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__label__cc	0.585928	0.414072	USGS Daily Statistics for Maine The statistics generated from this site are based on approved daily-mean data and may not match those published by the USGS in official publications. The user is responsible for assessment and use of statistics from this site. For more details on why the statistics may not match, click here. USGS 01034500 Penobscot River at West Enfield, Maine Penobscot County, Maine Hydrologic Unit Code 01020005 Latitude 45°14'10", Longitude 68°39'05" NAD83 Drainage area 6,422 square miles Contributing drainage area 6,671.00 square miles Gage datum 125.94 feet above NGVD29 HTML table of all data Tab-separated data Reselect output format 00060, Discharge, cubic feet per second, Mean of daily mean values for each day for water year of record in, ft3/s (Calculation Period 1902-10-01 -> 2019-09-30) Calculation period restricted by USGS staff due to special conditions at/near site 9,290 8,450 8,130 20,000 36,500 15,200 9,910 6,690 6,180 8,090 11,300 13,200 8,310 7,550 10,100 27,800 24,400 11,400 7,840 7,140 6,640 7,800 12,100 12,000 8,290 7,700 13,600 36,800 17,100 10,000 7,030 6,070 7,290 10,300 12,000 10,300 8,630 7,900 14,200 36,800 16,600 9,910 6,840 6,090 7,190 11,100 12,400 10,100 8,890 17,900 36,900 15,300 10,000 6,650 6,260 7,860 11,800 13,000 9,830 8,640 18,800 15,200 6,730 6,260 11,500 9,520 Title: Surface Water data for Maine: USGS Daily Statistics URL: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/me/nwis/dvstat? Page Contact Information: Maine Water Data Support Team 0.24 0.23 vaww02	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line1983
__label__cc	0.683606	0.316394	← First Republican Debate 2016 Open Thread Orange Is the Color of the Animas River’s Soul → Princess Hillary of Orange? Move over Huma! You can’t compete with Kim’s super releaser. Photos everywhere lately of Hillary Clinton wearing orange. Subliminally, does she envision something orange-ish in her near future? The FBI investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s unsecured email account is not just a fact-finding venture — it’s a criminal probe, sources told The Post on Wednesday. The feds are investigating to what extent Clinton relied on her home server and other private devices to send and store classified documents, according to a federal source with knowledge of the inquiry. “It’s definitely a criminal probe,” said the source. “I’m not sure why they’re not calling it a criminal probe. “The DOJ [Department of Justice] and FBI can conduct civil investigations in very limited circumstances,” but that’s not what this is, the source stressed. “In this case, a security violation would lead to criminal charges. Maybe DOJ is trying to protect her campaign.” Well, “orange IS the new black,” although pantsuits, not jumpsuits, are her preferred style. Sooner rather than later, we may see this: Handcuff her! She’ll fit right in. Inspired by Fellowship of the Minds. This entry was posted in Corruption, Investigations, Most Corrupt Politicians, Open Threads, Rogue Gallery of Politicians, Satire, Snark and tagged email-gate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Huma Abedin Weiner, Kim Kardashian, open thread. Bookmark the permalink. 162 responses to “Princess Hillary of Orange?” Zenway \| August 12, 2015 at 9:44 pm \| Reply STOP OBSESSING …ya hear http://spectator.org/articles/63748/establishment-must-quit-obsessing-over-trump Their angst, I would argue, is not primarily about Trump. Their real beef is with Reagan conservatives and others who refuse to be calm about Obama’s assaults and are sick of lectures on bipartisanship and “civility.” http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/ ….GO ORLY GO http://dailypuma.blogspot.com/2015/08/when-hillary-clinton-lashes-out-shes.html alfy \| August 13, 2015 at 8:45 am \| Reply Back to my research. Orlando Florida….where Mark once lived has some interesting connections. But first , I found these Obamas in Florida, but this one Susie, looks to be either philippino or? https://www.mylife.com/susie-obama/e637655258016 Then I also find this dude in Orlando, that shares an address I found on several of Mark’s court documents (his home foreclosure,etc.) This Willy O. dude with an address of 4950 South Orange Blossom Trail shares this address with Mark. Mark’s documents never show the person’s name at this address, but it’s the same one on many of his docs.http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/20080483269.pdf;jsessionid=52200318A34803C6D8EFF198B3F05D11?id=DOC283S12761.A0&parent=DOC283S12761. So who is Willy O. ? Any clues anyone else ever discover him? Same apartment 103 too! alfy \| August 13, 2015 at 10:14 am \| Reply no, not same apartment…my bad……but here …same orange blossom trail..North. Just a coincidence ???http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagleweb/downloads/26039524.pdf?id=DOCC26039524.A0&parent=DOCC26039524 foxyladi14 \| August 13, 2015 at 2:18 pm \| Reply That s some interesting stuff Alfy, Thanks. 🙂 HILL …. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197093/Tech-company-maintained-Hillary-s-secret-server-sued-illegally-accessing-databases-creating-chaos-stealing-White-House-phone-numbers.html Hillary finally hands over her server — after it’s been professionally wiped clean! Majority support criminal probe… SHADY ….lady ?? @ DRUDGE!!! Rosemary Woodhouse \| August 14, 2015 at 1:54 pm \| Reply It’s Obama’s DOJ, so it’s doubtful. Lynch is going after Arpaio. All so predictable. A CHRISTIAN’s .. BAKERS CASE …. the COURT “RULES” ??? http://www.wnd.com/2015/08/court-rules-in-christian-bakers-same-sex-marriage-case/ Miri \| August 14, 2015 at 3:55 pm \| Reply What’s to keep them from spitting in it? ….trying 2 win …. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/an-iowa-surprise-donald-trump-is-actually-trying-to-win/2015/08/13/564a9f50-4142-11e5-8e7d-9c033e6745d8_story.html http://mychal-massie.com/premium/debate-wasnt-first-time-megyn-kelly-maliciously-attacked/ Since when aren’t Jews white? ha …. says whom? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mario-almonte/relax-america-donald-trum_b_7983354.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592 http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/08/video-black-lives-matter-protesters-storm-bernie-sanders-event-white-liberals-boo-them-off-stage/ They stormed one of Jeb’s events, too, and it sounds as if he just acquiesced and left the stage. I hope they dare to try to storm Donald’s rallies. Betcha they will. And it will be VERY interesting to see The Donald’s response. I’m sure acquiescence ain’t it. Zenway \| August 13, 2015 at 10:12 pm \| Reply YEP….perfect time to DIG – a – HOLE “KELLY – MEGYN” .. & – U WON’T B … MISSED .. COME BACK with A MUZZLE bit*h !!! IF U “come back @ ALL!!! ha …white trash potty mouth lashes… http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/08/13/fox-news-megyn-kelly-announces-10-day-vacation/ Is she going to Martha’s Vineyard to play golf with Barry? rush – ing about ..ha HILL has been TRASHED by OBAMA 4 SURE now O’ will drag out BIDEN … 2 Con-trol like a FOOL in CHAINS!!! http://www.rushlimbaugh.com OMG. Biden. A laugh a minute. Miri …. here’s MR. ….C U T E …..from another world ….. the bitter ….sweet ….what could B BETTER??? http://www.rawstory.com/2015/08/ex-advisor-says-trump-should-form-2016-ticket-with-ben-carson-he-needs-somebody-from-another-world/ Ben would be from another world altogether from the Donald. What a pair that would be. Mr. Cute. That’s cute. Did you see that the so-called conservative female columnist called him “adorable“? Well, he is. BABY’ …. U can RIDE my TRUMP!… http://www.birtherreport.com/2015/08/full-hannity-interview-donald-trump.html Trump shoulda got a broken down bus from Mexico. ^^^ LOVE IT! ha ~ohhhdear 83p · 1 hour ago ^^^ Here’s the ticket–.Trump himself hinted at it…. or that’s the way I understood it. Personally, I think it’s brilliant. Trump/ Ivanka the POW WOW ….. can begin http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/hillary-clinton-is-done-get-ready-for-elizabeth-warren/ NOOOOOOOOOO. No Fauxcahontas. No way. No how. Puhleeeeze. ~ furtive 110p · 3 hours ago ~ TRUMP ON LIVE NOW! ~ Live or on demand later: http://www.marklevinshow.com Summary Positions: 1. Federal income taxes: simplify & cut- Put H & R BLOCK OUT OF BUSINESS! 2. EPA REGULATIONS: clean coal – we are sending it to China – keystone pipeline should be approved – states should control environment. 3. Reagan Democrats: Will win them AND Hispanics – everyone wants jobs. Rambling on about illegal immigration, – sanctuary cities are “terrible” – taking credit for topic & Vets. 4. VA HEALTH/ – PRIVATE COMPETITION – back to vets medical care topic. Broken system free market could take burden off of VA. MCCain for years has done a poor job. 5. Military reductions: you have to rebuild the military – beheading back to feudal periods. Nobody would mess with us. China is taking Iraq oil.. 6. China: managed currency manipulation is cheating, taking money out of our pockets, our jobs & our manufacturing & we owe $1.4 Trillion – how dumb are we? 7. Iran: Pre negotiations Let the prisoners go. Double up on sanctions. Tapping us along. “tone” set at beginning. We never asked for the prisoners.. 8. Conservative definition: socially pro-life; strong military; fiscal – live on a budget; rebuild our infrastructure. Our country is a mess it has to be redone..fast…we are disrespected all over the world. 9. Why won’t interviewers allow you to express your positions? Rambles… 10. SCHEDULE Friday – NH. SATURDAY – Iowa State fair. TRUMP: We’ll be very stern if I am hit up again. Levin: He is very engaging isn’t he, Mr. Producer? Pretty smooth.. Read more at http://www.birtherreport.com/2015/08/full-hannity-interview-donald-trump.html#j0fodox7v6oug44c.99 http://www.marklevinshow.com/2015/08/12/august-12-2015/ hill That was Glenda the good witch who put her words so succinctly! Whoah! whoops, my post is out of place, I was referring to Ms. Barnhardt! as Glenda the good witch. She did remind me to think further about mr. T”s intentions. James \| August 14, 2015 at 12:38 pm \| Reply Judicial Watch Report !!!! Hillary’s lawyer, scrubbed server and equipment and servers used to scrub original taken by Justice Dept. in seizure !!!! http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-court-orders-state-department-to-report-on-clinton-server-search/ Sadly Hillary will go scot free, And so will her cohorts. 😡 ~ furtive 110p · 2 days ago ~ SAGA Part 1: Hillary Clinton’s email troubles began when her private address was exposed by a Romanian hacker. Now the resulting scandal threatens to torpedo her presidential ambitions. 2008 – Hillary Clinton acquires a personal email server for her use in running for president, and has it installed in her Chappaqua, New York home January 13, 2009 – Internet records show that the domain ‘clintonemail.com’ was created January 21, 2009 – Clinton is confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Obama’s secretary of state February 1, 2013 – Clinton leaves the State Department March 20, 2013 – Clinton’s private email address, hdr22@clintonemail.com, is made public when a Romanian hacker named ‘Guccifer’ (whose real name is Marcel Lazăr Lehel) hacks into longtime Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal’s AOL email account and leaks images of his inbox – including emails from Clinton June 2013 – Hillary’s team shifts control of the email domain to an outside IT contractor in Denver called Platte River Networks, and sends the original server hardware to a data center facility in New Jersey, where it is erased August 11, 2014 – Following a congressional subpoena and more than a year of delays, the State Department hands over a small number of Clinton’s private emails, 10 in all, to a House committee investigating the 2012 terror attack on a State Department compound in Benghazi, Libya – including some emails from the hdr22@clintonemail.com address November 2014 – The Benghazi committee asks the State Department for a larger batch of Clinton’s emails and receives about 300 that relate to the Libya saga, amounting to 850 printed pages December 5, 2014 – Clinton’s aides say that in response to a request from the State Department, they have handed over about 55,000 pages of her work-related emails, comprising 30,490 messages February 13, 2015 – The State Department sends the Benghazi committee another 850 pages of Clinton’s emails, including some from two different accounts on the private ‘clintonemail.com’ server February 27, 2015 – State Department staffers tell Benghazi committee aides that Clinton had used her private address exclusively during her tenure at the agency, and that they don’t have any of her emails other than those she provided voluntarily March 4, 2015 – The Associated Press reports that it has traced Clinton’s private email address back to a private server at her Chappaqua, New York home, and that the server was registered under a fake name March 10, 2015 – In a contentious press conference following a speech at the United Nations, Clinton admits that she deleted more than 30,000 emails that she says were personal in nature, and says she turned over everything work-related to the State Department, while insisting that ‘I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email; there is no classified material’ March 11, 2015 – The Associated Press sues the State Department to force the release of Clinton’s emails and other documents that the agency has failed to turn over following a Freedom Of Information Act request April 12, 2015 – Clinton launches her second presidential campaign with an online video and begins two months of low-key campaigning marked by a lack of interaction with reporters May 22, 2015 – The first 300 of Clinton’s emails are made public by the State Department, revealing a close relationship with Blumenthal in the weeks following the Benghazi terror attack; one of them has been retroactively classified by the FBI as ‘secret’ but Clinton insists it was ‘handled appropriately’ May 27, 2015 – A federal judge orders the State Department to begin releasing all of Clinton’s emails in installments every 30 days, setting monthly targets for the agency so the work is completed by January 29, 2016 Read more at http://www.birtherreport.com/2015/08/full-hannity-interview-donald-trump.html#UYv8yMbHztErAvrp.99 ~ furtive 110p · 2 days ago ~ ^^^ SAGA: Part 2: July 23, 2015 – Charles McCullough, the inspector general for the U.S. intelligence community tells members of Congress in a letter that a random sampling of 40 Clinton emails turned up four that contained material classified as secret July 24, 2015 – Andrea Williams, spokeswoman for the McCulloush, says that the emails ‘were classified when they were sent and are classified now.’ July 25, 2015 – During a campaign appearance in Iowa, Clinton modifies her position and tells reporters in Iowa that ‘I am confident that I never sent nor received any information that was classifiedat the time it was sent and received’ July 31, 2015 – The second State Department release of Clinton’s emails, more than 1,300 in all, includes 41 that were marked ‘classified’ before they were made public August 4, 2015 – Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill says in a statement that the candidate ‘did not send nor receive any emails that were marked classified at the time’ August 11, 2015 – McCullough revises his statement to Congress, saying that two of the four emails in question should have been classified ‘top secret’ – but were not marked that way – and contained information from signal intercepts and keyhole satellite data; he adds that the other two emails are still being evaluated August 11, 2015 – The FBI takes possession of Clinton’s server hardware and three thumb drives in her lawyer’s possession, which are said to contain copies of everything she turned over to the State Department. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197093/T… Leave a Reply to Zenway Cancel reply	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line1993
__label__wiki	0.936375	0.936375	Ash Barty eyes world No.1 ranking as next goal following French Open win Fed Cup captain Alicia Molik has applauded Ashleigh Barty's decision to take a week off tennis rather than obsessively chase the world No.1 ranking. Australia's newly crowned French Open champion returns to the court in Birmingham on Monday with a serious chance of seizing the top ranking even before Wimbledon. After Birmingham, where she was a finalist two years ago, Barty will round out her Wimbledon preparations at Eastbourne. Groth breaks down Barty Slam win Depending on how Naomi Osaka fares in Birmingham, the world No.1's only scheduled event before the grass-court grand slam gets underway on July 1, Barty could arrive at The All England Club with the top ranking if she wins one of the next two tournaments. Barty admits it would be surreal to become Australia's first women's world No.1 since her Indigenous idol and mentor Evonne Goolagong Cawley in May 1976. "Obviously that's the next point, the next goal, the next situation I can see myself in," the 23-year-old said following her rise to No.2 after her Roland Garros breakthrough. "Being No.2 in the world is incredible and something I never dreamt of as a child and we'll keep chipping away and try our best to get to No.1." Barty dropped considerable rankings points after opting to withdraw from this week's WTA event in Nottingham, where she would have been defending champion. 2 hours ago 00:36 Molik believes the sacrifice was further evidence of the former Wimbledon junior champion's maturity. "I'm not surprised she's downed racquets. It's brilliant," Molik told AAP. "It's reflective of the person she is; totally professional and she wants to rest her body because it could be another intensive three or four weeks ahead with Eastbourne, Wimbledon - and it's all pressure." While Barty is seen as one of the Wimbledon favourites, Molik believes a run to the second week would be a success. "She'll be approaching it wanting to get down to the last couple of players, but anything better than last year (when she made the third round) but there's so much pressure. Barty's Slam win still sinking in "Any improvement on last year would be a bonus and that would really set her up for the second half of the year and the hard courts." Regardless of if and when Barty reaches the summit, Australia's first grand slam singles champion since Samantha Stosur won the 2011 US Open is predicting a long rivalry with 21-year-old Osaka. "Obviously Naomi has been extremely dominant over the last period of time," Barty said. "Last six or 12 months, she's had an amazing run. She's No.1 in the world for a reason. She's had an incredible run of tournaments and is playing some amazing tennis. "We have only played a couple of times, but I'm sure that we'll play many more times over both of our careers, and hopefully they're in big matches." ash barty Nick Kyrgios wows Stuttgart with underarm serve-tweener combo The worst way Ash Barty exposed Nick Kyrgios as legend attacks 'generation next'	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line1994
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__label__cc	0.690758	0.309242	« Review – A Delicate Balance, Almeida Theatre Review – The Cherry Orchard, National Theatre » Review – One Man, Two Guvnors, National Theatre In which James Corden appears to redeem himself with aplomb and the Whingers laugh at a Richard Bean comedy – and quite a lot. Due to an administrative error the Whingers had a couple of spare tickets for Tuesday night’s first preview of One Man, Two Guvnors at the National Theatre – Richard Bean’s rewriting of Carlo Goldoni’s 1743 quasi -commedia dell’arte Arlecchino servitore di due padroni (as we like to call it) aka The Servant of Two Masters. An appeal on Facebook to all 11 of the Whingers’ friends produced a flurry of messages citing the usual implausibly high incidences of hair-washing and sick dogs. But in between those messsages were a high number of declined invitations seemingly based an antipathy to James Corden. It seems that some time since his History Boys/Gavin & Stacey days and yesterday, Mister Corden (channelling Harry Worth on the poster) seems to have rubbed some people up the wrong way. But here, once more directed (or reined in) by Mister Nicholas Hytner, Mister Corden turns in a hardworking, confident – yet not cocky – and rather likeable performance. It’s hard to describe exactly what OM,TG is. Bean has transplanted the story to the Brighton underworld in 1963, four years into the construction of the Sydney Opera House (it makes sense when you see it). It takes a while to grind up into its stride, but once it does, it is very funny. There is a great deal of physical and visual comedy, very little fourth wall, some audience participation, a skiffle band (The Craze – geddit?) and some quite exceptional performances including Daniel Rigby as pretentious aspiring actor Alan Dangle, Oliver Chris as ex-public school toff Stanley Stubbers and Tom Edden as an 87 year old waiter. Henshall (Corden) is working for two gangsters who are in love with each other. One is a woman, Rachel (Jemima Rooper) disguised as her twin brother. Henshall understandably has to keep them apart in the interests of receiving two pay cheques. But their paths, of course, are intertwined and things get complicated. But you needn’t trouble yourself with the machinations of the plot, it takes a very back seat to the business of providing entertainment. Designed by Mark Thompson with commedia dell’arte/panto painted backcloths and flats. Phil who lived in Brighton for many years, located most of the action in Kemp Town. It may have been because he was seated next to Andrew, but Phil was sure he copped a whiff of salty decay. Part farce, part panto, part vaudeville it’s the funniest play in London and Corden’s would probably be the funniest performance if he didn’t have to share the stage and accolade with Oliver Chris. Bean puts words together in a sometimes brilliant (and frankly he’s a writer with whom we’ve not had much luck in the past) and often surreal manner but if you don’t think “First names are for girls and Norwegians” is funny on the page wait till you hear Chris deliver it. For some strange reason Andrew and Phil found it very amusing. Corden, Rigby and Chris each get to take part in some very brilliant musical interludes which we won’t explain here for the risk of spoiling the surprise. Corden addresses the audience frequently. When asking (probably rhetorically) where he should take Dolly (WEW favourite Suzie Toase) on a first date one bright spark in the Whingers’ entourage shouted “Somewhere with tablecloths”. Repeating the line to a huge laugh, Corden thought for a moment before retorting, “Hang around after the show and we’ll use your shirt” which – if you look at the photo of it taken at the Whingers post-show drinkies (with added props) – illustrates why those who could see it applauded his quick response. Respect due (for the quip, not the shirt). This has all the makings of a massive hit. It is already selling out fast and tours after its run here. The Lyttelton should reconfigure with central aisles immediately as the audiences will need somewhere in which to roll. Phil thinks Hytner should get together with Corden in a few years time and consider doing Gogol’s The Government Inspector. If Corden and Chris are available a transfer must surely be on the cards. But it won’t suit everyone; people without a taste for broad and gloriously daft comedy needn’t apply. The woman in front of the Whingers fell into that category but then, for reasons known only to her, she had come dressed as Joan Littlewood, so she must have a sense for the absurd after all. It’s not perfect but by golly the funniest parts are very funny indeed. But of course, this was a first preview so it’s really not fair to judge. This entry was posted on Thursday 19 May 2011 at 10:22 am and is filed under West End Whingers. Tags: Carlo Goldoni, Daniel Rigby, entertainment, James Corden, Jemima Rooper, London, Lyttleton, Mark Thompson, National Theatre, Nicholas Hytner, Oliver Chris, One Man Two Guvnors, play, review, Richard Bean, Suzie Toase, The Servant of Two Masters, theatre, Tom Edden, west end 16 Responses to “Review – One Man, Two Guvnors, National Theatre” Review – One Man, Two Guvnors – National Theatre « Life in the Cheap Seats – Webcowgirl’s London theatre reviews Says: Thursday 19 May 2011 at 2:37 pm […] performance that took place on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011. For a more enthusiastic review, see the Weste End Whingers; a contrary review should be appearing soon from farce-hating Ought to be Clowns – my date […] Everything Theatre Says: Wednesday 25 May 2011 at 11:50 am Seriously, buy your tickets for this one straight away. There are some available still, and to be honest this is one of those ones which it is actaully worth paying full price for to make sure you get to see it. Easily the best comedy I’ve ever seen. On a par with Noises Off. Absolutely side-splittingly hilarious. BOOK NOW!! Full thoughts here: http://everything-theatre.blogspot.com/2011/05/one-man-two-guvnors-national-theatre.html I think I should go back to see this and drink more, plus sit next to someone who’s enjoying it just a bit. FeignedMischief Says: It was a great night, more that made up for the drivel we went to the week before. I am planning my 2nd viewing right now! Ali67 Says: Thursday 19 May 2011 at 10:36 pm It was fabulous. Great performances.. Corden is bearable which is a miracle.. And the design is wonderfully old fashioned.. In the best possible sense. A breath of fresh air from all those big stuffy NT 3 hour plays that sap ones soul and energy. I predict a big hit for the NT with this one. Sunday 22 May 2011 at 10:38 am I saw One Man Two Guvnors last night, and i have to say i have never laughed so much in a theatre in all my life. What i find truly odd is any form of negativity towards James Corden. For his comic relief sketches alone he should be exalted. He is, i’m sure the reason this production is selling out before any reviews are posted and maybe that’s why some people dislike him. He is astonishingly good in this play. Every moment he is on stage it was electric last night. Everyone should go and see it! Cherry Orchard for me next, i’m sure it will have just as many laughs!!! Wednesday 29 June 2011 at 12:49 am It’s because in person he usually behaves like an arrogant arse. But all credit to him, he’s very funny, charming and likeable in this, which just goes to show what a good actor he is. missfrankiecat Says: Sunday 22 May 2011 at 4:00 pm I saw it last night too (Sat 21st) and after a slow start found it the most fun I’ve had in years. Very very silly fun. I was indifferent to Corden before, but he is very skilled in this, supported by a generous and first rate cast, great band and fantastic set. What’s not to like? Boz Says: Monday 23 May 2011 at 10:02 am Bugger. Did I use my advance memebership to bag tickets for this? Did I bogroll. Bum bum bum. Membership, even. Yeah. That too. I now have tickets. Everyone can stand down. Thursday 28 July 2011 at 11:08 am And – BUGGERILLO! – it was a jolly riot. Ace stuff. Adding Tom Edden to the list of people to be adored. I’ve never seen anyone act so much with their lower jaw. Julia Matcham Says: Monday 15 August 2011 at 9:54 am One of the funniest performances I have ever seen. I hadn’t read up on the play and expected to be mildly bored as usual but was totally amazed at the wit and inventiveness of the interpretation although it fell off a bit at the end when ends had to be laborioulsly tied. The ancient waiter was brilliant …we saw this trim young man after the show and just managed to recognise him and congratulate him on a remarkable performance. Had tears running down my cheeks. They were all excellent. And the timing miraculous. What a joy! aculturedlad Says: Saturday 17 September 2011 at 5:43 pm Saturday 29 October 2011 at 8:14 am I absolutely loathed it. Left at interval. ZED1 Says: Thursday 17 November 2011 at 12:16 pm Can you tell me if the girl from the audience that gets covered in foam is actually a cast member?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2000
__label__wiki	0.96412	0.96412	Angry quolls more likely to survive in the wild, study shows ABC Radio Hobart By Georgie Burgess Photo: It is hoped eastern quolls will be able to survive on the mainland. (Flickr: Pursuedbybear) Related Story: More than half of quolls returned to mainland die during pilot program Related Story: Tasmanian-bred quolls returned to wild on mainland Map: Cradle Mountain 7306 What does your personality type say about you? The eastern quoll is extinct on mainland Australia A program reintroducing captive-bred quolls has found the marsupials are not well-equipped to avoid threats in the wild Of 20 released in NSW, just six have survived but there are promising signs those survivors are adapting to the dangers Well, if you're an angry eastern quoll, you're probably more likely to survive in the wild. Research Fellow at the Fenner School of Environment and Society Natasha Robinson has been studying the personalities of quolls to determine if there's a link to survival rates when the captive-bred marsupials are released into the wild. "Animals that had a higher overall agitation score are linked to a higher rate of survival in the field," Dr Robinson said. The eastern quoll was wiped out by foxes on mainland Australia more than 60 years ago, and a program is trying to build up a wild population in New South Wales. Quolls are bred in captivity in Tasmania at Trowunna Wildlife Sanctuary and Devils at Cradle and released into the Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay. "The eastern quoll is considered extinct in the wild on the mainland," Dr Robinson told ABC Radio Hobart. The species used to be common, but now only exists in the wild in Tasmania. While there are some eastern quolls in fenced reserves and sanctuaries on the mainland, the program is the first to reintroduce the species into the wild. Photo: Quolls were tested on whether they hissed and bit during handling. (Supplied: WWF) The angrier the quoll, the safer It's hoped the research can be used to improve the survival rate of reintroduced quolls. Only six of the 20 quolls released in the pilot program in 2018 survived in the national park. "As you can imagine, these animals are coming from a captive-bred environment where they are fed and sheltered and aren't exposed to any threats," Dr Robinson said. Foxes, dogs, cars and pythons were responsible for the deaths. "These quolls are completely naive to all these threats having been raised in a sanctuary," she said. Photo: Quolls are tracked after their release back into the wild. (Supplied: WWF) Dr Robinson presented her results to the Ecology Society of Australia conference in Launceston this week. She observed the quolls throughout different stages of their reintroduction into the wild, including recaptures. Dr Robinson noted how they reacted to handling, how aggressive they were, and whether they bit or hissed. "The more reactive and alert, the more likely it's going to survive," she said. "If we can teach individual animals to be more wary of predators and different threats, they are the ones that have more chance of survival at Booderee." The program will release 100 quolls over three years, with 40 more released this year. Photo: The eastern quoll became extinct on mainland Australia about 60 years ago. (ABC News) Despite the low survival rates during the pilot, Dr Robinson said there was evidence the quolls were adapting their behaviours in the wild to survive. "Foxes and quolls rarely overlap, except when you find one being eaten by a fox," she said. Recent video footage showed a quoll hiding in its hole while a fox was in the area and waited for it to leave. "They can adapt and learn about these environmental threats," she said. "Each year, we try and take on board what we've learnt in the previous year and make modifications." Topics: endangered-and-protected-species, environmental-management, environmental-policy, environmental-impact, animals, ecology, cradle-mountain-7306, launceston-7250, jervis-bay-2540, mole-creek-7304 Contact Georgie Burgess More stories from Tasmania Tassie beekeepers 'fed up' with misleading kiwi manuka claims What's Jan 26 to you? Has it changed? Three kids, one caravan and the wide open road - Amanda's grand plan pays off Talking food with Dillon Kesur I have too many clothes and it's time for a change. Meet Russ and Jane, the Cockle Creek caretakers at the end of the road	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2005
__label__cc	0.617602	0.382398	Self-Study Home 2008 Self-Study President's Introduction Responses to 2003 Regular Interim Report Recommendations Summary Chapter View source for Standard 5 From selfstudy ← Standard 5 The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: editors. ==Introduction== %(5.A.3)Library and information resources at the Evergreen State College support students as they learn how to reason and communicate about freely chosen inquiries whose outcomes remain to be discovered or created (Smith, Standard 2)—in short, as they learn the skills of research, information literacy and media production. Library and information resources balance the open-ended demands of free inquiry against the need for stability, security and efficiency in systems and services. This balance constitutes the focus of how we evaluate our role in undergraduate education. All areas of library and information resources are shaped by the primary mission of teaching and of providing state-of-the-art facilities for programs and individual students. Historically, the Library has been well funded in recognition of the demands of open-ended inquiry and independent study. In fact, the high level of funding represents the strong collaboration among library and media staff, faculty, and administration, all of whom work in concert to develop the library as a center for teaching and learning. %(5.B.5) %(5.D.4)When the founding Dean of Library Services, James Holly, wrote his “Position Paper No. 1,” he assumed that the library would be generic, “By generic I include man’s [sic] recorded information, knowledge, folly, and wisdom in whatever from put down, whether in conventional print, art forms, magnetic tape, laser storage, etc. By generic, I also eliminate physical boundaries such as [a] specific building or portion limited and identified as ‘the library.’” What Holly envisioned motivated many aspects of library, media and computer services but proved in many ways untenable over time because the college community expressed traditional longings for a bounded space. The generic library also proved partially impractical due to technical and budgetary constraints. However, technology and community values have caught up with Holly’s founding vision. Today, laptops and networked data are ubiquitous, and most students expect to access information resources remotely. The library and information services have responded creatively and flexibly to these changes in information technology. Most significantly, a $22 million remodel connected previously disparate areas and created a more cohesive information technology wing, providing one major entrance for the Library, Media Services, the Computer Center and the Computing and Communications offices. Thus, in evaluating library and information resources, the chapter considers resources and services from several disparate administrative units: Library Services, including Media Services (administratively part of the Academic Division); Academic Computing (administratively part of the Finance and Administration Division); and the Computer Applications Lab (administratively part of the Academic Division, with a historical role supporting the science curriculum). The phrase "library and information resources" in Standard 5 should be understood to refer to these units collectively, while comments about separate areas will use more specific language such as the Library, Media Services, or Academic Computing. Two broad roles define and distinguish library and information resources at Evergreen. This chapter first describes and evaluates teaching and instruction performed by library and information resources staff and faculty. Second, the chapter addresses the collections, tools, and services developed by library and information resources in support of Evergreen's academic program. ==Teaching and Instruction== ===Description of Teaching and Instructional Programs: An Overview=== Library and information resources faculty and staff instruct and teach in multiple modes, from basic skills instruction to more complex, content-driven teaching by faculty and professionals in the curriculum. In addition, the teaching faculty contributes substantively and collaboratively to information services, collections and policies. This dynamic collaboration between the teaching faculty and the library and information resources has shaped our primary mission to support inquiry-based education. Each area within library and information resources has developed structures to connect teaching and instruction closely to the faculty, the curriculum and the academic mission of the college. ====Faculty Librarians and Library Teaching==== %(5.B.4) In the case of the Library, Evergreen requires rotation between the librarians and the teaching faculty [Exhibit: Pedersen, etc. for full description]. To describe this rotation briefly, faculty librarians rotate out of the library to teach full-time on a regular basis and, in exchange, teaching faculty rotate into the library to serve as librarians providing reference, instruction and collection development. Faculty who rotate into the library leave with updated skills for developing information literacy within their programs and teams across the curriculum. Library faculty develop their subject specialties and enhance their ability to work across pedagogical and disciplinary realms. Perpetual faculty-wide interactions in faculty governance and team-teaching reinforce the strong connections between the library faculty and the teaching faculty. Librarians know the faculty as colleagues and teaching faculty know the librarians (probably the only basis for widespread and effective library instruction in a curriculum without requirements). Teaching teams also spread best practices in library instruction as older teaching faculty introduce their new faculty teammates to their library colleagues and the teaching they offer. A loose liaison system links each librarian with a subset of the curriculum, based on subject expertise and personal alliances. Faculty librarians provide a wide array of library and information technology related teaching. Teaching outside the library in the curriculum at large, library faculty develop teaching and subject expertise which increases their competence and creativity as they work to match library instruction with individual academic programs. One-time workshops designed to introduce sources particular to the research projects within an academic program represent the most common format. Librarians and teaching faculty design these workshops with the assumption that the skills imparted are embedded in the interests and needs of the program learning community. At a minimum, the faculty for the program usually 1) create a research assignment which informs and motivates the students’ work; 2) attend the workshop and take part, adding his or her expertise and/or questions; 3) provide the library liaison a syllabus and a copy of the assignment and a list of the topics students are considering and 4) ask the students to begin considering their topic before attending the workshop so that they are primed to begin actual research during the workshop. Librarians teach in staged series of workshops most frequently in the graduate programs, in the sciences, and in the off campus programs. Each year one or more library faculty affiliates deeply with a program, meeting weekly to create stepped learning conjoined with research assignments [Exhibit: Sara H. syllabi?]. For several years an information technology seminar linked library internship opportunities with a hands-on web technology workshop. In that model, a small group of students explored contemporary questions in the world of rapid digitization and its social implications. They paralleled that study with real library work and web production practice, including wikis and webpages designed to support library functions [Exhibits: IT wiki, Rare Books page; SAIL page?]. The seminar and workshop provided a venue for library faculty, staff and Academic Computing instructors to gather and consider both the past and future of information technologies [Exhibit: internship syllabi]. Each year one librarian also offers research methods through the evening and weekend curriculum. [Exhibit: Randy Stilson syllabi] %(5.A.3)Library support for the two major off-campus offerings, the Tacoma and the Reservation-Based, Community-Determined programs, focuses heavily on instruction. Students of these programs have limited access to the physical library, and must be directed to the many high quality resources made available to them on-line. Most years, librarians work closely with the Research Methods class at Tacoma, providing instruction on site several weeks per quarter. In Winter 2008, a librarian will offer a 2-credit research module linked to the broader interdisciplinary curriculum of the Tacoma campus. Library instruction at the Reservation sites of the Reservation-Based Community-Determined programs has varied widely. Recently the program has focused on building library methods into the lower division bridge curriculum, which has not involved the library directly. Rebuilding this connection should be a high priority, and a planned faculty rotation from the Reservation-Based program will be an opportunity to do so. See the supplemental discussion of new services for discussion of the many ways direct access to collections has been facilitated through new services to off-campus programs. [this will need to be a link to the specific paragraphs] [Exhibit: NAS and Tacoma resource pages] Within the library, the library faculty see themselves primarily as teachers. They tend to understand the services of the library in the context of teaching, rather than as service providers. They take a proactive approach to the work, suggesting tools and strategies for designing library instruction, and finding the intellectual work in the world of research instruction. They position themselves to work across administrative as well as curricular boundaries and sustain an important role in the crossroads of traditional research methods, contemporary information technology and the world of the curriculum and teaching faculty. ====Modes of Instruction in Media and Academic Computing==== At the level of academic programs, all major computer and media labs provide group instruction covering particular applications or the tools of the relevant discipline. Media and computing instructors teach workshops in different spaces and in different modes, depending on the discipline and the technology. There are no constraints upon what facility may be used. In one quarter, a science program might have workshops in the Computer Center focusing on blogs; a math workshop using Excel in the Computer Applications Lab; a session on using video for documenting field research in the Multimedia lab; and a library research workshop in one of the general-purpose labs in the Computer Center. In this way, academic programs leverage staff expertise and facilities as needed. Teaching faculty must be able to easily identify and contact the appropriate staff member to coordinate ITL instruction which may also require significant logistical support such as lab scheduling, equipment check-out, server space, password access, personnel scheduling and other details. In Academic Computing, program liaisons work with faculty in order to coordinate how programs will teach technology. For instance, the staff member helps set up file shares, web spaces, and schedules and teaches workshops. In Media Services, the Head of Instructional Media provides a central location for faculty and students requesting instructional support in media to get help connecting with appropriate media instructors and scheduling facilities and instruction. The Media Services staff play a central role in how faculty design and integrate media into their programs. Media faculty meet regularly with Media Services staff so that they can develop facilities, plan for access, and foster how academic programs integrate media into the curriculum. Students who work independently on media or computing projects or who decide to tackle media projects within non-media oriented programs find many forms of instructional support outside of academic programs. Academic Computing offers regularly scheduled technology workshops, which are open to all. In addition, Evergreen students can access Lynda.com, which tutors students in software applications and programming languages. The Library recently subscribed to Safari Books Online, which supports the computer science curriculum, but which also answers the technical inquires of students across the curriculum. A Computing wiki began last year and hosts approximately 2,000 pages of instructions and tutorials. Increasingly, students, faculty and staff rely on the wiki to stay abreast of technologies hosted on campus. Students may access most media production facilities and check out portable media equipment once they have completed a proficiency training session. Media instructors run hundreds of these quick, skills-focused instructional sessions annually, serving thousands of students, ensuring proper use of the equipment, and providing supportive technical background for systems. Finally, the Evening and Weekend Studies curriculum provides a coherent, regular pathway for instruction in use of the more complex production facilities, allowing students to gain the skills needed to apply media production resources to their work. Like the library faculty, Media instruction comes in a variety of modes: full-time, part-time, introductory, intensive, general, sustained, intermittent, specialized, individual, within programs or collaboratively in small groups. Many of the media staff are artists, professionals, and faculty in their own right with MFA’s in their fields. They teach photography, electronic music, web design, and digital imaging as adjuncts in Evening & Weekend Studies and in Extended Education. Their contributions to the curriculum are substantial and sustained, some of them having taught for over 20 years. Not only does their work support the Expressive Arts, it also provides access and instruction to students who don’t consider themselves artists but who want nevertheless to engage in technologies that constitute not just important developing communication media but also define the visual aesthetics of science, history, political science, psychology, and visual narrative. Media staff who are adjuncts sometimes teach full time, as visiting artists. In general, Media staff are central to the success of media-based programs and are viewed as colleagues by the Expressive Arts faculty, whose programs they support, and as gurus by the faculty who are less media-literate. These working relationships form the backbone of Media Services. Finally, Photo, Electronic Media and Media Loan staff annually teach as field supervisors for up to eight student interns who are critical to the effective functioning of labs and services. These students typically not only gain high level technical production skills, but also develop instructional, collaborative and administrative experience by working closely with students, faculty and technical staff. Finally, all Media staff sponsor many individual contracts which provide opportunities for students who have identified intensive individual inquiries which are not supported in the curriculum at large. ====Faculty institutes==== Library and information resources instructors also regularly work with and teach the faculty at large through individual collaboration, but also through faculty institutes. Faculty institutes create valuable connections among faculty, library, media and academic computing instructors. Every summer, the Dean of Faculty Development asks faculty and staff to propose institutes that will familiarize participants in new technologies. The Dean funds the proposals that generate the most enrollment, which means that the faculty and staff drive this avenue for development. Recent ITL institutes have focused on teaching statistics with Excel or on using online collaborative tools in foster learning communities. During institutes, faculty are also afforded paid time for self-directed work that focuses on their programs. In these instances, faculty evaluate technology, practice using it, and plan how to incorporate applications into their programs. ===Analysis & Assessment of Teaching & Instructional Programs=== The strong focus on teaching throughout library and information resources suggests the following questions: 1) In a college without requirements, does information technology instruction reach enough students to assure that the vast majority of graduates develop their skills broadly in support of their inquiries? 2) Which students are taught? Do students receive their information technology instruction in an array of disciplinary and developmentally varied situations or is it happening only in pockets of the curriculum? 3) Is it working? Are students acquiring cross-curricular information technology and media literacy? ====How many students are taught?==== Within recent years about 75% of the total FTE attends program-based library instruction workshops annually. [Exhibit: workshop statistics]. In media services, from 2000 to 2007, a total of more than 1500 workshops were offered to approximately 156 programs. The number of media workshops given and students reached in 2005 and 2006 were each more than double the numbers provided in 2000. Workshops have increased along with new technologies, especially in Media Loan and in the new Multimedia and DIS labs. Academic Computing instructors provide academic program-based training sessions and workshops throughout the academic year. {\| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1"\| class="wikitable" \|+'''Computer Lab Workshops for Academic Programs''' (cells represent academic programs/# of students) \| Year \|\| 2004-05 \|\| 2005-06 \|\| 2006-07 \|- \| Computer Center \|\| 221/4423 \|\| 171/3418 \|\| 253/4880 \|- \| Computer Applications Lab \|\| 50/1368 \|\| 50/1248 \|\| 52/1344 \|} Up until 2007, Academic Computing offered 30 to 40 general computer skills workshops per year in the Computer Center, attended by approximately 350 students. Professional staff focused these workshops on general technical skill building, independent of academic programs. Fewer students were attending these workshops over time, presumably because more students consider themselves technically literate. In response to waning attendance, Academic Computing redesigned the workshops as student-centered support sessions to which students bring their questions or projects. This student-centered structure should more effectively meet the specific demands of students. Computing will evaluate the success of this reinvented structure. ====Which Students?==== The number of teaching contacts shows that library and information resources staff teach a large number of students, but not which students. In end-of-program reviews from 2001-2006, The Office of Institutional Research asked faculty, “Did your students use technology to present work, conduct research (including library research), or solve problems? If yes, How?” Not surprisingly, faculty answered, “library/internet research skills were the most commonly used, followed by some form of presentation technology. .” [Exhibit: http://www.evergreen.edu/institutionalresearch/pdf/assessment/epr/EPRsummary2006technology.pdf.] The supplemental material in Appendix I http://www2.evergreen.edu/wikis/selfstudy/images/1/16/ITL_and_EOP_Reviews.doc provides more detail about of how planning units employed and taught information technologies. To summarize, information technology appears widely but not evenly across the curriculum. Library instruction is the most common form of information technology in the curriculum. Significantly different technologies predominate in different parts of the curriculum and no standard set of applications comes into play, not even in Core programs, where even library research appears less frequently than in many parts of the curriculum. Looking at library workshop statistics, the number of workshops provided to programs in planning units correlates loosely to the presence of library research reported in programs. CTL and SI faculty report the least use of library research in their programs and have the fewest number of programs served by library workshops. Thus, the end of program reviews, correlated with workshop records, may be used as tools for identifying possible opportunities for greater collaboration. This analysis should not presume that more information technology instruction is necessary; the faculty often have logical and legitimate reasons to place their emphases elsewhere. However, assessing whether more information technology instruction or support would be welcome in some areas of the curriculum seems advisable based on this data. ====Information Technology Literacy==== =====Media/IT Literacy across the Curriculum: Where are we now?===== Since its inception in the context of Holly’s generic library, Media Services has followed its mission to support media literacy and instruction across the curriculum. Over the last ten years, media services have changed dramatically as the personal computer has become the platform for entry-level media production and consumption. One measure of this change has materialized in how media staff have served programs through formal workshops since Fall of 2000. The scheduling data shows that almost 90% of formal program-based workshops serve Expressive Arts faculty. While this scheduling data does not cover equipment proficiency workshops or one-on-one instruction, it’s nevertheless clear that formal instruction by media staff focuses heavily on Expressive Arts programs, with an emphasis on advanced production applications, the exclusive provenance of expressive arts faculty. Media Services provides this advanced instruction in specialized labs, which were enhanced and expanded during the remodel. One effect of this specialization is that entry-level students have migrated to Academic Computing where the staff is more likely to instruct them in basic media skills. In fact, during Fall and Winter of 2006/07, 68% of the faculty who requested workshops in Computer Center were from planning units other than Expressive arts, and many of these workshops included media instruction (Photoshop, Imovie, Flash, etc.). The Computer Applications Lab also shows a trend toward more broadly used applications. Although the CAL has traditionally focused on the science curriculum in ES and SI, these users have begun to share their space with those who have less specialized demands. Roughly 60%-70% of the classes in the CAL now work with statistical or numeric analysis, primarily Excel, but also including Graphical Analysis, R, and SPSS. Ninety percent of CAL users prepare presentations, most often with Powerpoint, Word, Illustrator, and Excel. Approximately 60% of the programs meeting in the CAL still use analytical tools, including (in order of usage) ArcGIS, Mathematica, and Stella, which were once the focal point of all CAL applications. Science faculty have shifted their emphasis to on-site analysis, using advanced applications in specialized scientific labs in ways that parallel the shift in Media Services toward advanced applications. Meanwhile, the CAL and the Computer Center serve increasing numbers of students who seek instruction or support for the more and more powerful personal computing applications in media production, statistical analysis and presentation media. =====Critical Approaches to Media===== Although library and information resources instructors work to fuse teaching with program content, students are nevertheless free to access any media application or information technology beyond or without considering program content. Likewise, many programs focus entirely on technical skill building, without any formal attempt to link these practices to disciplinary content. And in other areas of the curriculum, such as CTL, critical media and information studies are often taught in a theoretical mode, without hands-on media production—the thing itself. The point is that, when skills are valorized over content—or when theory ignores practice-students neglect concrete critical reflection on how technology impacts the message, the creators, the audience, or society. However, the generic library model—the founding principle for library and information resources at Evergreen—has emphasized and counterbalanced the tendency to isolate skills from content. Students who read texts are expected to write as well; why should they not be expected to create media as well as view it? Early on, a rotating faculty member who helped link instruction with critical media studies and with interdisciplinary programs directed Media Services. Library and information resources continue to struggle to advocate for the critical study of media and information technology across the curriculum. =====Teaching Information Technology Literacy (ITL) Across the Curriculum===== During the first half of the self-study period, the Legislature mandated Information Technology Literacy (ITL) as a central focus for colleges and universities in the State. The ITL movement presented nothing surprising to the Evergreen Library, which has been engaged in these ideas and goals since the founding of the college. However, the legislative mandate created interest in evaluating our work. As used in this study, the term ITL encompasses every aspect of information technology, including digitized library research, but also includes concepts found in the literatures of media literacy, visual studies, and communications (critical approaches to media). In order to assure that students have the skills to communicate about their open inquiries, library and information resources take a broad role in the curriculum. Two of the “Six Expectations of an Evergreen Graduate” relate directly to the library and information resources commitment to help students achieve intellectual independence, creativity, and critical acumen. Expectation Two states that our graduates will communicate creatively and effectively; Expectation Four, that our graduates apply qualitative, quantitative, and creative modes of inquiry appropriately to practical and theoretical problems across the disciplines. When students at Evergreen learn about media and information technologies, they also are immersed in disciplinary content that promotes their ability to "access, analyze, evaluate and create messages across a variety of contexts." Not only should literate students read and write astutely, they also should access, view, critique and produce digital media and information that is clear, eloquent and complete. In this way, digital scholarship merges seamlessly with individual and formal educational goals, just as print scholarship has in the past. [Footnote Sonia Livingstone article; Wyatt's definition; Caryn's position paper from the gen ed. process Nov. 27, 2000]. Library and information resources support ITL, including media literacy, as an agenda for students across programs, disciplines and media. Library and information resources collaborate with teaching teams as they instruct students in media and students who create films, multimedia or musical works for programs or for independent study. These are the challenges of the "freely chosen inquiry," –challenges that cannot all be met at all times. However, the location of Media Services administratively and physically within Library Services is meant to insure that media studies and media production are supported appropriately both within the programs that media faculty teach and elsewhere in the freely chosen inquiries of students. Academic computing also provides access to—and instruction in-- information technologies through a balance of specialized and open computing facilities. With the migration of many media applications to commonly available personal computer platforms, instruction and facilities to support entry-level media production have spread to academic computing and even to the library proper. =====Does Library Instruction Result in ITL Gains?===== The Library, consistent with college-wide practices, rejects requirements and embraces students who engage in open inquiry and independent judgment and who evince the ineffable quality of critical acumen. In this context, the Library supports a fluid curriculum and responds to changes that drive the needs and expectations of an innovative teaching faculty. Because the Library shapes teaching according to individual students, a fluid curriculum, and highly diverse pedagogy, standard or standardized assessment methods do not apply. Instead, the Library commits to the intensive and never ending task of recreating learning goals, student-by-student, program-by-program. Context is everything, which obviates the role of abstract standards and measures. On the other hand, the Library does engage in qualitative assessment—a descriptive characterization of ITL teaching and learning. As is the case throughout the faculty, library faculty write annual evaluations of themselves and their library and teaching colleagues. These evaluations consistently address instructional aspirations, successes and failures. [Exhibits: Library Faculty Evaluations] Further, under the leadership of the Office of Institutional Research, the librarians designed a project that assessed students as they worked through real research inquiries. The study documented the techniques and processes—and to some extent, the thinking—of several small samples of students as they collaborated intensively on research questions. The study showed that these particular students wee stronger in their grasp of content than they were in their command of library research tools for their specific inquiries. In other words, a question about history might not lead them to Historical Abstracts. They were also strong in their ability to develop their research questions and to evaluate and synthesize the results. What these results suggest is that “Faculty may want to assess their students’ abilities to obtain information and offer tutorials or refer students to the Library when deficiencies are detected.” Beyond the immediate results, this qualitative assessment also suggested that the students benefited greatly when they collaborated. Certainly, this observation is corroborated by the gains that students make when they work together in skill building instead of in canned computer workshops outside of programs. Additionally, peer groups are widely used across the curriculum as a way to encourage students to develop research topics and individual projects. Given the results of the qualitative assessment and given the widely practiced use of peer groups, library faculty should seek ways to implement collaborative research activities when they link their instruction to programs. This model of cooperation would build on the more isolated collaborations that take place, as a matter of course, between librarians and students at the reference desk. An enlarged vision of this basic transaction—discussion, exploration, and brainstorming—will enhance the relevance and effectiveness of library teaching and workshops. [Exhibit: [http://www.evergreen.edu/institutionalresearch/pdf/assessment/informationliteracy.pdf http://www.evergreen.edu/institutionalresearch/pdf/assessment/informationliteracy.pdf]] =====Survey Evidence===== The Evergreen Student Experience Survey asks questions which elucidate what the students themselves think they learned at Evergreen. In the 2006, the ESES asked "To what extent have your Evergreen experiences contributed to your growth in ... the following computer-related fields...?" For the category 'Studying or Doing Research via the Internet or other online sources": * 30.5% of Olympia campus students reported at least some contribution; * 47.5% reported quite a bit or a lot, for a total of 77.5%. * More than 84% of Tacoma students reported at least some, of which 50% reported quite a bit. * More than 93% of reservation-based students reported at least some contribution; 86.2% reporting quite a bit or a lot. These statistics correlate well with the end-of-program review and instructional data cited earlier. Considering just how many students seem to express self-confidence in their research skills, and as the internet provides so many increasingly powerful tools for personal research, it is heartening to see that a good majority of students recognize that they developed greater (and one hopes more scholarly) research skills as part of their education at Evergreen. The ESES 2006 also asked about "Using the computer for artistic expression (e.g. music, other audio, still images, animation, video, etc.": * Just over 42% reported Evergreen contributed "Some", "Quite a Bit" or "A Lot". * Fully 36.8% said "Not at All" * and 20.9% said "Very Little." The ESES 2006 also surveyed use of non-artistic computer tools, asking about specific types of applications such as spreadsheets, GIS, web development, posters, or programming. In general, as was found in end of program reviews, no single type of computer application dominated. No application type was used by more than 50% of students; instead different types of applications were used by smaller subsets of the students surveyed. ===Future Aspirations and Challenges for Instruction=== ====Library Instruction==== %(5.D.1)Individual library faculty are spending more time out of the library teaching in the curriculum as a result of the loss of one library faculty line to budget cuts. This takes it toll on affairs internal to the library. Specifically, the librarians can’t attend consistently to administration; they struggle to support all areas of the curriculum; and they have not been able to respond to proposed increases in hours for the reference desk. Further, reference desk service has changed as the Internet creates patrons who access our resources from remote locations. Most immediately, virtual patrons do not benefit from the teaching that takes place at the reference desk. As the physical reference desk diminishes in importance, faculty who rotate into the library have more limited opportunities to learn about library resources through interactions with patrons. These trends, challenges, and problems should inform the reference group as they consider how to proceed in allocating team responsibilities with or without an increase in the number of library faculty. % (5.E.3) The reference group should evaluate service to areas of the curriculum that report or demonstrate less involvement in the various forms of information technology instruction (as reflected in end of program reports)and consider whether more or different instructional support would be appropriate or desirable. For instance, one of the science librarians retired, leaving one librarian to cover all SI programs. Because this librarian teaches intensively in a few programs, some SI programs may be underserved. This may contribute to the tendency of SI programs to report less work with library research in programs. Thus, the next library faculty hire should probably emphasize scientific expertise. The science librarian who does intensive, embedded instruction, works with students as they write bibliographies, which become the basis for evaluating the effectiveness of student research. Some of the other librarians evaluate bibliographies as well. This approach could be more broadly applied to programs across the curriculum, where students are required to research competently and to represent their work clearly in bibliographies, abstracts, research papers, essays and stories. Faculty librarians may want to explore evaluating research results more commonly as they develop their ties with programs and faculty in all disciplines. As librarians become more involved in each stage of research, including writing or production, they should be able to provide more consistent support to students. Of course, this more intensive work with individual programs must be restricted according to the time and energy of the small library faculty team. Variations in the academic year cycle, which show significantly lighter workshop demands in winter, as compared to fall quarter, suggest one strategy for extending this service. This may also be an area to which rotating faculty can contribute. Academic Computing and the Library Faculty should explore connections with the Quantitative and Writing Centers. The many overlapping values and concerns of these areas seem obvious. In fact, the barriers that persist seem to reflect different philosophies of service—specifically, of public service—rather than intractably divergent views of teaching and learning. For instance, students do a great deal of the teaching in the writing center, whereas faculty librarians consider teaching to be the center of their work. Yet everyone agrees that student-centered instruction is one of the best modes of learning. ====Shared Technology Creates the Need for More Shared Work==== %(5.B.5) Today, commonly used media applications, once physically limited to Media Services, are now found throughout the facilities administered by Academic Computing and, to a degree, by the Library. Similarly, library resources, once physically limited to the library building, are found anywhere one can reach the web. Computers, once found only in the Computer Center, are everywhere. These shifts have accelerated over the past ten years and have changed the instructional roles of the areas and their relationship to the curriculum. Undoubtedly, library and information resources will continue to distribute their budgets, facilities and staff to continuing expansion of information technology in programs and for individual students. %(5.D.4) As technologies have changed, so have the relationships among the Library, Media Services, and Computing, which now share in the communal project of interconnecting, teaching and supporting our information and technological resources. At this juncture, there seems little point in redesigning the administrative structures that oversee these areas because new relationships and responsibilities have evolved organically, based on need, demand, and interest and will continue to do so. While the Library and Media Services collaborate, as a matter of course, with Academic Computing, the real challenge remains: How to more thoroughly engage the teaching faculty across the curriculum in defining the role of information technology in the academic careers of our students. ====Cross-Curricular Information Technology Literacy==== As discussed above, library and information resources and the teaching faculty assure that information technology infuses the curriculum. On the other hand, the faculty has not embraced any particular set of information technology skills as fundamental to the liberal arts undergraduate at Evergreen. Instead, faculty choose and adapt information and media technologies according to the pedagogical and disciplinary requirements of their chosen inquiry. There is little work across the curriculum about critical approaches to media or basic definitions of college level technical literacy for the liberal arts. In the immediate future, library and information resources should invite the teaching faculty into a discussion about whether the campus has any broad consensus about ITL, including critical approaches. Long ago, the college committed to writing across the curriculum and allocated significant institutional resources to encourage that work—without proscriptive limits or standards. A wider discussion about ITL could produce a similar vision and institutional support. In the long run, such a vision will shape our understanding of digital scholarship in the liberal arts. %(5.D.1) & %(5.D.2)The shift of some entry-level media production instruction to from Media Services to Academic Computing raises questions about the staffing