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Man seriously injured after machinery incident in Taupō
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Push to reduce speed limit on high-risk Northland roads
11 Dec, 2019 5:00am
Vinegar Hill Rd resident Merv Tonks believes a reduction in speed limit won't make idiot drivers slow down. Photo / John Stone
By: Imran Ali
Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocate
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Residents living along a Northland road notorious for road crashes say a proposal to reduce speed limits will be pointless in the absence of regular police presence to stop speeding drivers and boy racers.
Vinegar Hill Rd in Tikipunga is among a number of "high-risk" roads throughout Northland earmarked for a review of speed limits under the government's Safer Journeys Strategy.
That road, together with those in Waipu, Ruakaka, and One Tree Pt, are the first ones to be reviewed in Whangārei.
Public consultation carried out by the Whangārei District Council ended on Monday.
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Police data shows speed was a factor in 20 per cent of the 7409 crashes reported in Northland between 2014 and 2018.
Speed contributed to 30 per cent of the 733 fatal and serious injury crashes during that period.
WDC is carrying out the review in a staged process, focusing on areas where evidence indicates that changing the speed limit will greatly reduce fatal and serious harm crashes, and improve overall road safety.
On Vinegar Hill Rd, there were 79 crashes between 2008 and March 31, 2018 and concerned residents said an absence of police gave drivers the licence to drive at whatever speed they liked.
Most of that road has a 100km/h posted speed limit, including around the corners, and the proposal is to reduce it 80km/h in some places and 60km/h in others.
Resident Merv Tonks said no matter what speeds authorities put up along Vinegar Hill Rd, "bloody idiots" were always going to drive at speed on corners.
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"They can't help themselves. It's a twisty road and you drive accordingly but some drivers don't give a damn because it's a back road and there's hardly any police here."
He said recently there have been a couple of crashes around a corner where road works were being done.
"It's not so much roads but the drivers. People just don't know how to drive," Tonks said.
This corner on Vinegar Hill Rd has seen many accidents over the years and may have a reduced speed limit from the present 100km/h. Photo/John Stone
Another resident Dave Butler said someone was going to be killed sooner rather than later because of some drivers who just didn't take notice of the posted speed limit.
He said every time it rained, there were at least two cars on their roofs where road works were happening.
"No one in this area is against a reduction in the posted speed limit but it needs to be policed. You can have 20 kilometres per hour speed limit but people will still do what they like," Butler said.
Vinegar Hill Rd resident Merv Tonks on speeding drivers
A woman who didn't want to be named said boy racers and motorcyclists often sped past, especially at night.
"Idiots wouldn't care less because police are never around," she said.
Northland police Senior Sergeant Steve Dickson said officers targeted hot spots across the region, including Vinegar Hill Rd, and undertook a number of prevention and enforcement activities throughout the year.
He said officers took both an "anywhere, anytime", and a targeted risk-based approach to the times and locations they knew were highest risk for certain behaviours.
"On this road, and others, our message is that the speed limit is just that – a limit – not a target. We always encourage motorists to check their speed constantly and always drive to the conditions.
"A small change in speed makes a big difference to injury severity in a crash. Police cannot control the actions of every driver at all times or be inside the car telling you to slow down – road safety is everyone's responsibility," he said.
In the Far North district, hearings on public submissions were held last week and changes to the speed limits are expected some time early next year.
The Far North District Council received 175 public submissions, including from Waipapa Business Association, Springbank School, Far North Holdings, NZ Transport Agency, and Vision Kerikeri.
FNDC is setting traffic speeds on 55 mostly rural roads in Kaeo, Waipapa, Waimate North and Okaihau to ensure limits are safe and appropriate. It does not include state highways.
The council is also proposing variable school speed zones outside Springbank School, outside Waipapa, and Te Rangi Aniwaniwa, in Quarry Rd, north of Kaitaia, as already apply outside many schools while children are present.
Speed on the Three Bridges, on the outskirts of Kawakawa, could be reduced from 100km/h to 80km/h in a bid to reduce crashes. Photo/Peter de Graaf
Kaipara District Council is also planning a review of speed limits on roads east of Kaiwaka to Mangawhai at this stage but say planning is at a very early stage.
The New Zealand Transport Agency is also seeking feedback on its plans to cut the speed limit between Awanui and Kaingaroa on State Highway 10, between Puketona and Paihia on SH11, and between Moerewa and Kawakawa— including the infamous Three Bridges— on SH1.
Consultation closed yesterday.
For more information on the proposals to reduce speed limit, go to www.wdc.govt.nz, www.fndc.govt.nz, www.nzta.govt.nz/northland-speed-reviews.
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Paris Museums
The Louvre Auditorium
Louvre Museum Tours Starting from 39,00 € Find out more
The Louvre auditorium is a rostrum that plays host to current reflections in a variety of fields. It welcomes conferences and symposiums in museography and art history. It is also a fantastic setting for public concerts and film showings.
Music at the Louvre
The Louvre Museum’s concerts cover three distinct themes: classical music, chamber music, and discovery of new talents. It is a setting that also welcomes commissions by contemporary composers for the museum. Most of the performances are organized in cycles. Musicians from all around the world perform there.
The line-up for the Louvre’s musical season is renowned on the classical scene. Situated in the heart of Paris and easy to get to, special discounts are available to young people and students.
As well as concerts, the auditorium also holds live music screenings, giving people a chance to watch operas performed by famous companies.
As a major center for archeology, the Louvre and its auditorium are the perfect setting to present recent research. These symposiums are suitable for professional audiences wanting to exchange news and recent discoveries.
Alongside contemporary exhibitions, there are many conferences on the agenda at the Louvre auditorium. Additional talks are given for visitors who are interested.
Furthermore, the Louvre Museum, as a place for experimentation in contemporary art, brings together today’s artists in its auditorium to speak to the public during a conference and talk about their careers and commissions.
The auditorium has a cinema that shows films connected with the exhibitions. It presents retrospectives, as well as children’s films. The documentaries that appear on the program give keys for understanding the temporary exhibitions.
Visiting the Louvre Museum also gives you the opportunity to watch live shows. Plays and magic shows feature on the program.
The events organized by the Louvre in its auditorium create dialog between the public and the museum's collections. These are additional keys to understanding, as well as interactions that would not otherwise happen. The films and documentaries shown give people the chance to see works in a new light and make them more accessible to an audience so wide that it is said that this is the largest museum in the world.
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Order your passes online for the best places to visit in Paris
Ticket for the Arc de Triomphe
Use your pass to come discover the Arc de Triomphe at your own leisure, with its breathtaking views of the Champs Elysées. Discover a superb panoramic view of Paris and its landmark monuments.
Duration : 3 hour(s)
Ticket to the Palace of Versailles
Take advantage of a one-day passport to see the Versailles Palace Estate at your own leisure. Depending on the tour selected, you can visit the palace with audioguide, the Trianons, Queen hamlet and the gardens with the magnificent Musical Fountains.
Arc de Triomphe Ticket and Interactive Paris City Tour
Use this pass to take a tour of Paris boarding the panoramic bus and discover Paris’s key districts and monuments. Get the entrance ticket to visit the Arc de Triomphe on your own (transfer to the Arc de Triomphe is not included). From the top of the Arc de Triomphe you will have an unbeatable 360° view of Paris.
2 Day Paris Museum Pass
The Pass ticket formula gives you two consecutive days of access to all partner museums and monuments. Ideal to visit Paris at your own convenience!
Paris Museum Pass + Metro Pass + Cruise + 1 Day Hop on Hop off Pass
The Paris City Vision 2 or 5-day Pass lets you see all of Paris as you choose, at a pace you decide. It includes a Museum Pass, a Paris Visite Pass, a Seine River cruise and a Paris L’Opentour Pass.
Sainte Chapelle Ticket
Enjoy a visit at your own pace, while at liberty. Discover the fascinating history of the Sainte Chapelle, from its construction in the 13th century to the present day, and admire its renowned stained glass windows all over the world.
Eiffel Tower Summit Ticket with Priority Access and Audio Guide, Meal included
Visit the Eiffel Tower in its entirety, from the esplanade to the summit, avoiding as much as possible the lineups. Treat yourself on a french-style snack at the contemporary Eiffel Tower terrace, on the 1st floor. Discover the history of the Eiffel Tower with an audio pen or a mobile app.
Montparnasse Tower Ticket
rEnjoy singular views of Paris from the top of the Montparnasse Tower. The Montparnasse Tower Panoramic Observation Deck offers rare views of the most famous Paris monuments.
Eiffel Tower Ticket with Priority Access and Audio Guide, Meal included
Enjoy a unique experience at the Eiffel Tower, France's most famous monument. You will discover a classic french-style snack with your friends or family on the ephemeral terrace. Enjoy priority access to the 2nd level and visit with audio guided comments on a mobile app or via an audio pen.
Evening Eiffel Tower Ticket with Priority Access and Audio Guide on Mobile App
Take advantage of our priority access to visit the 1st and 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower, avoiding lines as much as possible. Be free in your visit thanks to our audio guide available via audiopen or mobile app. Choose the option with cruise for a ride on the Seine.
Visit the National Estate of Versailles: The Palace, Gardens and Trianons from Paris
Explore Versailles during a full day tour. Visit the whole estate and enjoy a walk in the splendid French-style gardens. Discover at your own pace the secrets of the French royal history and of the Palace of Versailles.
Duration : 9:45 hour(s)
Audio Guided Tour of the Arc de Triomphe
Visit on your own the Arc de Triomphe that is considered as one of the most historic symbols of Paris. Discover how much it is important in the History of France. On the top, you can gaze at the wonderful view over the Champs Elysées and over the whole city of Paris.
Duration : 1:30 hour
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An unmissable tourist destination, Paris is full of iconic attractions which attract millions of tourists each year. Order your passes online and discover all the unmissable monuments that Paris has to offer.
The Eiffel Tower was opened at the Exposition Universelle in 1889. For many visitors the world over it has become a symbol of the city, and of France itself. Its slender and willowy silhouette and its intricate latticework of steel beams and joists dominate the Parisian skyline. Order your passes for the Eiffel Tower and take in the panoramic view over Paris monuments from the second floor deck area.
The Arc de Triomphe was built during the 19th century. It stands at the far end of the Champs Elysées and plays a key role in the popularity of the area. It is built in a neoclassical style with many carvings and low reliefs, and is visited each year by large volumes of tourists who come to enjoy the incredible panoramic views across the roofs of Paris and the most beautiful avenue in the world.
Another of Paris’ most popular attractions is the Montparnasse Tower, which was the city’s original skyscraper long before the glass towers were built in the La Défense quarter. The panoramic observation deck at the Montparnasse Tower offers a 360° view across Paris.
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The 50 Coolest Coworking Spaces Across The Country
By Emily Ray | November 23, 2016 | 7:05am
Main Photo by CO+HOOTS Design Lists
The growing demand for coworking spaces signals not only the end of cubicle life, but the rise of a New Working Order. More than ever, we have to take our lives and futures into our own hands. We have to be for something great – not just against someone terrible. We have to spend our energy building the future – not destroying each other. We have to do more than coexist – we have to connect. And we have to do more than care – we have to create.
So Paste went from sea to shining sea in search of the coolest coworking spaces in the country. If anything has been made clear in recent weeks, it’s that the brightest voices are those joined together in pursuit of possibility and inclusivity. Coworking spaces exist for passionate, collaborative people who want to gather, create, build and share their ideas & innovations with the world. A recent study by Stuttgart-based research organization Fraunhofer IAO found that the number of coworking spaces has doubled every year since 2006. Nearly half a million people are coworking in America and the number grows larger every day.
Most of the coworking spaces on this list create connection on limited, localized, member-supported budgets. Those backed by corporate sponsors are using funds to build on the basics, typically with after-hours activities focused on education, community building, and small business initiatives. Coworking spaces vary widely in focus, size, service and ambiance. Standouts are the ones offering flexibility, independence, accessibility and community connection. That last feature is key. According to Deskmag, successful coworking models lead to revitalization of forgotten buildings and, over time, can positively impact surrounding neighborhoods.
Paste narrowed the list down to coworking organizations that have been open for more than a year, focusing on atmosphere and variety of services offered. Check out our top picks and please share your coworking experiences in the comments. We especially want to hear from individuals and organizations using coworking spaces to mobilize grassroots movements.
1. Alabama, Huntsville West
Designed for young entrepreneurs and startups, Huntsville West offers high speed Internet and Wifi, along with spacious meeting rooms. We like the low-commitment lease options and bright space full of modern chandeliers and comfy club chairs. huntsvillewest.com
2. Alaska, The Boardroom Anchorage
This massive office space in downtown Anchorage offers treadmill workstations and free local microbrews, not to mention copy & print services and airy conference spaces. theboardroomak.com
3. Arizona, CO+HOOTS
This collaborative space offers nothing less than you would expect in the thriving, connected city of Phoenix. Outdoor bike racks? Check. Superman Booths for those private phone calls and video conferences? You got it. Traditional fixed hours may turnoff the night owls (who should check out Gangplank instead), but regular special events and a host of members-only features more than make up for it. cohoots.com
4. California (Northern), The Urban Hive Sacremento
Rent a private desk, private office or regular access to shared coworking spaces at this Sacramento gathering place. If you need to impress a group, you’re in luck. The Urban Hive not only has tricked out conference rooms (complete with drop-down HD projector screens). They also offer slow pour coffees, loose-leaf teas and kombucha on tap, in addition to serving both healthy (and unhealthy!) breakfast fare. theurbanhive.com
5. California (Bay Area), The Port Workspaces
Remember how we mentioned that turning forgotten buildings into coworking spaces can totally change a neighborhood for the better? See Exhibit A: The Port. Occupying three historic Oakland buildings, members include tech entrepreneurs, professionals and makers who are reinventing their shared community. If that’s not enough to convince you to head west and spend 2017 turning your app ideas into reality, maybe the cheap membership rates at The Port will do it. No? What if you had access to a rooftop garden? 30-foot tube slide? Onsite coffee and craft beer? Oh, and you wanted a view of the water? Done. portworkspaces.com
6. California (Southern), Hera Hub Carlsbad
Designed for women-owned businesses, the Hera Hub founders are fanatical about creating workspaces that inspire focus and productivity. The Carlsbad space is designed for the senses, with live plants, aromatic candles, soft music, and standing desks among it’s many offerings. herahub.com
7. Colorado, Green Spaces Denver
Located in the RiNo Arts District, Green Spaces Denver offers a space built with socially and environmentally conscious members in mind. The space has over 160 solar panels on the roof (offsetting almost 100% of the energy used by members). The Colorado coworking space also features handcrafted living walls and signage. greenspaces.com
8. Connecticut, The Grove New Haven
People who want to solve social, environmental and urban problems will fit right in at The Grove. Artists will appreciate the projector, white boards and resource library available to members, where entrepreneurs of all stripes will enjoy the collaborative ecology. Community members do everything from building mobile apps to community organizing in this tri-state area coworking space. grovenewhaven.com
9. Delaware, The Mill
If you’re focused on the IoT space, The Mill in Wilmington is an innovation lab that should be on your radar. This coworking space may be better described as a startup incubator for creatives moving through early stage iteration and investment rounds. We’re smitten with the old-school seating and raw wood everything. themillspace.com
10. District of Columbia, WeWork Wonder Bread Factory
Housed in a former bakery, this D.C. coworking space spans two light-soaked floors full of high-energy entrepreneurs. The outdoor patio is perfect for working during the day and networking at night. You can also connect with members in the videogame or brainstorming rooms, both of which are designed to foster unexpected collaborations. wework.com
11. Florida, The WaVE
A home for “talented techies”, The WaVE has supported over 125 local startups, who in turn have raised over $20 million in investment capital and created hundreds of jobs in the Tampa Bay area. The coworking space-tech incubator hybrid is the real deal. Read more about the accelerator program and coworking space itself at tampabaywave.org
Full disclosure: I’m one of the many young creatives embraced by The WaVE during the incubator’s early days. I worked on branding strategy as part of a student hackathon sponsored by the ad agency 22squared. Where creativity and connection through coworking are concerned – The WaVE made a true believer out of me.
12. Georgia, Strongbox West
Atlanta’s favorite coworking space is absolutely massive – 49,000 square feet to be exact. The Box is quirky, inspiring and best of all, affordable. There are a wide variety of membership plans available, from drop-in rates to offices for teams of up to 10. Yes, teams can include four-legged members; to call this Atlanta coworking space dog-friendly is an understatement. We love the strong female leadership, out-of-the-box decor, and westside location. (See what we did there?) strongboxwest.com
13. Hawaii, The Box Jelly
Located in Kaka’ako Honolulu, The Box Jelly is Hawaii’s first coworking space. Things to love? The #GetShitDone attitude, communal coworking spaces starting at $35/month, soundproof phone booths, an artist residency program, and crazy cool meeting & event spaces available for rent. Oh, and it’s dog-friendly, too. theboxjelly.com
14. Illinois, Creative Coworking
24/7 key fob access makes Creative Coworking the perfect professional coworking space for grad students, entrepreneurs and creatives who want round-the-clock access to a collaborative energy. Like the original Creative Coworking space at Evanston, the new Colvin House coworking space will double as a local art gallery. Unique offerings include designated quiet zones, gorgeous task and natural lighting, and interns for hire (at $15/hour, natch). creativecoworking.com
15. Indiana, MatchBOX Coworking
A self-described “home for the creative class”, MatchBOX is a place for people to work if they don’t have a place to work. We’re really into the industrial vibe. Part coffee shop, part office park, part old garage, Lafayette’s coworking space welcomes moonlighting entrepreneurs, hobbyists, professional nomads, developers, designers, strategists, artisans, writers, makers and change-makers alike. matchboxstudio.org
16. Iowa, Gravitate
Still not sure if coworking is really for you? Not a problem at Gravitate in Des Moines. The friendly folks there will hook you up with a drop-in day pass or ten pack punch card, starting at $10/day. It gets you access to the kitchen, lounge and conference rooms. With a community of over 1,000 people focused on innovation in Iowa, you never know who you’ll run into. gravitatedsm.com
17. Kansas, The Labor Party
Wichita is where it’s at for indie midwestern creatives, and The Labor Party is dedicated to providing more than just a rented cubicle. A moderate membership fee gives access to the usual fare – shared or private workspaces, and conference rooms you can reserve in advance. But what really sets the space apart from other coworking spaces in Kansas is that The Labor Party ethos drives culture and connection around the neighborhood – through events like Final Friday art shows, Brown Bag Concerts, and regular parternships with restaurants, shops and entertainment spots in Old Town. labor-party.com
18. Kentucky, The Park Louisville
This members-only workspace is one of the most exclusive on the list – but is also one of the most beautiful. Open and flexible access to this sustainable Kentucky coworking space is available only after taking a tour and applying to become a member. The Park online application process is described as “picky”. We recommend listing the name of an existing member who referred you. workatthepark.com
19. Louisiana, Launch Pad New Orleans
Events are the name of the game at Launch Pad New Orleans. Here’s a random sample: BitCoin and Cryptocurrency Meetup, Louisiana Drupal Users, Women Entrepreneur Hour, Code for New Orleans, Hack Night and Pitch to the People. In fact, the communal meetup space has been so successful, it’s expanding into a new, larger space in early 2017. lp.co
20. Maine, Think Tank
Think Tank Coworking spaces in Portland, Yarmouth and Biddeford are among the largest spaces for coworking in New England. Hundreds of members enjoy thoughtful amenities like Apple TV mirroring for presentations, standing desks, and whiteboard ideation stations, along with events like book launches, campaign fundraisers and pop-up concerts. thinktankcoworking.com
21. Maryland, Beehive Baltimore
The Beehive offers both individual and group memberships, which we see as the perfect solution for growing small businesses that don’t need or want their own space. Terms are flexible and memberships are available for purchase online via PayPal. etcbaltimore.com
22. Massachusetts, Oficio Boston
Oficio is undeniably chic. Think massive bay windows, hardwood floors, and a super sleek fireplace. Dedicated desks, buzzing event spaces, meeting rooms available for rent by the hour or day, and rotating artworks from local artists make setting up shop in this Boston coworking space a wicked good idea. myoficio.com
23. Michigan, Blue 35
The Blue35 coworking space in Grand Rapids has an all-female staff connecting members and guests with workspace solutions for a day – or a year. Multiple floors of meeting spaces and conference rooms (not to mention a rooftop deck) are unique features for midwestern coworkers. The central location of this Michigan coworking space also makes it a great choice for small conferences, strategy sessions, team trainings and special events. blue35gr.com
24. Minnesota, Coco Minneapolis
COCO is a “dream accelerator” offering multiple coworking locations, meeting venues and events for dreamers, creators and doers. In addition to enhancing their flagship location, COCO is expanding at the downtown Minneapolis Grain Exchange Building to accommodate increased demand for collaborative coworking spaces in Minnesota. COCO is one of ten Google for Entrepreneurs tech hubs in North America. For good reason. We think it offers some of the most forward-thinking amenities of all the spaces on this list. Among them? A private mother’s room for entrepreneurial moms, free access to Nice Ride bikes, and beanbag workstations. explorecoco.com
25. Missouri, Nebula
Fiber Internet meets Fido in this pet-friendly workspace. And when we say pet-friendly, we mean it. The vending machine is stocked with dog bones. No seriously. Nebulites call their 25,000 square foot space an “unconventional workspace for the unconventionally employed”. But don’t let the playful attitude, pool hall or pinball machine fool you into thinking this is a casual hangout spot. You’ll find political activists, an indie record label and real estate revitalization companies among the multitude of members. nebulastl.com
26. Nebraska, Fuse Coworking
This space was started by the “Three Amigos of Coworking”, entrepreneurial tech guys who had a vision for the small-but-mighty city of Lincoln. Fuse hosts regular yoga classes and happy hours, in addition offering courses in HTML/CSS, .NET, Javascript and JQuery, data analysis and other techie topics. Drop-in, desk and dedicated space membership options are available. fusecoworking.com
27. Nevada, Innevation Center
The Innevation Center is a 65,000 square foot collaborative workspace that was created and donated by Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy. Membership is offered at a flat monthly rate that includes 24/7 access to the facility, conference room usage and a deep discount on event space rentals. The center holds 20 Meetups every month for people making colocation cool. Amenities like an onsite cafe, zen room and dry cleaning services don’t hurt either. innevation.com
28. New Hampshire, Alpha Loft
New Hampshire isn’t exactly where you’d expect to find a tech accelerator supported by the VP of IBM’s Cloud Innovation Lab. But Alpha Loft incubates and accelerates startups across the state with locations in Durham, Portsmouth and Manchester. The emphasis isn’t on amenities – it’s on programming, events, advice and mentoring sessions. If your goal is to accelerate the development or funding rounds of an early-stage, scalable business model by joining a coworking community, look past the paint job and concentrate on the connections you can make at this New Hampshire coworking space. alphaloft.org
29. New Jersey, Mission 50
We’re obsessed with the light-filled space at Mission 50. A terrific example of how coworking revitalizes old buildings, if you look closely you’ll see original tilework and architecture typical of older Hoboken neighborhoods. Standing desks, wheelchair accessibility, Skype/Phone/Recording Booths and high-speed internet are just a few of the features bringing this New Jersey coworking space (and neighborhood) into the future. mission50.com
30. New Mexico, FatPipe ABQ
Why do they call it FatPipe? Let’s just say it has something to do with the download speeds offered to members at this Albuquerque coworking space. The decor is best described as “cubicle cool”, but what really makes FatPipe special is their partnership with a local credit union to sponsor startup entrepreneurs – covering the cost of three month’s rent. fatpipeabq.com
31. New York (City), The Farm
HGTV meets IoT at The Farm. We love the brick walls, 16’ ceilings and industrial lighting, to say nothing of the 1,000 mbps up/down internet speeds and partnerships with Amazon Web Services and General Assembly. There’s 24/7 access for members in the city that never sleeps… but this engaged New York City coworking space also has a nap room… just in case. thefarmsoho.com
32. New York (Upstate), Syracuse Coworks
This coworking space in upstate New York is an anomaly, in that it is part of a larger communal complex. Commonspace is a unique, integrated live-work space focused on technology, community outreach and social connection through thoughtful interior design choices (like shared kitchens, for example). Syracuse Coworks itself functions as an entrepreneurial hub for Commonspace residents and non-residents alike. The amenities are standard fare, but thanks to simple rolling desks and ergonomic chairs, the space is endlessly configurable. We like the way the approach to interior design echoes the “anything is possible” innovation ecosystem ethos of this upstate coworking hub. syracusecoworks.com
33. North Carolina, Mojo Asheville
Mojo Asheville has been on the North Carolina coworking scene for many years and has always embraced a future built by independent small businesses. The simple, solution-focused mission really comes across in the pricing structure for members. Mojo Asheville offers a range of rates, from basic hangout-in-the-cafe pricing to event space rentals accommodating large groups. mojocoworking.com
34. Ohio, The Perch Short North
We like The Perch because the coworking community is made up of serious members. The modern space is filled with a consistent group of long-term entrepreneurs, remote workers and startups who enjoy 24/7 access to dedicated desk or office space, AppleTV and large monitor for presentations, and on-site parking. Located in the Short North neighborhood (not far from Italian Village and Downtown) this space is locally-owned and highly connected to the business community in Columbus. theperchshortnorth.com
35. Oklahoma, Commonwealth OKC
This Oklahoma coworking space is so simple but so stylish. We love the vintage flags, schoolhouse seating and highly-curated artwork on the walls. Commonwealth OKC hosts labs, lectures and other events serving a tight-knit community. Membership is by application, but it’s a casual process: a quick email to the managing team can get you everything from a day pass hookup to a fixed desk space. Rumor has it they might even be open to putting your logo on the side of the building if you become a committed member. thecommonwealth.co
36. Oregon, TENpod
TENpod has been serving the Portland coworking community since 2003. Demand for coworking space in Oregon has grown so much that the team just opened a second location in St. Johns, and has plans to open a third location in 2017. Members enjoy 24/7 access, bike parking and standing desks. The TENpod conference spaces are intentionally designed to serve artists in the community and can be used for rehearsals, small video shoots and other creative endeavors. tenpod.org
37. Pennsylvania, The Candy Factory
The Candy Factory is a small community of highly collaborative, full-time freelancers, students and small business owners. Members like casual conversations that lead to immediate collaborations and ventures. New members get support and shout-outs on The Candy Factory website, and all members have access to large, ADA accessible workspaces, conference rooms and lounge areas. candyissweet.com
38. Puerto Rico, Piloto 151
Piloto 151 is the first coworking space in San Juan. Whether you’re a remote freelancer or want to get a new project off the ground in Puerto Rico, this coworking space offers unique services like tax incentives, registered agent and incorporation assistance, fast-track permitting, and virtual receptionist & concierge services. Short-term walk-in rates and monthly memberships including shared or dedicated workspace options are available. piloto151.com
39. Rhode Island, The Hive
The Hive features business leaders, authors and financial experts as guest speakers, and hosts Power Lunch Tuesdays, weekly get-togethers where members share business ideas and drum up new partnerships. The North Kingston workspace is located in a renovated textile mill steps away from a greenspace where members take group walks, bike rides and runs through wooded trails. We love the original exposed brick and cozy, casual environment. thehiveri.com
40. South Carolina, SOCO
This South Carolina coworking collective is a great example of how forward-thinking founders are preserving historic architecture while building new gathering spaces. In addition to the standard fare, SOCO offers an online portal where you can learn about the background and business of each member before scheduling a tour or dropping in on a free day pass. soco-work.com
41. South Dakota, The Garage Rapid City
The Garage Rapid City is yet another coworking community that has converted a historic building – in this case, an auto repair shop – into a thriving gathering space. So how does it stand out from the crowd? Well, we’re pretty sure that The Garage is the only place with a Chalk Artist-in-Residency Program. The space also offers a completely wireless workspace, free bicycles for wheeling around town, and a working bubbler. This isn’t the first time The Garage has made it onto an exclusive list – the South Dakota coworking space is also listed on the National Historic Registry. garagerapidcity.com
42. Tennessee, TheCO
TheCO is a unique coworking space on this list because it offers a true makerspace for tinkers and prototype-makers. We’ll let the tool list speak for itself: 90watt laser cutter, 12×20” etcher bed, CNC router, 3D Printers, Drill Press, and a Dual Bevel Sliding Laser Compound Miter Saw for good measure. You can get access to the tools, along with lightning fast internet, phone and meeting booths, patios and conference rooms, for under $100 a month. attheco.com
43. Texas, Capital Factory
Austin is one of the most coworking-dense cities in the world. We love Capital Factory because when it comes to connecting entrepreneurs, programmers and designers, this coworking space is in a class of it’s own. In 2015, Capital Factory hosted over 32,000 people – counting coworkers and meetup, class & hackathon participants. Members enjoy treadmill desks (or massive beanbag chairs, depending on your level of motivation), 360 degree city views and a fully stocked kitchen. And if you need a place to do QA, research, development or customer support, Capital Factory has a pretty sweet Device Lab, too. If you’re a designer or programmer and your 2017 priorities include building an MVP or finding VCs, get thee to Austin. capitalfactory.com
44. Utah, Church & State
Housed in a historic (renovated!) church in downtown Salt Lake City, Church & State is a no-strings-attached business incubator offering Utah entrepreneurs mentorship, training workshops, and resource partnerships. Organized as a 501 c (3) non-profit organization, this coworking space operates totally debt-free and offers both community-use space and entrepreneur resource center spaces for free or crazy cheap. The goal is building an ecosystem of free resources, support and connections to promote Utah as a business and cultural hub. cs1893.com
45. Vermont, Study Hall
This Burlington coworking spot offers up all the space, coffee and Wifi you need to #GSD. Perfect for students looking for a little more community than the local coffee shop can provide, you never know what kind of gathering will happen in the 1,400 square foot loft space located in – you guessed it – a historic 1890’s building. In addition to serving the coworking community, Study Hall functions as a venue for musical performances, pop-ups, photo shoots and “revelry of all kinds”. studyhall.space
46. Virginia, Studio IX
Studio IX invites entrepreneurs to work outside the box. The community of innovators includes freelancers and remote workers, but what we really dig is the way this Virginia coworking space adds kids to the coworking mix. Studio IX hosts Computers4Kids Entrepreneurship Pitch Nights, an opportunity for young entrepreneurs to practice their public speaking skills in a supportive, tech-centered environment. studioix.co
47. Washington, Fellow
Fellow welcomes part-timers and full-timers alike. It would be impossible to work in this space without getting inspired by existing members, like Food For All (a project working to improve local agriculture affordability and accessibility) or Terrain Spokane (a young arts organization that isn’t quite ready for full-time office space). The Washington coworking space is all concrete, brick and light. Members don’t have to look hard to find work-life balance at Fellow. In addition to shared and dedicated coworking spaces, conference rooms and meeting booths, the building houses a winery, coffee roastery, art gallery, whisky bar and yoga studio. workatfellow.com
48. West Virginia, The Hub Coworking
This West Virginia workspace offers all-inclusive general memberships for $100/month. Members can choose from traditional or standing desks, collaboration tables or lounge areas with wireless or hardwired Wifi. JMU student entrepreneurs will appreciate free snacks, bike storage and lockers for securing laptops. thehubcoworking.com
49. Wisconsin, The Docking Station
This Wisconsin coworking space targets both solopreneurs and small startups. Perfect for independent developers, technologists and salespeople who want a creative office space without a long-term lease commitment, The Docking Station offers 8-5 access to no-frills desks, conference rooms, and scanner/printer amenities with drop-in passes starting at just $10/day. For another $5, you can get a Nomad pass that lets you use the space five days a month and use The Docking Station as your business address. (They’ll even hold your mail.) It’s not fancy, but this coworking space connects the Green Bay community at an extremely affordable price. thedockingstation.net
50. Wyoming, Spark Jackson Hole
Last but certainly not least is the Wyoming coworking space Spark at Jackson Hole. The interior design, programming, and events center around Spark’s mission to create a community inspired by the mountain lifestyle and values. True to form, member gatherings include Fun Rides, Shark Tank-style pitch days, and Small Business Innovation Research workshops. sparkjh.com
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IBM Waves Goodbye to OS/2 Operating System
Guest post by Yama 2002-12-11 OS/2 49 Comments
“A notice posted yesterday by IBM said that on the 12th of March 2003, IBM will stop marketing OS/2 Warp V4 and Warp Server for e-business programs.” Get the rest at The Inquirer.
Just as I was getting round to reinstalling it!
I don’t think there was an operating system I loved more than OS/2. Well, I don’t use it since more than 5 years ago, but still, it’s sad to hear that, even that I knew it will happen someday. It was nice while it lasted. I remember playing Tie Fighter in a task, having a BBS (Maximus and Squish software, for nostalgics) in another, in 4 MB of ram… Back then, I didn’t know it’s not only the quality of a product that sells it…
Well, now I have Windows 2000 and I love it 🙂 And I will always be angry at IBM for the way OS/2 was managed…
Hey maybe my pristine copies of Warp 3 (red spine)
and Warp 4 will become collectors items valued at
hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Then again…
IBM should’ve called Warp 3 and 4 “FixpakOS”.
They put out enough of them.
My Warp 4 w/ Fixpak 15 is still fun to play with
though. How come no Windows version ever came with
something as useful as VoiceType? Huh, Bill? Huh?
Get ecomstation (http://www.ecomstation.com/). Much better, but not for the weak of wallet …
Will ecomstation be able to continue to sell their version of OS/2, or is the fat lady preparing to break out into song?
Sort of strange that they’d just drop it like that, instead of earning money by managing the decline. Or by selling it to someone who will. Witness Digital’s sale of the old PDP-11 operating systems to Mentec. Fully supported copies of RSTS, RSX-11, et al. are still being sold to those who can’t or won’t move to another platform.
Jeffrey Boulier
….that IBM could’t decide whether OS/2 was a consumer product with enterprise-cleint capability, or an enterprise client which could also run stand-alone.
I kind of wonder if they’re not taking this bye-bye approach because they couldn’t keep enough enterprise companies around OS/2 long enough to warrant continued support. So they’re dumping it like an old-model refrigerator.
I don’t think they can open-source it, because You-Know-Who did a great deal of the development work.
I seem to remember similar stories over the last few years.
“Back then, I didn’t know it’s not only the quality of a product that sells it…”
You’re right. The rule for system is : the worst it is, the best it is spread ( the worst but minimally running, don’t be silly here ). just remember, DOS/VSE over company’s builded system, Unix over PDP, MVS over VMS, Ms-Dos over Apple ( and Atari and Amiga ), Windows 3.0 ! over OS/2.
And by this yardstick, you can easely projected a great, great, great futur for Linux. Never seen a so worst system. Believe me the planet will be full of Linux ;-)))
Fortunately there is a good company, Red Hat, and a good project, Debian, which are working ( i mean working, not regarding their own navel as the other distro do… ). So we may expect they succed in transforming this thing in a operating system. But for the serious stuff, i’m afraid that we have to continue to pay.
why does ecomm go with os/2 and not linux
and why in the 90’s did ibm bundle windows rather than os/2 with their pcees
to complete with m$ windows?
free bsd is a server os.
beos is dead.
os/2 is dead.
earlier editions of windows such as win3.1 are dead.
others, like win95 are moribund.
DOS is dead.
it seems the only desktop OS left for today’s performance x86 pc’s is Linux.
osnews should be “linuxnews”
Just because Windows was the de facto standard. And also because IBM is a trader, not a stupid integrist.
Standard is more important than open or close or free or not free.
There’s plenty of FreeBSD users who would argue otherwise. And they’d be right. FreeBSD isn’t exclusively targeted at the server room. In fact, it can run Linux binaries, too!
Besides, lots of other people (myself included) would argue that linux isn’t really in the running as a general purpose x86 desktop for the masses.
As for OS/2…. I have this gut feeling that we may hear from this phoenix again (or at least parts). It will probably have a totally different name then.
Well i never got to play with it, but i am sure it must being a much better Os the win 3.1 for its time.
Any piece of technology is laid to rest.
Sad….but as Jonny Walker Says keep walking dude.
Tell me, why would they risk business going with an over-hyped lesser version of UNIX. OS/2 is time tested. It’s been in the trenches since the 80ies. Nice try troll.
Also eComStation 1.1 is in BETA.
OS/2 Warp 4 is still used as the defacto standard for desktop systems at the big banks here in Canada.
I can’t see the banks walking away from OS/2 for Windows.
>….but as Jonny Walker Says keep walking dude.
Yeah I’ll do that.
os/2 will be alive and kicking just as BeOS is hehehe
Have they considered releasing it… aw, never mind.
Brad Clarke:
There are some bank in europa using OS/2 too. Another big deployement is the travel sector ( amedeus project, i am not sure but i think this is deployed in USA, or some joint-venture, i don’t remember ) airplane reservation and so on.
OS/2 is a spreaded system, certainly between 5 or 10 million computers. Not so bad.
But hey, facing 500 million computers running w32, 30 million running Mac, and something between 30 and 50 million crashing Linux, OS/2 can’t be seen as a standard 😉
You’re right, at least not immediately. And they are very good canditate for a futur mass migration to Linux ( no W32 application ). For sure, they will certainly swith to mandrake. I have recently learned that somebody were ready to pay for mandrake. The best joke of the year ;-)))
eComStation, what will happen. Isn’t that part of OS/2? A modified or an updated OS? Will it be here when IBM stops supporting OS/2?
eCS is OS/2 Warp. They will keep developing it aas serneity systems (the owner) has pledged to develope OS/2 ‘forever’.
OS/2 is not dead, it has just changed its name.
I’ll add my own voice to those mourning the loss of OS/2. I can still remember the look of astonishment on people’s faces (during the WfWG 3.11 days) when they saw that I could play Doom without interfering with any of the lines of my BBS!
As to Marius’ anger at IBM for their management of OS/2 – it’s a sad fact of life in the technology world. OS/2 has forever been compared with the “Beta” of the VCR wars.
I won’t start getting upset with these vendors. If I did, I’d have to go after Atari first… No, wait, what about Amstrad?
And what is with all of the *arius’s on the forum nowadays?
Maybe IBM could open source OS/2?
Thanks Fedorenko for your respsone. I am glad to hear that
That is a real shame. OS/2 is a great OS! I hope IBM still keeps fixpacks and other downloads still available for those who use it…
please don’t make the OS/2 Quebec troll rise up from his quebecois grave and spread terror in osnews
Hi. I use FreeBSD as my desktop OS also on my laptop. It does many things very well, but could be improved (ACPI, sound support is touchy IMHO). If there comes a time when Windows XP is no longer supported, and the new version of Windows has extensive DRM, or I just don’t like it, I would be quite happy with only FreeBSD.
Yes, Free the code, IBM.!!!
Thats funny I bought OS/2 W4 at the junk store yesterday.
3 cd’s in a box with G”etting to know OS/2 warp 4″
Do you think i paid to Much?
Pssst they have one more copy
Can JFS be done on Warp4 . The main Russian link was dead yesterday.
If they no longer intend to support it, what’s the point in hanging on to the source code? Not just OS/2, but other products that are no longer being sold – release the source code please!
some of that code is ms’ code
I can think of several reasons why IBM isn’t doing this:
1. Some of the code may have been licensed from third parties, and IBM isn’t allowed to release that code.
2. IBM may have some of their own intellectual property embedded in the OS/2 code. Releasing the code may release the intellectual property.
3. IBM may be keeping the code to use in other projects. For example, they make money by licensing the code to the eComStation folks.
4. An open source OS/2 may undermine IBM’s push for Linux acceptance.
First and foremost, HPFS belongs to Microsoft. Secondly, I don’t think there’d be much to gain from seeing OS/2’s code. Maybe some of the WPS stuff might be neat, but I can’t imagine that there are alot of legacy apps that need to be ported to something new (*nix/BSD). Where OS/2 excelled was in running DOS applications. While this was a big deal ten years ago, it doesn’t really matter these days. And WinXP probably does just as good a job of it.
Don’t get me wrong, I seriously dug OS/2 back in the day. But there ain’t anything really interesting there anymore.
why doesn’t ibm offer os/2 for free, including free download?
anyhow, given beos enthusiasts want to clone be os,as in blue-eyed os, why don’t os/2 enthusiasts clone os/2?
when all is said and done, the only x86 desktop alternative to windows is linux
well if you were to clone OS/2 you would probably want to update it to to all the latest features and stuff. Once you done that you pretty much would have Win2k/XP. Aside from when OS/2 first came out it really doesn’t have much advantage over windows. The both were spawned from the same origins. BeOS is much differant. It was a whole new monster. And still has a place in the world as a fast light clean modern OS that puts the user first, not being a server or multi user. Not that mutli user beos would be a bad thing.
OS/2 was the first OS i used at any real level and got to know. But it’s not something i will miss, sorta like win 98. BeOS is something to save. FreeBSD is something to support. If winXP was to suddenly die it would be something to help save. OS/2 i don’t think is very important. unless your a bank or an ATM machine which uses OS/2 as most all do.
With all of the OSs that are out there now in the market i.e Linux,FreeBSD,BeOS Clones,WinXP, etc OS/2 got left behind and although it has it’s place in the market it will be replaced just as it was replacing out dated Dos/Win 3 machines in the 80s and 90s.
-Socratez
You know, one thing they teach you in business school is when to recognize you’ve made a strategic mistake, and what to do to correct it.
Judging from the fanatical user base for OS/2, wouldn’t it make sense to dust it off and start upgrading it, now that everyone is looking for non-windows alternatives? There is no reason that IBM cannot co-market OS/2 and a flavor of LINUX.
IT might provide an important point of differentiation from other IT companies. I’m sure most businesses would stay with windows, but for those who don’t want to take the linux desktop plunge, wouldn’t OS/2 provide a reasonable alternative?
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Beos is still alive and kicking, there are several openbeos projects in the running (my favour goes to the first of this list)
http://www.openbeos.org (Beos on NewOs kernel, aims for binary compatibility with R5)
http://www.blueeyedos.com (Beos on Linux kernel, aims for source compatibility with R5)
http://www.cosmoe.com (not sure, but has a simular API to Beos)
I must say, I did chuckle at that. Not at the comment, but at how I had my own system set up.
WPS was a dog. Technologically, it was great, but its speed wasn’t crash hot. I went through a lot of small shells (which led me to do the same in Linux) because of this.
The thing that makes me chuckle is the thought of cloning OS/2. To save time, use the Linux kernel… Then you can add the desktop etc…
But hang on, I jumped at the opportunity to throw on XFree86 for OS/2!
That would be full circle for me!
>Beos is still alive and kicking
It is alive, I’m posting this from Net+, but far from “kicking”.
I’m a bit sceptical about obos and other BeOS clones. I wonder do we need that at all?
BeOS needs apps. Not just big apps, but small ones. Like, there is still no usefull newsreader
for BeOS, or download manager (unfortunately BeGet was nice, but it’s not updated for 2 years)
Most of apps for BeOS are aboundware, half finshed then left. It would be better to take those
apps one by one and finish them up. There is small number of BeOS developers, and most skillfull
are now working on recreating BeOS. Then, we would still have same problems, lack of apps.
OS/2 died because of IBM. First off, marketing. The company didn’t really paid much attention to what the enterprise market really wanted. The enterprise didn’t want expensive hardware. OS/2 was practically IBM-only, sure you could run on clones (just like you could run Mac OS 8.6 (or whateva that version was) on clone Macs), but it wasn’t clone-friendly.
Which itself was a business mistake. But another business mistake was to get rid of OS/2 and go with Windows 95 without giving it a second chance. They could either learnt from their mistake and correct them (something microsoft is famous for). It wasn’t like they didn’t have the money to do so. In fact, had IBM kep OS/2 around, Microsoft wouldn’t be so dominate. Microsoft would be just like Intel, and IBM AMD (or perhaps the other way around).
If they didn’t like that, then maybe they should make OS/2 a niche product. I’m sure if IBM kept premiums ala the Mac, they would have made much more money than they do now with their current PC division. Sure they won’t be dominant, but I rather have profit than no profit, even if I have no dominance.
But it isn’t too late for IBM. It’s not like they are commited to Linux on the desktop or making a huge profit from Windows workstations.
If IBM offer OS/2 for free, it would undermine eCS, whom they may potentially make money from, if they aren’t in the first place (notice there are some folks saying that most banks use OS/2? that’s true, and for the near future, at least for Malaysian banks, they are looking at eCS).
Then on what medium should IBM release OS/2 for free? If via downloads, don’t they also have to pay for bandwidth? What about CDs? Are they free or do they not cost money? (And there is also a possiblity that IBM pays royalties for patented and third party parts).
IBM is not in the busines of *loosing* money. Currently, IBM have no gain in the adoption of their old version of OS/2 with their current strategy.
Hey guys, come on! OS/2, made in half of 90’s, is so modern than any other OS today. BeOS is my great OS. FreeBSD I use to test (oh! It’s great too). IBM wants contribute with the Linux. It’s bad. I would hear that IBM creating several new releases and patches to your OS. On other hand, is Linux that won (and Microsoft too). My bank and several others banks here, in Brazil, still use OS/2 today. Opensource it? Maybe, but with which advantages? OS/2 not have (that I know) some “cool” features that could be copied by others OSs. Some suggestion?
It’s sad, know that IBM no have more interest in your OS. Your users will be sad too. I remeber when my beloved BeOS died…
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Well I used OS/2 warp 3 on my old 486 and have long sinced retired it. Personally I think it was long overdue that OS/2 had to go. It was a great operating system but could never compete against M$. Linux on the otherhand is the thorn in Steve’s empire which he knows that Linux could kill Windows on the server end. OS/2 had a great run but when major coporations stopped developing for it in the mid-90’s you knew it was doomed.
Judging from the fanatical user base for OS/2,
What fanatical user base? These folks use it because it works for them. More power to them.
Well, I was looking at it form the OS as a tool standpoint…I guess you could say, yes, OS/2 works for you, but so does Windows XP.
There is a certain doggedness, stubborness, and even a bit of fanaticism that keeps you using the OS despite the dwindling support, software, etc., available to you.
Nothing wrong with that, I wasn’t making a value judegement.Personally, the more OSes the better.
Marius wrotes:
>I don’t think there was an operating system I loved more
>than OS/2. Well, I don’t use it since more than 5 years
>ago, but still, it’s sad to hear that, even that I knew it
>will happen someday. It was nice while it lasted. I
>remember playing Tie Fighter in a task, having a BBS
>(Maximus and Squish software, for nostalgics) in another, >in 4 MB of ram…
Bull… there’s no way you could run OS/2 and play Tie Fighter in a task with only 4Mb of RAM. Even Warp (1994+) needed AT LEAST 4mb just to load (and 16Mb for developping). OS/2 2.1 on a 486/33 (1993) was just swapping even you were just moving the mouse. That didn’t change very much with Warp.
Not only for me but for a lot of people (especially Europeans)
You forgot habits on your list.
Also take note that nowadays most chipsets/peripherals seems to work fine under OS/2 thus the need to migrate elsewhere as diminished.
IBM: OS/2 Alive And Well
..an IBM spokesman said OS/2 is alive and well. “Really, not very much has changed,” the spokesman said. “We are continuing to support OS/2, just as we always have.” ..
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,763064,00.asp
IBM: OS/2 still sold here
…IBM spokesman Steve Eisenstadt said. “As long as our customers want OS/2, we will support them,” he said. “We don’t have plans to withdraw OS/2.”..
http://marketwatch-cnet.com.com/2100-1001-977087.html
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NIAC September 16, 2012
Statement on Lawsuit Against Hassan Daieoleslam
Neo Cons, Mojahedin Khalq fail to Silence the Moderate Middle
By: NIAC Press Release
The court ruling yesterday in NIAC’s lawsuit against Seyyed Hassan Daieoleslam granted NIAC victory on its central demand, while falling short on other objectives.
NIAC brought the lawsuit against Daieoleslam in 2008 in response to his slander and defamation against the organization and its co-founder, Trita Parsi. Our objective with the lawsuit was two-fold.
First, to challenge Daieoleslam’s false accusations that NIAC lobbied for the Iranian government in court and force the defendant to prove his case or concede.
On this crucial issue, NIAC prevailed. Once in front of the court, Daieoleslam had the opportunity to make his case for the truth. Instead, he changed his tune and did not seek to argue that his accusations were correct and truthful. Instead he essentially abandoned the truth and instead argued that NIAC could not prove that he knew what he was saying was false, i,e malicious. By that, he conceded this very essential point and is on notice that what he is saying is false and therefore would be acting with malice if he continues to make the same false, baseless and defamatory allegations.
The defendant’s shift is understandable mindful of the fact that after reviewing thousands of NIAC emails and documents, he could not point to a single shred of evidence indicating that NIAC served as a lobby for the government in Iran.
The judge points to this as well in his ruling, writing that “Nothing in this opinion should be construed as a finding that defendant’s articles were true. Defendant did not move for summary judgment on that ground.”
The second objective with the lawsuit was to change the nature of the political culture in the Iranian-American community, away from the slander, defamation and character assassination campaigns favored by some, and towards a more open and truthful discourse. Our hope was that by challenging the maliciousness and defamation, the culture would shift in a democratic direction.
On this point, our efforts fell short. The standard was for us to prove that Daieoleslam acted with malice, that is, not just that he was not speaking the truth, but that he knew he wasn’t speaking the truth.
While we believe the evidence clearly showed that Daieoleslam knew he was lying, based on his systematic disregard for truth, neglect of readily available information that contradicted his conspiracy theories, declaration that he aimed to “destroy NIAC” in order to “bring down Obama,” as well as his support for the Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist organization, the Judge felt this didn’t meet his standard and denied us the opportunity to take Daieoleslam in front of a jury and help democratize the political culture in the Iranian-American community.
While we regret that such a milestone could not be achieved for the Iranian-American community, we are content that in the court of law he could not and did not defend his false accusations.
In regards to cost-sharing of the expense of the discovery, we disagree with the court’s ruling and retain the option to challenge and appeal the decision.
These past four years have been challenging and burdensome. NIAC is a small organization, with a small budget and a small legal team. Our only card was that we knew – and we proved – that truth was on our side. Daieoleslam, on the other hand, had the support of a broad network of well-funded pro-war figures. He was represented by Sidley Austin, one of the largest law firms in the world and the main counsel on his legal team was President George W. Bush’s lawyer in the White House.
But precisely because he didn’t have truth on his side, Daieoleslam tried to shift the focus of the court away from the central charge and instead overwhelm NIAC with legal expenses by filing an endless stream of motions.
The order of the judge also puts Daieoleslam on notice. While he claimed not to have known that what he was writing was false, he no longer can hide behind that excuse going forward. He is on notice and will pay the consequences of further defamation.
In the past ten years, NIAC has helped transform the Iranian-American community from being politically apathetic and vulnerable to becoming dynamic and in ownership of their own destiny. We have helped the community stand up against the voices of war, stand up for their rights in face of discrimination, and stand up for the values that make America strong. NIAC will continue to serve the interest of the Iranian-American community, particularly at this moment when the risk of war is increasing, repression in Iran is intensifying and the suffering of the Iranian people is reaching intolerable levels.
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The SE is the image car for the Corolla brand, with its extra trim and 18-inch alloy wheels. It also gets the more powerful four-cylinder engine. Photo: Toyota
2020 Toyota Corolla: need to know
A car known for being safe and reliable now has other attributes: More style and technology
More than 46 million Toyota Corollas have been sold since the nameplate’s beginnings in the 1960s, making it the most popular one in automotive history.
That means there’s constant pressure on Toyota to keep the ball moving forward in terms of comfort, reliability, and resale value.
The new 12th-generation Corolla sedan, which joins the new-for-2019 Corolla Hatchback, might not be the sharpest-looking sled on the block, or the quickest, but it’s special for other reasons. The Corolla is ideal for people who don’t want to think about how the car works, but believe it will work faithfully and safely well past the powertrain warranty stage and/or the monthly loan or lease commitment.
The 2020 model does however shed much of its previous design frumpiness, including a nose that keeps faith with Toyota’s signature open-mouth grille. A reduction of about 2.5 centimetres in body height — plus a hood that’s 3.5 centimetres lower — means a noticeably sleeker silhouette. More curves and creases elsewhere give the Corolla a much-needed character injection.
The adoption of Toyota’s latest TGNA platform hasn’t resulted in any increases to the Corolla’s length, width, trunk volume or distance between the front and rear wheels, but the available powertrains now sit slightly closer to the ground, which means a lower centre of gravity. As well, a new independent rear suspension replaces the previous torsion-beam unit and is claimed to improve both handling and ride comfort.
A redesigned dashboard includes a tablet-style touch screen, larger floor console and armrest, and better-quality trim and seat fabrics.
For 2020, there are three different powerplant choices for Corolla buyers to ponder. The base unit is a 1.8-litre four-cylinder that basically carries over from 2019 and is rated at 139 horsepower and 126 pound-feet of torque.
Optional is a 2.0-litre four-cylinder — standard issue in the Hatchback — that produces 169 horsepower and 151 pound-feet of torque.
A six-speed manual transmission is standard with the 1.8, while a continuously variable unit (CVT) is optional, but standard with the 2.0.
For the first time, the Corolla can be ordered with a hybrid system that’s similar to what’s used in the Toyota Prius. Its 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine (with a CVT) combines with a pair of electric motors to produce 121 horsepower and 105 pound-feet of torque.
As with the Prius, the Corolla Hybrid’s battery pack is located beneath the rear seat (and not within the trunk) so there’s no reduction in storage space with the seatback in place or folded flat.
Best-fuel-economy honours go to the Hybrid with 4.5 l/100 km in combined city-highway driving. That trounces the next-best 2.0-litre four-cylinder model that earns a rarting of 6.7 l/100 km (combined). Interestingly, the base 1.8/CVT is a bit thirstier at 7.1 l/100 km, combined.
The base Corolla L starts at $19,800, including destination fees. That gets you fleet-level basics, a seven-inch touch-screen with navigation, and Toyota’s Safety Sense suite of dynamic safety technologies.
The LE trim comes with an eight-inch touch screen, automatic climate control, premium fabric upholstery and up-level interior trim. The SE gets a unique grille and rocker-panel trim, paddle shifters for the CVT, and 18-inch alloy wheels (smaller steelies for the L and LE). You’ll pay a bit more for the SE, but you get the 2.0-litre engine plus sport-type front seats with more side bolstering.
The XLE comes with a power moonroof, adaptive headlights (pivoting left and right as you turn), heated front seats and a premium JBL-brand audio package. The top-rung XSE receives most of the SE’s content (including the more powerful engine with normal and sport driving modes) plus a premium sound system.
Note that the Hybrid costs $3,000 more than the comparably equipped non-hybrid LE.
As a cornerstone vehicle for Toyota, there’s a lot riding on any Corolla redesign, and perhaps more so in the face of a declining small-car market. After more than 46 million vehicles sold, reliability is perhaps a given for the Corolla. This time around there’s greater emphasis on style and powertrain technology, further enticement for buyers to join the club.
What you should know: 2020 Toyota Corolla
Type: Four-door, front-wheel-drive compact sedan
Engines (h.p.): 1.8-litre DOHC I-4, (139); 2.0-litre DOHC I-4 (169) 1.8-litre DOHC I-4 plus electric motor (121 net)
Transmission: Continuously variable (CVT); six-speed manual (opt.)
Market position: The world’s best-selling automobile brand has a history of success spanning five decades. With each successive generation, the Corolla’s reputation as a trusted and trouble-free conveyance has remained intact.
Points: Much improved in the looks department. • New interior treatments and a modern-design touch screen should help bolster interest. • Available 169-horsepower 2.0-litre engine is quite an improvement over the underwhelming base 1.8. • For more space, the Hatchback is a viable alternative. • An all-wheel-drive option is rumoured to be on the way.
Active safety: Blind-spot warning with cross-traffic backup alert (opt.); active cruise control (std.); emergency braking (std.); pedestrian detection (std.)
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High-style model is available in sedan or hatchback with up to 186 h.p on tap.
Great style, roomy interior and standard 147-h.p. engine make it a fun ride.
The Passat’s junior relation has a punchy turbo I-4. GLI version can really hustle.
-written by Malcom Gunn, Managing Partner at Wheelbase Media
The SE can be ordered with a manual transmission and is the sporty member of the family with more supportive seats. Photo: Toyota
With the available seven-inch screen at the centre of the gauge display, the driver can switch between analog and digital speedometer styles. Photo: Toyota
The Corolla’s dashboard really shows how far this entry-level model has come, even in the last decade. Now, designers go for style as much as function, but that certainly wasn’t always the case. Note how few buttons there are, other than on the steering wheel. Photo: Toyota
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Owner of AP&C talks of its successes and future growth
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Andrew Watts of AP&C
SINCE taking over as the sole owner of Apple Print and Creative in 2014, Andrew Watts has steered the business on to a new, and very successful, path.
He now has two new women at the top with him – Ruth Pike and Julie Stephens – and is about to increase the workforce by a further 25 per cent.
The firm is also currently going through a soft rebrand and now calls itself AP&C.
“We needed to change the name because it no longer reflects everything we do,” explains Andrew.
“We’ve come a long way from our 1986 roots in printing and our marketing pedigree is now through the roof.
“The business is split 50/50 between printing and marketing and we are growing both all the time.”
But he was keen to highlight that, although embracing the new side of the business, AP&C has not forgotten where it came from.
“We are still investing in print,” he says. “A new Canon 10,000 image press is currently being installed downstairs as we speak.
“This shows our commitment to printing, even though we are growing the marketing side.
“We are still doing what we used to do and we are still doing it very well.”
The introduction of Ruth, in 2015, who is now Andrew’s business partner, and Julie, who is a director of the company too, has ensured the firm has gathered the skills to enable it to open its doors to larger, multinational businesses.
“We are now working with companies like IBM, Lenovo and Arrow ECS,” Andrew adds. “We are running marketing programmes for partner marketing and end-user lead generation.
“We are a hyper local business that has the skills and experience of dealing with massive corporates and we can now bring that experience to help our local customers.
“We have secured those large corporate companies and delivered on those lead generations.
“It has been a wild ride, but we’re really enjoying it.”
For Andrew, that ride started back when he was just 16-years-old.
Arriving in Newbury as a teenager, after growing up in Peckham, London, Andrew was sent to work at Apple Print by Tammera Easterling at West Berkshire Training Consortium.
“I went to Reading College to do a City and Guilds in print and communication and started working at Apple Print on March 24, 1989,” he says.
He started working as a machine printer and general dog’s body.
“Being the YTS boy I had to make all the tea,” he adds. “Some things never change.
“I was a cheeky London character and so my boss thought I may be good at sales.
“I went to visit one company – just turning up at the offices – and six months later we landed the biggest contract we had ever had.”
Andrew, who is 44 years old, then had stints as production manager and also in account management, going on to become production director.
“It was at this time that John [Proudfoot, who set up Apple Print], decided he wanted out,” explains Andrew.
“Because of my print knowledge I was in a perfect position to take over from him.”
In 2008 Andrew bought out John, who had set the business up in 1986.
“We had worked together for 19 years and it was his business from the start,” Andrew adds.
“I bought his shares out and that was really tough.
“I had always imagined John and I would have run the business together, but we were different ages and John was thinking about retirement and security while I was thinking about growth.”
Andrew worked alongside John’s previous partner and they ran the business together until 2014, with Andrew later buying the last partner out.
In November 2012 ,the company moved into its current premises, The Orchard, in Abex Road, Newbury, having been based in Faraday Road since 1988.
The company now employs 20 people, with five new positions to be created by the end of 2017.
“We are going to make people and the local community a real focus over the next five years,” Andrew adds.
“Ruth and I have always believed in making West Berkshire the place that we do the most engagement.
“We are investing on all levels and that includes focussing on leadership.
“We are going to be encouraging staff to improve and employing the best people for the job.”
AP&C is becoming known within the larger corporations for offering innovative ideas and the fact that it has the in-house printing facility means it can offer an incredibly quick turnaround on collateral.
It was recently named as the only marketing agency on the approved suppliers list for a large IT company.
“We are a multi-skilled agency specialising in marketing and printing,” Andrew says.
“Our management team is now so strong, with such good pedigree.
“Add to that 100 years of printing experience and you have the perfect package.”
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A research group at Umeå University in Sweden has managed to capture and describe a protein structure that, until now, has been impossible to study. The discovery lays the base for developing designed enzymes as catalysts to new chemical reactions for instance in biotechnological applications. The result of the study is published in the journal Nature Communications.
Enzymes are extraordinary biocatalysts able to speed up the cellular, chemical reactions several million times. This increase of speed is completely necessary for all biological life, which would otherwise be limited by the slow nature of vital chemical reactions. Now, a research group at the Department of Chemistry has discovered a new aspect in enzymes that, in part, explains how enzymes manage their tasks with unmatched efficiency and selectivity.
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"Thanks to this enrichment, we have been able to study both structure and dynamics of this state. The study shows that enzymatic high-energy states are necessary for chemical catalysis," says Magnus Wolf-Watz, research group leader at the Department of Chemistry.
The study also indicates a possibility to fine-tune the dynamics of an enzyme and this possibility can be useful for researchers in developing new enzymes for catalysis of new chemical reactions.
"Research on Bioenergy is an active field at Umeå University. An important, practical application of the new knowledge can be enzymatic digestion of useful molecules from wooden raw materials," says Magnus Wolf-Watz.
The discovery has been made possible thanks to a broad scientific approach where numerous advanced biophysical techniques have been used; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and x-ray crystallography being the main techniques.
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1893 Introduction
About three o’clock this morning I waked with the noise of the rayne, having never in my life heard a more violent shower; and then the catt was lockt in the chamber, and kept a great mewing, and leapt upon the bed, which made me I could not sleep a great while. Then to sleep, and about five o’clock rose, and up to my office, and about 8 o’clock went down to Deptford, and there with Mr. Davis did look over most of his stores; by the same token in the great storehouse, while Captain Badily was talking to us, one from a trap-door above let fall unawares a coyle of cable, that it was 10,000 to one it had not broke Captain Badily’s neck, it came so near him, but did him no hurt.
I went on with looking and informing myself of the stores with great delight, and having done there, I took boat home again and dined, and after dinner sent for some of my workmen and did scold at them so as I hope my work will be hastened.
Then by water to Westminster Hall, and there I hear that old Mr. Hales did lately die suddenly in an hour’s time. Here I met with Will Bowyer, and had a promise from him of a place to stand to-morrow at his house to see the show. Thence to my Lord’s, and thither sent for Mr. Creed, who came, and walked together talking about business, and then to his lodgings at Clerke’s, the confectioner’s, where he did give me a little banquet, and I had liked to have begged a parrot for my wife, but he hath put me in a way to get a better from Steventon; at Portsmouth. But I did get of him a draught of Tangier to take a copy by, which pleases me very well. So home by water and to my office, where late, and so home to bed.
Thu 21 Aug 1662
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T, Foreman on 22 Aug 2005 • Link
"I did get of him a draught of Tangier to take a copy by"
Sounds at first like an exotic drink, but an L&M note says: "Sandwich had done a drawing of Tangier roads, November 1661. A copy survives in BL, King's Maps, CXVII 77. Pepys's copy had not been traced."
Q. re "Tangier roads": are we talking the harbor or what's onshore?
Bradford on 22 Aug 2005 • Link
"road," first definition (Merriam-Webster): "a place less enclosed than a harbor where ships may ride at anchor---often used in pl.; called also roadstead".
Isn't Hampton Roads a famous instance of this? (Memory may mislead me about the name.)
In the "Shorter Pepys," the L&M transcription happily informs us, concerning the falling coil of cable, that "it was 10000 to one it had not broke Capt. Bodily's neck" [sic].
Hampton Roads is indeed named after a {nautical) roadstead.
See http://www.historichamptonroads.com/
A. Hamilton on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
The rainstorm, the cat, the falling cable -- a lot of startle in the early day!
Sam leaves the storehouse. Man descends through trap door."Sorry Cap'n. Hope I didn't shake you up. I was told to drop the cable to put the idea in that nosy Mr.Pepys's head that being too inquisitivre isn't safe."
language hat on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
"which made me I could not sleep a great while"
Fascinating syntax. Today we'd put it in the negative: "which kept me from sleeping for a long time."
dirk on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
"I met with Will Bowyer, and had a promise from him of a place to stand to-morrow at his house to see the show"
A slight SPOILER ?
Tomorrow there will be a triumphal parade of barges on the Thames...
Linda F on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
Recently, SP was delighted with progress on the house, but now calls the men in to scold them in hopes that they will finish more quickly. That doesn't work today, and it's difficult to believe it did then. Even if these are naval employees, it would seem that they are not SP's in the same way that his household staff are.
"I took boat home again and dined"
likely "alone" again, with no wine; then at 'em (his workmen in this case), then off again to work, perhaps whistling?
Australian Susan on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
The behaviour of cats has not changed in 300 years: if one of ours needs to get out she does the "great mewing" act and the leaping on the bed - if that fails we get the "knocking things off the bedside table". I have been known to try and ignore her whilst clutching spectacles, watch and alarm clock under the covers. She then starts chewing the phone cable......
If Creed lodges at a confectioner's and is wont to eat a lot of "little banquets" (small meals of exquisitely prepared sweetmeats in this context), he will become a stout fellow: no one was shamed into aerobics in those days. If you were stout it meant you could afford lots of food and were wealthy, which was something to be proud of. Think of all those Ruebens beauties - bet they had all had many "little banquets" !
Do we get the impression that Creed really does not want to part with his parrot?
Pauline on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
Sounds like Creed quickly diverted the gleam in Sam's eye by extolling the virtures of those available from Steventon.
Cumgranissalis on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
"...there I hear that old Mr. Hales did lately die suddenly in an hour's time…” another change in expressions ? dead before he died?
Where be the Catt when there be mice?
"there I hear that old Mr. Hales did [recently] die suddenly in an hour's time" — yet not the “late Mr. Hales” etc.: be this any help? (not to Mt. Hailes [sic], of course…)
Jacqueline Gore on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
Ah, ha! Robert Gertz, we have the source of your little fictional incident,eh? But where is Sherlock Coventry to solve the mystery?
Now I'm beginning to wonder about the Duke of Buckingham :)
Miss Ann on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
"But I did get of him a draught of Tangier to take a copy by, which pleases me very well." - wouldn't our boy just love a photocopier? No doubt the draft of the map of Tangier will be laboriously copied by hand, I wonder if he will do it or will it be delegated to one of his clerks?
"I went on with looking and informing myself of the stores with great delight" - is there no end to Sam's need to poke his nose in everywhere? What would the workers of today make of him?
"Mr. Creed [and I] walked together talking about business"
Another atriding seminar with Sam, the quintessential peripatetic.
"Peripatetic may sound like something you don't want to catch, but it actually refers to someone who moves around a lot." http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&c…
Xjy on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
Sam Bossy-Boots - "sent for Mr Creed"
Summoning Creed, scolding the workers, he's really getting into his stride as a man of authority. I'm willing to bet his appearance (presence) changed a lot over the past few months (since the funeral at Brampton, say) from diffident, exploratory young man to more commanding self-assured not-so-young man. Maybe the Roman transition from adulescens (still growing) to iuvenis (prime of life).
tony t on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
'10,000 to one it had not broke Captain Badily's neck'.
This seems a surprisingly scientific way of expressing the operation of chance in an age so dominated by religion. Was '10,000 to one' an expression in general use at the time or was it something Pepys had picked up (unconsciously perhaps) from his mathematical lessons with Mr Cooper ?
Robert Gertz on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
Wonder how Creed enjoys being "summoned". It wasn't so long ago that he'd come over rather abruptly to have Sam help with milord's accounts.
Nice of Sam to think of Beth but I wonder if she'll appreciate a parrot for a return home gift.
As to Sam's poking about probably the reaction of the workers at Deptford, etc is the time-honored one...They make fun of him behind his back, some sneering at him, ready to magnify each flaw and misstep. However, if he listens to them and delivers over time, the better and capable come to respect him and his sincerity. As he does seem to listen and obtain results, the portents are favorable.
In a previous life as a Social Worker, I was once taken aback when visiting the family of a small child with severe hearing difficulties when the mother told me they had a "very pathetic" teacher for the lad. Turned out she had been visited by the local Peripatetic Teacher of the Deaf. After a while and many confusions later, the Local Authority changed her title to "Home Visiting" Teacher. Sorry, off-topic, but I wonder what happened to such children in Sam's time? Did they all get labelled as idiots?
Tony Eldridge on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
Coil of rope.
Fifty years ago, I was running small teams of guard dogs and handlers who were posted in various army camps (in Cyprus).
It was standard practice in a new camp to lie in wait for the inspecting officer at night and frighten him with a snarling animal. They never bothered us after that.
Stolzi on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
"die suddenly in an hour's time"
I take this to mean that old Mr. Hales' death was quite unexpected; he seemed well, then he "took sick," was perhaps escorted to bed, and an hour later he was gone.
"I had liked to have begged a parrot"
Interesting grammar again. I wondered whether this meant "I would have liked to have begged a parrot", or whether it meant "I almost begged a parrot," as in the idiomatic "I like to have died!"
Then it occurred to me that perhaps the idiom has been derived, over the years between, from the form Sam uses.
Mary K McIntyre on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
tony t, don't think the "10000 to one" is a mathmatical reference, but rather, a gaming one!
nix on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
"very pathetic" --
Wonderful story, AusSus. I suppose they would have been labeled "dumb" -- in the original sense. In a poor family, put out on the street to beg. In a rich family, locked up in the tower, perhaps?
"a surprisingly scientific way of expressing the operation of chance in an age so dominated by religion."
Perhaps the odds tony cites are gaming ones, but it is apropos to recall that we are in the century of the emergence of a methematized geometry (by Descartes) and physics (by Newton -- soon). Thomas Hobbes had written a materialist philosophy during the British civil war: Hobbes' man is a creature hormonally driven toward the "sociably antisocial" minglings and tenuous defensive impulses that lift him toward what might be called "rationality" " that cunning by which we are able to survive in this world. For Hobbes, ethics is that practical thinking directed toward selecting means to attain ends " it is what is most useful. It has adaptive and survival value. (Is that a bit of what we are seeing in our Sam?)
There was an international community of natural philosophers in correspondence with one another, including Pascal (who dies this year), Spinoza, and in England the charter members of what has become The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge.
“The seventeenth century in Europe saw the culmination of the slow process of detachment of philosophy from theology.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th-century_philoso…
Oops, for "methematized" read "mathematized" -- guess my head is into the plague that good friends in law enforcement are fighting.
"a gaming one" The games of chance were in full vogue at time by those that had a private income or enjoyed sincure positions [no work]. My guess it be ["it was 10000 to one" (3 X top annual income of an Earl) 10000 quid would be the 10 lives of life savings by the hoi polloi ] said by the man of the street without benefit of church or school.
Maurie Beck on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
aerobics in those days
One didn't have to be shamed into aerobics in those days because people walked about far more than today, unless perhaps they were fawned on aristocrats with labdogs, carried in palanquins.
Re the scientific revolution of the 17c
The impetus for the change was surely the work of Francis Bacon, whose "works establish and popularize an inductive methodology for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method. Induction implies drawing knowledge from the natural world through experimentation, observation, and testing of hypotheses" -- exactly what SP has been doing with cordage, etc. -- Pepys will join the Royal Society in 1664, and be President of it 1684-1686. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Society This was not yet science as we understand it; e.g., "In the context of [Bacon's] time, such methods were connected with occult trends of hermeticism and alchemy." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon
Martha R. on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
Deaf people in the 17th century
European scholars have recognized deafness as different from idiocy since at least the 15th century; see this website from the National Association for the Deaf: http://3r.csun.edu/deaf_history.html
The first school for the deaf was started in France in the 18th century, but individual children were tutored at least 100 years before that. Based on the years I spent working with deaf people in the U.S., not all of whom had formal education, training in sign language, or hearing aids, people born deaf but without other disabilities probably stayed at home, may have learned some kind of trade by observation, and communicated with family via some kind of "home sign language". Which isn't to say some didn't end up as beggars or prisoners in a tower. It is possible that a big city like London had a "deaf community" whose members had some kind of shared sign language. Probably there were many people who became deaf after learning language, since there would have been more diseases leading to high fevers and subsequent brain damage than we see now. They may have to some extent acted as go-betweens for the "born deaf" community.
tc on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
The Falling Coil of Cable
Todd E. may have hit the nail on the head, so to speak, in suggesting that the close call with the falling cable may not have been an accident, but a not-so-subtle hint to get the busybody fops out of the Storehouse so some work can get done...
Such behavior continues today, albeit perhaps not so threateningly- in our spar-building shop, when visitors, big-wigs, or other important muckety-mucks come sniffing around the shop floor, the lads crank up the noisiest welders and grinders in the place to try and drive the interlopers away through sheer volume. If they can't talk, can't hear, they usually go away.
Very interesting info on the deaf, Martha R: I read on the site you provided: "The 1680's was the time when Scottish tutor George Dalgarno taught deaf students to speak, lipread and fingerspell. He said fingerspelling was a better way to communicate.”
To what extent do you think his techniques might have been known in London’s “deaf-town,” — which I find a very great liklihood — and supplement the work of the “become-deaf” intermediaries?
To clarify my Q. about the deaf:
The "likelihood" I find very great is that members of the "deaf community" might have lived in close proximity, so as in effect to form a "town."
Sjoerd on 23 Aug 2005 • Link
I don't know if you have seen this, but Sam's employer Downing has at this point worked with deaf people in the "colonies" and can use sign language quite well.
It is supposed to have started (in Downing, maybe also in Samuel) a preoccupation with cyphers, sign language and shorthand systems.
Also there was a remark about using sign language for communicating with a monkey:
http://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1661/08/24/
Think of the advantages of having a deaf servant though in those tumultuous times ...
More Deaf History
The first school for the deaf in the United States was started in the very early 19th century. The founder first went to England, didn't like the people he met there (they wanted him to apprentice himself to them for several years to learn their teaching methods), and then went to France, where he was welcomed by Abbe Sicard, who worked at what is generally agreed to be the first school for the deaf. It was founded in 1750. French deaf people already had their own signing system at that time. I am sure English deaf people would have had their own signs as well; those who had been Dalgarno's pupils may have used some of what he taught. However, it's not unusual for deaf people to find formal systems of communication developed and taught by hearing people unwieldy and to not use them among themselves. I would not expect anyone who didn't have a connection with one of Dalgarno's pupils to know much about his communication system.
In my experience deaf people from different countries are remarkably able to communicate in the absence of a shared sign language. Some French deaf people once visited a school where I worked; none of the hearing staff could learn anything about them, but a deaf woman had a couple over for dinner one night and came to work and told us all about them. Some of this is because American sign language derived initially from French sign language, but that's not the whole story.
Visiting big-wigs
My father very rarely talked about any of his war service, but one anecdote recalled being in charge of a forward communications trench and having a visit from a general. The person in charge was just that, even if the visitor was a general: he rather enjoyed getting the general to walk doubled up through a dangerously open patch (or he *said* it was dangerous): the General was large and became gratifyingly red-faced.
Araucaria on 24 Aug 2005 • Link
Deaf sign language.
According to the book "Everybody here spoke sign", there was a community of deaf people in the Kent region who developed their own sign language, and many of them migrated to Martha's Vineyard, bringing that sign language with them. (See the wikipedia entry for the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha's_Vineyard_Sign_Language). Others have mentioned Downing's connection to that deaf community.
The abve-mentioned book by Groce has had an interesting modern effect, as one of the contributing influences to the vogue of teaching sign language to infants: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Sign
"In the context of [Bacon's] time, such methods were connected with…alchemy."
The same was still true of Newton, whose “notes on alchemy were originally discovered after [his] death in 1727 but were lost after they were sold at auction in July 1936 for £15 (A$32). / They were found while researchers were cataloguing manuscripts at the Royal Society….[and were on display at the Royal Society’s annual Summer Science Exhibition in London which [began] on July 4 [2005].” http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8432281/
Pedro on 30 Aug 2005 • Link
Sandwich had done a drawing of Tangier roads, November 1661. A copy survives in BL, King's Maps, CXVII 77.
Ollard in his biography of Sandwich says…
Tangier-The harbour, or rather the roadstead, was not one in which ships would ride in all weathers, but it was generally agreed that a mole could remedy this deficiency.
"...I almost begged a parrot..." may be just another accented slip, part of the great vowel change , 'I bagged another' for 'is stuffed bird collection.
Downing's secrets , that how he caught his victims in Holland [using sign language, he also pretended to deaf so that many a conspirator be fooled to spill some peas] to be put on the gibbet away back.
Bill on 22 Aug 2015 • Link
"that it was 10,000 to one it had not broke Captain Badily’s neck"
I too found this expression interesting and I'm sure the basic idea does come from gaming, though it's hard to imagine a game where this small a chance would appear. The modern mathematical theory of probability dates from the late 1650s when two famous French mathematicians, Pascal and Fermat, worked out the solution to a difficult dice problem.
Note that this year (1662) John Graunt published a work (Pepys noted it in March) that also is an important step in establishing the ideas of probability and statistical inference.
Graunt's 'Natural and political observations made upon the bills of mortality' http://www.pepysdiary.com/encyclopedia/8786/
San Diego Sarah on 23 Aug 2015 • Link
Pepys says he went to My Lord's. He usually says he went to the Wardrobe. Does Sandwich live at the Wardrobe, or is it just "the office address" while the family lives at Montagu House?
Bridget Davis on 23 Aug 2015 • Link
These annotations are a joy; I'm sure half of Sam's meanings would be lost on me without you all.
john on 23 Aug 2015 • Link
tc wrote: "a not-so-subtle hint to get the busybody fops out of the Storehouse so some work can get done..."
Some work or some thievery?
Chris Squire UK on 2 Sep 2015 • Link
Re: ‘I had liked to have begged a parrot for my wife’ - I read this as no more than a simple change of tense to how we would say it now: ‘I would have liked to have begged a parrot for my wife’. ‘Liked’ here = ‘lief/leave’ adv. dearly, gladly, willingly [OED] now obs.
Terry Foreman on 20 Dec 2017 • Link
THE SECRET SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE OTTOMAN COURT
In the 1600s, the court of the Ottoman Empire employed some 40 deaf servants. They were chosen not in spite of their deafness, but because of it. The deaf servants were favored companions of the sultan, and their facility in nonverbal communication made them indispensable to the court, where decorum restricted speech in the sultan’s presence. As Sir Paul Rycaut, an English traveler to the Ottoman court, wrote:
[T]his language of the Mutes is so much in fashion in the Ottoman Court, that none almost but can deliver his sense in it, and is of much use to those who attend the Presence of the Grand Signior, before whom it is not reverent or seemly so much as to whisper.
