to play, replacing Nicolas Daws (2020 Draft eligible) in the second period against Russia on Dec. 28, he never let go of the position, playing every minute of the final five games. The 19-year-old finished with a 1.60 goals-against average and .939 save percentage in six games and was named the tournament's best goaltender.
He made 35 saves against Russia in the championship game, including stopping all 10 shots he faced in the first period, including some on four Russia power plays.
"Nothing short of amazing, him coming in like that, taking over and really dominating the tournament," Hayton said. "He shut down a lot of games. Obviously tonight with those power plays, our penalty kill did an unbelievable job. They have such a good power play, they're going to get looks, but he hung in there, shut it down back there and is the backbone of our team."
Yegor Zamula, D, Russia
Zamula, a Philadelphia Flyers prospect who plays for Calgary in the Western Hockey League, was a bit of an unknown entering the tournament. By the end of it, Russia's coaching staff voted him its best player.
The 19-year-old led Russia in ice time at 22:23 per game and had five points (two goals, three assists). He scored Russia's first goal of the tournament by impressively dragging the puck around a Czech Republic player, and then added a second goal in a 4-3 loss.
Tweet from @lassialanen: Yegor Zamula gets Russia on the board. 2-1. #WorldJuniors #WJC2020 pic.twitter.com/HuIsX1k1Ry
Tweet from @StevenEllisTHN: Yegor Zamula has his second goal of the game and it ties the game at three. #WJC2020 pic.twitter.com/QPOF0czaj0
"He's poised with the puck," Russia assistant coach Igor Larionov told The Athletic during the tournament. "The way he sees the game and makes decisions ... he's a key guy on our blue line, and it would be nice to have one or two more guys like that on our blue line."
Trevor Zegras, F, United States
Zegras, an Anaheim Ducks prospect, was expected to be a secondary scoring option who could help on the power play. But his vision, bravado and puck skills earned him top-line ice time in all situations.
The 18-year-old led the tournament with nine assists, all primary, including a few that were highlight-reel worthy. There was the pass to Arthur Kaliyev (Kings) made as he was sliding on his backside against the Czech Republic.
Tweet from @HeresYourReplay: 🚨 Arthur Kaliyev2-2🎥@TSN_Sports #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/14Cu2w3lLf
There also was the spin-o-rama pass through the crease to Jack Drury (Carolina Hurricanes) later in the second against the Czech Republic that Drury later said was the best pass he'd ever received and compared it to a play Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks would make.
Tweet from @IIHFHockey: Beautiful spin-o-rama pass by @tzegras11 to Jack Drury and @usahockey takes the lead 3-2! #WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/i58Ezkc1cb
"He can do special things out there," Drury said. "He's a phenomenal player."
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Rumor: Blackhawks Looking to Trade Patrick Kane
The Chicago Blackhawks have answered trade calls from at least five different teams and are looking to move Patrick Kane following the police investigation of Kane for allegedly raping a woman in Buffalo last month.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
At least five teams contacted the Hawks once the Buffalo News first reported the investigation — which involves Kane and a woman at his Hamburg home — and said they’d be willing trade partners should the Hawks decide to cut ties with their superstar winger, according to a league source.
The 26-year-old is entering the first year of a record-setting eight-year, $84-million contract.
Per a team source, the organization is image-conscious and feels disrespected by Kane’s actions, especially given his past transgressions. The organization also disliked Kane's comments at the Stanley Cup parade, where he said, "I know you said I’ve been growing up, but watch out for me the next week."
EA Sports dropped Kane off the cover of its NHL ’16 video game. Will the Blackhawks be the next to drop Patrick Kane?
By: NHL Insider on Tuesday, September 01, 2015
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A mix of clouds and sun early followed by cloudy skies this afternoon. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High 24F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph..
Cloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low 22F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.
Karen Mulhauser made announcements hourly by pinging her Tibetan singing bowl. She’s moving after 45 years. Petula Dvorak/Washington Post
Karen and Fritz Mulhauser offered old political buttons and just about everything else in their home to friends. Petula Dvorak/Washington Post
Friends of Karen Mulhauser go through decades of political memorabilia at her downsizing party on Capitol Hill. Petula Dvorak/Washington Post
Couple invites friends and family to their DOWNSIZING PARTY
NOVEL APPROACH: D.C. couple throws all-day bash to clear out the clutter of 45 years
By PETULA DVORAK
WASHINGTON — “Anything on the tables. Take it,” she announced to the room, after getting everyone’s attention with the golden ping of a Tibetan singing bowl.
“The bookshelves. Go through the bookshelves and if there’s anything you want, take it. Linens, dishes, mugs — take them,” she said, sweeping her arms along the floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. “And please, please take at least one of the champagne flutes home with you. After you’ve had your mimosa.”
All day long last Saturday, people came in and out of Karen and Fritz Mulhauser’s cozy, Capitol Hill rowhouse and cleaned them out. Guests walked out with canvas bags and boxes bulging with mugs, pots and pans, dishes, candles and tablecloths. The Mulhausers were delighted.
Introducing the downsizing party.
Instead of leaving the books, the old candelabras, the collections of seasonal table linens, Mali baskets and the Tibetan singing bowls — among mounds of other treasures — to be picked over by strangers at an estate sale, this aging couple decided to take a different approach to the onerous predicament of modern overabundance.
They sent out invitations, served food and poured mimosas into 200 champagne flutes that said “Happy 60th Karen” (she just turned 77; they’ve been gathering dust for years) while people they’ve known during their 45 years in Washington, D.C., came over and took their stuff.
A stroke of good fortune came when another friend named Karen announced that she was turning 60 this month. Take a few dozen, Karen!
“Maybe it will inspire others to turn painful downsizing into a fun party,” (the original) Karen said.
The Mulhausers are moving barely a block away, into a new condo building. They needed to be in a one-story unit because mobility issues are beginning to make the two-story rowhouse difficult to navigate.
Their party was full of envious people.
Not envious of their stuff. It was, after all, an opportunity to take anything they’ve coveted. But they were envious of the approach.
“I’ve had to deal with the downsizing of my parents’ home,” said Laura Henderson, 60. “It wasn’t easy. Something like this would’ve made it so much easier.”
What the Mulhausers did is similar to the Swedish practice of “death cleaning,” a downsizing and organizational philosophy as pragmatic as Marie Kondo’s, but with some magnanimity in mind, too.
“Life will become more pleasant and comfortable if we get rid of some of the abundance,” writes Margareta Magnusson, in her book, “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Make Your Loved Ones’ Lives Easier and Your Own Life More Pleasant.”
The Swedes call it döstädning. “Dö” means death and “städning” means cleaning, Magnusson writes.
Maybe the Mulhausers have created the American version — the cleaning ritual that comes with a party. And we should totally call it “Mulhausing.”
Piiiiiing! The Tibetan bowl sounded again.
“Go ahead and take cuttings from the plants, please,” Karen announced. “And don’t forget the mimosas.”
The idea came to the Mulhausers as they contemplated the enormous task of moving decades worth of stuff.
It is only the second time they considered moving in their 45 years on Capitol Hill. The first time was in 1978, after Karen was raped at gunpoint by two men who broke into their home while Fritz was away and their son was upstairs, asleep.
They’d only been in the house for four years when that happened.
“But we decided to stay,” she said to me, when I met her for the first time last year, when she held a watch party in that home for survivors of sexual assault who were uncomfortable watching the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh alone.
Karen has had 41 years of mostly good memories in that home. And she’s ready to leave it on her own terms.
They promised the larger pieces of furniture as donations to community groups. And they set aside enough stuff to furnish their tiny, chic new place. Everything else? Out!
Friends came in and out all day. Younger staffers who worked with Mulhauser in the Women’s Information Network got help furnishing their spartan places.
Old friends came to snag something they’d always liked.
Older friends came and tried to simply visit without taking anything (and left with something anyhow.)
Among the hottest items were the mounds of political paraphernalia they’d been collection for years — posters, bumper stickers, signs, buttons. Both Mulhausers have been active in politically charged issues for years. Fritz was an attorney for the ACLU on landmark police abuse and free speech cases. Karen was active in feminist causes, becoming one of the early executive directors of NARAL before founding her own firm.
So they had buttons from McGovern to Mondale. (Yes, I’ll admit that I took a vintage ERA button. Guilty.)
And as each casserole dish or earthenware mug left her home, Mulhauser told a small story to go along with it.
At the end of the day, just about everything was gone, each item having been explained, regaled and ushered off to begin a second act.
The Mulhausers looked around the emptier home and exhaled. They are ready for their second act.
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Police reminded to take care
By John Barryjbarry@norwichbulletin.com(860) 334-2501
In the wake of Saturday’s slaying of two New York City police officers, Norwich police received a safety reminder.
“We haven’t changed our procedures,” Police Capt. Patrick Daley said. But, he said, Police Chief Louis Fusaro issued a memo in which “officers were reminded to be safe and cognizant of their surroundings.”
New York Police Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were ambushed by Ismaaiyl Brinsley as they sat in a patrol car in Brooklyn. Brinsley killed himself as police closed in, The Associated Press reports.
The killings followed nationwide protests about grand jury decisions not to charge white officers for their roles in the deaths of black men Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in New York.
Brinsley cited the deaths of Brown and Garner in an Instagram post in which he vowed to put “wings on pigs,” The AP said.
In August after Brown was killed, a rally and vigil took place in front of Norwich City Hall in which speakers called for racial justice, and Norwich’s Freedom Bell rang in Brown’s memory.
Daley also participated in the rally. He said it and others here have taken place peacefully.
Although Norwich police will continue to have one officer per car on patrols, New Haven police have started operating in pairs and expect to continue to do so for some time, The AP reports.
“If you’re a cop right now and you change the way you do business on a daily basis, you’re in the wrong profession,” said Trooper Mark Boulanger, who is assigned to Troop E State Police Barracks in Montville. Boulanger is on medical leave for an arm injury incurred on the job.
He said police shouldn’t change the way they’ve been trained to handle encounters with people who might be a danger to them or to other members of the public.
“No matter what the media says, I will never do my job any differently,” Boulanger said. “If you start thinking about the consequences of your action before you act, you’re going to get yourself killed.”
“The officers are aware to be as safe and smart as you can be,” Daley said.
Bulletin reporter Elizabeth Regan and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Expert Blog › Max Baumhefner
A Simple Way to Fix the Gas Tax Forever
August 02, 2019 Max Baumhefner
Twenty-four states now impose special fees on electric vehicles (EVs) meant to make up for the fact EVs don’t pay gas taxes (despite the fact they often pay local taxes on electricity). The average state EV fee of $128 per year is more than twice what someone driving an efficient gasoline car pays annually in state gas taxes. That means state policy is inappropriately favoring many gas-powered cars over zero-emission vehicles. Such fees can significantly erode or completely erase the fuel cost savings that motivate consumers to buy EVs and they hit low- and moderate-income households the hardest.
States Imposing Special Annual Fees on Electric Vehicles (darker color indicates more expensive fee)
Atlas Public Policy
Fees on EVs also fail to address the real issues eroding transportation funding. Instead of imposing unjustifiable high fees on the cleanest vehicles on the road, we should fix the gas tax to address the actual sources of transportation revenue shortfalls and tax EVs as if they drove on gasoline.
The transportation funding system is bankrupt. Our roads and bridges are falling apart, and our public transit systems and bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure systems are dramatically underfunded. But the following two simple steps would forever solve the problem without perpetuating our dependence on fossil fuels.
Step 1: Index the Gas Tax to Inflation and Total Fuel Consumption
Despite the attention they’re getting, EVs are a rounding error in terms of sources of transportation funding losses. In fact, even if the EV sales increased ten-fold by 2025, they would still account for only about 3 percent of cumulative lost revenues. Inflation is the biggest culprit. Because Congress hasn’t raised the gas tax to keep pace with inflation in over 25 years, today’s federal gas tax collects one-seventh the amount of real revenue it did in 1950. In most states, the story is the same, but a few states have wisely indexed their fuel taxes to inflation, resulting in automatic annual adjustments that prevent crippling cumulative loses. Any effort to fix federal or state fuel taxes should include the simple fix of indexing to keep pace with inflation.
While small relative to inflation, improved fuel economy and slower growth in vehicle miles travelled (VMT), are also sources of transportation funding revenue losses. In response, some have suggested we should ditch the gas tax and replace it with VMT fees, but a simple VMT fee that assesses the same cent-per-mile fee on all vehicles ignores the fact that heavier vehicles (which use more fuel) are responsible for the vast majority of damage to the roads and it removes the incentive for people to buy more efficient vehicles and to drive them more efficiently. It is estimated that replacing the federal gas tax with a simple VMT fee would result in 45 million tonnes more of global warming pollution annually. To address these issues, other researchers have suggested varying VMT fees to account for vehicle efficiency and/or weight. But that’s like taking a solution already in-hand and breaking it into problems. Fuel taxes already encourage efficiency and discourage weight (because it takes more fuel to move a heavier vehicle).
Given the vast majority of the fleet continues to use conventional fuels, the current fuel tax system makes sense, especially because it is incredibly efficient from an administrative point-of-view; it costs almost nothing to collect and there is very little evasion. In contrast, VMT fees raise various administrative issues, including privacy and cost issues that have proven difficult to overcome. An ideal VMT policy would address weight or vehicle efficiency (replicating the incentives already inherent in the gas tax), but that could introduce additional adminstrative challenges. Until such issues are resolved, place-based congestion fees are a strong alternative to advance the social goods that attract many to VMT fees.
Rather than ditching the gas tax to address the fact vehicles are using less fuel, we should simply index the gas tax to total fuel consumption. In combination with the adjustments to keep pace with inflation, this would result in small annual increases that prevent big cumulative losses. For example, if the rate of inflation is 1 percent and total fuel consumption drops by 1 percent over a year, fuel taxes would automatically increase by 2 percent to make up for the difference the next year. Or if the rate of inflation is 1 percent and total fuel consumption increases by 2 percent, fuel taxes would automatically decrease by 1 percent to avoid over-collecting revenue. Such incremental adjustments would go unnoticed because they would be in the noise relative to the volatility of the global oil market.
We know this could work because it’s basically already been done. Many states already index their fuel taxes to inflation, and, decades ago, utility regulators began adopting “revenue decoupling” mechanisms that automatically adjust the price of electricity and natural gas up or down to ensure regulated utilities recover no more or nor less than their authorized revenue requirements. Those mechanisms ensure that utilities are agnostic to the volume of electricity and natural gas sold so their financial health is not being undermined when customers adopt energy efficient appliances, lowering total bills and reducing pollution. It’s time to decouple the gas tax so that the financial health of our transportation system does not require perpetuating our reliance on fossil fuels.
Indexing the gas tax to inflation and total fuel consumption would forever plug the two biggest holes in the leaking transportation funding bucket. All that’s left to do is patch the tiny hole caused by EV adoption before it becomes a real problem, which brings us to Step 2.
Step 2: Tax EVs as if They Drove on Gasoline
EVs are not a significant source of transportation funding shortfalls, nor are they expected to be anytime soon. As noted above, even if EVs sales increased ten-fold by 2025, they would still account for about 3 percent of cumulative transportation funding revenue losses from 2010.
And EVs today are generally subject to local utility taxes that pay for local services, including the maintenance of local roads where a third of all VMT occur. So, it’s a false premise that EVs not subject to EV-specific fees fail to pay for road maintenance or other important services.
But this hasn’t stopped 24 state legislatures from imposing onerous fees that generally exceed what efficient gasoline vehicles pay annually. The average of those annual state fees on pure battery electric vehicles is $128, which is more than twice the $62 a Toyota Prius Eco driver would pay annually in average state gas taxes.
You might ask: “Why not compare the EV to the average gasoline vehicle?” But taxing EVs at an annual rate equal to the average vehicle would favor efficient gasoline vehicles over zero-emission electric vehicles. Lawmakers should be technology-neutral, encouraging efficiency across the board. It makes no sense to skew the market toward efficient gasoline vehicles and away from more efficient and less polluting electric vehicles.
Similarly, many states fail to distinguish between pure battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that can drive on both electricity and gasoline, which means plug-in hybrid drivers subject to EV fees often get taxed twice, once at the pump and once at the DMV.
To reduce America’s dependence on oil and to address the climate crisis, we need to rapidly accelerate the EV market now. The EV fees that are the law of the land in 24 states will hamper that effort. Researchers from the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies estimate California’s $100 annual fee on EVs will reduce EV sales by 10-20 percent in the short run. That might seem like a big impact when you consider $100 per year is still relatively small compared to the total cost of car ownership, but numerous surveys reveal the single biggest motivator of EV purchase decisions is a desire to save money on fuel. A typical EV driver will save a $200 in fuel relative to a Prius Eco driver (the comparison is apt because many EV drivers are former hybrid drivers). As in, the EV fees adopted across the nation that range from $50-$214 can significantly erode or completely erase the fuel cost savings that motivate EV purchases.
