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Of Milk And Money, Prelude: Kenyans Put Soil Carbon to the Test
Steve Zwick
Smallholder farmers provide roughly 40% of the world’s agricultural commodities, but circumstances often force them to farm aggressively and unsustainably. In 2011, we wrote about a groundbreaking effort to change that by tapping carbon markets to help small farmers become more sustainable. Then, in 2016, we visited the program and incorporated this 2011 story into a series on Kenya’s agroforestry revolution.
14 December 2011 | David Ongoro has been working his three-hectare farm in Kenya’s fertile Nyanza Province for over a decade, and for the past two years he’s been enjoying bumper crops. He attributes that to a local forester named Danish Juma, who told him he could earn carbon credits for shifting to something called “climate safe” agriculture.
Ongoro jumped at the chance – but not for the carbon credits.
“I’m a farmer,” he says, “and the most important thing for me is what I get from my farm – the outputs.”
It turns out those outputs respond to the same activities that reduce carbon emissions – a happy correlation that sparked a 20-year experiment called the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project (KACP), which aims to test the role carbon finance can play in persuading small-scale farmers to adopt more sustainable practices.
The KACP was developed by the VI Agroforestry Programme, a Swedish NGO that has been planting trees in Eastern Africa since 1983, and is being funded by the World Bank. Juma signed on as a field officer two years ago, and his mission ever since has been to recruit and train farmers like Ongoro. His pitch is simple: sustainable agriculture can raise your yields, and it also locks carbon in the ground – which means you might earn carbon credits down the road.
The Happy Convergence
Ongoro and 15,000 other farmers joined the project and have ratcheted up their outputs – perhaps as much as 30%, although an exact figure is still a few years off.
“The yields are definitely up, but we don’t know the exact amount yet,” says Bo Lager, who runs the project for VI Agroforestry. “We also can’t say with certainty how much of that increase can be attributed to the new practices, and how much is just normal fluctuation.”
The “new” practices are really a combination of old and new technologies called sustainable agricultural land management (SALM), which were developed not to capture carbon, but to conserve topsoil.
Healthy topsoil teems with life, and that means carbon. As we churn through topsoil, we not only extract the nutrients that support agriculture, but we release carbon into the air – lots of it: roughly 80 billion tons since the advent of mechanized tilling 200 years ago. SALM reverses this in two ways: first, by increasing yields, which captures carbon in plants; and second, by avoiding soil disruption, which keeps carbon locked in the soil.
Efforts are underway to bring 50,000 more farmers into KACP, which aims to generate carbon credits for another 20 years. Money will be used to train farmers in SALM while helping them adapt to climate change and commercialize their crops.
Manure, Mulch, and No-Till Farming
Ongoro says the practices are fairly simple, but also labor-intensive.
“I’ve learned to do crop rotation now, which I wasn’t doing before, and I use manure along with industrial fertilizers,” he says. “I also don’t remove residues – that’s the left over stuff after a harvest – but rather compost it.”
And, instead of digging up long rows of dirt to plant his seeds, he employs “no-till farming”, which is practiced on 40% of US farms. It’s credited with halting the depletion of topsoil there and locking an estimated 60 million metric tons of carbon in the ground annually.
Such practices could go a long away in Africa, where agricultural greenhouse gas emissions are projected to skyrocket as the population grows and the diet shifts. Already, 66% of the continent’s cropland has been severely degraded, which leads to more deforestation as farmers move on to more fertile land.
The series of articles has a companion series on the Bionic Planet podcast, also called “Of Milk and Money”. The podcasts echo the articles, but the two mediums are different, and they don’t always match up exactly. To get the full story, be sure to subscribe on iTunes, TuneIn, or wherever you access podcasts – or click below to hear the first installment on this device:
The Role of Carbon
The KACP has yielded intriguing insights into the supporting role that carbon finance can play in helping to alleviate those emissions.
“A farmer who joins this program will benefit through improved production, improved nutrition, and increased income from agricultural activities,” says Juma. “That’s the benefit; carbon should be viewed as a bonus.”
And there’s the rub: carbon is likely to deliver a small bonus at best, because SALM locks up just one or two tons of carbon per hectare per year. Ongoro’s three hectares might earn just $15 per year in carbon credits at today’s prices, with much of that going to cover the KACP’s administrative costs. What’s left will be distributed to the farmer’s cooperative that Danish belongs to, and no one really knows how much that will be.
Lager says that KACP’s costs are fixed, which means that the higher the price of carbon goes, the more he can disperse to farmers’ cooperatives. If prices stay at today’s levels, farmers won’t earn much directly from the credits, but will receive decades of training and adaptation support.
Carbon income, therefore, may best be used to support education, outreach, and organization – activities that promote the transition to a more sustainable economy – with farmers reaping the benefit of higher yields.
“You could make that argument,” says Lager. “But we still plan to give most of the money to farmers’ groups.”
The program won’t work everywhere, in part because it’s not clear how much of Africa’s soils are well-suited for soil carbon projects. Research done by the Terrestrial Carbon Group, for example, found that only two African countries – South Africa and Congo – offer a high potential of soil carbon sequestration. Soil specialist and retired Duke University professor William Schlesinger says that peatlands, wetlands and cold regions are, in general, better places for locking up significant amounts of carbon in soils.
“Since soil carbon contents are driven more by decomposition rates than input rates, hot areas and deserts simply do not store as much carbon,” he says, adding that the best road to sequester carbon in soils in Africa would be to focus on incorporating crop residues or their ash into soils, where this has not been done traditionally.
Modeling vs. Measuring
Which brings us to the question of how to measure changes in carbon stocks. Releasing carbon from soils takes much longer than from trees and sequestering is a much longer process as well.
“Measuring and validating an estimate of soil carbon over any considerable area is a non-trivial amount of work due to the high degree of spatial variation in soil characteristics and the relatively small changes in the carbon content that will be seen on an annual basis,” says Schlesinger, adding that modeling cannot replace field surveys because the models are too dependent on the parameter estimates that drive them.
The KACP is dealing with that by monitoring behavior instead of trying to measure carbon, and then knocking 60% off its estimated total.
Soil Carbon and Coffee
KACP is the first project to earn soil carbon credits, but other projects are underway across Africa. Ecosystem Marketplace publisher Forest Trends, for example, is working with Ecoagriculture Partners and Climate Focus on the African Agricultural Carbon Facility, which aims to test the viability of such mechanisms in coffee systems.
Coffee growing has significant carbon sequestration potential, and this initiative essentially focuses on converting sun-grown coffee into a shade-grown version with an increase in tree cover and a composting component. Researchers estimate this method of farming can store an additional 1.8 tCO2/ha/year.
In other words, converting sun-grown into shade-grown coffee, represents a promising commodity-based option for agricultural mitigation in Kenya as a substantial amount of carbon can be stored. Extension services for coffee farmers are readily available, which can be leveraged to deliver carbon-focused assistance. In addition, organic certified coffee systems commonly have a quality control entity that interfaces with farmers and could also play a role in carbon MRV.
Next Installment: How Agroforestry is Reshaping the Kenyan Countryside
Steve Zwick is Managing Editor of Ecosystem Marketplace and can be reached at szwick@ecosystemmarketplace.com.
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Gender Pay Review 2018
Faithful+Gould Birmingham Project Wins Top National Award
By on 14 Oct 2004
Project and cost management consultant Faithful+Gould’s key role in a Birmingham office refurbishment has been rewarded with a top national award from the British Council for Offices.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) building at Cornwall Court, in Cornwall Street, central Birmingham won the top award of 'Best of the Best' title, as well as the National and Regional awards for Fit-out Workplace, at the annual awards presentation dinner of the British Council for Offices (BCO).
The fit-out of Cornwall Court transformed a dark and uninspiring 1980s office block into 'an inspirational workplace which enables flexible working', according to the award judges.
Faithful+Gould’s appointment included project management, quantity surveying and planning supervision services for the scheme, which involved an initial three month strategic briefing and design period followed by a seven-month phased fit out.
The refurbishment of the 7,255 sq m space involved full fit-out from the ground floor through to the third floor. Faithful+Gould project manager Vaughan Bridges said: “The building was occupied by PwC staff for the duration of the building work, with the first phase being completed in a fast-track programme over just five weeks.
PwC actively promotes dynamic working practices, supported by various initiatives including a 'great place to work' philosophy and 'connected thinking' initiative, promoting connections for better business development. This project has been used to establish new, flexible and connected working practices across the entire Midlands region.
Judges described the completed scheme as 'a distinctive and appealing workplace that has injected new life into a tired building. The result is a sparkling environment full of delight and style, a great stimulation to staff working in the building’. Meeting/conference rooms and touchdown spaces are complemented by a suite controlled by a concierge, providing services ranging from centralised filing to restaurant bookings, dry cleaning and even storage for dinner jackets.
The BCO national award represents a 'double success' for Faithful+Gould which was recently named Quantity Surveying Practice Of The Year in the Builder & Engineer Magazine Awards 2004. The main project assessed for that award was Argent’s 1 Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, a development headed by a team of quantity surveyors from Faithful+Gould’s Birmingham office. The same team was also responsible for Argent’s prestigious Brindleyplace development, at the heart of Birmingham’s regeneration.
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BAMS and medal manufacturer Thomas Fattorini came together in early 2015 to create an annual international award for struck medals. The BAMS Struck Medal Award takes the form of a medal struck in sterling silver bearing a posthumous portrait of Thomas Peter Fattorini by Ian Rank-Broadley. It is intended to encourage artists and designers around the world to engage with struck medals and to encourage mints, both private and public, to produce struck medals of high artistic quality..
In years in which a FIDEM exhibition is held, the award is made for the struck medal considered to be the most successful in that exhibition; in other years it is awarded for the work judged to be the most successful recently produced struck medal.
In FIDEM years all the struck medals shown at that year’s FIDEM exhibition are considered for the award.
In non-FIDEM years submissions for the award should be sent by email to jlarkin@britishmuseum.org and should include images and all relevant information (names and contact details of artist and mint, size and metal of medal, circumstances of making and issuing). Please note that emails should be under 2MB in size, so ensure that images are re-sized to smaller files if necessary. Medals should have been made either in the year of submission or in the previous year. They may have resulted from a commission or have been produced on the initiative of the artist or the mint concerned. The artist may be an independent artist/designer or an employee of the mint striking the medal or of any other body.
Short-listed entrants may subsequently be requested to submit their medal by post for closer examination (in such cases the entrant will be responsible for covering the cost of inward postage, while the award organisers will cover the return postage). Each award medal will be engraved with the name of the winning artist and the year. The mint producing the medal will be acknowledged in all ensuing publicity.
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The BAMS Struck Medal Award is presented annually by the British Art Medal Society and Thomas Fattorini Ltd (“the organisers”). The award was initiated in 2015 in honour of Thomas Peter Fattorini (1932-2010).
The award is intended to encourage artists and designers to engage with struck medals and to encourage mints, both private and public, to produce struck medals of high artistic quality and to celebrate the artists and designers who provide the models and designs.
The award takes the form of a sterling silver medal 75 millimetres in diameter bearing, on one side, a portrait of Thomas P. Fattorini by Ian Rank-Broadley and, on the other, the British Art Medal Society logo.
Production of the award medal and its case is undertaken by Thomas Fattorini Ltd.
The award is made annually to an individual artist or designer. In years in which a FIDEM congress and exhibition are held, it is awarded for the struck medal judged to be the most successful in that exhibition. In other years it is awarded for the work judged to be the most successful recently produced struck medal.
The award is international in scope and is open to artists from all countries. The winning medal may have been struck by a mint in any country.
The winning medal may either have resulted from a commission or have been produced on the initiative of the artist or the mint concerned. If the former, the entrant is responsible for informing the commissioner that the medal is being entered for the award.
The winner may be an independent artist/designer or an employee of the mint striking the medal or of any other body.
Each award medal is engraved with the words THE STRUCK MEDAL AWARD, the name of the winning artist, and the year. The mint striking the winning medal is acknowledged in all publicity.
The winning artist and the mint striking the medal are permitted to use images of the award medal for publicity purposes.
An award may not be presented in any year if a suitable winner cannot be identified.
The award is advertised through BAMS and FIDEM, using those organisations’ websites and networks and The Medal journal.
The judges are appointed on an annual basis by Thomas Fattorini Ltd and BAMS Council.
In FIDEM years the judging takes place at the FIDEM exhibition and the presentation is made during the FIDEM congress.
In non-FIDEM years a final submission date is set by the organisers and initial submissions are accepted by email. Short-listed entrants may subsequently be requested to submit their medal by post for closer examination. (In such cases the entrant is responsible for covering the cost of inward postage, while the award organisers cover the return postage.) Submissions may be made by individuals, companies and organisations. Each submission must be accompanied by the name and contact details of both the artist/designer and the mint striking the medal and information on the size and metal of the medal and the circumstances of its making and issuing. The judging takes place at a time and place decided by the organisers.
The judges’ decision is final.
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AR/VR hardware rush could slow the arrival of content: analyst
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Concerns regarding ecosystem fragmentation and slow adoption are likely top of mind for virtual reality industry groups.
Following last week’s CES show in Las Vegas, analyst firm CCS Insight was left questioning whether the focus on hardware might sink the nascent virtual reality/augmented reality market.
The firm saw hundreds of companies exhibiting VR and AR hardware at the show, but few were demonstrating software or content innovations. Demonstrations by Qualcomm, Lionsgate and Intel were encouraging, but overall the focus was worrying.
“Despite the sharp increase in the number of companies exhibiting, little appears to have moved on in 12 months,” wrote CCS Insight. “The focus on hardware indicates an urgent need for greater attention to be paid to software and content if the technology is going to move beyond early adopters and fulfill its potential in the near term.”
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CCS pointed out companies like WebVR that are working to address early signs of fragmentation in the industry by providing a platform-neutral runtime, but worried that too much focus early on hardware could leave development tools and platforms in the dust and, in turn, hold back the arrival of new content.
“It is increasingly clear that there is a looming fragmentation problem on a scale far bigger than that witnessed in mobile devices. A growing number of different input mechanisms is creating headaches for developers unsure which accessories and platforms to support,” CCS wrote.
RELATED: VR Industry Forum launches with Sony Pictures, Ericsson, NAB, others on board
Concerns regarding ecosystem fragmentation and slow adoption are likely top of mind for the handful of virtual reality industry groups that have sprung up in the last month.
The Virtual Reality Industry Forum (VRIF), which has members including Akamai Technologies, Arris, Dolby Laboratories, Ericsson, Fraunhofer, Harmonic, NAB Pilot, Qualcomm, Technicolor, Sony Pictures and more, is focused on hatching an “interoperable, end-to-end ecosystem presenting high-quality audio-visual VR services.”
“We hope to ensure that the VR industry avoids the fragmentation of standards and formats that has plagued audiovisual media in the past,” David Price, vice president of strategic business development at Ericsson, said in a statement. “We expect that many of those involved in the original informal discussions will join VRIF shortly.”
Shortly before that, the Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), a group counting Acer Starbreeze, Google, HTC Vive, Facebook’s Oculus, Samsung and Sony Interactive Entertainment among its members, launched its efforts.
“The organization will foster dialogue between public and private stakeholders in VR around the world and make education and training material available to the public. Working groups will be organized around important topics for the industry, enabling us to produce relevant research and guidance,” the GVRA said on its website. “We will also host and participate in international discussions on important topics in VR to shape the public discussion on the technology. Ultimately, the group will develop best practices and share them openly.”
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by Ben Munson Jan 17, 2020 12:26pm
Fastly debuts private network connect for streaming content
Fastly announced Origin Connect, a direct private network connection between an organization’s origin server a Fastly Shield point of presence (POP).
Haivision intros SRT-based mobile video player
Haivision launched Haivision Play Pro, a free mobile player.
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Home » Interviews » “You Don’t Even Have To Show Him…His Silhouette Is Enough”: Petta’s Cinematographer Tirru
“You Don’t Even Have To Show Him…His Silhouette Is Enough”: Petta’s Cinematographer Tirru
The National-Award-winning cinematographer explains the dos and the don’ts that make up the framing of a Rajinikanth film
Cinematographer Tirru sounds tired as we begin our phone interview at around 10 pm on Saturday night. He’s been shooting all day in Hyderabad’s Ramoji Rao Film City for Priyadarshan’s period Mohanlal-starrer Kunjali Marakkar. “I have to be on the sets tomorrow morning as well,” he informs, “we don’t have Sundays”. Yet there’s clear excitement when he gets talking about Rajinikanth, who he describes as “an avatar”. The Superstar’s ‘stored’ energy seems infectious, even if it’s through a patchy phone line. Excerpts from the interview that followed:
Every Tamil director or writer has that one idea he/she keeps aside for their dream Rajinikanth film. I’m sure that’s the same with cinematographers as well…
Of course! For me, several images come to mind. I have always wanted to shoot Rajini as Zorro, like in The Mask of Zorro. Even as an incarnation of Krishna. Or how about him playing a magical superhero? To be honest, I’m a little disappointed I couldn’t shoot him like that in Petta. I had to go with the story and Karthik Subbaraj’s vision. But he’s a director who shares the same motto as I do when it comes to the Superstar.
And what is that motto?
We both wanted the Rajinikanth we’ve seen and enjoyed. We have one of the biggest brands in the world so we didn’t want to re-invent the wheel. We just wanted to bring back the charisma…not that it had ever gone anywhere.
Was there any particular image on how he should be shown in the film?
The thing with Rajinikanth is that you don’t have to even show him…the contour is enough. If I showed you the shadows of a hundred people, you would easily be able to identify which is Rajini’s…such is the power of the image.
Did it help that you’re his fan?
Absolutely! Is there anyone else with his charisma? He can do action and comedy with such ease. There are scenes where he might kick a villain but the ‘punch’ will come from a joke he delivers afterwards. This is not something we will accept from another actor.
So is it fair to call the idea behind Petta as the film that would bring the ‘real’ Rajinikanth?
Like I said before, you don’t need to bring him back…he is there. We just wanted to show that. Who are we to bring him back anyway? We just wanted to celebrate Rajinikanth. We didn’t want to fight his image…if someone wants to contradict that then it’s their choice.
I heard that you didn’t even need to listen to the whole script…
Yeah that’s true. During Karthik’s narration, I was looking for that situation where we could present Rajini magically. We both wanted to see Rajini the same way. That was enough. After that was established, I was only thinking of making the film big enough to suit his surreal image.
Your previous collaboration with Karthik, Mercury, had a strong greenish tinge all through signifying the poison in the factory the film is set in. Similarly, was a similar colour palette discussed for Petta?
Mercury was set in a place where many people lost their lives. It’s a very dark story. The green also doubled up as the colour of night unlike the shades of blue that are usually used. In fact, we even included a shot of a crawling cockroach because that’s the only living thing that can survive inside that poisonous atmosphere.
Petta is different. It has several emotional shifts so we needed a variety of colours to show each emotion. Given that this is a big commercial film, we have the freedom to really push the lighting and colours in a really dramatic way.
What was the mood like when you’re shooting all those ‘tribute shots’? Like the back shot resembling Rajini from Baba or that low angle gate opening shot from Aboorva Raagangal?
Oh that was all Karthik Subbaraj. He is such a hard core fan. When he describes a scene he has already got five shots he will reference along with it. See it’s not really worth it to try very hard when you’ve got a superhero-like character in Rajini. You have to allow the superhero to just be. You may want to portray him very differently and that may or may not work. But you need to sell Rajini.
Will the film have elements for the Karthik Subbaraj fan too?
Of course Karthik Subbaraj has a unique way of presentation and we all know that he is capable and that he’s going to try something fresh. But isn’t this film all about Rajini first?
The film was completed ahead of schedule…a rarity for a Rajini film. Some of the credit for that must also go to you.
We managed to complete it with nearly 30 days to spare. But the credit must also go to Karthik’s team and the team from Sun Pictures. We shot it in record time, so to say.
Did you get to interact with the superstar?
Not even once. In fact, he had waited to meet me multiple times but I was always running around on the sets doing something or the other. The second the shoot starts, the cameraman gets no break from dawn to dusk. At times, we get no time for anything…no food, no loo breaks, not even time to think. That’s the reality of filmmaking.
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KASHIROV, ANATOLY
CSKA Moscow 15 Center
Height: 2.15 Born: 19 May, 1987 Nationality: Russian Federation
Totals 3 0 7:45 2 1/3 0/0 0/6 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0
Averages 3 0 2:35 0.7 33.3% 0% 0% 0.3 0 0.3 0.3 0 0 0.3 0 0.3 1.3 0
23 vs Maccabi Elite 0:15 1 1
12 vs Zalgiris 2:15 0/1 1
14 vs Fenerbahce Ulker 5:15 2 1/2 0/6 1 1 1 4 -1
2 Totals 7:30 2 1/3 0/0 0/6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 -1
Average 3:45 1 33.3% 0% 0% 0.5 0 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5 2 -0.5
Index rating 11 Virtus Bologna vs. CSKA Moscow 1/30/2008
Points 6 Virtus Bologna vs. CSKA Moscow 1/30/2008
Offensive rebounds 3 CSKA Moscow vs. Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez 1/18/2006
Defensive rebounds 2 CSKA Moscow vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 4/9/2008
Total rebounds 3 CSKA Moscow vs. Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez 1/18/2006
Assists 1 CSKA Moscow vs. Zalgiris Kaunas 1/17/2007
Steals 1 Virtus Bologna vs. CSKA Moscow 1/30/2008
Blocks 1 Virtus Bologna vs. CSKA Moscow 1/30/2008
Minutes 9 CSKA Moscow vs. Virtus Bologna 12/5/2007
Grew up with Trinta Sport School (Russia) youth teams.
Signed by CSKA Moscow juniors for the 2003-04 season.
Made his debut with CSKA Moscow during the 2005-06 season.
Signed for the 2008-09 season by Spartak St. Petersburg.
On January'09 signed by Universitet Surgut.
Moved to Germany for the 2009-10 season, signed by Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels.
Signed for the 2010-11 season by Tigers Tuebingen.
On April'11 moved to Greece,signed by Aris Thessaloniki.
Moved back to Russia for the 2011-12 season, signed by Spartak St. Petersburg.
Moved to Latvia for the 2013-14 season, signed by BC Ventspils.
In November'13 moved to Germany, signed by Walters Tigers Tuebingen.
In November'15 moved back to Russia, signed by BC Khimki Moscow region.
Won the 2006 and 2008 Euroleague with CSKA Moscow.
Won the 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 Russian National Championship with CSKA Moscow.
Won the 2006 and 2007 Russian National Cup with CSKA Moscow.
Has been member of the Russian U-18 and U-20 National Team.
Played at the 2006 and 2007 European U-20 Championships.
Has been member of the Russian University National Team.
Won the silver medal at the 2009 World University Games.
Played at the 2011 World University Games.
2005-06 CSKA Moscow 5 7 1.4 3/7 42.9 0/0 0 1/1 100 6 0 0 0
2006-07 CSKA Moscow 3 2 0.7 1/3 33.3 0/0 0 0/6 0 1 0 1 1
2007-08 CSKA Moscow 8 15 1.9 6/9 66.7 0/0 0 3/4 75 7 2 0 1
Totals 16 24 1.5 10/19 52.6 0/0 0 4/11 36.4 14 2 1 2
Averages 16 24 1.5 10/19 52.6 0/0 0 4/11 36.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1
2011-12 Spartak St Petersburg 11 49 4.5 22/41 53.7 0/0 0 5/9 55.6 25 2 1 3
Totals 11 49 4.5 22/41 53.7 0/0 0 5/9 55.6 25 2 1 3
Averages 11 49 4.5 22/41 53.7 0/0 0 5/9 55.6 2.3 0.2 0.1 0.3
2003-04 U18 CSKA MOSCOW 3 0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/2 0 1 0 0 0
2004-05 U18 CSKA MOSCOW 4 62 15.5 21/39 53.8 0/0 0 20/28 71.4 25 10 3 4
Totals 7 62 8.9 21/39 53.8 0/0 0 20/30 66.7 26 10 3 4
Averages 7 62 8.9 21/39 53.8 0/0 0 20/30 66.7 3.7 1.4 0.4 0.6
2003/04 CSKA JR 17 52 3.1 17/59 28.8 0/0 0/0 18/31 58.1 62 6 18 6
2004/05 CSKA JR 21 231 11 97/164 59.1 0/2 0 37/62 59.7 132 14 14 23
2005/06 CSKA 5 8 1.6 2/7 28.6 0/0 0/0 4/5 80 11 0 2 0
2006/07 CSKA 20 76 3.8 28/55 50.9 0/0 0/0 20/33 60.6 35 6 1 4
CSKA-Trinta 8 94 11.8 36/66 54.5 0/1 0 22/31 71 69 11 5 5
2007/08 CSKA 15 276 18.4 22/36 61.1 0/1 0 16/25 64 81 13 25 6
2008/09 Spartak SP 7 12 1.7 4/14 28.6 0/0 0/0 4/5 80 11 2 1 0
Surgut 12 40 3.3 13/25 52 0/0 0/0 14/17 82.4 19 3 2 4
2009/10 Mitteldeuts. 34 409 12 150/288 52.1 0/0 0/0 109/150 72.7 138 11 31 18
2010/11 Tuebingen 34 442 13 170/310 54.8 0/1 0 102/144 70.8 179 9 22 30
Aris 11 61 5.5 23/54 42.6 0/0 0/0 15/18 83.3 29 5 1 2
2011/12 Spartak SP 20 104 5.2 43/85 50.6 0/0 0.0 18/27 66.7 40 5 13 5
2012/13 Spartak SP-VTB 7 15 2.1 7/18 38.9 0/0 0.0 1/1 100.0 5 0 0 1
Spartak SP-PBL 4 10 2.5 5/11 45.5 0/0 0.0 0/0 0.0 6 1 2 0
2013/14 Ventspils 3 10 3.3 5/11 45.5 0/0 0.0 0/0 0.0 6 0 0 0
Tuebingen 17 167 9.9 65/128 50.8 0/0 0.0 37/52 71.2 75 8 19 17
2014/15 Tuebingen 32 211 6.6 80/162 49.4 4/8 50.0 39/49 79.6 103 12 28 15
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Current: Take a Stroll Through Samphire Hoe
Take a Stroll Through Samphire Hoe
Did you know that Samphire Hoe was created by Eurotunnel, and is now one of the greenest areas in Britain?
Did you know: Samphire Hoe is so popular, that in 2015 it had more than 80,000 visitors.
When the construction on the Channel Tunnel started in 1988, and completed in 1994, it wasn’t just a quick journey to Calais that was created. Looking out over the iconic Shakespeare Cliff, Samphire Hoe was also developed. It was created by using 4.9 million cubic metres of chalk marl from the excavations of the Channel Tunnel and has actually increased the size of the UK by 90 acres! It’s a beautiful piece of land, over a 30-hectare site that’s perfect for walking, fishing, and taking in the rare natural landscape.
Discover more about Samphire Hoe, and just what it is that makes this site so special.
History of Samphire Hoe
There is so much interesting nature and geography at Samphire Hoe. Feel free to ask a member of staff any questions you may have!
Did you know: The name ‘Samphire Hoe’ was recommended by former English teacher, Gillian Janaway, inspired by a passage from Shakespeare’s King Lear.
Samphire Hoe is so much more than just a nature reserve. Its history goes back to 1843, when the erosion of the cliffs was stopped, by detonating 185 barrels of gunpowder; creating a platform for the Dover to Folkestone railway. Throughout the years it was used as a mine, but due to a series of issues, it was abandoned after only digging 120 tonnes of coal.
The start of the Channel Tunnel project in 1988 meant that the hoe was put to great use, and the area has been home to a variety of wildlife ever since.
You can discover more about Samphire Hoe’s fascinating history, and beautiful present, at the education kiosk. Chat with the knowledgeable staff there who can help with any questions you may have.
Go Wild for the Wildlife!
Keep an eye out for the highland cattle that have made Samphire Hoe their home.
Did you know: Samphire Hoe has received the Green Flag award for achieving the national standard for parks and green space- for the 12th year running!
Wildlife lovers will go, well, wild for the flora and fauna that make up the park. The more observant of which will notice the rare early spider orchid, one of the most famous plants at Samphire Hoe.
When Samphire Hoe was created, half was sown with wildflower seeds, mixing 31 species that suit the different conditions of the land. The rye grass that made up the other half of the hoe has died out, and the new vegetation that has replaced it has attracted a whole heap of exciting wildlife!
There are over 200 species of plants, and 30 species of butterflies. If you come to visit, don’t forget to take a snap of our highland cattle as they graze on the meadow. For all you twitchers out there, in 2015 we recorded 123 species of birds in Samphire Hoe, so bring your binoculars!
Are You a Fishing Fan?
With miles of sea wall, this is the perfect place for fly fishing.
Did you know: Samphire Hoe’s sea wall is over a mile long.
Think you’re pretty fly for a fisher guy? If you crave the peace and quiet, and love to look out to open water, then you need to visit the sea wall at Samphire Hoe. Rates are very reasonable, and for the true fishing fans, there is a yearly pass.
Child Day Pass: £4
Adult Day Pass: £6
Half a Year Season Pass: £50
Yearly Season Pass: £75
Natural beauty is closer than you think, with Eurotunnel Le Shuttle. It only takes 35 minutes from Folkestone to Calais.
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EXCELR8 stars narrowly miss JCW glory at Snetterton
EXCELR8 Motorsport celebrated a near-perfect score during the final MINI CHALLENGE JCW round of 2019, with Nathan Harrison scorching to a double win in the season closer, but narrowly missing out on the championship title.
Harrison drove almost the perfect weekend, scoring pole position, two race wins and even scooping the maximum bonus points for fastest lap during the finale. However, with title rival James Gornall scoring two podiums and a fastest lap, Harrison heartbreakingly missed the outright crown by just two points.
Harrison came into the final weekend trailing Gornall by 18 points, but put on a star show from the start, scorching to pole position in qualifying and then converting that to victory in the first race after fighting off the advances of Ben Palmer, who squeezed Gornall down to third at the flag.
That result halved the gap for Harrison, leaving him needing to outscore Gornall by nine points to take the title. Harrison did his upmost, pulling off a superb move around the outside of the Wilson hairpin to make up multiple places on the first lap to climb from seventh on the reversed grid to run second at the end of the first lap. He then dived past Jack Davidson to secure a second win. But, with Gornall also slipping past Davidson to run second, the bonus points available for fastest lap would prove the difference in the title chase. Harrison claimed the maximum of six with the top time on his penultimate tour, but Gornall improved to be second fastest, claiming five bonus points, ensuring he took the title by just two points.
Harrison had given it all, and arguably produced the performance of a champion over the weekend.
“Obviously losing the title in this way hurts, but there have been a huge amount of positives to take from the weekend, and the season,” said Harrison. “EXCELR8 did a great job with the car all year, and we’ve scored points in every single race this season, so reliability has been superb. In fact, without dropped scores I would have been 11 points ahead in the championship, which at least goes to show our consistency.
“At Snetterton the car was amazing. It took a while to come on in the first race, but when it did it was like a missile, allowing me to fight through and do the best I could. I couldn’t have done more – pole, two wins and a fastest lap. Those are still brilliant results.”
EXCELR8 did get to celebrate one title at Snetterton however, with Dan Zelos being officially crowned as Rookie Cup champion, despite a challenging weekend.
Zelos was also still in the battle for the outright crown, albeit an outside bet as he needed an even larger swing than Harrison to have a hope of outgunning Gornall. Zelos’s weekend got off to a tough start in qualifying, with him feeling he mistimed his run on the drying circuit with the chequered flag robbing him of what would have been his best lap at the end of the session. He would start eighth and with it all to do.
Zelos climbed to fourth in race one after a great, battling display, which kept his faint title hopes alive heading into the season finale. With nothing to lose, Zelos put on a charge in that last outing, until contact when fighting for the lead with Davidson at Coram sent the Evergreen Tyres-backed car spinning across the grass and down the order. Zelos would rejoin and battle back inside the top 10, before a further clash with Davidson would lead to his retirement due to broken steering.
It may have been a disappointing finale, but Zelos had done more than enough to put the Rookie Cup title beyond doubt, having won the class 11 times this term.
“Obviously, ending the weekend with damage and retirement isn’t ideal, but I still have to be pleased with what we’ve achieved this season,” said Zelos. “I came into this year looking to just treat it as a learning season ahead of the move to the TOCA package next season, but it’s been way more successful than we first expected. I was in the fight for the overall championship right until the final round and finish the year as the Rookie Cup champion, so I can’t not be pleased with that. EXCELR8 has done some great work on the car this year and really helped me get comfortable in the JCW. It’s been a great partnership so far, and I’m looking forward to seeing what 2020 brings.”
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Updated July 24, 2017 (originally published March 06, 2017) Updated July 24, 2017
Five Steps Users Can Take to Inoculate Themselves Against Fake News
By Mike Levin
Unfortunately, the term “fake news” is now an everyday expression, especially in the political arena. However, accusations of fake news have been around for at least half a century, notably rising in prominence in tabloids. For decades, there has been a vigorous niche of print magazines specializing in embellished and often exaggerated articles and misleading photos about celebrities. Beyond the supermarket tabloids, most consumers of news expect real journalism with fact-checking and the multiple verification of sources. We have grown to expect the articles we read will provide the information in an objective and accurate manner.
As news media has moved from print to online, the lines between professional journalism and sensationalized blogging have been blurred. With the cost of publication and distribution online dropping to pennies, greater profit margins could be realized from audiences, especially if amateur-penned blog posts were indistinguishable from reputable news articles. As they became more profitable, the art and science of making these articles provocative and alluring has improved. On social media sites, you now regularly see articles of dubious legitimacy being reposted by friends and family members duped into spreading the message. News articles reposted on social media are frequently how the fake news stories go viral.
Beyond gathering advertising eyeballs, the use of non-mainstream online news began to fester into far more sinister purposes such as political propaganda, fraudulent schemes, and even the outright spreading of malware. Popular scams have included things like famous billionaires giving away money for liking a link, free airline tickets scams, cheap name brand sunglasses, and fabricated celebrity obituaries. Behind the scenes, some of these sites are delivering adware bugs, phishing lures, and malicious code like ransomware. This is where you as a CISO need to draw the line and protect your employees and company networks.
And this is where security awareness training comes to the rescue. Many of the same principles and best practices taught in security awareness training are powerful tools in debunking fake news. Many of the practices to unmask phishing emails can weed out fake articles. The most important lesson to communicate to your users is: Slow Down and Research. Before taking any action on any news article, readers should slow down, take a deep breath, and open their minds that this might be a fake. This can be a challenge because many of these articles are designed to provoke a visceral emotional response. Strong emotions shut down critical reasoning, which pave the way for fraud and con jobs. People need to remain as objective and calm as possible until the news can be verified.
Step 1: Train your helpdesk.
Users being users will not be likely to follow much of this advice beyond Slow Down and Research. However, one key message you can impress upon them is to contact the IT helpdesk for advice. Therefore, it’s vital that your helpdesk have a strong understanding of the fake news verification techniques described here. Just like for phishing and emailed malware, teaching your users to reach out for help is a fundamental component of your defense.
Step 2: Look at the URL and consider the source.
The web URL will tell you where the article originated and with this, you can verify if the posting is from a legitimate site. Often, the fake news sites have misleading URLs that look almost legitimate but are counterfeit. The real New York Times is at “www.nytimes.com” not “NYTimes.com.co”.1 Wikipedia has a page listing some of the known fraudulent sites at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fake_news_websites. This would be a good thing to share with your users as part of an awareness campaign.
Step 3: Verify the content.
Beyond the Wikipedia list of fake news websites, sites like Snopes.com and other fact checker sites have been around since 1995 to help with the verification of urban legends and fake articles on the Internet. It’s a good idea to instruct users to double-check those sites and see if this is a known bogus story. It’s easy for fake photos to be used in an article, as well as claims of corroboration and verification. Watch out for articles in all caps or those that contain bad grammar and spelling errors.
Step 4: Look beyond the headline at the author and date.
Check the authors of the article or information on the source of the article. This may give you some clues as to the legitimacy of the article. You can also search for the author’s name and see what other articles they may have written, if any. Also, look closely at the date of the article. Frequently fake articles from months ago are still being passed around as current news, despite the fact they are known fakes.
Step 5: Consider the purpose of the article.
Is the article a news item or provocative opinion? Official looking blogs can appear to be hard news when in fact they are just someone’s rant. Are their facts cited in the article? Are the facts attributed to known sources or just cited without context? Many bloggers couldn’t care less about the fact-checking process and are just voicing their opinion. The “About Us” section of the site may offer information on the motivations or direction of the site publishing the information. Search for information on the website to make sure you are visiting the legitimate news site you are looking for. Make sure the article isn’t a joke or a parody. Be aware that there are increasing numbers of “fake joke” articles that look very real. That outlandish article you are reacting to could easily be satire.
As we are exposed to more and more fake news articles, society will become savvier and realize this is an ongoing problem that is not going away. The safest approach in dealing with all news articles is to verify the story independently prior to clicking on the links. It just takes a few seconds to open a browser window and conduct a search on the headline to verify. Implore your users to always consider the source and do research before reacting and sharing. Ongoing security awareness training is a great way to educate your users and reduce the risk associated with this important issue.
Security Lessons from Across the Pond: Local Government Ransomware Attacks
Permission to Intrude: Hiring Hackers to Bolster Cyber Defenses
Mike Levin
In 2007, Michael Levin retired from the United States Department of Homeland Security after a distinguished thirty-year career in law enforcement. Michael served at the Department of Homeland Security as the Deputy Director of the National Cyber Security Division. Michael previously served as the Branch Chief of the U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force program in Washington DC. Michael was a member of the Secret Service Electronic Crimes Special Agent program and worked around computer forensics and cybercrime investigations for over fifteen years. After this distinguished career and seeing the need, Michael founded the Center for Information Security Awareness. The CFISA (cfisa.com) brought together a group of leading academics, security and fraud experts to explore ways to increase security awareness among many audiences, including consumers, employees, businesses and law enforcement. To read more from Michael Levin, please visit The Center for Information Security Awareness blog at cfisa.com/blog.html.
More articles from Mike Levin
1 http://www.businessinsider.com/nytimescomco-posts-fake-news-articles-pretending-to-be-the-new-york-times-2015-6
TAGS: scams & fraud, CISO, social engineering, security awareness, fake news
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FairWay Tour participants have now played in this year's Masters, US Senior Open, US Women's Open and the British Open as Riddles wins at Panther Trail!
Congratulations to several former and current FairWay Tour participants making their mark on the International Stage! There have been 4 players who have played the FairWay Tour since last year AND in some of the most prestigious events in the world. Steven Bowditch played the Masters (made cut), Ashley Knoll played the US Women's Open (made cut), Ron Schroeder played the US Senior Open and Rhein Gibson played The British Open, making the cut and being paired with Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods on Saturday! Not bad for a guy who has never played a PGA Tour event but made the British Open by finishing 3rd in The Australian Open! Quite an impressive list of accomplishments from players who reside in our region and also have enjoyed our tour! Congratulations also go out to Greg Riddles, who increased his lead in the bonus cash race by turning in his best gross score in 51 rounds on the tour, firing an even par 72 at wet, but beautiful Panther Trail CC in The Woodlands, TX. We hope to see YOU at either Timarron CC in Southlake, TX on Thursday afternoon or Oak Tree CC in Edmond, OK for Super Major #6 next weekend because..."If you don't tee it up you can't win!"
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Home > Support > eDoc New > White Paper > A Guide to Successful Installation of Power over Ethernet
A Guide to Successful Installation of Power over Ethernet
Years ago, someone came up with the idea of combining power and data communications in a twisted pair cable and Power over Ethernet (PoE) was born. In the intervening years, a huge array of devices that source and consume power and data through the same cable have been launched with more coming on line all the time.
1. Equipment Selection
2. Cable Certification
3. Installation and Troubleshooting
In most cases, using PoE eliminates the need for an AC outlet, eliminating the cost and labor of that duplicative run. It also can eliminate the separate power supply for the device, which means one less point of failure. And since PoE uses lower, safer voltages, it does not need the strict requirements, such as conduit and electrical boxes required by line powered devices.
A PoE circuit is made up of three parts:
The Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) which puts the power on the same cabling as the data signals. This is most typically a switch, or can also be a midspan injector used in instances where the switch is not capable of supplying power.
The cabling which carries both the data and the data signals. The IEEE standards for PoE specify two- or four-pair twisted cabling systems.
The Powered Device (PD), which consumes the power provided by the PSE
Figure 1. Basic PoE design and nomenclature
In IEEE standard implementations of PoE, power is sourced by the PSE only after it is requested by the PD. If the PD is disconnected, the PSE will remove power. This makes PoE considerably safer than typical AC power which is always present at the outlet. PoE also uses a lower voltage: 43 to 57 Vdc.
The first PoE standard, 802.3af, was adopted in 2003 and sourced up to 15.4 watts of power over two pairs. Adopted in 2005, 802.3at (also known as “PoE+”) supported up to 30 W. Cisco developed their “Universal PoE” (UPOE) using all four pairs, pushing the maximum power to 60 W. In September 2018, the IEEE approved 802.3bt, pushing the sourced power to 90 W.
Type 3 (802.3 bt) Type 4 (802.3bt)
Type 1 (802.3af) Type 2 (802.3at)
PSE Class 1
4 W Class 2
15.4 W Class 4
30 W Class 5
2-pair only (Type 1 & 2) Always 4-pair power
2-pair or 4-pair (Type 3 & 4)
PD Class 1
3.84 W Class 2
PoE+ PoE++, UPOE
Figure 2: PoE classes, types and standards.
A successful PoE implementation is a three-step process:
Let’s look at what’s required in each step.
While PoE provides a great opportunity, there is a significant issue around standardization. The term “PoE” is not registered, and any vendor can claim PoE capabilities. There are currently three approved 02.3af and at) and one draft (802.3bt) IE IEEE standards. These standards define eight different wattage levels or classes, which can be delivered via four configurations: Type 1 and 2 which use two pairs and Types 3 and 4 which use four pairs. Further, vendors have adopted some terms, such as PoE+ and PoE++ as well as Cisco’s Universal PoE (UPOE). And while these approaches all fit within the three IEEE standards, there is further confusion with vendors creating other PoE implementations that are outside of the standards. For example, “passive” PoE implementations provide “always on” power which is not negotiated between the PSE and PD. Other implementations negotiate power levels in higher layers than the LLDP protocol. Techs in the field and even designers can become quickly confused about what will work with what.
Ethernet Alliance Certification Program
To cut through this confusion and enhance interoperability, the Ethernet Alliance, a consortium of manufacturers representing providers of ninety percent of PSE switching equipment, has announced a PoE Certification Program. This program provides a methodology for certifying their products for interoperability with other IEEE-802.3-based PoE solutions and provides simple labeling of such products.
Certification of the products is defined by a precisely defined process using approved equipment. This may be conducted by manufacturers or third parties, such as the University of New Hampshire’s Interoperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL). Both PSE and PD equipment may be certified. Equipment that passes this rigorous process may be labeled with the EA approved marks as shown.
Designers or installers of PoE equipment can simply compare the marks on the PSE and PD to determine compatibility. If the rating of the PSE is equal to or higher than the requirements of the PD, functionality is assured.
Figure 3. Ethernet Alliance marks for Powered Devices (left) and Power Sourcing Equipment (right).
PoE is designed to run over standard category twisted pair structured cabling. However, adding these high-power signals to a cable carrying high-speed data places some additional requirements on the cabling.
First, the overall resistance of the cable must be low. If it’s too high, the power will dissipate between the PSE and the PD, and the PD won’t receive adequate power.
Second, PoE is transmitted by applying a common-mode voltage on two or four pairs—meaning the current is evenly split between the two or four conductors. For this to happen, the DC resistance of each conductor in the pair must be balanced (equal), and any difference is referred to as DC resistance unbalance. Too much unbalance can distort data signals, causing bit errors, retransmits and even nonfunctioning data links.
Third, in Types 3, and 4 implementations, it is no longer just the DC resistance unbalance on each pair you need to worry about. Excessive DC resistance unbalance between multiple pairs can also wreak havoc on data transmission or cause PoE to stop working.
The IEEE has recognized the importance of these resistance measurements and has included requirements for loop resistance and resistance unbalance within a pair in the 802.3 standard. The Telecommunications Industry Association has, as well, including them in ANSI/TIA 568.2-D.