The deaf attendants taught pages in training to communicate by means of signs. It isn’t certain whether theirs was a fully fledged sign language, though Rycaut suggested that the attendants “can discourse and fully express themselves; not only to signifie their sense in familiar questions, but to recount Stories, understand the Fables of their own Religion, the Laws and Precepts of the Alchoran, the name of Mahomet, and what else may be capable of being expressed by the Tongue.” https://daily.jstor.org/the-secret-sign-language-…
San Diego Sarah on 30 Jun 2018 • Link
There's a new book out about how deaf education and artificial language were linked in the 17th century. It's called "Teaching Language to a Boy Born Deaf: The Popham Notebook and Associated Texts" -- by David Cram and Jaap Maat.
They say that before the 1550s it was thought that people who were born deaf were incapable of learning a natural language. Written communication seemed unattainable because the relationship between written letters and sounds could not be established.
In the 1550s, a Benedictine monk in northern Spain named Pedro Ponce de Leon succeeded in teaching reading, writing, and speaking to some profoundly deaf children. He taught them to read and write “indicating with his finger the things that were signified to them by characters.” At the next stage that he “prompting them to make the movements of the tongue corresponding to the characters.” But the techniques stayed in Spain.
In the 1660s two members of the Royal Society acted as teachers of deaf pupils. William Holder and John Wallis saw such teaching as an experiment corroborating their phonetic theories.
Not everyone concerned with teaching language to the deaf agreed that speech should be included. A Scotsman named George Dalgarno, the author of an artificial language meant for universal use, which he claimed was more logical than existing languages. Dalgarno’s project was part of a movement that was partly inspired by a growing awareness of notational systems, like Chinese script.
In the 1660s, the distinction between “real characters” (non-phonetic writing, representing “things”) and “vocal characters” (phonetic writing, representing spoken words) was well-established. For Dalgarno the question whether a piece of writing was “real” or “vocal” depended on the use made of it. His language, or any written language, could function as a character.
Dalgarno wrote a tract on the subject in 1680 (‘The Deaf and Dumb Man’s Tutor”) in which he explained the use of a finger alphabet, by associating parts of the fingers with letters.
Dalgarno did not discuss the teaching of speech to the deaf, probably because he thought the visual alternative was better. However, his visual communication system was tied to languages such as English, and was completely different from sign language.
John Wallis FRS (1618-1703) was a mathematician and pioneer of calculus, and a linguist whose work included the groundbreaking tract on phonetics, De Loquela (1653). He worked for Thurloe cracking codes for the Post Office during the Interregnum -- and worked with Downing who had learned sign language in America, and returned to use it in Holland catching Regicides. Perhaps they signed across the office???
George Dalgarno also wrote:
on Universal Language: The Art of Signs (1661),
The Deaf and Dumb Man's Tutor (1680),
and you can find his Unpublished Papers (OUP, 2001)
For the real review see https://blog.oup.com/2018/06/deaf-education-art...
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The Danbury Railway Museum, which is located in the historic station and rail yard in downtown Danbury, Connecticut, offers railroad history, tours, train rides, a collection of original and restored rolling stock, and opportunities for hands-on railroad work at “12 inches to the foot” scale.
General admission to the Museum includes entry to the Museum building and its exhibits and operating layouts, and a tour of their 6-acre Railyard with over 70 pieces of historic railroad equipment and artifacts. Train rides are available on weekends April – November.
More info on the Danbury Railway Museum at Danburyrailwaymuseum.org
4079 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538
Our pass is valid for free admission for one family.
Historic site features the home and estate of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Springwood, and the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, the only Presidential Library used by a sitting president. It was conceived and built under President Roosevelt’s direction and opened to the public in 1941.The Library’s mission is to foster research and education on the life and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and their continuing impact on contemporary life.
More info on the FDR Presidential Library & Museum at FDRLibrary.org
303 West Ave, Norwalk, CT 06850
Our pass grants buy-one, get-one admission to one family
At Stepping Stones Museum for Children, play is serious business. The understand that children learn best by doing. Their children’s museum is dedicated to early childhood education. Their toddler and preschool program offers a variety of activities for kids that are sure to get young minds learning
More info on the Stepping Stones Museum at steppingstonesmuseum.org/
With support from State Senator Terrence Murphy, we’re excited to offer our 3D printer, an Ultimaker 2, for our patrons to use. While 3D production and design are not new technologies, the recent advent of affordable 3D printers now makes it possible for hobbyists and consumers, old and young, to begin experimenting with designing and creating their own 3D objects. Today, reliable inkjet and laser printers, combined with software like Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop, have brought us to a place where desktop publishing and the skills necessary to do it are commonplace. In the future, designing a pair of shoes or a phone, and printing your design at your house might become the norm. We’re excited to make this technology available to the members of our community, from grown-up experimenters to young tinkerers. The kid 3D printing a toy today might be the technician 3D printing your new heart or liver in 20 years.
Printer Specs:
Model: Ultimaker 2
Print Area: 223mm x 223mm x 205
Print Speed: 30 mm/sec – 300 mm/sec
Filament: 3.0 mm PLA or ABS (only PLA available currently)
Cost will be determined by the filament weight of the item printed. The current rate is $0.20 per gram (All prints under 5 grams will be rounded up to $1.00.) of the total weight of the final print.
Getting Started with 3d Design and Printing:
The library will host periodic classes on 3d Printing and Design for interested member of the community. In the meantime, you can get started with 3d Design using the following free resources.
Find 3d models other people have desinged and shared:
Thingiverse.com
Youmagine.com
Get started making your own models with free software and apps:
Tinkercad.org – Software and lessons to get you started designing in 3d.
Sculptris – Software for digitally sculpting 3d models.
Autodesk – Free 3d design software for educational purposes.
Contact Library Director Brian Avery for more info or to set up an appointment to print your 3d model: director@pawlinglibrary.org
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Fall Children's Programs Lottery/Registration
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https://www.pawlingfreelibrary.org/event/spring-childrens-programs-lottery-registration-2/
The Fall registration session for Pawling Library children’s programs will begin September 12th! Our schedule of free programs serves children from birth to grade four. Join in the fun–lottery registration for placement will run online, via email, and in person from September 12-17, with placement notifications going out September 18-20. Rolling registration as space is available starting September 18.
The Fall session will run for eight weeks, from September 24-November 17, and will be followed by special December programs. To register online or find out more, visit http://www.pawlingfreelibrary.org/children/programs/
The Evening Book Club
Sep/Wed/2018
https://www.pawlingfreelibrary.org/event/the-evening-book-club-11/
Share your passion for reading.
Enjoy friendly discussions about your favorite books.
This evening is for you.
Book selections are made by our members.
The book club will discussing Plain Truth, by Jodi Picoult.
Registration is required. To register please call the Pawling Library at 845-855-3444.
Writing Short Stories
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15 Oak St, Pawling NY 12564
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Author Timothy Tocher leads a session of strategies, techniques, and conversation on the art of writing short stories. His more than 25 published stories include a Chronogram Fiction Contest winner and two Magazine Merit Award winners. Discover new markets and help fuel the resurgence of this time honored literary form.
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EA's new chief designer promises to avoid repeat of Battlefront 2's loot box controversy
By Samuel Horti 2018-04-15T15:09:52.104Z
"We just have to listen and learn from it and be better.”
EA's new chief design officer has vowed to "learn from" the mistakes the company made with loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront 2, and has promised that it will "do better" in future games. Patrick Söderlund, who was head of worldwide studios at EA until an executive reshuffle this week, told The Verge that the controversy around the decision to box-ify everything in the game has "had an effect on EA as a company and an effect on us as management", and that it is determined to avoid similar mistakes in upcoming open-world shooter Anthem and the Battlefield series.
EA removed premium currency from Battlefront 2 ahead of release because of player anger over the progression system, which forced you to grind or pay extra for unlockable extras after you'd already shelled out $60 for the base game. Premium currency is due to return next week, but the new progression system is much better.
“We have taken significant steps as a company to review and understand the mechanics around monetization, loot boxes, and other things in our games before they go to market,” Söderlund said. “For games that come next, for Battlefield or for Anthem, [players have] made it very clear that we can’t afford to make similar mistakes. And we won’t.”
He added that the intent behind loot boxes in Battlefront 2 was to “have more people play" for a long time after release. “And like a lot of other games on the market, to be able to afford to do that we had an idea of getting returns from that.
"But at the same time, we got it wrong. And as a result, we had to take very quick and drastic actions to turn everything off, and we’ve since worked and redesigned the progression system. People seem to appreciate what we’ve done, players are coming back, and we’re seeing stronger engagement numbers. People seem to think that for the most part, we got it right...we’ll have to be very cautious with what this means for future products.”
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Factionalism, RSS stance make choice of Kerala BJP chief tough
The hunt for a leader to take charge as president of the BJP in Kerala appears to be an uphill task given the group equations and the RSS wanting to assert. The party central leadership is to send an emissary on Monday to gauge the mood and try to arrive at a consensus.
It has been a fortnight since the party in the state has been going rudderless after PS Sreedharan Pillai was kicked up as Governor when it drew a miserable blank in the five Assembly by-elections, results for which were announced on October 23.
Earlier, Kummanam Rajasekharan who was heading the state unit, was suddenly sent as Governor of Mizoram and brought back a few months later to contest the Lok Sabha elections.
Trollers are at their best. The question they pose is: "Who is Kerala BJP's next Mizoram Governor?".
There appear no fresh names. The one doing the rounds is that of K Surendran of the Sabarimala protest 'fame'. His defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Pathanamthitta, the heartland of Sabarimala and prized seat of BJP, did harm his political prospects. During the recent Assembly by-elections, he reluctantly contested from Konni, and came a third. Incidentally, he had lost the Kasaragod seat in 2016 by a margin of just over 80 votes and had challenged it in court. Before a final verdict could be pronounced, the MLA, representing the UDF, died. Kasaragod was in the list of five seats to which by-elections were held. But Surendran was not keen on that seat as there was opposition locally. Finally, the party forced him to contest from Konni.
He is said to have the blessings of the faction led by Union Minister V Muraleedharan who has 'good hold' in the central leadership.
But this backing alone cannot help as another candidate in the fray is MT Ramesh who has the backing of the faction led by former party state president PK Krishnsdas which has some local clout.
The arrival on Monday of BJP general secretary (organisation) from Delhi BL Santosh is aimed at talking to the various groups to reach a consensus. But the RSS, according to sources, is learnt to have decided to keep away from the deliberations. This would leave Santosh meet the two groups which appear adamant.
As a consensus, the mantle could fall on national executive member Shobha Surendran who is not allied with any group.
There is also a proposal to bring back the party's popular face Kummanam which will not be relished by the RSS which may have the final say.
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The resolution would require the House to post online all nonemergency legislation at least 72 hours in advance.
The end of midnight legislation?
By VICTORIA MCGRANE
Complaints about legislation being passed in the dead of night with nary a lawmaker having read it could become a thing of the past, at least in the House.
Reps. Brian Baird (D-Wash.) and John Culberson (R-Texas) Wednesday introduced a resolution that would require the House to post online all nonemergency legislation at least 72 hours before debate begins.
“It is time to stop voting blind,” said Culberson.
The bipartisan resolution keys off the widespread condemnation of the economic stimulus bill back in February, when the 1,000-page bill passed before most lawmakers even had time to read it. The quick passage came back to bite lawmakers in March when it turned out that the American International Group had garnered a loophole that allowed the company to pay out big bonuses.
The Sunlight Foundation, a watchdog group, has counted more than a dozen House bills that failed the 72-hour test, including a bill to tax the infamous AIG bonuses, which was out for a mere 11 hours before the House voted on it.
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Fieldcrest keeps Standish, Lexington in check
Erich Murphy
McLean County girls' tournament quarterfinal game
Jayden Standish is arguably the best player in the Heart of Illinois Conference, especially when it comes to one on one. But the Lexington junior was not able to carry her teammates in the quarterfinal round of the McLean County Tournament Tuesday night at Centennial Gymnasium at El Paso-Gridley.
Fieldcrest employed a diamond-and-one and box-and-one defense in an effort to keep Standish in check and make the other Minutemen beat them. It worked, thanks to Nevada Park.
Park and the gimmick defense held Standish to 11 points and the Knights pulled off the second of two quarterfinal upsets in the HOIC girls’ basketball tourney 50-37.
“That’s credit to Nevada Park, who takes so much pride in her defense,” FHS head coach Mitch Neally said of his team’s defense. “We put her on (Standish) and she took it upon herself to do the best she could. Park stepped her game up.”
The Fieldcrest defense was solid all night in keeping the Minutemen from making any runs. The key was shutting down Standish as best as possible. Standish did not score in the first quarter as the Knights led 12-11.
“They had somebody on her all the time,” LHS head coach Bill Elias said. “We just need to be more patient.”
Jayalia Therien tallied Lexington’s first eight points to keep the third-seed close.
Standish finally scored 13 seconds into the second period to give LHS a 13-12 lead. It was the last time the Minutemen had the advantage.
Fieldcrest’s offensive star was Addie Goodrich on this night, and she put the Knights back on top 17 seconds later with a basket inside. Although she missed the and-1, Goodrich had FHS leading 14-13 with 7½ minutes to go in the half.
Goodrich added a basket with 6:09 to go as Fieldcrest worked at sneaking away. The lead reached 23-17 after a pair of Park free throws with 3:49 remaining in the half.
Standish nailed a 3-pointer and keep the Minutemen close. Elena Steffa added a put-back and Standish scored with a minute to go in the half to trim the margin to 25-24, where it stayed when the quarter closed.
Therien had a good first quarter, and Steffa scored off a couple nice feeds from Standish in the third period, the last basket gave the Minutemen a 30-29 lead with 4:04 left in the third frame. It was also the last score for Lexington until the fourth quarter.
Standish did not score in the period for the second time in the game.
“It was a team effort, I’m so proud of our team defense,” Neally said. “I think we just wore her down and we started to get more physical on the boards, box out and hold them to one shot.”
Goodrich showed her range with a 3-pointer wit a minute left in the third to give the Knights a 36-30 lead, where it stayed until Standish scored for Lexington 37 seconds into the fourth period.
That fourth quarter belonged to Goodrich and Madi Hock, as the pair combined for 12 points as the Knights pulled away.
“(Goodrich) just stepped her game up so much, she’s come a long way,” Neally said. “She’s a tough one to guard because she can hit the 3, she can drive, she can post up. I thought that’s what she brought a lot of tonight, keeping us composed and helping us find a way to gut this one out.
“Madi Hock made some big shots; it was just a group effort.”
Lexington went 4:32 in the middle of the fourth quarter without scoring, which did not help matters.
“First half, our other guards were looking for a shot; second half we didn’t get any shots and we didn’t get any calls,” Elias said. “That’s what it comes down. It’s hard to play a game when they’re playing two different sides of the game. That one little girl was cutting us on every play, they just take you out of the game doing that.
“And, we’re not looking to shoot anymore — let’s all just get the ball to Jayden. Every game it’s the same thing and we know we can’t do that. We have to keep shooting.”
Hock finished with 18 points and Goodrich had 16 for the Knights (18-8). Alyx Carls chipped in 7 points, Hannah Baker scored 5 and Park and Zada Baker each had 2 points.
Standish and Steffa each had 11 points for the Minutemen (13-5). Therien chipped in 8 points, Megan Kelley had 4 and Faith Keagle checked in with 3 points.
“I told them before the game — layups and free throws. We missed our bunnies and they made their free throws,” Elias said. “That’s the name of the game in girls’ basketball — layups and free throws.”
Fieldcrest will take on El Paso-Gridley in the second semifinal on Thursday at the Shirk Center. Lexington will meet Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in a fifth-place semifinal at EPG tonight.
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Porsche 911 Carrera S: Standard consumption 8.9 (l/100km) ; CO2 emissions combined 205 (g/km); CO2 emissions from the fuel and / or the power supply 47 (g/km); gasoline equivalent 8.9 (l/100km); Efficiency category: G*
The new 911 is the sum of its predecessors - a reflection of the past and a vision of the future. The silhouette: iconic. The design: timeless. The technology: inspired by great racing victories and always one step ahead. With the eighth generation of the 911, we’re driving into the future.
A timeless idea only holds on to its youthful vigour if it is constantly upgraded. So every new generation of the 911 represents a new start for an even better 911.
The clear design language of the new 911 and its striking lines are novel and yet familiar, inside and out. The wide rear end with the seamless taillight strip, now unites all 911 models. Great clarity even in the interior where classic sports car ergonomics meet the digital possibilities of today.
The new generation of engine is more powerful and even more efficient. The 3.0 litre six-cylinder twin-turbo engine of the 911 Carrera S models produce a full 331 kW (450 PS). The acceleration is enormous with the Sport Chrono Package and Launch Control. The 911 Carrera 4S, for example, sprints from 0 to 100km/h (62 mph) in just 3.4 seconds.
A top speed of 190 mph and the new 8-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) gives a forward thrust that gets the 911 on the road even more effectively. The newly designed Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) increases sporty performance and comfort. Driver assistance systems, such as Lane Keeping Assist, including traffic sign recognition and Night Vision Assist, make driving even easier.
Moving with the times, changing as you go and remaining true to yourself at the same time. A timeless sports car in the best sense.
The new 911.
Timeless Machine.
The silhouette of the 911 stands for timeless design. But the new 911 also proves how contemporary it is, especially from behind. The rear end is powerfully, clearly and precisely designed. The rear screen appears visually extended and merges, almost seamlessly, into the black tailgate grille. The new, vertical, third brake light is integrated into this. Directly beneath are the seamless light strip, between the three-dimensional LED taillights, and the newly designed model logo in Light Silver. The rear apron surrounds the newly designed tailpipes of the exhaust system. The new 911 also appears particularly athletic due to the size of the wheels at the front and rear.
A design that unites traditional and modern. That ensures more dynamism on the road and causes a sensation for everyone who follows the 911.
Viewed from the front, the new 911 tells the story of its past. And reveals much about its own future. The wings are clearly shaped and highlight the powerful geometry and design DNA. The newly designed bonnet with its characteristic dynamic, recess profiles and straight slope to the front apron, is a nod to the 911 models of the first generation. Modern LED technology is used in the main headlights with four-point daytime running lights and dipped beam. The camera and sensors in the comfort and assistance systems are integrated under the front apron.
The clarity of the design of the new 911 can be seen in the details. The newly designed exterior mirrors are clear cut, while the lowering door handles are discreetly integrated into the car’s image. Thanks to these details, the overall profile of the new 911 appears more compact, more polished and more technical.
Good design should be pioneering and so should technology. The interior of the new 911 is also blazing new trails by reflecting old strengths and expanding new possibilities.
All relevant operating controls are located to the left and right of the multifunction sports steering wheel, for great operating comfort and full concentration on the road. Directly in view; the instrument cluster with analogue rev counter and two high-resolution 7-inch displays, provide all the essential car information on virtual instruments. Right beside this the high-resolution 10.9-inch touchscreen display of Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including online navigation.
The elevated centre console is decoupled from the dashboard and like the finishes on the dashboard and door panels, underlines the horizontal orientation of the interior. With the Porsche Advanced Cockpit control concept, it now houses only a few touch-sensitive buttons. Above this are five buttons, which have been consciously kept as analogue buttons, for direct access to the essential functions of drive and chassis.
Tradition meets future: we don’t see it as a compromise, but as the best of both worlds.
From intuitive technology to great comfort. The completely redesigned Sports seats offer secure support even on dynamic cornering manoeuvres. The multifunction sports steering wheel allows for comfortable use of audio, telephone and navigation functions. You notice the feel of the operating controls immediately. Every button, every grip, every air outlet has been carefully considered down to the last detail and to the highest quality.
The high-grade feel is highlighted by the finishes in Dark Silver Diamar, or as an option in Light Silver Diamar, brushed aluminium or fine wood. Other leather and finish variations are available upon request.
In the new 911, the route itself is the destination. We don’t care where we are going as long as we get there sportily. It’s only then that the 911 is in its element and the chassis is fully involved.
Depending on the road conditions and the driving mode, the upgraded Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) actively and continuously controls the damping force for each individual wheel. The result: reduced body movement and thus more comfort with increased dynamism. The PASM sports suspension, lowered by 10mm, is available as an option, making the new 911 even more neutral and balanced when it’s on the road.
Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus) provides exceptional traction and great agility at all speeds – with precise steering response and balanced load change behaviour, and tremendous fun on corners. Upon request, Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC) minimises body roll in the new 911 during dynamic cornering manoeuvres, and reduces lateral body movement in the vehicle on rough road surfaces.
Acceleration, even when decelerating. It sounds like a paradox, but for 70 years its been as important a part of our development work as increasing your heart rate when you start your Porsche. This is particularly relevant for the motorsport-proven Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB). Its ceramic brake discs are particularly light and have a diameter of 410 mm at the front and 390 mm at the rear, for considerable braking performance. Characteristic: the yellow painted fixed brake calipers on the front and rear axles. Just as characteristic: its extraordinary performance for when you need to go slow, fast.
For the first time ever, the new 911 is on the road with differently sized wheels. 20-inch wheels are used at the front and 21-inch at the back in the 911 Carrera S models. While the broader contact surface optimises driving performance, the larger diameter of the rear wheels increases stability and comfort.
You can’t have great sporty performance and great comfort. We strongly disagree. The 911 has always united both as only the 911 can. It is also impressive with good ergonomics and high-quality interior materials. With many other options to individually increase comfort and sporty performance.
The Sports seats Plus, available on request, offer even better lateral support for dynamic driving. The two-zone automatic climate control creates a pleasant atmosphere in any driving situation. The new optional ioniser improves the air quality in the interior.
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) is your central control centre for audio, navigation and communication as well as for a variety of assistance systems. The Burmester® High-End Surround Sound System, available on request, offers sound performance of the highest level, for your own individual 911 soundtrack.
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The Problem with “Wining Down”
“It’s wine-o’clock”
“The most expensive part of having a kid is all the wine you have to drink.”
“Technically you’re not drinking alone if your children are at home.”
Wining Down
Anyone with an Instagram or Facebook account is probably pretty familiar with these wine mom culture memes, which are usually accompanied with an illustration of a picture-perfect mother gazing lovingly and adoringly at a chubby, smiling baby perched on her lap. Or even if you’re not a frequent social network user, you’ve probably wandered into a gift shop and spotted mugs that say, “This might be wine,” or T-shirts that declare, “Just give me the wine and nobody gets hurt!”
These popular wine mom culture memes are supposed to be funny, but they can also be unsettling since they are, essentially, encouraging mothers to drink when they feel stressed or overwhelmed.
Becoming a mother brings so much joy, happiness, and love to a person’s life, but also stress, frustration, and exhaustion. Mothers with young children may feel emotional, isolated, overwhelmed, or even bored at times. Parents often feel pulled in many different directions and rarely have “me time” to relax and recharge. So why not have a glass of wine to take the edge off?
The problem is, for many moms, one glass or even two or three is not enough. And for those mothers who turn to wine as a stress reliever, these memes normalize addictive behavior and make it more socially acceptable to drink with children in tow. Some may argue that sitting around sharing wine jokes with your girlfriends (and their kids) is all in good fun. But not everyone can have fun in moderation.
Thanks to these memes, many mothers may no longer think twice about mixing play dates with happy hour. Many now-sober women argue that the idea of “needing” wine to be a mom is potentially dangerous. And for those mothers struggling to stay sober, wine mom culture makes it even more challenging to avoid situations where alcohol is served. Those who abstain from drinking alcohol may feel awkward and uncomfortable when they discover they’re in the minority.
According to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health, about 10.5% of children under the age of 17 live with at least one parent who has an alcohol use disorder. Many mothers struggling with addiction are hesitant to get help because they are ashamed and fear losing custody of their children. Instead, they may turn to the Internet for reassurance that others drink as much or as often as they do.
The intended audience for these memes may also be particularly vulnerable to the idea that wine can make life easier and/or more enjoyable. For example, new moms, in particular, are at risk for postpartum depression, which can affect women between two months and one year after giving birth. According to national survey data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), approximately 15% of women with postpartum depression and children less than a year old report engaging in binge drinking.
In light of these statistics, perhaps it’s time we give mothers more creative ways to manage stress, such as going for a jog or a bike ride, hiring a babysitter, meditating, taking a bath, reading a book, squeezing in an extra nap, seeing a therapist, or calling a close friend to chat. Some moms may feel guilty taking time away from their children for these activities. But taking time for yourself is critical for your mental and physical health. It also does something that drinking alcohol can never achieve: it makes you a better parent.
Wine mom culture memes acknowledge that motherhood is not perfect. Even with its myriad rewards, parenthood can be messy, challenging, hard, and stressful. You definitely need a sense of humor to get through some days. But some jokes get old—especially wine jokes.
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Big Plans, Big Costs on Campus: a special report
Big Plans, Big Costs on Campus
A series on Alabama's system of higher education, analysis aided by PARCA
Alabama's public universities are recruiting students from out of state and raising tuition in a quest for cash and quality.
Colleges' course: Unchecked growth
If you build it, will they come?
Troy sheds state boundaries, pursues global mission
Alabama devotes a large share of its state budget to higher education but divides it among a multitude of universities, many with costly and duplicative programs.
State schools duplicate services, stretch funds
State leaders push for smarter use of state education dollars.
State colleges being made to justify budgets
Retooled community colleges offer flexibility, lower cost
- October 24, 2004 No comments:
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Alabama public universities chasing out-of-state students
An education piece informed by the work of PARCA
al.com: Special Report: The upgrades and expansions on the campus in Tuscaloosa are part of a building boom at campuses across Alabama. Within five years, the state's 16 public universities plan to spend $2 billion building and renovating, updating and expanding, much of it aimed at pulling in more students - and more tuition - to make up for slow growth in state tax support.
While Alabama's college-age population is projected to be essentially the same a decade from now, state universities are hoping to add at least 15,000 students over current enrollment. That means most of the growth will come from out of state, particularly from booming Southern neighbors
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Nocturnal symphony: Insects' hypnotic song rises to annual crescendo | al.com
Nocturnal symphony: Insects' hypnotic song rises to annual crescendo | al.com: It happens every year about this time: a change in the quality of light, a premonitory shiver of wind that flutters the trees' green leaves. It seems to prompt, on these late summer evenings, the nightly symphony of insect song to rise to its crescendo.
They know their days are numbered.
Their enchanting songs create a sonic landscape as reassuring, as natural and necessary as rain or wind. As familiar as kudzu and pine trees.
You rarely see them, except for the cicadas, which seem to go mad this time of year, coming out in daylight, crashing around unbalanced, as if their own singing has finally driven them mad.
Every year in late spring as they start again, I resolve to spend as many evenings as possible just sitting and listening as the evening song swells around me. But summer is never as lazy as it promises, and most nights I'm still doing dishes in the denatured sonic envelope of air-conditioning, well into darkness past the bugs' prime time.
- September 02, 2004 No comments:
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Forever Wild buys north Alabama landmark Walls of Jericho
IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK . . . LONG-CLOSED SCENIC AREA MAY SOON OPEN TO PUBLIC
THOMAS SPENCER News staff writer
Publication Date: February 1, 2004 Page: 17-A
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ESTILLFORK As you travel up the Paint Rock Valley toward the Walls of Jericho, the mountains close around you. The pavement ends. And for miles the dirt road is alternately rugged and rocky, mud-rutted and wheel-well deep in water. The final mile on foot, crisscrossing the stream in the narrowing canyon, can be downright treacherous.
But for as long as folks in this isolated valley on the northern edge of Alabama can remember, people have made the journey. The reward is the destination: a natural rock amphitheater cupped by steep limestone cliffs.
Here, the Paint Rock River's headwaters tumble out of the Cumberland Mountains. A crystal-clear stream plunges 50 feet off a ledge, disappears into a cave, erupts again from a cave in the limestone and cascades down a succession of stair-step waterfalls.
Davy Crockett lived just over the state line in Tennessee and is said to have hunted these lands. People were baptized in the calm pools below rock terraces that the water carved into great curving pews.
"It was like a pilgrimage," said Judy Prince, a native of the valley. "Young and old alike would go, many times on Sunday afternoon."
People courted here. A minister was known for writing his sermons here. Prince's elderly aunt requested she be brought here one last time before she died.
"It is a really sacred place," Prince said.
For almost three decades, the land has been closed to the public, but in March it will be purchased by Forever Wild, Alabama's land preservation trust; shortly thereafter it will be opened to the public.
"We would hope to have it open in the summer months," said James H. Griggs, director of the land division of the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
The Walls of Jericho is the centerpiece of a huge expanse of timberland that went up for sale last year. In a complex series of sales, The Nature Conservancy enabled a North Carolina timber company to purchase an 82,000-acre tract by promising to buy 21,453 acres of the most scenic and ecologically sensitive land.
The Conservancy was able to borrow $14 million to purchase the land with the understanding that Forever Wild would buy the 12,500 acres in Alabama for about $9 million. The Conservancy is holding the rest of the property while Tennessee gathers the money to buy it.
The property is dotted with caves; the streams that start there form the Paint Rock River, home to 100 species of fish and 45 of mussels. Seventeen of those mussel species are rare or imperiled, and two are found nowhere else in the world. Three globally imperiled fish occur in the Paint Rock River.
In its biological diversity, the river resembles the Cahaba River, but the land along the Paint Rock does not face the same sort of development pressure, giving concerned parties an opportunity to preserve its environmental diversity and beauty. But that pressure will build as Huntsville grows.
"This is one of our top priorities in Alabama," said Jeff Danter, executive director of the Nature Conservancy's Alabama chapter. "Huntsville is growing so fast we don't have a lot of time to influence what happens to this landscape."
The Conservancy is working hard to build trust with the residents of the Paint Rock Valley, who have a historic distrust of outsiders.
The road that winds back toward the Walls of Jericho performs a twining dance with the Paint Rock River, past cattle pastures and small cotton fields. There are places where, after a good rain, the river can rise and strand people in the bends. There is a history of moonshining in the valley and not much history of law enforcement.
Even the names of river mussels seem to grow out of the local imagination: the round hickory nut, the pink heel splitter, the three horn warty back, the snuff box, the shiny pigtoe.
Judy Prince, 60, who left the region to spend 30 years in Birmingham as a mental health professional, is working with the Nature Conservancy as a bridge to the community.
Her family has been deep in the valley for generations. Her brother and father operated Prince General Merchandise and were postmasters at Estillfork, the last dot on the map before the road turns dirt.
Prince said people in the valley are glad the Walls will be preserved, but they want a say in how it is developed. "Ask the people there what they want done," she said.
The expected visitors "don't need to abuse the Walls of Jericho," she said. "It needs to be preserved."
Doug Fears, the Nature Conservancy's local representative, works on convincing the residents that the Conservancy is their ally in their desire to conserve the Paint Rock Valley. The Conservancy hopes the area can remain in low-intensity agriculture rather than fall prey to dense development.
Fears grew up in the valley, then spent years as a professional fund-raiser for the Boy Scouts in Tennessee. He planned to retire, but went to work for the Conservancy after finding out about its efforts to preserve the Paint Rock and the Walls.
"We used to go up there with my father, and I used to take my daughter up there," he said. "These were special places to me."
The scene varies greatly, de pending on the season and the amount of rain. In the winter, icicles drip from the cliffs. In the spring, trillium wildflowers spill down the mountainside. In the summer, wild hydrangeas bloom along the creek bed.
Too much rain and it's dan gerous, if not impossible, to reach the Walls. Too little and the sight is not as dramatic. "To really see it, you have to pay the price and get your feet wet," Fears said.
At full tilt, the water spills down the main channel and wa ter shoots out of other holes in the wall "like a fire hose," Fears said.
He went on a hike recently and sat down with his 29-year-old daughter beside a waterfall in some of the land preserved by the Conservancy. And she marveled at the thought that, forever, fathers and daughters would be able to sit in that setting.
"That pretty much put it in perspective," Fears said. "This isn't a job. It's a great honor and privilege."
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OPEC and Russia Studying Plan to Cut Oil Production of up to 5 percent
Russia said on Thursday that OPEC had proposed oil production cuts of up to 5 percent in what would be the first global deal in over a decade to help reduce a glut of crude and prop up sinking prices.
It remained unclear whether Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was referring to a months old proposal by OPEC members Venezuela and Algeria or a new proposal backed by OPEC leader Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials did not immediately comment on the proposal, and a Gulf OPEC delegate said it came from Venezuela and Algeria.
For non-OPEC member Russia, the world's top producer, that would represent an output cut of around 500,000 bpd.
Benchmark Brent futures LCOc1 jumped as much as 8 percent to nearly $36 a barrel on hopes for a deal that could immediately reduce surplus global output by 1 million barrels per day (bpd). Brent was trading at around $34 a barrel at 1940 GMT.
Higher crude prices would be welcomed by oil-rich countries where the steep slide has squeezed budgets and caused political turmoil. Some countries have had to devalue their currencies.
"Indeed, these parameters were proposed, to cut production by each country by up to 5 percent," Novak said when asked if Saudi Arabia had made a proposal to cut output.
"This is a subject for discussions, it's too early to talk about."
Oil sank to 12-year lows of around $27 a barrel earlier this month, from as high as $115 some 18 months ago, as the U.S. shale oil boom boosted output and OPEC decided to pump more to fight for market share against higher-cost producers.
But cheap oil has caused economic pain in many producer countries. In Saudi Arabia it has pressured the currency and opened up a record state budget deficit of around $100 billion.
In Russia, the rouble hit an all-time low, street protests have flared in Azerbaijan and investors are concerned about a potential debt default by OPEC member Venezuela.
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Novak also told reporters there was a proposal for a meeting between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and non-OPEC nations at the oil minister level and that Russia was ready for such talks.
"There are lots of questions about the oversight over cuts," he added.
Saudi Arabia has repeatedly called on non-members to contribute to output cuts if they want OPEC to help producers deal with the oil glut with the world running out of space to stockpile unwanted crude.
A senior Gulf OPEC delegate said on Thursday after comments by Novak : "Gulf OPEC countries and Saudi Arabia are willing to cooperate for any action to stabilize the international oil market."
Russia has long rebuffed the idea of cuts, saying its fields differ from those in the Gulf and are difficult to shut.
President Vladimir Putin, who has yet to comment on the idea of joint cuts, sees the oil sector as an important bargaining chip in relations with the West that have become tense due to disagreements over Russia's annexation of the Crimea region and over the conflict in Syria.
"You have to take this seriously now. Key will be if Russia can deliver," said Gary Ross, a veteran OPEC watcher and founder of U.S.-based Pira group.
Brenda Kelly, head analyst at London Capital Group, said the proposed cuts were unlikely to happen.
"There have been attempts in the past that have come to (nothing). Saying something about the oil price and doing something are very different things, and it seems like panic given the price drop," she said.
A global deal could also be complicated by OPEC member Iran, which wants to raise output after the lifting of Western sanctions which had curtailed production for years.
"Because of the international sanctions, we lost 1.1 million barrels per day of our exports. So we have to go back to our share of the market," a source familiar with Iranian thinking said.
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Whicker: A tactical series becomes full frontal after the Dodgers’ 13-inning win in Game 4
The Dodgers’ Cody Bellinger celebrates his game-winning single in the 13th inning of their 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the NLCS on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Mark Whicker | mwhicker@scng.com | Daily News
PUBLISHED: October 16, 2018 at 11:42 pm | UPDATED: October 17, 2018 at 1:27 am
LOS ANGELES — Before Tuesday, this was just a baseball thing.
The Dodgers and Brewers spent three games scoring their points and making their counterpoints, fighting themselves more than each other.
It’s different now.
Thirteen innings spread over 5:15 will do that.
So will the buildup of 32 strikeouts and 2-for-20 hitting with men in scoring position.
So will an incident at first base, involving Manny Machado and Jesus Aguilar, that cleared the benches and the bullpens and infuriated the Brewers.
Then Cody Bellinger, hitting when he shouldn’t have been allowed to, cranked a single that scored Machado, won Game 4 by a 2-1 score, and tied a National League Championship Series that the Brewers thought they were controlling.
This is no longer just a competition to decide who boards the train for the World Series, no longer two teams debating from podiums. Too many elements have parachuted in.
Fatigue, contempt, frustration, too much time spent with each other … all of that arrived and stayed all night. The city of Milwaukee was already obsessed with this series. Los Angeles will finally take it personally, too. The Dodgers and Brewers were separated for not quite 15 hours and will re-engage at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Asked if the series is now tinted blue, Bellinger replied, “Definitely. We’ve got (Clayton) Kershaw on the mound and we like our chances. Got to show up in a few hours and compete tomorrow. It’s going to be another fun game.”
It did not resemble fun. The Dodgers somehow won a game in which they did not homer, triple or double. Bellinger’s hit was their seventh single. It followed a broken-bat single by Machado and a crucial wild pitch by Junior Guerra that catcher Erik Kratz could not handle.
Thus Machado, running from second, was able to barely tag the plate before Kratz could take Christian Yelich’s throw and tag him.
Several Dodgers were already out of the dugout and standing excitedly outside the third base line when Machado made the turn. Afterward, they all chased Bellinger into the outfield, including Dave Roberts, who lost all managerial detachment.
Bellinger was hitless in the Atlanta series and had one hit in the first three games of the NLCS. He also kept the Dodgers from losing this game, before he won it.
Lorenzo Cain (0 for 6) lined Kenley Jansen’s pitch into the right-center gap to lead off the 10th. Bellinger, who came in with only 11⅓ innings of right field play this year, closed fast and dived. He made the catch and held out his arms like a biplane landing in water. If he hadn’t, Cain would have reached second base, with nobody out.
“I played a lot of right field in the minor leagues,” Bellinger said. “I hadn’t been there much lately but it’s like riding a bike. I saw it hanging up there. I knew I had a shot at it.”
“I didn’t think he’d get there, but the 6-foot-4 frame, the foot speed … huge play,” Roberts said. “He gets really good jumps on the ball. I trust him anywhere.”
But Counsell could have taken his bat away. He had the opportunity to walk Bellinger and Yasmani Grandal and, with two out, pitch to Julio Urias, the 22-year-old lefty who was the final true reliever. He chose not to.
“We were behind 1-0 to him, then it was 1-2, then it was expand, expand, expand,” Counsell said. “We just got too much of the plate. I thought it was worth the risk of expanding the zone to Bellinger, but if we’d walked him we would have walked Grandal, too.”
The teapot quit whistling and overflowed in the 10th when Machado came down on Aguilar’s foot as he finished running out a grounder, which was a rich irony considering how much flak Machado has caught (and earned) for not doing so.
The Brewers were furious afterward, and Aguilar was seen talking through his glove to Machado the next time the Dodger was on first base. Now that the series is returning to Miller Park on Friday, expect some Chase-Utley-in-New-York moments.
But as the siege continued, there was all this:
• Bellinger and Max Muncy both got base hits off Josh Hader, who worked the eighth inning and threw 20 pitches. Left-hand hitters were 8 for 89 off Hader in the regular season.
• Counsell set what must be a record by asking for three replay challenges in the eighth inning and losing them all.
• Gio Gonzalez, the Brewers starter, suffered a high ankle sprain in the second inning when he tried to throw out Yasiel Puig, whose drive had ricocheted off Gonzalez. Counsell said the Brewers will probably replace him on the roster. That would give them two fresh bullpen arms in Game 5, since Brandon Woodruff did not pitch Tuesday.
• Six Dodgers took called strike three.
• Eight Dodger relievers pitched a total of eight innings, gave up five hits and no runs, and struck out seven. Jansen threw 34 pitches in his two innings. Hyun-Jin Ryu, the Game 2 starter, would have relieved Urias.
• Yelich and Cain, Milwaukee’s offensive drivers at the top of the order, are 7 for 36 with no RBIs in the series.
All the trends are temporary now. It was baseball before Tuesday, a businesslike competition for a trophy. Now it’s conquest.
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Government considers raising threshold for designating councils as underperforming Government considers raising threshold for designating councils as underperforming
Government considers raising threshold for designating councils as underperforming
Out-Law News | 24 Mar 2014 | 2:21 pm | 1 min. read
The proportion of major planning applications local planning authorities will need to determine within the statutory period to avoid being placed in 'special measures' could increase under new proposals by the UK government.
The proposals are set out in a consultation paper published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) yesterday. It proposes that the threshold for designating authorities as underperforming, based on the speed of deciding applications for major development, should increase from 30% to 40% or fewer of decisions made on time (15-page / 78KB PDF).
The government's 'special measures' designation policy was introduced by the Growth and Infrastructure Act in May last year. If a local authority is designated as underperforming, developers can choose to submit planning applications for major developments to the Planning Inspectorate for determination instead of the council.
The consultation paper said that the proposed 40% threshold would be used for the next round of designations in October 2014. It said that the intention to designate under-performing authorities and the thresholds that might be applied have been known for the "great majority" of the July 2012 to June 2014 assessment period for those designations.
The tests for allowing an underperforming local authority to avoid designation because of 'exceptional circumstances' would be clarified under the proposals. This would be determined with reference to whether the issue "significantly affects the reasonableness of the conclusions that can be drawn from the recorded data for the authority" and whether the issue "had a significant impact on the authority's performance, for reasons that were beyond its control".
The paper also sets out proposals to introduce a new threshold for affordable housing contributions under Section 106 Agreements. Under the measures the use of Section 106 affordable housing contributions would be restricted where sites contain ten units or less with a maximum combined gross floor space of 1,000 sq m and for residential extensions or annexes.
The DCLG said the measures were intended to help address the "disproportionate burden being placed on small scale developers, including those wishing to build their own homes, and which prevents the delivery of much needed, small scale housing sites".
A requirement would also be introduced under the proposals for local authorities to consider not applying Section 106 affordable housing contributions to vacant buildings being brought back into any use, other than "proportionately for any increase in floor space".
"This would be on the basis of incentivising brownfield development in accordance with national policy and that such development has a limited impact on local infrastructure," the paper said.
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July 19, 2019 Features & Images » Feature Story
Best of Pemberton 2019
By Brandon Barrett, Joel Barde, Braden Dupuis and Dan Falloon
Story by Pique Staff
In many ways, Pemberton is the best parts of two seemingly disparate worlds. Pembertonians take pride in the community's small-town feel, while taking full advantage of the abundance of awe-inspiring natural and recreational opportunities—without the gobs of visitors that clog neighbouring Whistler. This fine-tuned balance between farm town and recreational hub is a recurring theme year in and year out of Pique's Best of Pemberton readers' poll. Voters continue to appreciate the neighbourhood haunts and watering holes that make up the fabric of the community, while recognizing the change the town is undergoing.
There's plenty worth celebrating in the Spud Valley—and the list just keeps growing. You'll notice a few changes to Best of Pemberton this year. Along with adding several new categories—including the inaugural Environmental section—we've decided to profile a handful of winners from each section to give you greater insight into what makes Pemberton tick.
A big thanks to everyone who took time to cast their votes this year, and a heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and runners-up. Until next year!
Quintessential Pemberton
By Joel Barde
Favourite Pembertonian:
Bob Menzel
It was a repeat win for Pemberton's favourite resident, Bob Menzel, who exemplifies the cowboy culture that has defined the community for generations as a horse breeder and trapper, as well as the man behind the family-run Adventures on Horseback. (See profile on page 33.)
Former Pemberton Mayor and BC Community Achievers Award winner Shirley Henry once again earned enough votes for second place, while there was a three-way tie for third between Brad Knowles, Graham Turner and Mayor Mike Richman.
A bridge between eras
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Favourite Pembertonian: Bob Menzel
With yet another win in the favourite Pembertonian category, Bob Menzel is humble when hearing of his widespread popularity, attributing it to his friendly attitude and deep roots in the community.
"I pretty much say good morning to everybody—strangers and local people alike," says Menzel. "That's part of it I guess."
While Pemberton increasingly has an international feel—with new residents drawn by its stunning beauty and endless opportunities to recreate, not to mention realatively affordable housing—Menzel is Pemberton through and through.
The 70 year old was born here, and his father's family moved to the area back in the 1930s.
A horse breeder, backcountry trapper and former logger, Menzel has run guided trail-riding company Adventures on Horseback, along with his family, for the past 30 years.
Over the years, Menzel has had a front-row seat for the evolution of Pemberton, from a frontier-type town to what it is today.
"Basically, we've gone from horse trails to bike trails," he says.
While expressing satisfaction with the direction of the community, he does have one concern: "A lot of people don't like horse shit, so that don't help—even though they don't mind it on their food," he says, with a chuckle, referring to its fertilizing properties.
Menzel continues to fish and hunt, recently returning from a hunting trip to Bridge River.
"When I was a kid, we could bring our guns to school, and go hunting after school," he recalls.
Some people would even keep their guns in their locker, so they could go duck hunting on the way home.
"It's a whole different world!" reflects Menzel.
Over the years, Menzel has taken great joy in his relationship with the Lil'wat Nation. "The people who taught me everything, when it came to logging, were Lil'wat people," says Menzel. "I was the only white man in the crew."
Favourite Volunteer:
Graham Turner
In another repeat of last year, Pemberton BMX founder and Pemberton Chamber of Commerce president Graham Turner was named the community's favourite volunteer—and with good reason.
Turner had dedicated countless hours to building the sport of BMX locally, helping with track maintenance, organizing race nights, and taking care of marketing, although it's a role he says he is planning to step back from with his kids no longer racing competitively.
Turner is in his third year at the helm of Pemberton's Chamber of Commerce, steering the ship of a community that continues to evolve at a breakneck pace.
Shirley Henry was the runner-up in this category, with Garth Phare rounding out the list.
News Story of the Year:
Joffre Lakes visitor strategy
In a sign of the Sea to Sky's continuing struggles with overtourism, it's no great shock that the long-awaited visitor management strategy for jam-packed Joffre Lakes Provincial Park topped the list of biggest news stories of the year for Pembertonians.
And if the Canada Day long weekend was any indication, there's a strong chance overcrowding at Joffre Lakes could remain in the headlines into next year. BC Parks rolled out its new visitor strategy over the national holiday weekend, which saw shuttle buses ferrying visitors from the trailhead to Duffey Lake Park and back contend with delays. There were even reports of verbal abuse towards parks stewards after frustrations mounted.
Coming in second was this winter's closure of the Friendship Trail Bridge, followed by a story in May about calls from the Pemberton Animal Wellbeing Society to expand to keep up with demand—an unlikely solution given the shelter is built on Crown land.
It was another busy year for Village of Pemberton (VOP) council.
But readers selected BC Parks' new Joffre Lakes Provincial Park visitor-management strategy as the major story of the year. After years of heavy visitation (and issues related to littering and illegal parking), the agency plans to better manage the crowds through increased staffing, a shuttle bus, and increased enforcement of illegal parking.
"There is concern that this beautiful resource is getting damaged and overused," says VOP Mayor Mike Richman, explaining why he thinks the story was selected as especially important.
"We've all travelled the Duffey Lake Road, and we know what that can be like ... There are some significant safety concerns"
The award for "most dubious" council decision went to VOP officials' go-ahead, in February, to the development of a 16-car parking lot on a section of Fougberg Park—a decision that struck many locals as shortsighted and a waste of limited public space.
The proposal—which is supported by some downtown business owners concerned with the loss of parking related to the downtown enhancement project—still has to go through the public consultation process, says Richman.
"No major decision has been made on [the parking lot]," he adds. "[We] will go through a public consultation process before anything is done on it."
According to readers, the "best" VOP council decision was its choice to amend its comprehensive zoning bylaw last summer.
In its original form, the draft bylaw would have impacted automotive repair shop Blacks Hot Wheels and ATV sales and repair shop Valley Chainsaw Recreational Ltd.
They would have been considered "legal non-conforming," meaning they could operate and even sell the business to another owner, but could lose their "legal non-conforming" status if they were to cease operations for six months or more or if their respective buildings were destroyed beyond 75 per cent of their value.
The decision to amend the bylaw came after a well-attended public hearing on the bylaw and a petition that received over 1,400 signatures.
Richman says that the result, the amendment, "proves that the system works."
"That's why we go through these processes, is to hear from the public," he says.
Most Dubious Decision Made by Council:
Add parking lot to Fougberg Park
Parking, always a contentious issue in the Sea to Sky, was at the centre of what Pembertonians deemed the Most Dubious Decision Made by Council in 2019. In February, Village of Pemberton (VOP) officials gave the go-ahead to a 16-car parking lot on a section of Fougberg Park adjacent to a nearby Rona store—a decision that was opposed by Councillor Amica Antonelli, who doesn't believe Pemberton has a parking problem.
"I see this as us using our very limited resource—of Village of Pemberton land—to provide a private business with parking," she said at the time.
Perhaps appropriately so for such a "dubious" category, the VOP's moratorium, from last December, paving the way for retail cannabis sales, came in second, while the Village's later decision, in March, to approve Puff n' Stuff, the community's second pot shop, came in third.
Best Decision Made by Council:
VOP amending comprehensive zoning bylaw
On the other end of the spectrum, residents applauded the VOP's move to amend a comprehensive zoning bylaw last summer to allow site-specific zoning for auto repair and equipment servicing shops after outcry over the original draft bylaw, which could have had major consequences for two local shops (see below).
Council seeking funding to build a soccer field and amenity building came in a close second in this category, while the Village saying no to a proposed extension of its municipal boundaries wound up in third.
Best Neighbourhood: Pemberton Meadows
Best Neighbourhood:
The 17-kilometre strip of farmland known as Pemberton Meadows isn't technically a neighbourhood, but it still holds a firm place in the history and hearts of the community. The area is where the Lil'wat people had settled primarily before being relocated to the Mount Currie reserve. Today, Pemberton Meadows is the agricultural epicentre of town—not to mention the host of Pemberton's perennial favourite event, the Slow Food Cycle.
The Glen grabbed second slot this year, with Mount Currie coming in third.
Best Pemberton Trend:
We're not quite sure the laidback albeit active lifestyle of Pemberton constitutes a trend per se, but it earned enough votes to nearly double the second-place finisher, biking, which, let's face it, is another pursuit that's been around Spud Valley for long enough to no longer be called a trend.
Pemberton's homey sense of community wound up in third.
Most Common Pemberton Myth:
It's boring
Pemberton is anything but boring, at least according to the voters who selected the town's impression as a sleepy bedroom community as its most common myth. In close second was the myth that "everyone is a redneck," followed in short order by the belief that "housing is more affordable than Whistler."
Most Desirable Amenity Missing from Pemberton:
Yes, Pembertonians have a number of crystalline lakes to enjoy in the summertime, but sometimes you just want to take a dip in the comfort of a heated, chlorinated swimming pool. Is that so wrong? Scores of readers once again picked a swimming pool as the amenity they'd most like to see in town, and given the number of young families Pemberton now counts, there's no question why.
An ice rink came in a distant second this year, with "more restaurants" rounding out the list.
No. 1 Reason We are Not Like Whistler:
fewer Tourists
Tourism to Pemberton has been on the upswing in recent years, but locals still appreciate that there are less—far less—visitors than its tourist-laden neighbour to the south.
In a similar vein, Pemberton's tightknit sense of community was a close second for voters deciding what separates it from Whistler, while the "friendly people" came in third.
Best place to cure a Hangover:
The Lake (Any Lake)
Pembertonians weren't choosy when picking where to while away the day after a night of inebriation: The lake, any lake, will suffice.
And in a town that loves to party, it's a good thing Pemberton has plenty of lakes to choose from.
In a tie for second, Pemberton chose a pair of classic local spots to nurse that hangover: Mile One Eating House and The Pony.
Home was a close third.
Favourite Family Outing or Activity:
There is no shortage of options when it comes to family fun in the Spud Valley, but in Pemberton, two wheels are king. Voters chose biking once again as their favourite family activity, and with more than 160 trails, there is a route for everyone. Alternatively, you could ditch the bike and head out of two feet, with hiking taking second place, and the always-popular One Mile Lake coming in third.
Media, Arts & Culture
- Brandon Barrett
Favourite ArtisT: Vanessa Stark
Favourite Artist:
Vanessa Stark
The Vanessa Stark dynasty continues.
An artist whose impact can be felt just as strongly in Whistler as in her home of Pemberton, Stark's unmistakable landscape and wildlife paintings can be found everywhere from farmers' markets to upscale galleries, from street banners to ski topsheets.
This is the third year in a row she's won this category.
Landscape painter Karen Love reclaimed second spot this year, with jeweller Natalie Livermore earning enough votes for third.
'Little pieces of soul'
Vanessa Stark, Pemberton's Favourite Artist for four years running, isn't one to turn down a job. But as her boldly coloured paintings continue to be in such high demand—Nes' long list of commissions includes Whistler Blackcomb, Volcom and Prior Snowboards & Skis—Stark is starting to take more time for her own artistic pursuits.
"I don't necessarily know (what I want to do), but I definitely want to go forward. I want to do more of my own pieces and I really do enjoy sharing art with people, so I enjoy doing live art," she says, highlighting the 3D chalk art she often does during the summer in Whistler. "As long as you're moving forward and you're going the way the current is pushing you, it's going to take you to a good spot."
Stark is a passionate snowboarder who has long drawn inspiration from the natural wonders of Pemberton and the Sea to Sky—a visual feast for any artist.
"It's just mind-blowing," she says. "You leave your house on your mountain bike and go up the mountain and have these incredible views—you're surrounded by nature and woods. It's pretty unbelievable. I do try to remember it and appreciate it and take moments to remember how lucky I am to live here."
Mostly self-taught, Stark says her unmistakable aesthetic—typically landscapes and wildlife painted in a swirling, almost psychedelic style—comes primarily from her subconscious.
"I've always had a really intuitive style. I've only ever had my own style; I've never tried to imitate anyone else," she says. "With intuitive painting, it goes into you and comes back out. It's like you're putting a little piece of yourself into all the (work). I let mine happen in a really natural way so it's got my little pieces of soul in it."
Favourite Band/Musician:
Dakota Pearl
Pemberton loves to rock, and its most recognizable band is happy to oblige.
Country rockers Dakota Pearl continue to build on their momentum after their 2018 win in this category. Last year also saw the addition of drummer Dean Feser, who some will remember from Whistler band The Railtown Prophets. At the moment, the band continues to tour, and the first single and accompanying music video, "Nothing to Lose," off their upcoming EP is due out next week. (See profile on page 69.)
Pemberton's own Grateful Greg of The Hairfarmers was second, while The Courageous Mountain Rangers cracked the list in third.
Favourite Local Writer:
It's fair to say the Pique newsroom has a bit of a journalism crush on Lisa Richardson, the perennial winner of this category for more than a decade.
A sought-after freelancer who also pens Pique's biweekly column, "Velocity Project," Richardson writes with such a finely honed authenticity and profound empathy for her subjects that it's hard not to envy her prodigious talents. It surely doesn't hurt that she is also one of Pemberton's most vocal and eloquent champions.
Business writer and owner of her own PR company, Blair Kaplan moved up to second place this year, while fourth-generation farmer Anna Helmer, who self-published A Farmer's Guide to Farmers' Markets last year, claimed the third spot.
Favourite First Nations Artist:
Levi Nelson
It was a repeat win for Levi Nelson in the second year of this category. A Lil'wat painter that blends traditional First Nations style with a more contemporary, urban aesthetic, Nelson is no stranger to accolades, having won the 2018 IDEA Art Award, which got his work featured in UBC's gallery.
He was also commissioned earlier this year to feature two brightly coloured pieces in the Woodland Anishinaabe style, Medicine Man Summoning the Spirits and Creatures of Land & Water, on banners along Portage Road, part of the Pemberton's ongoing downtown enhancement.
Lil'wat carver Redmond Edmonds was second, with weaver Vera Edmonds in third.
Favourite Photographer:
Amie LeBlanc
It's a first-time win for born-and-raised Pembertonian Amie LeBlanc, a wedding and lifestyle photographer.
A graduate of the Alberta College of Art and Design, LeBlanc has been capturing "I do's" since 2012.
She edged out second-place finisher, landscape photographer (and owner of Mount Currie Coffee Co.) Chris Ankeny by just one vote this year, while the always-prolific founder of Sea to Sky Photography, Toshi Kawano, was in third.
Amie LeBlanc, Pemberton's Favourite Photographer for 2019, draws her inspiration from a simple yet powerful source.
"Happiness," she says. "That sounds so cheesy, but just that candid moment of pure joy that people have is really exciting to be able to see."
The born-and-raised Pembertonian now splits her time between Spud Valley and New Westminster, where she works as a teacher, but keeps busy in the summertime shooting (mostly weddings) exclusively in Pemberton.
LeBlanc's history in the community is what enables her to gain her clients' trust on what is often the most important day of their lives.
"There's a lot of trust there because I know where we live and how to find the best locations that really accommodate peoples' needs," she explains. "They know I'm not going to put them on the spot and make them do anything cheesy. We're going to have a really natural experience, essentially."
It doesn't hurt that LeBlanc get to bring out her clients' beauty in a way they don't always recognize on their own.
"To have people appreciate their own beauty, when they see the photos and they're like, 'Oh, I look good.' Yeah, you do. That's really satisfying and is definitely a motivator for me," she adds.
Best Cultural Event:
Slow Food Cycle Sunday
There is perhaps no event that better encapsulates the Pemberton lifestyle than Slow Food Cycle Sunday, a celebration of biking, farm-to-table cuisine, and homemade arts and crafts.
Heading into its 15th year this August, Slow Food Cycle is a 40-kilometre bike trip up and down Pemberton Meadows Road, with attendees going at their own pace and choosing which farms to stop at along the way, where they can sample food and bevvies and purchase art.
The Lil'wat Nation Rodeo and Powwow edged out Pemberton's Community Barn Dance for second.
- Braden Dupuis
Best Realtor: Danielle Menzel
Favourite Realtor:
Danielle Menzel
It was another runaway win in this category for Pemberton's Favourite Realtor, Danielle Menzel, which, given her history in the community, should come as no great shock. (See profile on page 40.)
The daughter of another favourite Pembertonian, Bob Menzel, Danielle is a fourth-generation local and former president of the Pemberton Chamber of Commerce.
Two fellow Whistler Real Estate Co. realtors join Menzel in the Top 3: Lisa Hilton in second and Erin McCardle Stiel in third.
Since taking home the honours of favourite realtor for the first time in Best of Pemberton 2010, Danielle Menzel has won the category every year but one (in 2015, when she had her son and took some time off)—but she's still not taking the community's appreciation for granted.
"I don't ever expect to actually win again ... There's so many great realtors," she says.
"I'm always surprised when I do."
While she can't say exactly why she's proven so dominant in the category since setting out on her own in 2008, it might be her decision to focus solely on Pemberton, or her deep roots in the community (her father Bob Menzel is a perennial winner of the Favourite Pembertonian category as well).
"It's where I grew up, and it's a place that I really believe in, so it's easy for me to focus on it and sell Pemberton," she says.
"My family has been here awhile, so I can dig a lot of different people for information. There are a lot of people I can consult to get information that you can't just find looking up."
Her most valuable source might just be her father, who can fill in the historical gaps of the valley for Menzel in terms of things like flooding and land use.
"He's a wealth of information," she says. "I don't know what I'd do without him."
Selling real estate in Pemberton has been "a rollercoaster, like everywhere else" over the past decade, Menzel says.
"I started when it was really tough. It was 2008, so the market had just crashed," she recalls, adding that while the past few years have been "really crazy," the market is starting to even out again.
"It's more of a balanced market ... We're getting back to having more listings and a little less demand, so it's a nice little change from the pace that we had before," she says.
"I like to work with buyers, so it gives them a little bit more breathing room ... The last few years were really stressful for them, and so it's giving them a bit of a break."
While her advice for buyers right now is that they still have to jump on properties they want, "you do have the time to look around and get a feel for what's out there," Menzel says.
"You don't have to jump on the first thing you see, which is what's been happening the last couple of years."
Best Hotel/Bed and Breakfast:
Pemberton Valley Lodge
The Pemberton Valley Lodge has staked its claim as a key driver of tourism to the Spud Valley, as well as being a devoted community partner.
Featuring a selection of roomy suites, an array of amenities, including massage services, pool and hot tub, fitness studio and café, the lodge is consistently ranked as the best play to stay in town. It is also part of several local initiatives, supporting the Pemberton Animal Well-Being Society, Cops for Cancer and the Pemberton Food Bank.
The Joffre Creek Cabins, a pair of beautiful log cabins nestled into the forest about 20 minutes from Pemberton, snuck into second place by just two votes over the Longhouse B&B.
Favourite Farm:
North Arm Farm
North Arm Farm's dominance in this category continues in 2019.
There is perhaps no better example of blending agriculture, tourism and downright tasty food than 24-hectare farm, which welcomes visitors year-round to experience everything from fruit picking, horse-drawn carriage rides, and one of the best breakfasts in town.
Rootdown Organic Farm moved up to second place this year, with Helmer's Organic Farm falling close behind in third.
Favourite Health Service Provider:
Pemberton Medical Clinic
It was a narrow win for perennial Favourite Health Service Provider, the Pemberton Medical Clinic.
The family practice clinic offers a range of medical services, including physicals, pre- and post-natal care, X-ray, and specialist referrals. Munroe Chiropractic returned in second, with Pemberton Valley Wellness rounding out the list.
FAvourite wellness/fitness service: Kufuka
Favourite Wellness/Fitness Service:
Kufuka Fitness
Kufuka Fitness is the repeat winner in this category and has gained Pembertonians' appreciation through its two boutique studios located in the heart of town.
Offering both private training and group "Kollektiv" classes, there should be something for every kind of gym rat at Kufuka, from kickboxing, spin, yoga, barre and even pre- and post-natal personal sessions.
Evergreen Fitness & Yoga joins the list in second this year, with Kula Wellness Centre returning in third.
Best New Business: The Beer Farmers
Best New Business:
The Beer Farmers
It turns out Pemberton loves its suds.
For the second year in a row, a craft brewer took home the award for Best New Business. Following in the Pemberton Brewing Company's footsteps in 2019 are The Beer Farmers, a farm brewery that is one of B.C.'s only beer makers' growing its own hops and barley, bolstered by the Miller family's generations-long experience working the land. (See profile on page 39.)
Town Square, a full-service restaurant, caterer and food truck that draws inspiration from the abundance of ingredients available in the Pemberton Valley, earned second, with Backcountry Motorspots, a dealership specializing in almost anything on wheels, came in third.
Farming excellence
More than a century after a 16-year-old W.M. Miller left Scotland to start a farm in the Pemberton Valley, his great-grandchildren continue to find new ways to work the land.
And with The Beer Farmers—Pemberton's best new business in 2019, according to Pique readers—the whole family is in on the fun.
"We're four generations of people that have been living here and farming here, and making a go of it, and now we have the brewery, which is a super family endeavour," says co-owner Will Miller.
"My mom's the brewer, my dad's the farmer, and I have [myself] and four brothers all run the brewery and the bar, so it's kinda fun to be bringing some more energy back into a farm that's had a lot of different life cycles."
The community has responded in the microbrewery's first year (The Beer Farmers also took first for Best Beer Selection, and came second for Best Patio), in turn, adding some energy of their own to the farm.
"It's been a lot of fun," Miller says. "It's nice to get people out on this side of town, and engaging with some of the history of Pemberton."
Historically, there hasn't been a ton of meeting spots for farmers in the valley, or opportunities for social gatherings, he adds.
"Especially growing up in the Meadows, you just stayed on your farm all summer and worked. You barely ever saw anyone, right?" Miller says.
"So now, it's kind of fun to have a community gathering area. You get to see a lot of people, and it's been really nice."
As for that beer selection, Miller says the family is fortunate to be a little out of the way, where it can get away with "classic, approachable, well-done beers."
"If you're in a busier, more beer-type place, you kinda get caught up in the arms race of crazy this, crazy that to stand out," he says.
"There's nothing wrong with a beer-flavoured beer, and I think it's been fun that we can allow that to become part of our identity."
After such resounding success in its first year, what's on tap for Year 2?
"We're not trying to take over the world or anything like that," Miller says.
"We're just trying to get our operations running smooth and keep it a family business, and keep it unique and special.
"We're not trying to be the next big thing or anything like that."
We'll drink to that.
Best Building/Construction Company:
Fitzgerald Building Company
Fitzgerald Building Company specializes in high-performance homes and commercial projects, serving Pemberton as well as the rest of the Sea to Sky. Founded in 2011 by Tom Fitzgerald, the company prides itself on maintaining open lines of communication, using cloud-based project management services to keep clients up to date in real time.
BC Passive House and its Pemberton-based factory came in close second this year, while New Leaf Contracting wasn't far behind in third.
Best Gas Station:
AC Petroleum
It turns out Pembertonians have plenty of opinions on their favourite local gas station, AC Petroleum, which garnered an abundance of votes in this category.
The locally owned company delivers fuel and propane to both residential and commercial customers across the corridor and the Lower Mainland.
Not too far behind in second was the Pemberton petro canada, while the Lil'wat Gas Station took third.
Best Wedding Venue:
Big Sky Golf Club
The breathtaking views of Big Sky aren't just reserved for golfers. Big Sky Golf Club sits in the shadow of majestic Mount Currie, and provides the perfect backdrop for a day of matrimonial bliss. It repeats this year as Pemberton's Best Wedding Venue.
Another impossibly scenic venue, Riverland's Red Barn, placed second, with North Arm Farm bringing up the rear.
Best overall restaurant, best dinner, best takeout: Barn Nork
Best Overall Restaurant:
Barn Nork
Barn Nork has quickly moved to the top of locals' restaurant recommendation list since opening in Mount Currie three years ago—and with good reason. The family-run establishment prides itself on its attention to detail, dishing out the best Thai food you'll find in the Sea to Sky—and maybe even the province.
This is the second year in a row Barn Nork has taken home Best Overall Restaurant. (See profile below.)
Another adored local spot, the Mile One Eating House, with its juicy, homemade burgers and selection of creamy mac n' cheese varieties, returned in second place, beating out The Pony by just one vote.
An unlikely gem
On its face, Barn Nork, voted Pemberton's Best Overall Restaurant for the second year in a row, seems an improbable success. An authentic Thai restaurant located on the edge of a rural farm town, in a First Nations reserve, three hours from the nearest Thai food store, is just not supposed to work.
But with the best Thai food this side of the Lower Mainland—and you could make a convincing argument it's the best Thai food in the province—diners are more than willing to go the extra distance for a taste of Barn Nork.
"(Owners and chefs Jay Nuttamarn and Janice Sriwantan) are definitely surprised that so many people support them and will come out and make the drive," explains manager Judith Thompson. "From someone who works there and was a customer, the food is so good that you would drive from anywhere to get it."
Part of the restaurant's appeal is Nutamarn's and Sriwantan's fervent attention to detail. Formerly of the iconic Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Bangkok, the husband-and-wife team don't scrimp on anything, eschewing canned or pre-prepared ingredients for the real deal.
"There's a lot of shortcuts you can do in Thai food, but there's no shortcuts here," Thompson notes. "The cooking methods are very authentic, down to the point that when we do the red chilli pepper, there's a chilli flake you can put on top to add some spice. Janice hand-roasts and hand-grinds the peppers—there's no store-bought product used in that way."
Barn Nork also steers clear of the mass cooking you'd find in some larger restuarants, firing their boldly flavoured curries (the beef massaman will change your life) one or two at a time in the wok—a thoroughness that even extends to staff meals.
"We have a staff meal every night and we get to pick from the menu just like everyone else. Janice doesn't even take any shortcuts there. If we all order a green curry, it's one or two at a time. She wants everyone to enjoy it to that level. I've never really seen anything like it," Thompson says.
"In all honesty, as corny as it may sound, there is love in the food. These two really love to cook."
Best service, best value, best burger, best lunch: Mile one eating house
Best Service:
Mile One Eating House
An exquisite menu will only get you so far. To move the needle from "good restaurant" to "great restaurant" requires a commitment to quality service that will keep diners coming back for more.
And that's the level of hospitality Mile One consistently maintains even while dealing with the staff shortage that has affected many Pemberton businesses and a change of ownership more than a year ago.
Best Overall Restaurant Barn Nork's friendly service landed it in second once more this year, while Mount Currie Coffee Company joined the Top 3.
When Pembertonians want the most burg for their buck, they head to Mile One Eating House, which serves up highly affordable comfort food that doesn't skimp on quality. In a repeat of the previous category, Barn Nork landed in second spot, with Mount Currie Coffee Company, which, along with a damn good cup of coffee, dishes out a variety of homemade, organic sandwiches, baked treats and fresh salads, in third.
Best Takeout:
In a continuation of their battle for local restaurant supremacy, Barn Nork beat out its Pemberton counterpart, Mile One, in the takeout category for the third year in a row.
BackCountry Pizza and its tasty 'za and subs claimed third.
Best Burger:
You probably knew the winner of this category before even opening this issue: there's no way Mile One Eating House is going to relinquish its well-earned burger supremacy anytime soon; the award-winning restaurant's two-handers are just that good.
The Pony finished a distant second, while The Black Squirrel at The Meadows at Pemberton golf course took third.
Best Plant Based Meal: Stay Wild Natural Health
Best Plant-Based Meal:
Stay Wild Natural Health
Stay Wild Natural Health claimed top spot in the first year of this category—and it wasn't even close.
The health food store, juice bar and eco-friendly café has Pembertonians' well-being at top of mind, and its nourishing menu, chock full of hearty vegetarian and vegan bowls, vibrant salads and invigorating smoothies is proof of that. (See profile on page 44.)
Barn Nork came in a distant second, with North Arm Farm earning third.
To this day, Pemberton cuts a rugged image.
There's no denying the community is, like the rest of the Sea to Sky, evolving, but it still hews close to the cowboy culture of generations past, when loggers and ranchers would wake at dawn to cram into (the since closed) Centennial Café for heaping plates of bacon and sausage to start their day.
You could be excused for thinking that legacy would prevent Pemberton from supporting a thriving health food store, but Stay Wild Natural Health is all the proof you need to counter that line of thought.
"This is the way of life here," says Leah Langlois, owner of Best of Pemberton's inaugural winner of Pique's new Best Plant-Based Meal category. "It's not like a health food store seems scary here or not within your realm. Everybody here is very conscious."
Part of that accessibility is due to Stay Wild's Swiss-Army-knife approach: more than just a health food store, it doubles as an organic juice bar, cozy café, and supplier of ethical, high-quality health and lifestyle products.
"Because we do have the juice bar side as well as an organic grocery and supplements, it makes it very approachable," Langlois notes. "People who may be scared to come into a supplement store or a health food store can come in because we have smoothies and raw desserts and build-your-own-bowls, so it's a lot easier for someone who isn't in that kind of a diet to be able to come here."
Langlois also credits the creativity of her kitchen team, which, along with dishing out a range of staple mixed bowls, will regularly switch up their specials based on whatever fresh produce is available locally that day.
"It's fun," she says. "The girls are really creative. We have a breakfast bagel that's always on the menu, a noodle bowl, a glory bowl, but then they really go out and do different specials every day, which is a big part of the appeal."
Best Beer Selection:
The Beer Farmers, also named this year's Best New Business, may not have the most extensive beer list, but the locally crafted lagers, ales and stouts they do pour proves that quality is indeed better than quantity.
Growing its own barley and hops on the multigenerational farm, the Miller family has the luxury of tweaking its recipes at every step of the process to ensure an approachable beer list that emphasizes balance and drinkability. (See profile on page 39.)
Among its core beers are its Draft Horse Pale Ale, Farmer's Daughter White, Cover Crop Hazy IPA, Locals Only Lager and BlackSheep Coffee Stout, joining its ever-rotating selection of seasonal brews.
Beloved watering hole The Pony fell to second this year, only a handful of votes ahead of the Pemberton Brewing Company.
Best Patio:
Fescues at Big Sky Golf Club
Situated at the foot of Mount Currie, we all know Big Sky Golf Club has some of the best views on the links. But once your round is done and its time to unwind, the club's in-house restaurant, Fescues, offers the perfect patio views. It's expansive outdoor patio is home to Fescues' approachable farm-to-table menu, as well as some great live local music.
The Beer Farmers' unique indoor-outdoor tasting room got enough votes for second, while The Black Squirrel at Pemberton's other golf course, The Meadows, came in third.
Best Breakfast:
Starting your day with a hearty breakfast just steps away from where its ingredients were plucked is the height of eating local, and North Arm Farm consistently over-delivers not only with its farm-to-table menu, but a warm hospitality that the Sturdys' family-run farm is known for.
Serving breakfast all day, North Arm offers the freshest, organically grown produce and a range of farm-baked treats.
Mount Currie Coffee Company continued its strong showing this year in second, with Grimm's Gourmet & Deli in third.
Best Cup of Joe:
Mount Currie Coffee Company
Mount Currie Coffee Company takes the art of coffee seriously. Using the finest ethically sourced beans around, its baristas are trained in how to produce a good cup of joe consistently time and again.
With its Whistler location a regular winner of this category in the "Best of Whistler" readers' poll, it would seem Mount Currie Coffee Co. has a firm grip on the Sea to Sky's coffee scene.
Blackbird Bakery wasn't too far behind in second, with mobile coffee shop Lynx Café in third.
Best Dinner:
Pemberton's favourite restaurant unsurprisingly serves up Pemberton's favourite dinner.
That's a good thing considering the family-run Thai spot no longer opens for lunch due to staff shortages—turns out it's difficult to attract chefs experienced in the intricacies of Thai cooking to the area.
Mile One Eating House was in second, with sushi spot, Fish & Rice, in third.
Best Lunch:
It was a tight race for this category, with first-place Mile One Eating House beating out The Pony by just a handful of votes.
Mount Currie Coffee Company wasn't too far behind in third.
It's been a year and a half since chef Erin Kerr—who has worked at Mile One since its inception in 2011—took over the reins from original owners Randy Jones and Cindy Yu, and just a few weeks ago, she put what is probably her biggest mark yet on the beloved burger joint: She completely overhauled the menu.
"It's an all-new menu, all-new sandwiches, salads, mac and cheese. It's a big change," says the 28 year old. "I kind of streamlined things and freshened it up a little bit. I'm excited to do something a bit different."
Before you take to the streets with pitchfork in hand, know that you can still find a number of classic dishes on the menu—along with a handful of new ones. The reason for the changes are twofold: one, like pretty much every other Sea to Sky business dealing with the effects of the corridor's ongoing housing shortage, qualified staff has been hard to come by.
"It's actually crazy how hard it is. I grew up in Whistler and grew up in kitchens my whole life and never really experienced it this much," Kerr says. "It definitely was a factor with just trying to really be smart about the way the menu is built and the amount of staff that I have, and just trying to make it something I can execute with a smaller team."
But the other factor driving the changes is probably the most significant: Even with the abundance of goodwill the restaurant has earned with locals, the last thing Kerr wants is for Mile One to get stale.
"I want the love for Mile One to continue," she says. "I wanted to keep it interesting. I have all this creativity that I need to get out, so I'm using the town of Pemberton as my guinea pig for that."
Best Dessert:
Blackbird Bakery
Venture to Blackbird Bakery on a summer morning and you're likely to find a long line to get your hands on one of the shop's outrageously delicious baked treats. Having trained under three-star Michelin pastry chef Thierry Busset, chef Raven Burns' skills in the art of baking are undeniable—just try one of her flaky pain au chocolats, doughy cinnamon rolls, or specialty cakes to find out.
The Pony's elevated desserts came in second, while new kid on the block, Town Square, came in third.
- Dan Falloon
Best Golf Course: Big Sky Golf Club
Best Golf Course:
While this two-horse race is always a tight one every year, it's Big Sky Golf Course that once again edged out its neighbour, The Meadows at Pemberton in 2019.
Designed by Robert Cupp, Big Sky features a long, winding 18 holes that offer a level of challenge to pretty much any style of golfer. Not only that, but its renowned golf academy program, approachable staff and quality facilities consistently rank it among Canada's top public courses.
Just down the road is The Meadows, which, while offering similar views as Big Sky, provides a more affordable, laidback alternative that is probably more suited to the novice golfer. It also hosts a slew of community events, live music and family-friendly activities that should appeal to even the most jaded non-golfers.
Best Bike Trail:
Pembertonians have an abundance of epic trails to choose from, which explains why there are only two votes separating first and third place on this list. Cream Puff, a local classic in the MacKenzie area that features a handful of gnarly rock slabs and views for days, just edged out nearby Happy Trail for first.
The second-place finisher is considered by some to be the best climbing trail around, and was reworked in 2017 to make it easier to ride.
Fat Tug, a fast, flowy trail that offers a wide diversity of terrain, was close behind in third.
Best Hiking Trail:
Lumpy's Epic
The longest trail in the area of One Mile Lake, Lumpy's Epic is not just a classic cross-country ride for bikers; it also offers jaw-dropping views of Mount Currie (if you're not afraid of a bit of climbing, that is).
We've all heard about the crowds at Joffre Lakes, the envy of Instagram junkies everywhere, and despite the challenges around managing the influx of visitors in recent years, it still ranked high on voters' list of local hikes.
Another popular and photogenic spot, Nairn Falls, came in a close third.
Best Lake:
With so many beautiful, soul-stirring lakes to choose, it's a major vote of confidence for Birkenhead Lake, voted as Pemberton's best for the third year running.
A prime spot for swimming, fishing, and camping, the Birkenhead area is also home to a number of wildlife important to the region.
Gates Lake was a few votes behind in second, with Anderson Lake in third.
Best Winter Adventure Activity:
Backcountry skiing and snowboarding
Locals don't need the long lines and costly lift ticket prices of Whistler to have a bit of a fun on a board or skis: Pemberton offers a plethora of awe-inspiring backcountry terrain to scratch their adventure itch.
Cross-country skiing ranked second in terms of locals' favourite winter adventure activity, with the growing sport of snowmobiling in third.
Best Summer Adventure Activity:
With more than 215 kilometres and 100 trails of some of the most diverse, eye-popping and challenging riding terrain the province has to offer, Pemberton should be on every mountain biker's bucket list.
There's no denying the majority of the community's trails are difficult—about three quarters of them are rated as black or double black diamond—but with the number of avid riders in this part of the world, that has not dampened Pemberton's appeal as a biking destination.
Backcountry hiking was a distant second on this list, with boating not far behind in third.
PHOTO BY BORIS BEYER/COURTESY OF LUCAS CRUZ
Favourite Athlete: Lucas Cruz
Favourite Pemberton Athlete:
Lucas Cruz
It's the second year in a row that Lucas Cruz has been named as Pemberton's favourite athlete.
Fresh off his first career UCI World Cup podium this month, the young mountain biker has a long and promising career ahead of him. (See profile 47.)
