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TV-MA | 44min | Action | TV Series (2019– )
The Treadstone project, having created super spy Jason Bourne, turns its attention on a new protocol to develop unstoppable superhuman assassins.
Jeremy Irvine, Tracy Ifeachor, Omar Metwally | See full cast & crew »
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The Cicada Protocol
From the world of Jason Bourne, agents across the globe are "awakening" to resume deadly missions.
The Berlin Proposal
Bentley searches for answers. Edwards meets an asset. Doug gets a visitor. Soyun gets a mission.
The Cicada Covenant
Bentley makes a choice. Tara takes action. Edwards runs into complications. Soyun cuts a deal.
14 January 2020 | TVSeriesFinale
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Evil (TV Series 2019)
Crime | Drama | Horror
A skeptical female clinical psychologist joins a priest-in-training and a blue-collar contractor as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possession, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there's a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.
Stars: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi
Stumptown (TV Series 2019)
Crime | Drama
A sharp-witted Marine veteran becomes a private investigator in Portland, Oregon, where she takes care of her brother who has down syndrome.
Stars: Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson, Michael Ealy
Prodigal Son (TV Series 2019)
Malcolm Bright, one of the best criminal psychologists around, uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes.
Stars: Tom Payne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Halston Sage
Messiah (TV Series 2020)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
When a CIA officer investigates a man attracting international attention and followers through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global, high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or a deceptive con artist.
Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Mehdi Dehbi, John Ortiz
Dublin Murders (TV Series 2019)
Crime series based on the novels by Tana French.
Stars: Sarah Greene, Killian Scott, Michael D'Arcy
Reprisal (TV Series 2019)
A woman sets out for revenge against the gang that tried to kill her.
Stars: Abigail Spencer, Rodrigo Santoro, Mena Massoud
Nancy Drew (TV Series 2019)
Young Nancy Drew makes plans to leave her hometown for college after high school graduation, but finds herself drawn into a supernatural murder mystery.
Stars: Kennedy McMann, Leah Lewis, Maddison Jaizani
Blood & Treasure (TV Series 2019)
An antiquities expert teams up with an art thief to catch a terrorist who funds his attacks using stolen artifacts.
Stars: Matt Barr, Sofia Pernas, James Callis
FBI: Most Wanted (TV Series 2020)
It follows the division of the FBI tasked with tracking and capturing the notorious criminals on the FBI's Most Wanted list.
Stars: YaYa Gosselin, Lorne Cardinal, Julian McMahon
Pennyworth (TV Series 2019)
The origin story of Alfred Pennyworth, a former special-forces soldier living in London and how he came to work for Bruce Wayne's father.
Stars: Jack Bannon, Ben Aldridge, Hainsley Lloyd Bennett
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (TV Series 2018)
Action | Drama | Thriller
An up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit.
Stars: John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, John Hoogenakker
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (TV Series 2020)
A retired forensic criminologist teams up with an ambitious young detective to help capture some of the most dangerous criminals in America.
Stars: Claire Coffee, Russell Hornsby, Arielle Kebbel
Jeremy Irvine ... J. Randolph Bentley 10 episodes, 2019
Tracy Ifeachor ... Tara Coleman 10 episodes, 2019
Omar Metwally ... Matt Edwards 10 episodes, 2019
Hyo-Joo Han ... SoYun / ... 10 episodes, 2019
Brian J. Smith ... Doug McKenna 10 episodes, 2019
Gabrielle Scharnitzky ... Petra 10 episodes, 2019
Emilia Schüle ... Young Petra 10 episodes, 2019
Michelle Forbes ... Ellen Becker 10 episodes, 2019
Michael Gaston ... Dan Levine 8 episodes, 2019
Tess Haubrich ... Samantha McKenna 8 episodes, 2019
Patrick Fugit ... Stephen Haynes 6 episodes, 2019
Jong-Hyuk Lee ... Colonel Shin 6 episodes, 2019
Ian Davies ... Mike 5 episodes, 2019
Jung Woo Seo ... Dae Pak 5 episodes, 2019
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From the World of Jason Bourne
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15 October 2019 (USA) See more »
Treadstone See more »
Captivate Entertainment, Imperative Entertainment, Pioneer Stilking Films See more »
16:9 HD
This series was originally being developed at CBS by Anthony E. Zuiker in 2010, but it was shut down at the insistence of Tony Gilroy, who was gearing up to direct The Bourne Legacy (2012) and did not want another Bourne project competing with his film. See more »
Bourne-Worthy Origin Story
2 December 2019 | by xjumper65 – See all my reviews
I think this show is well written, well-acted, well-shot, and well-choreographed. The entire show is faithful to the Bourne series not only story, cinematography, style, and feel but also in its multiple global locations. It's sort of an origin story for the indoctrination program that created Jason Bourne and the operatives like him. The fight scenes are high quality and Bourne-worthy and I have no doubt the actors trained very hard to pull these off. Kudos to the fight choreographer as well. I'm a big Bourne fan-I read the books in the 1980's and have owned and watched the movies multiple times and still think they are among the best action movies ever made. Having said that, I am enjoying this show more than The Bourne Legacy movie. Those who complain the story is confusing are likely not paying attention while watching or are so used to watching shows/movies where every detail is spelled out to the viewer. (See this guy with the black leather jacket, the nasty scar on his face, the milky dead eye, and the cat on his lap, well he's the bad guy). This is a somewhat layered espionage storyline that switches between present-day and 1973. The premise is that in 1973, the Treadstone project started creating sleeper agents cleverly named cicadas (insects that lay dormant for 17 years before returning in droves). Some unknown person is waking up these cicada operatives (who don't even know they are badasses) and sending them on missions to kill people with the ultimate goal of selling a decommissioned and unaccounted Cold War Russian nuclear missile to the North Koreans. Through period flashbacks, we get to see the Russians re-program captured CIA officers, completely wiping their memories and allegiance to the USA and turning them into badasses. Clearly, something goes wrong with one such operative who is on a quest to figure out who he is/was, what happened to him, what he's done, and who he needs to blame and seek vengeance on. In typical Bourne style, there is intrigue which forces you to pay attention, make connections, and wait for reveals. I know some people like to veg in front of the idiot box and not think, but not being spoon-fed a simplistic story is part of the enjoyment of this genre for me. Imagine that, TV you actually need to think about! The movies were also like this, but I suppose for some a chapter title that says "Budapest 1973" is not a big enough clue to let them know that what follows is a flashback to the early days of the Treadstone-type project. And if they can't decipher an on screen title written in plain English, perhaps it's too much to expect that the distinctive clothing, music, characters, names, and storyline would be clues they could pick up on to let them know they are watching a different subplot. Perhaps these viewer should stick to the Real Housewives. I would recommend they read a book to learn how to follow multiple subplots, but then again, the subtitles of my the Korean and Russian characters in this show are probably too much reading already. The reviewers who really confound me are the ones who claim to be confused by 'look alike' actors. The main storylines involve a North Korean woman, a black woman with a British accent, and a bearded American man of middle age. The only characters who are even the same race and age are two white males in their late 20's, but these characters are separated by 46 years and completely different sets, costumes, and storylines. One is a recently woken sleeper agent married to a brunette American and the other is a single man undergoing brainwashing by a Russian redhead. Aside from everyone and everything around these two characters being different, one looks like a male model and the other looks like Kevin Dillon. Anyone who can't tell these characters apart should be screened for face-blindness. This is a good show for any Bourne fan with at least half a brain. I hope there's a Season 2.
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Noname, Saba And Smino Are Ghetto Sage, Listen to First Single ‘Häagen Daazs’
Written by Our Friends At NPR Music on October 17, 2019
The midwestern trio of Saba, Smino and Noname have been making music together for a while now…
Whether in the form of masterful features on each other’s singles, or hopping onstage for backup vocal assistance; at the beginning of the year, all three gave a memorable Tonight Show performance of “Ace,” from Noname’s excellent 2018 full-length Room 25 (which was named one of NPR Music’s best of the year). They’ve now formalized this loose affiliation under the banner of a group they’re calling Ghetto Sage.
Ghetto Sage’s three members have quietly teased the new project through Twitter over the last week, sharing teaser-y photos and a rhetorical retweet of a simple question from XXL: Name an album you can listen to without skipping a single song. All three know that fans are hungry for a new project, after each released albums last year — though there’s no word of a Ghetto Sage record yet.
Cover art for the group’s debut single, “Häagen Daazs,” was first pinned to the top of Ghetto Sage’s Twitter profile Wednesday afternoon, depicting the three aboard an ice cream truck, each painted in neo-caricature.
Smino carries the song’s hook, “I get the bands like The Roots, Benz or Coupe / That bitch fast / Häagen Daazs: Ice cream,” (which sounds more like “Hahzen-Dahz” in his St. Louis drawl). Saba glides through the middle of the track with speed, rapping between each bass hit on the track’s slinky 808s. This is as close to trap as any three of these rappers have ever gotten — and it sounds good on them.
The best moments of the song belong to Noname, a consistent master of comical, non-corny, metaphor: “His body’s a casket, the lining cherry wood / The p**** turned him ashes to ashes.” Noname expanded on her verse in a tweet she posted after the song’s release. “There are times when I’ve had sex as a form of escapism,” she explains, “there is something very devastating about knowing there is nothing I can do to guarantee safety for my partner when he goes into the world.”
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2020-01-22 Meghan Markle, Prince Harry giving up public funding and use of HRH titles: What does that mean? 2020-01-22 Italy’s Luigi Di Maio Resigns As Five Star Leader 2020-01-22 ‘UnReal’ Gets Brazilian Remake, As A+E Signs Lat-Am Deals 2020-01-22 Americans exposed to toxic chemicals in drinking water ‘dramatically underestimated’: report 2020-01-22 Trump says US has plan to contain coronavirus
Border Patrol Agent Demolishes Viral Video ‘Proving’ Wall Doesn’t Work
A viral video making the rounds this week is being celebrated by the left as proof that the President Donald Trump’s signature border wall is a waste of money that doesn’t work. U.S. Border Patrol’s response makes it clear this isn’t the case at all. The 38-second viral clip was posted to Twitter on Tuesday…
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Italy's Luigi Di Maio Resigns As Five Star Leader
With his once-vanquished partner-turned-rival Matteo Salvini breathing down his neck, Luigi Di Maio, the longtime leader of Italy's anti-establishment, left-of-center Five Star Movement, has stepped down from his position at the head of the party, though he will continue to serve as Italy's foreign minister in a coalition government with the centrist Democrats.
News of Di Maio's departure is a harbinger of more political turbulence in a country where the ruling coalition is held together by an extremely fragile alliance, and as a result Italian assets - including stocks and government bonds - sold off initially but have since managed to recover losses.
An index of Italian banking stocks slumped nearly 2% to its lowest level in six weeks. Italy's still-struggling financial sector is particularly sensitive to signs of political instability.
Over the past year, Five Star's popularity has been shrinking as its chief rival, Salvini's right-wing League, snatched the crown of most popular party in the country away from M5S.
Di Maio finally admits he is responsible for the "sinking" of his party. Known now as Sinco Di Maio. https://t.co/s6dKlKmJdk
— Roman Trader (@patdoddson) January 22, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Di Maio said he will deliver a press conference later this afternoon (at 5 pm in Rome, or 11 am in New York).
Citing reports in Italian newspapers, the FT reports that Di Maio is expected to quit following a wave of defections of MPs who are apparently frustrated with his leadership. Support for the party has declined over the past year, and a resurgent League looks poised to win a critical election this weekend in the region of Emilia-Romagna, the birthplace of Italian socialism.
"No Chinese Allowed": Hysteria Grips Asia As Millions Travel Amid Viral Outbreak
On Wednesday, health officials in China once again announced a sharp increase in the number of reported cases of the mysterious new coronavirus that is now confirmed to have caused at least nine deaths, as we reported last night.
As hundreds of millions of Chinese leave the country for vacation destinations abroad - all part of what the NYT described as the largest human migration on Earth - the hysteria has reached a fever pitch.
In Japan, one shopkeeper in the mountain town of Hakone (a popular vacation destination) has been heavily criticized for hanging a sign outside his door reading 'no Chinese allowed'. The full message displayed on the sign (pictured below) reads: "No Chinese are allowed to enter the store...I do not want to spread the virus."
According to the SCMP, the as-yet-unidentified owner of the confectionery store told the Asahi newspaper that he used a translation application to write the message in Chinese, adding, "I want to protect myself from the virus and I don’t want Chinese people to enter the store."
Japanese tourism officials apologized for the shopkeepers' actions after he was roundly criticized on social media.
Shin Hae-bong, a professor of law at Aoyama Gakuen University, said the store owner was not breaking the law, as Japan doesn't have any laws against discrimination on the books.
And while Chinese tourists could try to take him to court, that would take some time.
"This is obviously wrong, but the only thing that could be done would be for a suit to be filed as many Japanese courts have in recent years ruled against places that bar people based on their nationality," she said.
"The courts have, in those cases, used the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination for the basis of their rulings."
Meanwhile, back in Wuhan, Chinese officials are taking drastic measures to try and contain the spread of the virus from the city where it was first discovered. Stocks steadied as China’s National Health Commission detailed its plan of action for stopping the virus's spread. According to Bloomberg, health officials said China has stepped up monitoring of transportation links and ordered a near-complete shutdown of the central city of Wuhan, where the virus originated. Officials acknowledged, however, that they’re still grappling to understand the pathogen, which has infected multiple medical workers.
"We are still on a learning curve," said Gao Fu, head of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. "The disease will continue to develop," he said, adding that it has already changed from its early stages of detection.
However, while Beijing continues with its transparency act to try and calm the panic, China's Weibo users have been expressing their disappointment in their government in unusually blunt terms (considering the amount of censorship that goes on). Users on Weibo and WeChat complained about being left in the dark, and accused the government of endangering lives by waiting to disclose that the virus can travel between humans.
Overnight, the first instances of the virus were reported in Macau, and according to the SCMP, health authorities in Hong Kong are carrying out their third test to confirm that a patient from Wuhan is indeed infected with the virus.
Some 440 cases of the SARS-like virus have been confirmed so far across 13 Chinese provinces. China's medical authorities have 1,394 patients are under medical observation.
All of the deaths so far have been from Wuhan, a city of 11 million people at the center of the outbreak. They include eight men, aged 61 to 87, and one 48-year-old woman. Almost all of those who have succumbed to the virus had preexisting medical conditions.
The most up-to-date map from the NYT (which still doesn't reflect all of the known cases) illustrates just how far the virus has spread both within China, and abroad.
Following confirmation from the CDC that the first case of the virus had been diagnosed in the US, President Trump said during an interview from Davos that his administration has everything "totally under control."
“We have it totally under control,” President Trump says after the CDC confirmed the first U.S. case of the coronavirus that has sickened hundreds of people in China. #Davos2020 https://t.co/QYmMpUcbFP pic.twitter.com/iuaQ1DikPB
— CNBC (@CNBC) January 22, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
We're still waiting to see if the WHO, which is meeting Wednesday, will declare the outbreak a dangerous pandemic. The outbreak began in a seafood and poultry market in Wuhan, a city of 11 million in central China. Nine have died already. But how many more will succumb before this latest viral plague is contained?
Update (2130ET): North Korea has temporarily closed its borders to foreign tourists, two major operators of tours to the isolated country said, in an apparent effort to seal itself off from a new virus causing global health worries.
Update (2115ET): Chinese officials have just held a press conference that was anything but the usual CDC "everything's ok" statement. The particularly ominous warning that the virus is mutating and spreading is perhaps due to the poor handling of the SARS breakout in 2002/3 which was marked by cover-ups and official reluctance to share information.
Li Bin, vice head of China's National Health Commission, confirmed there are 440 confirmed coronavirus cases in this new outbreak and there have been 9 deaths. Some 1,394 patients are under medical observation.
Officials also confirmed Wuhan airport will have screening equipment (and Wuhan citizens have been asked to limit travel) and a nationwide monitoring system is being put in place (one wonders if the social credit score will go down if a citizen contracts the deadly disease).
Finally, the officials said that they will disclose information in a timely and public way and are doing their best to curb the spread of the disease.
And all of this is happening as hundreds of millions prepare to travel for the New Year's celebrations.
“A wave of panic has struck,” said Zhuang Jiapeng, a fund manager at Shenzhen JM Capital Co. “People may feel the urge to bolt after northbound saw its largest selling in months -- foreign buying has been perceived as something of a safety valve. With the virus spreading, there may be a real impact on consumption during the holidays.”
Long facemasks; Short rats (2020 is year of the rat).
Update (1920ET): Just like we saw during past outbreaks of disease in China, a panicked population has bought up face-masks at such a frantic rate that several of their unscrupulous countrymen have resorted to gouging.
American brand 3M, a popular manufacturer of facemasks in China, has already sold out on its official online stores on e-commerce platforms Taobao and JD.com .
Meanwhile, guards at the Wuhan airport pointed electronic thermometers at travelers, with plans to segregate anybody showing a fever, an early symptom of the virus.
Several unscrupulous sellers who bought up masks en bulk are now managing to sell them for more than 10 times their original price. Some retailers were selling the masks for as much as 40 yuan ($7), a more than 10-fold mark-up. Users of Weibo, a Chinese social network similar to Twitter, warned anybody planning to travel to instead consider staying home, and repeatedly washing their hands.
According to certain sites that track prices of Chinese goods, the masks typically sell for 53 cents.
At one pharmacy in Shanghai, a shopkeeper named Liu Zhuzhen said more than 100 people had bought masks by noon on Tuesday. They sold out again after a re-stocking.
Update (1600ET): Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang, Henan, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Seoul, Tokyo, Brisbane, Taipei - and now Washington State.
The viral pneumonia-like lung illness first discovered late last year in Wuhan, a mid-sized Chinese city in the center of the country, has Beijing's leadership - who are already grappling with slowing economic growth and continuing trade pressure from the US - very much on edge.
It's clear now that Beijing's initial response to reports of a new SARS-like virus was to dissemble. After initially insisting that there was no evidence that the virus could be spread by humans, health officials have now admitted that they were "wrong", and that human-to-human transmission is possible, meaning that there's no telling yet just how contagious this thing really is.
It's already spread rapidly: In just a few weeks, it's gone from a few isolated cases in Wuhan to nearly 300 confirmed cases, not just in Greater China, but also across the Asia-Pacific region, and now in the US. The fact that the CDC has already identified the first case in Washington State suggests that this is an aggressive pathogen, and health officials are duly concerned.
It has already confounded expectations. The fact that 139 cases - roughly half the total number reported - were only just identified over the weekend is especially unnerving, because now infected hosts have had time to scatter back to wherever they're from, potentially spreading the virus across the planet.
According to Bloomberg, the US case has been revealed to be a man in his 30s who returned to the US last week, but not before visiting a public market in Wuhan...
The sudden spike in cases has prompted airports in the US, Australia and elsewhere to tighte illnesses has prompted tightened borders and a rapid attempt to trace contacts of those who have become ill.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization will decide whether this crisis qualifies as a public health emergency of international concern, a label signifying only the most complex pathologies with the potential to cross borders. The WHO could recommend that travel be restricted, or that global governments take other drastic measures.
With global health officials on high alert, local authorities in Wuhan have announced that the city has 800 hospital beds ready in three separate designated care hospitals, and it's ready to have 1,200 prepared at short notice, according to local media reports.
With the Chinese New Year travel season about to begin, many fear that millions of Chinese traveling abroad or internally for vacation will help the virus spread at an exponential rate. Chinese health officials have played down the possibility of this. But they also say they don't want to underestimate it. After all, the last major outbreak, SARS in 2003, killed 800 people.
Update (1335ET): The CDC has confirmed that a traveler from China has been diagnosed in Seattle with the Wuhan Coronavirus.
The patient, who was hospitalized with pneumonia last week, recently had traveled to Wuhan, China, where the outbreak appears to have originated, federal officials have found.
Officials declined to identify the patient, who was said to be quite ill.
Additionally, on a conference call, the CDC confirmed it expects more US cases to come.
The outbreak began at a market in China and now has spread to at least four other countries, and has killed at least six people and sickened hundreds more in Asia.
Broadly speaking, stocks are getting hammered on this but there is one silver lining however, prices for flu-shot manufacturers are soaring: Nanovaricides +240%, Novavax +53%, Inovio Pharma +10%, and Vaxart +14%.
CNN's AnneClaire Stapleton (@AnneClaireCNN) tweeted an ominous warning:
"The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce this afternoon that the first case of Wuhan coronavirus has been reported in the United States, in Washington state, a federal source outside the CDC tells CNN."
And the market reacted rapidly...
Transports are the worst hit on the day, already suffering from coronavirus fears overnight...
Can The Fed just print up some anti-virus?
As we detailed earlier, the global risk-off wave had started in the overnight hours of Monday as the full extent of the Chinese coronavirus scare became apparent to traders, has rolled into the cash session Tuesday with airline, casino and gaming, hotel, and travel stocks, taking a leg lower.
Delta Air -3.50%, United Airlines Holdings -3.20%, Southwest Airlines -1.5%, and American Airlines Group -2.50%, were all sold as the outbreak may crimp global air travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday period.
Investors dumped Wynn Resorts -4.45%, Las Vegas Sands Corp -4%, and MGM Resorts International -3%, as the virus threatens to decrease foot traffic.
Hotels were also sold, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts -1%, Choice Hotels International -1%, and Extended Stay America -1%.
Travel stocks were dumped, Expedia Group -1%, Booking Holdings -2.20%, TripAdvisor Inc -1%, and Trip.com -10%.
Investors are unloading sensitive travel stocks because confirmed cases of coronavirus have tripled since Monday and spread to other countries around China with the risk of spreading across the world.
Fears of a 2002-03 outbreak of SARs has been on everyone’s mind to start the week – and with a Lunar New Year holiday fast approaching – the spread of the virus could broaden in the days ahead.
Travel sensitive stocks have taken a beating in Asia, Europe, and the US – basically across the world on Tuesday, as investors brace for new cases of the virus that is quickly spreading.
Could this mean world stocks are due for a pullback?
Arizona mother, 22, 'sang to her children as she smothered them
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Mother-of-three Kate, 38, visited Cardiff this morning to attend a baby sensory class at the Ely and Careau Children's Centre where she will hear about the support that parents receive.
Italy’s Luigi Di Maio Resigns As Five Star Leader
‘UnReal’ Gets Brazilian Remake, As A+E Signs Lat-Am Deals
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President George W. Bush welcomes Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani to the Oval Office, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, at the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper
President Bush Meets with President Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government
11:37 A.M. EDT
PRESIDENT BUSH: President Barzani, welcome back to the Oval Office. It's been a while since we have seen each other, but we have talked on the phone quite frequently -- and the reason why is because you've played a very instrumental part in the development of a free Iraq. And I thank you for your leadership and I thank you for your personal friendship.
We had a discussion today on several major topics. We talked about the progress on the election law and on the hydrocarbon law, but we also talked about the status of forces agreement, called the SOFA. President Barzani has been a very strong advocate of the Iraqi government passing the SOFA, and I appreciate that.
I informed the President we received amendments today from the government. We're analyzing those amendments. We obviously want to be helpful and constructive without undermining basic principles. And I remain very hopeful and confident that the SOFA will get passed. And Mr. President, you get a lot of credit for your leadership on that issue.
So I'm proud to welcome you back here. Again, I thank you very much for your courage and your leadership.
PRESIDENT BARZANI: (As translated.) Thank you very much, Mr. President. It's good that there has been another opportunity for us to visit with you again. I am here to convey the gratitude of the Iraqi people in general and the people of Kurdistan, in particular, for the brave decision that you've made to rid us of this dictatorship.
We are very grateful for all the brave souls, women and men in uniform, who gave their dear lives in the process. And we are very grateful to the American people and to you, Mr. President, for this sacrifice.
And despite the fact that there remain some major problems, we have also to look at all the big achievements that have been made thus far. Let's look at the elections and the constitution that has been ratified. So these are major achievements that we are proud of. And we are determined to solve all the problems that still exist, according to the constitution.
And in terms of SOFA, we do believe that it is in the interest of the Iraqi government, it's in the interest of this country, and we have been and we will continue to support it and support its ratification.
Thank you very much, Mr. President.
PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you, sir.
END 11:41 A.M. EDT
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August 15, 2016 | Celia Wexler
Lawyers and Some States Fight to Protect Secret Shell Companies
Photo credit: Adapted by WhoWhatWhy from (Tax Credits / Flickr - CC BY 2.0) and (Aranami / Flickr - CC BY 2.0)
If you’re a drug dealer, human trafficker or terrorist looking to hide your assets, you can get a sweet deal in the US.
Forget hiding your money in Panama and hoping a leak of documents does not expose your chicanery a la the Panama Papers.
Far better to find a safe haven where your transactions leave no fingerprints at all.
In the United States of America you can hire an attorney to form a corporation under any name you’d like — Mickey Mouse or Batman will do — and then use the corporation for business transactions, such as purchasing real estate, without ever having to disclose your true identity.
You can’t get away with this in the European Union, but in most US states, you are asked to provide less information about yourself to form a shell company than to open a bank account. But that may be changing.
With so much scrutiny of shell companies in the media, it appears that Congress may be on the verge of closing this loophole.
Proposed legislation would require disclosure of the names and contact information for the actual owners of a corporation, and the identity of the person who will benefit from its creation. Those details would have to be kept in a database, and certain changes — such as a change in ownership — would have to be reported.
The information on corporate ownership would not be publicly available. But it would be accessible to law enforcement if they had reason to suspect illegal activity. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Representatives Peter King (R-NY) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) say the reforms will do a lot to curb money laundering. “Our legal system should not protect the rights of bad people to do bad things in secret,” Maloney said.
Groups representing labor, law enforcement and small businesses, along with advocates for the environment, transparency, and tax justice, strongly support this reform. Even the conservative Hudson Institute decries the use of secrecy to protect those who plunder their own countries.
But not everyone agrees that the current rules governing shell corporations should be tightened.
The groups opposed to these changes include such powerhouses as the American Bar Association, the US Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS).
For Gary Kalman — executive director of the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency Coalition (FACT) — the reason for reform is straightforward: “Bad guys set up companies and hide behind a wall of secrecy to benefit from illegal activity,” Kalman told WhoWhatWhy.
In a world of digital data, he said, criminals fear massive leaks the most. So the best protection is never to record the information at all. In Kalman’s words, “You’re safer in Delaware” than a criminal would be in a place with very tight secrecy that still requires some record of ownership, such as the Cayman Islands, Ireland or Luxembourg.
The scandal of anonymous shell companies has been the subject of many reports from international nonprofits, including Global Witness, which fights the corporate exploitation of natural resources in the developing world.
The mainstream media have also been on the case. If you want to launder illegal money by using a shell corporation to buy a high-priced condo, it’s not that difficult to do, as both The New York Times and 60 Minutes recently demonstrated.
Time Warner Center Photo credit: Björn Söderqvist / Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)
It took the Times more than a year to identify some of the real owners of the most expensive real estate in Manhattan. Reporters discovered that, if you pay cash for a luxurious condo, realtors are not going to ask a lot of questions.
The investigation found that the real owners were involved in a variety of unsavory activities; some had arrest records or had been penalized by foreign governments for their illegal conduct. The roster of pricey condo buyers included tax evaders, arms dealers, and corporate polluters.
When Global Witness sent a team masquerading as shady operators who were seeking legal assistance to create a corporation, the majority of attorneys they consulted were willing to listen. Only one attorney refused outright. The 60 Minutes expose included Global Witness’s undercover videos.
Digging by journalists and nonprofit advocates has uncovered the owners of some of these shell companies, who used them to either defraud the public or launder money. They include:
• the son of the president of Equatorial Guinea who plundered his nation’s treasury and bought a $30- million mansion in the US,
• a con man who formed a business to bilk the Defense Department and jeopardize soldiers by selling defective, counterfeit weapons-components;
• the government of Iran secretly financing a Manhattan skyscraper, and
• an anonymous debt collection agency harassing the disabled and jobless with past-due property tax bills, cheating them by adding on extra fees, and threatening to seize their homes when they couldn’t pay.
But despite the glare of attention, the American Bar Association continues to oppose the House and Senate proposals, which are very similar to bills that have been proposed over the past several years and have gone nowhere. Last May, the ABA submitted a lengthy memo to Congress raising its concerns. (The president of the ABA, the only person authorized to speak on the record to reporters, was not available for comment.)
According to its memo, the ABA has two major concerns with the legislation.
The first is that the disclosure requirements would jeopardize the attorney-client relationship, which promises confidentiality between lawyer and client. The memo states that the bills would discourage “the full and candid communications between clients and their lawyers that are essential to the lawyer being able to provide the client with effective representation.”
Secondly, the ABA doesn’t want any federal government regulation of lawyers, since that’s always been the job of the states.
To buttress its argument, it points to its own voluntary guidance for lawyers, which “encourages lawyers to combat money laundering and terrorist financing by taking prudent, proportional risk-based steps” on a case-by-case basis.
The ABA considers its guidance, along with new regulations from the Department of the Treasury and existing money-laundering reporting mandates for financial institutions, to be sufficient deterrents to the kinds of blatant abuses listed above.
The Treasury recently imposed new disclosure rules for real estate transactions. But Kalman says that shell companies can still remain secret if they waive title insurance and avoid cash transactions. Wire transfers of funds are not covered in the Treasury’s new requirements. Even more troubling, the new rules only apply to a few major cities.
As for the ABA’s concerns about attorney-client privilege, Kalman believes they are overblown. He stressed that the reforms Congress is proposing would keep ownership information confidential unless law enforcement suspects illegal activity and seeks disclosure through a subpoena or summons. The ABA, he says, “should be ashamed of themselves.”
Secretaries of State from states that actively seek incorporation business — Delaware, Nevada, Wyoming and South Dakota — also strongly oppose the legislation. NASS claims that the House and Senate bills would impose “unworkable regulatory and compliance burdens” on the states.
But Kalman says that the House bill relieves states of reporting requirements, placing that responsibility on the Department of Treasury.
Supporters of the proposed legislation suspect that, for the few states that see incorporation as a major revenue source, the real concern is financial. In Delaware alone, two million companies have been incorporated — more than two per each of its citizens.
Incorporation fees run between $100 and $200. This business can produce tens of millions of dollars in revenue.
And the arguments of opponents, Kalman insists, pale in contrast with the evils that shell companies hide. Those groups working on human rights and international development, he says, “would argue that [the legal secrecy] is a leading driver of global poverty.”
Related front page panorama photo credit: Adapted by WhoWhatWhy from Shell Game (Billy Baque / Wikimedia – CC BY-SA 3.0)
8 responses to “Lawyers and Some States Fight to Protect Secret Shell Companies”
Irakly Kaveladze — The Eighth Person in Trump Tower Meeting – Liberal View News says:
[…] little identification and provides some ownership anonymity for its corporations, making it the perfect state to form corporate shells for folks and entities that want to cloak their financial maneuvers with a veil of […]
Irakly Kaveladze — The Eighth Person in Trump Tower Meeting - WhoWhatWhy says:
lawgrace says:
It is critical to EXPOSE & INVESTIGATE Shell Corporations engaged in Charity Frauds because, among other things, it unfairly competes with small companies; and continually it costs people jobs and destroys lives and families –especially following disasters (floods,
wildfires, hurricanes, oil spills, tornadoes, earthquakes). This BEHEMOTH flourishes particularly because Foundations and Nonprofits created and controlled by law firms and judges are
rarely scrutinized and unprosecuted. For example:
Out of a need to understand how / why Shell Corporations, Foundations, Nonprofits, “pass-through” agreements, and “collaborations” create programs, receive government contracts and funding, I started researching charities become created with Robert T. Stafford Disaster Act funds, and residual Class Action Settlement CyPres awards. Particularly, there are corporations, foundations, charities, for profit and not for profit businesses evolving from the Stafford Act Disaster Legal Services -42 U.S.C. 5182 established, controlled, and / or tied to law firms,
courtrooms judges, and politicians.
Certain government funded charities, foundations, and Shell Corporations impede innumerable Americans from recovering from disasters; and fosters social anger, violence, road rage, poverty, homelessness, disintegrated households, public mental disorder –all of which enhances those nonprofits’ OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVISING social programs and receiving government funding under a guise of assisting societal conditions. Moreover, there are Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), that receive McKinney-Vento, FEMA and HUD funding –and “partner with,” “collaborate with” sham legitimate and illegitimate nonprofits. Those are fantastic methods for concealing offshore jobs and tax evasion bank accounts, and even fund terrorism.
Also, fiscal sponsorship allows a newly-created charity, Foundation, Shell Corporation, program, project to come under the umbrella of an existing tax-exempt organization. These types of NONPROFIT ABUSES are rampant in communities where politically-controlled church leaders benefit from unlawful tax exemptions, private inurement, charter schools, no-bid jobs
and careers for their family members, vendor kickbacks, political positions and
jobs in the public for certain loyal (and even snitching) church members, etc.
logicrules says:
The rich, criminals, and lawyers; hmmf, that’s almost one word, all want to stop the reporting of shell company owners.
Imagine the Congressional palms that had to get greased to get the shell company laws on the books.
The only real need for a shell company is to hide tax responsibilities and illegal income. They can also hide purchases but a judge could easily do that, if warranted.
The whole idea to hide money has its limits and lawyers are making sure the limits extend far beyond the law.
Antony Wong says:
Terrible.
This database is an excellent idea. The Veil of Secrecy” was one of the main selling points to rich people when the idea of business corporations evolved in the 19th century.
Let’s see which families rule us.
jimmy rohni says:
I think most people would do the same when they are headed with the situation.
One more vote for the ‘Lawyers are villains’ hypothesis.
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{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = motor}} == A. Remain at Scene == === 1. Motor Vehicle Act Provisions === Pursuant to ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 68(1), the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident must: a) Remain at the scene or return immediately b) Render all reasonable assistance, and c) Produce, in writing, her or his name and address, the registered owner’s name and address, the vehicle license number, and particulars of insurance. It is an offence to omit to do the duties specified in ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 68(1). The reason or motive for leaving the scene is irrelevant. Since this is a strict liability offence, the defence of due diligence may be available to an accused. === 2. Criminal Code Provisions === Under ''Criminal Code'' s 320.16(1), “everyone commits an offence who operates a conveyance and who at the time of operating the conveyance knows that, or is reckless as to whether, the conveyance has been involved in an accident with a person or another conveyance and who fails, without reasonable excuse, to stop the conveyance, give their name and address and, if any person has been injured or appears to require assistance, offer assistance.” == B. Provide information == === 1. Duty to Provide Information Under the Motor Vehicle Act === If asked, the owner or a person in a motor vehicle that a peace officer believes has been involved in an accident or a violation of the ''Motor Vehicle Act'' must provide any information respecting the identity of the driver at the time of the accident (''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 84). The person has the right to remain silent until he or she speaks to a lawyer, which is advisable in most circumstances. === 2. Police Accident Reports === Although accident reports are not open to public inspection, parties to the accident may obtain license numbers from the reports as well as names of drivers, registered owners, and witnesses (''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 249(2)). == C. Duties where damage to unattended vehicles or property == === 1. Damage to Unattended Vehicles === Under the ''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 68(2), the driver, operator, or any other person in charge of a motor vehicle that collides with an unattended vehicle must stop, locate, and notify, in writing, the owner of the unattended vehicle of the name and address of the driver, the operator, or any other person in charge of the motor vehicle as well as the registered owner’s name and address and the vehicle license number. The information must be left in a conspicuous place on the damaged vehicle. === 2. Damage to Other Forms of Property === In the event of damage to property other than another vehicle, the driver, operator, or any other person in charge of the motor vehicle must take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner of the property, in writing (''Motor Vehicle Act'' s 68(3)). The driver must take reasonable steps to provide the following particulars to the owner of the property: the name and address of the driver, operator, or other person in charge of the vehicle as well as the license number of the vehicle and the name and address of the vehicle’s registered owner. {{REVIEWED LSLAP | date= September 19, 2019}} {{LSLAP Manual Navbox|type=chapters8-14}}
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Compressed Earth Blocks
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Article Title: Compressed Earth Blocks
2 Materials used in compressed earth blocks
2.1 CEB Shapes and Sizes
2.2 Alternative Materials
2.3 Aesthetics
2.4 Soil Composition
3 Advantages of CEBs
3.1 Thermal properties
3.2 Comparison to other natural building methods
3.3 Local production
3.4 Durability
3.4.1 Strength
3.4.2 Water Resistance
3.4.2.1 Additives to Increase Water Resistance
3.4.3 Fire and Mold-proof
3.5 Economics: The press, initial building cost, maintenance
3.5.1 Building Costs
4 Disadvantages of CEBs
Bricks pressed on The Liberator
MicroHouse 2 Build with open source tractor, soil pulverizer, and brick press, April 2014.
OSE's compressed earth block
Compressed Earth Blocks are the main construction material used in the GVCS Compressed Earth Block Press (formerly called The Liberator).
CEB Construction is a powerful technique for empowering communities to produce on-demand housing.
The bricks do not require curing - so a machine may churn out bricks on-site that can be continuously added to the building. CEB lends itself to 100% onsite building material sourcing. The thermal insulation, sound insulation, and strength of the bricks are excellent.
CEBs can also be used in fences, cisterns, road paving, ovens, dams, thermal storage cisterns, silos, barns, dairy plant, bakery building, greenhouses, raised garden beds, etc.
Materials used in compressed earth blocks
CEBs are made from soil that is 15-40% non-expansive clay, 25-40% silt powder, and 40-70% sharp sand to small gravel content. The more modern machines do not require aggregate (rock) to make a strong soil block for most applications. Soil moisture content ranges from 4-12% by weight. Clay with a plasticity index (PI) of up to 25 or 30 would be acceptable for most applications. The PI of the mixed soil (clay, silt and sand/gravel combined) should not exceed 12 to 15; that is the difference between the Upper and Lower Atterberg limits, as determined by laboratory testing.[1]
Selection and preparation of the soil are important to getting the best results from a CEB press. See the CEB Blocks page.
CEB Shapes and Sizes
(TODO: Add pictures of CEBs built with The Liberator; show different shapes and sizes it can make)
To Interlock on Not to Interlock
Krafterra: A researcher from UnB (University of Brasília, Brazil) suggests the use of kraft paper from cement bags mixed with earth to obtain better CEBs, dubbed krafterra.
Geopolymers: Although cements are the most common application of geopolymerization, a range of refractory and structural products have been produced. The products of geopolymerization are called poly-silicates.
Galvinized wire? Galvinized wire reinforcing would be light and could probably provide extra resistance to earthquakes. The prices are similar to rebar per pound, but there is perhaps 5 times the support per pound of material. Does not need double thickness, which cuts down on labor.
MEB photo gallery
CebTex
CebTex2
Midland Project Construction Pictures by Earthblock Texas Homes
Stick frame construction is the main building method in North America. It is a weak but fast building method, which makes money for developers but returns little value to the homeowner, if one considers lifecycle cost of buildings. (note the lifecycle use of materials in Greenforms at CMPBS) Procuring lumber drains money out of local economies. This is not to mention clear-cutting and vast lumber monocultures that supply the lumber. We are interested in raising the standard of building, away from stick frame. We believe that with all these considerations, the CEB is the only building technique that even remotely has a chance of substituting for stick frame construction, and that with our machine, priced $3-5k and designed for fabrication replication, will fill in a great need. CEB construction has the potential for mainstreamability in home construction.
Soil Composition
(Unverified Method, Citation) "A simple soil composition test can be done with a clear jar and some water. Fill the jar half way with soil, then add water to the top. Add a few spoon fulls of salt to help with the separation. Shake the jar vigorously, and then set it down and allow the contents to settle for an hour or two. Once the contents have settled, you will see specific layers form. The bottom layer will be your aggregate, then your clay/silt layer, and finally the organic material will be on top. You want about 15-40% clay/silt to 60-85% sand. Little to no organic matter is best." [2]
Advantages of CEBs
CEBs are excellent thermal insulators. In very cold climates, a superinsulated building can be made by putting a layer of insulation between two layers of CEBs - see Superinsulated CEB Construction
Furthermore, they lose and gain heat less quickly than surrounding air. As a result of this, they store warmth in cold weather, and coolness in hot weather.
Comparison to other natural building methods
If you want to build a home from natural materials, you have a choice of -
Wood: stick-frame, timber frame, post and beam
Structural masonry: brick, concrete block, rock, CEB (note that CEB falls into the class of structural masonry)
Earth-mix: adobe, rammed earth, stabilized earth blocks, cob, earthbag
Other natural building methods: strawbale, cordwood, papercrete, earthships and variations of all types.
Earthbag and cordwood construction, though cheap, take too much time. It takes about $400 and 400 man-hours to build the walls and roof of a 200 square foot (18.6m2) room. Earthbag construction requires filling, stacking and tamping bags of earth. As the walls get higher, the bags must be lifted accordingly. Barbed wire is strung between layers of bags. The process is not easily mechanized. And the walls require stuccoing afterwards. Cordwood was also difficult. Wood has to be cut, stacked, restacked and stacked again. We were surprised at how much wood was required for a small addition. Furthermore, both cordwood and earthbags have the distinct disadvantage of being irregular. By contrast, CEB construction takes much less time. This is because the blocks made are uniform, whereas other natural building methods use irregular materials.
Wayne Nelson of Habitat for Humanity in his piece entitled "Compressed Earth Blocks" says, "Uniformly sized building components can result in less waste, faster construction and the possibility of using other pre-made components or modular manufactured building elements." High uniformity gives CEB a competitive advantage over other natural building methods, allowing the CEB to influence local economies as a building medium.
Compressed earth blocks exemplify the quality "locally-made". The required clay-sand subsoil is locally available nearly everywhere. Even the mortar is made from this mix with additional water. (See: Wikipedia) Humus-rich top-soil can be preserved for agriculture and the resulting hole may become a basement, root-cellar, pond or smoothed out to blend with the landscape. If onsite soil is insufficient (ie. not enough, or unbalanced) near-by off-site soil or amendments might be an appropriate option. Miles traveled: near Zero.
Compare this to the stick-frame house. According to "Gate-to-Gate Life-Cycle Inventory of Softwood Lumber Production" by Michael R. Milota, Cynthia D. West, and Ian D. Hartley, lumber travels 65 miles on average, just to get to the mill. Numerous unnatural materials are often used (ie vinyl siding and insulation) that have their own set of negative ecological consequences.
Other natural building methods have variably high scores on local, ecological use of materials, provided the materials are locally abundant.
A CEB press can also enhance the local economy through a brickworks facility. Bricks can be made competitively at a local scale. In "Compressed Earth Block Volume 1: Manual of Production" by CRA Terre, Vincent Rigassi (see D.10), CEB is pronounced as "one of those rare 'modern materials' which has sufficient production flexibility to enable it to be integrated into both formal and informal sectors of activity, from 'cottage' industry to full-scale industrial plants" (pg 5).
The third opportunity for local production is to manufacture CEB presses. Our open-source CEB machine The Liberator is designed to be built with simple tools and off-the-shelf parts. There is an opportunity for huge profits here as other CEB presses are expensive ($25k for one of 3-5 brick/minute performance). The Liberator's design has minimum welds, using only bolts to secure the frame together. Since no specialized tools or advanced skills are needed, a local machine shop or adventurous entrepreneur can easily manufacture it, contributing to the local economy.
Strength of CEBs depends on the machine (especially automated versus manual) and the quality of the soil (poorly mixed soil can lead to a weaker brick). According to Wikipedia, "CEB can have a compressive strength as high as 2,000 pounds per square inch. Blocks with compressive strengths of 1,200 to 1,400 p.s.i. are common." We have not yet strength-tested blocks from The Liberator.
The compressive strength of CEB sounds impressive, but according to Fred Webster, Ph.D. seismic Engineer in his paper "Some Thoughts on'Adobe Codes', it is neither the only nor the most important variable in determining the ability of CEB's to withstand loads. "In actuality, high compressive strength is and should not be the greatest concern related to pressed block quality. If the block has a compressive strength of 1000 psi rather than 300 psi, it is quite superfluous to the performance of the building subjected to ordinary service loads or even earthquake loads. It is not requisite that earthen blocks be up to the standard of concrete in order to perform well during severe earthquake shaking." Webster suggests that soil quality may be more important than compressive strength in determining the bricks overall durability. "Standards for appropriate soil selection need to be aggressively and rationally developed and tested by the pressed block industry. Currently, the best standards and research are being performed by BASIN, a combined appropriate technology effort made up of Germany, England, Switzerland, and France" (Webster).
Although high quality blocks are water-resistant, they are not fully waterproof and commercial builders, such as Midwest Earth Builders use a stucco to protect the exterior walls. Other design features, such as a large overhang, can also provide some protection against weathering.
CEB buildings may need to be re-finished with stucco coating, just like a house would occasionally need new paint. If a conventional roof is used, maintenance repairs would be identical to a traditional house. More research is needed on maintenance costs of a CEB building.
Additives to Increase Water Resistance
Chemicals called pozzolans have been used for centuries to cause a hydraulic cementing reaction with hydrated lime (CaOH, calcium hydroxide) in damp or wet conditions.
The Romans used volcanic ash with lime and sand to yield a concrete still unrivaled by modern technology.
More common pozzolans may include brick dust (fired below 900*C) and fly ash from power stations.