Unfortunately, most installations are certified using the field-testing standard TIA-1152-A, which includes these measurements only as optional. Inconsistent terminations where individual conductors are not properly and consistently seated within IDCs can cause DC resistance unbalance. So while you may see a DC resistance unbalance specification on a vendor’s cable, field testing is really the only way to ensure DC resistance unbalance performance after installation.
Using a cable certification tester which includes these resistance measurements (such as the Fluke Networks DSX CableAnalyzer™ Series) allows you to quickly and easily test DC resistance unbalance within a pair and between pairs, so you can rest assured that the cable plant you deploy will perform in two- and four-pair PoE applications.
Figure 4. Versiv display of pair-to-pair resistance unbalance results.
Knowing the capacity of the PSE and the requirements of the PD make installation and troubleshooting much simpler. Unfortunately, in the real world, technicians supporting PoE powered devices may not have access to that information. They can easily check the requirements of a EA Certified PD, but in most cases, the tech working quite a distance from the PSE, so they’re faced with a long walk back to the telecommunications closet or data center to find out the capabilities of the switch. Then they’re faced with figuring out which cable goes to their PD. In many instances, they might not have access to the PSE and would need to contact the IT team to find out. A tech could waste half a day tracking the cable and accessing the switch.
Fluke Networks’ MicroScanner PoE was designed to solve this problem and save the tech hours of frustration. Simply plug the MicroScanner PoE into the cable, and if it’s connected to a PSE, it will display the class (0-8) of power available on the link. The tech can then compare that to the requirements of the PD and know if sufficient power will be available.
The MicroScanner PoE is invaluable to the tech in many other ways. It will identify the speed of the port up to 10 Gbps. A slow port may limit the performance of an access point or camera. If the cable has been damaged, it displays the length of each pair, potential breaks or other failures. Cables can also be unplugged or misrouted – the MicroScanner PoE can act as a tone source for tracing the cable. Identifiers can be connected to remote cables to determine where they go.
Pick the right equipment, certify the cable’s capable and then make sure your tech can check and troubleshoot the installation and your PoE project will go smoothly.
Figure 5. The MicroScanner PoE can detect the power offered by the PSE plus the network’s speed, and features a suite of cable testing features.
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How Smart Engines, New Data Strips, And A $40 Billion GPS System Are Making Air Travel Safer
While the investigation into the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues, here’s a look at the latest technological innovations keeping the vast majority of flights safely on course.
[Image: Flickr user Dave Heuts]
By Neal Ungerleider 3 minute Read
The mysterious disappearance of Flight 370 has reignited public interest in airplane safety–and in the technology that keeps aluminum tubes safely flying through the skies at hundreds of miles per hour. As with many other things, there’s a burgeoning cottage industry in aviation safety that even has its own trade shows (headline speaker: astronaut Chris Hadfield).
Last year had one of the lowest rates of commercial aviation incidents in history.
The intense interest in the ongoing mystery surrounding Flight 370 notwithstanding, the many organizations and corporations developing safety tools for passenger jets are doing their job: 2013 had one of the lowest rates of commercial aviation incidents in history.
Here are some of the most interesting products and tools making the overwhelming majority of flights safe:
NextGen: Described by the Federal Aviation Administration as “one of the biggest public works projects in our lifetime,” the over $40 billion NextGen is an ambitious effort to rebuild America’s air traffic control systems. Despite the rise of GPS navigation in everyday life and the rise of computers, most airports in the United States still use sheets of paper in binders and radar to track air traffic. While paper makes air traffic controllers more secure from hacker attacks, it also slows response time, creates massive gridlock in the skies, and hampers response in emergency situations. The ambitious NextGen project is a government-funded attempt to switch air traffic control from ground-based radar systems to satellite-based GPS systems.
NextGen’s goals consist of creating–for the first time ever–real-time displays of air traffic for both pilots and air traffic control, the introduction of digital communications between planes and air traffic control, the introduction of a single national reporting system, and replacing nearly 20 separate voice systems used across the United States with a single system. Originally scheduled to be fully implemented by 2025, NextGen keeps on getting delayed and having costs spiral out of control; a recent internal FAA paper said full implementation might be delayed by 10 years, and cost two or three times more than the original $40 billion estimate.
Electronic Data Strips: Air traffic controllers record flight information on paper strips in the United States; the small pieces of paper are used in the hectic control centers to quickly record necessary information. But in Canada and Europe, air traffic controllers have increasingly adopted electronic flight strips by manufacturers such as Frequentis and AviBit.
A new technology uses satellite uplinks to send real-time data from the aircraft.
A tablet-sized screen displays a series of tiles which visually resemble paper flight strips; these strips are then filled in via stylus, keyboard, or mouse. The main innovation here is the increase in speed for retrieval: Past records are electronically searchable, which cuts down on the considerable expense of searching through large quantities of paper records.
Satellite Radio for Pilots: When aircraft fly over oceans, they have traditionally used high-frequency radio to communicate. While this has been an accepted solution for a long time, radio also comes with considerable static. A new technology called Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS), increasingly used by airlines, uses satellite uplinks to send real-time data from the aircraft instead. This allows for changes like aircraft being able to choose faster flight paths over the ocean and getting much more reliable information. ADS is part of the NextGen program and is also being adopted by the European Union. There’s also an environmental bonus; ADS allows air traffic control to receive much more precise info on aircraft locations, which means planes can be spaced more closely together–saving considerable amounts of jet fuel.
Smart Engines: The much-heralded Internet of Things consists of putting sensors and data-collecting devices into every imaginable consumer and industrial good, which then pings far-away servers every so often with all sorts of information. Airplane engines are a part of that revolution too; Rolls-Royce’s jet engines contain sensors which constantly send information about all sorts of engine performance to ground-based monitors. Boeing has an very similar system which Malaysia Airlines reportedly opted out of. (U.S. officials aren’t so sure.)
The sensor systems in Boeing and Rolls-Royce’s engines can also be used to diagnose in-air incidents.
The sensor systems in Boeing and Rolls-Royce’s engines are primarily used for maintenance purposes; they detect when parts are failing or suffering wear before they impact aircraft performance, which saves airlines large sums of money. However, they can also be used to diagnose in-air incidents. U.S. officials believe smart-engine data from Boeing indicates Flight 370 flew for hours after it disappeared. Malaysian officials dispute the report.
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In this section: Press Announcements
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Statement from USDA Secretary Perdue and FDA Commissioner Gottlieb on the regulation of cell-cultured food products from cell lines of livestock and poultry
FDA Statement
Statement From:
Statement Author
Commissioner of Food and Drugs - Food and Drug Administration
Scott Gottlieb M.D.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a public meeting to discuss the use of livestock and poultry cell lines to develop cell-cultured food products. At this meeting, stakeholders shared valuable perspectives on the regulation needed to both foster these innovative food products and maintain the highest standards of public health. The public comment period will be extended and will remain open through December 26, 2018.
After several thoughtful discussions between our two Agencies that incorporated this stakeholder feedback, we have concluded that both the USDA and the FDA should jointly oversee the production of cell-cultured food products derived from livestock and poultry. Drawing on the expertise of both USDA and FDA, the Agencies are today announcing agreement on a joint regulatory framework wherein FDA oversees cell collection, cell banks, and cell growth and differentiation. A transition from FDA to USDA oversight will occur during the cell harvest stage. USDA will then oversee the production and labeling of food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry. And, the Agencies are actively refining the technical details of the framework, including robust collaboration and information sharing between the agencies to allow each to carry out our respective roles.
This regulatory framework will leverage both the FDA’s experience regulating cell-culture technology and living biosystems and the USDA’s expertise in regulating livestock and poultry products for human consumption. USDA and FDA are confident that this regulatory framework can be successfully implemented and assure the safety of these products. Because our agencies have the statutory authority necessary to appropriately regulate cell-cultured food products derived from livestock and poultry the Administration does not believe that legislation on this topic is necessary.
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Google employees resign in protest against Air Force’s Project Maven
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Written by Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
May 14, 2018 | FEDSCOOP
Some Google employees displeased with the company’s involvement in an Air Force artificial intelligence project known as Project Maven are taking their protest to the next level — about a dozen have reportedly resigned over the matter.
Project Maven, which is led by Air Force Lt. Gen. John “Jack” Shanahan, is an artificial intelligence and machine learning initiative that aims to help Air Force analysts make better use of full-motion video surveillance. Instead of having human operators sift through hours and hours of surveillance video, Project Maven deploys an AI algorithm that can aid with some of this grunt work.
Proponents argue that this is about using modern technology to equip America’s forces with the best available tools. But in a letter circulated internally at Google, “thousands” of employees expressed concern over the kind of lethal power this would grant. “We believe that Google should not be in the business of war,” the letter reads. Military work, the employees say, clashes with the company’s pledge to “do the right thing.”
Google, for its part, has maintained that its involvement in Project Maven is “non-offensive” in nature.
Now, after feeling like the letter didn’t get the recognition it deserved from leadership, some Google employees have taken the next step and left the company. Gizmodo first reported the news of the resignations. “At some point, I realized I could not in good faith recommend anyone join Google, knowing what I knew. I realized if I can’t recommend people join here, then why am I still here?” one employee who resigned told Gizmodo.
Elsewhere, a group of academics and researchers who study AI have created an open letter calling for Google to withdraw from its Project Maven contract.
“We are also deeply concerned about the possible integration of Google’s data on people’s everyday lives with military surveillance data, and its combined application to targeted killing,” the letter reads. “Google has moved into military work without subjecting itself to public debate or deliberation, either domestically or internationally. While Google regularly decides the future of technology without democratic public engagement, its entry into military technologies casts the problems of private control of information infrastructure into high relief.”
As of press time, there were over 150 signatures on this letter.
The Department of Defense has yet to express much concern about Silicon Valley’s discomfort with what it views as the realities of war.
“Those of us who are in uniform — we know that the call will come and that we will go down range and we’ll answer the call,” Lt. Col. Garry Floyd, who serves as the deputy chief of the Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team (aka Project Maven), said at an event earlier this month. “That will happen. It will happen more often then we want it to happen, but we know it will happen… so we hope that we’ll have the best tools we can possibly have to help us do our jobs.”
“I think what you’ll see is there will be those who will partner with us and will help us do the things that we need to do to be successful,” Floyd went on. “Because success revolves around accomplishing the mission rapidly so we can all come home safe and so that we keep collateral damage to a minimum.”
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Post by Madame » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:10 am
Seven hundred years ago, the Mud Mark was fairly deserted save for the occasional non-sentient animal and lost traveler. Most of the skinned avian tribes were still busy fighting along the coastline and the beaked avians, already wanting nothing to do with their cousins, were holed up in their mountains in scattered pockets. Besides the fact that most had yet to start moving inland, the mark was an undesirable location. At that time, it was little more than a desert with some scrub brush and a single muddy river flowing pitifully across the area from east to west near the northern boundary.
Hundreds of years passed and the Mud River eventually dried up leaving only a ravine, 50 some odd feet deep in its wake. Climates changed, a new spring sprung up in the mountains and worked its way down to the lowlands, sending a splash of life-giving water from north to south across the Mud Mark and trees grew tall and strong. Avians moved in along with smaller animals and the area became rich with wildlife.
Which all really leads up to our runners coming upon that ravine, carved out centuries before their births, suddenly.
There was a break in the trees and then the moonlight illuminated the nearly vertical slopes leading downward. Maxwell didn't bother slowing down but charged at the ravine as if he were going to try to jump its 20 foot span. Instead of performing the improbable, the bird jumped only a little and opened his wings, flapping hard to keep the descent as slow as possible if only for Megan's sake. He felt the mouse tense on his back as she received her second taste of flight -- the first had been a few years ago when they'd come to a gorge where the bridge had fallen down. Problematic for foot travelers, but most avians didn't care so it hadn't been fixed. The rodent had tensed then too, the beaked avian recalled.
Megan slid off almost immediately as they touched the safety of the ravine's bottom, taking the pack with her. Max really couldn't blame the old girl for wanting to keep her mousy toes planted firmly on solid ground, the secretary bird himself wasn't terribly keen on flying, but he could do it when the situation called for it.
The pair waited at the bottom of the ravine, as much for their new companion as to rest. Max recovered his breath while Megan worked on recovering her stomach which had slipped mysteriously upward to her throat.
Last edited by Madame on Mon Jan 15, 2007 5:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Post by Fell » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:20 pm
Lae saw the ravine coming. It didn't bother him at all. The bird had one way of getting down, and Lae had his. Ravines were nothing new to the rabbit. After all, he HAD grown up in the Black Mountains.
Lae let the bird charge, he himself slowing himself incrementally, then digging his paws in lightly at the last possible second. He didn't stop, though, as might be expected. Lae lept nearly straight upwards, drawing one of his elbow-blades in the air. When he hit the steeply slanted side of the ravine, the rabbit struck it with the small spike protruding from the handle, letting it bite deep. The dirt, as Lae had thought it would be, wasn't hard enough to hold it - good. Lae began a long slide down the ravine, using the staff he held in his other hand to knock any bushes or branches out of his way before he hit them. He only had to jump twice, once for a large rock and once for a fallen tree-limb. Both jumps increased Lae's speed, much to the rabbit's pleasure.
He hit the bottom less than a minute later. All in all, probably a far shorter break than the mouse and the bird had anticipated. Lae knocked his footpaws on a nearby rock, dislodging the dirt and pebbles that had gotten lodged in there during his slide but showing no signs of pain from it. That done, he brushed the dirt off of his elbow blade and sheathed it. It had held up well.
Turning to the other two, Lae offered a paw in greeting. "You've seen another day," he said, his amber eyes glowing still intensely, though now with rather less anger and rather more cautious friendliness than they had been before. The greeting he'd offered was another traditional part of his culture - one used between warriors, which is what Lae assumed the bird, at least, to be.
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Post by Madame » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:56 pm
"An' I hope t'see another," Megan replied. She took the proffered paw, having situated her wayward organs back into place.
Max bowed his long neck. "We'll live to see the night through together, then," it was the only response the secretary bird could think of to such an odd greeting. The rabbit was some sort of warrior (after watching him make short work of the ravine's steep slope there could be no doubt about that) and he obviously wasn't from around these parts if he was running from the flock, as well. He seemed a decent sort, anyway. True warriors tended to be, the avian and rodent had found in their travels, as they at least had a moral code and didn't go around murdering everthing that moved. But as he was a warrior, the bird assumed it would be best to be forward and direct with him. Most didn't care to bandy words when the situation called for action.
"My name's Maxwell and she's Megan." The mouse waved briefly in greeting once more. "Sorry for the inconvenience," he continued. "We were camped near the river and the flock spotted us. Since I can't fight off an entire tribe, we figured it'd be best to run."
"Yeah, we didn' mean t'break up your meetin'," Megan piped up. "We weren't really expectin' t'meet anybody else in this mark 'cept the natives." The mouse's sensitive ears perked up and she looked toward the top of the ravine. "I thought the guide said the birds wouldn't come down here," her expression was one of confusion and Max stepped forward to protect her. As he did so, something cracked under his large talons. He spared a glance down and saw in the moonlight he was nearly standing on top of the carcass of some half-buried animal. Lovely.
Present problems first, though. "Stay back, belle," he hissed to the mouse.
"You don' have t'tell me twice, beau," she replied, already in the shadows of the opposite side of the ravine, using their pack as a shield.
Lae looked down at his paw, confused, when the mouse grasped *it* and not his wrist. Strange... he thought. At least she seemed to be familiar with his greeting, even if she did cast an odd spin on it. That wasn't unknown. Lae smiled at her briefly.
The bird bowed his head briefly and introduced himself. He seemed not to be familiar with the greeting; a bit of a shame, but he seemed a decent sort and appeared to be a fellow warrior-brother to boot. Lae returned his head-bow, thinking it one of the b- Maxwell's customs. "I am Lae Sunan, son of Thanh Sunan," Lae said, voice grave. One's ancestry was no laughing matter, after all. "And don't worry about breaking up my 'meeting'," the rabbit continued, eyes flashing with anger (though not anger directed towards his curent company, but instead towards his memory). "It was -not- of import." The rabbits ears were standing up straight, both showing off their heavily tattooed interior and Lae's current frustrated anger with the girl who'd threatened his brothers. The rabbit snorted.
Then the birds came. Lae whirled, his staff at the ready. He sensed the mouse and bird stepping back towards the edge of the ravine; a good idea. Lae followed them, walking slowly backwards. "You can fight?" Lae asked the bird, though he anticipated an affirmative answer. The rabbit drew his staff close, raised one strong footpaw up and then appeared to kick off a section of his staff. It clattered to the ground not too far away. Lae wasn't concerned with its location at the moment, instead readying his staff-turned-spear and looking up at the approaching flock.
"We should move," the rabbit stated. "There may be a cave somewhere along this ravine." Though the avians could still attack, they would be bereft of their ability to attack or dive from the sky. That was a good starting place. And if they found a narrow enough cave mouth, they could bottleneck the flock. Hopefully luck was with them tonight.
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Post by Orothe Naroom » Tue Jan 16, 2007 1:03 pm
Nightz stopped and looked up into the sky at one diving down at her. She snarled and held out her palm, "Fae Bat Lm Ls!" She shouted as a fire blast hurdled out of her hand and hit an evil Avian, knocking it to the ground with smock and burnt feathers falling afterwards.. She smiled and ran towards the other characters, desperate not to be left alone after finally finding civilization of some kind.
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Post by Uhlsaun Torrahel » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:58 am
Murrpau Alti'uin was the last to leave, she was a bigger target than her, she hesitated about how to catalog these creatures, friends, she settled on. They were being chased by Avians so they weren't enemies and needed her help, so they must have been friends. She unfurled her great striped wings and ran, launching herself off of the ground as soon as the tree cover was gone. Quickly she caught up to the fox girl. "Need a lift?" She could easily carry the two of them, even if she was hungry. Food, she made a mental note. Must get food. Her stomach let out a loud growl. And soon.
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Post by Orothe Naroom » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:16 pm
Nightz heard her stomach growl and her stomach growled in response.. So we're both gonna have to find food.. maybe we can work together.. She thought. Nightz shook her hand, a few sparkles surounding her, moving towards her back, "Fot Acba La Rot!" The sparkles all focused on two points and for a faint second, wings shimmered, but quickly faded, her body lifting a little off the ground, "I've got it... Which way you going?" She didn't know if she could trust her, but Nightz didn't have much choice, eventually she was going to tire herself out, there were just too many creatures in the area to take them all on.
Post by Uhlsaun Torrahel » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:56 am
"Not sure, which way." Her rabbit friend and the "good" birds were long gone by now and the bad guys were covering ground fast. "Any way that's away from them!" She nodded her head at the screeching Avians before taking off in the opposite direction.
Post by Orothe Naroom » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:50 am
Nightz didn't think twice, she sprinted towards the girl and away from the evil birds, anywhere to be safe and not alone. She was hungry, her powers were become less and less effective, and it took some effort just to keep up with her, "Is there any place we can hide, or that they don't like?" There was no way they could out run them all, or at least she couldn't, and standing their ground and fighting would only take out a few waves before they were exhausted, and if the Avians wanted something badly enough, they weren't going to stop.. She tried to think of some spell that could come in handy. A darkness spell.. some shroud.. she thought, trying to think of how to use one.
Post by Fell » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:31 am
Lae's conscience was starting to get to him. He knew that the damn "you'll never find love" girl and that ungrateful tiger were out there too... And that he'd left them behind. It wasn't major, but... it was starting to get under his skin. There weren't many options, though. Plus, it wasn't like they were *inconspicuous* with the entire flock on them. Still... Damned flock already knows we're here, but the half-wit might not be able to put the pieces together... he thought, somewhat angry at the memory of the half-wit. Even if she DID have a reason, she'd been *annoying*. But... Still....
Letting out a soft oath, Lae thrust his spear into the wingjoint of an offensive avian, twisting his shaft quickly. A sickly sound of popping bones and ligaments, along with a cry of pure anguish, rewarded his actions. Lae wasn't done, though. He planted his spear, then, using it as leverage, sent himself into open air, twisting as he did. Lae drew in one long, powerful, leg, then whipped it out at just the right time. That avian would be looking out through a ruined face for a while...
Landing, Lae raised his spear again, then brought his paw to his mouth and let out two short, sharp whistles, followed by a long one that rose sharply at the end. A cry of position. Hopefully the half-wit would know that much. Lae put his hand back down and readied himself for the next happy-go-lucky bird that felt like taking him on. After that last particular display, those around him seemed a mite unwilling. Still... More would come soon. Lae glanced over at Maxwell to see how he was doing with the flock.
Post by Madame » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:25 am
Max's crest and wings were up and flared, giving him the appearence of being almost twice his already formidable size. Megan was sheltering behind the pack, a small dagger that wasn't much use held in her free paw. I have to keep them back... the secretary bird thought, imagining what the fiends would do to the little mouse if they got hold of her. I have to fight them... Max was no longer in the ravine. All around and above, there were avians lined and shouting. This was The Pit. He had been thrown back in. Trapped once more.
One of the flock pounced forward seeing the distant look in the big avian's eyes and was rewarded with a swift kick to the face that included four deadly talons. Silence. Max said nothing as he followed up the attack on the bird who was now screaming, one of his eyes gouged out, with two more powerful kicks. The avian fell to the ground, writhing, and the secretary bird stomped down on his head until it cracked open and his talons felt the warmth inside as life completely left the body. Many of the flock had already back up after the vicious display, but now that Max's mind had returned to his fighting ring days, he did not wait for attack.
The only important thing now was to protect Megan and that meant getting rid off all of these birds. Killing... one of the flock put up his wings to block and an audible snap was heard as Max crushed him against the side of the ravine, opening his stomach and moving on. Look at me killing now, Karim. Look at your little Majid...
"No! Please! I didn't mean it!" one of the flock who was too slow to take to wing pleaded as Max's kick knocked him down.
"I'm sorry I have to hurt you," the secretary bird replied sadly before stomping this one's head to a pulp, as well. He was sad that these birds had to be hurt, but they were bent on hurting first and in such a world it was "I must kill you before you kill my friends". He felt no guilt in the act of killing. It was a natural process of a fighter and one day he would be killed similarly. Look at what I can do, brother.
Post by Fell » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:47 pm
Lae was pleased to note Max's battle prowess and his mercilessness without the pleasure that sometimes comes with it. Those who took true pleasure in killing, his clan taught, were no longer warriors but monsters. Pleasure in winning and pleasure in killing were two entirely different things. Lae himself didn't care if he had to kill or not, but rarely found the need to. To be fair, it might be kinder to kill, given the way Lae fought, but he hadn't been trained to fight humanely. He'd been taught to fight *effectively* and *quickly*. Killing something took time. Making it unable to hurt you took less, usually, though oftentimes those so disabled wished he'd just finish the job.
A new avian dove for the rabbit, ignoring the warning cries of his flock mates, who'd seen both bird and rabbit in action. Lae laid his ears back, taking aim. The bird came at him with its arms open. Stupid stance! Lae thought testily as he rammed the butt of his spear into the birds throat, partially crushing it. The bird went down. Lae followed up his maneuver by shattering the things wing with two well-placed, harsh kicks.
"Hey! Like I said, can we move down this ravine?" the rabbit called over to the mouse, having created for himself another lull. Some of the avians who'd seen bird and rabbit in action several times now were flying back, warning their flock mates to do the same "if they wanted to keep their wings or their lives, depending on which warrior they took on". So perhaps moving wouldn't be quite as necessary as previously thought, but Lae was never one to see a bright side to battle. "Never expect the enemy to retreat until they do. Until then, assume they're going to be fighting and dying to the last man." It had been yet another teaching his clan had drilled into him. Therefore, until the entire flock left or until they were all dead, Lae would plan for their attack.
I wonder if the half-wit and the tiger heard my signal... the striped warrior rabbit thought coldly before snapping his mind back to attention.
Nightz quickly pointed to the noise, "This way!" he said to the tiger as she started sprinting in the direction... She sent a message in his mind, hopeing she chose the right mind path to his and not another.. "We're on our way, hold out for a bit longer" She could try to speak into peoples minds, but hearing was too complicated, though she made sure a mental image of her and her glowing cyan eyes was with her message, so the figure knew where the words were comming from.
She moved her hands around in precise movements, her fingers bending, turning, twisting with her wrist as a darkness mist appeared around her and the tiger.. "Drns Sru Akes Hod!" the dark mist completely covered them, though it took intense concentration not to make it look too dark.. She didn't want a black blob moving in the air, but she didn't want it partly see-through either. She knew she was definately going to have to rest after this incident was over.
Post by Madame » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:47 pm
(( Okay, because it really hasn't been made clear and things are confuzzled in my writing, can we just say that the flock is a group of skinned hawks? I have no idea if they're beaked or skinned. Maybe I missed that detail, but from Fell's last post, it would seem to indicate they're of the skinned variety. ))
"T-to the west is a c-cave," Megan squeaked, rather less haughty than her usual self. She'd seen Max fight on hundreds of occasions -- death matches were what the secretary bird specialized in before they escaped -- but she'd never been so close to the carnage. When he'd gutted the flock bird, she'd actually felt a bit of the dying hawk's blood spray onto her. It was unnerving how cruel and deadly her friend had become. But then, there's nothin' so pure an' cruel as a child.
Where had that thought come from? The mouse shook her head. Not only was Maxwell older (granted in 'avian' years he was probably younger), he wasn't close to being a child save perhaps in mind on occasion. Her voice became firm as she gulped down her fear and stared directly at the violent warriors, Max and the rabbit, Lae. "The guide said there's a cave t'the west that we c'n go through t'reach a town. It's dangerous, but given all this..." she gestured vaguely with the dagger to the bodies littering the ravine, both alive and dead. "We should get goin' soon. No tellin' when that lot'll wise up an' attack you both in large groups."
"I'll lead," Max's simple, direct response. "You should stay between Lae and I, belle. Lae, will you guard our backs? It shouldn't be too far to this cave, we're already fairly far west in this mark. Megan, if the flock tries to attack...run to the side of the ravine and cover yourself. Lae and I will deal with--" He broke off as a pair of hawks, disregarding their fellows, dove, each sporting a spear. They were aimed at the maid, not the warriors.
Megan felt the breath go out of her as she was buffeted out of the way by a pair of powerful wings. Max, for his part, opened his beak in a breathless scream -- pain was to be suffered in silence -- as one of the spears sank into his thigh. The other spear missed and hit the ground. Unfortunately, the hawks had made the mistake of coming so close and daring to try to murder Megan. Before they could take off again, they were both buffeted, one getting knocked to the ground and the other smacking into the side of the ravine, dazed.
The secretary bird dealt with the one on the ground first, crushing his neck before moving on to the other. He ripped the spear from his thigh with his beak and whipped it snake-like at the flock-member to give the spear some force. It hit the other bird bluntly on the chest and Max bore down on him, not bothering to kick this time but ripping out the hawk's throat much as he had ripped out the spear.
Maxwell used a wing to whip the blood from his eyes before turning to his friend who was regaining herself. "Are you all right?" he demanded earnestly, keeping an eye on the avians above while trying to search the mouse for any wounds at the same time.
"I-I'm fine, beau," she gasped. "Let's move." The pair nodded to Lae and they started moving west.
Post by Uhlsaun Torrahel » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:48 pm
Murrpau Alti'uin caught sight of her friends in the midst of a fight and trying to retreat. She let out a bone-shattering roar and forced herself to move faster, running on the air. As soon as she came within reached she swiped a great claw at one of the skinned hawk avians, crushing his skull, and killing him instently. She followed the body down to earth. Let the others fight she needed food.
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Special Report South Africa: Innovation
South Africa trials white space to fill rural internet black spots
Cape Town’s garage inventors who beat the drought
South Africa’s drug ATMs offer formula to treat chronic illness
MeerKAT telescope puts South Africa at forefront of astronomy
South Africa’s entrepreneurs create jobs and reduce inequality
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Delays to 5G network rollout prompt innovators to test alternative technologies
Black spots: Large parts of South Africa are not covered by the 4G network © Reuters
Nic Fildes
The tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho would appear to be an unlikely pioneer of the latest wireless technologies. Yet, last August, the landlocked country became one of the first in the world to upgrade to a 5G network, beating its larger neighbour South Africa to the achievement.
Vodacom, the Vodafone-controlled network, chose to install the technology in Lesotho before its home market of South Africa where the telecoms regulator and the government clashed over how to structure the auction of spectrum — the frequencies used to carry wireless signals.
The sale of airwaves often creates tension for governments that want to balance the opportunity to cash in on a finite resource with the need to expand coverage quickly and keep the market competitive. For South Africa, the pressing need to boost coverage in rural and impoverished areas gives the new spectrum auction, set to take place by April, added relevance.
The long-delayed auction will be critical in boosting 4G signal strength to the wider populace and laying the foundations for new 5G networks in the coming years: 5G is an overlay network that means providers can strengthen 4G services then easily upgrade to the new technology at a later date.
Yet delays to the spectrum sale have encouraged South Africans to turn to other types of technology to fill the void. These include mesh networks, which relay signals using WiFi and unlicensed spectrum bands to offer basic telecoms services in rural areas that are neglected by commercial networks.
White space technology, which relies on underutilised spectrum within television broadcast bands, is also seen as critical to closing the digital divide between rural and urban areas in countries such as South Africa, where millions of people live outside the planned coverage of companies such as MTN and Vodacom.
White space technology has been trialled for more than a decade in markets such as rural Scotland. AfriCanopy, a South African start-up, obtained a licence in October to trial white space technology to provide low-cost broadband for rural communities.
The company aims to connect 85,000 people and 50 schools, and is in the process of raising funds from both public and private sources to test the technology commercially. The start-up is beginning the trial in Richards Bay in the province of KwaZulu Natal.
It has ambitions for a full rollout in the region and the trial will help answer the question of whether white space technology can be effective across the wider African continent. Microsoft has already tested the wireless system to connect schools in rural South Africa, conducting a small trial in Limpopo province in 2012, but the technology has yet to take off.
“We believe that broadband coverage should be available to everyone in South Africa, including previously excluded rural communities,” says Samora Xorile, AfriCanopy’s founder and majority shareholder.
Although the technology was found to be unsuitable for parts of Europe, John Delaney, an analyst at research company IDC, says the networking system is viable in South Africa because it combines “good availability of TV white space with a large addressable market of under-served people and households”.
White space networks are seen as complementary to full 5G services that should also significantly expand the reach of mobile networks.
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The GSMA, the mobile phone industry trade body, says South Africa should be the first African country to register significant impact from 5G and millimetre wave coverage — a technology that boosts rural connectivity — which will provide significant benefits to manufacturing, financial services and security services in particular.
The GSMA estimates that a 5G network will boost the South African economy by $9.5bn by 2034, when the technology will account for 1.8 per cent of the country’s GDP and 7.3 per cent of total economic growth.
Yet the government’s plan to auction the spectrum — the first sale in 10 years — has been criticised by the heads of Vodacom and MTN as draconian due to of proposals to open up new networks at cost to rivals and potentially to introduce a new player to the market.
That refrain is similar to other markets where established telecoms companies argue that imposing strict regulations on newly built networks reduces the incentive to invest.
Delta Partners, a telecoms consultancy, has argued that the government needs to strike a better balance, with plans to attract new mobile players unlikely to work.
The danger, according to Delta, is that the government ends up compromising on its ambition as it forces too much into the new telecoms policy. That could result in only urban areas benefiting from new networks.
“Given South Africa’s geography and wealth imbalances, awarding 4G spectrum alone will not reduce the digital divide. If anything, it may even increase it. Thus additional measures are needed,” says Sharoda Rapeti, a non-executive partner at Delta Partners based in Johannesburg.
White space technology’s potential
White space technology exploits unused spectrum reserved in the low band range between 470Mhz and 700Mhz that is used for broadcast television.
Traditional WiFi signals are limited in scope but white space technology can, in ideal conditions, deliver internet access over a 10km radius. The technology works within the data centre that searches for unused spectrum bands to make long-distance reliable WiFi-like connections.
UK telecoms group BT tested white space technology but decided other technology was more robust. Smaller providers have launched the service in the UK, offering speeds of 25-35 Mbps to rural communities, including Loch Ness in Scotland.
White space technology first moved to large-scale tests in 2011 when Cambridge in the UK was used as a test site by Microsoft, BT, Google, Nokia and regulator Ofcom, with tests also taking off across Africa and the US.
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AFTER 20 years of planning, the controversial £91 million Luton Dunstable Busway has been officially opened by Transport Minister Norman Baker.
At a special ceremony held this morning (Tuesday), the minister cut a ribbon on the 4.8-mile concrete guideway and unveiled a plaque at the new Luton Station bus-rail passenger interchange.
Mr Baker also conducted a ceremony to mark the start of on-line works for the £24 million Luton Town Centre Transport Scheme that will see long-awaited completion of the inner ring road together with additional improvements for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists in the town centre.
The government has supported both major local infrastructure projects, with £80.3 million awarded for the Luton Dunstable Busway in March 2010 and £15.8 million provided for the Town Centre Transport Scheme.
Speaking at the launch, Mr Baker said: “There is no doubt that our town centres benefit from investment in the bus, which is the backbone of public transport and sustainable transport generally.
“This is the way forward. Congratulations to those who have had the foresight to develop this scheme which will halve journey times with its frequent service.
“This area is currently undergoing a major rejuvenation and it will now have a much improved public transport system to match.
“With the launch of the Town Centre Transport Scheme and the opening of the Busway, this is a real great day for Luton.”
It is hoped that the controversial Busway, will enable fast, frequent and reliable services to link Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Toddington with Luton town centre and on to Luton Airport.
Together with the priority buses receive at junctions, the separation of buses and normal traffic ensures that services can bypass congestion ‘hotspots’ and deliver the shortest journey times for the passengers.
Before the ribbon cutting in Luton, councillor Dave Taylor said: “This is a very special day. The Luton Dunstable Busway is a monumetal project, and will provide fast frequent and reliable journeys.
“I am delighted that Arriva, Grant Palmer and Centrebus have shown their commitment to this project and will be providing their services.
“The completition of the Busway is instrumental to growth and wider regeneration of the area.Existing bus users will get to where they want to go quicker and car drivers can break free from the queues.”
Central Bedfordshire councillor Nigel Young added: “I can’t believe we are here after all of these years.
“By joining up residential areas with connections to employment education, health and leisure facilities the busway offers an unrivalled oppurtunity to change peoples’ travel habits.”
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Just Salad Ditches Beef Entirely for Plant-Based Beyond Meat
The chain is considering removing all meat from the menu in the next five years.
By Mike Pomranz
Just Salad
As a salad-focused chain with dozens of locations across six states, Just Salad serves as a recognizable stop for eating your veggies. But at a time when plant-based foods are all the rage, the New York City-based brand has decided to re-up on their commitment to meatless items: Today, the company announced it's partnering with Beyond Meat to begin offering Beyond Beef Meatballs — and in doing so, Just Salad will replace its current grilled steak option, removing beef entirely from the menu.
"Sustainability has always been part of Just Salad's DNA. We introduced the reusable bowl with our very first location in 2006, and it's since become the World's Largest Restaurant Reusable Program and a recipient of the EPA's WasteWise award," Just Salad Chief Sustainability Officer Janani Lee explained to me via email. "While we're laser-focused on reducing waste, we're also committed to sustainability across all areas of business, including an eco-friendly supply chain. We were eager to remove beef because it requires 28 times more land and 11 times more water than pork or chicken. When Beyond Meat's beef alternative became available, it made the case for dropping beef that much more compelling and realistic."
Speaking of chicken, beef wasn't the only meat option on Just Salad's menu. The chain also currently offers dishes with chicken and ahi tuna. But even though the company already attempts to source these items as sustainably and responsibly as possible, Lee says they too may be on the chopping block (and not in a butcher kind of way). "We can envision a completely meatless menu at Just Salad within the next five years," she told me. "This is being talked about for the first time at Just Salad."
Something feels inherently fitting about a salad chain swapping out plant-based meats for their existing real meats, too. Though someone like Burger King rolling out a plant-based Impossible Whopper is clearly a big deal, this decision only scratches the surface of the plant-based movement's larger goals since the majority of the remaining menu item are still made from animals. "We're excited to demonstrate to our guests that a plant-based life (or even just a plant-based meal) can be healthy, affordable, and delicious," Lee adds. "Considering the amount of guests we serve (over 30,000 people a day) and our expansive growth plans throughout the U.S., we have the potential to make a real difference in people's daily lives and in their overall carbon footprint."
Just Salad says it will feature Beyond Beef Meatballs in its vegetarian Keto Zoodle Bowl, made with zoodles (zucchini noodles), grape tomatoes, roasted balsamic mushrooms, and shaved parmesan — but customers can also choose the meatless meatballs as an add-on to any salad or warm bowl.
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Local father creates headgear to help protect female lacrosse athletes
Teenage concussions have skyrocketed in our area, and the biggest jump may be a little unexpected.
Concussions in young girls are up a shocking 118%, according to a new report.
After football, would you believe the next most dangerous high school sport is girl's lacrosse?
Well, a father from our area has just created a game changer.
FOX 29's Karen Hepp got an up close look at his new invention.
Bella is fast and fierce on the field. She carries a big stick and can hurdle anything in her path, landing her on the podium. She's a competitive success in many sports, but, sophomore year, a simple fall in field hockey match nearly took her out of the game.
"What they told me is my brain hit my skull 3 times, forward, back, forward," recalled Bella Pinnero, "I remember not being able to keep my eyes open, and my coaches kept telling me keep your eyes open you can't go to sleep, then they called the ambulance and put me on a spine board off to the hospital."
MRI's and X-Rays revealed Bella had a concussion so severe, she had to sit in a dark room, and miss 5 weeks of school and several months of sports.
"I was in a fog for such a long time; even after I felt better I was in a fog," Bella explained.
Teammate Kelli Ratkoski has had two concussions. Both times, it was caused by a ball smacking her unprotected head.
"It just like hurts. Everything in your head is fuzzy, you couldn't comprehend what is going on," Kelli explained.
Concussions rates have jumped 118% for girls 10 to 19, according to a September report from Blue Cross Blue Shield.
With the popularity of lacrosse in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have some of the highest rates in the nation.
Girls lacrosse is second only to football for concussions in high school sports according to a 2015 study.
The main reason is a lack of helmets.
The boys wear shoulder pads, gloves, and a huge helmet.
The girls wear a skirt, pinnie, and pretty goggles. No helmet, and nothing to protect their heads when they get whacked with a stick or ball.
"Let's face it, the girls get ignored," Rob Stolkler explained.
Rob's four girls are the center of his world. He loves two things above all else, Philly sports, and his family. His house is a shrine to both.
Rob wants his girls happy, and safe. When they youngest two asked to play lacrosse, he couldn't believe there were no helmets, and said no way.
"They're strong they're fierce they play hard they play aggressive, I love that, but to not have any protection is just insane," Rob explained.
So he decided to do something about it. He got a team of experts, and created the very first ever approved head gear for girl's lacrosse.
He didn't just pink it and shrink it. The Hummingbird is all new safety technology, that passes every rigorous test and standard.
But, designed for a female athlete, it's got a pony tail opening - and it can be used in other sports too.
They'll ready for holiday delivery, just in time for lacrosse season, and the girls think it's a game changer.
"Sports are amazing but, they're only going to last so long, you do have a future after sports, so it's really important to preserve that future and your head is that future."
Bella and Kelli think if they'd been wearing this kind of headgear it may have prevented their injuries.
The new headgear is made by Hummingbird Sports, and while the headgear will come in a whole bunch of colors- pink isn't one of them.
http://www.hummingbirdsports.com/
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Bad weather strands freed Iranian captives at Damascus airport, rebels fight in northern Syria
By | Associated Press
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, freed Iranian hostages who were captured by the Syrian rebels since August, hold roses as they gather at a hotel, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013. Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000 prisoners, including women and children, held by Syrian authorities — a deal struck after rare negotiations involving regional powers Turkey, Qatar and Iran. (AP Photo/SANA) (The Associated Press)
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, freed Iranian hostages who were captured by the Syrian rebels, left, received by Iranian officials, left, upon their arrival at a hotel, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday Jan. 9, 2013. Rebels freed 48 Iranians on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000 prisoners, including women and children, held by Syrian authorities — a deal struck after rare negotiations involving regional powers Turkey, Qatar and Iran. (AP Photo/SANA) (The Associated Press)
In this photo provided by the Turkish Islamic aid group IHH, freed Syrian prisoners released by the Syrian government are seen in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Syrian rebels freed 48 Iranians held captive since August, Iranian state TV reported Wednesday, part of what appeared to be the first major prisoner swap of the civil war. The deal, reportedly coordinated by the IHH, will also involve the release of more than 2,000 Syrians held by Bashar Assad's regime, Turkey's state-run agency Anadolu Agency reported. (AP Photo/IHH) (The Associated Press)
DAMASCUS, Syria – Nearly 50 Iranians headed home after being freed by Syrian rebels in a prisoner swap were stranded on Thursday at the Damascus airport by bad weather that has swept the Middle East.
In northern Syria, rebels linked to the al-Qaida terrorist network battled army troops inside a military helicopter base in Idlib province.
The rebels freed 48 Iranian captives on Wednesday in exchange for more than 2,000 prisoners held by Syrian authorities. It was the first major prisoner swap since the uprising against President Bashar Assad began nearly 22 months ago.
A Syrian official said the Iranians left the Damascus Sheraton hotel early Thursday. But the plane to take them home after months in captivity could not take off because of strong winds from a fierce winter storm that has hit the region in recent days. An airport official said a Syrian plane was waiting to take the Iranians home later in the day.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to give information to the media.
Rebels claimed the captives were linked to Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard, but Tehran has denied that, saying the men were pilgrims visiting Shiite religious sites in Syria.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland described most of the Iranians as "members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard," calling it "just another example of how Iran continues to provide guidance, expertise, personnel, technical capabilities to the Syrian regime."
Iran is one of Assad's main allies, and the Iranians, who were seized outside Damascus in August, were a major bargaining chip for factions trying to bring down his regime in the civil war that has killed more than 60,000 people.
In the past weeks, rebels have captured large areas in the north of the country along Syria's border with Turkey and in towns and villages around Damascus. The opposition fighters have also overrun several military bases, seizing weapons and ammunition from government forces, which outgun rebels with fighter jets and helicopter gunships.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rebels entered the Taftanaz air base in Idlib province late Wednesday. The Observatory said clashes between the troops and rebels inside the base continued Thursday, adding that the rebel assault was led by the al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra fighters.
The U.S. has designated the group as a terrorist organization.
Rebels have battled army troops for weeks for control of the Taftanaz base where helicopters and war planes take off on missions to bomb rebel-held areas around the country.
The Syrian opposition and fighters on the ground have repeatedly asked their backers in the West for anti-aircraft missiles to fight Assad's deadly airpower.
On Thursday, government jets carried out an airstrike on rebels' positions within the Taftanaz base, the Observatory said, adding that airstrikes also hit the rebel-held eastern Ghouta district. The district is an opposition stronghold near Damascus from which rebels have been be conducting an offensive on the seat of Asaad's power in the capital.
Surk reported from Beirut.
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Does Lanny Breuer Have a Conflict in the Cheney Interview FOIA Case?
August 5, 2009 /in CIA Leak Case /by emptywheel
Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer’s background has been a key topic of discussion in CREW’s lawsuit to force DOJ to release Dick Cheney’s interview with Patrick Fitzgerald. The problem is, DOJ forgot to reveal that Breuer had represented one of the people involved with issues directly related to Cheney’s interview.
DOJ needed an expert on investigations of White House officials–so they got Breuer
During a hearing on whether or not DOJ should release Dick Cheney’s interview with Patrick Fitzgerald back in June, Judge Emmet Sullivan suggested that DOJ ought to have someone with actual experience in investigations of high level White House officials make their argument that releasing Cheney’s interview would make such investigations more difficult in the future.
MR. SMITH: In this case I don’t see — the law enforcement issue here is very unique and it’s very different than I think in Sussman and in most other cases. It’s an interest, it’s basically a chilling interest that if the Vice-President’s interview is released, that could have a chilling effect on future senior leadership.
THE COURT: Says who?
MR. SMITH: Says the Attorney General Mukasy [sic], that was his conclusion.