assumptions in Academic Computing. If critical approaches to information technology are to be addressed and if cross-curricular information technology literacy is a priority for the contemporary liberal arts, then instructional staffing based on historical models of canned skills workshops may be insufficient. Academic Computing needs to be staffed sufficiently with instructors who have both time and expertise to work intensively in program planning, curriculum development, as well as technical skills development, as has historically been the case in the Library and Media Services. ==Information Collections and Services== ===Description of Information Collections & Services=== ====Overall Planning for Collections & Services==== The academic community views the Library as a center for teaching, which means that collections and resources reflect the curriculum. In fact, all of Library services are defined by the fluidity of interdisciplinary and individual study. The Dean of Library Services strengthens the ties between Academics and Library and Media Services through meeting weekly with the Provost, Associate Vice President for Academic Budget and Planning and the Academic Dean of Budget and the weekly Academic Deans meeting. Every other week, the Director of Computing & Communications and the Manager of Academic Computing also join the Academic Deans meeting. ===== %(5.B.1) Collection Development===== The library faculty develops collections to support the changeable and interdisciplinary curriculum without the usual structure of departmental allocations. The librarians build collections and vendor profiles on the basis of their own teaching, governance, knowledge of the teaching faculty, and affiliation with planning units. [Exhibit: list of librarian and staff dtf assignments]. The faculty at large develops the curriculum in planning units and at retreats, an ongoing process that is not subject to formal managerial or committee review. %(5.D.5)Because they participate actively in the curriculum planning process, the librarians know how to build relevant collections. This process is strengthened by faculty who rotate into the library and lavish their attention on areas of the collection related to their disciplinary expertise. Finally, librarians honor most initial requests for additions to the collection, working from the assumption that free inquiry and individual research are central to the library’s mission. %(5.B.5) & %(5.C)In the past, the Library has struggled to satisfy incidental research demands outside the boundaries defined by the evolving curriculum, especially requests for more specialized materials. Consortial services made efficient because of new technologies have changed all this. Currently, almost all book requested generated by the individualistic interests of students working on independent projects can be supplied through the SUMMIT system, which includes over 30 academic library collections from Oregon and Washington, all available within two or three days. Many specialized materials are also now supplied by periodicals databases, which have expanded eight to nine times over the self-study period. Consortial purchases have reduced per-title costs dramatically. Finally, ILLiad, the on-line interlibrary loan system, brings journal articles to the mailboxes and email accounts of students within days (or even hours) of ordering. There are almost no discernible limits to accessing published information for any researcher except those who need to present within 24 hours. Nevertheless, Orbis-Cascade, the umbrella consortium which administers SUMMIT, is exploring collaborative collection development to ensure both the depth of the shared collections and the appropriate coverage of local collections. =====Support for Freely Chosen Intensive Media Production===== % (5.C.1) Like the Library, Media Services serves the entire academic community, from programs to individuals. And, like the library, Media Services strains under the pressure of answering the needs of freely chosen independent study as well as a fluid curriculum. Students working on independent media productions compete with Expressive Arts programs over scarce resources, from equipment to laboratories to teaching staff. In order to balance these competing demands, Media Services requires students and faculty to submit Media Request Forms, which are reviewed by the Media Services Manager and the Head of Instruction Media, who allocate resources, both human and technological. Individual Contract forms include a checkmark for special equipment or facilities, and the academic deans who review the forms use this as a safety net for screening intensive media use. In these ways Media Services assures that students who embark on media studies do so with the appropriate support. The Expressive Arts planning unit also instituted a Student Originated Studies (SOS) group contract in media in order to assure that students have more consistent access to facilities and instructional support as they pursue their independent projects. =====Service Desks and Facilities===== % (5.C.1) Over time, the faculty librarians have transformed the reference desk into a teaching space, which goes well beyond traditional service models. For this reason, there is generally a librarian at the desk during all hours that the library is open to the public. From this position, librarians are prepared to teach patrons how to develop and pursue their research topics. Each contact between a librarian and a patron represents an opportunity to teach and learn. In collections, web page design, signage, collection organization, and creation of virtual services, the librarians ask, not just what is easiest or matches the expectations of inexperienced users, but what can be taught through the new design, service or collection. For example, broad aggregate databases have been purchased because they are cost-effective, but the librarians also emphasize and teach comparatively expensive digitized indexes which refer students more deeply into the discipline-based literature of their inquiries. Government Documents, Periodicals, the Sound and Image Library (SAIL), Circulation, Media Loan, Photo Services, including Photoland (Instructional Photo), and Electronic media all have public services desks which provide access to collection and/or allow patrons to schedule lab space, reserve equipment, and ask for technical help. From anywhere on campus, faculty can phone EM for assistance in using classroom technologies. For a complete list of information desks see http://www2.evergreen.edu/wikis/selfstudy/images/5/59/Library_Service_Points.doc. For a complete list of major labs see http://www2.evergreen.edu/wikis/selfstudy/images/b/b8/Major_Faciities_List.doc =====The Information Technology Wing===== % (5.C) Library and information resources networking actively across academic and administrative departmental boundaries. With the generic library as a foundation and the interdisciplinary curriculum as the context, merged collections and services build upon an alternative past. The major remodel planned and implemented during the self-study period substantially strengthened opportunities for networking services, facilities and staff. One central, broad entrance provides access to the Library, the Computer Center, Media Loan and the stairs to Electronic Media, Photo Services and Computing and Communications. A large staircase which hides this entrance from the view of individuals entering the building is being removed in the current, second phase of the library building remodel. The remodel was shaped by a communal commitment to teaching and interdisciplinary study. Collaborative study spaces predominate, whether open area study tables, grouped lounge furniture, pod-shaped arrangements in labs or small group study and media viewing rooms. Wireless access (almost ubiquitous on campus now) allows informal group work around personal or library-owned laptops. Additional laboratory spaces provide easier scheduling for program work and more computers for individuals when classes do not use the labs. Limited quiet study areas provide an alternative for the solitary scholar, but group work is the norm and encouraged. Art exhibitions invite patrons into lounge and study areas and help define the library as a public space. The new basement lounge, affectionately dubbed the Library Underground, hosts frequent campus gatherings and public readings, although flooding (a new issue since the remodel) has seriously disrupted the area. Groups from across campus meet and teach in library spaces, which are open to all.. The media collections are prominently located in the reference area, where SAIL staff work closely with the reference librarians. Contiguous with SAIL is the Assisted Technology Lab, an emerging resource that has become a vital meeting place for students to work but also to show their art and media productions. Again, SAIL and reference staff provide service and technical support for ATL patrons. As the physical reference collection continues to shrink, reference, SAIL, the ATL, and circulation will merge to form a more cohesive unit with a prominent public presence. Overall, the Information Technology Wing has shed barren hallways and utilitarian desks in favor of lounge areas and comfortable study spaces. Wireless connections, our collection of laptop computers, overstuffed couches and chairs, large tables, task lighting, and spacious collections all contribute to the spirit of conviviality that informs the work of shared inquiry. =====Blending Lab Facilities===== With the rapid developments in networked information technology, distinctions between general and specialized technology labs have blurred. The main computer center includes many specialized scientific software packages such as ArcGIS and Mathematica, while standard graphic manipulation software, such as Photoshop and Illustrator, appear in the CAL. Similarly, the Computer Center supports high-level statistics applications such as R as well as digital music editing. The library computers provide basic Office applications and general web access in addition to library-specific searches, but specific library computers also provide GIS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, assistive/adaptive technology and scanning applications. Additionally, Academic Computing has changed access to networked facilities to reduce distinctions for students working across lab spaces. One user domain and single sign-on mean simpler, more consistent access to networked resources across campus. The Digital Imaging and Multimedia facilities, while providing applications for advanced media production, are open to all stidents. Some specialty labs have self-contained resources, such as large format printers and applications requiring more sophisticated hardware. However, the primary distinction among labs is the level of expertise and specialized knowledge of the staff. Students benefit when they know that the specialized character of a lab means there will be more skilled assistance as well. =====Planning===== % (5.E.1)& % (5.E.2) The Information Technology Collaborative Hive (ITCH) provides the most formal mechanism for collaboration around technology across the various parts of the college. Evergreen supports three ITCH groups: Academic, Administrative, and Core. The Academic ITCH meets at least once a month and includes professional staff from each of the primary technology labs, faculty, and interested students. The Academic ITCH coordinates general academic IT initiatives, helps develop general academic computing policy, and guides strategic planning. Professional staff members in each of the primary technology areas have developed strong connections to discipline-specific slices of the curriculum, faculty and academic administration. As ITCH develops, the members will explore ways to communicate and plan in cross-disciplinary and cross-divisional programs. ITCH provides one of the necessary cross-curricular and cross-division contexts for developing information technology across administratively distinct areas. === % (5.E) Analysis & Assessment of Information Services and Collections=== =====Library and Computer Center Use & Satisfaction Rates===== Although library and information resources provide a wide array of services, the question still remains whether the services are effective. Surveys of popularity (frequency of use and satisfaction with use), provide some insight. Institutional Research routinely surveys alumni and students about campus resources. Over time, responses regarding the Library and Computer Center have been strikingly positive. Students reported the Library and Computer Center among the most highly used services or facilities, with high user satisfaction levels as well. Library use rates were 99% in 1998; 97% in 2002; 97% for on campus users and 94.2% for off campus students in 2004. User satisfaction rates were 75.5% somewhat or very satisfied in 1998 and 85% somewhat or very satisfied in 2002. The student experience survey (ESES) of 2006 reports that 95% of respondents use the library. Computer Center users were 94% of respondents in 1998, 96% in 2002 and 92% for on campus students and 93.4% for off campus students in 2004. In the 2006 student experience survey, 88.5% of students reported using the computer center. Despite the radically changing information environment, the physical library has experienced only a slight reduction in use: 4% from 1998 to 2006. The Computer Center also has enjoyed heavy use over time, with some reduction in 2006 as more and more students use their own laptops on campus; the survey that year showed that 91% of students have their own computers. Satisfaction rates for the Library and Computer Center remain the highest for any services on campus. Starting in 2006, the ESES included questions about using library resources online and found that 85.2% of respondents use online library resources. Internal records also suggest phenomenal growth in online use of library resources. In 2000, when the library subscribed to three aggregate databases (Proquest, Ebscohost and JSTOR), users conducted 80,000 searches. In 2006, with approximately 30 subscription databases, there were more than 262,677 searches. Careful review of variations of use from year to year reveals the direct impact a fluid curriculum has on database use. For example, Modern Language Association International Bibliography statistics are quite erratic; one major project in a large academic program explains a five-fold increase of use in one year. As JSTOR has developed into a more deeply and broadly multi-interdisciplinary tool, use statistics show a shift away from heavy dependence on the less scholarly aggregates. Extensive lobbying by faculty and librarians encourages this shift toward use of scholarly resources such as JSTOR. =====Media Services User Surveys===== ESES also surveyed students about their use of Media Services, which showed 48% use of Media Loan and 89.6% somewhat or very satisfied. This data has been supplemented by Media Services staff member, Lin Crowley, who surveyed campus members about their use of Media Services for a Masters in Public Administration project. Crowley designed her project to include use statistics and user satisfaction. Crowley’s respondents reported an average satisfaction level for each service ranging from 3.07 to 3.62 (out of 4), which indicated that those who used current services were generally fairly satisfied with each of the services that they use. Although respondents to Crowley’s survey were predominantly active Media Services users, many respondents were uninformed about some media services. Respondents supported investment in new digital technologies, but most were unaware of new or planned digital facilities. One clear conclusion of the survey is that visibility and access could be better for some media services. For instance, suggested improvements often focussed on access, whether longer hours, more workshops or more facilities. The survey project director recommended that future follow-up surveys be conducted to compare whether the reasons people use each service change and to evaluate the satisfaction levels for each type of services by patron types. [Exhibit: Crowley. Media Service Survey] =====Comparing Use Statistics With Other Libraries===== In 2002, the Library entered SUMMIT, a consortium of 4-year public colleges and universities across Washington and Oregon, which allows students to make on-line requests and have items mailed quickly to Evergreen. Of the five institutions in Washington which added the service at the same time, Evergreen had the fastest take-off. Evergreen patrons borrowed 9,723 during the first year, more than any other library, even though Evergreen is by far the smallest institution in the consortium. At ten times Evergreen’s size, the University of Washington borrowed just under 7,000 items during that first year. It took a year for the University of Washington to surpass Evergreen, while other institutions had not done so even in 2006. Although one might assume that small collection size drives this higher demand, the fact is that Evergreen students also use their local collection at higher rates than their peers in the SUMMIT consortium. [[Image:Summit copy.gif]] The Evergreen community adapted quickly to SUMMIT because the library, with its strong connections to faculty and the curriculum, communicated effectively about the service, showcasing the new service in the many instructional sessions typical of any Fall quarter. Lower early use rates at other institutions may be partially the result of staff deliberately implementing the service at a more measured pace. On the other hand, the Evergreen Circulation department chose to implement SUMMIT at full force, successfully assuming the institutional impact of this significant change and assuring success. National library statistics for 2004 provide the opportunity to compare liberal arts college use statistics with those of small masters level universities (Carnegie Class Masters I), with surprising results. The most basic level of use which is collected is gatecount: How many people entered the library? Evergreen’s average gate count per FTE was 1.8, Masters universities were at 1.4 and Liberal arts colleges averaged 2.77. At the next, more engaged level of library use, the patron checks out a book. At the third level, the patron identifies materials from libraries beyond his own and requests an interlibrary loan (ILL). These last two levels of service are confused within the SUMMIT consortium (and perhaps other nationally) because the books borrowed from another library may be counted as either circulations or interlibrary loans. Thus, these two categories of use must be combined. The comparisons speak to Evergreen library’s dynamic patronage: students borrow (via ILL and circulation) an average of 36 items, while the masters level institutions borrow only 1.55, and the liberal arts colleges nationally borrow an average of 34. The same dramatic distinction between liberal arts colleges and universities appears in the SUMMIT consortium, which covers a full gamut of colleges and universities in Oregon and Washington. Following is a chart which ranks the top 15 of the 31 libraries in the region based upon their rates of use of SUMMIT. Evergreen places high on the list, among the most highly ranked liberal arts colleges, all well above usage rates at more comprehensive institutions. {\| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" \| Library \| # Items borrowed \| FTE \| Items/FTE \|- \| Reed \| 20,480 \| 1,268 \| 16.15 \|- \| G. Fox U. \| 14,427 \| 2,392 \| 6.03 \|- \| Marylhurst \| 4,548 \| 852 \| 5.34 \|- \| Lewis/Clark \| 14,386 \| 2,953 \| 4.87 \|- \| '''TESC''' \| '''16,118''' \| ''' 4,200''' \| '''3.84''' \|- \| Whitman \| 6,672 \| 1,803 \| 3.70 \|- \| Willamet \| 9,164 \| 2,511 \| 3.65 \|- \| UPS \| 7,570 \| 2,742 \| 2.76 \|- \| Seattle Pacific \| 8,589 \| 3,466 \| 2.48 \|- \| Linfield \| 5,354 \| 2,331 \| 2.30 \|- \| Western Ore. \| 8,623 \| 3,992 \| 2.16 \|- \| U Portland \| 6,764 \| 3,211 \| 2.11 \|- \| U Oregon \| 38,796 \| 18,880 \| 2.05 \|- \| E. Ore. U. \| 4,620 \| 2,306 \| 2.00 \|- \| Pacific U. \| 4,232 \| 2,341 \| 1.81 \|} Looking at national data, the following table compares the averages of various commonly used Evergreen peer groups: {\| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="1" \| Library \| FTE \| Gate Count/FTE \| Circulation+ILL/FTE \|- \| '''TESC''' \| '''3987''' \| '''1.81''' \| '''36''' \|- \| DEEP Colleges \| 1903 \| 2.85 \| 36 \|- \| CTCL \| 1555 \| 4.20 \| 39 \|- \| COPLAC \| 4097 \| 2.03 \| 25 \|- \| CIEL \| 7383 \| 1.20 \| 19 \|- \| Washington Comprehensives \| 10575 \| 1.74 \| 18 \|} Evergreen students use their library in ways that reflect a strong commitment to the practices of liberal arts colleges. Colleges that significantly surpass Evergreen’s use rates often require significant student project work such as a senior thesis project. For instance, Reed College shows 120 items per student and New College of Florida, 89. =====Comparing IT Facilities with Other Institutions===== The information technology consultant Edutech compared Evergreen’s budget for IT with peer institutions. Edutech compared Evergreen to similar schools on the basis of physical environment, enrollment numbers, education goals and aspirations, residential nature, tuition, and governance structure and determined that Evergreen devotes considerable resources to IT and is consistent with its peers in that regard. In 2005, Evergreen’s expenditure on IT—expressed as a percentage of total institutional expenditures—was 6.7%. This percentage aligns with the 6.7% reported by Computing in a 2006 survey of public four-year colleges. The average for all institutions was 6.5%. =====Responsiveness to Rapid Change in the Information Environment===== Among the organizations included in library and information resources, the Library is the largest and most embedded in professional traditions and may be the most invested in preexisting structures and assumptions. How well does the Library balance the competing demands of conservation, teaching, and technological adaptation and innovation? As librarians rotate into the full-time curriculum, they temporarily leave behind reference work, management, administration, and collection development. Any sustained work, such as web-page development, is interrupted by these regular absences. On the other hand, full-time teaching faculty rotate into library as neophytes who need training and who present with widely disparate skills, abilities, and ambitions. Beyond the system of rotation—with its concomitant duties-- librarians are contractually obligated to participate in college governance, curriculum planning, not to mention their own scholarly projects and sabbaticals. Further, librarians have nine-month contracts and are often absent during the summer sessions when the Library is minimally staffed. These organizational facts mean that Evergreen has no managerial class of librarians. Instead, the team of faculty librarians share management with staff. Paraprofessionals head almost all departments, including Government Publications, Periodicals, Technical Services, and Acquisitions. Their year-round presence and regular workdays provide consistency for development of services, maintenance of collections, public service, and supervision of both classified staff and students workers. In this collaborative environment, staff often lead the way in adopting new services. The tremendous commitment by the staff grounds the Library and makes it an ideal teaching environment. The success of the Library’s flat organization can be measured by the impressive way in which the Library group has responded to institutional and profession-wide changes and challenges. Appendix IV http://www2.evergreen.edu/wikis/selfstudy/images/2/22/Achievements.doc lists major changes in services, faculties and collections implemented during the study period—most responding to opportunities provided by technological developments. =====Conclusion: Assessing Library and Information Resources Collections and Services===== Library and information resources has been deeply influenced by the organizational habits of the college, habits of collaboration, egalitarian ideals, fluidity, face-to-face interactions, non-departmentalization, and interdisciplinary inquiry. The result is a responsive, flexible, evolving set of services and resources. Library and information resources faculty and staff work across the digital divide, regardless of where services reside administratively, in order to fuse traditional library services, information services, computing, and media. Library and information resources assess technology within the context of Evergreen’s particular curriculum and implement new applications incrementally in collaborative processes involving all three areas of service and the teaching faculty. As part of that work, library and information resources have had the distinct historical advantage of presuming that information comes in all formats and that it is not only possible but advisable to break down as many barriers as possible to access information in all its forms. In this, library and information resources are shaped by their founding vision, the generic library, an idea whose time is come. ===Future Aspirations and Challenges for Collections and Services=== ====Continue Blending More Functions within Library and Information Resources==== Library and information resources support a surprisingly diverse infrastructure of technologies and media in the curriculum. For greatest efficiency, library and information resources should considered even more coordination across boundaries to provide technology support. Students should be able to move seamlessly between different areas, such as CAL, MML, and the Computer Center. Certainly, the pathways between areas could be more clearly articulated by identifying and developing more common services, including printing, building and maintaining image sets, server filespace, and common software. By taking better advantage of the network infrastructure, students will experience less confusion, and IT staff who directly support the curriculum could dedicate more energy toward coordinating, developing and designing IT strategies with academic programs instead of maintaining redundant infrastructures. Library and information resources need to develop a shared perspective about their public presence. One possibility for representing the blended facilities and services is a central help desk for the information technology wing. Once the central staircase is removed, the shared entrance to the wing will become a prominent architectural feature and an opportunity to reshape the community’s understanding of what the areas collectively represent. A central help desk could provide basic information about facilities, services, and staff, and it would help facilitate how efficiently patrons move between the various floors of the wing. Continued attention to the best use of the Library Underground and how to assure its connection to other floors should be part of this process; a large, flexible teaching and gathering space is developing there and appropriate equipment will be needed to support that vision. Concurrently, assuring safe conditions for the adjacent Archives and Rare Books Collections are critical. Construction of the Center for New Media will begin soon. This project has distinct relevance to the changing roles of Media Services, the Library and Academic Computing within the evolving digital liberal arts. The CNM will comprise a collection of media production studios and equipment to complement and complete existing Media Services and Academic Computing media resources and provide the primary bridge between the campus media infrastructure and networked digital resources. For a discussion of the CNM and related curricular projects see http://www2.evergreen.edu/wikis/selfstudy/images/f/ff/CNM.doc. The Library will continue to actively develop a new library front page and database search pages. The library is currently engaged in discussions with the college web designers who may be willing to maintain the library front page without exerting too much control over content. The Orbis-Cascade consortium may develop a shared catalog front-page, which the library will consider as well. Currently, the reference group is researching the commercial options for federated searching to replace the highly frustrating and therefore unused Meta-find search. The last self-study emphasized the library audio/visual collection. Since then, one-time funds have frequently been infused, and the collection has grown significantly. SAIL staff and selectors have emphasized both new titles and replacement of older formats and worn copies. The library anticipates circulating the collection through SUMMIT, which will increase wear. [[Image:.wmz\|384px]] Selectors should still have the recently implemented opportunity to purchase various formats from their funds for print monographs if desired, but a stable and larger allocation for the SAIL budget would lessen the need to do so and reduce variations in expenditures, workload and processing. During Winter of 2008, the reference group will review the materials budgets with the intention of reallocating funds according to the curricular demands for video and digitized reference resources. If these discussions result in a larger budget for SAIL, there will be more work. Additionally, the staff will be more deeply involved in researching web-based media collections. This additional workload much be addressed. This digital collection development process will go forward in concert with the push to digitize archival collections, including photographs, video, and copies of faculty artwork. The Center for New Media will take the lead in this ongoing project. Because of the SUMMIT and ILLiad systems, the collections do not need to be designed to support individual students who engage in inquiries that lie outside the collection profile. However, SUMMIT use will also allow the library to identify whether there are any consistent weaknesses in the collection that show up as subject areas driving high borrowing rates from other institutions. The data from SUMMIT should be analyzed over a three year period, due to the fluidity of the curriculum, at which point the Library will decide if such data are useful in guiding collection development. The library will continue to take advantage of the significantly increased purchasing power created by consortial agreements for periodical and other database purchases. The library needs to keep an eye on the time and expertise necessary to keep up with the ever-increasing work of evaluating these agreements, purchases and contracts and the technical work to support electronic resources and may want to consider creating a position for managing electronic resources. A centralized specialist working on electronic resources would potentially help the selectors, by consistently researching and disseminating information about new products. Overall, long-standing assumptions about budgets for collections must be re-evaluated. While major cuts were made to the monographic budget early in the study period and were only partially restored over time, it is not clear that simply restoring those funds and adding funds for inflation are the desirable next moves. The Resource Selection Committee will need to continue to explore more flexible responses to a rapidly changing publishing environment in order to match collection budgets to evolving research needs. ====Support for Rapidly Evolving Information Technology==== % (5.B.1) & % (5.C) While the Edutech report gave Evergreen good marks for its budgetary support of information technology, the report also recommended that “to follow current best practices, the replacement cycle should be permanently funded and the operations budgets need to be raised regularly to reflect the increase in technology-equipped classrooms, the increased number of servers and desktop computers that must be supported, and other increases in the technology base.” The college has begun to address this issue, proposing permanent line items in the next biennium for replacing the core server and desktops. This movement toward more permanent allocations for replacement and repair will help ensure that the infrastructure can support the curriculum. Although ITCH can play only an advisory role, it has participated actively in the process of establishing permanent allocations, setting priorities, and sharing resources. The remodeled Information Technology Wing and the construction of Seminar II created dramatically more technology-equipped teaching spaces. There are now 49 media and computer-capable classrooms. Labs are equipped with computers for each student, and most classrooms now include a computer along with projection and display systems. The library plans to convert one classroom in the Library Underground to a lab, and teaching spaces on campus still without computers or display technology, such as the Arts Annex, should be equipped. At this point, library and information resources can adequately support the computer facilities distributed across campus, but that’s about it. As more spaces are computerized and enrollment creeps up toward the target of 5,000, the college will have to add additional resources—human and technological. As media technology has changed, some faculty choose to continue teaching older analog equipment, often for good pedagogical and aesthetic reasons. This generates a daunting task for Media Loan as they stretch to maintain, house, and teach a very wide array of portable equipment. Media Loan should work with the Expressive Arts faculty and other major users to reduce the range of Media Loan equipment necessary to support the curriculum. == Standards == === [[Standard 5.A\|Standard 5.A - Missions and Goals]] === === [[Standard 5.B\|Standard 5.B - Planning and Effectiveness]] === === [[Standard 5.C\|Standard 5.C - Facilities and Access]] === === [[Standard 5.D\|Standard 5.D - Personnel and Management]] === === [[Standard 5.E\|Standard 5.E - Planning and Evaluation]] === == Supporting Documentation == See [[Supporting Documentation for Standard Five\|Supporting Documentation for Standard Five]] Return to Standard 5. Retrieved from "http://wikis.evergreen.edu/selfstudy/index.php/Standard_5"	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2009
__label__wiki	0.91371	0.91371	NORTHERN IRELAND ON THE INTERNET Subscribe to Daily Northern Ireland News Crompton report hailed as a 'breakthrough' in policing The recommendations of the Crompton Report have been broadly hailed as a "breakthrough" in Northern Ireland policing. SDLP leader Mark Durkan said that the external report by HM Inspector of Constabulary Dan Crompton illustrated that the Policing Board was conclusively dealing with the issue of Special Branch. Mr Durkan said that light was being shone into the "darkest corners" of policing in Northern Ireland: "Special Branch once a law unto itself, is now being made subject to the same laws as the rest of us. The days of unaccountability and impunity are at an end." The Policing Board had requested a "focused review into the handling and sharing of information between Special Branch and other parts of the Police Service" following the damning Police Ombudsman’s Report into the Omagh bomb investigation last February. SDLP policing spokesperson Alex Attwood described the report as a "breakthrough for policing" and that Special Branch was being "brought to book." "The report acknowledges that the Special Branch of the RUC had unfettered control. The old special branch is now being dismantled and accountable intelligence gathering in the future is being created within a new intelligence branch," said Mr Attwood. However, Sinn Féin's policing spokesperson, Gerry Kelly, said that the report failed to address one of the core issues, that of when to pass information on. Following yesterday's monthly meeting of the Policing Board, Board Chairman Desmond Rea thanked Mr Crompton and said the Board has asked the Chief Constable for his "considered reflections" on the recommendations and their implementation. The Crompton report recommended improvements in the following key areas: Early consultation with a senior CID officer for all proactive Special Branch type operations - to ensure that the future evidential requirements for a successful prosecution are considered as part of the decision making process within the operational plan; More involvement of regional police chiefs in decisions about deployment on intelligence led operations; Better evaluation of intelligence looking at its reliability, the source and who needs to get it (using a national model); The introduction of joint IT systems to share intelligence - adequate safeguards would be built in; Better career planning, more training and service-wide experience for detectives. Mr Crompton said that whilst it was "essential to maintain the ability of Special Branch" it was desirable that a "more transparent and auditable decision making process was introduced" to ensure equity and accountability within the Police Service. “My review doesn’t challenge the need for Special Branch, and doesn’t seek to undermine Special Branch, it is about improving efficiency and performance in the Police Service of Northern Ireland as a whole.” Chief Constable Hugh Orde said his job was to ensure that "all departments work seamlessly to deliver an effective service in protecting the community - this report helps us in that direction and that is why I welcome it." Her Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary is to undertake a follow-up inspection in 12 months time. (SP) News Archive \| Submit News \| Get News For Your Website Related Northern Ireland News Stories Click here for the latest headlines. Sudden Co Armagh Death Sparks Police Operation Police are investigating after the sudden death of a man in Co Armagh. It's understood the man passed away in the Lake Road area of Craigavon on Thursday night, 16 January. An investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances surrounding his death. No further details have been released as yet. Fresh Appeal Over Glen Quinn Murder Police investigating the "violent and unprovoked" murder of Carrickfergus man Glen Quinn have renewed their appeal for information. Officers released CCTV images of the 47 year-old in the days before his death in the hope of jogging someone's memory. Mr Quinn has been described as a vulnerable man who was "not in the best of health". Baby Safe Following Pipe Bomb Attack Two pipe bombs have been thrown at a house in west Belfast with a young baby inside, police have confirmed. Residents of the Monagh Drive property escaped injury when their home was targeted early this morning, Tuesday 14 January. Reports emerged at around 12.50am of two loud bangs heard outside the rear of the property. Arrest As Man Stabbed In Belfast Police have made an arrest after a stabbing in Belfast. A man has been hospitalised for treatment to a number of stab wounds following the incident at a house in the Fortwilliam Parade area. It's understood the stabbing occured at around midnight on Wednesday 15 January. Detectives arrested a 27 year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. L'Derry Assault Victim Urged To Come Forward Police have appealed for a man who was set upon by a group of youths in L'Derry to come forward. The victim is urged to make himself known to police after he was assaulted in the Peace Gardens convenient to the city's Foyle Street. The incident occurred at around 9pm on Tuesday evening, 14 January. Northern Ireland Weather This Evening and Tonight: Dry this evening with clear periods. 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__label__cc	0.503817	0.496183	主页 > 新闻听力 > NPR > 'New Age Becomes Old Age Very Quickly': Yanni Speaks 作者：未知来源：美国国家公共电台 2016-01-24 RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Scott left us with this musical treat, so stay with us and enjoy. (SOUNDBITE OF YANNI SONG, "THIRST FOR LIFE") SCOTT SIMON, BYLINE: Yanni. Just say the name - his one name - you know we're talking about one of the most popular recording artists ever. More than 40 platinum and gold albums since the 1980s and epic concerts from some of the world's most historic sites... SIMON: ...Sites that include the Forbidden City, the Taj Mahal, the Kremlin, the pyramids - I could go on. And of course, Yanni may have raised more money for PBS than Oscar the Grouch (laughter). Yanni has a new album. It's called "Sensuous Chill," and he joins us from the studios of WLRN in Miami. Thanks so much for being with us. YANNI YANNI: It's my pleasure, Scott. How are you? SIMON: I'm just fine, thank you. What is a sensuous chill? YANNI: It was a concept. I've had it for quite some time. I wanted to create an environment for the listener that was a sensuous environment, a melodious environment and a sexy environment at the same time. And I... SIMON: Excuse me. I think I'm getting a sensuous chill. YANNI: They didn't tell me you're funny. (Laughter) I'm in trouble now. SIMON: No. Nobody really thinks that, but I'm glad you and I can. YANNI: (Laughter). SIMON: That's very nice. YANNI: And so it's taken me five years to create something like that. It didn't come easy, and I took a long, long time figuring out which songs to pick and which order to present them in. So it is meant to be - you put it on your CD player or whatever else you have you're listening to, put it on repeat and forget about it. It's not a demanding album. Somebody's not going to jump out in the middle of the album and pull your shirt and say listen to me. I'm doing a guitar solo. SIMON: (Laughter). YANNI: Or listen to me - I'm doing a violin solo. It's not the idea. The idea is to put you in a mood that's consistent, that is enjoyable and keep you there. SIMON: Let's listen to a piece. You know, after that, we should just begin (laughter) number one and play all 17 sections. But you know, this is the news business, so we're contrary. Can we listen a bit to "Our Days"? YANNI: Anything you want. (SOUNDBITE OF YANNI SONG, "OUR DAYS") YANNI: Oh, yeah. SIMON: Some of this music has been kind of inspired by your travels around the world? YANNI: Of course. Everything is inspired by my life experiences. Everything I have been through, every country I have been through, everything that I have felt. SIMON: Do I have this right? You taught yourself how to play the piano? YANNI: Yes, you do have this right. I was very stubborn when I was a kid (laughter). I would not - I refused to take lessons. What it did for me - at the beginning, it made it extremely difficult because I climbed up on the piano when I was 6 years old and started banging away at the notes, not realizing what I was doing. But in the process, I created something that's called perfect pitch, which a lot of people know what it is. But what it really means is that any note or chord or anything I hear is an open book to me. Notes are not merely pitches that go low, high, medium, low, high, medium. They're exactly that, like a do is a do - do, re, mi, fa, so, la, si (ph), do. (Singing) Do, mi, re, fa, mi, so, la, mi, re, do. They are words. Each note is like a word. Somebody's talking to me. (SOUNDBITE OF YANNI SONG) SIMON: How do you feel about that term New Age? YANNI: I don't (laughter). I don't even know what it is. What is New Age? SIMON: Well, Billboard - you know, that's where Billboard puts your music. YANNI: I can see it now. I mean, somebody in Los Angeles in some little office sat around going - what are we going to do with a guy named Yanni? I mean, he's playing classical music. He's playing rock 'n' roll. He's playing jazz. He's playing Chinese music, Middle Eastern music. He's doing whatever the hell he wants. I can see the guy now, standing up going - how about we call it New Age? Well, New Age becomes old age very quickly. YANNI: I got stuck with that, and then it became a grab bag category. Anyone who didn't fit in the main categories of music became a New Age artist. SIMON: Let's listen to a little more of your music, if we could. I'd lot to ask you a lot more. This is a piece "Whispers In The Dark." YANNI: Oh, I like that one. (SOUNDBITE OF YANNI SONG, "WHISPERS IN THE DARK") SIMON: I really feel that, "Whispers In The Dark." I mean, I - it's a nice kind of darkness, right? You're with someone you care for, and you're confiding to each other. YANNI: Absolutely. I feel the reason that I connect with all these different cultures around the planet is there is an optimism inside me. I was lucky. I was raised in a very beautiful environment with a lot of hope and a lot of love. So when I write music, it comes out. You can't help it. It's part of your psyche. It's not that I don't feel pain or anger, but there is no reason for me to write music out of anger or frustration. I wait until I learn from my mistakes from my difficult times, and I like to write music about the lessons that I learned while I was going through the tough times. So there is always a resolution in my song. It is not out of ignorance. It is out of knowledge, and I think that's what the public gets, and that's why they like to listen. SIMON: Yanni, it's been wonderful to talk to you. Thank you so much for all of your time. YANNI: My pleasure, Scott. Thank you. MARTIN: And our theme music was also written with love by BJ Leiderman. This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. 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__label__wiki	0.912245	0.912245	Schwarzenegger faces libel claim High Court rules that case can proceed in London The High Court in London today ruled that a libel claim brought by the English TV presenter, Anna Richardson could continue against Arnold Schwarzenegger and other Defendants over remarks alleged to have been made following publicity about Ms Richardson’s allegations that she had been groped by Schwarzenegger. In a move that is likely further to alarm Internet publishers, the Court ruled that the Claimant had shown sufficient publication in this country as a result of an article contained on the LA Times website. The newspaper itself was not sued, but the Court was satisfied that the Defendants were arguably liable for the publication of remarks that were published in the LA Times. The application to stay Ms Richardson’s claim on the grounds that London was not the appropriate venue for the claim was brought by the second Defendant, Sean Walsh, said by Ms Richardson to be Mr Schwarzenegger’s political publicist. As the Court noted, Mr Schwarzenegger and another Defendant, Sheryl Main, had not yet submitted to the jurisdiction of the English Court and had only recently been served with proceedings. Mr Justice Eady, rejecting the submission of Mr Walsh that allowing the claim to continue would mean the English Court assuming an exorbitant jurisdiction over publications on the Internet, said: “There is no warrant for drawing a distinction between those who deliberately publish or put matters on the World Wide Web as part of their business and those who do so incidentally, and without intending to target any particular jurisdiction for the receipt of their communications.” 5RB’s David Sherborne acted for Ms Richardson. Click here for the judgment and a full case report. Schwarzenegger’s Aide Will Face Libel Case in Britain – The Scotsman	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2019
__label__wiki	0.849102	0.849102	Live Music Lovers Site Nagivation Jupiter Bringer Of Jollity String Orchestra Live Music is the Best Video: Gustav Holst The Planets Op. 32 Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (E. Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, 1975) According to the official Gustav Holst website, The Planets is based. Get more of the music you love. Add tracks to your playlist, discover new music from BBC Radio DJs & presenters, and listen via Deezer, iTunes, Spotify or YouTube. "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" was finest of the set, a tour de force that showcased every section of the orchestra with the suite’s most beloved tunes. If the allure of music could be promulgated. Ella At The Opera House By Ella Fitzgerald Oct 1, 2016. Somehow Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald were able to show the world how. Join the VSO in a musical celebration of these jazz icons. I ran home, put the cassette tape ‘Best of Ella Fitzgerald. American dream: a big house in the suburbs, imported cars and lives revolving around an adorable and Formed in 1967, the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum & Bugle Corps is a World Class performing ensemble and one of the founding groups of Drum Corps International. The schedule is as follows: — July 1 at 10:30 a.m.: Artistic director of the Discovery Orchestra, George Marriner Maull, Fly me to the moon… Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and…! Join as he. "Jupiter" Theme, from The Planets, Op. 32 (Gustav Holst) arranged for String Quartet with optional Violin 3/Viola in treble clef. Public domain. This product was created by a member of SMP Press, our global community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. Holst calls Mars the Bringer of War; Venus the Bringer of Peace; and Jupiter the Bringer of Jollity. The Planets employs huge orchestral. The Regina Symphony Orchestra presents The Planets, Music from and inspired by: "Starvation" by Thomas Bergersen "Violin Concerto in D Major OP 35 Finale Allegro" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "Midnight Waltz" by David Bongartz "Homecoming" by Thomas… Students and HSO string players will. will share Holst’s “Jupiter — Bringer of Jollity” from The Planets. In collaboration with area school art programs, HSO solicited student artwork to accompany. Animateur Paul Rissmann presents a listening guide to the fourth movement of Holst’s ‘The Planets’ suite, entitled "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity". Holst’s The Planets is the inspiration behind the Philharmonia Orchestra’s pioneering digital installation Universe of Sound. For more information on the project, please visit www.universeofsound. Check out The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity by 101 Strings Orchestra on Amazon Music. Stream ad-free or purchase CD’s and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Philharmonia, an introduction to the symphonic experience for students in grades 6-9, is the first ensemble in the NJYS family that combines all instrument families–brass, woodwinds, strings. in B. The orchestra sounded healthy in Terrace Theater Saturday. the Mystic," or the heave-ho folksiness of "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity"–failed to materialize. It was good to hear Andre-Michel. "What a pleasure it is to invite you to my eighth season as music director of the fabulous, unique, truly best-in-the-world Philadelphia Orchestra—Your Orchestra. Traverse City Musical Performances October The Dennos Museum Center in Traverse City has announced their. including outstanding theater performances. Join us in welcoming back the Juno Award winning group with the World Music CD of the year. TRAVERSE CITY. Side Music Stage presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and a full buffet meal. Only a limited number of As a result, the National Symphony Orchestra uses various hooks to lure in crowds. The movement subtitles make this perfectly clear: “Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity,” “Neptune, the Mystic,” “Venus, The Planets is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst. The concept of the work is astrological rather than astronomical (which is why Earth is not included): each movement is intended to convey ideas and emotions associated with the influence of the planets on the psyche, not the Roman deities. JUPITER the bringer of jollity The slow “Hymn” section was turned into an actual hymn by Holst. Holst was asked by his friend Ralph Vaughn-Williams to write a hymn, and Holst found that the central tune from “Jupiter” ﬁt the poem “I vow to thee, my country” The BBC artist page for Adrian Boult. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest Adrian Boult interviews. Great Classical Music Of The American West Founded in 1945, it was the first music school in the United States to include jazz in its curriculum. Berklee consistently ranks in the top 10 of American conservatories. With 4,131 students, Berklee is one of the biggest schools on this list. Live Music Memorial Day Weekend Central Ny Friday January 4th, 2019, 11:00am, Manhattan First, someone who knows the music: Sakari Oramo, chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, opened this. So after "Mercury" we skip on to "Jupiter: The Bringer of Jollity." Jupiter is the. The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra presents ‘Our World. a planet in our solar system: Mars, the Bringer of War; Venus, the Bringer of Peace; Mercury, the Winged Messenger; Jupiter, the Bringer of. Employment. Applications are being accepted only for positions listed. The Symphony School of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra is currently looking for part time Violin Teachers to join our faculty as we seek to serve North Alabama. 32) (Mars (Bringer of War; Venus (Bringer of peace); Mercury (The winged messenger); Jupiter (Bringer of Jollity); Saturn (Bringer of Old Age); Uranus (The Magician); Neptune (The Mystic)) BBC. Like the Bridge Waterloo Architecture project, Orchestra 2.0 is a product. movement of Gustav Holst’s "The Planets — Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity." It took a while before I noticed that, while. This year’s annual, beloved Livingston Symphony Orchestra Family Concert. Also recognizable for most is composer Gustav Holst’s "Jupiter- the Bringer of Jollity" from "The Planets," both exuberant. String Orchestra Instrumental Solos/Ensembles Choral/Vocal. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Quick Facts Orig. Imprint. Masters Music Publications Period. Modern, Impressionist. Category. Symphonic Band (Gr. 4-5), Band. Genre. Transcriptions, Suites, English. . of War" and "Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity" movements from "The Planets," Holst’s popular seven-movement orchestral suite. Another fan favorite is Wilson’s annual violin solo; this year’s choice. Every so often the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra proves you have to see classical. in “Mars,” the celesta twinkling like a tiny star amid the strings’ boisterous jollity in “Jupiter,” or the. The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a selection of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the album was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music has sold over 200,000 copies and. Programme Franz Schubert; Alfonso und Estrella Overture; Franz Liszt; Rhapsodie espagnole, S 254 (orch. Ferruccio Busoni) Die Lorelei, S 369 (version with orchestra) 32) (Mars (Bringer of War; Venus (Bringer of peace); Mercury (The winged messenger); Jupiter (Bringer of Jollity); Saturn (Bringer of Old. on 4 August 2001] Trio for piano and strings (Op.97) in B. Free Sheet Music FREE SHEET MUSIC \| NEW ADDITIONS \| COMPOSERS \| INSTRUMENTATIONS \| CONTEST \| ADVANCED SEARCH \| ADD / MEMBER AREA. Music Sheet Library ‘The Planets Online’ is a new way to learn about the planets, science, music, and much more – all while accompanied by an orchestra In the following you can find a collection of some of the utmost motivational songs and the best motivational music, separated into the categories Soundtrack Music, Pop, Hip-Hop & Rap, Classic, Rock & Metal and Techno & House.Hint: you should stay away from music that either creates sadness or tiredness, such as ballads and lounge music, as they won’t have a noteworthy motivational benefit. Things begin promisingly enough: "Mars, the Bringer of War," is leaner than in many previous accounts, but it packs a punch in the final climax. Mr. Rattle and the orchestra wallow. troubled planet. The Planets, Op. 32, is a seven-movement orchestral suite by the English composer Gustav Holst, written between 1914 and 1916. Each movement of the suite is named after a planet of the Solar System and its corresponding astrological character as defined by Holst. There were high spirits in this BBC National Orchestra of Wales concert, thanks not just to Jupiter – identified by Holst as the Bringer of Jollity – but also to the six other planets in his Op32. The Planets – IV jupiter, the bringer of jollity Download MP3 (7.76 Mo) : interpretation (by Skidmore College Orchestra) 864x ⬇ 2872x Mp3 performed by Skidmore. 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__label__cc	0.732532	0.267468	Main Website Silver Forum Index European Silver - (no silverplate, jewelry or watches) French Silver Help ID "FERRY" makers mark please? PHOTOS REQUIRED - marks + item GWood Postby GWood » Sun May 05, 2019 8:22 pm Looking for help to identify the French maker's mark "FERRY" stamped on the bottom of the sterling silver Inkstand depicted in photos 1 and 2. The mark also contains what appears to be a star and a winged wheel? An overall picture of the Inkstand is shown in photo 3. The Inkstand is thought to be of Roman motif?, the central pedestal is Mars (the God of War), flanked by two Griffins, the bell (on top) appears to be Minerva (the Goddess of Wisdom). The overall dimensions of the piece are 15"w x 12"h x 10"d. All the individual components have the Mercury 950% guarantee mark imprinted on them, as shown in image 4. If anyone can help identify when the piece was made, where, and by whom - it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, George. JayT Re: Help ID "FERRY" makers mark please? Postby JayT » Mon May 06, 2019 2:34 am The maker of your inkstand was a manufacturing jeweller (bijoutier manufacturier) working in Paris. According to the French Ministry of Culture, his initials were J.E. There is no further info about him, either working dates or address. However, accordng to the Mercury head mark, your object was made after 1878, and the style of the inkstand is certainly late 19th century. This might give you a lead to finding out more about the maker eventually. blakstone Postby blakstone » Mon May 06, 2019 9:15 pm Very strange – I think the listing at the patrimony site must have some error, given the incomplete and contradictory information. But I did some hunting and was able to identify the maker “Ferry” as Jean Lucien Ferry Born: 16 Mar 1855, Paris, 2nd arrondissement, son of Jean Emile Ferry, spur maker, and Leonie Augustine Courtois Married: 5 May 1882, Paris, 1st arrondissement, to Jenny Buissot Died: after 1910 He is first listed as a manufacturing silversmith in the Paris directory of 1878 at 156 rue Faubourg St. Martin, and a later listing gives that year as the foundation of his manufactory. He sold the company on 1 Nov 1893 to Armand Gross, who the day before had registered a mark - with the same winged wheel - at the Faubourg St. Martin address. (Gross had earlier been on rue du Temple). So JayT is spot-on in the dating: 1878-1893. By 1922, Olier & Caron were advertising that they had acquired the patterns and dies of Ferry and his successor Gross. I could not find a death record for Ferry, but it was after 15 Jan 1910, when he acknowledged receipt of his medal as Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his service as Squadron Leader of the Territorial Group of the 13th Artillery Regiment. His service records show that throughout his ownership of the silver manufactory, he was a reserve artilleryman and, after selling his shop in 1893, he served another sixteen years as Captain of the 19th and 12th and Squadron Leader of the 13th Artillery. He was living in Vincennes (in the eastern suburbs of Paris) at the time of the honor, but (as I say) I could not find any death record for him there. Return to “French Silver”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2021
__label__cc	0.584731	0.415269	OKOJ, Volume 5, No. 11 Rotational Deformity of the Fifth Toe Emilio Wagner, MD (Disclosure) Several unique deformities can occur in the fifth toe, including overlapping, underlapping, and cock-up malpositions. Conservative treatment involves wearing shoes with higher and wider toe box areas. Toe caps and sleeves can also be used to relieve symptoms. Surgical treatment is determined by the severity of the deformity. For mild deformities, soft-tissue procedures such as VY-plasty and tendon transfers (Lapidus procedure, Zanoli procedure) may be recommended. For severe deformities, bone procedures (PIP joint arthroplasty, Ruiz-Mora procedure, partial phalangectomy) and soft-tissue procedures can be added to tendon transfers. crossover fifth toe overlapping fifth toe underlapping fifth toe cock-up deformities VY-plasty Butler arthroplasty tendon transfer Lapidus procedure Zanoli procedure PIP joint arthroplasty Ruiz-Mora procedure partial phalangectomy syndactylization Thompson procedure Z-plasty The Rheumatoid Wrist Charles A Goldfarb, MD (Disclosure) Michael J Reyes, MD (Disclosure) Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic, autoimmune-mediated disease that affects 1% to 2% of the population. The disease is characterized by an inflammatory synovitis that can erode and ultimately destroy joint surfaces. People of all ages may be affected by RA, but the disease usually begins in middle age, and women are affected more often than men. The etiology of RA is unknown, although researchers believe that some people have genes that make them susceptible to the disease. Of the upper extremity joints, the wrist is the most commonly affected by RA. Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, such as methotrexate, and gold therapy are used in the early stages of the disease. Selective surgical intervention by synovectomy can be used bring the inflammation under control and prevent joint damage until medical treatment is efficacious. End-stage arthritis requires total wrist arthroplasty or complete or partial fusion of the wrist joints. arthritis deformans arthroscopic synovectomy total wrist arthrodesis partial wrist arthrodesis Darrach procedure Sauve-Kapandji fusion wrist arthroplasty Opening Wedge Proximal Tibial Osteotomy for the Varus Knee Robert E. Hunter, MD (Disclosure) Proximal tibial osteotomy is effective for managing a variety of knee conditions, including unicompartmental arthritis with varus or valgus malalignment, instability, and chondral protection. With unicompartmental degeneration in the knee, an altered limb alignment redistributes more load to the diseased compartment, which may accelerate the degenerative process and cause severe pain. Thus, the goal of proximal tibial osteotomy is to unload the diseased articular surfaces by correcting the angular deformity at the knee. The decision to perform a proximal tibial osteotomy versus arthroplasty depends on the patient's age, activity level, and distribution of disease. The ideal candidate for this procedure is physiologically young and active with high functional demand. This article describes the surgical technique for a valgus-producing proximal tibial osteotomy to unload the medial compartment of the varus-malaligned knee. varus malalignment valgus malalignment genu varum unicompartmental arthritis medial compartment disease medial joint disease knee arthrosis gonarthrosis OKOJ Home Subscribe (for Non-Members) AAOS Clinical Practice Guidelines Orthopaedic Knowledge Online Journal is a benefit of membership in the AAOS. Fellows, Residents, Candidates and Emeritus may access full articles and videos by logging in to the AAOS.org website. Look for the Login link in the top-right corner of this page.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2023
__label__cc	0.720845	0.279155	How can Ganymede have an Earth-like gravity without us having realized it? Imagine a small primitive humanoid civilization that developed independently in caves under the surface of Ganymede. We can assume there's enough light that filters through the crystalline surface to support life, and that there's enough air trapped in these caves for them to breathe. But let's say these people also happen have a gravity that's slightly greater than Earth's. How could that be the case? And why wouldn't Earth's astronomers have discovered that before now? Also, are there any other significant factors that would make it difficult for Earth-like life to thrive? Things that would be harder to hand-wave away? (The SF here is about as hard as cotton candy, so answers don't need to be completely realistic. I'd just like to avoid directly contradicting known observations any more than I need to.) science-based science-fiction environment earth-like moons Admiral Jota Admiral JotaAdmiral Jota $\begingroup$ Welcome to Worldbuilding. Please take the tour and visit the help center. Can you add a tag explaining which kind of answer are you looking for? Science based or magic? $\endgroup$ – L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica♦ Sep 18 '18 at 14:31 $\begingroup$ Thanks. I added the science-based tag, and I'm checking out the tour right now. $\endgroup$ – Admiral Jota Sep 18 '18 at 14:33 $\begingroup$ Are there aliens or Q involved? Gravity is linked to mass, and both govern orbital characteristics, so unless there is some external force at play, gravity is set for Ganymede. Also, did life evolve there, or was it seeded? Because humans are not inevitable as a product of evolution... $\endgroup$ – bukwyrm Sep 18 '18 at 14:47 $\begingroup$ I'm pretty flexible on the ultimate origins of life there. I could happily go with an "ancient aliens seeded both Earth and Ganymede billions of years ago" theory if that makes things easier. And I'd be fine with suggesting those ancient aliens used some unknown advanced technology or "impossible" materials to intentionally craft an ideal environment there. $\endgroup$ – Admiral Jota Sep 18 '18 at 14:52 $\begingroup$ I think you are left with magic (or technology sufficiently advanced to be indistinguishable). $\endgroup$ – bukwyrm Sep 19 '18 at 4:57 Don't change the mass - change the density. (Soft science ahead - all hands brace for impact!) One thing you probably shouldn't do is change Ganymede's mass. That would change its orbit (and its influence on the other moons) in unavoidable and easily observable ways. You'd have to do some elaborate hand-waving to make Ganymede appear to be its apparent mass while having a very different actual mass. To have a solution from changing the density will still require some hand-waving, but maybe it's allowable in a "cotton-candy-scifi" universe...you can be the judge of that! To attain earth-like gravity in your caves, we would have to: 1) make Ganymede's core unnaturally dense and its mantle unnaturally light, and 2) place your caves much closer to the core. The handwaving required to make this happen is two-fold: Firstly, to actually concentrate Ganymede's mass this much in the core, you could not use any naturally occurring material in the known universe. Materials made of conventional elements are too light, and electron- or neutron-degenerate matter would not remain compressed under earthlike gravity--it would explode. So...probably the best soft-sci-fi solution (without invoking artificial gravity generators) is that Ganymede's core contains degenerate matter which for some reason can't decompress. (Is it special matter? Is it in a fluke, naturally occurring statis field? Handwave!) Similarly, you'll need to handwave a material to compose Ganymede's mantle that is extremely light and somehow looks to our telescopes like a salty ocean. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganymede_(moon)#Composition ) Which bring us to our next point... We will need to handwave some of our observations of Ganymede's physical appearance and its moment of inertia factor ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_of_inertia_factor ). To be honest, I don't think there will be any self-consistent and elegant way to explain away all of the observations we've made of it. But at the very least, try to have a reason for why Ganymede's surface is or appears to be made up of water ice and silicate rock, and why it appears to have a subsurface salty ocean and an iron-rich core. (To tackle the surface, I would offer this...our extremely light mantle-material is somehow also fairly tough and rigid, and the silicate rock of the surface is mostly layers of dust/fragments from meteor impacts.) QamiQami $\begingroup$ Thanks -- this looks very promising! Good food for thought about the exotic materials and physical appearance. (I'll upvote you as soon as I have enough rep to do so.) $\endgroup$ – Admiral Jota Sep 18 '18 at 15:31 $\begingroup$ Yes, I've been thinking about it a bit more since I wrote my answer and a black hole which the people live near was the only thing I could come up with that is even slightly viable - and even that has enough problems to put it firmly in the realm of cotton candy science) $\endgroup$ – Tim B♦ Sep 18 '18 at 16:09 $\begingroup$ Yeah, I hadn't forgotten black holes. They would require a different kind of handwaving, is all (why doesn't the rest of the moon fall into it?). $\endgroup$ – Qami Sep 18 '18 at 17:37 $\begingroup$ @KeithMorrison : that would be true of distances outside of the body's initial surface. If we take a point inside the sun, however--say somewhere at half the sun's radius--then that point would feel a higher gravitational pull if all the sun's mass were compacted to within half the sun's diameter. $\endgroup$ – Qami Sep 18 '18 at 21:19 $\begingroup$ I made some quick calculations on this. The "real radius" of Ganymede would have to be rGanymede = sqrt(massGanymede/massEarth)*rEarth or about 1000 km (instead of 2634 km), which doesn't sound too bad. But density would then have to be about 35000 kg/m^3, more than any normal material on earth. $\endgroup$ – Dubu Sep 19 '18 at 11:19 I'm sorry, but it's impossible. Ganymede has 2.4% of Earth's mass. That mass is what generates gravity. If it had more gravity then it would distort the orbits of the other moons and we would know about it. We know the mass of every substantial body in the solar system (and in fact some of them were detected because they were distorting the orbits of things we did know about and we were able to go look in the right place). http://solarviews.com/eng/ganymede.htm You need to come up with a way to achieve your goals that does not involve gravity as we know it. For example clawed feet to grasp the ice, magnetic boots, or even just bouncing around in ice tunnels are all possible. Tim B♦Tim B $\begingroup$ Mass combines with radius to make gravity! If it were a lot smaller, it could have an Earth-like gravity. That's why the "variable density" idea is more workable: if there were a much more dense (i.e., small-radius) core and the "people" were near it, G would be much higher. $\endgroup$ – Jeffiekins Sep 18 '18 at 20:32 $\begingroup$ It might be impossible, but not for the reason you mention. See "what if? little planet" $\endgroup$ – Eric Duminil Sep 19 '18 at 7:02 $\begingroup$ @EricDuminil: That's for an asteroid with 2m diameter. Ganymede is way bigger than that. $\endgroup$ – nikie Sep 19 '18 at 9:41 $\begingroup$ @user151841: If you replace Ganymede with a soccer ball of Ganymede's mass, nothing at all would change for Jupiter or the other moons. The only thing that would change would be the gravity at Ganymede's surface. The same thing happens (i.e. nothing) if the sun becomes a black hole. $\endgroup$ – Eric Duminil Sep 19 '18 at 19:51 $\begingroup$ @EricDuminil Well that illuminates the other half of the problem. If Ganymede were the size of a soccer ball, but had the same mass, we wouldn't known it was there, and we would have had to figure out the mystery of the "missing moon" of Jupiter. We would have concluded there was a very dense, very small moon that had to be there, because of its gravitational effects on the orbits. However, if it's large enough that we can see it, we know it's there, and from seeing it, we can understand its orbit, and deduce its mass. There's really no way around it. We know it's there one way or the other. $\endgroup$ – user151841 Sep 24 '18 at 0:34 Let's back track and figure out how we know the mass/gravity on Ganymede. (Longer read here). First off, we need to calculate the radius of the Earth. This has been known to a relatively high degree of accuracy for a very long time. Then we need to measure what Earth's 'gravitational pull', or mass, is, by using an object of a known mass. With this in hand, we can actually calculate the mass of the sun knowing its distance to Earth (again, science has proven this). From here we can measure the mass of any planet in our solar system with relative ease. With Jupiter's mass now known, we can actually watch Ganymede and calculate its mass as well. At any point, if there was an error (and rest assured, there isn't one large enough to accomplish what you request), it would affect our measurements of everything down that linked chain. So in your case, we'd have to have grossly mismeasured either Jupiter's orbital movements, or Ganymede's (or likely both to get the increase in mass you need). Suffice it to say, this is highly unlikely. On to your other question, check out the amount of radiation on Ganymede. At 8 rem a day, it is definitely going to be wreaking havoc on your earth-like life over time. jdunlop ColonelPanicColonelPanic $\begingroup$ I think there's a mistake in that paper you cite.. You can only get the mass of the sun as described therein. To get the mass of a planet, it needs to have a moon (the method allows you to get the mass of a central body - not those orbiting it). So the mass of Ganymede is estimated - not calculated. Unless it's determined by perturbations of other moons' orbits, but that's hardly trivial. $\endgroup$ – Oscar Bravo Sep 19 '18 at 14:56 If the caves is rotating very quickly, the inhabitants would experience something they perceive as gravity while inside the cave. Upon stepping outside the cave they would become almost weightless. Imagine the inside Ganymede there is a sphere that rotates much faster than the planet itself. Why? You'll need a reason, like some other inhabitants wanted an amusement ride, but got bored and left, or something smacked into Ganymede just right. Between Ganymede's surface and the sphere maybe there's a layer of something liquidy, with very little friction. Inside that is a rapidly spinning sphere, or at least an annulus (donut). The inhabitants inside there would believe there was gravity outward toward the surface. Getting to them might require some kind of special arrangement, but if that arrangement is airtight, then your air will stay in place too. jimm101jimm101 $\begingroup$ I like the giant gravitron idea. Perhaps some massive, ancient generation ship crashed, embedding itself into the surface, simultaneously introducing life and an extreme spin. $\endgroup$ – Wazoople Sep 18 '18 at 20:29 $\begingroup$ @Wazoople Or maybe Ganymede is the ship, and some ring material has glommed on over time... $\endgroup$ – jimm101 Sep 19 '18 at 13:22 Possibly there is some semi-scientific or magical form of gravity generators that generate gravity (as in many space operas like Star Trek and Star Wars). Gravity generators are used to provide artificial gravity in space ships in many space operas. And perhaps somebody placed such gravity generators beneath the floors of sealed air filled caverns under the surface of Ganymede. The light in those caverns may also be artificial. If the caverns are sealed and air tight the air will be kept in by the caverns, and the artificial gravity wouldn't be needed to retain atmosphere, but might be necessary to provide gravity for the health of the human population. In fact it is considered possible that there could be lifeforms in liquid oceans beneath the ice covered surfaces of Ganymede and other moons in the outer solar system. So what you are proposing is vaguely similar to that speculation, except that you propose small air-filled caverns in the ice instead of a world wide ocean beneath the ice. The combined effect of those gravity generators should increase Ganymede's overall gravity and make it seem a bit more massive than it actually is. But if those gravity generators are beneath only a tiny fraction of the Ganymedean surface the total effect may be very slight. And when space probes are put in orbit around Ganymede they may detect the effects of those gravity generators, just as the first lunar satellites detected mass concentrations (mascons) in the moon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_concentration_(astronomy) 1 And possibly analysis of the strange gravity readings may prove that they can't be the result of Ganymedean mascons but must be caused by generated gravity. M. A. GoldingM. A. Golding They can live inside a spinning centrifuge. By controlling the speed (and tilting the floor) it can generate any level of gravity-like acceleration needed, from Ganymede to Earth or higher. The centrifuge was left there by a previous, more advanced civilization that also left all their other life-support systems. Is Jupiter's intense radiation a problem for them? Roger RobotRoger Robot $\begingroup$ Welcome to Worldbuilding! Your answer is good, but you should remove the last sentence. If you have a question for the OP, it should be asked in a comment. I know you can't comment yet, and that's always a problem for new users, but there are a ton of questions that don't need any extra clarification. For the time being, go ahead and skip any questions that you can't answer without more info until you get enough reputation to comment. Good luck! $\endgroup$ – John Locke Sep 19 '18 at 18:48 Ganymede itself is packed with high-density materials such as tungsten and uranium deposits resulting in an earth-like overall mass easily 50 times as huge as it should be. Artificial Superheavy elements beyond anything ever manufactured in a lab. The Surface of Ganymede is covered in a thick layer of Cavorite Dust, resulting in its unusually high density being almost wholly cancelled out, what gravity/Mass-Effect that filters through the Cavorite is only a couple percent of its natural strength. Within the caves, gravity is unaffected and the inhabitants experience earth-normal conditions. If you want the surface itself to have earth-normal gravity, you could handwave that the Cavorite attenuates the effects of gravity so that it falls off very rapidly, eg: over a matter of meters. Shortening the length of the gravity waves to something you could measure on a yard-stick. Meaning you can walk around as normal, but throw a ball high into the air and it won't be coming down again. Having gone away and looked up material densities, I realised that the required density in order for Ganymede to be literally 5000 times as massive as it appears is well beyond tungsten or uranium or even Osmium or Hassium. You need a material with a density of 779,634,464,751.96 kg/m^3 to do it. I have corrected my answer accordingly. RuadhanRuadhan $\begingroup$ I was out by 10 in my density calculation and thought that you'd need an artificial super-dense element... Bit disappointed you only need tungsten. $\endgroup$ – Oscar Bravo Sep 21 '18 at 12:38 $\begingroup$ Disclaimer. I have no idea whether a core of tungsten and uranium deposits would be sufficient to produce an earth-like mass! But checking vs Iron by molar weight would probably be a useful comparison. $\endgroup$ – Ruadhan Sep 21 '18 at 14:23 $\begingroup$ Just went and did some figuring. Iron is 7850kg/m^3, while Tungsten is 19600kg/m^3. So technically speaking it's somewhere between 2 and 3 times as dense. You'd need something 5 times more dense than tungsten to achieve earthlike mass with Ganymede. Uranium is less dense than Tungsten at 18900kg/m^3. So yes. you'd probably need an artificial super-dense element. Good luck manufacturing one that isn't a ridiculously short-lived radioactive element. $\endgroup$ – Ruadhan Sep 21 '18 at 14:28 $\begingroup$ Osmium is 22590kg/m^3, still not viable for this, and Hassium (the densest material ever made in a lab) is a little denser at 22610kg/m^3. $\endgroup$ – Ruadhan Sep 21 '18 at 14:34 $\begingroup$ I think you were right the first time... To get the same gravitational acceleration (at the surface) as Earth (9.81$m/s^2$), but keep the same radius, Ganymede (1.5$m/s^2$) needs only to get about 7 times heavier ($a \propto m$), therefore 7 times more dense. Its current density is about 2$g/cm^3$ so that takes us to about 15$g/cm^3$. Which is easily attainable with normal matter. $\endgroup$ – Oscar Bravo Sep 24 '18 at 6:09 I think your only 'realistic' solution is a gravity generator with very limited range. If Ganymede's actual gravitational attraction was larger than it should be, it would affect its orbit, and the orbit of anything else that got near it, which would have been detected from afar by astronomers. A gravity generator (presumably built and then abandoned by some ancient species) that only reached a very short distance above the surface, so as the keep atmosphere and inhabitants firmly rooted, but not far enough to affect orbital characteristics should fill the bill. Naturally, a real gravitational field would not act that way, but since you're inventing a gravity generator that generates artificial gravity, you're entirely free to make that artificial gravity behave in a non-standard manner. pdanespdanes $\begingroup$ Gravity is generated by mass and has an infinite range. How can you circumvent this from a scientific point of view? $\endgroup$ – L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica♦ Sep 19 '18 at 16:05 $\begingroup$ @L.Dutch The poster is positing an artificial generator of gravitational field that doesn't need mass and has a short range. No need to actually invent it since this is WorldBuilding and not Physics. $\endgroup$ – Oscar Bravo Sep 21 '18 at 11:57 $\begingroup$ Topologically speaking, you can view gravity as an indentation in space-time (ie: the old rubber-sheet demo) Generally the distortion is across a wide area and the indentation is very shallow, so if you wanted to have a close-ranged gravity field you'd need to essentially "scrunch up" spacetime to do it. like gripping part of the sheet and pulling it together so that it hangs loose in the middle. If I knew how to actually implement that, I'd have won a nobel prize :P $\endgroup$ – Ruadhan Sep 24 '18 at 8:05 Some answers are a bit misleading - especially those quoting the Scientific American article. You can only get the mass of the primary object from simple orbital mechanics. So you can't get Ganymede's mass simply from observing the radius and period of its orbit around Jupiter (it's a pretty good way to get Jupiter's mass - but that's not the point). Any object at the radius of Ganymede would orbit Jupiter in the same period - regardless of its mass. For a sphere of given size, the gravitational field at the surface is depends on the density so that: $$ \rho = \frac{3g}{4\pi G r} $$ So if you want Earth-gravity on a planet the size of Ganymede, you'd need to make it out of material with a density of about $15\space g/cm^3$. This is pretty dense - about three times Earth's density. However, if Ganymede is mostly made of some very dense elements like Tungsten or Uranium (as mentioned by @Ruadhan) it would work. Oscar BravoOscar Bravo $\begingroup$ I'm afraid it really wouldn't work. By my reckoning, you'd need a material at least 7 factors of 10 denser than the densest material ever manufactured or found in order to make ganymede remotely as heavy as earth. but if we assume Aliens created an artificial planetoid out of stable super-heavy isotopes and coated it in more normal materials, that'd do it. Tungsten and Uranium are pretty piddly when compared to the requirements. $\endgroup$ – Ruadhan Sep 21 '18 at 14:45 $\begingroup$ See note above - I made a mistake the first time, but I think this calculation is correct. A small, dense planet can easily have an Earth-like gravitational field. It might be quite unlikely, but normal metals are plenty dense (as you said in your first answer!) $\endgroup$ – Oscar Bravo Sep 24 '18 at 6:15 Magnetizm Replace gravity with magnetizm. Denizens of your caves know only metal. No wood, no furs, no plastics. They wear steel, build from steel, and their food is.. complicated. Beneath the caves there is a powerfull source of magnetism - ancient spaceship or natural phenomenon. (it explains why they have so much iron to start with) So, all metallic objects are pushed down, and since people have nothing else, it works exactly like gravity. Except that people almost fly up if they are nude - but you can use that in your story too. Barafu AlbinoBarafu Albino $\begingroup$ I like this idea, ganymede being packed with rare-earths isn't beyond the realm of possibility either. $\endgroup$ – Ruadhan Sep 24 '18 at 8:06 Ganymede is not a naturally formed moon; it is an alien spaceship that abducted people in the [insert] age who then defeated their captors and lived inside the spaceship, which then drifted until it was captured by Jupiter. The spaceship has of course artificial gravity and is built around a reactor in the core, but the reactor is on stand-by mode, only supplying the people living there with oxygen, water, etc. needed for their survival. They farm the alien and Earth plants the aliens gathered for study and maybe have some domestic animals, too, also originally gathered by the aliens. Real SubtleReal Subtle Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged science-based science-fiction environment earth-like moons or ask your own question. Stumped: How can I get a huge Earth-like planet? 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__label__cc	0.687616	0.312384	Would it be possible for my fantasy creature to have black blood? A friend of mine has a race of creatures in her headworld and has been wondering about a biological answer to justify the color of her race's blood even though magic is a bit sprinkled in there. One character has black blood, so she wanted to know how would it be possible, or what explanations would be reasonable for a fantasy/otherworldly creature to have different shades of blood (different colors outside the red spectrum possibly)? What factors are possible to bring the creature to have this color in their bloodstream? biology creature-design anatomy blood unusual-color Cyn says make Monica whole trash_cattrash_cat $\begingroup$ Possible duplicate of worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/28342/50367 $\endgroup$ – Echox Sep 16 '19 at 9:31 That shouldn't be a problem. All it takes is another pigment in the blood that overshadows the red color of hemoglobin. From an article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/some-reason-these-lizards-have-toxic-green-blood-180969103/ "A group of skinks that live in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands have blood that is lime green. Now, researchers are beginning to figure out just how and why the little reptiles developed such an unusual and vibrant vital fluid. The lizards, which are all classified in the genus Prasinohaema (meaning “green blood” in Greek), were discovered in 1969. “The bones are green, the muscles are green, the tissues are green, the tongue and mucosal lining is green,” he says. That’s because they are stewed in a green pigment called biliverdin. “There’s so much green pigment in the blood that it overshadows the brilliant crimson coloration of red blood cells.” In most animals hemoglobin cells die after about four months of service. The liver then gathers them and takes out the iron, creating the green waste product biliverdin, which is later transformed further into yellow bilirubin. If too much of these toxins build up in the blood, it can cause a yellowing of the skin called jaundice. If excessive amounts of the pigments accumulate, it can be fatal. But not for Prasinohaema lizards. They can keep going despite having 20 times the highest concentration of biliverdin ever found in a human. And for the person, the level was fatal. Whatever the reason why the skinks have green blood, the fact that they can survive so much biliverdin is interesting and could provide biomedical insights. To have black blood, you just need something like a liver that works differently than in humans, which release a black pigment or substance into the blood. Or is produced by a specific gland that does nothing but producing the pigment. This would color the otherwise red blood black. The reason for releasing the black substance into the bloodstream? All I can think of is that it has certain properties regarding healing, immune system, sexual selection, a sign of vitality (a tongue that is not totally black means less pigment in the blood, and the individual could be sick or something and will not be selected as a mating partner), or it could have magical properties. There should be plenty of ideas out there to pick from. (I also noted some anonymous member gave this thread a downvote, so I voted it back up. It really annoys me every time someone abuse the downvote function. Just mentioning it because it shouldn't hurt to point out the problem.) Tim HansenTim Hansen Yes, it would be possible, especially in a fantasy world. Our blood is red because of the oxygenated iron it contains. Their blood would simply need to use a different method to transport their vital gas fuel through their body. The first thing that comes to mind is carbon, which also bonds to oxygen, forming CO and CO2. If they use carbon dioxide, perhaps the race is more animate plant than animal, and uses CO2 to process food directly in its cells? Fungal base form would also be an option. Of course, fantasy allows (depending on if it is high or low fantasy, but as we are already talking non-human race so more high than low) magical corruption, artificial creation, etc are always options. HA HarveyHA Harvey Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged biology creature-design anatomy blood unusual-color or ask your own question. What can I do to make blood black? What metal or compounds will make blood silver? How would black blood change a human's appearance? Where would a vampire-like creature get its energy from? Would it be possible for mammals to evolve blue blood? Is acid blood possible? What would humans look like if their blood were silver? Why would a creature only have feathers on its back? Anatomically correct Kryptonian, part 1	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2030
__label__wiki	0.862116	0.862116	Home / Features / Play Time! Mansha Daswani November 22, 2019 Features, Top Stories Leading distributors weigh in on kids’ content acquisition trends across Asia. The consensus among leading kids’ content executives heading to the Asia TV Forum is that streaming players have dramatically altered the landscape in the region. It’s no surprise, given how much Netflix, Amazon and others have reshaped the children’s media business everywhere else. But the speed with which it has happened in AsiaPac was somewhat unexpected, and it’s not even the global giants making the loudest noise. Indeed, it’s the Chinese players that have made the most headlines in the kids’ business lately. Of note, this past MIPCOM, Alibaba announced it was co-producing Genius Brands International’s Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, and its streaming platform Youku landed the rights to 100-plus hours of CBeebies preschool content. “The most important change we are seeing is that the nonlinear business is growing dramatically at the territory level, with new platforms increasing at quite an impressive pace,” observes Dorian Bühr, the head of global distribution at Studio 100 Media. More info on Portfolio Entertainment's Hero Elementary. Raphaelle Mathieu, senior VP of sales, acquisitions and new media at Cyber Group Studios, reflects a similar sentiment, noting: “In all the countries in Asia, digital is becoming stronger than ever and we have to adapt to this new broadcasting structure.” Nuno I, sales director for the Asia Pacific at Hasbro’s Allspark, says the company has positioned itself as a key supplier to new digital services eager for “well-known iconic shows to bolster their kids’ offering. We have some of the biggest names in our catalog, which puts Hasbro content in high demand.” While digital is becoming an increasingly lucrative part of the value chain for distributors, “pay and free TV continue to play a major part in our 360-degree strategy as we work with them to distribute franchise and new programming,” Nuno I notes. Indeed, “television remains our main focus for the first window,” reports Studio 100’s Bühr. “It continues to be the most important medium for creating a high level of awareness of a property and thus remains crucial, especially for our merchandising and licensing partners.” Federico Vargas, VP of distribution at 9 Story Media Group, echoes Nuno I’s perspective when he says that working with digital platforms requires “careful attention to brand management and a tactical approach to building recognized IP through our distribution and merchandising and licensing divisions. We are keen to take advantage of the ability to work across digital platforms, like YouTube, as well as territory-specific platforms. Traditional partners and linear channels, too, still play a crucial role and are important to us as they evolve with the new media landscape. With a property like our Emmy-winning Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, for example, we are finding that a multiplatform approach is an optimal way to build a brand, ensuring linear TV, YouTube and territory-specific digital platforms play a crucial role.” Bühr adds, “We are more cautious when selling a new show, especially with regard to ‘free’ VOD content. However, depending on the region, AVOD can coexist with television at the beginning of [a show’s] life cycle without jeopardizing each other.” RIGHTS AWARE Cyber Group’s Mathieu observes that working with traditional linear broadcasters in their requests for more digital rights is an additional complication. “We are, of course, ready to take this turn and are open to new business models, but these new partnerships need to be fruitful for both [sides] and we need to work to structure new models. Working only on revenue share, as many OTT players are suggesting, is not the best option for an independent production-and-distribution company like we are, and probably not the most sustainable business model.” From linear to digital, there’s a broad range of kids’ genres in demand across AsiaPac. “Each territory in Asia has its own taste and particularity,” reports Mathieu. “Even though we can see that comedy-driven shows and CGI productions are performing well, we also notice that some broadcasters are looking for more arty and educational content. This is what makes this market so interesting and dynamic: a plurality of genres and diversity of needs.” Vargas at 9 Story agrees: “Despite the ever-changing media landscape, audiences across AsiaPac have always responded positively to excellence in animation in all genres, whether it’s preschool, 4-to-9 or 6-to-12. This is extremely beneficial for us because of our extensive library of over 4,100 half-hours of distribution content.” With a slate at ATF that includes the new preschool series Book Hungry Bears, Vargas adds, “Shows with large IP and pedigree, like Clifford and Moon and Me, are also particularly standout performers in Asia and seem to get the most considerable traction. At the end of the day, universal storylines resonate with children all over the world. This is true of Daniel Tiger, which has been sold to over 180 territories and performs particularly well in AsiaPac.” Ania Rozenszprung-Clinton, the head of sales and acquisitions at Monster Entertainment, highlights “preschool big edutainment brands,” such as the company’s own The Day Henry Met…?, shows based on a STEM curriculum, like Earth to Luna!, and non-dialogue properties such as Jungle Beat. For Allspark, key drivers have been the boy-targeted Transformers: Cyberverse and the more girl-skewing My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which Nuno I says features “relatable storylines.” At Studio 100, Bühr cites the strong demand for “curriculum-based content for preschool children, always in combination with fun and comedy elements. Buyers are looking for shows that have a central character, friends, positive role models and a sense of humor. For preschool and kindergarten, it is also always good to offer elements such as enchantment, adventure and action that appeal to girls and boys alike. In addition, and above all, every story must contain positive values such as friendship, loyalty and honesty.” HOT MARKETS As for where business has been most active, Bühr mentions China, Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan and Thailand. “However, it’s our policy to target all territories across the region,” he adds. “We put a lot of effort into dealing with broadcasters from smaller Asian countries, and we have noticed an increase in demand from Southeast Asia.” China, meanwhile, has become increasingly vital for Studio 100, Bühr continues. “For example, UYoung is our partner for licensing and merchandising for our brand Mia and me. We are very pleased with our successful collaboration with UYoung and its ongoing efforts in bringing Mia and me to China’s state-owned broadcaster, CCTV. It licensed Mia and me for its children’s channel CCTV-14, which reaches over a billion viewers.” China has also emerged as a significant territory for 9 Story, Vargas reports, “and continues to be an important market despite current challenges. We are seeing tremendous growth and proliferation with OTT outlets.” Peppa Pig has been key to cementing Entertainment One Family & Brands’ positioning in China. “This year a bespoke Chinese New Year campaign saw the brand’s first nationwide cinema release in China and exclusive merchandise to celebrate the Year of the Pig,” notes Monica Candiani, executive VP of content sales. The beloved Peppa is also building strong momentum in India and recently landed a volume deal in Korea with EBS. China has also been a key focus for Monster Entertainment, Rozenszprung-Clinton observes, and the company has an eye on growing its business in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Allspark’s Nuno I is also focused on expanding the company’s business in Southeast Asia, notably Indonesia and the Philippines, while building on its brisk trade in China, India and Korea. “Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and India are markets we have strong relationships with and we want our collaboration to continue,” says Cyber Group’s Mathieu. “We have also been very pleased to start strong partnerships with Myanmar, which is a territory open to acquiring international animation. For the year to come, we have the ambition to build new partnerships with Indonesia and Malaysia, and, of course, Japan is a key market for us; we are working to strengthen our relationship with the different actors.” LOCAL TALENT While tapping into opportunities with new buyers, several distributors are also looking to AsiaPac as a hub of talent. “Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen an explosion in original content production and local IP in the kids’ space across the AsiaPac region as audiences mature and reach for more and more new content,” says Allspark’s Nuno I. Of note, 9 Story Media Group acquired PT Bali Animation Studio and PT Bali Animasi Solusi Ekakarsa (collectively known as BASE), a full-service CGI animation studio located in Indonesia. “Now rebranded as Brown Bag Films Bali, the studio bolsters our production pipeline and cements our commitment to the AsiaPac territory,” Vargas says. “Indonesia is a key area of focus for us after establishing Brown Bag Films Bali, which demonstrates our wholehearted dedication to growth in Indonesia as well as all of AsiaPac.” Co-producing with Asian animation houses is another potential avenue of growth for some leading kids’ distributors. “Our animation studios Flying Bark Productions in Sydney and Studio 100 Animation in Paris have been very active and have been co-producing in the region for years,” says Bühr. “A large portion of our hit shows are born out of co-productions with partners across the Asia Pacific.” Bühr highlights Doctor Space, a collaboration between Fantawild Animation in China and Studio 100’s Little Airplane Productions. “We plan to co-invest in the production of this brand-new TV series and IP initiated by Little Airplane,” he says. “We are open to co-production with Asian players,” notes Cyber Group’s Mathieu. “We know this market has a lot of skills and expertise in the animation field. Aside from co-production, we would also be glad to partner on a distribution model with Asian producers.” Cyber Group already represents a number of series that involve animation houses in Asia, among them Purple Turtle. Many other distributors have been looking to Asia for IP to take to the global market. Monster Entertainment, for example, arrives at ATF with the South Korean animated series Wow! Wow! Rolling Friends. “IPs we currently distribute do have partners from AsiaPac as cornerstones of the productions,” says Vargas at 9 Story. “For example, our new distribution property, Book Hungry Bears, is a co-production between New Zealand’s Pukeko Pictures, Canada’s Breakthrough Entertainment and China’s Hengxin Shambala Kids. [Our] Chinese-based property Luo Bao Bei is a co-production between China and Wales that was nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award.” Vargas adds that with the creation of Brown Bag Films Bali, the company will explore “potential co-productions down the road. We look forward to the opportunities that the studio will open up.” On the company’s overall expectations for its AsiaPac business, Vargas adds, “We expect to continue building as a brand-management company and expanding regional awareness of our core IP through distribution and merchandising operations. We also expect growth among pedigree IPs and series, like Daniel Tiger, Clifford and Moon and Me, as we know those resonate within the territory.” Cyber Group’s Mathieu is also feeling upbeat about prospects for the company’s business across the region. “This last year has been very lively in the Asia-Pacific region. Year after year, we have to adapt to the market evolution. While historical partners have shut down or are reshaping their kids’ dedicated channels, we were happy to notice other partners are coming to the market with a stronger and bigger [approach] oriented to kids.” Mathieu adds, “It is also essential to pay close attention to the diversity of players in Asia. This past year we got the chance to meet new partners with whom we want to establish long-term partnerships. Asia is a keystone market for us, and we are more than glad to bring high-end productions to it and see the strong interest of the broadcasters growing.” 9 Story Media Group Allspark ATF 2019 Cyber Group Studios Monster Entertainment Studio 100 Media 2019-11-22 Mansha Daswani Tags 9 Story Media Group Allspark ATF 2019 Cyber Group Studios Monster Entertainment Studio 100 Media About Mansha Daswani Mansha Daswani is the editor and associate publisher of World Screen. 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__label__cc	0.744836	0.255164	Subscribe Now FREE World’s first ISO approved drone safety … in Aerospace World’s first ISO approved drone safety standards announced Posted 5 December 2019 · Add Comment Today the world’s first ISO approved drone standards have been announced by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) following a 12-month period of consultation with drone professionals, academics, businesses and the general public. Image By A. Lesik / Shutterstock The final publication of these new international safety and quality Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are set to have a massive impact on the future growth of the drone industry throughout the world, and, are the product of several years of cooperation and rigorous interrogation from all sectors of society. This important first step is part of a wider deliverable by ISO which is expected to trigger rapid acceleration in the use of air drones by organisations keen to reap the rewards of this transformative technology, against a background of reassurance on safety and security within a new framework of approved regulatory compliance. Today’s announcement by ISO represents enormous progress in the standardisation of the global drone industry and is of particular significance in addressing the operational requirements of the more recognised and prevalent air drones, also known as UAS. The new Standards include protocols on Quality, Safety, Security and overall ‘etiquette’ for the operation of commercial air drones, which will help shape future regulation and legislation. It is the first in a series of emerging standards for air drones, with others due to address General Specifications, Product Manufacture and Maintenance, Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) and Testing Procedures. The Product Manufacture standards for UAS, which are due to be published next year, will combine with the operational standards already published to establish a full-airworthiness suite of standards for UAS. Commenting on today’s announcement, Robert Garbett[2], Convenor of the ISO Working Group responsible for global air drone operational Standards, Chairman of the BSI Committee for UK Drone Standards and Founder of Drone Major Group, the world’s first global drone consultancy, said: “I am delighted that the operating Standards for air drones have now been approved and published. This success follows four years of collaboration involving ISO, BSI and other national standards bodies from all over the world, reinforced through expert input from a wide range of industry and public sector stakeholders. The Standards will deliver a new confidence among investors in the safety, security and compliance of commercial drone operations, which together with the Product Manufacture and Maintenance Standards, is expected in turn to facilitate a massive expansion in the availability and use of drone technology in the years to come.” “Drones are a transformative global phenomenon, offering an unprecedented economic opportunity for those businesses and countries with the foresight to embrace this technology. My own conversations with Government, businesses and other stakeholders have shown that the new Standards will be enthusiastically welcomed and will empower organisations to discover how they can use drone technology to enhance their competitive position, adding value and creating growth and jobs.” A key attribute of the ISO Standards announced today is their focus on air safety, which is at the forefront of public attention in connection with airports and other sensitive locations. The new Standards promotes an ‘etiquette’ for drone use that reinforces compliance towards no-fly zones, local regulation, flight log protocols, maintenance, training and flight planning documentation. Social responsibility is also at the heart of the Standards, which strengthens the responsible use of a technology that aims to improve and not disrupt everyday life. The effectiveness of the Standards in improving air safety will be further strengthened by the continuing rapid development of geo-fencing and counter-drone technology[3], providing frontline protection against ‘rogue’ drone operators. The Standards also seek to address public concerns surrounding privacy and data protection, demanding that operators must have appropriate systems to handle data alongside communications and control planning when flying. The hardware and software of all related operating equipment must also be kept up to date. Significantly, the fail-safe of human intervention is required for all drone flights, including autonomous operations, ensuring that drone operators are held accountable. The exciting future for drones Air drones are already beginning to provide solutions to some of the most pressing economic, transport, security, environmental and productivity challenges faced by governments and industry throughout the world, reducing road traffic, easing congestion, saving lives through a reduction in accidents and reducing pollution in our cities. As well as speeding up the delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects, drones are expected to reduce the need for some expensive new major transport infrastructure altogether. New exciting applications for air drones are being developed daily. Revolutionary approaches are emerging for freight and passenger transportation, with drones providing a cost-effective and environmentally responsible alternative to traditional methods, relieving the burden on our already stretched urban road networks. Further applications in the agricultural, maritime, construction and energy sectors among others, are already transforming businesses, with virtually all industries and business sectors set to benefit from the Standard-led adoption of rapidly evolving drone technology. Impact on the economy A number of recent reports have attempted to forecast the economic impact of air drones globally. For instance, in its report Drones Reporting for Work, Goldman Sachs has estimated that the size of the global drone industry will reach $100 billion by 2020. Most recently, analysts at Barclays estimate that the global commercial drone market will grow tenfold from $4bn in 2018 to $40bn in five years. They believe the use of drones will result in cost savings of some $100bn. These predictions relate solely to air drones, demonstrating that the economic benefits offered by drone technology are vast, with growth set to accelerate across surface, underwater, air & space, as well as emerging hybrid drone applications. 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__label__cc	0.50404	0.49596	Media Release: Hunter puts Basin Plan on the brink Blame for the threat to the survival of the Murray Darling Basin Plan lies squarely at the feet of Ian Hunter and the Weatherill Labor government. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Anne Ruston said the only state which had gone back on its promises and commitments regarding the Basin Plan was South Australia. “Let’s be clear on the facts,” she said. “Like all Basin jurisdictions, the South Australian Government agreed in full to the Northern Basin review’s outcomes and the Sustainable Diversion Limit (SDL) Adjustment Mechanism as part of the Basin Plan, knowing full well this would require amendments by Parliament once the science was completed and the SDL projects were nominated and assessed. “The Weatherill Labor government is the only one of these jurisdictions that has gone back on its promises and withdrawn support for the Basin Plan. “It’s disingenuous and hypocritical to accuse other jurisdictions of ‘doubtful’ commitments when yours is the only one actually breaking its commitments. “To actually pretend this entirely political course of action is ‘standing with’ the Basin Plan is transparent nonsense. All other jurisdictions – and in my role I talk to them all the time – are disappointed at the criminally destructive path upon which South Australia is being taken by this toxic Labor government. “There is, of course, an election next month and this appalling Labor government will do or say anything – even destroy the Basin Plan – to cling to power. Mr Hunter is placing at grave risk more than a thousand gigalitres per year of environmental flows into SA. He’s prepared to let the river and its communities die in order to save his scandal-plagued government. “As I have consistently done ever since Mr Hunter’s little ice cream tantrum, I call on SA Labor to end the political games, come back to the table and reiterate its full support for the Basin Plan in concert with other Basin states – states which have never withdrawn their commitments like SA has.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2055
__label__wiki	0.655243	0.655243	AnticStore > Catalogue > Paintings & Drawings > 19th Century Oil Painting > Napoléon III > 19th century > Joseph LATOUR(1806–1863)-St. Martin Bridge, Toledo and Cathedral of Ségovia Joseph LATOUR(1806–1863)-St. Martin Bridge, Toledo and Cathedral of Ségovia Offered by Galerie de Lardemelle Joseph LATOUR (1806 – 1863) L. 28.74 inch X H. 17.52 inch Galerie de Lardemelle Paintings & drawings - XIXth century Joseph Pierre Tancrède LATOUR (Noé, 1806 – Toulouse, 1863) View of the St. Martin Bridge of Toledo and the Cathedral of Segovia, Spain Landscape artist unusual in the painting market - best known for his drawings, Joseph LATOUR was born near Toulouse (Noé, April 17, 1806). Son of a manufacturer of candles, he has an early vocation for drawing . Very early on learning, he draws all he can and thus acquires a fast drawing, nervous and acquires real sensitivity for the description of nature, his first element of inspiration. Taken in hand by an uncle of Toulouse, the boy enters the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1825 to leave it four years later. Passionate about music, paintings and antique furniture, surrounded by friends and students, this painter took part in Toulouse or regional exhibitions as early as 1829, but never at the Paris Salons. Celebrated regionally during his lifetime (several times medalist at the Salon of Toulouse), but completely forgotten during the first half of the 20th century, LATOUR often hesitated in his painting between an anecdotal realism and an exacerbated romanticism. But he was foremost precursor in the adventure of outdoor painting. In Toulouse, he taught drawing at the Institution des Feuillants held by the Ladies of Saint-Maur and, very quickly, his studio in the Place des Carmes is another meeting of the young aristocracy of Toulouse. LATOUR is particularly fond of the Luchon region. Moreover, some of his drawings on the Pays de Luchon were lithographed by him at Constantin in Toulouse. The pupils of LATOUR - Maxime LALANNE, Jacques Raymond BRASCASSAT, Charles of SAINT FELIX, Eugène FIL, Eugene de MALBOS, Jules de LAHONDES or Louise of CARAYON-TALPAYRAC - make the Toulouse exhibitions benefit from the fruits of the moving of the studio in full air and his romantic painting. LATOUR traveled to Holland, but especially to Spain, a country which was for him a source of inspiration as our painting can testify. Our composition includes heterogeneous elements from his various trips around Madrid, namely the St. Martin Bridge of Toledo spanning the Tagus of its five arches and in the distance on the left a large religious building representing the Cathedral of Segovia amputated its tower bell tower. It is in the field of landscape from nature that LATOUR will excel This is what gives him today his place among the forerunners of outdoor painting. The abbot of LA TOUR went so far as to assert that "the DAUBIGNY, COURBET, BIDA, COROT, ROUSSEAU, and others (...) always gave him at least two days" when they "went to the Pyrenees to study the great nature on the spot ". With a real technical force through his stroke of the pen and his sense of composition, his soul supplement remains his sensitivity to nature. For each landscape, LATOUR adjusts its angle of view to magnify the site while retaining its authenticity. His work evokes a "happy" creation that, by its truth, gives LATOUR its place among the great landscape painters of the 19th century. Joseph LATOUR dies as a result of a car accident on March 1, 1863. He bequeaths himself to his brother and his faithful servant who will disperse all at auction, this explaining the shortcomings noted today in full knowledge of his work. artist rests at the cemetery of Terre Cabade in Toulouse, a city where, according to his own admission, he was "a hundred times better than a fish in the water". Museums: Montpellier (Fabre Museum), Toulouse (Paul Dupuy Museum), Gaillac, Lourdes ... Jules COIGNET (1798-1860) - Hare hunting trophy Jean-Charles GESLIN (1814–1887)-Paestum: the ruins of the temple of Neptune Achille BENOUVILLE (1815–1891) - The Teverone at Lunghezza ; near Rome 19th Century Oil Painting Napoléon III The beautiful family, dated 1896 - Wilhelm ROSENSTAND (1838-1915) Marine - Table Bay by Chéri François Dubreuil (1828-1880) Eduard Schulz-Briesen (1831-1891) - School Recess, circa 1875 Notre Dame de L'Isle - Hippolyte Camille Delpy (1842-1910) Auguste TOULMOUCHE (1829 – 1890) - The letter	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2056
__label__wiki	0.650906	0.650906	Full Episode is currently not available to stream. Watch Extras below. Donna celebrates a milestone with her closest allies. Cameron contemplates saying goodbye. Joe confronts an uncertain future. Halt and Catch Fire: Thank You, FansTo Halt and Catch Fire and everyone who loves it, AMC says thank you for the thing that got us to the thing. Next on Halt and Catch Fire: Series FinaleDon't miss the two-hour series finale of Halt and Catch Fire, Saturday, October 14 at 9/8c on AMC. Halt and Catch Fire: Wrapping Up Season 4The cast and creators reflect on the series, the impact it's had on their lives, and how the characters have evolved throughout the four seasons. Inside Halt and Catch Fire: Season 4, Episode 10The cast and creators break down Joe's search for what to do next and how Cameron and Donna find both healing and inspiration for a future collaboration. Halt and Catch Fire Talked About Scene: Season 4, Episode 10Cameron and Donna take a nostalgic trip to the old Mutiny headquarters and fantasize about what their future could hold. Halt and Catch Fire: Thank You, Fans Next on Halt and Catch Fire: Series Finale Halt and Catch Fire: Wrapping Up Season 4 Inside Halt and Catch Fire: Season 4, Episode 10 Halt and Catch Fire Talked About Scene: Season 4, Episode 10	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2058
__label__cc	0.523674	0.476326	‘Pray Stay Till Sunday’ – Queen Anne’s letters to Sarah Churchill, Guest Post by Joanne Limburg By Andrea Zuvich on Sun 17th May 2015 a.D. \|14,208 views\|1 thought Please welcome Joanne Limburg to The Seventeenth Century Lady! I’ve known Joanne for several years now because we started working on our novels at the same time (me on William & Mary, she on A Want of Kindness). Joanne’s novel is soon to be released (and I’m still looking for a publisher!), so please give a warm welcome to Joanne Limburg, who is here today with a post about Queen Anne’s letters to Sarah Churchill. ‘Pray Stay Till Sunday’ – Queen Anne’s letters to Sarah Churchill Posthumously, Queen Anne suffered a terrible fate: her ex-best friend published a book about their relationship, an intimacy which had begun at the court of Charles II and lasted through the reign of James II and William and Mary, only to turn sour in the years after Anne herself came to the throne. This ex-best friend was Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. She was a gifted propagandist. In her memoirs, and in her ‘sketches’, she fashions a convincing image for Anne, and hands it down to posterity. She begins with Anne’s appearance, which she conceded was ‘not at all ungraceful, till she grew exceeding gross and corpulent’ – she was never that special, and then she got fat. Sarah moves from Anne’s weight issues to her ‘sullen and constant frown’, an external blemish that betrayed internal flaws: ‘cloudiness of disposition’, moroseness, stubbornness, which produced, in Sarah’s view, a sort of ‘bigotry in religion’, and an unreasonable, unswerving prejudice towards Sarah’s political party, the Whigs. It goes on: Anne had an excellent memory, but wasted it on trivial matters, and personal grievances; she was entirely unoriginal, incapable of any thought or opinion that had not been dictated to her by someone else; her conversation ‘had nothing of brightness or wit’, and as for her letters, they were: very indifferent, both in sense and spelling, unless that they were generally enlivened with a few passionate expressions, sometimes pretty enough, but repeated over and over again, without the mixture of anything either of diversion or instruction. Sarah may well have found Anne’s letters dull, but she hung onto them. They were preserved along with the rest of the Duchess’s correspondence, and are now stored at the British Library. I was lucky enough to see them there, and have read the earlier ones, dating from 1683 to 1701, the year before Anne became Queen. Sarah’s description of her friend’s letter-writing style is true enough, but partial, and unkind. Anne’s letters were never intended as literary productions. What she was writing were the 17th Century equivalent of texts and emails – quick scrawls to her BFF to share her news, ask after Sarah’s health and that of her family, offers of help, condolences, requests that Sarah, as her Groom of the Stool, send or purchase little items for her – another pair of gloves, shoes better suited to the weather – and thanks when these arrived. More than anything else, they are a reflection of Anne’s feelings for Sarah, the ‘tenderness’ and ‘kindness’ she ‘has in [her] heart’. The second letter in the first volume, written when Anne was trying to persuade her father, the Duke of York, to allow her to take Sarah as her Lady of the Bedchamber, sets the tone. She begins by declaring that ‘the trouble I am in is not to be exprest’ and says that she ‘must beg’ Sarah not to leave London for Windsor until the following Sunday ‘tho you have great temptations to go yet in meer pity and compation to poor me (who you say you love).’ Could Sarah imagine how well Anne loves her, she would not refuse her ‘so small a request’. She tells Sarah how glad she is to hear that she won a hundred pounds and cards, and signs off with ‘pray stay till Sunday’. [Blenheim Papers, BL Add Ms 61414] These then are some of the ‘passionate expressions’ that Sarah will later dismiss as ‘sometimes pretty enough, but repeated over and over again’. Poor Anne – if she said continued to say them, it was only because she continued to mean them. The main impression I took away from the letters was one of heart-breaking insecurity. During the turbulent years of her early adulthood, as Anne found herself alienated first from her father and then from her sister, and lost child after child, she clung more and more to Sarah, her clever, capable, beautiful friend, who could never disappoint her, and who was surely too blessed and too strong to ever die. When her sister, the Queen, gave her stark choice – dismiss Sarah, or face banishment from Court – she would choose Sarah, for as she said (and only once): … let them do what they please, nothing shall ever vex me, so I can have the satisfaction of seeing dear Mrs Freeman [her name for Sarah], and I swear I would live on bread and water between four walls with her, without repining, for as long as you continue kind, nothing can ever be a real mortification… [BL Add Ms61414] What Sarah may have written in response we do not know, for Anne faithfully destroyed Sarah’s half of the correspondence, presumably on the assumption that her friend would do the same. What is abundantly clear is that Anne loved Sarah, had good reason to believe herself loved in return, and never imagined, in those years before her accession, that this could ever change. Sarah, too, believed that she could rely on Anne’s friendship and loyalty, but they were both to be disappointed. Sarah blamed her alienation from Anne entirely on the machinations of Anne’s subsequent favourite, Abigail Masham, and Abigail certainly played a bit part in their falling-out, but I would also argue that the causes of their final arguments had been lurking between them, all unsuspected, from the start, in the stark differences between their political and religious views – Anne was a staunchly Anglican Tory, Sarah a more tolerant Whig, and while this mattered little when Anne had no power, once she was Queen, it came to matter more than anything else. The final bust-up, when it happened, dismayed both women. And it is worth remembering, as one reads the cruel account Sarah gave of her late friend, the Elie Wiesel quote: ‘The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference’. No matter what happened, Sarah would never be indifferent to Anne. Joanne Limburg’s previous books include the poetry collections, Femenismo, Paraphernalia and The Oxygen Man, her memoir The Woman Who Thought Too Much and a poetry collection for children, Bookside Down. A Want of Kindness is her first novel. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and son, and is currently working towards a PhD in Life Writing at Kingston University. You can follow her on Twitter @JoanneLimburg Her novel about the life of Queen Anne, A Want of Kindness will be out in June. Recorded under 17th Century, 18th Century, History and noted under topics: Duke of Marlborough, Marlborough, Queen Anne, Sarah Jennings, Stuarts, William & Mary Hear ye! One thought — so far — on “‘Pray Stay Till Sunday’ – Queen Anne’s letters to Sarah Churchill, Guest Post by Joanne Limburg”: Rebecca 19th January 2019 at 11:36 AM Thank you for this interesting piece. Poor Anne! Please contribute thy thoughts! Cancel reply Your missive ‘The Stuarts in 100 Facts’ is now available to pre-order! → ← The Steel and Lace Anthology is out now!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2063
__label__wiki	0.620166	0.620166	Home — A-Z of councils — Downloads — About the editor — Contact — RSS updates — Tweet this page — Andrew's Previews Book — Blog Local Elections Archive Project Bargeddie and Langloan Ward — North Lanarkshire Note:— Local by-elections may be missing. If the result for a particular year does not appear on this page, click on the link to see all results for North Lanarkshire council in that year. This ward was abolished or subjected to boundary changes in 2007. Andrew Burns Lab 1058 76.4% Michael Heaney SNP 326 23.6% Back to the home page. Copyright © Andrew Teale, 2002–2020. All text and images in this website are available for reuse and modification under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported Licence and the GNU Free Documentation Licence (unversioned, with no invariant sections, front-cover texts, or back-cover texts). All electoral data on this website are based on information kindly supplied by the relevant Returning Officer and are held for archiving, historical and research purposes in the public interest as provided for by the Data Protection Act 2018. Comments? Corrections? Constructive abuse? Commissions? Cash donations? Email me:	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2064
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__label__cc	0.600351	0.399649	DIRECTV Scores Technology Touchdown with Debut of New APM Went from after-the-fact investigation to proactive optimization and troubleshooting Provided application and transaction visibility and troubleshooting not available with previous APM solution Accelerated application updates by minimizing test-cycle requirements As Senior Director of IT Operations, Applications Services at DIRECTV, Glenn Trattner and the 200 members of his organization play a key role in maintaining business operations and ensuring customer satisfaction. Among other things, Trattner’s team is responsible for more than 100 internal and customer-facing applications that support the company’s sales, customer care, field service and back office operations. Powering DIRECTV is a formidable server, applications and infrastructure environment. The IT operations team must monitor and manage close to 6,000 physical and virtual servers that run a mix of Windows, Linux and HP-UX. Applications are mostly built using Java and .NET, but PHP and Node.js applications are also part of the mix. Challenge: Poor adoption of a tool with negative performance impact DIRECTV began questioning the value of its previous application performance monitoring (APM) solution. “There were two major issues,” recalls Trattner. “First, we couldn’t validate whether our previous APM solution was having a positive performance impact or effect on our applications.” At least in part, this was due to the operations team using a myriad of tools and utilities to detect and investigate problems—a process Trattner describes as “after-the-fact investigation.” In addition, DIRECTV wasn’t getting significant adoption of its previous APM tool outside of its core operations team. “We wanted our developers to dive into the tool and analyze the performance of their applications to help troubleshoot issues,” states Trattner. “The developers never really adopted the previous tools. Instead, it would be us sending screenshots or showing them data and asking them to look into a lot of things, which was time consuming for my team. It’s difficult to give an exact count, but we now have several development teams of key applications such as directv.com, our main Direct Sales application, and our middleware using AppDynamics on a regular basis without prompting from operations.” Trattner’s team began looking for a better solution. Ease of use, was essential for broader acceptance. In addition, DIRECTV insisted on ease of deployment and a lightweight solution with low performance overhead on the monitored applications. Based on these requirements, Trace3, DIRECTV’s IT consultancy partner, recommended that Trattner look into AppDynamics APM. “Trace3 had experience with the product and a good relationship with the team at AppDynamics. They made introductions and we began to explore the AppDynamics solution,” informs Trattner. “We’re very comfortable with AppDynamics. We were able to deploy the agent to thousands of application instances with no impact or risk to our production environment.” Glenn Trattner, Senior Director of IT Operations, Applications Services, DIRECTV DIRECTV is one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services, delivering a premium video experience through state-of-the-art technology. The company offers an extensive programming lineup and prides itself on delivering industry-leading customer service to more than 39 million customers in the U.S. and Latin America. In fact, according to the 2014 American Customer Satisfaction Index, DIRECTV is number one in customer satisfaction among cable and satellite providers. Solution: Immediate visibility during a critical time The selection process was accelerated in Fall 2013 when DIRECTV began experiencing problems during the first few weeks of its pro football Sunday Ticket offering, a product that allows subscribers to login and watch their favorite teams through mobile applications, on the web, or through their in-home set-top boxes. “Sunday Ticket places a significant load on our website and infrastructure in a very short period of time—especially at the start of the season,” says Trattner. The company’s senior IT management decided to see if AppDynamics could help. “We were impressed with the visibility and insights provided by AppDynamics and decided to move forward with our purchase and deployment,” says Trattner. “The root cause of an issue is rarely obvious... However, with AppDynamics, it literally took us two seconds to focus in on the issue.” Benefits: Low overhead, quick MTTR, and high team adoption & improved collaboration Today, DIRECTV uses the SaaS version of AppDynamics APM to monitor its Java, .NET, PHP, and Node.js applications. Trattner describes the performance overhead from AppDynamics as “negligible,” and he’s most impressed with the way his team is using APM: “Today, we’re producing alerts and reports out of AppDynamics—we’re doing more proactive work, rather than just using APM in an after-the-fact reactive state. Plus, with our previous solution, if we were deploying a Java agent, the application would need to go through a significant test cycle in the development and test environments prior to migrating into our production environment. We’re very comfortable with AppDynamics. We were able to deploy the agent to thousands of application instances with no impact or risk to our production environment.” Trattner recalls numerous examples of AppDynamics’ ability to help quickly resolve issues. For example, DIRECTV uses an Active Decisioning Engine application that customer care reps, sales agents and field service reps use to present the most relevant offers to customers and prospects. This application requires frequent updates and releases, making it difficult to pinpoint the cause of a specific performance issue. As Trattner recalls, “The performance delay was impacting our colleagues’ ability to do their jobs. It was also affecting the customer experience as well as company profitability.” Troubleshooting distributed applications presents unique challenges. “The root cause of an issue is rarely obvious,” Trattner explains. “For example, component A is talking to component B, B is talking to C, C is talking to D. It’s all happening in very high volumes. However, with AppDynamics, it literally took us two seconds to focus in on the issue. AppDynamics highlighted an unexpected communications thread that was occurring tens of thousands of times a minute. Without AppDynamics, there’s no telling how long it would have taken us to detect the irregular flow.” AppDynamics has also helped improve collaboration with DIRECTV’s development and testing teams. “With a definitive root cause and documentation, the conversation is much easier now, and there’s much less back and forth deciding who’s going to fix the problem. With AppDynamics, we take a screenshot or send them a report and share it with the team that needs to fix it,” says Trattner. As for a favorite AppDynamics feature, Trattner likes the dashboards and flow map: “At a very quick glance, you see a chart of an application’s performance and compare it against its normal baseline. It helps you quickly focus your efforts in the right area to accelerate troubleshooting. And with AppDynamics, we can see all of the monitored applications and transaction flow through the service bus. Being able to visualize traffic behavior makes all the difference.” “I’d recommend AppDynamics to anyone who runs an IT shop,” he adds. “With AppDynamics, the right people showed up and they had the right knowledge. Whether you’re running a small business website or an enterprise like DIRECTV with hundreds of applications, you’re going to benefit from having insight into the application performance and transaction volumes.” “Today, we are producing alerts and reports out of AppDynamics—we’re doing more proactive work, rather than just using APM in an after-the-fact reactive state.” DIRECTV’s Senior Director of IT Operations is a big fan of the AppDynamics team Sure, the APM product is impressive, but Glenn Trattner, Senior Director of IT Operations, Application Services at DIRECTV, was most impressed with AppDynamics’ people. “During our pro football Sunday Ticket rollout, we were doing performance testing on our production infrastructure in the middle of the night. AppDynamics’ experts were on the phone helping us, and we hadn’t even bought the product yet. After we purchased, the AppDynamics head of customer success came out and sat down with me to discuss what we like and opportunities for improving the product. Not only do they listen, they actually follow up and get back to you with answers. I can’t say the same thing about many other vendors we work with.” “I’d recommend AppDynamics to anyone who runs an IT shop...Whether you’re running a small business website or an enterprise like DIRECTV with hundreds of applications, you’re going to benefit from having insight into the application performance and transaction volumes.” Learn how AppDynamics APM drives better digital experiences Learn more about Application Performance Management IT Operations analytics redefined: uncovering business impact and opportunities with Application Analytics See your applications like never before	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2066