Freeskier Logan Pehota wound up in second this year, while sit-skier Ethan Hess was third.
He may just have graduated from Pemberton Secondary School, but Lucas Cruz is already primed for big things.
The second-year rider on the UCI World Cup junior men's downhill tour was voted as your favourite Pemberton athlete a year after finishing second to para-Nordic skier Ethan Hess by just one vote.
"It's really cool to see that I'm getting some recognition and that I have the whole community behind me," Cruz says. "The BMX club has given me a lot of support, not just in the last year, but forever.
"Also, my peers at school have been super supportive of me, through social media and just having good relationships with them. They understand what I'm doing and they're always very supportive of me."
Cruz says though he's gained international fame and acclaim in recent years, his life in Pemberton is still familiar.
"Luckily, I live in a small town, so I know everyone. All the teachers are definitely behind me, so that helps a lot with flexibility and courses. I got to graduate early this year in January, so that just shows support right there. They're helping me through it and letting me achieve my goals," he says.
Graduating early, Cruz says, has been a boon during his sophomore season on the World Cup tour. He recalls in his rookie campaign that he planned to finish a math course online on the road, but got behind and had to catch up in the winter. Now, he can put all his attention towards riding.
"It's just been 100-per-cent focused on racing. I'm loving it even more because I'm not as stressed out about getting stuff done for school," he says. "When I'm overseas for racing, I can enjoy it all, take it in, and do the best I can.
"I've been doing lots of road trips and riding. I just have time to go to the gym during the day instead of early in the morning. Everything's a little bit more relaxed while I'm at home. I have all the time I need to go on training rides or go do shuttle laps.
"I can prepare myself a lot more than last year."
So far this season, Cruz started off strong before hitting a little lull. While he was happy with his riding during a fourth place in Maribor, Slovenia, though he knew he could have made the podium.
"I knew that I was so close to the podium and I really wanted to be on that. It was a little bit of a hard result. It just made me more hungry for the rest of the season," he says. "The results that came after that were a little bit worse, so I just took the positives from those races and I'm just going to try to carry those on to the next ones."
Good news for Cruz, however: he took his first career World Cup podium at Vallnord, Andorra this month.
Best tourism operator: Pemberton Fish Finder
Favourite Tourism Operator:
Pemberton Fish Finder
Pemberton Fish Finder is the inaugural winner of this category, thanks to its engaging year-round guided fishing tours in Pemberton as well as in Whistler and Squamish. The company offers a variety of options for fishers of all types, whether it's ice fishing, heli fishing or fly fishing you're after. (See profile 48.)
Whistler Jetboating was only two votes behind in second, with horseback riding tour company, Copper Cayuse Outfiitters in third.
Starting 10 years ago as an ice-fishing guiding company in a crowded market, Pemberton Fish Finder has found a way to not only break into the summer market, but become locals' favourite tourism operator.
Owner Brad Knowles says there are several things to credit for the business' success, and gave credit to each and every employee.
"I think any successful business is surrounded by a successful team and that's the reason that we do so well," he says. "We have the best team in the corridor.
"We pride ourselves on providing that extra 10 per cent, going above what people expect of you. Because of that, people love us."
One way in which Pemberton Fish Finder goes the extra mile is in through its willingness to share information. Knowles, who has a great head start considering he was born and raised in the area and grew up fishing all over, explains that his guides are encouraged to provide one another with as many tips as possible, while the company has long provided information through social media to clients and potential clients.
"We're able to engage, and I think that's been a winning strategy for us," he says. "If you find a winning recipe, you stick with it. Of course, you're always tweaking your game a little bit, but to stay on top, you've got to have your feet in a bunch of different directions."
However, finding the right place without the skill to match won't result in catching many fish, so Knowles and Co. ensure they observe clients closely and provide tweaks to their fishing to make their efforts as effective as possible.
"We go above just putting a rod in people's hands. We show them how to use them properly and we also explain proper reading of water and etiquette," he says. "It's one thing to be a professional fisherman, but you've got to have a feel for your clients. In the short time that you have them, you've got to get a feel of what they need to focus on to make them a better fisherman or fisherwoman."
Knowles adds that there's something for everyone in his coverage area, with more than a dozen species of fish, including sturgeon, Pacific salmon, bull trout, rainbow trout, steelhead, coastal cutthroat and kokanee, to chase in over 100 bodies of water.
With the Best of Pemberton's new environmental section (compiled with the generous help of the Whistler Naturalists and Stewardship Pemberton), Pique wanted to shine a light on some of the green initiatives making the most impact locally
Best Local Environmental Initiative :
Integration with Lil'wat Nation/N'quatqu for opportunities to learn from traditional knowledge.
In its inaugural year, readers voted for the ongoing integration efforts between the Lil'wat and N'quatqua to teach the area's non-First Nations residents more about the traditional Indigenous ways of life. That includes efforts in the local schools to teach the basics of Ucwalmicwts, the Lil'wat language, to young students, as well as the N'quatqua's rainbow trout program, which not only employs a handful of nation members but educates locals and participating restaurants on the community's long legacy of fishing.
Salmon restoration efforts, which include a multi-year project on the Lillooet River to protect sensitive habitat, was voted in close second, with ongoing measures to reduce bear attractants like fruit-bearing crabapple trees, was third.
Biggest Environmental Concern:
Logging of old growth forest
The continued logging of old growth forest is a concern shared by many Pembertonians and Whistlerites alike, and ranked as the most pressing environmental issue in this year's inaugural category.
In the same vein, wildlife habitat destruction and alteration—which, of course, old growth logging is a major contributor to—came in second, with the environmental impact of Pemberton's sprawling bike trail network coming in a close third.
Species of greatest concern: Birkenhead Sockeye
Species of greatest concern:
Birkenhead sockeye
Sockeye salmon may not have the adorable furry qualities of some of the other animals on this list, but they are such a vital part of the local ecosystem that Pembertonians voted them—and specifically Birkenhead sockeye—as their species of greatest concern.
Sockeye returns to the Birkenhead have taken a dive in recent years, and the Lil'wat, in partnership with senior levels of government as well as local stewardship groups, have taken the lead in monitoring and conservation efforts.
The sockeye's cousin, the Chinook, tied with mountain goats for second place, while the hard-to-spot wolverine came in third.
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Конституционные защитники Британии наносят ответный удар
Sep 26, 2019 Nicholas Reed Langen
ЛОНДОН – Как прекрасно сказал судья Верховного суда США Роберт Х. Джексон, Конституция США не является “пактом о самоубийстве”. Однако для британского Премьер-министра Бориса Джонсона некодифицированная конституция Соединенного Королевства все же может оказаться таковой – по крайней мере, для его политической карьеры. После единогласного решения британского Верховного суда о том, что Джонсон действовал незаконно в объявлении пророгации (приостановлении) работы Парламента в начале этого месяца, пребывание Джонсона на посту британского лидера оказалось под серьезной угрозой.
Постановление было принято в тот момент, когда весь западный мир раздирает конституционный переворот, спровоцированный популистскими лидерами, которые разожгли конфликт между верховенством закона и правлением “народа”, чья воля была определена популистским лидером. Популистские правительства по обе стороны Атлантики порвали с конституционными традициями и конвенциями, отказавшись от прецедента, чтобы воспользоваться любым возможным преимуществом, как стремился сделать Джонсон при пророгации Парламента.
Вопрос заседания парламента редко когда оспаривался. В обычных условиях, правительство контролирует явное большинство в Палате общин и может протолкнуть свою законодательную повестку дня. Но в стремлении приостановить работу Парламента на пять недель, а не на обычные 4-5 дней, было донельзя очевидно, что пророгация Джонсона не была нормальной. Джонсон, Премьер-министр, который не всегда правдив, неумело пытался утверждать, что пятинедельный период был связан с обычным сентябрьским перерывом в работе Парламента, когда основные политические партии проводят свои конференции. Но Джонсон, очевидно, был сосредоточен на том, чтобы минимизировать возможность Парламента помешать его борьбе за выход из Европейского союза без сделки.
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Nicholas Reed Langen writes on the British Constitution for The Justice Gap, and is an education consultant.
John Sweeney Sep 29, 2019
Ho ho! The UK "Supreme Court" didn't even exist until the EU mandated its creation. Its ruling is just the EU meddling in British politics -- precisely the sort of exercise that brought about the Brexit vote.
David Schraa Sep 29, 2019
This is a great article, well articulating the import of the Supreme Court's action; however, the headline is debatable. The Supreme Court is not per-se a "constitutional guardian"; rather it is the guardian of the rule of law, in the great tradition of the Common Law courts, as illustrated by the 1610 King's Bench decision cited below and by other famous decisions, such as Lord Mansfield's judgment finding chattel slavery contrary to the common law. The point is important because the tendency to exaggerate the role of the Supreme Court will play into the hands of Johnson and his ilk (cf. his comments today about "holding the judges accountable"). The Court would not overrule a legitimate Act of Parliament. It upholds parliamentary democracy and the sovereignty of the Crown in Parliament. That's quite different from the role of the US Supreme Court in holding Acts of Congress subject to its constitutional interpretations. Parliament could always change the law. Until it does, it is the role of the courts to put on their wigs and defend the rule of law against all challenges, popular or not.
About Face Sep 29, 2019
Prorogation of Parliament has nothing to do will the will of the people - don't get confused. Its Boris, exercise of his what he thinks, his executive prerogative. Of course, he was unlawful but Brexit was a lawful exercise, with an outcome that is ....hmm....unspeakable.
John Alexander Sep 29, 2019
‘Rather than yielding to some concocted “will of the people,” these institutions have emphasized that some principles are beyond majoritarian whims.’
Nicely put. As an elderly, law-abiding holder of a British passport, hence also a citizen of the European Union, I am sick to the teeth of hearing Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and many another politician tell me about “the will of the people”. These are politicians who wholeheartedly, even in the face of global warming, endorse an economy based largely on the feverish, frenetic, unceasing, and ubiquitous generation of artificial demand. They are not highly intelligent, but they do have enough intelligence to know that the public will is open to systematic influence, whether through massive advertising or through their own sophistical propaganda. They cannot be taken seriously, except insofar as they are conceivably leading humanity to extinction.
j. von Hettlingen Sep 26, 2019
Nicholas Reed Langen says , the UK Parliament and Supreme Court “should be seen as the vanguard of resistance to populism.” The Supreme Court, which will be 10 years old on 1 October, is the highest court in the United Kingdom, sitting opposite the Houses of Parliament. Its location symbolises the relationship between the two: Parliament makes the laws, and the Supreme Court decides on the correct use of those laws when there is a dispute.
If the justices think a law conflicts with human rights safeguards, they can tell Parliament to reconsider the legislation. They have the final say on the biggest legal issues and exercise the ultimate check and balance on the UK's laws and constitution. And Brexit raises what they consider to be a genuinely important point about how the UK's laws should be interpreted and applied.
This week the court’s 11 justices ruled unanimously that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, after a three-day hearing last week to resolve contradictory judgments made by Scottish and English courts. “The quashing of Johnson’s prorogation was extraordinary, but both constitutionally correct and necessary.”
The court was told that “the mother of parliaments [is] being shut down by the father of lies” - Aidan O’Neill QC, counsel for the SNP MP Joanna Cherry and other parliamentarians challenged the government’s decision. As Parliament had not been prorogued, its members could return and resume their duties.
The government had argued that the prime minister’s decision was purely “political” and there are no absolute legal standards by which any court can judge whether his actions were proper or not. According to the author, it would have been reasonable for the Supreme Court to find the prorogation lawful, from a purely political perspective, After all, prorogation is nominally the sole prerogative of the executive. But the justices made it clear that there was no dilemma of law versus politics.
The author says, “rather than yielding to some concocted ‘will of the people,’” the Parliament and Supreme Court “have emphasized that some principles are beyond majoritarian whims.” One of the first fundamental questions for the justices was whether Johnson’s private advice to the Queen to prorogue parliament was a proper or improper use of the government’s executive powers – that is, whether the justices have the power to intervene in a prime minister’s decision.
They concluded that the suspension had been enforced by Johnson purely as a device to stymie MPs’ scrutiny of Brexit policy at a moment of national crisis. Lord Pannick maintained that Parliament is sovereign. For the government to use its power to evade that scrutiny overturns the basic principles of constitutional law. Johnson was motivated by an “improper purpose”, namely to avoid parliamentary control over his policies.
The author says, the court “did acknowledge that this was terrain in which it would interfere only in exceptional circumstances. The government must provide reasons, but in considering those reasons,” the court would give them “a great deal of latitude.” However the government had not given a statement to the courts, and would not have recommended a five week-long prorogation unless Johnson had wanted to avoid being challenged.
Conservative MPs like Ken Clarke, Dominic Grieve, Philip Hammond, Rory Stewart, Sir Nicholas Soames – Churchill’s grandson – were “willing to sacrifice their political careers to constrain an overreaching government.” The heroes “personify the need to put such principles before party loyalty.” The author says this is a lesson for the Republicans, who stand by their mendacious and corrupt president, to learn. Trump does not respect the rule of law and the values that underpin the Constitution, and they pledge “a greater loyalty to their political tribe than to their country.”
vivek iyer Sep 26, 2019
This article does not clarify the background to this case. The Supreme Court only came into existence 10 years ago because of the Constitutional Reform act of 2005 which was designed to bring British law into conformity with European law. Furthermore, the Scottish legal system has always been separate- indeed it has its own terms of art unfamiliar to those South of the border. The English tradition, unlike the American, has always been to afford greater latitude to the Executive. Thus an English high Court sided with BoJo but Scotland's highest court, as this article mentions, came down heavily against him. This placed the Supreme Court in a ticklish position. However, people could see for themselves that Lord Pannick was mopping the floor with Lord Keen, the Government's attorney. It would have been difficult for the Bench to decide in any other way.
It should be mentioned that we have an unprecedented situation because of the coalition government's thoughtless passing of a Parliament Fixed Term act which took away the PMs discretionary power to call an election. Previously, Corbyn had let Theresa May call an election and BoJo hoped that Corbyn could be baited into accepting the same challenge this time. Now, we are in uncharted waters. The British constitution has been changed by a series of accidents. The irony is that Brexit has made it more 'European' in the sense of increasing justiciability and reducing the scope of the doctrine of political question.
It remains to be seen whether voters think BoJo is mendacious as opposed to amateurish. It may be that Leavers prevail in a General Election. If that happens, it is likely that the power of the Judiciary will be pruned back because it was only the need to conform to what Europe required would no longer obtain. Thus, it would be wrong to see this case as having to do with resistance to 'majoritarian whims'. Had BoJo a stable majority, the argument could have been made that prorogation couldn't stymie anything save a nuisance. However, everybody could see that Tory MPs- including BoJo's brother- were defecting right and left or had had the Whip withdrawn. Thus, this judgment- though it may become a landmark- is the product of unusual circumstances which may well be utterly changed by a General Election.
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10½ commandments of writing
<p>Every author is asked by new writers for advice. There is, however, no all-encompassing, single answer that also happens to be correct. Quite a lot of commonly offered suggestions (“write every day”) don’t work for everyone and must be approached with caution.</p> <p>A few years ago, I set out to create a list that will benefit all new writers. I put ten commandments through the wringer of my peers, who suggested modifications and noted that this list applies not just to new writers but to writers at every stage of their career. Indeed, I’ve needed reminding of more than one myself.</p> <p>Here, then, are the 10½ commandments of writing – with an extra one for free.</p> <p><strong>1. Read widely</strong></p> <p>To succeed as a writer, you must occasionally read. Yet there are wannabe-novelists who haven’t picked up a book in years. There are also, more tragically, writers too busy to engage with the end-product of our craft. If the only thing you’re reading is yourself you are bound to miss out on valuable lessons.</p> <p>The same applies to reading only within a favourite genre. A varied diet will strengthen your literary muscles.</p> <p><strong>2. Write</strong></p> <p>No need to thrash out 1,000 words a day or pen a perfect poem before breakfast, but you do have to write. The fundamental qualification for being a writer is putting words on the page.</p> <p>If you aren’t doing that now, it’s possible you never will.</p> <p><strong>3. Follow your heart</strong></p> <p>When you really want to write literary fiction, but the market wants paranormal romance, write literary fiction. Chasing paranormal romance will be futile. Writing well is hard enough without cynicism getting in the way.</p> <p>Passion doesn’t always pay, but it increases the odds of your work finding a home.</p> <p><strong>4. Be strategic</strong></p> <p>But the choice is never between just literary fiction and paranormal romance. You might have poetry and narrative non-fiction passion projects as well, and it’s possible narrative non-fiction will appeal to the widest audience. If a wider audience is what you want, narrative non-fiction is the one to choose.</p> <p>If, however, you don’t give two hoots about your audience, write what you like.</p> <p>There are lots of different kinds of writers and lots of different paths to becoming the writer you want to be.</p> <p><strong>5. Be brave</strong></p> <p>Writing is hard, intellectually and physically. It also takes emotional work, dealing with exposure, rejection, fear and impostor syndrome. It’s better you know this upfront, in order to fortify yourself.</p> <p>These crises, however, are surmountable. We know this because there are writers out there, leading somewhat normal lives, even healthy and happy ones. You can too, if you don’t give up.</p> <p>The ones who persist are the ones who prevail.</p> <p><strong>6. Be visible</strong></p> <p>Many writers would prefer they remain hidden in a dark cave for all eternity. But stories demand to be communicated, which means leaving that cave. Whether it’s you or your written word, or both, broaching the bubble of self-isolation is important.</p> <p>This doesn’t mean assaulting every social platform and attending every festival and convention. Find the kind of engagement that suits you and embrace it, and don’t overdo it. Remember: you still have to write.</p> <p><strong>7. Be professional</strong></p> <p>Don’t lie. Don’t belittle your peers and don’t steal from them. Keep your promises. Communicate. Try to behave like someone people will want to work with – because we all have to do that, at some point.</p> <p><strong>8. Listen</strong></p> <p>Heed what people you’re working with are saying, because you never know what gems of knowledge you might glean – about craft, about the market, about something you’re working on – among the knowledge you (think you) already possess.</p> <p><strong>9. Don’t settle</strong></p> <p>Every story requires different skills. You’ll never, therefore, stop learning how to write. The day you think you’ve worked it out is the day the ground beneath you begins to erode, dropping you headlong into a metaphorical sinkhole – and nobody wants that. Least of all your readers.</p> <p>Readers can tell when you’re getting lazy, just like they can tell when you’re faking. You’re one of them. Deep down, you’ll be the first to know.</p> <p><strong>10. Work hard</strong></p> <p>Put in the hours and you’re likely to get some return on your investment. How many hours, though?</p> <p>There’s a wonderful saying: “Even a thief takes ten years to learn her trade.” Writing is no different to any other career. Hope for overnight success; plan for being like everyone else.</p> <p><strong>The bonus commandments</strong></p> <p>When I put this list to my friends, several raised the importance of finding your people. Although I agree this is an important principle, I would argue it is implicit in commandments 6-8: these have no meaning without engaging. I decided to encapsulate this as <strong>10.5. Embrace community</strong></p> <p>After I’d been teaching and giving talks on this topic for several years, someone suggested another commandment that lies beneath the rest. It is so fundamental none will work unless you have this in spades. It is <strong>0. Really want it</strong>, which sounds so obvious that it barely needs stating – except it does.</p> <p>One day, I may no longer want to write. If that happens, I will take every mention of writing from this list and substitute the name of a new vocation – because this list applies to everything.</p> <p><em>Written by Sean Williams. Republished with permission of <a href="https://theconversation.com/10-commandments-of-writing-129069">The Conversation.</a></em></p>
5 tips to help ease your grandchild back into school mode after the holidays
<p>Most children in Australia are going back to school in just over a week. Children experience a <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/children-australia/article/selfreported-perceptions-readiness-and-psychological-wellbeing-of-primary-school-students-prior-to-transitioning-to-a-secondary-boarding-school/C86DEA7A6CD20AAF29C26C6947A01F7E">mix of emotions</a> when it comes to going to school.</p> <p>Easing back after the holidays can range from feeling really excited and eager to concern, fear or anxiety. Getting butterflies or general worry about going back to school is <a href="https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/school-stress.html">common</a>.</p> <p>Among the <a href="https://media.bloomsbury.com/rep/files/ch2-outline.pdf">biggest worries of preschool children</a> are feeling left out, being teased or saying goodbye to their caregiver at drop off. Concerns of <a href="https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/research-resources/childline-annual-review/">school-aged children are about </a> exams (27%), not wanting to return to school (13%), and problems with teachers (14%). Some feel lonely and isolated.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.missionaustralia.com.au/publications/youth-survey/1326-mission-australia-youth-survey-report-2019/file">main concerns</a> for teens are coping with stress (44.7%), school or study problems (34.3%) and mental health (33.2%).</p> <p>Not thinking about school until it is time to go back is one way to enjoy the last week of holidays. But for some, this can make going back to school more difficult.</p> <p>Supporting parents, children and young people with back-to-school challenges can help reduce negative school experiences using the below steps.</p> <p><strong>1. Set up a back-to-school routine</strong></p> <p>Create structure about going back with a <a href="https://healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au/age-6-12/mental-health-conditions-in-children/anxiety/tackling-back-to-school-anxiety">school routine</a>. Be guided by your knowledge and history of what best supports your child during times of change and transition.</p> <p><a href="https://raisingchildren.net.au/school-age/school-learning/school-homework-tips/morning-routine-for-school">Set up a practical chart of getting ready</a>. You could include:</p> <ul> <li>what needs to be done each day for school like getting up, eating breakfast, dressing</li> <li>what help does your child need from you to get ready?</li> <li>what they can do on their own? (Establish these together).</li> </ul> <p>The first week back can cause disruption from being in holiday mode so don’t forget <a href="https://childmind.org/article/encouraging-good-sleep-habits/">healthy habits around sleep</a> (<a href="https://www.health.qld.gov.au/news-events/news/physical-activity-exercise-sleep-screen-time-kids-teens">around 9-11 hours for children aged 5-13</a> and 8-10 hours for those aged 14-17), <a href="https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-phys-act-guidelines#npa517">exercise</a> (around <a href="https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-phys-act-guidelines#npa517">one hour per day</a> of moderate to vigorous physical activity <a href="https://raisingchildren.net.au/toddlers/nutrition-fitness/physical-activity/physical-activity-how-much">three times a week</a>) and <a href="https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/food-and-your-life-stages">diet</a>.</p> <p>Having <a href="https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-phys-act-guidelines#npa517">consistent bed and wake-up </a> times helps too. The National Sleep Foundation <a href="https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/plan-ahead-start-back-school-bedtime-routines-now">suggest starting two weeks</a> before the first day of school to set sleep routine habits. But a week beforehand will help get your kid on their way.</p> <p>In some way, parents go back to school with their children. Consider adjusting your own schedule to make the transition smoother. If you can’t in the mornings, arrange the evenings so you can give as much time as your child needs, especially during the first week.</p> <p><strong>2. Talk about going back to school</strong></p> <p>Most children deal with some level of stress or anxiety about school. They have insight into their school experiences, so find out what worries them by asking directly.</p> <p>You can offer support by normalising experiences of worry and nerves. <a href="https://www.heysigmund.com/how-to-deal-with-school-anxiety-no-more-distressing-goodbyes/">Reassure your child</a> the feelings they have are common and they will likely overcome them once they have settled in. Worries and courage can exist together.</p> <p>Depending on your child’s age, you can also try the following to help:</p> <ul> <li>early years/pre-school – write <a href="https://www.andnextcomesl.com/2018/08/free-social-stories-about-going-to-school.html">a social story </a> about going to daycare or school and the routine ahead</li> <li>primary years – set up a <a href="https://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/childhood/professionals/learning/trkpp6.pdf">peer-buddy system</a> where a peer or older child meets yours at the school gate or, if neighbours, kids can go into school together</li> <li>secondary years – establish healthy routines as a family. Support each other around <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-parents-and-teens-can-reduce-the-impact-of-social-media-on-youth-well-being-87619">technology</a> use, sleep and <a href="https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/going-to-school/Pages/tips-starting-school.aspx">schoolwork</a>.</li> </ul> <p><strong>3. Help create a sense of school belonging</strong></p> <p>A sense of belonging at school <a href="https://theconversation.com/many-australian-school-students-feel-they-dont-belong-in-school-new-research-97866">can affect</a> academic success and student well-being. Parents can facilitate positive attitudes about school by setting an encouraging tone when talking about it.</p> <p>Also show an interest in school life and work, and be available to support your child both <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10648-016-9389-8">academically and socially</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://www.webmd.com/special-reports/kids-and-stress/20150827/stress-survey">More than half of the parents in one survey</a> said homework and schoolwork were the greatest drivers of stress in their children. When parents are more engaged in their child’s schoolwork, they are better able to support them through it.</p> <p><strong>4. Look out for signs of stress</strong></p> <p>Research suggests <a href="https://www.webmd.com/special-reports/kids-and-stress/20150827/stress-survey">parents can miss stress or anxiety</a> in their children. Parents can spot stress if their child (depending on age):</p> <ul> <li>is more clingy than usual or tries escape from the classroom</li> <li>appears restless and flighty or cries</li> <li>shows an increased desire to avoid activities through negotiations and deal-making</li> <li>tries to get out of going to school</li> <li>retreats to thumb sucking, baby language or increased attachment to favourite soft toys (for younger students).</li> </ul> <p>If these behaviours persist for about half a term, talk to your classroom teacher or school well-being coordinator about what is happening. Together work on a strategy of support. There may be something more going on than usual school nerves, like <a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@christine-grove/2018/01/18/1299375/no-one-size-fits-all-approach-in-tackling-cyberbullying">bullying</a>.</p> <p><strong>5. Encourage questions</strong></p> <p>Encourage questions children and teens may have about the next term. What will be the same? What will be different?</p> <p>Often schools provide transition information. If the school hasn’t, it might be worth contacting them to see if they can share any resources.</p> <p>Most importantly, let your child know nothing is off limits to talk about. <a href="https://www.heysigmund.com/school-anxiety-what-parents-can-do/">Set up times to chat</a> throughout the school term – it can help with back-to-school nerves.</p> <p><em>Written by Christine Grové and Kelly-Ann Allen. Republished with permission of <a href="https://theconversation.com/5-tips-to-help-ease-your-child-back-into-school-mode-after-the-holidays-129780">The Conversation.</a></em></p>
Stone tools reveal epic trek of nomadic Neanderthals
<p>Neanderthal (<em>Homo neanderthalensis</em>) fossils were first discovered in western Europe in the mid nineteenth century. That was just the first in a long line of surprises thrown up by our closest evolutionary cousins.</p> <p>We reveal another in <a href="https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/01/21/1918047117">our new study</a> of the Neanderthals who lived in Chagyrskaya Cave in southern Siberia around 54,000 years ago. Their distinctive stone tools are dead ringers for those found thousands of kilometres away in eastern and central Europe.</p> <p>The intercontinental journey made by these intrepid Neanderthals is equivalent to walking from Sydney to Perth, or from New York to Los Angeles, and is a rare example of long-distance migration by Palaeolithic people.</p> <p><strong>Knuckleheads no more</strong></p> <p>For a long time Neanderthals were seen as intellectual lightweights. However, <a href="https://theconversation.com/neanderthals-were-no-brutes-research-reveals-they-may-have-been-precision-workers-103858">several recent finds</a> have forced a rethink of their cognitive and creative abilities.</p> <p>Neanderthals are now believed to have created 176,000 year-old enigmatic structures made from broken stalactites in a <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/05/neanderthals-caves-rings-building-france-archaeology/">cave in France</a>, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-we-discovered-that-neanderthals-could-make-art-92127">cave art in Spain</a>that dates back more than 65,000 years.</p> <p>They also used <a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045927">bird feathers</a> and <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aar5255">pierced shells</a> bearing traces of red and yellow ochre, possibly as personal ornaments. It seems likely Neanderthals had cognitive capabilities and symbolic behaviours similar to those of modern humans (<em>Homo sapiens</em>).</p> <p>Our knowledge of their geographical range and the nature of their encounters with other groups of humans has also expanded greatly in recent years.</p> <p>We now know that Neanderthals ventured beyond Europe and western Asia, reaching at least as far east as the Altai Mountains. Here, they interbred with another group of archaic humans dubbed the <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-recreate-face-denisovan-using-dna-180973177/">Denisovans</a>.</p> <p>Traces of Neanderthal interactions with our own ancestors also persist in the DNA of all living people of Eurasian descent. However, we can still only speculate why the Neanderthals vanished around 40,000 years ago.</p> <p><strong>Banished to Siberia</strong></p> <p>Other questions also remain unresolved. When did Neanderthals first arrive in the Altai? Were there later migration events? Where did these trailblazers begin their trek? And what routes did they take across Asia?</p> <p><a href="https://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/derevyanko345">Chagyrskaya Cave</a> is nestled in the foothills of the Altai Mountains. The cave deposits were first excavated in 2007 and have yielded almost 90,000 stone tools and numerous bone tools.</p> <p>The excavations have also found 74 Neanderthal fossils – the richest trove of any Altai site – and a range of animal and plant remains, including the abundant bones of bison hunted and butchered by the Neanderthals.</p> <p>We used <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/520438a">optical dating</a> to determine when the cave sediments, artefacts and fossils were deposited, and conducted a detailed study of more than 3,000 stone tools recovered from the deepest archaeological levels. Microscopy analysis revealed that these have remained intact and undisturbed since accumulating during a period of cold and dry climate about 54,000 years ago.</p> <p>Using a variety of statistical techniques, we show that these artefacts bear a striking similarity to so-called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micoquien">Micoquian</a> artefacts from central and eastern Europe. This type of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Paleolithic">Middle Palaeolithic</a> assemblage is readily identified by the distinctive appearance of the bifaces – tools made by removing flakes from both sides – which were used to cut meat.</p> <p>Micoquian-like tools have only been found at one other site in the Altai. All other archaeological assemblages in the Altai and central Asia lack these distinctive artefacts.</p> <p>Neanderthals carrying Micoquian tools may never have reached <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00353-0">Denisova Cave</a>, as there is no fossil or sedimentary DNA evidence of Neanderthals there after 100,000 years ago.</p> <p><strong>Going the distance</strong></p> <p>The presence of Micoquian artefacts at Chagyrskaya Cave suggests at least two separate dispersals of Neanderthals into southern Siberia. Sites such as Denisova Cave were occupied by Neanderthals who entered the region before 100,000 years ago, while the Chagyrskaya Neanderthals arrived later.</p> <p>The Chagyrskaya artefacts most closely resemble those found at sites located 3,000–4,000 km to the west, between the Crimea and northern Caucasus in eastern Europe.</p> <p>Comparison of genetic data supports these geographical links, with the <a href="https://www.eva.mpg.de/genetics/genome-projects/chagyrskaya-neandertal/home.html">Chagyrskaya Neanderthal</a> sharing closer affinities with several European Neanderthals than with a Neanderthal from Denisova Cave.</p> <p>When the Chagyrskaya toolmakers (or their ancestors) left their Neanderthal homeland in eastern Europe for central Asia around 60,000 years ago, they could have headed north and east around the land-locked <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Caspian-Sea">Caspian Sea</a>, which was much reduced in size under the prevailing cold and arid conditions.</p> <p>Their intercontinental odyssey over thousands of kilometres is a rarely observed case of long-distance dispersal in the Palaeolithic, and highlights the value of stone tools as culturally informative markers of ancient population movements.</p> <p>Environmental reconstructions from the animal and plant remains at Chagyrskaya Cave suggest that the Neanderthal inhabitants survived in the cold, dry and treeless environment by hunting bison and horses on the steppe or tundra-steppe landscape.</p> <p>Our discoveries reinforce the emerging view of Neanderthals as creative and intelligent people who were skilled survivors. If this was the case, it makes their extinction across Eurasia even more mysterious. Did modern humans deal the fatal blow? The enigma endures, for now.</p> <p><em>Written by Kseniya Kolobova, Maciej T. Krajcarz and Richard 'Bert' Roberts. Republished with permission of <a href="https://theconversation.com/stone-tools-reveal-epic-trek-of-nomadic-neanderthals-129886">The Conversation.</a></em></p>
Alleged love child of Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla launches legal bid
<p>A British-born man who was adopted and moved to Australia believes he is the love child of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.</p> <p>While it has been perhaps a great rumour believed by few and questioned by many, Simon Dorante-Day, 53, is taking his beliefs one step further by going to the country’s High Court to try and force Britain’s future King and his wife to take a DNA test.</p> <p>Simon says he is not deterred from his “40 year search” for truth, despite court clerks laughing when he first filed his papers and his legal claim being thrown out three times already.</p> <p>He believes that his parentage will have been discussed by the Queen, Prince Charles, Prince William and Prince Harry at this month's Sandringham summit where the terms of Harry and Meghan's 'Megxit' deal were thrashed out.</p> <p>In 2019, Simon caused upset when he claimed Princess Diana's death in Paris in August 1997 came after 'she was going to go public with it'. </p> <p>The 53-year-old claims his adoptive grandparents Winifred and Ernest worked for the Queen and Prince Philip as a cook and a gardener respectively and had told him “many times” that he was indeed “Charles and Camilla's child”. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Btt6-uXlNZr/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Btt6-uXlNZr/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Royal Life Europe 👑 (@royal_life_europe)</a> on Feb 10, 2019 at 2:10pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“I know it sounds unbelievable, but anything I say is checkable... I’m simply a man looking for my biological parents, and every road has led me back to Camilla and Charles,” he said.</p> <p>Mr Dorante was born in Gosport, Hampshire in April 1966 and was adopted when he was 18-months-old by Winifred and Ernest. </p> <p>If Simon’s odd allegations are actually true, it means he would have been conceived in 1965, when Charles and Camilla were just 17 and 18.</p> <p>He claims his “compelling” evidence is his Windsor-like cheekbones and teeth, as well as his “Camilla-style hair”.</p> <p>The Brit also says he has compelling evidence proving his claim but said online: “As things are all part of the court case at the moment I can't discuss much further.”’</p> <p>Simon now resiudes in Queensland and has spoken many times about his belief that he was adopted out by an 18-year-old Camilla Shand – a claim his adoptive grandparents also allegedly support.</p> <p>“My grandmother, who worked for the Queen, told me outright that I was Camilla and Charles' son many times,” he explained to <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newidea.com.au/princes-charles-camilla-secret-son-exposed-paternity-case" target="_blank">New Idea</a>.</p> <p>His wife Elvianna said: “We believe that Camilla fell pregnant to Charles and that Camilla, with the help of her family and the royals, kept Simon until he was 18 months old.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgyXvvF6x5/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BtgyXvvF6x5/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Royal Life Europe 👑 (@royal_life_europe)</a> on Feb 5, 2019 at 11:44am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The 53-year-old filed papers to the High Court just before Christmas, claiming his story is the “most explosive” thing to happen to the palace. </p> <p>“It's definitely the most significant step I've taken so far – I've had to force a deadline, hold them to a date, because we need answers,” he said. </p> <p>In the wake of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan announcing they were stepping down from their senior royal positions, Mr Dorante-Day is adamant his case would have come up during crisis talks at Sandringham Estate. </p> <p>“While the whole world was thinking they were talking about Harry, we believe this legal battle would've also been on the agenda and discussed,” he said. </p> <p>Simon, who goes by “Prince Simon Charles” on social media, regularly posts updates on Facebook of his bid to be recognised by royal family members.</p>
Princess Diana’s butler shows unseen letter to prove she would support Harry and Meghan
<p>Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell has shared a part of a letter written by the late royal, which supports the theory she would have backed her son, Prince Harry and his wife, Duchess Meghan, wholeheartedly.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B74YiECHn44/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B74YiECHn44/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by The Royal Family (@british.royals)</a> on Jan 28, 2020 at 3:00pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The former butler and confidante to the Princess of Wales' says her words are "as appropriate today as they were when she wrote them".</p> <p>The handwritten note was sent from Diana to Burrell, who worked with the princess until her death in 1997.</p> <p>He posted the snippet of the letter on Instagram along with a black and white photo of Prince William and Prince Harry, with the caption: "As Harry, Meghan and Archie embark on a new life, I am reminded of some poignant words which Princess Diana wrote to me many years ago.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7yDcEVj9C-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7yDcEVj9C-/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Paul Burrell RVM (@officialpaulburrell)</a> on Jan 26, 2020 at 4:00am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"They are a mother's words of unconditional love which are as appropriate today as they were when she wrote them over 24 years ago."</p> <p>Diana's note read: "I love my boys to death and hope that the seeds I've planted will grow and bring the strength, knowledge and stability that is needed."</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6b0WCHphA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6b0WCHphA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A beautiful throwback of Diana and her wonderful Butler Paul Burrell☺️❤️ • • • #PrincessDiana #PaulBurrell #PrincessOfWales #PeoplesPrincess #EnglandsRose #QueenOfHearts #LadyDiana #British #England #UnitedKingdom ✨🇬🇧</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/tiarasandteapots/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> British Obsessed💗✨</a> (@tiarasandteapots) on Jul 14, 2019 at 2:56pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Burrell has previously shared his personal support for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, claiming Meghan was forced to find her own place within the royal family without support.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B74Or0cHOn9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B74Or0cHOn9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Harryandmeghan_ (@harryandmeghan_)</a> on Jan 28, 2020 at 1:34pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Speaking to Reuters after Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview in Africa, Burrell said: "There's no guidance. There's no support. There's no rulebook".</p> <p>"Harry said that [he and William] are on different paths. I know what he means by that. William and Kate have a map in front of them. They're headed for monarchy."</p>
Strike a pose! Duchess Kate beams for photographs at children’s hospital
<p>The Duchess of Cambridge made herself busy by getting into an arts and crafts session as she visited Evelina London Children’s Hospital today.</p> <p>Dressed in a Dolce & Gabbana jacket and skirt, Kate posed for polaroid photos and helped cut-out paper figurines with young patients and their families.</p> <p>The royal was also given a handmade “rag wreath” by Luke Wheeler-Waddison, 10, and his little sister Savannah, four, which she promised to put up in her daughter Princess Charlotte’s room.</p> <p>“Wow! That’s so lovely. Charlotte will love this,” Kate said after she was told it took the siblings close to four hours to make.</p> <p>She also happily posed for a photograph taken by Luke using a polaroid camera which he was proudly showing off.</p> <p>The Duchess visited the hospital as not only is she a patron for them but also for the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) which runs creative arts workshops for young patients at hospitals across London.</p> <p>The royal looked polished and put together as she opted for a tweed two-piece from Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana.</p> <p>Kate first wore the ensemble in February last year, but this time she changed things up by pairing it with black, Gianvito Rossi heels and her Mappin & Webb earrings.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery below to see Kate visiting the children's hospital.</p>
He’s human after all: Federer slapped with code violation
<p><span>The star can speak eight different languages, and now one of them has gotten him in trouble.</span></p> <p>Roger Federer faced off with a lineswoman on Tuesday after he was penalised for swearing on court during a thrilling five-set match at the Australian Open.</p> <p>The atmosphere was tense in Melbourne as the 20-time major winner trailed unseeded American Tennys Sandgren at Melbourne Park.</p> <p>During the third game of the third set, Federer began to become visibly frustrated as he swore on the court after hitting the net on a return shot.</p> <p>The commentators revealed that the tennis champion – who speaks eight languages – said an “R-rated German word.”</p> <p>Chair umpire Marijana Veljovic called a code violation for an “audible obscenity”, something the 38-year-old wasn’t expecting.</p> <p>“What did I say?” asked Federer, completely shocked as to how she understood him.</p> <p>Veljovic, who is Serbian, replied: “I can’t repeat that,” before saying that she heard him “very clearly.”</p> <p>A furious Federer then walked over to confront the lineswoman, before walking back to Veljovic who stood firmly on her decision.</p> <p>He then requested a medical timeout before returning to the court to hold serve.</p> <p>Speaking at the post-match press conference after a stunning victory, Federer, who was now much more relaxed admitted to swearing in two different languages.</p> <p>“It was a mix. Clearly she [the lineswoman] speaks mixed. Didn’t know that,” he said.</p> <p>“Next time I got to check the linespeople.”</p> <p>Federer, who was born in Basel, Switzerland, is fluent in German, French and English, and can also speak some Swedish, Spanish and Italian.</p>
“Super brave girl”: Rafael Nadal's heartwarming gesture towards ball girl
<p>Rafael Nadal’s sweet gesture towards a ball girl has moved tennis fans around the world.</p> <p>The world number one player was on track to score a straight-sets win against Argentina’s Federico Delbonis at the Australian Open on Thursday.</p> <p>But on the third set of their second-round match on Rod Laver Arena, Nadal slammed a forehand that hit a young ball girl on the head by accident.</p> <p>The girl gave a thumbs up to indicate she was fine, but Nadal and Delbonis went over to check on her. Nadal lifted the girl’s hat before kissing her on the cheek, drawing cheers from the audience.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">😱(🎥<a href="https://twitter.com/Eurosport_RU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Eurosport_RU</a> ) <a href="https://t.co/IR5B2Z42fu">pic.twitter.com/IR5B2Z42fu</a></p> — doublefault28 (@doublefault28) <a href="https://twitter.com/doublefault28/status/1220321521077489665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>Nadal went on to win the match 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-1.</p> <p>“For her, probably it was not a good moment,” Nadal said after the match. “I was so scared for her, honestly.</p> <p>“She’s a super brave girl.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">*𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓉* ballkid moment, narrated by <a href="https://twitter.com/RafaelNadal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RafaelNadal</a> 📚<br /><br />❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AO2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AO2020</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusOpen?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AusOpen</a> <a href="https://t.co/tElLurAnQ1">pic.twitter.com/tElLurAnQ1</a></p> — #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) <a href="https://twitter.com/AustralianOpen/status/1220324139296329730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <p> </p>
Here’s what will happen the moment Prince Charles is crowned king
<p>Unlike his mother, who unexpectedly became queen at just 25 years old when her father, King George VI, died suddenly, 71-year-old Prince Charles has spent his entire life in preparation to wear the crown. He’s the longest waiting heir apparent and will be the oldest British monarch to ever take the throne – and it’s still uncertain when that will happen. Although Queen Elizabeth II is 93 years old and the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.royal.uk/her-majesty-the-queen" target="_blank">longest-reigning</a> British monarch ever, longevity runs in her family: her father may have died young, but her mother lived to the age of 101. But with recent <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/01/world/europe/prince-charles-andrew-queen.html" target="_blank">reports</a> asserting Prince Charles is now taking charge of the monarchy more than ever, could he become king sooner than expected? We explore the different scenarios that may play out when the beloved Queen dies – or maybe even before.</p> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>1. The Queen may still be alive when Prince Charles becomes King</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <div id="page2" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <p>Rumours have been swirling in the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4785166/Is-Queen-preparing-abdicate.html" target="_blank">British press</a> that as the Queen becomes older, she may pass the crown to her son, who’s fully prepared to take on all the responsibilities of the monarchy while she is still alive. This would be called a ‘regency’. But, there are many reasons<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-reasons-queen-elizabeth-ii-will-never-give-up-the-throne" target="_blank">Queen Elizabeth will never give up the throne</a>.</p> <p>“I think it is unlikely that the Queen will officially retire, or that the Prince of Wales will formally assume the title of regent,” says Carolyn Harris, PhD, historian and author of <em>Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting</em>. “In a radio broadcast on her 21st birthday, she vowed to devote her whole life, whether it was long or short, to the service of her people.”</p> <p>Although <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/research/monarchy-church-and-state/accession-and-coronation/planning-next-accession-and-coronation#Q11" target="_blank">comparison</a> has been made to other older European monarchs who have abdicated in recent years, Harris points out they were sworn into office through secular installation ceremonies rather than the Queen’s religious coronation ceremony in 1953, which contained sacred oaths. Even practically speaking, “the Queen is sovereign of 16 Commonwealth realms, and not all of them have a formal provision for a regency,” Harris says. “A regency might complicate the appointment of new Governors General in some of the Commonwealth realms.”</p> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>2. If the Queen is incapacitated, Prince Charles will become regent</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <div id="page3" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <p>But in the event that the Queen cannot actually act as queen, such as in the case of severe illness of mind or body, a regency with Prince Charles as Regent would be formed. According to the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/research/monarchy-church-and-state/accession-and-coronation/planning-next-accession-and-coronation#Q11" target="_blank">Constitution Unit</a> of the University of London’s (UCL) School of Public Policy, medical evidence is required, and three people out of the following have to agree to declare the sovereign is incapacitated: the Queen’s consort (her husband, Prince Philip), the Lord Chancellor, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Lord Chief Justice, and the Master of the Rolls.</p> <p>But, this isn’t the most probable scenario. Instead, what will likely happen as the Queen ages is, “The Queen will retain her title and certain royal duties, while her son the Prince of Wales assumes a greater number of her public engagements and increased decision-making power behind the scenes,” Harris says. “The Prince of Wales already undertakes overseas travel to the Commonwealth on the Queen’s behalf, and in the coming years, he will assume more of the Queen’s duties in the United Kingdom.”</p> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>3. Upon Queen Elizabeth's death, Prince Charles will immediately become King</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <p>So, in all probability, the Queen will retain the crown until she passes. Here’s<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/true-stories-lifestyle/drama/16-things-will-happen-once-queen-elizabeth-ii-dies" target="_blank">what will happen when Queen Elizabeth dies</a>: At the moment of her death, Prince Charles will become king. An ‘<a rel="noopener" href="https://www.royal.uk/accession" target="_blank">Accession Council</a>’, consisting of the group of advisors to the sovereign known as the Privy Council, will convene at St James’s Palace, London, to formally recognise the transition and to proclaim Charles as the monarch. The King will then take an <a rel="noopener" href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/the-accession-council/" target="_blank">oath</a> to, interestingly enough, preserve the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.royal.uk/queens-relationship-churches-england-and-scotland-and-other-faiths" target="_blank">Church of Scotland</a> (this is because the sovereign is only the head of the Church of England, not the Presbyterian Church of Scotland). Parliament will then be recalled for its members to take oaths of allegiance.</p> <p><strong>4. Prince Charles might not be King Charles</strong></p> <div id="page5" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <p>‘Charles’ was an interesting choice for Queen Elizabeth to name her future heir, because the first two King Charles are associated with the 17th-century English Civil War, when the monarchy was ousted for the first and only time in <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.royal.uk/kings-and-queens-1066" target="_blank">British history</a>. Charles I was beheaded, although Charles II was eventually restored to the throne and well-liked. But Elizabeth, who kept her given name as Queen, was actually unusual in doing so: most other British monarchs changed their names upon taking the throne. For example, Queen Victoria’s first name was Alexandrina. That said, “the Prince of Wales has been known by the public as Prince Charles for his whole life, so it is certainly possible that he will retain Charles as his regnal name as King,” Harris says, making him King Charles III. “Charles also has the option of choosing one of his middle names. If he were to choose George, he would be George VII, with his grandson Prince George of Cambridge likely to eventually become George VIII.”</p> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>5. Charles may change one of his titles</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <div id="page6" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <p>His first name may not be the only part of his title Prince Charles changes when he becomes King. The full title of the current sovereign is “Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.” That’s a mouthful, but there’s one part of it – one little word, actually – Charles has an issue with. “Prince Charles has taken a strong interest in interfaith dialogue, and there has been speculation that he would prefer the title of Defender of Faiths [or Faith] rather than Defender of the Faith,” Harris says.</p> <p>Charles has since rolled back his initial statements on the wording, though. “I said I would rather be seen as Defender of Faith all those years ago because…I mind about the inclusion of other people’s faiths and their freedom to worship in this country,” he told the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/08/prince-charles-expresses-alarm-about-radicalisation-in-britain" target="_blank">BBC</a>. “And it always seems to me that while at the same time being defender of the faith you can also be protector of faiths.” Charles does have a say in the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/research/monarchy-church-and-state/accession-and-coronation/planning-next-accession-and-coronation#Q11" target="_blank">wording</a>, UCL says, so we’ll have to wait until his coronation to see what he finally settles on.</p> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>6. The coronation may be different</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <div id="page7" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <p>Speaking of the coronation, which as Harris says is a religious ceremony, Prince Charles may adapt this ritual as well. This ceremony is traditionally presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey and takes place several months after the last monarch’s death to allow for a period of mourning. At the ceremony, the new sovereign takes the coronation oath, which includes a promise to maintain the Church of England, and is ‘anointed, blessed and consecrated’ by the Archbishop,” the royal family’s <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.royal.uk/coronation" target="_blank">official website</a> states.</p> <p>But what about Charles? “The coronation will continue to be an Anglican service, but finding a place for other Christian denominations and other religions, as happened at the recent royal wedding,” UCL’s <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/research/monarchy-church-and-state/accession-and-coronation/planning-next-accession-and-coronation#Q11" target="_blank">Constitution Unit</a> says. “Such people may be invited to give readings; and religious leaders other than Anglicans are likely to be seated prominently, as happened at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee service at St Paul’s in 2012.”</p> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>7. Camilla may be queen</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <p>Although it didn’t always seem likely, right now the feeling among royal watchers is that Camilla will be named Queen Consort. “The longer the couple are married before Charles’s accession to the throne, and the greater Camilla’s public profile, the more likely she is to be formally styled Queen when Charles becomes King,” Harris says. Why wasn’t it thought previously that she’d be Queen? It had to do with her choice of current title. “Camilla is entitled to be Princess of Wales, as the wife of the Prince of Wales, but she instead uses another one of her titles, Duchess of Cornwall, as the title of Princess of Wales was closely associated with Prince Charles’s first wife, Diana, Princess of Wales,” Harris says.</p> <p>“Camilla’s use of a secondary title prompted speculation at the time of her marriage to Charles that she might be styled Princess Consort instead of Queen when Charles becomes King.” But as her popularity is increasing, this seems less likely now.</p> <p><strong>8. All eyes will be on Prince William</strong></p> <p>When Charles becomes King, Prince William will take on new titles, including the traditional styling given to the king-in-waiting. “William becomes Duke of Cornwall when Charles becomes King, and will be invested [formally named] as Prince of Wales,” Harris says. But that’s not the only way William’s role will change: because his father is already at an advanced age, it might not be long before Prince William takes the throne himself. “As the Prince of Wales will be in his 70s when he succeeds to the throne, there will be a lot of public interest in William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and how William will be preparing to eventually assume the throne,” Harris says.</p> <p><strong>9. Charles will likely be a more outspoken monarch</strong></p> <p>The sovereign is supposed to be above politics, but Prince Charles is actually somewhat of a rebel in his <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1206933/prince-charles-news-royal-family-queen-elizabeth-ii-monarchy-collapse-spt" target="_blank">tendency</a> to express his views on social and environmental issues. “In contrast to the Queen, who is careful to avoid expressing strong opinions in public – and instead encourages the people she meets at garden parties, receptions and walkabouts to speak about their own experiences – Charles is known to hold firm opinions on a variety of subjects including organic farming, architecture and sustainable development,” Harris says. “Climate change and environmental conservation are key political issues in the 21st century, and Charles will certainly not be seen as an impartial figure on these subjects, as his views are well-known.”</p> <div id="page10" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>10. But, he may temper his opinions</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <div id="page11" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <p>Prince Charles noted in a recent <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46133114" target="_blank">BBC</a> interview, though, that his vocal manner will be toned down when he becomes king. “The idea somehow that I’m going to go on in exactly the same way, if I have to succeed, is complete nonsense,” he said. “I do realise that it is a separate exercise being sovereign.” But, he also expressed that the line between charitable works and “meddling” in politics isn’t always clear; for example, when he created the Prince’s Trust in 1976 to help underprivileged youth. “I’ve always been intrigued, if it’s meddling to worry about the inner cities as I did 40 years ago,” he said. “If that’s meddling, I’m very proud of it.”</p> <p>Plus, the Prince’s candidness may only be unusual when compared to the current monarch. “Queen Elizabeth II has reigned for such a long time, that her approach to her duties has become synonymous with constitutional monarchy in the popular imagination – her predecessors sometimes expressed open political opinions, but the Queen has been careful to remain above politics in the United Kingdom,” Harris says. Even so, “Charles will likely moderate his own approach to public duties to follow the Queen’s example, as the public expects the monarch to remain above politics.”</p> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>11. The monarchy may shrink</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <p>Another change that the Prince of Wales reportedly will institute has had royal watchers buzzing: he may trim down the monarchy in terms of the number of royals actively carrying out official responsibilities. “Prince Charles favours a more streamlined royal family with fewer people undertaking public duties,” Harris says. “In the Queen’s reign, her cousins the Duke of Kent, the Duke of Gloucester and Princess Alexandra undertake public duties, and the entire extended family gathers for pre-Christmas lunch and at Trooping the Colour in June. In Charles’s reign, there will be a strong focus on the monarch’s immediate family – his sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren – and less of a public role for the extended royal family.” However, given Harry and Meghan’s recent defection, it remains to be seen how this will affect Charles position.</p> <p><strong>12. The Prince's brother may get the axe as well</strong></p> <div id="page13" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <p>The notion of trimming down the monarchy gained steam recently after the Queen’s second son and Prince Charles’s brother, Prince Andrew, gave a disastrous interview about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The brothers had <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2180012/Princes-war-How-Charles-plans-slimmed-monarchy-driven-dagger-Andrews-heart--sparked-Palace-power-struggle.html" target="_blank">reportedly</a> already been on the outs over the idea of a streamlined monarchy since 2012 when only Prince Charles’ family stood on the Buckingham Palace balcony following the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. In the wake of this public scandal, Andrew made an <a rel="noopener" href="https://thedukeofyork.org/other/a-statement-by-his-royal-highness-the-duke-of-york-kg/" target="_blank">announcement</a> that he would “step back from public duties for the foreseeable future”. Prince Charles – and Prince William –<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/11/prince-charles-prince-andrew-showdown" target="_blank">reportedly</a> were in damage control and advised the Queen that Andrew had to be removed. With a smaller monarchy expected once Prince Charles becomes King, it may be <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7699443/RICHARD-KAY-asks-time-Prince-Charles-plan-streamlined-monarchy.html" target="_blank">unlikely</a> Andrew will return.</p> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><strong>13. The sounds and sights of Britain will be different</strong></div> <div class="at-below-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"> <p>In accordance with the normal changes that occur when a new British monarch takes the throne, certain differences will be apparent in the United Kingdom – including the wording of the national anthem. Instead of ‘God Save the Queen’, the wording of the national anthem will be ‘God Save the King’. The royal family’s <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.royal.uk/national-anthem" target="_blank">official website</a> states that although there’s no authorised version of the national anthem, “words are a matter of tradition…substituting ‘Queen’ for ‘King’ where appropriate.” In addition, the royal cypher (basically a fancy monogram), which appears on England’s iconic red postal boxes, will change from ‘ER’ for ‘Elizabeth II Regina’ to the new King’s cypher. <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.postalmuseum.org/blog/royal-cypher-appearances/" target="_blank">The Postal Museum</a> notes that this will only happen when new postal boxes are added; old ones won’t change. In addition, new stamps and banknotes will bear the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/830010/banknotes-when-queen-elizabeth-dies-prince-charles-new-10-ten-note" target="_blank">King’s likeness</a>.</p> <div id="page14" class="slide-show"> <div id="test" class="slide"> <div class="slide-description"> <p><em>Source: <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.rd.com/culture/what-happens-prince-charles-becomes-king/" target="_blank">RD.com</a></em></p> <p><em>Written by Tina Donvito. This article first appeared in </em><a href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king" title="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/culture/13-things-that-will-happen-when-prince-charles-becomes-king"><em>Reader’s Digest</em></a><em>. 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Prince Harry vows to “stop” The Crown series
<p>Prince Harry reportedly made a vow to a reporter to “stop” the popular Netflix series,<em> The Crown,</em> which focusses on the lives of his family.</p> <p>The Duke of Sussex made the startling statement to Royal Biographer Angela Levin during her appearance on breakfast TV, when she met him.</p> <p>"I'm going to make sure I stop it before they get to me," Levin claims Prince Harry had said.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lqR75nqNi/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lqR75nqNi/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by FAN PAGE (@mxghanmarkle)</a> on Jan 21, 2020 at 8:29am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>While standing beside<span> </span><em>The Crown'</em>s historical consultant Robert Lacey while appearing on <em>BBC Breakfast</em>, Levin chimed in about Harry's views on the series after Lacey was asked if the drama was likely to cover the recent Sussex crisis.</p> <p>"When I went to interview Harry at the palace, the first thing he said to me when he shook my hand was 'Are you watching <em>The Crown?'</em>," the author revealed.</p> <p>"And I had been at the time and I felt very embarrassed," she also said.</p> <p>Skipping forward to the very end of their interview, Levin said: "I got up and he said 'I'm going to make sure I stop it before they get to me'".</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Time tests us all. Queen Elizabeth II, played by Olivia Colman. <a href="https://t.co/U93SDwh3rk">pic.twitter.com/U93SDwh3rk</a></p> — The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCrownNetflix/status/1187746324885704704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>The admission follows after both Prince Harry and his wife Meghan announced they would be taking a step back from their senior royal duties in order to see a self-funded lifestyle.</p> <p>Memes and trolling images popped up on social media just days after, which showed Duchess Meghan –who starred on the Netflix series<span> </span>Suits<span> </span>– appearing on<span> </span><em>The Crown</em><span> </span>as herself.</p> <p>However, the executive producer of the award-winning show, says it is highly unlikely to ever happen.</p> <p>"To be honest, whatever the life of <em>The Crown</em> is after where we are now, I doubt we'll ever go as far into the present day," Suzanne Mackie told<span> </span>PA.</p> <p>Season Three of the series, which is the latest season and currently streaming, is covering the royal events between 1964 and 1977.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lqZDBgNzB/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7lqZDBgNzB/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Alquilistas (@alquilistas)</a> on Jan 21, 2020 at 8:30am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Olivia Coleman stars as Queen Elizabeth II, Tobias Menzies is Prince Philip and Josh O'Connor plays as a young Prince Charles.</p>
How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
<p>Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads.</p> <p>According to the <a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports">World Health Organisation</a>, 16-21% of people with the virus in China became severely ill and 2-3% of those infected have died.</p> <p>A key factor that influences transmission is whether the virus can spread in the absence of symptoms – either during the incubation period (the days before people become visibly ill) or in people who never get sick.</p> <p>On Sunday, <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51254523">Chinese officials said</a> transmission had occurred during the incubation period.</p> <p>So what does the evidence tell us so far?</p> <p><strong>Can you transmit it before you get symptoms?</strong></p> <p>Influenza is the <a href="https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/home/topics/respiratory/influenza/transfluas-study-asymptomatic-influenza-transmission-in-acute-health-care/">classic example</a> of a virus that can spread when people have no symptoms at all.</p> <p>In contrast, people with <a href="https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sars/">SARS</a> (severe acute respiratory syndrome) only spread the virus when they had symptoms.</p> <p>No published scientific data are available to support China’s claim transmission of the Wuhan coronavirus occurred during the incubation period.</p> <p>However, <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30154-9/fulltext">one study published in the Lancet medical journal showed</a> children may be shedding (or transmitting) the virus while asymptomatic. The researchers found one child in an infected family had no symptoms but a chest CT scan revealed he had pneumonia and his test for the virus came back positive.</p> <p>This is different to transmission in the incubation period, as the child never got ill, but it suggests it’s possible for children and young people to be infectious without having any symptoms.</p> <p>This is a concern because if someone gets sick, you want to be able to identify them and track their contacts. If someone transmits the virus but never gets sick, they may not be on the radar at all.</p> <p>It also makes airport screening less useful because people who are infectious but don’t have symptoms would not be detected.</p> <p><strong>How infectious is it?</strong></p> <p>The Wuhan coronavirus epidemic began when people exposed to an <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30183-5/fulltext">unknown source at a seafood market</a> in Wuhan began falling ill in early December.</p> <p>Cases remained below 50 to 60 in total until around January 20, when numbers surged. There have now been <a href="https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/-2019-ncov-new-coronavirus/823378-2019-ncov-confirmed-case-list-by-country-w-links-to-sources-total-cases-4-576-total-deaths-106-as-of-9-40-et-january-27-2020-disclaimer-we-do-not-endorse-any-of-these-numbers">more than 4,500 cases – mostly in China – and 106 deaths</a>.</p> <p>Researchers and public health officials determine how contagious a virus is by calculating a reproduction number, or R0. The R0 is the average number of other people that one infected person will infect, in a completely non-immune population.</p> <p>Different experts have <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infectious-disease-analysis/news--wuhan-coronavirus/">estimated</a> the R0 of the Wuhan coronavirus is anywhere from 1.4 to over five, however the <a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/368/bmj.m308.full.pdf">World Health Organisation believes</a> the RO is between 1.4 and 2.5.</p> <p>If the R0 was higher than 2-3, we should have seen more cases globally by mid January, given Wuhan is a travel and trade hub of 11 million people.</p> <p><strong>How is it transmitted?</strong></p> <p>Of the person-to-person modes of transmission, we fear respiratory transmission the most, because infections spread most rapidly this way.</p> <p>Two kinds of respiratory transmission are through large droplets, which is thought to be short-range, and airborne transmission on much smaller particles over longer distances. Airborne transmission is the most difficult to control.</p> <p>SARS was considered to be transmitted by contact and over short distances by droplets but can also be transmitted through smaller aerosols over long distances. In Hong Kong, <a href="https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/58/5/683/365793">infection was transmitted</a> from one floor of a building to the next.</p> <p>Initially, most cases of the Wuhan coronavirus were assumed to be from an animal source, localised to the seafood market in Wuhan.</p> <p>We <a href="https://jglobalbiosecurity.com/articles/51/">now know</a> it can spread from person to person in some cases. The Chinese government announced it can be spread by touching and contact. We don’t know how much transmission is person to person, but we have some clues.</p> <p>Coronaviruses are respiratory viruses, so they can be found in the nose, throat and lungs.</p> <p>The amount of Wuhan coronavirus appears to be <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30183-5/fulltext">higher in the lungs</a> than in the nose or throat. If the virus in the lungs is expelled, it could possibly be spread via fine, airborne particles, which are inhaled into the lungs of the recipient.</p> <p><strong>How did the virus spread so rapidly?</strong></p> <p>The continuing surge of cases in China since January 18 – despite the lockdowns, extended holidays, travel bans and banning of the wildlife trade – could be explained by several factors, or a combination of:</p> <ol> <li> <p>increased travel for New Year, resulting in the spread of cases around China and globally. Travel is a major factor in the spread of infections</p> </li> <li> <p>asymptomatic transmissions through children and young people. Such transmissions would not be detected by contact tracing because health authorities can only identify contacts of people who are visibly ill</p> </li> <li> <p>increased detection, testing and reporting of cases. There has been increased capacity for this by doctors and nurses coming in from all over China to help with the response in Wuhan</p> </li> <li> <p>substantial person-to-person transmission</p> </li> <li> <p>continued environmental or animal exposure to a source of infection.</p> </li> </ol> <p>However, with an incubation period as short as <a href="https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200127-sitrep-7-2019--ncov.pdf?sfvrsn=98ef79f5_2">one to two days</a>, if the Wuhan coronavirus was highly contagious, we would expect to already have seen widespread transmission or outbreaks in other countries.</p> <p>Rather, the increase in transmission is likely due to a combination of the factors above, to different degrees. The situation is changing daily, and we need to analyse the transmission data as it becomes available.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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Revealed: The royal who will replace Harry and Meghan
<p>With Prince Harry and Meghan officially kicking off their new life in Canada, the palace is set to enlist the help of another royal to take on more engagements.</p> <p>Sophie Wessex, who is considered to be the Queen’s “long-term favourite”, will be “replacing” the Sussexes and representing the Queen after Harry and Meghan stood down from their royal duties.</p> <p>The 55-year-old is married to Prince Edward, the Queen’s youngest son, and is being asked to help “ease the burden”.</p> <p>“[Sophie] has been singled out as a person the Palace would like to help ease the burden,” an insider told<span> </span><em>The Sun</em>.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ol_l_IuYJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ol_l_IuYJ/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Tonight The Countess of Wessex was joined by members of a women's parliamentary group and staff during a tour of the chamber of Parliament, Freetown, on the first day of her visit to Sierra Leone. She also met the Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh at the State House. The Countess seems to wear her @maisonvalentino printed skirt and @sophiehabsburg_official Cleo clutch. Blouse and shoes NO ID. #countessofwessex #windsor #westminster #royalfamily #royals #uk #england #kensingtonpalace #kensingtonroyal #sussexroyal #buckinghampalace #royaltour #sophierhysjones #earlofwessex #followme</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/sophie.countessofwessex/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> sophie.countessofwessex</a> (@sophie.countessofwessex) on Jan 22, 2020 at 11:50am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Speaking to the<span> </span><em>Daily Mail</em>, royal expert Phil Dampier revealed that the royal family is “seriously under-staffed”.</p> <p>“Sophie, has become a star in her own right. She is very close to her Majesty and is a favourite of hers. Recently she has been on several overseas trips and done fantastically well,” he said.</p> <p>Sophie is also said to be “very popular” with other senior royal members including Prince Charles, 71, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 72.</p>
"I like the Nick Kyrgios doing this": Nadal's reaction to epic battle
<p>Rafael Nadal has spoken up and says he wants to see more of the positivity and cunning spirit from Nick Kyrgios displayed in their gripping centre court match.</p> <p>The world no. 1 won the game in four sets, with Kyrgios battling hard against his fierce opponent. After losing the third-set tiebreak and smashing a racquet, the Australian unfortunately had an going down 6-3 3-6 7-6 7-6.</p> <p>It’s a surprising turn of attitude from Kyrgios who gave a more considerate and mature post-match performance than he has made a habit of displaying in the past.</p> <p>The star said he may have been shattered by the loss at his home major, but said “overall, this summer has been fun. I feel like I’ve made progress as a human,” he said.</p> <p>Kyrgios admitted he’s sourced inspiration and strength from his idol Kobe Bryant.</p> <p>The NBA basketball legend passed away at the age of 41, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others in a horrific helicopter crash.</p> <p>“It’s horrible news. If anything, it motivated me. If you look at the things he stood for, what he wanted to be remembered by, I felt like, if anything, it helped me tonight,” Kyrgios said.</p> <p>“When I was down a break in the fourth, I was definitely thinking about it. I fought back.”</p> <p>Both Nadal and Kyrgios have had their fair share of ups and downs, especially in 2019 when the loud and proudly outspoken Australian said Nadal was “super salty” and his “polar opposite”.</p> <p>Nadal had bit back and complained Kyrgios “lacked respect”.</p> <p>However, it seems the feud was left on the court on Sunday, after the world no. 1 praised his contender’s skill and spirit this summer.</p> <p>“It was a very tough match,” Nadal said in his post-match interview.</p> <p>“Against Nick you are never under control.</p> <p>“If you have a mistake, like I had in the second set with one serve of mine that I had a mistake, then he has a break it is so difficult to break him again …</p> <p>“What can I say about Nick? I think when he is playing like today with this positive factor he gives a lot of positive factor he gives a lot of positive things to our sport. I encourage him to keep working like that, because he is one of the highest talents, honestly he is one of the highest talents that we have on our Tour.</p> <p>“And I like the Nick Kyrgios doing this.”</p>
5 things that you should never do on a cruise
<p><strong>Constantly complain</strong></p> <p>There’s no reason to be rude if something doesn’t go your way during the cruise. Polite people never take issues out on crew members, according to Emilie Dulles, an event protocol and etiquette expert. “The crew is there to ensure that every traveller has the best experience onboard possible, yet they are also skilled human beings who should be treated with respect, grace, and kindness,” Dulles says. “Nothing is as tacky as yelling at a server, or complaining at the turn-down staff for forgetting an extra blanket, or hitting on a mixologist after one too many daiquiris.” Pay respect and attention to cruise workers.</p> <p><strong>Drink too much</strong></p> <p>Everyone should enjoy their cruise, and if that means sipping on fruity cocktails, that’s your business. If drinking regularly isn’t something you do, or you don’t know how to handle your liquor, it could lead to lots of rude behaviour. “Inhibitions go down as blood alcohol content goes up, so to avoid embarrassing oneself and disrupting other travellers’ cruise experience, it’s more polite to keep one’s cocktail count in check,” Dulles says.</p> <p><strong>Let kids run wild</strong></p> <p>Many families don’t keep a close eye on their kids while on a cruise, Dulles says. “There are assigned areas for children to run, jump, and be themselves with full energy under the supervision of trained staff,” Dulles says. “The entire ship is not their playground.” Polite people recognise that not all cruise travellers want to see or hear kids all the time. Mind the signs that show what areas are only for adults, families, or kids. “By respecting those boundaries, not only will children enjoy themselves more, but also adults will be able to relax and make the most of their time at sea.” Some cruises are especially for families.</p> <p><strong>Hoard food</strong></p> <p>All-inclusive food is very alluring. It’s easy to take things to the extreme. And although the buffet is tempting, remember not to be wasteful. “When it comes to the all-inclusive aspect of cruise voyages, many travellers will see this as an opportunity of getting as much as possible out of their fare,” Dulles says. “By piling more food than they can consume on their buffet plate and ordering cocktail after cocktail just because they can, travellers can be very wasteful and inconsiderate towards the crew who spends a lot of time and energy putting together the meals and drinks available.” Instead, take enough food for one sitting. You can always choose to go back for seconds, but this is more elegant than throwing away platefuls of perfectly good food.</p> <p><strong>Dress inappropriately</strong></p> <p>During the daytime, there are generally no dress code requirements on cruises. Tsai notes, however, if you plan on a formal dining experience with other guests, dress appropriately for the occasion. Generally, dress code requirements for the evening are in the cruise’s daily program, according to Tsai.</p> <p><em>Written by Emily DiNuzzo. This article first appeared in<a href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/travel/10-things-polite-people-never-do-on-cruises?slide=all"> Reader’s Digest</a>. For more of what you love from the world’s best-loved magazine, </em><a href="http://readersdigest.innovations.co.nz/c/readersdigestemailsubscribe?utm_source=over60&utm_medium=articles&utm_campaign=RDSUB&keycode=WRN93V"><em>here’s our best subscription offer.</em></a></p>
The real reason women live longer than men
<p>Ask your smartphone how to drive from Copenhagen to Berlin and it will give you an estimate of how long the trip will take, based on current traffic. If there is a traffic jam in Hamburg, say, the extra time this traffic jam takes will be included in the estimate. But, of course, you are not at all the points of your journey now. Rather, you’ll be in Copenhagen first, then at Odense, then Kolding, and so forth. By the time you get to Hamburg, there may no longer be a traffic jam. The estimate your smartphone gave you will be off. Life expectancy is calculated in much the same way.</p> <p>Life expectancy in 2019 is calculated using the chances of survival for all ages in 2019: those who turned 70 in 2019, those who turned 69 in 2019, those who turned 71 … you get the point. But nobody actually has all their birthdays in 2019. People have at most one birthday a year (less than one for some of those who died that year and those born on February 29). Since I turned 35 in 2019, why should the 2019 chances of survival for a 70-year-old matter to me? By the time I turn 70, the world will have changed. The estimate will be off.</p> <p>But your smartphone also tells you something like “31 minutes extra travel time due to a traffic jam”. With this information, you can guess how long the trip will take assuming that the traffic jam will be resolved by the time you get there: just subtract those 31 minutes. Every part of the journey has a travelling time and you can pick those pieces apart.</p> <p>Similarly, life expectancy is built up out of many small pieces, one for each age, and demographers can pick those pieces apart. We did that to answer questions such as: “what is the part of life expectancy lived between ages 50 and 85?” (which will be a number between 0 and 35). And “suppose that in 2015 no 70-year-old died of smoking (for example through lung cancer), what would that life expectancy have been?” And “how has the importance of smoking-related deaths been changing, and was that different for men and women?”</p> <p>Throw all that in the mixer and you get some interesting results, which my colleagues and I – a team from the University of Southern Denmark and University of Groningen – published in <a href="https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-8148-4">BMC Public Health</a>.</p> <p>We studied the part of life expectancy lived between ages 50 and 85 for high-income North America, high-income Europe and high-income Oceania for the period 1950-2015. Around 1950, males lived about two and a half years less than females. Around 1980, this difference had increased to about four and a half years. Then the difference in life expectancy declined to new lows of about two years in 2015.</p> <p>All of that increase and subsequent decrease was due to smoking. Remove smoking and you get an almost flat line at only two years, which is what the difference in life expectancy between ages 50 and 85 would have been if nobody had smoked.</p> <p><strong>Long time coming</strong></p> <p>If smoking is so bad, why are we seeing all of these early deaths? Why aren’t people smarter? Well, if cigarettes killed you right away, nobody would touch them. The problem is that cigarettes do kill you – only decades later.</p> <p>Because, historically, men started smoking earlier and heavier than women, any effect of smoking on life expectancy shows in males first. While medical doctors were coming to the conclusion that smoking is bad – basing their conclusions on evidence from men – women decided it was time to take up smoking. Now, decades later, the effect of smoking (death) is declining in males but still increasing for older females who smoked in the past. This gives rise to a four-wave pattern dubbed “the smoking epidemic”: first men smoke, then men start dying from smoking at around the same time women start smoking, then women start dying from smoking.</p> <p>In the final phase of the smoking epidemic, people get smarter and stop smoking. This last part of the smoking epidemic, however, is the more difficult part. Unfortunately, people keep smoking (big tobacco is doing just fine).</p> <p>But our study also showed some good news. Recently, there was a big drop in smoking-related deaths for people of around 50 years old. While smoking is certainly not down and out, at least some people seem to get that tobacco is a killer.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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Woman’s X-ray from car crash reveals dangers of common habit
<p>A UK police officer has released an X-ray of a car crash victim to warn other passengers against putting their feet on the dashboard.</p> <p>An unidentified woman had one of her hips broken and the other dislocated in a car accident while her feet were propped on the vehicle’s dashboard.</p> <p>Wales police sergeant Ian Price took to Twitter to share the X-ray initially posted by the Platinum Ambulance Service to warn other front-seat passengers against the habit.</p> <p>“Here is an X-ray of horrific injuries sustained to the front seat passenger who had their feet on the dashboard at the time of a collision,” he wrote. “If you see your passenger doing it stop driving and show them this.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Here is an X-ray of horrific injuries sustained to the front seat passenger who had their feet on the dashboard at the time of a collision. If you see your passenger doing it stop driving and show them this. <a href="https://t.co/f3XCT8ePvi">pic.twitter.com/f3XCT8ePvi</a></p> — 🏴 Sgt 121 Ian Price 🏴 (@DPGoSafeSkipper) <a href="https://twitter.com/DPGoSafeSkipper/status/1220030119735103489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>According to trauma surgeon Dr John Crozier, putting up feet on the dashboard may in a crash cause <a href="https://www.mynrma.com.au/cars-and-driving/driver-training-and-licences/resources/feet-on-dash">death or serious injuries</a> such as a ruptured bowl, spinal cord damage and paralysis.</p> <p>In 2016, more than 400 people in Australia were admitted to hospital with injuries related to putting their feet up on the dashboard.</p>
5 foods you should never keep in your pantry
<p><strong>Tomato sauce</strong></p> <p>Your pantry may be stocked with tomato sauce you bought the last time it was a sale, but it always should go in the fridge after you open it. “In the old days, a lot of us used to keep tomato sauce in the pantry,” Lydia Buchtmann, spokeswoman for the Food Safety Information Council, told HuffPost Australia. “But since then these products have gotten a lot healthier, so they’ve got less unhealthy preservatives in them like salt.”</p> <p><strong>Dijon mustard</strong></p> <p>Although your favourite sausage condiment won’t spoil if it’s kept in the pantry, keeping it in the fridge removes any risk of your Dijon losing the flavour you love. Plus, it’ll last longer if it’s refrigerated.</p> <p><strong>Bananas</strong></p> <p>Surprised? You may be used to keeping your bananas in prime pantry real estate, but if you keep them there, they just keep ripening. When they’re ready to eat, put them in the fridge, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics says. If the peels turn brown, they’ll still be good to eat. Food storage is one of the factors as to why professional chefs never order these foods at restaurants.</p> <p><strong>Salami</strong></p> <p>You already know to keep raw meat like chicken and beef in the fridge (or the freezer if you’re not using it right away), and the same applies for cured meat like salami. In a 2006 study, researchers found that 23 per cent of the tested 1020 dry Italian salami contained the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes.</p> <p><strong>Pure maple syrup</strong></p> <p>If you love syrup, why would you eat anything other than the 100 per cent pure maple stuff? However, unlike syrup that’s only maple-flavoured, this pure kind must be kept in the refrigerator to prevent mould. Store it in the freezer (don’t worry, it won’t freeze solid), and it’ll keep indefinitely.</p> <p><em>Written by Claire Nowak. This article first appeared in </em><a href="https://www.readersdigest.com.au/food-home-garden/15-foods-you-should-never-keep-in-your-pantry?slide=allhttps://www.readersdigest.com.au/food-home-garden/15-foods-you-should-never-keep-in-your-pantry?slide=all"><em>Reader’s Digest</em></a><em>. For more of what you love from the world’s best-loved magazine,</em><span><em> </em></span><a href="http://readersdigest.innovations.co.nz/c/readersdigestemailsubscribe?utm_source=over60&utm_medium=articles&utm_campaign=RDSUB&keycode=WRN93V"><em>here’s our best subscription offer.</em></a></p>
Can’t do what you need to do in a public toilet? You’re not alone