THE COURT: He didn’t file a declaration. Mr. Bradbury filed a declaration. He didn’t base it upon any experience, he didn’t base it upon anything. He didn’t articulate the bases for his declaration. Other than he was designated to follow declaration. So it wasn’t Mr. Mukasy [sic] who filed the declaration which arguably could have carried great weight. If the chief law enforcement officer says based on my experience and experience of others in law enforcement, it could have but that’s not the case here. Bradbury was a political appointee. I don’t know what his experience was. He was appointed to, maybe he was appointed to file this declaration. I don’t know what else he did. He’s no longer there at OLC. And essentially the government in footnote says I should defer to his declaration.
This is not a deferential review. I want to be clear I’m not suggesting that the Attorney General should sign a declaration. I’m not ordering, certainly not ordering him to do anything, but I’m just saying in response to what you just said arguably it could have carried greater weight for such a declaration to come from a law enforcement official based upon his or her experiences with respect to this chilling effect. Otherwise, it’s just an assumption this man makes based upon nothing he can point to. [my emphasis]
So rather than have the discredited Steven Bradbury submit this declaration, DOJ got Breuer to do so. After Breuer submitted a statement arguing that release of Cheney’s interview will present some new disincentive for high level White House officials in the future to cooperate that thirty years of routine release don’t already present, CREW questioned what basis Breuer had to make that claim.
The only experience plaintiff is aware of Mr. Breuer having with law enforcement investigations involving the White House is his tenure as special counsel to President Clinton during the Independent Counsel’s “Whitewater” investigation. Mr. Breuer “appeared before the grand jury . . . and invoked Executive Privilege,” a claim that was rejected by Chief Judge Johnson and that the Independent Counsel described as “interposed to prevent the grand jury from gathering relevant information.”
In response, DOJ played up Breuer’s experience relevant to this issue.
Mr. Breuer’s experience in criminal law and government investigations is, in fact, extensive. Prior to his appointment as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division, Mr. Breuer served as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, a senior legal official in the Clinton Administration, and the Co-Chair of Covington & Burling’s White Collar Defense and Investigations practice group.
What they didn’t say, though, is that Breuer represented someone involved in this very case.
What they didn’t say is that Breuer represented someone whose involvement in this matter may be related to precisely those things being hidden by DOJ’s refusal to release the interview.
Lanny Breuer represented one of the people at CIA involved in responding to Dick Cheney’s inquiries
Breuer, as his financial disclosure reveals, has provided John Kiriakou at least $5,000 of legal services. Now, Kiriakou is best known for going on ABC in 2007–shortly after the destruction of the torture tapes was first revealed–and claiming Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded just once, for 30, 35 seconds. A claim that, as readers of this site know well, turned out to be totally false.
But Kiriakou was also closely involved in the CIA Leak case. He was the one who, on June 10, 2003, was trying to come up with some answers about Joe Wilson for Vice President Cheney. He’s the author of the email that explains,
The VP apparently heard the below story and had questions on it. The DDCI needs a response before his noon meeting tomorrow (Wednesday [June 11]) with the VP, so if you could get back to me by 1000 or 1100 tomorrow, I’d appreciate it. Thanks a million.
Story: In Februay 2002, CIA received an initial report of a shipment of uranium from Niger to Chad [sic]. Former Ambassador to Cameroon [sic] Joe Wilson (an old friend of the Agency and former Charge d’Affaires in Baghdad) was supposedly sent by CIA to Niger to investigate the story. He did so, and he concluded that there was no truth to it. Wilson said that he was debriefed by a CIA case officer who flew in (to where is unclear) [redacted].
VP Questions: Is this story true? Do we have a chronological account of the above events? What is the nature of Wilson’s relationship with CIA? What exactly did Wilson report to us? Was this in a reporting cable [redacted] (if it was, can somebody send me a copy of it? Will you also send me a copy of the intel? [redacted] Didn’t the Brits come out with a similar report detailing a Niger-Iraq uranium connection? [redacted]
And that’s relevant because two of the things DOJ is trying to protect in Cheney’s interview pertain to Cheney’s conversations with the CIA–precisely what Kiriakou was personally involved in.
Vice President’s discussion of the substance of a conversation he had with the Director of the CIA concerning the decision to send Ambassador Wilson on a fact-finding mission to Niger in 2002. (Page 3, lines 15-17, 21-28)
Vice President’s discussion of his requests for information from the CIA relating to reported efforts by Iraqi officials to purchase uranium from Niger. (Page 6, lines 30-33, 39-40)
Indeed, Cheney’s conversation with Tenet is one of just two things in the interview DOJ is trying to hide that was not otherwise released in some form at the Libby trial (the other being a conversation Cheney had with Condi Rice). And we know that Kiriakou was gathering evidence for Tenet’s Deputy, John McLaughlin, on precisely this issue, around the same time that–Libby claimed–Tenet told Cheney about Plame’s identity.
Lanny Breuer’s ethics letter limits whether he can participate in issues related to people he represented
Now, I’m not sure whether and to what extent that at-least $5,000 of legal services involved helping to explain the context of Kiriakou’s e-mail about collecting information for Cheney. But I do know that Breuer has a letter agreeing that he would not participate in any matter in which a former client of his is a party for one year after he last provided services to that client.
For a period of one year after his resignation from the law firm of Covington & Burling, LLP, he also will not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter involving specific parties in which that law firm is a party or represents a party, unless he is first authorized to participate pursuant to 5 C.P.R. § 2635.502(d). In addition, he will not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter involving specific parties in which a former client of his is a
party or represents a party for a period of one year after he last provided service to that client, unless he is first authorized to participate pursuant to 5 C.F.R. § 2635.502(d).
Now, so long as Breuer’s relationship with Kiriakou ended at least a year ago, so long as Covington & Burling is not still representing Kirakou, this letter should not be a problem at all (yes, I’m working on finding out when C&B ended their relationship with Kiriakou).
But as a matter of common legal ethics, shouldn’t Breuer at least reveal to the Court that he represented someone who was personally involved in precisely the matters DOJ is trying to hide?
There was a fair amount of back-and-forth in court filings about why Lanny Breuer was the one guy at DOJ best qualified to make the Jon Stewart defense: Whitewater, Assistant DA, Covington & Burling’s White Collar Defense practice. Somehow, though, DOJ forgot to mention Breuer’s most direct qualification for assessing whether the exposure of Cheney’s interview would embarrass him: representing one of the guys who was personally involved in one of the matters DOJ is trying to hide, Cheney’s discussions with the CIA about Wilson.
You’d think DOJ maybe could have mentioned that.
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freepatriot says:
the following is a true story, only the names have been changed to protect the guilty
if releasing dead eye dick cheney’s FBI interview has a chilling effect on future government officials desire to cooperate with criminal investigations, I’M ALL FOR RELEASING THE INTERVIEW NOTES
cuz people who are worried about cooperating with criminal investigations are people who are thinking of the consequences of their actions
criminals rarely do that
criminals don’t think about criminal penalties
at least the criminals I know don’t worry about it
I’ve never met a criminal who thought he would get caught
why worry about the consequences if you are not going to be caught ???
I think that the problem we are having is that some people got no fucking clue what criminals worry about
JasonLeopold says:
Great investigative work
So Breuer represented an interested party, in this very subject matter, in a situation where said client either lied and/or misrepresented his involvement and knowledge and he is now affirmatively urging the court to conceal said subject matter on behalf of the government??? And he did not apprise the court of his status of being in potential conflict???
Even if there turns out to be no actual conflict as further facts are adduced, it sure seems unethical for the Department of Justice to be proffering this affidavit without informing the court of the circumstances.
And this sure doesn’t sound like it is consistent with the high ethical standards and transparency Barack Obama swore he would provide to the nation. What an embarrassment his administration of justice has been.
emptywheel says:
Couple of points.
1) I can’t yet confirm in writing that Breuer rep’ed Kiriakou for Plame.
2) There’s no evidence out there saying Kiriakou lied here.
3) Kiriakou says he didn’t know when he was making false claims about Abu Zubaydah.
Though I will say this: I got “no comment” rather than “no” from some people in a position to know whether Breuer was involved in the Plame case.
LabDancer says:
You’re still right remaining cautious on this without more. There are lawyers, often but not necessarily with the larger billing mills, who will request a retainer simply to conduct a check to see if they might have a conflict that prevents them from acting. This isn’t at all loony; many law firms have been around for decades and decades, through all sorts of mergers, with offices all over the planet and so many partners of various levels and associates, a lawyer with a particularly specialized or local and busy practice might never meet some of them, including even partners. Even checking the list of the firm’s active and past clients isn’t enough; the prudent approach–the one that keeps you from getting disciplined by the local bar authority or the courts–is to send a memo [these days an email] ’round to all the partners, associates & senior administrative staff to advise of any potential conflicts concerns on an urgent basis. Even that isn’t guaranteed foolproof, but as I say, it’s the approved failsafe & prevents a loss of sleep & mostly works.
Others hold the view that since even the mere act of conducting a conflicts check can create the appearance of a conflict, they won’t ever [or at least generally won’t] bill for the conflicts check. You could call it Don’t Charge Don’t Have To Tell.
There are still others who will accept a retainer to look into not just whether or not they have a conflict but also if they’re the best choice of attorney in a specialized area where a particular type of expertise is required. Zaid, for example, has an extremely specialized practice, though tailored to the realities of the Beltway such that he’s able to keep himself busy. My own view is that providing this type of service is almost invariably going to create conflict because the attorney almost invariably is going to need a disqualifying amount of privileged information from the client in order to do her or his job.
But that isn’t necessarily the case with shops that require a retainer just for setting up to determine whether or not there’s a conflict. There’s room for lawyers of good faith — assuming one grants the possibility that such creatures exist — to disagree.
Though FWIW I note that it’s the huge power-player big billing shops that always seem to be on the other side of the disagreement.
Still, your point is that there’s an odor here that should be addressed, and in that I agree.
Sharp-eyed as per usual, ms e.
Man, I have never in my life heard tell of a lawyer charging to do a conflict check other than whatever standard consultation fee they charge. That is downright lowlife, I would tell a lawyer wanting to do that to get screwed. Either way though, don’t see how that necessarily impacts on the instant issue.
Been wondering here you have been, good to see you back.
As a general matter, I doubt it would come as a shock exactly that mega firms & Beltway boutiques are accomplished in feeding the egos of high level administration types & those who fancy themselves as such, and expert in getting those who consult them to draw on initial consultation funds that are available under quite reasonable conditions from specialty insurers, whose underwriters are typically thrilled with those insured who demonstrate a highly responsible level of risk awareness by contacting them to get appropriate legal advice as early as possible.
Also, I have a memory of this or something very like it getting raised during your series of posts introducing us to some of the more dubious assignments in Holder’s career back in 2008. I could go back to check for the particular billing, but might not be able to get back on it for a day or two.
1) Good point, he may not have. Should have phrased that “a relevant person in this very subject matter”
2) Didn’t say he lied in this matter; but he either lied or misrepresented the state of his knowledge and participation in the waterboarding, interrogations and evidence adduced thereby. It was complete BS. He was deceptive in his main entry on the public record.
3) Meh, see 2 above.
MadDog says:
That brought a laugh to my lips.
WTF was that little worm doing as an ABC News official source if he didn’t know the stuff he was claiming to fookin’ know?
ABC News and Brian Ross got badly pwned by what surely seems deliberate disinformation by certain CIA creepy crawlers.
Oh, I’m not buying that statement in the least. I’m just trying to be careful about what I say. I don’t want the AAG of Criminal Division to bring the hammer on me.
Oh wait. He can’t represent Kiriakou anymore. Maybe if I make an outrageous assertion, I’ll find out quickly who is representing him.
Hmmm. It’d probably work, but it’s probably not a good idea. (Note, Kiriakou now works for John Kerry on SFRC.)
The week you informed the entire world about the 83 and 183 waterboardings was the week that the ABC News Brian Ross Kirakou interview fell entirely to pieces.
The ABC News Brian Ross Kirakou interview originally had the smell of something being “off”, but after the OLC memo discovery here, “off” turned to out and out “bullshit”.
Including this phony bit:
…After Kiriakou became one of the first CIA officials to publicly discuss details of the agency’s rough treatment of Zubaida, the Department of Justice, according to McClatchy’s Jonathan Landay, this week opened a criminal investigation into whether Kiriakou had disclosed classified information. (The case was referred to the department by the CIA.) It could be that the feds are attempting to stifle further disclosures by Kiriakou, who has retained prominent whistleblower attorney Mark Zaid…
This disclosure of a phony CIA referral to the DOJ for phony investigation was meant to solidify Kirakou’s authenticity, and now in hindsight was also part of the deliberate disinformation campaign.
Maybe not. Look at my point above. If Kiriakou was paying Zaid, it was almost certainly a CIA v. former spook issue–that’s all Zaid does.
So, again, that leaves … something else … that he was paying C&B’s white collar defense guy to do.
Maybe not. Look at my point above. If Kiriakou was paying Zaid, it was almost certainly a CIA v. former spook issue–that’s all Zaid does…
You’re not being cynical enough EW. *g*
Consider the representation of Kiriakou by Zaid as part of the “protective coloration” in the disinformation campaign.
After all, when one has a phony CIA referral to the DOJ for phony investigation, Kiriakou, the Red Herring, probably should look the part of a target being concerned enough to get legal representation.
On an interesting and irrelevant sidenote, Mark Zaid also represents Sibel Edmonds as well as Arianna Huffington.
I dunno, but I just realized that this is potentially a bigger issue than you let on at first. If Breuer was required to clear the appearance of conflict, the only two people above him at DOJ that could sign off are David Ogden, the DAG and Eric Holder, the AG. Eric Holder was also a partner at Covington & Burling immediately prior to joining DOJ.
Jeebus. I forgot about that I had confused him and GregCraig, partner of the guy who almost certainly STILL represents Cheney.
Yep, at Williams & Connelly
Him, and the guy who got Ari Fleischer the sweet immunity deal.
THATanonymous says:
Unhh-huhh… All in the “family”, like I said @ 7.
Makes the Catholic priest pedophilia cover somebody’s ass ring look like rank amateurs.
TA (it’s getting difficult to come up with an appropriate slag off of the law, it’s doing so well on its own)
And may I add that if I were Judge Sullivan, I would be furious with the deceptive and lame arguments and presentation the government had made in this case. The court is owed a higher standard of conduct.
Why do I keep thinking of the whack-a-mole game at the county fair?
TA (the law is nothing if not incestuous, assuming that self-manipulation counts)
Minor typos: “best know” should be “best known” and “is not sill representing Kirakou” should be “is not still representing Kirakou”.
Now on to the real crux of my ignorance – where do you document that Kirakou is the “author of the email“?
As there is no explicit identification on that PDF as to Kirakou being the author, I’m suggesting more is needed here. I’m not suggesting you’re incorrect; merely suggesting that the authorship needs to be more explicitly documented.
And lest I forget my manners here, great fookin’ job connecting these dots EW!
Good point. I added a link to a Laura Rozen piece where she explains the relationship. Short version, though, is that Libby’s team made it clear in the trial that this was written by Robert Grenier’s executive assistant. Laura confirmed that Kiriakou was the guy.
Just read your updated linkage and that is perfecto!
maryo2 says:
Excellent blogjob, EW.
Also, I would be surprised if Kiriakou has not consulted with Covington & Burling in the last year in light of his issues with the falsity of his earlier statements to ABC News and others that recently surfaced (I think some blogger chick determined that there was much more waterboarding), not to mention in preparation for his entry into government service for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff. That sure seems like the kind of thing you might run by counsel before doing. Not to mention he has continued to run his yap about waterboarding in 2009. I would be shocked if he has not consulted with them in the last year, and quite possibly with Breuer prior to his nomination and confirmation.
Yep, I was thinking about that. He had to make a statement after some blogger chick ruined his story. Which prolly would have been a good time to visit a lawyer.
So here’s the question: if Kiriakou paid them in, say, 2007, and then didn’t in 2008, but then came back for a visit in 2009 bc of the blogger chick’s shit, at a time when Breuer was already happily ensconced at DOJ, does that count?
Oh wait. Laura’s thing seems to make clear that Kiriakou was using someone else–Mark Zaid–for his torture blabbing.
For now, Kiriakou is referring all calls to his lawyer, Zaid, who explained in an email his client’s decision to go public. “John was completely uncomfortable with the accusations that the CIA has ‘torturers’
Which means Breuer was repping Kiriakou on some other topic.
Hmmm. What other need would he have had for a lawyer?
And just to help other folks follow the Kiriakou bouncing ball, here’s the link to the transcript of the ABC News “CIA – Abu Zubaydah” Interview With John Kiriakou By Correspondent Brian Ross (49 page PDF).
To not go overboard, what you have is Kiriakou involved in the questioning that Cheney was initially conducting and the likelihood that Fitzgerald in his Cheney interview would have been asking Cheney about questioning that could well involve Cheney’s interactions with Kiriakou.
That leaves Breuer as not a great pic for the Declaration, even if you work hard not to sensationalize any of it.
And I still have to think that when you are trying to suppress statements given to the prosecution without a confidentiality agreement, someone in the direct chain of that prosecution – someone who isn’t a total stranger to the litigation – needs to be one of the declarants. They don’t ante up with anyone. Fitzgerald was deliberately put outside the Crim Div chain with his appointment. That leaves him, his crew, and the Acting AG for his matter (whoever that may be now) as the prosecutorial chain. Oh – and the President.
I don’t think Cheney asked K directly–my sense is probably through McLaughlin.
No Kiriakou on Holder’s declaration. Nothing untoward on Ogden’s. Though Merck basically owns DOJ right now.
So they had the one guy WITH a conflict do this.
rincewind says:
In 2007, the SECOND [my bad] biggest legal issue involving CIA was Dusty Foggo/Brent Wilkes, yes?
You mean aside from them admitting they destroyed evidence of torture? Though that wasn’t formally a DOJ investigation until 2008.
As a sidenote bugaboo that still gets me riled, according to that Laura Rozen Mother Jones piece Kiriakou was:
…In the summer of 2002, after returning from a posting as the Counterterrorism Center chief in Pakistan, where he was involved in the questioning of Zubaida…
And from Kiriakou’s ABC News interview about torturing Abu Zubaydah with Brian Ross:
…JOHN: Correct. And I should add too that it wasn’t up to individual interrogators to decide, “Well, I’m gonna slap him. Or I’m going to shake him. Or I’m gonna make him stay up for 48 hours.” Each one of these steps, even though they’re minor steps, like the intention shake– or the open-handed belly slap, each one of these had to have the approval of the Deputy Director for Operations.
So before you laid a hand on him, you had to send in the cable saying, “He’s uncooperative. Request permission to do X.” And that permission would come. “You’re allowed to him one time in the belly with an open hand.”
BRIAN ROSS: It was that specific.
JOHN: It was that specific.
BRIAN ROSS: Cable traffic back and forth.
JOHN: The cable traffic back and forth was extremely specific. And the bottom line was these were very unusual authorities that the agency got after 9/11. No one wanted to mess them up. No one wanted to get in trouble by going overboard. So it was extremely deliberate…
So to get to my continuing gripe, where the fook is the “back and forth cable traffic” identified in the CIA’s Vaughn Index List of Contemporaneous and Derivative Records (17 page PDF) that they submitted to Judge Hellerstein?
The only cable from HQTRS to the FIELD occurs on 5/28/02 which is after 1 1/2 months that Abu Zubaydah was in the hands of the CIA, including John Kiriakou’s hands as the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center chief in Pakistan, who claims he was present when Abu Zubayduh broke under waterboarding:
JOHN: Water boarding was one of the techniques, yes.
BRIAN ROSS: And was it used on Zubaydah?
JOHN: It was.
BRIAN ROSS: And was it successful?
BRIAN ROSS: What happened as a result of that?
JOHN: He resisted. He was able to withstand the water boarding for quite some time. And by that I mean probably 30, 35 seconds–
BRIAN ROSS: That’s quite some time.
JOHN: –which was quite some time. And a short time afterwards, in the next day or so, he told his interrogator that Allah had visit him in his cell during the night and told him to cooperate because his cooperation would make it easier on the other brothers who had been captured. And from that day on he answered every question just like I’m sitting here speaking to you.
BRIAN ROSS: And a willing way?
JOHN: In a willing way.
BRIAN ROSS: So in your view the water boarding broke him.
JOHN: I think it did, yes.
So again, where the fook is this CIA cable traffic from HQTRS to the FIELD that John Kiriakou claims was required, and claims fookin’ occurred, for every EIT/torture technique used on Abu Zubaydah?
And I want to emphasize something here.
John Kiriakou, in some ways, was made out to be some relatively low-level “assistant” flunky when he gave that interview to Brian Ross.
And this minimizing of his status is buttressed by both the Valerie Plame email EW notes (Executive Assistant to the ADDO), as well as Laura Rozen’s Mother Jones article:
…Kiriakou served as the executive assistant to Robert Grenier, then the CIA’s Iraq mission manager…
But John Kiriakou was not a low-level “assistant”. As Laura’s article points out (preceding the above sentence):
John Kiriakou was the CIA person in charge of the Abu Zubaydah capture, and likely the CIA person in charge of Abu Zubaydah’s intial interrogation and torture.
And John Kiriakou claims that each and every EIT/torture technique required individual approval from the CIA Deputy Director of Operations, and John Kiriakou further claims that each and every EIT/torture technique required cable traffic approval from HQTRS to FIELD.
And John Kiriakou, supposedly some low-level “assistant” flunky-type, gave an interview to Brian Ross, where he somehow mistakenly stated that Abu Zubaydah broke after 30-35 seconds of waterboarding instead of 83 waterboardings?
And And John Kiriakou, supposedly some low-level “assistant” flunky-type, got in trouble with the CIA with this Brian Ross interview to the point where the CIA referred the issue to the DOJ for investigation?
Does anyone else smell some red herring here?
And the questions that have been bugging me all night, is just what was the motivation for John Kiriakou to spin his BS with Brian Ross, and just who was behind the deal to have John Kiriakou give this interview?
The bottom line take from that interview was that “torture works!”
Cui bono? Or for the Latin-less, who benefits?
Red herring or nut job? Has an odor either way….
And since we’ve heard crickets on any further pursuit of Kiriakou by the DOJ, I’m surmising it was all a sham to sell Kiriakou’s interview as authentic.
Funnydiva2002 says:
on CARS
EW,aren’t you from Minnesota, too? Gretchen Carlson apparently spouted some complete crap this am on CARS re-imbursement. KO just took her down. Bet you have the REAL numbers. And you don’t get to go on the TeeBee Murchine to brag about your “crack” research.
Maybe she meant she was ON crack while doing the research?
Teh Stoopid. We can’t make this up!
FWDiva
rdwdkw says:
EW, cha-ching!
LabDancer
I agree, it makes sense to be cautious when you’re asking these kinds of questions of the AAG of Criminal.
A couple of points, though.
First, as pointed out above, this is a conflict Breuer listed, but Holder did not (by contrast, Holder listed Chiquita, but not Breuer).
Second, as I said, I’m getting “no comment” rather than “no.”
I will, however, spend tomorrow trying to hunt this down…
Don’t get me wrong; I was just applauding your caution. You’re right to chase it down. Also, CREW has standing to pursue it before Judge Sullivan, & while they might not have been onto your discovery before now, I haven’t seen a lot of shyness from them.
from ew’s post and included docs:
[ In addition, he will not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter involving specific parties in which a former client of his is a party or represents a party for a period of one year after he last provided service to that client, unless he is first authorized to participate pursuant to 5 C.F.R. § 2635.502(d).]
no representation or contact “for a period of one year”?
so this attorney CAN involve himself in another related matter AFTER one whole year.
can we be assured by C&B that all the knowledge that this person, one of their attorney’s, gleaned about the case will be erased from his noggin after one year?
does the human memory erase itself after one year?
oh, good. i am reassured.
and about the doj choosing this wired legal artist – how likely is it that holder or craig, or someone who works for them, COMPLETELY forgot about this aspect of breuer’s resume?
about as likely as the odds that the sun will not rise over this sorry washington tableaux tomorrow morning.
law in the upper echelons of a democratic presidency is such beautiful thing.
and where the f*** is our constitutional-law-teaching prez in all this? under the spell of washington insiders, fast asleep.
fatster says:
O/T Blackwater responds to accusations.
Blackwater Responds to Murder Allegations
— By Daniel Schulman | Wed August 5, 2009 11:57 AM PST
[Their response begins:]
“The proper place for this case to be litigated is in the Court, and we will respond fully in our reply brief (which will be filed on August 17) to the anonymous unsubstantiated and offensive assertions put forward by the plaintiffs. Because the plaintiffs have chosen inappropriately to argue their case in the media, however, we will also say this:”
Today In Parsing
Please note that the phrasing “anonymous unsubstantiated and offensive” does not include any assertion per se that the accusations are not true.
And I apologize, but I neglected to provide a link to the 2nd part of the ABC News “CIA – Abu Zubaydah” Interview With John Kiriakou By Correspondent Brian Ross.
Here it is (11 page PDF).
Not a lot of detail in the 2nd part. Most of it is the effort to present a stalwart, all-American, Jimmy Stewart, “dang, I didn’t like doing it, but America was at risk, and anyways, it worked” sale closer.
It could’ve been scripted in Hollywood. Jane would know. *g*
Again, cui bono?
if he were talking about testimony offered under oath, that’s an admission of perjury under Cali criminal law
if you say you know something, and you don’t actually know that, it is the same as knowingly giving false testimony
an I tend to judge everybody under the cali criminal standard, just to let them know where the bar is set
the dude is a FUCKING LIAR
if he files a brief for one side in a legal dispute, the judge should rule against the side he testifies for
WITH PREJUDICE !!!
I personally think Kiriakou is a criminal who engaged in propaganda against the citizens of the United States for corrupt politicians.
I think he’s a lowlife.
-G
alinaustex says:
GregB @ 48
Whay boggles the mind is how much agitprop there still is out there perpetrated by gwb43to further goals that are so unAmerican as to be treasonoues- like all the retired Generals spreading lies about WMD prior to the illegal occupation of Iraq, -what motivates these lowlife sumbitches to be so thoroughly corrupt ? Why would Foggo for example fire career employees just so he can keep his drunk Russian mistress on the public dole ? Is it all simply about material gain ? I think Kirakou is a lowlife too -and why would Senator John Kerry hire him ?
klynn says:
This profile on History Commons gives some additional background to points/events made in your above post about Kiriakou/Breuer.
Here’s an interesting section:
Kiriakou will claim that the activities of the interrogators were closely directly by superiors at CIA Headquarters back in the US. “It wasn’t up to individual interrogators to decide, ‘Well, I’m gonna slap him.’ Or, ‘I’m going to shake him.’ Or, ‘I’m gonna make him stay up for 48 hours.’ Each one of these steps, even though they’re minor steps, like the intention shake, or the open-handed belly slap, each one of these had to have the approval of the deputy director for operations.… The cable traffic back and forth was extremely specific. And the bottom line was these were very unusual authorities that the [CIA] got after 9/11. No one wanted to mess them up. No one wanted to get in trouble by going overboard. So it was extremely deliberate.” [ABC News, 12/10/2007] Kiriakou also will say, “This isn’t something done willy-nilly. This isn’t something where an agency officer just wakes up in the morning and decides he’s going to carry out an enhanced technique on a prisoner. This was a policy made at the White House, with concurrence from the National Security Council and the Justice Department” (see Mid-March 2002). [London Times, 12/12/2007]
bc of the blogger chick’s shit,
Can I get THAT on a t-shirt?
And once again, superb work EW. This stinks. Wonder what Sullivan will do? What can CREW do? (I know bmaz addressed that a bit @ 3 and 4).
I also think the Tenet-Kiriakou relationship is interesting. Was Kiriakou with CIA during the Bill Clinton administration?
This is a great post on Kiriakou too.
brendanx says:
You might want to spill the punchline of that post to make sure everyone reads it.
Well, there are a few punchlines in that post but I am assuming you mean this part:
“But, to the matter at hand, I still have questions about who John Kiriakou is. Aside from his being a retired CIA officer of undetermined grade, it appears that he now has a job in the business. . . and when I say “the business,” I mean “the industry.”
Lindsay Beyerstein reported yesterday that Kiriakou, who is credited as a “security consultant” on the upcoming Paramount release The Kite Runner, was connected with the film’s producers by “lobbyists from Viacom.”
The film adaptation of the Khaled Hosseini novel has been the center of some controversy of late…”
Several papers credit Rich Klein, a “Middle East expert” with Kissinger McLarty Associates (KLA), as having made many of the arrangements for the evacuation. Klein seems to be the go-to guy for many productions looking to film in the Middle East. KLA is a K Street consulting firm formed by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Mack McLarty, the former White House Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton. (I do no know if John Kiriakou is connected in any way with KLA, nor do I know if KLA is the Viacom lobbyist that Beyerstein references.)
It’s a tangled, but interesting connection. One, of course, not mentioned by Ross or ABC. It is also a connection made more interesting when you note the Nightline feature that will appear one day after it aired the Kiriakou piece—that would be an interview with the makers of. . . wait for it. . . The Kite Runner.
Leen says:
Going to have to read this several times. Do you folks ever sleep?
timbo says:
You would think that the court might be interested in that little fact…yeh, ya think?!
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Light Cycles
June 14, 2018 /6 Comments/in Energy Policy, Environment /by Quinn Norton
In 8 minutes, 18 seconds light travels from the sun to Earth. In that time, roughly 25 million in national debt accrues. Somewhere around 157,806 tonnes of CO2 is released into the atmosphere. 113,046 years of global human experience goes by in 8 minutes, 18 seconds. Around 900 people die — a Jonestown Tragedy, if such a thing could be a unit.
Here is how to make the modern world:
Begin with light, born billions years ago at the heart of the sun. It wanders for untold time around the vast interior of our star, bumping into this and that in a world of unfathomable heat and pressure. A very small bit of that light, called a photon, meanders its way slowly past the solar surface, and starts a frenetic journey 93 million miles aimed at us. It experiences no time in all of its existence, but for us, it takes 8 minutes and 18 seconds to reach the atmospheric skin of our world. It avoids scattering in our atmosphere, or bouncing off the water back into space, or striking dead land, and instead falls on the outstretched leaf of a plant. Plants have always been the mechanism of transformation, the way sunlight energy is banked on Earth. Photosynthesis absorbs the moment of light out of the free flight between worlds and turns it into a chemical instrument.
Take crushed Jurassic ferns, the algae, the microscopic floating forests and creatures of the Devonian sea, the Carboniferous forest, and everything since, save them from being eaten by bacteria. Cook and compress them for an incomprehensible time under geologic weight, stored deep underground. Strings of hydrocarbons in their decayed bodies draw together into tighter, longer, and more pure clumps of blackened sunlight. This is fossil fuel, the borrowed and condensed light energy of past eons. Let it rest for hundreds of millions of years.
Wait for the rise of humans, who search out this stuff with an insatiable lust. And the rest — our civilizations, the mechanisms of our lives, from the machines of the industrial revolution to the construction of the LA freeways, the painting of Guernica, landing on the moon, and the building of Beijing — all of that happens in a geological eye blink.
For a half a billion years the Earth banked sunlight this way,letting the corpses of fallen life slowly simplify towards being only: hydrogen, surrounding and bound to carbon, and the energy of the sun thusly contained. It seems simple, but there’s a reason societies are addicted to it, it’s amazing stuff. The energy density of fossil fuel is such that a teaspoon could run an iPhone for a couple of months. We stare impatiently at a pump, tap our feet, glance at the time, while moving more energy in 3 minutes than our ancestors would harness in their lives. We are greedy for this energy. We use our best science to pull it out of the ground, borrowing the past’s light to make more of our world, and more of us to inhabit it. We betray each other for it, kill each other, despoil our land and sea for it. Dale Pendell, the mad and brilliant philosopher/poet of drugs, commented on fossil fuels in his book Pharmako/Poeia, namely, the practice of huffing them. In all of his Pharmako series, spanning a range of drugs that baffle, bless, and destroy the mind, the fumes of fossil fuels were the only substance he ever seemed to condemn. Whatever the high may be, he explained the practitioners of huffing don’t have the faculties left to speak of it. Fossil fuels, the normally ecumenical Pendell explained, always lead to irrevocable destruction of mind and body.
But if we are addicted to this thing that kills us, what we do with it is amazing too. We make the old sunlight into batteries, light and light switches. We move giant steam turbines with it. Plastic is made of ancient sunlight. We use it to make fertilizers and feed billions. We pour it into planes, we spoon it into our children’s mouths, we cover their heads with Devonian sunlight to keep their skin safe from new sunlight. The way we use fossil fuels is very human; we have always burned the past to make the future. But we didn’t create this situation, we found it. We can’t create or destroy anything in this equation; we move it around to the benefit and detriment of the momentarily extant creatures. The past Earth is our creditor, with the constant and rich deposits that got us into this mess. The Earth built this wealth for billions of years. Then we came along, the trust fund species that’s hooked, not listening, and blowing the family fortune on a suicidal bender.
Though as an energy source unsustainable, the process by which nature banks energy is by no means halted. Undoubtedly with the passage of sufficient time, plenty of our bodies, our children, dogs, cats, and houseplants will become part of the rich, anonymous hydrocarbon slurry. There’s nothing we could do that would really change that in the long run. We’re just digging it up and burning it much faster than it forms.
We love to talk of innovation, consumption, excess, and even entitlement when it comes to our energy use. But in truth, physics puts us in our place. We will never create a technology that can consume or create energy, only ever more ways to move it around. With every move a price is paid to entropy, the ultimate accounting of loss, the ebbing away of vital heat. With every transformation of energy, Mr. Entropy takes his fee, and moves infinitesimally closer to the quietude of universal death. The tax he puts on fossil fuels is immense.
In 8 minutes, 18 seconds, around 2,000 babies are born. 45218 barrels of oil are imported into America. We pay $3,074,824 for that 8 minutes, 18 seconds. During that time, more energy will hit the Earth in the form of solar photons than we use in a year.
No one is sure how much biomass goes into the earth to become more fossil fuel these days, though as we deforest and burn the world, it lessens. It might be as much as Somalia’s energy use every year, around 200 gigawatts. Every year we take 12 terawatts back out of the earth, most of the energy use of everything else, according to Saul Griffith, a MacArther Genius and expert on energy generation and consumption. He has an air of palpable frustration when he talks about fossil fuels. “It’s absolutely a Ponzi scheme against our kids,” said Griffith.
Right now we act like we are desperately running out of cheap energy, and we fight like starved children over fossil fuel, while we are bathed so constantly in the raw energy that made it we can barely imagine it being useful. “There is a shitload more than we need. 86,000 terrawatts hit the surface every year, and we’re too stupid or too lazy to use it,” said Griffith. A single day’s light brings us around 48,000 times as much energy as we use that day.
We don’t capture much of it, and in America, little is planned to change that. Our energy infrastructure is 30, 40, or in some places, 50 years old, and often meant to be replaced a decade or more ago. As we extend the lifetime of those old plants, we artificially lower the cost of energy. “It’s an infrastructure debt we’re ignoring,” says Griffith, “You can only get this far into monetary debt by using energy badly.”
Through heroic measures we can change all this. For a mere 4 trillion dollars, says Griffith, we could achieve energy independence in America. That seems like a lot of money, and it is. But such an effort is not without precedent, if we eliminated fossil fuel subsidies and instituted a jobs program with the money saved, subsidized the education we need, we could be well on our way in a few years, gradually lessening our dose, taking in something more pure, more healthy.
The estimate for the world is much harder to get. Sampling between different countries’ studies on energy independence, and Mark Jacobson and Mark Delucchi’s plan for full renewables by 2050, it’s perhaps 80 to 100 trillion dollars. This is still a bargain, because we would still have a world we can comfortably inhabit. Money at this level is not a real thing. It’s just human time and resources, focused on a goal.
The estimates for what we spend globally to subsidize the fossil fuel industry vary from $200 billion (OECD) to $5 trillion, (IMF), and none of those figures include what we pay for it. The more renewable energy caduceus cult build, the less we have to pay for fossil fuels, the less we have to dig them out of the ground.
Building a new system of energy for the world is the work of a generational at least, but right now we are living through a global pandemic of unemployment, and in particular youth unemployment. They are the people with the most to lose in a future of energy crisis, climate change, extinction, and shitty air. Nearly 75 million young people are unemployed, a huge portion of them near the very deserts from where we could get our best solar energy.
We could use our last hit of fossil fuel to build a new energy miracle. We could clean up our mess, and employ our world in a meaningful shared project while we’re at it.
We could end the Ponzi scheme before it kills our children. We could bask in the sun without the 100 million year wait. The sun would support us, for billions of years, paying all of our bills. The sun could make us rich beyond our mere dreams. But we don’t, because we believe it’s too expensive, too unrealistic a project. As if the rest of this was realistic. We keep burning the trust fund while the world around us slowly dies of it, drowning in a poisonous soup of hot air and acid oceans. We are making a choice every day we wait, about who we are and what we choose to be. It’s a terrible choice, but not without its own glories.
At the end of his meditation on the huffing of fossil fuels, Pendall concluded: “The ecologist Howard Odum once quipped that the evolutionary purpose of human beings was to release all the carbon locked up under the ground back into the biosphere. If true, our mission will soon be accomplished. That it be a suicide mission in no way detracts from its grandeur or heroism.” Ours is an amazing suicide, we’ve done so much so fast. I don’t, I can’t, regret that humanity has made civilization. But right now, it’s still a suicide mission.
In 8 minutes, 18 seconds, you can listen to most of American Pie. A person can walk .42 of a mile at a normal human pace. That person can look around them and see more energy falling on their world than they could use in their lifetime. In any 8 minutes, 18 seconds, waiting for the next rain of photons from the ever-giving sun, any one of us could decide this world is worth saving.
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Balnakilly, Kirkmichael, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, PH10 7NB
Two-storey cottage in need of refurbishment
Permanent pasture land
Well maintained woodland
Amenity ground
Private Loch
Fishing on the River Ardle
Nestled in a delightful rural situation to the north-west of the village of Kirkmichael within the county of Perthshire, Loch Cottage embraces everything this part of Perthshire has to offer. The Cateran Trail passes within metres of the property …
Nestled in a delightful rural situation to the north-west of the village of Kirkmichael within the county of Perthshire, Loch Cottage embraces everything this part of Perthshire has to offer. The Cateran Trail passes within metres of the property and presents great opportunities for walking and mountain biking. For country sports enthusiasts shooting, fishing and stalking can all be taken locally. The ski slopes of Glenshee can be accessed within half an hour by car and there are golf courses located at Pitlochry and Blairgowrie.
A fifteen minute walk away is the village of Kirkmichael which provides a village store, hotels and a highly regarded primary school. Kirkmichael has a strong community spirit, with one of the highlights of the year being the Strathardle Highland Gathering and Agricultural Show. Both Pitlochry and Blairgowrie provide an excellent range of day to day amenities including Doctors, Dentists, Vets, supermarkets and a wide array of independent retailers. Primary schooling is available at Kirkmichael Primary School which is highly regarded with secondary schooling being available in Pitlochry and Blairgowrie. Pitlochry train station has mainline connections to Edinburgh and Glasgow, as well as a sleeper service to London.
The cities of Dundee and Perth offer a wide variety of services and amenities, with Dundee hosting two Universities and an airport with regular flights to London Stansted. Both Edinburgh and Glasgow can be reached in approximately two hours by car and host an extensive range of city amenities, including international airports.
Loch Cottage offers purchasers an ideal opportunity to create their ideal rural retreat. The traditionally built two-storey stone cottage has historically been utilised as a holiday let. However in recent years has fallen into a state of disrepair and now requires substantial renovation. The cottage enjoys a south-facing aspect with the accommodation currently comprising:
Two reception rooms, kitchen and larder
Two double bedrooms and family bathroom
Adjoining the cottage is a traditional stone byre which may lend itself to further development subject to obtaining the necessary Planning Consents.
To the front of the cottage are enclosed garden grounds predominately down to lawn with parking. The cottage sits in an elevated position with an expansive paddock extending to approximately 13.75 acres, designated as permanent pasture and currently utilised for grazing by the neighbouring farmer. Beyond the paddock is an area of rough grazing leading down to the River Ardle.
Beyond the cottage is the Loch, an idyllic spot bound immediately by amenity ground and a number of semi-mature trees. Beyond the Loch is approximately 18 acres of well established coniferous woodland with the remainder of the land made up of broadleaf woodland and rough grazings.
The property extends to its north-eastern border to the mid-point of the River Ardle and included within the sale are the fishing rights for brown trout and salmon.
SERVICES, COUNCIL TAX AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE
The private water supply to the site is in a poor state and works would be required to restore it. Alternatively the sellers are seeking quotations for the installation of a bore hole at the site. Further details are available from the selling agents.
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From Blairgowrie follow the A93 north until you reach Bridge of Cally. Upon entering the town turn left after the bridge signposted Kirkmichael/Ballintuim, follow the road for approximately 7 miles and you will reach the village of Kirkmichael. Turn left over the bridge and the road then veers to the right, take the turning to continue straight ahead. Follow the private access track for approximately 0.8 miles and bear right following the signs for the Cateran Trail and Loch Cottage is approximately 350yards down the track.
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The Best Art & Design Fairs and Biennials This May
Head to New York, Venice, and London for this month’s most anticipated fairs and exhibitions
By Galerie editors
Every May, collectors from across the world descend on New York for one of the buzziest weeks of the art calendar: Frieze Week. The month kicks off with Frieze New York, the annual art fair that lures the usual array of blue-chip galleries to Randall’s Island from May 2 to 5. This year’s edition features a few special sections championing underrepresented voices in the art world, including one curated by Pérez Art Museum Miami director Franklin Sirmans, featuring work by African-American artists Lorna Simpson and Senga Nengudi, and another dedicated to Latinx and Latin American art showcasing artists Firelei Báez, Luis Flores, and Ana Mendieta.
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Richard Mudariki, On Instagram (Africa Is Not a Country), 2018. Oil on canvas. Photo: Courtesy of Barnard Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
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Running concurrently is the increasingly popular 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair (so named for the number of countries on the continent). Following a successful first four years at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, the art fair (May 3–5) relocated to Industria, a spacious photo studio in Manhattan’s West Village, just two blocks south of the Whitney Museum of American Art and in walking distance of Chelsea, Manhattan’s bustling hub for world-class galleries and ambitious collectors.
A diamond, bronze, and white-gold ring by Hemmerle that will be shown at TEFAF New York Spring 2019. Photo: Courtesy of TEFAF
TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair) will also host its New York Spring edition May 3–7. Unlike its fall show, which presents the finest works in visual art and design, ranging from antiquity to the mid-20th century, TEFAF’s spring version spotlights the best in modern and contemporary art and design. There are 92 galleries in this month’s lineup, including Milan-based design gallery Nilufar, Munich jewelry house Hemmerle, and New York’s own Friedman Benda.
The slew of New York fine art fairs will quiet down just in time for NYCxDESIGN, New York’s citywide festival of all things design, which launches its 2019 iteration on May 10 and runs through the 22nd. This year, NYCxDesign‘s programming includes The Diner, a fully operational pop-up by architect David Rockwell in collaboration with Surface magazine and design consultancy 2 x 4 that will take visitors on a culinary cross-country road trip. The festival will also feature a reprise of NYC Jewelry Week following a successful inaugural edition this past fall and a self-guided art tour by the New York City Department of Transportation’s Art Program (DOT Art), wherein visitors will explore temporary artworks installed around the city.
One longstanding annual highlight of the city’s design scene is the International Contemporary Furniture Fair—better known by the acronym ICFF—which takes place at the Javits Center May 19–22 on New York’s west side in the shadow of the newly opened Hudson Yards. With over three decades of history, the fair draws more than 900 exhibitors and 38,000 attendees every year.
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The theme of the 58th Venice Biennale, which begins on May 11, is “May You Live in Interesting Times,” and 83 artists have risen to the occasion. More than a third of those presented at the art world’s most esteemed event are under the age of 40, including New York– and Bangkok-based video and multimedia artist Korakrit Arunanondchai, who was born in 1986. Korean sculptor and installation artist Lee Bul, French artist Jean-Luc Moulène, and American artist Nicole Eisenman are just a few of the more established talents on the roster. The show will also feature 90 national pavilions at the Giardini, the Arsenale, and beyond, with sculptor Martin Puryear representing the United States.
The month’s art circuit will close back in New York with the 79th Whitney Biennial (May 17–September 22). This year, the show has been co-organized by two of the institution’s curators, Jane Panetta and Rujeko Hockley, who have elected to spotlight a number of younger and emerging artists and include more performance art than in years past. This edition will see contributions from some 75 creatives, including Simone Leigh, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Martine Syms.
