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Mol Microbiol. 2010 Apr;76(1):260-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07097.x. Epub 2010 Feb 28.
Structure of the cytoplasmic domain of FlhA and implication for flagellar type III protein export.
Saijo-Hamano Y1, Imada K, Minamino T, Kihara M, Shimada M, Kitao A, Namba K.
Dynamic NanoMachine Project, International Cooperative Research Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
FlhA is the largest integral membrane component of the flagellar type III protein export apparatus of Salmonella and is composed of an N-terminal transmembrane domain (FlhA(TM)) and a C-terminal cytoplasmic domain (FlhA(C)). FlhA(C) is thought to form a platform of the export gate for the soluble components to bind to for efficient delivery of export substrates to the gate. Here, we report a structure of FlhA(C) at 2.8 A resolution. FlhA(C) consists of four subdomains (A(C)D1, A(C)D2, A(C)D3 and A(C)D4) and a linker connecting FlhA(C) to FlhA(TM). The sites of temperature-sensitive (ts) mutations that impair protein export are distributed to all four domains, with half of them at subdomain interfaces. Analyses of the ts mutations and four suppressor mutations to the G368C ts mutation suggested that FlhA(C) changes its conformation for its function. Molecular dynamics simulation demonstrated an open-close motion with a 5-10 ns oscillation in the distance between A(C)D2 and A(C)D4. These results along with further mutation analyses suggest that a dynamic domain motion of FlhA(C) is essential for protein export.
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Flagellin/metabolism
Membrane Proteins/chemistry*
Membrane Proteins/metabolism*
Mutation, Missense
Salmonella typhimurium/chemistry*
Salmonella typhimurium/metabolism*
Suppression, Genetic
Bacterial Proteins
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4 myths about gambling addiction you need to stop believing
It's not about the money, money, money
By Natalie Healey
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Joshua Jones, a 23-year old accountant, took his own life in summer 2015. He was young, bright and had a good job, but his world had been blighted by an online gambling addiction. Joshua was said to have lived a "double life", taking out copious loans to feed his habit.
Unlike a dependency on drugs or alcohol, gambling is often called 'the hidden addiction' because it's not usually discovered by those around the gambler until the last stages.
"They are not like the alcoholic – the breath does not smell of dice," points out Raymond Dixon, lead addiction counsellor at Nightingale Hospital.
But the problem is no less serious. For the 0.1% of people who are gambling addicts, their habit completely takes over their lives and compromises their relationships, jobs and social life. Raymond believes gambling addiction has become more of a problem recently in part thanks to:
"There has been a significant increase in television advertising regarding online betting sites, which promote bingo and casino games, promising everybody big wins," says Raymond.
"The internet allows people to bet online using credit/debit cards. They can often feel they're not using real money. Plus, they do not have to leave the house to do it, which has made gambling far more accessible. The sites are open 24 hours and can be accessed via a PC, smartphone or tablet."
Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBT)
"These machines are called 'the crack cocaine of gambling' because they are highly addictive. Many bookmakers have reported taking more money from these machines than from over the counter betting. The machines attract people because the payouts can be in the hundreds of pounds, but the odds are overwhelmingly in the betting shop's favour."
It doesn't help, Raymond says, that many of us still believe these common myths about gambling addictions:
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1. It's about greed
Problem gambling is about many things, but a desire for riches isn't actually one of them. Raymond reveals there are two main types of gambler he comes across in the clinic: escape gamblers and action gamblers. Escape gamblers generally play chance games, such as slot machines. For this type of person, their addiction is almost hypnotic and about escaping their everyday reality.
Whereas action gamblers tend to play skill games, where they can pit their wits against the house, such a poker or race track betting. For these people, it tends to be about abating poor self-esteem, Raymond points out.
"But it is not about the money. Money is just the vehicle to achieve the desired emotion. However much money is won, it will be put back on the table until it is all lost."
2. It's just weak willpower
Problem gambling is an impulse control disorder that's obsessive and compulsive. And it can be just as addictive as alcohol or drugs. For instance, it ticks the same boxes on an addiction chart as these substances, including:
An increase in tolerance. More bets have to be placed to achieve the desired emotional effect over time.
Withdrawal symptoms. If the gambler either tries to abstain or cannot gamble then they experience cravings, which can manifest themselves amongst others as extreme anxiety, sweating, panic, inability to concentrate and insomnia.
Continued use despite negative consequences. Even though the debts are mounting and relationship and careers are at risk, they cannot stop gambling.
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3. You have to gamble every day for it to be a problem
Some gamblers do bet every single day, but there are plenty of others who only bet sporadically, reveals Raymond. It can still have serious consequences for the gambler and people close to them. But when does gambling turn from a harmless hobby into a full-blown addiction? The simple answer, says Raymond, is "when control is lost and it causes problems."
"It's the same answer as when social drinking becomes an addictions. When control is lost, the drive to gamble becomes emotional more than cognitive, and that is when the betting increases and the gambler begins chasing their losses – resulting in increased stakes and even further losses."
The signs that accompany problem gambling can be varied, from depression, anxiety, mood swings, insomnia and stomach complaints, to an inability to pay household bills, and being secretive about how they spend their time and money.
4. A gambling addiction only affects the gambler
Addiction is called a 'family disease', Raymond says, as it affects everyone close to the one with the problem. He believes that in some extreme cases, the people around the gambler can actually become more unwell than the person with addiction, because they're on the receiving end of the mood swings, the constant financial crises, the lying and manipulation. Some even blame themselves for this state of affairs, thinking there must be something wrong with them for all this to be happening.
If you or someone you're close to needs support, contact Gamblers Anonymous. The charity holds meetings all over the UK. This service is free and you can attend as many sessions as you require.
Natalie Healey Once-upon-a-time laboratory scientist who soon realised she preferred interviewing interesting people and writing to conducting haphazard experiments.
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Title / Artist
1 1 11 Uptown Funk
2 9 2 Fourfiveseconds
Rihanna, Kanye West And Paul McCartney
3 4 3 Sugar
4 2 12 Take Me To Church
5 3 2 Love Me Like You Do
6 7 3 Cheerleader
7 6 23 Thinking Out Loud
8 5 9 I'm An Albatraoz
9 10 12 Jealous
10 17 3 Hold Back The River
11 8 16 Freaks
Timmy Trumpet And Savage
12 15 4 Time Of Our Lives
Pitbull And Ne-Yo
13 13 8 Up
Olly Murs feat. Demi Lovato
14 11 14 Lips Are Movin'
15 29 3 Style
16 21 16 Elastic Heart
Sia feat. The Weeknd And Diplo
17 14 15 Blank Space
18 12 3 The Nights
19 20 12 Like I Can
20 16 14 Special
21 18 7 Night Changes
22 19 9 Heroes (we Could Be)
Alesso feat. Tove Lo
23 23 28 All About That Bass
24 24 2 Lighthouse
G.R.L.
25 22 16 Outside
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding
26 27 27 I'm Not The Only One
27 28 10 7/11
28 25 11 Dangerous
David Guetta feat. Sam Martin
29 31 41 Stay With Me
30 35 2 Shut Up And Dance
31 33 30 Budapest
32 37 3 Gdfr
Flo Rida feat. Sage The Gemini And Lookas
33 34 11 Bed Of Lies
Nicki Minaj feat. Skylar Grey
34 26 12 Cool Kids
35 36 3 Earned It
36 30 17 Blame It On Me
37 NEW! 1 Masterpiece
38 32 25 Shake It Off
39 40 59 Happy
40 - 37 Chandelier
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Comparison: 2015 Ford F-150 vs. Ram 1500 vs. Chevrolet Silverado
F-150 2.7L EcoBoost 4x4 vs. Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 4x4 vs. Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71 4x4
Scott EvansWordsJessica WalkerPhotos
Pickup trucks are so ubiquitous, so common on American roadways that we tend to take them for granted. They're hugely important vehicles, both to consumers and their manufacturers, and they make up a significant percentage of vehicles on the road. If the Ford F-Series and Chevrolet Silverado were brands instead of individual vehicles within a brand, they'd both be among the top 10 best-selling auto brands in the country, and that's without counting the Silverado's GMC twin. Ram wouldn't be far out of the top 10, and its sales are on the rise.
Trucks are also among the most versatile vehicles you can buy. They tow and haul, and they also commute and road trip. They can be everything from a stripped-out work truck with manual windows and door locks to a leather-stuffed special edition that costs as much as a full-size luxury sedan. They carry anywhere from two to six passengers in a mind-boggling number of cab, bed, and wheelbase configurations. To its owner, a truck can be a tool, a commuter vehicle, and a luxury car all rolled up in one.
Fully aware of the weight these vehicles carry with their builders and their buyers, we brought together the big three: Chevy, Ford, and Ram. Each has launched an all-new model within the past five years stuffed with significant updates based on volumes of customer research. Each brand is confident that its truck represents the best answer to the truck customer's competing needs in towing, hauling, fuel economy, and comfort. From Chevrolet, the Silverado 1500 LTZ with 5.3-liter EcoTec3 V-8. From Ford, the F-150 Lariat with 2.7-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6. From Ram, the Ram 1500 Outdoorsman with 3.0-liter EcoDiesel turbo-diesel V-6. We drove them well over 1,000 miles through California and Arizona empty, loaded, trailering, in cities, on highways, and in the mountains to determine which is the best all-around truck. Before that, though, we pored over customer research from multiple sources in order to understand how truck buyers in this class actually use their vehicles so that we could base our judgment on their needs.
From the outset, you can see a small problem: One of these trucks is not like the other. The only F-150 with 2.7-liter EcoBoost available for our test was this Lariat SuperCab, a mid-grade model that retails for roughly $7,000 less as-tested than the nearly top-trim Ram and Silverado. Thankfully, we also had an F-150 3.5-liter EcoBoost Platinum SuperCrew at the office with which we could compare features and interior space. As far as price goes, a few minutes spent browsing the brands' respective websites reveals that a comparably equipped F-150 would run about $54,000. Just moving up to a comparable, four-door SuperCrew body adds $2,660 to the price tag, and from there you'll need to add things like the $1,295 sunroof, $695 side step, $525 premium stereo, $475 bed liner, $375 tailgate step, and on and on to match all the equipment on the Ram and Silverado. Conversely, you could strip down the Ram or Silverado to meet the F-150's price with similar content. For all intents and purposes, the trucks are offered at roughly the same price if comparably equipped. To work, then.
Comparably equipped, these trucks are essentially all the same price: above $53,000.
Despite what truck advertising would have you think, customer research is consistent across the board: Most light-duty trucks drive around empty most of the time. Think about it: Of all the trucks you saw on the road today, how many were hauling something besides air? With that in mind, we started with a drive around town and down the freeway with empty trucks. The differences between the three trucks were stark.
As the test data at the end of the story shows, the F-150 is a screamer. The 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine feels wildly more powerful than its official ratings suggest. It sprints off the line as if competing in a NASCAR Truck Series race. As Lieberman relates, "Our road test editor Scott Mortara had just finished straight-line testing the 2.7. We had to rush off with all three trucks to get to a photo location. As Evans tried to grab the 2.7, Mortara pointed to the 3.5-liter F-150 and said, 'That's your truck there.' To which all three of us involved in the test replied, 'Nuh-uh!' Mortara had assumed the 2.7-liter twin-turbo V-6 engine was the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6 because the Lariat was that quick. (He hadn't tested the 3.5 yet. )" Up in the mountains, the turbochargers made short work of the altitude, though the six-speed transmission tended to hunt among the upper gears as it went up and down hills and around tight corners. Beyond that, we were less impressed. The steering is the lightest of the three and rather vague. The truck rides well and is quiet inside, but the front end feels floaty on the freeway.
The biggest surprise was the disparity between the Silverado's test data and its real-world performance. On the test track, the Silverado was nearly as quick as the F-150. On the street, you'd never know. The objectively slower Ram felt quicker around town than the Silverado, and for that we blame the Chevy's powertrain software. The combination of incredibly lethargic throttle response and fuel economy-biased transmission programming that strives to always be in sixth gear made the Silverado feel the slowest by a country mile. Sure, if you floor it, it books, but how often does the typical owner do that? Up in the mountains, these problems were exaggerated. As for the rest of the experience, the first word in my notes is "isolated." The Chevy is very quiet inside, the ride is soft and a bit floaty, and all the responses are a bit dull. The test numbers say it's the quickest around a corner, but you wouldn't guess that from inside, either.
The Ram was also a surprise, but a good one. The EcoDiesel's torque comes on quickly and makes it feel quicker than the Chevy around town. Part of that is due to its exclusive eight-speed automatic transmission, which we agreed was the best here by far. "It's unflappable," said Seabaugh. "It's never caught in the wrong gear. It makes the Ford's and especially the Chevy's six-speed transmissions feel like they're from an entirely different era." Up in the mountains, this winning team never noticed the altitude or the twisty road. It was always in the right gear with ample power. The Ram's class-exclusive, optional air suspension rode the best and the truck felt confident and responsive in turns. It wasn't quite as quiet inside as the Chevrolet and it wasn't as fast as the Ford, but it was the truck we agreed we'd want to drive on a regular basis. But we would prefer a faster steering rack.
Next up was hauling. Per the research, the typical light-duty truck owner hauls about 1,000 pounds on average, so we dropped 1,000 pounds' worth of rubber horse-stall mats in each truck and hit the road. The results, as you might expect, mirrored the unladed driving. The all-powerful Ford didn't seem to notice the weight at all when accelerating, and the Ram seemed only vaguely aware of the load. The Chevy felt like it was working harder and every move required more throttle pedal than before. The Chevy also didn't ride any better or worse, but its floaty, under-damped body motions were exaggerated slightly. The Ford's ride was less affected, though the bumps in the road became more noticeable, even if they were handled well by the suspension. The Ram, for its part, rode just as well and didn't sag in the rear at all, thanks to its load-leveling air suspension.
With flat land hauling impressions in the bag, we headed out to the Davis Dam grade, a 12-mile stretch of Arizona Highway 68 just outside Bullhead City and the site of the SAE J2807 voluntary, standardized towing test for pickup trucks. The combination of altitude, payload, and a continuous 6-percent grade allowed us to observe how the powertrains reacted to a worst-case scenario we called "the frustration test." That is, trying to pass uphill while weighed down. Once again, the Ford felt unencumbered and skipped up the hill as if the weight wasn't there. Objectively, the time it took to jump from 50 to 70 mph nearly doubled compared to passing when empty and on flat ground, but you wouldn't know it by feel alone. The Ram likewise felt unburdened, and though it had the longest passing time, the difference was also less than double. The Chevy, though, felt seriously weighed down. Passing took a whole lot of throttle, and even then its passing time more than doubled.
Leaving the grade behind, we dumped our payload and scrounged up a trailer. While maximum trailering weight has become the same sort of ego-measuring contest as horsepower, the reality is that 60 percent of light-duty truck owners tow less than once a month. When they do, the data says they tow 7,000-8,000 pounds on average, regardless of what the truck is capable of. Armed with this information, we loaded our trailer up to 7,000 pounds and hit the road.
Before we got moving, though, we had to get hooked up. The Ford scored points here for including an extra line on the backup camera screen to indicate the position of the ball hitch, making it super easy to line up with the trailer tongue. The Ram won even more favor with its ability to lower the ball hitch under the trailer, then raise up into position using its adjustable air suspension, saving us a lot of cranking on the trailer jack. The Chevy had no special trailer hook-up feature, and its low-resolution backup camera made precise positioning difficult without a spotter.
Only 5 percent of light-duty truck owners go off-road once or more per month.
Once hooked up, we did a bit of acceleration testing to replicate those hairy freeway entry moments. As you might expect, the trucks all performed about the same subjectively, but slower. The Ford still felt and was the quickest. The Chevy felt the slowest and most labored, but was actually the second-quickest. The Ram felt quicker than the Chevy even though it wasn't. Here again you might say the numbers tell the tale, but when you're behind the wheel, knowing the Chevy is faster doesn't make it feel any less slow. To its credit, though, its power delivery was the most linear. Both the Ford and Ram suffered from turbo lag off the line, the Ford especially so. The Ram hesitated a moment as its turbo spooled, while the Ford made a whole lot of noise for a few beats until the turbos got in the game and the truck got moving at a reasonable pace.
A bit of driving revealed more about each truck's towing characteristics. Neither the Ford nor the Ram seemed bothered by the trailer when cornering, easily controlling all the weight hanging off the bumper. The Chevy, though, rolled a bit more in the curves and had to work slightly harder to control the trailer around bends. Both the Chevy and Ford suffered from a firmer, bouncier ride with the trailer hooked up, but the Ram's air suspension had it riding about the same as it does without a trailer. All three trucks felt confident and composed when braking hard with the trailer attached.
We saved the hardest trailer test for last: backing up. Even for someone who tows regularly, reversing with a trailer can be a chore. The Chevy's high beltline made seeing out slightly harder than in the other two and it felt like the largest truck here, so backing up was a little challenging but easy enough. The lazy throttle slowed down the process. The Ford was easier to see out of and responded better thanks in part to its power and quick steering, but its tall, skinny side mirrors kept losing the parking space. The Ram shone brightest with its ample outward visibility, abundant low RPM torque, and wide side mirrors that never lost the parking space.
By the time we ditched the trailer, it was clear that no one vehicle was the perfect towing machine. Each carried a flaw in one test or another, but given only one truck to tow with regularly, we'd pick the Ram for its ease of towing, backing, and its ride quality.
Driving done, it was time to look at other aspects of these trucks. Each featured a factory available bed tie-down system, and each was an exercise in frustration. The little loops in the Chevy's bed sides required a whole lot of screwing or unscrewing to install or remove and a bunch of fussing with the mechanism to get it into or out of the hole in the bed side. The Ford's locking tie-downs are beefier and quicker to remove, but only if you know the trick to getting them out (pull up on the tab under the cleat while simultaneously pushing the whole thing down). The Ram's sliding tie-downs were the most versatile, but required a lot of screwing and unscrewing and still got stuck on every notch in the track.
Getting into the beds to test those tie-downs was a wildly different experience depending on the truck. While Ford's tailgate step (or "man step," as it's known) makes climbing into and out of the bed the easiest, it has some drawbacks. If the tailgate is up or blocked, you're out of luck. It also requires several steps to set up and stow, and all the moving parts seem likely to get gummed up with dirt. Chevy's Cornerstep bumper, by contrast, is a beautifully simple solution. The steps in the rear bumper ends sit only half an inch higher than Ford's step, but require no setup and work whether the tailgate is up, down, or blocked. Their only drawback is that they require slightly more balance and dexterity to use. Ram, for its part, ought to figure out its own solution quick, because the best it can do is lower itself 1 and ¾ of an inch with its air suspension set to Entry/Exit height, which leaves it 11 inches higher than the Ford or Chevy's solution.
Moving inside the trucks, we liked the aesthetics and materials of the Ram's interior the best. Its seats are the most comfortable and supportive, its Uconnect information and entertainment system is the most intuitive to use, it's got tons of storage space, and we like the rotary gear selector. The Chevy earned praise for its surfeit of USB ports and 12-volt power points, as well as 110-volt plug. "Apparently, Chevy is the only carmaker on the planet to watch what four people get up to when inside a vehicle for an hour or more," Lieberman remarked. We liked the Ford's massive, customizable display screen in the instrument cluster, but the only console shifter in the group eats up a lot of center console space and the power and USB ports are hidden down in a cubby we could barely get our fingers in.
Then there are the features. Each of these trucks carries a laundry list of available features to make your trucking life easier. The Chevy's on-board 4G LTE wireless hot spot turns it into a "mobile office," as Seabaugh put it, though the Ram offers a slower 3G hot spot. The Ford's 360-degree camera ought to be standard on all vehicles this size, and its enormous sun roof is impressive. The Ram's lauded air suspension and super-handy Ram Box bed storage system made it the ultimate weekend excursion machine. In the end, we called it a draw because with so many diverse features available on each truck, it becomes simply a matter of customer preference as to which matter most.
Finally, we'd be remiss if we didn't discuss fuel economy. Some of you will say it doesn't matter, that trucks get bad fuel economy and buyers accept it. To that we respond that we have never seen truck owners who looked happy after pumping $130 worth of gas or diesel into their trucks. Fuel economy means money, and with massive fuel tanks, it means a lot of money. That goes double for business owners who purchase these vehicles and can see significant cost savings from better fuel economy. Understanding that, each company has invested huge amounts of money into three very different solutions.
We have never seen a happy-looking truck owner after a $130 fill-up.
Looming perhaps the largest in this category is the all-new F-150. Not only has Ford developed a tiny 2.7-liter, twin-turbo V-6 designed to simultaneously provide V-8 power while returning V-6 fuel economy, but it's made the truck's body and cab out of aluminum to significantly reduce weight. (Despite that, its shorter cab still weighs 4935 pounds to the Chevy's 5607 pounds and the Ram's 5990 pounds.) The EcoBoost engine is a huge boon for Ford, returning substantial results in EPA testing while still providing big power for the customer. Unfortunately, most customers have realized by now that it's Eco or Boost, not both. Drive like there's a Faberge egg on the gas pedal and you'll get decent fuel economy, but dip into the power at all and you'll get V-8 fuel economy to match your V-8 power. The EPA rates the four-wheel-drive 2015 F-150 with the 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 at 18/23 mpg, and when we put it through our Real MPG testing, we saw 17 mpg city, 22 mpg highway, and 19 mpg combined. We also did a far less scientific test while the trucks were loaded down with the mats and divided the miles driven by the gallons pumped. In that test, we got 16.8 mpg.
Then there's Chevy's solution. Recognizing that many truck buyers prefer V-8s regardless of power ratings, Chevy went through its 5.3-liter truck engine with a fine-toothed comb looking for efficiencies. Its piece-de-resistance is a cylinder deactivation system that turns it into a 2.7-liter V-4 under light loads. It's a neat trick, but not as effective as Ford's solution. The Chevy is EPA-rated at 16 mpg city, 22 mpg highway, and 18 mpg combined. In our Real MPG testing, it returned a disappointing 13 mpg city, 19 mpg highway, and 15 mpg combined. In our payload fuel economy test, though, it came within striking distance of the Ford at 16.4 mpg observed.
Ram, for its part, went with the obvious but controversial solution: a six-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine. Diesels are an obvious fit for trucks, providing abundant low-end torque as well as impressive fuel economy. Given the recent trend of diesel fuel being more expensive than gasoline (the nationwide average difference is 58 cents/gallon as of this writing), though, diesels have never caught on in light-duty trucks until now. Ram took a gamble on diesel and it paid off in a big way. Demand is twice what the company expected and the results speak for themselves. The Ram EcoDiesel is EPA-rated at 19 mpg city, 27 mpg highway, and 22 mpg combined. In our Real MPG testing, it performed better than advertised, returning 20 mpg city, 28 mpg highway, and 23 mpg combined. Moreover, in our payload fuel economy test, it returned an observed 23 mpg. The Ram's combined Real MPG is 21 percent better than the F-150's, covering the current 19-percent national price premium of diesel, though paying off the EcoDiesel's $3,120-$4,770 price premium would require time or a dramatic change in the fuel price landscape. It is worth noting, however, that in the popular crew-cab/short-box 4x4 configuration, the F-150 Lariat 2.7 EcoBoost and Ram Outdoorsman EcoDiesel price out pretty comparatively.
There is one caveat we have to mention before we get to the conclusion. Our Ram was struck with an air conditioning problem we've never seen before. A fused relay in the climate control system's control module locked the clutch on the air conditioning compressor in the "on" position, forcing the compressor to run constantly and eventually overloading the system and causing it to shut down out of self-preservation. Keeping the electrically controlled clutch on all the time (even when the truck was turned off) also killed the battery. A new control module solved the problem, and while troubling, we must also consider that our long-term 2013 Ram 1500 had absolutely zero mechanical problems and an Internet search turned up no similar issues among Ram owners (the control module in question is the same regardless of engine). As such, we've decided to chalk it up to a fluke problem and not a reflection of the vehicle as a whole.
Also, if you're wondering why we didn't take these trucks any farther off pavement than a lightly maintained dirt road, the answer is again in the data. Only 5 percent of light-duty truck owners take their truck off-road once or more per month. Though truck buyers ranked off-road ability high in their purchase considerations, very few of them actually use that ability. A cursory look around your average off-road park will confirm that brand-new trucks are not well-represented as anything but toy haulers. No one wants to damage their brand-new, $50,000-plus daily driver.
After more than a week of driving and testing, it was inescapably clear how fiercely competitive this class is. All three are good trucks that will serve their deeply loyal customers well, but by the end, a separation was clear. The Chevrolet Silverado is simply a step behind the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 in every regard. To quote Seabaugh: "You know things aren't looking so hot when the best thing about your truck is its Wi-Fi hot spot." The race was much tighter between the F-150 and the Ram. After each test we'd debate again, hoping that the next test would reveal an as-yet-unseen flaw in one of the trucks that would make it an easy decision. None came. So we kept debating, and in the end, the Ford's unknown maintenance and aluminum repair costs gave us pause, especially when combined with less-than-expected benefits from the weight savings. The Ram's combination of exclusive features, towing and hauling abilities, driving experience, and unimpeachable fuel economy put it on top.
Seabaugh said it best: "With the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel, you get a truck that's quick when you want it to be, efficient most all of the time, always comfortable loaded or unloaded, luxurious, and always ready to work. It's amazing how capable this truck is -- the more time I spend with it, the more I'm reminded why it's our first-ever back-to-back truck of the year winner." To that, I can add: winner of this test.
Third Place: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71
The rolling office is a boon on the job site, but it feels outclassed everywhere else.
Second Place: Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4
An incredibly capable and well-thought-out truck, but fails to fully deliver on the hype.
First Place: Ram 1500 Outdoorsman EcoDiesel 4x4
Forget "jack-of-all-trades." This truck masters every one of them.
2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ Z71 2015 Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4 2014 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman EcoDiesel 4x4
POWERTRAIN/CHASSIS
DRIVETRAIN LAYOUT Front-engine, 4WD Front-engine, 4WD Front-engine, 4WD
ENGINE TYPE 90-deg V-8, aluminum block/heads Twin-turbo 60-deg V-6, iron block/alum heads Turbodiesel 60-deg V-6, iron block/alum heads
VALVETRAIN OHV, 2 valves/cyl DOHC, 4 valves/cyl DOHC, 4 valves/cyl
DISPLACEMENT 325.1 cu in/5,328 cc 164.4 cu in/2,694 cc 182.3 cu in/2,988 cc
COMPRESSION RATIO 11.0:1 10.0:1 16.5:1
POWER (SAE NET) 355 hp @ 5,600 rpm* 325 hp @ 5,750 rpm 240 hp @ 3,600 rpm
TORQUE (SAE NET) 383 lb-ft @ 4,100 rpm* 375 lb-ft @ 3,000 rpm 420 lb-ft @ 2,000 rpm
REDLINE 5,800 rpm 5,750 rpm 4,500 rpm
WEIGHT TO POWER 15.8 lb/hp 15.2 lb/hp 25.0 lb/hp
TRANSMISSION 6-speed automatic 6-speed automatic 8-speed automatic
AXLE/FINAL-DRIVE RATIO 3.42:1/2.29:1 3.55:1/2.45:1 3.92:1/2.63:1
SUSPENSION, FRONT; REAR Control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar; live axle, leaf springs Control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar; live axle, leaf springs Control arms, air springs, anti-roll bar; live axle, air springs, anti-roll bar
STEERING RATIO 16.3:1 17.0:1 19.1:1
TURNS LOCK-TO-LOCK 3.1 3.3 3.5
BRAKES, F;R 13.0-in vented disc; 13.6-in vented disc, ABS 13.8-in vented disc; 13.2-in vented disc, ABS 13.2-in vented disc; 13.8-in vented disc, ABS
WHEELS 9.0 x 20-in, cast aluminum 7.5 x 18-in, cast aluminum 8.0 x 20-in, cast aluminum
TIRES 275/55R20 111S M+S Goodyear Wrangler SR-A 275/65R18 116T M+S Goodyear Wrangler Fortitude HT 275/60R20 114S M+S Goodyear Wrangler SR-A
WHEELBASE 143.5 in 145.0 in 140.7 in
TRACK, F/R 68.7/67.6 in 67.6/67.6 in 68.6/68.0 in
LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT 230.0 x 80.0 x 74.0 in 231.9 x 79.9 x 76.9 in 229.0 x 79.4 x 78.5 in
TURNING CIRCLE 47.2 ft 47.1 ft 39.8 ft
CURB WEIGHT (F/R DIST) 5,607 lb (58/42%) 4,935 lb (59/41%) 5,990 lb (57/43%)
SEATING CAPACITY 5 5 5
HEADROOM, F/R 42.8/40.5 in 40.8/40.3 in 41.0/39.9 in
LEGROOM, F/R 45.3/40.9 in 43.9/33.5 in 41.0/40.3 in
SHOULDER ROOM, F/R 64.8/65.7 in 66.7/65.8 in 66.0/65.7 in
PICKUP BOX L x W x H 69.3 x 62.2 x 21.1 in 78.9 x 65.0 x 21.4 in (est) 67.4 x 66.4 x 20.0 in
CARGO VOLUME 53.4 cu ft 63.5 cu ft (est) 50.3 cu ft
WIDTH BET. WHEELHOUSES 51.0 in 50.6 in 51.0 in
PAYLOAD CAPACITY 1,593 lb 1,565 lb 960 lb
TOWing CAPACITY 9,400 lb 5,000 lb 8,650 lb
ACCELERATION TO MPH, UNLADEN; TOWING 7,000-LB TRAILER
0-30 2.3; 5.7 sec 2.4; 5.0 sec 2.6; 5.2 sec
0-40 3.5; 8.9 3.5; 7.5 4.3; 9.0
0-50 5.2; 13.6 4.9; 11.5 6.3; 14.5
0-70 9.4; - 8.6; 22.2 11.8; -
0-80 12.2; - 11.2; - 16.0; -
PASSING, 45-65 MPH 3.6; 15.5 3.2; 9.4 5.1; 21.2
QUARTER MILE 15.4 sec @ 89.8 mph; 22.0 sec @ 62.3 mph 15.1 sec @ 92.8 mph; 20.7 sec @ 68.0 mph 16.6 sec @ 81.5 mph; 22.2 sec @ 58.7 mph
DAVIS DAM "FRUSTRATION"** 7.6 sec, 665 ft 6.0 sec, 524 ft 9.0 sec, 812 ft
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 127 ft 127 ft 126 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.77 g (avg) 0.75 g (avg) 0.76 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 28.0 sec @ 0.75 g (avg) 28.5 sec @ 0.69 g (avg) 29.0 sec @ 0.56 g (avg)
TOP-GEAR REVS @ 60 MPH 1,500 rpm 1,600 rpm 1,700 rpm
BASE PRICE $43,755 $43,305 $46,155
PRICE AS TESTED $54,550 $46,720 $53,690
STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL Yes/yes Yes/yes Yes/yes
AIRBAGS Dual front, front side, f/r curtain Dual front, front side, f/r curtain Dual front, front side, f/r curtain
BASIC WARRANTY 3 yrs/36,000 miles 3 yrs/36,000 miles 3 yrs/36,000 miles
POWERTRAIN WARRANTY 5 yrs/100,000 miles 5 yrs/60,000 miles 5 yrs/100,000 miles
ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE 5 yrs/100,000 miles 5 yrs/60,000 miles 5 yrs/100,000 miles
FUEL CAPACITY 26.0 gal 36.0 gal 26.0 gal
EPA CITY/HWY/COMB ECON 16/22/18 mpg 18/23/20 mpg 19/27/22 mpg
ENERGY CONS., CITY/HWY 211/153 kW-hrs/100 miles 187/147 kW-hrs/100 miles 199/140 kW-hrs/100 miles
CO2 EMISSIONS, COMB 1.06 lb/mile 0.97 lb/mile 1.01 lb/mile
RECOMMENDED FUEL Unleaded regular Unleaded regular Diesel
REAL MPG, CITY/HWY/COMB 13/19/15 mpg 17/22/19 mpg 20/28/23 mpg
*SAE Certified **50-70-mph passing acceleration with 1,000 pounds of payload
2014 Ram 1500 Mossy Oak Edition Back for More
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2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Tows 9200 Pounds
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Movie Reviews by Marc Kabbouche - The Movie Review Leb
"Bad Boys for Life" (9/10)
The best ‘Bad Boys’ movie yet.
"Dolittle" (6/10)
The cast was great, the story wasn't
"1917" (9/10)
A cinematic journey for movie buffs
"Cats" (5/10)
Just go for the music
"Richard Says Goodbye" (6.5/10)
Depp makes the movie worth it
"The Irishman" (8.5/10)
Definitely worth its long runtime
"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" (8/10)
A movie for fans, not critics
"Jumanji: The Next Level" (6/10)
Kevin Hart’s potential wasted.
"Knives Out" (10/10)
A masterpiece
"Midway" (8.5/10)
Epic from start to finish.
"Doctor Sleep" (8/10)
Incredibly immersive.
"Frozen II" (7.5/10)
Exactly what the sequel needed to be.
"Charlie's Angels" (6.5/10)
A pretty enjoyable and refreshing movie.
"Maleficent: Mistress of Evil" (7.5/10)
Disney movies never disappoint me.
"Zombieland: Double Tap" (9/10)
One of this year’s best.
"Gemini Man" (7.5/10)
An action-packed, pretty interesting film.
"Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon" (5.5/10)
Not bad, could be better…
"Joker" (10/10)
Movie of the year, by far.
"Hustlers" (7.5/10)
Surprising, smart and bold
"Rambo V: Last Blood" (6/10)
A fair but unnecessary sequel.
"Ad Astra" (4/10)
A realistic movie in space is a boring movie
"Official Secrets" (7/10)
Captivating look at the Government Communications HQ 2003 leak.
"IT: Chapter Two" (9/10)
A scary, thrilling and emotional sequel
"Ready or Not" (8.5/10)
A one of a kind gore-fest
"Angel Has Fallen" (4.5/10)
Every action movie cliché combined into a boring movie
"Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" (9.5/10)
Top actors join hands as Tarantino delivers another masterpiece.
"Dora and the Lost City of Gold" (3.5/10)
Some animated series are best kept animated…
"Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" (8.5/10)
One of the rare horror movies with a good storyline.
"The Angry Birds Movie 2" (7.5/10)
A very funny, colorful and amusing movie!
"The Queen's Corgi" (5.5/10)
Funny, light, but not the best.
"Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw" (6.5/10)
A ton of combat, fights and pursuits that pleases every action movie fan.
"Spider-Man: Far from Home" (8.5/10)
Definitely in my top 5 MCU movies
"The Lion King" (9.5/10)
A touching, funny and visually stunning remake!
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An Audience with the Resilient Farmer
Moy Park is announced as Regional NI sponsor for the upcoming “Shift Happens! An Audience with the Resilient Farmer” tour, alongside the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC).
Doug Avery, AKA “The Resilient Farmer”, is bringing his speaking tour back to the UK, following a hugely successful tour of Scotland in 2018.
The tour, titled “Shift Happens! An Audience with the Resilient Farmer”, has been organised by The Farming Community Network (FCN) and Rural Support Northern Ireland.
Poor mental health is emerging as a considerable challenge in the farming industry. Moy Park is proud to support the ‘Resilient Farmer Tour’ alongside Rural Support and FCN and encourage farmers to consider their mental health as much as they do their physical wellbeing. This promises to be an enlightening event, and we look forward to hearing from the inspirational Doug Avery and tackling what can be a difficult subject for many.
Doug, a New Zealand farmer, has received critical acclaim around the world for his unique approach to farming, the environment and mental health. After years of spiralling debts, drought and depression, he has turned his 5,900 acre farm into one of New Zealand’s most successful farming enterprises, winning several awards on the way. Doug documented his experiences in a book, also titled “The Resilient Farmer”, which has sold over 18,000 copies worldwide.
Doug will be sharing details of his experiences and the journey to where he is now with the aim of inspiring members of the farming community who are looking, or needing, to change their approach to their business and their personal life.
Tickets for the tour will cost £10 per person and will include a light supper for all attendees. Further information about the tour, including venues and details of how to book tickets throughout September and October, can be found at www.resilientfarmertour.co.uk
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European Vacation Placement Prize winners
in association with the Worshipful Company of Armourers & Brasiers
This Prize is awarded annually, in the Michaelmas Term, to one student and will be £250 in value. In addition the Prizewinner will become an "A&B alumnus", conferring benefits such as invitations to dinners, receptions etc. The award will be made on the basis of the quality of the reports submitted and other information about the success of the placement.
Mr Wojtek Adamczyk (Part II, M) is the twelfth recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at Rolls-Royce, Dahlewitz, Germany, on a project "Evaluation of Nucleation Damage Parameter as a fatigue life criterion for Allvac718Plus in the context of multiaxial loading for different R-ratios" under the guidance of Dr Hartmut Schlums and colleagues.
Mr Maisam Merali (Part II, CTH) is the eleventh recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at the Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf, Germany, on a project "Experimental Investigations of Phase Relations in Co-rich Co-Ti Alloys" with Dr Frank Stein, Prof Gerhard Dehm and colleagues. (Presentation made by Head of Department, Prof. Paul Midgley)
Mr Sam Hill (Part II, JE) is the tenth recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at the Magnesium Innovation Centre (MagIC), HZG-Geesthacht, Germany on a project "Hardness and Microstructure of Mg-4Nd-xZn Alloys" with Dr Domonkos Tolnai, Dr Serge Gavras, Dr Norbert Hort and colleagues. (Presentation made by Deputy Head with responsibilities for teaching, Prof. Zoe Barber)
Mr Daniel Varley (Part II, Q) is the nineth recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at MPIE, Dusseldorf, Germany, working on a project entitled "High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells: An Insight into Degradation Mechanisms" with Prof Gerhard Dehm, Dr Frank Stein and colleagues. (Presentation made by Head of Department, Prof. Mark Blamire)
Mr Graham Kimbell (Part II, CL) is the eighth recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at EPF, Lausanne, Switzerland, working on a project entitled "Investigating the Electrical Properties of Ag44 Crystals" under the guidance of Prof Francesco Stellacci, Dr. Sam Jones and other colleagues. (Presentation made by Head of Department, Prof. Mark Blamire)
Ms Malavika Nair (Part II, CHU) is the seventh recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for her successful placement at EPF, Lausanne, Switzerland, working on a project entitled "Investigating a family of Liquid Crystal capped Gold Nanoparticles via a thiol-for-OAm ligand exchange - Synthesis, Cleaning and Characterisation" under the guidance of Prof Francesco Stellacci, Dr. Stefan Guldin and other colleagues. (Presentation made by Prof. Bll Clyne, academic in charge of CaMPUS)
Ms Gloria Young (Part II, TH) is the sixth recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for her successful placement at EPF, Lausanne, Switzerland, working on a project entitled "Formation, extraction and testing of silicon particles in Al-Si alloys" under the guidance of Prof Andreas Mortensen, Mr Martin Mueller and other colleagues.
Mr Michael Hope (Part IB, Q) is the fifth recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, working on a project entitled "The Effect of Ruthenium on the Solubility of Rhenium in the Matrix of Nickel Based Superalloys" under the guidance of Dr Ralf Rettig and colleagues (Host: Dr Alexandra Haase)
Mr Matthew Jordan (Part III, R) is the fourth recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany, working on a project entitled "Recommendations for the Rapid Growth of Nano-Crystalline Diamond Foils by HF-CVD" under the guidance of Dr Stefan Rosiwal and colleagues (Host: Dr Alexandra Haase).
Mr Josh Weston (Part II, CTH) is the third recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at TU Wien, Vienna, Austria, working on a project entitled "The Influence of Thermomechanical Processing Parameters during Hot Deformation of Ti-6Al-4V" under the guidance of Dr Cecilia Poletti, Fernando Warchomicka and colleagues.
Mr Gabriel Mecklenburg (Part III, G) is the second recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at Rolls-Royce Dahlewitz, Germany, working on a project entitled "Comparison of Different Lifing Methods" under the guidance of Dr Hartmut Schlums and colleagues.
Mr Callum Young (Part II, PEM) is the first recipient of the Armourers and Brasiers Company European Placement Prize for his successful placement at EMPA in Switzerland, working on a project entitled "Compression of micropillars made by FEBID, FIBID and Ion-Beam milling" under the guidance of Dr Ivo Utke and colleagues.