In theory, the addition of pozzolans such as brick dust to a dry mix of sand, clay, and hydrated lime could yield CEBs that could be used in wet or damp conditions such as retaining walls.
I propose that these CEBs would require a curing period, following pressing, under plastic to encourage hydraulic cement reaction of lime and pozzolan.
Evaluation and Testing of Brick Dust as a Pozzolanic Additive to Lime Mortar for Architectural Conservation
Fire and Mold-proof
Economics: The press, initial building cost, maintenance
We have found that earthbag and cordwood costs about $30 per square foot ($322 per square meter) where labour is valued at $10/ hour. CEB construction should be about 5 times cheaper than that; data to follow.
The main cost is the machine for making the CEBs. Commercial versions that make 3-5 blocks a minute cost $25k. This is one reason why we have built The Liberator, an open-source CEB machine that costs $3-5k and can make 9 blocks a minute.
A tractor with loader and rototiller are required to prepare the soil. These are additional costs. Other equipment and their related costs are detailed in the pdf CEB manual D.10 found on the BASIN website.
Building Costs
MEB claims, "[c]ost on a per block basis average approximately $1.10 per block. A 1000 square foot home will need approximately 5,500 blocks. So, $6,050 would be the block costs. Once again, we have worked with customers who have provided their own labor and tractor for loading, and have brought this cost down to $.50 to $.60/block."
CEB press maker AECT claims, "the cost of the structural compressed earth block construction using the AECT structural compressed earth block machines to produce the structural masonry blocks is between 25-40% less expensive than the next closest construction approach for quality, long lasting and energy efficient structures. Some other cheaper construction techniques are inexpensive, but the resulting housing or commercial buildings are cheap, structurally deficient, noisy, and wasteful in energy use and not appealing to homeowners or commercial tenants."
But when compared strictly on economic terms to a conventional home, natural building methods save surprisingly little. Most natural building methods use convential roofs and foundations. Only the walls are constructed from alternative materials.
From their experience, Midwest Earth Builders (MEB) claim "Because CEBs are used entirely as a wall system, the remaining costs, which can represent 80-90% of the total cost of the home, will be the same as conventional building. For example, the cost of the roof, windows, cabinets, etc. are the same for a framed and CEB home.
Building the wall of a home typically represents 10-20% of the total cost of a home. A CEB wall will average 15% more then a conventionally built wall. In other words if the wall of a conventional home cost $15,000 for a $100,000 home, it will cost $2,250 more for a CEB wall."
A similar summary of straw bale housing is given from Green Home Building. "Erecting bale walls can go amazingly quickly, and does not take a lot of skill, but then the rest of the creation of the building is similar to any other wood framed house. In fact strawbale houses typically only save about 15% of the wood used in a conventionally framed house. The cost of finishing a strawbale house can often exceed that of standard construction, because of the specialized work that goes into plastering both sides of the walls. The result is often worth it though, because of the superior insulation and wall depth that is achieved."
A commerical, pre-built 200 sq ft "deluxe shed" costs $4,400. Missouri minimum wage is $6.50, but if we gave the workers a nice $10/hour, the price is equivalent. (Another company quoted their shed at $4,009 and I found a two-year old aluminum one on craigslist for $1500, which was originally bought at $2500.)
Skill level. Stuccoing straw bale buildings may be better left to a professional. CEB requires little skill and is therefore, a good choice for the owner-builder. Normal masonary work requires skilled professionals to apply a thick (1/4-1/2") layer of mortar between layers of bricks, but "because earth blocks do not require thick mortar joints, walls can be built quickly by workers unskilled in masonry" (MEB). MEB explains, "One does not have to be an experienced mason to build with CEBs. Homeowners, contractors, and builders can quickly be taught how to stack a wall and begin construction immediately. Because only a thin mortar/slurry joint is used between blocks, walls go up quickly and there is no need to wait for the mortar to set up after a few rows like with typical brick masonry."
Can other parts of the building be made more economically? CEB can be made into roofing shingles with a roof-tile mold [Link?] . Conventional roofs are easily held by CEB: "If the block has a compressive strength of 1000 psi rather than 300 psi, it is quite superfluous to the performance of the building subjected to ordinary service loads or even earthquake loads" (Webster). Thus, it seems safe to assume that a CEB wall, appropriately constructed, could hold up the weight of a living roof. Although again, with current technologies, it is more expensive up-front, with long-term savings in maintenance and heating.
Because CEB is an on-site material and because all parts of the process can be done by hand or machine, it lends itself to great variability of final product prices. Habitat for Humanity uses CEB in some of their projects. And BASIN is comprised of organizations which do development work. So, obviously, CEB homes do NOT need to cost as much as conventionally-built ones.
Disadvantages of CEBs
The CEB does fall short of perfection in a couple respects. The press and other needed equipment (ie. rototiller and tractor) are not made from locally harvested materials. However, almost all building methods require use of some heavy machinery, and to its advantage, the press is designed to be locally manufactured. Also, The Liberator is not designed to make roofing shingles (although these can be made from compressed earth). So, the ecological qualities of the roof cannot be addressed. Soil composition may not be appropriate on some sites as well which would mean appropriate soil would need top be transported from elswhere (source). A potential untested method to perform a basic soil test is described here- http://velacreations.com/shelter/building-materials/dirt/49.html
CEB Press - Full information on our high-performance, low-cost, open-source CEB machine: The Liberator.
The Liberator Full Product Release
Earthquake safety
CEB FAQ from Instituto Tierra y Cal
100-page CEB handbook from a Unesco project in Sudan
Overview of CEBs, by Jim Hallock
What should we have in mind when acquiring a CEB press? - CEB legal issues and norms in Brazil
appropedia: Compressed earth brick press
Auram earth construction equipment and blocks from Auroville Earth Institute (available in many shapes).
Rammed Earth Construction from Autonopedia
Rammed/Stabilized Earth from Green Building Encyclopedia
Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies
Powell and Sons CEB machines
Gernot Minke - one of the world's leaders in earth construction - see here for thorough overview, including detailed soil testing procedures.
Galvanized wire reinforced, earthquake resistant earth construction techniques publication - [1]
Ronald Rael is an Architect, Author and Assistant Professor of Architecture at The University of California, Berkeley. He is the founder of EarthArchitecture.org, a clearinghouse of information on the subject.
Compressed Earth Block Guide - [2]
GTZ manuals on CEB technology: Volume I, Manual of Production and Volume II, Manual of Design and Construction
Other information - [3] , [4]
propagelle project
CEB for wet/hurricane climates (Louisiana USA)
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New York composer Matt Marks dies at 38
Composer Matt Marks died Friday, May 11, 2018.
Talented young composer Matt Marks — really a quadruple threat, given his beautiful singing ability, high-level horn playing (he was a founding member of leading contemporary music ensemble Alarm Will Sound), and arranging — died Friday, May 11.
He died in St. Louis, Missouri, where Alarm Will Sound had performed on May 9 and had been doing some recording, the band’s marketing director, Michael Clayville, tells NPR’s Deceptive Cadence blog.
Related: Fundraiser for Matt Marks’ fiancée
Learning of the sweet, funny, and sometimes acid-tongued Marks’ death under any circumstances would have been gutting. But my first clue came when composer Ted Hearne’s heartfelt tribute turned up in my Facebook feed Saturday night. I was in New Music setting that was such a familiar part of Marks’ life: at the Alexander Kasser Theater in Montclair, New Jersey, for a Peak Performances presentation of Julia Wolfe and Maya Beiser’s “Spinning,”with composer David Lang and artist Suzanne Bocanegra among the members of the audience.
The context — Peak Performances has a track record of incubating powerful new works, including David T. Little’s “Dog Days,” which springs from a well that also nourished Marks’ work — made the news of his death that much more of a gut punch.
Marks’ passing was announced on Facebook by his fiancee, Mary Kouyoumdjian.
No cause of death was given.
Alarm Will Sound posted an announcement hours after Kouyoumdjian, which precisely repeated her parting admonition: “We appreciate your sensitivity during this difficult time.”
The always funny Marks — he frequently offered random, wry, witty commentary on Twitter, lately as “Matt Marks (aka JonBenét Gramsci)” and for many years, simply under the childlike moniker “Mafoo” — died the morning after he tweeted news that the National Endowment for the Arts had approved a $10,000 grant for the staging of his splendid opera, “Mata Hari” (seen last year at New York’s Prototype Festival) at the West Edge Opera in Berkeley, California, in August.
Oh hey we just won a NEA Grant for my opera Mata Hari https://t.co/eXRGP4cFm8
— Matt Marks (aka JonBenét Gramsci) (@mattmarks) May 10, 2018
WATCH: An excerpt from composer Matt Marks’ opera “Mata Hari”:
I saw and was impressed by “Mata Hari” at Prototype — where the composer, as always made a point to offer a cheerful hello — Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone? last posted about him in 2010, after a performance of his earlier work, “The Little Death: Vol. 1,” which he also performed with soprano Mellissa Hughes.
So, I couldn’t say I knew him well, and don’t wish to take anything away from his close friends and family. I simply knew him through his often brilliant and usually funny work, and his public persona of a down-to-earth person who was consistently pleasant and friendly.
Composers Ted Hearne, far left, and Caroline Shaw, far right, were in the chorus for a performance of Matt Marks’ “The Little Death: Vol. 1” at Galapagos in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighborhood in 2010, with Marks and Mellissa Hughes in the lead roles. (© 2010, Steven P. Marsh/willyoumissme.com)
Marks had only begun to reveal the full extent of his ability. He’s a composer who always held a special place in my heart because I got to see him and his work early on and watch him grow and blossom.
R.I.P. Matt Marks.
WATCH: The Beatles’ “Revolution No. 9,” arranged by Matt Marks:
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Are there any mathematics that could only be learned by very few people?
I'm worldbuilding a situation where new drug increases IQ when given to preschool children. Unfortunately only 1% of the recipients get the benefits, the rest risk their development being stunted. As a result, the drug is illegal. This creates a moral dilemma for the parents: try your luck or play it safe.
I need some kind of mathematical discipline that could be understood only by very few gifted people, and preferably studied at postgraduate levels . This discipline serves as a device to show how much drug improves the mind of the children, and that normals can't hope to compete.
Is there anything like that ?
I'm looking for a discipline that exists. My plan is to watch MOOC and learn enough to be dangerous, then have real mathematician to review my ideas.
reality-check modern-age intelligence mathematics
EpipihanyEpipihany
$\begingroup$ Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. $\endgroup$ – Monty Wild♦ Oct 28 '19 at 5:50
$\begingroup$ The difficulties often come from that fact there is no appropriate learning materials for not-math-talented people about anvanced/frontier math, which is mostly based on papers and books written by math professionals for professionals which focus more on the process of definitions and proofs. Not being a math-talent, you get lost easily based on thess\e materials. With a book that focus on concept/motivation/the intuitive relations, they will be more accessible for more not math-talented people. $\endgroup$ – jw_ Oct 28 '19 at 6:57
$\begingroup$ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome I think you're knocking on the wrong door. Oddly enough, an autism-inducing drug seems to fit your bill (mostly). $\endgroup$ – Mephistopheles Oct 28 '19 at 15:08
$\begingroup$ If Facebook is anything to go by, I'd say order of operations... :) $\endgroup$ – Frauke Oct 28 '19 at 15:49
$\begingroup$ For me %1 percent is a very small probability, to make my probably normal child a little bit smart or make them quite stupid. $\endgroup$ – atakanyenel Oct 28 '19 at 16:48
Main Answer
I have a PhD in Mathematics and came across this question. To be honest, I dislike almost every single answer, except maybe L.Dutch's answer concerning Wile's proof of Fermat's last theorem. However, I do think there is a much, much better candidate, and one that would make every mathematician reading your story quite delighted:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langlands_program
Quoting (and I agree):
Widely seen as the single biggest project in modern mathematical research, the Langlands program has been described by Edward Frenkel as “a kind of grand unified theory of mathematics.”
The good thing about the Langlands program is that it is not (yet) a worked-out theory and a topic of active research, with only very few, extremely talented mathematicians being able to make contributions, like Peter Scholze. It seems to fit your story like a glove; people who received the drug's benefits would be among the few who could advance the program.
I encourage every reader to also look at the comments that were moved to the chat, it adds a lot of value. Among other things, a very important point is brought up about how my phrasing is arguably hyperbolic: There are certainly more than just a handful of people who have contributed to the program. However, I still think it is very few people, when compared to all of mankind and even to all of mathematics.
I would also like to address a question from the comments, namely whether I can give a brief summary of the Langlands program. To be completely honest, the answer is "no". I have studied mathematics for 10 years and some of it was spent in related fields (algebraic geometry and quite some representation theory as well, especially algebraic groups) - but I still do not feel qualified to give a reasonable summary of the Langlands program, let alone one that would be comprehensible to a layman. I do have an idea of what it is about, but I struggle to put that into words that do not demand quite advanced material. Have a look at the wikipedia entry, my honest summary would probably be quite similar to it. I do not understand it well enough to also explain it well. But this is the point - I don't think many mathematicians do.
Jesko HüttenhainJesko Hüttenhain
$\begingroup$ Setting aside the issues discussed earlier, one of the problems of putting Langlands into a story is that, well, very few people can competently describe what it is. We see here that even trained mathematicians outside the subject struggle to summarize it. And if you (assumed to be a non-mathematical author) are trying to communicate it to a non-mathematical audience, the possibility of getting anything across drops even lower. It would end up coming across as little more than a buzzword like "chaos mathematics". $\endgroup$ – Priska Oct 28 '19 at 13:20
$\begingroup$ @Priska the problem is, everything you say will be true of any good answer to this question. $\endgroup$ – Nathaniel Oct 28 '19 at 17:01
$\begingroup$ I likes what Eduard Frenkel said in Love and Math about it being a Rosetta Stone between the manifold defined by and equation, the elliptic curve, and the set of solutions over some prime field. $\endgroup$ – Daron Oct 29 '19 at 0:14
No such thing exists.
All mathematics is a type of language. Like language, it looks mysterious to people who don't speak it. But if you study it enough, you will understand it. There are no exceptions. (*)
Calculus was once an arcane branch of knowledge known only to Newton, Leibniz, and their handful of peers. It made them gods in terms of their ability to solve problems no one else could reach. It was the scientific nuclear weapon of its time. The closest thing the real world has to magic.
And now... we have hundreds of millions of children across the world learning calculus in school. Bookstores hawk endless numbers of texts on acing your calculus exam. This once-awesome, mysterious branch of math is now just another piece of everyday mental furniture.
The same goes with algebra, and even algebraic notation. Someday, the same will happen with all of the math known today.
(*) This means that there are no exceptional types of math where this is not true. I am not saying there are no exceptional people who might fail to understand math (brain-damaged, comatose, etc.). But the vast majority of people will understand any topic of math if exposed properly and given the right prerequisite knowledge.
PriskaPriska
$\begingroup$ Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. $\endgroup$ – HDE 226868♦ Oct 27 '19 at 3:46
$\begingroup$ @Nosajimiki This issue has been discussed quite extensively in previous comments (now moved to chat) by myself and others. You may find the discussion there helpful. Yours being the latest of numerous comments, I will take a break from replying for now. Perhaps others will have something insightful to say. $\endgroup$ – Priska Oct 28 '19 at 17:43
$\begingroup$ This is an empirical claim, with no actual research to back it up. But I can give personal testimony to the fact that, on many occasions, I have been stumped by a mathematical concept, purely due to the complexity of the concept and not because I wasn't familiar with any terminology or syntax. $\endgroup$ – Bridgeburners Oct 28 '19 at 20:07
$\begingroup$ @Bridgeburners This is not even an empirical claim, it is wishful thinking by someone who has never really got close to modern mathematics or to teaching. Yet a number of people would love for this to be actually true, as you can tell by the positive balance of the votes on this answer. $\endgroup$ – Arnaud Mortier Oct 28 '19 at 20:17
Instead of looking for new math that the children can do, show them learning math faster.
All new math is built on the old. To do some incredibly complex proof, you'll typically need algebra, equations, maybe calculus or group theory or probability or what-have-you. The point is, it will be clear that these children are exceptional WELL before they invent new math, since they'll be solving systems of equations in kindergarten and integrals in first grade or whatever.
So I challenge the notion that the way to show how much the drug improves children's intelligence is to show them doing math adults can't do. It will be clear from their ability to master existing math at such young ages.
Also, if what you're going for is a drug that improves general reasoning ability, then I would find it very strange if all of the children become masters of one specific sub-field of math, like, say, chaos theory. Why should that be the case? The frontiers of modern math are in chaos theory, yes, but also number theory and complex analysis and so on. Why would all of the children become experts in one particular subject, to the extent that it becomes the de-facto test of the drug's effects?
You can represent both intelligence and mathematics more faithfully just by showing that they can do math that undergrads or grad students are doing.
Gilad MGilad M
$\begingroup$ Honestly, this is the first thing I thought. Creating tests to demonstrate how quickly people can learn in a variety of subject areas would be a much better measure of intelligence. Otherwise you could have accidentally dismissed the next Beethoven or Shakespeare because they didn't solve a differential equation fast enough. Even geniuses usually aren't geniuses at everything. $\endgroup$ – DoctorPenguin Oct 28 '19 at 10:03
$\begingroup$ This. See Star Trek:TNG, where ~10-year-old children learn calculus. youtube.com/watch?v=ETt8GJRbqLc $\endgroup$ – dissemin8or Oct 28 '19 at 15:43
Take the mathematics needed to understand Wiles's demonstration of last Fermat's theorem.
no three positive integers a, b, and c satisfy the equation $a^n + b^n = c^n$ for any integer value of n greater than 2.
Without a master in mathematics you cannot even think of starting to learn the basis for it.
The demonstration above is based on linking modular forms
In mathematics, a modular form is a (complex) analytic function on the upper half-plane satisfying a certain kind of functional equation with respect to the group action of the modular group, and also satisfying a growth condition. The theory of modular forms therefore belongs to complex analysis but the main importance of the theory has traditionally been in its connections with number theory. Modular forms appear in other areas, such as algebraic topology, sphere packing, and string theory.
and elliptic curves.
In mathematics, an elliptic curve is a plane algebraic curve defined by an equation of the form $y^2 = x^3 + ax + b$ which is non-singular; that is, the curve has no cusps or self-intersections.
Inter-universal Teichmüller theory is a real-life example of mathematics understood only by a handful of people, nearly all of whom are students of the guy who created it. There is a claimed proof of the abc conjecture which has so far been neither verified nor definitively disproven because the material is so impenetrable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-universal_Teichmüller_theory
jl6jl6
$\begingroup$ This isn't a great example, A major part of the issues with IUTT is that it has been really poorly explained. Mochizuki was infamous for being not great at writing or explaining things even before his claimed proof of the ABC conjecture. Heck, I had a professor in grad school who used Mochizuki as an example of someone whose results were good enough that he was able to get away with poor writing, and then told me that I wasn't in that class. $\endgroup$ – JoshuaZ Oct 27 '19 at 15:08
$\begingroup$ kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~motizuki/SS2018-08.pdf $\endgroup$ – Priska Oct 27 '19 at 20:46
$\begingroup$ @JoshuaZ I see, I didn't know that. I always thought it was just incredibly tough stuff. $\endgroup$ – Jesko Hüttenhain Oct 28 '19 at 7:21
$\begingroup$ @JoshuaZ granted, but I still think it’s a fine example for the purpose of the question - if it were an easier topic to understand, perhaps it wouldn’t need great explanation, and additionally it is self-evidently a source of genuine drama! $\endgroup$ – jl6 Oct 28 '19 at 21:55
N-dimensional geometry, where n > 4. It’s very difficult for our regular human brains to cope with it, but may well have all kinds of useful implications for physics.
Mike ScottMike Scott
$\begingroup$ countless mathematicians and physicists work everyday with spaces with dimension higher than $4$, or indeed with just general dimension $n$, if the space they're working with even has a well defined concept of dimension. It's not by any means an arcane or not well studied field. It's just plain old regular math for anybody above BSc level, because the point is that for a mathematician there's nothing special about 3 or 4 dimensions. $\endgroup$ – user2723984 Oct 26 '19 at 14:03
$\begingroup$ But it's very difficult to have a good intuition for, and it shows a superhuman level of spatial reasoning. If you ask them, "how many square faces are in a 5-hypercube," and they answer "80" as easily as if you'd asked them how many sides are on a square, that's something nearly all mathematicians would struggle to visualize. And this is a much more suitable test for a young child, simply because it doesn't involve any mathematical formalism beyond counting and shapes. $\endgroup$ – Gilad M Oct 26 '19 at 14:13
$\begingroup$ Why n>4? 4-manifolds are known for being ridiculously difficult to study. For example, the generalized Poincare conjecture is only unsolved in dimension 4. In dimension 4, Euclidean space has a continuum of exotic smooth structures, and it is the only dimension in which Euclidean space has any exotic smooth structure. In dimensions greater than 4, classification of manifolds becomes much easier. $\endgroup$ – Eben Cowley Oct 26 '19 at 15:23
$\begingroup$ Also I'd like to point out that high-dimensional geometry has applications in any field involving multivariable problems, not just physics. $\endgroup$ – Eben Cowley Oct 26 '19 at 15:25
$\begingroup$ Just because it's difficult for you to understand n-dimensional geometry does not mean that very few people can actually learn it, or even that it's particularly difficult. You just have to learn and use, you know, math, not visual intuition. $\endgroup$ – forest Oct 27 '19 at 1:16
There are a few different ways I would answer this question depending on how you actually plan to write this story. I will interpret it in a few different ways and give answers below.
Is there a field of math learn-able by only a few individuals?
Another answer already pointed this out, but the vast majority of human knowledge can be understood by the vast majority of humans (if they put in the effort). The psychological literature is becoming saturated with evidence that learning and performance are more inhibited by self-consciousness than by innate intelligence (which has been shown to be flexible). Here is some research on the topic:
Trait beliefs that make women vulnerable to math disengagement
Conceptions of ability: Nature and impact across content areas
Mind-Sets Matter: A Meta-Analytic Review of Implicit Theories and Self-Regulation
Is there a field of math which very few individuals have taken the time to learn?
Yes, more than I could possibly list. People already named several examples of this in other answers, and if you'd like more examples you could go to the faculty directory of any univeristy math department, and look at what the different mathematicians are interested in.
In your question you specifically mention that you'd like a topic that is introduced in graduate courses in mathematics, not undergraduate courses. Note that topics which are introduced in undergraduate courses are still actively researched; for example, people still do research on things like integration methods.
However, I will try to address that part of your question. In the US, most undergraduate curriculums for math majors require an understanding of basic analysis and algebra, but not so much geometry or topology. In their early graduate years, students will usually be introduced to things like algebraic topology and differential geometry.
If you plan on having a character attend a class on algebraic topology or differential topology, please bear in mind that they must first understand abstract algebra and calculus, respectively. This is important regardless of the topic you choose, as you risk breaking realism for people who know how learning math works.
What is an impressive mathematical feat that would demonstrate how intelligent this drug makes kids?
This interpretation might be a bit off from your original question, but I think it might do you good to consider it. Instead of saying "and then the child could do advanced fractal chaos math" what if instead you specifically named an unsolved problem that the child solved?
You can find a long list of unsolved problems here.
I think you should really consider this approach because it is potentially more engaging for your readers.
On the one hand, you could pick a field of math that has an esoteric-sounding name and then pick an open problem in that field which seems interesting. There isn't anything necessarily wrong with this approach, the only drawback is that readers may run into a brick wall of prerequisites if they try to understand the problem that you select.
Another approach might be to select a problem that anyone can understand: Goldbach's conjecture, the twin prime conjecture, and the Collatz conjecture are all examples of famous open problems that are extremely simple to state. This way, the reader might learn something that they actually have the prerequisite knowledge to understand. This could potentially improve the reader's engagement, but the choice is ultimately up to you.
Eben CowleyEben Cowley
I am an assistant professor in the University of Caen-Normandy.
Some very good answers have been given already, but there is one actual branch of mathematics that has been left aside and which is one of the most arcane from my point of view (and also seems to fit your purposes quite well), that is modern algebraic geometry.
Traditional algebraic geometry is, very roughly, the study of curves or higher dimensional objects where one or more polynomials vanish (e.g. the most well-known parabola is the set of points where $y=x^2$, in other words $y-x^2=0$).
In the second half of the $20$th century, a man called Alexander Grothendieck had an idea of how to take this theory to a level of abstractness that would eventually make it so powerful as to radiate to neighbouring areas of mathematics (incl. most branches of topology and geometry) and generalize them as well.
The problem is, there is really no easy way to describe even the most elementary kind of object that algebraic geometry deals with, even though the people who work in that branch today will tell you that what they have in mind is nothing but "geometry". To get a grasp of it, you would have to know some abstract algebra already, and then although you might get used to the definitions and properties of these objects, chances are that you will never really get the "geometric" feeling about it that is really necessary to do anything useful in this theory.
Here are useful links to
a Mathoverflow soft question on modern algebraic geometry
The Wikipedia article on the foundational treatise
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
I'm a mathematics researcher at the University of St Andrews.
Intead of focusing on a specific discipline within mathematics, I would focus on the children being able to resolve long-standing open problems. There are many problems in advanced mathematics that have been open for quite some time and are considered quite important for the development of the subject. The most prominent examples are the six remaining Millennium Prize Problems, including:
The Riemann hypothesis, which has been open for 160 years (since 1859), and would probably be the consensus choice among mathematicians for the most important open problem in mathematics.
The P vs. NP problem, which quite important in both mathematics and computer science and probably the second most famous of the Millennium Problems.
The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture. Solving this would also solve the congruent number problem, which has been open since 972 AD.
The existence of a Yang-Mills theories with positive mass gap, which has implications in both mathematics and quantum physics.
The Hodge conjecture
The existence of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equation
Other long-standing open problems include:
The odd perfect number problem, which dates to ancient Greek times (100 AD or so) and is probably the oldest open problem in mathematics.
The twin prime conjecture. (Note: There has been significant progress on this lately, and it wouldn't be too surprising for it to be solved in a decade or so, meaning that it might not be the best choice.)
Goldbach's conjecture.
Lots of very smart mathematicans can spend decades working on one of these problems without making much significant progress. If children who were given this drug could reliably solve one of these problems in a couple of years, starting with essentially no knowledge of advanced mathematics, it would certainly demonstrate that these children were operating at a superhuman level of intelligence.
Even the idea of a child being able to make any significant progress on one of these problems would be aboslutely extraordinary.
Jim BelkJim Belk
Very large numbers.
I don't just mean numbers that are too big for a human to really understand; a billion fits that category. I don't even mean numbers too big for our usual naming convention; that caps out at 1063 (one vigintillion).
I mean numbers that make how we normally talk about numbers meaningless. Numbers you can't even write down in a way that non-mathematicians would understand (after all, any number you can fit on a whiteboard basically rounds down to zero). Graham's number is a famous example. Using our existing number system, it would have more digits than there are particles in the universe (which is about 1080)-- in fact, if you tried to count how many digits it would have, that number would have more digits than there are particles in the universe, and that number's number of digits would still have more digits than there are particles in the universe, and that pattern continues more times than there are particles in the universe. It's such an staggeringly large number that expressing it in writing requires a whole different numbering system.
This branch of mathematics has the added bonus of being very hard for computers to handle-- computations would take too long.
PlutoThePlanetPlutoThePlanet
$\begingroup$ As someone who’s done work adjacent to this sort of thing, it would be flattering to think that it can only be done my extremely gifted people, but I think that’s pretty implausible. Certainly the topic is well within reach of any undergraduate majoring in math with a little effort. $\endgroup$ – Henry Towsner Oct 26 '19 at 14:36
$\begingroup$ Also, any number that can be computed precisely by a human (however bright) or computer (however powerful) will be dwarfed to insignificance by easily-defined incomputable numbers, making those computable numbers less impressive. $\endgroup$ – Thom Smith Oct 26 '19 at 16:47
$\begingroup$ You should look up the Bekenstein bound, which is conclusive that no machine, much less human mind, could work with such large numbers. $\endgroup$ – R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE Oct 27 '19 at 1:01
$\begingroup$ This answer is a bit silly, to be honest. Large numbers are actually so easy to understand that they have become a bit of a niche in popular mathematics, and there are countless Numberphile videos on them explaining them in very simple terms. $\endgroup$ – forest Oct 27 '19 at 1:24
$\begingroup$ Even exceedingly large notations aren't that difficult to wrap your mind around. See this comment and this one where I was able to arrive at a fairly intuitive understanding of the ↑↑ operator (x↑↑y is "x raised to the power of itself" in a tower y times" just as "x↑y (or x^y) is x times itself y times") and was then able to rapidly convert between x↑↑y and 10^z. Took an hour or two. $\endgroup$ – Draco18s no longer trusts SE Oct 27 '19 at 4:23
Financial securities accounting. Please watch Limitless to see how this plays out. He can understand many different concepts very clearly and even piece them together, making him very wealthy in predicting stocks. But the drug he uses has negative consequences.
Watch this and see if it answers any of your questions.
$\begingroup$ Also in that film she becomes so smart that she picks up a child and swings the child at the baddie, so the child's ice-skated slice through the baddie's neck and he dies. $\endgroup$ – Daron Oct 29 '19 at 0:17
Both Wikipedia and Quanta go into some detail.
The basic idea of category theory is pretty accessible to any professional mathematician, but the details of it are not well-studied (especially "infinity categories"). However, it has applications in both foundations of mathematics as well as computer science, and is a little bit trendy in some circles.
The Quanta article explains how major results from category theory are simply quoted at an almost mystical level by mathematicians without them bothering to learn the details. It's not so much that the math is beyond the skill of all but a few mathematicians. Rather, it is too much work and not everyone is interested in learning it, even though it may be relevant to their own work. But since it affects the fundamentals of math, it may be that in the future, it is considered required foundational knowledge. That's why some folks are working to make it more accessible to mathematicians across the spectrum.
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So, I would lean toward just looking at the research topics of any well known applied math organization and seeing what cool names you find. SIAM is pretty well known.
https://www.siam.org/
Why applied math? I would think of math as part of the toolkit that scientists & engineers have. We all work in the frameworks we understand. If we want to over-simplify the process, the mathematicians are already way out in front cutting a path (with a framework made for path cutting) while the rest of us are using bits and pieces cobbled together by all their old frameworks. Stuff gets simplified as we pull it out of the mathematicians toolbox so that us normies can understand it.
Ability to understand complexity seems to be as good a standin for intelligence as any. The translators from math to engineering/science need to understand the complexity on both sides to come up with a simplified bridge for the rest of us. In real life this is a group project, but maybe your super intelligent badasses can go it alone.
IMO Control Theory is a good starting point.
Also, not on the SIAM site, but Information Theory is at the intersection of a bunch of fields.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_theory
And if you have to, I think this might be a slightly tropey trick, but you can always combine two fields if you are just name dropping. Applied geometric uncertainty quantification. Information theoretic imaging science. Numerical life science (although I'm sure that's a thing already).
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$\begingroup$ I know enough statistics, differential geometry and information theory to be dangerous. Though they all require some affinity & work ethic none of them is hard enough to be reserved for cognitive elite. At high level the situation is probably different. $\endgroup$ – Epipihany Oct 25 '19 at 19:57
$\begingroup$ I don't think fields that can only be worked in by the cognitive elite exist. They're sprinkled about randomly. IMO progress is the process of taking tasks that required genius and making them things that we can all do. Affinity & hard work put you in the elite. Lucky timing puts you into the history books. $\endgroup$ – Zwuwdz Oct 25 '19 at 20:20
The mark of a good mathematician is less what she can understand, more what she can explain. For example, Einstein was able to simplify the understanding of the entirety of energy and matter down to 5 symbols. Leibniz et al. simplified a huge amount of engineering and mathematics down to a single number.
One of the most fundamental problems we have in AI is understanding that mathematical ability or IQ are not the same as intelligence. For example, my old TI-82 can calculate and plot just about any 2D function I can imagine. My PC can simulate a world down to individual photons in real time. But if I ask my PC to make a cup of tea, it can do absolutely nothing about it without a whole lot of engineering.
Despite having the intellectual capacity of somewhere between an ant and a wasp, my PC is mathematically more competent than every human on the planet. This is because a good mathematician was able to explain complex mathematics in terms that even a computer can understand. To give an example - the average computer programmer is only expected to be able to comprehend up to 15 commands in one go.
Many of the answers given have been about problem complexity. Most complex problems can and have been broken down from being exponentially complex, to linearly complex allowing mere mortals to comprehend them (see above). For example, the Travelling Salesman Problem. In pure mathematical ability, calculating this infeasible for any human or computer. To calculate how best to travel from one end of a city to another with only 10 streets (25 intersections) would take a billion lifetimes of the Universe to calculate. Yet a satnav can resolve this problem in real time as you miss a junction.
So I would put forward Machine Intelligence. Being able to describe mathematically how to be an efficient self-learning system involves not only understanding a problem, but being able to simplify it in to a form that even a computer can calculate in linear time. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_complexity_theory
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$\begingroup$ Satnavs do not resolve the traveling salesman problem, which is believed (but not known) to be infeasible - nothing guarantees that a satnav delivers the exact most optimal route 100% of the time. $\endgroup$ – Henry Towsner Oct 26 '19 at 14:50
$\begingroup$ Very nice suggestion, though it strays a bit from mathematics into computer science (but then, what is theoretical CS but a bastard branch of mathematics? :) ). I have some problems though with your statement that my PC is mathematically more competent than every human on the planet; conceding that this is arguing terminology, I'd say that doing mathematics is something that we haven't been able to teach computers yet: I haven't seen a PC make a real advance in math, while I've seen plenty of humans do just that. Arithmetic, however, is something that we suck at and PC's win at. $\endgroup$ – tomsmeding Oct 26 '19 at 21:27
$\begingroup$ Photons in ray tracing are not the photons from quantum electrodynamics. So the ability of PC to do real-time ray tracing is trivial compared to the ability to simulate propagation of true photons in real time. $\endgroup$ – Ruslan Oct 26 '19 at 21:30
$\begingroup$ Satnavs solve the "visit this one city, minimizing travel time" problem, typically using Dijkstra's algorithm. The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is "visit those N cities in any order, minimizing total travel time." The "in any order" is trivial for N=1 (Dijkstra), and can be brute-forced for small N (for each permutation, perform Dijkstra for each leg), but causes the problems for large N as it quickly becomes too much to brute-force. $\endgroup$ – Sjoerd Oct 28 '19 at 22:51
Quantum cryptography algorithm proofs? Or, instead of math, how about some other branch of science or something that sounds like science to us dummies? Maybe it just has to "sound" good:
Physics on the the event horizon of a black hole.
Organic chemistry prior to the big bang.
Treatment of the brain damage and psychosis caused by faster-than-light travel.
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$\begingroup$ "Organic chemistry prior to the big bang." What a novel idea. Very witty. Welcome to Worldbuilding, & have fun here. $\endgroup$ – a4android Oct 27 '19 at 22:18
One fascinating class of studies are non-associative algebras, such as loops. These are real buggers because (ab)c does not equal a(bc). That seems like a small issue, but when you are looking for an x such that a(b(c(d(e(f(gx)))))) is equal to some y, the inability to convert this to (abcdefg)x = y is a real nuisance, and its awkward:
“Nonassociative things are strongly disliked by mathematicians,” said John Baez, a mathematical physicist at the University of California, Riverside, and a leading expert on the octonions. “Because while it’s very easy to imagine noncommutative situations — putting on shoes then socks is different from socks then shoes — it’s very difficult to think of a nonassociative situation.” If, instead of putting on socks then shoes, you first put your socks into your shoes, technically you should still then be able to put your feet into both and get the same result. “The parentheses feel artificial.”
One of the ongoing attempts to develop a Grand Unified Theory in physics is seeking to use a Moufang loop known as the octonions. It's not a fore-runner, but its in the running. Progress is slowed because so many of the tools of mathematics just don't apply in non-associative scenarios. Indeed, when I did my own searches into what loops are used for, I came up virtually empty. The traditional approach is to simply consider an associative algebra and "embed" the non-associative algebra in it, and then focus mostly on the outer associative algebra.
However, one interesting artifact that came up: knot theory. Conway famously studied knots by breaking them up into "tangles" -- knots always have the ends fuzed together like a loop, while tangles are cut open, like when one cuts a tangle out of a dog's fur. One of the interesting questions in knot theory is "are two knots equivalent," such as how a slip knot can capsize into a bowline. (it's one of the ways to make a bowline) As it turns out, the rules for manipulating these tangles form a loop -- a non-associative algebra.
Who knows. Perhaps Cat's Cradle is actually PhD level material!
I have a PhD as well and have really enjoyed reading this thread. I'm a little surprised, though, that no one has mentioned some of the basic possibilities I'm thinking of: Advanced Real Analysis; Advanced Complex Analysis; or any of the several branches of Advanced Statistical Theory, like Advanced Survival Analysis. Those are just some of the things that come to mind. Things like Fermat's last theorem and the many other things mentioned so far touch on these, but these hit the big general fields, any of which the children could study and demonstrate that they understand - to show that they are, indeed, super brilliant.
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Sarah Savant's notes were a cornerstone to many women in mathematics, albeit a select few. Sarah's accomplishments in quantum economic field theory (pretend with me, here) were second to none, and her notes were sought after by many. To the regular passerby, the notes were absolutely gibberish, and there was no man who could make sense of them. They were originally published online where they could be printed in PDF form, but nobody ever made sense of those old files. It was only one day when a very special mathematician got hold of Sarah's notes. It was Sarah's daughter, Susan. Susan could make sense of these obscure notes, and over the course of a month became the most advanced mathematician in the field of quantum economic field theory. Over many years, the notes were decoded by a select few mathematicians, all of which were woman. Why?
The answer to both questions:
Sarah, and Susan were both tetrachromads, and the notes only made sense when 4 base colors were taken into account
$\begingroup$ The question was about an IQ enhancing drug, not one that gives you supervision. $\endgroup$ – Mephistopheles Oct 28 '19 at 14:36
$\begingroup$ @Mephistopheles correction. The question is about a select few people doing one incredibly hard task. $\endgroup$ – tuskiomi Oct 28 '19 at 14:55
$\begingroup$ Also, where did they get the extra colors for their notes? $\endgroup$ – Mephistopheles Oct 28 '19 at 15:04
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Free Speech on the Docket
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Wilson v. Summit County
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Tuesday, 22 January, 2019 - ongoing
Following several years of mounting successful challenges to facially unconstitutional anti-panhandling ordinances enacted by multiple political subdivisions,, we launched a letter-writing campaign in August 2018 advising the remaining Ohio entities with similar ordinances of their unconstitutionality. In response, more than a dozen of these entities repealed their unconstitutional laws. One of these was Summit County.
As a result, for several months in late 2018, panhandlers were able to seek donations in Summit County locations including the central shopping district of Bath Township. In Bath, panhandlers typically asked for help at stop signs near the exits to the shopping plaza, which are safe locations.
In response to this, in December 2018 Summit County passed a new, narrower anti-panhandling law prohibiting receiving and distributing money or other items between pedestrians and cars, as was occurring in the Bath shopping center.
Immediately after Summit County enacted the law, Bath Township began aggressively enforcing it, including deploying a police patrol car to sit at every entrance panhandlers were using in this shopping area.
Leon Wilson panhandles in the Bath shopping center for income to support himself, his children, and their mother. On December 19, while Mr. Wilson, was panhandling in Bath, a police officer told him that under the new ordinance, his speech was now illegal. The officer threatened to arrest him, used his police cruiser to physically block Mr. Wilson’s access to the motorists that he was soliciting, and told him to “leave and never return to Bath Township.” Since then, Mr. Wilson attempted to panhandle in Bath several more times, and faced similar police harassment. He is now afraid to go to Bath Township.
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Summit County’s anti-panhandling ordinance violates the First Amendment freedom of speech, both facially and as applied to Mr. Wilson.
On January 22, 2019, Mr. Wilson filed a complaint pro se in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, in the Eastern Division at Akron (No. 5:19-cv-156). At that time, Mr. Wilson sued the wrong Defendants—the City of Akron and its officials, rather than Summit County. We entered the case on Mr. Wilson’s behalf and filed a Second Amended Complaint on March 28. We dismissed Akron and its police chief and replaced them with defendants Summit County, Bath Township, and Bath Police Chief Vino Sinopoli.
As part of a settlement agreement with Mr. Wilson, on November 19, 2019 Summit County repealed its anti-panhandling laws.
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January 18, 2020 World Music Central News Department Leave a comment
The Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) has unveiled the winners of its 2019 Festival Award. South Korea’s Jeonju Int’l Sori Festival is the winner this year.
Park Jechun (right), Commissioner of the Jeonju International Sori Festival
2019 Festival Award:
1. Jeonju International Sori Festival
2. Ethnoport
3. (two festivals tied for third place) Estival and 5 Continents
5. BU Global Music Festival
6. Globaltica
7. Fira Mediterrània de Manresa
8. Rainforest World Music Festival
9. Sukiyaki Meets the World
10. Etnosur
“After the evaluation of the previous edition, at least one of the festivals that repeated this year has improved, following our assessment. That made us very proud,” stated Transglobal World Music Chart co-founder and Festival Awards coordinator Araceli Tzigane Sánchez. “Moreover, this second edition has served us to identify our own areas of improvement. We have not been able to assess two specific festivals that applied and that had fluent communication with us. For the third edition, we will work more closely with the applicants to avoid this situation and to increase the number of applicants.”
The Transglobal World Music Chart Festival Awards were started in 2018 as part of the TWM’s goal to increase the awareness, enjoyment and appreciation of the music from diverse cultures of the globe.
Application information for festivals interested in participating in the 2020 edition is available here.
Transglobal World Music Chart (TWMC) is an association of music critics, writers, and radio DJs and producers specialized in world music. Members hail from all continents. The TWMC releases a monthly chart that selects the best recent world music albums across the globe.
More about the chart: www.transglobalwmc.com
Headline photo: Iri Nongak at Jeonju Sori International Festival 2019 by Angel Romero
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Boston University Announces Second Annual Bu Global Music Festival
August 16, 2019 World Music Central News Department Leave a comment
Boston University has announced the second annual BU Global Music Festival to be held October 4th and 5th, 2019 on the Boston University Charles River Campus. The festival will be free, open to the public and is intended for all ages.
The festival will include traditional and contemporary international musicians, as well as local world music artists.
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The lineup includes Les Filles de Illighadad (Niger) who will bring to the festival the music of rural Niger called “tende” featuring compositions built from vocals, handclaps, and percussion; 47Soul (Palestine/UK) celebrated for inventing their own genre Shamstep, which fuses dub synth sounds with rock elements, hip-hop and pop lyrics in English and Arabic.
Also featured: Gamelan Cudamani (Bali, Indonesia) known for their outstanding creativity; Frontera Bugalú (Mexico/Texas) who perform a combination of high-energy “cumbia” mixed with other traditional Mexican and Latin American rhythms.
Saraswathi Ranganathan (India/US) will treat festival goers to a diverse presentation of the ancient veena; and Congolese band KOKOKO! (Democratic Republic of Congo), known for building their own instruments and blending Congolese and modern music.
Local artists Grooversity (Boston/Brazil) and Eastern Medicine Singers (Algonquin, Rhode Island) will also perform.
The festival is produced by the BU Arts Initiative – Office of the Provost and the College of Fine Arts Department of Musicology and Ethnomusicology through the Karbank Fund for Global Music. Musician and BU ethnomusicologist Marié Abe continues to serve as artistic director. Additional support comes from BU Global Programs, BU College of Fine Arts, and BU Dean of Students’ Office, the New England and American Studies Program. WBUR will serve as a media sponsor.
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“BU is very proud to host this festival and to welcome so many talented artists from around the world. Such events have transformative power. They expose us to different experiences, perspectives, and artistic expressions, while helping to break down barriers and bring us closer together,” said Jean Morrison, Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the University.
“The BU Global Music Festival creates community and inspires greater understanding and respect through our shared passion for music and the performing arts,” expressed Harvey Young, Dean of the College of Fine Arts.
In addition to workshops and demonstrations offered to the public during the festival, this year, the BU Global Music Festival and BU Music Education Department have developed a new opportunity with the Boston Public Schools Office of the Arts, which will connect Boston’s music educators with visiting international musicians for a professional development credit in global music.
“The Boston University Music Education Department and students are excited to partner with Boston Public School music educators for a collaborative professional development opportunity centered around the world music traditions represented at this year’s Global Music Festival,” said Tawnya Smith, BU Assistant Professor in Music Education and member of the BU Provost’s Arts Council.
In addition to music, the Global Bazaar featuring artisan goods for purchase from international and immigrant communities continues this year. On Saturday afternoon guests can also take part in a Cultural Vendor Fair where they can peruse more than a dozen regional cultural and ethnic organizations that offer arts related programming throughout the year.
More information at www.bu.edu/gmf/ and www.bu.edu/arts
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican-controlled Senate committee on Thursday rejected Democratic attempts to cut President Donald Trump’s latest border wall…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican-controlled Senate committee on Thursday rejected Democratic attempts to cut President Donald Trump’s latest border wall request and prevent him from again funding the project without congressional approval. Democrats threatened to filibuster a Pentagon spending bill.