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Whitney Biennial, New York
May 17–September 22
International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), New York
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Art Busan, Busan, South Korea
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Duke Nukem Forever made a profit? Go on, pull the other one
By Justin Towell 2011-08-09T22:34:26.22Z
No, really. Take-Two says it made money on it
Despite the reviews, the disappointing sales and the ridiculously protracted 14-year development cycle, Duke Nukem Forever hasofficially made a profitfor its publisher, Take-Two Interactive. That'saccording to CEO Strauss Zelnick, who is right to sound pleased after enduring one of the roughest rides in gaming history. But this financial viabilityalso means a big green light for more Duke Nukem projects. And that's where our previously waning enthusiasm becomes piqued once more…
First-off, let's just clarify that this isn't some miraculous 1:1 attach ratio of console and PC owners buying DNF and generating enough cash to cover the whole 14 year project.The game's original developer 3D Realms itself put a lot of funding into the game off its own back, meaning Take-Two's input and investment would have been comparatively modest (not to mention the entire wodge of cash that wasallegedly written offthe publisher's books as a loss when the game failed to show up again). So in terms of the publisher's own expenditure and sales, it probably does, incredibly,add up to a figure in the black.
Above: Yeah yeah yeah, but what's stage 2? 'Hand development over to Gearbox', presumably
Whichever way the profit is worked out, the outcome has beenworthwhile for Take-Two, which means the franchise is still financially viable. So what's next for the series?
The first part of the plan is torelease DLC for Duke Nukem Forever. The game has already received a patch to make it work a bit better since its release (which just goes to show that a game's development doesn't necessaily have to end when the thing is on the shelves. 'When it's done', eh?) But with more substantial DLC for the game on the horizon, some more modern-feeling Duke gameplay might be closer than you'd think.
The second phase is expanding Duke outward into other media. Zelnick has stated: "If we can take some of our intellectual property and bring it to another medium in an extraordinary high quality way, that delights consumers and represents an interesting commercial opportunity for us, we will." An extraordinarily high quality way? Erm, we'd stilllike some of that Duke Nukem on our gaming consoles, please. Because, to be honest, we'd be happy if the currentgame is left as it is so the franchise can move forward.
Above: The basic premise of Duke is something worth playing, which is why ittopped the chartsupon release
We're pleased we got to play Duke Nukem Forever in the end, even though it wasn't very good. But we still like Duke. The character and idea behind the game is still strong, despite the aged cliches and jokes littered throughout DNF's script. All it needs is bringing up to date and a 2-years (max) development cycle for a sequel, and a new Duke game could be trulygreat. Profit for DNF shows we're not alone - people want to like it.
A word of advice, though - call it something like Duke Nukem Today. Definitely NOT Duke Nukem Eternity. If you know what I mean.
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Dr Ciara Dangerfield, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Cambridge’s Department of Plant Sciences, reports.
Early career researchers met in September 2018 at Westminster College, Cambridge to discuss the problems of food waste across the supply chain and what we in the research community can do to fix them. Several problems were identified including the imbalance of power, lack of public awareness and lack of empirical information. Researchers concluded a need for structural changes to the food system to address the issues of food waste.
The workshop was funded by the Global Food Security Program and was aimed at early career researchers. Researchers from a range of different disciplines including plant sciences, law and engineering attended, providing a variety of perspectives to the problems of food waste. There were also representatives from industry, BBSRC, Cambridge Global Food Security Interdisciplinary Research Centre and University of Cambridge Environment and Energy sector.
The day began with a series of talks from four distinguished speakers – two from academia (Dr Mukesh Kumar from University of Cambridge and Dr Manoj Dora from Brunel University), and two from NGOs (Dr Bojana Bojzelj from WRAP and Dr Karen Luyckx from Feedback). Dr Kumar and Dr Dora discussed the issues of food waste at both the pre-factory and factory stages of the supply chain. Issues such as land selection, variety of cultivars, seed, nutrition, crop establishment, water, disease, defoliation, harvest storage and delivery from farm to factory all contribute to food waste.
Retailers also play a major role in the problem of food wastage and Dr Luyckx described several initiatives that Feedback are undertaking to challenge and change the distribution of power within the food supply chain. The point was also raised that some food wastage is unavoidable, however it can still be put to good use. For example, Feedback are campaigning to allow surplus food to be used for pig feed, which they estimate could reduce the land required for EU pork production by 1.8 million hectares.
The morning talks ended with a systematic view of food waste. Dr Bojazelj from WRAP showed that the end consumer is still where the largest amount of food waste occurs. She also highlighted the lack of data on food waste within primary production and so this is a key knowledge gap.
From the day’s discussions we identified the following three key issues: lack of public understanding on the issues of food waste, the power of the supermarkets and the lack of data and formal definitions of food waste. In achieving such changes, we identified legislation, changing public behaviour and smart technologies as key to achieving structural change in the food supply chain. It was clear the research community are going to be key in trying to use each of these areas to address the problems of food waste but that knowledge transfer would be key to ensuring research breakthroughs reach relevant stakeholders.
The workshop provided the early career researchers who attended with the opportunity to establish with new contacts and potential future collaborators. Food security poses big challenges, and only through connecting with other researchers across the disciplines do the next generation of researchers stand a chance of solving them.
Next: Cambridge experts discuss: Food supply in an uncertain future »
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Triplett Torches Tucson in Victory
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TUCSON, Ariz. -- Kirk Triplett used two long birdie streaks on Sunday to fire a 63 and come from behind to win the Chrysler Classic of Tucson. He finished at 22-under-par 266 to win by a single stroke over Jerry Kelly at Omni Tucson National Golf Resort.
'It just kind of came out of nowhere,' said Triplett, who collected $540,000 for the title. 'I haven't been playing great. I haven't been getting as much out of my rounds as I could.'
The victory in Tucson was Kirk Triplett's third PGA Tour title.
The win was Triplett's third on the PGA Tour. He captured the 2000 Nissan Open and the 2003 Reno-Tahoe Open, but struggled through an elbow injury last year.
Kelly had a putt on the 72nd hole to tie, but missed. He posted a 7-under 65 to finish alone in second place at minus-21.
Third-round leader Duffy Waldorf held the lead on the front nine, but a poor back nine cost him the title. He only made one birdie, at the par-5 10th, then bogeyed 16 to lose any chance at victory.
He managed an even-par 72 to tie for third place with 2004 champion Heath Slocum (68) and long-hitting Bubba Watson (70). The trio came in at 19-under- par 269.
Watson became the first player to go 72 holes without a bogey since Lee Trevino at the 1974 Greater New Orleans Open.
Triplett flew out of the gate on Sunday with five consecutive birdies. He bogeyed seven, but got the stroke back with a birdie at the very next hole.
Triplett went on another birdie tear, this time going for four in a row from the 14th. After he birdied No. 16, he was ahead of the field, but Kelly charged hard up the leaderboard.
Kelly meanwhile tallied four birdies on the front nine, then rolled in a 19-foot birdie putt at the 12th. That birdie put him one behind Waldorf, but when Kelly drained a 25-footer for birdie at 13, he was tied for first.
Triplett surged ahead with his birdie run on the back nine, but Kelly kept pace. He kicked in a short birdie putt at the 16th, but ran into some bad fortune at 17 and it had nothing to do with him.
Triplett chipped in for birdie from close to 50 feet at the 17th. That moved Triplett to 22-under par and he had to wait to see if Kelly could catch him and force a playoff.
Kelly parred 17, but hit his approach to 11 feet at the last. His birdie effort moved right by the hole, meaning Triplett would visit the winner's circle.
'I got nervous,' admitted Triplett.
'There's always positives when you shoot 65 and finish second,' said Kelly. 'It's just the positives hurt a little bit more. I had all of my chances.'
David Branshaw carded a 4-under 68 on Sunday to finish alone in sixth place at 18-under-par 270.
Jason Gore and Doug Barron each shot rounds of 4-under 68 in the final round and tied for seventh place at minus-17. Cameron Beckman (66), Charley Hoffman (66), Bo Van Pelt (67), Gabriel Hjertstedt (70) and Mark Wilson (72) shared ninth place at 16-under-par 272.
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2/27/06 -- Final scores and earnings from Kirk Triplett's victory at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson.
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2/25/06 -- Duffy Waldorf shot a bogey-free 65 on Saturday to reach 19 under, good for a two-shot lead over long-hitting rookie Bubba Watson after three rounds in the Chrysler Classic of Tucson.
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2/24/06 -- Duffy Waldorf shot his second straight 6-under 66 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Mark Wilson in the Chrysler Classic of Tucson.
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Philipp Westermann, Southeastern Louisiana
He began his college career last January as spring enrollee from Germany and has played in just 11 events so far for the Lions. Only twice, however, has Westernmann finished outside the top 10 in any start, compiling a 71.67 average in that time and recording eight top-five finishes. Perhaps he doesn't play the toughest schedule in college golf, but when you're name is on the leader board at nearly every event, you're obviously doing something right.
Honorable mention:* Kevin Phelan, North Florida
A freshman season that included eight top-10 finishes along with qualifying for the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and playing for his native Ireland at World Amateur Team are part of the the sophomore's burgeoning resume.
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She claimed the Atlantic Sun player of the year award last May as a freshman, the first golfer in conference history to do so (she took home top rookie honors too). Half a year later, there's been no sophomore slump for the Palm City, Fla., native. In four fall starts, she has finished no worse than T-10, claiming a share of the individual title at the UNCG-Starmount Forest event.
Honorable mention: Nicole Zhang, Notre Dame
The Canadian native followed in her older brother Dustin's footsteps, coming to South Bend after having qualified to play in the U.S. Women's Open this past summer. In her first college tournament, she broke the ND 54-hole scoring record to win the Mary Fossum. In her four subsequent starts she had two more top-threes and no finish worse that T-17.
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"Last night’s session was a delightful time for me. IT WAS ALL ABOUT ME!!! You are so articulate and caring, and I thoroughly enjoyed the time, all the nu- ances you brought to it and your obviously experienced, long- time expertise."
- Bill R.
Monday 2/26/2018: Sneak Peek at the Week; Weird, Watery Neptune in the News
Some of my Facebook friends are reporting a bit of stress this morning. And indeed, the stress of a potential power play and/or emotional catharsis is reflected by today’s nurturing Cancer Moon in a face off with ruthless Pluto, exact at 8:11 AM ET. What needs to be released so that something else might thrive? The mood expands — for better or for worse — as lunch approaches, courtesy of a harmony between the Moon and Jupiter. Note the potential for a flash of illumination, a twist or other upset to the status quo around 4:51 PM ET, as rebel Uranus challenges the emotional security-seeking Cancer Moon. From then until 11:42 PM ET, the Moon will be void of course, suggesting a time to not make a mountain out of a molehill. Chill and focus on routine concerns, preferably those close to home. Roll with whatever twists and flakes may disrupt your efforts to move forward in a straight line. If you are new to this forecast and not familiar with the term “void of course Moon,” here’s the 411.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY are sponsored by the Moon in drama queen Leo. Great for party, a show or for issuing royal edicts. Emotions are on the rise, as the Moon is waxing to fullness in Virgo on THURSDAY at 7:51 PM ET. Before we get to Thursday, however, we have a busy few days of communication flows and challenges, as well as a chance to pour your heart out. In the case of the latter, on TUESDAY Venus in intuitive Pisces will be in harmony with powerbroker Pluto in Capricorn.
But wait, there’s more. Mercury (the way we need to think and communicate) pulls focus on WEDNESDAY, challenging a righteously opinionated, boundary-pushing Mars in Sagittarius, exact at 6:56 PM ET. An outburst energy for those walking and talking. Keep an eye on P45, as that Mars will be sitting on his opinionated Sag Moon, opposing his blah blah blah Gemini Sun. Provoked much? If you have a planet or angle around 20 degrees of Sagittarius, Gemini, Virgo or Pisces, you may also feel a wee bit provoked. Count to ten before you lash out. And that includes the horoscope of the United States, too. Transiting Mars in Sag will connect with Mars and Neptune in the USA horoscope. Assertion, anger, scandal, vision, dreams, drugs, oil, fantasy — watch the headlines — and expect the debate over gun control to continue.
Later on Wednesday, Mercury will be in harmony with Pluto at 11:40 PM ET. Should be a fine day for investigative reporters. Mercury-Pluto patterns excel at digging up dirt. The Leo Moon goes void at 6:13 PM ET on Wednesday; chill until 12:57 AM ET on THURSDAY, when the Moon enter Virgo to clean up the mess.
THURSDAY features the aforementioned Full Moon. In Virgo, its mission is to refine, organize and make things perfect. A lovely harmony between Venus and Jupiter, exact at 6:22 AM ET, gets that day off to an amiable — dare I say generous — start. Another easy flow between Mercury and Jupiter, exact FRIDAY at 8:05 AM ET, facilitates big news in publishing, legal affairs and other systems of collective beliefs. By then we’ll be seeing manifestations of rose-colored glasses to the max. Why? Because on SUNDAY the Pisces Sun makes its annual meet-up with visionary Neptune, and Mercury meets up with Venus. The two together scream “idealism!!” — to be expressed prominently in matters of women, money, art and social expression the following week. Watch how those themes will be reflected in the Academy Awards.
What are your plans for a dreamy weekend escape? Moon goes void at 6:50 PM ET on FRIDAY; West Coasters can skip out early.
Don’t know where your planets are? Why not make an appointment for a personal consultation? Really, there’s too much going on in the cosmos to remain clueless about how it likely to impact YOU. Now is the time to plan a strategy for the rest of 2018 — and beyond.
And now, the news.
In the aftermath of the Never-Ending Uranus-Pluto Square of 2011-2016, autocrats rule. Now it’s President Xi of China joining the Men Who Would Be King Club. Yesterday the Communist Party announced it was abolishing constitutional terms limits. And why not, on a day with Sun (leaders) in harmony with Saturn (authority, structure), with the Cancer Moon about to be challenged by power-grabbing Pluto? Xi’s birth date is unconfirmed, though it is reportedly June 15, 1953. That would make him another double-talking Gemini whose horoscope was under a streamlining squeeze all last year, as Saturn opposed his Sun. Moon in either regal Leo or Cancer. Mars at 0 Cancer — the prominent Aries Point. We can watch for prominent initiatives from him next week.
Also — the American Dream is still alive for those currently threatened by the destruction of DACA. SCOTUS refusedto hear the P45 Administration’s argument on why it should be permitted to strip Dreamers of their protected homeland status.
Back in 2009, when I began writing this forecast (!!!), the original conceit was to see if awareness of planetary patterns could be used to anticipate the headlines in the “paper of record,” a.k.a., the New York Times. With Neptune pulling so much focus, I would expect a truckload of stories involving fish, water, oil, drugs, glamour, fanatics, scandal, film, illusion, spirits, victims, pacifists, lies — to name a few. Here are some examples from Sunday’s edition:
On the front page — a special report — The Drowning Coast.
Next up: Despite an Ethics Order, Cuomo Took $890K from Appointees
In Russia, Bringing Home the Children Raised by ISIS
Why Your Pharmacist Can’t Tell You That $20 Prescription Could Cost Only $8
European Ex-Officials Deny Being Paid by Manafort to Lobby for Ukraine
In the Business Section — front page profile of Linda McMahon, illusionist extraordinaire (“It did not matter that the venue…was not as TV viewers were told…”)
Why These Goldfish are 70 Percent Organic
Catching Forgeries and Aiding Justice
Sports Sunday — Raw Octopus That Quivers? Don’t Mind If I Do — on the front page! Of the SPORTS section?!
Sunday Styles — front page — actress Heather Graham’s new film is called “Half Magic.” It’s a rom-com about sexism (Venus in Pisces square Mars in Sag) in Hollywood (Neptune).
“Rehearsals Follow Rehab” — profile of cabaret singer Luann de Lesseps
Arts & Leisure — front page — “Spellbound” — about next month’s Broadway debut of Harry Potter & the Cursed Child
Metropolitan — front page — “A Murder, A Conviction and Doubt” (“…the case remains muddled and a jailed man remains in limbo.”)
Week in Review — front page — “Am I Going Blind?” (“…my eyesight is in jeopardy. But I see some things more clearly than ever”)
“What Poisons Are in Your Body?” — this one links to an app called the Detox Me Action Kit — check it out and change your life for the better
Ghosts, monsters and other supernatural stories are discussed in more than one piece in the NYT Book Review
The cover story of the NYT Sunday Magazine — Is Google Too Powerful — doesn’t seem to fit the Neptune theme — until you realize it’s about how smaller companies are being totally wiped out
The back page of the Magazine features cinematographer Rachel Morrison
Travel Section — front page — “A Weird and Fragile Louisiana Beauty” Opening sentence: “If New Orleans is an aging beauty queen drunk on the fumes of her glorious past, Plaquemines Parish, to the southeast, is plain old sloshed — not to mention saturated, striated, slivered and surrounded by water. “
Obituaries — Sridevi Kapoor, Bollywood’s First Female Superstar, Dies at 54 She drowned in a hotel bathtub.
What do you think? Coincidence or conspiracy? Next Sunday I expect we’ll have more of the same, with Neptune pulling focus in planetary patterns.
Thank you for reading this forecast.
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Ten Fun Things to Do in Athens
There are plenty of fun things to do in Athens, as well as the obvious attractions like visiting the Acropolis, the Plaka, or the National Archaeological Museum. Sometimes the little fun things might only take a few minutes but can really add to the pleasure of a visit.
Here's our list of ten fun things to do in Athens, some of which are free or inexpensive. All of them will add something to your visit to Athens. Try to fit in as many as you can.
See the Sun Set on the Acropolis
Areopagus Hill
There are sunsets and then there's watching the golden glow of the sun going down and illuminating the pinkish granite of the 2500-year-old Acropolis from the top of the Areopagus Hill.
Photograph a Running Statue
O Dromeas
O Dromeas means The Runner and this remarkable statue stands in the middle of a traffic island 1.5km east of Syntagma Square and across from the Athens Hilton. It took sculptor Costas Varotsos six years to put together the thousands of pieces of jagged broken glass which, together, make the shape of a running figure, as if racing into the wind.
Dine in the Athens Central Market
Central Municipal Athens Market, Filopoimenos 4
To enjoy authentic Greek cooking at cheap prices, forget the tourist areas and head for somewhere like the Oinomageireio H Epirus (Epirus Tavern) restaurant in the city's main market and taste the best moussaka you'll ever eat.
Snap Yourself with an Evzone
Monument of the Unknown Soldier, Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias 133
The Presidential Guards known as Evzones guard the Monument of the Unknown Soldier outside the Hellenic Parliament building. They're used to being photographed, and having people pose next to them, so don't be shy, but do be respectful.
Photo by 'Bobby H' and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
See a Play in One of the World's Oldest Theatres
Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Areopagitou Dionisiou
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, at the foot of the Acropolis, was built in 161 AD and is still in use today as a performance venue. The best time is in summer during the Athens and Epidaurus Festival when you might see anything from classical Greek drama to rock stars like Sting.
Swim in a Lake that's also a Spa
Vouliagmenis Lake
The Vouliagmenis Lake is less than 30 minutes from the city centre, near the Athenian Riviera, and acts as a natural hot spa. It is fed by underground thermal springs and by warm water from the sea, and it also disappears in an underground cave system that has still not been fully explored.
Apostolis Pavlou
Photo by George E. Koronaios and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Walk in the Footsteps of St Paul
Apostolou Pavlou is a pedestrianised street that follows the route that the Apostle Paul took when he visited Athens to preach on the Areopagus Hill. You'll be rewarded for the climb by photos over the city and of the Acropolis.
See where the Olympic Games was Reborn
Panathenaic Stadium, Leoforos Vasileos Konstantinou
The Panathenaic Stadium was used for the first modern Olympic Games, held here in 1896. It's still a remarkably elegant piece of architecture, tempting everyone to take 'just one more photo'.
The Monastiraki Flea Market
Buy a Souvenir at the Monastiraki Flea Market
Monastiraki Square
Many cities have flea markets but you've never seen anything like Monastiraki every Sunday morning. Running for miles from Monastiraki Square, it's a mix of western market and eastern bazaar where you can buy anything from old typewriters to video games, from watches to bicycles, from religious icons to pornography.
The National Garden
Escape the Heat in a Royal Garden
National Garden, Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias 1
The former Royal Garden, now the National Garden, is full of shady nooks and benches to help escape the summer heat for a while. Take a picnic and join the locals, and enjoy the ancient remains, all for free.
And here's a map showing you where all these fun things to do in Athens can be found.
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Dr van der Velden is Assistant Professor at the University Medical Center Utrecht. She studied Biology at Utrecht University and conducted research in molecular biology. She changed careers to patient-related research at the General Practice Department of the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care -UMCU, conducting research and studies on appropriateness of prescribing and use of medication in primary care. She conducted, supervised and collaborated in several successful intervention trials in the Netherlands and in Europe to enhance prudent use of antibiotics in primary care.
“PATIENT SATISFACTION IS NOT PRIMARILY RELATED TO GETTING AN ANTIBIOTIC BUT TO GETTING A GOOD CONSULTATION, A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND REASSURANCE.”
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Implementation of yearly feedback using indication-linked quality indicators and education with respect to targeted antibiotic prescribing in 2 large Dutch regions (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sports)
RAAK: Improving antibiotic use for children with acute respiratory tract infections using a web-based training module (Dutch ZonMW project)
ARTI4: Implementation of a multiple intervention to optimise antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract infections - embedment within the practice accreditation of the Dutch college of general practitioners
INTRO: Randomised trial in 6 European countries to optimise antibiotic prescription for cough by introducing the point-of-care CRP test or by training GPs' communication skills
CHAMP: Changing behaviour of health care professionals, patients and the general public towards a more prudent use of antimicrobial agents (European sixth framework programme)
Besides antibiotic-related research, Alike coordinates a European primary care research network with 18 countries participating, currently performing the ALIC4E trial: antivirals for Influenza-like-illness, an RCT of clinical and cost-effectiveness in primary care (FP7 Health Innovation). She teaches medical students and is a member of the Dutch Working Party on Antibiotic Policy (SWAB): surveillance of antimicrobial use.
Antibiotic use in Dutch primary care: relation between diagnosis, consultation and treatment. Joep van den Broek d’Obrenan, Theo J.M. Verheij, Mattijs E. Numans, Alike W. van der Velden. J Antimicrob Chemother 2014; 69:1701-7.
Inappropriate antibiotic prescription for respiratory tract indications: most prominent in adult patients. Dekker A, Verheij T, van der Velden A. Fam Pract 2015; 32: 401-7.
Improving antibiotic prescribing quality by an intervention embedded in the primary care practice accreditation: the ARTI4 randomized trial. Van der Velden AW, Kuyvenhoven MM, Verheij TJ. J Antimicrob Chemother 2016; 71: 257-63.
Usefulness of quality indicators for antibiotic use: case study for the Netherlands. AW van der Velden, M Roukens, E van de Garde, M Lourens, S Natsch. Int J Qual Health Care 2016; 28: 838-42.
Antibiotic prescribing during office hours and out-of-hours: a comparison of quality and quantity in primary care in the Netherlands. Vera E.C. Debets, Theo J.M. Verheij, Alike W. van der Velden. Br J Gen Pract 2017; 67: e178-e186.
Effectiveness of general practitioner online training and an information booklet for parents on antibiotic prescribing for children with respiratory tract infection in primary care: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Anne R. J. Dekker, Theo J. M. Verheij, Berna D. L. Broekhuizen, Christopher C. Butler, Jochen W. L. Cals, Nick A. Francis, Paul Little, Elisabeth A. M. Sanders, Lucy Yardley, Nicolaas P. A. Zuithoff, Alike W. van der Velden. J Antimicrob Chemother 2018; 73: 1416-22.
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Boy, 16, dies after attack by 3 dogs in Dallas-area backyard
The boy was in a yard that wasn’t his when he was attacked.
A police statement says officers responded around 5 a.m. Saturday to reports of a dog attack and arrived to find the dogs mauling the boy, who did not live at the home. (Source: Gray News)
August 11, 2019 at 8:40 AM HST - Updated August 11 at 11:57 PM
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Police say a 16-year-old boy has died after being mauled by three pit bulls inside the fenced backyard of a Dallas-area home where the dogs lived.
Irving police on Sunday announced the boy's death. One officer was treated for a dog bite.
A police statement says officers responded around 5 a.m. Saturday to reports of a dog attack and arrived to find the dogs mauling the boy, who did not live at the home. The teen died Saturday night at a hospital. His name hasn't been released.
Attached is the updated media release regarding a dog attack that occurred yesterday. pic.twitter.com/GAHKWrItrH
— Irving Police Dept. (@IrvingPD) August 11, 2019
Police shot one of the dogs, who later had to be euthanized. The other two were taken to a shelter.
Irving police are investigating why the teen was at the home. The owner told investigators that the boy was trespassing.
Good Samaritan rescues 4-year-old girl from Milwaukee school bus after driver allegedly left her
Prosecutors accuse the school bus driver of breaking company policy by not completing a walkthrough to make sure all the children were off the bus before parking it for the day.
This 11-year-old runs a mile for each officer killed in the line of duty. Tonight, he ran 2 more
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Hawkeyes playing low-level teams with an eye on Big Ten opponents
Iowa is hosting bottom-tier opponents but drawing lessons that can be applied when league play resumes. Western Carolina's Dotson was a case in point
Hawkeyes playing low-level teams with an eye on Big Ten opponents Iowa is hosting bottom-tier opponents but drawing lessons that can be applied when league play resumes. Western Carolina's Dotson was a case in point Check out this story on hawkcentral.com: https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/2018/12/19/iowa-basketball-takeaways-lessons-can-applied-big-ten-play-defending-wide-body-carlos-dotson-and-fin/2357664002/
Mark Emmert, Hawk Central Published 9:39 a.m. CT Dec. 19, 2018 | Updated 10:19 a.m. CT Dec. 19, 2018
Iowa sophomore forward Luka Garza (55) drives against Western Carolina junior forward Carlos Dotson (4) in the first half at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.(Photo: William J. Adams / For the Press-Citizen)Buy Photo
IOWA CITY, Ia. — Iowa wasn’t playing a Big Ten Conference team Tuesday. Far from it.
But it was interesting to hear Hawkeye men’s basketball players reference upcoming Big Ten opponents when discussing their 78-60 victory over Western Carolina at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It’s obvious that, in preparing to play three teams on the bottom rungs of Division I, Iowa is really focusing on the 18 scheduled games that will follow.
Case in point: Iowa centers Luka Garza and Ryan Kriener were asked about the defensive gameplan against Catamounts forward Carlos Dotson, who stands 6-foot-7 at 265 pounds.
“We’ve got a couple of guys like that in the Big Ten, like Kaleb Wesson of Ohio State (who is 6-9, 270),” Garza said. “We had a really big focus of trying to send double-teams at him, when to send them, and try to body him, not let him get to his left hand.”
Kriener expanded on that thought.
“That’s why we doubled (Dotson) early, because we’ll do that with some other bigs in the Big Ten,” he said. “That’s kind of how you need to defend in the Big Ten.”
Kriener said the No. 21 Hawkeyes (9-2) are approaching these four games against lower-level opponents as valuable learning opportunities, even if they end up being lopsided victories as expected. The Hawkeyes beat Northern Iowa 77-54 on Saturday.
“UNI plays a pack-line defense like a Michigan,” Kriener observed.
Up next is a noon Saturday home game against Savannah State. Bryant comes to town Dec. 29. Then it’s strictly Big Ten play for a Hawkeye team trying to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years.
“Coach (Fran McCaffery) is a smart guy. He scheduled these games for a reason,” Kriener said.
Clamping down on 'crafty wide-body' Dotson
Dotson is Western Carolina’s leading scorer and the obvious focal point of Iowa’s gameplan. He fouled out with 10 points and eight rebounds, all defensive. He turned the ball over six times and had two of his shots blocked. He finished the evening minus-22 in his 29 minutes of play, the worst player in the game in that category.
McCaffery compared Dotson to former Wisconsin star Nigel Hayes.
“The crafty wide-body guys that go off either shoulder and have the up-and-under stuff, the reverse layups, soft touch, soft hands, can dribble it. So he doesn’t have to post up on the block,” McCaffery said.
“Those guys are tough to guard because you’ve got to keep sliding your feet. You’ve got to stay vertical. They’re hard not to foul. And we made him miss.”
Dotson got to the free-throw line only once.
Iowa rotated Garza (6-11), Kriener (6-9) and Tyler Cook (6-9) on Dotson. The Hawkeyes blocked eight shots in all, four by Nicholas Baer. They forced 26 turnovers.
“I think we did a good job rotating down, getting some blocks,” Garza said. “We have the height advantage, and we’re trying to defend the paint and make sure teams aren’t getting into the lane and scoring easy on us. We want to make every shot contested. If we block it or if we just change the shot and make him throw it off the backboard.”
It was a second consecutive game in which the Hawkeyes kept the opposing team’s best player off stride. On Saturday, Northern Iowa guard A.J. Green was limited to two points on 1-for-8 shooting.
Will Hawkeyes have enough bodies for practice this week?
Before the game Tuesday, Iowa announced that forward Cordell Pemsl had surgery on his right knee and will join Jack Nunge and C.J. Fredrick on the redshirt path.
Forward Riley Till was in a large walking boot and has a sprained ankle, McCaffery said.
During the game, Kriener went out with an ankle injury of his own, and backup point guard Connor McCaffery took a hit late and was feeling dizzy afterward. Kriener later said he should be fine to play Saturday.
The Hawkeyes had Wednesday off. But finding enough bodies for productive practices Thursday and Friday could be problematic.
“That’s why we have walk-ons, so we can still go up and down. Because we’ve got to be able to simulate the style of play that Savannah State employs, which is different,” McCaffery said. “You’ve got to be careful. You can’t push them too, too hard when you’re down numbers. So we’ll show a lot of film. We’ll get some shots up. We’ll do what we can.”
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Elizabeth A. Keenan
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Unit: Marketing
Elizabeth Keenan is an assistant professor of business administration in the Marketing Unit. She teaches the Marketing course in the MBA required curriculum.
Professor Keenan’s research explores individuals’ prosocial choices and behaviors within the domains of charitable giving and environmental sustainability. Her research has been published in Science, the Journal of Consumer Research, and Nature Climate Change, and it has been cited by media outlets including NPR, The Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and U.S. News & World Report.
Professor Keenan earned her PhD in marketing at the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego; an MAS in marine biodiversity and conservation, also at UC San Diego; and a BS in biology at Loyola Marymount University. Prior to her doctoral studies, Professor Keenan spent ten years in nonprofit management and education at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
Ominous Background Music is Bad for Sharks
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Experimental research reveals the influential power of music to determine how people feel about the most vilified predator in the ocean. Elizabeth Keenan and Andrew P. Nosal discuss the study “The Effect of Background Music in Shark Documentaries on Viewers’ Perceptions of Sharks.”
Donors are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here's What Charities Can Do
Elizabeth A. Keenan and colleagues find that charitable donors are willing to stomach the idea of overhead costs—as long as they know someone else’s donation is covering them. A field study helped one organization nearly triple its solicited donations.
Article | Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Opting-in to Prosocial Incentives
Daniel Schwartz, Elizabeth A. Keenan, Alex Imas and Ayelet Gneezy
The design of effective incentive schemes that are both successful in motivating employees and keeping down costs is of critical importance. Research has demonstrated that prosocial incentives, where individuals’ effort benefits a charitable organization, can sometimes be more effective than standard monetary incentives. However, most research has focused on the intensive margin, examining effort conditional on participation in the activity. We examine the effectiveness of standard and prosocial incentives on the extensive margin, corresponding to people’s decisions to opt-in to an incentivized activity. In addition, we test the effectiveness of optional prosocial incentives, where individuals can choose between keeping or donating all or part of their payment. Across four experiments that vary the type and size of incentives, we find that individuals are more likely to avoid activities that involve any prosocial incentive. Our results highlight the importance of considering the margin of decisions when designing incentive schemes.
Keywords: incentives; prosocial behavior; Behavioral economics; Field Experiments; recycling; prosocial motivation; Decision Making; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior;
Schwartz, Daniel, Elizabeth A. Keenan, Alex Imas, and Ayelet Gneezy. "Opting-in to Prosocial Incentives." Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (in press). (Pre-published online, March 6, 2019.) View Details
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Article | Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Pseudo-Set Framing
Kate Barasz, Leslie John, Elizabeth A. Keenan and Michael I. Norton
Pseudo-set framing—arbitrarily grouping items or tasks together as part of an apparent “set”—motivates people to reach perceived completion points. Pseudo-set framing changes gambling choices (Study 1), effort (Studies 2 and 3), giving behavior (Field Data and Study 4), and purchase decisions (Study 5). These effects persist in the absence of any reward, when a cost must be incurred, and after participants are explicitly informed of the arbitrariness of the set. Drawing on Gestalt psychology, we develop a conceptual account that predicts what will—and will not—act as a pseudo-set and defines the psychological process through which these pseudo-sets affect behavior, concluding that over and above typical reference points, pseudo-set framing alters perceptions of (in)completeness, making intermediate progress seem less complete. In turn, these feelings of incompleteness motivate people to persist until the pseudo-set has been fulfilled.
Keywords: framing effects; Gestalt psychology; judgment; decision making; perception; Judgments; Decision Making; Perception; Behavior;
Barasz, Kate, Leslie John, Elizabeth A. Keenan, and Michael I. Norton. "Pseudo-Set Framing." Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 146, no. 10 (October 2017): 1460–1477. View Details
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The Effect of Background Music in Shark Documentaries on Viewers' Perceptions of Sharks
Andy Nosal, Elizabeth A. Keenan, Philip A. Hastings and Ayelet Gneezy
Despite the ongoing need for shark conservation and management, prevailing negative sentiments marginalize these animals and legitimize permissive exploitation. These negative attitudes arise from an instinctive yet exaggerated fear, which is validated and reinforced by disproportionate and sensationalistic news coverage of shark ‘attacks’ and by highlighting shark-on-human violence in popular movies and documentaries. In this study, we investigate another subtler yet powerful factor that contributes to this fear: the ominous background music that often accompanies shark footage in documentaries. Using three experiments, we show that participants rated sharks more negatively and less positively after viewing a 60-second video clip of swimming sharks set to ominous background music, compared to participants who watched the same video clip set to uplifting background music or silence. This finding was not an artifact of soundtrack alone because attitudes toward sharks did not differ among participants assigned to audio-only control treatments. This is the first study to demonstrate empirically that the connotative attributes of background music accompanying shark footage affect viewers' attitudes toward sharks. Given that nature documentaries are often regarded as objective and authoritative sources of information, it is critical that documentary filmmakers and viewers are aware of how the soundtrack can affect the interpretation of the educational content.
Keywords: Natural Environment; Prejudice and Bias; Marketing; Attitudes; Music Entertainment;
Nosal, Andy, Elizabeth A. Keenan, Philip A. Hastings, and Ayelet Gneezy. "The Effect of Background Music in Shark Documentaries on Viewers' Perceptions of Sharks." PLoS ONE 11, no. 8 (August 2016). View Details
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Article | Conservation Letters
Advancing Conservation by Understanding and Influencing Human Behavior
Sheila M. Reddy, Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher and Stanley T. Asah
Behavioral sciences can advance conservation by systematically identifying behavioral barriers to conservation and how to best overcome them. Behavioral sciences have informed policy in many other realms (e.g., health, savings), but they are a largely untapped resource for conservation. We propose a set of guiding questions for applying behavioral insights to conservation policy. These questions help define the conservation problem as a behavior change problem, understand behavioral mechanisms and identify appropriate approaches for behavior change (awareness, incentives, nudges), and evaluate and adapt approaches based on new behavioral insights. We provide a foundation for the questions by synthesizing a wide range of behavior change models and evidence related to littering, water and energy conservation, and land management. We also discuss the methodology and data needed to answer these questions. We illustrate how these questions have been answered in practice to inform efforts to promote conservation for climate risk reduction. Although more comprehensive research programs to answer these questions are needed, some insights are emerging. Integrating two or more behavior change approaches that target multiple, context-dependent factors may be most successful; however, caution must be taken to avoid approaches that could undermine one another (e.g., economic incentives crowding out intrinsic incentives).
Keywords: adaptive management; awareness; Behavioral economics; behavioral science; conservation intervention; conservation planning; decision-making; incentives; nudge; Management; Motivation and Incentives; Behavior; Marketing; Decision Making; Environmental Sustainability; Economics;
Reddy, Sheila M., Jensen Montambault, Yuta J. Masuda, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth Keenan, William Butler, Jonathan R. Fisher, and Stanley T. Asah. "Advancing Conservation by Understanding and Influencing Human Behavior." Conservation Letters 10, no. 2 (March–April 2017): 248–256. (doi:10.1111/conl.12252.) View Details
Article | Science
Avoiding Overhead Aversion in Charity
Uri Gneezy, Elizabeth A. Keenan and Ayelet Gneezy
Donors tend to avoid charities that dedicate a high percentage of expenses to administrative and fundraising costs, limiting the ability of nonprofits to be effective. We propose a solution to this problem: Use donations from major philanthropists to cover overhead expenses and offer potential donors an overhead-free donation opportunity. A laboratory experiment testing this solution confirms that donations decrease when overhead increases, but only when donors pay for overhead themselves. In a field experiment with 40,000 potential donors, we compared the overhead-free solution with other common uses of initial donations. Consistent with prior research, informing donors that seed money has already been raised increases donations, as does a $1:$1 matching campaign. Our main result, however, clearly shows that informing potential donors that overhead costs are covered by an initial donation significantly increases the donation rate by 80% (or 94%) and total donations by 75% (or 89%) compared with the seed (or matching) approach.
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Gneezy, Uri, Elizabeth A. Keenan, and Ayelet Gneezy. "Avoiding Overhead Aversion in Charity." Science 346, no. 6209 (October 31, 2014): 632–635. View Details
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Article | Nature Climate Change
How Warm Days Increase Belief in Global Warming
Lisa Zaval, Elizabeth A. Keenan, Eric J. Johnson and Elke U. Weber
Climate change judgments can depend on whether today seems warmer or colder than usual, termed the local warming effect. Although previous research has demonstrated that this effect occurs, studies have yet to explain why or how temperature abnormalities influence global warming attitudes. A better understanding of the underlying psychology of this effect can help explain the public's reaction to climate change and inform approaches used to communicate the phenomenon. Across five studies, we find evidence of attribute substitution, whereby individuals use less relevant but available information (for example, today's temperature) in place of more diagnostic but less accessible information (for example, global climate change patterns) when making judgments. Moreover, we rule out alternative hypotheses involving climate change labelling and lay mental models. Ultimately, we show that present temperature abnormalities are given undue weight and lead to an overestimation of the frequency of similar past events, thereby increasing belief in and concern for global warming.
Keywords: Weather and Climate Change; Attitudes;
Zaval, Lisa, Elizabeth A. Keenan, Eric J. Johnson, and Elke U. Weber. "How Warm Days Increase Belief in Global Warming." Nature Climate Change 4, no. 2 (February 2014): 143–147. View Details
Article | Journal of Consumer Research
Commitment and Behavior Change: Evidence from the Field
Katie Baca-Motes, Amber Brown, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leif D. Nelson
Influencing behavior change is an ongoing challenge in psychology, economics, and consumer behavior research. Building on previous work on commitment, self-signaling, and the principle of consistency, a large, intensive field experiment (N = 2,416) examined the effect of hotel guests' commitment to practice environmentally friendly behavior during their stay. Notably, commitment was symbolic—guests were unaware of the experiment and of the fact that their behavior would be monitored, which allowed them to exist in anonymity and behave as they wish. When guests made a brief but specific commitment at check-in, and received a lapel pin to symbolize their commitment, they were over 25% more likely to hang at least one towel for reuse, and this increased the total number of towels hung by over 40%. This research highlights how a small, carefully planned intervention can have a significant impact on behavior. Theoretical and practical implications for motivating desired behavior are discussed.
Keywords: Behavior; Marketing;
Baca-Motes, Katie, Amber Brown, Ayelet Gneezy, Elizabeth A. Keenan, and Leif D. Nelson. "Commitment and Behavior Change: Evidence from the Field." Journal of Consumer Research 39, no. 5 (February 2013): 1070–1084. View Details
Cases and Teaching Materials
Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | August 2019
Elizabeth A. Keenan and Leslie K. John
Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.
This Teaching Note explains the theory of the case and teaching plan for the case: Back to the Roots HBS case No. 518-073. Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders Nikhil Arora and Alex Velez were contemplating their next move. The company had an eclectic portfolio of products, including ready-to-grow products, which included gardens in a can, and ready-to-eat products, which included cereals, and was being courted by two major players in each category. With an award-winning cereal-based snack bar in their hands, the duo was debating whether they should delve further into the ready-to-eat category. But it was a competitive space. They wondered whether they were ready to launch yet another new product and, if so, what this move would mean for their ready-to-grow product line. Which path would enable them to best achieve their growth goals?
Keywords: organic food; Startup; crowdfunding; sustainability; transparency; Entrepreneurship; Product Development; Product Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Food; Food and Beverage Industry;
Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 520-028, August 2019. (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.) View Details
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Case | HBS Case Collection | June 2018 (Revised October 2019)
Back to the Roots (BTTR) is a start-up with a social mission to “undo food”—to reconnect people to where their food comes from. In late 2017, Back to the Roots cofounders Nikhil Arora and Alex Velez were contemplating their next move. The company had an eclectic portfolio of products, including ready-to-grow products, which included gardens in a can, and ready-to-eat products, which included cereals, and was being courted by two major players in each category. With an award-winning cereal-based snack bar in their hands, the duo was debating whether they should delve further into the ready-to-eat category. But it was a competitive space. They wondered whether they were ready to launch yet another new product and, if so, what this move would mean for their ready-to-grow product line. Which path would enable them to best achieve their growth goals?
Keywords: organic food; Startup; crowdfunding; sustainability; transparency; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Product Development; Product Marketing; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Making; Food; Food and Beverage Industry;
Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Leslie K. John. "Back to the Roots." Harvard Business School Case 518-073, June 2018. (Revised October 2019.) (Email mking@hbs.edu for a courtesy copy.) View Details
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Case | HBS Case Collection | January 2018 (Revised May 2019)
Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand
Elizabeth A. Keenan and Jill Avery
For decades, American parents were warned to avoid introducing potential allergens to their babies prior to their first birthday. But two influential clinical studies caused the medical establishment to radically reverse its position. Parents were now warned that delaying the introduction of these types of foods increased a baby's risk of food allergies. Adeo Health Science was ready, with patents filed for a baby food that made it simple for parents to introduce allergens. Now, the new company had to turn its product into a brand and map its go-to-market strategy, including creating a compelling value proposition, choosing a path to market that was either direct-to-consumer, through grocery retailers, or via the physician channel, and planning its marketing communications and sales strategy. As a new startup with constrained resources, the company knew its marketing decisions would make or break the new product.
Keywords: marketing; Startup; entrepreneurship; health care; consumer; consumer products; branding; brands and branding; marketing strategy; Marketing communications; Distribution; retailing; go to market strategy; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Marketing Communications; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Consumer Products Industry; Health Industry; United States; North America;
Keenan, Elizabeth A., and Jill Avery. "Adeo Health Science: Turning a Product into a Brand." Harvard Business School Case 518-065, January 2018. (Revised May 2019.) View Details
Case | HBS Case Collection | November 2016
But, It's For a Good Cause
Elizabeth Keenan and John Gourville
Companies have long tried to enhance consumers’ perceptions of their firms and the products they sell in a variety of ways. Such efforts include the development of a brand image that the public views favorably, as in the case of Apple. It extends to the development of memorable advertising, as with Nike's “Just Do it” campaign. It includes associations with famous individuals (e.g., Michael Jordan) or with charitable entities (e.g., the Ronald McDonald House). And it encompasses efforts to be environmentally conscious, as when Starbucks buys from sustainable sources or when S’well encourages the purchase of its reusable water bottle to reduce the use of plastic drinking containers.
Keywords: social change; marketing and society; Social Marketing; Brands and Branding; Customers; Perception;
Keenan, Elizabeth, and John Gourville. "But, It's For a Good Cause." Harvard Business School Case 517-062, November 2016. View Details
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by Elizabeth A. Keenan
Professor Keenan studies barriers to and motivators of prosocial behavior, using a combination of field, laboratory, and online experimental methods. Her recent work investigates donors’ aversion to overhead spending by nonprofits, including its negative effects on the choice to give. In a large-scale field experiment, she and her colleagues found that offering potential donors an overhead-free solution, made possible by funds from a major philanthropist, increases both the donation rate and total dollars raised substantially more than other approaches, such as matching gifts. A subset of Professor Keenan’s research focuses on topics related to environmental sustainability, including drivers of green product choice, hotel towel reuse, and the underlying psychological processes involved in climate-change-related judgments.