Such fees will hit also low- and moderate-income households the hardest, households who already spend a disproportionate share of their income on transportation expenses and who would most benefit from a switch to EVs. Unlike typical vehicle registration fees that go down as the value of the vehicle declines, these constant and regressive EV fees will stick with the vehicles for life. While annual EV fees may not discourage many new vehicle buyers, they will likely be a significant impediment for many low-and moderate-income households. They already spend a disproportionate share of their income on transportation; the last thing they need is to get hit with a $50-200 annual fee because they choose to invest in vehicles that improve local air quality.
Instead of imposing fees that are twice what drivers of efficient gasoline vehicles pay and that will hit low-income households hardest, we should tax EVs as if they drove on gasoline by assessing annual fees based on the miles-per-gallon-equivalent rating of the EV in question (a number that is readily available from www.fueleconomy.gov), the gas tax that would otherwise apply, and the typical number of miles a car drives annually. Taking Wisconsin as an example, that would mean someone driving a Chevrolet Bolt EV would pay $33 annually, retaining the appropriate incentive inherent in the gas tax for people to buy more efficient vehicles and doing so in a way that doesn’t favor one efficiency technology over the other.
Policy-makers looking for desperately needed revenue to fix our crumbling transportation infrastructure may initially dismiss a $33 annual fee as being too low, but if they also index fuel taxes to inflation and total fuel consumption (see Step 1), the annual fees levied on EVs would naturally increase over time, ensuring that transportation funding remained stable. Even if the entire U.S. vehicle fleet was electrified, the total amount of revenue collected would remain constant.
Taking both steps together would forever solve the transportation funding crisis and would do so in a way that doesn’t keep America hooked on oil.
Max Baumhefner
Senior Attorney, Climate & Clean Energy Program
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This Former Meatpacking Facility Is Now an Experiment in Sustainable Urban Ag
Come take a tour of "The Plant."
Susan Cosier
Photo: Plant Chicago/Flickr
It’s a sunny day in February, and I’m standing at the entrance of an enormous brick building in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. This area on the city’s Southwest Side became infamous last century after Upton Sinclair described the appalling work conditions at its stockyards in The Jungle. Until it ceased processing pig carcasses in 2007, the 93,000-square-foot space before me served as a Peer Foods meatpacking plant for nearly a century. Now, the building is known simply as The Plant.
Today the facility serves as an incubator for various food startups—an ongoing experiment to see whether companies operating under one roof can make one another more sustainable. The mastermind behind the project is John Edel, the founder of Bubbly Dynamics, an organization that renovates and reuses derelict buildings in Chicago. Edel purchased the place—which a real estate agent called a “strip and rip”—in 2010 for a mere $525,000. He wanted to create a model for urban agriculture in which one business’s trash could serve as another’s treasure, as a means for conserving resources and energy. The ultimate goal, for the building and everything in it, is to consume zero energy.
I sign in for a tour at the shop, where samples of what’s grown, brewed, and baked on the premises are sold. I see fingerlike reishi mushrooms sprouting from a plastic bag within a glass case. Next to them, pearl oyster mushrooms spill from a mixture of sawdust and coffee grounds. The case, it turns out, is a former grocery freezer that’s been rewired to provide heat and humidity for fungi samples from Fruiting Mushrooms, one of the 16 on-site businesses. Other companies include a kombucha brewery, an indoor microgreens producer, an outdoor vegetable farm, and until recently, an aquaculture operation.
An aquaponic pepper grows at The Plant
“We’re closing waste loops with all these different businesses within The Plant,” explains tour guide Kassie Hinrichsen, an employee of Plant Chicago, the non-profit tenant responsible for the facility's education, demonstration projects, and farmer's market.
The building, once considered useless, is a natural fit for food production, says Edel. It has easy-to-clean brick floors, drains in every room, and good insulation, and it is strewn with salvageable materials like the wood rails formerly used for hauling dead pigs. What’s more, The Plant’s unique past gives patrons a sense of place. “There’s a lot of collective community memory,” says Edel as he describes how former Peer Foods employees will come by and ask if they can help renovate their old workspace. The Plant opened for business in 2010, but construction is ongoing, with volunteers and a handful of contractors pitching in on the industrial makeover. As we move through the structure, we see a man fashioning bathrooms from stainless steel reclaimed from a Peer Foods smoker. “Smells like bacon,” someone says.
Once fully operational, The Plant will house some 24 businesses, including a brewery expected to open in the next month or so. But even though it’s only two-thirds full, the results seem promising. Nick Greens, the resident Southsider who started the microgreens company (aptly named Nick Greens) in The Plant, uses leftover burlap sacks from another tenant, 4 Letter Word Coffee, to grow his plants on. Yeast and grains from Whiner Beer, the incoming brewery, will head to Pleasant House Bakery, which will turn them into bread.
The smell of freshly baked loaves is one highlight of the tour; the anaerobic digester is another. Sitting outside the building, the massive apparatus comprises a metal cylinder the size of an oil tanker and a waist-high pool about 50 feet across (filled at the moment with just mud and water). When all is said and done, this contraption will convert the 27 tons of food waste collected daily from on-site businesses and from food producers all over the city into methane gas, which will power and help heat the building.
And other Plants may sprout soon. “It’s intended to be a replicable model,” explains Edel, who often fields calls from other businesses asking for advice on how to use an anaerobic digester to power a building or what it takes to install an aquaponics farm.
At the end of my tour, I wind up back at the shop, where I pour myself a $3 cup of ginger kombucha from the tap and take a sip. I taste a hint of bacon, but it’s probably just my imagination.
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NFL draft: ‘All the buzz seems to be about…
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NFL draft: ‘All the buzz seems to be about Sanchez’
By Michael Lev and Staff Writers | Orange County Register
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has been talking to his sources about USC’s Mark Sanchez, and Kiper is hearing the same thing I am: Someone is going to trade into the top 10 to draft the all-Pac-10 quarterback.
Who that someone is is the big mystery heading into draft week. It could be Denver. It could be Washington (though I don’t see it). It could be the New York Jets.
The trade speculation was just one of the topics Kiper covered in discussing Sanchez during a conference call late this past week. Here’s what Kiper had to say:
** “Had he gone back, he would have been battling Sam Bradford to be the No. 1 pick overall. That’s pretty guaranteed. With the talent they have with Damian Williams, the great receiver there emerging this season, they would have had him in place to be the No. 1 pick overall, or Bradford. The fact that he comes out early, I thought he was the fifth-best player.”
** “I talked to some people … they were amazed when people had him down the line like they did at 17 to the Jets in an early projection. I have him 13 to Washington, because I thought about putting him to Seattle and I was told not to. I still think Seattle is a possibility. And once you don’t put him to Seattle, then you have a problem. I had him at Jacksonville and was told that they like him but they aren’t going to take him. San Francisco, I’ve been told, they’re not going to take a quarterback. (Pick No.) 8 could be traded, 10 could be traded. That means someone can jump in there.”
** “He’s a hot guy right now because of the fact that he’s what you want in terms of accuracy. And that’s not just in the pocket, that’s not just when he has all day to throw. He can roll right, he can roll left and throw accurately. His completion percentage was through the roof at around 66 percent this year. His touchdown-interception ratio was outstanding. He played through that knee injury early on, and he didn’t have a great supporting cast early on. Damian Williams emerged as the year went along. His offensive line was a rebuilt group.”
** “I think when you look at what he was able to do this year with the numbers he put up, and the skill level he has and the football acumen, the smarts, the intelligence, the passion for the game, the enthusiasm for the game that he has, he’s got a lot of Chad Pennington in him. He’s got a little bit of Troy Aikman, in terms of accuracy. (There are) a lot of good quarterbacks wrapped up in Mark Sanchez. That’s why all the buzz seems to be about Sanchez right now.”
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Regional Resilience Enhancement Against Drought (RREAD) Programme
The cross-border area of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia is one of chronic vulnerability to drought. Droughts are occurring with increasing intensity and frequency in this part of the region, and these are contributing to a gradual erosion of people’s livelihoods and capacity to cope when such shocks occur. The droughts are one factor among several that are putting increasing pressure on vulnerable livelihoods along with increasing frequency of flooding events. Conflict is another major contributing factor. Historical tensions between different ethnic group and clans are exacerbated by increasing pressure on a depleting natural resource base, in particular water and pasture. Tension between groups can significantly reduce the opportunities for trade within and between countries and also restricts the movement of herders, with certain corridors becoming closed off, limiting access to pasture and water which further undermines livelihoods and resilience to crisis of various forms.
The occurrence of droughts in the region and the resultant impact on people whose livelihoods are already fragile is largely predictable. However, despite the wealth of research and analysis into the issue of drought management and response, there is still a disproportionate focus on emergency initiatives, responses to drought-related vulnerability in this region are often inadequate, and opportunities to design and scale up livelihoods interventions that could either mitigate or help cope with the effects of drought are often missed.
CARE International (CARE) has received support from DG ECHO to fund a regional initiative, the Regional Resilience Enhancement Against Drought (RREAD) Programme, in the Horn of Africa area under ECHO’s Regional Drought Decision (formerly Drought Preparedness Programme or DP2). The RREAD Programme recognizes the multi-faceted nature of livelihoods vulnerability and proposes a holistic multi-sectoral, and where possible a cross-border approach. The overall aim of the Programme is to enable disaster risk reduction and resilience models relevant to the livelihoods of pastoralists in drought prone areas to be used and understood by local, national and international actors working in and beyond axes between Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia. In particular, the RREAD Programme aims to enhance the capacities of local actors operating in pastoral environment to improve resilience to drought and other crises and thereby provide an evidence base to inform regional policy and practice.
The RREAD programme has been implemented in two phases of 12 months each, with the second phase (RREAD II) beginning July 2009.
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Creation of NGO Database. (LT0022)
Action Plan: Lithuania National Action Plan 2016-2018
Lead Institution: Ministry of Justice
Support Institution(s): State Enterprise Centre of Registers (hereafter referred to as “Centre of Registers”), Ministry of Social Security and Labour; NGO Council, National NGO Coalition
Civic Space, E-Government, Fiscal Transparency, Freedom of Association, Records Management
IRM Report: Lithuania End-Term Report 2016-2018, Lithuania Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment The NGO database it at the disposal of the main body – the Centre of Registers since 2004 but the organizations that comply with the concept of NGO defined in Law on Development of Non-governmental Organisations are unidentified in this data base. The State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance also has a certain database (containing data on non-profit legal entities having the status of beneficiary) but NGOs are not divided by the nature of independence and the definition of NGO provided for in the Law. Therefore, a single information system for data collection on NGOs is needed which would not only distinguish the actual NGOs but would also allow for reducing the administrative burden and expenditure related to change in management bodies or reporting. The main problem is that up to date the number of registered and actually functioning NGOs is unclear, i. e. there is no concrete database on NGOs and their activities. According to the data of the Centre of Registers currently there are over 20 000 NGOs registered in Lithuania (associations, charity and support funds, public enterprises). This number is inaccurate due to 2 reasons: 1) it is unknown which organizations are indeed operational, as they might have been registered many years ago but do not perform actual activities; 2) it is not clear whether organizations established on the basis of these legal forms can be treated as NGOs. The indicated number of the NGOs registered in Lithuania does not show neither the actual scale of operation nor compliance with the NGO definition provided for in the Law. Under such uncertainty for the majority of potential supporters and even NGOs themselves it is unknown how many and what type of these organizations are actually operational in Lithuania. Main objective The objective of a single NGO data base (including data on potential applicants seeking state funding and reporting on the funds paid) is to create an exclusive data system that would provide standardised information on the nongovernmental sector of Lithuania and its involvement in the implementation of the programmes financed by public state / municipal institutions through an open tender. This database would enable the creation of an instrument of collection and dissemination of consolidated information for the department of Statistics of Lithuania, representatives of the non-governmental sector and public institutions, academic community and the society as a whole. Brief description of commitment The objective of the creation of the database is to create a basis for the implementation of more effective practical instruments for the cooperation between the NGO and the public sector, and with the use of specific examples to demonstrate the possibilities of ensuring quality and transparent process of implementation of national programs and reporting on achieved results. Such a database would save time and financial resources both in the public institutions responsible for the preparation and administration of programs and NGOs that each time when participating in tenders of different institutions face the same requirements to prove their eligibility to apply. Data on an organization (statute, list of board members, contacts of the sole holder, etc.) would be kept in the database with a possibility to update the contact details or management information by connecting via electronic means (e-bank, esignature, etc.).
IRM Midterm Status Summary
8. Creation of NGO database
Commitment Text:
The objective of a single NGO data base (including data on potential applicants seeking state funding and reporting on the funds paid) is to create an exclusive data system that would provide standardised information on the nongovernmental sector of Lithuania and its involvement in the implementation of the programmes financed by public state / municipal institutions through an open tender. This database would enable the creation of an instrument of collection and dissemination of consolidated information for the department of Statistics of Lithuania, representatives of the non-governmental sector and public institutions, academic community and the society as a whole.
Responsible institution: Ministry of Justice
Supporting institutions: State Enterprise Centre of Registers, Ministry of Social Security and Labour, NGO Council, National NGO Coalition
Start date: 30 September 2016
End date: 31 December 2017
Context and Objectives
Data on NGOs in Lithuania is currently stored at the State Enterprise Centre of Registers where legal entities provide information about their structure, contacts, activities, and financial performance.[Note: State Enterprise Centre of Registers, http://www.registrucentras.lt/. ] This kind of accountability is required by law, but data is not publicly available unless purchased. The only portal to provide updated information on NGOs is a voluntarily database, NGO Atlas, where all NGOs may register and publish information on their activities, their donors, and how to get involved.[Note: A voluntary NGO database 'NGO Atlas,' http://www.nvoatlasas.lt. ] However, the platform is run by an NGO, Transparency International Lithuania, and it is not officially used at the government level. Besides this platform, there is no central authorized portal which contains information on NGO activities, structure, and funding.
This commitment seeks to establish a single public NGO database, which would include a pool of all NGOs and would help distinguish actual NGOs from other organizations (e.g. social businesses). It would also provide at least part of the information free of charge. According to the action plan, this database would contain information about NGO activities, field of expertise, structure, contacts of the employees, and their annual budgets. Marija Saraite, a member of the NGO Council, said that one of the main issues is specifying what exactly an NGO is, because the current Law on NGOs does not explicitly define what constitutes an NGO.[Note: Marija Saraite, NGO Council, interview by IRM researcher, 13 September 2017.]
This commitment provides clear delineation between information that would be public (i.e. contact details, short description of activities, and available human resources) and limited to the public (i.e. financial data, registration certificates, and statutes). Therefore, the specificity is marked as high. However, in practice it seems to be an open question because the NGO Council is still considering the level of publicity for each data set. If created, the NGO database could have a moderate potential impact on access to information. For the first time in Lithuania, data on NGOs from the State Enterprise Centre of Registers would be open to the public. Public sector institutions calling for project proposals would see financial and narrative records, statutes, registration certificates, and other supporting documents that NGOs must submit to receive funding for their project proposals. This would make the NGO sector more transparent and reduce administrative burdens for NGO activities. However, the commitment would likely not have a transformative impact, because it offers to make financial information and strategic documents like statutes or registration certificates available only to public sector institutions, not to the public.
Implementation of this commitment is not on schedule. The deadline to establish the NGO register is 31 December 2017, but at the time of writing this report (September 2017), the design of the NGO register has not been confirmed. The Office of the Government marked the implementation progress as 'half way' in its self-assessment report, but agreed that it should be changed to 'started.'[Note: Self-assessment report of OGP Action plan, Vilnius, 11 September 2017, http://epilietis.lrv.lt/uploads/epilietis/documents/files/OGP%20ataskaita_LT_galutine.pdf. ] Gitana Jurjoniene from the Office of the Government noted they had doubts over the progress and raised those concerns in their email to the OGP working group.[Note: Gitana Jurjoniene, the Office of the Government, interview by IRM researcher, 14 September 2017. ]
The NGO Council is working to propose the layout of the register but faces opposition from the Ministry of Justice. According to Marija Saraite, there is a Ministry of Justice representative who is part of the NGO Council, but they oppose the idea of creating an NGO database.[Note: Marija Saraite, NGO Council, interview by IRM researcher, 13 September 2017.] Jolita Slikiene of the Ministry of Justice noted that because of the lack of consensus on what the database should look like and the lack of a clear vision for the database, the commitment was beyond the responsibilities of Ministry of Justice. Slikiene said that it should be coordinated by the Ministry of Social Security and Labour instead.[Note: Jolita Slikiene, Ministry of Justice, interview by IRM researcher, 22 September 2017.] On 9 July 2017, the Ministry of Justice sent the Office of the Government a letter advising that the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour should be responsible for this commitment instead of them.[Note: Ieva Cesnulaityte, the Office of the Government, interview by IRM researcher, 14 September 2017.] Martinas Zaltauskas, the CEO of the Non-Governmental Organisations Information and Support Centre and a member of NGO Council, specified that the correct level of implementation is only at the 'talking' stage, and neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Center of Registers support the idea.[Note: Martinas Zaltauskas, Non-Governmental Organisations Information and Support Centre, stakeholders' meeting, 1 August 2017.]