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AUDITIONS: TWO RIVER THEATER- FOR A LITTLE SHAKESPEARE: TWELFTH NIGHT
When John Dias became Artistic Director of Two River Theater in 2010, he made no secret of a long-held ambition: to have some Shakespeare resonating in every corner of our theater and to get everyone in our community turned on to the thrill of his exquisite language.
Today, Two River introduces hundreds of young people—and adults—to the work of the Bard through its annual A Little Shakespeare program, which is now in its seventh season. Each A Little Shakespeare production is a 75-minute abridged version of a Shakespeare play that is directed and designed by theater professionals, and performed and supported backstage by high school students.Since 2013, more than 120 students have participated in six A Little Shakespeare productions, performing for thousands of audience members as young as 9 years old.
This season, the A Little Shakespeare production will be Twelfth Night, which will be produced in the Marion Huber Theater in conjunction with director Sara Holdren’s mainstage production of the play in Two River’s Rechnitz Theater. A Little Shakespeare: Twelfth Night will be adapted and directed by Em Weinstein, a writer and a director of new plays, films, musicals, and interactive installations. At Yale School of Drama, Weinstein directed the first workshop production of Slave Play by Jeremy O. Harris; an all-female, pop-infused Romeo & Juliet set in a Catholic high school; and In the Palm of a Giant by Christopher Gabriel Nύñez as part of the New Play Lab. Their thesis production, Arden (or shakespeare’s as u like it), was an immersive musical co-written with Michael Breslin that explored queer utopias and featured original songs by Julian Hornik. As an educator, Weinstein ran the Guerrilla Filmmaking Program for Teens and directed the teen ensemble’s touring production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the 52nd Street Project. They were a Fall Festival Director for Shakespeare & Company and directed in their Shakespeare in the Courts program for adjudicated youth.
Says Weinstein, “Twelfth Night is Shakespeare at his most playful: with fools and twins and music: the food of love. But it’s also an incredibly sharp investigation of gender performance with Viola finding her bravery, independence and power in drag as Cesario. It’s also a rich and complex look at how we treat each other: when Malvolio’s hilarious humbling in his yellow stockings turns into an act of painful bullying and we’re made to question our own laughter at his expense. I couldn’t be more thrilled to be tackling this piece with a group of talented teens.”
The Lead Sponsor of A Little Shakespeare: Twelfth Night is OceanFirst Foundation.
AUDITIONS FOR ACTORS
Student actors for A Little Shakespeare: Twelfth Night will be cast through auditions, followed by three months of rehearsals. Student actors should prepare one short monologue: 15-20 memorized lines of text from any Shakespeare play. If you sing or play an instrument, please prepare a brief song as well. You will then be paired up and asked to read scenes. Audition scenes will be posted on the Two River Theater website shortly for your reference.
Auditions will be held at Two River Theater on Monday, October 28 starting at 3:30 by appointment only. To schedule an audition appointment, contact Amanda Espinoza, Education and Community Engagement Manager, at aespinoza@trtc.org and include your full name, school, and cell phone number. In-person auditions with the director are always best, but if you cannot make it on October 28, you may send a video audition by 8pm on Wednesday, October 30. Email Amanda Espinoza for details.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRODUCTION TEAM AND RUN CREW
If you are interested in being an assistant director, designer, or stage manager, or having a position on the run crew, send an email telling us about yourself and your experience by Monday, October 28 to Amanda Espinoza, Education and Community Engagement Manager, at aespinoza@trtc.org.
Assistant Director We will need one high school student to assist our director throughout the rehearsal process and performances. Students who have an interest in directing and who want to learn more about it should apply.
Assistant Stage Managers We are looking for one-to-two assistant stage manager(s). Enhance your skills as an organized and professional stage manager as you work with the director and cast throughout the rehearsal process to bring the show to life.
Assistant Designers and Run Crew We will need responsible, organized people to work backstage as assistants to each designer (set, costumes, lighting, sound, and props). If you are interested in any areas of theater design or technical theater, you could have the opportunity to assist a professional designer in translating the director’s vision to the stage, and running the show during performances. The time commitment for these positions starts when technical rehearsals begin in late January 2020.
Two River Theater’s Education programs are supported in part by The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, Investors Foundation, The Mary Own Borden Foundation, OceanFirst, PNC Foundation, The Stone Foundation of New Jersey, The Wells Fargo Foundation, and are made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Two River Theater’s 2019/20 Season Sponsor is Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center. Two River Theater is supported in part by public support through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Private support includes the Alec Baldwin Foundation, Mary Owen Borden Foundation, Bank of America, Bank of America Private Bank, Brookdale Community College, The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Horizon Foundation of New Jersey, Investors Foundation, Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Monmouth University, William T. Morris Foundation, Ocean First Foundation, Rumson Country Day School, The Shubert Foundation, Springpoint Senior Living Foundation at The Atrium at Navesink Harbor, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, The Stone Foundation of New Jersey, VNA Health Group, Wells Fargo Foundation, and many other generous foundations, corporations and individuals.
Two River Theater produces a theatrical season that includes American and world classics, new plays and musicals, programs for young people, and festivals of new work. Each year, we also offer 40+ events that reflect our diverse community of Red Bank, New Jersey. Two River has commissioned and premiered original projects including Be More Chill by Tony Award nominee Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz (the theater’s first Broadway production) and Hurricane Diane by Playwright-in-Residence Madeleine George (which won an Obie Award for its Off-Broadway run). Two River serves thousands of students and community members through arts and humanities programs at the theater, in schools, and throughout our region. The theater’s three-story Center for New Work, Education and Design will open in September 2019. Two River Theater is led by Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst. Tworivertheater.org
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"I completed a bachelor's degree in applied arts and science concentrating in computers/education and sociology, and a master's degree in learning technology concentrating in teaching and learning with technology from the University of North Texas in Denton.
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“Youth and Children: Raising Hope and Making Change” - World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel 2018
The World Council of Churches invites member churches, faith-based communities, and civil society organizations around the world to join together for a week of prayer for just peace for all in Palestine and Israel on 16-23 September 2018.
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Order of service for the World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel 2017
(Resources adapted from the Pentecost Prayer in Jerusalem): "Come, Spirit of Peace: A Global Day of Prayer for Just Peace in the Holy Land". (Music included here reflects the original service in Jerusalem – other choices appropriate to the context could be made. The Pentecost theme need not be lost – we can call on the Spirit to come to our aid at any time, just as we call on the Spirit to bring peace and unity.)
Invitation to World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel 2017
Letter from WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit to member churches and Central Committee members, inviting their participation in the World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel.
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WCC policy on Palestine and Israel 1948-2016 (summary)
This document is a summary and synthesis of policy positions on key issues pertaining to the situation in Palestine and Israel adopted by governing bodies of the World Council of Churches (WCC) from 1948 to 2016. It addresses major themes in these policy positions, but does not pretend to full comprehensiveness. The document has no official standing itself; for the official authoritative positions, the original policy documents referred to should be consulted directly.
Letter from Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit on the occasion of the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, 2016
Letter from Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit on the occasion of the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, 2016.
Dismantling barriers - A liturgy resource toolbox
A liturgy resource toolbox prepared for the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel, 18-24 September 2016.
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Okavango Delta Accommodation Desert & Delta Safaris
Established in 1982, the Desert & Delta Safaris portfolio brings together some of Botswana’s most historic lodges including the iconic Chobe Game Lodge, Savute Safari Lodge, Camp Moremi, Camp Okavango, Xugana Island Lodge and Leroo La Tau
Desert & Delta Safaris is a Maun based lodge operator providing safari accommodation and services throughout northern Botswana. Established by Jessie Neil in 1982, Desert & Delta Safaris has grown to include eight lodges in the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park and the banks of the Boteti River on the boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park.
These lodges, with four in the unique Okavango Delta, allow guests to explore northern Botswana’s unsurpassed safari destinations. Desert & Delta Safaris’ emphasis on great game viewing and quality guiding allows guests not only to understand the wildlife of this region but also the culture of the people, their pride in their past and their aspirations for the future.
The national parks and game reserves in which the Desert & Delta Safaris operate are some of the foremost safari destinations in Botswana, proclaimed at independence because of their fine game viewing and breathtaking scenery. Desert & Delta Safaris is proud to be able to operate in these locations and repay the trust placed in them to preserve such unique areas.
Desert & Delta Safaris are actively involved in community development throughout northern Botswana, with a particular emphasis on staff development both professional and personal. The promotion of staff wellness is at the cornerstone of staff development. Both staff and managers are recruited primarily from the areas in which the company operates and they are all excellent ambassadors.
With over 1500 shareholders Chobe Holdings Limited, Desert & Delta Safaris’ holding company, provides a mechanism for citizen ownership of the tourism industry, the country’s second largest GDP contributor.
Together these lodges offer an outstandingly diverse safari experience throughout Botswana whilst providing the personalised service and attention to detail.
These recommended safaris can be fully customized to suit your requirements.
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Xakanaxa, Okavango Delta
Peeking out from under a lush green woodland canopy, Camp Moremi, in the Xakanaxa area of Moremi Game Reserve, is a truly hidden gem.
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Xugana Lagoon is widely accepted as being the most spectacular permanent water site in the entire Okavango Delta, which in the midst of the Kalahari sands, is Africa’s largest and most awe-inspiring oasis.
Desert & Delta Safaris pride themselves on their rounded approach to safaris with local managers and guides who are passionate about Botswana and its wildlife.
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The Charm of Soul Pets
Status: v2c67
All these amazing reviews for this novel made me very excited to give this a try.
As far as the plot goes, I have to agree that it's darker and faster paced than other xuanhuan novels (still wouldn't tag it as gore though). M.C is smart, does whatever he can do to survive, understands that sometimes you have to make sacrifices and works really hard. The abilities, cultivation mode is pretty fleshed out. Translations are fast and pretty well done. Kudos to the translator.
And now here are the issues that bugged... more>> me so bad
1. The m.c posses huge plot armor in the form of his main pet Mo Xie and his other pets in smaller amount. What bugs me the most is that Mo Xie seems to be able to do anything, and win against anyone.
2.M.C is very cool-headed, very smart, talented, and hard working. The writer never misses a chance to tell us how smart and cool the m.c is.
3. The villains are so boring and one dimensional. Each one is a copy of the previous one. In pretty much all of the battles the m.c wins because apparently, he is the only one who can think. The villains pretty much seem to have the IQ of seven-year-old kids.
4. The story flows pretty smoothly. Pretty much smooth sailing for the m.c who seems to be married to Lady luck--he always finds the most interesting soul pets and win all battles.
In short, I think this story is over-rated. Once you finish the first hundred chapters, it's not that different from all the other wuxia novels. <<less
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My Wife Always Thought I Did Not Love Him
Status: c16
Premise- XiaYao & Zhou Du have been together for 7 yrs. However, Xia Yao feels like Zhou Du does not love him and decides to break up. However, both of them have a car accident when returning home. And XiaYao finds himself 7 yrs in the past, in his high school days, just before he confesses to Zhou Du.
He decides not to confess to Zhou Du this time. However, ZH finds XY's diary (and never gives it back) and is like, "your diary says you love me so why are... more>> you avoiding me!!!!!!. ZY seems to be quite tsundere lol. From the first chapter it's quite clear that ZH loves XY, however, the misunderstanding seems to be because XY kinda blackmails ZY to date him, and has always felt guilty about it. ZY seems to have a hard time expressing his emotions. This novel has quite a bit of drama with just the right amount of sweetness. I recommend it to people who like cuddly, fluffy, dramatic romances <<less
I Reincarnated into an Otome Game as a Villainess With Only Destruction Flags…
Status: v4c1 part3
At the beginning I really loved this novel, but after 4 volumes it's becoming incredibly repetitive. MC meets new person, new person is incredibly intrigued of MC cuz she's so different. New person's joins harem and tries to competes with other harem members to try to win MC's heart.
Oh, and MC is incredibly dense as she doesn't realize she had a harem full of beautiful and talented men and women even tho they announce their love for her every day. The little to no character development also irks me.
Final verdict... more>> is I'd recommend this novel to people, as it is very good at the beginning, but I myself am stopping at the fourth volume. I'll probably mtl this one day to find out who the MC ended up with. But until then, this novel will be on my On Hold list <<less
The Demon King’s Daughter is the World’s Strongest but a Shut-In! ~Shut Herself in an Abandoned Church to be Revered as the Goddess~
When I started reading the novel I thought it would be about a cool, strong, introverted MC... I was wrong
This novel has a very cutesy setting. Personally, I feel it's very slice of life-ish and hence my disappointment. I was expecting a cool female MC, but instead I got a child who is incredibly op but is terrified of humans and the slightest bit of social interaction.
Regarding the Duke with Gynophobia and the Eccentric Lady Scholar
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Elza, a duke's daughter, is single at 28 because she prefers to spend her time working and researching at the university. Her childhood friend Luca (also 28) is the most eligible bachelor in the country; unfortunately, he's gynophobic and is tired of being ardently pursued by women. So one day he asks Elza to be his pretend lover
There are only a few chapters out, but I honestly feel that it will be a sweet story. MC is smart and level-headed. I love how instead of immediately agreeing to the ML's... more>> request, she asks what she would get in return. The ML promises to fund her research. The ML is really sweet. In fact, he says quite a few times, that he wouldn't mind marrying Elza. Unfortunately, our MC doesn't take him seriously when he says stuff like that, so she kinda just ignores him when he says stuff like that. This novel does suffer from some of the cliches and troupes of J-romance novels but I ignored them since I'm sick of arrogant, rapey males leads. I would rate it 3.5 stars.
So in conclusion, I really like this story and will be looking forward to the updates ^_^. <<less
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This novel takes a while to make sense, so please read at least 5 chapters before making up your mind about it. Good things are worth your time and patience XD
I know the summary above maketh no sense, so here's my amateur take on it with some very minor spoilers-
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Basically, our story starts with a murder. A gruesome murder on the poorer part of the city evokes much interest and outrage from the netizens, forcing the Police to involve the MCs team. Now let's introduce the main cast *clap clap*
Luo Wenzhou (MC/seme) - police officer, hates Fei Du, very gay, in love with his straight best friend
Tao Ran - police officer, very poor, straight best friend mentioned above
Zhongyi- murder victim mentioned above
Fei Du (ML/uke) - rich young master, playboy, good at playing detective, bisexual... maybe, also in love with Tao Ran, hates love rival Luo Wenzhou,
I find the MC and ML's relationship as love rivals very amusing... especially since the object of their affection has made it clear that both of them have a rat's chance in hell with him. I'm really looking forward to how they will go from can't stand being near 20 feet from each other to don't touch my boyfriend bitch.
One of the reasons I like about this novel is the fact that neither of the MCs are straight from the start. Most Bl stories start with one or both of the main characters being straight, then slowing becoming gay *insert air quotes* for each other. One of the things I hate most about BL is the "I'm straight but I'm gay only for you" trope *rolls eyes* which I'm glad this novel manages to avoid cuz I'm so sick of that crap.
I feel like many authors miss their mark when it comes to character-driven stories--this one doesn't. Priest is an excellent author and this was one of the top 3 books in 2016. There were a lot of small details I found when I was reading that I really found interesting and amusing.
Warning- I helped editing and QCing this novel so my opinion may be biased. <<less
Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil
Status: c9.12
Looking at all the five stars reviews, I was desperate to get some alone me-time so I'd be able to savor this gem.
So our MC, a top hacker was forced by God to play the part of a minor cannon fodder in several hundred worlds in several different settings. Slowly he begins to gain control of his mind and decides to play out the role of cannon fodder while simultaneously doing little things that will slowly change the course of the setting.
The first world we began in was very interesting.... more>> We got to see what motivated our MC, got to understand his hatred for "God", his desire to break free of the system and his loneliness.
We watch as our MC breaks free of his cannon fodder ending, gets together with a supporting male character (our ML) and derail the God's world.
Now my problem started with the second world.
In the first world, the MC says how he will stay away from the main protagonist as that was a quick way for the God to notice that he was a virus and get crushed like a bug. In the second world, not only does he single handedly change the protagonist's (the ML) story-line, he does it in a way that can be easily be traced by God. Oh and did I mention he gets together with the protag in happily married kinda way. How is that staying away from the original protagonist so that he won't get noticed by God!!!!
However I was still enjoying the novel so I decided not to sweat the facts.
In the third world it was a xianxia setting with reincarnation.
And in this world, the MC escapes being cannon fodder, ruins the original female protagonist and gets together with a male supporting character (the ML). So pretty much the first world in a different setting
And in the fourth world........ Yeah, I'm not doing this anymore.
I tried to like this novel, I really did. But when I got to the ninth arc, I realized I didn't care for any of the characters anymore, so I dropped it
My point is- pros to the author for managing to think of so many different settings, but I really wish s/he had played around with the story more. MC is always drop dead gorgeous, ML is always obsessed with MC. The world's original protagonists are always jerks. MC is always so cool and intelligent that it's boring. Nothing truly bad ever happens to him. You'd think after ruining so many of God's world, God would at least send a minion or a warning or something but no, nothing ever happens. Each of the worlds is a predictable reincarnation-type story. For people who like pure romance type stories, this is for you. For people who prefer decent plot to romance, look elsewhere <<less
I'm a sucker for this type of stories. The characters are a train wreck, but I can't help but ship them together. What I love most about the MC and ML is how their relationship is based on them wanting to use each other. There is no holier than thou feeling. I like the ML more than the MC because I can relate to his inability to come to terms with his feelings and voice them. He also seems to be a bit of an introvert. (Although it's mostly because... more>> he kinda reminds me of Laurent from Captive Prince lol) The MC is the kind of guy who has worked hard to get where he is now, can make friends with anyone, and is way smarter than he seems.
I came expecting smut but wow I got better than what I was expecting. I'm on the ride for the characters, none of whom are perfect, but I love them anyway <<less
Ahem, so in this novel, the ML is a weredog- a really cute, small white cottonball.
Ji On, on her way back home after work happens to witness an accident. From the wreckage, she rescues a blood-soaked puppy and takes it home. The next morning, she finds a gorgeous, naked male in her house. For some bizarre reason the man transforms into a puppy and vice versa. Not only that, the man has no recollection of anything, not even his name. However, he seems certain that he is from a... more>> extremely rich family
and for the time being, decides to squat at Ji On's place. Even though he's an incredibly ungrateful, obnoxious, arrogant prat, Ji On is unable to say no to him because of his puppy dog expressions.
Even though there aren't a lot of chapters out yet, this seems to be quite the funny read. The ML is incredibly spoiled, self-centered and lacks EQ. The MC might lack money but makes up for it in common sense and thankfully isn't a Mary Sue. Reading about the couple's clash of wills, as they constantly try one up the other in order to establish themselves as the master in the relationship is quite hilarious. <<less
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I thought this story was short but beautifully written. Translation is on point. This story perfectly captures the state of women in ancient times, when they were considered to be little more than brood mares and easily replaceable. This story definitely left an impression on me. Stop reading my review and start reading this story
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So the basic premise is; a girl gets turned into a guy on her 17th birthday and has to kiss a prince (lol) aka a guy she likes before her 20th birthday or s/he'll be a guy forever.
So s/he gradually gets used to living as a guy. However the school's goddess/idol seems to have a crush on s/he and won't leave her alone. S/he's also constantly annoyed by the school prince who for some reason seems to like pestering her constantly.
I really love this story. In a... more>> sentence, this story is gender bender done right. I love the m.c, she's really cool and takes things at her own pace. <<less
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Kanye West, Willie Nelson Bring Star Power To DNC The Democratic National Convention is drawing more than just the political elite to Denver. Big celebrity names are also dropping in to perform at the festivities. Cheryl Corley gives listeners a short guide to some of the most highly anticipated entertainments — from Willie Nelson to Kanye West.
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The Democratic National Convention is drawing more than just the political elite to Denver. Big celebrity names are also dropping in to perform at the festivities. Cheryl Corley gives listeners a short guide to some of the most highly anticipated entertainments — from Willie Nelson to Kanye West.
CHERYL CORLEY, host:
To be sure, inside Denver's Pepsi Center, delegates will be and are being wowed by the Democratic National Convention's headliners, ranging from Jesse Jackson, Jr to Senator Joe Biden, to the presumptive nominee himself. But outside venues have plenty of star-power as well.
Democratic-leaning musicians from across the spectrum have converged on the Mile High City to sing their support for Senator Barack Obama. The big names playing around Denver this week include Willie Nelson, Cyndi Lauper, and the Black-Eyed Peas, and one of the most anticipated events is the nonpartisan ONE campaign by Kanye West, and we'll leave you today with his hit song "Touch The Sky."
(Soundbite of "Touch the Sky" by Kanye West)
I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly For the day I die, I'mma touch the sky I gotta testify, come up in the spot looking extra fly For the day I die, I'mma touch the sky
Back when they thought pink polo's would hurt the Roc, Before Cam got the (shit) to pop, the doors was close I felt like Bad Boy's street team, I couldn't work the Lox (locks). Now let's go. Take 'em back to the plan.... Me and my momma hopped in the U-Haul van. Any pessimists I ain't talked to them, Plus I ain't have no phone in my apartment. Let's take 'em back to the club. Least about an hour I would stand on line, I just wanted to dance.
CORLEY: And that's our program for today. I'm Cheryl Corley, and for Michel Martin, and this is Tell Me More from NPR News. Let's talk more tomorrow.
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Farewell to a legend
Aug 25th, 2014 | By Annette Taylor | Category: Local Characters, Out & About
A Gordonton legend has passed away. Petrus (Peter) Blank, grower of organic veges and gentleman, died on Monday 18 August, surrounded by family.
Peter Blank lived close to the soil. Photo: Jason South, Waikato Times.
Dressed in his bib overalls, the Dutchman was a regular sight, tending his garden in all weather. With wife Shirley, he sold vegetables from his property on Gordonton Rd since 1977.
Signs hand-painted by his daughter encouraged passing motorists to stop for fresh-dug leeks, cabbages, silver beet – whatever was in season. It took a little longer because Peter always enjoyed a chat, and then the produce had to be dug up, wrapped in newspaper and hand delivered. It sure beat going to any supermarket.
In an article for the Waikato Times in 1992, he told Number 8 Network’s Annette Taylor that his philosophy was simple.
“Why use chemicals if you don’t have to?”
For years, his father grew vegetables at home in Holland, no trouble. But ‘all of a sudden people have to spray everything.’
He uses a little snail bait near tender seedlings raised in a glasshouse made from old windows, and in the past resorted to a novel method to keep birds away from ripe strawberries – cat power.
“I had a mother cat, with kittens, so I made a nice nest for her in the middle of the bed – she kept the birds away.”
Weeds are hoed as soon as they appear – while he says it’s ‘bloody hard work’ you can’t imagine him in a three-piece suit, sitting behind a desk.
…as he speaks to me in his dining room, his eyes dart out the window, taking in the newly dug-over quarter acre of garden. By the time I reach the car, Peter Blank is on his knees, hands in the soil.
In 2009 the sign was taken down from the gate, as Peter’s health was failing. It was an end of an era.
The sign is removed. Photo: Donna Walsh
Sincere sympathies to Shirley and family. Gordonton will not be the same.
Here is another story featuring Peter, from Number 8 Network’s files.
Tags: Gordonton, organic grower, Peter Blank, Petrus Blank
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Description N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine, manufactured in bulk (GMP) at NZP, is a ubiquitous but rare monosaccharide involved in a range of metabolic processes. It is often used as a precursor in the chemical or enzymatic synthesis of the neuraminic acids found in glycolipids and glycoproteins.
In biological systems it is the precursor compound for the biosynthesis of the sialic acids especially N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac, NANA). For this reason N-acetyl-D-mannosamine is of keen interest to scientists around the world. NZP's N-acetyl-D-mannosamine is top grade material suitable for all purposes, biological or synthetic.
CAS Number 676347-48-1; (7772-94-3; 3615-17-6)
C8H15NO6.H2O
Molecular Weight 221.21 (Anhydrous)
Synonyms ManNAc; NAM; N-Acetylmannosamine monohydrate; DEX-M74
Use of Chemical N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine is becoming a favoured media component to enhance sialylation in CHO, BHK and HEK mammalian cell culture glycoprotein and mAb production
For application as a intermediate in chemical synthesis, please see N-acetyl-D-mannosamine (product code 75) which is better suited for these applications.
Relevant Publications Quantitative hydrophilic interaction chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of N-acetylneuraminic acid and N-acetylmannosamine in human plasma
Yifan Shi, Xin Xu, Meng Fang, Michael Zhang, Yinghe Li, Brad Gillespie, Selwyn Yorke, Nora Yang, John C. McKew, William A Gahl, Marjan Huizing, Nuria Carrillo-Carrasco, Amy Qiu Wang
HILIC LC MS/MS methods for ManNAc and Neu5Ac in human plasma are described.
A fit-for-purpose approach was adopted during method validation and sample analysis.
A surrogate matrix, 5% BSA, was utilized for the preparation of calibration standards.
Extraction with a phospholipid removal plate eliminated matrix effect.
"N-Acetylmannosamine and Mammalian Cell Culture Production of Recombinant Therapeutic Human Glycoproteins"
This expanded update of the mini-review originally published early in 2013, covers developments in the understanding, role and value of N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc) to increase sialylation in the production of recombinant therapeutic human glycoproteins and monoclonal antibodies.
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"The application of N-acetylmannosamine to the mammalian cell culture production of recombinant human glycoproteins."
This mini-review covers recent developments in the understanding, role and value of N-acetylmannosamine (ManNAc) as a compound that can improve sialylation during the production of recombinant human glycoproteins.
"Effects of Sugar Chain Precursors on Recombinant Protein Production in BHK Cells". Megumi Hayashi, Kaori Doi, Ichiro Ebata, Shinya Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Ohta, Satoshi Terada, Animal Cell Technology: Basic & Applied Aspects, 2009, 15, 81-86.
“Improvement of interferon-gamma sialylation in Chinese hamster ovary cell culture by feeding of N-acetylmannosamine”. Gu X, Wang DI. Biotechnol Bioeng., 1998, 58, (6), 642-8.
Appearance White powder
Solubility Soluble in water.
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Hackers find wealth of personal data on crashed cars
A tech expert has warned that some cars are keeping a wealth of personal information about their owners. And it’s not easy to erase.
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You could be losing a lot more than your family transport if you crash your car.
American “white hat” hackers have raised concerns about data being stored in Tesla electric cars and how easily it can be accessed once the car is abandoned in a wrecking yard.
One hacker, who goes by the pseudonym of GreenTheOnly, spoke to CNBC voicing concerns about what was available in cars once they were disposed of after a crash.
“Tesla is not super transparent about what and when they are recording and storing on internal systems,” he said, adding that there were penalties to those who chose not to allow information to be stored on the car.
Tesla records and stores a lot of personal data that isn’t wiped when the car is written off. Picture: Supplied.Source:Supplied
Some of that included not being able to receive over-the-air updates which, as with your smartphone, fix bugs and add functionality with new software.
A lengthy legal statement on Tesla’s Australian website warns not allowing Tesla access to your data could “result in your vehicle suffering from reduced functionality, serious damage, or inoperability and it may also disable many features of your vehicle including periodic software and firmware updates, remote services, and interactivity with mobile applications and in-car features such as location search, internet radio, voice commands, and web browser functionality”.
Tesla customers are warned that they won’t get vital software updates if they don’t allow the company access to their data. Picture: Supplied.Source:Supplied
It’s hardly an incentive to go back to anonymity …
The hackers managed to extract contact information from phones connected to a crashed Tesla, as well as calendar entries and details of appointments and navigation locations.
On one relatively new Tesla Model 3 — yet to be released in Australia — they also found a video recording of the crash that ended the car’s usable life.
It shows the car driving down a dark country road and veering off into trees. The car also gave up data about where and when the crash happened.
Tesla defended the data collection.
Tesla has defended the way in which it collects data from owners. Picture: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images.Source:AFP
“Tesla already offers options that customers can use to protect personal data stored on their car, including a factory reset option for deleting personal data and restoring customised settings to factory defaults, and a Valet Mode for hiding personal data (among other functions) when giving their keys to a valet.”
It did, however, say improvements could be made: “That said, we are always committed to finding and improving upon the right balance between technical vehicle needs and the privacy of our customers.”
Toyota has resisted fitting Apple CarPlay to its vehicles because of concerns over data collection. Picture: Supplied.Source:Supplied
Concerns about what data cars collect and how it is used for have lingered for more than a decade, with some governments creating rules around its use.
Some car makers in Australia have said any crash data collected by black box data recorders is accessible only by the owner, unless overruled by a court order.
However, the issue is becoming more pertinent as cars adopt semi-autonomous and driver assistance technology, which typically relies on multiple cameras, location data and detailed mapping.
Increased connectivity and infotainment functionality in cars amplifies the concerns.
One of the reasons Toyota has been sluggish offering Apple CarPlay in its cars is due to concerns about what is done with the data collected from people using the various apps.
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Man, 30, found guilty of raping woman in sugarcane field
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Durban – A 30-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for repeatedly raping and assaulting a woman in a sugarcane field in rural Ntumeni in December 2016, KwaZulu-Natal police said.
The Eshowe Regional Court found Siduduzo Myeza guilty of rape and assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, police spokesperson Thembeka Mbhele said in a statement.
Mbhele said Myeza grabbed the victim, 25, while she was walking through the field to run an errand for her mother.
"He then stabbed her with a bottle and continued to rape her," Mbhele said.
The victim managed to escape and was treated at a nearby medical facility where police were alerted to the rape.
Myeza was arrested and was held in custody throughout his trial.
KwaZulu-Natal acting provincial commissioner Bheki Langa welcomed the sentence.
"Abuse of women will be fought with utmost intensity until those whose minds do not know how to treat women and children learn from their mistakes by witnessing the consequences of their dreadful acts," he said.
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Men Get Away After Firing Shot At Tulsa Convenience Store, Police Say
Thursday, June 12th 2014, 12:55 PM CDT
Tulsa police responded to a convenience store armed robbery on Tuesday at 11 p.m.
Officers said a citizen approached two suspicious people at a Fiesta Mart on East 21st Street, and one of them fired a gunshot into the ground before taking off in a getaway car.
The witness told another customer what happened but didn't stay to talk with police because he had warrants, TPD said.
The clerk was unable to give a description of the shooter.
The gunshots were heard on surveillance video, TPD said, but shows door opening and closing with no one entering. Investigators also found four shell casings at the scene.
If you know anything about the crime, call CrimeStoppers at 918-596-COPS or text 918 to CRIMES.
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Australia vs Wales, RWC Big game of the week, 2019 Rugby World Cup:
September 29, 2019 Stephon Tripis
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Wales against Australia on today should be the match that decides who finishes top of Pool D.
Venue: Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo
Date: Sun, 29 September
Kick-off: 08:45 BST
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Fly-half Dan Biggar says Wales know their path to World Cup glory could rest on Sunday’s crunch Pool D game against Australia.
An easier route in the knock-out stage is likely to rest on the outcome in Tokyo.
England are favourites to win Pool C ahead of France or Argentina with Wales in line to face one of those sides.
“The bottom line is we’re fully aware what topping our group means,” said Biggar.
“We are getting into the real depth of the tournament and Sunday’s result will have a big impact on the pool.”
England have started with wins over United States and Tonga, but are yet to play France and Argentina in their group.
Coach Eddie Jones will be in the Tokyo Stadium crowd scouting England’s potential quarter-final opponents.
“I don’t think England will have it all their own way, they have the two toughest fixtures to finish, but they are looking strong, aren’t they? ” said Biggar.
“Gats [Warren Gatland] said in a meeting on Friday we’ll probably be playing France or England in the quarter-finals, so it’s one of those where France on their day are as good as anyone in world rugby.
“For us we’re not focusing on that, we are looking to get the job done on Sunday which would put us in a strong position to get out of the group.
“You get the sense that the winner on Sunday puts themselves in one heck of a strong position and the loser probably has a bit more pressure on them the week after.”
The two sides have played one World Cup game each so far, with Wales beating Georgia 43-14 and the Wallabies overcoming Fiji 39-21.
Now the group’s top seeds go head-to-head in Tokyo, renewing a rivalry that has produced some nail-bitingly close encounters in recent years.
Wales triumphed in the latest meeting, winning 9-6 in Cardiff last November.
Before then, however, Warren Gatland’s side had suffered 13 successive defeats against Australia, a sequence of results stretching back to 2008.
Gatland and his players say last year’s victory has renewed their confidence for this fixture, while Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika believes Wales are the favourites.
Wales are unchanged from their win over Georgia, with Alun Wyn Jones set to win a record 130th cap, surpassing the previous mark set by Gethin Jenkins.
Wales were ranked number one in the world as recently as August, while their Six Nations Grand Slam earlier this year coincided with a record 14-match winning run.
Australia also came into this World Cup in fine form, having beaten New Zealand 47-26 – a record margin – in the Rugby Championship last month.
Their preparations for this match have been disrupted by the suspension of wing Reece Hodge because of a dangerous tackle but, with the vastly experienced Adam Ashley-Cooper taking his place, the Wallabies remain a potent threat.
There are three other changes to the team which beat Fiji, with the accomplished and seasoned half-back pairing of Will Genia and Bernard Foley recalled, while Dane Haylett-Petty replaces Kurtley Beale at full-back.
There is one alteration on the Wales bench as centre Owen Watkin comes in for full-back Leigh Halfpenny to offer cover for Hadleigh Parkes, who starts despite breaking a bone in his hand against Georgia.
Wales team: L Williams; North, Jonathan Davies, Parkes, Adams; Biggar, G Davies; Wyn Jones, Owens, Francis, Ball, Alun Wyn Jones (capt), Wainwright, Tipuric, Navidi.
Replacements in team: Smith, Dee, Lewis, Shingler, Moriarty, T Williams, Patchell, Watkin.
Australia team: Haylett-Petty; Ashley-Cooper, O’Connor, Kerevi, Koroibete; Foley, Genia; Sio, Latu, Alaalatoa, Rodda, Arnold, Pocock, Hooper (capt), Naisarani.
Replacements in team: Uelese, Slipper, Kepu, Coleman, Salakaia-Loto, White, To’omua, Beale.
Officials: Referee, Romain Poite (France); Assistant referees, Luke Pearce (England), Karl Dickson (England); TMO Ben Skeen (New Zealand).
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Stephon has worked as financial analyst until his retirement. He is a well-known research director and portfolio manager for more than 5 years. After many years in the market, he dedicated all his time to write articles highlighting different financial problems.
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Brown to present lecture on Alma Rosé and the Women’s Orchestra at Auschwitz
Tigerville SC (March 20, 2017) North Greenville University Cline School of Music will present Dr. Kellie Brown, a recognized expert on music of the Holocaust, on Friday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Hamlin Recital Hall. Brooks will give a presentation concerning Alma Rosé and the Women’s Orchestra at Auschwitz: A Lesson on Tolerance and the Triumph of the Human Spirit.
In July 1943, 36‐year-old Rosé found herself in a filthy cattle car heading toward Auschwitz, one of the most notorious of the Nazi concentration camps. She had been a member of the musical elite in Vienna and when Alma Rosé arrived in Auschwitz, she was recognized almost immediately and taken to a special music block. It was there that she discovered an orchestra of women prisoners and that she was expected to become their conductor.
Brown first became interested in the plight of musicians during the Holocaust in the early 1990s when she stumbled across a novel in a used bookstore where the main character was a violinist who smuggled false papers to help Jewish orchestra members.
Since that time, Brown has become a recognized expert on music of the Holocaust and specifically on the women’s orchestra at Auschwitz. She has published numerous articles on the subject and presented lectures throughout the country at conferences and academic institutions including the American String Teachers National Conference in Kansas City, Virginia Intermont College, Milligan College, East Tennessee State University, Northeast State Community College, Rocky Mountain Museum, the College Orchestra Director’s Association International Conference in Cincinnati, and the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers National Conference in Canton, Ohio.
Admission to the lecture is free, but tickets are required. Contact the NGU Cultural Events Office, 864.977.7085, to reserve your tickets today and for information on other NGU cultural events.
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‘Sweet Thames, run softly’: The Henley Royal Regatta
On the 26th March 1839, a fellow called Captain Edmund Gardiner shared a bright idea he’d had. ‘An annual regatta,’ he mused, ‘under judicious and respectable management would […] be a source of amusement and gratification to the neighbourhood and the public in general.’
Well said that man.
The spirit of respectable, restrained gratification has characterised what would become known as the Henley Royal Regatta ever since.
Of course, the definition of ‘respectability’ has changed of the course of the two intervening centuries. Back in the day, it was a strictly amateur event. Indeed, to ensure the respectability of competitors, the races were not open to anyone ‘who has ever taught, pursued or assisted in the practice of athletic exercise of any kind as a means of gaining a livelihood or who has been by trade or employment for wages a mechanic, artisan or labourer’. No riff-raff, then.
Today, the regatta attracts a third of a million people who come for the chance to see some of the finest professional oarsmen from all over the world perform. It’s one of the highlights of the social and sporting calendars, and exhibits a dedication to sartorial elegance and sporting prowess comparable to that of Royal Ascot.
If, as Kenneth Grahame had it, ‘there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats’, then a trip up river this weekend would certainly meet with that august author’s approval.
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The Startup Spouse: On Risks, Trade-Offs And Never Sleeping On The Floor
The following is a guest post by Lisa Rosen, the startup spouse. You can follow her on twitter @entreprenrswife.
"He who sleeps on the floor will not fall off the bed." ~Robert Gronock
"I quit my job today," announced my husband, Seth Rosen, as he casually dropped his briefcase and strolled through the front door of our apartment. As if it was no big deal. As if quitting one's job is a routine occurrence. To be fair, Seth had talked about leaving his day job to work full time with his best friend, Mike Salguero, on CustomMade.com, a website they had recently purchased. And, to be fair, Seth had asked me repeatedly how I felt about the move. I had assured him that, in no uncertain terms, he had my unequivocal support -- mostly because I didn't think he would actually do it. Yet, here I was, staring at my newly-minted entrepreneur, unsure of whether I should throw up my arms to hug him or strangle him. After all, lots of people talk about starting a company because they think they have a million dollar idea, but very few pull the proverbial trigger. There is a reason for that. Leaving a seemingly safe and reliable salary for the uncertainty and potential perils of a startup company is risky. More startups fail than succeed, especially if a business requires venture capital. A quick search on Wikipedia told me that there are around two million new businesses started in the United States every year, of which less than 800 receive venture financing or 0.04%. CustomMade was already doomed. To make matters worse, it was the summer of 2009 and the US economy was in a deep recession. Was he nuts?
Contrary to popular belief, Seth and Mike argued that the height of the Great Recession was an opportune time to start a company. In 2009, talented people were being laid off and investors were looking for better deals. Companies like Disney, Hewlett-Packard, and Microsoft provided ample precedent that great companies were born during hard economic times. Seth also convinced me that the timing was perfect for a young, well-educated couple with no children and decades of future earning potential to make the leap. Still, trading a plump six-figure salary (and health insurance, as my mother would rightly later point out) for an emaciated startup seemed irrational and incredibly risky to, well, everybody else.
"How could you let him jeopardize your financial security?" was the universal cry from friends, family and colleagues. Others probed deeper:
"When will Seth start to earn a salary?"
"How will you pay your rent?"
"Will you have to put off having a baby?"
"What does CustomMade do again?"
"What if you lose everything?"
"Wait, what do you mean you can't afford to come to my wedding?"
I was standing in front of a firing squad, dodging the bullets as best I could. Over time it became exhausting and my confidence in Seth and CustomMade began to erode.
One afternoon I called Seth at work and told him to be home for dinner, that I was going to cook. He agreed to leave work early only after I told him that chicken parmigiana was on the menu. This was code -- my notoriously limited culinary repertoire consists of any protein that can be breaded and pan fried, and microwave popcorn. If home-style chicken parmigiana is on the dinner menu, then something is up in the Rosen house.
The minute Seth stepped through the door my anxiety erupted. "Why are we starting a company now?" I asked. "It seems like too big of a risk."
"Well, it depends on how you define risk," Seth said without skipping a beat. He sat down at the kitchen table and poured himself a glass of wine. "How do you define risk?" His knowing look should have tipped me off that this question required more analysis than my first impression. But the answer seemed obvious. Without thinking I responded that "risk" is the chance that something bad will happen.