Elizabeth A. Keenan In the News
People have an irrational need to complete “sets” of things
Research: If You Position Products as a Set, People Are More Likely to Buy Them All
Donors are Turned Off by Overhead Costs. Here’s What Charities Can Do
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Doctors remove 3.5kg kidney tumor in Dubai
Dubai:: A team of surgeons at Dubai Hospital has successfully removed a tumor weighing 3.5kg encircling the left kidney of an Emirati patient, Gulf News learned on Tuesday.
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Conducted in mid-April under the supervision of Dr. Fariborz Bagheri, head of the urology department at the hospital, the surgery not only helped save the patient’s kidney but also her life.
“The 46-year old Emirati lady reported to Dubai Hospital’s Emergency Room (ER) a couple of months ago, with left flank pain and abdominal distension,” Dr. Bagheri told Gulf News. “On examination and following a CT (computed tomography) scan, the ER team detected a big palpable mass of about 16x14cm. This kind of tumor, called a retroperitoneal sarcoma was compressing her left kidney, which had got displaced inferiorly and had rotated.”
The patient was referred to Dubai Hospital’s urology department and she was advised to have the tumor removed immediately. However, the patient wanted to travel abroad for treatment.
Urologists abroad told her they would be able to take out the tumor, but that they would have to remove her kidney too,” added Dr. Bagheri. “Any tumor this large encircling the kidney is very challenging as there is a danger of damaging the kidney. So we had a very delicate plan to completely remove the tumor. but save her kidney.”
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As fate would have it, a few days before her travel, she developed trouble breathing and was again taken to the ER.
Dr. Bagheri said the patient came in with a distended abdomen and was unable to walk.
“A fresh CT scan showed an increase in the size of the mass to more than double within a few weeks of the first diagnosis. The mass was displacing the left kidney by about 15cm and it was almost completely encircling the left kidney,” he added.
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Going by the grimness of the situation, the patient agreed to undergo surgery for tumor excision. Several teams including vascular surgery, general surgery, anesthesiology, and cardiothoracic surgery, were involved in this advanced major surgery. The operation took about four hours and the whole mass was successfully removed intact. The left kidney was saved and it was successfully separated from the mass and reinstated in its normal position.
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Upon excision, the tumor weighed about 3,550-grams with a diameter of about 30cm and upon biopsy was found to be malignant. The patient was given appropriate treatment and has since recovered and been discharged. She is said to be doing well.
What is a retroperitoneal sarcoma?
The retroperitoneum is the layer below the outer layer or peritoneum, which is the lining of the abdominal space that covers all our abdominal organs. A sarcoma is a malignant or cancerous mass and a retroperitoneal sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer that develops in the retroperitoneum in the connective tissues such as the muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and the fatty and fibrous tissues. Complete removal of the cancerous mass can provide a good chance of survival for a patient, according to doctors.
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UNICEF Estimates 400,000 Babies Will Be Born On New Year’s Day
January 1, 2020 NPR Pakistan HNN Admin
This article was originally published by NPR The baby girl cooing in a hospital in the Pakistani capital was long awaited. Her mother, Ambreen Saddam, 28, had been trying to conceive for four years. She gave birth at 9 a.m., Islamabad time, Jan. 1, 2020. That date made the birth even sweeter, says Saddam. “It’s … Continued
Maternal, newborn health at risk in KP’s Shangla due to unregistered clinics, unqualified medics
December 20, 2019 DAWN Pakistan HNN Admin
This article was originally posted on DAWN In November, Attaur Rehman’s 34-year-old sister, who was a mother of six, went into labour. In an effort to get her immediate medical attention, her husband rushed her to a basic health unit where a lady health visitor (LHV) was assigned the case. Recounting his sister’s ordeal, Rehman … Continued
Unnecessary referrals from districts causing death of newborns
January 15, 2019 Dawn Pakistan HNN Admin
PESHAWAR: Unnecessary referral of newborns from district hospitals coupled with shortage of equipment and trained staff in Peshawar-based teaching hospitals have been causing deaths of preventable ailments, according to sources. Paediatricians say that 16 per cent of the neonates die at nursery ward of Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH), 30 per cent at Lady Reading Hospital … Continued
Countries taking bold steps to end preventable newborn deaths within a generation; framework for ending maternal mortality released
May 19, 2015 Ethiopia, Nigeria, Chad, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Mali, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe ihurley
Countries are taking bold steps to end preventable newborn deaths within a generation. Additionally, a framework for ending maternal mortality has been released.
The urban disadvantage: Pakistan slips in mother-child health ranking
May 6, 2015 Pakistan ihurley
The report suggests that measures such as effective data collection, quality health services, easy availability of contraceptives and proper neonatal care have proven to reduce child mortality around the world.
Pakistan’s ranking in mother mortality rate falls further
The report said babies living in crowded and unhygienic slums lacked access to basic facilities such as safe drinking water, immunisation, mother and baby care during pregnancy and immediately after delivery, treatment for diarrhoea, pneumonia and other common illnesses.
Pakistan: Lady health workers honoured
April 11, 2015 Pakistan ihurley
LHWs were honoured in acknowledgement of their dedicated services for improving Mother and Child Health and Primary Health Care in Punjab.
Oral Antibiotics Are Found to Save More Infant Lives
April 6, 2015 Nigeria, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pakistan, Kenya ihurley
“These results should provide a sound basis for policy makers and experts to now empower and train staff at first-level outpatient units and to ensure proper drugs and equipment are available,” said Dr. Steve Wall, an adviser to Save the Children.
Governments can prevent tragic death toll of mothers and babies
March 31, 2015 Nigeria, Nepal, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan ihurley
Governments could substantially reduce the tragic death toll of infants and mothers by making postnatal care services more accessible – especially to impoverished and poorly educated women in rural areas, according to a study.
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Sneak peek of Kanye West's interview with Kris Jenner
August 22, 2013 - 12:22 BST hellomagazine.com Fans of Kanye West and his girlfriend Kim Kardashian have been given a sneak peek into what they can expect to watch when they tune into Kris Jenner's talk show this Friday
Fans of Kanye West and his girlfriend Kim Kardashian have been given a sneak peek into what they can expect when they tune into Kris Jenner's talk show this Friday.
Scroll down to watch the promo clip.
A teaser video was released on Kris' YouTube channel that shows Kanye entering the studio to loud cheers and applause. The Yeezus rapper will talk about his new role as a father and share the much-awaited first photo of his two-month-old daughter North West.
In the video, Kanye is greeted by his girlfriend's mother and talk show host, Kris, with a hug and a kiss on the cheek. The pair later sit down to chat about his new family, looking relaxed and happy in each other's company.
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While it has been speculated that Kanye and Kris haven't got on in the past, their affectionate greeting on the show seemed to dispel any such rumours.
The notoriously private rapper has also shown how eager he is to support his girlfriend's family, by releasing the first pictures of North on Kris' talk show and reportedly turning down several media offers. The promise of seeing the baby for the first time will no doubt boost ratings for the programme.
Kim and Kanye have also been living with Kim's mother in her Calabasas mansion while their own home is being refurbished.
Other members of the Kardashian clan are due to appear on Friday's episode. Kris' daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner will chat to their mother about their fashion line, and are set to "take over the runway" with their stylish pieces. Earlier this month they paid a visit to their PacSun pop-up store in New York City to promote their autumn collection.
New mum Kim has already made a surprise appearance on her mum's show — albeit by video message.
"I just wanted to say congratulations on your new show," the reality star said on camera. "I'm sorry I couldn't be there in person, but I'm just loving life a little bit too much at home right now."
Kanye's hour-long interview, set to air on Friday 23 August, will mark the end of Kris' trial summer run of her talk show Kris.
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Dungeons and Dragons – 5th Edition
You have to have heard of Dungeons and Dragons. It’s been around for forty years at this point. It’s defined an entire genre of gaming. It’s history is pretty well told. There’s dungeons. There’s dragons. There’s a lot of stabbing things, slinging spells, saving throws, thrilling heroics and vile skullduggery. It’s all been covered before conceptually. Four times in fact. One might say that when you’re at a fifth edition of a thing, there’s nothing new to be done. And, maybe that’s true at a high level. But when something has been around as long as D&D has, there’s also constant improvement.
And after finally setting down to play this past weekend, I can say that D&D has made a turn for the better.
The Rise of the Edition Haters – What Came Before (4th Ed.)
Someone over at Wizards of the Coast in years past decided that someone was taking their money. In fact, not only had someone gone and taken the money they felt they should have, they had spun it into a global powerhouse that brought in millions of players, all paying monthly, who slavishly devoted themselves to sword and sorcery adventure. World of Warcraft, had out-D&Ded the original property. They looked at their Third Edition and the Open Gaming License that had come of it and realized that they could try to get in on some of that sweet, sweet Blizzard action. And, this time they wouldn’t have to count on third parties to push their brand – they could get all of it (or at least most of it) with the right presentation. So they took D&D back to the drawing board and applied every conceivable kind of MMO trope to it they could. They introduced analogues to tanks, DPS, healers, and buffers (Leaders, Strikers, Healers, and Controllers). They threw away the idea of just attacking and ensured that there were easily used powers that refreshed at different rates. They got really into the concept of aggro. They even had a service that if you paid them by the month you could have all of the system crunch from the books available online with an integrated character generator.
And oh MAN did they back the wrong horse on Silverlight powering their online tools…
At first, this seemed positively great – there’s a big cross section of gamers who play WoW because they played D&D. And the game was fun. But after you played it for a while, you could see the way that putting WoW into D&D didn’t work exactly as well as it could have. It led to a style of play where there was distinctly a right way and a wrong way to play. It encouraged min maxing. It had about as much dramatic interaction as WoW did – which was to say stories were generally designed to run on rails and anything that wasn’t combat was severely downplayed from a development stance. There was number bloat that caused what should be simple fights with orcs to twist into prolonged four hour combat sessions that resolved only a single fight.
It was fun in a very statistically driven, strategic way – much like Chainmail, D&D’s wargame progenitor created by Gary Gygax. But it had some glaring problems, and the gaming community in general voted with their wallets to go with Pathfinder, which allowed for more versatility with a lot less bloat or a heavy focus on square-by-square slugfests.
After a couple of years of 4th Edition though, Wizards learned one really important thing – it had a huge community, and that community was willing to talk. So, much like an alcoholic adhering to the Twelve Steps, Wizards, hat in hand, came to their fans and said ‘we know we did something that made you feel wronged – how can we do right by you?’
And the fans spoke.
With this wave of feedback, what was at the time called D&D Next was born. It was a collaborative build process from top to bottom. It started out with a return to roots (though thankfully not so deep a return as to involve THAC0) and moving from there. They released a lot of material (along with plenty of NDAs) at first, and with each playtest session, they collected the feedback, went back and revised, then released another information packet for the playtesters. Slowly, the group of playtesters grew until two years ago at GenCon, they released basic rulesets and scenarios for convention play. Basic rules went out online. People were playing it even before the hardback books could come out. Then, this past GenCon, the Player’s Handbook (PHB for short) hardback was released into the wild in all of it’s high-quality, beautiful, glossy glory.
You need the gloss to make sure the blood doesn’t soak into the pages.
It didn’t take Dan, our GM, very long at all to get into the planning and prep phase. We’d all got the PHB more or less on release day, and Dan bought it and consumed the content quickly. Within a few months, we were ready to play.
The Rundown – Character Design
It started, as it always does, with character creation. For those familiar with the game, it sticks to the tried and true rolling of the basic six statistics. No changes here – everything is more or less as it was in 4th edition, assigning attributes to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. Then the selection of character Race and Class. The PHB this time around was a little more inclusive on races – the Gnome was a starting race as opposed to being put in a later supplement, and they introduced the subclassifications for the standard fantasy races (i.e. sun elves, stout halflings, etc). The classes were also slightly broadened, including the Barbarian, Druid, and Monk right out of the gate. After that, you get the bonuses afforded by race and class, your proficiencies and gear. In fourth edition, this is where you’d usually stop. You had everything you needed.
Everything except any kind of background. One of fourth edition’s weaknesses was that it strangely ignored anything that smelled like roleplaying. It set zero dramatic hooks. It didn’t even imply that it was in any way important. Your class was your character – end of story. Old hand gamers such as our group usually fall back on character personality being a part of the game, but the rules could quickly eclipse that. Going against type made the game lethal, not interesting. When you have a room full of dead player characters, the game ceases to be fun for anyone.
I think this is why the 5th Edition character creation process has Backgrounds as a narrative hook. They’re a bit of a compromise really. They flesh out what you were before you were a professional adventurer and provide personality quirks, ideals to live by, connections to that old life, as well as personal flaws. you can create any of these without playing ‘by-the-book’ but if you’re not inspired yet, pick up a D8 and roll for them on their suggested list. The result is that instead of a Tiefling Rogue, I became Spektor Harrow, a former career burglar, brought up by the Thiefmaker. Spektor is on a quest for revenge against the dragons to killed his biological family. He believes it’s not what you steal, but who you steal from. And if people don’t give him the respect he feels all people are due, he’s not above robbing them blind to give them a change in perspective. When I as Spektor’s player behave in concordance with the above, Dan has the option to grant me Inspiration – a mechanical benefit which lets a player roll at Advantage (rolling two D20 and selecting the higher result). It marries dramatic aspects of the game with mechanical reward.
I AM NOT A NUMBER. I AM A TIEFLING!
It’s good thinking, and long overdue I think.
The Rundown – The System
The system isn’t really all that different in terms of finding Difficulty Classes and simply rolling to meet or beat them. If you’re climbing a wall with passable handholds, the DM assigns a difficulty (15) and you roll D20 plus your strength modifier. If you meet or beat the DC, up you go. The same goes for Hitting opponents – meet or beat the Armor Class and you hit, which is simpler than 4th edition which involved four separate ways to target a strike.
Magic has gone back to mostly just happening. There’s no need for rolling to hit, and as a result there should be fewer cases of missing on that cool Daily power – though some spells allow for saving throws to mitigate or nullify some effects. Unfortunately though it also returns you to the spell book spell selection method – you choose your spells each morning and hope you picked ones that will be useful. This is somewhat countered by Cantrips – level zero spells you can cast all you want all day. Some do damage, but most do not.
Saving throws have also reverted to their 3rd edition roots – namely that you don’t always get any kind of bonus or even the option to make them. Race and Class afford you certain saves inherently – for instance, Spektor can save on Dexterity and Intelligence due to being a rogue. Since he’s a tiefling, he also gets inherent resistance against Fire effects. The death save mechanics are slightly altered, allowing for the possibility of instant kills if there’s enough damage.
PLEASE DON’T TELL MY SUPERVISOR I WAS SLEEPING!!!
As for Combat, Initiative is more or less as it was in 4th edition, though it focuses on clumping groups of bad guys together, making mobs far more lethal. In the very first round, a group of low-level Kobolds rushed out sorcerer and he’d have gone down like a sack of potatoes had he not been a Half-Orc with the ability to go from zero hit points to one hit point once per fight. They also did away with flanking as a way to get bonuses – combat advantage is granted by the GM, and with that said it puts less focus on having to ‘be in the right place’ all the time. It frees players from the ‘one way to play’ game theory into being able to be more fluid with options.
Ultimately in sum up, the systems have adapted to move out of the way. You handle them quickly and can move onto the next player, and the next player after that quickly. The game is uncluttered and flows in ways the prior edition did not.
Wizards seems to have learned from the mistakes of the past largely with the 5th Edition rules. I’ve only had opportunity to play once so far but very much look forward to continuing the adventure Dan set us on and learning more from the upcoming Monster Manual and Dungeon Master’s guide. Wizards seems to be on the right track to getting things right this time around.
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How’d They Get to Age 110 — Attitude or DNA?
People who have reached the 12th decade of life “rarely face protracted illness or disability before they die,” reports Amy Harmon in The New York Times. Many of these supercentenarians credit a lifestyle that encompasses personal pleasures — say, cooking or family time or even going to online chat rooms for senior citizens. They also seem to have common traits like “perseverance, compassion and a sense of humor that trends toward the dark.” Such longevity is rare — there may be only 1,000 people in the world who are 110 or older. Now researchers are looking into whether living so long can also be the result of something in the genes, and they have collected DNA samples of people ages 107 and up. It’s the largest cache of supercentenarian genomes yet to be sequenced and made public, and “it is conceivable that a drug or gene therapy could be devised to replicate the effects in the rest of us.” The idea, Harmon writes in her fascinating article — which, by the way, includes great quotes from supercentenarians themselves — is not to extend life span but rather to expand our “health span.” And in her “Story Behind the Story” piece in the Times, “Do We Even Want to Live Past 100?” Harmon notes that some economists believe that applying what we learn from supercentenarians could be a boon for societal wealth “as a result of plummeting health care costs and increased productivity.”
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Discussion in 'Movies' started by Keith Cobby, Nov 18, 2019.
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Well, I'm not going to get into the motivations as to why people like or dislike a particular actor because I don't know any of you well enough to make such a determination. Speaking for myself, now that I'm entering my senior years, it's my choice to focus my limited energy on not disliking actors and celebrities in general.
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The subject of whether one "dislikes" an actor because of what they do outside of the movie or TV screen is an entirely different subject and would get us into verboten areas (I can name a gaggle who I would say I boycott for reasons we can't discuss but I won't). I will say that when an actor becomes *notorious* the question of can I suspend my disbelief does factor in. I can handle watching O.J. Simpson on-screen in a dramatic part like "Capricorn One" or "Towering Inferno" because I'm drawn into the story. OTOH, I can't suspend my disbelief to laugh at pratfalls of his in the Naked Gun movies. I can watch Bill Cosby in "I Spy" but I can never watch him as Dr. Huxtable or dispensing wisdom on Fat Albert again.
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I thought the object of criticism in my post was rather obvious, but maybe not.
Let me be clear here! When I say I'm not going to get into the motivations why some posters on this forum doesn't like a particular actor, it might be as simple as not liking that actor's face, voice, mannerisms or acting style which has nothing to do with that other stuff as I call it. Frankly, I try not to think too deeply about any actor. I have more important things to do with my limited deep thinking.
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I was surprised a few days ago when watching the very good Blu-ray disc of Naked Alibi to find Gene Barry giving a pretty good performance. Normally I don't like him at all, but on the other hand he was only ever a second string movie star. I think Burke's Law on TV made him a big name.
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Richard Gere and Jessica Alba are 2 actors I don’t care for because I don’t think they’re good actors. I can’t think of a film that I purposely avoided just because of who the actors are.
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I'm sure I've posted this before, but some of my all-time favorites are people I don't think I'd have liked if I'd ever met them. There are also actors and actresses I don't much like but who, from what I gather, were admirable in their private life.
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I wouldn't go as far to say I dislike him, but Mickey Rooney definitely was never one of my favorites.
I'll skip the various ones that I have a personal reason outside of the silver screen for disliking and won't mention out of respect for the forum and possible fans that do like them, and just mention two that I don't have the slightest clue why it is that I don't like them.
Those two would be Cloris Leachman and Angela Lansbury. They're both fine actresses, but for some reason that I myself don't even know, I just don't care for them. I have no reason why, so I assume it's just something about some of their roles that they perhaps did too good of a job at, that my head mysteriously holds against them for some reason (Like the latter's role in Gaslight).
My mom similarly doesn't know why, but she also hates Barbara Stanwyck like some others apparently do. I always thought it was just her (I'm definitely a fan), but she'll be happy to know she has some company.
One that I've seen here before and will never understand, is how people can not be June Allyson fans. My father is also one of those people, but I can't see how anyone could not love her.
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Isn't it better to have a thread on actors you like?
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Nah, people are more likely to share their negative thoughts on something or someone than their positive thoughts of the same.
JohnRice likes this.
Yes but when you read that title, you know instinctively it's not right! It's like a magnet for only negative thoughts. In a normal thread you have both.
Danny Burk Second Unit
Fun thread. To each his own, I guess. I love Katharine and will watch her in anything....and my #1 favorite is Marlene. That's primarily because of her von Sternberg films, which are my absolute favorites of any films, in which Marlene plays an important part of the decor.
For some reason I've never really liked Judy G. She's fine in OZ and I couldn't see anyone else in the part, but I've never warmed to her other films (except MEET ME IN ST LOUIS, which I love). I don't dislike her, I just don't make a point of watching them.
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Fair enough! I just changed the thread title for "Like" too so this thread isn't completely negative.
SamT likes this.
Not in any particular order except for the first listed are my 10 Actors/Actresses that are my favorites which means I really like them:
Thelma Ritter (That's right )
bujaki and SamT like this.
By the way, my listing is made of actors/actresses strictly from the classic film era as there are current actors/actresses working today that I really like such as Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Jodie Foster and Gugu Mbatha-Raw to name a few.
Edwin-S Lead Actor
A celebrity has to expose their real personality at a great enough level for me to care enough to hate them. Right now, I can think of several that presently fill that bill and one, especially, in particular. Unfortunately, they will remain unnamed as bringing some of them up would be flogging a dead horse and the other crosses into banned territory on this site.
"You bring a horse for me?" "Looks like......looks like we're shy of one horse." "No.......You brought two too many."
Well, listing those we like means I can be a lot less inhibited!
Joel McCrea
I will watch these people in almost anything, even really bad movies. Rhonda Fleming, for example, made a truly awful film called Tropic Zone which I can tolerate because she looks so fantastic.
Keith Cobby likes this.
Edwin-S said: ↑
A celebrity has to expose their real personality at a great enough level for me to care enough to hate them. Right now, I can think of several that fill that presently fill that and one, especially, in particular. Unfortunately, they will remain unnamed as bringing some of them up would be flogging a dead horse and the other crosses into banned territory on this site.
I've always been good at compartmentalizing stuff. As my "Like" listing includes people that I had issues with personally, but, still enjoys watching their movies. I've read some books or biographies on some of them.
Robin9 said: ↑
There are several people you have listed that are favorites of mine too and are close to being in my top ten like Grant and Widmark.
RobertR Executive Producer
I've participated in a thread on another forum dedicated to the appreciation of Audrey Hepburn. I watch some of her movies, and I pretty much fall in love with her.
Ronald Epstein replied Jan 22, 2020 at 5:04 AM
Criterion Blu-ray titles!
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Trump Praises Sanders But May Struggle To Win Over His Voters
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Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Costa Mesa, California, U.S., April 28, 2016.
As Donald Trump moves closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination, he has offered lavish praise for Bernie Sanders, who faces increasingly slim chances in his battle with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race.
Trump has begun calling for Sanders to run as an independent if he does not win the Democratic nomination and said he may borrow talking points from Sanders’ speeches criticizing Clinton to use in a possible matchup with the former secretary of state in the Nov. 8 general election.
"He said some things about her that were so incredible – incredible – and so incredibly bad,” Trump said on Tuesday after sweeping five Northeastern primaries, adding Sanders had "been telling the truth."
Yet data and interviews with Sanders supporters suggest that winning over large numbers of them may be difficult for the New York billionaire businessman.
Even though Trump, 69, and Sanders, 74, a U.S. senator from Vermont, emphasize some common themes such as criticism of Wall Street and international trade agreements, there is only limited crossover appeal between the two candidates, according to Reuters/Ipsos data.
Among voters who back Trump, just 12 percent said Sanders would be their second choice if Trump were not in the race, only slightly higher than the 7 percent who said Clinton would be their next pick.
Sanders supporters were even less willing than Trump backers to consider crossing over. Just 8 percent of Sanders supporters said they would vote for Trump as their second choice, roughly the same as the portion of voters who listed Trump's Republican rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich as their second choice.
Sanders supporter Joseph Hayes, 37, of Oregon, still has hope for his candidate. But if it comes down to Trump or Clinton, Hayes said it was an easy, if unpleasant, choice.
"I would have to vote for Hillary. Reluctantly so, but I would," he said.
People who outwardly back both Sanders and Trump are even more of a rarity. Donor rolls show just over two dozen voters willing to support both Trump and Sanders financially.
“I think Bernie Sanders is too poor to be bought, and I think Donald Trump is too rich to be bought by special interests,” said Royce Gourley, a real estate investor, who gave $2,500 to Sanders and $2,700 to Trump, Federal Election Commission filings show.
OUTSIDER APPEAL
But Trump could find an opening as both he and Sanders have gained strong followings among voters looking for an outsider candidate who will shake up the Washington establishment.
Both have made significant inroads among laborers and union members who support their opposition to U.S. trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which critics say threaten U.S. jobs.
But the two are far apart on many issues, especially immigration. Trump has proposed building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico and has proposed a temporary ban on Muslims seeking to enter the country.
Sanders has called such proposals "crap" and often criticizes what he calls "inhumane" deportation programs.
For Sanders supporters like Dave Berry, 62, of Tacoma, Washington, the wooing may pay off as voters weigh the decision to stick with their party or stir things up in Washington.
"I will probably put a check in Trump's column (in the general election)," Berry said of a possible Trump-Clinton general election contest.
He said he did not think the former reality TV star could win, but felt good about making Clinton uneasy about her prospects of securing an easy win.
One risk for Clinton is Sanders voters who may sit out the election or choose a third-party candidate if their favorite is not on the ballot.
Valerie Benson, 80, of Cleveland, said that if it came down to Trump against Clinton, "I don't know that I would vote for anybody then."
(Editing by Caren Bohan and Peter Cooney)
Donald Trump Bernie Sanders Elections 2016
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Hyundai's BlueDrive technology explained
19 January 2018 - To pass on an environment characterised by clean air and fuel-efficient/zero emissions vehicles, Hyundai Motor has created the BlueDrive strategy. Here's how it works.
BlueDrive is the philosophy of Hyundai Motor, but what exactly does this philosophy entail? Quite simply, it is the company’s ambition to lead the pollution-free mobility era by improving fuel efficiency and seeking new energy possibilities.
Cars that do not require any fossil fuel to operate and emit zero CO2 are the ultimate goal of Hyundai’s BlueDrive strategy. More specifically, the strategy aims to improve the functionality of automobiles such as performance, safety and convenience while reducing pollution and fuel consumption.
Hyundai Motor's vision for the future of eco mobility
Hyundai wants to pass on a beautiful environment for the next generation to breathe in clean air and enjoy driving cars without having to worry about fuel efficiency and clean air. Its vision for the future of eco mobility is based around the offer of four green technologies that can cater for different people's needs: Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV); Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), which can be charged using grid electricity; zero emissions battery Electric Vehicle (EV) and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV).
Hyundai's zero emissions IONIQ Electric EV
HEV combines two power sources of an internal combustion engine and an electric motor. As Hyundai’s innovative development of parallel hybrids achieve better fuel economy with improved packaging efficiency, the Hybrid Starter Generator control technology further assists the engine clutch control and reduces the tension between the EV mode and the engine mode for smoother hybrid driving.
PHEV is an advanced hybrid vehicle with extended battery life and greater energy density, making it more fuel-efficient and providing greater range in all-electric mode. Whether driven on EV mode or HEV mode, PHEV has a significant advantage of providing greater driving performance while reducing levels of emissions by restoring the energy from an external electric power source.
EV uses an electric motor and a rechargeable high-density battery for propulsion. Powered from an external source of electricity, EV helps reduce carbon emissions. Equipped with a 28kWh lithium ion battery pack, Hyundai’s IONIQ Electric EV provides optimized solutions for better performance, higher energy density and speed.
By combining hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a fuel cell stack, FCEV stores compressed hydrogen under high pressure in tanks and produces its own electricity for power with zero exhaust emissions. As the first developer of world’s first mass-produced fuel-cell vehicles, Hyundai continues to lead the future of sustainable motoring technology.
Hyundai’s next-generation Fuel Cell electric SUV will launch in Spring 2018
Hyundai Motor plans to launch 15 new eco models by 2020
Speaking at IAA 2017 in Frankfurt, Hyung Cheong Kim, president and CEO, Hyundai Motor Europe, and Thomas A. Schmid, senior vice president and COO of Hyundai Motor Europe, set out the company’s eco mobility strategy over the next three years.
By 2020, Hyundai plans to launch 15 new eco models globally, including EV, HEV and FCEV vehicles to match its customers’ lifestyles. 10 of these models will come to Europe, meaning that 60 per cent of Hyundai’s line up will be available as eco cars, and this technology will be more affordable and look more appealing than ever.
Part of this plan includes the launch of Hyundai’s next-generation Fuel Cell electric SUV in Spring 2018. Featuring the most advanced fuel cell technology in the industry, it will have a range of 750 kilometres.
Hyundai’s next pure electric vehicle will be the KONA electric, merging the two hottest trends in the automotive market: SUV and EVs. It will launch at the Geneva motor show next year. Hyundai is also developing a dedicated EV architecture to produce multiple models with longer driving ranges.
The KONA electric will be Hyundai's first EV SUV
Smart Stream is fuel efficient and offers cleaner dynamic performance
In the coming years, Hyundai will launch its newest generation of gasoline powertrains, named Smart Stream. With Smart Stream, Hyundai aims to be a leader in fuel efficiency and cleaner dynamic performance.
And now more than 15,000 European customers are driving IONIQ, Hyundai’s innovative eco car, while in October Hyundai starts its first electric car sharing program in Amsterdam, offering 100 IONIQ Electric zero-emission vehicles for even more people.
New IONIQ Electric gets important enhancements
Test Drive Press Kit
New Hyundai IONIQ maintains five-star Euro NCAP rating
Hyundai IONIQ Electric earns maximum score from Green NCAP
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Skating Academy
Pre-Tryout Camps
In House Tournaments
Canlan Classic Tournaments
Book Ice
Canlan Sports Shop
Special Events & Fundraisers
Jumpstart Foundation
We have a responsibility to be active in making our communities stronger for everyone.
Canlan Ice Sports Corp.
Ontario Operations Accessibility Plan
Updated: July 10 2015
Message from our President & CEO:
An excerpt from our Mission Statement:
“We will provide highly desirable products and services in clean, safe, fun and friendly facilities, aiming to exceed the diverse recreational needs of sports enthusiasts of all ages, gender and ethnicity within the markets that we serve.
We will be the brand of choice to our customers because of our excellent operations & service, the employer of choice to our team members because of the importance we place on them and a model of integrity for suppliers, partners, and the communities we support because we fulfill our commitments.”
In context of our Mission Statement and requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and Ontario’s accessibility laws, we commit to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence, whether customer or employee. We desire equal access and participation for the diverse needs they may have.
Canlan Ice Sports is a leading operator of recreational facilities. We operate in a “retail service environment” within the sports and recreation industry; with a focus on ice (primarily hockey programs for both adults and youth), turf and court sports. In Ontario we have 6 “ice primary” business units / facilities and 1 ‘Sportsplex’ non-ice, turf and court sports operation.
Section One: Past Achievements to Remove and Prevent Barriers
“Committed to providing accessible customer service to people with disabilities.”
Reference: Accessibility Standards for Customer Service, Ontario Regulation 429/07 under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
Accessibility Customer service standard policy developed and published (2013).
Employee customer service training developed and completed per Ontario Regulation 429/07. All existing Ontario employees completed training in 2013. The training is hosted on “Canlan College”, new hire employees are trained during orientation / on-boarding.
Accessibility Policy developed and published (2015)
Operations accessibility plan developed and published (2015).
Communication feedback channels established and implemented.
Notice of disruption practices implemented.
Barrier review and actions:
Facility signage updated, improving directions.
Website information updated.
Minor repairs made to elevator units.
Entrance / exit upgrades in certain facilities.
“Committed to making our information and communications accessible to people with disabilities.”
Website updated, AODA section created, Customer Service Policy added.
Notice of disruption practices implemented
“Committed to fair and accessible employment practices.”
Canlan’s recruiting and hiring policies, practices and training were reviewed and updated. Accommodation statements are included with job postings.
Specific departments (example: IT) and Managers awareness of accommodation requests / requirements.
Canlan College (computer based training) programs include audio and visual components. As needed employee’s managers are instructed to provide additional assistance as required.
Canlan’s performance management process is paper based. As needed employee’s managers are instructed to provide additional assistance as required.
Career or Advancement Opportunities: All opportunities are posted on Canlan’s career site which is accessible through Canlan’s intranet. When employees may not have direct access to the intranet, managers are instructed to provide additional assistance as required.
“Committed to considering accessibility for people with disabilities when designing, procuring or acquiring goods and services or when planning major construction / re-construction projects”
Managers responsible for purchasing goods or services have committed to incorporating accessibility criteria where affordable and practical.
Self-service Kiosks - Not applicable, none in place or planned.
“Committed to providing training in the requirements of Ontario’s accessibility laws and the Ontario Human Rights Code as it applies to people with disabilities.”
Employee customer service training developed and completed per Ontario Regulation 429/07.
Executive Action Item: Plan Review July 9, 2015.
Section Two: Strategies and Actions Planned for 2015 – 2021
Maintain current practices.
Respond to customer feedback in a timely manner
Review feedback and as we are able, make adjustments or changes.
Monitor for changes in regulations and requirements; update policies, practices and training.
Website upgrades: Canlan is fully updating its website (www.icesports.com) and will meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA website requirements in accordance with Ontario’s accessibility laws on or before March 31, 2016.
Canlan will publish on its website it’s Accessibility Policy and Accessibility plan on or before August 15, 2015. The Accessibility Policy will have an audio feed developed and published by October 31, 2015. PDF copies of the documents will also be available via link, at time of publishing the data on our website.
Maintain current practises
Ensure hiring managers (newly hired or promoted) are effectively trained with respect to recruiting, interviewing and hiring; inclusive of accommodation.
Continue current practises.
Monitor for changes, update policies, practices and training as required.
Recognizing possible advancements in technology currently in place or possibly acquired, consideration will be given for accessibility for people with disabilities.
“Committed to considering accessibility for people with disabilities when designing, procuring or acquiring goods and services or when planning major new or re-construction projects”
Major renovation, re-construction, new construction: Will incorporate accessibility criteria where affordable and practical, as part of the major projects. None planned at present.
Canlan’s Accessibility Policy and Plan (2015) will be circulated and reviewed by Ontario Managers by August 31, 2015. Copies of all policies will be incorporated in our policy binders, available to all employees, by same date.
Continue current practice regarding new hire employees.
Ontario wide (all employees) Customer Service refresher training through 2017.
Executive Action Item: Plan Review in January of each year.
Formal Plan Update: on or before July 2019.
Canlan Contact: Please phone 416-645-0561 or email aoda@icesports.com.
Canlan website: www.icesports.com
Canlan Social Media: Canlan is active on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialCanlanIceSports
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CanlanIceSports
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CanlanSports
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IDFA offers an independent and inspiring meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse and high-quality program. The diverse nature of the event applies to the form and content of the films as well as to the cultural backgrounds of the filmmakers. IDFA offers an alternative to mass entertainment and uniformity, confirming that there is an increasing need in audiences for high-quality films that delve deep and urge us to reflect.
Read our policy plan 2017-2020
Creative documentaries
The creative documentary is IDFA’s point of departure. These are documentaries that are visually striking and express the filmmaker’s vision. The filmmaker makes artistic choices in the use of cinematic means (image, sound and editing) to convey his or her vision on the subject matter and tell the story. This artistic demand is the festival’s most crucial selection criterion – originality, expressiveness and cultural and/or historical value pay an important role as well.
Creative documentaries also offer new insights into society – they open our eyes and stimulate our critical thinking power. IDFA strives to screen films with urgent social themes that reflect the spirit of the time in which they are made. They do not reiterate the reality of yesterday or today, as this is the job of the news. News can break us down, but background stories do the opposite. They offer nuance and provide insight, making reflection on current events possible. IDFA considers this kind of social function to be crucial in its evaluation of documentary submissions.
Finally, IDFA searches for documentaries that manage to move the viewer. The power of a great documentary is when it succeeds in touching us, getting us to feel uncomfortable, softening us up or making us laugh. IDFA strives to be an accessible festival, to reach people of all walks of life and function as a true experience for as diverse an audience as possible.
IDFA focuses on talent, new media and cultural diversity. These focal points are implemented over the entire breadth of the IDFA event: not only in the festival programming, but also in the aforementioned activities for film professionals. They are key in further developing the genre, guaranteeing the multiformity of the documentary landscape, offering audiences and professionals varied stories and perspectives that lead to high-quality reflection, and solidifying IDFA’s own unique position.
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Sniper Elite V2 Coming to Wii U
Touch screen controls and “a level of interactivity only possible with Wii U.”
Posted: 5 Feb 2013 5:05 pm
505 Games has announced that Sniper Elite V2
will hit Wii U this Spring. The Wii U version will feature “all new controls and a level of interactivity only possible with the Wii U GamePad touch screen.”
GamePad functionality will include tagging enemies and booby traps, tracking enemy locations and viewing the blast radius of explosives that have been planted.
“Sniper Elite is just the kind of mature game that is perfect for the different mechanics of the Wii U,” said Jason Kingsley, CEO of Sniper Elite V2 developer Rebellion. “It’s been a challenge to get it right, but thanks to our team and the fantastic support of our partners at 505 Games we believe we’ve brought the unique gameplay to a whole new platform.”
Sniper Elite V2 was previously released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. For more read, our review from last year.
DeveloperRebellion
Publisher505 Games
Release DateMay 1, 2012
PlatformsXbox 360, PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U
Arrow: "Green Arrow and the Canaries" Review
The Real Reason Hugo Weaving Didn't Return as Red Skull Won't Surprise You
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Hotels In Atlanta Ga With 2 Bedroom Suites
HALL COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) – A 3-week-old infant who suffered. Gwinnett County police are trying to find a man, woman and two children who fled an extended stay hotel room where a deadly.
Attorney Harold Buckley told Lawrenceville City Council Wednesday that Extended Stay America did not believe its hotel on Ga. 120 had to comply with the. However, the chain has volunteered to limit.
DECATUR, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) – Deputies in DeKalb County said they have arrested a man wanted in connection with a deadly late-night shooting earlier this month. Joe Eakmond Morris, 37, of Decatur was.
ATLANTA, GA — Four Seasons. the list to luxury hotels, so don’t be surprised when you can’t find your roadside standards. The top hotel in the nation is Chicago’s The Langham, with Hawaii’s Four.
Garrett’s father, Al Garrett, told Channel 2 that his daughter attended a service organization conference at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel on June 29. He and a friend found her dead in her bedroom on.
In addition to Pollack Shores, Ra Co Real Estate Advisors, Stream Realty and Peachtree Hotel Group are also working on. Among the apartments, Pollack Shores said there will be 171 one-bedroom.
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Downtown has the former Winecroft Hotel — now the Ellis Hotel at Ellis and Peachtree. is haunted with the spirits of some of the guests there. Right here in East Atlanta, two of my neighbors on.
ATLANTA, GA — An Atlanta area disabled veteran and her family are. Their only option was to go to a hotel for the night. That’s how it’s been for Davis and her family throughout August— full of.
The new project will be called Broadstone Summerhill and feature 276 studio, one-and-two-bedroom units. skyline filled.
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ATLANTA, GA AND COLORADO SPRINGS. dual-branded SpringHill Suites by Marriott and Element by Westin in Downtown Colorado Springs. Expected to open in 2021, the dual-branded hotel will be the.
dining and GA-400 – metro Atlanta’s booming High-Tech Corridor." Ranging from 2,455 to 3,814 square feet, Herrington Glen offers ranch and two-story home designs ranging from three to five bedrooms.
Once they were able to put fire the fire out, firefighters found the body of Downey in a second story bedroom. Family members told FOX 5’s Portia Bruner Sgt. Downey received two Purple Heart. stay.
ATLANTA, GA. more than two decades ago. Fulton County Police have arrested Jerry Lee in the 1997 murder of Lorrie Ann Smith, 21 years after her body was found at her home on Stonewall Tell Road.
Atlanta, GA. to a 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom residence with over 2,100 square feet of living space. There are also a total of 12 luxury penthouse suites available, six of which have already been leased.
Located above the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Buckhead, the 4,863-square-foot residence closed at $3.95 million. Christa Huffstickler, founder and CEO of Engel & Völkers Atlanta. features a.
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ECRI Institute launches new website
Chubb appoints A&H division president
Managing risk at US Hospitals has never been harder: Beazley
Health insurer Aetna forms strategic alliance with Humanis
A new website has been launched by ECRI Institute, a non-profit organization that researches best approaches to improving patient care. The secure, cloud-based site is designed to deliver faster, easier access to the Institute’s broad range of medical technology management and patient safety guidance, tools, and education.
A highlight of the new site is a customizable “My ECRI” page where users can quickly see new and updated membership content and store custom searches. “My ECRI” equips users with point-and-click tools, giving members the flexibility to prioritize membership components for faster navigation to publications, applications, services, and resources.
“We are very excited about this new web experience and the benefits it will bring to our members,” said Anthony Montagnolo, executive vice president and chief operating officer, ECRI Institute. “Our web-based resources play an integral role in healthcare organizations’ day-to-day operations and workflows. The new site is part of our continued effort to help make healthcare leaders more efficient and patients safer.”
ECRI, Anthony Montagnolo, Europe
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OnePlus 8 gets certified in India by BIS, could launch within few months along with OnePlus 8 Pro
The OnePlus 8 gets its certification by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), indicating a launch within a few months.
Amritanshu Mukherjee
Photo: OnLeaks
The OnePlus 8 has been spotted at BIS certification.
OnePlus is going to bring three new models in the OnePlus 8 series,
The OnePlus 8 series could launch in a couple of months.
There has been a lot of talk going around the OnePlus 8 series and this year, fans of the brand are expected to be treated to three new models launching at the same time. The most premium one, which is expected to be called the OnePlus 8 Pro, has already been through a couple of benchmarking sites and ended up revealing a couple of its internal specifications. However, only a little has been known about the other two models so far apart from the renders. Much to OnePlus' irritation though, some more info about the OnePlus 8 has been spilt.
Every new phone has to grab a certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) before launching in the Indian market and the OnePlus 8 has been spotted doing that just now. Spotted by Nashville Chatter, the OnePlus 8 has just passed the BIS certification, thereby being deemed fit by Indian standards. A BIS certification hints at an imminent launch in a couple of weeks.
Sadly, the certification doesn't reveal any specifications related to the OnePlus 8 and you will have to rely on your imagination as well as the revealed renders from various tipsters on the web. No certification has been found for the OnePlus 8 Pro and the rumoured OnePlus 8 Lite. Does that indicate something about OnePlus' launch strategies? Will the OnePlus 8 launch before the Pro and Lite versions? We don't know for sure.
What we do know for sure are the speculations surrounding the OnePlus 8 series and there's a lot to talk about it. The regular OnePlus 8 is expected to get massive upgrades over the current generation OnePlus 7T. According to leaked renders and information, OnePlus might be looking to upgrade in areas pertaining to the display, performance and cameras.
A 90Hz display with 1080p resolution is known to be present on the OnePlus 8, given that OnePlus will stick to the 90Hz panel for all its phones as standard. The display is even expected to get curved edges similar to the Pro models. OnePlus might also offer the newest Snapdragon 865 chipset, a bigger 4000mAh battery as well as the 64-megapixel Sony IMX686 sensor for the main camera at the back.
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Micro Powders, Inc.
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Both men were honored earlier this year with NAPIM Printing Ink Pioneer Awards.
NAPIM Summer Course Set for July 15-20
Consolidation, Capital Improvements and the Latin American Ink Market
On the eve of Labelexpo Americas, INX International Ink Co. (booth 121) announced two promotions involving the Research & Development department.
Mark Hill and Jonathan Graunke have new assignments and will work closely to take INX’s state-of-the-art Research & Development facility to a new level. Hill is now VP, R&D Director and Graunke has added the title of assistant R&D director to his current responsibilities as VP, UV/EB Technology. Both men were honored earlier this year with NAPIM Printing Ink Pioneer Awards.
Hill’s new job returns him to INX’s R&D facility in West Chicago, IL. He also served as GM of the Appleton, WI facility from 2012 to April 2017. Hill’s first job in the industry was with Acme Printing Ink in Appleton in 1991.
Graunke joined INX in 1992, six months before completing his college studies. He was honored in 2010 with an NPIRI Technical Achievement award. The next year, Graunke was promoted to VP of R&D, Director of Energy Curable Systems.