In September 2017, Create Lithuania, a program for young professionals with international experience who consult public sector institutions on national issues, began a new initiative to implement the commitment.[Note: Program Create Lithuania, 'About Us,' http://kurklt.lt/en/apie-mus/. ] According to Aurelija Olendraite from Create Lithuania, the group is in the process of gathering examples of NGO databases from other countries to draft a concept for Lithuania.[Note: Aurelija Olendraite, 'Create Lithuania' programme', interview by IRM researcher, 29 September 2017.] Despite this initiative, concerns over the ownership of the commitment remain.
The IRM researcher recommends amending the Law on NGOs to clarify the criteria that all currently listed NGOs fulfill the requirements to be considered NGOs. This would help answer the question of which legal entities would qualify to be included in the NGO database.
Also, the commitment clearly shows that cooperation and clear communication between public sector institutions is key to achieve concrete results. The current situation, with the responsible institution not willing to lead the implementation, creates obstacles for further implementation. The confusion over the responsibility for this commitment demonstrates a clear lack of communication between institutions during its development. Because of this confusion, the IRM researcher recommends to explicitly delegate the responsibility for this commitment to the Ministry of Social Security and Labour and to continue its implementation.
For commitment detail, see the reports: Lithuania End-Term Report 2016-2018 (Lithuanian) and Lithuania End-Term Report 2016-2018 (English)
Open Data LT0024 2018 Lithuania E-Government
NGO Database, NGO Fund LT0025 2018 Lithuania Civic Space
Publish Fiscal Information LT0026 2018 Lithuania E-Government
Public Services by NGOs LT0027 2018 Lithuania Capacity Building
Monitoring and Evlauation for Public Participation LT0028 2018 Lithuania Public Participation
Legislative Process Evaluation LT0029 2018 Lithuania Capacity Building
Build Open Data Portal, and Integrate Into the European Single Digital Market. LT0015 2016 Lithuania Capacity Building
Publicize Information About Government Activities and Civic Participation in Governance. LT0016 2016 Lithuania Capacity Building
Publish Online Information About Revenues and Spending of National and Municipal Institutions LT0017 2016 Lithuania E-Government
Create and Broadcast Social Advertisements That Target Corruption in the Healthcare System LT0018 2016 Lithuania Anti-Corruption Institutions
Create Legal, Organizational and Technical Tools to Easily Access Detailed Information About Election and Voting Procedures LT0019 2016 Lithuania E-Government
Create Public Consultation Mechanism LT0020 2016 Lithuania Capacity Building
Foster Open Public Governance Culture in Public Sector LT0021 2016 Lithuania Capacity Building
Creation of NGO Database. LT0022 2016 Lithuania Civic Space
Creation of NGO Fund. LT0023 2016 Lithuania Capacity Building
Public Service Quality Improvements LT0007 2014 Lithuania Capacity Building
Developing and Promoting E-Services LT0008 2014 Lithuania E-Government
Encouraging Public Participation LT0009 2014 Lithuania E-Government
Raising Civic Awareness LT0010 2014 Lithuania Education
National Civil Society Fund Model Development LT0011 2014 Lithuania Civic Space
Accessibility of Public Information LT0012 2014 Lithuania E-Government
Public Decision-Making Transparency LT0013 2014 Lithuania Anti-Corruption Institutions
Promoting Anti-Corruption Education LT0014 2014 Lithuania Anti-Corruption Institutions
Increase of the Accessibility of the Information Held by Public Administration Authorities. LT0001 2012 Lithuania Records Management
Centralised Publishing of Information on Government Activities LT0002 2012 Lithuania Records Management
More Extensive Public Consultations LT0003 2012 Lithuania Public Participation
Promotion of Public Participation in Public Administration Processes LT0004 2012 Lithuania Legislature
Increasing the Accessibility of Services Provided to the Public. LT0005 2012 Lithuania E-Government
Promotion of Public Participation in the Process for the Improvement of Service Provision LT0006 2012 Lithuania Public Participation
LT0024, 2018, E-Government
NGO Database, NGO Fund
LT0025, 2018, Civic Space
Publish Fiscal Information
Public Services by NGOs
LT0027, 2018, Capacity Building
Monitoring and Evlauation for Public Participation
LT0028, 2018, Public Participation
Legislative Process Evaluation
Build Open Data Portal, and Integrate Into the European Single Digital Market.
Publicize Information About Government Activities and Civic Participation in Governance.
Publish Online Information About Revenues and Spending of National and Municipal Institutions
Create and Broadcast Social Advertisements That Target Corruption in the Healthcare System
LT0018, 2016, Anti-Corruption Institutions
Create Legal, Organizational and Technical Tools to Easily Access Detailed Information About Election and Voting Procedures
Create Public Consultation Mechanism
Foster Open Public Governance Culture in Public Sector
Creation of NGO Database.
Creation of NGO Fund.
Public Service Quality Improvements
Developing and Promoting E-Services
Encouraging Public Participation
Raising Civic Awareness
LT0010, 2014, Education
National Civil Society Fund Model Development
Accessibility of Public Information
Public Decision-Making Transparency
Promoting Anti-Corruption Education
Increase of the Accessibility of the Information Held by Public Administration Authorities.
LT0001, 2012, Records Management
Centralised Publishing of Information on Government Activities
More Extensive Public Consultations
Promotion of Public Participation in Public Administration Processes
LT0004, 2012, Legislature
Increasing the Accessibility of Services Provided to the Public.
Promotion of Public Participation in the Process for the Improvement of Service Provision
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HOUSE FIRE BURNS FOR HOUR, KILLING COUPLE, 3 CHILDREN
DENNIS, Mass. -- A couple and their three children died in a house fire that could have been burning for an hour before a neighbor called authorities. A neighbor called authorities after noticing "a huge glow" from the fire in a two-story, wood-frame duplex, acting Dennis fire Chief John Donlan said. Firefighters in the Cape Cod town were unable to immediately enter the duplex because of flames and because a portion of the roof collapsed. The identities of the family members, including children ages 9, 5 and 2, were withheld pending notification of relatives.
Florida’s Turnpike worker killed his boss after argument over politics, cops say
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Relief From Death Anxiety: In Your Medicine Cabinet Already?
The radio show Wait, Wait....Don't Tell Me! has a weekly segment called "Bluff the Listener" during which a caller listens to three unbelievable stories and then guess which one of the three is actually true. Much to my surprise, this week's "true" (yet unbelievable) story is about evidence that acetaminophen might relieve existential angst. (Here's a direct link to the audio segment.)
Julius Axelrod (Source: National Institutes of Health)
Really? Good ole' Tylenol might relieve bothersome thoughts about the ultimate threat to our existence? How could I not investigate this further, if only because the report threatens any conception I have of this meek anti-pyretic/analgesic. The title of the study from Psychological Science piqued my intrigue: "The Common Pain of Surrealism and Death: Acetaminophen Reduces Compensatory Affirmation Following Meaning Threat."
The journal article describes two separate studies, but has a background section with some familiar sounding concepts to palliative care clinicians and others which are likely foreign. The authors describe evidence which suggests both physical and social pain may activate the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC). This area of the brain may serve as a "cortical alarm system" which is sensitive to any discrepancy in the environment (such as a new severe pain stimulus or perceived social slight). The dACC has thus "been theorized to be the source of the unpleasant arousal associated with uncertainty and violations of expectations." Indeed, the authors cite evidence suggesting acetaminophen may reduce activation of the dACC.
What about fear of death? We'll get there, but first, the "Meaning Maintenance Model" which is useful for understanding the study:
""The Meaning Maintenance Model" focuses on people’s compensatory responses to violations of expectations, termed meaning threats. The model posits that any perceived meaning threat produces unpleasant arousal that often lies outside of awareness, and is nonspecific to the causal stimulus. This arousal arguably serves to prompt people to identify the source of the perceived discrepancy and, if time and cognitive resources are sufficiently available, to accommodate to the unexpected event....In many cases, however, it is not possible to resolve the violation, either because the problem is too complex or because the source of the arousal has not been identified correctly. When this occurs, people may respond to the arousal by affirming any available unrelated schema to which they are committed. These affirmations of intact meaning frameworks serve to dispel the unpleasant sense that something is wrong."
In other words, if there's a violation to meaning which is challenging to resolve (e.g. thinking about one's own death), a person might compensate by using cognitive resources to resolve an unrelated but easier to resolve challenge. At the heart of the hypothesis, the presence of a violation of meaning may influence how the person resolves the easier challenge. The person may overcompensate in resolving the "easier" challenge if already presented with a violation to meaning that cannot be readily resolved. How did the researchers test this hypothesis?
In one of the double-blind, randomized controlled studies, the participants received either Acetaminophen 1000 mg or a placebo pill orally. After completing some filler tasks to allow time for the drug to reach peak effect, all participants were randomized to complete an essay on one of two topics: 1. What will happen to their body after they die and how they feel about it or 2. The experience of dental pain. Dental pain was chosen because it's an aversive event but likely doesn't create an experience of "violated expectations" like imagining death might.
Subsequently, subjects read about a hypothetical arrest of a person accused of prostitution and were asked to set a bail amount (a "social judgment survey"), an arbitrary task for most of us but one which isn't too challenging to think about.
The researchers found that of all the participants, the group which was asked to write about their own death after taking a placebo pill set the highest bail. The difference between this group and the other groups was statistically significant whereas the difference between the other groups (including the death-writing/Tylenol-taking group) was not significant. In other words, the death-writing/placebo-taking group "compensated" by punishing the accused person more harshly yet this effect appeared to be mitigated by acetaminophen.
Self-reported positive and negative affect did not differ between any of the study conditions, suggesting to the researchers that compensation/"meaning maintenance" is largely not a conscious process.
Included in the paper is another study using similar methods to test the same hypothesis but with different conditions. They found similar results. The authors point out that while Acetaminophen acts at the dACC, it also acts elsewhere, so no conclusion can be made about the neurophysiological basis of any effect.
So, after being asked to reflect on death, participants in this study (who were students at the University of British Columbia where the studies were conducted) inflicted a harsher penalty than normal, perhaps to compensate subconsciously for their inability to resolve the "violation" of thinking about their own death. Should your electronic medical record system now add "existential angst" as an indication for Tylenol? Keep prescribing it for mild pain and fever, but there's nothing in this study which suggests added value of Tylenol for a patient facing a serious, potentially life-threatening illness. There's probably more relevance to defense attorneys who might consider asking potential jurors during voir dire if they have recently been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness (I suspect that's a stretch, too).
What is the relevance of this study, then, to you, the curious Pallimed reader?
Cicely Saunders' concept of total pain and Eric Cassell's deconstruction of suffering are frequently cited in palliative care literature. Both suggest a common pathway by which changes in a person's physical, social, psychological, and spiritual states might inflict the person. I cannot remember coming across a proposed neurophysiological explanation of the phenomena- if one exists, I'd love to see it. The theoretical "meaning maintenance model" described in the article seems to resonate well with total pain/suffering as well as our attempt to intervene through palliation.
If the "meaning maintenance model" is real, what adaptive and maladaptive ways do people use in a subconscious attempt to compensate? For instance, people cannot control the fact that they will die, but can exert some control over decisions about their healthcare. What subconscious processes are at play as patients and their physicians navigate these decisions?
What palliative care interventions provide an avenue for people to compensate when faced with the "unpleasant violation of expectation" which can be associated with the imminent threat of death? Of many possibilities, dignity therapy comes immediately to mind as a therapy which fits the model of "affirming an intact meaning framework" in a constructive manner. What are the neurophysiological effects of dignity therapy?
In the context of this study, it's also interesting to reflect on the variation amongst people with respect to death anxiety. Might this be explainable by differences in neurophysiology? For instance, when faced with death, might a region of the brain (such as the dACC) become less activated in some people than others? What affect could age have on the response of this region of the brain (e.g. does it become less responsive as we grow older, on average). What about over the course of a chronic disease?
What about spiritual practices? Might mindfulness or reflecting on a religious verse about death influence the reactiveness of the dACC? In a very brief search, I did find a few references to the dACC being thicker on average in those who meditate, and a growing body of evidence suggests the value of mindfulness for various physical and psychological symptoms. (My hypothesis: Look at the mirror on your medicine cabinet rather than inside the cabinet for a possible source of relief for death anxiety.)
Lots of questions. Maybe, unbeknownst to me, some answers exist, though I suspect future career(s) could be formed around some of them at the intersection of neurophysiology, psychology, and medicine .
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Posted by Lyle Fettig on Sunday, May 5, 2013
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Seven Important Advocacy Tips
In recognition of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Aimee Levesque, the mom of an individual we serve, shares why it is important for families to advocate for their loved ones. Aimee’s daughter, Jessica, is a participant of our Arts Experience Program and former participant of Young Adult Life Transitions. Both fans of the arts, Aimee is co-founder and managing director and Jessica is an actor of Unique Productions (UP!), a company of artists that aspires to promote community integration through the arts by providing individuals with disabilities a chance to be artists, actors and writers.
To read Aimee’s tips, click here.
KeyBank Doubles Donations
People Inc. is pleased to announce that we have received a $10,000 grant from KeyBank with a one-year commitment to match donations that will further help individuals with developmental disabilities, special needs and seniors live more independent and productive lives. To learn more, click here. To participate with a donation, click here.
EHC Diabetes Education Program Recognized for Excellence
The Elmwood Health Center (EHC), an affiliate of People Inc., recently received recertification for its Diabetes Education Program by the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE). EHC’s program remains in full compliance with the stringent national standards set by the AADE.
The news about the EHC’s recertification comes in the same month as The American Diabetes Association’s annual Diabetes Alert Day. Observed this year on March 24, Diabetes Alert Day is a one-day wake-up call to inform the American public about the seriousness of diabetes, particularly when diabetes is left undiagnosed or untreated.
Family Support and Advisory Council is a Resource for Families
People Inc.’s Family Support and Advisory Council meets monthly and offers a chance for family members of the individuals we serve to meet and support one another, obtain insight on program development, discuss challenges and learn more about our programs and the resources that are available, in a supportive, friendly environment.
If you are a family member of an individual served by People Inc., or if you know of a family member who would benefit, click here to learn more.
People Inc. in the Community
Our leadership team, individuals and staff members work tirelessly to share our agency’s mission throughout our community through the For Your Community initiative. From Albany to our hometown, recent activity included:
Rhonda Frederick, People Inc. president and CEO, and representatives of the Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York (DDAWNY) met with Senator Patrick Gallivan in Albany to discuss the 2015-16 New York State budget and its impact on non-profit providers of services to people with developmental disabilities.
Kevin Horrigan and Jeff Sanderson of People Inc. and Barb DeLong, co-president of the DDAWNY Family Committee, met with Senator Robert Ortt, chairman of the Senate Mental Hygiene and Developmental Disabilities Committee in Albany to also discuss budget impact.
Terence Hasan, an employee of our Young Adult Life Transitions (YALT) Program and a former participant, spoke to the Kenmore Lions Club about personal outcomes, YALT and the community’s role in a society that accepts individuals with developmental disabilities.
Congratulations, Rivershore!
Rivershore. Inc., an affiliate of People Inc., was recently named recipient of the Niagara River Region Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman’s Award. The award, one of 10 accolades given based on leadership, dedication and achievement in the community, will be presented at the annual Chamber Awards Gala on May 15, at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston. For gala information, click here.
People Inc.’s Senior Companion Program assists seniors who have difficulty with daily living tasks so that they can retain their pride and independence. Among other activities, a Senior Companion may assist with tasks, such as grocery shopping and errands, providing friendship and companionship, alerting doctors and family members to potential problems and providing respite for caregivers.