Seth shook his head. "Risk is not just about avoiding bad outcomes. It is the chance of an unexpected outcome good or bad."
"Risk is about evaluating trade-offs," he continued. "And evaluating trade-offs requires the consideration of opportunity costs: if I do this, then I can't do that. I could stay at my finance job, continue earning a salary, and insulate myself against the risk of CustomMade's failure. But what about the opportunity cost of my time?"
The implication was clear. If he continued as an investment banker, then he could not build CustomMade, attempt to change the way people consume retail goods, and reach for a successful exit. Every day he spent doing the "secure" job was a day he couldn't spend building a company.
"Although it seems counterintuitive at first, staying at my day job offers very limited upside financially and professionally. I think that's actually the riskier path."
I paused and slowly digested his words. He was right. From the beginning I had been viewing CustomMade through a much different lens. And so had many other people in our lives.
This is why the Robert Gronock quote above is so relevant for entrepreneurs and their families. Your interpretation reveals how you define risk. In the years before I married Seth, my life was predictable. As a child, my parents taught me to sit up straight, brush and floss my teeth twice a day, and to always color inside the lines. After high school I followed the safe path from college to law school to the conventional confines of a big Boston law firm that provided me with a reliable paycheck. In those days, after reading Gronock's quote, I would have thought, "Wicked smart!" and promptly traded my injury-prone four-poster bed for a mattress on the floor.
But a funny thing happened after I married an entrepreneur. Seth taught me to think differently about the world. The Gronock quote is not sage advice to avoid a bad outcome; it's about a trade-off. By sleeping on the floor you are eliminating a good outcome (a blissful night of sleep) in order to mitigate the chance of a bad outcome (falling off the bed and suffering an injury). Thinking about entrepreneurship in terms of trade-offs and opportunity costs is a better way to think about the associated risks.
Based on my discussions with Seth, this analytical framework is the same whether the decision is to start the company or a day-to-day operational matter. In either case, you need to consider your priorities, which are shaped, at least in part, by the opinions of your inner circle. Of course, multiple third-party opinions often complicate matters. This is especially true if you have a spouse like me that Monday morning quarterbacks your decisions. Let me give you an example.
Seth's company, CustomMade.com, runs an online marketplace for custom goods and services. They connect their network of makers with consumers who are looking for a durable good (like furniture, jewelry or clothing) to be made custom. In the beginning, I was adamant that the company should do capacity building like how-to-run-a-business workshops and other educational programs for their makers, who range from solo practitioners to large, multi-employee businesses. My thought was that adding extra programs would knit the CustomMade community together. It felt good to make the suggestion, like I was adding value to our company.
"Sure," Seth said. "It's a fine idea." I was thrilled.
But he never acted on it. Not even after I nagged him for the fifth time.
"Listen, it's a good idea. But I have a small team here, and everyone needs to be focused on building the product to make our engines run. If I focus my people on maker workshops, then that takes them away from our core priorities and I risk slowing down product development. See the trade-off?"
Oh, right. He was referring to the opportunity costs of his employees' time. I immediately shut up about capacity building, and since then I've tried to keep my backseat driver tendencies to a minimum. When I do provide feedback (solicited and otherwise), I try to frame it in terms of trade-offs. I've even applied the framework to our relationship, but with mixed results. Admittedly, it's hard to stop and consider trade-offs and opportunity costs when you are inherently impulsive, as I am. Unlike me, however, Seth always takes his time to carefully weigh all options before making a decision.
But perhaps I should take comfort from that fact. At least I know we'll never be sleeping on the floor.
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Everything Pregnancy
This Gender Reveal Party Had a Wild Surprise!
By Alesandra Dubin
Let's all stop hosting gender reveal parties—because this one just won, hands down. (It's even better than the couple who revealed they were new parents to twins, not just one baby, after the delivery!)
When guests assembled for a party in honor of mom- and dad-to-be Desiree and Ryan Fortin, they knew it would be an extra special event. After all, the couple had said they were expecting twins!
That meant there were not one but two boxes filled with balloons in a to-be-revealed color. Guests wagered bets on whether it would be pink or blue orbs—or maybe both!—that would fly into the sky when the boxes were opened (per a widespread trend sweeping gender reveal parties).
After each of the two boxes was opened, blue balloons soared into the air, signaling two boys! How thrilling for all assembled, right? But it turned out that the biggest secret was yet to come.
A cohort in on the secret then brought out a third box—and that box revealed that the couple was actually expecting triplets... and that the third baby was a girl!
In a video capturing the special moments, (which has close to 2.2. million views to date!) dad Ryan says, "Well, that is awesome. I'm excited about two boys." And then, "What if I told you that you were all wrong? We're actually having triplets!"
The Fortins had struggled with infertility, a journey Desiree had been documenting on her blog. So after two attempts at IUI (intrauterine insemination), the couple conceived these three babies-on-the-way through IVF.
As a proud new twin mom, I'm thrilled for the Fontins — especially after their painful struggle. And I'm not going to lie: I'm also a bit terrified for them!
Just about every day, a singleton mom says to me, "I don't know how you do it with two." I usually answer, "I don't either," because having multiples is a special kind of chaos.
So three?! Well, that's going to be a heck of a lot of work, for sure. But it's also going to be the most love-filled, thrilling, exciting journey of the Fontins' lives.
Triple congrats to the parents to be!
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Alesandra Dubin is a new twin mom. She's also a Los Angeles-based writer and the founder of lifestyle blog Homebody in Motion. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Google+ and Twitter.
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Oswestry Archives
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Among the archives in the custody of the Town Council there is a copy, made in the fifteenth century, of a charter granted in 1262 by John Fitzalan, Lord of Arundel. By this charter John granted to the Burgesses of Oswestry "full and free power and authority to ordain, make and conclude among themselves praiseworthy ordinances and agreements for their betterment and benefit" (translation from the Latin). This is the earliest indication we have of a group of people in Oswestry working together for the common good of the Town. Later royal charters, of Richard II in 1398, and Henry IV in 1407, set out in more detail the rights and privileges to be enjoyed by the Burgesses, and the extent of their jurisdiction. By 1582 disputes and misunderstandings had arisen in the Burgesses' administration of local affairs, and constitutions were agreed that year "for the good and quiet government" of the Town. Twenty-five Burgesses were to be elected to the Common Council, who, together with the two Bailiffs they elected, would "doe and execute in everie thing according toe their best skill all that which by the said commen Counsell shallbe from tyme to tyme determyned". It was perhaps inevitable that there would be disagreements between the Burgesses and the Lord of Oswestry about the liberties enjoyed by the former and the privileges claimed by the latter, and the doubts and ambiguities in the interpretation of previous documents resulted in the granting of a new charter by James I in 1617. Under this charter Oswestry was to be a free borough, its affairs to be administered by the Bailiffs and Burgesses, with the right to hold land, a common seal, a Guildhall, authority to make laws and impose fines. This charter remained in force for over half a century.
In 1673 the Lord of Oswestry, the Bailiffs and Burgesses petitioned for a new charter, giving as grounds for the petition the loyalty of the Town to the King during the Civil Wars of the mid -seventeenth century, and the damage suffered at the hands of the Roundheads. In the new charter, in place of the Bailiffs and twenty-five Burgesses, there was to be a Mayor, twelve Aldermen and fifteen Common Councilmen. A Town Clerk was appointed, the nomination to that office to be in future the prerogative of the Lord of Oswestry.
The 1674 charter remained in force until local government nation-wide was reorganised under the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835. Under this Act the administration of Town affairs was placed in the hands of the Mayor, six Aldermen and eighteen Councillors. Whereas under the charters the Common Councilmen had been elected by the Common Council itself, the Councillors were now elected by the ratepayers of the Town. The Mayor and Aldermen continued to be elected by the Council. The Town Clerk was appointed by the Council, as is the case today. The new style Council was a major force in developments in Oswestry in the next 130 years. Health and housing, water and electricity, the fire brigade, allotments, markets, parks, street works were all under its administration, some of these responsibilities being eventually lost in subsequent legislative changes.
In 1967 a reorganisation of local government in Shropshire resulted in the creation of the Rural Borough of Oswestry. Some of the functions of the old Borough Council were transferred to Oswestry Rural District Council, leaving the Rural Borough Council to operate in much the same way as a traditional parish council, but retaining responsibility for markets, car parks, and parks (until 1972) and open spaces in the Town. In the major reorganisation of local government in 1974 the Rural Borough Council became the Town Council, with sixteen instead of eighteen Councillors from 1975. Despite the reduction in powers in 1967 the Council still plays a major role in all aspects of the life of the community, striving, as did the early Burgesses, for the "betterment and benefit" of the Townspeople.
Contacting Oswestry Town Council
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Caravan Sports Infinity Zero Gravity Review
This is a great chair to set on a deck and take a nap in, but not our first choice to pack up and take on an outing.
Price: $46 List
Pros: Reclines, inexpensive, mesh fabric is breathable
Cons: Not quality materials, heavy, no carrying strap, locks wear out easily
Manufacturer: Caravan Sports
By Maggie Brandenburg ⋅ Senior Review Editor ⋅ Feb 2, 2018
Comfort - 40% 6
Ease of Set-Up - 15% 9
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The Caravan Sports Infinity Zero Gravity is an affordable zero gravity chair. While it didn't win any awards with our reviewers for outstanding comfort, durability or portability, its ability to recline puts it in a league of its own. After all, if what you're after is a reclining outdoor chair, then portability might not be at the top of your list of desired attributes. And with such a low price tag, you can pick up several (or replace one if it breaks frequently) for less than the cost of many other camping chairs. We think this is a pretty good buy for a zero-gravity camp chair, and just might be the right chair for you.
Right off the bat, we knew we were getting into a special kind of camping chair - it's the only one in our review that reclines! This automatically classifies it as a chair for special interests rather than any other old camping chair. That being said, nobody wants to pay money for a chair that isn't comfortable and able to last long enough to enjoy! We went ahead and put it through all the same tests as the rest of the camping chairs we reviewed to see how it compared. Read on to find out if the Caravan Sports Infinity Zero Gravity should be your next camping chair purchase!
While the Caravan didn't top our charts, it does have some merits that might be what you're looking for. See what we thought of its comfort, portability, durability, and ease of set-up to help figure out if this chair has a place in your life.
Reclining outdoors is a great way to take a nap without the hammock...
The Caravan Sports Infinity Zero Gravity isn't a bad seat, depending on what you're looking for from your camping chair. If you're trying to replace your La-Z-Boy while spending time outside, this chair will give you that satisfying reclined position typical of zero gravity chairs. The seat is attached to the frame by bungee cord, providing a little more give to your relaxation, and an adjustable (or removable) headrest/lumbar support bar helps you to customize your experience. The seat and back material is also a breathable mesh, making naps in the sun that much more enticing.
However, the Caravan is rather designed for average to below average height people. Testers around 5'11" and taller had a hard time being comfortable when this chair was reclined, as their feet went beyond the footrest bar. That meant that they either had to recline with their knees bent to rest their feet on the bar or try to find a comfortable way to have a metal bar dig into their Achilles while trying to relax. Caravan does sell an 'oversized' version of the chair, but it is only wider, not taller. Additionally, the armrests on this chair are made of a hard, unforgiving plastic and are quite thin. We also felt as though the stability of this chair was a bit dicey. There was a lot of extraneous wiggle room in it, in any reclined or upright position, even with the locking mechanisms engaged. Overall we gave this chair a 6 out of 10 for comfort.
The versatility of this chair - to chat with your friends or gaze at the stars - is a pretty cool feature not available in most other camping chairs
Weighing in at 18 lbs 11 oz, the Caravan was the heaviest chair we tested - even heavier than the two-seater Kelty Low Loveseat! It also doesn't fold down to a convenient size for carrying. While it folds very thin, it doesn't compress in width or depth, so it's still quite large.
To add to the challenge of portability, there is no feature that allows for easy carrying of the Caravan, making it difficult to figure out how or where to grab. It also lacks any latch to hold it closed, meaning that if you grab it in the wrong spot, it will attempt to open while you're carrying it! Overall we gave this chair a 3 out of 10 for portability.
The Caravan doesn’t really pack up very small, nor is it convenient to carry.
Our reviewers did not feel this was a very durable chair. The bungees all the way around the edges seem like an obvious fail point, and Caravan doesn't offer any replacement option like some other zero gravity chair manufacturers. The locking mechanisms also seemed to have a tenuous hold at best, and a sharp rock or jerk in this chair could easily change the position of recline even with the locks fully engaged.
With a weight rating of only 300 lbs, the Caravan came in at about the average for chairs we tested. However, there was a lot of wiggle room involved in sitting in this chair, making our testers feel a bit uncomfortable. While our reviewers didn't cause this chair to break during durability testing, many other consumer reports complain about the short lifespan of several different components of the Caravan. Overall, we gave this chair a 4 out of 10 for durability.
Ease of Set-Up
Since the Caravan doesn't compress, setting it up is as easy as pulling two sides of the frame apart, much like a traditional metal folding chair. That being said, we found the biggest struggle with setting this chair up was that when fully upright, the foot bar of the Caravan is a bit long, making it difficult to get the legs fully extended. Several times we thought we had it set up correctly, and when we sat in it, the legs settled in several more inches, giving us a brief moment of panic that the whole chair was giving away.
Just like a traditional folding chair, the Caravan folds right up. As long as you have it fully upright, folding this chair up is a cinch. There are no tricks, but if you're looking for a handle or clasp to keep it folded or carry it with you, you'll be sorely disappointed. Overall we gave this chair a 9 out of 10 for ease of set-up.
Bungees holding the frame to the seat fabric were an interesting touch to this chair.
Just the fact that this camping chair reclines is a great feature! It gives this chair some uses that many of the other camping chairs in this review can't boast. The Caravan also comes with an adjustable headrest that you can move all the way down for lumbar support or remove if you'd rather not have it.
The locking mechanisms are made of the same plastic as the armrests, and we’re just not sure how long they’ll last...
This chair is best used to recline in - and maybe nap! We feel it's a great chair for a deck or some other space where it won't have to be moved around much since it's not very portable. If you're looking for a chair in which you can recline and nap, this is your best bet. But if you're looking for something you can move around and take with you to outdoor concerts, soccer games or the beach, you might be better served with a more portable chair like the REI Camp Stowaway Low or ALPS Mountaineering King Kong.
Considering how much you can spend on other models of zero gravity chairs, we feel that the Caravan Sports Infinity Zero Gravity is a decent value for what you get. Retailing for around $40, this chair allows you to recline at your leisure. If you're looking for something you can count on to last for years to come or that you can cart around easily, this might not be the right chair for you. All things considered, we feel that the price tag on this chair isn't a convincing reason not to give it a try if you're in the market for a zero gravity chair.
While this chair might not be the right fit for every camping or outdoor expedition you undertake, if what you're looking to do is recline, this chair is right up your alley. With a relatively low price tag and a simple design, the Caravan is a straightforward solution to your outdoor reclining proclivities.
The Caravan certainly provides a different viewpoint to enjoy the outdoors!
— Maggie Brandenburg
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Path to the Playoff: Which teams will win their conference championship and play in the semifinal?
Stream Gridiron Nation: Path to the Playoff Wednesdays live at 2pm EST
by: Haley Townsend
COLUMBUS (NEXSTAR) — The top college football teams in the country are prepping for their conference championships, now that Rivalry Week has come and gone, and with it, the top teams remained fairly untouched, other than the Crimson Tide, as their playoff hopes were crushed alongside Jordan-Hare’s hedges.
Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST, watch Gridiron Nation: Path to the Playoff streaming live right here. NBC4’s Jerod Smalley speaks to experts live around the country on the top teams as they prepare to make their final bid for the College Football Playoff.
Big Ten Championship:
No. 1 Ohio State vs. no. 8 Wisconsin
No. 1 Ohio State remained undefeated, taming the Michigan Wolverines 56-27 in a stunning game, with running back J.K. Dobbins rushing for 103 yards and four touchdowns in the first half alone.
Jerod Smalley is joined by former Buckeye coach Bill Conley to talk the Big Ten Championship. OSU will battle it out in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in a rematch against Wisconsin. Earlier in the regular season, OSU steamrolled the Badgers 38-7 at home in Ohio Stadium on Oct. 26.
SEC Championship
No. 2 LSU vs No. 4 Georgia
No. 2 LSU will face the no. 4 Georgia Bulldogs for the SEC Championship on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
WGNO’s Sports Director Ed Daniels joins Jerod live from NOLA to talk the Tigers. The Tigers trashed Texas A&M 50-7 on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.
No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs rolled over Georgia Tech 50-7 on Saturday. WRBL’s Rex Castillo joins the show to talk about the Bulldogs chances of defeating LSU in the SEC Championship.
ACC Championship
No. 3 Clemson vs. no. 23 Virginia
WSPA’s Sports Director Pete Yanity joins the show live to talk about the other Tigers. Undefeated reigning National Champs, the Clemson Tigers squashed South Carolina 38-3. They’ll face no. 23 Virginia for the ACC title game.
PAC-12 Championship
No. 5 Utah vs. no. 13 Oregon
With the no. 5 slot taken over by Utah, and one of the top 4 primed to fall in the SEC Championship, ABC4’s Dana Greene joins us on Path to the Playoff to talk Utah’s playoff hopes as they prepare to take on no. 13 Oregon in the PAC-12 title game.
Big 12 Championship
No. 6 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Baylor
No. 6 Oklahoma faces off against No. 7 Baylor in the fight for the Big 12 Championship. KFOR’s Brian Brinkley talks the Sooners, and for Baylor, KWKT’s Matt Roberts covers the Bears.
Sunday, Dec. 8 – College Football Playoff Selection Day
The semifinal match ups and bowl game selections will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 8 around The Gridiron Nation: Path to the Playoff will have a special livestream right after selections are made to break down the announcement and what it means for each team.
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WASHINGTON (CBS NEWS)-- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the United States. After returning to Seattle, Washington, from traveling in Wuhan, China, a man in his 30s began to experience pneumonia-like symptoms, the CDC announced Tuesday.
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Growth Street raises £10m from City investors
Marc Shoffman Industry News, News Greg Carter, Growth Street, Merian Chrysalis, peer-to-peer
GROWTH Street has closed a £10m institutional funding round and said it will use the proceeds to improve its credit decision systems and expand its sales team.
The peer-to-peer business lender’s latest funding round was led by existing investors Merian Chrysalis Investment Company, advised by Merian Global Investors, and Arts Alliance.
Growth Street announced a £7.5m round of funding led by Merian Chrysalis in January 2019 and said this latest fundraise values the firm at £47.5m, up from £27.5m last winter.
“Our mission has always been to provide businesses with the finance options they need to grow, and this injection will help accelerate that mission,” Greg Carter, chief executive of Growth Street, said.
“There’s no two ways about it – the banks are failing businesses: they have failed to innovate, failed to integrate and, fundamentally, failed to provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with sufficient capital to grow.”
Richard Watts, co-fund manager of Merian Chrysalis, said Growth Street provides “important support for Britain’s thriving entrepreneurial sector.”
“We’re delighted that we’ve been able to aid the business by making a second investment,” he said.
Since it launched in 2014, Growth Street has facilitated more than £100m of borrowing in England and Wales.
It recently pledged to channel £60m to SMEs across Scotland, in a bid to help tackle the funding gap left by banks.
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Bing Gets Wolfram Alpha Integration in Update
Microsoft's Bing is stepping up its assault on Google with bevy of new features available Wednesday that include the addition of Wolfram Alpha search results, enhanced previews of Web sites within results, improved presentation of weather forecasts, and limited Facebook integration.
Bing's new additions are the latest in a series of updates that have included Visual Search, Facebook and Twitter integration, improvements to Bing Maps and the rebranding of MSN Video to Bing Video.
Here is an overview of what's new on Bing starting Wednesday.
Wolfram Alpha Integration
Bing has partnered with Wolfram Alpha, the computational knowledge engine, to help you make better choices for your health and your waistline. When you search for a specific food item on Bing, your results will return nutritional content information about that food including fat content, calories per serving, vitamin and mineral content, and other important facts.
Do a search for "banana" and you'll discover the fruit has 3 fat calories, 14 grams of sugar, and 10 milligrams of Vitamin C, and its average serving size is 118 grams. You can also find out the nutritional content for your favorite brand name foods like the Big Mac, Whopper, and various candy bars.
After figuring out where you went wrong in your diet, you can use Bing's Wolfram Alpha integration to determine your body mass index. BMI is a widely used, and somewhat controversial, measurement that estimates your ideal weight range based on your height. To figure out your BMI on Bing, just enter "BMI" into the search bar followed by your height and weight, like this: BMI 5'10", 175lbs.
Hover Preview
When Bing debuted earlier this year, it included a feature called Quick Preview that lets you see a text-based synopsis of the pages displayed in your search results. The concept was nothing new, but Bing believed it was an effective way to reduce what it calls "bad clicks" -- selecting a search result only to find the site didn't have what you were you looking for.
Today, Bing is expanding its preview feature to include a small snapshot of the Website you're about to visit, a list of the most popular links found on the site, contact information (when applicable), and a "search-within-this-site" box to get more information about the site without leaving Bing. (click on image to the left to enlarge)
Last month, we heard about new social search features coming to Bing and Google. On Wednesday, Microsoft revealed another part of Bing's social twist with Facebook previews. Enter a person's name, and if their Facebook profile is publicly available, you will see their profile picture and Facebook network, and you can send them a message or friend request right from Bing's results page.
To try out the new hover preview, click on the blue plus sign to the left of your Bing search results.
Full Page Weather Results
Bing can already direct you to detailed weather reports, but you have to click through to MSN Weather to see them. Starting today, Microsoft has removed that extra step by delivering full-page weather information on Bing's search results page.
Enter a city name into the Bing search bar, and then click on the weather link within the main search results. This will deliver a full-page weather report including current conditions, seven-day, extended and detailed weather forecasts, Doppler radar, and satellite images, as well as monthly averages and historic records for precipitation.
When Microsoft scrapped Live.com in favor of Bing earlier this year, many pundits believed Microsoft would be hard pressed to ever become a dominant player in online search. But Redmond has remained undaunted, and is looking to make up for lost time by unleashing a slew of new features to help Bing compete with its main rival, Google. To that end, Microsoft says it has more surprises in store for Bing users later this week. Keep your eye on Bing's community blog for more information, and be sure to check in with PC World where we'll break down and discuss all of Bing's latest additions.
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Officers remove tape Thursday from the scene of Wednesday's standoff with police in Philadelphia. The gunman, identified as Maurice Hill, wounded six police officers before surrendering early Thursday after a more than seven-hour standoff.
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Originally published on August 15, 2019 9:26 pm
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Officials in Philadelphia are praising city law enforcement for peacefully resolving a chaotic episode Wednesday night in which a gunman armed with an AR-15 and a handgun fired off more than 100 rounds, hitting six police officers, then barricaded himself inside a residence, creating a more than seven-hour standoff.
The suspect is now in custody and all six wounded officers have been released from local hospitals.
Police Commissioner Richard Ross, who updated the news media throughout the evening wearing a bulletproof vest, himself negotiated on the phone with the gunman, Maurice Hill, 36, who eventually surrendered to authorities when officers fired tear gas into the building in North Philadelphia.
Hill came out of the house with his hands up just after midnight, as live television cameras captured police ordering him to get down.
Before his surrender, Hill, who has a lengthy criminal record that includes aggravated assault, robbery and attempted murder charges, expressed to Ross that he did not want to be incarcerated again, mentioning his newborn daughter. The standoff began after officers attempted to execute a search warrant at Hill's rowhouse.
"Preservation of life was obviously a concern for all involved, and I think we demonstrated that last night," said Ross. He noted that Hill made a number of "outlandish" demands but did not say what Hill requested.
Ross said he is amazed the long impasse did not result in more bloodshed, saying officers involved in the incident deserve credit: "If you feel like you're not appreciated, trust me, you are," Ross said.
Sgt. Eric Gripp of the Philadelphia police backed that up on Twitter, writing: "6 officers shot — several more injured. A neighborhood terrified, and many lives forever changed. It seems strange to look back at yesterday as a 'good' day, but yet, here I am."
The investigation continues, but prosecutors are expected to indict Hill on attempted murder, aggravated assault and firearms charges.
"I think it's clear this man should not have been on the streets," Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told reporters.
Krasner also personally talked to Hill on the phone during the hours-long showdown. "He was in a very animated, excited, dangerous state," Krasner said. "We were doing what we could to bring the volume down."
At certain points throughout the night, officials were worried that two officers trapped in the building were being held hostage.
"The officers were hostages, in a sense," Krasner said.
Mayor Jim Kenney became emotional talking about seeing officers escorting more than 50 children from a nearby day care to safety. He called on lawmakers to act fast on gun control.
"Nobody should have access to the kind of weaponry and firepower we saw in North Philadelphia last night," Kenney said. "I say to our state and federal lawmakers, step up or step aside," he said. "And if you choose not to help us, then get out of the way."
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said addressing gun violence will be the subject of executive actions he will announce on Friday. Wolf did not elaborate on those plans.
The incident began at about 4:30 p.m. ET Wednesday as the narcotics unit was serving a warrant in the Nicetown-Tioga section of North Philadelphia. Officers had "already entered the premises and got towards the rear in the kitchen area when gunfire erupted. The shooter fired multiple rounds," Ross said.
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks with police union official John McNesby at Temple University Hospital, where officers were being treated.
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Ross said police did "everything in our power to get him to come out," including offering the shooter a personal assurance that he wouldn't be harmed if he came out. "Normally I wouldn't even take this posture, but I have officers in a very volatile situation," he said.
On Thursday, Ross said the tense standoff was "unlike anything I've seen in my 30 years."
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To Savill the painter’s, but he not being well I could do nothing there, and so I returned home, and in my way met Mr. Moore and took him with me home; where we staid and talked all the morning, and he dined with me, and after dinner went away to the Privy Seal, this being our first day this month. By and by called on by Mr. Sanchy and his mistress, and with them by coach to the Opera, to see “The Mad Lover,” but not much pleased with the play. That done home all to my house, where they staid and supped and were merry, and at last late bid good night and so we to bed.
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Clement on 3 Dec 2004 • Link
The Mad Lover
Sam liked it better the last time he saw it, at Salisbury Court Theater
Described as a "hopelessly absurd" in Alan Bedford's annotation then, I wonder if Sam's lack of enthusiasm is due to difference in quality or difference in his own attitude.
RexLeo on 3 Dec 2004 • Link
All play and not much work today.
vicente on 3 Dec 2004 • Link
2nd. day for emphasis "...Mr. Sanchy and his mistress..."...."see 'The Mad Lover,' but not much pleased with the play…” could have been put out [upset] by the the mad Lover, Mr Sanchy, some do like to make such a display of hormone overload, even if he be a parson?
There was another poet that used that title. No protection?
"I have been in love, and in debt, and in drink,
This many and many a year."
Alexander Brome (1620-1666), British poet. "The Mad Lover," Songs and Other Poems, 2nd ed. (1664). Opening lines.
http://www.poemhunter.com/alexander-brome/poet-
Laura K on 4 Dec 2004 • Link
If by protection you mean something like a copyright, even today a title cannot be copyrighted. There can be any number of books, poems, plays and other published works with the same title.
vicenzo on 5 Dec 2004 • Link
Are! Thanks, I be thinking of words, when reserved for exclusive use like Mc Donalds , Exxon, Esso ad infinitum:
[me monika has been uzurped]
Yes, that's the difference between a trademark and a copyright.
You'd better trademark that old moniker before someone swipes it and pretends to be you. As if...
Tim on 1 Dec 2014 • Link
I wonder if Savill hurriedly told his servant to tell Sam that he was sick. Just didn't feel up to Sam pointing out where he was going wrong in his brush strokes and otherwise peering over his shoulder...
Terry Foreman on 1 Nov 2017 • Link
" to the Opera, to see “The Mad Lover,”"
L&M note in February Pepys had seen "The Mad Lover at the Salisbury Court Theatre, the previous venue of the Duke's Company, managed by Sir William Davenant https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1661/02/09/ and https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1661/02/09/?c=54…
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Foul ‘play’? Lawsuit accuses Fortnite developer of designing game to be addictive
Epic Games—the North Carolina-based software development company that banked more than $3 billion in profits in 2018, alone, off the game Fortnite, according to TechCrunch—has been accused in a lawsuit of designing the online video competition to be addictive.
The game—which is free to play, but makes money selling digital items—has about 250 million players worldwide; many of them, too obsessed to turn off their screens.
The Canadian lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, reportedly likens the game play to taking cocaine, in terms of dependency, CNET reported on October 7.
A legal notice was filed Friday in Quebec Superior Court accusing US-based Epic Games of designing the game specifically to hook users, Canada’s Global News reported on October 4. Players have had to seek treatment for their addiction, according to the complaint.
Indeed, the filing says, “The addiction to the Fortnite game has real consequences for the lives of players: Several don’t eat or shower, and no longer socialize.”
Jean-Philippe Caron, the lawyer who brought the lawsuit, alleged that the game’s creators enlisted the help of “psychologists to help make the game addictive.”
He accused Epic Games of failing to “warn about the risks and dangers inherent in their product.” Similar accusations have been lodged in lawsuits against tobacco companies.
Epic Games didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment by CNET.
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Over one million drivers share the roadways in Dallas, and hundreds of drivers each year are injured in a car accident. Car accidents can lead to minor car accident injuries or more severe injuries which may make it impossible to work for weeks, months or even years.
In Dallas, if a car accident injury is caused by another persons negligence the victim may have the ability to file a car accident law suit to receive compensation for their car accident injuries. If the judge or jury decides in the plaintiffs favor they may be eligible to receive:
Medical care for their car accident injuries which can include: hospitalization, medication, surgery, medical equipment and reconstructive surgery
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If the judge or jury considers the defendants actions willful and malicious they may also assess punitive damages against them. Many accidents in cars are caused by the inattention or actions of multiple parties. If both parties are responsible for the car accident injury claim, the plaintiffs award may be lowered.
Can I file a car accident claim in Dallas?
To file a personal injury claim in Dallas the plaintiff must prove three things:
Fault in a car accident claim the plaintiff must prove the other drivers actions were negligent or reckless. Negligence is defined as the failure to exhibit the level or care which is exercised by a reasonable person in a similar circumstance. Speeding, drunk driving or running a red light could all be considered negligent actions.
Causation in a car accident claim the plaintiff must prove that it was the defendants actions which were the proximate cause of the car accident injuries.
Damages the plaintiff must prove that they were in fact actually injured in a car accident from the negligence of the plaintiff.
Steps after a car accident in Dallas
When a car accident occurs, whether there are accidents in the car or not, the following steps should be taken:
Do not flee the scene of the car accident.
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Claims for car accidents may be simple if there is only minor damage and no car accident injuries. For this type of claim you may not need a car accident lawyer. If there are severe injuries or the insurance company is not providing the necessary compensation you need for your car accident insurance claim, it may be important to get legal help.
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By Chris / May 26, 2019
Galvanize your side in the tense moments before the start of the US Civil War.
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Fort Sumter The Secession Crisis 1860-1861 is a hand management, area control, card game from GMT, brought to the digital world by Playdek. In the two player game, one player plays as the Unionists while the other takes the Secessionists, each attempting to best galvanize their side for the pending Civil War. Players take turns playing cards to assert control over areas on the map and earn victory points. After three rounds and a Final Crisis, the game ends with the player at the highest VP total winning. A game typically can be played in about 15 minutes.
Fort Sumter is best framed as being a lighter take on Twilight Struggle. The core mechanics are very similar in that they aren’t war games, but rather political games where you use historical events to exert control over various regions. In Twilight Struggle, those regions are literal countries on the map, in Fort Sumter they are a mix of physical locations and more abstract concept such as Newspapers or Abolitionists.
Each of the three rounds begins by each player being dealt six cards; two objective cards and four strategy cards. One of the two objective cards are selected and kept hidden from your opponent, while the other is discarded. The players then take turn playing one of the strategy cards from their hand. These can either be taken as an event and have the card text resolved, or they can simply be used to place the specified amount of tokens anywhere on the map, in an attempt to control regions. Strategy cards can only be played for their text if played by the proper side, but any card may be played for their token value. Some cards in the game are playable by either side, but most are aimed either at the Unionists or Secessionists.
The ultimate goal is to maintain influence over the four different region types on the map, these are referred to as Crisis Dimensions. Each type has three locations associated with it, with one being a Pivotal Space, granting its owner increased power. An example of one of the four crisis dimensions is Armaments, represented by a red cannon. The three locations for armaments are Federal Arsenal, Fort Sumter, and Fort Pickens. The Federal Arsenal is the Pivotal Space for armaments, which allows the player which controls it to move or remove up to two tokens (either theirs or their opponent’s) after each player has played their three cards for the round.
After all of the pivotal spaces are resolved, the objective cards are revealed. Each objective card has a location on it and an action. Whichever player controls the location on the card when it is revealed gains one VP. If the player who gained that VP was the one who played the card, they get to take the action listed on the card, which is often a very powerful add/remove/move ability. Should a player control all three zones of a crisis dimension, they receive one VP for doing so.
This process repeats over two more rounds and is followed by the Final Crisis. During each round, one strategy card goes unplayed by each player, and it used in the Final Crisis. It is turned upside down to show one of the four crisis dimensions and each player orders their three cards separately. The first card for each player is revealed and the consequences differ based on whether the crisis dimension of those cards matched or not, with players either adding or removing tokens.
Finally, after the Final Crisis is complete, end of game scoring takes place. This includes the same one VP for owning all zones of a crisis dimension, as well as a bonus VP for whoever controls Fort Sumter, and one VP is you have at least three more tokens in your pool than your opponent. Whoever has the most VP wins, this is usually in the upper single digits, a score of 8 is going to win more often than not.
There are some details I’m ignoring with the token track and the Peace Commissioner which locks down a zone, preventing tokens from being added or removed.
The game requires a bit of a clumsy explanation, but at its core, it’s fairly simple. Play strategy cards to control regions with the goal of controlling entire crisis dimensions and controlling whatever zone is listed on the object card you played for the round. Repeat this three times and then resolve the somewhat random final crisis to settle the last few points.
The key is in the cards, obviously. Most of the actions allow you to add/remove a few tokens from specific zones or types. Some will allow you to return a large amount to your pool and place them elsewhere which can allow for a quick and drastic strategy change. There are penalties for being the first to take too many tokens from the token track, so token management is important.
What does it all add up to? Well, I like it, but I also have some issues. My biggest issue is that in creating such a simple game, there is a big shift towards luck that is probably unavoidable. One getting four cards a turn keeps things quick and simple, but if you are playing Unionists and are dealt three or four Secessionist-only cards, that can tank your entire round, and subsequently the game. If you are able to play cards for their events, you generally get to manipulate at least three tokens in some way, often more. The token value of cards is capped at three and there are bunch which only offer one token. Going back to the previous example, getting three one-value Secessionist cards and a two-value means you will get to add four tokens over the entire round. Your opponent might get to add four on a single card. The counterpoint to this is that the game is meant to be light and quick, so if you get struck down with awful luck one game, no big deal, play again.
I like that the game offers a mix of obvious and hidden information. Each player wants to control all three zones of a crisis dimension, and everybody knows that, which puts that goal right out on the table at all times. The hidden objective each round is usually pretty powerful, so players night prefer to play that one close to the vest and not make their move until later in the round, preventing their opponent from reacting.
Overall, I like what Fort Sumter offers. It’s a quick playing area control game with a good control-influencing system and just enough quirks thrown in to stand out.
Barrier to Entry
Fort Sumter is taught through a full game length tutorial. The tutorial will hold your hand through each move of an entire game, taking care to explain both how to play and why you would want to play certain cards over others. The latter is key here, many games simply teach you the “how” but fall well short on the “why.” It’s great to see Fort Sumter really trying to give you an idea of strategy throughout the tutorial. Of course, you will still do plenty of strategic learning as you begin playing after the tutorial, but it’s nice to get started on the right foot.
The game also features a nice, indexed set of text rules which is great for reference or if you are unclear on some things after the tutorial. The game features a full card gallery which allows you to see every available card if you want need a refresher on what is out there.
Starting the tutorial
Picking an objective card
Fort Sumter looks good, with a nice beige color palette in the menus which gives off an old-timey feel without beating you over the head with it. The game screen adds some muted colors, making everything easy to identify and find at a glance. The game board is well laid out so you can see everything you need.
Control-wise, the game is mostly pretty good. You drag-and-drop cards to play them and can generally drag-and-drop or click twice to move tokens around. Moving tokens gets a little cramped on a phone screen. There is an undo button which is always nice. Pro tip: it gets hidden behind the pivotal spaces popup during that phase, it took me a while to find it which led to much early frustrating.
The game features a pleasant, period appropriate soundtrack and also some historical speech voice overs which add to the flavor of the game. These aren’t perfect, as they will often play over top of one another, but they are a nice touch.
Fans of Playdek’s other titles will recognize the online system. It is cross-platform, asynchronous (or real time), and features a lobby system for creating and joining games. The game has working system notifications and you can also choose to received email notifications. Online ranking it computed using the popular ELO system where everybody starts at 1500 and sees their score rise or fall with each win or loss.
The online lobby is navigated using Quick Match, Find Game, or Create Game. Quick Match and Create Game are essentially the same, with the latter allowing you to invite a friend while both allow you to chose timeouts for starting the game and for the game itself. Game timeouts range from ten minutes to 21 days. You can also specify if you want to limit your opponents to anyone within a certain ELO rating of you. Find Game lists all open games you can join.
My only real complaint with online play is that the game forces you to hit “login” each time you open it to play an online game. Unless the app is still in your cache from a recent play. I don’t understand why this exists, it should be done automatically as the app is loading to save time. On the nitpicking side, it would be great to get an auto-match feature, but this is a very minor complaint as the lobby system is fully functional.
Single Player
Single player is played against a single AI, there are no difficulty levels. This is a big warning sign for me, but it all depends on how tough that AI is. Unfortunately, I won my first AI game after the tutorial despite having very little idea what I was doing. Now, I have lost to the AI, but only once out of a handful of games so that feels like a fluke. To make matters just a bit worse, the AI is extremely slow at points, particularly (but not limited to) early in the first round of the game. I guess having an open board presents too many choices so it takes a while to crunch the options, but it sure is an unpleasant experience watching the AI progress bar crawl towards empty.
Overall, Fort Sumter misses the mark in single player play. I have regularly been getting defeated soundly in my online games, proving I’m no expect in this game, but I find the AI to be a pushover, and slow to boot.
Update: A few weeks after release, the app received an update which noted some AI improvements. We've played a handful of games against AI since and it seems like the AI is better but still not very good. They will be more likely to take advantage of mistakes, but seem mostly lost most of the time. I haven't seen another 11-4 victory like our screenshot shows from the original release, but I've still been winning way more often than not.
Second phase
Setting up for the Final Crisis
Victory!
As mentioned, the game provides a full card gallery. I was happy to see that there is a “historical” button you can press in the gallery which will switch from displaying the game rules of the card to showing a brief historical background on the card. The descriptions vary in length, but it is great to see the game provide some historical background for those who are interested.
The Wrap Up
Fort Sumter is a fun area control game wrapped up in a theme of political influence. The game mixes obvious goals with hidden objectives nicely and strips the genre to its core by only allowing three cards per turn. It forces you to decide where you will make your move, and move quickly, creating a nice balance of tactical and strategic gameplay.
The app is mostly very well done. It looks great and mostly plays great too. The complaints are in the fiddliness of moving cubes around on a phone screen and the lacking AI. I hope the AI gets another boost in a future update. A more minor complaint is the weird need to press a button to login each time you open the app to resume an online game. A small issue, but it adds up if you are playing multiple games.
Overall, Fort Sumter is a fun game and the app does the job if you are wanting to play online. If you are looking for a strong single player experience, that simply isn’t what is offered by this app right now.
Fort Sumter offers a great digital implementation of the board game if you want to play online, the weak AI makes single player less appealing.
- A light, fun area control political showdown
- Solid online play with many timeout length options
- Nice touch to add historical flavor to cards in the gallery
- Only one AI level and it's not very good
- Moving cubes can be a bit fiddly at times on a phone
- Unnecessary extra step in loading online games
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In 1998 Playbox Theatre’s National Lottery bid was successful and we created what has became a model of excellence for arts with children and young people. The Dream Factory remains unique in being the creative home for thousands of young people to develop their skills, talent and confidence.