The Senate Appropriations Committee lined up behind Trump in party-line votes giving preliminary, tentative approval to Trump’s latest $5 billion wall request and blocking a Democratic attempt to prevent Trump from transferring additional Pentagon funds to build the border barrier. The votes came as the panel approved an almost $700 billion funding bill for the Defense Department.
The votes came amid tensions on the committee, which is responsible for $1.4 trillion worth of agency funding bills reacquired to fill in the details of this summer’s budget and debt deal. That deal reversed cuts that were aimed at the Pentagon and domestic programs, while increasing the government’s borrowing cap so it would not default on its payments and Treasury notes.
The committee chairman, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., had hoped to approve two other bills, a $55 billion foreign aid measure and a $178 billion health and education funding measure that’s the largest domestic spending bill.
But Republicans stood to lose abortion-related votes that would have aligned those measures with companion bills passed by the Democratic-controlled House, so Shelby postponed the votes.
Democrats complained that Shelby, following the lead of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was shortchanging the popular health and education measure to fund Trump’s $5 billion request for his border wall.
They also were furious about Trump’s moves to raid $3.6 billion in military base construction projects to pay for 11 additional border fence segments totaling 175 miles (282 kilometers) in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
Republicans on the panel such as Roy Blunt of Missouri, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska are poised to again join Democrats in a separate effort to reverse Trump’s $3.6 billion maneuver, but Trump can simply veto the measure.
But Republicans voted down proposals by the committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont, to block Trump from repeating the maneuver in the future. They also defeated a Democratic proposal to shift $3.6 billion from Trump’s latest border wall request — he’s asked for $5 billion more — to other domestic accounts.
Those moves led Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to threaten a Democratic filibuster unless Republicans offer concessions now on the wall money.
“What happens in the next few days and weeks will determine whether we can proceed with a bipartisan appropriations process this fall or not,” Schumer said.
Despite some tensions on the committee, both sides said they would work to keep the bills on track. McConnell promised the end results will be fair.
“In the end, the Democratic majority in the House should be able to protect what your priorities are,” McConnell said, addressing the Democratic side of the committee.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., criticized the Senate developments, as well as Trump’s recent moves to raid military construction projects for schools and day care centers, to pay for the border fence.
“Just when you think you’ve seen it all, the children will pay for the president’s wall,” Pelosi said. “This is some kind of an ego wall for the president.”
The issues that caused Shelby to cancel votes on the health and education and foreign aid bills included an amendment by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to overturn a Trump executive order that takes away federal family planning money from organizations such as Planned Parenthood that counsel women about their abortion options.
Planned Parenthood announced last month that it would stop accepting that money rather than comply with an administration edict to abide by the abortion counseling ban.
Murray’s amendment probably would have passed the committee, where two pro-abortion rights Republicans would likely have sided with her. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., also could have prevailed in a similar abortion-related matter on the foreign aid bill.
Shelby said the Democratic amendments would have derailed the two bills.
“I am determined to keep the budget agreement intact and the appropriations process on track,” Shelby said. “Therefore, where we are able to advance appropriations bills consistent with the budget agreement, we will do so. Where we cannot, we will not. It’s that simple.”
The committee has a history of smoothing over its differences in the interest of passing legislation, and both sides want to press on and work out the challenges. For instance, the panel unanimously approved a $49 billion measure for the Energy Department, nuclear weapons programs and water projects.
Congressional negotiations will eventually work toward a compromise that can pass both chambers.
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Law & Order: UK - Season 6
Episode 04: Trial
Episode 01: Survivor's Guilt Episode 02: Immune Episode 03: Haunted Episode 04: Trial Episode 05: Line Up Episode 06: Dawn Till Dusk Episode 07: Fault Lines
Law & Order: UK - Season 6 Episode 04: Trial
A series of more violent and powerful cases are appearing again in the sixth season: The pupil Anna Russo will be taken to an apartment and raped by three children filming their crime and publishing it online. The girl could not identify these people, but the nuclear worm in the apartment would easily arrest them.
Actors: Bradley Walsh ,
Bradley Walsh 4 June 1960, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Robert Glenister 11 March 1960, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Harriet Walter ,
Harriet Walter 24 September 1950, London, England, UK
Freema Agyeman ,
Freema Agyeman 20 March 1979, London, England, UK
Jamie Bamber ,
Jamie Bamber 3 April 1973, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Jessica Gunning ,
Dominic Rowan ,
Dominic Rowan 17 June 1971, London, England, UK
Peter Davison ,
Peter Davison 13 April 1951, Streatham, London, England, UK
Ben Daniels ,
Ben Daniels 10 June 1964, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
Bill Paterson ,
Bill Paterson 3 June 1945, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Director: Andy Goddard, Mark Everest, Julian Holmes, Robert Del Maestro, Omar Madha, Ken Grieve, Tristram Powell, Hettie Macdonald, Paul Wilmshurst, Marisol Adler, David O'Neill
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Picturing the Science
Gavin Schmidt (Author), Joshua Wolfe (Author)
With a Foreword by Jeffrey D. Sachs
An unprecedented union of scientific analysis and stunning photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem.
Going beyond the headlines, this work by leading NASA climate scientist Gavin Schmidt and master photographer Joshua Wolfe illustrates as never before the ramifications of shifting climate. Photographic spreads show retreating glaciers, sinking villages in Alaska’s tundra, and drying lakes. The text follows adventurous scientists through the ice caps at the poles to the coral reefs of the tropical seas. Marshaling data spanning centuries and continents, the book sparkles with cutting-edge research and visual records, including contributions from experts on atmospheric science, oceanography, paleoclimatology, technology, politics, and the polar regions. As Jeffrey D. Sachs writes in his powerful foreword, “Climate Change is a tour de force of public education.”
“A combination of arresting images and lucid explanations of the science of global warming and the pursuit of global cooperation in adopting new, sustainable ways of living….the coverage is clear and bracing....In the midst of sobering reportage, the authors manage to appeal to our fascination with epic challenges.” — Donna Seaman, Booklist
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Winner — Sierra Club Ansel Adams Award, 2009
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(A Seaside Pictures Novella)
by Rachel Van Dyken
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Seaside Pictures series…
It’s not every day you’re slapped on stage by two different women you’ve been dating for the last year.
I know what you’re thinking. What sort of ballsy woman gets on stage and slaps a rockstar? Does nobody have self-control anymore? It may have been the talk of the Grammy’s.
Oh, yeah, forgot to mention that. I, Ty Cuban, was taken down by two psychotic women in front of the entire world. Lucky for us the audience thought it was part of the breakup song my band and I had just finished performing. I was thirty-three, hardly ready to settle down.
Except now it’s getting forced on me. Seaside, Oregon. My band mates were more than happy to settle down, dig their roots into the sand, and start popping out kids. Meanwhile I was still enjoying life.
Until now. Until my forced hiatus teaching freaking guitar lessons at the local studio for the next two months. Part of my punishment, do something for the community while I think deep thoughts about all my life choices.
Sixty days of hell.
It doesn’t help that the other volunteer is a past flame that literally looks at me as if I’ve sold my soul to the devil. She has the voice of an angel and looks to kill—I would know, because she looks ready to kill me every second of every day. I broke her heart when we were on tour together a decade ago.
I’m ready to put the past behind us. She’s ready to run me over with her car then stand on top of it and strum her guitar with glee.
Sixty days. I can do anything for sixty days. Including making the sexy Von Abigail fall for me all over again. This time for good.
Damn, maybe there’s something in the water.
An Exclusive Interview With Rachel Van Dyken:
~ with Jillian Stein of Read Love Blog
Oh, how I loved Abigail and Ty! How did you choose them for this novella?
I loved the idea of a girl Rockstar who has balls of steal and of course the whole teen romance thing really had me going. I felt like it was a good story to tell, we all make stupid mistakes when we’re young, I mean we don’t even know who we are yet. I loved the idea of reconnecting with the pressures of the industry surrounding them, and I loved that they were both strong hot heads in their own rights, it brings more passion to the table.
If you could dream cast them, who would you choose?
OH MY GOSH stop! This is such a hard question for every author! I would probably cast her as Demi Lovato, she has that similar bad ass feel to her as for Ty, I would cast him as a tatted up KJ Apa.
Music plays such a huge role in this story. If you could choose a theme song for this book, what would it be and why?
I have an answer for this! I always make big playlists for my books, this one was no different. Don’t Have to Say You’re Sorry by WESLEY was a huge inspiration along with Simple by Kinsey 😉
You had some exciting news to share recently! For those who may have missed it, can you tell us a little about the awesome upcoming collaboration?
Yes, oh my goodness I’m so excited to be co-writing with Kathy Ireland! Our book Fashion Jungle is dropping this January and it’s based on real stories from her life in the fashion industry. It’s like Valley of the Dolls meets Sex and the City. We are both so thrilled about the positive message for women!
Can you give us a hint as to what you’re working on now?
Right now I’m working on some paranormal, one of my guilty pleasures, it’s a mix of Greek/Egyptian mythology and paranormal. I can’t wait for it to release in September!
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Keanon Lowe named one of Time magazine’s heroes of 2019
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Portland, OR (KPTV) -- A Portland high school coach who confronted and comforted an armed student back in May has been named a hero by Time magazine.
On May 17, Angel Granados-Diaz brought a loaded shotgun into Parkrose High School while experiencing a mental health crisis.
When Keanon Lowe, the school’s track and football coach and also a campus security guard, saw Granados-Diaz with the gun, he disarmed the teen and then embraced him.
Surveillance video of the encounter was released in October, about a week after Granados-Diaz was sentenced to three years of probation.
Back in May, Lowe spoke to media about the gun scare, saying “I was meant to be in that classroom and I was meant to stop a tragedy.”
Each year, Time magazine names its “Person of the Year,” along with recognizing others such as “Entertainer of the Year” and “Businessperson of the Year.”
For his actions, the magazine named Lowe as one of its six heroes of 2019.
Here is the complete list of Time’s heroes of 2019:
Defenders of Notre Dame A boy who helped change the law on school-lunch debt A one-man crew amid the flood A bus driver who brought kids in from the cold A coach who embraced an armed student A woman who kept dozens of dogs safe during Hurricane Dorian
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Blog Tour: Only For You by Genna Rulon + GIVEAWAY
Only For You by Genna Rulon
“In its purest form love is self-sacrificing, eternal, selfless, enduring, truthful, forgiving and indulgent. It also feels an awful lot like a kick to the stomach when you try to fight it!”
All Everleigh Carsen wanted to do was complete her final semester at Hensley University and begin the life she carefully planned.
When a wave of violent crime seizes campus, Everleigh is persuaded by her best friend to attend a school sponsored self-defense seminar, where she meets volunteer instructor, Hunter Charles. After Everleigh’s biting sarcasm induces Hunter to eject her from class, an explosive relationship is born.
Everleigh is determined to forget the striking man, but fate—that fickle shrew—continuously intervenes. Unable to escape him, she declares Hunter an enemy combatant. The only complication…Hunter is resolutely pursuing vindication…by any means necessary. Verbal warfare ensues, and despite Everleigh’s ingenious efforts, in Hunter, she has finally found her equal.
Only For You is a compelling tale of friendship, desire, and redemption—brimming with intelligent characters, witty dialogue, unexpected twists, profound sorrow, unfettered hope, and love’s unassailable perseverance.
This story is appropriate for readers 18+. Though Only For You is a part of the For You Series, the book can be read as a stand-alone.
I glanced at the clock again—6:40 in the morning and I was awake. I struggled to contain my frustration with Sam and reminded myself that she was my best friend, regardless of the inconvenient enrollment she made on my behalf.
Samantha Elizabeth Magdalena Whitney, Sam, grew up in a mansion on the North Shore of Long Island surrounded by every amenity. She wanted for nothing, other than her parent’s attention and understanding. It was the same old story—her father was absent physically and emotionally, and her mother tried to micromanage her life. Sam emerged unscathed, no longer expecting her father’s regard, and disregarding her mother’s propaganda to follow her own path. Sam lived life joyously, without pretention.
My mother was a ‘domestic’ at the Whitney estate, an ostentatious title synonymous with housekeeper. It was a good position for a single mother, permitting her to work while I was at school and only requiring the occasional babysitter when the Whitneys hosted a special event. The salary was conservative, but she was provided with a car and her compensation included health insurance for us both.
We only lived fifteen minutes apart, but we were in a different stratosphere. Mom and I shared a small two-bedroom apartment in an older complex. I wasn’t outfitted in designer labels, but I never had to hang my head in shame, either. My mom strived to provide all of my needs and as many of my wants as was manageable. She understood the importance of appearances to a young girl’s self-esteem, and creatively protected me from peer scrutiny. We couldn’t afford store bought costumes, so each year she sewed my Halloween costume from old clothing she found at garage sales until I had a couture masterpiece—I always had the winning costume at the school parade. As I grew older, she would find incredible vintage pieces at thrift stores, which my girlfriends coveted. I can now appreciate the hours she must have invested into finding each discounted treasure, motivated by her love for me. She even squirreled money away, a sacrifice I only later understood, to enable me to receive haircuts at a trendy salon. She loved me fiercely and proved it not only in words, but also in actions. It was only in recent years I could fully appreciate how blessed I was—what I lacked in trivial possessions was inconsequential compared to the vastness of her love and devotion.
Sam and I met shortly after Mom was hired by the Whitneys. The school called the Whitney estate to advise Sam was sick but her mom was unavailable, in the city shopping, leaving my Mom to collect Sam from school and care for her. Since the day was nearly over Mom brought me along, unable to arrange a sitter on such short notice. I spent the afternoon keeping Sam company and we had been best friends ever since.
Sam demanded I join her dance class— according to Mrs. Whitney it was imperative that Sam study dance—and with no alternative to coax her participation, the Whitneys paid my tuition to accompany Sam. It was Mom who taxied us, watched our rehearsal, and brought us home. In fourth grade, Sam acquiesced to study piano if I joined her. Unbeknownst to me, piano was another critical life skill that Sam must acquire, which meant I would acquire it as well. In eighth grade, Sam refused to attend a prestigious enrichment summer camp unless I enrolled. It was understood that if the Whitneys wanted Sam to endure any supercilious activity, it best include me to gain her cooperation.
Sam’s choice to attend the same university as me was the natural progression. She could have attended any college in the world with her intellect, grades, and familial resources. We applied to the same top ten ranked universities. Sam’s dream was to move as far from her parent’s oppressive shadow as her admittance letters could provide, to discover life liberated from her family’s dogmata. My acceptance would be determined by the university offering the greatest financial aid, as I was unwilling to burden my mom or myself with student loans. I was accepted to all schools I applied, and Hensley was the highest-ranking institution to provide a full scholarship. Sam was accepted to all schools she applied, with the exception of Yale—a slight she would never forgive. When Sam learned I committed to Hensley, she shocked me by following suit. She wanted to share the college experience with me and, after fifteen years of friendship, virtually sisters, separating would be akin to losing a limb.
The Whitneys were appalled at the prospect of Sam living in student dormitories. Consequently, they bought a two-bedroom condominium in the most prestigious complex near to the school. It was small, as all the apartments near school were, but luxurious. Ever generous, Sam insisted I room with her rent-free to eliminate on-campus housing expenses. I never could have foreseen Sam’s decision would be my saving grace.
Genna Rulon is an up-and-coming contemporary romance author who loves nothing more than a good love story.
During her 15 years in the corporate world, Genna, inspired by her love of reading, fantasized about penning her own stories. Encouraged by her favorite authors, many of whom are indie writers and self-published, she committed to pursue her aspirations of writing her own novels.
Genna was raised on Long Island in New York, where she still resides, surrounded by the most amazing family and friends. Married to a wonderful man who patiently tolerates her ramblings about whichever book she is currently working on, even feigning interest relatively convincingly! Genna is blessed with two little boys who do their best to thwart mommy's writing time with their hilarious antics and charming extrapolations.
All of Genna’s reviews are brought to you courtesy of copious amounts of coffee and Disney Junior (something has to entertain the boys when mommy is writing).
You can find Genna online at: www.gennarulon.com
Be sure to join the mailing list for updates about future books, as well as giveaways, and other fun facts.
Genna would love to hear from you, and will personally respond to all messages!
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I had the opportunity to read Only For You and I really enjoyed it. There’s a really nice mix of romance and intrigue! You can find my review here: Only For You Review by About That Story.
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Tales of a Medicine-Watcher: 6. Our Friend Ever True
September 2, 2018 by JW
Tales of a Medicine-Watcher are true stories from 50 years in medicine. Names and dates changed, staff names real (unless otherwise noted). The term Medicine-Watcher is used in The Youngest Science, the autobiography of Lewis Thomas, which I use with respect.
His eyes glared, unblinking. He was angry. Really angry. “Hold him tighter” was all I could say.
Jamie was eleven, and lived on a small farm on the Mornington Peninsula, about 60 km due south of Melbourne. I had a milk run once a week back through the nineties, spending a day a week in a clinic at Frankston, a town at the base of the Peninsula. The area was, and continues to be, one of Melbourne’s playgrounds. Natural bush interspersed with neat farmlets, lots of vineyards, terrific beaches. And plenty of wildlife. Jamie’s mum continued. “I reckon it’s the bloody ‘roo. He’s been coughing since we got it”. The family collected injured wild animals, kept them till they were better, then released them back in the wild. There were always birds, echidnas, koalas floating around, and they would be housed in a large shed. But when Skippy came along, a very young, small kangaroo with multiple flesh wounds from barbed wire, young Jamie adopted him. Skippy had the run of the house…well, he hopped around. He still had stitches, another two weeks the vet said.
Jamie had asthma, mild occasional symptoms, rarely used a puffer. His asthma flared up, his mother believed, when Skippy arrived. “No Mum, it’s not Skippy. It’s not. It’s not”
The allergy tests showed Jamie had a small allergy to dust and mould. There was no carpet or damp in the house, Jamie’s mum always hot-washed the bed linen. There were no tests available for kangaroo. There still aren’t. “Bring Skippy in next week” I said, bravely, and put Jamie on a puffer.
Jamie was in the back seat of the car. He had wrapped Skippy in a blanket, just his small head showing. “Hold him tighter” I repeated. I was going to extract some saliva, and push it through a micropore filter, and skin test Jamie, together with a few staff as controls. Skippy didn’t like it when I eased open his small mouth, and gingerly inserted a syringe to suck out the spit. Have you ever looked inside a kangaroo’s mouth? It’s dry. No fluid. Just a thin layer of mucus. Who knew that?
“Don’t let him go” I said as I ran back into the consulting rooms, half-filled another syringe with sterile saline, ran back, re-opened Skippy’s mouth under his ferocious stare, squirted the saline into the cheek pouch and immediately sucked back, prepared a sterile solution, and tested Jamie with a skin prick test. A large 20mm positive result, with negatives to 6 staff controls, including me. Skippy was immediately relocated, Jamie came off his puffer.
Skippy, Skippy
Skippy, our friend ever true
– Eric Jupp, theme from Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
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Foodgrains Bank co-ordinator Terence Barg (left) with Lance Knudsen, Joel Gustavson, Gerry Smith, and Brant Moos of the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church & Community growing project in Eckville. Photo: foodgrainsbank.ca
The final numbers won’t be in until all of the harvest is sold, but it was another successful — and busy year — for Alberta’s growing projects that raise money for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
As of late January, $1.9 million had been raised from 30 growing projects with several more still to report. In a growing project, farmers provide the equipment and labour to seed, grow, and harvest crops on land that has been rented or donated for the season. Companies typically donate the seed and most of the inputs or support the project in other ways (such as paying premium prices for the crop).
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About 4,200 acres were cropped by growing projects this year, including one in Mallaig (about 200 kilometres northeast of Edmonton) where volunteers grew two different crops — with two very different outcomes.
“The canola just didn’t mature because we had so much smoke from B.C. wildfires,” said Louis Dechaine, a member of the Acres of Hope project. “It’s still in the ground, and we’re hoping it’ll get wet and dry out again over the winter season, so we can harvest in spring.”
When the smoke rolled over the group’s wheat field, though, members were thankful.
“We had some really hot weather, and the smoke came during that time, so I think it actually allowed my wheat to not burn,” said Don Katerynych, who donated use of the land.
The hard red spring wheat yielded slightly over 60 bushels an acre, he said.
“It was a very good crop, we’re pleased with it,” said Katerynych. “It was a little on the tough side when we took it off, but I put a little bit of aeration on it. It’s a No. 2 wheat, so it’s quite a success for this year.”
There were tougher-than-usual growing conditions for most projects in the northern part of the province, said Terence Barg, Foodgrains Bank co-ordinator for northern Alberta.
“It was dry through most of the summer,” said Barg. “Then harvest started, then in the third week in September it started to snow. At that point, there were hardly any projects north of Red Deer that had harvested, so nobody did any harvesting for almost a month.
“Then we had two weeks of reprieve at the end of October that saved a lot of farmers and a lot of growing projects. We were very thankful for that.”
In Eckville, members of the St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church & Community growing project were generally pleased with the results of their 120-acre project.
“We had very little rainfall, it was real drought conditions,” said project member Ron Hopper, who farms the land.
“We had the whole crop off with seven combines, and it only took us a couple of hours or less. The yield was a bit less than we expected — it ran about 40 bushels per acre — but due to the dry year, it was still good. We were still really happy with it.”
The story in the south was a little different, said Andre Visscher, the co-ordinator for that region.
“It was dry in general, but with irrigation many projects were able to grow and harvest some really healthy crops,” he said. “Some of our growing projects actually had record-breaking years in terms of total money raised.”
One of those was the Coaldale-Lethbridge growing project.
“We had a very good year,” said project treasurer Herb Wall. “We grew 125 acres of irrigated barley and got 140 bushels an acre.”
But it’s the community support that is the true measure of success, he said.
“We get very good community and corporate support,” he said. “That’s always the case — people will drop what they’re doing to come and help us for a few hours. It’s a labour of love.
“We might not all have time to go on a mission trip, but we all have time to do this to help people who are less fortunate.”
There were 33 growing projects in Alberta this past year, the same as in 2017. While three projects closed, three new ones (in Red Deer, Trochu, and Lethbridge) started up. Along with growing projects, there are other initiatives that raise money for the Foodgrains Bank.
Last year, $2.3 million was raised, with the federal government contributing $4 for every one raised (to a maximum of $25 million annually). The Foodgrains Bank, an alliance of 15 Canadian churches and church agencies, is active in about 40 countries, providing food assistance, funding projects (such as ‘food-for-work’ community projects), and nutrition programs.
For more information, go to foodgrainsbank.ca and click on ‘Get Involved’. The website has details of the organization’s work and an interactive map of growing projects across the country.
– With staff files
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Why are Louise Bourgeois’s webs and spiders so captivating?
Gabrielle Schwarz
‘Louise Bourgeois. Turning Inwards’, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2016. Louise Bourgeois © The Easton Foundation/VAGA, New York/DACS, London 2016. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth. Photo: Ken Adlard
A vast bronze spider, its eight legs sprawled outwards, pushes against the limits of the small, dark space that encloses it. As they enter the former threshing barn of the converted farm that now houses Hauser & Wirth’s Somerset outpost, visitors to ‘Louise Bourgeois: Turning Inwards’ are left with little choice. In order to cross over to the rest of the galleries, you must pass between the spider’s legs and beneath its towering frame.
Bourgeois’s career spanned seven decades (she began studying art in 1933, and worked up until her death in 2010) and she didn’t create her first spider sculpture until 1994, but the arachnid has become somewhat synonymous with the artist and her work. But for Bourgeois it held a different, highly personal symbolism: ‘my best friend was my mother and she was deliberate, clever, patient, soothing, reasonable, dainty, subtle, indispensable, neat, and as useful as a spider’. In the atmospheric space of the threshing barn, with its exposed brick walls and ceiling beams and dramatic lighting, the spider has an undeniable emotional impact. The individual nature of our response, however, is undetermined: you might feel a sense of safety and security (as Bourgeois herself described feeling), arachnophobic anxiety, or – as in my case – wonder at the apparently impossible combination of fragility and strength in those spindly bronze legs.
The monumental Spider (1996) might at first threaten to distract from the series of 38 etchings, made in the final four years of Bourgeois’s life and brought together here for the first time, that form the central focus of this exhibition. It is, however, a fitting introduction, capturing the sense of poetic openness that pervades so much of her work: a tangled web of possible meanings and associations, hovering between abstraction and figuration, conveying both a sense of the malevolent and the benign. And, as Bourgeois herself once commented: ‘What is a drawing? It is a secretion, like a thread in a spider’s web’.
Hauser & Wirth Somerset director Alice Workman suggests that ‘there’s a very clear story throughout the exhibition.’ The spaces are organised thematically – an attempt to make some sense of the series of mysterious secretions that Bourgeois began directly and spontaneously etching onto copper plates in 2006. The resulting prints are grouped and displayed alongside a selection of three-dimensional works (for which the etchings sometimes look like preparatory sketches), so as to highlight particular formal resemblances. The spacious Rhoades gallery, for example, contains works apparently relating to the natural world, which bear titles such as Leaves (2006) and Les Fleurs (2007). However, the most powerful pieces in the space weave far more layered, ambiguously allusive images with which to entrap the viewer. Rather than imposing an ordered narrative composed of discrete categories, Bourgeois works best through accumulation and repetition, until particular lines and patterns seem themselves to become etched in our memories.
One 2006 etching is in fact titled Accumulations, depicting a stream of biomorphic forms, similar to a bunch of grapes. The image recalls Untitled (2005), a trio of columns in a vitrine in an earlier gallery. The outlined accumulations spring to three-dimensional life in a billowing structure standing beside a stack of fabric-covered bricks and a steel pole, to which 12 spools of thread and a pendulous rubber shape are attached. The work functions as an almost literal encapsulation of Bourgeois’s central preoccupations: the act of weaving, evoked in the use of fabric and the spools of thread; ambiguous bodies, as suggested by the simultaneously soft and columnar structures which Bourgeois described as her ‘phallic breasts’. Yet, verbal descriptions and explicated allusions can do little to capture the indelible impression these strange, irreducible and tactile forms – just out of reach beyond the glass sheets – leave on the mind.
In the final gallery, etching is combined with a range of other processes and materials including vivid red gouache, fabric relief and text. The power of these colourful, hybrid works, like Bourgeois’s sculptures, somewhat overshadows the quieter force of her predominantly monochrome etchings. The inclusions are merited however, for the insight that the louder pieces provide into the mysterious, inward-looking prints. Similarly, a packed ‘Book Lab’, containing photographic portraits by Alex Van Gelder, monographs, a documentary film and an early series of engravings from an illustrated book, provides a welcome space in which to explore – but not resolve – the complexity of Bourgeois’s life and work.
I Go to Pieces: My Inner Life (#6) (2010), Louise Bourgeois. © The Easton Foundation/VAGA, New York/DACS, London 2016. Courtesy Hauser & Wirth.
It is important that, for someone who spoke so frequently and so well about her own work, this last space provides us with voices and perspectives other than the artist’s own. In the final line inscribed in embroidered text onto a panel of the monumental work I Go to Pieces: My Inner Life (#6) (2010), Bourgeois confesses, in a statement that seems simultaneously despairing and relieved: ‘I can not control everything for ever’. This can only be a good thing for her art, as it is in its boundless uncontrollability that its greatest power resides.
‘Louise Bourgeois: Turning Inwards’ is at Hauser & Wirth Somerset until 1 January 2017.
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Is blockchain a suitable platform for the transactive electricity market of the future?
EnergySource by Becca Hunziker
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A worker checks the fans on miners, at the cryptocurrency farming operation, Bitfarms, in Farnham, Quebec, Canada, February 2, 2018. Picture taken February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi
The issue: The global energy transition is fast evolving, and two trends in particular seem poised to converge. On the one hand, the rapid transition toward decarbonization and decentralization in the power sector is prompting exploration of new transactive electricity market models. On the other, distributed ledger technologies such as blockchain are rapidly evolving beyond their initial financial applications to new use cases in sectors such as energy. Is blockchain a suitable platform for the transactive electricity market of the future, enabling distributed energy resources to transact with each other and capture value, while collectively helping balance the grid?
The blockchain tradeoff: In the context of transactive energy, the disintermediation of a central authority from a transaction platform—the fundamental goal of blockchain—is achieved at the expense of six costs:
The degree of each cost varies by blockchain implementation, but never vanishes, so is the tradeoff justified? In their new report, Assessing blockchain’s future in transactive energy, Ben Hertz-Shargel and David Livingston argue that while blockchain has many other potential energy-relevant applications for which it may be a logical and valuable tool, this does not currently extend to serving as the key platform for transactive energy markets.
Why it matters: There are compelling reasons for energy markets, and their governance, to move in the direction of a more transactive energy system. Identifying the platform to underlie that system will be crucial, as its strengths and limitations will influence those of the system as a whole. To that aim, the authors conclude with a set of policy recommendations for advancing progress toward transactive energy models, and they lay out criteria by which blockchain—or any other platform—should be evaluated as a candidate foundation for what could be a societally-transforming future transactive grid.
Becca Hunziker is a program assistant at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center.
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Kevin Orozco guides More Power to Him to victory in the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes for 3-year-olds and up Sunday at Emerald Downs. COURTESY TRACK PHOTO
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Championship Sunday: Preview Day recap
More Power to Him surges to win in $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes; No Talking Back pulls upset in Boeing Stakes
Monday, July 22, 2019 8:12am
After riding two stakes winners last Sunday, Kevin Orozco repeated the feat on Championship Sunday Preview Day, capped with a perfectly timed ride on More Power to Him in the $50,000 Mt. Rainier Stakes for 3-year-olds and up.
Orozco, 22, scored his other stakes win Sunday aboard Show Me the Mints in the $50,000 King County Express as Emerald Downs presented four $50,000 stakes races on a 10-race card at Emerald Downs.
In the Mt. Rainier, More Power to Him closed from far back in the eight-horse field, surging past El Huerfano and Oh Marvelous Me in the final strides for a 1½-length victory. The winner covered 1 1/16 miles under 120 pounds in 1:42.62 and paid $10.20, $4.60 and $2.80. Faith Taylor is the winning trainer for owner/breeder Brett Mason of Vacaville, Calif.
El Huerfano, the 9-to-5 favorite ridden by Agapito Delgadillo at 124 pounds, finished second and paid $3.40 and $2.40, while ultra-consistent Oh Marvelous Me, ridden by Jorge Carreno at 120 pounds, finished third and paid $2.60. Elliott Bay, Hit the Beach, Concur, Vicente’s Shadow and Many Roses completed the order of finish; Respect the Hustle was scratched.
The Mt. Rainier is the final local prep for next month’s $200,000 Longacres Mile (Grade 3), and Mason said More Power to would remain here for the 84th renewal of the Northwest’s most prestigious race on Sunday, Aug. 11.
More Power to Him is no stranger to Emerald Downs. He finished third twice in stakes races here as a 3-year-old in 2017, but has mainly competed on the synthetic and turf surfaces at Golden Gate Fields. A California-bred by Slew’s Tiznow, his overall mark is 6-6-7 from 34 starts with earnings of $323,317, including $25,850 for Sunday’s triumph.
Although he settled for second, El Huerfano ran a much-improved race in the Mt. Rainier and also figures to contend in the Longacres Mile. Ditto third-place finisher Oh Marvelous Me, who now has two seconds and a third in three stakes this season and an overall record of 6-5-6 in 18 career starts at Emerald Downs.
Anyportinastorm, who sat out the Mt. Rainier after scoring convincing wins in the Governor’s Stakes and Budweiser Stakes, also is expected to run in the Longacres Mile.
In addition to the Longacres Mile, Championship Sunday includes the $50,000 Emerald Distaff, $50,000 Muckleshoot Derby and $50,000 Washington Oaks.
No Talking Back prevails in Boeing Stakes
In the $50,000 Emerald Distaff for older fillies and mares, No Talking Back rallied from far back to notch a 10-to-1 upset in 1:43.32 for 1 1/16 miles.
Scott Stevens — scoring his first Emerald Downs’ stakes victory – rode the winner at 117 pounds for trainer Chris Stenslie and owners Jody Peetz of Issaquah and Steve Shimizu of Bellevue. It’s the first win in four starts this year for No Talking Back, who won three races and nearly $60,000 here in 2018. including the Fan Appreciation Day Stakes.
Saving ground on the last turn, No Talking Back angled out in mid-stretch and collared Paddy’s Secret in the final strides. A 5-year-old Peetz homebred by Flatter-Talk to My Lawyer, No Talking Back earned $25,300 to boost her career earnings to $118,254.
No Talking Back paid $23.20, $13.20 and $7.20. Her overall record is 4-5-3 in 20 starts.
Paddy’s Secret gained command into the stretch and just failed to last for the victory. Ridden by Agapito Delgadillo at 118 lbs, the runner-up paid $8.40 and $4.80. Blazinbeauty, with Javier Matias riding at 119 pounds, closed from last to finish third and paid $4.20 to show.
Bella Mia, the 3 to 2 betting favorite, set the pace to mid-stretch and gave way late to finish fourth, while Reginella, Guardian One, Fly Far Away, Little Dancer and Dontkissntell completed the order of finish.
The $50,000 Emerald Distaff at 1 1/8 miles is next for older fillies and mares on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Show Me the Mints sharp in King County Express
Show Me the Mints used his blazing speed for a runaway four-length victory in the $50,000 King County Express for 2-year-old colts and geldings.
Ridden by Kevin Orozco at 118 lbs, Show Me the Mints covered 5½ furlongs in 1:06.52 and paid $3.40 $2.40 and $2.10. Frank Lucarelli is the winning trainer for owner William Greenstein of Ashland, Ore.
Breaking sharply from the No. 4 post, Show Me the Mints shook off Reddy to Star after a half-mile in :46.82 and powered home for the victory.
Haveulostyourmind rallied from far back and caught Brett in the final jump for second place and paid $6 and $3.60, while Brett finished third and paid $3.40 to show. Harbors Rule, Coleinator, Northland Cable, Reddy to Star and Race Office completed the order of finish.
A Washington-bred by Coast Guard-Irene’s Bonus Baby, Show Me the Mints earned $23,265 and is 1-1-0 in two starts with earnings of $26,965. Show Me the Mints sold for $22,000 at the 2018 Washington Summer Yearling Sale.
The $50,000 WTBOA Lads Stakes at six furlongs in next for 2-year-old colts and geldings on Sunday, Aug. 18.
For You Only scores upset in Angie C
In the $50,000 Angie C Stakes for 2-year-old fillies, For You Only swept to the lead in deep stretch and held off betting favorite Windy Point for a 1¾-length victory in 1:05.18 for 5 ½ furlongs.
Ridden by Jennifer Whitaker at 117 pounds, For You Only returned $25.60, $11 and $6 as sixth choice in the wagering. Howard Belvoir is the trainer for co-owners Ray Loftis of Bellevue, Dixie Hitchcock of Bonney Lake and David Matsumoto of Olympia.
In her career debut two weeks ago, For You Only showed speed and tired late while finishing third in a five-furlong maiden special weight. Sunday she reversed tactics and came from off the pace, surging past Miss Prospector and Devilish Diva late for the victory.
A Washington-bred by Abraaj-Slew Tunes, For You Only earned $21,725 and is 1-0-1 in two starts with earnings of $24,555. Nina Hagen, who also bred King County Express winner Show Me the Mints, bred For You Only at El Dorado Farm in Enumclaw.
Windy Point, the 9 -to-5 choice ridden by Juan Gutierrez, finished second and paid $3.80 and $3.
The rider of Windy Point claimed foul against the winner, but the stewards’ made no change in the order of finish.
Devilish Diva, the early leader ridden by Scott Stevens at 119 pounds, held third and paid $3.60, while Jaded Tiger, You Go Girl, Miss Prospector, Lovefliesonwings, Sigrid’s Gold, Abraa Jabraa and Back to Mischief completed the order of finish. Informed Lady fell in mid-stretch and did not finish.
Next for 2-year-old fillies is the $50,000 Barbara Shinpoch Stakes at six furlongs on Sunday, Aug. 18.
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Interpreting Used Car Mileage Figures
January 3, 2018 By alyssa
When you’re considering a variety of used cars for your next purchase, one of the primary areas you’ll look to for some general clues about the vehicle’s history is the mileage. At Auction Direct USA, we have a wide range of miles on our huge selection of used cars for sale, depending on your preferences.
How important should mileage be when you are browsing our selection? Let’s take a look, plus view some examples of when mileage can be misleading.
In a very general sense, it’s good to assume that the average driver logs about 12,000 miles on their vehicle per year. If there’s very little other information about the car available, this can be a good baseline for determining roughly how long and how frequently the car has been driven for. If a car has significantly more or less mileage than this based on the number of years it’s been in circulation, this is something to look into.
However, there are situations where relying only on the mileage can get you a misleading idea about a car. Our next section will discuss a few examples.
Mileage Can Be Misleading
In some cases, a car will have a standard number of miles and only a single ownership, plus good maintenance. In these cases, this is a great car to pursue.
Rental cars, in many cases, can sometimes be had for less money and with better mileage.
On the flip side, a similar car to our first example, but with multiple owners and more years in circulation, might not be as good an option. This is particularly true if you can’t find a good maintenance history.
Also consider the inverse, however: A car with the same year and make as our other examples, but with just 3,000 to 5,000 miles per year on the odometer. Cars like these are usually garaged, and while they may appear well-maintained due to rarely being driven, they can come with elements like dry-rot, weakened batteries and dried-out oil seals. These are all threats to the longevity of the car, so you should be wary.
For more on interpreting a used car’s mileage, or to view any of our cars for sale, speak to the pros at Auction Direct USA today.
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One beautiful September day, three men convene on Martha's Vineyard, friends ever since meeting in college circa the 60s. They couldn't have been more different then, or even today - Lincoln's a commercial real estate broker, Teddy a tiny-press publisher, and Mickey a musician beyond his rockin' age. But each man holds his own secrets, in addition to the monumental mystery that none of them has ever stopped puzzling over since a Memorial Day weekend right here on the Vineyard in 1971: the disappearance of the woman each of them loved - Jacy Calloway.
What can I say? It's Richard Russo
By LiLi on 08-09-19
Stone Barrington, Book 50
By: Stuart Woods
Narrated by: Tony Roberts
Stone Barrington is getting some much-needed rest and relaxation in the Florida sun when trouble falls from the sky - literally. Intrigued by the suspicious circumstances surrounding this event, Stone joins forces with a sharp-witted and alluring local detective to investigate. But they run into a problem: The evidence keeps disappearing.
Completely ridiculous.
By Cloverleafgirl on 08-22-19
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
By: David Epstein
Narrated by: Will Damron
David Epstein examined the world’s most successful athletes, artists, musicians, inventors, forecasters, and scientists. He discovered that in most fields - especially those that are complex and unpredictable - generalists, not specialists, are primed to excel. Generalists often find their path late, and they juggle many interests rather than focusing on one. They’re also more creative, more agile, and able to make connections their more specialized peers can’t see.
If you're highly curious, read this
By anon. on 06-07-19
Evvie Drake Starts Over
By: Linda Holmes
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Linda Holmes
In a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake rarely leaves her large, painfully empty house nearly a year after her husband’s death in a car crash. Everyone in town, even her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside, and Evvie doesn’t correct them. Meanwhile, in New York City, Dean Tenney, former Major League pitcher and Andy’s childhood best friend, is wrestling with what miserable athletes living out their worst nightmares call the "yips": he can’t throw straight anymore, and, even worse, he can’t figure out why.
Loveliest!
By Elizabeth on 07-01-19
By: Téa Obreht
Narrated by: Anna Chlumsky, Edoardo Ballerini, Euan Morton
In the lawless, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893, two extraordinary lives unfold. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life - her husband, who has gone in search of water for the parched household, and her elder sons, who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time with her youngest son, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home.
By Jan on 08-23-19
The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America
By: Christopher Leonard
Narrated by: Jacques Roy
Just as Steve Coll told the story of globalization through ExxonMobil and Andrew Ross Sorkin told the story of Wall Street excess through Too Big to Fail, Christopher Leonard’s Kochland uses the extraordinary account of how the biggest private company in the world grew to be that big to tell the story of modern corporate America.
By kevin alexander on 11-05-19
By: Elin Hilderbrand
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the 20th century. It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year, the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic home in downtown Nantucket. But like so much else in America, nothing is the same.
A little like I was listening to a Soap Opera
By MomsieSteelie on 07-29-19
The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
By: Alan Paul, Andy Aledort, Jimmie Vaughan - epilogue
Narrated by: Alan Paul, Andy Aledort, full cast
Texas Flood provides the unadulterated truth about Stevie Ray Vaughan from those who knew him best: his brother Jimmie, his Double Trouble bandmates Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton, and Reese Wynans, and many other close friends, family members, girlfriends, fellow musicians, managers, and crew members.
Powerful oral biography
By Shirley Muhleisen on 08-15-19
Unfreedom of the Press
By: Mark R. Levin
Narrated by: Jeremy Lowell, Mark R. Levin - introduction and epilogue
Unfreedom of the Press is not just another book about the press. Levin shows how those entrusted with news reporting today are destroying freedom of the press from within: “not government oppression or suppression”, he writes, but self-censorship, groupthink, bias by omission, and passing off opinion, propaganda, pseudo-events, and outright lies as news.
Great Thought Provoking Book
By JP on 05-22-19
A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
By: Lori Gottlieb
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.
I'm going to miss the narrator...
By Jossie J on 04-12-19
An Elvis Cole and Joe Pike Novel, Book 18
By: Robert Crais
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Joe Pike didn't expect to rescue a woman that day. He went to the bank same as anyone goes to the bank, and returned to his Jeep. So when Isabel Roland, the lonely young teller who helped him, steps out of the bank on her way to lunch, Joe is on hand when two men abduct her. Joe chases them down, and the two men are arrested. But instead of putting the drama to rest, the arrests are only the beginning of the trouble for Joe and Izzy.
Better than his last two books, but disappointing
By Kerensa Carlee on 08-08-19
The Source of Self-Regard
Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations
By: Toni Morrison
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Arguably the most celebrated and revered writer of our time now gives us a new nonfiction collection - a rich gathering of her essays, speeches, and meditations on society, culture, and art, spanning four decades.
Refreshing thoughts
Things You Save in a Fire
By: Katherine Center
Cassie Hanwell was born for emergencies. As one of the only female firefighters in her Texas firehouse, she's seen her fair share of them, and she's excellent at dealing with other people's tragedies. But when her estranged and ailing mother asks her to uproot her life and move to Boston, it's an emergency of a kind Cassie never anticipated. The tough, old-school Boston firehouse is as different from Cassie's old job as it could possibly be. Hazing, a lack of funding, and poor facilities mean that the firemen aren't exactly thrilled to have a "lady" on the crew.
By Donna Cooley on 08-16-19
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Emirates has taken off to Mexico City, marking the airline’s first passenger flight to Mexico. Emirates flight EK255 departed at full capacity with over...
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The additional frequency will offer customers more connectivity and flexibility Emirates is adding a fourth daily service to Dhaka from 1 June 2020, to cater...
Emirates opens first remote check-in terminal in Dubai for cruise passengers
Emirates' first remote check-in terminal, outside of the airport, was opened today to provide seamless connections for cruise passengers. The Emirates check-in counters, located...
Emirates Flight Catering announces major investment in solar energy; cuts carbon emissions from electrical consumption by 15%
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Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), one of the world’s largest catering operations, has successfully commissioned a state-of-the-art solar power system across its premises, which is...
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Flights at Dubai International Airport (DXB) were disrupted for a short period this afternoon due to suspected drone activity in the area. “Dubai Airports...
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On 4 September, an Emirates Airline Airbus A380 (A6-EVA) operated flight EK19 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Manchester, United Kingdom. The aircraft performed...
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This morning, Emirates inaugurated twice-daily Airbus A380-services between Dubai, U.A.E. and Muscat, Oman making it the shortest A380 flight in the world: the distance...
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70 days after Norwegian's flight DY1933 between Dubai and Oslo diverted to Shiraz, Iran, the aircraft finally was repaired. On 14 December, the Boeing...
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The baby is a different person
Jeremy Vine
Baby, Different, Persons
I think in the end, anger and negativity from other people is all about what's going on inside them. So I don't really mind it. There's a lot of it online, there's a load of it on the roads, but I just plow on regardless.
Thinking, People, Negativity
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I think that's quite a good message, it's not about being the best, it's about doing your best.
Thinking, Being The Best, Doing Your Best
I think meditation is great, I really believe that at some point you need to just sit with a cup of tea in a café and just stare at the sky and be grateful.
Believe, Grateful, Thinking
I have a very traditional Christian faith, so I want to believe that there's a God. But I haven't really thought about it too much. I don't really buy the idea of hell, I struggle a bit with that part of the Christian story, it just seems to be overdoing it. But whether I can choose what I believe and don't believe, I don't know.
Christian, Believe, Struggle
I do think laughter is the most important thing, and being able to see the funny side of nearly anything is a crucial, crucial thing.
Laughter, Thinking, Important
Сrucially, that crescent moon icon on your phone, the 'Do Not Disturb' function, you need to know what that is. If you don't know what that is you're in trouble. My ambition is to use that once a day.
Ambition, Moon, Trouble
I do think, from what we know of people who've had near-death experiences, that they often feel a warmth, and a light and a sense of love, and that would be great if that were there when we died.
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Posted 25 March, 2013
The Iconic launches men's mag
Pureplay online retailer, The Iconic, has launched its own men’s magazine via Pacific Magazines’ custom publishing division, Pacific+.
