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Cybersecurity Ventures projects $1 trillion will be spent globally on cybersecurity from 2017 to 2021.
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“We expect worldwide spending on cybersecurity products and services to eclipse $1 trillion for the five-year period from 2017 to 2021” (1) says Steve Morgan, founder and Editor-In-Chief at Cybersecurity Ventures. “IT analyst forecasts are unable to keep pace with the dramatic rise in cybercrime, the ransonware epidemic, the refocusing of malware from PCs and laptops to smartphones and mobile devices, the deployment of billions of under-protected Internet of Things (IoT) devices, the legions of hackers-for-hire, and the more sophisticated cyber-attacks launching at businesses, governments, educational institutions, and consumers globally.”
“We anticipate 12-15 percent year-over-year growth through 2021, compared to the 8-10 percent projected over the next five years by several industry analysts” adds Morgan. “It is likely that analyst firms will catch up during the second half of 2016 and update the disproportionately low share of total IT spending which security is expected to account for (over the next 5 years) in their current reports. Many corporations are hesitant to announce breaches they’ve suffered — and the amounts of their increased security budgets — for fears of reputational damage and of antagonizing cybercriminals. By 2020, we expect IT analysts covering cybersecurity will be predicting five-year spending forecasts (to 2025) at well over $1 trillion.”
“There are some corporations who have come forward with increased cybersecurity budgets” says Morgan. “J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. doubled its annual cybersecurity budget from $250 million to $500 million. Bank of America has gone on the record stating it has an unlimited budget when it comes to combating cybercrime. The U.S. government has increased its annual cybersecurity budget by 35%, going from $14 billion budgeted in 2016 to $19 billion in 2017. This is a sign of the times and there’s no end in sight. Incremental increases in cybersecurity spending are not enough. We expect businesses of all sizes and types, and governments globally, to double down on cyber protection.”
“Historic analyst reports are rooted in ‘IT security’ (servers, networking gear, data centers and IT infrastructure, PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones) and not fully evolved to ‘cybersecurity’ which includes non-computer devices and non-IT centric platforms and environments — which covers entire sub-markets i.e. aviation security, automotive security, IoT security, and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) security” continues Morgan. All of those market segments combined make up the cybersecurity market.
“Even IT security services are difficult to fully size” shares Morgan. “Tech is a cottage industry which includes tens of thousands of VARs (value-added-resellers), IT solution providers, and SIs (systems integrators) who wrap IT security services around the IT infrastructures they implement and support — but (most of) these firms don’t break out and report cybersecurity revenues as a separate bucket. Big branded tech companies with sizable professional services organizations providing cybersecurity services have yet to set up specific divisions or revenue reporting which analysts need in order to capture accurate market figures. There’s also many new players getting into cybersecurity. CPAs and attorneys who used to answer their clients’ what-if and what-now questions around data breaches — are now starting up lucrative cyber consulting divisions.”
“On the consumer side of the market, there’s also non-covered spending — for instance personal identity theft protection services, computer and mobile phone repair services specific to malware and virus removal, installation of anti-virus and malware protection software, post-breach services including data recovery and user education on best practices for personal cyber defense” says Morgan. “The consumer cybersecurity market is much bigger than just the anti-virus and malware defense apps that are purchased or come pre-installed. Much like corporations, consumers are spending time and money as a result of cyber-attacks.”
“Cybercrime costs were widely reported in 2015 as costing businesses globally between $400 and $500 billion annually” notes Morgan. “In 2016 the newer estimates have moved the needle on cybercrime costs to $2-$3 trillion. Clearly that is going to trigger more cybersecurity spending. As cybercrime rises, so does cyber defense spending — it’s the nature of the beast.” Juniper Research predicted last year that the rapid digitization of consumers’ lives and enterprise records will increase the cost of data breaches to $2.1 trillion globally by 2019, increasing to almost four times the estimated cost of breaches in 2015. A Smart Company story reports Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said cybercrime costs totaled $3 trillion last year.
“Some public cybersecurity companies have seen their stocks take a hit in the first half of 2016” says Morgan. “We don’t think that has much to do with a slowdown in cybersecurity spending. Rather, we believe there’s substantially more competition going after cyber defense business at Fortune 500, Global 2000 and mid-sized corporations, plus governments globally. IBM and Cisco have $2 billion and $1.75 billion cybersecurity businesses respectively, and both are growing steadily and making strategic acquisitions in the space. IBM Security grew by 20% in Q1 2016. Some of the larger pure-play cyber companies may not have anticipated this competition, along with many startups chewing at their heels. 2014 and 2015 saw record VC funding and corporate investments into cybersecurity companies who are taking a hard run at the market now.”
Rob Owens, Senior Research Analyst for Security and Infrastructure Software at Pacific Crest Securities, recently told Investor’s Business Daily that he sees pent-up demand for cybersecurity spending. He says companies still aren’t spending enough on security. “I think security has been an under-spend area for decades. You’re spending about 3% of your capex (capital expenditures) that’s focused on IT on security. That’s relatively low.”
The $1 trillion forecast is total spending for the five-year period, not an annual projection by year five. Some current IT analyst forecasts range from $500-$700 billion in cybersecurity spending over a five year period. Others offer a single last or current year, or one to two years out in cybersecurity spending at $75-120 billion (a rough estimate with those numbers would also range from $500-$700 billion).
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Worldwide cybersecurity market grew from $3.5 billion in 2004 to $75 billion in 2015, forecasted to reach $170 billion by 2020.
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Market researcher Gartner states worldwide IT spending for 2016 is projected to be $2.77 trillion, worldwide IT security spending for 2015 reached $75.4 billion — and the information security market is estimated to havegrown 13.9 percent in revenue in 2015, with the IT security outsourcing segment recording the fastest growth (25 percent). Gartner projects the overall security market will grow at a 7.8 percent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) through 2019. “Gartner’s numbers suggest that IT security spending will account for considerably less than 5% of worldwide IT spending through 2019” says Steve Morgan, founder and Editor-In-Chief at Cybersecurity Ventures. “We believe the actual numbers will be much higher than 5% in 2016, and al the way through 2021. Security is the only IT category which is inextricably linked to all others… and thus to all IT spending.”
In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth $3.5 billion — and by 2017 it will be worth $120 billion. “The cybersecurity market grew by roughly 35X over 13 years” says Morgan. “Cybersecurity is the fastest growing tech sector. While all other sectors are driven by reducing Inefficiencies and increasing productivity, cybersecurity spending is driven by cybercrime. The unprecedented cybercriminal activity we are witnessing is initiating so much cyber spending, it’s become nearly impossible for the analysts to accurately track.”
The cyber security market is estimated to grow to $170 billion (USD) annually by 2020, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.8 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to a report from Markets and Markets. The aerospace, defense, and intelligence vertical continues to be the largest contributor to cybersecurity solutions.
A new report from BI Intelligence — Business Insider’s research service — estimates $655 billion will be spent on cybersecurity initiatives to protect PCs, mobile devices, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices between 2015 and 2020. BI breaks down the forecasted spending as follows: $386 billion spent on securing PCs; $172 billion spent on securing IoT devices; and $113 billion spent on securing mobile devices.
The IT Security Spending Survey — published by SANS Institute in February 2016 — states “Tracking security-related budget and cost line items to justify expenditures or document trends can be difficult because security activities cut across many business areas, including human resources, training and help desk. Most organizations fold their security budgets and spending into another cost center, whether IT (48%), general operations (19%) or compliance (4%), where security budget and cost line items are combined with other related factors. Only 23% track security budgets and costs as its own cost center.” SANS makes an astute observation which may account for the shortfall in IT spending projections by some researchers and analysts.
North America and Europe are the leading cybersecurity revenue contributors, according to a report from TechSci Research. Asia-Pacific is rapidly emerging as a potential market for cyber security solution providers, driven by emerging economies such as China, India and South-East Asian countries, wherein, rising cyber espionage by foreign countries is inducing the need for safeguarding cyber space.
According to IDC, the hot areas for growth are security analytics / SIEM (10 percent); threat intelligence (10 percent +); mobile security (18 percent); and cloud security (50 percent). A Tech Republic story states the cloud security market is expected to be worth $12 billion by 2020, according to a report from Transparency Market Research.
Demand for vendor-furnished information security products and services by the U.S. federal government will increase from $8.6 billion in FY 2015 to $11 billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2 percent, according to “Deltek’s Federal Information Security Market Report” – which examines the trends and drivers shaping the federal information security marketplace and provides a forecast for the next five years. Deltek states that as federal agencies struggle to stay ahead of the cybersecurity threats, more and more of their IT spend is being devoted to cybersecurity, reaching over 10 percent of IT spend by 2020.
Respondents to the “PwC Global State of Information Security Survey 2016” boosted their information security budgets by 24% in 2015. PwC says businesses are investing in core safeguards to better defend their ecosystems against evolving threats.
Million dollar plus cybersecurity deals (vendors selling to end-users) are on the rise. In a research note last year, analysts at FBR & Co., an Arlington, Va. based investment banking and M&A advisory firm, indicate that the number of seven-figure (cybersecurity) deals have increased by 40 percent year-over-year.
Security Spending Will Top $1 Trillion On ‘Hackers-For-Hire,’ IoT
– Investor’s Business Daily
Global cybersecurity spending will top $1 trillion between 2017 and 2021, driven by a legion of “hackers-for-hire” and the underprotected Internet of Things market, industry tracker Cybersecurity Ventures predicted Friday.
The forecast hinges on 12%-15% year-over-year growth through 2021 vs. the average 8%-10% growth model by other industry analysts, says Cybersecurity Ventures founder Steve Morgan. He expects other analysts to bump up their estimates later this year.
Cybercrime cost models cut a wide swath. The newest estimates put cybercrime costs at $2 trillion to $3 trillion in 2016. Last year, Juniper Research stuck a $2.1 trillion price tag on cybercrime by 2019, but Microsoft (MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella says we’re already there — $3 trillion in 2015. More…
Read the full security spending story on Investor’s Business Daily
Security Freeze: Giants IBM, Cisco ‘Squeeze’ Palo Alto, Check Point
Fears of a broad cybersecurity freeze could amplify after vendors Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and FireEye (FEYE) missed April-quarter expectations and Check Point Software Technology (CHKP), Fortinet (FTNT) and Imperva (IMPV) guided toward slower growth.
Then again, rather than a broad slowdown, the pure-play security leaders might in fact be losing some business to tech giants Cisco Systems (CSCO) and IBM (IBM), which are expanding deeper into security, and to specialized security vendors such as CyberArk Software (CYBR), Proofpoint (PFPT) and Mimecast (MIME). More…
Read the full security freeze story on Investor’s Business Daily
Stay tuned for the Cybersecurity Market Report, Q3 2016 edition, coming in August.
CYBERSECURITY VENTURES
Steven C. Morgan, Editor-In-Chief
Steve Morgan is Founder and CEO at Cybersecurity Ventures, and Editor-In-Chief of the Cybersecurity Stock Report and the Cybersecurity 500 list of the world’s hottest and most innovative cybersecurity companies. Steve has written hundreds of cybersecurity blogs and articles which have appeared in CIO, Computerworld, CSO, Forbes, Homeland Security Today, InformationWeek / DarkReading, Infoworld, ITworld, SandHill.com, TMCnet, and others.
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Torrance man charged with killing Downey liquor…
Torrance man charged with killing Downey liquor store co-owner, firing at pursuing officers
Downey Police had sought the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly shot and killed 44-year-old Gurpreet Singh at ASL Liquor and Market, May 7. On May 14, Dylan Andres Lindsey, 24, of Torrance, was charged with murder in the crime. He was also charged with eight counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer after allegedly firing shots at officers. (Photo Courtesy of Downey Police Department)
PUBLISHED: May 14, 2019 at 6:07 pm | UPDATED: May 14, 2019 at 6:10 pm
DOWNEY — A man accused of killing a Downey liquor store co-owner and then firing shots at police officers during a wild pursuit from Maywood to Vernon three days later was charged Tuesday with murder and assault with a firearm on a police officer.
Dylan Andres Lindsey, 24, of Torrance, was charged with murder for the May 7 shooting death of Gurpreet Singh, 44, of Cerritos, at ASL Liquor and Market in the 8500 block of Paramount Boulevard.
He was also charged with eight counts of assault with a firearm on a peace officer involving two Downey police officers, five Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies and one Bell Gardens police officer on Friday, according to the criminal complaint.
The complaint alleges that Lindsey personally and intentionally discharged a handgun during each of the crimes. The murder charge alleges that Lindsey was on probation at the time of the fatal shooting.
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Lindsey is accused of firing “numerous rounds from a large-caliber revolver at pursuing officers and deputies” during the Friday police pursuit, according to Deputy Morgan Arteaga of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Lindsey remains hospitalized in critical condition and no date has been set yet for his arraignment. He suffered “at least two gunshot wounds, one of which is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” according to Arteaga.
Alison Hart, 37, of Redondo Beach, who is accused of driving the car during the police chase, was charged with one felony count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer while driving recklessly and being an accessory after the fact. She is set to be arraigned June 4 in a Norwalk courtroom.
Friday’s chase began when Downey police detectives saw a man believed to the suspect in Singh’s killing getting into a Toyota Prius outside a residence in Maywood, Downey Police Lt. Kathleen Mendoza. Officers tried to pull over the vehicle, but the female driver sped off. During the chase, the male passenger could be seen leaning out of a window of the Prius and firing shots at pursuing officers.
The chase went north on the Long Beach (710) Freeway then onto streets in Commerce and Vernon.
“He was hanging out the side of a car speeding down the freeway and the surface streets, firing a large-caliber revolver,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Derrick Alfred told reporters at the scene.
The vehicle eventually stopped in traffic near Bandini Boulevard and Downey Road in Vernon, where the male passenger in the Prius again began firing at officers, who returned fire, shattering windows on the car.
Bullets struck two Downey police vehicles, and a civilian down range of the shootout suffered a “superficial graze wound,” Alfred said. No law enforcement officers were injured in the shooting.
The female driver of the Prius, subsequently identified as Hart, got out of the vehicle and surrendered a short time later. She appeared to have blood on her.
“The driver of the vehicle was … struck by gunfire,” Alfred said.
The woman was taken to a hospital where she was treated for a non-life threatening gunshot wound. Upon her release from a hospital, she was taken into custody and booked, LASD Deputy Erin Liu said.
The passenger remained in the car, but appeared motionless as officers and more than a dozen cruisers were positioned behind the Prius. Sheriff’s armored vehicles, called Bearcats, were brought to the scene and boxed in the car.
Authorities deployed a bomb squad robot to get a closer look in the car and they also deployed flash-bang devices, but the suspect remained inside.
Deputies eventually approached the car and pulled the suspect out, then placed him into an ambulance.
The suspect’s weapon was recovered at the scene, Liu said.
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'Every game it is always me': Andy Carroll claims referees single him out for punishment and admits he finds it tough to keep his cool on the pitch
Andy Carroll was captaining his boyhood club for the first time on Saturday
Newcastle striker was booked for elbow on Ben Mee that some thought was a red
Carroll claimed after the game that he always gets singled out by referees
He said it was a 'disgrace' that Fabian Schar finished with 'bruises everywhere'
By Jack Gaughan for the Daily Mail
Andy Carroll claimed referees constantly single him out for punishment and admitted he finds it difficult to retain his composure.
Burnley felt the Newcastle striker, captaining his boyhood club for the first time, should have seen red, rather than yellow, for an elbow on Ben Mee. But Carroll said there are double standards at play and that Newcastle resembled the walking wounded after this defeat.
'He (Mee) was jumping up giving elbows, I was jumping up giving elbows,' Carroll said. 'It was exactly the same at both ends but every game it is always me, always me.
Andy Carroll was booked for a perceived elbow on Burnley's Ben Mee on Saturday afternoon
Carroll claimed after the match that he is always singled out for punishment by referees
'Fabian Schar has come in the dressing room with bumps all over his head, bruises everywhere and somehow nothing. It's a disgrace.
'It's hard, really hard. There were decisions they got that we didn't get, it's frustrating. We tried to get the equaliser and push on, there were lots of decisions we didn't get and it kills the game for us.'
This match was up there with one of the worst spectacles of the season and Carroll added: 'It was disgusting, it was a disgusting game. The weather was terrible. We gave everything we could give on the basis it was a poor game.'
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Newcastle did not register a single shot on target and the FA are likely to look at comments made by manager Steve Bruce about debutant referee Tim Robinson.
The Newcastle boss's ire was focused on the decision to award Burnley the corner from which Chris Wood scored the winner.
'We knew what Burnley would be, and with no disrespect, we got them in the worst possible conditions to come here,' he said.
Burnley's Phil Bardsley said that 'Big Andy did me in the first few minutes' but he expected it
'They get the ball forward to two big centre forwards and there's nothing wrong with that at all. They've been fantastically successful with it, but I thought we coped with it all manfully, we just wanted the referee to do his job. That's the frustration.'
Burnley right back Phil Bardsley said: 'Big Andy did me in the first few minutes — I've still got whiplash from that one. We get bumps and bruises but get back up and win football matches.
'I didn't need that first whack to know what it was going to be like. I've played against big Andy for years and I knew from waking up Monday morning it was going to be like that.'
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Premier League probe Aston Villa's £56m stadium sale after it was purchased by a company controlled by the club's owners
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Miguel Almiron promises there is more to come at Newcastle after finally scoring his first goal for the Toon
Miguel Almiron has promised Newcastle fans more goals after breaking his duck
Almiron finally scored his first goal vs Crystal Palace after signing 11 months ago
Palace boss Roy Hodgson was disappointed after his side missed chances
Hodgson praised James McCarthy after his second start for the Eagles
By Damian Spellman, Press Association Sport
Miguel Almiron is confident there are more goals to come after finally opening his Newcastle account almost 11 months after his arrival on Tyneside.
The 25-year-old Paraguay international fired the Magpies to a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace at St James' Park on Saturday, and the celebrations which greeted his strike were as much about the identity of the scorer as the points his efforts secured.
Almiron, a £21million January signing from Atlanta United, was playing his 27th game for the club and he had repeatedly been frustrated in front of goal.
Miguel Almiron has promised more goals for Newcastle after finally breaking his duck
Almiron scored his first Toon goal after joining from Atlanta United 11 months ago for £21m
The attacker said he 'thought about his family' after scoring the matches only goal
The end of that drought raised the roof at St James', and he told NUFC TV: 'I was very happy. I thought about my family because they have supported me in the good and the bad times.
'It was lovely, actually, and it was very important for the team and the supporters because we are dealing with every challenge we have, especially at home, in a good way.
'I believe many more are on the way.'
Almiron's intervention came seven minutes from time as he latched on to Andy Carroll's knock-down from a Fabian Schar cross to beat goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.
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It was perhaps cruel on Palace, who had recovered from a timid start during which Newcastle looked likely to win at a canter to dominate much of what followed, but crucially without being able to find a way past Martin Dubravka, who made fine saves from Wilfried Zaha, James McArthur and Christian Benteke.
If Almiron stole the headlines as the Magpies climbed to ninth place in the table, there was good news too for team-mate Florian Lejeune, who played his first game since April after recovering from a second cruciate ligament injury.
Lejeune said: 'The first three or four balls were important for me. To feel the tackle again, it is important for you in the head.
'After that, I didn't think about the injury and could just play. In the second half, it got easier for me. The first 15 minutes were difficult. The intensity was tough, but it was good.'
Palace boss Roy Hodgson headed south disappointed to be doing so empty-handed and bemoaned the chances which had gone begging.
Palace boss Roy Hodgson was disappointed with the loss as his side squandered chances
Hodgson praised the performance of James McCarthy on just his second start for the Eagles
However, he was able to take plenty of positives, one of them the performance of Republic of Ireland midfielder James McCarthy, who made just his second league start for the club he joined from Everton in August.
Hodgson said: 'He played very well at West Ham when he got a start. Since then because (Cheikhou) Kouyate has been playing in midfield and the other two have been doing so well, he's had to content himself with coming on at some stage of the game.
'It was good that he got a chance to start and good that he took that chance so well. We certainly didn't lose the game as a result of having moved Cheikhou Kouyate to the back and James McCarthy to midfield because both of those two did their jobs excellently well.'
Miguel Almiron promises there is more to come at Newcastle after finally scoring his first goal
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Open to Opinion
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China's dam-building rage is threatening the whole of Asia, and India has the most to lose
China clearly doesn't believe in equitable water sharing arrangements. But these are a must for Asia, which needs to avoid both Chinese domination and water wars.
| 5-minute read | 03-12-2018
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China is the world’s biggest dam builder, with the country boasting more dams than the rest of the world combined. China is also the world’s largest exporter of dams.
In Nepal, where China-backed communists are in power, Beijing has just succeeded in reviving a lucrative dam project, which was scrapped by the previous Nepalese government as China had won the contract without competitive bidding. The reversal of the previous government’s cancellation of the $2.5-billion Budhi-Gandaki Dam project has come after Nepal’s communist rulers implemented a transit transport agreement with China, to cut dependence on India.
China is building dams in two other countries neighbouring India — Myanmar and Pakistan — including in areas torn by ethnic separatism (northern Myanmar), and in a United Nations-designated disputed territory like the Pakistan-occupied portion of Jammu and Kashmir.
China-Nepal bhai bhai: Beijing has now succeeded in reviving the lucrative Budhi-Gandaki Dam project. (Photo: Reuters/file)
Yet, it loudly protests when the Dalai Lama merely visits Arunachal Pradesh, claiming it to be a “disputed territory”, although only Beijing disputes India’s control over Arunachal. The UN does not recognise Arunachal as “disputed”.
China has also held out threats against India jointly exploring with Vietnam for offshore hydrocarbons in Vietnam’s own exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Yet it has no compunctions about unveiling projects — under the so-called China-Pakistan Economic Corridor — in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Domestically, most of China’s mega-water projects are now concentrated on the Tibetan Plateau, a sprawling region it forcibly absorbed in the early 1950s.
By building an array of new dams on rivers flowing to other countries, Beijing seems set to roil inter-riparian relations in Asia, and make it more difficult to establish rules-based water cooperation and sharing.
China has emerged as the key impediment to building institutionalised collaboration in Asia on shared water resources. In contrast to the bilateral water treaties between many of its neighbours, China rejects the concept of a water-sharing arrangement or joint, rules-based management of common resources.
The long-term implications of China’s dam programme for India are particularly stark, because several major rivers flow south from the Tibetan plateau.
India has water-sharing treaties with both the countries located downstream from it: the Indus pact with Pakistan guarantees the world’s largest cross-border flows under any treaty regime, while the Ganges accord has set a new principle in international water law by granting Bangladesh an equal share of downriver flows in the dry season.
China, by contrast, does not have a single water-sharing treaty with any neighbour.
China is the world’s biggest dam builder, with the country boasting more dams than the rest of the world combined. (Photo: YouTube)
Yet most of Asia’s international rivers originate in territories that China annexed after its 1949 communist “revolution”. The Tibetan Plateau is the world’s largest freshwater repository and the source of Asia’s greatest rivers, including those that are the lifeblood of mainland China, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Other Chinese-held homelands of ethnic minorities contain the headwaters of rivers such as the Irtysh, Illy and Amur, which flow to Russia and Central Asia.
China’s dam programme on international rivers is following a well-established pattern: build modest-size dams on a river’s uppermost difficult reaches, construct larger dams in the upper-middle sections as the river picks up greater water volume and momentum, before embarking on mega-dams in the border area facing the neighbouring country. The cascade of mega-dams on the Mekong River, for example, is located in the area just before the river enters continental Southeast Asia.
Many of China’s new dam projects at home are concentrated in the seismically active southwest, covering parts of the Tibetan Plateau. The restart of dam building on the Salween River after a decade-long moratorium is in keeping with a precedent set on other river systems: Beijing temporarily suspends a controversial plan after major protests flare so as to buy time — before resurrecting the same plan.
The Salween — Asia’s last largely free-flowing river — runs through deep, spectacular gorges, glaciated peaks and karst on its way into Myanmar and along the Thai border before emptying into the Andaman Sea. Its upstream basin is inhabited by 16 ethnic groups, including some, like the Derung tribe, with tiny populations numbering in the thousands. As one of the world’s most biologically diverse regions, the upper basin boasts more than 5,000 plant species and nearly half of China’s animal species.
China’s action in lifting the moratorium and starting work on dams on the Tibet-originating Salween threatens the region’s biodiversity, and could uproot endangered aboriginal tribes. There is also the risk that the weight of huge, new dam reservoirs could accentuate seismic instability in a region prone to recurrent earthquakes.
India is heavily dependent on China for its fresh water reserves as it alone receives nearly half the river waters that leave Chinese-held territory. (Photo: Reuters/file)
No country is more vulnerable to China’s re-engineering of trans-boundary flows than India. The reason is that India alone receives nearly half of the river waters that leave Chinese-held territory. According to United Nations figures, a total of 718 billion cubic meters of surface water flows out of Chinese territory yearly, of which 347 billion cubic meters (or 48.3 per cent of the total) runs directly into India.
China already has a dozen dams in the Brahmaputra River basin, and one each on the Indus and the Sutlej rivers. On the Brahmaputra, it is currently constructing several more. Its dam-building is likely to gradually move to Tibet’s water-rich border with Arunachal as the Brahmaputra makes a U-turn to enter India.
If Asia is to prevent water wars, it must build institutionalised cooperation in trans-boundary basins in a way that co-opts all riparian neighbours. If a dominant riparian country refuses to join, such institutional arrangements — as in the Mekong basin — will be ineffective.
The arrangements must be centred on transparency, unhindered information flow, equitable sharing, dispute settlement, pollution control, and a commitment to refrain from any projects that could materially diminish trans-boundary flows.
China, undeterred by the environmental degradation it is wreaking, has made the control and manipulation of river flows a pivot of its power. It is past time for New Delhi to speak up on China’s dam-building threat to India’s security and well-being.
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See and save the whales for Earth Day
Travel: See and save the whales for Earth Day
See and save the whales for Earth Day Travel: See and save the whales for Earth Day Check out this story on dailyrecord.com: http://dailyre.co/1GfdbBI
Jenna Intersimone, @JIntersimone Published 1:04 p.m. ET April 21, 2015
The whales that Center passengers most often spot are Humpback whales since they are the most active breachers and create a large splash when they do so.(Photo: Courtesy of the Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center)
The Clean Ocean Initiative establishes that when someone spots marine debris, staff try to retrieve it.
By constantly monitoring waters, the Center protects whales from boaters not familiar with viewing regulations.
The Center takes part in opportunistic research on whales' feeding, migration and breeding habits.
When we travel for pleasure, we do it for ourselves. We choose to head out for a little fun and relaxation, a time when we can finally indulge.
But what if you could enjoy yourself in travel while helping the environment, too?
With Earth Day on April 22, it wouldn't hurt for all of us to give a second thought to ecotourism, or engaging in travel that also helps to conserve the environment and sustain the well-being of locals.
There are countless ways that you can help your favorite getaways while also using your vacation days, such as eating at locally owned restaurants or visiting a local institution that supports a cause.
Right at home in New Jersey, one way that you can spot whales and dolphins while also helping to save them is to hop on a whale watch tour at the Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center.
The American Star is the Cape May Whale Watch’s 90-foot long boat that can hold 150 passengers and is set up for non-obtrusive yet up-close viewing of whales and dolphins. (Photo: Courtesy of the Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center)
Founded in 1987, the Center brings passengers to the sea to spot well-hidden creatures as well as research them and promote awareness of their protection as well as their environment's.
The Clean Ocean Initiative was started by the Center, which establishes that any time a person on the vessel spots marine debris, staff get their nets out and try to retrieve it. Balloons, such as from birthday parties, are a major marine debris culprit.
"By the end of the season, we have five or six industrial-sized trash bags full of balloons that we pulled from the water. We really try to get our passengers to take this message home with them — balloons and beach trash often end up in the sea and can harm marine life," said Matt Remuzzi, captain and research coordinator at the Center.
To help whales and other marine life at home, people can pick up trash that they see at the beach, especially discarded fishing gear in which a whale can get entangled.
A typical trip includes a captain, several naturalists or marine biologists, who lead discussion, as well as several undergraduate students who are keeping watch with binoculars alongside the guests to spot whales as well as marine debris.
The best time to see a whale varies on the season depending on factors such as the amount of food present at a certain time. (Photo: Courtesy of the Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center)
"We tell our passengers to look for anything out of the ordinary and point it out to a crew member since we are looking for whales, sharks, dolphins and oceanic sunfish," said Remuzzi.
The whales that Center passengers most often spot are humpback whales since they are the most active breachers and create a large splash when they do so. Passengers also look for a whale's 15- to 20-foot blow spout, which Remuzzi said is how the Center spots whales 99 percent of the time.
Remuzzi said that visitors rougly have a 68 percent chance of seeing a whale during their time onboard the American Star, a 90-foot-long boat that can hold 150 passengers and is set up for nonobtrusive yet up-close viewing of whales and dolphins. Visitors have a 99 percent chance of seeing any sort of marine mammal.
The Center's season runs from April, when whales begin to migrate north, to November, when whales return south. The best time to see a whale varies on the season, depending on factors such as the amount of food present at a certain time.
Last year, which was one the best seasons, the Center visitors spotted 93 whales, which is about a sighting every day.
Founded in 1987, the Center brings passengers to the sea to spot well-hidden creatures as well as research them and promote awareness of their protection as well as their environment’s. (Photo: Courtesy of the Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center)
Since the Center also looks for dolphins and porpoises, they have a "marine mammal guarantee" which gives visitors that don't get to see any marine mammals a free ticket that never expires for another whale watch tour.
Four trips are held per day: a dolphin watch cruise at 10 a.m. for $20 to $30 a person; a whale and dolphin watch cruise at 10 a.m. for $20 to $35 a person; a whales, birds and dolphins cruise at 1 p.m. for $25 to $40 a person; and a sunset dolphin watch at 6 p.m. for $20 to $30 a person. Guests are recommended to make their reservations as soon as possible.
Since the Center is viewing marine mammals, they also take part in opportunistic research on their feeding, migration and breeding habits. Plus, after having been provided with equipment to photograph whales' flukes, which all have distinctive patterns, they have been helping the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society to catalogue local whales with photos, data and GPS coordinates. They have also created their own catalogue for local bottlenose dolphins.
"The catalogue provides a framework to better study these mammals," said Remuzzi.
The Center also voluntarily participates in the Whale SENSE program, which trains and tests the Center's captains and naturalists on current marine mammal laws and how to view the animals responsibly. By explaining the regulations to passengers and posting them on their vessel, they help to pass the word on how we can all view marine mammals responsibly, whether touring with the Center or on a private boat.
To help whales and other marine life at home, people can pick up trash that they see at the beach, especially discarded fishing gear which a whale can get entangled in. (Photo: Courtesy of the Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center)
By constantly monitoring the waters, the Center also helps to protect whales from recreational boaters who may not be familiar with whale viewing regulations. Once while viewing a whale, Remuzzi said that the Center saw a personal vessel strike a whale. Since they take photographs on all of their trips, they were able to provide photos and report the vessel and the incident to Whale SENSE.
Vessels must stay at least 500 yards from a Baleen whale and 100 yards away from a right whale, an endangered specie.
"Ninety-nine percent of the time, if there's a whale, we are going to be right next to it, so we can help protect them in this way," said Remuzzi. "Many recreational boaters don't even know the guidelines, so we kind of spread the word. Our passengers take that home with them to know what the guidelines are."
Jenna Intersimone's "Life Aboard The Traveling Circus" column appears Tuesdays. Her "Life Aboard The Traveling Circus" blog is at LifeAboardTheTravelingCircus.com. Tweet her at @JIntersimone or email her at JIntersimone@DailyRecord.com.
CAPE MAY WHALE WATCH & RESEARCH CENTER
Contact: 888-531-0055 or capemaywhalewatch.com
Address: 1121 Route 109 (Utsch's Marina), Cape May
Season: April through November
Cost: Kids 12 and under from $20 to $25, adults from $30 to $40
Tours: Range from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from two- to three-hour trips
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Floor of house caves in; Des Moines firefighters scatter
No one was injured Monday when the first floor of a house collapsed as firefighters worked to put out a fire, a Des M...
Floor of house caves in; Des Moines firefighters scatter No one was injured Monday when the first floor of a house collapsed as firefighters worked to put out a fire, a Des M... Check out this story on desmoinesregister.com: http://dmreg.co/1bgFUu2
lschrock@dmreg.com; Published 12:29 a.m. CT Feb. 18, 2014
Des Moines firefighters Monday worked to put out a fire at 1230 Birch Lane.(Photo: Photo courtesy of Des Moines Fire Department)
No one was injured Monday when the first floor of a house collapsed as firefighters worked to put out a fire, a Des Moines Fire Department spokesman said.
The firefighters were forced to retreat from inside the house, located at 1230 Birch Lane.
Firefighters were called to the house at 9:47 a.m., 20 minutes after the neighborhood experienced a power outage, department spokesman Brian O’Keefe said.
“When power returned to the neighborhood, that’s when (neighbors) started reporting noises and saw sparking coming off a transformer across the street,” O’Keefe said.
The house has been vacant for over a year and was being remodeled, O’Keefe said. There were no belongings inside.
When firefighters arrived, they found “heavy smoke and flames coming out of multiple sides,” O’Keefe said. Firefighters initally attacked the fire within the basement and upper levels of the home. However, they had to evacuate when the floor collapsed.
The fire was finally extinguished at 10:26 a.m., O’Keefe said. The house has extensive damage, including a hole that was cut through the roof to allow the heat and smoke to escape, he said.
The house was worth $136,100, according to the Polk County assessor.
The fire remains under investigation.
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Ex convict robbed Exeter Sainsbury's with knife because he loves prison
David Bateman was arrested outside the Sidwell Street Sainsbury's with the money still in his pocket
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An old lag who loves his prison cell carried out a knifepoint robbery at a supermarket just because he wanted to be sent back to jail.
David Bateman left a female cashier terrified after he threatened her with an open craft knife and snatched £940 from the till.
He told the victim he wanted to go back to jail and did not try to get away. He was arrested outside the shop in Exeter with the money still in his pocket.
Bateman had been released from Exeter Prison the day before the robbery and had gone straight to the city's main police station to ask to be arrested.
When the officer on the desk pointed out that he had done nothing wrong, he went outside to the car park and smashed a wing mirror, leading him to be arrested and kept overnight in the cells.
Magistrates ignored his plea to be locked up when he appeared before them the next day and fined him. He warned them he would commit a more serious offence if he was released.
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Bateman went into the Sainsbury's store in Sidwell Street, Exeter, at 9.45 pm that evening and told cashier Rita Rana he wanted to go to prison.
She thought he was asking directions and pointed him in the direction of Exeter Prison, which is 500 metres away from the shop. He then produced the craft knife and carried out the robbery.
David Bateman
Bateman has convictions for 64 previous offences and refused to leave his cell to attend Exeter Crown Court either in person or by video link but got the result he wanted when he was jailed by Judge Timothy Rose.
Homeless Bateman, aged 39 admitted robbery and possession of a knife in a public place and was jailed for three years, eight months.
The judge said:"It seems he told the magistrates he would go out and do something else. He chose to commit this very serious offence. You deliberately upped the seriousness of your behaviour by resorting to using a knife.
"He told a probation officer that he committed the offence because he wanted an immediate custodial sentence and that he did not want any community options to be considered. he said if he was released he would go out and commit further offences."
Mr Rob Yates, prosecuting, said Bateman produced a white craft knife and pushed out the blade while demanding cash from the till and leaving with £940 during the robbery on May 16 this year.
Ms Rana's victim statement said she was left frightened and shocked by the incident, which lasted between seven and ten minutes. She said she feared for her safety when she saw the knife.
Mr Warren Robinson, defending, said Bateman has received help for mental health problems in the past and was affected by a 'torrid' childhood.
He said:"His current reliance on prison is not a long term strategy. He will be released at some point and will have to work out what to do. He probably doesn't want me to, but I do ask that he receives full credit for his guilty plea."
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Hallmarking dates back to the 1300s when Edward I of England passed a law requiring any item made of silver, which was offered for sale, to be at least of equal quality as that of the coin of the realm (silver currency). The wardens of The Goldsmiths' Company were tasked with visiting workshops in the City of London to assay (test) silver articles. If these articles were found to be below standard they were originally destroyed and the metal forfeited to the King. If they passed, each article received the King's mark of authentication - the mark of a leopard's head. By 1478, there were several hundred workshops and merchants manufacturing silver articles in the City of London. It was not possible for the wardens to visit them all so the merchants were ordered to bring their items to Goldsmiths' Hall for testing and marking and a permanent Assay Office was established in the building. This is the origin of the term hallmark - struck with the King's mark at Goldsmiths' Hall.
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Title: Interleukin-3
Additional Names: Multipotent colony stimulating factor; IL-3; multi-CSF
Literature References: Hematopoietic growth factor that promotes the survival, differentiation and proliferation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells and of committed progenitor cells of the megakaryocyte, granulocyte-macrophage, erythroid, eosinophil, basophil and mast cell lineages. Enhances thrombopoiesis, phagocytosis, antibody-mediated cellular cytotoxicity and eosinophil metabolism. Species-specific, variably glycosylated peptide; human: 14-28 kDa, 133 amino acids; murine: 22-32 kDa, 140 amino acids. Produced primarily by activated T-lymphocytes; also by natural killer cells and mast cells. Undetectable in normal serum, postulated to be involved in the immune response. Purification from murine myelomonocytic leukemia cells (WEHI-3): J. N. Ihre et al., J. Immunol. 129, 2431 (1982). Cloning of murine IL-3: M. C. Fung et al., Nature 307, 233 (1984); T. Yokota et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 81, 1070 (1984); of human: Y.-C. Yang et al., Cell 47, 3 (1986). Review of molecular and cellular biology: C. F. Morris et al., Immunol. Ser. 49, 177-214 (1990); of structure and function: A. Lindemann, R. Mertelsmann, Cancer Invest. 11, 609-623 (1993). Review of clinical pharmacology: A. Ganser, ibid. 212-218.
Derivative Type: Muplestim
Manufacturers' Codes: SDZ-ILE-964
Trademarks: Hemokine (Novartis)
Literature References: Human IL-3 produced in E. coli by recombinant DNA technology. Clinical pharmacokinetics: B. Biesma et al., Cancer Res. 53, 5915 (1993). Clinical evaluation in chemotherapy induced neutropenia: S. Kudoh et al., Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 38, Suppl., S89 (1996).
Derivative Type: Fusion protein with GM-CSF
Additional Names: PIXY321; GM-CSF/IL-3 fusion protein
Literature References: Hybrid molecule consisting of the active domains of human GM-CSF and IL-3 coupled by a flexible amino acid sequence. Construction and expression in yeast: B. M. Curtis et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88, 5809 (1991). Evaluation in cancer patients: S. Vadhan-Raj et al., J. Clin. Oncol. 12, 715 (1994). Review: idem, Stem Cells 12, 253-261 (1994).
Therap-Cat: Hematopoietic; antineutropenic.
Keywords: Antineutropenic; Hematopoietic.
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Scene in Berlin
Berlin in bondage: a sexperiment
"Poor, but sexy" is no understatement for Berlin. Since the Roaring 20s, the German capital has been known for its anything-goes take on sex. As DW's Janelle Dumalaon found out, sexual freedom can come with restrictions.
It's the middle of the week and I'm hanging suspended from a ceiling somewhere in a converted hangar complex in Berlin-Wedding. Ropes crisscross my chest and waist and I'm trying to concentrate on ways to describe the sensations I am experiencing.
"How are feeling?" asks Tim, my partner.
"Unghh. Unghh. Nghh!"
And that's me - 28 years old, educated in a Jesuit Catholic school, and raised with the conservative, traditional family values considered the bedrock of society in the Philippines, where I'm from.
Now, I wouldn't consider myself conservative by any stretch. I find Berlin's sexual openness and embracement of nudity a refreshing contrast to my personal background of Catholic, abstinence-only education, where skin is a letter away from sin. Nevertheless, Berlin will challenge just about anyone's opinions on sex.
Sex shops galore
Not far from where I live in Berlin, there's Other Nature, which describes itself as a "feminist, queer-oriented, eco-friendly, vegan sex shop." I've been inside a few times, marveling at the array of alternative menstrual products and environmentally friendly sex toys.
I've wondered what would happen if someone put up a similar shop in my neighborhood in the Philippines, where everyone sees everyone at church. "These sex toys are immoral!" I can hear my neighbors shouting. "Why? They're eco-friendly!" the well-meaning but culturally uninformed proprietors would reply.
It's not like I've seamlessly blended into Berlin's freewheeling sex life. I have yet to visit - even as a spectator - the KitKat Club, famous for the unfettered sexual activity among its patrons. I also don't really see myself ever playing naked volleyball in the park.
A mat and strong ropes are essential to shibari yoga
But until recently, bondage yoga wasn't on my to-do list either, but here I am.
Berlin in bondage
Back to the shibari yoga class, where I'm straining under my own weight. I've learned shibari is a 16th-century Japanese bondage art, formerly used by samurais to keep captives in check. Since then it's evolved into a form of erotic play with ropes, a specialised kind of BDSM, if you will.
To me, shibari yoga is quintessentially Berlin. It's as if someone took the spiritual hipness of Berlin's countless yoga schools and combined it with the city's frank sexual expression to form a new erotic art form.
But I'm not convinced that it's a perfect fit. To my mind, yoga is about movement, bondage about restriction. One evokes images of peace and serenity, the other of pain and violence. However, I've been told they're not that different.
Rewind to earlier that evening. I am sitting in a café with Dasniya, a ballet-dancer-model-yoga instructor-bondage artist.
"Yoga is bondage," says Dasniya. "Yoga can be brutally painful; meditation can be quite intense and difficult. Bondage can be quite calming and comforting, an exercise of trust. It's not about harm."
Dasniya's father was a Thai monk, and yoga was a family affair from the time she was a small child growing up in Germany. From then on she makes it sound like dance, choreography, and BDSM were a natural extension.
"It's a lot of playing with identity," she explains.
How does her family feel about her combining their spiritual tradition with bondage? She smiles:
"They don't really want to know what I'm doing in detail. They just want to know I'm spiritually and mentally happy."
Peaceful brutality
Minutes later, I'm sitting cross-legged with around 15 other participants on neon-green yoga mats, with two small bundles of rope neatly arranged before each of us. We start with breathing exercises and make our way through different standing yoga poses, or asanas. Seated again, we are asked to unravel the rope bundles, and rub the tangled mess on our bodies.