Over the years Playbox Theatre has risen to many challenges to ensure our theatre remains at the forefront of the arts with the young. With support from Warwick District Council, trusts, foundations and the Friends of Playbox, we adopt an active self-help fundraising programme.
Futures is our biggest fundraising programme since 1998 and represents the urgent need to address access to The Dream Factory, development of new studios and a complete technical infrastructure renewal.
It is a £200,000 programme and we need your support to help us ensure long-term improvements for everyone. Every gift helps and every initiative is valued. We hope that you will partner with us in our quest to ensure that our visionary development programme, commencing in Spring 2019, can achieve its aims to celebrate this unique young people’s theatre right here in the heart of Warwickshire.
Our thanks for all your help.
Stewart McGill, Mary King & Emily Quash
Directors, Playbox Theatre
Film & Digital Studio
When The Dream Factory opened in 1999 we did not anticipate the enormous role digital media would play in the creative lives of young people. So many Playbox Theatre members now express their creativity through digital usage. Our new studio will be attained by relocating the Playbox administrative team and making a fully equipped space for resourcing all film and digital needs. Our aim is to open the studio in 2019.
We plan to reflect the world of young people today with digital visuals, new signage and improved wifi. The new look will replace the current retro and rather tired furnishings, as well as developing our cafe to provide an all-day service from breakfast through to supper. Completion by 2019.
In 1999 the technical capability of The Dream Factory was state of the art. Lighting, sound and projection now fail us and many units are now irreplaceable. Our vision is to fully upgrade our technical capability with effective, eco-friendly, multifunctional equipment for use by our technical creatives, members and visiting artists. The £100,000 fit out will ensure that our productions and potential future work can adapt and benefit from the developments made in technical theatre since 1999. Completion by Summer 2019.
Landscape and Signage
Our new entrance from Stratford Road and plans for improved access will at last allow us to present this young people’s complex as a centre of pride and uniqueness in Warwickshire. Improved signage from Stratford Road, soft landscaping on entry and enhanced exterior lighting. Completed by Summer 2019.
Completion dates are aspirational and subject to successful fundraising.
Help support Playbox Theatre’s major campaign to ensure The Dream Factory is fit for purpose for current and future generations of young people.
Your support helps us to:
• Develop a new Film & Digital Media Studio for our members to explore their creativity in a new era.
• Develop our Front of House areas to reflect the excitement and energy of our diverse young people, their families, guests and audiences in an all-day operation from breakfast to supper.
• Replace our original technical infrastructure and install the latest, most efficient, eco-friendly lighting, sound and digital equipment.
• Ensure The Dream Factory is fit for purpose as a model of uniqueness and excellence within the arts and for young people.
To discuss how you can play your part
contact us on 01926 419555 or email
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A Michele Bachmann revue
In my morning column I helpfully, even heroically, I think, suggested to the GOP that it abruptly sever relations with sizable portions of its base, but I had no time or space to recommend that it do the same with some of its own Congressional caucus.
Like ... Minnesota's Rep. Michele Bachmann, about whom I began to offer, here, an itemized list of sound reasons, in my own words, as to why the GOP should disown her, until I realized -- well, duh -- the most precise indictment of Michele Bachmann is, of course, Michele Bachmann in her own words.
For instance how soon we forgot that on one fine day just a couple months ago, Ms. Bachmann referenced the "Hoot-Smalley" Tariff -- a Hoover administration bill she somehow accredited to FDR's Depression-exacerbating hands.
Or two summers ago, when foreign-affairs specialist Michelle reinforced the chief reason behind our divine and continuing mission in Iraq: To wit, in the Green Zone "there's a commonality with the Mall of America, in that it's on that proportion. There's marble everywhere. The other thing I remarked about was there is water everywhere. [Saddam] had manmade lakes all around his personal palace -- one for fishing, one for boating." Ooookay.
Or in March before last, when she meditated that the scariest "massive Big Brother intrusion into our homes and our lives" is -- ready? -- these "newfangled, hippie-environmentalism, group-sex fluorescent light bulbs."
Or how about this March, as Congresswoman Bachmann pleaded with her fellow Minnesotans to be "armed and dangerous" against President Obama's plan to turn down the global heat, which, in Michele's opinion, "has the potential of changing the dynamic of freedom forever in the United States."
Or a month later, when biologist-physiologist Bachmann wondered why would we ever want to regulate "carbon dioxide, Mister Speaker, [since it] is a natural product of nature. Carbon dioxide is natural. It occurs on Earth. It is a part of the regular life cycle of Earth. In fact, life on planet Earth can't even exist without it." Now why didn't climatologists think of that?
Or perhaps one month earlier, when this congresswoman of the people convulsed in deliberative agony that we are "Running out of rich people in this country."
Finally, although there are others and this surely won't be the last, the grandmammy of 'em all, the one that launched Rep. Michele Bachmann into the public limelight and electorate's heart, from October 2008, her desperate plea on "Hardball" that investigations be launched into "anti-American" members of Congress; adding that as for Obama, "I'm very concerned that he may have anti-American views," too. And "that's what the American people are concerned about."
That's not quite all they're concerned about, Michele.
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Elyse Betters · 26 May 2015
Periscope: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.periscope.android&referrer
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Twitter-owned Periscope has launched for Android devices.
The fresh live-streaming app brings many of the same features from the popular iOS counterpart, but it also contains new features, including the ability to return to a broadcast after being interrupted by a phone call or text, as well as some additional notification controls.
What are the new features?
Here's a closer look at the most noteworthy changes introduced with the new Periscope app for Android:
Notification system
There's a new notification setting that allows users to opt in or out of alerts when someone they follow goes live or shares a broadcast. You can even opt out of being notified when a user gets a new follower. You're able to adjust notification preferences in Periscope Settings under your Profile, but keep in mind alert settings are wide-reaching and no longer individual.
That means if you turn off an alert for when someone you follow goes live, you will no longer get broadcast alerts from anyone.
Return to Broadcast
Twitter has given Periscope a feature called "Return to Broadcasts". It'll serve up a notification on the Android home screen whenever a Periscope feed gets interrupted by something. So, when you're done answering an incoming call and want to resume watching a Periscope feed, you'll be able to tap on the new alert, and then the app will bring up the feed you briefly stopped.
Is there anything else new?
The new Android app has a dedicated broadcast button (rather than the broadcast tab found in iOS), and it lets you swipe between tabs.
Periscope, which lets you create and share live video broadcasts, initially gained a lot of attention in March, when Twitter quickly bought it up. Around the same time, a similar service called Meerkat had exploded onto the scene and became popular overnight. Both apps began as iOS-only services, connect to your Twitter account, and allow you to tweet links to your live stream.
Followers can also tune in to your stream to see what you're doing in real time, and both apps allow you to engage with viewers and discover other streams to watch. Although Meerkat was the first of the two to arrive on Google Play, we can't imagine Periscope not being able to quickly gain Android traction. You can see a list of all the differences between both apps here.
You can learn more about how Periscope works here.
How do you get Periscope for Android?
You can download Periscope from the Google Play Store.
It's free to use, supports KitKat 4.4 and later, and has some Material Design characteristics of Lollipop 5.0.
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By James Harte Last updated Dec 6, 2018
With US and EU politics having dominated the landscape over most of the year so far, attention is now shifting back to the UK where the government’s Brexit battle is in full swing. After much anticipation, UK PM Theresa May last week unveiled her new plan for Brexit. The new agreement affirms that the UK will abide by a “common rulebook for all goods”, which essentially refers to the single market for goods/agriculture. The government has also said it will push for a “facilitated customs arrangement” where the country could impose different tariffs to the EU which would allow it to establish trade deals outside of the EU. However, the big question now is whether the EU will accept the deal.
May Risks Vote of No-Confidence
The proposal was not received well by her own camp and both Brexit secretary David Davis and Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Such high-level resignations from two of her key ministers has thrown the question of May’s strength as a leader into question once again, fuelling speculation of a leadership challenge. While Davis and Johnson’s resignations are both critical, there has been speculation for sometime that they were going to happen. However, the real focus now will be on pro-Brexit MP Jacob Rees Mogg and his cohorts who, according to reports, are looking to gather enough signatures to trigger a vote of no confidence and establish a leadership challenge.
To trigger such a move, 48 signatures are required and according to the UK media, around 40 are already secured with Jacob Rees Mogg also claiming that around 100 Tory MPs stand ready to vote down the PM’s new Brexit deal if she tries to push it through parliament. Referring to the dal penned in Chequers Rees Mogg highlighted on twitter that a recent snap poll shows 60% of Conservative party members think the agreement is a “bad deal” and that “no deal is better than a bad deal”.
Who Could Content With May?
In terms of who is likely to take over if such a challenge does materialise, current odds favour Michael Gove with bookmakers PaddyPower giving 4/1 odds, Home Secretary Sajid Javid given 6/1 odds and Jacob Rees Mogg given 7/1 odds.
Despite current speculation, if May does suffer a vote of no confidence it is unlikely that a second election will be called as two thirds of tory MP’s would need to vote in favour of it. While rebels within the party might be in favour of voting against the PM’s Brexit plan and and voting no confidence in their leader, they are unlikely to risk a new election and the prospect of losing power.
There has also been speculation regarding the likelihood of a second referendum on Brexit. However, once again this looks highly unlikely, firstly because there is no apparent “leader” for such action. Bookmaker PaddyPower currently offer 5/1 odds on a second referendum before the Brexit deadline of April 2019.
What happens if the EU shoots down the deal?
If May is able to retain power within her own party and remain leader of government, the key focus will be on how the UK’s position will evolve. The “facilitated customs arrangement” suggests on Friday shows that the UK will potentially end up staying in the customs union, as Friday’s proposal was a sort of halfway house solution. If this is the case, the UK may end up diluting its boundaries on budget payment, ECJ and migration as these are the issues which are most politically contentious within the UK. If the UK is willing to offer some ground in these areas then the EU might go for it and some member countries such as Germany and France who trade heavily within the UK would be in favour of remaining in a customs union.
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Henry’s comments make Red Sox look like they lack direction
The Red Sox owner says the team does not necessarily need to be below the salary threshold, but their offseason actions indicate differently.
By By JASON MASTRODONATOBoston Herald
Boston Red Sox baseball team principal owner John Henry at a news conference at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) AP
John Henry doesn’t need to defend the Red Sox’s spending patterns.
It’s just too bad he thinks he does, because his public messaging has passed right through confusing on its way to nonsensical with his latest remarks this weekend.
If there’s one thing Henry is good at, it’s pouring money into a baseball team, as he’s done since he’s been the principal owner of the Red Sox.
They’ve been in the top six in spending all 18 years he’s owned the team. They’ve been first, second or third in 13 of those 18 years. They’ve crossed the competitive balance threshold in 10 of those years.
Every three years, they reset. Just like the Yankees do. Just like the Dodgers do. Just like every big-spending team does.
The CBT was designed to limit outrageous spending year after year. Spend outrageously this year and next year, that’s fine. But then reset in Year 3. MLB doesn’t want another team outspending the field annually, essentially buying World Series titles. Fans around New England should be sympathetic to that, given they had to watch George Steinbrenner’s Yankees do it for a long time.
But if there’s one thing Henry is bad at, it’s public messaging. He’s acknowledged as much in recent years, when he’s tried to better connect with the media and fanbase, making himself more available for comments, particularly via email, when he has time to think through what he wants to say.
Which only adds to the silliness of his comments via email to the Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy for a column about cutting payroll that was posted Saturday.
“This focus on CBT resides with the media far more than it does within the Sox,” Henry wrote. “I think every team probably wants to reset (the luxury tax) at least once every three years – that’s sort of been the history. But just this week … I reminded baseball ops that we are focused on competitiveness over the next 5 years over and above resetting to which they said, ‘That’s exactly how we’ve been approaching it.'”
Following along? Of course not. How could you? There’s been mixed messaging on this issue since last spring, when the Sox signed Chris Sale to a long-term extension that starts paying him $30 million this year.
Sale’s deal didn’t seem like a terrible one at the time, but it assured the Sox would have challenging payroll issues if they wanted to get under the CBT in 2020. That much was obvious.
Did they always know they wanted to get under the CBT in 2020?
Take the words from Henry’s mouth in September, two weeks after he fired Dave Dombrowski: “This year we need to be under the CBT and that was something we’ve known for more than a year now.”
So they knew when they signed Sale to a megadeal that they wanted to get under the CBT in 2020. They knew they’d have to make spending cuts. They knew it’d be tricky with Mookie Betts’ growing salary. But they did it anyway.
And again, it’s not a bad thing to invest in great players. Quite the contrary. It’s the constant changing of direction that doesn’t make sense.
If the owners wanted to go under the threshold in 2020 that should’ve been a clear directive given long ago. And maybe it was. But how can ownership sign off on a record payroll ($245 million) in 2019 and then blame Dombrowski in a backhanded way after the fact, when Henry said, “There was a difference, I think, in how we thought we should move forward?”
Moving on from Dombrowski was the right thing to do, so most of us looked past the confusing comments and just assumed the Sox were getting cheaper and needed a new general manager.
Now, all of a sudden, Henry says cutting payroll is not the priority. It’s a media-driven narrative, he told Shaughnessy.
So where does that leave the Red Sox, a team that’s made not a single impact move this winter while the Yankees got the Cy Young Award runner-up, Gerrit Cole, the Twins revamped their starting rotation, the Astros remain a powerhouse, despite their quiet offseason, the Rays, Indians and A’s are still strong and the White Sox, Angels, Blue Jays and Rangers added All-Star talent to push them closer to contention?
The Sox added some nondescript pieces like Martin Perez, Jose Peraza, Kevin Plawecki, among other players most fans haven’t heard of, and now Henry says they might stay above the CBT and roll into 2020 and compete, spending more than $208 million, paying extra penalties (financial and strategic) while finding themselves with the same limitations again next offseason.
All for the chance of getting into a one-game playoff as a wild-card team, because they’re not winning the division against a Yankees team that was 19 games better last year, when half the stars were hurt and Cole was still pitching for the Astros.
If it seems like a lot to take in, that’s because the Sox look totally directionless.
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How to Write an Online Privacy Policy
If your website or mobile app will be gathering any type of personal information from users for any reason, it will require a Privacy Policy.
In this article we'll cover the following information that you can refer to when writing your Privacy Policy:
Why a Privacy Policy is necessary
Purpose of a Privacy Policy
Topics to include in a Privacy Policy
Topics that apply only to specific websites or mobile apps
Location, access and agreement
Privacy best practices
Why a Privacy Policy?
It's quite possible that few users will ever read your entire Privacy Policy. You may ask yourself, is it truly necessary?
1. Why a Privacy Policy?
2. The Purpose of Your Privacy Policy
3. Topics for Every Privacy Policy
3.1. Which Information is Collected
3.2. Methods of Collection and Data Usage
3.3. Children Under 13
3.4. Communications
3.5. Business Transfers
3.6. Dispute Resolution
3.7. Future Changes to Privacy Policy
3.8. Contact Information
4. How to Create Your Privacy Policy
5. Other Important Topics
5.1. Cookies Policy
5.2. Third Party Access
5.3. Data Retention
6. Location, Access and Agreement
7. Privacy Best Practices
Since it will almost certainly be necessary for you to collect personal data from users, a Privacy Policy will be required by law. Several different federal regulatory systems exist to protect the privacy of internet consumers - one or all of which may apply to your business.
A few of these regulations include:
In California, the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA)
In the US, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
In Canada, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)
In the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Besides satisfying the requirements of international law, a Privacy Policy also helps to create an environment of transparency and honesty between you and your users. When it comes to concerns about the use of personal information online, a Privacy Policy can cultivate confidence and trust with consumers.
Lastly, a Privacy Policy can provide a handy bit of liability insurance if ever there is a dispute about the way you utilize the information you gather from users.
The Purpose of Your Privacy Policy
The general purpose of a Privacy Policy is to inform users exactly which personal information is gathered by your site or mobile app, how it is used, and how it is protected.
Here's how Zynga lays out some of the most important functions of its Privacy Policy.
Topics for Every Privacy Policy
Although your Privacy Policy will need to be customized to fit the kind of business you are running, some topics are necessary to any website or mobile app.
How to Write an Online Privacy Policy from PrivacyPolicies.com
Here are the basics:
Which Information is Collected
It's important to list exactly the types of personal data being collected from users, from IP addresses and email addresses, to financial and payment information. Be as detailed as possible to avoid any misunderstandings.
Instagram provides a simple list of information it collects from users:
LinkedIn goes into more detail, explaining where and why information is collected:
Methods of Collection and Data Usage
Next, detail your data collection methods. This will include obvious tactics like contact forms, as well as information that your website collects invisibly on the back end, such as IP addresses and users' locations.
McAfee lists the many ways it collects information, including direct forms, automatic collection methods, and data collected from outside sources:
The second and very important part of this clause is to let consumers know exactly how you use the data in question.
Here are a few examples of how personal information might be used by your business:
To notify visitors about important updates
To contact customers for marketing
Shared with third parties for analytics or advertising purposes
To improve the content
To display and measure ads and services
The New Scientist clearly and concisely lists all of the ways it uses personal information:
This is also a useful place to mention how important each user's privacy is to your business and how the information is protected.
Whether your site is targeted to children or not, you will need a clause that addresses child privacy. Under the laws of COPPA, it may be illegal for your site to collect private information from minors without using a specific protocol to do so.
If your business is targeted to adults, then a simple statement like the one below may be all you need to limit your liability in the event that a child wanders onto your website or mobile app.
Hormel Foods issues this statement in case any children under the age of 13 try to submit personal information on their website:
In the event that you do target teenagers or children, it will be necessary to create a more detailed Children's Privacy Policy, ideally on its own landing page. The protocol for handling children's personal information is entirely different from the protocol for adults, and it may be necessary to receive permission from parents before collecting any information.
Read more about Children's Privacy rules here.
Below you can see an example of a separate Children's Privacy Policy maintained by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis:
At some point, you will probably want to get in touch with your customers, and they may want to contact you. Because contact information includes personal information, it's necessary to include a communications clause.
GetResponse outlines what types of communication users can expect and why:
In this section, let users know how and why you plan to contact them, whether for everyday notifications, marketing, or updates on product transactions. Be sure to list the methods of communication you plan to use.
Here, Adobe explains how to adjust communications settings and opt out of communications if desired:
As demonstrated in the above screenshot, it's a good idea to let users know how to opt-out of unnecessary communications. This will help your business remain compliant with CAN-SPAM anti-spam regulations, and your users will appreciate it.
Business transfers happen often and quickly. Even if you have no plans to sell your business, it's still a good idea to include a business transfer clause to limit your liability in case it does happen.
This way, users are aware that their personal information will be passed to a new owner in the event that your business is acquired by another entity.
The New York Times includes business transfer information within its Third Party Access clause:
Here is another example of a Business Transfer clause by Becton, Dickinson & Company:
Although a more detailed outline of governing law should be listed in your Terms and Conditions agreement, a dispute resolution clause can be included in your Privacy Policy. This is simply a description of measures your business will take to resolve any future disputes.
Oracle provides clear instructions for initiating the process of dispute resolution:
This is a simpler example by AppLovin:
Future Changes to Privacy Policy
This section should inform users of your right to make changes to the Privacy Policy at any time, and of their right to know about it. It should let users know that they will be notified of any changes at the time the changes occur and which method of communication you will use for notifications.
AT&T efficiently describes the policy changes protocol:
PayPal goes into quite a bit more detail in its Changes to Privacy Policy clause:
A contact clause adds another level of transparency for your users. Provide them with a list of ways they can contact your business with any questions or concerns about their privacy. If you can assign a specific email address and/or department to manage privacy concerns, that's even better.
Motorola provides several methods of contact within their Privacy Policy.
The Department of Health & Human Services provides multiple personnel devoted to privacy, as well as detailed contact information for each:
How to Create Your Privacy Policy
Need a Privacy Policy? Our Privacy Policy Generator will help you create a custom policy that you can use on your website and mobile app. Just follow these few easy steps:
Click on "Start creating your Privacy Policy."
Select the platform/s where your Privacy Policy will be used.
Answer the questions related to your entity type and location.
Answer the questions relating to what type of information you collect from your users.
Select all the ways you wish to allow your users to contact you with questions regarding your Privacy Policy.
Select what kind of Privacy Policy you want to create.
Enter your email address where you'd like your Privacy Policy sent and click Create Privacy Policy.
Now you can copy or link to your hosted Privacy Policy.
Other Important Topics
Once you've included the basic clauses that apply to any online business, you'll need to customize your Privacy Policy more specifically to your individual business.
Depending on the services you provide, the types of information you need to collect, and how the information is used, you may need to include some of the following clauses:
Although your business may not be using cookies to gather information about users, it is likely that some third party software or plugins within your website or mobile app do employ cookies.
If so, you'll need to inform users of this activity.
MailChimp includes this general cookies clause in its Privacy Policy, as well as a link to a detailed Cookies Statement.
It's a good idea to create a separate Cookies Policy to address cookies, since it can be a lengthy and detailed topic to lay out.
Here are a few things your Cookies Policy should address:
Briefly explain what cookies are
Describe your use of cookies and why they are necessary
Identify which types of cookies are used by your business
Identify the function performed by each type of cookie
Vimeo provides a link to a Cookies List in its Cookies Policy so users can see what cookies are used and the function of each:
Again, it is important to include the cookies used by your third party affiliates in this list.
LinkedIn lists third party advertiser cookies, along with a link to opt-out for each:
Most websites and mobile apps use third party affiliates to perform a variety of services for their business. These may include analytics programs, shopping cart functions, advertisers, and the like. It is probable that your business will also employ third party affiliates, in which case you will need a Third Party Access to Information clause.
Squarespace does a good job of explaining third party affiliates, their necessity, and its commitment to information protection:
In this section, you should inform users about the existence of these third party affiliates and why it is necessary to share information with them.
Facebook goes into great detail explaining the need for sharing information with third party partners for advertising, technical infrastructure, customer service and other important purposes:
For any database that allows users to set up subscriptions or individual accounts, a data retention clause will be necessary. Let users know about their right to delete their subscriptions and accounts, but inform them that some personal information may be retained on the database, even after their accounts are deleted.
McAfee describes their policy and reasons for data retention:
After you write your Privacy Policy, you're going to need to display it so users can access it easily. You'll also need to get users to agree to it to make your terms enforceable.
It's common practice to include a Privacy Policy link in clear, legible text within the footer of a website. This link usually appears alongside other important information such as contact details and other important policy links. It should appear on every page of your site or mobile app.
Twitter includes a clear link to its Privacy Policy within its website footer:
In addition to this navigational link, it is also recommended to include a link to your Privacy Policy within contact and registration forms.
On the Microsoft registration form, choosing 'Next' is an automatic agreement to the Privacy Policy. Note that links to Privacy and Cookies Statements are included:
A clickwrap agreement requires users to confirm that they have agreed to the Privacy Policy before using the services on your site. This helps to ensure that your users have seen the policy and provided their consent to collect and use their data.
InstaNobel goes an extra step and asks users to click to accept the Privacy Policy before registering on the site:
This is a great way to get users to agree to the terms of your Privacy Policy. This can help limit your liability in case a user accuses you of misusing personal information.
Besides your responsibility to the law, maintaining the privacy and security of your users' information is just good business.
Help make the internet a better place by following some simple best practices when writing your Privacy Policy:
Write your Privacy Policy in plain, easy-to-understand language.
Update your policy regularly to reflect changes in the law, in your business, or within your protocols. Notify users of these updates, and include the effective date with your policy.
Be transparent and remain true to your commitment to user privacy.
Make it clear and easy for users to update, change, or delete their personal information, as well as to opt-out of marketing communications.
Make your Privacy Policy accessible and easy to find.
Writing your Privacy Policy will be easier if you take privacy seriously and understand your own privacy practices:
Follow the FTC's recommendations and minimum regulations for protecting personal information.
Maintain rigorous internal security measures to ensure that personal information is, indeed, secure.
Request as little information from users as is needed to provide your services and refrain from underhanded tracking methods.
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Railways to repay $7.1 million under revenue cap formula
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Canadian National Railway exceeded its revenue cap by more than $5.75 million in 2016-17. | File photo
Canada’s two largest railway companies will be required to pay more than $7.1 million to the Western Grains Research Foundation because the freight revenues they collected for moving western Canadian grain exceeded the revenue cap.
According to an online document dated Dec. 21, the Canadian Transportation Agency has determined that Canadian National Railway exceeded its revenue cap, also known as the maximum revenue entitlement, by more than $5.75 million in 2016-17.
CN freight revenues derived from moving regulated grain amounted to $808.2 million in 2016-17.
Under the federal government’s regulated freight regime for grain, CN was only entitled to collect revenues of $802.4 million, based on the number of tonnes shipped and the distance the grain was moved.
CN is obligated to repay the excess revenues and penalties amounting to nearly $6.1 million.
Canadian Pacific Railway also exceeded its revenue cap.
CP collected freight revenues of nearly $725.5 million in 2016-17, roughly $1.1 million more than was allowed under the revenue cap formula.
Barring a successful appeal, CP will be obligated to repay excess revenues of $1.078 million and a penalty of approximately $45,000 for a total of $1.13 million.
The CTA uses a complex formula to determine how much revenue Canada’s Class 1 railway companies are allowed to generate through the movement of western Canadian grain over regulated shipping routes.
If the railways exceed maximum allowable revenues, they are required by law to repay the excess, along with a monetary penalty ranging from five percent of the excess to 15 percent.
The money collected will be used to conduct farmer-directed ag research projects approved by the research foundation.
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Three things we learned from RSL’s third straight win
Kimberly Brenneisen, Pro Soccer USA
Jun 2, 2018; Sandy, UT, USA; Real Salt Lake forward Brooks Lennon (12) and midfielder Danilo Acosta (25) congratulates Real Salt Lake midfielder Luis Silva (20) for his second half goal against the Seattle Sounders at Rio Tinto Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
SANDY, Utah — Here are three things we learned from Real Salt Lake’s 2-0 win against the Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday June 2.
Lack of prep time didn’t hamper RSL
While the Sounders had all week to learn and correct what went wrong when they lost to Real Salt Lake a week ago, RSL only had a couple of days to regroup after a Wednesday-night beating of the Houston Dynamo. The home team proved it didn’t need much time to recover, however.
Real Salt Lake scored two second-half goals against a struggling Seattle side that hasn’t found much success on the pitch this season. The opponent’s lack of form shouldn’t do anything to discredit the three straight wins RSL has garnered over the past eight days. The team is raising its standards, and head coach Mike Petke is beginning to expect more from his guys.
“I’m not saying we’re going to be able to win every game or play for 90 minutes unbelievable, but the workrate, the positioning, the tactical understanding, the attempts on goal — that’s the standard,” Petke said.
Baird isn’t losing ground
Corey Baird once again showed how instrumental he is to Real Salt Lake’s success. Baird scored the team’s opening goal in the 57th minute by keeping his eyes on the ball. Earlier this season, rebound opportunities seemed to take RSL by surprise as the team sometimes was hesitant to strike quickly. However, Baird didn’t shy away from the moment against Seattle.
Watch: Highlights from RSL’s win over Seattle
As Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei blocked an attempt from Danilo Acosta, Baird was there for the second chance. His header gave Real its first goal of the game, and it also gave Baird his fourth goal of the season to make him the team’s scoring leader.
Acosta starting to meet expectations
Though Petke didn’t want to single anyone out, he did give some praise to Acosta.
“I saw one thing I haven’t seen with him for a long time — he was actually a man tonight,” Petke said.
Petke doesn’t lower his expectations for anyone on the team, and after the game he mentioned he didn’t think Acosta was doing enough to earn a significant role early on in the season. But that didn’t mean he was going to give up on him. Saturday night, Petke saw Acosta battle for the entirety of the game. He had confidence with the ball, and he didn’t give up the fight.
“He’s taking his third or fourth chance … and he’s running with it because he’s doing not one thing right, he’s doing a handful of things right,” Petke said. “Not doing everything right, still room to improve, but to me, the biggest change in Danny is his attitude, his bite. He’s becoming a man.”
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Don Felipe & Doña Letizia make first State visit to Vatican as King & Queen
Today, Don Felipe and Doña Letizia made their first official visit abroad as King and Queen of Spain. They traveled to the Vatican City to meet with His Holiness, Pope Francis.
This is the royal couple's fourth meeting with a Pope in the Holy See. Their first meeting was shortly after their wedding in 2004 where they meet John Paul II.
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For today's meeting with the Pontif, Doña Letizia adhered to Vatican convention and wore an all-white ensemble, a privilege only reserved for Catholic queens. All other women are required to wear black, preferably with a black veil, when meeting the Pope. It is also custom for Catholic queens to wear a veil, but this is not required for non-religious meetings.
Her Majesty wore a two-piece Felipe Varela ensemble consisting of a knee-length crepe sheath dress and a matching blazer jacket. The jacket features a tonal embroidery along the hem and sleeves. She accessorised with her bespoke Felipe Varela suede clutch, the same one she carried on Proclamation Day.
From assessing the neckline and length of the dress, it could well be the same one she wore under her coat to the Proclamation ceremony, which was also by Felipe Varela.
Her diamond and pearl drop earrings were a good choice for this outfit and the occasion.
On her feet were the Magrit nude peep-toe pumps.
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Their Majesties present awards at IMPULSA Forum 2014
This evening, their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain presented the FPdGi Awards at the IMPULSA Forum in Girona. The IMPULSA Forum was launched in 2010 by the Prince of Girona Foundation and convenes annually to promote and encourage the youth of Spain in areas such as scientific research, artistic creativity, social solidarity and entrepreneurship. Felipe and Letizia have presented awards at every forum since its conception.
For tonight's ceremony, Queen Letizia sported one of her favourite little black dresses by Felipe Varela. Letizia has repeated this sheath dress on numerous occasions and first wore it in June 2008.
The cocktail dress features a sleeveless silhouette with tonal black sequins and a sash waist.
Doña Letizia completed her look with familiar accessories. She carried a black satin clutch and wore her nude patent mary-jane pumps by Miu Miu. The Italian-made shoes have a 5" heel and feature an almond toe with a concealed 1" platform.
I initially thought the queen had trimmed off her long locks but quickly realised that her hair was pinned up in a bob. She has worn this style in the past, most recently a few months ago at the National Young Entrepreneur Awards.
March 2014 - National Young Entrepreneur Awards
The updo was a good choice and showed off her dazzling diamond and citrine drop earrings. I don't recall seeing these before so they may be new. I will have to try track these down because they are exquisite.
UPDATE: The mystery regarding the earrings is slowly unravelling. I managed to find another occasion on which Letizia wore them. The photo below was taken in April 2013 at the Cervantes Award ceremony in Alcala de Henares, Spain. My hunch is that they may be by Spanish jeweller Yanes since the Queen does own a few of their pieces. I'm yet to hear from the company regarding a confirmation.
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King & Queen of Spain receive Armed Forces and Civil Guard members
Their Majesties, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia received Spanish Armed Forces and Civil Gaurd members at The Royal Palace in Madrid today.
The Monarch is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, with the title Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces.
The Spanish Armed Forces are active members of NATO, the Eurocorps, the European Union Battlegroups as well as providing peace keeping troops to the United Nations. The Civil Guard (Spanish: Guardia Civil) is the Spanish gendarmerie. It has foreign peace-keeping missions and maintains military status and is the equivalent of a federal military-status police force.
Queen Letizia recycled an outfit she has worn repeatedly since she first wore it on Armed Forces Day in June 2012. The earth toned ensemble was a fitting choice for the occasion and coordinated perfectly with Don Felipe's military uniform.
2nd Jun 2012 - Armed Forces Day
The boucle linen skirt suit is from Filipe Varela. Both the skirt and jacket feature a tonal lace
overlay.
Under the suit she wore her olive green Mango silk blouse which she debuted in May 2011.
Doña Letizia cordinated the suit with her Magrit taupe suede pumps and Malababa 'Felisa' clutch adorned with pastel Czech crystals.
She again wore her Chanel 'Comete' diamond star stud earrings.
Their Majesties host reception for institutions of social solidarity
The King and Queen of Spain meet with representatives from institutions of social solidarity at the Royal Palace of El Pardo near Madrid. At today's reception, their Majesties thanked and praised the efforts of the organisations who work tirelessly to help the less fortunate. They also discussed the demands and challenges faced by these institutions due to the current economic crisis in Europe.
The Queen paired straight-leg navy trouser pants with her blue 'Koralie' tweed jacket from Hugo Boss. She first wore this zip-front jacket to last year's Impulsa Forum.
A sleek contrast trim defines this sporty little jacket fabricated in a richly textured two-tone tweed. It has a jewel neckline, two-way front zip and front mock pockets. It is made from a cotton/acrylic/polyester/nylon blend.
The above style has sold out, however Hugo Boss currently has a very similar model; the Koralie Jersey Tweed Jacket.
Doña Letizia wore her Magrit navy suede peep-toe heels and kept her jewellery simple, only wearing her Chanel 'Comete' diamond star stud earrings.
Queen Letizia makes first solo appearance at the opening of the "El Greco and modern painting" exhibition
For her first solo engagement as Queen, Letizia attended the opening of the exhibition "El Greco and modern painting" at Prado Museum in Madrid today. The exhibition commemorates the fourth centenary of the death of Domenico Theotocopuli, El Greco, and showcases the deep influence that the rediscovery of El Greco had on the development of painting during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Queen Letizia wore a Hugo Boss floral sheath dress. The style is called 'Dinoma' and she wears it in the white floral colour option. This colour-way is from the 2014 spring/summer collection and has almost sold out online. The dress retails for €479/US$650.
This sleeveless dress by BOSS has an all-over rose pattern in a viscose blend with elastane. It has a modified bateau neckline and is finished with a matching belt. Queen Letizia swapped the self belt for a one of her own, opting for a darker hue to match her patent handbag and peep-toe slingback shoes. All three pieces are by Magrit. The blush slingbacks have been in her closet since 2012. They are from the SS 2011 collection, style #19129 (information courtesy of Magrit).
She wore her Yanes flower stud earrings which she has had for several years.
The earrings appear to be part of a set. Letizia was photographed wearing the set for her first official royal portrait in 2005.
The close-up photo on the right shows Letizia wearing a ring with the same flower design. On the left we can clearly see the earrings. It's interesting to note that she is wearing the ring along with her engagement band. This signifies that the flower ring must be of special value, and perhaps a gift from Felipe.
Felipe & Letizia pay respect to victims of terror for first engagement as King and Queen
For their first engagement together as King and Queen, Felipe and Letizia met with representatives from the Association of Victims of Terrorism in Madrid today. They observed a minute silence to pay their respects to victims of terror.
Queen Letizia appropriately wore her dark navy Felipe Varela suit to reflect the sombre nature of the event. This two-piece satin pant suit has been in her closet since 2010 when she first wore it to the European Inventor Awards.
Today, she styled it with her Magrit navy peep-toe heels and wore it with a champagne satin shawl collar blouse.
Queen Letizia wore her hair down with the front tucked behind her ears showing off her Chanel 'Comete' diamond star stud earrings. The 18k white gold studs have a star-within-a-star
design with 6 diamonds each.
Doña Letizia completed her outfit with a new blue and taupe toned snakeskin clutch. The brand/designer is yet to be identified.
UPDATE - 07/07/2014
The clutch bag has now been identified. It is by Spanish label Madmacarena. More details here.
Letizia wears Felipe Varela on her first day as Queen
This morning, a new chapter in Spanish history was officially marked with a low-key ceremony at the Palace of Zarzuela, where Felipe VI was sworn as the King of Spain.
Queen Letizia looked on wearing an elegant white ensemble by her favourite Spanish designer, Felipe Varela. She wore a simple crepe dress topped with a matching coat featuring a neckline embellished with red and yellow crystals, signifying the Spanish national colours.
The piece is bespoke but shares elements of the 'Abrigo' tweed coat from the current Summer 2014 collection. The pockets, horizontal bodice seams and darts around the waist are the same, along with the curved hem at the opening. The obvious difference is the collar which has been removed and replaced with an embellished neckline.
She accessorised with nude shoes from Magrit, a style similar to the 'Leonor' which feature a cut-out vamp. They are pointed pumps with a 10 cm stiletto heel and retail for €220. I did however notice a few subtle differences between the 'Leonor' and the pair the Queen wore. Letizia's have a concealed platform and the sole lining is lighter. I spoke with a company representative and they confirmed that they are a bespoke pair made from kid leather.
The ivory suede clutch bag is also by Felipe Varela. It is a bespoke piece styled on the 'Catera' clutch.
Queen Letizia wore her hair down and opted for her trademark front braid twist which showed off her Chanel 'Comete' diamond star stud earrings. The 18k white gold studs have a star-within-a-star design with 6 diamonds each.
On her left chest was pinned the Commander dame's bow of the Order of Charles III.
Following the proclamation ceremony, the newly ascended King and Queen were driven through the wide streets of Madrid in an open-top car. Felipe stood throughout the city tour and waved to well-wishers who shouted "Long live the king" and proudly brandished Spanish flags as he drove by.
The royal motorcade made its way to the Royal Palace where the monarchs stepped out onto the front balcony to greet the citizens of Spain. The were joined by their two daughters, Princess Leonor, eight, and seven-year-old Princess Sofía. The outgoing king and his wife, Queen Sofia were also present.
Later, their was a modest reception for 2,000 guests from all walks of Spaniard society including foreign ambassadors.
It's official! Spain has a new king & queen - King Felipe VI & Queen Letizia
At the stroke of midnight, King Felipe VI officially became Spain's new monarch following a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Madrid which approved and enactmented a law bringing into effect Juan Carlos's abdication.
On Wednesday night, a tearful King Juan Carlos signed his abdication of the Spanish throne after a four-decade reign, leaving the crown to his 46-year-old son, Felipe VI.
An emotional King Juan Carlos sealed his abdication and then embraced his son who will be sworn in on Thursday morning in a low-key ceremony at the Congress.
There was a round of applause for the abdicating king as he stood flanked by the newly crowned King Felipe and Queen Letizia, and his wife Queen Sofia.
For tonight's abdication ceremony, Queen Letizia repeated her monochromatic dress from Felipe Valera which she wore in April this year to a lunch for the Cervantes Award. The skirt features a delicate black beaded embroidery on both sides.
Felipe Valera
She carried a black satin clutch and wore her sand patent pumps by Spanish shoe maker Magrit.
Her jewellery was kept simple, wearing only her 'wedding' earrings which were a gift from her in-laws, the King and Queen.
Spain gets ready for crowning of King Felipe VI & Queen Letizia
Spain is gearing up for the proclamation of a new king, Felipe VI this coming Thursday. Due to the abrupt abdication of King Juan Carlos, the ceremony will be low-key and there will be no gala coronation or visiting foreign dignitaries.
Here are some of the scheduled highlights:
On Wednesday 18th June, King Juan Carlos will sign the act of parliament formalizing his abdication in front of 150 invited dignitaries. Felipe, then technically becomes king at midnight on Wednesday. The publication of the abdication in Thursday's edition of the official state journal formally marks the start of his reign.
On Thursday morning at 9.30 am at their Zarzuela Palace residence, Juan Carlos hands Felipe the red sash of captain general, the highest rank in the army.
At about 10:30 am, Felipe, his wife the new Queen Letizia and their daughters Leonor and Sofia then head to the centre of Madrid to the lower house of parliament, the Congress. He receives military honours outside the building.
The new royal family will then pass through the Lions Gate into the Congress, where Felipe will be sworn in. The ceremony will be attended by hundreds of Spanish deputies and senators, however Felipe's father and mother will not attend so as not to draw attention away from their son.
Felipe will take an oath to "faithfully to fulfill his duties, to safeguard the constitution and the laws, to respect the rights of citizens and the autonomous regions" of Spain. The national anthem will then be played, followed by a military parade in front of Congress.
At about 11:30 am, the new king and queen will be driven through central Madrid to the Royal Palace where they will go to the central front balcony which overlooks the park on the Plaza Oriente square to greet citizens below.
Later in the afternoon a reception will be held inside the Royal Palace for 2,000 guests, including foreign ambassadors to Spain.
In early July the new King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are due to begin a tour of Spain and abroad.