To become a Senior Companion, you must be age 55 or older and live in Erie county. Companions must complete 40 hours of orientation training and earn a tax-free hourly stipend, as well as receive travel and meal reimbursement. To become a Senior Companion volunteer or to enroll a loved one to receive services, call 716.768.2381.
PEOPLE INC. IN THE NEWS
Recent news stories that include information from People Inc. and agency representatives.
“Supported Employment Programs Foster Independence:” People Inc.’s Supported Employment Program is featured. Buffalo Healthy Living, March 2015.
“Meet the 2015 ATHENA Awards Finalists:” People Inc. President and CEO Rhonda Frederick is included. Buffalo Niagara Partnership, March 2, 2015.
“The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic at the Museum of disABILITY History:” Article by author Rosanne Higgins features new exhibit at the Museum of disABILITY History, Blogspot, March 5, 2015.
OTHER LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL NEWS
The Huffington Post: Restaurant Employs Deaf Servers, Gives them Access to Industry they were Once Excluded from
“Typically, you wouldn’t want your food request to fall on deaf ears. But at Signs Restaurant in Toronto, you’d be lucky to get the chance.”
NPR: Supporting A Spouse with Alzheimer’s: ‘I Don't Get Angry Anymore’
“….Now, as his symptoms continue to worsen, she takes a moment to reflect on how the disease is changing their marriage, sometimes in unexpected ways.”
End the R-Word
On March 4, we joined People Inc. supporter The Golisano Foundation in spreading the word to end the r-word. It’s not too late to show your support. Pledge here.
Make Phone Calls for More Resources
Advocate for more resources for individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. Additional funding is critically needed to provide new day and residential supports and services to meet the needs of those living at home, often with aging parents.
Please consider calling your senator, assemblymembers and legislative leaders and tell them that New York State must invest in supports and services for people with developmental disabilities. Tell them that New York must invest an additional $30 million on top of the Governor’s budget request to fund an additional 3,500 day and residential opportunities for people with developmental disabilities who are living at home.
Senate switchboard: 518.455. 2800. For a list of senators, click here.
Assembly switchboard: 518.455.4100. For a list of assemblymembers, click here.
Spring It On
Save the date for Spring It On 2015 beginning 8 a.m. on March 19, until 8 a.m. March 20. Don’t miss out on Buffalo Niagara's 24-hour online give-a-thon that is dedicated to supporting local charities like People Inc.; Headway of WNY, our affiliate; and the Museum of disABILITY History, a project of People Inc. More information on how to participate coming soon.
Paint on Tap
Have fun painting, hanging out with friends and sipping wine at Paint on Tap in Williamsville, all to benefit People Inc. Choose from a beautiful bird painting on April 27, or majestic dandelion heads on July 6. There are easy-to-follow instructions and staff assistance, so you can create your own masterpiece in just one evening. You can even bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages. Click on the above dates to register; use the code “merlot” when prompted. For more information, contact Sarah Snyder at ssnyder@people-inc.org or 716.817.7269.
NEWS FROM THE MUSEUM OF DISABILITY HISTORY
Limited-Time Exhibit Now Open
The Museum of disABILITY History opened the limited-time traveling exhibit, The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic, on February 27. The exhibit inspires dialogue about the treatment of those with mental illness and continues through April 11, at 3826 Main Street, Buffalo. Click here to learn more. To arrange a tour for your organization or school, call 716.629.3626.
Rivershore 5K
The Rivershore 5K starts and finishes at Lewiston Landing on Saturday, May 2, with an 11 a.m. start time. Experience a scenic journey through the historic town, which includes the most challenging incline in the area. Proceeds benefit Rivershore, Inc., an affiliate of People Inc., to support people living with disabilities as they pursue and achieve a meaningful life. There is an alternate start for noncompetitive participants. Register here.
Annual Assistive Technology Conference
The 3rd Annual Assistive Technology Conference, “Implementing Technology from SmartHomes to SmartSupports,” will be held on Thursday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga. This year’s expo is themed Passport to Technology. Costs: All-day session is $150 and the afternoon session is $25. The conference is sponsored by People Inc., Parent Network of Western New York, Early Childhood Direction Center and Learning Partners. Learn more here or contact Tracey Kosmoski at tkosmoski@people-inc.org, 716.817.7484.
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Advocating for Reduced Transit Fairs for Low-Income Riders in Chicago
A new report by the Active Transportation Alliance builds the case for reduced transit fares on all three transit systems in the Chicago region.
What's Hindering Regional Transportation in the U.S.?
September 29, 2019, 1pm PDT
Public transportation that serves regional areas makes sense, but the United States has been slow to pursue strategies and policies that foster these types of systems.
Work Ready to Begin on $2.1 Billion Red and Purple Line Modernization in Chicago
September 8, 2019, 11am PDT
The Chicago Transit Authority's largest-ever construction project, also one of its most controversial projects, will begin construction soon.
Editorial: Cheaper Metra on the South Side Would Ease Chicago's Transit Inequities
August 12, 2019, 12pm PDT
The Red Line extension to 130th is still unfunded and a universal Chicago fare card hasn’t materialized, but in the immediate term, the Metra can run more trains and charge lower fares to help get the South Side moving.
Chicago's Metra Will Build a 95th Street Station
August 9, 2019, 12pm PDT
Metra’s Electric line is one of the few places where Chicago’s commuter rail owns the tracks. Transit advocates have lobbied for years for the service to be run more like traditional public transit.
Curbed Chicago
Trade War With China Impacts Transit Investments in Chicago
A 25 percent tariff on steel imports could eventually be passed to transit riders in the form of higher fares.
Op-Ed: Metra Expansion May Encourage Sprawl
June 20, 2019, 11am PDT
The $45 billion transportation bill approved by the Illinois Legislature ended up including more public transit funding than it originally offered, but a Kendall County Metra project raises questions.
The Many Nicknames for Chicago's Elevated Railway
June 1, 2019, 5am PDT
The el/El/L debate has never been resolved, but the CTA says its usage is the correct one.
Bus/Bike Lanes Find Support in Chicago
April 11, 2019, 11am PDT
A temporary bus/bike lane experiment could lead to permanent additions around the city.
Chicago's Pace Wants to Put More Buses on the Highway
January 18, 2019, 1pm PST
In a city where bus ridership has been declining for years, Pace has found success on the expressway.
$43 Million Renovation Complete on Historic Chicago Transit Station
January 11, 2019, 10am PST
The CTA hopes the renovated Garfield Green Line station, originally built for the World's Columbian Exposition, will become a gateway for the Washington Park community.
Chicago Gets Federal Money for TOD Planning Efforts to Accompany Red Line Extension
December 26, 2018, 6am PST
The long-discussed 130th Street Red Line stop gets federal money for planning transit-oriented development to accompany the proposed new station.
Construction Contracts Awarded for Chicago Transit Authority's Largest Project Ever
A flyover to clear a bottleneck of trains serving the Red, Brown, and Purple lines is a key component of the massive modernization project planned by the Chicago Transit Authority.
Fans of Transit and/or Chicago: We Have a Card Game for You
December 8, 2018, 1pm PST
The card game LOOP was made by people who obviously put in some serious time hanging from straps on the L.
No Fare Hikes for Chicago in 2019 Budget
The Chicago Transit Agency 2019 includes a flyover at the Belmont train station, rehabs for two Blue Line stops, and Red and Purple Line modernizations, among other things.
Chicago Creates Incentives for Transit Oriented Developments Along Bus Routes
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration will expand its program to incentivize transit oriented development by including land around the 79th Street and Chicago Avenue bus routes.
Chicago Could Get More From New Damen El Stop
Steven Vance argues that the city is missing an opportunity to zone for and create housing in and around the new Damen Green Line stop.
Chicago's South Side May Lose Number 31 Bus
Chicago's South Side got its 31st Street (number 31) bus back for some weekday service in 2016, but it's likely that service will be canceled again.
Revealed: A New Green Line Station for Chicago
An international design firm has completed the planned designs for a new transit station in the city of Chicago.
Free Public Transit for Chicago?
The CTA just raised fares, but some think if the service were truly committed to equity it should be made free.
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Set designers design and organise sets for theatre, ballet, opera, and television or film productions. They find suitable locations if filming outdoors. They read the script and plan the set design that best suits the production.
In film they can be called production designers and in theatre, stage designers.
You could be:
researching historical periods or futuristic ideas and suitable locations, after reading the script
choosing furniture, props and colour schemes suited to the period and location
considering and dealing with practical matters such as safety, scene changes, lighting and the positions of cameras
sketching design ideas or using computer-aided design (CAD) to produce a ‘storyboard’ showing each scene
building and photographing scale models showing what the sets will look like scene by scene
discussing your ideas with the producer, director, costume designer and other staff
calculating costs, keeping within a budget, and producing a work schedule
supervising joiners, scene painters, riggers, design assistants and others during construction and painting of the set
adapting the scenery during rehearsals as the actors move around it.
Pay rates vary, depending on:
where you work
the size of company or organisation you work for
the demand for the job.
Starting salaries for set designers might be between £15,000 and £20,000 a year.
However, most set designers work freelance. They charge a fee, which varies depending on the work and their reputation. There are guidelines on the website of BECTU and other unions which might help you negotiate a freelance rate of pay.
The latest guidelines from ITC (Independent Theatre Council) and Equity recommend the following for 2019/20:
Design fee: £2,646.50
Weekly fee for building set and other duties: £518.50.
You would work alone when designing and as part of a team, with other production staff.
You would work in design offices, theatre back stages or film or television studios.
You may work both indoors and outdoors.
You may be away from home for long periods when on tour.
Hours are irregular and long, including evenings and weekends.
You must meet strict deadlines.
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You usually need a Higher National Diploma (HND), degree or postgraduate qualification in theatre design, technical theatre, interior and 3D design or a similar subject, preferably with a specialism in set design.
To get into a suitable HND you need 2-3 Highers, for a degree 3-5 Highers, normally including English and Art and Design.
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) offers a degree in Production Arts and Design, with specialisms in scenic art or set design.
Entry is with 3 Highers, usually in art and design and a related subject.
You need a good portfolio of designs or showreel to get into college or university.
If you are very talented and have a really good portfolio, you might get into college or university without the necessary Highers.
You need to get relevant experience and make contacts in the industry.
Applications for the RCS go through UCAS Conservatoires.
All applications to Art Schools (Duncan of Jordanstone at Dundee University, Edinburgh College of Art at Edinburgh University, Glasgow School of Art, Gray's School of Art at Robert Gordon's and Moray School of Art at UHI) are through UCAS, with some courses having a closing date of 15th January and others having the closing date of 24th March.
There are very few permanent jobs and entry into this career is very competitive. You might find them advertised in the specialist press, online and through the BECTU website, but many posts are filled by word of mouth. A lot of set designers work freelance.
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artistic, creative and imaginative
interested in the technical and production processes
accurate and good at drawing
able to use computer aided design (CAD) and 3D software
ambitious and energetic
able to supervise others
adaptable and able to work under pressure
able to meet deadlines and keep within budget
able to accept criticism of your work.
You should have:
a good eye for 3D design, detail and colour
a knowledge of lighting processes
an understanding of safety and construction methods
good practical and model making skills
tact and teamworking skills.
Training is through experience, on the job.
You might start as an assistant set designer, and progress to being a set designer.
There are few permanent posts and no standard career structure. Promotion prospects are limited.
With experience you might work freelance. If you do this you may find you have gaps between jobs.
You may work in other areas such as exhibition design or museum work.
Getting work as a freelance set designer depends on becoming well known and established. This can take some time. You might need to take other jobs to make an income. Building up a good portfolio of work and making personal contacts are most important in getting work.
The Creative and Cultural Skills website has a careers section called Creative Choices which includes information on working in the theatre and set design.
The following organisations may be able to provide further information.
BECTU Scotland (Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union)
E-mail: info@bectu.org.uk
Website: http://www.bectu.org.uk
Twitter: @bectu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BECTUOfficial
Chartered Society of Designers (CSD)
E-mail: info@csd.org.uk
Website: http://www.csd.org.uk
Twitter: @csdminerva
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/charteredsocietyofdesigners
Creative and Cultural Skills
E-mail: info@ccskills.org.uk
Website: http://www.ccskills.org.uk/
Website (2): https://ccskills.org.uk/careers
Twitter: @CCskills
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ccskills
Creative and Cultural Skills is the Sector Skills Council for advertising, crafts, cultural heritage, design, music, performing, literary and visual arts. Creative Choices is their career information website.
E-mail: enquiries@creativescotland.com
Website: http://www.creativescotland.com/
Website (2): http://opportunities.creativescotland.com/
Twitter: @CreativeScots
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreativeScotland
Scottish Drama Training Network
Website: http://sdtn.org/
Twitter: @SDTNtweets
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sdtnofficial/
Society of British Theatre Designers (SBTD)
E-mail: admin@theatredesign.org.uk
Website: http://www.theatredesign.org.uk/
Twitter: @weareSBTD
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/46932887747
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Ceramic Designer Craft Designer or Worker Ergonomist Florist Furniture Designer Glass Designer or Maker Jewellery Designer Model Maker Picture Framer Product Designer Sculptor Teacher - Secondary School - Design and Technology/Technological Education
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Amazon, seeking more skilled workers, will do the training
Amazon and other companies have struggled to find technically qualified U.S. employees.
July 11, 2019 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEATTLE—Amazon will provide technical training to about one-third of its U.S. workforce, both to address the need for more skilled workers and to better compete against rivals.
Amazon and other companies have struggled to find technically qualified U.S. employees. It said Thursday that it will begin providing its workers with the skills to transition into software engineering positions and other technical roles.
More advanced training for workers hired to work in Amazon warehouses is occurring in an increasingly competitive environment with the unemployment rate hovering below 4%.
Major retailers like Walmart and Target have been raising pay and boosting training to lure more quality employees and to make the experience in stores less stressful.
While customers are less likely to come face to face with an Amazon worker, the company can improve the experience of shopping online with a staff that is more technically savvy.
Amazon.com Inc. has also faced criticism from labour groups and some politicians, including presidential candidates, over what they see as substandard working conditions. Providing an avenue for low-skilled workers to advance within the company, or outside of it, could reshape the narrative for Amazon.
“While many of our employees want to build their careers here, for others it might be a stepping stone to different aspirations,” said Beth Galetti, a senior vice-president of human resources at Amazon. “We think it’s important to invest in our employees, and to help them gain new skills and create more professional options for themselves. With this pledge, we’re committing to support 100,000 Amazonians in getting the skills to make the next step in their careers.”
The Seattle company said Thursday that its U.S. workforce will hit 300,000 this year. It has more than 630,000 employees worldwide.
Amazon, using its own employment data, said its fastest growing skilled job positions over the last five years include data mapping, data science, security engineering and business analysis. There is also strong demand for workers skilled in logistics and transportation.
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NEW...MY EXCITING 2019 - 2020 LATEST RELEASE
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF A GIRL...Set in Cuba, pre and post the Fidel Castro 1958 Revolution, the three generation Fuentes family, Eduardo, Vicente and Emilio, with friends and loved ones, face the fight of a lifetime, not just for survival in a now Communist country continually deteriorating, but in the quest to find a way to Lady Liberty's open arms - to America - and freedom. With factual events woven throughout - this chronicled fictional saga as it unfolds encompasses equally - the heady days of the American "Mob" who owned and operated the Caribbean Islands glitzy and glamorous hotels and casinos, the corrupt ruling President Batista - but also - a growing dissident, Fidel Castro and his unrest and ultimate revolutionary uprising. All play key roles in the evolving good and bad fortunes of the Fuentes family as they cross oceans and climb proverbial mountains in their search for the penultimate - life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And for the youthful Emilio, he'll move heaven and earth - All For The Love Of A Girl.
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THE SLEEPING PRESIDENT...and the sequel - RESIGNED TO FATE
THE SLEEPING PRESIDENT...(THE BOOK) - OPTIONED TO COUNTDOWN MOTION PICTURES IN LOS ANGELES.
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This 455 page fictional epic novel, THE SLEEPING PRESIDENT, spans 100 years and 3 generations of a family.
THE PLOT. Thankful, accepting help to flee Afghanistan, Mustafa & Shereen Rahman face a harrowing 'flight to freedom' over the Khyber Pass into Pakistan. Young, married and penniless, as refugee immigrants they make it to the USA where they will raise a family. At the same time, with help, they amass a fortune - living the epitome of the American Dream. However, there was a price to pay and someday, with patience, it was expected to be honored. Shockingly, it would be claimed through their first born son, Shawn, and his ascendancy to the pinnacle of political success. Business and high stakes politics, love and survival, patience and masterful forethought, culminate - to ask;
What price is freedom. COULD IT HAPPEN?