__label__cc	0.657043	0.342957	by: Cornell University • 484 9 Developer : Cornell University Type: App Recently changed in this version Checklist editing! You can now edit information on checklists that you've submitted via your eBird Mobile app. » Reference » eBird eBird Mobile makes it easy to record the birds you see in the field, and seamlessly link these observations with eBird--a global online database of bird records used by hundreds of thousands of birders around the world. This free resource makes it easy to keep track of what you see, while making your data openly available for scientific research, education, and conservation. eBird Mobile is the only app that passes information directly from the iOS device to your eBird account on the web. - Enter bird observations from any location around the world. - Full global taxonomy based on The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. - Common names available in local languages (e.g., Portuguese names in Brazil or in Portugal). - Checklists customized for your location and time of year, showing most likely species based on eBird data. - Rare species flagged during data entry and on the checklist. - "Record as you go" functionality for incremental list keeping and counting while birding. - GPS enabled location plotting to ensure accuracy. - Map tools that enable selecting from hundreds of thousands of eBird "Hotspots." - Full offline functionality, enabling use in places with limited or no Internet connection. - Trip and Day list functionality that makes it easy to keep track of your species list on a particular outing. - Support for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. - Entire app translated to German, Mandarin, French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, and Dutch. Users review Elim Evangelical Free Church Welcome to the official Elim Evangelical Free Church (Puyallup, WA) app! Stay up-to-date with all that's happening in children's, student, men's and women's ministries at Elim. Listen to current and past sermon series and read The Last Word, Elim's weekly blog. Check out all kinds of interesting content and share it with friends via Facebook, Twit… Finger Board Pro Finger Board lets you create exciting and interesting touch-optimized e-learning content even WITHOUT any programming knowledge or experience. You can create whatever content you like. Create content as far as your IDEAS can take you! The activities you create are easily shared with your students and can be accessed whether online or offline. Se… Brompton House For Brompton House residents! Manage tasks, communication, and property information conveniently on your phone. With the app you can get local deals, post to the bulletin board, submit maintenance requests, and more. CC Golden Springs The official Calvary Chapel Golden Springs app features verse-by-verse biblical teaching with Pastor Raul Ries, live webcasts, archived Bible studies, radio program, and additional resources. For more information about Calvary Chapel Golden Springs, please visit: http://www.calvarygs.org The Calvary Chapel Golden Springs app was developed with th… Frozen Pop Fun - Match 3 Games Frozen Pop Fun is a wonderful ice theme match 3 game. Connect diamonds, solve puzzles. It's easy and fun to play, but a challenge to fully master. Download and play it now! Frozen Pop Fun features: - Ice theme match 3 game - Connect diamonds, solve puzzles - Hundreds of fantastic levels, and keep updating - Abundant and challenging level target -… Chapelwood Children We hope this app helps families connect to the Children's Ministry at Chapelwood UMC in Houston, Texas and gives you great resources for your family to stay connected with God. The Lighthouse Church Kuwait Welcome to the official TLC Kuwait App! This App complements the church's official website and helps you keep in touch throughout the week. For more information about The Lighthouse Church Kuwait, please visit: http://www.tlckuwait.com/ The The Lighthouse Church Kuwait App was created with the Subsplash App Platform. More by Cornell University Download eBird Free - 1.9.0 - 59M	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2068
__label__wiki	0.505828	0.505828	Media Release – 5 January 2013 AHTC COMMITTED TO SAFEGUARDING RESIDENTS’ INTERESTS DESPITE CHALLENGES THROWN AT IT I refer to the statement issued by Dr Teo Ho Pin on 2 Jan 2013 on the sale of the developed software formerly owned by the PAP-managed Town Councils to Action Information Management Pte Ltd (AIM) in 2011 prior to the General Election. Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) is not able to verify the accuracy of the reasons for the sale cited by Dr Teo, as the documents AHTC has on hand, including the tender documents, do not disclose many of the details mentioned. In any event, the reasons given underscore three fundamental facts: first, that the PAP-managed Town Councils sold off the computer and financial systems developed with public monies to a vehicle of the PAP, just prior to the General Election; second, according to the most recent statement of Mr Chandra Das, AIM’s Chairman, AIM “as a PAP company” wanted to “be helpful to the PAP Town Councils”, and; third, that the PAP sees no issue with an arrangement allowing them to terminate the software agreements with any Town Council with one month’s notice if there is a material change in the Town Council’s membership. With regards to the one-month termination clause in the AIM contract, Dr Teo considered it “reasonable”. However, he himself indicated that it would take “maybe 18 to 24 months, or even longer” to assess new software and develop a replacement system. In our view, therefore, the question of how the PAP-managed Town Councils acted in the public (and residents’) interest in relinquishing their ownership of the systems to AIM upon such conditions has still not been answered. We leave it to the public to make their own judgment. To allay any doubts about whether AIM had indeed terminated the software agreement with AHTC, a copy of the termination notice is attached for public scrutiny. In spite of the challenges encountered by the new Workers’ Party-run AHTC during the handover from the PAP, we are grateful to all who have helped us and for the efforts put in by our staff and contractors to ensure a smooth taking over of Town Council administration, including to upscale and develop a computing and financial system for AHTC under very challenging circumstances. This ensured that the interests of Aljunied and Hougang residents were protected, including in such important areas as cleanliness, maintenance and lift breakdown rates. AHTC will continue to strive for higher standards in our service to residents. SYLVIA LIM Attached: Copy of Termination Notice by AIM	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2071
__label__cc	0.664034	0.335966	Want a universal remote San Diego? \| URC and RTI home automation and smart home options URC MX990 universal remote - San Diego Have you noticed that you can't just watch TV anymore? For most systems, the series of commands goes TV ON>CABLE BOX ON>AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER ON>TV INPUT>AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER INPUT>AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER SURROUND MODE just to watch television. What a nightmare! This process includes multiple remotes and if something gets pushed that shouldn't...you may never be able to watch TV again. However, we here at Aire Theater Designs have the cure to the above insanity...the universal remote. In a nutshell, a GOOD universal remote will allow you to push ONE button and all of the commands above magically pop out of the remote, summon your surround sound system to behave and ta-da!...you're watching TV. Good universal remotes also ensure that the system can't get out of whack so if someone pushed a button they shouldn't have, one push of the universal remote puts everything back where it should be. We say a "good universal remote" as many popular brands of remotes actually don't make the system behave if the wrong button gets pushed. Sounds odd, doesn't it? We agree but we've been fixing systems for years for clients that have these particular brands that don't allow systems to work flawlessly. We recommend two brands of universal remote. They are URC (Universal Remote Control) and RTI. Here's why. In a nutshell, both these remotes have what we call "smart" or discrete codes. These codes allow the remote to know if elements of the system are out of whack. For example, if half of your components were ON and half OFF, these remotes from URC and RTI would know and would make sure everything is ON or OFF when you need them there. Some of the other brands on the market DON'T know so if you try to turn the system ON in the above instance, half of your components would still be OFF! Now that you know what brand to buy, what remote is best for you? Here are some things to consider: 1) Screen size: Typically the more expensive the remote, the larger the screen and the easier it is to see the buttons. Here's an example of a GOOD remote (URC MX780i) next to a BETTER remote (URC MX980i). The difference in screen size is apparent. 2) What will you be controlling? If it is a single room or a basic surround sound system with a few rooms of music in other areas, something like the GOOD or BETTER options above work great. If you are thinking about controlling elements such as lighting, smart home features, surveillance cameras, thermostats or other home automation systems, one of our BEST options may fit the bill. These typically include some form of iPad control and well as hand-held remotes. RTI iPad solution for dedicated theater, lighting control, thermostats, cameras and whole-house audio - Murrieta 3) Do you want to hide your surround sound equipment? All of our remotes have separate options so your cable boxes, receivers, Blu-Ray players, etc. can hide out-of-sight behind closet doors or cabinet fronts. You don't have to see any of the equipment! Interested? Make an appointment to stop by our office. We've got many different models running our systems and we can recommend what will be best for your particular set-up. We are Aire Theater Designs, San Diego's URC and RTI universal remote experts. P.S. You now have smart home capabilities with most of today's remotes. Control your favorite smart features like lights, thermostats, shades, etc. in addition to your surround sound system! San Diego Home Theater showroom Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Need help in Murrieta, Wildomar, Temecula, Fallbrook or Bonsall...we're there too. House by Pardee, Shea or Lennar? We can help. We also serve Torrey Pines, Alta Del Mar, Carmel Mountain, Coronado, Fairbanks Ranch, Cielo, The Bridges, The Crosby, The Lakes. Why you DON'T need a Smart TV San Diego \| SmartTV options As audio/video professionals, we deal with “Smart TVs” on a daily basis. Many clients ask about buying Smart TVs for their “Smart Features” thinking it will be a simple and cost-effective solution to upgrade their old TV as well as gain network features, such as Netflix or Pandora Internet radio. Most people end up disappointed. Here are some of the issues with Smart TVs and why there is a better way. Due to the fact that a Smart TV is both a TV and a “Smart Hub” or “App Center”, if the Smart features portion of the TV goes bad, your whole TV needs to be taken out to be serviced. In addition to being inconvenient, this can be very costly just to have access to Netflix, Pandora, etc. Extra cables must be purchased and installed in order to stream these Smart functions and have the sound play through your home theater speakers. Out of the box, a Smart TV will only play the sound from these Apps through the television, NOT THE STEREO. Depending on where your Smart TV is located and where your home theater equipment is located in relation to it, it can be a costly installation to get these extra cables ran from the TV to the gear location. Many devices these days need to be power-cycled to work effectively. Power-cycling is unplugging an electronic device from the power to restart it. Many times, it is impossible to power-cycle a TV if it is mounted on the wall as you can't access the power plug. If Netflix isn't working through your TV and you need to power-cycle it, you may be out of luck. These days, almost all TVs are "Smart TVs". They all have the capability to connect to the Internet to get these apps. We recommend buying a TV for the picture quality and not the Smart features. When you pay more for a TV, you're paying for better contrast, better color and better motion. The more you pay, the better the picture. If you want Smart features, here's what we recommend: Add a device: How about having a small box w/ a cost of no more than $100 that can stream movies, TV shows, music and much much more and is about the size of a hockey puck? Sounds awesome right? We recommend the Roku streaming device and the AppleTV. Each allow for streaming and they do it BETTER than doing it through the TV (see above issues). Add a Blu-Ray player: Many of today's Blu-Ray players also allow you to stream. You also can play Blu-Ray discs, DVDs and CDs through these machines. NOTE: This would be the second-best option. Using a Roku or AppleTV is a better way to go. You are now a Smart TV expert! If you're looking at new TVs at the big-box store and the sales guy tells you that you need a Smart TV, proceed to run away and come on in to Aire Theater Designs...San Diego's Smart TV and surround sound professionals. San Diego Home Theater and Surround Sound Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County including Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Olivenhain, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Need help in Murrieta, Wildomar, Temecula, Fallbrook or Bonsall...we're there too. Want surround sound San Diego? \| Yamaha receivers Yamaha RXA1040 AVENTAGE audio/video receivers - San Diego It's probably been a while since you've bought a new audio/video receiver or maybe I'm being assumptive and this is your first foray into surround sound. No worries...we'd be happy to help. Your audio/video receiver is the heart of your music and entertainment system. Making the right choice here assures sonic excellence and also provides you the flexibility to hook up future components. However, dealing with the big-box stores or attempting to figure out what to buy on the Internet can be painful (aside from this article, of course). Here's a quick guide to picking the right audio/video receiver. What is it: Your receiver acts as the hub of your audio/video system. All of your components like cable boxes, video games, Blu-ray players, streaming devices, etc. hook into the receiver and it provides the sound for your speakers. Pick your receiver based on: 1) How many devices you will be hooking up to it? 2) Will you be connecting other areas/rooms of speakers? 3) How important is it to get the best surround sound experience you can? Brand to Buy: Yamaha. Why? In a nutshell, they rarely break, provide great sound and have plenty of inputs. You can Google different brands, models, histories and other facets but we've already done that. We've also performed thousands of installations and sold receivers for over 20 years. We know what is the best NOW. NOTE: If this ever changes, we'll let you know and we'll change our mind. However, for the time being, Yamaha is our choice for the best receiver at the price point. GOOD: Yamaha RXV377. 4 HDMI inputs, 70 watts X 5 channels @ $249.99. Buy this if you are on a budget, will be hooking up four components or less and aren't hooking up speakers in any other areas of the house. NOTE: Plan on how many components you will be hooking up not just now, but in the future as well. http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/av-receivers-amps/rx/rx-v377_black_u/ BETTER: Yamaha RXA740. 6 HDMI inputs, 90 watts X 7 channels, video upconversion, multi-source/multi-zone @ $649.99. Buy this if you will be hooking up 6 components or less or if you will be hooking up speakers in other areas (ex: Outside, other bedrooms, etc.). This is also a good choice if you have older components as it plays nicely with legacy video formats (Wii game systems, VCRs and certain cameras come to mind). http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/aventage/rx-a740_black_u/?mode=model BEST: Yamaha RXA2040. 8 HDMI inputs, 140 watts X 9 channels, improved audio processing, Dolby Atmos @ $1599.99. Buy this if you are hooking up 8 components or less and if you want the best in today's surround sound formats. Our earlier article about Dolby Atmos goes ito depth about the latest surround sound mode. This receiver also sounds noticeably better than step-down models due to its particular high-end construction. http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/aventage/rx-a2040_black_u/?mode=model http://www.airetheaterdesigns.com/blog/item/125-atmos-in-san-diego Now you're dangerous...you've got some good information. Stop by or call one of our product experts and let us simplify your decision to purchase a surround sound receiver. Aire Theater Designs, San Diego's Yamaha and surround sound experts. San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. San Diego's home for Dolby Atmos \| Listen to Atmos Contemporary Dolby Atmos Home Theater - San Diego About 23 years ago, home theater changed with the advent of Dolby Digital. This format allowed you to hear sounds behind you and added deeper, lower bass to your favorite movies. This format allowed us to hear movie soundtracks in a way that was almost like being in the theater. Since then, the "Internet" became popular, we've landed vehicles on Mars and the stock market has gone from 3004 to 17000+. However, the surround sound landscape remained relatively stagnant. However, we now have access to the biggest improvement in home theater in 23 years...Dolby Atmos! In a nutshell, Dolby Atmos gives you height and multidimensionality that you can only get in the best theaters. If you already have a surround sound system, we can give you this spectacular new format with the addition of an Atmos-capable receiver and a few new speakers. Here's a link to Dolby that details all the particulars: http://www.dolby.com/us/en/technologies/dolby-atmos.html We love movies so we will be retrofitting our showroom for Atmos shortly to let you hear the difference that Atmos can make in your home. Love movies too? Come visit San Diego's home of the latest technology (and soon Dolby Atmos) at Aire Theater Designs. P.S. Our Dolby Atmos theater is live and kicking! We are by-appoinment-only so feel free to give us a call, schedule an appointment and hear how a combination of Yamaha Aventage, Definitive Technology and Dolby Atmos and your ears can improve your life. San Diego Home Automation \| Another example Home Automation = Control your surround sound, cameras, lights and more! The term "Home Automation" gets thrown around a lot these days when people are talking about technology. Here's a simple example of what Aire Theater Designs can do with home automation and you: Right before you get home from work you push a button on your phone that says "Coming Home". This in turn: 1) Turns on your outdoor lights and interior walkway lighting. 2) Turns on your air conditioning (which is great with our recent weather). 3) Turns on your favorite Pandora radio station. 4) Pops up with a view of your home on security cameras so you can make sure all is safe before entering the house (and that your kids have cleaned their rooms). A home automation system like this also allows you to further control all of your house systems such as: Home Entertainment: Control your home theater, whole-house music and all rooms of audio/video from any area in the house. Never juggle ten remotes again to make things work. Total Control allows you to use ONE remote to control everything in the house! Lighting Control: Want to push one button at night to turn off all the lights in the house? No problem. How about coming home from work to a completely lighted home? Yup. Want your lights to turn on during the evening hours and to turn off in the morning? With Total Control, all of these lighting situations are easily solved with the touch of a finger. Security: Total Control allows you to monitor your home from anywhere in the world on your computer, tablet or phone. Feel comfortable knowing that your house is monitored securely and easily. Shade and Curtain Control: By partnering with Lutron, our home automation systems by Total Control and RTI allow you to adjust the shades and curtains anywhere in the house with a single button push. Combine simple control with elegant shade solutions in different colors and styles. Sound interesting? Contact an ATD representative today with questions and let San Diego's home automation leader show you how we can enhance your life and decor through technology. San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, Alpine, Blossom Valley, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Universal remotes and home automation are serviced in Murrieta, Temecula and Wildomar. Need help in Murrieta, Wildomar, Temecula, Fallbrook or Bonsall...we're there too. San Diego Sony dealers \| Sony is added to our line-up P.S. NOTE AS OF 07/17/2014. We just got word that there will be BIG savings coming up on 07/20/2014 on Sony's 900 and 950 series XBR TVs. Save from $700-$1000 on the best TVs on today's market. Interested? Call a ATD salesperson for details! Ladies and gentlemen...after parting ways with Sony years ago, we've brought them back into the fold. We are proud to add Sony's line of TVs, audio/video receivers and hi-resolution music players to our line-up. Why did we do this? We inspected some of their new high-end TVs a few months ago and were BLOWN AWAY by the color accuracy, black levels and realism. Their best televisions are our new reference standard. Here's a brief overview: 1) Televisions: We're especially proud of Sony's best TVs that they call their "950" sets. Sony's 85" offering @ $24,999.99 and their 65" @ $6999.99 have no equal on the market. Here's a link: http://store.sony.com/84.6-diag-x950b-flagship-4k-ultra-hd-tv-zid27-XBR85X950B/cat-27-catid-XBR-4K-Ultra-HD-TVs?_t=pfm%3Dcategory For our clients that want great but want to save some money from the flagship models above, Sony's "900" series still blows away any competition. Their 79" TV @ $7999.99, 65" TV @ $4999.99 and 55" TV @ $3999.99 have amazing colors and contrast. http://store.sony.com/64.5-diag-x900b-4k-ultra-hd-tv-zid27-XBR65X900B/cat-27-catid-XBR-4K-Ultra-HD-TVs?_t=pfm%3Dcategory http://store.sony.com/54.6-diag-x900b-premium-4k-ultra-tv-zid27-XBR55X900B/cat-27-catid-XBR-4K-Ultra-HD-TVs?_t=pfm%3Dcategory As of this writing, Sony is the only manufacturer that offers 4K content so you can view the latest and best in today's TV technology. This is another reason we brought them into the fold. 2) Sony has also added some Hi-Resolution music players to their line-up. In a nutshell, these pieces allow you to listen to music from your computer or streaming services with MUCH better quality. If you have ever listened to a CD and then listened to the same track from iTunes, Pandora, etc. you will know that music sources from your computer do not sound good...AT ALL. Sony has changed this with their addition. Here's a link: http://store.sony.com/hi-res-music-player-with-1tb-hdd-zid27-HAPZ1ES/cat-27-catid-All-Res-Audio?_t=pfm%3Dcategory We'll also be adding Sony projectors to our line-up and we will have them on display. Interested in some new audio/video toys? Call San Diegos' Sony dealer and see what all the hubbub's about. San Diego Episode landscape speaker dealer \| KILLER outdoor speaker system Episode landscape speaker pictured above in different settings Hello Folks! Daniel Salisbury, ATD’s Installation Manager, is here to once again inform you of an absolutely SENSATIONAL product. The product I’m dying to tell you about is the EPISODE LANDSCAPE SERIES speaker system. How many times have you heard outdoor speakers perhaps in a friend’s backyard or at a restaurant and thought, “This sounds OK but it just doesn’t compare to an indoor system like we have in our living room. I wish this sounded like the system in our house.” I, for one, have asked myself this very question many, many times. Fortunately, we now have the solution. The Episode Landscape Series has 2 different satellite speaker sizes: 4” and 6” (ES-LS-SAT-4-BRN & ES-LS-SAT-6-BRN) which conveniently can be mounted in multiple ways: on the ground, surface mounted under eaves, or even mounted TO A TREE! These speakers are shaped and colored to perfectly blend into the environment and they are built with high quality parts and construction. Remember that awesome full bass I mentioned earlier? The Episode Landscape Series System has a 12” Subwoofer (ES-LS-BSUB-12-CPR) that gets paired with the satellite speakers. This sub is a beast! Don’t let its size scare you though. The bulk of this subwoofer is meant to be buried, leaving only the subwoofer's earth-tone dome to be left visible. UPDATE: There is now a 10" landscape subwoofer AND an 8" landscape subwoofer option. Use these in areas where you don't need DEEPCRAZY bass or where you don't have a lot of square footage to cover. Models are the ESLSBSUB8 and the ESLSBSUB10. Now to top all of this with the jeweled crown of the system...The subwoofer and speakers are powered with a Crown amplifier (CDi1000) capable of pushing out 1000 watts of ridiculous power. All this mumbo-jumbo aside...I have never heard any other outdoor system that comes close to sounding as good as the Episode Landscape Series system sounds. Don’t just take my word for it though. Our installer Mark: "It was like being in a high-end car with a crazy good sound system, but you are standing in your back yard. The best outdoor speaker system I have ever heard!" Our musician friend Eric: "W-O-W." Our client Phillippe: "Wow." Our client Brian: "Sold." Do yourself a favor and let me give you a LIVE DEMONSTRATION of this system right here in our office! You will not be disappointed. Summer is here! The sun is out! Let clear, full music flow in your backyard! Hope to see all of you in here real soon. Want to get a listen? Give us a call and let San Diego's leading dealer of Episode outdoor speakers and audio enhance your summer parties and environment with killer tunes. San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Point Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista CA, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff CA, Torrey Pines, Alta Del Mar, Carmel Mountain, Carmel Valley, Coronado, Fairbanks Ranch, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Home by Shea, Pardee, Lennar or other builders? We can help! Bose Soundtouch30 vs Sonos Play 5 Sonos PLAY5 and Bose Soundtouch30 It's time for an Aire Theater Designs FACE-OFF! Our two contestants have entered the ring. In this corner: Standing in at 17.1" tall, introducing the Bose Soundtouch 30 Wi-Fi music system!! (Applause and clapping) aaaaaand in this corner, we have the premium wireless solution from Sonos, introducing...the Sonos PLAY5!!!! (Applause and clapping) Our main focus for this face-off was audio quality. We initially tested the systems with Lindsey Stirling's "Phantom of the Opera". After playing the song on both systems, the winner was very apparent. The Bose system absolutely won the first battle. The Soundtouch 30 had a much fuller, richer sound than the Sonos. We also noticed that the lower mid-range sounded more natural on the Bose. Whereas the Sonos sounded forced, the Bose played all of the notes cleanly and without any hint of distortion. Our Install Manager Danny said, "I love this particular track. On the Sonos, it sounded OK. On the Bose...I got goose bumps." Our second test was with Shai's "Comforter". This track is an excellent test of bass. Again, this battle was no contest. The Bose handled the deep bass notes at the start of the track handily. The Sonos PLAY5 had quite a bit of distortion on these same notes when we turned the volume up to about 70% on both units. There are some benefit to a Sonos system. If you are planning on using Sonos for its variety of music sources and apps, it can easily be integrated into any stereo system via another Sonos unit (the Sonos CONNECT). Sonos also has more choices of music services including Rhapsody, iHeart, iTunes MOG, Sirius and others. To sum up our face-off. Benefits of Bose Soundtouch: MUCH better sound, easier to use, can be programmed into universal remotes. Benefits of Sonos system: Can be integrated into existing sound systems and has more music services. Want to talk to an expert about Sonos vs. Bose and the differences between today's WiFi music systems? Contact an ATD representative today with questions and let San Diego's leading Bose and Sonos dealer show you how music can enhance your life. Torrey Pines Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, Alpine, Blossom Valley, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. House by Lennar, Shea or Lennar? We can help. We also serve Torrey Pines, Alta Del Mar, Carmel Valley, Carmel Mountain, Coronado, Fairbanks Ranch, Cielo, The Bridges, The Lakes and The Crosby San Diego Home Automation \| URC Total Control URC universal remote option - Rancho Santa Fe media room and remote by Total Control We just finished another whole-house project and the client was so pleased that he thought EVERYBODY should know about the product line. We do too. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, below is a description of one of our main product lines for controlling all of your house systems...Total Control by Universal Remote Control. A home automation system like this allows you to easily control all of your house systems such as: Shade and Curtain Control: By partnering with Lutron, Total Control allows you to adjust the shades and curtains anywhere in the house with a single button push. Combine simple control with elegant shade solutions in different colors and styles. Sound interesting? Contact an ATD representative today with questions and let San Diego's home automation leader show you how Total Control can enhance your life and decor through technology. San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, La Mesa, El Cajon, Alpine, Blossom Valley, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo. Universal remotes and home automation are provided in Murrieta, Temecula and Wildomar. Need help in Murrieta, Wildomar, Temecula, Fallbrook or Bonsall...we're there too. Robyn's Corner \| San Diego home theater designs with an Xbox Our project manager Robyn like to muse from time to time about today's technology. The below is his take on the new Xbox One. The Cliffs Notes version is that an Xbox One can be a great heart to a home theater...you just want to add GOOD stuff to optimize your experience. "I just got my new Xbox One and man is it sweet! I am going to build my new system around it. I will start off simple but with the intent of building an awesome theater. It’s easier to build your system when you start off with the right products. The Xbox One is designed to work with really good speakers and Ultra High Definition 4K. The audio video receiver is the key to a great system. I will lay out a good, better, best for anyone interested. As for me I strongly recommend Yamaha Aventage series receivers. I have the Yamaha RXA-2020 which makes my room sound amazing. It allows for the best audio and video I could afford. If I could spend a little more, I would go with Yamaha’s new separates. Their 11.2 channel amp and preamp, the MX-A500 and CX-A5000, take all the best Yamaha has and make it bigger. To stay within a budget for the TV, Samsung's 60” plasma would be very good because it has good response with motion and great blacks and whites. They are also unbelievably priced for an awesome 60” TV. The Xbox One has a built in 4K bluray and will come in very handy when 4K movies start to be produced. I can’t wait to play a 4K game. However, I love projectors because of the movie theater feel so I will be using the JVC DLA-RS4910U 4K Precision projector. If I couldn’t make a projector work and I had to look for a Ultra High Definition TV, it is tough to pass up Samsung’s new 65” UHD TV the UN65F9000 because it just dropped in price $2500.00 and has the most amazing picture you can imagine. And now for the fun stuff...the speakers. My favorite speaker line right now is Monitor Audio and I am very fond of their Silver series. They can handle everything I throw at them and sound great while doing it. Since I am planning on having a full set of speakers, the Silver line helps me save a few bucks as compared to the Gold or Platinum series in their line (the Silver are 1/2 to 1/6th the price!). It is absolutely possible to buy just the two tower speakers or bookshelf speakers for stereo and a good matching subwoofer at first and then slowly buy the rest of the surround speakers when you have more money. When you opt to get into full-blown surround sound, I always suggest you utilize Yamaha's presence speaker concept. This idea really fills up the room with sound. I use the front presence speakers to really bring the sound up to the level of the projector screen. I have two towers for a full sound range, the center is for character speech, the front and back presence is to open the sound stage, the surrounds are for when someone walks behind you and the subwoofers (2) handle all bass. Here's some ideas how to maximize your Xbox One experience: A “GOOD” system to build around the Xbox One would be: Yamaha RX-A730 audio/video receiver Samsung 60” plasma television Definitive Technology BP-8060ST with built in subwoofer and comes with a FREE center and surrounds (through January) A “BETTER” system would be: Yamaha RX-A2030 audio/video receiver JVC 4K Precision projector DLA-RS4910U or Samsung 65” UHD 4K TV UN65F9000 Monitor Audio Silver 6 set of speakers A “BEST” system would be: Yamaha 11.2 channel pre-amp and amplifier the MX-A500 and the CX-A500 JVC 4K Precision projector DLA-RS6710U Monitor Audio Platinum series speakers http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/aventage/ http://www.monitoraudiousa.com/products/silver/silver-6/ http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/av-receivers-amps/cx-mx-separates/ Want to maximize your new Xbox One? Try some of Robyn's suggestions and let San Diego's leading integrator of audio/video solutions get your Xbox firing on all 12 cylinders. San Diego Home Theater Installers Aire Theater Designs proudly serves all of San Diego County which includes Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Talmadge, Kensington, Hillcrest, Mission Valley, Fashion Valley, El Cajon, Blossom Valley, Alpine, La Mesa, Lake Murray, Friars, North Park, Balboa Park, Clairemont, Kearny Mesa, Mission Bay, Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, Imperial Beach, Pt Loma and Downtown San Diego. We also gladly serve those in North San Diego County which includes Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Elfin Forest, Oceanside, Escondido, Encinitas, Cardiff by the Sea, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, Santaluz, La Jolla, Poway, and Rancho Bernardo.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2072
__label__cc	0.640655	0.359345	Airwheel S3 self balancing electric scooter relieves the dull routine of our daily life Abstract: To date, Airwheel has released a wide portfolio of products: X-series, Q-series and S-series. The latest model, self-balancing scooter S3 has been catching on across the globe. From Airwheel’s establishment onwards, it has rolled out a wide range of electric unicycles and twin-wheeled scooters. Among these models, the self-balancing scooter S3 is the newly launched one. S3 marks the latest science and technology in the sector. As S3 becomes increasingly prevalent in the European and American market, it is perceptibly altering our lifestyle and relieving the dull routine of our daily life. Airwheel self-balancing scooter S3 has been and is serving as a personal transporter. Its popularity comes from various advantages. For example, S3 is equipped with an advanced maglev motor, a Japan-made Li-ion battery core and a self-balancing chip. Besides, based on the aerospace attitude control theory, fuzzy software algorithm and gyroscope system, S3 is capable of maintaining balance through leaning forward and backward. Riders can control the vehicle to go forward, speed up, slow down, and brake, etc. by body movement. Identical with the technique of riding a bicycle, the riders achieve balance by slightly tilting sideways. With strengthened brake and upgraded acceleration performance, the control of the vehicle is depended heavily on body movements. It is powered by a Japan-made lithium battery core, which emits no carbon dioxide and complies with the current low-carbon trend. Of particular importance is its superior performance. Weighing only 20kg, it can carry a maximum load of 120kg to travel dozens of miles. It suffices to be defined as an excellent transport. In addition to entertainment and fun, so far, the intelligent self-balancing scooter S3 is widely applied to various occasions. For instance, it works as a commute vehicle in factory warehouses, parks and squares, or is used as a patrol vehicle at airports and railway stations, or serves as a sightseeing vehicle in scenic areas and the like. Actually, the intelligent self-balancing scooter S3 only commenced to catch on worldwide as a personal vehicle in recent years, and there are great potentials to explore. self-balance unicycle, 2-wheeled electric scooter Previous：Airwheel ha lanciato uno spettacolo a cavallo del monociclo elettrico e scooter ruote doppie in Gran Bretagna Next：Airwheel launched a riding show of the electric unicycle and twin-wheel scooter in Britain	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2073
__label__cc	0.5516	0.4484	You have 0 items in your shopping bag, please add an item to continue. 1-800-99-BAUMAN A Letter from David Bauman Contact me by fax Charles and Mary LAMB add to my shopping bag Item#: 74307 price:$2,750.00 CHARLES AND MARY LAMB’S WORKS, EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 300 PLATES LAMB, Charles and Mary. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb. London: Methuen, 1903-05. Seven volumes. Octavo, contemporary three-quarter green morocco, raised bands, elaborately gilt-decorated spines, top edges gilt, uncut. $2750. First edition of this collection, extra-illustrated with over 300 plates. Includes the Elia Essays of Charles, Tales from Shakespear and two volumes of letters. Editor E.V. Lucas was himself a noted essayist. With an autograph note signed by Lucas tipped into Volume I. 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Shipping and insurance charges are additional. email to a friend share print This Book has been Viewed 745 Time(s). Other books from the same author(s) Works in Prose and Verse Tales from Shakespeare Arthur RACKHAM \| Charles and Mary LAMB Author's full list of books LAMB, Charles and Mary > Aquatint Copperplate process by which the plate is “bitten” by exposure to acid. By changing the areas of the plate that are exposed and the length of time the plate is submerged in the acid bath, the engraver can obtain fine and varying shades of gray that closely resemble watercolor washes. Although the name contains the word “tint”, this is a black-and-white printing process; aquatint plates can often be hand colored, however. Armorial Used to describe a binding bearing the coat of arms of the original owner, or with bookplates incorporating the owner’s arms. Association Copy copy that belonged to someone connected with the author or the contents of a book. Boards Hard front and rear covers of a bound book which are covered in cloth, leather or paper. “Original boards” refers to cardboard-like front and back boards, from about 1700 to 1840, used as temporary protection for books before their purchasers would have them bound. Of particular value to collectors as evidence of a very early form of the book. Book-Plate Label, generally affixed to the front pastedown, identifying a book’s owner. Broadside Sheet printed on one side, typically for public display, usually larger than folio size (a folio being a broadside-size sheet printed on both sides and folded once, to make four pages). Calf Binding material made from cowhide—versatile, durable, usually tan or brown in color, of smooth texture with no or little apparent grain. Readily marbled (“tree calf”), mottled, diced, colored, polished, tooled in gilt or blind, even scented (known as “russia”). Reverse calf, with a distinctive suede-like texture, is occasionally used. Chromolithograph Lithograph printed in colors, typically three or more. Collation Process by which the contents of a book are inspected for completeness, checking against internal evidence, the table of contents and/or plate list, and reference works. Also a shorthand bibliographical description of a book’s composition by its leaves and signatures, rather than its pages. A-C, for example, would indicate a quarto volume composed of three signatures or gatherings of eight pages each for a total of 24 pages. Colophon Printed note at the end of a text containing information about the printing of the book. Doublure Pastedowns made not of paper but of leather, for decorative purposes. Duodecimo (12MO) Smaller than an octavo, typically less than six inches tall; smaller formats, such as 24mo and 32mo, are uncommon. Edition Print-run from a single setting of type without substantial change. Depending on demand, any number of printings can be made from a setting of type For example, a first printing might consist of 1000 copies, followed by a second printing of 2500 copies; in which case the book would have a first edition, first printing of 1000 copies, and a first edition, second printing of 2500 copies. Endpapers Extra leaves—plain, colored or decorated—with which a bookbinder covers the insides of the book’s boards, therefore not part of the actual text block. The part of the leaf pasted to the inside of the front board is the front “pastedown,” while the other part of the leaf that forms the first page of the book is the “front free endpaper”; the same applies to the rear pastedown and rear free endpaper. Engraving Illustration produced by carving lines into a metal plate. This is an intaglio process, in which ink is poured over the plate, then wiped from the surface, leaving ink only in the recesses made by the engraver’s tools. The image is then transferred by pressing thick dampened paper against the metal plate with great force—requiring engravings to be printed on a separate stock and separate press from any text. Errata List of mistakes and corrections noted after printing, often compiled on a separate sheet or slip and inserted into the text block. Flyleaves Additional blank leaves following or preceding the endpapers. Folio Book composed of sheets that are folded once and printed on both sides, making two leaves and four pages. Typically above 14 inches tall. Oblong folios are produced the same way but bound at the short edge, producing a book typically more than 14 inches deep. Fore-Edge Edge of the book furthest from the spine. Occasionally the text of a book will be put into a specialized book press and painted, often with a scene from the book or a landscape, so that the painting is invisible when the book is closed but visible when somebody bends the text and fans the pages—known as a fore-edge painting. Foxing Light brown spots that naturally appear on some papers due to oxidation as they age. Frontispiece An illustration facing the title page of a book. Gathering Single sheet of paper that has been printed and folded to form the pages required by the book’s format. A single gathering of a quarto book, then, would be a sheet folded twice, containing four leaves, eight pages of text.. Gatherings are identified by a letter, symbol or number in the lower margin of the first page (the “signature”) to make it easy for the printer to stack them in proper order for sewing. Gilt Edges The three exposed edges of a book have been smoothed and gilded. Half Title Leaf preceding the title page that bears the book’s title, originally used to identify the unbound text block. The book’s binder would often remove and discard the half title at the time of binding. Remaining half-titles are therefore of interest to collectors. Illuminated Decorated by hand. Typically early printed books and especially manuscripts. Imprint Satement of place, publisher and date of publication on a book’s title page. Incunable From the cradle of printing, i.e., any book printed before 1501. Issue A group of books issued by the publisher as a discrete unit. At times, issue refers to timing, such as the “first issue” being offered to the public at an earlier date than the “second issue.” At other times, it refers to specially planned different batches, such as the “trade issue” (widely available) in opposition to a “signed limited issue” (limited to a small amount of copies differing somehow from the trade issue and not widely available). Japanese Vellum Expensive handmade paper often used in deluxe editions. Lithograph Illustration produced by transferring an image drawn on a carefully prepared stone to paper. The process allowed illustrations to more closely resemble the original drawings, paintings or sketches, as it gave the lithographer a freedom of line impossible to achieve in earlier intaglio and relief processes. It does not require the same sort of pressure as an engraving to transfer the image, but still has to be printed on separate stock from the text Marginalia Handwritten notes made in the margins by a previous owner. Mispaginated Printer’s error in pagination, typically skipping, transposing or repeating page numbers. Not uncommon in older, larger books, it is not considered a defect, so long as all integral leaves are present. Modern Recently accomplished, when used to describe a book’s binding that is not the original casing. Some books bound recently are bound using techniques, tools and styles of the period of the book’s original issue; when done well this is called a period-style binding, a term that implies “modern” as well. Morocco Binding material made from goatskin—versatile, durable, with a distinctive pebbled texture and visible grain. Readily stretched (“straight-grain”), crushed (flattened smooth), tooled in gilt or blind, inlaid with leathers of different colors. So-called because much of the raw material originally came from the tanneries of North Africa (other types of goatskin bindings denoting regions of origin include levant, turkey, niger). Offset The unintended transfer of ink from one printed page to an adjacent page. Period-Style binding executed with materials, tools and techniques to approximate the look of a contemporary binding from the period of the book’s publication. The term implies that the binding is modern, or recent, unless otherwise specified. Plate Full-page illustration printed separately from but bound with the text. Point Variation in text, illustration, design or format that allows a bibliographer to distinguish between different editions and different printings of the same edition, or between different states or issues of the same printing. Presentation Copy Book given as a gift by its author, illustrator or publisher. Sometimes refers to a volume given by a notable donor. Provenance History of a particular copy of a book. Raised Bands Horizontal protruding strips found on the spine of a book. Reback To supply a worn binding with a new spine, usually made of the same material as the rest of the binding and decorated to match. When feasible the binder may preserve the original spine and affix it to the new material, described as “rebacked with the original spine laid down.” Recase To reattach a text block to its binding when it has become loose from its covers. Recto The front side of a leaf. The back side is known as the “verso.” Trade Edition Printing or printings of a book made available for purchase by the general public on publication day (as opposed to a limited edition, often available only by subscription). Uncut When the edges of the text block (most apparent at the fore and lower edges) have not been trimmed to a uniform size, and are therefore characterized by a ragged or deckle edge. A book may be uncut but opened—i.e., with a paper-knife—but all unopened books (see below) are by nature uncut as well. Unopened When the folds of the sheets of paper making up the text block have not been trimmed away or opened with a paper-knife. While this makes it impossible to read all of the pages, it also indicates a probability that the text block has not been altered since leaving the printer. Vellum Binding material made from specially treated calfskin—durable, with a distinctive ivory color and smooth appearance. Can be tooled in gilt or blind. So-called Japan vellum (or Japon) is a type of thick paper that has been polished smooth and given a glossy finish to resemble vellum. Verso The back or reverse side of a leaf or page. (See “recto.”) Woodcut Illustration or textual decoration made by cutting away from the surface of a block of wood until the reverse of the image is left in relief; this is then inked and pressed to the paper to leave the image. The woodblock, or multiple blocks, can be fit into the page along with the type, allowing text and illustrations to be printed in the same print run and share the same page (not possible with engravings, which require thicker, damp paper and much more force; nor with lithographs, which require a different printing process altogether). Woodcuts preceded moveable type and are the earliest known printing technology. Wood-Engraving Engraving made with the graver or burin on the cross-section of a piece of boxwood; the harder wood and finer tools allow for more delicate, finely detailed images, while the block can still be set in the page alongside text and printed on the same stock as the text. While much older, wood engravings enjoyed an important renaissance in the late eighteenth century through Thomas Bewick and continued in popularity thorugh the nineteenth century. Wormhole Tiny pinhole-sized trails left by bookworms as they eat through a text block. Much more common in older books printed on handmade papers with a high rag content than in books printed on manufactured papers made from wood pulp with a higher acidic content. Wrappers Paper coverings—plain, marbled or printed—attached by stitches, staples or glue to a text block to identify it and afford it some protection (though much more fragile than a binding in plain, cloth or leather-covered boards). More typical of slim and/or inexpensive volumes such as pamphlets. “Self wrappers” are leaves, blank or printed, that are integral to the text block, conjugate with other leaves and from the same stock. “Original wrappers,” those attached at the time of issue, are scarce and extremely desirable to most collectors. Receive Electronic Catalogues Books To Sell New York Times Book Review © Copyright 2020, Bauman Rare Books \| Privacy Policy \| Accessibility Youtube Twitter Facebook Pinterest Vimeo © Copyright 2020 Bauman Rare Books	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2079
__label__wiki	0.745355	0.745355	HSBC customers hit by two IT glitches within hours By Kevin Peachey Personal finance reporter Frustrated customers of HSBC faced difficulty accessing online and mobile services owing to two separate IT glitches. The first occurred just before 20:00 GMT on Thursday, and was fixed about three hours later. The bank's Twitter staff joked that "the elves had just got out in our server rooms and run amok". But a second fault then struck overnight, leaving some customers with intermittent access problems on Friday. HSBC apologised and said that services should now be available again. Bank customers hit by dozens of IT shutdowns HSBC to bring in single overdraft rate of 40% The two glitches were unconnected, but had the same effect - making it difficult for some customers to access their accounts. Customers of First Direct, owned by HSBC, were also hit. After the initial fault was fixed, the company wrote on Twitter, in reply to one customer: "The elves had just got out in our server rooms and run amok, however we've put them all back in their pen now, and everything is sorted." Many people would be checking balances at this time of year, and Friday would be payday for some customers. ATMs and branch services were still working as normal. Some customers would have received a text urging them to clear any overdraft, dipped into during the day, by midnight to avoid any charges. The fact that some would not have been able to access their account to clear their overdraft could lead to charges, but the bank said these would be refunded automatically. UK banking	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2080
__label__wiki	0.899584	0.899584	Greggs picks Just Eat for home deliveries Greggs has signed a delivery deal with Just Eat as the market for food takeaways continues to grow. The tie-up comes after trials with other delivery firms such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo in Newcastle, London and Glasgow last year. The service will now also be launched in Birmingham and Bristol, with other UK cities to follow. The growth in the takeaway sector led to Just Eat being bought in a £5.9bn deal last week after a takeover battle. Greggs chief Roger Whiteside said the firm aimed to be able to deliver across the UK by the end of the year. Just Eat - which was originally founded by a group of five Danish entrepreneurs in 2000 - said the partnership with Greggs showed that firm was expanding "beyond traditional takeaways". It added that its customers could also order from High Street chains such as KFC, Subway and Wagamama, as well as receive pizza deliveries from selected Asda supermarkets. There is some debate around what benefits the partnership brings Just Eat, according to equities analyst Giles Thorne, given that there is no minimum order value for Greggs' low-cost goods. "Whether it's profitable or not, we don't know. But Just Eat could justify working with a major brand on a loss-making basis in other ways," he said. "This is ultimately about driving the utility of the Just Eat marketplace in the eyes of both consumers and restaurants." He cites Uber Eats landing McDonald's for its delivery platform as a similar scenario. "Bagging a major national brand means more people join the platform. If more people join the platform, that's a good thing for other restaurants using it too, creating an all-important 'virtuous circle'." The size and popularity of the takeaway delivery market was demonstrated by the recent takeover battle for Just Eat between Dutch company Takeaway.com and investment firm Prosus. After several months of courting Just Eat's shareholders, Takeaway.com finally triumphed. The deal will create one of the world's largest meal delivery companies. Changing lifestyles Takeaways maybe used to be reserved for a Friday night, but recent research shows people are ordering them more often. A recent survey by KPMG suggests that two-thirds of adults in the UK enjoy them at least once a week. Typically, people in the UK order 34 takeaways a year, spending between £10 and £15 a time. Will Hawkley, global head of leisure and hospitality at KPMG, said the increased spending was down to a "lifestyle change". He said: "People are just looking for more and more convenience, they're busier, working harder." It seems the growth in food delivery apps also means customers are offered more choice. Mr Hawkley added this was a positive for those with "specific dietary requirements that may have previously prevented them from ordering in." Just Eat battle ends with Takeaway.com as victor Burger King: New plant-based burger 'not for vegans' 'I order takeaways six nights a week' Just Eat deal: Why is the takeaway war hotting up?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2081
__label__wiki	0.827909	0.827909	Financial Analyzers FTTH Tools & Resources Multifamily Broadband Community Broadband Broadband Applications Verizon Targets New York State’s Rural Communities with FTTH August/September 2019 • Broadband Communities Verizon is leveraging state and FCC funds to connect several rural New York state communities with FTTH. This service will offer residents and businesses access to services typically found in larger cities. Verizon is breathing new life into its rural New York state markets, launching plans to make Fios FTTH service available in parts of Coogan, Schenectady and Washington counties. Upon completion of the network in the next two years, Verizon will offer fiber-to-the-home services to about 15,000 rural New York premises. This deployment of FTTH broadband service was made possible through the telco’s partnership with New York state and the FCC through the New NY Broadband Program. The program is a public-private partnership designed to provide incentives to service providers to deploy last-mile broadband connectivity in underserved and unserved areas. More than 30 communities have received new broadband access. Since 2015, Verizon has invested more than $7.8 billion in New York alone. As Fios high-speed service is rolled out to those communities where Verizon was named the designated provider by the New NY Broadband Program, customers will be able to choose two main plans. One starts at $39.99 per month with speeds starting at 25 Mbps/25 Mbps. A $79.99 per month Fios Gigabit Connection plan offers speeds up to 940 Mbps/880 Mbps. “The whole premise here is bringing broadband out to the rural community,” says Paul Sullivan, vice president of Mid-Atlantic North wireline field operations for Verizon. “We’re partnering with the FCC and the state to bring those services out there to those folks.” Bridging Rural Divides Duanesburg, a town of more than 6,000 residents, was once an important stop for the Delaware and Hudson Railway. It is among the first communities to take advantage of Verizon’s FTTH Fios service. The town is increasingly becoming a bedroom community for those who work in nearby Albany, but there’s a lack of broadband service in what was once a large farming community. In a video accompanying the press release about Verizon’s rural Fios push in New York, Roger Tidball, Duanesburg town supervisor, said that the town had not expected to get fiber, or any broadband service, anytime soon. “Technology here in Duanesburg has been lacking. It’s one of the more rural areas of the state,” he said. “[It’s] one of the last places we thought we’d probably see broadband for the next couple of years.” The Fish family is the first household in Duanesburg to officially sign up for the Fios service. Debbie Fish says during the video that the presence of broadband at her home will “get her more modernized” and that she has “a granddaughter who will be able to utilize it for school.” Verizon’s Sullivan says the fact that every person in the Fish family can benefit from using Fios illustrates how broadband relates to multiple generations. “Between the grandkids, the grandparents and the parents, the commonality there is that they want high-speed broadband,” Sullivan says. He adds that if “there’s one thing we’re able to provide in the rural areas, it’s to connect those folks and make them feel like they’re not being left out.” Public-Private Effort To get the rural Fios program off the ground, Verizon secured funds from the New NY Broadband Program and the FCC’s Connect America Fund (CAF). In 2015, Governor Andrew Cuomo dedicated $500 million to achieve statewide broadband access. What’s striking about its work with the FCC is that Verizon had been a lone holdout, turning down $144 million in CAF-I and CAF-II program funding to expand broadband in the rural areas it serves. Last February, however, the service provider announced that it would invest $106.6 million leveraging state and federal funds to bring broadband to unserved parts of rural New York. Verizon and other large incumbent telcos that initially did not accept funding for their entire service areas within states such as New York were given the option to bid on specific areas within a state in the CAF-II auction. Verizon participated in the auction and secured $9.5 million. In addition, the service provider got $12 million in CAF funding in a separate auction, completed prior to the CAF-II auction, for portions of New York state. New York awarded Verizon an additional $70 million in that auction. Governor Cuomo secured broadband upgrades for approximately 2.42 million New York state locations, meaning 99.9 percent of New Yorkers will have access to broadband. More recently, Verizon announced it will receive another $18.5 million from the FCC over the next decade to expand broadband to 7,767 rural homes and businesses at speeds of at least 100 Mbps/20 Mbps. The FCC, partnering with the New NY Broadband Program, recently authorized more than $39.2 million in federal funding over the next decade to expand broadband to 15,442 unserved rural New York homes and businesses. Providers will begin receiving funding this month. Other participating providers include SLIC and Consolidated Communications. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai recently proposed launching a new Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which would provide at least $20.4 billion over 10 years to expand broadband to additional rural areas. Though Verizon has done rural work in other regions, the partnership with New York state and the FCC is unique. “In New Jersey, they had something different working with the rural areas we built out, but the special thing about New York is the partnership with the FCC and the state coming together to bid on those areas,” Sullivan says. A Challenging Build In a rural New York area, setting up a fiber network comes with various challenges. Like other areas that Verizon and its predecessors have served for the past century, rural New York mainly has been served by copper facilities. “If you think of these builds, these aren’t easy areas,” Sullivan says. “We have brought a bunch of folks on to help us with this, so we created some jobs to build the network.” The telco is working with its main fiber supplier, Corning, and other vendors to provide fiber optic cable and associated hardware to expand its broadband network in targeted unserved and underserved communities. In April 2017, Verizon announced a three-year minimum purchase agreement with Corning. Verizon will purchase up to 20 million kilometers (12.4 million miles) of optical fiber each year from 2018 through 2020, with a minimum purchase commitment of $1.05 billion. To ease the burden of transporting fiber and related equipment, town leaders have given Verizon storage space. This is key, particularly as the telco does not have nearby facilities in these areas. Besides making FTTH available in rural households, the fiber network will accommodate local businesses as well as fire and police stations and local school districts. “Primarily we’re trying to get out to the rural households, but those businesses out there that we pass are prime customers that we want to get onto our network with higher speeds,” Sullivan says. “Similar to the residential side, there’s no hidden secret that businesses want it too.” Grassroots Marketing Verizon has seen how rural communities and even the company’s own employees have been getting the word out. Sullivan says that the marketing initiatives are wide-ranging. “There are a couple of different efforts,” he says. “A lot of it is around the grassroots efforts. People will see our trucks out there, and our technicians are excited to build out this infrastructure.” As it connects homes to its fiber network, Verizon sends out mailings and knocks on doors to inform residents that the Fios services are available. “When we open up those premises for sale, we’ll do various different marketing initiatives to get those folks on the network, whether it’s direct mail or going door to door,” Sullivan says. Sean Buckley is the associate editor of Broadband Communities. He can be reached at sean@bbcmag.com. Let us send the best of next-generation broadband straight to your doorstep. Subscribe now, free of charge Start My Subscription Browse Digital Edition Read what others have to say, and share your own thoughts with the community. 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__label__cc	0.721081	0.278919	Volume 1 No. 4 — 1 December 1964 A.G. Stephens : The Critical Credo S. E. Lee The full text of this essay is available to ALS subscribers Please sign in to access this article and the rest of our archive. Not a member? Subscribe now from only $24/year Published 1 December 1964 in Volume 1 No. 4. Subjects: Australian literary criticism, Literary criticism. Cite as: Lee, S. E.. ‘A.G. Stephens : The Critical Credo.’ Australian Literary Studies, vol. 1, no. 4, 1964. https://doi.org/10.20314/als.317a889934. Related essays and reviews Frances Devlin-Glass D.H. Deniehy as a Critic of Colonial Literature Argues that Deniehy, whose concern was to foster the development of a national literature, can be claimed to have been one of the best literary critics in Australia in the 19th century, and that his literary criticism was more sophisticated… Ken A. Stewart Australian Criticism in ‘Transition’ Gillian Whitlock A.G. Stephens : An Internationalist Critic Clement Semmler Brunton Stephens as Literary Critic	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2091
__label__wiki	0.735491	0.735491	Barovier&Toso Bring the Ancient Art of Glassblowing Into the Digital-Design Era by Drew Turney Manufacturing - Oct 12 2017 - 4 min read The Taif chandelier, designed by Angelo Barovier in 1980, is a Barovier&Toso icon. Courtesy Barovier&Toso. What’s the oldest technology company you can think of? Google will celebrate its 20th anniversary next April. If Apple or Adobe were people, they’d be old enough to have teenage children. IBM’s original incarnation (the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company) was founded in 1911. But how many companies—let alone technology companies—were founded in 1295? That’s not a misprint. Barovier&Toso has been creating glass objets d’art using traditional glassblowing techniques in Venice, Italy, since Marco Polo returned from his travels to China. But how is it a technology company? Barovier&Toso has been innovating its artistic methods for just as long as it has been in business, and the latest addition to its tool set is digital 3D design. icon-arrow-lefticon-arrow-right Pictured in 1906, Giuseppe Barovier (left, with tool) and Benvenuto Barovier (center) work in the same location where Barovier&Toso's headquarters and furnace are today. Courtesy Barovier&Toso. Ercole Barovier worked for the company from just after high school until a few months before his death—and left a portfolio of more than 25,000 designs. Courtesy Barovier&Toso. But why should a company that obviously knows what it’s doing (and has for more than 700 years) change anything? Barovier&Toso Head of Design Sara Pedrali says it’s about more than a method that stands the test of time. “If we have been in the lead over the years, it’s precisely because we were able to renew and keep up to date with the times,” she says. “We use new technologies in order to preserve tradition.” Traditionally, glass designers would hand-sketch a lamp, chandelier, or decorative piece with grease pencil on glossy paper to present to potential customers. This yields a flat representation, one that requires imagination when it comes to different colors, materials, and so forth. That’s not to say the old way of working isn’t an art form itself. Barovier&Toso has archived many of its designs over time—including those created by the company’s artistic director and later proprietor Ercole Barovier (1889–1974), who used paper and pencils in his heyday, the 1930s. The company maintains a library of more than 25,000 hand-drawn designs. Barovier&Toso glass masters at work. Courtesy Barovier&Toso. Barovier&Toso glassblowers must turn and cut the glass to get just the right shape. Courtesy Barovier&Toso. After blowing, turning, and cutting the glass into the right shape, the glassblowers will then cure the results in the furnace. Courtesy Barovier&Toso. But times change, and, today, glassware can be conceptualized and finessed endlessly in a digital model prior to manufacture—just like the design process used for buildings, logos, and just about everything else. Pedrali and her colleagues and collaborators use Autodesk Fusion 360 for design, visualization, simulation, and fabrication, which keeps design data centralized for a streamlined workflow. Update your creative process with digital design >> “Our strength lies in being able to customize almost all of our catalog products in terms of color and size,” Pedrali says. “Each product is uniquely produced for a specific customer.” Among the biggest advantages 3D design offers is that the company can design, tweak, and present its products within a shorter time frame than ever before. Not only that, the design can represent all available manufacturing options, along with a rendering of the final product in the very room or space it will appear in, further perfecting its suitability. Barovier&Toso’s markets include large-scale corporate clients such as The Four Seasons, Louis Vuitton, and Cartier, as well as interior designers catering to individual or residential buyers. Pedrali says it’s a fairly even split, but a common theme in all customers’ requirements is luxury. “Our customer looks for something not only luxurious but exclusive and with a ‘timeless’ look,” she says. The furnace room at Barovier&Toso headquarters. Courtesy Barovier&Toso. It’s a quality built into the DNA of the company. Down on the furnace floor, where the fabrication happens after the design, analysis, simulation, and visualization, Pedrali says the working methods of glassblowers have remained the same: blowing, turning, and cutting the glass to get just the right shape and then curing the results in the furnace. Given how close employees are to practices that have been around since two centuries before Leonardo Da Vinci was a neighbor, wouldn’t some scoff at the notion of modern tools and techniques? “Some [adapt] more easily than others,” Pedrali says when asked if there’s been any resistance to computers over the years or CAD more recently. “But I’d say most of us accepted the change with enthusiasm.” It’s turned the conceptual phase of glass design on its head somewhat. With Fusion 360, Barovier&Toso can produce a concept digitally and alter it as needed according to the customer’s wishes. When it comes to showing the client the final design, the Barovier&Toso team can output a 3D rendering of it in Autodesk VRED, showing the design in context, such as in a bedroom, showroom, or hotel lobby. Barovier&Toso artisans still work from 2D drawings. Courtesy Barovier&Toso. But even though customers appreciate the full 3D renderings, Barovier&Toso’s glassblowing artists still need the 2D designs, easily output from Fusion 360, for fabrication. So the customer presentation phase generates the design materials instead of the other way around. Of course, all the digital trickery and new systems in the world aren’t worth much if they don’t make a difference where it really counts. Since incorporating Fusion 360 and other Autodesk products, sales have increased, Pedrali says. She and her team of designers and outside collaborators are also happy with the speed and ease of use, but will digitizing the art of glassblowing ensure Barovier&Toso stays in business for the next 700 years? To Pedrali, the proof is all in the way customers react. “Having a real picture of something that’s just a project helps the customer see the final result,” she says. “You don’t need to imagine—you can see it!” #Product Design - #Simulation - #Visualization by Peter Dorfman BIM and Automation Help Franken-Schotter Chisel Away at the Competition	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2092
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The Insights Hub provides access to our latest thinking and research on everything from the megatrends changing the world, to the macro moves making the markets tick. AXA IM Luxembourg AXA IM's macroeconomics and asset allocation convictions for June 2019 Market commentary 29 May 2019 Risks are rising this month Laurent Clavel and Serge Pizem discuss their macroeconomic and asset allocation convictions for June 2019. According to Laurent Clavel, Head of Research at AXA Investment Managers: “After months of positive headlines, the latest step-up in US protectionism comes as a bad surprise for economists and markets”. The European elections expectedly produced high political fragmentation and have interesting domestic and regional implications US-China tensions are back with a new round of tariff increases and threats of further escalation First quarter GDP data surprised on the upside in the US (significantly), in China and in Europe The demand breakdown as well as latest Chinese activity data and global business surveys confirm the fragility of the ongoing recovery to adverse shocks “Politics is worth following in Europe. This is not because populists expectedly rose strongly at the 23-26 May European Parliament elections. Indeed, despite Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini’s best efforts, the alliance of Eurosceptic parties is fraught with divergences and has fallen short of a majority (the improbable combination of the three far-right European groups do not even match the right-wing EPP). Beyond the upside surprise of a 20-year high turnout, these elections mainly confirm the European political fragmentation. These elections are also important in terms of domestic political implications (“European Parliament elections: More noise but some signals”, AXA IM Research). The results especially put at risk the stability of the government coalitions in Italy and Germany. We will also wait for the subsequent round of top appointments, especially at the European Central Bank with President Mario Draghi and Executive Board member Benoît Coeuré leaving by year-end. “On the trade war side, after months of relatively positive US-China “negotiations progressing well” headlines, the latest step-up in US protectionism with President Donald Trump announcing an increase in tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200bn of US imports from China and threatened a further 25% on the remaining $300bn, comes as a bad surprise for financial markets – which went into risk-off mode – and most observers. “Why this setback? First, we recognise that US policymakers and White House trade policy has swung sharply in recent months. Second, the US-China confrontation goes much deeper than trade and, while we still expect a trade deal to be reached over the summer in our baseline scenario, we characterise this as an extended truce rather than permanent peace. Third, and most importantly for financial markets, President Trump may be counting on a US Federal Reserve (Fed) bail-out; a sort of “Too Crazy to Fail” policy. Since its December communication mistake (not a policy one in our view), the Fed has been shifting tone and forward guidance (the ‘dots’), clearly reducing its previous hawkishness. This policy stance shift to date is an adequate reaction to the tightening of financial conditions, but it also affects President Trump’s best alternative to a negotiated agreement, offering the White House room for a more hawkish trade policy. “This new round of tariffs comes at a time when our hopes of a swift cyclical recovery were beginning to be confirmed. US GDP accelerated to 3.2% (annualised) in the first quarter (Q1), surprising on the upside. And even if erratic, short-term factors boosted the start of the year, we still see Q2 growth holding up at 2.0%, above trend, while the US unemployment rate is already at a 50-year low. “In the Eurozone as well, Q1 GDP growth was higher than expected across almost all major countries, at 1.6% (qoq annualised) after a worrying 0.9% in Q4 2018. This upside surprise may, however, be short-lived seeing manufacturing business surveys: German orders for example recorded their worst performance in a decade. Hence our careful upgrade of our eurozone growth forecast for 2019, up 0.1 percentage point to 1.1% with risks, in our view, skewed to the downside. “In Asia, the latest batch of monthly data has been mixed: China’s activity data were soft across metrics in April. We had anticipated a seasonal correction after the strong March rebound but the scale of pullback was sobering, if not worrying. Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data also softened slightly in April in various emerging markets, erasing only part of the improvement witnessed over the past couple of months. That said, a number of East Asian economies had released data which suggest that export and industrial growth was bottoming out. Altogether, we maintain our outlook of a sequential economic improvement sustained by China and a dovish Fed but we cannot stress enough how vulnerable the momentum is to adverse shocks.” Serge Pizem, Global Head of Multi-Asset Investments at AXA IM exposes his asset allocation views for June: “We are adopting a more cautious stance in our portfolio this month, reducing our equity exposure by downgrading our position on emerging equities to neutral while maintaining our negative stance on eurozone equities. The reason behind this is that we think risks have increased because of the trade war, the lower “Fed put”, and the lack of clear signs that global growth has bottomed out.” We are prudent on developed equities given that risks have increased as trade negotiations between China and the US are taking a turn for the worse We remain overweight on emerging debt and US High Yield as a more dovish Fed is supportive for carry positions We maintain Euro core government bonds at neutral as lower growth and falling inflation should cap bond yields “Trade war remains front and center. As a result, developed markets (DM) have adjusted slightly lower recently but remain within firing range of their recent highs. Government bond yields have repriced lower with German Bund yields back in negative territory. Therefore, DM equities have a lot less priced in for a downdraft in global trade, that could have negative spillover effects on global growth, than government bonds. Part of this divergence is due to investors’ expectations that the Fed could be forced to exercise their put if an equity market correction were to lead to a tightening of financial conditions. This has helped to cushion any adverse market move and generates a “buy the dip” behavior from investors. On balance, our view is that risks have increased leading us to adopt a more cautious stance in our portfolios. “First and foremost, trade negotiations between China and the US are taking a turn for the worse with bilateral relations deteriorating quickly. We do not expect China to give in soon and the probability that both sides don’t reach a deal before the G20 summit on June 28 and 29 is clearly rising. Moreover, there are more and more signs that the trade war is gradually morphing into an all-in, full-spectrum economic war, as shown by the recent addition of Huawei, China’s largest technology company, to the “Entity List” in the US which bars it from accessing key US origin technology, putting the company at risk. “Second, the “Fed put” is likely to be lower than just the moderate selling witnessed so far. The May FOMC meeting was not supportive of the market narrative that the FOMC is moving inevitably toward near-term “insurance” cuts. Moreover, Chair Powell repeatedly characterized recently lower core PCE inflation as "transient". “Third, we are still waiting for clear signs that global growth has bottomed out. As already mentioned by Laurent Clavel above, April activity data in China came out weaker than expected, with investment, industrial and retail sales all slowing, the latter to the slowest pace since 2004. These mixed numbers arise while the 25% tariffs have not even started to bite. In Europe, despite better growth numbers in the first quarter, the underlying momentum remains weak and the Germany’s manufacturing crisis persists. Lastly, the US economy is likely to slow rather than accelerate to the upside from here.” Jamie Wynn-Williams jamie.wynn-williams@axa-im.com Hélène Caillet helene.caillet@axa-im.com Julie Marie julie.marie@axa-im.com About AXA Investment Managers AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is an active, long-term, global multi-asset investor. We work with clients today to provide the solutions they need to help build a better tomorrow for their investments, while creating a positive change for the world in which we all live. With approximately €750 billion in assets under management as at end of March 2019, AXA IM employs over 2,350 employees around the world and operates out of 30 offices across 21 countries. 