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Academic journal article Environmental Law
Endangered Species Act Lessons over 30 Years, and the Legacy of the Snail Darter, a Small Fish in a Pork Barrel
By Plater, Zygmunt J. B.
I. THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT ... DISTINCTIVELY DIFFERENT
II. THE ESA'S POLITICAL CONTEXT
III. THE LITTLE FISH THAT LAUNCHED THE ESA ON ITS TEMPEST-TOSSED COURSE
IV. SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LOT IN THIRTY YEARS
A. Section 7 of the ESA
B. ESA's Section 9 and Section 10
C. Other Changes
D. The Big Change: Endangered Species Have Become a Strategic
Political Target of Opportunity
V. SOME THINGS THAT HAVE REMAINED THE SAME
VI. CONCLUSION
I. THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT ... DISTINCTIVELY DIFFERENT
Why is it--amidst the flood of environmental statutes that poured into the law books and national consciousness in the remarkable decade of the 1970s(1)--that the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) (2) stands out as quite uniquely different? The ESA, celebrated and probed in this Thirtieth Anniversary Symposium, has always stood apart from the rest, sharing only superficial similarities with its distinguished statutory brethren.
The ESA marched into the law books relatively early in the parade as the fourth major environmental statute, after the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), (3) the Clean Air Act (CAA), (4) and the Clean Water Act (CWA). (5) Like NEPA, the ESA was drafted in generalized policy terms, reflecting politicians' opportunistic reaction to the public's strong feelings of the moment, and, like NEPA's litigable enforcement provisions, the ESA's teeth similarly lay hidden within its prose, unrecognized by the majority of legislators. (6) Very much unlike NEPA, however, the prohibitions within the ESA's section 7 and section 9 turned out to be substantive, not circumventable by paperwork and procedure.
Like the CAA and the CWA, the ESA on its face purported to be merely an "amendment" of a prior-existing federal law but was dramatically more potent than its ineffectual statutory predecessors, creating an innovative and enforceable federal regime operating on a plane above traditional state administration.
Unlike the "cooperative federalism" of the two huge pollution regulatory systems, however, the ESA in practice has been virtually a federal domain, with relatively little state participation. Quite unlike the comprehensive "command-and-control" directive structure of the CAA and CWA regulatory regimes, the ESA's enforcement structure has developed only slowly over time and has never been systematic or inexorable. Its regulatory enforcement has come primarily at the instance of citizen initiatives in courts and the administrative process rather than by proactive programmatic agency effort.
And the scope of the ESA's regulatory system is geographically quite unlike the other major federal environmental laws. No administrative agency map lays out a regulatory grid of ESA implementation structures across the United States. Instead, ESA implementation is typically citizen-prompted and opportunistic, most often focusing attention on one small place, one discrete species or less, (7) one tiny slice of the vast diversity of species that exist on the planet. The narrative of endangered species case law often looks at just one highly localized habitat place--one creek, one spring, one cave, one valley. But by their very existence as endangered species, and by the statutory protections given them by the ESA, in systemic terms these isolated endangered species ultimately have a remarkable capacity to magnify and complicate the contexts in which they occur.
This Essay briefly surveys the ESA's differentness, its special political context, the citizen suit of great notoriety that fired up the ESA's political hotseat back in 1975, and what has changed and what has not in the years since that first eco-legal outburst.
Endangered species cases inevitably resonate upon entire ecosystems, and beyond ecosystems upon the human behaviors and human values intimately linked to the species and their habitats, then further still to political ecosystems, revealing and reflecting the contending forces that do battle within our intricate processes of democratic governance. …
Publication: Environmental Law
Publication date: Spring 2004
Plater, Zygmunt J. B.
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Transboundary Environmental Problems and Cultural Theory: The Protection of the Rhine and the Great Lakes By Marco Verweij Palgrave, 2000
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Regulation of the International Trade of Endangered Species by the World Trade Organization By Granadillo, Elizabeth The George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2000
All Carrot and No Stick: Why Washington's Clean Water Act Assurances Violate State and Federal Water Quality Laws By Stiefel, Oliver Washington Law Review, Vol. 88, No. 2, June 2013
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Morning Headlines: Kristen Bell Goes Nude, the Reason You're Not Seeing Results at the Gym — and More
Morning news headlines for April 22, 2014.
By Lauren Le Vine
Will and Kate recreated an iconic photo of Prince Charles and Princess Diana at Australia's Uluru landmark. People
Kristen Bell, Minnie Driver, and Jenna Dewan Tatum are among this year's celebs taking it off in Allure's annual nude issue. "I talk a big game about being comfortable in my skin. I wanted to put my money where my mouth was," Bell says. HuffPost
Trying to get in better shape but not seeing the results you want at the gym? This article makes some great points about why your gym time might not be as useful and fruitful as you'd like. NY Post
Today in "things Cameron Diaz says," this tidbit from The Telegraph: "I can't wait to be older. This is something we really need to reframe.The most interesting parts are for women who are over 40. We don't see it that way, because they're not the sexy parts. Look at the Oscar nominees in the last decade [like Meryl Streep and Helen Mirren].... We're not giving those women enough credit for what they're accomplishing, which is beautiful performances." ELLE
Slate looks at the editorial collaboration between Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter Rose Wilder Lane. Slate
New research shows a link between NSAID (Advil and ibuprofen) use and the inflammation of the small intestine, leaky gut syndrome, and celiac disease. Daily Beast
Netflix is raising the price of its monthly streaming plans. Vulture
In a survey straight out of "we could've told you that without a survey," 60 percent of British women said they like doing home improvement tasks and other do-it-yourself fix-its. Daily Mail
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TO CROWN A KING
Scotland, 1295. The kingdom is on the verge of rebellion. John Balliol wears the crown, but even his powerful Comyn kin cannot break King Edward of England’s insatiable desire to conquer the northern realm.
For Christina Bruce, neither man is worthy of being called King of Scots. Born into the influential Bruce family, the only noble house to rival the Comyns, she is expected to obey her father and side with England. But when a chance meeting with an outlaw named William Wallace brings her into the conflict, she risks everything to get what she wants most – freedom.
To Crown A King is the empowering tale of Christina Bruce and her struggle between family loyalty and Scottish freedom. Discover her untold story and follow along as she takes her destined place in history.
To Crown A King - CHAPTER ONE
Palm pressed against cold earth, winter’s lingering hold numbed Christina’s fingers. Out in the field, far from the shelter of the trees, blustery winds swelled around her as she waited – hoped – for warmth in the dirt beneath her skin. But she felt nothing. The land was frozen. Winter was not finished with them yet.
“Another fortnight, at least.”
Christina glanced up at the man beside her. Short in stature, his grey hair curled as it came to rest against his shoulders. In service to her father and her grandfather before him, his stooped frame was as familiar as the ground she crouched upon now, never one without the other. Watching his sharp eyes roam the sky, as if appealing to the billowing clouds for leniency, she pulled her hand back under the snug comfort of her cloak and stood.
A sudden gale threw her hood back. Strands of auburn hair swept across her face. Brushing them aside, she spotted the men waiting for her at the edge of the clearing.
The daughter of a nobleman, she was never alone. Watchful eyes followed her every move. Most days, at least one brother hovered nearby, but this time was different. Her grandfather had sent her and her alone to check on the land. No one else was there to tell her what she could and could not do. Turning away from the lingering men, she walked farther into the field.
Flat and fertile, the land of Annan extended a few miles south to the Firth of Solway, the channel of water that began the western border between the land of the Scots and the Kingdom of England. Annandale belonged to her father. He ruled as lord. By now, the fields should have been ploughed and the seeds prepared for sowing. But spring’s warmth had not come. Ever since the death of her mother, the soil seemed reluctant to begin anew.
Reaching the edge of the clearing, Christina glanced behind her. The men in the field remained where they were. No one moved to follow. Lifting the hem of her cloak, she headed towards the river.
Thickets of pine swayed gently overhead as she passed through the trees. Sheltered from the open air, the wind no longer filled her ears or felt sharp against her face. She strolled, enjoying the sound of leaves rustling around her as she wandered past fallen logs and prickly shrubs. Light streamed through an opening up ahead. She heard the river in the distance. Reaching out to touch the blue-green needles protruding from the branch, she emerged from cover and approached the water.
The River Annan carved through the Scottish Lowlands, its wide girth twisting back and forth over the landscape before emptying into the Irish Sea. Christina had played along the muddy, grass-filled shore often as a child. Choosing her path carefully, she stepped across the bank. Frost-covered tussocks sagged beneath her weight. Crouching at the edge, she dangled her fingers into the channel. The water felt cold against her skin. She watched the current flow steadily past for a few moments and then glanced up. Darkened clouds met her gaze. She would be expected in the village before night fell. Taking a drink, she stood and shook the water from her hand. She turned to find a man staring at her from inside the trees.
Her feet stilling, she watched with guarded apprehension as he took a step towards her. He looked like a farmer, his clothes filthy and worn, but he was not of Annandale. She did not know him. Catching sight of the long knife looped in his belt, her concern increased as he came closer. She waited for him to explain his presence but he offered her none. Looking upon her with an unabashed smirk, he stopped an arm’s length away. She was trapped between him and the river. Her stomach twisting in knots, Christina opened her mouth to shout.
A hand slammed down over her lips before she could make a sound. It felt like she had been slapped, the man’s grip on her face tight and unrelenting. She tasted blood. The sharp stench of him filled her nostrils. With her heart pounding in her ears, she struggled against the arms that held her in place. She reached down for the knife hidden inside her cloak. Fingertips straining, sudden relief washed away her fear as her palm wrapped around the carved, wooden handle. She did not hesitate to wrench the blade from its sheath. Turning it upwards, she drove the knife into his throat.
His arms fell down and away. Dropping to his knees, he clutched at the hilt beneath his jaw, failing to pull the steel out. Blood trickled from his mouth as he choked. Reaching forward, he grabbed the skirt of her dress. Christina pushed his hand off. Desperation looked up at her before he stilled and toppled into the mud.
Her breath felt ragged against her throat as she looked at the body before her. His eyes were open, but there was no life left. Kneeling before him, she pulled the knife from the man’s neck, the handle slick and warm. The ground around him grew dark. Red hues crept like pointed fingers through the soggy grass towards her. Wiping the blood off the blade, her hands trembling, she tucked the knife back into her cloak.
Bewilderment kept her there. She tried to make sense of what had happened, but could not. He should not have been watching her in the woods. He should not have grabbed her that way. Her gaze unable to leave the lifeless form, she knew, in the end, it would not matter. She had wandered off alone, unprotected, and now a man was dead. Her father would not care if her actions were justified. Consequences would follow.
She shoved the man’s shoulder in frustration. He flopped over onto his back. She thought about dragging him into the river but quickly abandoned the idea. He was a head taller than her and twice as wide. She would never move him on her own.
Bracing herself to stand back up, her eyes fell once more to the knife at his side. It looked well-made, as if a blacksmith had taken his time to properly shape and balance the steel. An intricate design adorned the top of the handle. The longer she stared at it, the more it seemed out of place. Like him sneaking up behind her, it did not make sense. Before she could convince herself not to, she leaned forward and ripped open his cloak.
Hands urgently running through the fabric, Christina searched the man’s clothes. Besides a small bag of coin, his coat was empty, as was his tunic. Pushing her arm down his undershirt, her fingers grazed curly, moist chest hair. She gagged. But the moment she touched parchment, she forgot about the bile in her throat.
Clumsy fingers unrolled the small piece of paper. She shivered, suddenly cold. The note trembled in her hands as her eyes fell over the faded marks. She read it in its entirety and then went over it again. The man in the mud before her was not just out of place. He was a spy, collecting information on the castles along the border. He was English, and he was dead on Scottish soil.
Sliding the note up her sleeve, Christina pushed herself to her feet. She could not leave him there now. Tensions between King Edward of England and John, King of Scots, were already at a breaking point. Ten years earlier, the two kingdoms had been close, family and decades of friendship uniting them. But now King John refused to send Scottish knights to fight in England’s war against the French and English soldiers were being slaughtered in the Lowlands. No, the news of another Englishman’s death would not bode well for Scotland or Annandale. Thinking of how her family would be the ones charged with finding the person responsible, Christina grabbed the dead man’s hands and pulled him towards the river.
He did not budge. Mud sucking him down, the Englishman remained firmly planted in the grass. Dark skies indicated someone would come looking for her soon. Desperately searching the shore, she spotted a large branch a few feet downriver. She hurried towards it. Sludge clung to her feet as she carried the log over to the body. Jabbing the branch beneath his torso, she brushed a lock of hair away from her face before placing her hands on the other end of the stick. Movement near the bushes made her pause. She scanned the treeline. Her heart sank when Christopher Seton emerged from cover.
He hesitated. Like a hunter, his eyes cautiously scanned the riverbank before he stepped forward, his feet silent despite the solid frame they carried. His gaze dropped to the Englishman in the reeds. Concern creased his brow. It disappeared just as quickly. He stopped beside her.
Christina waited for him to speak. The scent of oak and earth drifted towards her. She felt conflicted by his presence. Loyal to her house, he had been sent with the other men to accompany her to Annan. His family had served hers for generations. Whether in England or Scotland, crusading to the Holy Land or battling Norwegian invaders, the men in his family always stood next to hers. Close in age, he had been raised under the guidance of her grandfather at Lochmaben Castle alongside her brothers. Christina had known him for most of her life, but he was a still a stranger. He would help her now – of that there was no doubt – but it was who he would tell after that concerned her most.
“Are you hurt?” he asked.
Like a perfectly sharpened knife, his voice cut through the thick, murky bog of despair that pulled her under. She shook her head.
An unreadable expression stared back at her, his green eyes obscure. His gaze dropped to the log in her hands. Christina glanced down.
Her cloak was smeared with mud and her arms were caked. The hem of her dress was filthy, no longer blue. Looking back up, she explained. “He’s English.”
His jaw clenching told her he understood. Seton looked away for a moment before he reached out and took the branch from her hands. Christina moved back.
Seton levered the body out of the mud. Tossing the stick aside, he grabbed the man’s ankles and pulled him towards the river. The corpse had stiffened, creating lines in the grass as it went. A large, blackened divot marked where the dead man used to lay.
Watching Seton push the body out into the water, Christina shivered. She tightened her cloak around her. If she was lucky, the man would float the short distance to the sea unhindered. If she was not, her crime would be discovered and someone would be held responsible. Either way, there was nothing she could do about it now. The only problem she needed to be concerned about was the tall figure walking towards her. Not waiting for Seton to tell her to go, she turned and set out for the village.
Night had descended, the last remnants of daylight melting away. She could see the burgh in the distance as they strode through the fields. A dark fortress loomed in the woods up ahead.
Perched on a mound of earth along the river, Annan Castle towered above the landscape. It had been built more than a hundred years ago by her ancestor, the first Lord of Annandale, to guard the road north and rule over the land. But their residence there was short-lived. Only twenty years later, the fortress was abandoned for good. A curse had been cast upon their kindred. Despite her grandfather’s acts of penance, it haunted them still.
She shuddered unwillingly, the movement wracking her torso and making her muscles clench in pain. They were not far from the tavern. She could almost see it. Thinking of the warm, soft bed waiting for her inside, she increased her pace. She stepped from the trees. Seton’s voice stopped her.
Reluctantly, she turned.
Untying the strings around his neck, Seton handed her his cloak. She looked at him in confusion. He explained. “You are covered in blood.”
Glancing down, she saw nothing. Running her hand lightly against the front of her cloak, the wool crusty and hard, she noticed the discoloured stains splattered across the dress she wore underneath. She took the cloak from his hand. Throwing it around her shoulders, she walked towards the inn.
The village was quiet. The cold kept everyone inside, huddled around fires or wrapped in warm blankets. Christina took a deep breath to prepare for the man she knew would be waiting for her just outside the tavern door. Every word she spoke, each twitch in her face would be scrutinized. She turned the corner. Cailean emerged from the shadows the moment she came into view.
His glare was piercing. Eyes quickly assessing her, his forehead scrunched into a scowl. “You have been gone too long.”
Though the Gaelic words were spoken softly, he spit them out like an accusation. He looked that way ever since she could remember, the frown a permanent feature in her childhood memories, dark irritation constantly clouding his eyes. Perhaps the only thing that had changed over the years was his beard. While still full and untamed as ever, if she stood close enough, as she did now, she could see tiny hints of grey peeking out from beneath the red.
“Where were you?” he asked.
Determined not to break beneath the stare that cut into her, she answered without hesitation. “By the river.”
He matched her pace. “What happened?”
“Nothing.” She refused to tell him about the Englishman. Though Cailean did not serve her father, escaping his watchful gaze was stressful enough. There was no need to make it impossible. If Seton decided to tell her family, she would deal with the consequences then. She was not going to cut short what freedom she had left.
Cailean smirked. He moved even closer. “Then why is there blood on your lip?”
Christina lifted her fingers to her mouth. Her bottom lip was swollen and tender to the touch. Finding the cut, she ran her tongue across it and tasted metal. Cailean waited for her answer. “I fell,” she said.
His smirk widened for a moment before it disappeared, as if he found her words amusing. Keeping his eyes on her all the while, he waited for her to relent and tell him the truth. She remained silent.
“Lady Christina.”
The sound of her name rescued her from her predicament. Breaking away from Cailean’s stare, she turned to find her father’s men waiting with the horses ready. One of them stepped forward.
“A messenger arrived,” he said. “We are to take you back to Lochmaben tonight.”
Uncertainty bloomed to life in her chest. She did not ride in the dark often. It was perilous and prolonged the journey. Wanting an explanation for such a request, she looked at the men expectantly. They stood there awaiting her reply. She knew she did not have a choice. Nodding, she followed the men to her horse.
Lochmaben Castle was an intimidating fortress, especially in the dark. Built of stone in the year 1162, it was difficult to attack and easy to defend. A deep canal encircled the stronghold’s approach. Riding across the bridge in the dead of night, Christina urged her horse through the open gate and the thick walls that surrounded the bailey. It should have felt like coming home. Lochmaben was her favourite place to be. Spotting her eldest brother’s horses near the stable, the unease she felt in Annan grew. She did not know what his arrival meant. Pulling to a stop in front of the keep, she dismounted and entered the tower.
The sound of laughter greeted her. Moving to the staircase, the noise increased as she climbed, candle-lit sconces lining the walls. Stepping out onto the second floor, she straightened her shoulders. A few months had passed since she had last seen her brother. Upon her grandfather’s request for her to live with him at Lochmaben, Christina had left her siblings behind. Her brother had not been pleased. But the former Lord of Annandale was not a man often told no. Reaching the doors of the grand hall, she hoped her brother had not come to take her back.
The room was full. Her brother’s arrival always drew a crowd and the hall brimmed with people eager to lay eyes on the young Mormaer of Carrick. He had not come alone. Familiar faces sat around the long table, her grandfather at the head. No one noticed her at first, but as the elderly man’s sharp gaze spotted her by the door, he pushed himself to his feet. The room quieted. Christina walked forward.
Her grandfather left the table, his long strides making short work of the room. Slowing as he reached her, he took her hand and squeezed it as he passed. It was not until he let go that she felt the note in her palm. Closing her hand, she slipped it into her pocket before she glanced back to watch him leave. Conversations began around the hall once more. Christina turned to face the man who had come.
To say Rob Bruce was an admired son of Scots would be an understatement. Over six feet tall, he was a force to be reckoned with, sword or no sword. Knighted at sixteen, their father bequeathed him their mother’s land of Carrick only two years later, making him a mormaer. It was a significant gesture. The acquisition gave him not only wealth but power. Not that he needed it. Even the English king favoured him. Looking across the table, Rob staring back, she saw the side of her twenty-one-year-old brother those outside the family rarely did – distant, demanding, and cold.
“Did you enjoy your time in Annan?” he asked.
Christina smiled sarcastically. The bitterness of his question was impossible to miss. Of course he was annoyed she had been sent to Annan. As the firstborn son, Rob expected to be handed everything, but it was more than that. Following the death of their mother, their father had taken their eldest sister Isabel to Norway, leaving Rob as acting head of the family. Isabel did not disappoint. Married within a year of her arrival, she became Queen of Norway. Three years had passed, and still, their father did not return. Despite Rob’s titles and his authority, their grandfather continued to do what he wanted. He refused to apprise Rob of his plans, including Christina instead. Rob had more than most, and yet, it was not enough. Staring into his hardened, light-brown eyes, Christina walked to the head of the table and took her grandfather’s seat.
He glared at her as she sat in the chair reserved for lords. The muscles in his jaw clenched, and his hand tightened around his cup. She waited for him to lecture her on obedience and knowing one’s place, but it did not come. Instead, he drained the ale in front of him and stalked out of the room.
Her gaze followed him as he went. He was more miserable than usual, his temperament sour and his patience gone. Not long ago, he would have just told her what was wrong. But they were not children anymore. Distracted by a soft chuckle, she turned and looked to the man sitting next to Rob’s empty chair. She relaxed as soon as she saw her favourite brother’s face.
At nineteen, Neil was two years older than her. There were nine Bruce children altogether – five boys and four girls. Rob was the oldest, then Isabel, followed by Neil, Christina, and Edward, who was barely sixteen. Mary came three years later; then Thomas and Alexander, the two boys born in quick succession. By the time Matilda arrived, her shrill cries echoing off the castle walls, Rob was already thirteen and well on his way to becoming a knight.
“Are you certain you’re not a Comyn?”
Smirking at Neil’s jest, Christina leaned back into the chair. He looked like Isabel, except he was prettier, green eyes highlighting a perfect face. His slender frame made him light on his feet and prone to mischief. While he did not have the following Rob did – especially at tournaments – he received more than his fair share of attention, particularly of the female variety. He took advantage of it every chance he got.
“You torture him more than you should.”
Christina smiled at the light-hearted expression on Neil’s face. It was the reason why she cherished him the most. Unlike Rob, he never took himself too seriously. Reaching for the pitcher of ale, she poured herself a drink.
“I heard you dismissed your ladies-in-waiting.” He smirked. “You have even been riding unescorted into Selkirk Forest.” He shook his head in amusement. “No wonder Rob has been unbearable these last few months. I thought I was supposed to be the difficult one.”
His words carried a cautious undertone. Despite his carefree nature, he was still a Bruce, dedicated first and foremost to protecting the family. Their father’s emotional flight to Norway had not gone unnoticed. It made them look weak, and the Bruce children did not have to be told to understand that it fell to them to restore the formidable reputation of their house. It was the reason why her brothers trained harder and longer than anyone else; why her sisters excelled in every task given to them, mastering the intricate societal relationships that governed the kingdom. They often fought amongst themselves, but whatever they did outside the family, the Bruce children were a united, unbreakable force. Perhaps that explained Rob’s misery. He was afraid her actions would cause the family harm.
“Whose cloak is that?”
The question snapped Christina to the present. She suddenly remembered that underneath the fabric, she was covered in blood. Trying her best to look unconcerned, she took a drink and shrugged. “I do not know. I came across it in the forest.”
A slow grin pulled at Neil’s lips. “And you just put it on?”
She stared back at him with determination. If she showed any sign of weakness or fear, he would pounce like a hunter on injured prey. Ignoring his question, she pretended to be irritated. “Why have you come, Neil?”
The smile faded. Looking down at the cup in his hand, he placed it on the table. When he met her gaze again, there was no denying his concern. “You cannot keep doing this, Christina.”
It did not sound like him.
“You have responsibilities,” he said. “You cannot come here and do whatever you want. It is reckless.”
She nearly scoffed. It was ironic that this lecture was coming from him – the brother caught most often skirting the rules. His face remained serious. Looking away for a moment, she asked, “Why not?”
He smiled sadly. “Why are you wearing someone else’s cloak?”
Her face hardened. She should have known he would see right through her. She had learned how to lie and get away with it from him. She did not bother answering.
“You are not a girl anymore.” He leaned towards her, eyes never leaving hers. “You have not been for a while.”
She pressed her back firmly into the chair. It felt like she was trapped on the riverbank again, all alone as a stranger strode towards her. Her heart pounded in apprehension. Neil’s eyes filled with pain. Her face hot, she waited for her brother to say the words she feared the most.
“Rob needs you. We all do. That is why we are here. We have come to take you to Mar.”
LAS HERMANAS
Machine guns rattle ominously outside, and eleven-year-old Adelita Alvarez must run from everything she knows into the South American jungle. Her family murdered and her people pushed from their land, Adi finds herself targeted by a vicious man who seems determined to kill her. As she survives the dangers of jungle and city, her skill and confidence grow, empowering her to face her fears and the peril she encounters. When she happens on a motley group of orphaned and discarded street kids, she knows she must do what she can to protect them. Together, they flee back into the jungle, pursued by men who will stop at nothing. Haunted by her family’s past, she discovers that if she ever wants to be truly free, she’ll have to fight for it.
Las Hermanas is a story of perseverance, loyalty, and struggle. Gripping from the first page, it winds through dense jungle and choking city streets following children thrown into a world that seeks to abuse and control them at every turn.
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The Advent of “CyWar”: Are We Ready?
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The recent SingHealth hack and the fake news phenomenon are likely harbingers of an emergent inflection point in contemporary war: CyWar. The aim of CyWar is to secure command of a State’s “hard” and “soft” cyberspace. It behooves States to be ready to cope with the rising CyWar challenge.
TWO STAFF members of the Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS) were recently sacked for negligence that contributed to the large scale SingHealth cyberattack, which took place between 27 June and 4 July 2018. The hack resulted in the loss of the personal data of 1.5 million patients with the public healthcare group.
The year 2018 was incidentally, also the year of “fake news”: the Select Committee on Deliberate Online Falsehoods deliberated the issue in March with 65 individuals and organisations and submitted its report in September, recommending measures such as enacting new laws, urging technology companies to better police their platforms and to more systematically guide public education on falsehoods nationally.
Blurred Lines of “CyWar”
At first glance, these two episodes may seem unrelated. At a higher, strategic level of analysis, however, both are arguably connected in this emerging era of what we may call CyWar. Classically, the 19th century Prussian war philosopher Clausewitz noted that “war is politics by other means”. That is, war is an instrument of an Intervening State to impose its political will on a Target State, to change the latter’s behaviour in ways that advance the interests of the former.
Traditionally, war in the form of conventional military firepower has been a means of last resort. The instruments of state power have represented a spectrum of influence, ranging from diplomacy, economic policy including sanctions, military force, and strategic information operations.
Since the 1990s, however, due to rapid advances in computing power and communication technology − in particular the rise of the Internet, cheap broadband access and inexpensive smartphones − we may have arguably reached an inflection point. Strategic information operations or more precisely, strategic cyberspace operations, may well be becoming the dominant instrument of state power.
CyWar’s Transformational Impact
CyWar has been transformational in several ways. First, war need no longer be officially declared: many analysts for instance have identified China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as being involved in significant cyberattacks short of formal declarations of war.
Second, military force may not necessarily be needed to severely damage a Target State; as Russian cyberattacks in Estonia in 2007 and Ukraine since 2014 have shown, through cyberspace, the Intervening State can severely degrade Target State critical national infrastructural networks.
Third, CyWar no longer involves solely formal Intervening State organs. The Chinese military can tap upon thousands of so-called informal “patriotic hackers” to engage in cyberattacks against Target States; whilst the Russian intelligence services have even co-opted organised crime for their operations as well.
Fourth, there is not much of a firewall between a physical data hack and its wider psychological impact. When North Korean elements in late 2014 hacked Sony Pictures’ confidential personnel database to deter the studio from releasing a comedy about a plot to kill its leader, what seemed at first to be a large data breach soon became something more insidious.
Shaken Sony Pictures employees were also threatened that if they did not speak out against their company they and their families would be harmed as well. The FBI had to reassure them of their safety. In short, in CyWar, the old lines have been blurred.
Securing “Hard” and “Soft” Cyberspace
CyWar behooves us to analyse seemingly disparate episodes in cyberspace, such as fake news and strategic database breaches, more strategically and holistically. For instance, what on the surface may seem at first to be a profit-oriented criminal hack of confidential personal information may possibly be part of a larger, longer term Intervening State-orchestrated campaign to systematically analyse the structural vulnerabilities of the Target State, with a view to dominating it politically downstream.
From the latter’s perspective, nevertheless, mitigating strategies are possible. Target State public and private sector stakeholders must in essence develop a broader understanding of what amounts to “critical infrastructure” in the CyWar age. This requires reframing cybersecurity as an exercise in building data, infrastructural and social resilience.
To achieve this, a very preliminary and generic strategic inventory comprising four critical questions is proffered below. Different Target State sectors, public and private, could consider adapting such an inventory to systematically develop strategies for securing “hard” cyberspace domains like proprietary data and essential services, as well as “soft” cyberspace spheres such as the social cohesion of multi-cultural communities, and trust between the State and Citizens:
Four Critical Questions
First, what specific data, essential services or shared value system are of critical importance in one’s domain, which if compromised, would adversely impact one’s ability to compete or function optimally?
Second, how are such data, essential services or shared value systems currently secured? Are the domain owners clearly identified and basic safeguards in place?
Third, what processes exist to ensure that CyWar attacks in the form of hacks to steal data, distributed denial of service attacks to disrupt essential services, or manipulated news to disrupt social cohesion and public trust, do not cause a systemic “crash”?
In CyWar, defensive measures alone are not enough. As mutual nuclear deterrence kept the Cold War from getting hot, national Target State capabilities to deter aggressive Intervening States are likewise needed to help protect Target State cyberspace. In this regard, fourth and finally, does the Target State possess realistic response options short of military force?
These can range from legal and diplomatic challenges, economic sanctions, to quietly credible cyber-offensive capabilities in coordination with friendly international partners, that potentially aggressive Intervening States have to take into account −− and may well encourage the latter to commit to more reasonable cyber behaviour in line with developing international norms.
Are We Ready?
The emerging CyWar era is not unprecedented. There have been similar inflection points in the past. While Clausewitz earned acclaim for explaining the new European age of destructive mass Napoleonic warfare in the early 19th century, a century later, nuclear strategists like Bernard Brodie arrived at the paradoxical analysis that the overriding value of atomic weapons was to certainly flaunt them but never ever use them.
There are now similar attempts by a newer generation of strategic analysts to come to grips with what has been variously called “LikeWar” and “Code War” – and now of course, CyWar. Eventually a widely accepted term will emerge. What matters more though is are we conceptually, technically and geopolitically ready to respond to the emerging Age of CyWar?
Kumar Ramakrishna is Associate Professor and Head of Policy Studies and Head of the National Security Studies Programme at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
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HomeMedia Releases and Statements2017OctoberThe RSPCA has a BILLION reasons to crow, cluck and oink on World Farm Animal Day
Sunday, 1st October 2017
World Farm Animals Day
In anticipation of tomorrow’s World Farm Animal Day, the RSPCA has released updated figures showing more than one billion farm animals have now been raised according to the RSPCA’s higher-welfare standards on farms across Australia.
The RSPCA’s Approved Farming Scheme began in 1996 when Standards were developed to better the lives of layer hens, pigs, turkeys and meat chickens in Australia, by providing higher standards than those recommended by the model codes of practice for the welfare of poultry and pigs.
RSPCA Australia Humane Food Marketing Manager Hope Bertram said it was Australian consumers who have helped achieve this major milestone.
“It’s important to understand the alternative for these animals was life on a conventional farm, where the very basic standards permitted by law might not meet their needs,” said Ms Bertram.
“And increasingly, those basic standards are no longer meeting consumer expectations, as more and more Australians continue to demand more humane food options.
“Australians who choose to eat meat and consume eggs want to know the animals have been raised to better welfare standards with the ability to express all their natural behaviours on farm.
“For the average consumer, it’s hard to even comprehend what a billion farm animal looks like; but behind that number are all the smart, social, individual animals that have had a better life than they would have otherwise, thanks to the RSPCA Standards.
“A billion farm animals raised to RSPCA Standards since the Scheme started 21 years ago is a clear indication more Australians are making more humane choices when shopping and dining out, and that humane farming is both good for animals and makes good business sense.
“By raising the public’s awareness of farm animal welfare and ensuring consumers can readily buy higher welfare alternatives at the supermarket, the RSPCA aims to create demand and an incentive for producers to adopt humane farming practices,” said Ms Bertram.
RSPCA Approved Farming Scheme Standards focus on animals being treated in a way that meets their physiological and psychological needs.
This includes not permitting intensive confinement, such as the use of battery cages for hens, sow stalls or farrowing crates for pigs - practices still legally allowed and widely used in conventional systems.
“The Standards are developed and routinely reviewed to reflect the latest in animal welfare science, as well as to ensure continual improvement of each animal’s quality of life,” said Ms Bertram.
RSPCA Approved farms are assessed at least twice every year to check compliance with the standards.
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It's a Gas: Possible Depression Treatment Worked Fast
Depression symptoms eased after treatment with nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas
(RxWiki News) They say laughter is the best medicine — and that may prove true when it comes to depression. Laughing gas has shown some promising results for easing depression.
In a small preliminary trial, researchers found that laughing gas (nitrous oxide) may improve symptoms in patients with severe depression. The gas has demonstrated rapid results and few side effects.
Peter Nagele, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, led the study of 20 patients who had treatment-resistant depression.
“This is an exciting first step and evidence that there might be a real positive effect [of laughing gas]," Dr. Nagele told dailyRx News. "Given the small sample size, we cannot make any robust predictions as to how the treatment will do in a larger patient population.”
Antidepressants and psychological counseling can relieve depression symptoms in most people. Up to 1 in 3 patients with major depression, however, have a treatment-resistant form of the condition, according to a past study published in American Family Physician.
Dr. Nagele and team found that two-thirds of the patients reported an improvement in symptoms after treatment with nitrous oxide. One-third of the same patients had improved symptoms after receiving a placebo (fake treatment).
Subjects reported on the severity of their symptoms two hours after treatment and again the next day. They noted levels of sadness, feelings of guilt, suicidal thoughts, anxiety and insomnia.
One day after nitrous oxide treatment, seven patients had mild improvement in symptoms. Another seven had significant improvement. For three patients, symptoms had disappeared almost completely. Symptoms did not worsen for any patient taking nitrous oxide.
When taking the placebo, one patient had worse symptoms the next day. Five had mild improvements on the placebo. Two said they felt much better.
The same patients went through two different sessions. In one session, they were given a gas mixture of half oxygen and half nitrous oxide. This is the same mix dentists use on patients undergoing dental procedures.
In a second session, patients took in a placebo mixture of oxygen and nitrogen. These are the two primary gases in the air we breathe.
Study author Charles R. Conway, MD, professor of psychiatry at Washington University, said many of the patients receiving nitrous oxide reported a rapid improvement.
“Most patients who improved reported that they felt better only two hours after treatment with nitrous oxide,” Dr. Conway said in a press release. “That compares with at least two weeks for typical oral antidepressants to exert their beneficial, antidepressant effects."
Dr. Nagele and team noted that standard antidepressants — such as Prozac, Zoloft, Lexapro and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — can take weeks before they provide symptom relief. Cognitive behavior therapy and similar treatments may also take weeks before having an effect.
Dr. Nagele told dailyRx News, however, that it is not likely that laughing gas will become a widely used alternative to antidepressant medications.
“We see [laughing gas] as potential for situations where rapid antidepressant effects are warranted and for patients with treatment-resistant depression,” he said.
Study author Charles F. Zorumski, MD, head of the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University, added that a fast-acting treatment like this might be useful in patients with severe depression who may be at risk for self-harm and need help right away.
Laughing gas treatment is not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. It is considered an experimental treatment. Dr. Nagele and team said more research is needed to further explore the effects of nitrous oxide on depression.
This research was presented Dec. 9 at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology in Scottsdale, AZ. It was published online the same day in the journal Biological Psychiatry.
The departments of anesthesiology and psychiatry at Washington University and the Taylor Family Institute for Innovative Psychiatric Research funded the study. Dr. Nagele has filed for intellectual property protection related to the use of nitrous oxide in major depression. The authors disclosed no conflicts of interest.
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U.S. EPA chief hints vehicle CO2 limits will tighten
Joseph White
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Trump administration’s chief environmental regulator said on Tuesday final U.S. vehicle carbon dioxide standards due out later this year could be more restrictive than current rules enacted by the Obama administration because they will eliminate certain loopholes.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing on the FY2020 EPA Budget on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo
“In some of the out years, we’re actually more restrictive on CO2 emissions than the Obama proposal was” because the proposed Trump administration rules will eliminate “off ramps” that make it easier for automakers to comply, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler told reporters after a speech to the Detroit Economic Club.
Wheeler said the final proposal will not be look “exactly like” the original one announced in August 2018 to freeze fuel efficiency standards at 2020 levels through 2026. He declined to offer more details.
Work is continuing on revisions to the vehicle efficiency and emissions standards, which are overseen by EPA and the Department of Transportation, he said.
On a separate point, Wheeler said the EPA is prepared to enact new regulations to curtail smog, and plans to set new standards next year for nitrogen oxide emissions from heavy trucks.
The Trump administration is embroiled in a legal battle over automotive tailpipe emissions with the State of California and other states that want to keep Obama administration standards, which call for pushing the average fuel efficiency of new vehicles to 46.7 miles per gallon by 2026.
The Trump administration’s earlier proposal called for freezing the average vehicle fuel efficiency target at 37 mpg. Wheeler said he is hopeful California regulators will have a different view when they see the administration’s final proposal.
Only three automakers complied with U.S. fuel efficiency standards in 2017, Wheeler noted, saying the Obama rules “are not based on reality.”
Wheeler used the speech to the Detroit Economic Club to defend the administration’s environmental record. The decision to scrap the Obama fuel economy targets and strip California of its authority to set its own standards for vehicle CO2 emissions are aimed at making new vehicles less expensive, and encourage consumers to buy newer, safer vehicles, Wheeler said.
Automakers are pushing ahead with plans to invest billions in new electric vehicles. General Motors Co, for example, has proposed spending $3 billion to convert a Detroit assembly plant to build electric trucks and vans.
Five automakers, Ford Motor Co, Honda Motor Co, BMW AG, Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) and Daimler AG DAIGn.DE>, voluntarily agreed with California to adopt the state’s emissions standards.
Wheeler was critical of electric vehicles and electric vehicle subsidies. He told the Detroit audience regulations that effectively mandate electric vehicle sales will result in automakers raising prices for sport utility vehicles and trucks so they can sell electric cars at lower prices.
California should focus on limiting smog-forming pollutants, and still has the power to do so, Wheeler said.
“California has the worst air quality in the Untied States,” Wheeler said. “We hope the state will focus on these issues ... rather than trying to set fuel economy standards for the nation.”
Reporting by Joseph White in Detroit; writing by David Shepardson; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Tom Brown
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I completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1985 at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia. Since then I have held three solo exhibitions and participated in many group shows, raised a family, travelled and worked as an Art educator, currently teaching in the private sector.
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My previous body of work was largely experimental, exploring impressions through photo media. During rare moments alone in the landscape these are captured with slow shutter techniques and the images are later edited. This an intuitive and experimental process evocative of my printmaking and painting background. The movement or blur of shadows, trees or water is invitation to awaken, be present to the return of the tide or air currents in the trees and seek a response to something other than a static classical landscape. While exploring these methods I consider the technologies that go into creating smartphones and cameras. I think about 'fast technologies turnover' which could impact on the environment as fast food impacts our bodies. I am aware of my own part in this and the seduction somehow owning, and storing every experience. My work seeks to represent a mindful expression of that in nature that is extraordinary.
My photographic work explores light, colour, impressions and emotion through digital imaging.
I capture wild and natural places around the eastern states of Australia, seeking rare and intimate moments alone in the landscape. At times these are captured with slow shutter techniques and the images are later edited, forging an experimental relationship that calls upon an intuitive process and evokes my printmaking and painting background.
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Overview of PH Prognosis
Functional Classification of PH Markers for Prognosis of PH
Personal Stories of Prognosis of PH
Early diagnosis and treatment substantially improves the prognosis for pulmonary hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). (Also see Types of Scleroderma, PH Diagnosis, PH Treatments and Types of Scleroderma: Prognosis and Mortality)
Validation of the REVEAL Prognostic Equation and Risk Score Calculator in Incident Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. In predicting one–year survival in newly diagnosed SSc–PAH, the REVEAL prognostic equation and risk score provide very good discrimination but poor calibration. PubMed, Arthritis Rheumatol, 05/08/2019.