The title complements the women’s version launched last year and is a new bi-annual fashion, style and culture magazine which gives readers the ability to shop online directly from page via Pacific’s Genie watermark technology.
The magazine will be made available to The Iconic’s customers, postal copies can also be requested and copies will be distributed to a range of inner city venues initially in Sydney and Melbourne.
Finn Age Haensel, co-founder and MD of The Iconic said: “We have witnessed first-hand the success of in-print and digital magazines in inspiring fashion and as a powerful sales tool with the launch of The Iconic magazine for women last year.
“The Iconic Men’s Magazine is the natural evolution of our successful publishing partnership with Pacific+ and taps into the increasing market of fashion-forward men who are taking greater interest in their fashion choices than ever before.”
Georgina Brujic, MD of Pacific+ said: “We share The Iconic’s belief that magazines are a powerful vehicle that drives online sales and speaks directly to the customer.
“The Iconic Men’s Magazine editorial is street smart but stylish, understated yet confident and witty. The engaging copy meets strong fashion photography, wrapped up in a fresh, contemporary design with production values that make it both collectable and brag-worthy.”
Australian actor Joel Edgerton graces the cover of the new 68 page autumn/winter 2013 launch issue.
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Send Flowers for Wayne
Wayne Olsen
Firefighter…Husband…Son…Brother…Father…Grandpa and Papa…Friend and Colleague.
These words describe Wayne Olsen and his 69 years of living, from his birth in Toronto on July 9, 1950 to his death at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre in Barrie on August 30, 2019.
Looking back on his life, it’s easy to celebrate the man whose middle name could have been “generosity.” Wayne’s giving nature meant he had time and energy and selflessness for everyone. From helping people to lending his tools and his talent at the cottage, he was generous to everyone.
Wayne was a proud and well-respected Captain with the Mississauga Fire Department, as evidenced by the many awards for his service.
His great loves included his wife, Sue; children, Mark and Kristen; their spouses and his five grandchildren.
Wayne’s other great love was the family cottage on Lake Manitouwabing, near Parry Sound. ON. He built an addition to the cottage and ‘putzed’ forever. He loved boats—any boats—and enjoyed being a captain on the water. Wayne was in his happy place when he was using his hands while doing renovations not only for he and Sue but for friends and neighbours and for his kids at their homes.
Ten years ago, March 2, 2009, Wayne received a new lease on life when his daughter Kristen donated part of her liver for her dad. This gift of life allowed him to attend the weddings of both his kids as well as celebrate the births of five grandchildren.
Predeceased by his father, James “Mac” Olsen, he is survived by his mother Madeline. Wayne is also survived by his wife, Susan; son Mark (wife Kirsten and children Grayden, Holly and Amelia); daughter Kristen (husband Ryan and children, Thomas and Emily); sisters, Linda (Norman), Carol Ann (Gerry) and Janet (Clement) as well as many nieces and nephews.
Family, friends, neighbours, and colleagues are invited to a Celebration of Wayne’s life on Thursday, September 19 from 4 to 9 pm. Location is the Shriner’s Hall (www.shebashrine.ca) at 142 John St in Barrie, ON.
Please Remember Wayne by signing your organ donor card. You can also contribute in Wayne’s memory to the Trillium Gift of Life Network, www.giftoflife.on.ca.
To send flowers to Wayne's family, please visit our floral section.
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Giant trees decline in Yosemite: climate change may, or equally may not be to blame
Post categories: Nature, Science
Richard Cable | 11:58 UK time, Tuesday, 26 May 2009
A new study has concluded that very large, old trees in California's Yosemite National Park are declining in numbers in all types of forest by an average of 24%. This is alarming news if you consider that this is one of the most environmentally protected areas in the world, let alone the US.
Climate change is clearly in the frame: '.. it is quite a surprise that recent conditions are such that these long-term survivors have been affected ... we certainly think that climate is an important driver,' said one of the study's authors, James Lutz of the University of Washington: 'The decline in large-diameter trees could accelerate as climate in California becomes warmer by mid-century.'
That's one possible conclusion, yes, but scientifically-speaking there's nothing in the research that would lead you to stress climate over other possible causes. (Note: this link takes you to a .pdf presentation of the findings, rather than the scientific paper itself.)
Lutz, his Washington colleague Jerry Franklin and Jan van Wagtendonk of the Yosemite Field Station of the US Geological Survey drew their conclusions from a comparison of two Yosemite tree surveys; one conducted from 1932 - 1936 and the other from 1988 to 1999.
The two surveys used different methodologies. The Wieslander survey of the 1930s was seven years shorter than the 'modern' survey, but looked at nearly 10,000 more trees. The Weislander also took in many more locations across a much wider distribution, covering very large areas where the modern surveyors feared to tread. Arguably, we're not really comparing like with like.
So what other factors should we be looking at? Higher climatic temperatures can decrease the amount of water available to very large trees, but an over-abundance of smaller trees, shrubs and undergrowth does this much more effectively.
The modern practice of suppressing wildfires prevents the 'clearing out' that would naturally occur in dense forest and stops larger trees, which generally survive these infernos, from gaining a competitive advantage. The Lutz et al presentation says as much in its 'take home points'.
That isn't to say that climate isn't a factor, but we should at least look at some dead trees and conduct a study into a) whether or not there is water scarcity at Yosemite; and b) what's causing it before jumping to any conclusions.
Related blogs: Major rivers aren't drying up (or how alarmism doesn't help)
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Trump impeachment: Senators sworn in for historic trial
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Impeachment of Donald Trump
Media caption‘Hear ye, hear ye!’ Trump impeachment trial begins
The 100 lawmakers of the US Senate were sworn in on Thursday as jurors for the impending impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts administered the oath to the senators to "do impartial justice".
In the coming weeks, the senators will decide whether Mr Trump should be removed from office over charges brought by the House of Representatives.
The trial is scheduled to begin on 21 January.
Justice Roberts asked the senators, "Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, President of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and the laws, so help you God?"
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How will a Senate trial proceed?
The lawmakers responded with "I do" before each signing in a book that they took the oath. Republican senate leader Mitch McConnell then adjourned the pre-trial proceedings and announced the trial would begin at 13:00 EST (18:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
Mr Trump is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He has denied wrongdoing and branded the case against him as a "hoax".
What happened on Thursday?
The Senate proceedings began with the sergeant at arms calling "hear ye, hear ye". The articles of impeachment were then read out on the floor of the chamber by Democratic congressman and lead prosecutor Adam Schiff.
Mr Schiff is one of seven impeachment managers who will make the case against the president. He said no president had ever sought to impede an impeachment investigation so thoroughly.
Who is Adam Schiff, the lead prosecutor of Trump?
Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the senate, again called for new witnesses and documents to be permitted in the trial. "The gravity of these charges is self-evident. The House of Representatives have accused the president of trying to shake down a foreign leader for personal gain," Mr Schumer said.
Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who is facing a tough re-election bid this year, was seen wiping away tears from her face as the charges were read.
Media captionTrump has been impeached - how did we get here?
In the lead-up to the trial, senior Democrats heavily criticised Mr McConnell after he pledged to work in "total co-ordination" with the president - seemingly abrogating the sworn duty of Republican senators to act as impartial jurors.
Speaking after Thursday's proceedings, Mr Schumer told reporters: "McConnell said he's going to take his cues from the president. We are taking our cues from nobody."
Mr Schumer said he expects a vote next week on whether witnesses will be called. He said he had not seen the resolution put together by the Republican leader regarding the rules of the trial.
Mr McConnell has not ruled out witnesses. He suggested the format would mimic the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999, during which senators voted on which witnesses to call following opening arguments and a written question period.
As things wrapped up on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Mr Trump told reporters in the White House he thought the trial "should go very quickly".
"It's a complete hoax," the president said. "A phony hoax put through by the Democrats so they can win an election." He reiterated the sentiment in a tweet, saying he was impeached "for making a perfect phone call".
What's the background?
Democrats allege the president withheld $391m (£299m) in military aid in order to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival, Joe Biden. Mr Trump is the third US president to be impeached. The previous two - Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton - were not removed from office.
A two-thirds majority in the Senate is required to oust a president. As Mr Trump's Republicans control the senate, he is widely expected to be acquitted. His defence team has not been formally announced, but White House lawyers Pat Cipollone and Jay Sekulow have been tipped to lead it.
Media captionA beginner's guide to impeachment and Trump
The House voted on Wednesday to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate, with the 228-193 vote split mostly along party lines.
The trial is likely to still be under way next month when Iowa and New Hampshire hold the first party votes to pick the eventual Democratic presidential candidate who will take on President Trump in November's election. Three of the candidates - Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar - are US senators and will have to drastically scale down campaigning to attend the trial.
Two other leading contenders, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg, plan to capitalise on their rivals' diversion by blitzing Iowa in the last few days before the crucial 3 February vote in that state.
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Fiat Chrysler profits up on record North America results
by: COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press
FILE – In this file photo dated Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, Fiat Chrysler’s new CEO, Mike Manley at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, U.S.A.. Manley told analysts Wednesday July 31, 2019, that the logic of the failed tie-up with French carmaker Renault remains in place but repeated that FCA can survive on its own and refused to discuss terms under which merger talks might resume. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, FILE)
MILAN (AP) — Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley said Wednesday that the logic of merging with French carmaker Renault remains sound but refused to discuss terms under which talks might resume after a deal that would have reshaped the global auto industry collapsed last month.
Manley repeated to analysts that FCA could survive on its own, saying that the merger “was not a necessary step for us in terms of how we develop our business going forward.”
Fiat Chrysler has “a relatively robust plan that survives without that type of merger, but it clearly added very significant synergies,” Manley said, noting purchasing and platform sharing. Those cost-savings can still be achieved, but would be delayed, he said.
Fiat Chrysler proposed a full merger with France’s Renault to create the world’s third-largest carmaker and redraw the industrial landscape. But the deal stumbled last month over political resistance in France and the role of Renault’s Japanese partner Nissan.
Manley made the comments in a call with analysts after Italian-American Fiat Chrysler released second-quarter earnings showing a 14% increase in second-quarter profits on the back of record results in North America.
Net profit rose to 793 million euros ($884 million) during the quarter from 754 million a year earlier. The 2019 figure reflects the sale of car parts maker Magneti Marelli earlier this year. Fiat shares rose 3.9% to 12.16 euros in trading on the Milan stock exchange.
North American operations accounted for 65% of global revenues of 26.7 billion euros and nearly all profits were generated by sales of the new Jeep Gladiator and an expanded offering of pick-up trucks.
Still, regional shipments in the period were down 12% to 596,000 units due to dealer stock reductions. Worldwide shipments slipped 11% to 1.15 million.
Brazil helped Latin American profits rise 9%, but profits in Europe sank 88% and Asia narrowed losses.
Luxury marquee Maserati had another tough quarter, with a drop in shipments due to lower sales and dealer stock reductions. Manley said that the next two quarters would continue to be “relatively difficult for Maserati” but that it was “in good shape as we get into 2020,” when key product launches including an all-new sports car are planned. He confirmed plans to build a small utility-vehicle, which is scheduled for release in 2021.
Manley said Europe would be a priority in the second half of the year, but acknowledged challenges due to a relatively old and low-margin product portfolio, which will be updated in the next two years.
Manley said that “partnerships, cooperation and even mergers are going to be necessary going forward” for carmakers to maintain profitability in Europe, especially for those that are heavily exposed in the market. He insisted, however, that Fiat Chrysler can continue to meet global targets as a stand-alone after the failed Renault deal.
“Is our mantra going forward ‘We must have it, we must have it?’ The answer is no,'” he said.
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's Daimler AG, maker of Mercedes-Benz cars, saw its operating earnings fall by half in 2019 as its flagship luxury brand saw weaker profits in a tougher global auto market and as its vans division lost money.
The Stuttgart-based company said in a statement that operating earnings fell to 5.6 billion euros ($6.2 billion) for all of 2019 from 11.1 billion euros in 2018.
by ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press / Jan 22, 2020
BANGKOK (AP) — World share prices rebounded Wednesday as confidence rose in China's handling of an outbreak of a new virus that has infected 440 people, with nine confirmed deaths.
Britain's FTSE 100 gained 0.2% to 7,622.61, while the CAC 40 in Paris was flat at 6,047.81. In Germany, the DAX picked up 0.2% to 13,585.45. The future contract for the S&P 500 gained 0.4% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%.
by TOM KRISHER, Associated Press / Jan 22, 2020
DETROIT (AP) — Two different air bag glitches have forced Toyota and Honda to recall over 6 million vehicles worldwide, and both problems present different dangers to motorists.
The Toyota recall affects about 3.4 million vehicles globally and is being done because the air bags may not inflate in a crash. The cars have air bag control computers made by ZF-TRW that are vulnerable to electrical interference and may not signal the bags to inflate.
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Special issue: KEOPS2: Kerguelen Ocean and Plateau Study 2
High variability in dissolved iron concentrations in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean)
F. Quéroué1,2,3,4, G. Sarthou2, H. F. Planquette2, E. Bucciarelli1,2, F. Chever2, P. van der Merwe4, D. Lannuzel3,4, A. T. Townsend5, M. Cheize2, S. Blain6,7, F. d'Ovidio8, and A. R. Bowie3,4 F. Quéroué et al. F. Quéroué1,2,3,4, G. Sarthou2, H. F. Planquette2, E. Bucciarelli1,2, F. Chever2, P. van der Merwe4, D. Lannuzel3,4, A. T. Townsend5, M. Cheize2, S. Blain6,7, F. d'Ovidio8, and A. R. Bowie3,4
1Université de Bretagne Occidentale, IUEM, 29200 Brest, France
2LEMAR-UMR 6539, CNRS-UBO-IRD-IFREMER, Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280 Plouzané, France
3Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
4Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
5Central Science Laboratory, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
6Laboratoire Océanographie Biologique de Banyuls sur Mer, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 06, quai Fontaulé, 66650 Banyuls sur Mer, France
7Laboratoire Océanographie Biologique de Banyuls sur Mer, CNRS, Paris 06, quai Fontaulé, 66650 Banyuls sur Mer, France
8Sorbonne Universités (UPMC, Univ Paris 06)-CNRS-IRD-MNHN, LOCEAN-IPSL, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
Correspondence: G. Sarthou (geraldine.sarthou@univ-brest.fr)
Received: 28 Nov 2014 – Discussion started: 06 Jan 2015 – Revised: 25 Apr 2015 – Accepted: 12 May 2015 – Published: 25 Jun 2015
Abstract. Dissolved Fe (dFe) concentrations were measured in the upper 1300 m of the water column in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands as part of the second KErguelen Ocean Plateau compared Study (KEOPS2). Concentrations ranged from 0.06 nmol L−1 in offshore, Southern Ocean waters to 3.82 nmol L−1 within Hillsborough Bay, on the north-eastern coast of the Kerguelen Islands. Direct island runoff, glacial melting and resuspended sediments were identified as important inputs of dFe that could potentially fertilise the northern part of the plateau. A significant deep dFe enrichment was observed over the plateau with dFe concentrations increasing up to 1.30 nmol L−1 close to the seafloor, probably due to sediment resuspension and pore water release. Biological uptake was shown to induce a significant decrease in dFe concentrations between two visits (28 days apart) at a station above the plateau. Our work also considered other processes and sources, such as lateral advection of enriched seawater, remineralisation processes, and the influence of the polar front (PF) as a vector for Fe transport. Overall, heterogeneous sources of Fe over and off the Kerguelen Plateau, in addition to strong variability in Fe supply by vertical or horizontal transport, may explain the high variability in dFe concentrations observed during this study.
How to cite: Quéroué, F., Sarthou, G., Planquette, H. F., Bucciarelli, E., Chever, F., van der Merwe, P., Lannuzel, D., Townsend, A. T., Cheize, M., Blain, S., d'Ovidio, F., and Bowie, A. R.: High variability in dissolved iron concentrations in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean), Biogeosciences, 12, 3869–3883, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-3869-2015, 2015.
KEOPS2: Kerguelen Ocean and Plateau Study 2
Dissolved Fe (dFe) concentrations were measured in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands. Direct island runoff, glacial melting, and resuspended sediments were identified as important inputs of dFe that could potentially fertilise the northern part of the plateau. Overall, heterogeneous sources of Fe over and off the plateau, in addition to strong variability in Fe supply by vertical or horizontal transport, may explain the high variability in dFe concentrations observed during this study.
Dissolved Fe (dFe) concentrations were measured in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Islands. Direct...
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The influence of C3 and C4 vegetation on soil organic matter dynamics in contrasting semi-natural tropical ecosystems
G. Saiz2,1, M. Bird3, C. Wurster3, C. A. Quesada4, P. Ascough5, T. Domingues6, F. Schrodt7, M. Schwarz7, T. R. Feldpausch8, E. Veenendaal9, G. Djagbletey10, G. Jacobsen11, F. Hien12, H. Compaore12, A. Diallo13, and J. Lloyd14,15 G. Saiz et al. G. Saiz2,1, M. Bird3, C. Wurster3, C. A. Quesada4, P. Ascough5, T. Domingues6, F. Schrodt7, M. Schwarz7, T. R. Feldpausch8, E. Veenendaal9, G. Djagbletey10, G. Jacobsen11, F. Hien12, H. Compaore12, A. Diallo13, and J. Lloyd14,15
1Institute Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen 82467, Germany
2School of Geography & Geosciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9AL, Scotland, UK
3College of Science, Technology and Engineering and Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia
4Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
5SUERC, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, Rankine Avenue, East Kilbride G75 0QF, UK
6School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Drummond Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9XP, Scotland, UK
7Earth and Biosphere Institute, School of Geography, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT, Leeds, UK
8College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK
9Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
10Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Kumasi, Ghana
11ANSTO Institute for Environmental Research, PMB 1, Menai NSW 2234, Australia
12Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
13Centre National des Semences Forestières, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
14Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, UK
15School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia
Correspondence: G. Saiz (gustavo.saiz@kit.edu)
Received: 23 Mar 2015 – Discussion started: 29 May 2015 – Accepted: 18 Aug 2015 – Published: 26 Aug 2015
Abstract. Variations in the carbon isotopic composition of soil organic matter (SOM) in bulk and fractionated samples were used to assess the influence of C3 and C4 vegetation on SOM dynamics in semi-natural tropical ecosystems sampled along a precipitation gradient in West Africa. Differential patterns in SOM dynamics in C3/C4 mixed ecosystems occurred at various spatial scales. Relative changes in C / N ratios between two contrasting SOM fractions were used to evaluate potential site-scale differences in SOM dynamics between C3- and C4-dominated locations. These differences were strongly controlled by soil texture across the precipitation gradient, with a function driven by bulk δ13C and sand content explaining 0.63 of the observed variability. The variation of δ13C with soil depth indicated a greater accumulation of C3-derived carbon with increasing precipitation, with this trend also being strongly dependant on soil characteristics. The influence of vegetation thickening on SOM dynamics was also assessed in two adjacent, but structurally contrasting, transitional ecosystems occurring on comparable soils to minimise the confounding effects posed by climatic and edaphic factors. Radiocarbon analyses of sand-size aggregates yielded relatively short mean residence times (τ) even in deep soil layers, while the most stable SOM fraction associated with silt and clay exhibited shorter τ in the savanna woodland than in the neighbouring forest stand. These results, together with the vertical variation observed in δ13C values, strongly suggest that both ecosystems are undergoing a rapid transition towards denser closed canopy formations. However, vegetation thickening varied in intensity at each site and exerted contrasting effects on SOM dynamics. This study shows that the interdependence between biotic and abiotic factors ultimately determine whether SOM dynamics of C3- and C4-derived vegetation are at variance in ecosystems where both vegetation types coexist. The results highlight the far-reaching implications that vegetation thickening may have for the stability of deep SOM.
How to cite: Saiz, G., Bird, M., Wurster, C., Quesada, C. A., Ascough, P., Domingues, T., Schrodt, F., Schwarz, M., Feldpausch, T. R., Veenendaal, E., Djagbletey, G., Jacobsen, G., Hien, F., Compaore, H., Diallo, A., and Lloyd, J.: The influence of C3 and C4 vegetation on soil organic matter dynamics in contrasting semi-natural tropical ecosystems, Biogeosciences, 12, 5041–5059, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5041-2015, 2015.
We demonstrate and explain differential patterns in SOM dynamics in C3/C4 mixed ecosystems at various spatial scales across contrasting climate and soils. This study shows that the interdependence between biotic and abiotic factors ultimately determines whether SOM dynamics of C3- and C4-derived vegetation are at variance in ecosystems where both vegetation types coexist. The results also highlight the far-reaching implications that vegetation thickening may have for the stability of deep SOM.
We demonstrate and explain differential patterns in SOM dynamics in C3/C4 mixed ecosystems at...
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Alexa Fluor® 647 anti-HNRNPA1 Antibody
4B10/HNRNPA1 (See other available formats)
Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1, hnRNP A1, Helix-destabilizing protein, Single-strand RNA-binding protein, hnRNP core protein A1
Mouse IgG2a, κ
IHC staining of Alexa Fluor® 647 anti-HNRNPA1 antibody (clone 4B10/HNRNPA1) on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded mouse brain tissue. Following antigen retrieval using Sodium Citrate H.I.E.R., the tissue was incubated with 0.1 µg/ml of the primary antibody overnight at 4°C. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI. The image was captured with a 40X objective. Scale bar: 50 µm
IHC staining of Alexa Fluor® 647 anti-HNRNPA1 antibody (clone 4B10/HNRNPA1) on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded rat brain tissue. Following antigen retrieval using Sodium Citrate H.I.E.R., the tissue was incubated with 0.1 µg/ml of the primary antibody overnight at 4°C. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI. The image was captured with a 40X objective. Scale bar: 50 µm
IHC staining of Alexa Fluor® 647 anti-HNRNPA1 antibody (clone 4B10/HNRNPA1) on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded rat brain tissue. Following antigen retrieval using Sodium Citrate H.I.E.R, the tissue was incubated with 0.1 µg/ml of the primary antibody overnight at 4°C. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI. The image was captured with a 40X objective. Scale bar: 50 µm
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Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) is a multi-purpose RNA binding protein involved in RNA metabolism and DNA genomic stability in normal and pathological conditions. hnRNP A1 is ubiquitously expressed and usually associates with nascent RNA polymerase II transcripts. hnRNP A1 is abundantly expressed in neuronal cells and reproductive tissue. Loss of hnRNP A1 has been observed in several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, amytrophic lateral sclerosis. Structurally, hnRNPA1 has two RNA recognition motifs, which are post-translationally modified to alter its nuclear pore shuttling properties and RNA interaction.
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hnRNPA1 has two isoforms. Human HNRPNA1 isoform A1-A is a 320 amino acid protein with a molecular mass of 34 kD, and isoform A1-B is a 372 amino acid protein with a molecular mass of 38 kD.
Tissue Distribution: Ubiquitous expression
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Trying to right the wrong for donor conceived children
By Merry Varney and Jemma Dally
Appeared in BioNews 792
From April 2009, certain procedural steps have been required to ensure non-birth parents of donor conceived children, who are not married to or in a civil partnership with the birth parent, become the legal parent of their child.
These requirements include ensuring that all parents are given information about legal parenthood and that if consent is given by both parents to the non-birth parent becoming a legal parent, this consent is given in writing and signed before insemination. Each parent must also be offered counselling before the treatment and their decision to accept or reject this offer documented in the medical records.
Unfortunately, a recent audit by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) discovered that 50 clinics - that is over half of those licensed to carry out treatments using donor gametes or embryos - reported anomalies with their practices and procedures in respect of the signing of the consent forms for legal parenthood. This could have the devastating result of child's non-birth parent not in fact being considered as a parent in law, despite the intention of the couple receiving treatment. In a recent response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the HFEA confirmed that the various errors by clinics included:
Lack of 'Consent to being the legal parent' forms (PP) - and/or 'Consent to your partner being the legal parent' (WP) forms being completed.
PP/WP consent forms completed and/or dated after treatment began rather than before treatment.
Incorrectly completed PP/WP consent forms, such as not being signed and/or dated correctly, completed by the incorrect person, forms not fully completed, or some missing pages.
No evidence in the clinics records of an offer of counselling prior to completion of consents.
All of these errors are likely to mean the non-birth parent is not a legal parent of their child.
Parents who are in this situation should have received a letter from the clinic where they were treated to inform them of this devastating news and encouraging them to seek legal advice.
As the law stands the only option to rectify the position is for both parents to adopt their child. However this would only be an option for parents who are still in a relationship and is not be open to parents who are now separated.
Many parents in this situation feel strongly that adoption is not the right solution for their family. Adoption is lifelong and the effect of an adoption order transforms the relationship between the child and non-biological parent. Adoption in this situation does not reflect the child's identity as a donor-conceived child or the reality of the child's experience of family life.
Merry Varney at Leigh Day and Jemma Dally at Goodman Ray Solicitors are working jointly to assist families in this situation. Jemma Dally is currently involved in an application in the family court, which if successful will mean that families in this situation will be able to secure the legal parental status of the non birth parent without the child having to be adopted. Some people may think why does this matter and simply ignore the letter they have received from their clinic. They are correct as long as no one asks any questions and the relationship between the parents remains solid; but, if the worst happens and any dispute arises about the arrangements for the child, the issues become very real if one 'parent' is actually not recognised as a parent at all.
It is therefore very important that people react to the letter they have received from their clinic and should contact specialist lawyers to take advice on their own situation. Legal action may be necessary and the costs of this should be met by the clinic at which treatment was received. You may also be entitled to reimbursement for the costs of the treatment you received.
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News / Products / BenQ releases new ZOWIE Keyboard and printed edition of G-SR Mousepad
BenQ releases new ZOWIE Keyboard and printed edition of G-SR Mousepad
BenQ releases the new ZOWIE CELERITAS II keyboard and a printed edition of ZOWIE G-SR mousepad, G-SR SE.
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 1st, 2017 BenQ releases the new ZOWIE CELERITAS II keyboard and the printed edition of ZOWIE G-SR mousepad, G-SR SE.
Here at ZOWIE, we believe that an optimal and consistent keystroke is the most important feature of a keyboard. With that in mind, we have focused on every aspect involving the feedback of each keystroke. In addition to heavy testing in-house, professional gamers have tested it to make sure it is stable and comfortable. That is why you might have seen the keyboard being used at major events even though it was not yet available to the public.
ZOWIE CELERITAS II features an optimal and more precise pretravel which is the distance the key has to travel before an action is performed. A high quality iron spring allows for each keystroke to be executed with a consistent increase in force throughout, while also improving durability to meet the standard required in eSports. The CELERITAS II introduces the optical switch, which allows players to avoid double key presses. It also has illuminated keys, with brightness levels that can be adjusted or turned off completely. We believe this allows for a more comfortable experience whether you are playing in your bedroom with the lights off or under the glare of spotlights in a tournament.
ZOWIE G-SR SE is our answer to all who have asked us for the feeling of the old G-SR blue mousepad. We are aware that even though the G-SR black has the same surface, people feel a difference due to the lack of print on the surface. G-SR SE has a printed design, which makes it have the exact feeling as the old ZOWIE G-SR blue which some players miss.
ZOWIE CELERITAS II will be available at all retailers while the ZOWIE G-SR SE will be available at selected retailers soon. Stay tuned to our social media for information regarding availability in your region.
About ZOWIE
Introduced in late 2008, ZOWIE is a brand dedicated to the development of the best competitive gaming gears available that compliment eSports athletes combating performance. From 2015 on, ZOWIE brand was acquired by BenQ Corp to represent the company’s eSports product line that delivers truly competitive experience and enjoyment.
Founded on the corporate vision of "Bringing Enjoyment 'N' Quality to Life", BenQ Corporation is a world-leading human technology and solutions provider aiming to elevate and enrich every aspect of consumers lives. To realize this vision, the company focuses on the aspects that matter most to people today – lifestyle, business, healthcare and education – with the hope of providing people with the means to live better, increase efficiency, feel healthier and enhance learning. Such means include a delightful broad portfolio of people-driven products and embedded technologies spanning digital projectors, monitors, interactive large-format displays, digital cameras and camcorders, mobile computing devices, and lighting solutions. Because it matters.
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Plans unveiled for new build on bakery site
PUBLISHED: 14:34 04 April 2019
Tom Bull
New plans for the Allied Bakery site in Orpington have been revealed. Picture: LDRS
Plans to redevelop a former bakery in Orpington once dubbed an "institution" are set to be approved.
Allied Bakery baked its last loaf of bread in 2015, having stood since 1938, when its parent company ABF Grain Products Ltd agreed its closure.
The huge site, which was once Orpington’s second largest employer and was heralded as a “local institution” by the town’s MP Jo Johnson, had about 170 people working there at the time.
Plans to demolish the bakery and rejig the still-operating distribution centre, are set to be approved by councillors next week.
Part of the former bakery would be bulldozed, with the distribution warehouse and workshop redeveloped and two new industrial units build at the site in Cray Avenue.
The proposal would keep the locally listed tower.
According to officers’ reports: “It is considered that the development would sit well within the industrial area with many of the existing buildings being of a similar scale and massing and, overall, would have an acceptable impact on the character and appearance of the area.”
The scheme has been put forward jointly by ABF Grain Products Limited and HE2 Enterprises.
The companies said in a planning statement: “The scale, layout and design of the proposal will ensure the retention of the locally listed building tower and north wing, with a modern development that will complement this existing heritage asset as well as provide an enhanced employment offer in the area.”
Allied Bakeries produces popular brands such as Kingsmill and Sunblest. When it was fully operational, the bakery was the second largest employer in Orpington.
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Making a Match: What Lifts One, Lifts Us All
For almost 125 years, New Orleanians of all ages have been touched by Kingsley House’s wide array of programming.
Pamela Marquis, Photos by Cheryl Gerber,
New Orleans’ first playground, first after-school program, first integrated pool, first kindergarten — Kingsley House is responsible for them all.
Founded in 1896 as part of Trinity Episcopal Church’s effort to address the many problems inherent in multigenerational poverty, early successes for Kingsley House also included passing child labor laws, helping to eradicate yellow fever and helping many of New Orleans’ early immigrants overcome language, cultural, social and family displacement barriers as they settled into the city.
Throughout its history, Kingsley House has served as a recreational, educational and social center for thousands upon thousands of youth in the surrounding area.
“In particular, we served the residents of the adjacent St. Thomas housing development, which was built in the 1940s,” said Keith Liederman, the organization’s CEO. “In fact, the New Orleans Recreation Department got its start here.”
Most recently, we helped the preschool kids decorate ornaments to display at Audubon Zoo Lights. We had holiday music playing, every color paint imaginable, and huge smiles from the kids, staff and IBERIABANK volunteers.
— Megan Eustis, Community Relations for IBERIABANK.
Since its beginning, more than 500,000 people have received services through Kingsley House. Annually, 7,000 infants, children, youth, parents, senior citizens, veterans and medically fragile adults in the Greater New Orleans area benefit from the organization’s comprehensive array of nationally accredited and state certified programs, including:
Early Childhood Education For more than 100 years, Kingsley House has been at the forefront of early education and quality childcare in Louisiana. It currently provides services to 1,500 infants/toddlers and their families through the Early Head Start — Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) program which partners with local childcare providers.
Adult Day Care On the other end of the spectrum, older adults are welcomed at the state’s largest Adult Day Care and at the organization’s senior center. Participants can take advantage of nursing services, health monitoring, social services, case management and personalized nutritional consultations in a setting that is supportive and inviting.
Community and Supportive Services Program Kingsley House’s Community and Supportive Services Program (CSSP) offers comprehensive community-based services in New Orleans. CSSP works with individuals and families of the newly-developed Columbia Parc at the Bayou District and Heritage Senior Residences (formerly the St. Bernard Public Housing Development) to offer classes in topics including employment assistance, budgeting, GED preparation and housing assistance.
Programming that Changes Lives “Kingsley’s Adult Day Care staff treated my dad like their own family,” said Marques Celestine, Jr. “The staff even let him help them and assigned him certain tasks to make him feel useful and engaged as a team member. For a man who worked and felt needed his entire life, this was a crucial component to his success at Kingsley. Kingsley gave my dad a reason to get up every morning.”
Some Ways Businesses Can Help
Rent Kingsley House for meetings or parties — All proceeds from rentals go toward supporting the organization’s mission and a portion of the rental fee is even tax deductible.
Volunteer to do landscaping or minor renovation projects
Share and teach skills and knowledge
Support the Career Pathways program or create an Adult Day Care sponsorship
Offer a matching gift program by matching their employee’s charitable contributions.
Mission | Educate children, strengthen families and build community
Location | Main Campus — 1600 Constance St. / Phone: (504) 523-6221
Annual Budget | $14.5 million
Ongoing Partnerships | Include The United Way, Agenda for Children, Council For a Better Louisiana, Louisiana Covering Kids Initiative, Louisiana Department of Social Services, New Orleans Council on Aging and The City of New Orleans Office of Criminal Justice
Fundraising Events | April 21, 2020, Annual Friendraising Luncheon
There is no fee to attend, but a donation is encouraged. This event is the best opportunity to learn about Kingsley House and its far-reaching community impact.
Every November, Benefit Under the Stars
A private dinner that last year featured a four-course meal prepared by celebrity chefs Nina Compton, Donald Link, Maggie Scales, Susan Spicer and Stephen Stryjewski.
Success of Services in the Past Year
1500 infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families provided access to high quality early learning services and supports.
90% of infants achieve essential developmental milestones in gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language, self-help and social and emotional skills
100% of all enrolled children have health insurance
158 vulnerable senior citizens, veterans, and medically fragile adults found year-round day care
95% of Adult Day Care participants avoided unnecessary transition into a nursing home and were able to remain in their own homes or with family
100% of participants engaged in peer activities to reduce isolation and build social and emotional capital
64 single female-headed families received emergency financial assistance and ongoing support, preventing homelessness and future crises
225 children and youth, provided with full-day summer camp including indoor/outdoor sports, recreation and academic enrichment
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AfDB President lays Lom Pangar Dam power plant foundation
By Thabo Mphahlele on July 18, 2017 Marine Economy
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, laid the foundation stone of the Lom Pangar Dam power plant in the département of Lom-et-Djerem in eastern Cameroon.
The visit to Lom Pangar included top government officials, ministers of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Louis Paul Motaze; Water and Energy, Atangana Kouna Basile; Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries, Taiga; and the Minister of Special Duties and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Development Corporation (EDC), Victor Mengot. The event was also attended by the Managing Director of EDC, Theodore Nsangou, local authorities and community leaders as well as senior AfDB staff.
The Minister of Water and Energy warmly welcomed the new 30 megawatts plant, noting that 10 million Cameroonians do not have access to electricity – a population that needs the support of the Cameroonian State and donor funds.
“The Eastern Region of Cameroon is keen to have projects related to all the High 5 priorities, because that is the region that has suffered the most from population movements from neighbouring countries,” the Minister of Economy added, further highlighting “the importance of this dam for Cameroon.” He said that the new plant will enable the “electrification of 150 villages.”
In Cameroon on a three-day official visit, the AfDB President welcomed “this wonderful project that will enable 10,000 additional households to access electricity in the Eastern Region. “With the construction of this electricity plant, we are entering the implementation phase, the real phase, that will connect schools, hospitals and SMEs and support Cameroon’s economy,” Adesina added.
“The AfDB is committing US$135 million to Cameroon’s energy projects, enabling 500,000 households to access electricity in Cameroon in 2017,” he said.
“This commitment will continue, because I can assure you that the Bank will become involved in every key and energy project in Cameroon.”
The Lom Pangar power plant project is co-financed by the French Agency for Development (CFAF 39.353 billion), AfDB (CFAF 34.792 billion), the World Bank (CFAF 64.820 billion), the Development Bank of the Central African States (CFAF 20 billion) and the European Investment Bank (CFAF 19.679 billion).
Construction of the Lom Pangar power plant forms part of the AfDB portfolio in Cameroon. It is a key project within the strategy to develop the hydro-electric potential of the river Sanaga, which includes construction of a reservoir dam designed to fully supply the Song Loulou power plant (335 MW) in times of low flow and to increase production at the Edea power plant (224 MW).
The plant will increase the availability of electricity for households in the départements of Lom Pangar, Bertoua-Batouri and Abong-Mbang and respond to growing electricity demand in the country.
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Thabo Mphahlele is the BizNis Africa Head of Sales and Marketing. Mphahlele was previously MultiChoice Production Support Analyst responsible for developing and monitoring applications. In addition, Mphahlele develops and automates batch scripts and is responsible for the daily infrastructure maintenance at MultiChoice. As a Production Support Analyst, he is responsible for incident analysis solving , developing and constructing business reports for SQL and Oracle and implement change controls for the business. Additional responsibility includes monitoring system performance via SOA, Kibaba (Elasticsearch), H.P BSM, HP Sitescope. Mphahlele is responsible for creating infrastructure performance reports through HP Ops Analytics, monitoring payments via Splunk and in-house built-in tool and disaster recovery simulation and testing. At Nashua Mobile, he was responsible for application development and enhancing the web sites At South West Gauteng College, he was the IT Technician and Network Administrator. During his tenure at Double Digit Media, he was he focused on application and web site development for new and existing clients Mphahlele contributes as a Content Manager for BizNis Africa.
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BMJ 2008; 337 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2324 (Published 04 November 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2324
Tessa Richards, assistant editor, BMJ
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We need to increase the public’s health literacy, and routinely copying patients into medical correspondence will foster this
When reorganising health services becomes an Olympic sport, Team GB is sure to do well. Our politicians’ enthusiasm for change seems unrivalled. The only problem I foresee is their tendency to promise more than they deliver. Take the 2000 NHS Plan, for example. This included two pledges to provide patients with more information. The first stated: “Letters between clinicians about an individual patient’s care will be copied to the patient as of right.” The second: “Patients will be provided with smart cards to allow easy access to their medical records.”
Eight years on, in a threatening economic climate, the unedifying saga of Connecting for Health, the NHS’s £12bn (€15bn; $20bn) computerised records system, continues. Recent concerns—raised by a review of the programme (www1.imperial.ac.uk/resources/4565EF18-662B-448B-90C2-E7372B4C2E09/) and “live” experience with smart cards in one NHS trust—have centred on its potential to put patients at risk of iatrogenic harm. Now its very future is being questioned (Financial Times, 28 Oct, www.ft.com/cms/s/0/50b13312-a48f-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html).
Progress on copying letters has been better but not impressive. Data collected in a 2008 survey by the Healthcare Commission show that trusts vary hugely on implementation of this pledge. Overall, it looks as if around two thirds of patients are still not being copied into the correspondence between their GP and consultant.
This failure to roll out a simple, low cost measure to help patients understand what is happening to them and why is baffling. It can’t be blamed on lack of guidance: that’s there in spades (www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4007561). Furthermore, some clinicians are delivering on the government’s pledge. So what’s preventing the rest?
It may be lack of will, suggests Paresh Jobanputra, a consultant rheumatologist at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, and an early adopter of copying letters to patients. “Some doctors argue that patients won’t understand the letters and ‘dumbing’ them down is too time consuming,” he said. But that’s not been his own experience, and his research indicates that copying patients into the correspondence brings benefits. Letters enhanced mutual understanding, and patients were able to correct inaccuracies in their records (Rheumatology 2006;45:493-4).
Promoting patients’ understanding of their health is important. Patients with low health literacy have poorer health and higher rates of admission to hospital and are not good at complying with treatment and advice (Institute of Medicine, Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2004). The impact of low literacy on healthcare costs is sobering. Last year a report from the University of Connecticut, flagged up by the online press release source Business Wire, estimated that low health literacy cost the US economy between $106bn and $236bn each year. Although these are only ballpark figures, such colossal sums must provide food for thought in all countries in these cash strapped times. At the very least they should stimulate a drive to increase health literacy through efforts to inform, educate, and involve patients in their health care.
The effectiveness of a range of strategies to do just this has recently been reviewed (BMJ 2007;335:24-7, doi:10.1136/bmj.39246.581169.80). One finding was that information works best when personalised to the individual. This is common sense, and what better learning tool than a good consultant letter? It fills the gaps in the patient’s recall of the consultation, provides a reference point for often much needed reflection, gives an opportunity to identify inconsistencies, and helps frame further inquiry and personal research.
As care—and not infrequently the medical record too—fragments among a widening variety of healthcare professionals and a growing panoply of “health outlets,” maintaining continuity of care is getting harder. Arguably, the best protection that patients have against poor continuity is to understand their medical problems and keep as full a file as they can about their own case.
Years ago I was thrilled to be allowed to look after my own antenatal records. Twenty years on I sit with fellow patients in outpatient departments where we can only eye our bundles of notes in wire trays kept well out of reach. Some are stamped with the words “This case note must not be handled by patients.” This does not feel like progress. Why not give patients the option to read their notes while they wait to be seen? It has to be more productive than leaving them to watch daytime television or read old copies of Hello magazine.
And should we not go further than routinely copying patients into correspondence? Why not extend this courtesy to the results of blood tests and other investigations? It’s disquieting to have no idea when, or even if, your test results will be relayed back to you. Doctors should not assume that patients won’t understand them or don’t need to know if the results are normal. Although it’s time consuming to relay results and discuss any uncertainties and dilemmas they may raise, it’s a great way to promote learning among patients.
Health literacy is now firmly on the European Union agenda, spearheaded by a declaration from the European Patients’ Forum (www.eu-patient.eu). This raises the question of who the major providers of health information should be. If doctors don’t grasp the opportunity, others, including the drug industry, will.
Returning to sporting parallels, I have a suggestion. Go easy on reorganisation. The medal that health ministers should aspire to win in the 2012 Olympic Games is the one for the most health literate population.
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The project concerns the urban refurbishment of the “Ex Silos” area, an important site for the history and the memorial of the city of Trieste, characterized by a XIX century Hapsburg building, originally on the sea-shore, which housed corn warehouses. The area was turned into a new generation multipurpose centre, “The Silos Shopping Centre”, to house, on a surface of 45.000 sqm, a supermarket, a four stars Hotel of 140 rooms, beauty farms, restaurants, caffé, offices, services, fitness centre and a congress and concert hall of 1300 seats, as well as a parking for about 2000 cars.
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Posted By: Daliya Ghose On Tuesday, 19th June 2012,21:06
Her charms can do wonders, her tears can make you cry, her laughter can make you merry and her innocence can make you fall in love. No wonder Bollywood is incomplete without these beautiful ladies. Here’s a list of the 5 most celebrated women of Bollywood.
Aishwarya Rai Bacchan: An epitome of beauty and elegance, this diva was the winner of the 1994 Miss World Pageant. An architect by profession, she started off her career as a model for television commercials. Her first feature film was Iruvar, a south India film directed by Mani Ratnam. It won two national awards and in the same year she made her debut in Bollywood alongside Bobby Deol in the movie Aur Pyar Ho Gaya. Although it did not do well at the box office but Aishwarya got the exposure she needed. She received the FilmFare Award for Best Actress for her films Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas. She has appeared in a number of Hollywood movies as well like Pink Panther, Bride and Prejudice and Mistress of Spices to name a few. With her marriage to Abhishek Bacchan in the year 2007 she became the daughter in law of the influential Bacchan clan. Although she has taken a sabbatical from work after having a baby, she was seen at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 in May.
Sushmita Sen: The First miss Universe from India, she is a confident, charming and sophisticated beauty from Bengal. Her first film after winning the pageant was Dastak, where she played a beauty queen being stalked by a psychopath. Her early films did not receive much recognition until she starred in Biwi No1, where she bagged the FilmFare best actress in a supporting role award. She played Shah Rukh Khans love interest in the film Main Hoon Na and was termed by the media as the ‘sexiest woman in a saree’. She is a philanthropist more than an actress and has two adopted children Rene and Alisah. She is also the director of the pageant ‘I Am She –Miss Universe India since 2010 and searches for talented young ladies who can make India proud at the international level.
Priyanka Chopra: Another Miss World pageant winner, she is the reigning queen of Bollywood. Her Bollywood debut was as a supporting actress in the Preity Zinta-Sunny Deol starrer movie Hero: Love Story of a Spy and in the same year she was seen in Raj Kanwar’s hit movie Andaaz. She received the FilmFare best female Debutante award for the latter. She won the National Award for Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion where she played the role of Meghna Mathur, a struggling model. She is also trained in western classical music and is working on her first music album being produced by Universal Music.
Vidya Balan: After delivering a masterpiece performance in Kahaani this year, Vidya Balan had a rough start in the industry but slowly made her niche as the most sought after actress in Bollywood. She is a woman of substance and has some amazing films to her credit. She made her debut in Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s Parineeta where she played the protagonist ‘Lolita’. It was critically acclaimed and she won the best Debutante Award at the FilmFare. After that there was Bhool Bhulaiyya, Lage Raho Munna Bhai, Guru and the very recent The Dirty Picture which grossed a good amount at the box office.
Katrina Kaif: Relatively new to the film industry, this British-Indian actress debuted in Kaizad Gustad’s forgettable movie Boom. Even though her Hindi is heavily accented, she has acted in many hit films like Singh is King, Namastey London, Race and Rajneeti. She has recently won accolades for her item number in the Hrithik Roshan starrer Agneepath.