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__label__wiki	0.549147	0.549147	Refinance when you have a 2nd mortgage Sonya Stinson @Stinsonwrites January 30, 2012 in Refinancing Having a home equity loan or home equity line of credit when you’re trying to refinance your mortgage adds another layer of complication to the approval process. That’s because the second mortgage holder, which is legally entitled to move into first place when the first mortgage is refinanced, has to agree to give up that spot to the refi lender. If you can’t strike such a deal, called a resubordination, you’ll have three options. Pay off the second mortgage. Consolidate both loans with the second mortgage lender. Forget about the refi altogether. Most refinancers prefer to go the resubordination route, even though it takes time and often involves fees. And the resubordination rules differ for loans under the Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP. More On Refinancing: Shop for a mortgage on Bankrate.com Bank denied your refi? Join the club Retuned HARP could help owners refinance Home equity lenders may block refinance Resubordination costs time and money Before it can refinance your primary mortgage, a lender must submit a subordination package — all of the documents supporting the request — to the institution holding your home equity loan or line of credit. The second mortgage lender typically charges a fee of $75 to $100 to review the package, says Anne Benjamin, chief operating officer at Redwood Credit Union in Santa Rosa, Calif. The response can take up to six weeks, Benjamin says. Unless there are questions regarding the value of the home, Redwood’s resubordination requests to second lien holders are seldom denied, Benjamin says. And when there are such issues, the credit union is unlikely to send the prospective refinancer’s request to begin with. “If the loan-to-value doesn’t work upfront, we are not going to recommend that they go down the road with this,” Benjamin says. HARP aims to ease resubordination HARP allows homeowners to refinance their mortgages, even when they owe more than their houses are worth. The program was revised recently to increase the number of borrowers who can participate. Among the changes is an item that seeks to remove the resubordination hurdle for many applicants with second mortgages. As before, HARP is available only to homeowners whose mortgages are held or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. “The largest lenders have all agreed to resubordinate their second liens,” says Stefanie Johnson, a spokeswoman in the Office of Congressional Affairs of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which regulates Fannie and Freddie. But Natalie Brown, spokeswoman for the Wells Fargo Home Equity Group, says her bank is still reviewing the guidelines to determine whether it will automatically agree to take second place behind the new HARP loans. Wells Fargo already approves most resubordination packages it receives from first-edition HARP loan applicants, Brown says. “The few situations that would cause us to deny the subordination request include those when there are changes in property ownership (for example, collateral vesting changes) or when the home equity account holder is not on the title of the newly refinanced mortgage,” she says. Brown says Wells Fargo typically processes HARP subordination requests within two days and charges fees varying from $50 to $150. Options when resubordination is denied If your home equity lender says “no” to resubordination but you still want to refinance, one solution would be to pay off the second loan. Benjamin says Redwood Credit Union will consult with members about the feasibility of doing so. “We can come back and see if there is some other type of loan that we could do for the member that would pay off the second mortgage in the process — or the member could decide they don’t want to move forward with the refinancing,” she says. The refinancing lender could offer to add the home equity debt to the refinanced mortgage, but Brown says you should consider lending requirements and closing costs first. “You’re essentially applying for a new loan, and there is a chance that current credit guidelines are tighter today than they were when the original loans were obtained,” she warns. She adds that you should compare the monthly payments and total interest over the life of the new single loan versus what you have now. Valerie Cardenas, senior vice president of mortgage lending at International Bank of Commerce in McAllen, Texas, says borrowers often benefit from consolidating because the rates on home equity loans are typically higher than current primary mortgage rates. But if your second loan has a fairly low balance, it might not be worth the cost of combining the loans. “You also have to consider that there are closing fees involved,” Cardenas says. “Just continue to pay as agreed until you eliminate that balance.” Finally, there’s the option of keeping both loans as is instead of refinancing. Doing nothing is the easiest course of action, even if it’s not always the cheapest. A second chance with HARP Refinance to a 20- or 30-year mortgage? Mortgages rise but keep refinance alive Taxes part of refi move? 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__label__cc	0.539475	0.460525	Documentaries Available on DVD Digital Noir We ran the test at two facilities: Sony's Hi-Definition Center and Digital Image, formerly 4MC. In many ways, their processes are very similar. Sony's method is to up-convert the DigiBeta tape to their hi-def standard, then use an electron beam recorder to make a 35mm, sequential, black-and-white, three-color YCM, reversal, separation positive on 5360. From that they print a color negative on (EXR 50D) 5245, and then do answer prints on 2383. Digital Image also uses an electron beam recorder to make a sequential, black-and-white separation positive, doing so in 16mm with 7360. They then make an optical blow-up to 35mm color negative on 5245 and answer print on 2383. Both tests produced nearly identical, and good, results. Subjectively, I would compare them to how Super 16 looks when blown up to 35mm. In both tests, the exposure latitude - based on an evaluation of the print in projection and on a light box - was a good seven stops between the blackest black and the whitest white. Color saturation was very good, and the blacks were quiet and solid. Overall, the look was better than I had hoped - it really didn't look like video. In addition, the difference between the Sony and Digital Image processes was minimal when projected. At first glance, it might seem strange since the Sony process starts with an up-conversion to hi-def and uses 35mm all the way. That alone would lead one to think the Sony process is perhaps sharper and less grainy. But the results on screen - in terms of grain, sharpness, and saturation - were essentially the same. Digital Betacam may be the limiting factor. That is, if we had started on hi-def, we might have seen a difference. But in this case we didn't. Both tests, by the way, were preceded by color bars, which was the only information used to set up for the transfer. That, and the fact that both procedures utilize the same film emulsions processed to the same standards, is probably why both tests also look almost identical in terms of color balance, brightness and contrast. Armed with this information and the confidence gained from the tests, we forged ahead. I shot this exactly as I would a film. Our camera crew consisted of operator Michael Santy, first assistant Greg Cosh and I. Our only lens was a Fujinon 14:1 (8.5mm - 119mm) zoom lens behind a Chrosziel 4 x 4 matte box and studio style follow focus system. Camera support was a Sachtler 20 Plus fluid head, the usual assortment of sticks, hi-hat, and other mounting equipment, plus a Super PeeWee dolly. Much can be said about the pros and cons of digital production. In many ways, I view the whole process as a re-invention of the wheel. It begs one to question, "If it isn't broke, why fix it?" On the other hand, the game is changing fast and the quality is increasing rapidly. But I've heard a lot of talk lately about the notion that video requires less light than film. That simply isn't true. Just look at the numbers published by the manufacturers. The Digital Betacam we used is rated by Sony at an E.I. equivalent of 280. The High Definition digital cameras are slower than that. Eastman Kodak's Vision 320 (5277) is rated by them at E.I. 320. From my recent, direct experience (see: "Nebraska… Shooting a No Budget Feature" ICG Magazine, October '97) I know that a feature shot in Super 16 on Vision 320 will meet or exceed the technical image quality of the Digital Betacam to 35mm I've seen so far.Warm Blooded Killers wasn't done on digital video because it's better, or requires less light, or less people or less whatever, than film. It doesn't. The project was done on digital video because tape raw stock cost less money than film up-front, and the quality is acceptable. It's like the old notion I've heard from more than one actor, that they just don't look good on video. Not true! These ideas share the same, misguided assumption: That the "look" of a piece of photography, whether it be stills or motion pictures, is more about the camera-the technology-than it is about the photographer, the lighting and the lensing. Such a notion is completely wrong! If you want a film or a video to look like news or a documentary, then you can shoot it handheld, with a small format camera with no lighting and a couple of people on the crew. If you want it to look likeGone With The Wind then shoot it on a large format camera with whatever lighting and personnel you need to get the look and control you want. That is really what film and video lighting is all about. If you doubt what I'm saying just take a look at any quality television studio where an anchor person sits in front of a state-of-the-art, studio camera. If video requires so little light then why are these anchor people surrounded by so much light? Because that's what it takes to make them look pretty. That won't change as long as we care about how things and people look. In the second setup, a young man sitting at a table is illuminated by a practical, Tiffany-style lamp at 2800Â° Kelvin. The kitchen appearing in the background is illuminated by COOL WHITE fluorescent light at 4100Â° Kelvin. Again, data points are indicated on the picture. These results convinced me that I could get a "film noir" look. Diary of a Digital to 35mm Feature by Chuck Barbee First Published in ICG Magazine - June 2000 Summer 1999 was turning out to be a very slow period for me. At the end of June, I was working the SOC booth at ShowBiz Expo when a producer approached me, placed his card in my hand and proceeded speak about a film with the inviting title Warm Blooded Killers. The man in question, Dan Wulkan, had such great energy and enthusiasm for this digital-to-35mm feature that I found it difficult to not be drawn in, even though its projected $25,000 budget seemed impossibly low. In spite of that figure, I agreed to meet the following week with Dan, writer/director Stephen Langford and co-director Nicholas Siapkaris to discuss the possibilities. I was eager for an opportunity to shoot a digital feature actually to be printed to 35mm. I've had numerous opportunities to shoot low/no-budget digital features, but have turned down most of them because they didn't stand a good chance of getting to that final step. My motivation for doing such a project is seeing a projected 35mm print. A 35mm film transferal is a necessary phase for any widely distributed digital feature - for the time being, at least - and I want to be comfortable with that process. Meeting with Stephen and Nick convinced me that this project stood a very good chance of making it to film. Warm Blooded Killers is an off-beat, dark comedy which offered me the chance to shoot video in a very dark, film noir style: interiors alternate between a dark, strip-club atmosphere or are daytime shots brightened only with natural light coming in through windows. In my mind's eye, I saw many interior scenes played against bright windows, with little or no fill on the camera side of the subject. Traditionally, such shooting is a total no-no for video. I've long held the view a lot more can be done with video if it's thought of as reversal film. Warm Blooded Killers was a good vehicle with which to put that notion to a test. I believe that the ideal digital-to-film camera will be a 24 frame-per-second, progressive scan, high-definition camcorder the same size and configuration as the HDW 700. But that isn't available yet, and it would have been out of our budget range anyway as was the HDW 700. The best camera within our budget limitations was a widescreen (16:9), 30 frame-per-second, interlace scan, Sony DVW D-700 Digital Betacam (DigiBeta) rented to us by Plus 8 Video. I pushed for a Plus 8 camera package because I knew they would bend over backwards to make sure that the D-700 was set-up optimally for the tape-to-film process. I could also count on them to be there for me during the testing and shooting phase, just as a good camera rental house should. Since I didn't want to blindly take on this shoot, I also shot a test and printed it to 35mm. I wanted to test the exposure latitude of the entire camera-recorder-scanner-film system to see just how far it would go. I also wanted to test a range of panning speeds to evaluate the best rates for avoiding the "stuttering" that tends to occur in the 30-to-24-frame translation. This stuttering looks similar to what occurs when a film camera pans too rapidly. Sony deals with this problem by utilizing a blurring algorithm, which tends to smooth the stuttering. But it becomes apparent again when rapid motion stops and the image's moving parts suddenly sharpen quite noticeably. Digital Image, where the finished feature was ultimately transferred, does not use the blurring technique, preferring instead to maintain a uniformly sharp image. In addition to testing exposure latitude and panning speeds, I wanted to compare and evaluate a couple of zoom lenses and test the effects of increasing gain in the camera (the equivalent of force-developing film). Since we could only afford a 2.5-minute test, I had to plan carefully. I shot lens comparisons, gain tests, gray scale and Macbeth charts and two actual static "scenes" with stand-ins, each 20 seconds long. One was a day interior, the other a night interior with mixed tungsten and fluorescent light. I also shot the tests "clean" - with no diffusion or softening of the image. The camera itself had already been set-up with very low edge gain or detail. Both Sony and Digital Image recommend this for their processes, and it's also happens to be the way that Plus 8 prefers to setup its cameras. As I mentioned before, experience has taught me that shooting video is a lot like shooting reversal film. With negative film you expose for the shadows and let highlights take care of themselves. With reversal film and video, you have to expose for, or protect, the highlights. Once the highlight detail is gone, it's gone forever. On the other hand, video seems to hold detail pretty far down into the blacks. With this idea in mind, I set up a couple of test shots which would give me a pretty good, quantitative evaluation of the system's latitude and sensitivity. I like to deal with video camera sensitivity in film terms. Film sensitivity is expressed in EI or DIN numbers. To change film's sensitivity, you "push" or "pull" the developing process. With video, sensitivity is expressed in engineering terms - such as 2000 lux @ f-8 with 89.9% reflectance, which is the Sony DVW D-700's rated sensitivity. Unlike film, this type of rating is telling you what is needed to get white, not what is needed for mid-gray. Like film, you can change video sensitivity by increasing or decreasing the gain or amplification. Unlike film, video gain is expressed in decibels or dB, not f-stops: 6 dB equals one f-stop. The DVW D-700 has several pre-set gain positions. They run from -3dB to +18dB in 3 dB (half-stop) increments. Since the typical video-style expression of sensitivity is so different, many cinematographers shooting video tend to work backwards, using a light meter to determine an equivalent EI number for judging video exposure. For the DVW D-600 & 700 cameras, Sony kindly publishes the exposure index number equivalents for all of the preset gain settings. Sony's numbers are: -3dB= 280EI, 0dB=400EI, +3dB=560EI, +6dB=800EI, +9dB=1120EI, +12dB=1600EI, +15dB=2250EI and +18dB=3200EI. I did my own correlation using a combination of reflected and incident readings on gray cards and actual scenes. I evaluated exposure subjectively on a monitor, objectively on a waveform monitor and in the camera's sharp black-and-white viewfinder. Professional video camera viewfinders can indicate when the picture reaches certain preset exposure levels. You see little diagonal lines - Zebra bars - in the areas of the picture that have reached the preset level. I had set this camera's Zebra bars to indicate 100 IRE, essentially full exposure. That way, I can easily protect the highlights and judge the rest of the exposure by eye, meter and experience. Actually, black-and-white viewfinders are great for judging exposure too, because what you see is strictly luminance values, but that can be a hindrance when composing because it can mask color-related problems. Even though I used a waveform monitor to evaluate and correlate EI numbers and lens stops, I wouldn't be using one on location - I wanted to keep the "engineering" side as low profile as possible. The camera crew would be working in complete "film style." The DVW 700 facilitates this by use of a setup card which is pre-programmed and can be read as often as necessary to ensure the camera's set-up parameters are consistent. In my tests, I came up with slightly different EI numbers than Sony, but that is probably due to the fact that our camera was set up in a configuration different from Sony's. Our camera was optimized for the film transfer process. I used a quieter, less noisy/grainy setup that was also slightly slower. As with film, you juggle speed and grain. I finally determined the camera/setup speed to be equivalent to approximately EI 200 at -3dB gain, so at +6 it would be 400 and so on. The data below shows the correlation I found with this setup between IRE and f-stops. Using an EI of 200, I lit a gray card to about 237 foot-candles. That setting gave me mid- gray on the waveform monitor right where it should have been at about 56 IRE - the "crossover" point. Running the lens iris up and down through its full range, I then observed the following: f2.5 = 100 IRE (max level for good detail and color saturation) f2.8 = 97 IRE (two stops over mid-gray) f4.0 = 77 IRE (one stop over mid-gray) f5.6 = 56 IRE (mid-gray) f8 = 40 IRE (one stop below mid-gray) f11 = 27 IRE (2 stops below mid-gray) At four stops below mid-gray, separation between mid-gray and black remained discernable, though barely. The first test "scene" occurred in a living room with a woman sitting in a chair, reading in morning light streaming through a big bay window. The window does not feature any color or density. The only artificial illumination is fill light from a 400-watt Joker HMI bounced off the white plaster wall, just to the right of the lens. The bounced HMI's color temperature ran 4000Â° Kelvin at the subject. I set the camera's color balance to a preset 3200Â° Kelvin (similar to tungsten balanced film), used its internal daylight correction filter (similar to an 85), and exposed for the exterior as seen through the window. The camera's internal auto-iris readings and a 40-degree "average" reflectance meter reading put the picture's window area at about f8. An incident reading at the woman's face hit about f4.06. My spot meter readings are as indicated at the numbered points in the picture. Listing in New York Times WARM BLOODED KILLERS	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2099
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__label__wiki	0.937353	0.937353	BR Home Page > B-R Bullpen Bullpen Front Page BR Front Page From BR Bullpen Kyle Ehren Snyder Bats Both, Throws Right Height 6' 8", Weight 220 lb. School University of North Carolina High School Riverview High School (Sarasota) Debut May 1, 2003 Final Game April 5, 2008 Born September 9, 1977 in Houston, TX USA BR page Biographical Information[edit] Kyle Snyder was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round of the 1999 amateur draft. He made his pro debut that summer with the Spokane Indians. Snyder was the pitching coach of the Hudson Valley Renegades in 2012, Bowling Green Hot Rods in 2013, and Durham Bulls in 2015-2017. Notable Achievements[edit] Won a World Series with the Boston Red Sox in 2007 (he did not play in the World Series) Related Sites[edit] University of North Carolina bio Retrieved from "https://www.baseball-reference.com/bpv/index.php?title=Kyle_Snyder&oldid=1060810" Minor League Coaches 2003 Debut Births in 1977 Content is available under GNU Free Documentation License unless otherwise noted. About the BR Bullpen You are here: BR Home Page > B-R Bullpen Site Last Updated:	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2102
__label__cc	0.724915	0.275085	ASTM D6390 - 11(2017) Standard Test Method for Determination of Draindown Characteristics in Uncompacted Asphalt Mixtures 5.1 This test method can be used to determine whether the amount of draindown measured for a given asphalt mixture is within specified acceptable levels. The test provides an evaluation of the draindown potential of an asphalt mixture during mixture design and/or during field production. This test is primarily used for mixtures with high coarse aggregate content such as porous asphalt (open-graded friction course) and stone matrix asphalt (SMA). 1.1 This test method covers the determination of the amount of draindown in an uncompacted asphalt mixture sample when the sample is held at elevated temperatures comparable to those encountered during the production, storage, transport, and placement of the mixture. The test is particularly applicable to mixtures such as porous asphalt (open-graded friction course) and stone matrix asphalt (SMA). 1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard. C670 Practice for Preparing Precision and Bias Statements for Test Methods for Construction Materials D979 Practice for Sampling Bituminous Paving Mixtures D4753 Guide for Evaluating, Selecting, and Specifying Balances and Standard Masses for Use in Soil, Rock, and Construction Materials Testing D6926 Practice for Preparation of Asphalt Mixture Specimens Using Marshall Apparatus E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves ICS Number Code 91.100.50 (Binders. Sealing materials) UNSPSC Code 30111509(Asphalt based concrete) DOI: 10.1520/D6390-11R17 ASTM D6390-11(2017), Standard Test Method for Determination of Draindown Characteristics in Uncompacted Asphalt Mixtures, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA, 2017, www.astm.org	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2103
__label__wiki	0.567923	0.567923	Fallen 4 By: Lauren Kate Narrated by: Justine Eyre Series: Fallen, Book 4 Categories: Teens, Romance & Friendship A Fallen Novel Luce would die for Daniel. And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way.... Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime, going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel... and to finally unlock the key to making their love last. Better sense of the past By Hayley on 06-15-11 A Fallen Novel, Book 2 Hell on earth. That’s what it’s like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts - immortals who want to kill Luce. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans. Daniel hasn’t told her everything. He’s hiding something - something dangerous. Great plot, but a lot of filler. By Natalia on 10-02-10 Fallen in Love A Fallen Novel in Stories What makes your heart race a little faster? Just in time for Valentine's Day, it's Fallen in Love, four wholly original new stories collected in a new novel set in the Middle Ages by Lauren Kate. Fallen in Love gives fans the much-talked about but never-revealed stories of Fallen characters as they intertwine with the epic love story of Luce and Daniel. Could have done without this one By Sarah on 08-22-15 Length: 8 hrs Cam knows what it's like to be haunted. He's spent more time in hell than any angel ever should. And his freshest hell is high school, where Lilith, the girl he can't stop loving, is serving out a punishment for his crimes. Cam made a bet with Lucifer: He has 15 days to convince the only girl who really matters to him to love him again. If he succeeds, Lilith will be allowed back into the world, and they can live their lives together. But if he fails...there's a special place in hell just for him. What will you give to me? By Caleb Henrique on 11-21-15 There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori. Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move. This again? The Forsaken Saga Complete Box Set (Books 1-4) By: Sophia Sharp, E. M. Knight Narrated by: Pamela Lorence For the first time ever, get all four books of The Forsaken Saga in one complete box set. Join Nora and Hunter as they go on a magical journey of love and adventure in a beautiful supernatural world! Very immature even for YA By Anna on 01-29-18 Narrated by: Erin Spencer Length: 13 hrs Teardrop launches a new series from Lauren Kate, author of the #1 New York Times best-selling Fallen series. Haunting, mysterious, romantic and steeped in mythology, Teardrop is the epic saga of Eureka Boudreaux, a 17-year old Louisiana girl whose tears have the power to raise the lost continent of Atlantis . . . a world where everything you love can be washed away. Promises to be a good story By Paula on 01-12-14 Hush, Hush, Book 4 By: Becca Fitzpatrick Narrated by: Caitlin Greer Nora is more certain than ever that she is in love with Patch. Fallen Angel or no, he is the one for her. Her heritage and destiny may mean that they will always be enemies, but there is no turning her back on him. And yet their biggest challenge lies ahead. Can their love survive a seemingly insurmountable divide? The lines are drawn, but it's unclear which sides have been taken. And in the end, will there be enough trust left to rebuild what has been broken? I should have just bought the novel By VAL-B123 on 01-30-13 Hush, Hush Trilogy, Book 3 Narrated by: Caitlin Greer, Holter Graham The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past... bridged two irreconcilable worlds... faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust... and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for - and their love - forever. By Candice on 10-05-11 Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment. But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Inklings Read Reviews: Hush, Hush Nora should have known her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch, and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away, and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him.... Inklings Read Reviews: Crescendo Teardrop, Book 2 Eureka's tears have flooded the earth, and now Atlantis is rising, bringing with it its evil king, Atlas. Eureka is the only one who can stop him, but first she must learn how to fight. She travels across the ocean with Cat, her family, and Ander, the gorgeous and mysterious Seedbearer who promises to help her find Solon, an enigmatic lost Seedbearer who knows how to defeat Atlas. Cheap ending By Jessica on 12-15-14 A Vampire Academy Novel By: Richelle Mead Narrated by: Khristine Hvam It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians - including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to- hand combat with her mom wasn’t bad enough, Rose’s tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason’s got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa’s head while she’s making out with her boyfriend, Christian. Great story terrible reading By UnsinkableMommy on 02-04-19 Narrated by: Stephanie Wolf St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school - it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic, and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now, they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s - the very place where they’re most in danger.... Love the novel—HORRIBLE narrators!!!!!! By LCullen on 10-15-18 The Mortal Instruments, Book Two By: Cassandra Clare Narrated by: Natalie Moore Clary Fray just wants her life to go back to normal - but that turns out to be impossible. For one thing, her mother is still in the hospital, in a mysterious coma. For another, she and her brother, Jace, have fallen under a cloud of suspicion now that the Shadowhunter world knows that Valentine is still alive - and that Jace and Clary are his son and daughter. By Aaron R. on 03-29-08 By: Bianca Scardoni Narrated by: Bailey Carr For there to be light, you must first suffer the darkness. The end came at me jagged and skewed like puzzle pieces to a game I didn't know I was playing. Iniquitous is the heart-pounding third installment in The Marked saga, a fast-paced YA paranormal romance that grapples with love, loss, and self-discovery in a unique supernatural world filled with vampires, witches, shifters, and angels. By Brittany Rosen on 03-13-18 Hell is empty. The Devil is here. There is no road so long and winding as the one that leads you to the finish line. Every bend is meant to test you, every junction meant to bring you closer to that place where love and sacrifice meet. To that place in the valley where the sun doesn’t quite reach. Infernal is the long-anticipated fourth installment in The Marked saga. Absolutely loved it By rebma on 02-05-19 My name is Jemma Blackburn, and I have a secret. I know vampires are real. I watched one murder my father eight months ago, and even though they tried to convince me it didn't happen - that I'd lost touch with reality due to the trauma, I know what I saw was real. Hollow Hills is now the place I call home. It was supposed to be my chance at a normal life. My chance to bury my secret and start over. Change Narration Speed to 1.25x By Nicole on 01-29-17 The sky is dark with wings. . . .In 'Rapture', the highly anticipated fourth and final novel in the 'Fallen' series, Luce and Daniel are together . . . but for how long? Can history be rewritten? Or are some punishments eternal? ©2012 Lauren Kate (P)2012 Random House Audiobooks The Dressmaker's Gift Of Windmills and War Kindle-Kunde A weak conclusion to the series I was dissapointed by this last instalment. Lauren Kate didn't use all her threads to spin a satisfying end. The reader is left to wonder why Cam was so important in the instalments before? And the new twist that should explain the curse was not fully plausible to me. The whole storey seems quickly patched together rather then a carefully woven ... On top of that the voice of the narrator really annoyed me. She has this "suffering" tone, it put me off the storey so much that I thought about stopping to listen and buy the book! As much as certain narrators add to a storey others can spoil it. Loved this Series from book1 what a love story!!! Would you listen to Rapture again? Why? Everybody loves a good love story and to think that a boy gone bad was because his love was not returned. Listen and you will know what I am talking about. What could Lauren Kate have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? I would not change anything. I would liked to have stayed for their wedding and a little look in the future. What does Justine Eyre bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? She is a very good reader I love listening that way I cannot cheat and skip a couple of pages to get to the good parts. Now I can listen to them over again. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? O yes. Me and my iPod spend lost of nights while my husband was sleeping listening in the dark kitchen because I cannot wait to hear what happens next. I can really recomend this series such a feel good love story. Marta Adler Narrator really bad The story is great, however the narrators' shakey and monotone voice is very hard to lisen to... loved how all the story was and the ending but can't wait to read book 5 Love this series! I will be looking for more by Lauren Kate! Justine's performance was great! Thank you What an ending! What made the experience of listening to Rapture the most enjoyable? The entire experience is wonderful. The story rockets along, while answering a lot of questions. The danger is heightened, the plot twists and turns, and the characters are so well written I feel like I know them all. What other book might you compare Rapture to, and why? With every book in this series I have thought ok, now this one is my favourite! This compares extremely well with previous entries in the series. The obvious comparison would be Twilight, as it is also a paranormal romance. However the Fallen series is superior. The quality of writing is higher, the characters more vivid and the central love story more convincing. What about Justine Eyre’s performance did you like? Her excellent narration once again. She has just the right tone, and her pacing and delivery is wonderful. She really brings the story alive for me. If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? True love - stronger than anything else the world can throw at you! Wonderful to have a series of novels that treats its audience with intelligence and its subject matter with respect. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole series. Vanessa Hodgson Great book to listen to loved the narration and the twist in it was also brilliant, need to read the next one now to find out what happens to Cam Miss L E Turvey Procrastination and sex moans I wanted to complete the series and know what happened to Luce. But man did I have to work for it. Whenever anything is about to happen, you then have to wait for half an hour’s worth of overly descriptive, tedious build up. It’s an often cringe worthy and sometimes ludicrous story. What made it all the more painful, was the incredibly awful ability of the reader to make a sex moan at the end of almost every word she reads. It’s must have been knackering to record. I felt exhausted for her. Such a limp, embarrassing story. Really terrible in every way.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2108
__label__wiki	0.586244	0.586244	Portugal Italy Greece Overview- April Ind. & Logistics NPL&REO Retail & Shop. Center All ResidentialInd. & LogisticsNPL&REOHospitalityLandOfficesRetail & Shop. CenterAlternative Assets Tag: Carrefour Kennedy Wilson Sells 10 Carrefour Supermarkets to Barings for €73.4M 14 January 2020 – El Confidencial The US fund Kennedy Wilson has sold 10 supermarkets that are currently leased to the French retailer Carrefour to the British fund Barings for €73.4 million. The stores are located in Madrid (2), Barcelona (4), Bilbao (1), Salamanca (1), Cádiz (1) and Almería (1), and together span a surface area of 38,800 m2 with 1,100 parking spaces. All of them are situated in central locations with good public transport links. Kennedy Wilson will reportedly generate almost €30 million from the sale, which it plans to reinvest in new opportunities in Europe as well as in other projects already underway. Original story: El Confidencial (by EC) Translation/Summary: Carmel Drake Author Carmel DrakePosted on January 16, 2020 Categories Real Estate News, Real Estate Transactions, Retail & Shopping CentersTags Barings, Carrefour, Kennedy Wilson, parking spaces, supermarkets, surface area, transport links Carrefour’s Carmila Has Plans to Acquire New Retail Centres in Spain in 2020 18 November 2019 – Carmila, Carrefour’s real estate management subsidiary, is planning to acquire additional retail centres in Spain during the coming year. Carmila currently controls 78 shopping centres in 32 provinces, with a total of 469,900 square meters of leasable area. The real estate firm, which Carrefour launched in 2015 together with institutional investors, has a total of 215 shopping centres in Spain, France and Italy. Its holdings in Spain have a 96% occupancy rate. Original Story: Murcia Diario Adaptation/Translation: Richard D. K. Turner Author Richard TurnerPosted on November 18, 2019 Categories Real Estate News, Retail & Shopping CentersTags Carmila, Carrefour, expansion plans, new acquisitions, new retail centres Merlin to Invest €60MM in Logistics Platform for Carrefour 10 July 2019 – Richard D. K. Turner Merlin Properties, a socimi listed on the Ibex 35, is finalising an agreement with the French retail giant Carrefour to develop a 100,000-square-meter logistics platform in Azuqueca de Henares, Guadalajara. The socimi will invest approximately 60 million euros in the turnkey project, which will be finished by the end of 2020. Many of the details of the operation are not yet known, as the two firms are still finalising their agreement. However, the eventual rental contract is likely to be a long-term one, at least ten years. This is because the logistics platform’s location is a part of Carrefour’s strategic plans. The site will be Carrefour’s largest in Spain. A long-term contract would also be of interest to Merlin, locking in a guaranteed income flow for a longer period. This is because the current average contract period is just three years. Merlin will invest 50 to 60 million euros to build the warehouses. The project already has all the necessary permits, so construction is likely to wrap up before the end of 2020. Carrefour would then concentrate its Madrid-based logistics operations at that one site. The good news for Merlin Properties comes at a time when the allocation of logistics assets fell by over 50% in Madrid compared to last year due to a lack of major operations. Original Story: Merca2 – Carlos Lospitao Author Richard TurnerPosted on July 10, 2019 Categories Industrial & Logistics, Real Estate NewsTags Carrefour, logistics assets, merlin properties, new logistics platforms, Socimis, turnkey projects Debt Recovery Firm KRUK Prepares to Make its Real Estate Debut 18 March 2019 – Bolsa Mania The debt recovery firm KRUK is getting ready to enter the real estate market. The company, which has already acquired debt portfolios in other segments (e.g. consumer loans) from entities such as Bankia and Unicaja, now wants to start buying real estate-related debt portfolios from the banks, servicers and Sareb. Until now, the group has specialised in the unsecured segment in Spain. Last year, it acquired a portfolio of doubtful consumer loans from Bankia and a year earlier, it did the same with another similar portfolio from Unicaja. A few months ago, it purchased another from Carrefour’s financial arm. Further afield, the company currently has a presence in Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Italy and Spain, with the last two markets representing its priorities for the time being. Original story: Bolsa Mania (by Elena Lozano) Author Carmel DrakePosted on March 20, 2019 Categories NPL & REO, Real Estate NewsTags Bankia, Carrefour, consumer debt, debt portfolio, debt recovery, investment, Kruk, sareb, servicers, unicaja, unsecured loans Funds, Socimis, El Corte Inglés & Seur Compete in the Urban Logistics Segment 9 March 2019 – Expansión Investors and logistics operators alike are setting their sights on urban hubs to benefit from the boom in e-commerce. According to data from CBRE, investment in the logistics sector is thriving – it amounted to €2 billion in 2017, €1.5 billion in 2018 and is forecast to reach €1.2 billion in 2019. Active players in the sector include the Singapore sovereign fund through its Socimi P3, Blackstone, Prologis, Logicor, CBRE GI and Montepino, and Merlin, amongst others. Urban hubs are gaining significant weight in the sector thanks to their ability to reduce transport costs, avoid the new traffic restrictions and resolve the problem of product returns. According to the CNMC, Correos and Correos Express currently deliver 44% of all packages in Spain, followed by MRW and Seur (14% each) and DHL (4.5%). In terms of retailers operating in this space, Amazon set the ball rolling by opening a logistics centre in the heart of the Eixample district of Barcelona and in the Méndez Álvaro area of Madrid. Other large retailers are following suit by opening distribution centres inside major cities, such as Decathlon, MediaMarkt, Ikea, Aki, Carrefour and Worten. The investment firm Azora has also announced its intention to invest €250 million in logistics hubs in urban centres, which it will lease to delivery specialists such as Seur, DHL and MRW. Seur already has eleven urban logistics centres and plans to open another nine this year. Meanwhile, DHL already has ten such hubs and plans to open two more this year. In the same vein, the department store giant El Corte Inglés has also launched an ambitious omnichannel logistics strategy, which will convert its 94 shopping centres into storage points for the management of online purchases. Original story: Expansión (by I. de las Heras & R. Arroyo) Author Carmel DrakePosted on March 11, 2019 Categories Industrial & Logistics, Real Estate NewsTags Aki, amazon, Azora, Blackstone, Carrefour, CBRE, CBRE GI, CNMC, Correos, Decathlon, DHL, El Corte Inglés, Ikea, investors, Logicor, logistics operators, MediaMarkt, Merlin, Montepino, MRW, P3, Prologis, retailers, Seur, urban hubs, Worten El Corte Inglés Plans to Open 1,000 Gas Station Stores in Conjunction with Repsol 15 October 2018 – Real Estate Press There are almost 11,500 gas stations in Spain, of which more than 8,500 have shops. El Corte Inglés was one of the first groups to operate in conjunction with oil companies and that group is now planning to open 1,000 new gas station stores together with Repsol. Gas station stores typically have a wide range of opening hours, span an extensive network and are easy to stop at to make quick purchases. It was only a matter of time before distribution groups decided to team up with oil companies to manage their service station stores. Now the time has come for those formats to flourish. The formula allows supermarket chains to grow rapidly without having to recruit staff or undertake significant investments. Meanwhile, the petrol companies benefit from offering more attractive service stations, with a more extensive range of products and a lower cost base by entrusting the management of their stores to specialists with a volume of purchases that generates significant savings. Sales at gas station stores amounted to €580 million in 2017, although the potential of this format is much greater. Forecast growth El Corte Inglés was one of the first groups to operate agreements with petrol companies. Initially, it constituted the company Gespevesa together with Repsol in 1998, which they control (50%) and which owns 39 service stations. Last year, that entity recorded revenues of €39.2 million, down by 26% and earned profits of €3.8 million, up by 28%. Next, it joined forces with Cepsa to develop a refuelling discount strategy. And, now, it has committed to a major agreement with Repsol to create “the largest network of convenience stores in Spain” under the brand Supercor Stop & Go. Carrefour has also changed its petrol partner over the years: it started working on this type of alliance with BP, but in 2013, it opted to join Cepsa to grow a new format, Carrefour Express Cepsa, which currently comprises 333 stores. One fact serves to explain the importance of this agreement for the French group, namely, that it is the format with the most stores in around twenty Spanish provinces, including Asturias, Murcia, the Balearic Islands, Castellón, Lleida, Toledo, Valladolid and Zaragoza, amongst others. Día is the other group that has heavily backed the format, with the launch of a pilot project together with BP in four of its gas stations in Madrid under the Shop brand. Previously, in 2015, Dia signed an agreement in collaboration with Disa (Shell) to supply the counters in five of its stores. BP has also worked with other partners. Between 2013 and 2016, Alcampo supplied products, including its own brand range, to stores in its gas stations. Moreover, BP has operated some regional alliances for years with other smaller supermarket chains to generate benefits through their loyalty cards (…). Finally, Galp, the fifth largest petrol company in Spain, has not been averse to these agreements either; it has worked with GM Food, the former Miquel Group. Their partnership began in 2013, with 12 pilot stores operating under the Sar brand; it continued the alliance once that project had finished, with the Catalan group as the supplier of its stores; and now, the two firms have started another trial in eight locations under the format Suma Exprés. Original story: Real Estate Press Translation: Carmel Drake Author Carmel DrakePosted on October 18, 2018 Categories Alternative Assets, Real Estate NewsTags Alcampo, BP, Carrefour, Cepsa, convenience stores, DIA, Disa, El Corte Inglés, Galp, gas station, oil company, partners, petrol station, repsol, Shell, Supercor Stop & Go ECE and J&T Bid in RE Operation of the Year 12 June 2018 – Expansión One of the real estate mega-operations of the year is entering the home stretch. The German manager specialising in retail ECE and the Slovakian real estate leader J&T Real Estate are positioning themselves as favourites to acquire the Valle Real (Santander), Max Center (Bilbao) and Gran Casa (Zaragoza) shopping centres, currently owned by Iberian Assets, a joint venture in which the fund managers CBRE Global Investors (CBRE GI) and the multi-national Sonae Sierra both hold 50% stakes. In the case of the Slovakian firm, the operation would be carried out through an alliance with Sonae Sierra and would represent J&T Real Estate’s debut in Spain. Market sources explain that, in both cases, the bids for these assets exceed €450 million and reveal that the transaction could be closed within the next few weeks. The portfolio, baptised as Project Summit, includes almost 117,000 m2 of gross leasable space in total (owned by Iberian Assets) and together, the three centres received 24 million visitors last year. CBRE GI and Sonae Sierra engaged the real estate consultancy firms CBRE and JLL at the beginning of the year to sell the three shopping centres. Valle Real, opened in November 1994, has a gross leasable area of 47,725 m2, spread over two floors and is fully occupied (100%). The shopping centre, located in Santander, closed last year with 5.9 million visitors. Valle Real includes a Carrefour hypermarket, which occupies almost 16,000 m2. Its other main tenants include Primark, Inditex, H&M and Forum Sport. Meanwhile, Max Center is located in Bilbao and it opened its doors for the first time in 1997. The asset was remodelled in 2000 and its tenants include Inditex, H&M, Cortefiel, La Tagliatella, Foster’s Hollywood and Cinesa. The shopping centre also has an adjoining leisure space, Max Ocio, which opened in 2002. In total, the centre has a surface area of almost 40,000 m2 and it also received 5.9 million visitors last year. Gran Casa, inaugurated in 1997, has a gross leasable area spanning 80,000 m2, almost half of which is occupied by Hipercor, and with an overall occupancy rate of 93%. Last year, the shopping centre, located in Zaragoza, received 12.2 million visitors. If the transaction goes ahead, it will be the largest (non-corporate) operation in the real estate sector so far this year by transaction volume. Moreover, the sale of the Summit portfolio would clear the way for the sale of another major commercial portfolio by Unibail Rodamco. The shopping centre giant has hung the “for sale” sign up over four of its shopping centres in Spain – Los Arcos (Sevilla), Bahía Sur (Cádiz), Vallsur (Valladolid) and El Faro (Badajoz) – an operation that may exceed the volume of Project Summit. According to data from the Spanish Association of Shopping Centres and Retail Parks (AECC), last year 29 transactions, involving 36 assets, were closed for a total sum of €2.7 billion, which represented growth of 35% YoY. So far this year, several significant operations have been closed such as the sale of a portfolio of 14 premises by Inditex to the German fund Deka for €370 million (…). Original story: Expansión (by Rebeca Arroyo) Author Carmel DrakePosted on June 13, 2018 Categories Real Estate News, Retail & Shopping CentersTags AECC, Bilbao, Carrefour, CBRE, CBRE GI, Cinesa, Cortefiel, Deka, ECE, Forum Sport, Gran Casa shopping centre, gross leasable area, H&M, Inditex, J&T Real Estate, JLL, Max Center shopping centre, occupancy rate, Primark, Project Summit, revenues, shopping centre, Sonae Sierra, transaction volume, Unibail-Rodamco, Valle Real shopping centre, visitors Carrefour’s RE Subsidary Acquires 6 Shopping Centres for €182M 4 May 2018 – El Economista Carmila, the real estate subsidiary of Carrefour, has acquired six shopping centres next to its hypermarkets in Spain from the fund Pradera European Retail, for a total consideration of €182 million and with an average yield of 6.3%, according to a statement issued by the French company on Friday. Through these new acquisitions, the group plans to renew these spaces with the aim of revitalising them towards a family concept to optimise occupancy rates and strengthen their activity with the deployment of digital marketing tools, such as websites, databases and service kiosks. The company’s new assets, which have been financed through bond debt amounting to €350 million issued in February, are located in Córdoba, Cádiz, Sevilla, Alicante and in Barcelona, where it has acquired two shopping centres. At the end of last year, Carmila’s total portfolio comprised 206 shopping centres, located in France, Spain and Italy, worth €5.8 billion in total. The company, which is listed on the Euronext stock exchange in Paris, will hold its General Shareholders’ Meeting on 16 May and will present its half-year results on 27 July. Original story: El Economista Author Carmel DrakePosted on May 7, 2018 June 1, 2018 Categories Real Estate News, Real Estate Transactions, Retail & Shopping CentersTags acquisition, bond, Carmila, Carrefour, consideration, Euronext stock exchange, expansion, financing, growth, hypermarket, portfolio, Pradera European Retail, shopping centre, yield Meco’s Town Hall Approves Occupancy of 1.9 million m2 of Industrial Land 27 February 2018 – Eje Prime Madrid has a new batch of industrial land. The Town Hall of Meco has approved the occupancy of the largest surface area of industrial land in the whole of the Community of Madrid, placing at the disposal of companies a space spanning 1.9 million m2 in total. The design of the new industrial estate, which is equivalent in size to 266 Santiago Bernabéu football pitches, has been approved, and now is the time to develop the land and promote it. The development of the land has been “claimed by and agreed with the public company Obras de Madrid”, which is the sole owner of one of the sectors of new industrial space and, therefore, “may start its development and promotion from tomorrow”. Large companies such as Carrefour, Inditex and ICP Logistic are just some of the firms that have expressed their interest in setting up activity on the land that has just been approved, according to the Town Hall. Original story: Eje Prime Author Carmel DrakePosted on February 28, 2018 Categories Industrial & Logistics, Land, Real Estate NewsTags Carrefour, Community of Madrid, development, Inditex, industrial estate, industrial land, large companies, logistics companies, promotion, surface area, tenants, Town Hall of Meco ASG Purchases 19 Gas Stations in Northern Spain from Axa 6 February 2018 – Eje Prime Activum SG is backing alternative investments. The company, which operates in Spain under the name ASG, has acquired 19 gas stations in the north of Spain, which had been owned until now by Axa Real Estate. The assets are located in areas adjacent to large shopping centres and hypermarkets and are linked to long-term lease contracts with Eroski and Carrefour. The purchase has been carried out through Fund V, which ASG has just closed and which forms part of its diversification strategy, according to El Confidencial. In 2011, Axa Real Estate acquired a portfolio of 28 gas stations from Eroski for €55 million. Following that operation, the supermarket group continued its gas station activity on the basis of a 20-year rental regime. ActivumSG is expanding rapidly in Spain. At the beginning of the year, the company announced the creation of a new €500 million fund for real estate investments across Europe, as Eje Prime revealed. Of those, three are located in the Spanish market. Author Carmel DrakePosted on February 8, 2018 Categories Alternative Assets, Real Estate News, Real Estate TransactionsTags Activum SG, ASG, Carrefour, diversification strategy, Eroski, expansion, fund, Fund V, gas stations, hypermarkets, investment, long-term rental contract, shopping centres, spain C/ Almagro 3, 4º 28010 – Madrid info@auraree.com Newsletter Work with us We are an independent advisory firm focused on data driven analysis of the Real Estate Industry in Spain, Portugal, Italy & Greece Aura Real Estate Experts. 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__label__wiki	0.586583	0.586583	Operated by The National Council for Behavioral Health Resource Digest Tobacco Prevention & Control E-Cigarettes, Vaping and Behavioral Health Populations E-cigs, vapes, e-hookahs, vape pens, juuls and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDs) – electronic cigarettes go by many different names that are constantly evolving, and just like their names, the research, risks, and associated impact are evolving too. So, what exactly are the facts about e-cigarettes and vaping? And how can we better understand their potential risks, benefits, and other implications to better serve individuals with behavioral health conditions? While individuals with behavioral health conditions account for almost 40% of all traditional cigarettes smoked by adults 1,2, they are also a significantly vulnerable group for high e-cigarette use. A study by the University of California has shown that people living with behavioral health conditions, like depression and anxiety, are twice as likely to have tried e-cigarettes and three times as likely to be users of battery-powered electronic nicotine delivery devices. Individuals with mental illness are more likely to believe that using e-cigarettes will help them quit smoking. Currently, the FDA does not recognize electronic nicotine devices as a smoking cessation aid.5 In addition, studies have shown that individuals with mental illness often combine e-cigarettes with concurrent use of traditional combustible cigarettes which make them more at risk for nicotine addiction and susceptible to the effects of traditional tobacco.3,4 To complicate matters, recent outbreaks have also tied e-cigarette use with the concurrent use of illegal THC cannabis oils which have resulted in lung injuries and deaths in 24 states (and growing) across the nation. Although information on e-cigarette use and its side effects are still in development, below you’ll find a digest of available resources and information related to e-cigarettes and vaping. General Resources/ Information E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General (2016) CDC OSH Electronic Facts About E-Cigarettes Information Page CDC Lung Injury Associated with the Use of E-Cigarette, or Vaping Products Landing Page Know the Risks: E-Cigarettes & Young People Public Health Consequences of E-Cigarettes by NASEM What Do We Know About E-cigarettes? by American Cancer Society Toolkits & Guides Vaping, Juul and E-Cigarettes Presentation Toolkit by American Academy of Pediatrics Stanford Medicine Tobacco Prevention Toolkit Parents Against Vaping (PAVe) Parent Toolkit Know the Risks: A Youth Guide to E-cigarettes The Real Cost of Vaping: Understanding the dangers of teen e-cigarette use Electronic Cigarettes: What’s the Bottom Line? E-cigarettes Shaped Like USB Flash Drives: Information for Parents, Educators and Health Care Providers Teachers and Parents: That USB Stick Might Be an E-cigarette FDA Youth Vaping Risks Catch My Breath: Youth E-Cigarette & Juul Prevention Program The Impact of E-Cigarettes in the Lung E-cigarettes, “Vapes”, and JUULs What parents Should Know FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products Exchange Lab Tobacco Education Social Media Content It’s Not Like You Can Buy A New Brain Out Proud and Vape Free STATE System E-Cigarette Fact Sheet CDC/OSH and Tobacco Control Network Youth E-Cigarette Microlearning FDA The Real Cost Magic Stop and Think Stop and Think 2 Truth Initiative Sweet Clouds Truth Initiative Burn Through Don’t Get Hacked by Vaping Research Articles & Reports Notes from the Field: Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Any Tobacco Product Among Middle and High School Students – United States, 2011-2018 Flavored Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students, 2014 – 2018 Tobacco Product Use Among Middle and High School Students – United States, 2011 – 2017 Flavorings in Electronic Cigarettes An Unrecognized Respiratory Health Hazard? Emerging nicotine delivery products. Implications for public health. Promise and peril of e-cigarettes: can disruptive technology make cigarettes obsolete? Intention to smoke cigarettes among never-smoking US middle and high school electronic cigarette users: National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2011- 2013. Beliefs and experimentation with electronic cigarettes: a prospective analysis among young adults Correlates of e-cigarette ad awareness and likeability in U.S. young adults Nicotine and the Developing Human: A Neglected Element in the Electronic Cigarette Debate Safety evaluation and risk assessment of electronic cigarettes as tobacco cigarette substitutes: a systematic review Acute impact of active and passive electronic cigarette smoking on serum cotinine and lung function. Electronic Cigarettes Are a Source of Thirdhand Exposure to Nicotine E-cigarettes: a scientific review Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation. Association of Electronic Cigarette Use With Initiation of Combustible Tobacco Product Smoking in Early Adolescence. Quantifying the effects of promoting smokeless tobacco as a harm reduction strategy in the USA. A systematic review of health effects of electronic cigarettes. Longitudinal study of e-cigarette use and onset of cigarette smoking among high school students in Hawaii. Additional Resources/Information Vaporizers, E-Cigarettes, and other Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) BecomeAnEx Digital Quit-Smoking Plan and Online Community INDEPTH: An Alternative to Teen Nicotine Suspension or Citation by the American Lung Association Youth & Vaping Resources This is Quitting Youth Program SmokeFree Teen: Quit Vaping by the National Cancer Institute Get Smart About Drugs: A DEA Resource for Parents, Educators & Caregivers The Vape Talk (American Lung Association) N-O-T: Not On Tobacco – Proven Teen Smoking and Vaping Cessation Program (American Lung Association) BecomeAnEx (Truth Initiative) Local Youth Tobacco Initiatives Kick Butts Generation (KBG) — Delaware Tobacco Resistance Unit (TRU) — Pennsylvania FACT— Wisconsin RAZE — West Virginia This resource digest will continue to be updated as resources are gathered so please keep checking back! If you have resources/information on this topic that you’d like us to add to this list, please email us at BHtheChange@TheNationalCouncil.org. Lipari R, Van Horn S. Smoking and Mental Illness Among Adults in the United Statesexternal icon. The CBHSQ Report: March 30, 2017. Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years With Mental Illness—United States, 2009–2011. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2013;62(05):81-7. Hefner, K. Valentine, G., Sofuoglu, M. Electronic cigarettes and mental illness: Reviewing the evidence for help and harm among those with psychiatric and substance use disorders. Am J Addict. 2017 Jun;26(4):306-315. doi: 10.1111/ajad.12504. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco Use Among Adults with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/disparities/mental-illness-substance-use/index.htm. Food and Drug Administration. Fact or Fiction: What to Know About Smoking Cessation and Medications. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/fact-or-fiction-what-know-about-smoking-cessation-and-medications. Resource Digest: Tobacco Cessation Resources In Spanish Resource Digest: Trauma Informed Care Resources Resource Digest: Opioids, Marijuana, and Tobacco (Co-treatment & Co-use) Webinar – Zoom Meet-Up for Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition Leaders Webinar – Zoom Meet-Up for Comprehensive Cancer Control Coalition Leaders Through these Meet-U... Webinar – What Do The Data Tell Us: What Can We Learn From The Latest Colorectal Cancer Screening Rate Trends Over Time? Date: January 30, 2020 Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ET This webinar will provide a look at the latest data t... 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__label__wiki	0.548562	0.548562	The Voices Book 3 G X Todd 'Of a piece with Stephen King's The Stand' Independent 'Lee Child channelling Stephen King - but the vision is unique and, against all the odds, the humanity of the survivors shines through the gloom' Daily Mail There are two kinds of people in this world. Les mer (Innbundet) Leveringstid: Sendes innen 7 virkedager Kjøp NÅ - få 11 bonuskroner! There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who hear voices, and those who want to silence them. Pilgrim is a man with a past he can't remember. When he wakes alone in a shallow grave, there is a voice in his head that doesn't belong to him. It explains who he is and what he's done. It tells him he has one purpose: to find a girl named Lacey. As Pilgrim is drawn north to Missouri in search of Lacey, he must also travel back to where it all began - to those he left behind. War is coming, and Pilgrim is going to need all the allies he can get. Survivors is the highly anticipated third instalment in the acclaimed Voices series, following the spectacular novels Defender and Hunted. Good and Evil are closer than ever before in a world where the voices in your head can save or slaughter you. 'Thrilling . . . Todd skilfully captures hope and humanity in the lives of characters whom the reader comes to care about' Guardian 'Compelling, suspenseful, and altogether extraordinary' Lee Child Readers are hooked on Defender and Hunted: 'A genius debut that grips you from start to finish' 'Takes the story to a whole other level. Can't wait to see what happens next!' 'Amazing, thrilling, emotional' 'Defender is a modern classic and Hunted is too' 'It's now 5:36am and I have given up on sleep!' 'I need to talk to you about a really great book' Forlag: Headline Publishing Group Science fiction: apokalyptisk og postapokalyptisk	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2122
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__label__cc	0.571984	0.428016	Summary and book reviews of Terrorist by John Updike Summary \| Excerpt \| Reviews \| Beyond the book \| Readalikes \| Genres & Themes \| Author Bio by John Updike Jun 2006, 320 pages Religious or Spiritual Themes In Time of War & The Effects of War Book Reviewed by: BookBrowse Review Team Buy This Book Deserted by his father when he was three, Ahmad turned to Islam at the age of eleven. He feels his faith threatened by the materialistic, hedonistic society he sees around him in New Jersey. Nobody succeeds in diverting the boy from what his religion calls the Straight Path; when he finds employment in a furniture store owned by a family of recently immigrated Lebanese, the threads of a plot gather around him. The ever-surprising John Updike’s twenty-second novel is a brilliant contemporary fiction that will surely be counted as one of his most powerful. It tells of eighteen-year-old Ahmad Ashmawy Mulloy and his devotion to Allah and the words of the Holy Qur’an, as expounded to him by a local mosque’s imam. The son of an Irish-American mother and an Egyptian father who disappeared when he was three, Ahmad turned to Islam at the age of eleven. He feels his faith threatened by the materialistic, hedonistic society he sees around him in the slumping factory town of New Prospect, in northern New Jersey. Neither the world-weary, depressed guidance counselor at Central High School, Jack Levy, nor Ahmad’s mischievously seductive black classmate, Joryleen Grant, succeeds in diverting the boy from what his religion calls the Straight Path. When he finds employment in a furniture store owned by a family of recently immigrated Lebanese, the threads of a plot gather around him, with reverberations that rouse the Department of Homeland Security. But to quote the Qur’an: Of those who plot, God is the best. Devils, Ahmad thinks. These devils seek to take away my God. All day long, at Central High School, girls sway and sneer and expose their soft bodies and alluring hair. Their bare bellies, adorned with shining navel studs and low-down purple tattoos, ask, What else is there to see? Boys strut and saunter along and look dead-eyed, indicating with their edgy killer gestures and careless scornful laughs that this world is all there is—a noisy varnished hall lined with metal lockers and having at its end a blank wall desecrated by graffiti and roller-painted over so often it feels to be coming closer by millimeters. The teachers, weak Christians and nonobservant Jews, make a show of teaching virtue and righteous self-restraint, but their shifty eyes and hollow voices betray their lack of belief. They are paid to say these things, by the city of New Prospect and the state of New Jersey. They lack true faith; they are not on the Straight Path; they are ... Read Full Excerpt BookBrowse Review John Updike’s controversial twenty-second novel has garnered reviews both positive and negative. All the prepublication reviews were generally positive, with starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist ("deserves the label of masterpiece"). Those that come down against the book generally don't do so because of the subject matter but because they feel that the voice of Ahmad lacks credibility...continued Full Review (318 words). This review is available to non-members for a limited time. For full access, become a member today. (Reviewed by BookBrowse Review Team). The New Republic - James Wood John Updike should have run a thousand miles away from this subject--at least as soon as he saw the results on the page .... What is most striking about this novel is that, despite Updike's massive familiarity with the technical challenges of fiction-writing--this is his twenty-second novel, for goodness sake--he proves himself relatively inept at the essential task of free indirect style, of trying to find an authorial voice for his Muslim schoolboy. The Boston Herald - Larry Katz The fate of a famous New York landmark depends on the answer. To get it, you’ll have to spend many pages considering Koranic injunctions with Ahmad, whose frustratingly close-minded search for truth only confirms what we already suspect: There’s no fun in fundamentalism. New York Times - Robert Stone The last part of the novel is suspenseful. It brings together a serviceable plot, which leans a little heavily on coincidental connections, a questionable provocation and some broadly motivated acts of heroism. It seems meant as a fable, and any good fable requires some derring-do. The most satisfactory elements in "Terrorist" are those that remind us that no amount of special pleading can set us free of history, no matter how oblivious and unresponsive to it we may be. And that history, in disposing of empires, admits of no innocents and spares no one. Starred Review. [Terrorist] deserves also the label of masterpiece...timely and topical, poised and passionate, it is a high mark in Updike's career. Kirkus Updike.... continues to entice, provoke and astonish. Starred Review. Updike has distilled all their flaws to a caustic, crystalline essence.... his contempt for them enhances rather than spoils the novel. Updike's always beautiful prose and his ever-probing imagination trace what happens when worlds collide. Bob H. Never Read Updike Before I have never read Updike before. If this is his style, I will not read him again. I am struggling for the past week. I am on page 128. I am thinking. "C'mon already!" Amilina This book is strange We've read the book in our class. It took a long time until we finished and it was horrible. Nobody in my class likes the book anyway. I've never read a book like this and I would have stopped reading the book after the first pages, but because of ... Read More Beyond the Book John Updike is the author of more than fifty books, including collections of short stories, poems, criticism and novels. His novels have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the American Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Rosenthal Award, and the Howells Medal. The Ad are believed to be an ancient Arabian people who became rich through the production of frankincense and as a trading point for spices from India. The Qur'an says that the prophet Hud was sent by Allah to the city of Ubar/Iram (famed for its tall ... This "beyond the book" feature is available to non-members for a limited time. Join today for full access. More books by John Updike If you liked Terrorist, try these: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes This astonishing debut espionage thriller depicts the collision course between two geniuses, one a tortured hero and one a determined terrorist, in a breakneck story reminiscent of John le Carré and Robert Ludlum at their finest. by Gerald Seymour A young man starts a journey from a dusty village in Saudi Arabia. An armed protection officer is charged with neutralizing the growing menace to London's safety. With intelligence and deep understanding, Seymour shows us the world in which we live, with all its dangers and complexities, and the choices we are forced to make. Non-members are limited to two results. 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__label__wiki	0.509039	0.509039	Our Consignment Program For Kids! BookKids BookPeople Teens Books By Mail! Modern First Library Texas Teen Book Festival BookPeople Blogs BookPeople MysteryPeople CoffeePeople BookPeople Merch Subscription Programs Buying in Bulk? 603 N. Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78703 512-472-5050 Open 9AM - 10PM The largest independent bookstore in Texas! Search & Shop: Home » The Weight of Blood: A Novel (Paperback) The Weight of Blood: A Novel (Paperback) By Laura McHugh Out of Stock; Usually Arrives in 2-5 Days March 2014 Indie Next List “This is a literary thriller that will keep you reading well into the night. Two girls, Lila and Cheri, disappear a generation apart. Lucy, Lila's grown daughter and Cheri's friend, soon realizes there is a connection between the two that runs deep in her family. The Ozark Mountain landscape is the perfect setting for this powerful and haunting mystery. Fans of Gillian Flynn will not be disappointed in this gritty coming-of-age story that tests the limits of family loyalty.” — Amanda Skelton, Union Avenue Books, Knoxville, TN For fans of Gillian Flynn, Scott Smith, and Daniel Woodrell comes a gripping, suspenseful novel about two mysterious disappearances a generation apart. INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD WINNER AND BARRY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE The town of Henbane sits deep in the Ozark Mountains. Folks there still whisper about Lucy Dane’s mother, a bewitching stranger who appeared long enough to marry Carl Dane and then vanished when Lucy was just a child. Now on the brink of adulthood, Lucy experiences another loss when her friend Cheri disappears and is then found murdered, her body placed on display for all to see. Lucy’s family has deep roots in the Ozarks, part of a community that is fiercely protective of its own. Yet despite her close ties to the land, and despite her family’s influence, Lucy—darkly beautiful as her mother was—is always thought of by those around her as her mother’s daughter. When Cheri disappears, Lucy is haunted by the two lost girls—the mother she never knew and the friend she couldn’t save—and sets out with the help of a local boy, Daniel, to uncover the mystery behind Cheri’s death. What Lucy discovers is a secret that pervades the secluded Missouri hills, and beyond that horrific revelation is a more personal one concerning what happened to her mother more than a decade earlier. The Weight of Blood is an urgent look at the dark side of a bucolic landscape beyond the arm of the law, where a person can easily disappear without a trace. Laura McHugh proves herself a masterly storyteller who has created a harsh and tangled terrain as alive and unforgettable as the characters who inhabit it. Her mesmerizing debut is a compelling exploration of the meaning of family: the sacrifices we make, the secrets we keep, and the lengths to which we will go to protect the ones we love. Praise for The Weight of Blood “[An] expertly crafted thriller.”—Entertainment Weekly, “The Must List” “Haunting . . . [a] riveting debut.”—Los Angeles Times “Laura McHugh’s atmospheric debut . . . conjures a menacingly beautiful Ozark setting and a nest of poisonous family secrets reminiscent of Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone.”—Vogue “Fantastic . . . a mile-a-minute thriller.”—The Dallas Morning News Laura McHugh lives in Columbia, Missouri, with her husband and children. The Weight of Blood is her first novel. “With her riveting debut, The Weight of Blood, Laura McHugh makes a strong bid at cementing a new tradition of regional crime fiction while keeping tourism low in the Ozarks. . . . [A] powerful sense of place is the anchor of The Weight of Blood. The well-drawn townspeople and oppressive, dread-soaked atmosphere sprout from the soil of Henbane. . . . The prose is strong, with evocative paint strokes in all the right places. McHugh is an artful, efficient writer who tells her story in vicious blows. . . . McHugh has crafted a sharp, haunting tale of blood in the Ozarks, as substantial as it is pleasurable to read.”—Los Angeles Times “Laura McHugh’s atmospheric debut, The Weight of Blood . . . conjures a menacingly beautiful Ozark setting and a nest of poisonous family secrets reminiscent of Daniel Woodrell’s Winter’s Bone.”—Vogue “Gripping . . . Her prose will not only keep readers turning the pages but also paints a real and believable portrait of the connections, alliances, and sacrifices that underpin rural, small-town life. . . . Strongly recommended for readers who enjoy thrillers by authors such as Laura Lippman and Tana French.”—Library Journal (starred review) “The sinister tone builds relentlessly.”—The Plain Dealer “A fantastic novel, rich in character and atmosphere . . . This is one you won’t want to miss.”—Karin Slaughter, author of Unseen “A suspenseful thrill ride that satisfies in all the right ways . . . Daniel Woodrell had better watch his back. . . . The Weight of Blood is a tense, taut novel and a truly remarkable debut.”—BookPage “Laura McHugh’s vivid and enthralling The Weight of Blood centers on a mother and daughter in a seemingly benign yet deeply horrifying small town. It kept me on the edge of my seat from the first page to the last.”—Vanessa Diffenbaugh, author of The Language of Flowers “The Weight of Blood pulled me in and wouldn’t let go. What starts as Lucy’s coming-of-age story becomes a chilling tale about the price of secrets. As the menace deepens, so does the tension. Laura McHugh has written a terrific novel.”—Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award–winning author of The Shadow Tracer “McHugh’s debut is as lush and evocative as its Ozark setting, with luminous prose and characters you can’t help rooting for, even as the mystery surrounding them intensifies and the odds against them grow more and more harrowing. I couldn’t put it down.”—Carla Buckley, author of The Deepest Secret “In this clever, multilayered debut, McHugh deftly explores the past of an Ozark Mountain family . . . with plenty to hide and the ruthlessness to keep their secrets hidden. . . . This is an outstanding first novel, replete with suspense, crisp dialogue, and vivid Ozarks color and atmosphere.”—Publishers Weekly “In this riveting debut, Laura McHugh weaves together the stories of two women, separated by a generation, who each reveal pieces of a story that gains momentum and power as its shape becomes clear. This novel will keep you up all night.”—Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train “Once I picked up Laura McHugh’s The Weight of Blood, I couldn’t put it down. I kept turning pages long into the night, bewitched by the enchanting Ozark landscape and the haunting murder mystery at its heart. The Weight of Blood is the kind of novel that leaves the reader breathless and wanting more.”—Amy Greene, author of Bloodroot “An elegant time bomb of a novel, a coming-of age story that holds you captive from the first sentence and doesn’t let go of you after the last.”—Tracy Guzeman, author of The Gravity of Birds “[A] suspenseful novel, with a barn burner of a plot . . . McHugh shows herself to be a compelling writer intimately familiar with rural poverty and small-town weirdness.”—Booklist Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Publication Date: January 6th, 2015 Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense Fiction / Psychological Kobo eBook (March 10th, 2014): $8.99 Hardcover (March 11th, 2014): $26.00 Hardcover, Large Print (July 23rd, 2014): $30.99 Pre-Recorded Audio Player (March 11th, 2014): $74.99 ORDERING SIGNED EVENT BOOKS If you would like a signed copy of an event book but are unable to attend the event or the event has already occurred, place the book in your cart and indicate "SIGNED COPY" in the comments field during checkout. Wherever you live, you can shop BookPeople online and have your book shipped to your doorstep. If you live in town, you can opt to pick up your order in-store or have it mailed to you. Thank you for shopping local online! 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__label__wiki	0.97649	0.97649	Deal for new train operators is confirmed A First TransPennine Express train. The deal to bring in new operators on the Fylde coast’s railways has been finally tied up with a promise of big improvements. The Department for Transport has confirmed it has officially signed the Northern franchise nine-year contract with Arriva Rail North Ltd and the TransPennine Express franchise seven-year contract with First Trans Pennine Express Limited. The move was announced earlier this month but now the official confirmation means the two operators are committed to provide “an unprecedented package of improvements, bringing about the biggest transformation to rail journeys in the north of England and Scotland in decades.” The DfT said together, the operators will oversee a massive £1.2bn boost to rail services with the disliked Pacer trains replaced by 500 brand-new modern carriages, room for 40,000 more passengers, 2,000 extra services a week and a host of improvements to deliver a modern, 21st Century passenger experience. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said:“These deals, which have been confirmed today, and the joint management of the franchises, will bring the Northern Powerhouse to life. “In 2004, the last time these contracts were awarded, the government did not plan for growth. “With the signing of these contracts, Arriva Rail North Limited and First Trans Pennine Express Limited are on track to deliver their exciting, ambitious plans that will make a real difference to customers.” The franchises will be jointly managed from Leeds by the Department for Transport and Rail North Limited – which represents 29 local authorities.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2127