I self-consciously rub a fistful of rope under my armpits, like everyone else. I sneak a look at Tim, who is sneaking a look at me. We both visibly try, and fail, to suppress giggles. I look at Dasniya, fully expecting a look of disapproval for blocking the class's collective spirit, or whatever you get in trouble for in yoga bondage class.
But she's smiling, and I'm relieved to know we're allowed to laugh. It's permission to deal with my staggering awkwardness, and I take it with relief.
We use the rope in other ways, standing and hooking the rope under our feet while standing, pulling its ends to help us stretch further downward, or stretching our legs to our faces while lying on our backs.
Yoga is brutal, I think to myself. But I would feel a lot more meditative if my hamstrings weren't screaming.
Beyond Boy Scout knots
Eventually we come to the shibari part, which involves using the ropes in intricate ways to encase a person in aesthetically pleasing knots - which are also strong enough to hold that person suspended from the ceiling.
Knotting the ropes just right is an art in itself
"Think of the ropes as a particularly firm hug," Dasniya said. A quick conference, and Tim and I agreed I would be firmly hugged first. The knots were easy work for him.
Soon, my ropey hug was knotted to other ropes suspended from a metal ring dangling from the ceiling, and then I was dangling too. Now what? To my right, a woman was lying close beneath her suspended partner, rocking him softly. I looked for Dasniya. Her partner was tied to a chair, both suspended and pitched forward. The emerald green sweater Dasniya was previously wearing over her shirt was arranged over her bound partner's eyes.
"Maybe I can play Superman?" I ask Tim. He sighs, but gives me a push. I swing heavily through the air with my arms outstretched. Soon I've had enough of being neither bird nor plane, and think it's my turn to do the tying.
But I have a harder time with the knots than Tim did, and I feel like I've just failed spectacularly at a macramé class. He sits patiently as I loop a rope around his chest and shoulders and mutter instructions to myself. Man, was I sexy.
"I'm a little bored now," Tim admits, after one side of my creations sags downward in a clear case of faulty rope engineering. But perseverance triumphs over butter fingers and I finally have Tim up on the ring. I gather him in my arms, run, and release him with a flourish.
Tim crashes into some chairs before swinging wildly back to the starting point. I scramble to take the chairs away before he swings back.
Liberating restriction
At least we got the Rule Nr. 1 right: Have fun. It was the space I found to be who I was - a little stiff, too self-conscious for great displays of physical emotion, but curious enough to experiment in ways I wouldn't have in the Philippines.
Maybe someday I will be able say, "body-bound, but spiritually sound" and maybe even mean it in a shibari yoga context. But for now, I have tried another way to get to know myself in Berlin, in a way that I may never have tried at home. If shibari yoga has taught me one thing, it's that sexuality and spirituality are flexible concepts to be shaped by choice, practice and curiosity - and that even restriction can be liberating.
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The "Hidden" Side of the "Flying-Geese" Model of Catch-Up Growth: Japan's <I>Dirigiste</I> Institutional Setup and a Deepening Financial Morass | East-West Center | www.eastwestcenter.org
The "Hidden" Side of the "Flying-Geese" Model of Catch-Up Growth: Japan's <I>Dirigiste</I> Institutional Setup and a Deepening Financial Morass
Terutomo Ozawa
East-West Center Working Papers, Economics Series, No. 20
Honolulu: East-West Center
Binding: paper
Free Download: PDF
Japan is in the eleventh year of stagnation with a prolonged financial malaise. Just a little over a decade ago, Japan’s phenomenal growth was admired and even feared as a juggernaut. Japanese scholars and policymakers came to often describe Japan’s industrial advance in terms of the so-called "flying-geese" model of catch-up growth, a sanguine expression that has also been played up in the media. Japan once did play the role of Asia’s lead goose before the burst of the 1987-1990 asset bubble. The model is useful in capturing the essence of Japan’s successful industrial upgrading and Asia’s trade-led growth but fails to explain why such a success would ever lead to the present economic predicament. This is because it ignores the institutional, especially financial, underpinnings of Japan’s catch-up strategy. What were the key enabling institutional features of Japan’s once effective FG catch-up strategy? How did they function? Why did they come to cause the 1987-1990 bubble and the current financial imbroglio? How will Japan be "reformed"? All these developments and issues need to be examined as path-dependent evolutionary events within a reformulated "flying-geese" model, an "institutional" model of FG catch-up.
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Advanced Manufacturing and China's Future for Jobs
EWC Analysis About Innovation and Economic Growth
From Catching Up to Forging Ahead? China's Prospects in Semiconductors
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TRAVEL, SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS
YANNIS TSAROUCHIS EXHIBITION AT THE BENAKI
Eleni Kyriacou
I have to say I was greatly impressed by the work of Yannis Tsarouchis in this exhibition. It is the first time I have seen his work and I was able to understand entirely why he is the artist of repute that he is. He was certainly a great talent not just in the context of Greek art history but in modern art history at large. I think he is as good as it gets.
I instantly saw his influences from art history, particularly from antiquity where he has been profoundly influenced by Fayum portraiture, ancient frescos & friezes, sculpture and Byzantine art. And yet his work was utterly contemporary in the context of its time. This for me is where his genius lies as he managed to unite influences of Greek history with contemporary Greek culture in a vibrant and inventive way, being influenced at root level, based on an in-depth understanding of the past.
However, this is the first time in five years of visiting exhibitions at The Benaki Museum where I was somewhat stunned at the poor standards in mounting. This exhibition was not up to the Benaki standards I have come to know and love. As soon as I entered the exhibition I was distracted by the mounting, particularly the framing, but also the hanging. In a room full of such masterpieces it is a crying shame to have this distraction. Perhaps the Benaki has run out of exhibition budget? And decided to exhibit an A-Z of framing options for the local framer to get more business?! I am sorry if I sound harsh, but it was bad, really bad. The Benaki should know better than to concede its standards in such a way..
Tsarouchis also designed costumes!
The work depicting an artist in his studio made me chuckle. Just a couple of months earlier I used the same source of inspiration in a photo shoot I did for Classical Rhythm. That source of course is the statue of The Dying Gaul in Rome: a Roman copy of a Hellenistic original. In Tsarouchis' work too you can see the same renowned sculpture inspired him, in his depiction of a male model in an artist’s studio.
From sculpture, to fashion to painting: The Dying Gaul, Classical Rhythm, and detail of Tsarouchis' Artist in his Studio
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The 8 Best Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur
11th December 2017 // By Will Grice
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Being the cultural melting pot that it is, Kuala Lumpur contains a wide variety of dining options. Award-winning restaurants offer a wide selection of cuisines from French, Italian and Pan- Asian as well as traditional, mouthwatering Malay dishes, below Elite Traveler will guide you through the eight best restaurants in Kuala Lumpur.
If you’re not familiar with Malaysian cuisine, it bears a lot of resemblance to Indonesian food, taking influence from Chinese, Indian and Thai food, as well as relying heavily on flavors seen in Arabic cuisine due to the country’s longstanding ties to the Malay sultanate era and the Ottoman Empire.
Rice, fresh herbs and spices and lots of meat and fish appear in Malaysian food, with traditional dishes including curries, stews and fried rice dishes. The Nasi dishes are perhaps the country’s most well-known plates, with Nasi dagang, Nasi goreng and Nasi ulam being the three dishes from Malaysia that will be most recognizable to tourists.
Situated in the beautiful Shangri-La Hotel, Lafite guarantees a luxurious atmosphere and offers an exquisite variety of European cuisine, perfectly prepared with simplicity, providing a highly pleasurable dining experience. Lafite is ideal for an intimate soirée or to celebrate special occasions with friends or business associates, with a beautifully crafted interior, designed by world renowned interior designer Adam Tihany.
Lafite sits under guidance from Executive Chef, Olivier Pistre. Originally graduating from the patisserie school in Mazamet, France, Pistre has worked across the world in a number of Michelin starred restaurants, most recently moving to Kuala Lumpur from the Shangri-La Hotel Bosphorus in Istanbul.
The restaurant’s own Chef de Cuisine is Rémy Lefebvre, another French chef who is most well-known for his ‘Farm to Table’ series in which Lefebvre and his team served seasonal and sustainable ingredients from across Malaysia, with a focus on using French cooking techniques paired with a more worldly view. Previously Legebvre became the first person in Spain to receive two Michelin stars for his work at Restaurant Reno in Barcelona.
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Sports Medicine Schools In California
In California, there are 21 accredited schools where sports medicine classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of sports medicine and sports medicine training in California, which includes sports medicine training at the following levels:
California Baptist University
8432 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, California 92504-3297
California State University-Fullerton
800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, California 92831-3599
California State University-Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, California 90840-0115
California State University-Northridge
18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge, California 91330
College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, California 91355-1899
11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, California 90650-6298
Chapman University
One University Dr., Orange, California 92866
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Rd, Pleasant Hill, California 94523
12345 El Monte Rd, Los Altos Hills, California 94022
Fresno Pacific University
1717 S Chestnut Ave, Fresno, California 93702-4709
1950 Third St, La Verne, California 91750-4401
Modesto Junior College
435 College Ave, Modesto, California 95350-5800
Ohlone Community College
43600 Mission Blvd, Fremont, California 94539-0390
3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, California 95211-0197
Point Loma Nazarene University
3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, California 92106-2899
4800 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, California 92506
Santa Barbara Business College in Bakersfield
5300 California Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93309
Santa Barbara Business College in Santa Maria
303 E Plaza Dr Ste 1, Santa Maria, California 93454
915 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia, California 93277-2214
Vanguard University of Southern California
55 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, California 92626
Career Networks Institute
702 W Town and Country Rd, Orange, California 92868-4710
Sports Medicine Schools in Riverside, CA2 Schools
Sports Medicine Schools in Orange, CA2 Schools
Sports Medicine Schools in Modesto, CA1 Schools
Sports Medicine Schools in Norwalk, CA1 Schools
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California Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
California 26,270
Approximately 8% of the country's sports medicine professionals work in California state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In California
42,040 42,770 43,720 47,070 50,860
In California, sports medicine is a growing field. 8,820 more sports medicine professionals were working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 21% growth in the field. This growth is slower than the national trend for sports medicine professionals which shows a 24% increase in the number of sports medicine professionals working around the nation.
Sports Medicine VS. All Professions salaries in California
Light Blue: Sports Medicine
The salaries paid to sports medicine professionals are growing in California. The mean salary for sports medicine professionals in 2006 was $67,332 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $81,844 per year.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in California
Thus, sports medicine professionals' salaries grew by 18% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of California, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of sports medicine. The pay differential between the highest paid sports medicine professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 40%
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in California
Physical Therapy $84,600
Physical Therapy Assistant $42,555
Physician Assistant $93,660
Sports Medicine $54,392
Sports medicine professionals in California earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Sports Medicine programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
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Most of these graduates, or 37%, earned a undergraduate certificate in sports medicine.
Sports Medicine Faculty Salaries in California
The number of sports medicine faculty, growth in the field of sports medicine academia and sports medicine faculty salaries in California, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching sports medicine courses to students at the certificate in sports medicine, associates degree in sports medicine, bachelors degree in sports medicine, and masters degree in sports medicine levels, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of sports medicine in California. Once you submit your information, you will get a chance to see the data we have collected thus far.
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BitPay Raises Record $30 Million in Series A Funding, Biggest in Bitcoin Industry Yet
Kim Lachance Shandrow
Former West Coast Editor
BitPay just hit the venture capital jackpot. The hot Atlanta-based Bitcoin payments startup hit is so big that it reportedly broke the record for the biggest financing round ever for a Bitcoin business.
The record $30 million Series A round -- led by Index Ventures with participation from A-List investors like billionaire Bitcoin backer Richard Branson, Yahoo co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang, PayPal founder Peter Thiel and a host of other tech industry heavy hitters -- boosts BitPay’s valuation to $160 million.
The $30 million round broke Coinbase’s record for the biggest-ever funding round by a Bitcoin firm. The San Francisco-based global Bitcoin exchange and digital currency wallet service raised $25 million last December.
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BitPay had previously raised $2.7 million in angel and venture capital funding, including a contribution from Shakil Khan, the founder of Bitcoin news site CoinDesk and former head of special projects at Spotify. Other notable earlier BitPay investors include actor Ashton Kutcher, SecondMarket CEO Barry Silbert and serial Bitcoin startup angel investor Roger Ver.
The pioneering Bitcoin transaction processor’s CEO and co-founder Anthony Gallippi told Entrepreneur.com today that his company's historic funding round is "a great endorsement for the entire bitcoin community."
The funding will be used to enhance and scale its existing platform, further expand the company overseas and grow its workforce with the addition of 70 positions. Most of the new jobs, which will triple the company’s staff in Atlanta, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires and San Francisco, will go to software developers, according to a statement BitPay released today.
Related: How Bitcoin Is Fueling a New Payments Battlefield
Also according to BitPay, the funding-fueled expansion will also see Gallippi transition to a new post as executive chairman and fellow BitPay co-founder Stephen Pair take over the role of CEO.
“Bitcoin is a borderless and frictionless payment system,” Gallippi said, “which is nearing a tipping-point moment in terms of merchant adoption."
Gallippi said earlier this month that it will soon be the norm for consumers everywhere to pay for goods and services in the world’s first peer-to-peer digital currency.
“In five years we expect Bitcoin to be widely accepted globally so that no matter where a person goes, bitcoin will be accepted alongside cash and credit cards,” Gallippi said.
An estimated 75,000 merchants already accept Bitcoin payments worldwide and that number grows by the day. You can track the growth around the clock on CoinMap.
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Founded in May 2011, BitPay now crunches $1 million in Bitcoin transactions every day across the world (50 percent in the U.S., 30 percent in Europe, and 20 percent throughout the rest of the world) for more than 30,000 merchants. Some of the big-name businesses BitPay processes Bitcoin payments for include Gyft, Shopify, TigerDirect, WordPress, and, yes, Branson’s commercial space flight venture Virgin Galactic. BitPay’s Mobile Checkout app enables retailers to accept payments in Bitcoins on their smartphones or tablets.
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University trials can go paperless with cloud-based EDC
By Laura Ascione
Clinovo offers free validated EDC for university research and clinical studies.
Clinovo is offering its cloud-based clinical research EDC (electronic data capture) system, ClinCapture, for no charge to universities, academic medical centers and other institutional research organizations.
Clinovo helps researchers embrace efficiency when developing and managing clinical trials. ClinCapture is a free, fully validated electronic data capture software.
It streamlines the development of clinical trials and enables universities to make the move from managing trials on paper to an electronic format, with no startup fees and no ongoing costs for the standard product.
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Laura Ascione
Laura Ascione is the Managing Editor, Content Services at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Find Laura on Twitter: @eSN_Laura http://twitter.com/eSN_Laura
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Home » Orchestras / Ensembles » Gringolts Quartet » Schoenberg - String Quartets Nos 2 & 4
Schoenberg - String Quartets Nos 2 & 4
Hartelius, Malin
Gringolts Quartet
Catalogue number BIS-2267 SACD
Orig. sample rate 96000Hz
Conceived thirty years apart, both works on the present disc came into being at difficult times in the life of Arnold Schoenberg. Emotional stress caused by a marital crisis around 1907-1908 is often claimed to have contributed to the break with tonality that the Second String Quartet represents – in the course of the work Schoenberg moves from the post-Wagnerian chromaticism of Late Romanticism to atonality, with the final movement lacking a key signature altogether. Another unusual feature is the inclusion of a soprano in the two last movements. Schoenberg himself later wrote: 'I was inspired by poems of Stefan George, the German poet ... and, surprisingly, without any expectation on my part, these songs showed a style quite different from everything I had written before.'
Almost thirty years later, in 1936, the String Quartet No. 4 was one of the first works that Schoenberg composed in the U.S.A. after having been forced into exile by the threat of the Nazi regime in Germany. He had left Europe in 1933, but the first years in his new home country had been taxing, with health problems and a difficult work schedule involving teaching in both Boston and New York. If the second quartet is a key work of musical modernism, pointing towards an as yet unknown future, String Quartet No. 4 rests securely on the principles of twelve-tone composition that Schoenberg had developed during the intervening years – but makes use of these principles in a somewhat freer, more relaxed manner than his previous twelve-tone works. The two works are given full-blooded performances by the Gringolts Quartet, joined by the Swedish soprano Malin Hartelius in the Second String Quartet.
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02 II. Sehr rasch 07:17 $ 1.75 USD
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String Quartet No.4, Op. 37 33:55
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String quartet Gringolts Quartet
Soprano Hartelius, Malin
Composer Schoenberg, Arnold
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Falcons' Brown pays costs for infant's funeral
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A Louisville family expressed gratitude toward Atlanta Falcons guard Jamon Brown for helping pay for the funeral expenses for 1-month-old De'Anthony Lee Trice.
Police said De'Anthony died last week after his father hit him in a post-video game rage. Brown, a Louisville-area native who attended the University of Louisville, used funds from his foundation to assist the family, who buried the boy at Louisville's Green Meadows Cemetery on Monday. The father, Anthony Trice, was indicted with first-degree murder and criminal abuse charges on Wednesday.
Alvena Smith, the child's great-grandmother, praised Brown.
"I'm very thankful and grateful to Jamon,'' Smith told ESPN via email. "I met him and his brother through my nephew. Jamon is so thoughtful. He has not forgotten where he came from. I can't thank him for his generosity because he definitely didn't have to bless us the way he did. I didn't know he loved us that much.
"To him I'm grateful. I thank his mom for doing a great job raising those boys because they turned out to be wonderful young men.''
Brown received word of the tragedy when the executive director of his foundation, Danny Mosby, reached out from Louisville and alerted him to the story. According to the police report, Anthony Trice was in his bedroom with his child playing video games at 8 p.m. May 3 when he began to lose the game. Trice then became angry and threw the remote. He told police he struck his infant son in the head with his fist, causing severe physical injury. After hitting the child, Trice attempted to quiet him. As he carried the baby into the kitchen, he dropped the baby -- according to the police report -- picked the baby up, then continued to the kitchen to make a bottle.
Trice brought the baby back into the bedroom and propped him up in a seated position, placed a blanket in front of the baby, and placed the bottle in the baby's mouth. He then left the baby and went to the bathroom. Upon his return, Trice noticed the baby was in distress and called 911 for help. The father and child were in the house alone as the mother, Ronisha Tunstill, told a Louisville television station she was out running errands.
The baby was taken to Norton Children's Hospital for the injuries and listed in serious condition. While at the hospital, he succumbed to the injuries and was pronounced dead on May 5 shortly after 8 p.m.
Trice, arrested May 4, is being held in the main jail of the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.
"I was getting off the field when my executive director sent me the story, and this was before we decided to step up and partner with Louisville Children's Hospital Foundation,'' Brown said. "When he sent me the story, I was like, 'Bro, this is sad.' I read it, and I broke down.
"I have a daughter of my own, and I can only imagine making an irrational decision after losing a video game, not only what that would do to me but what that would do to my family. I was like 'Damn' just to be honest. It's crazy some of the things that go on in this world.''
Bishop Dennis V. Lyons, who officiated at Monday's funeral service at New Zion Baptist Church, praised Brown's act of kindness.
"It was phenomenal,'' Lyons said. "Sometimes people will make donations, but he went beyond. He even bought a headstone. He actually did a miracle with this family, for them not to have the pressure to beg. They were able to have a very dignified funeral service.''
Brown, 26, started his foundation during his second season in the NFL. The mission statement of the foundation is to "impact the lives of those struggling with poverty, violence, and youth homelessness, and to improve upon the education and healthy living issues that are typically prevalent in at-risk areas while influencing others to do the same.'' The foundation is currently in the process of partnering with local businesses to keep Louisville swimming pools open for the summer after government funding was cut short.
Brown, who signed a three-year, $18.75 million contract in March as a free agent, felt it was his calling to assist with the infant's funeral cost. His brother, Jamal Brown, is a musician at the same True Believers In Christ Church the grieving family attends. Brown calls the pastor, Jason Reynolds, his best friend.
"I was like, 'Let's step outside of what we do' because I wanted to let the public know that we can't necessarily help every problem, but there are more problems that we do outside of our mission,'' Brown said. "We were hoping that it would inspire different organizations that, in times like this, would step up and just lend a helping hand.''
Brown offered words of encouragement to the family following the loss.
"Tough times don't last; tough people do,'' Brown said. "Something like this, as much as it hurts, you have to celebrate that that child is now in a better place. That child, although he didn't get to live a long life, that child is with our Maker. And just to keep in their mind that the child is not physically with them, but the child is now looking down on them.
"I'm sure the child would want them to be strong, still full of life and to keep living. Use their story to bring awareness to parenting. We, as parents, we need to make better decisions, and we need to be better parents for our kids and for the future.''
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Nobody Has Actually Seen the Mueller Report
Unless you work in the Justice Department, what you've seen is The Barr Letter.
By Jack Holmes
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It is great news for the United States of America that Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not find sufficient evidence to charge the president with conspiring with a foreign government. That is what we learned from the letter authored this weekend by Attorney General William Barr—a man who got the job after he wrote a 19-page memo attacking the Mueller probe. No one outside the Justice Department has seen The Mueller Report—only The Barr Letter.
As Charles P. Pierce wrote Sunday, Barr's language is tailored to place the findings in the best possible light for the president. Will Saletan also focused on Barr's language in Slate: does "the Russian government" include Natalya Veselnitskaya, the Russian lawyer at the Trump Tower meeting? She was not technically a government employee. While Barr almost certainly has accurately quoted the line from Mueller's report—"conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities"—we'll need to see the actual report to get a gauge of what the evidence was and why it did not rise to the level of a prosecutable offense.
Protected by a security detail, U.S. Attorney General William Barr leaves his home March 25, 2019 in McLean, Virginia.
Beyond the collusion question, though, Barr took Mueller's non-decision on possible obstruction of justice—the special counsel declined to come down on either side, but was clear the evidence did not exonerate the president—and made a decision himself over the weekend. Barr simply declared, citing a concurrence from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, that there was insufficient evidence to charge obstruction. This happens to line up pretty nicely with the conclusion that Barr reached while observing the investigation from the outside like the rest of us—the conclusion he put in that 19-page memo.
But surely Mueller did not intend to leave this decision up to the man who was installed a little over a month ago having written a memo attacking the probe specifically on the obstruction-of-justice question. Surely he meant to leave it to Congress. But either way, again, there's one thing to keep in mind: pretty much nobody has seen The Mueller Report. All we've seen is The Barr Letter, and it ain't the same.
Considering that, this New York Times front page is rather strange.
The Washington Post headline above zeroes in on the truth: all we know is what the attorney general says. It could very well be that Barr is accurately summarizing the findings and placing them in full and proper context. (Although, as Ari Melber pointed out, the letter has a habit of quoting only partial sentences of The Mueller Report.) But we need to see the actual report. And people need to stop conflating Barr's letter with the report, as some Times reporters seem to be doing.
Where is this Mueller Letter?
Elsewhere, the Times had an analysis from Peter Baker with the headline "A Cloud Over Trump’s Presidency Is Lifted." Here is the second paragraph:
There are still other clouds overhead and no one outside the Justice Department has actually read the report by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, which may yet disclose damning information if made public. But the end of the investigation without findings of collusion with Russia fortified the president for the battles to come, including his campaign for re-election.
I don't know what's in the actual report and it could be damning but it vindicates him is a strange tack. We seem to have settled into a binary framing where Trump either is charged or is completely exonerated, as if there are not acres of gray area where he could have done things that were dangerous or subverted the national interest but did not rise to the level of a direct conspiracy with the Russian government. (The political media, including Trump's critics, are responsible for this focus on a Transatlantic spy caper directly involving the president.) The vindication idea, while rooted in one objective premise—that Mueller did not file further charges—is also heavily based in the fact that Trump is saying it.
While critics will still argue about whether Mr. Trump tried to obstruct justice, the president quickly claimed vindication and Republican allies pounced on their Democratic colleagues for what they called an unrelenting partisan campaign against him.
It's not just "critics" who ought to argue about Trump possibly obstructing justice. Mueller apparently left the issue open in the report, presenting evidence which he did not decide whether, one way or the other, rose to an indictment level. Maybe after 22 months, he just wanted this all to be over, so he handed it over to the attorney general who's been there for a month to decide.
Or maybe he meant for this to go to Congress, where representatives of the American people could debate the nature of the president's actions. We also ought to see the evidence around, say, the Trump Tower meeting, or the Trump Tower Moscow deal, or campaign manager Paul Manafort sharing polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik, who has been linked to Russian intelligence. We ought to see the evidence without any curation from William Barr. The solution is clear: we should see the full report.
Presumably, the president—who now is indeed claiming "exoneration"—would also be interested in releasing the report. It completely clears him! It's also entirely legitimate, even though it was produced by the same guy mentioned here:
..This is a terrible situation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now, before it continues to stain our country any further. Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to USA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 1, 2018
This is one of approximately 3.4 million times Trump attacked the probe or, to a lesser extent, Robert Mueller specifically. The investigation was a Witch Hunt by 12 Angry Democrats until the day that it appeared Trump wouldn't be charged, at which point it was a very reputable probe indeed.
William Barr Did What He Was Hired to Do
Robert Mueller's Reputation Will Be Tested
This was predictable: the president is entirely uninterested in the truth, only what is useful to him and he can get enough people to believe. Having for years assaulted the investigation as illegitimate and politically motivated, he will now crow for the next two years about how the same investigation absolves him of all sins. It will likely be a quantum situation: it was both a Witch Hunt and a legitimate exoneration. You know, because most Witch Hunts end with a prosecutor declining to press charges. The idea this was a legitimate investigation launched with sufficient probable cause which did not uncover sufficient evidence of a criminal offense to charge a sitting president doesn't have the same ring to it as EXONERATED.
The easiest way to prove the president right, of course, would be to release The Mueller Report—something the notorious consensus-builders in the House of Representatives voted unanimously, across party lines, 420-0 in favor of. What are the arguments against it?
Jack Holmes Politics Editor Jack Holmes is the Politics Editor at Esquire, where he writes daily and edits the Politics Blog with Charles P Pierce.
It Sounds Like Trump's Bragging About Obstruction
Brad Parscale Signals Trump Strategy: The Gutter
Trump’s Legal Team Previewed Impeachment Defense
It's All Noise as Long as Robert Mueller Has a Job
The Fox News-Trump Machine Wants Retribution
Mr. Mueller Is Following the Money
Robert Mueller Isn't Going to Rescue the Country
Mueller Has Crossed Trump's 'Red Line.' Now What?
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Turkey signals response to Armenian genocide vote
A Turkish offensive into Iraq appears more likely after a US Congressional vote recognising the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as genocide. The resolution outraged Ankara and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said his country would respond, though he did not specify how. Turkey has been amassing troops on the border with Iraq to combat attacks by Kurdish rebels based there.
But the US, for whom Turkey is a crucial regional ally, is deeply opposed to any cross border operations, saying they would further destabilise the situation in Iraq. Next week the Turkish parliament is to vote on a request by the government to allow an operation in Iraq. That would set Washington and Ankara on a collision course.
A statement by Erdogan that Turkey would be prepared to pay the price of a military campaign in Iraq has raised the stakes. But despite anger over the genocide vote analysts believe the Turks may give diplomacy more time to work before launching a strike.
Fact-checking Trump's defense: 'They got their money'
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Office Refurbishment in Covent Garden
The client brief was to carry out office refurbishment to the two top floors, including common parts works and the replacement of the external main entrance door/canopy.
Our involvement consisted of obtaining local authority consents,
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Ellie Albiston joins the team
We welcome Ellie Albiston to our busy Building Surveying department who is also an APC candidate enrolled on the accelerated course to obtain those all important MRICS qualification letters asap.
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Susan joins the team
Cynthia goes back to school…
Newly Refurbished Warehouse Building
The former warehouse building was recently refurbished with exposed ceilings and services, timber floors, LED lighting and fantastic natural light.
The 1,859 sq. ft. premises was leased for a 15 year term, with regular rent reviews and mutual break options at close to the asking rent of £52.50 per sq.
A warm welcome to Tola Danso
A qualified accountant with varied experience in service charge and other property accounting procedures.
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New Covent Garden Office Scheme
Works are underway and being overseen by #FressonandTee inhouse project managers, alongside winning contractor @LSBuildltd until summer 2020. The scheme is to reconfigure and refurbish 5 large vacant office suites and associated common parts and lift replacement. Works include modern mechanical and electrical installations designed by @QuinnRoss and the accommodation finished to compliment the Victorian warehouse building which forms parts of the Thomas Neal Centre complex.
Goodge St – Refurbishment Video
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Considerate Construction
The client brief was a lateral conversion to link two properties at first, second and third floor levels. Then creating office floorspace with its own terrace and @sedumgreenroof to the first floor and high-end residential floorspace to all upper floors.
One of Charterhouse Square’s finest buildings
The square this building over looks is the largest courtyard associated with the London Charterhouse, mostly formed of Tudor architecture restored after the London Blitz.
Our Property Management department handles all the landlord and tenant matters relating to the occupation and management.
Spectacular Aldgate Refurbishment
Our Property Management department handles all the landlord and tenant matters relating to the occupation and management. As well as service charge and facilities management.
Fresson & Tee’s Architecture and Building Consultancy department previously completed the common parts and Wc refurbishment along with a cat B office fit out to the second floor.
A final exhibit at the museum…
Along with a Korean business on ground and an Italian finance company on the 1st floor, the building’s occupants are representative of London’s diverse population.
We now offer a rent reduction to 3rd floor, 29 Museum Street with a new rent of £24,300 PA inclusive of service charge.
#fressonandtee completed the specification, tendering process and onsite project management of this external repair and redecoration contract. Works consisted of @HelifixUK specialist masonry #structural brick stitching followed by a heritage colour change to the front façade. A full mansard roof covering overhaul,
#fressonandtee completed the specification, tendering process and onsite project management of this external repair and redecoration contract. Works consisted of a heritage colour change to the front façade to compliment the ornate stone detailing, render repairs, lead roof overhaul,
F&T Property Management Secures Building
The City of London and Old Spitalfields is a vibrant place, packed with history – each street and building with its own story to tell!. Many place names around this area have military connotations, as the area is at the edge of the Old Artillery Ground which was owned by Henry VIII in 1538.
Do I stay or do I go…
The clash this time though is not music but should you stay in your existing property when the lease ends or should you relocate?
Office rents remain high, the supply of accommodation relatively low.
If you’re on a 5 year lease cycle,
A Great Example of F&T’s Property Management Expertise
Our Property Management department handles all the landlord and tenant matters relating to the occupation and management. As well as service charge, rent collection and facilities management.
Last year Fresson & Tee’s Architecture and Building Consultancy department completed the specification and project management of the external repairs and redecorations restoration carried out by @FallonCoBuilders under a @JCTContracts of £153,000.00.
It’s Not Coming Home
The Midtown Business Club is a not-for-profit organisation focused on providing new opportunities for Midtown businesses.
We will be back to defend our wooden spoon trophy next year!
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THE PRESSURE’S OFF!!
Fresson and Tee are delighted to have assisted yet another client from start to finish with their office relocation, allowing them to concentrate on what really matters.
Wanting a change of scene from the financial heartland of The City,
New Project in Chinatown London
A recently completed project in Chinatown London by our Architecture and Building Consultancy department. The Chinatown enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street whereby this particular site is located in the heart of it all. A thriving and quirky part of London containing a number of Chinese restaurants,
Considerate Constructors Scheme
The Considerate Constructors Scheme is a non-profit-making, independent organisation founded in 1997 by the construction industry to improve its image. Abiding by their Code of Considerate Practice, designed to encourage best practice beyond statutory requirements. As a professional service organisation, we perform a vital role in the construction process with the responsibility to conduct ourselves in a considerate manner at all times.
The Outer Temple Listed Building
A flagstone public passageway with wrought iron roof lantern through runs through it, leading to Middle Temple at the rear. Passing the beautiful mosaic giraffe and ornate wrought iron and stone cantilevered staircase, which runs up through the core of the building within the common parts.
Welcome Gurvinder Singh Taak!
Handling landlord and tenant matters relating to the occupation and management of properties. As well as service charge, rent collection, facilities management and advising clients on a varied portfolio of assets.
Call Stevan, Hardeep or Gurvinder on 020 7391 7100 if you require property management advice.
JOCKEYING FOR POSITION IN HOLBORN
This 1,654 sq. ft, #openplan #office benefits from timber floors, plastered ceilings, comfort cooling and lots of natural light due to windows to the front, rear and side of the suite.
A unique, large courtyard style communal kitchen and breakout area is the focal point on the ground floor,
Run F&T Run
Our teams fasted runners were Andrew Williams who finished in 27:36 mins, followed by Andy Kirby 10 seconds behind.
We all look forward to returning again next year.
AIM FOR THE SUMMIT!
Enviously located in a garden square with the buzz of High Holborn a few minutes away, Summit House is perfect for a business that wants to be centrally located yet slight adrift of the throngs.
Originally constructed in 1925,
These works involved reconfiguring layouts and refurbishing three of the existing flats. Whilst constructing a new mansard roof extension to provide the required space to accommodate a fourth flat. Works also included common parts refurbishment and full external repairs and redecorations.
#ThowbackThursday
This mixed-use property is located in the Trafalgar Square Conservation Area in London’s busy West End. The existing development spanned over two existing buildings consisting of restaurants, offices and residential. The works involved the refurbishment of the existing offices on the first and second floor.
NEWLY BUILT AND NEWLY LET IN KING’S CROSS!!!
Whilst there are many newly built offices in Argent’s King’s Cross Central scheme, few exist outside of this rarefied big building enclave that caters to the smaller occupier, particularly with a top specification.
At just over 2,500 sq.
F&T 90th Celebrations Continue
A huge thank you to @LeeValleyPark and to all of our guests who attended and continued the celebrations into the evening with us.
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Piano House Office Refurbishment Completed
Piano House is a Victorian warehouse located in #Brixton, originally used to store and service musical instruments. Nowadays, following an office conversion, it is a vibrant, quirky workspace over five floors occupied with creative companies.
This office refurbishment is located on the fourth floor and taking up half of this floor level,
One small step for mankind, one mighty hike for a good cause
Their efforts have raised over £600 which will help improve the lives of people living with cancer.
Well done both of you!
Feeling generous for a very good cause? Then why not add a donation to the following link.
Amazing Covent Garden Flat Refurbishment
Tucked away in a little corner of Covent Garden is #Nealsyard. A side street which leads into a beautiful courtyard surrounded by colourful facade’s. Containing the iconic Neal’s Yard remedies, Neal’s Yard Dairy and the popular Wild Food Café. There are also many other small boutique stores that specialise in sustainable and ethical practices.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO OWN A BUILDING IN KING’S CROSS??
For the business owner occupier, it offers open plan office accommodation with comfort cooling, good natural light and large windows, front and rear.
For developers and investors, this building provides an opportunity to reconfigure, add an extra floor as well as a multi storey rear extension.
Our Property Management department took over the management of this former 1930’s cinema from the beginning of 2019.
A once derelict landmark, converted in the 1980s and refurbished in 2000 to give new life to the building and its eight apartments and ground floor retail use.
F&T Refurbished Building Stars in TV Advertisement
Fresson and Tee are proud to see a completed refurbishment project for our client Workspace Group featured in this recent Kellogg’s Crunchie TV commercial. The Chocolate Factory is located in a trendy and thriving cultural quarter of North London.
See link here to the full clip filmed within the new restaurant https://youtu.be/sEWFcrQnmj4.
Kings Cross Offices Let To UCL
Acting for the landlord, Fresson and Tee has recently let a 12,000 sq. ft. office building to UCL for use as an engineering campus with strong links to Formula 1 racing. Available for a short term only, UCL attained pole position in the race to secure this well located King’s Cross property.
90 Years Old and Still Going Strong…
Few firms these days can boast a heritage dating back almost 100 years.
In this time, Fresson and Tee has grown from a single person chartered surveying practice in Surrey to a multi-disciplinary, central London based real estate consultancy dealing with many aspects of property ownership and development.
Two New Office Suites Available Now In Kings Cross, N1
Fresson and Tee are delighted to launch two newly constructed, penthouse office suites at Northdown House, Northdown Street, King’s Cross, N1.
Being a few minutes from King’s Cross’ fantastic transport links and with stunning views of London, this high spec,
An easy journey
Working on behalf of an insurance company client, Fresson and Tee have successfully negotiated terms for a new lease on its swanky 6,000 sq. ft. offices in Holborn.
As well as benefitting from significant rental savings over the lease term,
Fresson and Tee Celebrates 90 Years
The current directors are the third generation of management leading the firm. In that time we have grown from a single practitioner to a successful multi-discipline chartered surveying and property consultants practice of more than 20 employees across three specialist departments.
Congratulations Simon!
Fresson and Tee are pleased to announce that Simon Davis has passed his Assessment of Professional Competence to become a Chartered Building Surveyor.
After much effort and hard work, he is now entitled to use the designation MRICS after his name.
Studios Holloway
Unit features include exposed concrete, decent floor to ceiling height, lots of natural light and a modern, open-plan environment.
Studios Holloway benefits from an on-site gym, yoga studios, cafe, and all a two-minute walk to the nearest tube and Central London within 5 minutes…
Clerkenwell cool, but without the cost!
Studios Holloway is located 50 metres from Holloway Underground Station and a short walk to the magic mile in Upper Street, Islington.
This mixed-use scheme has a diverse range of occupiers that include a yoga studio, a gym,
The wackiest reception in town????
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Visit https://bit.ly/2AAfgx1 for further information or call David Shapiro or Harry Hopson at 020 7391 7100.
Stunning new offices for sale in King’s Cross
They are situated close to Argent’s Granary Square and London’s newest shopping destination, the exciting Coal Drops Yard, developed by Thomas Heatherwick.
Call our Property MAnagement Team
Visit https://bit.ly/2PLvjxf for further information or call David Shapiro or Harry Hopson on 020 7391 7100.
Fresson and Tee has launched a 3,200 sq. ft office at Argyle House, directly opposite King’s Cross and St Pancras Stations. The reception is due to have a unique makeover, creating a truly original journey into this well located building.
29 Museum Street | 1,061 sq.ft | Fully Refurbished by Fresson and Tee
Bloomsbury’s cobbled Streets and characterful buildings once frequented by writers, intellectuals and artists throughout the 20th Century is home to the British Museum and is celebrated for its cultural history.
The Future of Bloomsbury
A place where the future is even more exciting than the past Bloomsbury has transformed its identity as a major business,
Up For The Cup
It’s Not All Work and No Play
Proving it’s not all work and no play, Fresson and Tee recently showed its sporting prowess by taking part in two important property industry sporting events.
The company was a runner-up in the plate competition at the inaugural Mid Town Business Club football tournament –
Fresson and Tee Make Their Mark Challenging for Silverware at the MBC Football Tournament
Nail biting penalty shootouts, sterling individual performances and a tantalising final, the inaugural Midtown Business Club 5 a-side tournament had it all, and all for a good cause.
Fresson and Tee left nothing on the field, reaching the Plate Final after a dramatic penalty shootout in the semis.
Fresson and Tee Continues to Bloom…
Fresson and Tee are delighted to welcome Darin Flower to the Architecture and Building Consultancy.
Darin brings a further level of experience to this very busy department and he will be working alongside directors Neil Panton, Colin Martin and Robert Say with a variety of refurbishment projects around some of central London’s best-known estates.
The expansion continues…….
Fresson and Tee are pleased to welcome Harry Hopson to its Commercial Property Team, where he will be working alongside department head, David Shapiro with a full range of commercial property services.
Speak to either David or Harry if you require any advice on your commercial property,
Jurassic Coast Mighty Hike
Both Jane and Gari completed the 22 mile trek. Gari did it in 9hrs3mins 52seconds and raised £265. Jane completed the walk in 11hrs 48mins 46 seconds and raised £632. About 1500 people started and 1312 finished. What a fantastic achievement for a wonderful cause.
Managing Growth!
David Vickerstaff has joined Fresson and Tee’s property management team, bringing a further level of experience to this very busy and ever growing department.
He joins departmental head, Stevan Kelsey and Hardeep Arora, advising clients on a varied portfolio of assets in London and the South East.
MidTown Business Club Dinner Soirée
The MidTown Business Club celebrated its biggest event last night. It’s a Dinner for a Cause supporting Coram’s Fields as its charity partner.
Sir Keir Starmer QC, MP for Holborn & St Pancras and Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting EU is also in attendance and the night’s keynote speaker.
Asset managed in Old Street
Fresson and Tee has recently advised a landlord client with a lease renewal of some characterful, warehouse offices in Wharf Road, N1, a short stroll to Old Street.
A new 5 year lease was agreed to existing tenant,
Cool, contemporary offices to rent!
Studios Holloway is located 100 metres from Holloway Underground Station and about half a mile up the road from Highbury Corner.
The development is an integrated, mixed-use scheme with a diverse range of occupiers that include a Bikram yoga specialist,
Leading international brand moves into Cynthia Street, N1
Fresson and Tee’s agency team are delighted to announce the leasehold disposal of 2nd Floor, 6-9 Cynthia Street, London N1, to leading international children’s apparel branding group, the Brand Machine Group.
This fully refurbished 2,029 sq. ft. open plan office is highly specified and includes an exposed and vaulted ceiling,
Huge Value Add as Rare Fitzrovia Freehold Sold
Fresson and Tee have sold 1 Warren Mews, W1 to internationally renowned, Hong Kong based architects practice, Joyce Wang who will use the building as their new London headquarters.
The Victorian era mews building is modern and bright space with exposed brickwork,
We’ve all heard of The Old Curiosity Shop, but did you know it actually exists in Central London?
It’s located in Portsmouth Street, WC2 and as everyone knows, was immortalised in the Charles Dicken’s novel of the same name.
Fitzrovia’s house of ill repute……..
London is full of hidden gems. Recently Fresson and Tee completed the full refurbishment of one such gem at 23 Rathbone Street; nestled in the heart of London’s Fitzrovia.
Originally constructed as a town house, the 17th century delight has had a varied and sometimes even salacious past,
Wot’s the deal at Tiger House??!!
Kings Cross used to be the dark side of the moon, as far as commercial locations were concerned.
Massive regeneration has seen it transform from a location to pass by to a destination of choice, with many big names moving into the area.
Time Out for King’s Cross
Fresson and Tee, together with Pilcher Hershman, are delighted to announce that they have leased the ground and lower ground floor offices at 77 Wicklow Street, WC1 to Time Out on a new 5 year lease.
The 17,000 sq.
A mini cruise into the past
Most people, when they think of P+O, think cruise ships to shores afar.