<p>Most of us don’t give much thought to going to the toilet. We go when we need to go.</p> <p>But for a small minority of people, the act of urinating or defecating can be a major source of anxiety – especially when public restrooms are the only facilities available.</p> <p>Paruresis (shy bladder) and parcopresis (shy bowel) are little known mental health conditions, yet they can significantly compromise a person’s quality of life.</p> <p>We don’t know how many people have shy bowel, but research has estimated around <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399916305542">2.8%-16.4% of the population</a> are affected by shy bladder. The condition is more common in males.</p> <p>Our research explored the thought processes that underpin these conditions, with a view to understanding how they might best be treated.</p> <p><strong>What are the symptoms?</strong></p> <p>Most of us will feel a little “grossed out” from time to time when using public toilets. But what we’re talking about here is different and more serious.</p> <p>People with shy bladder and shy bowel experience <a href="https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2019/april/latest-thinking-on-paruresis-and-parcopresis">significant anxiety</a> when trying to go to the toilet, especially in public places like shopping centres, restaurants, at work or at school. Sufferers may also experience symptoms in their own home when family or friends are around.</p> <p>Their anxiety can present in the form of increased heart rate, excessive sweating, rapid breathing, muscle tension, heart palpitations, blushing, nausea, trembling, or a combination of these.</p> <p>Symptoms range in severity. Some people who are more mildly affected can experience anxiety but still be able to “go”, for example when the bathroom is completely empty. Others may urinate or defecate with difficulty – for example their urine stream may be inconsistent. Some people will sit on the toilet and not be able to go at all.</p> <p>In severe cases, sufferers may hold it in until they get home. This is uncomfortable and can even have <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/what-happens-when-you-hold-in-pee-science-2017">health consequences</a>, such as urinary tract infections.</p> <p>Sufferers report difficulties relating to <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/da.10061">employment, relationships and social life</a>. For example, they might avoid travelling, going to parties, or attending large events like sports matches because of their symptoms.</p> <p>Unfortunately, people with shy bladder or shy bowel will often feel shame and embarrassment, making them less likely to seek help.</p> <p><strong>It’s a type of social anxiety disorder</strong></p> <p>The <a href="https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm">DSM-5</a>, a manual designed to help clinicians diagnose mental health conditions, classifies shy bladder as a sub-type of social anxiety disorder.</p> <p>The DSM-5 doesn’t make specific mention of shy bowel, but with more research we hope to see it included in the future.</p> <p>Social anxiety disorder is characterised by an <a href="https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/social-anxiety-disorder">excessive fear of social situations</a>, including contact with strangers. People with the condition fear scrutiny by others, whether negative or positive evaluation.</p> <p>We wanted to understand whether the thought processes that underpin shy bladder and shy bowel are similar to those demonstrated in people with social anxiety disorder.</p> <p><strong>Our research</strong></p> <p>We canvassed <a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-019-00376-w">316 undergraduate students</a> in an online survey on shy bladder and shy bowel. Some 72 participants (22.8%) self-reported symptoms of either one or both conditions.</p> <p>We found these symptoms were influenced by particular patterns of thinking, including:</p> <ul> <li>a misinterpretation or distortion of information (for example, interpreting laughter in the restroom as being directed towards them)</li> <li>fears around potential perceived negative evaluation (for example, a fear of being criticised for taking too long to defecate, or for sounds and smells produced during urination or defecation)</li> <li>fears around potential perceived positive evaluation (for example, a fear of being evaluated too positively for a strong urine stream).</li> </ul> <p>Using statistical modelling, we found fear of negative evaluation was the factor most strongly associated with shy bladder or shy bowel symptoms.</p> <p><strong>Treatment</strong></p> <p>While our study was small and more research is needed, the thought processes we identified as underpinning shy bladder and shy bowel are very similar to those we know predict social anxiety symptoms.</p> <p>As such, people with shy bladder or shy bowel may benefit from the sorts of treatments that help people with social anxiety disorder.</p> <p>Cognitive behavioural therapy, for example, <a href="https://www.psychology.org.au/getmedia/23c6a11b-2600-4e19-9a1d-6ff9c2f26fae/Evidence-based-psych-interventions.pdf">is known</a> to reduce social anxiety symptoms.</p> <p>The best way to help people with these conditions will be addressing the thought processes behind shy bladder and shy bowel, especially concerns around the perceptions others might evaluate or criticise one’s urination or defecation.</p> <p>As well as targeting unhelpful thinking, like all anxiety conditions, reducing avoidance through gradual exposure work (putting oneself in anxiety-inducing situations where one will build confidence and tolerance around anxiety) is also likely to help.</p> <p>If you can’t do what you need to do in a public restroom, know you’re not alone and you’re not going crazy. Shy bladder and shy bowel are genuine anxiety conditions and can have significant effects on your day-to-day functioning.</p> <p>Discussing these symptoms with your doctor and/or mental health professional is likely to be an important step to freeing yourself from these conditions.</p> <p><em>Written by Kenley Kuoch and Simon Robert Knowles. Republished with permission of <a href="https://theconversation.com/cant-do-what-you-need-to-do-in-a-public-toilet-youre-not-alone-and-theres-help-127719">The Conversation.</a> </em></p>
The science is in: Gardening is good for you
<p>“That’s all very well put,” says Candide, in the final line of Voltaire’s novel of the same name, “but we must go and work our garden.”</p> <p>I studied this text at high school before I became a gardener and professional horticulturist. We were taught that Candide’s gardening imperative was metaphorical not literal; a command for finding an authentic vocation, not a call to take up trowels and secateurs.</p> <p>In fact, Voltaire himself really believed that active gardening was a great way to stay sane, healthy and free from stress. That was 300 years ago.</p> <p>As it turns out, the science suggests he was right.</p> <p><strong>The science of therapeutic horticulture</strong></p> <p>Gardens and landscapes have long been designed as sanctuaries and retreats from the stresses of life – from great urban green spaces such as Central Park in New York to the humblest suburban backyard. But beyond the passive enjoyment of a garden or of being in nature more generally, researchers have also studied the role of actively caring for plants as a therapeutic and educational tool.</p> <p>“Therapeutic horticulture” and “horticultural therapy” have become recognised treatments for stress and depression, which have served as a healing aid in settings ranging from prisons and mental health treatment facilities to schools and hospitals.</p> <p><strong>Gardening and school</strong></p> <p>Studies of school gardening programs – which usually centre on growing food – show that students who have worked on designing, creating and maintaining gardens develop more positive attitudes about health, nutrition and the <a href="http://www.kohalacenter.org/HISGN/pdf/HPP_2011_MMR_Sample1.pdf">consumption</a> of <a href="http://search.proquest.com/openview/61a8bb123ec000d6a6348aeb950645fa/1?pq-origsite=gscholar">vegetables</a>.</p> <p>They also <a href="http://horttech.ashspublications.org/content/15/3/439.short">score better</a> on science <a href="http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/syllabi/435/Articles/Klemmer.pdf">achievement</a>, have better attitudes about school, and improve their <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15330150701318828">interpersonal skills</a> and <a href="https://food-hub.org/files/resources/Blair_The%20Child%20in%20the%20Garden_J.%20Environ%20Educ_2009.pdf">classroom behaviour</a>.</p> <p>Research on students confirms that gardening leads to higher levels of self-esteem and responsibility. Research suggests that incorporating gardening into a <a href="http://kohalacenter.org/HISGN/pdf/Thechildinthegarden.pdf">school setting</a> can boost group cohesiveness.</p> <p><strong>Gardening and mental health</strong></p> <p>Tailored gardening programs have been shown to increase quality of life for people with <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J004v16n01_02">chronic mental illnesses</a>, including <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J004v16n01_02">anxiety and depression</a>.</p> <p>Another study on the use of therapeutic horticulture for patients with clinical depression sought to understand why gardening programs were effective in lessening patient experience of depression. They found that structured gardening activities gave patients existential purpose. Put simply, it <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/01612840.2010.528168">gave their lives meaning</a>.</p> <p>In jails and corrective programs, horticultural therapy programs have been used to give inmates positive, purposeful activities that lessen aggression and hostility during and after incarceration.</p> <p>In one detailed study from a San Francisco program, involvement in therapeutic horticulture was particularly effective in <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J076v26n03_10">improving psychosocial functioning</a> across prison populations (although the benefits were not necessarily sustained after release.)</p> <p>Gardening has been shown to help improve the lives of <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jacqueline_Atkinson/publication/265575473_AN_EVALUATION_OF_THE_GARDENING_LEAVE_PROJECT_FOR_EX-MILITARY_PERSONNEL_WITH_PTSD_AND_OTHER_COMBAT_RELATED_MENTAL_HEALTH_PROBLEMS/links/55094b960cf26ff55f852b50.pdf">military veterans</a> and <a href="http://www.joe.org/joe/2007june/iw5p.shtml">homeless people</a>. Various therapeutic horticulture <a href="https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/dspace-jspui/handle/2134/2930">programs</a> have been used to help people with learning difficulties, asylum seekers, refugees and victims of torture.</p> <p><strong>Gardening and older people</strong></p> <p>As populations in the West age, hands-on gardening programs have been used for older people in nursing homes and related facilities.</p> <p>A systematic review of 22 studies of gardening programs for older adults found that gardening was a powerful <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01924788.2013.784942">health-promoting activity</a> across diverse populations.</p> <p>One <a href="http://journals.lww.com/jcrjournal/Abstract/2005/09000/Effects_of_Horticultural_Therapy_on_Mood_and_Heart.8.aspx">study</a> sought to understand if patients recovering from heart attack might benefit from a horticultural therapy program. It concluded:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>[Our] findings indicate that horticultural therapy improves mood state, suggesting that it may be a useful tool in reducing stress. Therefore, to the extent that stress contributes to coronary heart disease, these findings support the role of horticultural therapy as an effective component of cardiac rehabilitation.</em></p> </blockquote> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yvir4sm2G7Q"></iframe></div> <p>While the literature on the positive effects of gardening, reflecting both qualitative and quantitative studies, is large, most of these studies are from overseas.</p> <p>Investment in horticultural therapy programs in Australia is piecemeal. That said, there are some standout success stories such as the <a href="https://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/">Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation</a> and the work of nurse <a href="https://www.anmfvic.asn.au/membership/member-profiles/steven-wells">Steven Wells at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre</a> and beyond.</p> <p>Finally, without professionally trained horticulturists none of these programs – in Australia or internationally – can take place.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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Instagram influencer hits back at online bullies over white doona dust-up
<p>An Aussie Instagram influencer has spoken up after receiving online attacks over her post on a white doona cover.</p> <p>Tasmanian woman Claire is the manager of @thekmartlover, an Instagram page that provides tips and updates on fashion and home décor featuring products from Kmart and other stores in Australia.</p> <p>After posting about a white quilt cover from Kmart with the part of caption reading “white is right” on Friday, she received messages calling her “racist” and “white supremacist”.</p> <p>She then replaced the line “white is right” with: “Can you beat a white quilt cover for a relaxing entrance to a bedroom? I love it!”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7sdBqAJPEK/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7sdBqAJPEK/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Can you beat a white quilt cover for a relaxing entrance to a bedroom? I love it! This is the @kmartaus waffle quilt cover, $45 for the king. Of course it’s teamed with the stunning new $69 wool blend shirred rug and poppy cushion $12. Decorative ladder $25 and throw (old stock sorry) also from Kmart Bed @freedom_australia</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/thekmartlover/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> • C L A I R E •</a> (@thekmartlover) on Jan 23, 2020 at 11:48pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>On Saturday, Claire spoke about the controversy on Instagram Story. “I’m not racist. I was purely talking about a bloody doona cover and it does hurt. It hurts me. I put in time to this page. It’s my page,” she said.</p> <p>She shared another post addressing the controversy.</p> <p>“This week I have been trolled for having too many hats and contributing to landfill. This week I have been trolled as being racist for saying ‘white is right’ about the depicted doona cover. This week I have been trolled for having too many clothes and that I should donated more, that I am wasteful, not thoughtful and that I should influence people in a far better way,” she wrote.</p> <p>“I am using my voice so that hopefully this changes the mindset of one person out there that has thought about writing something negative in any online forum.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vDSUUJAW7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7vDSUUJAW7/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by • C L A I R E • (@thekmartlover)</a> on Jan 25, 2020 at 12:01am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>She encouraged her 111,000 followers to support her collaboration t-shirt project with Small Print Design. For every t-shirt sold, $5 will be donated to anti-bullying organisation Bully Zero.</p> <p>Claire told <em><a href="https://10daily.com.au/lifestyle/life/a200127crina/it-hurts-me-aussie-instagram-influencer-viciously-attacked-over-white-doona-cover-20200128">10daily</a></em>, “If you do not like it, then simply unfollow and use your time in another manner. Obviously a message of mine is Just Be Kind. A little kindness goes a long way.”</p>
The biology of coffee
<p>You’re reading this with a cup of coffee in your hand, aren’t you? Coffee is the most popular drink <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/12/20/chart-of-the-week-coffee-and-tea-around-the-world/">in many parts of the world</a>. Americans drink more coffee than soda, juice and tea — <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/international-coffee-day-americans-drink-more-coffee-than-soda-tea-and-juice-combined-2017-09-29">combined</a>.</p> <p>How popular is coffee? When news first broke that Prince Harry and Meghan were considering Canada as their new home, Canadian coffee giant Tim Hortons offered free coffee for life as an extra enticement.</p> <p>Given coffee’s popularity, it’s surprising how much confusion surrounds how this hot, dark, nectar of the gods affects our biology.</p> <p><strong>Coffee’s ingredients</strong></p> <p>The main biologically active ingredients in coffee are caffeine (a stimulant) and a suite of antioxidants. What do we know about how caffeine and antioxidants affect our bodies? The fundamentals are pretty simple, but the devil is in the details and the speculation around how coffee could either help or harm us runs a bit wild.</p> <p>The stimulant properties of caffeine mean that you can count on a cup of coffee to wake you up. In fact, coffee, or at least the caffeine it contains, is the most <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0173(92)90012-B">commonly used psychoactive drug in the world</a>. It seems to work as a stimulant, at least in part, by blocking adenosine, which promotes sleep, from binding to its receptor.</p> <p>Caffeine and adenosine have similar ring structures. Caffeine acts as a molecular mimic, filling and blocking the adenosine receptor, preventing the body’s natural ability to be able a rest when it’s tired.</p> <p>This blocking is also the reason why too much coffee can leave you feeling jittery or sleepless. You can only postpone fatigue for so long before the body’s regulatory systems begin to fail, leading to simple things like the jitters, but also more serious effects like <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0173(92)90012-B">anxiety or insomnia</a>. Complications may be common; a possible link between coffee drinking and insomnia was identified <a href="https://www.doi.org/10.2307/1413116">more than 100 years ago</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="440" height="260" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TTDy-L0NKIg?wmode=transparent&start=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="caption">The National Film Board of Canada produced a documentary on the cultural history of coffee called <em>Black Coffee: Part One, The Irresistible Bean</em></span></p> <p><strong>Unique responses</strong></p> <p>Different people respond to caffeine differently. At least some of this variation is from having <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.clpt.6100102">different forms of that adenosine receptor</a>, the molecule that caffeine binds to and blocks. There are <a href="https://academic.oup.com/hmg/article/20/10/2071/680367">likely other sites of genetic variation as well</a>.</p> <p>There are individuals who don’t process caffeine and to whom drinks like coffee <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273230015301379">could pose medical danger</a>. Even away from those extremes, however, there is variation in how we respond to that cup of coffee. And, like much of biology, that variation is a function of environment, our past coffee consumption, genetics and, honestly, just random chance.</p> <p>We may be interested in coffee because of the oh-so-joyous caffeine buzz, but that doesn’t mean that caffeine is the most biologically interesting aspect of a good cup of coffee.</p> <p>In one study using rats, caffeine triggered smooth muscle contraction, so it is possible that <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-5085(19)38364-7">caffeine directly promotes bowel activity</a>. Other studies, though, have shown that decaffeinated coffee can have as strong an effect on bowel activity as regular coffee, suggesting <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gut.31.4.450">a more complex mechanism involving some of the other molecules in coffee</a>.</p> <p><strong>Antioxidant benefits</strong></p> <p>What about <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3390%2Fantiox2040230">the antioxidants in coffee</a> and the buzz that surrounds them? Things actually start out pretty straightforward. Metabolic processes produce the energy necessary for life, but they also create waste, often in the form of oxidized molecules that can be harmful in themselves or in damaging other molecules.</p> <p>Antioxidants are a broad group of molecules that can scrub up dangerous waste; all organisms produce antioxidants as part of their metabolic balance. It is unclear if supplementing our diet with additional antioxidants can augment these natural defences, but that hasn’t stopped speculation.</p> <p>Antioxidants have been linked to almost everything, including <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.20236.x">premature ejaculation</a>.</p> <p>Are any of the claims of positive effects substantiated? Surprisingly, the answer is again a resounding maybe.</p> <p><strong>Coffee and cancer</strong></p> <p>Coffee won’t cure cancer, but it may help to prevent it and possibly other diseases as well. Part of answering the question of coffee’s connection to cancer lies in asking another: what is cancer? At its simplest, cancer is uncontrolled cell growth, which is fundamentally about regulating when genes are, or are not, actively expressed.</p> <p>My research group studies <a href="https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.114.012484">gene</a> <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1534%2Fgenetics.111.133231">regulation</a> and I can tell you that even a good cup of coffee, or boost of caffeine, won’t cause genes that are turned off or on at the wrong time to suddenly start playing by the rules.</p> <p>The antioxidants in coffee may actually have <a href="https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/diet/antioxidants-fact-sheet">a cancer-fighting effect</a>. Remember that antioxidants fight cellular damage. One type of damage that <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199903)21:3%3C238::AID-BIES8%3E3.0.CO;2-3">they may help reduce is mutations to DNA</a>, and cancer is caused by mutations that lead to the misregulation of genes.</p> <p>Studies have shown that <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9561-8_45">consuming coffee fights cancer in rats</a>. Other studies in humans have shown that <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26656410">coffee consumption is associated with lower rates of some cancers</a>.</p> <p>Interestingly, coffee consumption has also been linked to reduced rates of other diseases as well. Higher coffee consumption is linked to <a href="http://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2010-091525">lower rates of Parkinson’s disease</a> and some other forms of dementia. Strikingly, at least one experimental study in mice and cell culture shows that <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1073%2Fpnas.1813365115">protection is a function of a combination of caffeine and antioxidants in coffee</a>.</p> <p>Higher coffee consumption has also been linked to <a href="https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.112.048603">lower rates of Type 2 diabetes</a>. Complexity, combined effects and variation between individuals seems to be the theme across all the diseases.</p> <p>At the end of the day, where does all this leave us on the biology of coffee? Well, as I tell my students, it’s complicated. But as most reading this already know, coffee will definitely wake you up in the morning.<!-- End of code. If you don't see any code above, please get new code from the Advanced tab after you click the republish button. The page counter does not collect any personal data. 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Queen gives Prince William new title after Harry steps down
<p>Queen Elizabeth has given her grandson, the Duke of Cambridge, a shiny new title after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped down to seek a financially independent life.</p> <p>The royal heir has been appointed Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2020, it was revealed on Sunday.</p> <p>Prince William, 37, was chosen by Her Majesty to represent The Firm at the General Assembly in May, where he will make the opening and closing statements.</p> <p>“The Queen has appointed Prince William as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the @churchscotland this year,” Kensington Palace announced on Twitter.</p> <p>The Lord High Commissioner may sound like a tough title, but its goal is simple: maintain the relationship between the State and the Church.</p> <p>The Commissioner is given to a new person each year, on the advice of the Prime Minister and for 2020, her dear grandson has been given the honour.</p> <p>The Lord High Commissioner makes opening and closing addresses to the General Assembly and reports to the Queen on its proceedings.</p> <p>The Queen's children Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, have all served as Lord High Commissioners in the past.</p> <p>Just like his predecessors, Prince William will be required to stay at the Palace of Holyroodhouse for the duration of his week-long event and receive a Guard of Honour, a 21-Gun Salute and the keys to the City of Edinburgh, as reported by the <em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://royal.uk/" target="_blank">Royal.uk</a>.</em></p> <p>It seems the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s calendars are quickly filling up this year, as another royal engagement has been announced for the pair just this week.</p> <p>The couple will attend the red carpet at the glitzy British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards - or BAFTAs - on February 2.</p> <p>2020 is a special year for Prince William as he will be celebrating a decade as BAFTAs president.</p> <p>Prince William and his wife Duchess Catherine are regulars at the lavish awards ceremony and this year, they will celebrate William's 10th year as President of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.</p>
How to cope with extreme heat days without racking up the aircon bill
<p>Summer in Australia is <a href="http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/updates/articles/a032.shtml">getting hotter</a>. Extreme heat events, with daytime temperatures over 35 degrees Celsius, are becoming more common and we are getting more of these days in a row.</p> <p>We all need to prepare ourselves, our homes and our neighbourhoods for hot and very hot days. Since 2016, the <a href="https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/1161470/cooling-the-commons-report.pdf">Cooling the Commons</a> research project has been working with people living in some of Sydney’s hottest neighbourhoods to learn how they cope with heat.</p> <p>Discussion groups with residents across hotspots in Western Sydney, including Penrith, Cranebrook and St Marys, highlighted a wealth of things we can do to manage heat. We published some of the following tips in a recent <a href="https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/ics/news/new_resource_by_institute_researchers_provides_advice_on_how_to_prepare_for_heat">flier</a>.</p> <p><strong>Why can’t we all just rely on air conditioning?</strong></p> <p>Official advice for extreme heat is often to stay inside and turn on the air conditioning. While air conditioning can play a role, <a href="https://www.canstarblue.com.au/appliances/air-conditioning-running-costs/">not everyone can afford it</a>. Low-income and older households can be especially vulnerable to bill shock and are more likely to feel the impacts of extreme heat.</p> <p>There is also the risk that running air conditioners uses <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jul/09/australias-emissions-reach-the-highest-on-record-driven-by-electricity-sector">energy resources that contribute further to global warming</a>. More immediately, hot exhaust air from air-conditioning units can <a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2013JD021225">make the local environment hotter</a>. This means keeping one home cool can make it harder for neighbours to keep their homes cool and make being outside even more uncomfortable.</p> <p>Air conditioning in private homes creates a cool refuge for only some. Unless those homes have an open-door policy on hot days, many of us will need to find other ways to keep cool. If you do have air conditioning, think about how you could share your air with those near you who might really need it.</p> <p><strong>Prepare before the heat hits</strong></p> <p><strong><em>Shade is important for creating more comfortable living spaces.</em></strong></p> <p>Identify which parts of your home get the most afternoon sun in summer. Can you plant trees or vines, or move a pot plant outside the window to create a green screen? Can you attach awnings to shade the windows?</p> <p>Low-cost temporary solutions can include attaching light-coloured shade cloth outside the window using removable hooks, or installing heavy drapes or blinds inside. Blankets or even aluminium foil are a low-cost creative way of keeping heat out.</p> <p><strong><em>Open up to let in cool air at night</em></strong></p> <p>Can you open the windows and doors overnight to let in cooler air? If you are concerned about security, look for options for locking the windows in an open position, or using flyscreens and security grilles on windows and doors.</p> <p>A low-cost option to keeping flying insects at bay on hot nights is a mosquito net over the window or around the bed.</p> <p><strong><em>Use low-cost resources to prepare in advance.</em></strong></p> <p>Ceiling or portable fans are one of the best ways to cool your body when it’s hot. But remember fans don’t cool rooms, so turn off the fan when you leave the room or you’re just burning electricity.</p> <p>Find ice trays and containers to freeze water – cake tins and storage containers are a good option. Putting these in front of a portable fan will mean the fan blows cool air.</p> <p>Putting a wet face cloth on the insides of your wrists, around your ankles or on the back of your neck will bring down your body temperature. Hanging damp sheets in doorways or in front of a fan will help keep the temperature down – although the trick with the sheets won’t work if it’s a really humid day.</p> <p><strong>How to stay cool and comfortable on hot days</strong></p> <p>Morning is likely to be the coolest time of the day. Open up your windows and doors to let in the cooler morning air.</p> <p>It’s the best time to be active – walk the dog, take the kids to the park, go for a swim. If possible, do your cleaning, cooking or outside work now. Plan meals that don’t require an oven.</p> <p><strong><em>Close up as it heats up.</em></strong></p> <p>As the day starts to get hot, close the house up – shut windows, blinds and curtains. This could be as early as 9am on really hot days. If you are heading out to work, do this before you leave home.</p> <p>Closing internal doors can help to keep the heat in one part of your home. You need to close doors to any parts of the home that get hot before the day gets hot.</p> <p><strong><em>Stay hydrated.</em></strong></p> <p>Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Put a jug of tap water in the fridge and remember to top it up.</p> <p>Don’t forget to move pet water bowls and day beds out of the sun. If you live in a dry area, it can’t hurt to put out extra water bowls for needy wildlife!</p> <p><strong><em>Find a cooling refuge.</em></strong></p> <p>If your home gets uncomfortably hot, find the closest cooling refuges in your neighbourhood. These are places where you can go to cool down. Good examples that won’t break the bank are the local swimming pool or library.</p> <p>Some local councils provide <a href="http://coolparramatta.com.au/">lists</a> of <a href="https://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/waste-environment/cooling-the-city/beat-the-heat">cooling centres</a> on their websites.</p> <p><strong><em>Save air conditioning for when it’s most needed.</em></strong></p> <p>Try to save air conditioning for the hottest parts of the day. It will be most effective and cheapest to run if your home is well insulated and you’ve closed it up for the day.</p> <p><strong><em>Look after neighbours.</em></strong></p> <p>Remember to check on elderly or frail neighbours. Along with the very young, they are usually more affected by the heat and may need to cool down sooner than you do.</p> <p>If your neighbours are in need, consider inviting them into your home to cool down. When it’s hot, let’s <a href="https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Infrastructures-of-Care%3A-Opening-up-%E2%80%9CHome%E2%80%9D-as-in-a-Lopes-Healy/1920004e258483d40017ff468370e4892e11fce5">think of our cities as social commons</a> rather than a collection of private spaces.</p> <p><span><a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/emma-power-250930"><em>Emma Power</em></a><em>, Senior Research Fellow, Geography and Urban Studies, <a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/western-sydney-university-1092">Western Sydney University</a>; <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/abby-mellick-lopes-388977">Abby Mellick Lopes</a>, Associate Professor, Design, School of Humanities and Communication Arts, <a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/western-sydney-university-1092">Western Sydney University</a>, and <a href="https://theconversation.com/profiles/louise-crabtree-128457">Louise Crabtree</a>, Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, <a href="https://theconversation.com/institutions/western-sydney-university-1092">Western Sydney University</a></em></span></p> <p><em>This article is republished from <a href="http://theconversation.com">The Conversation</a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-to-cope-with-extreme-heat-days-without-racking-up-the-aircon-bills-128857">original article</a>.</em></p>
Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan offer to pay for their security – but it comes with a catch
<p>The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have offered to pay for their own security, except there is a catch to this deal.</p> <p>Provided the couple are successful in their new non-royal business endeavours, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan maintain they have every intention to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of their security during private business engagements not connected to royal events.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7qgx95giNA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7qgx95giNA/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by O, The Oprah Magazine (@oprahmagazine)</a> on Jan 23, 2020 at 5:43am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><span>The </span><em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/01/22/prince-harry-meghan-markle-offer-pay-security-tony-blair-style/" target="_blank">Telegraph</a></em><span> reported the pair’s intention to pay is entirely genuine, except the amount they will reimburse will depend on how much money their new business endeavours rake in.</span></p> <p>However, it appears they may hit the jackpot on top of their already hefty bank accounts, as Netflix appears to be in the process of working with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for either a TV series or a number of documentaries on the causes nearest and dearest to their hearts.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7rJhgapp1u/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7rJhgapp1u/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by 𝐌 𝐈 𝐊 𝐎 ✪ (@mikeraif)</a> on Jan 23, 2020 at 11:39am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>This news follows just weeks after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced their intentions to step down from their senior royal positions, and instead seek out financially independent lives.</p> <p>The couple said they would be splitting their time between the UK and Canada, after doing an 8-week test in Vancouver with their 8-month-old Archie.</p> <p>British authorities have deep grievances regarding Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s security requirements.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7rIWyyAa-0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B7rIWyyAa-0/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by The Royal Family (@royal_family_baby)</a> on Jan 23, 2020 at 11:28am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Over 80,000 Canadians have signed a petition demanding that taxpayers need not be expected to fork out the security costs for the couple while they spend their time in the Great White North.</p> <p>It is believed at least six UK royal protection officers are overseeing the couple’s safety but it is speculated security will be passed on to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.</p> <p>Around-the-clock protection there could cost around $2.9 million, security sources told the<span> </span><em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2020/01/22/prince-harry-meghan-markle-offer-pay-security-tony-blair-style/" target="_blank">Telegraph</a></em>.</p>
Fame and fortune isn't the key to happiness
<p>If you’ve ever dreamt of fame and fortune, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle turning their backs on the royal lifestyle might seem churlish. So too their desire to be “financially independent”.</p> <p>As a senior royal, Harry is at the height of his popularity – a popularity that marrying Markle has only amplified.</p> <p>On top of the millions he has inherited from his mother and great grandmother, he gets millions more annually, both from his cut of the “sovereign grant” paid by the British government and the allowance from his father (from the revenues of Duchy of Cornwall estate).</p> <p>Harry and Meghan aren’t exiting the family firm penniless, but if they stayed they would be looked after in luxury for the rest of their lives.</p> <p>Madness? No. Research suggests Harry and Meghan would be well and truly in their right minds to be sick of royal fame and fortune.</p> <p>Psychologists, economists and philosophers have confirmed three things. First, money can’t buy happiness. Second, we want to feel we have earned our success and popularity. Third, being looked after from the cradle to the grave has its downsides.</p> <p>In short, having everything handed to you on a platter just isn’t satisfying.</p> <p><strong>Money doesn’t buy happiness</strong></p> <p>Even though this statement is arguably a cliché, there is good <a href="https://www.payscale.com/career-news/2013/05/study-proves-money-cant-buy-happiness">evidence</a> it’s true. While money buys happiness up to a point, the positive effects of money on happiness <a href="https://psychology.unl.edu/can-money-buy-happiness">level off</a> once individuals have obtained enough wealth to live a comfortable life.</p> <p>This relationship has been observed at the country level, with multiple studies showing that, once a nation reaches a certain level of wealth, national happiness does not increase in parallel with extra wealth. This is known as the <a href="https://esrc.ukri.org/about-us/50-years-of-esrc/50-achievements/the-easterlin-paradox/">Easterlin paradox</a>. According to economist John Helliwell, a co-editor of the <a href="https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2019/changing-world-happiness/">World Happiness Report</a>, the <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8364900_The_Social_Context_of_Well-Being">social context</a> – marriage and family, ties to friends and neighbours, workplace ties, civic engagement, trustworthiness and trust – is more important than wealth.</p> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JjLh0guxERQ"></iframe></div> <p>One reason given for why wealth doesn’t buy individuals any more happiness after a certain point is that money becomes both a reason and means to distance ourselves from others. To paraphrase Christopher Ryan, author of <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Civilized-to-Death/Christopher-Ryan/9781451659108">Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress</a>, what people tend to do with extra money is buy separation, whereas researchers “<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/why-are-rich-people-so-mean/">have concluded again and again</a> that the single most reliable predictor of happiness is feeling embedded in a community”.</p> <p>Extraordinary wealth, then, sets us against what we are programmed to do by evolution: seek out the company of others and band together in a community. Research has repeatedly shown this has a huge mental health cost.</p> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MB5IX-np5fE"></iframe></div> <p>Importantly, too, how we earn our money affects how much we enjoy it. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29320930">Research</a> among more than 4,000 millionaires in the US, for example, showed those who were “self-made” were moderately happier than those who inherited their wealth.</p> <p>Taken together, these factors help explain why Harry and Meghan’s wealth might, psychologically speaking, be more curse than blessing.</p> <p><strong>The popularity paradox</strong></p> <p>Most of us, particularly teenagers, <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cracking-the-popularity-code/">crave popularity</a>. According to <a href="https://yougov.co.uk/ratings/politics/popularity/royalty/all">a YouGov poll</a>, Harry is the second-most-popular member of the British royal family – pipped only by Queen Elizabeth. Some are convinced <a href="https://theconversation.com/prince-harry-and-meghan-markle-why-half-in-half-out-just-isnt-an-option-for-royals-129726">he won’t keep this popularity</a> without his royal status.</p> <p>Why would someone want to give up being liked and loved by stepping out of the limelight?</p> <p>Because <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attribution_(psychology)">psychological research</a> shows people feel less pride in their achievements if they attribute it to external reasons. In this case, that would being born as a royal for Harry, and being pretty and marrying into a royal family for Meghan. For their popularity and success to mean something, they would need some “internal attribution” – that it has something to do with their own abilities, effort and skill.</p> <p>In a world that values meritocracy, as Alain de Botton argues, we need to “own our success” — the very thing Harry and Meghan cannot do as royals.</p> <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"><iframe class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MtSE4rglxbY"></iframe></div> <p><strong>Trapped by certainty</strong></p> <p>Most of us aspire to being financially secure for the rest of our lives. Many of us would give a lot to know what lies ahead.</p> <p>But while there is comfort in some sense of security and predictability, knowing exactly what the future holds might be a curse. This is because humans thrive also on feeling a sense of freedom and choice.</p> <p>So just as having no certainty can take its mental toll, so does feeling one’s future is totally predetermined and that you have no real control over the way your life will unfold.</p> <p>Psychologists call the motivation to regain a freedom after it has been lost <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4675534/">reactance</a> – and this might be something strong within someone, for example, who has lost freedom due to marrying into a high-profile family.</p> <p><strong>Seizing control</strong></p> <p>Do the reasons above explain why Harry and Meghan have left the royal fold? We can’t say that. Only they know their motivations.</p> <p>But what we do know is that all the research points to fortune, fame and security not necessarily leading to a good, happy life. These things can in fact be burdens, <a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0139156">bringing out</a> our worst, not our best.</p> <p>That happiness comes more from community connection, merit, effort and making our own decisions is good news for the rest of us. Let’s hope it works out for Harry and Meghan too.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/130132/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /><!-- End of code. 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Food fraud is hidden in plain sight
<p>The globalization of the food chain has resulted in increased complexity and diminished transparency and trust into how and where our foods are grown, harvested, processed and by whom.</p> <p>Furthermore, recurring incidents of <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/4014182/food-fraud-avoiding-fake-product/">food fraud</a> remind us that some of those involved in the food chain are exploiting this complexity. Today, consumers are at an <a href="https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2019/02/20/Fragmented-global-supply-chains-have-led-to-an-increase-in-food-fraud">increased risk</a> of buying lower-quality food than what they paid for, or worse, eating food with unsafe ingredients or undeclared allergens.</p> <p>Historically, food chain transparency and trust was established between the shopper and the farmer or fishmonger, green grocer, butcher, milkman and baker. Dutch scholar <a href="https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/governing-chinas-food-quality-through-transparency-a-review">Arthur Mol</a> argued that this personal interaction enabled face-to-face transparency, which built trust.</p> <p>Before modern supermarkets, a local village or town grocery store stocked up to 300 items grown or processed within a 240-kilometre (150-mile) radius. In comparison, our post-modern supermarkets carry an <a href="https://www.fmi.org/our-research/supermarket-facts">average of 33,000</a> items that travel 2,400 kilometres or more. The Canadian government is poised to tackle that problem by announcing <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/6435463/buy-canadian-promotional-campaign/">a Buy Canadian food campaign.</a></p> <p>While the extent of global food fraud is difficult to quantify, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) suggests <a href="https://inspection.gc.ca/food-safety-for-industry/information-for-consumers/food-safety-system/food-fraud/eng/1548444446366/1548444516192">food fraud</a> affects 10 per cent of commercially sold food. Various academic and industry sources suggest that globally, food fraud ranges from US$10 billion to $49 billion. This is likely a conservative range considering estimates of <a href="https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/food-and-wine/cracking-down-on-fake-steak-with-invisible-trackable-barcodes-20180810-h13t3n">fake Australian meats</a> alone and sold worldwide are as high as AUD$4 billion, or more than US$2.5 billion.</p> <p>If you add the sales of fake wines and alcohol, adulterated honey and spices, mislabelled fish and false claims of organic products, wild-caught fish or grain-fed meat, the numbers, and risks, increase significantly.</p> <p><strong>Are Canadian regulations adequate?</strong></p> <p>Regulations are in place to protect Canadians. The Safe Food for Canadians Act (known <a href="https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2018-108/index.html">as the SFCR</a>) and the <a href="https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/F-27/page-2.html#h-234067">Food and Drug Act</a> work together to protect Canadian consumers from food safety and food fraud risks.</p> <p>The SFCR states that food businesses must have preventative controls in place as well as product traceability records to ensure imported products meet Canadian laws. A provision of the Food and Drug Act states:</p> <p><em>“No person shall sell an article of food that (a) has in or on it any poisonous or harmful substance; (b) is unfit for human consumption; (c) consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, disgusting, rotten, decomposed or diseased animal or vegetable substance; (d) is adulterated; or (e) was manufactured, prepared, preserved, packaged or stored under unsanitary conditions.”</em></p> <p>Another section of the act declares:</p> <p><em>“No person shall label, package, treat, process, sell or advertise any food in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character, value, quantity, composition, merit or safety”.</em></p> <p>But are the regulations being enforced?</p> <p>The CFIA is very active in food fraud prevention and detection. In July 2019, the agency received $24.4 million in new <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/food-inspection-agency/news/2019/07/government-of-canada-prevents-nearly-12800kg-of-adulterated-honey-from-entering-the-canadian-market.html">food fraud funding</a> after announcing that 12,800 kilograms of adulterated honey was blocked from entering the Canadian market. Honey adulteration is the process of cutting pure honey with fillers and cheaper sweeteners, including corn syrup.</p> <p>The CFIA has several enforcement instruments it can apply to offenders including <a href="https://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/accountability/compliance-and-enforcement/amps/fact-sheet/eng/1547233099837/1547233100149">administrative monetary penalties</a>, <a href="https://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/accountability/compliance-and-enforcement/licences/eng/1324052022644/1324052753628">licence suspension or cancellation</a> and <a href="https://www.inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/prosecution-bulletins/eng/1298575869119/1299852705293">criminal prosecution</a>.</p> <p><strong>Is food fraud the same as consumer fraud?</strong></p> <p>No. Canada is recovering from a significant consumer fraud incident where some of the most trusted brands colluded for more than a decade to fix the price of bread in what’s <a href="https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04335.html">often termed breadgate</a>. This was a breach of the <a href="https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/04267.html">Canadian Competition Act</a>.</p> <p>Canada was one of the first countries in the world with a formal Competition Act, initiated in 1889. While breadgate’s egregious breach of trust shocked Canadians, consumers are known to have short memories and to quickly forgive.</p> <p>The protection of insiders acting as whistle-blowers in the food industry is critically important to expose both consumer fraud and food fraud. However, most food fraud detection requires the use of advanced high-tech methods.</p> <p>In 2017, the University of Guelph’s Biodiversity Institute, in partnership with the CFIA, received $320,000 in <a href="https://news.uoguelph.ca/2017/09/u-g-cfia-collaboration-gets-320000-investment/">federal funding</a> to develop better genomics and DNA bar-coding tools, including portable devices. DNA bar-coding allows researchers to match animal and plant DNA against a reference database to identify a species.</p> <p><strong>Mislabelled fish, sausage</strong></p> <p>The partnership has published a number of research papers uncovering food fraud and <a href="https://news.uoguelph.ca/2019/02/persistent-seafood-mislabeling-persistent-throughout-canadas-supply-chain-u-of-g-study-reveals/">revealing the mislabelling of fish</a> species in Canadian restaurants and grocery stores, an area of the institute’s research that now spans more than a decade.</p> <p>In January 2019, the institute <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0963996919300304?via%3Dihub">published a paper</a> entitled “Re-visiting the occurrence of undeclared species in sausage products sold in Canada” as a followup to a previous study that showed a <a href="https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/guelph/20-of-tested-sausages-contained-mislabeled-meat-u-of-g-study-1.3532113">20 per cent mislabelling rate for sausages</a>.</p> <p>The followup indicated 14 per cent of the 100 sausages tested still contained meat DNA that was undeclared on the label. Even more concerning for the public is that many types of food fraud and mislabelling have gone undetected. New technology and methods of testing still has to catch up.</p> <p>As social media amplifies recurring high-profile incidents of food fraud, trust in our global food supply chains remains a concern. For the foreseeable future, much of Canada’s food fraud remains hidden in plain sight, sitting right there on our grocery store shelves.</p> <p><em>Written by John G. Keogh. Republished with permission of </em><a href="https://theconversation.com/fish-sausage-even-honey-food-fraud-is-hidden-in-plain-sight-130186"><em>The Conversation.</em></a></p>
Why seeing live music as a child matters
<p>The mass media invented the teenager during the 1950s and 60s – and thus emerged a whole new audience for popular culture. What we’re seeing now is the recognition of children as an ever more important audience. Musicians and performers, including many <a href="http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2014/Family/">on the program</a> at the Sydney Festival, are tailoring their shows to meet the needs of their young fans.</p> <p>Of course adolescence was nothing new back in the 1950s – but teenagers became an identifiable group who were targeted by people selling music, advertising and live performance in a way that they never had been during this time.</p> <p>The follow-on effect has been quite remarkable, with 50s and 60s teenagers – AKA babyboomers – continuing their teenage patterns of music and media consumption.</p> <p>As Andy Bennett and his colleagues have noted of the emerging era of <a href="http://www.bloomsbury.com/au/ageing-and-youth-cultures-9781847888358/">Aging and Popular Music Studies</a>, “in the early 21st century, the concept of ‘youth culture’ appears increasingly ambiguous and open to interpretation”. Audiences don’t grow out of mass media consumption, live music, and arts performance – rather, they take those habits with them as they grow up and on.</p> <p><strong>Step aside, teens, the kids are in town</strong></p> <p>If the teenager was invented in the 50s and 60s, the pre-teenager, the “tween” (in between child and teenager) and even the toddler, have been created by changes in the late 1990s and into the 2000s.</p> <p>The rise of Australian children’s entertainers <a href="http://www.thewiggles.com/">The Wiggles</a> as all-round performers, composers, merchandisers and popular music innovators has proven that an audience once considered too young for “youth music” is, in fact, a group to be considered.</p> <p>Not only have The Wiggles had <a href="http://www.brw.com.au/p/brw-lounge/the_biggest_earners_in_show_business_pL28d9FkZRUrlqqg0LoCmJ">the type of financial success</a> most musicians can only dream of, theirs is a unique position in terms of influencing the next generation of music makers.</p> <p>This was demonstrated by <a href="https://shop.abc.net.au/products/rewiggled-a-tribute-to-the-wiggles">Re-Wiggled</a>, a covers album released for The Wiggles’ 20th anniversary, in which “grown-up” musicians gave the pre-school fodder serious treatment. Particularly impressive are offerings by bands with members in their twenties. Their first experiences of The Wiggles come full circle with the new recordings.</p> <p><strong>Live music for young audiences</strong></p> <p>Listening to recorded music at home with your family is such an important thing for kids, and it can unquestionably set off a lifelong love of music. But seeing music live with a group of strangers is something else again.</p> <p>Live music remains an important part of a working musician’s life and a music fan’s experience, with a <a href="http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/allnews/LiveMusicfuelsAustralianeconomytothetuneof%2412billion.aspx">2011 study</a> finding that live music in Australia is an industry worth over a billion dollars. Once that light has been fired up, it seems, it’s hard to extinguish.</p> <p>It makes sense then that live music and performance generally for young audiences being increasingly incorporated into community festivals and live performance events.</p> <p>Dedicated kids performances and experiences, such as Ali McGregor’s <a href="http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2014/Family/Jazzamatazz!/">Jazzamattazz! At The Spiegeltent</a> for the current Sydney Festival, a show she previously <a href="https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/childrens-shows/ali-mcgregor-s-jazzamatazz">toured</a> at other large cultural events such as the Edinburgh Fringe. It’s not unlike other successful shows, such as Holly Throsby’s program, in previous years.</p> <p>These aim to acknowledge the special needs of young fans with early starting times and encouraged interaction. At these events kids learn how to be audiences in person rather than consumers at home.</p> <p>We’re also seeing children’s events at key venues, such as the <a href="http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/about/program_kids_at_the_house.aspx">Kids at the House</a> programs at the Sydney Opera House. It would be great to see more opportunities set regionally, and perhaps even staged for free or at discounted rates.</p> <p>Tailoring live music to young audiences helps provide a more rounded musical experience generally, but can also build up lifelong music and arts-going habits. By tying these shows to a broader experience – of going to the annual festival, say, or to a particular venue – the hope is that audiences may continue to visit those places/ events in years to come.</p> <p><strong>An intimate and a social experience</strong></p> <p>In a recent book, <a href="http://au.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1405192410.html">Why Music Matters</a>, music academic and fan David Hesmondhalgh tackles the puzzle of music’s appeal.</p> <p>Exploring music across a range of different types of artistic expressions and audience experiences, he argues that “the fact that music matters so much to so many people may derive from two contrasting yet complementary dimensions of modern societies” – that is, “the intimate and the social, the private and the public”.</p> <p>Similarly, the British <a href="http://livemusicexchange.org/">Live Music Exchange</a>, headed up by iconic industry and academic commentators Martin Cloonan and Simon Frith, also makes the case for the importance of both private and public music engagement.</p> <p>Locally, initiatives such as <a href="http://slamrally.org/">Save Live Music Australia</a> actively put their weight behind the maintenance of a sustainable live music culture in Australia. The grassroots organisation is backed as much by those onstage and in the audience – a love for the live experience is something shared across the barriers as well as during all stages of life.</p> <p>Being able to access mediated music whenever we want – either via broadcasting, digital delivery or personal recorded music collections – is something that many young listeners get attached to at a very young age. But experiencing music live, as often and as young as we can, provides something special again.</p> <p>It gives a type of context for where sounds are coming from, and the first steps into learning how we socially experience something that matters so much to so many. <!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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Apps may soon be able to predict your life expectancy, but do you want to know?
<p><em>When will I die?</em></p> <p>This question has endured across cultures and civilisations. It has given rise to a plethora of religions and spiritual paths over thousands of years, and more recently, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/when-will-i-die/id1236569653">some highly amusing apps</a>.</p> <p>But this question now prompts a different response, as technology slowly brings us closer to accurately predicting the answer.</p> <p>Predicting the lifespan of people, or their “Personal Life Expectancy” (PLE) would greatly alter our lives.</p> <p>On one hand, it may have benefits for policy making, and help optimise an individual’s health, or the services they receive.</p> <p>But the potential misuse of this information by the government or private sector poses major risks to our rights and privacy.</p> <p>Although generating an accurate life expectancy is currently difficult, due to the complexity of factors underpinning lifespan, emerging technologies could make this a reality in the future.</p> <p><strong>How do you calculate life expectancy?</strong></p> <p>Predicting life expectancy is not a new concept. <a href="http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170807-living-in-places-where-people-live-the-longest">Experts do this</a> at a population level by classifying people into groups, often based on region or ethnicity.</p> <p>Also, tools such as <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23534-9">deep learning</a> and <a href="https://mipt.ru/english/news/scientists_use_ai_to_predict_biological_age_based_on_smartphone_and_wearables_data">artificial intelligence</a> can be used to consider complex variables, such as biomedical data, to predict someone’s biological age.</p> <p>Biological age refers to how “old” their body is, rather than when they were born. A 30-year-old who smokes heavily may have a biological age closer to 40.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7080/6/3/74/htm">Calculating a life expectancy reliably</a> would require a sophisticated system that considers a breadth of environmental, geographic, genetic and lifestyle factors – <a href="https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/oatsih-hpf-2012-toc%7Etier1%7Elife-exp-wellb%7E119">all of which have influence</a>.<span class="attribution"><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/healthy-lady-run-away-angel-death-329261456" class="source"></a></span></p> <p>With <a href="https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/machine-learning-healthcare">machine learning</a> and artificial intelligence, it’s becoming feasible to analyse larger quantities of data. The use of deep learning and cognitive computing, such as with <a href="https://www.ibm.com/watson-health">IBM Watson</a>, helps doctors make more accurate diagnoses than using human judgement alone.</p> <p>This, coupled with <a href="https://www.cio.com/article/3273114/what-is-predictive-analytics-transforming-data-into-future-insights.html">predictive analytics</a> and increasing computational power, means we may soon have systems, or even apps, that can calculate life expectancy.</p> <p><strong>There’s an app for that</strong></p> <p>Much like <a href="https://www.mdanderson.org/for-physicians/clinical-tools-resources/clinical-calculators.html">existing tools</a> that predict cancer survival rates, in the coming years we may see apps attempting to analyse data to predict life expectancy.</p> <p>However, they will not be able to provide a “death date”, or even a year of death.</p> <p>Human behaviour and activities are so unpredictable, it’s almost impossible to measure, classify and predict lifespan. A personal life expectancy, even a carefully calculated one, would only provide a “natural life expectancy” based on generic data optimised with personal data.</p> <p>The key to accuracy would be the quality and quantity of data available. Much of this would be taken directly from the user, including gender, age, weight, height and ethnicity.</p> <p>Access to real-time sensor data through fitness trackers and smart watches could also monitor activity levels, heart rate and blood pressure. This could then be coupled with lifestyle information such as occupation, socioeconomic status, exercise, diet and family medical history.</p> <hr /> <p><em> <strong> Read more: <a href="https://theconversation.com/your-local-train-station-can-predict-health-and-death-54946">Your local train station can predict health and death</a> </strong> </em></p> <hr /> <p>All of the above could be used to classify an individual into a generic group to calculate life expectancy. This result would then be refined over time through the analysis of personal data, updating a user’s life expectancy and letting them monitor it.</p> <p><img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/308303/original/file-20191230-11891-nswi58.png?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=754&fit=clip" alt="" /> <span class="caption">This figure shows how an individual’s life expectancy might change between two points in time (F and H) following a lifestyle improvement, such as weight loss.</span></p> <p><strong>Two sides of a coin</strong></p> <p>Life expectancy predictions have the potential to be beneficial to individuals, health service providers and governments.</p> <p>For instance, they would make people more aware of their general health, and its improvement or deterioration over time. This may motivate them to make healthier lifestyle choices.</p> <p>They could also be used by insurance companies to provide individualised services, such as how some car insurance companies use <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2017/dec/16/motoring-myths-black-boxes-telematics-insurance">black-box technology</a> to reduce premiums for more cautious drivers.</p> <p>Governments may be able to use predictions to more efficiently allocate limited resources, such as social welfare assistance and health care funding, to individuals and areas of greater need.</p> <p>That said, there’s a likely downside.</p> <p>People <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/11/the-existential-slap/544790/">may become distressed</a> if their life expectancy is unexpectedly low, or at the thought of having one at all. This raises concerns about how such predictions could impact those who experience or are at risk of mental health problems.</p> <p>Having people’s detailed health data could also let insurance companies more accurately profile applicants, <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-08/fitness-tracker-used-to-set-health-insurance-premiums/11287126">leading to discrimination against groups or individuals</a>.</p> <p>Also, pharmaceutical companies could coordinate targeted medical campaigns based on people’s life expectancy. And governments could choose to tax individuals differently, or restrict services for certain people.</p> <p><strong>When will it happen?</strong></p> <p>Scientists have been working on ways to <a href="https://towardsdatascience.com/what-really-drives-higher-life-expectancy-e1c1ec22f6e1">predict human life expectancy</a> for many years.</p> <p>The solution would require input from specialists including demographers, health scientists, data scientists, IT specialists, programmers, medical professionals and statisticians.</p> <p>While the collection of enough data will be challenging, we can likely expect to see advances in this area in the coming years.</p> <p>If so, issues related to data compliance, as well and collaboration with government and state agencies will need to be carefully managed. Any system predicting life expectancy would handle highly sensitive data, raising ethical and privacy concerns.</p> <p>It would also attract cybercriminals, and various other security threats.</p> <p>Moving forward, the words of Jurassic Park’s Dr Ian Malcolm spring to mind:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. Please DO NOT REMOVE. --><img style="border: none !important; box-shadow: none !important; margin: 0 !important; max-height: 1px !important; max-width: 1px !important; min-height: 1px !important; min-width: 1px !important; opacity: 0 !important; outline: none !important; padding: 0 !important; text-shadow: none !important;" src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/129068/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-basic" alt="The Conversation" width="1" height="1" /></em><!-- End of code. 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Read the <a href="https://theconversation.com/dont-die-wondering-apps-may-soon-be-able-to-predict-your-life-expectancy-but-do-you-want-to-know-129068">original article</a>.</em></p>
Ellen DeGeneres to interview Duchess Meghan?
<p>Ellen DeGeneres has said she’s “excited” to interview Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, seemingly confirming the first interview with the royal after her and Prince Harry’s exit from the royal family.</p> <p>Since stepping down, there has been speculation about a potential “tell-all” interview, with experts weighing in on who the couple may speak to.</p> <p>Some are guessing that the couple would choose Meghan’s friend, Gayle King, to discuss their exit, others believe that Oprah Winfrey may be the one to interview the pair.</p> <p>There was also whispers circulating that Harry and Meghan would sit down with DeGeneres for their first major interview since leaving “the firm”. And now, the talk show host may have confirmed the rumours.</p> <p>Asked on camera on Friday if she was keen to do a tell-all interview with Meghan, the 62-year-old responded: “Sure, I’m excited”.</p> <p>She was out and about in a Los Angeles neighbourhood at the time and was on a lengthy phone call, so it’s unclear how serious her response was.</p> <p>But behind the scenes, plans are reportedly already in place to set up the tell-all royal interview.</p> <p>“Ellen and Meghan have already discussed a sit-down interview. That has been in the works for quite some time now,” a source at the Ellen Show told the Daily Mail.</p> <p>Meghan and DeGeneres have met in the past at a dog shelter in LA a few years ago. The host has also defended the couple in the past, so it’s possible the Duchess would feel safe as she recounts her side of the story to someone she considers a friend.</p> <p>“I see them getting attacked and it’s not fair,” said DeGeneres a little after Archie’s birth.</p> <p>“They are two of the most down-to-earth, compassionate people, they’re doing so much good for the world.”</p> <p>The Sussexes have been extremely quiet since their departure from the royal family, as fans wonder when and if they plan to speak publicly about their decision.</p>
Bong Joon-ho: The secret of the man behind Parasite
<p>For film enthusiasts around the world, there is no reason for Bong Joon-ho not to celebrate. His hit thriller <em>Parasite </em>has continued to break records – with honours from the Golden Globes and the SAG Awards – and is now a top contender for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.</p> <p>But the man himself said he is just doing what he can to “survive”.</p> <p>In an interview with <span><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/01/oscar-special-2020-bong-joon-ho"><em>Vanity Fair</em></a></span>, Bong said he struggled with anxiety.</p> <p>“I don’t think people around me can feel it, but I do have a lot of anxiety,” he said, mentioning his fear over appearing on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon</em>.</p> <p>“[Sometimes] I feel like a baseball player who’s forced to go up on the mound.”</p> <p>The <em>Okja </em>director and co-writer said movies saved his life.</p> <p>“A psychiatrist actually told me that I have severe anxiety, and I have severe compulsive tendencies to the point where it would be impossible for me to have a social life,” he said. “But thanks to filmmaking, I’ve been able to survive.”</p> <p>When asked whether he would take on a big studio film or a superhero franchise to reduce his anxiety, Bong rejected the idea with a laugh. “It would make me much, much, much more anxious. If I do something like that, I think I will suffocate to death,” the 50-year-old said.</p> <p>“For me to feel safe, I have to start the project, build everything up, one by one, and see it to the complete finish. I really admire directors who can easily do superhero movies and big-budget films.”</p> <p>The director is currently in talks to make a six-hour for HBO limited series of <em>Parasite</em>. “I just couldn’t include all those ideas in the two-hour running time of the film, so they’re all stored in my iPad and my goal with this limited series is to create a six-hour-long film,” Bong told TheWrap’s Sharon Waxman.</p> <p>The estimated release date for the limited series is yet to be announced.</p>
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{{Chapter Template|chaptername=Belgium|extra=The chapter leader is [mailto:seba@owasp.org Sebastien Deleersnyder]|mailinglistsite=http://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-belgium|emailarchives=http://lists.owasp.org/pipermail/owasp-belgium}} = Local News = == Upcoming events == === Upcoming chapter meetings === We will organize our next chapter meetings in 2017: * '''28 February 2017 in Leuven''' * others to be decided See https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Belgium#Chapter_Meetings for more details. === OWASP BeNeLux Day 2016 - II === We are proud to announce the dates of the next edition of BeNeLux OWASP Day! The event will take place on 24 (trainings) and 25 (conference) November 2016, in Leuven - Belgium. See [[BeNeLux OWASP Day 2016-2]] for more details. == '''Stay in touch''' == <center> {| cellspacing="15" |- | [[Image:Meetup-logo-2x.png|120px|link=http://www.meetup.com/Belgium-OWASP-Open-Web-Application-Security-Project/]] | [[Image:Join the list.png|150px|link=http://lists.owasp.org/mailman/listinfo/owasp-belgium]] | [[Image:Follow-us-on-twitter.png|175px|link=https://twitter.com/owasp_be]] | [[Image:Linkedin-button.gif|135px|link=https://www.linkedin.com/groups/37865]] |} </center> If you want to be invited for the next OWASP Belgium Chapter meetings, please [http://eepurl.com/iFZtb drop us your contact info]. == Structural Sponsors 2017 == OWASP Belgium thanks its structural chapter supporters for 2017 and the OWASP BeNeLux Days 2016: [[File:VeraCode logo.png|250px|link=https://www.veracode.com]] [http://www.vest.nl https://www.owasp.org/images/6/67/Vest.jpg] [http://www.intigriti.be https://www.owasp.org/images/5/54/Intigriti_verticaal.jpg] [http://www.securify.nl https://www.owasp.org/images/9/92/Ecurify-2016.png] [http://www8.hp.com/nl/nl/software-solutions/enterprise-security.html https://www.owasp.org/images/e/e3/HPE_logo_250.png] [[File:LogoToreon.jpg|250px|link=https://www.toreon.com]] [http://www.zionsecurity.com https://www.owasp.org/images/e/e6/Zionsecurity.jpg] [http://www.nviso.be https://www.owasp.org/images/5/5e/Nviso_logo_RGB_baseline_200px.png] [https://www.whitehatsec.com/ https://www.owasp.org/images/a/ac/Whitehat-security_hor.jpg] If you want to support our chapter, please contact [mailto:seba@owasp.org Seba Deleersnyder] = Chapter Meetings = == Upcoming Meeting (28 February 2017) in Leuven == === WHEN === Tuesday 28 Feburary 2017 === WHERE === Hosted by [https://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be Distrinet Research Group (KU Leuven)]. Both speakers are faculty of the [https://www.secappdev.org/ Secure Application Development] course which is held in Leuven from February 27 to March 3. Address: <br> Department of Computer Science (foyer at ground floor)<br> Celestijnenlaan 200 A<br> 3001 Heverlee ([http://googlemapsinterface.kuleuven.be/index.cgi?lang=N&nbol=(50.864186697481145,%204.678754210472107)&zoomlevel=17&plaatsnaam=Department+of+Computer+Science&maptype=roadmap google maps]) Routemap: https://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be/about/route/ === PROGRAM === The agenda: *18h15 - 19h00: '''Welcome & sandwiches'''<br> *19h00 - 19h10: '''OWASP Update''' <br> *19h10 - 20h00: '''XSS defense strategies''' (by Jim Manico, Manicode Security)<br> :''Abstract:'' TBD :''Bio:'' '''Jim Manico''' is the founder of Manicode Security where he trains software developers on secure coding and security engineering. Jim is a frequent speaker on secure software practices and is a member of the Java-One Rock Star speaker community. Jim was a Global Board Member for the OWASP foundation and is the author of "Iron-Clad Java: Building Secure Web Applications" from McGraw-Hill.. *20h00 - 20h10: '''Break'''<br> *20h10 - 21h00: '''Why traditional Web security technologies no longer suffice''' (by Philippe De Ryck, KU Leuven)<br> :''Abstract:'' Not a day goes by without a story on a Web security incident somewhere. A data breach disclosing millions of people’s details. A defacement of a major Web site. Malware served from a legitimate Web site to thousands of users. Contrary to popular belief, the people running these Web sites are generally not clueless about security, but getting it right is just not that easy. Recent evolutions, like the rise of public networks, or the strong dependence on third-party code, have made it easier to attack Web sites, and harder to defend them. Join us to get an overview of these threats, and to take a dive into HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), one of the latest Web security technologies that really help you improve security. :''Bio:'' '''Philippe De Ryck''' is a professional speaker and trainer on software security and web security. Since he obtained his PhD at the imec-DistriNet research group (KU Leuven, Belgium), he has been running the group's Web Security Training program, which ensures a sustainable knowledge transfer of the group’s security expertise towards practitioners. === REGISTRATION === Please register via EventBrite: https://owasp-belgium-2017-02-28.eventbrite.com === Coverage === == Previous Meeting (18 October 2016) in Ghent == === WHEN === Tuesday 18 October 2016 === WHERE === Hosted at [http://www.ugent.be/ UGent] Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen en Architectuur<br/> Campus Boekentoren<br/> Jozef Plateaustraat 22<br/> 9000 Gent<br/> Belgium<br/> === PROGRAM === The agenda: *18h15 - 19h00: '''Welcome & sandwiches'''<br> *19h00 - 19h10: '''[https://www.owasp.org/images/1/1c/Owasp_Belgium_update_2016-10-18_v1.pptx OWASP Update] <br> *19h15 - 19h45: '''[https://www.owasp.org/images/7/73/Presentation_Sensei_Security_v17_for_distribution.pdf Find and fix software security problems… wait, do not make security mistakes in the first place!]''' (by Matias Madou)<br> :''Abstract:'' Today, companies do not have a shortage of known security problems in their solutions. Tools and people point out numerous software security problems that eventually should be fixed. So how do organizations deal with all these issues? What is the most effective way to get issues fixed? For companies taking security serious, the question is no longer “How many problems can you find?”, but the real question is “How many security issues can you fix or prevent developers from making?” In this session, we explore different routes on how to find and fix security issues, or prevent making them in the first place. :''Bio:'' Matias is the founder of Sensei Security, a software security startup building solutions to effectively fix and prevent security problems in software. Matias has over a decade of hands-on software security experience ranging from the research to improve existing solutions to scoping and building new solutions. A dozen patents and a bunch of papers are the result of his research that eventually led to a hand full of commercial products. *19h45 - 19h55: '''Break'''<br> *19h55 - 20h30: '''[https://www.owasp.org/images/b/b8/OWASP_MVEE.pptx Exploit mitigation using Multi-Variant Execution]''' (by Stijn Volckaert)<br> :''Abstract:'' Software we rely on every day is riddled with security vulnerabilities that can be exploited to crash, extract data, or seize control of computer systems. Current exploit mitigations do not seem to suffice to remedy this situation because hackers can circumvent them with relative ease. In this talk, I will present GHUMVEE, a state-of-the-art Multi-Variant Execution framework that was developed at Ghent University. GHUMVEE can amplify the effectiveness of other exploit mitigations and enable them to detect and block zero-day attacks. The idea is to create multiple diversified replicas of a vulnerable program and to execute these replicas in parallel on the same inputs while simultaneously monitoring their behavior. The program replicas are functionally equivalent under normal circumstances but behave differently when attacked. GHUMVEE detects this behavioral difference using a monitor. In the talk, I will discuss GHUMVEE’s design and implementation, as well as some of the follow-up research sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the USA. :''Bio:'' Stijn is a Postdoctoral Scholar in Prof. Michael Franz’ research group at the University of California, Irvine. He received his Ph.D. from Ghent University in 2015, under the supervision of Prof. Bjorn De Sutter and Prof. Koen De Bosschere. His research interests include systems security, reliability, and compilation. He is the recipient of the 2016 IBM Innovation Award (awarded by the F.W.O) for his PhD thesis on the topic of Multi-Variant Execution. *20h30 - 20h40: '''Break'''<br> *20h40 - 21h15: '''[https://www.owasp.org/images/d/de/OWASP-ASPIRE.pdf ASPIRE: Advanced Software Protection: Integration, Research, and Exploitation]''' (by Bjorn De Sutter)<br> :''Abstract:'' ASPIRE is a three year European FP7 research project on software protection to mitigate Man-at-the-End attacks on native code libraries on mobile systems. Together with Nagravision, Gemalto, and SafeNet, world leaders in their respective security markets, four academic institutes aim for developing layered, but software-only protection techniques that can protect the assets embedded in mobile apps of content, software and service providers as well as can be achieved with custom hardware-based protections such as smart cards and dongles. The project also aims for developing a quantitative evaluation methodology to assess the value of combinations of protections, and decision support to aid users of the ASPIRE protection framework. ASPIRE ends in October 2016, so this talk will present a preview off the final project results. :''Bio:'' Since 2008, Bjorn is a professor in the Computer Systems Lab at Ghent University. His research topics include compiler technologies and software protection, incl. binary rewriting techniques for a wide range of applications such as fault-injection mitigation, side-channel leakage mitigation, anti-reverse engineer, anti-tampering, and anti-debugging. He coordinates the ASPIRE project. *21h15 - ...: '''drink and networking event''' === REGISTRATION === Please register via EventBrite: https://owasp-belgium-2016-10-18.eventbrite.com === Coverage === == Previous Meeting (8 September 2016) in Zaventem == === WHEN === Thursday 8 September 2016 === WHERE === Hosted at [http://www.pwc.be PwC] Woluwedal 18<br/> 1932 Zaventem<br/> Belgium<br/> Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/3Jo8u === PROGRAM === <span style="color: red;">'''UPDATED AGENDA:'''</span> The agenda: *18h15 - 19h00: '''Welcome & sandwiches'''<br> *19h00 - 19h15: '''OWASP Update <br> *19h15 - 20h00: '''[https://www.owasp.org/images/0/0e/CloudPiercerOwasp_20160908.pdf CloudPiercer: Bypassing Cloud-based Security Providers]''' (by Thomas Vissers, iMinds-DistriNet-KU Leuven)<br> :''Abstract:'' Many website owners turn to Cloud-based Security Providers (CBSPs) to protect their websites from DDoS and web application attacks. Some of these security services rely solely on changing the DNS settings of a customer’s domain name to reroute his traffic through the CBSP's cloud infrastructure. This allows for complete circumvention of the security service by directly attacking the website’s hosting IP address. Therefore, it is crucial that a web server's hosting IP address remains hidden from potential attackers. Despite this risk, our study has shown that, in practice, over 70% of CBSP-protected domains are exposing their real IP address. In this talk, we will discuss several significant attack vectors and steps administrators can take to prevent their IP address from being discovered by attackers. :''Bio:'' '''Thomas Vissers''' Thomas Vissers is a PhD Researcher at iMinds-Distrinet, KU Leuven. His research is broadly focused on internet security and privacy topics, such as cloud-based security, domain name abuse, denial-of-service attacks, email security and browser fingerprinting. Furthermore, he has a special interest in machine learning, data mining and large-scale analyses. Thomas has published and presented his research at various international conferences, such as CCS, NDSS and HotPETS. He obtained his Master’s degree in Engineering from the University of Antwerp and was a research intern at Anna University, India. *20h00 - 20h15: '''Break'''<br> *20h15 - 21h15: '''[https://www.owasp.org/images/5/58/Owasp_Hackers_Do_we_shoot_or_do_we_hug.pdf Hackers! Do we shoot or do we hug?]''' (by Edwin van Andel, Zerocopter)<br> :''Abstract:'' In the ever changing security landscape we are slowly seeing a shift from labeling hackers per default as 'bad and malicious individuals', to accepting them slowly as 'useful and potentially friendly’. We see more and more compagnies starting a bug bounty program and/or a Responsible Disclosure (Coordinated vulnerability disclosure) program. :We in te Netherlands are (at least in Europe) leading the pack on this last subject, also backed heavily by the Dutch NCSC, the Dutch government and the Dutch prosecution services with their Responsible Disclosure guideline . :In this interactive and mostly humorous talk I’ll start with defining security (in a grotesk way), followed bij the definition of hackers, the way hackers think and work, and how they can be used instead of feared by compagnies. I’ll show how bug bounties and the Responsible Disclosure processes work, or how they sometimes do not. I will also take the audience with me on some examples on how and why some websites fail in being secure, and the development errors behind those fails. :During the talk I interact a lot with the audience, do quiz questions about the subject, and reward good answers with a bottle of club-mate. At the end of the talk the combined audience consensus should of course be to hug the hackers! :''Bio:'' '''Edwin van Andel''' , better known as @Yafsec, joined Zerocopter, where he's mostly working on publicly expanding their “continuous security” platform. Elected winner of the Lightning talks at BruCON 2013, and organizer of the alternative NCSC conference "because no hackers were invited" #ALT-S, he is now a renown speaker that will introduce you -in a humorous way- to the dangers, virtues and current state of affairs in the security landscape. === REGISTRATION === Please register via EventBrite: https://owasp-belgium-2016-09-08.eventbrite.com === Coverage === == Previous Meeting (23 May 2016) in Mechelen == === WHEN === Monday 23 May 2016 === WHERE === Hosted at Moonbeat (Mechelen), kindly offered by [http://www.is4u.be/ is4u]. Venue address:<br> Moonbeat <br> Oude Brusselsestraat 10-12 <br> 2800 mechelen <br> Route/Parking: http://www.moonbeat.be/contact . === PROGRAM === The agenda: *18h00 - 19h00: '''Welcome & sandwiches'''<br> *19h00 - 19h10: '''OWASP Update <br> *19h10 - 20h00: '''All Your Biases Belong to Us: Breaking RC4 in WPA-TKIP and TLS''' (by Mathy Vanhoef, iMinds-DistriNet-KU Leuven)<br> :''Abstract:'' We present new biases in RC4, break the Wi-Fi Protected Access Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (WPA-TKIP), and design a practical plaintext recovery attack against the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol. To empirically find new biases in the RC4 keystream we use statistical hypothesis tests. This reveals many new biases in the initial keystream bytes, as well as several new long-term biases. Our fixed-plaintext recovery algorithms are capable of using multiple types of biases, and return a list of plaintext candidates in decreasing likelihood. :To break WPA-TKIP we introduce a method to generate a large number of identical packets. This packet is decrypted by generating its plaintext candidate list, and using redundant packet structure to prune bad candidates. From the decrypted packet we derive the TKIP MIC key, which can be used to inject and decrypt packets. In practice the attack can be executed within an hour. We also attack TLS as used by HTTPS, where we show how to decrypt a secure cookie with a high success rate using roughly one billion ciphertexts. This is done by injecting known data around the cookie, abusing this using Mantin's ABSAB bias, and brute-forcing the cookie by traversing the plaintext candidates. Using our traffic generation technique, we are able to execute the attack in merely 75 hours. :''Bio:'' '''Mathy Vanhoef''' is a PhD student at KU Leuven, where he performs research on RC4 and its usage in network protocols such as WPA-TKIP and SSL/TLS (e.g. he discovered the RC4 NOMORE attack). He also focuses on wireless security, where he studies MAC address randomization, analyzes protocols like WPA-TKIP, and implements low-layer Wi-Fi attacks using commodity hardware. Apart from research, he is also interested in low-level security, reverse engineering, and binary exploitation. He regularly participates in CTFs with KU Leuven's Hacknamstyle CTF team. *20h00 - 20h10: '''Break'''<br> *20h10 - 21h00: '''Docker Security''' (by Nils De Moor, CTO at WooRank)<br> :''Abstract:'' Docker, the new kid on the block, has taken the Ops world by storm. Suddenly everybody wants applications to be containerized and kick them from a development machine up to a production stack in seconds. But this new paradigm obviously has consequences in terms of security and compliance. In this talk we'll look at how to construct a container around applications and dive deeper into how we can put a tight lock around it, thanks to the built-in security primitives. :''Bio:'' '''Nils De Moor''' is co-founder and CTO at WooRank, a SaaS tool for digital marketing agencies to monitor online presence of a brand. By grabbing and calculating millions of data points every day, he developed a passion for automating, scaling and distributing applications. Besides that he is passionate about open source communities and has started some initiatives, like techbelgium.io, Docker and AWS meetup groups, etc. *21h00 - ... : Networking drink === REGISTRATION === Please register via EventBrite: https://owasp-belgium-2016-05-23.eventbrite.com === Coverage === == Previous Meeting (8 March 2016) in Leuven == === WHEN === Tuesday 8 March 2016 === WHERE === Hosted by [https://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be iMinds-Distrinet Research Group (KU Leuven)]. Both speakers are faculty of the [http://www.secappdev.org/ Secure Application Development] course which is held in Leuven from 7-11 March 2016. OWASP Members get a 10% discount to attend the course. Address: <br> Department of Computer Science (foyer at ground floor)<br> Celestijnenlaan 200 A<br> 3001 Heverlee ([http://googlemapsinterface.kuleuven.be/index.cgi?lang=N&nbol=(50.864186697481145,%204.678754210472107)&zoomlevel=17&plaatsnaam=Department+of+Computer+Science&maptype=roadmap google maps]) Routemap: https://distrinet.cs.kuleuven.be/about/route/ === PROGRAM === The agenda: *18h15 - 19h00: '''Welcome & sandwiches'''<br> *19h00 - 19h15: '''OWASP Update ([https://www.owasp.org/images/4/4e/Owasp_Belgium_update_2016-03-08_v1.pptx PDF])''' <br> *19h15 - 20h15: '''[https://www.owasp.org/images/5/5f/JS_RobustModern_VanCutsem_OWASP2016.pdf Writing robust client-side code using Modern JavaScript]''' (by Tom Van Cutsem, Bell Labs, Nokia)<br> :''Abstract:'' In this talk, I will take the audience on a tour of recent evolutions in the JavaScript language (and surrounding ecosystem) and how they can use these changes to their advantage to write better client-side code that is more robust against bugs and other exploits. JavaScript — still unquestionably the dominant client-side language in use on the Web — has evolved significantly over the past five years, with two significant updates to ECMAScript, its defining standard. I will give a brief introduction to the language and its Good and Bad parts and then move on to features added in ECMAScript 5th edition, such as "strict mode", which are by now widely deployed in major browsers. Next, I will look at relevant language features that were introduced recently as part of ECMAScript 6th edition. Finally, I will give a brief introduction to Secure ECMAScript (SES), which is a secure JavaScript dialect that enables the safe embedding of third-party scripts in a webpage, also forming the basis for Google’s Caja compiler. :''Bio:'' '''Tom Van Cutsem''' is a senior researcher at Nokia Bell Labs in Antwerp, Belgium. Prior to joining Bell Labs, he was a professor of computer science at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He sat on the ECMA TC39 committee in charge of standardising JavaScript and actively contributed to the ECMAScript 2015 (a.k.a. “ES6”) standard. Together with Mark S. Miller, he designed and specified ECMAScript’s new reflection API. Tom's broader research interests lie in distributed systems, programming languages, stream processing, concurrency and parallelism. He received his PhD in 2008 from Vrije Universiteit Brussel for his research on AmbientTalk, a distributed scripting language for mobile phones. *20h15 - 20h30: '''Break'''<br> *20h30 - 21h30: '''[https://www.owasp.org/images/a/a6/Dan-Wallach-internet-censorship.pdf Internet Censorship: Studies from China and Turkey]''' (by prof. Dan Wallach, Rice University)<br> :''Abstract:'' TBA :''Bio:'' '''Dan Wallach''' is a professor in the systems group at Rice University's Department of Computer Science, He manages Rice's [http://seclab.cs.rice.edu/ computer security lab]. His research interests include mobile code, wireless and smartphone security, and the security of electronic voting systems. === REGISTRATION === Please register via EventBrite: https://owasp-belgium-2016-03-08.eventbrite.com === Coverage === == Past Events == *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2015|2015]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2014|2014]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2013|2013]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2012|2012]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2011|2011]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2010|2010]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2009|2009]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2008|2008]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2007|2007]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2006|2006]] *Events held in [[Belgium Previous Events 2005|2005]] = Belgium OWASP Chapter Leaders = The Belgium Chapter is supported by the following board: *Sebastien Deleersnyder, Toreon *Erwin Geirnaert, Zion Security *Philippe Bogaerts, AviNetworks *Lieven Desmet, KU Leuven *Bart De Win, PWC *David Mathy, Freelance Our goal is to professionalize the local OWASP functioning, provide in a bigger footprint to detect OWASP opportunities such as speakers/topics/sponsors/… and set a 5 year target on: Target audiences, Different events and Interactions of OWASP global – local projects. __NOTOC__ <headertabs/> [[Category:Europe]]
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African-Americans: Demographic and Consumer Spending Trends, 10th Edition
Published Sep 9, 2016 | 160 Pages | Pub ID: LA15103856
Special offer: now 20% off original full report price
The African-American population continues to face daunting economic challenges. Yet, key social and economic indicators point to a significant increase in the number of middle- and higher-income African-Americans over the past decade. During this period, the number of African-American households with an income of $100,000 or more jumped 83%, while the number of African-Americans employed in management and professional occupations grew from 3.8 million to 4.8 million, an increase of 26%. There are now nearly two million blacks who earn at least $75,000 annually.
This Packaged Facts report highlights how this expanding middle- and higher-income segment of African-American consumers has become a key component of growth in financial services. For example, between 2006 and 2016 the number of African-Americans with checking accounts increased 30%, while growth in the number of other consumers with checking accounts was essentially flat. Growth in the number of those using various financial services was also higher for African-Americans in the case of savings accounts (29% vs. 20%), credit cards (22% vs. 5%) and debit cards (85% vs. 62%).
African-Americans: Demographic and Consumer Spending Trends, 10th Edition shows that marketers of financial services can expect a positive response to their messages from higher-income African-American consumers. African-Americans with a household income of $75,000 or more are far more likely than their counterparts in other consumer segments to find advertising for financial services to be interesting (38% vs. 8%). They also are far more likely to read the financial pages of their newspaper (34% vs. 19%).
The spending habits of black consumers generate opportunities in a wide array of other consumer spending categories as well. For example, although African-American homeownership rates remain lower than average, blacks who do own homes are just as likely as other homeowners to have spent between $1,000 and $2,000 on home improvements in the past year and are nearly as likely as other homeowners to have remodeling plans over the next year (18.5% vs. 19.5%). African-American households also provide a unique opportunity for marketers and retailers of home electronics because they dedicate 63% of their entertainment expenditures to audio and visual equipment, while other households dedicate only 36%.
This Packaged Facts report analyzes recent consumer spending and demographic trends for the African-American population in the United States. Packaged Facts defines the African-American population as including individuals who identify in Census Bureau data as “black or African-American alone,” regardless of whether they also identify as Hispanic. This definition is consistent with the data categories used by forecasting groups such as the Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia. The terms “black” and “African-American” are used interchangeably in this report.
The primary source of consumer data in this report is the Simmons National Consumer Study (NCS) for Winter 2015/2016, which was fielded between February and March 2016. The report uses the Spring 2006 NCS for trend analysis tables. On an ongoing basis, Simmons conducts booklet-based surveys of a large and random sample of consumers (approximately 25,000 for each 12-month survey compilation) who in aggregate represent a statistically accurate cross-section of the U.S. population.
U.S. Government sources include data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The CES tracks expenditures of “consumer units,” which are equivalent to Census Bureau “households.” This Packaged Facts report uses the term “households” for the sake of consistency. The report compares consumer expenditure patterns in the CES covering the 12-month period from mid-2014 through mid-2015 with those in the survey covering the 12-month period ending in mid-2012.