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The Digital Textile Ink Market Continues to Grow
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Sharing Ideas, Inspiring Change
SUMMARY: Now that users are primed for online subscriptions for entertainment, news platforms will make a play to regain content control and introduce more paid features.
2020: The year publishers regain control of their platforms
Digital Strategies Blog | 06 January 2020
By Kasper Lindskow
Head of Strategy and Business Development
2020 will be the year news publishers begin taking control of the platform on which their news is published.
This means publishers’ owned and operated platforms will become the main or only place for news publication at the cost of news distribution on social and distributed platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. Perhaps more importantly, it means publishers will house key parts of the tech stack that support the production, publication, and analysis of news on their own platforms.
News publishers are primed to regain control of their content and user data.
This will enable a differentiated and better experience for their journalism.
This post outlines why news publishers are beginning to take control of their platforms, what taking control entails, and how this sets the stage for competition among publishers in the 2020s.
Why are news publishers taking back control of their platforms?
The efforts to regain control of news publishing platforms is the culmination of well-known trends that have been growing over a number of years. The most important trends are:
The breakdown of the relationship between news publishers and social media. In the past decade, the promise of reach and clicks enticed news publishers to build a massive presence on social and distributed media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube. However, in recent years, news decreased in prominence in the algorithms controlling social content feeds. Also, media companies realised social platforms offer reach with minimal revenue. Both factors caused the relationship between publishers and social giants to sour.
With no clear outlook for change, news publishers en masse are now demoting social and distributed media to marketing channels, focusing instead on their own platforms.
The turn to paid-for journalism. In recent years, most legacy news publishers changed their revenue model from purely advertising funded (aka “free”) to hybrid (freemium or metered models) to almost all paid (hard paywall). This change was fueled by the fact that digital advertising is a volume game and the realisation that users are willing to pay for digital news (albeit, as of now, significantly less than newspaper buyers were).
As a consequence, news publishers are seeking to build deeper relationships with paying subscribers, which is best done on a platform allowing publishers to own the customer relationship and control the experience of the news content.
Growing user expectations. The stars of digital media are now widely used players such as Netflix, Hulu, Spotify, and Apple Music. These offerings focus on entertainment content and, at most, compete indirectly with news publishers.
However, the content these players offer is served on increasingly polished and engaging platforms with an often highly personalised user experience that makes most news Web sites and apps pale in comparison. With growing user expectations, news publishers realise their users expect an increasingly seamless and engaging experience of their journalism, in particular when they are asked to pay. As shown by the stars of digital media mentioned above, creating such a user experience requires direct control of the platform on which content is offered.
What does taking control of the news publishing platform entail?
Medium-sized or large legacy news publishers have had in-house engineers maintaining and developing the systems that power their Web sites and apps since the 2000s. However, most legacy news publishers have sourced as much as possible from tech firms, insisting media companies do good journalism while others do good tech. This means media companies ceded control of most key assets related to their news publishing platform (including user data) to third parties.
2020 marks the year this begins to change. A part of the change will be publishers reserving news content for their own platforms while demoting social and distributed media to marketing channels containing only teasers for content and links to news stories behind paywalls. More importantly, publishers will begin housing some or all of the assets that make up their own publishing platforms.
A few ambitious frontrunners have taken this to the extreme by bringing their publishing platforms in-house (almost) end-to-end. Examples include Schibsted (Schibsted Publishing Platform) and the Washington Post Company (Arc), the latter of which began selling its platform to other publishers in 2019. Other publishers, such as Ringier and JP/Politikens Hus, aim to take control of user data by building in-house capacity for collecting and using first-party data, which is increasingly important in creating personalised and engaging news content and advertising experiences.
Yet other publishers are investing in building better journalism experiences by strengthening the relationship between news content and technology. One example is JoLab, a collaboration between Norwegian publishers, which opens January 2020 and focuses on visualisation, graphics, Augmented and Virtual Reality, and Artificial Intelligence.
The commonality among all these examples is that they involve a definition extension of what it means to be a news publisher from journalism to journalism and platform. Only a few publishers will follow in the footsteps of ambitious frontrunners such as Schibsted and The Washington Post and bring their entire publishing platform in house.
However, mainstream news publishers will seek to take control of the parts of their platforms necessary for providing a competitive journalism experience in the 2020s. With regard to news, this experience will be less social and more paid, and user expectations are now widely set due to digital entertainment offerings.
What are the strategic implications for competition among news publishers in the 2020s?
The increased focus on controlling the platform on which their news is published does not change the fundamental fact of news publishing: Content is king. However, it signals that the journalism experience publishers’ own platforms provide will become an additional value driver and source of competitive advantage.
This has several strategic implications that will shape competition among news publishers in the 2020s.
When the platform becomes an additional value driver, investing in platform improvement allows news publishers to grow their subscriber base and increase prices. This does not imply, however, that platform improvements allow news publishers to compete with Netflix or Disney+. Content is still king, and news publishers can strive to provide a seamless and engaging experience of journalism to become a leader among news publishers. Competing with the best video-streaming providers requires investing billions in entertainment content.
When news publishers take control of the key assets supporting their platform, they also regain control of lost steps in the news publishing value chain. Accordingly, developing the ability to collect and use first-party data decreases dependence on providers of third-party data, while demoting social and distributed media to marketing channels increases control over news distribution. Taking back control of steps in the value chain can be costly (i.e. investments in data scientists or lost traffic from social media) but will, if successful, allow news publishers to capture more of the value they create.
Finally, when a news publisher’s own platform becomes a source of differentiation and competitive advantage, it must be nurtured and protected to stay ahead. Accordingly, publishers who fail to take control over key platform assets will be weakened in competition with the publishers who succeed.
This is good news for global media brands owned by tech giants such as The Washington Post that have resources and access to high-quality competencies in engineering, design, and AI. It should also be good news for national leaders in smaller media markets, which have greater capacity to develop their platforms than their national competitors. However, it might be another piece of bad news for small, local news publishers who struggle to find a solid model for their digital afterlife.
About Kasper Lindskow
Kasper Lindskow is head of strategy and business development at Ekstra Bladet, a media brand in JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark. He can be reached at kasper.lindskow@eb.dk or @lindskow.
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Does New Hampshire Really Want a Kamala/Kasich 2020 Ticket?
Posted to Politics January 18, 2019 by Michael Graham
Or Biden-Baker (as in MA Gov. Charlie)? Or Beto and Ben Sasse? Or even a Trump-Tulsi Gabbard 2020 campaign? (Sorry, Mike Pence.)
That’s the argument the organization Unite America is making, and they believe a new poll of voters in First-in-the-Nation New Hampshire backs their claim. According to their data, 61 percent of New Hampshire voters would like to see their party’s nominee reach across the aisle for a running mate. “We found support among 67% of Democrats, 65% of independents, and 51% of Republicans,” they report.
America’s 2020 Presidential ticket?
The specific question: “How supportive would you be if your preferred presidential candidate chose a running mate of the opposite party to create a ‘Unity ticket’ for president and vice-president that could unite our divided country?”
Unite America’s mission to to lower the level of bipartisan rancor in America which, they believe, is undermining the health of our democracy. Nationally, they claim 43 Unite chapters, plus $3.5 million raised and 8 million votes for their candidates in November’s election. “In 2018, we saw the rise of a new movement in our politics that brought together an intellectual foundation, electoral infrastructure, national awareness, and a community of candidates, activists, and donors,” Unite America says in a statement.
Their poll also found that a majority of New Hampshire voters are open to supporting an independent presidential candidate in 2020 (56%) –– including 42% of Republicans, 58% of Democrats, and 68% of independents. These numbers don’t impress political pros, who know that while people say they’re open to an independent in theory, they tend to go straight back to their partisan corner once the campaign fighting starts.
Former Governors John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and John Kasich (R-OH)
In an op-ed at USA Today, Nick Troiano (former independent congressional candidate from Denver) and Charles Wheelan (lecturer in public policy at Dartmouth College) write:
“Here’s one plausible scenario: former Republican governor John Kasich of Ohio and former Democratic governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado could both run through their party’s primaries with the intent of selecting the other as vice president should they win — an idea they have already flirted with.”
But is this scenario truly “plausible?” Unite America’s own poll finds that only 39 percent of Americans feel left out or unrepresented by the current political parties. And, they report, “among those who feel politically homeless include 52% of independents, 44% of Republicans, and 17% of Democrats.” [emphasis added]
To many Republicans, a call for “bipartisanship” sounds more like an attempt to split their party along conservative/moderate lines. If fewer than one in five Democrats are dissatisfied, why would they abandon their party rather than embrace total victory over what they perceive as the party of Trump?
In a year when Democratic primary voters are questioning whether lifelong Democrat Joe Biden is sufficiently partisan, would it really be a winning strategy in the POTUS primary to even hint that you’re thinking of putting any Republican a heartbeat away from the presidency.
There’s a word for politicians in 2019 who bet their careers on bipartisanship: EX-politicians.
Just ask CNN’s newest pundit, John Kasich.
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New 'Beauty and The Beast' Trailer Has Certain Je ne Sais Quoi
Forget the Emma Watson Disney movie, there's a Grimm-er film in town.
For some mysterious reason only your fairy godmother knows, several fairy tale film adaptations always come out the same year. 2012 was the year of Snow White, with Snow White and The Huntsman starring Kristen Stewart and Mirror, Mirror starring Lily Collins; this past year focused on the Frankenstein tale as I Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart and Victor Frankenstein starring James McAvoy came out in quick succession. Now, this will be the year of Beauty and the Beast.
You probably already knew about the live-action disney film starring Emma Watson as Belle and Downton Abbey’s Dan Stevens as the Beast, but plot twist, there is also a French film starring Blue Is The Warmest Color and The Lobster’s Léa Seydoux and the excellently creepy Vincent Cassel (Eastern Promises, Black Swan) as the beast.
Notably, this version looks less Disney-fied and more OG Brothers Grimm, with no singing candelabras to be found. Instead there’s ornately eerie setpieces like vine-covered ruins and dire dialogue galore.
Called La Belle et la Bête, the film has already been a hit at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival and earned César Award nods for cinematography, costume design, and won for production design.
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Fund giants urge BP to step up fight against climate change
Shareholders demand action
The resolution by Climate Action 100+ requires BP to set out a business strategy which it considers to be consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement
BP has been urged by some of its largest shareholders to set out a business strategy that is aligned with the Paris climate accord, a leading investment group has confirmed.
Almost 10% of the oil major's investor base, including six of the UK's largest fund management groups, has backed a resolution filed by Climate Action 100+ at BP's AGM on 21 May intended to force it to up its efforts in tackling climate change.
Support for the resolution has been "truly unprecedented", said Stephanie Pfeifer, a member of the global Climate Action 100+ steering committee. The group said it was the largest ever show of support for a resolution on climate change.
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The resolution requires BP to set out a business strategy, which it considers to be consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the group said. BP's board has backed the resolution.
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It demanded BP regularly reports its progress, including outlining how it evaluates the consistency of each new material capital investment with the goals of the Paris Agreement. It also asked for targets to promote greenhouse gas reductions, the estimated carbon intensity of energy products and the linkage of the company's targets with executive remuneration.
The largest energy companies have a key role to play in fighting climate change, said Sacha Sadan, director of corporate governance at Legal & General Investment Management, one of the signatories.
Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors, added: "BP's support for this resolution demonstrates how the investment industry can collaborate to instigate meaningful change.
"We hope that this first, but important, step represents a shift by the oil and gas sector in tackling today's climate emergency head on."
Other signatories include Hermes Investment Management, Royal London Asset Management, UBS Asset Management and M&G Investments.
Should the resolution pass, the responsibility will be on BP to provide additional corporate reporting for the year ending 2019 as directed by the resolution, Climate Action 100+ said.
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Separately, Hermes said it would raise similar questions on climate change action of German carmakers Volkswagen and Daimler. Their AGMs are on 14 May and 22 May respectively.
"We encourage automotive companies to continue intensifying their efforts in preparing for a low-carbon world," said Dr Hans-Christoph Hirt, head of Hermes EOS.
"With pressure on auto manufacturers to adapt to this immediate threat to their business models, we would like to see them develop and clearly articulate their strategies for managing this transformational process.
"This requires setting short-, medium- and long-term targets to be aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement, including for average fleet emission reductions, low-carbon vehicle sales and capital expenditure targets."
Hirt said that, through the Climate Action 100+ group, Hermes had constructively engaged with both companies on the issue, noting Volkswagen had taken a leading role in setting targets to become carbon neutral in its operations and products by 2050.
"It is thinking broadly about how it can encourage emissions reductions in its supply chain, as well as setting intermediate targets for electric vehicle sales and capital expenditure. We encourage other companies to follow this trajectory," he added.
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Ahmadinejad: ‘What dictators prescribe, hilarious’
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the “funniest [yet most] pathetic joke” is seeing a group of dictators gather to issue a resolution against another country demanding free elections.
In an inauguration ceremony for a number of development projects in the Qom on Monday, President Ahmadinejad said hegemonic powers have equipped and mobilized certain regional states to suppress a group of people in the region.
“These dictators issue resolutions against a country and tell that country to establish a democracy and hold free elections,” he said.
“Yet, someone must ask them whether they have ever held elections themselves.”
Ahmadinejad said, “We possess information that their turn is coming up immediately and in two to three years there will be no trace of many of the lousy dictators.”
The Iranian president added that European nations have expressed their hatred for their capitalist rulers, as capitalism has disgraced humanity.
He further reiterated the need to establish a new culture, ideology and order in the world, as democratic systems have failed to bring prosperity to nations.
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One in six adults 'fallen prey to a cyber attack'
Users of the Loyaltybuild website had their credit card details stolen by hackers earlier this year. Credit: PA
One in six adults has been stung online and been the victim of a cyber attack, fresh data has shown.
Global information services Experian revealed the 16% of adults had fallen victim to a phishing scam, had personal data taken to use offline or had an account hijacked.
Most adults were also failing to protect handheld hardware which could access the internet, such as an iPad or smartphone.
Some 60% of smartphone users admitted to having no malware protection and almost half (48%) of iPad owners said the same, the data showed.
Almost half used their smartphone for internet banking and one in three said they had paid for online purchases using their iPhone.
Phishing scams on mobile phones have increased by 80% over the past year.
Experian found of those who had fallen victim to a cyber attack:
The majority (83%) had been duped when on a laptop or PC
More than a fifth (21%) suffered a smartphone attack
A further one in six (17%) suffered a tablet attack.
They warned urged anyone going online to be wary when using public share points, as these were easier to hack, look for the padlock symbol and never to reveal personal information on an unrecognised website.
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Breaking down the H.S. soccer district tournaments
A breakdown of the girls' soccer district tournaments this week.
Breaking down the H.S. soccer district tournaments A breakdown of the girls' soccer district tournaments this week. Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/high-school/soccer/2015/10/10/breaking-down-hs-soccer-district-tournaments/73728728/
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Lexington and Chester County are two of the favorites to win the District 14 A-AA and Region 7 A-AA titles.(Photo: C.B. SCHMELTER/The Jackson Sun)Buy Photo
Now that all of the district volleyball champions have been crowned, district soccer tournaments take over West Tennessee this week.
The three West Tennessee district tournaments will have champions crowned on Thursday, while the Division II-A region will have its semifinals on Tuesday.
Only the top two teams in the district move on to the region tournament, so matches throughout the week have a lot of meaning.
Here are the breakdowns of the four tournaments going on this week:
District 13 A-AA
Dates, Location: Monday at higher seed; Tuesday and Thursday at Westview
Matchups: No. 3 South Gibson vs. No. 6 Crockett County; No. 4 McKenzie vs. No. 5 Obion County. No. 1 Westview, No. 2 Dyersburg received byes.
Favorite: Westview: The Lady Chargers pulled out an undefeated district record with a win in penalty kicks over Dyersburg.
Dark horse: Dyersburg. The Lady Trojans have won the last two district championships.
What to know: This is the second year of this re-establishment of this district, and Dyersburg has won both titles. The previous four years there was no other district, so there was just one big region tournament. Westview did win the district title from 2006-08. South Gibson is trying to reach its first-ever district title match.
Dates, location: Monday at higher seed; Tuesday and Thursday at Lexington
Matchups: No. 1 Trenton Peabody vs. No. 4 Fayette-Ware; No. 1 Lexington vs. No. 4 Gibson County; No. 2 Chester County vs. No. 3 South Fulton; No. 2 South Side vs. No. 3 McNairy Central.
Favorite: Lexington. The Lady Tigers finished in the tough South Division undefeated, and they get to play the semifinals and final at home.
Dark horse: Chester County. The Eaglettes have won the last two district titles, and they are have chance to repeat.
What to know: This is another district tournament that was not being played three years ago. There are three teams in this district that have won district titles – Chester County (2013, ‘14), Trenton Peabody (2002) and South Side (1997, ’98 and ’99). Though one of the top programs in West Tennessee, Lexington has one tournament title in its history, and that is the 2014 region championship.
Dates, location: Monday at higher seed; Tuesday and Thursday at Madison
Matchups: No. 1 Jackson Christian vs. No. 4 North Side; No. 1 Madison vs. No. 4 Millington; No. 2 TCA vs. No. 3 Adamsville; No. 2 Liberty vs. No. 3 Covington.
Favorite: Jackson Christian. The Lady Eagles have not allowed a goal against district competition all season.
Dark horse: TCA. The Lady Lions have lost one match all season, and that was to Jackson Christian early.
What to know: Jackson Christian has not given up a goal to Class A-AA competition all season. The Lady Eagles return a majority of last year’s team that reached the Class A-AA state semifinals. TCA and Madison are the favorites to meet in one district semifinal, and the Lady Lions won 3-2. Jackson Christian is looking to win its fifth district tile in program history, while Liberty (2005 and ’08) and Adamsville (1997 and ’98) are the only other two teams in this district with a district title.
D2-A West Region
Dates, location: Monday and Tuesday at higher seed; Thursday and Tuesday, Oct. 20 at St. George’s
Matchups: No. 1 USJ vs. Harding-TRA winner; No. 2 St. Mary’s vs. No. 3 Sacred Heart; No. 2 St. George’s vs. No. 3 FACS; No. 1 ECS vs. TBA
Favorite: ECS. The Lady Eagles have been dominant all season with a dominant player in Molly Martin.
Dark horse: USJ. The Lady Bruins won their fifth straight district title, and they have improved as the season has progressed.
What to know: USJ is the four-time region champion, but after losing over half of last year’s team to graduation, there were questions entering this season. Addison Dunn scored in the final minute of regulation to beat St. George’s and give the Lady Bruins the No. 1 seed. USJ and St. George’s represented the West region last year at the state tournament, but both lost in the state semifinals.
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Food businesses struggle with supply, demand
Note: This is the second of our two-part Winter Vegetables series. To read the first part, click here.
Food businesses struggle with supply, demand Note: This is the second of our two-part Winter Vegetables series. To read the first part, click here. Check out this story on jconline.com: http://on.jconline.com/1p5UqNP
Domenica Bongiovanni, dbongiovan@jconline.com Published 8:02 p.m. ET March 4, 2016 | Updated 1:05 p.m. ET March 7, 2016
PHOTOS: Locally Grown Winter Produce
Becky Brubaker display fresh carrots, radishes and salad radishes Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. The vegetables are grown inside greenhouses and high tunnels at the farm. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Becky Brubaker picks radishes and salad radishes Monday, February 1, 2016, inside a greenhouse at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. Spinach, at right, is also grown in the greenhouse. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Becky Brubaker returns to her kitchen with a handful of fresh carrots, radishes and salad radishes Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. Using high tunnels and greenhouses allows the Weathered Plow to grow vegetables much earlier and also much later than the normal growing season would allow. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Becky Brubaker looks at Salanova lettuce varieties Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. The lettuce was grown hydroponically in a growing media called Rockwool. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Becky Brubaker displays a Salanova lettuce seedling Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. The lettuce was grown hydroponically in a growing media called Rockwool. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Becky Brubaker moves a tray of big beef tomato seedlings Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. The tomato plants were started from seed at the end of December and grown hydroponically. The seedlings will be transferred to a greenhouse midway through February. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Big beef tomato seedlings Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. The tomato plants were started from seed at the end of December and grown hydroponically. The seedlings will be transferred to a greenhouse midway through February. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Lettuce grown hydroponically at the Weathered Plow Monday, February 1, 2016, in rural Carroll County. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Butterhead lettuce grown hydroponically at the Weathered Plow Monday, February 1, 2016, in rural Carroll County. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Bella trots through a greenhouse Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Spinach grown inside a greehouse Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Nate Parks pulls back a row cover to look at spinach growing in a high tower at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. The spinach was planted last September. Parks said the winter grown spinach is sweeter because the plant drops starches and pulls in sugars. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Recently tilled soil ready for planting inside a high tunnel at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Stirngs used for the growing of tomatoes inside a high tunnel at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Nate Parks looks over recently tilled soil ready for planting inside a high tunnel at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Nate Parks talks about the restaurants that choose to buy locally grown produce Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Silverthorn Farm near Rossville. Parks said he has a lot of respect for the restaurant owners who choose to buy local, because with a phone call they could easily get all the produce they need from large suppliers. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Spinach growing in a high tower at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. The spinach was planted last September. Nate Parks of Silverthorn Farm said the winter grown spinach is sweeter because the plant drops starches and pulls in sugars. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Lettuce seedlings at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Nate Parks displays micro greens grown at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. Parks said the micro greens are popular in salads at the restaurants that purchase produce from Silverthorn Farm. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Micro greens growing at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. Nate Parks said the micro greens are popular in salads at the restaurants that purchase produce from Silverthorn Farm. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Tomato seedlings at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. Twelve varieties of tomatoes are grown at Silverthorn Farm. John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Chef Alex Hernandez prepares a kumquat salad Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in the kitchen of Restauration, 731 Main Street in downtown Lafayette. A special menu item, the kumquat salad features kumquats, fresh kale, mixed greens, cara cara oranges, dates, fresh mint, feta cheese and a honey lime kumquat vinaigrette. The salad was prepared with locally grown produce. John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Chef Alex Hernandez prepares flank steak Wednesday, March 2, 2016, in the kitchen of Restauration, 731 Main Street in downtown Lafayette. The flank steak is served with a pistachio and kale pesto, with roasted red peppers, spinach and prosciutto, topped with melted mozarella cheese, all on a bed of kale. The dish includes locally grown produce. John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Flank steak Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Restauration, 731 Main Street in downtown Lafayette. The flank steak is served with a pistachio and kale pesto, with roasted red peppers, spinach and prosciutto, topped with melted mozarella cheese, all on a bed of kale. The dish includes locally grown produce. John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Kumquat salad Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Restauration, 731 Main Street in downtown Lafayette. A special menu item, the kumquat salad features kumquats, fresh kale, mixed greens, cara cara oranges, dates, fresh mint, feta cheese and a honey lime kumquat vinaigrette. The salad was includeds locally grown produce. John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Green, leafy vegetables grow in a tower garden Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Restauration, 731 Main Street in downtown Lafayette. John Terhune/Journal & Courier
Nate Parks looks over recently tilled soil ready for planting inside a high tunnel at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville.(Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier)Buy Photo
This is the second of our two-part Winter Vegetables series. To read the first, click the link in the story.
Gaze down the length of an Indiana high tunnel or greenhouse in early February, and you’ll see vegetables in transition.
Clumps of spinach still are settled into the ground in some places. In others, crumbled dirt and tiny bits of green leaves lie where chard and kale grew a short time before.
The scene captures the end of the season extension for winter crops — mostly cold-hardy greens and root vegetables that were planted in the fall and can survive cold temperatures. It also shows the beginning of farmers readying the soil for spring produce.
Ask growers about their schedule, and they’ll relay the importance of ensuring the ground is prepared in time for warmer-season vegetables like and tomatoes. The public anticipates these items, buying them at spring farm stands and markets.
So where does this leave the winter vegetables and their market?
In the past several years, the use of high tunnels and greenhouses to extend the growing season for hearty vegetables has tagged along with the overall tendency toward locally grown farm-to-table ingredients, providing tasty menu fundamentals and garnishes at restaurants and in the home kitchens of customers.
State data show a noteworthy increase in food grown in protected structures, which include high tunnels and greenhouses. In 2009, 32 operations raised about 3 acres of food crops under protection, according to the Census of Horticultural Specialties. In 2014, the same census showed 66 operations that grew almost 12 acres.
These numbers, calculated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, show operations that produced and sold $10,000 or more of horticultural specialty products in its respective year. The products include vegetables, melons, strawberries and sprouts that were grown under protection and in hydroponic systems.
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The rise of growth inside protected structures doesn’t exactly translate to a wealth of winter vegetables. That season’s market still is relatively small, said Maria Marshall, professor of agricultural economics at Purdue University.
But it is flexible, in part because it depends somewhat on the whims of Indiana weather and because it must give in to the schedules of crops harvested in the fall and spring. The greens and root vegetables that can survive in chilly temperatures collect more sugar to arm themselves against the cold, and their sweet results charm chefs and consumers.
Because volumes aren’t as high as other seasons’ counterparts, restaurants and other vendors cannot fully rely on a consistent stock.
As the culture shifts toward fresh and local food, the winter market struggles with adjusting for supply and demand. But the need and desire is present.
“If there wasn’t market for (winter produce), you’re not going to last very long,” said Kevin Cooley, who owns Cooley Family Farm in Tippecanoe County with his wife, Tracy.
But offerings are slimmed down, and customers don’t always realize plants actually can grow once farmers markets shut down in the fall.
“This is about the lowest point you can get as far as what’s available (locally),” said Kirsten Serrano, who owns Restauration and La Scala with her husband, Paco.
Bella trots through a greenhouse Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. (Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier)
A shift toward smaller
Some operations have as many as 16 acres under high tunnels that can produce at least 101/2 months out of the year, said David King, program director for Indiana Grown, which promotes local products in the state.
But winter vegetables often exist in smaller farms, like Nate and Emily Parks’ Silverthorn Farms in Rossville, Reuben and Becky Brubaker’s The Weathered Plow in Carroll County, and Cooley Family Farm in Tippecanoe County. They thrive in tinier spots, too, like in a hydroponic system in the Brubakers’ basement.
“It’s kind of a shift away from bigger farming and doing things to keep the land healthy and extend the season and grow more diverse product and actually working the land themselves. ... It’s been a lot of growth over the last couple of years,” said Alan Sternberg, executive chef of Cerulean Indianapolis, who said he has seen an increase in local produce across all seasons.
State data show an increase in food grown under glass or other protection, which includes high tunnels and greenhouses. In 2007, 91 farms raised about 14 acres of total greenhouse vegetables and fresh-cut herbs, according to the Census of Agriculture. In 2012, the same census showed 203 farms that grew almost 28 acres.
These numbers, calculated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, show farms that produced and sold $1,000 or more of agricultural products in its respective year.
Consumer desire for local foods year-round along with growing numbers of smaller farms has prompted more involvement from the state. In July 2015, it launched Indiana Grown, which was developed by the Indiana State Department of Agriculture to connect farmer and producers with retailers and restaurants, help processors focus on state products and teach consumers about local food.
King said the program focuses on the products and cuts transportation and other costs that rise as the goods leave the state.
“When our consumers are purchasing roughly $16 billion dollars a year of food, and they’re only purchasing 10 percent of that from Indiana, that’s certainly a loss of revenue to our state,” he said.
Becky Brubaker moves a tray of big beef tomato seedlings Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Weathered Plow in rural Carroll County. The tomato plants were started from seed at the end of December and grown hydroponically. The seedlings will be transferred to a greenhouse midway through February. (Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier)
Where they sell
Although production is limited by temperatures and space constrictions in protected structures, farmers continue to construct networks to sell vegetables.
“The hardest part is people’s awareness of food that’s available in the winter,” Nate Parks said. “You know, trying to sell (food in the winter) is still a challenge, no matter how good it is or not.”
Still, growers manage, though several said they stop producing in January and February to plan ahead and ready the soil and structures for spring crops. Silverthorn Farm sells to Heirloom, Restauration and more than 20 restaurants in Indianapolis, and operates a Community Supported Agriculture program that directly serves about 250 customers. Parks said the farm is building another greenhouse that will have a storefront where people can purchase items as well.
The Brubakers are selling lettuce, spinach, salad turnips and radishes at their store, The Weathered Plow, near the corner of U.S. 52 and Schuyler Avenue. They also sell to Heirloom and to an Indianapolis chef. The Cooleys supply customers directly through a stand at their farm between some time in April and mid-December, depending on their crops. Restauration, The Black Sparrow, La Scala and EMT Food Truck also purchase goods from the growers.
“If the restaurant does use something, even if it’s not a lot — something in the winter — it’s still an income for the local farm,” Cooley said. “I mean, because if they have it available and they can sell it, that’s something that they can turn into revenue to help get the next season going or maybe to save to build another tunnel.”
Green, leafy vegetables grow in a tower garden Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Restauration, 731 Main Street in downtown Lafayette. (Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier)
Space challenges
The sweetness and strong flavors of locally sourced winter vegetables provide plenty of unique culinary opportunities. But obstacles still exist to their reaching as many outlets as those that grow in warmer seasons.
Scarce sunlight in December and January leaves less time for plants to undergo photosynthesis and thus slows growth, said Petrus Langenhoven, a horticulture and hydroponic crops specialist at Purdue University. The length and severity of winter affects the market as well — this year’s milder winter yielded longer selling times for farmers.
As far as sales go, spring, summer and fall crops provide more dependability and financial stability. Customers and restaurants are eager for tomatoes in June, which growers start in warmer basements and greenhouses as early as December. Because of demand and fewer providers in the market at the beginning of the season, Langenhoven said farmers can charge higher prices and cushion their budgets.
This gives them incentive to plan their season around those crops and push out the winter crops to make space to pull the spring and summer produce’s season forward. In general in this region, smaller farmers’ offerings decrease from late January through March as they clean out their structures, plan and plant.
“If you’ve got a lot of undercover space, then theoretically you can have a lot of greens and a lot of things, and you can carry on for quite some time,” Cooley said.
“We’ve got about 7,000 square feet under plastic, and I need that space to be producing things in the spring when the bulk of my customers are ready to start back into fresh, local produce. And to do that, I can’t occupy that space all winter long. You can’t be planting and harvesting at the same time.”
Strings used for the growing of tomatoes inside a high tunnel at Silverthorn Farm Thursday, February 4, 2016, near Rossville. (Photo: John Terhune/Journal & Courier, John Terhune/Journal & Courier)
More volume needed
Having space under protected structures, and enough people to work the crops, is vital to providing the volume required to supply restaurants and grocery stores. Cooley said restaurants work with farmers when the uncontrollable variables of growing diminish a supply unexpectedly.
In this area, eateries are able to adapt while using sources from other areas.
“I’m a big proponent of buying local foods, and that obviously means vegetables,” said John Olakowski, general manager of The Black Sparrow. “I also think that you can go too far and place too much value forcing things, especially in the winter.”
For example, Olakowski said the Black Sparrow uses about 20 pounds each of lettuce and Asian greens each week. Justin Henry, who owns Heirloom with Jon Hurley, said his quantities are similar for greens and that he uses about 10 to 15 pounds of root crops or more depending on the dish. Parks said Silverthorn produces about 2,000 pounds of spinach during the winter months.
Restaurants who want to plate fresh, local vegetables must be sure farmers are planning for them.
Still in its first year of business, Heirloom dealt with these difficulties. Because the restaurant opened in August, it received extra produce from one of its providers, Silverthorn Farm, but wasn’t in the grower’s yearly plan. As the season continued, Silverthorn couldn’t consistently supply Heirloom.
To stay true to its mission to use as many locally sourced ingredients as possible, the restaurant decided to stop serving lunch several days a week and replace it with a Sunday brunch.
Henry said the switch complements the local offerings, and he has been talking with Nate and Emily Parks to join their plans this year. Additionally, Heirloom, which also is open for dinner Wednesday through Saturday, plans to reopen for lunch in the coming months as produce ramps up, Henry said.
But many grocery stores haven’t been able to find the volume of winter vegetables necessary to stock their produce departments. While retailers say consumer desire is present, several cite a lack of volume as an obstacle.
Marsh sources living lettuce locally but hasn’t been able to find Indiana farmers with enough winter produce to depend on them to stock other vegetables, said Dave Rhodes, vice president of produce for the stores. Because of a lack of volume, Kroger does not supply its stores in this area with Indiana winter vegetables, said John Elliott, public affairs manager and media spokesman.
Fresh City Market in West Lafayette, which has produce primarily supplied from the Purdue Student Farm, does not stock locally grown produce during late winter either, owner Jeff Maurer said. Because of the farm’s greenhouse, he said the store was able to keep products stocked into December.
Fresh Thyme Farmers Market and Meijer did not return requests for comment.
“When you’re talking about local production, usually one of the barriers has been, ‘Can you get this quantity consistently?’ ” Marshall said. “As you start producing and you start getting bigger, that becomes the issue. ... Can I get this quantity the same year-round to be able to meet the demand?”
“I think a lot of the frustration of people who want to source local food is there’s not enough available, first off. You know, there’s not enough of me out there doing what we do,” Parks said.
“If you’ve got the demand for it but you don’t have any supply, then the demand falls apart. But you can’t have the supply unless you have the people that are buying. It’s a constant battle, I think, for all of us — for me as a farmer and them as a restauranteur or (for) a person that just wants to buy local food — just getting the sourcing figured out.”
Retailers, restaurants and Indiana Grown are researching and finding creative ways to offer locally grown produce all year.
Rhodes said he was working with King and Indiana Grown on a program to organize a central point for local growers to drop off their products, which would then be distributed to local grocery stores. The two entities also would like to launch a mushroom-growing operation inside stores that would allow people to pick them fresh, King said.
Through a partnership with Red Giant Union, a West Lafayette organization that works to find solutions for local and affordable food, Restauration is growing a tower garden with greens and herbs inside, Serrano said.
Additionally, researchers are joining with farms to find out the best ways to grow crops during the winter. For example, Liz Maynard, a vegetable extension specialist and clinical engagement assistant professor at Purdue, is working on a project in which data loggers are monitoring light, temperature, harvesting and other variables on three farms in Elkhart, Wabash and Hancock counties, she said. The aim is to offer recommendations that will help farmers schedule crops. Purdue’s Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and Purdue Extension are collaborating on the project.
Consumer education also is part of the agenda. Even with growing demand for local food, many consumers remain unaware of its benefits and those of eating seasonally. Because everything is available all the time, farmers and chefs will tell you people aren’t sure when vegetables are at their peak.
Cooley said many people still don’t realize the planning it takes to stretch and maximize growing seasons — even in the popular spring months that are just around the corner.
“It’s hard for us — it’s getting easier — for people when we put the sign out and say we’re open, you know, (at) the end of April because even though they see it, I think they probably think ‘Oh, they didn’t take it down last year,’ ” Cooley said.
“Because it’s still weeks before they’re even going to pull the tiller out of their yard or the hoe and work the ground to plant something.”
Total greenhouse vegetables and fresh cut herbs grown under glass or other protection. Statistics measured farms that produced at least $1,000 of agricultural products in its respective year.
In the U.S.
2007: 4,075 farms grew those crops on about 1,418 acres
2007: 91 farms grew those crops on about 14 acres
2012: 203 farms grew those crops on about 28 acres
*Numbers according to U.S. Census of Agriculture
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Everything You Need to Know About Rock Climbing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Despite their ancient roots, the Olympic Games are constantly changing. Sometimes the changes reflect the emergence of new sports and competitions; other changes are an attempt to capture new or rising interest in a sport. In the case of sport climbing, a surge of global interest and enthusiasm has helped lead to its inclusion in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
What Is Sport Climbing?
Sport climbing typically consists of competitions where athletes climb artificial walls via specific, pre-designated routes.
These walls can have a variety of holds, all designed with an eye towards presenting a challenge that singles out the best climbers. Sports climbing can be generally broken down into three primary events.
Lead Climbing: Lead climbing as a sport focuses on presenting a climber with a long route that they must climb while utilizing preset anchors at intervals along the way in order to attach themselves. The event is aimed at testing both endurance and technical skill, as climbers are pushed for an extended period of time.
Bouldering: Typically seen as a more modern form of climbing, bouldering is essentially stripping rock climbing down its most essential elements. Ropes and harnesses are left behind, replaced by shorter courses and pads to help break shorter falls. Climbers are tasked with scaling these shorter courses in a limited period of time while navigating through a series of “problems.” This uniquely challenges the climber’s technique, balance, and physical strength.
Speed Climbing: Speed climbing, as the name implies, is focused not on physical impediments along the climbing route, but rather on pure, unadulterated speed. A standardized climbing wall is used with a specific route that provides consistency for all participants. This leaves the one varying factor of the speed of the climb itself, which is the central competitive element of the event.
Why Is Sport Climbing in the 2020 Olympics?
Why has sports climbing suddenly been deemed worthy of inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics? In fact, if it’s been around for so long, why isn’t climbing in the Olympics already?
The answer comes in the form of good old-fashioned popularity. Simply put, sports climbing has become incredibly popular in recent years, with 43 new gyms being built in the U.S. in 2017 alone. The rate of growth between 2012 and 2017 averaged at 3.9%, coming in at 39% larger than the average growth of stereotypically popular health trends like gyms and fitness clubs during that same time.
Clearly climbing has been trending upwards in popularity. Much like snowboarding before it, the rise in interest and competition surrounding the activity has made sport climbing at the Olympics a natural progression. The question, then, wasn’t one of “if,” but rather of “when,” with the Tokyo Olympics providing the answer.
Rock Climbing Olympics Format
The International Federation of Sports Climbing (or the IFSC for short) has traditionally created three different events, one associated with each sport climbing discipline, allowing athletes to choose which ones they wish to participate in.
However, climbing in the 2020 Olympics is going to take a slightly different approach. While it will feature all three disciplines, climbers won’t have a choice to participate in one over the other. Instead, all climbers will be required to do lead climbing, bouldering, and speed climbing to participate.
This has sparked a certain amount of controversy, as some have voiced objections to the concept of having a bouldering specialist, for example, be required to climb a speed course as well. It would be akin to requiring a 100-meter dash participant to also run a marathon or a steeplechase horse compete in a pure speed race. The skill sets required for bouldering versus speed can be dramatically different and could naturally put certain climbers at a disadvantage.
Supporters of the combined format fact that having everyone compete in all three competitions will be beneficial to audiences as a whole. They assert that it can help bring more attention and interest to the brand new competition and help to establish Olympic climbing for the long term.
How to Watch Climbing in the Tokyo Olympics
You can always hope for decent coverage of Olympic rock climbing on the television. However, the fact that it’s a brand new event makes it difficult to predict how much attention it will actually get compared to other more established contests, which is why counting on watching sports climbing via filmed coverage may not be the best overall option.
Attending the Olympics themselves is the best way to be sure to see all of the climbing competitions in real-time. If you’re planning on attending the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, you can always get a Japan Rail Pass in order to ensure that you have quick and easy transportation to each event. That way you can make sure to catch every moment of the action as it unfolds.