__label__wiki	0.650438	0.650438	BWW Review: THE CHRISTMAS REVELS: A Long Tradition of Community Forged Through Music by Nancy Grossman The Christmas Revels: An American Celebration of the Winter Solstice Directed by Patrick Swanson; Megan Henderson, Music Director; Lynda A. Johnson, Production Manager; Jeremy Barnett, Set Design; Jeff Adelberg, Lighting Design; Heidi Hermiller, Costume Design; Bill Winn, Sound Design; Kelli Edwards, Choreography; Patrick Swanson/David Parr, Script Master of Ceremonies, David Coffin; The Players: Steven Barkhimer, Chris Everett-Hussey, Jeff Song, Bobbie Steinbach; The WCRS Band: Charlie Beck, Jake Blount, David Coffin, Charmaine Li-lei Slaven, Carolyn Saxon, Issa A. Bibbins, Matt Weiner, Libby Weitnauer; Squirrel Butter, Tui, The Crossroads Chorus, The Rocky River Children, The Sourdough Teen Dancers, The Old Rag Mountain Mummers, The Pinewoods Morris Men, Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble Performances through December 29 at Sanders Theatre, Harvard University, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA; Box Office 617-496-2222 or www.revels.org From what I can tell, The Christmas Revels is one of those much-loved traditions that people look forward to revisiting year after year, like a performance of The Nutcracker or A Christmas Carol, or taking the kids to see Santa Claus. However, unlike those other holiday seasonal shows, the Revels is billed as a celebration of the winter solstice, and it not only allows, but encourages (requires?) the audience to participate in a number of singalongs throughout the program. This year marks the 49th annual Revels, but it was my first experience, which caused me to wonder what took me so long. Each year features a different cultural theme and this year's journey takes us back to the 1930s, to Dust Bowl-era America. David Coffin is a gregarious, folksy Master of Ceremonies and a stalwart member of the cast, stepping up for his 40th appearance with the Revels. For a newbie like me, his opening remarks and overview of the program served the dual purpose of orientation and open-armed welcome to the community. Truly, that's what it feels like to sit in the rotunda that is Sanders Theatre, where there is no such thing as a bad seat, amongst the one thousand or so Revels aficionados. It's a cross between A Prairie Home Companion and Woodstock, populated by people of all ages, whose commonality is their appreciation of the music, musicians, singers, actors, and dancers of a variety of stripes. The stage is set (designer Jeremy Barnett) to evoke a small-town radio station, with a makeshift broadcast booth framed by a proscenium arch lined with light bulbs, and a neon sign with the call letters WCRS atop an adjacent erector set-like tower. The Radio Man (Steve Barkhimer) is our guide for the trip back in time, introducing the musical acts, telling some stories, and connecting with Johnny Johnson (Jeff Song), an Everyman who seems to have lost his way, as well as his memory. As Johnny searches for a direction and a purpose, with the gentle counsel of Radio Man to nudge him along, the skits and songs open up the world to him and help him to find human connection, even love for a time (Chris Everett-Hussey). Valuable as the theme and lessons of the story are, what matters most in the Revels is the catalogue of music and eclectic musical styles that propel the program, performed by dozens of (mostly) volunteers and talented artists. The exploration of the roots of American music covers a wide geographic swath, from Appalachia to California, from New England to the South. There's bluegrass, Shaker hymns, gospel, carols, ballads, folk songs, and too many genres to mention. The musicians are topnotch: Coffin, Squirrel Butter (Charlie Beck and Charmaine Li-lei Slaven), Tui, Issa A. Bibbins, Jake Blount, Matt Weiner, Libby Weitnauer, and the Cambridge Symphonic Brass Ensemble. Carolyn Saxon slays with her vocals, fronting the WCRS Band. The Crossroads Chorus, the Rocky River Children, and Pinewoods Morris Men provide great choral sounds, and the Sourdough Teen Dancers are a dozen very impressive and energetic young people who perform with confidence and are a joy to watch. The show runs just under three hours, including an intermission, but the crowd (even the youngsters) never wilts. In fact, they are just as lively and engaged for the traditional audience participation finale, "The Sussex Mummers' Carol," as they have been throughout the program. The entire company joins together, accompanied by the Brass Ensemble, festive snow falls down on the stage, and the songs, dances, and stories of the 49th Christmas Revels conclude with the glorious sound of a communal chorus. Photo credit: Roger Ide (David Coffin leading the audience in song, with the bands Tui and Squirrel Butter and members of The Crossroads Chorus) Related Articles View More Boston Stories Shows BACK THE NIGHT Comes to Boston College Cast and Creative Team Announced For THE TREASURER At The Lyric Stage BWW Review: SMOKED OYSTERS at TC Squared Theatre Company Brian Gale Named Vice President And Managing Director Of Booking/Show Marketing At The Boch Center From This Author Nancy Grossman From producing and starring in family holiday pageants as a child, to avid member of Broadway Across America and Show of the Month Club, Nancy (read more...) 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__label__cc	0.615288	0.384712	This external link is not available in presentation mode. Enable JavaScript in your browser to access brose.com. Brose in the US Jobs in the US Our US Locations Detroit (NA Headquarters) Plant Jefferson, Warren (MI) Plant New Boston (MI) Plant Belvidere (IL) Plant Tuscaloosa (AL) Plant Spartanburg (SC) Silicon Valley (CA) Technology for vehicle doors and liftgates Adjustment systems for front and rear seats E-bike drives Working at Brose FIRST Company Principles Recent Graduates & Students TWP Award Brose Stories Investments-Supply of Services Handbooks-Templates PKI / E-Mail encryption Espanol English Czech English Application login Provider, Legal Notices and Terms Automotive Jobs at Brose Brose sets clear example in China for environmental protection Brose employees actively involved in building the “Brose forest”. Shanghai, China, 04-18-2016 Brose China participated from 9 to 12 April in the “Million Tree Project” in Inner Mongolia as part of an environmental campaign organized by the “Shanghai Roots & Shoots” foundation. “Our aim is to draw attention to the program and encourage more people to get actively involved in environmentally friendly initiatives – even in their everyday lives,” stresses Xiang Jie, President of Brose China. “As one of the leading automotive suppliers, we help OEMs reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, for example with our cutting-edge lightweight design concepts. Although usually not visible to the driver, many of the features that enhance vehicle safety, comfort and efficiency are based on our products.” Instead of business attire and office equipment, eight Brose employees put on workwear and used a shovel for four days to support the “Million Tree Project” by building the “Brose Forest”, which included 4,000 seedlings. The trees were planted to help stop desertification in the region. “I think it’s great to work for a family-owned company that so clearly demonstrates its commitment to China with projects like this. So I’m happy to volunteer for this work,” says Brose employee Xiao Zhihui, Project Manager Door System. Chen Ting, who heads the “Million Tree Project”, greatly appreciates this cooperation. “Brose has shown true commitment to improving the environment by getting actively involved in our environmental program. We sincerely hope to see more socially responsibly companies like Brose join in our projects in the years to come.” “Green” office: Brose headquarters in Shanghai The tree planting project concluded a series of environmentally friendly measures that had been defined at the headquarters in Shanghai. “Shanghai Roots & Shoots” performed an “eco-office audit” with interviews and a site visit to determine the building’s annual energy consumption and carbon footprint. The results were then used to create proposals for actions that all employees can take in their daily work. The staff also attended a training course to promote the responsible use of resources. Eight Brose employees who participated in an “Eco Talent Contest” qualified to take part in the “Million Tree Project”. You will find further information under mtpchina.org Press Contact Anna Browarski Communications Manager Brose North America +1 248 339 4123 E-mail Brose North America, Inc. Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Press Release as PDF brose News © 2020 Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG, Coburg	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2136
__label__cc	0.725288	0.274712	Buffalo Grove, Long Grove, Vernon Hills Real Estate The Judy Greenberg Group, Realtors Call or Text The Judy Greenberg Group at 847-602-5435 Email: judy.greenberg@cbexchange.com Listing ID Search General Area Information Hawthorn Woods Realtor Presents Hawthorn Woods Real Estate As a Realtor, I have helped many families relocating to Hawthorn Woods not only with finding a new home, but also by providing valuable information that will help them settle in and learn more about this wonderful community. As a life-long resident of the Chicago Northwest Suburbs, I’m excited to be able to create this resource and hope that it will help you get a feel for Hawthorn Woods and all that it has to offer. I also invite you to visit my blog, www.judygreenberg.com, for up-to-date restaurant reviews, community event information and my latest thoughts and musings on Hawthorn Woods and its neighboring suburbs. Hawthorn Woods, Illinois is located in Lake County about 40 miles northwest of Chicago. Hawthorn Woods is bordered by Long Grove on the east and southeast, Kildeer on the south, Lake Zurich on the southwest and North Barrington on the west. The village, predominantly a residential community, covers an area of approximately 5.4 square miles with approximately 3,000 homes. Don’t let the small town feel fool you though; within 2 miles you can find quaint shopping, great restaurants and unbelievable and unique boutiques in the adjacent town of Long Grove or Deer Park. Recreational opportunities abound in Hawthorn Woods, with over eighty acres of parks within the village. 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__label__wiki	0.896747	0.896747	Work Ethic Pleases Woan No complaints at defeat to Crewe but run-out satisfies assistant boss REACTION \| Woanie Reviews 90 Mins At Crewe Assistant Manager Ian Woan looks back on Burnley's pre season friendly that ended in a 0-1 defeat at Crewe. Sign in to Clarets Player HD Ian Woan welcomed the workload if not the result as the Clarets lost at Crewe in half of their Potteries double-header. Charlie Kirk’s first-half strike was enough to give the League Two Railwaymen a 1-0 victory at the Alexandra Stadium. But with all 11 of Burnley’s line-up – including new boys Jay Rodriguez and Erik Pieters – playing a full game, Woan had no complaints. “It’s nice to win games at this stage because it breeds confidence, but the main thing is 90 minutes of work and that’s what we got today,” said the Clarets’ assistant-boss who took charge alongside Under-23s’ boss Steve Stone. “The priority today was just to get the lads through 90 minutes. “It’s the second one this week, which is really encouraging. “There were a few new partnerships, with Barnesy and Jay Rod up there today, so it was a good exercise at the end of a really good, positive week.” Having completed a week-long training camp at Portugal and then putting in the hard yards at Barnfield, the early emphasis has been on fitness for Sean Dyche’s squad. The pre-season programme continues at Fleetwood Town next Tuesday night and Woan is looking forward to progress on the football front after Crewe deservedly notched up victory in their only home friendly before the start of the EFL season in a fortnight’s time. “They were better than us today, with the ball,” added the Clarets’ number-two. “We know we can be a lot, lot better in possession and I thought they popped it around really well and were good value for their win. “But it’s the end of a big week with a lot of good work done. Two 90 minutes at this stage of the season has been brilliant.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2142
__label__wiki	0.869011	0.869011	Oleksandr Usyk vs. Carlos Takam in the works for September June 10th, 2019 - Comments Closed By Tim Royner: Oleksandr Usyk and former heavyweight world title challenger will likely be facing each other in September. Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn is reportedly working on rescheduling the fight for September. They were supposed to face each other on May 25 on DAZN at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Usyk, 32, suffered a bicep injury sparring, and had to pull out of the fight. Takam recently knocked out by Chisora This is a decent first fight for Usyk (16-0, 12 KOs), but it’s disappointing that the 38-year-old Takam (36-5-1, 28 KOs) was recently knocked out in the eighth round by Dereck Chisora last July. Takam’s advanced age, and the fact that he was recently knocked out by Chisora makes Usyk looks less than brave in taking this fight. The boxing public would rather see Usyk give a rematch with Michael Hunter or face Chisora. Either of those fights would be good for Usyk, but Takam isn’t that great of a fight given the circumstances. The problem with Hunter and Usyk fighting a rematch is the chances of a lot of booing from the fans. In their fight in April 2017, the crowd booed the lack of action due to Usyk using so much movement to avoid Hunter. The American boxing fans like to see action, and Usyk was just trying to avoid Hunter all night. It was the second fight in a row that Usyk had been booed by fans. He was booed a lot in his match against Thabiso Mchunu. Given the way that Usyk fought against Hunter, it’s a good thing that Hearn isn’t looking to put them back in with each other. Usyk makes Tyson Fury look like an offensive dynamo in comparison. Hearn may have tough time turning Usyk into a star It’s going to be hard for Hearn to try and turn Usyk into a superstar like he did with Anthony Joshua. Usyk captured an Olympic gold medal in 2012 for Ukraine, and he recently unified the cruiserweight division as a pro. However, he’s failed to win over a huge fan base the way Joshua did in the UK. Usyk isn’t from the UK, so it’s unlikely he’ll one day be fighting in front of large stadiums the way AJ has. Usyk doesn’t the exciting fighting style that U.S boxing fans like, so it’s going to be impossible for him to become the next Gennady Golovkin. Usyk is a finesse fighter. Some fans like watching a fighter that jabs and moves for 12 rounds, but not a lot. Usyk vacated his WBC and WBO cruiserweight titles recently. He still has his IBF belt that he’s holding onto for some reason. That belt will go eventually unless the IBF wants to have Usyk keep the strap in case he has second thoughts about his heavyweight experiment. It’s likely that Usyk won’t return to the cruiserweight division. The lure of big paydays at heavyweight is just hard to resist. It’s unfortunate that Anthony Joshua was dethroned recently by American Andy Ruiz Jr., because Usyk could have gotten an easy title shot. Joshua and Usyk are both promoted by Hearn. Andy Ruiz Jr. back in training for next fight Few boxing fans believed that the light hitting, slender 200 pound Usyk would have had much of a chance of beating Joshua, but those opinions have changed. Suddenly a lot of fans think Usyk would beat Joshua if given the chance to fight him. However, if Joshua fails to recapture his lost titles in the rematch with Ruiz later this year, there’ll be no point in Hearn putting AJ in with Usyk. Hearn would be shooting himself in the foot if he matched Usyk and Joshua in a fight without a world title being on the line. « Rafael: Golovkin’s purse close to $15 million for Rolls fight Bruno says Dillian Whyte should be given title shot with WBC if he beats Oscar Rivas » Boxing » Aleksandr Usyk » Oleksandr Usyk vs. Carlos Takam in the works for September More boxing news on: Carlos Takam, Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Boxing USA, Usyk vs. Takam ,Aleksandr Usyk	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2143
__label__wiki	0.913751	0.913751	Bodies & Wellness Gwyneth Paltrow Is Separating Herself from Goop, the Food and Lifestyle Brand She Built August 1, 2016, 4:17 PM ET You won't have me to kick around anymore... By The Feast Staff Hard to believe that it's been a full eight years since Gwyneth Paltrow launched a little newsletter called Goop. Since then, that four-letter brand has blossomed (or mushroomed? metastasized? pick your verb!) into a lifestyle site with a massive audience, and more than its share of notoriety. Its food tips and recipes for dishes like "Whole BBQ Pulled Fish with Buckwheat Wraps, Tabasco Kale Salad, and Yogurt Tartar Sauce," not to mention its shopping tips, have been as influential as they've been ridiculed. But the empire has continued to grow, and now employs more than two dozen staffers and includes e-commerce and pop-up stores. Meanwhile, Goop's scope has expanded to include everything from relationship advice to tips about movies, books, design, money, careers, spirituality and "self-discovery." There's seemingly no subject that Goop doesn't weigh in on, but that world-dominating expertise hasn't come without a price for Paltrow. Eater put the star's dilemma this way: Like many other people, Gwyneth Paltrow does not wish to be closely associated with Goop https://t.co/6gTv0l20Xi pic.twitter.com/c2mGkSDfVH — Eater (@Eater) July 29, 2016 Ever since Goop first launched, there have been more than a few skeptics. Joy of Cooking editor Beth Wareham told The New York Times back then, “Does the world really need another banana muffin recipe? I think someone like Gwyneth Paltrow would be better at telling people what not to eat.” As Paltrow has continued to defy naysayers and grow her empire, she hasn't managed to catch a break (she's been named Hollywood's most-hated star, among other things). So, what's a celebrity like her to do when the company she builds seems to suffer from her name association at least as much as it benefits from it? Step to the side—without actually stepping down. Appearing at the 2016 Sage Summit in Chicago, a networking event for celebrities and "thought leaders," Paltrow explained why she's decided to take on a more low-profile role: “In order to build the brand I want to build, its scalability is limited if I connect it to the brand,” Paltrow said. “So I always think how can I grow the brand, how can I separate myself from the brand and I think its going to be more its own brand. More and more I would like it to be its own brand—my dream is that one day no one will remember that I had anything to do with it," she said, as quoted in Vanity Fair. Paltrow's announcement sets a record for the use of the word "brand" in a single quote, but will her plan succeed? Is a Paltrow-less public image a brilliant idea for Goop, or a death knell? Stay tuned. The Feast is Bravo’s home for the biggest, boldest, most crave-worthy eating experiences. Want more? Then Like us on Facebook to stay connected to our daily updates. Mindy Kaling's Cooking ALL of Chrissy Teigen's Cookbook 10 Things You Didn't Know About Turmeric Bravo’s Style & Living is your window to the fabulous lifestyles of Bravolebrities. Be the first to know about all the best fashion and beauty looks, the breathtaking homes Bravo stars live in, everything they’re eating and drinking, and so much more. Sign up to become a Bravo Insider and get exclusive extras. Latest in Style & Living Jacqueline Laurita Shares Sexy Photo with Blonde Hair Ariana Glows in a Makeup-Free Post-Facial Selfie Reza Farahan Shows Us Inside His "Neurotic" Refrigerator Teresa's Super Low-Cut, Lace-Up Swimwear Look Is Next Level Reunion Looks Get All the Details on the Most Fabulous Reunion Fashion Bravo Stars Show Us Inside Their Fabulous Homes Fridge Tours Go Inside the Real Housewives' Fridges Bravo Stars Without Makeup	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2145
__label__cc	0.599808	0.400192	‘Breaking Surface’ opens at The Flatz June 30 One of NYC's Best Reviewed Art Shows of 2015 Moves to Peekskill Huffington Arts and Culture, August 19, 2015 Don't miss out on this weeks upcoming exhibits WhatsupMiami-WUM NEWS NEW YORK: Galleria Ca’D’Oro New York Inaugurates "Breaking Surface" Visionaireworld Arthnea - Don't miss out on this weeks upcoming exhibits ArtPalmBeach www.hdtvone.tv On Thursday, August 13th, 2015, the Rome/Miami/New York-based Galleria Ca’D’Oro in Chelsea inaugurated an exhibition entitled "Breaking Surface," a collective show [On view through September 2nd] featuring works by artists Pauline Chernichaw, Holger Eckstein, Aldara Ortega, Jonathan Godinez, Cheryl Maeder, Matthew David Wachsman, and Andrea Puccetti. The exhibition showcases the work of both emerging and established artists exploring two sides of a single threshold: the border of water. Water’s skin, like our own, is deceptively permeable, reflects light, is flexing thin sheaths shielding depths from view. But what lies on the other side, past the surface? A depth of feeling is embedded in each of the photographic and moving images of this group art exhibition. Each artist offers the viewer a stillness through which to search the complex curves and reflections of water’s surface, to weigh the tension between asymmetrical elements against the overall balance these elements yield within the frame. Within this context, images range from the fanciful to the abstract. West Palm Beach-based artist Cheryl Maeder went to New York for this inauguration at Ca'D'Oro's newest location in Manhattan. "Two of my latest Submerge photographs are shown on this summer exhibition. In this series, I explore the relationship we human beings have with the environment, both in the personal and the universal context," said Cheryl Maeder to WUM. "We as human beings are not separate from the Earth and water represents our connectedness not only to the Earth itself but with each other," she added. In her Submerge series, Maeder photographed Demi, who is eleven years old. "She appears older than she is but she represents a universal theme. As symbolically and metaphorically, Demi explores the depths of who she is, she at once becomes universal and not separate from the waters surrounding her. She leaps into the pool, and for a few seconds, she is suspended in the womb- like waters. Then she rises again to the surface. The waters represent her explorations as a separate human being seeking her own identity on the Earth," Maeder said. http://whatsupmiami.blogspot.com/2015/08/wum-news-new-york-galleria-cadoro-new.html BREAKING SURFACE ARTIST BREAKING SURFACE 2.0	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2146
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__label__cc	0.547462	0.452538	Points: Daniel Holloway Year End Club: Raleigh GAC Category: Elite National Rank: 63 National Points: 323 Regional Rank: N/A 01/09/2012 National A The Newport Nocturne (E/1/2) 05/08/2012 National B Crosstrax RR (E/1/2/3) 0 0 25/07/2012 National A Sheffield GP (E/1/2) 20/07/2012 National A East Yorkshire Classic (E/1/2) 18/07/2012 National A Colne Grand Prix (E/1/2) 26 0 13/07/2012 National B Cycle Live Nottingham Grand Prix Circuit Races (E/1/2/3) 3 21 13/07/2012 National A Wales Open Criterium (E/1/2) 08/07/2012 National A Velo29 Stockton Cycling Festival Road Race (E/1/2) 14 15 06/07/2012 National A Velo29 Stockton Cycling Festival Criterium (E/1/2) 4 40 04/07/2012 National A Claremont Hospital Stafford GP (E/1/2) 4 40 12/06/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 10 - Woking (E/1/2) 36 0 09/06/2012 National A IG Markets London Nocturne (E/1/2) 5 35 07/06/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 9 - Colchester (E/1/2) 29 0 05/06/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 8 - Torquay (E/1/2) 11 15 31/05/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 7 - Canary Wharf (E/1/2) 37 0 29/05/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 6 - Peterborough (E/1/2) 2 52 27/05/2012 National A Hillingdon GPs (E/1/2) 5 35 25/05/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 5 - Aberystwyth (E/1/2) 10 17 24/05/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 4 - Redditch (E/1/2) 24 0 22/05/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 3 - Oxford (E/1/2) 45 0 20/05/2012 National B East Midlands Regional Road Race Championship (E/1/2/3) 0 0 15/05/2012 National A Halfords Tour Series 2012, Round 1 - Kirkcaldy (E/1/2) 44 0 07/05/2012 Regional C+ Ixworth Mayday Criterium Races (Invitational A) 3 7 07/05/2012 National B Ixworth Mayday Criterium Races (E/1/2) 2 25 09/04/2012 National A Tour Doon Hame (Stage 3) 0 0 08/04/2012 National A Tour Doon Hame (Stage 2) 3 21 08/04/2012 National A Tour Doon Hame (Stage 1) 63 0 25/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (General Classification) 111 0 25/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (Stage 8: Mexico City - Mexico City ) 11 5 24/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (Stage 7 (ITT): Ajusco - Ajusco ) 98 0 23/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (Stage 6: Puebla - Cuautla ) 1 30 22/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (Stage 5: Puebla - Puebla) 30 0 21/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (Stage 4: Pachuca - La Malinche ) 104 0 20/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (Stage 3: Toluca de Lerdo - Pachuca ) 71 0 19/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (Stage 2: Taxco - Metepec ) 138 0 18/03/2012 Foreign National Vuelta Mexico Telmex - UCI 2-2 (Stage 1: Acapulco - Acapulco ) 81 0 25/02/2012 Foreign National Ster van Zwolle - UCI 1-2 (Road race: Zwolle - Zwolle ) 77 0 Rider's total points 358	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2150
__label__wiki	0.914507	0.914507	Once-hyped augmented reality startup Blippar has laid off all of its employees after collapsing into administration Shona GhoshDec 18, 2018, 16:14 IST Blippar CEO Ambarish Mitra (left). Once-hyped augmented reality startup Blippar has laid off all of its employees after it collapsed into administration. The company said it would wind down its augmented reality services after being unable to raise the necessary funding to stay alive. The decision leaves loyal Blippar employees in a tough position before Christmas and may affect their pay. Blippar, the once-hyped British augmented reality startup, has laid off all of its employees after falling into administration. The administration process in the UK is similar to a company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US. Corporate insolvency firm David Rubin & Partners announced on Monday that had been appointed as Blippar's administrator, and the company published a blog hours later stating that it would let all of its employees go. Blippar's latest company accounts, dated March 2017, show that the firm employed 261 staff members across its UK, US, Singapore, and New Delhi offices. LinkedIn data indicates the current figure is closer to 125. The startup, which once claimed to be worth $1.5 billion, also said that it would wind down its augmented reality business. You can read the full post here. Here's an excerpt from the statement (emphasis ours): "We will be learning more about the administration process over the coming days and will keep all our stakeholders informed. We are not in a position to provide all of the details, at this time. The administrators, which have been appointed by a UK court, will be expected to find a buyer for all or parts of the business. "Blippar's services are likely to come to halt once the administrators take control of the business and its servers. As part of the administration process, all employees will be let go. This is an incredibly sad, disappointing, and unfortunate outcome." Blippar said its administrators, David Rubin & Partners, were seeking a buyer for all or part of its business. The administration potentially leaves laid-off Blippar employees in a tough position before Christmas. Read more: Blippar's CEO was too emotional to speak during an internal crisis meeting, and furious insiders are terrified the firm won't survive the week Being made redundant within the first 14 days of administration means employees don't qualify as "preferential creditors" should Blippar be unable to pay its debts. Being a preferential creditor would give employees a better chance of recovering their salary and redundancy payments. The early redundancy means they likely rank as "ordinary creditors" and will join the queue of people and businesses to whom Blippar owes money. Business Insider requested clarification from David Rubin & Partners, which declined to comment. The Blippar app, which identified real-world objects. There is still hope for Blippar's business and, to some degree, its employees. It is possible that a buyer will swoop in and buy some of Blippar's operations, and even rehire some of its employees. In its statement, Blippar shed more light on how an investor dispute resulted in its administration. The company said it was trying to build out its business-to-business offering and needed "a small amount of funding" to succeed. That funding, it said, was secured from an investor thought to be property tycoon Nick Candy, already a major shareholder in Blippar. One of its investors, thought to be Mayalsian sovereign fund Khazanah, blocked the investment, Blippar said. "Regrettably, one shareholder voted against the additional funding, effectively blocking the investment even if they were not asked to participate in any further financing of the business, and despite our extensive efforts to reach a successful resolution," the company wrote. It's a sad outcome for a British startup company which once had offices around the world and claimed to be building something "bigger than the internet itself." The company had raised $150 million by the time of its collapse from investors including Khazanah, Nick Candy, and Qualcomm Ventures. Blippar was an early pioneer in augmented reality, offering an app which could identify real-world items and provide additional context. It originally made money through advertising and brand partnerships, but pivoted to focus on creating a visual search engine underpinned by a business-to-business offering. Sources told Business Insider last April that the company had burned through its funding and struggled to find recurring business. They also said Blippar had exaggerated user numbers for its app. The Financial Times also examined CEO Ambarish Mitra's backstory, and found inconsistencies in his CV. If you worked at Blippar or have information you'd like to share with us, you can contact the reporter at sghosh@businessinsider.com. NOW WATCH: We tested out $30 tiny spy cameras from Amazon by spying on our co-workers Next StoryElon Musk's first Boring Company tunnel is about to open its doors - here's everything we know so far Spotify adds Streaming Ad Insertion technology to its podcasts Elon Musk's first Boring Company tunnel is about to open its doors - here's everything we know so far 17 cool last-minute gifts for the music lover in your life TV advertising is already declining. Here's why things could get worse	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2152
__label__wiki	0.811748	0.811748	“White Male Asian Female” YouTube Documentary Explores The Judgment Asian Women Face For Dating White Men, & It Tells Us A Ton About Interracial Relationships By Ayana Lage Natalie Tran/YouTube Dealing with online trolls is an unfortunate reality when you share information about your personal life on the Internet, something YouTube personality and actor Natalie Tran knows firsthand. But what do you do when the insults get uncomfortably personal? After Tran, who is Asian, faced a wave of backlash for having a white partner, she made a documentary exploring the judgment Asian women face for dating white men. The 40-minute piece, which was created in partnership with YouTube's Creators for Change program, tells us a ton about interracial relationships. Tran talks to professional matchmakers, social science experts and people in interracial relationships to figure out why people — and in particular, Asian men — reacted so negatively to her love life. She shares some of the nasty comments she gets when she shares pictures of her mixed-race nieces and nephews, and explores the complex reactions that interracial couples get from people of all ethnicities. She concludes that the people who troll her are often dealing with their own identity crises and feelings of hurt. "This video was a weird experience because it started with my being hurt and angry, and ended up with me wanting to help and learn more," she says in the video. communitychannel on YouTube I'm grateful for Tran's project because I can relate on a very personal level. While she specifically focuses on white men and Asian women in this documentary, anyone who's ever been in an interracial relationship can attest to the complications it can bring. I'm a Black woman married to a Latinx man who looks like a white guy, and people have hinted I fell for him because of some fetishization for whiteness and distaste for Blackness. It feels like an unfair assumption, but it's not like it just appeared out of thin air. We live in a society where white supremacy and systemic racism are norms, and people of color — especially men — are often demonized and looked down upon. One of the experts Tran talks to is Katie Chen of Two Asian Matchmakers. Chen tells Tran that her matchmaking service, which is targeted toward Asian people, sometimes receives requests from women who only want to date white men. "Not only are more Asian women wanting to date non-Asians, but it's harder for an Asian guy to date a non-Asian women," Chen says in the documentary. She says dating is more all-around difficult for Asian men. Chen says her Asian clients looking for non-Asian partners sometimes think of Asian men as "nerdy" and "less engaging." When people are specifically seeking white partners, it's hard to say that the skepticism some people of color feel toward interracial relationships is misplaced. What's remarkable about the documentary is how Tran is able to unpack that skepticism, and use it as a jumping off point to talk more about these issues. It isn't fair to view someone's relationship as a blanket rejection of people of color, but it is more complicated than most people realize. As Tran learns by the end of the documentary, the resentment that people feel toward her and her partner can stem from a very real and painful place. The day after my wedding, my new husband and I both received messages from a fake Facebook account that simply said "race traitor." It's hard to know if I was dealing with a white supremacist or someone who was expressing their hurt in an unhealthy way. Messaging a stranger (or even someone you know, for that matter) to let them know you disapprove of their relationship is always going to be a problematic choice. But as Tran points out, these uncomfortable confrontations often offer an opportunity for dialogue that wouldn't be had otherwise.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2155
__label__wiki	0.995205	0.995205	Lawsuit: Trump State Director Pulled Gun On Staffer And Campaign Officials Did Nothing A former Trump staffer in North Carolina claims in a lawsuit the state's former director pulled a loaded gun on him and pointed it at his kneecap. When he told former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, nothing happened. By Talal Ansari Talal Ansari BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on August 11, 2016, at 2:30 p.m. ET Gerald Herbert / AP A former staffer for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in North Carolina filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that the state’s former director put the barrel of a loaded gun on his kneecap during a car ride. The lawsuit, filed by Vincent Bordini against Donald J. Trump for President Inc. and Earl Phillip, the former North Carolina State Director, was filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court. The lawsuit, first reported by WBTV in Charlotte, alleges that other senior campaign staffers — including former Trump campaign manager turned CNN paid contributor Corey Lewandowski — failed to act in any way when told about the incident. Bordini, who is described in the lawsuit as a “dedicated” and “loyal” Trump staffer who was hired as a software trainer in December 2015, said Phillip pulled a loaded .45 caliber pistol and pushed the barrel into Bordini’s left knee while they were traveling in Philip’s Jeep after checking on campaign staffers at a hotel. Bordini; his lawyer Sean Hermann; Phillip; Lewandowski; and the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Bordini said in the lawsuit that “Phillip ominously stared” at him while the gun was pressed into his knee, causing Bordini’s jeans to “crinkle.” The gun’s safety was off and Phillip’s finger was on the trigger, the lawsuit states. It was only after Bordini said “What the fuck are you doing?” that Phillip put the gun away “as if nothing happened,” the lawsuit claims. Philip resigned from the campaign on Thursday, according to WCCB, a television station in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bordini said in the suit that he told the regional director for Trump’s campaign in Western North Carolina about the incident on that same night, only to learn that he too had a gun pulled on him by Phillip, and was “terrified by him.” The lawsuit also said that Bordini reported the incident to the Trump campaign’s national field director and to former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski over the phone. Lewandowski, the suit alleges, took Bordini’s complaint “seriously” but “did nothing to correct Phillip’s “brazen behavior.” Talal Ansari is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York. His secure PGP fingerprint is 4FEE 894C 8088 7E08 E170 A515 2801 7CC6 95D3 11C2 Contact Talal Ansari at talal.ansari@buzzfeed.com.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2156
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__label__cc	0.69271	0.30729	US factories expand at strongest rate in almost 14 years WASHINGTON (AP) — American manufacturers said they expanded in February at the fastest pace in nearly 14 years — gains driven in part by a jump in hiring. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, reported Thursday that its manufacturing index climbed to 60.8 in February from 59.1 in January. This was the strongest reading since May 2004. Any score above 50 signals growth. The gains in the survey largely came from a surge in the employment and inventory components of the index. New orders and production expanded in February but at a slightly slower rate than in January. Timothy Fiore, chair of ISM’s manufacturing survey committee, said the results indicate that some companies were slow to hire as demand had increased in prior months, meaning that activity could be stepped up for the first half of the year. “We’ve got a couple of months of demand that production has to satisfy on an accelerated basis,” Fiore said. Fiore said he sees the expansion as being helped by the “super juice” of the recent tax cuts for companies that President Donald Trump signed into law. Jennifer Lee, a senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, said she is “cautiously optimistic” about manufacturers continuing to grow at such a strong rate. Demand appears to be solid, but manufacturers are coping with a limited inventory of supplies and skilled workers. Among 18 manufacturing industries, 15 reported growth last month, including electronic products and transportation equipment. Only the apparel and furniture sectors said that activity had contracted. Manufacturers are seeing high costs for raw materials, as the pricing component of the index reached its highest level since May 2011. The survey noted price increases for steel and aluminum in particular, a critical factor as Trump is expected on Thursday to meet with steel and aluminum executives to discuss tariffs that could further cause metal prices to rise. Prices for steel and plastic have climbed in part due to the hits to production from hurricanes that struck in Texas and Florida last year. Steel costs are higher in part now that the rebuilding process is beginning after the storms struck. U.S. manufacturing has expanded for the past 18 months. Solid economic growth around the world and a weaker dollar — which helps exports — have fueled the gains during much of that period. Corrects to show that the ISM index climbed to the highest reading since May 2004, not 2014. Posted in UncategorizedTagged Business, Corporate News, Economy, General News, Industrial Products and Services, Inventories and Orders, Leading Economic Indicators, Manufacturing and Mining Shipments, Manufacturing Sector Performance, New Orders, Production Facilities, Transportation and Shipping, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2161
__label__cc	0.562828	0.437172	Home\|Contact Us\|Bulletin Subscribe to the Bulletin Christmas Season Masses First Reconciliation and Eucharist About St Peter's Cathedral Basilica We are the Cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of London and our Bishop is Ronald P. Fabbro, C.S.B. We are also a parish church for a diverse and vibrant community. About Planning a Baptism, Wedding or Funeral Masses in London Downtown Evening and Weekend Parking Parish Dinner Dance Night before the Oscars Consider joining us for cocktails, dinner, dancing and door prizes on Saturday, February 8, 2020 beginning at 5:30 PM. Ticket are available at the main doors of the church every weekend until the event or at the parish office. For more information. Bible Study: Gospel of Matthew Join us for a study of the Gospel of St. Matthew beginning on Thursday, February 27th. For more information... Retrouvaille: Marriages in Difficulty Retrouvaille ("retro-vi" with a long i) has helped tens of thousands of couples experiencing marital difficulty at all levels of distress...For more information. Year of Prayer On Pentecost Sunday, Bishop Fabbro inaugurated a Year of Prayer for the Diocese of London. From now until next May 31, 2020 we will call upon God's Spirit to form us as Missionary Disciples for Jesus. Learn more about the year of prayer here. Subcribe to the Parish Bulletin Would you like the Sunday Bulletin sent to your email address? Subscribe to the bulletin at the link below. Patty Aldrich has accepted a position at St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital and concluded her time with us as our parish receptionist-secretary on Friday. She will be missed as her genuinely welcoming presence was appreciated by all of us - visitors, parishioners, tenants, couriers, delivery persons, parish team and staff. She assisted our parish committees and ministries with their tasks and was a patient listening ear to those dropping by with various needs. While missing her I thank her on behalf of our entire parish family and assure her of our prayers and support as she launches into a new adventure. In his prayer intention for the month of January, Pope Francis issued an invitation by reminding us... "In a divided and fragmented world, I want to invite all believers, and also all people of good will, to reconciliation and fraternity. Our faith leads us to spread the values of peace and mutual understanding, of the common good. We pray that Christians, followers of other religions, and all people of goodwill may promote together peace and justice in the world." Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil - 6:00pm; Sunday - 8:30am; 10:30am; 12:30pm; 7:30pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 11:00am - 11:30am; Saturday from 4:30pm - 5:30pm St. Peter's is located at the corner of Richmond and Dufferin Streets in the heart of beautiful downtown London, Ontario. St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica 533 Clarence St. N6A 3N1 The Diocese of London The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario The Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network Parish office hours 9:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday Salt + Light TV Canada's Daily TV Mass ©2018 BY ST. PETER'S CATHEDRAL BASILICA	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2164
__label__wiki	0.868264	0.868264	One man's epic rant after 'shambolic' Cambridge train disruption The Greater Anglia disruption was due to a problem with the overhead wires between Shelford and Cambridge Samar Maguire 15:22, 9 FEB 2019 Passengers were stranded for hours because of the train chaos Disrupted trains were the cause of chaos and delays of more than two hours when trains heading from London to Cambridge were cancelled. The disruption was due to a problem with the overhead wires between Shelford and Cambridge - which left customers stranded on standstill trains just miles from Cambridge on Thursday evening (February 7). This angered passengers, particularly company director Neal Carter who was incensed at the 'shambolic incident management.' The engineer sent this furious letter to Hendrikus Verwer, the chief executive of Govia Thameslink Railway after the disruption hit Royston: People went to extreme lengths to get a lift back to Cambridge (Image: Louis Ling) Shambolic traffic management I write following my unwelcome involvement in a completely shambolic response to an incident on your Great Northern network yesterday evening. I recognise that there are occasions that my daily Cambridge–Kings Cross commute will be disrupted but it appears GTR / GNR do not – there was no evidence at all of any incident management preparation, training or implementation. The making of the shambles I travelled on the 1812 service from Kings Cross which appeared to be doing ok until Royston. Here we were stopped for some time, with regular announcements from the driver that started as “we’re being held at a red signal for some reason” and progressed to “there is a problem with the OLE at Cambridge and this service is being terminated here” at about 1915hrs. At that stage there must have been 800 people relocated from a warm and dry train to the car park of Royston station. When I eventually made it to the car park there was no one with any competence to organise a recovery plan. Five crowd management barriers were put out. A lady with no information found a “quiet” hailer (it / she was completely ineffective with it!) and your five or six staff were standing around doing very little. At 1935hrs we were told that four buses were en-route and would be on site by 2000hrs. People were milling around in the car park in temperatures of maybe 4-5degrees, with a significant wind chill. There was no attempt, other than the above-mentioned barriers in the middle of the car park, to prepare for loading to buses or to taxis. At about 2000hrs the message must have got to local taxi firms because the volume started to increase, but these were all ordered privately, not by GNR. The first bus At about 2030hrs the inevitable happened – the first bus arrived and there was a swarm towards it. It attempted to reverse into the car park but there were too many people around it really. When it was full with its standard quota there was a debate about whether additional passengers could stand in the aisleway – they did, but I believe this to be against the law. To compound the intrigue, when the bus pulled out it hit a private vehicle who was collecting other passengers. The driver considered stopping and exchanging details but decided against it and just drove off. This is definitely against the law! The second and third buses These arrived some time after the first but were barely worth the effort – I think they held 25 people each! Anyway, your customers coordinated such that they took families / children / pregnant ladies and the disabled. By now people had been waiting nearly two hours in the cold and at least another two commuter trains had arrived! My journey home I was fortunate – at about 2115hrs I managed to grab a taxi that appeared in the station and made my way to Cambridge. This was quite revealing too. Over the cabby’s radio it was clear that a request for additional cabs to help escort people between Royston, Cambridge and stations further north had only just been authorised by GNR. This was at least two and a half hours after the incident occurred and likely impact was known. My observations and questions • You were lucky – whilst it was cold and there was a chill in the wind, it was largely dry. If the weather conditions were wet and colder (like last week!) you would have had a major incident with risk to people’s health. • You were lucky again because generally people were accommodating and in relatively good spirits. It could have turned ugly quickly if not. • It was clear no preparation had been made to deal with the termination of trains at Royston. This event is wholly predictable and I would have expected consideration to have been made to managing people, buses and taxis to ensure safety and efficient management of the system. What preparation is given to considering where people will be asked to congregate at Royston? What training is provided to the team with regards manging priority people eg disabled or children? • It appeared the only equipment available to your team was my above-mentioned “quiet” hailer and five string barriers. What about water, blankets, hot drinks? What about an incident response vehicle that gives the on-site team the necessary support? • What would have been the response if the weather had been worse. I can’t believe you would think it acceptable to have people unprepared for waiting outside to be stood in sleet, heavy rain or the cold. What arrangements do you have with local facilities to provide cover? I think I was relatively lucky given there must have still been more than a thousand people left when I escaped the car park – I got out and back to Cambridge only two and a quarter hours late. I don’t know when the last people got out, but it appears that there were still issues past midnight! The way I see it, you have two options. One is to ignore the incident and therefore risk a worse reaction the next time there is an incident. The other is to look at this as a close call; something that can be learned from. I certainly know the approach I would take in my lien of business. To be clear, I recognise that the issue included the need for Network Rail to respond. Any lessons they can learn from this are for you to take up with them. My letter to you is wholly in regard to the response of GTR / GNR to the incident for which you are culpable. What have the rail services had to say? A Greater Anglia spokesperson said: “We apologise to passengers who were disrupted last night in the Cambridge area. This was due to a problem with the overhead wires between Shelford and Cambridge. “The 17.13 London Liverpool Street to Cambridge service was evacuated just outside Cambridge station. Passengers were escorted off the train and along the tracks to the station, by Network Rail and British Transport police. “Anyone who was affected by the disruption last night should contact us directly and claim delay repay compensation at www.greateranglia.co.uk/delayrepay." A spokesman for GTR said: "We would like to apologise for the severe disruption experienced by Great Northern and Thameslink passengers on 7 February. Shortly after 18:20, reports of a problem with the overhead lines in the Cambridge area were received. "Damage was found to a Greater Anglia train's Liverpool Street to Kings Lynn service. While attempting to move the train into the station it developed further problems. This resulted in all lines in and out of Cambridge becoming blocked until 01:40, when the defective train was able to be moved into a platform. Replacement bus services were arranged between Royston and Cambridge, and also between Cambridge and Ely, however we were only able to source a limited number, with the first arriving shortly before 20.00. "This was because the local suppliers were also assisting Greater Anglia who were also running buses. We continued to attempt to source extra buses throughout the evening, and also supplemented these with local taxis where available. We also arranged for additional staff at stations to assist customers. We would like to apologise for the problems many of our passengers experienced yesterday due to this incident. We appreciate the problems this disruption has caused, and will be working with our partners at Network Rail to understand how we can improve our response to similar incidents in future. "An additional shuttle train service was also started between Ely and Kings Lynn, which unfortunately could not continue to Cambridge due to the damage to the overhead wires. "While this was ongoing, Network Rail response staff began to assess the damage to the overhead wires, with a specialist team arriving at around 20:00. Damage was found in a number of locations, and repairs were not completed until around 00:40. "If a passenger's journey was delayed 15 minutes or more as a result of this they may be able to claim compensation under our delay repay scheme, and you can find details of this here https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/help-and-support/journey-problems/delay-repay" Commuters evacuated from Cambridge trains after being stuck for more than two hours Abellio Greater Anglia	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2171
__label__wiki	0.925327	0.925327	A photo taken on Sunday by Alanna Janisse, who works for the Village of Zeballos, shows areas of the hillside charred by wildfire. The stability of the slope is uncertain following wildfires that were doused by rain in recent days. Evacuees say the BC Wildfire Service should have responded faster to Zeballos flare-up Rain douses fires across North Island, but Zeballos at risk of landslides David Gordon Koch A Zeballos family is questioning the provincial wildfire authority’s actions after their home was placed under an evacuation order due to the risk of falling debris and landslides. Ernie and Darlene Smith were ordered to evacuate their home on Saturday after a heavy rainfall helped quench wildfires that have been burning for weeks. The evacuation could have been avoided if firefighters had started to work on the blaze immediately after it started, Ernie said. “Nobody was doing anything about it, and we’re wondering why, because the fire was spreading right across the mountain,” Ernie said. “Whoever made the decision made the wrong decision not to put that fire out right away.” The Smiths, members of the neighbouring Ehattesaht First Nation, are concerned about whether they’ll ever return to their home in Zeballos. “We don’t know if we could ever move back there, if we’ll ever feel safe living there,” Darlene said. READ MORE: Zeballos evacuation order expanded due to danger of falling debris and slides Debris hadn’t damaged any of the evacuated homes by Tuesday, said Alana Janisse, finance and administration clerk for the Village of Zeballos. About 16 residents are affected by the evacuation order, which applies to 10 homes and some empty lots. This map shows the evacuation zone in Zeballos, which now includes ten homes and some empty lots. The village expanded the evacuation order on Saturday. After lightning storms sparked wildfires across the North Island on Aug. 11, the BC Wildfire Service said the small fire burning directly outside of Zeballos didn’t pose a threat to the community. The wildfire authority also said the steep terrain was inaccessible to firefighters, and that bucketing by helicopters would potentially worsen the fire by causing fiery debris to roll down the hillside. In mid-August, the village ordered the evacuation of six homes, and residents watched as the fire grew to an estimated 168 hectares by the end of the month, covering the town in smoke. During that time, Ernie called for more resources to douse the flames, using Facebook to post video footage of the fire’s advance. Some of those videos were viewed tens of thousands of times online. As the fire developed, Ernie also pointed to the risk of landslides, noting the danger in Facebook posts addressed to politicians including MP Rachel Blaney and MLA Claire Trevena. “I wanted people to hear me,” he said. On Saturday, the village expanded its evacuation order to include the Smiths’ house and a rental property they own, following a preliminary assessment by the provincial ministry of forests, which indicated that slopes around the village were potentially unstable. The previous night, they drove to Zeballos from Campbell River – where they operate an art gallery in the city centre – to pick up their son Nathan and some of their belongings. Their other son, Andrew – who works with the fire and ambulance services in the village – remained in Zeballos. He’s currently staying in the ambulance station, said Ernie. READ MORE: Ehattesaht ‘in awe’ of wildfires near Zeballos Ernie Smith, pictured here in his Campbell River art gallery, is concerned about losing his home in Zeballos to landslides. Photo by David Gordon Koch/Campbell River Mirror. Meanwhile, a government scientist is working on an assessment of the slopes near Zeballos, according to Jeremy Uppenborn, a spokesperson for the provincial ministry of forests. The ministry recommended that the village issue an evacuation order last week “based on initial observations and an abundance of caution for human life and safety,” Uppenborn said in an email to the Mirror. He added that ministry staff are currently working out the terms of a private contract for a separate “post-wildfire natural hazards assessment,” said Uppenborn. “That report should help to determine when people can return to their homes,” he said. But he stressed that the village determines when the evacuation order ends. “The final decision for when people can return to their homes will be up to the Village of Zeballos,” he said. He also noted that terrain like the steep bluffs that enclose Zeballos tend to be hazardous. “It is not uncommon for slopes of the type seen above Zeballos to be at risk from landslides, particularly with wet and windy environment that is typical of the area around the village,” he said. The latest challenge for the tiny town comes after another record-smashing wildfire season torched over 1,298,000 hectares of land in B.C. READ MORE: 2018 now B.C.’s worst wildfire season on record On the North Island, more than 50 wildfires burned in a cluster of fires dubbed the Quinsam complex, filling the skies with smoke. Heavy rainfall over the past several days – along with the efforts of firefighters – have finally brought those wildfires under control, said Rosalie MacAuley, an information officer for the BC Wildfire Service. “All of the fires within the Quinsam complex are considered under control,” she said. “They won’t get any bigger.” Firefighting crews are packing up and going home on the Island, she said, except at a 1,070-hectare wildfire at Tahsish Lake, where a 19-member unit was still working by Monday. Wildfire authorities are “at the monitoring stage,” she said, adding that crews will also be working to rehabilitate land damaged by heavy machinery during firefighting efforts. @davidgordonkoch david.koch@campbellrivermirror.com Baby girl revived after she stopped breathing at Surrey-U.S. border Trudeau cautions Canadians about toking before travel	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2173
__label__wiki	0.501086	0.501086	What’s new for the 2017 Dodge Challenger? Character and pedigree are two extremely significant ingredients that have been part of the Dodge Challenger history. This motoring heritage has been the inspiration for the new T/A and T/A 392 models. They are updated variations of the Challenger that offer an original styling by way of the driver and passenger side Air-Catcher headlamps, Satin Black exterior graphics with T/ logos, and improved performance. For the buyer, there is the incentive of getting a Challenger boasting a 5.7-litre HEMI V8, added to which as standard is a 2.75-inch electronically controlled active exhaust system. If you want that muscle-car identifying sound, this active exhaust system will produce it for you! Turning to the 2017 Dodge Challenger design; it’s available in a variety of new exterior paint colours, while inside, the signature Houndstooth cloth seats are supplied as standard on the following trim levels: SXT, R/T, R/T Shaker and R/T Scat Pack. T/A and T/A 392 Features The T/A model 2017 Challenger is equipped as standard with the naturally-aspirated Dodge 5.7-litre HEMI V8 that generates 375 horsepower, while the T/A 392 model with its 6.4-litre 392 HEMI pushes out 485 horsepower. Added features include wider 20 x 9-inch wheels on the Dodge Challenger T/A model and 20 x 9.5-inch wheels on the T/A 392 version. In addition, there are high-performance Brembo brakes fitted with 6-piston front callipers and 4-piston rear callipers. The Challenger interior provides the driver with performance padded seats and a Dodge performance steering wheel that is equipped with die-cast paddle shifters. With the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Smartphone, there are connectivity platforms available for infotainment, as in all 2017 Dodge Challenger models Extra muscle The SRT model Dodge Challenger is already a part of the range, but with some enhancing and innovative design updates, it practically adopts the appearance of a new designer trim category. Among its new highlighting features are 20 x 9.5 inch 5-spoke Lightweight 5 Deep Aluminum Wheels badge enhancements, and for the SRT steering wheel logo, new red or white LED illumination. Many drivers seeking the truly defined power and style of a muscle car will unerringly look towards a Challenger and could be even more attracted to the 2017 Dodge Challenger models. There are many and varied innovative design aspects presented in 2017 that warrant anticipation and even excitement about getting behind the wheel of one of these iconic legends of the road.