Here at Fresson and Tee, for employees of a certain age, we also think of The Aunts and a once magnificent villa in the heart of St.
Frankenbeauty or Frankenbuilding???
Long time recipients of Fresson and Tee’s social media will recall that we started a tongue in cheek feature called Frankenbuildings, where modern buildings were constructed around older properties with some horrific aesthetic results, in the vein of Mary Shelly’s most famous creation.
Fresson and Tee’s new website goes live……
What a year 2017 has so far been for Fresson and Tee!
Firstly, we left the comfort of our 43 year old King’s Cross home for the delights of Lincoln’s Inn Fields………and now we reveal a slick re-brand and shiny new website.
Docklands Delight!
The view from Fresson and Tee’s latest instruction is a wet, yet wonderful outlook onto Millwall Inner Dock in London’s Docklands.
The Commercial Property team are instructed to advise a tenant upon a forthcoming rent review of their offices,
Sailing off to the Southbank
Fresson and Tee has been instructed by a leading marine insurance provider to acquire new offices in trendy Southbank.
Their preference is for a modern office, a manned reception (preferable, but not essential), with either raised floors or perimeter trunking.
Nothing Standard about Fresson and Tee…..
Fresson and Tee were delighted to participate in Standard Chartered’s Great City 5K run yesterday.
The run was around the closed off streets of the City of London, in aid of raising funds and awareness for Seeing is Believing which helps to tackle avoidable blindness across the world.
New warehouse office being brought to market in King’s Cross
Fresson and Tee are excited to announce the launch of a new, warehouse style office to rent in King’s Cross’ Nothdown Street.
This bright and airy suite was last refurbished 5 years ago to a cool, semi industrial style but benefits from all modern amenities.
IDENTIFY AND ACQUIRE
Fresson and Tee’s commercial property team have been instructed by a medically led, healthcare organisation to identify and acquire new freehold premises for their own use in central London.
A challenging instruction by any means, particularly as the new building must be within a few minutes walk of an underground or main line station.
TIGER HOUSE CAPTURED BY A LUCKY TENANT
Fresson and Tee has agreed terms to on behalf of its property company client to dispose the wonderful Studio 11 Tiger House.
This special property has been a long term estate agency instruction for Fresson and Tee and is normally the easiest of its properties to lease.
WHAT A SCORCHER!!
Located a few minutes from the centre of King’s Cross, this contemporary 17,000 sq. ft. over ground and lower ground floors has all mod cons….
Full marketing details are here
MUSEUM STREET MARVEL
Fresson & Tee are pleased to announce that video production specialists, Striker Productions has acquired the 1st Floor suite at 29 Museum Street, WC1 on a short term lease.
The 350 sq. ft. self-contained office is excellently located close to Covent Garden and Tottenham Court Road,
MIDTOWN’S MAGNIFICENT VIEW…
This is the view from Fresson & Tee’s new home.
A privilege to see that every day!!
Bye Bye King’s Cross, Hello Lincolns Inn Fields
After operating in the same building in King’s Cross more than 40 years, Fresson & Tee has moved to swanky new modern offices in Lincoln’s Inn Fields.
The decision was taken to due to it having outgrown their former HQ building and wanting to be in a single floor as opposed to several.
AN ENGLISHWOMAN’S HOME IS HER CASTLE
The Fresson & Tee agency team were amused to read about the high court ruling that property developer Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring can leave the red and white stripes on the front of her terrace home in Kensington, which she painted in March 2015.
AMAZING ASSIGNMENT…
A cool, open plan warehouse style office suite has been brought to the market by Fresson & Tee’s agency team.
Available by assignment of an existing lease with 2 years remaining, this 1,400 sq. ft King’s Cross office is stuck in a time warp as its rent is fixed at 2014 levels!
FINALLY SOME POSITIVE NEWS REGARDING BUSINESS RATES
Despite the negative press regarding the business rates revaluation, there is finally some good news to report.
The VOA has announced that from 1 April 2017, the use of the small business multiplier threshold is increasing from £18,000 to £51,000.
DERBYSHIRE DELIGHT!
A small office suite has hit the market at Derbyshire House, King’s Cross, a wonderful art deco building.
The part 3rd floor suite provides a delightful working environment for its occupants and benefits from a wonderful roof garden which offers fantastic views across King’s Cross and Central London.
ALL INCLUSIVE CRACKER IN CLERKENWELL
Fresson & Tee, together with Kinney Green, are currently marketing a unique all-inclusive office suite in the heart of Clerkenwell – 3rd Floor, 12-13 Clerkenwell Green, EC1.
Specification of the suite includes perimeter trunking, stunning vaulted ceiling, wooden floors,
COMING SOON TO KING’S CROSS
Fresson & Tee are currently refurbishing the 2nd floor at 6-9 Cynthia Street, N1, which is due to be ready by the end of March 2017.
With a floor area of circa 2,100 sq. ft., the open plan suite will benefit from a vaulted exposed ceiling,
INVESTMENT DEAL IN CHELMSFORD
Fresson & Tee has acquired a modern office investment at Osprey House, Hedgerows Business Park, Chelmsford, for a leading private property company client.
Let to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government until 9 January 2019,
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2019 record: 2-14 (4th in AFC North)
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2008 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule & Results
2008 Cincinnati Bengals schedule and results. All games played on Sundays unless otherwise noted.
Sun 9/7
Cincinnati (0-1) 0 3 0 7 10
Baltimore (1-0) 7 3 7 0 17
C. Palmer (CIN), 24-9-94, 1 INT, 0 TD
J. Flacco (BAL), 29-15-129, 0 INT, 0 TD
C. Perry (CIN), 19-42
L. McClain (BAL), 19-86
T. Houshmandzadeh (CIN), 3-44
D. Mason (BAL), 4-44
Bengals/Ravens Box Score
Tennessee (2-0) 0 14 3 7 24
Cincinnati (0-2) 0 7 0 0 7
K. Collins (TEN), 21-14-128, 0 INT, 1 TD
C. Palmer (CIN), 27-16-134, 2 INT, 0 TD
C. Johnson (TEN), 19-109
C. Perry (CIN), 21-64, 1 TD
J. Gage (TEN), 5-59, 1 TD
C. Johnson (CIN), 4-37
Titans/Bengals Box Score
F/OT
Cincinnati (0-3) 3 10 0 10 0 23
NY Giants (3-0) 0 10 3 10 3 26
E. Manning (NYG), 43-26-289, 0 INT, 1 TD
D. Ward (NYG), 9-80
T. Houshmandzadeh (CIN), 12-146, 1 TD
S. Smith (NYG), 7-60
Bengals/Giants Box Score
Cleveland (1-3) 3 0 0 17 20
D. Anderson (CLE), 24-15-138, 1 INT, 1 TD
R. Fitzpatrick (CIN), 35-21-156, 3 INT, 1 TD
J. Lewis (CLE), 25-79, 1 TD
R. Fitzpatrick (CIN), 4-41
K. Winslow (CLE), 5-54
Browns/Bengals Box Score
Sun 10/5
Dallas (4-1) 10 7 0 14 31
T. Romo (DAL), 23-14-176, 1 INT, 3 TD
F. Jones (DAL), 9-96, 1 TD
A. Chatman (CIN), 7-55
J. Witten (DAL), 8-79, 1 TD
Bengals/Cowboys Box Score
NY Jets (3-2) 7 10 3 6 26
B. Favre (NYJ), 33-25-189, 2 INT, 1 TD
R. Fitzpatrick (CIN), 6-23, 1 TD
T. Jones (NYJ), 17-65, 2 TD
L. Coles (NYJ), 8-61
Bengals/Jets Box Score
Pittsburgh (5-1) 10 0 7 21 38
B. Roethlisberger (PIT), 28-17-216, 0 INT, 2 TD
M. Moore (PIT), 20-120, 2 TD
C. Benson (CIN), 14-52
S. Holmes (PIT), 5-89
Steelers/Bengals Box Score
Houston (3-4) 7 7 14 7 35
M. Schaub (HOU), 28-24-280, 0 INT, 3 TD
S. Slaton (HOU), 15-53, 1 TD
A. Johnson (HOU), 11-143
Bengals/Texans Box Score
Jacksonville (3-5) 0 3 0 16 19
D. Garrard (JAX), 38-23-229, 1 INT, 0 TD
M. Jones-Drew (JAX), 10-33, 1 TD
C. Benson (CIN), 24-104, 1 TD
M. Jones (JAX), 7-69
Jaguars/Bengals Box Score
Philadelphia (5-4-1) 0 3 7 3 0 13
Cincinnati (1-8-1) 0 10 3 0 0 13
D. McNabb (PHI), 58-28-339, 3 INT, 1 TD
B. Westbrook (PHI), 14-60
K. Curtis (PHI), 7-64
Eagles/Bengals Box Score
Cincinnati (1-9-1) 7 0 0 3 10
Pittsburgh (8-3) 0 10 10 7 27
M. Moore (PIT), 15-56
Bengals/Steelers Box Score
Baltimore (8-4) 3 10 14 7 34
Cincinnati (1-10-1) 0 3 0 0 3
D. Mason (BAL), 6-91, 1 TD
Ravens/Bengals Box Score
Indianapolis (9-4) 7 7 14 7 35
P. Manning (IND), 32-26-277, 0 INT, 3 TD
D. Rhodes (IND), 10-31, 1 TD
G. Robinson (IND), 6-69
Bengals/Colts Box Score
Washington (7-7) 0 10 0 3 13
Cincinnati (2-11-1) 14 3 0 3 20
J. Campbell (WAS), 28-17-167, 0 INT, 1 TD
C. Portis (WAS), 25-77
S. Moss (WAS), 7-72, 1 TD
C. Henry (CIN), 4-54, 1 TD
Redskins/Bengals Box Score
Cincinnati (3-11-1) 7 7 0 0 14
Cleveland (4-11) 0 0 0 0 0
R. Fitzpatrick (CIN), 9-5-55, 0 INT, 1 TD
K. Dorsey (CLE), 17-10-64, 3 INT, 0 TD
C. Benson (CIN), 38-171
J. Lewis (CLE), 16-76
J. Johnson (CIN), 3-27
J. Wright (CLE), 6-33
Bengals/Browns Box Score
Kansas City (2-14) 0 0 0 6 6
Cincinnati (4-11-1) 3 10 0 3 16
T. Thigpen (KC), 36-19-191, 0 INT, 1 TD
L. Johnson (KC), 10-18
D. Bowe (KC), 10-103
A. Caldwell (CIN), 5-34
Chiefs/Bengals Box Score
Cincinnati (1-0) 20
Green Bay (0-1) 17
Detroit (2-0) 27
New Orleans (2-1) 13
Cincinnati (1-2) 0
Indianapolis (1-4) 7
Summary, Standings, Scores, Statistics, Team Statistics, Draft
2008 Cincinnati Bengals
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Apple’s iPhone SE2 Steps Up Price War With Flagship Features
Jay McGregor Senior Contributor
Is Apple planning to launch an updated iPhone SE with face ID in 2020? Photographer: David Paul ... [+] Morris/Bloomberg
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Changing consumer habits have forced the old guard to switch tactics and invest in genuinely impressive mid-range smartphones. New rumours about Face ID making its way into Apple’s iPhone SE 2 suggests those tactics will continue in 2020.
The rumour comes from typically reliable Japanese tech blog Mac Otakara, which claims that Apple will release two iPhone SE variants, one with Face ID and another with Touch ID. The report says that the information has come from “several Apple suppliers” at CES and talks about an updated iPhone 8, which presumably means the next iPhone SE.
If accurate, this would be a big upgrade for the budget phone. Face ID represents some of Apple’s most impressive technology - so much so that it was far ahead of whatever any Android maker could produce when it launched (that changed with the Pixel 4). To make its way to Apple’s cheapest variant suggests that the Cupertino-based company isn’t shying away from vacuuming up more of the price-conscious consumers that have become so important in the last couple of release cycles.
The inclusion of Face ID would also make it one of the few budget phones to have this technology. Samsung’s S10e doesn’t have a secure face unlock system compared to Apple’s, and Google’s face unlock - which rivals Apple’s - came after the the Pixel 3A was launched. So the gauntlet has truly been laid down for Google and Samsung, both of which will launch new devices in May and February respectively.
Apple’s rumoured decision is plausible for one simple reason: the mid-range market has stepped up a few gears in the last two years. The iPhone XR, Pixel 3A (which is arguably better than the Pixel 3), the S10e, the S10 Lite and possibly the new Galaxy Fold are all affordable phones that pack high-end features.
The new Galaxy Fold/Flip for example is rumoured to cost anywhere between $840 and $1000. It seems unlikely that next generation foldable technology could be priced so low, but the Motorola Razr undercut the Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X by $500 - so prices are coming down quickly. Then there’s the Pixel 3A, which houses the same camera tech as the flagship Pixel 3 - or the Note 10 Lite’s minuscule-bezel screen and triple camera set up.
As manufacturers look to stem the slow sales slump by turning to cheaper phones, consumers are seeing - for the first time - genuinely impressive mid-range phones from the big brands - and there’s a lot more to come this year. 2020 is the year of the budget smartphone.
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Archeology is the anthropological field that studies the material cultures of former human populations. The most ancient of these populations are the subject of Paleolithic archeology, which deals with the material remains of early hunter-gatherers, from the first stone artifacts of 2.5 million years ago to artifacts documenting the initial steps toward sedentary life and agriculture at the end of the last Ice Age. Paleolithic archeology is often perceived as studying typical and rather invariant Oldowan, Acheulean, or Middle Paleolithic stone artifact assemblages that sometimes accompany human fossils. Moreover, because archeological analyses of these associated finds has remained fairly dissociated from evolutionary discussions in physical anthropology, the assumption has formed that human design, production, and use of tools stagnated during at least the first 2 million years (Myr) of their existence. In fact, however, Paleolithic artifacts are considerably more informative than this: they provide clues to early human behavior and
attest to hominins' increasing capabilities and efforts to get beyond the physical limits of their bodies by using tools. Although tool use and manufacture do occur occasionally in the animal kingdom—ranging from the use of unmodified objects in one specific context that some species of invertebrates, insects, birds, and mammals have developed to the tools adaptive to different problem settings that primates, especially great apes, and some bird species, namely crows, tend to use—as will be described later, tools emerge as an eminently human production indeed. For modern humans, who have created an artificial world, tools are their second nature. How we got from our occasionally tool-using primate ancestors to a species that is helpless without tools can be traced only by following the development of artifact assemblages. Therefore, this chapter will focus on the potentials and limitations of interpreting artifacts and tools found in archeological contexts to illuminate this special human character.
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Review: Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
They said that everyone could be saved, but I've yet to meet anyone who has had their animal magically dematerialised, like Pilgrim's sack of sin. Not without the undertow coming for them.
But the men in the lift didn't carry their animals like burdens, certainly not the giant in front with the burn scars creeping down his neck underneath his t-shirt, and a Mongoose slung across his chest in a customised baby sling. They carried them the way other men carry weapons.
The Mongoose snarled at me, and I may have hesitated for an instant before I stepped into the lift. It didn't go unnoticed. I turned to face the doors as they slid closed, turning my back on the men and their menagerie, although I could see their warped reflections in the shiny aluminium, like a cheap funhouse mirror by way of Hieronymus Bosch.
"Aren't you afraid,” asked the giant in a voice like silt, “to be in here with all us animals?”
“You should be afraid to be in here with me,” I snapped, not bothering to turn around.
- Zoo City by Lauren Beukes, p.62
Zinzi December is a young South African woman working as a 419 scammer to pay off her drug debts. She carries a sloth on her back, the legacy of a different kind of debt, who acts as a familiar, granting her the ability to find lost objects for people. She has a rule; no missing persons, only things. However, when a wealthy music producer offers her a lot of money to track down a young pop star she sees a chance to finally clear her debt. The job puts her in a lot of danger, mixing with junkies, hit men, gangsters, unscrupulous journalists, muti and the spectre of the Undertow, which ultimately comes to claim all “zoos” (people like Zinzi, cursed with an animal to care for).
Zoo City is the second novel by South African writer Lauren Beukes, author of Moxyland, and it won her the Arthur C. Clarke Award. I picked it up because of William Gibson's recommendation on the cover and was not disappointed. You can really see Gibson's influence in the writing style and gritty setting. It also reminded me a little of Tim Powers' contemporary novels.
It makes a refreshing change to read some truly original urban fantasy, with such an intriguing premise. I loved the inserted extra material about the world, such as the documentary about an Afghanistan warlord and his flack jacketed penguin, and the interviews with prisoners with animals.
The characters were all realistic, interesting people, but it was the setting that really made the novel. The Zoo City ghetto within Johannesburg felt like such a fascinating, scary, dangerous and oddly beautiful place. I'd gladly read other stories set there.
Zoo City is an original novel that is part urban fantasy, part gritty crime story. It's a wild ride, recommended for Gibson fans and anyone looking for something a bit different to read.
Rated: ★★ ★ ★ ☆
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Going downhill: GST collections drop 5.3% year-on-year in October
By: FE Bureau |
Published: November 2, 2019 4:51:49 AM
Mop-up lower than year-ago period for second straight month, deficit seen widening.
At the end of September, over a Rs 1 lakh crore of IGST remained unallocated.
Goods and services tax (GST) collections in October — concerning mostly September transactions — came in at Rs 95,380 crore, 5.29% lower than in the year-ago month, amplifying concerns over a likely big deficit in revenue from this comprehensive indirect tax and cementing the notion that economic slowdown is barely being reversed.
The September GST collections were just Rs 91,916 crore, a 19-month low, and these were 2.7% lower than the year-ago month. There was only one more occasion since GST’s April 2017 launch the collection for any month declined from the year-ago month — in August 2018.
The low October GST mop-up was despite the fact that as the month that follows the middle point of the fiscal, October is believed to be a high-revenue month for the government, rivalled only by April, that follows the end of fiscal year. Collections in October 2018 was Rs 1,00,710 crore and there were only six more months when the overall GST revenue crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore threshold.
Worse, the GST on imports dipped 3.38% in October 2019, reflecting the 13.5% contraction in merchandise imports during September, which mirrored a consumption slump ahead of the festive season.
For the Centre, the anaemic GST collections mean its Central GST (CGST) revenue could fall considerably short, impacting the budget maths.
While the monthly average CGST revenue to reach the Budget estimate for FY20 is Rs 43,833 crore, the collections thus far has been Rs 40,829 crore per month. That is a shortfall of a neat Rs 3,000 crore per month or Rs 36,000 crore a year.
The state governments are also feeling the pinch as the requirement of compensation is rising and the compensation ces kitty is shrinking. In the April-October period, the average monthly compensation cess kitty was Rs 8,115 crore, which would mean a shortfall of over Rs 1.1 lakh crore on an anualised basis. Of course, going by the past trend, some Rs 60,000 crore of the unallocated IGST funds might finally get distributed among the states towards the end of year, reducing the shortfall to that extent.
At the end of September, over a Rs 1 lakh crore of IGST remained unallocated. A tax official had told FE earlier that the likely cess receipts this year might be enough to bridge the states’ GST revenue shortfall only till December.
Pratik Jain, partner & leader, indirect tax at PwC India, wrote: “While for April-September, there is still over 3% growth when compared to corresponding period last year, it is declining steadily. For November, the collection should be better given the festivities in October. While with simplification of compliances and tightening of administrative measures, collection could slightly improve in next few months, there is definitely a need of stimulus to spur demand”.
In a sign that the economic slowdown is only getting worse, the output of eight core industries, which include coal, steel, cement and electricity, contracted 5.2% in September, the sharpest decline at least since April 2005. While coal output shrank 20.5% in the month, six other sectors too declined, leaving only fertilisers to register positive growth.
A government release said on Friday: “The gross GST revenue collected in the month of October, 2019 is Rs 95,380 crore of which CGST is Rs 7,582 crore, SGST is Rs 23,674 crore, IGST is Rs 46,517 crore (including Rs 21,446 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs 7,607 crore (including Rs 774 crore collected on imports). The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of September up to 31st October, 2019 is 73.83 lakh.” It added that the government has settled Rs 20,642 crore to CGST and Rs 13,971 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. “The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of October, 2019 is Rs 38,224 crore for CGST and Rs 37,645 crore for the SGST”.
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Editorial: Working with dignity
By: The Financial Express |
Published: June 10, 2015 12:29:34 AM
Allowing fixed-term workers is a good idea
It is unfortunate, but not unexpected, that the country’s labour unions should be objecting to the government’s proposal, reported in Business Standard, to hire fixed-term workers for a specified period of time. The proposal has naturally been welcomed by industry, which needs this in order to have more flexibility in its hiring of labour—only two states have changed Chapter VB of the Industrial Disputes Act that deals with hire-and-fire, and allows this for firms with up to 300 workers, up from the current 100. But in the absence of any such flexibility, industry has made do with hiring temporary workers, often through contractors on whose rolls the workers are registered. This has resulted in a situation where workers on the same assembly line, often doing similar kind of work, get disparate emoluments—indeed, several high-profile labour disputes in recent years have been the result of the tension due to excessive use of contractor-workers. What the proposed changes, in what are called Standing Orders, do is to allow for fixed-term contracts where fixed term workers will get the same benefits that permanent employees get—except, these workers have a fixed tenure. This was initially proposed by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 2003 but formally junked by the UPA later.
Were the trade unions to accept the change, ironically, this will strengthen their membership since this will lead to more jobs and at better salaries—right now, with rigid labour laws, firms are hiring a smaller number of people which, in turn, puts a cap on the membership of trade unions. In the textiles sector, for instance, the industry had been proposing a double-MGNREGA for a long time—guaranteeing 200 days of work a year at a minimum salary of Rs 200 per day—but this was never accepted by the government; had this been done, it would have been a big jobs-creator, considering the sector has traditionally been a big employer but has been losing its competitiveness of late.
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The urgency to reform labour laws is best seen from the fact that India is simply not creating enough jobs. A Crisil study had found that employment elasticity—the percentage rise in employment for every percentage point rise in GDP—fell from 0.52% in FY00-05 to 0.38% in FY05-12. As a result, according to Crisil, while India’s working age population will rise by 85 million in seven years to FY19, around 51 million will be seeking employment. But industry—which includes construction—will be able to absorb 20 million people in FY12-19 as compared to 31 million in FY05-12. As for the more dramatic changes in Chapter VB, as this newspaper has been arguing, rather than the Centre trying to push through the changes, as is happening right now, this is best left to state governments like Rajasthan. This is so since, even if the Centre makes a change, there will be no change on the ground until the states change their rules—so why take on powerful trade unions, and give the Opposition parties another cause over which they unite?
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The Cartoon Brew reports that at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 27, at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in North Hollywood, voice actor Rob Paulsen who played Yakko on the Spielberg/WB animated TV series Animaniacs, and composer Randy Rogel who wrote the songs, will present a 1 ½-hour live medly of Animaniacs songs, including their most popular numbers plus others that were cut from the TV cartoons, for a live podcast. Age limit: 18 and over. Tickets are $20. At Universal City Walk, 1000 Universal Studios Boulevard, unit #222, Universal City, CA 91608; (818) 824-6545.
Paulsen was also Dr. Scratchansniff and Pinky of Pinky and the Brain on Animaniacs, several characters on Tiny Toon Adventures, and many roles going back to Raphael of the original 1980s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV cartoons. If you are in the Los Angeles area, this is a rare chance to see the man who has brought many of TV’s and motion pictures’ anthropomorphic characters over the last thirty years to life.
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Or they're just angry they don't live anywhere near that, but yes, still ashamed.
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Based on Flexenclosure’s experience from large-scale telecom site power deployments in Africa and Asia, eSite x10 has been designed for the simplest possible rollout. Deployment planning is greatly simplified by having a single unit that is pre-configured to handle all site types, including good grid, bad grid, off grid, single or dual gensets, solar power, single or multi-tenant, new sites, shelter site upgrades, upgrades re-using existing battery cabinets, roof-tops, placement next to sensitive equipment (EMC), the list goes on…
All required systems are already in the unit – including support for dual AC power sources, solar converters, grid-genset changeover and power measurement and distribution for multiple tenants. All tested and verified in the factory for full peace of mind that it will work perfectly when deployed on site.
Logistical Savings
With eSite x10’s suitcase-sized form factor, up to 96 units can be shipped in a single 40-foot container, significantly reducing transport costs. The eSite x10 can be transported in the back of a car from the warehouse to the site, and hand-carried at the site. And given that eSite x10 is preconfigured for all site types, costs related to last-minute plan changes or surprises on site are also reduced.
Installation Savings
eSite x10’s plug-and-play functionality also means installation time is greatly reduced, with installation and commissioning of a site being possible in a single day. Even more important in many emerging markets is that this installation simplicity and remote configuration (via eSite Tools) greatly reduces the requirement for site installer training.
Simple Four-step Installation Process
eSite x10 comes as a preconfigured and pre-tested unit direct from the factory and is easy to install in the following sequence:
The eSite x10 frame and connection compartment are mounted onto a battery cabinet or any other available vertical surface. If no suitable surface is available, eSite x10’s own free-standing mounting frame is used.
External cabling (genset, grid, solar panels, tenants, etc.) is attached within the connection compartment. Cable input installation is monitored and electrically protected to avoid the possibility of mistakes.
The suitcase-sized eSite x10 unit then simply slots on to the top of its cable connection compartment.
Thereafter, the automatic installation procedure can be initiated locally or – to avoid the possibility of human error during installation at site – remotely with settings provided by eSite Tools.
Note that – if not part of the original installation – tenants and/or solar panels can easily be added later. Settings can be verified and, if needed, updated remotely to ensure correct operation and best site performance at all times.
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A. Vivaldi
Sheet Music: Study No. 8 in C minor
Study No. 8 in C minor
from 18 Exercises or Etudes for Flute
Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier (1782–1838)
D4–C6
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Etudes, Romantic, Written for Flute
Tune of the Day: Study in C minor by Berbiguier
from “Eighteen Exercises or Etudes for Flute”
This is the eight étude from 18 exercices pour la flûte traversière by French Romantic composer Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier.
1. Study No. 1 in C major Flute solo
2. Study No. 2 in A minor Flute solo
3. Study No. 3 in F major Flute solo
4. Study No. 4 in D minor Flute solo
5. Study No. 5 in B-flat major Flute solo
6. Study No. 6 in G minor Flute solo
7. Study No. 7 in E-flat major Flute solo
9. Study No. 9 in A-flat major Flute solo
10. Study No. 10 in F minor Flute solo
11. Study No. 11 in D-flat major Flute solo
12. Study No. 12 in B-flat minor Flute solo
13. Study No. 13 in A major Flute solo
14. Study No. 14 in E major Flute solo
15. Study No. 15 in B major Flute solo
16. Study No. 16 in B minor Flute solo
17. Study No. 17 in F-sharp major Flute solo
18. Study No. 18 in F-sharp minor Flute solo
Etudes:
Flute Sheet Music: Study No. 12 in D minor (J. Andersen)
Flute Sheet Music: Study No. 15 in B major (T. Boehm)
Flute Sheet Music: Study No. 9 in C major (E. Köhler)
Flute Sheet Music: Duet No. 10 in F-sharp minor (E. Köhler)
Flute Sheet Music: Study No. 37 in A minor (L. Drouet)
Flute Sheet Music: Andantino (J.J. Quantz)
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Nintendo Selects: New Super Mario Bros
Grab your friends and family and get ready for an enthralling multi player adventure in the New Super Mario Bros on Wii.
Players can pick each other up to save them from danger or toss them into it, combining elements of cooperation and competition.
Mario, Luigi and two Toads are all playable characters, while many others from the Mushroom Kingdom make appearances throughout the game.
All new features, including the propeller suit or Mario's new ability to transform into Penguin Mario.
Competitive ranking during multiplayer mode, based on score, coins collected and number of enemies defeated.
New Super Mario Bros on Wii offers the first multiplayer Super Mario Bros. platform game ever. You can now take on the adventures of Mario with your friends in tow, it will offer a platform Mario experience for all the family to enjoy.
Players can navigate the side-scrolling worlds of Mario alone as before or invite up to three friends to join them at the same time on the same level at any point in the game for competitive and cooperative multiplayer fun. New Super Mario Bros Wii will retain the elements we all know and love but also introduce some fantastic new levels and surprises including quirky new suits, characters and innovative ways to use the Wii remote to guide your character through the adventure.
Playing 4 player in New Super Mario Bros, does not have to mean working together. In this new multiplayer activity you can either help or hinder your family and friends. You can chuck your friends character at baddies to save yourself or jump on there head to get ahead, you can even use your Yoshi to gobble them up and then spit them out. But its not all about competitive game play you can work alongside your friends and help each other through the levels. Either way this game is guaranteed to bring out some healthy rivalry between friends and families.
Grab your friends and family and get ready for an enthralling multi player adventure in the New Super Mario Bros Wii.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Features:
New Super Mario Bros. Wii offers a combination of cooperation and competition. Players can pick each other up to save them from danger or toss them into it.
Players can even ride different Yoshi characters and use their tongues to swallow enemies - or their fellow players.
In some areas, players use the motion abilities of the Wii Remote™ controller. The first player to reach a seesaw might make it tilt to help his or her character reach a higher platform - and then tilt it incorrectly just to mess with other players.
New items include the propeller suit, which will shoot players high into the sky with just a shake of the Wii Remote and Mario’s new ability to transform into Penguin Mario.
At the end of each stage during the multiplayer mode, players are ranked based on their score, the coins collected and the number of enemies defeated.
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Tech Moves: Crosscut names ex-Microsoft PR manager as publisher; Slade Gorton joins Clearwire’s board; and more
by John Cook on July 26, 2012 at 8:25 am July 26, 2012 at 8:38 am
Greg Shaw. Photo via the Gates Foundation
Crosscut, the five-year-old online news publication for the Pacific Northwest, has named former Microsoft corporate communications manager Greg Shaw as CEO and publisher. A former journalist who started his career at the Cherokee Advocate, Shaw has worked with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation since 2004. He replaces Crosscut founder David Brewster who plans to step down from the editor-in-chief role in September. Brewster will continue to write for the site, and serve on the nonprofit’s board. The news site plans to hire an editor in the coming weeks who will report to Shaw.
Shaw and Brewster have known each other for eight years, working together on science lectures at Seattle’s Town Hall. “He has very high standards for journalism, an appetite for smart new projects and ton of entrepreneurial energy,” said Brewster.
Shaw added: “I have wanted for some time to get back to my roots and my first love, journalism. I am excited by the challenge of helping make Crosscut one of the finest examples in the nation of this new form of public-interest, local online journalism.”
Redfin has promoted Bridget Frey to the position of vice president of engineering, reporting to CTO Sasha Aickin. She previously served as director of data and analytics engineering. She oversees the online real estate company’s commerce, marketplaces, data, network & systems and quality assurance teams.
Slade Gorton
Former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton has been named to the board of Clearwire, the latest change in the board room for the Bellevue wireless broadband provider. “Slade’s decades of experience in business, law and government will bring to Clearwire important leadership in matters of corporate governance, strategy and general business development,” said Clearwire executive chairman John Stanton. “I believe he will be a key voice in helping to guide discussions on the future of our company at this critical time in our history.” A consultant to the law firm K&L Gates, Gorton currently serves on the board of Microvision. He represented Washington in the U.S. Senate for 18 years. Clearwire’s stock was up nearly seven percent today, but the company is down 66 percent in the past year. It has hit some rough patches over the years, with a shakeup of its executive team and board as well as ongoing financing woes to support its network. In other words, Gorton and the rest of the board will have a tough road ahead.
Portland startup Chirpify, which has developed a payment system for concert tickets and other items on Twitter, has tapped Rory Felton as vice president of business development. Felton, who started a record company (The Militia Group) at the age of 18, said that Chirpify is turning e-commerce on its head. “It transforms Twitter from a broadcast platform into a transactional one,” he said in a blog post. Earlier this month, the company named former American Express manager Raymond Chan as vice president of corporate development. Chirpify raised $1.3 million from BuddyTV CEO Andy Liu; Geoff Entress; former Facebook executive Rudy Gadre; HootSuite CEO Ryan Holmes; Voyager Capital and others earlier this year.
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Lewannick, (Cornish: Lannwenek), which was anciently called Lawaneck, Lewanecke, and Lawannick, is situated in the Deanery and Hundred of East. It is bounded on the north by Trewen and South Petherwin, on the east by Lezant, on the south by North Hill, and on the west by Altarnun. The name most probably means 'church site of Guenoc' a Breton saint. This parish is five miles south-west of Launceston.
The small hilltop village of Lewannick is centred around a crossroads, which is unusual for Cornwall, where the villages tend to stretch along sheltered valleys. When Methodism arrived in 18th century the local parson, George Parsons, successfully used all his influence to prevent meetings taking place, and it was only after his death the Methodists were able to build their own chapel. In the church is a stone dating from Roman times with carvings in Latin and Ogham, an old British alphabet.
The chief village is Trelaske; this is the Trelosch of the Domesday Survey of 1086. The celebrated Polyphant Quarry has been worked extensively, for building. The principal villages and hamlets besides the Churchtown are Polyphant, Trevadlock, and Tinney Hall.
Most parish and church description(s) on these pages are from Lake's Parochial History of the County of Cornwall by J Polsue (Truro, 1867 - 1873)
The Cornwall Family History Society have published Monumental Inscriptions for:
The Parish Church - 810 entries
Polyphant Methodist Chapel - 151 entries
Census information for this parish (1841 - 1901) is held in the Cornwall Record Office. The Cornwall Family History Society offers a census search service for its members.
Specific census information for this parish is available as follows:
The 1841 Census of Lewannick (HO107/134), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
The 1841 census for this parish has also been filmed by the LDS church - film No. 241258.
1851. The 1851 Census of Lewannick (HO107/1899), Enumeration Districts 4a and 4b, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
1861. The 1861 Census of Lewannick (RG9/1517), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
1871. The 1871 Census of Lewannick (RG10/2222), Enumeration Districts 7 and 8, is available on-line from the Cornwall Online Census project.
St Martin, Lewannick, Church of England
You can also perform a more selective search for churches in the Lewannick area or see them printed on a map.
Anglican.The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SX2780; it is dedicated to St Martin. It comprises a chancel, nave, and north and south aisles. The north arcade has six arches; the arches and pillars are of plain granite. The south arcade has five arches of polyphant stone. There is a south porch and a north door. The tower is of three stages, buttressed to the top of the middle stage, thence ther angles are splayed off to the octagonal form, and finished with battlements and pinnacles.
There are no remains of an ancient chapel which was supposed to have been at Polyphant.
Non-Conformist. The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel at Trevadlock Cross, the Bible Christians at Tinneyhall, and the Baptists at Polyphant.
LDS Church Records.
The LDS Church batch numbers for Lewannick are: P002151. These are searchable by surname.
The IGI coverage of this parish is 1660 - 1812; it is not believed to be fully covered in the LDS Church's International Genealogical Index (IGI).
The Cornwall Record Office holdings: Baptisms 1660 - 1979, Burials 1738 - 1895, Marriages 1755 - 1992, Boyd's Marriage Index 1597 - 1812, Pallot's Marriage Index 1800 - 1812, BTs 1597 - 1673.
The Cornwall Family History Society have published on-line transcripts of:
Pre 1813 Marriages
1813-37 Marriages
1813-37 Burials.
Baptisms.
The Parish Chest have published on CD, baptisms 1716 to 1840 for this parish.
The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Marriages 1597 to 1837, which is available in CD or downloadable .pdf file formats.
Phillimore's Marriages of Lewannick 1675 to 1812 are available on-line from UK Genealogy Archives.
The Parish Chest have published on CD, marriages 1745 to 1840 for this parish.
Burials.
The Cornwall Family History Society have published transcripts of: Parish Burials 1813 to 1837, which is available in Book format.
The parish of Lewannick is in the Launceston Registration District, and has been since 1st July 1837. There were sub-districts at Altarnun, Launceston, North Hill, North Petherwin and St Stephen-by-Launceston, but these are now all closed. Parishes within the district were: Altarnun, Boyton, Egloskerry, Laneast, Launceston, Lawhitton, Lewannick, Lezant, Northill, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Stephens by Launceston, St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Thomas Street, South Petherwin, Stokeclimsland, Tremaine, Treneglos, Tresmeer, Trewen, Warbstow.
The Superintendant Registrar can be contacted at: Hendra, Dunheved Road, Launceston, PL15 9JG. Tel: 01566 772464.
Description and Travel
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OPC Assistance. The On-line Parish Clerk (OPC) scheme operates a service to help family historians; the OPC page for this parish is available on-line, from where the OPC can be contacted by email.
Mailing List. There is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical and or historical interest in Bodmin Moor and its surrounding villages. Villages covered are: Advent (Tresinney), Alternun, Blisland, Bodmin, Boventor, Camelford (Lanteglos), Cardinham, Davidstow, Egloshayle, Helland, Laneast, Lanteglos by Camelford, Launceston, Lewannick, Liskeard, Michaelstow, North Hill, St Breward, St Breock, St Cleer, St Clether, St Mabyn, St Neot, St Tudy, Temple, Tresinney, Trewen, Wadebridge (Egloshayle & St Breock), and Warleggan. See the list administration page
The Domesday Settlements of Cornwall, a study undertaken by the Cornwall Branch of the Historical Association, has identified and located settlements listed in the Exeter and Exchequer Domesday Survey of AD 1086. The following places have been identified in Lewannick ecclesiastical parish:
Polyphant (Polofant, Polefand), Grid Reference 262820.
Trelaske (Treloska, Trelosch), Grid Reference 286804.
Trevell (Treuilla, Trewille), Grid Reference 257810.
Trewanta (Treuuant, Treiswantel, Trewant, Treiswantel), Grid Reference 265802.
You can see the administrative areas in which Lewannick has been placed at times in the past. Select one to see a link to a map of that particular area.
Map of the Launceston Registration District in which the parish lies.
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SX275806 (Lat/Lon: 50.599234, -4.439317), Lewannick which are provided by:
This place shown on an OpenStreetMap map.
StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
Bing (was Multimap)
OldMaps (Old Ordnance Survey maps.)
Old Maps Online (Other old maps.)
National Library of Scotland (Best site for old maps)
Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
Elgin Road Works
GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Apprenticeship Indentures for Lewannick (1761 - 1830) can be found in the Cornwall Record Office.
Lewannick parish was part of the Launceston Union for Poor Law administration and parish relief.
Overseers' Accounts (1729 to 1750, 1755 to 1774, 1783 to 1806, 1821 to 1834) and Settlement Papers (1787 to 1833) are available in the Cornwall Record Office.
Population in 1801 - 548 persons
Population in 2011 - 973 persons.
The parish comprises 4039 acres of land.
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Elon Musk Has Terrible Phone Etiquette, Hangs Up On NTSB Chief
AJ Dellinger
May 6, 2018, 1:00pm
Talking to Elon Musk on the phone does not seem like a pleasant experience. The billionaire reportedly hung up on the head of the National Transportation Safety Board during a tense conversation regarding an investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla earlier this year, marking Musk's second major blow up during a phone call this year.
According to Bloomberg, NTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt spoke on his interactions with Musk during a Thursday dinner with members of the International Society of Air Safety Investigators' Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter. "Best I remember, he hung up on us," Sumwalt said of the exchange.
Musk's decision to cut the conversation short was confirmed to Ars Technica by Christopher T. O'Neil, the chief of media relations for NTSB. "The account of the Chairman's remarks is accurate," he told the publication. Tesla has yet to publicly address the report.
The contentious conversation between Musk and Sumwalt, which took place on April 11, appears to be a continuation of the beef between Telsa Motors and the NTSB over a fatal crash involving a Telsa Model X that happened in March.
The NTSB began investigating the incident to determine why the battery in the car caught fire after the Tesla X struck a highway barrier in a crash that cost the driver his life. Shortly after the investigation started, Telsa disclosed the vehicle was being guided by the semi-autonomous Autopilot feature at the time of the crash and said the driver hadn't touched the wheel for six seconds, essentially blaming the operator for the incident.
In response to that revelation, the NTSB expanded its probe to look into any issues with the autonomous driving feature. The agency also took issue with Telsa releasing additional information about the crash before it could be vetted.
On April 12, one day after Musk hung up on them, the NTSB removed Tesla from the investigation. Telsa, for its part, claimed to have voluntarily withdrawn from the probe and then accused the NTSB of being "more concerned with press headlines than actually promoting safety."
This is the second recent incident of Musk having no manners while on the phone. Earlier this week, while on a quarterly earnings call for Tesla, Musk berated analysts for asking some pretty reasonable questions of the company's founder. At one point, he cut off a questioner mid-sentence. "Excuse me," Musk said. "Next. Boring, bonehead questions are not cool. Next?"
At another point in the call, Musk said he has "no interest in satisfying the desires of day traders," and advised those investors to "please sell our stock and don't buy it." They took his advice, and Tesla lost nearly $US3 ($4) billion in market value as its stock dropped considerably during after-hours trading following the call.
That was probably not a good idea, but more than that it's not very polite. It's becoming increasingly clear that Elon Musk is rude on the phone. He probably has read receipts turned on just to leave people on read when they text him, too.
Cell Phone Courtesy Month — somehow a very real and not at all made up thing — isn't until July, but here are some solid tips for Musk, as provided by Lehigh University, that would help him come off as less of a dick during phone calls.
The university suggests trying to "remain diplomatic and polite" on calls and advises showing "willingness to resolve the problem or conflict" when necessary. "Try to think like the caller. Remember, their problems and concerns are important," the guide says.
When ending calls, Lehigh recommends trying to close on an "up" note by telling the person on the line how much you've enjoyed speaking with them. The university says calls should "always end with a pleasantry," and you should "be sure that you have answered all the caller's questions" before hanging up.
That can be a lot to remember so here's a shorthand version that can be applied in just about every situation: don't be an arsehole.
[Bloomberg, Ars Technica]
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Yorkshire and North Derbyshire
Equality & Inclusion
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Privatisation Threat To Leeds Bin Service
Refuse collection services in Leeds could be privatised unless bin crews agree to major changes in the way they work. Council bosses have started talks with trade unions over changes they say are needed to make the service more efficient and cost effective.
Staff have received letters inviting them to meetings and presentations to discuss the alterations the council wants to make, understood to include route changes and other measures.
And in a statement issued ahead of the talks, the council said: “If agreement cannot be reached with unions and staff on the improvement plans, the council will look to invite the private sector to bid to run the waste collection services in Leeds.”