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Opening soon: Air Drive exhibition at MB&F M.A.D.Gallery, Dubai
Where retro meets the future
Text: Faizal Dahlawia
Image: MB&F M.A.D.Gallery
A new arts exhibition at MB&F M.A.D.Gallery combines visions of the future with touches of mechanical nostalgia. Go inside now for a sneak peek...
Fresh from celebrating its 5th anniversary, MB&F M.A.D.Gallery is set to host a new photographic exhibition at its Dubai outpost titled Air Drive. Inspired by his own idea of the future when he was a young boy, French photographer Renaud Marion photographed classic and vintage cars – think the Aston Martin DB5, Porsche 356, Chevrolet El Camino and Jaguar XK120 – before superimposing the shots against backdrops that reflect a retro era. Then he looks to the future and in a visionary move, removed the wheels from the cars to create a floating mode of transportation.
"As a child, I imagined the new millennium with flying cars, spaceships, parallel worlds, extra-terrestrials living with us on earth and time travel," said Marion. "We would have all been dressed up in space outfits and equipped with laser pistols. These are the dreams of a normal child, I think... I hope."
Discover Renaud Marion's Air Drive now...
Air Drive will run from May 10 until September 10 at MB&F M.A.D.Gallery in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. Now, read about the program line-up for the 2017 Beirut Art Fair.
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Private home prices to rise 10% by end-2018: Morgan Stanley
Following its earlier forecast of prices doubling by 2030, firm now sees en-bloc trend as one contributor
Mon, Sep 11, 2017 - 5:50 AM
Lee Meixianleemx@sph.com.sg@LeeMeixianBT
OCBC Investment Research expects prices to bottom out only in 2018. It has forecast 2017 prices to range between a 5 per cent decline and a flat price trend.
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THE recovery in private home prices has started in the third quarter, Morgan Stanley believes. While the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) only releases its third-quarter flash estimates in October, analyst Wilson Ng in his latest projections expects Singapore home prices to rise 2 per cent this year, and another 8 per cent in 2018 .
This compares to his earlier forecast of prices falling 4 per cent and rising 5 per cent, respectively. Morgan Stanley's new projection is among the most bullish of forecasts in the research circle.
OCBC Investment Research, for instance, only expects prices to bottom out in 2018. It has forecast 2017 prices to range between a 5 per cent decline and a flat price trend.
DBS also expects prices to fall 2 per cent in 2017, before rising 3 per cent in 2018, and another 3 per cent in 2019. Most property consultants are also predicting a price decline of 0-2 per cent this year.
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Morgan Stanley's Mr Ng had already surprised the market in April when he forecast that Singapore's property prices will double by 2030. He is holding on to his earlier forecast, and in fact has brought forward his timeline of the inflexion point, believing that property prices will begin rising in the third quarter of this year, versus his previous forecast of early 2018.
Part of this is precipitated by a spate of en-bloc deals that have started flooding the market from May this year. With seven collective sale projects already awarded, some 1,500 home owners will be displaced, each averaging a newfound wealth of about S$1.8 million, he estimated.
"With leverage, this adds up to S$13 billion of potential capital inflows that could find their way back into the property market, more than the entire value of developer sales in 2016. More en-bloc deals could follow, with 50-60 more currently under discussion," he added, citing a Business Times report.
There is also other evidence for an imminent price recovery, for example:
sharply rising transaction volumes, which suggest a narrowing between buyers' and sellers' expectations;
growth in prices from late June implied by the upward revision in URA's price index value in Q2; and
price increases in the resale segment, evidenced by SRX Property's monthly indices.
Mr Ng had noticed that URA's second-quarter statistics showed a milder decrease in private home prices of 0.1 per cent, compared to its flash estimate of a 0.3 per cent drop.
He told BT: "We think that prices could have risen in late June . . . The flash estimates do not factor in the last two weeks of June. When URA revised up the number, it implies that in the last two weeks of June, prices have already started rising."
He also noted that unsold inventory has dipped to a record 22-year low of 17,000 units as at June this year, which, going by the current selling rate, could be cleared within about 16 months.
This is because households that stayed on the sidelines through the 2014-to-2016 property market lull are re-entering, and they have also built up their household balance sheets over the past few years, he said.
Now, concurrent with the turnaround in sentiment this year, their aggregate net cash to equity has improved from 5 per cent in 2016 to 6 per cent this year. Gross cash holdings averaged S$300,000 per household in Q2. Including debt, net cash position was S$74,000. Mr Ng thinks that the pent-up demand could be unleashed now.
Official URA numbers show a cumulative 0.4 per cent drop in the first two quarters. Mr Ng is expecting prices to increase 0.8 per cent in Q3 and 1.2 per cent in Q4.
Other leading indicators that convince him that he is right include expectations of improvements in GDP growth figures; an approximately 12 per cent year-on-year increase in the Straits Times Index (which is said to be a six-month leading indicator for the property market); as well as a 56 per cent year-on-year increase in developer sales volume in the first seven months of this year.
But whether or not prices will double sooner than the 2030 timeline, Mr Ng said he is unable to tell, because new supply from en-bloc redevelopments could result in further shifts in the market.
"It is a time period of about 13 years, so it could be more than one cycle. Could be up-cycle, down-cycle, up-cycle . . . Micro-markets historically have moved in cycles, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's a cyclical move to 2030."
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Braco in Frankfurt, Germany, June 22, 2019
June 22, 2019, 11 a.m. - June 22, 2019, 1 p.m.
Time Tickets
1. encounter at 11.00 am 20 Euro per ticket incl. Braco DVD.
2. encounter at 12.00 noon TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE ONLINE
3. encounter at 1.00 pm Tickets available also at the event.
Deutschherrnufer 12
60594 Frankfurt - Sachsenhausen
About the event: Experience the beauty of Braco's Gaze
Braco’s gaze is indescribable. It’s something you need to experience for yourself. Braco’s events are visited by Donna Karan, Naomi Campbell and Andie MacDowell. His gaze has brought a better quality of life to thousands of people in the last 23 years.
People flock to him because they say he makes them feel happy. But they don’t go to hear him talk! Instead, they go to experience the beauty of his silent gaze. Braco stands before groups of people and gazes at them without saying anything. When you look into Braco’s eyes, it can happen that you feel a pleasant warmth, a streaming throughout your body.
Many experience deep peace and relief from daily pressure. Through the power of his gaze he touches people from different nationalities, religions and lifestyles. Often the gaze changes their life profoundly.
About Braco
Called an Ambassador of Peace, Braco received the Peace Pole at a United Nations community event in New York, an accolade previously given to Dalai Lama. He visits regularly different places in Europe, he was in 40 cities of the USA, many times in Australia. He followed the invitation to Japan, Indonesia, Russia, Israel and more. Braco does not see himself as a healer because it's not in his decision who gets help, nor does he focus on solving a specific problem.
Many claim that Braco’s gaze has transformed their life, in the area of health, family relationships, career, inner peace and more. Reports of visitors are filmed on about 100 DVD films. Videos are available on Braco official channel on Youtube.
A documentary movie on Braco's work titled “Power of Silence - The Story of Braco”, narrated by Armand Assante and featuring Paulo Coelho, was shot and premiered in 2016 in Hollywood and New York.
Braco is from Zagreb, Croatia where you can also visit the center with the well known Onyx room, where the encounters take place. The entry at the center is free of charge.
Registration and details here: Frankfurter Ring
Contact for questions about the event: +49 152 2860 1844
Email: info.event777@gmail.com
All sessions take place in groups only.
Only adults (18 years+) may participate. Children, and pregnant women past their 3rd month may rather be brought into the encounter by someone close holding their photos.
Please note that participating in Braco live events or live online encounters is not a replacement for medical treatment or consultation. Medical advice, prescribed therapies and treatments should be followed and continued for the duration your medical practitioner recommends both before and after participating.
Before attending the session, please read the Gazing Policy. Thank you.
Braco - A Gate to New Dimensions
Creating the future together...
The silent gaze of Braco - Intro
A Gaze that changes lives...
Power of Silence - The Story of Braco. Full movie.
After premieres in Hollywood, New York City, London it is time for everyone to dive into the world of Braco's gaze...
Braco - Thoughts. From the film 'One World - The Ocean of Presence'
Film Trailer. DVD available now in the Online Shop!
LADbible: "This man can heal you with his gaze"
Video about Braco which is shared on social media
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© 2016 by the Coaltion Against Hate
#BREAKHATE
“Together, the Coalition Against Hate will meet with news media network executives to make sure that our voices are heard over the rhetoric that misinforms, prejudices, and energizes those who would commit hateful acts. It is infecting our workplaces, classrooms and homes, and we are joining groups that represent women, people of color, LGBT individuals, and people of every faith and walk of life to say enough is enough. It's high time we restore a civility to our public discourse that accurately represents and respects all people."
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The Coalition Against Hate has compiled a list of experts ready to speak about the impact of hate speech.
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The National Hispanic Media Coalition and the Coalition Against Hate stand together in denouncing the Supreme Court's shameful decision upholding the travel ban against Muslims.
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Time is overdue to call the alt-right what it really is: White surpemacy
The Coalition Against Hate (CAH) strongly condemns the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” hate rally and demands that the deceitful term alt-right be dropped from the nation’s vocabulary once and for all.
The CAH denounces the term ‘alt-right’ for the simple reason that it is not an alternative right-wing movement. It is simply put, a rebranding of a white supremacy ideology adopted by groups such as neo-Nazis, the KKK, and other hate-filled, bigoted, racist groups that are not representative of the American fabric.
The Coalition Against Hate REJECTS the lack of representation by communities of color and other vulnerable groups in Network TV political talkshows.
The Coalition Against Hate, along with 34 of its partner organizations, sent a letter to the heads of Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC to express a deep concern regarding the lack of inclusion of black, Latino, Middle Eastern, Asian-American, and LGBTQ guests on morning political talk shows. The Coalition Against Hate stressed that this is especially important at a time when these communities are disproportionately impacted by the political climate, including, as targets of a growing wave of hate crimes.
Cable News Nets Pressed for More Diverse Political Talkers
Coalition Against Hate says it would be happy to talk with heads of media about solutions.
48-Member Coalition Against Hate Launches Effort to Hold Purveyors of Hate Speech, Media Platforms Accountable
The Coalition Against Hate announced today an effort to #breakhate and bring civil discourse back to the public square by holding purveyors of hate speech accountable and working with media platforms to abandon hate speech as a profit model.
42 Organizations Form Coalition Against Hate, Groups Urge Trump to Eject Extremists from Inner Circle
Coalition Calls for Peaceful but Forceful Opposition to Normalization of Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Homophobia, Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
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Managed funds to be electronically traded in Australia ______
Calastone, the independent transaction network for the managed funds industry, today announced the company had begun processing electronic trades of managed funds for Australian clients in January 2012.
Calastone, the established service provider in the UK and Europe, provides a unique messaging hub for the managed funds industry enabling organisations to electronically connect to each other irrespective of the chosen technology or messaging protocol in use.
Joint founder of Calastone, Kevin Lee, said the firm’s offering was revolutionising the way managed funds are traded in Australia.
Calastone’s service enables all fund participants, platforms, custodians and fund managers to significantly reduce costs and risk, while preserving their freedom to engage with their retail clients and each other as they choose.
Mr Lee, who relocated to Sydney from London in July last year, said Calastone had been received with enthusiasm by local firms.
“The industry’s appetite for the use of Calastone’s service has grown rapidly due to a number of beneficial factors, including time-to-market and outstanding levels of production service. Almost every provider in the UK and Europe uses Calastone, and we expect the Australian market will embrace this new technology together with the savings and transparency it brings.”
Early Australian adopter, RBC Dexia, has been utilising Calastone technology around the globe for many years.
“We have been at the forefront of the drive for automation in the Australian fund market in recent years and what Calastone provides is a substantial initiative, leading the industry towards that goal. It is an easy way to increase efficiency and dramatically reduce risk – benefits which will be passed on to our clients and ultimately the end investor” said Shannon Sweeney, Product Manager for Fund Administration.
Brett Jollie, Managing Director of Aberdeen Asset Management, said “We use Calastone in many parts of the world, it’s a specialist service designed for the primary managed fund market and it works. We are pleased our Australian business and our clients now have the opportunity to experience its benefits.”
Another of Australia’s top three wrap platform providers is also participating on Calastone under a pilot arrangement. “Participants have enjoyed a reduction in cycle time by around a third as a direct result of this mechanism,” Mr Lee said. “Trades are confirmed between counterparties within 5-10 minutes, as opposed to 1-3 days using the current fax-based system.”
Calastone offers a full funds service from account opening through to settlement. The firm is independent and provides its services via a fee-for-service model that is inherently free of conflict.
“Our service is a business to business service designed for the funds market, which is a primary market, meaning units can only be bought and sold through the issuer,” Mr Lee said. “This is very different from a secondary market, like equities. With Calastone, there is no need for fund providers to maintain a register of holdings on our system. Our experience internationally shows that replicating the register – in the way another proposed managed fund trading system is requiring for the Australian market – is inefficient, and adds layers of extra costs and risks that don’t need to be there.”
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Liberals walk out after Conservatives pick anti-abortion MP for status of women committee chair
Liberal MPs walked out on a status of women committee meeting Tuesday morning in opposition to the Conservatives pick for chair, Rachael Harder, a parliamentarian with a known anti-abortion record.
'It's a Liberal effort to change the channel,' Tory Leader Andrew Scheer says
John Paul Tasker · CBC News · Posted: Sep 26, 2017 4:42 PM ET | Last Updated: October 27, 2017
Liberal MPs walked out on a status of women committee meeting Tuesday in opposition to the Conservative pick for chair, Rachael Harder, who has advanced anti-abortion views in the past. (Rachael Harder/YouTube)
Liberal MPs walked out on a status of women committee meeting Tuesday morning to oppose the Conservative pick for chair, Rachael Harder, a parliamentarian who has previously said she is anti-abortion.
During the last federal election, Harder told the Campaign for Life Coalition that she would introduce and pass laws to protect "unborn children," while adding she believed life begins at the time of conception.
The Alberta MP said she supported abortion only when necessary to save the life of a mother.
These answers led the anti-abortion group to deem her perfectly "pro-life," signalling to supporters they could feel confident voting for her. The group later amended its rating, urging caution, after it said a local newspaper quoted Harder as saying she believes every woman should have access to abortion services.
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Last summer, Harder handed out some $12,000 in federal job grants to two pregnancy care centres in her Lethbridge, Alta., riding that refuse to refer patients to abortion providers.
While in office, former prime minister Stephen Harper blocked efforts to reopen the abortion debate. While he is personally pro-life, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has said the country has already settled certain divisive social issues.
Harder did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Lynn Beyak removed from all Senate committees
Only a handful of House of Commons committees are chaired by members of the opposition, including the status of women. Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu recently left the post after her appointment as opposition health critic.
Harder was tapped by Scheer to fill the vacancy, but Liberal MPs gave it only two minutes of thought before walking out on the scheduled meeting. Harder's nomination for the position did not make it to a vote.
'Liberal effort to change the channel'
During question period, the committee's Liberal vice-chair, Pam Damoff, sought to explain why MPs walked out but was largely shouted down by Conservative MPs. She managed to ask Scheer to reconsider his pick.
"I think it's certainly unprecedented that the prime minister would interfere, and block the nomination of a democratically elected member of Parliament to serve as chair of a committee. I think it shows a lack of respect for the parliamentary process; it's very unfortunate," Scheer told reporters Tuesday.
He said Harder was a hard-working MP who supports his positive vision of Canada.
"It's a Liberal effort to change the channel," away from growing backlash to the government's proposed small business tax changes, Scheer said in French, while adding there are members of the Liberal caucus, including John McKay and Lawrence MacAulay, who have previously voiced anti-abortion positions and yet still hold positions of power.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denied he pressured his MPs to initiate the protest, but said he supported the move to boycott Harder.
"The fact is that the Liberal Party, and indeed this government, is unequivocal in our defence of women's rights. We will always defend women's rights ... and quite frankly, one would hope that the committee for the status of women would have a spokesperson to stand up and unequivocally defend women's rights. That is sort of the point of the status of women committee," he told reporters.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he supports Liberal MPs walking out on a status of women committee meeting Tuesday morning to oppose the Conservative pick for chair, Rachael Harder, a parliamentarian who has previously said she is anti-abortion. Trudeau says the committee chair should be someone "who would be able to stand up and unequivocally defend women's rights." 0:45
Sheila Malcolmson, the NDP member of the committee, said "reproductive justice is foundational to women's rights," and she would call on the Conservatives to nominate a "less radical" member of their caucus to take over the post.
MPs Karen Vecchio and Martin Shields are the other Conservative members of the committee. Vecchio did not answer the Coalition for Life's questionnaire during the last campaign. But the group said Vecchio "supported the culture of death" by voting for the medical assistance in dying legislation, and endorsed government's "radical transgender ideology" by voting in favour of Bill C-16, the trans rights bill.
Maryam Monsef, the Liberal government's status of women minister, commended her colleagues' act of protest.
"Andrew Scheer would like us to believe that his style of leadership is an inclusive one, a positive one where gender equality matters, and yet he continues to send signals like this that go against what the women's movement has been saying for decades," she said.
"[The committee] decided that having their spokesperson, and the chair, be someone who does not support a woman's right to choose, is not supportive of trans persons' rights, is not the best choice," Monsef said.
This story has been edited from a previous version to make it clear the walkout was led by Liberal MPs on the committee.
Oct 27, 2017 12:29 PM ET
John Paul Tasker
Parliamentary Bureau
John Paul (J.P.) Tasker is a reporter in the CBC's Parliamentary bureau in Ottawa. He can be reached at john.tasker@cbc.ca.
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Woman sentenced for participating in arranged marriage scheme
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Suzanne Akkari (25) was today sentenced to 18 months imprisonment to be released forthwith on a recognisance of $500 and to be of good behaviour for 18 months, after pleading guilty to a charge of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring another in the arrangement of a marriage to obtain permanent residence, for her part in an arranged marriage scheme.
It was alleged that Ms Akkari was an intermediary in a scheme that paid Australian citizens to marry Indian citizens for the purposes of visa applications being made through marriage sponsorship.
In 2013, it was alleged that the scheme’s principal, Jagjit Singh, contacted Ms Akkari to enlist her services in finding an Australian citizen to marry an Indian participant, Karmjeet Singh.
Ms Akkari contacted a female Australian citizen on social media. She sought her involvement in the scheme, offering payment in return for her agreement to marry Mr Singh and pretend to be his wife while his citizenship application was processed. While the female Australian citizen was not required to live with Mr Singh, she would receive a one off payment of $1,000 when the marriage took place, and $1,000 per month while the marriage was in place.
Ms Akkari would receive $500 for her participation as a witness on the documents they would be signing.
In May 2013, the female Australian citizen met with Karmjeet Singh at the house of a celebrant and signed a Marriage Certificate with Ms Akkari as witness. In June 2014, Ms Akkari contacted the female Australian citizen again to suggest she could recruit others to participate in the false marriage/visa scheme.
In August 2014, the female Australian citizen attended the offices of Australian Border Force where she asserted that the marriage she had entered into was not a genuine relationship and was entered into for the purposes of supporting the visa application of Karmjeet Singh.
Summary of charge:
• One count of aid, abet, counsel or procure arrangement of a marriage to obtain permanent residence, contrary to s240(1) of the Migration Act 1958 and s11.2(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth)
CDPP Media contact: media@cdpp.gov.au or 02 6206 5708.
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County agriculture value sees slight decrease
• Almonds remain on top as walnuts suffer
Courier staff writer
Updated: Aug. 28, 2019, 11:07 a.m.
Almonds have consistently ranked number one on Stanislaus County’s list of top-valued commodities since 2013, and the 2018 Agricultural Report released this week shows no sign of the industry slowing down. While highlighting the county’s booming crops is one goal of the report, however, this year’s analysis of the area’s agriculture also takes a look at the small pollinators that make its economic impact possible: bees.
“At $1.1 billion, almonds are a driving force in the county economy. We owe much of this prosperity to a modest but industrious insect, the honeybee,” said Amy Lomeli of the agricultural commissioner’s office, who pointed out to the Board of Supervisors during their meeting on Tuesday that bee deaths have dramatically increased over the last 20 years.
Honeybees contributed to an agriculture economy that produced $3,569,999,000 in 2018 — a decrease of $78 million, or about two percent, from the 2017 value of $3,648,192,000. While some commodities, like almonds and poultry, retained or increased their value, those gains were offset by decreases in walnut values, fewer nursery products sold, continuing decreases in national milk prices and the county’s own fluctuation of turkey production.
California produces two-thirds of the United States’ fruits and nuts and a third of the country’s vegetables. While not all these commodities rely exclusively upon bees for pollination, Lomeli pointed out that a significant proportion — such as almonds — experience essential increases in production with the presence of bees, and the report states we would be “remiss to deny their vital role in bringing food to our tables.”
“Although over 230 different commodities are produced in Stanislaus County, the top 10 commodities alone represent 80 percent of the county’s total production value,” Lomeli said. “When combined with all other commodities produced in our county, Stan County’s agricultural value ranks higher than 20 different states’ agricultural values and is the fifth-largest agricultural county in the nation based on commodity values.”
Coming in at number one on the report’s list of top 10 commodities, almonds accounted for 30 percent of the county’s total commodity value at $1,107,328,000 in 2018, with the commodity’s value increasing by $51 million since 2017. This was largely due to an additional 8,500 harvested acres in 2018.
Poultry also remained a strong industry in Stanislaus County, valued at $276,879,000 in 2018 and ranking third on the top commodity list. This was an increase of over $20 million from 2017, resulting from an increase of about two million chicks countywide and price increases for both chicks and chickens.
Despite an increase of 850 walnut orchard acres in 2018, the commodity ranked seventh on the county’s list with a value of $103 million. This represents a decrease of $61 million from 2017.
“Walnuts had an increase of 850 acres, but it was the decrease in price of $913 per ton which caused this category to have a large value drop,” said Richard Homer of the agricultural commissioner’s office.
The turkey market in Stanislaus County also saw a significant drop, coming in at ninth on the list after losing $20 million in value since 2017. The sale of nursery fruit and nut trees as well as vines decreased by $56 million, with nine million fewer units sold in 2018 than 2017, according to Homer. Milk also continued to struggle in Stanislaus County despite ranking as the second top-producing commodity, falling in value by nearly $30 million.
Almond pollination is a commodity on the rise, ranking eighth on the top 10 and valued at $75,847,000 — an increase of about $8 million. Lomeli explained the steps Stanislaus County is taking to ensure the safety of honeybees, utilizing programs like BeeSafe, which provides guidance in proper identification of hives to help prevent apiary theft, inspections for colony health and pest pressure, and identifying and increasing good foraging areas within the county.
“We know that apiary health and wellness is directly tied to the prosperity of Stanislaus County and California agriculture, and hope that everyone will keep in mind the humble honeybee’s role while reviewing this report,” Lomeli said.
To view the Stanislaus County Agricultural Report of 2018 in its entirety, visit www.stanag.org.
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It is the mission of the Sheriff's Office to keep Benton County safe by enforcing laws, providing public safety services, and building community partnerships with respect and integrity.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office strives to reduce crime and build community trust while ensuring accountability to the people we serve.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office has created a strategic plan to assist in guiding and focusing our efforts on the mission of keeping Benton County safe by enforcing laws, providing public safety services, and building community partnerships with respect and integrity. To access the overview of this strategic plan and a graphic representation of the plan:
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Summary Mission Vision Goals (PDF)
The sheriff, as chief county law enforcement officer, is charged with keeping and preserving the peace of the county. The sheriff’s duties include:
Investigating felonies and arresting those responsible
Housing inmates in the county jail
Transporting inmates through the court system
Providing for the security of the court
Conducting search and rescue operations within the county
Serving civil actions and notices
Collecting delinquent taxes
Executing other processes as required by law to be served or posted on behalf of the state or county
Employee Makeup
The Benton County Sheriff's Office employs 84 people including 29 licensed peace officers and 8 public safety dispatchers. The 8 public safety dispatchers answer 911 calls made from the unincorporated areas of Benton County as well as the cities of Rice, Sauk Rapids and Foley.
Citizen Volunteers
Trained citizen volunteers assist the Sheriff’s Office in the 20 member Mounted Patrol Unit, the 10 member Reserve Deputy Unit, and in a variety of program for inmates in the jail.
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office, while maintaining law enforcement jurisdiction throughout the entire county, exercises primary law enforcement jurisdiction in the unincorporated areas of the county. The Sheriff’s Office works in close cooperation with our partner law enforcement agencies who share jurisdiction in all or part of Benton County.
Sheriff's Office Building
The Benton County Sheriff’s Office was built in 1996 and its jail can house up to 102 inmates.
Fees for service
Payment for any fees to the Sheriff's Office must be made in cash or by check. We are unable to accept credit card payments at this time.
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Sherman County
Mt. Adams at sunset from Gordon Ridge Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
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We welcome visitors to Sherman County.
Explore our deep canyons, campsites, and parks along the John Day, Columbia, and Deschutes rivers. Follow the Oregon Trail from river crossing to river crossing. And enjoy spectacular mountain views from the ridges.
See for yourself the scale of wind turbines and the John Day Dam. Challenge yourself to world-class windsurfing on the Columbia River, bass fishing on the John Day River, whitewater rafting on the Deschutes River. Venture out for upland game hunting in our wide-open spaces.
There's something for everyone in Sherman County, Oregon.
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For when you dream of wide-open spaces...
Wind turbine and lupine wildflowers along Monkland Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
A blanket of snow touches down alongside the banks of one of Sherman County's many winding rivers.
Wind Mills are framed in the picturesque sunset of Sherman County, Oregon.
Join us in Sherman County, where the country life, idyllic weather, and wide-open spaces can be all your own.
Water sports abound on Sherman County's many rivers and tributaries.
The fog rolls into a valley in Sherman County, Oregon.
A combine is framed against the background of a sunset in Sherman County, Oregon.
Fishing and swimming holes about in Sherman County, Oregon, such as this one at a place dubbed the "Narrows."
The rolling agricultural hillsides of Sherman County, Oregon
A wind farm operated by PGE helps to power the region with sustainable energy from the "Wind Belt" of Sherman County, Oregon.
Old West sagebrush and barbed wire meet sweeping vistas and plateaus in Sherman County, Oregon
Windmill and grain field on Monkland Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
A barn along Hay Canyon Road in Sherman County, Oregon. The torn earth showcases this area's rich, silt-like soil. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
A tractor plows deep rows into a field along Lavender Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
The sun sets behind wind turbines near Klondike Lane east of Wasco in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
A line of old trucks rusts in the elements of Grass Valley, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
An old windmill spins along De Moss Springs Lane north of Moro, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
Sunset and wiind turbines along Medler Lane north of Wasco in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
Mt. Adams from Gordon Ridge Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
A windmill on McDermid Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
A grain elevator overlooks fields of grain along Gordon Ridge Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
Farm equipment at Cottonwood Canyon State Park along the John Day River in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
The John Day River at Cottonwood Canyon State Park along the John Day River in Sherman County. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
Mt. Adams and a wheat field from Hildebrand Road east of Wasco in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
The sun sets past Mt. Hood in this view from Harris Canyon Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
The sun sets past Mt. Adams in this view from Harris Canyon Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
Wind turbines on Monkland Lane in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
Wind turbines on Herrin Road in Sherman County, Oregon. Photo courtesy of Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives.
Sherman County Courthouse
Moro, OR 97039
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Club officials call for improved officiating in Nigeria Premier League
The General Manager of Crown FC, Fatai Olayinka, has asked League Management Company (LMC) officials, to put in more efforts, to ensure the standard of match officiating improves in the Nigeria Premier League.
“People are complaining over some of the match officiating this season, for example the abandoned game between Bayelsa United and El Kanemi. My call to the LMC is to appeal to the match officials to up their game,” Olayinka told Goal.
Paul Aigbogun, the technical adviser of Warri Wolves, also advised LMC, to look into the issue of bad refereeing, if they want the level of the football to get better in Nigeria.
Aigbogun was left unimpressed after Sunshine Stars defeated Warri Wolves 3-2 at the Akure Township Stadium on Sunday, as the officiating left a lot to be desired.
“Those who know me can attest to it that I don’t complain when my team loses but it has got to that stage when we need to cry out. If LMC says we should not talk, then, they have to do something because we cannot continue like this,” Aigbogun said.
“Our football will be worse for it because of what we are seeing now. This is pure rubbish and the Akure team knows that the referee assisted them to win.
“We played better, scored first and they equalised, scored the second goal and another which hit the inside net was ignored before he allowed two offside goals. All stakeholders should rise up and condemn this type of officiating.”
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Odell Beckham and Marlon Humphrey fined only $14,037 each for their fight, despite the Browns arguing Beckham was choked
Updated Oct 05, 2019; Posted Oct 05, 2019
Cleveland Browns players pull Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey off of Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in the second half. (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com)cleveland.com
By Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Apparently, the NFL agreed with the Ravens that Marlon Humphrey didn’t choke Odell Beckham Jr. during their fight in the Browns’ 40-25 victory in Baltimore.
Both players were fined $14,037 for unsportsmanlike conduct, which is a lot less than some thought it might be for Beckham throwing a punch and Humphrey appearing to choke him when he had him pinned.
The Browns railed against the choke, with right tackle Chris Hubbard even saying “the dude was really trying to strangle my brother.” Freddie Kitchens called the NFL ask why Humphrey wasn’t ejected from the game, and the Browns felt to a man that Beckham was choked.
But the Ravens went to great lengths to prove that Humphrey 'definitely didn’t choke’ Beckham, even posting a slow-mo video and film breakdown on their website.
Browns center JC Tretter, who stepped in to pull Humphrey off Beckham, was fined $14,037 and Baltimore’s Kenny Young was fined $7,017 for entering the fray. It means the NFL fined Beckham and Humphrey the same amount it did Tretter for trying to de-escalate the situation.
Beckham, who’s now been fined a total of $235,583 in his six-year career, also wasn’t fined for a uniform violation this game, despite his rant against the NFL on Friday for needless clothing fines.
Tretter has declined Beckham’s offer to pay his fine, but said he’d do it all over again.
Even Beckham refused to say definitively that Humphrey choked him.
“I don’t know,’’ Beckham said. "We’re grown-ass men, you know what I mean? I can’t feel that when we’re out there. We get hit every day. We get hit by 300-pounders, talking about something like, I’m good. You know what I mean, we’re grown.”
Beckham said the incident could’ve been a lot worse if he had followed his base instincts when Humphrey was on the ground.
“In the heat of the moment just to be able to — it was an opportunity for me to retaliate and take things way further,’’ Beckham said. “He was on the ground, I was standing up still and I kind of just let the moment pass and I sort of regret letting the moment pass but I’ve come a long way like I said. I probably would have been suspended for the next game if I had done what I wanted to do or more knowing how I’ve been treated.
“It was just something where I had to look out for my teammates and not hurt them even more than the 15-yard penalty and be sitting out a whole other game. This is football. This isn’t MMA. This isn’t Street Fighter, that’s a different story. I’m trying to make it more football than anything else.”
Freddie Kitchens: ‘Did you see the video?'
What did he think of the Ravens producing a slow-mo video to prove that Humphrey ‘definitely didn’t choke’ Beckham?
“Putting out videos,’’ Beckham said. “That’s the funny thing about TV, is you can see what you want to be seen. You can show what you want to be shown. That’s what game clips are for, the game film is for. It’s a completely different angle. Like the eye in the sky don’t lie thing. It’s like what I said a long time ago when it came down to the other altercation I had [with Norman], only clips that were being shown are exactly what they want to be shown.
“That’s the way this world works. I’m not naive. I’ve grown up a lot, it’s just I know how the game goes. Like I said, we’re focused on the 49ers. Monday night we’re going against a very good team playing well right now and we need to go in there and get a win and go about our business and get prepared for the next week. They’re 3-0 and just coming off a bye, I think. It’s going to be a tough game and that’s really the focus.’’
Beckham felt bad that Tretter got docked for trying to defend him.
“I told JC I’m going to pay his fine,’’ he said. “And that’s a rule that they’re trying to implement so that people aren’t coming in to pull you off a pile and more fights start and stuff...''
Beckham lamented that it’s “money out of my future family and kids’ pockets. I don’t care if it’s $5, they’re still taking money from me. So I will appeal it, I always will appeal it. I just wish that they could not worry about some of that stuff. Worry about the game and the other things that are going on.’’
If both are healthy, Beckham and Humphrey will meet again Dec. 22 in Cleveland.
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The Ohio governor's race in dollars and cents: analysis
Updated Jan 11, 2019; Posted Jul 31, 2017
By Seth A. Richardson, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With the campaign finance deadline Monday, the race to replace Republican Gov. John Kasich is becoming a bit clearer.
Kasich is term-limited and out of office at the end of 2018. Two heavyweights have emerged in the Republican primary, along with a third who's perfectly willing to throw his money around. Meanwhile, the Democrats look starved.
Links to individual breakdowns of each candidate's fundraising can be found here.
Republicans:
Attorney General Mike DeWine
Secretary of State Jon Husted
Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor
U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci
Democrats:
Former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton
Former State Rep. Connie Pillich
Former Sen. Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni
Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley
Here's a quick table of how much the candidates raised:
Individual Contributions
Cash on Hand
Jon Husted
Mary Taylor
Jim Renacci
Connie Pillich
Betty Sutton
Joe Schiavoni
Nan Whaley
What can we take away from all this?
Husted and DeWine can raise a lot of money
No question, the two heavyweights in the Republican field as it stands right now are Husted and DeWine.
The Husted camp must be ecstatic over putting up a $2 million individual contribution figure. Husted has to keep up with DeWine in terms of fundraising, especially during these early months before the campaign heats up.
What Monday's filings show is he can do just that. If he can get his name out there like DeWine's, there's a very interesting Republican primary to come: DeWine as the elder statesman and Husted as the young upstart.
DeWine also posted a respectable $1.2 million in individual contributions, but only topped the cash-on-hand list because he loaned his campaign $1 million of his own money.
That's not great for the public relations spin, but it does show he's willing to use his own money to win the race. He's also the most well-known.
One DeWine advantage
DeWine does have an advantage in these early days: he doesn't have to spend nearly as much as anyone else.
Making sure voters know who you are in an off-year primary is paramount to winning, and polling shows DeWine's name ID is above 90 percent. The next closest is Husted at about 67 percent.
DeWine spent $109,000 during the first six months of the year. Compare that with Husted's $260,000 or Taylor and Renacci, who both spent about $200,000.
Since voters already know who DeWine is, he'll have freed up funds for other campaign-related expenses, like paying people to walk around and knock on doors or to staff phone banks.
Renacci's big gamble
If there was any skepticism about Renacci's devotion to the race, that should be quelled with Monday's filing. He raised $575,000, but loaned his campaign $4 million.
Renacci has the lowest profile of any of the other Republican candidates, who've each won statewide.
But he's definitely banking on the President Donald Trump-factor and just bet pretty big on it.
Renacci was one of the first elected officials to back Trump's campaign and he's hoping the president's comfortable 8-point win in Ohio is an indication that he can take the governor's mansion.
Taylor's woes
Taylor looks like she's going to be left out of the party before too long. She raised $639,000 between Feb. 13 and July 31 and while not a terrible sum, it pales in comparison to DeWine's and Husted's totals.
Add in Renacci's willingness to throw his own money around the race and Taylor looks like the odd candidate out.
Skipping the Ohio Republican Party state dinner two weeks ago surely didn't help, considering the room was full of donors.
That said, it's still early and she does have the backing of Kasich, which could eventually mean the backing of some heavy-hitter donors.
There's one main takeaway from the Democrats' fundraising totals: Everyone is waiting to see if Richard Cordray gets into the race.
The will-he-or-won't-he might be solved sooner rather than later. On Sunday, former Trump aide Corey Lewandowski called for Cordray to get canned from his role as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Plus, a Texas congressman is now asking if Cordray violated the Hatch Act against campaigning while in nonpolitical offices after cleveland.com reported on discussions regarding his entry into the race.
That's why Democrats can't raise any money until Cordray chooses if he's going to leave (or gets fired from) the CFPB. The four Democrats in the race each raised less than Renacci, who raised the least among the Republicans.
Pillich and Whaley
That said, Pillich and Whaley did well for nobody wanting to open the pocketbooks. Pillich raised $547,000 while Whaley raised $455,000. However, in the case of Whaley, she'll only be able to transfer $200,000 from her mayoral campaign to her statewide campaign.
One interesting note is Sutton's lackluster numbers. She finished last in contributions at $275,000 and cash on hand at $209,000.
It seems like there are only two possible reasons for this.
One, she's toast. The campaign sent out a June poll showing her at the top of the pack of Democrats, but Schiavoni and Cordray were within the 4.4 percent margin of error. If Sutton can't raise money, it's going to be extremely difficult moving forward.
Two, she shares a lot of the same donors and supporters as Cordray while Pillich, Whaley and Schiavoni have their own bases of support.
Cleveland.com has rundowns on all the downballot fundraising totals as well. You can see those below.
Frank LaRose raises most money in Ohio secretary of state race
State Rep. Keith Faber raises most money in state auditor's race
Rober Sprague opens wide financial lead in Ohio treasurer's race
Ohio attorney general candidates report hefty first-half fundraising totals
Councilman Zack Reed raises $57,350 for mayoral bid, but total is dwarfed by Mayor Frank Jackson
Ballot initiative
Issue 2 opponents spent $9.7 million against Ohio drug price measure
Group behind prescriptions Issue 2 raises $3.7 million in six months
Cleveland.com reporters Jeremy Pelzer and Mary Kilpatrick contributed reporting.
You can find all of cleveland.com's coverage of the campaign finance filing deadline here.
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All drugs that interfere with sympathetic autonomic activity, including diuretics, can potentially interfere with male sexual function, expressed as a failure of ejaculation or difficulty in sustaining an erection. Nevertheless, placebo-controlled trials have emphasised how common a symptom this is in the untreated male population (approaching sometimes 20-30 ). It is also likely that hypertension itself is associated with an increased risk of sexual dysfunction since loss of NO production by the vascular endothelium is an early feature of the pathophysiology of this disease. Laying the blame on antihypertensive medication is probably
Neuroimaging Studies Of Sexual Response
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These studies have primarily examined responses to erotic films or photographs, and have reported activations across a wide range of cortical and subcortical areas involved in perception, attention, emotion and motivation, and physiological responses (Beauregard, Levesque, & Bourgouin, 2001 Holstege et al., 2003 Redoute et al., 2000 Stoleru et al., 1999 for a comprehensive review of neuroimaging studies focusing on male sexual responses, see Sumich, Kumari, & Sharma, 2003). More recently, attention has turned to investigating women's responses to sexual stimuli and to characterizing sex differences. Studies of nonhuman animals have identified several sex differences in brain regions that mediate reproductive behavior, which may provide clues to brain regions underlying sex differences in human sexual response. For example, the amygdala has long been known to play a role in primate sexual behavior, from landmark studies such as those of Kl ver and Bucy...
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Some cord-injured men already in the intensive care unit ask about their ability to have an active sex life and become fathers. The erectile dysfunction in men after spinal cord injury has different characteristics depending on level of lesion, and mainly follows the pattern of bladder dysfunction. The person with an upper motor neuron lesion usually has the capacity for reflex erection by tactile stimulation. The person with a lower motor neuron lesion has loss of all erectile function. The capacity of psychogenic erection is lost in all cord-injured men with a complete lesion. Retrograde ejaculation is the rule when there is an ejaculation at all. Today, we can offer drugs and different stimulations in order to improve erectile function and to produce an anterograde ejaculation. Vibration and electro-stimulation need careful monitoring of blood pressure since these methods readily evoke autonomic dysreflexia. By the means of vibration and electro-stimulation in combination with...
Naturally Increase Testosterone Levels
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How to Reverse Testicular Atrophy
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Erectile dysfunction (ED), the inability to achieve or maintain a penile erection sufficient to permit satisfactory sexual intercourse, is estimated to affect over 100 million men worldwide, with a prevalence of 39 in those of 40 years.6 Its numerous causes include cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and other endocrine disorders, alcohol and substance abuse, and psychological factors (14 ). While the evidence is not conclusive, drug therapy is thought to underlie 25 of cases, notably from antidepressants (SSRI and tricyclic), phenothiazines, cypro-terone acetate, fibrates, levodopa, histamine H2-receptor blockers, phenytoin, carbamazepine, allopurinol, indomethacin, and possibly 3-adrenoceptor blockers and thiazide diuretics. Sildenafil (Viagra) is a highly selective inhibitor of PDE5 (x 70 more so than isoenzymes 1,2,3 and 4 of PDE), which prolongs the action of cGMP, and thus the vasodilator and erectile response to normal sexual stimulation. Its emergence as an agent for...
Guideto Further Reading
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Sexual Counseling of the Cardiac Patient
Last Updated on Sun, 16 Jun 2019 | Cardiac Rehabilitation
Healthcare providers may have difficulty addressing the issue but should take the initiative to bring up the topic of sexual functioning. There are several prerequisites to implementing successful sexual counseling. Environmental issues, communication issues, and confidentiality are important. Open-ended basic questions can be used to facilitate discussion and to assess patient concerns. In addition, specific questions are asked during this discussion, moving from general questions to more specific issues or problems as the counseling session continues. Health professionals are in key positions to provide this teaching and facilitate successful return to sexual activity after a cardiac event.
Last Updated on Mon, 26 Aug 2019 | Cardiac Rehabilitation
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Eccles Wigfield and Colleagues Work on Subjective Task Values
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Finally, Eccles and her colleagues identified cost as a critical component of value (Eccles et al., 1983 Eccles, 1987). Cost is conceptualized in terms of the negative aspects of engaging in the task, such as performance anxiety, fear of both failure and success, the amount of effort that needed to succeed and the lost opportunities that result from making one choice rather than another.
Molecular Basis For The Side Effects Of Anticholinergics
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Many synthetic quaternary ammonium compounds may block acetylcholine at ganglia at high doses. Ganglionic-blocking agents cause impotence as a side effect. High doses of methantheline may also cause impotence, an effect rarely produced by pure antimuscarinic drugs and indicating ganglionic blockade. Toxic doses of quaternary ammonium compounds (e.g., menthantheline, propantheline, and oxyphenonium) block acetylcholine at the somatic neuromuscular junction and paralyze respiration.
Sex Differences In Sexual Behavior
Last Updated on Wed, 24 Jul 2019 | Individual Differences
Why do men and women differ in this way Two main theoretical views have been proposed an evolutionary sociobiological account and a social influences account. The evolutionary account traces its lineage back to Darwin, who proposed the notion of sexual selection, whereby the sex that has the lower degree of parental investment in reproduction is more likely to engage in competition for the opposite sex. More recently, this account has been revised and elaborated by several sociobiological theorists (Buss & Schmidt, 1993 Symons, 1979 Trivers, 1972). According to this view, men, who require a lesser investment of time and resources to reproduce, should aggressively compete with other males for access to females and should have a greater ability to become quickly sexually aroused and motivated to engage in sexual activity. Visual sexual cues should be more salient to males, because they allow for rapid identification and appraisal of mating opportunities with Rather than focusing on...
Modulation of Pain by the Hypothalamic PituitaryAdrenal Axis
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During stress, the increased secretion of CRH and arginine vasopressin (AVP) into the hypophysial-portal system of the anterior pituitary enhances the synthesis and release of ACTH (Fig. 4), which can be demonstrated in both the cerebrospinal fluid and blood (74,75). Elevated ACTH content in blood, in turn, increases the synthesis and release of adrenal glucocorticoids, which act in synergy with catecholamines to produce lipolysis, glycoge-nolysis, and protein catabolism, resulting in increased blood glucose content, essentially providing a readily available energy source to aid in the stress response. The delivery of energy substrates is enhanced by increased blood flow as a result of glucocorticoid- and catecholamine-induced increases in cardiovascular tone. Prolonged exposure to elevated stress hormones, however, can present a risk. Glucocorticoids and catecholamines promote the suppression of anabolic processes, muscle atrophy, decreased sensitivity to insulin, and a risk of...
Ronald T Brown Summary
Last Updated on Sat, 24 Aug 2019 | Pain Management
This chapter reviews literature pertaining to the management of pain within the school setting. Etiological issues underlying obstacles to school attendance are reviewed, including issues pertaining to make-up work, concerns among many children pertaining to use of the bathroom at school, diet and eating habits at school, relationship with a teacher or peer, fear of pain episodes at school, learning problems, test or performance anxiety, separation anxiety, and familial reinforcement of sick behavior. Interventions to increase school attendance are reviewed these also include a careful assessment of the child and the family system, the use of behavioral interventions, as well as other treatment approaches, including the use of relaxation therapy and problem-solving therapy. Finally, specific directions for future research efforts and training also are provided.
Obstacles to School Attendance
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Last Updated on Sun, 16 Jun 2019 | Physical Examination | 1 comment
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Diabetes and Sexual Dysfunction
Last Updated on Mon, 26 Aug 2019 | Chronic Obstructive
A clear physiological association between diabetes and male sexual dysfunction is well established. In a comprehensive review of the literature, Eretekin (1998) found ample research evidence for chronic progressive impotence directly related to diabetes mellitus. It is either neuropathic or vascular, or both. In some instances impotence may lead to the discovery of the disease. Another rare sexual dysfunction affecting 1 to 2 of diabetic men is retrograde ejaculation. However, some researchers have suggested that this problem may be more common than generally believed. Psychological factors, which until recent times were seen as critical in the explanation of sexual problems associated with diabetes, have lost considerable ground as physical explanations have emerged. compared to the hypertensive group (43.6 ), the authors warned that the concept of diabetic impotence was misleading and oversimplified. The diabetic men with sexual dysfunction constituted a heterogeneous group with...