RESIGNED TO FATE
RESIGNED TO FATE, the sequel that brings closure to The Sleeping President, stands alone as a novel, embracing the original story that is cleverly re-presented weaving in and out of the plot along with key characters, moving it along to the next exciting, always unfolding, very controversial level. Also, it questions - What would happen in this modern political era in consideration of The Constitution (its very wording) if, part of a circumstance played out were to, with plausible reason, realistically eventuate? Full of inner White House political intrigue and sad heartbreak, RESIGNED TO FATE picks up at the exact moment in time and activity where THE SLEEPING PRESIDENT left off. I hope, through you the reader, I have done both books justice. Enjoy!
Click MORE BOOKS IN THE TOOLBAR ABOVE to see & read a full synopsis of my other books as shown hereunder, including the true story, Apology Accepted. Many thanks.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 (32GB) [Grade B] - SM-G930
Samsung Galaxy S7 (32GB) [Grade B]
Model: SM-G930
Rethink What a Phone Can Do
Capture the moments that really matter in incredible clarity. With precision optics, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge deliver amazingly true-to-life picture resolution, and impressive lowlight performance thanks to the f1.7 aperture. And they do it mindblowingly fast.
Powerful Hardware
The batteries that power the Samsung Galaxy S7 (3000mAh) and S7 edge (3600mAh) are incredibly powerful, so you can do more throughout the day - and night. Then there’s the fast charging. Either connect wirelessly with our fast wireless charging pad* or connect it to a power outlet to get more energy even faster.
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Changes could be coming to open container rules
Escambia County Board is hoping to address an issue of intoxicated panhandlers along Davis Highway.
Changes could be coming to open container rules Escambia County Board is hoping to address an issue of intoxicated panhandlers along Davis Highway. Check out this story on pnj.com: http://on.pnj.com/1IFmn1a
Will Isern and Kimberly Blair, Pensacola Published 6:49 p.m. CT Jan. 12, 2015 | Updated 12:12 p.m. CT Jan. 13, 2015
The Krewe of Nauga celebrates the Mardi Gras season at the 18th annual Champagne Pajama Breakfast and Native Noontime Ball at The Dock on Pensacola Beach. Changes to the open container laws could prohibit consumption of alcohol on the Pensacola boardwalk.(Photo: Kira Lynn Ramos)
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is hoping to address an issue of intoxicated panhandlers along Davis Highway, but an early draft to change the county's open container rules would seemingly outlaw drinking on Portofino Boardwalk on Pensacola Beach and at other common drinking areas.
W. A. "Buck" Lee, Santa Rosa Island Authority executive director, is expected to inform his board about the county's proposed plan to ban public consumption of alcohol in public places in the county during his report at Wednesday's regular board meeting.
The item is not advertised on the Island Authority agenda, however.
Terry Preston, a beach resident who attends nearly every Island Authority meeting, said if the board intends to discuss this ordinance at all, it should have been on the agenda because it is a hot-button issue on the beach.
"Something as controversial as alcohol ban in public areas should be on the agenda," she said, regardless of if it's just an informational item but most certainly if the board discusses whether to support it.
"The people who live and work on the beach ought to get in on the discussion," she said.
Preston also believes if the county includes a ban on the boardwalk, it would be nearly impossible to enforce.
"With Bamboo Willie's, you take two steps and you're on the boardwalk. It's wide open. So are the other bars," she said. "I just think the ordinance is overkill."
The proposed language would outlaw possession of an open container of alcohol on an any "street, roadway, highway, sidewalk, boardwalk .... public park, playground, or other recreational facility owned by the County, or other public place not duly licenses to permit the consumption of said beverages on the premises in the unincorporated areas of Escambia County."
In a recent email, assistant county attorney Kerra Smith advised SRIA director W.A. "Buck" Lee that the county could amend the proposed language so as to exclude areas on Pensacola Beach where it is currently lawful to consume alcohol from the proposed changes. But a version of the proposed ordinance obtained by the News Journal only excludes "sandy areas" of the beach where consumption of alcohol is currently allowed.
Robert Rinke, master leaseholder of Portofino Boardwalk commercial space, said he has nothing to do with the county ordinance but has long supported prohibiting the public consumption of alcohol on the boardwalk.
"I don't control the boardwalk," Rinke said in a phone interview from the Hawaiian island of Maui. "We do want to maintain a family-oriented status on the boardwalk. We don't want to stop people from drinking. This ordinance will stop people from hanging out on the boardwalk drinking. Walking around drinking is not an issue. But some people take it to another level. That's not a family-oriented environment."
County commissioner Grover Robinson says it's in no way the board's intention to curtail drinking on the beach.
"That's not the purpose of what we're getting into, we're trying to deal with panhandling on Davis Highway that was brought to our attention by the Sheriff," he said. "We're wanting to address mainland issues, not beach issues."
The proposed changes will go to the county board on Jan. 22 meeting where they'll schedule a public hearing on the issue for Feb. 5.
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The Netherlands threatens to halt EU-Ukraine trade agreement
Staff Writer | December 10, 2016
The Netherlands has said that it is prepared to halt a proposed trade and security deal between Ukraine and the European Union.
Trade dispute EU leaders will meet next week
Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, said that the country will not back the deal if provisions are not introduced to clarify that the "association agreement" is not a defense agreement and a step towards the country eventually joining the EU.
"If we do not get this we will put a law to parliament the next day, which will state that we will not ratify the association agreement," he told The Financial Times.
"The reason I am fighting for this is that I am absolutely convinced that Europe must be unified now towards Russia’s foreign policy," Rutte said.
EU leaders will meet next week to try to save the deal, which has been supported by all countries apart from the Netherlands. ■
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A female polar bear leads her two cubs through a patch of colourful fireweed in a handout photo. During summer, with no sea-ice to hunt on, polar bears in this area are restricted to the shores of Hudson Bay in Canada. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BBC Earth)
Canadian polar bears’ ‘ingenious’ survival seen in BBC Earth series
Film crews also go to Tofino to watch black bears snap up crabs under massive boulders
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For most polar bears, the summer months are typically lean without access to the winter sea ice they rely on to hunt.
But a group of them around Seal River in northern Manitoba’s Hudson Bay region have found what experts are calling an “ingenious strategy” to find a meal in the hotter weather.
As the new series “Seven Worlds, One Planet” shows, polar bears there patiently wait on boulders for pods of beluga whales to come in with the tide and then jump on their backs to hunt them.
Chadden Hunter, an Australian wildlife biologist and filmmaker who is a producer on the series, says such behaviour hasn’t been studied and wasn’t reported on until recently.
He says it’s “quite unusual,” as polar bears typically just come ashore during the summer, sleeping and conserving their energy while they wait for the cold weather to return.
He adds the discovery could help experts understand what polar bears might need to do more of in the future, if they’re going to survive longer and hotter summers.
“What we might be witnessing with this amazing behaviour that we filmed in Hudson Bay is the kind of thing that would enable some groups of polar bears to survive as climate changes,” says Hunter.
“We can’t say that they’re doing it directly because of climate change, but there really is an interesting question here about the future.”
Premiering Saturday on BBC Earth, “Seven Worlds, One Planet” has stunning footage from 41 countries in seven continents, with a crew of 1,500.
Renowned nature documentary broadcaster David Attenborough narrates the series, which showcases animal behaviour on each continent and the impact of humans on the planet.
Saturday’s debut looks at Australia.
Canada will be featured in the Jan. 25 North America episode, which shows the polar bears north of Churchill, Man., in summer 2018.
As Hunter explains, polar bears lose about a third of their body weight when they’re unable to hunt on winter sea ice in the summer.
But the summertime polar bears around the remote Seal River area have learned to wait for up to six hours on top of giant rocks for beluga whales, which come into the river mouth with the tide and their calves to exfoliate their skin on the boulders.
The bears then leap onto the backs of the whales at just the right moment in an attempt to get a big summer meal. As a result, they’re fatter and healthier than polar bears usually are in the summer.
“When we were filming this behaviour, a lot of scientists couldn’t believe that it was happening,” says Hunter.
“There was absolutely no records in scientific papers, there was no studies on it, and a lot of scientists are champing at the bit to get into this Seal River area to study this group of polar bears to see if they can study the behaviour more.”
Hunter and his crew achieved such footage using a drone and a small boat with a stabilized camera on the end of a crane arm.
They also used boats to capture fascinating footage of bears in another region of Canada: Tofino, on the western shore of Vancouver Island.
There, we see a subspecies of black bears from the rainforest that have learned to wait for low tide for a rich source of seafood, including fresh crabs underneath massive boulders.
Cameras capture a mother black bear teaching her mischievous young cubs in the springtime how to roll over the boulders to get to the food.
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Remember Me Like This (Hardcover)
By Bret Anthony Johnston
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Published: Random House - May 13th, 2014
Brett’s book kept me up worrying about each and every member of this family catapulted into trauma. His resolution brings hope to damaged, resilient and good people, as well as to the reader.
Jane J.
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Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution (The American Revolution Series #1) (Hardcover)
By Nathaniel Philbrick
Published: Viking - April 30th, 2013
Philbrick’s clear and entertaining prose brings an old story to life. Live with our patriots and marvel at their heroism and foibles. Washington, Warren, Knox, Bunker Hill, Breed’s Hill and Battle Road. Loyalists, Generals, Admirals, and mad King George. Boston occupied and under siege! Enjoy and marvel at the exploits as Philbrick enthralls us – again!
In the Shadow of the Banyan Tree
In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Vaddey Ratner
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Published: Simon & Schuster - August 7th, 2012
A compelling autobiographical novel. Ratner is a member of the Cambodian royal family & was 7 years old when the Khmer Rouge drove her family from their home. Only she and her mother in her immediate family survived. Beautifully written, it is a testament to the love of her father, who was a poet first and prince second.
Days of Destruction Days of Revolt
Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt (Hardcover)
By Chris Hedges, Joe Sacco (Illustrator)
Published: Nation Books - June 12th, 2012
An eloquent and unsettling visual telling of the plight of the poorest in America. We have failed these regions, these peoples with the pursuit of wealth. It is impossible to walk away after reading this and do nothing about the grab for money power in Washington.
Jana Bibi’s Excellent Fortunes
Jana Bibi's Excellent Fortunes: A Novel (Jana Bibi Adventures #1) (Paperback)
By Betsy Woodman
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Published: Holt Paperbacks - July 17th, 2012
Want a new heroine – not young, not beautiful, not in love with anything but life? Meet Jana Bibi who inherits her miscreant grandfather’s home in a small hill town in India. Faced with uncertainty about her future she manages with much kindness and wisdom. A gentle book with colorful characters and villains drawn from the author’s experiences of her childhood years in India. Read it and wait, like I do, for the next in the series.
Midnight in Peking
Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China (Hardcover)
By Paul French, Paul French
Published: Penguin Books - April 24th, 2012
Midnight in Peking is a story of empire, fascism, colonialism, lust, and murder. Set against the background of impending Japanese occupation and lingering mistrust among the Chinese and foreigners in the city, the body of a prominent young girl is found. Despite (or because) of multiple players in the investigation, the mystery of her death was never officially solved. Paul French, journalist, analyst and Shanghai resident brings life to this dusty story. Midnight in Peking provided me with one of my favorite benefits to reading – a whole world of other books to explore!
An Infamous Army
An Infamous Army: A Novel of Wellington, Waterloo, Love and War (Historical Romances #9) (Paperback)
By Georgette Heyer
Published: Sourcebooks Landmark - September 1st, 2007
Romance, war, intrigue, romance. What more could you ask of the premier romance writer of the early 20th century!? The story is set in Brussels in the months preceding the famous Battle of Waterloo and is really a novel of that battle with romance attached. An Infamous Army is used by Sandhurst, the British War Academy, to teach about the battle. It has amazing fidelity to formations, movements, and men in all sorts of armies. And, you get to see British high society at their best and worst. Read and come back for more Heyer!
Breadcrumbs (Hardcover)
By Anne Ursu, Erin McGuire (Illustrator)
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Published: Walden Pond Press - September 27th, 2011
imagined and written, Breadcrumbs calls on a rich fairytale heritage to
examine the depths of friendship. Hazel and Jack have been best friends
through all of their lives and now life is changing them. When Jack
suddenly disappears into the woods, Hazel overcomes magical dangers to
rescue him. Loss might come to their friendship but Hazel makes sure it
is the loss brought by time, not by evil. There’s much to admire and
think about in this lovely book.Jane J
Reamde
Reamde: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Neal Stephenson
Published: William Morrow - September 20th, 2011
Reamde is the quintessential thriller but with fascinating, well-developed characters. The time is just over the horizon and the setting is worlds both real and virtual. Enter the universe of gaming with Neal Stephenson as your guide and hold on for the ride!
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Transphorm's $18.5M Contract to Produce RF GaN Epi for Navy
Project to Produce First Commercialized Nitrogen Polar GaN for RF/mm-wave for DoD/5G
GOLETA, Calif.— Transphorm Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Office of Naval Research (ONR) has exercised a three-year $15.9 million option on an existing $2.6 million base contract with the company. This contract, N68335-19-C-0107, administered by Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst establishes Transphorm as a U.S.-based dedicated production source and supplier of GaN epiwafers for DoD and Commercial radio frequency (RF)/millimeter wave (mm-wave) and power electronics applications. The award comprises a Base Program for key technology development/transfer and an Option Program to establish production scale capability.
The program’s core objective is to commercialize nitrogen polar (N-polar) GaN, a breakthrough technology beyond the incumbent Ga-polar GaN. N-polar GaN holds significant promise for the continued advancement of GaN-based electronics, in today’s RF electronics and future power conversion systems. The technology, exclusively licensed to Transphorm, was invented under ONR and DARPA sponsorship at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) by the team of Professor Umesh Mishra, Distinguished Professor at UCSB and Transphorm’s Co-founder, CTO and Chairman.
“The N-polar orientation of the material is reversed from the traditional Ga-polar GaN currently being widely used in base station and DoD applications. The flip produces radical benefits in output power along with groundbreaking efficiencies to frequencies as high as 94 GHz,” said Dr. Mishra. “Applications span the frequency range of interest for 5G, 6G and beyond and also fill a critical technological void for DoD systems.”
At 94 GHz, Mishra’s UCSB team has demonstrated mm-wave devices with record power densities and high efficiencies. These devices simplify RF electronic systems by reducing the need for power combining multiple components and devices while also simplifying cooling systems, ultimately resulting in higher performance at reduced cost.
Leveraging Transphorm’s Well-established MOCVD/GaN Epi Capability
Currently in production with several customers, Transphorm stands as a leading supplier of high quality, high reliability (Q+R) HV GaN FETs. The company’s success is driven by a vertically-integrated business approach, expertise, IP, and, particularly, a solid MOCVD epi growth platform with production scale. With this ONR program, the company will address epi capability on multiple platforms including SiC, Si, and Sapphire substrates ranging from 4-inch to 6-inch and ultimately 8-inch wafers. In the RF and mm-wave area, Transphorm will be a pure play epiwafer supplier focused solely on GaN materials.
As with all Transphorm GaN products, the epiwafer offerings will be backed by:
· Rapid development
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· Uniform, high yielding wafer products
· Statistical Process Control manufacturing
Design Resources and Support
· Ga-polar and N-polar GaN baseline processes on multiple substrates of various diameters
· Comprehensive suite of GaN epiwafer characterization equipment
· MOCVD experts to align on specific customer requirements
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OTC Markets Group issues its 2020 OTCQX Best 50 ranking of top-performing companies
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Uttara Choudhury
13:20 Wed 24 Jul 2019
GrapheneCA casts a spotlight on usefulness of graphene
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Competition heats up among companies building 3D printed offices, houses using graphene
New York’s GrapheneCA says mobile 3D printers capable of locally making graphene will ‘greatly simplify’ building houses in remote disaster areas and islands
GrapheneCA has inked a pact with Apis Cor to develop a 3D printing system capable of printing graphene materials used for construction
The video shows a robot arm squeezing out layers of concrete over and over again. As the layers build up and the outline of a structure emerges, it becomes clear that the robot is building a house with mercurial speed. The video, made by San Francisco-based Apis Cor outside Moscow, went viral. With reason, the robot put up a house for $10,000 in a day.
The video was viewed 75 million times, a sign of the excitement created when a revolutionary technology, in this case 3D printing, meets construction. Printable buildings now represent the latest wave in construction and competition is heating up in the space.
“3D printing will allow architects and builders to dream up extraordinary edifices that would be difficult and expensive to build using traditional methods,” Brooklyn architect James Sheldon told Proactive Investors.