Survival and quality of life in incident systemic sclerosis–related pulmonary arterial hypertension (SSc-PAH). Despite the significant benefits conferred by advanced PAH therapies suggested in this study, the median survival in SSc PAH remains short at only 4 years. BioMed Central, Arthritis Research & Therapy, 06/02/2017.
Survival protection by bodyweight in isolated scleroderma–related pulmonary artery hypertension. The results suggest body mass index decline should be contrasted, lung diffusion is useful for screening and with stroke volume index and mixed venous saturation for assessing prognosis and treatment. PubMed, Intern Emerg Med, 04/06/2016.
Sex disparities in systemic sclerosis (SSc)–associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): a cohort study. Sex disparities appear to exist in the frequency of PAH, time to PAH diagnosis, PAH disease duration and SSc disease burden. PubMed, Arthritis Res Ther, 2016 Jan 27;18(1):30.
Functional Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension
Functional Classification of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension. The higher the class the more severe the disease and the greater the urgency for the patient to be accurately diagnosed and started on therapy for pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary Hypertension RN.
Haemodynamic phenotypes and survival in patients with systemic sclerosis: the impact of the new definition of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The data of this study show that a pulmonary vascular resistance threshold ≽3 WU is too high to enable an early diagnosis of PAH. PubMed, Ann Rheum Dis, 12/09/2019.
Markers for Prognosis of Pulmonary Hypertension
Whole blood viscosity in systemic sclerosis: a potential biomarker of pulmonary hypertension (PAH)? Higher whole blood viscosity levels in scleroderma patients with PAH was an independent indicator for PAH development. PubMed, Clin Rheumatol, 05/26/2019.
Risk Factors for Mortality and Cardiopulmonary Hospitalization in Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) Patients At Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension (PH), in the PHAROS Registry. Risk factors for poor outcome in patients with SSc who are at risk for PH were similar to others with SSc–PH and SSc–pulmonary arterial hypertension. PubMed, J Rheumatol, 10/01/2018.
Long–term Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension PAH) from the Pulmonary Hypertension Assessment and Recognition of Outcomes in Scleroderma Registry (PHAROS). PAH accounted for more than half of deaths and primarily within the first few years after PAH diagnosis. PubMed, Chest, 05/16/2018.
High acute phase protein levels correlate with pulmonary and skin involvement in patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis. High serum amyloid A (SAA) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels could serve as biomarkers for pulmonary involvement. PubMed, J Int Med Res, 2018 Apr;46(4):1634-1639. (Also see Prognosis and Mortality)
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) as a related factor of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Besides the recognized risk factors, high RDW was an independent predictor of PAH in patients with SSc and may be a related factor for identifying the pulmonary arterial hypertension in SSc patients. PubMed, Clin Rheumatol, 2018 Apr;37(4):979-985.
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Sowing and growing outdoor lettuces
Lettuces are a year-round salad crop well-suited to British gardens. They are valued mainly for their leaves (though varieties grown for their stems are apparently popular in China) and do best in a moist but well-drained soil that is fertile and neither too acidic or too basic. They are also perfect for container growing, being ideally-suited to growbags as well as compost-filled pots, troughs and trays.
Managing seeds and germination
Lettuce seed are quite small, with about 1000 seeds per gram. Given their size, they should be sown quite shallowly – about 3 to 6mm deep is about right.
The optimum temperature for germination is 18 to 21ºC, though the seed will germinate well below the optimum. Whatever you do, avoid temperatures of 25º C and over; otherwise, germination might be inhibited by thermodormancy (see section on ‘Problems’ below).
Sowing, growing and harvesting strategies
Sowings for outdoor crops can be made from late winter to summer. There are several different ways of growing and harvesting lettuces, and we give instructions for four:
Single harvest of full-sized heads
Cut-and-grow-again for teenage leaves
Cut-and-grow-again for baby leaves
Easy Peasy Gardening for baby leaves
The instructions we give below are quite detailed and may be difficult to follow on first reading. Do not, however, be intimidated –there is a lot of flexibility in growing lettuces, and the instructions can be adapted to fit your needs.
1. Single harvest of full-sized heads
In the traditional way of managing lettuces plants are grown at wide spacings and harvested once when they are full-sized. All lettuce types are suitable for this one-time harvesting, and they can be grown either in the well-worked ground of your garden or in large, compost-filled containers such as trays, troughs and grow bags.
For the best results, the plants must not be crowded, so leave plenty of room around each one. One way to do this is to space the plants equidistant from each other, preferably in a triangular pattern. As a general rule of thumb, leave about 30cm each way, reducing this distance to about 23cm for small varieties such as Tom Thumb and Bubbles.
Lettuces grown for a single harvest of full-sized heads sown at a spacing of 30 x 30 cm.
Starting the plants
There are two basic sowing strategies that can be employed to start the plants:
Starting as transplants
Young lettuce plants ready for trantsplanting.
Direct seeding:
In this method, the seed are sown directly into either compost-filled containers or in the ground, where the plants are left to grow until they are harvested. To start the plants, sow two or three seeds in each ‘post’. After germination, thin the seedlings down to leave one per post, and let the plants grow and develop.
There are three main cropping times, each of which is treated differently to get the best crops:
For early crops: If you are growing in containers, sow undercover from mid-February to mid-March. The weather is still quite cold at this time, but as soon as it gets warmer, put the containers outdoors to continue growing. If the soil is dry enough, you could try sowing outdoors directly into the ground, though the area will need to be covered with a cloche or cold frame until the weather warms up.
For main crops: Sow outdoors from late March to late July in containers or directly into the ground.
For late crops: Sow outdoors from early to mid-August in containers or directly into the ground. Because the weather is likely to become cold and damp as autumn approaches, use mildew resistant varieties, preferably those that mature early. You could also put the crop undercover when the weather turns; those in containers can be moved inside while those in the ground can be covered with a cloche or coldframe. Otherwise be prepared to harvest the plants before they are fully mature.
Direct sowing lettuce seed into the soil
Starting as transplants:
This is a two-stage process that involves both sowing and transplanting. For the first stage, sow two or three seeds in each cell of a compost-filled module tray. After germination, thin the seedlings down to leave one in each cell, keep well-watered and give a high-nitrogen liquid feed two or three weeks after sowing. For the second stage, transplant the young plants to their final spot when their roots fill the cells of the tray.
Sow two or three seeds in each cell of a compost-filled module tray.
After germination thin the seedlings down to leave one in each cell.
Transplant the young plants to their final spot when their roots fill the cells of the tray
There are three main sowing times, each of which is treated differently to get the best crops:
For early crops: Sow undercover from mid-February to mid-March; transplant outdoors when the plants are big enough and the weather warms up.
For main crops: Sow either undercover or outdoors from late March to late July, and transplant outdoors when the plants are big enough. Due to thermodormancy avoid sowing undercover in hot weather, and even outdoor sowings may germinate better if kept in the shade.
For late crops: Sow outdoors between early to mid-August. Due to thermodormancy sowings may germinate better if kept in the shade if the weather is hot. Because the weather is likely to become cold and damp as autumn approaches, use mildew resistant varieties, preferably those that mature early. You could also put the crop undercover when the weather turns; those in containers can be moved inside while those in the ground can be covered with a cloche or coldframe. Otherwise be prepared to harvest the plants before they are fully mature.
Growing on
Throughout the life of the crop, make sure that that the plants are watered well enough to prevent a check in growth. Pay particular attention to those grown in containers – the compost tends to dry out quite quickly, especially on hot, sunny days. If the containers are not too big they can be placed in shallow trays filled with water – this maintains a reservoir of moister that can last for days.
For lettuces grown in the ground, work a complete solid fertiliser into the soil before sowing or transplanting. Done right, there will be no need for extra feeding throughout the lifetime of the plants. This is not true, unfortunately, for a compost-grown crop, which will need to be fertilised with a liquid feed 2 to 3 weeks after sowing or transplanting. This may provide enough nutrients to see the crop through, but keep an eye on later-maturing varieties as they may need an extra application.
To harvest, cut the plants at ground level, just below the lowest leaves. Heading types should be harvested when their heads are firm and fully-formed. ‘Firm’ is a relative term, and while mature crisphead and semi-cos types are quite solid to the touch, the butterheads and taller cos types tend to be relatively soft.
Because loose-leaved lettuces, e.g. Red Salad Bowl and New Red Fire, don’t form a head, the optimum harvest time is not as clear cut as it is for the heading types. The plants continue to grow in size until they bolt, so for the biggest yields wait until the plants have filled out with leaves. Each variety behaves differently, and experience will tell you when it is best to harvest. Leafy lettuces are also well-suited to cut-and-grow-again harvest systems (see below).
Achieving a regular supply
Unharvested lettuces will eventually bolt, which signals the end of their productive life. Because of this inevitability, if you want a continuous supply throughout the growing season crops must be sown at regular intervals. Initially, try sowing a limited number of plants every two to three weeks until you get a feel for the varieties you’re growing – they exhibit considerable differences in growth rate and bolt resistance. Then factor in the speed at which you eat the crop, while making seasonal adjustments to accommodate the fact that lettuces grow faster when the weather is warmer. Eventually, you’ll learn how many plants to grow at each sowing, and how frequently to sow in order to control gluts and shortages.
Little gem lettuce var. Bubbles: mature head (left); harvesting a whole head as a one-off harvest (right).
2. Cut-and-grow-again for teenage leaves
Not only can lettuces be grown for a single harvest when the plants are full-sized, they can also be harvested under a ‘cut-and-grow-again’ harvest regime in which the plants are cut two or more times from a single sowing. In this system plants are usually grown closer together, and harvests are made quite quickly after sowing – normally before the leaves reach full size.
Cut-and-grow-again harvesting is very flexible, and depending on the plant spacing, the leaves can be harvested in a range of sizes. At one extreme are the baby leaves, which are, as the name implies, quite small – we recommend harvesting when the plants are 10 to 15cm tall (see below).
Further up the scale are the teenage leaves, harvested when the plants are larger than 15cm. Leafy varieties are ideal for the production of teenage leaves, and the growing technique is essentially the same as for full-size lettuces. The only differences are the spacing between plants and the harvesting technique.
Growing distances
Grow plants 10 to 30cm apart, spacing them equidistant from each other, preferably in a triangular pattern. Go for wider spacings if you plan on harvesting bigger leaves; leave less space between plants for harvesting smaller ones.
Lettuce var. Ashbrook at the 'teenage' stage
Harvesting:
Leaves are harvested when the plants are anywhere between 15cm tall and full size. The larger outside leaves can be cut off the plants, leaving the inside ones to continue growing for later harvests. Alternatively, the whole plant can be harvested at one go, leaving a 5 to 6cm stump to regrow.
The larger outside leaves can be cut off the plants.
3. Cut-and-grow-again for baby leaves
This is a variation of the cut-and-grow-again system in which plants are grown at high densities, and harvested as ‘baby’ leaves. Loose-leafed types, such as the Salad Bowl varieties, are especially good for baby leaf production, though also worth considering are the cos types, such as Loboits and Little Gem, which don’t form heads when grown close together.
Growing lettuces for baby leaves is quite straight forward since transplants are never used. Instead, the seed are sown where the plants are to grow and develop. Large, compost-filled containers such as grow bags and troughs are ideal for this system, though seed can also be sown in the ground where the soil is relatively weed-free.
To get started, sow seeds about 1cm apart in rows 10 to 12cm from each other. After they have emerged, thin out the seedlings, leaving 2 to 3cm between them. To harvest, cut the leaves when they are 10 to 15cm tall, leaving a 1 to 2cm stump – the plants will regrow to give at least one more cut.
There are three main sowing times for outdoor crops, each of which is treated differently to get the best crop:
For early crops: If you are using containers, sow them undercover from mid-February to mid-March – they are then put outdoors when the seedlings are established and the weather warms up. If the soil is dry enough, you could try sowing outdoors directly into the ground, though the area will need to be covered with a cloche or cold frame until the weather warms up.
For main crops: Sow seeds outdoors from late March to late July.
For late crops: Sow outdoors from early to mid-August in containers or directly into the ground. Because the weather is likely to become cold and damp as autumn approaches, you could put the crop undercover to extend harvesting; those in containers can be moved inside while those in the ground can be covered with a cloche or coldframe.
Whatever you do, don’t the let plants dry out: otherwise there will be a check in growth. This is a particular problem with container-grown plants, so in dry spells, be sure to water the plants thoroughly. One way to do this is to place the containers in shallow trays filled with water – this maintains a reservoir of moisture that will last for days.
Add a complete solid fertiliser to the soil before sowing in the garden – this may provide all the fertility the crop needs during its lifetime. For container-grown crops, periodically give a feed of liquid fertiliser, starting two or three weeks after sowing. Exact timings after that are difficult to recommend, but certainly give more if you notice slow regrowth and weak-looking leaves.
4. Easy Peasy Gardening for baby leaves
Easy Peasy Gardening is an alternative cut-and-grow-again system used to produce baby leaves, although in this instance the seeds are broadcast in compost-filled trays, troughs and pots. Because it is simple to set up and run, this system is ideal for children and time-stressed adults. All you have to do is the following:
Use both leafy and cos lettuces. Both are excellent, and the cos types won’t form heads when grown close together.
For early crops, sow seed under cover from mid-February to mid-March, using compost-filled troughs or pots – these are then put outdoors when the seedlings are established and the weather warms up. From late March to mid-August, sowings are made outside, though the containers may need to be put under cover if the weather turns cold. On hot sunny days newly-sown containers can be kept in the shade to avoid poor germination from thermodormancy.
Broadcast the seed quite densely.
After they emerge, thin out the seedlings to leave about 2 to 4cm between each one.
Harvest when the plants are 10 to 15cm tall, leaving a 1 to 2cm stump to regrow.
Keep the compost moist at all times. One way to do this is by placing the containers in shallow trays filled with water.
Feed the plants with liquid fertiliser about two or three weeks after sowing. Fertilise again at least once after the first harvest, though it is difficult to say when exactly is the best time: this depends on the growth rate of the plants, intensity of the rainfall and frequency of watering. For more information about Easy Peasy Gardening click here.
Easy Peasy Gardening: Salad Bowl and Little Gem
Easy Peasy Gardening: Red Salad Bowl.
Thermodormancy
The optimum temperature for lettuce seed germination ranges from 18 to 21˚C. Research conducted way back in the 1970s showed that germination may be inhibited at temperatures above 25º C due to a phenomenon called thermodormancy. This inhibition, however, was not universal: crisphead varieties were found to be quite resistant, while butterhead types were more susceptible. Soil and compost temperatures can easily surpass 25º C in late spring and summer, especially in greenhouses and tunnels. This means it is better to sow outdoors during periods of hot, sunny weather. Even with outdoor sowings thermodormancy can be an issue, and anything that keeps the temperatures down during germination will reduce the chances of poor germination. Even though lettuces display different levels of resistance, it is probably safer to treat all varieties alike just to be on the safe side. Some of the strategies you can employ to reduce thermodormancy include the following:
Sow early in the afternoon, somewhere between 2:00 and 4:00pm. Sowing at this time of the day means that the temperature-sensitive stage of germination (yes, there is one) can occur at night, when it is cooler.
When the weather is hot, put trays, pots and grow bags in the shade until the seedlings emerge, or you can shade that part of your garden where the lettuce seeds are sown.
Prompted by high temperatures and long days, all lettuces will eventually bolt, that is go to seed (see xxx). Lettuces vary enormously in their resistance to bolting, and, though it can’t be avoided, it can be delayed by growing bolt-resistant varieties.
These are pernicious pests that can ruin a crop of lettuces, especially when at the seedling stage of development. They are effectively controlled by nightly foraging trips to the garden – just collect them up and drop them into a bucket of salt. Also effective are predatory nematodes and the application of slug pellets, some of which are safer than others.
Slugs and snails are serious pests for many leafy vegetables, including lettuces.
Slug pellets to control slugs and snails from eating lettuce seedlings.
Rabbits and deer
Other than shooting the critters, the only way to prevent damage by these animals is to cover the plants with either environmesh or fleece.
These are tiny sap sucking insects that attach themselves to both the leaves and roots of lettuces. A simple way to control these pests is to cover the crop with fleece or environmesh. There are, apparently, resistant varieties to both types of aphids, though Sea Spring Seeds’ doesn’t sell any of these.
Characterised by brown patches and fuzzy growth on the leaves, this fungal disease can be a problem when the weather turns cool and moist. Many lettuces have some resistance – though the degree of resistance varies from variety to variety.
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"When does football become art? When Messi plays": Gary Lineker explains what makes football beautiful
The England legend waxes lyrical
By Gary Lineker
When does football become art? When Messi plays. Or any great player.
Football, at its finest, is an incredible thing to watch. They call it the beautiful game for a reason. It’s beautiful to see a team play from the back, put 15 or 20 passes together, and find a way of carving open the opposition. Or an exquisite finish. Or Messi being trapped by four players and somehow having this incredible special awareness, this 360-degree vision, to play his way out.
It’s something that even a player like me, who played most of his career at the top level, couldn’t do in a month of Sundays. He’ll do three or four things in a game that I didn’t do once in a career. It takes the game to another level. That’s when it’s beautiful. That’s when it becomes art.
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Platini was a beautiful player to watch. Zidane – talk about artistic. The way he’d bring a ball down from the sky, this big frame that was just so graceful, like a ballet dancer.
Maradona as he jinked past players. When he scored against England in 1986 – not the one he punched, the other one – is the one time I felt I should applaud the opposition. I didn’t, obviously, but it was an incredible piece of artistry.
These players bring more than just goals or passes, they bring something that’s kind of incomprehensible to ordinary footballers. I mean ordinary by comparison: even those who have played at the very highest level. Watching the absolute greats of the game is quite something to behold. And that’s what you hope for in a World Cup. You’re looking for that grace, who’s going to be the next artist, the next conjurer, the next great player.
Playing alongside them will always lift your game, unless you let the inferiority destroy your confidence. Playing with Messi is a lot easier than playing with Andy Carroll, or me. Nothing against Andy Carroll. Messi will see you in positions that ordinary mortals never will.
Like art, football stirs feelings – there’s nothing like when your team score, that explosion of emotion. It’s to do with the value of a goal in football. It’s not like basketball or rugby where scores are so frequent they don’t mean as much. In football, it’s generally a huge moment.
It’s multiplied when you score. If your team have a massive game, and they score in the last minute to win – it’s like that times 20, because it’s you. It’s an explosion of joy and relief.
In the World Cup semi-final against Germany in 1990, equalising when you’re 1-0 down with 10 minutes to go, there’s that immediate sense of joy – the fact that it’s you who’s scored a goal that will go down in history, and relief that you’re back in the match. It’s sheer, unbridled joy.
But football is bigger than that moment. It’s the world game, played on every corner, in every country. People talk about the security concerns of going to Russia, but football can bring people together. Players of all colours and ethnicities are going to an area where we’ve seen issues with racism. Hopefully it can make a difference.
Let’s look at football positively, the change it can make. It’s done that in so many parts of the world, including this country. In the Seventies and Eighties, when I played, it was awful. The racism was disgusting, it was everywhere. People were throwing bananas on the pitch.
I remember John Barnes being accosted by two England fans saying he shouldn’t be allowed to wear the shirt. Now, every dressing room has a mix of people from different cultures, different parts of the world. People don’t say, “He’s black.” They say, “He’s a good player.”
Sometimes we don’t give football credit for that. It’s one of the great things about our game.
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this is "nightline." >> tonight, drilling for disaster. police, fire rescue, and medical first responders rehearsing for mass casualty attacks. a crisis already hitting some close to home. >> we all shed a lot of tears later that day. >> suppressing active shooters. evacuating wounded. airlifting victims for emergency treatment. how texas' best are preparing for the worst. plus round two. michael b. jordan and the cast of "creed" back in the ring for another fight to the finish. >> you don't think i can beat him. >> squaring off with the son of his father's killer. >> it's like a violent dance and he's my dance partner. >> why they say the slugfest is
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...uniting the world. ♪♪ good evening. thank you for joining us. a mass shooting, a bombing, any kind of mass casualty event is chaotic by nature. anticipate. with thousands of variables. but the one thing first
responders crespond ers can count on is each other knowing how to act and communicate during a disaster, the difference between lives lost and lives saved. tonight abc's matt gutman joins rescuers in texas for a full-on dress rehearsal for their worst nightmare. what you're about to see is a drill. >> we are going to need two units -- >> reporter: for these first responders in san antonio, texas, every second counts. >> hurt, where's hurt -- >> reporter: every move on the scene, every decision at these trauma centers, is the difference between life and death. >> we're going to need someone to continue holding pressure on the neck. >> reporter: the trauma may look disturbingly real, but this is a drill. what is happening today is one of the largest mass casualty drills in the nation. it's a nightmare scenario. three active shooters opening fire and detonating a bomb during a high school graduation
at the freeman coliseum. the details may be different but the aftermath is created to look eerily similar to the recent mass shootings. las vegas. pittsburgh. thousand oaks. and just one year ago, here in texas, the church shooting in sutherland springs. >> it's not a question if something's going to happen, it's a question of when. how we're prepared to respond to that is critical. >> reporter: the drill starts before sunrise. >> i am working on a deep laceration to the arm -- >> reporter: professional makeup artists with volunteers who are playing victims. >> it's important to make it realistic. when actual medical personnel run into something that is gruesome, they'll be better prepared to deal with it. >> reporter: each of these actors has been assigned a specific trauma. do you know when you're supposed to do as a person with an arterial gunshot wound?
>> it says i'm supposed to scream in pain. >> reporter: first responders begin to take their places. >> they should guide you in. >> reporter: lieutenant john franzen preps his team. >> we're going to run it like a real event. >> reporter: as the mock shootings begin to unfold -- >> they're dispatching right now. ladder 9, engine 9, engine 30 -- >> reporter: franzen gives us an inside look at the very first moments of the fire department's response. >> what we don't want to do is send all of our assets to one location, then it be a complex coordinated attack. >> reporter: again, this is just a drill. but every detail matters. this is the best practice they will get for real-life trauma. >> you can get a sense of the chaos of a moment like this. helicopters up in the air. ambulances on the ground. medical supplies everywhere. >> reporter: the mass hysteria is a planned response. s.w.a.t., fire and rescue,
paramedics who are s.w.a.t. trained as well. they're trying as quickly as possible to get people who need immediate treatment out first, and those who can survive a bit longer, leave them for the end because they don't need the help as immediately as others. figuring out who goes where and how they're going to get there is one of the biggest hurdles for first responders. >> dsw, she's got to go next. >> reporter: gsw is gunshot wound. this young lady has one, as does this one. these patients need to go next, they need immediate treatment. >> right now we're going to join the casualties in one of these ambulances going in. and we're going to guide out to the heli pad. >> reporter: the most severe victims are airlifted to local hospitals. this wounded officer being driven by ambulance to a nearby helipad. >> he's got a significant wound to the head with a gunshot, one to the hands. you can tell how rocky it is in an ambulance like this, moving
around. these paramedics have to work under these conditions. stuff falling down everywhere. it's not easy. meanwhile, patients from the coliseum begin flooding the ers of some of san antonio's level 1 trauma centers. brook army medical center and university hospital. >> going into the bay. >> go ahead and get her oxygen. >> it's chaotic but controlled chaos. >> reporter: dr. ramon sisterer in is the trauma surgeon on call today. he says the purpose isn't just to run through the medical treatment. >> what do we do after this? >> we get x-rays. >> reporter: also to streamline more basic things like communication between different wings of the hospital so a patient can get critical care faster. >> we called o.r.? >> we called o.r. >> what did they say? you physically have to call the
o.r. >> communication is a big piece of what we're going to do. >> trying to figure out how they'd manage it at our level, at their level. optimizing that is one of the key goals for today. to be road to receive a mass casualty incident, at 2:30 on a saturday morning, 3:00 a.m. on a wednesday -- >> reporter: as doctors a know all too well, it could be on a quiet sunday at 11:20 a.m. that's when a gunman armed with an ar-15 walked into the first baptist church in sutherland springs, texas, and opened fire. killing 26 and injuring dozens. dr. ronald stewart was one of the trauma surgeons working at university hospital that day. >> we treated nine patients. >> did all of them survive? >> one did not. one did not. small child. i think the average person would
probably not understand, really, how difficult it is to take care of patients with these types of high-velocity wounds. what you are about to see might be disturbing. >> basically this is really very similar types of wounds that we saw at the sutherland springs. >> reporter: dr. eastridge uses snapshots from a real war zone as an example. >> this here is actually what will be a typical wound from a high-velocity round. it basically creates a wave, a blast wave. like if you throw a pebble in a pond. >> reporter: this is why, in addition to practicing how they respond to a mass shooting, both dr. eastridge and dr. stewart believe their medical community must also get involved in curbing firearm violence. >> we really have put our heart and soul into reducing these injuries from occurring in the first place. >> reporter: but unsurprisingly, this view is controversial. when the american college of physicians recently published this paper on the topic of gun
violence, the nra responded by telling doctors to say in their lane. then medical professionals across the country fought back. using the viral hash tag #thisisourlane, sharing gruesome images of their firsthand experiences with gun violence. dr. eastridge says his own experience with gun violence, from the sutherland spring shooting, took an emotional toll on his hospital. >> everybody really collapsed later that afternoon. >> do you remember that moment for you? >> i made it to my truck. and then i probably didn't leave for about an hour. i mean, that illustrates how we compartmentalize it. we all shed a lot of tears later
that day. and days subsequent. >> reporter: for everyone involved in today's drill, this is personal. because whether they've already faced tragedy before or fear that they may have to, they know that what they're learning today will save lives. >> you have all of these resources available, it's going to help us when the real deal happens. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm matt gutman in san antonio, texas. >> our thanks to matt. and next, a grudge match more than three decades in the making. michael b. jordan on becoming a new type of underdog for a new generation.
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the heart of the "rocky" films has always been in the triumph of the underdog. the "creed" franchise is sticking to the script. with a relatively low budget and low expectations, the first installment shocked critics with a box office knockout. now with heavy hitters in his corner, michael b. jordan's character is facing down his toughest opponent yet. >> it's time, kid. >> reporter: with all the subtlety of a haymaker -- >> don't do this. >> reporter: and the emotional impact of a hook to the kidneys -- >> we got this. you hear me? >> reporter: michael b. jordan is back in his star-making role as adonis creed. this time this pugilistic bromance is personal. revenge served cold. as in knockout cold. >> this guy, he's dangerous. >> you don't think i can beat him? >> reporter: "creed ii" reunites
sylvester stallone's rocky balboa with the son of apollo creed. >> you got everything to lose this guy's got nothing to lose. >> i ain't got a choice. >> that's the same thing your father said, and he died right here in my hands. >> reporter: the second installment of the reinvented "rocky" films. >> seeing opportunity for a new underdog, a new hero for a different generation. >> reporter: jessa thomas ret n returretur returns, the woman in his life. >> this movie is about family and it happens to take place in the world of boxing. >> reporter: "creed ii" centers on one of the most tragic events in "rocky" history. >> we've got to get this no matter what. >> reporter: apollo creed dying in the ring. over 30 years later, "creed ii" offers a rematch by proxy, two sons picking up where their fathers left off. >> victor drago, son of ivan
drago, who infamously killed apollo creed -- >> adonis is living in his father's shadow. he's trying to heal during the course of the two films. >> reporter: dolph lundgren returns. you have a favorite line from "rocky iv"? >> i had three lines, i think. i must break you. if he dies, he dies. i felt really bad about apollo, by the way. when i say that, a 27-year-old swedish kid, i was a big fan of the rocky franchise. i read the script, what, i have to kill this guy? >> he's one of the all-time favorite characters. >> i always feel a little bit bad. >> this time he's not a vicious fighter but a father. >> what do you want the audience, especially guys, to get from that dynamic, father and son? >> i think the big thing about this film, it's about redemption, forgiveness, you know? about relationships, about father/son, the fact that you don't have to go on hating each other forever. >> reporter: making a comeback of her own in "creed ii,"
bridget nielsen. >> he's a professional fighter, no the a killer. >> reporter: who starred alongside lundgren in "rocky iv." romanian boxer florian plays their son. >> i was the new guy on set. i would never ask to go training, to do rehearsals and stuff. but he initiated it. he wanted to create this father/son bond which helped me a lot. i think you can see that on screen. >> reporter: 6'4", almost 200 pounds, he's a formidable opponent. >> once you start, it's -- like in my head it was real. i am drago, he's creed. i want to literally destroy this guy, you know? so you kind of forget at some points that it's not a real boxing match. >> florian's a real fighter. us gaining that trust with one another, learning the choreography, it's like a violent dance. >> big-ass dance partner. >> it is. we step on each other's toes
from time to time. >> reporter: all those months in the gym paid off. >> do your pecs get bigger as the franchise goes on? >> pecs and back too, i'm a back guy. >> i found the pecs impressive. i'm a sucker. they move independent. >> he moves his? >> yeah, i love that. like tap dancing. >> i'm the entertainer on set. >> reporter: outside the ring jordan's character has also matured. he gets engaged and becomes a father. >> we wanted to give adonis a family, which is the thing he's been longing for for a long time. obstacles and struggles come along with that. >> adonis and bianca are a power couple insofar as they're a couple that really want to see each other flourish and succeed. and i think we are that way as friends to each other. and so that's, you know, really great. >> well, i wouldn't be any good to anybody if i don't handle this the right way. but i need you.
i'll beat him. >> you better. >> as you're playing a father now, but you're someone who has a good relationship with his own dad. that helped. >> there's certain moments from my own life with my own father that i would substitute, you know. oh, this is something adonis would do. >> reporter: but "creed" was an unexpected hit, made for $35 million, grossing over $170 million worldwide. and earned an oscar nomination for stallone. >> maybe he did exactly what he wanted. >> i think he'd rather be here, talking with you. >> reporter: "creed ii" is on track to do just as well in the box office, grossing over nksgiving weekend. the director took over the franchise from the original director. >> there was a lot of talk about this italian story being told
with a black in a leading role, a black director. there's less talk about the race element this time. >> there's progression. there's progression in the movement. people are listening, people are watching, accepting us. our movie, our storytelling is universal and can speak to many. >> reporter: he joins a list of black directors and actors making movies with mass appeal like "black panther" which became a global phenomenon and propelled jordan to superstardom? >> on all levels it took things to a different level. the fact that we have -- impact on our community and generations to come we can't calculate right now. >> reporter: what you can bet on more from jordan, tom man, and the fighters from "creed." >> there is a "creed iii" in the works? >> i hope so. iii, iv, v. as long as we keep things fresh, as long as the fans are happy, as long as i can get tessa, afford her, convince her to come
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11 Platform Cooperatives Creating a Real Sharing Economy
Cat Johnson| May 18, 2016 April 23, 2019
As “death star platforms” such as Airbnb and Uber continue their pursuit of global domination, an alternative is rising in its wake.
Platform cooperatives, which share the value they create with the users they depend on, are on the rise. As Shareable co-founder Neal Gorenflo writes in How Platform Co-ops Can Beat Death Stars Like Uber to Create a Real Sharing Economy, “Platform coops combine a cooperative business structure with an online platform to deliver a real-world service.”
Gorenflo asks, “What if Uber was owned and governed by its drivers? What if Airbnb was owned and governed by its hosts?” We don't have to wait to find out. A growing number of platform cooperatives are making their presence known on a global scale. Below are just 11 platform co-ops that are changing the way people organize, run businesses, create value, and share the wealth. There are many more.
1. Fairmondo
Fairmondo is a digital, co-operative version of eBay, where sellers on the platform are also its owners. Launched by Felix Weth in Germany in 2013, the platform is, as Chelsea Rustrum writes, “rooted in an ethos of open source, open innovation, and a commons-based society. It has funded itself through a series of successful crowdfunding campaigns that have raised hundreds of thousands of Euros in member equity.”
To scale globally, the Fairmondo team plans to create an international network of country-based co-ops feeding into the Fairmondo platform.
2. Stocksy
Stocksy is a stock photo site where contributing photographers are also owners. A “highly curated collection” of royalty-free stock photos, the platform is a cooperative that believes in creative integrity, fair profit sharing, co-ownership, and every voice being heard. It’s a new twist on traditional co-ops. As they state on the website, “Think more artist respect and support, and less patchouli.”
Contributing Stocksy photographers receive 50% of a Standard License Purchase and 75% of an Extended License Purchase. Every Stocksy contributor receives a share of the company.
3. Backfeed
Backfeed is a platform to create platform cooperatives, all powered by the blockchain. Backfeed bills itself as, "a social operating system for decentralized organizations." It enables massive, open-source collaboration without central coordination. Using a blockchain-based operating system, the Israeli company’s infrastructure comprises decentralized management tools, equity-sharing schemes, crowdsourcing mechanisms, and instruments for the collaborative evaluation and curation of content.
With a goal to enable the bootstrapping of decentralized organizations on top of the blockchain as easily as deploying a website, Backfeed can fuel a variety of ventures, including “decentralized journalism, insurance, ride-sharing applications and any other enterprise that would benefit from the decentralized, indirect coordination of large groups of individuals.”
4. Juno
Photo: Nancy Xu (CC-BY)
A ridesharing company that is taking on Uber, Juno has reserved 50% of its equity for platform drivers. The company is being built by an experienced team of startup veterans, including founder Talmon Marco, who sold his messaging app Viber to Rakuten for $900 million, and is well-funded with backing coming from Viber founders rather than outside VCs.
The New York City-based startup, which recently launched service in the Big Apple, is reportedly only taking a 10% commission of each ride (Uber takes 20-35%), and is giving drivers the option to be contractors or employees (if they want to be exclusive to Juno).
5. Union Taxi
Union Taxi in Denver, Colorado, a driver-owned taxi cooperative, represents a growing trend. Drivers are increasingly organizing taxi cooperatives for better pay and working conditions than what traditional taxi companies and Uber can offer. They also must compete successfully. Union Taxi appears to be doing both. They offer a convenient service with e-hailing (like Uber) and driver ownership and control of the business.
CWA (Communications Workers of America) Local 7777 helped the drivers form the cooperative and plays an ongoing support role. By driving for Union, cab drivers cut their car lease rate by two-thirds. As Lisa Bolton, president of the union told Shareable, “By far, the biggest advantage was the lease rate." This enabled drivers to work less, "which gives them more time at home. They were taking home a lot more of their money that they were making, and everybody was contributing the same amount to the business.”
PDX Yellow Cab is a similar taxi cooperative in Portland, Oregon, where Somali cab drivers broke away from traditional cab companies to form their own—the first major Somali-owned business in Portland. Union Cab Cooperative in Portland is also fairly new (pictured above), though neither cooperative offer e-hailing yet.
6. VTC Cab
After Uber cut fares across Paris, some of its drivers created a competing service, VTC Cab. Modeled after Uber, the ride-sharing platform aims to give drivers more control over their business and provide passengers an opportunity to support a French company.
As the app’s founder, Mohammed Radi, told the Verge, "We want to re-establish and regain our rights over Uber. Uber is not representative of our community… They are a technology company which has no connection with the world of transportation. So they treat human beings like a number — you know, like a figure on a computer. And being a number, as a driver, it's a very bad feeling."
7. Modo
Modo is a Vancouver-based consumer car sharing co-op. Launched in 1997, with just two cars and 16 members, Modo has grown to 16,000 members and a fleet of over 500 sports cars, sedans, trucks, SUVs, vans and hybrids—all available to share at $4/hour through a smartphone app and website. Member-owners are shareholding members of the co-op which means they get a vote as well as the best rates for carsharing.
8. Timefounder
Timefounder is a “fair and elegant equity split system where you will love to wake up and work on projects you will end up owning with the rest of the team members.” The app allows founders to be fair with the people who invest time in a project and allows experts to invest time in projects and get future shares or others benefits. Based in Barcelona, the Timefounder team aims to "enable collaboration with fair equity split."
9. Enspiral
Enspiral is a collective of social enterprises and freelancers that makes, uses, and distributes free apps for decision making and budgeting. Based in New Zealand, the platform, which is self-described as a “sort of a 'DIY' social enterprise support network,” has a goal to help their organization, as well as other organizations and movements, run democratically. As the website states, “If you're an independent, entrepreneurial person with a deep commitment to service and social change and want to discover your own way to have an impact alongside like-minded people, Enspiral is fertile ground.”
10. Tapazz
Tapazz is a peer to peer carsharing co-op in Belgium. A recognized cooperative company, it enables shareholders who believe in the company's social mission (to ensure a sustainable mobility society) to participate in its growth. Shareholders can invest, produce and create a transparent structure to ensure sustainable mobility. As an added bonus, Tapazz “offers space for co-creating and collaboration, so it really is a business of everyone.”
11. Peerby
Peerby is a Dutch neighbor-to-neighbor goods sharing platform. The company recently raised $2.2 million from users in a recent crowdfunding campaign, which makes users the biggest shareholder class. UPDATE: users are the biggest class of investor, though most shares still held by founders and employees.
A certified B corp, Peerby plans to use the funds, which surpasses the total venture capital dollars the startup raised previously and makes it one of the most successful international crowdfunding campaigns ever, for product development and international expansion of a new business model named Peerby Go, with a specific focus on the UK and North America.
What are your favorite platform co-ops? Please share in the comments.
UPDATE, May 26, 2016: We've gotten a few comments that some of the above selections aren't cooperatives in the strict legal sense. That is true. Some companies are in the process of becoming cooperatives (or blockchain versions of that like Backfeed), operate with cooperative principles (Enspiral), or are sharing the wealth more than their tech peers (Juno and Peerby). We want to point out and encourage a trend toward more sharing of value and power in tech companies. We, like others in the sharing community, use the term "platform cooperative" in a non-legal way to encompass such efforts.
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Heatwave in Australia: Perth record likely to be swept away
December 12, 2019 12:33 PM | Skymet Weather Team
Australia is making it to the World News every other day with many parts of Australia hitting record heat recently this year. As Australia is located in the southern hemisphere, the months of November, December, January and February are Summer months for the country.
This November was the warmest November for Perth while Sydney saw its warmest December already. Massive Australia bushfires are being traced back as the reason for this unusual Summer over the country.
The western city of Perth has witnessed mercury crossing the 40-degree mark on multiple occasions already. Temperatures crossing 40s is not a rare thing for the city. However, the city might soon break its record for the four consecutive days witnessing more than 40-degrees. This will be the first occasion in the history of Perth.
The reason behind this forecast is the High Pressure Area drawing northerly winds to West coast while shifting slowly.
Looking back into history, earlier the city had recorded 40-degrees for two consecutive days in December back in 1974. The earlier consecutive four days above 40-degrees were witnessed back in 1933 as well as 2016, but this was for the month of February. The highest temperature recorded in December was on 27th in the year 2007 when the city recorded 44.2°C.
Once this High Pressure Area will move on, cool Southwesterly winds will come up and pull the maximums below to near 30s.
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Early Pictish Power Centres and Symbol Stones of Aberdeenshire
The Society funded geophysical survey at two Pictish symbol stones
Gordon Noble, Meggen Gondek and Oskar Sveinbjarnarson
In 2011-12 exciting results were obtained from evaluative excavations conducted in relation to the Craw Stane, Rhynie. The excavations demonstrated that the Craw Stane stood at the entrance to an elaborate 6th century fort defined by a plank-built palisade, earthwork enclosures, all enclosing a series of timber buildings built by plank and post techniques. Exceptional finds were also identified including 6th century Late Roman Amphora (B-ware), glass from Merovingian France, metalworking moulds, iron and copper alloy pins and metalwork and crucible fragments. As part of a wider programme to evaluate other symbol stone monuments in Northeast Scotland the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland funded a programme of geophysical survey at two other symbol stone locations in Aberdeenshire. The two sites were the Picardy Stone and Tillytarmont.
Area surveyed at the Picardy Stone. Image superimposed on Google Earth Imagery. From Google Earth 7 2008. : Picardy Stone 57°21’38.07″N and 2°38’58.03″W. [Accessed 1st November 2012]. Available from: http://code.google.com/apis/earth/
The area surveyed at Tillytarmont. Source: ORDNANCE SURVEY. 2009. Tillytarmont, 1:25,000 [online]. [Accessed 5th October 2012]. Available from: http://edina.ac.uk/digimap
The Picardy Stone is a Class 1 Pictish symbol stone, 2.1m high, carved with a double-disc, snake and mirror and comb. The stone was the focus of an antiquarian excavation in 1856. At this date it was found to stand on a cairn, 1.8m in diameter, extending 0.9m below ground surface. Around 1m to the south of the stone, a empty grave is said to have been identified 1.5m below ground level. The grave was purported to have been 2.4m in length, oriented E-W, and filled with ‘the usual black mould’, and some fire-marked stones (Stuart 1856).