The primary Census Bureau source used in this report is the American Community Survey (ACS). Data from ACS date back to 2005. The latest available ACS data cover 2014. Census Bureau population estimates and projections as well as data from the Current Population Survey are also used where appropriate.
The report is also based on data from a range of industry sources, including company websites, press releases, trade publications, business newspapers and magazines and consumer blogs.
1.2 Methodology $104.00included
1.3 Insights and Opportunities $278.00included
1.3.1 African-Americans Express Optimism About the Future $93.00included
1.3.2 Many Reasons for Optimism $93.00included
1.3.3 African-Americans Help Drive Growth in Financial Services $96.00included
1.3.4 Life Insurance Especially Important to Black Consumers $93.00included
1.3.5 Higher-Income Black Consumers Present Major Opportunity for Financial Firms $93.00included
1.3.6 Traditional and New Media Both Succeed with Black Consumers $93.00included
1.4 Population Trends $272.00included
1.4.1 Black Population Nears 43 Million $93.00included
1.4.2 African-American Population Maintains Steady Presence in America $93.00included
1.4.3 Blacks Lose Ground to Other Multicultural Segments $93.00included
1.4.4 Black Population a Multifaceted Demographic Segment $93.00included
1.4.5 Nearly One in 10 Blacks Is Foreign-Born $93.00included
1.4.6 Black Population Expected to Show Steady Growth Over Next Decade $93.00included
1.4.7 South Still the Core of Black Population $93.00included
1.4.8 Migration Continues to Shape Black Experience $93.00included
1.4.9 African-Americans Have Significant Urban Presence $93.00included
1.5 Demographic Trends $253.00included
1.5.1 Blacks Key Segment of Younger Age Groups $93.00included
1.5.2 Women More Predominant in Black Population $93.00included
1.5.3 More African-Americans Achieve Educational Success $93.00included
1.5.4 Professional Employment on Upswing $93.00included
1.5.5 Black Women Predominate in Many Management and Professional Occupations $93.00included
1.5.6 Number of Affluent Black Households Grows Faster Than Average $93.00included
1.5.7 One in Three African-Americans Earn $50,000 and Over $93.00included
1.5.8 African-American Household Structure More Diverse $93.00included
1.6 African-American Buying Power $130.00included
1.6.1 Expenditures by African-American Consumers Show Significant Growth $93.00included
1.6.2 African-American Buying Power Concentrated in Large Urban Areas $93.00included
1.6.3 Affluent Black Households Wield Significant Buying Power $93.00included
1.6.4 African-American Buying Power Will Approach $1.5 Trillion in 2020 $93.00included
1.7 Recent Consumer Spending Trends $277.00included
1.7.1 Black Consumers More Likely to Be Planning to Purchase Home Electronics $93.00included
1.7.2 Black Households Differ from Other Households in Apparel Spending Priorities $93.00included
1.7.3 Personal Care Items Get High Priority $93.00included
1.7.4 Black Homeowners Solid Customers for Home Improvement Outlets $93.00included
1.7.5 Spending on Appliances Up Sharply $93.00included
1.7.6 Black Consumers Help Drive Auto Buying Boom $93.00included
1.7.7 African-Americans Join Eating Out Trend $93.00included
1.8 Use of Financial Services by African-Americans $253.00included
1.8.1 Black Consumers Increase Use of Banking Services $93.00included
1.8.2 African-Americans Important Growth Segment for Banks $93.00included
1.8.3 Use of Credit Cards on the Rise, Especially Among Affluent Blacks $93.00included
1.8.4 Department Store Cards Show Highest Growth $93.00included
1.8.5 Dramatic Increase in Debit Card Use $93.00included
1.8.6 African-Americans Place High Value on Life Insurance $93.00included
1.8.7 More Black Consumers View Life Insurance as Investment Vehicle $93.00included
1.8.8 Auto Insurance Registers Gain Among Black Consumers $93.00included
1.8.9 Black Consumers More Likely to Buy Homeowners Insurance Directly from Company $93.00included
1.9 Marketing Trends $138.00included
1.9.1 Brands Can Reach Black Consumers on Social Media $93.00included
1.9.2 Product Placement Gets Thumbs Up From Black Consumers $93.00included
1.9.3 TV Advertising Attracts African-American Viewers $93.00included
1.9.4 BET Retains Top Spot Among African-American Viewers $93.00included
2 Insights and Opportunities
2.1 Topline Insights $676.00included
2.1.1 Black Consumers Stay Confident $93.00included
2.1.2 African-Americans Express Optimism About the Future $138.00included
2.1.3 Many Reasons for Optimism $470.00included
Top 10 African-American Markets by Region and Buying Power, 2014 (in billion $)
2.2 Market Trends and Opportunities: Financial Services $1,003.00included
2.2.1 African-Americans Help Drive Growth in Financial Services $278.00included
2.2.2 Life Insurance Especially Important to Black Consumers $156.00included
2.2.3 Affluent Blacks Avid Consumers of Information about Financial Services $93.00included
2.2.4 Higher-Income Black Consumers Present Major Opportunity for Financial Firms $134.00included
2.2.5 Financial Services Marketers Focus on Building Ties with Black Community $93.00included
2.2.7 Affluent Blacks Seen as "Missed Opportunity" for Financial Advisers $94.00included
2.2.8 African-Americans Still Underserved by Financial Services Industry $122.00included
2.3 Other Marketing Opportunities $525.00included
2.3.1 African-American Spending Priorities Create Wide Range of Opportunities $93.00included
2.3.2 Home Electronics $93.00included
2.3.3 Clothing and Footwear $93.00included
2.3.4 Personal Care Products and Services $143.00included
2.3.5 Home Improvement and Home Furnishings $93.00included
2.3.6 Automotive $93.00included
2.3.7 Foodservice $93.00included
3 Population Trends
3.1 African-American Population Growth Trends $570.00included
3.1.1 Black Population Nears 43 Million $100.00included
U.S. Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2000-2015 (in thousands and percent)
Multicultural Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2000 vs. 2015
3.1.4 Black Population a Multifaceted Demographic Segment $117.00included
Profile of Black Population: Black Alone vs. Black Alone/In Combination with Other Race(s) and by Hispanic Origin, 2015 (in thousands)
3.1.6 One in Six Blacks Will Be Foreign-Born by 2060 $126.00included
U.S. Population Projections by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2015, 2020 and 2025 (in thousands)
3.2 Where African-Americans Live $448.00included
3.2.1 New York Has Largest Black Population $102.00included
States with Largest African-American Populations, 2015 (in thousands)
3.2.2 South Is Home to Majority of Black Population $127.00included
3.2.4 African-Americans Have Significant Urban Presence $122.00included
Urban Areas Ranked by Size of Black Population, 2015
4 Demographic Trends
4.1 Age and Gender $198.00included
4.1.1 African-Americans Younger Than Most Others $93.00included
4.1.3 African-Americans Help Shape Multicultural Shift $93.00included
4.2 Educational Attainment $371.00included
4.2.1 More African-Americans Achieve Educational Success $159.00included
Number of African-Americans with Associate's Degree or Higher, 2005 vs. 2014 (in thousands)
4.2.2 Wider On-Campus Gender Gap Creates Greater Educational Disparity $132.00included
4.2.3 Gender Gap Keeps Widening $93.00included
4.3 Occupational Trends $322.00included
4.3.1 African-American Employment Concentrated in Service and Sales $93.00included
4.3.2 Professional Employment on Upswing $144.00included
Number of African-Americans in Professional and Related Occupations, 2005 vs. 2014 (in thousands)
4.3.3 Black Women Predominate in Many Management and Professional Occupations $140.00included
Percent of African-American Men and Women Employed in Management, Business, Science, and Arts Occupations, 2014
Women as Percent of Those Employed in Management, Business, Science, and Arts Occupations: African-American vs. All, 2014
4.4 Household and Personal Income $373.00included
4.4.1 Household Income Still Lags Behind the Average $93.00included
4.4.2 Number of Affluent Black Households Grows Faster Than Average $106.00included
Increase in Number of Households with Income of $75,000 or More: African-American vs. All Households, 2005-2014 (in thousands)
4.4.3 One in Three African-Americans Earn $50,000 and Over $206.00included
Number of African-Americans Working Full-Time, Year-Round: By Level of Personal Income and Educational Attainment, 2014 (in thousands)
Number of Black Men Working Full-Time, Year-Round: By Level of Personal Income and Educational Attainment, 2014 (in thousands)
Number of Black Women Working Full-Time, Year-Round: By Level of Personal Income and Educational Attainment, 2014 (in thousands)
4.5 Household and Family Structure $209.00included
4.5.2 African-American Households Are of Average Size $93.00included
4.5.3 Marriage Less Common $93.00included
Marital Status of Men and Women 15 Years Old and Over: African-American vs. All, 2014
4.5.4 Half of African-American Children Live With One Parent $93.00included
Living Arrangements of Children under 18: African-American vs. All, 2015
5 African-American Buying Power
5.1 Trends in African-American Buying Power $573.00included
5.1.1 African-Americans Register Above-Average Growth in Aggregate Income $93.00included
Aggregate Personal Income: African-American vs. Other, 2014
5.1.2 Expenditures by African-American Consumers Show Significant Growth $189.00included
Growth in Number of African-American and Other Households, 2004-2014 (in thousands)
Growth in Aggregate Consumer Expenditures: African-American vs. Other Households, 2004-2014 (in million $)
5.1.3 African-American Buying Power Reaches $1.3 Trillion $93.00included
Buying Power of African-American Consumers, 2010-2015 (in billion $)
5.1.4 African-American Buying Power Concentrated in Large Urban Areas $237.00included
Top 10 African-American Markets Ranked by Buying Power, 2014 (in billion $)
Number of African-American Households with Income of $75,000 or More in Top Ten African-American Markets, 2014
5.2 Projected Growth in African-American Buying Power $346.00included
5.2.1 Factors Affecting Growth in African-American Buying Power $343.00included
African-American Households by Income Level, 2005 vs. 2014 (in thousands)
Projected Growth in Buying Power of African-American Consumers, 2015-2020 (in million $ and % cumulative growth)
6 Consumer Spending Trends
6.1 Overview $490.00included
6.1.1 Spending Priorities Differ $308.00included
Key Differences in Spending Priorities of African-American vs. Other Households: By Expenditure Category, 2015
6.1.2 Recent Spending Trends Highlighted $182.00included
Key Increases in Average Annual Consumer Expenditures of African-American Households: By Expenditure Category, 2012-2015
6.2 Consumer Spending Highlights: Home Entertainment $312.00included
6.2.1 Black Consumers More Likely to Be Planning to Purchase Home Electronics $203.00included
Percent of African-American vs. All Households Planning to Purchase Home Electronics Equipment: By Category, 2016
Percent of African-American vs. All Households Subscribing to Premium Cable Channels: By Name of Channel, 2016
6.3 Spending Highlights: Apparel and Personal Care Products $355.00included
Percent of Total Consumer Expenditures Allocated to Apparel: African-American vs. Other Households, 2015
6.3.1 Apparel Purchases Total $26 Billion $93.00included
Aggregate Expenditures by African-American Households for Apparel, 2015 (in million $)
6.3.2 Black Households Differ from Other Households in Apparel Spending Priorities $101.00included
6.3.3 Personal Care Items Get High Priority $109.00included
6.4 Spending Highlights: Home Improvement and Home Furnishings $225.00included
6.4.1 Black Homeowners Increase Spending on Home Repairs and Maintenance $93.00included
6.4.2 Black Homeowners Solid Customers for Home Improvement Outlets $107.00included
Amount Spent on Home Improvements in Last 12 Months: African-American vs. Other Homeowners, 2016
Aggregate Expenditures on Selected Categories of Home Furnishings and Equipment: African-American and Other Households, 2012 vs. 2015 (in million $)
6.5 Consumer Spending Highlights: Automotive $333.00included
6.5.1 Black Consumers Help Drive Auto Buying Boom $133.00included
Aggregate Spending on Automotive Vehicles: African-American vs. Other Households, 2012 vs. 2015 (in million $)
6.5.2 African-American Expenditures on New Cars and Trucks Up 51% $93.00included
Aggregate Spending on New Cars and Trucks: African-American vs. Other Households, 2012 vs. 2015 (in million $)
6.5.3 Used Autos Retain Appeal $126.00included
Aggregate Spending on Used Cars and Trucks: African-American vs. Other Households, 2012 vs. 2015 (in million $)
6.6 Consumer Spending Highlights: Insurance $161.00included
6.6.1 Health Insurance Expenditures Up Dramatically $93.00included
Aggregate Spending on Health Insurance: African-American vs. Other Households, 2012 vs. 2015 (in million $)
6.6.2 Spending on Vehicle Insurance Flat $93.00included
Aggregate Spending on Vehicle Insurance: African-American vs. Other Households, 2012 vs. 2015 (in million $)
6.6.3 Spending on Life and Other Personal Insurance Declines $93.00included
Aggregate Spending on Life and Other Personal Insurance: African-American vs. Other Households, 2012 vs. 2015 (in million $)
6.7 Consumer Spending Highlights: Food $140.00included
Aggregate Spending on Food at Home and Food Away From Home: African-American vs. Other Households, 2012 vs. 2015 (in million $)
6.7.2 African-Americans Major Customer Base for Fast Food and Family Restaurants $93.00included
7 Use of Financial Services
7.1 Banking Services $167.00included
Number with Checking or Savings Accounts: African-Americans vs. Other, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
7.1.2 African-Americans Important Growth Segment for Banks $106.00included
7.2 Credit and Debit Cards $489.00included
7.2.1 Black Consumers Turn Away From Cash Transactions $93.00included
7.2.2 Use of Credit Cards on the Rise, Especially Among Affluent Blacks $138.00included
Number of Consumers Using Credit Cards: African-American and Other, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
Number of Households with an Income of $75,000 or More Using Credit Cards: African-American and Other, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
7.2.3 Department Store Cards Show Highest Growth $118.00included
Number of African-American vs. Other Consumers Using Credit Cards: By Type of Card, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
7.2.4 Dramatic Increase in Debit Card Use $102.00included
Number of African-American vs. Other Consumers Using Debit Cards, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
7.2.5 MasterCard Debit Card Gains Ground Among African-Americans $93.00included
Number of African-American vs. Other Consumers Using Debit Cards: By Type of Card, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
7.3 Insurance $562.00included
Type of Life Insurance Policy Owned by African-American Households, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
7.3.3 Auto Insurance Registers Gain Among Black Consumers $139.00included
Number of African-American and Other Households with Automotive Insurance, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
7.3.4 Number of Black Households with Homeowners Insurance Shows Steady Growth $96.00included
Number with Homeowners Insurance: African-American and Other Households, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
7.3.6 Market for Renters Insurance Explodes $93.00included
Number of African-American and Other Households with Renters Insurance, 2006 vs. 2016 (in thousands)
8 Marketing Trends
8.1.2 Product Placement Gets Thumbs Up From Black Consumers $137.00included
Effectiveness of Product Placement: African-American vs. Other Consumers, 2016
Effectiveness of Television Advertising: African-American vs. Other Consumers, 2016
8.2 Marketing Approaches $860.00included
8.2.1 JPMorgan Chase Invests in African-American Entrepreneurs $109.00included
8.2.2 Prudential Highlights African-American Businesses $93.00included
8.2.3 Allstate Shares Stories "Worth Telling" $97.00included
8.2.4 Wells Fargo Celebrates African-American Culture $188.00included
8.2.5 State Farm Reaches Out to African-American Community $102.00included
8.2.6 Ford Honors Unsung Heroes $115.00included
8.2.7 Hyundai Recognizes Women of Color $93.00included
8.2.8 Lexus Sponsors Show on TV One $93.00included
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About PA | Bringing Ingenuity to Life
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PLANECRAFTERS
© 2018 PAISLEY BOARD GAMES
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PAISLEY BOARD GAMES
Paisley Board Games is an indie game company founded by designers Michael Patience and Andrew Bosley. Follow us here for updates on current and future projects. And look for our new game, Planecrafters, on Kickstarter in 2018!
We, at Paisley Board Games, are dedicated to making games that work well. We've put a lot of time and effort in to Planecrafters and hope that, as a result, you will enjoy many hours of fun with your family, friends, and fellow gamers.
We are passionate about playing board games! We have received countless hours of enjoyment from playing, and associating with great gamers and friends. Paisley Board Games, and the games we make, is our way of contributing back to a community we love.
FUN AT ALL LEVELS
We plan to bring many to the community, starting with Planecrafters. It plays in under an hour, and takes less than 5 minutes to set up. Our kids love playing it and we believe that rest of the gaming community, no matter what their skill level, will feel the same.
Packing up and heading to GenCon 2018!
It's that time of year again ... Con season! Paisley Board Games will be making the rounds at GenCon this year. We will be spending some quality time in the First Exposure Play-test Hall, because we love helping out fellow designers, and playing new games. It's a great way to meet new people, and be inspired by their passions. What are your plans this summer? We'd love to hear from you!
Gamerisms
The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play. -- James T. Kirk
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If I Ever Get Out of Here
"A heart-healing, mocs-on-the-ground story of music, family and friendship." -- Cynthia Leitich Smith, author of TANTALIZE and RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME
Lewis "Shoe" Blake is used to the joys and difficulties of life on the Tuscarora Indian reservation in 1975: the joking, the Fireball games, the snow blowing through his roof. What he's not used to is white people being nice to him -- people like George Haddonfield, whose family recently moved to town with the Air Force. As the boys connect through their mutual passion for music, especially the Beatles, Lewis has to lie more and more to hide the reality of his family's poverty from George. He also has to deal with the vicious Evan Reininger, who makes Lewis the special target of his wrath. But when everyone else is on Evan's side, how can he be defeated? And if George finds out the truth about Lewis's home -- will he still be his friend?
Acclaimed adult author Eric Gansworth makes his YA debut with this wry and powerful novel about friendship, memory, and the joy of rock 'n' roll.
Eric Gansworth
Young Adult Literarure
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Cragbridge Hall, The Inventor´s Secret
The Omen Machine
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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) had on Monday released the report on HTML5 Definition Complete, Interoperability Testing and Performance - stating that the HTML5 and Canvas 2D specifications are feature-complete and that developers now have a stable target for implementation and planning.
Jeff Jaffe, CEO at W3C revealed that stakeholders demanded a stable standard with the broader reach of web technology, and that with the complete definition developers now know what skill to cultivate, while businesses can be assured that they can rely on HTML5 in the years to come.
Although the specifications are not yet W3C standards, the next round of standardizations are already in view as it also announced the first draft of HTML 5.1 and Canvas 2D, level 2 simultaneously.
The open web platform presents a full programming environment for cross-platform applications with access to device capabilities, video and animations; graphics, style and other tools for digital publishing. And the community continue to enhance existing HTML5 features and also developing new ones; including extensions to complement built-in HTML5 accessibility and adaptive streaming.
However, fragmentation in users agents (e.g browsers) remains a great constraint, as it increases the cost and complexity of using the technology.
The W3C now embarks on the stage of standardization devoted to interoperability and testing (tagged Candidate Recommendation) to reduce browser fragmentation and extend implementations to the full range of tools that consume and produce HTML.
And the final adoption of HTML5 specification as an W3C standard is perhaps anticipated in 2014, while Canvas 2D could be earlier, 2013.
HTML5 "Feature-Complete": What that Means?
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No, Internet Explorer is Not Dead
Technology Articles > Software > Web Development > No, Internet Explorer is Not Dead
There have been some rumours floating around this week that Microsoft has killed Internet Explorer. But, those rumours aren’t entirely true. Microsoft’s Chris Capossela made some comments at the Microsoft Convergence event this week that made it sound like Internet Explorer would no longer be supported by the company.
However, the truth is quite different.
Not Dead Just Pushed
All of the confusion began when Microsoft announced a new browser for Windows 10 codenamed ‘Spartan.’ Even though Spartan is Microsoft’s shiny new browser for Windows 10, it is not meant to replace Explorer. Microsoft has confirmed that the company will, in fact, continue to support Explorer for enterprises and for anyone that wants the support for the older browser.
So while Internet Explorer might be brushed aside to make room for Spartan, it’s by no means dead. Microsoft will continue to support Explorer, and the many people that still like and use this browser. It also stands to reason that Internet Explorer isn’t as bad as most people seem to think that it is. In fact, a number of people took to Twitter (including some celebrities) to protest what they thought was the end of Explorer. That goes to show that Microsoft still has plenty of Explorer fans.
The current version of Internet Explorer isn’t as bad as many people make it seem. In fact, it has a lot of the same features as the more popular Chrome does, and it functions quite well. While Internet Explorer tends to get a lot of bad press based on earlier version of the browser that weren’t so excellent, the current version is decent all around.
The major things that the current version of Internet Explorer lacks are things like the ability to sign into Explorer from any browser, and you can’t get the same consistency from Explorer that you can get from Chrome.
Even with those small drawbacks, though, Explorer as it currently exists is a great browser. Not excellent, but solid enough for people to protest the browser’s possible demise. But the browser isn’t going anywhere - not yet. Spartan will come, and Microsoft will continue to support Explorer. That’s the truth of the matter.
A Poor Reputation
One of the main reasons why many people may prefer Chrome over Explorer is that Explorer has been around since the 1990s, and hasn’t always been excellent. Many years ago, Explorer was the default browser, and it happened to ship with nearly every device available. But nobody likes it when a device comes loaded with anything - browser or otherwise, so this may be where Internet Explorer got its bad name.
Once Explorer began to crash in a bad way, people simply got sick of it and switched to the more appealing Chrome. A few - maybe more than a few - still like Explorer and use it, which is Microsoft isn’t killing Explorer. So push those rumours aside if you are an Explorer fan, and take comfort in knowing that the famed browser isn’t going anywhere. Spartan will appear shortly, but nothing is going to take the place of Explorer. Not yet.
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Live/Play – Episode 2: Something Bigger
Role: Edited the third story in this episode, “Our Worth” (starts at 13:25), and was lead editor and story consultant for the series.
Live/Play is an international documentary series produced with the goal of humanizing the League of Legends player community.
In this episode: Step behind the lens of a Chinese photographer following his favorite League teams, watch an Angeleno conduct a community orchestra at Summoners Con, and travel to Seoul with the Israeli national League team.
© 2017 Reuel Kim
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Learning CenterEducational ActivitiesRheum2LearnOsteoarthritis
Contributor: Janine Evans, MD
Rheum2Learn cases contain links to images in the Rheumatology Image Library. Access to the Library is an ACR/ARP member benefit. See information about membership types and how to become a member.
A 63 year-old healthy secretary presents complaining of hand and wrist pain. While the pain is bilateral, it is more problematic in her dominant hand. It was initially intermittent but she now notices it on a daily basis. She relates that she has stiffness in her hands in the morning lasting for about 15 minutes. The pain is in her finger joints but spares the MCPs. In the wrist, she points to pain at the base of her thumb rather than the wrist itself. This area is particularly painful when she grips things with her thumb such as turning her key in her car ignition or picking up a stack of files. She denies any joint swelling but admits that her fingers are getting "knobbier". She relates her mother also had very crooked fingers and complained of arthritis. She denies any other joint complaints.
On examination of the hands, she has bony enlargement with tenderness in multiple distal interphalangeal joints (DIP) and proximal interphalangeal joints (PIP). There is also increased pain at both the carpometacarpal joint and metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP) of the thumb. The other metacarpophalangeal joints and the wrist are normal. There is no synovitis. The appearance is similar to that in the attached picture.
Findings on radiograph are attached.
This patient has osteoarthritis (OA) of her hands.
A 55 year-old man with a history of RA is seen for pain in both knees with recurrent swelling of the right knee for the past 6 months. He has been seen twice at a walk-in clinic and has had the fluid drained. Each time the fluid has re-accumulated. He has tried increasing his oral prednisone from 5 mg to 20 mg a day without improvement in either the pain or the swelling. He is stiff for 10 minutes in the morning and is stiff when he arises from a chair. Walking is limited because of the pain. Because of the knee problems, he was not able to continue working and has been unemployed for the past 6 months. He denies any other joint pain on the 20 mg of prednisone.
He relates a 15 year history of RA. He was doing well on methotrexate 15 mg weekly, prednisone 5 mg a day and etanercept 50 mg weekly but had quit taking all but the prednisone roughly one year prior because he thought he was doing well.
His examination is notable for difficulty arising from the chair secondary to knee pain and stiffness. He walks with the aid of a cane. There are synovial effusions in both knees, larger on the right. No warmth is noted. Valgus deformity is present on the right. There is pain, stiffness and coarse crepitance with range of motion of both knees, more pronounced on the right. In the hands there is ulnar deviation and subluxation of the MCPs with swan-neck deformities in multiple fingers, but no synovitis. Both wrists demonstrate widening and subluxation with some loss of flexion and extension but no warmth, swelling or pain. There is a nodule at the left olecranon. The feet also show old deformities consistent with RA with subluxation of the metatarsal heads but no tenderness.
List the joints most commonly involved in primary osteoarthritis (OA) and compare the joint distribution with that of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
List commonly described features of the pain associated with OA.
Review the physical exam changes characteristic of OA and be able to identify these changes on patient examination (1, 2, 3).
Recognize the classification criteria for OA of the hand, hip, and knee .
Identify the radiographic findings which are characteristic of OA (1, 2, 3).
Summarize the results of blood and joint fluid analysis typical of OA and contrast with that expected with an inflammatory joint process.
Review and demonstrate appropriate utilization of the pharmacological treatment options (see links: 1, 2) for OA. Recognize oral therapies (acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and analgesics/narcotics), topical agents and inter-articular options and include a discussion of the appropriate indications, anticipated benefit, cost and potential risks associated with each agent.
Locate and employ a patient narcotic use contract.
Review and demonstrate appropriate utilization of non-pharmacological therapies including patient education, exercise, physical therapy, occupational therapy and prosthetics.
Identify the indications and options for the surgical interventions commonly employed including joint replacement.
Review the cartilage changes which occur in OA (see images: 1, 2, 3).
Describe the epidemiology of OA Distinguish localized and generalized OA.
Review the common risk factors for the development of primary OA.
Identify and review conditions and disorders associated with secondary OA [including, but not limited to trauma, avascular necrosis, chondrocalcinosis (see images: 1, 2), hemochromatosis (see images: 1, 2) and acromegaly (see images: 1, 2)] and identify any differences in joint disease distribution which may be characteristic of each condition.
Review inflammatory (erosive) OA and describe its characteristic findings (see images: 1, 2).
Review diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) as a distinct subset of OA (see images: 1, 2, 3).
Explain the diagnosis and the anticipated course of the disease in a way that incorporates patients' perspectives.
Provide reassurance regarding long term outcomes and help establish practical, patient-oriented long-term goals.
Advise on the choices of therapy and the rationale for each, including the potential risks and benefits.
Review life style modification which may provide long term benefit.
Acknowledge and include family and social support as designated by the patient.
Provide reassurance and adequate time and accessibility to address patient concerns.
Display integrity and honesty in discussing patient care issues and management.
Insure patient privacy.
Promote patient autonomy in clinical and therapeutic decisions.
Communicate in a timely fashion regarding study results.
Communicate in a timely fashion with the other members of the patient's health care team including the primary care physician.
Serve as the patient's advocate.
Practice-Based Learning
Utilize web-based resources to supplement and update current knowledge base and to explore patient-specific problems.
Incorporate evaluation and feedback into practice and management.
Utilize errors and complications to improve understanding and future management.
Set learning goals in diagnostic strategies and management of OA.
Systems-Based Practice
Identify barriers to accessing optimal medical care for each individual patient and utilize alternative resources when available to overcome these barriers.
Engage and incorporate the input of all medical providers including other physicians, the nursing staff, and physical and occupational therapists as necessary.
Serve as a source of learning and education for other members of the health care team for the patient.
Utilize the existing health care system to support established patient care goals.
Incorporate considerations of cost and risk-to-benefit ratios in clinical evaluations, monitoring and therapeutic decisions for individual patients.
Recognize the impact of both diagnostic and therapeutic interventions on the health care system locally and globally.
Feydy A, Pluot E, Guerini H, Drape JL. Role of imaging in spine, hand and wrist osteoarthritis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2009; 35(3): 605-49.
Zhang W, Doherty M, Peat G et al. EULAR evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis. Ann of Rheum Dis 2010; 69(3):483-9.
Zhang W, Nuki G, Moskowitz RW et al. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: Part III: changes in evidence following systematic cumulative update of research published through January 2009. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2010: 18(4): 476-99.
(Answer questions 1 – 5 on a piece a paper. Find Answer Key at the bottom on the page.)
1) What are the key points in her history that suggest OA?
2) What findings on physical exam support a diagnosis of osteoarthritis? Which findings help distinguish it from an inflammatory arthropathy?
3) What features on her hand X-ray are characteristic of hand OA and was the radiograph really necessary in making this diagnosis?
4) What laboratory studies are indicated?
5) What other therapeutic options could be considered in the future?
1) In this patient with RA, what would be the differential for knee pain and swelling disproportionate to the arthritis activity in the other joints?
2) What work-up would best help determine the cause of the knee problems?
3) What features of the joint fluid analysis support a diagnosis of OA?
4) What features on the knee X-ray are most characteristic of OA?
5) What evidenced-based data is there regarding joint injections, oral medications and joint replacement for OA of the knee?
1) The most characteristic clinical complaints for OA of the hands are the short duration of morning stiffness, and the distribution of joints involved: the distal finger joints and base of the thumb, with sparing of the MCPs.
2) The key distinguishing feature of OA is the lack of synovitis. Bony joint enlargement is characteristic of OA. The distribution again is more characteristic of OA than rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
3) Radiographs were not necessary in order to make the diagnosis. Joint space narrowing with osteophyte formation is characteristic for OA.
4) No laboratory studies are indicated for making a diagnosis of OA, unless other diagnoses are in your differential. Baseline laboratory measurement of blood counts, and liver and kidney function should be considered depending on what medications are instituted as therapy.
The patient is begun on daily acetaminophen and referred to occupational therapy for evaluation both for hand exercise and adaptive equipment. She is also given a splint for the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb of the dominant hand.
5) Other oral medications that could be tried include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and pain medications. Some patients respond to local injections to the thumb joints. Rarely is surgical intervention warranted.
1) Secondary osteoarthritis is dominant in the differential. Other considerations would include infection, crystal disease and active RA.
2) Joint aspiration of the involved knee for fluid analysis would be the most helpful.
Sterile joint aspiration of the right knee is performed and 35 cc of yellow fluid is obtained. Analysis of the fluid demonstrates a white blood cell (wbc) count of 750/cu mm and only 50 rbc/cu mm. Crystal examination, gram stain and culture are all negative. Radiographs of the knee demonstrate marked narrowing of the medial joint space with moderate sclerosis of the adjacent bony margins on the right knee and lateral joint space loss with bony sclerosis in the left knee. A diagnosis of secondary OA is made.
For treatment, he is given an intra-articular injection of steroids and started on a daily non-steroidal anti-inflammatory along with a proton-pump inhibitor for gastric protection and referred to physical therapy for quadriceps strengthening. His prednisone dose is decreased to 5 mg a day. Over the next month, he notes marginal improvement in the pain and swelling. He continues to have a significant functional loss related to problems with the right knee and is unable to return to work. A referral to orthopedics is made for consideration of a right knee replacement.
3) The joint fluid is non-inflammatory, with a low total wbc. In general, wbc counts less than 3000/cu mm in synovial fluid are considered non-inflammatory.
4) Asymmetrical joint space narrowing, along with bony sclerosis are characteristic of OA. Other characteristic findings include osteophytes.
5) Joint injections with both depot corticosteroid and hyaluronate preparations have been shown to be beneficial. Oral therapies including acetaminophen and several NSAIDs have demonstrated benefit. It is not possible to have a study comparing joint replacement with a sham operation but surgical intervention in those patients who have failed all alternative treatments is generally acknowledged as providing improved mobility and pain relief.
Last updated February 2015.
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Your Turn: Paid to Wait
Haiti: But She Can Sweep
Even Hot Chocolate
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by contributor Stan Banos
I'm not claiming this is the absolute first- though it's most definitely the first commercial print ad I've ever seen featuring a biracial European and African American family (be interested if any of you know of others). Couple of things of note- first, it runs in the December 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine; and although ultimately ubiquitous in libraries, thrift stores and third grade art collages, Nat Geo's original audience can be seen as an educated, somewhat "upscale" lot, and the product itself (a cappuccino maker), one directed at an upscale taste and market.
The photograph is quite interesting as far as its composition.
The child, whose complexion is similar to his father's, is in considerably closer proximity to him than his mother, thus acknowledging his sense of identity as a person of color. His mother however is pictured reaching out and making contact with him, leaving no doubt of her pride and connection- of course, those slightly more "pessimistic" amongst us would point out that this was done merely to divide the composition in half to isolate the smiling attractive blonde with said product and ensure the requisite status identification. And no doubt, there are those that would point out that dad is barely in the picture altogether- the visual focus straight center on mom.
Whichever way you look at it, it is very clever and manipulative usage of visual/graphic elements in this "post racial" commercial advertisement that noticeably goes beyond the usual public service message and the confines of the 9-5 workplace, and straight into the sanctity of the American home. How long until more mainstream companies and products advertise similar visuals on larger more mainstream venues?
Guess we still got a ways to go before dad can actually lay hold and officially proclaim ownership of that fancy biracial coffee maker (hold the cafe au lait racial "jokes," please). But it's still a welcomed first step from the usual sanctimonious script- as exemplified by Hollywood's The Blind Side, where the magnanimous white woman rescues, validates, and bestows salvation upon the helpless African American man child.
Stan Banos publishes Reciprocity Failure and Expiration Notice (with Mark Page).
Tags: "post racial", biracial couples advertisements, cappuccino, Hollywood, race, The Blind Side
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Reason for travelling
I headed off to Seoul (as well as Tokyo and Osaka) in search of the future, in particular what the future might sound like. This research feeds into a speculative audio and writing project which I am creating as part of my Australia Council Emerging and Experimental Arts Fellowship.
Lit by neon dreams
I was looking for the future in Seoul because, along with Japan and China, the belated acceptance of Western modernity after an extended period of seclusion has resulted in a slam-down-hard on the fast-forward button in terms of technological progress. Seoul is a super clean, efficient and well-planned city, full of ambitious architectural visions, corporate glamour and an obscene amount of retail activity. Amid this unabashed capitalism, you turn a corner and there’s a mountain outcrop—sheer rock faces and luscious greenery—often hiding an opulent and ancient palace (admittedly reconstructed after the devastations of the Korean war).
By day the streets are curiously calm—I kept wondering where the 10 million people who live in the megacity were hiding. But at night everyone hits the streets which are all neon and video screens (some curved and embedded into buildings Blade Runner-style) and the music is turned up loud—each retail shop blaring its own pop-soundtrack. There’s serious touting (each shop has a shouting MC) and the young primp, pose, promenade and of course purchase. The retail orgy continues underground with kilometres of specialist shops branching out from the subways. These often adjoin subterranean bomb shelters—the not so subtle reminder of underlying tensions in the region.
While the mainstream culture of K-Pop, propped up by government investment, is inescapable and the pressures of fashion and beauty industries are a little overwhelming (plastic surgery is a number one seller), Seoul still has a strong art heart, offering a vast amount of cultural activity. While it’s mainly government and corporate sponsored there’s also a dedicated alternative community that keeps things lively.
Dongdaemun Design Plaza, photo Gail Priest
Seoul’s big art
Guide books divide Seoul up into to seven key areas all accessible by the wonderfully efficient and cheap subway system. To the north is Jongno-gu which includes the gallery clutch of Insadong—an astounding concentration of small commercial spaces—as well as some of the key larger galleries. (Seoul has so many large art institutions with multiple venues that I was often confused as to which government sponsored gallery I was in).
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) has three venues with the Seoul complex only completed in 2013. When I visited it housed a humorously incisive exhibition by Xijing Men, a group whose work critiques the mechanisms behind contemporary constructions of civilised cities (The World of Xijing, until 9 Aug). There was also a major exhibition, Robot Essay, with a not-so-surprising exploration of humanity’s uneasy relationship with robots (until Aug 30). A pleasant surprise was finding the kinetic sculptures of Australian artist Ross Manning included as part of the Interplay exhibition in which artists have been invited to make works “site-specifically” for the underground gallery spaces. The highlight of Interplay is the otherworldly Liminal Air-Descend by Japanese artist Shinji Ohmaki—a fluorescently lit room full of thousands of suspended white strings through which you walk, a little anxiously entangled in its multi-sensory environment (until 23 Aug).
Just around the corner the Art Sonje Centre was hosting a large installation by Mexican artist Abraham Cruzvillegas. For Autodestrucción8: Sinbeyeong, he gathered detritus from an area in Seoul undergoing rapid renovation to create an intricate spiral maze. His placement of disparate objects and materials end-to-end reconfigures the relationships of items in a fascinating way. Reaching the centre you are rewarded with the sight of an otherworldly white axolotl in a terrarium (until 26 July).
Around another corner is the Kumho Museum of Art, one of the many galleries sponsored by major corporations. Until 23 August it’s showing an excellent exhibition, Into Thin Air, offering sound, video and installation work exploring ‘monotone’ as a state. A particularly impressive work by Kim Sangjin deploys hundreds of small speakers, each issuing a single voice in a beautiful chorus. In another room, behind glass and shrouded in real fog, a life-sized, skeletal tree turns slowly in an endless winter, the work of Rhee Kibong. I stumbled upon Kumho, since there was no web information in English. It was one of the most satisfying exhibitions I attended.
I was also inspired by works at the Arko Art Centre, in Daehakno to the northwest. Arko is strongly focused on Korean contemporary art and is also responsible for the INSA Art Space which runs programs for emerging artists. Two great shows were on when I visited: Satin Ions by visiting Swedish artist Nina Canell who has been working with the industrial waste of high voltage electrical cable and playing with the mysteries of electro-magnetic forces (until 9 Aug); and an excellent documentary video and sound project, Time Mechanics, by Korean artist Hwayeon Nam, looking at how objects, ideas and places accumulate cultural resonance.
In the more tourist-drenched area of Iatewon is the luxurious gallery experience that is Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art. Museum 1 houses precious antiquities—porcelain, metalwork and paintings interspersed with a small number of modern minimalist pieces. Museum 2 concentrates on an eclectic collection of contemporary international works by the likes of Rothko, Koons, Judd, Mccarthy, Kiefer and Beuys. And of course, as it seems mandatory these days, there’s an Olafur Eliasson piece which converts a stairway into a sepia Escher etching. Each wing of the gallery has been designed by a different architect—museum 1, Mario Botta, museum 2 Jean Nouvel and the education centre by Rem Koolhaas and the whole complex is guarded by large scale outdoor sculptures by artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Anish Kapoor. (Their website is also excellent, featuring a searchable guide to the collection.) The Samsung Foundation also runs the PLATEAU space in the Jung-gu area. Formerly the Rodin Gallery, its airy atrium holds original bronzes of Rodin’s Gates of Hell and the Burgers of Calais, while the internal gallery spaces feature temporary exhibitions.
Also in Jung-gu is one wing of the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) which is responsible for the MediaCity Seoul biennale (last held Nov 2014) with three other venues around the city and including a residency space. Exhibiting an excellent retrospective of the Korean feminist artist Yun Suknam it offered a strong sense of profound and embedded respect for the role of artist as philosopher, critic and visionary within Korean society.
Really, if you blindly stick a pin on a map of Seoul you’re likely to hit a gallery—check the listings guides below for more.
Seoul’s sounds
The inevitable response to the hyperbole of K-Pop, is K-Indie, the ‘underground’ music scene which is now a kind of mainstream in itself. Its home is the Hongdae area (short for Hongik University) in the Mapo-gu district. Full of ‘cool’ young people and heaps of tourists, if you’re looking for live music—rock, reggae, punk, funk, latin—this is the place. (The super-slick gallery Loop Alternative Space is also in the area.) I managed to make contact with a few expatriate Americans who are involved in interesting alternate pop-rock bands—check out Nice Legs and Tierpark if you’re interested.
Looking further underground—for the hard-core experimental—I found a few places, but alas there were no gigs on during my stay. A key space for a kind of non-denominational experimentalism including improv, weird rock, dance and visual art is Expression Gallery Yogiga, run by Hanjoo Lee. For a more concentrated experimental music experience head to dotolim, run by Jin Sangtae. Jin opened his space in 2008 inspired by Ottomo Yoshihide’s GRID605 in Tokyo. The first venue could only fit around 20 people while his current place is just a little bit larger. He runs monthly concerts (up to #74 in the series) featuring local and visiting international artists.
I also managed to chat with other mainstays of the underground noise and electronic scene Hong Chulki and Choi Joonyong who play separately and as the duo Astronoise. Along with Jin Sangtae and a few other key artists, these two have been responsible for most of the experimental sound action in Seoul since the mid-2000s. They run the record label Balloon & Needle and the website is a good resource for what’s going on.
Songdo Future City, photo Gail Priest
From an architectural and urban planning perspective, Seoul is racing forward, perhaps not quite at the scale and pace of Dubai and Shanghai, but definitely on its way. One of the newest marvels is the curvaceous “metonymic landscape,” Dongdaemun Design Plaza by architect Zaha Hadid housing galleries, shops and studios. In Seoul’s northwest, near the World Cup Stadium is Digital Media City, a recently constructed precinct designed to attract high-tech companies and home to the Korean Film Archive. It’s an intense collection of steel and glass and shiny public sculptures. At the centre of DMC was to be Seoul Lite Tower, the second tallest building in the world at 640m high, 133 storeys. Construction began in 2009 but was cancelled in 2012 due to budgetary constraints.
Similar overreaching ambition can be seen at Songdo Future City to the south of Seoul near the Incheon Airport. Designed to be an international business hub for North Asia it features multiple housing and business developments on reclaimed land centred on Central Park, a sprawling greenzone and saltwater canal. There are canoes and paddle boats lined up, some deer and even a rabbit island. But currently there’s no one there. One building complex, Tomorrow City, is completely empty and the six-lane motorways are like deserts. It’s weird and wonderfully apocalyptic if you’re into that kind of thing (which I am). Contrast this sparseness with the bustling life of central Seoul’s night markets in Meyondong and Namdaemun and it seems people are still happy to live in a chaotic now, leaving the well-planned future for later.
Thanks to Lauren E Walker, Hong Chulki, Choi Joonyong, Jin Sangtae, Lee Seungjoon and Yoon Jiyoung for taking the time to talk with me.
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The Mark I m3
Price includes tax and free worldwide shipping
The Mark I Collection is partly made from a classic, salvaged Mini meaning every single timepiece is visibly unique and born with a story.
REC Watches and its products are not in any way associated or supported by BMW AG or any of its affiliates.
A Unique Story
The Mark I is a dressy watch – yet it is sporty at the same time due to its 44.3 mm case width. Press the top pusher to activate the chronograph function, push it again to pause it and snap it back to its starting position using the bottom pusher. Other than the chronograph feature, the Mark I has a 24 hour indicator and date function.
The Mark I comes with a black croco pattern leather strap with a quick-release system making it possible change straps without using tools.
The Organ Donor
The original Mini (Mark I) is by many considered an icon of 1960s British popular Culture. Its space-saving transverse engine front-wheel drive layout influenced car makers all around the world for generations to come. And as a matter of fact, the Mini was awarded the second most influential car of the 20th Century – only surpassed by the Ford Model T.
Presented in August 1959 the Mini was introduced as a small economy car. It wasn’t until 1969 the word "MINI" became a marque in its own right when it replaced the separate "Austin Mini" and "Morris Mini" car model names.
Performance versions of the classic Minis took the name Cooper, after partnership with racing legend and car maker John Cooper. The Mini Cooper and Cooper S were both successful as race and rally cars winning several championships.
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Recycled and always unique dial cut from the body of a salvaged Mini Cooper.
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Original VIN of the salvaged car that was used to make your watch.
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Every single Mark I timepiece comes with a brochure telling you the story of the specific car that became your watch – along with a copy of the car’s original logbook.
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Opening diameter 36.5mm
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Battery life Approx. 3 years
Case 316L Stainless steel
Top glass Sapphire Crystal with anti-reflective coating
Handcrafted metal dial made from a recycled Austin Mini. Each dial is coated with a clear layer of lacquer ensuring that the patina does not "spread" to other parts of the watch.
Strap Width 22 mm
Black croco pattern calf leather strap with quick-release system.
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Rosneft appoints new CEO
6 Sep, 2010 11:05
Russia's number one oil producer, Rosneft has appointed Eduard Khudainatov for a three-year term as CEO to replace Sergei Bogdanchikov.
Prior to his appointment as Rosneft President, Khudainatov was Vice President and then First Vice President in charge of exploration, production and strategic projects since 2008. Before joining Rosneft in 2003 he was the general director of Gazprom subsidiary, Severneftegaz, having previously held positions in the presidential administration.
His predecessor, Sergei Bogdanchikov, had held the position for almost 12 years, and was widely believed to be looking to leave upon the expiry of his contract on September 5. He is widely respected for having guided the Russian oil major through a massive increase in production and the industry consolidation since 2000.
Rosneft's Board Chairman and Russian deputy Prime minister, Igor Sechin, expressed confidence that the new CEO would be well placed to guide the company into a new era.
"Rosneft today is the leader of the Russian oil industry. I am confident that Eduard Khudainatov has the experience and insight to lead the management team as Rosneft enters its next stage of development."
Peter O'Brien, Rosneft Vice President, also described Khudainatov as a long standing oil industry professional.
"I have been working with him for two years already. He knows the oil business well, including its economics. He is an energetic, professional and a sociable person."
Anastasia Sosnova, an analyst from Investcafe, says the new appointment will change little domestically.
“The move isn’t likely to change much strategically in the domestic market. The Company will keep on realizing Governmental policy in the Fuel and Energy sector.”
Sosnova also noted that Khudainatov's successful experience in the development of Yuzhno-Russkoye field, a source for the Nord stream gas project, would contribute to the Rosneft’s international promotion.
“Khudainatov, with his experience of Russian – German cooperation, can introduce Rosneft to foreign markets, that the Company has been trying to fight its way to with much effort.”
Sosnova concludes that it is internationally where Eduard Khudainatov will be looking to implement strategic challenges.
“Rosneft has continually announced about the purchase of German oil refineries from Venezuelan PDVSA, but issues in this direction haven’t advanced much further from talks even with an amicable country. So, a foreign expansion strategy is a serious challenge, as a domestic expansion strategy has already been implemented by the former President Sergey Bogdanchikov.”
Unicredit Securities oil and gas analyst, Artyom Konchin, believes the move tightens government control over Rosneft.
“It amounts to a bit of a more consolidated control over the company from the Government site that perhaps will be a bit less volatile in its decisions and probably the leverage that the company itself could weight over the government could be less.”
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European Shares Seen Opening On Cautious Note
European stocks are likely to open on a cautious note Monday as investors await the signing of a "phase one" trade deal between the U.S. and China.
The deal due to be signed at the White House on Wednesday might include a commitment from China to increase agricultural products and implement economic reforms as well as some relief to China's aquatic exports to the U.S.
Meanwhile, Iran admitted that it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian airliner, three days after the crash that killed 176 people.
Ukraine International Airlines flight, en route to Kyiv, was shot down on Wednesday near Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran shortly after take-off, and only hours after Iran had fired missiles at two air bases housing US forces in Iraq.
Those attacks were Iran's response to the U.S. killing of senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in Baghdad on 3 January.
In another development, a volley of rockets slammed into an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad where U.S. forces have been based, wounding four local troops, the Iraqi military said on Sunday. At least four Iraqi airmen were wounded in the attack.
Asian markets are trading mixed and gold prices fell on dollar strength amid optimism on the Sino-U.S. trade front, while the pound slipped after Bank of England policymaker Gertjan Vlieghe said he will vote for a cut in interest rates later this month, barring an "imminent and significant" improvement in the growth data.
In economic releases, sentiment among British financial services firms improved for the first time in twelve quarters, survey results from the Confederation of British Industry and PwC showed today.
A balance of 8 percent expects business situation to improve compared with three months ago. This was the fastest since June 2015. However, a balance of 19 percent said business volumes decreased in three months to December.
Monthly GDP estimate, industrial production and foreign trade reports are due from the U.K. later in the session, headlining a light day for the European economic news.
U.S. stocks pulled back from record closing highs on Friday as the latest jobs report proved to be a mixed bag.
Job growth slowed more than expected in December and wage growth dropped below 3 percent for the first time since July 2018, while the unemployment rate stayed at a 50-year low of 3.5 percent, the Labor Department's monthly report showed.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped half a percent, while the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite shed around 0.3 percent each.
European markets gave up early gains to end lower on Friday after the U.S.
announced new sanctions on Iran's metal exports and eight senior Iranian officials.
The pan European Stoxx 600, the German DAX, France's CAC 40 index and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 all slid around 0.1 percent.
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Neuromuscular Fatigue after a Marathon
By alex hutchinson
Gina Kolata has an article in the New York Times about how long it takes to recover after a marathon. As she points out, marathons stress many different systems in your body, each of which recovers at a different rate -- glycogen stores, muscle soreness, mental fatigue, and so on. The verdict: nobody really knows how long it takes, though many studies seem to show a return to something approximating full strength after about a week.
The funny thing is, despite these findings, no one would recommend that you tackle another all-out marathon a week -- or even a month -- later. Anyone who has run a marathon knows intuitively that these studies aren't the full story. One possibility is the role of the mind, as Tim Noakes tells Kolata:
So Dr. Noakes relies on the experience of great runners, who tell him that there is a large psychological component to recovery. Many elite marathoners run only one or two races a year. After a marathon, he said, it “probably takes at least six months for the mind to recover fully.”
I'll suggest another possible component: neuromuscular fatigue. When you decide to contract your leg muscle, your brain sends a signal that travels down your spinal cord and eventually reaches the muscle, where muscle fibers contract in response. There's no doubt that running a marathon -- particularly on hilly terrain -- will damage some of the muscle fibers themselves. This is what will result in soreness for the next few days. But even after that soreness is gone, you may not be back to full strength when you try to contract your muscles, because the signal from your brain gets disrupted somewhere before it gets to the muscle -- this is "neuromuscular" fatigue.
A Danish study in 2007 tested the muscular and neuromuscular characteristics of eight marathoners after a race (average time: 2:34:40). Five days later, the runners' maximum voluntary muscular contraction was still reduced compared to pre-race values even though the contractile properties of the muscle itself were back to normal, suggesting that the loss of strength was neuromuscular. Another study, published last year, studied 11 finishers of an extreme mountainous 100-miler: 16 days after the race, most muscle measurements had (surprisingly!) returned to normal, but a couple of measurements ("potentiated twitch" and "potentiation") were still suppressed.
Bottom line: even once you're feeling fine a week or so after the marathon, there may be lingering effects in your body, particularly if you've really gone to the well. We don't know exactly what these factors are -- but if I had a hypothetical all-powerful physiological measurement tool, I'd bet it would still be able to find some markers of fatigue or damage two weeks after a truly all-out marathon.
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Ecological Masculinities
Theoretical Foundations and Practical Guidance, 1st Edition
By Martin Hultman, Paul M. Pulé
254 pages | 2 B/W Illus.
Around the globe, unfettered industrialisation has marched forth in unison with massive social inequities. Making matters worse, anthropogenic pressures on Earth’s living systems are causing alarming rates of thermal expansion, sea-level rise, biodiversity losses in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and a sixth mass extinction. As various disciplines have shown, rich white men in the Global North are the main (although not the only) perpetrators of this slow violence. This bookdemonstrates that industrial/breadwinner masculinities have come at terrible costs to the living planet and ecomodern masculinities have failed us as well, men included.
This book is dedicated to a third and relationally focused pathway that the authors call ecological masculinities. Here, they explore ways that masculinities can advocate and embody broader, deeper and wider care for the global through to local (‘glocal’) commons. Ecological Masculinities works with the wisdoms of four main streams of influence that have come before us. They are: masculinities politics, deep ecology, ecological feminism and feminist care theory. The authors work with profeminist approaches to the conceptualisations and embodiments of modern Western masculinities. From there, they introduce masculinities that give ADAM-n for Earth, others and self, striving to create a more just and ecologically viable planet for all of life.
This book is interdisciplinary. It is intended to reach (but is not restricted to) scholars exploring history, gender studies, material feminism, feminist care theory, ecological feminism, deep ecology, social ecology, environmental humanities, social sustainability, science and technology studies and philosophy.
"Taking us on an unconventional journey, Martin Hultman and Paul Pulé untangle what it means to be a man in the western world today. They explore and rethink new expressions of manhood and masculinities towards relational and caring masculinities in service of the global commons. This book is an essential read, especially for men, but also for all those who care about our intertwined futures." — Seema Arora-Jonsson, author of Gender, Development and Environmental Governance (2013) and Associate Professor of Urban and Rural Development, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala
"Colonialism, war 'games', rape culture, child sex trafficking, industrial animal agriculture, mass shootings, domestic and public ecoterrorism: throughout recorded history, hegemonic masculinity has been socially constructed and widely accepted for displaying behaviors that wreck the planet, tear apart families, AND oppress women, non-binary/genderqueer people and people of color. But the green tendrils of feminist ecomasculinities have persisted, and their re-emergence here signals real possibilities for transforming the global terrorist triumvirate of climate change, colonialism and corporate hegemony." — Greta Gaard, ecofeminist scholar, activist, filmmaker, author of Critical Ecofeminism (2017) and Professor of English at University of Wisconsin-River Falls, USA
"Ecological Masculinities comes at a pertinent point in our history, expressing humanities’ meditative moment of reflection on 'what has been' into 'what is' as we move beyond gender in our search for true wisdom. Paul and Martin express their masculine embodiment with a fresh critical reflection on deep ecology by toning their feminine expressions of who they are becoming through this mammoth book. I sincerely hope it will awaken a deeper dialogue towards understanding the profound wisdom hidden within Professor Arne Næss’s work. Stay close all!" — Pamela Hiley, British Qigong master living in Oslo, Norway, and a personal friend of Arne Naess's
"Men are the unmarked category and final frontier of gender and environment scholarship. Studies of how hegemonic masculinities are connected with–and drivers of–varied forms of ecological destruction are sorely lacking. We don’t fully understand why this lack persists or how it should be redressed. However, ecological masculinities brings us one giant step toward answering these and many other important questions about men/masculinities and their complex relationships to the world. This book is a conversation starter that is both compellingly presented and desperately needed." — Sherilyn MacGregor, Reader in Environmental Politics, University of Manchester, UK and editor of The Routledge Handbook on Gender and Environment (2017)
"This is a ground-breaking and very welcome book that takes both environmental studies and critical masculinities studies to a new level. Drawing upon four diverse streams of theory: masculinities politics, deep ecology, ecological feminism and feminist care theory, Martin Hultman and Paul Pulé examine the human and planetary costs of ecologically destructive masculinities and outline an important new lens to understand and address the social and environmental challenges we face. Their new ecological masculinities perspective, which is grounded in profeminist men’s capacities to care, provides realistic hope for a renewed ecologically sustainable relationship between men, masculinities and the Earth." — Bob Pease, co-editor of Critical Ethics of Care in Social Work (2017), Honorary Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Australia and Adjunct Professor, Institute for the Study of Social Change, University of Tasmania, Australia
"Associating the approach of caring with masculinities based on feminist thinking is a step up in western thought toward a more inclusive civilization. This is one of the most important contributions of this book on ecological masculinities." — Tammy Shel (Aboody) has a Ph.D. from UCLA in philosophy of education and is author of The Ethics of Caring (2007)
"Ecological Masculinities is the first book-length and research- and theory-driven exploration of specifically men, masculinities, nature, and gender equity. [It] is likely to become an essential reference in future research on men and nature…[and] will provide readers from undergraduate students upward with guidance on how to advance further in this field and which “streams” to wade deeper into." — Harri Salovaara in Men and Masculinities, 2019, 1-2, DOI: 10.1177/1097184X19839444
Prologue: Separate Paths Towards A Common Future Section 1: Conceptual Foundations 1. Introduction - Interrogating Masculinities 2. Masculine Ecologisation – From Industrial/Breadwinner and Ecomodern to Ecological Masculinities Section 2: Four Streams 3. Men and Masculinities – A Spectrum of Views 4. Connecting Inner and Outer Nature – A Deeper Ecology for the Global North 5. Lessons from Ecological Feminism 6. Caring for the 'Glocal' Commons Section 3: Ecological Masculinites – An Emerging Conversation 7. Headwaters - Previous Research on Men, Masculinites and Earth 8. Ecological Masculinites - Giving ADAM-n
Martin Hultman is widely published in energy, climate and environmental issues, including Discourses of Global Climate Change (2014). He works with grass-roots transitions, rights of nature and global strategies for ending ecocide. Current research projects include gender and energy history, ecopreneurship in circular economies and climate change denialism.
Paul M Pulé is an Australian scholar and activist specialising in men, masculinities and their impacts on others and self. His research and community education efforts are dedicated to creating a healthier planet for all. Paul continues to work with Martin on conceptual and practical approaches to men and Earth.
Routledge Studies in Gender and Environments
Until October 2015, Susan Buckingham was Professor in the Centre for Human Geography at Brunel University, where she had extensive programme development, teaching and research experience. Susan is now working as an independent researcher, consultant and writer on gender and environment related issues.
With the European Union, United Nations, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and national governments and businesses at least ostensibly paying more attention to gender, including as it relates to environments, there is more need than ever for existing and future scholars, policy makers, and environmental professionals to understand and be able to apply these concepts to work towards greater gender equality in and for a sustainable world.
Comprising edited collections, monographs and textbooks, this new Routledge Studies in Gender and Environments series will incorporate sophisticated critiques and theorisations, including engaging with the full range of masculinities and femininities, intersectionality, and LBGTIQ perspectives. The concept of ‘environment’ will also be drawn broadly to recognise how built, social and natural environments intersect with and influence each other. Contributions will also be sought from global regions and contexts which are not yet well represented in gender and environments literature, in particular Russia, the Middle East, and China, as well as other East Asian countries such as Japan and Korea.
If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact Annabelle Harris, Editor for Environment and Sustainability: [email protected]
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Margaret Alston is Professor of Social Work and Head of Department at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
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Martin Hultman is a Senior Lecturer at Linköping University, Sweden.
Virginie Le Masson is a Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, London, UK.
Sherilyn MacGregor is a Reader in Environmental Politics at the University of Manchester, UK.
Tanja Mölders is an environmental scientist. Since 2013 she is University Professor and holds the chair "Space and Gender" at Leibniz University Hannover, Germany.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Cumbria
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrate the resilience and spirit of rural and farming communities during a day of engagements in Cumbria.
Their Royal Highnesses met members of the local rural community involved in farming, mountain rescue and wildlife conservation in the beautiful Lake District.
The Duke and Duchess began their afternoon with a visit to the market town of Keswick where joined a celebration to recognise the contribution of individuals and local organisations in supporting communities and families across Cumbria.
They met volunteers including those from the local mountain rescue service, community first responders, young people trained as mental health first aiders and other organisations that have benefitted from grants from the Cumbria Community Foundation.
The Duke and Duchess visited a traditional fell sheep farm - Deepdale Hall Farm in Patterdale - where they met the Brown family who have been farming in the valley near Lake Ullswater since the 1950s. They joined the family and members of The Farmer Network for a kitchen table discussion before meeting some four-legged members of the team - their flock of Herdwick and Swaledale sheep.
Finally, Their Royal Highnesses joined the Cumbria Wildlife Trust on a nature walk, learning more about conservation measures being undertaken with the Lake District National Park and enjoying some of the most beautiful views in Cumbria.
Prince William and Prince Harry to visit Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa
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This legacy is not ours to squander.
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Often, your loyalty to one another will mean the difference between life and death.
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They work selflessly with honour and distinction, in the most challenging circumstances imaginable.
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I do feel there is truth in the view that society can learn much from British military values and ethos.
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It is nearly a quarter of a century since my great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, opened the last expansion of the Gallery in 1985.
A speech by Prince William at the opening of the Whitechapel Gallery, London
It is, quite simply, unique – a worthy focus for our Nation’s pride in those who have given their lives in the service of others.
A speech by Prince William at the National Memorial Arboretum
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Never being able to say the word ‘mummy’ again in your life sounds like a small thing.
A speech by Prince William at a reception for the Child Bereavement Charity, London
It is for them that Centrepoint represents the difference between misery and dejection and a sense of hope and renewed self confidence.
A speech by Prince William to mark 40 years of the youth homelessness charity Centrepoint
I would like to say how much I admire you all for your dedication and application in successfully passing this course.
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Prince William and Prince Harry- helicopter training update
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Our visits with our mother ignited a deep and growing interest for the great work the charity does for the homeless.
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Prince William to join RAF Search and Rescue
Prince William: Military Secondments in Autumn, 2008
Prince William to be Patron of the HMS Alliance Conservation Appeal
Prince William begins an attachment with the Royal Navy
Prince William and Prince Harry, Royal Patrons, will attend City Salute pageant
Prince William finishes RAF attachment with visit to Middle East and Afghanistan
Appointment to the Order of the Garter
Prince William receives his RAF wings
Prince William and Prince Harry become Joint Patrons of the City Salute Appeal
Prince William learns about wider Army role
Prince William to become Patron of the 2008 Lord Mayor's Appeal
Prince William to serve on attachment to Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force in 2008
Concert for Diana raises £1.2m for charity
Princes to lead Service of Thanksgiving for Diana, Princess of Wales
International stars join Concert for Diana as more tickets are announced
Prince William and Prince Harry host concert party for children
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Prince William becomes President of the Royal Marsden Hospital
Concert for Diana- new artists announced and more tickets to go on sale tomorrow
Prince William and Prince Harry announce plans for a Memorial Service for their mother, Diana, Princess of Wales
Prince William and Prince Harry announce memorial service and concert to commemorate and celebrate their mother’s life
Prince William joins the Household Cavalry (Blues and Royals)
Prince William becomes Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union
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Focus on reduced emissions
The shipping companies that are contributing to the Smart Maritime SFI have great hopes of this major research effort: they are anticipating solutions that will lead to reduced emissions from vessels.
Norway's Smart Maritime SFI has just held its kick-off meeting for the eight-year project in the Radisson Blu hotel near Trondheim Airport at
Værnes. The meeting brought together scientists from NTNU and MARINTEK, as well as all the project partners from industry business circles.
"There is a need for technology and new processes that will reduce both energy consumption and emissions. Participation in Smart Maritime will both produce more knowledge and reduce the economic and technical risks involved when we adopt new solutions," said Vice President Technical Per A. Brinchmann of Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA.
Dissemination is important
This major shipping company's fleet of vessels emits five million tonnes of CO2 a year, equivalent to 10 per cent of Norwegian emissions. This figure says something about the potential of Smart Maritime, which aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in the maritime sector. Like several of the other partners in the project, Wilhelmsen would prefer simpler and more consistent regulations to deal with.
"Dissemination needs to be given high priority. One of the most important challenges facing the maritime sector is the way in which regulations are developing, particularly where environmental requirements are involved. If we can persuade the politicians to create fact-based practical regulations that can be enforced all over the world, we will have achieved a great deal," said Brinchmann.
Smart Maritime is divided into five work-packages. All are led by scientists from NTNU and MARINTEK, and focus on such topics as developing hulls, propeller and engines in a more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient direction. Among other things, the researchers will study battery-powered and hybrid propulsion systems. In order to test and verify the research results, MARINTEK's many laboratories will be brought into the model-testing process. Nevertheless, much of the research involved will be based on simulations. Full-scale trials and, not least, data from vessels in operation will also play important roles in verifying simulations and laboratory tests. In work-packages 4 and 5, Smart Maritime will bring together the various lines of research and perform investment analyses, with the aim of finding out whether the new technology will have the anticipated effect on the environment and the economics of shipping; safety is not in focus here. The project will also analyse the environmental effects in a lifetime perspective.
"We have great expectations of the results of this project. The forces underlying Smart Maritime are immense, and in the wake of this kick-off meeting we have an even greater belief that our partners and we researchers are both pulling in the same direction," the Smart Maritimes project manager Per Magne Einang.
MARINTEK Vice-president Beate Kvamstad-Lervold was also at the kick-off meeting. Her speech focused on cooperation with other large-scale research efforts within the marine sector. AMOS, MOVE, EXPOSED and Smart Maritime are all carrying out research on ocean space technology.
"We need to exploit the expertise in innovation in the SFI's and provide mutual benefits by cooperating with each other. If we manage to do this, Norway will be able to maintain its position among the world's leading maritime nations," she said.
Kvamstad-Levold's position was backed up by the Norwegian Directorate of Shipping, which also supports the Smart Maritimes initiative.
"Norwegian ship-owners are probably the most innovative companies in the global shipping sector. We need to take advantage of this little head-start that we enjoy," said Lasse Karlsen, Technical Director at the Directorate of Shipping.
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https://www.sheltonherald.com/sports/article/Defensive-miscues-hamper-Post-16-in-Orange-sweep-13949890.php
Defensive miscues hamper Post 16 in Orange sweep
Uncharacteristic defensive gaffes haunted the Shelton Senior Legionnaires, who dropped a doubleheader at home to Orange Post 127 by scores of 7-2 and 12-1.
“We made too many unnecessary mistakes,” said Shelton manager Steve Boles. “It wasn’t like they were hitting the ball well. But you can’t take anything away from Orange (21-6).
“They came ready to play. We can’t feel sorry for ourselves when we make a mistake.”
Vin Backert led Shelton (13-12) with two hits and an RBI, while Marc Zoppi went 2-for-2.
Jordan Urbani, C.J. Rizzo and Patrick Murphy each had hits.
Hudson Boles started for Shelton in the second game, going three innings and allowing nine runs. Urbani came on in relief and allowed three runs in three innings.
Ross Weiner was on the hill for Orange and threw seven innings of one run ball on just seven hits.
“This is probably our poorest defensive effort this season,” Steve Boles said. “We just came off two solid wins. We’re a team that’s not going to score a lot of runs.
“But our defense, excluding today, there was only one other blown-up game, outside of that we’ve given up the fourth fewest runs in the Zone.”
Things started early for Orange, which scored one in the top of the first on two singles and a double.
Post 127 scored four runs in the second to take a 5-0 lead.
Offensively, Shelton hit two singles in the each of the first two innings but couldn’t drive in any runs.
Backert and Rizzo singled with two outs but Hudson Boles flew out to center in the opening frame.
In the second, Murphy led off with a single before Mark Polkowski ground into a double play. Marc Zoppi followed with a single and John Zoppi was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but Tyler Tice flew out.
Orange kept up the onslaught, as Post 127 scored four more runs in the third to take the score to 9-0.
Shelton got on the board in the fifth, after Marc Zoppi led off with a double. After a groundout and strikeout, Urbani walked before Backert singled in the run.
Urbani relieved Hudson Boles and pitched two shutout innings, before Orange scored three runs in the sixth.
With one final chance to extend the game, Shelton went down 1-2-3 in the seventh inning.
“There was a couple of situations where we took plays off and you can’t do that,” Steve Boles said. “But you know what, we’re good. We’ll bounce back.
“I’m shooting to get four more wins. That’s our team’s focus right now.”
The top five teams in each Zone make the playoffs. Shelton is tied with New Haven for the fifth spot behind Branford, Orange, Stratford and East Haven.
Shelton has a three-game series with Branford (24-1) left to play, along with a makeup game with Milford and a date with New Haven on Friday night at 7 at Shelton High.
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Home Movies “Avengers: Endgame” $60 Million Thursday Previews, Largest Ever, Beats “The Forces Awakens”...
“Avengers: Endgame” $60 Million Thursday Previews, Largest Ever, Beats “The Forces Awakens” by $3 Mil
by Roger Friedman - April 26, 2019 10:33 am
“Avengers: Endgame” took in $60mil last night, largest ever preview night. It beat “The Force Awakens” by $3 mil.
“Endgame” is on track for a $300 million opening, shattering all records. It now has $305 million including foreign markets that had a 24 hour jump on the US.
A billion dollars should be in the Disney till by Sunday night.
They do talk about friendship and family over money in “Endgame,” but hey– the money is the endgame!
All of this record breaking stuff is very exciting. And it will be until “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” comes in December. And it’s all from Disney! This is no Mickey Mouse stuff, as they say!
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Long-Term Test: 2006 Pontiac Solstice
So that's that.
After 12 months and more than 17,000 miles, the sun has finally set on our time with our long-term 2006 Pontiac Solstice. If you've read anything we've written about the Pontiac in the last year, you won't be surprised that we're not terribly broken up about the parting of ways with this little roadster. While it provided us with lots of wonderful photographs, the sexy-looking drop top wore us down over the long haul with high levels of interior noise, a jarring ride around town and a drivetrain that provided more vibration than enjoyable performance.
Bottom line: The Solstice is a bargain-priced beauty, but with a few too many rough edges.
Why We Bought It
On a rare rainy day in Las Vegas in late 2005, we were able to procure what was — at the time — the most sought-after American vehicle in years and certainly the most significant. In the months leading up to its debut, the Pontiac Solstice had built an impressive level of buzz within automotive circles based on marketing drawings, hearsay from General Motors sources and a healthy level of anticipatory optimism for a drop-dead gorgeous roadster first seen as a concept at the 2002 North American International Auto Show.
The dealer gave us a knowing look as he handed over the keys. Certainly we knew someone. Nobody could get these cars. And here we'd driven from Los Angeles and paid $2,000 over sticker just to pick this one up. By the time we were ready to go, nearly half the dealership's staff was peeking around corners, through windows or over cubicle walls to get a look at the new owners of the Pontiac Solstice.
And off we drove in the rain with a heady sense of self-importance.
How It Drove
Within weeks, the buzz was already wearing off. The Solstice was soon the last car taken by our editors virtually every night. By the end of its 12-month run, it often sat idle in the garage for nights and even entire weekends.
How could a car go from Snoop Dogg to Vanilla Ice status in such a short stint? Where do we start? There were major issues like its harsh ride, sloppy transmission and bizarre rooftop retraction design, to minor problems like a lack of storage space and the chassis squeaks and rattles aplenty. Worse still, the Solstice was constantly being compared with the long-term 2006 Mazda MX-5 Miata parked next to it in the garage.
"After spending the weekend in our long-term Miata, I've spent the last two days with the Solstice. It hasn't been the easiest transition, and not just because of the difference in their personalities," wrote Senior Content Editor Erin Riches. "It's also the Pontiac's inconsistent fit and finish that's getting me down. Many of the Solstice's plastic dash panels are misaligned, and several have flashing on the edges left over from the molding process. Keep in mind that our Solstice isn't a pre-production car supplied by the manufacturer — it's representative of what a normal buyer would find at the dealership."
It's not that the Solstice doesn't have its positive aspects. It stands as a head-turning beauty everywhere it goes, and its driving dynamics are impressive, with tight handling and peppy acceleration. Sadly, any run through its gears is tainted by an unpleasant and just-too-loud roar from under the hood. The Pontiac's 2.4-liter inline four-cylinder revs too slowly and feels too rough.
Automotive Editor John DiPietro had a number of criticisms of the Solstice. "The engine makes good power, but suffers from what feels like a heavy flywheel. It revs up and down too slowly. It doesn't feel sporty."
The problem is how crude the car feels, because its performance numbers say the Solstice should be a winner. A quick look at the test numbers from the track show impressive statistics — a 7.2-second 0-60-mph time, a 15.6-second quarter-mile at 88 mph and a 66.2-mph spin through the slalom. All are comparable to or better than the Miata.
And you can't help but feel for such a beautiful vehicle. At times, a top-down ride home on a smooth open road would be downright magical, only to be destroyed by a top-up, traffic-filled return trip in the morning.
Road Test Editor Brian Moody summed up the bizarre feelings left by the vehicle with this missive in the long-term blog: "When the top is down, it squeaks horribly and the whine from the transmission isn't getting better with age. Then again, my 4-year-old son says he loves the car so much he wishes we could drive it "everyday." Of course his fondness for the car has more to do with the fact that the top goes down than anything else. What he doesn't know is that there's no shortage of affordable drop tops these days. I love the Solstice, I hate the Solstice — and so it goes every time I drive the car."
Inside the Cabin
Living with the Solstice is a challenge. While its main competitor, the Mazda MX-5 Miata, offers a usable trunk, the Solstice does not. With only 4 square feet of cargo volume with the top up and virtually none (around 1.5 square feet) with the top down, grocery shopping is an impossibility. Editors would have to buy milk today and orange juice tomorrow.
By cannibalizing the trunk space for the rooftop storage system, Pontiac engineers began a series of compromises that eventually put the beauty of the car ahead of the driver/owner/passenger's respective happiness.
While the Miata offers a brilliant top system that folds down with a single over-the-shoulder gesture, locking with a simple push-down — we did it once in 1.5 seconds — the Solstice is cumbersome at best. You must exit the car, pop the trunk, lift the lid, detach the roof, fold down and then shut the lid. Our best time in the Solstice was more than 20 seconds to get the roof down and locked. Thanks to a poor design, the latch hook that secures the roof to the windshield frame can be bent easily when putting the roof down for storage. We did it about a dozen times.
When it came time to sell the Solstice, it became apparent that demand for noisy, jarring, yet beautiful roadsters isn't really all that high.
"We looked at sales data and decided to try for a fairly high sale price on what we thought was a desirable convertible," said Consumer Advice Editor Phil Reed. "We listed it on Autotrader.com for $22,500 and received only one call. Two weeks later we dropped the price to $20,500 and received no calls for two weeks. We felt that $20,000 might be a psychological barrier so we dropped it to $19,500 which was our Edmunds.com True Market Value® (TMV®) price at clean condition. We received one call from a woman who was shopping for a Solstice with an automatic transmission. It was a short conversation."
With winter coming, and the appearance of an AutoWeek article about slow Solstice and Sky sales, we cleaned up our long-termer and took it down to Carmax. It was a very pleasant experience. A sales rep took our information and led us to a waiting area. After a half hour of mindless daytime TV our sales rep summoned us into a nearby cubicle and informed us they were willing to pay $20,000 for the Solstice. We tried hard to contain our enthusiasm, since this was $500 more than our asking price. We have seven days to accept their offer and we certainly will.
So that's that. We won't have a lot of fond memories of the Solstice, but will probably break out her photo once in a while when the MX-5 isn't around and indulge ourselves by wondering what might have been. And what could be with a few more years of development.
True Market Value at service end: $20,940 (dealer retail) $19,716 (private party)
What it sold for: $20,000
Depreciation: $4,425 or 18.1% of $24,425 original paid price
Final Odometer Reading:17,530
Best Fuel Economy: 25.1 mpg
Worst Fuel Economy: 15.2 mpg
Average Fuel Economy: 21.8 mpg
Total Body Repair Costs: $350
Total Routine Maintenance Costs (over 14 months): $281
Ups: A fantastic-looking car for a bargain price. You can pull this baby up to any valet stand and fit in with the Mercedes and BMW crowd.
Downs: Chassis squeaks. Top design is too Rubik's Cube. Engine and transmission just feel crude and the ride comfort should simply be improved.
The Bottom Line: If you're only in the market for looks, the Pontiac Solstice may be for you.
Dealer Service Reviews
15,000-Mile Service:
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We pulled into the service drive on time for our scheduled 7a.m. appointment and were pleased to see we were the only car in line. The optimist in us saw this as the line half-empty and was looking forward to the service finishing quickly and being on our way. It turns out that the line was really half-full because it wasn't until 9:30 that the keys were back in our hand and we were paying the bill.
Service items performed: Change oil and filter, service emission system, rotate tires and a "Goodwrench" visual inspection of tires, belts, fluid levels, etc. Total bill for parts and labor, $225.96
I'm not even going to get into this. I already ripped on it on my Grand Prix forums. Talk about a bunch of...well...I'm not going to say it.
And has anybody else figured out the top trick that lets you close it from inside the car like I have? I mean seriously...under 5 seconds easy.
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MattBrenner03
I still cannot undestsand people's beef with the top. I drive a jeep wrangler and at this top seemed like a godsend compared to what i've been dealing with for the past 5 years. oh no, you have to get out and pop the trunk by pushing a button, cry me a river. In a jeep you unhook two latches, unzip two windows, unzip the rear window, roll it up, attach it with clips, then unhook four side latches, then you can fold the top back making sure nothing snags.
the top is fine, the mx-5 top might be 10 seconds quicker but good gosh get real. these reviews are getting ridiculous.
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NYRhockey23
MattBrenner03 said:
They are ridiculous because it's an american car. If instead of a Pontiac Solstice it hear a Honda Solstice, we'd hear how it's the best thing since sliced bread.
The bias against american cars is beyond ridiculous at this point.
SunburstSky
Robotech said:
Ok, I'll bite whats the top trick?
The Dream Continues ...
Caramel_guy
Then again, my 4-year-old son says he loves the car so much he wishes we could drive it "everyday."
..."EVERYTHING GOES GREAT WITH CARAMEL"
....So the editor 4 yr old son LOVES the car ?.........;
....."Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a "YOUNG CHILD"...will by no means enter enter into it........
..NUFF SAID......
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HiredGun
17,000 miles in 12 months? Somebody enjoyed this car.
And about the top: the critics NEVER mention the clean lines left when the top is down on the Sols/Skys.
Squeeky chassis? Have I missed this problem?
Hired Gun
"Of all the boats I have loved, the Sky is my mistress."
The Sky is my 4th Saturn and 2nd Redline.
This is so sad.
And for friggin car magazine editors....boy did they let the dealership rip them off with that 15k mile service! LOL At a Saturn dealer you would've got the "Goodwrench" visual inspection for free. I know for a fact that an oil change w/ filter plus tire rotation should cost $50 tops. Service emissions? Is that warranty work?
These people just kill me. OMG, I just lost 20 seconds of my life to put down the top. Well geez...that 20 seconds must be WAY more important than enjoying the sun and breeze in a convertible. My dad's old Buick GS convertible had a power top, and I bet it took AT LEAST 30 seconds for that thing to go down. :lol:
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SpecRaceM5
:lol: All I can do is laugh at this. I love editors and extremely opinionated people. They crack me up. Some day people will learn to judge a car for what it is, not what it isn't. I have said it before and I will say it again, ever car makes compromises to accomplish one thing or another. The solstice looks good and performs great at an incredible price. They had to sacrifice a little ride comfort and practicality for this but if they gave it a bigger trunk and more comfort, it wouldn't look as good nor would it handle as well. Personally, I'll take the good looks and great handling over practicality and comfort any day. If you want comfort and practicality, buy a Cadillac, not an open top roadster.