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Use of 360° Feedback to Develop Physician Leaders in Orthopaedic Surgery - Paul J. Gregory, PhD; David Ring, MD2; Harry Rubash, MD; and Larry Harmon, PhD
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Twelve service chiefs participated in 360° feedback surveys and coaching as part of a departmental leadership development activity. Changes in the means of both composite survey scores and individual behavioral item scores over time were evaluated with paired t tests. Agreement between self-rating and rating of others was evaluated with unpaired t tests. There was a nonsignificant change in overall behavioral performance (composite scores) for the physician leaders (n D 12) from baseline [mean (M) D 68.7, standard deviation (SD) D 16.9] to 1-year follow-up (M D 73.1, SD D 11.4), but the performance of four of the leaders with the lowest scores improved substantially. There was a significant improvement in ‘‘identifies mistakes respectfully’’ when comparing baseline to 1-year follow-up. Ten behaviors were identified as improvement opportunities and nine behaviors were identified as behavioral strengths at baseline. Surgeon leaders were in agreement with others’ ratings on 68% of behaviors, underestimated 20% of behaviors, and overestimated 13% of behaviors. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):85–91, 2018) Key words: 360° feedback, interpersonal and communication skills, leadership effectiveness, multisource feedback, orthopaedic leaders, PULSE 360, self–other agreement
Analysis of References Used in Orthopaedic Self-Assessment Exams - Sean P. Moroze, MD; Andrew S. Murtha, MD; Jessica C. Rivera, MD; and Chad A. Krueger, MD
Orthopaedic surgery board certification and maintenance of certification requires success on standardized tests and ongoing continuing medical education. This study aims to identify the most impactful resources for preparation for and maintenance of board certification. Questions included in the Orthopaedic Self-Assessment Exams (SAEs) from 2009 to 2014 were examined with the type and age of reference materials cited for each question. There were 4479 total citations. There were 289 journals and 95 textbooks identified. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (15% of citations), Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (11%), and Clinical Orthopaedic and Related Research (6%) were the most frequently cited journals. The average age of cited articles was 8.2 years. These data demonstrate that certain orthopaedic journals are consistently the most commonly cited references for SAEs and could also be expected to be the highest yield references for knowledge acquisition and exam preparation. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):92–97, 2018) Key words: ABOS Part I, maintenance of certification, OITE, self-assessment exam
Interest in Orthopedic Surgery Residency: A Google Trends Analysis - Tochukwu C. Ikpeze, MS, and Addisu Mesfin, MD
Google Trends, a powerful online search tool, was used to evaluate the association between the United States applicant pool for orthopedic surgery residency and Internet queries for orthopedic residency and orthopedic salary. From 2006 to 2015, searches for orthopedic salary and orthopedic residency were conducted by Google Trends. Data from the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) in the same time period was plotted and subsequently compared to the Google Trends results. From 2006 to 2015, Google Trends demonstrated an increase in orthopedic residency queries with the largest increase between 2008 and 2010. Orthopedic salary searches increased over the study period, with the sharpest increase from 2008 to 2009. NRMP demonstrated an increase over the study period in U.S. medical school orthopedic surgery applicants and positions filled. The Google Trends analysis mirrored the data from the NRMP, suggesting that online search tools could be of important predictive value for medical students’ interest in orthopedic surgery residency. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):98–101, 2018) Key words: Google Trends, medical student, orthopedic residency, orthopedic salary
Marginal Skin Flap Advancement: A Technique to Optimize the Skin Graft Interface Following Tumor Resections - Wayne A. Chen, MD, and William G. Ward, MD
Split-thickness skin graft (STSG) for soft tissue defects is often required following tumor resections. There is often a step-off with subcutaneous adipose tissue along the defect margins. This review of 20 years of experience was performed to determine the success of marginal skin flap advancement, a simple surgical technique addressing this issue. Seventy-one cases were identified that underwent sarcoma resection and this technique. Marginal skin flap advancement decreased the defect size from 217 š 162 cm2 to 128 š 101 cm2 (p < .001). STSG was successfully applied in 69 cases (97%) with a mean 96% take of the skin graft. Although 29 cases (41%) had wound healing complications of any nature, only 11 (15%) required a secondary operation. Marginal skin flap advancement, in conjunction with vacuum-assisted closure therapy, decreases the defect surface area requiring STSG by 41% and provides an excellent reconstructive option for soft tissue defects following sarcoma resections. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):102–108, 2018) Key words: sarcoma, soft tissue reconstruction, split-thickness skin graft, vacuum-assisted closure, wound healing
How Often Are Protocols Followed at Level I Trauma Centers? - Richard W. Nicolay, MD; Akhil A. Tawari, MD; Harish Kempegowda, MD; Michael Suk, MD; and Brian Mullis, MD
This study analyzes adherence to an evidence-based protocol established at two level I trauma centers to determine its effect on clinical decision making. The centers’ trauma databases were retrospectively studied and 51 patients with long bone fractures were identified who required revascularization and orthopaedic intervention and survived long enough to receive an index intervention. An arterial shunt was the protocol’s first step; the preprotocol rate of shunting was 9.5%, while the postprotocol rate of shunting was 3.3%. The protocol’s next step was external fixation; among the cases managed without a shunt, external fixation was the index intervention in 63.2% of the preprotocol cases and 31.0% of the postprotocol cases. Definitive vascular surgery was routinely performed before external fixation in 28.6% of the preprotocol cases and 56.7% of the postprotocol cases. This study demonstrates that this evidence-based protocol had no effect on the management of patients with combined orthopaedic and vascular injuries. Protocols should never supersede clinical judgment, but poor protocol adherence may represent a need for trauma centers to routinely review their protocols’ compliance and efficacy. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):109–112, 2018) Key words: ACS, adherence, American College of Surgeons, arterial, clinical practice guideline, compliance, level I, long bone, open fracture, protocol, shunt, trauma center, type IIIC open fracture, vascular injury
Predictors of Acute Complications Following Traumatic Upper Extremity Amputation - Tuesday F. Fisher, MD; Nicholas A. Kusnezov, MD; Julia A. Bader, PhD; and James A. Blair, MD
Current literature is deficient in its description of acute complications following major traumatic upper extremity amputations (UEAs). This study sought to identify acute complications following major UEAs by the 2009–2012 National Trauma Databank to extract demographics, comorbidities, concomitant injuries, and surgical characteristics for major traumatic UEA patients. Multivariate analyses identified significant predictors of mortality and major systemic complications. Major traumatic upper extremity amputations were identified in 1190 patients. Major systemic complications occurred in 13% of patients and most often involved pulmonary (7.4%) or renal (4.7%) systems. Overall in-hospital mortality rate was 11%. Male sex, prehospital systolic blood pressure less than 90, Injury Severity Score > 16, and initial Glasgow Coma Scale > 8 were risk factors for complications or in-hospital mortality. Acute replantation was performed in 0.12%. Systemic complications following major traumatic UEA typically affect the pulmonary system. Injury or patient-dependent factors did not influence acute treatment with revision amputation versus replantation. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):113–118, 2018) Key words: polytrauma, replantation, systemic complications, upper extremity amputation
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes After Abdominal Organ Transplantation - Neil L. Duplantier, MD; Amy E. Rivere, MD; Ari J. Cohen, MD ; and George F. Chimento, MD
This case control study retrospectively compares patients who underwent solid organ transplantation and total joint replacement with a control group that only underwent joint replacement. The study compares 42 transplant patients who underwent liver or kidney transplantation and total hip arthroplasty (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to a matched group of 42 nontransplant patients who underwent only THA or TKA. The transplant cohort had significantly more complications (18) than the nontransplant cohort (7) (p D .022). Renal transplant patients had 6.75 times higher odds (95% CI, 1.318–34.565) of experiencing a complication compared with liver transplant patients. The average time between transplant and joint replacement was 2 š 4.9 years. Transplant patients undergoing joint arthroplasty at an average of 2 years posttransplant are at higher risk for complications than a matched cohort of patients undergoing only joint arthroplasty, with renal transplant patients being more at risk for complications than liver transplant patients. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):119–124, 2018) Key words: arthroplasty, hip, kidney, knee, liver, transplant
Functional Outcomes of Isolated Gastrocnemius Recession - Cory Messerschmidt, MD; Anuj Netto, MD; William R. Barfield, PhD; Christopher Gross, MD; and William McKibbin, MD
The effects of gastrocnemius recession on strength and function are underreported. This prospective study reports strength and functional effects after isolated gastrocnemius recession. Patients (n D 20) underwent an isolated gastrocnemius recession for foot and ankle conditions with associated gastrocnemius or gastrocnemius–soleus contracture. Eight patients prospectively underwent range of motion (ROM) and Biodex testing preoperatively and at 3 and 6 months postoperatively. Foot Function Index (FFI) assessed functional outcomes. Repeated measures analysis of variance with Bonferroni post hoc testing compared variables across three time intervals. Control and operative sides were compared with t tests. Mean patient age was 61.1 š 13.3 years. Significant improvement in FFI was observed at 3 and 6 months (p D .001). Ankle dorsiflexion improved 11° between preoperative and 6-month postoperative intervals (p D .018). No differences were observed in Biodex testing. Results demonstrate improved ROM and FFI of the gastrocnemius recession between preoperative and 6-month postoperative intervals for isolated gastrocnemius and gastrocnemius–soleus contracture. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):125–130, 2018) Key words: equinus contracture, gastrocnemius contracture, gastrocnemius recession, Strayer procedure
Self-Citation Does Not Appear to Artificially Inflate Orthopaedic Journal Ranking - Michael P. Hawkinson, MD; Chad A. Krueger, MD; and John J. Carroll, MD
Until recently the impact factor has been considered the tool of choice among the many available for evaluating the relative prestige of journals. However, the inclusion of self-citations in its calculation has led some to question its validity. The SCImago Journal Rank is a relatively new rating system that excludes self-citation. This study analyzed the top 30 orthopaedic journals to determine which journals had higher self-citation rates and if those rates had any correlation with their impact factors and SCImago Journal Ranks. The study verified that self-citing was more common in specialty journals compared with general orthopaedic journals (p D .002). The results demonstrate a more positive correlation between self-citation and SCImago Journal Rank than impact factor. This finding suggests that the impact factor’s inclusion of self-citations should not be thought to artificially inflate the impact factor of the subspecialty journals that most commonly cite their own work. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):131–135, 2018) Key words: impact factor, orthopaedics, SCImago Journal Rank, self-citation
Effectiveness of Thrombin–Collagen and Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma in Total Hip Arthroplasty Hemostasis: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial - Eric N. Bowman, MD, MPH; Michael P. McCabe, MD; and Kevin B. Cleveland, MD
Bovine derived thrombin–collagen combined with autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has shown promise as a topical, surgical hemostatic agent. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of thrombin–collagen–PRP on perioperative blood loss in total hip arthroplasty (THA). A prospective, single-blinded, randomized, controlled study comparing thrombin–collagen–PRP use to standard treatment was performed. All patients undergoing elective primary THA for osteoarthritis by a single physician at a single institution were included. Thirty-nine patients were enrolled. There was no significant difference in estimated total blood loss or blood transfusions received. There was no significant difference in operative blood loss, drain output, daily postoperative hematocrit, change in hematocrit, or length of stay. There is insufficient evidence to support the routine use of a topical thrombin–collagen–autologous PRP hemostatic agent in primary total hip arthroplasty. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):136–141, 2018) Key words: collagen, hemostasis, platelet-rich plasma, PRP, thrombin, total hip arthroplasty
Immobilization Versus Observation in Children With Toddler’s Fractures: A Retrospective Review - Lauren C. Leffler, MD; Stephanie L. Tanner, MS; and Michael L. Beckish, MD
While long leg casts have been historically recommended for immobilization of toddler’s fractures, short leg casts are often used by treating physicians. Others question whether any immobilization is necessary because of the internal stability provided by the thickened periosteum of pediatric bones. The purpose of this study is to review the results of toddler’s fractures treated with long leg casts, short leg casts, or without immobilization. Eighty-five patients were included in a retrospective review of nondisplaced spiral or oblique tibial shaft fractures in children under 6 years old from 2007 to 2012. Treatments included long leg casts (19), short leg casts (59), and no immobilization (7). Average time to ambulation was 15.5 days. There were 11 casting complications. Only one patient, in a short leg cast, had measurable displacement or angulation. There were no complications reported in the nonimmobilized group. The results suggest that toddler’s fractures can be effectively treated with short leg casts or without immobilization. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):142–147, 2018) Key words: immobilization, return to ambulation, tibial shaft fracture, toddler’s fracture
Risk of Opioid-Related Adverse Events After Primary and Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty - Jeff Gonzales, MD, MA; Scott T. Lovald, PhD; Edmund C. Lau, MS; and Kevin L. Ong, PhD
Postoperative analgesia after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and revision knee arthroplasty (RKA) can be reliant on the use of opioids and may lead to opioid-related adverse events (ORAEs). This study evaluated the risk of ORAEs following TKA and RKA using the 5% Medicare claims (2010–2013) database. There were 41,702 TKA and 3817 RKA patients who met the inclusion criteria. At 90 days, respiratory complications were the most common complication (TKA: 6.12%; RKA: 8.01%), followed by postoperative nausea and vomiting (TKA: 2.86%; RKA: 3.95%), and urinary retention complications (TKA: 2.79%; RKA: 3.20%). For TKA, risk factors for respiratory complications included older age, lower socioeconomic status, more comorbidities, obesity, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, white race, and patients in the Midwest and West (vs. South) (p 002). The average Medicare payment for treating complications within 90 days of a TKA was $6206 and $6222 following RKA. Awareness risks for ORAEs in select patients can assist in developing a multimodal postoperative pain control and patient education protocols. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):148–154, 2018) Key words: adverse event, opioid, pain, revision knee arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty
Wound Closure With Acute Dermatotraction - James W. Barnes, MD; Garth Sherman, BS; and Jonathan Dubin, MD
Many described techniques take advantage of the viscoelasticity of the human integument to assist in primary closure of fasciotomy wounds. A retrospective chart review was performed on eight patients with a total of 17 incisions who underwent fasciotomy for acute compartment syndrome. Wounds were closed with delayed primary closure (DPC). Patients were males with a mean age of 40 years (range, 21–64). Fasciotomy mean wound length and width at attempted closure was 16.1 š 6 cm and 6.3 š 2 cm, respectively. Mean time to closure after fasciotomy was 3.9 days (range, 2–8). All wounds healed, at a mean of 18.3 š 2.6 days. Patients were followed for a mean of 21 weeks (range, 3–52). The described novel sequential suturing technique can achieve closure with low risk of major complications; 100% wound healing was achieved. When used judiciously, the technique presented can achieve reliable results in selected fasciotomy wound healing. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):155–159, 2018) Key words: acute wounds, compartment syndrome, delayed primary closure, dermatotraction, fasciotomy closure
Coronal Plane Deformity Correction in Distal Radius Fracture Fixation With the Volar Locking Plate - Arun Aneja, MD, PhD; T. David Luo, MD; Eric B. Lerche, DO; Jason J. Halvorson, MD; and Eben A. Carroll, MD
The goal of treatment for distal radius fractures is anatomic articular reduction and restoration of coronal and sagittal plane alignment, rotation, and angulation of the metadiaphyseal component of these fractures. This article presents a reproducible technique for restoring coronal plane alignment of the metadiaphyseal component of the fracture using an indirect reduction maneuver leveraging the volar locking plate as an indirect reduction aid. After applying an appropriately sized volar locking plate, the first screw is placed in the center of the shaft of the plate. Next, the distal row of subarticular locking screws is placed to neutralize a reduced articular surface. The shaft screw is subsequently loosened, and two Freer elevators are used to rotate the plate, indirectly translating the distal articular block and achieving improved coronal plane alignment. Last, the remaining diaphyseal screws are applied to appropriately neutralize the fracture. (Journal of Surgical Orthopaedic Advances 27(2):160–163, 2018) Key words: coronal deformity, distal radius, fracture, locking plate, technique, volar
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Thieves break into cars at Olathe auto dealership
Thefts part of rash of recent burglaries from Olathe cars
Updated: 10:00 PM CDT Mar 24, 2014
Olathe police said they're investigating a spike in car break-ins over the past week, many of them involving unlocked vehicles.Thieves have stolen wallets, handbags and tags that had been left in and on the cars at the time of the burglaries.Five of the break-ins happened at the Robert Brogden GMC dealership. Police said thieves broke out windows to get inside the vehicles.A Cadillac Escalade had its navigation system stolen. The dealership's finance manager said that vehicle alone sustained nearly $7,000 in damage.The dealership has surveillance video that appears to show the burglars. The video has been turned over to police.
OLATHE, Kan. —
Olathe police said they're investigating a spike in car break-ins over the past week, many of them involving unlocked vehicles.
Thieves have stolen wallets, handbags and tags that had been left in and on the cars at the time of the burglaries.
Five of the break-ins happened at the Robert Brogden GMC dealership. Police said thieves broke out windows to get inside the vehicles.
A Cadillac Escalade had its navigation system stolen. The dealership's finance manager said that vehicle alone sustained nearly $7,000 in damage.
The dealership has surveillance video that appears to show the burglars. The video has been turned over to police.
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Payroll Real Time Information
The Real Time Information requirements are wide ranging and potentially onerous on employers. We provide a summary below. If your business is in the Glasgow area we, at K M Stewart & Co, can help you to set up and run your payroll or we can run your payroll for you.
We set out below details of how payroll information has to be submitted to HMRC under Real Time Information (RTI).
RTI - an introduction
Under RTI, employers or their agents are required to make regular payroll submissions for each pay period during the year, detailing payments and deductions made from employees each time they are paid. There are two main returns which an employer needs to make which are detailed below.
Full Payment Submission
The Full Payment Submission (FPS) must be sent to HMRC on or before the date employees are paid. This submission details pay and deductions made from an employee. The FPS must reach HMRC on or before the date of payment of the wages to employees.
Employer Payment Summary
Employers may also have to make a further return to HMRC each month, the Employer Payment Summary (EPS) to cover the following situations:
where no employees were paid in the tax month
where the employer has received advance funding to cover statutory payments
where statutory payments are recoverable (such as Statutory Maternity Paternity or Shared Parental Pay) together with the National Insurance Compensation payment; or
where CIS deductions are suffered which could be offset (companies only).
HMRC will offset the amounts recoverable against the amount due from the FPS to calculate what should be payable. The EPS needs to be with HMRC by the 19th of the month to be offset against the payment due for the previous tax month.
Payments to HMRC
Please bear in mind that under RTI HMRC are aware of the amount due on a monthly/quarterly basis. This will be part of the information reported to HMRC through the FPS and EPS.
HMRC will expect to receive the PAYE and NIC deductions less the payments each month or quarter (small employers only).
Year end procedures
At the end of the tax year a final FPS or EPS return must be made to advise HMRC that all payments and deductions have been reported to HMRC.
Some further complications
Under RTI it is not possible to put through wages at the year end of the business and assume this has been paid throughout the year, for example to utilise a family member's national insurance lower earnings limit which gives them a credit for state pension and statutory payment purposes.
Wages should be paid regularly and details provided to HMRC through the RTI system on a timely basis.
Payments which are impractical to report 'on or before'
HMRC have issued guidance covering issues such as payments made on the day of work (which vary depending on the work done) where it is impractical to report in real time. The regulations allow up to an additional seven days for reporting the payment in specified circumstances.
HMRC have also made available some guidance on exceptions to reporting PAYE information 'on or before' paying an employee which can be found here.
Please do contact us if you would like any further help or advice on payroll procedures.
Penalties apply where employers fail to meet their RTI filing and payment obligations.
In essence, late filing penalties apply to each PAYE scheme, with the size of the penalty based on the number of employees in the scheme. Monthly penalties of between £100 and £400 may be applied to micro, small, medium and large employers as shown below:
1-9 employees - £100
10-49 employees - £200
50-249 employees - £300; and
250 or more employees - £400.
Each scheme is subject to only one late filing penalty each month regardless of the number of returns submitted late in the month. There will be one unpenalised default each year with all subsequent defaults attracting a penalty. Rather than issue late filing penalties automatically when a deadline is missed, HMRC has confirmed that they will 'take a more proportionate approach and concentrate on the more serious defaults on a risk-assessed basis'.
HMRC charges daily interest on all unpaid amounts from the due and payable date to the date of payment, and will raise the charge when payment in full has been made. They may also charge penalties to employers who fail to pay their PAYE liabilities on time. These penalties are ‘risk assessed’ and range between 1% and 4% of the amounts paid late. The first late payment will not attract a penalty.
The operation of PAYE under RTI can be a difficult and time consuming procedure for those in business. If your business is in the Glasgow area and you would like to discuss any aspect of RTI in more detail, please do contact us at K M Stewart & Co.
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WWE's Vader dies, Harrison Ford's a Hamblen deputy, and Johnny Knoxville bombs
A WWE foe of Knox County's Glenn Jacobs has died; Hamblen County has made Harrison Ford an honorary deputy; Johnny Knoxville's move bombs and more.
WWE's Vader dies, Harrison Ford's a Hamblen deputy, and Johnny Knoxville bombs A WWE foe of Knox County's Glenn Jacobs has died; Hamblen County has made Harrison Ford an honorary deputy; Johnny Knoxville's move bombs and more. Check out this story on knoxnews.com: https://knoxne.ws/2K459D1
Chuck Campbell, Knoxville News Sentinel Published 5:59 p.m. ET June 20, 2018
Leon White, also known as "Vader," appeared in "The Thrilla' in Phila" Boy Meets World episode.(Photo: ABC Photo Archives/Getty Images)
East Tennessee celebrity news has been all over the map in June - and not just because of the locals on "America's Got Talent" and "American Ninja Warriors."
More: 'America's Got Talent': Knoxville's Michael Ketterer gets golden buzzer
More: Forrmer UT Vols diver advances on 'American Ninja Warrior'
Here are five other storylines you may have missed so far this month.
RIP Big Van Vader
Former WWE wrestler Leon White, aka Big Van Vader, died Monday evening at age 63, according to a message from his Twitter account posted today.
White, also known as just Vader, revealed in 2016 on social media that he had congestive heart failure and doctors said he had about two years to live. Sports Illustrated says Vader had open-heart surgery in April and it "was deemed a success."
Among the commemorations of Vader currently making the rounds is a 1998 video of Vader vs. Kane in a mask vs. mask challenge. Spoiler alert: Kane, aka Knoxville's Glenn Jacobs, gets the best of Vader in the match.
Meanwhile, Jacobs is the Republican candidate for Knox County mayor in the August general election, where he'll face Democrat Linda Haney for the job.
Harrison Ford is a Hamblen deputy
Hamblen County Sheriff Esco Jarnagin recently posted on Facebook that Harrison Ford has been made an honorary deputy sheriff and included a photo of the actor with his new East Tennessee team.
That may seem oddly random, but the parents of Ford's wife, "Ally McBeal" actress Calista Flockhart, retired to Morristown, and over the years the Hollywood couple has visited Kay Calista and Ronald Flockhart in East Tennessee.
Jarnagin wryly noted it was good to have "Indiana Jones" as a deputy, though Ford was also in several of those films in the "Star Wars" series. Perhaps you've heard of them?
O.R. actress claps back at 'haters'
Oak Ridge native Elaine Hendrix has had several noteworthy film roles - from the mean-girl-turned-hero on "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" to the spacey roommate on the mind-bending film "What the #$*!" Do We Know?"
But she'll forever be known as the villainous child-hater Meredith Blake in the 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap," starring Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid and the late Natasha Richardson.
That infamous role was resurrected in a viral tweet over the weekend by @Jameca2011, who posted a series of Hendrix photos from the film and said, "Kids today will NEVER know how much we HATED this woman."
Hendrix good-naturedly got into character for the reply, posting: "I will ship every one of you brats off to Switzerland."
I will ship every one of you brats off to Switzerland. 😈 https://t.co/Gr1SSJmADJ
— Elaine Hendrix (@elaine4animals) June 16, 2018
Johnny Knoxville movie bombs
South Knoxville native Johnny Knoxville, aka PJ Clapp, has a legitimate bomb on his hands with his latest film "Action Point" - his first movie since his 2013 hit "Bad Grandpa."
"Bad Grandpa" made more than $32 million in its opening weekend on its way to a worldwide box-office gross of more than $150 million. "Action Point," which debuted on June 1, only made about $2.3 million in its opening weekend and has only managed a gross of some $5 million to date.
We've seen Johnny take worse hits than this, though. He told Entertainment Weekly that one injury during "Action Point" caused his eye to pop out of socket. ... And then there was that time he broke his urethra.
So yeah, he should easily recover "Action Point's" low box-office take.
Tennesseans make 'RuPaul' finale
Unlikely as it was for two Tennessee performers to be cast among the 14 contestants on the current season of "RuPaul's Drag Race," it was even more improbable for both of those players to survive weekly eliminations and be among the four performers still standing for the finale of the VH-1 show.
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"Drag Race" typically favors contestants from major markets, but this season, the show's 10th, finds Johnson City's Eureka and Nashville's Kameron Michaels vying for the crown against Aquaria of Brooklyn and Asia O'Hara of Dallas in the finale, which is set to air on June 28 on VH-1.
Aquaria would seem to be the favorite to win, but you never know with "Drag Race" ...
Eureka, left, and Kameron from the 10th season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Photo: VH-1)
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At least five children died in a Pennsylvania house fire that blew flames out of every first-floor window early Sunday morning, authorities said.
'The fire was just nuts': At least 5 children dead in Erie blaze, authorities say At least five children died in a Pennsylvania house fire that blew flames out of every first-floor window early Sunday morning, authorities said. Check out this story on knoxnews.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/11/pennsylvania-house-fire-5-children-dead-erie/1982130001/
Kristin Lam, USA TODAY Published 4:20 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2019 | Updated 9:35 a.m. ET Aug. 12, 2019
Five children died in a Pennsylvania house fire that blew flames out of every first-floor window early Sunday, authorities said.
The blaze in Erie, reported at about 1:15 a.m., also hospitalized a woman, Chief Fire Inspector John Widomski told the Erie Times-News. A 12-year-old and a 17-year-old reportedly escaped by jumping off a roof.
Chief Guy Santone of the Erie Fire Department said the victims ranged in age from 8 months to 7 years. A daycare operates at the site of the fire, according to the Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership. Detectives are working to determine whether any of the victims were staying at the daycare, Erie Police Chief Dan Spizarny told the Erie Times-News.
Erie Bureau of Fire Inspector Mark Polanski works at the scene of a fatal house fire on Sunday in Erie, Pa. (Photo: Greg Wohlford, AP via Erie Times News)
"We offer our deepest sympathies to all effected by this horrible tragedy and we keep the survivors in our thoughts and prayers," the Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
Neighbor Danika Scott told the newspaper the fire spread quickly, noting she heard the 17-year-old scream while jumping off the roof.
“That fire was just nuts ... nuts,” said Scott, who reported the fire after seeing the flames from her side window.
Investigators believe the fire ignited in the living room area on the first floor, Widomski said. Firefighters didn't clear the scene until almost four hours after the blaze was reported, Erie County 911 told the newspaper.
Contributing: The Associated Press
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5 Great Tonkatsu Restaurants In Los Angeles
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Katsu at Kimukatsu | Photo by Jenny Yang
Tonkatsu (not to be confused with tonkotsu ramen) is Japanese fried pork -- a dish that came into existence during Japan's opening to the West under the Meiji era. "Katsu" means cutlet and in the context of pork, there are usually two kinds used -- loin, or specifically fillet. The dish falls under the broad category of yoshoku cuisine, which is the Japanese take on Westernized food, developed in the 19th century.
There are very few tonkatsu specialists in Los Angeles, but it's most definitely a dish that can hold up an entire restaurant concept by itself. The pork is breaded and fried, usually served with a sort of Worcestershire sauce and strips of cabbage.
Here's a guide:
Kimukatsu
On a street chock-full of Japanese food, Kimukatsu is Sawtelle's katsu champion. It's an outpost of a chain from Japan and they set themselves apart by slicing the meat thinly, stacking it into 25 layers before breading and frying it in low temperature for eight minutes. According to their site: "It is then set vertically for two minutes to steam, allowing the heat to spread evenly inside." The menu touts a handful of variations; I like the katsu with sweet ponzu sauce. If pork isn't your thing, here you can give the kobe beef cutlet a try. 2121 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025; (310) 477-1129.
Kagura katsu | Photo by Kagura
Kagura
Kagura is most definitely the tonkatsu darling, though it veers towards the pricey end. It has quite an impressive pork menu. You'll find that the tonkatsu is superior here because of how well it retains its juices and because of the delicate breading that surrounds it. The premium choice is a black pork loin cutlet, or you can opt to get the dish deep-fried and layered with cheese. It comes with cabbage salad, miso soup, steamed egg, and a frenzy of other sides. 1652 Cabrillo Ave, Torrance, CA 90501; (310) 787-0227.
Midoh | Photo by Clarissa Wei
Midoh Kitchen
Think deep-fried breaded pork and curry and hamburger steak doused with a lovely and creamy layer of cheese. These are all things Midoh Kitchen does. They specialize in tonkatsu -- breaded pork cutlets served with a lovely assortment of sides. I also love the hamburger steak, which is a hamburger patty sans the bread, smothered with a sauce of choice. Don't forget dessert; all their sweets are made in-house. 1380 S. Fullerton Road, Ste 106., Rowland Heights, CA 91748; (626) 810-0590.
Katsu | Photo by Wako Donkasu
Wako Donkasu
Wako has all different types of katsu: pork, fish, chicken. The tonkatsu here comes with a side of fresh sesame that you can ground up and layer on for extra flavor. It's ideal for lunch, because most things on the menu come in combination form. Get the katsu over rice or over soba, udon, or curry. Quantity is the main draw here. Rest assured, you'll most definitely be full from one order. 3377 Wilshire Blvd. #112, Los Angeles, CA 90010; (213) 381-9256.
Curry House CoCo Ichibanya
Curry House is a chain, specializing in Japanese curries that are completely customizable in terms of protein and spice level. The pork cutlet is just one of many options and works well over the creamy roux, dotted with stewed potatoes and carrots. Spice levels are ranked from one to ten. You can also top it all off with cheese or an egg. Sure, it sounds unconventional, but give it a try. That extra kick will make all the difference. 12007 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049; (310) 479-1333. And various locations.
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Remittance is the transfer of money by foreign migrants to their homes. Moreover, the significant developments and rising trade working leads the job vacancies around the globe and unlocked the door for the huge population in the developing regions which concludes the remittance market growth around the globe. The existence of jobs and migration has cooperatively stimulated growth of the international remittance market as well as domestic remittance industry. Whereas, the remittance channel considers of sender, intermediaries in both the countries and recipient in both the region, and the bill payment interface utilized by the intermediaries.
Although, the market growth can be credited to aspects like significant increase in the number of OFWs, rising infrastructure and developmental activities, growing business segments and increasing job opportunities within the country, upsurge in the BPO sector and other related factors. According to the research, it is states that there are several key players which are recently functioning in this market more effectively for accounting the major share around the globe by proving better platform for transferring the money from one region to another more efficiently and within the less time includes Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com, Inc., BitGo, NVIDIA Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., BitFury Group, Intel Corporation, AlphaPoint Corporation, Xilinx Inc., MoneyGram International Inc., Western Union Holdings, Inc., Euronet Worldwide, Inc., The Kroger Co., ABSA, Banco Bradesco SA, U.S. Bank, Scotiabank, SocieteGenerale, UBA and several others.
Nevertheless, significant increase in the number of migrants has a direct and positive impact on the growth of the remittance industry. The significant growth in the industrial and communication segments have considerably fueling to the market growth with job opportunities in the country. Therefore, in the near future outlook, it is expected that the market of remittance will increase across the globe more significantly over the decades.
Furthermore, the international remittance market around the globe presents the employee’s remittance outgoing and incoming from and to the respected region. With the effective advancements of the technology in the worldwide market attached with growing eminence of the online payments and e-wallets, the international remittance market has transformed its contour over the coming years.
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Home Forex Institutional CLS shareholders elect nine new board directors
CLS shareholders elect nine new board directors
Institutional May 18, 2017 —by Valentina Kirilova 0
CLS Group, a provider of risk mitigation and operational services for the global foreign exchange (FX) market, today announced that nine new directors have been elected to its Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting held on 2 May 2017. The CLS Board now totals twenty-three directors, five of whom are independent and designated as outside directors.
The nine new directors are Vidya Bittianda, David Gary, Akira Hoshino, Dominique Le Masson, Bryan Osmar (Outside Director), Bill Stenning, Fabrizio Tallei, David Thomas and Ronnie Yam Soon Lee.
I am delighted to welcome such a strong slate of directors to the CLS Board,” said Chairman Ken Harvey. “Their combined expertise and knowledge of the global foreign exchange market will provide valuable counsel in critical areas including operations, regulation, risk management and technology.
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CLS CEO David Puth added:
They each bring unique experience and insight from across the global financial industry. We are fortunate to have them on board to guide our strategic decisions as we continue to grow and diversify our capability and become the FX industry’s preferred partner for risk mitigation and operational management services.
Vidya Bittianda is Group General Manager, Risk Metrics for ANZ Banking Group Limited. She is responsible for all wholesale and retail modelling for the bank including rating models, decision models, stress testing, provisioning, capital and risk appetite. The emphasis of Ms. Bittianda’s role is to highlight the importance of how data is used and modelled to manage risk.
David Gary is Managing Director and Global Head of Non-Market Risk for Deutsche Bank’s FX business. He also served as Co-Chair of Deutsche Bank’s FX Settlement Governance Forum and played a leading role in addressing the Supervisory Guidance for Managing Risks Associated with the Settlement of Foreign Exchange Transactions published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in February 2013.
Akira Hoshino joined The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd in 1989. He is the Senior Fellow & General Manager in the Global Markets Trading Division based in Tokyo. Before assuming the General Manager role in 2016, Mr Hoshino held the position of Senior Fellow & General Manager, Treasurer in the Global Markets Division for the East Asia Region and several additional roles in FX.
Dominique Le Masson is the Senior Coordinator for European Market Infrastructures at BNP Paribas Group. Ms. Le Masson is a member of a major infrastructure advisory group at National Central Bank and European Central Bank level in addition to major central counterparties where she represents the BNP Paribas Group as a whole.
Bill Stenning is Managing Director, Clearing, Regulatory & Strategic Affairs in the Global Banking and Investor Services division at Societe Generale. He also serves as the bank’s delegate on a number of industry association advisory bodies, including membership of the ISDA Clearing Risk and Capital Committee, ISDA Market Infrastructure & Technology Oversight Committee and the BBA Wholesale Policy Committee.
Fabrizio Tallei is Head of FX and International Money Markets at Intesa Sanpaolo Group Treasury. He also advises the CFO on the evolution of the FX market and settlement systems and on the impact of new regulations at Group level. He is a member of Italian Assiom-Forex and a member of the STEP Market Committee, the initiative managed by the European Money Market Institute promoting the Euro Short-Term Paper market.
David Thomas joined RBC Capital Markets in 1992. He is the Chief Executive Officer of RBC Capital Markets Europe responsible for leading all aspects of the business in the region, including strategy execution and effective governance. He also holds a number of UK board roles including Executive Director of RBC Europe Limited and Chairman of RBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited.
Ronnie Yam is currently the Regional Chief Financial Officer at United Overseas Bank Limited, based in Singapore. He joined the bank in 2000. Mr. Yam is a member of the UOB Group Investment Committee, Data Management Working Committee and the Talent Management Council.
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Until his retirement in 2015, Bryan Osmar was Managing Director and Head of Market Infrastructure at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). He was responsible for implementing RBC Capital Markets’ regulatory reform initiatives in a range of regulatory areas and jurisdictions, notably including the reforms in the Global OTC derivatives space.
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Home News Renminbi adoption gains pace in South Africa: SWIFT
Renminbi adoption gains pace in South Africa: SWIFT
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SWIFT has just published its latest RMB Tracker, which showed that the Chinese currency is still at the 5th place amid world payment currencies and also shed light on an increase of yuan usage for payments between South Africa and Greater China.
The volume of South Africa’s Renminbi (RMB) payments increased by 33% over the last 12 months and by 191% over the last two years, SWIFT estimates. In June 2015, 31.3% of direct payments value between South Africa and China/Hong Kong were in RMB versus 10.8% in June 2014 and only 4.6% in June 2013.
In addition to direct flows between South Africa and Greater China, SWIFT data shows that almost 70% of the number of payments between the latter is still intermediated by the United States, mainly in USD.
“The rise of RMB usage in South Africa is another good indicator of the cross border use of the currency”, says Hugo Smit, Head of Africa South, SWIFT.
“Much of this growth has to do with the strengthened bi-lateral relations between South Africa and China, which were renewed at the end of 2014 to include trade co-operation and sustainable investment opportunities between the two countries. As a result of this effort, RMB usage in South Africa should continue to grow at a good rate.”
In June 2015, the RMB retained its position as the fifth most active currency for global payments in value and accounted for 2.09% of global payments, marking a slight drop from 2.18% in May 2015.
Overall, RMB payments increased in value by 9.26% in June 2015, whilst growth for all payments currencies was at 14.46%.
To view the official announcement by SWIFT, click here.
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Brothers implicated in Jussie Smollett “hoax” attack sue the ‘Empire’ actor’s lawyers
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ABC(CHICAGO) — The two Chicago brothers who claim Jussie Smollett paid them to help stage what police deemed a “hoax” attack filed a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday against the Empire actor’s lawyers.
Abel and Ola Osundairo filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Chicago, accusing Smollett’s attorneys Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian of making false public statements about them which have damaged them both emotionally and economically.
The suit alleges that Gerogos and Glandian continued to foster the myth that the attack on Smollett was real, and portrayed the brothers as the perpetrators, defaming them in statements to the media. But according to the brothers, Smollett directed every aspect of the attack, including the location and the noose.”
The Osundairos’ brothers lawsuit says that due to the attention and the negative comments from Smollett’s attorneys, they haven’t been able to find work, and their livelihoods have been negatively affected. They are suing Geragos and Glandian for $75,000 each.
In a statement to ABC News, Geragos and Glandian said, “At first we thought this comical legal document was a parody. Instead this so-called lawsuit by the brothers is more of their lawyer driven nonsense, and a desperate attempt for them to stay relevant and further profit from an attack they admit they perpetrated.”
The statement continues, “While we know this ridiculous lawsuit will soon be dismissed because it lacks any legal footing, we look forward to exposing the fraud the Osundairo brothers and their attorneys have committed on the public.”
As previously reported, Chicago police allege that Smollett paid the brothers to help him stage the January 29 attack. The actor stands by his story that he had nothing to do with the attack, but he was subsequently charged with filing a false police report.
The charges were later dropped in exchange for the actor forfeiting his $10,000 bond. He was supposed to have reimbursed the city of Chicago $130,000, but he has not; the city is now suing him.
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Manchester United News: Dean Henderson all-smiles after signing long-term deal
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It was all smiles at old Trafford as young goalkeeper Dean Henderson signed a new long-term deal committing himself to Manchester United. The highly rated Stopper put pen to the deal yesterday, with United confirming this in a statement released on twitter. Henderson, 21, had been linked to premier league rivals Arsenal at the beginning of last season. However he has put all doubts to rest with this long-term deal.
The player who was on loan at league 1 side Shrewsbury put in some impressive performance as the club narrowly missed out on promotion. This has convinced the club to tie the player to a long-term deal.
Manchester United have the deepest strength in depth in the goalkeeping position. First choice keeper David de Gea is considered one of the best in the world and has been the best in the league for a while. Backup keeper Sergio Romero is an excellent replacement, and Joel Pereira was hyped towards the end of the season as a long-term replacement for de Gea.
Manchester United fans have expressed their satisfaction with the club committing one of their best prospects to a longterm deal.
United have been active in the transfer market, with the club unveiling young Portuguese full-back Diogo Dalot on a £19 million from Porto. The club has also reached an agreement with Ukranian club Shakhtar Donetsk for Brazilian midfielder Fred.
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Kentucky man allegedly skins neighbors’ dogs, claims he’s making ‘doggy coat’
Kentucky State Police were dispatched to an animal cruelty complaint when neighbors complained a man had allegedly killed their dogs, skinned them and hung the pelts from his front porch.
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. - Kentucky State Police were dispatched to an animal cruelty complaint when a resident, Joshua Vick, reported that his neighbor Jonathan Watkins had allegedly killed his two dogs, skinned them and hung the pelts from his front porch.
Vick told police that Watkins had come over to ask for a cigarette covered in blood and said he had been “skinning dogs,” when Vick asked him what had happened.
Vick added that he did not initially believe Watkins but after visiting a family member’s residence up the road, Vick said he noticed four animal skins and what appeared to be two skinned dog carcasses, according to the police citation.
Vick told the police that both his and his neighbor’s dogs had gone missing which is when he called police.
When troopers confronted Watkins, they allegedly found the animal skins hanging on the porch and Watkins carrying a large bloodied hunting knife.
Mugshot of Jonathan Watkins.
When asked why he had blood on his clothes and knife, Watkins replied, “I’m making myself a doggy coat.” Watkins admitted to killing his neighbors’ dogs, allegedly defending his actions by saying, “There isn’t anything wrong with me making myself a fur coat.”
Watkins told police he stabbed the dogs in the heart with his knife before skinning them.
Police said there were no signs of the animal carcasses, but they said they were told by Watkins that he had disposed of them by throwing them over a hill down the road from the residence.
Watkins is currently being held without bond and is charged with multiple felonies, including torturing a dog with serious physical injury or death as well as tampering with physical evidence.
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One man in custody after suspicious San Jose carport fire
By Elissa Harrington
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Arson investigation underway in San Jose
Authorities said an incendiary device was likely used, while there were reports that a Molotov cocktail may have possibly been thrown into the carport at the apartment complex on La Rossa Circle, near Almaden Road. Residents were evacuated when flames erupted just after 10 p.m. Elissa Harrington reports
SAN JOSE, Calif. - One man was taken into custody after a suspicious fire broke out at a San Jose apartment late Wednesday night.
Authorities said an incendiary device was likely used, while there were reports that a Molotov cocktail may have possibly been thrown into the carport at the apartment complex on La Rossa Circle, near Almaden Road. Residents were evacuated when flames erupted just after 10 p.m.
Neighbors reported seeing canisters and broken glass and the smell of burnt rubber.
"My daughter woke me up and said there was something downstairs burning," said Shannon Jones. "We went downstairs halfway to the carport and saw orange flames." She said she ran back upstairs and called 911.
There were no reports of any injuries.
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Andrew Berry is appealing his conviction for his daughters’ murders. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Felicity Don)
Lawyer files appeal for B.C. father convicted in killing daughters
Lawyer files notice of appeal shortly after Andrew Berry was sentencing Thursday
A notice of appeal has been filed for Andrew Berry, the Oak Bay father convicted for the murders of his daughters Chloe Berry, 6, and her sister Aubrey, 4.
Berry’s lawyer Kevin McCullough confirmed a “detailed appeal” was filed immediately after his client was sentenced Thursday morning. In September, Berry was convicted on two counts of second-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his daughters, whose bodies were discovered on Christmas Day in 2017.
With the conviction, Berry received an automatic life sentence, but a three-day sentencing hearing was held to determine how long he would serve before he could apply for parole. On Thursday morning, Justice Miriam Gropper decided Berry would serve 22 years before he was eligible for parole.
RELATED: Oak Bay father who killed daughters will be eligible for parole after 22 years
Berry has maintained his innocence throughout court proceedings, testifying that he had gambling debts, and was attacked in his apartment the night the girls were murdered.
In laying out the facts of the case, Gropper, echoed Crown counsel, calling the alternate narrative presented by Berry and his lawyers “completely fabricated” and “self-serving.”
During victim impact statements read to the court, family, friends, first responders and community members described the utter loss and devastation felt since the little girls were murdered.
READ MORE: About this case
Mother Sarah Cotton told the court there is nothing she can say to articulate the depth of her grief and loss, saying the experience has been “a nightmare I can never wake up from.”
“Chloe and Aubrey were such good human beings,” she said. “Their hearts were so pure – they were so full of love for their family and friends and they were loved by all of them.”
nina.grossman@blackpress.ca
UPDATED: Up to 60 cm of snow, wind expected on southern B.C. highways
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What is the amygdala?
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The amygdala is often referred to as the "fear center" of the brain — but this name hardly does justice to the amygdala's complexity.
Alopecia: Causes, symptoms & treatments for hair loss and balding
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Hair loss is typically considered the domain of aging men, but this equal-opportunity condition — which has many causes — can affect virtually anyone.
Nutria: The Invasive Rodents of Unusual Size
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Nutria, also known as coypu or swamp rats, are large rodents that wreak havoc on their non-native ecosystems.
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What Is Space-Time?
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The Black Death killed over half the population of Europe during the Middle Ages.
Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
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Pneumonia is a common infection that causes inflammation in one or both lungs. It's typical symptoms are a cough with phlegm, fever, chills and difficulty breathing.
Albert Einstein: The Life of a Brilliant Physicist
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Mesopotamia: The Land Between Two Rivers
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Irrigation, writing, trigonometry, calculus — many important discoveries and innovations were made in "the land between two rivers."
The Moon: Our Planet's Constant Companion
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Ants: From the Cool to the Creepy
Yes, some ants will take over your pantry, but others are crucial for the environment.
The Vagus Nerve: Your Body's Communication Superhighway
By Katherine Gould
Would you believe that one nerve controls everything from your ability to feel the skin on your ear to the speed of your heart and your digestive system? Get to know the vagus nerve
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By All About History
Thirty years ago this November, the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War — but what would have happened if East and West remained divided?
Deforestation: Facts, Causes & Effects
By Sarah Derouin
Deforestation is a contributing factor to global climate change.
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Weight Loss Information
What Are the Benefits of Citrimax?
By Andy Josiah
Andy Josiah
Andy Josiah started writing professionally in 2006. He has worked for companies such as CarsDirect and Rainking. Josiah holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Maryland and a Master of Professional Studies in journalism from Georgetown University.
CitriMax, officially known as Super CitriMax Plus, is a dietary supplement patented by California-based company InterHealth Nutraceuticals, Inc. that is mainly used for weight loss. The focus is on burning fat in areas of the body that are hard to slim down, such as the abdomen and buttocks. CitriMax contains three ingredients that work together.
A slender woman is exercising in her home.
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Hydroxycitric acid
The most well-known ingredient of CitriMax is hydroxycitric acid, a citric acid derivative that is extracted from the garcinia cambogia tree. It can also be extracted from the hibiscus plant. The garcinia cambogia extract is supposed to redirect calories to increase the amount and storage of glycogen. The function is supposed to increase long-term energy and boost appetite.
Chromium Polynicotinate
Chromium polynicotinate, an ionic substance commonly used in dietary supplements, is added in CitriMax to enhance HCA's effectiveness. It is meant to accomplish that by suppressing the synthesis of new fat from carbohydrates, as well as contribute to burning stored fat. Additionally, other dietary supplement manufacturers have used chromium for products aimed at people with diabetes with the belief that it can promote a healthy glucose metabolism, or the body's ability to turn sugar into energy.
Extract from the gymnema sylvestre tree, which is native to the tropical forests of India, is also used for glucose metabolism. Gymnema sylvestre has been used to treat diabetes since around the first century A.D. The extract is also used for supporting a healthy fatty acid metabolism, particularly the processing of lipids and triglycerides.
Dosage, Side Effects and Reception
Hypoallergenic supplements manufacturer Pure Encapsulations, one of the companies that makes and distributes Super CitriMax Plus, as of September 2011, recommends three capsules three times a day, to be taken about 30 to 60 minutes before meals. There are no reported side effects of the supplement, as of 2011. However, Diet Spotlight notes the lack of certain pertinent information about CitriMax at the InterHealth website, such as a product ingredient list, discussion of the combination of the supplement with a workout regimen and healthy diet, and pricing.
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The Pontoon Marina at Kyle of Lochalsh
The Kyle & Community Trust (KLCT) owns the pontoons in Kyle village centre, which provide berthage for 20 boats and nearby moorings with space for a further 5 boats. These are available for use by both visitors and local boats, with some space also available for commercial boat operators. These facilities are available from April to September each year.
Details of rates and charges for the 2020 season are available here.
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The pontoons provide easy access to all essential services, including power, water, WiFi and waste disposal. Toilet, shower and laundry facilities (also owned by KLCT) are near the head of the pontoons. Many more services are conveniently situated nearby in the village including supermarket, fuel (either from the Harbour or garage forecourt), hardware store, café, Seafood deli, & restaurants, butcher, pharmacy, post office, doctors & dentist.
Kyle of Lochalsh benefits from excellent transport links enabling crew to join or leave your vessel. The train station is just two minutes from the pontoon, offering a connection to Inverness and the airport with direct flights to a number of UK and international airports. Citylink coaches provide prompt transport to Inverness, Fort William and Glasgow, whilst arrival and departure by car is straightforward on the A87.
Pontoons rules
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We also encourage you to familiarize yourself with our Fire Procedure.
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Magazine Article | January 10, 2020
The Bipartisan Dismemberment Of The ACA
Source: Life Science Leader
By John McManus, president and founder, The McManus Group
Hours after the House of Representatives impeached President Donald J. Trump, it passed a gargantuan omnibus appropriation package costing $1.4 trillion in 2020 that continues the bipartisan unravelling of the Affordable Care Act (i.e., Obamacare) by repealing three taxes critical to its financing: the “Cadillac tax” on high-cost insurance plans, the medical device excise tax, and the health insurance tax. Together, their repeal costs the federal government $373.3 billion in lost revenue over the next 10 years according to the Joint Committee on Taxation.
While it’s true that Congress has been suspending all three taxes at intermittent intervals since their enactment 10 years ago, a full repeal of all three taxes caught many in the healthcare community by surprise. It represents the death knell of remnant cost control features Democrats attempted to foist on various health sectors. (The Independent Payment Advisory Board, tasked with implementing cost-control policies when Medicare spending exceeded certain prescribed thresholds, was repealed in 2018, and cuts to hospitals that serve disproportionately poor patients have been repeatedly delayed.)