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Last Updated on Sat, 29 Jun 2019 | Chinese Medicine
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Diabetic Neuropathy and Digestive System Dysfunction
Mon, 10 Jul 2017 | Weight Loss
Thesias over the limbs and trunk with spontaneous resolution usually occurring within a year. In 1974, Ellenberg reported on six patients with diabetic neuropathy who complained of profound weight loss and severe neuropathic pain. These patients were all males, chiefly in the sixth decade of life, had bilateral symmetrical peripheral neuropathy, severe emotional disturbance, anorexia, impotence, mild diabetes, simultaneous onset of neuropathy and diabetes, the absence of other specific diabetic complications, and a uniformly spontaneous recovery in about 1 year. Neurologic examination revealed severe muscle wasting and atrophy in all patients. Motor nerve conduction velocity studies and electromyographic studies corroborated the presence of neuropathy in all cases. Biopsies of muscle and nerve showed neu-rogenic atrophy in muscle and marked involvement of the nerves, with decrease of axon fibres. Ellenberg coined the term 'diabetic neuropathic
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Cancer is low, ranging from 20 to 68 . In addition, because the DRE has a high rate of false positives, further testing by transrectal ultrasound or even biopsy is common. Many professional societies recommend annual DRE between the ages of 40 or 50 and 70. In contrast, the U.S. Preventive Health Services Task Force currently recommends against routine screening by DRE until there is more definitive evidence of increased survival from early detection and of decreased adverse effects from testing and even surgery (prostatectomy carries up to a 20 risk of impotence and a 5 risk of urinary incontinence). Instead, the Task Force advises clinicians to counsel all men requesting screening about the utility of testing and the benefits and harms of early detection and treatment.
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Thu, 25 Jul 2019 | Autoimmune Diseases
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) This disorder is characterized by generalized weakness which worsens on exertion, starting from lower extremity and spreading to the upper limbs. Weakness affects more often proximal muscles and many patients complain of autonomic dysfunction such as dry mouth, blurred vision and impotence 33 . Peripheral neuropathy In most cancer patients peripheral neuropathy is not a consequence of paraneoplastic syndrome but rather of other causes, such as chemotherapy, nutritional or metabolic. The peripheral neuropathy which is paraneoplastic occurs in patients with anti-Hu antibodies and SCLC 32 . The polyneuropathy can be motor, sensory, mixed type or autonomic. The motor neuropathies include the Guillan-Barre syndrome which occurs more commonly in patients with Hodgkin's disease and a subacute motor neuropathy affecting the anterior horn cells of patients with lymphomas. The sensory neuropathies can be subacute and affect distal neurons or an acute...
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Wed, 31 Jul 2019 | Young Adults
This is a period when sexuality, intimacy, and reproduction are central. A young adult is supposed to attract a mate and reproduce. However, the young adult with cancer may feel or look unattractive, may be uninterested in or unable to have sex, and may be infertile. A feeling of impotence can pervade.
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Wed, 31 Jul 2019 | Ocimum Basilicum
Decrease in adrenaline, noradrenaline and monoamine oxidase and facilitated the increase in dopamine. It was concluded that prevention of changes in brain neurotransmitters and enzymes by anti-stress agents appear to enhance the stressadaption and the organism copes better with stressful situations (Singh et al., 1991 a). The antistress activity of O.sanctum was compared to E.senticosus and Panax ginseng in albino mice and rats in different experimental models of stress. All of them were found effective. An anti-stress unit was determined by the ED50-values obtained in the tests. Taking the anti-stress unit of O.sanctum as 1, the relative effect of E.senticosus was 0.83 and P.ginseng 0.53. O.sanctum also had the highest margin of safety (Singh et al., 1991b).
Chronic Pain and Sexual Relations
Sexual dysfunction, while relatively common in the general population, is influenced significantly by aging and disease. Seagraves and Seagraves (1995), in their review of the literature on sexuality and aging, noted in both sexes that the evidence of a gradual decline in sexual activity at around age 50 was incontrovertible. Nevertheless, one had to be cognizant of individual variations. Advancing years were normally associated with disease and disability, which had profound impact on sexuality. The authors concluded that decline in sensory sensitivity, genital vascular profusion, peripheral nerve conduction, sex hormone production, and end-organ sensitivity to sex hormones all occur with age. The impact of disease on sexual function was investigated in a Dutch study (Diemont et al., 2000). Four hundred patients with kidney disease, 300 of whom had a renal transplant, were compared with 591 controls drawn from the general population. Among the control population 8.7 of men and 14.9...
Initial Evaluation
Sun, 15 Sep 2019 | Cardiac Troponin
RC is a 43-yr-old man who presented without complaints for routine care. His past medical history is notable for seasonal allergic rhinitis and erectile dysfunction but is otherwise unremarkable. He has never smoked and eats a typical Western diet. He has a sedentary job but recently started exercising several days a week. He is concerned that his father died suddenly from an MI at the age of 60 his mother survived a stroke at the age of 68. His medications include fexofenadine as needed for allergies, and sildenafil as needed. He wants to know if he should start taking an aspirin every day.
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Last Updated on Sun, 16 Jun 2019 | Autonomic Dysreflexia
Abstract Spinal cord injury and especially cervical spinal cord injury implies serious disturbances in autonomic nervous system function. The clinical effects of these disturbances are striking. In the acute phase, the autonomic imbalance and its effect on cardiovascular, respiratory system and temperature regulation may be life threatening. Serious complications such as over-hydration with the risk of pulmonary edema or hyponatremia are seen. The cord-injured person suffers from autonomic nervous system dysfunction also affecting bladder and bowel control, renal and sexual function. Paralytic ileus may cause vomiting and aspiration, which in turn interferes with respiratory function in those with cervical spinal cord injury. The cord-injured person is at risk to develop pressure sores from the moment of the accident. Two to three months post-injury the cord-injured person with a lesion level above the fifth thoracic segment may develop autonomic dysreflexia, characterised by...
Penile Size
Last Updated on Mon, 26 Aug 2019 | Forensic Medicine
Forensic practitioners may be asked to provide evidence on the size of a defendant's penis in the flaccid state to support a hypothesis that a certain sexual act could not have occurred because of intergenital disproportion between the complainant and the defendant. However, such measurements are unhelpful because it is not possible to predict the maximum erectile size from the flaccid length, and there is no statistical support for the 'phallic fallacy' that the larger penis increases in size with full erection to a significantly greater degree than does the smaller penis (153). Furthermore, even when the erect penis is measured during automanipulation or active coition, the measurements are recognized to be unreliable (153).
Last Updated on Fri, 16 Jan 2015 | Forensic Medicine
Forensic practitioners may also be asked to comment on a person's ability to achieve a penile erection, particularly if the male is young or elderly. Masters and Johnson (153) note that during their research, penile erection has been observed in males of all ages ranging from baby boys immediately after delivery to men in their late eighties they report that one 89-year-old study subject was able to achieve a full penile erection and ejaculate. Therefore, it is not possible to reach a conclusion regarding erectile efficiency based on age alone. When a defendant reports erectile dysfunction, the expert opinion of a urologist should be sought. Penile erection may result from visual stimulation (including fantasy) or tactile stimulation. The penis, scrotum, and rectum are all sensitive to tactile stimulation (153), which may explain why involuntary penile erections can be experienced by a male subjected to nonconsensual anal intercourse.
Last Updated on Fri, 20 Mar 2015 | Antimicrob Agents
Inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 5 have an important role in maintaining a desired lifestyle treatment of erectile dysfunction caused by a variety of conditions. Originally developed for the treatment of angina (and not effective for this purpose), male test subjects reported the ease of having an erection, and the rest is history (32). A complex mechanism is involved. Nitric oxide (NO) activates guany-late cyclase, forming cyclic GMP (cGMP), which is hydrolyzed by a phosphodiesterase. Sildenafil Viagra, (50) and the newer compounds, cialis (51) and vardenafil (52), inhibit the phosphodiesterase. The selectivity is good, but it must be remembered that cyclic GMP, like cyclic AMP, is ubiquitous and, therefore, the phosphodiesterases required to hydrolyze these chemical transmitters are also ubiquitous. There are a wide variety of phosphodiesterase isoforms and their distribution tends to be uneven. In other words, phosphodiesterase type 5 tends to be found in the corpus caver-nosum...
Shengli Medicine
Prescriptions and their clinical applications (Chapters 10, 11, and 12), including Chaihu Oral Liquid (containing small amounts of saikosaponins and essential oils of Bupleuri radix) and Chaihu Injection (distillate of Bupleuri radix), are used for the treatment of influenza and common cold in China. Xiao-Chaihu-Tang (Sho-Saiko-To in Japanese), an extract made from Bupleurum root, Pinellia tuber, Scutellaria root, jujube fruit, ginseng root, Glycyrrhiza root, and ginger rhizome, is widely used for the treatment of chronic disease, such as hepatitis, asthma, nephrotic syndrome, and cancer. Other prescriptions containing Bupleurum radix, such as Da-Chaihu-Tang (Dai-Saiko-To in Japanese), Chaihu-Guizhi-Tang (Saiko-Keishi-To in Japanese), are also extensively used in China and Japan. They can induce an increase in the levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (Yamashiki et al., 1994), stimulate natural killer cell-mediated cytotoxic activity (Kaneko et al., 1994), and enhance immunomodulation.
Clients may refer to many different types of delusions. Delusions of grandeur are false beliefs pertaining to a person's own ability or status. Most frequently, clients with delusions of grandeur believe they have extraordinary mental powers, physical strength, wealth, or sexual potency. They are usually unaffected by discrepancies between their beliefs and objective reality. In some cases, grandiose clients begin to believe they are a specific historical or contemporary figure (Napoleon, Jesus Christ, and Joan of Arc are particularly common).
Last Updated on Sat, 24 Aug 2019 | Child Development
As noted earlier, Burhans and Dweck proposed that very young children's helplessness is based more on their judgments that their worth as persons is contingent on their performance than on having the kind of entity views of intelligence that emerge during the middle childhood and early adolescent years. So what produces learned helplessness in children, even at these early ages, and do the causes change as the children mature It seems likely that the very early sources of performance anxiety lie either in the affective reactions of parents to their young children's mastery attempts and performance failures or in genetically-based individual differences in various temperamental traits related to timidity and anxiety. The subsequent increases in the prevalence of test anxiety are probably linked to changes in the children's cognitive understanding of the nature of ability, changes in the nature of performance feedback and other social messages about the meaning of failure, and the...
Prolactinoma
Last Updated on Fri, 20 Mar 2015 | Optic Nerve
A prolactin-secreting tumor of the pituitary gland can cause a dramatic hyperprolactinemia. One third of all hy-perprolactinemias are caused by hypersecreting tumors of the pituitary, and the prolactin level in serum rises to above 200 ng ml. Typical clinical symptoms are amenorrhea and galactorrhea among women, and loss of libido and erectile function in men, and less commonly, gynecomastia. Pro-lactinomas in women, who are often alarmed by the endo-crinological changes, are usually microadenomas, and are not usually associated with optic disc pallor or visual field defects.
Annexins And Cancer
Last Updated on Sat, 29 Jun 2019 | Skeletal Muscle
The ubiquitous expression of annexins means that they are superficially unattractive targets for drug development. Recently however it has been shown that Withaferin A, a steroidal lactone derived from Indian Ginseng which has been widely used in traditional Indian medicine, specifically binds to annexin 2 and has dramatic effects on cancer cell lines by modifying their actin cytoskeleton (Falsey et al., 2006). It is cytotoxic to cancer cell lines and is thought to alter the actin binding properties of annexin 2. Derivatives of this compound are finding uses as markers for angiogenesis and the compound itself has potent anti-angiogenic properties (Yokota et al., 2006 Mohan et al., 2004). This is congruent with the observation that the annexin 2 knockout mouse is incapable of pathological neo-angiogenesis, and with the proposed role of annexin 2 in the migration of new blood vessels (via tissue plasminogen activator, plasminogen and matrix metallo-proteinases MMPs) (Ling et al., 2004).
Laboratory Features
Last Updated on Sun, 16 Sep 2018 | Cell Transplantation
Endocrine abnormalities were found in two-thirds of our patients at presentation. Hypogonadism was the most common abnormality, and 71 of males had erectile dysfunction. Twenty-four of 28 patients who had serum testosterone levels measured had a reduction. Gynecomastia was found in 17 men. Prolactin levels were not increased. Hypothyroidism was found in 14 of patients. An additional 12 had a mild increase in the thyroid-stimulating hormone level but had normal thyroxin levels. Abnormalities of the adrenal-pituitary axis were present in 16 . In five additional patients, adrenal insufficiency developed during follow-up.
False Transmitter
Gynaecomastia and lactation occur due to interference with dopaminergic suppression of prolactin secretion. Any failure of male sexual function is probably secondary to sedation. Because of its adverse effects methyldopa is no longer a drug of first choice in routine long-term management of hypertension, but remains popular with obstertricians for the hypertension of pregnancy.
Endocrine Effects
Last Updated on Mon, 26 Aug 2019 | Cannabis Products
The effects of cannabis upon sexual performance are not clearly understood, and the published research available often yields conflicting results. Traditionally, high doses have been claimed to reduce libido and cause impotence, whilst more moderate intake has been associated with heightened pleasure from sexual contact (Buffman, 1982 Abel, 1981). If the drug has the ability to enhance the subjective experience of sex, then this might be due to cannabis-induced relaxation or increased tactile sensitivity.
Last Updated on Sat, 29 Jun 2019 | Soft Drinks
The date of the first herbal drink is open to debate. Certainly ginseng was recognised as a qi tonic herb about 5000 years ago (Bown, 2003) and one of the traditional ways of using ginseng was to make a tea from its dried root. It is mentioned in Shen Nong's Cannon of Herbs, which, although not completed until about ad 250, was founded on the work of Shen Nong, a Chinese Emperor believed to have reigned around 3000 bc. Tea (Camellia sinensis) has been drunk in China for about 3000 years (Bown, 2003) for the stimulating effects of its caffeine content. Later, liqueurs, although not soft drinks, were made from herbs by monks for medicinal and tonic purposes. Coffee and chocolate are nowadays simply considered popular because of their tastes, but when they were first discovered they were seen as tonic drinks with various stimulant properties including aphrodisiac effects. Even the world's most popular soft drink started life promoted as a nerve tonic (Pendergrast, 1993) and in 1899,...
Changes With Aging
Last Updated on Sun, 08 Dec 2019 | Physical Examination
Testosterone levels decline with aging and may affect both libido and sexual function. Erection becomes more dependent on tactile stimulation and less responsive to erotic cues. Pubic hair may decrease and become gray. The penis decreases in size and the testicles drop lower in the scrotum. Although the testes often decrease in size with protracted illnesses, they do not necessarily change size with aging per se. Sexual function, sexual preference Sexual response libido, arousal, orgasm, ejaculation For men, questions about the genital system follow naturally after those dealing with the urinary system. You will need to review sexual function and screen for symptoms of infection. Begin with general questions such as How is sexual function for you Are you satisfied with your sexual life What about your ability to perform sexually If the patient reports a sexual problem, ask him to tell you about it. Ask if there has been any change in desire or level of sexual activity in recent years....
Synopsis Of The Play
Last Updated on Tue, 24 Sep 2019 | Human Rights | 6 comments
A 1972 Senate subcommittee investigation is ongoing in spotlighted testimony areas. In the prologue Nurse Eunice Evers gives her professional oath of faithfulness, confidentiality, loyalty, and devotion. In act 1 (1932-Contagion), she talks about her motivation to be a nurse and how she has become a PHS nurse-liaison to four tenant farmers, Hodman, Willie, Caleb, and Ben, who are variously fidgety, superstitious, and defiant, while being tested for bad blood. Hodman, 37, believes in magic cures like putting a knife under the bed to cut pain. Willie, 19, wants to win a gillee dancing contest and move North. The analytical Caleb, 25, is the most literate. At 57, compliant Ben writes his name with an X on the blackboard, but not wanting to rile nobody, hastily erases it. Evers gains their trust and entices them into the TSS with promises of hot food and free doctorin'. The men are afraid that blood-drawing to see if they were bitten by a parakeet...
Properties and Uses
Last Updated on Thu, 28 Mar 2019 | Cinnamon Bark
Hysteria, rheumatism, gangrene and gout. It has also been employed as an antidote to strychnia, but with doubtful results. It is regarded as a medicine in impotence (Dymock et al, 1890). The Hindus consider camphor to be aphrodisiacal, but the Muhammadans hold a contrary opinion both regard it as a valuable application to the eyelids in inflammatory conditions of the eye (Watt, 1885 Morton, 1977).
In one of the first longitudinal studies of performance anxiety, Hill and Sarason (1966) found that anxiety both increases across the elementary and junior high school years and becomes more negatively related to subsequent grades and test scores. They also found that highly anxious children's achievement test scores were up to 2 years behind the scores of their low anxious peers and that girls' anxiety scores were higher than boys'. Subsequent research has provided estimates of just how many children in the United States suffer from extreme forms of test anxiety For example, Hill and Wig-field (1984) estimated that as many as 10 million U.S. children and adolescents experience significant evaluation anxiety. What explains individual differences in test anxiety Researchers point to both biological and social factors. For example, some research suggests that having parents who have overly high expectations and put too much pressure on their children contributes to high levels of test...
Last Updated on Sat, 24 Aug 2019 | Adverse Effects
Patients may also experience postural hypotension (through inhibition of a-adrenoceptors) which is often a limiting factor in their utility in the elderly, interference with sexual function, weight gain (through blockade of histamine H, receptors), prolongation of the QT interval of the ECG which predisposes to cardiac arrhythmias especially in overdose (use of TCAs after myocardial infarction is contraindicated). Reboxetine is not structurally related to tricyclic agents and acts predominantly by noradrenergic reuptake inhibition. Antimuscarinic effects trouble only a minority of patients, postural hypotension may occur and impotence in males. It is relatively safe in overdose. Nefazodone lacks antimuscarinic effects but may cause postural hypotension and abdominal discomfort. It appears to improve sleep quality and seems not to interfere with sexual function. Trazodone has structural similarities with TCAs but probably acts by antagonism of postsynaptic serotonin receptors and...
Last Updated on Mon, 26 Aug 2019 | Young Adults
Sexual function has been studied extensively in survivors. During treatment and soon thereafter, approximately one-third of survivors report sexual dysfunction and or dissatisfaction with level of sexual activity. However, this effect does not seem to be permanent in the majority of cases and studies indicate the level of dysfunction returns to baseline by 3 years after completion of therapy. The sexual dysfunction of some patients at the time of diagnosis, due to testicular atrophy and to the presence of disease, must be taken into account. The complications of RPLND and ejaculation have been well documented and have decreased with improved surgical techniques.
Childhood illnesses, such as measles, rubella, mumps, whooping cough, chicken pox, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, and polio are included in the Past History. Also included are any chronic childhood illnesses. You should provide information relative to Adult Illnesses in each of four areas Medical (such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis, asthma, HIV disease, information about hospitalizations, number and gender of partners, at-risk sexual practices) surgical (include dates, indications, and types of operations) Obstetric gynecologic (relate obstetric history, menstrual history, birth control, and sexual function) and Psychiatric (include dates, diagnoses, hospitalizations, and treatments). You should also cover selected aspects of Health Maintenance, including Immunizations, such as tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria, polio, measles, rubella, mumps, influenza, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenza type b, and pneumo-
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 | Physical Examination
Screening elderly men for prostate cancer is not routinely recommended, as it has not been definitively shown to prolong life and because of the risk of incontinence or erectile dysfunction caused by the treatments. An older woman should undergo annual mammography until her life expectancy falls below 5-10 years. Screening for colon cancer (either with colonoscopy every 10 years or with annual fecal occult testing plus flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years) can be stopped when a patient's life expectancy is less than 5-10 years.
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 | Drug Development
Many drugs when an influenza epidemic swept through the laboratory and altered liver tests and created many adverse events. Placebo use does add data, but without placebos you will have difficulty interpreting data. Did those patients really have drug-induced bizarre dreams, trouble thinking, and penile erections Avoid exsanguinating a patient with unnecessary samples after a placebo dose, but do blind everyone appropriately. Blind the switch from placebo to active drug often subjects anticipate adverse events at this moment.
Amyloid neuropathy
Nerves, dorsal ganglia, and autonomic ganglia.78 Sural nerve biopsy reveals axonal degeneration with a lesser degree of demyelination, affecting mostly unmyelinated or lightly myelinated fibers.79 The absence of blood-nerve barrier in dorsal root and sympathetic ganglia may predispose these sites to amyloid deposi-tion.80 Electrodiagnostic studies show decreased action potential amplitude, reduced sensory responses, and normal or mildly reduced conduction velocity.81 The neuropathy is progressive, sensory dominant, with prominent pain and temperature sense loss. The most common initial presentation is burning or painful paresthesia with mild weakness of lower extremities. Symptoms of autonomic dysfunction include ortho-static hypotension, impotence, and urinary retention.
Last Updated on Mon, 26 Aug 2019 | Cancer Cells
SYMPTOMS Common symptoms of prostate cancer are a need to urinate frequently, especially at night difficulty starting urination or holding back urine inability to urinate weak or interrupted flow of urine painful or burning urination difficulty in having an erection painful ejaculation blood in urine or semen or, in advanced stages, frequent pain or stiffness in the lower back, hips, or upper thighs.
Gemtuzumab zoqamicin
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 | Chemotherapy Days
Goserelin -LHRH agonist -endocrine effects -hot flashes -decreased libido -gynecomastia -impotence -nausea and vomiting (uncommon) -transient increase in bone pain -hot flashes -decreased libido -gynecomastia (3 ) -breast tenderness -impotence (2 ) -nausea and vomiting (uncommon) -transient increase in bone pain -peripheral edema -dizziness, headache
Wed, 31 Jul 2019 | Autonomic Dysreflexia
Spinal cord injury is a ferocious assault on the body that leaves havoc in its wake. Paralysis is certainly part of its legacy, but there are other equally devastating consequences including autonomic dysfunction compromised cardiovascular, bowel, bladder, and sexual function. Treatments and cures for these losses would greatly improve the quality of life for all of us living with spinal cord injury. I am hopeful that the multi-faceted and collaborative approach to spinal cord repair evidenced by this book and its contributors means that there will be effective therapies for autonomic dysfunction in the not too distant future.''
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Best Value 2015: See the Winners of the Cigar Trophy Awards
October 10, 2015 Irene Rittler
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Each year, the Best Value award is presented to those cigar lines that give our readers the most bang for their buck. Due to neck-and-neck voting results in the Best Value Nicaragua category, the award was given to two brands. In 2015, the winners are: 1907 by Dunhill (Dom. Rep.), Oliva Serie V (Nicaragua), Camacho Corojo (Honduras) and Perdomo 20th Anniversary (Nicaragua).
Best Value Dom. Rep. 2015: 1907 by Dunhill
In the Dominican Republic category, the 1907 by Dunhill, launched earlier this year, came in first place. Dunhill’s third cigar line pays homage to founder Alfred Dunhill, who opened his legendary tobacco shop on London’s Duke Street in 1907.
Best Value Honduras 2015: Camacho Corojo
The Best Value Honduras Award went to Camacho’s Corojo line. After Christian Eiroa sold the brand to Oettinger Davidoff a few years ago, it underwent a re-launch in 2014 and now boasts a slightly altered 100% Corojo Honduras blend.
Best Value Nicaragua 2015: Oliva Serie V and Perdomo 20th Anniversary
Due to neck-and-neck voting results in the Best Value Nicaragua category, the award was given to two brands. Oliva Series V is considered one of Nicaragua’s classics. The puro line’s blend captivates with its complex, round aromatics and reliable production quality. Our readers were also impressed by its good value.
And for the second time, the Perdomo 20th Anniversary line was awarded a Cigar Trophy for excellent value. These Nicaraguan puros with cask-aged wrappers came on the market for the first time in 2012 to celebrate the start of Nick Perdomo’s cigar production in Miami.
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Prospect league: Paints allow four runs in eighth inning, fall to Shrimp 9-8
The Paints led the DuPage Pistol Shrimp 8-5 in the eighth inning on Saturday, but ultimately lost 9-8 after a four-run eighth inning by the Shrimp.
Prospect league: Paints allow four runs in eighth inning, fall to Shrimp 9-8 The Paints led the DuPage Pistol Shrimp 8-5 in the eighth inning on Saturday, but ultimately lost 9-8 after a four-run eighth inning by the Shrimp. Check out this story on chillicothegazette.com: https://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/sports/2019/06/09/chillicothe-paints-allow-four-runs-eighth-inning-fall-shrimp-9-8-prospect-league-dupage/1384008001/
David Wysong, Chillicothe Gazette | Chillicothe | The Chillicothe Gazette Published 9:50 a.m. ET June 9, 2019
Chillicothe Paints first baseman Ethan Hajdukovic swings at a ball in a game against Terre Haute on June 5, 2019. The Paints lost to DuPage 9-8 on the road on Saturday. (Photo: David Wysong/Gazette)
LISLE, Ill – They lost a late-game lead for the second night in a row.
The Chillicothe Paints led the DuPage Pistol Shrimp 8-5 in the eighth inning on Saturday, but ultimately lost 9-8, losing a game where they led by two or more runs in the eighth inning for the second night in a row.
The Paints fell in an early hole on Saturday, falling behind 5-1 in the third inning after a big four-run second inning by the Shrimp. Chillicothe, however, then scored two runs in the fourth, and two in the fifth on a Cole Andrews two-RBI single to tie things up at five runs apiece.
Chillicothe then scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning, one on an RBI single by Gavin Homer, and then one in the top of the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Colin Shepherd to take an 8-5 lead – but then the bottom of the eighth happened.
The inning began with two Shrimp runners getting on due to a single and a walk, and then second baseman Jonathan Hodo hit an RBI double to make it 8-6. DuPage then took advantage of a Paints error to score the next two, tying the game 8-8 before infielder Matt Waznis hit an RBI single to take a 9-8 lead. Then in the bottom of the ninth, DuPage’s bullpen then sat each Chillicothe batter down to clinch the win.
Jack Huisman was the losing pitcher for the Paints, allowing one earned run and two hits in one inning. Jack Raines threw four innings in his start, allowing eight hits and five earned runs while Michael Hubert threw threw relief innings, allowing two hits and two earned runs.
At the plate, Charlie Patrick and Trey Smith both went two-for-four while Gavin Homer went two-for-five with an RBI.
Chillicothe hosts Champion City at VA Memorial Stadium at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday after playing at DuPage again at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday.
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Bodmin road remains closed after landslide over fears the site is unsafe
The owners of the property have thanked everyone for their support
Gayle McDonald
The scene on the landslide in Bodmin (Image: Gayle McDonald)
A road in Bodmin remains closed following a landslide that led to fears that the area is unsafe.
Following intense heavy rain, a wall collapsed onto Castle Street on Saturday, November 2.
This weekend the debris was cleared from the road and bags were piled against the remnants of the wall, which is a few feet from the adjacent property.
Today a spokesperson for Cornwall Council said: "We’re continuing to meet with the property owner who is responsible for repairing the wall.
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"We need to ensure that the area is made safe before we can reopen the road."
On social media, the owners of the property thanked their local community for the support they have received.
Posting on the community page Bodmin's Voice, a friend of the family said: "I'm writing this on behalf on the owners of the property involved in the landslide on Castle Street.
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Landslide in Bodmin
"They would like to thank everyone who has been involved in the clean up operation from the from the bottom of their hearts.
"Whether it was helping sweeping up, making cups of tea or just generally being there as support for them.
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"Thank you all for your kindness at such a stressful time."
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'Hundreds' of CVS Pharmacy stores to get SmileDirectClub shops
The nationwide boom in teeth-straightening is accelerating with the introduction of SmileDirectClub's braces alternative in certain CVS stores.
'Hundreds' of CVS Pharmacy stores to get SmileDirectClub shops The nationwide boom in teeth-straightening is accelerating with the introduction of SmileDirectClub's braces alternative in certain CVS stores. Check out this story on courier-journal.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/04/25/cvs-pharmacy-smiledirectclub-smile-shops/3551339002/
Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY Published 1:01 a.m. ET April 25, 2019 | Updated 8:09 a.m. ET April 25, 2019
The nationwide boom in teeth straightening is poised to accelerate with the introduction of SmileDirectClub's braces alternative in certain CVS Pharmacy stores.
CVS Health plans to announce Thursday that it will devote sections of "hundreds" of stores to the surging startup's Smile Shops later this year after a pilot delivered promising results.
The move continues the drugstore chain's strategy of shifting more floor space from retail to health care services while cutting back on poorly selling products like greeting cards.
Customers will be able to start their SmileDirectClub treatment plan in stores by getting their teeth scanned and signing up for plastic teeth aligners, which straighten teeth over a course of months and can be removed temporarily for eating and drinking.
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A patient gets her mouth scanned at one of SmileDirectClub's stores. The company provides removable clear-plastic teeth aligners as an alternative to traditional braces. Christen Whitney
Keesha Williams-Elliott from Gaithersburg, MD, left, following a complimentary, digital 3D scan of her teeth, speaks with Bethesda Invisalign's Tracey Mosley. The rise of Align Technology’s Invisalign brand and its surging mail-order competitor SmileDirectClub has created a booming industry that’s competing with traditional orthodontists for customers. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
Clear-plastic teeth aligners are easily removed from the mouth for eating, drinking or romantic encounters. Teeth straightening startup Candid, a competitor to SmileDirectClub and Invisalign, provided this photo showing its aligners. Carly Shatzkin
SmileDirectClub sends this at-home impression kit to prospective customers interested in getting their teeth straightened using the company's removable clear-plastic teeth aligners. SmileDirectClub
Scott Sibley, a Northern Illinois University professor of family sciences and human development, got his teeth straightened with Invisalign with oversight from Sycamore, Illinois orthodontist Todd Curtis. KaCee Sibley
Clear-plastic teeth aligners from startup Candid are delivered in this box directly to the patient's house. Carly Shatzkin
Invisalign's clear-plastic removable aligners are made by Align Technology, which was founded in the late 1990s. Align Technology
A SmileDirectClub patient sees a scan of her teeth at a CVS store. CVS
A SmileDirectClub customer gets her mouth scanned at a CVS store for removable clear plastic aligners. CVS
A SmileDirectClub Smile Shop located in a CVS store, where patients can get their mouth scanned for clear plastic teeth aligners. CVS
SmileDirectClub patients then receive aligners in shipments to their homes after their cases are reviewed remotely by an orthodontist or dentist.
"We believe it’s just a testament to the consumer’s trust in teledentistry and our business model as a leading solution for affordable and convenient smile care," Alex Fenkell, SmileDirectClub's co-founder, told USA TODAY.
A SmileDirectClub customer gets her mouth scanned at a CVS store for removable clear plastic aligners. (Photo: CVS)
CVS stores will devote "a very private environment in the back of the store" to the SmileDirectClub space, much like its MinuteClinic service for basic medical care, CVS Pharmacy President Kevin Hourican said.
Since more than 8 in 10 Americans live within three miles of one of CVS' 9,600 stores, the partnership extends teeth straightening services into communities that previously didn't have access to orthodontic care, the executives said.
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Hourican said CVS would add SmileDirectClub to more than 100 stores this year. Eventually, the partnership will end up "more than doubling" SmileDirectClub's current network of 246 stores, Fenkell said.
Hourican said the 13-store pilot showed that CVS will gain customers who previously would not have shopped there.
A SmileDirectClub patient sees a scan of her teeth at a CVS store. (Photo: CVS)
"We’re pleasantly surprised by the traffic that it’s driving," he said.
Hourican and Fenkell declined to reveal the financial arrangement of their store-within-a-store model.
SmileDirectClub and Align Technology's Invisalign are the leading sellers of plastic teeth aligners, which provide an alternative to braces and have led to a nationwide boom in orthodontic care.
In general, Invisalign, which has treated about 6 million cases since its founding in 1997, is capable of treating more complex cases and requires in-person visits. SmileDirectClub, which has treated more than 560,000 since its founding in 2014, handles less complex cases and does so through online correspondence, including chats and photos.
Align estimated last year in a public filing that 300 million people worldwide “could benefit from straightening their teeth but are unlikely to seek treatment through a doctor’s office.”
Prices range from about $2,000 for mild-to-moderate teeth straightening from start-ups like SmileDirectClub and Candid, to an average of $5,500 for Invisalign. Invisalign also offers a $2,500 option for correcting simple cases.
SmileDirectClub’s model has drawn criticism from the orthodontics industry. The American Association of Orthodontists, or AAO, has filed complaints against SmileDirectClub in at least 36 states, saying that the company’s do-it-yourself model violates dental-practice statutes.
A SmileDirectClub Smile Shop located in a CVS store, where patients can get their mouth scanned for clear plastic teeth aligners. (Photo: CVS)
The interest group has also issued a “consumer warning” about SmileDirectClub and other mail-order orthodontics businesses, saying that treatments must be done in person.
SmileDirectClub said its treatment is safe because each case is monitored remotely by a dentist or orthodontist.
CVS' Hourican said the retailer is comfortable with the company's approach.
Accusations of treatments gone wrong seem to have thin roots, Brandon Couillard, an analyst for Jefferies who tracks the teeth aligner industry, told USA TODAY in December.
SmileDirectClub also announced that it will immediately begin filing in-network insurance claims for UnitedHealthcare dental plan members and will do the same for CVS-owned Aetna's dental plan members beginning this summer.
While SmileDirectClub was already accepting insurance, customers have been required to submit claims for reimbursement on their own.
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Federal Character Principle and Administrative Effectiveness in the Nigerian Public Service: Challenges and Prospects for Sustainable Development.
Ibietan Olajide
Federal Character Principle and Administrative Effectiveness i...
Studies have shown that no nation can attain sustainable development for the enhancement of the living standard of the people without a properly organised public service to implement government policies. In this regard, the paper examines the application of the federal character principle in the Nigerian public service for sustainable development. With the adoption and analysis of secondary...
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While Officials Work To Keep The Decker Fire Away From Salida And Other Towns, They Plan To Let It Burn In The Wilderness Until It Snows
By Alison Borden and Avery Lill
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The Decker Fire on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019.
Officials say the Decker Fire outside of Salida could burn until it snows.
Merle Baranczyk, editor of The Mountain Mail newspaper in Salida, told Colorado Matters that crews are focused on protecting the town instead of completely trying to extinguish the fire.
Officials have told Baranczyk they're hoping nature takes care of it. The Incident Information System says the fire has grown to 3,746 acres and estimates the containment date at Dec. 20.
“Their comment was 'When the snow flies.' I think the fire around town, that fire will be attacked aggressively, and it is being attacked right now, actually,” he said.
The fire was ignited by lightning on Sept. 8 and has burned almost 4,000 acres. It’s about 5 percent contained.
A Type 1 Incident Management Team has taken command of the Decker Fire.
Incident Commander Mark Giacoletto confirmed during a media briefing on Thursday that at least one structure has been destroyed by the fire.
"We are going to deal with the fire where it’s a threat to people and property and the infrastructure," Giacoletto said.
On Wednesday, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s office issued a mandatory evacuation order for Methodist Mountain Estates, Boot Hill, Pinon Ridge Estate, Fawn Ridge Estates and Mountain Vista Village.
There are also multiple road closures around the Decker Fire area in Chaffee, Freemont and Saguache counties.
The National Weather Service is reporting that smoke from the fire will be pushed into South Park and the mountains, and into the Front Range. Health warnings for people sensitive to poor air quality are in effect.
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A National Weather Service projection shows where and how smoke from the Decker Fire will spread from the morning of Thursday, Oct. 3, into the early morning of Friday, Oct. 4.
The weather service also issued a red flag fire warning for the high mountain valleys — including where the Decker Fire is burning — and much of Summit County on Thursday.
Elsewhere in the state, a fire has broken out near Dolores, according to the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center. And firefighters are responding to a small fire near Crater Lake in the Maroon Bells and Snowmass Wilderness, according to a tweet from the White River National Forest.
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Dover Bay Secondary School was on lockdown and Nanaimo RCMP are on scene, with weapons out, earlier this morning. (NEWS BULLETIN file photo)
UPDATE: Lockdown lifted at Nanaimo schools after threat
Police presence remains at Dover Bay, Nanaimo District Secondary School and McGirr Elementary
Karl Yu
UPDATE: The lockdown has been lifted at a Nanaimo high school after a threat was made earlier today. Nanaimo RCMP noted in a social media post that there will be a police presence at Dover Bay and Nanaimo District secondaries and McGirr Elementary School for the remainder of the day as a precaution. Read more at this link.
PREVIOUSLY POSTED: Three Nanaimo schools are in lockdown after a threat was made to Dover Bay Secondary School today.
Initially, Dover was put in lockdown, while McGirr Elementary was in a hold-and-secure, but Nanaimo District Secondary School was later placed in hold-and-secure, with all three now in lockdown, out of an abundance of caution, Nanaimo RCMP said in a social media post.
Dale Burgos, Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools’ spokesperson, told the News Bulletin he couldn’t get into specifics about the situation.
“A threat was made to the school,” Burgos said. “Police are investigating. The school is in lockdown. That’s not something typical. Lockdown is a more serious emergency procedure. Kids are inside and as a precaution, McGirr is in a hold-and-secure and again doors are locked, nobody in or out.”
According to Burgos, a lockdown is a situation when there is a threat in the immediate vicinity of the school, whether it’s outside the school or inside and a hold-and-secure is more to do with when something is happening near the school, where there is police presence.
In a social media post, Nanaimo RCMP are asking parents and caregivers to avoid the area and not call the schools for updates or information. Updates will be made when more information is available.
Nanaimo RCMP did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.
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Study Shows Humidity Reduces Airborne Flu
A recent study¹ carried out by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) has shown that the airborne transmission of the influenza virus is significantly reduced by maintaining an atmosphere of 40% relative humidity (RH) and above.
To test the effects of humidity on airborne influenza, aerosols of flu virus were “coughed” into a room’s atmosphere by a mechanical manikin at humidity ranging from 7-73%RH, while the air intake from a breathing manikin in the room was monitored.
The air inhaled by the breathing manikin showed that at ≤23%RH the airborne flu virus retained 71-77% infectivity, while at ≥43%RH infectivity dropped to just 15-22%. The study showed that inactivation of the virus at the higher humidity occurred rapidly after coughing with most of the decline occurring in the first 15 minutes.
The study concluded that maintaining relative indoor humidity at 40%RH and above will significantly reduce the infectivity of an aerosolized influenza virus.
It is estimated that over 7.6million working days are lost in the UK each year as a result of flu-related sickness, costing the UK economy over £1.35 billion per annum. Most experts think that flu is spread by tiny droplets created when people with flu cough or sneeze, which can remain in the air for hours.
“This study shows how important it is to maintain an optimum humidity in the workplace to reduce absenteeism and especially in areas of high risk to airborne viruses, such as hospitals and doctors’ surgeries.” comments Tim Scott, Director at humidification specialist Condair plc.
“Although many professional bodies, including BSRIA, CIBSE and HSE, all recommend maintaining indoor humidity at above 40%RH it is not uncommon to see humidification systems being turned off to reduce operating costs. A low humidity is not as noticeable by employees as a low temperature, so it can go unnoticed. However, the true cost of not maintaining indoor humidity can be poor staff health and an increase in absenteeism, which can far outweigh the cost of operating the building’s humidification system.” Tim concludes.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the U.S. federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
1 - High Humidity Leads to Loss of Infectious Influenza Virus from Simulated Coughs
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DEP > Businesses > Land > Mining > Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation > Operation Scarlift > History of AMD Treatment Facilities
History of Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Facilities Constructed Under "Operation Scarlift"
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection, and its predecessor agencies, the Department of Environmental Resources and the Department of Mines & Mineral Industries, have constructed 16 acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment facilities in the Anthracite and Bituminous Regions from 1967 to 1992. Presently, DEP operates and maintains five of those treatment facilities. Treatment plants still in operation include Swamp Creek (SL106-3), Rausch Creek (SL112-1), Toby Creek (SL 132-5-106.2), Coal Hollow (SL 132-5-106.2) and Wildwood (SL 198-2).
The purpose of the report is to provide a brief history of the constructed AMD treatment facilities, the current status of each plant with a succinct and straight forward explanation of the plants' complexity or simplicity, and operating success and problems. A brief discussion explaining why the plant may not be operational at this time is also included. This document was developed to memorialize the history of each plant and to accurately record and dispel any misconceptions regarding the reasons for continued operation or closure.
The primary sources of funding for the construction and operation and maintenance of these facilities has been the Scarlift Bond Issue (Project 500 or Operation Scarlift). The Scarlift Program was implemented through bond issue funding and authorized by legislation enacted as part of the "Land and Water Conservation Act" of 1968. Beginning in 2003, funding for ongoing operation and maintenance is provided from Title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 through the AMD Set-Aside Program.
To view the full report, click here: AMD Abatement Facilities Constructed in Pennsylvania under 'Operation Scarlift' (PDF)
To view a one-page summary of AMD Treatment Facilities constructed under Operation Scarlift, click here: Scarlift AMD Treatment Facilities Table
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History of AMD Treatment Facilities
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Middle East, Jordan, Produced Water, Sewerage, Russia
Nuclear energy to supply Jordan desalination plants
Four nuclear power plants in the southern region of Jordan will provide almost 750 MW of energy for desalination and water pumping, according to a report in the Jordan Times.
Russians to cooperate on Jordan desalination
Desalination plants were included in a nuclear cooperation agreement signed on 22 May 2009 by Russia and Jordan, which also included power stations, research facilities and personnel training centres to be built in Jordan.
IDE desalination seminar trains Jordanians and Palestinians
Thirty participants from Palestine and Jordan completed a week-long desalination seminar in Israel in early November 2010.
Historic Israel-Jordan water deal scuppered by planners
Less than a week after ministers from Jordan and Israel launched pre qualification for an US$ 900 million desalination and water transfer project, local planning in Israel reject the proposed scheme.
Tri-national desalination course held in Tel Aviv
A five-day desalination course jointly organized by the Jordan, Israel and Palestinian water authorities, in partnership with the Middle East Desalination Research Center, was held in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 30 October - 4 November 2011.
AECOM wins USAID water reuse work in Jordan
AECOM Technology Corporation announced on 30 November 2010 that it won a US$ 28 million task order from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) under its Global Architecture Engineering Infrastructure Indefinite Quantity Contract.
Red-Dead project progress for discussion in November
Stakeholders in the Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Programme will discuss the progress of five feasibility studies at a meeting in November 2010.
Jordan Red Sea project developer 'will be announced in May'
Following evaluation of 30 letters of interest in the massive Red-Dead water transfer and desalination project, Jordan's Ministry of Water & Irrigation will announce the qualified bidder to serve as the master developer this month, according to the Jordan Times on 11 May 2010.
MEDRC to stage World Water Forum event
The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) is to stage a side event at the 6th World Water Forum, which takes place in Marseille, France, on 12-17 March 2012.
Israel and Jordan seal water-swap deal
Israel and Jordan have signed a bilateral agreement to exchange water and pipe Red Sea desalination brines to the shrinking Dead Sea.
Food for thought for delegates at EDS conference
The continuously queuing water tankers in the road servicing the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre and its four adjacent hotels leave visitors in no doubt that Jordan is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world.
Desalination "unavoidable" for Jordan
Desalination is "an unavoidable option" for Jordan, said Prof Mousa Mohsen from The Hashemite University, when he addressed the opening ceremony of the EuroMed Conference on the shores of the Dead Sea on 10 November 2008.
Studies start for Jordan's first desalination plant
Jordan's first desalination plant is expected to be operational by 2010, supplying the port city of Aqaba with 10 million m³/year, Aqaba Water Company (AWC) announced in August. The AWC has signed an agreement with Bank Muscat to study siting a plant on Aqaba's southern coast to desalinate Red Sea water.
Russia looks to export nuclear power and desalination packages
Russia's nuclear power company, Rosatom, is aiming to sell integrated, large nuclear power and desalination plants overseas through its export arm Rosatom Overseas.
Russian nuclear giant musters experts to lead desalination drive
Russia's nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, has formed a group of expert desalination advisors as part of its push to win customers for its thermal desalination technologies. The company is targeting world regions where clean water is scarce as a path to becoming "leaders in the global nuclear market," according to Rosatom.
Multi-technology GE upgrade for Russian refinery treatment
Membrane bioreactor (MBR), electrodialysis reversal (EDR) and reverse osmosis (RO) technology will all feature in a major upgrade for the wastewater treatment at one of Russia's biggest oil refineries.
Vapour compression desalination plants for Indian oilfield
Texas-based MECO, which supplies desalination equipment to the offshore, pharmaceutical and military sectors, announced in December 2011 that it would be designing and constructing two vapour compression (VC) desalination plants for an oilfield off the Indian coast.
Vladivostok SWRO project for Aqua-Chem
A custom-built 2.64 MGD (10,000 m³/d) seawater reverse-osmosis (SWRO) plant is being installed in eastern Russia, off the coast of Vladivostok, by Aqua-Chem Inc of the USA.