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2174
__label__wiki	0.50804	0.50804	CMDP Helping you position Carbon Monoxide Detectors safely CO Detector Placement The Best CO Detectors CO Detector Reviews Combination Smoke & CO Alarms The Best Rated Carbon Monoxide Detectors 2018 By Jason Horton & Mason Hoberg In a departure from previous years, this time the detectors chosen for this guide have been selected based on assessment of market sentiment by manually gathering over 31,000 rating sources from 5 star ratings, expert reviews and forum discussions. Those data were then algorithmically processed to produce a rating as a number out of 1000 for all 40 detectors short-listed, with the top 9 being selected to recommend below. These recommendations are therefore based on thousands of opinions rather than just one. Things to Consider When Buying Carbon Monoxide Detectors The Best Rated CO Detectors Special High Sensitivity Option Budget for Multiple Detectors: When you consider that you may need 4 detectors or more to cover all areas of your home, the price starts to add up - so make sure you leave enough room in your budget for all the detectors you need. Sensor Life: The sensors in a detector have a limited life span and the entire unit has to be replaced once the time limit is reached - this typically ranges between 5 and 10 years. CO concentration levels are measured in Parts Per Million (ppm) with standard detectors measuring levels from 30-40 ppm and sounding the alarm with consistent levels over 70 ppm which is fine for most people. If you have special health concerns such as respiratory illness, advanced age, or pregnancy, then you might want to consider one which measures levels as low as 10 ppm. Digital Display: This is an important feature which some of the cheaper models don't have. These allow you to look through the history of CO levels since the last time you reset the detector - this is extremely useful for seeing if you have low levels of CO that don't trigger an immediate alarm but which might be harmful if exposure continues long term. You have four main options: Plug into a wall socket Hard-wired into your home's electricity supply (this option usually requires a contractor to install) Combination of wire-in or plug-in and battery backup A power blackout is a time of heightened risk of CO exposure because that's when many people are most likely to be using fossil fueled appliances such as heaters and power generators, so we advise only to get a detector which uses batteries and will continue working when the power goes out. So be very wary of hard-wired models that don't have some kind of battery back-up, fortunately there are fewer of these on the market these days than a few years ago. PolyRated* Kidde KN-COB-B-LPM 921 450+ $24 Kidde KN-COPP-B-LPM 921 200+ $26 Kidde C3010 916 200+ $33 Kidde KN-COB-LP2 910 850+ $24 Kidde KN-COP-IC 908 150+ $38 First Alert CO710 903 125+ $43 Kidde KN-COSM-IBA 903 550+ $36 Kidde KN-COPP-3 902 2700+ $38 BRK First Alert CO615B 898 1800+ $28 Kidde KN-COU-B 856 20+ $102 *PolyRated products have received a market satisfaction rating out of 1000 using the Polyphonical Algorithm. Kidde KN-COB-B-LPM Manufacturer: Kidde \| Median Price: $24 Power: Three AA Batteries Sensor Life: 10 years Digital Display: No Sensitivity: The alarm will sound at: 70 ppm detected over 60 to 240 minutes 150 ppm detected over 10 to 50 minutes 400 ppm detected over 4 to 15 minutes Kiddle’s KN-COB-B-LPM is a highly rated, and thoroughly vetted product. This carbon monoxide detector is currently sitting at a 4.6 out of 5-star rating on its Amazon product page, showing that in practice the product has a very high success rate in the homes of customers who buy it. Currently, 96% of reviewers had a positive experience with the product. The KN-COB-B-LPM’s best selling point is the “battery lockout” system, which makes it difficult to close the unit without having batteries installed. This helps to ensure that the unit isn’t closed and mounted without having batteries installed. The Kiddle KN-COB-LPM also comes with a 5-year manufacturer’s warranty. Something to be aware of with this product is that it does not have a digital display, so it won’t display information like peak CO levels. Get the latest Kidde KN-COB-B-LPM price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. Kidde KN-COPP-B-LPM Digital Display: Yes Sensitivity: The digital display updates every 15 seconds. The alarm will sound at: Kidde’s KN-COPP-B-LPM has the same response times found in the KN-COB-B-LPM with the added bonus of a digital display. The product’s display shows peak CO levels, as well as current CO levels (in ppm, or parts per million). The “Peak Level” display is a huge selling point for this device, because it allows you to check if the CO levels in your home are fluctuating to dangerous levels at times where you’re not at your residence. The “current CO level” display updates every 15 seconds. Like the KN-COB-B-LPM above the KN-COPP-B-LPM features a battery safeguard which helps to prevent the installation of the unit when batteries aren’t put in. The unit also features a low-battery signal which alerts you if the installed batteries are at too low of a charge level to allow the unit from properly functioning. Get the latest Kidde KN-COPP-B-LPM price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. Kidde C3010 Power: Sealed in lithium battery which activates when mounted. The unit can be deactivated when needed. Kiddle’s C3010 is a sealed, display-less carbon monoxide detector. The sealed lithium battery is designed to last for roughly 10 years, facilitating continuous operation without battery changes. The battery engages when the unit is attached to its mounting bracket, so when the unit isn’t mounted it isn’t receiving any power. The unit also alerts you when the battery’s charge lowers past the point of functionality. Though you will have to replace the unit itself, rather than just the batteries. Because the unit lacks a digital display, it won’t give you any information as to what your CO levels are (or if they fluctuate throughout the day). Get the latest Kidde C3010 price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. Kidde KN-COB-LP2 Power: Two AA Batteries. Kiddl’e KN-COB-LP2 comes with a unique feature for a battery-less display, a “memory” feature which alerts users if the unit has detected CO concentration of 100 ppm. The cool thing about this is that the unit has the affordability of display-less designs while still alerting you to CO fluctuations that may occur when you’re not home. The KN-COB-LP2 also comes with a “hush” control for when the unit’s batteries are low. When the batteries become low, the device alerts you by “chirping”. However, at this point many batteries are still functional. So the KN-COB-LP2 allows you to silence the low battery chirp for 12 hours, allowing you and your family to still be protected without having to perform battery changes at inconvenient times. Get the latest Kidde KN-COB-LP2 price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. Kidde KN-COP-IC Power: Wire-In with 9-Volt Battery Backup. Kiddle’s KN-COP-IC is a wire-in carbon monoxide detector. What this means is that the unit is wired directly into your home’s pre-existing power infrastructure, which means that your device won’t require battery changes. In order to protect your family in the event of a power outage, the Kiddle KN-COP-IC also comes with a 9-Volt backup power supply. The KN-COP-IC can also be interconnected with other devices, and the alarm will actually sound differently when the unit is connected to an engaged fire alarm. The unit also comes with a digital display, which updates every 15 seconds to show the current carbon monoxide levels in your home. The unit also comes with a peak level display, which shows the peak level of carbon monoxide that the device has encountered. Get the latest Kidde KN-COP-IC price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. First Alert CO710 Manufacturer: First Altert \| Median Price: $43 Power: Sealed in lithium battery. The First Alert CO710 is both a thermometer and a carbon monoxide detector. The unit is designed to sit either on a table top or dresser or mounted on a wall. The cool thing about this unit is that it offers more flexibility in where it’s placed, and not having to mount the unit is great if you live in an apartment or rental home where you’re not comfortable drilling holes into the wall. This unit also features a sealed-in lithium battery, which eliminates the need to change batteries. This feature is a huge asset, because you won’t have to worry about being woken up in the middle of the night or having to change batteries at inconvenient times. The First Alert CO710 also features a peak CO meter, which allows you to see whether or not CO levels are fluctuating and address the problem accordingly. Get the latest First Alert CO710 price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. Kidde KN-COSM-IBA Manufacturer: Kidde KN-COSM-IBA \| Median Price: $36 Power: Wire-In with 2xAA Battery Backup Sensor Life: 10 years+ Kiddle’s KN-COSM-IBA is a combination fire and carbon monoxide detector, offering dual protection. The unit is also a wire-in device, which means that you won’t have to worry about regularly changing the batteries. Even better, like the other wire-in units above the Kiddle KN-COSM comes with a battery backup system in case of power outages. The cool thing about this unit is that it offers dual functionality, so you only have to buy and install one unit. It’s a great way to save time and effort, as well as save some cash on the installation. Like the unit above, the KN-COSM-IBA can also be connected to other units in the house. The unit also includes a “hush” mode which can silence the alarm for 9 minutes. Get the latest First Kidde KN-COSM-IBA price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. Kidde KN-COPP-3 Power: Plug in with 9v battery backup. Sensitivity: The digital display will show levels down to 30ppm. The alarm will sound at: The KN-COPP-3 Nighthawk is Kidde's top selling CO alarm and it can usually be found on Amazon's best seller list. It has very similar specifications to the Kidde KN-COPP-B-LPM listed above with the primary difference being that it plugs directly into a wall socket and uses a 9v battery as a backup power supply - it alerts you when the battery needs replacing. It also has a 6ft extension cord so you don't have to mount it exactly where the wall socket is. You can find out more by reading this extended KN-COPP-3 Meta Review. Get the latest KN-COPP-3 Nighthawk price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. BRK First Alert CO615B Manufacturer: BRK \| Median Price: $28 Power: Plug in with 2 AA batteries for backup. Sensor Life: 7 years First Alert, by BRK Electronics, is one of the two biggest brands in CO detectors (Kidde is the other). The back-lit digital display on the CO615B shows the battery level, CO concentration in ppm, and historical peak levels since the last reset. The CO615B customer reviews and forum posts around the web are generally very positive. One reason its ratings don't have it further up this list is because it only has a 7 year life compared to the 10 year life of the Kidde options above. It also comes with a 6 foot cable and 2 AA batteries. If you'd like to read more then take a look at this First Alert CO615 Meta Review. By the way, Amazon incorrectly has the CO615B listed as the CO615 which is the version without battery backup - the following link will take you to the correct version with battery backup: Get the latest First Alert CO615B price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. Kidde KN-COU-B Ultra Sensitive Manufacturer: Kidde \| Median Price: $102 Power: 3 AA Batteries. Sensitivity: The digital display will show levels down to 10 ppm. The alarm will sound at: 20 ppm detected for more than 115 minutes 70 ppm detected over 20 to 60 minutes 150 ppm detected over 7.5 to 21 minutes 400 ppm detected over 3 to 8 minutes The Kidde Ultra-Sensitive Battery Powered Carbon Monoxide Monitor KN-COU-B costs a lot more than typical options because it is capable of measuring much lower concentrations of CO than most residential detectors. Typical households will not need this level of sensitivity - you only need to get one of these if you have a medical condition that makes you more susceptible to low concentrations of CO gas. The alarm will initially sound every 10 seconds at the concentrations and durations listed above, however if the elevated CO levels continue for longer than the time ranges above then the alarm will begin sounding every 5 seconds. Because it alerts you to very low ppm levels it also comes with a 'hush' function which lets you turn the low level alerts off when not needed. Get the latest Kidde KN-COU-B price & customer reviews at Amazon.com. Best Carbon Monoxide Detector Selection Methodology We used the Polyphonical Algorithm to rate 40 models of CO Detectors. During this process we manually collected all the data before feeding it into the algorithm so we could be confident this new algorithm actually works, and it does. In any case, the written reviews and comments had to be manually scored, and doing it this way also helped us to understand the changing needs of CO detector users. Over 31,000 sources were used during this process. The Median Prices shown above were calculated from the prices at multiple stores but do not include any additional delivery charges, nor do they account for volume discounts. Country Options CO is the chemical symbol for Carbon Monoxide. Home \| Copyright © 2012 - 2020 All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2177
__label__cc	0.678574	0.321426	Canada’s LendingArch Makes Finding the Right Credit Card Quick and Easy with Its Card Comparison Service By: Matt Walker In a Nutshell: With so many options available, searching for the right credit card can be a daunting process. For Canadians, LendingArch helps to simplify the process through their convenient credit card comparison service that allows consumers to find and apply for the card options best suited to their wants and needs. The FinTech startup also offers rate comparison tools on a number of different types of loans, making it a one-stop shop for customer’s lending needs. With all of its services, LendingArch places its highest priority on the security of customers’ data and makes sure it is working with partners who also hold security in the highest regard. The number of credit cards to choose from these days can be overwhelming. Are you looking for a low APR? Do you want to earn travel rewards? Are you trying to rebuild your credit? The list of questions you might ask yourself can go on forever. Once you determine what your personal needs and preferences are in a credit card, it’s time to start shopping around. Where do you even begin? Again, the options can seem limitless. You could go to your bank to see what kind of credit cards they offer. You could consider the credit card offers you get in the mail. You could turn to the internet, but with thousands of credit card sites and offers, how do you filter through them? Which ones are legitimate and secure? If you live in Canada, this process has become much simpler with LendingArch. Launched in 2015 as an online personal loan platform, LendingArch moved out of the direct lending space in 2018 to its current business model to help serve a much larger audience. “It was a good business model, but we got a lot of feedback from people asking if we offer credit cards, or car loans, or mortgages, or business loans,” said Paul Hadzoglou, President of LendingArch. “Obviously, the answer was always no, we just did personal loans.” Hadzoglou said LendingArch received enough of these types of questions that it began to seriously reconsider its business model to fill the niche they had identified from their customers. Last year, the team decided to change the direction of the company to meet these needs by moving out of the loan issuer space to work with other loan and credit card issuers. Today, with its mission to “help Canadians find the best rates and see how they can save money,” LendingArch offers rate comparisons for personal loans, small business loans, car loans, personal loans, and credit cards. Narrow Down Your Options by Selecting the Features Most Important to You With LendingArch’s credit card comparison tool, consumers now have the power to see a range of credit card options and features available to them. Consumers can input their preferences to filter cards by personal or business, then into various rewards categories, including travel, points, cash back, or no annual fee. Users also identify a range in which their credit score falls and their annual income. LendingArch instantly presents the consumer with the credit cards that match up with their profile. “When a person finds the card they’re interested in, they can click on the link which re-routes them to that issuer’s application,” Hadzoglou explained. “They can begin the application and get an answer pretty much instantly.” Hadzoglou said as for which cards tend to be the most appealing to Canadians, it’s all about the perks. “The biggest thing that Canadians love is the rewards credit cards offer,” he said. “Some people are all about travel, other people are all about cash back, and other people are all about points, just depending. But they love to use their cards and gain their rewards.” He said Canadians don’t just think of credit cards as something to apply charges to and pay them off — they like the idea of using a credit card as a tool to gain something. And consumers can be sure they are receiving high-quality card options to choose from when they use LendingArch. “LendingArch has successfully signed deals with the majority of Canada’s top institutions and credit card providers,” according to a LendingArch press release. “This list consists of the country’s top banks and credit lenders throughout the nation, including brands such as Home Trust, American Express, and Bank of Montreal, to allow users to easily browse and filter through the top credit card options available in Canada.” LendingArch is a One-Stop Shop to Compare Rates for Numerous Types of Loans Hadzoglou said once LendingArch began to recognize the demand in other lending areas, it conducted some research which revealed a gap in services in Canada: There was not a FinTech website in the country that offered a variety of online loan services. “People want to do things on their phones, on their tablets, on their computers,” he said. “They’re not inclined to go into branches and book appointments, and give a bunch of information, then get sent home to collect some more information they need to send back, and then eventually come back in and sign loan documents and get approved.” The company took note of LendingTree in the US, Hadzoglou said, where consumers can go on the website, apply for loans, and be connected with the lender that best meets the consumer’s criteria. “That’s one of the big ones that got us thinking, and so we decided we should evolve and offer all of those products and services,” he said. “There is no Canadian LendingTree, and I don’t think LendingTree themselves are necessarily keen on coming here because they just keep growing and growing in the United States.” The result of LendingArch’s research and reevaluation of its business model came to fruition earlier this year with the implementation of its own technology that allows for quick comparison rates for not only credit cards, but personal, business, or auto loans, as well as insurance. “We have invested heavily into our brand, new business direction, intellectual capital, digital footprint, and market strength, and the results are coming through fast and hard,” Hadzoglou said in a press release. “We will remain free to use for all of our borrowers, and have now increased our reach, breadth, and ability to provide full spectrum financial rate comparison services across a number of verticals to our customers and users, a major benefit to our ever-expanding Canadian user base.” LendingArch’s services not only benefit its user base but its industry partners as well. The company is able to provide pre-qualified customers with a high probability of being approved for a loan directly to its lending partners, increasing the efficiency of its partners’ marketing efforts. Data Security is Priority for LendingArch and Its Partners While it’s true that many consumers today want to be able to receive products and services quickly and conveniently online, security is still a major concern. Hadzoglou said LendingArch takes every precaution to make sure users’ information is protected. “There’s no stone left unturned when it comes to our willingness and our ability to protect people’s information, and that goes for our partners as well,” he said. “Data security is everything. Without data security, you don’t have a business. So, if we weren’t secure or if we ever had a breach or anything like that, we’d be out of business.” LendingArch’s website has the highest level of encryption available. Hadzoglou said the company works with Microsoft to ensure this, and in terms of data security and integrity, its server is considered the most robust and most secure place to store data. As far as LendingArch’s partners, consumers can be confident that they are going to be referred to high-quality companies and national banks. “You’re not getting sent to some no-name credit card issuer that you’ve never heard of that has a dodgy site,” Hadzoglou said. “You’re getting sent to the very best, so it’s all a secure connection between ourselves and those financial institutions. Everything from start to finish is protected.” Numbers are Increasing and LendingArch Hopes to Expand its Partnerships in the Future In its most recent report, LendingArch’s rankings for credit card searches in Canada were on the rise, and Hadzoglou said the result has been that more and more people are finding the LendingArch website and applying for credit cards through the company. He said the company also hopes to secure partnerships with some of the other major Canadian banks in the future. With so many credit card options available to consumers today, having the right tools to narrow down the options is essential. With LendingArch, Canadians are now able to conveniently search for the credit card best suited to their wants and needs. And with its other services, LendingArch has positioned itself as Canada’s one-stop shop for loan rate comparison as well. CardRates.com contributing editor and card strategist Matt Walker leverages his 15-plus years of experience to cover the finance industry through comprehensive consumer guides and in-depth features. His vast knowledge of the ins and outs of finance allows him to translate complex financial topics into readable articles suited for credit newbies and the most seasoned, tech-savvy investors alike. 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__label__cc	0.539796	0.460204	Home / Car News / 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC has racing livery CarSession 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC has racing livery WRC manufacturer M-Sport has officially unveiled the livery for its upcoming 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC models. As you already know, behind the wheel of the Fiesta WRC will be the four time champion Sebastien Ogier and the young Ott Tanak, driver which was bought back from the D-Mack second team. If you already forgot, here are some info about the 2017 Ford Fiesta WRC model. Under the hood of the car is the same 1.6 liter turbo engine which received a larger air restrictor. As a result the engine will deliver 380 horsepower and 400 Nm peak of torque. The engine resources are sent to the ground via an all wheel drive system. Entering a new era in the FIA World Rally Championship, there is a real sense of excitement throughout the team, and rightly so as I believe we have created something extremely special in the new Ford Fiesta WRC. Having driven the car myself, I can honestly say that it is one of the most impressive we have ever produced. It’s exciting to drive, it sounds fantastic and it looks absolutely sensational", said Wilson. Entering a new era in the FIA World Rally Championship, there is a real sense of excitement throughout the team, and rightly so as I believe we have created something extremely special in the new Ford Fiesta WRC. Having driven the car myself, I can honestly say that it is one of the most impressive we have ever produced. It’s exciting to drive, it sounds fantastic and it looks absolutely sensational", said Wilson. Source: M-Sport PREVIOUS 29 Dec 2016 Lamborghini Urus will have a plug-in hybrid version NEXT 29 Dec 2016 2017 Suzuki Swift - Official pictures and details Top 10 Most Popular Cars of 2019 in... Volkswagen Beetle celebrates end of career Matthew McConaughey promotes the new Lincoln Aviator 2021 Mustang Mach-E First Edition reservations are full Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Heritage Edition pack Motor Tab © 2019 CarSession.com. All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2185
__label__wiki	0.529414	0.529414	Marijuana Prices: 10 Cities Where You Can Buy the Cheapest Legal Pot Sam Becker Google+ Recently purchased ‘Hazy Kush’ at a legal cannabis store, where marijuana prices fluctuate from state to state \| Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images It’s a sign we’ve entered a new era in America when people can openly walk in and out of stores selling legal marijuana. With Colorado and Washington having originally legalized marijuana by voter initiative in 2012 — at the state level, it’s still federally prohibited — the very first legal cannabis shops soon followed. Now, Oregon and Alaska have followed suit, and there are hundreds of storefronts where people can shop for cannabis, and even look for the best marijuana prices. Yes, the free (well, freeish) market is now playing a hand in the ebbs and flows of marijuana prices. In some places, prices are astronomical. In others, they’re practically giving the stuff away. But where can you find the cheapest marijuana in America? Marijuana prices in legal states Now, “legal marijuana” technically only exists in four states right now — and Alaska has yet to establish a formal market, so our search for the cheapest marijuana prices is limited to Washington, Colorado, and Oregon. In order to get pricing data, we worked with our friends at Wikileaf — a marijuana pricing site that collects data from all over the country. Wikileaf’s system allows you to check out and compare cannabis prices in a number of places, and their team assisted us with prices in the three aforementioned states. With data from Wikileaf, here are the 10 cities where you can find the cheapest legal pot. * A note from Wikileaf’s team: All prices are for 1/8 oz. This is the most frequently purchased amount of cannabis. 10. Colorado Springs, Colorado Summit of Pike’s Peak, near Colorado Springs \| Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images Avg: $47 Lowest 1/8 price: $40 Highest 1/8 price: $60 A note from the Wikileaf team about Colorado Springs: “Colorado Springs, the second largest city in Colorado by population, is a very conservative town and doesn’t actually allow recreational stores within the city limits. So there are a small handful of rec shops that actually operate right outside of town, mostly in Manitoba Springs. Very little competition between dispensaries, thus prices remain quite high.” 9. Seattle, Washington Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington \| Mark Ralson/AFP/Getty Images Avg: $45.50 Seattle is an expensive city, and as such, marijuana prices reflect it. Higher costs for store fronts, employees, and the state taxation system combine for higher overall pot prices, though you can still find good deals around town. If you head outside of the city and downtown core, you’re likely to find lower prices. 8. Fort Collins, Colorado Cyclists in Big Thompson Canyon, near Fort Collins, Colorado \| Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Located 65 miles north of Denver, off of I-25, Fort Collins is a growing college town, and home to Colorado State University. It’s also home to some relatively well-priced pot, with an average price for an eighth of an ounce ringing up at just over $41, in mid-2016. 7. Boulder, Colorado Boulder, Colorado \| Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Boulder is, in many ways, a mirror image of Fort Collins — it’s located northwest of Denver, and is home to the state’s other big college: The University of Colorado. But you can find cheaper marijuana in Boulder than in Fort Collins, with average prices for an eighth coming in at a little less than $38. More competition and closer proximity to Denver may be the reason. 6. Eugene, Oregon A general view during the game between the Oregon Ducks and the South Dakota Coyotes at Autzen Stadium in Eugene \| Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Of the bigger cities in Oregon, Eugene has the most expensive pot; though it’s still priced rather fairly. In Eugene (home to the University of Oregon), the average eighth costs $36.20. With a friendly cannabis culture and plenty of college-aged consumers, Eugene-based pot stores are likely doing quite well. 5. Tacoma, Washington Air Force personnel man position as Mount Rainier looms near Tacoma, Washington \| Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Located south of Seattle, and a major hub in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area, marijuana can be purchased for much less (on average) in Tacoma than in Seattle. Average prices for an eighth land at $35.40. There are a lot of neighboring cities and suburbs in which better prices can likely be found, but even within the city limits you can find a good deal. 4. Denver, Colorado Denver Colorado \| Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images If you’re looking for marijuana in Colorado, Denver is the main hub. It has the cheapest average prices — likely due to strong competition among numerous shops. You’ll also find the most variety in strains and everything else, simply because there are more places to choose from. Portland, Oregon \| iStock Portlanders are enjoying cheap pot like never before, with average prices for an eighth coming in at less than $32. Wikileaf’s data even shows eighths available as low as $15 — which some people may end up paying for a single joint or gram in certain shops. Like Denver, Portland is a bigger city that allows for plenty of competition between shops and growers. 2. Spokane, Washington The Monroe Street Bridge in Spokane, Washington \| City of Spokane Spokane is Washington’s second-biggest city, located on the Idaho border. It’s also home to some extraordinarily cheap cannabis, with average eighth prices landing at less than $30. Though it’s not as big as Seattle, Portland, or Denver, Spokane is a regional hub, meaning lots of growers and sellers are looking to make deals with consumers. 1. Springfield, Oregon Sign for the City of Springfield, Oregon; home to America’s cheapest legal marijuana prices \| City of Springfield official Facebook Page Springfield is a small town that is adjacent to Eugene in central-western Oregon. It’s home to the cheapest legal marijuana as well, with average eight prices coming in at $29. You’re really not going to beat that, and in terms of prices in legal states, it’s the absolute best according to Wikileaf’s data. Check out Wikileaf for more marijuana pricing information, and to compare prices near you. Follow Sam on Facebook and Twitter @SliceOfGinger More from Culture Cheat Sheet: Marijuana Rumors: Will the Government Reclassify Marijuana? 5 Lies You’ve Been Told About the US Legalizing Marijuana 4 Things I Learned Working in the Marijuana Industry	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2186
__label__wiki	0.82145	0.82145	Home / Money & Career / The 1 Rule Pope Francis Never Breaks When Taking Time Off Work Karen Bennett Have you ever wondered what a typical workday is like for Pope Francis? What exactly does the 81-year-old pontiff do all day, where does he do it, and is his job even remotely like the average person’s? Does he get hangry at 3:00 and run for the vending machine? Does he go anywhere in his Ford Focus? Here we’ll take a look at the typical workday for Pope Frances from start to finish. Learn the one frugal workplace rule he follows that sets him apart from many of his predecessors (page 7). 1. He wakes up, prays, and says Mass He says the morning mass every day at 7 a.m. \| Alessandra Tarantino/AFP/Getty Images Francis rises on his own at 4:30 a.m. and spends two hours praying and meditating on Scripture. He also uses this time to prepare his morning homily message. At 7 a.m., he says Mass in the chapel of Santa Marta, located at the Vatican where he lives. Mostly just household staff are present. After Mass, he greets every single attendee outside the chapel. Next: His go-to breakfast 2. What he eats for breakfast He has orange juice and membrillo every morning. \| Luca Zennaro/AFP/Getty Images Frances then walks to the Santa Martha cafeteria at 8 a.m. His breakfast consists of fresh-squeezed orange juice (a special indulgence, as other diners are served the packaged version) and membrillo, which is a jelly-like paste made from quince and popular in his home country, Argentina. He never eats alone. Next: His office 3. The Pope’s office He lives and works in apartment 201. \| -/AFP/Getty Images After breakfast, Francis takes the elevator up to apartment 201, where he lives and works. He maintains his own private agenda, choosing with whom to make appointments. If guests come to meet him, it happens here. What’s on his desk and walls? An icon of St. Francis, a statue of Our Lady of Luján (patron saint of Argentina), a crucifix, and a statue of St. Joseph sleeping. “The setting is simple, austere. The workspace occupied by the desk is small,” said Antonio Spadaro, an Italian Jesuit who interviewed Francis. Next: How he breaks for lunch 4. Lunch and siesta He really loves his pizza. \| Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images The pope eats lunch at 1 p.m., again in the cafeteria. Fellow diners say he’s not picky and will eat anything he’s served — although he does prefer meat over fish. He enjoys pizza (he misses getting it in Buenos Aires). During one lunch, he filled his tray with a plate of cod fish, a bowl of fusilli pasta without sauce, a side of grilled tomatoes, and a few french fries, onlookers reported. After lunch, he takes a short nap. He doesn’t go for walks in the Vatican gardens, as his predecessor did. “It can’t be done because if you go out, people flock around you,” he said. (Nothing jeans, a t-shirt and baseball cap couldn’t solve?) Next: Back to work 5. He resumes work He reportedly falls asleep while praying sometimes. \| Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images After siesta, Francis goes back to work: More correspondence and phone calls. He also appoints bishops, reviews speeches, and speaks to nuncios (ambassadors of the Catholic Church). He tries for an hour of adoration of the Eucharist before dinner (although he admits he sometimes falls asleep while praying). “One cannot know the Lord without the habit of adoring, of adoring in silence,” he said. Next: His nightly routine 6. Dinner and bed A lot of his life is pretty normal. \| Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images Francis eats a cafeteria-style, self-service dinner in the dining room at 8 p.m. He microwaves his own food if it’s not warm enough. Before taking the elevator back upstairs, he always says goodnight to the Swiss guard, Vatican gendarme, and reception desk clerk in the hotel lobby. He’s in bed by 9 p.m., reads for an hour, and sleeps soundly for the next six hours. Next: A rule Francis follows — religiously — when taking time off work A unique work rule he follows He stays in the Vatican all year long. \| Franco Origlia/Getty Images Unlike his predecessors, this frugal pope doesn’t use the opulent papal summer retreat Castel Gandolfo in the hills south of Rome. Rather, he remains in the Vatican guesthouse year-round. He’d rather just stay there and lighten his summer schedule a bit. During his stay-cation, he spends time reading (he’s a fan of Dostoevsky and Gerard Manley Hopkins) and listening to music (he enjoys Mozart). Next: Here’s what he’s missing out on. The retreat he forgoes He skips out on the fancy complex. \| Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images Most popes escaped the summer heat by heading to the papal palace, Castel Gandolfo. Located in a cooler climate in a town south of Rome, the palace overlooks the extinct volcano, Lake Albano. The complex consists of 20 marble-floored rooms, Renaissance-style gardens, and a working dairy farm. Bucking tradition by not personally using the retreat, Francis opened it up to the public as a museum in 2016 — revealing 20 never-before-seen rooms including a private library, study, chapel, and simple bedroom.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2187
__label__cc	0.524845	0.475155	Nagy, Alexander Arpad Heart Valve or Heart Bypass Surgery Percentages of cases with the bad outcome death (after risk-adjustment in our analysis of the sample of cases we evaluated) Nagy, Alexander Arpad (228 cases) (Best Possible) (Worst Possible) for all surgeons Rates of Deaths, Prolonged Lengths of Stay, or Readmissions Percentages of cases with such bad outcomes (after risk-adjustment in our analysis of the sample of cases we evaluated) Average rate of such bad outcomes 1200 J D Anderson Dr Distance from zipcode 26505 143.2 miles Whether Recommended Most by Surveyed Doctors "for care of a loved one"— In CHECKBOOK's surveys of doctors in the same region, got what CHECKBOOK considered a meaningful number of recommendations. Ratings of Surgeon's Outcomes See ratings explanation. • Having Fewer Deaths • Having Fewer Deaths, Prolonged Lengths of Stay, or Readmissions Whether doctor did a relatively large number of these surgeries (compared to other doctors listed here) in a recent period for which data are available (counts for 2013-2014 Medicare fee-for-service patients only) Higher volume Doctor's hospitals— Some hospitals where doctor has recently done these types of surgeries and how the hospital performed compared to other hospitals (✓= Hospital high-rated for relatively few bad outcomes in these types of surgery) Lima Memorial Health System St. Rita's Medical Center as reported by the American Board of Medical Specialties Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery Medical school and year of graduation Where doctor did internship and residency training The board certification data contained in this report has been extracted from the ABMS Directory Database compiled by Elsevier in cooperation with ABMS. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. and the American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved. Compare Surgeons Read Advice & Explanations Ratings Explanation Surgeons receive the following ratings based on our definitions, methods, and analysis of the cases we used/studied from a set of five years of hospital records (see also "Advice & Explanations"): ☆☆☆☆☆ Five stars indicates that, using our analysis methods, a surgeon has met two criteria (1) based on the surgeon's outcomes and number of cases, we can be at least 95 percent confident that his/her better-than-average outcomes were not just the result of good luck; and (2) the surgeon's outcome rates were among the best 1/5th of all surgeons studied. ☆☆☆☆ Four stars indicates that, using our analysis methods, while the surgeon did not meet our criteria to qualify for a 5 star rating, the surgeon performed better than average and based on the surgeon's outcomes and number of cases, we can be at least 90 percent confident that his/her better-than-average outcomes were not just the result of good luck. ☆☆☆☆ Three and a half stars indicates that, using our analysis methods, the surgeon's outcome rates were among the best 1/5th of all surgeons studied but the surgeon did not have enough cases that we can be at least 90 percent confident that his/her better-than-average outcomes are not just the result of good luck. ☆☆☆ Three stars indicates that (1) the surgeons' rates were not among the best 1/5th of all surgeons studied and (2) neither can we be 95 percent confident that, the surgeon had worse-than-average outcomes that were not just the result of bad luck. ☆☆ Two stars indicates that, using our analysis methods, while the surgeon did not meet our criteria to get a 1 star rating, the surgeon's outcomes were worse than average and, based on the surgeon's outcomes and number of cases, we can be at least 95 percent confident that his/her worse-than-average outcomes were not just the result of bad luck. ☆ One star indicates that, using our analysis methods, a surgeon has met two criteria (1) based on the surgeon's outcomes and number of cases, we can be at least 95 percent confident that his/her worse-than-average outcomes were not just the result of bad luck; and (2) the surgeon's outcome rates we calculated were among the worst 1/5th of the rates we calculated for all surgeons studied. — A dash mark indicates that the surgeon did not have enough of this type of surgeries in the records we were able to analyze to provide a basis for us to report on their outcomes. And Many Services Nationwide Information on physician board certifications copyright © Elsevier Inc. and the American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2188
__label__wiki	0.695017	0.695017	Gary OKs federal grant for firefighter breathing apparatus By Gregory Tejeda Post-Tribune \| The Gary Common Council gave its approval recently to changes in the city budget to reflect the receipt of a federal grant that will cover the cost of purchasing new air tanks and other breathing apparatus used by firefighters. Council members voted 8-0, with Vice President Carolyn Rogers absent, to put into the city budget a grant totaling $833,848 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that will be used to purchase air masks for each of the Gary Fire Department's more than 200 firefighters, along with other equipment connected to those masks in cases when firefighters enter a smoky fire scene and need the oxygen to breathe. Fire Chief Paul Bradley said that under the terms of the federal grant, the city will have to provide a portion of the purchase from local funds. He said Gary will need to come up with $75,804, although he added that the Fire Department has that money set aside in its budget. Bradley said the grant was applied for earlier this year because the existing self-contained breathing apparatus equipment being used by the Gary Fire Department was 10 years old and was designed to last for no longer than a decade. Bradley also said the purchase of new equipment will ensure that Gary firefighters are using equipment that is compatible with what is being used by firefighters working for surrounding fire departments. He said that is important because in cases where multiple fire departments work together at a scene, they need to be able to have equipment that can match up with each other. Once the money is received, Gary Fire Department officials should have their new equipment in about two months, Bradley said. In other business, the Common Council also gave its approval to a resolution by which Gary urges Indiana senators Dan Coats, a Republican, and Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, and Rep. Peter Visclosky, D-Ind., to vote against the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. Latest Post-Tribune North Township Trustee latest of 12 to file for 1st Congressional District seat ‘The Beat Goes On’ recreates Cher’s entire career Dyer Democratic chair receives warning for handling inspector kit, obtaining key to polling location in 2019 election Porter County teens film anti-drunken driving public service announcement for Auto Show debut Valparaiso lawmaker wants regulators to give OK before utilities can shut coal plants Labor union locals across Northwest Indiana had been urging the Common Council to take a stance against the trade agreement. But the council deferred action on a resolution that would create a new tax increment finance district within Gary. Councilwoman LaVetta Sparks-Wade, D-6th, along with Councilwoman Rebecca Wyatt, D-1st, and Ragen Hatcher, D-at large, expressed concerns about whether TIF districts provided financial benefits to their cities, and Sparks-Wade called for the measure to be referred back to the council's finance committee for further discussion. Gregory Tejeda is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune. Pete Visclosky Joe Donnelly	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2191
__label__wiki	0.591245	0.591245	Home › Imperial Elixir, Siberian Eleuthero Extract w/Royal Jelly, 30 vials Imperial Elixir, Siberian Eleuthero Extract w/Royal Jelly, 30 vials $31.84 $35.92 Free Shipping Product Code: IE0056 Imperial Elixir Siberian Eleuthero Extract and Royal Jelly is a pleasant-tasting, easy to take, alcohol-free extract. Siberian Eleuthero has long been revered as an adaptogenic tonic by Russians, Asians, and Europeans. Scientific studies have supported its use by many people to enhance energy, promote stamina, and assist them in more active and healthy lifestyles. Royal Jelly is a concentrated natural source of amino acids, B vitamins (particularly B-5 Pantothenic Acid), enzymes and minerals. The addition of fresh Royal Jelly to Siberian Eleuthero (Ginseng) Root extract provides many nutrients, most notably amino acids, B vitamins (particularly B5) and enzymes. 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__label__cc	0.645602	0.354398	Kaleidescape Store Source Components Amps & Preamps Demo Scenes A Guide to Luxury Video Displays in Cineluxe Basics, Home Theater In our first Cineluxe Basics post—”What is a Luxury Entertainment System?“—we provided a 30,000-foot overview of the basic components that go into building a modern AV system. The goal there was not to overwhelm you with technical specs or particulars, but rather give you a general understanding of what bits you need when having a luxury system specced and installed for you. CINELUXE BASICS DENNIS BURGER WHAT IS A LUXURY ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM? As promised, though, we’ll now start digging into the specifics of each type of gear, for those who want a deeper understanding of the technology and a better sense of what makes a component suitable for a luxury environment and a world-class home entertainment experience. First up: Video displays (aka TVs). As mentioned in the overview, you should first decide what type of screen you want or need for your room. Your main two choices are between a TV or a projection system with separate projector and screen. (But there is a third option emerging, which I’ll touch on in a bit). If you’re building a dedicated home theater, or if for whatever reason you simply want or need a screen larger than 85 inches, a projection system may be your best bet, for all of the reasons John Sciacca details in “Basic Choices: Projector or TV? Pt. 1.” If you’re building a media room or multi-use space, though, don’t let anyone talk you out of a high-performance TV. Today’s best Ultra HD (4K), HDR-capable displays deliver a level of visual excellence that’s hard to match with any level of projector/screen combo. You’ll get deeper and truer blacks, more spectacular highlights, richer and more lifelike color, not to mention that TVs generate much less heat and noise. “What about the sense of scale, though? The wow-factor? That wall-filling spectacle of it all?” I hear you asking. Truth be told, all of that is really determined not purely by screen size but by the relationship between the size of the screen and the distance to your seat. Park yourself six-and-a-half feet away from a 75-inch TV, and you’ll enjoy the same IMAX-like viewing experience as if you sat ten-and-a-half feet from a 120-inch screen. Depending on the size of your room, that may also leave enough space behind you for a more immersive surround sound experience. If you’ve paid any attention to the TV market as of late, you’ve noticed that there are hordes of high-performance, 75-inch and larger UHD TVs ripe for the picking. But would they all be at home in a luxury entertainment space? I argue not. What sets luxury TVs apart isn’t merely their specifications, but rather their industrial design. That’s why I think something like Sony’s XBR-75X950G (shown below) is the starting point for luxury. At $3,300, this TV offers excellent performance, but perhaps more importantly, the X950G sports a simple-yet-stylish design you won’t be embarrassed to hang on your wall or place on the credenza in the living room. It also features niceties more economical TVs lack, like integrated cable management, so you can keep your installation neat and tidy. Step up to something like Sony’s Master Series displays and you do get a bit of a performance boost (including 8K resolution at the very top of the line). But just as importantly, you also get sleeker, more innovative designs, ensuring your TV will look just as good when it’s off as it does when it’s on. If these models are still a little too “TV-like” for your tastes, LG will soon be introducing a pair of OLED displays that break traditional design molds. The company’s OLED88Z9PUA (shown at the top of the page) eschews the standard pedestal for a built-in open shelf that creates the illusion of the TV floating in mid-air. Its upcoming R9 OLED, meanwhile, turns the screen itself into a rollable element that retracts into an elegant speaker console when not in use. The screen can also peek out of its hidden home to give you a quick look at the weather, the time, or the particulars of the music you’re currently listening to. Of course, we can’t talk about innovative TVs that break all design molds without mentioning Bang & Olufsen. You may remember B&O from its iconic BeoSound 9000, a radical wall-mounted CD player that practically defined Danish style in the mid 90s, or perhaps you have a B&O sound system in your BMW or Audi. But the company also makes some of the most gorgeous displays we’ve ever seen. The Beovision Eclipse is a high-performance 4K HDR OLED TV with a built-in 450-watt sound system and an incredibly versatile motorized mounting system. This fall, though, the new 77-inch Beovision Harmony will take things even further with a stunning three-channel speaker system that unfolds from the front of the display like a piece of kinetic origami. The bottom line is that any display you add to your luxury entertainment environment should enhance, not detract from, the décor. And there are plenty of options that do exactly that. But as mentioned above, there’s another display option that is neither TV nor projector. Samsung’s MicroLED “The Wall” Video walls are starting to make their presence known in luxury AV installations in a big (huge!) way. Granted, in the past, such walls were constructed by butting smaller displays up next to each other and splitting an image across them. Today, though, MicroLED technology from companies like Planar (and soon Samsung, LG, and Sony) allows installers to build larger and larger screens out of modular components that can fill a wall from top to bottom with seamless 4K or 8K imagery. No lines. No stripes. Just vibrant imagery with no boundaries. For now, this technology is mostly aimed at commercial applications. But Planar has already had great success in the luxury home market, and as companies like Samsung, Sony, and LG bring their own MicroLED modules to the market, you can expect to see them become more common in the home. ADRIENNE MAXWELL HOW DO I DEFINE A LUXURY TV? JOHN SCIACCA BASIC CHOICES: PROJECTOR OR TV? PT. 1 WHAT MAKES A PROJECTION SCREEN LUXURY? CAN A SHORT-THROW PROJECTOR REPLACE A BIG-SCREEN TV? WHAT MAKES A VIDEO DISPLAY LUXURY? HIGH-END TVS GET DESIGN FRIENDLY—FINALLY Dennis Burger is an avid Star Wars scholar, Tolkien fanatic, and Corvette enthusiast who somehow also manages to find time for technological passions including high- end audio, home automation, and video gaming. He lives in the armpit of Alabama with his wife Bethany and their four-legged child Bruno, a 75-pound American Staffordshire Terrier who thinks he’s a Pomeranian. CLICK TO SEE ALL OUR REVIEWS ALSO ON CINELUXE THE RELIGION SURROUNDING AV GEAR FRANK DORIS A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO TUBE ELECTRONICS LUXURY CAN BE INVISIBLE EPISODE 9: NEW FRONTIERS IN CONTENT & COMPRESSION Bang & Olufsen Beovision Eclipse TVBang & Olufsen Beovision Harmony TVDennis BurgerLG R9 OLED TVMicroLEDSamsung The WallSony XBR-75X950G TVvideo displays	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2200
__label__wiki	0.878987	0.878987	James Yeh Co-Chief Investment Officer James Yeh is President and Co-Chief Investment Officer at Citadel and a member of the Portfolio Committee. James oversees Global Quantitative Strategies, Global Fixed Income and Macro, as well as the advanced analytics that support Citadel’s fundamental equities businesses. James joined Citadel as one of the firm’s first employees in 1993, after completing his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of California, Berkeley. James was instrumental in building Citadel’s statistical arbitrage business and pushing the firm’s expansion into new strategies. Over his career, James has led a number of Citadel’s key businesses including Citadel Global Equities and Global Quantitative Strategies. James serves as a Charter Trustee of Princeton University and is a Director of the Princeton University Investment Company. He earned an A.B. summa cum laude in Physics from Princeton and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. In recognition of his work in physics, James won the LeRoy Apker Award and was awarded National Science Foundation and Department of Energy Fellowships. More Citadel Leadership Kenneth C. Griffin Gerald A. Beeson Joanna Welsh Mark Stainton Head of Citadel Global Equities Todd Barker Head of Surveyor Capital Head of Ashler Capital Edwin Lin Head of Global Fixed Income Sebastian Barrack Head of Commodities Dr. Navneet Arora Head of Global Quantitative Strategies Pablo Salame Head of Global Credit Abe Shulman Head of U.S. Convertible Arbitrage Shawn Fagan Umesh Subramanian Daniel Dufresne Global Treasurer Ed O’Reilly Global Head of the Client and Partner Group Carsten von der Linden Chief People Officer Scott Johnston Dr. Ben S. Bernanke	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2201
__label__cc	0.634443	0.365557	Concerts in the Park: Queen Nation 2019 Concerts in the Park presented by OneWest Bank Location: Polliwog Park Amphitheater July 14 - Queen Nation There is little doubt among the pure rock community that the legendary band Queen and lead performer Freddie Mercury earn high ranks as one of the most powerful and iconic groups in rock history. Queen, the kings of arena rock, performed to packed stadiums around the globe for over two decades. Freddie took showmanship by a rock front man to a new untapped level and was undisputedly crowned the lord of arena rock. He mesmerized audiences with his charismatic energy and larger than life stage persona. Upon his death in 1991, a huge void was left in the rock concert world, which to this day has not yet been matched. Queen Nation, a tribute to Queen, was formed in 2004. Queen Nation consists of: Gregory Finsley on vocals and keyboards as Freddie Mercury, Mike McManus on guitar as Brian May, Pete Burke on drums as Roger Taylor, and Parker Combs on bass as John Deacon. The mission of the show is to carry on the musical torch and pay homage to the golden age of vintage Queen concerts. Queen Nation’s live 90-minute production of Queen’s greatest hits preserves the image, sound, and stage persona of vintage Queen. Audiences are amazed at the accuracy of Queen Nation’s live retrospective journey through such Queen songs as We Will Rock You – Bohemian Rhapsody – We Are The Champions – Crazy Little Thing Called Love – You’re My Best Friend – Another One Bites The Dust – Under Pressure and many more. They have performed in front of thousands of people at casinos, fairs, festivals and private affairs. Opening Band - Good Vibe Good Vibe has been fueling huge interest in the South Bay playing alternative rock music. Good Vibe started in 2016 when lead singer, Austin Moseley and his best friend, Gavin McCree (drums) were looking to form a band. Through their manager, EJ they were soon joined by Slater Heidrich (bass) and Brooke Blake (vocals/keyboard). Slater and Brooke have been performing together since the third grade, 2011. Austin Moseley-lead vocals/guitar goes to Hermosa Valley, Brooke Blake - vocals/keyboard, goes to Vistamar , Gavin McCree- Drums, goes to Hermosa Valley and Slater Heidrich-bass, goes to Mira Costa High School. The Manhattan Beach Concerts in the Park presented by is an annual event held each year at Polliwog Park. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics, then sit back and relax to the sounds of summer! Seating is first come, first served! Concerts in the Park are free and well attended; early arrival to obtain prime lawn seating is encouraged. Concert goers are asked to leave pets at home. Use low backed chairs to minimize visibility issues behind you. Don't block the aisles. Be courteous to others. No smoking in the park. Watch your children, keep them off the stage and the stage apron. Climbing the trees in the park is not permitted. Place your trash in the bins throughout the park. NO-- pets, barbecues, skateboards, scooters, or roller blades are allowed in the park. Concert staff and security are not responsible for unattended chairs blankets and other picnic items. Please do not remove items (chairs, blankets, etc.) that do not belong to you. Parking: Please note parking can be difficult around the park during the concert series. Carpooling, walking and use of taxi/rideshare is encouraged. All handicap parking will be at Begg Pool parking lot and there will be a rideshare/taxi pick-up and drop-off area on Manhattan Beach Boulevard. Download the 2019 Concerts in the Park map (PDF). *Concert band subject to change	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2204
__label__cc	0.657683	0.342317	Hi Tech Manufacturing NSF takes the stage at MedTech Forum At the panel session Notified Bodies: A Key Pillar of the New EU Regulatory System, Robyn Meurant described NSF’s experience as a potential new notified body The new EU MDR and IVDR raise a lot of uncertainty for manufacturers. Robyn Meurant, Executive Director, Regulatory Services, IVDs and Medical Devices at NSF International, joined a MedTech panel on May 15 in Paris to discuss the readiness of notified bodies in time for the May 2020/2022 deadlines. The session Notified Bodies: A Key Pillar of the New EU Regulatory System provided insight into the key challenges notified bodies and the industry are experiencing as the deadlines of the new regulations approach. The multi-stakeholder panel explored solutions which might be put in place to address these challenges. Moderated by Fabien Roy of Hogan Lovells, the panel also included Lionel Dreux of GMED, Phil Brown of ABHI and Salvatore D'Acunto from the European Commission (EC). The panel discussed the shortcomings of the new regulatory systems, and Robyn Meurant described NSF’s experience as a potential new notified body. She explained how issues regarding the protracted time to designation, which currently takes around 18 months, and the many grey areas in implementing the regulations, including the need to have a certain number of experts employed, were contributors to NSF’s decision to withdraw from the process. Lionel discussed the challenges of designation, with the need to have many more staff and have them sufficiently trained as a major obstacle. Phil reported that the impact of Brexit and access to a notified body were major issues for many of its members, especially those that are SMEs. During the forum, it was evident that the industry, although supportive of the need for good regulation, has grave concerns for the successful implementation of the regulations in the allotted timeframe. There is a strong need for regulators to monitor the potential implications of the more prescriptive and demanding criteria. Calls to action from health science organizations including MedTech Europe urge the EC to accelerate notified body designation to ensure patient safety and continued access to medical devices. The panel agreed that there are still fundamental issues that need to be addressed with urgency including notified body designation, re-certification of existing products and publication of relevant guidance documents. Failure to implement the new regulations effectively and within the allotted timeframe will jeopardize manufacturers’ ability to keep products on the market beyond the 26 May 2020 and 26 May 2022 deadlines. It is clear that for manufacturers, advanced preparation and early action are key to ensuring a smooth transition to the new regulations. The new regulations impact the whole medical device industry. Investment in employee training and education of the regulations is vital if manufacturers are to successfully meet the demands of the new regulatory system. NSF’s EU MDR and IVDR training, which includes eLearning, can help organizations to interpret and plan for the EU regulatory changes, facilitating a much clearer and successful adoption. NSF provides a gap analysis service, helping medical device manufacturers have compliant technical documentation and QMS before submission to a notified body. Finally, note that the Commission does not believe that the current critical situation regarding notified body designation will be an impediment to full implementation of the regulations. That means that you, the manufacturer, must be ready but time is short. Will you have your products certified by May 2020? If you have doubts, contact NSF now. NSF debuts validation services for hemp and hemp-derived CBD NSF Responsible Person Course gains MHRA recognition and Cogent Gold Standard The roadmap for supplier qualification Editor’s comment: High expectations for the cleanroom industry Cleanroom monitoring: Data analysis and assessment explained Event review: CPhI & P-MEC India 2019 Opinion: The CBD industry's "Wild West" needs FDA to be its sheriff The GMP timeline of adverse event resolution Biocon biologics facility gets FDA nod Deloitte acquires Canadian consultancy Cannabis Compliance Going paperless for cleanroom qualification Related Product News New NSF Training Center opens in Hamburg About Cleanroom Technology	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2208
__label__cc	0.690802	0.309198	Remove Employer Policy Violation Remove Suitability Remove Felony-Non-Violent Crime Remove Felony-Theft Remove Article 3(b) Letter of Admonition (11) Private Censure (21) Revocation by DEC (16) Felony-Theft (2) Client Dissatisfaction (21) FINRA Arbitration (22) FINRA Discipline (11) Other Professional Discipline (20) CFP Board (1) Complaint to CFP Board (2) Criminal Court (7) Customer Complaint (1) Failure to Disclose to CFP Board (1) Other Arbitration (2) SEC Discipline (2) 606(b) (69) Article 3(a) (104) 103(c) (1) 2.2(a) (2) 401(a) (12) Article 3(d) (38) Article 3(e) (20) Article 3(g) (11) 1 2 3 4 Next Page 1 of 4 , 91 Items in Total Keyword(s): Suitability; Diligence; Client's Best Interest; Professionalism Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(b); Article 3(a); 703; 701; 202; 201 Matter Type(s): Complaint to CFP Board Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he failed to exercise reasonable and prudent judgment when he: 1) failed to properly analyze and account for the client’s needs and cash flow, 2) failed to include the costs of the VUL policies, variable annuities and REITs in his 2001 and 2008 financial plans; 3) recommended and sold to the client unsuitable VUL policies, variable annuities and REITs; and 4) placed the bulk of the client’s assets into long-term investments with high fees and expenses although the client’s primary objective was income. Keyword(s): Failure to Notify CFP Board; Suitability Standard(s) Violated: Article 500-2; 400-3; 400-1; Article 3(g); Article 3(b); Article 3(a); 703; 607; 202; 201 Matter Type(s): FINRA Arbitration; Arbitration; Failure to Disclose to CFP Board Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: (1) made unsuitable investments on behalf of his client—resulting in an overconcentration of the client’s principal— which was in contradiction to the client’s risk tolerance and investment goals; and (2) failed to disclose the related FINRA arbitration settlement to CFP Board. Keyword(s): Failure to Respond to CFP Board; Professional Discipline; Employer Policy Violation; Diligence; Court Order Violation; Fitness Standard(s) Violated: Article 406; 606(b); 607; 606(a); 701; 201 Matter Type(s): Client Dissatisfaction Keyword(s): Professionalism; Churning; Misrepresentation; Professional Discipline; Bankruptcy; Suitability; Forgery; Employer Policy Violation; Customer Complaints; Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Unauthorized Transaction; Fitness; Disclosure to Clie Standard(s) Violated: Article 2.1; 606(a); Article 3(a); 606(b); 201; 607; 406; 102 Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) was the subject of at least five customer arbitrations alleging unsuitability, unauthorized trading, misrepresentation, churning, fraud and violations of both state and federal securities laws; 2) was alleged to have falsified customer account documents; 3) was permitted to resign from his firm due to unacceptable business practices; and 4) filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Decision: Letter of Admonition Keyword(s): Suitability; Fitness; Misuse of the Marks; Settlement; Arbitration; Customer Complaints; Professionalism Standard(s) Violated: Article 606(b); 601; 607; 4.2; 606(a); 201 Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when she: 1) engaged in a pattern of recommending that clients invest their entire retirement savings in unsuitable variable annuities and sub-account allocations, as evidenced by four National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD,” now known as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or “FINRA”) arbitrations; and 2) when she used “cfp” after her name on her Web site. Keyword(s): Misuse of the Marks; Lawsuits Involving Financial Matters; Arbitration; Customer Complaints; Disclosure to Clients; Suitability; Diligence; Professionalism; Misrepresentation Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(a); 607; 601; 201; 704; 606(b); 701; 102 Summary: Whether a CFP® certificant violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) recommended variable annuities to elderly clients; and 2) omitted the registered trademark symbol when referring to CFP® on his letterhead, certification salutations and documents. Keyword(s): Diligence; Disclosure to Clients; Fitness; Customer Complaints; Arbitration; Employer Policy Violation; Professionalism Standard(s) Violated: Article 606(b); 201; 406; 606(a); 607; Article 3(a); 701; 102 Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) failed to clarify his lack of involvement in recommending and endorsing a particular investment to his clients; and 2) executed transactions on a client’s behalf without first confirming that the proper written authorization was in place. Keyword(s): Professional Discipline; Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Customer Complaints; Suitability; Settlement; Diligence; Record-Keeping; Fitness; Disclosure to Clients; Client's Best Interest; Lawsuits Involving Financial Matters; Negligence; Competency Standard(s) Violated: Article 606(a); 201; 401(a); Article 3(a); 405; 402; 606(b); 607; 102 Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) treated a client’s payments as nontaxable gifts rather than taxable income; 2) did not disclose the income on his 2000 and 2001 state and federal tax returns; 3) did not disclose to a client the potential for a conflict of interest in serving as the appointed trustee of a trust and as an investment adviser for the trust; 4) double and triple charged clients for services; and 5) failed to disclose commissions. Keyword(s): Fraud-Other; Unauthorized Transaction; Disclosure to Clients; Professionalism; Misrepresentation; Employer Policy Violation; Professional Discipline; Securities Laws Violation; Diligence Standard(s) Violated: Article 406; 606(a); Article 3(a); 102; 704; 606(b); 607; 201; 701 Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he sold promissory notes without receiving prior approval from his firm, resulting in: 1) a National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”) bar; 2) two terminations; and 3) two civil suits being filed against him. Keyword(s): Diligence; Professionalism; Disclosure to CFP Board; Employer Policy Violation; Professional Discipline; Supervision; Arbitration; Customer Complaints Standard(s) Violated: Article 406; 606(a); 606(b); Article 3(a); Article 3(d); 607; Article 3(e); 201 Matter Type(s): Client Dissatisfaction; FINRA Discipline; FINRA Arbitration Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) allowed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) member firm (“Firm”), of which he was the Chief Compliance Officer, to participate in securities offerings during its suspension without satisfying the requirements of the suspension; 2) allowed a representative of the Firm (“Representative”) to act as a principal when the Representative had been suspended by the National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD,” now known as FINRA) from acting in any principal capacity; 3) processed commissions from securities offerings through a non-member company; and 4) was subject to three FINRA arbitrations and one state securities division investigation. Keyword(s): Fiduciary Duty; Professionalism; Commission/Compensation; Disclosure to Clients; Commingling; Suitability; Diligence; Client's Best Interest; Fitness Standard(s) Violated: Article 402; 610; 607; 703; 103(e); 702(a); Article 3(a); 201; 405; 701; 103(d); 202 Matter Type(s): Client Dissatisfaction; Professionalism; Civil Court Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct (“Standards”) when he performed financial planning services for a client’s (“Client”) father (“Client’s Father”) without providing to the Client’s Father a written financial planning agreement and written disclosures and when he received the Client’s Father’s funds through a bank account controlled by Respondent. Keyword(s): Employer Policy Violation; Misrepresentation; Professionalism; Professional Discipline; Diligence; Fraud Related to Professional Activity Standard(s) Violated: Article 606(a); 606(b); 406; 102; Article 3(a); 201; 607; 701 Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he obtained waivers of Contingent Deferred Sales Charges (“CDSCs”) for approximately 14 customers by claiming that these customers were disabled, when, in fact, they were not. Keyword(s): Suitability; Arbitration; Professionalism Standard(s) Violated: Article 606(b); 201; 607 Summary: Whether a candidate for CFP® certification violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he invested all of the life savings of a client in variable annuities. Keyword(s): Outside Business Activity; Misrepresentation; Disclosure to Clients; Employer Policy Violation; Failure to Respond to CFP Board; Conflict of Interest Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(a); 201; 409; 406; 607; 102; Article 3(f); 606(b); 407(a); 408 Matter Type(s): Professionalism; Client Dissatisfaction; Civil Court Summary: Whether a CFP® certificant violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when she sold an interest-bearing promissory note to her client (“Client”) that she represented to the Client as a limited liability interest in a real estate investment venture. Keyword(s): Professional Discipline; Employer Policy Violation; Failure to Respond to CFP Board; Securities Laws Violation; Diligence; Serious Crime; Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Fitness Standard(s) Violated: Article 606(b); 406; Article 3(e); 201; 606(a); Article 3(c); Article 3(a); 607; 102 Matter Type(s): SEC Discipline Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when when he did not respond to a Complaint issued to him by CFP Board. Keyword(s): Professional Discipline; Felony-Theft; Embezzlement or Other Financial; Securities Laws Violation; Competency; Fitness; Misrepresentation; Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Interim Suspension Standard(s) Violated: Article 201; 607; Article 3(c); 606(b); 606(a); 102; 406; 302; Article 3(a) Summary: Whether a CFP® professional violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) sold securities to clients while not licensed to do so; 2) promised investors large returns and guaranteed their principal on fraudulent investments; and 3) pleaded guilty to a felony investment fraud charge. Keyword(s): Employer Policy Violation; Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Felony-Non-Violent Crime; Misrepresentation; Fitness Standard(s) Violated: Article 102; 607 Matter Type(s): Criminal Court Summary: Whether a CFP® professional (“Respondent”) violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct by pleading no contest to a third-degree felony for transmitting materials harmful to a minor, when adjudication was withheld. Keyword(s): Professionalism; Misdemeanor; DUI/DWI; Settlement; Felony-Non-Violent Crime Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(c); Article 3(a); 607; Article 12.2 Summary: Whether a CFP® certificant violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when she was convicted of: 1) leaving the scene of an accident involving a serious injury, which is a felony; and 2) driving under the influence, which is a misdemeanor. Keyword(s): Disclosure to Clients; Suitability; Commission/Compensation; Conflict of Interest; Client's Best Interest Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(a); 607; 202; 201; 401(a) Summary: Whether a CFP® certificant violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when she: 1) invested the majority of a client’s investment funds in a long-term contract when one of the client’s goals was liquidity; 2) did not inform the client of a federal tax benefit that would allow for liquidity; 3) did not disclose information about fees, charges or commissions regarding a variable annuity in which she invested the client’s funds; and 4) did not disclose to the client that Respondent was only authorized to sell long-term care insurance policies for one company. Keyword(s): Diligence; Failure to Respond to CFP Board; Employer Policy Violation; Unauthorized Transaction; Professionalism; Professional Discipline Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(a); 607; 606(a); 201; 701; 406; 606(b) Keyword(s): Failure to Register; Professionalism; Client's Best Interest; Borrowing from Client; Interim Suspension; Failure to Respond to CFP Board; Suitability Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(f); Article 3(a); 606(b); 607; 201; 202; 703 Summary: Whether a CFP® certificant violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) did not prepare a financial plan for a client (“Client”) after agreeing to do so; 2) borrowed money from the Client; 3) recommended and sold a viatical to the Client, who was 85 years old at the time, when Respondent was not licensed to do so; and 4) did not provide an Answer to CFP Board’s Complaint. Keyword(s): Professionalism; Client's Best Interest; Forgery; Misrepresentation; Professional Discipline; Unauthorized Transaction; Employer Policy Violation; Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Settlement Standard(s) Violated: Article Article 3(d); 201; 406; 102; 103(c); 607; 202; 606(b) Matter Type(s): FINRA Discipline; Client Dissatisfaction Summary: Whether a candidate for CFP® certification violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he signed clients’ signatures on documents without their authorization. Keyword(s): Employer Policy Violation; Record-Keeping; Conflict of Interest; Securities Laws Violation; Professional Discipline; Disclosure to Clients Standard(s) Violated: Article 607; 606(b); 606(a); 406 Summary: Whether a CFP® certificant violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he caused his firm to violate record-keeping provisions of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Keyword(s): Fraud Related to Professional Activity; Diligence; Disclosure to Clients; Securities Laws Violation; Misrepresentation; Unauthorized Use of the Marks; Professional Discipline; Breach of Contract; Suitability; Commingling; Lawsuits Involving Financial Matters; C Standard(s) Violated: Article 607; 102; 704; Article 3(a); 201; Article 3(g); 103(d); 606(b); 606(a); 601; 701 Summary: Whether a CFP® certificant violated CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct when he: 1) did not fully inform his client (“Client”) as to the nature of an investment he made for her and did not provide risk disclosure documents to her; 2) did not inform the Client about a civil suit he initiated against the company that offered the product; 3) did not research the company that offered the product before the Client invested in it; 4) commingled his investment funds with the Client’s; 5) used the CFP® marks while not certified; and 6) violated federal and state securities regulations.