Sky Pilot 51
I agree, in some of their eye's it's an American car not an import and that just cannot be. I remember in the late 60's and early 70's that Japan motorcyle manufacturers bashed the old out dated antiquated American "V" Twin design engine. That their superior in-line 3's, 4's and 6's would rule and dominate the market forever. Seems now they can only make V-Twins. So goes the "expert" opinion concerning the Solstice and for goodness sakes the SKY, after all its only a Saturn!
ctyankee
Man! Am I glad I got a Sky and didn't buy a Solstice At the risk of once again being labelled "a damn Sky Troll", did anyone post this over there? Like others I don't get the roof complaints. To me it's a nonissue. Also, no one buys this car expecting to use it for grocery shopping or trips to Home Depot.
Superman said:
:agree:
SpecRaceM5 said:
:lol: All I can do is laugh at this. I love editors and extremely opinionated people. They crack me up. Some day people will learn to judge a car for what it is, not what it isn't.
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marlboromike
Your dads Buick GS was beautiful...where is it now? I would wait a half hour if I had that car....now back to the regular scheduled program...
Has everyone forgotten the Apprentice....the first 1000 cars....wow. Donald did a number on u guys/gals. I am sorry to say anything bad about the Solstice but when I saw the interior of the car, it was the cheapest looking thing that Pontiac put in a car. All this to save a buck. I haven't commented on the exterior style because that is subjective....remember, the SKY won the awards in looks and interior appearance. My 2.4 engine is simply wonderful with my magnaflow quads. I am lucky and have no engine noise or problem. It sounds fine. Of course I have 3K miles on it...But sales may have slowed because of the seasonal trend but our cars r lookers...The people who bought the Solstice saw the interior. They could have walked out.
wt2ga
marlboromike said:
I am sorry to say anything bad about the Solstice but when I saw the interior of the car, it was the cheapest looking thing that Pontiac put in a car. All this to save a buck. I haven't commented on the exterior style because that is subjective.......The people who bought the Solstice saw the interior. They could have walked out.
Do they make a Bluestone Solstice..... ?
I may not be right, but
I can sure sound like it.
Not to get too far off topic.....
I really don't know. We sold it about 8-9 years ago. Got to the point where it pretty much just sat in the garage except for once or twice during the summer. It really needed some restoration, and unfortunately, since I was in high school at the time, my dad and I didn't have a whole lot of time to work on it. It was a really nice car though. Some guy with a really nice restored car (something late 60s/early 70s, can't remember what it was) bought it from us, so I'm sure it has a good home.
Oh, and BTW....those Edmunds people are idiots....they paid above MSRP! :banghead: :lol:
JohnWR
That review convinced me that Edmunds is not a source I ever need to go to for information.
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Long-Term Test: Automobile Critics Opinions
After dozens of magazines and countless articles, the sun has finally set on our time with our long-term automobile "experts." If you've read anything they've written about the Pontiac Solstice or Saturn SKY in the last year, you won't be surprised that we're not terribly broken up about the parting of ways with these little hacks. While they provided us with lots of wonderful photographs, their clueless ramblings wore us down over the long haul with high levels of incomopetence, a jarring style and a obsession with Miatas that provided more opinionated bloviating than useful information.
Bottom line: The auto critics fill up the pages with words, but with a few too many rough edges.
When it came time to put the magazines away, it became apparent that demand for clueless, abrasive text combined with beautiful roadster photography isn't really all that high. The lucky ones go to the garage and look at their cars and just "know" what truth is.
So that's that. We won't have a lot of fond memories of the writers, but will probably break out the photo spreads once in a while when the sun isn't around and indulge ourselves by wondering what might have been. And what could be with a few more years of higher education and a smattering of common sense.
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NYRhockey23 said:
I am thinking the 4 cylinder engine from Honda would be much quieter and smoother then GMs. I have quietly started to make plans to buy a BMW Z4. I know the price is more, but I am thinking in the long run I will have the true classic.
Sorry to say I wanted to give my money to GM (SATURN) but as time goes by I find myself glad I was unable to buy the car quickly. IT gave me more time to listen to others and how the car worked in real life driving conditions.
kphelgerson
Buy what you like, by all means. I looked at Honda's S2000 and the Miata. Impressive, both. Well made, too. No complaints. But when I looked at the Sky I fell in love. A few rough edges? Sure: how about don't close the hood with the front doors open? That's a glaring one the dealer pointed out to me, since his door had a dent from it. But did I jump at the chance to put down $500 just to place my name on a list to be able to order one? You bet. Why? A. It's American, and I (oh, pardon me if I offend anyone) love America...not everything America does, but I love America.
B. It is an awesome car. I test drove it and thought I never wanted to leave it.
C. I could care less about the funky roof. Sure, a little more thumb pressure on the engineers by the GM brass and they could have had a design that could have fit into a slot with it's own little flap, like several convertibles. But they didn't. Should have, but didn't.
D. I don't drive and drink, so could care less about cup holders. But they stink. I'll admit it. But I don't care.
E. Brother-in-law works for GM, and other BIL does, too. Who wouldn't buy one of their products? But this is a minor point, really.
Summary: It's the heart and soul of the car I love. Nuff said.
The day arrived on 7/9/07! Finally! RL MN Blue 6-disc premium Monsoon sound black leather. What a ride!
GM News - Renaming the Solstice
Saw this link on the Solstice Forum. Could we be next! :willy: :willy: Maybe we are driving the next SC2?:willy: :willy: Or Vega!:eek: :eek: http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=439544#post439544 :glol:
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The Last Pontiac Kappas
I don't know if this was published here...but if u missed Barrett-Jackson...here it is...u have to scroll down to the video Barrett-Jackson 2011: First and last 2010 Pontiac Solstice on the block *UPDATE: W/Video
marlboromike · updated Oct 30, 2011
2009 solstice gxp coupe on motorweek this weekend
hey i was just programing my dvr for the week and this saturday at 1130 am eastern my local pbs has motorweek on and they are reviewing the 2009 gxp coupe. just thought i would let you all know.
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7 Predictions for Social Media Marketing on Twitter in 2018
As we enter the last months of 2017, it's time to think about what's coming in the next year - and the best way to do that is with predictions.
Given that we follow the latest social trends and changes fairly closely, we feel we're pretty well placed to make some educated guesses as to where each platform is headed. This week, we'll be publishing our thoughts on what you can expect - we started with Facebook yesterday, and today, it's Twitter's turn under the microscope.
Here's what you can expect from Twitter in the next 12 months.
Twitter in 2017
Twitter's had another tough year in 2017.
Things started out pretty good, the platform registered a jump in monthly active users in Q1, and their efforts to boost engagement seemed on track. But their Q2 results failed to build upon those numbers, and the platform has also, once again, been caught up in controversy surrounding their inconsistent approach to enforcing platform rules, while additionally being investigated, along with Facebook, as part of the ongoing probe into role social media platforms played in the lead-up to the 2016 US President Election.
Bot Crackdown
One of the biggest questions for Twitter stemming from the probe into political interference has been the prevalence of bots on the platform, with investigations finding huge networks of fake accounts – some in the hundreds of thousands – which have been tweeting and retweeting information to make it seem more popular, or to support, say, a certain political candidate, helping to amplify their messaging.
The impact of such bots is hard to definitively measure, but at such huge numbers, they clearly skew Twitter’s usage data. Thus far, Twitter’s generally shrugged off questions about bot activity - likely because any significant crackdown would see their reported user numbers take a big hit. But if the platform wants to better quantify ad dollars and encourage use, they may be better served acknowledging that they’ll never compete with Facebook on user counts, and working to eliminate more suspicious accounts in an effort to improve transparency.
Now, that’s probably easier said than done - and for their part, Twitter has introduced new measures to better detect and remove inauthentic accounts. But with the controversy surrounding their perceived inaction, Twitter may need to conduct a wide-scale investigation into bots, and implement tougher process for removing them from circulation.
Image Recognition-Triggered Ads
This one sort of went under the radar, but at an event to showcase their upcoming projects last November, Twitter outlined their plan for new image-recognition triggered ads, which could be activated by taking a photo of, say, a billboard and tweeting it. Once tweeted, Twitter’s AI would recognize the image and respond with a ‘reward’ for the tweet.
This type of fast, interactive advertising seems to fit perfectly into Twitter’s style, but we’ve seen almost nothing about them ever since.
Expect Twitter to make a move on this in early 2018 as they work to keep up with image-based advances from other platforms. As image-recognition becomes the norm, all platforms will need to introduce some level of similar capacity to move with consumption trends.
One area that Twitter does seem to have an advantage is in customer service, with various studies showing that Twitter is the social platform of choice for customer service-related queries.
With Facebook looking to make moves on that category with the development of bots, Twitter needs to be looking to improve their offerings on this front to maximize their advantage, and work to their strengths.
Twitter has added their own, bot-like tools and options, but there’s still more opportunity for Twitter to improve, and become the key platform for this type of interaction.
The fast-paced, public nature of tweets makes it the perfect avenue for such queries – if Twitter can better highlight and facilitate such, with improved tools and connection options, and increased awareness of the benefits, they may be able to grow this significant area of their business.
Video Focus
Twitter recently confirmed that the 16 live shows they announced back in May at their NewFronts event have received advertiser commitment and will all be produced, and Twitter will be keen to promote all of these new programs to boost the value of video for their ad partners.
As such, expect to see Twitter test out new ways to push video content to the fore. They’ve already tried adding alerts for happening live streams in the Explore tab and highlighting them on the sidebar on desktop, but Twitter will also likely look to better promote their video content to more users, with their new ‘Happening Now’ in-stream module likely a key starting point.
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— Twitter (@Twitter) October 10, 2017
Raising awareness of the great content that’s present on Twitter has been a key challenge for the platform, one they haven’t mastered yet. Maybe the addition of a dedicated video tab in the app would help, in addition to the existing options.
However they do it, you can expect to be made more aware of real-time video content on Twitter in 2018, which could help boost the value of their video ad options.
Refining 280/Expanded Text in Tweets
I don’t know about Twitter’s 280 character tweets.
Originally, our constraint was 160 (limit of a text) minus username. But we noticed @biz got 1 more than @jack. For fairness, we chose 140. Now texts are unlimited. Also, we realize that 140 isn't fair—there are differences between languages. We're testing the limits. Hello 280!
— Biz Stone (@biz) September 26, 2017
Twitter needs to try things, for sure, they need to explore new avenues and challenge their existing model to stimulate growth. But 280 character tweets make timelines look cluttered, and I’m not sure they add to the overall Twitter experience.
But then again, many others say they’ve come around to 280 characters, and that they do add to their usage – and really, the usage data itself will tell the tale. If more people tweet more often because they have more characters, Twitter will push it out to more users, which makes perfect sense.
But either way, I’m not sure 280 solves Twitter’s key issue.
One of the key usage behaviors Twitter seems to be looking to address was the expansion to 280 is the prevalence of people using screenshots of text to convey longer messages.
pic.twitter.com/bc5RwqPcAX
— jack (@jack) January 5, 2016
The expanded character count does that, to a degree, but still, most of those screenshots go beyond 280 anyway. Wouldn’t they be better served adding in a text option which automatically included scannable text as an image?
Or maybe they should consider their reportedly in development tweetstorm option, which automatically numbers longer passages of text for tweet-by-tweet consumption.
Both of those options seem better suited to the Twitter process.
As noted, the usage stats will decide, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Twitter rolls back their 280 experiment, and rolls out something else.
Algorithm Improvements
Twitter also needs to improve their algorithm targeting to ensure users are alerted to the content of most relevance to them.
They are getting better on this front, as reflected in their engagement stats, but there’s still some room for improvement, particularly in their Explore tab, where they recently introduced personalized topics (and Nuzzel-like popular articles in your network).
The topics and tweets included are still fairly broad, so it’s not an essential option as yet, but Twitter could look to implement a Reddit-style 'top tweets' approach to separate categories, which may help make it more relevant. They’ve sort of done this with Moments, but there needs to be something more to make Explore a truly essential reference point.
Takeover Target?
This is almost a perennial question now, but you can bet that if Twitter’s numbers don’t start to show any significant improvement, there’ll be renewed talk about potential suitors for the platform.
They may not have as many interested buyers as they once would have, but Twitter's still a cultural force, with a heap of audience data.
The numbers will dictate the tale, but if Twitter’s not seeing an uptick mid next year, expect calls for a new CEO, and maybe new ownership entirely.
And maybe, at a lower price point, it might actually happen this time.
Overall, Twitter's future doesn't look overly optimistic at this stage, but there's still a lot to like about the platform, and a lot of opportunity. Harnessing that into a functional business has been a challenge for the network, but they may still find a way. And Twitter remains a key platform of choice for many.
Tune in tomorrow when we take a look into the future for Instagram.
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Success of the first major climate-friendly Green Bond
The French Republic has issued on 24 January 2017 its first and emblematic sovereign green bond, for a record raise of 7 billion euros with a maturity of 22 years, thus becoming the first country in the world to issue a sovereign green benchmark bond, both in terms of its size and maturity.
The success of this historic bond as well as the governments’ acceleration in the green bond market are a response to investors’ growing interest for responsible investments.
Félix Orsini, Global Head of DCM Public Sector Origination
The funds raised through this bond have the particular feature of being aimed to financing projects exclusively linked to the energetic and ecological transition through four areas: fight against climate change, adaptation to climate change, protection of biodiversity, and fight against pollution.
To carry out this emblematic operation, Societe Generale was one of the joint bookrunners mandated by Agence France Trésor (AFT), the agency in charge of the French State’s bond issues. The deal attracted a highly diversified investor base, reflected by an order book of more than 23 billion euros distributed among some 200 end clients, including many SRI specialist investors. Among the subscribers of the "Green OAT 1.75% 25 June 2039" are financial institutions such as asset managers, banks, pension funds or insurers, public institutions, alternative management and even NGOs, in France and abroad.
Read more: AFT’s Press release - Launch of the Green OAT 1.75% 25 June 2039
Positive Impact Finance pioneers
Societe Generale successfully issued the second Positive Impact Bond. These proceeds will be used to fund new renewable energy projects in order to contribute to the fight against climate change. The issuance of this bond is a continuation of Societe Generale’s commitments presented at the COP21 in Paris in 2015.
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Video: Port Moody student with Down syndrome sinks three-pointer at the buzzer
by Charlie Smith on November 30th, 2019 at 9:57 PM
Inclusion can reveal itself in unexpected ways.
On Friday (November 29), a Heritage Woods secondary student with Down syndrome was invited to play the final section of a Kodiak Klassic basketball tournament game against Kitsilano secondary.
Normally, Reid Demelo is the team's voluntary manager. But in this instance, he suited up and went on the floor with the game already in the bag for Heritage Woods.
Shortly before the match was about to end, Demelo received a pass from a teammate at the three-point line.
After Demelo nailed it like Steph Curry, he was mobbed by his teammates.
You can see it below.
I’m most definitely crying right now and you probably are too. 12th Grader Reid Demelo who has Down Syndrome gets in to the game and immediately hits a 3 from wayyy downtown at the buzzer. You really can’t make this stuff up. @barstoolvan @raptors
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How To Fill The Big Ugly Hole In Your Life — From A Piercing
by Kate Sullivan
A few months back, I was stuck in an elevator with a conservative-looking woman. After about five minutes of pumping that red emergency button, we decided that if we were going to be trapped in a tiny box together, we might as well get to know each another — and, eventually, the topic turned to body piercings. Turns out, she and a friend had both gotten their belly buttons done years before, and while the jewelry (and the friendship) was long gone, a tiny dimpled memory remained on her navel. She’d like to get rid of it, but how? Well, stranger, this one’s for you. (We were eventually rescued, by the way…)
Whether you need to temporarily hide a piercing for a job interview or you’d like a permanent fix because sweet-Moses-what-where-you-thinking, you actually have many more options than you think. We asked a team of experts — including a dermatologist and two piercers with 35 years of experience between them — for their best tips on hiding a piercing, really making it disappear, or simply improving the look of a hole that’s scarred or migrated over the years.
Good and semi-obvious news! If you realize right away that your new notch is not for you, it’s likely to close on its own. “When you get a piercing, it takes four to six weeks for it to heal up, after which time the hole can be permanent,” says New York dermatologist Joshua Zeichner, MD. “Take out the piercing ASAP, the sooner the better, and if it is early enough, the hole will simply close.”Piercings done on softer tissue (think nipples and navels) tend to close a little bit easier than those on harder cartilage (nostrils and ears), says Pineapple, a 15-year piercing vet who works at Shaman Modifications in Austin.
But you can speed up the process a bit: “A hot compress and a kneading massage will help minimize the appearance of a piercing right away, and, with repetition, help close up that hole faster,” advises Pineapple.
If you’re a little late on closing up a nose or Monroe piercing, don’t sweat the tiny mark; you’re probably the only one noticing it. “A lot of times, facial piercings involve such a small wound — at worst, even a scar is going to look like an oversized pore,” says James Rajewski of Studio City Tattoo and Body Piercing in Los Angeles. “That said, emu oil is one of the most foolproof ways for preventing scar tissue. Also, tea-tree oil, properly diluted, works to make a post-healed piercing less visible.” He recommends those oils for scarred belly button piercings, too.
Fill It
If you love your piercing but maybe the conservative cousin whose wedding you’re in does not, consider Dermaflage, a hi-tech silicon filler that essentially creates temporary synthetic skin. (It’s what was used for Harrison Ford’s ear piercing in The Force Awakens, because apparently no one has piercings in space.) “What makes it different is that it builds and it conceals, whereas if you covered your piercing with liquid foundation, you’d still have a hole in your face,” explains founder Jocelyn Atkinson. The applicator looks like a needle-less syringe with two chambers, one for each of the two-part formula, and when you squeeze them out simultaneously, they combine and transform from a liquid to a flesh-colored solid in about two minutes. After it’s applied, you press a little textured pad against your skin to give it a lifelike finish.Dermaflage is water-resistant and withstands movement. (So, yes, you can use it for a pool party.) And, it even works on gauges up to three-eighths of an inch. For those, cover your fingertip with a bit of soap or oil so the Dermaflage won’t stick to the finger, and then fill in the hole,spreading the product beyond the outer edges of the gauge so that it blends imperceptibly with the rest of the lobe —
that trick also helps it hold longer. One more hot tip: If you’re planning on wearing foundation, skip this spot (you won’t really need it there anyway) or use a mineral powder foundation. “A silicon-based powder or a silicon-based liquid foundation will stick to the silicon and ruin the effect,” says Atkinson.
ANOTHER BONUS OF GETTING A NEW, BETTER PIERCING IS THAT THE SWELLING MAY HELP CLOSE THE OLDER ONE.
Rajewski, who has spent 20 years piercing folks in 49 states, has also undone quite a few piercings — including reconstruction on stretched-out lobes and, in rare cases, on exceptional scarring of the lip or the nose. (Belly button piercing holes that have stretched are great candidates for stitching, too.)But most piercers aren’t qualified to do that; he estimates that 90% of reconstruction procedures should be done by a plastic surgeon. This is especially key when it comes to gauges: “When the skin is stretched and it heals up, it is a permanent change,” says Dr. Zeichner. “The only way to improve it would be a surgery to remove the excess skin. It is the same concept behind repairing a torn earlobe.” If you don’t have a gaping hole but have developed a large scar — say on your belly button, like our elevator pal — a dermatologist can give you cortisone injections to make it smaller. “There are also a variety of creams and lasers that can minimize the appearance of a piercing scar,” says Dr. Zeichner.
Disguise It
If you’ve just gotten your piercing and don’t want it to disappear permanently — but you need to cover it for your stuffy 9-to-5 — consider subtler jewelry. “Often people work at a job where they can’t have their piercings, and they revert to glass or plastic jewelry to keep the piercing open but help minimize the appearance,” says Pineapple. “But plastics — especially cheap jewelry — aren’t meant to be in the body for long periods and can actually create scarring.”
Instead, he recommends neometal titanium retainers — brushed-metal flat discs — especially for nose piercings and beauty-mark piercings on the upper lip. “The flat, brushed-metal discs are two-thirds thinner than the glass tops,” he says. “And the finish means they’re matte and won’t sparkle or reflect light. You can get even a little cover-up or concealer and dab it on top, and it will be invisible or, at most, will look like a slight discoloration of your skin.”
So you’re stuck with a blah piercing you hate from the 2000s. One solution to fixing it is super-easy — better jewelry. “You can accommodate and cover a lot of things,” says Rajewski. Invest in something trendier, or ask for a cool, updated piercing combo. (Like constellation piercings.)Rajewski had one customer come in with a healed, but dangerously shallow navel piercing — “where if they moved a certain way, it could [get] ripped out.” (Eek.) He redirected things by creating a new hole above the old one. Of course, that meant there was a little hole halfway between the new piercing and the belly button, “so we chose navel jewelry that had a top overhang gem set or a plate bracket that shielded that scar,” he says. Another bonus of getting a new, better piercing is thatthe swelling may help close the older one. “
Prevent It
Maybe there are a few of y’all reading who don’t have a piercing at all, but are thinking of getting one. Well, here’s what to consider: First, make smart jewelry choices from the start. “Once there’s scar tissue — and with nipples, there frequently is — it’s very hard to undo that,” says Pineapple. “I encourage people to do their research and go to a reputable studio that will pierce nipples with barbells instead of rings. A barbell typically causes less scarring because, during the piercing, it creates a straight line — not a curved one like a ring — so it tends to heal faster, which automatically means less chance of scarring and less distortion of the actual appearance of the nipple.”
Smart shopping aside, know your body. “Scarring depends on your genes,” says Dr. Zeichner. “We have no way of predicting who will heal up well and who will form a large scar, but if you have a history of large scars in your family, I would avoid non-ear piercings altogether [if you plan to take them out later]. If you have a skin disease like psoriasis, I’d also avoid piercings because the trauma of a piercing can cause psoriasis in that area of skin.”
Lesson learned? At the end of the day, what you do with your body is your business. If you love your piercing, wear it proudly. If you don’t, try one of these fixes. And most importantly? Always strike up a conversation in the elevator; you never know what hole it will lead you down.
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THE LAST NEANDERTHAL
Once the last Neanderthal looked out from the mouth of a cave, lost in thought.
Having just buried a beloved mate of many years, the Neanderthal wondered who would do the honors when the time came to bury the sole survivor now of a 400,000-year-old line. No other Neanderthal had passed this way, even at a distance, in a very long time. A full clan hadn’t been seen in many seasons, and since then, fewer and fewer families, and finally only a solitary male or female, and now nothing.
Though did it matter that the last Neanderthal would be alone at the end, curled up in pain or numb with cold, far from the cave perhaps? How could it matter, beside the desolation of mourning the love of one’s life, cradling the body in swaying silence long after the warmth had slipped away?
The eventual fate of the species could have been foreseen. Pushing aside the vanishing Neanderthals had come Cro-Magnon rowdies, so confident the world was theirs and not inclined to share it with any who might have been here for a thousand generations already. A noisy, aggressive lot, what did they know of the tragedy of life? How all that once had seemed a species’ power turned out to be its undoing, and nothing you tried, in ritual or sacrifice, could hold off the moment when there would be no saving you from dismissal as a “dead-end,” fossilized in the world’s understanding for all time. Had this brash young species suffered deeply enough yet to understand any of that?
The first Neanderthals to have ventured into this valley, what need or impulse had driven them to leave everything they knew and trusted in exchange for the uncertainties of life here? How many had been left behind, and how many lost along the way? And all the generations since, the trials they’d endured and the discoveries they’d made—you don’t spread across continents, towards the morning and towards the night, without learning everything the land has to teach. When you were born, it was into nature’s waiting hands. And not a day would pass when she wouldn’t offer lessons that had to be learned to the bone, where even death could not wrest them from you but must lay you back whole into the arms of the earth when the time came.
Like the Neanderthal’s beloved now wreathed with flowers in the dark soil. During the last days, when death stared both of them in the eye and they looked back through it into each other’s, recognizing there the full play of memories they shared and vows made without the need for words, those final moments were as their life had been, the acceptance of a gift to be returned in kind. No protest of injustice, no beating of the breast in lament, but rather a sacred vigil kept together until one drifted away, the other remained behind.
What if there were in fact no other Neanderthals left? Would this parting have to stand for all those farewells the species had bid one another since their rise so long ago? As if each time were a mere rehearsal for this final bow.
But to be the one on whom it all had now fallen, to stand here and look out across this broad valley in place of untold others who’d thought their descendents were destined to call it home forever—a single individual the sum of experience over millennia.
And millennia hence, would the grave so lovingly dug and then filled be dug up again and pawed through as a clumsy bear might to find what lay within? The thought of the loved one’s bones disturbed and their final moments brushed aside caused the last Neanderthal’s heart to knot with sorrow for them both. For every generation come down to this.
What happened next might be understood regardless of the age.
Turning from the valley below and striding back over the ground to the burial site, the last Neanderthal scooped out the soil in steady handfuls until the familiar face and body lay as if in sleep again, ready to awake at love’s call. But instead of disturbing this ineffable peace, seeking only to join it, the living knelt in the narrow space of the dead and then gently, quietly, found room to lie close and insure their bones would be linked or scattered as one, whichever end time brought them.
Copyright © 2008 by Geoffrey Grosshans
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Samuel McKinney
Duane French
Amy Alvarez-Wampfler and Victor Palencia
JoAnn Kauffman
Jolene Unsoeld
Bill Ruckelshaus
Hank Adams
Rudy Lopez
Exhibit Opening
“We want to define a future that is resilient, that is celebratory in the beauty of everything Nez Perce.”
- JoAnn Kauffman
Kauffman with longtime U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield (OR) and Keith Red Thunder, son of Joe Red Thunder, prominent Nez Perce leader. Kauffman represented the Nez Perce in passing sweeping legislation in the early 1990s. The bill added some 14 sites in 4 states to the Nez Perce National Historic Park. Kauffman family collection
Left: In the early 1970s, JoAnn marches from the University of Washington to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to protest cutbacks to Indian education. Kauffman family collection
Middle: As chair of the Seattle Indian Services Commission, JoAnn is instrumental in the construction of the Chief Leschi Health Center. The center provides a place for urban Indians to gather and new facilities for the Seattle Indian Center, Seattle Indian Health Board and elderly Indian housing. Kauffman family collection
Right: “We were always going to funerals,” JoAnn says of her childhood. “I pondered how to channel that concern for the health of native people. I was not the type to poke needles, but I knew I wanted to make a difference.” Kauffman & Associates celebrated 25 years in 2015. Kauffman & Associates, Inc.
In the early 1970s, JoAnn marches from the University of Washington to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to protest cutbacks to Indian education. Kauffman family collection
“We were always going to funerals,” JoAnn says of her childhood. “I pondered how to channel that concern for the health of native people. I was not the type to poke needles, but I knew I wanted to make a difference.” Kauffman & Associates celebrated 25 years in 2015. Kauffman & Associates, Inc.
A nationally-recognized champion of Indian health and justice, JoAnn Kauffman has given more than 40 years to the cause. She’s come a long way since she shuttled between a chaotic childhood home in Seattle and the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Kamiah, Idaho.
Inspired by her ancestors, JoAnn helped found the National Association of Native American Children of Alcoholics. As executive director of the Seattle Indian Health Board, she brokered an agreement to create the Chief Leschi Center in Seattle. Kauffman later won federal recognition for key historical sites of the Nez Perce— including the Bear Paw Battlefield in Montana where Chief Joseph surrendered in 1877. After one of the worst school shooting sprees in American history unfolded on a Minnesota Indian Reservation, Kauffman helped form Native Aspirations. The national effort prevented youth violence, bullying and suicide.
JoAnn is the owner of Kauffman & Associates, Inc., with offices in Spokane and Washington D.C. “She often petitions the government on behalf of Native Americans—particularly in the area of healthcare—and wins,” the Freedom Forum wrote in 1998 when Kauffman received the Free Spirit Award.
“My grandmother and mother carried themselves with dignity in the face of racism, hardship.”
-JoAnn Kauffman
Top Left: JoAnn describes Grandmother Lizzie Hayes as 5’2” of solid grit with an unforgettable laugh. “Her shoulders would shake up and down. Her belly would bounce. Her elbows were out. She would laugh with her entire body.” Kauffman family collection
Top Right: Josephine, JoAnn’s mother, never lost her feisty spirit. JoAnn watched on television as her mother and sister were arrested for climbing the fences at Fort Lawton during an Indian occupation of 1970. Kauffman family collection
Bottom left: Hattie Axtell, JoAnn’s great grandmother, sits on her front porch in Kamiah. “She commanded so much respect. When you say the seas parted—that’s what happened when she came out. The kids were up against the wall as she made her way through. Everything stopped, time stood still and everybody froze.” Kauffman family collection
Bottom right: Lizzie Hayes, JoAnn’s grandmother, at Carlisle Indian School where she spent years assimilating into white culture. “I often think of dear alma mater and shall always up raise her good name,” Lizzie said. “I never regret that I ever entered Carlisle as a student.” Kauffman family collection
JoAnn describes Grandmother Lizzie Hayes as 5’2” of solid grit with an unforgettable laugh. “Her shoulders would shake up and down. Her belly would bounce. Her elbows were out. She would laugh with her entire body.” Kauffman family collection
Josephine, JoAnn’s mother, never lost her feisty spirit. JoAnn watched on television as her mother and sister were arrested for climbing the fences at Fort Lawton during an Indian occupation of 1970. Kauffman family collection
Right: Hattie Axtell, JoAnn’s great grandmother, sits on her front porch in Kamiah. “She commanded so much respect. When you say the seas parted—that’s what happened when she came out. The kids were up against the wall as she made her way through. Everything stopped, time stood still and everybody froze.” Kauffman family collection
Lizzie Hayes, JoAnn’s grandmother, at Carlisle Indian School where she spent years assimilating into white culture. “I often think of dear alma mater and shall always up raise her good name,” Lizzie said. “I never regret that I ever entered Carlisle as a student.” Kauffman family collection
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Blue Origin to Launch Test Flight of Its New Shepard Spacecraft Today! How to Watch
By Mike Wall 2019-05-02T13:04:34Z
This will be test flight number 11 for the reusable vehicle.
Update for 10:30 a.m. EDT: Blue Origin successfully launched its New Shepard booster and capsule today. Read our full story here!
Original story:
Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle will launch on its 11th test flight this morning (May 2), and you can watch the spaceflight action live.
The reusable rocket-capsule combo is scheduled to lift off from Blue Origin's West Texas testing ground at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT; 8:30 a.m. local Texas time). The uncrewed flight will carry 38 microgravity research payloads to suborbital space and back, company representatives announced via Twitter Wednesday (May 1).
You can watch live here at Space.com, courtesy of Blue Origin, or directly via the company's website.
Related: Launch Photos! Blue Origin's New Shepard Soars for NASA on NS-10
New Shepard is named after NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, who in May 1961 became the first American to reach space. Shepard's mission was a suborbital one, unlike that of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who had reached Earth orbit a few weeks earlier.
New Shepard is designed to carry paying customers, offering them great views of Earth against the blackness of space and a few minutes of weightlessness (for a price that remains unknown; Blue Origin has not divulged how much a seat will cost). The first crewed flights of the vehicle could come as early as this year, Blue Origin representatives have said.
But New Shepard will also serve scientific purposes, carrying payloads up and back for researchers.
Indeed, there are nine different NASA studies riding on tomorrow's flight. They include a 3D printing test that could help space manufacturing for future moon bases, a suborbital centrifuge for life-science studies and an investigation into the behavior of space and moon dust.
Those studies are just the latest NASA experiments to fly on New Shepard. On the vehicle's recent NS-10 test flight, which lifted off in January, toted multiple experiments for the space agency.
That mission lasted 10 minutes and 15 seconds and reached a maximum altitude of 66 miles (107 kilometers), Blue Origin officials said at the time.
New Shepard's rocket comes back to Earth vertically, slowing its descent via engine firings like the first stages of SpaceX Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets do. The suborbital craft's capsule comes down under parachute.
New Shepard will be a stepping-stone toward much bigger things, if all goes according to plan. Blue Origin's long-term vision involves helping to get millions of people living and working in space, company founder Jeff Bezos has said. And Blue Origin already has a number of other projects in the works, from big rockets called New Glenn and New Armstrong to the Blue Moon lunar lander.
How Blue Origin's Suborbital Rocket Ride Works (Infographic)
Jeff Bezos Lays Out Blue Origin's Rocket Reusability Vision for Space Travel (Video)
Home on the Moon: How to Build a Lunar Colony (Infographic)
Mike Wall's book about the search for alien life, "Out There" (Grand Central Publishing, 2018; illustrated by Karl Tate), is out now. Follow him on Twitter @michaeldwall. Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom or Facebook.
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Philip Richardson
Partner & Head of Employment Law
Phil became a Partner in 2014 and has been the employment law team leader since 2008. He studied law at Lancaster University, spending a year abroad studying law and German at Trier University in Germany. After the completion of his degree Phil went on to attend the College of Law in York before commencing a training contract with Stephensons in 2002, qualifying into the employment law department as a solicitor in September 2004.
Phil remains the employment department’s team leader at its Middlebrook office, servicing clients on a nationwide basis from Stephensons’ offices in London, Manchester, Bolton, Wigan, St. Helens and Leigh. He has particular expertise in advising employers on a range of contentious and non contentious issues. He is supervised by Jonathan Chadwick.
Phil frequently advises companies on the following:
Drafting and negotiation of terms and conditions of employment, service agreements and policies and procedures
Providing advice on recruitment
Advising on performance/capability issues
Dealing with grievances
Advising on TUPE
Dealing with disciplinary matters/dismissal
Defending all types of tribunal claims including unfair dismissal, all types of discrimination claims, wrongful dismissal and breach of contract
Phil provides ongoing advice and assistance to Stephensons’ clients through its tailored HR and employment law packages: Workplace Plus, Workplace Assist and Workplace Connect.
Phil is a regular guest speaker at regional business network seminars and a member of the Employment Lawyers Association.
Phil is also a regular media commentator on employment issues and was most recently quoted in The Times. He was recently involved in an employment media campaign which gained numerous pieces of coverage.
Cases of interest
1. Phil acted on behalf of a well known retail client. Our client defended a claim brought by an ex-employee who alleged that she had been discriminated against on grounds of pregnancy and discrimination. Notwithstanding the substantive elements of the claim being weak, these claims had been raised by the employee out of time.
Following two preliminary hearings Phil was successful in seeking to have the claims struck out on the basis that the tribunal did not consider it reasonable to exercise its discretion. During the course of proceedings we were able to demonstrate that the employee had sufficient time to be able to raise her claims and that the complications alleged relating to her pregnancy did not prevent her from being able to have issued her claims.
2. Phil acted on behalf of a manufacturing client in defending claims for constructive unfair dismissal and age discrimination. The former employee sought to claim that he had been effectively forced to leave the company under bad terms and that various aspects of the company’s practice were discriminatory. We were able to provide evidence to support that it had always been the employee’s intention to retire and therefore that his claims were vexatious and without merit.
The matter proceeded to a preliminary hearing for further discussion. Shortly after that preliminary hearing, and after being put on notice of costs being awarded against him if he continued with the litigation, the claimant withdrew his claim in full.
3. Phil acted on behalf of a dentistry practice in defence to a claim brought by a dentist. In this particular case the dentist did not have the requisite service to raise a claim for ordinary unfair dismissal and issued claims alleging she was dismissed as a result of raising health and safety concerns or because she had blown the whistle. The employee claimed that she should be entitled to career long losses; her claims for automatic unfair dismissal were vigorously defended and dismissed following trial.
4. Phil acted on behalf of a leading construction PLC in defending a claim for unfair dismissal. In this particular case the client had followed a detailed procedure before dismissing an employee whom they reasonably suspected was impaired by drugs after crashing a company vehicle. The employee was subsequently tested and found to have take cannabis. The unrepresented employee failed to appreciate the significance of continuing with proceedings despite the fact that his claim had little or no merit. We successfully defended the proceedings at the employment tribunal, with the judge observing that the employee’s claim was misconceived.
5. Phil acted on behalf of a local authority in defending claims for unfair dismissal, whistleblowing, disability discrimination and religious discrimination. In defending the claim we acted for seven separate respondents which involved co-ordinating seven separate ET3 and grounds of resistance on behalf of the respondents as well as separate witness statements. This claim involved both tribunal and employment appeal tribunal proceedings and was successfully resolved following mediation between the parties. Phil was involved in all aspects of the claim.
6. Phil acts on behalf of an early years’ provider with over 40 nurseries across England and Scotland. Phil is called upon to attend meetings with trade union representatives where any issues or grievances are raised on behalf of their members. He is therefore fully familiar in terms of trade union legislation and the need to take pro-active steps on behalf of respondent clients where such disputes are concerned.
View from a satisfied client
“I feel Phil Richardson provided an excellent service, keeping me informed at all stages and providing clear and concise advice. He is a credit to your firm.”
"Thank you for all of your help. I don’t know what I would have done without it. You say it how it is so I always knew where I stood. Justice has been served and I can finally move on with life. Never feel too little to tackle the money people. I was not scared with Victoria and Phillip behind me." - View from a satisfied client
"Easy to work with Mark Williams, Phil Richardson and Paul Davies. Helped with an acquisition of a care home and domiciliary business. Would highly recommend." - View from a satisfied client
Phil is head of the employment law department at Stephensons. He advises businesses and HR professionals on a wide range of employment law issues and helps them to plan and protect themselves to prevent claims arising against them in the future.
Phil specialises in defending all types of claims at employment tribunals including discrimination, unfair dismissal and breach of contract claims. He also provides businesses with advice on dealing with grievances, recruitment, redundancy, drafting terms and conditions of employment and policies and procedures.
Phil regularly provides expert comment in the national press and sector titles including:
Manchester Evening News - Your employer can get into trouble if you misbehave at your Christmas work do
Daily Mail - Tears of Thomas Cook cabin crew: Staff prepare to take legal action
Daily Mail - Is this the death of the gig economy? Pimlico plumbers boss warns firms such as Uber and Deliveroo to brace for a 'tsunami of claims' after heating engineer wins landmark workers' rights battle
Fleet Point - London courier firm sued in 'gig economy' transgender case
Personnel Today- Five things buried in the Good Work plan consultations
The Independent - Government to refund tribunal fees after Supreme Court ruling, Ministry of Justice reveals
Business Grapevine - JD Sports suspended from recruiting after exposé
CIPD People Management Online - Use of zero-hours contracts up 21 per cent in a year, Choosing the right contract for apprentices
Employment law update 2019
The re-introduction of employment tribunal fees
Hiring Christmas temps? Know their rights
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Local football heroes surprise children at St George’s!
Players and staff from AFC Wimbledon, including their much-loved mascot Haydon the Womble, visited St George’s yesterday to surprise some of our young patients. They delivered gifts to patients on all of our paediatric wards. Justine Makin, Lead Health Play Specialist at St George’s, said: “It was absolutely brilliant – …
Kind-hearted siblings spread festive cheer in Tooting
Siblings Isabella and Alessandro visited our paediatric patients to spread festive cheer and give presents for the second Christmas in a row! Isabella and Alessandro, the children of one of our nurses, visited the paediatric playroom on Saturday 7 December to donate pyjamas and socks that they sourced themselves from …
St George’s haematology team receives prestigious award
Congratulations to our haematology department at St George’s which has been awarded a Clinical Service Excellence Programme (CSEP) accreditation from Myeloma UK – making us the second Trust in London to achieve this. The team were presented with the award in November. The CSEP accreditation, set up by Myeloma UK, …
St George’s critical care team launches new outreach service
Our critical care team have launched a new outreach service, offering support for our deteriorating acutely unwell adult patients. The critical care outreach team (CCOT) has been introduced to ensure acutely ill adult patients on our wards receive the care they need in a timely manner, supported by staff trained …
Giving our cancer patients a Voice – patient user group case study
Voice is the St George’s cancer patient user group set up to represent the views of patients and help to improve the patient experience. Since launching at the Trust, over 10 years ago, Voice has been able to act as an invaluable channel of communications between patients and staff for …
Governor elections – nominations now open
Our Governors are representatives of our membership and the communities served by the Trust, and they play an important role in the governance of the hospital. You can find out more about our Council of Governors here. We have vacancies for public Governors from Merton (x3), Wandsworth (x3) and the …
Gold accreditation for our cardiac theatres
A huge congratulations to our cardiac theatres team for achieving gold in its first ever ward accreditation scheme! Stephanie Sweeney, Divisional Director of Nursing for Surgery, Neurosciences, Theatres and Cancer, said: “Achieving gold in the accreditation scheme is a fantastic achievement, so a big congratulations to Jacqui, Ewa, Sandra and …
St George’s CIO shortlisted in the national Women in Technology Excellence Awards
Our Chief information Officer (CIO), Elizabeth White has been shortlisted for the CIO of the Year Award in the Computing Magazine, Women in IT Excellence Awards. The winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on November 27th 2019, at The Brewery in London. Elizabeth is the only CIO to …
Medical Examiner role introduced at St George’s
Dr Nigel Kennea, Consultant Neonatologist, has been appointed Lead Medical Examiner at St George’s. We spoke to Nigel about his new role and why it’s important for our patients and staff. The Medical Examiner (ME) system is being introduced in acute Trusts, and across the NHS. It aims to improve …
New episode of 24 Hours in A&E: A pillar of strength…
This episode follows the stories of three patients and the people they turn to when life takes an unexpected turn.
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Interested in becoming a SAFE Provider?
Congressman Tom Reed made time in his busy schedule to tour the new sexual assault forensic examiner (SAFE Center) at WCA Hospital. The SAFE Center opened August 1, 2014. The center was created through a partnership between the Southern Tier Health Care System (STHCS) and WCA Hospital to bring SAFE services to Chautauqua County. It opened following more than a year of planning and development between STHCS and WCA Hospital. Shown from left to right are Mary Rappole, a Zonta of Jamestown member, SAFE Provider Julie Morton, STHCS CEO Donna Kahm, Congressman Reed, WCA Hospital CEO Betsy Wright and WCA Emergency Department Nurse Manager Emelia Lindquist. The SAFE Center provides services and counseling to sexual assault survivors and gathers the evidence needed to convict sexual predators.
The Sexual Assault Reform Act (SARA) became effective in February 2001. The law requires the establishment of sexual assault forensic examiner (SAFE) programs in hospitals designated as 24 - hour centers of excellence.
As a result of this legislation, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) developed standards for approving SAFE hospital programs, approving programs that train individual SAFE examiners, and certifying individual SAFE examiners.
DOH - approved SAFE programs and specifically trained health professionals will ensure that victims of sexual assault are provided with competent, compassionate and prompt care, while providing the most advances technology associated with DNA and other sexual assault forensic evidence collection and preservation.
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The SAFE Program:
Provides timely, compassionate, patient-centered care in private settings that provide emotional support and reduces further trauma to the patient.
Provides quality care to patients who report sexual assault, including evaluation, treatment, referral and follow-up.
Ensures the quality of collection, documentation, preservation and custody of physical evidence by utilizing a trained and New York State Department of Health (DOH) - certified sexual assault forensic examiner to perform exams.
Utilizes an interdisciplinary approach by working with rape crisis centers and other service providers, law enforcement and prosecutors' offices to effectively meet the needs of sexual assault victims and the community.
Provides expert testimony when needed if patients choose to report crimes to law enforcement; and
Improves and standardizes data regarding the incidence of sexual assault victims seeking treatment in hospital emergency departments.
The DOH - approved SAFE program is an interdisciplinary collaborative effort involving hospital-based SAFE programs, rape crisis centers, law enforcement, prosecutors' offices and other appropriate service agencies. These organizations provide a coordinated response that not only effectively meets the needs of sexual assault survivors, but can also improve the overall community response to sexual assault.
The department is required to designate SAFE 24 hour Centers of Excellence in urban, suburban and rural areas of the state to give as many state residents as possible ready access to SAFE programs. Applications from any general hospital licensed under Article 28 with an emergency department are considered. Hospitals with existing programs must apply for Department of Health designation as a SAFE Center of Excellence. Hospitals are required to provide a private room in or near the emergency department with access to a shower and accessible for the disabled. There are reporting and equipment requirements for hospital programs.
Every DOH-approved SAFE program is required to have specially trained examiners who are certified by the Department of Health and credentialed according to the individual institutions procedures to provide forensic examination to sexual assault victims in accordance with Section 2805-I of Article 28 of Public Health Law. The individual sexual assault forensic examiners who meet these standards. Individuals who may seek certification include those with current licensure as a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician, or physician assistant. The Department will also re-certify sexual assault forensic examiners every three years. SARA requires that the SAFE meet the patient within 60 minutes of arriving at the hospital.
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Enzo Fusco
FGF’s Enzo Fusco: “I want to offer experimental, innovative, trendsetting ideas and products."
by Maria Cristina Pavarini — June 22, 2017
Enzo Fusco, President FGF Industry, specialized apparel company producing and distributing the Blauer USA sportswear brand, has caught the audience’s attention during the last edition of Pitti Uomo held in June 2017. While disclosing the newborn Nylolite for Blauer capsule collection, he was the protagonist of a talk focused on all the trends related to the importance of heritage and lifestyle.
Participating, together with Fusco, were Jacopo Pozzati, entrepreneur, retailer and designer; Stephen Monaghan, founder/CEO, Sane Communications; Michele Lupi, editor-in-chief, Icon and Icon Design magazines; Maria Cristina Pavarini, senior features editor, Sportswear International; and moderating the talk was Atip W, fashion director, Highnobiety.
Away from the spotlight, Fusco explained to SI why he thinks that authentic military and workwear apparel continues to influence sportswear and fashion, the reasons for the launch of this new capsule and his targets for Blauer USA.
Why did you launch the Nylolite capsule collection?
Through this launch I want to start a new path for Blauer USA. This collection wants to set a starting point and a sort of laboratory aimed at developing new projects focused on experimentation and new ideas. Blauer USA was founded in 1935. It has a great heritage and history and I want to make its past become even stronger.
When I started working at Blauer USA 15 years ago, I launched a fashion collection that didn’t exist in the market before and it was a winning ace. Now, by creating this new project and capsule I want to offer new experimental, innovative, trendsetting ideas and products, too.
What is the inspiration behind this capsule?
About 20 years ago, I used to offer the XLA brand made by reinventing old military garments with special garment-dyeing effects, camouflage prints and unique color mixes. Now that kind of fancy-military approach has helped me creating some unique products that have a fresh and new attitude, while they remain firmly rooted in the military and utilitarian world. This collection originates from Blauer USA’s history from the 1960s and offers a selection of sophisticated lightweight and comfy pieces.
Are workwear and uniforms still important when it comes to influence fashion?
Yes they are. Workwear and uniforms were meant to be worn in hard conditions for many hours, but also express a sense of freedom and movement plus they are added with high-technicity. Considering that the majority of sportswear apparel – mostly jackets - all originate from uniforms, it is how you interpret authentic styles through details, colors and fabrics that make a difference.
Today also many fashion and high-fashion brands are inspired by oversize silhouettes from workwear and streetwear. I think that’s just the beginning.
Blauer USA was born 80 years ago and it continues telling a true story which has a force in itself as I continue to look at the utilitarian world with always new eyes. The Nylolite capsule’s pieces are characterized by patchworks of different hues and matelassé motives of superlight technical nylons - all mixed in the same jacket. This capsule, while bearing the name of a Blauer collection from the 1960s, shows a new direction in the market and, in a second phase, could also influence our main Blauer collection.
Photo: Takahito Sasaki
Nylolite by Blauer
You have spoken about technicity. How important are fabrics for your collections? What fabrics do you employ for Blauer? Are they special fabrics made upon your request?
The Nylolite capsule employs some really innovative fabrics that are lightweight and resistant. For Blauer, I started employing Taslan, which is a technical fabric produced for policemen’s uniforms. Many fabrics today are also especially developed for US policemen’s apparel. A special material by Gore-Tex, for instance, has properties to block the blood’s exit when someone is shot, though fabrics like these are too expensive and cannot be employed on a large scale for commercial apparel. Taslan, instead, can be either blend with cotton and polyester, or 100% polyester. Once it gets a waterproof treatment it can also be garment-dyed and becomes fashion and technical at the same time. Inventing new materials is very difficult. Almost everything has already been invented, though new fiber mixes and dyeing-processes can bring new developments that make a great difference.
What results do you expect to reach with this capsule?
We expect it will help us strengthening our brand identity and make us become renowned also among top level stores internationally. Nylolite will actually be sold through 150 selected high-end stores in Italy, UK, USA, Japan, Germany and Spain. Thanks to new initiatives like this, we expect to further increase our sales and international expansion. Our aim is to reach €100 million sales by end 2020 (we reached €45million sales by the end 2016) and reach 60% of our sales from export as now it accounts for 35%.
As part of these plans we have invested in opening a new showroom in New York, we have started selling in Japan and will participate in the CIFF trade show in Copenhagen in order to expand in Northern European markets, too. All these markets represent great opportunities for growth.
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How Chinese are pushing small local traders out of key markets
Allan Mungai 22nd Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT +0300
L-R Sheng Jiansheng , Liang Dan and Shirong Peng all Chinese citizens at a Milimani court where they were charged with unlawfully engaging in business . They were released on 100,000 shillings cash bail . [George Njunge / Standard]
The Chinese have become a staple in Kenyan economics, straddling all facets from manufacturing in China, exporting, distribution and now retailing.
It has been called a Chinese economic invasion, likened to the fabled camel that was permitted to stick its nose into the tent, then forced its entire body inside and drove the owner away.
China’s growing involvement in the informal and formal trading sector in Kenya is causing jitters.
Local traders in Gikomba and other trading hubs such as Luthuli Avenue, River Road, Nyamakima and Kamukunji markets are pining for the government to protect them from the threat posed by foreigners, mostly Chinese, who have infiltrated the sector.
On Thursday, the government deported seven Chinese nationals who were trading in second hand clothes at Gikomba market.
“Officers established that three of them had no valid work permits while the other four have been engaging in unauthorised employment and other income generating activities,” a statement from the Ministry of Interior said.
A trader lamented. “I have been in this market for 30 years and since the Chinese came, there are a lot of counterfeit items. A customer will ask for Adidas but what we have is Adibos.”
But Gikomba is just the tip of the iceberg. In Nairobi trading hubs, it is unsurprising to come across a hardware or electronics shop with a Chinese name or even haggle with a Chinese national about the price of an electrical fitting.
Import in bulk
The number of warehouses in Industrial Area and along Mombasa Road owned by Chinese nationals are anecdotally high, a source says.
Most of them supply and retail electric cables, utensils, building materials and toys, among other products that they import in bulk.
The influx of Chinese nationals, most of whom came to work in a number of infrastructure projects but have now diversified into other projects such as trade, business and mining, is the bane of traders.
The issue, the traders say, extends beyond race to unfair business practices, which are undercutting them.
“Our businesses have been greatly affected because they (Chinese) stock the same goods that we are selling. As foreigners, we buy these goods from their country at higher prices, they follow us and get the goods at lower prices then come and sell them here,” says a trader.
But the local traders are caught between a rock and a hard place, some have had to contend with stock out as the government holds containers in a clamp down on the proliferation of counterfeit goods from China and competition from Chinese traders locally.
“Since the Chinese came to Kenya, we have to wait for them to sell first so that we can also sell. There have been delays at the port but that did not affect them, they kept restocking their shops,” says Margaret Wangare.
Illegal tea processing
According to the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act 2011, it is an offence for any foreigner in Kenya to engage in trade, farming, business and professional employment without a permit.
In November last year, a Chinese national was fined Sh1.4 million or sentenced to two years in jail for engaging in illegal tea-processing and packaging business in Kiawara, Nyeri County.
He Zhifhang, a civil engineer at China Machinery Engineering Company, which is constructing the Kiawara-Nairutia road, and a Kenyan accomplice pleaded guilty to the charge of processing and repackaging tea without the government’s authority.
In Nyeri, local quarry owners have protested the involvement of Chinese stone crushers in the stone chip business. The managers of a quarry in Chaka owned by a Chinese company, which is building a road in Nyeri, are on the spot for selling crushed rock to individuals yet the quarry has been licensed to produce raw material for road construction.
James Mugo, a right’s activist in Nyeri, says the involvement of the company has driven local firms out of business.
“They can set the price the way they want and still make a profit since they are tax exempt to produce raw material for building a road,” he said.
But the effect of Chinese involvement is not only limited to trade, fishermen and farmers have also been caught up in the war against imports from the Orient nation.
Cheaply imported
Fruits such as apples, oranges and condiments such as ginger and garlic – which are cultivated in the country – are cheaply imported from China, undercutting local producers. The bulbous white Chinese garlic is more popular in the local market compared to the local ones cultivated in parts of Nyeri County.
The ripple effect is on the farmers, most of whom, like the small scale traders, have been forced to reduce their prices to unsustainable levels to compete with the influx of Chinese imports.
A quick check on supermarket shelves across the country will uncover the extent of Chinese presence in the Kenyan markets and the appetite Kenyans have for their products.
In November last year, President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered a ban on the importation of fish from China, which had flooded the market, elbowing out catches from Lake Victoria.
But the Department of Fisheries walked back the directive less than three months later after China threatened to pull finances for projects the country is undertaking in Kenya.
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Gwyther Irwin
Letter Rain 1959
© The estate of Gwyther Irwin
In Tate Liverpool
Ideas Depot: Ideas Depot
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1 artworks by Gwyther Irwin
(David) Gwyther (Broome) Irwin (7 May 1931 – 18 October 2008) was a British abstract artist born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, who had lived much of his life in north Cornwall. He was educated in Dorset, at Goldsmith's College and at the Central School of Art in London 1951–1954. Irwin first came to prominence in 1957 with an exhibition at Gallery One, and another at Gimpel Fils in 1959. In 1964, he represented Britain at the Venice Biennale, along with Joe Tilson, Bernard Meadows and Roger Hilton. In 1960, he married Elizabeth Gowlett and they had two sons and one daughter.
His most famous artworks consisted of pictures assembled from newsprint and fragments of advertisements on paper, which he collected from the streets with his wife, and which were then worked up into collages often of fine delicacy and quite subtle shades. Some of his later works also used string, wood shavings, chalk and paint.
"Gwyther Irwin's latest collages...are evidently miracles of patient assembly...they set out to achieve the subtlest and slowest possible shifts in tonality from umber darkness to creamy light and back again. The patience, the subtlety, the muted gradations of every effect combine to produce an atmosphere of studied beauty." (The Times, 18 September 1959)
In the 1960s he taught at art schools in Hornsey, Corsham and Chelsea before becoming head of fine art at Brighton polytechnic between 1969-84.
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Gwyther Irwin Letter Rain
On display at Tate Liverpool part of Ideas Depot
Gwyther Irwin Red Flush
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Gwyther Irwin Forests of the Night
Gwyther Irwin Parade
Jacques Mahé de la Villeglé
Gillian Wise
John McHale
Sir Norman Reid
Sir Eduardo Paolozzi
Brian Yale
Conrad Atkinson
Sandra Blow
Gillian Ayres OBE
Henry Mundy
David Leverett
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Dido and Aeneas
Hong Kong Museum of Art (Hong Kong, China): British Landscape
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
frame: 1740 × 2650 × 100 mm
This story comes from Virgil’s Latin poem The Aeneid. Aeneas was a Prince who fled Troy at the end of the Trojan War and was shipwrecked in Carthage, on the coast of North Africa. Here he fell in love with the Queen, Dido. Although he been told it was his destiny to become the founder of Rome, his love for Dido made him delay his final journey to Italy.
Here Turner shows the blossoming of their love, as they set out to go hunting in the woods. When Aeneas finally left Carthage the heartbroken Dido killed herself.
Gallery label, February 2004
129. [N00494] Dido and Æneas Exh. 1814
THE TATE GALLERY, LONDON (494)
Canvas, 57 1/2 × 93 3/8 (146 × 237)
Coll. Turner Bequest 1856 (57, ‘The Morning of the Chase’ 7'11" × 4'10"); transferred to the Tate Gallery 1910.
Exh. R.A. 1814 (177); Tate Gallery 1931 (59).
Engr. By W.R. Smith 1842 as ‘Dido and Æneas: the Morning of the Chase’.
Lit. Thornbury 1862, i, pp. 173, 296; 1877, pp. 123, 342, 432; Hamerton 1879, pp. 150–51, 197; Monkhouse 1879, p. 93; Bell 1901, p. 94 no. 130; Armstrong 1902, p. 221; Whitley 1928, p. 224; Davies 1946, p. 186; Clare 1951, p. 55; Finberg 1961, pp. 192, 210–12, 238, 276, 340, 386, 475 no. 186, pl. 16; Rothenstein and Butlin 1964, p. 32; Lindsay 1966, p. 160; Reynolds 1969, p. 186; Wilton 1979, p. 135; Gage 1980, pp. 64, 184; Kitson 1983, pp. 7, 10.
Exhibited in 1814 with the following lines:
‘When next the sun his rising light displays,
And gilds the world below with purple rays,
The Queen, Æneas, and the Tyrian Court,
Shall to the shady woods for sylvan games resort.’
4th Book of Dryden's Æneis.
The first idea for the composition, subsequently considerably altered, seems to have been the water-colour in the ‘Studies for Pictures: Isleworth’ sketchbook of c. 1804–5 (XC-21; repr. in colour Wilkinson 1974, p. 106, as of 1811). There is a further composition study, together with a number of figure studies, in the ‘Hesperides (1)’ sketchbook of about the same date (XCIII-5; and 4 verso and 5 verso-7 respectively). Finberg suggests that it is this picture, rather than Crossing the Brook (No. 130, q.v.), that Cyrus Redding identified as being based on scenery in Devonshire, but this seems unlikely save possibly in the most general sense.
The younger Trimmer, in an account reported by Thornbury, says of the ‘equi effrenati... without bridles’ that his father had told Turner that ‘the Libyan horses had no bridles, and Turner said he knew it, though I doubt if their views are borne out by modern critics.’
An uncredited press-cutting in the Victoria and Albert Museum, dated May 1814, explains the subject: ‘There is a fine historical landscape by Mr. Turner, representing the State of Carthage, its rising towers, and public games on the arrival of Æneas, who conducted by Dido issues from her palace to survey the busy scene. There is great facility and great knowledge of grouping evinced in the order and harmony with which a multitude of objects are here accumulated and distributed.’ Another uncredited press-cutting in the same collection describes the picture as ‘a charming landscape, [with] figures classically grouped’. Hazlitt in the Morning Chronicle for 3 May was rather more critical: ‘This picture, powerful and wonderful as it is, has all the characteristic splendour and confusion of an Eastern composition. It is not natural nor classical’. A review in the Champion for 7 May, attributed by Finberg to the same critic, elaborates the same theme, adding that the picture is ‘faulty in the too violent opposition of positive blues to vivid yellows, which destroys chasteness of colour, and is at variance with the truth of a representation of early day. We observe, also, an unsatisfactory execution of the parts near the foreground; in distinctness and correctness, a picture of such high pretensions ought not to be deficient. But it is a performance of which our nation has reason to be proud, for we believe no other could at present furnish its equal.’
John Gage suggests that this was the ‘Dido’ that Ambrose Johns wanted to borrow from Turner for an exhibition in Plymouth in 1815, though Dido Building Carthage has been the more favoured candidate (see Turner's letter of 4 November 1815, Gage op. cit., p. 64, and No. 131[N00498]).
The discoloured varnish that formerly made the quality of this picture impossible to assess was removed in 1984. The surface of the picture does seem, however, to have been considerably impaired when the painting was relined in the late nineteenth century.
Martin Butlin and Evelyn Joll, The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner, revised ed., New Haven and London 1984
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Joseph Mallord William Turner Study for ‘Dido and Aeneas’
Joseph Mallord William Turner Studies for Figures, ?for ‘Dido and Aeneas’ and ‘The Destruction of Sodom’
Joseph Mallord William Turner Aeneas and the Sibyl, Lake Avernus
On display at Tate Britain part of Turner Collection
Joseph Mallord William Turner Dido and Aeneas Hunting: Storm Approaching
After Joseph Mallord William Turner Dido and Aeneas; the Morning of the Chase
Joseph Mallord William Turner Studies for Figures, for ‘Dido and Aeneas’
Joseph Mallord William Turner Men with Horses Crossing a River
Joseph Mallord William Turner Near the Thames’ Lock, Windsor
Joseph Mallord William Turner A Classical Harbour: Study for ‘Dido and Aeneas’
Joseph Mallord William Turner Harvest Dinner, Kingston Bank
Joseph Mallord William Turner Claudian Harbour Scene: Study for ‘Dido Directing the Equipment of the Fleet’
Joseph Mallord William Turner Petworth, Sussex, the Seat of the Earl of Egremont: Dewy Morning
Joseph Mallord William Turner The Thames at Eton
Joseph Mallord William Turner The Golden Bough
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Museum Café has new partnership with Wood ‘n Spoon
Museum's popular café has re-opened under the operation of the popular gourmet deli
Museum Café has new partnership with Wood ‘n Spoon Museum's popular café has re-opened under the operation of the popular gourmet deli Check out this story on tcpalm.com: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/specialty-publications/your-news/indian-river-county/reader-submitted/2016/11/15/vero-beach-museum-caf-has-new-partnership-wood-n-spoon/93877154/
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The Wood 'n Spoon is now operating the cafe at the Vero Beach Museum of Art.(Photo: submitted)
The Vero Beach Museum of Art is delighted to announce that it’s popular café has re-opened under a new partnership with the wonderful Wood ‘n Spoon, locally run and owned in Vero Beach.
Wood ‘n Spoon has enjoyed great success and positive cuilnary reviews for its main location at 2015 Ninth St. S.W. (Oslo Road) for the past few years and now it will be bringing gourmet deli food and thoughtful menu to the barrier island.
The Museum Café is open Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and feature Wood ‘n Spoon’s top 12 sandwiches and wraps along with two homemade soups daily, salads, desserts and a variety of beverages. All deli meat, dressings and ingredients are guaranteed to be gluten and MSG free.
“The mission at Wood ‘n Spoon is to provide people with the experience of eating healthy, fresh and nurturing food. We have a strong barrier island clientale and are excited to be able to bring them the same freshly prepared menu options that they are accustomed to while enjoying a more convenient location,” owner Michael Wood said.
The Museum Café offers inside and outside seating options and museum admission is not required. For more information or for pick-up orders, call 772-231-0707, ext. 137.
The Vero Beach Museum of Art is located at 3001 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. The museum is located in Riverside Park off State Road 60 at the east end of the Merrill P. Barber Bridge.
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Out-of-State Licensed Applicants
Application and Fee
Applicants with Criminal Convictions
If you are currently licensed to fit and dispense hearing instruments in another state, and your license is in good and current standing, you may be eligible to apply using an alternative set of licensing criteria.
To apply for a new license, submit a completed Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers License Application for Out of State License Holders (PDF) with the $205 fee.
A hearing instrument fitter and dispenser license is valid for two years from the date of issuance and may be renewed every two years.
Also include all additional required documentation (see below), including completing the fingerprinting process.
Please include one of the following with your application materials:
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Reviews + Reads
ARTerrain
Unsprawl
Letter to America
by Andrew C. Gottlieb
Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America
On the Table:
Growing Soil
by Paulina Jenney
Old Roads, New Stories:
Why We Have Chickens
by Rob Carney
by Laura Jackson Roberts
Why We Still Need Fairy Tales
A Magüestu
Behaving Normally to Fight
the Climate Crisis
by Raymond Welch
One Poem
by Dan Morris
Letters to a Burning World
by Kevin Goodan
Two Poems
by Lois Marie Harrod
by Daniel Corrie
by Dean Rader
by Sarah Terrazano
by Tyler Meier
A Life of Science:
Revealing the River
by Alex Turner
A Life of Science, Nonfiction
Haunted by the Future
Prose by Barbara Hurd
Photos by Michael O. Snyder
Return to Scale
by Barbara Haas
The Mermaids of Austin
by Melissa Wiley
The Twentieth Bear
by Yelizaveta P. Renfro
Into Los Angeles
by Nick Neely
Science, Snakes, and Duct Tape
by Brian Blais
Until the Seas Rise
by Anita Felicelli
Into the Forest Like a Ghost: An Excerpt
by Katy Yocom
Like a Crow: An Excerpt
by Kimi Eisele
Five Fictions from Scott Russell Sanders
with Photographs by Peter Forbes
Lolo in the Mountains
by Maya Mahony
Three Fictions
by Aurelie Sheehan
Discrimen
by E.R. Murray
Women Writers in the Wild:
Lilace Mellin Guignard and
Suzanne Roberts in Conversation
A Reservoir for Our Spirits:
An Interview with Terry Tempest Williams
Taken in by a Wild Bird:
An Interview with Tim Dee
A Wildness in the Design:
An Interview with Nicole Walker
Questions I Dare Ask:
An Interview with Amy Irvine
Lost Stories:
An Interview with Laurie Gwen Shapiro
The Shining, Reflective Shield:
An Interview with Kathleen Dean Moore
The Night's Magician:
Poems about the Moon
Imagine the Loss of Something Very Large:
A Review of Losing Miami, Poems
Toi Derricotte’s “I”
New and Selected Poems
Documentary Review:
Sight Lines
Not into the Blossoms and Not into the Air
Ghost Fishing:
An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology
Ice Visions: Photographs
By Erik Hoffner
Atlantic City: Photographs
By Brian Rose
Outside of Time | Forest Landscapes
By David Paul Bayles
Dams, Heroic and Doomed:
Paintings by Judith Belzer
Organic Structures:
Fiber Art by Charlotte Bird
Time-Binding:
Installations and Drawings
by Sarah Hardesty
Central Park:
Photographs by Lauren Henkin
Unsprawl:
Milwaukee Avenue Historic District
To Know a Place, Unsprawl
The Community of Civano
The Agricultural Reserve
Canberra: A Good Sheep Station Ruined
by Catherine Mauk
The Retail Landscape:
A Photography Project by Drew Harty
Sustainable Chattanooga 2.0
by Ernest J. Yanarella + Robert W. Lancaster
The Village Place Concept
in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Dear America Anthology Publishing in April
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Serenbe
in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia
Issue 28, Issue 30, To Know a Place, Unsprawl
By Megan Kimble
Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia
1,000-acre, mixed-use development 30 miles southwest of Atlanta
Two hamlets currently under development: Selborne and Grange
One additional hamlet planned: Mado
Master plan calls for preservation of 70 percent green space, including pastures, farmland, and wetlands
110 completed homes, in four styles: cottages, townhomes, live/work spaces, and estates
224 lots platted as of October 2011 (109 homes built), with zoning approval for 1,000-1,200 homes total
Up to 250,000 square feet of commercial (retail, gallery, office, and restaurant) at buildout
25-acre organic farm, with 5-acres under cultivation
Weekly farmer’s market, and CSA subscription available
Three on-site restaurants
Lodge and cottages available for visitors
Founders: Marie and Steve Nygren, Nan and Rawson Haverty, Jr., and Ryan Gainey
Development and Construction: Morgan & Bartos, LLC
Master Plan: Phillip Tabb, Ph.D., NCARB
Town Architect: William Lewis Oliver, III
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Serenbe site plan showing Selborne and Grange hamlets.
Click image for larger site plan in PDF format.
Graphic courtesy Serenbe Community.
Be Serene—combine the two words and you get Serenbe, a 1,000-acre community that integrates the lush landscape of the Georgia countryside with a compact, environmentally-oriented mixed-use development of three hamlets: Selborne, Grange, and Mado.
Located 30 miles southwest of Atlanta, Serenbe is nestled in the heart of 40,000 acres of forest—now incorporated as the City of Chattahoochee Hills—protected by a development plan that preserves 70 percent of the area’s green space. A centerpiece of the Serenbe community is the 25-acre, organic Serenbe Farms, which not only supplies produce to a weekly farmer’s market and onsite and regional restaurants, but also helps to forge a sense of identity for the overall development.
Integrating agriculture with homes is only part of the molding of a balanced community. With pedestrian-oriented village cores that consist of retail, restaurants, galleries, and office space, Serenbe is projected to include 1,000 to 1,200 homes and live/work units and up to 250,000 square feet of commercial among miles of trails, stables, pastures, wetlands, and forests
It began with a weekend visit. Serenbe’s founders Steve and Marie Nygren—then big names in the Atlanta restaurant scene, with 34 restaurants and counting—took their three daughters on a weekend outing to get to know the Georgia countryside. In 1991, they purchased the first 60 acres of what is now Serenbe but, after three years of weekend visits, they wanted more. So, they retired from the restaurant businesses, sold their home in the city, and relocated the family full-time to the countryside. In 1996, they converted the 1930s stable next to their home into a guesthouse and opened the Inn at Serenbe.
As they watched visitors to the lodge interact with the land, returning rejuvenated from their forays into nature, they also watched as a spike in population growth and rapid housing expansion sent Atlanta’s urban sprawl further and further into the Georgia countryside. As the city grew, the Nygrens worried that it would soon encroach on their wooded community in Chattahoochee Hill Country. Finally, as he recounts it, Steve went for a jog one morning in 2000, saw bulldozers on another farm, and decided to do something about their concerns.
Initially, they thought only of protection: buy more land, create a green buffer. But, they realized that the demands of growth from the burgeoning metropolis were inescapable, and sought a way to integrate development with preservation.
“We started looking and researching about how you can both develop and preserve the land,” said Steve Nygren. “We started asking, ‘What does a balanced community mean?’”
They gathered other landowners in the area to discuss how to best preserve the natural landscape while also accommodating the inevitable need for housing and development. After a series of public meetings and discussions, they helped form the Chattahoochee Hill Country Alliance, which was tasked with creating a plan to develop the land without succumbing to the model of traditional sub-tract suburban communities that historically preserve only 20 percent of green space.
The Blue Eyed Daisy, the nation’s smallest LEED Silver certified commercial establishment, is a popular meeting place for Serenbe residents.
Photo by Simmons Buntin.
The Alliance worked to create a sustainable vision for the estimated 30,000 residences that were projected to populate this lush hill country. By combining various land-use tools, including outright land purchase, conservation easements, a transfer of development rights program, and the development of zoning that requires mixed-use hamlets and villages, landowners and planners from four counties throughout the hill country worked together to foster regional growth while ensuring that at least 70 percent of the 40,000 acres would remain green space.
In 2001, the Alliance hired a professional planning firm to create a template for development. The plan designers realized that the way to preserve the most green space while still allowing room for development was through the creation of compact villages tucked within the forest, and established the Chattahoochee Hill Country Community Plan. The Plan called for a European-village model of high-density residential hamlets within walking distance of community centers and commerce combined with larger surrounding tracts of open space.
The final plans ultimately provided the capacity for 20 percent more residential units than would have been possible with traditional development practices even while preserving over 70 percent of the land for agriculture and open space. The project and ensuing plan was so well received that community members incorporated the rural area into a new city, Chattahoochee Hills, in 2007.
The Nygrens partnered with Rawson Haverty to build the first of these hamlets in the Chattahoochee Hill Country, demonstrating how growth did not necessarily have to come at the cost of preservation. In addition to the physical land plan, which integrated residential and commercial hamlets with forested areas, the Nygrens envisioned Serenbe as a model for integrated community based on four central components: art, education, wellness, and agriculture.
Serenbe Farms was the first of these components to be developed. While the 25-acre organic farm doesn’t occupy central physical presence in the Serenbe landscape, it serves as a symbolic and functioning centerpiece for the community, creating a distinct residential culture as well as a marketable identity for the development.
The Inn at Serenbe provides destination lodging surrounded by Serenbe’s pastures, farmland, and eclectic hamlets.
Nationwide, the demand for locally grown food has coincided with a “fundamental change in the way [developers] think about the amenities that people like in new home communities,” said Ed McMahon, a senior fellow with the Urban Land Institute. “Agriculture is the new golf.”
Homes near golf courses command up to 50 percent land premiums over comparable tract subdivisions. But, “60 percent of golfers who live near golf courses don’t play golf,” said McMahon. “They say, ‘I like the view across the fairway, I like to live next to protected green space.’”
Serenbe took that “view across the fairway” premium and made it productive. Lots at Serenbe command 75 to 150 percent premiums over land outside the community, offering the rural appeal of farm living without the farm hassle. Homeowners don’t work on the farm, but still enjoy access to fresh produce, miles of walking trails, acres of open space, and the community that emerges around food.
In 2009, the five-acre Serenbe farm harvested 56,000 pounds of produce, “the whole of which stays within 50 miles,” said Paige Witherington, the 28-year-old manager of Serenbe Farms. Produce is distributed to the 120 residents subscribed to the community supported agriculture program, sold at the Saturday farmers market, and to other restaurants and vendors in Atlanta. Farm production includes over 50 different vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs in over 300 different varieties, as well as laying hens, shiitake and oyster mushrooms, honeybees, a blueberry orchard, and fruit trees.
The farm is owned by the Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture & the Environment (which is funded by fees paid by all incoming homeowners), and closed to residents except for designated volunteer days. Keeping farm operations independent from individual homeowners or a homeowners association helps ensures the long-term viability of the farm. That said, the farmers are an integral part of the community, participating in community events and a regular lunchtime fixture at the town’s bakeshop.
“You want the farm to be a permanent fixture in the community,” said Daron Joffe, the founder of Atlanta-based Farmer D Organics, who helps design and implement residential farms across the country, including the farm at Serenbe. “You want it to be sustainable and economical and exist independent of the developer or farmer or residents.”
Serenbe Farms provide organically-grown produce, flowers, and more to Serenbe and the region beyond.
Joffe helped design the farm at Serenbe in 2002, before any houses were built. “Putting the farm in the right place is first and foremost the most important part,” he said. “At Serenbe, they had an idea for the farm, and the developers just put it somewhere on the map. Then, the farmer comes in and goes, ‘you picked the worst soil on the property.’ The location is a really important part of figuring out [the farm] from a soils perspective and community interaction.”
The farm’s harvest has tripled in the five years Witherington has worked at Serenbe, partly as a result of this early attention to cultivating soil quality.
The farm was developed at an estimated cost of $50,000, most of which went to storage facilities. Nygren amortized this initial investment in the farm as part of the Serenbe’s amenities budget. Though the farm was subsidized by the development during its first three years of operations, it’s now financially sustainable and turned its first profit in 2010, said Witherington.
In addition to the farm, Nygren said that much of the common-area landscaping is also edible. Banks of blueberry and fig bushes line crosswalks, and pecan and peach trees line street medians. “When kids grow up seeing their food grown, it changes their entire attitude,” said Nygren. “If you grow up knowing what a fresh blueberry tastes like, you’re not going to settle for stuff that’s picked green and shipped.”
Community Amenities and Commercial
While the farm provided an early identity for Serenbe, “We’re not just building houses around farms,” said Nygren. “The farm is one of the elements that integrates to make it a total connected community.”
That community so far includes three critically acclaimed restaurants: The Blue Eyed Daisy bakeshop, The Hil, and The Farmhouse, all of which use produce from Serenbe Farms. Nygren took a gamble and built The Blue Eyed Daisy when only four homes had been completed, an early investment that paid off in marketing visibility. He estimates 1,000 people visit the three restaurants each weekend, which—with reviews in The New York Times, Food and Wine, and Bon Appetit—have become destinations in their own right.
Retail, galleries, and office space in the Selborne hamlet’s commercial core.
The Inn at Serenbe has received similar accolades as a destination for those city dwellers looking to dip into country life. Guests can rent rooms in the Main Lodge or Lake House, both restored farmhouses, or stay in a variety of cottages, ranging from restored 1930s stables to modern lofts. Guests can also rent residential spaces within the Serenbe community. Rooms start at around $130/night, depending on the season, and come complete with Southern charm: afternoon tea, a full country breakfast, and use of, among other amenities, a croquet lawn and the Serenbe Farms animal village.
Because it was one of the first buildings completed, The Blue Eyed Daisy became a social center for the community. Central post boxes, located behind the bakeshop, are a gathering place, “where people stop in to talk, forming a social network,” said Shelton Stanfill, who moved to Serenbe in 2005 after visiting the lodge for a weekend. “I knew more people here by their first name in the first three months I lived here than in 11 years living in Atlanta.”
The Blue Eyed Daisy is located within the hamlet of Selborne, surrounded by galleries and other retail as well as townhomes, live/work units, and offices. A mixed-use commercial core sits at the center of each hamlet. Currently commercial uses are only located within the Selborne hamlet, though commercial uses are platted for the Grange hamlet, as well. Developers plan for Serenbe to be comprised of 10 to 15 percent commercial space at buildout.
The Serenbe Institute, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, represents Nygren’s third pillar of balanced community: art. The Institute’s mission is to foster connections between nature, culture, and the arts, and seeks “to cultivate the community’s creative, intellectual, and ecological qualities through programs and projects that promote our social, spiritual, and aesthetic curiosity.” Programs include an artist residency, visiting scholar’s residencies, a state-of-the-art film and digital photography center, and a playhouse.
Established in 2010 under the Institute’s auspices, the Serenbe Playhouse also hosts open-air theatrical performances throughout the summer at different stages within Serenbe. Ticket prices beginning at $15, and are open to the public. The Serenbe Photography Center offers once-monthly photography workshops and a studio where professional and amateur photographers can make prints. Run by Steve and Marie’s daughter Kara Nygren, Camp Serenbe offers week-long summer and adventure camps for kids aged 3 to 12. Other cultural events include a Late Night Cabaret Series, fine arts workshops, and cooking classes.
Amenities such as this gazebo and historic cabin (with equestrian stables in the distance) are a part of Serenbe’s rural heritage.
Serenbe is part of the Fulton County school system. Palmetto Elementary, Bear Creek Middle School, and Creekside High School are all approximately ten minutes away from Serenbe. There are also several private schools located near the community.
In the fall of 2012, Chattahoochee Hills Charter School will open for students kindergarten to sixth grade with a mission to integrate the arts, agriculture, and environmental education into an experiential-based school. The open-enrollment, public charter school will be located in the City of Chattahoochee Hills, at the corner of Atlanta-Newnan Road and Selborne Way. With a maximum enrollment of 270 its first year, the school plans to add 45 students a year to eventually becomes a full-service K-8 school with an enrollment of 405 by 2014.