The city has ambitious recycling targets and aims to be recycling over 50 percent of all household waste by 2020. Failure to do this will see the council face financial penalties for continuing to dump waste in landfill sites.
Council chiefs say that current collection costs must be reduced and run as efficiently as possible so that funding can be reinvested in new services.
According to the council, both in-house and independent reviews have identified where significant savings could be made.
Neil Evans, environment and neighbourhoods director, said: “We are seeking commitment from the unions and refuse staff to work together with us to make some fundamental changes in order that we provide residents with a service which is better value for money and flexible enough to meet recycling demands.”
Neil Derrick, of the GMB which, along with the Unison and Unite unions, represents refuse staff, reacted angrily to the privatisation threat. He said: “I am not happy we are being invited to talks with a gun being held to our heads in that the council is saying if it doesn’t get what it wants our members jobs will be put out to the private sector.”
Mr Derrick said the unions were prepared to sit down and talk with management and added: “The interests of Leeds citizens and the city council are both served best if the service is provided in-house, in a modern and professional way with proper investment having been put in by the local authority.
“We don’t think the people of Leeds would support the service being provided by the private sector.”
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Mother Charged With Neglect After 42-Pound Teen Son Dies
She is Due Back in Court on September 18
The Associated Press,
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A Milwaukee mother is facing neglect charges after the medical examiner determined her 42-pound teenage son died of severe malnutrition.
A criminal complaint says Iraida Pizarro-Osorio brought her 16-year-old son to a medical clinic in Milwaukee last week after he became unresponsive.
The teen died at the clinic. The complaint says he weighed just 42 pounds.
Pizarro-Osorio told investigators her son had a genetic disorder, was epileptic and had autism and that his condition impacted his ability to gain weight.
She said he also had the mental capacity of a small child and never weighed more than 75 to 80 pounds.
Milwaukee police have ordered the medical examiner’s office not to disclose the child’s cause of death. Pizarro-Osorio’s public defender declined to comment on the case.
She’s being held on a $35,000 bond and is due back in court Sept. 18.
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Here Comes EEGAH!
EEGAH (1962)
Starring Arch Hall Jr, Marilyn Manning, Richard Kiel, Arch Hall Sr. Directed by Arch Hall Sr (as Nicholas Merriwether). (89 min).
THE FILM DETECTIVE
Review by Fluffy the Fearless😼
For dedicated MSTies, Eegah needs no introduction. Featured on the original Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1993, it remains one of the show’s more popular classic episodes.
The movie itself is a woefully-inept exercise in bargain basement nepotism. Character actor turned backwoods auteur Arch Hall Sr spent most of the ‘60s trying to turn his cherub-faced offspring, Arch Hall Jr, into a teen idol. That never happened, of course, and only Eegah himself, Richard Kiel, went on to do anything noteworthy.
It probably goes without saying that MST3K is the only reason Eegah is still remembered. Watching the film today, without Joel, Tom Servo & Crow riffing-along, seems unfathomable. The Film Detective gives us that very opportunity, though...with a 4K restoration, no less. But while the film looks and sounds better than it probably ever did, who the hell cares?
"Not funny, guys!"
The real treasures here are the bonus features, including the full MST3K episode, which marks the first time anything from the original series has ever been released on Blu-ray. While I personally don’t think it’s their greatest riff job – The Clonus Horror deserves that honor - this is where “Watch out for Snakes” became part of MSTie vernacular. Also included are individual interviews with MST3K’s Joel Hodgson and Arch Hall Jr himself. The latter offers some interesting production details and generally comes across as good-natured about Eegah’s dubious legacy.
This Blu-ray release Eegah is definitely one for the niche crowd. I can’t imagine anyone beyond the Hall family caring about the restoration, but MST3K fans will certainly want to snap this up. And quickly, too, since it’s limited to only 1,500 copies.
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 VERSION (92 min)
INTERVIEW WITH ARCH HALL JR.
INTERVIEW WITH JOEL HODGSON
SUPPLEMENTAL BOOKLET – With an essay by The Film Detective’s Don Stradley.
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THE POOP SCOOP: Early Oscar Contenders Edition
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER 4K: Dolph Makes History
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Ex-Tiger Infante redeems himself with 7-RBI night
Infielder had been struggling all season, but broke through to lead K.C. to victory before series vs. Tigers
Ex-Tiger Infante redeems himself with 7-RBI night Infielder had been struggling all season, but broke through to lead K.C. to victory before series vs. Tigers Check out this story on Freep.com: https://on.freep.com/1F5D1vs
Andy McCullough, The Kansas City Star (TNS) Published 11:04 p.m. ET Sept. 17, 2015
Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez pours water onto Omar Infante after the Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-4 in a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, in Cleveland.(Photo: Tony Dejak, Associated Press)
CLEVELAND — Omar Infante was banished to the bench because of his bat, because after five months of equivocating about him, the Royals could no longer justify playing him every day when he classified as the worst every-day hitter in baseball.
The beauty of this game — even in the final stages of a 162-game marathon that has sapped the energy of the Royals — is the possibility for redemption. All it requires is one chance at the plate, one swing, one connection between the barrel of a bat and the sweet spot of a baseball. Infante experienced that phenomenon in the second inning of an 8-4 victory over the Indians.
Infante, a former Tigers infielder, drilled a three-run homer to spark the Kansas City offense. Three innings later, he roped a two-run double. In the seventh, he plated two more with a single. He established a new career-high for himself with seven RBIs. In one night, he drove in the same number of runs he did in August.
Yordano Ventura gave up three runs in five innings. Franklin Morales was charged a run in the ninth, when Greg Holland navigated through a bases-loaded, no-out jam.
The Royals, 86-50, managed a split of this four-game series with the Indians. They reduced their magic number to seven and maintained a two-game lead over Toronto for home-field advantage. Kansas City finishes this three-city trip with a weekend series in Detroit.
After another loss on Wednesday, manager Ned Yost decided to swap some pieces in his lineup. He handed days off to outfielders Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon. Zobrist replaced Gordon in left. Jarrod Dyson took over center field.
That left second base to Infante. He had not started a game since Sept. 9. He had not recorded a hit since Sept. 5. He had not hit a home run since July 27, when he lifted his lone long ball of the season, here at this park.
Infante lost his starting job after Gordon returned from the disabled list in August. Yost installed Zobrist as his starting second baseman. The team sacrificed Infante’s defense ability for Zobrist’s offensive potential. Heading into Thursday’s game, Infante’s .537 on-base plus slugging percentage ranked last among the 184 players with at least 400 plate appearances.
Infante doubled his homer total for the season in his first at-bat. He came to the plate with a pair of men aboard. Salvador Perez reached on a fielding error and Alex Rios singled. Indians starter Corey Kluber busted Infante on the hands with a fastball, but Infante managed to lift the baseball over the left-field fence.
The Kansas City dugout erupted when Infante’s hit took flight. The club searched for a spark like this for nearly two weeks. Perhaps they had discovered one.
Or so it seemed. Their sloppy fielding cost them in the bottom of the inning. After two-out singles by second baseman Jose Ramirez and third baseman Giovanny Urshela, Ventura watched Jason Kipnis fish for a changeup and punch a hit into left.
And Ventura did just watch. He lingered on the mound and neglected to back up Perez behind the plate. Zobrist unfurled a throw that drew Perez toward the Indians dugout. Perez missed the catch. Without Ventura behind him, Perez scrambled, but not before a second run scored.
The scorer charged Zobrist with an error. Ventura experienced another one behind him in the third. Infante muffed a grounder hit directly at him, giving Kansas City three errors on the day. Ventura steadied himself to bull through the inning without incident.
Kansas City had the misfortune of facing Kluber, the reigning American League Cy Young award winner, but they caught him at an opportune time. Kluber returned to the mound on Thursday after missing three weeks with a hamstring strain. Kluber struck out five, fanning the side in the third, but departed after the fourth inning.
The Royals pounced on reliever Kyle Crockett in the fifth. Mike Moustakas walked and Kendrys Morales hit a single. Eric Hosmer notched his first extra-base hit since Sept. 8 by cracking a slider for an RBI double.
Rios stayed hot, walking to load the bases. By now, Indians manager Terry Francona had replaced Crockett with Jeff Manship. Infante attacked another inside fastball. He hooked a two-run double into left to expand Kansas City’s lead to four.
The advantage slimmed to three in the bottom of the fifth. Ventura waded into trouble right away, yielding a leadoff double to first baseman Carlos Santana. Two batters later, rookie outfielder Abraham Almonte roped a single. Ventura hit catcher Yan Gomes with a 95-mph fastball to load the bases.
Yost stuck with Ventura. On the next pitch, Ventura induced a grounder to Infante. The Royals could not turn two, conceding a run, but there were two outs. Even after Ventura walked Urshela, Yost let him face Kipnis. Kipnis grounded out to first to end the inning and allow Ventura to exit in line for a victory.
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Romania Radio List
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Pro FM Reggae
& Category: Romania | Genres: Reggae,
Pro FM Reggae live broadcasting from Romania. Pro FM Reggae provides twenty four hour (24h) mix of several genres and styles of Reggae music. The station plays all the Reggae music you love while striving to keep up with the desires of its listeners.
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular Jamaican dance music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that was strongly influenced by traditional mento and calypso music, as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues, especially the New Orleans R&B practiced by Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint, and evolved out of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political comment. Reggae spread into a commercialized jazz field, being known first as ‘Rudie Blues’, then ‘Ska’, later ‘Blue Beat’, and ‘Rock Steady’. It is instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat, and the offbeat rhythm section. The immediate origins of reggae were in ska and rock steady; from the latter, reggae took over the use of the bass as a percussion instrument.
The bass guitar often plays the dominant role in reggae. The bass sound in reggae is thick and heavy, and equalized so the upper frequencies are removed and the lower frequencies emphasized. The guitar in reggae usually plays on the off beat of the rhythm. It is common for reggae to be sung in Jamaican Patois, Jamaican English, and Iyaric dialects. Reggae is noted for its tradition of social criticism and religion in its lyrics, although many reggae songs discuss lighter, more personal subjects, such as love and socializing.
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Language: Romanian
Genres: Reggae
Web Site: www.profm.ro
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new signing: film composers Hempel&Firmont
Thanks to a professional education in audio engineering, the duo consistently delivers excellent quality of production.
Lars Hempel and Michael Firmont are two studied film composers who have been working together under the umbrella of their established film composition brand Hempel&Firmont since 2015. Having entirely different musical backgrounds, Hempel&Firmont cover a great variety of compositional styles – surely one of the major aspects that give the duo their unique edge and already enabled them to successfully realize a bunch of international projects in Los Angeles, Germany, Great Britain and Asia.
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...to our new adress in Altona:
Freibank Musikverlags- und-vermarktungs GmbH
Ottenser Hauptstraße 19
Phone and fax remain the same.
New Air Liquide EP after 14 Years out very very soon!
The legendary Berlin duo is back and returns to their famous ’90s Love Parade roots.
Anyone who’s delved into the recorded history of Love Parade will remember those iconic, haunting lines from the Live At Love Parade ’94 mix CD: 'This Is Not A Mind Trip, This Is A Body Journey'. At this point, Air Liquide‘s This Is Not A Mindtrip quickly entered the canon of classic Berlin anthems. With its snarling and spiralling bass line, jittering drums and, of course, that infamous phrase, it became one of the pin-up tracks of Love Parade’s ’90s moment.
Now, Air Liquide (aka Dr Walker and Jammin' Unit) are throwing back to the track on the 'This Is A Mind Trip' EP for Irakli’s label, Intergalactic Research Institute for Sound.
The EP will be released October 26th and officially presented at STAUB on October 27th - a legendary daytime techno party in Berlin also run by Irakli.
1st single and video of upcoming Tillmans Powell EP just out!
The two artists have teamed for an awesome collab to be released on XL Records November 16th.
XL Recordings will release 'Spoken By The Other', the first EP by Powell Tillmans, on November 16th. It's a collection of recordings from two of the most interesting artists in Europe, and one whose short length belies its radical tenderness, sonic language and political ambition.
The two met at the Tate Modern, where Tillmans was programming a series of performances to coincide with his 2017 exhibition. Quickly the conversation turned to talk of a full collaboration, and following Tillmans's video for Powell's track Freezer (released on Powell's very own Diagonal Records), over the summer they got into the studio to begin making music.
'Spoken By The Other' will be out November 16th via XL Recordings and can be pre-ordered here.
DJ Polique on top again!
'Dancer' featuring The Chaze is currently #1 of urban dance charts!
Top German urban deejay and producer, DJ Polique has released a new single, 'Dancer'. This features vocals by The Chaze, a singer who Polique met in an LA studio sometimes back. The record was released via RNFR Recordings, a upcoming imprint and this is the artist's first release on the label.
Polique began as a radio/club deejay in Bavaria, Germany. He has gone ahead to become one of the top names in his space and his previous work, 'Don’t Wanna Go Home' became the top Shazamed track in Turkey and Greece. He has, so far, amassed a lot of online streams for his songs and 'Dancer' will probably continue this winning streak. It’s a song whose production is crispy and the electronic melodies adds to it a special flavour.
(Review by aipate)
Upcoming KMFDM Live album!
'Live In The USSA' headed for an release date October 26th on earMUSIC
KMFDM have a new live album titled 'Live In The USSA'. The performances of the songs featured on it were captured live during the band’s late 2017 U.S. Touring.
Once you’ve experienced a KMFDM live show, there is no turning back. The brand new live album by the renowned industrial rock pioneers from Germany shows exactly that.
Recorded during the band’s roaring USA tour in late 2017, 'Live In The USSA' perfectly captures the intoxicating atmosphere that was present throughout the whole journey. The album features a diverse and exciting selection of six of the band’s favorite songs from their latest studio album 'Hell Yeah' and six of KMFDM’s classic ultra-heavy beat hits.
Simply put: 'Live In The USSA' commemorates and immortalizes a brilliant experience for fans and band alike.
New Release: Real rarity album by Einstürzende Neubauten
The album 'Grundstück' incl. DVD was released on the 7th of September 2018.
Only what isn’t, is possible! This is what describes the creative process of the band Einstürzende Neubauten and their frontman Blixa Bargeld for the past four decades of designing new sound space. Einstürzenden Neubauten have established itself as one oft he most radical, most unpredictable and most unconventional avant-garde bands in the popular music scene, whose noise-laden anti-pop continues to influence global listening habits to this day.
On the 7th of September 2018, the band released a real rarity – 'Grundstück'. Originally issued in 2005 as a small, limited edition, strictly intended only for registered band supporters, the much sough-after album is now officially available as a CD and also for the first time ever as an LP, each including a DVD of the project and an extensive booklet. The DVD, showing previously unpublished film recordings, was filmed on the 3rd of November 2004, during a special supporter gig at East Berlin’s Palast der Republik; the earlier political apparatus of the former GDR state leadership. The building was torn down soon after.
'Grundstück' is the missing link between 'Perpetuum Mobile' released in 2004 and 'Alles wieder offen', which came out three years later. The Album represents that the title asserts: One’s own lot. A self-built, stylistic and primarily ideological microcosm within pop culture, in which Einstürzende Neubauten can pursue its sound research processes completely self-sufficiently and undisturbed. It’s a form of artistic independence that is not subjected to a patronizing record company or other commercial survival strategies.
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HARTING Technology Group asserts itself in a difficult environment
The HARTING Technology Group based in Espelkamp (Minden-Lübbecke district) stood up well in financial year 2018/19 (to September 30) despite the difficult economic climate. Sales recorded by the globally active family owned and managed business dropped slightly by 1.6 % to stand at € 750 million (previous year € 762 million). This was the second-highest sales figure in the 74-year history of HARTING.
“In view of various indicators, we were expecting this result,” said Chairman of the Board Philip Harting. Political uncertainties, trade wars, Brexit and currency effects had all impacted the result. “After adjusting for currency effects, we would otherwise have repeated our previous year’s record result,” the HARTING Chairman made clear.
At the annual press conference in December 2018 he had previously predicted sub-5 % growth for financial year 2018/19, but by the time of the HANOVER Fair, he referenced the great effort being made to match the previous year’s result and adjusted his guidance. “Measured against the competitive environment and against our customers, we nevertheless stood up well,” the Chairman continued, pointing to the forecast by the industry association VDMA (“these are all our customers”), which assumes a drop of 2 % for both 2019 and 2020.
Regional variations in development
The regions in which HARTING does business worldwide have developed along varying lines in financial year 2018/19. Besides declines there has also been some powerful growth. For example, in Europe (excluding Germany) and in the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), sales climbed 6 % to € 278 million (previous year: € 263 million). In the Asia region HARTING recorded stable performance: Sales here slipped slightly by 0.5 % to € 186 million (previous year: € 187 million). Meanwhile in the Americas, the Technology Group saw sales down by 9 % to € 72 million (previous year: € 79 million). In Germany, too, sales were down 8 % at € 214 million (previous year: € 233 million). Philip Harting stated clearly that “the crisis in the wind power industry, substantial downturns in mechanical and plant engineering as well as trade disputes had a clear impact, and Germany’s engine of growth is faltering.”
Strong gains in E-Mobility and HARTING Customised Solutions
In addition to the positive development in certain regions, HARTING recorded strong growth in some areas of business. For example, the Technology Group recorded clear double-digit growth in the field of charging infrastructures for electromobility. HARTING is therefore stepping up production in Romania. The expansion of the plants in Sibiu and Agnita are due for completion in May 2020.
The HARTING Automotive subsidiary has long been established in the component supplier market, and has recently registered a sharp increase in demand for e-mobility solutions. Based on its decades of experience in the field of connectors and transmission technology, the company develops and produces charging equipment for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. “The charging solutions for the Audi e-tron and the Porsche Taycan are two convincing examples of the growing demand in this market,” commented Philip Harting.
The HARTING Board of Management is pleased about the strong growth in the area of charging infrastructure for electric mobility: Dr. Michael Pütz, Dietmar Harting, Philip Harting, Margrit Harting, Maresa Harting-Hertz and Andreas Conrad (from left to right).
The HARTING Customised Solutions division (HCS) is also charting a growth course. From Russia and India to Poland and elsewhere in Europe, HARTING is expanding its local assembly plants making cabling, overmolded cables and other customer-specific solutions. “Especially our customers in the rail industry appreciate our products,” noted Philip Harting. At the beginning of October, HARTING established a Regional Competence Service Center (RCSC) at its plant in the Chinese city of Zhuhai. An HCS team is based there to serve Chinese rail customers.
In January of this year, HCS commissioned a production plant near the Polish city of Bydgoszcz. The customised solutions produced in this 500 m2 factory are destined primarily for the mechanical and plant engineering sector.
Investments in innovations and technologies
HARTING will continue to invest in these growth areas, as well as in developing new products, innovations and technologies. With its patented and standardized, miniaturized Ethernet connectors, HARTING delivers a high-performance foundation for numerous digitization projects being implemented by its customers.
In the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), HARTING has taken a decisive step forward: In order to create an end-to-end communications infrastructure and be able in future to reach all industrial Internet participants in the IIoT, HARTING has developed the T1 Industrial connector, and in doing so has set the IEEE connector standard for Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) in the industry. This intelligent connectivity solution will bring miniaturized sensor and actuator technology and a new departure in I4.0 Automation to the Net and into the Cloud.
Similarly, HARTING has also succeeded in establishing a new standard for miniaturized Ethernet interfaces in the market with its ix Industrial®. “Digitization requires fast Ethernet – and we are delivering the powerful connectivity this calls for,” Philip Harting emphasized.
The company is likewise broadening the field of software solutions powered by HARTING to cover all aspects of its MICA® portfolio and create a link between electro-mechanics and smart manufacturing as a basis for further growth, the Chairman explained.
HARTING – a reliable partner for other companies
Philip Harting considers the Technology Group to be well positioned with its current portfolio of innovative products and solutions. In the summer of 2019, the HARTING Applied Technologies subsidiary joined forces with the Sennheiser company to develop and manufacture a production plant to produce miniature converters, the central element responsible for audio quality. The resulting components are used in premium headphones and headsets for professional applications on stage. “This underscores the core competences of the Technology Group,” said the Chairman.
Record investments
In the past financial year the Technology Group has recorded an above-average level of investments. As Senior Vice President, Finance and Purchasing Maresa Harting-Hertz stated clearly, “We set a new record total of around € 66 million.” A large part of this was accounted for by the European Distribution Center (EDC), which was officially opened in June with a spectacular show at the GOP Theater. There were also investments in new products and technologies, digital customer services and the expansion at the HARTING locations in Zhuhai (China) and Elgin (USA) as well as Agnita and Sibiu (Romania). “In this way the Technology Group is paving the way for growth in the coming years, as well as enhancing its production flexibility,” emphasized Andreas Conrad, Senior Vice President Operations.
288 new jobs created worldwide
The investments in added growth and future security are also to be felt in personnel development, as Senior Vice President HR Dr. Michael Pütz explained. The number of employees (including trainees) rose in the course of financial year 2018/19 to 5,268 (previous year 4,980). This equates to an increase of 5.8 %. 36 new jobs were created in Germany (+ 1.4 %), with a further 252 new staff employed at production plants and subsidiaries abroad (+ 9.5 %). This means that for the first time by September 30, 2019 the total of 2,655 persons employed abroad exceeded the number in Germany (2,613). “Growth in the EMEA region and in expanding our plants in Romania has had a clearly visible effect,” explained Dr. Pütz.
There are currently 140 commercial and trade and technical trainees and work-study students preparing for future employment in over 20 occupations. A new vocation to join the list in 2019 is that of electronics technician in industrial engineering. Training in 2020 will be extended to include surface coating technicians, design mechanics and industrial electricians for equipment and systems.
“Creating values for people” – local support, social responsibility and climate protection
The third part of our corporate vision formulated in 1996 reads, “We aim to create values for people”. As Margrit Harting emphasized, “Whether locally, regionally or worldwide, this applies at every location at which our company is present.”
In the past financial year, the Technology Group has supported the following projects in particular in the fields of education, culture, sport and medical care:
The HARTING Research Prize for Children was awarded this summer for the eighth time. The theme of the KiTec project (Children Discovering Technology) was “Everything interacts”. The HARTING Research Prize is a highlight at all of the elementary schools in Espelkamp. “Since 2012 around 1,500 Espelkamp elementary school pupils have received KiTec materials and some 370 of them have submitted projects within the framework of the HARTING Research Prize,” said Margrit Harting, explaining the reach of this program to communicate knowledge.
The socio-cultural center Isy7 in Espelkamp received a donation of € 5,000 to remodel its grounds. The occasion for the donation was the inauguration of the European Distribution Center (EDC), which was officially opened at the end of June 2019 with a spectacular program of events. The guests drawn from the worlds of politics, business and administration took the opportunity to support Isy7 with a donation.
The adult education scheme, the cultural program “Paths across the land” and the Northwest German Philharmonic orchestra et al with a concert for children.
With its striking logo on trousers and shirts, HARTING has an open heart for football, handball and athletics as a means of supporting young people and adults – locally and nationally. “It is important to us to establish a link with our employees, potential trainees and managers and at the same time earn the company a positive reputation that goes beyond our product and industry quality. That’s why we were so delighted not only at the success of the men’s’ team in the world championships here in our own country, but also at the packed audiences for the U 17 junior internationals against France in Hille and Minden in July,” said Philip Harting. Over 3,500 school students, parents and teachers filled the halls, and browsed the stands detailing the training opportunities available at HARTING. Players and supervisors experienced these first-hand during a visit to the new HARTING Training Center.
The HARTING Technology Group and the Baskets 96 Rahden continue their sponsorship cooperation in this 2019/20 season. The successful partnership is thus entering its sixth year. The first team of the Baskets has held their own ground there after their promotion in the first wheelchair basketball league (RBBL), the second team plays in the 2nd RBBL for the first three places.
“Medici – The Medical Center in Espelkamp", a milestone for the local community
Margrit Harting described the “Medici – The Medical Center in Espelkamp” as a beacon project for the town. The Center celebrated its topping out ceremony in November. The “Medici” is intended to counter the shortage of doctors making itself felt in many parts of the region. “It is a milestone in local support which will help to safeguard the availability of health care in Espelkamp and the surrounding area for the long term,” explained Maresa Harting-Hertz.
The Medical Center gives people a sense of security and offers quality of life through into old age. “With the Medici we are taking a stand against the shortage of doctors, the health and social care emergency and the problems in accessing medical care in Espelkamp and the rural areas,” Maresa Harting-Hertz added. The opening is planned for summer 2020. Eight practices will be established in the new Medical Center, including gynecology, ENT, podiatry, psychiatry and general medicine.
Climate protection as a corporate philosophy: Reconciling ecology and economy
It is a tenet of our corporate philosophy that “ecological responsibility is a fundamental part of what we do”. For almost four decades the company has been striving and working to reconcile ecology and economy. As long ago as 1989, HARTING introduced an internal environmental award, as Margrit Harting explained.
The Technology Group has been a consistent supporter of the energy transition and is a founder member of the Association of Climate Protection Companies. “Since 2012, HARTING has used exclusively CO2-free energy in its production. A substantial 25 percent alone originates from the company’s own biomethane gas plant in Uchte, in Lower Saxony,” explained Dietmar Harting. This gas is used for heating, but also for smelting aluminum and in the paintshops. “The waste heat is used to heat the neighboring public swimming pool.” In 2012, HARTING received the Energy Efficiency Award presented by the German Energy Agency (dena) for systematically reducing its energy consumption.
In building the EDC, HARTING has undershot the strict requirements specified by the Kredit-Anstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW 55) by a further 27 %. This was enabled by intelligent energy management with energy supplied by a geothermal installation and a solar power system on the roof.
Further steps taken to minimize the CO2 balance up to the end of the financial year include the erection of additional biomethane-fuelled thermal power plants for Works 1 and 9 in Espelkamp. “This will further improve both the energy balance and efficiency,” as Dietmar Harting went on to comment. Since financial year 2011/12, HARTING has already succeeded in saving around 168,00 tonnes of CO2 or around 24,000 CO2 per year.
2020 set to be a challenging year
"The new year promises, once again, to be challenging. As things stand today, the uncertainties are have not become less,” said Philip Harting, referring to the upheavals in the automobile and component supply industries in conjunction with the ongoing climate protection debates and e-mobility. An entire sector of industry is facing radical change – and the outcome is completely unknown.
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Metagraph SeriesColin Goldberg2019-07-25T20:27:56-05:00
Colin Goldberg: Metagraph Series
My Metagraph works are an ongoing series of abstract digital drawings begun in 1999 when I was living in New York’s East Village on Avenue A. The pieces were created using a graphics tablet and stylus using vector-based graphics software.
Vector-based graphics represent each line, color, and shape mathematically instead of in a grid of pixels. The majority of digital images, such as those created with a digital camera, are referred to as ‘bitmap’ images, which use the more common grid representation; this results in a finite resolution – they are ‘pixellated’ when enlarged past a certain size. Vector-based graphics allow for infinite resolution and scalability to any size. This is what allows the canvasses to contain such sharp lines when printed at a large scale.
The name “Metagraph” stems from the concept of the actual artwork being, in essence, code which represents the color, geometry, and curves that the machine records from the movements of the pen on the tablet. Thus the compostitions are ‘meta-representations’ which are manifested physically into an object, rather than a physical object which is reproduced digitally, such as the ‘Giclée Print’ (in its traditional usage).
Each Metagraph is produced as a singular 3×4 foot archival pigment print on canvas and an edition of signed and numbered pigment prints, archivally printed at with an image size of 10×13 inches on Hahnemühle Museum Etching paper. The works on paper are sized to fit within a 16×20 mat with an 11×14 window, leaving 1/2 inch of space around the image to allow for the signature and numbering to be visible within the mat below the image.
From an art-historical perspective, these works draw broadly upon two traditions – the idea of ‘automatism’ and the use of industrial materials and processes within a fine-art context. The idea of automatism, which started with the Surrealists and continued with Abstract Expressionists such as Pollock, is based around the use of the subconscious to generate subject matter, which in this case, is fully non-representational. The works are titled once complete using free association.
The use of industrial materials continues in the tradition of Warhol and other Pop artists who recontextualized the commercial techniques of the time such as silkscreen printing. Today’s counterparts are technologies such as large-format digital printing and vector graphics, which are the basis for the majority of signage and branding that we encounter in today’s popular culture.
The Metagraph series has been the basis of a solo exhibition that been exhibited at the Islip Art Museum, Southampton Town Hall, and the Southampton Town Recreation Center in Southampton, NY.
VIEW WORKS FROM THIS SERIES
Wireframe Series
Photoconstruct Series
Biomorphic Series
Shodo Series
Metagraph Series
Hand-Eye Series
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National Heartworm Awareness Month Focuses Attention on a Potentially Deadly Disease
Heartworm disease can have a devastating effect on your pet's health. National Heartworm Awareness Month, observed annually in April, reminds pet owners about the health dangers this preventable disease poses for pets.
What Are Heartworms?
Thin, white heartworms look like cooked pieces of spaghetti. Male worms range in length from 4 to 6 inches, but females can grow as long as 12 inches. Heartworm disease is spread when a mosquito bites an infected animal and later bites another animal. The bite deposits tiny heartworm larvae into the animal's bloodstream. It only takes about six months for the larvae to mature into fully grown worms. Once the worms are mature, they begin to mate, producing even more heartworms.
Why is Heartworm Disease So Dangerous?
Heartworms invade your pet's lungs, heart and blood vessels and cause permanent damage that can shorten your furry friend's life. The disease is more dangerous in dogs than cats because fewer worms grow to adulthood in cats. A dog can be infected with more than 200 heartworms, although the average is 15 to 30. Cats may only have a few mature worms or might only be infected with immature worms. Heartworms can live five to seven years in dogs and two to three years in cats, according to the American Heartworm Society.
What Are the Symptoms of Heartworm Disease?
In the early stages of the disease, there may be no obvious changes in your pet's health. As the worms grow and multiply, you may notice that your dog begins to cough. Their cough will gradually worsen as the disease progresses, and you may also notice that your pet tires easily and has difficulty breathing. A large number of worms in a dog may trigger a condition call Caval syndrome. The syndrome occurs when a bundle of worms prevents blood from flowing back into the heart. Emergency surgery is necessary to prevent death.
Coughing and a decrease in activity is common if your cat has heartworm disease. Other possible symptoms include vomiting, diarrhea, lack of appetite and weight loss. You may notice that your cat isn't quite as active as usual.
Even if your cat only has immature worms, its health can still be affected. Heartworm associated respiratory disease (HARD), a common problem in cats with heartworm disease, occurs when your pet's lungs become inflamed due to the death of immature worms. If your pet has HARD, it may cough, wheeze and have trouble breathing. Unfortunately, it's not always easy to tell the difference between HARD and feline asthma.
How Is Heartworm Disease Treated?
Drugs are available to kill both mature and immature heartworms in dogs. Because the medications are very strong, they can cause blood clots and other complications, in some cases. Your dog will also require frequent tests during heartworm treatment, such as blood tests and X-rays.
The medications that kill heartworms in dogs are too strong for cats. Instead, your vet may recommend medications that treat your pet's respiratory and heart symptoms. Corticosteroids can be used to decrease inflammation, while bronchodilators will help your pet breathe easier.
Is Heartworm Prevention Necessary?
It's much easier to prevent heartworm disease than it is to treat it. Although pets that spend time outdoors are at increased risk of mosquito bites, it only takes a second for a mosquito to fly through an open door and bite your indoor cat. Prescription preventive medications, available for both cats and dogs, offer a simple way to protect your pets.
Before prescribing preventive medications, your veterinarian will test a sample of your pet's blood. Blood testing is necessary to ensure that your pet isn't already infested with the worms. If preventative medications are given to a pet that has active heartworm disease, complications can occur.
Preventive medications are available in pill, topical liquid or injections forms. Pills and topical liquids are monthly treatments, while injections prevent your pet from heartworm for six months. Because heartworm preventive medications are only available by prescription, it's important to make annual veterinary checkups a priority. A delay of a just a month or two can put your pet at risk of developing this deadly disease.
Is your pet protected from heartworm disease? Call us today to schedule your furry friend's checkup and blood test.
American Heartworm Society: Heartworm Basics
https://www.heartwormsociety.org/pet-owner-resources/heartworm-basics
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Keep The Worms Out Of Your Pet’s Heart! The Facts About Heartworm Disease
http://www.fda.gov/animalveterinary/resourcesforyou/animalhealthliteracy/ucm188470.htm
American Kennel Club: What Dog Owners Must Know About Heartworm
http://www.akc.org/content/health/articles/heartworm-in-dogs-symptoms-diagnosis-treatment/
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine: Heartworm in Cats
https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/cornell-feline-health-center/health-information/feline-health-topics/heartworm-cats
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Channel 4 and Sky Sports to broadcast 2019 British Grand Prix
by Matt Gretton
The British Grand Prix will be broadcast live on both Sky Sports and Channel 4 this weekend. The TV rights fell exclusively to Sky Sports, but due to F1 rules, they must show the home race without a paywall. Details are below.
Channel 4 will broadcast every single session from the Silverstone circuit, including all three practice sessions, qualifying and the race. The same can be said about Sky Sports who will follow their usual race weekend broadcast schedule for the 2019 Formula 1 season.
The usual highlights show on Channel 4 will not run on Sunday because they'll be broadcasting live from Silverstone. On Wednesday, Formula 1 confirmed that Silverstone will continue to host the British Grand Prix until at least 2024. It's unconfirmed whether Channel 4 will host the coverage, but the race will be shown live in the UK.
British Grand Prix TV schedule - Channel 4
Practice 1: 9:55am - 11:50am
Practice 2: 1:55pm - 3:35pm
Practice 3: 10:55am - 12:25pm
Qualifying: 12:55pm - 3:50pm
Race build-up show: 12:55pm - 1:45pm
The Race: 1:45pm - 4:30pm
Race reaction show: 4:30pm - 5:30pm
British Grand Prix TV schedule - Sky Sports F1
Qualifying build-up: 1pm - 1:55pm
Qulifying: 1:55pm - 3:35pm
The Race: 2:05pm - 4pm
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Shoreline Management
Preserving the region's historic culture
Grant PUD and The Wanapum have worked side-by-side for more than 60 years to preserve, protect and perpetuate the regions historic culture.
Artifact Protection
The stretch of the Columbia River that makes up Grant PUD’s project territory is rich with artifacts from the Wanapum and other Native American groups that traveled along the river and made it their home. The shoreline’s prehistoric and historic archaeological sites, isolated artifacts, archaeological districts, structures, engineering features, landscapes and traditional cultural properties are all protected by state and federal laws. Grant PUD and the Wanapum take the protection of these sites and artifacts very seriously.
In Washington, archaeological sites and Native American graves are protected f rom known disturbance by a variety of state and federal laws. Federal law applies to all federal and Native American lands and Washington State law applies to all other lands. The following is a list of existing laws regulating archaeological sites:
SELECTED FEDERAL LAWS ON ARCHAEOLOGY
Archaeological Resource Protection Act of 1979
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
American Antiquities Act of 1906
National Historic Preservation Act
Archeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974
WASHINGTON STATE LAWS ON ARCHAEOLOGY
Executive Order 05-05
Guidance to EO 05-05
FAQ EO 05-05
Indian Graves and Records (RCW 27.44)
Archaeological Sites and Resources (RCW27.53)
Archaeological Excavation and Removal Permit (WAC 25-48)
Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries and Historic Graves (RCW 68.60)
Registration or Historic Archeological Resources on State-Owned Aquatic Lands (WAC 25-46)
Aquatic Lands - In General (RCW 79.90.565)
Archaeological Site Public Disclosure Exemption (RCW 42.56.300)
Discovery of Human Remains (RCW 27.44)
Guidance to RCW 27.44
SALMON AND STEELHEAD AGREEMENT
A comprehensive and long-term adaptive management program for the protection, and enhancement of protected species that pass or may be affected by the Priest Rapids Project.
PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT—ADVISORY COUNCIL OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
This agreement provides principles and commitments for our compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
YAKIMA NATION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
The Yakama Nation’s public utility, Yakama Power, is a Priest Rapids Project power purchaser. Under this agreement, we will market power on behalf of the Yakama Nation from 2007 to 2015. Like our other power purchasers, the Yakama Nation pays project cost for power received.
In recognition of the value of this power allocation, Grant PUD receives rights to 75 percent of the renewable energy credits for the first 75 average megawatts of any renewable generation project developed by the tribe. We also receive the first opportunity to jointly develop new generation projects.
This document contains Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) analysis regarding our Final License Application for relicensing the Priest Rapids Project.
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The Lake District National Park has a wealth of stunning scenery including lakes, fells and coastlines. The Park offers a wealth of activities including walking, cycling, water sports, adventure activities and much much more. There are a number of websites that can get you started on planning your holiday: https://www.visitcumbria.com/ http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/home www.golakes.co.uk/ Distance is 3.5 miles away.
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Warface team splits from Crytek to form indie studio
Steve Boxer
The Warface development team is splitting from Crytek to reform as an independent studio called Blackwood Games.
Announcing the news in a blog post, Warface’s developers said: “[The] Warface development team, led by the studio’s Creative Director Michael Khaimzon, is forming its own independent development company, Blackwood Games. Blackwood will take over all further development of Warface franchise, including all previously announced updates.” Crytek CEO Avni Yerli added: “The development team of Warface has always inspired us. To go independent in order to enable a closer partnership with the game’s publisher is a strategic move, which we all agree is best for the future of the game. At the same time, this reorganization will allow us to focus on our own core IPs and long-term plans.”
Michael Khaimzon, Blackwood’s new studio head, offered some further insight: “It was a tough decision to leave Crytek after all these years, but sometimes you need change to evolve. It’s very important for us to focus on developing Warface in a way that lives up to players’ expectations. We have kept the development team intact, and their expertise will allow us to move forward with our plans and ideas. Yet we’re very thankful to Crytek for all the great years together and for their commendable support of this move.”
It was recently announced that Warface has passed the 5 million-player mark on consoles. As an independent developer (still supported by publisher my.com) Blackwood will be able to concentrate on progressing the game via regular updates. For further information, keep an eye on its website.
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No more prison time for rowdy passenger who threatened flight crew
A federal judge sentenced Kwon Woo Sung on Friday to time served. Kwon is the dentist who fought the flight crew in 2016.
No more prison time for rowdy passenger who threatened flight crew A federal judge sentenced Kwon Woo Sung on Friday to time served. Kwon is the dentist who fought the flight crew in 2016. Check out this story on guampdn.com: http://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2018/07/20/unruly-passenger-kwon-woo-sung-sentenced-time-served/805556002/
Jasmine Stole Weiss, Pacific Daily News Published 6:50 p.m. ChT July 20, 2018
Yang Young Hwa, left, mother of Kwon Woo Sung, right, leave the District Court of Guam on Nov. 29 after Kwon was sentenced to almost three years in prison.(Photo: Jasmine Stole/PDN)
A South Korean dentist who assaulted the flight crew aboard a Korean Air flight bound for Guam in April 2016 was sentenced to time served, which means he faces no additional prison time.
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Kwon Woo Sung was taking his first vacation in five years when he flew to Guam more than two years ago. But the flight took a turn when he drank too much alcohol and the flight crew refused to serve him more. He also smoked in the plane’s lavatory, court documents state.
A belligerent Kwon yelled at and threatened the flight crew, documents state. He also dragged a flight attendant through an aisle and had to be restrained by four to five people until it landed in Guam, court documents state.
Sentenced twice
In Guam, was charged and pleaded guilty to interference with flight crew members and attendants. He was sentenced twice before but appealed and won.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Leon Guerrero said this was a serious case and that Kwon “engaged in violent conduct in a confined environment.”
Kwon was detained for 57 days. He also had been released on home detention for over two years in Guam while waiting for his case to be resolved.
Kwon’s attorney, Federal Public Defender John Gorman, said Kwon’s bankrupt and lost his dental practice because he’s been on Guam for so long. Kwon will likely return to South Korea, Gorman said.
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GRAHAM BONNET BAND-Live...Here Comes The Night
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08 July 2017 by Michel van de Moosdijk
You can truly say that Graham Bonnet has made a glorious return to rock and roll. Look at the facts… He was involved with the Michael Schenker Fest release, launched his own band and 2-CD ‘The Book’, very recently recorded and released a CD with Italian guitarist Dario Mollo under the banner Ezoo, toured with his own band and now brings out a CD/DVD of a show his band did at the Frontiers festival in Italy a few months ago. So that is four releases within about six months or so. Overkill or not? Well, that is up to the potential customers and fans I guess. I have always been a big fan of Bonnet, I even have some of his pop releases he did in the seventies. ‘The Book’ consisted of a CD with completely new material and a CD on which he re-recorded stuff from the heavy bands he was involved with in the last four decades (Rainbow, Alcatrazz, MSG, Impellitteri). On ‘Live…Here Comes The Night’ we are being confronted with the past of the singer who is getting on in age (69 years old) but who has found new energy and stamina. But this release raises questions. From the new songs that Bonnet recorded with his band (drummer Mark Zonder, guitarist extraordinaire Conrado Pesinato, keyboardist Jimmy Waldo (not too sure if he is still with the group) and bassist Beth-Ami Heavenstone) not one (!) is featured on this CD/DVD. Why? I can understand that when you play on a festival you like to give the audience material that they might know in order to create familiarity, but on the other hand you might start to wonder if The Graham Bonnet Band is just a vehicle to play some old stuff. It is also a bit insulting towards your band members as now they just play other bands songs, while their own songs are ignored completely. Strange. Anyway, it is what it is. This release shows in more ways than one that Bonnet himself as singer is far from over the hill, he still delivers with power although you sometimes have the feeling that when he goes into the higher regions it gives him a bit of trouble every now and then. His musicians are just doing a good job, especially Conrado Pesinato plays the stuff that was written by greats like Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Schenker, Steve Vai, Russ Ballard or Ritchie Blackmore with ease. Don’t know what it exactly is, but Graham Bonnet has always been able to get involved with great guitarists and songwriters and yet again he has found another legend in the making with Pesinato. I have not seen the DVD images as I write this but the music sounds more than acceptable. Here and there it might be a bit wobbly when Graham turns up the ‘hight’ but the integrity of songs like ,,Since You’ve Been Gone’’, ,,Lost In Hollywood’’, ,,God Blessed Video’’, ,,Dancer’’, ,,Eyes Of The World’’, ,,Stand In Line’’, ,,Desert Song’’, ,,Islands In The Sun’’ and ,,Will You Be Home Tonight’’ is kept in full. There are no strange new arrangements or something like that, the band sticks as close as possible to the original versions. And yet again, without wanting to exclude the other instrumentalists or the epic Graham Bonnet himself, I have to conclude that Conrado Pesinato is the real ace in the hole on ‘Live…Here Comes The Night’!