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2217
__label__cc	0.661418	0.338582	Subscribe to Weekly Story Inspiration & Entertainment Jewish Stories Chassidic Stories How Reb Elimelech Quelled the Rebellion in Nikolsburg By Asharon Baltazar Stepping inside the Jewish quarter of Nikolsburg (today Mikulov, Czech Republic), Rabbi Shmelke Horowitz caught sight of the young men loitering near the entrance. Their faces were clean-shaven, adorned by stylish spectacles, and they held thin canes. A style, he thought despondently, inspired by gentile fashion. Trying to counter the waves of modernity sweeping in from the West seemed futile. Had his rabbi, the Maggid of Mezeritch, not insisted he accept the Nikolsburg rabbinical position, he would’ve turned on his heel and returned home immediately. Instead, he approached the young men, extended his hand inLife for the rabbi became unbearable greeting, and chided them for abandoning Jewish tradition. “Usually,” he began, “when a person ages—developing white hair, failing eyesight, and difficulty walking unassisted—he realizes his end in this world is near and is inspired to repent. Seeing this, the Yetzer Hara, the evil inclination, introduced a new idea. ‘Already in their youth, I’ll have them shave, walk around with a cane, and wear glasses. This way, as they near death, they’ll remain impassive, never feeling compelled to repent, allowing me to effortlessly guide them to their miserable end.’” Rabbi Shmelke’s rebuke was seen as an invitation to war. Life for the rabbi became unbearable. The “enlightened” Jews employed every strain of power they had. To oust the rabbi, some of the town’s most distinguished community members hinted that perhaps he was wrongly suited for a city as “modern and developed” as Nikolsburg. Their words cut Rabbi Shmelke deeper than any of the attempts to ruin his life. Hundreds of miles to the west, deep in the Polish heartland, Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk was hurrying to the mikvah when a voice stopped him mid-step. “The man who endeavors to save Rabbi Shmelke from his tormentors in Nikolsburg will merit the World to Come!” Rabbi Elimelech turned to the man escorting him. “Did you hear that?” The man answered with a shake of his head. Rabbi Elimelech repeated his question to a passerby, who only looked at him blankly. After asking multiple people about the voice and receiving the same negative answer, Rabbi Elimelech became convinced the voice was directed at him. Not hesitating for a moment, he flagged over the first wagon he saw and ordered a ride to Nikolsburg, a distance of several hundred miles. Upon arrival, Rabbi Elimelech approached Rabbi Shmelke and requested his permission to assemble the townspeople for a sermon in the synagogue. “This disrespect has to cease immediately.” “Perhaps take it slowly?” suggested Rabbi Shmelke warily. “This here isn’t Lizhensk. The people in Nikolsburg aren’t receptive to some things, and those things are better left unsaid. I say this only for your own good.” But Rabbi Elimelech insisted. Word of the famous visitor spread throughout town, and at the appointed hour, a crowd—including many of Rabbi Shmelke’s opponents—poured into the synagogue, filling the chamber from wall to wall. Surprisingly, Rabbi Shmelke’s seat was empty. To everyone’s bewilderment, Rabbi Elimelech spoke as though he sympathized with the opponents of the rabbis. He spun arguments for more leniency and less rabbinic involvement, mesmerizing all those present. Not one objected, even after he finally fell silent. “Due to time constraints,” Rabbi Elimelech announced, “I’m unable to complete what I originally planned to say. And so, I would like to invite everyone back tomorrow.” Nikolsburg was still aflame the next day from Rabbi Elimelech’s speech. The crowd in the synagogue swelled beyond capacity, forcing many to crowd outside the doorway. From the podium, Rabbi Elimelech looked around and noticed with satisfaction that all the men, women, and children of the town were waiting eagerly in their seats. He had achieved the first stage of his plan. He picked up where he had left off, only this time he refuted yesterday’s words. Gracefully paired with persuasive proof, Rabbi Elimelech explained that all institutions of our Sages are infallible and mustn’t be altered in the slightest; those who defy their words are wicked and their end will be bitter. Rabbi Elimelech continued to rebut everything he had said previously. Sighs from the crowd, sporadic at first and becoming more frequent with the passing minutes, began to accompany his words. As Rabbi ElimelechWithout a word, the entire crowd rose persisted in his gentle rebuke, those sighs transitioned into sniffling whimpers and eventually sobs. Not a dry eye remained. The Jewish community of Nikolsburg was churning in the turmoil of repentance. When he felt confident the crowd in the synagogue realized the enormity of their errors, Rabbi Elimelech described the gift from Heaven that was Rabbi Shmelke Horowitz. They had merited such a righteous man, and all they did was try to chase him away. Rabbi Elimelech finished speaking, and a solemn silence followed his words. Without a word, the entire crowd rose, lined up, and began shuffling toward Rabbi Shmelke’s home to apologize—some for the way they treated him, others for failing to defend his honor. Rabbi Shmelke was in his room when he noticed the large crowd heading his way, and he feared the worst. “What has Rabbi Elimelech done to provoke the ire of the entire community?” he wondered in fright. “Now they will be out for blood! What have I done?!” The door opened, and the heads of Nikolsburg’s Jewish community walked in, their heads bowed in shame. “We have come to ask for forgiveness,” said one of them in an undertone, too ashamed to look Rabbi Shmelke in the eye. “Our treatment has been inexcusable. We promise that we will change our ways for good, and this will not happen ever again.” After an emotional farewell from a most grateful Rabbi Shmelke, Rabbi Elimelech departed back to Lizhensk. Adapted from Sichat Hashavua, # 1060. Asharon has liked to write since childhood and found a good outlet for his creativity here. He currently resides with his wife in Jerusalem, where he studies in Kollel. For suggestions, critique, or just a simple hello, you can contact him via his email. Art by Rivka Korf Studio, a Miami based art design studio run by Rivka Korf, a coffee lover and mother. Rivka uses her expertise and creativity to run a team that creates masterful compositions and illustrations for corporate and large non-profit organizations. More from Asharon Baltazar \| RSS The Only Person Who Responded to the Ad A Story About a Salesman and Life’s Purpose The Mystery Man in the Carriage The Man Who Stopped the Wedding Procession The Baal Shem Tov Heals the Duke's Daughter An Etrog from the Garden of Eden Your Fellow’s Place Ethics 2:4 The Obstinate Rabbi Anonymous Mumbai, India August 12, 2019 Great narrative. I, as head of an institution, am currently facing a reverse problem of sorts with similar outcome for me. Regards Reply Levy Zirkind fresno ca. August 1, 2019 The holy Reb Elimelech of Lizensk was given the power to bless anyone who he wants for the next 24 hrs. And it took him a long time to find a Jewish woman who he blessed at the end of the 24 hrs. period. This story is also found in the book Sipurai Chasidim (tales of the Chasidim) parshat Lech lecha . Reply Chana israel July 26, 2019 Always enjoy his stories. Great prose Reply Spikey Apples July 25, 2019 Of course, spectacles are the biggest challenge faced by Jewry :) Reply Mendy NJ July 21, 2019 Part 2 Thank you for the beautiful story! It would be really nice if you put together an article on how the story continues, how Reb Elimelech is rewarded for saving Rabbi Shmelke from his tormentors. Reply Anonymous October 29, 2019 in response to Mendy: Nikolsburg/Mikulov in present day Czech Republic is located west of Poland not east. The description in the text is reversed and incorrect. Furthermore, the image of the shul interior is not of Nikolsburg/Mikulov. My ancestors lived in Nikolsburg for centuries and were rabbis and dayanim. 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__label__cc	0.737717	0.262283	Shut Down Rockstar Burgers This petition had 11,413 supporters Stephanie Cook started this petition to Mayor's office, Kansas City, Missouri The internet has been flooded with the imagery posted on Brian Smith's google business page regarding his restaurant. Before the videos were taken down, they received over 20,000 views. The content of the videos showed beastiality at the very least, as well as possible assault. More reports about the general lifestyle of those that own Rockstar Burgers specifically has been subject of scrutiny by the public and those that reside in KCMO since it opened. We are not here to debate whether anyone was involved with any one specific thing. The continual reports of trauma and general nuisances out of Rockstar Burgers is enough. Help me in closing down this restaurant, and taking away at least one thing which Brian Smith and associates have utilized to harm, or maim the images of various unnamed people within its walls. This is a community project in relation to the CANCEL ROCKSTAR BURGERS protests happening within the week. Please raise awareness, sign the petition, and support any and all of those hassled and otherwise victimized by Brian Smith and Rockstar Burgers. **Edit 11/29/19** It has repeatedly come to my attention that both KCPD and the FBI are aware of Rockstar Burgers and Brian Smith. While I have nothing to do with either agency and obviously can speak for neither, it is usually rule of thumb to move forward with persons familiar with each the establishment, the owner, and the incidents in question for things such as prosecution. With that said, I do hope something is done with the establishment in question, and do believe with both signatures and protests, as well as calls to the health department, vendors, and other agencies relative to suspected activity will set off a dinamo effect and bring Brian Smith and any co conspirators to justice. Please share. Please show up to events. Please speak up, if it is safe to do so. Thank you everyone involved with the sharing of information, of clarification, and all those with the bravery it takes to change the way our community can operate. Share this petition Mayor's office, Kansas City, Missouri : Shut Down Rockstar Burgers Send a Facebook message Send an email to friends Tweet to your followers Copy linkCopiedCopied share link Today: Stephanie is counting on you Stephanie Cook needs your help with “Mayor's office, Kansas City, Missouri : Shut Down Rockstar Burgers”. Join Stephanie and 11,412 supporters today.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2222
__label__cc	0.569755	0.430245	Search all articles in the Consulting.ca archive. Consulting.ca works with leading consulting firms in Canada. Search within the more than 500 consultancy jobs on Consulting.ca. Accounting 1 Aerospace 2 Automotive 2 Aviation 2 Banking 9 Construction 13 Education 2 Energy 4 Financial Services 7 Food & Beverage 6 Government 22 Healthcare 7 Hospitality & Travel 3 ICT 12 Insurance 11 Manufacturing 2 Maritime 3 Media 4 Mining 5 Non Profit 3 Oil & Gas 8 Online 1 Pension 1 Pharma & Life Sciences 3 Private Equity 2 Public Safety 8 Public Sector 13 Real Estate 2 Retail 8 SME 1 Technology 15 Telecom 1 Transport & Logistics 6 Utilities 4 Change Management 1 Cloud Computing 6 Customer Relationship Management 2 Cyber Security 7 Data Science 7 Digital 28 Engineering 15 ERP Systems 5 Finance 8 Forensic and Litigation 1 Human Resources 16 Innovation 14 IT Architecture 1 IT Strategy 2 Marketing 2 Mergers & Acquisitions 5 Mobile & Apps 2 Outsourcing 1 Payments 1 Pricing 1 Procurement 1 Public Services 1 Recruitment 2 Restructuring 2 Risk & Compliance 3 Software 5 Strategy 2 Supply Chain 5 Sustainability 4 AECOM wins contract to design Gordie Howe International Bridge 13 July 2018 Consulting.ca Global engineering and design consultancy AECOM has been selected as part of a winning consortium to design the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The six-lane, 2.5 km long Detroit-Windsor bridge connection will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. Global engineering and design consultancy AECOM has seen spectacular growth since its inception in 1990. Along the way, the firm has worked on numerous major engineering and infrastructure projects across the world, including the Taizhou Bridge in China and the Etihad railway in the UAE. AECOM employs 87,000 people, and had revenues of $18 billion last year. In addition to providing architectural, design, engineering, and construction services, the firm provides a wider portfolio of offerings that include strategic consulting and IT & cybersecurity services, among others. The company name is an acronym for its core services: architecture, engineering, consulting, operations, and maintenance. AECOM announced this week that it had been selected as part of the Bridging North America Consortium to design the Gordie Howe International Bridge by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). The consortium includes AECOM, as well as number of other firms with a strong track record of carrying out successful major infrastructure projects in Canada and the US: ACS Infrastructure Canada, Dragados Canada, Fluor Canada, RBC Dominion Securities, Carlos Fernandez Casado and FHECOR Ingenieros Consultores, Moriyama & Teshima, and Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects. The $3.7 billion dollar bridge linking Windsor and Detroit will be funded through a public-private partnership. Major construction is expected to start in fall of this year, with an estimated completion date in 2020. The bridge will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, upon completion. “We are honored to have been selected as the designer for this iconic piece of infrastructure, and for the trust WDBA has placed in AECOM and our Bridging North America partners,” commented AECOM Chairman and CEO Michael S. Burke. “Bridges connect, and not only will this project provide a major gateway between Canada and the United States, it will support economic growth through job creation, tourism and trade.” The impetus for building the massive new six-lane bridge is to streamline border traffic in Detroit-Windsor, which is currently serviced by four different crossings. The Detroit-Windsor border accounts for a quarter of US-Canada trade traffic, and the expansive bridge hopes to facilitate the easy flow of goods carried by the 2.6 million trucks crossing the border annually. The Moroun family, owners of the Ambassador Bridge which handles 60% of truck traffic across the Detroit River, have been the most vocal opponents of the project – since it threatens to upend their lucrative family business. AECOM reported that it will be responsible for designing the new six-lane, 2.5 kilometre-long bridge, with an 853-metre main span. The company will also design Canadian and US ports of entry, as well as an interchange and connecting ramps. AECOM has deep expertise in bridge-building, having designed the Taizhou Bridge in China, the world’s first long-span, three-pylon suspension bridge. The firm’s website relates that the Yangtze-spanning bridge is “[c]onsidered the finest example of structural engineering ever built.” “AECOM has delivered some of the most complex, innovative and challenging bridge structures around the world, but this project is about so much more than the infrastructure,” remarked Steve Morriss, president of AECOM’s Design Consulting Services group in the Americas. “AECOM’s vast, global network of architects, planners, engineers, safety specialists, roadway experts, landscapers, interior designers, and dozens of other technical practices will collaborate across borders to bring this symbolic project to life – connecting and serving the local communities, regions, and the world.” Noted Canadian hockey legend Gordie Howe was selected as the namesake of the bridge because he was one of the greatest hockey players in the history of the Detroit Red Wings – and the sport generally. As a Canadian who brought hockey glory to Detroit in the form of four Stanley Cup championships, Howe was a good symbolic choice for the namesake of the Detroit-Windsor bridge. Gordie Howe, known to fans simply as ‘Mr. Hockey,’ passed away in 2016. Rick Moffat joins HKA as partner in Calgary CGI acquires French retailer-focused tech consultancy Meti Oliver Wyman promotes Matthew Poitras to partner PwC sells off practice in Prince George, British Columbia Teneo acquires Montreal-based Hatley Strategy Advisors Accenture Alvarez & Marsal BCG Platinion Boston Consulting Group Deloitte EY KPMG McKinsey & Company Mercer Sionic Artificial Intelligence 9 Big Data 1 Blockchain 5 Compensation & Benefits 2 Crisis 4 Diversity 3 Economy 13 Fraud 1 Housing Market 1 Labour Market 8 Tax 4 Latest news \| Construction SNC-Lavalin quashes rumours of Atkins sale Construction consulting firm J.S. 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__label__wiki	0.818988	0.818988	Home The Beats Civil Rights Lawmakers shoot down bill that could have allowed religious student groups state... Lawmakers shoot down bill that could have allowed religious student groups state money Shelby Kinney-Lang [dropcap]S[/dropcap]tate lawmakers have narrowly killed a bill that would have freed up state money to religious student groups – even those demonstrating prejudice in picking their leaders. The measure, House Bill 14-1048, would have prevented universities from enforcing non-discrimination requirements for religious groups seeking state funding and other resources available to student organizations. It was introduced in response to percieved discriminatory policies by universities nationwide against how religious groups are allowed to run.The bill was sponsored by Republican Rep. Kevin Priola and Democrat Sen. Lois Tochtrop. As Priola put it, the bill would have ensured religious student groups in Colorado universities could “thrive” and are “protected.” As proposed, a public institution of higher education would have been unable to deny a “benefit otherwise available to another student group based solely on the religious student group’s requirement that its leaders adhere to the group’s sincerely held religious beliefs or standards of conduct.” In other words, if a religious group at CU-Boulder only permitted straight leaders, the bill would have allowed that group access to tax dollars. Supporters who testified in favor of the bill argued that there was a national movement to choke the ability of religious student groups to determine their own leadership. They were concerned that university policies were driving certain religious organizations off campuses. After a robust discussion, a majority of House Education Committee members weren’t convinced university discrimination against student religious groups is a problem in Colorado. In a 4-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Christian Legal Society v. Martinez, the court affirmed that a public university is not in violation of the First Amendment if it enforces non-discriminatory policies for official student groups, even if those groups have religious affiliations. The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado’s Executive Director Nathan Woodliff-Stanely argued before the House committee that the “bill essentially seeks to circumvent that ruling.” “Students are free to believe what they wish, but discriminatory conduct does not have to be supported and recognized,” Woodliff-Stanely said. “Any mandates on group conduct should be to prevent discrimination, not to allow or promote it.” Read Woodliff-Stanely’s entire statement on the ACLU website. The committee voted to postpone the bill indefinitely. [Image via monoglot] Christian Legal Society v. Martinez first admendment Has worked for media nonprofit Free Press and interned at The Nation. He studied at UMass Amherst and at Oxford. He's from Laramie, Wyoming. skinneylang@www.coloradoindependent.com \| @ShelbKL On fifth try in five years, Colorado lawmakers move to ban gay conversion therapy Littwin: Supreme Court boldly decides the Masterpiece cake case by not really deciding at all Judge jails defense investigator after she refuses to testify in death penalty case, citing her religious beliefs This story is an affront to basic journalistic practices, not to mention ethics. The supporters of the bill were not seeking to “circumvent” the SCOTUS ruling. They were, in fact, asking they be allowed to elect leaders who actually believed and supported the values of their organization. One OPPONENT of the bill was even asked if it would be okay for a straight Baptist minister to be head of the CU-Boulder GLBT group. The student said, “Absolutely, so long as his values didn’t conflict.” How did anyone associated with publishing this story pass Intro to Journalism?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2236
__label__wiki	0.821192	0.821192	Langley East MLA Rich Coleman has apologized for comments he made in the B.C. Legislature Thursday. Rich Coleman apologizes for comparing ALR rule changes to Nazi oppression Rich Coleman was speaking on a bill that changes farmland regulations Matthew Claxton May. 3, 2019 11:15 a.m. Langley East Liberal MLA Rich Coleman apologized Thursday after he compared a bill modifying rules in the ALR to the Nazi restrictions on the rights of Jews in the 1940s. “I’ve been here for 23 years, and I’ve never seen a more bigoted piece of legislation come before this House,” Coleman said during debate on Bill 15, a piece of legislation that will make some major amendments to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) and rules on removing land from the Agricultural Land Reserve. “Particularly on a day like today,” Coleman said of Bill 15. “On a day like today when we witness people whose rights were taken apart and taken away from them in the 1940s.” Coleman’s speech resulted in a great deal of heckling, including one unidentified member who shouted “This is embarrassing.” Deputy Speaker Raj Chouhan had to repeatedly call for quiet. “Maybe these guys will get some compassion for humanity, I doubt they will,” Coleman said of the NDP. The legislation will change the way petitions to remove land from the ALR work. If Bill 15 passes, individual property owners will no longer be able to apply for exclusions from the ALR on their own behalf. Instead, local municipal governments, First Nations, or the province itself will have to put the applications before the ALC. Coleman was one of several Liberals to oppose the bill during Thursday’s debate, with accusations flying from the Liberals that farmers are no longer considered people under the legislation. The Legislature had discussed the Holocaust earlier in the day, as Holocaust Memorial Day was recognized in the chamber. Reaction was swift, not only from immediate heckling but from NDP MLAs taking to Twitter, including Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville. To be clear, I apologize without reservation gor drawing the parallel I did earlier today. The Holocaust is a unique historical evil event that must be recognized in order to be remembered. #NeverAgain — Rich Coleman (@colemancountry) May 3, 2019 “The opposition expressed through the member for Langley East is hyperbolic, not based on fact, emotionally driven, perhaps purposefully inflaming,” said Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast. Simons noted Coleman’s references to Holocaust Memorial Day. “I find that insulting,” Simons said. “I have stronger words that I perhaps need to speak to the member. I certainly hope, I certainly hope he wasn’t drawing a comparison between the language that we’ve included in the bill to protect agriculture land, with horrors of previous governments that erode entire communities’ rights.” Simons said the opposition to what he called essentially a matter of zoning has been over the top. Coleman apologized on Twitter Thursday evening. This afternoon I spoke to a Bill that I feel erodes the rights of farmers. Because of the emotion of today I drew an analogy was insensitive, I apologize to anyone who took offence. @BCLiberalCaucus @bcliberals @bcndp Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson also noted it was inappropriate, without naming Coleman. Drawing parallels between discriminatory legislation and the Holocaust is absolutely inappropriate and on behalf of the BC Liberal Caucus we reject any comparisons. See full statement below:https://t.co/mzQtSIEkSs — Andrew Wilkinson (@Wilkinson4BC) May 3, 2019 Fish processor in northern B.C. to be audited after reports of illegal bartering Victoria man ready to sell 600 bottles of collector beer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2237
__label__cc	0.708253	0.291747	Home Business Westborough’s Dairy Queen awarded $5,000 Westborough Newsletter Westborough’s Dairy Queen awarded $5,000 Bonnie Adams By Bonnie Adams, Managing Editor Westborough – A family friendly restaurant, Dairy Queen, will be making some improvements to its 18 Summer St. property, thanks to a grant from the Westborough Economic Development Committee (EDC). At the EDC’s Dec. 4 meeting, the committee approved a grant of $5,000 after reviewing the request from Dairy Queen manager Margo Murphy. She noted that the restaurant wanted to make the property even more accommodating for customers, by replacing the existing tables and chairs with picnic tables, as well as making some landscaping changes. “We really want this to be a more enjoyable place for people to hang out,” she added. They would also use the grant money to purchase a freezer that could store ice cream cakes, something they do not have at the current time. After a brief discussion, the EDC approved the request of $5,000. Grants are awarded by the EDC’s Small Business Grant Assistance Program to provide financial assistance to businesses and to stimulate investment in vacant or underutilized commercial space in the town of Westborough. The program was approved by Westborough Town Meeting voters for up to $25,000 in a fiscal year. The EDC will issue grants that cover up to the approved project costs (up to $5,000). If the proposed funding project is used for rental assistance, the EDC will issue rental assistance grants to new businesses for their first six months of rent (up to $5,000). https://edc.town.westborough.ma.us/services/pages/small-business-grant-assistance-program EDC’s Small Business Grant Assistance Program Margo Murphy Westborough Economic Development Committee Previous articleCelebrating the holidays with a historical twist in Westborough Next articleUnder pressure to meet demand Bonnie Adams has been a reporter for the last twenty years, nine of those with the Community Advocate and the last seven also as Managing Editor. She is also the Managing Editor of the Fifty Plus Advocate. She covers municipal and business stories as well as human interest features. She can be reached at 508-366-5500, ext. 14 or [email protected] Byline Stories - News Town manager presents mid-year fiscal update to board Henry sworn in as new Northborough police officer Retiring Hudson police chief reflects on changing police job description over career Girl Scout cookie time in Northborough Westborough wastewater treatment plant honored for safety, reliability Shrewsbury’s new firefighters are excited to learn the ropes before going out to serve Which Newsletter Would You Like to Receive: Marlborough/Hudson Updates Northborough/Southborough Updates Shrewsbury Updates Westborough Updates New director helped write the book	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2240
__label__wiki	0.893709	0.893709	Norm Macdonald tweets up a storm of behind-the-scenes tidbits about ‘SNL’ anniversary show This tweetstorm is worth reading in its entirety. Norm Macdonald/YouTube Michelle Jaworski— 2015-02-19 11:18 am \| Last updated 2015-12-11 10:50 am The Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special was a surreal and nostalgic night, hiccups and creative choices aside. But the anniversary show existed on a completely different level for those involved with it. Jimmy Fallon touched on it a little as he told his audience about the afterparty, but it was Norm Macdonald who gave people a firsthand look at what it was like to put the show together. Macdonald’s length Wednesday night Twitter narrative began with a simple statement that soon expanded in to so much more. (Sorry, this embed was not found.) Things started out calmly when Macdonald began working on the 40th anniversary special the Monday before it aired. People were exhausted but relaxed. He mainly worked with Steve Higgins—who people will recognize as Fallon’s sidekick on The Tonight Show. Things got interesting when Macdonald began discussing the expectations for the show’s Celebrity Jeopardy sketch. In case you forgot what that looked like, here it is. That sketch ended up as one of the show’s most discussed moments, but it took a lot of work to get there, as Macdonald explained over the course of several hours. Celebrity Jeopardy usually worked because it was limited to Alex Trebek, Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds, and one other celebrity impression (the best was Tom Hanks’ dumb Tom Hanks, who understood that it was more than an impression). For last Sunday’s supersized SNL, however, the showrunners wanted even more celebrities. But Celebrity Jeopardy wasn’t about impressions, Macdonald tweeted. It was about hope. Macdonald and Higgins struggled with how to make it work, until finally it hit them. With the special being Eddie Murphy’s first SNL appearance in 30 years, they wanted to get him involved. During the five years that Lorne Michaels left SNL, Murphy held the entire show together. His triumphant return came to them in a bout of pure genius. Macdonald asked their mutual friend Brett Ratner to convince Murphy to play Bill Cosby in Celebrity Jeopardy. That didn’t really go anywhere at first, but Murphy never outright said no. Meanwhile, Macdonald tried helping Mike Myers and Dana Carvey write the “Wayne’s World” sketch, and during that time Rolling Stone’s ultimate SNL ranking article came out. Macdonald kept asking who was writing “Weekend Update” and worried about the possibility of Bill Murray not showing up. On Twitter, he noted that “it was just like the old days.” In the hours leading up to the show, Macdonald and his son ended up in the middle of a jam session with Sir Paul McCartney when Murphy showed up. He needed no introduction. This insight into the 40th anniversary special makes its awkward tribute to Murphy feel even more jilted. But it was, as Macdonald noted again, “quite a week.” Screengrab via Norm Macdonald/YouTube Michelle Jaworski Michelle Jaworski is a staff writer and the resident Game of Thrones expert at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has brought her knowledge to conventions like Con of Thrones. She is based in New Jersey. Alex Trebek Bill Cosby Celebrity Jeopardy Eddie Murphy Norm Macdonald Saturday Night Live Sean Connery Steve Higgins	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2244
__label__cc	0.582487	0.417513	Scots woman's home visited by police 12 hours before she was found dead Neighbours told the officers they had heard someone moving around inside the previous evening, which led them to assume she was alive and inside. Lucinda Cameron The police watchdog investigated after the death of the Ayrshire woman (Image: PA) An Ayrshire woman was found dead in her home 12 hours after police first went to the property to investigate her whereabouts, the police watchdog has found. Officers first went to the property on the afternoon of December 28, 2018 following a report of concern for the 38-year-old, but they could not establish whether anyone was at home. The Police Investigation & Review Commissioner (Pirc) report said neighbours told the officers they had heard someone moving around inside the previous evening, which led them to assume she was alive and inside. However when night-shift officers went to the property in the early hours of December 29, they looked through a gap in the blinds next to the front door and saw the upper body of a woman on the floor behind the front door. Man in critical condition after 'casualty on the tracks' incident at Glasgow subway They forced entry to the house and found the woman to be unresponsive. She was pronounced dead by a paramedic a short time later. The Pirc report found a missing person report should have been created after the officers who first attended could not trace her, and that should have resulted in her home being searched. However the watchdog found it was unlikely the death could have been prevented if officers had forced entry to the property earlier. It also said the officers who initially attended conducted "appropriate inquiries to locate the woman". Assistant Chief Constable John Hawkins called it a "tragic death" (Image: Daily Record) The report said: "Entry was forced to the woman's home some 12 hours after the police initially attended at the house. "It is unlikely if the initial attending officers had forced entry to the house on their arrival that the woman's death could have been prevented." The report said the cause of death was the combined adverse effects of multiple use of drugs. Pirc said police have implemented a number of recommendations made in the report. Third Celtic fan stabbed in Rome after Hoops win against Lazio The recommendations include reminding officers of procedures to follow in missing person cases, and refreshing staff in the area control room on the importance of providing officers with all relevant information. Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable John Hawkins said: "This was a tragic death and our thoughts remain with the woman's family and friends. "As noted by the Pirc, we have implemented the commissioner's recommendations. "We are introducing a new approach to call assessment to ensure we can provide better service to the public by taking more information from the caller so that we can make a more robust assessment of risk, threat and harm and vulnerability to ensure every caller gets the right response." Monklands HospitalMonklands Hospital: site designs earn praise from politiciansAirdrie representatives Neil Gray and Alex Neil are impressed by the "digital hospital" visualisations Monklands HospitalBusy winter at Monklands Hospital emergency departmentResidents are being asked to make use of community health services to ease pressure on busy A&Es Police ScotlandPolice hunt masked men who robbed woman in her own homeThe incident took place at 9.40am on Tuesday, January 14. Hibernian FCThe 6 Hibs centre back transfer options to help fill Ryan Porteous injury voidThe Scotland Under 21 centre back needs another knee op but do Hibs need another defender? Burns NightIngredient of the Week: Scotch Beef PGISlow cooked shin of beef is delicious for dinner and easy on the wallet, says Justin Maule, owner and chef of Wild Fig in East Kilbride.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2245
__label__wiki	0.847136	0.847136	Abbott’s Refugee Ban Concerns Dallas Organizations Moving on Up: A Project to Place Public Housing Tenants in Better Neighborhoods Gets a... Susan Hawk Ouster Attempt Is Finished. She Keeps Her Job. Stephen Young \| January 8, 2016 \| 3:47pm Susan Hawk, dogged since fall with the possibility of being kicked out of her job as Dallas County district attorney, will stay in office. Semi-retired Judge David Peeples ruled that a lawsuit filed by a former employee seeking to remove Hawk will not go forward. His ruling cannot be appealed. The suit, filed by fired Dallas County prosecutor Cindy Stormer in October, claimed she was incapable of properly performing her duties because of delusional and erratic behavior. Hawk and her attorneys have argued that her behavior before a lengthy, unannounced absence this summer, and the absence itself, have no bearing on her ability to do her job now or in the future. Her alleged delusional behavior — witnesses say she thought her phone and computer where being monitored, and she accused former top assistant Bill Wirskye of breaking into her home to steal illicit photos — had no bearing on the case now. She sought treatment, they say, and has recovered from the crippling depression that caused her to miss work for nearly three months. "The evidence, which is undisputed, is that she is better and that she is fine," attorney Doug Alexander said of Hawk during the hearing. Former Top Assistants Describe Susan Hawk's Erratic Behavior Dallas County Names Potential Prosecutors in Susan Hawk Removal Case Anything Is Possible With Susan Hawk's Removal Trial Alexander compared Hawk and Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Abbott, who is a paraplegic, might not have been able to function as governor in 1879, when the removal statute that was being used against Hawk was written, but he can function fine in the office today. Same goes for Hawk, Alexander argued. A hundred years ago, her mental illness might have been a bar to her serving. Today, she just needs treatment. Ellis County District Attorney Patrick Wilson, appointed by the Dallas County Commissioner's Court to represent the state in the suit against Hawk, told Peeples a jury should be allowed to evaluate the competing claims about Hawk's fitness for office. Current district attorney's office employees filed affidavits that said Hawk was doing her job just fine, and that removing or suspending her would damage the office. Former employees, including Wirskye, filed statements documenting paranoia, threats and incompetence. Wilson talked about Hawk's abuse of prescription drugs — she went to rehab during her 2014 campaign against then incumbent district attorney Craig Watkins — and said that the "narrative" that Hawk was simply suffering from depression amounted to a PR campaign. After the hearing, Hawk admitted to being emotional at Peeples' decision. "Of course I’m emotional. Just having this behind me, behind all of us. It was like a black cloud that’s over our office. It needs to go away because we are doing fantastic things,” she said. Wilson was OK with the ruling. "I don't have any qualms with this decision," he said. "This is Dallas' problem, not mine, and I'm happy to go home." Stephen Young has written about Dallas news for the Observer since 2014. He's a Dallas native and a graduate of the University of North Texas. Former UTA Student Sues Fraternity After Hazing Incident... Astros Mess Is Going to Benefit Someone, But Probably Not the... About 20% of City’s Short-Term Rentals Are Paying Required Tax As They’re Sworn In, No Signs Texas Senators Are Taking...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2249
__label__wiki	0.801186	0.801186	REB to set up 50 new power substations Published at 10:00 am May 15th, 2013 The Rural Electrification Board (REB) is going to build 50 new substations and upgrade 30 existing ones under 33 Palli Biddyut Samities (PBSs) in four divisions of the country at an estimated cost of Tk4.16bn, an official said. "The proposal for the four JICA-funded projects will be placed at the next cabinet committee on public purchase," said a senior official of the power division. He said as local banks are not interested to invest in the power sector, REB has taken a loan with high interest from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). As per the proposal, the REB (rural electrification boards) will enhance the capacity of 30 existing substations under 19 PBSs from 5mva to 10mva, at an estimated cost of $18.2 million. JICA will finance the project in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna and Barisal divisions in the next fiscal year. The power division is likely to award the contract to the lowest bidder, Energy Pac consortium. Energy Pac, a leading power engineering company in Bangladesh, has sought $13.4m, while the nearest bidder, CCC China sought $20.5m. The PBS proposals also include construction of 23 new substations in Rajshahi zone at a cost of Tk1.13bn, 12 substations in Rangpur and 15 substations in Khulna and Barisal zones, costing about Tk708m and Tk720m respectively. Energypac and Siemens Ltd, India is likely to be awarded the construction contracts, according to the proposals.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2252
__label__wiki	0.942287	0.942287	Ethnicity pay gap: Bangladeshi workers lowest paid in UK Tribune Desk A worker looks at their phone as they walk past The Gherkin, Lloyds, and other office buildings in the City of London, Britain November 13, 2018 Reuters Bangladeshi and Pakistani workers earned 20.2% and 16.9% per hour including overtime less than their White British colleagues in 2018, while Black, African, Caribbean or Black British workers’ hourly pay was 9.2% less Bangladeshi workers have lowest hourly pay in UK, earning around a fifth less than White British employees, according to new figures revealing the extent of the ethnicity pay gap, reports The Guardian. The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) analysis of pay data found many South Asian workers were significantly worse off than those from other ethnic backgrounds. Bangladeshi and Pakistani workers earned 20.2% and 16.9% per hour including overtime less than their White British colleagues in 2018, while Black, African, Caribbean or Black British workers’ hourly pay was 9.2% less. This meant the median hourly wage for a Bangladeshi worker was £9.60, compared with £12.03 for a White British employee. However, White British workers did not received the highest average hourly wage: those from a Chinese background earned 30.9% more than White British staff followed by Indian workers, who earned 12% more per hour. Chinese workers earned £15.75 an hour last year, on average. The ONS used Annual Population Survey data to calculate the difference between the average hourly earnings of 10 broad ethnic groups. For instance, the difference for the Bangladeshi ethnic group compared with white British workers was 3.1% among 16- to 30-year-olds but 27.9% for those over 30 Guardian People aged 16 to 30 from ethnic minority groups tended to have narrower pay gaps than older ethnic minority groups. For instance, the difference for the Bangladeshi ethnic group compared with white British workers was 3.1% among 16- to 30-year-olds but 27.9% for those over 30. The ONS said this could mean second-generation migrants were performing better than their parents in terms of pay or it could point to earnings progression varying between different ethnic groups. Finally it is good to see that ethnicity #paygap is being taken seriously and companies have done a BAME audit. The intersectionality in #genderpaygap has to be considered to include different marginalised groups. https://t.co/lnurlQIBy2 — The 50% Foundation (@50PercentProj) July 10, 2019 Women in the Pakistani and Bangladeshi ethnic groups were significantly less likely to be in the labour force than those in other ethnic groups. The ONS suggested this could be a result of “cultural differences” as 38.1% of women from a Bangladeshi ethnic group and 32.1% of women from a Pakistani ethnic group were found to be inactive because they were looking after their family or home. Dr Zubaida Haque, the deputy director of the Runnymede Trust race equality thinktank, said: “The key message is your race still dictates how much you get paid in this country. It goes against our values of social mobility and equality of opportunity. The problem is that as well as getting companies to publish the gap you have to legally ask them to publish plans as to how they are going to close that gap. Otherwise, to be honest, nothing’s going to happen.” Haque said she had reservations about the ONS’s methodology but welcomed the fact it had addressed the issue and urged the government to swiftly implement mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting, as mooted by Theresa May last year. 224 more Bangladeshi workers deported from Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia deports another batch of Bangladeshi workers Ship-breaking industry: Minimum wage still a far cry UK Labour Leader Corbyn announces he will step down Tulip Siddiq, Rushanara Ali, Rupa Huq, Apsana Begum all win UK vote gives Irish nationalists hope for historic gains Bangladeshi workers	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2253
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__label__wiki	0.791081	0.791081	Bold New Works Bold New Musical Voices Licensing Bold New Works Technical Theater Program 2019-20 Season > Madeline's Christmas 2019 Holiday Cabaret Series 2020 Passport Series Cinderella's Dream Always Patsy Cline Summer Cabaret Series Learning Theater Ensemble Playwriting Workshop Audition Workshop Musical Theater Training Learning Theater Studio Current Learning Theater Participants Creative Cauldron Presents Charlotte's Web CONTACT: Elizabeth Meade emeade@creativecauldron.org Creative Cauldron Presents Musical Adaptation of E.B. White Classic Charlotte’s Web May 24 through June 17 Falls Church, VA – Creative Cauldron presents a beguiling new version of E.B. White’s beloved classic story Charlotte’s Web with music and lyrics by Broadway composer Charles Strouse (Annie, Bye Bye Birdie) and a book adapted by national award-winning playwright, Joseph Robinette. E.B. White’s classic tells the story of Wilbur, a little pig who becomes famous with the help of his clever friend Charlotte the spider and their animal friends. The beautiful lessons of friendship and loyalty embedded in the story have made this tale one of the most famous classics of children’s literature. Press night for Charlotte’s Web is Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 8:00 PM at ArtSpace Falls Church, 410 South Maple Avenue, Falls Church, VA. Charlotte’s Web is directed by Matt Conner and features a professional cast that includes Will Stevenson as Wilbur and Abby Middleton as Charlotte. Stevenson appeared last season as Captain Crewe/Carrisford in A Little Princess, and Abby appeared as Diane de Poitier in The Mistress Cycle. Stevenson’s other roles at Creative Cauldron include Fagin in Oliver Twist (2016) and Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol Memory (2017). He has appeared regionally as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd at Red Branch Theatre and Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit at Adventure Theatre. Middleton’s regional credits include: Magnolia in Showboat at Toby’s Dinner Theatre and Some Enchanted Evening at Riverside Dinner Theatre. Sophia Manicone will play the role of Fern Arable, the precocious young girl who intervenes and saves Wilbur from the ax. Manicone appeared last season as Tina Denmark in Ruthless the Musical, and as the granddaughter in the world premiere musical Kaleidoscope. She received a 2017 WATCH nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her role as Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird at Providence Players. Fern’s mother (Martha Arable) will be played by Izzy Smelkinson and her father (John Arable) will be played by Sylvern Groomes Jr. Smelkinson made her debut last season as the irascible Miss Minchin in A Little Princess. Groomes recently appeared as Nick in Alexander and The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at Adventure Theatre, and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber at Riverside Center for the Arts. Fern’s aunt and uncle, Homer and Edith Zuckerman will be played by Garrett Matthews and Anna Philips Brown. Matthews has been a regular performer with the In Series professional cabarets and recently appeared as Oliver in the Rainbow Theatre’s production of The Doma Diaries. Brown is a student in the musical theatre program at Catholic University who is currently appearing as Aunt March in Little Women. She claimed the title of first runner up in Signature Theatre’s “Signature Voice” program in 2016. Participants from Creative Cauldron’s Musical Theater pre-professional training program will play ensemble roles in Charlotte’s Web. After an eight-week workshop process that provides instruction in dance, voice and acting technique, participants are then invited to join the professional cast of Creative Cauldron’s final production of the season. The program was launched last season with The Wizard of Oz. Ensemble members include: Madeline Aldana, Morgan Beltson, Libby Brooke, Miri Brooke, Talia Cutler, Mai Gabra, Leif Hernandez, Emma Hill, Nora Hill, Alyson Kentner-Leary, Amelia Magee, Constance Meade, Alessandra Simmons-Robles, Gabriela Simmons-Robles, Owen Thiebert and Arianna Vargas. Helen Hayes Award nominated director Matt Conner (The Turn of the Screw and Blues in the Night) will be joined on the creative team by resident scenic, costume and puppet designer Margie Jervis, Lighting Designer, Lynn Joslin and Music Director, Amy Conley. Tickets for Charlotte’s Web can be purchased at creativecauldron.org or by calling 703-436-9948. Who/What: Creative Cauldron’s Musical production Charlotte’s Web Based on the book by E.B. White Adapted by Joseph Robinette Music and Lyrics by Charles Strouse When: May 24 through June 17, 2018 Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm Press Night is Saturday, May 26 at 8 pm Where: Creative Cauldron at ArtSpace Falls Church 410 South Maple Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046 Ticket Info: Adults: $30\| Seniors/Military: $26 \|Students $20 Groups of 10 or more $18 Children under 12 $15 www.creativecauldron.org or 703-436-9948 Free Parking is available in the 410 and 400 South Maple Building Garages About Creative Cauldron Creative Cauldron is an award-winning non-profit theater and educational arts organization whose innovative programs in the performing and visual arts embody collaboration, experimentation and community engagement. Creative Cauldron was founded by Producing Director Laura Connors Hull in 2002. In June of 2009, Creative Cauldron acquired a permanent home in ArtSpace Falls Church, a 3,000 square foot flexible arts space that provides a venue for year-round classes, live performances of theater, music and dance and visual art exhibits. Programs are presented in part through grants from the Virginia Commission for the Arts, The National Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Council of Fairfax County, the City of Falls Church and the Little City CATCH Foundation. Generous corporate and individual sponsors also support creative Cauldron’s programs. Happening at Creative Cauldron Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for more instant updates about events and exclusive behind the scenes looks 410 South Maple Avenue	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2258
__label__cc	0.565114	0.434886	Broadstone CEO's secrets to success Amy Tait, who won in the “leadership” special category, shares her secrets to success. Broadstone CEO's secrets to success Amy Tait, who won in the “leadership” special category, shares her secrets to success. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/2oG0oIS Mary Chao, @marychaostyle Published 7:55 p.m. ET April 6, 2017 \| Updated 8:07 p.m. ET April 6, 2017 Amy Tait is CEO and Chairman of Broadstone Real Estate.(Photo: TINA MACINTYRE-YEE, Tina MacIntyre-Yee/@tyee23/staff) Amy Tait is one of several winners in the “Special Awards” category, which recognizes companies and managers who create good working environments. Tait, who won in the “leadership” category, shares some of her secrets to success. It’s a rare day when Amy Tait isn’t on the go. As chairman and CEO of Broadstone Real Estate, a diversified real estate investment firm with over 2,000 shareholders, Tait regularly travels for business, but also pleasure. Tait and her husband, Bob, own a country estate with alpacas in Canandaigua as well as their East Avenue home that’s minutes from her downtown office. High above the Rochester city skyline in her company’s Clinton Square headquarters downtown, Tait reflects on her decade in business at Broadstone Real Estate. She credits her father, Norman Leenhouts, who recently passed away at the age of 81, with mentoring her in the real estate business. The other key ingredient to the firm’s success, she said, is the people: “The team is extraordinary.” A self-described quantitative nerd who was painfully shy in her youth, Tait projects self-assured confidence in leading her team on new strategic investments in residential and commercial real estate. We caught up with Tait, who shared her thoughts on leadership and business growth, at Broadstone Real Estate. Tell me how you got into the real estate business. Real estate was “in our family” when I was growing up. While I had not initially planned to make it my career, after graduating with a degree in civil engineering, I went into a commercial banking management training program in New York City. Upon completion of their program, I was assigned to their real estate finance division and overseeing major development projects and hundreds of millions of dollars of construction loans. My father and I started having fun talking about our respective real estate transactions, and eventually he lured me home to join the family real estate business. How was Broadstone founded? Broadstone was founded in 2006, initially to manage some of the commercial properties in Rochester that we had acquired or developed prior to forming Home Properties and taking it public in 1994. With that as our base, we started looking for ways that our family could expand beyond Rochester to diversify our real estate investments by geography and industry. So, we started buying net leased commercial properties around the country. Eventually, we saw so many compelling opportunities that we started inviting other friends and family members to join us. We now have over 2,000 investors from all over the country and several other continents. Where did you attend school and what did you major in? Did it help you in your current role? After graduating from Penfield High School, I went to Princeton, where I got my BSE in civil engineering. Upon returning to Rochester, I went through the Simon School Executive Development Program to obtain my MBA. In my current role, I must admit that I have little need to solve differential calculus equations or prepare linear regression models. The primary benefit that I received from both programs was to think logically to approach problems and opportunities, and to consistently challenge myself to keep learning and growing. How did your father influence you as a business leader? I had the benefit of working side-by-side with my father for over three decades. We thought a lot alike and agreed on almost every business decision. He exemplified “servant leadership,” and our employees and investors were always placed first. Being fair, considerate and ethical was just our natural way of working. How would you describe your management style? While I am happy to roll up my sleeves and dig into details and could sometimes be accused of “micromanaging,” I also know when to step back and trust and empower the great team around me. I see my most important role is to “inspire” rather than to “manage” people. What is it like working with your father and husband? My father passed away in January. While we all miss him, our organization had been preparing for this eventuality for several years. My father’s legacy continues through the balance of entrepreneurship and discipline that has helped Home Properties, and now Broadstone, to grow. My husband, Bob, has now mostly retired from Broadstone but continues to have significant responsibilities in the community and at home. We are fabulous complementary partners in work and in life, as I tend to think about the long-term vision, and he makes sure that the practical day-to-day requirements are met. What type of work environment is Broadstone? We now have over 80 employees, including 58 in our headquarters office. It is a smart and well-educated group, with over 20 MBAs and many other advanced degrees in law and accounting. We have an ownership mentality, with everyone owning a part of the business. How do you show your appreciation to your staffers? We do have a lot of employee and family events, ranging from our alpaca-shearing day at the farm, our romantic and fun Valentine’s Day dinners with spouses/significant others, summer picnics, themed monthly happy hours, and even bonfires. Our team works very hard, and we appreciate that the entire families are part of our success. Do you offer any profit sharing or other bonuses? Yes, we have had a very successful profit-sharing plan that also included participation in the value creation of our business. When we brought in a private-equity firm two years ago as a partner in our business, the estimated value of everyone’s shares generated significant net worth for our employees. They all receive quarterly distributions now that are a meaningful part of their compensation. How do you reward your employees? There are so many ways. In addition to the financial rewards, it is exciting to work with a smart team, with stimulating work and huge opportunities for growth and advancement, as Broadstone continues to grow and develop new offerings for our investors. What would be the most important attribute you look for in an employee? Smart, ambitious, responsible, flexible and someone that you would enjoy having dinner with — as we do work long hours and travel a lot. How would you describe the culture at Broadstone? I consider our employees to be our “extended families,” so we continue to build a family culture that is entrepreneurial, cooperative, smart and energized for growth. As a team, we make a point to celebrate milestones and accomplishments, and enjoy a culture where everyone is willing to step in to lend a hand and support one another when needed. ►List of 2017 Top Workplaces ►Rochester workers rally for top workplaces ►Large workplace winner: Hilton schools ►Midsize workplace winner: Bonadio Group ►Small workplace winner: Brighton Securities ►How the winners are chosen ►5 keys to a better workplace ►Job flexibility most important to workers Read or Share this story: http://on.rocne.ws/2oG0oIS Pier 1 to close in Greece and Henrietta How much house can you get for under $150K in Monroe County? Early college decision could cost you $100,000 but help you beat the odds Wegmans to build $175M distribution campus in Virginia, create 700 jobs ThaiYada authentic Thai restaurant opens in East End Murphy's Law closing on Empire Boulevard	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2262
__label__wiki	0.931138	0.931138	Girl Scout to Kellogg's: Treat cookie makers better Lily DeRosia of North Chili wants to ease working conditions for Girl Scout cookie makers. Girl Scout to Kellogg's: Treat cookie makers better Lily DeRosia of North Chili wants to ease working conditions for Girl Scout cookie makers. Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/1G3MBKv David Andreatta, @david_andreatta Published 7:05 p.m. ET March 5, 2015 \| Updated 5:05 p.m. ET March 6, 2015 Girl Scout Lily DeRosia, 8, of North Chili, pens a letter to Kellogg’s after reading of Girl Scout cookie makers’ complaints about their working conditions.(Photo: Courtesy of Melissa DeRosia) Girl Scout Law demands that scouts do their best to be "honest and fair," "considerate and caring," and "make the world a better place." So that's what 8-year-old Lily DeRosia of North Chili set out to do when she penned a letter to Kellogg's telling the company to change working conditions for Girl Scout cookie makers who have complained of excessive overtime at their Kentucky factory. "We believe that all people should be treated fairly. We want to sell cookies made by a company that cares about their workers," she wrote on behalf of herself and the members of Girl Scout Troop 60509. "You should change this. It would make the world a better world to live in." Lily, a third-grader at Chestnut Ridge Elementary School, was moved to write the letter after reading an article about workers' complaints published by USA Today and circulated in the Democrat and Chronicle on Feb. 22. The next day, she spoke to her troop about the matter and invited girls to sign a petition that was later mailed to Kellogg's CEO John Bryant at the company's Battle Creek, Michigan, headquarters. "She's very justice minded," said her mother, Melissa DeRosia, the pastor of Gates Presbyterian Church. "She read that article and, from the perspective that it was written, felt that (the working conditions) weren't fair." Kellogg's spokeswoman Kris Charles said in an email to the Louisville Courier-Journal, which first reported Lily's letter after spotting it on social media, that the company had not received the missive but that "we do appreciate their concerns about our workforce." Charles added that the company is recruiting employees to cover the workload at the plant. DeRosia said Lily did "pretty well" selling Girl Scout cookies this season, and noted that the boxes shipped to her troop were manufactured in Virginia. "We had to have a talk about Kellogg's and contracting out," DeRosia said. DANDREATTA@Gannett.com Twitter.com/david_andreatta Read or Share this story: http://on.rocne.ws/1G3MBKv	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2263
__label__wiki	0.899252	0.899252	Home / Art & Culture / Culture Watch Culture Watch Fabergé Fauna At the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore In 1882, Czarina Maria Feodorovna bought a pair of cicada-shaped cufflinks created by the young jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé and launched a legendary career. Fabergé, of course, has been immortalized for his Imperial Easter eggs and unparalleled objects of fantasy, but he and his 500 craftsmen also produced hundreds of lesser-known miniature animals: a jasper anteater, a rock-crystal polar bear, a ladybug box in gold, enamel, and diamonds, a nephrite and diamond chameleon. More than 100 such treasures will be on view together for the first time in The Fabergé Menagerie, at the Walters Art Museum, in Baltimore, beginning February 13. Explore More in Culture Watch The Company That Promised a One-way Ticket To Mars Has Declared Bankruptcy King Tut's Tomb Restored After 10 Year Process The Best Cultural Events to Get You in the Fall Spirit	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2264
__label__wiki	0.926222	0.926222	Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School Find out how Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School rates compared to other primary schools in Derbyshire with our school ratings Derbyshire Live Sign up to FREE daily email alerts from DerbyshireLive - Daily Here Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School, Main Street, Kirk Ireton, Ashbourne, DE6 3LD, is put into focus to show its scores in relation to other schools in the area. Main Street, Kirk Ireton, Ashbourne, DE6 3LD The open date and status above indicate when Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School opened or when it changed to its most recent incarnation, with a number of schools converting to academies in recent years. Where schools have changed type recently, data for previous years covering their previous incarnation is included below as well - so a school may have a status of New due to converting to an academy but have data for previous years prior to conversion. What type of school is Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School? Voluntary Controlled School Overall Stars 3 1 2 Overall Score 48.2 36.6 44.6 England Rank 6,963 12,354 9,107 Local Rank 103 208 156 Data missing (out of 42) 18 How Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School scores on each indicator. Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School has been rated as Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection. How does Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School perform on each of the areas inspected by Ofsted? As of September 2012, a score of 3 changed from indicating Satisfactory to Requires Improvement. In 2019, 71% of pupils at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. How have pupils at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School done in assessments at the end of Key Stage 2 and how does it compare to local authority and national averages? While pupils are generally aiming to be working at the expected level in reading, writing and maths, what proportion of children at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School had a high score in reading and maths and were working at greater depth in writing, and how does this compare to performance at local and national level? How do children at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School with different levels of attainment at Key Stage 1 and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds perform in terms of reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths? How does the % of boys and girls at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths compare to the national average? What is the pupil:teacher ratio at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School and how does it compare to the national average? At Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School, pupils had an average progress score in maths in 2019 that was -4.8 compared to the national average of 0. At Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School, pupils had an average progress score in reading in 2019 that was -1.2 compared to the national average of 0. At Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School, pupils had an average progress score in writing in 2019 that was -3.1 compared to the national average of 0. In 2017/18, the most recent full school year, 2.4% of half-day sessions were missed by pupils at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School. Nationally, primary school pupils missed 4% of half-day sessions. What is the total school spend per pupil at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School compared to the local average? (school is in blue) How much does Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School spend per pupil on teachers and educational support staff and how does this compare to the average spending across Derbyshire? What percentage of the budget at Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School is spent on supply staff? CrimeMan charged with manslaughter after death of Derby student Arjun SinghTwo other men have also been arrested East Midlands AirportYoung man dies after head-on crash near East Midlands AirportA Peugeot 207 collided with a truck ChesterfieldChesterfield woman betrays pensioner's trust and steals £1k Joelle Foster took advantage of her elderly victim ChesterfieldThe definitive guide to Chesterfield's gymsIncluding location, opening times, and key information about what each one has to offer ChesterfieldThe definitive guide to Slimming World and Weight Watchers groups in ChesterfieldThere are dozens of classes taking place every week	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2265
__label__wiki	0.818145	0.818145	PLN article on sexual abuse cited re New York prison escape Christian Science Monitor, June 15, 2015. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/06... After New York prison break: How can employee-inmate relationships be avoided? Prosecutors charged Dannemora prison tailor Joyce Mitchell with aiding the escape of two inmates, help that was reportedly prompted by romantic feelings she had for one of them. How can relationships between prisoners and workers be avoided? By Michelle Toh, Staff writer JUNE 15, 2015 Joyce Mitchell thought it was love. That’s what investigators learned last week as they questioned the prison tailor over her role in the brazen June 6 prison escape of convicted killers David Sweat and Richard Matt from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York. The two men have so far evaded capture. Mr. Matt charmed her, said Ms. Mitchell, a married 51-year-old. He made her feel “special.” Mitchell was charged with a felony Friday for smuggling the inmates some of the tools they used to break out of the Clinton Correctional Facility 10 days ago. If convicted, she faces up to eight years behind bars. She has pleaded not guilty. But as Mitchell headed back into court Monday, news surfaced that apart from her apparent affections with Matt, she had also been previously investigated for sexual misconduct with Mr. Sweat, NBC News reported. The pair’s escape is one of the longest in New York history, triggering a relentless international search that now includes more than 800 officers. As the hunt continues, many are wondering how something like this could happen. While romantic relationships between prison employees and prisoners are illegal in all states, hundreds of consensual relationships between guards and inmates are documented each year in American prisons, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. Of all the incidents involving staff sexual misconduct, more than half were committed by female staffers, CNN reported. The National Institute of Corrections extends its jurisdiction on sexual misconduct even to those one might not typically consider “staff,” such as prison volunteers or vendors. People working in prisons are not allowed to have sexual relationships with inmates or “any of the offender’s family members,” according to the Correctional Officers’ Handbook, published by the Justice Department's National Institute of Corrections. Indeed, many of the reports from 39 states on prison staff sexual abuse compiled by the nonprofit magazine Prison Legal News highlight problems of extortion and abuse of power that accompany such relationships, with some guards allegedly making threats to prisoners to restrict their recreation time or write them up for disciplinary action if they didn’t comply. A Justice Department report from 2009 found that prison officials are more likely to neglect their duties and subvert security policies to conceal illegal relationships. Officers afraid of being “in danger of having an inappropriate relationship with an offender” are advised to tell a supervisor and request help, or in some cases may even request a transfer of post or of the offender, according to the handbook. Maintaining comity among the staff, limiting overcrowding and caseloads, and making sure that prison facilities are adequately staffed can also help prevent the risk of improper relationships, according to national guidelines. The handbook also urges correctional employees at the limits of professional boundaries to carefully deliberate ethical questions. “Ask yourself, ‘What would a headline in a newspaper look like if they were covering this story?’ If the headline looks or feels bad or is one you would be ashamed to show your friends or family, the decision or action is probably not a good one."	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0119.json.gz/line2267

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