In 2010, Lisa Miles, a resident of the nearby town of Newnan, opened the Children’s House at Serenbe for 15 kids aged 3-6. Though the Children’s House is located at Serenbe, the Montessori-based primary school is open to students from all over the South Fulton area. The Children’s House also offers a toddler program for kids ages 18 months to 3 years as well as an afterschool activities program, with nature walks, arts and crafts, animal feedings, and music, for kids ages 18 months to 6 years.
Serenbe’s land planner Phill Tabb designed the community as a constellation of three interconnected hamlets. The omega-shaped hamlets were designed to fit into the natural landscape, facilitating the interaction between green, wetland, and watershed areas of the site and the sloping hills. Each hamlet will have its own particular character, forming part of the pillars of community that the Nygrens initially envisioned. The design takes many of its cues from the New Urbanist playbook, although the form—a linear English Village folded back on itself—is more a walkable grid than the more typical drivable one—a fact borne out by the residents, who walk to the Blue Eyed Daisy, the mail stations, and the farmer’s market.
Many residents regularly commute to Atlanta to work, or work out of their homes. Eighty percent of families are full-time residents, while 20 percent are second homeowners, from as far away as California and New York. As of 2011, Serenbe had 240 residents in 110 homes, though another 224 lots are platted for development and the community has zoning approval for 1,000.
The first community to be built was the Selborne hamlet which, at about 80 percent complete, is Serenbe’s hub for the arts—visual, performing, and culinary. Grange, which is 15 percent complete, is the community’s farm hamlet, given its proximity to the Serenbe farms and the Serenbe Stables, a boarding and lesson facility open to the public.
Townhomes in the Grange hamlet. The townhomes back to the equestrian stables, and will front commercial space.
The planned Mado hamlet—named for the Creek-Indian word meaning “things in balance”—will focus on health and wellness. Planned developments at Mado include traditional and holistic medical services, assisted living, and a destination spa.
Each of the hamlets are connected by roads, trails, and bridle paths, intended to foster a pedestrian-based lifestyle and contribute to active living and a coherent sense of place. Living options include cottages, townhouses, live/work spaces, and estates, and each hamlet will include a mixture of styles.
Townhouses begin in the mid-$400,000s on 1/8 acre-plots, and provide the core anchor of each hamlet. Many of these two- and three-story homes are designed with the primary living space on the upper floors, known as the “piano nobile.” These long, narrow homes have balconies facing the street and any adjacent alley, and are designed to foster an urban community feel. According to the Serenbe plan, the architecture “will borrow from the antebellum industrial style, such as you find in the old dairy ruins on the Serenbe property.”
The live/work spaces at Serenbe are intended to offer residents compact spaces to combine living and working. The ground floor of each of the two- or three-story units is a storefront that can be utilized as a studio, workshop, or retail space. The living quarters are located on the floors above, and the architectural style of the live/work spaces will be inspired by local historic downtown areas.
Estates are placed on larger, unstructured lots of 1/2 acre and are set back from the road. Estate lots begin at $250,000. Architectural styles are left to the individual property owner to decide, but are to be “rural in finish and casual in spirit,” according to the Serenbe website.
Responding to the slow real estate market, some larger lots were subdivided to create the Nest, a closely-built hamlet of two- to three-bedroom cottages. Of 15 planned cottages, which are priced from $260,000 to $455,000, five have already been sold. These smaller footprint—and smaller price tag—cottages were an important adaptation to the real estate market, attracting buyers who might not otherwise have been able to access the townhomes or estates.
A traditional farmhouse-style home at the Crossroads area located between Selborne and Grange.
The average house size at Serenbe is 2,500 square feet. As of October 2011, 224 lots have been platted, with zoning approval for 1,000 lots and up to 1,200 projected. Residential lots are approved according to unit design and type rather than square footage.
“We’re still young,” said Tucker Berta, Serenbe’s communications director. Serenbe’s development was tracked into three phases: phase one is 80 percent complete and developers are 15 to 20 percent into phase two. Despite the economy, “[w]e’re pretty much on track from where we said we’d be five years ago. We’ve hung on, and still sold some houses faster than many other developments around the nation.”
Indeed, “These kind of communities perform pretty well in the marketplace,” said McMahon of the ULI. “Many tend to be on the higher-priced side, [because] green space creates value. People are willing to pay more for a smaller lot, because the lot comes with a farm and 300 acres [of open space]. You’re buying a park along with the lot.”
Homeowners don’t actually own any of Serenbe’s forests or green space. The open space land is deeded to a Serenbe land trust, which was established separately from the homeowners association. All buyers pay a transfer fee to the Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture, and the Environment, which is used for the creation of community events and programs, the land trust, and other community initiatives. The fee is 1 percent of the purchase price of a house or 3 percent of the total purchase price of an unimproved lot.
Sustainability at Serenbe
All homes are built to the standards of EarthCraft House guidelines, and are placed on and within sites with the goal of creating minimal disturbance to the natural terrain. Many homes use geothermal heating, and all are designed in relation to the sun to maximize natural heating and cooling, with windows placed for cross-ventilation. Instead of traditional, water-intensive green lawns, front yards are dotted with native plants and organic landscaping that blend into the surrounding landscape. Underground trashcans sort trash, recycling and compost, and outdoor lighting regulations that eliminate accidental uplighting ensure clear, starry skies.
Water conservation is also a priority at Serenbe. The monthly water usage for Serenbe as a community is 25 percent lower than the national average. Water conservation practices include water-smart appliances like dual-flush toilets and stormwater treatment using natural barriers. Wastewater treatment at Serenbe is part of a state-of-the-art decentralized natural wastewater system, which is managed by a private utility at a cost of about $50 per month for each resident.
Small shops and artisan spaces in the Selborne hamlet, adjacent to thickly
wooded open space.
There are four components of the wastewater treatment system. The plant is comprised of man-made constructed wetlands—primarily cattails and bulrush—filtration basins, and circulating pumps. Collection tanks collect household wastewater, retain the solids for decomposition, and pass on the liquids to the plant for natural treatment. Single-family homes each have 1,500-gallon tanks, and townhomes and live/work homes are connected in a communal tank. Once treated, some of the water is pumped to the nearby cow pasture and released into the ground through piped sub-surface drip lines. The remaining greywater is pumped to individual yards for use in sub-surface drip irrigation.
Serenbe is located in the heart of Chattahoochee Hill Country, a 65,000-acre, rolling hill forest and a prime destination for cyclists, runners, and hikers.
According to a commissioned study by Atlanta-based Arborguard Tree Specialists, the trees at Serenbe—most commonly the loblolly pine, white oak, sweetgum, and water oak—store 1,333,840 tons of carbon and sequester an additional 52,660 tons of carbon per year. The trees also remove 1,484 tons of pollution a year from the air, which is the equivalent of the carbon emissions of 182,717 cars in a year (or, the emissions of 106,792 single-family homes in a year). Because the region’s winds blow northwest through this hill country before they reach metro Atlanta, the air in Atlanta is measurably cleaner than it would be without these preserved green spaces—and the air in Serenbe is the cleanest in the Atlanta Metro area.
Ultimately, communities like Serenbe offer a philosophical challenge to the traditional real estate model—people think “you either have development or you have agriculture,” said McMahon. “You wouldn’t buy a car by the pound, but what we’ve done with houses is sold them by square feet.” Developments like Serenbe are selling something different, something integrated: community, expansive open space, access to agriculture, and a distinct relationship to the land and the food we eat.
For more information, visit Serenbe at www.serenbe.com.
Serenbe Gallery
Images by Simmons B. Buntin
A live/work shop in the Selborne hamlet.
A mix of uses in Selborne
The light posts are just one indication of Selborne's emphasis on art and craft.
Selborne's commercial core.
Live/work -- shops and galleries on ground floor and office and residential above.
A park nestled between Selborne commercial areas hosts the Saturday Market.
Townhomes in Selborne.
Townhomes across from commercial space.
A small plaza tucked behind the live/work units in Selborne.
Architectural ans signpost detail.
Traditional homes in Selborne.
Modernist architecture.
Modern home's sideyard, in Selborne.
Home in Selborne.
Estate home at the edge of Selborne.
Serenbe: All beauty is an outward expression of inward good...
Homes in Selborne.
Formal single-family home adjacent to live/work in Selborne.
Townhome in Selborne.
Galleries and artisan shops along thick woods in Selborne.
Street furniture in Selborne.
Retail space in Selborne.
Selborne commercial core.
Commercial and live/work in Selborne.
Single-family home in Selborne.
Selborne home.
Selborne homes.
Selborne home with garage/carriage house.
Single-family homes in Selborne.
Architectural detail.
The Hill, one of three restaurants in Selborne.
Gallery in Selborne.
Inside the Blue Eyed Daisy.
The restaurant's awning reflects Georgia Vernacular.
The Blue Eyed Daisy across from townhouses.
The Blue Eyed Daisy's acute corner.
A lake on the original farmstead.
Lane leading between the Inn at Serenbe and the Selborne hamlet.
Original barn at Serenbe.
Farmland around the Inn at Serenbe.
The Farmhouse, a restaurant at the Inn at Serenbe.
The Farmhouse.
Winding lanes at the Inn at Serenbe.
Public art at the Inn at Serenbe.
The porch for the Inn at Serenbe guest services.
View from the porch.
Old farm equipment at Serenbe.
Equestrian stables.
Attached housing at the Crossroads between Selborne and Grange.
Streetscape at the Crossroads.
Gas streetlighting at the Crossroads.
Farmhouse-style design at the Crossroads.
Consistent architectural styles at the Crossroads.
A home at the Crossroads.
Different view of attached housing at the Crossroads.
Traditional architectural styles.
Walkway at Selborne's innovative wastewater wetlands facility.
Intersection at Grange, a more agrarian hamlet than Selborne.
Townhouses at Grange.
Lush landscaping near Grange townhouses.
View from Grange townhouses toward stables.
An original cabin preserved onsite.
The stables are a popular draw.
Taking a look.
View of Grange townhomes from stables.
The Grange townhomes
Public gazebo in Grange hamlet, with cabin and stables in background.
Grange townhomes.
Modern single-family home in Grange area.
Large estate homes in Grange.
Single-family home in Grange.
Home in Grange.
Single-family homes in Grange.
Traditional architecture defines most though not all homes in the hamlets.
Corner house in Grange.
Cottages, one built and one under construction, in the Nest area of Grange.
Nest cottage viewed from rear.
One of Serenbe's ponds, this one located in Grange.
Raised walking trail in Grange.
Architectural detail in Grange home.
Distinct streetlighting in Grange.
Grange home.
Grange home, with Serenbe Farms in distance.
Grange streetscape.
Greenhouse at Serenbe Farms.
Serenbe Farms.
Chattahoochee Hills Charter School
Chattahoochee Hill Country
Children’s House at Serenbe
Fulton County school system
Inn at Serenbe
Serenbe Community
Serenbe Farms
Serenbe Institute for Art, Culture & The Environment
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Dance for Social Change
Dance for Social Change is an annual leadership summit that brings New Orleans youth artists together to catalyze action through the arts. High school students from across the city will work with professional dancers, musicians, poets, and visual artists to create original, multidisciplinary performance pieces about pressing issues facing their communities. DSC 2018 will consist of component programs dealing w/ Social Justice Arts, Movement Workshops, homework assistance and development of Site-Adaptive Performances. It will culminate in the DSC Festival Weekend March 24th & 25th followed by a Performance Tour in April-May. For more info on Dancing Grounds and their efforts go to: https://www.facebook.com/dancingrounds/ or http://dancingrounds.org/.
Upturn Arts
The grant to Upturn Arts will be used to expand and diversify the master artists guest series during their 2018 Summer Camp. In addition to the weekly musical guest artists, Upturn Arts will invite the following artists, and others, to strengthen the series: Laveau Contraire (drag, gender neutrality); Trixie Minx (dance, performance, costuming); Artivism Dance Company (anti-bullying); Derwin May (Marigny Opera Ballet, dance); Barman’s Fund (healthy sodas using bartending techniques); Chef Jacob Cureton (Atchafalaya, culinary arts); and Uptown Warriors (New Orleans culture, Mardi Gras Indians). The goal of this series is to expose our young artists to a variety of local professional artists and art forms which creates a connection with the New Orleans arts community. For more info on Upturn Arts go to www.upturnarts.org/.
The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation
The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation will produce new tours of New Orleans music history sites on ACloserWalkNola.com, an interactive map of the city’s cultural landmarks. The tours will be in the neighborhoods surrounding the Fairgrounds so 2018 Jazz Fest attendees can follow them to and from the festival using GPS on their phones. This content will be a free resource for music lovers, students, preservationists, and everyone—in the city and around the world—who wants to engage with New Orleans’ musical heritage.
Woodenhead
Woodenhead is a long running (1975-2018 and counting) instrumental rock/jazz/blues/prog (you name it) band from New Orleans. The project has been a labor of love since forming at The Loyola College Of Music, and the band continues to write, rehearse and perform. Woodenhead celebrated it’s 40th anniversary in 2015 with a live Tipitina’s show, a NOLA Jazzfest concert, and the release of an archival “Live At Tipitina’s” CD. This project will be a recording of new, original compositions by guitarist Jimmy Robinson, keyboardist Fran Comiskey and drummer Mark Whitaker, along with bassist Paul Clement. The group has released multiple vinyl recordings, CDs and even cassettes (back in the day) and are very happy to be focusing on this new project with the help of the Threadheads. For more on the band go to www.woodenheadmusic.com/Home.html .
NOMC Jamie Galloway Crawfish Boil
The 6th Annual Jamie Galloway Crawfish Boil is a springtime crawfish boil and block party which celebrates the life and times of a beloved chef and musician, Jamie Galloway, and benefits the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. Anchored by the legendary Maple Leaf Bar and started with the love of Jamie’s bandmate Dave Jordan the event has grown in popularity over the years; in 2017 more than a thousand guests were entertained on two stages by more than 50 of New Orleans’ finest musicians (George Porter Jr., Alvin ‘Youngblood’ Hart, Flow Tribe to name a few). Over 2,000 pounds of crawfish and all the fixing are boiled by Jason and crew of Seither’s Seafood. The success of the Jamie Galloway Crawfish Boil grows each year and has been called “the most anticipated event before Jazz Fest.” For more on the event go to www.facebook.com/jamiegallowaycrawfishboil/.
New Orleans Airlift
New Orleans Airlift will use the award for artists fees for up to 9 accomplished New Orleans based musicians who will have the unique opportunity to perform with guest artist Weedie Braimah to bring Music Box Village audiences on the journey of the djembe, the instrument given to him from birth by his Ghanaian father, and to which he feels most connected. Braimah is a true polymath, having grown up in both Ghana and East St. Louis, and driven by the desire to see the day when African instruments like the “djembe and kora get the same respect as piano and saxophone”. Other artists from countries like France and Africa, selected in collaboration with New Orleans Airlift, the non-profit creators of the Music Box Village, will also be invited to develop the story of the djembe, past, present and future, and the migration of African culture across the Atlantic, mirroring his own journey through life. For more info on N.O. Airlift go to www.neworleansairlift.org/.
Sam Price & the True Believers
Sam Price & the True Believers will record a full length album to follow up their critically acclaimed debut EP. The band’s music has been described as “slinky and funky” and “relentlessly positive”, with the first release being “a five-track jubilee of infectious songs and note-worthy performances” that “harks back to the deep soul on [Allen Toussaint’s] ’70s Reprise albums”. The new record will feature original music written by Sam Price while touring the country as a member of Honey Island Swamp Band, and it will be produced by Papa Mali. For more info check out www.sampricemusic.com/.
The Asylum Chorus
The Asylum Chorus, “New Orleans’ premier roots vocal ensemble, is made up of established performers from across the city’s music scene. The Asylum Chorus will return to the studio in 2018 for the recording and release of their 2nd full-length album. With a full roster of original songs and a unique sound, The Asylum Chorus looks forward to putting some conscientious and earnest feelings into a project that allows them to fully express the music inside them.” For more on the Asylum Chorus go to www.theasylumchorus.com.
Michael O’Hara
Originally from St Louis, MO, Michael O’Hara moved to New Orleans in 1979 with his band the Sheiks which had been a regional success. They became a sensation here with a loyal following and lit up the 1984 World’s Fair along with standing gigs at such legendary clubs as Jimmy’s on Willow. After a long hiatus pursuing other dreams and caring for and helping raise family members, Michael returned to his musical home 2 ½ years ago bringing his unique blend of rock n roll, gospel and other influences with him and has been performing both on piano and as the Sheik as well. This THCF award will go toward the finishing costs of his new CD ‘It’s My Turn’ which heralds the return of one of New Orleans most beloved showmen who also influenced many local musicians and performers who followed. For more on Michael go to www.michaeldreams.com/.
Lyrica Baroque
Lyrica Baroque’s mission is to support a diverse community of students, teachers, artists, institutions and audiences of all ages through performance, education, collaboration and promotion of the extraordinary classical musical history of New Orleans, They seek to accomplish this by performing accessible chamber and baroque music at the highest level of artistic excellence. The award will assist their newest project The Power of Language, a 3-day workshop using music and writing skills to help students identify their feelings and express them in a healthy, productive way, while strengthening their writing skills. Each session is 45 minutes long, except the first session which will include an extra 15 minute introduction. Each session will be held after school. One educator and 1-2 musicians will lead the workshop. This program is targeted for 3-6th graders, but can be modified for any age. Journals and a snack will be provided for the students. For more on Lyrica Baroque please go to www.lyricabaroque.com/.
Rick Coleman
Rick Coleman will use the grant from the Threadhead Cultural Foundation to help with the completion of his book ‘Blues for Funeral Dancing: The Revolutionary Roots of New Orleans Music 1682-1947’. This book is an ambitious history of New Orleans music from the colonial days of Louisiana through the early jazz era. It vividly portrays the musical history of the city through its many revolutions, conflicts, and powerful personalities, many of whom are forgotten today. Through massive research and colorful writing it brings New Orleans’ incredible musical legacy alive through tragedy and triumph, leading to musical and social revolutions that have changed the world.
Alison Regalado
Alison Regalado is producing the project ‘For The Dogs’ which will be a be a fundraiser CD of songs by New Orleans-area musicians with all proceeds going to ARNO (Animal Rescue New Orleans) and Zeus’ Place Rescue. The majority of the musicians participating in this project are owners of rescue dogs (and one cat) who came from ARNO and other rescue organizations. Making a living as an artist can be a rewarding but rough business at times and a large number of musicians find comfort in the unconditional love, diversion and companionship their pets provide. Some of the artists that will be contributing original (and sometimes lighthearted) love songs to the CD are Sam Price, Arsene DeLay, Charlie Wooton & Brittany Purdy, Dave Jordan, Dick Deluxe, the Hill Country Hounds & others. This project really is ‘For the Dogs!” Check out our facebook page For The Dogs for project updates at www.facebook.com/LoveSongsToNOLAdogs/ .
Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund
The Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund will use their grant to assist with costs for it’s program of two 11 week sessions using esteemed community educators and a hands-on approach to teach and explore the cultural history of New Orleans to local students. Session one introduces them to the wide variety of arts that make up the culture including visual arts, music instrumentation and dance and drums. In session two students select one artistic pursuit in which to become proficient utilizing integrated arts activity to accomplish this goal. New Orleans’ art, music, and unparalleled culture may shine brightly throughout the world, but its descending poverty, ever-widening achievement gap, and upsurge in crime continues to overshadow the city’s progression. New Orleans’ cultural history is like a diamond, with profound historical significance to American history. However, due to lack of education and translation, these traditions have not been properly communicated and passed down throughout generations. In that, many citizens may celebrate this culture but don’t know why. To this respect, the Dinerral Shavers Educational Fund has created its Music and Cultural Education Program to help increase cultural knowledge. Utilizing integrative arts techniques, DSEF will teach New Orleans youth a valued appreciation for their culture, by taking them on an interactive hands-on ride through News Orleans’ remarkable history. For more information go to www.facebook.com/DSEF-NOLA-242310405800406/.
Artists Inc.
Artist, Inc.’s Kids Music Jam is a reoccurring educational program that teaches, mentors and inspires kids through music instruction on trombone, trumpet, sousaphone and drums. Thanks to the support from Threadhead Cultural Foundation and our new partners, Preservation Hall Foundation and Art Camp 504, we have refined the music curriculum and structure of the sessions. We will be connecting the music with the culture that birthed it. The kids will explore from where the music came and how it has evolved over time, paralleled with the cultural evolution of our fine city New Orleans. Sessions begin Monday, March 5th, 4:30pm-5:30pm and will continue weekly through Monday, April 30th, 2018. In addition to the brass music lesson, we will also offer homework support. Students may arrive 30 minutes early and/or stay 30 minutes after the music lesson for help with homework or support in reading or mathematics comprehension. Midway through the 8 weeks, a Preservation Hall All Star musician will come to lead the students in a special music class- thanks to the Preservation Hall Foundation! At Art Klub we instill a love for playing and listening to music with community centered programming. At the end of the 8 week session we will host a concert played by our Art Klub Kids Brass Band, lead by the Art Klub teaching musicians and members of Preservation Hall. Witness the magic of New Orleans brass band traditions and Louisiana music and cultural heritage played by the promising talent of the St. Roch neighborhood and surrounding 504 area youth musicians, in an amazing night of big brass music and New Orleans rising talent. For more info go to www.artistinc.org.
Frenchman Street Fais Do Do
The Frenchmen Street Fais Do Do takes place on pre-announced Saturdays from 4-7pm at the Maison on Frenchmen Street. It’s free to the public and family friendly with 2 stages offering continuous dance music in the Cajun, Zydeco and Country genres. This great Cajun tradition was THCF’s first foray into live music events as part of the Buddy Mann Live Music Grant and we’re happy to still help keep this fun event and tradition going.
For more information and how to keep our regional culture thriving donate or become a member of Threadhead Cultural Foundation.
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Chestermere Lake set to host pond hockey championships
Chestermere’s first annual Western Canada Pond Hockey Championship will show case the community to out-of-towners while raising food for The Veterans Food Bank of Calgary.
“I’m involved in minor hockey, I’ve been playing my whole life,” said Canada Pond Hockey Championship Organizer Alex Halat.
“I’ve lived in Chestermere the last 15 years, and I’ve always wanted to do something on the lake,” Halat said.
He added, “There’s no better time than now. My kids are at an age now where they appreciate it, but we wanted to throw a charitable aspect onto it.”
“Throughout the Dec. 27 week-end long tournament people can expect hot chocolate, skates, pucks, sticks and a good time”, Halat said.
The Veterans Food Bank of Calgary was going through turmoil when Halat started planning the pond hockey tournament.
“I thought let’s do a weekend pond hockey tournament, show case the community, involve everybody, at the same time raise funds and some food for the Veterans Food Bank,” Halat said.
“We want people to come to the lake and think this is awesome,” Halat added, “This is what community is about.”
Halat’s ultimate goal is to look out onto Chestermere Lake and see 500 people out on the lake at any given time, laughing and having a good time.
“I want to build that community winter feel by utilizing our lake,” Halat said.
The Western Canada Pond Hockey Championships will also benefit the community by bringing in many out-of-towners.
“There will be some economic benefits to our city, to our local business owners. It is around Christmas so it’s probably not as busy, to get that extra three to five thousand people a day coming through our community is going to be nice,” Halat said.
The Western Canada Pond Hockey Championships is open to all ages, and every skill level.
“The beauty of it is we have everything from tyke which is three to four-year old’s, right up to senior division which is 70-year old’s.
“We have competitive and non-competitive divisions, regardless if you’ve played hockey or not there’s still a spot for you. We have male and female divisions, we’ve covered every aspect of hockey, there’s absolutely no reason for someone not to play other than they don’t know how to put on skates,” Halat said.
He added, “We wanted to make this event readily available for everybody to participate.”
Halat is expecting 70 to 100 teams competing during the weekend tournament, currently 20 teams are registered.
“We don’t see this not being filled, there’s no question it will fill up,” Halat said.
He added, the weekend-long event wouldn’t have been possible without the help from community members, including John Kittler from Chestermere Landing, and Trevor Stewart from Pinks and Plates.
“They’ve been amazing to work with, and councils been amazing,” Halat said.
He added, “We want to see this thing be a huge success, and we want it to be an annual event. At the rate we’re going now it should be a pretty cool event.
“At the end of the day we’re trying to raise food for the Veteran’s Food Bank, they sacrificed a lot, I’m sure we could sacrifice a few hours of our time.”
The registration deadline for the tournament is in mid-December. For more information or to register visit the website at www.wcpondhockey.ca/ or to volunteer message the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/WCPondHockey4v4/.
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High school cookie company a sweet legacy for teen who died
Kendall's Cookie Company in Nolensville High School will help students learn vocational skills.
High school cookie company a sweet legacy for teen who died Kendall's Cookie Company in Nolensville High School will help students learn vocational skills. Check out this story on Tennessean.com: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/williamson/schools/2019/02/21/kendalls-cookie-company-nolensville-high-school-kendall-reichert/2927613002/
Amelia Ferrell Knisely, Nashville Tennessean Published 5:20 p.m. CT Feb. 21, 2019
Kendall's Cookie Company is now open in Nolensville High School. (Photo: Amelia Ferrell Knisely/The Tennessean)
A whimsical cookie stand inside Nolensville High School will serve as a sweet reminder of the life of Kendall Reichert.
The 15-year-old died last spring before she was set to begin her freshman year at the school.
"We consider Kendall one of our students. She was supposed to be in our classroom," said Emily Frisby, who teaches students with special needs. "We want to honor her and celebrate her, and the way to do that is with her name."
Kendall's Cookie Company officially debuted with a ribbon-cutting Thursday in front of a vibrant blue and pink cookie stand. The stand's logo reads, "Kendall's Cookie Company, made with love."
Students in the high school's transition class, which helps prepare students for employment, will bake the cookies then sell them to their classmates during breaks between classes.
The program is designed to teach them kitchen skills, money handling and hygiene.
Profits will help purchase classroom technology and create a sensory classroom, Frisby said.
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Christie Cookie Co., based in Nashville, supplies the cookie dough in a variety of flavors, including chocolate chip, peanut butter and Snickerdoodle.
Several local businesses helped fund the venture, including purchasing ovens and baking supplies.
The students sold 2,000 cookies to their classmates ahead of today's opening, according to Frisby.
"That is 2,000 times they've gotten to interact with their friends and practice social skills," she said.
NHS Principal Bill Harlin called Thursday's opening a "big moment for all us."
"We are here today to celebrate the life of Kendall. She had a vivacious and spunky personality, and she would love nothing more than to be here with us today," Harlin said.
The Reichert family attends the opening of Kendall's Cookie Company. (Photo: Amelia Ferrell Knisely/The Tennessean)
Kendall died April 8.
Her parents and siblings attended the ribbon-cutting in bright pink and blue shirts that matched the cookie stand.
Cortney Reichert, Kendall's mother, described her daughter as "hysterical and very loving," and said her daughter was a "foodie" who would have loved to see the cookie stand bearing her name.
Kendall's father, Doug Reichert, said, "It's a great legacy because she was so into food. It's awesome to see the community rally and do something that will last for a long, long time."
Reach Amelia Ferrell Knisely at aferrell@tennessean.com or 615-210-8286 and on Twitter @ameliaknisely.
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Denis Shapovalov defeated Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) with a stunning display before an overflow crowd of delirious Montreal tennis fans at the Rogers Cup on Thursday night.
Afterward Nadal suggested that it wasn’t so surprising that the 18-year-old didn’t crack under the pressure. “You’re 18 to not hold (have) the nerves,” he said in his accented English. “In my opinion, is much more easy when you have 18 than when you have 30.” (Nadal is actually 31.)
So maybe it was that youthful fearlessness that enabled him to play a spectacular match to upset the world No. 2 and 15-time Grand Slam champion.
Or maybe it was just that Shapovalov is a player good enough that he will be able to continue to play the same free-swinging, aggressive tennis to beat the best in the world over the next weeks, months and years.
Or maybe they’re mutually inclusive.
Over the two hours and 45 minutes of the third-round match Shapovalov could hardly have been more impressive – especially after losing the first set. Playing Roger Federer is like having a whirling dervish on the other side of the net coming at you from every angle. Playing Nadal is more akin to being bludgeoned with heavy topspin shots that are intended to grind you down and break your spirit.
That Shapovalov was able to keep the belief and have the physical endurance to come back against a titan like Nadal is remarkable.
He did so many things well – the forehand was dynamite and any time he got short ball it was almost automatic that he would hit it somewhere Nadal wasn’t – putting it away for a winner.
His stylish one-handed backhand was solid and stood up well against his fellow lefthander’s two-handed backhand. He picked his spots smartly when attacking, returned aggressively and volleyed well.
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His serving was great and, though MPH isn’t that important – his fastest serve was 216 km/hr (134 mph) while Roger Federer’s fastest earlier in the day in a win over David Ferrer was only 201 km/hr (125 mph).
“It’s a lot to take in, obviously,” Shapovalov said reacting to the win over a living legend like Nadal.
He added some perspective, continuing, “but, you know, to be honest, I’m very thankful that I’m in this position. If I didn’t save those four match points in the first round (against No. 64-ranked Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil), there wouldn’t even be a chance to play Juan Martin (del Potro on Wednesday) or Rafa. I’m very thankful for that.”
Nadal was disappointed in himself for not playing more aggressively, for not capitalizing on six break points in the final set and for not being able to win the final-set tiebreak after taking a 3-0 lead. He claimed it was his worst match of the year although it is difficult to imagine anything quite as bad as his performance in a 6-2, 6-3 loss to Federer in Indian Wells in March.
He did say that Shapovalov “has everything to become a great player,” and even managed to summon a hint of humour when he spoke about what was at stake for Shapovalov in the match. “He has nothing to lose,” Nadal said, “is win-to-win for him. If he lose playing a good match, was good for him. If he lose in straight sets, already he played a good tournament. If he win, he’s amazing. He won. Is amazing for him. Just well done for him. Is a great story. And I am not happy to be part of this story. That’s it, no?”
Fortune favours the brave and the stats tell the story of who was the bolder player – and it was not the 31-year-old veteran but the frisky youngster who is still eligible to play the juniors. Shapovalov had 49 winners (33 on the forehand side) and 41 unforced errors compared with 18 winners and 29 unforced errors for Nadal.
“He’s honestly the best player I’ve ever played in my life,” Shapovalov said about Nadal. “You could tell why he’s won so many Grand Slams. His ball was just so heavy. He’s such a warrior out there. So it’s honestly like a dream come true for me to beat a player like that.”
The crowd at STADE IGA was whole-heartedly behind Shapovalov, erupting into great explosions of sound whenever he did something special.
In the afternoon on Thursday, Frenchman Thierry Champion, who currently coaches Adrian Mannarino, who Shapovalov will face in a Friday evening quarter-final at 6:30 p.m. ET, talked about the precocious Canadian. “I’ve been watching him for three years because I generally watch all the young players,” said the former No. 44-ranked (1991) Champion, who has coached a variety of French players from Paul-Henri Mathieu to Gael Monfils, from Julien Benneteau to Richard Gasquet. “I’d been hearing about Félix (Auger-Aliassime) and Denis.
“What I like about Denis is that he’s fiery. He was on court with Benoit Paire a couple of days before the tournament started. For a player who’s still a junior, I thought that the way he uses his serve is exceptional. He has a good first serve but he also has a very good second serve and on top of that he’s left-handed – so it’s hard to return.
“With a lot of players that are destined to be really good often it’s said that they have to be strong technically, tactically and physically etc. but there’s something else that’s important component – it’s playing well on the big courts, the big stage. Not everyone has that, being able to play their best tennis there. Even if he’s very young – he’s got that. I didn’t see his first match but to win it like he did (saving four match points), that shows he’s not intimidated. He won that match with guts.
“I really like the spontaneity of his hitting on the forehand side – he goes for it, he goes after the points, he doesn’t hesitate. He’s a bit feisty and I like that too.”
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As for Shapovalov’s own coach, Canadian Davis Cup captain Martin Laurendeau, he spoke presciently before the match about what he was most proud of in his player. “He has improved in many areas of his game,” Laurendeau said about Shapovalov, “but it’s probably the way he manages a match, the fine-tuning of his competitive skills. In the first match (Dutra Silva) I thought he was a bit too subdued – controlling his emotions too much. Then he found that right place in the del Potro match. He’s still learning but he’s really paying attention to that.”
Expanding on how he works on that aspect with Shapovalov, Laurendeau said, “you make him realize the importance of the competitive skills. You’re training to compete so we work on those skills in practice. If you don’t have that in practice you can’t just whip it out of the hat on gameday. He’s honed his skills on the practice courts and he’s worked on that as much as he’s worked on his returns, volleys and the rest of his game.
“It’s a way of thinking that has to be constantly groomed. It’s not to be taken for granted. At a certain level everybody can hit forehands and backhands and you’ve got to pay attention to that part because that’s what makes a difference in moments when the pressure is on against certain competitors. He can win some matches by just being mentally strong on his own.”
That mental strength came in handy in crucial moments against Nadal and he will likely need it against the unheralded but crafty Mannarino, who reached the round-of-16 at Wimbledon last month before losing 6-2, 7-6(5), 6-4 to Novak Djokovic. Mannarino is a totally different type of lefthander than Nadal – he’s all about placement, spin and angle and he will put Shapovalov in some awkward spots he wasn’t in against Nadal. But the 29-year-old Frenchman can be over-powered and that’s a vulnerability Shapovalov’s must exploit to earn the victory and a spot in the semi-finals against either Sascha Zverev or Kevin Anderson.
His win over Nadal means his ranking will be roughly No. 100 next Monday – and could go inside the top-70 if he gets past Mannarino.
“I think I stayed pretty calm,” Shapovalov said about composure versus Nadal. “I played really well in the big moments. I didn’t get as tight as yesterday (Wednesday vs. del Potro). I’m not sure why. I just played really free in the (third-set) tiebreaker.”
Shapovalov fitness was put to what might be the ultimate test against the tennis monster that is Rafael Nadal. He passed with flying colours but did have some cramps afterward and had to do his media conference standing up. “It’s nothing too serious,” he said. “But just precautionary.”
There was speculation about how Shapovalov’s victory – which makes him the youngest (18 years and three months) quarter-finalist in ATP Masters 1000 history (since 1990) – on Thursday night compares with Daniel Nestor’s upset of world No. 1 Stefan Edberg on the opening night of the 1992 Canada – Sweden Davis Cup tie in Vancouver.
It’s a valid comparison. Nestor, 19 at the time, was more of an unknown bolt out of the blue then while Shapovalov, the 2016 Wimbledon junior champion, defeated world No. 47 Kyle Edmund at Queen’s Club before Wimbledon two months ago and has been widely recognized as a top prospect.
He’s much more combative and outgoing than the reserved teenaged Nestor – qualities that fire him up and endear him to spectators, especially partisans, of which there should be more than the 11,715 capacity at centre court for Friday’s evening match with Mannarino.
ROGER ‘FEDERERS’ FERRER 17 TIMES
It seems as if Roger Federer sets a new record every time he steps on the tennis court.
On Thursday in third round action at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, he didn’t set a record but he did tie one.
By defeating David Ferrer 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 he extended his unblemished record against the plucky Spaniard to 17-0. That’s the same head-to-head perfection that Ivan Lendl achieved against a hapless Tim Mayotte of the U.S. back in the 1980s and 1990s.
Being 0-17 with the great Swiss, Ferrer is the leader of a more-than-10-losses pack of respectable pros that includes Mikhail Youzhny (0-16), Jarkko Nieminen (0-15), Feliciano Lopez (0-12) and Philipp Kohlschreiber (0-11).
It’s hard to believe that No. 116 Evgeny Donskoy (Dubai in February) and No. 302 Tommy Haas (in Stuttgart in June) have beaten Federer in this glorious year of his rejuvenation, but someone of Ferrer’s calibre – a career high ranking of No. 3, seven years in the top-10 and a runner-up at the 2014 French Open – could not at least slip in one victory over the Swiss. Their first encounter was in Vienna indoors in 2003 and has now gone on for almost 14 years through to their hard-court meeting Thursday in Montreal.
“I know that every match is different,” Ferrer said referencing those losses to lesser-lights Donskoy and Haas. “Tennis is sensations and Roger in these types of tournaments (Masters 1000), in big tournaments, it’s difficult to beat him. Maybe in a less important tournament, maybe I’d have more chance.”
Speaking about Thursday’s match on centre court at STADE IGA, Ferrer said, “I began the match playing very well. Then maybe when I started the second set in the first game I didn’t play so good (a service break). After that Roger changed his strategy. He played faster (a.k.a. more aggressively) and it was difficult for me. The third set was similar. I didn’t play so good in the beginning and after that with a tennis player like Roger it’s very difficult.”
In all of his 17 matches with Federer, were there any times when Ferrer felt that he should have won? “I remember in Hamburg one year (2007) and also in Madrid (2010) I had chances and at the Masters in London (2012) I lost 6-4, 7-6,” he recalled. “I had more chances there than today. I’ve beaten every one – Rafa, Djokovic and Murray – but never Roger. Roger has a type of game that is very difficult for me. I am a consistent player and he has a lot of variety. He can play aggressively, very aggressively and I never have the feeling that I’m consistent in my game.”
Federer was asked if there was ever a sense of feeling sorry for or having pity on an opponent. “In the juniors,” he answered, “I just felt sometimes when I used to play guys, you know, somewhere in the world where I felt like technically maybe they were struggling. I just felt like, ‘oh, he’s trying so hard, he’s such a fighter. I don’t know. I feel like probably he works harder than I do, so he probably deserves it more.’ Then he beat me and I’m like, ‘I feel so bad. I’m such an idiot for falling into that trap.’
“Ever since I came on tour, I just feel like you go out there, try your best. Afterwards, if everything’s relaxed, again after the match you can go for coffee or whatever you want to do. In the moment itself, I don’t think you want to feel sorry for the guy.”
“I’m not a 100 per cent comfortable with the head-to-head I have against David because I just have way, way too much respect for him.”
When told what Federer said, the 35-year-old Spaniard (nine months younger than Federer) replied, “it’s nice that he said nice words and he has respect for me and, of course I have respect for him. He’s the best of the history.
“But don’t worry, it’s tennis and for me it’s a pleasure. I’ve played with Roger, Rafael and I’m proud of my career. Don’t worry about me if I’ve lost 17 times with Roger, I will try to win again.”
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Traders left devastated as Boris Johnson abandons visit to Bolton
By Helena Vesty @HelenaVesty News Reporter
Boris Johnson was due to make an appearance in Bolton today
A HIGH street filled with traders watched and waited this morning for the arrival of the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. But their hopes of sharing questions, concerns, Christmas spirit and even cakes with the man vying to continue his premiership were dashed as the visit was called off at the last moment.
The Prime Minister was due to arrive in Westhoughton within minutes when it was announced that his visit to the Bolton West constituency was being cancelled.
Protesters, some toting Labour placards, had already taken up their positions in Market Street this morning - beginning to go back and forth with passersby. Debates in the street swirled, everything from opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn to funding for the NHS got a mention.
Whispers began to surface that, in the face of protesters, Mr Johnson would not be showing up at all. Those whispers grew into confirmations from Conservative Party officials that the Prime Minister was being diverted away from the town, citing that "security concerns" were too high for him to step foot on the pavement.
Mr Johnson was expected to walk the high street with the area's Tory candidate Chris Green. Instead, shopowners who had spent days preparing for the high-profile visit say they were left sorely disappointed, saying protestors 'spoiled the day'.
Kelly Diggle-Hillman was among the business owners who were expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. She had spent two days decking out her Cakes by Design shop to be one of the first stops on Mr Johnson's tour - even baking cakes with his face on them.
Kelly Diggle-Hillman had prepared for a visit
Mrs Diggle-Hillman said: "We're just disheartened and a bit let down. The protesters have spoiled it for the small businesses of Westhoughton. It would have been so good for the businesses and it's just been ruined by these people who probably aren't even from the area, don't shop here and don't spend here.
"It's sad because of the amount of work that went into the visit. We've sent the cakes to the Prime Minister anyway, I hope he gets them."
READ MORE: Boris Johns cancels trip to Westhoughton amid 'security concerns'
Across the road in Westhoughton Market, florist Ron Makin of Makin' Memories was hoping to voice his support for the Prime Minister's Brexit policy.
He said: "I was never a Tory voter but that's changed. I voted to leave and I've never wavered on that, I just think the other parties want to stay in for argument's sake.
"I just wanted to come out of Europe and that's it. I voted to come out and I expect my candidates, my MPs, the Prime Minister, to actually take us out."
Ron Makin with the flowers he wanted to give to the Prime Minister
It is the second campaign outing that he has cancelled in the past 24 hours, after a speech he was due to make to Tory supporters in Rochester yesterday was called off last minute.
Mr Makin had made a Christmas flower arrangement to gift to Mr Johnson, saying he was looking forward to passing some festive spirit along to the man he is backing at the polls next week.
Mr Makin said: "I just wanted to share a bit of Christmas in Westhoughton with him. I want to have a happy Christmas, not a negative one and today has been too negative. It's frustrating that he's not come, the protesters have not added anything to today."
Elsewhere in the market, lifelong Labour voters were just as keen to have a meeting with the Conservative leader. Hoping to challenge Mr Johnson on austerity cuts which have seen public services slashed was Westhoughton resident Sylvie Foster.
She said: "We had everything in Westhoughton, we used to have our own police station, our own clinics, you name it. Now we have nothing."
Once the news that the Prime Minister would not be appearing in the town, the market descended into chaos.
READ MORE: Tory candidate hits out at Labour protestors 'who ruined' Boris Johnson visit
Some protesters and Labour supporters gathered outside, the market went into lockdown and a skirmish began.
It is understood that a woman became trapped between the doors of the market as they closed, with witnesses saying she was being pushed out by people inside the market.
The police were called to reports of an assault and around six officers attended the scene to calm tensions.
Market trader Sarah Lichter spoke to The Bolton News about what she saw: "It's got out of control. There was a lady shouting 'Labour, Labour - go home Boris Johnson'. For the safety of the children who were inside the market and the customers, we had to force the doors closed. She would not move.
"We all had to try pushing her out, but then people tried pushing in. It was like a tug of war. People started coming to the windows spitting, throwing stuff. We were threatened and a lot of children have been crying.
"It's upsetting that it's ended like this."
Police outside Westhoughton Market
The Bolton News spoke to a group of protesters with Labour badges who requested to remain anonymous. They stressed that they were at the scene in a peaceful capacity but emphasised that they wanted to show they did not welcome the Prime Minister to Westhoughton.
The group said that Conservative governments have 'decimated the NHS with austerity' and they were there to show their opposition to the Tory leader.
A Labour campaign source said: "We are shocked that a 64 year old nurse and Labour activist has been assaulted today. A report has been filed with the police.
"We hope that all parties will support the democratic process, and the right for people to peacefully protest against the cuts inflicted on our society under a decade of Tory austerity."
Police left that afternoon, saying they were continuing to look into the alleged assault but had not arrested anyone.
The Prime Minister will undoubtedly be appearing once again in the run up to the election. But for today, the only sight people in Westhoughton caught of Boris Johnson was his face on top of a cake.
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World Animal Day: Research shows the detrimental effect of donkey skin trade on families
Credit: Petterik Wiggers
To mark World Animal Day this year (4 Oct), Brooke will be raising awareness of an issue affecting donkey numbers across the world. Following a recent prediction that donkeys in Kenya could be effectively wiped out by 2023, new research now also shows how the trade of skins is having a detrimental effect on the families in Kenya who rely on these animals to support their lives.
The new report found that even though the trade offers short term benefits to farmers the loss of a donkey makes them vulnerable to poverty in the long term. Women, children, the elderly and people with disabilities are particularly vulnerable.
Brooke works with communities to improve the lives of working horses and donkeys. The reality of the situation for the people Brooke works with in Kenya is donkey theft. Up to 60 a week are reported stolen and so working people are left desperate.
Bernard Charabu has had six of his donkeys stolen over the last few years, as the demand to fuel slaughterhouses has grown. In a day Bernard can make between 800 - 1500 ksh (£8 - £15) from selling water to his regular customers. He said:
“The money I earn from my donkeys pays for everything, my children’s school fees, food, clothing and everything else we need. When they were stolen it had a big impact. We had to depend on friends and family, it was a very hard time. It had a massive impact on all our lives. I was without a donkey for two months. We had no income.”
Video of Bernard Charabu, Kenya, describes what it's like to lose your donkey and your livelihood...six times
The new research, ‘The Emerging Trade in Donkey Hide: An Opportunity or a Threat for Communities in Kenya?’ has been published in the journal Agricultural Sciences, and was commissioned by Brooke and led by Brooklyn Economic Consulting Ltd.
Earlier this year, a report by The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) commissioned by Brooke East Africa has predicted that donkeys in Kenya could be effectively wiped out by 2023. The same report also warned that welfare in the slaughterhouses is likely to be horrifically compromised. The research found that numbers of donkeys slaughtered were five times higher than the number of stun-bullets used by the slaughterhouses, indicating that only one in five animals were humanely stunned prior to slaughter.
Since declaring the issue a crisis in Kenya, Brooke East Africa has been raising awareness of the KALRO report. They have also helped owners who have lost their donkeys set up the National Network of Donkey Owners that has brought together over 9,000 members to put pressure on the government.
The donkey skin trade is a worldwide issue, and a crisis in Kenya. Brooke is calling for a ban on the trade of donkey skins in Kenya and a crackdown on cross border smuggling of donkeys into Kenya for their skins.
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Gallery: Bonkers Apollo IE Hypercar Completes More Track Testing in Germany
Apollo Automobil takes to the Lausitzring Circuit for aerodynamic testing of the upcoming Intensa Emozione.
By Chris ConstantineOctober 7, 2018
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Back in June, newly reformed hypercar manufacturer Apollo Automobil handed over a piece of development for its Intensa Emozione hypercar to HWA AG, the masterminds behind the legendary Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR. Since then, we've heard little of what the German exotic car builder has been up to or when the "Intense Emotion" will actually be released—until now. Apollo recently posted a development update for the IE and it looks like there's now an even more insane version of its 780 horsepower monster in the cards.
Apollo dragged a pair of prototype Intensa Emoziones to the EuroSpeedway Lausitz in Brandenburg, Germany, for a two-day endurance test to analyze their thermal and aerodynamic capabilities. You might recognize the purple and gold IE, but a second white car was also present for the test, configured for the track.
This isn't some beefed-up, track-only variant of the IE mind you, as Ryan Berris, general manager and CMO of Apollo Automobil clarified in an email to The Drive. "The IE was always intended to be a true dual purpose hyper-car, for both road and heavy track use," he explained.
If you're lucky enough to own one of the 10 IEs Apollo is producing, your new ride will come with two sets of wheels, tires, and brakes—one of each for road use and hardcore track driving. An onboard air-jack system also complement's the car's electronically adjustable dampers, providing additional suspension tuning for optimal ride height on the track.
“We are very pleased with the progress at this recent test as another round of dynamic development in collaboration with our technical partner, HWA AG is completed," said Apollo Chairman Norman Choi. "This program is operating at the highest level and we are thoroughly testing the cars in both road and track use cases prior to beginning production. It is a pleasure for us to share a peak behind the scenes to the public and our many fans so they can get a better sense of the magnitude of the program and the process.”
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Minister to vote against Network Rail bonuses
Transport secretary Justine Greening to oppose executive bonuses at company's AGM following outcry from Labour MPs
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Sun 5 Feb 2012 11.23 EST First published on Sun 5 Feb 2012 11.23 EST
Transport secretary Justine Greening has said she will vote against Network Rail executive bonuses at the next AGM. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA
Justine Greening, the transport secretary, is to vote against bonuses for Network Rail executives at the company's annual general meeting following an outcry from Labour MPs.
The government claimed the move would send a "very clear signal" it opposed payments like the £340,000 reportedly due to chief executive Sir David Higgins.
It is understood that this will be the first time a minister of state for transport has attended a Network Rail AGM.
Greening told BBC One's Sunday Politics programme: "I'm going to go to the meeting next Friday. I'm going to vote against them," she said.
She added that her hands were tied because the structure of the company – implemented by the last government – meant that she was unable to stop the bonus going through. "The governance structure that the last government set up means I can go and vote against it. The problem we have got is that won't actually change the result.
"The other problem we have got is that the members can vote against the bonus package but, at the end of the day, their vote is only advisory," she said.
Labour responded by claiming that Greening could have done much more to oppose the "bonus culture" in Network Rail, and said that not enough has been done to ensure that failure at the company is not rewarded.
More than 20 MPs have signed a House of Commons motion saying Network Rail had been "found by the Office of Rail Regulation to be in breach of its licence" and had been responsible for "major asset failures, congested routes and poor management of track condition".
Labour has called on the government to use its place on the company's board to oppose a new bonus package for the company's bosses, arguing they are not deserved.
It is claimed that the proposed scheme would see senior managers receive up to 60% of their salary as a bonus every year, and a further 500% at the end of each five-year funding period.
Network Rail has said that "no decision" has been made on bonuses.
Last week, the company admitted health and safety breaches over the deaths of two teenagers killed at a level crossing.
Olivia Bazlinton, 14, and Charlotte Thompson, 13, were hit by a train in 2005 as they crossed the tracks at Elsenham station footpath crossing in Essex.
The firm also faces prosecution over the 2007 Grayrigg train crash in Cumbria, in which one passenger died.
Executive pay and bonuses
Network Rail bonuses cannot be vetoed, says Downing Street
Transport secretary will vote against directors' bonuses, but Downing Street says Labour is wrong to say she can block them
Published: 6 Feb 2012
Transport secretary to vote against Network Rail £20m bonus
Justine Greening to attend firm's AGM to vote against executive payout – though Labour says she is failing to use full powers
UK railways judged worst for fares and efficiency
Rail services offer worse value for money and are more expensive than those in other European countries, report says
Network Rail admits safety failings over level crossing deaths
Network Rail admits safety breaches six years after two schoolgirls were killed at crossing at Elsenham station in Essex
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'He was a gay Catholic from Lancashire...'
Who was Shakespeare? As a new play about the Bard opens, we asked his biographers, editors and fans to give their view
Wed 23 Feb 2005 08.04 EST First published on Wed 23 Feb 2005 08.04 EST
Better known than some claim ... William Shakespeare
Gary Taylor
A hard man to get to know, really. You don't realise at first, because he seems transparent, transparently charming. The charm of a marvellous listener: your seductive therapist, that doctor whose only focus in life is your pain. Never centre stage, always the supporting actor. He asks questions, he gets you to talk about yourself. You blossom in the intensity of his attention. You don't mind (if you notice) that you learn so little about him, because he seems so genuinely interested in you. And the next time, he remembers everything you said. "Interested is interesting": that's his secret for picking up women (and patrons).
A great pick-up artist, a born player. Perpetually oversexed, systematically socially promiscuous. He's different, you're aware, when he's with other people, but you're sure that's just acting; he lets down his guard with you, he's real with you, you're confident of that. You forgive his long disappearances, because he's always so delighted to see you again. You know he spends most of his time alone, poor soul, reading, writing, memorising his lines in 10 or 12 new plays every month. You're grateful he's found time for you.
You're grateful for the wonderful stories he tells. Not about himself; always about other people. He mimics them deliciously. (When he's with someone else, he mimics you.) Even the butts of his jokes laugh at them. So entertaining. Never confrontational, never pretentious, never polemical, never demanding. Commonsensical, reliable. He drinks, but never gets drunk (and rarely offers to pay). You love him as you love a magic mirror that assures you that you alone are the fairest of them all. The magic mirror in the public bathroom.
· Gary Taylor is joint general editor of Shakespeare's Complete Works, published by OUP.
Gregory Doran
There are a couple of miniature busts of Shakespeare on my desk. I've had one of them since I was a teenager. It's a rather tacky tourist souvenir in sparkly white marble and the bard looks like a cheery three-dimensional version of the famous Droeshout engraving with his balding head and baggy eyes. The other is an antique, a heavy Victorian metal casting in which he looks austere and distant, long locks flowing from a high patrician forehead.
Both have close associations for me, though neither describes my Shakespeare. As every age has re-invented him, so I have cast him in my own private image. As I am a gay man brought up in a Catholic family in Lancashire, so Shakespeare for me is a gay Catholic who spent some time in Lancashire. Others may dispute the facts of this biography, but throughout his plays I perceive the vivid perspective of a man who could empathise with outsiders, whether black, Jewish, female or gay. That could come from a necessity to conceal his own identity, and perhaps his religion, and adopt a different point of view. His sexuality and his most private self-portrait are revealed in his sonnets; his Catholicism not in the faith revealed in his plays but in the aspiration to faith. I suspect Shakespeare's mind was too broad, of too infinite a capacity, to be defined by any particular religion or political viewpoint. And that makes him endlessly interpretable.
In the end I think he's somewhere between Puck ("Lord, what fools these mortals be") and Macbeth, seeing man as a poor player strutting and fretting his hour upon the stage. His compassion, his ability to explain ourselves to ourselves, is what keeps me returning to him. Ben Jonson said of Shakespeare: "I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry." As the little statues on my desk suggest, so do I.
· Gregory Doran is an associate director at the RSC. His production of A Midsummer Night's Dream opens at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (01789 403403), on March 31.
He would have been invisible.
Shakespeare dissolves in his characters. He sees through the character's eyes into their own individual world. That is why he is inexhaustible, why we go to see him. But it is never him - it is Falstaff or Rosalind or Lady Macbeth or Andrew Aguecheek. He rarely judges; seeing is enough.
He never gets in the way of his own work.
This capacity to empty himself implies quiet generosity. His confidence in emptying himself implies he was his own man.
He would probably have been very attentive and would have let you do the talking. If he was as interesting as his plays, then his daily life would be preserved in legend - which it isn't. Was he shy?
Perhaps he gives himself away in what he didn't write. No trendy anti-Europe propaganda. No poisonous cardinals - not a whiff of incense. Which was odd. So was he a closet Catholic? He must have smelt them burning as he rehearsed. He risked his career to have Paulina remark that it is the "heretic that makes the fire, not she which burns in't".
But perhaps he was just genuinely humane. And knew that no mob is more dangerous than the moralistic mob.
His imagination is so specific that he must have been fascinated by little things. He was probably present and curious. No other artist comes remotely near his encyclopaedic dissection of love. His compassion is cosmic. He could have been many things. But his empathy insists that he was truly spiritual. So he probably laughed a lot.
· Declan Donnellan is directing a Russian version of Twelfth Night.
Dominic Dromgoole
It has long been held, for want of anything better, that Shakespeare died after a night out drinking with Ben Jonson and Michael Drayton.
"I showed 'em. I showed those young bucks a few tricks. I showed 'em how to put a human on the stage." Jonson and Drayton look across the table at their old friend. He is much the worse for wear. The discretion and the grace of years gone by have melted into the eternal drunk who sits opposite them, dribbling, maudlin and angry.
They had arranged the evening months ago to celebrate the wedding of their friend's second daughter. The happy event descended into comedy when the sallow son-in-law was discovered to have impregnated the town trollop. And then tragedy, when the woman died in childbirth. Their old colleague lives for his daughters, and this smear on Susanna's happiness has spoilt his Stratford idyll. Sweetness of spirit and ugliness of mind have always fought to define the shape of his face. Tonight sour humours are doing all the shaping.
But they are colleagues, so they talk of playwrights, not personal problems. Their friend has never spoken of his family. They saw the cost of his son's death, and later his father's. They saw both losses tear a hole in him, but they never heard a word of sorrow from his lips. That pain scaffolded out his plays. Now he diverts his humiliation into professional rage. "I showed that prick Beaumont and that bum-hole Fletcher how to write a scene. I took that dead old muck of theirs and breathed a little life in it." Their friendly gaze grows heavy with sorrow. The magnificent and elegant farewell of The Tempest has been compromised and compromised by comeback after comeback. A little helping out with Thomas More, collaboration on Henry VIII - no one can bring themselves to mention The Two Noble Kinsmen. All sad attempts to compete with the new noises in town. The magical exit corrupted into the old drunk hanging on at the end of the party.
They offer to walk him home. There are four miles to Stratford. "I don't need any help," he growls. He glances at them quickly from behind the veils of his drunkenness, a quick glance of shame and apology. A fleeting recognition that he sees himself just as they see him. A warning that he is still ahead of the game. He walks off into the inky dark. "I showed those buggers," he roars at the thick night sky. They watch him disappear from view as the night folds around him. Then, once he has gone, out of the Warwickshire blackness, a calm and level voice, full of its old warm humour: "I showed them everything."
· Dominic Dromgoole is writing a book about Shakespeare, to be published by Penguin later this year.
Alan Plater
Over the years, I've written dramatised biographies of George Orwell, Edward Lear, Gwyn Thomas and DH Lawrence, twice. My method is to collect a few known facts, join up the most interesting dots and see what patterns emerge; though facts are, as we know, very slippery and frequently not true.
My formal Shakespeare research was sparse. Sweet William is based on the plays I love the best, spiced by an observation from Peter Brook, who said that Shakespeare's greatness lies in the fact that we never know which side he's on.
That's fine. Enigmas are good to write about, and explanations aren't my job, guv. Of course, being enigmatic makes him easy prey for any lobby group with an agenda to peddle. There are people out there who'll crown him as everything from the first of the punk rockers to the last of the Mohicans. I'm as guilty as anyone: it's long been my view that the ending of Twelfth Night can be sub-titled Feste Sings the Blues. William Shakespeare as Birth of the Cool.
The heart of my play is Will's relationship to his drinking buddies, as seen in a London tavern on a wet night in 1599. They are people who might or might not have been models for the rude mechanicals in his early plays: a fat man called Jack, a wrestler, twin bellows-menders. They're uninhibited, as rude mechanicals tend to be: they sing songs about him and call him Wee Willy Shaggers, not always behind his back. They know that anything they say might be taken down and used in dramatic evidence, for or against - but they don't know which bits. Neither does he. That's what makes him enigmatic and is also what makes him a playwright.
Inevitably, some people have asked me whether there's an element of self-portrait in my version of the big man, but what do I know? I'm just a little bald guy from the provinces who writes plays for a living.
· Alan Plater's Sweet William, a play about Shakespeare and his friends, is at the Viaduct, Halifax (01422 255266), until Saturday, then tours.
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This is Henry Ford's first race car. After his first auto company failed, Ford turned to racing to restore his reputation. He raced "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton on October 10, 1901, and, to everyone's surprise, the novice Ford beat the established Winton. The victory and resulting publicity encouraged financiers to back Ford's second firm. …
This is Henry Ford's first race car. After his first auto company failed, Ford turned to racing to restore his reputation. He raced "Sweepstakes" against Alexander Winton on October 10, 1901, and, to everyone's surprise, the novice Ford beat the established Winton. The victory and resulting publicity encouraged financiers to back Ford's second firm.
Auto companies often justify their participation in auto racing by quoting the slogan "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday." When Henry Ford raced the "Sweepstakes", it was a case of win on Sunday to start another company on Monday.
In the summer of 1901 things were not going well for Henry. His first car company, the Detroit Automobile Company, had failed, and his financial backers had doubts about his talents as an engineer and as a businessman. Building a successful race car would re-establish his credibility.
Ford didn't work alone. His principal designer was Oliver Barthel. Ed "Spider" Huff worked on the electrical system, Ed Verlinden and George Wettrick did the lathe work, and Charlie Mitchell shaped metal at the blacksmith forge. The car they produced was advanced for its day. The induction system was a rudimentary form of mechanical fuel injection, patented by Ford, while the spark plugs may have been the first anywhere to use porcelain insulators. Ford had the insulators made by a Detroit dentist. The engine had only two cylinders, but they were huge: bore and stroke were seven inches each. That works out to a displacement of 538 cubic inches; horsepower was estimated at 26. Ford and Barthel claimed the car reached 72 miles per hour during its road tests. That doesn't sound impressive today, but in 1901 the official world speed record for automobiles was 65.79 miles per hour.
Ford entered the car in a race that took place on October 10, 1901, at a horse racing track in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. The race was known as a sweepstakes, so Sweepstakes was the name that Ford and Barthel gave their car. Henry's opponent in the race was Alexander Winton, who was already a successful auto manufacturer, and the country's best known race driver. No one gave the inexperienced, unknown Ford a chance.
When the race began Ford fell behind immediately, trailing by as much as 300 yards. But Henry improved his driving technique quickly, gradually cutting into Winton's lead. Then Winton's car developed mechanical trouble, and Ford swept past him on the main straightaway, as the crowd roared its approval.
Henry's wife Clara described the scene in a letter to her brother: "The people went wild. One man threw his hat up and when it came down he stamped on it. Another man had to hit his wife on the head to keep her from going off the handle. She stood up in her seat ... screamed "I'd bet $50 on Ford if I had it.'"
Henry Ford's victory had the desired effect. New investors backed Ford in his next venture, the Henry Ford Company. Yet he was not home free. He disagreed with his financiers, left the company in 1902, and finally formed his lasting enterprise, Ford Motor Company, in 1903.
Ford sold Sweepstakes in May of 1902, but eventually bought it back in the 1930s. He had a new body built to replace the original that had been damaged in a fire, and displayed the historic vehicle in Henry Ford Museum.
Barthel, Oliver E., 1877-1969
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Built by Henry Ford in Detroit, Michigan, based on a design by Oliver Barthel.
United States, Michigan, Grosse Pointe
Ford automobile
Automobile racing
Winton, Alexander, 1860-1932
Sweepstakes (Racing car)
at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
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Ash (Wood)
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Width: 61 in
Diameter: 30.5 in
On tires: Diamond 36 x 4 / The Diamond Rubber Co. / Akron Ohio
Make & Model: 1901 Ford "Sweepstakes" (oval track racing)
Maker: Henry Ford, Oliver Barthel, and Edward Huff, Detroit, Michigan
Engine: horizontally opposed 2, atmospheric intake valves and mechanical exhaust valves, 539 cubic inches
Width: 62 inches
Wheelbase: 96 inches
Overall length: 133 inches
Weight: 2430 pounds
Horsepower: 26 at 900 revolutions per minute
Pounds per horsepower: 93.5
Competition History: Winner of 10-mile race against Alexander Winton, Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 1901. Driver: Henry Ford.
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12VAC30-20-500
Part XII
Provider Appeals
12VAC30-20-500. Definitions.
The following words, when used in this part, shall have the following meanings:
"Administrative dismissal" means a dismissal that requires only the issuance of a decision with appeal rights but that does not require the submission of a case summary or any further proceedings.
"Day" means a calendar day unless otherwise stated.
"DMAS" means the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services or its agents or contractors.
"Hearing officer" means an individual selected by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia to conduct the formal appeal in an impartial manner pursuant to §§ 2.2-4020 and 32.1-325.1 of the Code of Virginia and this part.
"Informal appeals agent" means a DMAS employee who conducts the informal appeal in an impartial manner pursuant to §§ 2.2-4019 and 32.1-325.1 of the Code of Virginia and this part.
"Provider" means an individual or entity that has a contract with DMAS to provide covered services and that is not operated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"Transmit" means send by means of the U.S. Postal Service, courier or other hand delivery, facsimile, electronic mail, or electronic submission.
12VAC30-20-520. Provider appeals: general provisions.
A. This part governs all DMAS informal and formal provider appeals and shall supersede any other provider appeals regulations.
B. A provider may appeal any DMAS action that is subject to appeal under the Virginia Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), including DMAS' interpretation and application of payment methodologies. A provider may not appeal the actual payment methodologies.
C. DMAS shall mail transmit all items to the last known address of the provider. It is presumed that DMAS mails transmits items on the date noted on the item. It is presumed that providers receive items mailed sent by U.S mail to their last known address within three days after DMAS mails sends the item by U.S. mail. It is presumed that providers receive items sent by email or facsimile, to their last known email address or facsimile number, on the date sent.
D. Whenever DMAS or a provider is required to file a document, the document shall be considered filed when it is date stamped by the DMAS Appeals Division in Richmond, Virginia.
E. Whenever the last day specified for the filing of any document or the performance of any other act falls on a day on which DMAS is officially closed, for the full or partial day, the time period shall be extended to the next day on which DMAS is officially open.
F. Conferences and hearings shall be conducted at DMAS' main office in Richmond, Virginia, or at such other place as agreed to by the parties.
G. Whenever DMAS or a provider is required to attend a conference or hearing, failure by one of the parties to attend the conference or hearing shall result in dismissal of the appeal in favor of the other party.
H. DMAS shall reimburse a provider for reasonable and necessary attorneys' fees and costs associated with an informal or formal administrative appeal if the provider substantially prevails on the merits of the appeal and DMAS' position is not substantially justified, unless special circumstances would make an award unjust. In order to substantially prevail on the merits of the appeal, the provider must be successful on more than 50% of the dollar amount involved in the issues identified in the provider's notice of appeal.
I. Documents that are filed with the DMAS Appeals Division or the hearing officer after 5 p.m. eastern time on the due date shall be untimely.
12VAC30-20-540. Informal appeals.
A. Providers appealing a DMAS decision shall file a written notice of informal appeal with the DMAS Appeals Division within 30 days of the provider's receipt of the decision. Providers appealing the termination or denial of their Medicaid agreement pursuant to § 32.1-325 D of the Code of Virginia shall file a written notice of informal appeal with the DMAS Appeals Division within 15 days of the provider's receipt of the notice of termination or denial. Providers appealing adjustments to a cost report shall file a written notice of informal appeal with the DMAS Appeals Division within 90 days of the provider's receipt of the notice of program reimbursement. The notice of informal appeal shall identify the issues being appealed. Failure to file a written notice of informal appeal that identifies the issues being appealed within 30 days of receipt of the decision or within 90 days of receipt of the notice of program reimbursement shall result in an administrative dismissal of the appeal. Failure to file a written notice of informal appeal that identifies the issues being appealed for termination or denial of a Medicaid agreement pursuant to § 32.1-325 D of the Code of Virginia within 15 days of receipt of the notice of termination or denial shall result in an administrative dismissal of the appeal. Failure to file a written notice of informal appeal that identifies the issues being appealed within 90 days of receipt of the notice of program reimbursement shall result in an administrative dismissal of the appeal.
B. DMAS shall file a written case summary with the DMAS Appeals Division within 30 days of the filing of the provider's notice of informal appeal. DMAS shall mail transmit a complete copy of the case summary to the provider on the same day that the case summary is filed with the DMAS Appeals Division. The case summary shall address each disputed adjustment, patient, service date, or other disputed matter appealable issue identified by the provider in its notice of informal appeal and shall state DMAS' position for each disputed adjustment, patient, service date, or other disputed matter appealable issue identified by the provider in its notice of informal appeal. The case summary shall contain the factual basis for each disputed adjustment, patient, service date, or other disputed matter appealable issue identified by the provider in its notice of informal appeal and any other information, authority, or documentation DMAS relied upon in taking its action or making its decision on the appealable issues identified by the provider in its notice of informal appeal. Failure to file a written case summary with the DMAS Appeals Division in the detail specified within 30 days of the filing of the provider's notice of informal appeal shall result in dismissal in favor of the provider on those appealable issues not addressed in the detail specified. If the provider alleges any nonsubstantive deficiencies with the case summary, defined as being other than the factual basis for each disputed adjustment, patient, service date, or other appealable issue identified by the provider in its notice of informal appeal, the provider shall adhere to the following procedure: the provider shall have 12 days following the due date of the case summary to file with the DMAS Appeals Division and transmit to the author of the case summary a written notice of any alleged nonsubstantive deficiencies that the provider knows or reasonably should know exist. DMAS shall have 12 days after the DMAS Appeals Division's receipt of the provider's written notice to address or cure any alleged deficiencies. Failure of the provider to timely file a written notice with the DMAS Appeals Division pursuant to this procedure shall be deemed a waiver of any alleged nonsubstantive deficiencies with the case summary. Any remaining dispute regarding the sufficiency of the case summary not resolved through the procedure herein shall be addressed by the informal appeals agent as part of the informal appeal decision.
C. The informal appeals agent shall conduct the conference within 90 days from the filing of the notice of informal appeal. If DMAS and the provider and the informal appeals agent agree, the conference may be conducted by way of written submissions. If the conference is conducted by way of written submissions, the informal appeals agent shall specify the time within which the provider may file written submissions, not to exceed 90 days from the filing of the notice of informal appeal. Only written submissions filed within the time specified by the informal appeals agent shall be considered.
D. The conference may be recorded for the convenience of the informal appeals agent. Since the conference is not an adversarial or evidentiary proceeding, recordings shall not be made part of the administrative record and shall not be made available to anyone other than the informal appeals agent.
E. Upon completion of the conference, the informal appeals agent shall specify the time within which the provider may file additional documentation or information, if any, not to exceed 30 days. Only documentation or information filed within the time specified by the informal appeals agent shall be considered.
F. The informal appeal decision shall be issued within 180 days of receipt of the notice of informal appeal.
G. Whenever an informal appeal is required pursuant to a remand by court order, final agency decision, agreement of the parties, or otherwise, all time periods set forth in this section shall begin to run effective with the date of the remand, unless otherwise specified within the remand.
12VAC30-20-560. Formal appeals.
A. Any provider appealing a DMAS informal appeal decision shall file a written notice of formal appeal with the DMAS Appeals Division within 30 days of the provider's receipt of the informal appeal decision. The notice of formal appeal shall identify the issues being appealed. Failure to file a written notice of formal appeal that identifies the issues being appealed within 30 days of receipt of the informal appeal decision shall result in dismissal of the appeal.
B. DMAS and the provider shall exchange transmit to the other party and file with the hearing officer all documentary evidence on which DMAS or the provider relies within 21 days of the filing of the notice of formal appeal. Only documents filed within 21 days of the filing of the notice of formal appeal shall be considered. DMAS and the provider shall file transmit to the other party and file with the hearing officer any objections to the admissibility of documentary evidence within seven days of the filing of the documentary evidence. Only objections filed within seven days of the filing of the documentary evidence shall be considered. The hearing officer shall rule on any objections within seven days of the filing of the objections.
C. The hearing officer shall conduct the hearing within 45 days from the filing of the notice of formal appeal, unless the hearing officer, DMAS, and the provider all mutually agree to extend the time for conducting the hearing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the due date for the hearing officer to submit the recommended decision to the DMAS director shall not be extended or otherwise changed.
D. Hearings shall be transcribed by a court reporter retained by DMAS.
E. Upon completion of the hearing, DMAS and the provider shall have 30 days to exchange transmit to the other party and file with the hearing officer an opening brief. Only opening briefs filed within 30 days after the hearing shall be considered. DMAS and the provider shall have 10 days to exchange transmit to the other party and file with the hearing officer a reply brief after the opening brief has been filed. Only reply briefs filed within 10 days after the opening brief has been filed shall be considered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there has been an extension to the time for conducting the hearing pursuant to subsection C of this section, the hearing officer is authorized to alter the time periods for briefs set forth herein so that the hearing officer complies with the due date set forth in subsection F of this section.
F. The hearing officer shall submit a recommended decision to the DMAS director with a copy to the provider within 120 days of receipt of the formal appeal request. If the hearing officer does not submit a recommended decision within 120 days, then DMAS shall give written notice to the hearing officer and the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court that a recommended decision is due.
G. Upon receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision, the DMAS director shall notify DMAS and the provider in writing that any written exceptions to the hearing officer's recommended decision shall be filed with the DMAS director within 30 14 days of receipt of the DMAS director's letter. Only exceptions filed within 30 14 days of receipt of the DMAS director's letter shall be considered. The DMAS director shall issue the final agency case decision within 60 days of receipt of the hearing officer's recommended decision.
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Situated along Malvar Street in downtown Bacolod, the cozy accommodations of East Way Inn are about 15... Explore the fascinating sights and attractions of Bacolod City and experience a combination of classic and modern living only at the East Way Inn.
Situated along Malvar Street in downtown Bacolod, the cozy accommodations of East Way Inn are about 15 kilometers away from the Bacolod-Silay Airport. Shuttle services are available to take you on a 15 to 20-minute ride from the airport to the terminal downtown, which is just a couple of steps away from the hotel.
East Way Inn's practical facilities and amenities are all you need during your upcoming trip to the lively city dubbed as the "City of Smiles." Enjoy full use of the hotel's free WiFi at its public areas, as well as the well-equipped kitchen onsite. The front-desk is manned by the hotel's hospitable staff, so you are assured of round-the-clock assistance during your stay.
The rooms are designed to provide you with nothing but comfort and convenience. Each room comes fully air conditioned and equipped with a TV. The private toilet and bathroom have hot and cold shower, towels, and toiletries.
Bacolod is a captivating city that has lots to offer its guests. October is the best time to visit as the city comes alive in celebration of the annual Masskara Festival. Tourists should also take a side trip to the outskirts of the city to see The Ruins, which is considered as one of the 12 fascinating ruins around the world. Lastly, don't forget to indulge in local dishes particularly the Chicken Inasal and the delightful cakes from Calea to name a few.
Take that much needed break to explore all the things that Bacolod has to offer and book your accommodations at the East Way Inn to enjoy the comforts of home in the city. (Show More) (Show Less)
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EAST VIEW HOTEL
Carlos Hilado Circumferential Rd. cor Esperanza- Diola St.., ., Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Projecting more than just warm and friendly smiles, East View Hotel treats its guests to a superior kind of comfort, which makes their stay in Bacolod City an experience worth remembering.
East View Hotel stands at the corner of Esperanza Diola Stre... Projecting more than just warm and friendly smiles, East View Hotel treats its guests to a superior kind of comfort, which makes their stay in Bacolod City an experience worth remembering.
East View Hotel stands at the corner of Esperanza Diola Street and the Carlos Hilado Circumferential Road, about 14 kilometers south of the Bacolod – Silay Airport. The hotel is accessible to public transportation, but guests are encouraged to inquire about their shuttle services. On the other hand, guests who are coming in via private vehicles can use the free parking spaces onsite.
This 3-star hotel has 69 rooms where pure bliss and relaxation await you. Each room is furnished with platform beds, fresh linens, and comfortable duvets. There is also a refrigerator, a minibar, and a cable TV. The private bathroom has rainfall showers and free toiletries. In addition, all accommodations come with complimentary WiFi access, so guests can stay connected at all times during their stay.
The hotel has a well-equipped business center for the various needs of its guests. There are meeting rooms as well for business functions and events. Other facilities such as a restaurant, cafe, bar, and a full-service spa, are also available.
Bacolod is notable for its Masskara Festival, the biggest masquerade in the country and one of its most anticipated feasts. It happens around October so scheduling your trip to Bacolod around this time is highly recommended. Drop by the San Sebastian Cathedral to say a little prayer, or marvel at "The Ruins" in Talisay City. But whatever you do, don't miss out on a serving of Chicken Inasal at the Manokan Country. (Show More) (Show Less)
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SOUTHGATE INN
Guanzon Street, Brgy. 1, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Our hotel provides exceptional comfort and quality service which will satisfy your stay with us. We have different rooms for you to choose, from our Standard Room to Suite Room. Our rooms are Air Conditioned with Cable T.V., Toilet and Bath with hot ... Our hotel provides exceptional comfort and quality service which will satisfy your stay with us. We have different rooms for you to choose, from our Standard Room to Suite Room. Our rooms are Air Conditioned with Cable T.V., Toilet and Bath with hot and cold shower, and WiFi access. (Show More) (Show Less)
ZAYCOLAND RESORT & HOTEL
Don Emilio Village, Highway to Mabinay, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Zaycoland Resort & Hotel is in Don Emilio Village, Highway to Mabinay, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental. They have fun and relaxing facilities, luxurious bedrooms, a restaurant, swimming pool, and even a volleyball court. They hope to take care of their... Zaycoland Resort & Hotel is in Don Emilio Village, Highway to Mabinay, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental. They have fun and relaxing facilities, luxurious bedrooms, a restaurant, swimming pool, and even a volleyball court. They hope to take care of their guests in the best way possible.
The resort and hotel has free WiFi Internet access in public areas, day trip rates, handicapped-friendly facilities, child-friendly facilities, a swimming pool, a kiddie pool, a garden, coffee shop, a generator, and a smoking area. They also have services like giving guests a morning call, room service, and cleaning service.
Zaycoland Resort & Hotel's rooms each have air-conditioning, cable television, WiFi Internet access, and a safety deposit box. Each room has their own toilet and bath, as well, that has hot and cold water, a shower, bidet, towels, toiletries, and a hair dryer.
It is located 2 hours and 10 minutes away from Bacolod-Silay Airport. The hotel is accessible via regular public transport route.
There are many places to visit in the area, like the Danjugan Island Marine Reserve and Sanctuaries, the Canlaon Volcano, and the Tumalog Falls. Some of the recommended restaurants are Driftwood Village Restaurant, Mila's, and The Pleasure Principle Resto-Bar. It is also only a 3-minute ride from Gaisano Mall.
BELL HOTEL
18 San Juan Street, Barangay 13, Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
You'll surely find a lot of reasons to smile about Bacolod: the people are friendly, the food is great, and The Bell Hotel will make you feel right at home.
Conveniently located along San Juan Street, The Bell Hotel is about 14 kilometers away fro... You'll surely find a lot of reasons to smile about Bacolod: the people are friendly, the food is great, and The Bell Hotel will make you feel right at home.
Conveniently located along San Juan Street, The Bell Hotel is about 14 kilometers away from the Bacolod-Silay Airport. It is also accessible to all modes of public transportation, but taking the taxi from the airport would be the more convenient option. There are free parking spaces too, especially for those coming in via private transportation.
The Bell Hotel is a three-star property that has everything you need for a comfortable and convenient stay in Bacolod. The front desk is open round-the-clock, and the hotel's concierge services ensure that your needs and concerns are well-attended to. Hot Juicy Seafood and Rib, the hotel's restaurant onsite, serves delectable dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The adjacent bar is also perfect for a nightcap before calling it a night.
Meanwhile, the rooms at The Bell Hotel are guaranteed to help you enjoy a good night's sleep. Each room comes fully air-conditioned and equipped with a cable TV and free WiFi Internet access. Each room also has its own toilet and bathroom with hot and cold shower and free toiletries.
When in Bacolod, visit San Sebastian Cathedral, the Capitol Grounds and Lagoon, and the Bacolod Publoc Plaza too. Include The Ruins in Talisay in your itinerary as well as the Silay City Heritage Houses for a leisurely trip down memory lane. And lastly, don't miss out on the sumptuous fares that you can only find in the famous Manokan Country. (Show More) (Show Less)
BUENAS J INN
Buena Park Subd., Burgos Ext, ., Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Great amenities and on-point services await your arrival at Buenas J Inn, your home away from home when in Bacolod City.