Michel van de Moosdijk
It started for me when I saw Jimi Hendrix on TV in the sixties. I was fascinated by his style, music and the way he played guitar. Way ahead of his time. Later I discovered bands like Rush, Heart, Blue Oyster Cult, UFO and Lynyrd Skynyrd and so many others. In 1980 I was one of the co-founders of Aardschok magazine. For a number of years I was involved with the magazine.
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Refractions: Selling books at IAM with Makoto Fujimura
Posted on March 5, 2009 by Byron Borger
Makoto Fujimura is a man you should know. A painter, author, social critic, and cultural organizer, he is also a sweet Christian brother, a dedicated husband and dad, and the center of a multi-faceted, increasingly respected, truly fascinating, faith-based art group, known simply as IAM. (Started in Japan by Makoto the New Yorker, it stands for The International Arts Movement)
We have enjoyed brief moments with Mako over the years and have enjoyed promoting—more than enjoyed, we have felt called, obliged— his earliest published work. There is an early great chapter in the essential anthology of Christians in the arts, It Was Good: Making Art to the Glory of God edited by Ned Bustard (Square Halo; $24.99) and a fabulous interview with him in James Romaine’s excellent tete a tete with visual artists, gloriously produced in full-color in Objects of Grace: Conversations on Creativity & Faith (Square Halo; $19.99.) Mr. Fujimura’s artwork itself has graced more than one book cover, and he has been often discussed as a contemporary leader in cultural conversations. He is not the only reason to buy these two great books, but that he is in them is important.
Now, there is a brand new, very handsomely designed, collected of his thoughtful and
fascinating essays, wonderfully called Refractions: A Journey of Faith, At, and Culture (NavPress; $24.99.) It is doubtlessly the most exquisite book published by NavPress, and Caleb Seeling, the editor who worked on it (himself a bright light in the publishing world) deserves great credit for bringing Mr. Fujimuro’s work to the reading public with such an attractive book design. Here, at Conversantlife.com you can listen to a five part interview with Mako (and then continue on with some interviews Christy Tennant did with other IAM speakers.)
Fujimura has also released a small hardback volume of high quality reproductions of his stunning, reflective artwork, River Grace (self-published; $29.95) which we have stocked since it was first released through IAM. His MFA is from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and is a National Scholar in Nihonga—his art style. His work (highly regarded in Japan and his New York home), is shown in It Was Good, Objects of Grace, and River Grace; in Grace…he chronicles in allusive beauty and an amazing essay, his “transfer of alliance from Art to Christ.” In 2003 he was appointed to the National Endowment for the Arts (then headed by Dana Gioia.) To see such a young, talented and articulate follower of the Lord Jesus serving as a prudent spokesperson for our nations cultural health is a glory itself.
As great as Mako’s refractions may be—in his writing and his gold-drenched Nihonga panels— he is also known for his considerable ministry among artists, patiently befriending and networking painters, jazz musicians, donors, critics, film-makers, mentors, gallery owners, marketing executives and advertisers, models, actors, writers, dancers, sculptors, docents, and such, creating a movement of Christ-followers of all sorts (and others, too) working under the audacious banner of IAM.
It was the annual IAM Encounter 09 that called us to New York in yet another rented van commandeered by our midnight driver, Scott Calgaro. We set up a large, large display of authors and musicians speaking or playing at the event, books on aesthetics, literature and poetry, culture-affirming theology, wise art history, and a ton of actual art books, including many of working contemporary Christian artists. (For instance, do you know the UK publisher Piquant Press? They have lovingly republished the multi-volume, expensive Complete Works of Hans Rookmaaker now in a $50 CD-ROM! We had nearly all of their books–from Betty Spackman’s esteemed—if a bit unusual—and much-discussed A Profound Weakness: Christian and Kitsch, to various coffee table works by Anneke Kaai, and more—about which I will write more, soon.) It wasn’t an easy load-in or set up on the 18th floor of a Manhattan high-rise, but it was truly one of the more interesting events we’ve ever served. Getting to feature our huge selection of book on the relationship of faith and art, media studies, pop culture, writing, philosophical aesthetics, music, and art books was a thrill. Having all these creative types from all over the country as customers was even more so. Or, as the Visa card ad says, Priceless.
Yale University philosopher Nicholas Wolterstorff kicked of the IAM Encounter with a reasoned apologia for the arts. Hardly necessary in this crowd, it was, nonetheless, magisterial; Wolterstorff is one of the world’s leading philosophers (with recent academic publications on Oxford, Cambridge, Princeton University Presses; his early 80s release Until Justice & Peace Embrace (Eerdmans; $22.00) which were the Kuyper lectures at the Free University of Amsterdam, remains in print and is one of my all time favorite books.)
His Art in Action: Toward a Christian Aesthetic (Eerdmans; $25.00) is considered a classic among those interested in distinctively Christian aesthetic theory, and served the IAM event as the conference theme. In fact, it was none other than Calvin Seerveld (A Christian Critique of Art and Literature, Rainbows for the Fallen World, Bearing Fresh Olive Leaves, Being Human) who was chosen to first review it when it was initially released in 1980, I believe. (Nic returned the favor, turning in a cautiously rave review of his old friend Seerveld’s own Calvinistic, worldviewish, book on the need for aesthetic richness and responsibility in God’s good world.) This generation of Christian artists and writers affirm the significance of Dr. Wolterstorff, the logical and teacherly philosophy Prof., and the more colorful, Bible-preaching aesthetician, Calvin Seerveld. Their names pepper the footnotes of writers such as Mako, Lambert Zuidevaart, Michael Card, Steve Turner, Adrienne Chaplin, Ned Bustard, Luci Shaw, Albert Pedulla, Bruce Hermann, Bill Romanowski, Ena Heller, Steve Scott, Jeremy Begbie. Dr. Wolterstorff remained at the IAM Encounter (some famous speakers fly in and quickly depart events like this) and it was an joy to see him chatting with the participants, young and old, working artists and culture reformers, serious fans and those who had never heard of him before.
Other keynote speakers had written books and we of course featured them: we have often recommended the excellent Culture Savvy Christian by Dick Staub (Jossey-Bass; $14.95.) Get the great subtitle of this excellent primer: A Manifesto for Deepening Faith and Enriching Popular Culture in an Age of Christianity-Lite so it was sweet to have him around. Our very good friend Steve Garber gave a packed out seminar—-he’s a he
ck of a supporter of the arts himself, citing Walker Percy and Bono and Seerveld and the novels of Wendell Berry and the poetry of Steve Turner by memory. It is always a good day when we get to tell folks about how important Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior (IVP; $18) is to us.
Maybe most memorable was meeting an author who works in the artistic field (and who would deny that it is an art?) of comedy. Susan Isaacs has preformed in Hollywood comedies
(Planes Trains and Automobiles) and television, and has written for Seinfeld, SNL and My Name Is Earl. She was raised Pentecostal, joined the comedy sub-culture, and is a working gal using her chops to make people laugh. We were the very first place in the country to snag her not-yet-released (as of late February) memoir Angry Conversations With God: A Snarky But Authentic Spiritual Memoir (Faithwords; $24.00) and now that it is officially out, we promise to review it in earnest, soon. The word the press review used—cheeky— does indeed capture this crazy lady’s style—and she rocked the big house at IAM. As you might imagine, it will be a blessing (I say this seriously) for the often de-churched and spiritually marginalized creative types to hear her honest story, her journey of faith, her endurance in a pretty rocky world of performance, travel, fear, fame, and foibles. She sometimes writes for the Burnside Collective, so you may know she is a thoughtful woman, rooted in a community of open-minded, big-hearted wordsmiths.
Speaking of big-hearted wordsmiths, one of the most celebrated poets of our time—the former Poet Laureate of the United States, Mr. Billy Collins, read from his various works. What an honor to be a part of a gig like this! (And how great to think that people of historic Christian faith have the wherewithal to pull it off!) Of course, we had all of Mr. Collins’ volumes (Sailing Alone Around the Room, The Trouble with Poetry, Questions About Angels, etc. etc.) but naturally stacked up his new one, Ballistics (Random House; $24.00.) I just love The New Yorker when they write that Collins is “A poet of plentitude, irony, and Augustinian grace.” Entertainment Weekly writes that he “spins gold from the dross of quotidian suburban life…” Gotta love that, eh?
We have discovered that there is a CD recording package of him doing a live reading in 2005: tons of poety, well read, in an obviously classy venue. (Have you heard him on Prairie Home Companion?) It is introduced by Bill Murray (yep) and highly recommended. We’ve got it here, now: Billy Collins Live (Random House audio; $19.95.)
What a joy it was, too, to be able to feature the 20th anniversary issue of Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, a classy arts and literary quarterly of great note. Drawing broadly from faith-inspired artists, writers, poets, short-story writers and pop musicians, Image–dreamed up, legend has it, in part, by popular poet and evangelical writer Luci Shaw—has illustrated this integration of faith and cultural writing as well as any institution in the past generation. Where else might one read, say, an interview with T-Bone Burnett, a scholarly piece on Flannery O’Connor, wood-cuts by Barry Moser, previously unpublished poetry by Scott Cairns, wonderfully-reproduced full color plates of the work of Sandra Bowden, a short story by an unknown lit prof, a poem by a cloistered nun, and long, serious essays by art critics fluent in Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox spirituality? From Ron Hanson to Wendell Berry to Brent Lott to Annie Dillard, luminous and important writers grace their pages. Their splendid 20th anniversary issue includes, by the way, a lengthy interview with Mako Fujimura about his own artwork, and his IAM mission. Please visit their website—it will make your mouth drop open. Subscribe to their blog, here: Even if one does not believe with Dostoevsky and Day, that “beauty will save the world”, you know it sure can help. Showing off Image at jsut $10 an issue at IAM sure made it feel that way. We still have some back issues available, so let us know if you’d want to purchase any.
Another way towards this perspective is the tremendous, tremendous, very handsome little paperback (adorned with woodcuts of Barry Moser) of Image editor Greg Wolfe’s essays (gleaned from years of Image) called Intruding Upon the Timeless: Meditations on Art, Faith and Mystery (Square Halo; $9.99.) This should be on everyone’s nightstand, a great collection of short, wise, and glorious essays. It certainly would make a great little gift, too, for anyone who wants to impress a seeker who doesn’t think that religious folks are interested in great literature, or that art must always be propaganda. If I can’t sell ya on it, listen to this endorsement by Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Dillard:
Intruding Upon the Timeless takes its title from a phrase of Flannery O’Connor. That’s apt, because not since O’Connor’s Mystery and Manners has there been such bracing insight on the pile-up where art and faith collide. This book will rev your engines and propel you down the same road.
So, we repacked, boxed up, loaded out–thanks, again, to IAM volunteers, the aforementioned S.C. and the NY union guys—propelling ourselves down that same snowy road back to PA, full of timelessness ourselves, for having been at IAM, selling these kinds of books to folks who care. And now the harder job: we wonder how to let our readership, customers and friends in on our remarkable time, this glimmer of God’s beauty, truth, grace, glory, service, reform, kindness, care, excellence and all manner of goodness that we experienced in New York. What else to do but tell ya about it (thanks for reading) and to offer a sale on some books from the IAM book display. I hope that isn’t anti-climatic. It is what we do, after all.
Want to see a description of some of the other books we featured at the IAM arts conference?
For our recommendations, SEE OUR MARCH 09 monthly review article at the Hearts & Minds website, HERE. Feel free to spread the word to others who might find such a list helpful In the meantime, buy Mako’s fabulous essays for $5.00 off, and get a good deal on any of these others, too.
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2 thoughts on “Refractions: Selling books at IAM with Makoto Fujimura”
Doug on March 6, 2009 at 9:54 pm said:
wow, Byron, what a great list of books and appreciate your comments…very insightful. The Mako book looks wonderful-have gotten on his website feed recently.
And of course, the Square Halo books are truly excellent fare for the artistically inclined soul.
Mark Roeda on May 9, 2009 at 2:58 pm said:
Wow. Missed this earlier. I love Billy Collins. I asked Al Plantinga to read “The Art of Drowning” during a service in Lent.
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Transforming Teaching & Learning
Looking Back on This Year's Classroom Experiments
Last fall, professors told us about their plans to experiment this year with technology-enabled teaching. Now they reflect on the successes and shortcomings.
Mark Lieberman
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The end of the school year is a time to reflect on accomplishments and -- ideally -- to abandon regrets, or at least learn from them.
Last September, professors from institutions around the country shared with “Inside Digital Learning” their plans for new classroom initiatives and made some predictions about what they might accomplish. We came back to them recently to ask how they went. A few said they're too busy with an end-of-year crush of grading to reply. Here's what the rest of them reported back.
Sandi Connelly, leader faculty in online learning in science, Rochester Institute of Technology
What she tried: Incorporating Microsoft speech=recognition software and a new learning interface, with the goal of keeping students more engaged.
What worked well: As with all new implementation, there are hurdles. Both Microsoft Translator and JoVE Core Bio resources were embraced by the students. In the face-to-face classes, all students benefit from engaging with MS Translator. Many save the transcript, and when coupled with lecture-capture technology, MS Translator has eliminated the “one and done” of lectures, giving students more opportunity to succeed. Online, MS Translator allows me to have real-time office hours with all students, taking away the need to wait for a captionist to join us. This allows me to be more accessible to them.
With JoVE Core Bio, the students have been engaging with content through the eyes of scientists. The integration of scientific articles directly with the fundamental content affords students the opportunity to learn in different ways -- study the fundamentals and then apply their knowledge, or read the articles to understand the why and then work through the content to understand the how. This has been a very important change to engage my nonmajor students in the courses and help them to approach biology more holistically.
I have seen approximately a 26 percent average increase in the time spent engaged with materials after adding JoVE Core to my classes. While I would like to see even more students engage with the materials, this is not an insignificant change and has led, directly or indirectly, to higher exam averages this term.
What didn't work well: With Microsoft Translator, you are dependent on a reliable internet connection! A LAN connection is important for integration with the reference library for my courses. This can be cumbersome, as many institutions are phasing out LAN connections. Further, lost connections stop the captioning, and waiting for re-establishment significantly impacts the cadence of a lecture.
As JoVE is in beta, though building rapidly, there are a limited number of practice questions available. For many faculty, self-check quizzes and homeworks are not something for which they want to spend time writing questions. As the database and teaching resources for JoVE Core continue to increase, this will be a fantastic classroom resource at an affordable price.
What she learned: Students do not want to have to bounce between resources for class content. Minimizing the “traffic congestion” will help everyone keep tabs on the successes and challenges faced but will also make the logistical learning curve smaller -- improving the feeling for students that they can handle the course and ultimately be successful.
Anna Gold, university librarian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Lori Ostapowicz Critz, associate director for library academic strategies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
What they tried: Opened a new digital scholarship lab centered on project-based learning.
What worked well: Since its opening, the Shuster Lab for Digital Scholarship has become a popular home for informal and course-related digital scholarship. It is a daily destination for project meetings, study groups and presentation practice sessions, as well as for individuals needing the equipment or specialized software. Our instruction librarians routinely meet students in the lab to conduct research consultations and to teach course-embedded information literacy classes.
The lab has inspired several successful new initiatives, including a series of digital scholarship workshops on digital exhibits/collections fundamentals, mapping, text mining and analysis, and text analysis. The workshops provide an introduction to the topics, along with an invitation to attendees to seek one-on-one assistance on individual projects. Relationships have been fostered with several faculty members and students.
The WPI Digital Volunteers group also initiated a monthly event series to bring the WPI community together to contribute to digital crowdsourced projects with a global impact. The series launched with a Wikipedia editathon for Native American Heritage Month, and has included a Black History transcribeathon, Humanitarian mapathons, hackathons, and other targeted editathons. Events have been co-sponsored by several student organizations and draw attention to global projects and how to support them digitally.
Perhaps the most significant activity in the Shuster Lab was a humanities inquiry seminar taught by associate teaching professor Joe Cullon, titled Urban Digital History -- Parks, People and Politics in Worcester, Mass. This seminar guided students through the use of recent digital history applications, such as Omeka and Juxtapose, and the creation of a complete digital history site. The course helped illustrate the potential of the lab to support research and learning in digital scholarship and opportunities for the Gordon Library to provide assistance and guidance to students and scholars in these endeavors.
What didn't work well: During this first year, attendance for activities was generally low. Students and faculty are very busy during our fast-paced, intense seven-week terms, and it is difficult to anticipate the optimal timing for these add-on activities.
Integration of the Shuster Lab into the curriculum has been somewhat slow, although Professor Cullon’s class gave us a chance to pilot the use of the lab across a full term and shines a light on the lab as planning for the next academic year gets underway.
What they learned: We are going to use targeted marketing and a personalized approach to identify classes each term that could benefit from utilizing the equipment and/or digital scholarship services available.
Elizabeth Howard, program manager of student affairs, New Mexico State University College of Engineering
What she did: Remodeled an existing classroom space into an active learning environment, via a Steelcase grant.
What worked well: The Active Learning Classroom has been a wonderful asset to the College of Engineering at New Mexico State University. The classroom was used for Introduction to Engineering course and Engineering Statics and Dynamics with a total of 18 sections across two semesters. The professors utilized the active learning environment to conduct mini impromptu design challenges and student collaboration/teamwork. The professors used the mini whiteboards to have students work in teams on assignments in class, which created an environment for students to interact with one another. The classroom really encouraged group learning and communication. Students that typically would have sat in the back of a traditional lecture room were in the middle of a group activity at their table. This increased their ability to problem solve quickly and communicate with one another.
What didn't work well: One of the constraints of the classroom was the actual size. The setup is for 32 students, but due to student mentors in the class, it was difficult to quickly change the setup of the classroom. Ideally the classroom would be arranged differently depending on the course curriculum for the day. The classroom stayed a similar layout due to convenience for the instructors.
What she learned: Utilizing the Active Learning Classroom proved to the College of Engineering and professors that this type of learning environment is conducive to learning. The student and professor feedback was positive -- both faculty and students are hopeful that additional classrooms in the College of Engineering would model a similar layout. Due to the positive feedback in the fall, we remodeled another classroom to follow a similar layout, and it was completed for the spring semester. Based on classroom observations, the most impact the classroom had was increasing communication among classmates and creating a sense of team among the different groups.
Vera Kennedy, sociology and education instructor, West Hills Community College Lemoore
What she tried: Incorporating a new self-authored OER textbook into her cultural sociology class.
What worked well: All students were able to access the textbook on multiple devices (i.e., desktop, laptop, tablet and cellphone). Students reported the OER textbook met their expectations and the assigned readings from the book helped them understand key concepts, topics and ideas from the course. Some student comments included:
“I think providing a free online book is a great idea because then students don’t have that as an excuse."
“I feel like I'm leaving being a lot more confident in who I am and my culture. I think the activities in class really helped us further understand all the topics. Over all, I just really enjoyed and appreciated this class.”
“The textbook was well put together and all of the assignments in the class reflected what the textbook taught us. The interactive assignments made the readings easier to understand when we were given applications to the concepts.”
“The book was great because it was straight to the point; it was descriptive but not too long to bore anyone.”
What didn’t work well: Students expressed challenges in understanding some of the terms. One student explained, “I think the lectures in class could incorporate the actual terminology we learned in the reading more thoroughly.” Another student said, “I think there was a lack of explicit definitions for some terms. I never thought I'd say this, but I think it may just have been a bit too short and concise.” Others stated learning to apply the concepts in real world situations was difficult. Finally, some students found the inability to annotate the text inhibited its functionality as an OER material. One student shared, “The only thing I could not do was highlight certain areas.”
What she learned: I need to expand the definition of terms with more than one example pertaining to the subject criteria. I also should cover a wider range of topics related to the course material in my examples in the text, lectures and applications. Lastly, I most recently discovered a new application for faculty and students to upload and annotate commercial and OER texts called Perusall. I am test piloting this annotation tool in a couple of my OER courses this semester and am working on refining its use and application in my class for the coming fall.
Ruben Mancha, assistant professor of information systems, Babson College
What he tried: Adding technology kits and other experiential elements to connect students to information technology subject matter.
What worked well: Students enjoyed the fast-paced course dynamics: a combination of short lectures, brief reading discussions and teamwork to build Internet of Things (IoT) prototypes. They gained hands-on experience programming IoT/wearables, managing teams following Agile principles, designing digital interfaces, conceiving business and revenue models for their technology, and presenting their innovations and start-ups to a panel of judges, which included Michael Sullivan from Verizon Innovation Labs and Cheryl Kiser, Emily Weiner and Ken Freitas from Babson’s Lewis Institute.
The partnership with Verizon through the Lewis Institute’s IoT for Good initiative brought real challenges and purpose to the course. Prototypes built by student teams included IdBracelet, a wearable using blockchain technology to offer identity-management services to refugees; meQ, a digital platform business that helps companies monitor and optimize their employees’ stress levels; and Farmer Bob, a nonprofit that offers IoT solutions and data analytics to optimize yield in small farms.
What didn’t work well: In an intensive elective, students have to learn many technical concepts in a short period. The course would benefit from additional in-class time to cover the basics of IoT technologies and their programming and to explore in more detail the connection between physical devices and digital interfaces (e.g., apps, dashboards).
What he learned: The collaboration with industry is an essential part of this course, and I intend to maintain it. Next year, the course will span seven weeks, and students will have more time to explore the basics of programming and the design of digital interfaces.
Robert Meeds, associate professor of communications, California State University at Fullerton
What he tried: Transformed Digital Foundations course from face-to-face elective to online requirement.
What worked well: Creating a YouTube Channel (COMM 317) that functions as an online, easy-to-access content library worked very well. It took a lot of work to create and organize the more than 125 videos we created for this course, but student feedback about the video content has been really positive. Students also like the flexibility of accessing the lecture and tutorial content when they want to. Though it took a while for the instructors as well as the students to acclimate to the mostly online format, putting all the instructional content online and then using brief 50-minute in-person lab sessions worked well to reinforce key points and review student progress.
What didn’t work well: When students are learning in a traditional classroom or lab setting, they have opportunities to help each other and learn from each other. We’ve lost some of those kinds of interactions under the new format. Also, each of the three course instructors reported that figuring out how best to use those 50 minutes we had in person with the students each week proved to be a challenge. In general, we all tried to cram too much into those 50 minutes in the early going. From a technical perspective, we experienced challenges that are common to other online courses, such as the university’s LMS file size limits that forced us to create a lot of workarounds for students to get their assignments to us. This made grading cumbersome at times. And, as you’d expect, there were some students whose computers weren’t up to running the required software.
What he learned: Students complete five major assignments as well as some short lab assignments during the semester. We learned that if we break up the major assignments into smaller parts and give students concise, timely feedback on their work in the smaller parts, it’s a workable alternative to face-to-face contact and they can often make adjustments to improve their work before the full assignment is due. We also learned to be more realistic about what we can accomplish in our 50-minute lab sessions and to really focus on making sure each student gets a little bit of our attention and support each week.
Peggy Semingson, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, University of Texas at Arlington
What she tried: Implemented predictive analytics in an attempt to anticipate students' needs.
What worked well: I’ve been steadily using the Inspire for Faculty tool from Civitas Learning for all of my online courses. Previously I used it to send fairly generic nudge emails to students based on the predictive analytics data. These emails were primarily sent out to students based on their success and participation levels in the class. I have since learned that within the software there are email templates that are particular to other factors such as point in the semester. So, what has been going well is I have moved from crafting my own emails to using the templates and encouraging language provided by Civitas and then tweaking the emails based on the other variables. I have also started using the software tool to send and track messages apart from the data itself, so using it as a messaging tool in and of itself. Some people may not like email templates, but I find them to be very strategic, and I don’t have to start from scratch when thinking of what to say. Students continue to be encouraged, generally speaking, by the nudge emails.
What didn’t work well: I still don’t have a calendar or overall strategic approach for when to send out the emails, and because I don’t hear from too many other faculty, I don’t have a very systematic plan for using it. It’s easy to get sidetracked from using a new tool when you are one of the few people using it.
What they learned: I have learned, as the old saying goes, to not reinvent the wheel in terms of crafting nudge emails from scratch. There is a wealth of information in the Civitas software that supports faculty as they craft emails. What I need is an overall strategic approach and especially a timeline for when to send out these emails and then how to track them. Another important need is to talk to other faculty about how they are using the tool. I don’t see the formal infrastructure for doing that with this particular tool, so I have my own informal back channels for talking to other faculty about new digital ideas. It’s still a new and emerging tool. We need to carve out spaces for conversation about specific ideas.
Parrish Waters, assistant professor of biology, University of Mary Washington
What he tried: Encouraging student engagement with help from a formative assessment tool, which he'd used in the classroom previously, but without a cohesive strategy.
What worked well: The formative assessment approaches I’ve experimented with over the last several years have changed the way that I approach my teaching. I was able to get a consistent 50 percent interaction rate with the online formative feedback tool BluePulse this year. This was a slight increase compared to previous years, and though small, I consider it a success. Students offered critical and informative feedback on both my teaching style (the pace and complexity of my lectures) and new assignments I incorporated into my course (some were winners, other losers). My interactions with students have become more honest, and they more comfortably offer frank feedback that helps move my teaching forward.
What didn’t work well: While my students seemed more engaged with the material, their grades this year were not significantly different from past years -- nearly identical in average and spread. I do not see this as a failure. Students' use of this tool was implicitly valuable, both for me to receive the feedback and for them to feel empowered by giving it. Although my efforts to standardize the polls and increase its use had no direct effect on the students’ grades, their engagement with BluePulse added to their sense of ownership over their education in this class, which motivated them to engage more with the material. This helps them retain and recall the large amount of information conveyed in this course much more than rote memorization.
What they learned: Using formative feedback tools allows me to get immediate, sincere and critical feedback on my teaching practices, more so than just asking students in person. For instance, I used brief, ungraded pop quizzes during the last 10 minutes of my class this semester. Students traded quizzes every few questions, grading and discussing questions as they went, before moving on to the next set of questions. I had never used this teaching strategy before and received such overwhelmingly positive feedback through BluePulse after each iteration that it is now a mainstay of my pedagogy. Formative feedback allows me to comfortably test-drive new and innovative pedagogy in my classroom. The candor of the dialogue gives students an active role in our pedagogical experiment.
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Does This Jaipur Hospital Really Consult Astrologers? Here’s What We Found
Does This Jaipur Hospital Really Consult Astrologers? Here's What We Found
At Unique Sangeeta Memorial Hospital, patients get diagnosed with the help of astrology.
TK Sreeraj
Earlier this week, several news outlets ran a story about a hospital where patients can choose to be diagnosed by an astrologer who will predict the cause and effect of a disease. The news created a havoc online.
At Jaipur’s Unique Sangeeta Memorial Hospital, before treatment, they offer a ‘perk’ many hospitals would likely frown upon. Unlike other hospitals in the city, this is the place where patients get diagnosed with the help of astrology.
Rajasthan: ‘Unique Sangeeta Memorial Hospital’ in Jaipur diagnoses diseases using Medical Science&Astrology. Pt A Sharma says”I see 25-30 kundli daily. We use astrology for diagnosis only, for treatment we use Medical Science.We do it so that diagnosis is correct&no time is lost” pic.twitter.com/PAySqnwcqz
According to the story broken by ANI, the patients are also given ‘advise’ on whether they would need to take medicines or undergo an operation. The treatment, however, is done only using medical practises by in-house doctors. The report also quoted a doctor from the hospital who admitted to consulting the astrological diagnosis before beginning treatment, and claimed that patients are satisfied with the technique.
Doctor: When a patient comes, he is subjected to astrological evaluation & astrological diagnosis. The medical & astrological diagnoses are then compared. Treatment is done with advanced technology but we take the help of astrology for diagnosis. Patients are satisfied. (27.05) pic.twitter.com/jVHAbOE6fL
While InUth wasn’t able to get in touch with the doctor and verify the claims, astrologer Pandit Akhilesh Sharma who is associated with the hospital, spoke to us via telephone about the initiative. “For astrological diagnosis, one must submit three details of the patient -place of birth, date of birth and time of birth. A horoscope is created and analysed. We later submit our observations to the patient. He/she presents it to the doctor who later decides the course of treatment,” he told us.
But he went to clarify that astrology does not interfere with medical treatment. “It is totally up to the people to opt for astrology. Patients can directly go for medical diagnosis. The treatment will be purely based on medical science,” he added.
Unique Sangeeta Memorial Hospital is run by a trust, Indian Institute of Ancient Astrological Science, which was set up in 1992. “We got the land from the state government to set up a hospital for astrological research in 2016. We also have five doctors (at the hospital) who are state government employees,” Avdesh Mathur, president of the trust said.
The hospital is probably the first medical institution in India where astrological diagnosis is practised. Which Sharma empahises was a practice was prevalent during ancient times. “One should look astrology from the prism of science. It is not just about an individual’s present, past or future. Astrology has a very wide scope and can be used in agricultural science as well as meteorology,” he says.
“The accuracy level of astrological diagnosis is 95 percent. But I won’t be satisfied till I prove it by successfully testing on 10 lakh patients,” he added.
Dr Kumar Asnani, an anaesthetist with Jaipur govt hospital, who works with Sharma in the astro-medical research project, substantiated the astrologer’s claims. “His predictions are quite accurate. I have myself witnessed it,” he said.
He went on to add that the field of astro-medical science has immense potential and requires extensive research. “I have requested him to work in the field of cancer research so that we would be able to save potential patients,” he adds.
But not everyone from the medical fraternity is supportive of the idea. “Diagnosis is the first step of treatment and is the most important one. We do not approve of such techniques which have not been prescribed by the government of India,” Dr Dhananjai Aggarwal, member of the Rajasthan Medical Council said.
Apart from allopathy, the Union Health Ministry only recognises Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy. Astrology finds no place in the the Indian system of medicine.
But Pandit Sharma is hopeful about his field. “People will criticise everything new. Even medical concepts and scientific theories are criticised all the time. I am waiting for the day when astrology will be on par with medical science,” he signed off.
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Tuesday 25 June, 2019
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Gold Exploration Commences - Timor Gold Project - Australia
(“ECR Minerals”, “ECR” or the “Company”)
ECR Minerals plc (LON:ECR), the precious metals exploration and development company, is pleased to announce the commencement of gold exploration activities at the Timor Gold Project (the “Project”) in Victoria, Australia.
The Timor Gold Project is one of five projects held by ECR in the Victorian Goldfields region and has been the subject of a review by the ECR technical team to assess gold prospectivity and to determine the forward exploration approach.
A map of the Project and its location may be viewed through the following link:
https://www.ecrminerals.com/images/2019/06/24/mapecr.jpg
Craig Brown, Chief Executive Officer commented: “I am extremely pleased to announce that our review of the Timor Gold Project has now been completed, highlighting multiple gold exploration targets within the project area.
Most of the targets identified to date relate to previously mined areas within the Project and our work will be focused on the areas occupied by the more historically successful gold producing operations.
It is evident that most of the historical gold mines have not been developed fully at depth and that processing challenges stopped production in some cases, including certain remarkably high-grade gold deposits where production grades of up to 217 g/t or 7 oz/t are recorded.
Application of modern mining and processing techniques could open up significant gold production opportunities at Timor and this is our ultimate operational objective for the project.
ECR now has active exploration and development underway at three projects within the Victorian goldfields, including Bailieston, Creswick and Timor, with news expected across all three projects in the coming weeks.
In addition, we expect to complete our internal review of Avoca and Moormbool Projects in the near term, and further information will be provided in this regard in due course.”
Timor Gold project is located in Victoria Australia and held under exploration licence EL006278;
Historical records demonstrate that the Maryborough goldfield has produced over 640,000 ounces of gold from hard-rock and alluvial sources, with 220,000 ounces mined from hard-rock operations at an average grade of 14g/t gold; See references below.
Two major fault zones have been identified on the Project, namely the Shaw-McFarlane Fault Zone (“SMFZ”) and the Leviathan-Mariners Fault Zone (“LMFZ”), which are responsible for the majority of the hard-rock gold production;
The SMFZ has been shown to have consistently produced high grade gold mines along its length with Shaw’s Reef, McFarlane’s Reef and Havelock Monte Christo having recorded production at average grades ranging from 22g/t gold to 217 g/t gold with certain operations having been impacted by metallurgical challenges; See references below.
Opportunities exist within the SMFZ to identify and process gold mineralisation at potentially very high grade by applying modern processing techniques to resolve processing challenges that limited production many years ago;
The LMFZ hosts a large number of variably sized reefs that occur within the fault zone. These reefs are associated with diorite dykes and generally offer larger gold targets, albeit at lower grade compared to the SMFZ and historical mining records demonstrate that mining activities were often to relatively shallow depths;
Most of the LMFZ is under shallow alluvial cover which produced a considerable amount of gold in the early days of the Maryborough gold rush of the 1850s;
Both the SMFZ and the LMFZ have potential for modern open cut and underground mining techniques, because of the scale of the deposits present;
A program of reconnaissance rock dump sampling from the old workings is to be undertaken initially, along the two fault zones, to establish the style of gold mineralization;
Subject to the findings from the sampling programme this may be followed by a grid-based GPS pXRF survey for antimony and arsenic as pathfinders to gold mineralization where outcrop or shallow cover exists;
Thereafter a scout Rotary Air Blast (“RAB”) drilling program on the best developed targets may be undertaken;
Further information to follow as each step of the exploration programme is implemented and the results interpreted.
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This announcement has been reviewed by Neil Motton BAppSc (Hons), MAusIMM (CP), FSEG, a geological consultant to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary Mercator Gold Australia Pty Ltd with more than 30 years of professional experience. Mr Motton is a qualified person as that term is defined by the AIM Note for Mining, Oil and Gas Companies.
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ABOUT ECR MINERALS PLC
ECR is a mineral exploration and development company. ECR’s wholly owned Australian subsidiary Mercator Gold Australia Pty Limited has 100% ownership of the Avoca, Bailieston, Creswick, Moormbool and Timor gold exploration licences in central Victoria, Australia and the Windidda Gold Project in the Yilgarn Region, Western Australia.
ECR has earned a 25% interest in the Danglay epithermal gold project, an advanced exploration project located in a prolific gold and copper mining district in the north of the Philippines. An NI43-101 technical report was completed in respect of the Danglay project in December 2015 and is available for download from ECR’s website.
ECR’s wholly owned Argentine subsidiary Ochre Mining has 100% ownership of the SLM gold project in La Rioja, Argentina. Exploration at SLM has focused on identifying small tonnage mesothermal gold deposits which may be suitable for relatively near-term production.
HOWITT, A.M., 1913. The Maryborough goldfield. Geological Survey of Victoria Memoir 11. Department of Mines, Victoria, 76 pp.
Whitelaw, H.S., 1899, Antimony Ores in Victoria. Geological Survey of Victoria Special Report.
ANON., Undated. Leviathan Gold Mines, Maryborough. Map showing Mining Lease areas, locations of shafts, reefs, alluvial leads composite level plans for mines, etc. Plan No 1757/B/1.
ANON, 1888, Lands held under Leases for Gold Mining, Shaw’s & Mariner’s Reef, Maryborough. Register for Mining Registrar for March, 1888.
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UN nuclear chief angrily denies charges of collaboration with Iran
AFP: UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei angrily denied Saturday charges he had collaborated with Iran ahead of publishing written reports on his investigation of the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear program.
by Michael Adler
VIENNA - UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei angrily denied Saturday charges he had collaborated with Iran ahead of publishing written reports on his investigation of the Islamic Republic's controversial nuclear program.
"We never show a report to any single member" of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), "not the least of course an inspected country," ElBaradei told AFP in a telephone interview.
ElBaradei was reacting to news reports that he had heeded Iranian demands to drop mentions of IAEA requests to visit the Parchin military site and Iran's use of the strategically sensitive metal beryllium in a report he had made to the IAEA board on September 1.
AFP had in September quoted a US official as saying the IAEA had dropped the mention of Parchin in the written report, as well as a reference to concern about Iran's work with beryllium.
The United States wants the IAEA to take Iran to the UN Security Council for possible sanctions for what Washington says is a covert nuclear weapons program but ElBaradei says the "jury is still out" on whether Tehran's program is peaceful or not.
Diplomats said there were elements in the administration of US President George W. Bush who feel ElBaradei, who is Egyptian and a Muslim, is too soft on Iran and oppose his winning a third term in 2005 as IAEA chief.
The official US position is that heads of international organizations should not serve more than two terms, as ElBaradei will have done by next year.
ElBaradei said it was a "gutter accusation" to accuse him of an Islamist bias.
He said whether a country he works on "is Muslim or Buddhist makes not an iota of difference," especially since IAEA reports are a "collective process" involving international teams of experts.
"All the Arab, Israeli, US, North Korean, Iraqi and Iranian media are criticizing me at one point or another and this just might show that we are doing the right thing," ElBaradei said, referring also to IAEA investigations of North Korea and Iraq's nuclear programs.
A US official has told AFP that a draft copy of the September IAEA report was actually given ahead of time to the Iranians, in order for them to suggest changes, in comments echoed by a diplomat from another IAEA member country.
ElBaradei also characterized this as a "gutter accusation."
"We don't leak to any single person outside the 10 or 20 people who are involved in the process," of drafting reports at IAEA headquarters in Vienna, ElBaradei said.
He said the IAEA did not "even discuss" the report ahead of time with Iran beyond technical requests for information.
The IAEA has issued seven written reports on Iran in an investigation which began in Febuary 2003. The reports are filed ahead of IAEA board of governors meetings that decide how tough the agency will be on Tehran over its nuclear program.
ElBaradei said items like Parchin and the question of beryllium metal do not make it to his reports until they are ready.
ElBaradei said the last report on Iran, a 28-page document released on November 15, contained "every piece of relevant information."
Iran is still refusing to allow IAEA inspectors to visit the Parchin military site, 30 kilometres (18 miles) southwest of Tehran, although ElBaradei said he expected the visit to take place soon.
US officials have said the Iranians may be testing in Parchin "high-explosive shaped charges with an inert core of depleted uranium" as a dry test for how a bomb with fissile material would work.
Beryllium has civilian applications but can also be used in combination with polonium, another metal, to make a neutron trigger for a nuclear bomb.
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Planck takes the magnetic fingerprint of our Galaxy
Our Galaxy’s magnetic field is revealed in a new image from ESA’s Planck satellite. This image was compiled from the first all-sky observations of ‘polarised’ light emitted by interstellar dust in the Milky Way.
Light is a very familiar form of energy and yet some of its properties are all but hidden to everyday human experience. One of these – polarisation – carries a wealth of information about what happened along a light ray’s path, and can be exploited by astronomers. In space, the light emitted by stars, gas and dust can also be polarised in various ways. By measuring the amount of polarisation in this light, astronomers can study the physical processes that caused the polarisation. In particular, polarisation may reveal the existence and properties of magnetic fields in the medium light has travelled through.
The map presented here was obtained using detectors on the Planck ESA satellite, which has mapped the whole sky between 2009 and 2012 in nine frequencies in the submillimetre, far infrared, and radio ranges. The data from the High Frequency Instrument (HFI) were essential for this result. This instrument has been designed and built under IAS responsibility, with funding from CNES and CNRS.
Analysing the polarization data from Planck is a major research axis for the Interstellar Matter and Cosmology group at IAS, with funding from the MISTIC ERC, within the Planck consortium. The IAS team wishes to use the polarisation of emission from interstellar dust to describe the interaction between the magnetic field, turbulence, and the structure of the interstellar medium. This work relies on the comparison between data and MHD simulations of interstellar clouds. The team also develops a physics-based modelisation of the polarisation of emission from dust.
The magnetic field of the Milky Way, seen by the Planck satellite, in the 353 GHz channel of the HFI instrument. The dark regions correspond to a stronger polarised emission, and the striations indicate the direction of the magnetic field, projected on the plane of sky. Credits : ESA - collaboration Planck
Swirls, loops and arches in this new image trace the structure of the magnetic field in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. The dark band running horizontally across the centre corresponds to the Galactic Plane. Here, the polarisation reveals a regular pattern on large scales, which is due to the magnetic field lines being predominantly parallel to the plane of the Milky Way.
The data also reveal variations of the polarisation direction within nearby clouds of gas and dust. This can be seen in the tangled features above and below the plane, where the local magnetic field is particularly disorganised.
From galactic to cosmological polarisation
The brightness of the CMB has already been mapped by Planck in unprecedented detail and scientists are now scrutinising the data to measure the polarisation of this light. This is one of the main goals of the Planck mission, because it could provide evidence for primordial gravitational waves generated by inflation, immediately after the birth of the Universe.
In March 2014, scientists from the BICEP2 collaboration claimed the first detection of such a signal in data collected using a ground-based telescope observing a patch of the sky at a single microwave frequency. Critically, the claim relies on the assumption that foreground polarised emissions are almost negligible in this region.
Later this year, scientists from the Planck collaboration will release data based on Planck’s observations of polarised light covering the entire sky at seven different frequencies. The multiple frequency data should allow astronomers to separate with great confidence any possible foreground contamination from the tenuous primordial polarised signal. This will enable a much more detailed investigation of the early history of the cosmos, from the accelerated expansion when the Universe was much less than one second old to the period when the first stars were born, several hundred million years later.
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The 4 first papers on galactic polarisation, submitted to Astronomy & Astrophysics:
Planck intermediate results. XIX. An overview of the polarized thermal emission from Galactic dust
Planck intermediate results. XX. Comparison of polarized thermal emission from Galactic dust with simulations of MHD turbulence
Planck intermediate results. XXI. Comparison of polarized thermal emission from Galactic dust at 353 GHz with optical interstellar polarization
Planck intermediate results. XXII. Frequency dependence of thermal emission from Galactic dust in intensity and polarization
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Effective December 1, 2013, Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007(b)(7) has been amended to permit an approved debtor education provider to notify the court directly that the debtor has completed a post-petition instructional course concerning personal financial management.* This rule change pertains to debtor education certificates only, not to credit counseling certificates.
The Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Illinois will permit approved personal financial management course providers to file the Certificate of Debtor Education under Rule 1007(b)(7) electronically using the electronic financial management course certificate filing program (eFinCert) instead of requiring course providers to register as a limited filer in the court’s CM/ECF case management system.