READ: GrapheneCA is poised to change the world with its disruptive graphene technology
After unveiling the world’s first 3D printed building three years ago, Dubai now wants a fourth of its buildings to be printed in the next seven years. Use of 3D printing technology in the construction of Dubai’s “Office of the Future,” as the building is known, helped cut labor costs by half and allowed for much faster construction time, according to the Dubai Future Foundation.
The move is part of Dubai’s ambitious strategy to become the world’s 3D-printing hub by 2030.
A Chinese company now plans to print a seven-meter high intricate temple using 3D printing technology. Qingdao Unique Products Develop Co Ltd claims it has the world's largest 3D printer which weighs 120 tons, or as much as a steam locomotive.
According to Qingdao Unique founder CEO Wang Hong, the company spent six months developing the giant printer, which was assembled using cranes.
The Chinese company is building a pagoda-style temple using graphene glass fiber reinforced plastic as its 3D printing material, since it is light, strong, corrosion-resistant, and environment friendly. The Chinese 3D printer has a wide X and Y axis of 12 meters.
The US advantage
Privately-held US firm GrapheneCA announced last week that it has inked a pact with Apis Cor to develop a 3D printing system capable of printing graphene materials.
The New York company, which develops graphene-based technology for industries, is partnering with Apis Cor, the first company to develop specialized equipment for 3D printing in construction capable of printing whole buildings completely on site.
“We will design an extruder and mixing system that will be embedded into Apis Cor’s 3D printer,” said David Robles, head of business development at GrapheneCA.
“The 3D printer may not be quite as large, but it has a 4.5-meter boom arm and it moves. It prints up to two storeys tall on its own so in terms of being able to build a super large structure it could out build the Chinese machine because the printer is much faster.”
Robles said the ability to 3D print graphene material could lead to a “breakthrough” in the construction industry as printers are expected to locally produce other materials such as cement, helping to cut associated labor costs and significantly reduce construction time.
"Graphene is a multi-tasking super additive, with one material and much lower loads than traditional additives," said Dr Sergey Voskresensky, head of R&D at GrapheneCA.
"Even better, it is possible to achieve really stunning properties like conductivity, heat dispersion, controlled permeability, and all that is changing is the load of graphene in the 3D printer ink. For us, what that means is a single base material can provide most of the functions of dozens of other materials, speeding up and simplifying construction."
GrapheneCA first began producing pristine graphene flakes in July 2017 from its production facility in Brooklyn, New York. Its technology has been patented and GrapheneCA is preparing for mass production to advance a number of commercial applications for its graphene supply.
“Imagine being able to print a residential 2,500 square feet home in a day, for less than $8,000, or envision a mobile 3D printer that can solve current construction bottlenecks,” said Robles. “This could lay the groundwork for making 3D printed graphene a standard material in the construction process.”
Mobile 3D printers
According to GrapheneCA, mobile 3D printers capable of locally manufacturing graphene are expected to “greatly simplify” the process of building in remote natural disaster areas, or on islands.
The company pointed out that 3D printers could allow developers to construct buildings able to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes “in a matter of days.” These advances are expected to bring “affordable housing” a step closer to becoming a reality, said the company.
“New materials and its advanced properties will open new horizons,” said Apis Cor founder CEO Nikita Cheniuntai. “Collaborating with GrapheneCA brings us closer to disrupting the 3D printing materials for construction.”
3D printing technology could play an important role in tackling the challenges of low-cost housing for the exploding urban population, according to the World Economic Forum, which expects the global market for 3D printing to reach $32.78 billion by 2023.
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The combination of "Images and Words" as well as "Awake" is one of the best back- to-back album combinations of all time. Both embody the style of Dream Theater at its finest, and in my humble opinion even the masterpiece "Scenes from a Memory" does not top either of these. Awake is a very well-rounded album as far as musicianship goes. The album kicks off with two heavy tracks accompanied by powerful LaBrie vocals. "6:00" is a very nice track, featuring a very neat drum solo to kick things off. "6:00" is actually a pretty complex song with many moving background parts that take some concentration to really hear. Like many other tracks on "Awake", "6:00" features dialogue to sort of get the lyrical point across better. Very nice piece all around.
The next track, "Caught in a Web" is very similar to "6:00". The musical style does not shift at all from the heavy metal sound, but it does feature a bit more of a speed metal feel, especially the solo section in the middle. LaBrie gets up higher in his range on this song than on "6:00", and the standard Dream Theater sound takes more of a forefront. The only disappointing part about the song is that the ending is very abrupt.
"Innocence Faded" is definitely the biggest attempt at a commercial hit on the album. From the intro to the song, you can pretty much tell where this piece is going. However, LaBrie has a very nice vocal feature of sorts during the soft bridge of the song, showing off his range to everyone and really creating a special moment in the music as well. Near the end of the song there is also a solo section, but it is all Petrucci and is very drawn out and almost bland at times. This is probably the worst song on the album, but it is still one of my favorite Dream Theater works.
"Erotomania" is where the fun really begins musically. Gone is the style and mood created by the first three songs. "Erotomania" in my opinion is Dream Theater's "YYZ"; a masterpeice instrumental that really shows off both the talent and essence of the band. This track has some very nice points spread throughout. Petrucci has an amazing solo section near the end, and then the theme is repeated until the transition into the next track comes. "Erotomania" is definitely one of the biggest highlights of "Awake".
Entering with a smooth trasition from the very catchy "Erotomania", "Voices" starts off with a very powerful intro and then tones down into a emotional LaBrie passage accompanied by a simple piano line as well as abstract guitar noises. This style continues on for a little bit, and then the real bulk of the song hits, which is a powerful and sometimes heavy masterpiece. As if an implication from the title, James LaBrie's vocals are a stunning addition to this wonderful piece. This song is really quite the masterpiece, and up until now it is probably the best song discounting the instrumental.
"The Silent Man" is a great followup to "Voices" since so far the album has been Power! Power! Power! for the most part until now. "The Silent Man" could possibly by Dream Theater's softest work to date. An acoustic style is the theme here with the song kicking off with a very nice vocal and acoustic guitar duo. Portnoy eventually comes in with a maracca-styled shuffle that provides just enough build for this peaceful work. Moore accompanies with a nice background string synth, keeping the spotlight on Petrucci and LaBrie while providing some base for the song to use. This is truly a wonderful work, and while you might think "Dream Theater Unplugged? Ugh!", it actually sounds like a Dream Theater work through and through.
After ending "The Silent Man" with a very nice acoustic chord, Dream Theater once again grabs you by the throat by bringing in "The Mirror". Utter silence quickly turns into a short distorted fall followed by quite possibly the simplest, heaviest, repetitive, but coolest riff ever made. I can't really say much about this song but that it must be heard to be fully understood. Moore's great piano and synth melodies along with LaBrie's powerful vocals are really what transform this piece from a heavy metal riff-fest to a enjoyable work that is both powerful and eeire at the same time. This track is another highlight of the album.
The next track, "Lie" finally puts some spotlight back on Portnoy's great drumming. The drum parts used in this song really help set the tone, and the beat's presence is constantly engrained into your mind thanks to straight double bass throughout the verses. The song is very guitar and bass heavy, and LaBrie's voice is once again powerful to follow suit. The song is pretty much straightforward until the "The Mirror" reprise, which is then built upon with a very cool sounding solo section featuring Petrucci. Overall, Lie is a good track, but it is a little similar to the other works on the album.
Things get toned down again with "Lifting Shadows off a Dream". The style shift between "Lie" to "Lifting Shadows off a Dream" is about the same as "The Silent Man" to "The Mirror". "LSoaD" is a softer piece that has some nice muted distortion guitar and acoustic parts as well as some parts that bring out a little more groove. This is a very complete song as far as Dream Theater standards go, featuring many variations of style and intensity.
Throw out everything you've been reading about how good this album is so far, because "Scarred" wipes the floor with every previous track. This is by far the most musically cohesive work on the album. Everyone in the band just contributes a little something and when it all gets put together it is a masterpice. Clocking in at one second less than 11:00, this work is both musically and lyrically dynamic; the styles change so much and so quickly that you can easily become lost if you don't pay attention to it. I would be here all day if I tried to breakdown this entire work, but just take my work that it is truly an amazing work. This is definitely the song that will capture you the quickest, and once it does it never lets go.
The last song on the album, "Space-Dye Vest" is very interesting because it is Kevin Moore's swan song with the band. Written and composed entirely by Moore, this song is so emotional that you can almost feel yourself drifting away as you listen through it. The entire song focuses almost exclusively on Kevin's piano and James' soft vocals. The story of the work is revealed more through the spoken dialogue of various voices rather than the actual sung lyrics. If you hit play on this track and expect a good ol' Dream Theater sound, then you will be gravely disappointed. This is by far the most eerie song I have personally ever heard, and all of the abstract sound effects along with the constant tones of the piano just make a very soft and absorbing mood (if that makes sense). The song just pulls you in and makes it seem as if your entire life hangs in its balance. It is just that engrossing. This song has to be heard to be believed. Top-notch work by Moore. There is nothing else to say about this song but that it is the best song on the album. Scarred is a very worthy runner-up, but this thing just takes the cake. I just can't praise how good this track is enough.
Overall, Awake is a totally complete album without any real weak point. The entire album has a very dark feel to it, with of course "Space-Dye Vest" bringing that mood out the most. This is an essential masterpiece to any progressive music collection and even moreso to every Dream Theater fan.
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Now You See Him: 9 Things We Know About Deer Excursions
| By Matt Ross
Nothing about whitetails ever seems routine, does it? Just when you think you’ve got ‘em figured out, they seemingly throw another curve ball in the grand scheme of World Series play we call “hunting.” But that lack of certainty and the challenge that comes with it is a big part of why deer hunting is so darn enjoyable. It is not easy, and we have to try our best to decode what the third base coach is signaling when he pulls his ear lobe three times and rubs his belly counterclockwise.
Ya got me?!
However, we can certainly learn from experience and apply science (insert #deernerd here) to better understand deer for both management and hunting purposes, allowing portions of our field-of-view to become more in focus about how they live.
One thing researchers have deciphered in recent years using GPS technology is a somewhat new behavior that white-tailed deer do called an excursion, which is a brief trip or trips outside their established home range.
If you’re hoping for a glimpse of a mature buck, this means increased opportunity. On the other hand, if you’re hoping to see young bucks survive the season, it means increased risk as well.
Think of these movements like a person going on vacation. Your normal routine likely takes you from home to work and back again daily, then throw in the various other locations you frequent within your community. The grocery store. Church. Sporting events. Your favorite restaurants. All of these combined make up your home range. Then, once a year you may go somewhere vastly different; maybe a warm climate with the family because it’s cold at home, somewhere cultural, or perhaps an adventure hunting-trip you saved for. Whatever it is, the destination is well outside your norm of travel.
In essence deer do the same sort of thing. Every once in a while, they go on a vacation.
The crazy thing is that prior to about 15 years ago we didn’t know excursions even occurred. Yet they have now been documented across various landscapes, in different age classes, and just about year-round; but, as you may expect, there seems to be a pretty big spike in this type of movement during the rut. Unfortunately, there is no way to predict when and how far a particular deer will go.
Let’s go on a trip together in an attempt to make some sense of what we know about deer excursions today, including who’s doing them, as well as how often and how far they’re going:
Equal opportunity behavior
You may assume that just bucks are going on excursions. Not so. Scientists have observed this type of movement in both bucks and does! In one Pennsylvania study, five of eight collared adult whitetail does went on an excursion, and in a Tennessee project researchers documented a rare case where both a collared doe and buck within the study area left their respective yet separate home ranges and met up somewhere in between the two during an excursion that each was making (caution: this may or may not be the first booty call ever recorded in the deer world). Both of these projects occurred in November.
Not just for Mom and Dad
Interestingly, excursions have been found to occur in all age classes. A recent study out of Illinois found that 1½-year-old bucks had a 78% chance of going on an excursion during that first year of adulthood. Now, if you know much about deer biology you also may know that most (50 to 75%) young bucks between 12 and 18 months of age permanently disperse from where they were born. The excursive movements in this study were different from dispersal because they actually returned to their natal range. What’s more, compared to when the same study animals eventually dispersed, their excursions were differentiated by also being faster, shorter and having a more complex path. The lead authors surmised that these excursions could have been failed dispersals in an attempt to learn about what was outside their home range.
No accent here
At this point excursions have been documented in just about every landscape and region in North America. Studies with GPS-collared deer have been performed in rich agricultural areas, heavily forested and mountainous terrain, grasslands, the brush-country, mixed landscapes and suburban fringes. They’ve been seen regularly in the Northeast, Deep South, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. In addition, not only is it apparently a ubiquitous behavior regionally and among sex and age classes, it also seems that no property, scale or intensity of management is immune. Researchers have shown that excursions happen even on well-managed properties with high-quality habitat. (mental note: “Excursions happen” would make a great bumper sticker!)
Open for business 365
With an increase in technology and the ability to have collars on deer for much longer time periods, as I mentioned earlier excursions have been found to occur basically any time of year. However, when amassing numerous projects and analyzing them as a single, large data set, it appears there is a slightly higher probability deer go on excursions during the breeding season, or rut, compared to other seasons. Moreover, each study that was ongoing during the breeding season showed a marked increase from pre-rut to peak rut and a significant decrease from rut to post-rut.
There’s a slightly higher probability that bucks go on excursions in the breeding season. These are the percentages of bucks that went on excursions in three studies in Maryland, Texas and Tennessee.
Since I know many of you reading this are particularly interested in statistics related to buck excursions, here are some neat metrics that researchers have recorded as to what is likely the average situation around the country. Think about all of those times during the rut you got a one-time glimpse of a buck while hunting and never saw him again. Or, maybe a single-appearance trail-camera image in late October that has you falling in love and breaks your heart all at the same time. Many of these instances may be explained by a buck in the midst of an excursion.
When analyzing the available data from six studies performed in six different states on 182 collared bucks from 2011 to 2014, it appears roughly half of the study animals had the tendency to go on an excursion at some point in their lives. That means roughly half never went on one. However, these studies had collars on bucks during different times of the year. In fall, when bucks are engaged in breeding behaviors and when you’re likely out spending the most time hunting, the average was closer to 60% of individuals that went on an excursion.
Once a wanderer, always a wanderer?
Building off the last point, of those bucks that did go on an excursion, at least half of them went more than once during the study periods observed. This was slightly higher (57%) in the fall as well.
Daywalkers
One Maryland study was able to track the proportion of excursions that happened during daylight versus night and found their study animals went from doing it 85% of the time in the dark during pre-rut to 70% of the time during the day during peak rut. Wow! The ones that survived then flipped back to going on excursions mostly at night again (70%) in the post-rut and after.
How far did they go, you ask? Of those 182 collared bucks, the average distance traveled was roughly 1.5 miles away from their home range. However, there was a lot of variability in that data and ranged from a quarter of a mile to 8 miles away. When taking into account the total path traveled, one buck covered almost 25 miles!
How long were they gone? The same study animals on average were outside their home range for 16 hours. But that ranged, too, from two hours to several days. The variance in both distance and duration says that even though a lot of deer go on excursions, the motivation to go, season and individuality of the animal all play a role in what that excursion ultimately looks like.
The thing to remember when talking about excursions is that if you’re hoping for a glimpse of a mature buck, this means increased opportunity. On the other hand, if you’re hoping to see young bucks survive the season, it means increased risk as well. All the more reason to form a QDM Cooperative with your neighbors.
As an avid hunter, I know how important it is to stay on top of the latest in deer research because it simply elevates your chance of being successful. That’s one of our main goals here at QDMA. We want you to be as successful, that’s why we say that QDMA “blends the art of hunting with the science of management to create better deer and better deer hunting.”
If you don’t already get it, make sure to sign-up for our weekly e-newsletter, it’s always filled with the kind of info that will increase your odds. And if you aren’t a QDMA member, join!
I hope this information allows you to stay on stand a little longer this fall when it counts. After all, we want to see more grand slams and less K’s.
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About Matt Ross
Matt Ross of Saratoga Springs, New York, is a certified wildlife biologist and licensed forester and QDMA's Assistant Director of Conservation. He received his bachelor's in wildlife conservation from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and his master's in wildlife management from the University of New Hampshire. Before joining the QDMA staff, Matt worked for a natural resource consulting firm in southern New Hampshire, and he was a QDMA volunteer and Branch officer. He and his wife Sadie have two daughters, Josephine and Sabrina.