Tillytarmont is the findspot of Five Pictish Class I symbol stones found during ploughing from 1867-1974. The last to be found, Tillytarmont 5 was found above a stone spread adjacent to a square ‘cairn’ excavated (but unpublished) by Woodham in 1975 (NJ54NW 24) (Woodham 1975). The findspots of the stones is on the haughland at the confluence of the Isla and Deveron rivers.
During late September and early October 2012 both sites were surveyed with the aim of identifing any archaeological features in association with the location of the stones as part of a wider project to contextualise Class I Pictish stones.
Survey methodologies
Both surveys were conducted with a Bartington Grad 601-2 fluxgate gradiometer. The machine is capable of measuring magnetic variations to 0.01nT (nanoTesla) and carries two probes, spaced 1m apart horizontally, which enable survey of two transects lines at the same time. The transect lines were spaced out and walked at 1 metre interval and 8 samples were measured every meter along the transect lines. After the survey the location of the survey grid was measured with a Topcon DGPS with horizontal accuracy of 0.8cm.
The Survey results and interpretation of the data at the Picardy Stone. Magnetic range after processing is on the right
Picardy Stone
The geophysical survey around the Picardy symbol stone reveals that there are number of potential features which may be significant to the understanding of the function of the site and the stone. The antiquarian discovery of a cairn and possible burial adjacent to the symbol stone indicates the potential for burial features to be found in this field. The geophysical results include linear and square anomalies that could represent elements of contemporary activity, perhaps even burial mounds and square barrows. However, the results of the survey are hampered by the geology of the field and a number of these anomalies may be geological in nature. Only ground-testing of the anomalies will be able to verify and test the results of the survey.
Results of the geophysical survey at Tillytarmont
Given Woodham’s (1975) reports of stone spreads and a square cairn the results of the survey at Tillytarmont were disappointing, but interesting nonetheless. The only definite features visible on the geophysical survey are linear E-W routeways (marked P7) which mark an old routeway across the Isla and the Deveron linking two fords. It would appear that the symbol stone distribution at Tillytarmont relates, at least in part, to this ancient routeway across the landscape. Test trenching carried out after the survey shows that many of the other anomalies were either geological or modern in nature. The cairn or stone spreads reported by Woodham were not idenitified – either these have been entirely removed by modern ploughing or they lie elsewhere on the haughland. Unfortunately, to date, only very basic records of his excavations have been uncovered. The anomlies P3-5 are striking, but test pits in these areas failed to identify archaeological features – these may simply be geological features or traces of activity that now only survives in the ploughsoil.
Larger-scale stripping of topsoil on the haughland would be a fruitful objective for future work to test the survival of the features identified by Woodham and to further investigate the context of the stones and features identified on the survey.
Overall the results of the survey programme shows promise in a geophysical approach to Pictish Class I symbol stones that can be extended to other monuments and landscapes across Pictland and beyond. The best results, however, will only be obtained where geophysical survey can be followed up by excavation, ideally large-scale stripping of topsoil to test anomalies. The landscape context of these monuments is key to understanding these monuments and it is only through more intensive programmes of research that important issues surrounding context, siting and function will be revealed.
Stuart, J. 1856. Sculptured stones of Scotland, vol.1 Aberdeen.
Woodham, A A (1975) ‘Tillytarmont cairn’, Discovery & Excavation Scotland 1975, 6.
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Masari Appoints 13 Special Advisers
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has approved the appointment of 13 Special Advisers.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the State, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, on Thursday in Katsina.
The statement said that the appointees included, Alhaji Muntari Lawal, as Permanent Secretary/Special Adviser Government House, Kabir Shuaibu, Political Affairs, Abdulkadir Mamman-Nasir, Economic Empowerment, and Special Intervention, Abdullahi Ibrahim, Legislative Matters, and Hussaini Adamu, as Special Adviser on Employment Promotion.
Others are Tanimu Lawal, Labour and Productivity, Abdu Habu, Rural and Semi-Urban Water Supply, Aminu Lawal, Skills Acquisition and Vocational Training, Dr. Lawal Bagiwa, Livestock and Grazing Reserve.
The rest are Ibrahim Khalil, who is to serve as SA Youth Development, Basir Ruwan-godiya, Higher Education, Hamza Brodo, Drugs, Narcotics and Human Trafficking, and Bashir Dayyabu, Intergovernmental, and Development Partners.
The statement said that all the appointments were in recognition of the selfless services the appointees rendered in their various capacities.
The governor congratulated the appointees and urged them to rededicate themselves towards achieving the objectives of the present administration by uplifting the living standard of the citizens.
He said that all the appointees would be sworn-in in due course.
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By Jenni Lada March 14, 2017
A double dose of Mass Effect: Andromeda information has been released today, in the form of two videos. The first is the a video narrated by Cathleen Rootsaert, a BioWare writer responsible for the game, and takes a closer look at Drack the Krogan. The second is the fourth installment in the Mass Effect: Andromeda Official Gameplay Series and covers the game’s multiplayer.
The Nakmor Drack Mass Effect: Andromeda video is almost two minutes long. It goes over the character, who is the oldest Krogan ever encountered in the series. He’s incredibly loyal to his granddaughter, Nexus Superintendent Nakmor Kesh, and the Andromeda Initiative.
The Mass Effect: Andromeda multiplayer video is over five minutes long. It goes over the cooperative mode. There are 25 character kits at launch, with species from multiple galaxies. Over 40 weapons will be available at launch, and any character can use any weapon. Boosters will be available to adjust performance. From there, the trailer goes over some specific characters and matches.
Mass Effect: Andromeda will come to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in North America on March 21, 2017, then arrive in Europe on March 23, 2017.
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Gary Crooks: Run government like government
Sun., April 17, 2016
A couple of letter writers said that if Spokane City Council members were going to get pay raises, they should also be subject to performance reviews. This is another in a long line of suggestions for running government like a business.
(Note that the business analogy ends when discussing executive pay. Average CEO compensation at large firms was $16.3 million in 2014. Nobody thinks this is what the leader of the free world should be paid, let alone the mayor of Spokane.)
Performance reviews don’t work for politicians because positive outcomes are in the eye of the beholder. For instance, a council member could tout additional bike lanes, but you may hate bike lanes.
In business, the bottom line is profits. In government, it’s delivering services or eliminating services, depending on your political leanings.
How about potholes? Well, all politicians want them filled, but the backlog is enormous, thanks to the inaction of previous councils and mayors. It’s unfair to put that squarely on the shoulders of current officeholders. The best you can expect is for the city to grind away at the problem, and it has.
I have the street maintenance reports if you doubt the progress. Or just try driving around these days without encountering a detour. Or should we blame politicians for those, too?
YES ON POTHOLES? Spokane City Councilman Mike Fagan had an eloquent response to a question about using tax dollars to fund public transportation.
“No. No. And hell no,” he said.
Nonetheless, the council approved the measure, which would pave the way for the city to go it alone if the Spokane Transit Authority board votes against putting a sales tax request on the ballot for a second time. If that were the case, the city would run its own ballot measure to improve bus service and operate the Central City Line, a transit option that would connect Browne’s Addition to the University District and Spokane Community College.
The sales tax request would probably be two-tenths of a percent. A ballot measure seeking three-tenths of a percent failed by about 500 votes countywide, but 54 percent of voters within the city said yes.
Fagan said he’s concerned money used for street maintenance would be diverted to transit and that car tab fees could increase. That’s not the plan, Council President Ben Stuckart said. The local $20 car tab fee would still go toward street maintenance, or it could be eliminated if a sales tax measure passed. Either way, spending on pothole filling, crack sealing and other repairs would not diminish. Plus, there is still the street bond account for larger projects, which voters have approved twice.
However, if a statewide initiative to restore $30 car tabs were to pass, it would empty the Transportation Benefit District’s street maintenance account. Initiative 1421 would remove local authority to tack on a fee, such as the annual $20 charge.
I-1421 is in the signature-gathering phase. It is the brainchild of Tim Eyman, Jack Fagan and Councilman Fagan.
THE PROPOSITION. If confronted with I-1421 on the ballot, how would you vote? Yes on $30 car tab fees, regardless of an automobile’s year, value, make or model? If so, what about the potholes?
Please email me a reply – and a full name and hometown if you want it published.
POINT OF VIEW. Be sure to read the debate on today’s Roundtable page about City Council positions.
It’s no surprise that Republicans see the job as part-time and Democrats see it as more than that. In general, Republicans believe government that governs least governs best. Democrats, on the other hand, are more apt to believe government can be a positive force.
Simplistic, perhaps. But the debate about that “nonpartisan” job is split along party lines.
Opinion Editor Gary Crooks can be reached at garyc@spokesman.com or (509) 459-5026. Follow him on Twitter @GaryCrooks.
Published: April 17, 2016, midnight
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King Power Stadium ahead of the Premier League between Leicester City and Hull City at the King Power Stadium, Leicester, England on Saturday 4th March 2017.
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Jamie Vardy with Leonardo Ulloa and Danny Simpson of Leicester City arriving at the King Power Stadium ahead of the Premier League match between Leicester City and Hull City at The King Power Stadium, Leicester, England on Saturday 4th March 2017
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Shinji Okazaki and Daniel Drinkwater of Leicester City arrive at the King Power Stadium ahead of the Premier League match between Leicester City and Hull City at The King Power Stadium, Leicester, England on Saturday 4th March 2017
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Shinji Okazaki (JPN) of Leicester City fans waiting for the start of the First half of the Premier League match between Leicester City and Hull City at The King Power Stadium, Leicester, England on Saturday 4th March 2017
Shinji Okazaki fans ahead of the Premier League between Leicester City and Hull City at the King Power Stadium, Leicester, England on Saturday 4th March 2017.
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Shinji Okazaki (JPN) of Leicester City during the First half of the Premier League match between Leicester City and Hull City at The King Power Stadium, Leicester, England on Saturday 4th March 2017
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Sunday, September 22, 2019 - 02:00
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is one of the most enduring shows of all time and reimagines the biblical story of Joseph, his father Jacob, eleven brothers and the coat of many colors.
Told entirely through song with the help of a main character Narrator, this family musical follows Jacob’s favorite son, Joseph. After being sold into slavery by his brothers, he ingratiates himself with Egyptian noble Potiphar, but ends up in jail after refusing the amorous advances of Potiphar’s wife. While imprisoned, Joseph discovers his ability to interpret dreams, and he soon finds himself in front of the mighty but troubled, Elvis-inspired, Pharaoh. Joseph’s solution to Egypt’s famine elevates him to Pharaoh’s right-hand man and reunites him with his family.
The magical musical is full of catchy songs in a variety of styles, from a parody of French ballads (“Those Canaan Days”), to country-western (“One More Angel in Heaven”) and calypso (“Benjamin Calypso”), along with the unforgettable classics “Any Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.”
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Majestically situated in the southern hemisphere Australia is worldwide known for its excellent tourist destinations and scintillating attractions that should be visited and explore. It is favorite tourist destination of many. This beautiful country is land of the unexpected, of amazing natural attractions, striking landscapes, exotic plant and animal life and pleasant weather in Australia is well-known. In additions to this Australia is very famous for its unique lifestyle, irresistible foods, world class accommodations and on top of these friendly welcome by the Australian people will certainly leave you spellbind. The popularity of Australia has increased the years over the years as every destination of the country guarantees a lovely stay to the travelers.
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Also known as Uluru, Ayers Rock is big sandstone rock formation in central Australia. Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is also on the world heritage list for its natural and cultural significance. This magnificent place is also home to diverse ranges of flora and fauna which enthralling the vacationers on the Australia Trip. Ayers Rock stands 348 m high in its center and claims to be the world's highest single rock in the world.
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It is one of the must see destination in which is one of the most unique and famous 20th century buildings. This wonderful attraction was started to build from 1959 and completed on 1932. This beautiful attraction place is visited by many foreign and domestic visitors all the year round. Apart from the attraction places Australia is worldwide famous for its numerous enchanting beaches. This beautiful country is blessed with some of the best beaches on the planet and has the huge coastline stretches for nearly 37,000 km, which includes 11,011 beaches more than other country. There are many other attractions and wonderments where you can visit through Australia Tour Packages.
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Jeffrey Epstein and the silence of the scientists who cashed his checks, worked in his labs
Michael Egnor
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Literary scholars have an adage about the interpretation of texts. They point out that the really important things in a text are often what is not said, more so than what is said. To really understand a story, you have to read between the lines. What should be in the story, but was left out? What was the motive for the omissions? This often reveals deep purposes and themes that are obscured in the explicit words on the page. It's analogous to Sherlock Holmes's dog that didn't bark. Silence is often the real meaning in a story.
The scientific scandal involving pedophile Jeffery Epstein is horrifying, but it's vital that we understand the real meaning of the collaboration between Epstein and the science elites. The most important meaning in that partnership between Epstein and leading Darwinists and computer scientists isn't in the depravity of the man and his elite scientific friends. The most important meaning is in the silence in the scientific community in the midst of this atrocity. It is, I believe, a revelation about our scientific culture and particularly about the trust we should place in a "science consensus" that should shake us to our bones. It is what didn't happen in the Epstein story, even more than what did happen, that reveals the most.
Jeffrey Epstein with scientists Steven Pinker and Lawrence Krauss, Epstein's Island
What Didn't Happen
What didn't happen is this: there was no dissent in the scientific profession about taking guidance and money from a convicted pedophile who was obviously trafficking children for sex. Not a word. At every stage of this repellant saga, from Epstein's early forays into scientific patronage twenty years ago through his conviction for child prostitution in 2008 to his largesse as a patron of elite Darwinists and computer scientists at MIT, Harvard, the Santa Fe Institute, the transhumanist project Humanity Plus, and many others in the decade that followed, there was, from the scientific community, abject silence. Thousands of elite and pedestrian scientists benefitted from Epstein's philanthropy and camaraderie. Thousands more knew of Epstein's courtship rituals — with scientists and with children — and said absolutely nothing. What happened on the Lolita Express and Pedophile Island, while probably known to many of Epstein's elite science pals, were known as well (at least in outline) to the thousands of ordinary scientists and administrators who cashed his checks and worked in his labs.
Only Whispered Questions
There were whispered questions, undeniably. Obvious questions. There must have been daily whispers in labs and hallways and coffee rooms. 'Why is Dr. So-and-So taking trips with this guy?" "What do you think is happening with all of those little girls?" "Where does the money come from?"
The answers were in broad daylight. Epstein's life was an open Internet page. Thousands of scientists and administrators — even those not directly involved with Epstein and the children he trafficked — asked these questions and knew the answers.
No one said a word. Why?
A Pariah for Life
Some years ago, at a scientific conference, I had a private chat with a colleague from another university. His research was in a rather obscure topic in biology, but he was a scientist of the first rank. He was a superb investigator, and quite senior and widely respected. He told me that he knew that I was involved in intelligent design, and he thanked me for what I was doing. He told me that he was a Christian. He said that a lot of scientists know that Darwinism is a charade, and he was thankful for scientists who were speaking out, but he couldn't do so, although he desperately wanted to. He said his wife was sick, and that if he spoke out, he "would never get another grant." A single public statement endorsing ID or critiquing Darwinism in any meaningful way would make him a pariah for the rest of his life. "My career would end the day I spoke out" he told me. He said that his wife's life depended on her current medical care, and he would be unable to afford her care if he lost his position. He said he felt terrible that he couldn't speak out publicly, but he had a responsibility to his family and they would suffer if his career went into the abyss.
Scientists, especially scientists in academia, are uniquely vulnerable to professional destruction if they stray from the herd. Their life hangs on peer-review. Just look at the vituperation — the ostracism, ridicule, and even hate — rained upon Mike Behe or Jonathan Wells or Guillermo Gonzalez or Bill Dembski or Richard Sternberg or any of the other courageous scientists who had the integrity to question the Darwinian "consensus."
As the Epstein scandal shows with striking clarity, dissent on matters of importance is forbidden in the scientific community. Scientists will engage in or tolerate all manner of lie and vice to protect their careers. They "go along to get along." They join the consensus that Jeffrey Epstein is a wonderful patron and his money is untainted, just as they join the consensus that Darwinian evolution is a "fact." Many — perhaps even most — do not do it because they believe it. They do it for professional survival.
The profound revelation from the Epstein scandal is that the scientific community is silent in the face of obvious lies, criminality and moral atrocities. Scientists at MIT and Harvard and the coterie of institutions on whom Epstein rained largesse obviously knew enough about Epstein to know that association with him was immoral and his money probably came from child sex trafficking (they could know with a mouse click that Epstein had no college degree and sketchy experience in finance — his primary enterprise seemed to be making little girls available to rich men), but they stuck with the consensus and said nothing. Their scientific careers came first.
Kept in the Club
There was a scientific consensus — held by thousands of scientists at all levels of the profession — that Jeffrey Epstein was a great patron. Any doubts — and there must have been agonizing doubts for twenty years — were kept in the club. There is also a scientific consensus that nothing makes sense except in light of Darwinian evolution. Held, as it turns out, by many of the same scientists who cashed Epstein's checks. There was, and is, no dissent.
This is the lesson from the Epstein scandal. Scientists are first and foremost devoted to their own professional survival, and they will toe any line to survive. They will lie, cheat, and steal for professional security. They will even tacitly endorse child rape and child sex trafficking — and personally profit from it — to avoid the professional abyss. Science is conducted under a code of omertà. Dissent is punished, mercilessly.
As a measure of scientific (and moral) truth, scientific "consensus" is worthless.
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cope2 · 2019-09-25T21:31:23Z
Resume of Polly on Epstein and friends in science [Link]
Lux · 2019-09-25T22:59:40Z
So far, we know Epstein is interested in Darwinism, eugenics, selective breeding, creating a master race and slave race, implementing MK Ultra, and mind control. What can investigative writers reveal for us? What do the scientists receiving his largesse know about what Epstein has in mind for humanity? (I refer to him in the present tense because he is most certainly not dead.)
Lux True. And the financial fraud. Seems too much for him, so maybe he is also a cutout for various intelligence purposes. I mentioned Polly, for i remember her expose about Epstein sponsoring schools in poor neighborhoods, for easier access to poor kids, a professor chair i think at Harvard, to study how to pre-select kids for prostitution, and a link with de NXVM cult, studying how to suppress sexual inhibitions.
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Retail last week
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"It's been a bit quiet because of school holidays - a lot of our clients go away. We're a destination store both on the shoe repair side, where we are known for quality repairs, and on the comfort footwear side, where we sell branded men's and women's footwear. Our business is more-or-less evenly split between those divisions. The year so far has been quiet. People hold on to their money in uncertain times." - Dipak Parbhoo, member, Durasole, Cape Town, W Cape, SA. Independent, 1 store.
"Not bad. I'm happy with trading this week. The year so far has been tough. You have to box clever." - Shiraaz Mohamed, director, Ebbie's Fashion House, Kimberley, N Cape, SA. Independent, 1 store, men's outfitter.
"From November last year to May there were strikes on the mines, which affected trade. Since June, business has definitely picked up. Winter hasn't been strong because of the warm weather. By the time it got cold, the chains had put their winter merchandise on sale, which doesn't help us." - Mohammed Hoosen Laher, proprietor, Textile Wholesalers, t/a Best Shop, Ebony, M&H and Melz, Carletonville, NW Province, SA. Mini-chain, 6 stores, family footwear.
"It's been a bit quiet this week because of school holidays, and overall it hasn't been good for a couple of years. It's quiet, but it's not disastrous." - Muhammad Seedat, member, Ebsons, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA. Independent, 4 stores, family footwear and schoolwear specialist.
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D-Day for ostrich industry
Pretoria, Gauteng, SA – The Competition Tribunal will hear final arguments today in the application by Mosstrich and Klein Karoo International to merge after the Competition Commission earlier this year rejected their application.
In a release last Monday, the tribunal said:
Two of the largest companies in the ostrich industry are approaching the Tribunal this week in a bid to have a decision by the Commission – to prohibit their merger – reconsidered.
The Commission earlier prohibited the merger between Mosstrich (Pty) Ltd and Klein Karoo International (Pty) Ltd, after finding that the merger would result in a near monopoly in the market for ostrich meat and feathers. The Commission also found, among others, that the merger was aimed at eliminating competition between the two companies and that they would control the entire value chain of the ostrich industry if the merger was approved.
However, the companies argue that the proposed transaction is an attempt to stabilize the ostrich industry which is in a state of decline. They submit that there is no incentive for them to exploit the local market. They maintain that the case, on the whole, does not make out a case for prohibition. They also submit, among others, that the proposed merger will aid the survival of the ostrich industry and create jobs.
The Tribunal is hearing evidence from various witnesses this week including the two companies, competitors/farmers, retailers and economic experts. The matter has been scheduled for hearing this week and final arguments will be heard next Monday, 8 July 2019.
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Truworths responds to Sky News report
Cape Town, W Cape, SA – In a release via the Stock Exchange News Service (SENS) on July 2, Truworths said:
Truworths noted a media report by Sky News, a British news organisation, on Monday, 1 July 2019 wherein it was stated that, inter alia, the Group's United Kingdom ("UK") subsidiary, Office Holdings Ltd. ("Office"), has appointed advisors to consider restructuring options. The Group would like to respond to this media report as follows:
Office has circa GBP45 million of debt which is due to be repaid with a significant portion of the debt to be settled through a lump sum payment at maturity in December 2020. In light of the depressed retail trading environment currently being experienced in the UK, Office has entered into discussions with the relevant lenders regarding potential debt restructuring options. To assist in this regard, Office and the lenders have appointed Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP and Deloitte LLP, respectively, as their professional advisors.
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Durban, KZN, SA – Former Mr Price Sport footwear and equipment buyer Rodney Rens emigrated at the end of last month. The new buyer is André du Toit.
Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Fems Footwear and former Naked Feet agent Ebrahim 'Briggs' Mohamed died on June 27 aged 76.
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Hides: This week the calculated average hide price increased by 0.5% week-on-week. The current hide price is 76.3% lower compared to prices a year ago. Hide prices seem to have stabilized at these low levels.. NB* Hide prices are determined by the average of the RMAA (Red Meat Abattoir Association) and independent companies. Dorper skins: R25.00/skin. Merino skins: R38.57/skin.
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08/07/1950: Sam Muller, BEC Safety, Port Elizabeth.
09/07/1942: Cecil Fenwick, Saddler Belts & Leathercraft, Durban.
09/07/1949: Bryn Proctor, ?, formerly Crown Footwear, Pinetown.
09/07/1958: Johan Kriel, retired, formerly Bolton Footwear, Great Brak River.
09/07/1969: Hein Jonker, Ostrich Products SA.
09/07/1975: Gian-Paolo Bresolin, left the industry, formerly Andreoli Shoes [closed], Pinetown.
10/07/1940: Erwin Metzger, Sanata Footwear, Durban.
10/07/1945: Colin Symons, retired, formerly Elco Plastics, Cape Town.
10/07/1970: Shelley Zhang, left the country, formerly Lavanda Shoes, Randburg.
10/07/1972: Annah-Mae Blair, The New Shoe Company, Durban.
10/07/1976: Johan Venter, Rolfes Leather, Boksburg.
11/07/1945: Maureen Liebenberg, retired, formerly Barker Footwear, Cape Town.
11/07/1964: Hafiza Shaikh, left the industry, formerly Amshu Distributors (closed), Greytown.
11/07/1975: Cassim Dawjee, Moola’s Fashion House, Newcastle.
12/07/1970: Guy Blake, agent, Cape Town.
13/07/1954: Peter Handley, Coventry Shoes, Durban.
14/07/1969: Veronica Clausen (nee Haupt), Clicka Heels, Johannesburg.
14/07/1971: Laurence Lotzoff, Dale Footwear, Johannesburg.
In Memoriam this week
09/07/2015: Mahomed Ebrahim Haffejee (b.18/08/1930), Capri Bag, Durban.
10/07/2002: Rodger Brewitt (b. 25/11/1947), Bata Zimbabwe/Futura Footwear, Port Shepstone.
10/07/2014: Terry Thomas (b. 12/05/1935), agent, Durban.
12/07/2015: Hessen Bernado (b. 19/07/1959), Bagshaw Footwear, Port Elizabeth.
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Dion Conroy Provides Update On Recovery
Defender Progressing Well
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Dion Conroy has revealed that his road to recovery is going to plan as he closes in on a return to running, and he's aiming to come back stronger and better than ever.
The defender has been out of action since September after suffering cruciate ligament damage, which brought his season to a premature end following what was an impressive start to the 2017/18 campaign.
It has been a long few months for the 22-year-old since, who spent the first six or so weeks after surgery in a knee brace.
Conroy also underwent surgery on his shoulder just before Christmas to cure an injury that was picked up on the opening day of the season, but the centre-back is now finally starting to see light at the end of the tunnel.
"It has been quite a long time. I had an operation on my shoulder in December as well, but everything is going well, everything is on track and I'm working hard every single day," he told swindontownfc.co.uk.
"I know that I've got to be patient, keep working hard and I'll eventually get back playing.
"I started running last week but you have to be cautious after surgery, so if you get a little niggle you might need to have a couple of days off where you relax.
"It is hard putting a programme together because I'm trying to get my knee right but I've also got to do stuff around my shoulder.
"Hopefully I'll start running properly now and it is a case of building it up from there.
"I've just got to see how my knee feels after I start running and, hopefully once I start to feel comfortable and knowing I can do all different types of movements, then I can start setting goals in terms of when I want to be back properly, when I can play my first game and things like that.
"It is difficult to set goals at the moment because it is hard to judge how your knee is day by day, most of the time it is really, really good but sometimes you might get a day where it is uncomfortable.
"Hopefully I'll be able to start running soon."
"I know that I've got to be patient, keep working hard and I'll eventually get back playing."
Dion Conroy
And Conroy also admitted that the first few months of his injury were the toughest, but his strong character and belief that he'll be back stronger than ever has got him through the worse periods.
"I was in a brace for six weeks so I couldn't bend it past ten degrees, I couldn't drive, I had to sleep with it on so that was very tough," he added.
"As soon as I came out of my brace I had to have surgery on my shoulder just weeks later, so it was tough but I'm mentally strong and it is part of the game.
"I've been watching my games from last season and from this season and it has just motivated me to come back even stronger and better.
"I'm using it as a reset button to make myself better."
Town Reveal Retained/Released List
Swindon Town can now announce our Retained and Released list following the culmination of the 2017/18 Sky Bet League Two campaign.
Junior Reds End Of Season Party
Swindon Town will be holding an End of Season Party for our Junior Reds later this month!
Taylor Big Fan Of Brown Appointment
Matty Taylor has lavished praise on the football club for hiring Phil Brown as our new manager.
BREAKING: Brown Confirmed As New Town Boss
Swindon Town Football Club are delighted to announce that we have agreed terms with Phil Brown to become our new Manager on a permanent basis.
WELLENS: THE CHAIRMAN GOT DOYLE OVER THE LINE
DOYLE: I'M RARING TO GO
DOUGHTY: WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE
Swindon Town midfielder, Michael Doughty, believes the squad are feeling ready and wants to improve on his personal targets this season.
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Is there an appetite for a second Euro referendum?
By Daniel Patten, Anna Richmond, Miranda Evans,
Rehana Miah and Patrick Lopez.
August 2 2018, 10.18
It’s been over two years since the British people decided to leave the European Union and we still haven’t officially left.
While Parliament debates on what kind of deal we need, the NHS stockpiles drugs in anticipation of a ‘no-deal’, and people take to the streets of London for a ‘People’s Vote March for the Future’ (pictured above) it’s clear the Brexit process has exhausted everyone.
In light of a recent YouGov poll showing people were becoming more in favour of a second referendum, we decided to ask the people of Wimbledon their positions on the matter.
42% – Yes, 54% – No, 4% – Unsure
Rhianna Burden (23), believed that we should have another referendum, having voted remain but was not confident a new result would emerge: “there was a lot of lying [in the Leave campaign]”.
ANOTHER VOTE: Rhianna believes there should be second poll
Oliver Thomas (50), who voted in favour of Brexit, thought there should not be another referendum and that the Government should stay committed and follow the people’s initial vote.
He said: “We should stand on our own two feet.”
GO IT ALONE: Oliver says we are better out than in
Marcus McCarroll (44), said that there should be a second referendum as not everyone, including politicians, were well informed about the decision.
He said ‘It was a learning curve for politicians.”
LEARNING CURVE: Marcus is in favour of a second referendum
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Jasco Games Running Evil Dead 2: The Board Game Kickstarter
The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 (along with Bruce Campbell vs. Army of Darkness) are regular staples in my movie collection. And, around this time of year, they get into rather heavy rotation. Soon, I might be able to add Evil Dead 2: The Board Game to my regular board game rotation. Jasco Games is running a Kickstarter campaign to bring this iconic horror classic to your tabletops.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Board Game: Friends & Frenemies Expansion Now Available
I think it's safe to say that we've all got friends. You know, the people you like hanging out with. Many of us probably have frenemies. They're people who you may not like all that much, but hang out with and occasionally really needs to get something done. Semantics aside, you can now pick up the Friends & Frenemies expansion for Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Board Game. You can pick up your copy from Jasco Games now.
Jasco Announces Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game - Friends & Frenemies Expansion Coming in June
You have friends. You have enemies. And sometimes you have frenemies. You know, those people who are definitely working at odds to some of what you're doing, but are also nice to you and you're nice to them and you get along. Soon, you'll have all of those added to your Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game sets. Jasco Games has announced Friends & Frenemies, a new expansion coming in June.
Jasco Games Opens Jasco North
It gets hot in Las Vegas. Like, really hot. Nobody really wants to be there in August. It's much nicer up in Canada. And while that's not the actual reason that Jasco Games is opening up Jasco North, I'd like to think that it had something to do with it.
We've made it to Saturday! Woo! *runs around the place with my arms up in the air* Woo!
*takes a moment from my running around to type up the review articles you so desperately desire*
Today we have: Wibbell++, Play Tray UK, Pocket Mars, Master of the Galaxy, Unearth, Evolution: Climate Expansion, Crabs!, Yamatai, Solarius Mission, Skyward, Lorenzo il Magnifico, Exit: The Game, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Board Game, Brutal Kingdom, Burning Rome, and Lords of Waterdeep.
Mega Man Pixel Tactics Up On Kickstarter
One of the most famous 8-bit warriors of all time is Mega Man. He's been running through dungeons, fighting off robotic foes for Dr. Light for decades. One of the most famous pixel-based card games is Pixel Tactics. The game's been around for 4 years and has 9 different sets. Now, the two are teaming up to bring you Mega Man Pixel Tactics. It's up on Kickstarter now.
Jasco Games to make games based on Cowboy Bebop and Dragonball Z
Gen Con is full of exciting announcements. The latest comes to us from Jasco Games. They have just announced that they will be making games based on two very popular anime series (and one of them is one of my two personal favorites). Dragonball Z and Cowboy Bebop will soon be coming to your tabletop.
Photos Coming out of Gen Con
Wow! Gen Con got off to quite a start this morning! Seemed no sooner than I was awake than I was down at the hall looking over some things when Boom! The doors were opened! It was quite a mad rush in the hall. I don't know actual numbers, but several people I talked with and I all agreed that this year seems even busier than last (and that was a record-setting year for attendance).
TGN Sunday Edition: News Snippets
"What's a news snippet?" I hear you ask. Well, they're just those shorter stories that we come across here at TGN that don't have much to go with it. Maybe it's a piece of concept art that we don't know what specific game it's for. Or it's an unlabeled green. Or it's something else along those lines that aren't a full story, but we want to make sure you know about it anyway. We've collected them together and have them here for you now.
-Black Wasp Games Concept Art
-Wild West Exodus previews March releases
-New Preview Greens for Mega Man Board Game
-Campaign Coins releases Fate Coins
-Hitechminiatures new relase: Gerhard Blitz
-RN Estudio: Odin is comming
-New Preview Renders from Hawk Wargames
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Jasco Games Launches Dead Meat: Quarantine Zone America on Kickstarter
Jasco Games has their next game project up on Kickstarter. This time it's Dead Meat: Quarantine Zone America.
From the campaign:
Jasco Games is proud to present their newest project; Dead Meat: Quarantine Zone America™. Dead Meat is a 28mm, tabletop skirmish game set 4 years after a massive pandemic has toppled society and set man against man. While zombies are an ever-present threat, other groups of survivors pose a much greater danger – you’ll soon learn that the dead are the least of your problems.
Brutal Gamer talks with Jasco about Megaman board game
Brutal Gamer had themselves a chat with Jason Hawronsky from Jasco Games about the upcoming Megaman board game release.
Jason said that the Mega Man board game was a dream come true, and shared how he came up with the idea. “I came up with the idea while sleeping on a vacation in New York. I was at a Best Western, woke up in the middle of the night, wrote down the rules and concepts for a Mega Man board game, and then went back to sleep.”
Jason also added in that there are pictures of his original concepts from the dream floating around on the internet, and expressed how long he has been a fan of the Mega Man series. “I have been a fan of Mega Man since I was young and my best friend is probably the most fanatical Mega Man fan I know. That also had some influence on my knowledge for the Blue Bomber.”
Jasco Games announces new zombie project
Jasco Games has announced a new zombie-fighting game they're calling Dead Meat.
In Dead Meat: Quarantine Zone America™, two players assume the role of one of four diverse human factions. The tabletop game seeks to innovate the genre by changing the typical zombie game by pitting humans versus humans instead of humans versus zombies, as well as introducing new mechanics to encourage greater tactical decisions. Many of these systems revolve around the inclusions of zombies as an uncontrollable neutral faction that force tactical decisions and keep both players moving. In addition to these new gameplay systems, Dead Meat: Quarantine Zone America™ also features a rich history of the game’s world.
Jasco Games unlocks Time Man in Mega Man Board Game Kickstarter
Jasco Games unlocked the Time Man card pack over in their Mega Man Board Game Kickstarter.
They've got a little less than a week to go. How much more will be added?
From the update:
The 7th card pack has been unlocked! It has been added to the Boss Card Pack and one Time Man card pack will be added for free as a bonus stretch goal to Deluxe Bundles once we reach 3,000 backers. Next up is Sniper Joe at 310K so stay tuned!
Jasco Games posts Mega Man board game game play video
Jasco Games has posted their Game Play video for their Mega Man Board Game over in their Kickstarter campaign.
We have been having issues uploading the video directly to the Kickstarter page so we are going to go ahead and give you all the link to the game play video
Jasco Games unlocks Cut Man for the Mega Man Board Game
Jasco Games has unlocked Cut Man for their Mega Man Board Game over on Kickstarter.
From the post:
Cut Man's stage is unlocked! With that we get a new board, deck of 40 cards, Mega Man game piece, Mega Man character card, 12 Robot Master tokens, and Minions!
The total Miniature count is now at 13 for the core game (not including Proto Man), and 22 Miniatures for the Deluxe Bundle (also not including Proto Man). These are 40mm scale (big!) and there are more to come! Lets get these Deluxe Bundles up to 30+ miniatures! Mets and Rush coming up next!
New stretch goal adjustments in the Mega Man Kickstarter
Jasco Games has updated their stretch goal levels for their Mega Man Kickstarter campaign.
That having been said, we are happy to announce we have adjusted our Stretch Goal previews! We have been listening to what our backers and fans are saying and decided to update the stretch goals previews with more bonuses and upgrades and make Cut Man available as soon as possible. His addition to the game is one of the larger expenses in manufacturing due to the sheer number of components, but because our backers and CapCom have been behind us so much (see international territories), we believe the risk now is minimal to include his stage into the game at a lower level.
We can’t wait to see what we unlock in the next few weeks and we’re looking forward to getting all of these items produced and finalized!
Jasco Games launches international pledges for Mega Man Board Game
Jasco Games will be bringing international backers to their Mega Man Board Game Kickstarter. To help with any confusion about how the integration of those will go, they've posted up a FAQ on their website.
Starting December 30th, people living in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East will be able to back Mega Man The Board Game officially on Kickstarter. The new International pledge levels will open at 14:00 GMT on December 30 and will offer another round of early bird pledges specifically for International audiences.
We wanted to anticipate some of your questions (and answer some of the questions we have already received) so we thought we would put together this blog post to help sort everything out.
Jasco Games updates how add-ons are purchased in Mega Man Board Game Kickstarter
Jasco Games has decided to bundle together add-ons for their Mega Man Board Game Kickstarter campaign to help save money with their new shipping company.
Greetings backers and Mega Man fans! Because of the unexpected but very exciting addition of international backers, we have taken the last few days to figure out our best method of providing our products at an affordable cost. We have done some frantic searching and have found a fulfillment company that will allow us to bring our game to our customers around the world at a reasonable rate. We have been working hard to make sure our backers will not have to pay an arm and a leg in shipping and we think we have managed to make this a reality.
Jasco Games previews Dr. Light for Mega Man Board Game
Jasco Games posted another preview for the Mega Man Board Game with a look at Dr. Light.
Here is our gift to you for showing us such great support through our campaign!
Two Kickstarter Exclusives! Don't forget, Dr. Light is also an Add-on, so if you want to grab more exclusives, or if you didn't qualify for the Free mini, now's your chance to stock up.
Jasco Games updates about upcoming rules for Mega Man board game
Jasco Games has been working hard on their Mega Man Board Game over on Kickstarter. They've posted an update about how things are going along.
Greetings Mega Man Fans,
Matt Whitaker (co-designer) and Jason Hawronsky (lead designer) have been spending the last 5 days doing some intensive testing and game upgrades to Mega Man The Board Game. We have been listening very closely to our fan's comments and suggestions which lead Jason to stay up until 4:00am on Tuesday to update the game rules to include real dice in the game instead of dice numbers printed on the game cards.
Bomb Man pack unlocked in Mega Man Board Game
Jasco Games has unlocked another enemy pack in their Mega Man board game Kickstarter. This one's Bomb Man.
Bomb Man pack is unlocked!
Jasco launches Mega Man board game Kickstarter
Jasco Games just launched their Kickstarter campaign for their Mega Man board game they've been posting all those previews for.
Created by fans of Mega Man and the publisher of the Universal Fighting System CCG, the board game is Jasco Games’ love letter to one of the best video game characters of all time. We have launched this Kickstarter for two reasons. First, and most importantly, we’re seeking funding to make this the board game we always wanted to make. Kickstarter funding will allow us to use better materials, offer more extras like miniatures, cards, extra boards, and polish the finalized product, giving fans an even better experience and something that will be worthy of any Mega Man enthusiast’s collection. Second, we wanted fans to have a chance to show their support for Mega Man and be involved in this exciting process.
Jasco Games previews Guts Man for Mega Man Board Game
Jasco Games has another preview up for the upcoming Mega Man Board Game with a look at Guts Man.
From the preview:
Allow us to make your Monday a bit more bearable with the reveal of our latest mini figure! You know him, you love him, you can't escape him... it's Guts Man!
Jasco Games previews Fire Man for Mega Man Board Game
Jasco Games has another preview render posted up for the upcoming Mega Man board game with a look at Fire Man.
We didn't want to keep you out in the cold for too long, so here's the answer to yesterday's teaser: the latest mini fig for the board game is Fire Man! What do you guys think?
Jasco Games previews Dr. Wiley render for Mega Man board game
Jasco Games is showing off another 3D render for a piece that'll be in the Mega Man board game. This time it's Dr. Wiley.
We're happy to announce another mini for the Mega Man Board game--none other than Dr. Wily himself! What do you guys think?
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She Lost Part of Her Leg. That Didn’t Stop this NJ Soul Food Chef
By STACY BASKO
Jewel Domino runs BelleJohns’ Soul FoodSoul Food out of Garden State Kitchen, a shared commercial kitchen and incubator in Orange. Jewel Domino runs BelleJohns’ Soul FoodSoul Food out of Garden State Kitchen, a shared commercial ... Credits: Courtesy of Jewel Domino
This summer was Jewel Domino’s fourth selling her fresh, northern-style soul food at pop-ups and local farmers markets. This summer was Jewel Domino’s fourth selling her fresh, northern-style soul food at pop-ups and ... Credits: Courtesy of Jewel Domino
BelleJohns’ Soul Food has found success over the past few years, but things would be different if chef and owner Jewel Domino had believed what her doctors told her a year ago.