Pursuant to Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1007(c), the debtor must file a statement that he/she completed the personal financial management course with 60 days after the first date set for the meeting of creditors under § 341 of the Code in a chapter 7 case, and in a chapter 11 or 13 case no later than the date when the last payment was made by the debtor as required by the plan or the filing of a motion for discharge under § 1141(d)(5)(B) or § 1328(b) of the Code. Failure by the provider to timely file the certificate in accordance with Fed. R. Bankr. P. 1007(c) will result in the debtor’s case being closed without a
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World War I (WWI), Street, Edward P.
UA 561.03 Edward Street Collection
The Edward P. Street Collecton is held in the Historical Manuscripts Collection in the Navy Department Library.
We thank Edward P. Street Jr. for his generous donation of this collection.
World War I 1917-1918
Edward P. Street
Scope and Content: The Edward P. Street Collection in the Navy Department Library consists of a diary describing Street’s service on board USS Gregory (DD-82) from 1 June 1918 through 15 July 1919, a letter written to Street by a shipmate on 29 December 1918, and a portrait of Street. Street describes the activities of Gregory as it escorts convoys, patrols the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, carries passengers and supplies to the Adriatic, and aids in the execution of the terms of the Austrian armistice. See Dictionary of Naval Fighting Ships, Gregory I (DD-82).
Transcription of Letter from Charlie, Cattaro Bay, 29 Dec 1918:
S. M. S. Kaiser Max,
Cattaro Bay,
Dec. 29, 1918.
Dear Eddie and Tom,
[illegible] living aboard this old hulk with Loder of the Luce trying to get all the ammunition off the ex. Austrian ships here. The French haven’t taken over the ships and don’t intent to so after this job of “débarquement des explosifs” is over we shall probably have nothing to do. Then we hope, the three of us to get back to the old Gregory.
This is a hell of a place, nothing of real life here, rotten liquor etc. We managed to have something of a party Xmas, mostly a drunk party due to the fact that we managed to procure more stuff from a British transport that was here.
Now for something of importance—if you should happen to be near the Fall City the Birmingham for God’s sake do me a favor. If you can, get me more cigarettes (none here), a lot of candy, a pair of shoes size 8, about 6 [illegible] of underwear, 12 pairs socks (your size will do) and a blue shirt. I am almost destitute for clothes, have little or no chance for laundry and running low besides.
Whatever you can do in the above—merci bien—and I’ll square it up at the first opportunity.
Have a very few souvenirs, no [illegible], but if there is any thing you want let me know and I’ll do my best.
Have just heard the Captain Bartlett is leaving and I am damned sorry. We shall certainly miss him and we’ll never get another quite as good.
Best to all from Woolley, Blair and [illegible]—and we hope to be back soon.
Charlie.
Blair needs [illegible] too.
Transcription of Fore and Main Top Spotting Diagram (from Street's diary):
Down 500
Up 100
Fore and Main Top Spotting Diagram.
Range = 1000 yds. Height 70’
Scale 1/8” = 5’
Transcription of pages from Edward P. Street's Diary:
1. At Venice. Saw new year in on board H.M.S. Earl of Peterborough.
2. At Venice. Thrusts all repaired
3. At Venice.
5. Underway for Fiume at 7 a.m. Capt. Boyde U.S.N. two American Red Cross Nurses and two Lts. U.S.A. on board for passage. Arrived Fiume about 4 p.m. having burned out H.P. thrust again just as we left Venice! Burn babitt.
6. At Fiume. C.A. Bast, C.G.M., killed by explosion of time fuse he was working on.
7. Underway 8 a.m. for Venice. Arrived Venice 4 p.m. Rough trip!
8. At Venice. Relieved on Venice Station by Stribling. Too stormy to proceed to Pola.
9. Underway 9:30 bound Pola. Arrived Pola 1:30.
10. At Pola.
14. Underway 9:30 bound Fiume. Arrived Fiume 1:00. Orders for me to go to Paris as courier! Bill Roderwald going to London for discharge.
15. Underway 7:30 bound Venice. Arrived Venice 2:00. Left Venice 10:50 for Paris!
16. Venice to Paris. Turin and Modane.
17. Arrived Paris noon. Delivered dispatches. Met Roy Williams and found that B. B. Jennings was there. Saw Tack Hoffman. Met Brew in the afternoon and went to “Casino de Paris.”
Use and Reproduction Policy: Manuscripts are unavailable for loan and must be consulted in the library. Photocopying of manuscripts is generally prohibited, though the use of digital cameras by researchers to reproduce non-copyrighted materials is permitted.
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> Crime
> Crime & mystery
Run For Home Paperback / softback
by Sheila Quigley
Only a few copies left - usually despatched within 24 hours
1985: a man runs for his life - exhausted, wounded, hunted remorselessly by a female assassin known only as The Head Hunter.
At the end, he has just enough energy to spit in her face. 2001: sixteen-year-old Kerry Lumsdon runs across the same terrain.
She runs to win and she runs to forget. When a headless body is found in the wastelands of the Seahills Estate, Detective Inspector Lorraine Hunt is called in to investigate the violent murder case.
Kerry and Lorraine, different ages and from different worlds, come together when Claire Lumsdon, Kerry's sister, is violently kidnapped - the fourth in a series of abductions of young girls.
Headstrong, wilful and convinced the police can't help, Kerry sets out on a frantic search of her own.
But her hunt takes her to a world she never knew existed: a violent underworld; a sixteen year old murder; and, finally, to secrets about her own past which her mother hoped she'd never have to face. And all the time, the clock is ticking for Claire... A gripping thriller from the bestselling author of some of Britain's best crime fiction.
Publisher: Cornerstone
Category: Crime & mystery
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10 Dec 2019 | Building Leadership & Capability
A new service that gives Kāpiti residents improved access to after-hours and urgent health care closer to home has received an Open for leadership award from the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
The steering group: (from left) Vanessa Simpson (WFA), Nicky McGeorge (CCDHB), Mabli Jones (GM, Tū Ora Compass Health), Sarah Duncan (Tū Ora Compass Health), Dr Herman Van Kradenburg (Waikanae Health).
The Kāpiti ambulance redirection service is a collaboration between Capital & Coast District Health Board (DHB), Wellington Free Ambulance, Tū Ora Compass Health primary health organisation (PHO) and Kāpiti general practitioners (GPs).
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Previously, more than 6,000 patients a year travelled from Kāpiti to Wellington emergency department (ED) for treatment outside normal consulting hours. Half of them travelled by ambulance, but fewer than half needed to be admitted to hospital.
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Eckhard Beyer presented with Arthur L. Schawlow Award in laser science and engineering
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"The Laser Institute of America first presented the Schawlow Award in 1982 to recognize individuals who have made distinguished contributions to applications of lasers in science, industry, education and medicine," said Peter Baker, Executive Director of LIA. "Prof. Beyer joins a world-renowned list of past winners including Arthur Schawlow and Arthur Guenther."
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Prof. Beyer became the Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute in 1997, where his leadership has helped to launch the organization into world-class status as a research and development center for laser surface engineering and coatings, and laser materials processing. During this year, he was also appointed to Professor of Laser and Surface Engineering at the University of Technology at Dresden.
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The Forbidden Trio: Sail to the Sky Dragon
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Setting Off
Knock Knock Knock!
A lone figure stood outside a large house decorated with flowers around its doors. The man waited patiently on the cobblestone porch, brushing out his metallic blue hair as footsteps slowly approached from inside. A few of his locks fell through his fingers, patting down his bangs before a tall man dressed in dark blue suit pants and a plain white dress shirt greeted him.
"Ah-Steven Stone!" The older man greeted with a bright smile, accenting the grey hairs that lined his face. "I haven't seen you since my daughter's acceptance ceremony! How are you?"
Past Hoenn League Champion; Steven Stone greeted the man with a sincere smile of his own before shaking his large hand. "Yes, it's been quite some time Albert. I'm sorry for intruding so suddenly, but may I have a word with you?"
"Of course Steven! Come in!" Albert chuckled before stepping aside to let the Steel specialist in.
"I'm sorry I don't visit as often as I used to. I've been busy with my father's work for the last few months..." Steven explained, taking off his shoes as the door closed behind him. He then let out a small sigh, the calming atmosphere of the house already relaxing him. "He's going to be retiring soon, so I've been looking after the majority of work with the Devon Corporation."
"That's no surprise," Albert started, walking by Steven and leading him into the kitchen. Steven took his seat at a large mahogany table while Albert began to boil some water on a kettle. "He's always been a real workaholic, even when we were kids. Is Father Time finally getting to him now?"
Steven stifled a laugh, avoiding Albert's deep blue eyes. "I'd say he's a little troubled by it, yes."
"Haahaha!" The old man slapped his thigh hysterically as he watched Steven's face burn red. "You should bring him to Mossdeep sometime Steven! I have a lot of rare stones from space he could look at-"
"He may actually have to."
The air in the room suddenly became thicker from the man's words, wiping the smile off Albert's face once he noticed Steven's solemn look. Just from the uncertainty in the man's silver eyes alone, Albert waited patiently for him to continue.
"...I just heard about this. It seems like the sandstorm that was plaguing Route One-eleven suddenly reappeared." Steven glanced from the corner of his eye once Albert suddenly jumped from his seat.
"Didn't that sandstorm just clear up a few days ago?"
The past champion glanced down, averting his eyes. "Yes, I thought so too. But my father told me that an even stronger one appeared less than a week after the initial call was given." Steven then turned to Albert with a grave look. "He told me that it has spread to Fallarbor Town...and now Rustboro City."
"Rustboro?!"
Albert shook his head repeatedly in disbelief. "Unbelievable...That's not..." The teapot began to whistle, earning a gasp from the old man. "...I've never heard of sandstorms reaching that far." He mumbled to himself as he turned off the pot quickly. Hoenn did have its strange weather from time to time, but this was out of hand now. He took a deep breath, calming his nerves.
"...It sounds very similar to those series of rainstorms that impacted Petalburg, Dewford and Slateport a while ago...What is going on..."
"That's why I came here."
"Here?" Albert gave the Steel specialist an odd look. "You know I'm more of a space pokemon researcher, right? I don't really look into any weather phenomena." He watched carefully as Steven continued to give him a determined look.
"I know Albert... But something strange is happening to the weather systems throughout Hoenn."
"Yes..." The older man shrugged at the thought. "I actually looked into the weather department a couple of weeks ago...But they told me that the rainstorms were a flash event. They should have noticed the storm clouds forming, but even their satellites weren't able to detect it...We all thought it wasn't serious." The old man then focused a stare towards the marbled floors, scratching his grey hairs lightly.
"These storms seem to be very sporadic at best. It can't possibly be natural to stop and restart such powerful events; which means-"
"It could be a Legendary pokemon, Albert."
"Legend?!-" The researcher gave Steven a wide-eyed look, his features frozen in shock.
"More specifically..." He started, reaching for his vest. "It may be related to...this." Slowly, Steven pulled a small object from his vest pocket. Once the sunlight from the large window hit its surface, it released an emerald hued glow.
Albert gasped in shock. "Isn't that?!-"
"The Green Orb."
"...So it really did exist..." Albert took a small step back, earning a questioning look from the younger man. "Brendan and May from Littleroot Town activated that orb to resurrect Rayquaza two years ago!"
Steven gave a small nod. "Yes, they were able to use it to call upon Rayquaza to quell the fighting." Steel-toned eyes watched carefully as Albert's face beaded with sweat. Such a dangerous object was literally just a few feet from him, it was easy to be unnerved at this point.
A treasure that could literally call upon a God.
"It really has been two years since that day...I really believed Hoenn was going to be erased from under my feet that day..." The old man then turned around, preparing two cups of tea before taking a seat beside Steven. His breathing was beginning to waver, fixated on the Green Orb.
"It's not activated right now, correct?" Albert asked cautiously.
"No, not since that time when those kids were using it. I can't believe how lucky we were with those children. They really did save our country." Steven gave a small nod of thanks as he took the refreshment, his face still dark with those memories from long ago.
"Once Rayquaza ended the feud between Groudon and Kyogre, Brendan told me that the Green Orb had lost all of its light. He asked me to hold onto it because he thought it was not active anymore...but-"
"But?" Albert's deep blue eyes held a sense of fear for what would come next.
"It seems like light is returning to it...Just a few weeks ago, around the same time that those unusual storms were being reported in Dewford, I noticed that the Green Orb was beginning to shine in my bedroom." The Steel specialist fiddled with the handle of his cup, the metal rings on his fingers sparkling with the sunlight.
"So it's regaining its activity?" Albert leaned in once Steven took another sip.
"Yes. I was surprised at first...but what really shook me was the colour of the orb..."
"Its colour?" The words slipped from Albert's lips. "...Wouldn't it be green?"
"...No." Silver eyes flashed with seriousness. "It was blue."
Both men sat in silence as the words hung in the air, tightening its grip around their senses. Clearly, the greeting from Steven had taken a turn for the worst with this new information. Something...or someone was trying to reactivate the legendary orbs.
But who, or what was behind all of this?
"That's why I came here today, Albert...It's about Elizabeth." Steven started, catching the attention of the older man. "Do you have..." He quickly avoided Albert's dark stare, as if he would already know the answer. Holding onto all of his courage, Steven continued. "...Please. Does she have any books on the Green Orb-"
"She's not my wife anymore."
Steven nearly jumped, the tone alone shaking his composure. "S-Sorry...I mean."
"No. It's okay." Standing abruptly, Albert's expression was still grim. "Now's not the time for me to be greedy...I'll check the library."
"T-Thank you, Albert..." Steven watched carefully, sadness written over his face as the old man trudged out the doorway and up the stairs.
'I guess they still haven't talked to each other...'
A few minutes passed before Albert came back down to the kitchen. Dust lined his white dress shirt, but he brushed it off with a sigh before tossing a small brown book on the mahogany table. It dropped with a light thud, more dust rising into the kitchen air. Something was written in gold letters across the front, catching Steven's attention as it slid in front of him.
"Rayquaza's Plates?"
"I believe they were also called Dragon Plates as well..." A faint smile lined Albert's old features as he glanced at the book's old cover. "She didn't have a lot of information on them because of the language it was written in. That was the first time I've ever seen her frustrated with something..."
"I see..." Steven took his hands from the mug before sliding his fingers across the book's tattered surface. Opening the old pages slowly, an old scent hit his nose as he scanned through the words.
"...Elly was always messy when she worked. You wouldn't believe what the house looked like when she tried to crack the language...I had to take care of our daughters day in and day out because she pretty much forgot about us-" He stifled a laugh, reminiscing about the time.
"But it wasn't really a problem, they were my sweet little girls after all." Albert mumbled to himself as Steven flipped through the pages eagerly.
"I can't read any of this...I've never seen this language before." Steven said aloud, amazed by the markings as Albert glanced over his shoulder.
"Yes, ancient language from the South. I remember that from her trip to Sky Pillar...Elly was able to learn that there were three Dragon Plates connected to Rayquaza's very being..."
"Wait!" Steven's eyes then widened in shock, catching Albert's attention. "...No...This isn't good."
"Your wife wrote something here... It says...if the three plates are activated and brought into close range with one another-" He gulped before getting up in a panic. "Do you know where these Dragon Plates are?!"
"N-No." Albert answered hesitantly. "...She never told me that they were dangerous...You would need to find Elly, or my daughter perhaps...Elisa knows about these legends too, but she's in Rustboro."
"Elisa knows about the Dragon Plates?!"
Albert shrugged his shoulders, looking rather disinterested on the topic of his youngest daughter. "Elisa may be in love with Legendary pokemon just like her mother, but she's much more sheltered." He defended quickly.
"But she's the only one we can use!"
"She might know of them...but Elisa wouldn't try to find them by herself. She isn't like her mother." Picking up the tea cup slowly, Albert brushed through the pages of his wife's journal before turning back to Steven.
"She'll still be in Rustboro...Now that I think about it...Elisa usually calls me on her free days."
"Elisa could be in danger Albert!"
The older man brushed off the warning with a small smile. "No...never. Emma told me that she called her not too long ago, she should be fine at the Devon Corporation."
"Those Dragon Plates...they're most likely interfering with the weather around Hoenn. That's why Dewford had the floods and now Rustboro has sandstorms-" Grabbing the book to Albert's surprise, the past Champion of Hoenn headed to the front door, fighting with his shoes as Albert chased after him.
"H-Hey Steven, wait!"
"Albert, I need to borrow this. Your daughter may know more about these Dragon Plates than anyone else right now. I'm going to Rustboro right now."
Albert looked on, his features rather frazzled from all of the information thrown his way. "But there's a sandstorm right now, isn't there?"
Steven gave the older man a confident smile. "My pokemon are no pushovers."
Opening the door, Steven threw a platinum-coated ball from his belt. In a flash of bright light, an armoured bird appeared. It called out, earning shrieks from the neighbours as it flapped its sword-like wings.
"This is crazy Steven! I'm sure this is just a misunderstanding!" Albert called out, but the silver-haired man was already on Skarmory's back. "Elisa wouldn't know anything about this! She's never been in that room since Elly left!"
"Hoenn could be in grave danger right now!" Steven called back as Skarmory flapped harder, lifting both off the ground and blowing the flowers from the old man's garden. "I'll call you once I find Elisa!"
"My goodness..." Albert breathed, shielding his eyes as Steven and his pokemon ascended into the clear skies.
"You're just like your father...Guess that giddiness runs in the family." Albert brushed himself off, shaking his head with amusement before turning to enter his home.
He headed upstairs, directly towards the old library where his wife would stow away to on a nightly basis. Leaning against the frame of the door, his tired eyes longed to see her once again in that worn out chair.
"Where are you Elizabeth."
"S-Stop please! Why are you doing this!"
A stream of fire ripped into a wooden house, incinerating years of memories once held within its old walls. Creaking timber and the crackle of fire played along with the screech of wind, adding to the despair in the old man's voice as he shielded his granddaughter and grandson from the hot winds and choking ash clouds. They both coughed roughly, the black air of destruction stinging their senses.
"...Why-why are they burning our house?" The little boy asked, his eyes wide, trembling as he clutched onto his sister. "W-Who are those people?"
"You're a little too young to know who we are!"
Two large figures then slowly emerged from the flaming house, a dog-like pokemon coated with black fur, and a large turtle-like pokemon with a smoking shell. They glared at the old man and children, burning fear into their bodies as a low chuckle resonated with the roaring flames.
"It's a quite a shame, boy. If you knew more about our resume, you'd be begging to join us."
The small child gasped once a deep voice caught him by surprise. The group of three huddled in fear once a large man, dressed in black pants and a red vest stood over them, a large grin on his face as the light of the flames danced across his cold sapphire eyes, piercing them in place. "Your old pappy here decided to keep some secrets from us-This is only fair, right kids?"
The boy whimpered in fear once the roof of their house finally groaned in agony before giving way. It crashed to the charred ground, along with all hope in his mind, more soot and ash billowing into the sandy air. "T-The house..."
"Sir, we found it." A female's voice then caught the attention of the oldest Magma Admin. "Seems like the old man was hiding the documents about Groudon in the basement."
"Good work." Koji snatched the files from the Magma grunt before flipping through the pages as the group of three cowered in fear below him. "So you were hiding these away for your friend huh?"
"N-No!" He desperately cried. "I swear I didn't know!-"
"Oh shut up already!" Koji swiftly dealt a kick to the old man's side. He cried out, dropping face first into the dirt as his grandchildren screamed out.
"Grandpa!"
"Stop hurting us!"
"If you just listened to us in the first place, we wouldn't need to trash the place now would we? You brought this upon yourself!" Koji gave him a smug look before turning around to catch a glimpse of an older man and a young woman. He was sitting on a bench; despite the chaos around him, he was calmly watching the destruction of the small town while the woman kept her head lowered, a shadow in the light of the fire.
"Yo Holland," Koji called out, catching the attention of the older man. "Here are the papers, most of it's still written in that weird shit, so I can't do anything about it. You think those Aqua idiots might have our plate now?"
The older man's eyes flashed for a second as the papers landed in his hands. He clutched onto them, the unreadable text beyond the value of gold to him as they fluttered with the black air. "...Team Aqua isn't important right now."
Koji took a step back, his brow raised. "Not important?!. His voice was already rising now. "Team Aqua might have one of the Dragon Plates right now, and we don't have jack shit!" He finally snapped, clenching his fists as his subordinates glanced back and forth between themselves. Koji was the only person man enough to actually talk like that to Holland. They were still wondering how he did it.
"Koji, I said-"
"Cole is most likely dead for all we know-" He stopped mid sentence once he noticed Tori flinch from his words. "Pfft...Even if he's alive, I bet he couldn't take on Team Aqua by himself and-"
"Enough."
Koji flinched as Holland raised his hand, silencing him on the spot. "But-"
"I'm still quite confused right now Koji." Holland started, looking up with fierce red eyes. "How did you know that the second Dragon Plate was in the desert anyway?"
"...I...well-" A bead of sweat ran down his brow.
"I was personally going to go to the desert to acquire that plate for myself. However, you seemed to beat me to it..." Holland nearly crushed the papers in his hands before taking in a deep sigh. "No matter. If you found Cole at the ruins, then he's still doing his job. Have some of our men locate his position now. We'll keep track of him until he gets the final plate."
"...Y-Yes sir..." Koji finally gave in, a wave of relief washing over him once Holland turned his attention back to the papers.
"So these are the scriptures that links Rayquaza and Groudon." Deep red eyes burned with excitement as he flipped through the unreadable text.
"He had all of this information...yet he never told you..." The man glanced to his side to gauge the reaction of the woman beside him. His glare hardened once she flinched.
"Tori."
She remained quiet. Holland's voice barely reached her. The only thing that reached her was...The fire. Hearing the roar of the flames...the destruction...
The death.
It was swallowing her whole, suffocating her as more screams rippled through the smoky air. She was the one that caused all of this. "Sir..."
"Hm?" Holland leaned down to gaze into Tori's hollow stare.
"We didn't have to...We didn't have to burn...Fallarbor Town-" Her eyes widened once Holland let out a deep laugh, knocking his head back as the clouds of smoke mingled with the rain of sand that blanketed the area.
"Of course we had to!" Holland then slapped Tori lightly with the sheets of paper, earning a shocked look in return. "If that Jin fellow of yours just told us the truth about his real hideout in Fallarbor Town, we could have come here, taken them with ease and be on our merry way! This is one of the few places I actually took a liking to, but this is what had to happen. Does he not know who Team Magma is?"
"B-But..." Amethyst eyes trembled from the man's words as he continued to laugh. This was all a game to him...She knew it, Holland wasn't trying to follow in Maxie's footsteps of creating more land for Hoenn. He never cared about the people.
He was trying to rule Hoenn for himself.
Clenching her hands tightly, Tori glanced to her side to see the old man and his grandchildren trembling in fear at the sight before them. Their home...Their way of life.
'I keep destroying...Is that all I'm good for?' Her mind burned the words into her soul as she watched Fallarbor Town's very existence erase before her shaking eyes. She had tried to stop Holland from coming here after she told him about Jin's ambush, but he never listened.
It'll be much easier to clear our own path to Rayquaza.
"...Disgusting."
"What was that Tori?" Holland asked, standing up from the bench to dust himself off of the soot, sand and ash. "Come on, we have everything we need now. Let's leave this dump."
Koji watched as the woman shook violently in her seat. His expression remained ice cold despite the flames around him.
"Come now, speak up! You are one of the Admins of Team M-"
"I said you're disgusting!"
Jumping to her feet, Tori stormed right by Holland to his surprise before pulling a Pokeball from her belt. The old man and his grandchildren, along with a few of the remaining townspeople watched her, a glimmer of hope in their eyes.
Just maybe, not everyone on Team Magma was bad.
"I'm not going to let you hurt these people anymore!-" Glaring at the roaring flames of destruction around her, she stopped mid-swing once a cold laugh echoed behind her.
"And what exactly are you going to do?!" Holland sneered as the woman struggled with her grip, nearly dropping the Pokeball to the ground. "Your pokemon are built for nothing but destruction. I trained you for that! There's no way they can help this place!"
He was right.
"No...I.." She was a member of Team Magma, all of her pokemon were trained in Fire attacks...Not one of them could help now. She would only add to the problem.
Never solve it.
Koji looked on as Tori suddenly dropped to her knees, shaking as another house in the distance crashed to the ground. The smoke was starting to blind their vision. "You of all people should know your role Tori...Don't think that you can get out whenever you please." Koji spat before he turned to leave with Holland. They got what they needed here.
"You lost your family like this too."
Sapphire eyes widened in shock. Whipping his head around, Koji glared at Tori who watched the towering flames in silence.
"Why are we repeating the past..." Her voice was hollow, lost of all energy. "Koji..."
As the Magma Admin watched her from the corner of his eye, a deep pang of guilt stung his chest. They were repeating the past...but only to end it once and for all.
"Koji!"
"Shut up!" Koji snapped before turning around to see Holland send him a dark glare. His red eyes flashed with the flames before he pulled a Pokeball from his belt.
"We're heading back to base. We have the notes...and Cole has the plates." He smirked to himself before tossing the Pokeball to reveal a large orange dragon pokemon. His strongest pokemon, Charizard surveyed the area for a few seconds before it stretched its thick wings. " And that woman who's with him. She'll be our key to unlock it all."
"About freaking time. He's been on vacation for too long." Koji followed suit, releasing his Aerodactyl before the two men hopped onto their flying pokemon to ascend higher into the thick air. "Take all of the best pokemon from any Trainers that try to resist you! We'll need them to complete the plan!" Holland called from above as the remaining Magma grunts cheered in unison for their leader.
"Hoenn will remember who we are!"Holland raised his fist as Charizard roared, spewing hot fire across the blackened sandy skies.
"WE ARE TEAM MAGMA!"
"HEY! GET A MOVE ON!"
"MAKE SURE THAT CRATE'S SECURE! YA DUMBASS!"
Shouting, swearing and everything else in between, a lone woman watched with cold and calculating eyes. She smiled to herself as her minions moved like a swarm of bug pokemon, working feverishly as the cavern filled with the noises of heavy trucks and motorboats. Ever since she had gotten word of what happened in the Desert Ruins, her schedule had been pushed drastically.
"Mam!"
The woman glanced down from her perch overlooking Team Aqua's base. Nearly abandoned two years ago, Shelly and herself needed to work long hours into the night just to rebuild their equipment from scratch. A lone man, tall and tanned saluted to her once he noticed her gaze.
"Speak."
"Professor Snider, all the pokemon from Area Seven have been placed on the ship! Once the batch from Area Three comes in, we'll be complete!" He held his breath as Professor Snider gazed at him for a few moments. Even if she wasn't exactly the main leader of Team Aqua, her rank was still far beyond his.
"Excellent work," Snider smirked to herself. Her main plan was nearly complete. The only thing stopping it now was the unknown group that had in their possession two Dragon Plates.
'We merely just need one to begin our first phase.' She kissed her teeth from the thought. It seemed like that old geezer was still hiding something from her ever since that incident at the Oceanic Museum.
"Make sure all the Water and Flying type pokemon are fastened to their cages tightly. I don't want them breaking out like last time." Snider ordered, flicking her graying hair to the side. "Use the Magneton and Manectric to restrain them if you need to."
"Yes mam!" The grunt saluted one more time before running towards the large pool of ocean water at the base's edge.
"We just need one of those plates..." Snider whispered to herself before a sudden alarm went off. Despite the blaring sound, she remained steadfast as the dark waters began to bubble and rise. A few moments later, a black and massive figure began to rise from the depths, alerting all the Aqua members standing on the docks as they waited in tense anticipation.
"Aqua Ship One, rising!" Two Aqua grunts repeated the words as they waved their arms, signalling the rise of their most powerful weapon. Painted a deep blue, Snider felt her heart flutter for a second as the massive ship finally emerged, glistening with the last streams of sea water as the overhead lights illuminated its body.
Unlike Team Magma, they had actually been doing something for the past two years. Gathering pokemon from all over the region, they would be needed in order to bring out the full potential of their super weapon. If everything went according to plan, only then will her plan come to fruition.
"Now. To find the people that know how to translate Rayquaza's Plates."
A gentle breeze rolling by, carrying the scent of Lavaridge with it, Cole gazed longingly at his home. The thick trees that shielded the ground from the skies, the old stone porch, his mother's garden, he was leaving it all again...
But this time...
"You make sure you're careful out there Cole."
The young man blinked, only to realize his father smiling down at him.
"I hope your clothes don't get ruined so easily this time! You looked horrible when I first saw you!" A somber smile graced Cole's features as his mother wiped a tear from her eye while clinging onto her husband's thick arms. Now dressed in a new attire, Ethon and Katherine looked over their son's light brown cargo pants and black nylon jacket. It was a much needed upgrade from the beaten clothes he was used to wearing.
"It'll really help when we go to Mt. Pyre." Cole smiled back, pressing his fingers against the strong fabric. He could feel the sadness flowing from them, but this time no pain would follow, for they knew his reasons to leave this time, and agreed completely.
To put an end to Team Magma once and for all.
"I just hope I packed enough food for all of you too..." Katherine murmured, smiling softly at her son. "I know Elisa and Noah like to eat a lot."
"W-What? It's fine! I'll be okay!" A young woman waved her hands quickly in defence from the laughter that soon followed from the group of friends and family. "I don't eat that much..."
"I'll make sure to keep her from turning into a Slaking!" Noah snickered, earning a small laugh from the mother of the household.
"We'll be fine mom." Cole reassured, hugging his mother one more time. Only they knew the real reason he was doing this now. It wasn't just to stop Magma from gaining power using Rayquaza. But to finally put an end to Team Magma's ways.
"My backpack is probably going to break now since you gave us so much." Cole smiled to himself as his mother laughed in his arms, shaking slightly as she fought back tears. "We'll call you when we reach Mauville City."
"You better. I don't want to hear back from you five years from now. I may not be here."
Cole smiled to himself as his grandmother's voice scolded him from behind his parents. She was dressed in her usual attire with Windy sitting obediently beside her. The large fire dog whined softly. They knew this day would come eventually, but they were prepared.
"Don't think like that-" A fiery voice shot back from behind Cole earning snickers all around. "I'm with him this time, he's not running off anywhere."
"I promise...I'll come back."
Cole then slowly released his mother who fought back the urge to lunge for her son. Turning around, he eyed the three people that would journey with him, to finally finish this long adventure. They were going to discover the secret to the Dragon Plates, put an end to these strange storms and the dying organization of Team Magma.
Elisa, Kyra and Noah nodded in unison to Cole's rare smile before waving their goodbyes to the family that took them in for so long. Two of the three Dragon Plates were now in their possession; with one more to retrieve, many dreams would be realized, and many goals completed.
Elisa, dressed in her usual grey sweater along with new black hiking pants for their long journey ahead, she looked forward as the group of four made their way to the entrance of Lavaridge Town.'Once I get the third Dragon Plate...I'll finally be recognized as a top researcher. I'm really going to...' Now that she had the ability to read the Dragon Plates, a sense of pride washed over her as they continued forward. She had her use to the group now. These plates would lead her to her future.
No matter the cost.
Cole sighed to himself before turning back to see his parents, grandmother and Windy still sending their goodbyes their way as they neared the turn into the main district. With the power of the Dragon Plates, he would be able to take over Team Magma...and with that, disband them once and for all.
'I'll have to tell them eventually...'' Dark brown eyes darkened once the realization hit him. Elisa and Noah still did not know of his real identity. Once their journey was over, he would come clean. Telling them now would only ruin their trust; to him, obtaining the last Dragon Plate and using that power to stop Team Magma was the top priority.
Once he completed his final goal, only then could they learn of his dark truth.
36. Setting Off
1 Pushed Away
2 I Can Help
3 Test of Strength
4 Old Man Jonbi
5 Pirate
6 The Dragon Plates
7 A Hero?
8 Home Sweet Home
9 Calm Night
10 Join Us
11 Planning Our First Crime
12 Two Hunters, One Plate Part I
13 Two Hunters, One Plate Part II
14 Hidden Goals
15 Weakest Link
16 Shocking New Bonds
17 No Reward
18 Penalty Part I
19 Penalty Part II
20 Plan of the Plates
21 Road Block
22 Does it End here?
23 Walls are Breaking
24 A Wandering Flame Returns
25 Unexpected Meetings
26 My Brother
27 Accepted
28 The Ones who are Special
29 Steel Your Heart Part I
30 Steel Your Heart Part II
31 Steel Your Heart Part III
32 Steel Your Heart Part IV
33 Steel Your Heart Part V
34 Tori's Wish
35 The Promise
36 Setting Off
38 Second Meeting
39 Unlikely Teamwork
40 The Key Discovered
41 Mount Pyre Part I
42 Mount Pyre Part II
43 Mount Pyre Part III
44 Mount Pyre Part IV
45 Cole's Identity
46 Rise from Fall
47 True Lore of the Dragon Plates
49 Take-Off
50 Bonds
51 Unspoken Decision
52 Grey Skies
53 Team Sky's Revolution
54 The Last Night
55 Challenge a God
56 The World Depends on Cole
57 Atonement
58 Strive Forward
59 A Place in Life
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Microsoft Develops Kinect-Like System With Speaker And Microphone
By Jon Martindale 2012-05-08T11:29:32.128Z
Microsoft researchers have developed a new gesture control system that can work on an everyday laptop, without the use of hardware like the Xbox or Windows Kinect sensor.
It uses the doppler effect and works in a similar fashion to submarine sonar. Using the PC's speakers, an inaudible tone is broadcast. When a human hand is waved in-front of the screen, or performs specific gestures, the frequency of that tone, picked up by the on-board microphone, changes.
While the gestures are quite rudimentary and won't be as detailed as the specific joint tracking abilities of hardware like the Kinect camera, this does offer basic gesture control to an everyday device. In the accompanying video, we're shown basic controls like moving through several music options, the locking of a laptop and the control of basic games like tetris.
It is also possible for music to be playing while using the SoundWave technology.
There are some concerns that the frequency could cause problems with children or animals with sensitive hearing, so the distance that the "inaudible" noise is projected would have to be very short. If not, there could also be issues with interefering frequencies from other devices using the same technology.
For now though this offers an interesting look into how gesture controls could become far more common place in every day life, without the need for mass expenditure.
Source: Microsoft Research
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»Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Mandela Washington Fellowship
Center for Engagement and Community Development
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K-State's signature partnerships
2020 Community Engagement Symposium
Engage Magazine
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Trish Gott, Brandon Kliewer
Email: tcgott@ksu.edu; bkliewer@ksu.edu
Purpose of the Collaboration:
The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking. The 6-week program takes place at a U.S. college or university followed by an opportunity to participate in a 4-week professional development experience with a U.S. business, civil society organization, or public agency. Since 2016, SSLS has hosted the YALI Civic Leadership Institute (CLI), a leadership education and development program based on theoretical and practical learning experiences. Built from the idea that leadership is, at its core, a relationship, the guiding ethos of the CLI is to make the connection between leadership theory, practice, and engagement with a deeper understanding of self. Emphasizing development of a learning community, YALI fellows are able to meet basic standards of inclusion and community to reflect on self as a function of leadership and how they will impact the direction and effectiveness of shared learning; learn how to reset community norms with an emphasis on the importance of engaging the process of learning and development; translate political campaigning and activism best practices to their own cultural context; capitalize on reciprocal exchanges to help build public relationships for professional networking; engage in service-learning as an act of civic leadership; and engage in sensemaking of their overall experience to produce leadership development plans.
Length of Partnership:
U.S. Department of State - International Research and Exchange (IREX) (main), Kansas Leadership Center, City of Manhattan, Islamic Center, Children and Youth Empowerment Centre in Kenya (Africa), DECLIC in Senegal (Africa)
Community Impact:
The fellows became a part of the Manhattan community during their time with the YALI CLI. Visits to city hall and connections with the mayor and commissioners were relationships that carried through the whole CLI. The mayor intends to introduce legislation regarding the taxation of feminine hygiene products due to her relationship with the fellows. Fellows cohorts have, for example, included dentists through which connection with a group of women in the dentistry profession in Manhattan was made. Past fellows have also collaborated with the local Boys and Girls Club to work toward developing continued relationships and shared programming. Informally, the fellows become part of faith-based networks and communities, meeting with many community members and campus partners. Initial connections are often made through staff team or peer collaborators, but the size of Manhattan also allows for continued run-ins and unexpected meet-ups that help relationships develop. For the Manhattan community, this program and the impact of the fellows has been felt immensely. Since the summer of 2016, community leaders, campus partners, faith organizations, and community members have been longing to meet and get to know Mandela Washington Fellows. Hosting such talented and impressive leaders from across the continent of Africa is a major asset to Manhattan. The community also worked to bridge cultural gaps through hosting the fellows in individual homes and talking about the demographic make-up of the region. Additionally, site visits were organized intentionally to provide several different experiences in Middle America.
Institutional Partners:
Staley School of Leadership Studies (SSLS), Dartmouth College Rockefeller Center for Public Policy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Institutional Impact:
As a result of YALI participation, SSLS has benefitted from deeper campus relationships, specifically with the African Student Union and African faculty and staff campus-wide. SSLS has been regularly invited to organizational events and SSLS has worked to include faculty from the African Faculty Staff organization in its coursework and program design more fully. For instance, faculty working on the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Leadership Communication have deepened curriculum goals around community-engaged research imagining what kinds of learning would be most helpful for a group like the fellows. SSLS work with the Muslim Student Association and local Islamic Center also deepened and a network between these organizations that includes faculty, staff, and students has developed. As a result, an even greater understanding of how to support international students and staff has emerged. Participation in the Leading Change Institutes, a Kansas State University signature leadership program, has also been extended to graduating fellows. Partnership between SSLS, the mayor, and commissioners has grown as a result of YALI participation. The mayor has joined in teaching during the YALI CLI. Relationships with state and national congressmen and women and senators have deepened as well as relationships with local organizations such as Restore, Girls on the Run, faith communities, and other non-profits.
https://exchanges.state.gov/non-us/program/mandela-washington-fellowship-young-african-leaders
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Kwik Shop robbed over lunch hour
Updated: 2:32 PM CDT Sep 10, 2014
An Omaha convenience store clerk gets an unwanted customer over the lunch hour: an armed robber.An employee at the Kwik Shop near 72nd Street and Crown Point Avenue called for police just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.The employee told officers a man came in with a gun and demanded cash, but he got away before police arrived.No arrests have been made.
OMAHA, Neb. —
An Omaha convenience store clerk gets an unwanted customer over the lunch hour: an armed robber.
An employee at the Kwik Shop near 72nd Street and Crown Point Avenue called for police just before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The employee told officers a man came in with a gun and demanded cash, but he got away before police arrived.
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Sedrick Williams named league MVP, Rangers place 12 players on All Conference Team
Twelve Kilgore College football players were named either first team or second team all-conference, with Sedrick Williams named as the Southwest Junior College Football Conference Most Valuable Player for the 2019 season.
Williams is a 6'1 defensive tackle (from Houma, Louisiana) had 48 tackles, 7 sacks, 7 tackles for loss, 4 pass breakups, 18 quarterback hurries and a blocked kick this season.
First Team All-Conference:
Offensive players named First Team All-Conference were Omar Manning (WR), Gabe Douglas (WR), Steven Hubbard (OL), Mose Jeffrey (OL) and Sidney Walker (C).
Defensive players named First Team All-Conference were Williams, Kelton Moss (DL) and Geovonte Howard (DB).
Second Team All-Conference:
Second Team All-Conference offensive players were Jacob Frazier (QB), Scooter Adams (RB) and Luis Reyes (K).
Defensively, Quinton Sharkey (LB) was named Second Team All-Conference.
Also, 22 players were named Honorable Mention: Jordan Jacobs (TE), DeShawn Williams (WR), Lucky Daniels (WR), Kevon Latulas (WR), Chris Shaw (WR), Jamie Davis (OL), Rod Chaney (OL), Joe Hearvey (OL), Earnest Crownover (RB), Melek Hamilton (RB), Da'Shawn Williams (return specialist/WR), Geovonte Howard (return specialist), Jadrian Taylor (DL), Zacc Smith (DL), Torey Zanders (DL), Dominic Livingston (DL), Keith Harris (LB), Jacorian Barnes (LB), Antonio Brooks (DB), Jabari James (DB), Kameryn Cuevas (DB) and Braden Grush (DS).
View complete SWJCFC All-Conference list (pdf)
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Honors Specialization in Thanatology
Enrolment in this module is limited. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must have a minimum 70% average in 3.0 principal first year courses including Thanatology 1025A/B, with no grade below 60% in these principal courses
9.0 courses:
5.0 courses: Thanatology 2225A/B, Thanatology 2230A/B, Thanatology 2231A/B, Interdisciplinary Studies 2252F/G (or the former Interdisciplinary Studies 3310F/G; Interdisciplinary Qualitative Methods), Sociology 2205A/B (preferred)*, Thanatology 3322A/B, Thanatology 3355A/B, Thanatology 4401F/G, Thanatology 4403F/G, Thanatology 4331F/G.
4.0 courses from the following: (Students who completed the former Thanatology 2200 only require 3.5 courses from this section) Thanatology 2232A/B, Thanatology 2233A/B, Thanatology 2234A/B, Thanatology 2235A/B, Thanatology 2291F/G Thanatology 2292F/G, Thanatology 2293A/B Thanatology 2294A/B, Thanatology 2295A/B , Thanatology 2296F/G Thanatology 2297F/G, Thanatology 2298F/G, Thanatology 3320A/B, Thanatology 3321A/B (May substitute Psychology 3370E), Thanatology 3323A/B, Thanatology 3360A/B, Thanatology 3393A/B, Thanatology 3394A/B, Thanatology 3395A/B, Thanatology 3396F/G Thanatology 3397F/G, Thanatology 3398F/G, Thanatology 4496F/G Thanatology 4497F/G, Thanatology 4498F/G, Philosophy 2715F/G, Sociology 2245, Sociology 3304F/G.
A maximum 1.0 credit from the following courses may be applied toward the 4.0 required above: Thanatology 2602A/B, Thanatology 2605A/B, Thanatology 3601A/B, Thanatology 3603A/B, Thanatology 3606A/B, Thanatology 3607A/B.
*Statistical Sciences 1024A/B with a grade of 60% will be accepted as an alternate to Sociology 2205A/B.
Major in Thanatology
Completion of first-year requirements with a minimum average of 60% in 3.0 principal courses including Thanatology 1025A/B with a minimum grade of 60%.
2.5 courses: Thanatology 2225A/B (or the former Thanatology 2200), Thanatology 2230A/B, Thanatology 2231A/B, Thanatology 3355A/B, Thanatology 3322A/B.