Labor and business were united in repealing the 40 percent excise tax on the value of health plans that exceeded $10,000 for an individual policy or $27,500 for a family policy, which came to be dubbed the “Cadillac tax.” They took advantage of a new House “Consent Calendar” rule requiring a House vote or committee action on any legislation that had reached 290 cosponsors, thereby forcing a vote this summer. Having stacked up 370 cosponsors, the repeal bill sailed through the House by a whopping 419-6 vote in July, providing momentum for full enactment.
The AFL-CIO conditioned its support of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement on the Cadillac tax’s full repeal. And the House passed that Trump administration priority as its last vote of the year shortly after enacting the spending and tax package.
That the medical device and health insurance industries were also able to secure full repeal of their respective taxes is a testament to their doggedness in educating policymakers of the adverse consequences of the taxes. The 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices was extremely punitive to smaller companies that often had little or no profit and caused layoffs when it was briefly implemented a few years ago. The medical device industry lost 29,000 jobs during the three years the tax was in effect. Actuaries had estimated the health insurance tax would raise premiums by about $7,000 over the next 10 years for a typical family policy.
Yet Congress left one ACA tax in place with no change: the $2.8 billion annual pharmaceutical fee, paid by drug companies based on their share of the federal programs. That annual fee had grown from $2.5 billion in 2011 to $4.1 billion in 2018, but under the fee’s formula, it dropped to $2.8 billion in 2019 and thereafter. Focused on playing defense, the pharmaceutical industry never asked that this tax be repealed.
Prospects for Drug Legislation in 2020?
Although the House passed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) partisan drug pricing bill on a party line vote the last week of the session, little pharmaceutical policy was included in the enacted spending package. Congress failed to address the “catastrophic cliff” in the Part D benefit, under which Medicare beneficiaries with high drug costs will see their out-of-pocket exposure increase sharply in 2020 and thereafter due to a budget gimmick in the ACA. The sole pharmaceutical provision included in the package was the CREATES Act, which addresses generic delay for drugs with Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) labels regarding safety concerns.
But Congress laid the foundation for a vote on more comprehensive healthcare legislation — namely pharmaceutical pricing and “surprise billing” — later this spring by only extending expiring popular health provisions through May 22. That means Congress must pass a subsequent health package before Memorial Day.
While that deadline provides an opportunity to enact more impactful pharmaceutical policy, the very same political forces that have prevented bipartisan consensus in 2019 will only intensify as the 2020 election approaches. Most fundamentally, does Speaker Pelosi want to hand President Trump a victory on prescription drugs — a priority for the nation’s seniors — months before the election? And will the progressive caucus in the Democratic House allow bipartisan and bicameral consensus on Part D benefit redesign, modernizations to financing of Part B physician-administered drugs, and sensible IP reforms that do not call for complete government control over the pharmaceutical sector?
Judicial Threat to Obamacare Looms
Even as Congress continues to dismantle key aspects of the ACA, the courts continue to consider litigation that can more fundamentally overturn the law.
On December 18, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals stuck down the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act by a 2-1 vote, ruling that it was unconstitutional. But it did not invalidate the entire law, rather sending it back to a federal district judge to determine whether the mandate is severable from the rest of the law, which touches many aspects of the healthcare system.
When the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that the individual mandate to purchase health insurance in the ACA was constitutional in the landmark National Federation of Independent Business vs. Sebelius decision, it did so on the basis that the mandate was enforced through Congress’ authority to impose taxes. However, that tax was repealed in the omnibus 2017 tax cut bill.
Texas and other Republican-led states brought the suit, which was defended by 21 Democrat-led states. At issue is whether the mandate, lacking the enforcement tax, makes the entire ACA law unconstitutional or just that particular provision. The sprawling law impacts nearly every aspect of healthcare — from protections for individuals with preexisting conditions and required pharmaceutical manufacturer discounts in Part D to hospital reimbursement rates in Medicare and Medicaid and nutritional labels on menus. Clearly, many of these provisions have little to do with a requirement to purchase health insurance.
The fate of the decade-old law is likely to remain in limbo until after the 2020 elections. Legal experts believe a Supreme Court hearing may be delayed until 2021.
John McManus is president and founder of The McManus Group, a consulting firm specializing in strategic policy and political counsel and advocacy for healthcare clients with issues before Congress and the administration. Prior to founding his firm, McManus served Chairman Bill Thomas as the staff director of the Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, where he led the policy development, negotiations, and drafting of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003. Before working for Chairman Thomas, McManus worked for Eli Lilly & Company as a senior associate and for the Maryland House of Delegates as a research analyst. He earned his Master of Public Policy from Duke University and Bachelor of Arts from Washington and Lee University.
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Shipping’s digital shift: definitions, benefits and opportunities.
Industry 4.0 Digital & Analytics Marine & Shipping
Luis Benito
Our voice on marine & offshore innovation
The shipping industry is undergoing a digital transformation that has changed the way the industry thinks about traditional classification. Technology has underpinned so much of this recent evolution and there has been a lot of discussion about digital twins, digital class and digital health management (DHM) systems, sparking a lot of interest and some confusion too.
At LR, we have worked to better define these terms for the industry, understanding that these might develop over time as the technologies become more established and as classification evolves to further support them. It is important for us to understand the value digital can bring to the industry and our customers, and how we build confidence in these technologies going forward.
The benefits of digital twins
We define digital twins as a ‘multi-physics, data-driven representation (or model) of a physical asset, often residing in a cloud-based environment using data streamed from the physical asset (e.g. a gas turbine, diesel engine, compressors, pumps etc.)’. These can help owners and operators improve aspects of their operational performance and maintenance regimes through insights generated by the twins. Another benefit of digital twins is that their data can provide greater transparency and repeatability in demonstrating compliance, making it more convenient for owners and operators to provide data to class societies and other regulatory bodies. Digital twins learn and improve their insight over time by gathering data on how an asset performs under different operating conditions, which is supported by mathematical rules based on the physics of the real world.
Digital twins can also be used to better understand current asset health (fault detection and diagnostics) and create predictions of asset health in the future (prognostics).
Digital health management
LR has established the term DHM to describe digital technologies and systems that are used to gather data and insights on an asset’s health, which could be in the form of a digital twin. DHM systems provide functionalities such as fault detection, diagnostics or prognostics, and will have an increasing role to play in operating assets safely, reliably and economically. They will also become a key feature of autonomous and remote systems and vessels as the vessels grow in size, sophistication, range endurance and operational capabilities.
There may be additional benefits of having a trusted digital twin and DHM systems, such as improving insurance or charter rates through greater trust in asset reliability and the possibility that the insights generated from digital twins during operation could be fed back into new, more efficient and reliable equipment and ship designs.
LR’s digital compliance framework
Inspired by the potential value to the industry provided by digital twins and DHM systems, and the need to develop confidence and understanding in these technologies, LR has collaborated with industry leaders in this area to develop a process of providing assurance of digital twins and digital compliance through a data-driven compliance framework. The digital compliance framework consists of four approval stages for the system providers and the owners.
Stage one, Digital Twin READY, gives digital twin providers LR’s ‘seal of approval’ as a twin builder, helping them demonstrate to potential customers that they can develop such technologies. If a twin provider reaches stage two, Digital Twin APPROVED, it means LR has officially approved a twin or DHM that has been developed and deployed for a specific asset. For owners and operators, stage three of the framework, Digital Twin COMMISSIONED gives them the confidence that the twin and DHM system works with their ship or asset properly and is commissioned with the ship’s/asset’s systems. Stage four, Digital Twin LIVE, is an ongoing process which provides the owners and operators with confidence that the twin is working as it should, which in time will encourage them to trust the insight that’s generated through the physical asset’s operational lifetime.
Our digital compliance framework was first validated through a co-creation project with GE, resulting in an approval in principle to Digital Twin READY for GE’s Predix Asset Performance Management, which is a DHM system that uses digital twins and advanced diagnostic/prognostic techniques.
For LR, our work is about supporting the industry’s digitalisation journey to realise new value and, more importantly, supporting our customers to build confidence in these technologies so that they can be trusted within the industry to make better, more informed decisions safely.
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First Deaf NBA Player Tells High School Kids to Persevere
“We all have disabilities and 6-11 only gets you so far.”
“I just wanted to be normal and wanted to fit in,” former NBA player Lance Allred told a group of Pennsylvania high school students this week.
But that's not so easy when you're deaf. In fact, Allred was bullied so relentlessly as a kid that he ended up with PTSD, the Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reports.
His solution? “If you’re not normal, you must be a leader.”
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Accessories with precious fabrics to carry a bit of Venice with you every day
We’ve created some small fashion details with our velvets: notebooks, keychains and cushions which can find them at Saks, in our weaving workshop and soon on our website. Discover them here!
Paris Déco Off: discover the latest trends in furnishing fabrics
From January 18th to 22nd, 2018 we’re exhibiting the furnishing fabrics of our new collection at Paris Déco Off: here’s how to visit it and where to find us
How to recognize a silk velvet
Let’s explore the structure of silk velvet fabrics to understand what they consist of and how to distinguish them from those created with other fibres
Damasks and mosaics: rediscovered traditions
We’ve taken part in the restoration of Fornace Orsoni, providing a silk damask to a company that has been producing mosaics for centuries: here’s its story
The Colonne velvet as seen by a weaver
Find out what one of the weavers who worked on the Colonne velvet for the Basilica della Salute in Venice told us of this fabric and her work
The restoration of the Dresden Royal Palace and its fabrics
The Dresden Royal Palace is being rebuilt as it was before the Second World War, with Tessitura Bevilacqua’s handwoven velvets in the audience chamber
Some curious facts on Venetian fabrics
Have you already taken our test to find out how much you know about weaving? Well, it’s time to see the solutions and maybe discover something new
Grotesque decorations: a revisited ancient pattern
What’s a grotesque? How did it move from the walls of ancient Roman palaces to furnishing fabrics? Come and discover its curious story
The patterns of Giorgione: an exhibition on 16th-century fabrics and paintings
From October 27th to March 4th we’re showing our fabrics in Castelfranco, at an exhibition on Giorgione and painted fabrics: here’s the programme
Exploring 15th-century Venice with the Historical Regatta
The Historical Regatta is an event joining sport and re-enactment in Venice: come and discover its secrets and its Renaissance costumes and fabrics
The most eccentric brocade pattern? The “bizarre”
A design made up of invented and exotic figures: here’s the story and inspiration behind the bizarre pattern, which drew the crowds in the 18th century
Test: How well do you know the world of fabrics?
How much do you know about the world of fabrics? Find out whether you’re an expert and which would be your role in a weaving mill in 9 questions
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A devastating technical glitch could crush the next generation of wireless technology before it even launches. With trillions of dollars and millions of jobs at stake, one company with the "5G fix" could put as much as $234,770 in your pocket this year. But Wall Street vultures are circling... you'll need to move quickly or risk missing this $5 bargain.
NYSE:MMP - Magellan Midstream Partners Stock Price, Forecast & News
Adding Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
+0.48 (+0.75 %)
Volume1.46 million shs
Magellan Midstream Partners LP engages in the transportation, storage and distribution of petroleum products, such as crude oil. It operates through the following segments: Refined Products, Crude Oil and Marine Storage. The Refined Products segment consists of common carrier refined products pipeline system, independent terminals, and its ammonia pipeline system. Read More…
Industry Pipelines, except natural gas
SectorOils/Energy
Current SymbolNYSE:MMP
Webhttp://www.magellanlp.com/
Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.81
Net Income$1.33 billion
Next Earnings Date1/30/2020 (Confirmed)
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Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE:MMP) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Magellan Midstream Partners' stock symbol?
Magellan Midstream Partners trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MMP."
How often does Magellan Midstream Partners pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Magellan Midstream Partners?
Magellan Midstream Partners announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be given a dividend of $1.02 per share on Thursday, November 14th. This represents a $4.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.29%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 6th. This is a positive change from Magellan Midstream Partners's previous quarterly dividend of $1.01. View Magellan Midstream Partners' Dividend History.
How were Magellan Midstream Partners' earnings last quarter?
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:MMP) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The pipeline company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.10. The pipeline company had revenue of $656.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $673.05 million. Magellan Midstream Partners had a net margin of 36.75% and a return on equity of 38.78%. The firm's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.10 earnings per share. View Magellan Midstream Partners' Earnings History.
When is Magellan Midstream Partners' next earnings date?
Magellan Midstream Partners is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Magellan Midstream Partners.
How can I listen to Magellan Midstream Partners' earnings call?
Magellan Midstream Partners will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What guidance has Magellan Midstream Partners issued on next quarter's earnings?
Magellan Midstream Partners updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.13 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.14.
What price target have analysts set for MMP?
13 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Magellan Midstream Partners' shares. Their forecasts range from $56.00 to $75.00. On average, they expect Magellan Midstream Partners' share price to reach $68.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Magellan Midstream Partners.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Magellan Midstream Partners?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Magellan Midstream Partners in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Magellan Midstream Partners.
Has Magellan Midstream Partners been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about MMP stock have been trending somewhat negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Magellan Midstream Partners earned a daily sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the pipeline company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Magellan Midstream Partners.
Who are some of Magellan Midstream Partners' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Magellan Midstream Partners include Mplx (MPLX), Phillips 66 Partners (PSXP), Plains All American Pipeline (PAA), Buckeye Partners (BPL), Shell Midstream Partners (SHLX), Plains GP (PAGP), NuStar Energy (NS), Holly Energy Partners (HEP), BP Midstream Partners (BPMP), PBF Logistics (PBFX), Noble Midstream Partners (NBLX), Delek Logistics Partners (DKL) and Blueknight Energy Partners (BKEP).
What other stocks do shareholders of Magellan Midstream Partners own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Magellan Midstream Partners investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Verizon Communications (VZ), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Pfizer (PFE) and General Electric (GE).
Who are Magellan Midstream Partners' key executives?
Magellan Midstream Partners' management team includes the folowing people:
Michael N. Mears, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Melanie A. Little, Senior Vice President-Operations
Aaron L. Milford, Senior VP, Chief Financial & Accounting Officer
Larry J. Davied, Senior Vice President-Technical Services
Douglas J. May, SVP, General Counsel, Compliance & Ethics Officer
Who are Magellan Midstream Partners' major shareholders?
Magellan Midstream Partners' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Chickasaw Capital Management LLC (1.29%), Spirit of America Management Corp NY (0.12%), Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC (0.11%), Capital Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.04%) and Brasada Capital Management LP (0.03%). Company insiders that own Magellan Midstream Partners stock include Chansoo Joung, Douglas J May, James R Montague, Jeff R Selvidge, Lisa J Korner, Michael N Mears and Robert G Croyle. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Magellan Midstream Partners.
Which major investors are selling Magellan Midstream Partners stock?
MMP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Chickasaw Capital Management LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Diversified Trust Co, Spirit of America Management Corp NY, Endurance Wealth Management Inc., Brasada Capital Management LP, FLC Capital Advisors and Aua Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Magellan Midstream Partners company stock in the last year include James R Montague, Jeff R Selvidge, Lisa J Korner, Michael N Mears and Robert G Croyle. View Insider Buying and Selling for Magellan Midstream Partners.
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MMP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Investment Advisors LLC, Walnut Private Equity Partners LLC, 180 Wealth Advisors LLC, Beacon Financial Group, Ipswich Investment Management Co. Inc., Raymond James Trust N.A., Bridger Capital Management LLC and Private Trust Co. NA. View Insider Buying and Selling for Magellan Midstream Partners.
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What is Magellan Midstream Partners' stock price today?
One share of MMP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $64.85.
How big of a company is Magellan Midstream Partners?
Magellan Midstream Partners has a market capitalization of $14.81 billion and generates $2.83 billion in revenue each year. The pipeline company earns $1.33 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.25 on an earnings per share basis. Magellan Midstream Partners employs 1,868 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Magellan Midstream Partners.
What is Magellan Midstream Partners' official website?
The official website for Magellan Midstream Partners is http://www.magellanlp.com/.
How can I contact Magellan Midstream Partners?
Magellan Midstream Partners' mailing address is One Williams Center P.O. Box 22186, TULSA OK, 74121. The pipeline company can be reached via phone at 918-574-7000 or via email at [email protected]
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An Ariana Grande dance workshop at Preston College raised money for the families of the Manchester terror attack victims.
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An Ariana Grande-themed dance workshop has been held in Preston to raise money for the families of the victims of the Manchester terror attack.
Held at Preston College by dance teacher Becki Heaton, 40 youngsters joined together to raise more than £500.
Aged between eight and 20 many of them had been at the Ariana Grande concert where 22 people were killed in a suicide bomb attack.
And the owner of My Stage Company, Becki says it had a big effect on her group.
“The Manchester terror attack has affected us massively, a number of our students were there and the students that weren’t there knew of someone that was.
“We had a show rehearsal the day after the awful attack and I came in to the class to see each and every child of all ages talking about what had happened.
“They couldn’t believe that it was real and that their friends were there. The love and support they showed for each other was incredible and all they wanted to do was check their friends were okay.
“That’s when I came up with the idea for the workshop. Dance is an incredible way to show emotion, express yourself and is also a great way to bring some of the community together.”
Taking place on Friday the group, from all over Lancashire, danced to Ariana Grande songs with Becki donating the workshop price to The We Love Manchester Emergency Fund.
“Each and every child danced for their lives,” the 23-year-old said. “There was so much emotion in the room. The atmosphere was incredible and there was so much life and love between children that had never even met before.
“As a dance teacher it was amazing to see so many children doing what they love in one room and all for an incredible cause.
“I found it really hard to choreograph the dances. I felt horrendous heart ache for the victims and families affected by this awful attack
“Our thoughts are with them all. I feel with children it’s really quite hard to talk about something like this, so if we can do something that’s fun and brings everyone together it’s a nice way to raise some awareness and money for what’s happened.
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“The children of Lancashire are truly inspiring and their parents and teachers should be incredibly proud of them. It was such a special night.”
To donate to Becki’s fund, search ‘Ariana Grande Dance Workshop Ariana Grande Dance Workshop’ on the Just Giving website.
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Senator Dillon: “I Will Only Accept US$5K As Salary”
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Darius Dillon, assisted by his wife Sedia (left), is inducted into office as Senator of Montserrado County
— Submits Asset Declaration Paper to Senate Secretary
— Pro Tempore Chie warns Dillon that he could be removed by peers, not by the people who elected him
The newly inducted Senator of Montserrado County, Abraham Darius Dillon, in line with some of his by-election campaign pledges, on Thursday, August 15, 2019, announced before Senate plenary and family members, including his wife and mother, that he will only accept a salary in full sum of US$5,000 as Senator.
“As a first sign of our commitment to our pledges, I want to publicly announce that considering the current economic situation the country is faced with, I Senator Abraham Darius Dillon of Montserrado County, will only accept a salary in full sum of US$5,000, and any amount over this, will be deposited in an escrow account to go toward social development programs. I urge my colleagues in the legislative, executive and judiciary branches to kindly consider doing likewise so as to save money for other development projects,” Senator Dillon declared to the delight of onlookers and some the lawmakers, who only nodded with apparent approval.
“In keeping with the Liberian Constitution,” Senator Dillon said that at the time of economic challenges, “The Constitution says national leaders should craft policies for national good, therefore, it is time for us to look in that direction.”
“While a full declaration of my assets will be made following the due process outlined by law, I publicly declare today, as I present to the secretary of the Senate my asset declaration papers in keeping with law; everything I owe is not more than US$75,000, and the process to commence publishing same starts Monday, August 19, 2019.
Even though it is not required by law to publish ones assets, Senator Dillon said that ethics, good leadership, morality should guide us to go beyond what the law says to set good example.”
Senator Dillon reminded his colleagues in the jam-packed chambers that he campaigned on the message of transparency and accountability, adequate representation and keeping the interest of the people of Montserrado County, and Liberia at the forefront of all decisions and actions, “and so, I must try to live by those promises.”
“Our win shows that these are the widespread desires of citizens, particularly Montserrado County. The time has come to show our commitment by working for and on behalf of the Liberian people, and to deliver results; the time has come to introduce our people to a new Montserrado and a new Liberia; we want to inspire a new generation, and God we pray, we can be that humble vessel for somebody out there to believe again,” he declared.
Dillion ran in the just-ended Montserrado County senatorial by-election on the ticket of the opposition Liberty Party, which is one of four collaborating opposition political parties. In a landslide victory, he bested his closest rival, Coalition for Democratic Change candidate, Paulita C.C. Wie, by a margin of over 38,000 votes.
He declared in his post-induction statement: “You gave us the votes unprecedented in any by-election history of this country, especially Montserrado County; in any by-election history in Liberia. Today, we want to reaffirm our commitment to promises and pledges to working closely with our colleagues in the legislative, executive and Judiciary branches, the civil society, media and the private sector community to ensure that the needs of our people of Montserrado and Liberia will be represented by our actions and decisions.”
Dillon further pledged his commitment to fighting for and defending the constitutional rights of residents and citizens of Montserrado, and Liberia by upholding the laws of the nation, and the duties of the office of senator; “working diligently to reform and revitalize the Senate in line with our duties as enshrined in the Constitution by building an institution that is effective, accountable, participatory and representative of the people we serve.”
His wife of 30 years, Sedia Dillon, was unprecedentedly allowed to participate in the swearing-in ceremony of her husband by holding the Holy Bible, while he was sworn-in.
In his welcoming statement to the ‘new’ senator, Pro Tempore Albert T. Chie, told Dillon that in the Senate, the Bible is the Rules of the Senate, adding, “This is a political house, and here, we do politics; you were elected by the people of Montserrado County, but from today’s date, you belong to the Senate. That is why the framers of the Liberian Constitution stipulates that the power to remove you from here is not with the people, it is with those of us that are here. Only we alone have that power. Here, Mr. Senator, we act beyond party line; act and think independently of party ideologies, whims, caprices and orientations. We are independent here, no party dictates to us. Since I have been here, nobody dictates to us.”
Chie reminded Dillon that in the Senate, they do serious business; “Legislative politics is practical, and is different from text book politics; here we are masters of our own rules,” the Pro Tempore said, giving as an example how quickly Dillon’s induction was conducted minutes after he presented his credentials to the secretary and chair on Rules, Order and Administration.
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Peter Gboyo August 16, 2019 At 5:14 am
The threatening remarks by the pro-temp in welcoming senator Dillon were just uncalled for. Should we interpret Sen. Chie’s warning here to mean Sen. Dillon is now accountable to the senate than the people who elected him? If Sen. Chie is so “non-partisan,” then how did he vote in the CDC-engineered illegal removal of Justice Kabineh Janneh from office? Did he stand with the constitution, or what his party demanded? Be not distracted Sen. Dillon by spineless rascals who will sell their souls for “thirty pieces of silver.” Your people will always have your back, so long as you remain true to yourself and to them, as well as the unwavering advocate they elected you to be on their behalf. So help you God.
M L Packer August 16, 2019 At 11:58 am
Bravo, sir!
Torli Krua August 16, 2019 At 7:41 am
Dillon’s justifications for his pledge of “…accepting $5,000.00” monthly salary sounds good from afar but it’s really the same old same old-power to the politicians- totally unjustifiable. I would challenge Dillon, not commend him because when employees set their own salaries, the company goes bankrupt. The people who elected Senator Dillon ought to set his salary. “The servant is not greater than his master.” Said Jesus. $5,000.00 salary set by the employee who didn’t elect himself is still robbery because it puts the servant above his master. In all fairness, before Dillon came to power. the system of governance in Liberia was broken and corrupt by design. It was designed to enrich and empower politicians while trapping citizens forever in poverty. No wonder we are always poor and our politicians are always rich. The people must turn the corrupt system upside down by demanding that the Masters, not the servant must set the salaries. With Liberian lawmakers earning higher salaries than American lawmakers, we are doomed-Dillon or no Dillon. But if Dillon is a man of the people, let him demand that the will of the people that made him senator must also prevail in determining the salaries of all lawmakers as public servants. That’s my Dillon Challenge. In the American state of Arizona where the annual budget is US$9 billion dollars, lawmakers earn US$24,000.00 yearly because the people set their lawmakers’ salaries at $24,000.00. Poverty stricken Liberia can’t afford to pay public servants-lawmakers a salary higher than American lawmakers. Go for challenge-be a man of the people! Make the demand! “Power concedes nothing without a demand!” Fredrick Douglass.
Phil George August 16, 2019 At 12:47 pm
Torli – Your argument is hypercritical because Dillon is the only Senator who has made such a promise, and we should be supporting his idea to get other Senators to make similar pledge. Instead, you challenge him. It makes no sense. You should direct your challenge to Pro Temp Chie who is trying to intimidate Senator Dillon because he doesn’t like Dillon’s ideas.
Torli krua August 16, 2019 At 4:43 pm
Dillon acted based on his knowledge of what is best. My challenge makes sense because Dillon is a public servant who took an oath to serve the people. A government of the people, by the people and for the people, public servants need to rise up to the challenge of leadership that yields the best results for the people, not the public servant. After 200 years of government designed to enrich and empower politicians, now is the time to give power to the people by demanding that the people, not the public servant must take charge, especially in setting the salaries and benefits and also directly making laws where the politicians are unable or unwilling. As for Pro Temp Chie, I have already directed my challenge not just to him but also to his Boss, the sponsors of the Government of Liberia, The United States Congress and the Government of the United States. The Senate Pro Temp of the United States Congress, Hon. Charles Grassley-R-IA, earns US$193,000.00 a year, with US$3.4 trillions of dollars annual budget of the United States of America. On the other hand, Pro Temp Chie who is sponsored by US Taxpayers money earns a salary higher than the President of the United States($400,000.00), the Speaker of the House of the United States Congress Nancy Pelosi ($223,500.00). In Liberia, there is a saying, “Beggar has no choice.” Compare the budget of Pro Temp Chie, US$1,369,423.00 million dollars and salary of US$482,203.00, according to Martin Kollie of African Exponent Magazine and you wonders why American taxpayers are not angry at the excessive salaries and benefits of their clients in Monrovia, Liberia. American taxpayers need to thank Martin Kollie for exposing the excessive salaries and demand that the United States Government which help to create the colony of Liberia and helped to design the corrupt system also get involved in cleaning up the mess America helped to create. According to the social Security Administration, 51% of American workers earn US$30,000.00 yearly. Why are American taxpayers sponsoring corruption in Liberia?
Ernest B Johnson August 16, 2019 At 2:19 pm
Mr. Krua, you should be ashamed of yourself. When last did you post any article about the high salaries that is made by these Senators in Liberia? I believe that you should be thanking Mr. Dillon for the the step he took, the man even declared his assets, whereas I do not think any of those he met there has done, and not every state ‘s lawmakers salaries in America is set by the people. In the house of representative in this country, the salaries is set by the representatives, and not the people. You give one example-” American state of Arizona” why not the state you live in, who set their salaries?
We have ballot initiatives in Massachusetts and citizens do make laws directly in addition to what lawmakers do, just like Arizona.
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Sr. Engineer, Peter Curran (Yarkpajuwur N. Mator 2017-Independent Candidate) August 18, 2019 At 11:12 pm
Mr Krau, you are right but you are far ahead of level of thinking in the country now.
In fact, can any of them justify their salary base on the amount of work done daily?
$5000.00 could be too high or too low. In fact at one point Dillon suggested $10,000.00? They should all justify their rights to any salary.
Your state may be paying Reps base on what they do?
Laws are in most cases already written; so what do Liberian Reps do daily?
Yes Dillon suggestion is find but Liberian should be looking for people with far better qualifications.
Our ways Of thinking has left us backward since 1822. Well educated people are not taking their positions in the politics of the country; leaving it up to school dropouts.
School dropouts will never take the country anywhere no matter their good intentions.
Alfred Daniel Newman August 16, 2019 At 8:49 am
Torli Krua, Dillon said he will only accept the full amount of 5,000 as his take home salary adding if anything is over it an escrow account will be opened to save it and said fund will go toward social developmental program in Montserrado County. What you should be eager to see is the fulfillemt of this pledge. Abe Darius Dillon was never part of the decision that set the current pay margin at the Senate.
I know but because Liberia does not need to wait for another 200 years, Dillon needs to make a demand because it’s the people’s money and Dillon by his own pledge knows excessive salaries do not help the people. So instead of a one man solution, he needs to demand a systemwide solution not just for salaries but a brand new system of governance with new rules. It’s a government of the people, by the people and for the people. But the current system was designed for the politicians and it has not worked for 200 years.
F. Hney August 16, 2019 At 10:41 am
I am not politically aligned. But I respect people of all backgrounds who use their marbles right.
To say that he prefers a self-imposed pay cut means that Dillon will “probably” go on to be a good senator. I will be careful according to how I heap praise. I have my reasons.
Hney – I think Dillon is on to something good. With such bad economy and terrible corruption, the party in power will loose seats in the Senate in 2020. That’s for sure.
Eaddy August 16, 2019 At 5:52 pm
So Dillion pledge sounds nice … But he should be lobbying publicly and privately for system of reduce salaries. Also he is putting this money in escrow … How can you tell where the money is going. The fact that one of the poorest country in the world have leaders making over 30k a year is sad. So now making 60k after tax in one of the poorest country in the world is cheer … We are a sick people.
Sr. Engineer, Peter Curran (Yarkpajuwur N. Mator 2017-Independent Candidate) August 16, 2019 At 11:57 am
I honestly respect Senator Dillon’s $5,000.00 salary as the acceptable limit for Senators et All. It still needs to be justified.
Senator Chie and others should always note that people, international communities are hearing. Everyone should respect the constitution.
God bless Liberia.
Sylvester Gbayahforh Moses August 16, 2019 At 12:02 pm
Perhaps, Darius Dillon, an astute newcomer to the august body, is already campaigning for the 2023 Senate race. But, regardless, his gestures should be commended rather than condemned.
This is why unless Senate Pro Temp Albert Chie’s remarks were taken out of context, they highlight the mentality that kicked then Senator Chea Cheapoo from the Senate, and might have helped in perpetuating perception that the TWP-controlled body was an out-of-touch anachronistic club. Power is addictive, so those using it should stick to the doses prescribed by our constitution and laws: “We want peace in Liberia” by Alpha Blondie.
Pro Temp Chie was wrong for threatening Senator Dillon. Intimidation and threats against a colleague is bad leadership and should be eschewed for ideas on how to solve the problems in the country. What Senator Chie fails to realize is that the Liberian people are looking for solutions to their problems and making threats or marginalizing an incoming Senator will not sit well with the citizens of Monsterrado County? Imagine the chaos that will ensue if Senator Chie were to try to expel Senator Dillon from the Senate. It’s just an intimidation tactic because he knows he won’t have the support to do it even if he wanted to. Furthermore, it is expected that many CDC senators will lose their seats in the 2020 election so Chie himself might not be Pro Temp when the opposition takes over. Chie is abusing his power – typical of our culture.
Senator Dillon needs to focus on his work and fulfill his promises if he wants to be re-elected in 2020. CDC will lose more seats in the house and senate come 2020 because Liberians are very angry with the bad economy and corruption.
Frederick Varney August 16, 2019 At 2:09 pm
Shame on Albert Chie for threatening his fellow senator with removal. He talks about being independent minded as a body of lawmakers…where was that independence when Kabineh Janeh was removed as an Associate Justice following the acceptance of massive bribes from the president?
Is Albert Chie upset about the presence of Dillion in the senate. The senate he is boasting about is one of the most inept and utterly incompetent body of lawmakers on the African continent. Doesn’t he know that they are all venal politicians who now reside in the pockets of the president? They receive outrageous salaries while the rest of the population reside in abject poverty? Shame on Albert Chie! He is an irredeemable fool.
Jimmy Kuoh August 16, 2019 At 3:46 pm
Come up with your own analysis and stop attacking other people’s views. Aren’t people entitled to their opinions?
Moses August 16, 2019 At 5:23 pm
Chie is a useless parasite sucking dry the country. We should recall him or vote his pockmarked face out. Every senator should get $3,000 a month, end of story.
Alpha Conneh August 16, 2019 At 10:48 pm
A wise person once said, “Those who seek power for their personal aggrandizement (expansion of wealth, power, rank, or honor) will eventually run afoul of popular opinion.”
The essence of becoming Lawmakers (servants) for the Liberian people, by these self-centered government officials, has become grossly misconstrued after they get into office. Senator Chie and others (power-hungry lawmakers) forget they are not masters of the people but rather servants of Liberian people.
There exists a hostile political climate in Liberia where unscrupulous individuals seek government jobs by any means necessary to amass wealth: they can be found in the do-nothing “Liberia House of Congress”. These fight-for-jobs by any means necessary stem from the hash economic conditions coupled with the difficult barriers of doing business in Liberia. Likewise, the weak economic and security policies to attract foreign and domestic investments into the country are all contributing factors.
People like Senator Chie will go the extent of using intimidating tactics to scare off people like incoming freshman Senator Dillon, who tries to infringe on his underground territory, of how they use government entities for their personal aggrandizement to accumulate wealth and power.
It is disgraceful! It is undiplomatic, mean-spirited for a man of Senator Chie stature, who calls himself the head of the senate, to reprimand, to intimidate, or to be hostile to an incoming Freshman Senator during his swearing-in ceremony by reprimanding Senator Dillon that his Exit or departure from the Senate rest in the hands of Senator Chie and his colleagues. This sad event all occurred on Senator Dillon’s first day in office.
Such hostility of these so-called Senior Senators, who believe that they are grandfathered into their jobs and who think that they have all rights to protect their job security, is only one reason why Liberia has become a dysfunctioning society.
To remedy some of these structural problems, Liberians need to elect more radical opposition candidates (pragmatists) into the Legislative Branch to steer up the debilitating “Big Shots” complacency that exists in Liberia.
Elect people who will fight towards bringing radical ideas (practical ideas) to transform the lives of the Liberian people: like comprehensive over-haul of the “Rigged” 1986 Revised Constitution; reduction in salaries and perks of Lawmakers; minimize the number of political parties to save money; shorten presidential and lawmakers years of service; elect superintendents and decentralize more government entities; grant dual citizenship to Liberians in the Diaspora; grant citizenship to non-negro who were born in Liberia; grant tax incentives to domestic and foreign investments; build more rural polytechnic institutes like BTW for job training purposes; open up more rural job programs to alleviate Monrovia over-crowded population and many more radical development projects.
Senator Dillon is taking the right step by reducing his salary by 50% and also immediately declaring his assets and making it public. His practical example to serve the people is the primary reason other Lawmakers who want to protect their ill-gotten wealth they accumulated on the backs of the poor Liberian tax payers feel intimated.
It is people like Senator Chie who is now using all intimidating tactics to show Senator Dillon the exit door as soon as possible.
Remember, these crooks (Lawmakers) that don’t like Senator Dillon’s radical policies to work on behalf of the Liberian people who elected him will eventually run afoul of popular opinion.
Amos R. Marjohn August 17, 2019 At 7:18 am
Senator Chie, since you belong to the Liberian Senate, please do not go back to the people of Grand Kru for reelection. Continue with your practical politics in the Senate and don’t you ever think of “Hand Book Politics” to the good people of Grand Kru . Again, form your own party because CDC will no longer accept you . Note that you will not be able to induct Dillon into corruption, deceptive politics and indecent leadership like you are.
Joshua S Harris August 17, 2019 At 8:21 am
That’s a good start, Sen. Dillon. I hope and pray that you live up with your promises made to the people of Liberia. For what you did today shows the respect of the law, by declaring your assest as it is mentioned by the code of conduct. Also, I urge you not to be troubled by the statements made by Sen. Chie. It’s clearly a tactical idea to distract you from doing the right things. What he wants from you is to dance to his beats. Congratulations once more, Sen. Dillon.
lanyama williams August 18, 2019 At 7:34 am
How unwise can these government officials comport themselves to the world and expect INTERNATIONAL support for our country,Even in AMERICA $15,000.00 BEING paid to one person when the populace cannot afford $100, dollars a year is unfathomable. Wake Liberia.
Camad Johnson August 19, 2019 At 10:55 pm
Good !! Bipartisan actions will represent ALL of the people of your district and beyond. For all Liberians, it is important to be bipartisan in thoughts, words and actions. Don’t be pushed around or punished for being fair and equal to all citizens. A good parent loves their children equally, respecting all of their differences. A good Senator does the same. Shutter your eyes and ears to the nay-sayers and surround yourself with the other bipartisan and productive. I wish you well Senator Dillon.
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Brutal Bond - Close Quarters With Franks
MI6 looks at the moments in the series when James Bond is at his most hardcore
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OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, MI6 WILL EXPLORE THE SCENES WHERE JAMES BOND IS AT HIS MOST COLD-BLOODED AND HARDCORE ACROSS ALL 23 ADVENTURES TO DATE. VOTING WILL THEN OPEN TO FIND 007'S MOST BRUTAL MOMENT IN THE SERIES.
"You just killed James Bond" - Tiffany Case
James Bond is sent to Amsterdam to infiltrate a diamond smuggling ring as part of his seventh on-screen mission. He follows the trail of murders associated within the ring as its ringleaders try to quickly close the circle and shut down the operation with few leaks. After long-time smuggler Peter Franks is detained on the Amsterdam border by a sting involving MI6 and M's lovely assistant, Miss Moneypenny, Bond is set to rendezvous with Franks' contact, and the next link in the chain: T. Case.
En route to the meeting at Tiffany's apartment, Bond learns of Franks' escape. He too is heading for Case's apartment to continue the deal. On their way up to Tiffany's apartment in a steel cage elevator Bond makes the first move.
Standing behind the smuggler Bond checks his watch, smiles at Franks, lifts his left fist, but breaks a glass panel with his elbow, alerting Franks who springs into action. As the lift rises, the secret agent and the smuggler go fist to fist in a confined, brutal punch up. Glass panels crash around them as Franks gets Bond into a series of judo holds and draws a gun on 007.
Bond is on the ground, choked by Franks, as the lift rises and the danger becomes imminent. Kicking the emergency stop with a leather brogue, Bond delivers the next blow to Franks' groin and the villain fall back in pain. As the lift rises to Cases' floor, she emerges to see the brawl continue into the hallway, with Franks wielding a wedge of broken glass.
Franks then pulls a crowbar out of an emergency box and Bond retorts with a blast from a high-pressure fire extinguisher. A large whack from the barrel of the extinguisher sends Franks over the balcony, falling several floors to his death. Bond glaringly throws the object after the deceased smuggler.
All that is left is to convince Case of his identity and his mission and confidence trick is complete.
It was the late stuntman Joe Robinson who was cast as Peter Franks for this particular fight. Robinson landed the part through his friendship with Sean Connery. "It was Sean who recommended me to the director because he knew what I looked like and what I could do," he recalled back in 2007. "I trained him to fight in those scenes and did all the choreography for it."
He was only supposed to be paid £2,000 for his role in the film, which also included stunt arranging the iconic elevator scrap. "Connery said that was rubbish because he didn't like the producers and thought he was badly paid," he explained. "So thanks to him I ended up with £9,000, which was a lot of money in those days."
"Jill St John, who was absolutely beautiful, bent over me and I couldn't help but open my eyes. Sean Connery shouted: 'Joe, you're supposed to be dead!'" - Joe Robinson
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You can apply for a social welfare payment if you need a bit of support on your return to Ireland.
Unless you have a minimum amount of Irish social insurance contributions (usually made in the last 2 years), you’ll have to satisfy a means test as well as the Habitual Residence Condition (HRC) before you can be granted a payment.
HRC means you’ll need to prove that you have made Ireland your home again. Here’s what you need to know about how to do this:
What is the Habitual Residence Condition?
The Habitual Residence Condition (HRC) is a condition that you must satisfy in order to be eligible for most means tested social welfare payments in Ireland. It came into effect from May 1st 2004 following the enlargement of the European Union.
When deciding if you are habitually resident, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection considers 5 factors:
Your ‘main centre of interest’. This is based on things like:
whether you own or lease a home here,
where your close family members live,
whether you belong to social or professional associations here, and
any other evidence or activities indicating a settled residence in Ireland
The length and continuity of your residence in Ireland and in any other country
The length and purpose of any absences from Ireland
The nature and pattern of your employment
Your future intention to live in the Republic of Ireland for the foreseeable future
Do I have to live in Ireland for 2 years before I can satisfy this condition?
No, you can be found habitually resident immediately on your return if you can show you are resuming your previous residence here. There is no ‘2 year rule’.
How can the HRC affect me as a returning Irish citizen?
As the HRC is not based on nationality, you will need to satisfy this condition if you are returning to Ireland and applying for certain payments. It applies to both Irish citizens and Non-Irish citizens.
According to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Operational Guidelines, a person who had previously been habitually resident in the State and who moved to live and work in another country and then resumes his/her long-term residence in the State may be regarded as being habitually resident immediately on his/her return to the State.
This means that if you lived here previously, you could be found habitually resident on your return once you can prove that you have returned permanently and that your ‘centre of interest’ is once again in Ireland. It is up to you to provide evidence of this to satisfy the Department.
For which payments must I satisfy the HRC?
You must satisfy the HRC in order to qualify for the following payments:
Back to Work Family Dividend
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Jobseeker’s Allowance Transitional payment
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
Blind Pension
Blind Welfare Allowance
Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension
Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory)
One-Parent Family Payment
Disability Allowance
Supplementary Welfare Allowance (other than once-off exceptional and urgent needs payments)
Child Benefit (not means tested)
Domiciliary Care Allowance
Rent Supplement
You’ll find information on how to apply for all of these payments at the website of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
Do I need to complete a form?
Yes, you will need to complete and submit a ‘HRC1’ form with each of your applications for any of the above payments. This form is available at your local social welfare office or online at: https://www.welfare.ie/en/pdf/hrc1.pdf or https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Habitual-Residence-Condition_holder.aspx under the ‘Documents’ section.
What information can I provide to support my application?
Try to provide as much documentary evidence as possible to show that you are resuming your previous long-term residence here and that your ‘main centre of interest’ is once again Ireland. This could include information such as:
Proof to show you have given up accommodation abroad (e.g. proof of ending your tenancy or selling your home)
Proof of ending a job abroad, if applicable
Proof of terminating any residency based benefits abroad or transferring transferable payments, if applicable
Proof of travel documents such as a one way ticket
Proof of transporting your belongings back to Ireland (e.g. excess baggage fees, removal or shipping receipts)
Proof that your visa for the country you are returning from has expired, if applicable
Proof of closing bank accounts abroad
Proof of opening a bank account in Ireland
Proof of registering to vote in Ireland
Details of family members in Ireland
Any other evidence of intentions to remain in Ireland for good. For instance
Letters of support from family members confirming your permanent return to Ireland, proof of renting a property in Ireland,
Proof of seeking employment in Ireland (both prior to and following your return),
Proof of enrolling your children in school here,
Proof of registering with a GP,
Proof of exchanging your driving licence,
Proof of joining any local groups …etc.
We strongly suggest including a cover letter with your application detailing your circumstances, including information about your life in Ireland before you left (e.g. where you lived, worked, went to school/college etc.), why you left Ireland and the reason for your return.
It will also be important to describe the ties you have cut with the country you are leaving and explain how the supporting documents relate to this (e.g. “As you can see from the enclosed letter, I have ended my tenancy in London”).
Contact us if you would like more information about this.
What happens if I am refused a payment because of the HRC?
If you are refused a social welfare payment on the basis that you do not satisfy the HRC, you should be issued with a written refusal providing full reasons for the decision.
You have 21 days from the date of the refusal letter in which to submit an appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office in Dublin. In your appeal letter you should address the reasons given for the refusal and detail why you believe you are habitually resident in Ireland in line with the ‘5 factors’.
The website of the Social Welfare Appeals office is www.socialwelfareappeals.ie and the address is Social Welfare Appeals Office, D’Olier House, D’Olier Street, Dublin 2.
Where can I find more information on the HRC?
For more information on the HRC, see the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection website at www.welfare.ie.
You’ll find the Department of Social Protection Operational Guidelines at www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Habitual-Residence-Condition–Guidelines-for-Deciding-Offic.aspx. Pay special attention to Section 6.2 and ‘Returning migrants or Resuming previous residence’.
You can also download and print A guide to the HRC for returning Irish emigrants – January 2019 which contains all the above information.
If you or anyone you know is a returning Irish emigrant who has been affected by the Habitual Residence Condition contact us on +353 (0)1 873 2844 or by email at migrantproject@crosscare.ie
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