Last November, she was hit by a drunk driver, which resulted in her losing the bottom half of her left leg, Domino said. After many surgeries, she learned to manage her pain and walk with a prosthetic. And she did it in half the time the doctors said she would need.
“They told me a year to even consider getting back to work, and three years to heal properly, but in May, I went in and I started cooking,” Domino said. In just six months, she was running BelleJohns’ Soul Food out of Garden State Kitchen, a shared commercial kitchen and incubator in Orange.
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“I don’t have time for them to tell me what I can and cannot do,” Domino said.
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This summer was Domino’s fourth selling her fresh, northern-style soul food at pop-ups and local farmers markets. Aside from challenges with her health, it was a good year. She was able to draw a salary for the first time and was asked back to the South Orange market well before the season ended.
At the market in Military Park, her signature fried fish sandwiches served with a side of potato or chicken macaroni salad were so popular that she had to set up a crowd control rope. “It’s just go-go-go-go — it’s non-stop,” Domino said, describing the downtown lunch rush.
She’s already planning to double the size of her operation and hopes to serve twice as much of the wild-caught whiting filets she dips in gluten-free cornmeal batter and fries to order. Another best-seller is her fish, shrimp and waffle fry combo, along with homemade sweet potato pie and her special Uptown Drink, a blend of lemonade and iced tea.
Healing quickly wasn’t easy for Domino. She said she stayed determined and focused on progress as she pushed through her pain to work in the kitchen.
“It’s all in your head — it’s up to you,” she said. “I forced myself and as time went by, I noticed it got better every day, little by little.”
Today, Domino said she is pain-free, no longer needs medication and is still well ahead of schedule. She’s catering and delivers wholesome home-style meals to busy families through her Chef Plate Service. She stays busy — BelleJohns’ Soul Food is already scheduled for summer pop-up events in Montclair and East Orange — and avoids excuses and negativity.
“I try my best to always, always be in a positive atmosphere, to be in a positive environment,” Domino said. “It makes me feel better. It helps me heal, helps me think better, move better, do better.”
On workdays, she’s up before the sun planning and shopping for the best ingredients she can find, such as fresh organic vegetables, pink Himalayan salt and antibiotic-free meat. Recent catering orders include holiday dessert trays along with comfort food classics like sweet cornbread and meatloaf that’s sauced and baked in a cast iron pan.
Domino wasn’t always a chef running her own business. After graduating from NJIT, she worked as an engineer on large industrial management and construction projects for multinational companies.
She can trace the beginning of her culinary career back to those early days. At university, she started bringing food to events hosted by the National Society of Black Engineers. Her fellow students asked her to bring more, and she usually obliged.
Family also plays an important role in her success. Domino has six brothers and two sisters.
“People give Irvington such a bad rap,” she said. “I’m proud of my family and where I grew up.” Her mother worked as a caterer for 25 years her father cooked 13 years in the military, both inspirations for her recipes.
The name BelleJohns’ Soul Food also reflects Domino’s relations. Belle is her young daughter and John is her son, a Marine serving in Okinawa who’s married with a child of his own.
Looking back, Domino said she forgives the man who got behind the wheel and caused her so much harm. Of course, she’d rather not have endured all the pain that followed her accident, but she said she doesn’t harbor resentment. “I don’t have any regrets,” she said.
“I am so blessed. I’m fine. I have family and friends that love me so much and the one above that loves me,” Domino said. “Worse things than this could have happened to me.”
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TRENTON, N.J. – The bill designating the Seeing Eye® dog as the State Dog has now been signed into law.
The Seeing Eye®, located in Morris Township, enhances the independence, dignity and self-confidence of people who are blind, through the use of their specially trained dog. According to the organization, they have trained and paired more than 17,000 guide dogs with owners who are ...
TRENTON, N.J. – The bill designating the Seeing Eye® dog as the State Dog has now been signed into ...
Wyckoff Middle School Hockey Goalie Wins Challenge in Canada
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WYCKOFF, NJ - Roxbury's Youth Hockey Goalie, Mikey Guadagnino, who attends Eisenhower Middle School, wins the Goalie Challenge at the CAN/AM tournament in Montreal, with his NJ Devils Youth Hockey Team. After only giving up 1 goal in the first round, Mikey went the next 3 rounds shutting out the competition for the victory.
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Rutgers Officially Hires Holloway as First Black President
By CHUCK O'DONNELL
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Jonathan Holloway, who has bravely blazed an uncharted trail across the highest ranks of academia, was hired Tuesday as Rutgers University's first black president.
Holloway, who was approved Tuesday in a joint meeting of the university's board of governors and trustees, served as Yale's first African-American dean.
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Healing Hand Spa In Hackensack Shuttered Following Prostitution Bust
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HACKENSACK, NJ -- A Main Street massage parlor in the city has shuttered its doors after city police arrested two New York employees who are facing prostitution charges.
City police received an anonymous complaint about Healing Hand Spa, located at 139 Main Street. The business, which has a single red door located within one foot of the walkway, is situated within an all-brick building beside ...
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New Jersey Bans Use of ‘Gay or Trans Panic’ Criminal Defense
TRENTON, NJ — Joining other states who have enacted or considered a ban on the use of ‘gay or trans panic’ legal strategies in criminal cases, legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John McKeon and Joann Downey was signed into law Jan. 21, by Governor Phil Murphy.
The law (formerly bill A-1796) prohibits the use of so-called “gay panic” defenses for the commission of murder.
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Hackensack Seeks To Become Fifth ‘Bee City’ In NJ
HACKENSACK, NJ — A fast-developing downtown won’t be the only thing buzzing in the City of Hackensack this spring. There may be a lot more actual bees. City Manager Ted M. Ehrenburg said he will prepare a sample resolution for the governing body’s review at the city’s next council meeting next Tuesday, January 28 to get Hackensack on track towards becoming a certified Bee City USA ...
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New Jersey Security Consultant Offers Safety Seminars to the Community
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Glen Rock Green Team Recognized as 49 Change Makers
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GLEN ROCK, NJ - The Borough Council recently recognized the Glen Rock Green Team's efforts to tackle plastic pollution, just one of the initiatives Councilwoman Arati Kreibich said made them "49 change makers."
The Glen Rock Green Team Interns, ranging in age from 12 to 22, were honored for their work to find more "sustainable solutions." Kreibich read a proclamation recognizing their efforts ...
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FIRST WINNER — Above, Selena Harrington (left), of Taylorsville, is presented a $50 check by Times representative Lina Hajer on Monday, August 8. Two more $50 prizes remain by simply filling out the 2016 Readers Choice contest survey entry.
SECOND WINNER — For the week of August 15, the second of three weekly $50 winners was Sarah Mayberry, of Taylorsville. Pictured above, left to right: Times representative Jennifer Martin and Sarah Mayberry.
THIRD WINNER — For the week of August 22, the third and final weekly $50 winner was John Patterson, III, of Taylorsville. Pictured above, left to right: Times representative Jennifer Martin and John Patterson, III.
(Updated Aug. 23, 2:00 p.m.)
It’s baaaaack! Readers can once again tell The Times which restaurant has the best cheeseburger in Alexander County. Or help decide who’s the best barber, electrician, or mechanic. What’s your favorite school, church, or civic club? You can cast your vote for all these and more in the 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards with the special Readers’ Choice booklet in The Taylorsville Times or online at www.AlexanderEDC.org/survey.
This local awards program is being sponsored by the Alexander County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and The Taylorsville Times with the objective of promoting local businesses in Alexander County and supporting the EDC’s “Buy Local” campaign.
The awards survey contains approximately 90 blanks in which residents can vote for their favorite businesses. Categories include: Dining Out; Having Fun; Professional Services; Community Favorite; Shopping; Health & Wellness; Financial; Automotive; and Out-of-County Favorites.
“This awards program is the perfect opportunity to vote for your favorite businesses, and help promote them to others,” said Gary Herman, Small Business Development Coordinator for the EDC. “This goes hand-in-hand with the EDC’s ‘Buy Local’ campaign as we strive to make our residents more aware of the importance of supporting our local merchants.”
The survey will run for five weeks with a deadline of Tuesday, September 6, 2016. The survey will be available online atwww.AlexanderEDC.org/survey, or you can find the survey in each issue of The Taylorsville Times (full page or an insert) through August 31. Those who complete the paper survey in the newspaper should mail it to: Alexander County EDC, Attn: Awards, 621 Liledoun Road, Taylorsville, NC 28681 or drop off at The Taylorsville Times office, located at 24 East Main Avenue.
To help encourage participation in the Reader’s Choice Awards, a random survey respondent will be chosen after the second, third, and fourth week and will win $50 each. Surveys should be as complete as possible.
The first weekly winner drawn was Selena Harrington, of Taylorsville.
Sarah Mayberry, of Taylorsville, was drawn as the second weekly winner.
John Patterson, III, of Taylorsville, was the third and final $50 winner.
After the September 6 deadline, survey results will be compiled and the winning businesses will be presented with a framed certificate. The results will be available in a special tabloid publication in The Taylorsville Times.
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Denon adds a sound-bar and subwoofer to its HEOS wireless multi-room audio lineup
By Paul Lilly
Denon has fleshed out its HEOS multi-room audio system with a sound-bar/subwoofer combo. Dubbed HEOS HomeCinema, the system replaces the craptastic speakers in flat-screen TV and hooks into your Wi-Fi network to add a zone for listening to music.
Denon kicked off its HEOS line a year ago. At the time, it consisted of three speakers, including the HEOS 3 ($299) suitable for a small bedroom or home office, HEOS 5 ($399) for larger bedrooms and small living room setups, and the HEOS 7 ($599) for bigger rooms. Then last month Denon added the HEOS 1 ($199), a portable two-way speaker, and HEOS 1 Go Pack ($99), an accessory kit that adds a Bluetooth USB adapter, 6-hour rechargeable battery, and a splashguard for outside listening. The audio manufacturer announced at CES that its HEOS line would also become compatible with Google’s Cast for Audio initiative.
Why this matters: Denon is a heavyweight in the home-audio industry and has positioned itself as one of the growing number of alternatives to Sonos, which incidentally is suing the company for allegedly infringing on four patents. The lawsuit hasn’t slowed Denon down, as it was filed in October of last year.
Inside the new soundbar are dual rounded rectangular mid-woofer drivers for midrange and upper bass, and dual 20mm treated soft dome tweeters with neodymium magnets for hitting those high notes. The wireless subwoofer adds dual 5.25-inch drivers to deliver what Denon claims is “authoritative deep bass” without distortion.
The soundbar includes an HDMI input and output (with TV audio-return channel), along with optical, coaxial, and auxiliary inputs. It supports Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS decoding. Dual-band Wi-Fi support lets you add the speaker to either a 2.4- or 5GHz wireless network.
Once the soundbar and subwoofer connects to your home Wi-Fi network, you can control the audio through Denon’s free HEOS app, available for Android, iOS, and Kindle Fire. The duo operates as an independent HEOS zone for music, and like the other HEOS products, you can stream from several online services, including Spotify, Pandora, SiriusXM, Rhapsody, tunein, iHeartRadio, and Tidal. Denon says support for more music services will be available soon.
Through the app, you can also play back music stored on your phone or tablet, as well as access playlists on a USB storage device that’s connected to any HEOS player. Regardless of where the music comes from, you can play a different track on each HEOS player, the same song on all of them, or listen to tracks in a single zone.
[ Further reading: Best soundbars ]
Paul Lilly is a freelance technology writer and an avid Boston sports fan.
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Building a Sustainable Cocoa Value Chain in Peru
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A new case study explores TechnoServe's successful work to increase farmers’ incomes and provides insights for a supportive and sustainable future.
For the past five years, TechnoServe has helped Peruvian cocoa farmers invest in the evolving cocoa value chain. Peru’s cocoa production is growing rapidly – today, 45,000 Peruvians farm the crop. The country’s smallholder farmers, however, have often struggled with high costs and low yields, and have frequently failed to earn a decent living.
Explore how a growing cocoa sector is improving smallholders' lives in Peru.
The case study examines the Economic Development Alliance for San Martín, Huánuco and Ucayali, a program implemented by TechnoServe and supported by the Peruvian government and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which worked with 21,000 smallholder farmers to increase production and improve access to markets. By the conclusion of the project, these farmers had increased their yields by up to 53 percent and had sold $10.5 million worth of cocoa directly to exporters through “commercial blocks” formed by the program.
The program’s work also generated fresh insights into Peru’s cocoa sector, its challenges and opportunities, and the ways in which smallholder farmers could further benefit from its growth.
For instance, according to the report’s findings, Peru’s cocoa value chain is obstructed by export credit constraints. Without credit, producer organizations cannot purchase enough of their members’ cocoa to fulfill the volume that buyers need. Farmers are directly affected because they miss the opportunity for better prices and certification premiums that these organizations can offer.
Peru has great potential to grow as a cocoa producer, and the Economic Development Alliance showed that farmers can benefit from this growth. By implementing a few of the innovative approaches developed for this project by TechnoServe, the sector can continue to be an engine of opportunity and change for farmers in the country.
Read the case study for more insights into Peru's cocoa sector.
How Income From Coffee is Changing Lives in Rural Honduras
A few years ago, Reyna Oristela García was struggling to make a living from growing coffee. Today, her coffee farm is flourishing and her family is reaping the benefits.
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8 Times Gossip Girl Made You Want to Move to New York
It's been waiting for you...
By Margaret Abrams
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After binge-watching every Gossip Girl episode available, it's almost impossible that you won't start fantasizing about life on the Upper East Side, which is far more glamorous than any suburban city. After all, not only are Blair and Serena basically unsupervised (Rufus and his penchant for making pancakes doesn’t count as parent supervision), they have elegant adventures, attend balls on the reg, and basically own the Met steps. Whether you're planning a New York vacation or a move to the big city the second after graduation, let Gossip Girl guide you. These are the 8 moments that make Netflix binge-watchers begin Yelping the best brunch locales and Googling the chicest boutiques, in an effort to become the real life Blair and Serena of modern-day NYC. (Unlimited budget sadly not included.)
Every time Blair and Serena ate lunch on the Met steps and you thought about leaving campus for a far chicer lunch date.
While you were trying not gag in your school’s cafeteria because the stench of chicken-fried steak was all-consuming, Blair and Serena were enjoying loaded Pinkberry cups. Not only did their yogurt lunches look delicious, the girls enjoyed them from the comfort of one of the world’s chicest museums. (Seriously, have you seen the looks from the Met galas?) While the idea of someone throwing yogurt on you during lunch isn’t exactly appealing or appetizing, the though of spending an hour-long break somewhere glam instead of at a graffiti-laden picnic table is entirely too tempting.
Whenever the girls went to a seriously cool club.
Whether they were dancing on tables at Bungalow or acting years older than their age at the Palace hotel, the nighttime endeavors were always #goals. Every single teen TV show has a fabulous teen nightclub, whether it’s Buffy’s The Bronze or The OC’s indie Bait Shop. But when it comes to Gossip Girl, there’s no teen club in sight. Instead, the characters dance on tables at the hottest clubs in NYC. The show often came under fire for glamorizing underage partying — and Blake Lively even later said she didn't understand why kids watched the show because the characters did a lot of illegal things — but who didn't want to chow down at the hottest new restaurant in town. Truffled grilled cheese? Sign us up.
When drama went down at glamorous galas like the Kiss on the Lips party.
In high school, the most major party that takes place is obviously prom, followed closely by Homecoming. In college, there are sorority formals and dorm gatherings that are anything but dressy. While those fetes seem ultra-glam at the time, in retrospect they’re nothing like the charity galas the GGs are attending weekly. Every ultra-glam gathering convinced viewers that Manhattan nightlife was black tie only.
When there were flashbacks or mentions of the infamous “Campbell Apartments.”
Gossip Girl makes Grand Central Station seem like the ultimate elegant destination for secret trysts. In reality, it might have stellar architecture, but the combination of long lines, overpriced snacks, and bros heading home for the weekend on Metro North make it less than ideal for a romantic encounter. Despite the reality of Grand Central, it’s still an Instagram-worthy locale for GG stans...the Campbell Apartments are always packed, making it almost impossible for a stealth tryst between two high schoolers who are many years from legal. Still, Serena and Nate took advantage of the old school architecture to have one of the best, blurry GG moments that was exactly what parents were afraid of happening on The CW. Understandably, this affair could only go d in NYC.
Whenever the characters wore classic couture looks that would look entirely out of place in suburbia.
The chic coats, gowns, and high heels the GG cast rocked made viewers believe that every single New Yorker is always dressed to attend a gala at a moment’s notice. Um, the reality is that many NYC dwellers look far more normcore, especially if the subway is involved (one place GG never ventured). If you rocked Dior down high school hallways, it would look a little bit out of place in a sea of sweatpants. In the world of Constance uniforms, the designer duds were a welcome relief from pleated schoolgirl skirts, and fit in perfectly on the Upper East Side. Television has a long history of characters with perfect closets (including, but not limited to, Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City, the entire cast of Reign, and Pretty Little Liars eclectic ensembles), but no one has come close to Blair Waldorf’s feminine bows and preppy headbands...except maybe Cher in Clueless. While Serena’s Hervé dresses were an inspiration for girls to move to New York to spend time in the nightclub scene, Blair inspired a generation of young women who wanted to one day become UES princesses (with or without a Chuck Bass-type as their eventual husband).
Whenever the girls hungout with (or, more likely, dated) royalty or celebrities.
Of course, many of the characters were basically celebrities in their own right — or at least their parents were — with a former rock star, groupie, and current designer channeling Tory Burch all part of the parental units. Still, the fact that Blair Waldorf managed to date royalty two whole times convinced watchers everywhere that New York was a town where Tinder was basically made up of Prince Charmings (or at the very least, more rebellious Prince Harry types).
Any time the gentlemen on the show were ridiculously romantic.
While Nate was basically every dude who played LAX in high school and joined a fraternity at your college, Gossip Girl did have its fair share of v. romantic moments that could only happen in New York. Whether it was Blair and Chuck cruising around in a limo, Blair trading her headband for a tiara at Prince Louis' urgings, or Dan and Serena having snowflake snuggles, there were sweet moments that seemed distinctly New York.
Whenever the characters were able to hang out 24/7 without making plans prior.
For normal, suburban high schoolers, spending time together is sometimes a huge ordeal, and it usually involves:
A) chilling in someone’s living room or basement, while Netflix plays in the background
B) venturing to the mall, where the rest of school is already there making out and/or shopping with their own crew
C) at the movie theatre, where you, your squad, and all of your teachers are seeing the latest thriller.
Before any of the above activities go down, parents must be informed, drivers must be designated and curfews must be set (even if they’re later broken). The GG crew all lived on the UES (except for Dan Humphrey, the perennial outsider), which meant that they could arrive unannounced to one of their besties nearby apartments, no text necessary. In fact, they didn’t even have to notify a doorman, as they were always sliding into apartments entirely unannounced for a surprise visit for peak drama. Of course, in real life texting is usually far superior to a surprise visit, but that doesn’t mean the thought of hanging out at a moment’s notice at the city’s chicest bar by way of Chuck’s limousine isn’t entirely appealing.
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CARMEL, INDIANA – November 10, 2017 – Telamon is excited to announce that its Wireless Solutions division has recently completed the design, installation, and commissioning of a complete DAS (Distributed Antenna System) adding T-Mobile to Lucas Oil Stadium. The install was completed as part of T-Mobile’s build-out plan to further penetrate, develop, and grow the Indianapolis market. Telamon’s Wireless Solutions division is a leading provider of comprehensive turn-key engineering, project management, and installation services in the fields of in-building DAS, radio frequency engineering, Small Cell, Wi-Fi, Public Safety, and Maintenance and Monitoring across North America.
To enable the best fan experience, the DAS buildout included over 178 new remote units spread throughout the venue for increased network capacity and faster download speeds. Lucas Oil is now able to provide wireless service to all four major wireless carriers’ subscribers.
“Telamon was happy to work with T-Mobile and Lucas Oil Stadium to enhance the fan experience. This DAS buildout helps Lucas Oil provide the best connectivity to fans regardless of device or carrier,” said Telecom Solutions – Wireless Division VP, Patrick Nolan. “We are proud to play a role in ensuring that visitors are provided with improved connectivity during each and every visit to the stadium.”
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A New Kid Enters the NYC-Ashburn Longhaul Neighborhood
March 3rd, 2013 by Rob Powell · 5 Comments
Late last week, ground was apparently broken on a new intercity fiber project between New York City metro area and Ashburn, VA. They've got all the planning and rights of way in place, and were set to break ground on Friday. The company behind the project, United Fiber & Data, has some rather unusual backers.
The UFD network will take the high road to Ashburn, eschewing the popular and crowded I-95 corridor. Instead it will swing west through the Pennsylvanian cities of Allentown, Reading, Lancaster, York, and then pass through Frederick MD before swinging into Ashburn through the back door. The 300 mile route is a bit longer of course, although it will be designed to minimize latency as much as possible in all other ways. But it's the diversity and the stops along the way that will be the real selling points.
And the unusual backers? Three members from the rock band +LIVE+, Chad Taylor, Patrick Dahlheimer and Chad Gracey, who hail from York PA. Many of the cities along this route have historically been relative bandwidth backwaters, York especially, and these guys have decided to turn a few of their platinum records into fiberoptic cable for their home turf. Likewise, the management team is led by industry veterans of USLEC and PPL Telcom (and others of course), companies that served the same region before being overtaken by consolidation a few years back.
Sounds like quite a project, and there are still many questions, such as just how the funding is really going to work. Remember that Allied Fiber and its vocal CEO Hunter Newby have been trying to put a similar route in place for some time now (also going out to Chicago of course) that also focused more on the in between destinations, but that project has yet to materialize. There is also Sidera's existing alternative that also takes a more westerly route, just not this westerly, thus competing for the same diversity-seeking customers.
The NYC to Ashburn/DC route is one of the most competitive wholesale routes on the planet, and building a new longhaul fiber route like this is hard to justify on paper. Even with a huge low latency advantage, Spread Networks' effort between NYC and Chicago has had some difficulty with the realities of the bandwidth markets. It's hard to see what UFD brings to the table beyond the good intentions of deep-pocketed locals in the region, but perhaps that's all they need if they're starting with enough funding and build smart. We shall see.
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Brent Neader says:
I have some of the same thoughts mentioned in your last paragraph as well, and this topic brings about soemthing ive been thinking on lately. Lets call in metro vs longhaul, and some quick bullet points.
Longhaul:
Large upfront investment (mostly)
Limited customer base
Most major routes established for a long time already
Continious investment
Large customer base
Most cities could always use more metro fiber
If you where an investor, where would you see the largest expansion over the next 10 years? Id have a hard time understanding why anyone wouldnt say Metro? The increase for high bandwidth need (cloud, replication, DIA access, etc) is only going to increase, and those that have the fiber in the ground will get the business, and most of the longhaul routes to get that traffic from place to place is already there.
Now dont get me wrong, there will always be a place for some longhaul, or regional expansion (See zayo’s map for example), but i cant see it being anything close to what metro will do. For example how many customers really need another NYC-Ashburn route? Obviously they will pick up some on the stops along the way, but really whats the count? Several hundred? In a large city, how many possible customers would you have ? NYC jumps out with lightpath having 5500 buildings on net.
I do have some first hand expierence with this as the company i work for has ~120 remote locations, and we have metro fiber in over 80 of them (comcast, time warner cable, TWTelecom, Charter, SouthernLight, etc) and we only have 1 longhaul route of around ~130 miles. Obviously the metro all spend a little capex for continious build outs, but when customers such as us are signing 3 or 5 year deals with contract values between $30k to $70k, most time the payback is easily under ~12-15 months or less, then there is a lot of profit to be had after that. You can also get a little dominio affect of building out to a customer gets you closer or lets you pass another customer, and so on and so forth.
Whats everyone’s opinion on this?
Dan Caruso says:
My perspective summarized in a blog I posted recently. Especially relevant is the section that begins with:
“With robust bandwidth demand curve, increasingly healthy industry structure, and high barrier to entry, Bandwidth Production will prove to be lucrative. However, the path toward this answer is likely to be bouncy. Not all of the potholes have yet been avoided.”
http://bearonbusiness.com/is-bandwidth-production-lucrative
Joe Cumello says:
Sidera’s Transcom Route runs Northwest of route 95 connecting Ashburn, VA and NY as a high-performance diverse route from I-95. It has already been done.
http://www.sidera.net/network-solutions/cloud-data-center-connectivity/ashburn-va/
mhammett says:
Allied hasn’t done anything yet?
Robert Powell says:
As far as I know, they’ve blown fiber down in Georgia but on this route they’re still waiting for something.
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 462 with guest Herbie J Pilato via remote from The Hollywood Museum is now available online for listening on demand
Herbie J Pilato via remote at The Hollywood Museum Original Airdates: Sept. 6-8, 2019 TVC 462.3: Via remote from the Hollywood Museum’s recent tribute to the career of Barbara Eden: Ed catches up with Herbie J Pilato, host of Then … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 462.6: How Barbara Eden Became Jeannie is now available online for listening on demand
How Barbara Eden Became Jeannie Original Airdates: Sept. 6-8, 2019 TVC 462.6: Ed plays more highlights from the Aug. 21 unveiling of the Hollywood Museum’s new lobby exhibit honoring Barbara Eden and the legacy of I Dream of Jeannie, including … Continue reading →
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Actors Dawn Wells and Michael Irby will join us this weekend for a brand new edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Sept. 6-8 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 9/6 7pm ET, 4pm PT … Continue reading →
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The Hollywood Museum blinks up a new exhibit honoring screen legend Barbara Eden that features the original costume that the actress wore on her iconic TV series, I Dream of Jeannie. The latest addition to the Museum’s popular Lobby Series, the Jeannie exhibit is now open to the public and includes the original bottle from the I Dream of Jeannie pilot, plus five screen accurate bottles by Mario Della Cassa
[HOLLYWOOD, Calif.] Aug. 23, 2019 — The Hollywood Museum honored TV icon Barbara Eden by unveiling a new lobby exhibit featuring the original costume that the actress wore on her classic series, I Dream of Jeannie, plus the original bottle featured … Continue reading →
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Nashville mayoral candidates to participate in State of Black Nashville forum June 27
Nashville television reporter Harriet Wallace will host the city's top mayoral candidates for a forum focusing on the state of black Nashville on June 27.
Nashville mayoral candidates to participate in State of Black Nashville forum June 27 Nashville television reporter Harriet Wallace will host the city's top mayoral candidates for a forum focusing on the state of black Nashville on June 27. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/06/20/nashville-mayoral-candidates-participate-state-black-nashville-forum-june-27/1510353001/
Nate Rau, Nashville Tennessean Published 10:50 a.m. CT June 20, 2019 | Updated 11:33 a.m. CT June 20, 2019
Wallace works for Fox 17 News and hosts the Pumps and Politics radio show.
The forum, which takes place at 6:30 p.m. at Cathedrals of Praise at 4300 Clarksville Pike, will also be streamed at www.pumpsandpolitics.com and on the Pumps and Politics Facebook page.
Nashville Mayor David Briley and his top challengers state Rep. John Ray Clemmons, Metro Councilman John Cooper and retired Vanderbilt professor Carol Swain will participate in the forum.
Wallace said this won't be the standard forum of asking candidates about their general policy plans. Voters can go to their campaign web pages for that information, she said.
She said the forum will be specific, necessary, raw and very candid.
"Every election, we see candidates courting the African American vote," Wallace said. "This year, I had several approach me, frustrated with what they see as racial disparity in Nashville. They wanted to know how they can learn that the future is for Black Nashville is and how to hold the next mayor accountable."
She said voters want to know how the candidates will cure Nashville's growing racial divide.
"How will he or she fix equity issues and protect our most vulnerable — African American kids and elderly? We'll find out June, 27," she said.
The forum is co-sponsored by the Equity Alliance, the Haynes-Trinity Neighborhood Association, the Interdenominational Ministers Fellowship, NAACP-Nashville, the Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce and the Urban League of Middle Tennessee.
Reach Nate Rau at nrau@tennessean.com or 615-259-8094 and on Twitter @tnnaterau.
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Game commission’s draft agenda includes bear hunting on a Sunday
By Erie Times-News staff
Pennsylvania Game Commission proposal includes three consecutive hunting Sundays in late November, another Saturday deer opener.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s draft agenda for its Jan. 25 meeting gives some hints about what hunters might expect in two areas in 2020: Sunday hunting and the Saturday deer opener.
In its initial draft of seasons and bag limits for the commonwealth’s 2020-21 seasons, the Game Commission lists Sunday hunting on three consecutive weekends: deer archery season on Nov. 15, bear season on Nov. 22 and deer firearms season on Nov. 29.
The draft of the seasons also includes a second consecutive Saturday opener for buck season on Nov. 28. If the seasons and bag limits are passed in April, that would mean that buck season would start on a Saturday and run eight consecutive days through Saturday, Dec. 5, before a day off. The rest of the season would then run Dec. 7-12.
The state House of Representatives and Senate each voted in 2019 to allow Sunday hunting for the first time in 2020. Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law on Nov. 27.
The law permits Sunday hunting on one day during rifle deer season and one during statewide archery deer season. The third Sunday, which is the prerogative of the Game Commission, has tentatively been scheduled for bear season.
The game commission made a big change in 2019 when it opened the deer firearms season on a Saturday, breaking from 55 years of tradition during which the season had started on a Monday.
Travis Lau, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s press secretary, emphasized on Monday that the meeting agenda is “just a starting point” and the dates can be changed.
The game commission will meet Jan. 24 in Harrisburg to hear reports from staff. On Jan. 25, the commissioners will listen to comments from the public before discussing the agenda items, including the season dates.
The final seasons and bag limits are expected to be passed in April.
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KYOCERA Has Acquired 100% Ownership of SENCO
KYOCERA Has Acquired 100% Ownership of SENCO, a U.S.-based Manufacturer of Fastening Tools and Fasteners
Acquisition expands KYOCERA’s fastening tools business in residential, commercial, manufacturing and construction applications.
Kyoto/London, August 8, 2017 – Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto) announced that it has acquired 100% ownership of fastener and tool manufacturer SENCO Holdings, Inc. (CEO: Benjamin Johansen), based in Cincinnati, Ohio, as of August 7. The enterprise has been renamed KYOCERA SENCO Industrial Tools, Inc.
SENCO, established in 1948, is a leader in creating fasteners and power fastening tools for residential, commercial, manufacturing and construction applications. SENCO is renowned for its excellent product quality and diverse line, which includes pneumatic and electric nailers, staplers, screw systems and compressors, as well as nails, staples, screws and specialty fasteners. SENCO’s manufacturing and marketing are concentrated in the U.S. and Europe, with products sold in more than 40 countries worldwide.
Acquisition Background
Kyocera entered the industrial tools market in the 1970s with a line of high-speed metal processing tools, and has steadily expanded into precision tools for electronics, aerospace, automotive, medical and woodworking applications. Kyocera’s 2011 acquisition of the Unimerco Group in Europe (now Kyocera Unimerco) added a fastening tool product line that promises excellent synergies with SENCO’s longstanding expertise in the fastening tools and fasteners market. With the acquisition of SENCO, Kyocera plans to increase its sales of fastening tools and fasteners to JPY40 billion (about 362 million USD) by the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021.
About SENCO Holdings, Inc.
Company name SENCO Holdings, Inc.
CEO Benjamin C. Johansen
Global headquarters Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
Main business Manufacture and sales of power fastening tools and fasteners
Employees 569 (as of March 31, 2017)
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Headquartered in Kyoto, Japan, Kyocera Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of fine ceramic components for the technology industry. The strategically important divisions in the Kyocera Group, which is comprised of 231 subsidiaries (as of March 31, 2017), are information and communications technologies, products which increase quality of life, and environmentally friendly products. The technology group is also one of the oldest producers of solar energy systems worldwide, with more than 40 years of experience in the industry.
The company is ranked #522 on Forbes magazine’s 2017 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest publicly traded companies.
With a global workforce of over 70,000 employees, Kyocera posted net sales of approximately €11.86 billion in fiscal year 2016/2017. The products marketed by the company in Europe include printers, digital copying systems, microelectronic components, and fine ceramic products. The Kyocera Group has two independent companies in the United Kingdom: Kyocera Fineceramics Ltd. and Kyocera Document Solutions.
The company also takes an active interest in cultural affairs. The Kyoto Prize, a prominent international award, is presented each year by the Inamori Foundation — established by Kyocera founder Dr. Kazuo Inamori — to individuals and groups worldwide who have contributed significantly to the scientific, cultural, and spiritual betterment of humankind (converted at approximately €400,000 per prize category).
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Softball splits first four games at Easton Invitational
(Jim Shorin/stanfordphoto.com)
By David Cohn on March 3, 2013
No. 15 Stanford bounced back with a strong showing on Saturday after dropping its first two games at the Easton Invitational, posting victories against Cal-State Fullerton and Northwestern to improve to 16-5 on the season. In the morning session, senior Teagan Gerhart shut down Fullerton, allowing only one run on two hits in picking up her seventh win on the season, as the Cardinal blasted the Titans 14-1 in a 5-inning mercy rule decision.
Sophomore Erin Ashby blasted a home run and recorded 3 RBIs in Stanford’s 14-1 rout of Cal-State Fullerton. (Jim Shorin/stanfordphoto.com)
For the Norco, Calif. product and the Card, Saturday’s contest was an emphatic rebound after Stanford was stunned by unranked Wisconsin on Friday afternoon, falling 4-0 to the Badgers. In routing Fullerton, the Cardinal tallied 14 hits, including home runs from sophomore Erin Ashby and freshman Kaitlin Schaberg.
Kelsey Stevens also recovered from a Friday loss, as she notched her ninth victory in Saturday afternoon’s 5-2 win over Northwestern. After giving up five runs in only 1 1/3 innings of work during a 7-6 loss to Iowa, the freshman from Albuquerque, N.M. dominated NU, yielding only four hits and striking out nine over the course of 6 1/3 innings.
Stanford concludes play at the Easton Invitational tomorrow morning, as the Card take on the Indiana Hoosiers in Fullerton, Calif.
David Cohn '15 is currently a Sports Desk Editor. He began his tenure at the Daily by serving as a senior staff writer for Stanford football and softball, and then rose to the position of assistant editor of staff development. He served as the Summer Managing Editor of Sports in 2014. David is a Biology major from Poway, California. In addition to his duties at the Daily, he serves as the lead play-by-play football and softball announcer for KZSU Live Stanford Radio 90.1 FM.
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Courtney bill would support federal workers in Oregon during next shutdown
As federal employees returned to work Monday, Sen. Peter Courtney pushed forward on a bill to support those workers in the case of another shutdown.
Courtney bill would support federal workers in Oregon during next shutdown As federal employees returned to work Monday, Sen. Peter Courtney pushed forward on a bill to support those workers in the case of another shutdown. Check out this story on statesmanjournal.com: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/28/government-shutdown-federal-workers-oregon-courtesy-bill/2702477002/
Connor Radnovich, Salem Statesman Journal Published 4:21 p.m. PT Jan. 28, 2019 | Updated 4:41 p.m. PT Jan. 28, 2019
As federal employees returned to work Monday after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney pushed forward on a bill to support those workers in the case of another shutdown.
The bill, which will be introduced in the Senate Tuesday, would allow Oregon federal workers required to work without pay to apply for unemployment insurance through the state's Employment Department.
As the law is currently written, employees working without pay are exempted from unemployment insurance. The bill would also allocate funds to financially support members of the Coast Guard not receiving pay.
In this Sept. 14, 2015, file photo, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Steadfast approaches Astoria, Ore., while being assisted by the PJ Brix tugboat. Anticipating possible additional federal government shutdowns, Oregon's Senate president has prepared a bill that will allow federal employees who are working but not being paid to receive unemployment benefits. The draft of the bill also would allow a state-funded program to pay unemployment benefits to active duty U.S. Coast Guard personnel stationed in Oregon who are legally compelled to provide regular service without compensation during a shutdown. (Photo: Associated Press file)
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About 10,000 federal workers in Oregon were either furloughed or worked without pay during the shutdown. There are about 28,000 federal employees statewide.
Legislative leaders, including Salem's Democratic senator, discussed this idea in the days leading up to President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats coming to an agreement that reopened the government on Friday.
But the stopgap legislation only funded the government for three weeks as both sides begin to debate paying for Trump's border wall, meaning another shutdown could be on the horizon.
"What D.C. does or doesn’t do is outside of the Oregon Legislature’s control," Courtney said in a statement. "We can’t force the federal government to pay its employees, but we can extend the safety net to everyone."
Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney (Photo: Statesman Journal file)
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The Oregon Senate bill wasn't written in response to the recent uncertainty at the federal level. Instead, the lengthy shutdown showed legislators a gap in their ability to support unemployed workers, said House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland.
"We feel that this situation caught is a little flat-footed that we don't have that ability, so we want to prepare for, potentially, another shutdown," Kotek said. "Let's hope we don't have to deal with that, but we're trying to be prepared."
House Speaker Tina Kotek, D, District 44 (Photo: MOLLY J. SMITH / Statesman Journal file)
The change wouldn't only apply to federal workers, and could be used in other scenarios when employees need to work but are not being paid.
Senate Republicans spokeswoman Tayleranne Gillespie said Republicans would be open to discussing the proposal.
Kotek said she wants the bill to stay above partisan fighting.
"This isn't a political issue, but as a state we need to have flexibility with our current unemployment benefit structure to help those employees," Kotek said. "We're hoping it will be a nonpartisan issue as we move it forward."
Legislation was also being discussed to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. That program, Kotek said, costs about $80 million per month and supports roughly 600,000 Oregonians.
Food stamps were funded through the end of February, but lawmakers were concerned as to what could have happened had the shutdown languished for several more weeks.
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If the state were to step in, that program — plus federal housing supplements such as Section 8 — could have cost the state up to $100 million per month to fund.
The partial shutdown of the federal government began Dec. 22 and lasted 35 days, during which Trump demanded Congress allocate $5.7 billion toward a wall along the U.S.-Mexico. Democrats refused.
Friday's agreement included zero money toward the wall.
The Trump administration said federal workers would receive the two paychecks they missed during the shutdown. At this point, federal contractors are not expected to receive back pay.
The current funding measure expires on Feb. 15.
Contact Connor Radnovich at cradnovich@statesmanjournal.com or 503-399-6864, or follow him on Twitter at @CDRadnovich
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Wedding day heartbreak for couple
by Pete Martinelli
7th Sep 2019 5:38 PM
TODAY should have been cause for joy for Ash Hickman and Tam Matthews - instead the Cairns groom lies in a critical condition while his bride keeps a bedside vigil.
Mr Hickman, 32, was flown from Bali's Kuta Hospital yesterday by air ambulance to Western Australia after a freak accident left him with a fractured skull and in a coma last week.
The Smithfield painter was deemed to be stable enough for a medevac after initial fears he would need to stay in Bali for weeks.
Complications from the flight required him to be returned to the operating theatre at the Royal Perth Hospital.
Ash Hickman suffered a fractured skull after a road accident on his buck's weekend in Bali
"Ashley was assessed by the team here and it was found that he needed to undergo surgery," Ms Matthews posted on social media from Perth.
"He is once again critical and in an induced coma."
It is understood that part of Mr Hickman's skull was removed to reduce swelling and bleeding.
For Ms Mathews and Mr Hickman's family the next week will be one of the hardest of their lives as they wait and watch for signs of recovery.
The couple, who have been together for eight years, had planned to be married at Trinity Park's Bluewater today.
Ashley Hickman (left) has been flown to the Royal Perth Hospital for further treatment after a freak accident in Bali
Ms Matthews was having a final dress fitting last weekend when she was told of the accident.
A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched to raise money for Mr Hickman's medical expenses and raffle tickets are on sale for a fundraiser at Q Sports Bar on Sheridan St, which will be drawn next month.
So far more than $27,000 has been raised for $75,000 in medical costs.
Mr Hickman held travel insurance while in Bali, but was not covered for medical bills because he did not hold an international driver's licence for the moped.
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