3.5* courses from: Thanatology 2232A/B, Thanatology 2233A/B, Thanatology 2234A/B, Thanatology 2235A/B, Thanatology 2291F/G Thanatology 2292F/G, Thanatology 2293A/B Thanatology 2294A/B, Thanatology 2295A/B, Thanatology 2296F/G, Thanatology 2297F/G, Thanatology 2298F/G, Thanatology 3320A/B, Thanatology 3321A/B (Psychology 3371F/G or the former Psychology 3370E may be substituted), Thanatology 3323A/B, Thanatology 3360A/B, Thanatology 3393A/B, Thanatology 3394A/B, Thanatology 3395A/B, Thanatology 3396F/G Thanatology 3397F/G, Thanatology 3398F/G, Thanatology 4331F/G, Thanatology 4401F/G, Thanatology 4403F/G, Thanatology 4496F/G, Thanatology 4497F/G, Thanatology 4498F/G; Philosophy 2715F/G; Sociology 2245, Sociology 3304F/G, and may include up to 1.0 from Thanatology 2602A/B, Thanatology 2605A/B, Thanatology 3601A/B, Thanatology 3603A/B, Thanatology 3606A/B and Thanatology 3607A/B.
*Students who have completed the former Thanatology 2200 are only required to complete 3.0 courses from the above section.
Minor in Thanatology
Completion of first-year requirements including Thanatology 1025A/B with a minimum grade of 60%.
2.0 courses: Thanatology 2225A/B (or the former Thanatology 2200), Thanatology 2230A/B, Thanatology 2231A/B, Thanatology 3355A/B.
1.5 additional course in Thanatology numbered 2200-2299.
*Students who have completed the former Thanatology 2200 are only required to complete 1.0 course from this section.
Note: 0.5 of the 2.0 additional Thanatology courses above may include 0.5 from Thanatology 2602A/B, Thanatology 2605A/B, Thanatology 3601A/B, Thanatology 3603A/B, Thanatology 3606A/B and Thanatology 3607A/B.
Note: Special topics courses in Thanatology may be substituted with permission from the program coordinator.
Note: Programs may change from year to year.
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More than 17,000 sign petition asking Cardi B to skip appearance at 'abusive' Houston rodeo
Deborah Sengupta Stith , Austin American-Statesman
Days after rapper Cardi B took home the Best Rap Album trophy for her debut release “Invasion of Privacy,” an online petition asking the hip-hop star and Instagram celeb not to play the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo logged more than 17,000 signatures.
The petition, on the Care2 platform, is titled “Cardi B Should Not Perform at this Abusive Rodeo.”
It describes the Houston rodeo as “an event chock-full of animal abuse.” The petition’s author cites the Calf Scramble, “where stressed and scared baby cows are set loose and then chased by children,” the Paint Horse Show and the bull riding competition as examples of animal cruelty at the rodeo.
“Cardi B has 11 dogs, that’s how much she loves animals,” the petition reads. It goes on to note, “She may not know all the ways animals are being abused to make this Houston event go on though. That’s why it’s up to us, her fans, to ask her not to use her name and popularity to support such gruesome behavior.”
But not everyone who signed the petition is an outraged animal lover. Signees are asked to answer the question, “Why do you want Cardi B to not play this rodeo?” Alongside statements about animal cruelty, comments left on the page included, “Didn’t like her stance on the Super Bowl,” “She cusses in her song ‘Money’” and “Because she’s so ratchet.”
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Defense attorney requests hearing on missing Epstein jail footage
The attorney for Epstein's former cellmate says the footage would show his client tried to help Epstein on the day he survived an apparent suicide attempt.
Author: Associated Press, TEGNA
Published: 8:48 AM PST January 14, 2020
A defense attorney wants a judge to hold a hearing to determine whether the federal government deliberately deleted video footage of the area around Jeffrey Epstein's cell on the day he survived an apparent suicide attempt inside a New York jail.
The attorney for Epstein's former cellmate filed a motion late Monday saying the missing footage would show Nicholas Tartaglione tried to help Epstein on July 23 when guards found the wealthy financier with bruises on his neck.
The attorney says the video could convince a federal jury that Tartaglione does not deserve the death penalty in his case.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan told a judge last week that jail officials preserved video of the wrong cell, and a backup system also failed to capture footage because of technical issues.
RELATED: Video from Jeffrey Epstein's first suicide attempt is gone, prosecutors say
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The footage from the Metropolitan Correctional Center was recorded on July 23. Epstein later hanged himself Aug. 10.
Tartaglione, a former police officer, is charged in what prosecutors have described as the "gangland-style" killings of four men who disappeared during a cocaine-related dispute, according to the AP.
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Man playing Pokemon Go at night gets stuck in mud pit
COEYMANS, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a 62-year-old man playing "Pokemon Go" at night in the woods behind his New York home became stuck in waist-deep mud and had to be rescued.
Police say the man was playing the game on his cellphone at around 2 a.m. Sunday when he wandered into thick woods behind his home in Coeymans (KWEE'-mihnz), just south of Albany.
Officials say he became trapped in a mud pit up to his waist and couldn't get out. He used his phone to call 911 emergency dispatchers, who guided an officer to his location by pinging the man's phone and the officer's.
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Video: Basketball player suspended after sucker-punching opponent
by: Sarafina Brooks
Posted: Dec 10, 2019 / 01:48 PM CST / Updated: Dec 10, 2019 / 01:48 PM CST
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A St. Leo men’s basketball student-athlete was suspended following a home game against Nova Southeastern University last weekend.
A cell phone video surfaced from the Dec. 7 NCAA Division II basketball game. The video shows St. Leo University senior Isaiah Hill sucker-punch NSU junior Nick Smith. In the video, Smith falls to the ground and appears to be in shock and disoriented.
It’s NCAA Div. 2 game in Florida. But I bring it up because it’s surreal & former WPIAL standout Nick Smith is on the end of one of the most horrific cheap shots you’ll ever see. Also surreal official standing right next to it & nothing happens to this Saint Leo’s U. player. pic.twitter.com/Tv1ygleVOO
— Mike White (@mwhiteburgh) December 8, 2019
On Monday, St. Leo University head men’s basketball coach Lance Randall issued a suspension for Hill for his conduct on the court.
“Isaiah’s conduct on the court is not an accurate representation of Saint Leo’s core values. St. Leo University holds its students to high standards of moral and ethical conduct as a reflection of its Benedictine values. Upon review of Isaiah’s actions this past Saturday, he will not represent St. Leo University in competition for the remainder of 2019,” said Vice President and Director of Athletics Fran Reidy.
St. Leo University President Jeffrey Senese also issued a statement in support of the suspension.
“I support the decision of our coach and athletics administration. This type of conduct will not be tolerated. I am saddened by this event as this behavior does not reflect who we are at St. Leo University and apologize for any comments that suggest otherwise,” said Senese.
Jameson Carter, Manager of Athletic Communications at Nova Southeastern University, says Smith did not suffer any major injuries during the incident.
“He stayed in the game and played through,” said Carter.
The St. Leo University Lions fell to the Nova Southeastern Sharks 92-77.
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by WFLA-TV / Jan 22, 2020
BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA) - A Bradenton brewery is shining light on some dogs in need of their forever homes one beer can at a time.
Motorworks Brewing has partnered with Shelter Manatee to release beer cans that feature rescue dogs that are ready to be adopted.
by Jen Steer / Jan 22, 2020
Nut lovers around the globe are in mourning following Planters’ announcement that longtime mascot Mr. Peanut has died.
“It is with heavy hearts that we confirm that Mr. Peanut has died at 104. In the ultimate selfless act, he sacrificed himself to save his friends when they needed him most,” the Estate of Mr. Peanut posted on Twitter on Wednesday.
by Austin Kellerman / Jan 22, 2020
DALLAS, Texas (NEXSTAR) -- We get it. Some of you are far more excited to see the Super Bowl spots than you are the action on the field in Miami.
Though the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will gain most of the attention on Super Bowl Sunday, advertisers will shell out as much as $5.6 million for a 30-second commercial in hopes you'll remember their creative efforts.
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Willow man indicted for 2018 high-speed chase, assault on a police officer
Saturday, March 30th 2019, 6:54 PM AKDT
A Palmer grand jury on Thursday indicted a 35-year-old man for multiple charges related to a high-speed chase in October 2018.
An online dispatch from Alaska State Troopers states Willow resident Ian McCleod Lleshi is facing a felony eluding charge as well as third-degree assault on a police officer.
According to the dispatch, Lleshi was driving recklessly and speeding on Oct. 9, 2018. When troopers attempted to pull over the gray 1999 Dodge 1500 pickup truck, he sped up, beginning a chase from mile 63 of the Parks Highway to the Nancy Lake Parkway.
AST said troopers tried to end the chase peacefully using a pursuit intervention maneuver (PIT), but Lleshi dodged them and hit one a patrol vehicle. While his truck was still moving, he jumped out and ran into the woods. Troopers were unable to locate him at the time. They later learned the truck had been stolen, the dispatch states.
On Oct. 22, 2018, troopers made contact with Lleshi at a house in Willow. The dispatch alleges he had numerous stolen items. He was arrested on multiple charges of burglary, theft and criminal mischief.
This week's indictment was made after a months-long investigation of the incidents occurring from Willow to Trapper Creek. In addition to the eluding and assault on a police officer charges, Lleshi also faces five new counts of first-degree burglary, an additional assault charge, five more counts of second-degree theft, and third-degree criminal mischief. Six misdemeanor charges were also filed for criminal mischief and trespassing.
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Why Does Unalaska Struggle To Recruit And Retain Police?
By Zoe Sobel • Jan 10, 2019
Under the new legislation, Unalaska no longer has a Public-Safety director/police chief in charge of all local law enforcement. Instead, the city has one police chief and one fire chief. Both will run their own departments and report to the city manager.
Credit Berett Wilber/KUCB
A new police officer was sworn in at Tuesday's City Council meeting, but even with his addition the patrol division is just over half staffed.
According to Acting Police Chief Jennifer Shockley there are six vacant police officer positions as well as the permanent police chief role. There are no vacancies in corrections or communications.
Why is it so hard to keep the department staffed?
Shockley says nationwide interest in public safety services – especially law enforcement careers – is at an all-time low.
“People do not want to go to a job where they go to work with a target on their back," Shockley said. "We also have a lot of people who are looking for two weeks on/two weeks off contracts. That does not mean two weeks on/two weeks off living in the community. What they’re looking for is the ability to live in Florida or Idaho and come up to work for two weeks at a time.”
While the department gets a number of requests for this type of schedule, Shockey says it’s not something the city can currently entertain because it doesn’t fall within the guidelines of Unalaska's police officer contracts.
City Councilor Roger Rowland says his knee jerk reaction is that he wants his officers to be part of his community, but he also wants the department fully staffed.
“I left town for six months and I left my keys in my car and my house unlocked. I want to keep it that way. It’s thanks to those guys driving the streets," Rowland said. "Even though I don’t like two weeks on/two weeks off and I may not like some other out of the box ideas, I don’t think it’s fair to make those guys work 12 hour shifts."
Shockley is also not a fan of the two weeks on/two weeks off schedule, but she says there’s a changing workforce.
"We have a whole different generation of people who are coming into the workforce and they have a different set of expectations for what kind of work environment they will have," Shockley said. "That might be something we have to look at more closely if we want to retain staffing."
Recruiting to Unalaska is especially difficult because there's a high demand for officers across the state.
Shockley says out of more than 50 law enforcement agencies in Alaska, 46 have openings.
“We are competing with places that are on the road system. Places where the cost of airfare to get to and from a major airport is cheaper," Shockley said. "Places where people can get to see their families more easily. Places that offer two weeks on/two weeks off schedules."
Shockley says the city is looking at creating short-term – two-to-three month contracts – for already certified police officers. Additionally, an officer went to Seattle to attend recruitment fairs which she says the department is interested in repeating in February or March.
Applications for the police chief and police officer positions are on the city website. The police chief position closes Jan. 28. It’s a new position created when the City Council voted last year to separate fire and emergency medical services from the Department of Public Safety.
City Dock Renovation Faces Further Delays Due To Wintry Weather
By Zoe Sobel • Jan 9, 2019
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Cold icy weather is delaying completion of the new city dock.
This is the third time the deadline has been pushed back. Most recently, the project was scheduled to be completed by Jan. 15.
“Of course we are feeling the pinch," Ports Director Peggy McLauglin told Unalaska's City Council Tuesday. "The dock is ready great and ready to go with the exception that we can’t guarantee the integrity of the pavers until the sanding is complete.”
Council Stands By Decision To Split DPS
By Zoe Sobel • Dec 26, 2018
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The City Council is sticking with its decision to split the Unalaska Department of Public Safety.
The split creates two new standalone departments: one for fire and emergency medical services, and another for police, corrections, and dispatch.
The legislation also retires the position of public safety director/police chief for one police chief and one fire chief – both responsible for running their own departments and both reporting to the city manager.
But Thursday, Vice Mayor Dennis Robinson requested the council reevaluate.
Council Reconsiders Splitting Department Of Public Safety
By Zoe Sobel & Laura Kraegel • Dec 20, 2018
After passing an ordinance Dec. 11 to split Unalaska's Department of Public Safety into two entities, the City Council is meeting to reconsider its decision.
Thursday's special meeting stems from a request from Vice Mayor Dennis Robinson who has concerns about the cost of the project.
"Everything else we do we plan meticulously except for this," Robinson said. "I'm frustrated at it."
Unalaska Will Have Separate Fire And Police Departments, Following 5-1 Vote To Restructure DPS
By Laura Kraegel • Dec 12, 2018
After spending five decades as a consolidated agency, Unalaska's Department of Public Safety has been split into two entities.
On Tuesday, the City Council passed an ordinance — despite concerns about cost — creating two new standalone departments: one for fire and emergency medical services, and another for police, corrections, and dispatch.
The 5-1 vote signaled an end to the council's long debate over restructuring — an end that Mayor Frank Kelty said he's happy to reach.
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Jabhat Ansar al-Din: Analysis and Interview
Posted by Aymenn Al-Tamimi on Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
By Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi
Logo of Jabhat Ansar al-Din
Jabhat Ansar al-Din [Supporters/Partisans of the Religion Front] is a coalition of four groups originally set up in July of this year, comprising Harakat Sham al-Islam, Jaysh al-Muhajireen wa al-Ansar, The Green Battalion and Harakat Fajr al-Sham al-Islamiya. Of these groups, Harakat Sham al-Islam was set up by Moroccan ex-Gitmo detainee Ibrahim bin Shakaran, who died in the Latakia offensive this spring. Jaysh al-Muhajireen wa al-Ansar (JMWA)- under Omar al-Shishani- was once part of what was then the Islamic State State in Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), but following Shishani and his followers’ break-off to join ISIS in November 2013, the group has effectively become the Caucasus Emirate’s wing in Syria. The Green Battalion was an independent group set up in the summer of last year by Saudi fighters who wanted to stay out of the Jabhat al-Nusra-ISIS dispute but has since pledged allegiance to JMWA, while an amir, Shari’a official and some fighters have joined ISIS’ successor the Islamic State [IS]. Finally, one should note Harakat Fajr al-Sham al-Islamiya is a native Syrian, primarily Aleppo-based faction.
As per the ‘manifesto’ of Jabhat Ansar al-Din, the coalition defines itself as ‘independent’ and striving to implement a state-building project with the rule of Shari’a [Islamic law] in its totality, illustrating a broader trend of jihadi groups forming their own state enterprises as IS and the regime increasingly take up territory. As I have mentioned before, one may ask why the members of this coalition have not simply join Jabhat al-Nusra (which strives for the same goal) in line with the precedent of the one-time Saudi-led independent jihadi group Suqur al-Izz: I submit that this is due to power-politics tension in the sense of not wanting to lose autonomy and be subsumed under Jabhat al-Nusra. The case of Harakat Sham al-Islam in particular seems to be one of an al-Qa’ida front project under Ibrahim bin Shakaran’s leadership but a change in direction after his death.
In keeping with the general ‘anti-fitna’ stance of jihadi groups (including al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb [AQIM] and al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula [AQAP]) when it comes to perceived non-Muslim/’apostate’ forces fighting a jihadi group (regardless of the power-struggles), Jabhat Ansar al-Din issued a statement denouncing the U.S.-led coalition against IS as part of a war on Islam and Muslims. The statement cites common grievances such as the U.S.-led invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, the prisons of Begram and Guantánamo with torture therein, “America’s support and aid for the Jews in Palestine…the Jews’ occupation of the al-Aqsa mosque,” crimes committed against Muslims in Burma and the Central African Republic, and supposed U.S. siding with “Arab tyrants” in Libya, Yemen, Egypt and Tunisia.
From these complaints, the statement affirmed that “the target of the Zionist-Crusader-Safavid alliance is Islam and Muslims in general and their mujahideen vanguard in particular.” Denouncing anyone who should enter into the alliance as guilty of apostasy, Jabhat Ansar al-Din concluded with a call for Muslim unity against “this oppressive intervention,” and asked God to “give victory to the mujahideen in Iraq, ash-Sham and every place.”
However, it is notable that unlike AQIM and AQAP (which admittedly tried to avoid the issue of whether al-Qa’ida groups regard IS as a state by simply referring to it as ‘the Islamic State’ rather than ‘the group of the state’ [jamaat ad-dawla]), Jabhat Ansar al-Din does not even refer to IS by name in the statement, which fits a wider pattern of non-al-Qa’ida-affiliated jihadi groups in Syria aiming to stay out of the al-Qa’ida-IS dispute as far as possible.
Indeed, to date, with the exception of Jamaat Ansar al-Islam (which has fought IS in Iraq anyway), none of the global jihadi groups outside of Jabhat al-Nusra- including the few remaining stand-alone ones such as Jaysh Muhammad in Bilad al-Sham and Jund al-Aqsa- is known to have participated in actual fighting against IS. In the case of Jaysh Muhammad in Bilad al-Sham, the refusal to fight against IS sparked tensions with Northern Storm in Azaz and ultimately led to the group’s departure from Azaz. Corroborating the anti-fitna record is the fact that some of the components of Jabhat Ansar al-Din prior to the coalition’s announcement worked with what was then ISIS in early 2014 in besieging Kweiris airbase in Aleppo province under the initiative ‘And Don’t Separate’ (along with Jaysh Muhammad in Bilad al-Sham).
Whether Jabhat Ansar al-Din can truly maintain this ostensibly ‘trouble free’ policy of relations with other jihadis in Syria- particularly IS and Jabhat al-Nusra- remains an open question.
Reflecting Jabhat Ansar al-Din’s state-building ambitions, video of a Shari’a institute run by Harakat Sham al-Islam.
Jabhat Ansar al-Din’s JMWA purportedly conducting anti-aircraft operations in Handarat, Aleppo province.
Harakat Sham al-Islam da’wah efforts reportedly in Latakia countryside.
JMWA da’wah efforts (Qur’an memorization classes) for children reportedly in north Aleppo countryside.
Friday sermon reportedly given by a Green Battalion member in Idlib countryside.
Below is an interview I conducted with a Jabhat Ansar al-Din media activist based in the Aleppo area [Update 30 January 2015: name removed to protect identity], corroborating the points I made above.
Q: Does Jabhat Ansar al-Din want a Caliphate?
A: Yes. [Among] our goals are the project of an Islamic Caliphate and the rule of God’s law in the land.
Q: But why is Jabhat Ansar al-Din independent and does not join Jabhat al-Nusra which also wants a Caliphate?
A: The problem is with them, not with us: we are prepared to work with all upright factions whose goals are like ours. It is not hidden from anyone that the goals of the majority of factions are like our goals.
Q: In your opinion has Jabhat al-Nusra made mistakes on the ground?
A: In my personal opinion indeed we all make mistakes…and perhaps in Jabhat al-Nusra’s point of view it is not necessary to establish a Caliphate while the gangs of Assad exist in Syria.
Q: In which areas does Jabhat Ansar al-Din operate?
A: We operate in Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Homs and Latakia. In Aleppo: al-Ramousa, Sheikh Said, Aziza, Air Intelligence, Handarat, Sayfat, and in the southern countryside: the area of Jabal ‘Azzan, al-Wadihi, Mu’amal ad-Difa’. In Idlib: the village of Wadi al-Deif, al-Qarmeed military camp. In Hama: the countryside to the north of the city of Hama. In Homs: the countryside to the north of the city of Homs. In Latakia: Jabal al-Akrad, Jabal al-Turkoman and Kassab.
Q: How are your relations with IS?
A: We have no relation with IS (original: ad-dawla). We don’t fight them and they don’t fight us. But anyone who says that Jabhat Ansar al-Din is affiliated with IS is lying.
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Hopeful said:
More than 3 years ago, someone named “An Attasi” wrote the following post on this blog (https://www.joshualandis.com/blog/?p=11622). To date, I believe this remains the best comment ever written on this blog.
“We continuously deny the horrible facts in our history and we continuously pretend that other sects and religions coexisted peacefully in Syria. Baloney. Not true! And our history is written by Sunni historians or historians that were enriched by the Sunnis.
I am a Muslim Sunni and I know; I am ashamed of my sect and my people and my religion for not coming in full force to repent and pay back for the severe injustices they were perpetrated on other sects – all in the name of we are Muslim and we Muslims are good.
The only time I will trust Syrians with democracy is when I see heads of families treating their families with respect. When adult children are free to make choices away from family and tribal pressures. When families tell their children about the value of the Syrian mosaic and how to respect and treasure diversity in Syria. When they tell their children that we have abused minorities and it’s time to talk about it.
I will trust my fellow Syrians when I see them revolt and getting disgusted when a brother slaughters his sister because he thought she harmed the family honor.
I trust Syrians when they start trusting one another because they all belong to the same institutions of law and order.
Until we start a national dialogue, and until the MBs apologize for the killings they committed, and the regime erects monuments for the people they killed, and the Sunni admits their unmistakable prejudices, and until the people break the taboo of not talking about sectarian hatred and cynicism, and until the people are genuinely free as individual people, and until relations between religious sects becomes a national topic that is taught in classrooms, and until the constitution is clearly written to protect the minorities from the oppression of the majority, and to protect the Syrians from their own government, I’m doomed to not trust any outcome.
It’s amusing to me when i hear people talking about Article 8, and how to remove it and by when, at the time when the whole country is boiling with sectarian hatred and terrible class relations. Talk about misaligned priorities.”
October 23rd, 2014, 1:19 pm
ALAN said:
Jerusalem front became hot and the third intifada can push Israel to local, regional and international confrontations.Inevitable truth will be soon…
Sami said:
Syrialover,
“on the contrary, it’s become too tolerant of “hate talk” and actions.”
As a Syrian-Canadian I take offence to this comment. The values of Canadiana that I have come to experience and love is evident in most Canadians I have come to interact with. In the handful of times that I came to experience hate and racism in Canada mostly came from Arabs that are so occupied by your sect than your character.
The sick ideology of ISIS and other hateful groups might have reached the Canadian shores but it is in no way accepted or supported by the fringe of a minority of Canadians let alone by a majority.
Also, and this is why I love calling Canada my adopted home, Canadian news is not questioning Islam, nor are they attacking it. Hell, the cowards that committed these callous acts are not the ones they are concentrating on. Instead the soldiers that gave up their lives for their country are being remembered, and the heroes that did their job protecting their fellow Canadians are being celebrated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N89BAADF1bE
Ghufran said:
The comment that was reposted by hopeful is an excellent display of courage that one must expect from educated Syrians instead of directing criticism at people with opposing views. The truth is that the war in Syria and the disaster it caused was not the work of one man or one sect, Syrians have failed as a group to show love for their country and many chose to hate others more than they love the motherland. Syrians who celebrate killings are allowing negative emotions to dominate the dislogue, the fact that we do not have a clear victor after 3 years and 7 months of war should tell you something. I see no chance of finding an exit until Syrians accept the principle of abandoning violence as a tool to achieve political goals.
The Power of Averil
http://youtu.be/upcpKQg3nak?t=1s
It clear that statehood is a right of the Palestinian people. It is not an Israeli bargaining chip for them to play in their sham negotiations.”
The occupation in Palestine isn’t just an Israeli occupation – it’s a Western occupation; a European, American and Russian occupation, and more. As such, the Palestinian argument must be directed to the entire Western world: Stop trying to sell us empty lip service.
http://mycatbirdseat.com/2014/10/u-s-leaders-listen-to-this-irish-senator/
Samir Atala on the events in Ottawa
في سلسلة «مدن الصيف» كتبت عن تلك العلاقة الحميمة بين كندا وبيني. علاقة نقية مثل ثلوجها، وبسيطة مثل أهلها. وتحدثت عن حلم رومانسي مرحلة الشباب، وهو أن يكون لي بيت على نهر «الأوتاواي» تشذب رؤيته نفسي ويمنحني مسراه الهادئ الشعور بالسكينة.
كانت أوتاوا قرية كبيرة بين العشب والأشجار. لكنها أيضا عاصمة لثاني أكبر بلدان الأرض مساحة. من هذه «القرية» تدار شؤون المقاطعات التي تضم بلاد الإسكيمو. وكان أحد سكان تلك البلاد رجلا من جنوب لبنان يدعى محمد خباز، سمته الدولة عضوا في مجلس الشيوخ تكريما له. وبعده فاز اللبناني محمد حرب بالنيابة، ثم أصبح عضوا في مجلس الشيوخ.
من محمد خباز إلى محمد حرب والإسكيمو بينهما، تدرك كم هي هذه البلاد هائلة المساحة، فسيحة القلب. وخلال حرب لبنان كان يقف عند الطائرات في مطارات البلاد موظف من الهجرة ينادي بأعلى صوته: هل من طالبي لجوء؟ ثم فتت الصوماليون بلادهم، فأصبح الموظف نفسه يسأل بصوت عال: هل من صومالي طالب لجوء؟
لا الدين ولا العرق ولا اللون. بلاد تشبه الأحلام التي لا تُرى إلا في الحلم. في منصب الحاكم العام سيدة من أصول صينية، بَهِجَة الحضور، فاخرت أمام مراسل الـ«بي بي سي» الشهير أنطوني سامبسون، بأن الفستان الذي ترتديه، أهداها إياه زوجها قبل 30 عاما. وهذه السيدة صاحبة السعادة كانت تتناول طعام الغداء في مطعم شقيقي منير، تقريبا كل يوم. عبثا حاول أن تقبل دعوته مرة واحدة. كانت تضحك دائما وتقول له ضاحكة: أنتم اللبنانيون تحاولون رشوة الحاكم العام! وكان ثمن الغداء عادة نحو 5 دولارات. ومن ثم أعطي منصب الحاكم العام لتلك السيدة من هايتي.
تقوم مباني الدولة في بقعة صغيرة على هضبة، يزينها مبنى البرلمان ذو السطوح الفستقية اللون. ولا يمر شهر إلا ويقر البرلمان قانونا في تحسين أوضاع العاديين من الناس. ولكثرة ما أقرت البرلمانات من قوانين، لم تعد هناك من مطالب يتخيلها الإنسان، حتى في السويد، التي نسخت كندا نظامها.
يتحدث النواب بصوت هادئ. ويرد الوزراء بصوت أكثر هدوءا. مثله مثل هدوء أوتاوا التي ربما يسمع صوتها – ربما – في مباريات الهوكي، كرة الجليد. ذعرت أوتاوا أول من أمس للمرة الأولى في تاريخها. دق الكابوس الرهيب أبواب قلعة الحلم. حمل القتلة إلى محلة البرلمان بشاعة لم تكن تخطر لأحد: العنصرية والموت والقتل. هكذا كوفئت البلاد التي يذهب مندوب الهجرة إلى المطار ليسأل: هل من طالب لجوء
سامي انت سوري؟ انا لست أصلعا ، لن أتباهى بشعر جارتي!
October 24th, 2014, 6:31 pm
Here we go again Assadists wanting to deny my Syrianhood…
Shami min al salhiyeh. Do you want my khaneh number as well?
Too bad your bold! I have long hair that girls adore…
Ooops, sorry for introducing a fact here – a bad habit. The West created these murderous madmen decades ago when the US funded, armed and advised the nascent Mujahedeen to drive the Russians out of Afghanistan. They are now a permanent feature of the Middle East and beyond, an evolving monster the US Defence Department and CIA lost control of a long time ago. Yet politicians like Obama and Harper think we can correct it with bombs. Ironically after decades of treating their citizens like children, our governments are reduced to behaving like them.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/10/21/from-israel-to-isis/
read ! read and analyze! it is just a law of physics
انا لست أسديا ولا حزبيا! أنت من الصالحية و أنا حلبي من شارع النيل، سئمت ديماغوجيتكم ! الى اين أوصلتم الأمور؟ بالملآن طز بكل الغرب الذي احتضنكم؟ و لا تنس ايصال الطز بهاربر الذنب .
I’ll take Canada over Russia any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Toz bi roussiya wa Akbar toz la Putin.
I don’t care if your halabi or deyri or idilbi, your politics if one can call it that is rife with assumptions and scrapes from the bottom of the wacko conspiracy barrel.
THE UNITED States is destabilising the global world order by trying to enforce its will, Russian President Vladimir Putin says, warning that the world will face new wars if Washington fails to respect the interests of other countries.
In a speech on Friday to political experts in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi, Mr Putin pointed to wars in Iraq, Libya and Syria as examples of botched US policies that have led to chaos.
http://www.news.com.au/world/europe/russian-president-vladimir-putin-has-accused-the-us-of-destabilising-world-order/story-fnh81p7g-1227101773164
LONG LIVE SYRIAN RUSSIAN FRIENDSHIP – GLORY FOR OUR LOVLY SONS WHO SERVE IN BRAVE SYRYAN ARAB ARMY!
The Imploding U.S. Strategy in the Islamic State War?
http://csis.org/files/publication/141024_Imploding_US_Strategy_in_Islamic_State_War.pdf?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=%2ASituation%20Report&utm_campaign=SitRep1024
Specially for those who wish lamenting
Canada and the War on Terror: What Happened in Ottawa on October 22, 2014?
http://www.globalresearch.ca/ottawa-attack-isi/5409706
SANDRO LOEWE said:
As long as Assadistan-Putinstan so called friendships lasts the future of Syria is a fxxxxing terrible one.
Sandro!
If you’re in a comfortable place there, enjoy and get rid of the disease of hatred! Americans today are seriously asking the Russians to help get rid of terrorism, which they made with their own hands
http://eng.kremlin.ru/news/23137
http://youtu.be/1JY5w_qotok?t=1s
It was clear that AMERICA does not want the revolution to succeed from Day 1.
So this is all a teathre where Iran, Russia and US play together. They will not fool us anymore.
Your AMERICANS and RUSSIANS who are bombing the extremist remains of a repressed and violated revolution should shut up your motuhs, since you are the criminals who sponsored the criminal Assad and his chemical massacres.
From Lebanon to Egypt, from Iraq to Yemen, and from Libya to Tunisia the same story can be told:
Oppressive and / or corrupt governments and Islamist terrorists killing people in the name of Islam and attacking national armies calling soldiers “traitors and infidels”. In Lebanon, in particular, the picture is very dark after many Lebanese politicians associated with Hariri clan provided political cover for terrorists for years because those terrorists were attacking Hizbullah and fighting Syrian troops. Those politicians and their followers are too rich or pampered to carry guns but they are using terrorists(almost universally from poor Sunni towns)to achieve political gains. In any country other than Lebanon, a thug like Khaled Al-Daher would be in jail after getting caught communicating with a Nusra terrorist and being on record encouraging Lebanese soldiers to defect, the same criminal was inciting violence against Syria and his own citizens because he is mad at those who stopped his employer, Saad al-Hariri, from swallowing whatever is left of Lebanon.
The truth is that political Islam and militarized Islamist groups are a major threat to world peace and the countries they operate in, and until those movements are defeated nobody will be interested in targeting existing regimes including the one in Syria. What the West and Russia should do beside taking military measures against Islamists is push for a deal with Iran and withdraw support for regimes that fail to be inclusive. The main obstacle to the war on ISIS will be, and has been, Turkey which is,cynically enough, a NATO member !!
error: Oppressive and / or corrupt governments and Islamist terrorists killing people in the name of Islam
correction: Oppressive and / or corrupt governments fighting Islamist terrorists that are killing people in the name of Islam
Syrialover said:
Dear SAMI #3
I apologise for what you thought I was saying – but I fear you completely misread me. (Which is no good, because I always appreciate and endorse your comments here.)
My point was that Canadians – and other western countries – have become too tolerant of the intolerance that is characteristic of certain Arabs and others who have come to live in their society.
This is an issue now confronting a number of western societies. Some are now saying their benign embrace of multiculturalism and open immigration has allowed tribalism and sectarianism to flourish and fester within certain enclaves in their midst.
Those marginal groups enjoy the lifestyle benefits and opportunities of the west where they live. But they manage to remain indifferent, ignorant and even hostile to the majority mainstream values and beliefs like that of Canada which you celebrate in your comment. And it’s now multi-generational.
The British for example, have received some strong wake-up jolts and are soul-searching big time over what has been going on in sections of their Pakistani immigrant communities.
The 2005 London underground bombings brought outpourings on this, but the strong success of ISIS recruitment in that sector of UK society along with a number of other recent issues and incidents show that the problem is deeply entrenched.
The debate in the west on what to do is unfortunately often naïve and idealistic – “we must reach out to these communities and better understand and respect their beliefs and customs”. When in fact it needs to be the other way round!!
That’s what I meant by tolerance of intolerance (ie hate talk and actions).
Several paragraph from that brilliant post quoted by HOPEFUL in #1 sadly still fit snugly on certain sectors of some immigrant communities in the west.
GHUFRAN # 4 says:
“Syrians have failed as a group to show love for their country and many chose to hate others more than they love the motherland.”
He forgot to say the rest of what was in his head: “…and love and respect and be grateful to the Assads”.
As usual, dribbling out of both sides of the mouth, pretending to endorse what HOPEFUL posted in #1 while seizing and distorting it into an opportunity to smear those who do not support Bashar Assad.
NOBODY, ever, in any country in history, has shown as much hatred and disloyalty to Syrians and the Syrian motherland as the Assadists.
That’s a fact that springs straight out of the centre of the mouth, not avoided by side dribbling like GHUFRAN.
ALAN loves to excitedly predict a new world war. Where? Are puny little Putin and the idiotic Ayatollahs with their weak resources going to take on the rest?
I hope so. It would be all over for them in 24 hours – no, 12, or more likely 3 hours.
Syria lover! Are you Arbitor in a football game? why do you interfere in what is going on between the players? Can you tell what is your area of specialization? Actually looks like someone looking for himself in any place.
#20 SyriaLover
I agree. You see these problems clearly in Europe, and to a lesser extent in Canada, but not as much in the US. Any thoughts as to why?
Congratulations to Tunisia for a great step forward. First time I ever hear a “conceding” speech by an election looser in the Arab world! Bravo!
The challenges of the path to democracy in the Arab countries are proportional to the brutality of the dictatorships ruling them, with Tunisia on one end of the spectrum followed by Egypt, and Iraq and Syria on the other end of the spectrum.
In a clear shift of public opinion in Lebanon about how to overcome Islamist militias threat , most Lebanese Christians are not buying the argument of Hariri and some Christian politicians:
Two-thirds of Lebanon’s Christians believe Hezbollah is protecting Lebanon from the threat of takfiris (extremist groups), a recent survey by the Beirut Center for Research and Information revealed.
The survey asked people about Hezbollah’s intervention in Syria, replacing Hezbollah fighters with UN peacekeepers on Lebanon’s eastern borders with Syria, Hezbollah’s efficacy in foiling infiltration attempts by the extremist groups, and the goals of the US-led airstrikes in Syria and Iraq.
The center surveyed Christians in particular due to the fact that Christians in Syria and Iraq were among the groups recently targeted by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The data, which was gathered via phone from October 15th to the 17th, also took into consideration demographic distribution, age and gender.
The survey revealed that 66 percent of Christians support Hezbollah’s military intervention in Syria, in comparison to only 39 percent in June 2013 and 53 percent in February 2014.
HOPEFUL (#24),
Good question. You’ll find various analysis and commentaries on why Europe and places like Canada and Australia have a far worse Muslim radicalization problem (generally and per capita) than the USA.
Some of it seems to be linked to those countries having immigration and welfare systems which are more generous and offer less need for integration.
But the interesting verdict from commentators from Muslim backgrounds themselves is that the root cause of the problem lies both in 1. the parents of the terrorist generation (some of what’s listed in #1 above is exported and thriving in Belgium, the UK and Denmark etc) and 2. the version of Islam being served up in the mosques.
They say young second generation immigrants flocking to al Qaeda and ISIS are usually rebelling against both 1. and 2.
And they couple this with the fact that the upbringing of that generation has left them alienated and poorly equipped to feel at home and succeed in the western society where they live, even though they were born there and may have graduated from university and scored other achievements.
That’s what some frank and courageous western-based Muslims themselves say. While Western commentators until now often tried to blame western society itself for not “reaching out” to those communities (what I referred to above as “tolerance of intolerance”).
But that now seems to be changing in many western countries, where it’s alarming and depressing to see growing criticism and suspicion of Muslim immigrant communities. Plus unprecedented harsh policies now being put in place against anyone even suspected of wanting to play holy warrior.
Let’s hope it doesn’t get like the immediate post-9/11 atmosphere in the USA, which anyone will tell you was a very uneasy experience for Arabs and Muslims there.
HOPEFUL #25
Another of the post-dictatorship differences in Tunisia is that there was some effort by both the Islamists and secular political groups to reach out and work together.
If only that had happened in Egypt!
#28 SL
Yes, but again this phenomenon (flexibility on the part of the Islamists and the moderates) is a function of the “depth of the dictatorships” before the revolution. Ben Ali did not suppress the Islamists as much as Mubarak did and did not empower the army to dominate the politics (so they can protect him) as much as Mubarak did. The result is that the Islamists are not as suspicious of the army in Tunisia and the moderate political parties are not dominated by the army – a good opening for a healthy dialogue.
In Egypt, the Islamists were deeply suspicious of the army and the security so they tried to purge the government of anyone who is not on their side. The result was that the moderates revolted and asked the army to step in. Still, there is some hope as the nation in general is learning and maturing politically.
On the dark side of the spectrum you have Syria and Iraq. The dictatorships are/were so deep that suspicion, hatred and revenge are the norms between various parties.
Here are Obama, McCain mother f****rs
Bernard Levy: Are you happy? Do you dream of greater achievements? For example, a Kurdish state by American? your gateway to more? son a b**ch
– Enjoy the American democratic values.
http://youtu.be/NTz8Ed-djhg?t=1s
U.S. State Department Tweets Incite People To Join Terrorist Groups
The U.S. State Department is running some odd (dis-)information campaign under the name “Think Again Turn Away”. It is using so called “social media” to, supposedly, deter people from joining extreme international groups. It has a Facebook page with 8,450 likes and a Twitter account with some 12,700 followers.
But the whole program seem to be run by some bumbling intern. How please is this tweet supposed to deter young, easily impressed people from joining the Islamic State or any other extremist group fighting against the Syrian government?
https://www.facebook.com/ThinkAgainTurnAway
https://twitter.com/ThinkAgain_DOS
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2014/10/us-state-department-still-incites-people-to-join-anti-syrian-terrorists.html
Muslims and Arabs in the West have paid, are paying and will continue to pay a discrimination tax because some Arabs and Muslims have engaged in terrorism acts. One would expect that this situation can strengthen unity in their communities but the opposite has happened. I can fill this forum with stories about how divided and fractured immigrant communities in the West have become. Most Muslims are bringing their social diseases to the West and the results are not pretty. The pathetic attitude of many American Muslims has become an infection affecting second generation Muslims in the West, some young Muslims have even decided to stab their adopted countries in the back and join militant groups that are openly calling for inflicting harm on western citizens.
يا أمة ضحكت من جهلها الامم
Brian Whitaker :
Compulsion in religion is the ideological foundation stone of Isis and Islamist movements in general. Believing they have superior knowledge of God’s wishes for mankind, such groups feel entitled – even required – to act on his behalf and punish those who fail to comply with the divine will. In doing so, of course, they do not claim to be seeking power for themselves but merely trying to make the world more holy.
Bombing Isis and banning Islamist movements may suppress such movements for a while but it does nothing to address the ideological problem. Unless the question of compulsion in religion is tackled head-on, and in a serious way, they will resurface later or similar groups will emerge to replace them.
Although freedom of belief is a widely accepted principle internationally, enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, it is still far from becoming established in the Arab countries. This is true of both governments and society.
Sami favorites : More Madness ?
Stephen Harper is the most deeply reviled Prime Minister in Canada’s history. On the world stage, he is the servant of Big Oil boiling oil out of tar-sands to destroy major river systems and pollute the planet with dirty oil, while his attack dog John Baird leads the warmongering and bullying of nations like Iran and Syria targeted by the US-Israeli axis
He is the most despotic and toxic first minister in the life of our country. His administration defunds every social program and life protective system it can. It strips the country of its public information infrastructures at every level – including now the gagging of non-profit NGO’s by eliminating their charitable status if they question any policy of his regime….
With most people not yet suspecting it, Harper rule is an Americanada mirror image of the jihad-fascism he uses to multiply his and his corporate allies’ rights and powers. Behind him lies the transnational money-sequence cancer he embodies in every policy line.
Prof. John McMurtry is the author of The Cancer Stage of Capitalism
Intercontinental foul smell emanating from Canada !
Actually I never voted for Harper or any MP from the Conservative Party. Many of the reasons are listed eloquently above.
I have voted mainly for the Liberal Party in the past but chose NDP last election. If elections would be called today I would most likely vote for LP lead by Justin Trudeau.
You see Allan, here in Canada we have a real choice in who we elect. Justin Trudeau has a very good chance next election to be Canada’s next Prime Minister matching his late father’s footprints, but unlike Bashar he did not inherit the merits to even have a chance to lead Canada, he earned it.
Now, is that too much to ask for in Syria as well? Or do you want to continue with the dreaded idiot that has lead Syria into ruins?
Dear Syrialover,
No need to apologize, we’re all allowed different opinions.
There is no law in Canada in having hateful thoughts, plenty of law’s for hateful actions.
Free Speech allows you to be the biggest idiot around, but that won’t stop you getting punched in the face:
SAMI !
In Syria there are about 150 terrorists under the name of “Jihad” from all over Canada (incubator), the majority are from Calgary, the capital of conservative radicals.
What do you think Mr. Sami, when you have in Canada about 150 Syrian terrorist, modeled of ISIS walking around with their weapons in your cities?
Is not Harper and his cohorts are guilty of it?
Why talk about Canada like a paradise? The flaunt about Canada,provided by you is shameful.