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Emotional Ant dedicates NTA for Best TV Presenter to Dec after 18th consecutive win
The presenting duo proved they remain fan favourites – despite not attending the ceremony
By Susanna Lazarus
Wednesday, 23rd January 2019 at 10:47 pm
Ant and Dec’s presenting partnership has had a turbulent year, with Ant choosing to spend the last nine months on an extended break after pleading guilty to drink driving in April.
But that hasn’t stopped viewers voting in their droves to name the pair Best Entertainment Presenters at the National Television Awards for the 18th consecutive year.
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The pair had been nominated alongside Bradley Walsh, Graham Norton, Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, and many had wondered whether 2019 might be the year to end their winning streak.
But when their names were called, a visibly emotional Ant told the NTA audience via video link: “This is a genuine shock, especially this year. I’m shaking.
“I really don’t feel like I can accept this award this year. The one reason we won this award this year is because of this guy,” he added, indicating Dec. “His hard work, dedication, funniness – and being the best mate there is out there.”
Dec – who was appearing alongside Ant via link from the Britain’s Got Talent auditions – added: “I’ve got him back now and now we’re back together. This year, probably more than ever, thank you to all of you who picked up the phone and voted for us.”
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Ant had previously discussed the possibility of winning the category, explaining his presenting partner Dec deserved the prize.
“He’s worked his socks off this year. It’s an accolade to how hard he’s worked in tough circumstances. How good a friend he’s been to me. How much of a professional he is.”
He added to The Sun, “If we do win – and I hope people still vote – then Dec deserves it.
“Dec will have to take most of it and I’ll take a tiny bit for my few shows last year.”
The duo’s win drew mixed reactions from viewers. Many were over the moon for them…
Literally crying watching Ant & Dec winning their award tonight! So glad they won #NTAs
— Rachel Coombs (@Rachel_Coombs) January 22, 2019
Awww Ant & Dec man I’m crying
— AL (@alexleyland_) January 22, 2019
Watching Ant & Dec win the NTA for Best TV Presenters was so emotionaly???? no matter what we always stick by our geordie lads ❤️ @antanddec #ntas2019
— olivia (@_oliviajayne__) January 22, 2019
Especially after Dec won rave reviews for his solo presenting on Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain’s Got Talent.
Dec deserves that award solo. Good on Ant for pointing that out. #NTAs
— ????Nick (@bluemoonstar) January 22, 2019
But there were those who questioned whether this should have been a year when fans voted to recognise some of their fellow nominees.
I've loved Ant & Dec since I was kid and they were on SM:TV. But I don't think they should have won this year, especially not as a duo. #NTAs
— Kerry Harrison (@kerrylou94) January 22, 2019
I so feel sorry for Graham Norton. Alway pipped to the post by Ant Dec. #NTAs I love the GN Show!
— Lee (@LeeLondon01) January 22, 2019
A #nta award for Ant & Dec? Not deserved this year I’m afraid. Dec perhaps but not as a pair #completefix
— SB (@pinkshivs) January 22, 2019
Especially Holly Willoughby, who won praise from critics after stepping in for Ant on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
Holly Willoughby ROBBED the chick has been on every bloody show this year is this part of an ant and dec wind up #NTAs
— lew (@lookingforlewys) January 22, 2019
The beautiful Holly and Philip should of won best presenter of the year. I love ant@dec but they haven't been together this year. And Holly was amazing in the jungle.
— Chris Butler (@ChrisBu41863158) January 22, 2019
I love Ant and Dec but they’ve hardly been on TV together this year. Would love to have seen Holly Willoughby win ! #NTAs
— Megan (@MsMegan91) January 22, 2019
Still, whatever you think, Piers Morgan vowed not to appear on telly for a year if the pair won. So that’s something.
If @GMB loses at the @OfficialNTAs tonight & Ant McPartlin wins, I'm taking next year off to walk my dog.
And I don't even have a dog.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 22, 2019
Does anyone have a dog I can borrow? #NTAs #Ant
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48 Hours in Istanbul
Would you like to visit one of the world's most amazing cities right on the Europe-Asia border? Is exploring the Princes Islands on your bucket list? Do you want to know more about family attractions around Istanbul? How about getting some restaurant and hotel recommendations for the area too? If so, read about our forty-eight-hour whistle stop exploration of Istanbul to help plan your own escape to this glorious city.
Whether it's a short 24-hour stopover or a lengthier sojourn, Istanbul has enough attractions to keep every type of visitor fully occupied for their entire stay. Situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it offers a cultural mix unsurpassed anywhere else in the world. Turkish Airlines' rapid expansion in recent years has brought more and more tourists to the city, but it's huge and diverse enough to handle hundreds of thousands more. In fact, the airline is really pushing the stopover concept on its customers, attempting to imitate Dubai's success as a global transfer hub. While some might say you need longer, Istanbul is an ideal 24-48-hour stopover destination. Go there soon, on your way to another exciting destination or for an extended city break.
Stopover Istanbul
Our family journey through the Balkan states of Albania and Kosovo began in the small fishing village of Overstrand. Three days earlier, we had said a temporary goodbye to our Saudi Arabian life and reunited with extended family in England but now it was time to hit the road properly. From Overstrand, we got a lift to Norwich, hopped aboard a National Express coach to London, then transferred onto another coach to Gatwick Airport. While Gatwick is always the worst airport for us to travel to, the multi-stop cheap fare we had booked a few months ago with Turkish Airlines made it more than worthwhile. Anyway, after a three-hour wait, the first plane of our three-part plane journey took off just ahead of schedule and headed south east towards Istanbul. Four and a half hours later, at 1 a.m., we arrived at Ataturk Airport, swiftly cleared immigration and grabbed a taxi to our home for three nights: Berk Guesthouse.
Where to stay in Istanbul
Whatever you're looking for in terms of accommodation, Istanbul truly offers it all. From restored Ottoman Palaces to super modern architectural gems, splendid hotels are available across the city if money is no object. Alongside such indulgent abodes, Sultanhmet has plenty of characterful, affordable apartments and rooms along its cobbled streets. Because of its sea-view balcony and rave reviews, we chose the centrally located Berk Guesthouse (see room picture above), which cost just fifty pounds ($66) per night for a triple room with balcony view and including breakfast. Double rooms start from 32 pounds ($43) a night. If you're looking for a real personal touch, Berk Guesthouse is definitely the place to be. Their management greeted us with wide smiles at 2 a.m. upon arrival, and personally put us into a taxi and waved us off at 4.30 a.m two days later. What more can you ask for? In addition, the comfortable room, awesome location, adequate breakfast and stunning rooftop view made it a perfect Istanbul base for us.
If you prefer independence and cooking yourself, then check Airbnb Istanbul apartments. Alternatively, for a really romantic night or two, we'd recommend the fantastic Four Seaons Sultanhmet. Offering just sixty-five guest rooms in a neoclassical setting, it's an incredible place to stay. Sadly, our budget didn't stretch to a night here, but we did have drinks and snacks at their phenomenal A'Ya rooftop lounge (see places to eat below).
Five Awesome Things to Do in Istanbul
1. Hike the Princes' Islands
Ironically, one of the best things to do in Istanbul is to leave the city behind and take a slow ferry to the Princes' Islands: a cluster of 9 islands off the Asian shores of Istanbul. Only four of the islands accept visitors. Ferries depart several times a day from Eminonu and Kabatas piers, stopping off at each of the four, Buyukada, Heybeliada, Kinaliada and Burgazada, before returning to Istanbul. All motorized vehicles are banned, so whichever one you choose will be a peaceful oasis. Hire a bike, go hiking, enjoy a horse and cart ride or just hang out at one of the sea front restaurants. While the inclement weather made our visit to Heybeliada slightly challenging, we hiked a good portion of the southern part of the island, managed a quick swim, and warmed up with a pizza and coffee. It was one of the highlights of our 48 hours in Istanbul.
2. Visit Hagia Sophia
Don't miss the opportunity to check out Hagia Sophia's interior, consisting of incredible domes and ancient mosaics - it's a true wonder of the world. A museum since 1935, its been an Eastern Orthodox cathedral, a Roman Catholic cathedral and a mosque during its turbulent history. Unless you enjoy long queues, get an advance ticket 40TL (7 Euro) or take a group tour to jump ahead of the inevitable crowds.
3. Revel inside the Blue Mosque
Probably Istanbul's most iconic attraction, the Blue Mosque is both an active place of worship and a well-deserved tourist attraction. Take pictures in the spectacular courtyard area before going inside. Women need a hijab (head covering) to enter the mosque itself so either bring a scarf or borrow a hijab for free. My wife Miras sported one of her Saudi hijabs for the visit and we particularly enjoyed shooting pictures in the courtyard.
4. Experience Legoland & Istanbul Aquarium
Get a joint ticket (approx €15) for Istanbul's Legoland and the aquarium at Istanbul's Forum's entrance. Well worth a few hours of exploration, especially for fairly young kids. Raf loved the extensive range of rides, exhibitions and creative corners inside Legoland and we all loved the nicely organised aquarium. It's fairly easy to reach the Forum using public transport, but we decided on a taxi (€10 each way) to save time.
5. Grand Bazaar
Home to more than 3,000 shops, Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is a great place to test out your bargaining skills. Set across 61 streets, this maze of carpets, ceramics, silverware, spices and clothes is a must-see when in Istanbul. Even if you're not that keen on weighing your travel bag down with souvenirs, it's a terrific place to get lost in traditional Turkish culture. While it's not an ideal thing to do for families with young children, stop by for an hour or two so you still get to experience it.
Three Amazing Places to Eat in Istanbul
As you'd expect for a city of its size, you can get pretty much anything you want in terms of food in Istanbul. Turkish food conflates seasonal vegetables with meat, especially lamb. You can expect the best kebabs in the world here. Being on the coast, it also offers a range of fresh seafood dishes. You can expect to pay €5-10 for meat/vegetable dishes, €15-25 for fish dishes, and less than €10 for a whole pizza. Due to time restrictions, we didn't have too much time to explore the cuisine scene of Istanbul, but we'd definitely recommend checking out A'ya and Turk Art for ambiance and Yaka Balik for pricey seafood with a view.
1. A'Ya Rooftop Lounge, Four Seasons Sultanahmet
Overlooking the iconic Hagia Sophia, the A'Ya Rooftop Lounge is the perfect place to start an evening in Istanbul. Located within Four Seasons Hotel Sultanhmet's complex, the surprisingly friendly staff serve up myriad drinks and upmarket snack offerings from 6 p.m. daily, weather depending, while a DJ keeps your ears busy with an array of lounge classics. We met friends here and enjoyed wine, juice, water and a couple of appetizers: hummus and calamaris. Although it was a bit expensive, the killer view and perfect atmosphere allowed us to kick back, escape the bustle and take in Istanbul's amazing vibe.
2. Turk Art Terrace Restaurant, Sultanhmet
Located just across the street from Four Seasons, Turk Art Terrace's restaurant provides the same awesome view with more affordable eating options. Alongside Turkish classics, the menu also includes a few European favourites, so it was enough to please our party of six. The kind staff even dug out some blankets for Miras and Raf, so they remained warm despite the plummeting evening temperatures.
3. Yaka Balik, Galata Bridge
Everyone loves a great fish restaurant and Yaka Balik, in the middle of Galata Bridge, ticks quite a few boxes. It offers an excellent range of seafood, swift and friendly service, and an unreal view over the Bosphorus, which makes it the ideal lunchtime spot for a family or couple looking for a break from wandering around. Fish mains cost from €15, appetizers around €5-€8 and beer and wine from €4. While all the restaurants under Galata Bridge are obviously tourist traps, we found Yaka's comfortable seating, great views and tasty seafood options just about worth the €80+ final bill.
Follow in our footsteps
– To get to Istanbul, start with skyscanner to find the cheapest international flight options. You can fly to the city direct from all European capitals. Istanbul currently has two main airports: Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen. However, a huge new airport has just opened to replace Ataturk. Try to avoid Sabiha Gokcen because it's way out of the city and inconveniently located.
– How about a cross-country train trip after exploring Istanbul? For example, trains leave every night from Istanbul for Sofia (€18 one way), from where you could follow in our footsteps and embark on an Eastern European Escapade to Belgrade, Montenegro, Bucharest and beyond.
– Check booking.com and Airbnb for accommodation options in Istanbul and beyond. It makes sense to book ahead using booking.com (using free cancellation option if plans change) to ensure you get the right place for a much-reduced rate compared to walk-in.
– To book Berk Guesthouse's check their own website for bookings or reserve your room with them using booking.com.
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Posted 09/23/15 by Liz Thorstensen in Building Trails, America's Trails
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UPDATE: In December 2016, Missouri State Parks formally announced that Rock Island Trail State Park will now be known as the Rock Island Spur of Katy Trail State Park.
On Sept. 17, 2015, on the Katy Trail in Jefferson City, Missouri, Gov. Jay Nixon officially announced the planned completion next year of 47 miles of trail from Windsor to Pleasant Hill.
This is an important development for Missouri trails; the segment, to be named Rock Island State Park, will serve as an important connection between the Katy Trail and the Kansas City metro area.
Construction has begun on the Windsor to Pleasant Hill (Rock Island State Park) segment. | Photo courtesy Missouri Rock Island Trail, Inc.
However, this project also comes on the heels of another significant announcement made in the summer of 2014—the railbanking of 144 miles of the former Rock Island Line that runs from Windsor to Beaufort, Missouri. Together, these developments take on epic significance, suggesting the potential creation of a world-class trail system spanning the entire state.
To rehash: The 144 miles of Rock Island Line corridor in question haven't seen train traffic in more than 30 years. Last July, through a massive mobilization effort led by RTC and the State of Missouri—more than 12,500 people helped successfully urge Ameren EU, the corridor’s owner, to railbank the segment for rail-trail conversion.
The trail project is a great victory for the rail-trail movement, creating a recreation corridor for hundreds of thousands of people and a tourism engine to bolster local economies. The corridor also intersects with the 237-mile Katy Trail in Windsor, making possible a 450-mile trail network stretching from St. Louis to Kansas City.
Katy Trail | Photo courtesy Missouri Rock Island Trail, Inc.
The Katy trail receives more than 400,000 visitors per year. A 2011 study determined an economic impact of more than $18 million annually to the region (while being responsible for an estimated 367 jobs), with 87 percent of people surveyed for the study indicating that it was the Katy Trail that brought them to the area. It’s clear that the connections the new trail segments will bring could have a transformational impact for generations to come.
For the Rock Island Trail project, in particular, RTC continues to work with local partners, including Missouri Rock Island Trail, Inc. (MoRIT) and Missouri State Parks—which is currently in ongoing railbanking negotiations with Ameren EU. RTC has been providing technical assistance to all parties.
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Through the new Doppelt Family Trail Development Fund, as well as other funding, RTC was also able to assist MoRIT in hiring a professional executive director to oversee their on-the-ground efforts. Having permanent MoRIT staff working on this project in Missouri was a huge step necessary for the trail’s eventual development.
We continue to monitor the situation at the Surface Transportation Board—who confirms all railbanking applications—and in Missouri, and stand ready to assist our friends there in seeing this project move forward.
With the 47-mile project set to become a reality and negotiations for the 144-mile Rock Island Trail project underway, we predict incredible things for the state of Missouri.
Stay tuned for future updates on these exciting initiatives.
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Liz Thorstensen is RTC’s vice president of trail development. She is passionate about the role that trails and active transportation play in the transition toward more sustainable communities and economies in America.
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Ahead of the game | Old Trafford on the horizon
All the relevant information as Reading prepare for Cup tie
The Royals take a break from league action this weekend, as they test themselves against the best in the Emirates FA Cup...
Key points | José Gomes' press conference
Saturday 5th January
Emirates FA Cup, Third Round
12.30pm kick-off
Reading will be hoping to cause an upset in the FA Cup this weekend, with Ole Gunnar Solskjær and his resurgent Manchester United side standing between the Royals and the Fourth Round of the competition.
The Norwegian has won all four of his matches in interim charge of the club he represented as a player, with plenty of standout moments in the red shirt - including famously scoring the winner in the 1999 Champions League final.
José Gomes and his charges head up to Manchester without the pressure of Championship football this weekend, with the Royals' boss hoping to see his side play with freedom at the second-largest stadium in the country.
Former United man, Tyler Blackett, serves the final match of his suspension after a red card against Millwall, with the same applying for Leandro Bacuna.
Danny Loader and Callum Harriott were both in the Under-23s' squad that played at Old Trafford back in September, and both will be hoping to be involved for the first team on Saturday.
John O'Shea, a veteran of almost 400 appearances for the Red Devils, will be returning to his former side and could be involved for the Royals, having started the last two matches in the league for Reading.
For the hosts, Solskjær confirmed in his press conference that both Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez will be starting against the Royals.