Situated beside Buena Park Subdivision along Burgos Extension in Bacolod City, Buenas J Inn offers comfortable and convenient ... Great amenities and on-point services await your arrival at Buenas J Inn, your home away from home when in Bacolod City.
Situated beside Buena Park Subdivision along Burgos Extension in Bacolod City, Buenas J Inn offers comfortable and convenient accommodations. It is about 15 minutes away from the Bacolod - Silay Airport and about 5 minutes away from Bacolod's People Hall. For guests coming in from Manila, local airlines have daily flights to Bacolod City, which usually last for about 75 minutes.
Whether you are coming to the city for business or for a holiday, Buenas J Inn has all you need for a relaxing, hassle-free stay. Apart from the standard facilities and amenities, the hotel offers complimentary WiFi access to its guests. It also features an onsite convenience store and coffee shop.
Each room comes fully air conditioned and equipped with a TV and an in-room safety deposit box. It also has a private toilet and bathroom with hot and cold shower, hair dryer, toiletries, and bath essentials.
Dubbed as the City of Smiles, Bacolod City has a myriad of interesting places that are truly worth exploring. Drop by the San Sebastian Cathedral to say a little prayer or be amazed at the sight of The Ruins in Talisay City, which is considered as one of the 12 most fascinating ruins in the world. Never leave Bacolod without having a taste of the local flavor. Try the famous Chicken Inasal, the piaya, and the Napoleones, too!
Explore the sights and sounds of Bacolod City and come home to warm and cozy accommodations only at Buenas J Inn. (Show More) (Show Less)
WHITE HOTEL BACOLOD
42 Burgos Avenue, ... , Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Dubbed by the Department of Tourism as one of Bacolod’s Millionare’s Row houses on Burgos Avenue, the ancestral house of sugar planters Raymundo Dizon Sr. and Hermilinda Ramos has been renovated with modern interior combined with the art collection (... Dubbed by the Department of Tourism as one of Bacolod’s Millionare’s Row houses on Burgos Avenue, the ancestral house of sugar planters Raymundo Dizon Sr. and Hermilinda Ramos has been renovated with modern interior combined with the art collection (paintings, glass, many others) of its last resident, Brother Rolando R. Dizon of the De La Salle Brothers.
It was built in the 1950s by the couple where they lived and raised their children, Rodolfo (married to Milagros Montinola), former Bacolod Mayor Raymundo Dizon Jr (married to Susan Bautista), Hermilinda Dizon Bantug (married to Abelardo Bantug), former DLSU President Bro Rolando Dizon, FSC and Josefa Dizon-Alunan Puentevella, wife of former Representative and Mayor Monico Puentevella.
Presently offering 7 rooms on the ground floor, the 3 bedrooms on the second floor (under renovation) and 2 annex buildings, it has very secure parking and wide ground for children and families. (Show More) (Show Less)
L'FISHER HOTEL
14th Lacson Street, Barangay 6, Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
A regal vacation in Bacolod awaits all travelers at L’Fisher Hotel. With its classy and peaceful ambiance, both tourists and business travelers are in for a treat. You can look forward to posh accommodations and access to a wide range of facilities a... A regal vacation in Bacolod awaits all travelers at L’Fisher Hotel. With its classy and peaceful ambiance, both tourists and business travelers are in for a treat. You can look forward to posh accommodations and access to a wide range of facilities and amenities that will surely take your hotel experience to new heights. Let one of the best hotels in the City of Smiles treat you to homey comforts and signature Bacolodnon hospitality.
Over two decades and counting
L'Fisher Hotel first started providing accommodations in Bacolod to visitors in 1990. Travelers who have stayed at the hotel over the years have praised it for the warm welcome they received during their stay as well as the charming features of the establishment on their reviews on TravelBook.ph and other travel sites.
Many have complimented the staff's excellent customer service, while others raved about its roomy and spacious rooms. A few even went as far as to say that it is the best hotel in Bacolod. Over two decades into its operation, the hotel is now considered by many as a landmark in the City of Smiles.
Prime spot in Bacolod
L'Fisher Hotel enjoys a premier address. It stands just along Lacson Street, which is dubbed as the Tourism Strip of Bacolod. There are plenty of places to eat in the district, ranging from restaurants to fast food chains. The city's capitol building, which features a marvelous lagoon, is just within walking distance. In addition, The Ruins, which is located in the neighboring city of Talisay and one of the most sought-after attractions in Negros Oriental, is only less than 20 minutes away by car.
With Bacolod-Silay Airport 30 minutes away and the seaport merely 10 minutes away by car, L'Fisher Hotel makes arriving to and departing from Bacolod an easy feat for all guests.
Appealing aesthetics and spectacular sights
Form meets function at L'Fisher Hotel. Its accommodations and surroundings are not just designed for comfort, but also to appeal to the senses, especially to the sight. The hotel has a modern structure that exudes an elegant and luxurious vibe, perfect for guests who are looking to have a posh experience in Bacolod. Its rooms are uniform in their minimalist design and earth-tone color schemes, which adds to the peaceful ambiance of the place.
Moreover, its surroundings are also divine. With a manicured garden and plenty of places to hangout, you will not only get the rest that you deserve, you'll also be able to have a nature encounter at L'Fisher Hotel.
An assortment of accommodations
Guests are given the luxury of choice when it comes to lodgings at L'Fisher Hotel. It caters to varied guests in Bacolod with the wide array of accommodations it offers. Whether you're traveling for business or leisure, you'll find the ideal dwelling for your stay in the City of Smiles.
There are around 100 rooms at L'Fisher Hotel that have been split into seven room types. For budget travelers, there's the Deluxe Room and the Double Deluxe Room. Both come equipped with a double bed and a single bed for a good night's sleep. These rooms can accommodate up to two adults and two children.
For couples, the Matrimonial Room, the Junior Suite, and the Imperial Suite are all highly recommended. While a king-size bed is provided in all room types, the Junior Suite and Imperial Suite have the advantage of featuring their own living room and dining area.
Lastly, big groups will find comfort in the Executive Suite and the Royal Suite. For the Executive Suite, guests are offered the option of one-bedroom or two-bedroom space. On the other hand, all Royal Suite rooms are two-bedroom spaces. Both room types are spacious and come with their own living room and dining area, the ideal choice for families and barkadas.
Well-packed dwellings
Relish a peaceful and restful retreat no matter which guestroom you choose at L'Fisher Hotel. All of them are well-appointed with contemporary amenities to satisfy the needs and wants of modern-day discerning travelers.
A good night's sleep is guaranteed with the help of the comfy beds in all of the rooms. Each of them is air conditioned and comes with a private toilet and bath complete with a hot and cold shower. You need not worry about toiletries because L'Fisher Hotel has taken the liberty to provide them for you.
If you need some entertainment in your room, you can watch cable channels on the TV or you can also surf the internet using the free WiFi access provided in each room. For a safe place to store your valuables, there's a safety deposit box. In addition, you'll find a mini bar if you're in need of refreshments. Some rooms even come with a coffee and tea maker. An NDD/IDD telephone is also available for use.
Facilities for every need
Outside of your room, L'Fisher Hotel takes care of your needs by giving you access to a wide range of facilities. Whether recreation, leisure, or business is your reason for staying, you'll find what you need at this hotel.
For those seeking relaxation, L'Fisher Hotel offers you access to a swimming pool. Located at the roof-deck, it has a marvelous view of the city and has its own floating bar where you can sip some refreshing drinks. There's also a spa onsite if you're in need of a pampering session. The Cocoon Spa takes care of your wellness needs by offering a variety of massages and treatments for a sound mind and body.
Fitness buffs can also stay on track of their fitness regime with the help of the in-house gym. This air conditioned fitness center is equipped with an assortment of state-of-the-art machines that you are free to use to stay in shape.
If you don't mind the extra pounds, you can treat yourself to gastronomical delights at L'Fisher Hotel's restaurants. Ripples restaurant offers local and international favorites in a buffet setting, perfect for hearty eaters. Meanwhile, the Yakiniku Room offers prime choice meats for grilling for Japanese food lovers.
For those who are planning to hold their events and celebrations in Bacolod, there are plenty of available event spaces at L'Fisher Hotel, ranging from function rooms and outdoor function areas to ballrooms for affairs of all sizes.
For a memorable stay in Bacolod, make sure to book your accommodations at a hotel you can trust. Over two decades old, L'Fisher Hotel offers you a memorable stay in the City of Smiles with its satisfying mix of inviting aesthetics, useful features, and well-appointed rooms. (Show More) (Show Less)
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ZEN ROOMS CHECK INN BACOLOD
Ponce Building, Luzuriaga St., ., Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Located at Bacolod, known as the City of Smiles because of its MassKara Festival, ZEN Rooms Check Inn Bacolod is perfect for business & leisure travelers. This hotel features a Hotel Restaurant, Free Parking space and an Air conditioned rooms. The ho... Located at Bacolod, known as the City of Smiles because of its MassKara Festival, ZEN Rooms Check Inn Bacolod is perfect for business & leisure travelers. This hotel features a Hotel Restaurant, Free Parking space and an Air conditioned rooms. The hotel staff are kind and efficient making the stay in this hotel ever more attractive and pleasing.
There is no shortage of things to do or food to try within the vicinity of ZEN Rooms Check Inn Bacolod. Within short distance from the property are attractions and restaurants travelers can enjoy.
Chicken Houose San Juan (230 m)
Manokan Country (500 m)
Calea Pastries & Coffee (2.0 km)
Amusement:
SM Bacolod (240 m)
San Sebastian Cathedral (450 m)
Bacolod Baywalk (900 m)
M Lhuillier (220 m)
BPI Family Savings Bacolod Gatuslao Branch (240 m)
BDO Bacolod - Gatuslao Branch (300 m)
ZEN Rooms Check Inn Bacolod is close to major transportation hubs. It is 30 - minute drive to New Bacolod-Silay International Airport and 15 - minute drive to Fastcat Bacolod Port.
To maximize convenience, ZEN Rooms Check Inn Bacolod offers Airport Shuttle w/ extra cost, upon request.
Comfortable stay is guaranteed with quality rooms & great service at affordable prices.
ZENROOMS: travel more, pay less! (Show More) (Show Less)
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O HOTEL BACOLOD
52 San SebaSt.ian St.., ., Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
For a tour of a modern city in the Philippines, you may want to shy away from the crowded Metro Manila or even Cebu City. For a new experience, it’s recommended to check out Bacolod City. This destination known as the “City of Smiles” is full of grea... For a tour of a modern city in the Philippines, you may want to shy away from the crowded Metro Manila or even Cebu City. For a new experience, it’s recommended to check out Bacolod City. This destination known as the “City of Smiles” is full of great surprises for both local and foreign tourists. While there, you don’t need to worry about a place to stay as O Hotel sees to it that you get the luxury and comfort you deserve.
What the O stands for and many more
O Hotel is situated along San Sebastian Street, which is just within walking distance from the city center where a multitude of commercial establishments have set up shop. This classy hotel's quality facilities, impeccable service, and affordable rates make it the ideal choice for tourists on a budget. Newcomers to Bacolod City will have no problem locating the hotel as the seaport is just a 5-minute drive. Meanwhile, Bacolod-Silay Airport is about a 30 to 45-minute drive away, making the establishment an ideal first choice for lodgings among tourists in the city. Best of all, you can make arrangements for airport transfers with the hotel prior to your stay for a hassle-free arrival. Likewise, getting around the city is also easy with the availability of public transportation near the hotel. Being in the middle of downtown Bacolod, stayers in O Hotel will have no hassle looking for a place to shop for souvenirs and essentials as well as finding a place for dining. The public plaza is nearby where events are usually held, most notably the Masskara Festival every October. If that is not enough to convince you, SM Bacolod, the most popular mall in the city, is just a 3-minute walk from O Hotel.
In addition to travelers visiting Bacolod City for business or pleasure, O Hotel can attract a lot of interest because of its name. Known perhaps to a few people who dared ask, O stands for Oliver, who is the son of the hotel owners Naty and Edgar Sy. They acquired the establishment in 2007 and developed it to be one of the finest hotels in Bacolod City. O Hotel has gotten rave reviews over the years, especially in TripAdvisor. It has ranked high because of the quality of the rooms, ideal location, efficient service, good food and many more.
A closer look at what you can get
Indeed, the rooms at O Hotel are its biggest draws. It has a wide list of accommodations: a total of 53 and all are ideal for any type of visitor. The rooms are fully air conditioned and have been set in neutral colors to sooth your mood, especially after a long day of touring Bacolod City. Your stay is assured to be comfortable and relaxing, thanks to the basics like a soft bed, TV, WiFi internet access, and telephone. You can also make use of a refrigerator and a safety deposit box for storing your valuables. The en suite toilet and bath are also complete with hot and cold shower, towels, and toiletries.
O Hotel caters to your needs by providing several facilities and services. Their in-house dining place is known as The Master’s Restaurant, with offers that were carefully created and planned by culinary and hospitality masters. Like most hotels in the country, buffet breakfast is available so you can start your day with a filling meal. The food selections are composed of both local and international favorites: feel free to go for silogs, pancakes, bacon, and omelets. For lunch and dinner, the menu is wide with different kinds of pasta, salads, meat dishes, and lots of choices for dessert.
In addition, guests can inquire at the The Master’s Restaurant if they want to hold events there. The restaurant has function rooms that can fit 20 to as much as 250 people. These are perfect for small events like business meetings and intimate gatherings to grand celebrations like weddings, debuts, anniversaries, company parties, and many more. The rooms feature equipment for presentations and programs, while catering is courtesy of the restaurant itself.
Finally, O Hotel recognizes that even the simple or little things go a long way for their guests. The public areas around the property are powered by their WiFi so you can stay connected online. Do you feel like staying in your comfortable room for the entire day? You can always order room service so you don’t have to go to the restaurant or outside of the hotel when you go hungry. Do you need to get up early for your trip back home? You can ask the hotel for a wake-up call. Do your clothes need washing or pressing? You’re more than welcome to inquire about their laundry service to assist you.
To say that O Hotel will provide you with the stay you need in Bacolod is definitely an understatement as the establishment will easily exceed your expectations. (Show More) (Show Less)
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JUSTINE'S GUEST HOUSE
3 Rojas St., Brgy. 5, Kabankalan, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Right in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, Justine's Guest House offers all the comforts that a home can have.
Justine's Guest House, aside from the comforts of their bedroom, also has other facilities to bring that ‘home' experience and more ... Right in Kabankalan City in Negros Occidental, Justine's Guest House offers all the comforts that a home can have.
Justine's Guest House, aside from the comforts of their bedroom, also has other facilities to bring that ‘home' experience and more to the guests. They have a garden for an extra bit of nature. Their coffee shop offers delicious food, treats and, of course, coffee. Meeting facilities are available for those who are in the city for some business.
The hotel has a generator on standby to make sure that power problems don't interfere with guests' stay. The hotel is easily accessible via public transport, but a car park is available for those who have brought their cars with them.
They offer room service in order to address any need or requests that guests may gave. The hotel has WiFi.
Justine's Guest House's accommodations have comfortable beds with an air-conditioning unit and its own television. Each room has a separate toilet and bath with a shower and hot and cold water. Towels, as well as toiletries, are provided. The room also has WiFi.
The hotel is 2 hours away from the Bacolod-Silay Airport.
Justine's Guest House is near the town plaza, where visitors will have a variety of choices with regards to shopping and restaurants.
NABULAO BEACH AND DIVE RESORT
Sitio Totong, Brgy.Talacagay, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Forget all the stress from work with a peaceful island getaway at Nabulao Beach Resort.
Nabulao Beach Resort is a beachfront property located at Sipalay in Negros Occidental. From Bacolod-Silay Airport, guests will need to travel 3 to 4 hours by l... Forget all the stress from work with a peaceful island getaway at Nabulao Beach Resort.
Nabulao Beach Resort is a beachfront property located at Sipalay in Negros Occidental. From Bacolod-Silay Airport, guests will need to travel 3 to 4 hours by land to reach the resort. The hotel is also a 3-hour drive from Bredco Port and Banago Wharf for guests who will travel by boat.
Nabulao Beach Resort is equipped with 8 rooms that ensure utmost privacy, exclusivity, and relaxation for its visitors. Rooms at the resort come with terraces that face either a view of the beach or the garden. The individually furnished rooms are provided with their own private bathrooms with complimentary toiletries. An air conditioner, ceiling fan, LCD TV featuring satellite channels, DVD player, and desk are all available in each of the rooms. Select rooms also come with sofa beds. In-room dining can be requested.
With the beach just a few steps away, guests can enjoy a fun-filled day of swimming, snorkeling, fishing, water skiing, motor boating, and kayaking. An outdoor pool and kiddie pool are also onsite for the kids. Nabula Beach Resort also has an in-house floating restaurant for a one-of-a-kind dining experience. The guests can relax by lounging in the hotel's bar, which offers a good selection of drinks, or by requesting for massage services by the beach. The guests can also request assistance from the resort in arranging tours, trips, airport transfers, and laundry services. Free WiFi is available in some areas of the resort.
Nabulao Beach Resort is a few minutes' drive to Ubong Cave and Sipalay Eco Port. Punta Ballo Beach is also near the resort. (Show More) (Show Less)
Gumamela Room
GT HOTEL BACOLOD
Corner Galo & Locsin Street, Barangay 11, Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
GT Hotel Bacolod is in the buzz district of Bacolod City. It is most convenient to business and leisure travelers as it is a 3-5 minute walk away from bank and commercial establishments, and 5 minutes to and from the sea port. Its location offers con... GT Hotel Bacolod is in the buzz district of Bacolod City. It is most convenient to business and leisure travelers as it is a 3-5 minute walk away from bank and commercial establishments, and 5 minutes to and from the sea port. Its location offers convenience to our young professionals because it is only 10 minutes from dining destinations and department stores, and would only take a maximum of 30 minutes to and from the airport. Situated along corner Locsin-Galo Streets, one of the business districts of Bacolod City, GT Hotel Bacolod is a refreshing sight to neighboring banks, schools and commercial establishments. GT Hotel Bacolod boasts of its modern day facilities, room amenities and great customer service. We pride in the variation of international cuisine our Prima Bistro Restaurant has to offer. (Show More) (Show Less)
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EASY DIVING AND BEACH RESORT
Punta Ballo Barangay 4, Sipalay (Show Map)
Enjoy sumptuous meals, thrilling diving experiences, and a good night's sleep during your stay at Easy Diving and Beach Resort.
Easy Diving and Beach Resort is located in Sipalay City, on the western side of Negros. The resort is accessible to all k... Enjoy sumptuous meals, thrilling diving experiences, and a good night's sleep during your stay at Easy Diving and Beach Resort.
Easy Diving and Beach Resort is located in Sipalay City, on the western side of Negros. The resort is accessible to all kinds of transportation. From Manila, you can fly to Bacolod or Dumaguete, which is then followed by a private van or a public bus ride to Sipalay City. The trip can be quite arduous but the peaceful and relaxing paradise that awaits you is all worth it.
Easy Diving and Beach Resort has a laidback atmosphere which can be felt even in its fully air conditioned rooms. Guests can enjoy the scenic view of the surrounding areas from the patio or balcony. Each room has a safe to make sure that your valuables are kept secure, and an en suite bathroom with shower. In-room massage services are likewise available.
Easy Diving and Beach Resort has a wealth of amenities and services that will make your stay fun, exciting, and truly memorable. The resort features a front desk service, a garden and a terrace, and a library. Meanwhile, guests can take advantage of the outdoor pools at a partner hotel. Other recreational facilities that are also available onsite include sun loungers, a pool table, and a full-service spa.
Guests don't need to go far to for dining. Acquaria is the resort's in-house restaurant that serves satisfying dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All these can be enjoyed with a stunning view of the beach. (Show More) (Show Less)
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PALMAS DEL MAR CONFERENCE RESORT HOTEL
J.R. Torres Avenue, Barangay Tangub, Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
With a stay at Palmas Del Mar Conference Resort Hotel in Bacolod, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of SMX CONVENTION CENTER and Gaisano City Mall. This resort is 3.1 mi (5 km) from SM City Bacolod Northwing and 3.2 mi (5.2 km) from San Sebastian C... With a stay at Palmas Del Mar Conference Resort Hotel in Bacolod, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of SMX CONVENTION CENTER and Gaisano City Mall. This resort is 3.1 mi (5 km) from SM City Bacolod Northwing and 3.2 mi (5.2 km) from San Sebastian Cathedral. Make yourself at home in one of the 55 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the resort's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Business, Other Amenities, Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite. (Show More) (Show Less)
Premiere Room
No. 52 San Sebastian Street, Bacolod (Show Map)
<p><b>Property Location</b> <br />With a stay at O Hotel in Bacolod, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Negros Museum and ROBINSONS PLACE Bacolod. This hotel is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from SMX CONVENTION CENTER and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from SM City Bacolod No... <p><b>Property Location</b> <br />With a stay at O Hotel in Bacolod, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Negros Museum and ROBINSONS PLACE Bacolod. This hotel is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from SMX CONVENTION CENTER and 2.7 mi (4.4 km) from SM City Bacolod Northwing.</p><p><b>Rooms</b> <br />Make yourself at home in one of the 53 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.</p><p><b>Dining</b> <br />Enjoy local cuisine at Master's Resto, a restaurant which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 10 AM for a fee.</p><p><b>Business, Other Amenities</b> <br />This hotel has 2 meeting rooms available for events. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge during limited hours, and free self parking is available onsite.</p> (Show More) (Show Less)
Superior Room Only
AVENUE SUITES
Avenue Suites is Strategically located in the heart City of Bacolod with relaxing vibe. the hotel's strategic location ensures that guests can quickly and easily reach many local points of interest.
NATURE'S VILLAGE RESORT
Talisay Highway, Metro Bacolod, Talisay, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Nature’s Village Resort (NVR) is a garden paradise located in Talisay City – only 3.5km from the province’s capital, Bacolod. Set against the backdrop of Mt. Marapara, the resort offers unique accommodations where nature-lovers can bask in unspoiled ... Nature’s Village Resort (NVR) is a garden paradise located in Talisay City – only 3.5km from the province’s capital, Bacolod. Set against the backdrop of Mt. Marapara, the resort offers unique accommodations where nature-lovers can bask in unspoiled beauty while remaining close to the city.
At NVR, you are nestled right at the heart of business and leisure as it bridges Silay City — home to turn-of-the-century Spanish ancestral houses of Negros Island — and Bacolod City — home to the region’s colorful Masskara Festival. (Show More) (Show Less)
With a total of 36 rooms, the newly developed Real Suites offers modern day business and leisure travelers a simple yet tasteful option for accommodations during their visits to the booming commercial destination that is Bacolod City.
Wanting to u... With a total of 36 rooms, the newly developed Real Suites offers modern day business and leisure travelers a simple yet tasteful option for accommodations during their visits to the booming commercial destination that is Bacolod City.
Wanting to unwind? The bar and lounge found in the hotel's lobby showcases a crafted menu of quality beverages served in a chic yet cozy setting rare to the City.
Located along Lacson Street, the City's main attractions are just a short walk or ride away. (Show More) (Show Less)
Deluxe Room Only
MELROSE BEACH RESORT
Purok Santan, Nabulao Bay, Hinoba-an (Show Map)
<p><b>Property Location</b> <br />When you stay at Melrose Beach Resort in Hinoba-an, you'll be on the beach and 10 minutes by car from Ubong Cave. This beach resort is 8.3 mi (13.3 km) from Sipalay Eco Port and 9.7 mi (15.6 km) from Campomanes Bay.... <p><b>Property Location</b> <br />When you stay at Melrose Beach Resort in Hinoba-an, you'll be on the beach and 10 minutes by car from Ubong Cave. This beach resort is 8.3 mi (13.3 km) from Sipalay Eco Port and 9.7 mi (15.6 km) from Campomanes Bay.</p><p><b>Rooms</b> <br />Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided.</p><p><b>Amenities</b> <br />Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This resort also features complimentary wireless Internet access, wedding services, and barbecue grills.</p><p><b>Dining</b> <br />At Melrose Beach Resort, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily.</p><p><b>Business, Other Amenities</b> <br />Featured amenities include limo/town car service, express check-in, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this resort consist of conference space and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.</p> (Show More) (Show Less)
Beach View Bungalow Room 3
CITI GRAND INN
6 Villa City High Corner, Barangay Taculing, Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Your Bacolod inn is located in Taculing Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Categorized by the Department of Tourism as Bacolod Inn – “inn” is the other word for accommodation, lodging, hotel or pension house. Citi Grand Inn Bacolod is the place to stay... Your Bacolod inn is located in Taculing Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Categorized by the Department of Tourism as Bacolod Inn – “inn” is the other word for accommodation, lodging, hotel or pension house. Citi Grand Inn Bacolod is the place to stay for your stop over needs, the place to sleep and rest at our comfortable rooms at the end of the day, a place to unwind and refresh after a stressful day. Ideal for guest’s visiting South West of Bacolod City for work or leisure and is closest to Ceres bus terminal going North to Cebu City via Don Salvador Benedicto and going South to Dumaguete City via Kabankalan City. Citi Grand Inn is your home and your special place in Bacolod City.
Citi Grand Inn is about keeping things realistic for every guest with reasonable rates and facilities comparable to big hotels in Bacolod City. We have modern facilities comparable to big hotels in Bacolod City. And, we offer world-class accommodations such as rooms, function rooms for wedding celebrations, function rooms for meetings or any special events as well.
We take pride in providing our valued guests with modern hotel amenities, good food and very friendly staff to accommodate your needs.
Citi Grand Inn is your Bacolod inn! Stay with us when you are in Bacolod City and experience world-class hospitality. We welcome you, here in Bacolod City, the City of Smiles, home of the world-famous The Masskara Festival, with our open arms and embrace a very memorable experience. (Show More) (Show Less)
Standard Room - Single Occupancy (With Breakfast)
JAMONT HOTEL
Mercedes Boulevard, Barangay 1, Sipalay (Show Map)
<p><b>Property Location</b> <br />When you stay at Jamont Hotel in Sipalay, you'll be on the beach and 9 minutes by car from Punta Ballo Beach. This beach hotel is 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Campomanes Bay and 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Sipalay Eco Port.</p><... <p><b>Property Location</b> <br />When you stay at Jamont Hotel in Sipalay, you'll be on the beach and 9 minutes by car from Punta Ballo Beach. This beach hotel is 6.5 mi (10.5 km) from Campomanes Bay and 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Sipalay Eco Port.</p><p><b>Rooms</b> <br />Make yourself at home in one of the 52 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.</p><p><b>Amenities</b> <br />Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access and barbecue grills.</p><p><b>Dining</b> <br />Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at La Veranda, a restaurant which specializes in local and international cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Full breakfasts are available daily for a fee.</p><p><b>Business, Other Amenities</b> <br />Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.</p> (Show More) (Show Less)
Double Annex
ACACIA HOTEL BACOLOD
Burgos Extension Reclamation Area , Barangay 13, Bacolod, Negros Occidental (Show Map)
Acacia Hotel Bacolod is a tropical escape from the bustle of the city. It is situated near the seaport, where one can experience serenity and marvel at stunning sunsets. Guest can have comfortable stays with its well- appointed rooms and villas. More... Acacia Hotel Bacolod is a tropical escape from the bustle of the city. It is situated near the seaport, where one can experience serenity and marvel at stunning sunsets. Guest can have comfortable stays with its well- appointed rooms and villas. Moreover, the property is just 5 minutes away from SM City Bacolod, an enormous hub for shopping, dining and leisure.
Acacia Hotel Bacolod is located in Bacolod, 5-minute drive from Negros Museum and 30-minute drive from Panaad Park and Stadium, featuring an outdoor swimming pool, restaurant and bar on site, and a 24-hour front desk.All rooms in the hotel are equipped with a cable TV, a wardrobe, and a refrigerator. The private bathroom is comes with a shower and free toiletries. Guest rooms feature a wardrobe. Select rooms are fitted with a sofa bed and a dining area. (Show More) (Show Less)
Deluxe Twin Room (With Breakfast)
SEDA CAPITOL CENTRAL
Lacson Street cor. North Capitol Road, Bacolod (Show Map)
<p><b>Property Location</b> <br />Located in Bacolod, Seda Capitol Central is within a 5-minute drive of Negros Museum and SM City Bacolod Northwing. This 4-star hotel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from San Sebastian Cathedral and 1.3 mi (2 km) from Bredco Port ... <p><b>Property Location</b> <br />Located in Bacolod, Seda Capitol Central is within a 5-minute drive of Negros Museum and SM City Bacolod Northwing. This 4-star hotel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from San Sebastian Cathedral and 1.3 mi (2 km) from Bredco Port Terminal.</p><p><b>Rooms</b> <br />Make yourself at home in one of the 154 air-conditioned rooms featuring iPod docking stations and minibars. LED televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.</p><p><b>Amenities</b> <br />Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.</p><p><b>Dining</b> <br />For lunch or dinner, stop by Misto, a restaurant that specializes in local and international cuisine. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/café, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 10 AM for a fee.</p><p><b>Business, Other Amenities</b> <br />Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Bacolod? This hotel has facilities measuring 3358 square feet (312 square meters), including conference space. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.</p> (Show More) (Show Less)
Deluxe King Room with Breakfast
Negros Occidental, Philippines
Located on the western side of Negros Islands, Negros Occidental is the "Sugar Bowl of the Philippines." The province is the leading producer of sugar in the country producing half of the nation's supply. Aside from being an important agricultural province, Negros Occidental is a distinct tourist destination. Its culture is a fascinating mix of local culture, colonial, and modern influences.
The capital city of Bacolod is known as the "City of Smiles" because of its friendly residents. Bacolod is also a fast-growing economy and hub for Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing services. A great place to visit while there is the San Sebastian Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of the city. It was initially built as a small church in 1876, and was declared a cathedral in 1933. The famous MassKara Festival is held every October and is the biggest masquerade in the Philippines. The event is a haven for photographers as the city becomes a lively and vibrant with the locals wearing colorful masks and costumes. Parades, street dances, beauty pageants, and fireworks displays all make the festival the most famous attraction in Bacolod.
Talisay City is a charming spot on Negros Occidental because of The Ruins, a shell of a great mansion that was burned down during World War II. The Ruins was built in the 1900s by a certain Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson in memory of his wife Maria Braga. The mansion is a picturesque structure built in Italian architecture. It "glows" in a lovely shade of yellow whenever the sun is about to set.
How to Get to Negros Occidental
Bacolod-Silay International Airport in Silay City services flights from Metro Manila. You can catch a flight with either Cebu Pacific Air or Philippine Airlines. Travel time takes about more or less an hour.
Bredco Pier in Bacolod City serves ferries from Metro Manila. You can book a ferry ride through 2GO Travel. The cruise takes about 20 to 27 hours.
While there are no direct bus trips to Negros Occidental, you can just take a bus to Iloilo City via bus lines like Philtranco. After arriving in Iloilo, hop on a FastCat ferry to get to Bacolod. Total travel time takes about 22 hours.
Taxis are the preferred mode of transportation from the airport to Bacolod City.
By Jeepney and Tricycle
Jeepneys and the roomy tricycle version of Negros Occidental are great means of getting around in short distances.
A bus ride is enlisted for greater distances. Ceres bus can take you to other towns within the province as well as other destinations in the Visayas like Cebu.
Things to Do in Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental is full of history and culture as seen in its myriad of cultural and heritage sites. However, your visit to this province should not just be limited to heritage tours. Negros Occidental also has a wealth of natural wonders where you can commune with nature.
When it comes to landmarks in Negros Occidental, the heritage houses are on top of the list.
The ancestral houses of Silay City are a must-see. Thirty of them are declared as historical landmarks by the National Historical Commission, making Silay City the second "Museum City" in the country next to Vigan. To name a few, there's the Balay Negrense (also known as the Victor Fernandez Gaston Ancestral House), the Bernardino Lopez Jalandoni House, and the Manuel Seferino Hofileña House. Some of them are open to the public so you can see some artifacts and memorabilia that will give you an idea of how affluent families lived back in the day.
Meanwhile, Talisay City is best known for The Ruins. This imposing structure is what remains of the ancestral house built by sugar baron Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson for his wife. The house is of Italian architecture and features a palatial manicured garden.
Aside from heritage houses, other landmarks you can visit include the San Sebastian Cathedral and Bishop's Palace, Pope John Paul II Tower, the Capitol Park and Lagoon, and the neoclassical Capitol Building, all of which are in Bacolod City.
Beach bums would be delighted to know that Negros Occidental has several beaches and islands.
Danjugan Island is a marine conservation located in the town of Cauayan, which is three to four hours away from Bacolod City. You can frolic on the sand and take a dip in refreshing seawaters. It is also a popular snorkeling and diving site.
Another protected marine reserve is Carbin Reef in Sagay City, some two to three hours away from Bacolod City. This sandbar features white sand shores and azure waters perfect for swimming and snorkeling.
The beaches of Sipalay City are not to be missed as well. One of them is Sugar Beach, which, as the name suggests, features fine sand that resembles the color of washed brown sugar.
The natural beauty of Negros Occidental is not just limited to its wonderful coastline. The province also has its version of the Chocolate Hills, which you can catch a glimpse of when you pass by the Eco-translink Highway in the town of Don Salvador Benedicto. This town is also dubbed as the "Summer Capital of Negros Occidental" because of its cool climate just like in Baguio. Just near Don Salvador Benedicto is San Carlos City, where you can find the Codcod Rice Terraces.
You can also go on a trek to Mag-aso Falls in Kabankalan City and reward yourself with a dip in its refreshing waters. For hiking enthusiasts, a hike up to Mt. Kanlaon's summit is definitely a must.
Man-Made Attractions
Mambukal Resort is a hub of relaxation and recreation in the town of Murcia. This resort lets you enjoy a nature experience as well as access to recreational facilities. There are some warm sulfur dipping pools if you want to relax and seven waterfalls if you're up for a trek. Other activities you can enjoy include boating, wall climbing, and bat watching.
Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation also lets you get closer to nature. This zoo, which is run by a non-profit organization, aims to protect endangered species such as rare birds and local deer. While there is no entrance fee, you can leave a donation to help their cause.
Sinulog de Kabankalan is celebrated in Kabankalan City every January in honor of the Sto. Niño. Much like the Sinulog of Cebu, this event features colorful parades and lively street dances.
Meanwhile, Masskara Festival is Bacolod City's pride. It is celebrated annually during the weekend closest to October 19. As a symbol of the resilience of the locals, they don colorful happy smiling masks during the street dances.
You can enjoy your favorite dishes from some of the country's leading fast food chains like Jollibee, McDonald's, KFC, Chowking, and Greenwich to name a few.
Bacolod is known for its culinary variety. Aside from the province's native delicacies, various cuisines are available in the restaurants.
Manokan Country is an open-air dining establishment with a strip of restaurants that sell its famous delicacy—chicken inasal. Aboy's Restaurant offers a wide selection of native dishes to satisfy your palate. You can also feast on delicious seafood at Ading's Pala-Pala Restaurant and Diotay's Restaurant. Meanwhile, Byron's Back Ribs' grilled meat menu is perfect for carnivores.
If you're in the mood for some international flavors, head to Golden Fortune Restaurant for Chinese food, Rau Ram Cafe for Vietnames dishes, and Tyrol to try Austrian cuisine. For dessert, have a slice of any of the cakes at Calea or the tasty guapple pie from El Ideal Restaurant.
When you're in Silay City, make sure to drop by Cafe 1925 where they serve a variety of local and international favorites to satisfy every craving. But if you prefer seafood dishes, then try the yummy dishes made with the freshest catch at Melken's Seafood Restaurant.
After visiting Sugar Beach, satisfy your hunger at Driftwood Village restaurant, where you can order anything from local food, Asian cuisine, to European dishes. Takatuka Lodge's Sugar Beach Restaurant also has an extensive menu, and its unique interiors provide a chill vibe for a pleasant meal.
Shopaholics can head to any of these malls: SM City Bacolod, Robinsons Place Bacolod, Ayala Capitol Central Mall, Gaisano Mall Bacolod, CityMall Bacolod, and 88 China Town Square.
Negros Occidental is known as the "Sugarbowl of the Philippines” because of its thriving sugar industry, but you can also purchase some treats around to bring home.
Bongbong's piaya is Bacolod's well-known pasalubong. It has two flavors: original and ube. Aside from piaya, other recommended pasalubong items are biscocho, pastillas de manga, and butterscotch bars.
Napoleones are another recommended delicacy to bring home when in Negros Occidental. You can buy them at Quan's delicacies. For some souvenirs like T-shirts and native handicrafts, head to Negros Showroom.
ATMs and Money Changers
There are plenty of banks and ATMs in Negros Occidental, particularly in the cities like Bacolod and Silay.
Budget in Negros Occidental
Fare: PHP 1,030.00 to PHP 5,000.00
A ferry ride from Metro Manila to Bacolod costs about PHP 1,030.00 via 2GO Travel. Meanwhile, bus fare from Metro Manila to Iloilo City ranges from PHP 700.00 to PHP 900.00, while the FastCat ferry ticket from Iloilo to Bacolod is around PHP 200.00 to PHP 300.00. Lastly, a one-way plane ticket to Bacolod-Silay Airport costs about PHP 3,000.00 to PHP 5,000.00
Food: PHP 50.00 to PHP 300.00
Enjoy carinderia meals for as low as PHP 50.00. Meanwhile, restaurant dishes range from PHP 200.00 to PHP 300.00.
Shopping: PHP 50.00++
At Bongbong's, a small pack of original flavor piaya costs about PHP 40.00, while a small pack of biscochos is about PHP 30.00. A 25-piece pack of butterscotch bars costs PHP 90.00.
Meanwhile, a souvenir shirt is PHP 200.00 to PHP 300.00 pesos, depending on the design. You can even buy a festive masskara to put as decoration for about PHP 1,000.00.
Accommodation: PHP 500.00 to PHP 3,000.00
For PHP 500.00, two people can already get an overnight stay in an air conditioned room at Mainstreet Pension House. If you prefer staying at hotels, PHP 1,000.00 to PHP 3,000.00 for two people is a reasonable price to pay.
Activities: PHP 20.00++
There is a PHP 20.00 fee to enter Pope John Paul II Tower. On the other hand, Mambukal Resort's entrance fee is PHP 50.00. Some of the heritage houses in Silay City like Balay Negrense charge entrance fees that cost more or less PHP 50.00.
Other Fees and Taxes: PHP 200.00++
Bacolod- Silay Airport's terminal fee for domestic flights is PHP 200.00.
Sample Itinerary in Negros Occidental
Day 1 (Bacolod City, Talisay City, and Silay City Itinerary)
9:00 AM Land at Bacolod-Silay International Airport. Hire a taxi to Bacolod City.
9:40 AM Arrive in Bacolod City. Explore the sights such as the San Sebastian Cathedral and Bishop's Palace, Pope John Paul II Tower, the Capitol Park and Lagoon, and the Capitol Building.
11:30 PM Have lunch at Manokan Country.
1:00 PM Visit the endangered animals at Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation.
2:00 PM Head to Talisay City.
2:30 PM Arrive in Talisay City. Explore The Ruins and take lots of photos.
3:00 PM Head back to Bacolod City and check in at your chosen accommodation.
3:30 PM Head to Silay City.
4:00 PM Arrive in Silay City. Do a walking tour of the 30 ancestral houses.
6:00 PM Have dinner at Cafe 1925.
Day 2 (Danjugan Island Itinerary)
7:00 AM Board a Ceres bus bound to Cauayan and get off at Brgy. Bulata.
11:00 AM Once you get there, ride a tricycle going to Punta Bulata Beach Resort.
11:30 AM Check in at the resort and have lunch at the resort's in-house restaurant.
12:30 PM Board an outrigger boat to get to Danjugan Island.
1:00 PM Arrive in Danjugan Island. Go swimming, snorkeling and kayaking.
7:30 PM Arrive back in Punta Bulata Beach Resort.
Travel Tips in Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental, as do the rest of the Philippines, only has two seasons: the dry season which runs from December until May and the wet season which runs from June to November. Most people prefer to visit during the dry season so their trip won't be disrupted by the rain.
Always bring medicine, first aid supplies, and insect repellent whenever you travel. In case you need medical assistance, just visit any of the hospitals and clinics in the province.
Local Phrases
Though locals understand English and Tagalog, Hiligaynon, also known as Ilonggo, is widely spoken in the province. Here are some useful phrases if you want to speak like a local:
Good morning/afternoon/night! –Ma-ayong aga/hapon/gab-i!
How much is this? - Pila ini?
Please. - Palihog.
Excuse me. - Palihog sang madali lang.
Where is the bathroom? - Diin ang kasilyas?
I'm lost. - Nadula ako.
Negros Occidental is generally a safe place but it's better to practice constant vigilance when you're visiting a new place. Make sure to always be mindful of your surroundings and your belongings.
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Top Spots for Seeing Breathtaking Seas of Spring Blooms
From stunning fields of poppies to acres of tulips, whether they’re cultivated collections or those that run wild, here are some of the best places to soak up the season’s most colorful spectacles.
By: Lisa Meyers McClintick
Spring Spring Break Travel's Best
Photo By: BaileyNurseries.com
Cherry Trees Shower the Capital in Pink Petals
In late March through early April for more than a century, Washington DC’s iconic cherry trees have exploded into clouds of pink. The mayor of Tokyo gifted 3,000 cherry trees to the nation’s capital in 1912, and the beloved blooms become the backbone for landscaping across the city and into surrounding Fairfax County, Virginia. Visitors can take a dinner cruise along the Potomac River, get free tickets to tour local gardens, stroll the National Mall or the Tidal Basin and along East Potomac Park shore where blooms frame views of memorials. Additional events include a freedom walk, kite festival and Petalpalooza with fireworks and a Japanese street festival.
Where else to go: The 12-acre Portland Japanese Garden in Oregon blooms in March with weeping cherry trees, Sakura and camellias all with Mount Hood as the backdrop. In the South, check out the more than 350,000 Yoshino cherry trees that bloom, coinciding with the International Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Ga.
Drive Bluebonnet Byways in Texas Hill Country
It’s Texas tradition to take photos among fields filled with bluebonnets — the state flower and part of the lupine species. A good place to start is the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center — 12 miles southwest of Austin — before heading into the rolling rural Hill Country. Follow the Fredericksburg-to-Willow City loop using Highway 16 to catch some of the best fields, which also may be blooming in swaths of sunny coreopsis, red Indian paintbrush or hot-pink phlox, which are among the 2,700 species of wildflower in the Lone Star State. Another option is following Highway 16 south to Helotes on the outskirts of San Antonio. For a full-blown celebration, head into Burnet, which has 5,000 residents, but draws close to 30,000 for its annual Bluebonnet Festival the second weekend in April.
Where else to go: Tall, purple lupine dot the trails and meadows in the valleys of North Lake Tahoe, beginning in May. They complement the sapphire lakes, sandy beaches and scenic views.
Daffodils Brighten Rhode Island
A million sunny yellow daffodils herald spring along the coast of Rhode Island. Coinciding events include a bike ride, garden tours, vintage car parade, lecturers, and the light-hearted "paw-rade" of dogs dressed like daffodils.
Where else to go: Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island blooms with more than three million daffodils from early April to mid-May with a Daffodil Festival anchoring the event.
Stroll Beneath the Dogwoods
In April, fans of flowering dogwoods know to gather in Paducah, Kentucky, where the annual Dogwood Trail Celebration inspires many of the area’s artists. Visitors can stroll, bike, drive or ride a trolley along 10 designated miles of flowering trees through downtown, the Lower Town Arts District and other residential neighborhoods. The trail is lit for daytime or nighttime visits, and also includes colorful Japanese maples, redbuds, weeping cherry trees and gardens. Paducah, a designated United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Creative City, also offers art and photography exhibits during the celebration and month of April.
Enjoy California’s Riot of Ranunculus Color
The name of Carlsbad, California’s, most famous flower, giant Tecolote ranunculus, doesn’t roll off the tongue, but these densely petaled beauties do stop traffic. On close to 50 sloped acres near Interstate 5, swaths of pink and coral, ruby red, purple, yellow and orange, dazzle visitors from early March through early May at the Flower Fields of Carlsbad Ranch. Located in northern San Diego County, the attraction welcomes visitors to stroll the paths (or ride a tractor-pulled trailer) through the fields, bring in a picnic lunch, check out concerts or workshops and take photos with mountains and the Pacific shimmering on the horizon.
Celebrate Tulips in Washington’s Skagit Valley
Fields blanketed in tulips and a backdrop of mountains draw close to a million visitors to Washington state’s Skagit Valley throughout April. The bulbs explode into acres of reds, yellows, purples, pinks, peaches, cream and every variation of these beloved bulbs. Skagit Valley Tulip Festival runs all month with bike tours, quilt walks, art shows, street fairs, a farm-to-pint festival, salmon barbecue, and tours of display gardens. A Dutch windmill rises from the fields at Roozengaarde with a five-acre 250,000-bulb display garden a 25-acre tulip field and 22 acre-daffodil field.
Where else to go: With the name of Holland, it’s no surprise this coastal city in southwestern Michigan plays up its Dutch heritage. But for a small town, it celebrates big with more than five million tulips in the city and a 90-year-old Tulip Time Festival in mid-May with parades, Dutch dancing, Dutch cuisine, windmill and garden tours, and wooden shoe making.
Seek Wisteria and Wild Blooms Near Philly
Longwood Gardens’ 1,077-acre horticultural display in Greater Philadelphia’s Brandywine River Valley offers a wealth of fountains, formal gardens and spring bulbs in a riot of color, but each May, it also features fragrant cascades of white and purple in the Wisteria Gardens. Look for the blossoms waterfalling from vines, archways and historic buildings. Late March or April visitors who arrive before the trees of Peirce’s Woods leaf out, can see carpets of lacey white foam flowers and "Sherwood Purple" creeping phlox. The woods are home to Virginia bluebells, showy trillium and 10,000 wild plants rescued from North Carolina before highway construction.
California Fields Pop With Vivid Wild Poppies
When spring showers find their way into the heart of Antelope Valley, it bursts into an ocean of orange California poppies. The town of Lancaster, about 70 miles north of Los Angeles, hosts The California Poppy Festival to celebrate the official state flower.
Inhale the Lilacs in Rochester, New York
The nation’s largest collection of lilacs — 500 varieties at Rochester, New York’s, Highland Park —inspires a deeper appreciation for one of spring’s most evocative flowers. The 10-day Lilac Festival in early May includes a mix of concerts, arts and crafts, a parade and beer, wine and even a bloody Mary expo. Garden Battles pit local media personalities against each other in a race to create the best landscaping project. Imagine chefs on Food Network’s "Chopped" with shovels, plants and dirt instead of food and knives. Spring visitors can also enjoy 700 varieties of azaleas and rhododendrons, tulips, pansies, mountain laurel, 35 varieties of magnolias, plus tree peonies and crabapples.
Where else to go: Lilacia Park in Lombard, Ill. (also known as "Lilac Village") boasts close to 700 cultivars of lilacs in bloom throughout most of May. Its annual Lilac Time includes heritage tours, plus beer and wine tastings, a Mutt Strut, The Lilac Ball and parade.
Iris Brings Travelers to Swan Lake at Sumter, SC
Wrapping up the spring season, South Carolina’s Swan Lake Iris Gardens in Sumter brings together all eight species of swans — including Australian Black — and the ethereal beauty of a cypress swamp. A long time ago, a frustrated gardener, who couldn’t get his Japanese iris bulbs to grow, dumped them near the swamp where today they thrive in the moist conditions and bloom by the thousands in vibrant purples, blues, pinks and white. The town’s annual three-day Iris Festival runs over Memorial Day weekend with events such as Taste of the Gardens, Art in the Gardens, flower sales, concerts and a parade.
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Classic cellists at the BBC
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Jacqueline du Pré on learning to live without the cello
It's hard to try and rebuild something that feels worthwhile. Since the only thing I have ever known anything about is playing the cello, now I try to help others.'
Around 10 or 11 years after she was forced to give up performing due to multiple sclerosis, Jacqueline du Pré took part in an interview in which she spoke of her life without performing, about her teaching and about the Elgar Cello Concerto.
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Julian Lloyd Webber takes a musical journey through the BBC archives from the 1950s to the present to celebrate the world of the cello through some of its greatest interpreters. Includes performances by classic masters such as Paul Tortelier, Jacqueline du Pre and Mstislav Rostropovich as well as those by ...
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SC4 taking scholarship applications
Visit www.sc4.edu/money to apply to more than 130 available scholarships
SC4 taking scholarship applications Visit www.sc4.edu/money to apply to more than 130 available scholarships Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://bwne.ws/1BMPm2F
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St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron is accepting scholarship applications from students who plan to attend SC4 for the 2015-16 academic year.
Visit www.sc4.edu/money to apply for more than 130 available scholarships. You also can view links and descriptions for more than 60 scholarships available through external sources.
The deadline to apply for scholarships is March 20.
SC4, the SC4 Foundation, community groups and private donors offer numerous scholarships.
For details, call the Financial Aid Office at (810) 989-5530.
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CMT’s 53 Straight Weeks of TV Ratings Growth Tops All Ad-Supported Cable
TheWrap exclusively has Viacom cable channel’s 2018 “Listen Up” artist lineup
Tony Maglio | December 14, 2017 @ 9:00 AM
CMT just line-danced its way to a year’s worth of weekly growth. The Viacom-owned channel increases its year over year TV ratings for 53 consecutive weeks, which is the longest active streak among all ad-supported cable, according to Nielsen numbers. The next-longest run belongs to Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and currently stands at 15 weeks — so yeah, it’s not even close.
After finishing its fiscal 2017 (October to September) up 12 percent among adults 18-49, CMT’s fourth-quarter is generating the best gains of any Top 50 ad-supported cable channel among women of that same age range.
So, how did business for pickup truck lovers pick up? This year, CMT scrapped “Party Down South” as part of its new brand strategy shifting towards what it calls “progressive” programming. The channel cashed in with “Nashville,” limited series “Sun Records,” “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Making the Team,” “Crossroads,” and “CMT Artists of the Year,” to name a few highlights.
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CMT is celebrating its achievement with a little country music (and hopefully some red Solo cups), of course. TheWrap can exclusively reveal CMT’s annual “Listen Up” list of 18 emerging artists — signed and unsigned — that the network will spotlight across all platforms in the coming year.
The “18 for 2018” artists are: Abby Anderson, Ashley McBryde, Bailey Bryan, Cale Dodds, Delta Rae, Devin Dawson, Jillian Jacqueline, Jimmie Allen, Jordan Davis, Kassi Ashton, Levon, Maggie Rose, Morgan Evans, Morgan Wallen, Russell Dickerson, Ryan Kinder, The Sisterhood Band and Tyler Rich.
Alums of that honor include Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell, Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, and RaeLynn. Last year’s class highlighted Carly Pearce, Luke Combs and Midland.
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TheWrap obtained CMT general manager Frank Tanki’s internal note to staff touting the channel’s accomplishment. Here it is in full:
Team- Enjoyed spending time with many of you at the holiday party. Special thanks to the events team for such a great night!
Kevin and I couldn’t be prouder about all we’ve accomplished this year. This week, CMT achieved an impressive milestone notching an entire year, 53 consecutive weeks, of year-over-year ratings growth, which is the longest active growth streak among all ad-supported cable. This quarter alone, CMT is generating the highest year-over-year gain of any Top 50 ad-supported cable channel in Women 18-49. Furthermore, we finished the 2017 Fiscal Year up +12% among Adults 18-49 and up +13 among Women 18-49 from the prior year and earned our highest-rated year since 2014.
That’s no easy feat. 2017 was a transformative year as we unveiled our new brand mission centered on modern country culture. This was an extensive exercise to set our course for the future. We saw an opportunity to reflect the now and celebrate the best attributes of our fans.
We gained tremendous perspective and insight into our audience. We discovered that country fans can’t be simply placed in a box, but rather they are drawn to smart content which reflects their diverse identities. As we connected with more Millennials, we realized that country fans are younger and increasingly diverse. To be the authority on country, we adopted a more progressive and inclusive point of view. And to stay culturally relevant, we began reflecting what was happening in culture right now.
Programming-wise, after retiring some proven hits that didn’t feel all-encompassing of our brand promise, we scored some big wins with “Nashville,” “CMT Crossroads,” and “CMT Artists of the Year.” Series like “Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge” and “I Love Kellie Pickler” returned to strong numbers, and in its 12th season, “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team” notched its highest-rated season to date. Next year, we’ll build upon that with “Music City.” Combined with a smart new approach to scheduling, our new fans are sticking around, and as a result, our entire day-part is up.
With music as our unwavering cornerstone, we’re doing what we do best, connecting artists with fans. Today, we’re unveiling our annual “LISTEN UP” campaign highlighting 18 emerging artists – signed and unsigned – to spotlight across all platforms in the coming year, including our two television channels (CMT and CMT Music), music series (“CMT Hot 20 Countdown”), radio (nationally syndicated “CMT Radio Live with Cody Alan”), digital (CMT.com) and social (CMT Facebook, CMT Instagram, CMT Twitter). Once again, our music team is spotlighting an eclectic mix of young artists that, much like us, are on the frontlines of evolving the genre. We’ll give them full use of our massive megaphone to attract even more fans. Below, please find a release with more details.
We’re heading into the new year in amazing shape and the senior team is already deeply entrenched in the planning phases for what’s sure to be a memorable 2018. Early next year, we’ll announce new pilots and share some exciting new partnerships in the music space.
In the meantime, keep up the hard work as we inch closer to the premiere of “Nashville.”
Congratulations and go CMT!
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Wilson Joel: My Parents Taught Me Not to Take Anyone for Granted…That Anybody Can Become Somebody
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Wilson Joel is definitely not your regular music producer. He has invested in his craft and is carving a niche for himself in Nigeria and beyond. Joel has worked with top brands such as Cadbury, MTN, Universal Music South Africa, Sony BMG, House on the Rock and many more. In this interview with Azuka Ogujiuba, Joel talks about his journey into music, vision as a music producer, music creation in Nigeria, challenges and more
Have you always wanted to go into music?
Not really, I had always believed I’ll be a medical doctor. Thankfully, music never let me go. Shortly after my dad passed, I found myself tilting towards music even more. Mind you, we were music lovers in my family but I am the only one who followed through.
With over two decades of professional experience, have you any regrets taking this path?
Regrets are debatable, but summing my experiences up, I do not have any. If there be any, it would be the unstructured music scene and compensation scheme in Nigeria even though I have ties outside the country.
Some think you only handle musicians as a music producer. Tell us more about your craft; from television to radio and advertisements?
Oh, I make music for every kind of consumption; from movie scores to radio jingles, theme songs, concert directing and music event production. The scope of my job is rather wide. My clients include Cadbury Nigeria, MTN, Universal Music South Africa, Sony BMG, House on the rock and many more.
If you weren’t a music producer, what would you have ventured into and why?
I honestly don’t know. Lol! Probably I will be into some business that has to do with imports and exports. Or maybe a medical doctor.
What’s your take on the state of things in Nigeria as far as music production is concerned. Are we getting it right or we still have a long way to go?
We have grown for sure compared to just 10 years ago. We now clearly know junk from great music productions. Whilst we are not there yet, it’s a great improvement from what we have been used to.
Which Nigerian producer’s work ethics and outputs do you admire the most and why?
Mine! Lol. Well, that’s because I put in so much work that most of my colleagues don’t put in. However, I love the likes of Wole Oni and Cobhams Asuquo.
Tell us about your formative years?
I was born in Lagos, Oshodi precisely. Attended school in Lagos and later left for South Africa at the age of 25 where I really dug into music production.
Give us an insight into your educational background and career?
I attended Unity High School, Oshodi, after being transferred from Lagos State Model College, Badore. That was from 1992 to 1998. I studied Audio certification online with the University of Detroit Michigan, United States.
Can we say you were born with a silver spoon?
This is arguable. Reason being that back then, everyone was content as Nigeria was working so good. We never thought of traveling abroad, it was that good. So, I’d say yes and no.
How did your background shape your life?
My background was a mix of street, morals and God. These helped me look at life differently and value everything for what it is. It has also helped me to never follow the hype but to keep things real enough. My background is such an eventful one. I cherish it.
What do you consider the biggest mistake you have ever made?
This would be me caring so much about what people thought of me! It robbed me of my identity and I never knew until when I turned about 23 or so. I then began to live for me only to see how much time I’ve wasted on frivolous things that added nothing to my future.
Are there things you still desire?
Yes, a lot but contentment has been great gain for me. I believe one day at a time everything will align.
What are some of the lessons life has taught you?
Never dim anyone’s light; never lie when you can speak the truth; respect everyone; help people as much as you can and never be the reason why someone failed in life.
What are your plans forward, what are your future plans?
So many, but planning some platform for the next generation of musicians that have come to me for mentorship. Knowledge sharing is very big on my agenda going forward.
What’s your biggest fear in life?
My biggest fear is that I would live a life that doesn’t deposit anything on earth.
Tell us about your parents; who influenced you most? What were the lessons you learnt from them growing up?
My father (late) was a Lagos business man. In fact he was the pioneer of the business operation that we know today as the LAWMA. He established ‘Joel & Sons Enterprises’ serving clients like Julius Berger, Nigerian Airways, Mobil, BP and many more back in the early 70s to 80s. He was also a church leader (Lay Reader) at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Mafoluku Oshodi. Whilst my mum was a business woman too, she ran a restaurant and bar. She was also a singer in the choir during the early days of the Anglican Church. Both are from Edo State. And to be honest, both of them inspired me rather same way because they had such a business mindset, very kind and yet loved God so passionately. They taught me to always see life as beautiful and that every good thing will always come. They also taught me not to ever take anyone for granted as anybody can become somebody in life. They did so well in teaching because, they also migrated from the old Benin to Lagos and found their way up in life when everyone looked down on them as failures.
What was the best gift you remember receiving as a child?
I remember one day I came home from school (primary 2) and I saw this toy, it was like a railway and it filled the entire sitting room area. I had only seen it in the films and I was marveled. I asked my dad where he got it from and he said one of his clients in Schlumberger had given him to give me. Reason was because he said I was so brilliant and deserved some fun time. I was ecstatic. I would invite the other kids in the area to come and play with it. It sounded normal but it was such a big deal to me and this was in the 80s.
How old were you when you got married? How did it happen
I am about to get married to my best friend and I’m 38 now. It started on Facebook and we had been friends about four years ago. We would message each other sparingly. Until Instagram came and we added each other, but no special interests of any sort. We would see each other’s page, comments and activities from time to time and just breeze through, still no special interest. In 2018, I became a bit intense with her and kept pushing her button, but still nothing serious. After practically giving up on dating, we met and everything else is history now. When I saw her, I told myself ‘this is your wife’!!! I told her some days later what I wanted and didn’t flinch because I knew this was it. I guess when you meet that person; you just know and are ready.
What was the most difficult thing that ever happened to you in all your years and how did you overcome it?
Rejection! Everyone hates rejection, but I wasn’t prepared for it as I knew love all my life but when my dad passed (I was 11 years old) it started to dawn on me that life is not a one way traffic. I came in contact with people who stretched me beyond my comfort zone which was good for me. But I also came in close contact with those who rejected me for whatever reasons best known to them because as a growing boy, I needed the entire boost. It made me sober yet spontaneously prepared for what laid ahead. I started to see life differently and became flexible. I started loving myself more and pursuing what set my soul on fire. That’s how I overcame it. I began to believe in myself more than ever. My boldness came from this life experience at such early age as I started fending for myself from the age of 15.
What are some of your indelible high points in life?
When I moved to South Africa in 2006, it dawned on me that my talent was way bigger than what I thought! I had a pleasant awakening and my dreams came alive as though my life was restarting all over again. I saw opportunities and grabbed them. I learnt so much in music business. I was set up for musical exploits by reputable music bodies including SAMRO (South Africa Music Rights Organisations) and Universal Music, SA. My works started receiving light, profits and prospects. It changed my life. I started my music journey afresh and before long, I started making hits and getting known. I will never forget.
What are the motivations for your music ventures?
I’d say God first! Then the need to make great music motivates me everyday. When the music isn’t good, it makes me uncomfortable. Also, the fact that many saw me as a reject whilst growing up and felt I should have been a medical doctor or the like, is a constant motivation. Now I’m a Doctor of Philosophy in Music and Management by honour! Nobody can buy honour except they want to imbibe self-deceit. In the end, I would say this: “I came, I am living and still conquering by God’s grace.”
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New insurance plans took effect January 1, but many Kentuckians get to keep an old plan they thought they had lost. Gov. Andy Beshear in his first week in office canceled a waiver of the Medicaid expansion program his predecessor Matt Bevin requested and obtained from the Trump administration. That waiver could have caused as many as 500,000 Kentuckians to […]
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DC Parking Auditor Documents ACS Mismanagement
The Washington, DC city auditor documents overcharging and bogus tickets issued by a parking contractor.
A report released February 22 by the Washington, DC city auditor documented the mismanagement of a for-hire contract to issue parking tickets in the nation's capital. The District's choice of Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to run meter maid operations delivered $8,823,447 less revenue and a twenty-fold increase in complaints from the public.
"The District government experienced a severe financial crisis," the audit stated in explaining the purpose in hiring ACS. "In response to the growing concerns regarding the decline in parking meter revenue, on February 2, 1998, Department of Public Works entered into a $24,991,000 seven-year seven-month privatization contract with Lockheed Martin IMS Corporation, now Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) to provide new parking meters and to manage the District's parking meter services."
Among the findings were that ACS was overcounting the number of meters, and charging accordingly. ACS claimed 1906 were in use, but the audit showed 1236 -- "the remaining 670 meters, or 35 percent, were missing and could not be accounted for by ACS or DDOT," the report explained. Of the meters that were present, 65 percent were defaced, damaged or inoperable. Only 232 meters were in proper working condition. ACS also pocketed $644,952 in fees for parking meters that had been "bagged" while streets were under construction or turned off for private functions, in violation of the city's contract.
The audit also blamed ACS for improperly issuing 6888 tickets to motorists parked at busted parking meters to generate $159,975 in revenue. The frequency of such mistakes was reflected in the increase in the number of complaints. When the city ran the meter maid program, annual complaints averaged less than 4000. In 2005, 89,840 complaints were lodged against parking services.
Between 1999 and 2005, the District collected $89,022,302 in parking meter revenue. Of this, ACS kept $26,434,192. Emeka Moneme, Acting Director of the District Department of Transportation suggested a new means of increasing revenue by the use of new "pay and display" style electronic parking meters to overcharge motorists.
"We expect that expanded use of the Multi-Space meters under the new contract will enhance revenue generation, since there is no potential for uses to take advantage of time left on a meter from a previous occupant," Moneme wrote in a letter to the auditor. "Credit cards are accepted and those who use cards tend to put the full amount on the card rather than twenty-five cents at a time."
ACS has faced several fraud investigations in the past year. Two police officers in Edmonton, Canada are currently on trial for accepting bribes from ACS and the company's CEO and CFO stepped down last year after admitting to $51 million in stock fraud.
A full copy of the audit is available in a 3mb PDF file at the source link below.
Source: Auditor Examination of Privatization of Parking Meter Operations (District of Columbia Auditor, 2/22/2007)
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Anthony Olsson (@Ant_olsson93) previews Leicester City v Liverpool and provides us with his best bets for Saturday’s Premier League clash by analysing team news, potential line-ups, head-to-head, key stats and facts and more.
Leicester v Liverpool Betting Preview, Odds & Tips
Venue: King Power Stadium
Channel: Sky Sports Main Event
Premier League leaders Liverpool take on Leicester at the King Power Stadium for the Lunch time game. Liverpool have won their first 3 games without conceding a goal, whilst Leicester have responded well to their opening day defeat with 2 straight wins, the most recent win coming thanks to a late goal from Harry ‘Slab Head’ Maguire to see off Southampton at St Mary’s. Maguire is 18/1 (SkyBet) to Score a Header on Saturday.
This game does pose a tricky situation for both sides and more importantly it’s a head scratcher for us punters. As Gandhi once said “never back the early kick-off”. Well hopefully we can find a good way into this game to make a bit of cash.
Leicester have a good recent record at home against Liverpool having won 3 of their last 4 home games in all competitions against the Reds and with their recent wins they are sure to go into the game full of confidence that they can get a positive result against a tough Liverpool side. Leicester manager Claude Puel has just 1 defeat in 7 matches against Liverpool during his managerial career.
Games between these two have often seen both sides score in the match 7 times out of their last 10 games across all competitions. Now much has been made of Liverpool’s improved defence this season and this could be there toughest challenge yet with Leicester posing threats from open play and set pieces.
Leicester will most likely be comfortable and set up to play on the counter attack against Liverpool who will most likely dominate the ball. However Liverpool have found a way to break stubborn teams down so far this year and they won’t be fazed by seeing a blue wall in front of them, particularly when you have Salah, Mane and Firmino buzzing around in attack.
Both teams to score in this game is best priced 10/11 with Betfair which could be a good way into the game as both sides will pose a threat. 5 out of the last 6 games between these two sides have seen over 2.5 goals scored and Marathon Bet are best priced 8/11 for that to happen again on Saturday.
Another interesting stat line that I came across is that in Liverpool have been ahead at half time in 13 of their last 15 victories and they are Even money (William Hill) to be ahead at half-time in this game.
Looking at which player might score first in this match and you’re drawn to the strike force of Liverpool. Mo Salah has obliged twice already this season and he’s 3/1 with SkyBet to do so again on Saturday, might be foolish to look elsewhere but should you be inclined to do so Saido Mane is a 6/1 chance with Betway. For the home side I would say there best bet to score first in the match would be attacking Midfielder, James Maddison, who has already opened his account for the Foxes this season. Maddison will likely be the driving force in any attacks that Leicester creates and it wouldn’t be the worst shout to see the young man grab a goal in what could be an open game. Maddison is 12/1 (SportPesa) to score first and he is 22/5 (UniBet) to score at any time during the game. Should you want to back both Salah and Maddison to score in the game you can with SkyBet at 8/1.
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy misses out as he serves the last of his three-match suspension.
Summer signing Caglar Soyuncu is still building fitness after injury, while Matty James remains sidelined by an Achilles problem.
Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is not yet ready for a first appearance of the season as he continues his rehabilitation from a pelvic problem
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is a long-term absentee.
Potential Leicester Starting XI: Schmeichel, Amartey, Morgan, Maguire, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Gray, Maddison, Ricardo Pereira, Iheanacho
Potential Liverpool Starting XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Djik, Robertson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Firmino, Mane
Liverpool ended a run of three straight defeats in all competitions away at Leicester with a 3-2 victory in September 2017.
The Reds have won eight of their last 12 league matches against the Foxes.
Key Stats & Facts
The Reds are aiming to open a season with four straight league victories for the first time since 1990.
Jurgen Klopp's side have only faced 19 attempts on goal in their three matches so far, fewer than any other team.
If James Milner is involved, he would become the fourth player to make 100 Premier League appearances for three different clubs – emulating Rory Delap, Gareth Barry and Gary Speed.
Leicester 71/10
Liverpool 7/15
It’s a tasty game in prospect at the King Power Stadium and hopefully as a neutral we will see goals. There’s nothing worse than a 0-0 draw to start the weekend. These two sides will slug it out but I would say that Liverpool’s strength in attack will come to the fore.
Both teams to score 10/11 (Betfair)
Mo Salah to score first 3/1 (SkyBet)
Liverpool to be Leading at Half-Time 1/1 (William Hill)
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6 types of surgical procedures getting robotic assistance
By Kayla Matthews | November 25, 2019
While robots and artificial intelligence aren’t yet the equal of human physicians, they can assist with more accurate diagnoses, providing remote care through telepresence, and conducting precise minimally invasive surgical procedures.
To be successful, developers must identify the types of operations where robots can be helpful, as well as address concerns about safety, security, regulatory compliance, and affordability and commercial viability. Here are some examples of surgical procedures that can now include robotic assistance.
1. Taking out brain tumors
The placement and size of brain tumors can have life-changing consequences for patients. For example, a tumor left untreated may cause facial paralysis and deafness. It can also lead to the loss of the ability to swallow and balance. Since the brain is such a delicate and vital area, precision is crucial.
Some surgeons use robots to assist them with brain tumor removal procedures. In one recent case involving a teenage patient, a doctor used a high-tech robotic microscope during surgery. The doctor said the tool has a robotic arm, a GPS component that shows where his tools are, and a heads-up display with a better view of the area during the operation.
The patient was back to her typical life only six months after surgery. She said she’s doing better than before the procedure happened.
Corindus Vascular Robotics recently completed the first in-human, robot-assisted stroke intervention, as well as multiple remote surgeries.
2. Surgical procedures on the retina
Surgical procedures to correct vision are exceptionally delicate, and robots can help with parts of the operations. For instance, Netherlands-based Preceyes’ system went into a clinical trial phase in 2016. With it, a surgeon can use a joystick to operate a robotic arm during procedures the retina, located at the back of the eyeball.
In the 12-patient trial, each person needed a surgical procedure that removed a membrane from the retina. Half of them got a conventional surgery, while the others received the robot-assisted technique.
For the latter group, the surgeon inserts a robot through a tiny incision slightly below the pupil. All the surgeries were a success, but the research showed that robots boosted effectiveness in some cases.
3. Total knee replacements
Severe arthritis can make it painful for patients to move and do many activities. One option is a total knee replacement, whereby metal and plastic components replace the arthritic joints.
During a complete knee replacement, the surgeon addresses all three components of the knee. This intervention is often best for people who have severe arthritis, deformities, or issues with improper alignment.
When orthopedic specialists perform orthopedic surgeries with robots, they typically use an arm to shape the surrounding bone. Then, they insert an implant that replaces the affected part of the knee. Video feedback enables surgeons to confidently manipulate the robot through areas that are hard to see.
One example is the MAKO robotic arm from Stryker Corp., which was used in more than 76,000 knee and hip replacements last year.
Last month, Think Surgical received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its TSolution One system for total knee replacement.
The Robot Report is launching the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, which will be on Dec. 9-10, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif. The conference and expo will focus on improving the design, development, and manufacture of next-generation healthcare robots. Learn more about surgical robotics at the Healthcare Robotics Engineering Forum, and register now.
4. Surgical procedures on the spine
Research and development phases for new robotic tools can last years, hindering adaptation. Yet after the first successful surgery with a robot, people started to get excited.
In early 2019, one patient received the spinal surgery involving a robot. The person needed treatment to correct scoliosis, which causes the spine to curve. The system offers 3D surgical planning to help with the pre-operative stage. Plus, it has robotic guidance and navigation technology to make operations more accurate and reduce the risk of complications.
A robotic arm helps with each step of the operation. Moreover, a complementing imaging component gives real-time feedback. Nottingham Trent University is developing a system to correct scoliosis using two Universal Robots collaborative robot arms.
In addition, Medtronic launched its Mazor X Stealth robot-assisted spinal surgery platform early this year. It also released its Hugo system in September.
5. Operations on the heart
Surgical specialists depend on robot-assisted heart surgeries for many reasons. For example, robots can fix valves in the heart, take out cardiac tumors, and treat defects. Because of this technology, some procedures on the heart are less invasive, which speeds the recovery time and reduces the chances of complications.
In a particularly impressive achievement, surgeons used the CorPath GRX from Corindus Vascular Robotics to perform remotely controlled surgical procedures. The medical specialist used several joysticks to control the robot while being miles away.
In one set of operations, five patients needed stents put in their hearts to accommodate narrowed blood vessels due to plaque buildup. They all recovered from the procedure with no complications and were discharged the next day.
6. Removal of uterine fibroids
Uterine fibroids develop inside the womb, often in women of childbearing age. When the tumors are small, they typically cause no symptoms. As they get larger, however, a patient may experience issues like abdominal and back pain, heavy menstrual cycles and excessive urination.
In one patient who had a uterine fibroid removed with a robotic procedure, her only symptom was an expanding waistline. She found out about the fibroids during a routine gynecology visit. The patient had a so-called “keyhole” procedure, where the robotic system took out her fibroid. The process required five incisions, and the surgeon sat at a console to operate the arms.
This approach can shorten the average recovery time by several weeks, notes the Mayo Clinic, but the FDA cautions that specialized training is required for cancer treatment. The patient described above was discharged sooner than those who get conventional procedures.
Robots show promise for surgical procedures
This list highlights examples of how robot-assisted surgical procedures can help physicians improve the delivery of care. Any surgery has associated risks, but the application of machine vision and AI, robot arms with precise end effectors, and carefully designed human-robot interfaces can “democratize” specialist abilities.
After years of few challengers to Intuitive Surgical Inc.’s da Vinci system, investors and physicians have noticed surgical robotics’ potential. The global market for surgical robots will grow from $3.9 billion in 2018 to $6.5 billion in 2023, predicts Markets and Markets, while Data Bridge Market Research forecasts growth from $6.7 billion in 2018 to $19.4 billion in 2026.
Providers of surgical robots including Stelkast, CMR, and Titan Medical raised funding, and Stryker acquired two companies in September. Healthcare startups and providers will put this funding to use to further develop and test their systems, and more operating rooms will make use of robots to assist in the operating room.
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Cable Confab Commences in D.C.
Chief lobbyist highlights medium’s continued growth
WASHINGTON: The annual Cable Show opened here this week with a keynote address from Kyle McSlarrow, president and CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, celebrating the 58th anniversary of the annual event.
In his April 1 remarks, McSlarrow observed that just 15 years ago there was no broadband availability, that the cable modem didn’t exist until 10 years ago, and even five years ago, more Americans were dialing up an Internet connection than were using broadband. McSlarrow praised the cable industry for helping to bridge this gap and make high speed connectivity available to the nation’s homes, as well as providing high quality television and digital telephone service.
“Our industry listened to the consumer, invested the capital and built a broadband platform that is now available to 92 percent of all American households…a platform that enables spectacular applications…a platform that can help our country achieve other critical economic and social goals,” said McSlarrow. “During 2008, our industry added 7 million net customer connections for video, broadband or phone service. Broadband customers jumped 10 percent. Digital video customers increased by 9 percent. Primetime ratings for ad supported cable program networks were up by 4 percent. And our phone customers grew by 30 percent.”
This year’s show theme was “Cable Takes Me There,” and McSlarrow noted that cable was a prime conduit for delivering high-definition television programming to viewers, and the industry has also had a big part in educating those viewers about the advent of digital television and other consumer issues, and is very much involved in “giving back” to the community.
“Since 2005, cable programmers and operators have committed more than three quarters of a billion dollars in commercial airtime to educate and inform consumers and families about the digital transition, media literacy, parental control technology, and online safety,” McSlarrow said. “In total, our industry contributes $2 billion each year to charitable and philanthropic activities.”
Later in the day Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, appeared at the event to address cable executives.
“There are a lot of issues on our plate and we’re teeing up an aggressive agenda to deal with them,” Kerry said. “We need to double down on investment in science and technology. During his campaign, President Obama supported doubling federal funding for basic research over the next 10 years. We’ve got to help him make good on that promise.”
Kerry noted that even though the Internet was invented in the United States, this country now ranks 15th in the world community in its ability to provide high speed access to its citizens.
He cited a continuing need for the government to push efforts to develop science and technology, citing the part of a federally sponsored research program in making HD video compression technology more cost effective. Kerry also praised the cable industry for its part in helping to make broadband communications more accessible.
“Cable was the first industry to offer an affordable, high-speed Internet service, a service that is now available to 119.8 million homes in America,” Kerry said. “And since 1996, the cable industry has invested more than $145 billion to build a state-of-the-art, fiber-rich national broadband network.”
The NCTA event concludes tomorrow. -- from TV Technology
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Concert sound and recording engineer Robert Scovill will keynote the 121st AES Convention , to be held October 5-8, 2006 at Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Scovill's AES keynote speech entitled "Live Sound, The Heart And Soul of Professional Audio," will address the on-going technology evolution/revolutio
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Fritts to Sachs: Why Can't We Be Friends?
NAB President and CEO Eddie Fritts appears to be getting a little sentimental about the impending departure of Robert Sachs as the head of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. Either that, or he's appearing to appear sentimental, having copied the local press pool on an olive-branch missive to Sachs o
NAB President and CEO Eddie Fritts appears to be getting a little sentimental about the impending departure of Robert Sachs as the head of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. Either that, or he's appearing to appear sentimental, having copied the local press pool on an olive-branch missive to Sachs on Tuesday:
"Dear Robert,
At last week's Congressional "Roundtable" for stakeholders in the transition of digital television, Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) suggested that transitional DTV broadcast carriage issues would better be resolved by the affected parties than by government.
"Following up on Rep. Tauzin's suggestion, I would like to propose a meeting as early as possible between key broadcast and cable industry leaders. Our goal should be simple: to set aside past policy differences, while doing what's best for the viewing public.
I want to emphasize the broadcast industry goal of completing this transition as quickly as possible and returning analog spectrum. We believe that transitional carriage of all broadcast stations on cable can expedite the transition.
I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
Eddie"
At press time, Sachs had not copied the local press pool with his response.
Fritts: No 'Citizen Kanes' Coming With Dereg
The NAB does not advocate the wholesale deregulation of the media industries, association president Eddie Fritts said Wednesday. Speaking in Washington to a roomful of invited guests at a luncheon sponsored by the Media Institute, Fritts repeated NAB's stance that the FCC should keep the 35 percent cap on nationwide r
Fritts Era to End
After 23 years, Eddie Fritts is ready to call it quits. The president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters announced his own succession search this week. "I wanted to time this announcement to best facilitate the search committee's effort," he said. Fritts, who turns 64 this month, saw the NAB through
Fritts Reportedly to Remain NAB's Chief
NAB President/CEO Eddie Fritts and the association's board members have reportedly agreed on a two-year contract extension that would keep Fritts at the helm until at least September 2005 and a consulting deal with the association through 2008. NAB Joint Board Chairman Phil Lombardo was said to have crafted the deal.
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Fritts Urges FCC to Stop EAS Overrides
NAB President and CEO Eddie Fritts has asked the FCC to stop cable operators from blocking messages from the emergency alert system (EAS) from local TV stations. "From Amber Alerts to emergency weather warnings to terrorist updates, local broadcasters have a long tradition of service to communities in times of crisis
Sachs Fires Up
In the waning days of his contract as chief of the cable lobby, Robert Sachs is not drifting quietly into retirement. The outgoing president and CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association launched a media offensive this week with a blast at must-carry and a swipe at telcos. He will follow up his year-
NCTA President Sachs to Resign
Robert Sachs, president and CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has opted not to renew his contract with the association. "For almost five years I've had the great privilege of leading NCTA. As the industry has experienced unprecedented change and launched new [broadband services], I cann
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