Giant Moscow UF plant gets Norit X-Flow membranes
One of the largest ultrafiltration (UF) plants in the world, the South-West Moscow drinking water plant in Russia, is currently being expanded to a total of 275,000 m³/d using Norit X-Flow membranes.
US$ 8 million contracts boost for H2O Innovation
Quebec-based H2O Innovation Inc announced new contracts for desalination and water treatment systems totaling Can$ 7.8 million (US$ 8 million) on 24 March 2011.
Russia sets up water treatment membrane development project
The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) is to finance a project for producing nanostructured membranes and separation modules for water treatment in various industries.
Russian heavy oil recovery enhanced by water reuse
OPERATED BY Russia's second largest oil producer, a heavy oil field in northwest Russia has been increasing the volume of crude processing with technology that supports enhanced recovery rates and reduced environmental impact. In 2008, they took the first steps to develop a less water-intensive way of processing produced water by conducting a feasibility study comparing different water reuse strategies. By replacing traditional treatment methods with thermal evaporator technology for produced water, this will be the first entity in Russia to use recycled water from enhanced oil recovery in the treatment of heavy oil produced water. This article first appeared in the issue of Desalination & Water Reuse magazine.
Oil and gas player commissions produced water treatment plant
Encana Oil and Gas has designed and commissioned a reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plant to treat produced water from its oil sand wells in the Moneta Divide, Wyoming. It has since sold the plant along with all its Moneta Divide assets to Aethon Energy.
Water Planet wins produced water contracts
Water treatment technology firm, Water Planet, has won a contact to provide industrial wastewater treatment and reuse systems for two recycling centres in California, USA that could recycle oil and gas industry produced water at nearly 20 Ml/d.
Veolia gains Colombian produced-water clean-up contract
Ecopetrol America Inc, the US subsidiary of the Colombian national oil company, has awarded a contract to Veolia to provide equipment and services that will be used to treat the produced water from the Castilla oilfields in the Llanos Basin, southeast of Bogota.
Aquatech sells produced-water evaporators in Alberta
Aquatech is to design, engineer, supply and supervise installation and commissioning of a produced-water evaporator system for Pengrowth Energy Corporation's Lindbergh 12,500 bpd Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) enhanced oil-recovery facility.
Israel to join top ten water stressed by 2040
The US-based World Resources Institute has forecast that Israel will be among the world's ten most water stressed regions by 2040. Almost half of those regions will be in the Middle East according to recent report by the institute.
Sharma leads IDE's marketing in Indian region
Sanjeev Sharma has been appointed head of marketing for desalination company IDE Technologies Ltd in the Indian region.
Is water in the grip of a skills crisis?
In an engineering-heavy sector such as water, it's a truism that well qualified people are thin on the ground. But is it more accurate to say that the global water industry in the grip of a skills crisis?
Cautious thumbs-up for Red-Dead project feasibility
The large-scale conveyance of seawater from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea is technically possible and could deliver large amounts of desalinated water using conventional processes.
Grundfos gains outpace global pumps market
Pumps manufacturer Grundfos has reported organic sales growth of 0.5 per cent for 2016, helped by a strong second half.
Red Sea to Dead Sea investors pledge $450 million
The ambitious Red Sea to Dead Sea (RSDS) desalination project that aims to provide water to Israel, Jordan, and Palestine, has agreed investments of $450 million.
IDA-GWI conference to be held in Paris in 2010
The annual conference held jointly by the International Desalination Association and Global Water Intelligence is to be held next year in Paris on 26-27 April 2010.
Jordan's $2.82 billion development to include desalination
Jordan has unveiled a project to develop a zone north of Aqaba of 109 kilometres squared, to include desalination capacity of 329,000 m3/d.
Qatar backs Palestinian water projects
The Qatar Development Fund has signed up to back Middle East Desalination Research Center (MERDC) projects in Palestine and Jordan.
McCarthy in as new IDA secretary general
Shannon McCarthy has been appointed secretary general of the International Desalination Association (IDA) at IDA World Congress 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
How we delivered Az Zour North phase one
"With hindsight we were very lucky to get everything through on time and that our construction partner Hyundai Heavy Industries was on time. Fortunately we escaped a lot of those little wrinkles that need sorting out during construction, and can drag on and on, and so we kept to time," says Andy Biffen, chief executive of project delivery vehicle Az Zour Shamal.
Adionics launches liquid-to-liquid desalination system
France-based Adionics has launched a smart desalination solution that is able to remove specific salts to address the growing demand coming from oil and gas, food and beverages as well as mining.
Aquarion acquires Germany's MFT
Swiss oil and gas industry water systems company, Aquarion Group, has acquired Membran- Filtrations-Technik (MFT) of Germany for an undisclosed sum.
Desalination to grow by 9% up to 2016, says report
Global installed desalination capacity is expected to grow by about 55 million m³/d over the period 2010-2016 at a compound annual growth rate of more than 9%, according to a new report from Pike Research.
Sasakura eyes large Middle East desalination units
Sasakura Engineering Co is teaming up with fellow Japanese company Itochu Corp to enter the business of large-scale desalination plants in the Middle East.
Environnement in global revamp
Suez Environnement has merged its Degrémont subsidiary into its international operating division under a major restructuring of the group's operations outside of Europe that will create five new regional businesses.
MEDRC announces new director and deputy
Netherlands ambassador Ronald Mollinger was officially announced as the new director of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) in Oman on 21 January.
Israel poised to approve Red Sea-Dead Sea project
Approval for the Red Sea-Dead Sea desalination project could be given by the Israeli government before national elections scheduled for 9 April 2019, reports AL-Monitor.
EU gives $34 million to expand capacity and grow reuse at As Samra, Jordan
The European Union (EU) has granted €30 million ($34 million) to expand capacity and increase water reuse at As Samra wastewater treatment plant in Jordan.
Hyflux forecasts end to Middle East desalination doldrums
Following its recent landing of its first major Middle Eastern municipal water contract in five years, Singapore water treatment firm Hyflux said it anticipated demand in the region to accelerate.
Top 20 water-stressed countries with solar potential
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has named the world's top 20 most water-stressed countries which have the most solar energy potential.
Egypt finalises finance for south Sinai desal plants
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) is to loan $100 million to the government of Egypt, completing the finance for five desalination plans in south Sinai.
Red Sea-Dead Sea tender held up by diplomatic row
The Red Sea-Dead Sea project has hit a block after Israel's embassy in Jordan was closed in response to a shooting in July 2017.
IDA World Congress 2017 award winners in full
The International Desalination Association (IDA) has recognised the best technical papers and other contributions at IDA World Congress 2017 with a roster of special awards.
Jordan's first SWRO opens for business
The opening of the first seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant in Jordan marks a jumping off point for the country from which it can continue to develop a desalination programme, including the much-anticipated Red Sea-Dead Sea project.
Jordan and Saudi join forces for atomic-fuelled desalination
Saudi Arabia and Jordan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a feasibility study on two nuclear reactors in Jordan, to generate electricity and for desalination, reports Zawya.
Suez and Mitsubishi on shortlist for Red Sea Dead Sea project
Jordan's Water and Irrigation Ministry has shortlisted five consortia to submit definitive bids for phase one of the Red Sea Dead Sea project.
Israel mulls Red Sea Dead Sea alternative amid water price concerns
A string of consortia have entered pre-qualification bids for Jordan's Red Sea Dead Sea (RSDS) project, as Israel mulls an alternative idea amid concerns over the economics of the scheme.
EDS urges knowledge sharing at Rome conference
The European Desalination Society (EDS) conference opened on Monday (23 May) with calls for greater collaboration among desalination professionals to address the rising gap between water supply and demand worldwide.
Red Sea-Dead Sea secures EIB backing
The landmark Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Project has come a step closer to reality with Jordan signing a technical cooperation agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Agence Française de Développement.
US gives cash support to Jordan water sector
The US has committed some US$ 125 million over the next five years to support projects in water conservation and efficiency in Jordan according to newspaper reports.
Israel needs no more desalination this decade
Despite a record level of drought in 2014, Israel will not need to build more major desalination capacity this decade according to a new report by the country's Water Authority.
Sonitec-Vortisand appoints MENA manager
Canada-based Sonitec-Vortisand has appointed Nikhil Bhatia, as regional manager for its newly formed subsidiary, Sonitec-Vortisand Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Desalination capacity increasing by 50% in 2013 says IDA
Desalination plants with a total capacity of 6 million m³/d are expected to come on line during 2013, a 50% increase on 2012, according to new data from the International Desalination Association and GWI DesalData.
AMTA/NWMOA Utah workshop program published
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) has published the program for its joint technology transfer workshop with the Northwest Membrane Operator Association (NWMOA) in December.
Seprotech appoints new CEO and president
Ottawa-based Seprotech Systems Inc, developer of CrystalBlue™ membrane-based water recycling systems, announced a new chairman and CEO on 27 January 2011,
Permit sought for RO discharge to Great Salt Lake
A proposal from the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JCWCD) in Utah, USA, to discharge reject brine from a 7-14 MGD (26,000-53,000 m³/d) reverse-osmosis desalination (RO) plant into the Great Salt Lake is out for public comment from 1 December 2010 as part of the permit process.
GDF Suez bags Lahmeyer
GDF Suez' consultancy arm, Tractebel Engineering, has bought Germany-based water and energy consultancy Lahmeyer International from financial investment firm Capiton.
Middle East pump sales to top US$2 billion next year
The Middle East will spend nearly $2.2 billion for pumps next year according to market researcher the McIlvaine Company.
Gulf red-tide early-warning system funding 'soon'
A new early-warning system in the Gulf for harmful algal blooms (HABs), also known as red tides, using satellite imagery, remote sensing, and modeling could be one result of a conference on HABs held on 16‑17 April 2014 by the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC).
Abstracts for EDS EuroMed 2010 needed by 15 February
A call for papers was issued on 3 January 2010 by the European Desalination Society (EDS) for its EuroMed 2010 conference and exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 3-7 October 2010.
MEDRC to run two RO courses in May 2014
The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) in Oman is running two three-day courses on operation of reverse-osmosis (RO) plants in May 2014:
MEDRC to run membrane courses in Oman
The Middle East Desalination Research Centre (MEDRC) has obtained an exclusive license to present two David H Paul seminars in the Middle East/North Africa region.
ERI pressure-exchangers chosen for Fujairah expansion
Acciona Agua has chosen Energy-Recovery Inc to provide its PX® Q line of energy-recovery devices (ERDs) for the Fujairah 1 Expansion desalination project in the UAE.
New MEDRC director looks at Middle East cooperation
Ciarán Ó Cuinn, currently executive director for external and strategic affairs at Dublin City University, Ireland, is to become director of the Middle East Desalination Research Center in Oman.
Malakoff ties up Al Ghubrah desalination finance
Malakoff Corporation Berhad announced on 26 July 2013 that it had signed the financing agreements of the 42 MIGD (191,000 m³/d) Al Ghubrah independent desalination project in Oman.
Desalination Concentrate Disposal: Salt Production For Zero-Discharge System
Since large-scale desalination started, the question of how to dispose of the reject material produced by the process has occupied the minds of engineers and economists. The quantity of brine discharged from desalination plants is increasing, and this trend will be maintained for the near future. The minerals extracted must have a value, but how can this best be realised? This summation of the current state-of-the-art in brine disposal is an update of a paper originally presented at the European Desalination Society's EuroMed conference in Jordan in November 2008. The methods outlined provide both the production of a byproduct and environmental protection by processing the outfall brine from desalination plants. The process is the first step towards the "zero discharge system", and therefore the method should be considered as a novel approach rather than a competitive one to the traditional thermal, chemical and membrane processes. This article appeared in D&WR magazine's February/March 2009 issue. *Corrado Sommeriva has recently moved to ILF Consulting Engineers.
RFP to follow UAE renewable-energy desalination launch
A pilot program to test and develop advanced energy-efficient seawater desalination technologies that could be powered by renewable energy sources was launched on 17 January 2013 by Masdar, the UAE renewable energy company.
Reynolds to lead CH2M Hill in MENA and India
Chartered engineer Neil Reynolds has been appointed regional managing director for CH2M Hill's operations in Middle East/North Africa (MENA) and India.
Energy Recovery announces deal duo
Industrial fluid pressure technology company, Energy Recovery, has announced its second US$ 1.8 million deal in recent weeks at sites in the Middle East and North Africa region. The latest win to supply its PX Pressure Exchanger system was for a 68 Ml/d desalination plant at an undisclosed site in the Middle East. It closed an earlier, similar deal in Morocco.
First Middle East desalination job for Abengoa
Spanish contractor Abengoa has been contracted by ACWA Power International Company to to build a 10 MIGD (45,000 m³/d) desalination plant in Barka, Oman.
Fernandez to boost ACWA's PPP push in MENA
Leading Spanish economist Luis Fernandez has joined environmental solutions provider ACWA Emirates as chief officer concessions for the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region to provide in-depth support for the company's drive into the public-private partnership (PPP) sector.
Egyptian SWRO plant to use ERI pressure exchangers
Egypt's largest desalination plant being built at Marsa Matrouh is to be supplied with Pressure Exchanger (PX) energy-recovery devices by Energy Recovery Inc of California.
Oman water-reuse contract awarded by Haya Water
Oman's Haya Water awarded a RO 26.7 million (US$ 69.6 million) contract on 21 May 2012 to Contractors Union Co to construct the second phase of a water-reuse project in Al Qurum and Madinat Al Ilam areas in Muscat Governorate.
MEDRC announces 2012 scholarship deadline
The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) has announced its 2012 Scholarship Fund for students from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Suez and Rosneft to build on 'exploratory agreement'
Suez's new agreement with Russian oil and gas giant Rosneft, signed in May 2018, aims to support improved water treatment across the oil company's vast portfolio.
The world's top 11 most water-challenged cities
The BBC world news desk has compiled a list of the top 11 cities most likely to run out of water -- and they're not where you might think.
IDE Technologies sells RO system to Russia's Oteko
IDE Technologies is to provide a reverse osmosis desalination system to Russian oil transporter Oteko for a plant on the shores of the Black Sea.
Iran poised to finance nuclear plants with co-located desalination
Iran has begun constructing two nuclear power plants, to be co-located with desalination facilities of 200 million m3/d, reports Iranian government news agency, Islamic Republic News Agency.
'Adjustable' desal plant in Brazil financed by project bond
UK water company Hydrology is to build and operate an "adjustable" desalination plant in Cubato in Sao Paulo state, Brazil, to supply industrial conglomerate Unigel.
Private players are reshaping desalination says report
Private water companies are "reshaping global desalination" with nine of the top ten capacity additions in 2015 coming from private sector players according to market researcher Bluefield Research.
KAUST hosts EMS desalination/reuse school
The European Membrane Society has announced a week-long Middle East school of membrane technology at the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia.
Aquarion sets up in Russia
Swizerland-based water systems company, Aquarion Group, has established a Russian operation, Aquarion Russia, to focus on providing water and wastewater treatment to industrial customers in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Ex-USSR water minister promotes desalination for Crimea
Desalination of water from the Azov Sea could be one of the best sources for a water supply to Crimea, recently annexed by the Russian Federation, according to Polad Polad-zade, former USSR minister of water resources and deputy president of the Union of Watermen & Irrigators.
Oman desalination workshop to look at red tides
Experts from the Middle East and Australia are organizing a joint expert workshop on the dangers for desalination plants of harmful algal blooms (HABs), commonly called "red tides" in Oman on 8- 9 February 2012.
Chinese licensee joins Dow residential Filmtec program
Haier Group of China, a leading multinational home appliances and consumer electronics company, has become the latest official licensee to partner with Dow Water & Process Solutions in its newly launched Filmtec™ reverse osmosis (RO) ingredient branding program.
Aquatech wins ZLD job in Turkmenistan
Aquatech has been awarded a contract to design and supply a zero‑liquid discharge ZLD wastewater-reuse system in a gas‑field development project in Turkmenistan.
Energy Recovery wins deals totalling US$ 10.3 million in Asia and Middle East
Pressure energy technology specialist, Energy Recovery, has won US$ 10.3 million in project awards to install its PX Pressure Exchanger technology in desalination plants in Asia and the Middle East.
RO plant commissioned for US military base
A reverse-osmosis (RO) drinking-water plant supplied by ThermoEnergy Corporation to a major US military base at an undisclosed location in the Africa/Middle East region was commissioned in early December 2011.
Acciona Agua makes two new MENA appointments
Spanish desalination company Acciona Agua has appointed José Díaz-Caneja as development manager, Middle East and North Africa.
Hyflux poised for global diversification says chief
Anticipated growth in the global desalination market is expected to help diversify revenue from Asia to the Middle East and African markets for Singapore water company, Hyflux, according to its chief executive Olivia Lum.
Russians award Aqua-Chem SWRO contract
The Russian government has ordered the second phase of a 10,000 m³/d seawater reverse-osmosis desalination system from Matrix, a division of Aqua-Chem Inc of Florida, USA.
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'7 Days in Hell' goofy, gross fun
Review: Channel your inner 15-year-old while watching '7 Days in Hell'
'7 Days in Hell' goofy, gross fun Review: Channel your inner 15-year-old while watching '7 Days in Hell' Check out this story on desertsun.com: http://desert.sn/1MlmT7A
Shad Powers, The Desert Sun Published 5:12 p.m. PT July 10, 2015 | Updated 7:32 p.m. PT July 10, 2015
This photo of actor Andy Samberg from the set of the movie “7 Days in Hell” was shot at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert in 2014.(Photo: John P. Fleenor/HBO)
I remember as a 15-year-old going over to my friend Jason's house, and we rounded up some buddies and shot a karate-based ninja movie on his dad's video camera.
It was crude, both in its cinematography (strong word) and in its subject matter and dialogue.
I was reminded of that fun summer night on Thursday when I watched the HBO tennis mockumentary "7 Days In Hell," the under-an-hour film starring Andy Samberg of "Saturday Night Live" fame and Kit Harington of "Game of Thrones" super-fame.
Is it childish? Yes. Are there gross-out scenes that you have to watch through your fingers covering your face? Yes. Is it safe to watch at work or with your family? No with a capital N. But did I like it? I'd have to say yes.
The movie, whose grass-court tennis scenes were shot at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Springs in June 2014, features Samberg as the goofy bad boy of tennis. Samberg did his thing, mining the most comedy possible out of his long-haired lothario character. Harington as a dim-witted British player was particularly funny, underused perhaps.
But I thought what really tied the movie together were some of the cameos from members of the sports world. The movie was framed basically as a long episode of "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel" (without Bryant Gumbel weirdly) so there were interviews with real tennis players mixed in, as they recalled the famous seven-day match between the two lead characters.
Serena Williams was great. Chris Evert was great. John McEnroe was good (a little to actor-y, not natural enough). Veteran sports commentator Jim Lampley was fantastic as well. He delivered some of the best lines of the movie and delivered them well. Those bits sort of added legitimacy to the endeavor and kept it on track.
The film also had useful Hollywood cameos from Will Forte and Fred Armisen as tennis historians, and Mary Steenburgen as the overbearing tennis mom.
This movie isn't for everyone, certainly. Those offended by male nudity, for example.
But at its heart, the film's humor is geared toward a 15-year-old boy. If you are a 15-year-old boy (though you shouldn't watch R-rated movies), or like me, can channel the spirit of the 15-year-old boy you once were, you will enjoy "7 Days in Hell."
If not, you probably would consider this a swing and a miss.
The movie is available right now on HBO GO and HBO on Demand. It debuts on HBO at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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In a recent interview for Indiewire.com, "7 Days In Hell" cinematographer Craig Kief talked about shooting the film in the heat of the desert.
What was it like shooting in that heat in Palm Springs?
A: Since it's Wimbledon, we needed a grass tennis court and there are very few in Southern California. The only one that could work for our small budget and had the wide range of other locations to shoot all on one campus was a resort in Palm Desert. We had to shoot at the beginning of July because Andy and Kit needed to get back to their shows, so it meant we were shooting our tennis footage in 110-degree heat. Plus, our schedule was so tight, we had to shoot two full days of it, working right through the worst parts of the afternoon. It was brutal. There was no escaping it. Extras were passing out in the stands — and all they had to do was sit. I have no idea how Andy and Kit survived playing full-out matches.
Shad Powers is the sports columnist at The Desert Sun. Reach him at (760) 778-4627 or shad.powers@desertsun.com. Follow him on Twitter at @shad_powers.
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With high technology and digital media in mid-boom, it’s still a good time to invest in start-ups, whether funded personally, or by venture capitalists
By System Administrator January 28, 2000 12:00 am January 30, 2015 12:04 pm
If you have missed the cries of, “There’s gold in them hills”, you have probably been in orbit for the last five years. The Tutt Consultancy founder Simon Rhind-Tutt calls it the gold rush of our lifetime. He is, of course, referring to the tide of multimedia ventures sweeping across the design sector.
According to official figures, venture capital investment tripled in design and media projects over the last financial year. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. The sum is set to rise this year and disregards private funding to boot.
Ticegroup managing director Ian Cochran is in little doubt that right now is certainly the time for prospective entrants to be setting up, not just thinking about it. The market conditions are spot on, he says.
“I think the time to get in is now. The economy is strong. The US is strong,” says Cochran. With the cost of borrowing in the US and UK at its lowest ebb and Web stocks maintaining record valuations, conditions appear good.
The first thing to do is put together a proposal. “You need a strong business plan to explain what the idea is and what the business is for. It helps to have a track record in doing this, which many people don’t have,” says Cochran. The success rate of applications should not dissuade you either, he adds.
One financier is said to back only one in 100 serious start-up projects it considers. So the process is not for the faint-hearted. But then this sort of entrepreneurial risk is expected to generate giant annual returns, and that should be incentive enough in itself.
Funding can come from either public or private investment, although directly raising equity through the stock market is perhaps not relevant to the majority of designers.
The obvious option is convincing a venture capital (VC) company of the guaranteed profitability of your idea. This will obviously require a thoroughly researched business plan, and market analysis to identify revenue streams. VCs will not only expect a leak-proof business model, but projected internal rates of return approaching 40 per cent per year over three to five years. Certainly no mean feat.
“The only problem with going to a venture capitalist is that they want a big slice of equity for the risk,” says Cochran. Strings of some sort are certain to be attached, which may not suit many innovators.
But this route certainly secures quicker growth than financing from your own bank account. Radical and ambitious design managers looking to cause a storm could even try forging a venture capital partnership to buy out their own employer.
Nucleus Design managing director Peter Matthews, who has steered his consultancy from print design to e-business consultancy, warns that all VCs will be looking for an easy way of liquidating their assets. In layman’s terms, this means that underriding any deal will be agreements to float the business or find a trade buyer after only a few years.
Nucleus acquired start-up funding from a US venture capital company, for its e-commerce business Equire. This is known as “seed capital”.
Matthews advises taking time to ensure your proposal will suit the VC. Each will have its own preferences for project size, location and market sector. “You have to fit with their view of the world. For example, there is no point in talking to a US VC if your focus is on the UK,” he says. Your most competent staff will spend a huge amount of time on the process, he adds.
Other sources of funds can come from so called “Business angels”, who are generally private investors who want to invest in high return ventures. Finding one is a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack and a business art in itself. “It is all about networking,” says Matthews.
He advises that many accounting groups and management consultancies have their own networks of such benefactors, and obviously profit from such relationships. Lists are available from the British Venture Capital Association.
Going corporate could be another option. Lighthouse Global Network has acquired a veritable stable of design groups, pledging to retain their culture and funds for the sole purpose of growth. LGN chief operating officer Julian-Hanson Smith acknowledges that it is easier to find funding if you have a successful track record.
“High quality firms with a strong culture and fiscal profile will always find themselves on the wish list of groups like LGN. Put another way, funds for expansion come to them.” Unfortunately, the “track record” element excludes newer consultancies.
The latest trend in the digital media and hi-tech arena, and don’t let the name put you off, is finding an Internet start-up accelerator. These are a new breed of infrastructure businesses which have built themselves up to recognise worthy investments in multimedia-related work. One such start-up accelerator, or Internet incubator, is eSouk.
It describes its aim as “creating Internet businesses, bringing them to market very quickly and helping them to raise subsequent funding.” The Internet incubator provides seed capital of up to $500 000 (£333,000) and support for the launches. It will also look for substantial control, often recruiting senior management itself.
Its website contains a useful business proposal form, which is a good place to start gathering your thoughts (see BELOW). You will need to give consideration to the estimated market size of your proposal, its global reach, as well as the immediate capital requirement and income required to break even. Remember that investors will back the safest and most profitable ideas.
Again, there are no shortage of proposals being received by these “shell” companies either. Tokyo Mitsubishi Derivatives analyst Darren Vinton says many have been swamped with interest.
He says that one particular business, eVestment, is said to receive hundreds of business proposals each week. He agrees that, like the venture capital groups cited by Cochran, the success rate of applications is often little more than maybe one in 100.
The website for eVestment explains that the group undertakes to act as sole or lead investor. “Our typical eVestment size is £100,000-£400,000, with syndicated investments falling in the £1 million to £10 million range. Where we take the active lead, we would typically expect to obtain a seat on the Board of the investee company and ideally look to either a flotation or sale in 12 to 18 months,” it states.
Such propositions tend to be about establishing virtual businesses rather than bricks and mortar consultancies, because clients (your assets) can walk out the door any time.
But many believe the tide is turning, as opportunities for establishing interactive consultancies which can talk business and brand strategy curve skywards. If the multimedia sector continues to grow, and AOL Time Warner is food for any sceptic, design groups can expect to find funds easier than those in other sectors.
AMX STUDIOS
Malcolm Garratt of AMX Studios has some particularly sour experience of seeking venture capital funding in the digital media field, in the days before the industry found its current favour.
‘We spent a couple of years getting into [financial] difficulty while trying to keep ownership and control,’ says Garratt. AMX saw the value of on-line content and partnerships years before it was proved by the AOL Time Warner deal. Garratt can rightly claim that groups like his put in the R&D for a whole generation of new businesses. And they paid a price.
Garratt says AMX had no alternative but to work with partners at a financial loss because its vision, now paying off, was simply passed over by investors. While AMX was putting in time and money into what it rightly saw as solid investments, the conservative attitude of UK venture capitalists certainly did nothing to help.
‘We found it incredibly frustrating,’ says Garratt, ‘I don’t think that this country has the necessary investment heritage, which is why the West Coast of America has become so dominant. In my experience, Venture Capitalists here are extremely conservative. They have only started to get into new media because they have been advised it is the thing to do, but without really understanding what they are getting into.
They are a lot of blinkered people – either that or we were an extremely bad risk,’ he quips. The eventual solution for AMX was to sell a stake of the business to the Havas group.
Case study: STOCKS AUSTIN SICE
After ten years of self-funding from a bank account which never once strayed in to the red, SAS founder Nick Austin feels it could be time to pursue external fundraising opportunities in order to maximise the consultancy’s growth.
‘It’s not something we’ve ever done,’ says Austin, in reference to going outside for investment. It is a sentiment echoed by numerous consultancies, which have traditionally funded growth from cash flow.
‘We are very conscious that we want to control our own destiny,’ says Austin, after the experience of working under a profit-oriented regime at the publicly quoted Michael Peters Group.
But in its transition from print to multimedia, SAS now sees that to solely rely on internal funding to expand could mean losing contracts available now.
For the first time, Austin is considering options for raising capital from external sources.
‘There is a huge opportunity for us to grow now. When you look at the way it is going you can see we are doing some very exciting Internet projects. But each site requires a much wider range of people compared with the number of skills needed for print,’ says Austin.
He knows that double the work could come off the back of raising funds externally, but still debates whether such an expansion would be sustained by the market.
Austin concludes by saying that, having no venture capital contacts, he would look to his non-executive chairman for first time guidance.
Venture Capital Companies
For a full directory of venture capital companies see www.BVCA.co.uk, the newly relaunched website for the British Venture Capital Association. It features a fully searchable directory of association members and background information on investment trends.
Internet Investment Companies
Dawnay Day Lander (DDL)
www.dawnaydaylander.com – (UK-based)
Jellyworks
www.jellyworks.com – (UK) Jonathan Rowland
www.ideashub.com – (European)
Ci4Net
www.ci4net.com – (European)
www.idealab.com – (Seattle-based)
New Media Spark
www.newmediaspark.com (UK’s first Internet incubator)
www.business-incubator.com – run by Sun, Cisco Systems, Oracle and Exodus.
E-Capital Investments
www.e-capitalinvestment.com (under construction)
eVestment
www.eVestment.co.uk (under construction)
eSouk
www.eSouk.com
BVCA Investment facts and figures for last financial year
– Media investment tripled. £620 million invested in media design and photography sectors
– £5 billion invested in 1332 companies by UK venture capital firms
– Worldwide investment by UK venture capital firms increased by 18 per cent to a record £4919 million
– Investment in the UK increased by 23 per cent in 1998 to £3775 million, representing a near quadrupling over the past eight years
– Almost 60 per cent of companies invested in received under £1 million
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by Cumbria Crack 04/01/2018 04/01/2018
[G]roups of Cumbrian families, friends and colleagues are being urged to get the New Year off to a great start by signing up a team to Cancer Research UK’s Carlisle and Eden Valley Relay for Life in 2018.
Over 60 people are diagnosed with cancer in Cumbria every week.
And that’s why Cancer Research UK’s Relay for Life committee are calling on teams of families, friends or colleagues in Cumbria to fight back against this devastating disease by entering Relay for Life at Sheepmount Stadium on Saturday, September 8.
Organised by a dedicated volunteer committee, Relay For Life is a 24-hour community celebration. Teams, cancer survivors, their carers and volunteers come together to take part in a 24-hour Relay For Life event to show that together, we’re stronger than cancer. Participants take it in turns to walk laps of a track, all day and all night to show cancer never sleeps.
The event involves music from local performers and stalls and games provide fun for all the family.
By starting or joining a Relay For Life team, and raising as much as you can, you will bring us a step closer to the day when all cancers are cured.
Liz Harrison, chair of the voluntary committee who organise the event on behalf of Cancer Research UK, said: “We’re urging groups of people of all ages to take on Relay for Life in Carlisle and Eden Valley and sign up a team now.
“The event is new to Carlisle this year and is part of a world movement of over 5000 Relay events – we celebrate survivorship, remember those lost, and fight back against cancer together.
“Bring together 8-15 friends, family or colleagues. Get the kids involved. Set a team goal and lead your team to fundraising success. At the Relay For Life event you’ll lead from the front as your team proves that together we’re stronger than cancer.”
“Anyone who has ever heard the words “you have cancer” is invited to join Relay For Life as VIP guest, and to lead the festivities by taking part in the Survivors’ Lap of Honour. We encourage Survivors to invite a caregiver (someone who has looked after you, held your hand or been a friend during your illness) to join the celebrations, too.”
Money raised through Relay for Life allows Cancer Research UK’s doctors, nurses and scientists to advance research which is helping to save the lives of men, women and children across Cumbria.
Cancer survival rates have doubled since the 1970s and Cancer Research UK’s work has been at the heart of that progress. But more funds and more supporters are needed to bring forward the day when all cancers are cured.
Liz continued: “We’re calling on the brave people of Cumbria to show their fighting spirit and take on cancer at this year’s event.”
To enter Relay for Life today go to http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/support-us/find-an-event/charity-walks/relay-for-life/carlisle-and-eden-valley or call 0300 123 1026.
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BTCC Silverstone: Turkington 'digs deep' to extend BTCC lead
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"It’s been the toughest day of the year by a mile. It’s been a really tough weekend. After race one it certainly wasn’t going my way but we stuck with it." - Colin Turkington.
Team BMW's Colin Turkington said he had to 'dig deep' to extend his British Touring Car Championship lead during what the reigning champion described as 'the toughest day of the year by a mile' at Silverstone.
The penultimate race day of the season served up an unprecedented level of drama after a series of rain showers throughout the day threatened to turn what was already a tightening title battle on its head.
For the second weekend in a row, Turkington was forced to recover from the tail of the field after the championship leader's BMW 330i M Sport was tipped into a spin during the opening race.
Despite facing the wrong way on the run up to Woodcote, Turkington salvaged 14th in race one, before taking a podium finish with second in race two.
The Team BMW driver scored further points in seventh in race three, which means he will carry a 16-point lead ahead of Dan Cammish to the Brands Hatch finale.
Turkington’s West Surrey Racing stablemate Andrew Jordan lies just a further point behind in third.
"It’s been the toughest day of the year by a mile," Turkington told Crash.net. "It’s been a really tough weekend. After race one it certainly wasn’t going my way but we stuck with it. That’s when you have to dig deep.
"The car had the pace once we took the weight out in race two. I’m really pleased to have tucked those points away. I feel like I’m in a positive and on the front foot going to Brands.
"I was definitely getting the thick end of a bit of bad luck then. The weather conditions were very difficult in race one. I couldn’t progress and you’re in the pack. It was frustrating to be facing the traffic.
"We didn’t lie down and we fought back so that’s why we got back to a podium position [in race two]."
With a rain shower hitting the circuit just as the reverse grid race got underway, race three turned out to be one of the most astonishing BTCC races on record, which ultimately resulted in Jack Goff taking a shock victory in the Team HARD Volkswagen.
Like 19 others, Turkington made the call to dive into pits and change to wet tyres as the rain continued to persist.
It was a call that allowed the Team BMW driver to crucially outscore his closest title rival Dan Cammish, who opted to remain on the dry tyre and fell down to 12th by the end of the race.
"Those are the most difficult conditions we’ve had. I can’t remember the last time we did a pit stop. The elements threw everything at us this weekend but the team did a great job," Turkington continued.
"We made a big call on the pit stop. It’s more difficult for a RWD car to survive in those conditions. We had to be brave. I don’t think we would have survived on slicks.
"The pace was really strong on the wets. It was nice to feel racy and come back through the pack."
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King of Clay , Rafael Nadal thrash Federer to reach French Open Final
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PARIS (AP) — Rafael Nadal made quick work of Roger Federer in their first French Open meeting since 2011, beating his rival 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Friday in strong wind to reach his 12th final at Roland Garros.
Nadal has never lost a semifinal at the clay-court Grand Slam tournament. Never lost a final, either.
And he’s never lost to Federer in Paris, improving to 6-0. Overall, Nadal leads their series 24-15. Federer had won their past five meetings, but those were all on hard courts.
It’s a whole different task to take on Nadal on clay, in general, and at the French Open, in particular, where his one victory away from a 12th championship, which would be more than any man or woman has won at any of the Grand Slam tournaments.
In Sunday’s final, the No. 2-seeded Nadal will take on either No. 1 Novak Djokovic or No. 4 Dominic Thiem.
This was the first time since 2011 the four top-seeded men were in the semifinals at Roland Garros.
Like so many times before, it was Nadal’s topspin-heavy lefty forehand, his relentless ball-chasing and his return game that gave Federer fits.
Spain’s Rafael Nadal plays a shot against Switzerland’s Roger Federer during their semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Frustrated the guy so much that the generally stoic Federer smacked a tennis ball toward the stands after getting broken to trail 2-1 in the third set.
It would soon be over.
Federer, who was playing at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, hadn’t lost a set through five victories over the past two weeks. With an aggressive, head-to-the-net style, he had been broken a total of only four times by those opponents.
Nadal easily exceeded that in a span of three sets across less than 2½ hours, winning 6 of 13 return games.
The 37-year-old Federer, whose 20 Grand Slam titles are a record for a man, was serenaded off the court by spectators’ chants of his first name. He raised his right arm for a quick wave as he walked away — perhaps for the final time. He missed the tournament in 2016 with a bad back, then skipped it the next two years to prepare for grass and hard courts.
He looked quite good in his return, until running into his old nemesis.
In the women’s semifinals earlier Friday, Ash Barty came back from a set and a break down to end 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova’s breakthrough run with a topsy-turvy 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 victory.
The No. 8-seeded Barty, a 23-year-old Australian who took nearly two years off from tennis to play cricket, will face another unseeded teen for the championship Saturday: unseeded 19-year-old Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic.
“I’m proud of the way I fought and found a way back into that match,” Barty said. “It’s just been an amazing journey that I’ve been on. I can’t wait to see what happens tomorrow.”
Vondrousova also reached her first major title match, eliminating No. 26 Johanna Konta of Britain 7-5, 7-6 (2). Vondrousova has not dropped a set in the tournament and can become the first teenager to win the French Open since Iva Majoli in 1997.
Both matches saw massive swings of momentum, particularly Barty vs. Anisimova, the 51st-ranked American who hadn’t ceded a set through the quarterfinals.
Barty began as well as possible, racing to a 5-0 lead within 12 minutes by winning 17 of the first 18 points.
“I felt,” Barty would say afterward, “like that happened really quickly.”
Moments later, with Anisimova serving at 15-40, Barty held two sets points. From there, Anisimova began playing the way she did in her upset Thursday of defending champion Simona Halep — and Barty suddenly lost her way.
Anisimova took six consecutive games, and in the eventual tiebreaker, she collected the last five points. That began a run of 17 points in a row for her en route to a 3-0 lead in the second set. But then it was Barty’s turn to change things and she went on a six-game run to force a third set.
There was one last big shift to come. Anisimova was up a break and serving at 2-1 in the third when her coach signaled from the stands that play should be halted because of rain. The chair umpire checked the white lines, though, and determined the match could continue.
Anisimova then got broken there, opening another four-game run for Barty. Even though Barty needed six match points to close things, she did, indeed, finish the job.
Vondrousova, meanwhile, trailed 5-3 in each set but came back each time. Konta wasted three set points in the opener.
The semifinals were played in difficult conditions, with drizzle that had spectators opening umbrellas, wind that reached 12 mph (20 kph) and temperatures around 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15 degrees Celsius). And they were played at unusual courts — scheduling that was criticized by women’s tennis tour CEO Steve Simon as “unfair and inappropriate.”
Normally, all French Open singles semifinals are held in Court Philippe Chatrier, with the women on Thursday and men on Friday. But after a full day of play was washed out by rain Wednesday, tournament officials were forced to shuffle the schedule.
The two women’s semifinals were contested simultaneously at the second- and third-biggest courts at Roland Garros instead of the main stadium.
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MPC Rides the Storm for ‘The Finest Hours’
MPC’s VFX supervisor Seth Maury and the team at MPC Vancouver created the massive seas and storm sequences driving the true story behind the film ‘The Finest Hours’, following a dramatic boat rescue undertaken by a Coast Guard crew off the coast of Cape Cod in New England. MPC’s team completed some 300 large-scale water simulation shots, 300 weather and environment shots and 300 shots of the ocean behind actors shot on bluescreen.
The rescue took place in 1952 when one of the worst storms ever recorded struck the New England coast, damaging an oil tanker and ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat, the Coast Guard's 36ft boat set out to rescue the sailors trapped aboard the sinking vessel. The most challenging part of the project for MPC was recreating the storm itself, which involved ocean swells, turbulent seas, blowing rain and snow, and a sequence in which the Coast Guard boat crosses a digital version of Chatham Bar while 10 to 15m waves roll, swell and crash around it.
The live action shoots of the Pendleton T2 tanker and various rescue boats were carried out in a 120ft by 80ft and 12 ft deep water-tank built for the shoot at a warehouse in Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts. The production had physically built a large gimbal set with the Coast Guard CG36500 rescue boat and restored four period rescue boats. They also built a full-size mock-up of the Pendleton hull, and a replica of the Pendleton engine room that could be flooded with 6ft of water. Scenes were also shot in Cape Cod at locations near where the historical events happened.
Story-Driven
MPC spent some months on previs before principle photography began in the autumn of 2014 to make sure they could match the looks the director Craig Gillespie wanted. He had supplied abundant reference made up of stills and videos of ships in storms, all of them practical, real-incident references. They had to learn how to differentiate between breaking waves, stormy waves, short brief waves, long 60-footers - and a myriad of others. For any of these and at any time, including the largest full CG water simulation shots, they needed complete control of how the water looked and behaved.
Seth said, “Because this is a dramatic story that needs to drive whatever the viewer sees happening in the environment, we wanted to be able to use the director’s expectations regarding waves and ocean surfaces as our start point and work backwards toward a digital rendition of that same look and behaviour, which called for a component approach that would prepare us for any request.
“Consequently, a component-based pipeline was built, which worked in a different order than usual on a CG project. Normally, the artists build a 3D environment, then position cameras according to where a scene takes place and then build bespoke effects, looks and CG assets from the ground up, scene by scene, according to those cameras.
“In this case, we set up five basic types of base ocean and wave looks in advance, each with a collection of associated FX elements such as rain, mists, spray, foam and so on, which we handed to the animation and layout team to build and animate the scenes from. To make various ocean surfaces available, the animation team, led by Tom Goodenough, also worked with a wave rig with numerous controls that they could feed to their ocean solvers. This gave the artists choices to work with and at the same time resulted in consistency and prevented them from having to start from scratch for each scene.”
Having so much physical reference on set and in camera from the water-tank shoot also gave the team a chance to prepare themselves for editorial changes. In order to be able to re-create the action in full CG when necessary, MPC’s team built digital doubles of the crewmembers, as well as digital versions of the Pendleton and Coast Guard boat to combine with their digital ocean. To support the modelling, the ship, hull and boats could be extensively photographed and the actors were scanned as well for more accuracy.
Precisely controlling the animation was particularly important for this project because of the story-focus during storms. Head of FX Adriano Rinaldi said, “The goal wasn’t just big, general, realistic-looking storms. The waves within each type had to take a specific role. For example, a sequence following the CG36500 Coast Guard boat crossing Chatham Bar in massive seas involved waves in various states of swelling, crashing, dumping and spilling. MPC developed simulations for each of these, and others for introducing layers of waves into the scene.
“‘The Finest Hours’ was an opportunity for MPC to further develop our fluid pipeline. The team had made substantial fluid advances for the storm sequences in 'Life of Pi’, but the performance and appearance of the water were not as specific. The massive seas created for Exodus had only been needed in five or six shots.”
The need for authentic-looking interactions between the boats, shore and water was another kind of water effect, and called for further practical reference. From a drone, video and stills were captured over the coast of Vancouver near the MPC studio, giving them reference of interactions from a similar position to the camera in the movie.
Before taking on this project, Seth Maury had considered that a simulation would supply all the detail required from any angle. “But some shots in this sequence had to be designed and completed as single one-off waves,” he said, “viewed and detailed to work with specific cameras. One of these looked down the length of a crashing wave from inside it. In another the viewer, or camera, is pushed along and backwards by a wave that had already crashed.”
Layering the Storm
The ocean pipeline consisted of Maya for rigging and animation, layout and the geometry, Houdini for environmental effects including rain and snow, and FlowLine to create the wave and surface simulations. Rendering of the work from FlowLine was done through V-Ray and Renderman. RenderMan, which is somewhat more flexible regarding pipeline integration, was used for animations and to control the shaders and lights.
A huge variety of mists were produced as generic mists to build up looks for different levels of storminess. Adriano described one of these in particular, a continuously blowing mist the team named ‘speed mist’ that was composited over the live action shots and full CG shots, made up of multiple layers generated from Houdini.
Renders for compositing were especially crucial for this project as they were the final opportunity to give the animations and simulations the correct look. The compositors started with the base ocean render and could then add any of these various render passes for foam, spray, mists, plus water texture, refraction and reflection passes for the water surfaces. Seth’s early career was spent working on films as a compositor and he was aware of the value of giving the compositing team plenty of choices in looks, and keeping options open for the director. www.moving-picture.com
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Indiana Jones is a lesbian
At times, the ordeal that has been coming to terms with my sexuality has felt much like an Indiana Jones escapade …
Mentorship 2019, Op-Eds
UC Berkeley needs to fund, support mentorship for LGTBQ+ students
When both queer and trans adults and adolescents struggle to stay afloat, it’s time to deploy life-saving tools and tactics. Proactive mentorship should always be the first line of defense. UC Berkeley administrators must learn to prioritize mentorship programs for queer and trans students on campus before the tidal wave of queer and trans oppression takes us under.
Uncon(queer)ed
Unsettled Settler
I’m not ashamed of disclosing my sexual orientation anymore. I now can confidently take my girlfriend’s hand and kiss her in public and no longer tremble when someone condemns me, saying I’m going to hell or calls me a bull dyke.
‘I’m not a regular mom; I’m a cool mom’
In a calm tone, my mom asked me, “Did you use protection?” We were sitting on her bed when she turned to me with a knowing look, certain that I had had sex. After all, she had left me and my boyfriend at home alone for the first time earlier
Tell him, boy, bi
Since then, I’ve been learning and relearning how to fully embrace my sexuality. I thought that the ending of my relationship would be the last time my body and sexuality were directly policed — but I was wrong. I am still constantly being regulated and policed by society’s toxic expectations of what it means to be a bisexual woman of color.
Sir Babygirl’s ‘Everyone Is a Bad Friend’ weaponizes uniqueness to tackle universal experiences
Sir Babygirl’s new single “Everyone Is a Bad Friend” ricochets off of foundations crafted by pop idols such as Charli XCX and the Spice Girls and dances with the dream pop sounds of artists such as Cults and Beach House.
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New Malware Found Hiding Inside Image Files
Dell SecureWorks CTU researchers say Stegoloader is third example in a year of malware using digital steganography as a detection countermeasure.