Around 3,000 travelling Royals will be there in support of their side on Saturday, and Reading will go into the game to show what they can do in front of the BT Sport cameras and cause a shock - anything can happen in the FA Cup!
Tickets for this match go off-sale at midday on Friday 4th January, with very limited tickets remaining from the Royals' 3,534 allocation.
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How Can You Locate Chevy Transmission Serial Numbers?
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Look on the transmission case to locate a Chevy transmission serial number. The numbers are usually located on the transmission housing's middle to lower side, although the exact locations of the numbers vary depending on the application. Every cylinder block and transmission of most late model Chevrolets have vehicle identification numbers and serial numbers stamped on them. The VIN is the same as the instrument panel's stamped vehicle serial number but without the four digits indicating body style.
A Chevrolet serial number may be located on the transmission's passenger side, just above the pan. The most important digit is the first one, which indicates the year the company manufactured the transmission.
Chevrolet paired various transmissions to its full-size engines over the years, such as the Power Glide transmission in 1979 to 1980. The automaker used several Turbo Hydramatic transmissions between 1979 and 1989, including the Turbo Hydramatic 200 and 350 from 1979 to 1981, the 200C from 1982 to 1986 and the Hydramatic 200-4R overdrive four-speed from 1979 to 1989.
An automotive engine creates power, or torque, and sends it to the automatic transmission, which sends it to the differential. The transmission contains sets of gears that change automatically, depending on driving conditions and vehicle speed. The gear changes maintain the engine's efficient operation.
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Patagonia's New Recycled Shell Collection Is Here
The Recycled Shell Jackets Everyone Will Wear This Season
Mekita Rivas
Conscious consumerism is here to stay, and the success of brands like Patagonia is a testament to the fact. Industry wide, these brands are launching initiatives to respond to the public’s growing demand for more transparency and sustainability throughout the shopping supply chain. Patagonia, of course, is a pioneer in the sustainable fashion space. And the California-based outfitter continues to launch new innovative collections that push the eco-conscious fashion industry forward. Their most recent offering? A line of responsibly recycled shell products, aptly called Shell Yeah!
“With the new Shell Yeah! collection, Patagonia is proud to announce that 100 percent of waterproof shells — 61 styles — are made with recycled materials and sewn in Fair Trade Certified™ factories,” the company said in a statement. “This covers all product categories from alpine and snow to lifestyle and kids, which is a first for the industry.”
Both new and classic styles from the line can be found at the Fair Trade Difference pop-up shop in New York City, which is open through the end of October. The first-of-its-kind marketplace from Fair Trade USA gives attendees the opportunity to shop, sample, and learn about Fair Trade Certified™ products and practices. Patagonia is one of the key brand partners alongside retailers like West Elm, Kroger, and others.
The Fair Trade Difference pop-up has several Fair Trade Certified™ sewn styles from Patagonia, including the Organic Cotton Quilt Crew, Better Sweater Fleece Jacket, and Nano Puff Jacket, as well as the aforementioned responsibly recycled shell collection.
Earlier this year, Fair Trade USA released its inaugural We Wear Fair Trade lookbook. The nonprofit organization, which certifies Fair Trade products throughout North America, teamed up with stylist and activist Rachael Wang to create a lookbook that highlights apparel exclusively made in Fair Trade Certified™ Factories. Each image in the lookbook highlights various Fair Trade USA retailers like Patagonia, Athleta, J.Crew, and Madewell.
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Snow is answer to prayers for N.Africa grain growers
* Snowfall saves grain Algerian crop from weeks of drought
* Tunisian officials say no damage to its grain crop
* Morocco misses out on rain, farmers worry about frost
By Lamine Chikhi
ALGIERS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Cold weather spreading from Europe into North Africa has helped the grain crops in Algeria and Tunisia by dumping snow and rain, breaking a drought so severe that mosques had offered up prayers for rain.
Neighbouring Morocco though, missed out on the precipitation and a farmers’ representative said the combination of cold and lack of rain could hurt crops there, with sugar beet and cane especially vulnerable.
European wheat futures rose this week on anxieties that the freezing conditions on the continent could damage crops. The northern tip of Africa was affected by the same weather systems, with the Algerian capital seeing the heaviest snowfall in living memory at the weekend.
But in Algeria and Tunisia, farming officials welcomed the rain and snow.
In those two countries, the risk of cold damaging grain crops is lower than elsewhere because there is no winter crop. The plants are therefore still under the soil and better protected from frost.
“We are very fortunate because the snow and rain will save the grain season, which was at high risk from drought,” said Djamel Barchiche, director of communication at Algeria’s Agriculture Ministry.
“Remember, we got almost nothing (in terms of precipitation) during the past two months, we were very concerned, but now we are relieved and we look forward to another good grain season,” he told Reuters.
At Friday prayers on Feb. 3, Muslim clerics at mosques all over the Algerian capital led prayers for rain in the hope of helping rain-starved farmers. Rain started falling about 24 hours later, followed by snow.
RESERVOIRS FULL
Algeria last year imported over 7 million tonnes of grain while Morocco’s imports were about 6 million tonnes, putting both among the world’s 10 biggest importers. Imports are largely dictated by the size of domestic harvests.
An official at Tunisia’s Agriculture Ministry said his colleagues had been to grain-growing areas to inspect for damage from the weather but found none.
“It’s the opposite; the recent rains will have a positive impact. The reservoirs (used for irrigation) are full,” the official said. “There will be no bad consequences for the harvest.”
Mosques in Morocco also offered prayers for rain last month, but they have not been answered, at least in the main grain-growing areas.. Rainfall so far this growing season is substantially down on normal levels.
“We are set for an average harvest this year,” Ahmed Ouayach, who chairs the Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture, told Reuters.
“The rain we had last month was not plentiful enough and this cold spell is not helping farmers’ case at all,” he said.
Morocco has a spring grain crop as well as an autumn harvest. The plants are therefore more advanced than in Algeria or Tunisia and so more exposed to the cold.
Ouayach said the cold would also take a toll on sugar cane and sugar beet crops. “Cane for instance dreads the frost,” he said. “I think we will be forced to import more raw sugar this year.” (Additional reporting by Souhail Karam in Rabat and Tarek Amara in Tunis; writing by Christian Lowe; editing by Keiron Henderson)
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October 8, 2019 / 12:30 PM / 3 months ago
Exclusive: Saudi central bank vets local lenders ahead of Aramco IPO – sources
Stephen Kalin, Davide Barbuscia, Hadeel Al Sayegh
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi central bank is vetting local lenders’ exposure to Saudi Aramco ahead of an initial public offering (IPO) of the state-oil giant that will likely see large numbers of Saudi investors seek loans to buy its stock, three sources familiar with the matter said.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Saudi Aramco is seen at the 20th Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference in Manama, Bahrain, March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, or SAMA, contacted Saudi banks last week, asking them a series of questions about their lending exposure to Aramco, two of the sources said.
Saudi investors are expected to be large buyers of Aramco shares, partly because of a “patriotic” push to own a piece of the kingdom’s crown jewels after an attack on oil facilities last month crippled Saudi crude production and exposed the country’s defense vulnerabilities.
SAMA is checking whether local banks have the capacity to handle demand for loans linked to the IPO, one of the sources said. Up to 6-7 million local investors are expected to participate in the listing, he added, but it is not clear how many of them will use credit to finance their share purchases.
The authority is assessing “risk weighting and wants to ensure there will be no (regulatory) breaches”, a second source said.
The source said SAMA’s questions - via telephone and email - were around how banks classify their exposure to Aramco, including its subsidiaries.
“Aramco has so much ownership in so many entities ... it’s hard to say how much exposure it comes to,” he said.
The world’s most profitable company, Aramco dominates the local economy with over a dozen domestic subsidiaries in addition to partial ownership in joint ventures including power generation companies and large petrochemical firms such as Petro Rabigh (2380.SE).
Saudi banks have been under pressure in the past few years from a slowdown in the construction and retail sectors, but “funding and liquidity remained sound, with deposit and loan growth roughly in line, and capital ratios solid”, Fitch rating agency said this summer.
The central bank’s governor, Ahmed al-Kholifey, said last month that he did not expect the IPO to affect liquidity in the Saudi banking sector, but that SAMA may revise its lending regulations to facilitate availability of liquidity to investors before the IPO.
SAMA and Aramco did not respond to requests for comment.
PRESSING AHEAD
Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with plans to sell between 1% and 2% of its oil company, the world’s largest, through a local listing, which might be followed by additional share sales locally and internationally.
Aramco has approached wealthy Saudi families in recent weeks as part of wider efforts to build a large investor base to achieve the $2 trillion valuation targeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, two sources previously told Reuters.
The local listing – crucial to Prince Mohammed’s plans to wean the Saudi economy off its oil dependence – could raise more than $20 billion in its initial phase.
Aramco has been meeting analysts over the past few weeks to market the company ahead of the listing. Analysts’ reports are expected to be released on Oct. 20.
The company’s main advisers last week started pre-IPO meetings with potential investors in the United States, Europe and Asia, to gauge demand for the deal, two sources said.
An IPO prospectus in Arabic could be released to investors on Oct. 25 and an English one for the wider market on Oct. 27, the sources said.
This week, Fitch downgraded Aramco by one notch to an ‘A’ credit rating, citing last month’s attacks and rising geopolitical tensions in the region.
Riyadh has blamed adversary Iran for the attacks, a charge Tehran denies.
Aramco’s bonds fell after the rating announcement, which was widely expected as it followed a similar downgrade of the sovereign on Sept. 30.
Reporting by Stephen Kalin, Davide Barbuscia, Hadeel al Sayegh and Saeed Azhar; Editing by Carmel Crimmins and Dale Hudson
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About the Swedish NAO
Mauritius is awarded the Prize for the best Performance Audit report in AFROSAI-E
Afrosai-E Prize
The supreme audit institution in Mauritius (National Audit Office of Mauritius) was today awarded the prize for the best performance audit report in the AFROSAI-E region, the African Organization of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions.
The Auditor General of Sweden, Helena Lindberg, the Auditor General of Mauritius, Kwee Chow (Philise) Tse Yuet Cheong, and Christina Sand of the AFROSAI-E Secretariat.
The winner was announced by the Swedish Auditor General Helena Lindberg, during the AFROSAI-E Strategic Review & Governing Board Meeting, taking place in Maputo, Mozambique 6-10 May.
The winning report “Moving towards sustainable artisanal fishery” deals with an important sector in Mauritius. It is the first time for Mauritius to win the Prize, which has been awarded annually since 2008.
A short report – full of relevant information and of value to the Parliament
The Review Committee was unanimous in its decision on the winning report, and states that the audit is timely, material in its context and investigates a relevant topic. The report is short but full of relevant information, easy to read and of clear value to the Parliament. The risk analysis is convincing, and the recommendations follow on closely from the audit findings.
This year’s winner is an excellent example of an audit that focuses on a timely and relevant topic for the country. It is particularly encouraging to see that this year’s Prize is awarded an audit institution that has not won before. This reflects that performance auditing is developed throughout the region, which support accountability and efficient use of public resources, says Auditor General Helena Lindberg.
Eleven reports were nominated to this year’s competition, from the audit institutions in Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia, Tanzania, The Gambia, Uganda and Zimbabwe. According to the jury, the competition is becoming stronger and stronger, which indicates and increased quality in performance auditing in the AFROSAI-E region.
The audit team behind the winning report, Veejay Hauradhun och Maheshwaree Aubeeluck, is invited to a study visit at the Swedish National Audit Office in Stockholm, with the purpose of exchanging knowledge and experiences with Swedish colleagues.
AFROSAI-E initiated in 2008, with the support of the Swedish National Audit Office, an annual award for the best performance audit report in the AFROSAI-E region, “The Prize”. The purpose of The Prize is to encourage development of performance audit in English-speaking Africa, and to highlight the work of performance auditors in the region. The Prize has contributed to exchange of knowledge and experiences, as well as encouraged comparisons and sharing of good practice in performance audit.
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Google algorithm changes include advertorial scrutiny, Google+, Klout Factors
Welton Hong
The one thing that never changes about Google is that everything always changes at Google. It’s like a kid who grows up to be a world-class athlete because her parents never exercised a day in their lives. Google seems to almost have an almost neurotic fear of
calcifying into a company that becomes inadaptable and rests on its laurels.
In Google’s mind, when things are going badly, it’s time to change. When things are going well, it’s time to change. If it’s a Tuesday, it’s time to change.
Sometimes these changes are beneficial, sometimes they’re less so, and sometimes they’re just headscratchers. But Google just announced a new crop, as usual, so here are the highlights:
Advertorials: If you’re not familiar with the term, an advertorial is essentially an advertisement disguised to appear as editorial content. This technique has been growing in popularity on websites over the past couple of years.
The problem with advertorials is that most are not clearly disclosed as being paid advertising, a common issue in the digital age. Back when print media ruled the world, publishers took great pains to clearly delineate the difference between advertising and
editorial content.
Online, it can be much harder to tell whether someone writing a review of a service or product, for example, is providing an honest, objective opinion (true editorial content) or is being paid to promote that service or product (advertising).
It’s especially hard to tell the difference when the website where the advertorial appears doesn’t clearly label it as advertising (or a “sponsored post,” one of the more common nicknames for an ad).
Sometimes any disclosure is done in such an unobtrusive way that it’s virtually invisible, a type of “fine print” technique. People who read the post don’t know the author is getting paid to present a particular viewpoint, making it a deceptive practice.
One thing that’s always been impressive about Google: It doesn’t like deceptive practices, and it’s quick to drop the hammer on websites that employ them.
Google knows it has incredible influence with its search engine results pages (SERPs), and it wants those rankings to benefit sites that are providing honest, useful services, not those seeking to trick visitors.
Here’s what Google announced about advertorials: Ads should not flow page rank and there should be a clear and conspicuous discloser so that the users realize that something is paid and not organic or editorial.
What that means in basic English: Google doesn’t care if you have advertorials, but they must be clearly disclosed as being advertisements, and they must be coded in a way that doesn’t trick the Google spiders (elements that crawl your site to determine its importance) into treating them like standard links to improve your page ranking.
Industry leaders: Another algorithm change relates to what Google is calling industry leaders, meaning individual or sites it determines to be “an authority in a specific space.” Which means that if your site is considered particularly authoritative on a particular subject, Google will try to detect that and give your site a rankings boost.
If you believe your site meets those criteria, there are a few ways to help grab Google’s attention.
One is to add what’s called authorship markup to your site’s content and link it to your Google+ profile. (At Ring Ring Marketing, we can help you understand how to make that coding addition to your site if desired.)
This actually can be a great SEO tool regardless of whether your site is necessarily authoritative on a subject, because it’s great for pumping up click-through rates.
Another useful way to convey authority is by gaining Google+ followers. Even though this social platform has been slow to catch on compared to others, Google is committed to it, and how many people follow you on Google+ is becoming a bigger factor in Google rankings. If it’s important to Google, believe us, it’s important to you.
Finally, your Klout score will play a role in how authoritative Google considers your site. Check out the Give Your Klout Score a Big Boost item later in this newsletter for more on this topic.
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Sabeel-Kairos Taking Action for Palestine
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Israel’s silent war against journalists in Palestine
Omar Nazzal was on his way to attend the General Meeting of the European Federation of Journalists in Bosnia when he was detained by Israeli soldiers on Saturday as he tried to cross from the occupied West Bank into Jordan.
He is the latest victim of a growing list of Palestinian journalists who have been arrested and detained arbitrarily by the occupation forces. It confirms more than anything else the lengths to which Israel is prepared to go in order to silence Palestinian voices and destroy media freedoms.
There are at least 20 journalists, including one woman, and media students who are being held in Israeli jails in the legal limbo known as administrative detention.
“A cry of hope in the absence of all hope, a cry full of prayer and faith in a God ever vigilant, in God’s divine providence for all the inhabitants of this land.”
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“we Palestinian Christians need to know that we are remembered and supported by our friends in the UK. We hope you will join us in Solidarity to become our partners in the work of justice, peace and reconciliation”
Revd Naim Ateek Founder of Sabeel Jerusalem
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Sabeel-Kairos – seeking a just peace for Palestine
Sabeel-Kairos is a small and energetic Christian UK charity committed to supporting peace and justice in the Holy Land. We are a network of individuals, organisations and communities of all backgrounds across the UK who stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people by promoting and advocating on the messages of Kairos Palestine and Sabeel Jerusalem.
The network continues the work of the Christians who issued the Iona call in 2012, and the subsequent writing of our key publication ‘Time for Action’. We seek a just and lasting peace in the region based on the realisation of full human and political rights for all.
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