Surveillance of social movement groups increases under Harper government
http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/brent-patterson/2014/10/surveillance-social-movement-groups-increases-under-harper-go#.VFJoFSIKAiw.facebook
http://youtu.be/QxiFd6TbNhw?t=1s
October 31st, 2014, 2:50 am
abu riba bin riba bint riba said:
Al Wahn…hypocrites go to kufr country to be rich. They need to just enjoy their riba from yahudi and stop pretending to represent Islam while they make war with Allah and his messenger pweh!
December 23rd, 2014, 3:55 pm
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Green light given to build super GP surgery in Preston catering for 25,000 patients
An artist's impression of what the new super surgery will look like (Cassidy + Ashton)
Tom Earnshaw
Published: 17:50 Thursday 11 July 2019
A new super surgery in the heart of Preston has been given the go ahead.
Preston Council's Planning Committee unanimously approved the plans at its monthly meeting on Thursday (July 11).
An artist's impression of what the new super surgery will look like to the north of the former Little Sisters of the Poor care home (Cassidy + Ashton)
It means that services provided by the five GP surgeries of Lytham Road Surgery, Medicom Surgery, and ‘The Surgery’ – made up of Beach Drive Surgery, Drs Robb and Robb, and Moor Park – will soon come under one roof in a new healthcare centre being built behind the Jeanne Jugan residential block at the former Little Sisters of the Poor care home in Garstang Road, Fulwood.
It will mean 25,000 patients will be relocated; something the team behind the plans, HBS Group, predicts could soon reach 30,000 due to new housing developments in the area.
220 car parking spaces will be created, along with 18 disabled spots and 38 cycling spaces.
But while the committee unanimously backed the scheme, nearby residents did not.
David Bennett, a Hall Road resident, addressed the committee over "objections and concerns" on behalf of residents of the road which lies to the immediate north of the proposed three-storey surgery.
He said residents would like conditions placed on the application "to address the loss of privacy with either the removal of windows on the northern aspect overlooking the properties of Hall Road or some form of screening or opaque covering of the windows to prevent occupants looking out on to the properties".
Regarding an already established buffer zone land between the surgery and the homes, Mr Bennett said residents wanted to increase the size of the zone and to add a condition to the application to "force the planting of tall mature trees from the outset", rather than just the planting of small trees "that could take years to grow".
Committee vice-chair Coun David Borrow questioned whether the surgery could potentially overlook properties in Hall Road, something planning officers played down with the building being 10.5 metres from garden boundaries and around 30 metres from the homes themselves.
Fellow committee member Coun Susan Whittam asked whether there was any reason the windows on the north side of the property overlooking houses in Hall Road were not obscure, to which planning officers said they didn't consider a condition was required due to the 30 metre distance to homes.
Officers also pointed out that there are already north facing windows in the four-storey Jeanne Jugan residential block overlooking Hall Road.
Susan Cross, who has lived in Garstang Road with husband Paul directly next to where surgery's access road will be, spoke passionately to committee members about the 'enhanced security threat' they face due to the development.
Labour calls for £1m "contingency fund" to safeguard Lancashire's nursery schools
Holding back tears, Mrs Cross said: "As next door neighbours we're very concerned about the huge increase in vehicle and pedestrian traffic that this development will bring very close to our property.
"It can begin at 8am until 10pm with the late night pharmacy, bringing a dramatic rise in unmonitored traffic.
"As the proposed main entrance is to be sited right next door to our home garden and drive way, it creates an enhanced threat to our security.
"With light pollution, noise and disturbance during these extended hours, the privacy and security of our existing property, which has been our home for 35 years, will be compromised and the nature of our quiet secluded garden will be changed."
She also raised noise, disturbance, and privacy issues for the "whole residential area" during construction of the surgery.
After no personal comments were made by committee members, the committee approved the surgery plans by 10 votes to zero.
Prior to the meeting 21 objections to the three-storey building were lodged with the council over concerns regarding traffic, noise and disturbance to neighbouring homes.
And during the consultation period for the plans issues were raised by patients, including the difficulty in travelling to the new super surgery and the potential increase in patients going to the A&E at Royal Preston Hospital, instead of a GP clinic.
In documents submitted to the council, planning agents for the project, Cassidy + Ashton, said: "The proposal will increase the capacity for primary care appointments, not only over extended hours, but also providing longer appointments for those that require them.
"Extended opening hours and appointment availability would in turn reduce the number of attendances at A+E and out-of-hours services."
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Voyage to Alpha Centauri by Michael D O'Brien
https://www.leafletonline.com/voyage-to-alpha-centauri
VOYAGE TO ALPHA CENTAURI
By Michael D. O'Brien
Hardcover - 587 pp
Set eighty years in the future, this novel by the best-selling author Michael O'Brien is about an expedition sent from the planet Earth to Alpha Centauri, the star closest to our solar system. The Kosmos, a great ship that the central character Neil de Hoyos describes as a "flying city", is immense in size and capable of more than half light-speed. Hoyos is a Nobel Prize winning physicist who has played a major role in designing the ship.
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Masnawi: In Farsi with English Translation (Volume 2)
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Masnawi (Or Mathnawi) is one of the best known and most influential works of Persian literature and it also has acquired immense popularity in the west. The Masnawi is a series of six books of poetry that together amount to around 25,000 verses. It is a spiritual writing that teaches Sufis how to reach their goal of being in true love with God.
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Masnawi: In Farsi with English Translation (6 Books)
This Bundle includes 6 books of Masnawi in Farsi with English Translation in PDF format.
One of the best known and most influential works of Farsi literature!
Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi (1208-1273) was a 13th-century Persian poet, a Sufi mystic and one of the greatest spiritual masters and poetical intellects. Rumi is a mysterious and provocative poet. He was a great preacher and scholar of philosophy, logic, and divine law. His mystical epics, the Masnawi and the Divan, are widely considered among the best poetry ever written and have been translated into many languages.
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In this series of bilingual books, book one of Masnawi is provided in Farsi language with English translation. The English translation of the Masnawi appearing in this book was prepared by one of the greatest Rumi scholars and translators in the English language, Reynold Alleyne Nicholson.
An excellent reference resource for Farsi Literature Lovers!
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Video: What’s the best thing about being a brand ambassador at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner?
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Global outfit’s current bunch share highlights, as applications open for 12 new ambassadors
Left to right: BCLP’s ambassadors, Toyin Ihinmikalu (Oxford University), Panos Apostolidis (Manchester) and Konstantina Santos (York)
University students from across the country have shared the best thing about being a brand ambassador for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.
Emily, BCLP’s Bristol ambassador, says her favourite bit has been meeting loads of different law students that she wouldn’t have spoken to otherwise, while Konstantina, from York, is grateful the brand ambassador role has enabled her to experience the firm from within. You can hear from BCLP’s other ambassadors, straight from their respective campuses, in the video below.
Newly-merged firm BCLP is currently recruiting 12 “confident and proactive” brand ambassadors at the following universities: Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Exeter, King’s College London, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Queen Mary University of London, UCL, Warwick and York. The international outfit is accepting applications — which take the form of a CV and cover letter — from first, second and third years and from law and non-law students alike.
Applications for Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner’s campus ambassador roles close on 1 June 2018.
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Delhi HC refuses interfering in AAP odd-even scheme
By IANS Monday, 11 January 2016 11:43 Bar, Bench & Litigation
The odd-even scheme is a policy decision and was introduced based on the opinion of experts, the Delhi high court said today, while refusing to interfere with the Aam Aadmi Party government’s pet project to curb air pollution.
A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath said it will not “interfere unless the policy is unconstitutional or contrary to the statutory provisions”.
The bench held that the pilot project was for a limited 15-day period.
“We are of the view the interference by this court is not warranted,” it said.
“The law is well settled that on matters affecting policy this court will not interfere unless the policy is unconstitutional or contrary to the statutory provisions or arbitrary or irrational or in abuse of power since the policy decision are taken based on expert knowledge of person concerned and courts are normally not equipped to question the correctness of a policy decision,” the order said.
It added: “Keeping in view that restrictions under the notification dated 28 December, 2015 only for a limited period of 15 days and is stated that the scheme has been enforced as a pilot project to ascertain the reduction, if any, in the pollution levels, we are of the view that the interference by this court is not warranted.”
The bench, however, asked the Delhi government to consider the issues raised in over 12 different petitions against the scheme before coming out with similar restriction in future.
The bench had earlier asked the government to consider limiting the scheme to a week instead of planned 15 days and whether the data collected till date was enough to gauge the effectiveness of the policy.
The city government had defended the scheme, saying there is “a definite positive effect” of the scheme on the air pollution.
The government had claimed that vehicular pollution had fallen since 1 January when the scheme was launched. However, the petitioners contended that Central Pollution Control Board data doesn’t show any decrease in air pollution level.
The court, hearing 12 PILs challenging the government decision to allow even-and odd-numbered vehicles to ply on alternate dates January 1-15, also asked why diesel cabs were still plying on the roads despite a ban.
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The String It Out Golf Game
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by Brent Kelley
Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism.
"String It Out" is the name of a golf game that can be played as a tournament format or a betting game among a group of friends. String It Out is best played with partial handicaps because it includes a twist that offers a small boost to higher-handicappers.
In String It Out — sometimes called simply "String" — all players have issued a length of string prior to the round's start. The string can be used at any time during the round by a player who wants to improve his lie by allowing players to pick up and move their ball in any direction as long as it is no further than the length of that string.
The catch is that each time you use your string, you must cut off the amount of string corresponding to the distance your ball was moved. Move your ball 15 inches to get out of a bunker, cut 15 inches off your string. A note though: a ball can be moved out of any hazard other than a water hazard.
How String It Out Works
One such example of using the string would be if a player's ball is sitting down in heavy rough, but could be moved just one foot to the right and have a great lie, that player could take out the length of string, string it out in the direction he or she wanted to move it, and move the ball any distance within that length, then cut the string that length.
There are a couple options for the length of the string including a game where all players are issued the same length — usually a yard — and in that case, use full handicaps.
On the other hand, a single player could be issued a length corresponding to his handicap, where a person with a 15 handicap would get 15 feet of string while a 2 handicapper would get two feet; in that case, players would use partial — usually three-fourths — handicaps.
Strategies for String It Out
Golfers who are consistent in their drives and short games need not worry about the pitfalls of falling into bunkers and might be best served by taking only a short amount of rope in exchange for a lower handicap, where they will only need to use the string to move the ball from rough patches of grass and into better lies.
On the other hand, golfers who often find themselves in bunkers and far in the rough would be better served by taking longer portions of rope so they can move their ball fully back to the Green a number of times.
For more competitive friendly play, the golfers should know which holes they have more difficulty on and save their strings for when they reach — or make it past — those difficult points during the game. This way, they will be able to correct even if something goes horribly wrong.
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Here are answers to the most common questions entrepreneurs ask about our financing.
Where did the Revenue-Based Funding model come from?
Revenue-based financing, sometimes known as royalty-based financing, was used by oil investors in the early 20th century to finance oil and natural gas exploration, and later by the pharmaceutical industry, Hollywood, and energy companies. Investors began applying it to early-stage companies in the 1980s. Revenue-based financing blends the best of bank debt and venture capital, and a company should expect the cost of capital to fall within that range.
Do you offer seed funding for pre-revenue startups?
Our revenue-based financing model (also known as a RevenueLoan®) is best suited for companies that are currently generating at least $200,000 in annual revenue. We require an average of $15K MRR over your last three months. If you’re a pre-revenue startup, you can still apply online so that we can keep you on our radar.
What type of companies do you fund?
Our revenue-based financing model is best suited for software, SaaS, tech services, digital media, and similar companies. For entrepreneurs in these high-growth, high-margin markets, Lighter Capital’s revenue-based financing is a new way to raise growth capital without giving up equity. Entrepreneurs in industries with inherently more hard assets (i.e. collateral) will generally find that there are existing sources of capital that are better suited for their needs. Those industries include real estate, food and beverage, manufacturing, construction, and related services.
Do you only invest in certain geographies?
Currently, Lighter Capital provides RevenueLoans® to U.S. companies only. In the future we plan to begin offering funding to companies based outside of the United States.
How much funding can I get?
We’re currently offering $50k-$3M in growth capital to qualified companies. You can qualify for a loan for up to 33% of your annualized revenue run-rate. For example, if you are on track for $1M in sales this year, we can invest about $330k. More about revenue-based financing.
Is revenue-based financing just a fancy way to say “factoring” or “receivables financing”?
No. Lighter Capital provides revenue-based financing, which means we give you unrestricted capital for growth in return for a small percentage of monthly revenues. “Factors” or “receivables financiers” basically speed up the cash flow from sales that already happened (or are just about to happen). Factoring provides working capital; revenue-based financing is growth capital. It comes with fewer restrictions and impositions on your workflow, and is paid monthly compared to daily or weekly, as with factoring.
What do I owe in return?
We will ask for a percentage of revenue (usually between 2% and 8%, never more than 10%) until the total repayment cap is reached. Generally, this is calculated and debited monthly via Automated Clearing House.
If it’s a revenue loan, then what’s the interest rate?
Unlike a traditional loan, revenue-based financing doesn’t have a set payment amount each month. Instead, you pay a percentage of topline revenue. If you beat your plan and grow faster, your payments go up accordingly, but if you miss your plan, your monthly payment goes down.
Do I keep paying this percentage of topline revenue forever?
No. Payments stop when the return cap has been paid back. RevenueLoans® are normally repaid over 3–5 years, but if your revenue grows faster than expected, you can pay off the loan sooner.
So I can pay back the loan early?
While you may pay back your loan (plus return cap) at any time, there is generally no incentive for paying back the loan early. We may make an exception if you expect a special event (a VC round, for example) within the first year.
Will seeing revenue-based financing in my company's funding history make VCs nervous?
No. Angels and VCs tend to respond positively to revenue-based financing. It gives your company more leverage without diluting equity, which future investors like for two reasons
It makes the pie bigger for them.
Having fewer early-stage investors means there’s more pie to go around.
There’s also no valuation event, which helps keep things simple.
Many of our clients have used our funding to scale their companies and earn better term sheets from prospective investors, and many of our clients have gone on to raise VC funding.
What happens if my company gets acquired?
First, we congratulate you on your hard work paying off! Second, you as a borrower would have a repayment commitment to uphold, which in the case of an acquisition can be done by “buying us out” of the remaining debt.
What do I get besides just the money? How does Lighter Capital add value?
Lighter Capital’s team has many years of experience funding and scaling startups. Many of our clients who have gone on to raise venture funding made their first connections at VC firms through the Lighter Capital leadership team. If you have a question or problem, chances are someone in the Lighter Capital community has been there before and can help you. Both our team and our community are very supportive, and will help you in any way we can.
What is the Lighter Term Loan?
A Lighter Term Loan is a non-dilutive alternative for startups looking to quickly access up to $1M in growth funding. The Lighter Term Loan is structured as a standard loan with fixed monthly payment amounts that is paid back over a predetermined time frame consisting of a fixed monthly principal amount plus all interest that was earned on the existing loan balance the prior month.
During the application process, we will determine if you also qualify for a forward commitment in addition to a Lighter Term Loan, giving you immediate access to additional capital in the future without having to reapply.
What is a forward commitment?
A Lighter forward commitment is a pre-approved commitment by Lighter to provide an additional amount of funding to a company in the future. If you are interested in a forward commitment, the Lighter team will assess this during the application process for the Lighter Term Loan.
How do I qualify for the Lighter Term Loan?
The minimum qualifications we look for include:
Tech companies (Software, SaaS, tech services, etc.)
Monthly recurring revenue (MRR) is an average minimum of $15,000
Based in the U.S. or a subsidiary in the U.S.
What is the difference between a Lighter Term Loan vs. a Lighter Revenue-Based Loan?
A Lighter Term Loan provides startups with a greater degree of downside protection via a higher probability of payment default if the business is having operational issues. The repayment of the Lighter Term Loan is a fixed monthly payment with a relatively fixed cost of funds—allowing you to better manage operational costs while pushing for growth.
In comparison, a Lighter Revenue-Based Loan gives borrowers more flexibility with variable monthly payments based on monthly net cash receipts—adjusting for the ups and downs of your company’s performance.
What is the Lighter Line of Credit?
The Lighter Line of Credit is a non-dilutive startup financing solution that is a flexible and revolving low-cost alternative to equity or venture debt. The Lighter Line of Credit provides startups with access up to $1M in monthly working capital as a cushion to pay for regular business operations while you focus on growing your company. With a line of credit, you can draw funds on demand when you need it and you only pay for the capital once you start drawing on it—and only while it’s drawn.
How do I qualify for a Lighter Line of Credit?
Tech companies (Software, SaaS, tech services, etc.) with Accounts Receivables
What is the difference between a Lighter Line of Credit vs. a Lighter Revenue-Based Loan?
A Lighter Line of Credit gives entrepreneurs a capital “cushion” with access up to $1M in working capital on demand. A Lighter Line of Credit is a flexible low-cost non-dilutive alternative to traditional equity and venture debt providers. You only pay for the capital when you start drawing on it and only while it’s drawn.
In comparison, a Lighter Revenue-Based Loan gives borrowers access to growth capital with variable monthly payments based on monthly net cash receipts—adjusting for the ups and downs of your company’s performance.
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All Themes Art and the Artist Repression, the Mind, and the Self Beauty Youth, Age, and Time Travel, Geography, and Climate
All Characters Gustav von Aschenbach The Red-Haired Man The Old Man The Gondolier Tadzio The Hotel Barber The Guitarist The Englishman
All Symbols The Sea The Disease
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The Disease Symbol Analysis
As Aschenbach stays in Venice, he begins to notice that more and more guests are leaving his hotel. The hotel barber mentions something about a disease to him, but no one is willing to explain anything more to him. In the city, he smells the medicinal scent of a germicide in the air, and becomes increasingly curious about the possible disease. All the Venetians he talks to, however, insist that the germicide is simply a preventative measure, because the excessively warm weather can be bad for people’s health. However, Aschenbach finally learns the truth from an Englishman at a British travel agency. The Englishman explains that Indian cholera, which originated in “the hot swamps of the Ganges delta,” has spread throughout the Mediterranean and is now in Venice, having already killed some people. Originating in an exotic location, the disease is treated mysteriously for most of the novella and, while it is never specified, it is perhaps the cause of Aschenbach’s own illness and death.
The Disease Quotes in Death in Venice
The Death in Venice quotes below all refer to the symbol of The Disease. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
). Note: all page numbers and citation info for the quotes below refer to the Dover Publications edition of Death in Venice published in 1995.
That was Venice, the obsequious and untrustworthy beauty—this city, half fairy tale, half tourist trap, in whose reeking atmosphere art had once extravagantly luxuriated, and which had inspired composers with music that gently rock you and meretriciously lulls you to rest. The adventurer felt as if his eyes were drinking in this luxuriance, as if his ears were being wooed by these melodies; he also recollected that the city was sick and was disguising the fact so it could go on making money; and he was more unbridled as he watched for the gondola that glided ahead of him.
Related Characters: Gustav von Aschenbach
Related Symbols: The Disease
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For several years, Indian cholera had shown an increasing tendency to spread abroad and travel. Engendered in the hot swamps of the Ganges delta, arising from the mephitic exhalations of that wilderness of primordial world and islands, luxuriant but uninhabitable and shunned by man, in whose bamboo thickets the tiger crouches, the epidemic had raged throughout Hindustan unremittingly and with unusual violence, had spread eastward to China, westward to Afghanistan and Persia, and, following the main caravan routes, had brought its horrors as far as Astrakhan and even Moscow. But while Europe trembled in fear lest the phantom might enter its territory from that point, and by land, it had been carried across the sea by Syrian merchants, had appeared in several Mediterranean ports simultaneously, had raised its head in Toulon and Malaga, had shown its mask repeatedly in Palermo and Naples, and seemed to be a permanent fixture throughout Calabria and Apulia. The north of the peninsula had been spared. But in the middle of May of this year the fearful vibrios had been discovered in Venice twice in the same day, in the emaciated, blackened corpses of a cargo-ship crewman and a female greengrocer. . . . In fact, it seemed as if the epidemic had experienced a revivification of its strength, as if the tenacity and fertility of the germs that caused it had redoubled.
Page Number and Citation: 52-53
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The Disease Symbol Timeline in Death in Venice
The timeline below shows where the symbol The Disease appears in Death in Venice. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
...at the hotel seemed to be decreasing. His barber one day mentioned something about a disease, but when Aschenbach asked him more about it, he wouldn’t say anything. That afternoon, having... (full context)
...defended his behavior to himself. He was very interested in the news of a possible disease spreading around Venice and read about it in newspapers, though no one seemed to be... (full context)
...sirocco (a warm wind) could be bad for people’s health. He said there was no disease in Venice. But immediately after this conversation, he was accosted by two hotel employees who... (full context)
...went to a British travel agency in Venice and asked an Englishman about the possible disease in Venice. The man said the germicide was simply a preventative measure, but then said... (full context)
...was likely. However, fearing the loss of tourism, the city was maintaining silence about the disease. (full context)
...Venice immediately for his own safety. Aschenbach thought of perhaps warning Tadzio’s family about the disease (and using that opportunity to “lay his hand in farewell” on Tadzio’s head. He suddenly... (full context)
Fredericksen, Erik. "Death in Venice Symbols: The Disease." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 19 Mar 2014. Web. 22 Jan 2020.
Fredericksen, Erik. "Death in Venice Symbols: The Disease." LitCharts LLC, March 19, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/death-in-venice/symbols/the-disease.
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Life rebooted: Tyler Parrish on protecting your data, overcoming adversity
Operating a computer company on Marco Island involves a lot of what you might expect.
Life rebooted: Tyler Parrish on protecting your data, overcoming adversity Operating a computer company on Marco Island involves a lot of what you might expect. Check out this story on marconews.com: https://www.marconews.com/story/life/2019/09/20/life-rebooted-parrish-protecting-your-data-overcoming-adversity/2373406001/
Lance Shearer, Correspondent Published 5:02 a.m. ET Sept. 20, 2019
Owner Tyler Parrish works on both PC and Macintosh computers. Marco Island Computers has moved to larger quarters in the Regions Bank building and added staff. (Photo: Lance Shearer/Correspondent)
Operating a computer company on Marco Island involves a lot of what you might expect. At Marco Island Computers, owner Tyler Parrish offers a myriad of services, from web hosting to video surveillance and smartphone repair, but that’s not the bulk of his business.
While the company offers sales, service and instruction to both business and individual customers, a lot of what Parrish finds himself spending time on is cleaning up problems that arise, particularly when computer users find their systems infected with viruses or spyware and teaching them how to avoid that situation in the future. Along with that goes data recovery and backup, and education on how to be a better user.
Many of the customers on Marco Island are older folks, not always on the cutting edge of computing, and Parrish has the skillset and patience to talk to people in language they understand. With a bachelor of science degree and a master’s in education, he taught computer science at ITT Technical Institute in the Boston area. Along with his computing knowledge, he identified “patience and persistence” as the vital attributes that enable him to be successful.
Owner Tyler Parrish, returns a repaired laptop to Kathy and Brad Laubach of Fiddler's Creek. promotes every-day availability. Marco Island Computers has moved to larger quarters in the Regions Bank building and added staff. (Photo: Lance Shearer/Correspondent)
“The best thing I love is when people have a virus and after I fix it, I can teach them how to stay safe online,” he said. “Scam artists keep me busy all the time. Viruses like Zeus and Heartbleed are serious problems.”
In many cases, the customer has no idea what specifically is going on with their computer, just that it isn’t doing what it’s supposed to. This was where Kathy and Brad Laubach of Fiddler’s Creek found themselves.
“It was fried – just wouldn’t start up,” said Brad. The Laubachs came in to pick up their up and running laptop, fitted with a new solid-state hard drive, and were full of thanks for the work performed by Marco Island Computers.
“Tyler was great. Our neighbor referred us, and said, “I found the best computer person,” said Kathy.
Owner Tyler Parrish promotes every-day availability. Marco Island Computers has moved to larger quarters in the Regions Bank building and added staff. (Photo: Lance Shearer/Correspondent)
“You’re covered on this for a year,” Parrish told them. “I can access your desktop remotely, with your permission, and work on it remotely.” Showing that Brad Laubach was taking steps to try to safeguard his digital network, he had taped over his laptop’s camera.
Marco Island Computers’ office is on the sixth floor of the Regions Bank building on Bald Eagle Drive, in a corner office overlooking Veterans’ Park. Parrish just moved to a larger office space in the complex, and has added a new hire, technician Taylor Hinot, to help keep up with the workload.
“He’s a whiz kid, half my age,” said Parrish, 42. Marco Island Computers deals with both PCs and Macintosh computers, and Parrish has both at home. He recently built a $5,000 gaming-intensive PC for a customer but finds himself increasingly drawn to the Apple offerings.
Parrish acts as caregiver to his parents who live on Marco, particularly his father, which helps with relating to older folks and understanding their mindset, he said. He also had to serve as his own caregiver, quitting alcohol cold turkey two years ago. He tried Alcoholics Anonymous but ultimately decided on another path.
“I knew I had to take control. October 19, 2017, I recommitted my life to Jesus Christ,” said Tyler, crediting his faith with his sobriety.
Parrish said he realizes there are other computer service operations on the island, and he believes what sets his business apart is his “Mayberry mentality.” To make it easier to access Marco Island Computers, he just held a launch party for his new app, available for Android and at the Apple App Store.
“With local support, you can walk in and have a conversation. I answer my phone seven days a week,” he said. He wants to evangelize on how people can keep themselves safe online, with a few simple tips.
“When you sit down at your computer, you are in front of the whole internet. Usually, it’s user error when people get viruses. Don’t open an email from someone you don’t recognize, and if someone calls and says they’re from Microsoft, hang up.”
Marco Island Computers
606 Bald Eagle Drive, Suite 605
info@marcoislandcomputers.com
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QA Enforces Absolute Ban on Transportation of all Hunting Trophies
Qatar Airways has today announced the extension of its existing embargo on transporting hunting trophies to encompass all species identified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora.
The airline’s existing ban on carrying CITES I hunting trophies has been extended to include all species included in the CITES I, II and III.
Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, said:
An absolute ban on all hunting trophies further extends our commitment to supporting the protection of endangered species and the elimination of illegal trading of animal products.’
More than 35,000 species (over 5,000 animals and 30,000 plants) are protected under the CITES, which includes, but is not limited to, great apes, the giant panda, many South American monkeys, cheetahs, lions, leopards, tigers, elephants and rhinoceroses.
The CITES is an international agreement between governments, which aims to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. There are three CITES appendices, under which species are classified, according to how threatened they are by international trade.
CITES I includes species threatened with extinction. CITES II includes species for which trade must be controlled in order to avoid behaviour incompatible with their survival. CITES III contains species that are protected in at least one country, which has asked other CITES parties for assistance in controlling the trade. This category covers species such as the two-toed sloth, African civet and the alligator snapping turtle.
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Stop Everything and Listen to Taylor Swift's New Single "Look What You Made Me Do"
So. Much. Shade.
By Mehera Bonner
It's happening. After months of silence, Taylor Swift has made her triumphant return to pop culture with the new single "Look What You Made Me Do." The singer dropped her song on Thursday night—just two days before the MTV Video Music Awards, where she's rumored to be making an appearance.
It's intense, blunt, and bold. Listen here:
Taylor's new album is called Reputation (Get it? Because she had a turbulent 2016?!), and drops on November 10.
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Taylor's return to the spotlight has been methodically plotted—and started with her erasing all forms of social media and posting a cryptic snake video. Which makes sense considering the fact that she got spammed with snake emojis last year.
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FDA Chief Clarifies Enforcement Priorities For CBD Products
At his final hearing before a Senate appropriations subcommittee on Thursday, outgoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb was again pressed on the agency’s plan to regulate hemp-derived CBD products.
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) voiced concerns about the “significant regulatory and enforcement uncertainty” surrounding marketing CBD, which has been raised at several hearings since industrial hemp and its derivatives were federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill. The senator asked Gottlieb how he thinks the FDA should use discretion in its enforcement efforts.
“We’re using enforcement discretion right now,” the commissioner said. “I will take enforcement action against CBD products that are on the market if manufacturers are making what I consider over-the-line claims.”
But what constitutes an “over-the-line” claim?
Gottlieb specified that people who are marketing CBD and “claiming that it can cure cancer or prevent Alzheimer’s disease” will be subject to enforcement action “because that can mislead a patient into forgoing otherwise effective therapy.”
“But there are products on the market right now that, given our enforcement priorities and our limited resources, we haven’t taken action against,” he said. “That’s not an invitation for people to continue marketing these products—we’re concerned about it—but we heard Congress loud and clear here.”
Watch Gottlieb discuss hemp-derived CBD around 51:00 and 1:19:00 into the video below:
As Gottlieb has explained to lawmakers a number of times this year, part of the reason that regulating CBD products is especially complicated is that CBD currently exists as an approved drug in the form of the epilepsy medication Epidiolex, and is also “under substantial clinical investigation.”
“Even if it wasn’t an approved drug, because it was never previously in the food supply, we don’t have a clear route to allow this to be lawfully marketed short of promulgating new regulations,” he said.
That challenge will be taken up by an FDA working group comprised of “some of our most creative policymakers,” who will develop “potential legislative alternatives” to CBD regulation. In essence, Gottlieb has suggested that unless Congress passes a law that specifically targets CBD, it could take years for the FDA to enact CBD regulations.
“There is precedent for Congress legislating in the context of a single ingredient,” the commissioner told Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) in a subsequent exchange. “You could, for example, contemplate a scheme here where Congress gave FDA authority to contemplate CBD as a food ingredient at certain concentrations and potency and purity and then have it exist separately as a drug product at a different concentration, different potency and purity.”
“Fish oil, for example, exists that way in the marketplace,” he said. “But fish oil, we didn’t need to come up with a legislative option to do that because it was previously in the food supply. CBD, obviously, it was not.”
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Newsroom / 2017 / May / National Nurses Week: Marshall Honors Its Service-Minded Caregivers
May 9, 2017 — Some people spend years searching for a meaningful professional career. Kathy Krejci, RN, knew her calling early on.
In junior high school, Marshall's Chief Nursing Officer knew she wanted to be a nurse. Krejci took a medical occupations class her sophomore year of high school. She graduated high school in three years then worked as a nurse's aid at St. Jude Hospital in Fullerton. Four years later (1983), she became a full-time registered nurse at Marshall Hospital.
"In all my years of nursing, I've learned the most important aspect of the job is that ability to care," she said. "It takes a lot of critical thinking, an ability to build on experience and apply those learned experiences."
Marshall Medical Center joins healthcare providers nationwide in celebrating National Nurses Week (May 7-13). In addition to the care they provide, their collection of skills – dedication, compassion, tireless efforts, advocacy, leadership – is key to the health of our community and success of our organization.
Many longstanding Marshall employees have compelling nursing backgrounds. Penny Lehrman, RN, BSN, serves as the Director of Marshall's Community Care Network. When she moved with her husband (retired physician Jonathan Lehrman, MD) from Massachusetts to California in 1977, she worked as an RN in Marshall's medical/surgical and OB areas.
"I would help my husband deliver babies," she remembered. "I was there in his office when he would call all the new moms under his care. This was back when there were just a couple OBGYNs in all of Placerville."
Marshall's Chief Operating Officer, Shannon Truesdell, RN, is a member of the American Organization of Nurse Executives and the Association of California Nurse Leaders. Director of North 1 and 2, Jim Waddington, RN, once had a high-paying executive job at Target. But soon, he discovered a void in his life.
"While the money was there, I didn't feel like I was contributing to society," he said. "Here, I know I'm contributing to our community and the bigger picture."
Assistant Director of North 1, Janelle Montgomery, RN, earned her nursing license in 2006 ("no way does it seem that long ago," she said). The former Marshall Junior Volunteer said compassion motivates her each day on the job.
"It's a satisfying career when you see positive, quality results," she said. "We get the privilege to be there during a patient's time of great need, but it takes a special breed of person. There are lots of challenges. The level of compassion has to be so strong, you have to look past those challenges."
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Apple's Biometrics Team Continues to Grow Amid iWatch Rumors
Thursday February 13, 2014 8:13 am PST by Kelly Hodgkins
Apple continues to add to its team of medical and biosensor experts, with the hiring of Marcelo Lamego, the former chief technology officer of non-invasive patient monitoring company Cercacor. Lamego's recent change in employment was spotted by Network World.
Before joining Apple in January, Lamego spent the previous eight years as the CTO of Cercacor working on sensor-based medical technologies like those used in the Pronto-7, a portable, non-invasive device which measures hemoglobin, oxygen saturation, pulse rate and more. The Pronto-7 is sold by pulse oximetry company Masimo, from which Cercacor was spun off in the late 1990s.
Lamego worked on the Rainbow SET Technology platform used in the Pronto-7 during his time as a research scientist at Masimo, continuing that work after moving to Cercacor. Rainbow SET is described by Masimo as "a noninvasive monitoring platform enabling the assessment of multiple blood constituents and physiologic parameters that previously required invasive or complicated procedures."
(Credit:Masimo)
It is not clear what position Lamego holds at Apple, but he is one of many recent biomedical and sensor research scientists who are now employed by Apple. These new hires allegedly were recruited to join Apple's iWatch team, which according to MobiHealthnews, has grown to include 200 employees. Lamego isn't the first Apple hire to come from Masimo either. Last year, Apple also added Michael O'Reilly, M.D., former Chief Medical Officer and EVP of Medical Affairs at Masimo, to its ranks.
Network World's report also highlights several other health-related experts who are either confirmed or speculated to be working for Apple, including biosensor algorithm architect Nima Ferdosi from Vital Connect. Ferdosi's hiring late last year came around the same time that Apple hired Ravi Narasimhan from the same company. A third Vital Connect employee, biomedical engineer Alexander Chan, is alsp speculated to have joined Apple, although his LinkedIn profile lists his employer only as "technology company" in the Bay Area.
Several other health-related companies were reported to have lost employees to Apple last year, including AccuVein and C8 Medisensors. Network World has identified AccuVein engineer Yuming Liu as one of those employees and speculates that C8's Stephen Waydo may be another.
Details on the iWatch are still elusive, with contradicting reports on the features that'll make it into the launch version of the device. 9to5Mac stands behind its original report that the iWatch will be able to sense hydration and glucose levels, while MobiHealthNews claims the device will drop these advanced functions and focus on basic health parameters like exercise, diet, stress and medication scheduling.
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The health-related stuff is probably the coolest development in tech lately, in my opinion. It's really refreshing and cool, at least for me.
Reason077
So, the "Watch" in iWatch means that the watch watches you?
Will do good
Seems like Apple is doing what it does best. Figure out what people wants and needs than provide it. Unlike other companies, look we are first, we have a watch that doesn't do much yet. But it will as soon as Apple shows us.
mangonights
Maybe we're missing the boat here. Story is, while Steve was terminally ill he spent his time in hospital conceptualizing better medical devices, etc.. It could be the iWatch is a red herring. Apple could be starting off into innovative medical devices. It's a massive industry. The technology & interfaces they use are comparatively medieval. A good industry to disrupt.
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People don't know what they want until you show it to them. Now who said that?
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Not wearing a grey shirt in front of a white background, eh Marcelo Lamego? Well, you will be… mark my words, you will be!
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As a pre-med student, I agree and am very excited to start using this technology in the not so distant future.
Though, these technologies are still insanely expensive and I think devices like this would be great for the medicine cabinet. I would love to see more non-invasive sensors, especially for blood glucose levels.
I'm very stoked for this technology. I thought that my diabetes was well under control because of the meds I take and so I've gotten kind of sloppy with how I eat and I don't check my blood sugar very often.
So my last labs were six months ago and this week I found out that my A1C had gone from a 5.7 to a 5.9. That's just at the tip of the normal range, and not dangerous yet, but if I was getting readings on a regular basis I might have detected this trend early and skipped a few jelly doughnuts.:D
That's actually a great range! I test about ~20/day, my A1C is 5.5-5.9, highest I ever had was 6.1. I've been diabetic since 12, now 37, and pushing myself everyday to stay in shape.
There was a patent on using infrared tech for BG testing, and the 5+ year study showed no indiscernible result differences when compared to traditional bg testing. The issue, companies would lose billions in test strip sales, and just like alternative fuel vehicle engines, the devices and patents were buried.
A good friend worked as a researcher for J&J then Merck, now a project manager. Pharm companies usually throw 10% of their budget into R&D for cures and the rest for treatment research. There's far more money in test strips, glucose meters, insulin, syringes, not to mention medications to treat complications in older age diabetics that inevitably occur no matter how well you take care of yourself.
Money talks...
Daalseth
VERY good point. I've speculated that the whole iWatch thing was a ploy to get Samsung et.al. to dump lots of cash into something that will fail and cost them a bundle. It's very logical that they would also use it as a smokescreen for development. Then while the rest are trying to make a go of it selling feature watches to a public that will for the most part be unimpressed, Apple will drop something out of left field that will surprise everyone.
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Written by: Dennis Stevenson Jr., MBA on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Posted in: Inpatient Rehab
It’s no secret that Medicare wants to standardize payments across different types of providers. The concept, known as site-neutral payments, will soon be coming to inpatient rehab (IRF) and skilled nursing (SNF) providers near you. It’s not yet clear who will win and who will lose in this impending showdown.
Historically, it has been difficult to determine whether IRFs and SNFs were providing the same care to the same types of patients. Each provider collected different data about patients, their conditions, the treatments provided and the outcomes achieved. This difference is embodied in the IRFPAI 1.3 and MDS 3.0 instruments currently used by IRFs and SNFs respectively.
Effective October 1, 2016, the barrier between data sets will be partly demolished. CMS has significantly expanded the IRFPAI, requiring version 1.4 to be used for all patients. This change to the IRF reporting and prospective payment systems brings IRFs and SNFs reporting requirements much more in line with each other. Effective October 1 of this year, the data will allow a much more direct comparison between the two provider types.
IRFs should sit up and take notice!
Because the IRFPAI is being expanded, IRFs are coming late to the game. Many of the components that have been added to IRFPAI 1.4 have been incorporated into the skilled nursing MDS for many years. This means that the skilled nursing providers have a head start in understanding how this data works in their clinical settings. They also have trained assessors who know how best to use the data in these assessments to optimize their care.
Here’s an example: The Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) has been in the MDS since 2010. This means that skilled nursing providers have at least six years of experience using this instrument and understanding how to score it. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that this gives them a definite leg up in the head-to-head comparison sweepstakes.
Don’t let this big change catch your IRF off guard. Now is the time to begin planning and preparing for the big change, which will be on top of you before you know it.
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Shi'ite Website Opposed To Hizbullah: Another War Between Hizbullah And Israel Will Destroy Lebanon
In response to a September 20, 2018 speech by Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, in which he boasted that Hizbullah has accurate missiles and that, if Israel forces Hizbullah into a war, it will be surprised to discover the extent of the organization's capabilities,[1]the Shi'ite anti-Hizbullah website janoubia.com posted an article by its columnist Muhammad Baghdadi. In the article Baghdadi addressed Nasrallah and warned him that, if another war breaks out between Hizbullah and Israel, it will bring about the complete destruction of Lebanon. He accused of Nasrallah of touting imaginary victories, and lamented that Beirut was once called "Paris of the Middle East," and now Lebanon is a backward and corrupt state controlled by Hizbullah.
The following are translated excerpts from the article.[2]
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"To Hassan Nasrallah:
"From time to time we hear Hizbullah threatening Israel that it possesses heavy weapons and long-range missiles. Here's a question: Would you have stayed in Syria if the Russian air force hadn't been there?... [Furthermore], how many infrastructures did you destroy in Israel during the [2006] war, and how much damage did Lebanon sustain?
"If a war breaks out between Hizbullah and Israel, Lebanon will be completely destroyed and you will not be able to stop Israel's jets. [Israel's] air force is the most effective of the 21st century, and it will send Lebanon 50 years back, especially considering this country's collapsing economy. [At that point,] who will rebuild South [Lebanon] and the Dahiya [Hizbullah's stronghold in Beirut] and the rest of the regions? Qatar or Saudi Arabia, whom you attack on your media? The bankrupt and destroyed Syria? Or [perhaps] Iran, whose currency has collapsed and whose people are sick of you?
"What new slogan will you use to incite your people, who are suffering from social problems, [to pursue] an imaginary victory [over Israel]? In Syria, all the Iranian and Iran-supported forces have withdrawn to a distance of 180 km from the [Israeli] Golan, as the Russians claim, to provide Israel with sufficient security... [Israeli] planes bombard your positions [in Syria, and the Syrian regime blames the damage on] an electrical fault. What achievements have you made in Syria??
"Calm down, Abu Hadi [Hassan Nasrallah]... Lebanon no longer has anything to boast about except for its basketball team, which actually wins, in contrast to your false victories...
"The era of resistance against Israel has passed, [for] today you are directing your weapons at the defenseless Syrian people and at other Arab countries, both in practice and in your media [rhetoric].
"We used to be [called] Paris of the [Middle] East, and now we have become an isolated island without electricity and clean water but with corruption. We used to be a people proud of its Lebanese identity, and now we are a people bereft of basic rights, governed by the [Hizbullah] statelet."
[1] Alahednews.com.lb, September 20, 2018.
[2] Janoubia.com, September 23, 2018.
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Boney Kapoor to make a film on Sridevi's Journey; Plans to roll by 2019
Bollywood lost one of its brightest stars with the untimely demise of Sridevi in February.
In This Image: Boney Kapoor, Sridevi
For a superstar who had dedicated over 40 years of her life to films, it is only fitting that her husband Boney Kapoor wishes to pay a cinematic tribute to her. As rumours of Kapoor registering the titles - Sri, Sridevi and Sri Ma'am - with the Title Registration Committee of the Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association (IMPPA) did the rounds yesterday, the producer confirmed to mid-day that he is indeed keen on making a movie on India's first female superstar.
"I have registered three titles, but I cannot categorically reveal what they are. It's too premature to talk about it," said Boney Kapoor.
With a career that saw 300 films and multiple awards, Kapoor agrees that the late superstar's journey in the world of cinema is a story that deserves to be told on the big screen. "There are plans to make a film, but I can't tell you whether it will be a biopic or documentary. I don't see the need to rush into anything. Whenever there is any further development, everyone will come to know about it."
Meanwhile, a source close to the producer reveals that work on the script is on in full steam.
"Boney is working with a renowned writer on the script. Besides Sridevi's film journey, her personal life - including her marriage to Boney, their kids and how she took a sabbatical - will also form an integral part of the narrative. Boney sir wants the movie to roll by next year."
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