Researchers with Dell SecureWorks' Counter Threat Unit (CTU) this week detailed the kind of Spy-vs.-Spy countermeasures malware authors come up with to evade detection in a new report on a little-known malware family it calls Stegoloader. Targeting organizations in healthcare, education, and manufacturing, Stegoloader uses digital steganography to hide malicious code inside a PNG image file downloaded from a legitimate website.
A longtime spycraft technique, digital steganography is a method of concealing secret information within seemingly non-descript, non-secret files. Malware authors may be taking a shine to it because it is a relatively simple but effective way to circumvent tools like intrusion detection and prevention systems. Last year, CTU researchers unveiled at BlackHat evidence that the Lurk downloader was one of the first families of malware to use true digital steganography as a countermeasure.
"At the end of 2014, CTU researchers also observed the Neverquest version of the Gozi trojan using this technology to hide information on its backup command and control (C2) server," CTU researchers wrote.
Now with the discovery of Stegoloader, they're wondering if this may be the early signs of a trend toward digital steganography as a malware countermeasure.
"Stegoloader is the third malware family that CTU researchers have observed using digital steganography," the researchers said. "This technique might be a new trend because malware authors need to adapt to improved detection mechanisms."
Of course, the use of steganography is just one of the techniques used by this malware to evade detection. Stegoloader's authors wrote it with a modular design.
"Stegoloader's modular design allows its operator to deploy modules as necessary, limiting the exposure of the malware capabilities during investigations and reverse engineering analysis," the researchers wrote. "This limited exposure makes it difficult to fully assess the threat actors' intent."
Some of the modules used are a geographic localization module to gather information on the compromised system's IP address, browsing history module, password-stealing module, and even a module designed to steal instances of IDA software used by malware analysts and reverse engineers to analyze malicious software if Stegoloader detects it on the compromised system. Additionally, the main module of the malware is not persistent, and before deploying other modules, it performs checks for indication that it is running in an analysis environment.
"For example, the deployment module monitors mouse cursor movements by making multiple calls to the GetCursorPos function," the report said. "If the mouse always changes position, or if it does not change position, the malware terminates without exhibiting any malicious activity."
As of now, the malware looks to be an opportunistic information-stealer and hasn't been observed using exploits or spearphishing, so the researchers say it's more likely a mass-market commodity malware family than one used in targeted attacks.
Dr.T,
Re: Nothing new here?
I agree. We just need to know what paths do these malwares are coming so we can take more precise preventive actions instead of playing catchup game.
Re: Ingenuity
I agree it starts with simple root cause and goes into a bigger problem. That is the main reason whatever we do we have to a have layered approach.
Sure. They have incentive to outsmart security professionals in a way that they are always ahead of all of us. That is the main problem with the security measures it is always trying to catch up.
One of the oldest technique to hide information inside an image. They do it in a way that the checksum on the image is not resulting into a different number so it is really hard to catch.
GwenGo,
Thank you for this article on malwares.
I really hope to protect myself against these intrusions but it's hard ...
BertrandW414,
Yes Whoopty, now that would be a great use of our H1B visa system! It is too bad that some of these people working in hacker groups or cartels would probably feel that trying to leave and become legit would put their lives or physical well-being in jeopardy. They might also be worried about getting abducted by an organization in our intelligence community and getting "aggreessively interviewed" for contacts, techniques, and other useful information.
savoiadilucania,
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6/17/2015 | 11:52:56 AM
Nothing new here?
While a novel way to effect a network attack, the attack vector and countermeasures remain the same. The adversary has to introduce and execute malcode. Whether that malcode is obfuscated using steganography or appended to a legitimate document is largely irrelevant. And making that determination is quite frankly a fruitless endeavor granted the panoply of evasion mechanisms available. The focus needs to be on the execution chain.
Mark532010,
you are right on in that statement. While zero-day and these super-sophisticated attacks gain all the media and keep people awake at night, the reality is that 90+% of breakins are simple basic security 101 problems. users with admin rights, default passwords, no encryption, lax controls or controls that are never actually used, home-grown apps that have never been pen-tested, etc.
The ingenuity of malware makers always impresses me. I'm sure many of them could secure gigs at security outfits or firms that require high-end digital security. They wouldn't even need to be world class, as so many firms seem to have such lax digital defences.
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Success: 4 Year Graduation and Positive Placement
The most expensive part of a four-year education is the fifth year. The four-year graduation rate for CU Boulder is less than 50%. The six-year rate is 71%. For UCCS and CU Denver, the four-year rates are less than 25% and the six-year rates are less than 50%. We must to improve student success. (1) Implement better degree-planning counseling. (2) Identify at-risk students. (3) Improve success at the course level through access materials and professors.
But graduation is the first step. Five years ago, the Leeds School of Business implemented 90% Positive Placement Goal across all its departments and programs. And in each of the past five years we’ve achieved above 90% positive placement through a student, staff and faculty coordinated effort of early engagement, placement skills and action plans.
Access: Easy Matriculation and Online Resources
CU must be accessible for all Coloradans – accessible straight from high school, from community college, from other institutions and for non-traditional students. This means seamless progression from two-year programs to CU’s four-year programs. This means CU degree partnerships with other institutions which leverage CU’s faculty and facilities. This means simple enrollment and degree plans for non-traditional students – those starting late or looking to go back.
CU must also be on the cutting edge of augmenting its high-quality traditional course delivery with highly effective online delivery. Most of CU’s full-time students already take a classes online. And almost all courses feature some online content – from posted homework or readings to recorded lectures and online examinations. Providing faculty and students with the proper technology will give students the most comprehensive access to CU education. This includes live lecture capture, hybrid delivery (blend of in-class and online) to fully online, distance delivery. Access to all CU resources improves success for all.
Equity and Diversity: Recruiting and Climate
Above all else, CU must be welcoming, inclusive and safe for all Coloradans and all students, staff and faculty regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or political beliefs.
Education provides options. I believe a University education is the primary path to fulfillment and security in our society. CU must, in every way, uphold an environment in which all can succeed and thrive.
As Colorado’s premier postsecondary education institution, CU must be equitable and reflect Colorado’s diversity. This requires targeted recruiting, financial support and focused student services.
An inclusive climate starts with the President and the Board. It is the obligation of all CU students, staff and faculty.
Research, Discovery, Creativity and the Production of Knowledge:
CU is the state’s leading creator of knowledge and producer of creative and artistic works. So much of what we as a people know about science, society, medicine and health, culture, history and art springs from research universities like CU. The research and creative output of the four CU campuses improves the human condition, and most importantly, teaching where research and art are created, makes us better teachers.
The CU Anschutz Medical Campus consistently produces top-flight medical research and innovations. UCCS is the only comprehensive research and teaching University in the southern part of Colorado. CU Denver (CU in the City) serves Colorado’s largest metropolitan area. And with five Nobel Laureates, CU Boulder is the region’s only R1 University. It ranks 26th in the country and 38th in the world in the ARWU research ranking.
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Where are the Women Directors and Editors?
Collaborators Series, News, Programme
Responding to the release of appalling international statistics, members of DEGNZ and WIFT gathered in Auckland on Monday night last week to talk about gender imbalance in the NZ screen industry. Broadcaster Kim Hill moderated a lively discussion with panelists Gaylene Preston, Annie Goldson, Cushla Dillon and Jackie van Beek, who had varying views on how the situation had arisen and what could be done about it.
The statistics are not readily available for television but are clear for film: in New Zealand 17% of dramatic features, with NZFC investment, are directed by women. Women are making fewer applications and are accessing a smaller proportion of public funding than is appropriate for their population. There was a call at Monday’s event for positive discrimination to address this.
DEGNZ is now in discussions with NZFC and NZ On Air, to analyse the data available and look at useful ways to move the discussion forward.
September 1, 2014 /by Lucy
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Editing Workshop with Justine Wright. Apply Now! The Rehearsal Room Feedback and Photos
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Teenage mummy at heart of new Franklin exhibit
Get a glimpse of life in Ancient Egypt in the museum’s newest exhibit, ‘Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science’
Teenage mummy at heart of new Franklin exhibit Get a glimpse of life in Ancient Egypt in the museum’s newest exhibit, ‘Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science’ Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/1X6Cv4w
Special to The News Journal Published 5:08 p.m. ET Feb. 4, 2016
Decode the ancient language of hieroglyphics from ancient Egypt at the Franklin Institute.(Photo: ©Brad Feinknopf)
Annie, a mysterious Egyptian teenager, returned to Philadelphia last month after a five-year cross-country journey with stops in major cities.
Checking on her well-being shortly after her arrival was Mimi Leveque, who has been overseeing Annie’s state for those five years, following her to every stop on her journey.
It’s a strange relationship – a middle-aged art conservator and archaeologist from the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, and a 2,300-year-old girl with a little-known background who is the headliner at The Franklin Institute’s newest exhibit, “Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science.”
“She’s my girl!” Leveque said enthusiastically, as she poked very gingerly at Annie’s linen bindings and inspected the foot coverings she had helped construct to replace those that were smashed over centuries.
Tiny and compact, Annie is a mummy, one of two that belong to the Academy of Natural Sciences, a neighbor of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia’s museum district. Annie was acquired by the Academy in 1903 and had been on display there for decades.
She’s now part of the roving exhibition compiled by a collaborative of science museums and she’ll be hunkered down in Philadelphia through next summer, when the exhibit moves across the country to Washington.
Little is known of the tiny, narrow teenager, whom experts believe drowned in the Nile.
Annie is stored in a vivid coffin, or sarcophagus, adorned with a painted snake, that was in turn tightly packed among foam supports into a plain white box held closed with modern Velcro strips for shipping. Annie (she has no more detailed name and the Annie stands for Anonymous), quickly was installed in her own room in the “Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science” exhibit that will be on display through Aug. 28.
The coffin and its contents have been carbon dated to 300 to 200 B.C. Annie’s facial bones were among those used by noted forensic sculptor Frank Bender to re-create her appearance at the time of her death. The head Bender made of her shows a girl with a flippy haircut.
Today, her body is covered with layers of linen.
“I could feel the bones through the wrapping,” Leveque said of her first encounter with Annie. “The feet were sort of smashed and I had to reconstruct them. She looks like a teenager of today, wearing white thong sandals with her toenails painted white,” she said.
“There was no text (found with the body) to let us know who she was. The outer shroud was deep pink, usually used by priests. A CT scan shows displacement of vertebrae and one kneecap missing. The injuries were typical of a drowning death. It’s likely she fell into the Nile,” said Leveque.
A necklace is painted on the body wrapping and corresponds to pieces of a dried flower necklace she was wearing for her burial in the side of a cliff.
Her place of honor in the roving exhibit “has given her an eternity that she never imagined. Who would think an anonymous teenager would have such an afterlife?” said Leveque, who is responsible for inspecting the mummy and its coffin at each stop on the exhibit tour.
While Annie holds the headline for the exhibit, it’s likely children, who are the intended audience, will give her little more than a short look-see and then move on to the interactive stations.
“Egyptian exhibits have been favorites with our visitors, including King Tut and Cleopatra. They’re intrigued by the lure of Egypt,” said Larry Dubinski, president and CEO of The Franklin Institute. “Here we have 67 authentic Egyptian artifacts,” he said.
But they, like Annie, are behind glass and are likely to be less remembered than the hands-on items, even if they’re made of resin and designed to handle rough treatment.
Interactive portions of the exhibit include an enclosed roundtable that allows visitors to channel winds to see the effects of desert sand storms on a small replica of three pyramids and a sphinx.
Likewise, children will be able to build a pyramid from rectangular blocks they can stack and finish with others shaped like triangles, which gave pyramids their smooth exterior.
And how about moving those blocks, which each weighed the equivalent of 27 refrigerators? Well, that’s covered in another interactive station, where an explanation tells how the blocks first were moved on stone chips, then on sledges, and then helped along with liquids to cut friction. Kids can pull blocks themselves to see how sledges made the task easier.
By watching short videos, they can learn how the workers lived while they were spending as long as three generations building a pyramid. There’s information about their eating habits, the extent of medical care and sleeping arrangements.
“They lived well and they put graffiti on the walls to indicate they were proud of their work,” says Ana Tavers, the assistant field director of Ancient Egypt Research Associates.
There’s a miniature excavation pit and an opportunity to decode ancient messages. Pre-teens probably will spend time looking at a full-size replica of the Rosetta stone, where text in three languages, including Egyptian hieroglyphics, allowed archaeologists to crack ancient codes and use them to interpret messages written thousands of years ago.
Examination of different bones found at excavation sites will give an insight into how meals were prepared. Were pieces of meat roasted or boiled? Children only will have to look at excavated garbage to answer.
Dr. Tosha Dupras, chairman of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Central Florida, who participated in two Egyptian expeditions, explains in one three-minute video how researchers still can find signs of epidemics or other diseases in ancient settlements. She talks about how bone chemistry can help place the movement of nomadic people.
Pre-teens will love to look at Bender’s work on crafting reconstructions of some mummies and will be fascinated with CT skeletal scans of those individuals that clearly show one with a broken hip, another with packets of body organs replaced inside the stomach cavity.
Definitely skeevy to children will be the scan of a 40- to 50-year old man whose mummy was cosmetically improved with fake ears and another who shows signs of trepanning (brain surgery). Visitors can huddle around an interactive station to realign pieces of a shattered jug and at another to learn how to pronounce hieroglyphs. No one will overlook a great photo op at the entrance to the 5,000-square-foot exhibit: a life-sized kneeling camel, just waiting for someone to climb on board. The exhibit isn’t one that will call out to adult wannabe archaeologists or anthropologists, but it will stir up interest in children and show them opportunities to develop interests or careers studying ancient people.
“We hope they go forth to learn about the past,” said Dubinski.
The exhibit was put together by the Science Museum Exhibition Collaboration, which pulled in high-level experts for commentary and didn’t over-complicate items on display. It’s another reason to return with your children to the Franklin Institute.
WHAT: “Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science”
WHEN: Through Aug. 28
WHERE: The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 22nd St., Philadelphia
TICKETS: Included with admission, but timed tickets are required. $24.95, $20.95 for children 3 to 11,
free for kids under 3.
INFO: (215) 448-1200 or www.fi.edu
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A Huge Blizzard Is Going to Hit Most of the U.S. On Christmas Weekend
It's likely to cause hazardous conditions and major travel delays.
If you're dreaming of a white Christmas, you may want to be careful what you wish for.
Acccuweather.com reports that there's a major snowstorm barreling towards the very heart of the U.S. this weekend, causing whiteouts, dangerous roads, and major travel delays for people going home for the holidays.
The storm will begin in the Intermountain West area and strengthen as it heads over the High Plains on Saturday, moving Northeast on Christmas Day as far as the Great Lakes region. Because of the storm track, there won't be much snow from Minneapolis to Kansas City or Denver, but it's expected to create blizzard conditions in the Northern Plains and Northern Rockies.
It's also expected to create thunderstorms, torrential rain, hail, and even tornadoes from Omaha, Nebraska down to Dallas, Texas.
If you're in these areas, you might want to bump up your travel plans if at all possible, and be sure to stock up on blizzard essentials—like soup ingredients or hot chocolate—and bundle up! Stay safe and have a Merry Christmas.
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Denny Regrade: Hosing Seattle into shape
Dates:1903-1911; 1929
Amazing Fact: 16 million cubic yards of dirt was removed, mostly by large blasts of water.
During the 1880s Seattle was racing toward new status as a major metropolis. City leaders and engineers were determined to create a prosperous town even if that meant changing the landscape to do it.
Perhaps the city's most famous physical transformation is the Denny Regrade.
With its foundation hosed out from under it, a lone house is sandwiched between the remains of Denny Hill.
Today, the only reminders of Denny Hill are old newspaper clippings showing twin mounds of earth which once stymied development north of the central business district.
In 1881, city engineer R.H. Thomson began crafting a new landscape for the area. But it was not until 1898, after building new sewer and water systems for the city, that he was able to turn his attention toward leveling streets, beginning with Denny Hill at First Avenue.
To garner support from property owners, Thomson hired an assistant to walk door-to-door to explain the project, and its benefits, chiefly that the value of leveled property would increase tenfold.
He was right. As Denny Hill melted away, land values soared along Second Avenue. Property owners relished the idea of regrading, and asked for more despite having to foot the bill themselves.
Beginning in 1903 and again in 1910, Denny Hill, which once covered 62 city blocks, was whittled away by continuous blasts of water. Twenty million gallons of water a day were pumped from Lake Union to the top of the hill with force enough to move 2,500-pound boulders.
Crews aim hoses toward Denny Hill as they work to wash Denny Hill -- which once convered 62 city blocks -- into the bay.
Clay and rocks were sluiced into channels, then routed into the bay via a timber trestle flume between Bell and Battery streets. Some of the earth was hauled away in horse drawn wagons, and on small railways built for the task.
About half of the 16 million cubic yards of dirt removed stayed on site for fill; the rest was dumped in the tideflats between Jackson and Spokane streets, forming Harbor Island.
The deepest cut was made near Fourth Avenue and Blanchard Street, where the hill was reduced by 112 feet.
The bulk of the regrade was complete by 1911, although the hill wasn't quite level. Work resumed in 1929 to finish the project. By that time, giant steam shovels replaced hoses, scooping and dumping soil onto conveyor belts which moved to follow the digging.
Thomson believed his project would create a bustling business district north of Pine Street, but his mission was never fully realized. The Denny Regrade, also known as Belltown, today is home to quirky shops, hip restaurants and apartments rather than towering office buildings.
In fact, some argue the regrade may have thwarted development, or at least reduced real estate prices by robbing the potential for expansive city views, like those of houses perched on Queen Anne Hill.
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I have ordered Urdu and Hindi books from them often and have found their service excellent. Their catalogues are also many cuts above what most booksellers offer. I've found it well worthwhile being on their mailing list; I end up using them more than most other sources."
Email dated 28 May 1997 of Prof. Frances Pritchett, Dept. of Middle East languages and cultures, Columbia University, New York, USA, in response to a query raised on Indology (a listserv)about experiences with D.K. Agencies
"The Cataloguing department who searches the databases and enters the books into the computer, is very pleased with the cards that you have included inside each book. They have also commented on the excellent transliteration. Please thank your transliterators and congratulate them. Keep up the good work !"
Extracts from letter dated 28 February 1995 from Marilena Gahman, Head, International Language Collections, Detroit Public Library, Detroit, MI, USA.
"Lewis B Day of the Graduate Theological Library, Berkeley, California, gave a talk at the 1993 convention of the American Theological Library Association addressing the issue of vendors for books in Asia and Africa. --- In the published version of his presentation, which appeared in the Annual Proceedings, there is a list of vendors [ and there appears the name of DK Agencies] among these alongwith the annotation: Jobber ; excellent supplier of all materials (including standing orders and continuations) ; highly recommended."
Extracts from letter dated October 18, 1994 from Rev. Hayes, Library Director, Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY, USA.
"The Indian bookseller most research libraries in North America use is the DK Agencies. --- Like all our best suppliers, they have been superb in tailoring their services. Within the constraints of the international delivery services, they have been remarkably reliable. My own perspective, based on visiting them in New Delhi as well as visiting virtually every booth at the 1992 New Delhi World Book Fair, is that they are exceedingly well-placed in the Indian book trade and highly respected."
Extracts from letter dated November 10, 1993 of Mr Michael A. Keller, Ida M. Green Director, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, CA, USA, addressed to Mr. William Kaufman.
"The Victoria & Albert Museum possesses the largest collection of Indian art outside Indian subcontinent --- The Indian Collection has its own research library. --- Beyond setting the parameters of what should theoretically be collected lies the problem of how to obtain publications in practice. --- India has one of the largest publishing industries in the world. --- Book distribution is naturally also a major industry. --- One such book distributor of current publications from India is DK Agencies. --- Its efficiency can be gauged from the fact that it supplies books to 80 countries worldwide. --- supplies research material to most major academic and public libraries. The Company uses a vast array of bibliographic tools to bring new books to the attention of their clients."
Extracts from the text of a paper presented to the IFLA Section of Art Libraries at New Delhi, 1992 by Jan van der Wateren, Chief Librarian, National Art Library, Victoria & Albert Museum, London,UK, and published in Art Libraries Journal, 1993, 18/2, pages 20-25.
"We do consider D. K. Agencies to be our main Indian vendor and we are quite happy with your services. We also want you to know that we find your Catalogues to be very useful. We use the Catalogues as selection tools, and we hope that you will continue to send them to us."
Extracts from letter dated 13 May 1980 from Ms. Suzanne K. Metzger, Assistant Head, Acquisitions Department, University of California Library, San Diego, CA, USA.
"We are very satisfied with your services. Your excellent book-lists with their reliable information, lack of spelling mistakes, full names, mention of reprints, publishers, etc., are unique among Indian services of this kind. --- Your offer of a set of Unit Cards is very interesting. We are presently considering how we might use these cards for pre-acquisition, acquistion and cataloguing."
Extracts from letter No. AZ.:XS-75; Orient. Abt. 79/76. dated 13.8.76 from Dr. George Baumann, Universitaetsbibliothek Tuebingen, Germany.
"We find both the BOW Bulletins and the DK Newsletter very useful indeed for keeping ourselves informed about Indian publications. They are read with interest by all our staff who work in that field."
Extracts from letter no. OMPB/TM/DJ dated 28 July 1976, from Department of Oriental Manuscripts and Printed Books, The British Library, London.
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The Economic Times (a leading daily from New Delhi), March(16, 1998)
"DK are the only book-exporters of India who send catalogue card (main entry) alongwith each publication they supply, thus saving a considerable time and effort of the receiving libraries in cataloguing."
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Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog
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Herding dog used by Romanian shepherds in the Carpathian mountains for centuries to defend the herds while, at the same time, being an excellent guard dog.
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BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY
The Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog was selected from an endemic breed present in the Carpatho-Danubian area. For centuries the principle criteria for selection has been utilisation, this dog having conserved its character intact to the present day.
The first standard was written in 1934 by the National Institute of Zootechny. This standard was modified and updated in 1982, 1999 and 2001 by the Romanian Cynological Association. The Technical Committee of the R.C.A. adapted the standard on 30.03.2002 to conform to the model proposed by the F.C.I.
The Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog has been used for centuries by the Romanian shepherds in the Carpathian Mountains to defend the herds and guard the camps. Selection was based upon performance rather than breed type until the first breed standard was written in 1934. The Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog was recognized by the United Kennel Club July 1, 2006.
Relatively large-sized dog, agile, never heavy, the general appearance being that of a vigorous dog. The body is rectangular, the croup is broad, slightly sloping, the chest is large and deep, the shoulder long and slightly sloping. Sexual dimorphism is well defined, the males should be taller and stronger than the females.
A relatively large dog, rectangular in shape, always giving the impression of agility. Secondary sex characteristics are strongly pronounced, with the males being taller and stronger than the females.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS
The length of the skull is slightly greater than or equal to half of the total length of the head.
The length of the body is always greater than the height at the withers. In females, the lumbar region may be a little longer.
The depth of the chest corresponds more or less to half of the height at the withers.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT
A natural guardian and courageous, he distinguishes himself by his instinctive and unconditional attachment to the herd and his master. He is a dignified, calm and stable dog.
A natural and courageous guard dog, calm, dignified and unconditionally attached to the herd and his master.
Lupoid type (wolf-like).
Wolf like, powerful but not heavy.
CRANIAL REGION
The Carpathian Shepherd Dog is of the mesocephalic type, with a powerful but not heavy head. The forehead is wide and slightly domed; wider between the ears and narrowing progressively towards the stop. The frontal furrow is relatively long and sufficiently well defined.
Wide and slightly domed, narrowing towards the eyes. Stop must be moderate.
Moderate, never too pronounced nor too discreet.
FACIAL REGION
Large, wide and always black.
Large, wide, and always black.
Powerful, of approximately oval section, slightly truncated cone shaped. The length of the muzzle is slightly less than or , at the most, equal to that of the skull.
Approximately the same length as the skull, never longer than the skull. Oval in shape with thick, tight, dark lips and lean cheeks.
Thick, well pigmented, tight and well closed at the corner of the mouth.
Jaws/Teeth
Strong, solid and straight jaws. Powerful dentition; scissor bite with the incisive arcades slightly rounded.
The Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog has a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth meeting in a scissors bite.
Lean, with strong but never prominent cheek muscles. The skin is tight.
Almond shaped, slightly oblique, not too big compared to the size of the skull, colour dark brown. Neither protruding nor sunken in the sockets. The eyelids are black, tightly fitting the eyeball.
Almond shaped, fairly small, set somewhat obliquely. Dark brown in color with tight fitting black rims.
Not too big, triangular, attached a little higher than the line of the eye, with the tip slightly rounded, carried close to the cheek.
Triangular in shape, slightly rounded at the tips and set slightly above the outer corner of the eye. Carried dropped and close to the cheeks.
Muscled, very strong, of medium length presenting an angle of approximately 50° to the horizontal.
Medium length, very strong and carried at an angle of approximately 50 degrees to the horizontal.
Vigorous, well developed, slightly rectangular.
Longer than tall, giving a rectangular appearance. The chest is well developed and deep to the elbows, rather broad. The ribs are well-sprung but never barrel shaped. The back is of moderate length, strong and firm, and the topline is level. The loin is fairly short and muscular and the croup is of moderate length and slightly sloping but never falling away. The underline is gently curving.
Straight and firm.
Only slightly pronounced.
Of moderate length, straight, solid and muscled.
Powerful, muscled, but not too broad, of moderate length, neither too long (the topline would not be firm enough) nor too short. Croup Broad and muscled, of moderate length, slightly sloping, never falling away.
Well developed, deep, reaching to the elbows, relatively wide. Strong ribs, well sprung, never barrel like.
Underline and belly
Moderately rising, belly tucked up but never drawn in nor pendulous.
Set on relatively high, bushy, with abundant coat. At rest, it is carried low, straight or slightly sabre-like, reaching to the hock. When the dog is alert or in action, tail is carried upwards and can be even higher than the topline but never lying on nor curled over the back.
Set on relatively high, reaching to the hock, at rest it is carried low or saber-like. When the dog is alert it can be slightly above the topline, but never curled or carried over the back.
FOREQUARTERS
Strong bones.
Seen from the front or from the side, upright and perpendicular to the ground.
The shoulder blades are well muscled and moderately sloping.
Strong, moderately sloping.
Close to the body, neither in nor out.
FORELEGS
Straight, with strong, oval shaped bone and short, slightly sloping pasterns. Length of the foreleg from elbow to ground is one half the height at the withers.
Straight, very vigorous, with an oval section.
Pastern
Short, slightly sloping.
Large, oval and compact with well arched toes and resilient pads.
Forefeet
Oval, massive, compact.
Hind feet
Oval, well developed and compact, a speck smaller than the front. Toes arched and tight. Dewclaws, if any, should be removed except in countries where their removal is forbidden by the law. The pads are resilient and resistant.
Upright. Muscled with strong bones and good angulation.
Well muscled with strong bone and good angulation.
Broad, very muscular.
HIND LEGS
Very broad in upper thigh with a moderate length of lower thigh, a firm hock joint and a vertical rear pastern.
Lower thigh
Powerful, muscled, of moderate length.
Solid, firm, neither too high (indicating an accentuation of the stifle angulation) nor too low.
Rear pastern
Solid, vertical.
GAIT / MOVEMENT
Free, long-reaching movement. Vigorous and sustained trot. In action, the limbs are parallel.
Free and long reaching, giving the impression of great endurance.
Ash grey pigmentation. The nose, the eyerims and the lips should be black. Ash grey or black preferred for the nails.
The coat is harsh, dense and straight. The undercoat is dense and soft. With the exception of the head and the front part of the limbs where the coat is short and flat, the coat, of moderate length, is abundant all over the body. On the neck, the back of the limbs and the tail, the coat is longer – profuse coat on these parts being typical.
Harsh, dense, straight and double. Of moderate length and abundant all over the body, except on the head and the front of the legs where it is short and smooth. Profuse coat is typical on the neck, back of legs and tail.
Pale fawn overlaid with black (wolf-grey) of different tones, often lighter on lateral parts and darker on the upper part of the body. Pale fawn overlaid with black (wolf-grey) with white marks preferably non predominant
Pale fawn overlaid with black (wolf grey), often with paler shadings on the under parts of the body. White markings are acceptable but should not be predominant.
Ideal height at the withers for males is 25½ inches to 29 inches; for females it is 23 to 26½ inches. Weight should be in harmony with the size, giving the impression of strength but not heaviness.
Height at withers
Male Ideally 65 – 73 cm at the withers.
Female Ideally 59 – 67 cm at the withers.
However the overall impression is always more important.
In harmony with the size, giving the impression of a powerful but not heavy dog.
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
SERIOUS FAULTS
Any departure from the preceding text and which hinders utilisation.
Weak or too heavy construction.
Eyes too light in colour.
Very drooping lower eyelids, showing the eyeball, lips too fleshy and drooping commissures.
Important pigmentation faults.
Excessive length of body (more than 10%) and square body.
DISQUALIFYING FAULTS
Aggressive, overly shy or lethargic.
Subject clearly untypical with molossoid type appearance.
Absence of a P3 and another tooth, absence of a canine, absence of a P4, absence of a molar or absence of three or more teeth (except PM1).
Overshot, undershot or level bite.
Very light bone.
Chest insufficiently developed.
Lack of undercoat, coat other than short on the head and front of limbs, curly or bushy coat, wire coat, long coat, limp coat, silky coat, forming a distinct parting along the spine.
Important lack of pigmentation of eyelids, the nose, the skin and the lips; wall eye.
Colour brown, brindle, yellow, or flecked in these colours.
Males less than 62 cm, females less than 58 cm.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
Unilateral or bilateral cryptorchid. Viciousness or extreme shyness. Albinism.
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
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Riot Games Suing Esports Organisation Riot Squad for Trademark Infringement
Ben Bayliss
October 21, 2019 9:43 AM EST
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Riot Games are suing esports company Riot Squad for trademark infringement, claiming they're seeking to use the Riot name to grow. Stephen McArthur, The Video Game Lawyer also shares his thoughts and knowledge surrounding the situation.
Riot Games, well-known for League of Legends, has filed a lawsuit against an esports organization named Riot Squad over trademark infringement relating to the “Riot” name.
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According to Liquidpedia, Riot Squad was founded only this year in March 2019. The “About” page on their website says that they are “founded by gamers, for gamers.” and are based in Chicago, IL. The organization claims that they have, in their first year, built partnerships and have signed teams across a variety of different games. These games being Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Rainbow Six: Seige, Fortnite, and Apex Legends.
However, the lawsuit that was filed, and has been obtained and uploaded by Polygon, shows that Riot Games are filing the lawsuit for “Infringement of Federally Registered Mark”, “False Designation of Origin”, and “Unfair Competition.” Riot Games details that they’re well-known for League of Legends and esports and, “Based on Riot’s lengthy, continuous, and uninterrupted use of its RIOTand RIOT GAMES marks, the RIOT brand has become synonymous with Riot, video games, and competitive esports leagues, teams, and competitions.”
They say that Riot Squad has “unfairly and unlawfully adopted and exploited the RIOT brand name” through marketing, advertising, and promotion. Riot Games also go on to state they believe that Riot Squad has done business under the name Riot, and that Riot Squad has a logo that emphasizes the word “Riot.” This is also brought up when stating that Riot Squad teams represent the organization with clothing that has the word, “Riot” on them.
👀 Catch the squad 👉🏼 Day 1 of #TwitchCon2019 !!#RIOTSQUAD | #SQUADUP pic.twitter.com/4khR76axN1
— Riot Squad Esports (@RiotSquad) September 27, 2019
Essentially, Riot Games states they are informed and believe that Riot Squad’s use of the words Riot or Riot Squad has led purchasers, and potential purchasers, to falsely believe that they’re dealing with Riot Games themselves.
“Riot Squad intentionally used the RIOT Marks to confuse and mislead consumers into believing that its esports organization either is Riot, or is associated with, affiliated with, or sponsored by, Riot. This is particularly apparent not only due to the fact that both Riot and Riot Squad occupy the same specific sector of the video game industry, but also because Riot Squad’s apparent mission statement—to create anesports organization “by gamers, for gamers”—mirrors the guiding principle onwhich Riot was founded more than a decade ago, and with which it continues to be identified to this day.”
In light of this lawsuit, I was offered the chance to speak with Stephen McArthur, The Video Game Lawyer, a former game champion and expert in all legal matters in the video game industry. He has registered over 400 trademarks and has been lead counsel in “dozens of intellectual property federal court litigations.”
I asked McArthur about how Riot Squad are infringing the trademarks of Riot Games:
“The test for trademark infringement is whether the average member of the consuming public is likely to be mistaken or confused, even momentarily, that Riot Squad is affiliated with, sponsored, or authorized by Riot Games. This kind of consumer confusion can be trademark infringement here because Riot Games is also one of the biggest esports operators in the world. Riot Games has been instrumental in building esports as we know it from the ground up. Its 2018 League of Legends world championship had 100 million viewers, about as many viewers as the Super Bowl.
This confusion is exasperated by the fact that both Riot Games and Riot Squad often go by simply “Riot”. “Members of the public seeing an esports team named “Riot Squad” or “Riot” could easily be confused into thinking that they are authorized by, affiliated with, or sponsored by Riot Games. Adding “Squad” to the end of the name does do enough to differentiate them. It does not matter that Riot Squad does not currently have a LOL team. Both “Riots” are esports companies, and nothing would be stopping Riot Squad from creating a League team next year.”
I then asked about what legal issues Riot Squad could face should they be found to be using the Riot name intentionally. “If their infringement is found to be intentional, then that can open themselves up to triple monetary damages and also paying Riot Games’ legal fees for the lawsuit, which could be over $1 million,” he said. McArthur also highlighted what damage can be done to Riot Games if other companies such as Riot Squad use the Riot trademark to benefit themselves. “They could lose their trademark rights altogether if they let third-parties use their trademark without permission.”
Personally, I know how popular the Riot trademark is, especially on the esports front, so if you’re going to jump in and make an esports organization, you’ll know of Riot in the early stages of research.
Riot Squad hasn’t issued a statement surrounding the lawsuit and has continued to post content online as normal, so I imagine that they’re choosing to not address anything until a resolution has been reached. We’ll be keeping an eye out for any development surrounding the lawsuit and what happens next between the two companies.
Source: Polygon
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November 23, 2015 by craigi
DJI this week announced new plans to expand the list of its restricted flight locations to include places like prisons and power plants.
The software update is an expansion of its geofencing program, a virtual barrier which literally prohibits the drone from taking off or flying into areas in its geofence. DJI already uses geofencing in “no-fly-zones,” which are mostly airports and Washington, D.C.
But with greater limitations to where users can fly also comes greater freedom.
The latest update actually allows users to unlock the geofence. DJI’s new system will provide temporary access to restricted flight zones to drone operators with verified DJI accounts registered with a credit card, debit card or mobile phone number.
The goal is that users would have accountability in the event that they flew over a restricted area. Registered users could hypothetically turn off the geofence and fly over a football stadium, but if police found that they were illegally flying over the area, they could connect with the third party who maintains the credit card or phone number data to track down the perpetrator.
The move solves two problems.
“Ignorant – or dare I say – idiot” Phantom pilots. I can say this, because I was one once. When I first got a drone, I undoubtedly flew in parks within 5 miles of an airport, simply because I did not know. I wasn’t trying to cause any harm, and I don’t believe I ever have. But, had I interfered with a plane, that could have posed a huge problem. The new move simply informs users they can’t take off in certain areas, and users will move to parks that are a safe distance away from airports.
People who want to break the law will break the law. Yes, people who want to break the law will find away around it, always. If people really wanted to fly their Phantom over a football stadium they could find a way to do it. Now, this system makes it so people can, but also forces accountability as users will have to register if they are flying in a restricted area.
The ability to turn off the geofence makes sense for people like drone instructors, who may actually be approved to fly at an airport, or for inspectors who actually do need to fly their drones near power lines.
Most of the reckless Phantom users in the media have been people who simply didn’t know they were doing — such as the classic case of the man who accidentally crashed his drone near the White House. For the rest of us, rather than having onerous, government mandated restrictions for drone pilots, DJI is doing the policing themselves.
The geofence likely won’t cut down on “malicious” drone use, and that’s not the point. The geofence will help those 1 million people expected to receive a drone this holiday season to be a little more responsible with their new drones. So even if the Phantom newbies out there aren’t experts and don’t know all the laws, we can guarantee they have a positive experience flying their new quadcopter, and there won’t be another accidental White House drone crash.
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Jess Glynne Performs at Glastonbury 2014
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Waysons return to CYB3RPVNK for a holiday treat in the form of their new track “Royals” a uniquely groovy tune that majestically suits its name. Drawing upon melodic synths and cinematic basslines, the Swiss duo sets a moody and thoughtful tempo out of the gate, later laying in bouncy percussive melodies that add a spark of dancefloor fire to the track. From its namesake, you can almost imagine “Royals” as the soundtrack to a widescreen pan over an ancient ritual in a long-lost civilization, with Waysons as its ruling monarchs. Let your imagination run wild and press play on “Royals,” which follows the duo’s recent release “Beyond Time” from earlier this month.
In 2018 DJ and producer R3HAB founded his label CYB3RPVNK, a place that embraces the alternative, pushes artistic boundaries and serves as a platform to build up new artists. The imprint is currently home to R3HAB himself and a strong roster of artists, including Skytech, Tommy Jayden, Dropgun, Cityzen, and more. Among them is Swiss duo Waysons, who also released on Hardwell’s Revealed, Afrojack’s Wall, NCS, and Sirup labels. Their collaborations with R3HAB put them on truly on the map in the CYB3RPVNK family last year, and the duo continues to evolve and perfect their sound with every release. Waysons have all the makings to be the label head’s proteges, so we can’t wait to see what they have up their sleeve next!
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Nowadays, there are so many DJs and music producers from the Netherlands who have emerged on the electronic scene within a short time. Without a doubt, one of these up-and-coming artists is Martin Wild. Like many young artists, he started making his first songs at the age of 15. Curiously enough, he ventured into Rap, but years later, he took a Deep and Tech House direction.
In point of fact, he has over 200 unreleased projects that someday will see the light. Furthermore, Martin has achieved a milestone of 10K listeners on Spotify. Not for nothing, the wide audience that is supporting him is hooked with his feel-good melodies and dark/chilled-out vibes. One such example is his latest single, “Communication System”. Above all, he dreams big in performing at the mainstage of Ultra Miami. If you can dream it you can do it. Everything is possible even the impossible. Check this out!
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High-qualified music producers are increasingly more frequent on this blog. One of these types of artists is without a doubt, Maximo Quinones. Progressively, he has been making a name for himself behind the decks throughout the best nightclubs/venues in Chicago and abroad. There’s no doubt he has a passion for DJing but also makes a considerable impression with his early compositions.
Since his teenage years, House had a huge influence on Maximo’s musical tastes. Nowadays, he finds his source of inspiration in those mainstream and classic hits when it comes to working at the studio. Released via Careless Records, “Letters” is his most recent proposal for this year. So, if you’re into smooth sounding tunes or emotive vocals, don’t think it twice, he’s one to look out for!
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Will Champlin takes his music to a whole new level with his side project, KillWill. Somehow, I have a feeling that Deep House fans will play “Beats and Pills” on repeat. Undoubtedly, this is a banger in every sense of the word. With distorted pitched down vocals, he gives it a dark feel to it, while, the blend of melodies and synths have all the necessary elements to make you dance. Best of all, you can tell KillWill is fully inspired by international hitmakers like Gorgon City and Rüfüs Du Sol. Actually, it’s evident Will’s music has evolved on similar lines, which reflects hammering rhythms, intricate effects, and of course, a hypnotic edge. Without further ado, stream in full right here!
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eBay invites consumers to shop the world with new global brand campaign
eBay announced a new global brand campaign – “Shop the World” – illustrating how the moments of inspiration that surround us every day can be instantly shoppable on eBay. The campaign brings to life the company’s unique position in commerce: eBay’s unmatched selection of 800 million listings paired with eBay’s multiscreen technology means people can instantly shop the world’s inspiration – anytime, anywhere.
eBay’s brand advertising and marketing campaign, which debuts on October 14, 2014, is designed to put eBay top-of-mind with consumers during the most important time of the year for commerce – the Christmas season. As a partner to merchants, especially the small businesses who make their living on eBay, the ultimate goal is to support sellers by activating existing eBay users and attracting new ones.
“Our diverse community of global sellers is a core part of our marketplaces ecosystem. This campaign is for them,” said Steve Brennen, Senior Director of Marketing. “Thanks to our sellers, eBay has one of the most extensive and interesting product catalogues in the world.”
The campaign coincides with the release of Interbrand’s “Best Global Brands” report in which eBay is named the #28 most valuable global brand. eBay is not only one of the world’s most recognisable brands, but a rapidly evolving company and global commerce leader. “Shop the World” showcases eBay today, a modern, trusted marketplace – true to its roots of connecting a global community of buyers and sellers, while continuously innovating to shape the future of shopping.
Developed in partnership with Goodby Silverstein & Partners, the campaign creative shows how any and every moment that inspires you – from rock concerts to street artists, classic films to marathons – can be yours on eBay. The campaign will be deployed across television, digital, video, mobile and social channels and launches in conjunction with themed collections of shoppable inventory on eBay.com.au.
“The strength of the eBay brand represents the strength of our business and our entire community. This campaign is a celebration of that community, and an invitation to shoppers everywhere to act on your inspiration,” said Steve Brennen, Senior Director of Marketing “Whether you’re seeking street style from Berlin or the perfect guitar to unleash your inner Jimi Hendrix, you will find an unmatched assortment of authentic new and vintage inventory from experienced eBay sellers to help fulfill your passion.”
eBay is one of the world’s largest marketplaces with over 800 million listings from a diverse community of global sellers – from individuals to small and medium-sized businesses to beloved brands – who offer incredible inventory at great deals, the majority of which are new products available at fixed prices. Shoppers can discover things they love through Collections, a feature allowing expert curators, eBay buyers and sellers to group products based on themes, interests and passions. More than four million collections have been created worldwide since 2013.
eBay: A Global Commerce Leader
eBay is one of the world’s top global brands, with 149 million active buyers worldwide
eBay has more than 800 million live listings at any given time
In Australia more than 84%of items listed for sale are brand new; and 76% are in the fixed price (Buy It Now) format
eBay Inc. has an installed mobile base of 260 million apps, generating $20 billion in mobile volume
Cross-border commerce represents 20% of eBay’s gross merchandise volume
More than 65% of items on eBay.com.au ship for free
eBay has been a leading innovator in the world of commerce for almost 20 years
“Shop the World” Brand Campaign
The “Shop the World” campaign includes a mix of TV and digital creative reaching audiences initially in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Germany. More markets will follow in 2015.
Creative will appear in a series of 15-second, 30-second and 60-second spots
Each spot features several distinct moments of inspiration – and the item each shopper was ultimately inspired to purchase on eBay
Topic: Announcements
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eBay’s game-changing shopping event, Plus Weekend is back and better than ever
The LEGO Masters effect: 2 LEGO sets sold every second on eBay as show debuts
Social media and celebrity influence linked to Australians buying beauty products online
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The Bichler & Nitzan Archives
Theses, The Bichler & Nitzan Archives
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/195088
Corporate Urbanization: Between the Future and Survival in Lebanon
Sharp, Deen Shariff
If you look today at the skyline of downtowns throughout the Middle East and beyond, the joint-stock corporation has transformed the urban landscape. The corporation makes itself present through the proliferation of its urban mega-projects, including skyscrapers, downtown developments and gated communities; retail malls and artificial islands; airports and ports; and highways. Built into these corporate urban structures are edifices of politics, ideology and certain forms of socio-spatial and temporal organization. The corporation, however, has largely escaped critical scholarly analysis in Geography and/or Urban and Middle East Studies. In this thesis, I argue that the corporation is far more than a mere business enterprise and is in fact one of the most important apparatuses in the organization of our socio-spatial relations. Through an analysis of the 19th-century French joint-stock corporation, Compagnie Impériale Ottomane de la Route Beyrouth-Damas, and Solidere the corporation that led the reconstruction of Beirut following the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1991), this thesis considers and explores the force of the corporation in assembling socio-spatial relations and certain urban futures. Drawing on work in Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Geography, I consider the process of capitalization, which is central to how the corporation organizes its operations. Capitalization represents the present value of a future stream of earnings. I argue that capitalization is now central to the urbanization process and that the urban fabric has provided the corporation with a durable structure to guarantee a stream of income. Capitalized urbanization, I contend, is the building of a certain future into the urban present - also understood as the extension of time (the future) through the concentration of space (urbanization). It is therefore not only an economic proposition but one that necessitates broader socio-political and spatial control. In the case of the Compagnie, I argue, through its capitalization this corporation established a new power network that not only generated great profits for its shareholders but also contributed to the rise of Beirut as a central trading hub and facilitated the French domination of the Levant. The establishment of Solidere would once again create an urban corporate imposition that greatly altered the socio-spatial relations of Beirut and Lebanon more broadly. Solidere, I contend was central to the formation of the Second Lebanese Republic. Through Solidere’s corporate socio-spatial apparatus and its capitalization of the built environment, the company was able to build a certain future into the urban present, foreclosing other possible futures and socio-spatial formations.
forward-looking capitalization
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